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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 Lavern Shieldshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/55b63310285855eeae9912914e610967.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/listen-to-trending-full-audiobooks-in-biography-memoir-women--6573529Thu, 27 Mar 2025 04:36:03 +0000Lavern ShieldsLavern Shieldsfeeds@spreaker.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/322/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Do you love Horror, Mystery stories, or want to learn about Astronomy & Physics? Our library with over 500,000+...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/322/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Do you love Horror, Mystery stories, or want to learn about Astronomy & Physics? Our library with over 500,000+ audiobooks will meet all your needs. Get 3 free audiobooks right away and start your journey of exploration. Easily listen to books on iPhone, iPad, Android, and other devices. Let audiobooks become your reliable companion! 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/send-me-the-true-story-of-a-mother-at-war-by-joe-kent-marty-skovlund--65151963https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545109 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War Author: Joe Kent, Marty Skovlund Narrator: Joe Kent, Marty Skovlund Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary story of American special operator and trailblazer Shannon Kent, who hunted high value targets on classified missions in the most dangerous locales on earth while trying to balance her life as a wife and mother.  Of the 1.3 million active-duty service members in the US military, only a tiny fraction are selected as “operators.” Shannon Kent was one of the first women to serve at this level and was widely recognized as one of the best. Shannon served as a Navy cryptologic technician, responsible for signals intelligence and electronic warfare, but her proficiency with language set her apart. She was assigned to a unit so secretive that its name can’t even be printed here, where she worked clandestinely to hunt the most wanted terrorists in the world. Send Me is Shannon’s heroic life story, revealing the truth of both her work and the challenges she faced while trying to raise a family with her husband Joe, himself a Special Forces soldier. He and Shannon met in a war zone, their love forged during a special operations training course, their dedication spanning multiple combat deployments and the birth of their two boys. It is the legacy of an extraordinary woman who rose to the apex of the military, working with the most elite forces in the world, lifting the veil from the life of a Special Forces family to share their duty, sacrifice, and humanity. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545109Tue, 07 May 2024 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545109 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War Author: Joe Kent, Marty Skovlund Narrator: Joe Kent, Marty Skovlund Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545109 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War Author: Joe Kent, Marty Skovlund Narrator: Joe Kent, Marty Skovlund Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary story of American special operator and trailblazer Shannon Kent, who hunted high value targets on classified missions in the most dangerous locales on earth while trying to balance her life as a wife and mother.  Of the 1.3 million active-duty service members in the US military, only a tiny fraction are selected as “operators.” Shannon Kent was one of the first women to serve at this level and was widely recognized as one of the best. Shannon served as a Navy cryptologic technician, responsible for signals intelligence and electronic warfare, but her proficiency with language set her apart. She was assigned to a unit so secretive that its name can’t even be printed here, where she worked clandestinely to hunt the most wanted terrorists in the world. Send Me is Shannon’s heroic life story, revealing the truth of both her work and the challenges she faced while trying to raise a family with her husband Joe, himself a Special Forces soldier. He and Shannon met in a war zone, their love forged during a special operations training course, their dedication spanning multiple combat deployments and the birth of their two boys. It is the legacy of an extraordinary woman who rose to the apex of the military, working with the most elite forces in the world, lifting the veil from the life of a Special Forces family to share their duty, sacrifice, and humanity. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/madonna-a-rebel-life-by-mary-gabriel--65151897https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564715 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Madonna: A Rebel Life Author: Mary Gabriel Narrator: Elise Arsenault Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 41 hours 43 minutes Release date: October 10, 2023 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this riveting biography, award-winning author Mary Gabriel chronicles the meteoric rise and enduring influence of the greatest female pop icon of the modern era: Madonna. With her arrival on the music scene in the early 1980s, Madonna generated nothing short of an explosion—as great as that of Elvis or the Beatles—taking the nation by storm with her liberated politics and breathtaking talent. Within two years of her 1983 debut album, a flagship Macy's store in Manhattan held a Madonna lookalike contest featuring Andy Warhol as a judge, and opened a department called “Madonna-land.” But Madonna was more than just a pop star. Everywhere, fans gravitated to her as an emblem of a new age, one in which feminism could shed the buttoned-down demeanor of the 1970s and feel relevant to a new generation. Amid the scourge of AIDS, she brought queer identities into the mainstream, fiercely defending a person's right to love whomever—and be whoever—they wanted. Despite fierce criticism, she never separated her music from her political activism. And, as an artist, she never stopped experimenting. Madonna existed to push past boundaries by creating provocative, visionary music, videos, films, and live performances that changed culture globally. Deftly tracing Madonna’s story from her Michigan roots to her rise to super-stardom, master biographer Mary Gabriel captures the dramatic life and achievements of one of the greatest artists of our time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564715Tue, 10 Oct 2023 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564715 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Madonna: A Rebel Life Author: Mary Gabriel Narrator: Elise Arsenault Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 41 hours 43 minutes Release date: October 10,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564715 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Madonna: A Rebel Life Author: Mary Gabriel Narrator: Elise Arsenault Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 41 hours 43 minutes Release date: October 10, 2023 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this riveting biography, award-winning author Mary Gabriel chronicles the meteoric rise and enduring influence of the greatest female pop icon of the modern era: Madonna. With her arrival on the music scene in the early 1980s, Madonna generated nothing short of an explosion—as great as that of Elvis or the Beatles—taking the nation by storm with her liberated politics and breathtaking talent. Within two years of her 1983 debut album, a flagship Macy's store in Manhattan held a Madonna lookalike contest featuring Andy Warhol as a judge, and opened a department called “Madonna-land.” But Madonna was more than just a pop star. Everywhere, fans gravitated to her as an emblem of a new age, one in which feminism could shed the buttoned-down demeanor of the 1970s and feel relevant to a new generation. Amid the scourge of AIDS, she brought queer identities into the mainstream, fiercely defending a person's right to love whomever—and be whoever—they wanted. Despite fierce criticism, she never separated her music from her political activism. And, as an artist, she never stopped experimenting. Madonna existed to push past boundaries by creating provocative, visionary music, videos, films, and live performances that changed culture globally. Deftly tracing Madonna’s story from her Michigan roots to her rise to super-stardom, master biographer Mary Gabriel captures the dramatic life and achievements of one of the greatest artists of our time.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/devil-s-coin-my-battle-to-take-down-the-notorious-onecoin-cryptoqueen-by-jennifer-mcadam--65151925https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551339 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Devil's Coin: My Battle to Take Down the Notorious OneCoin Cryptoqueen Author: Jennifer Mcadam Narrator: Toni Frutin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: August 8, 2023 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: *A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ BOOK FOR AUGUST 2023* ''[An] exhilarating mix of memoir and true crime. . .'' — Publishers Weekly (starred review) The astonishing true story of the coal miner’s daughter who took on the creators of the world’s biggest financial fraud and helped the FBI to convict them The OneCoin global cryptocurrency fraud stole tens of billions of dollars from ordinary people around the world. Unlike Madoff or Enron, who relieved the world’s wealthiest investors of their cash, the exploiting genius of the OneCoin scam was targeting the poorest people in the world, the “unbanked”—those who struggled to live or get mainstream banking support. The arrogant assumption was that the downtrodden wouldn't have the means or will to fight back. They didn’t reckon on Jen McAdam—a teenage mother, young grandmother, and modern-day Erin Brockovich. Jen’s father left her £15,000 when he died: his savings from living a careful life in a small Scottish mining town. Jen wanted a safe investment for this money to fund a better life for her family. She was digitally savvy, and she had heard of people making fortunes with Bitcoin. When she saw the promotional material for OneCoin—the founder Dr. Ruja Ignatova featured in major reputable media outlets; videos of celebrity events; gushing video testimonials of people, just like Jen, who had changed their lives—she was entranced. Only months later, she realized she would never see her money again. Jen was one of the only victims worldwide to fight back. Despite terrifying attempts to shut down both her and her growing support groups, she fought tirelessly for justice for herself, her family and friends, and the millions around the world who lost everything, in some cases even their lives. This is a true David-and-Goliath story to give us all a message of hope about the power we as individuals can have, even when things seem hopeless.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551339Tue, 08 Aug 2023 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551339 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Devil's Coin: My Battle to Take Down the Notorious OneCoin Cryptoqueen Author: Jennifer Mcadam Narrator: Toni Frutin Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551339 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Devil's Coin: My Battle to Take Down the Notorious OneCoin Cryptoqueen Author: Jennifer Mcadam Narrator: Toni Frutin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: August 8, 2023 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: *A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ BOOK FOR AUGUST 2023* ''[An] exhilarating mix of memoir and true crime. . .'' — Publishers Weekly (starred review) The astonishing true story of the coal miner’s daughter who took on the creators of the world’s biggest financial fraud and helped the FBI to convict them The OneCoin global cryptocurrency fraud stole tens of billions of dollars from ordinary people around the world. Unlike Madoff or Enron, who relieved the world’s wealthiest investors of their cash, the exploiting genius of the OneCoin scam was targeting the poorest people in the world, the “unbanked”—those who struggled to live or get mainstream banking support. The arrogant assumption was that the downtrodden wouldn't have the means or will to fight back. They didn’t reckon on Jen McAdam—a teenage mother, young grandmother, and modern-day Erin Brockovich. Jen’s father left her £15,000 when he died: his savings from living a careful life in a small Scottish mining town. Jen wanted a safe investment for this money to fund a better life for her family. She was digitally savvy, and she had heard of people making fortunes with Bitcoin. When she saw the promotional material for OneCoin—the founder Dr. Ruja Ignatova featured in major reputable media outlets; videos of celebrity events; gushing video testimonials of people, just like Jen, who had changed their lives—she was entranced. Only months later, she realized she would never see her money again. Jen was one of the only victims worldwide to fight back. Despite terrifying attempts to shut down both her and her growing support groups, she fought tirelessly for justice for herself, her family and friends, and the millions around the world who lost everything, in some cases even their lives. This is a true David-and-Goliath story to give us all a message of hope about the power we as individuals can have, even when things seem hopeless.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chasing-the-panther-adventures-and-misadventures-of-a-cinematic-life-by-gregory-collins-carolyn-pfeiffer--65151986https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chasing the Panther: Adventures and Misadventures of a Cinematic Life Author: Gregory Collins, Carolyn Pfeiffer Narrator: Devon O'day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 6, 2023 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A cinematic and vibrant coming-of-age memoir, Chasing the Panther captures the thrilling and, at times, heartbreaking early years of Carolyn Pfeiffer, a pioneering film producer and one of Hollywood's first female executives—a “mini-mogul” in the words of the Wall Street Journal.   For a moment in the 1980s, Carolyn Pfeiffer was the only woman in Hollywood who could greenlight a movie. Working with directors like Sam Shepard and Wes Craven, and with actors like River Phoenix and Bette Davis, she had a hand in producing or distributing many landmark films, among them Ridley Scott's The Duellists, Alan Rudolph's Choose Me, and the Academy Award-winning Kiss of the Spider Woman. However, long before establishing herself as a player in the world of film, Carolyn was a horseback-riding tomboy who dreamed of exploring the world beyond her small hometown. Her journey turned out to be a tale fit for the movies. As a young girl jumping from rock to rock in a rural North Carolina town, Carolyn felt a calling she couldn’t articulate but that she nonetheless understood: it was a tug on her heart, a yearning for something more. When she could, she set out for New York City, a refuge for young women exercising their independence and resisting the pressures of marriage and motherhood. There, swept up in the glamorous world of beat poets and millionaires, Carolyn brushed shoulders with a young Burt Reynolds and became fast friends with an English journalist named Penny.  As the turbulent 1960s dawned, Carolyn booked a one-way passage to Europe. Her plan was to visit Penny and to travel around Europe for the summer but, instead, the world opened up to her in ways she never could have imagined. She found herself on set with Italy’s great filmmakers, in the couture houses of Paris’ fashion icons, and swept up in the youthful energy flooding London. She learned about film and found work on iconic movies like Federico Fellini’s 8 ½, Luchino Visconti’s The Leopard, and David Lean's Doctor Zhivago, and she came to befriend and work alongside luminaries like the Beatles, Tennessee Williams, Francoise Truffaut, and Barbra Streisand. Amid these adventures and misadventures, Carolyn fell in and out of love, and was beset by tragedies and triumphs that resoundingly affirmed what she'd known since girlhood—that she was always destined for something more. Set against the dazzling backdrop of Fellini's Rome, the Paris of the French New Wave, and Swinging London, Chasing the Panther reads like a true-to-life novel revealing Carolyn’s unforgettable journey to find her place in the world. Photos are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536334Tue, 06 Jun 2023 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chasing the Panther: Adventures and Misadventures of a Cinematic Life Author: Gregory Collins, Carolyn Pfeiffer Narrator: Devon O'day Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chasing the Panther: Adventures and Misadventures of a Cinematic Life Author: Gregory Collins, Carolyn Pfeiffer Narrator: Devon O'day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 6, 2023 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A cinematic and vibrant coming-of-age memoir, Chasing the Panther captures the thrilling and, at times, heartbreaking early years of Carolyn Pfeiffer, a pioneering film producer and one of Hollywood's first female executives—a “mini-mogul” in the words of the Wall Street Journal.   For a moment in the 1980s, Carolyn Pfeiffer was the only woman in Hollywood who could greenlight a movie. Working with directors like Sam Shepard and Wes Craven, and with actors like River Phoenix and Bette Davis, she had a hand in producing or distributing many landmark films, among them Ridley Scott's The Duellists, Alan Rudolph's Choose Me, and the Academy Award-winning Kiss of the Spider Woman. However, long before establishing herself as a player in the world of film, Carolyn was a horseback-riding tomboy who dreamed of exploring the world beyond her small hometown. Her journey turned out to be a tale fit for the movies. As a young girl jumping from rock to rock in a rural North Carolina town, Carolyn felt a calling she couldn’t articulate but that she nonetheless understood: it was a tug on her heart, a yearning for something more. When she could, she set out for New York City, a refuge for young women exercising their independence and resisting the pressures of marriage and motherhood. There, swept up in the glamorous world of beat poets and millionaires, Carolyn brushed shoulders with a young Burt Reynolds and became fast friends with an English journalist named Penny.  As the turbulent 1960s dawned, Carolyn booked a one-way passage to Europe. Her plan was to visit Penny and to travel around Europe for the summer but, instead, the world opened up to her in ways she never could have imagined. She found herself on set with Italy’s great filmmakers, in the couture houses of Paris’ fashion icons, and swept up in the youthful energy flooding London. She learned about film and found work on iconic movies like Federico Fellini’s 8 ½, Luchino Visconti’s The Leopard, and David Lean's Doctor Zhivago, and she came to befriend and work alongside luminaries like the Beatles, Tennessee Williams, Francoise Truffaut, and Barbra Streisand. Amid these adventures and misadventures, Carolyn fell in and out of love, and was beset by tragedies and triumphs that resoundingly affirmed what she'd known since girlhood—that she was always destined for something more. Set against the dazzling backdrop of Fellini's Rome, the Paris of the French New Wave, and Swinging London, Chasing the Panther reads like a true-to-life novel revealing Carolyn’s unforgettable journey to find her place in the world. Photos are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-house-where-my-soul-lives-the-life-of-margaret-walker-by-maryemma-graham--65151919https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546525 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House Where My Soul Lives: The Life of Margaret Walker Author: Maryemma Graham Narrator: Kelechi Ezie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 33 hours 5 minutes Release date: May 9, 2023 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This first complete biography of poet and writer Margaret Walker (1915–98) offers a comprehensive close reading of a pillar in American culture for a majority of the 20th century. Without defining herself as a radical or even a feminist, Walker followed the precepts of both. She was an artist of tradition and social change, a public intellectual and institution builder. Among the first to recognize the impact of black women in literature, Walker became a chief architect of what many have called the new Black South Renaissance. Her art was influenced early by Langston Hughes, her political understanding of the world by Richard Wright. Walker expanded both into a comprehensive view on art and humanism, which became a national platform for the center she founded in Mississippi that now bears her name.The House Where My Soul Lives provides a full account of Walker’s life and new interpretations of her writings before and after the publication of her most wellknown poem in the 1930s in Chicago. The book rejects the widely held view of Walker as the “angry black woman” and emphasizes what contemporary American culture owes to her decades of foundational work in what we know today as Black Studies, Women’s Studies, and the Public Humanities. She was fierce in her claim to be “black, female, and free” which gave her the authority to challenge all hierarchies, no matter at what cost. Based on never-before examined personal papers and interviews with those who knew Walker personally, this book is required reading for all readers of biographies of American writers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546525Tue, 09 May 2023 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546525 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House Where My Soul Lives: The Life of Margaret Walker Author: Maryemma Graham Narrator: Kelechi Ezie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 33 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546525 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House Where My Soul Lives: The Life of Margaret Walker Author: Maryemma Graham Narrator: Kelechi Ezie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 33 hours 5 minutes Release date: May 9, 2023 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This first complete biography of poet and writer Margaret Walker (1915–98) offers a comprehensive close reading of a pillar in American culture for a majority of the 20th century. Without defining herself as a radical or even a feminist, Walker followed the precepts of both. She was an artist of tradition and social change, a public intellectual and institution builder. Among the first to recognize the impact of black women in literature, Walker became a chief architect of what many have called the new Black South Renaissance. Her art was influenced early by Langston Hughes, her political understanding of the world by Richard Wright. Walker expanded both into a comprehensive view on art and humanism, which became a national platform for the center she founded in Mississippi that now bears her name.The House Where My Soul Lives provides a full account of Walker’s life and new interpretations of her writings before and after the publication of her most wellknown poem in the 1930s in Chicago. The book rejects the widely held view of Walker as the “angry black woman” and emphasizes what contemporary American culture owes to her decades of foundational work in what we know today as Black Studies, Women’s Studies, and the Public Humanities. She was fierce in her claim to be “black, female, and free” which gave her the authority to challenge all hierarchies, no matter at what cost. Based on never-before examined personal papers and interviews with those who knew Walker personally, this book is required reading for all readers of biographies of American writers.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-dream-by-meverly-adjhei-benjamin--65151921https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545683 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Dream Author: Meverly Adjhei Benjamin Narrator: Bonnie Oakes Charron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 7 minutes Release date: February 24, 2023 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: My Dream is a gripping novel that follows the struggles of one woman through adversity to be able to achieve her dream. This novel confronts real, dark issues and experiences; following a childhood of abandonment and hard work, this is a tale of perseverance and drive that takes her from the wards of a London hospital to the heart of the Middle East. Esther finds herself prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice to be free of her pain. This is a story of love and faith; of despair and betrayal. It is a powerful example of a woman who nearly lost her dream, but who found it in the end. • A powerful exploration of love and faith • An interesting look at the process of working and volunteering in the Middle East. • Introduces issues about faith and belief in an immersive yet accessible manner. • An inspiring tale of how one woman can overcome adversity, that will move and inspire others.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545683Fri, 24 Feb 2023 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545683 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Dream Author: Meverly Adjhei Benjamin Narrator: Bonnie Oakes Charron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 7 minutes Release date: February...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545683 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Dream Author: Meverly Adjhei Benjamin Narrator: Bonnie Oakes Charron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 7 minutes Release date: February 24, 2023 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: My Dream is a gripping novel that follows the struggles of one woman through adversity to be able to achieve her dream. This novel confronts real, dark issues and experiences; following a childhood of abandonment and hard work, this is a tale of perseverance and drive that takes her from the wards of a London hospital to the heart of the Middle East. Esther finds herself prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice to be free of her pain. This is a story of love and faith; of despair and betrayal. It is a powerful example of a woman who nearly lost her dream, but who found it in the end. • A powerful exploration of love and faith • An interesting look at the process of working and volunteering in the Middle East. • Introduces issues about faith and belief in an immersive yet accessible manner. • An inspiring tale of how one woman can overcome adversity, that will move and inspire others.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unbought-and-unbossed-by-shirley-chisholm--65151948https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551269 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unbought and Unbossed Author: Shirley Chisholm Narrator: Marcella Cox Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 8, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this classic work—a blend of memoir, social criticism, and political analysis that remains relevant today—the first Black Congresswoman to serve in American history, New York’s dynamic representative Shirley Chisholm, traces her extensive political struggle and examines the problems that have long plagued the American system of government. “Shirley Chisholm created a path for me and for so many others. Today, I'm thinking about her inspirational words: 'I am, and always will be a catalyst for change.'” —Kamala Harris “A tremendously impressive book.” —Washington Post “I want to be remembered as a woman . . . who dared to be a catalyst of change.” Political pioneer Shirley Chisholm—activist, member of the House of Representatives, and former presidential candidate—was a woman who consistently broke barriers and inspired generations of American women, and especially women of color. Unbought and Unbossed is her story, told in her own words—a thoughtful and informed look at her rise from the streets of Brooklyn to the halls of Congress. Chisholm speaks out on her life in politics while illuminating the events, personalities, and issues of her time, including the schism in the Democratic party in the 1960s and ’70s—all of which speak to us today. In this frank assessment, “Fighting Shirley” recalls how she took on an entrenched system, gave a public voice to millions, and embarked on a trailblazing bid to be the first woman and first African American President of the United States. By daring to be herself, Shirley Chisholm shows how one person forever changed the status quo. “What [Chisholm] did was so pioneering. . . . She embraced what made her different and used it as her superpower.” —Regina King “Her motto and title of her autobiography—Unbought and Unbossed—illustrates her outspoken advocacy for women and minorities during her seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.” —National Women’s History Museum]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551269Tue, 08 Nov 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551269 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unbought and Unbossed Author: Shirley Chisholm Narrator: Marcella Cox Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 11 minutes Release date: November...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551269 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unbought and Unbossed Author: Shirley Chisholm Narrator: Marcella Cox Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 8, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this classic work—a blend of memoir, social criticism, and political analysis that remains relevant today—the first Black Congresswoman to serve in American history, New York’s dynamic representative Shirley Chisholm, traces her extensive political struggle and examines the problems that have long plagued the American system of government. “Shirley Chisholm created a path for me and for so many others. Today, I'm thinking about her inspirational words: 'I am, and always will be a catalyst for change.'” —Kamala Harris “A tremendously impressive book.” —Washington Post “I want to be remembered as a woman . . . who dared to be a catalyst of change.” Political pioneer Shirley Chisholm—activist, member of the House of Representatives, and former presidential candidate—was a woman who consistently broke barriers and inspired generations of American women, and especially women of color. Unbought and Unbossed is her story, told in her own words—a thoughtful and informed look at her rise from the streets of Brooklyn to the halls of Congress. Chisholm speaks out on her life in politics while illuminating the events, personalities, and issues of her time, including the schism in the Democratic party in the 1960s and ’70s—all of which speak to us today. In this frank assessment, “Fighting Shirley” recalls how she took on an entrenched system, gave a public voice to millions, and embarked on a trailblazing bid to be the first woman and first African American President of the United States. By daring to be herself, Shirley Chisholm shows how one person forever changed the status quo. “What [Chisholm] did was so pioneering. . . . She embraced what made her different and used it as her superpower.” —Regina King “Her motto and title of her autobiography—Unbought and Unbossed—illustrates her outspoken advocacy for women and minorities during her seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.” —National Women’s History Museum]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-family-outing-a-memoir-by-jessi-hempel--65151878https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Family Outing: A Memoir Author: Jessi Hempel Narrator: Jessi Hempel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: October 4, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Fascinating, funny, and wise, The Family Outing is an affirmation to all of us who know the pain and shame of hiding our truest self, and a stirring invitation into the courage, freedom, and joy of living our whole truth.”—Glennon Doyle, author of #1 New York Times bestseller Untamed, founder of Together Rising A striking and remarkable literary memoir about one family’s transformation, with almost all of them embracing their queer identities. Jessi Hempel was raised in a seemingly picture-perfect, middle-class American family. But the truth was far from perfect. Her father was constantly away from home, traveling for work, while her stay-at-home mother became increasingly lonely and erratic. Growing up, Jessi and her two siblings struggled to make sense of their family, their world, their changing bodies, and the emotional turmoil each was experiencing. And each, in their own way, was hiding their true self from the world. By the time Jessi reached adulthood, everyone in her family had come out: Jessi as gay, her sister as bisexual, her father as gay, her brother as transgender, and her mother as a survivor of a traumatic experience with an alleged serial killer. Yet coming out was just the beginning, starting a chain reaction of other personal revelations and reckonings that caused each of them to question their place in the world in new and ultimately liberating ways.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562537Tue, 04 Oct 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Family Outing: A Memoir Author: Jessi Hempel Narrator: Jessi Hempel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: October...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Family Outing: A Memoir Author: Jessi Hempel Narrator: Jessi Hempel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: October 4, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Fascinating, funny, and wise, The Family Outing is an affirmation to all of us who know the pain and shame of hiding our truest self, and a stirring invitation into the courage, freedom, and joy of living our whole truth.”—Glennon Doyle, author of #1 New York Times bestseller Untamed, founder of Together Rising A striking and remarkable literary memoir about one family’s transformation, with almost all of them embracing their queer identities. Jessi Hempel was raised in a seemingly picture-perfect, middle-class American family. But the truth was far from perfect. Her father was constantly away from home, traveling for work, while her stay-at-home mother became increasingly lonely and erratic. Growing up, Jessi and her two siblings struggled to make sense of their family, their world, their changing bodies, and the emotional turmoil each was experiencing. And each, in their own way, was hiding their true self from the world. By the time Jessi reached adulthood, everyone in her family had come out: Jessi as gay, her sister as bisexual, her father as gay, her brother as transgender, and her mother as a survivor of a traumatic experience with an alleged serial killer. Yet coming out was just the beginning, starting a chain reaction of other personal revelations and reckonings that caused each of them to question their place in the world in new and ultimately liberating ways.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-wire-long-winded-short-stories-by-kelly-ripa--65151943https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550033 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories Author: Kelly Ripa Narrator: Kelly Ripa Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 27, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.98 of Total 88 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 22 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An instant New York Times bestseller from Kelly Ripa—a sharp, funny, and honest collection of real-life stories showing the many dimensions and crackling wit of the beloved daytime talk show host. In Live Wire, her first book, Kelly shows what really makes her tick. As a professional, as a wife, as a daughter and as a mother, she brings a hard-earned wisdom and an eye for the absurdity of life to every minute of every day. It is her relatability in all of these roles that has earned her fans worldwide and millions of followers on social media. Whether recounting how she and Mark really met, the level of chauvinism she experienced on set, how Jersey Pride follows her wherever she goes, and many, many moments of utter mortification (whence she proves that you cannot, in fact, die of embarrassment) Kelly always tells it like it is. Ms. Ripa takes no prisoners. Surprising, at times savage, a little shameless and always with humor… Live Wire shows Kelly as she really is offscreen—a very wise woman who has something to say.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550033Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550033 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories Author: Kelly Ripa Narrator: Kelly Ripa Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550033 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories Author: Kelly Ripa Narrator: Kelly Ripa Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 27, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.98 of Total 88 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 22 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An instant New York Times bestseller from Kelly Ripa—a sharp, funny, and honest collection of real-life stories showing the many dimensions and crackling wit of the beloved daytime talk show host. In Live Wire, her first book, Kelly shows what really makes her tick. As a professional, as a wife, as a daughter and as a mother, she brings a hard-earned wisdom and an eye for the absurdity of life to every minute of every day. It is her relatability in all of these roles that has earned her fans worldwide and millions of followers on social media. Whether recounting how she and Mark really met, the level of chauvinism she experienced on set, how Jersey Pride follows her wherever she goes, and many, many moments of utter mortification (whence she proves that you cannot, in fact, die of embarrassment) Kelly always tells it like it is. Ms. Ripa takes no prisoners. Surprising, at times savage, a little shameless and always with humor… Live Wire shows Kelly as she really is offscreen—a very wise woman who has something to say.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/empathy-economics-janet-yellen-s-remarkable-rise-to-power-and-her-drive-to-spread-prosperity-to-all-by-owen-ullmann--65151871https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565583 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empathy Economics: Janet Yellen's Remarkable Rise to Power and Her Drive to Spread Prosperity to All Author: Owen Ullmann Narrator: Christine Padovan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 37 minutes Release date: September 27, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The trailblazing story of Janet Yellen, the Ruth Bader Ginsburg of economics, and her lifelong advocacy for an economics of empathy that delivers the fruits of a prosperous society to people at the bottom half of the economic ladder.  When President Biden announced Janet Yellen as his choice for secretary of the treasury, it was the peak moment of a remarkable life. Not only the first woman in the more than two-century history of the office, Yellen is the first person to hold all three top economic policy jobs in the United States: chair of both the Federal Reserve and the President’s Council of Economic Advisors as well as treasury secretary. Through Owen Ullmann’s intimate portrait, we glean two remarkable aspects of Yellen’s approach to economics: first, her commitment to putting those on the bottom half of the economic ladder at the center of economic policy, and employing forward-looking ideas to use the power of government to create a more prosperous, productive life for everyone. And second, her ability to maintain humanity in a Washington policy world where fierce political combat casts others as either friend or enemy, never more so than in our current age of polarization. As Ullmann takes us through Yellen’s life and work, we clearly see her brilliance and meticulous preparation. What stands out, though, is Yellen as an icon of progress—the “Ruth Bader Ginsburg of economics”—a superb-yet-different kind of player in a cold, male-dominated profession that all too often devises policies to benefit the already well-to-do. With humility and compassion as her trademarks, we see the influence of Yellen’s father, a physician whose pay-what-you-can philosophy meant never turning anyone away. That compassion, rooted in her family life in Brooklyn, now extends across our entire country.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565583Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565583 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empathy Economics: Janet Yellen's Remarkable Rise to Power and Her Drive to Spread Prosperity to All Author: Owen Ullmann Narrator: Christine Padovan...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565583 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empathy Economics: Janet Yellen's Remarkable Rise to Power and Her Drive to Spread Prosperity to All Author: Owen Ullmann Narrator: Christine Padovan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 37 minutes Release date: September 27, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The trailblazing story of Janet Yellen, the Ruth Bader Ginsburg of economics, and her lifelong advocacy for an economics of empathy that delivers the fruits of a prosperous society to people at the bottom half of the economic ladder.  When President Biden announced Janet Yellen as his choice for secretary of the treasury, it was the peak moment of a remarkable life. Not only the first woman in the more than two-century history of the office, Yellen is the first person to hold all three top economic policy jobs in the United States: chair of both the Federal Reserve and the President’s Council of Economic Advisors as well as treasury secretary. Through Owen Ullmann’s intimate portrait, we glean two remarkable aspects of Yellen’s approach to economics: first, her commitment to putting those on the bottom half of the economic ladder at the center of economic policy, and employing forward-looking ideas to use the power of government to create a more prosperous, productive life for everyone. And second, her ability to maintain humanity in a Washington policy world where fierce political combat casts others as either friend or enemy, never more so than in our current age of polarization. As Ullmann takes us through Yellen’s life and work, we clearly see her brilliance and meticulous preparation. What stands out, though, is Yellen as an icon of progress—the “Ruth Bader Ginsburg of economics”—a superb-yet-different kind of player in a cold, male-dominated profession that all too often devises policies to benefit the already well-to-do. With humility and compassion as her trademarks, we see the influence of Yellen’s father, a physician whose pay-what-you-can philosophy meant never turning anyone away. That compassion, rooted in her family life in Brooklyn, now extends across our entire country.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uncultured-a-memoir-by-daniella-mestyanek-young--65151879https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Uncultured: A Memoir Author: Daniella Mestyanek Young Narrator: Daniella Mestyanek Young Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 20, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.83 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 7 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'It’s a dark story that forced me to think more expansively about what constitutes a cult.' —The New York Times' Ernesto Londoño 'Although this is Mestyanek Young’s first time narrating, listeners will appreciate hearing this deeply personal story told by the author herself. Share with fans of Tara Westover’s Educated and Deborah Feldman’s Unorthodox. Memoir readers will want to check this one out.' —Library Journal 'A painful and propulsive memoir delivered in the honest tones of a woman who didn’t always think she’d live to tell her story.' —The New York Times This program is read by the author. In the vein of Educated and The Glass Castle, Daniella Mestyanek Young's Uncultured is more than a memoir about an exceptional upbringing, but about a woman who, no matter the lack of tools given to her, is determined to overcome. Behind the tall, foreboding gates of a commune in Brazil, Daniella Mestyanek Young was raised in the religious cult The Children of God, also known as The Family, as the daughter of high-ranking members. Her great-grandmother donated land for one of The Family’s first communes in Texas. Her mother, at thirteen, was forced to marry the leader and served as his secretary for many years. Beholden to The Family’s strict rules, Daniella suffers physical, emotional, and sexual abuse—masked as godly discipline and divine love—and is forbidden from getting a traditional education. At fifteen years old, fed up with The Family and determined to build a better and freer life for herself, Daniella escapes to Texas. There, she bravely enrolls herself in high school and excels, later graduating as valedictorian of her college class, then electing to join the military to begin a career as an intelligence officer, where she believes she will finally belong. But she soon learns that her new world—surrounded by men on the sands of Afghanistan—looks remarkably similar to the one she desperately tried to leave behind. Told in a beautiful, propulsive voice and with clear-eyed honesty, Uncultured explores the dangers unleashed when harmful group mentality goes unrecognized, and is emblematic of the many ways women have to contort themselves to survive. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564681Tue, 20 Sep 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Uncultured: A Memoir Author: Daniella Mestyanek Young Narrator: Daniella Mestyanek Young Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 49 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Uncultured: A Memoir Author: Daniella Mestyanek Young Narrator: Daniella Mestyanek Young Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 20, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.83 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 7 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'It’s a dark story that forced me to think more expansively about what constitutes a cult.' —The New York Times' Ernesto Londoño 'Although this is Mestyanek Young’s first time narrating, listeners will appreciate hearing this deeply personal story told by the author herself. Share with fans of Tara Westover’s Educated and Deborah Feldman’s Unorthodox. Memoir readers will want to check this one out.' —Library Journal 'A painful and propulsive memoir delivered in the honest tones of a woman who didn’t always think she’d live to tell her story.' —The New York Times This program is read by the author. In the vein of Educated and The Glass Castle, Daniella Mestyanek Young's Uncultured is more than a memoir about an exceptional upbringing, but about a woman who, no matter the lack of tools given to her, is determined to overcome. Behind the tall, foreboding gates of a commune in Brazil, Daniella Mestyanek Young was raised in the religious cult The Children of God, also known as The Family, as the daughter of high-ranking members. Her great-grandmother donated land for one of The Family’s first communes in Texas. Her mother, at thirteen, was forced to marry the leader and served as his secretary for many years. Beholden to The Family’s strict rules, Daniella suffers physical, emotional, and sexual abuse—masked as godly discipline and divine love—and is forbidden from getting a traditional education. At fifteen years old, fed up with The Family and determined to build a better and freer life for herself, Daniella escapes to Texas. There, she bravely enrolls herself in high school and excels, later graduating as valedictorian of her college class, then electing to join the military to begin a career as an intelligence officer, where she believes she will finally belong. But she soon learns that her new world—surrounded by men on the sands of Afghanistan—looks remarkably similar to the one she desperately tried to leave behind. Told in a beautiful, propulsive voice and with clear-eyed honesty, Uncultured explores the dangers unleashed when harmful group mentality goes unrecognized, and is emblematic of the many ways women have to contort themselves to survive. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hysterical-a-memoir-by-elissa-bassist--65151875https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565577 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hysterical: A Memoir Author: Elissa Bassist Narrator: Elissa Bassist Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 13, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Writer Elissa Bassist shares her journey to reclaim her authentic voice in a culture that doesn't listen to women in this medical mystery, cultural criticism, and rallying cry. Between 2016 and 2018, Elissa Bassist saw over twenty medical professionals for a variety of mysterious ailments. Bassist had what millions of American women had: pain that didn’t make sense to doctors, a body that didn’t make sense to science, a psyche that didn’t make sense to mankind. But then an acupuncturist suggested some of her physical pain could be caged fury finding expression, and that treating her voice would treat the problem. It did. Growing up, Bassist's family, boyfriends, school, work, and television had the same expectation for a woman’s voice: less is more. She was called dramatic and insane for speaking her mind; she was accused of overreacting and playing victim for having unexplained physical pain; she was ignored or rebuked like women throughout history for using her voice “inappropriately” by expressing sadness or suffering or anger or joy.   Because of this, she said “yes” when she meant “no”; she didn’t tweet #MeToo; and she never spoke without fear of being "too emotional." So, she felt rage, but like a good woman, repressed it. In Hysterical, Bassist explains how girls and women internalize and perpetuate directives about their voice, making it hard to emote or “just speak up” and “burn down the patriarchy.” But her silence hurt more than anything she could ever say. Hysterical is a memoir of a voice lost and found, and a primer on new ways to think about a woman’s voice, where it’s being squashed and where it needs amplification. Bassist breaks her own silences and calls on others to do the same—to unmute their voice, listen to it above all others, and use it again without regret.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565577Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565577 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hysterical: A Memoir Author: Elissa Bassist Narrator: Elissa Bassist Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565577 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hysterical: A Memoir Author: Elissa Bassist Narrator: Elissa Bassist Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 13, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Writer Elissa Bassist shares her journey to reclaim her authentic voice in a culture that doesn't listen to women in this medical mystery, cultural criticism, and rallying cry. Between 2016 and 2018, Elissa Bassist saw over twenty medical professionals for a variety of mysterious ailments. Bassist had what millions of American women had: pain that didn’t make sense to doctors, a body that didn’t make sense to science, a psyche that didn’t make sense to mankind. But then an acupuncturist suggested some of her physical pain could be caged fury finding expression, and that treating her voice would treat the problem. It did. Growing up, Bassist's family, boyfriends, school, work, and television had the same expectation for a woman’s voice: less is more. She was called dramatic and insane for speaking her mind; she was accused of overreacting and playing victim for having unexplained physical pain; she was ignored or rebuked like women throughout history for using her voice “inappropriately” by expressing sadness or suffering or anger or joy.   Because of this, she said “yes” when she meant “no”; she didn’t tweet #MeToo; and she never spoke without fear of being "too emotional." So, she felt rage, but like a good woman, repressed it. In Hysterical, Bassist explains how girls and women internalize and perpetuate directives about their voice, making it hard to emote or “just speak up” and “burn down the patriarchy.” But her silence hurt more than anything she could ever say. Hysterical is a memoir of a voice lost and found, and a primer on new ways to think about a woman’s voice, where it’s being squashed and where it needs amplification. Bassist breaks her own silences and calls on others to do the same—to unmute their voice, listen to it above all others, and use it again without regret.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-are-the-troopers-the-women-of-the-winningest-team-in-pro-football-history-by-stephen-guinan--65151891https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562405 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Are the Troopers: The Women of the Winningest Team in Pro Football History Author: Stephen Guinan Narrator: Stephen Guinan, Amy Landon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 30, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Discover the unlikely story of the Toledo Troopers, the winningest team in the National Women's Football League, who won seven league championships in the 1970s—and gain full access to the players and key figures in the organization. Amid a national backdrop of the call to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, the National Women’s Football League was founded as something of a gimmick. However, the league’s star team, the Toledo Troopers, emerged to challenge traditional gender roles and amass a win-loss record never before or since achieved in American football. The players were housewives, factory workers, hairdressers, former nuns, high school teachers, bartenders, mail carriers, pilots, and would-be drill sergeants. Black, white, Latina. Mothers and daughters and aunts and sisters. But most of all, they were athletes who had been denied the opportunity to play a game they were born to play.   Before the protests and the lobbyists, before the debates and the amendments, before the marches and the mandates, there was only an obscure advertisement in a local Midwestern paper and those who answered it, women such as Lee Hollar, the only woman working the line at the Libbey glass factory; Gloria Jimenez, who grew up playing sports with her six brothers; and Linda Jefferson, one the greatest, most accomplished athletes in sports history. Stephen Guinan grew up in Toledo pulling for his hometown football team, and—in the innocence of youth—did not realize at the time what a barrier-breaking lost piece of history he was witnessing. We Are the Troopers shines light on forgotten champions who came together for the love of the game.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562405Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562405 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Are the Troopers: The Women of the Winningest Team in Pro Football History Author: Stephen Guinan Narrator: Stephen Guinan, Amy Landon Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562405 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Are the Troopers: The Women of the Winningest Team in Pro Football History Author: Stephen Guinan Narrator: Stephen Guinan, Amy Landon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 30, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Discover the unlikely story of the Toledo Troopers, the winningest team in the National Women's Football League, who won seven league championships in the 1970s—and gain full access to the players and key figures in the organization. Amid a national backdrop of the call to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, the National Women’s Football League was founded as something of a gimmick. However, the league’s star team, the Toledo Troopers, emerged to challenge traditional gender roles and amass a win-loss record never before or since achieved in American football. The players were housewives, factory workers, hairdressers, former nuns, high school teachers, bartenders, mail carriers, pilots, and would-be drill sergeants. Black, white, Latina. Mothers and daughters and aunts and sisters. But most of all, they were athletes who had been denied the opportunity to play a game they were born to play.   Before the protests and the lobbyists, before the debates and the amendments, before the marches and the mandates, there was only an obscure advertisement in a local Midwestern paper and those who answered it, women such as Lee Hollar, the only woman working the line at the Libbey glass factory; Gloria Jimenez, who grew up playing sports with her six brothers; and Linda Jefferson, one the greatest, most accomplished athletes in sports history. Stephen Guinan grew up in Toledo pulling for his hometown football team, and—in the innocence of youth—did not realize at the time what a barrier-breaking lost piece of history he was witnessing. We Are the Troopers shines light on forgotten champions who came together for the love of the game.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-of-this-a-memoir-of-death-and-desire-by-rebecca-woolf--65152006https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551290 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All of This: A Memoir of Death and Desire Author: Rebecca Woolf Narrator: Rebecca Woolf Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 22 minutes Release date: August 16, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Beautifully written, complex, provocative, painful, genuine...an unforgettable memoir.”—ROXANE GAY “Wonderfully lyrical and uncomfortably honest in a way that is so rare, yet so needed.”—JENNY LAWSON “Disturbing and profound, this intimate book also reveals the sometimes-labyrinthine nature of the bonds that unite people in love...A provocative and memorable work.”—Kirkus Reviews After years of struggling in a tumultuous marriage, writer Rebecca Woolf was finally ready to leave her husband. Two weeks after telling him she wanted a divorce, he was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. Four months later, at the age of forty-four, he died. In All of This, Woolf chronicles the months before her husband’s death—and her rebirth after he was gone. With rigorous honesty and incredible awareness, she reflects on the end of her marriage: how her husband’s illness finally gave her the space to make peace with his humanity and her own. Stunning, compelling, and brilliantly nuanced, All of This is one woman’s story of embracing the complexities of grief without shame—as a mother, a widow, and a sexual being—and emerging on the other side of a relationship with gratitude and relief.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551290Tue, 16 Aug 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551290 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All of This: A Memoir of Death and Desire Author: Rebecca Woolf Narrator: Rebecca Woolf Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 22 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551290 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All of This: A Memoir of Death and Desire Author: Rebecca Woolf Narrator: Rebecca Woolf Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 22 minutes Release date: August 16, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Beautifully written, complex, provocative, painful, genuine...an unforgettable memoir.”—ROXANE GAY “Wonderfully lyrical and uncomfortably honest in a way that is so rare, yet so needed.”—JENNY LAWSON “Disturbing and profound, this intimate book also reveals the sometimes-labyrinthine nature of the bonds that unite people in love...A provocative and memorable work.”—Kirkus Reviews After years of struggling in a tumultuous marriage, writer Rebecca Woolf was finally ready to leave her husband. Two weeks after telling him she wanted a divorce, he was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. Four months later, at the age of forty-four, he died. In All of This, Woolf chronicles the months before her husband’s death—and her rebirth after he was gone. With rigorous honesty and incredible awareness, she reflects on the end of her marriage: how her husband’s illness finally gave her the space to make peace with his humanity and her own. Stunning, compelling, and brilliantly nuanced, All of This is one woman’s story of embracing the complexities of grief without shame—as a mother, a widow, and a sexual being—and emerging on the other side of a relationship with gratitude and relief.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fruit-punch-a-memoir-by-kendra-allen--65151950https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fruit Punch: A Memoir Author: Kendra Allen Narrator: Kendra Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 11 minutes Release date: August 9, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An arresting and one-of-a-kind memoir about the alternately exultant and harrowing trip growing up as a Black child desperate to create a clear reality for herself in this country Written in a distinctive voice and filled with personality, humor, and pathos, Fruit Punch is a memoir unlike any other, from a one-of-a-kind millennial talent. Growing up in Dallas, Texas, in the nineties and early 2000s, Kendra Allen had a complicated, loving, and intense family life filled with desire and community but also undercurrents of violence and turmoil. “We equate suffering to perseverance and misinterpret the weight of shame,” she writes. As she makes her way through a world of obscureness, Kendra finds herself slowly discovering outlets to help navigate growing up and against the expected performance of being a young Black woman in the South—a complex interplay of race, class, and gender that proves to be ever-shifting ground. Fruit Punch touches on everything from questions of beauty and how we form concepts of ourselves—as a small rebellion, young Kendra scratched a hole into every pair of stockings she was forced to wear—to what it means to grow up in her great uncle’s Southern Baptist church—with rules including “No uncrossed ankles” and “No questions.” Inflected by a powerful sense of place and touched by poetry, Fruit Punch is a stunning achievement—a memoir born of love and endurance, fight or flight, and what it means to be a witness, from a blisteringly honest and observant voice.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550106Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fruit Punch: A Memoir Author: Kendra Allen Narrator: Kendra Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 11 minutes Release date: August 9, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fruit Punch: A Memoir Author: Kendra Allen Narrator: Kendra Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 11 minutes Release date: August 9, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An arresting and one-of-a-kind memoir about the alternately exultant and harrowing trip growing up as a Black child desperate to create a clear reality for herself in this country Written in a distinctive voice and filled with personality, humor, and pathos, Fruit Punch is a memoir unlike any other, from a one-of-a-kind millennial talent. Growing up in Dallas, Texas, in the nineties and early 2000s, Kendra Allen had a complicated, loving, and intense family life filled with desire and community but also undercurrents of violence and turmoil. “We equate suffering to perseverance and misinterpret the weight of shame,” she writes. As she makes her way through a world of obscureness, Kendra finds herself slowly discovering outlets to help navigate growing up and against the expected performance of being a young Black woman in the South—a complex interplay of race, class, and gender that proves to be ever-shifting ground. Fruit Punch touches on everything from questions of beauty and how we form concepts of ourselves—as a small rebellion, young Kendra scratched a hole into every pair of stockings she was forced to wear—to what it means to grow up in her great uncle’s Southern Baptist church—with rules including “No uncrossed ankles” and “No questions.” Inflected by a powerful sense of place and touched by poetry, Fruit Punch is a stunning achievement—a memoir born of love and endurance, fight or flight, and what it means to be a witness, from a blisteringly honest and observant voice.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/running-from-bondage-enslaved-women-and-their-remarkable-fight-for-freedom-in-revolutionary-america-by-karen-cook-bell--65151868https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568766 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Running from Bondage: Enslaved Women and their Remarkable Fight for Freedom in Revolutionary America Author: Karen Cook Bell Narrator: L. Malaika Cooper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 52 minutes Release date: August 9, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Running from Bondage tells the compelling stories of enslaved women, who comprised one-third of all runaways, and the ways in which they fled or attempted to flee bondage during and after the Revolutionary War. Karen Cook Bell's enlightening and original contribution to the study of slave resistance in eighteenth-century America explores the individual and collective lives of these women and girls of diverse circumstances, while also providing details about what led them to escape. She demonstrates that there were in fact two wars being waged during the Revolutionary Era: a political revolution for independence from Great Britain and a social revolution for emancipation and equality in which Black women played an active role. Running from Bondage broadens and complicates how we study and teach this momentous event, one that emphasizes the chances taken by these 'Black founding mothers' and the important contributions they made to the cause of liberty.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568766Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568766 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Running from Bondage: Enslaved Women and their Remarkable Fight for Freedom in Revolutionary America Author: Karen Cook Bell Narrator: L. Malaika...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568766 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Running from Bondage: Enslaved Women and their Remarkable Fight for Freedom in Revolutionary America Author: Karen Cook Bell Narrator: L. Malaika Cooper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 52 minutes Release date: August 9, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Running from Bondage tells the compelling stories of enslaved women, who comprised one-third of all runaways, and the ways in which they fled or attempted to flee bondage during and after the Revolutionary War. Karen Cook Bell's enlightening and original contribution to the study of slave resistance in eighteenth-century America explores the individual and collective lives of these women and girls of diverse circumstances, while also providing details about what led them to escape. She demonstrates that there were in fact two wars being waged during the Revolutionary Era: a political revolution for independence from Great Britain and a social revolution for emancipation and equality in which Black women played an active role. Running from Bondage broadens and complicates how we study and teach this momentous event, one that emphasizes the chances taken by these 'Black founding mothers' and the important contributions they made to the cause of liberty.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-worst-girl-gang-ever-a-survival-guide-for-navigating-miscarriage-and-pregnancy-loss-by-laura-buckingham-bex-gunn--65152013https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550338 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Worst Girl Gang Ever: A Survival Guide for Navigating Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss Author: Laura Buckingham, Bex Gunn Narrator: To Be Announced Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 4, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: ‘Bex and Laura really have pieced together the parachute we all need to help us land safely after falling into the world of loss and fertility struggles.’ Elle Wright, author of A Bump In The Road A practical and emotional self-help guide for anyone affected by miscarriage and pregnancy loss, from the co-hosts of the successful podcast, The Worst Girl Gang Ever. Following pregnancy loss, it can feel like you’ve forgotten how to speak and need to learn a new language. You can tell your story to a room full of people but if no-one speaks this new language, they won’t understand. They will try but ultimately, they won’t fully grasp what you are saying. This is us. This is our new language. It is a language built from pain, and it is a language we need to teach others. Welcome to our gang. We are so, so sorry that you’ve found yourself here. It’s the gang you’d never chose to join but it is also a community chock-a-block full of kind, supportive, warrior women just like you. We are here to tell you that you are entitled to grieve, and that your grief is not disproportionate to your loss. We are here to open up the dialogue around miscarriage, so we don’t perpetuate the shame, judgement and isolation so many of us feel following pregnancy loss. We are here to equip you with knowledge, tools and guidance to support and help you in whatever way you need. Let’s get talking. Let’s get sharing. Let’s start empowering and supporting one another. No more shame, no more taboo, no more silence.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550338Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550338 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Worst Girl Gang Ever: A Survival Guide for Navigating Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss Author: Laura Buckingham, Bex Gunn Narrator: To Be Announced...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550338 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Worst Girl Gang Ever: A Survival Guide for Navigating Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss Author: Laura Buckingham, Bex Gunn Narrator: To Be Announced Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 4, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: ‘Bex and Laura really have pieced together the parachute we all need to help us land safely after falling into the world of loss and fertility struggles.’ Elle Wright, author of A Bump In The Road A practical and emotional self-help guide for anyone affected by miscarriage and pregnancy loss, from the co-hosts of the successful podcast, The Worst Girl Gang Ever. Following pregnancy loss, it can feel like you’ve forgotten how to speak and need to learn a new language. You can tell your story to a room full of people but if no-one speaks this new language, they won’t understand. They will try but ultimately, they won’t fully grasp what you are saying. This is us. This is our new language. It is a language built from pain, and it is a language we need to teach others. Welcome to our gang. We are so, so sorry that you’ve found yourself here. It’s the gang you’d never chose to join but it is also a community chock-a-block full of kind, supportive, warrior women just like you. We are here to tell you that you are entitled to grieve, and that your grief is not disproportionate to your loss. We are here to open up the dialogue around miscarriage, so we don’t perpetuate the shame, judgement and isolation so many of us feel following pregnancy loss. We are here to equip you with knowledge, tools and guidance to support and help you in whatever way you need. Let’s get talking. Let’s get sharing. Let’s start empowering and supporting one another. No more shame, no more taboo, no more silence.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/acceptance-a-memoir-by-emi-nietfeld--65151924https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/556132 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Acceptance: A Memoir Author: Emi Nietfeld Narrator: Julia Knippen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 56 minutes Release date: August 2, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Nietfeld’s gifts for capturing the fury of living at the mercy of bad circumstances, for critiquing the hero’s journey even while she tells it, make Acceptance a remarkable memoir.” —The New York Times Book Review A hard-hitting and hilarious memoir of ambition, desperation, and the dark side of grit Growing up in a house filled with dirty feather boas and fearless mice, Emi Nietfeld dreams of escaping to the Ivy League. Emi’s single mom believes in her, but can’t stop hoarding—catapulting Emi into the underworld of troubled teen treatment, foster care, and homelessness. When her shot arrives to trade sleeping in her car for the hallowed halls of an elite college, Emi must decide: How far will she go to market herself as a perfect “overcomer” when her problems are far from over? And what will it cost to maintain that illusion at Harvard and into adulthood?   From journalist, mental health advocate, and software engineer Emi Nietfeld, this searing coming-of-age story is both a chronicle of the American Dream and an indictment of it. Exposing the price of trading a troubled past for the promise of a bright future, Nietfeld explores whether any amount of success can make trauma worth it. With a ribbon of dark humor, Acceptance challenges our ideas of what it means to overcome—and live on your own terms.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/556132Tue, 02 Aug 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/556132 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Acceptance: A Memoir Author: Emi Nietfeld Narrator: Julia Knippen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 56 minutes Release date: August 2,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/556132 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Acceptance: A Memoir Author: Emi Nietfeld Narrator: Julia Knippen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 56 minutes Release date: August 2, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Nietfeld’s gifts for capturing the fury of living at the mercy of bad circumstances, for critiquing the hero’s journey even while she tells it, make Acceptance a remarkable memoir.” —The New York Times Book Review A hard-hitting and hilarious memoir of ambition, desperation, and the dark side of grit Growing up in a house filled with dirty feather boas and fearless mice, Emi Nietfeld dreams of escaping to the Ivy League. Emi’s single mom believes in her, but can’t stop hoarding—catapulting Emi into the underworld of troubled teen treatment, foster care, and homelessness. When her shot arrives to trade sleeping in her car for the hallowed halls of an elite college, Emi must decide: How far will she go to market herself as a perfect “overcomer” when her problems are far from over? And what will it cost to maintain that illusion at Harvard and into adulthood?   From journalist, mental health advocate, and software engineer Emi Nietfeld, this searing coming-of-age story is both a chronicle of the American Dream and an indictment of it. Exposing the price of trading a troubled past for the promise of a bright future, Nietfeld explores whether any amount of success can make trauma worth it. With a ribbon of dark humor, Acceptance challenges our ideas of what it means to overcome—and live on your own terms.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-shame-how-to-drop-the-guilt-from-some-who-s-learned-the-f-king-hard-way-by-laura-belbin--65151890https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/561927 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Shame: How to drop the guilt … from some who’s learned the f**king hard way Author: Laura Belbin Narrator: Laura Belbin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 21, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Shame, shame we know your name Do we own it? Being a woman that is. Do we fuck! We live in fear of how we look, what we eat, how we age and what we do. Wow, it's 2022 and we're still churning out that same old shit. I've been told as you get older you care less. Fucking great. I can't wait to be menopausal with skunk-like grey track lines in my hair, saggier tits, and miserable as shit. I don't know about you, but I'd quite like to have that experience - the no-fucks-experience that is - now, before that all happens. To have the confidence to believe in who I am. It's a push we all have to make - whether it be in our confidence over our bodies, who we are as people, or what goes on inside our mind - and we all have to work at it. It's baby steps. So let's take it back to those tiny steps, because all mountains that are climbed don't happen without practice, perseverance, self-belief and a fuck ton of work. © Laura Belbin 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/561927Thu, 21 Jul 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/561927 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Shame: How to drop the guilt … from some who’s learned the f**king hard way Author: Laura Belbin Narrator: Laura Belbin Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/561927 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Shame: How to drop the guilt … from some who’s learned the f**king hard way Author: Laura Belbin Narrator: Laura Belbin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 21, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Shame, shame we know your name Do we own it? Being a woman that is. Do we fuck! We live in fear of how we look, what we eat, how we age and what we do. Wow, it's 2022 and we're still churning out that same old shit. I've been told as you get older you care less. Fucking great. I can't wait to be menopausal with skunk-like grey track lines in my hair, saggier tits, and miserable as shit. I don't know about you, but I'd quite like to have that experience - the no-fucks-experience that is - now, before that all happens. To have the confidence to believe in who I am. It's a push we all have to make - whether it be in our confidence over our bodies, who we are as people, or what goes on inside our mind - and we all have to work at it. It's baby steps. So let's take it back to those tiny steps, because all mountains that are climbed don't happen without practice, perseverance, self-belief and a fuck ton of work. © Laura Belbin 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/acne-a-memoir-by-laura-chinn--65151929https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557002 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Acne: A Memoir Author: Laura Chinn Narrator: Laura Chinn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: July 19, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From the creator and star of Florida Girls comes a hilarious and profound memoir about family, happiness, and really aggressive acne.Despite having dirty-blonde hair and fair skin, Laura Chinn is mixed-race: the daughter of a Black father and a white mother, which on its own makes for some funny and insightful looks at identity. Laura’s parents were both Scientologists and nonconformists in myriad ways. They divorced early in Laura’s childhood, and she spent her teen years ping-ponging back and forth between Clearwater, Florida, and Los Angeles (with an extended stint in Tijuana for good measure). Laura lived alone and raised herself for long periods of time, but don’t worry! Her mom’s alcoholic boyfriend was always nearby to supervise. She also lost family members to horrific tragedies, started drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes when she was eleven years old, and dropped out of school when she was fifteen, all the while completely obsessed with and scarred by her severe acne condition.  This is not a sad story. There is Jell-O wrestling. There is an abnormal amount of dancing. There is information about whether you can drink gallons of sangria while taking unregulated Accutane acquired in Mexico. But mostly there is love, and ultimately there is redemption. Laura explores her trauma through anecdotes riddled with grit and humor, proving that in the face of unspeakable tragedy, it is possible to find success, love, and self-acceptance, zits and all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557002Tue, 19 Jul 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557002 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Acne: A Memoir Author: Laura Chinn Narrator: Laura Chinn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: July 19, 2022 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557002 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Acne: A Memoir Author: Laura Chinn Narrator: Laura Chinn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: July 19, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From the creator and star of Florida Girls comes a hilarious and profound memoir about family, happiness, and really aggressive acne.Despite having dirty-blonde hair and fair skin, Laura Chinn is mixed-race: the daughter of a Black father and a white mother, which on its own makes for some funny and insightful looks at identity. Laura’s parents were both Scientologists and nonconformists in myriad ways. They divorced early in Laura’s childhood, and she spent her teen years ping-ponging back and forth between Clearwater, Florida, and Los Angeles (with an extended stint in Tijuana for good measure). Laura lived alone and raised herself for long periods of time, but don’t worry! Her mom’s alcoholic boyfriend was always nearby to supervise. She also lost family members to horrific tragedies, started drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes when she was eleven years old, and dropped out of school when she was fifteen, all the while completely obsessed with and scarred by her severe acne condition.  This is not a sad story. There is Jell-O wrestling. There is an abnormal amount of dancing. There is information about whether you can drink gallons of sangria while taking unregulated Accutane acquired in Mexico. But mostly there is love, and ultimately there is redemption. Laura explores her trauma through anecdotes riddled with grit and humor, proving that in the face of unspeakable tragedy, it is possible to find success, love, and self-acceptance, zits and all.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-man-who-could-move-clouds-a-memoir-by-ingrid-rojas-contreras--65151946https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552825 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir Author: Ingrid Rojas Contreras Narrator: Marisol Ramirez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE SUMMER   From the author of the “original, politically daring and passionately written” (Vogue) novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree, comes a dazzling, kaleidoscopic memoir reclaiming her family's otherworldly legacy. For Ingrid Rojas Contreras, magic runs in the family. Raised amid the political violence of 1980s and '90s Colombia, in a house bustling with her mother’s fortune-telling clients, she was a hard child to surprise. Her maternal grandfather, Nono, was a renowned curandero, a community healer gifted with what the family called “the secrets”: the power to talk to the dead, tell the future, treat the sick, and move the clouds. And as the first woman to inherit “the secrets,” Rojas Contreras’ mother was just as powerful. Mami delighted in her ability to appear in two places at once, and she could cast out even the most persistent spirits with nothing more than a glass of water. This legacy had always felt like it belonged to her mother and grandfather, until, while living in the U.S. in her twenties, Rojas Contreras suffered a head injury that left her with amnesia. As she regained partial memory, her family was excited to tell her that this had happened before: Decades ago Mami had taken a fall that left her with amnesia, too. And when she recovered, she had gained access to “the secrets.” In 2012, spurred by a shared dream among Mami and her sisters, and her own powerful urge to relearn her family history in the aftermath of her memory loss, Rojas Contreras joins her mother on a journey to Colombia to disinter Nono’s remains. With Mami as her unpredictable, stubborn, and often hilarious guide, Rojas Contreras traces her lineage back to her Indigenous and Spanish roots, uncovering the violent and rigid colonial narrative that would eventually break her mestizo family into two camps: those who believe “the secrets” are a gift, and those who are convinced they are a curse. Interweaving family stories more enchanting than those in any novel, resurrected Colombian history, and her own deeply personal reckonings with the bounds of reality, Rojas Contreras writes her way through the incomprehensible and into her inheritance. The result is a luminous testament to the power of storytelling as a healing art and an invitation to embrace the extraordinary. *Includes a downloadable PDF of the author’s personal photographs of family members, scenes, and mementos, from the printed book]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552825Tue, 12 Jul 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552825 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir Author: Ingrid Rojas Contreras Narrator: Marisol Ramirez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552825 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir Author: Ingrid Rojas Contreras Narrator: Marisol Ramirez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE SUMMER   From the author of the “original, politically daring and passionately written” (Vogue) novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree, comes a dazzling, kaleidoscopic memoir reclaiming her family's otherworldly legacy. For Ingrid Rojas Contreras, magic runs in the family. Raised amid the political violence of 1980s and '90s Colombia, in a house bustling with her mother’s fortune-telling clients, she was a hard child to surprise. Her maternal grandfather, Nono, was a renowned curandero, a community healer gifted with what the family called “the secrets”: the power to talk to the dead, tell the future, treat the sick, and move the clouds. And as the first woman to inherit “the secrets,” Rojas Contreras’ mother was just as powerful. Mami delighted in her ability to appear in two places at once, and she could cast out even the most persistent spirits with nothing more than a glass of water. This legacy had always felt like it belonged to her mother and grandfather, until, while living in the U.S. in her twenties, Rojas Contreras suffered a head injury that left her with amnesia. As she regained partial memory, her family was excited to tell her that this had happened before: Decades ago Mami had taken a fall that left her with amnesia, too. And when she recovered, she had gained access to “the secrets.” In 2012, spurred by a shared dream among Mami and her sisters, and her own powerful urge to relearn her family history in the aftermath of her memory loss, Rojas Contreras joins her mother on a journey to Colombia to disinter Nono’s remains. With Mami as her unpredictable, stubborn, and often hilarious guide, Rojas Contreras traces her lineage back to her Indigenous and Spanish roots, uncovering the violent and rigid colonial narrative that would eventually break her mestizo family into two camps: those who believe “the secrets” are a gift, and those who are convinced they are a curse. Interweaving family stories more enchanting than those in any novel, resurrected Colombian history, and her own deeply personal reckonings with the bounds of reality, Rojas Contreras writes her way through the incomprehensible and into her inheritance. The result is a luminous testament to the power of storytelling as a healing art and an invitation to embrace the extraordinary. *Includes a downloadable PDF of the author’s personal photographs of family members, scenes, and mementos, from the printed book]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/agent-josephine-american-beauty-french-hero-british-spy-by-damien-lewis--65151944https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546662 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy Author: Damien Lewis Narrator: Damien Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 40 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Singer. Actress. Beauty. Spy. During WW2, Josephine Baker, the world's richest and most glamorous entertainer, was an Allied spy in Occupied France. This is the story of her heroic personal resistance to Nazi Germany. Prior to World War II, Josephine Baker was a music hall diva renowned for her singing and dancing, her beauty and sexuality; she was the most highly-paid female performer in Europe. When the Nazis seized her adopted city, Paris, she was banned from the stage, along with all ‘negroes and Jews’.  Yet, instead of returning to America,  she vowed to stay and to fight the Nazi evil. Overnight she went from performer to Resistance spy.  In Agent Josephine best-selling author Damien Lewis uncovers this little known history of the famous singer's life. During the years of the war, as a member of the French Nurse paratroopers—a cover for her spying work—she participated in numerous clandestine activities and emerged as formidable spy. In turn, she was a hero of the three countries in whose name she served: the US, the nation of her birth; France, the land that embraced her during her adult career; and Britain, the country from which she took her orders, as one of London’s most closely-guarded special agents. Baker’s secret war embodies a tale of unbounded courage, passion, devotion and sacrifice, and of deep and bitter tragedy, fueled by her own desire to combat the rise of Nazism, and to fight for all that is good and right in the world.   Drawing on a plethora of new historical material and rigorous research, including previously undisclosed letters and journals, Lewis upends the conventional story of Josephine Baker, revealing that her mark on history went far beyond the confines of the stage.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546662Tue, 12 Jul 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546662 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy Author: Damien Lewis Narrator: Damien Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 40...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546662 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy Author: Damien Lewis Narrator: Damien Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 40 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Singer. Actress. Beauty. Spy. During WW2, Josephine Baker, the world's richest and most glamorous entertainer, was an Allied spy in Occupied France. This is the story of her heroic personal resistance to Nazi Germany. Prior to World War II, Josephine Baker was a music hall diva renowned for her singing and dancing, her beauty and sexuality; she was the most highly-paid female performer in Europe. When the Nazis seized her adopted city, Paris, she was banned from the stage, along with all ‘negroes and Jews’.  Yet, instead of returning to America,  she vowed to stay and to fight the Nazi evil. Overnight she went from performer to Resistance spy.  In Agent Josephine best-selling author Damien Lewis uncovers this little known history of the famous singer's life. During the years of the war, as a member of the French Nurse paratroopers—a cover for her spying work—she participated in numerous clandestine activities and emerged as formidable spy. In turn, she was a hero of the three countries in whose name she served: the US, the nation of her birth; France, the land that embraced her during her adult career; and Britain, the country from which she took her orders, as one of London’s most closely-guarded special agents. Baker’s secret war embodies a tale of unbounded courage, passion, devotion and sacrifice, and of deep and bitter tragedy, fueled by her own desire to combat the rise of Nazism, and to fight for all that is good and right in the world.   Drawing on a plethora of new historical material and rigorous research, including previously undisclosed letters and journals, Lewis upends the conventional story of Josephine Baker, revealing that her mark on history went far beyond the confines of the stage.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/normal-family-on-truth-love-and-how-i-met-my-35-siblings-by-chrysta-bilton--65151934https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/556987 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Normal Family: On Truth, Love, and How I Met My 35 Siblings Author: Chrysta Bilton Narrator: Chrysta Bilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This riveting, nuanced memoir about unforgettable individuals thrown together by chance and DNA tells a story of nature, nurture, and coming to terms with one's true inheritance. What is a “normal family,” and how do you go about making one? Chrysta Bilton’s magnetic, larger-than-life mother, Debra, yearned to have a child, but as a single gay woman in 1980s California, she had few options. Until one day, while getting her hair done in a Beverly Hills salon, she met a man and instantly knew he was the one she’d been looking for. Beautiful, athletic, artistic, and from a well-to-do family, Jeffrey Harrison appeared to be Debra’s ideal sperm donor.    A verbal agreement, a couple of thousand in cash, and a few squirts of a turkey baster later, and Chrysta was conceived. Over the years, Jeffrey would make regular appearances at the family home, which grew to include Chrysta’s baby sister. But how much did Debra really know about the man she’d chosen to father her daughters? And as a single mother torn between ferocious independence and abject dependence—on other women, alcohol, drugs, and the adrenaline of get-rich-quick schemes—what secrets of her own was she keeping?   It wasn’t until Chrysta was a young adult that she discovered just how much her parents had hidden from their daughters—and each other—including a shocking revelation with far-reaching consequences not only for Debra, Chrysta, and her sister, but for dozens and possibly hundreds of unsuspecting families across the country. After a lifetime of longing for a “normal family,” can Chrysta face the reality of her own, in all its complexity?  Bringing us into the fold of a deeply dysfunctional yet fiercely loving clan that is anything but “normal,” this emotional roller coaster of a memoir will make you cry, laugh, and rethink the meaning of family.   Named a 'Best Book of the Summer' by LA Times, People, USA Today, Vanity Fair, The Hollywood Reporter, Amazon, Apple, Cup of Jo, Kirkus, Parade, & Today]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/556987Tue, 12 Jul 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/556987 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Normal Family: On Truth, Love, and How I Met My 35 Siblings Author: Chrysta Bilton Narrator: Chrysta Bilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/556987 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Normal Family: On Truth, Love, and How I Met My 35 Siblings Author: Chrysta Bilton Narrator: Chrysta Bilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This riveting, nuanced memoir about unforgettable individuals thrown together by chance and DNA tells a story of nature, nurture, and coming to terms with one's true inheritance. What is a “normal family,” and how do you go about making one? Chrysta Bilton’s magnetic, larger-than-life mother, Debra, yearned to have a child, but as a single gay woman in 1980s California, she had few options. Until one day, while getting her hair done in a Beverly Hills salon, she met a man and instantly knew he was the one she’d been looking for. Beautiful, athletic, artistic, and from a well-to-do family, Jeffrey Harrison appeared to be Debra’s ideal sperm donor.    A verbal agreement, a couple of thousand in cash, and a few squirts of a turkey baster later, and Chrysta was conceived. Over the years, Jeffrey would make regular appearances at the family home, which grew to include Chrysta’s baby sister. But how much did Debra really know about the man she’d chosen to father her daughters? And as a single mother torn between ferocious independence and abject dependence—on other women, alcohol, drugs, and the adrenaline of get-rich-quick schemes—what secrets of her own was she keeping?   It wasn’t until Chrysta was a young adult that she discovered just how much her parents had hidden from their daughters—and each other—including a shocking revelation with far-reaching consequences not only for Debra, Chrysta, and her sister, but for dozens and possibly hundreds of unsuspecting families across the country. After a lifetime of longing for a “normal family,” can Chrysta face the reality of her own, in all its complexity?  Bringing us into the fold of a deeply dysfunctional yet fiercely loving clan that is anything but “normal,” this emotional roller coaster of a memoir will make you cry, laugh, and rethink the meaning of family.   Named a 'Best Book of the Summer' by LA Times, People, USA Today, Vanity Fair, The Hollywood Reporter, Amazon, Apple, Cup of Jo, Kirkus, Parade, & Today]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/soundings-journeys-in-the-company-of-whales-a-memoir-by-doreen-cunningham--65151913https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552928 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soundings: Journeys in the Company of Whales: A Memoir Author: Doreen Cunningham Narrator: Doreen Cunningham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “A gorgeous journey…You will be glad you’ve joined her.” —Susan Orlean, author of On Animals and The Library Book In this lyrical memoir of motherhood, love, and resilience that “captures rarely observed natural places” (San Francisco Chronicle) a woman and her toddler son follow the grey whale migration from Mexico to northernmost Alaska. In this “striking, brave[,] and often lyrical” (The Guardian) blend of nature writing, whale science, and memoir, Doreen Cunningham interweaves two stories: tracking the extraordinary northward migration of the grey whales with a mischievous toddler in tow and living with an Iñupiaq family in Alaska seven years earlier. A story of courage and resilience, Soundings is about the migrating whales and all we can learn from them as they mother, adapt, and endure, their lives interrupted and threatened by global warming. It is also a riveting journey onto the Arctic Sea ice and into the changing world of Indigenous whale hunters, where Doreen becomes immersed in the ancient values of the Iñupiaq whale hunt and falls in love. Big-hearted, brave, and fearlessly honest, Soundings is an unforgettable journey.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552928Tue, 12 Jul 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552928 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soundings: Journeys in the Company of Whales: A Memoir Author: Doreen Cunningham Narrator: Doreen Cunningham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552928 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soundings: Journeys in the Company of Whales: A Memoir Author: Doreen Cunningham Narrator: Doreen Cunningham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “A gorgeous journey…You will be glad you’ve joined her.” —Susan Orlean, author of On Animals and The Library Book In this lyrical memoir of motherhood, love, and resilience that “captures rarely observed natural places” (San Francisco Chronicle) a woman and her toddler son follow the grey whale migration from Mexico to northernmost Alaska. In this “striking, brave[,] and often lyrical” (The Guardian) blend of nature writing, whale science, and memoir, Doreen Cunningham interweaves two stories: tracking the extraordinary northward migration of the grey whales with a mischievous toddler in tow and living with an Iñupiaq family in Alaska seven years earlier. A story of courage and resilience, Soundings is about the migrating whales and all we can learn from them as they mother, adapt, and endure, their lives interrupted and threatened by global warming. It is also a riveting journey onto the Arctic Sea ice and into the changing world of Indigenous whale hunters, where Doreen becomes immersed in the ancient values of the Iñupiaq whale hunt and falls in love. Big-hearted, brave, and fearlessly honest, Soundings is an unforgettable journey.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pretty-baby-a-memoir-by-chris-belcher--65151902https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/559029 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pretty Baby: A Memoir Author: Chris Belcher Narrator: Chris Belcher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Absolutely not to be missed.” —Vogue “A muscular, canny memoir about labor and power and gender…I couldn’t put it down. What a fucking gorgeous book.” —Carmen Maria Machado, author of In the Dream House A queer teen rebel escapes small-town Appalachia and becomes Los Angeles’s Renowned Lesbian Dominatrix in this searing and darkly funny memoir that upends our ideas about desire, class, and power. The dominatrix is the id of American femininity. She says the words that we all wish we could say when we find ourselves frozen in the presence of men. No is principal among them. So writes Chris Belcher, who appeared destined for a life of conventional femininity after she took first place in an infant beauty contest—a minor glory that followed her around a working-class town of 1,600 people in rural West Virginia. But when she came out as queer, the conservative community that had once celebrated its prettiest baby turned on her. A decade later, living in Los Angeles and trying to stay afloat in the early years of a PhD program, Belcher plunges into the work of a pro domme. Branding herself as Los Angeles’s Renowned Lesbian Dominatrix, she specializes in male clients who want a domme to make them feel worthless, shameful, and weak—all the abuse regularly heaped upon women for free. A queer woman whom men can trust with the unorthodox sides of their sexualities, Belcher is paid to be the keeper of the fantasies that they can’t enact in their everyday relationships. But moonlighting as a sex worker also carries risks, like the not-so-submissive who tries to turn the tables and the jealous client out for revenge. As Belcher moves between the embodied world of the pro domme and the abstract realm of academia, she discovers how lessons from the classroom apply to the dungeon, and vice versa. Still, fear that her doctoral program won’t approve burdens her with a double life. Pretty Baby is her second coming out. In this sharp and discerning memoir, we see through Belcher’s eyes how power and desire can be renegotiated—or reinforced.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/559029Tue, 12 Jul 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/559029 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pretty Baby: A Memoir Author: Chris Belcher Narrator: Chris Belcher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/559029 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pretty Baby: A Memoir Author: Chris Belcher Narrator: Chris Belcher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Absolutely not to be missed.” —Vogue “A muscular, canny memoir about labor and power and gender…I couldn’t put it down. What a fucking gorgeous book.” —Carmen Maria Machado, author of In the Dream House A queer teen rebel escapes small-town Appalachia and becomes Los Angeles’s Renowned Lesbian Dominatrix in this searing and darkly funny memoir that upends our ideas about desire, class, and power. The dominatrix is the id of American femininity. She says the words that we all wish we could say when we find ourselves frozen in the presence of men. No is principal among them. So writes Chris Belcher, who appeared destined for a life of conventional femininity after she took first place in an infant beauty contest—a minor glory that followed her around a working-class town of 1,600 people in rural West Virginia. But when she came out as queer, the conservative community that had once celebrated its prettiest baby turned on her. A decade later, living in Los Angeles and trying to stay afloat in the early years of a PhD program, Belcher plunges into the work of a pro domme. Branding herself as Los Angeles’s Renowned Lesbian Dominatrix, she specializes in male clients who want a domme to make them feel worthless, shameful, and weak—all the abuse regularly heaped upon women for free. A queer woman whom men can trust with the unorthodox sides of their sexualities, Belcher is paid to be the keeper of the fantasies that they can’t enact in their everyday relationships. But moonlighting as a sex worker also carries risks, like the not-so-submissive who tries to turn the tables and the jealous client out for revenge. As Belcher moves between the embodied world of the pro domme and the abstract realm of academia, she discovers how lessons from the classroom apply to the dungeon, and vice versa. Still, fear that her doctoral program won’t approve burdens her with a double life. Pretty Baby is her second coming out. In this sharp and discerning memoir, we see through Belcher’s eyes how power and desire can be renegotiated—or reinforced.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-my-first-rodeo-lessons-from-the-heartland-by-kristi-noem--65151870https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565572 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland Author: Kristi Noem Narrator: Kristi Noem, Charity Spencer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release date: June 28, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.82 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: South Dakota governor Kristi Noem tells her rough and tumble story of growing up on a ranch, and how a blessed life of true grit taught her how to lead. “We don’t complain about things, Kristi. We fix them.” Taking her father’s words to heart, South Dakota's first woman governor Kristi Noem shares heartfelt – and heartbreaking – lessons on making things right in the world, from her childhood on a farm in the vastness of rural America, to the marbled halls of Congress, to the national spotlight amid a global pandemic. From humorous barnyard battles with feisty cattle and rodeo horses, to the tragic and untimely death of her larger-than-life father, to her decision to her decision to return and run the farm and ranch with her family, Noem invites readers into a life defined by work, faith, and helping others. Noem's reflections are offered in the familiar, unvarnished voice of a woman who later defied Washington’s most powerful politicians and led the people of her small, hardscrabble state through natural disasters, the pain of a global pandemic, and the fear and turmoil that gripped the nation after.   While filled with plenty of candid observations and refreshingly frank assessments of the country's leading figures, the memoir's most powerful moments nevertheless come from honest glimpses into marriage, motherhood, and leadership in an unpredictable time.    Far from a book about politics, Not My First Rodeo is the story of a life lived so far – with characters as richly textured as the Black Hills, and reflections as gentle and powerful as America itself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565572Tue, 28 Jun 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565572 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland Author: Kristi Noem Narrator: Kristi Noem, Charity Spencer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565572 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland Author: Kristi Noem Narrator: Kristi Noem, Charity Spencer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release date: June 28, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.82 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: South Dakota governor Kristi Noem tells her rough and tumble story of growing up on a ranch, and how a blessed life of true grit taught her how to lead. “We don’t complain about things, Kristi. We fix them.” Taking her father’s words to heart, South Dakota's first woman governor Kristi Noem shares heartfelt – and heartbreaking – lessons on making things right in the world, from her childhood on a farm in the vastness of rural America, to the marbled halls of Congress, to the national spotlight amid a global pandemic. From humorous barnyard battles with feisty cattle and rodeo horses, to the tragic and untimely death of her larger-than-life father, to her decision to her decision to return and run the farm and ranch with her family, Noem invites readers into a life defined by work, faith, and helping others. Noem's reflections are offered in the familiar, unvarnished voice of a woman who later defied Washington’s most powerful politicians and led the people of her small, hardscrabble state through natural disasters, the pain of a global pandemic, and the fear and turmoil that gripped the nation after.   While filled with plenty of candid observations and refreshingly frank assessments of the country's leading figures, the memoir's most powerful moments nevertheless come from honest glimpses into marriage, motherhood, and leadership in an unpredictable time.    Far from a book about politics, Not My First Rodeo is the story of a life lived so far – with characters as richly textured as the Black Hills, and reflections as gentle and powerful as America itself.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dinner-for-one-how-cooking-in-paris-saved-me-by-sutanya-dacres--65151932https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553380 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dinner for One: How Cooking in Paris Saved Me Author: Sutanya Dacres Narrator: Imani Jade Powers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 32 minutes Release date: June 21, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From podcast host Sutanya Dacres comes Dinner for One, an unforgettable memoir of how she rebuilt her life after her American-in-Paris fairy tale shattered, starting with cooking dinner for herself in her Montmartre kitchen When Sutanya Dacres married her French boyfriend and moved to Paris at twenty-seven, she felt like she was living out her very own Nora Ephron romantic comedy. Jamaican-born and Bronx-raised, she had never dreamed she herself could be one of those American women in Paris she admired from afar via their blogs, until she met the man of her dreams one night in Manhattan. A couple of years later, she married her Frenchman and moved to Paris, embarking on her own “happily-ever-after.” But when her marriage abruptly ended, the fairy tale came crashing down around her. Reeling from her sudden divorce and the cracked facade of that picture-perfect expat life, Sutanya grew determined to mend her broken heart and learn to love herself again. She began by cooking dinner for one in her Montmartre kitchen. Along the way, she builds Parisienne friendships, learns how to date in French, and examines what it means to be a Black American woman in Paris—all while adopting the French principle of pleasure, especially when it comes to good food, and exploring what the concept of self-care really means. Brimming with charm, humor, and hard-won wisdom, Sutanya's story takes you on an adventure through love, loss, and finding where you truly belong, even when it doesn’t look quite how you expected. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553380Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553380 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dinner for One: How Cooking in Paris Saved Me Author: Sutanya Dacres Narrator: Imani Jade Powers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 32...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553380 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dinner for One: How Cooking in Paris Saved Me Author: Sutanya Dacres Narrator: Imani Jade Powers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 32 minutes Release date: June 21, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From podcast host Sutanya Dacres comes Dinner for One, an unforgettable memoir of how she rebuilt her life after her American-in-Paris fairy tale shattered, starting with cooking dinner for herself in her Montmartre kitchen When Sutanya Dacres married her French boyfriend and moved to Paris at twenty-seven, she felt like she was living out her very own Nora Ephron romantic comedy. Jamaican-born and Bronx-raised, she had never dreamed she herself could be one of those American women in Paris she admired from afar via their blogs, until she met the man of her dreams one night in Manhattan. A couple of years later, she married her Frenchman and moved to Paris, embarking on her own “happily-ever-after.” But when her marriage abruptly ended, the fairy tale came crashing down around her. Reeling from her sudden divorce and the cracked facade of that picture-perfect expat life, Sutanya grew determined to mend her broken heart and learn to love herself again. She began by cooking dinner for one in her Montmartre kitchen. Along the way, she builds Parisienne friendships, learns how to date in French, and examines what it means to be a Black American woman in Paris—all while adopting the French principle of pleasure, especially when it comes to good food, and exploring what the concept of self-care really means. Brimming with charm, humor, and hard-won wisdom, Sutanya's story takes you on an adventure through love, loss, and finding where you truly belong, even when it doesn’t look quite how you expected. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heiress-rebel-vigilante-bomber-the-extraordinary-life-of-rose-dugdale-by-sean-o-driscoll--65151949https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553736 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber: The Extraordinary Life of Rose Dugdale Author: Sean O'driscoll Narrator: Gerry O'brien Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: June 16, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by penguin. The astonishing story of the English heiress who devoted her life to the IRA She grew up in a Chelsea townhouse and on a Devon estate. She was presented to the Queen at Buckingham Palace as a debutante in 1958. She trained at Oxford as an academic economist and had a love affair with a female professor (who was on the rebound from Iris Murdoch). At thirty, she commenced giving her inheritance away to the poor. In 1972, the deadliest year of the Northern Irish Troubles, she travelled to Ireland and joined the IRA. Sean O'Driscoll's Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber tells the astonishing story of Rose Dugdale, who went on to become a committed terrorist, participating in a major art heist and a bombing raid on a police and army barracks; who kept a pregnancy secret for nine months in prison and gave birth there; and who ended up at the heart of the IRA's bomb-making operation during its deadly final spasms in the 1990s. Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber is both the page-turning biography of a remarkable woman and a groundbreaking account of the inner workings of a terrorist organization. © Sean O'Driscoll 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553736Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553736 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber: The Extraordinary Life of Rose Dugdale Author: Sean O'driscoll Narrator: Gerry O'brien Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553736 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber: The Extraordinary Life of Rose Dugdale Author: Sean O'driscoll Narrator: Gerry O'brien Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: June 16, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by penguin. The astonishing story of the English heiress who devoted her life to the IRA She grew up in a Chelsea townhouse and on a Devon estate. She was presented to the Queen at Buckingham Palace as a debutante in 1958. She trained at Oxford as an academic economist and had a love affair with a female professor (who was on the rebound from Iris Murdoch). At thirty, she commenced giving her inheritance away to the poor. In 1972, the deadliest year of the Northern Irish Troubles, she travelled to Ireland and joined the IRA. Sean O'Driscoll's Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber tells the astonishing story of Rose Dugdale, who went on to become a committed terrorist, participating in a major art heist and a bombing raid on a police and army barracks; who kept a pregnancy secret for nine months in prison and gave birth there; and who ended up at the heart of the IRA's bomb-making operation during its deadly final spasms in the 1990s. Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber is both the page-turning biography of a remarkable woman and a groundbreaking account of the inner workings of a terrorist organization. © Sean O'Driscoll 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pig-years-by-ellyn-gaydos--65151937https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548797 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pig Years Author: Ellyn Gaydos Narrator: Ellyn Gaydos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 14, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This captivating memoir is a “startling testimony to the glories and sorrows of raising and harvesting plants and animals” (Anthony Doerr, best-selling author of All the Light We Cannot See), as an itinerant farmhand chronicles the wonders hidden within the ever-blooming seasons of life, death, and rebirth. Pig Years catapults American nature writing into the 21st century, and has been hailed by Lydia Davis and Aimee Nezhukumatathil as “engrossing” and “a marvel.” As a farmer in Upstate New York and Vermont, Ellyn Gaydos lives on the knife edge between loss and gain. Her debut memoir draws us into this precarious world, conjuring with stark simplicity the lifeblood of the farm: its livestock and stark full moons, the sharp cold days lives near to the land. Joy and tragedy are frequent bedfellows. Fields go barren and animals meet their end too soon, but then their bodies become food in a time-old human ritual. Seasonal hands are ground down by the hard work, but new relationships are formed, love blossoms and Gaydos yearns to become a mother. As winter’s dark descends, Pig Years draws us into a violent and gorgeous world where pigs are star-bright symbols of hope and beauty surfaces in the furrows, the sow, even in the slaughter. In hardy, lyrical prose that recalls the agrarian writing of Annie Dillard and Wendell Berry, Gaydos asks us to bear witness to the work that sustains us all and to reconsider what we know of survival and what saves us. Pig Years is a rapturous reckoning of love, labor, and loss within a landscape given to flux.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548797Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548797 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pig Years Author: Ellyn Gaydos Narrator: Ellyn Gaydos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 14, 2022 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548797 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pig Years Author: Ellyn Gaydos Narrator: Ellyn Gaydos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 14, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This captivating memoir is a “startling testimony to the glories and sorrows of raising and harvesting plants and animals” (Anthony Doerr, best-selling author of All the Light We Cannot See), as an itinerant farmhand chronicles the wonders hidden within the ever-blooming seasons of life, death, and rebirth. Pig Years catapults American nature writing into the 21st century, and has been hailed by Lydia Davis and Aimee Nezhukumatathil as “engrossing” and “a marvel.” As a farmer in Upstate New York and Vermont, Ellyn Gaydos lives on the knife edge between loss and gain. Her debut memoir draws us into this precarious world, conjuring with stark simplicity the lifeblood of the farm: its livestock and stark full moons, the sharp cold days lives near to the land. Joy and tragedy are frequent bedfellows. Fields go barren and animals meet their end too soon, but then their bodies become food in a time-old human ritual. Seasonal hands are ground down by the hard work, but new relationships are formed, love blossoms and Gaydos yearns to become a mother. As winter’s dark descends, Pig Years draws us into a violent and gorgeous world where pigs are star-bright symbols of hope and beauty surfaces in the furrows, the sow, even in the slaughter. In hardy, lyrical prose that recalls the agrarian writing of Annie Dillard and Wendell Berry, Gaydos asks us to bear witness to the work that sustains us all and to reconsider what we know of survival and what saves us. Pig Years is a rapturous reckoning of love, labor, and loss within a landscape given to flux.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/if-we-break-a-memoir-of-marriage-addiction-and-healing-by-kathleen-buhle--65151904https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558722 to listen full audiobooks. Title: If We Break: A Memoir of Marriage, Addiction, and Healing Author: Kathleen Buhle Narrator: Kathleen Buhle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 46 minutes Release date: June 14, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.73 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Kathleen Buhle shares her story of resilience and self-discovery after her marriage to Hunter Biden unraveled in the wake of substance abuse and infidelity in this “dignified and revealing” (People) memoir. “Kathleen Buhle’s brave and honest story transcends politics, division, hearsay, and judgment.”—Connie Britton This is not a story about good versus evil. Or who was right. Or who was better. For decades, Kathleen Buhle chose to play the role of the good wife, beginning when, as a naïve young woman from a working-class family on the South Side of Chicago, she met the dashing son of a senator at the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Oregon. Within months of falling in love, Kathleen found herself pregnant and engaged, living a life beyond anything she’d ever known.   Determined to build her family on a foundation of love, Kathleen was convinced her and Hunter’s commitment to each other could overcome any obstacle. But when Hunter’s drinking evolved into dependency, she was forced to learn how rapidly and irrevocably a marriage can fall apart under the merciless power of addiction. When the lies became insurmountable, Kathleen was forced to reckon with the compromises she had made to try to save her marriage. She wondered if she could survive on her own.   The result is a memoir that is page-turning and heart-breaking. Here Kathleen asks why she kept so much hidden—from her daughters and herself—for so many years, why she became dependent on one man, and why she was more faithful to a vow of secrecy than to her own truth. This inspiring chronicle of radical honesty and self-actualization speaks to women who have lost part of their identity and want to reclaim it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558722Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558722 to listen full audiobooks. Title: If We Break: A Memoir of Marriage, Addiction, and Healing Author: Kathleen Buhle Narrator: Kathleen Buhle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558722 to listen full audiobooks. Title: If We Break: A Memoir of Marriage, Addiction, and Healing Author: Kathleen Buhle Narrator: Kathleen Buhle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 46 minutes Release date: June 14, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.73 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Kathleen Buhle shares her story of resilience and self-discovery after her marriage to Hunter Biden unraveled in the wake of substance abuse and infidelity in this “dignified and revealing” (People) memoir. “Kathleen Buhle’s brave and honest story transcends politics, division, hearsay, and judgment.”—Connie Britton This is not a story about good versus evil. Or who was right. Or who was better. For decades, Kathleen Buhle chose to play the role of the good wife, beginning when, as a naïve young woman from a working-class family on the South Side of Chicago, she met the dashing son of a senator at the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Oregon. Within months of falling in love, Kathleen found herself pregnant and engaged, living a life beyond anything she’d ever known.   Determined to build her family on a foundation of love, Kathleen was convinced her and Hunter’s commitment to each other could overcome any obstacle. But when Hunter’s drinking evolved into dependency, she was forced to learn how rapidly and irrevocably a marriage can fall apart under the merciless power of addiction. When the lies became insurmountable, Kathleen was forced to reckon with the compromises she had made to try to save her marriage. She wondered if she could survive on her own.   The result is a memoir that is page-turning and heart-breaking. Here Kathleen asks why she kept so much hidden—from her daughters and herself—for so many years, why she became dependent on one man, and why she was more faithful to a vow of secrecy than to her own truth. This inspiring chronicle of radical honesty and self-actualization speaks to women who have lost part of their identity and want to reclaim it.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/daffodil-hill-uprooting-my-life-buying-a-farm-and-learning-to-bloom-by-jake-keiser--65151917https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548803 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daffodil Hill: Uprooting My Life, Buying a Farm, and Learning to Bloom Author: Jake Keiser Narrator: Jake Keiser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 7, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A candid and heartwarming memoir of reinvention about a city girl who trades her career and her heels for five acres and a herd of goats “Jake Keiser is my favorite kind of woman—gutsy, tenacious, and not afraid to be vulnerable. And the animals are pretty f*cking adorable, too.”—Tara Schuster, author of Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies Jake Keiser was living the life in Tampa, Florida, running a high-powered PR firm and juggling drink dates, shopping sprees, and charity galas. But at age thirty-eight, following a failed marriage, a series of miscarriages, and a still-blistering breakup, she began to suffer from extreme anxiety. Hit with the realization that no amount of Botox could fill the hole in her heart, she decided to make the impulse purchase of a lifetime and bought a farm in the middle of nowhere, Mississippi. Suddenly responsible for more than seventy-five animals and five acres of land, and with only one bar of cell service, Jake begins her search for inner peace. She learns to fix a well, haul wood, shoot a gun, and care for baby chicks, goats, turkeys, geese, dogs, and a cat, playing spa music for them when they’re sick and naming them after her favorite fashion designers. The only problem is that she still can’t figure out how to truly care for herself. Unable to escape the accumulated pain of her past, Jake hits rock bottom. With nowhere left to run, she’s finally forced to confront a bracing reality: The farm won’t save her. Only she can save herself. Poignant, hilarious, and utterly charming, Daffodil Hill is for anyone who feels stuck—for those of us strapped to our desks and dreaming of an unconventional life, for those of us searching for something more. Most of all, it is for people who believe that the greatest love story of all is the one we write with ourselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548803Tue, 07 Jun 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548803 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daffodil Hill: Uprooting My Life, Buying a Farm, and Learning to Bloom Author: Jake Keiser Narrator: Jake Keiser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548803 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daffodil Hill: Uprooting My Life, Buying a Farm, and Learning to Bloom Author: Jake Keiser Narrator: Jake Keiser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 7, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A candid and heartwarming memoir of reinvention about a city girl who trades her career and her heels for five acres and a herd of goats “Jake Keiser is my favorite kind of woman—gutsy, tenacious, and not afraid to be vulnerable. And the animals are pretty f*cking adorable, too.”—Tara Schuster, author of Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies Jake Keiser was living the life in Tampa, Florida, running a high-powered PR firm and juggling drink dates, shopping sprees, and charity galas. But at age thirty-eight, following a failed marriage, a series of miscarriages, and a still-blistering breakup, she began to suffer from extreme anxiety. Hit with the realization that no amount of Botox could fill the hole in her heart, she decided to make the impulse purchase of a lifetime and bought a farm in the middle of nowhere, Mississippi. Suddenly responsible for more than seventy-five animals and five acres of land, and with only one bar of cell service, Jake begins her search for inner peace. She learns to fix a well, haul wood, shoot a gun, and care for baby chicks, goats, turkeys, geese, dogs, and a cat, playing spa music for them when they’re sick and naming them after her favorite fashion designers. The only problem is that she still can’t figure out how to truly care for herself. Unable to escape the accumulated pain of her past, Jake hits rock bottom. With nowhere left to run, she’s finally forced to confront a bracing reality: The farm won’t save her. Only she can save herself. Poignant, hilarious, and utterly charming, Daffodil Hill is for anyone who feels stuck—for those of us strapped to our desks and dreaming of an unconventional life, for those of us searching for something more. Most of all, it is for people who believe that the greatest love story of all is the one we write with ourselves.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/currently-between-husbands-by-cathrine-mahoney--65152019https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516530 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Currently Between Husbands Author: Cathrine Mahoney Narrator: Cathrine Mahoney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 31, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Trust me, there is life and love (and plenty of laughter) after divorce, even when your ex is one of Australia’s highest profile sport stars. Actually, I Don’t Like Cricket Or Blow Jobs! (And to be honest, I suck at both.) Yes, that was what I originally wanted to call this book. But then I realised that some women like cricket. Also, reading this in front of your inquisitive seven-year-old could lead to some awkward conversations. So, in stepped Currently Between Husbands to save the day and any blushes.   Having a relationship in the spotlight is hard enough, but in Currently Between Husbands, Cathrine Mahoney details the unique experience of breaking up with one of Australia's highest profile sport stars. Even for a self-confessed over-sharer, the breakdown of her marriage to rugby league player Andrew Johns was more public than she was used to. In her first book, the writer, podcaster and publicist provides a self-deprecating and hilarious look at her life – from fashion mistakes and early crushes as a kid growing up in Wales, to her years working with some of the world's biggest stars at Sony Music, to navigating life and love as a ‘solo’ mum, and coming to terms with hitting the big 4-0. Currently Between Husbands is the equivalent of having a chat with your bestie over a drink or two, with all the inappropriate confessions, front bottom revelations and teary moments that entails. ‘Desperately funny, fearless and full of heart.’ Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss ‘Strap in. You’re in for a fabulous ride. And you’ll be wishing (like I was before I knew her) that she was your friend. It’s a bloody good book, and I didn’t want it to end.’ Amanda Keller OAM, radio and TV host ‘My all-time favourite movie is Bridget Jones’ Diary – to anoint a real-life version is a big deal – but Cathrine Mahoney is it Bridget to a tee. I’d pay to read a post it note she wrote, let alone a book. Cathrine’s ability to be funny, clever, relatable, self-deprecating and just so loveable is unlike anyone I’ve ever met.’ Erin Molan, TV presenter, radio host and writer]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516530Tue, 31 May 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516530 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Currently Between Husbands Author: Cathrine Mahoney Narrator: Cathrine Mahoney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516530 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Currently Between Husbands Author: Cathrine Mahoney Narrator: Cathrine Mahoney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 31, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Trust me, there is life and love (and plenty of laughter) after divorce, even when your ex is one of Australia’s highest profile sport stars. Actually, I Don’t Like Cricket Or Blow Jobs! (And to be honest, I suck at both.) Yes, that was what I originally wanted to call this book. But then I realised that some women like cricket. Also, reading this in front of your inquisitive seven-year-old could lead to some awkward conversations. So, in stepped Currently Between Husbands to save the day and any blushes.   Having a relationship in the spotlight is hard enough, but in Currently Between Husbands, Cathrine Mahoney details the unique experience of breaking up with one of Australia's highest profile sport stars. Even for a self-confessed over-sharer, the breakdown of her marriage to rugby league player Andrew Johns was more public than she was used to. In her first book, the writer, podcaster and publicist provides a self-deprecating and hilarious look at her life – from fashion mistakes and early crushes as a kid growing up in Wales, to her years working with some of the world's biggest stars at Sony Music, to navigating life and love as a ‘solo’ mum, and coming to terms with hitting the big 4-0. Currently Between Husbands is the equivalent of having a chat with your bestie over a drink or two, with all the inappropriate confessions, front bottom revelations and teary moments that entails. ‘Desperately funny, fearless and full of heart.’ Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss ‘Strap in. You’re in for a fabulous ride. And you’ll be wishing (like I was before I knew her) that she was your friend. It’s a bloody good book, and I didn’t want it to end.’ Amanda Keller OAM, radio and TV host ‘My all-time favourite movie is Bridget Jones’ Diary – to anoint a real-life version is a big deal – but Cathrine Mahoney is it Bridget to a tee. I’d pay to read a post it note she wrote, let alone a book. Cathrine’s ability to be funny, clever, relatable, self-deprecating and just so loveable is unlike anyone I’ve ever met.’ Erin Molan, TV presenter, radio host and writer]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brace-for-impact-a-memoir-by-gabe-montesanti--65152043https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544748 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brace for Impact: A Memoir Author: Gabe Montesanti Narrator: Gabe Montesanti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 3 minutes Release date: May 24, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A powerful and redemptive story of how the dazzling world of roller derby helped one young woman transform her fear and self-doubt into gutsy, big-hearted, adventurous living  “A universal story of healing and triumph, made all the more beautiful, wild, and free by Gabe’s fierce love for roller derby and her team, who become her family.”—ABBY WAMBACH, Olympian, activist, and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wolfpack ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Book Riot Growing up queer in a conservative Midwestern town, Gabe Montesanti never felt comfortable in her own skin. A competitive swimmer, she turned to perfectionism and self-control to create a sense of safety, only to develop an eating disorder and constantly second-guess her instincts. When she enters graduate school in St. Louis, she is determined to put the baggage of her childhood behind her. With no prior experience, she joins Arch Rival, one of the top-ranked roller derby leagues in the world. Gabe instantly falls in love with the sport’s roughness, intensity, and open embrace of people who are literally and figuratively scarred. She soon finds community and a sense of belonging, reveling in the tattoos, glitter, and campiness.  But when Gabe suffers a catastrophic injury, she can no longer ignore the parallels between the physicality of roller derby and the unresolved trauma of her upbringing. Rendered inactive, forced to be still, Gabe realizes she needs to heal her emotional wounds as much as her physical ones; she must confront her fear and self-diminishment in order to feel truly alive. Told with unflinching honesty and a giant dose of wonder, Brace for Impact is a tender, inspiring memoir about the everyday heroism of pursuing a life less ordinary, and the deeply human need to be at peace with who you are.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544748Tue, 24 May 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544748 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brace for Impact: A Memoir Author: Gabe Montesanti Narrator: Gabe Montesanti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 3 minutes Release date: May...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544748 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brace for Impact: A Memoir Author: Gabe Montesanti Narrator: Gabe Montesanti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 3 minutes Release date: May 24, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A powerful and redemptive story of how the dazzling world of roller derby helped one young woman transform her fear and self-doubt into gutsy, big-hearted, adventurous living  “A universal story of healing and triumph, made all the more beautiful, wild, and free by Gabe’s fierce love for roller derby and her team, who become her family.”—ABBY WAMBACH, Olympian, activist, and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wolfpack ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Book Riot Growing up queer in a conservative Midwestern town, Gabe Montesanti never felt comfortable in her own skin. A competitive swimmer, she turned to perfectionism and self-control to create a sense of safety, only to develop an eating disorder and constantly second-guess her instincts. When she enters graduate school in St. Louis, she is determined to put the baggage of her childhood behind her. With no prior experience, she joins Arch Rival, one of the top-ranked roller derby leagues in the world. Gabe instantly falls in love with the sport’s roughness, intensity, and open embrace of people who are literally and figuratively scarred. She soon finds community and a sense of belonging, reveling in the tattoos, glitter, and campiness.  But when Gabe suffers a catastrophic injury, she can no longer ignore the parallels between the physicality of roller derby and the unresolved trauma of her upbringing. Rendered inactive, forced to be still, Gabe realizes she needs to heal her emotional wounds as much as her physical ones; she must confront her fear and self-diminishment in order to feel truly alive. Told with unflinching honesty and a giant dose of wonder, Brace for Impact is a tender, inspiring memoir about the everyday heroism of pursuing a life less ordinary, and the deeply human need to be at peace with who you are.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ma-and-me-a-memoir-by-putsata-reang--65152050https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539960 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ma and Me: A Memoir Author: Putsata Reang Narrator: Putsata Reang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Putsata Reang's quiet narration of her beautiful, poignant memoir holds both deep compassion and raw pain. Reang's ability to capture both her own and her mother's histories, desires, and dreams--in her voice and her prose--is remarkable.' -AudioFile on Ma and Me This program is read by the author. 'A nuanced mediation on love, identity, and belonging. This story of survival radiates with resilience and hope.' —Publishers Weekly, starred review 'This openhearted memoir . . . opens the door to include queer descendants of war survivors into the growing American library of love.” —Sarah Schulman, author of Let the Record Show When Putsata Reang was eleven months old, her family fled war-torn Cambodia, spending twenty-three days on an overcrowded navy vessel before finding sanctuary at an American naval base in the Philippines. Holding what appeared to be a lifeless baby in her arms, Ma resisted the captain’s orders to throw her bundle overboard. Instead, on landing, Ma rushed her baby into the arms of American military nurses and doctors, who saved the child's life. “I had hope, just a little, you were still alive,” Ma would tell Put in an oft-repeated story that became family legend. Over the years, Put lived to please Ma and make her proud, hustling to repay her life debt by becoming the consummate good Cambodian daughter, working steadfastly by Ma’s side in the berry fields each summer and eventually building a successful career as an award-winning journalist. But Put's adoration and efforts are no match for Ma's expectations. When she comes out to Ma in her twenties, it's just a phase. When she fails to bring home a Khmer boyfriend, it's because she's not trying hard enough. When, at the age of forty, Put tells Ma she is finally getting married—to a woman—it breaks their bond in two. In her startling memoir, Reang explores the long legacy of inherited trauma and the crushing weight of cultural and filial duty. With rare clarity and lyric wisdom, Ma and Me is a stunning, deeply moving memoir about love, debt, and duty.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539960Tue, 17 May 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539960 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ma and Me: A Memoir Author: Putsata Reang Narrator: Putsata Reang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/539960 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ma and Me: A Memoir Author: Putsata Reang Narrator: Putsata Reang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Putsata Reang's quiet narration of her beautiful, poignant memoir holds both deep compassion and raw pain. Reang's ability to capture both her own and her mother's histories, desires, and dreams--in her voice and her prose--is remarkable.' -AudioFile on Ma and Me This program is read by the author. 'A nuanced mediation on love, identity, and belonging. This story of survival radiates with resilience and hope.' —Publishers Weekly, starred review 'This openhearted memoir . . . opens the door to include queer descendants of war survivors into the growing American library of love.” —Sarah Schulman, author of Let the Record Show When Putsata Reang was eleven months old, her family fled war-torn Cambodia, spending twenty-three days on an overcrowded navy vessel before finding sanctuary at an American naval base in the Philippines. Holding what appeared to be a lifeless baby in her arms, Ma resisted the captain’s orders to throw her bundle overboard. Instead, on landing, Ma rushed her baby into the arms of American military nurses and doctors, who saved the child's life. “I had hope, just a little, you were still alive,” Ma would tell Put in an oft-repeated story that became family legend. Over the years, Put lived to please Ma and make her proud, hustling to repay her life debt by becoming the consummate good Cambodian daughter, working steadfastly by Ma’s side in the berry fields each summer and eventually building a successful career as an award-winning journalist. But Put's adoration and efforts are no match for Ma's expectations. When she comes out to Ma in her twenties, it's just a phase. When she fails to bring home a Khmer boyfriend, it's because she's not trying hard enough. When, at the age of forty, Put tells Ma she is finally getting married—to a woman—it breaks their bond in two. In her startling memoir, Reang explores the long legacy of inherited trauma and the crushing weight of cultural and filial duty. With rare clarity and lyric wisdom, Ma and Me is a stunning, deeply moving memoir about love, debt, and duty.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mother-noise-by-cindy-house--65151957https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552944 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mother Noise Author: Cindy House Narrator: Cindy House Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A poignant, “raw[,] and tender” (The New York Times Book Review) memoir told in essays and graphic shorts about what life looks like twenty years after recovery from addiction—and how to live with the past as a parent, writer, and sober person—from a regular opener for David Sedaris. In the opening of this “unexpectedly uplifting...masterfully crafted memoir” (Shelf Awareness, starred review) Cindy, twenty years into recovery after a heroin addiction, grapples with how to tell her nine-year-old son about her past. She wants him to learn this history from her, not anyone else; but she worries about the effect this truth may have on him. Told in essays and graphic narrative shorts, Mother Noise is a stunning memoir that delves deep into our responsibilities as parents while celebrating the moments of grace and generosity that mark a true friendship—in this case, her benefactor and champion through the years, David Sedaris. This is a powerful memoir about addiction, motherhood, and Cindy’s ongoing effort to reconcile the two. Are we required to share with our children the painful details of our past, or do we owe them protection from the harsh truth of who we were before? With dark humor and brutal, clear-eyed honesty, Mother Noise is “a full-throated anthem of hope, [that] lends light to a dark issue” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552944Tue, 17 May 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552944 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mother Noise Author: Cindy House Narrator: Cindy House Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022 Genres: Women...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552944 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mother Noise Author: Cindy House Narrator: Cindy House Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A poignant, “raw[,] and tender” (The New York Times Book Review) memoir told in essays and graphic shorts about what life looks like twenty years after recovery from addiction—and how to live with the past as a parent, writer, and sober person—from a regular opener for David Sedaris. In the opening of this “unexpectedly uplifting...masterfully crafted memoir” (Shelf Awareness, starred review) Cindy, twenty years into recovery after a heroin addiction, grapples with how to tell her nine-year-old son about her past. She wants him to learn this history from her, not anyone else; but she worries about the effect this truth may have on him. Told in essays and graphic narrative shorts, Mother Noise is a stunning memoir that delves deep into our responsibilities as parents while celebrating the moments of grace and generosity that mark a true friendship—in this case, her benefactor and champion through the years, David Sedaris. This is a powerful memoir about addiction, motherhood, and Cindy’s ongoing effort to reconcile the two. Are we required to share with our children the painful details of our past, or do we owe them protection from the harsh truth of who we were before? With dark humor and brutal, clear-eyed honesty, Mother Noise is “a full-throated anthem of hope, [that] lends light to a dark issue” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-used-to-live-here-once-the-haunted-life-of-jean-rhys-by-miranda-seymour--65152040https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Used to Live Here Once: The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys Author: Miranda Seymour Narrator: Diana Quick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 10 minutes Release date: May 12, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: ‘An absolute belter of a biography’ MARINA HYDE A Times Literary Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2022 An LA Times Best Book of the Year 2022 An intimate, revealing and profoundly moving biography of Jean Rhys, acclaimed author of Wide Sargasso Sea. An obsessive and troubled genius, Jean Rhys is one of the most compelling and unnerving writers of the twentieth century. Memories of a conflicted Caribbean childhood haunt the four fictions that Rhys wrote during her extraordinary years as an exile in 1920s Paris and later in England. Rhys’s experiences of heartbreak, poverty, notoriety, breakdowns and even imprisonment all became grist for her writing, forming an iconic ‘Rhys woman’ whose personality – vulnerable, witty, watchful and angry – was often mistaken, and still is, for a self-portrait. Many details of Rhys’s life emerge from her memoir, Smile Please and the stories she wrote throughout her long and challenging career. But it’s a shock to discover that no biographer – until now – has researched the crucial seventeen years that Rhys spent living on the remote Caribbean island of Dominica; the island which haunted Rhys’s mind and her work for the rest of her life. Luminous and penetrating, Seymour’s biography reveals a proud and fiercely independent artist, one who experienced tragedy and extreme poverty, alcohol and drug dependency, romantic and sexual turmoil – and yet was never a victim. I Used to Live Here Once enables one of our most excitingly intuitive biographers to uncover the hidden truth about a fascinatingly elusive woman. The figure who emerges for Seymour is powerful, cultured, self-mocking, self-absorbed, unpredictable and often darkly funny. Persuasive, surprising and compassionate, this unforgettable biography brings Jean Rhys to life as never before.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516557Thu, 12 May 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Used to Live Here Once: The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys Author: Miranda Seymour Narrator: Diana Quick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Used to Live Here Once: The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys Author: Miranda Seymour Narrator: Diana Quick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 10 minutes Release date: May 12, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: ‘An absolute belter of a biography’ MARINA HYDE A Times Literary Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2022 An LA Times Best Book of the Year 2022 An intimate, revealing and profoundly moving biography of Jean Rhys, acclaimed author of Wide Sargasso Sea. An obsessive and troubled genius, Jean Rhys is one of the most compelling and unnerving writers of the twentieth century. Memories of a conflicted Caribbean childhood haunt the four fictions that Rhys wrote during her extraordinary years as an exile in 1920s Paris and later in England. Rhys’s experiences of heartbreak, poverty, notoriety, breakdowns and even imprisonment all became grist for her writing, forming an iconic ‘Rhys woman’ whose personality – vulnerable, witty, watchful and angry – was often mistaken, and still is, for a self-portrait. Many details of Rhys’s life emerge from her memoir, Smile Please and the stories she wrote throughout her long and challenging career. But it’s a shock to discover that no biographer – until now – has researched the crucial seventeen years that Rhys spent living on the remote Caribbean island of Dominica; the island which haunted Rhys’s mind and her work for the rest of her life. Luminous and penetrating, Seymour’s biography reveals a proud and fiercely independent artist, one who experienced tragedy and extreme poverty, alcohol and drug dependency, romantic and sexual turmoil – and yet was never a victim. I Used to Live Here Once enables one of our most excitingly intuitive biographers to uncover the hidden truth about a fascinatingly elusive woman. The figure who emerges for Seymour is powerful, cultured, self-mocking, self-absorbed, unpredictable and often darkly funny. Persuasive, surprising and compassionate, this unforgettable biography brings Jean Rhys to life as never before.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/miss-chloe-a-memoir-of-a-literary-friendship-with-toni-morrison-by-a-j-verdelle--65152042https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548480 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miss Chloe: A Memoir of a Literary Friendship with Toni Morrison Author: A. J. Verdelle Narrator: Bahni Turpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 26 minutes Release date: May 10, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Passionate, personal, insightful, testy, and unique.” —Kirkus (starred review) ''Verdelle offers us testimony in praise and consideration of life as a literary citizen and Black woman alongside the guiding light of Toni Morrison. This is a holy testimony, indeed, one that deserves to be amen'd forever.” —Jason Reynolds, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author ''Verdelle gives us the greatest gift—our beloved ancestor returned to us—generous and alive, remembered and revered. So grateful for this book in the world.” —Jacqueline Woodson, author of Another Brooklyn ''If you let a black girl loose in a library, you may not recognize the woman who emerges.'' —from Miss Chloe Toni Morrison, born Chloe A Wofford, was a towering figure in the world of literature when she entered A.J. Verdelle’s life. Their literary friendship was a young writer’s dream—simultaneously exhilarating, intimidating, fulfilling, and challenging. The relationship crossed generations, spanned several cycles in life, exhibited high and low notes, reached and dipped and found its way. Like many women friends, these two writers imagined and built a relationship that was responsive, inventive, and engaged. Miss Chloe powerfully situates the risks writers face and the freedom they find when they put Black women’s lives into words. Verdelle chronicles her grief at Morrison’s passing, and finds comfort in Morrison’s astute advice—wisdom Verdelle didn’t always recognize at the time. In this pensive and intricately lyrical book, Verdelle honors Morrison among the cultural greats, while illuminating and celebrating the power of language, legacy, and genius. A. J. Verdelle is the award-winning author of the novel, The Good Negress. She teaches Creative Writing at Morgan State University and at the MFA program at Lesley University.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548480Tue, 10 May 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548480 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miss Chloe: A Memoir of a Literary Friendship with Toni Morrison Author: A. J. Verdelle Narrator: Bahni Turpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548480 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miss Chloe: A Memoir of a Literary Friendship with Toni Morrison Author: A. J. Verdelle Narrator: Bahni Turpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 26 minutes Release date: May 10, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Passionate, personal, insightful, testy, and unique.” —Kirkus (starred review) ''Verdelle offers us testimony in praise and consideration of life as a literary citizen and Black woman alongside the guiding light of Toni Morrison. This is a holy testimony, indeed, one that deserves to be amen'd forever.” —Jason Reynolds, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author ''Verdelle gives us the greatest gift—our beloved ancestor returned to us—generous and alive, remembered and revered. So grateful for this book in the world.” —Jacqueline Woodson, author of Another Brooklyn ''If you let a black girl loose in a library, you may not recognize the woman who emerges.'' —from Miss Chloe Toni Morrison, born Chloe A Wofford, was a towering figure in the world of literature when she entered A.J. Verdelle’s life. Their literary friendship was a young writer’s dream—simultaneously exhilarating, intimidating, fulfilling, and challenging. The relationship crossed generations, spanned several cycles in life, exhibited high and low notes, reached and dipped and found its way. Like many women friends, these two writers imagined and built a relationship that was responsive, inventive, and engaged. Miss Chloe powerfully situates the risks writers face and the freedom they find when they put Black women’s lives into words. Verdelle chronicles her grief at Morrison’s passing, and finds comfort in Morrison’s astute advice—wisdom Verdelle didn’t always recognize at the time. In this pensive and intricately lyrical book, Verdelle honors Morrison among the cultural greats, while illuminating and celebrating the power of language, legacy, and genius. A. J. Verdelle is the award-winning author of the novel, The Good Negress. She teaches Creative Writing at Morgan State University and at the MFA program at Lesley University.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/isn-t-her-grace-amazing-the-women-who-changed-gospel-music-by-cheryl-wills--65151997https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551306 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Isn't Her Grace Amazing!: The Women Who Changed Gospel Music Author: Cheryl Wills Narrator: Tracey Leigh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 56 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A unique tribute to often overlooked women who have left an indelible mark on Gospel Music—powerful talents who overcame racism and sexism to define the genre, establish its sound, and set the standard for good sangin’ for generations. Nothing in the world soothes the soul better than Gospel music. From the foot-stomping, hand-clapping melodies of yesterday to the head-bobbing, bass-thumping hits of today, Gospel music ignites the spirit and delivers the inspiration that takes us from the rough side of the mountain to the peak of God’s love and grace. That feeling of joy, peace, love, and contentment is amplified when it’s ringing through the voice of a sister who can SANG, Cheryl Wills reminds us. The remedy for a tough day at work can be alleviated with Mary Mary’s uplifting jam Shackles, the answer to your heart’s desires can be found in the harmonies of The Clark Sisters Name It, Claim It, and if you need a reminder of God’s love, there is nothing more timeless that Aretha Franklin’s stirring rendition of Amazing Grace. Some talented performers, like Sister Rosetta Tharpe have faded from history, while singers like Yolanda Adams are at the top of her game. During the twentieth century, Willie Mae Ford spent most of her life encouraging and uplifting Christians both in church and on stage and composed more than 100 Gospel songs, yet it was men like her co-writer, Thomas A. Dorsey, who received the accolades and fame. Many women in the Gospel music industry go unnoticed, unpaid, and under-appreciated for their contributions, yet it is these women who are often the bedrock for songwriting, arranging, directing, and developing singers.  Cheryl Wills, the granddaughter of a Gospel singer, at last shines a spotlight on these spectacular women of song. The only book of its kind, Isn’t Her Grace Amazing! showcase the talents, gifts, and skills of women in the Gospel music industry. It celebrates these heroines, chronicles their journeys from the choir loft to the world’s largest stages, and reveals how they revolutionized this sacred music that is beloved worldwide. From the matriarchs of this movement to today’s chart-topping divas, Wills offers in-depth portraits of twenty-five amazing women of Gospel music—based on interviews and extensive research—behind-the-scenes stories of favorite gospel hits, and illuminates what makes each of them shine.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551306Tue, 03 May 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551306 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Isn't Her Grace Amazing!: The Women Who Changed Gospel Music Author: Cheryl Wills Narrator: Tracey Leigh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551306 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Isn't Her Grace Amazing!: The Women Who Changed Gospel Music Author: Cheryl Wills Narrator: Tracey Leigh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 56 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A unique tribute to often overlooked women who have left an indelible mark on Gospel Music—powerful talents who overcame racism and sexism to define the genre, establish its sound, and set the standard for good sangin’ for generations. Nothing in the world soothes the soul better than Gospel music. From the foot-stomping, hand-clapping melodies of yesterday to the head-bobbing, bass-thumping hits of today, Gospel music ignites the spirit and delivers the inspiration that takes us from the rough side of the mountain to the peak of God’s love and grace. That feeling of joy, peace, love, and contentment is amplified when it’s ringing through the voice of a sister who can SANG, Cheryl Wills reminds us. The remedy for a tough day at work can be alleviated with Mary Mary’s uplifting jam Shackles, the answer to your heart’s desires can be found in the harmonies of The Clark Sisters Name It, Claim It, and if you need a reminder of God’s love, there is nothing more timeless that Aretha Franklin’s stirring rendition of Amazing Grace. Some talented performers, like Sister Rosetta Tharpe have faded from history, while singers like Yolanda Adams are at the top of her game. During the twentieth century, Willie Mae Ford spent most of her life encouraging and uplifting Christians both in church and on stage and composed more than 100 Gospel songs, yet it was men like her co-writer, Thomas A. Dorsey, who received the accolades and fame. Many women in the Gospel music industry go unnoticed, unpaid, and under-appreciated for their contributions, yet it is these women who are often the bedrock for songwriting, arranging, directing, and developing singers.  Cheryl Wills, the granddaughter of a Gospel singer, at last shines a spotlight on these spectacular women of song. The only book of its kind, Isn’t Her Grace Amazing! showcase the talents, gifts, and skills of women in the Gospel music industry. It celebrates these heroines, chronicles their journeys from the choir loft to the world’s largest stages, and reveals how they revolutionized this sacred music that is beloved worldwide. From the matriarchs of this movement to today’s chart-topping divas, Wills offers in-depth portraits of twenty-five amazing women of Gospel music—based on interviews and extensive research—behind-the-scenes stories of favorite gospel hits, and illuminates what makes each of them shine.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/then-there-was-her-by-sophie-cachia--65151975https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538399 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Then There Was Her Author: Sophie Cachia Narrator: Sophie Cachia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The bestselling, heartfelt memoir from Sophie Cachia, who reveals never-before-shared details of her marriage breakdown, and how delving into her feminine intuition and falling in love with a woman transformed her. Sophie Cachia had her white picket fence life. By the age of 25, she was a mother and happily married, and had also built a very successful business by documenting her every move online. But Sophie and her comfortable existence were thrown a curveball when she met a woman who prompted her to ask herself the questions: What more can I do? What more can I learn? What more can I be? A deeply honest and inspirational memoir, Then There Was Her describes how challenging the set social narrative for a young woman led Sophie down a path of awareness, empowerment and acceptance as she navigated identity, sensuality and the true meaning of authenticity as a mother and a woman.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538399Tue, 03 May 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538399 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Then There Was Her Author: Sophie Cachia Narrator: Sophie Cachia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538399 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Then There Was Her Author: Sophie Cachia Narrator: Sophie Cachia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The bestselling, heartfelt memoir from Sophie Cachia, who reveals never-before-shared details of her marriage breakdown, and how delving into her feminine intuition and falling in love with a woman transformed her. Sophie Cachia had her white picket fence life. By the age of 25, she was a mother and happily married, and had also built a very successful business by documenting her every move online. But Sophie and her comfortable existence were thrown a curveball when she met a woman who prompted her to ask herself the questions: What more can I do? What more can I learn? What more can I be? A deeply honest and inspirational memoir, Then There Was Her describes how challenging the set social narrative for a young woman led Sophie down a path of awareness, empowerment and acceptance as she navigated identity, sensuality and the true meaning of authenticity as a mother and a woman.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ain-t-that-a-mother-postpartum-palsy-and-everything-in-between-by-adiba-nelson--65151969https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552286 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ain’t That A Mother: Postpartum, Palsy, and Everything in Between Author: Adiba Nelson Narrator: Adiba Nelson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From pasties to postpartum and everything in between No one said motherhood would be easy. For Adiba Nelson, the journey to parenthood started with a big bang and continues with a breakdown (or two) and several “why?” questions for God. Witty and bold, Afro-Latina Adiba grew up in survival mode. Her sometimes complicated relationship with her strong-willed, vibrant, religious mother marked her views of mothering and love. When a chance encounter with a tall-ish, brown-skinned brotha at Ruby Tuesday’s right before closing time collided with a Jill Scott song and the right time of the month, Adiba found herself unexpectedly pregnant. She also found herself unexpectedly falling into the same relationship patterns of the matriarchs before her—the ones she swore she’d never end up in. Mom to a new baby with high medical needs and with a slew of hardships that just won’t quit, she set out on a reckoning that was just as generational as it was personal. Along the way, Adiba never loses her heart or her humor. This is a true love story, but the kind about a woman loving herself enough to change the course of her life for herself, her child, and the women after her as well as before. From pasties to postpartum depression, Ain’t That A Mother is not your average motherhood memoir—and Adiba is not your average mother. The in-between moments and the self-revelations are where this bold and brilliant story of love, family secrets, and lots of “what the…?” really shines. Just like parenting, the story is messy, but the reward is incredibly satisfying.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552286Tue, 03 May 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552286 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ain’t That A Mother: Postpartum, Palsy, and Everything in Between Author: Adiba Nelson Narrator: Adiba Nelson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552286 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ain’t That A Mother: Postpartum, Palsy, and Everything in Between Author: Adiba Nelson Narrator: Adiba Nelson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From pasties to postpartum and everything in between No one said motherhood would be easy. For Adiba Nelson, the journey to parenthood started with a big bang and continues with a breakdown (or two) and several “why?” questions for God. Witty and bold, Afro-Latina Adiba grew up in survival mode. Her sometimes complicated relationship with her strong-willed, vibrant, religious mother marked her views of mothering and love. When a chance encounter with a tall-ish, brown-skinned brotha at Ruby Tuesday’s right before closing time collided with a Jill Scott song and the right time of the month, Adiba found herself unexpectedly pregnant. She also found herself unexpectedly falling into the same relationship patterns of the matriarchs before her—the ones she swore she’d never end up in. Mom to a new baby with high medical needs and with a slew of hardships that just won’t quit, she set out on a reckoning that was just as generational as it was personal. Along the way, Adiba never loses her heart or her humor. This is a true love story, but the kind about a woman loving herself enough to change the course of her life for herself, her child, and the women after her as well as before. From pasties to postpartum depression, Ain’t That A Mother is not your average motherhood memoir—and Adiba is not your average mother. The in-between moments and the self-revelations are where this bold and brilliant story of love, family secrets, and lots of “what the…?” really shines. Just like parenting, the story is messy, but the reward is incredibly satisfying.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/speak-find-your-voice-trust-your-gut-and-get-from-where-you-are-to-where-you-want-to-be-by-tunde-oyeneyin--65151962https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Speak: Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get From Where You Are to Where You Want To Be Author: Tunde Oyeneyin Narrator: Tunde Oyeneyin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 27 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From Tunde Oyeneyin, the massively popular Peloton instructor, fitness star, and founder of SPEAK, comes an empowering, inspiring book about how she transformed grief, setbacks, and flaws into growth, self-confidence, and triumph—perfect for fans of Shonda Rhimes, Brene Brown, and Glennon Doyle. On any given day, thousands of devoted people clip into their bikes and have their lives changed by Tunde Oyeneyin. From her platform in a Peloton studio, she encourages riders with her trademark blend of positivity, empathy, and motivational “Tunde-isms,” to push themselves to their limits both on and off the bike. Now, fans and readers everywhere can learn about her personal journey, and discover how they too can “live a life of purpose, on purpose” with Speak, a memoir-manifesto-guide to life inspired by her immensely popular Instagram Live series of the same name. Taking us through each step of the SPEAK acronym—Surrender, Power, Empathy, Authenticity, and Knowledge—Oyeneyin shares the lessons she has learned about loss, love, body image, and how she has successfully created an intentional, joyful life for herself, offering an accessible blueprint for anyone looking to make a positive change in their lives.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552943Tue, 03 May 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Speak: Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get From Where You Are to Where You Want To Be Author: Tunde Oyeneyin Narrator: Tunde Oyeneyin Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Speak: Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get From Where You Are to Where You Want To Be Author: Tunde Oyeneyin Narrator: Tunde Oyeneyin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 27 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From Tunde Oyeneyin, the massively popular Peloton instructor, fitness star, and founder of SPEAK, comes an empowering, inspiring book about how she transformed grief, setbacks, and flaws into growth, self-confidence, and triumph—perfect for fans of Shonda Rhimes, Brene Brown, and Glennon Doyle. On any given day, thousands of devoted people clip into their bikes and have their lives changed by Tunde Oyeneyin. From her platform in a Peloton studio, she encourages riders with her trademark blend of positivity, empathy, and motivational “Tunde-isms,” to push themselves to their limits both on and off the bike. Now, fans and readers everywhere can learn about her personal journey, and discover how they too can “live a life of purpose, on purpose” with Speak, a memoir-manifesto-guide to life inspired by her immensely popular Instagram Live series of the same name. Taking us through each step of the SPEAK acronym—Surrender, Power, Empathy, Authenticity, and Knowledge—Oyeneyin shares the lessons she has learned about loss, love, body image, and how she has successfully created an intentional, joyful life for herself, offering an accessible blueprint for anyone looking to make a positive change in their lives.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-can-all-make-it-the-star-of-dragons-den-shares-her-secrets-of-success-by-sara-davies--65151945https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551878 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Can All Make It: the star of Dragons' Den shares her secrets of success Author: Sara Davies Narrator: Sara Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 28, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. By the time Sara Davies left university, she was running a business with a half million pound turnover from her student bedroom. When she became the youngest of BBC 1's iconic Dragons, that turnover was £25 million. Today, she is one of Britain's biggest business names. Now, in a memoir as full of warmth, wit and wisdom as she is, Sara shares what it took to get there - from manning factories overnight with her mam and dad to hitting the trade shows of Las Vegas alone, armed with little more than ambition and a passion for crafts. What does she look for in a business investment? Where does she find time to enjoy family life while running an empire? What did lockdown change about the way she ran her company? And which is the bigger buzz - witnessing your latest product sell out as you broadcast live to 96 American homes, or dancing the cha cha cha as one of Strictly Come Dancing's brightest stars while your family cheer you on? Sara says that 'good storytelling is the key to making sales'. In We Can All Make It she proves just what a great storyteller she is. © Sara Davies 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551878Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551878 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Can All Make It: the star of Dragons' Den shares her secrets of success Author: Sara Davies Narrator: Sara Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551878 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Can All Make It: the star of Dragons' Den shares her secrets of success Author: Sara Davies Narrator: Sara Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 28, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. By the time Sara Davies left university, she was running a business with a half million pound turnover from her student bedroom. When she became the youngest of BBC 1's iconic Dragons, that turnover was £25 million. Today, she is one of Britain's biggest business names. Now, in a memoir as full of warmth, wit and wisdom as she is, Sara shares what it took to get there - from manning factories overnight with her mam and dad to hitting the trade shows of Las Vegas alone, armed with little more than ambition and a passion for crafts. What does she look for in a business investment? Where does she find time to enjoy family life while running an empire? What did lockdown change about the way she ran her company? And which is the bigger buzz - witnessing your latest product sell out as you broadcast live to 96 American homes, or dancing the cha cha cha as one of Strictly Come Dancing's brightest stars while your family cheer you on? Sara says that 'good storytelling is the key to making sales'. In We Can All Make It she proves just what a great storyteller she is. © Sara Davies 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finding-me-a-memoir-by-viola-davis--65152047https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540229 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Me: A Memoir Author: Viola Davis Narrator: Viola Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 908 Ratings of Narrator: 4.91 of Total 277 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2023 Grammy for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording! Audie Award Winner for Audiobook of the Year! Narrated by Viola Davis In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever. This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my purpose but also my voice in a world that didn’t always see me. As I wrote Finding Me, my eyes were open to the truth of how our stories are often not given close examination. We are forced to reinvent them to fit into a crazy, competitive, judgmental world. So I wrote this for anyone running through life untethered, desperate and clawing their way through murky memories, trying to get to some form of self-love. For anyone who needs reminding that a life worth living can only be born from radical honesty and the courage to shed facades and be . . . you. Finding Me is a deep reflection, a promise, and a love letter of sorts to self. My hope is that my story will inspire you to light up your own life with creative expression and rediscover who you were before the world put a label on you.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540229Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540229 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Me: A Memoir Author: Viola Davis Narrator: Viola Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540229 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Me: A Memoir Author: Viola Davis Narrator: Viola Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 908 Ratings of Narrator: 4.91 of Total 277 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2023 Grammy for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording! Audie Award Winner for Audiobook of the Year! Narrated by Viola Davis In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever. This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my purpose but also my voice in a world that didn’t always see me. As I wrote Finding Me, my eyes were open to the truth of how our stories are often not given close examination. We are forced to reinvent them to fit into a crazy, competitive, judgmental world. So I wrote this for anyone running through life untethered, desperate and clawing their way through murky memories, trying to get to some form of self-love. For anyone who needs reminding that a life worth living can only be born from radical honesty and the courage to shed facades and be . . . you. Finding Me is a deep reflection, a promise, and a love letter of sorts to self. My hope is that my story will inspire you to light up your own life with creative expression and rediscover who you were before the world put a label on you.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/burn-the-page-a-true-story-of-torching-doubts-blazing-trails-and-igniting-change-by-danica-roem--65151974https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531785 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Burn the Page: A True Story of Torching Doubts, Blazing Trails, and Igniting Change Author: Danica Roem Narrator: Danica Roem Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An inspirational memoir-meets-manifesto by Danica Roem, the nation's first openly trans person elected to US state legislature Danica Roem made national headlines when--as a transgender former frontwoman for a metal band and a political newcomer--she unseated Virginia's most notoriously anti-LGBTQ 26-year incumbent Bob Marshall as state delegate. But before Danica made history, she had to change her vision of what was possible in her own life. Doing so was a matter of storytelling: during her campaign, Danica hired an opposition researcher to dredge up every story from her past that her opponent might seize on to paint her negatively. In wildly entertaining prose, Danica dismantles all the stories her opponents tried to hedge against her, showing how through brutal honesty and loving authenticity, it's possible to embrace the low points, and even transform them into her greatest strengths. Burn the Page takes readers from Danica's lonely, closeted, and at times operatically tragic childhood to her position as a rising star in a party she's helped forever change. Burn the Page is so much more than a stump speech: it's an extremely inspiring manifesto about how it's possible to set fire to the stories you don't want to be in anymore, whether written by you or about you by someone else--and rewrite your own future, whether that's running for politics, in your work, or your personal life. This book will not just encourage people who think they have to be spotless to run for office, but inspire all of us to own our personal narratives as Danica does.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531785Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531785 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Burn the Page: A True Story of Torching Doubts, Blazing Trails, and Igniting Change Author: Danica Roem Narrator: Danica Roem Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531785 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Burn the Page: A True Story of Torching Doubts, Blazing Trails, and Igniting Change Author: Danica Roem Narrator: Danica Roem Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An inspirational memoir-meets-manifesto by Danica Roem, the nation's first openly trans person elected to US state legislature Danica Roem made national headlines when--as a transgender former frontwoman for a metal band and a political newcomer--she unseated Virginia's most notoriously anti-LGBTQ 26-year incumbent Bob Marshall as state delegate. But before Danica made history, she had to change her vision of what was possible in her own life. Doing so was a matter of storytelling: during her campaign, Danica hired an opposition researcher to dredge up every story from her past that her opponent might seize on to paint her negatively. In wildly entertaining prose, Danica dismantles all the stories her opponents tried to hedge against her, showing how through brutal honesty and loving authenticity, it's possible to embrace the low points, and even transform them into her greatest strengths. Burn the Page takes readers from Danica's lonely, closeted, and at times operatically tragic childhood to her position as a rising star in a party she's helped forever change. Burn the Page is so much more than a stump speech: it's an extremely inspiring manifesto about how it's possible to set fire to the stories you don't want to be in anymore, whether written by you or about you by someone else--and rewrite your own future, whether that's running for politics, in your work, or your personal life. This book will not just encourage people who think they have to be spotless to run for office, but inspire all of us to own our personal narratives as Danica does.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-ackee-tree-a-chef-s-memoir-of-finding-home-in-the-kitchen-by-suzanne-barr--65151915https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555797 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Ackee Tree: A Chef's Memoir of Finding Home in the Kitchen Author: Suzanne Barr Narrator: Suzanne Barr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: *SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 TASTE CANADA AWARDS* NOMINATED FOR THE 2023 HERITAGE TORONTO AWARDS For fans of The Measure of My Powers and Notes from a Young Black Chef, a memoir about food, family, and the recipes that brought one woman home when she needed it the most. Suzanne Barr’s journey to become a chef started when she was 30. Her mother was diagnosed with cancer and she moved home to Florida to take care of her. Suzanne escorted her mother to doctor’s appointments, bathed her, and kept her company, but the hardest part of the experience was that she didn’t know how to cook for her. She didn’t even know where to begin. Fast-forward to the summer of 2017 when Suzanne became the inaugural Chef-in-Residence at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. She wanted to create a menu that represented who she was as a chef and it emerged as a love letter to her mother. Her Rite of Passage Menu, as she called it, changed her. It started her on a journey that has brought her closer to her mother, to her ancestors, and to her Jamaican heritage. But a lot has happened before and since. My Ackee Tree tells the story of a woman who is always on the move, always seeking; who battles the stereotypes of being a Black female cook to become a culinary star in an industry beset by dated practices and landlords with too much power. From the ackee tree in front of her childhood home, through New York City, Atlanta, Hawaii, the Hamptons, and France, Suzanne takes us on her unpredictable journey, and at every turn, she finds light and comfort in the kitchen. Told in a voice as fresh and honest as her cooking, My Ackee Tree is a celebration of creativity, soul searching, and motherhood that asks, “How can I keep the things I love?”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555797Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555797 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Ackee Tree: A Chef's Memoir of Finding Home in the Kitchen Author: Suzanne Barr Narrator: Suzanne Barr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555797 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Ackee Tree: A Chef's Memoir of Finding Home in the Kitchen Author: Suzanne Barr Narrator: Suzanne Barr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: *SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 TASTE CANADA AWARDS* NOMINATED FOR THE 2023 HERITAGE TORONTO AWARDS For fans of The Measure of My Powers and Notes from a Young Black Chef, a memoir about food, family, and the recipes that brought one woman home when she needed it the most. Suzanne Barr’s journey to become a chef started when she was 30. Her mother was diagnosed with cancer and she moved home to Florida to take care of her. Suzanne escorted her mother to doctor’s appointments, bathed her, and kept her company, but the hardest part of the experience was that she didn’t know how to cook for her. She didn’t even know where to begin. Fast-forward to the summer of 2017 when Suzanne became the inaugural Chef-in-Residence at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. She wanted to create a menu that represented who she was as a chef and it emerged as a love letter to her mother. Her Rite of Passage Menu, as she called it, changed her. It started her on a journey that has brought her closer to her mother, to her ancestors, and to her Jamaican heritage. But a lot has happened before and since. My Ackee Tree tells the story of a woman who is always on the move, always seeking; who battles the stereotypes of being a Black female cook to become a culinary star in an industry beset by dated practices and landlords with too much power. From the ackee tree in front of her childhood home, through New York City, Atlanta, Hawaii, the Hamptons, and France, Suzanne takes us on her unpredictable journey, and at every turn, she finds light and comfort in the kitchen. Told in a voice as fresh and honest as her cooking, My Ackee Tree is a celebration of creativity, soul searching, and motherhood that asks, “How can I keep the things I love?”]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/to-end-all-wars-a-true-story-about-the-will-to-survive-and-the-courage-to-forgive-by-ernest-gordon--65151872https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567740 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To End All Wars: A True Story about the Will to Survive and the Courage to Forgive Author: Ernest Gordon Narrator: Wayne Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 16 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Now a major motion picture starring Robert Carlyle and Kiefer Sutherland 'Waking from a dream, I suddenly realized where I was: in the Death House--in a prison camp by the River Kwai. I was a prisoner of war, lying among the dead, waiting for the bodies to be carried away so that I might have more room.' When Ernest Gordon was twenty-four he was captured by the Japanese and forced, with other British prisoners, to build the notorious 'Railroad of Death,' where nearly 16,000 prisoners of war gave their life. Faced with the appalling conditions of the prisoners' camp and the brutality of the captors, he survived to become an inspiring example of the triumph of the human spirit against all odds. To End All Wars is Ernest Gordon's gripping true story behind both the Academy Award-winning film The Bridge on the River Kwai, starring Alec Guinness, and the new film To End All Wars, directed by David Cunningham.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567740Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567740 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To End All Wars: A True Story about the Will to Survive and the Courage to Forgive Author: Ernest Gordon Narrator: Wayne Campbell Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567740 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To End All Wars: A True Story about the Will to Survive and the Courage to Forgive Author: Ernest Gordon Narrator: Wayne Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 16 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Now a major motion picture starring Robert Carlyle and Kiefer Sutherland 'Waking from a dream, I suddenly realized where I was: in the Death House--in a prison camp by the River Kwai. I was a prisoner of war, lying among the dead, waiting for the bodies to be carried away so that I might have more room.' When Ernest Gordon was twenty-four he was captured by the Japanese and forced, with other British prisoners, to build the notorious 'Railroad of Death,' where nearly 16,000 prisoners of war gave their life. Faced with the appalling conditions of the prisoners' camp and the brutality of the captors, he survived to become an inspiring example of the triumph of the human spirit against all odds. To End All Wars is Ernest Gordon's gripping true story behind both the Academy Award-winning film The Bridge on the River Kwai, starring Alec Guinness, and the new film To End All Wars, directed by David Cunningham.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/out-of-the-box-raw-and-hilarious-tales-of-heartache-triumph-and-truth-by-emily-milligan-kerry-milligan-isabelle-silbery--65151998https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/529843 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out of the Box: Raw and hilarious tales of heartache, triumph and truth Author: Emily Milligan, Kerry Milligan, Isabelle Silbery Narrator: Emily Milligan, Kerry Milligan, Isabelle Silbery Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 25, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Three women, three voices, three generations: the Silbery family share their most personal memories and lessons learned. You know them as Isabelle, Kerry and Emmie Silbery from Foxtel and Channel 10 series Gogglebox, in which they give their thoughts on the week's TV highlights and show what a supportive and loving family they are. In Out Of The Box, these strong, independent women open up like never before, sharing intensely personal stories and considered opinions on the female experience — and how that has changed during their lifetimes. Infidelity, grief, motherhood, money, feminism, body hair... no topic is off limits. The book will inspire mothers and daughters to start talking and sharing — to have the conversations that will bring them closer together. Delving deep beneath the surface we see on our screens, this memoir is equal parts moving, hilarious and devastating as Isabelle, Kerry and Emmie talk about moments in their lives that their legion of fans would have never expected. Personal struggles, family heartache and plenty of sex, there is much more to the Silberys than meets the eye. Through it all, we get an even greater sense of how close and connected these mothers and daughters are. Like any other family, they don't see eye to eye on everything, but no matter what, their love for each other always triumphs.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/529843Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/529843 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out of the Box: Raw and hilarious tales of heartache, triumph and truth Author: Emily Milligan, Kerry Milligan, Isabelle Silbery Narrator: Emily...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/529843 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out of the Box: Raw and hilarious tales of heartache, triumph and truth Author: Emily Milligan, Kerry Milligan, Isabelle Silbery Narrator: Emily Milligan, Kerry Milligan, Isabelle Silbery Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 25, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Three women, three voices, three generations: the Silbery family share their most personal memories and lessons learned. You know them as Isabelle, Kerry and Emmie Silbery from Foxtel and Channel 10 series Gogglebox, in which they give their thoughts on the week's TV highlights and show what a supportive and loving family they are. In Out Of The Box, these strong, independent women open up like never before, sharing intensely personal stories and considered opinions on the female experience — and how that has changed during their lifetimes. Infidelity, grief, motherhood, money, feminism, body hair... no topic is off limits. The book will inspire mothers and daughters to start talking and sharing — to have the conversations that will bring them closer together. Delving deep beneath the surface we see on our screens, this memoir is equal parts moving, hilarious and devastating as Isabelle, Kerry and Emmie talk about moments in their lives that their legion of fans would have never expected. Personal struggles, family heartache and plenty of sex, there is much more to the Silberys than meets the eye. Through it all, we get an even greater sense of how close and connected these mothers and daughters are. Like any other family, they don't see eye to eye on everything, but no matter what, their love for each other always triumphs.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jill-a-biography-of-the-first-lady-by-julie-pace-darlene-superville--65152034https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526802 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jill: A Biography of the First Lady Author: Julie Pace, Darlene Superville Narrator: Deanna Anthony Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 19, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The personal and political life of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Dr. Jill Biden has been described as President Joe Biden’s greatest political asset. Like many women of her generation, she holds her commitments as wife, mother and grandmother at the center of her life. She is a professor, earned a doctorate in educational leadership, and taught at Northern Virginia Community College. She broke barriers as First Lady as the first to hold a paying job outside the White House. “Jill” is the story of this accomplished American woman.   From her earliest days dating Senator Biden, to her embrace of Biden’s young sons Beau and Hunter Biden and the birth of their daughter Ashley; her role by Joe Biden’s side through Senate reelection race after Senate reelection race; her years as Second Lady; to Joe’s successful third run for the Democratic presidential nomination, Jill has lived in the public eye. In this deeply reported biography, Julie Pace and Darlene Superville of The Associated Press, along with writer Evelyn M. Duffy, reveal some of the private sides of Jill Biden. We come to better understand her personality, which has held the Biden family together through tragedy and good fortune alike.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526802Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526802 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jill: A Biography of the First Lady Author: Julie Pace, Darlene Superville Narrator: Deanna Anthony Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526802 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jill: A Biography of the First Lady Author: Julie Pace, Darlene Superville Narrator: Deanna Anthony Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 19, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The personal and political life of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Dr. Jill Biden has been described as President Joe Biden’s greatest political asset. Like many women of her generation, she holds her commitments as wife, mother and grandmother at the center of her life. She is a professor, earned a doctorate in educational leadership, and taught at Northern Virginia Community College. She broke barriers as First Lady as the first to hold a paying job outside the White House. “Jill” is the story of this accomplished American woman.   From her earliest days dating Senator Biden, to her embrace of Biden’s young sons Beau and Hunter Biden and the birth of their daughter Ashley; her role by Joe Biden’s side through Senate reelection race after Senate reelection race; her years as Second Lady; to Joe’s successful third run for the Democratic presidential nomination, Jill has lived in the public eye. In this deeply reported biography, Julie Pace and Darlene Superville of The Associated Press, along with writer Evelyn M. Duffy, reveal some of the private sides of Jill Biden. We come to better understand her personality, which has held the Biden family together through tragedy and good fortune alike.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bomb-shelter-by-mary-laura-philpott--65152061https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531079 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bomb Shelter Author: Mary Laura Philpott Narrator: Mary Laura Philpott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Editors’ Choice One of NPR’s Best Books of the Year “A beautifully wrought ode to life…a precious gift to the world.” —The Washington Post From the bestselling author of I Miss You When I Blink comes a poignant and powerful new memoir that tackles the big questions of life, death, and existential fear with humor and hope. As a daughter, mother, and friend, Mary Laura Philpott considered herself an “anxious optimist”—a natural worrier with a stubborn sense of good cheer. And while she didn’t really think she had any sort of magical protective powers, she believed in her heart that as long as she loved her people enough, she could keep them safe. Then, in the early hours of one dark morning at home, her belief was upended. In the months that followed, she turned to poignant memories, priceless stories, and a medley of coping mechanisms (with comically mixed success) to regain her equilibrium and find meaning in everyday wonders. Hailed by The Washington Post as “Nora Ephron, Erma Bombeck, Jean Kerr, and Laurie Colwin all rolled into one,” Philpott tackles the big questions of life, death, and existential fear—not to mention the lessons of an inscrutable backyard turtle—with hope, humor, and joy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531079Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531079 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bomb Shelter Author: Mary Laura Philpott Narrator: Mary Laura Philpott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: April 12,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531079 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bomb Shelter Author: Mary Laura Philpott Narrator: Mary Laura Philpott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Editors’ Choice One of NPR’s Best Books of the Year “A beautifully wrought ode to life…a precious gift to the world.” —The Washington Post From the bestselling author of I Miss You When I Blink comes a poignant and powerful new memoir that tackles the big questions of life, death, and existential fear with humor and hope. As a daughter, mother, and friend, Mary Laura Philpott considered herself an “anxious optimist”—a natural worrier with a stubborn sense of good cheer. And while she didn’t really think she had any sort of magical protective powers, she believed in her heart that as long as she loved her people enough, she could keep them safe. Then, in the early hours of one dark morning at home, her belief was upended. In the months that followed, she turned to poignant memories, priceless stories, and a medley of coping mechanisms (with comically mixed success) to regain her equilibrium and find meaning in everyday wonders. Hailed by The Washington Post as “Nora Ephron, Erma Bombeck, Jean Kerr, and Laurie Colwin all rolled into one,” Philpott tackles the big questions of life, death, and existential fear—not to mention the lessons of an inscrutable backyard turtle—with hope, humor, and joy.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lies-my-mother-told-me-tall-tales-from-a-short-woman-by-melissa-rivers--65152029https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lies My Mother Told Me: Tall Tales from a Short Woman Author: Melissa Rivers Narrator: Melissa Rivers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 1 minute Release date: April 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: If you think Joan Rivers said funny, outrageous, and ridiculous things ONSTAGE, wait ’til you read the funny, outrageous, and ridiculous things she said OFFSTAGE … things that will make you laugh out loud … and keep Melissa in therapy for the foreseeable future.The only thing my mother loved more than making people laugh was lying … or as she’d say, “embellishing.” Her motto was: “Why let the truth ruin a good story?”This book contains some of those stories.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525458Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lies My Mother Told Me: Tall Tales from a Short Woman Author: Melissa Rivers Narrator: Melissa Rivers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 1...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lies My Mother Told Me: Tall Tales from a Short Woman Author: Melissa Rivers Narrator: Melissa Rivers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 1 minute Release date: April 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: If you think Joan Rivers said funny, outrageous, and ridiculous things ONSTAGE, wait ’til you read the funny, outrageous, and ridiculous things she said OFFSTAGE … things that will make you laugh out loud … and keep Melissa in therapy for the foreseeable future.The only thing my mother loved more than making people laugh was lying … or as she’d say, “embellishing.” Her motto was: “Why let the truth ruin a good story?”This book contains some of those stories.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brazen-my-unorthodox-journey-from-long-sleeves-to-lingerie-by-julia-haart--65152001https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532076 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brazen: My Unorthodox Journey from Long Sleeves to Lingerie Author: Julia Haart Narrator: Julia Haart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4.9 of Total 10 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A riveting, inspiring memoir of one woman’s escape from an extremist religious sect and an extraordinary rise from housewife to shoe designer, to CEO and co-owner of the modeling agency Elite World Group “An irresistible read . . . Written with great intensity and rare candor, Brazen is a story of longing for more and manifesting that vision.”—Tommy Hilfiger Ever since she was a child, every aspect of Julia Haart’s life—what she wore, what she ate, what she thought—was controlled by the dictates of ultra-Orthodox Judaism. At nineteen, after a lifetime spent caring for her seven younger siblings, she was married off to a man she barely knew. For the next twenty-three years, her marriage would rule her life. Eventually, when Haart’s younger daughter, Miriam, started to innocently question why she wasn’t allowed to sing in public, run in shorts, or ride a bike without being covered from neck to knee, Haart reached a breaking point. She knew that if she didn’t find a way to leave, her daughters would be forced into the same unending servitude that had imprisoned her. So Haart created a double life. In the ultra-Orthodox world, clothing has one purpose—to cover the body, head to toe—and giving any thought to one’s appearance beyond that is considered sinful, an affront to God. But when no one was looking, Haart would pore over fashion magazines and sketch designs for the clothes she dreamed about wearing in the world beyond her Orthodox suburb. She started preparing for her escape by educating herself and creating a “freedom” fund. At the age of forty-two, she finally mustered the courage to flee the fundamentalist life that was strangling her soul. Within a week of her escape, Haart founded a shoe brand, and within nine months, she was at Paris Fashion Week. Just a few years later, she was named creative director of La Perla. Soon she would become co-owner and CEO of Elite World Group, and one of the most powerful people in the fashion industry. Along the way, her four children—Batsheva, Shlomo, Miriam, and Aron—have not only accepted but embraced her transformation. Propulsive and unforgettable, Haart’s story is the journey from a world of no to a world of yes, and an inspiration for women everywhere to find their freedom, their purpose, and their voice. *Includes a downloadable PDF containing photos and end notes from the book]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532076Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532076 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brazen: My Unorthodox Journey from Long Sleeves to Lingerie Author: Julia Haart Narrator: Julia Haart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532076 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brazen: My Unorthodox Journey from Long Sleeves to Lingerie Author: Julia Haart Narrator: Julia Haart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4.9 of Total 10 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A riveting, inspiring memoir of one woman’s escape from an extremist religious sect and an extraordinary rise from housewife to shoe designer, to CEO and co-owner of the modeling agency Elite World Group “An irresistible read . . . Written with great intensity and rare candor, Brazen is a story of longing for more and manifesting that vision.”—Tommy Hilfiger Ever since she was a child, every aspect of Julia Haart’s life—what she wore, what she ate, what she thought—was controlled by the dictates of ultra-Orthodox Judaism. At nineteen, after a lifetime spent caring for her seven younger siblings, she was married off to a man she barely knew. For the next twenty-three years, her marriage would rule her life. Eventually, when Haart’s younger daughter, Miriam, started to innocently question why she wasn’t allowed to sing in public, run in shorts, or ride a bike without being covered from neck to knee, Haart reached a breaking point. She knew that if she didn’t find a way to leave, her daughters would be forced into the same unending servitude that had imprisoned her. So Haart created a double life. In the ultra-Orthodox world, clothing has one purpose—to cover the body, head to toe—and giving any thought to one’s appearance beyond that is considered sinful, an affront to God. But when no one was looking, Haart would pore over fashion magazines and sketch designs for the clothes she dreamed about wearing in the world beyond her Orthodox suburb. She started preparing for her escape by educating herself and creating a “freedom” fund. At the age of forty-two, she finally mustered the courage to flee the fundamentalist life that was strangling her soul. Within a week of her escape, Haart founded a shoe brand, and within nine months, she was at Paris Fashion Week. Just a few years later, she was named creative director of La Perla. Soon she would become co-owner and CEO of Elite World Group, and one of the most powerful people in the fashion industry. Along the way, her four children—Batsheva, Shlomo, Miriam, and Aron—have not only accepted but embraced her transformation. Propulsive and unforgettable, Haart’s story is the journey from a world of no to a world of yes, and an inspiration for women everywhere to find their freedom, their purpose, and their voice. *Includes a downloadable PDF containing photos and end notes from the book]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sisters-of-mokama-the-pioneering-women-who-brought-hope-and-healing-to-india-by-jyoti-thottam--65151999https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533238 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sisters of Mokama: The Pioneering Women Who Brought Hope and Healing to India Author: Jyoti Thottam Narrator: Laura Jennings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Sisters of Mokama is proof that faith and courage does move mountains.'—Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone The never-before-told story of six intrepid Kentucky nuns, their journey to build a hospital in the poorest state in India, and the Indian nurses whose lives would never be the same New York Times editor Jyoti Thottam’s mother was part of an extraordinary group of Indian women. Born in 1946, a time when few women dared to leave their house without the protection of a man, she left home by herself at just fifteen years old and traveled to Bihar—an impoverished and isolated state in northern India that had been one of the bloodiest regions of Partition—in order to train to be a nurse under the tutelage of the determined and resourceful Appalachian nuns who ran Nazareth Hospital. Like Thottam’s mother’s journey, the hospital was a radical undertaking: it was run almost entirely by women, who insisted on giving the highest possible standard of care to everyone who walked through its doors, regardless of caste or religion. Fascinated by her mother’s story, Thottam set out to discover the full story of Nazareth Hospital, which had been established in 1947 by six nuns from Kentucky. With no knowledge of Hindi, and the awareness that they would likely never see their families again, the sisters had traveled to the small town of Mokama determined to live up to the pioneer spirit of their order, founded in the rough hills of the Kentucky frontier. A year later, they opened the doors of the hospital; soon they began taking in young Indian women as nursing students, offering them an opportunity that would change their lives. One of those women, of course, was Thottam’s mother. In Sisters of Mokama, Thottam draws upon twenty years’ worth of research to tell this inspiring story for the first time. She brings to life the hopes, struggles, and accomplishments of these ordinary women—both American and Indian—who succeeded against the odds during the tumult and trauma of the years after World War II and Partition. Pain and loss were everywhere for the women of that time, but the collapse of the old orders provided the women of Nazareth Hospital with an opening—a chance to create for themselves lives that would never have been possible otherwise.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533238Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533238 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sisters of Mokama: The Pioneering Women Who Brought Hope and Healing to India Author: Jyoti Thottam Narrator: Laura Jennings Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533238 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sisters of Mokama: The Pioneering Women Who Brought Hope and Healing to India Author: Jyoti Thottam Narrator: Laura Jennings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Sisters of Mokama is proof that faith and courage does move mountains.'—Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone The never-before-told story of six intrepid Kentucky nuns, their journey to build a hospital in the poorest state in India, and the Indian nurses whose lives would never be the same New York Times editor Jyoti Thottam’s mother was part of an extraordinary group of Indian women. Born in 1946, a time when few women dared to leave their house without the protection of a man, she left home by herself at just fifteen years old and traveled to Bihar—an impoverished and isolated state in northern India that had been one of the bloodiest regions of Partition—in order to train to be a nurse under the tutelage of the determined and resourceful Appalachian nuns who ran Nazareth Hospital. Like Thottam’s mother’s journey, the hospital was a radical undertaking: it was run almost entirely by women, who insisted on giving the highest possible standard of care to everyone who walked through its doors, regardless of caste or religion. Fascinated by her mother’s story, Thottam set out to discover the full story of Nazareth Hospital, which had been established in 1947 by six nuns from Kentucky. With no knowledge of Hindi, and the awareness that they would likely never see their families again, the sisters had traveled to the small town of Mokama determined to live up to the pioneer spirit of their order, founded in the rough hills of the Kentucky frontier. A year later, they opened the doors of the hospital; soon they began taking in young Indian women as nursing students, offering them an opportunity that would change their lives. One of those women, of course, was Thottam’s mother. In Sisters of Mokama, Thottam draws upon twenty years’ worth of research to tell this inspiring story for the first time. She brings to life the hopes, struggles, and accomplishments of these ordinary women—both American and Indian—who succeeded against the odds during the tumult and trauma of the years after World War II and Partition. Pain and loss were everywhere for the women of that time, but the collapse of the old orders provided the women of Nazareth Hospital with an opening—a chance to create for themselves lives that would never have been possible otherwise.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/serenade-a-balanchine-story-by-toni-bentley--65151966https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533247 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Serenade: A Balanchine Story Author: Toni Bentley Narrator: Toni Bentley, Leslie Howard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Toni Bentley, a dancer for George Balanchine, the greatest ballet maker of the 20th century, tells the story of Serenade, his iconic masterpiece, and what it was like to dance—and live—in his world at New York City Ballet during its legendary era.   'Reading Bentley's Serenade made me feel as alive as I felt on the stage the moment that I fell in love with ballet…. [A] delicate balance of personal memoir, rarefied elegance, history of the arts and pure human interest.”—Misty Copeland, New York Times Book Review '[A] unique document about one of the greatest ballets ever created…. A beautiful read”—Mikhail Baryshnikov At age seventeen, Toni Bentley was chosen by Balanchine, then in his final years, to join the New York City Ballet. From both backstage and onstage, she carries us through the serendipitous history and physical intricacies and demands of Serenade: its dazzling opening, with seventeen women in a double-diamond pattern; its radical, even jazzy, use of the highly refined language that is ballet; its place in the choreographer’s own dramatic story of his immigration to the United States from Soviet Russia; its mystical—and literal—embodiment of the tradition of classical ballet in just thirty-three minutes.   Bentley takes us inside the rarefied, intense, and thrilling world Balanchine created through his lifelong devotion to celebrating and expanding female beauty and strength—a world that, inevitably, passed upon his death. An intimate elegy to grace and loss and to the imprint of a towering artist and his transcendent creation on Bentley’s own life, Serenade: A Balanchine Story is a rich narrative by a dynamic artist about the nature of art itself at its most ephemeral and glorious.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533247Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533247 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Serenade: A Balanchine Story Author: Toni Bentley Narrator: Toni Bentley, Leslie Howard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533247 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Serenade: A Balanchine Story Author: Toni Bentley Narrator: Toni Bentley, Leslie Howard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Toni Bentley, a dancer for George Balanchine, the greatest ballet maker of the 20th century, tells the story of Serenade, his iconic masterpiece, and what it was like to dance—and live—in his world at New York City Ballet during its legendary era.   'Reading Bentley's Serenade made me feel as alive as I felt on the stage the moment that I fell in love with ballet…. [A] delicate balance of personal memoir, rarefied elegance, history of the arts and pure human interest.”—Misty Copeland, New York Times Book Review '[A] unique document about one of the greatest ballets ever created…. A beautiful read”—Mikhail Baryshnikov At age seventeen, Toni Bentley was chosen by Balanchine, then in his final years, to join the New York City Ballet. From both backstage and onstage, she carries us through the serendipitous history and physical intricacies and demands of Serenade: its dazzling opening, with seventeen women in a double-diamond pattern; its radical, even jazzy, use of the highly refined language that is ballet; its place in the choreographer’s own dramatic story of his immigration to the United States from Soviet Russia; its mystical—and literal—embodiment of the tradition of classical ballet in just thirty-three minutes.   Bentley takes us inside the rarefied, intense, and thrilling world Balanchine created through his lifelong devotion to celebrating and expanding female beauty and strength—a world that, inevitably, passed upon his death. An intimate elegy to grace and loss and to the imprint of a towering artist and his transcendent creation on Bentley’s own life, Serenade: A Balanchine Story is a rich narrative by a dynamic artist about the nature of art itself at its most ephemeral and glorious.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-girl-in-the-middle-growing-up-between-black-and-white-rich-and-poor-by-anais-granofsky--65151936https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550071 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girl in the Middle: Growing Up Between Black and White, Rich and Poor Author: Anais Granofsky Narrator: Joniece Abbott-Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 47 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A moving and vivid memoir of a young girl—long before her starring role in the Degrassi series—who was always switching between worlds, wanting only to be loved When Anais Granofsky’s parents meet in the early 1970s, they are foreign and fascinating to each other. Stanley is the son of a very wealthy Toronto Jewish family; Jean is one of fifteen children from a poor Black Methodist family, direct descendants of the freed Randolph slaves. When Jean becomes pregnant at nineteen, Stanley doesn’t anticipate being cut off by his parents. Nor does the couple anticipate that Stanley, soon to rename himself Fakeer, will find his calling in the spiritual teachings of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh on an ashram in India. The Girl in the Middle is the story of a child who spends her life navigating between two very different worlds. Alone, Anais and her mother teetered on the poverty line, sharing a mattress in a single room in social housing in Toronto, while her grandparents lived a twenty-minute car ride away on the mansion-lined Bridle Path. As Anais grows up, she spends weekends having lunch with her grandmother by the pool, while during the week, she and her mother often don’t know where their next meal will come from, even after Fakeer’s return. Anais realizes that if she wants to be loved, she has to switch identities to please each of the adult women in her family. It isn’t until she gets a role in the TV series Degrassi Junior High that Anais finds a third world—her own—and begins to define an identity for herself. The Girl in the Middle offers a powerful lens to explore how two families, one white and one Black, faced systemic oppression spanning multiple generations and came out at opposite economic classes—and how they clashed when they shared a granddaughter. With compassion and vivid storytelling, Granofsky shares her experience of living in opposite worlds, and demonstrates how generational shame, grief and prejudice ultimately lead to love and forgiveness.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550071Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550071 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girl in the Middle: Growing Up Between Black and White, Rich and Poor Author: Anais Granofsky Narrator: Joniece Abbott-Pratt Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550071 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girl in the Middle: Growing Up Between Black and White, Rich and Poor Author: Anais Granofsky Narrator: Joniece Abbott-Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 47 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A moving and vivid memoir of a young girl—long before her starring role in the Degrassi series—who was always switching between worlds, wanting only to be loved When Anais Granofsky’s parents meet in the early 1970s, they are foreign and fascinating to each other. Stanley is the son of a very wealthy Toronto Jewish family; Jean is one of fifteen children from a poor Black Methodist family, direct descendants of the freed Randolph slaves. When Jean becomes pregnant at nineteen, Stanley doesn’t anticipate being cut off by his parents. Nor does the couple anticipate that Stanley, soon to rename himself Fakeer, will find his calling in the spiritual teachings of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh on an ashram in India. The Girl in the Middle is the story of a child who spends her life navigating between two very different worlds. Alone, Anais and her mother teetered on the poverty line, sharing a mattress in a single room in social housing in Toronto, while her grandparents lived a twenty-minute car ride away on the mansion-lined Bridle Path. As Anais grows up, she spends weekends having lunch with her grandmother by the pool, while during the week, she and her mother often don’t know where their next meal will come from, even after Fakeer’s return. Anais realizes that if she wants to be loved, she has to switch identities to please each of the adult women in her family. It isn’t until she gets a role in the TV series Degrassi Junior High that Anais finds a third world—her own—and begins to define an identity for herself. The Girl in the Middle offers a powerful lens to explore how two families, one white and one Black, faced systemic oppression spanning multiple generations and came out at opposite economic classes—and how they clashed when they shared a granddaughter. With compassion and vivid storytelling, Granofsky shares her experience of living in opposite worlds, and demonstrates how generational shame, grief and prejudice ultimately lead to love and forgiveness.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hello-molly-a-memoir-by-molly-shannon-sean-wilsey--65151931https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540254 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hello, Molly!: A Memoir Author: Molly Shannon, Sean Wilsey Narrator: Molly Shannon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.58 of Total 69 Ratings of Narrator: 4.81 of Total 26 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A New York Times bestseller A candid, compulsively readable, hilarious, and heartbreaking memoir of resilience and redemption by comedic genius Molly Shannon At age four, Molly Shannon’s world was shattered when she lost her mother, baby sister, and cousin in a car accident with her father at the wheel. Held together by her tender and complicated relationship with her grieving father, Molly was raised in a permissive household where her gift for improvising and role-playing blossomed alongside the fearlessness that would lead her to become a celebrated actress. From there, Molly ventured into the wider world of New York and Los Angeles show business, where she created her own opportunities and developed her daring and empathetic comedy. Filled with behind-the-scenes stories involving everyone from Whitney Houston to Adam Sandler to Monica Lewinsky, many told for the first time here, Hello, Molly! spans Molly’s time on Saturday Night Live—where she starred alongside Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Cheri Oteri, Tracy Morgan, and Jimmy Fallon, among many others. At the same time, it explores with humor and candor her struggle to come to terms with the legacy of her father, a man who both fostered her gifts and drive and was left with the impossible task of raising his kids alone after the loss of her mother. Witty, winning, and told with tremendous energy and heart, Hello, Molly!, written with Sean Wilsey, sheds new and revelatory light on the life and work of one of our most talented and free-spirited performers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540254Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540254 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hello, Molly!: A Memoir Author: Molly Shannon, Sean Wilsey Narrator: Molly Shannon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540254 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hello, Molly!: A Memoir Author: Molly Shannon, Sean Wilsey Narrator: Molly Shannon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.58 of Total 69 Ratings of Narrator: 4.81 of Total 26 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A New York Times bestseller A candid, compulsively readable, hilarious, and heartbreaking memoir of resilience and redemption by comedic genius Molly Shannon At age four, Molly Shannon’s world was shattered when she lost her mother, baby sister, and cousin in a car accident with her father at the wheel. Held together by her tender and complicated relationship with her grieving father, Molly was raised in a permissive household where her gift for improvising and role-playing blossomed alongside the fearlessness that would lead her to become a celebrated actress. From there, Molly ventured into the wider world of New York and Los Angeles show business, where she created her own opportunities and developed her daring and empathetic comedy. Filled with behind-the-scenes stories involving everyone from Whitney Houston to Adam Sandler to Monica Lewinsky, many told for the first time here, Hello, Molly! spans Molly’s time on Saturday Night Live—where she starred alongside Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Cheri Oteri, Tracy Morgan, and Jimmy Fallon, among many others. At the same time, it explores with humor and candor her struggle to come to terms with the legacy of her father, a man who both fostered her gifts and drive and was left with the impossible task of raising his kids alone after the loss of her mother. Witty, winning, and told with tremendous energy and heart, Hello, Molly!, written with Sean Wilsey, sheds new and revelatory light on the life and work of one of our most talented and free-spirited performers.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-on-the-joke-the-original-queens-of-standup-comedy-by-shawn-levy--65152064https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533034 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy Author: Shawn Levy Narrator: Julienne Irons Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 5, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “A sensitive and vivid study of early female stand-ups… [Levy is a] painstaking, knowledgeable guide.”  —New York Times Book Review   A hilarious and moving account of the trailblazing women of stand-up comedy who broke down walls so they could stand before the mic—perfect for fans of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Hacks Today, women are ascendant in stand-up comedy, even preeminent. They make headlines, fill arenas, spawn blockbuster movies.  But before Amy Schumer slayed, Tiffany Haddish killed, and Ali Wong drew roars, the very idea of a female comedian seemed, to most of America, like a punch line. And it took a special sort of woman—indeed, a parade of them—to break and remake the mold. In on the Joke is the story of a group of unforgettable women who knocked down the doors of stand-up comedy so other women could get a shot. It spans decades, from Moms Mabley’s rise in Black vaudeville between the world wars, to the roadhouse ribaldry of Belle Barth and Rusty Warren in the 1950s and '60s, to Elaine May's co-invention of improv comedy, to Joan Rivers's and Phyllis Diller’s ferocious ascent to mainstream stardom. These women refused to be defined by type and tradition, facing down indifference, puzzlement, nay-saying, and unvarnished hostility. They were discouraged by agents, managers, audiences, critics, fellow performers—even their families. And yet they persevered against the tired notion that women couldn’t be funny, making space not only for themselves, but for the women who followed them. Meticulously researched and irresistibly drawn, Shawn Levy's group portrait forms a new pantheon of comedy excellence. In on the Joke shows how women broke into the boys’ club, offered new ideas of womanhood, and had some laughs along the way.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533034Tue, 05 Apr 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533034 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy Author: Shawn Levy Narrator: Julienne Irons Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 32...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533034 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy Author: Shawn Levy Narrator: Julienne Irons Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 5, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “A sensitive and vivid study of early female stand-ups… [Levy is a] painstaking, knowledgeable guide.”  —New York Times Book Review   A hilarious and moving account of the trailblazing women of stand-up comedy who broke down walls so they could stand before the mic—perfect for fans of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Hacks Today, women are ascendant in stand-up comedy, even preeminent. They make headlines, fill arenas, spawn blockbuster movies.  But before Amy Schumer slayed, Tiffany Haddish killed, and Ali Wong drew roars, the very idea of a female comedian seemed, to most of America, like a punch line. And it took a special sort of woman—indeed, a parade of them—to break and remake the mold. In on the Joke is the story of a group of unforgettable women who knocked down the doors of stand-up comedy so other women could get a shot. It spans decades, from Moms Mabley’s rise in Black vaudeville between the world wars, to the roadhouse ribaldry of Belle Barth and Rusty Warren in the 1950s and '60s, to Elaine May's co-invention of improv comedy, to Joan Rivers's and Phyllis Diller’s ferocious ascent to mainstream stardom. These women refused to be defined by type and tradition, facing down indifference, puzzlement, nay-saying, and unvarnished hostility. They were discouraged by agents, managers, audiences, critics, fellow performers—even their families. And yet they persevered against the tired notion that women couldn’t be funny, making space not only for themselves, but for the women who followed them. Meticulously researched and irresistibly drawn, Shawn Levy's group portrait forms a new pantheon of comedy excellence. In on the Joke shows how women broke into the boys’ club, offered new ideas of womanhood, and had some laughs along the way.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chaos-theory-finding-meaning-in-the-madness-one-bad-decision-at-a-time-by-leah-mcsweeney--65152016https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537160 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chaos Theory: Finding Meaning in the Madness, One Bad Decision at a Time Author: Leah Mcsweeney Narrator: Leah Mcsweeney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 50 minutes Release date: April 5, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The Real Housewives of New York City star, fashion-industry pioneer, entrepreneur, and mom Leah McSweeney breaks through the chaos of battling addiction, igniting the streetwear world, and disrupting reality television—all while being unapologetically, unrelentingly herself. If there’s one thing Leah McSweeney knows for sure, it’s that life never quite gives you what you expect. Her road to success as an entrepreneur and Real Housewives breakout star has been paved with unexpected chances, soul-crushing challenges, and, for too long, chaos.   Now Leah shares her unique philosophy of Chaos Theory and how key moments in our lives can lead us to paths we never imagined. With unparalleled grit, resilience, and a take-no-prisoners attitude, Leah shares her story of finding her way by pushing back against the conventions of society, against the status quo of the fashion industry, and against the limitations of her own self-worth to create a wild, unconventional, and beautiful life.  From her years spent partying in the drug-fueled New York City club scene to getting sober, having a baby, and investing the settlement money from an NYPD assault to launch her business--Leah has learned to throw a punch and keep her fists up. In Chaos Theory, her raw, candid storytelling offers inspiration and insight for embracing life’s unexpected turns and finding meaning in the chaos.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537160Tue, 05 Apr 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537160 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chaos Theory: Finding Meaning in the Madness, One Bad Decision at a Time Author: Leah Mcsweeney Narrator: Leah Mcsweeney Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537160 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chaos Theory: Finding Meaning in the Madness, One Bad Decision at a Time Author: Leah Mcsweeney Narrator: Leah Mcsweeney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 50 minutes Release date: April 5, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The Real Housewives of New York City star, fashion-industry pioneer, entrepreneur, and mom Leah McSweeney breaks through the chaos of battling addiction, igniting the streetwear world, and disrupting reality television—all while being unapologetically, unrelentingly herself. If there’s one thing Leah McSweeney knows for sure, it’s that life never quite gives you what you expect. Her road to success as an entrepreneur and Real Housewives breakout star has been paved with unexpected chances, soul-crushing challenges, and, for too long, chaos.   Now Leah shares her unique philosophy of Chaos Theory and how key moments in our lives can lead us to paths we never imagined. With unparalleled grit, resilience, and a take-no-prisoners attitude, Leah shares her story of finding her way by pushing back against the conventions of society, against the status quo of the fashion industry, and against the limitations of her own self-worth to create a wild, unconventional, and beautiful life.  From her years spent partying in the drug-fueled New York City club scene to getting sober, having a baby, and investing the settlement money from an NYPD assault to launch her business--Leah has learned to throw a punch and keep her fists up. In Chaos Theory, her raw, candid storytelling offers inspiration and insight for embracing life’s unexpected turns and finding meaning in the chaos.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/arrival-stories-women-share-their-experiences-of-becoming-mothers-by-amy-schumer--65151982https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538003 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Arrival Stories: Women Share Their Experiences of Becoming Mothers Author: Amy Schumer Narrator: Jennie Heddry, Angel Geden, Amanda P. Williams, Alysia Montano, Christy Turlington Burns, Emma Hansen, Ashley Graham, Amber Tamblyn, Emily Oster, Amy Schumer, Adenrele Ojo, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 53 minutes Release date: April 5, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A wide range of women—actors, athletes, academics, CEOs, writers, small-business owners, birth workers, physicians, and activists—share their experiences of becoming mothers in this multifaceted, moving, and revealing collection. Throughout her difficult pregnancy and following her frightening labor experience, Amy Schumer found camaraderie and empowerment in hearing birth stories from other women, including those of her friend Christy Turlington Burns. Turlington Burns’s work in maternal health began after she experienced a childbirth-related complication in 2003—an experience that would later inspire her to direct and produce the documentary feature film No Woman, No Cry, about the challenges women face throughout pregnancy and childbirth around the world. It is through Schumer and Turlington Burns’s conversations that the idea for Arrival Stories was born. By sharing their experiences, the contributors to Arrival Stories offer an informative and deeply affecting account of what it feels like when a woman first realizes she is a mother. This beautiful collection features essays by:  Serena Williams • Alysia Montaño • Abby G. Lopez • Amber Tamblyn • Shilpa Shah • Christy Turlington Burns • Emily Oster • Emma Hansen • Leslie Feist • Amanda Williams • Angel Geden • Adrienne Bosh • Latham Thomas • Rachel Feinstein • Ashley Graham • Jill Scott • Jennie Jeddry and Kim DeLise • La La Anthony • Shea Williams • Sienna Miller • Katrina Yoder • Amy Schumer Intimate and urgent, Arrival Stories offers a panoramic view of motherhood and highlights the grave injustices that women of color face in maternal healthcare. It is the perfect book for any expectant or new mother, or for anyone who knows and loves one.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538003Tue, 05 Apr 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538003 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Arrival Stories: Women Share Their Experiences of Becoming Mothers Author: Amy Schumer Narrator: Jennie Heddry, Angel Geden, Amanda P. Williams, Alysia...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538003 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Arrival Stories: Women Share Their Experiences of Becoming Mothers Author: Amy Schumer Narrator: Jennie Heddry, Angel Geden, Amanda P. Williams, Alysia Montano, Christy Turlington Burns, Emma Hansen, Ashley Graham, Amber Tamblyn, Emily Oster, Amy Schumer, Adenrele Ojo, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 53 minutes Release date: April 5, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A wide range of women—actors, athletes, academics, CEOs, writers, small-business owners, birth workers, physicians, and activists—share their experiences of becoming mothers in this multifaceted, moving, and revealing collection. Throughout her difficult pregnancy and following her frightening labor experience, Amy Schumer found camaraderie and empowerment in hearing birth stories from other women, including those of her friend Christy Turlington Burns. Turlington Burns’s work in maternal health began after she experienced a childbirth-related complication in 2003—an experience that would later inspire her to direct and produce the documentary feature film No Woman, No Cry, about the challenges women face throughout pregnancy and childbirth around the world. It is through Schumer and Turlington Burns’s conversations that the idea for Arrival Stories was born. By sharing their experiences, the contributors to Arrival Stories offer an informative and deeply affecting account of what it feels like when a woman first realizes she is a mother. This beautiful collection features essays by:  Serena Williams • Alysia Montaño • Abby G. Lopez • Amber Tamblyn • Shilpa Shah • Christy Turlington Burns • Emily Oster • Emma Hansen • Leslie Feist • Amanda Williams • Angel Geden • Adrienne Bosh • Latham Thomas • Rachel Feinstein • Ashley Graham • Jill Scott • Jennie Jeddry and Kim DeLise • La La Anthony • Shea Williams • Sienna Miller • Katrina Yoder • Amy Schumer Intimate and urgent, Arrival Stories offers a panoramic view of motherhood and highlights the grave injustices that women of color face in maternal healthcare. It is the perfect book for any expectant or new mother, or for anyone who knows and loves one.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/learning-america-one-woman-s-fight-for-educational-justice-for-refugee-children-by-luma-mufleh--65151874https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566739 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Learning America: One Woman's Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children Author: Luma Mufleh Narrator: Luma Mufleh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 5, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “[From] an influential educational leader and activist…an impassioned, penetrating critique and inspiring model for progress.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review It was a wrong turn that changed everything. When Luma Mufleh—a Muslim, gay, refugee woman from hyper-conservative Jordan—stumbled upon a pick-up game of soccer in Clarkston, Georgia, something compelled her to join.  The players, 11- and 12-year-olds from Liberia, Afghanistan, and Sudan, soon welcomed her as coach of their ragtag but fiercely competitive group. Drawn into their lives, Mufleh learned that few of her players, all local public school students, could read a single word. She asks, “Where was the America that took me in? That protected me? How can I get these kids to that America?” Learning America traces the story of how Mufleh grew a group of kids into a soccer team and then into a nationally acclaimed network of schools for refugee children. The journey is inspiring and hard-won: Fugees schools accept only those most in need; no student passes a grade without earning it; the failure of any student is the responsibility of all. Soccer as a part of every school day is a powerful catalyst to heal trauma, create belonging, and accelerate learning. Finally, this gifted storyteller delivers provocative, indelible portraits of student after student making leaps in learning that aren’t supposed to be possible for children born into trauma--stories that shine powerful light on the path to educational justice for all of America’s most left-behind. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566739Tue, 05 Apr 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566739 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Learning America: One Woman's Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children Author: Luma Mufleh Narrator: Luma Mufleh Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566739 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Learning America: One Woman's Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children Author: Luma Mufleh Narrator: Luma Mufleh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 5, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “[From] an influential educational leader and activist…an impassioned, penetrating critique and inspiring model for progress.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review It was a wrong turn that changed everything. When Luma Mufleh—a Muslim, gay, refugee woman from hyper-conservative Jordan—stumbled upon a pick-up game of soccer in Clarkston, Georgia, something compelled her to join.  The players, 11- and 12-year-olds from Liberia, Afghanistan, and Sudan, soon welcomed her as coach of their ragtag but fiercely competitive group. Drawn into their lives, Mufleh learned that few of her players, all local public school students, could read a single word. She asks, “Where was the America that took me in? That protected me? How can I get these kids to that America?” Learning America traces the story of how Mufleh grew a group of kids into a soccer team and then into a nationally acclaimed network of schools for refugee children. The journey is inspiring and hard-won: Fugees schools accept only those most in need; no student passes a grade without earning it; the failure of any student is the responsibility of all. Soccer as a part of every school day is a powerful catalyst to heal trauma, create belonging, and accelerate learning. Finally, this gifted storyteller delivers provocative, indelible portraits of student after student making leaps in learning that aren’t supposed to be possible for children born into trauma--stories that shine powerful light on the path to educational justice for all of America’s most left-behind. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snatched-trapped-by-a-woman-to-be-sold-to-men-by-elizabeth-harper--65151926https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555843 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Snatched: Trapped by a Woman to Be Sold to Men Author: Elizabeth Harper Narrator: Fiona Boylan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: March 31, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Groomed and procured by a woman, raped by several men and labelled ‘one of the most abused girl in Rotherham’, now Elizabeth Harper is fighting for answers as to why so many people paid to protect our children simply turned a blind eye. Aged just 15, lonely and bullied by her peers, Elizabeth ‘El’ Harper felt like an outcast. But then a chance encounter in the street with a friendly woman suddenly brought hope to her world. A friendship between El and this benevolent stranger blossomed, and life began to feel worth living again. As the months passed, El grew more and more distant from her family. One day, she didn’t return home to her parents at all … Snatched is the shocking true story of how a young girl was taken from the streets and groomed into Britain’s biggest sex-trafficking ring, all at the hands of a woman. It is also an inspiring account of how trauma can turn vulnerability to strength in the most extraordinary of ways.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555843Thu, 31 Mar 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555843 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Snatched: Trapped by a Woman to Be Sold to Men Author: Elizabeth Harper Narrator: Fiona Boylan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555843 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Snatched: Trapped by a Woman to Be Sold to Men Author: Elizabeth Harper Narrator: Fiona Boylan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: March 31, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Groomed and procured by a woman, raped by several men and labelled ‘one of the most abused girl in Rotherham’, now Elizabeth Harper is fighting for answers as to why so many people paid to protect our children simply turned a blind eye. Aged just 15, lonely and bullied by her peers, Elizabeth ‘El’ Harper felt like an outcast. But then a chance encounter in the street with a friendly woman suddenly brought hope to her world. A friendship between El and this benevolent stranger blossomed, and life began to feel worth living again. As the months passed, El grew more and more distant from her family. One day, she didn’t return home to her parents at all … Snatched is the shocking true story of how a young girl was taken from the streets and groomed into Britain’s biggest sex-trafficking ring, all at the hands of a woman. It is also an inspiring account of how trauma can turn vulnerability to strength in the most extraordinary of ways.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mob-girl-a-woman-s-life-in-the-underworld-by-teresa-carpenter--65151900https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mob Girl: A Woman's Life in the Underworld Author: Teresa Carpenter Narrator: Lameece Issaq Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: March 22, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From Pulitzer Prize winner Teresa Carpenter comes the captivating true-crime story of a Mafia moll—“the female counterpart of the pseudonymous Henry Hill, the star of Wiseguy….An insider’s view of mob life that is by turns comic and chilling” (Los Angeles Times). Arlyne Weiss grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the daughter of a Jewish mobster who ran an auto sales business as a front. From a young age she idolized Virginia Hill, the girlfriend of gangster Bugsy Siegel, and aspired to what she saw as a glamorous and exciting life. After a brief marriage to a furrier named Norman Brickman, she achieved her goal and then some, inserting herself into the lives of dozens of wiseguys—Italian mobsters were her preference—and becoming addicted to the rush of danger and lawlessness. But after years of violence, a brutal gang rape, and finally, threats against her daughter, she turned the tables on those who betrayed her and became a government informant, wearing a wire and ultimately becoming a major witness in the government’s successful case against the Colombo crime family.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562759Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mob Girl: A Woman's Life in the Underworld Author: Teresa Carpenter Narrator: Lameece Issaq Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mob Girl: A Woman's Life in the Underworld Author: Teresa Carpenter Narrator: Lameece Issaq Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: March 22, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From Pulitzer Prize winner Teresa Carpenter comes the captivating true-crime story of a Mafia moll—“the female counterpart of the pseudonymous Henry Hill, the star of Wiseguy….An insider’s view of mob life that is by turns comic and chilling” (Los Angeles Times). Arlyne Weiss grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the daughter of a Jewish mobster who ran an auto sales business as a front. From a young age she idolized Virginia Hill, the girlfriend of gangster Bugsy Siegel, and aspired to what she saw as a glamorous and exciting life. After a brief marriage to a furrier named Norman Brickman, she achieved her goal and then some, inserting herself into the lives of dozens of wiseguys—Italian mobsters were her preference—and becoming addicted to the rush of danger and lawlessness. But after years of violence, a brutal gang rape, and finally, threats against her daughter, she turned the tables on those who betrayed her and became a government informant, wearing a wire and ultimately becoming a major witness in the government’s successful case against the Colombo crime family.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-way-mirror-the-life-of-elizabeth-barrett-browning-by-fiona-sampson--65151899https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563361 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Two-Way Mirror: The Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Author: Fiona Sampson Narrator: Petrea Burchard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 27 minutes Release date: March 22, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.' With these words, Elizabeth Barrett Browning has come down to us as a romantic heroine, a recluse controlled by a domineering father and often overshadowed by her husband, Robert Browning. But behind the melodrama lies a thoroughly modern figure whose extraordinary life is an electrifying study in self-invention. Born in 1806, Barrett Browning lived in an age when women could not attend a university, own property after marriage, or vote. And yet she seized control of her private income, defied chronic illness and disability, became an advocate for the revolutionary Italy to which she eloped, and changed the course of cultural history. Her late-in-life verse novel masterpiece, Aurora Leigh, reveals both the brilliance and originality of her mind, as well as the challenges of being a woman writer in the Victorian era. A feminist icon, high-profile activist for the abolition of slavery, and international literary superstar, Barrett Browning inspired writers as diverse as Emily Dickinson, George Eliot, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, and Virginia Woolf. Two-Way Mirror is the first biography of Barrett Browning in more than three decades. With unique access to the poet's abundant correspondence, Fiona Sampson holds up a mirror to the woman, her art, and the art of biography itself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563361Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563361 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Two-Way Mirror: The Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Author: Fiona Sampson Narrator: Petrea Burchard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 27...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563361 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Two-Way Mirror: The Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Author: Fiona Sampson Narrator: Petrea Burchard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 27 minutes Release date: March 22, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.' With these words, Elizabeth Barrett Browning has come down to us as a romantic heroine, a recluse controlled by a domineering father and often overshadowed by her husband, Robert Browning. But behind the melodrama lies a thoroughly modern figure whose extraordinary life is an electrifying study in self-invention. Born in 1806, Barrett Browning lived in an age when women could not attend a university, own property after marriage, or vote. And yet she seized control of her private income, defied chronic illness and disability, became an advocate for the revolutionary Italy to which she eloped, and changed the course of cultural history. Her late-in-life verse novel masterpiece, Aurora Leigh, reveals both the brilliance and originality of her mind, as well as the challenges of being a woman writer in the Victorian era. A feminist icon, high-profile activist for the abolition of slavery, and international literary superstar, Barrett Browning inspired writers as diverse as Emily Dickinson, George Eliot, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, and Virginia Woolf. Two-Way Mirror is the first biography of Barrett Browning in more than three decades. With unique access to the poet's abundant correspondence, Fiona Sampson holds up a mirror to the woman, her art, and the art of biography itself.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/raising-demons-by-shirley-jackson--65151883https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562620 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Raising Demons Author: Shirley Jackson Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In the uproarious sequel to Life Among the Savages, the author of The Haunting of Hill House confronts the most vexing demons yet: her children In the long out-of-print sequel to Life Among the Savages, Jackson’s four children have grown from savages into full-fledged demons. After bursting the seams of their first house, Jackson’s clan moves into a larger home. Of course, the chaos simply moves with them. A confrontation with the IRS, Little League, trumpet lessons, and enough clutter to bury her alive—Jackson spins them all into an indelible reminder that every bit as thrilling as a murderous family in a haunted house is a happy family in a new home.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562620Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562620 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Raising Demons Author: Shirley Jackson Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562620 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Raising Demons Author: Shirley Jackson Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In the uproarious sequel to Life Among the Savages, the author of The Haunting of Hill House confronts the most vexing demons yet: her children In the long out-of-print sequel to Life Among the Savages, Jackson’s four children have grown from savages into full-fledged demons. After bursting the seams of their first house, Jackson’s clan moves into a larger home. Of course, the chaos simply moves with them. A confrontation with the IRS, Little League, trumpet lessons, and enough clutter to bury her alive—Jackson spins them all into an indelible reminder that every bit as thrilling as a murderous family in a haunted house is a happy family in a new home.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fierce-attachments-a-memoir-by-vivian-gornick--65151869https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568752 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fierce Attachments: A Memoir Author: Vivian Gornick Narrator: Vivian Gornick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this deeply etched and haunting memoir, Vivian Gornick tells the story of her lifelong battle with her mother for independence. Gornick's groundbreaking book confronts what Edna O'Brien has called 'the principal crux of female despair': the unacknowledged Oedipal nature of the mother-daughter bond. Born and raised in the Bronx, the daughter of 'urban peasants,' Gornick grows up in a household dominated by her intelligent but uneducated mother's romantic depression over the early death of her husband. Next door lives Nettie, an attractive widow whose calculating sensuality appeals greatly to Vivian. These women with their opposing models of femininity continue, well into adulthood, to affect Gornick's struggle to find herself in love and in work. As Gornick walks with her aged mother through the streets of New York, arguing and remembering the past, each wins the listener's admiration: the caustic and clear-thinking daughter, for her courage and tenacity in really talking to her mother about the most basic issues of their lives, and the still powerful and intuitively-wise old woman, who again and again proves herself her daughter's mother.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568752Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568752 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fierce Attachments: A Memoir Author: Vivian Gornick Narrator: Vivian Gornick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568752 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fierce Attachments: A Memoir Author: Vivian Gornick Narrator: Vivian Gornick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this deeply etched and haunting memoir, Vivian Gornick tells the story of her lifelong battle with her mother for independence. Gornick's groundbreaking book confronts what Edna O'Brien has called 'the principal crux of female despair': the unacknowledged Oedipal nature of the mother-daughter bond. Born and raised in the Bronx, the daughter of 'urban peasants,' Gornick grows up in a household dominated by her intelligent but uneducated mother's romantic depression over the early death of her husband. Next door lives Nettie, an attractive widow whose calculating sensuality appeals greatly to Vivian. These women with their opposing models of femininity continue, well into adulthood, to affect Gornick's struggle to find herself in love and in work. As Gornick walks with her aged mother through the streets of New York, arguing and remembering the past, each wins the listener's admiration: the caustic and clear-thinking daughter, for her courage and tenacity in really talking to her mother about the most basic issues of their lives, and the still powerful and intuitively-wise old woman, who again and again proves herself her daughter's mother.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/behind-the-scenes-or-thirty-years-a-slave-and-four-years-in-the-white-house-by-elizabeth-keckley--65151935https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535311 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House Author: Elizabeth Keckley Narrator: Adenrele Ojo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 8, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Born in Virginia in 1818, Elizabeth Keckley grew up enslaved until she was able to purchase her and her son's freedom with money made from working as a seamstress. As she continued to perfect her craft, her styles caught the attention of the elite in Washington D.C. It wasn't until the day of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration that she crossed paths with Mary Todd Lincoln, who took Elizabeth on as her personal confidante and seamstress. Behind the Scenes not only offers an intimate look into the enslaved and free life of Elizabeth Keckley but also the lives of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. At the time of publication, the lives of presidents and their families were private and not known to the public—this book gave everyone an idea of what it was like inside the White House.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535311Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535311 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House Author: Elizabeth Keckley Narrator: Adenrele Ojo Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535311 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House Author: Elizabeth Keckley Narrator: Adenrele Ojo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 8, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Born in Virginia in 1818, Elizabeth Keckley grew up enslaved until she was able to purchase her and her son's freedom with money made from working as a seamstress. As she continued to perfect her craft, her styles caught the attention of the elite in Washington D.C. It wasn't until the day of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration that she crossed paths with Mary Todd Lincoln, who took Elizabeth on as her personal confidante and seamstress. Behind the Scenes not only offers an intimate look into the enslaved and free life of Elizabeth Keckley but also the lives of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. At the time of publication, the lives of presidents and their families were private and not known to the public—this book gave everyone an idea of what it was like inside the White House.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-five-silent-years-of-corrie-ten-boom-by-pamela-rosewell-moore--65151893https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562449 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Five Silent Years of Corrie Ten Boom Author: Pamela Rosewell Moore Narrator: Judith Bareham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 52 minutes Release date: March 8, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Pam Roswell Moore had her doubts when she interviewed to be companion of the much-loved author Corrie ten Boom. Corrie's bestselling book The Hiding Place, which recounted how she and her family had hidden Jews during World War II in Holland until their betrayal and arrest by the Nazis, had launched for Corrie a worldwide ministry of travel and speaking. Awed by the spiritual challenge this companionship posed, Pam wondered how she could keep up with the energetic 83-year-old. But God knit a strong bond between the young Englishwoman and the remarkable Dutch evangelist. Then Corrie suffered a stroke. Hospitalization followed; physical therapy; then long, loving hours at home. Corrie regained a little mobility for a time--until the next strokes hit. She never regained her speech. But the ministry that had touched millions continued as Corrie communicated through her eyes, through elaborate guessing games with those around her, through silent intercession for people God brought to mind. For those five silent years of imprisonment, Corrie's spiritual depth offered mute testimony to her ongoing trust in her heavenly Father. The details of these years will move all who loved Corrie ten Boom. They will encourage those involved with the elderly or handicapped--and those who are themselves bedridden--that God is at work mysteriously in and through even the most incapacitated. This book attests to the truth Corrie loved so dearly: that, in spite of everything else, Jesus is always Victor.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562449Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562449 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Five Silent Years of Corrie Ten Boom Author: Pamela Rosewell Moore Narrator: Judith Bareham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 52 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562449 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Five Silent Years of Corrie Ten Boom Author: Pamela Rosewell Moore Narrator: Judith Bareham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 52 minutes Release date: March 8, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Pam Roswell Moore had her doubts when she interviewed to be companion of the much-loved author Corrie ten Boom. Corrie's bestselling book The Hiding Place, which recounted how she and her family had hidden Jews during World War II in Holland until their betrayal and arrest by the Nazis, had launched for Corrie a worldwide ministry of travel and speaking. Awed by the spiritual challenge this companionship posed, Pam wondered how she could keep up with the energetic 83-year-old. But God knit a strong bond between the young Englishwoman and the remarkable Dutch evangelist. Then Corrie suffered a stroke. Hospitalization followed; physical therapy; then long, loving hours at home. Corrie regained a little mobility for a time--until the next strokes hit. She never regained her speech. But the ministry that had touched millions continued as Corrie communicated through her eyes, through elaborate guessing games with those around her, through silent intercession for people God brought to mind. For those five silent years of imprisonment, Corrie's spiritual depth offered mute testimony to her ongoing trust in her heavenly Father. The details of these years will move all who loved Corrie ten Boom. They will encourage those involved with the elderly or handicapped--and those who are themselves bedridden--that God is at work mysteriously in and through even the most incapacitated. This book attests to the truth Corrie loved so dearly: that, in spite of everything else, Jesus is always Victor.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/never-simple-a-memoir-by-liz-scheier--65152031https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/517908 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Simple: A Memoir Author: Liz Scheier Narrator: Amy Landon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27 minutes Release date: March 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'the audiobook is compelling and, on occasion, jaw-dropping.'-- Vulture Liz Scheier’s darkly funny and touching memoir—with shades of Jeannette Walls’s The Glass Castle and Mira Bartók’s The Memory Palace—of growing up in ’90s Manhattan with a brilliant, mendacious single mother Scheier’s mother Judith was a news junkie, a hilarious storyteller, a fast-talking charmer you couldn’t look away from, a single mother whose devotion crossed the line into obsession, and—when in the grips of the mental illness that plagued every day of her life—a violent and abusive liar whose hold on reality was shaky at best. On an uneventful afternoon when Scheier was eighteen, her mother sauntered into the room to tell her two important things: one, she had been married for most of Scheier’s life to a man she’d never heard of, and two, the man she’d told Scheier was her father was entirely fictional. She’d made him up. Those two big lies were the start, but not the end; it took dozens of smaller lies to support them, and by the time she was done she had built a farcical, half-true life for the two of them, from fake social security number to fabricated husband. One hot July day twenty years later, Scheier receives a voicemail from Adult Protective Services, reporting that Judith has stopped paying rent and is refusing all offers of assistance. That call is the start of a shocking journey that takes the Scheiers, mother and daughter, deep into the cascading effects of decades of lies and deception. Never Simple is the story of learning to survive—and, finally, trying to save—a complicated parent, as feared as she is loved, and as self-destructive as she is adoring. A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/517908Tue, 01 Mar 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/517908 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Simple: A Memoir Author: Liz Scheier Narrator: Amy Landon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27 minutes Release date: March 1, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/517908 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Simple: A Memoir Author: Liz Scheier Narrator: Amy Landon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27 minutes Release date: March 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'the audiobook is compelling and, on occasion, jaw-dropping.'-- Vulture Liz Scheier’s darkly funny and touching memoir—with shades of Jeannette Walls’s The Glass Castle and Mira Bartók’s The Memory Palace—of growing up in ’90s Manhattan with a brilliant, mendacious single mother Scheier’s mother Judith was a news junkie, a hilarious storyteller, a fast-talking charmer you couldn’t look away from, a single mother whose devotion crossed the line into obsession, and—when in the grips of the mental illness that plagued every day of her life—a violent and abusive liar whose hold on reality was shaky at best. On an uneventful afternoon when Scheier was eighteen, her mother sauntered into the room to tell her two important things: one, she had been married for most of Scheier’s life to a man she’d never heard of, and two, the man she’d told Scheier was her father was entirely fictional. She’d made him up. Those two big lies were the start, but not the end; it took dozens of smaller lies to support them, and by the time she was done she had built a farcical, half-true life for the two of them, from fake social security number to fabricated husband. One hot July day twenty years later, Scheier receives a voicemail from Adult Protective Services, reporting that Judith has stopped paying rent and is refusing all offers of assistance. That call is the start of a shocking journey that takes the Scheiers, mother and daughter, deep into the cascading effects of decades of lies and deception. Never Simple is the story of learning to survive—and, finally, trying to save—a complicated parent, as feared as she is loved, and as self-destructive as she is adoring. A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-shaytan-bride-a-bangladeshi-canadian-memoir-of-desire-and-faith-by-sumaiya-matin--65151877https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567498 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Shaytan Bride: A Bangladeshi Canadian Memoir of Desire and Faith Author: Sumaiya Matin Narrator: Sumaiya Matin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 27 minutes Release date: February 28, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The true story of how one Muslim woman shaped her own fate and escaped her forced wedding. Sumaiya Matin was never sure if the story of the Shaytan Bride was truth or myth. When she moved at age six from Dhaka, Bangladesh, to Thunder Bay, Ontario, recollections of this devilish bride followed her. At first, the Shaytan Bride seemed to be the monster of fairy tales, a woman possessed or seduced by a jinni. But everything changes during a family trip to Bangladesh, and in the weeks leading to Sumaiya's own forced wedding, she discovers that the story—and the bride herself—are much closer than they seem. The Shaytan Bride is the true coming-of-age story of a girl navigating desire and faith. Through her journey into adulthood, she battles herself and her circumstances to differentiate between destiny and free will. Sumaiya Matin's life in love and violence is a testament to one woman's strength as she faces the complicated fallout of her decisions.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567498Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567498 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Shaytan Bride: A Bangladeshi Canadian Memoir of Desire and Faith Author: Sumaiya Matin Narrator: Sumaiya Matin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567498 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Shaytan Bride: A Bangladeshi Canadian Memoir of Desire and Faith Author: Sumaiya Matin Narrator: Sumaiya Matin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 27 minutes Release date: February 28, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The true story of how one Muslim woman shaped her own fate and escaped her forced wedding. Sumaiya Matin was never sure if the story of the Shaytan Bride was truth or myth. When she moved at age six from Dhaka, Bangladesh, to Thunder Bay, Ontario, recollections of this devilish bride followed her. At first, the Shaytan Bride seemed to be the monster of fairy tales, a woman possessed or seduced by a jinni. But everything changes during a family trip to Bangladesh, and in the weeks leading to Sumaiya's own forced wedding, she discovers that the story—and the bride herself—are much closer than they seem. The Shaytan Bride is the true coming-of-age story of a girl navigating desire and faith. Through her journey into adulthood, she battles herself and her circumstances to differentiate between destiny and free will. Sumaiya Matin's life in love and violence is a testament to one woman's strength as she faces the complicated fallout of her decisions.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-lady-tyger-es-mi-cuerpo-y-es-mi-vida-by-silvia-cruz-lapena--65151918https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Lady Tyger: Es mi cuerpo y es mi vida Author: Silvia Cruz Lapeña Narrator: Txe Arana Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 8 minutes Release date: February 23, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Lady Tyger no hizo historia, si nos atenemos a la cantidad de títulos que ganó (solo uno, el de campeona mundial de peso ligero), pero fue una de esas «heroínas cotidianas» que peleó, hasta sus últimas consecuencias –huelga de hambre incluida–, por lo que quería: una licencia para boxear en Nueva York. Fue la primera en lograrlo.'—ABC cultura 'Este perfil de perdedora, de digna perdedora, está escrito con muy buen oficio, y contiene, también, una carga de profundidad política.'—Culturamas El pugilato precisa de algo más que un buen uppercut, necesita algo que brille. Un nombre sugerente, por ejemplo. Por su cabeza rapada algunos la llaman Black Kojac, pero como no tiene padrinos, Marian no va a aceptar que nadie elija su nombre. Tampoco quiere, como hicieron otras antes y también después que ella, un mote que se refiera a su padre. No quiere ser sobre el ring La hija del Minero, ni La hija del Predicador. Ella anhela un bautizo de hombre: Harry Greb 'Molino de Viento Humano', Gene 'Perro Rabioso' Hatcher, Jack Dempsey 'El Matón de Manassa'. 'Sus sueños son mis sueños', dice mirando a los compañeros que esa noche también pelean en el Audubon y con esa meta en mente elige nombre de lucha: «Lady Tyger». Lo escribe con y, no con i, porque suena, dice, más femenino. Pero con y, y no con i, nombró también William Blake al tigre —¿o sería tigresa?— de su célebre poema. Como el animal de aquellos versos, «luz llameante en los bosques de la noche», Marian Trimiar vestirá desde ese día una bata animal print marrón y negra; posará ofreciendo a las cámaras sus ojos colosales; colocará los puños bajo la barbilla, mostrando a veces —y otras ocultándolo— el hueco que dejó el diente perdido, y ladeará la cabeza ligeramente a la derecha para resaltar el resplandor de su calva.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558648Wed, 23 Feb 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Lady Tyger: Es mi cuerpo y es mi vida Author: Silvia Cruz Lapeña Narrator: Txe Arana Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 8 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Lady Tyger: Es mi cuerpo y es mi vida Author: Silvia Cruz Lapeña Narrator: Txe Arana Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 8 minutes Release date: February 23, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Lady Tyger no hizo historia, si nos atenemos a la cantidad de títulos que ganó (solo uno, el de campeona mundial de peso ligero), pero fue una de esas «heroínas cotidianas» que peleó, hasta sus últimas consecuencias –huelga de hambre incluida–, por lo que quería: una licencia para boxear en Nueva York. Fue la primera en lograrlo.'—ABC cultura 'Este perfil de perdedora, de digna perdedora, está escrito con muy buen oficio, y contiene, también, una carga de profundidad política.'—Culturamas El pugilato precisa de algo más que un buen uppercut, necesita algo que brille. Un nombre sugerente, por ejemplo. Por su cabeza rapada algunos la llaman Black Kojac, pero como no tiene padrinos, Marian no va a aceptar que nadie elija su nombre. Tampoco quiere, como hicieron otras antes y también después que ella, un mote que se refiera a su padre. No quiere ser sobre el ring La hija del Minero, ni La hija del Predicador. Ella anhela un bautizo de hombre: Harry Greb 'Molino de Viento Humano', Gene 'Perro Rabioso' Hatcher, Jack Dempsey 'El Matón de Manassa'. 'Sus sueños son mis sueños', dice mirando a los compañeros que esa noche también pelean en el Audubon y con esa meta en mente elige nombre de lucha: «Lady Tyger». Lo escribe con y, no con i, porque suena, dice, más femenino. Pero con y, y no con i, nombró también William Blake al tigre —¿o sería tigresa?— de su célebre poema. Como el animal de aquellos versos, «luz llameante en los bosques de la noche», Marian Trimiar vestirá desde ese día una bata animal print marrón y negra; posará ofreciendo a las cámaras sus ojos colosales; colocará los puños bajo la barbilla, mostrando a veces —y otras ocultándolo— el hueco que dejó el diente perdido, y ladeará la cabeza ligeramente a la derecha para resaltar el resplandor de su calva.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-duchess-countess-the-woman-who-scandalized-eighteenth-century-london-by-catherine-ostler--65152005https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth Century London Author: Catherine Ostler Narrator: Catherine Ostler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 22, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Discover the adventurous life of the stylish and scandalous Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston—a woman whose infamous trial was bigger news in British society than the American War of Independence. “Bridgerton fans take note: For sheer incident and drama, Chudleigh’s story rivals any episode of the popular Regency-era Netflix series. And it’s all true” (The Washington Post). As maid of honor to the Princess of Wales, Elizabeth Chudleigh enjoyed a luxurious life in the inner circle of the Hanoverian court. With her extraordinary style and engaging wit, she both delighted and scandalized the press and public. She would later even inspire William Thackeray when he was writing his classic Vanity Fair, providing the inspiration for the alluring social climber Becky Sharp. But Elizabeth’s real story is more complex and surprising than anything out of fiction. A clandestine, candlelit wedding to the young heir to an earldom, a second marriage to a duke, a lust for diamonds, and an electrifying appearance at a masquerade ball in a gossamer dress—it’s no wonder that Elizabeth’s eventual trial was a sensation. Charged with bigamy, an accusation she vehemently fought against, Elizabeth refused to submit to public humiliation and retire quietly. “A superb, gripping, decadent, colorful biography that brings an extraordinary woman and a whole world blazingly to life” (Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times bestselling author), The Duchess Countess is perfect for fans of Bridgerton, Women of Means, and The Crown.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516528Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth Century London Author: Catherine Ostler Narrator: Catherine Ostler Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth Century London Author: Catherine Ostler Narrator: Catherine Ostler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 22, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Discover the adventurous life of the stylish and scandalous Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston—a woman whose infamous trial was bigger news in British society than the American War of Independence. “Bridgerton fans take note: For sheer incident and drama, Chudleigh’s story rivals any episode of the popular Regency-era Netflix series. And it’s all true” (The Washington Post). As maid of honor to the Princess of Wales, Elizabeth Chudleigh enjoyed a luxurious life in the inner circle of the Hanoverian court. With her extraordinary style and engaging wit, she both delighted and scandalized the press and public. She would later even inspire William Thackeray when he was writing his classic Vanity Fair, providing the inspiration for the alluring social climber Becky Sharp. But Elizabeth’s real story is more complex and surprising than anything out of fiction. A clandestine, candlelit wedding to the young heir to an earldom, a second marriage to a duke, a lust for diamonds, and an electrifying appearance at a masquerade ball in a gossamer dress—it’s no wonder that Elizabeth’s eventual trial was a sensation. Charged with bigamy, an accusation she vehemently fought against, Elizabeth refused to submit to public humiliation and retire quietly. “A superb, gripping, decadent, colorful biography that brings an extraordinary woman and a whole world blazingly to life” (Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times bestselling author), The Duchess Countess is perfect for fans of Bridgerton, Women of Means, and The Crown.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/take-up-space-the-unprecedented-aoc-by-the-editors-of-new-york-magazine--65151938https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549559 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Take Up Space: The Unprecedented AOC Author: The Editors Of New York Magazine Narrator: Marisa Blake, Timothy Andrés Pabon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: February 22, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A stunning biography of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the bestselling tradition of Notorious RBG and Pelosi that explores her explosive rise and impact on the future of American culture and politics. The candidate was young—twenty-eight years old, a child of Puerto Rico, the Bronx, and Yorktown Heights. She was working as a waitress and bartender. She was completely unknown, and taking on a ten-term incumbent in a city famous for protecting its political institutions. “Women like me aren’t supposed to run for office,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in a video launching her campaign, the camera following her as she hastily pulled her hair into a bun. But she did. And in perhaps the most stunning upset in recent memory, she won. At twenty-nine, she was sworn in as the youngest member of the 116th Congress and became the youngest woman to serve as a representative in United States history. Before long, Ocasio-Cortez had earned her own shorthand title—AOC—and was one of the most talked-about public figures (loved and loathed) in the world. Her natural ability to connect with everyday people through the social media feeds grew her following into the multimillions. Every statement she made, every tweet and Instagram Live, went viral, and her term had barely begun before people were speculating that she could one day be president. The question seemed to be on everyone’s mind: How did this woman come from nowhere to acquire such influence, and so fast? Now, in Take Up Space, that question is answered through a kaleidoscopic biography by the editors of New York magazine that features the riveting account of her rise by Lisa Miller, an essay by Rebecca Traister that explains why she is an unprecedented figure in American politics, and multiform explorations (reportage, comic, history, analysis, photography) of AOC’s outsize impact on American culture and politics. Throughout, AOC is revealed in all her power and vulnerability, and understood in the context of the fast-changing America that made her possible—and perhaps even inevitable. Includes two live recordings of AOC speaking before the House of Representatives.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549559Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549559 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Take Up Space: The Unprecedented AOC Author: The Editors Of New York Magazine Narrator: Marisa Blake, Timothy Andrés Pabon Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549559 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Take Up Space: The Unprecedented AOC Author: The Editors Of New York Magazine Narrator: Marisa Blake, Timothy Andrés Pabon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: February 22, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A stunning biography of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the bestselling tradition of Notorious RBG and Pelosi that explores her explosive rise and impact on the future of American culture and politics. The candidate was young—twenty-eight years old, a child of Puerto Rico, the Bronx, and Yorktown Heights. She was working as a waitress and bartender. She was completely unknown, and taking on a ten-term incumbent in a city famous for protecting its political institutions. “Women like me aren’t supposed to run for office,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in a video launching her campaign, the camera following her as she hastily pulled her hair into a bun. But she did. And in perhaps the most stunning upset in recent memory, she won. At twenty-nine, she was sworn in as the youngest member of the 116th Congress and became the youngest woman to serve as a representative in United States history. Before long, Ocasio-Cortez had earned her own shorthand title—AOC—and was one of the most talked-about public figures (loved and loathed) in the world. Her natural ability to connect with everyday people through the social media feeds grew her following into the multimillions. Every statement she made, every tweet and Instagram Live, went viral, and her term had barely begun before people were speculating that she could one day be president. The question seemed to be on everyone’s mind: How did this woman come from nowhere to acquire such influence, and so fast? Now, in Take Up Space, that question is answered through a kaleidoscopic biography by the editors of New York magazine that features the riveting account of her rise by Lisa Miller, an essay by Rebecca Traister that explains why she is an unprecedented figure in American politics, and multiform explorations (reportage, comic, history, analysis, photography) of AOC’s outsize impact on American culture and politics. Throughout, AOC is revealed in all her power and vulnerability, and understood in the context of the fast-changing America that made her possible—and perhaps even inevitable. Includes two live recordings of AOC speaking before the House of Representatives.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lonely-hunter-how-our-search-for-love-is-broken-a-memoir-by-aimee-lutkin--65152002https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525590 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lonely Hunter: How Our Search for Love Is Broken: A Memoir Author: Aimée Lutkin Narrator: Aimée Lutkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: February 8, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When can we say we’ll be single forever—and that’s okay? One woman questions our society’s pathologizing of loneliness in this crackling, incisive blend of memoir and cultural reporting. “The Lonely Hunter challenged everything I assumed about the nature of loneliness and what it means to lead an authentic life.”—Doree Shafrir, author of Thanks for Waiting and Startup: A Novel ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Cosmopolitan One evening, thirtysomething writer Aimée Lutkin found herself at a dinner party surrounded by couples. When the conversation turned to her love life, Lutkin stated simply, “I don’t really know if I’m going to date anyone ever again. Some people are just alone forever.” Her friends rushed to assure her that love comes when you least expect it and to make recommendations for new dating apps. But Lutkin wondered, Why, when there are more unmarried adults than ever before, is there so much pressure to couple up? Why does everyone treat me as though my real life won’t start until I find a partner? Isn’t this my real life, the one I’m living right now? Is there something wrong with me, or is there something wrong with our culture? Over the course of the next year, Lutkin set out to answer these questions and to see if there really was some trick to escaping loneliness. She went on hundreds of dates; read the sociologists, authors, and relationship experts exploring singlehood and loneliness; dove into the wellness industrial complex; tossed it all aside to binge-watch Netflix and eat nachos; and probed the capitalist structures that make alternative family arrangements nearly impossible. Chock-full of razor-sharp observations and poignant moments of vulnerability, The Lonely Hunter is a stirring account of one woman’s experience of being alone and a revealing exposé of our culture’s deep biases against the uncoupled. Blazingly smart, insightful, and full of heart, this is a book for anyone determined to make, follow, and break their own rules.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525590Tue, 08 Feb 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525590 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lonely Hunter: How Our Search for Love Is Broken: A Memoir Author: Aimée Lutkin Narrator: Aimée Lutkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525590 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lonely Hunter: How Our Search for Love Is Broken: A Memoir Author: Aimée Lutkin Narrator: Aimée Lutkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: February 8, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When can we say we’ll be single forever—and that’s okay? One woman questions our society’s pathologizing of loneliness in this crackling, incisive blend of memoir and cultural reporting. “The Lonely Hunter challenged everything I assumed about the nature of loneliness and what it means to lead an authentic life.”—Doree Shafrir, author of Thanks for Waiting and Startup: A Novel ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Cosmopolitan One evening, thirtysomething writer Aimée Lutkin found herself at a dinner party surrounded by couples. When the conversation turned to her love life, Lutkin stated simply, “I don’t really know if I’m going to date anyone ever again. Some people are just alone forever.” Her friends rushed to assure her that love comes when you least expect it and to make recommendations for new dating apps. But Lutkin wondered, Why, when there are more unmarried adults than ever before, is there so much pressure to couple up? Why does everyone treat me as though my real life won’t start until I find a partner? Isn’t this my real life, the one I’m living right now? Is there something wrong with me, or is there something wrong with our culture? Over the course of the next year, Lutkin set out to answer these questions and to see if there really was some trick to escaping loneliness. She went on hundreds of dates; read the sociologists, authors, and relationship experts exploring singlehood and loneliness; dove into the wellness industrial complex; tossed it all aside to binge-watch Netflix and eat nachos; and probed the capitalist structures that make alternative family arrangements nearly impossible. Chock-full of razor-sharp observations and poignant moments of vulnerability, The Lonely Hunter is a stirring account of one woman’s experience of being alone and a revealing exposé of our culture’s deep biases against the uncoupled. Blazingly smart, insightful, and full of heart, this is a book for anyone determined to make, follow, and break their own rules.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tired-and-tested-the-wild-ride-into-parenthood-by-sophie-mccartney--65151942https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546783 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tired and Tested: The Wild Ride Into Parenthood Author: Sophie Mccartney Narrator: Sophie Mccartney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 13 minutes Release date: February 3, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Welcome to the jungle… When you’ve grown up thinking your twenties are all about working hard, playing hard and trying not to get pregnant, life comes at you fast when you go from hump to bump. So you thought adulthood would mean a high-flying career and a luxury lifestyle, but instead have ended up with a Lycra-based wardrobe and a deep fear of what lies at the bottom of the ball-pit in soft play? Join comedian Sophie McCartney as she voyages deep into the uncharted territories of mating, birthing, feral offspring, mums overdoing it at the watering hole, and the perilous viper’s nest of the school WhatsApp group. With laugh out loud humour and eye-watering honesty, Sophie shows how whether you’ve had a day full of whining or a night full of wine, there’s joy to be had in the perfectly imperfect wild ride into parenthood.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546783Thu, 03 Feb 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546783 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tired and Tested: The Wild Ride Into Parenthood Author: Sophie Mccartney Narrator: Sophie Mccartney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 13...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546783 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tired and Tested: The Wild Ride Into Parenthood Author: Sophie Mccartney Narrator: Sophie Mccartney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 13 minutes Release date: February 3, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Welcome to the jungle… When you’ve grown up thinking your twenties are all about working hard, playing hard and trying not to get pregnant, life comes at you fast when you go from hump to bump. So you thought adulthood would mean a high-flying career and a luxury lifestyle, but instead have ended up with a Lycra-based wardrobe and a deep fear of what lies at the bottom of the ball-pit in soft play? Join comedian Sophie McCartney as she voyages deep into the uncharted territories of mating, birthing, feral offspring, mums overdoing it at the watering hole, and the perilous viper’s nest of the school WhatsApp group. With laugh out loud humour and eye-watering honesty, Sophie shows how whether you’ve had a day full of whining or a night full of wine, there’s joy to be had in the perfectly imperfect wild ride into parenthood.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/toufah-the-woman-who-inspired-an-african-metoo-movement-by-toufah-jallow--65152067https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/524558 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Toufah: The Woman Who Inspired an African #MeToo Movement Author: Toufah Jallow Narrator: Toufah Jallow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: February 1, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER “This powerful story shouldn’t be missed.” Publishers Weekly (starred) “A fiercely readable, potent memoir of a survivor who refuses to be silenced. . . . An inspirational page-turner.' Kirkus Reviews (starred) An incandescent and inspiring memoir from a courageous young woman who, after she was forced to flee to Canada from her home in The Gambia, became the first woman to publicly call the country’s dictator to account for sexual assault—launching an unprecedented protest movement in West Africa. In 2015, Toufah Jallow was a nineteen-year-old dreaming of a scholarship. Encouraged by her mother, she entered a presidential competition designed to identify and support the country’s smart young women, and she won. Which brought her to the attention of Yahya Jammeh, the country’s dictator, who styled himself as a pious yet progressive protector of women. At first, he behaved in a fatherly fashion towards his winner, but then he proposed marriage. When Toufah turned him down, he drugged and raped her. She could not tell anyone what happened. Not only was there no word for rape in her native language, if she told her parents, they would take action and incur Jammeh’s wrath. Wearing a niqab to hide her identity, she gave his security operatives the slip and fled to Senegal, eventually making her way to safety in Canada. Then Jammeh was deposed. In July 2019, Toufah Jallow went home to testify against him in a public hearing, sparking marches of support and a social media outpouring of shared stories among West African women. Each bold decision Toufah made helped secure the future Jammeh had tried to steal from her, and also showed her a new path of leadership and advocacy for survivors of sexual violence.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/524558Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/524558 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Toufah: The Woman Who Inspired an African #MeToo Movement Author: Toufah Jallow Narrator: Toufah Jallow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/524558 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Toufah: The Woman Who Inspired an African #MeToo Movement Author: Toufah Jallow Narrator: Toufah Jallow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: February 1, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER “This powerful story shouldn’t be missed.” Publishers Weekly (starred) “A fiercely readable, potent memoir of a survivor who refuses to be silenced. . . . An inspirational page-turner.' Kirkus Reviews (starred) An incandescent and inspiring memoir from a courageous young woman who, after she was forced to flee to Canada from her home in The Gambia, became the first woman to publicly call the country’s dictator to account for sexual assault—launching an unprecedented protest movement in West Africa. In 2015, Toufah Jallow was a nineteen-year-old dreaming of a scholarship. Encouraged by her mother, she entered a presidential competition designed to identify and support the country’s smart young women, and she won. Which brought her to the attention of Yahya Jammeh, the country’s dictator, who styled himself as a pious yet progressive protector of women. At first, he behaved in a fatherly fashion towards his winner, but then he proposed marriage. When Toufah turned him down, he drugged and raped her. She could not tell anyone what happened. Not only was there no word for rape in her native language, if she told her parents, they would take action and incur Jammeh’s wrath. Wearing a niqab to hide her identity, she gave his security operatives the slip and fled to Senegal, eventually making her way to safety in Canada. Then Jammeh was deposed. In July 2019, Toufah Jallow went home to testify against him in a public hearing, sparking marches of support and a social media outpouring of shared stories among West African women. Each bold decision Toufah made helped secure the future Jammeh had tried to steal from her, and also showed her a new path of leadership and advocacy for survivors of sexual violence.]]>605metoocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ex-boyfriend-yard-sale-finding-a-formula-for-the-cost-of-love-by-haley-mcgee--65152023https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548740 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale: Finding a Formula for the Cost of Love Author: Haley Mcgee Narrator: Haley Mcgee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this hilarious and heartfelt memoir, Haley McGee sets out to calculate—with mathematical precision—the exact cost of love, and whether all of her former relationships were worth it. Haley McGee is in debt. The solution? A yard sale of gifts from her ex-boyfriends.   But when it comes to pricing, she gets stuck. Surely the ways we invest in our romantic relationships should be reflected in the price. But how? Is the mixtape from your first love worth more than the vintage typewriter from a philanderer? Does sitting on an X-Acto knife wedged between seats on a bus to see the boyfriend you lost your virginity to increase or decrease the value of the necklace he gave you? Should you be compensated for the miserable times or do they render an item worthless?   Haley decides to gamble on a larger payout. She interviews her exes and enlists the help of a mathematician to create a formula—with eighty-six variables—for the cost of love. As she's searching for answers, the one that got away reappears with a new proposition.   Female desire, heartbreak and the chance for integrity in the aftermath of both are held up in this whipsmart, original and daringly candid memoir. As Haley McGee interrogates her romantic triumphs and failures with unflinching detail and hilarity, her exquisite prose elevates this all too human conundrum: Is love worth it?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548740Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548740 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale: Finding a Formula for the Cost of Love Author: Haley Mcgee Narrator: Haley Mcgee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548740 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale: Finding a Formula for the Cost of Love Author: Haley Mcgee Narrator: Haley Mcgee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this hilarious and heartfelt memoir, Haley McGee sets out to calculate—with mathematical precision—the exact cost of love, and whether all of her former relationships were worth it. Haley McGee is in debt. The solution? A yard sale of gifts from her ex-boyfriends.   But when it comes to pricing, she gets stuck. Surely the ways we invest in our romantic relationships should be reflected in the price. But how? Is the mixtape from your first love worth more than the vintage typewriter from a philanderer? Does sitting on an X-Acto knife wedged between seats on a bus to see the boyfriend you lost your virginity to increase or decrease the value of the necklace he gave you? Should you be compensated for the miserable times or do they render an item worthless?   Haley decides to gamble on a larger payout. She interviews her exes and enlists the help of a mathematician to create a formula—with eighty-six variables—for the cost of love. As she's searching for answers, the one that got away reappears with a new proposition.   Female desire, heartbreak and the chance for integrity in the aftermath of both are held up in this whipsmart, original and daringly candid memoir. As Haley McGee interrogates her romantic triumphs and failures with unflinching detail and hilarity, her exquisite prose elevates this all too human conundrum: Is love worth it?]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-woman-beyond-the-attic-the-v-c-andrews-story-by-andrew-neiderman--65152021https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531121 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Woman Beyond the Attic: The V.C. Andrews Story Author: Andrew Neiderman Narrator: Andi Arndt, Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: February 1, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “The woman who emerges from these pages is as riveting as her books” (The Wall Street Journal) in this Edgar Award–nominated celebration of the famously private V.C. Andrews—featuring family photos, personal letters, a partial manuscript for an unpublished novel, and more. Best known for her internationally, multi-million-copy bestselling novel Flowers in the Attic, Cleo Virginia Andrews lived a fascinating life. Born to modest means, she came of age in the American South during the Great Depression and faced a series of increasingly challenging health issues. Yet, once she rose to international literary fame, she prided herself on her intense privacy. Now, The Woman Beyond the Attic aims to connect her personal life with the public novels for which she was famous. Based on Virginia’s own letters, and interviews with her dearest family members, her long-term ghostwriter Andrew Neiderman tells Virginia’s full story for the first time. Perfect for anyone hoping to learn more about the enigmatic woman behind one of the most important novels of the 20th century, The Woman Beyond the Attic will have you “transfixed” (Publishers Weekly) from the first page.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531121Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531121 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Woman Beyond the Attic: The V.C. Andrews Story Author: Andrew Neiderman Narrator: Andi Arndt, Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531121 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Woman Beyond the Attic: The V.C. Andrews Story Author: Andrew Neiderman Narrator: Andi Arndt, Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: February 1, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “The woman who emerges from these pages is as riveting as her books” (The Wall Street Journal) in this Edgar Award–nominated celebration of the famously private V.C. Andrews—featuring family photos, personal letters, a partial manuscript for an unpublished novel, and more. Best known for her internationally, multi-million-copy bestselling novel Flowers in the Attic, Cleo Virginia Andrews lived a fascinating life. Born to modest means, she came of age in the American South during the Great Depression and faced a series of increasingly challenging health issues. Yet, once she rose to international literary fame, she prided herself on her intense privacy. Now, The Woman Beyond the Attic aims to connect her personal life with the public novels for which she was famous. Based on Virginia’s own letters, and interviews with her dearest family members, her long-term ghostwriter Andrew Neiderman tells Virginia’s full story for the first time. Perfect for anyone hoping to learn more about the enigmatic woman behind one of the most important novels of the 20th century, The Woman Beyond the Attic will have you “transfixed” (Publishers Weekly) from the first page.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exploiting-my-baby-because-it-s-exploiting-me-by-teresa-strasser--65151901https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Exploiting My Baby: Because It's Exploiting Me Author: Teresa Strasser Narrator: Teresa Strasser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 1, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Teresa Strasser made her baby a spleen and some eyebrows. He got her a book deal. Everyone loves babies-and pregnant women-so TV and radio personality Teresa Strasser decided to use this obsession to her advantage. She came up with a way to provide for her newfound family and help other mommies-to-be with this down- and-dirty memoir about first-time pregnancy. An award-winning writer, Teresa is achingly honest about the motherhood she begins experiencing at age thirty-eight. With a biting sense of humor and heart, she portrays the tribulations that come with each trimester, from nausea, weight gain, and bladder infections to dealing with those other kinds of pregnant women. (You know the ones. The ones who glow-and gloat about it.) Exploiting My Baby is a must-read for anyone pregnant, trying to get pregnant, or who is just more crazy than baby-crazy. Hopping on a trail pioneered by such lions as Laura Ingalls Wilder, Erma Bombeck, and Tori Spelling, Teresa has no problem using her pregnancy, childbirth and difficult relationship with her own mother for material. It's her blunt and plain-spoken approach to exploiting her family for literary success that sets her apart. Watch a Video]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558705Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Exploiting My Baby: Because It's Exploiting Me Author: Teresa Strasser Narrator: Teresa Strasser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Exploiting My Baby: Because It's Exploiting Me Author: Teresa Strasser Narrator: Teresa Strasser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 1, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Teresa Strasser made her baby a spleen and some eyebrows. He got her a book deal. Everyone loves babies-and pregnant women-so TV and radio personality Teresa Strasser decided to use this obsession to her advantage. She came up with a way to provide for her newfound family and help other mommies-to-be with this down- and-dirty memoir about first-time pregnancy. An award-winning writer, Teresa is achingly honest about the motherhood she begins experiencing at age thirty-eight. With a biting sense of humor and heart, she portrays the tribulations that come with each trimester, from nausea, weight gain, and bladder infections to dealing with those other kinds of pregnant women. (You know the ones. The ones who glow-and gloat about it.) Exploiting My Baby is a must-read for anyone pregnant, trying to get pregnant, or who is just more crazy than baby-crazy. Hopping on a trail pioneered by such lions as Laura Ingalls Wilder, Erma Bombeck, and Tori Spelling, Teresa has no problem using her pregnancy, childbirth and difficult relationship with her own mother for material. It's her blunt and plain-spoken approach to exploiting her family for literary success that sets her apart. Watch a Video]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-isabel-la-catolica-la-primera-gran-reina-de-europa-by-giles-tremlett--65151876https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568180 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Isabel la Católica: La primera gran reina de Europa Author: Giles Tremlett Narrator: Germán Gijón Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 27, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: La biografía definitiva de Isabel la Católica, la reina que definió y consolidó las bases del imperio español en el siglo XV. En 1474, una mujer culta, inteligente y fervientemente religiosa de apenas veintitrés años ascendió al trono de Castilla, el reino más poderoso y extenso de España. Tenía por delante el considerable reto de gobernar una corte dominada por hombres y reformar uno de los principales reinos europeos acosado por el crimen, la corrupción y el violento faccionalismo político. En esta biografía definitiva, Giles Tremlett nos presenta a una controvertida mujer que consiguió cambiar el rumbo de la historia sacando a su país del oscurantismo medieval para dotarlo de las herramientas que lo convertirían en uno de los mayores imperios donde nunca se ponía el sol. Como sostiene Tremlett, Isabel la Católica es la reina más importante de la historia de Europa, y este libro por fin le hace justicia, con sus luces y sus sombras.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568180Thu, 27 Jan 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568180 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Isabel la Católica: La primera gran reina de Europa Author: Giles Tremlett Narrator: Germán Gijón Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568180 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Isabel la Católica: La primera gran reina de Europa Author: Giles Tremlett Narrator: Germán Gijón Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 27, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: La biografía definitiva de Isabel la Católica, la reina que definió y consolidó las bases del imperio español en el siglo XV. En 1474, una mujer culta, inteligente y fervientemente religiosa de apenas veintitrés años ascendió al trono de Castilla, el reino más poderoso y extenso de España. Tenía por delante el considerable reto de gobernar una corte dominada por hombres y reformar uno de los principales reinos europeos acosado por el crimen, la corrupción y el violento faccionalismo político. En esta biografía definitiva, Giles Tremlett nos presenta a una controvertida mujer que consiguió cambiar el rumbo de la historia sacando a su país del oscurantismo medieval para dotarlo de las herramientas que lo convertirían en uno de los mayores imperios donde nunca se ponía el sol. Como sostiene Tremlett, Isabel la Católica es la reina más importante de la historia de Europa, y este libro por fin le hace justicia, con sus luces y sus sombras.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/civil-rights-queen-constance-baker-motley-and-the-struggle-for-equality-by-tomiko-brown-nagin--65151979https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518045 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality  Author: Tomiko Brown-Nagin Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 57 minutes Release date: January 25, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • The first major biography of one of our most influential judges—an activist lawyer who became the first Black woman appointed to the federal judiciary—that provides an eye-opening account of the twin struggles for gender equality and civil rights in the 20th Century. • “Timely and essential.'—The Washington Post “A must-read for anyone who dares to believe that equal justice under the law is possible and is in search of a model for how to make it a reality.” —Anita Hill With the US Supreme Court confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson, “it makes sense to revisit the life and work of another Black woman who profoundly shaped the law: Constance Baker Motley” (CNN). Born to an aspirational blue-collar family during the Great Depression, Constance Baker Motley was expected to find herself a good career as a hair dresser. Instead, she became the first black woman to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court, the first of ten she would eventually argue. The only black woman member in the legal team at the NAACP's Inc. Fund at the time, she defended Martin Luther King in Birmingham, helped to argue in Brown vs. The Board of Education, and played a critical role in vanquishing Jim Crow laws throughout the South. She was the first black woman elected to the state Senate in New York, the first woman elected Manhattan Borough President, and the first black woman appointed to the federal judiciary.      Civil Rights Queen captures the story of a remarkable American life, a figure who remade law and inspired the imaginations of African Americans across the country. Burnished with an extraordinary wealth of research, award-winning, esteemed Civil Rights and legal historian and dean of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Tomiko Brown-Nagin brings Motley to life in these pages. Brown-Nagin compels us to ponder some of our most timeless and urgent questions--how do the historically marginalized access the corridors of power? What is the price of the ticket? How does access to power shape individuals committed to social justice? In Civil Rights Queen, she dramatically fills out the picture of some of the most profound judicial and societal change made in twentieth-century America.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518045Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518045 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality  Author: Tomiko Brown-Nagin Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518045 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality  Author: Tomiko Brown-Nagin Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 57 minutes Release date: January 25, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • The first major biography of one of our most influential judges—an activist lawyer who became the first Black woman appointed to the federal judiciary—that provides an eye-opening account of the twin struggles for gender equality and civil rights in the 20th Century. • “Timely and essential.'—The Washington Post “A must-read for anyone who dares to believe that equal justice under the law is possible and is in search of a model for how to make it a reality.” —Anita Hill With the US Supreme Court confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson, “it makes sense to revisit the life and work of another Black woman who profoundly shaped the law: Constance Baker Motley” (CNN). Born to an aspirational blue-collar family during the Great Depression, Constance Baker Motley was expected to find herself a good career as a hair dresser. Instead, she became the first black woman to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court, the first of ten she would eventually argue. The only black woman member in the legal team at the NAACP's Inc. Fund at the time, she defended Martin Luther King in Birmingham, helped to argue in Brown vs. The Board of Education, and played a critical role in vanquishing Jim Crow laws throughout the South. She was the first black woman elected to the state Senate in New York, the first woman elected Manhattan Borough President, and the first black woman appointed to the federal judiciary.      Civil Rights Queen captures the story of a remarkable American life, a figure who remade law and inspired the imaginations of African Americans across the country. Burnished with an extraordinary wealth of research, award-winning, esteemed Civil Rights and legal historian and dean of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Tomiko Brown-Nagin brings Motley to life in these pages. Brown-Nagin compels us to ponder some of our most timeless and urgent questions--how do the historically marginalized access the corridors of power? What is the price of the ticket? How does access to power shape individuals committed to social justice? In Civil Rights Queen, she dramatically fills out the picture of some of the most profound judicial and societal change made in twentieth-century America.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fighting-for-my-life-a-memoir-about-a-mother-s-loss-and-grief-by-mia-st-john-elaine-aradillas--65151928https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558098 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fighting For My Life: A Memoir About a Mother’s Loss and Grief Author: Mia St. John, Elaine Aradillas Narrator: Mia St. John Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 17 minutes Release date: January 25, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Mia St. John has always been on top of her game. A five-time world champion boxer known as The Knockout because of her ability to level any opponent charging toward her, Mia spent two decades in the spotlight transforming her body into the ultimate fighting machine. But what most people don't know is that outside the ring, she was battling a lifetime of demons while struggling to keep her family together. Born to a Mexican mother and white father, she spent her young life feeling like an outsider while growing up in Idaho. She fled to California as soon as she was eighteen and left behind the abuse that came with an alcoholic father. Determined to show everyone she was a champion, Mia moved to Los Angeles to follow her dreams—and ended up meeting the love of her life, television star Kristoff St. John. Together, they created a beautiful family with their children, Julian and Paris, while doing their best to battle their own bouts with addiction. Mia's memoir takes listeners through her odyssey of grief and despair, but always the fighter, Mia gets up once again and shows the world how to face another day with dignity and determination to live the best life possible.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558098Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558098 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fighting For My Life: A Memoir About a Mother’s Loss and Grief Author: Mia St. John, Elaine Aradillas Narrator: Mia St. John Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558098 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fighting For My Life: A Memoir About a Mother’s Loss and Grief Author: Mia St. John, Elaine Aradillas Narrator: Mia St. John Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 17 minutes Release date: January 25, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Mia St. John has always been on top of her game. A five-time world champion boxer known as The Knockout because of her ability to level any opponent charging toward her, Mia spent two decades in the spotlight transforming her body into the ultimate fighting machine. But what most people don't know is that outside the ring, she was battling a lifetime of demons while struggling to keep her family together. Born to a Mexican mother and white father, she spent her young life feeling like an outsider while growing up in Idaho. She fled to California as soon as she was eighteen and left behind the abuse that came with an alcoholic father. Determined to show everyone she was a champion, Mia moved to Los Angeles to follow her dreams—and ended up meeting the love of her life, television star Kristoff St. John. Together, they created a beautiful family with their children, Julian and Paris, while doing their best to battle their own bouts with addiction. Mia's memoir takes listeners through her odyssey of grief and despair, but always the fighter, Mia gets up once again and shows the world how to face another day with dignity and determination to live the best life possible.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-excellent-doctor-blackwell-the-life-of-the-first-woman-physician-by-julia-boyd--65151922https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/560024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Excellent Doctor Blackwell: The Life of the First Woman Physician Author: Julia Boyd Narrator: Corrie James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 16 minutes Release date: January 25, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When British-born Elizabeth Blackwell earned her medical degree in America in 1849 there was an international outcry. Few at the time would have disagreed with the actress Fanny Kemble’s remark—'What, trust a woman doctor—never!' Yet by the time Dr. Blackwell died in 1910 there were hundreds of women practicing medicine on both sides of the Atlantic, thanks in no small part to her courage and determination. Using a treasure trove of primary sources, the book reveals how Elizabeth Blackwell's pioneering efforts helped to fundamentally change the status of women in the West. The Excellent Doctor Blackwell tells a remarkable story, taking in the women's rights movement, the American Civil War, and Elizabeth's personal tragedy, with a fascinating cast of characters, from Abraham Lincoln to Florence Nightingale.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/560024Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/560024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Excellent Doctor Blackwell: The Life of the First Woman Physician Author: Julia Boyd Narrator: Corrie James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/560024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Excellent Doctor Blackwell: The Life of the First Woman Physician Author: Julia Boyd Narrator: Corrie James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 16 minutes Release date: January 25, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When British-born Elizabeth Blackwell earned her medical degree in America in 1849 there was an international outcry. Few at the time would have disagreed with the actress Fanny Kemble’s remark—'What, trust a woman doctor—never!' Yet by the time Dr. Blackwell died in 1910 there were hundreds of women practicing medicine on both sides of the Atlantic, thanks in no small part to her courage and determination. Using a treasure trove of primary sources, the book reveals how Elizabeth Blackwell's pioneering efforts helped to fundamentally change the status of women in the West. The Excellent Doctor Blackwell tells a remarkable story, taking in the women's rights movement, the American Civil War, and Elizabeth's personal tragedy, with a fascinating cast of characters, from Abraham Lincoln to Florence Nightingale.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rahel-varnhagen-the-life-of-a-jewish-woman-by-hannah-arendt--65151907https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rahel Varnhagen: The Life of a Jewish Woman Author: Hannah Arendt Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 25, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Rahel Varnhagen: The Life of a Jewish Woman is the biography of a remarkable, complicated, troubled, passionate woman, an important figure in German romanticism, the person who in a sense founded the Goethe cult that would become central to German cultural life in the nineteenth century, as well as someone who confronted with unusual determination and bore the burden of being both a woman in a man's world and an assimilated Jew in Germany. Rahel Levin Varnhagen was, Arendt writes, 'neither beautiful nor attractive . . . and possessed no talents with which to employ her extraordinary intelligence and passionate originality.' Arendt sets out to tell the story of Rahel's life as Rahel might have told it and, in doing so, to reveal the way in which intellectual and social assimilation works out in one person's destiny. On her deathbed Rahel is reported to have said, 'The thing which all my life seemed to me the greatest shame, which was the misery and misfortune of my life—having been born a Jewess—this I should on no account now wish to have missed.' Only because she had remained both a Jew and a pariah, Arendt observes, 'did she find a place in the history of European humanity.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558106Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rahel Varnhagen: The Life of a Jewish Woman Author: Hannah Arendt Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rahel Varnhagen: The Life of a Jewish Woman Author: Hannah Arendt Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 25, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Rahel Varnhagen: The Life of a Jewish Woman is the biography of a remarkable, complicated, troubled, passionate woman, an important figure in German romanticism, the person who in a sense founded the Goethe cult that would become central to German cultural life in the nineteenth century, as well as someone who confronted with unusual determination and bore the burden of being both a woman in a man's world and an assimilated Jew in Germany. Rahel Levin Varnhagen was, Arendt writes, 'neither beautiful nor attractive . . . and possessed no talents with which to employ her extraordinary intelligence and passionate originality.' Arendt sets out to tell the story of Rahel's life as Rahel might have told it and, in doing so, to reveal the way in which intellectual and social assimilation works out in one person's destiny. On her deathbed Rahel is reported to have said, 'The thing which all my life seemed to me the greatest shame, which was the misery and misfortune of my life—having been born a Jewess—this I should on no account now wish to have missed.' Only because she had remained both a Jew and a pariah, Arendt observes, 'did she find a place in the history of European humanity.']]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bitcoin-widow-love-betrayal-and-the-missing-millions-by-stephen-kimber-jennifer-robertson--65151978https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546772 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bitcoin Widow: Love, Betrayal and the Missing Millions Author: Stephen Kimber, Jennifer Robertson Narrator: Stephanie Willing Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 18, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: She met the man of her dreams and suddenly had it all. Then, in one fateful night, she lost everything, and the nightmare began Jennifer Robertson was working hard to build a life for herself from the ashes of her first marriage. Still only twenty-six, she swiped right on a dating app and met Gerry Cotten, a man she would not normally have considered—too young and not her type—but found she’d met her match. Eccentric but funny and kind, Cotten turned out to be a bitcoin wizard who quickly amassed substantial wealth through his company, Quadriga. The couple travelled the world, first class all the way, while Cotten worked on his multitude of encrypted laptops. Then, while the couple was on their honeymoon in India, opening an orphanage in their name, Gerry fell ill and died in a matter of hours. Jennifer was consumed by grief and guilt, but that was only the beginning. It turned out that Gerry owed $250 million to Quadriga customers, and all the passwords to his encrypted virtual vaults, hidden on his many laptops, had died with him. Jennifer was left with more than one hundred thousand investors looking for their money, and questions, suspicions and accusations spiralling dangerously out of control.  The Quadriga scandal touched off major investment and criminal investigations, not to mention Internet rumours circulating on dark message boards, including claims that Gerry had faked his own death and that his wife was the real mastermind behind a sophisticated sting operation. While Jennifer waited for a dead man’s switch e-mail that would probably never come, it became clear that Cotten had gambled away about $100 million of the funds entrusted to him for investment in his many schemes, leaving Robertson holding the bag.  Bitcoin Widow is Catch Me If You Can meets a widow betrayed, a life of fairy-tale romance and private jets torched by duplicity, as Jennifer Robertson tries to reset her life in the wake of one of the biggest investment scandals of the digital age.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546772Tue, 18 Jan 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546772 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bitcoin Widow: Love, Betrayal and the Missing Millions Author: Stephen Kimber, Jennifer Robertson Narrator: Stephanie Willing Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546772 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bitcoin Widow: Love, Betrayal and the Missing Millions Author: Stephen Kimber, Jennifer Robertson Narrator: Stephanie Willing Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 18, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: She met the man of her dreams and suddenly had it all. Then, in one fateful night, she lost everything, and the nightmare began Jennifer Robertson was working hard to build a life for herself from the ashes of her first marriage. Still only twenty-six, she swiped right on a dating app and met Gerry Cotten, a man she would not normally have considered—too young and not her type—but found she’d met her match. Eccentric but funny and kind, Cotten turned out to be a bitcoin wizard who quickly amassed substantial wealth through his company, Quadriga. The couple travelled the world, first class all the way, while Cotten worked on his multitude of encrypted laptops. Then, while the couple was on their honeymoon in India, opening an orphanage in their name, Gerry fell ill and died in a matter of hours. Jennifer was consumed by grief and guilt, but that was only the beginning. It turned out that Gerry owed $250 million to Quadriga customers, and all the passwords to his encrypted virtual vaults, hidden on his many laptops, had died with him. Jennifer was left with more than one hundred thousand investors looking for their money, and questions, suspicions and accusations spiralling dangerously out of control.  The Quadriga scandal touched off major investment and criminal investigations, not to mention Internet rumours circulating on dark message boards, including claims that Gerry had faked his own death and that his wife was the real mastermind behind a sophisticated sting operation. While Jennifer waited for a dead man’s switch e-mail that would probably never come, it became clear that Cotten had gambled away about $100 million of the funds entrusted to him for investment in his many schemes, leaving Robertson holding the bag.  Bitcoin Widow is Catch Me If You Can meets a widow betrayed, a life of fairy-tale romance and private jets torched by duplicity, as Jennifer Robertson tries to reset her life in the wake of one of the biggest investment scandals of the digital age.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-will-be-funny-later-a-memoir-by-jenny-pentland--65151953https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548481 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Will Be Funny Later: A Memoir Author: Jenny Pentland Narrator: Jenny Pentland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 18, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A funny, biting, and entertaining memoir of coming of age in the shadow of celebrity and finding your own way in the face of absolute chaos that is both a moving portrait of a complicated family and an exploration of the cost of fame. Growing up, Jenny Pentland’s life was a literal sitcom. Many of the storylines for her mother’s smash hit series, Roseanne, were drawn from Pentland’s early family life in working-class Denver. But that was only the beginning of the drama. Roseanne Barr’s success as a comedian catapulted the family from the Rockies to star-studded Hollywood—with its toxic culture of money, celebrity, and prying tabloids that was destabilizing for a child in grade school.  By adolescence, Jenny struggled with anxiety and eating issues. Her parents and new stepfather, struggling to help, responded by sending Jenny and her siblings on a grand tour of the self-help movement of the ’80s—from fat camps to brat camps, wilderness survival programs to drug rehab clinics (even though Jenny didn’t take drugs). Becoming an adult, all Jenny wanted was to get married and have kids, despite Roseanne’s admonishments not to limit herself to being just a wife and mother.  In this scathingly funny and moving memoir, Pentland reveals what it’s like to grow up as the daughter of a television star and how she navigated the turmoil, eventually finding her own path. Now happily married and raising five sons on a farm, Pentland has worked tirelessly to create the stable family she never had, while coming to terms at last with her deep-seated anxiety.  This Will Be Funny Later is a darkly funny and frank chronicle of transition, from childhood to adulthood and motherhood—one woman’s journey to define herself and create the life she always wanted.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548481Tue, 18 Jan 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548481 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Will Be Funny Later: A Memoir Author: Jenny Pentland Narrator: Jenny Pentland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 32 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548481 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Will Be Funny Later: A Memoir Author: Jenny Pentland Narrator: Jenny Pentland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 18, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A funny, biting, and entertaining memoir of coming of age in the shadow of celebrity and finding your own way in the face of absolute chaos that is both a moving portrait of a complicated family and an exploration of the cost of fame. Growing up, Jenny Pentland’s life was a literal sitcom. Many of the storylines for her mother’s smash hit series, Roseanne, were drawn from Pentland’s early family life in working-class Denver. But that was only the beginning of the drama. Roseanne Barr’s success as a comedian catapulted the family from the Rockies to star-studded Hollywood—with its toxic culture of money, celebrity, and prying tabloids that was destabilizing for a child in grade school.  By adolescence, Jenny struggled with anxiety and eating issues. Her parents and new stepfather, struggling to help, responded by sending Jenny and her siblings on a grand tour of the self-help movement of the ’80s—from fat camps to brat camps, wilderness survival programs to drug rehab clinics (even though Jenny didn’t take drugs). Becoming an adult, all Jenny wanted was to get married and have kids, despite Roseanne’s admonishments not to limit herself to being just a wife and mother.  In this scathingly funny and moving memoir, Pentland reveals what it’s like to grow up as the daughter of a television star and how she navigated the turmoil, eventually finding her own path. Now happily married and raising five sons on a farm, Pentland has worked tirelessly to create the stable family she never had, while coming to terms at last with her deep-seated anxiety.  This Will Be Funny Later is a darkly funny and frank chronicle of transition, from childhood to adulthood and motherhood—one woman’s journey to define herself and create the life she always wanted.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/walk-with-me-a-biography-of-fannie-lou-hamer-by-kate-clifford-larson--65151939https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546481 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer Author: Kate Clifford Larson Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 37 minutes Release date: January 18, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: She was born the 20th child in a family that had lived in the Mississippi Delta for generations, first as enslaved people and then as sharecroppers. She left school at 12 to pick cotton, as those before her had done, in a world in which white supremacy was an unassailable citadel. She was subjected without her consent to an operation that deprived her of children. And she was denied the most basic of all rights in America—the right to cast a ballot—in a state in which Blacks constituted nearly half the population.And so Fannie Lou Hamer lifted up her voice. Starting in the early 1960s and until her death in 1977, she was an irresistible force, not merely joining the swelling wave of change brought by civil rights but keeping it in motion. Working with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), which recruited her to help with voter-registration drives, Hamer became a community organizer, women's rights activist, and co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. She summoned and used what she had against the citadel—her anger, her courage, her faith in the Bible, and her conviction that hearts could be won over and injustice overcome. She used her brutal beating at the hands of Mississippi police, an ordeal from which she never fully recovered, as the basis of a televised speech at the 1964 Democratic Convention, a speech that the mainstream party—including its standard-bearer, President Lyndon Johnson—tried to contain. But Fannie Lou Hamer would not be held back. For those whose lives she touched and transformed, for those who heard and followed her voice, she was the embodiment of protest, perseverance, and, most of all, the potential for revolutionary change.Kate Clifford Larson's biography of Fannie Lou Hamer is the most complete ever written, drawing on recently declassified sources on both Hamer and the civil rights movement, including unredacted FBI and Department of Justice files. It also makes full use of interviews with Civil Rights activists conducted by the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress, and Democratic National Committee archives, in addition to extensive conversations with Hamer's family and with those with whom she worked most closely. Stirring, immersive, and authoritative, Walk with Me does justice to Fannie Lou Hamer's life, capturing in full the spirit, and the voice, that led the fight for freedom and equality in America at its critical moment.'This biography of Fannie Lou Hamer, the civil-rights advocate who challenged Mississippi segregationists with her powerful oratory and 'unforgettable' singing, places grassroots organizing by women at the heart of the battle for Black enfranchisement.'—The New Yorker]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546481Tue, 18 Jan 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546481 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer Author: Kate Clifford Larson Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 37...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546481 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer Author: Kate Clifford Larson Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 37 minutes Release date: January 18, 2022 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: She was born the 20th child in a family that had lived in the Mississippi Delta for generations, first as enslaved people and then as sharecroppers. She left school at 12 to pick cotton, as those before her had done, in a world in which white supremacy was an unassailable citadel. She was subjected without her consent to an operation that deprived her of children. And she was denied the most basic of all rights in America—the right to cast a ballot—in a state in which Blacks constituted nearly half the population.And so Fannie Lou Hamer lifted up her voice. Starting in the early 1960s and until her death in 1977, she was an irresistible force, not merely joining the swelling wave of change brought by civil rights but keeping it in motion. Working with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), which recruited her to help with voter-registration drives, Hamer became a community organizer, women's rights activist, and co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. She summoned and used what she had against the citadel—her anger, her courage, her faith in the Bible, and her conviction that hearts could be won over and injustice overcome. She used her brutal beating at the hands of Mississippi police, an ordeal from which she never fully recovered, as the basis of a televised speech at the 1964 Democratic Convention, a speech that the mainstream party—including its standard-bearer, President Lyndon Johnson—tried to contain. But Fannie Lou Hamer would not be held back. For those whose lives she touched and transformed, for those who heard and followed her voice, she was the embodiment of protest, perseverance, and, most of all, the potential for revolutionary change.Kate Clifford Larson's biography of Fannie Lou Hamer is the most complete ever written, drawing on recently declassified sources on both Hamer and the civil rights movement, including unredacted FBI and Department of Justice files. It also makes full use of interviews with Civil Rights activists conducted by the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress, and Democratic National Committee archives, in addition to extensive conversations with Hamer's family and with those with whom she worked most closely. Stirring, immersive, and authoritative, Walk with Me does justice to Fannie Lou Hamer's life, capturing in full the spirit, and the voice, that led the fight for freedom and equality in America at its critical moment.'This biography of Fannie Lou Hamer, the civil-rights advocate who challenged Mississippi segregationists with her powerful oratory and 'unforgettable' singing, places grassroots organizing by women at the heart of the battle for Black enfranchisement.'—The New Yorker]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-came-all-this-way-to-meet-you-writing-myself-home-by-jami-attenberg--65152058https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home Author: Jami Attenberg Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 11, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Named a Best Book of the Year by: Time * New Yorker * Sunday Times (UK) From New York Times bestselling author Jami Attenberg comes a dazzling memoir about unlocking and embracing her creativity—and how it saved her life. In this brilliant, fierce, and funny memoir of transformation, Jami Attenberg—described as a “master of modern fiction” (Entertainment Weekly) and the “poet laureate of difficult families” (Kirkus Reviews)—reveals the defining moments that pushed her to create a life, and voice, she could claim for herself. What does it take to devote oneself to art? What does it mean to own one’s ideas? What does the world look like for a woman moving solo through it? As the daughter of a traveling salesman in the Midwest, Attenberg was drawn to a life on the road. Frustrated by quotidian jobs and hungry for inspiration and fresh experiences, her wanderlust led her across the country and eventually on travels around the globe. Through it all she grapples with questions of mortality, otherworldliness, and what we leave behind. It is during these adventures that she begins to reflect on the experiences of her youth—the trauma, the challenges, the risks she has taken. Driving across America on self-funded book tours, sometimes crashing on couches when she was broke, she keeps writing: in researching articles for magazines, jotting down ideas for novels, and refining her craft, she grows as an artist and increasingly learns to trust her gut and, ultimately, herself. Exploring themes of friendship, independence, class, and drive, I Came All This Way to Meet You is an inspiring story of finding one’s way home—emotionally, artistically, and physically—and an examination of art and individuality that will resonate with anyone determined to listen to their own creative calling.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536813Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home Author: Jami Attenberg Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 44 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home Author: Jami Attenberg Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 11, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Named a Best Book of the Year by: Time * New Yorker * Sunday Times (UK) From New York Times bestselling author Jami Attenberg comes a dazzling memoir about unlocking and embracing her creativity—and how it saved her life. In this brilliant, fierce, and funny memoir of transformation, Jami Attenberg—described as a “master of modern fiction” (Entertainment Weekly) and the “poet laureate of difficult families” (Kirkus Reviews)—reveals the defining moments that pushed her to create a life, and voice, she could claim for herself. What does it take to devote oneself to art? What does it mean to own one’s ideas? What does the world look like for a woman moving solo through it? As the daughter of a traveling salesman in the Midwest, Attenberg was drawn to a life on the road. Frustrated by quotidian jobs and hungry for inspiration and fresh experiences, her wanderlust led her across the country and eventually on travels around the globe. Through it all she grapples with questions of mortality, otherworldliness, and what we leave behind. It is during these adventures that she begins to reflect on the experiences of her youth—the trauma, the challenges, the risks she has taken. Driving across America on self-funded book tours, sometimes crashing on couches when she was broke, she keeps writing: in researching articles for magazines, jotting down ideas for novels, and refining her craft, she grows as an artist and increasingly learns to trust her gut and, ultimately, herself. Exploring themes of friendship, independence, class, and drive, I Came All This Way to Meet You is an inspiring story of finding one’s way home—emotionally, artistically, and physically—and an examination of art and individuality that will resonate with anyone determined to listen to their own creative calling.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bright-lights-prairie-dust-reflections-on-life-loss-and-love-from-little-house-s-ma-by-karen-grassle--65151930https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555670 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bright Lights, Prairie Dust: Reflections on Life, Loss, and Love from Little House's Ma Author: Karen Grassle Narrator: Karen Grassle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 50 minutes Release date: December 28, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Karen Grassle, the beloved actress who played Ma on Little House on the Prairie, grew up at the edge of the Pacific Ocean in a family where love was plentiful but alcohol wreaked havoc. In this candid memoir, Grassle reveals her journey to succeed as an actress even as she struggles to overcome depression, combat her own dependence on alcohol, and find true love. With humor and hard-won wisdom, Grassle takes listeners on an inspiring journey through the political turmoil on '60s campuses, on to studies with some of the most celebrated artists at the famed London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, and ultimately behind the curtains of Broadway stages and storied Hollywood sets. In these pages, readers meet actors and directors who have captivated us on screen and stage as they fall in love, betray and befriend, and don costumes only to reveal themselves. We know Karen Grassle best as the proud prairie woman Caroline Ingalls, with her quiet strength and devotion to family, but this memoir introduces readers to the complex, funny, rebellious, and soulful woman who, in addition to being the force behind those many strong women she played, fought passionately—as a writer, producer, and activist—on behalf of equal rights for women. Raw, emotional, and tender, Bright Lights celebrates and honors womanhood, in all its complexity.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555670Tue, 28 Dec 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555670 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bright Lights, Prairie Dust: Reflections on Life, Loss, and Love from Little House's Ma Author: Karen Grassle Narrator: Karen Grassle Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555670 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bright Lights, Prairie Dust: Reflections on Life, Loss, and Love from Little House's Ma Author: Karen Grassle Narrator: Karen Grassle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 50 minutes Release date: December 28, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Karen Grassle, the beloved actress who played Ma on Little House on the Prairie, grew up at the edge of the Pacific Ocean in a family where love was plentiful but alcohol wreaked havoc. In this candid memoir, Grassle reveals her journey to succeed as an actress even as she struggles to overcome depression, combat her own dependence on alcohol, and find true love. With humor and hard-won wisdom, Grassle takes listeners on an inspiring journey through the political turmoil on '60s campuses, on to studies with some of the most celebrated artists at the famed London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, and ultimately behind the curtains of Broadway stages and storied Hollywood sets. In these pages, readers meet actors and directors who have captivated us on screen and stage as they fall in love, betray and befriend, and don costumes only to reveal themselves. We know Karen Grassle best as the proud prairie woman Caroline Ingalls, with her quiet strength and devotion to family, but this memoir introduces readers to the complex, funny, rebellious, and soulful woman who, in addition to being the force behind those many strong women she played, fought passionately—as a writer, producer, and activist—on behalf of equal rights for women. Raw, emotional, and tender, Bright Lights celebrates and honors womanhood, in all its complexity.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-60-anos-de-soledad-la-vida-de-carlota-despues-del-imperio-mexicano-by-gustavo-vazquez--65151898https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563626 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - 60 años de soledad: La vida de Carlota después del Imperio Mexicano Author: Gustavo Vázquez Narrator: Aarón Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: December 16, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Carlota pasó de un cuento de hadas a un infierno. Ésta es la historia de ese infierno. La emperatriz volvió a ser princesa. Después de que su marido fuera fusilado en el Cerro de las Campanas, la consentida, la enamorada, se convirtió en una paria de las monarquías europeas y pasó sesenta años en la locura. Esta obra es la primera que se concentra en las seis décadas que Carlota de Sajonia-Coburgo-Gotha vivió después de que se derrumbara el SegundoImperio Mexicano, y ofrece un estudio lúcido de uno de los personajes más apasionantes en la historia del país. Aquí hablan los diarios de los médicos de Carlota, los papeles de Adrien Goffinet (administrador de sus bienes), testigos de aquellos años, archivos reales, las cartas de su servidumbre, bitácoras de viajeros y la prensa europea de la época. Paso a paso, se revela cómo la 'princesa más triste del mundo' terminó convertida en un peón. Y cómo, de las ruinas del México de Maximiliano, surgió el imperio privado del rey belga Leopoldo II en el Congo.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563626Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563626 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - 60 años de soledad: La vida de Carlota después del Imperio Mexicano Author: Gustavo Vázquez Narrator: Aarón Olvera Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563626 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - 60 años de soledad: La vida de Carlota después del Imperio Mexicano Author: Gustavo Vázquez Narrator: Aarón Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: December 16, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Carlota pasó de un cuento de hadas a un infierno. Ésta es la historia de ese infierno. La emperatriz volvió a ser princesa. Después de que su marido fuera fusilado en el Cerro de las Campanas, la consentida, la enamorada, se convirtió en una paria de las monarquías europeas y pasó sesenta años en la locura. Esta obra es la primera que se concentra en las seis décadas que Carlota de Sajonia-Coburgo-Gotha vivió después de que se derrumbara el SegundoImperio Mexicano, y ofrece un estudio lúcido de uno de los personajes más apasionantes en la historia del país. Aquí hablan los diarios de los médicos de Carlota, los papeles de Adrien Goffinet (administrador de sus bienes), testigos de aquellos años, archivos reales, las cartas de su servidumbre, bitácoras de viajeros y la prensa europea de la época. Paso a paso, se revela cómo la 'princesa más triste del mundo' terminó convertida en un peón. Y cómo, de las ruinas del México de Maximiliano, surgió el imperio privado del rey belga Leopoldo II en el Congo.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/better-to-have-loved-the-life-of-judith-merril-by-emily-pohl-weary-judith-merril--65151895https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563806 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril Author: Emily Pohl-Weary, Judith Merril Narrator: Vanessa Warne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 6 minutes Release date: December 15, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Judith Merril was a pioneer of twentieth-century science fiction, a prolific author, and editor. She was also a passionate social and political activist. In fact, her life was a constant adventure within the alternative and experimental worlds of science fiction, left politics, and Canadian literature. Better to Have Loved is illustrated with original art works, covers from classic science fiction magazines, period illustrations, and striking photography.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563806Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563806 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril Author: Emily Pohl-Weary, Judith Merril Narrator: Vanessa Warne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563806 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril Author: Emily Pohl-Weary, Judith Merril Narrator: Vanessa Warne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 6 minutes Release date: December 15, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Judith Merril was a pioneer of twentieth-century science fiction, a prolific author, and editor. She was also a passionate social and political activist. In fact, her life was a constant adventure within the alternative and experimental worlds of science fiction, left politics, and Canadian literature. Better to Have Loved is illustrated with original art works, covers from classic science fiction magazines, period illustrations, and striking photography.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/daughter-of-gloriavale-my-life-in-a-religious-cult-by-lilia-tarawa--65151955https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553152 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daughter of Gloriavale: My Life in a Religious Cult Author: Lilia Tarawa Narrator: Sarah Mollo-Christensen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: December 14, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this personal account, Lilia Tarawa exposes the shocking secrets of the cult, with its rigid rules and oppressive control of women. She describes her fear when her family questioned Gloriavale's beliefs and practices. When her parents fled with their children, Lilia was forced to make a desperate choice: to stay or to leave. No matter what she chose, she would lose people she loved. In the outside world, Lilia struggled. Would she be damned to hell for leaving? How would she learn to navigate this strange place called 'the world'? And would she ever find out the truth about the criminal convictions against her grandfather?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553152Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553152 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daughter of Gloriavale: My Life in a Religious Cult Author: Lilia Tarawa Narrator: Sarah Mollo-Christensen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/553152 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daughter of Gloriavale: My Life in a Religious Cult Author: Lilia Tarawa Narrator: Sarah Mollo-Christensen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: December 14, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this personal account, Lilia Tarawa exposes the shocking secrets of the cult, with its rigid rules and oppressive control of women. She describes her fear when her family questioned Gloriavale's beliefs and practices. When her parents fled with their children, Lilia was forced to make a desperate choice: to stay or to leave. No matter what she chose, she would lose people she loved. In the outside world, Lilia struggled. Would she be damned to hell for leaving? How would she learn to navigate this strange place called 'the world'? And would she ever find out the truth about the criminal convictions against her grandfather?]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-cambiar-de-idea-by-aixa-de-la-cruz--65151923https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557612 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Cambiar de idea Series: #2 of Caballo de Troya 2019, Author: Aixa De La Cruz Narrator: Paula Iwasaki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Premio Euskadi de Literatura en castellano 2020 Aixa de la Cruz firma una adictiva y brutal crónica en primera persona sobre su paso a la treintena. Cambiar de idea es un giro radical en la escritura de su autora, un punto de inflexión idóneo para reflexionar sobre el paso a la edad adulta. ** Premio Euskadi de Literatura en castellano ** Premio Librotea Tapado 2020 ** Finalista Premio Dulce Chacón 2020 «He tardado diez años de lecturas, y fiestas, y conversaciones con las mejores mentes de mi época en entender que el avatar de hombre es el traje nuevo del emperador [...]. Mi propio y escasísimo caché como mujer que escribe se ha desmoronado desde que dejé de escribir como los chicos: con voces falsamente neutrales, con personajes que pasan de puntillas por su género y se hermanan desde la hiperviolencia y las parafilias. Eso es lo que los editores que no publican a mujeres quieren que escribamos las mujeres. Los editores que no publican a mujeres andan locos por publicar a mujeres que escriban de una determinada manera, para refrendar que la subjetividad masculina es la subjetividad universal. Sus autores pueden ser sentimentales e intimistas, pero sus autoras siempre estarán estancadas en la impostura de lo masculino.» A punto de cumplir los treinta, Aixa de la Cruz pone en marcha la escritura de unas memorias que recorren algunos de los momentos más significativos de su vida: desde el día en que una de sus mejores amigas sufre un fatídico accidente de coche hasta el divorcio de la autora;desde las consecuencias de escribir una tesis doctoral hasta sus relaciones sexuales con otras mujeres; desde una infancia en la que maduró sin un «biopadre» hasta su descubrimiento del feminismo. Cambiar de idea ofrece una escritura hipnótica que va mucho más allá de la simple exposición de la primera persona: el relato del yo sirve para vehicular agudas reflexiones sobre diferentes temas de calado social y para desplegar un estilo literario rico y combativo, que posiciona a Aixa de la Cruz no ya como una de las mejores narradoras de su generación, sinotambién -y sobre todo- como una pensadora brillante. La crítica ha dicho... «Un libro lúcido, lleno de fuerza y rabia, doloroso en su sinceridad.» Laura Freixas, La Vanguardia « Cambiar de idea es la obra de una gran narradora que además es una gran pensadora. En tiempos en los que el lector siempre tiene razón, Aixa de la Cruz nos saca de nuestras casillas porque ella misma lleva tiempo fuera. Su libro es la mejor demostración de que no hace falta estar de acuerdo con la teoría para estarlo con la práctica.» Javier Rodríguez Marcos, El País «Funciona todo, brilla, te lleva hasta el final como un tren en marcha que no se para.» Elizabeth Duval «De lo mejor que he leído de feminismo en primera persona. Quizás exagero, pero yo creo que está al nivel de Teoría King Kong.» Ernesto Castro «El diálogo metaliterario es, de por sí, formalmente fascinante.» Adrián Véitez, Zenda «Un brillante ensayo feminista para el perdón de los pecados o una oración millennial que nos invita a celebrar la vida como conflicto y como cambio.» Begoña Méndez, El Cultural]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557612Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557612 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Cambiar de idea Series: #2 of Caballo de Troya 2019, Author: Aixa De La Cruz Narrator: Paula Iwasaki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557612 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Cambiar de idea Series: #2 of Caballo de Troya 2019, Author: Aixa De La Cruz Narrator: Paula Iwasaki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Premio Euskadi de Literatura en castellano 2020 Aixa de la Cruz firma una adictiva y brutal crónica en primera persona sobre su paso a la treintena. Cambiar de idea es un giro radical en la escritura de su autora, un punto de inflexión idóneo para reflexionar sobre el paso a la edad adulta. ** Premio Euskadi de Literatura en castellano ** Premio Librotea Tapado 2020 ** Finalista Premio Dulce Chacón 2020 «He tardado diez años de lecturas, y fiestas, y conversaciones con las mejores mentes de mi época en entender que el avatar de hombre es el traje nuevo del emperador [...]. Mi propio y escasísimo caché como mujer que escribe se ha desmoronado desde que dejé de escribir como los chicos: con voces falsamente neutrales, con personajes que pasan de puntillas por su género y se hermanan desde la hiperviolencia y las parafilias. Eso es lo que los editores que no publican a mujeres quieren que escribamos las mujeres. Los editores que no publican a mujeres andan locos por publicar a mujeres que escriban de una determinada manera, para refrendar que la subjetividad masculina es la subjetividad universal. Sus autores pueden ser sentimentales e intimistas, pero sus autoras siempre estarán estancadas en la impostura de lo masculino.» A punto de cumplir los treinta, Aixa de la Cruz pone en marcha la escritura de unas memorias que recorren algunos de los momentos más significativos de su vida: desde el día en que una de sus mejores amigas sufre un fatídico accidente de coche hasta el divorcio de la autora;desde las consecuencias de escribir una tesis doctoral hasta sus relaciones sexuales con otras mujeres; desde una infancia en la que maduró sin un «biopadre» hasta su descubrimiento del feminismo. Cambiar de idea ofrece una escritura hipnótica que va mucho más allá de la simple exposición de la primera persona: el relato del yo sirve para vehicular agudas reflexiones sobre diferentes temas de calado social y para desplegar un estilo literario rico y combativo, que posiciona a Aixa de la Cruz no ya como una de las mejores narradoras de su generación, sinotambién -y sobre todo- como una pensadora brillante. La crítica ha dicho... «Un libro lúcido, lleno de fuerza y rabia, doloroso en su sinceridad.» Laura Freixas, La Vanguardia « Cambiar de idea es la obra de una gran narradora que además es una gran pensadora. En tiempos en los que el lector siempre tiene razón, Aixa de la Cruz nos saca de nuestras casillas porque ella misma lleva tiempo fuera. Su libro es la mejor demostración de que no hace falta estar de acuerdo con la teoría para estarlo con la práctica.» Javier Rodríguez Marcos, El País «Funciona todo, brilla, te lleva hasta el final como un tren en marcha que no se para.» Elizabeth Duval «De lo mejor que he leído de feminismo en primera persona. Quizás exagero, pero yo creo que está al nivel de Teoría King Kong.» Ernesto Castro «El diálogo metaliterario es, de por sí, formalmente fascinante.» Adrián Véitez, Zenda «Un brillante ensayo feminista para el perdón de los pecados o una oración millennial que nos invita a celebrar la vida como conflicto y como cambio.» Begoña Méndez, El Cultural]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-noches-azules-by-joan-didion--65151894https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/561919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Noches azules Author: Joan Didion Narrator: Susie Caraballo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 6 minutes Release date: December 9, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Un relato autobiográfico lleno de dolor y de belleza sobre la muerte de su hija, por la autora de El año del pensamiento mágico. «Durante las noches azules uno piensa que el día no se va a acabar nunca. A medida que las noches azules se acercan a su fin (y lo hacen, lo hacen siempre), uno experimenta un escalofrío literal, una visión de enfermedad, en el mismo momento de darse cuenta: la luz azul se está yendo, los días ya se están acortando, el verano se ha ido. Este libro se titula Noches azules porque en la época en que lo empecé a escribir sorprendí a mi mente volviéndose cada vez más hacia la enfermedad, hacia la muerte de las promesas, el acortamiento de los días, lo inevitable del apagamiento, la muerte de la luz. Las noches azules son lo contrario de la muerte de la luz, pero al mismo tiempo son su premonición.» Joan Didion En su celebrado libro El año del pensamiento mágico, Joan Didion contemplaba cómo los rituales que formaban parte de su vida cotidiana cambiaban drásticamente con la súbita muerte de su marido en 2003. Dos años después su única hija, Quintana Roo, moría a los treinta y nueve años de edad. En Noches azules Joan Didion hilvana instantáneas literariasy recuerdos olvidados sobre la vida y la muerte de su hija. Noches azules versa sobre lo que queda tras la pérdida de un ser querido. Críticas: «Poco a poco se va haciendo claro tanto para el lector como para Didion que sus reminiscencias no son solo una elegía a Quintana, sino también un lamento por el paso del tiempo.» Michiko Kakutami, The New York Times «Un clásico breve y sombrío.» Kirkusreviews.com]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/561919Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/561919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Noches azules Author: Joan Didion Narrator: Susie Caraballo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 6 minutes Release date: December...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/561919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Noches azules Author: Joan Didion Narrator: Susie Caraballo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 6 minutes Release date: December 9, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Un relato autobiográfico lleno de dolor y de belleza sobre la muerte de su hija, por la autora de El año del pensamiento mágico. «Durante las noches azules uno piensa que el día no se va a acabar nunca. A medida que las noches azules se acercan a su fin (y lo hacen, lo hacen siempre), uno experimenta un escalofrío literal, una visión de enfermedad, en el mismo momento de darse cuenta: la luz azul se está yendo, los días ya se están acortando, el verano se ha ido. Este libro se titula Noches azules porque en la época en que lo empecé a escribir sorprendí a mi mente volviéndose cada vez más hacia la enfermedad, hacia la muerte de las promesas, el acortamiento de los días, lo inevitable del apagamiento, la muerte de la luz. Las noches azules son lo contrario de la muerte de la luz, pero al mismo tiempo son su premonición.» Joan Didion En su celebrado libro El año del pensamiento mágico, Joan Didion contemplaba cómo los rituales que formaban parte de su vida cotidiana cambiaban drásticamente con la súbita muerte de su marido en 2003. Dos años después su única hija, Quintana Roo, moría a los treinta y nueve años de edad. En Noches azules Joan Didion hilvana instantáneas literariasy recuerdos olvidados sobre la vida y la muerte de su hija. Noches azules versa sobre lo que queda tras la pérdida de un ser querido. Críticas: «Poco a poco se va haciendo claro tanto para el lector como para Didion que sus reminiscencias no son solo una elegía a Quintana, sino también un lamento por el paso del tiempo.» Michiko Kakutami, The New York Times «Un clásico breve y sombrío.» Kirkusreviews.com]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-la-muerte-de-virginia-by-leonard-woolf--65151892https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/560148 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La muerte de Virginia Author: Leonard Woolf Narrator: Beatriz Melgares, Eugenio Gómez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 35 minutes Release date: December 9, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: La crónica de los años de entreguerras por el marido de Virginia Woolf. «Un libro hermoso y conmovedor escrito por quien mejor conocía a Virginia Woolf: su esposo, compañero de trabajo y sin duda, mejor amigo.» Alicia Giménez Bartlett Aunque más conocido entre nosotros por haber sido el esposo de la mítica escritora, Leonard Woolf fue, por derecho propio, una de las personalidades más notables de su tiempo. Editor, escritor y político, su polifacética e intensa vida contiene todo el esplendor y la tragedia del siglo XX, del que es sin duda uno de sus más conspicuos representantes En este bello y emocionante libro de memorias, Woolf, en el ocaso de su vida, recuerda el periodo de su vida comprendido entre 1939 y 1969, año de su muerte. Como anuncia ya el título, la evocación empieza con los últimos meses de vida de su mujer, Virginia, asolada por desequilibrios mentales, los esfuerzos por acabar su última novela y la ominosa amenaza de la invasión nazi, circunstancias que finalmente propiciaron el suicidio de la escritora, ahogada en el río Ouse En los siguientes capítulos, Woolf nos cuenta, con impecable compostura, su vida en la Inglaterra desolada de la segunda guerra mundial, su impresionante trabajo en la editorial que había creado con Virginia, la Hogarth Press, así como su importante e ímproba labor política en el seno del partido laborista, comprometido con una idea de civilización cuya ardiente defensa sigue tan vigente como el día en que fue formulada La crítica ha dicho: «Leonard es sensible, sensato y veraz. Ni exagera ni oculta. [...] Asomarnos por una ven tana a ese mundo, tonifica.» Luis Antonio de Villena, El Cultural «Escribir este libro magistral es una dura prueba de valentía y honestidad [...] y lo destina a la posteridad.» The Nation «Lo que debe ser una autobiografía, ni más ni menos.» New Yorker «Hay una sinceridad muy lúcida en la escritura de Leonard Woolf.» Leon Edel, Saturday Review «Un final espléndido para uno de los logros literarios más notables de nuestro tiempo.» New York Times Book Review «Con un estilo aparentemente sencillo, construye un libro hermoso y fascinante.» J. M. Edelstein, New Republic «Una persona compleja con mucho valor y buenos principios.» Wayne K. Chapman, Universidad de Clemson, Woolf Studies Annual]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/560148Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/560148 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La muerte de Virginia Author: Leonard Woolf Narrator: Beatriz Melgares, Eugenio Gómez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 35...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/560148 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La muerte de Virginia Author: Leonard Woolf Narrator: Beatriz Melgares, Eugenio Gómez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 35 minutes Release date: December 9, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: La crónica de los años de entreguerras por el marido de Virginia Woolf. «Un libro hermoso y conmovedor escrito por quien mejor conocía a Virginia Woolf: su esposo, compañero de trabajo y sin duda, mejor amigo.» Alicia Giménez Bartlett Aunque más conocido entre nosotros por haber sido el esposo de la mítica escritora, Leonard Woolf fue, por derecho propio, una de las personalidades más notables de su tiempo. Editor, escritor y político, su polifacética e intensa vida contiene todo el esplendor y la tragedia del siglo XX, del que es sin duda uno de sus más conspicuos representantes En este bello y emocionante libro de memorias, Woolf, en el ocaso de su vida, recuerda el periodo de su vida comprendido entre 1939 y 1969, año de su muerte. Como anuncia ya el título, la evocación empieza con los últimos meses de vida de su mujer, Virginia, asolada por desequilibrios mentales, los esfuerzos por acabar su última novela y la ominosa amenaza de la invasión nazi, circunstancias que finalmente propiciaron el suicidio de la escritora, ahogada en el río Ouse En los siguientes capítulos, Woolf nos cuenta, con impecable compostura, su vida en la Inglaterra desolada de la segunda guerra mundial, su impresionante trabajo en la editorial que había creado con Virginia, la Hogarth Press, así como su importante e ímproba labor política en el seno del partido laborista, comprometido con una idea de civilización cuya ardiente defensa sigue tan vigente como el día en que fue formulada La crítica ha dicho: «Leonard es sensible, sensato y veraz. Ni exagera ni oculta. [...] Asomarnos por una ven tana a ese mundo, tonifica.» Luis Antonio de Villena, El Cultural «Escribir este libro magistral es una dura prueba de valentía y honestidad [...] y lo destina a la posteridad.» The Nation «Lo que debe ser una autobiografía, ni más ni menos.» New Yorker «Hay una sinceridad muy lúcida en la escritura de Leonard Woolf.» Leon Edel, Saturday Review «Un final espléndido para uno de los logros literarios más notables de nuestro tiempo.» New York Times Book Review «Con un estilo aparentemente sencillo, construye un libro hermoso y fascinante.» J. M. Edelstein, New Republic «Una persona compleja con mucho valor y buenos principios.» Wayne K. Chapman, Universidad de Clemson, Woolf Studies Annual]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unabashed-women-the-fascinating-biographies-of-bad-girls-seductresses-rebels-and-one-of-a-kind-women-by-marlene-wagman-geller--65151995https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545785 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unabashed Women: The Fascinating Biographies of Bad Girls, Seductresses, Rebels and One-of-a-Kind Women Author: Marlene Wagman-Geller Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 34 minutes Release date: December 7, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A thrilling journey into the badass women whose non-conventional lives left their DNA on history. Amazing women with a story to tell. Join Mae West as she shakes up the entertainment industry with her wit and wisdom or create colorful art pieces with Yayoi Kusama that are larger than life itself. These women in history defied the expectations of conventional society to live the lives they chose, regardless of what others thought. Words of Wisdom. Society may have labeled these fierce femmes as rebels, badass, wild, or uppity. But, these amazing women still dared to be different. With an out-of-the-box perspective, you'll find inspiration from an array of fabulous females who will give you a lesson in being one-of-a-kind. Unabashed Women offers you: lessons on how to break the glass ceiling; biographies of trailblazing women from all walks of life; empowerment through famous females who dared to go against the grain; and discover the motivational women who found their voice and inspire you to do the same.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545785Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545785 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unabashed Women: The Fascinating Biographies of Bad Girls, Seductresses, Rebels and One-of-a-Kind Women Author: Marlene Wagman-Geller Narrator: Hillary...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545785 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unabashed Women: The Fascinating Biographies of Bad Girls, Seductresses, Rebels and One-of-a-Kind Women Author: Marlene Wagman-Geller Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 34 minutes Release date: December 7, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A thrilling journey into the badass women whose non-conventional lives left their DNA on history. Amazing women with a story to tell. Join Mae West as she shakes up the entertainment industry with her wit and wisdom or create colorful art pieces with Yayoi Kusama that are larger than life itself. These women in history defied the expectations of conventional society to live the lives they chose, regardless of what others thought. Words of Wisdom. Society may have labeled these fierce femmes as rebels, badass, wild, or uppity. But, these amazing women still dared to be different. With an out-of-the-box perspective, you'll find inspiration from an array of fabulous females who will give you a lesson in being one-of-a-kind. Unabashed Women offers you: lessons on how to break the glass ceiling; biographies of trailblazing women from all walks of life; empowerment through famous females who dared to go against the grain; and discover the motivational women who found their voice and inspire you to do the same.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cast-a-diva-the-hidden-life-of-maria-callas-by-lyndsy-spence--65151987https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530279 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cast A Diva: The Hidden Life of Maria Callas Author: Lyndsy Spence Narrator: Emily Ellet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 10 minutes Release date: December 7, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Maria Callas (1923–1977) was the greatest opera diva of all time with a career that remains unmatched by any prima donna. Much of her life was overshadowed by her fiery relationship with Aristotle Onassis, who broke her heart when he left her for Jacqueline Kennedy, and her reputation was marred by legendary tantrums on and off the stage. However, little is known about Callas the woman; a girl who was brought up between New York and Greece, and who was forced to sing by her emotionally abusive mother. She left her family behind in Greece for an international career and was feted by royalty and Hollywood stars. A self-made woman, she fought sexism to rise to the top, but there was one thing she wanted but could not have: a happy private life. Fame provided celebrity and riches, but her last days were spent as a recluse in her Paris apartment, listening to her old recordings and addicted to prescription drugs. In Cast a Diva, bestselling author Lyndsy Spence reveals the incredible story of a woman who was a true feminist icon.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530279Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530279 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cast A Diva: The Hidden Life of Maria Callas Author: Lyndsy Spence Narrator: Emily Ellet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 10 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530279 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cast A Diva: The Hidden Life of Maria Callas Author: Lyndsy Spence Narrator: Emily Ellet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 10 minutes Release date: December 7, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Maria Callas (1923–1977) was the greatest opera diva of all time with a career that remains unmatched by any prima donna. Much of her life was overshadowed by her fiery relationship with Aristotle Onassis, who broke her heart when he left her for Jacqueline Kennedy, and her reputation was marred by legendary tantrums on and off the stage. However, little is known about Callas the woman; a girl who was brought up between New York and Greece, and who was forced to sing by her emotionally abusive mother. She left her family behind in Greece for an international career and was feted by royalty and Hollywood stars. A self-made woman, she fought sexism to rise to the top, but there was one thing she wanted but could not have: a happy private life. Fame provided celebrity and riches, but her last days were spent as a recluse in her Paris apartment, listening to her old recordings and addicted to prescription drugs. In Cast a Diva, bestselling author Lyndsy Spence reveals the incredible story of a woman who was a true feminist icon.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/silenced-no-more-surviving-my-journey-to-hell-and-back-by-sarah-ransome--65151965https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silenced No More: Surviving My Journey to Hell and Back Author: Sarah Ransome Narrator: Henrietta Meire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4 minutes Release date: December 7, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: For the first time ever, a survivor tells the shocking inside story of her time trapped in Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking ring. Sarah Ransome moved to New York at the age of 22 with hopes for a better life, an education, and a career in fashion. Her dreams were destroyed almost overnight when she met Jeffrey Epstein and was invited to an island paradise disguising her personal hell. “By sharing my testimony…I hope to see both minds and laws changed. More than anything, I want to encourage a culture in which women, even if they haven’t led the perfect lives, even if they’re not proud of every one of their choices, still feel the right to stand in their truth.” This story is her day in court.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544601Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silenced No More: Surviving My Journey to Hell and Back Author: Sarah Ransome Narrator: Henrietta Meire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silenced No More: Surviving My Journey to Hell and Back Author: Sarah Ransome Narrator: Henrietta Meire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4 minutes Release date: December 7, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: For the first time ever, a survivor tells the shocking inside story of her time trapped in Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking ring. Sarah Ransome moved to New York at the age of 22 with hopes for a better life, an education, and a career in fashion. Her dreams were destroyed almost overnight when she met Jeffrey Epstein and was invited to an island paradise disguising her personal hell. “By sharing my testimony…I hope to see both minds and laws changed. More than anything, I want to encourage a culture in which women, even if they haven’t led the perfect lives, even if they’re not proud of every one of their choices, still feel the right to stand in their truth.” This story is her day in court.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sometimes-farmgirls-become-revolutionaries-florence-tate-on-black-power-black-politics-and-the-fbi-by-florence-tate-jake-ann-jones--65151951https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546508 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sometimes Farmgirls Become Revolutionaries: Florence Tate on Black Power, Black Politics and the FBI Author: Florence Tate, Jake-Ann Jones Narrator: Kim Staunton, Beresford Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: December 7, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Sometimes Farmgirls Become Revolutionaries is the story of an unsung civil rights organizer, Black Power activist, and barrier-breaking Black woman, Florence Louise Tate (1931–2014). Tate was close to the young leaders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. She became a mentor, a mother-of-themovement, and a target of J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI.Tate defied stereotypes of the 1960s, playing key roles in the lives and work of an astonishing number of high-profile leaders of the most influential social-change organizations and events of the twentieth century. She also worked with numerous Black Nationalist leaders and Pan-African activists, US politicians, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus. She was close to Marion Barry and Jesse Jackson, serving both men as press secretary.An accomplished activist, most people never knew that Tate was bravely fighting chronic depression. She endured years of electroconvulsive shock treatments and therapy to live a full life, contribute to her community, fight for human and civil rights, and be available to her family.Farmgirls is an engaging collage of Tate’s life, woven together from her journal entries, memories from people who knew her, and excerpts from her FBI files. These multiple perspectives bring into focus the complex and complicated saga of a public persona engaged in private struggle, defying and overcoming the odds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546508Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546508 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sometimes Farmgirls Become Revolutionaries: Florence Tate on Black Power, Black Politics and the FBI Author: Florence Tate, Jake-Ann Jones Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546508 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sometimes Farmgirls Become Revolutionaries: Florence Tate on Black Power, Black Politics and the FBI Author: Florence Tate, Jake-Ann Jones Narrator: Kim Staunton, Beresford Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: December 7, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Sometimes Farmgirls Become Revolutionaries is the story of an unsung civil rights organizer, Black Power activist, and barrier-breaking Black woman, Florence Louise Tate (1931–2014). Tate was close to the young leaders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. She became a mentor, a mother-of-themovement, and a target of J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI.Tate defied stereotypes of the 1960s, playing key roles in the lives and work of an astonishing number of high-profile leaders of the most influential social-change organizations and events of the twentieth century. She also worked with numerous Black Nationalist leaders and Pan-African activists, US politicians, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus. She was close to Marion Barry and Jesse Jackson, serving both men as press secretary.An accomplished activist, most people never knew that Tate was bravely fighting chronic depression. She endured years of electroconvulsive shock treatments and therapy to live a full life, contribute to her community, fight for human and civil rights, and be available to her family.Farmgirls is an engaging collage of Tate’s life, woven together from her journal entries, memories from people who knew her, and excerpts from her FBI files. These multiple perspectives bring into focus the complex and complicated saga of a public persona engaged in private struggle, defying and overcoming the odds.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/subversive-christ-culture-and-the-shocking-dorothy-l-sayers-by-crystal-downing--65152051https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545728 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Subversive: Christ, Culture, and the Shocking Dorothy L. Sayers Author: Crystal Downing Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 47 minutes Release date: November 30, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Known for her bestselling detective novels, Dorothy L. Sayers lived a fascinating, groundbreaking life as a novelist, feminist, Oxford scholar, and important influence on the spiritual life of C. S. Lewis. This pioneering woman not only forged a literary career for herself but also spoke about faith and culture in revolutionary ways as she addressed the evergreen question of to what extent faith should hold on to tradition and to what extent it should evolve with a changing culture. Thanks to her unmatched wisdom, prophetic tone, and insistent strength, Dorothy Sayers is a voice that we cannot afford to ignore. Providing a blueprint for bridge-building in contemporary, polarizing contexts, Subversive shows how Sayers used edgy, often hilarious metaphors to ignite new ways to think about Christianity, shocking people into seeing the truth of ancient doctrine in a new light. Urging readers to reassess interpretations of the Bible that impede the cause of Christ, Sayers helps twenty-first-century Christians navigate a society increasingly suspicious of evangelical vocabularies and find new ways to talk and think about faith and culture. Ultimately, she will inspire believers, on both the right and the left, to evaluate how and why their language perpetuates divisive certitude rather than the hopeful humility of faith, and will show us all a better way forward.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545728Tue, 30 Nov 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545728 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Subversive: Christ, Culture, and the Shocking Dorothy L. Sayers Author: Crystal Downing Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545728 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Subversive: Christ, Culture, and the Shocking Dorothy L. Sayers Author: Crystal Downing Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 47 minutes Release date: November 30, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Known for her bestselling detective novels, Dorothy L. Sayers lived a fascinating, groundbreaking life as a novelist, feminist, Oxford scholar, and important influence on the spiritual life of C. S. Lewis. This pioneering woman not only forged a literary career for herself but also spoke about faith and culture in revolutionary ways as she addressed the evergreen question of to what extent faith should hold on to tradition and to what extent it should evolve with a changing culture. Thanks to her unmatched wisdom, prophetic tone, and insistent strength, Dorothy Sayers is a voice that we cannot afford to ignore. Providing a blueprint for bridge-building in contemporary, polarizing contexts, Subversive shows how Sayers used edgy, often hilarious metaphors to ignite new ways to think about Christianity, shocking people into seeing the truth of ancient doctrine in a new light. Urging readers to reassess interpretations of the Bible that impede the cause of Christ, Sayers helps twenty-first-century Christians navigate a society increasingly suspicious of evangelical vocabularies and find new ways to talk and think about faith and culture. Ultimately, she will inspire believers, on both the right and the left, to evaluate how and why their language perpetuates divisive certitude rather than the hopeful humility of faith, and will show us all a better way forward.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/her-oics-women-s-lived-experiences-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-by-amy-roost-joanell-serra--65151994https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546449 to listen full audiobooks. Title: (Her)oics: Women's Lived Experiences During the Coronavirus Pandemic Author: Amy Roost, Joanell Serra Narrator: Samara Naeymi, Frankie Corzo, Amielynn Abellera, Karen Chilton, Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: November 30, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: (Her)oics: Women's Lived Experiences During the Coronavirus Pandemic draws together the stories of fifty-two women across the U.S. during the Covid-19 pandemic. The collection encompasses the perspectives of women who are: frontline responders and recovering patients; going out to work, staying home to work, and losing their jobs; living with multiple generations and living in isolation; women grieving loved ones and celebrating new love; women preparing to give birth and supporting the dying. Although differing based on location, age, race, and health, they share the unique capacity of women to bring their strength, ingenuity and love-for others and for self-to an uncertain time. The anthology is inspired by both the risks of the pandemic inherent to women and their tremendous role in the country's response. THIS AUDIOBOOK MAY INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. INFORMATION RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. AUDIOBOOKS.COM ENCOURAGES YOU TO SEEK UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FROM YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546449Tue, 30 Nov 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546449 to listen full audiobooks. Title: (Her)oics: Women's Lived Experiences During the Coronavirus Pandemic Author: Amy Roost, Joanell Serra Narrator: Samara Naeymi, Frankie Corzo, Amielynn...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546449 to listen full audiobooks. Title: (Her)oics: Women's Lived Experiences During the Coronavirus Pandemic Author: Amy Roost, Joanell Serra Narrator: Samara Naeymi, Frankie Corzo, Amielynn Abellera, Karen Chilton, Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: November 30, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: (Her)oics: Women's Lived Experiences During the Coronavirus Pandemic draws together the stories of fifty-two women across the U.S. during the Covid-19 pandemic. The collection encompasses the perspectives of women who are: frontline responders and recovering patients; going out to work, staying home to work, and losing their jobs; living with multiple generations and living in isolation; women grieving loved ones and celebrating new love; women preparing to give birth and supporting the dying. Although differing based on location, age, race, and health, they share the unique capacity of women to bring their strength, ingenuity and love-for others and for self-to an uncertain time. The anthology is inspired by both the risks of the pandemic inherent to women and their tremendous role in the country's response. THIS AUDIOBOOK MAY INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. INFORMATION RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. AUDIOBOOKS.COM ENCOURAGES YOU TO SEEK UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FROM YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-alejandra-pizarnik-biografia-de-un-mito-by-patricia-venti-cristina-pina--65151908https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557730 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Alejandra Pizarnik. Biografía de un mito Author: Patricia Venti, Cristina Piña Narrator: Paola Cohen Falah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 1 minute Release date: November 25, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: La biografía definitiva de Alejandra Pizarnik, con nuevos materiales, documentos y entrevistados. Versión actualizada, ampliada y revisada de la única biografía de autora argentina sobre la poeta más disruptiva en idioma castellano del siglo XX. La obra y la influencia de Alejandra Pizarnik no dejan de crecer. Numerosos lectores en todo el mundo mantienen viva su literatura y cada vez más investigadores se dedican a estudiar a la aún hoy enigmática poeta. Cristina Piña escribió una primera versión de esta biografía hace treinta años y ahora, en colaboración con Patricia Venti, publican esta edición ampliada con una enorme cantidad de documentación nueva. Las autoras consultaron los diarios completos de la escritora, depositados en la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Princeton, junto con sus cuadernos, borradores, correspondencia y trabajos plásticos; mantuvieron largas conversaciones con amigos de la poeta y, sobre todo, con su hermana, Myriam; viajaron a París para entrevistar a la familia de los hermanos del padre, Elías Pizarnik, uno de los cuales, Simón, alojó a Alejandra en varias ocasiones en la casa de Chatenay-Malabry durante su estadía de casi cuatro años en la ciudad. También tuvieron acceso a los papeles de Manuel Mujica Lainez y Silvina Ocampo en Princeton, y a los de Djuna Barnes, en la Universidad de Maryland, vinculados con la poeta. Alejandra Pizarnik. Biografía de un mito se suma a la edición de toda la obra de la escritora en el sello Lumen, junto a los volúmenes Poesía completa, Prosa completa y Diarios. Sobre la obra de Pizarnik se ha dicho... «Alejandra Pizarnik llega a la poesía argentina como una suerte de meteorito con luz propia, de esos que aparecen a veces en las hermosas noches del sur. Es hoy una poeta famosa -justamente famosa- y a la vez desconocida, porque como todos los grandes escritores no vive ni habita una sola voz, sino muchas voces, y muchas de esas voces han sido nubladas y silenciadas debido a la trayectoria dramática de su vida.» Ivonne Bordelois «Vos, ¿te das realmente cuenta de todo lo que me escribís? Sí, desde luego te das cuenta, y sin embargo no te acepto así, no te quiero así, yo te quiero viva, burra, y date cuenta que te estoy hablando del lenguaje mismo del cariño y la confianza -y todo eso, carajo, está del lado de la vida y no de la muerte. Quiero otra carta tuya, pronto, una carta tuya. (...) El poder poético es tuyo, lo sabés, lo sabemos todos los que te leemos; y ya no vivimos los tiempos en que ese poder era el antagonista frente a la vida, y esta el verdugo del poeta (...). Solo te acepto viva, solo te quiero Alejandra.» Julio Cortázar «'Tú querías una escritura total, sin límites, un naufragio en tus propias aguas, oh avara', escribió Pizarnik en Extracción de la piedra de locura. Su obra se despeña por ese borde filoso. Va del lenguaje concebido como opción simbólica (capaz de resucitar lo perdido) a lo semiótico, vale decir del lirismo al barroco, del sufrimiento al crimen, Y después, se queda a la intemperie, en esos paisajes sedientos donde ha estado siempre, sin moverse, el centro inubicable del poema, apurado por encontrar la cicatriz, para hacerla más roja, más estable.» María Negroni]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557730Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557730 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Alejandra Pizarnik. Biografía de un mito Author: Patricia Venti, Cristina Piña Narrator: Paola Cohen Falah Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557730 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Alejandra Pizarnik. Biografía de un mito Author: Patricia Venti, Cristina Piña Narrator: Paola Cohen Falah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 1 minute Release date: November 25, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: La biografía definitiva de Alejandra Pizarnik, con nuevos materiales, documentos y entrevistados. Versión actualizada, ampliada y revisada de la única biografía de autora argentina sobre la poeta más disruptiva en idioma castellano del siglo XX. La obra y la influencia de Alejandra Pizarnik no dejan de crecer. Numerosos lectores en todo el mundo mantienen viva su literatura y cada vez más investigadores se dedican a estudiar a la aún hoy enigmática poeta. Cristina Piña escribió una primera versión de esta biografía hace treinta años y ahora, en colaboración con Patricia Venti, publican esta edición ampliada con una enorme cantidad de documentación nueva. Las autoras consultaron los diarios completos de la escritora, depositados en la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Princeton, junto con sus cuadernos, borradores, correspondencia y trabajos plásticos; mantuvieron largas conversaciones con amigos de la poeta y, sobre todo, con su hermana, Myriam; viajaron a París para entrevistar a la familia de los hermanos del padre, Elías Pizarnik, uno de los cuales, Simón, alojó a Alejandra en varias ocasiones en la casa de Chatenay-Malabry durante su estadía de casi cuatro años en la ciudad. También tuvieron acceso a los papeles de Manuel Mujica Lainez y Silvina Ocampo en Princeton, y a los de Djuna Barnes, en la Universidad de Maryland, vinculados con la poeta. Alejandra Pizarnik. Biografía de un mito se suma a la edición de toda la obra de la escritora en el sello Lumen, junto a los volúmenes Poesía completa, Prosa completa y Diarios. Sobre la obra de Pizarnik se ha dicho... «Alejandra Pizarnik llega a la poesía argentina como una suerte de meteorito con luz propia, de esos que aparecen a veces en las hermosas noches del sur. Es hoy una poeta famosa -justamente famosa- y a la vez desconocida, porque como todos los grandes escritores no vive ni habita una sola voz, sino muchas voces, y muchas de esas voces han sido nubladas y silenciadas debido a la trayectoria dramática de su vida.» Ivonne Bordelois «Vos, ¿te das realmente cuenta de todo lo que me escribís? Sí, desde luego te das cuenta, y sin embargo no te acepto así, no te quiero así, yo te quiero viva, burra, y date cuenta que te estoy hablando del lenguaje mismo del cariño y la confianza -y todo eso, carajo, está del lado de la vida y no de la muerte. Quiero otra carta tuya, pronto, una carta tuya. (...) El poder poético es tuyo, lo sabés, lo sabemos todos los que te leemos; y ya no vivimos los tiempos en que ese poder era el antagonista frente a la vida, y esta el verdugo del poeta (...). Solo te acepto viva, solo te quiero Alejandra.» Julio Cortázar «'Tú querías una escritura total, sin límites, un naufragio en tus propias aguas, oh avara', escribió Pizarnik en Extracción de la piedra de locura. Su obra se despeña por ese borde filoso. Va del lenguaje concebido como opción simbólica (capaz de resucitar lo perdido) a lo semiótico, vale decir del lirismo al barroco, del sufrimiento al crimen, Y después, se queda a la intemperie, en esos paisajes sedientos donde ha estado siempre, sin moverse, el centro inubicable del poema, apurado por encontrar la cicatriz, para hacerla más roja, más estable.» María Negroni]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/these-precious-days-essays-by-ann-patchett--65152012https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523530 to listen full audiobooks. Title: These Precious Days: Essays Author: Ann Patchett Narrator: Ann Patchett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 14 minutes Release date: November 23, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 53 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 12 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays.   ''The elegance of Patchett’s prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really get to grips with the power of struggles, failures, and triumphs alike.'' —Publisher's Weekly “Any story that starts will also end.” As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart.  At the center of These Precious Days is the title essay, a surprising and moving meditation on an unexpected friendship that explores “what it means to be seen, to find someone with whom you can be your best and most complete self.” When Patchett chose an early galley of actor and producer Tom Hanks’ short story collection to read one night before bed, she had no idea that this single choice would be life changing. It would introduce her to a remarkable woman—Tom’s brilliant assistant Sooki—with whom she would form a profound bond that held monumental consequences for them both.  A literary alchemist, Patchett plumbs the depths of her experiences to create gold: engaging and moving pieces that are both self-portrait and landscape, each vibrant with emotion and rich in insight. Turning her writer’s eye on her own experiences, she transforms the private into the universal, providing us all a way to look at our own worlds anew, and reminds how fleeting and enigmatic life can be.  From the enchantments of Kate DiCamillo’s children’s books (author of The Beatryce Prophecy) to youthful memories of Paris; the cherished life gifts given by her three fathers to the unexpected influence of Charles Schultz’s Snoopy; the expansive vision of Eudora Welty to the importance of knitting, Patchett connects life and art as she illuminates what matters most. Infused with the author’s grace, wit, and warmth, the pieces in These Precious Days resonate deep in the soul, leaving an indelible mark—and demonstrate why Ann Patchett is one of the most celebrated writers of our time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523530Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523530 to listen full audiobooks. Title: These Precious Days: Essays Author: Ann Patchett Narrator: Ann Patchett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 14 minutes Release date: November...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523530 to listen full audiobooks. Title: These Precious Days: Essays Author: Ann Patchett Narrator: Ann Patchett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 14 minutes Release date: November 23, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 53 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 12 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays.   ''The elegance of Patchett’s prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really get to grips with the power of struggles, failures, and triumphs alike.'' —Publisher's Weekly “Any story that starts will also end.” As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart.  At the center of These Precious Days is the title essay, a surprising and moving meditation on an unexpected friendship that explores “what it means to be seen, to find someone with whom you can be your best and most complete self.” When Patchett chose an early galley of actor and producer Tom Hanks’ short story collection to read one night before bed, she had no idea that this single choice would be life changing. It would introduce her to a remarkable woman—Tom’s brilliant assistant Sooki—with whom she would form a profound bond that held monumental consequences for them both.  A literary alchemist, Patchett plumbs the depths of her experiences to create gold: engaging and moving pieces that are both self-portrait and landscape, each vibrant with emotion and rich in insight. Turning her writer’s eye on her own experiences, she transforms the private into the universal, providing us all a way to look at our own worlds anew, and reminds how fleeting and enigmatic life can be.  From the enchantments of Kate DiCamillo’s children’s books (author of The Beatryce Prophecy) to youthful memories of Paris; the cherished life gifts given by her three fathers to the unexpected influence of Charles Schultz’s Snoopy; the expansive vision of Eudora Welty to the importance of knitting, Patchett connects life and art as she illuminates what matters most. Infused with the author’s grace, wit, and warmth, the pieces in These Precious Days resonate deep in the soul, leaving an indelible mark—and demonstrate why Ann Patchett is one of the most celebrated writers of our time.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-entre-amigas-correspondencia-entre-hannah-arendt-y-mary-mccarthy-1949-1975-by-hannah-arendt-mary-mccarthy--65151927https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/556179 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Entre amigas: Correspondencia entre Hannah Arendt y Mary McCarthy 1949-1975 Author: Hannah Arendt, Mary Mccarthy Narrator: Laura Carrero Del Tío, Paula Iwasaki, Charo Soria Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 31 minutes Release date: November 18, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Cuando se cumplen cien años del nacimiento de Hannah Arendt, reeditamos un documento fundamental para entender no solo la obra y la vida de la gran pensadora alemana sino también la biografía moral, política e intelectual de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. La correspondencia que la autora de Eichmann en Jerusalén o Los orígenes del totalitarismo mantuvo a lo largo de veinticinco años con Mary McCarthy, una de las novelistas y ensayistas norteamericanas más brillantes del pasado siglo, constituye, en efecto, un diálogo inteligentísimo, edificante, ameno e iluminador sobre la historia y la cultura de Europa y Estados Unidos desde los años posteriores a la Segunda Guerra Mundial hasta las secuelas de los movimientos del 68, además del emotivo testimonio de una amistad -intensa y vibrante- entre dos de las mujeres más lúcidas de su tiempo. La crítica ha dicho... «Uno de los diálogos más inteligentes que se han dado en el siglo.» The New York Times «Un agudo diagnóstico de nuestro tiempo.» The Washington Post «Da testimonio de una delicada situación geopolítica, la que puso en relación a la hegemónica potencia estadounidense con una maltrecha Alemania que trataba de rehacerse —ya no solo materialmente, sino identitariamente— después de más de una década bajo el régimen nazi. [...] Amén del cuidadoso y lúcido análisis sociocultural, el volumen también da cuenta de la relación entre dos mujeres de gran y diversa inteligencia, capaces de iluminarse entre sí y de encontrar formas de discurso alternativas en una intimidad descapitalizada, abierta, honesta». Zenda «El vocabulario que empleó [Arendt] para pensar y narrar el mundo, sus reflexiones y esa escritura tan bella, tan suya, nos ayudan a interpretar lo que nos ocurre, aunque solo sea como simples enanos mirando el mundo a hombros de gigantes. Ella, desde luego, lo fue.» Máriam Martínez-Bascuñán, Babelia «Hannah Arendt volvió a pensar el espacio público después de su destrucción y nosotros debemos volver a ella para prevenir que se destruya de nuevo.» Andreu Jaume «[McCarthy posee] una de las plumas más ágiles y más divertidamente corrosivas de la literatura anglosajona del siglo xx.» Fernando Schwartz, El País «Lo destacable de la escritura de McCarthy es esa nitidez de pensamiento,esa conciencia en estado de claridad que puede mirar a su alrededor sin dejar de verse a sí misma.» Lourdes Ventura, El Cultural «Discuten, se critican, se admiran, se leen, se echan de menos. Se cuentan sus problemas, sus altibajos, sus alegrías, sus relaciones personales. En fin, lo habitual entre dos amigas, pero con el ingenio, la espontaneidad y la fluidez que ambas empleaban en el oficio literario que ocupaba su existencia». Ana M. Serrano, Loff «El testimonio de una excelente y conmovedora amistad. [...] Un libro valioso y ameno.» Los Angeles Time]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/556179Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/556179 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Entre amigas: Correspondencia entre Hannah Arendt y Mary McCarthy 1949-1975 Author: Hannah Arendt, Mary Mccarthy Narrator: Laura Carrero...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/556179 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Entre amigas: Correspondencia entre Hannah Arendt y Mary McCarthy 1949-1975 Author: Hannah Arendt, Mary Mccarthy Narrator: Laura Carrero Del Tío, Paula Iwasaki, Charo Soria Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 31 minutes Release date: November 18, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Cuando se cumplen cien años del nacimiento de Hannah Arendt, reeditamos un documento fundamental para entender no solo la obra y la vida de la gran pensadora alemana sino también la biografía moral, política e intelectual de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. La correspondencia que la autora de Eichmann en Jerusalén o Los orígenes del totalitarismo mantuvo a lo largo de veinticinco años con Mary McCarthy, una de las novelistas y ensayistas norteamericanas más brillantes del pasado siglo, constituye, en efecto, un diálogo inteligentísimo, edificante, ameno e iluminador sobre la historia y la cultura de Europa y Estados Unidos desde los años posteriores a la Segunda Guerra Mundial hasta las secuelas de los movimientos del 68, además del emotivo testimonio de una amistad -intensa y vibrante- entre dos de las mujeres más lúcidas de su tiempo. La crítica ha dicho... «Uno de los diálogos más inteligentes que se han dado en el siglo.» The New York Times «Un agudo diagnóstico de nuestro tiempo.» The Washington Post «Da testimonio de una delicada situación geopolítica, la que puso en relación a la hegemónica potencia estadounidense con una maltrecha Alemania que trataba de rehacerse —ya no solo materialmente, sino identitariamente— después de más de una década bajo el régimen nazi. [...] Amén del cuidadoso y lúcido análisis sociocultural, el volumen también da cuenta de la relación entre dos mujeres de gran y diversa inteligencia, capaces de iluminarse entre sí y de encontrar formas de discurso alternativas en una intimidad descapitalizada, abierta, honesta». Zenda «El vocabulario que empleó [Arendt] para pensar y narrar el mundo, sus reflexiones y esa escritura tan bella, tan suya, nos ayudan a interpretar lo que nos ocurre, aunque solo sea como simples enanos mirando el mundo a hombros de gigantes. Ella, desde luego, lo fue.» Máriam Martínez-Bascuñán, Babelia «Hannah Arendt volvió a pensar el espacio público después de su destrucción y nosotros debemos volver a ella para prevenir que se destruya de nuevo.» Andreu Jaume «[McCarthy posee] una de las plumas más ágiles y más divertidamente corrosivas de la literatura anglosajona del siglo xx.» Fernando Schwartz, El País «Lo destacable de la escritura de McCarthy es esa nitidez de pensamiento,esa conciencia en estado de claridad que puede mirar a su alrededor sin dejar de verse a sí misma.» Lourdes Ventura, El Cultural «Discuten, se critican, se admiran, se leen, se echan de menos. Se cuentan sus problemas, sus altibajos, sus alegrías, sus relaciones personales. En fin, lo habitual entre dos amigas, pero con el ingenio, la espontaneidad y la fluidez que ambas empleaban en el oficio literario que ocupaba su existencia». Ana M. Serrano, Loff «El testimonio de una excelente y conmovedora amistad. [...] Un libro valioso y ameno.» Los Angeles Time]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-el-pequeno-libro-de-las-grandes-feministas-by-julia-pierpont--65151903https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557711 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El pequeño libro de las grandes feministas Author: Julia Pierpont Narrator: Romina Marcos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 20 minutes Release date: November 18, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Esta colección inspiradora honra a cien mujeres excepcionales a lo largo de la historia y de todo el mundo. En este luminoso volumen, la exitosa escritora del The New York Times, Julia Pierpont, narra biografías breves, vibrantes y sorprendentes de santas seculares, campeonas de la fuerza y el progreso: mujeres que sacudieron la tierra, rompieron techos e hicieron explotar los moldes. Entre ellas, se encuentran: Nina Simone Jane Austen Amelia Earhart Frida Kahlo Michelle Obama Sonia Sotomayor Pussy Riot Rosario Castellanos Nyayoi Kusama Las Hermanas Brontë Victoria Ocampo Simone De Beauvoir Safo Emily Dickinson Sor Juana Inés De La Cruz Madonna]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557711Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557711 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El pequeño libro de las grandes feministas Author: Julia Pierpont Narrator: Romina Marcos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 20...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557711 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El pequeño libro de las grandes feministas Author: Julia Pierpont Narrator: Romina Marcos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 20 minutes Release date: November 18, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Esta colección inspiradora honra a cien mujeres excepcionales a lo largo de la historia y de todo el mundo. En este luminoso volumen, la exitosa escritora del The New York Times, Julia Pierpont, narra biografías breves, vibrantes y sorprendentes de santas seculares, campeonas de la fuerza y el progreso: mujeres que sacudieron la tierra, rompieron techos e hicieron explotar los moldes. Entre ellas, se encuentran: Nina Simone Jane Austen Amelia Earhart Frida Kahlo Michelle Obama Sonia Sotomayor Pussy Riot Rosario Castellanos Nyayoi Kusama Las Hermanas Brontë Victoria Ocampo Simone De Beauvoir Safo Emily Dickinson Sor Juana Inés De La Cruz Madonna]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/patricia-highsmith-her-diaries-and-notebooks-1941-1995-by-patricia-highsmith--65152018https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531251 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Patricia Highsmith: Her Diaries and Notebooks, 1941–1995 Author: Patricia Highsmith Narrator: Caroline Hewitt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 41 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Patricia Highsmith: Her Diaries and Notebooks finally explores the riveting interior world of one of the most prolific and now canonical novelists of the twentieth century.Relegated to the genre of mystery during her lifetime, Patricia Highsmith is now recognized as one of “our greatest modernist writers” (Gore Vidal). Beloved by fans who were unaware of the real psychological turmoil behind her prose, the famously secretive Highsmith refused to authorize a biography, instead sequestering herself in her Switzerland home in her final years. After Highsmith’s death, her devoted editor Anna von Planta discovered her diaries and notebooks in 1995, tucked in a closet—with tantalizing instructions on how they should be read. For years thereafter, von Planta meticulously culled passages from over eight thousand pages to reveal the inscrutable figure behind the legendary pen. Beginning with her junior year at Barnard in 1941, Highsmith ritualistically kept a diary and notebook—the former to catalog her day, the latter to brainstorm stories and hone her craft. This volume weaves diary and notebook simultaneously, exhibiting precisely how Highsmith’s personal affairs seeped into her fiction—and how the sheer darkness of her imagination played out in her stories. Charming yet teetering on the egotistical, young “Pat” laid bare her dizzying social life in 1940s Greenwich Village, barhopping with Judy Holliday and Jane Bowles, among others. Alongside Flannery O’Conner and Chester Himes, she attended—at the recommendation of Truman Capote—the Yaddo artist colony in 1948, where she drafted Strangers on a Train. Published in 1950 and soon adapted by Alfred Hitchcock, this debut novel brought recognition and brief financial security, but left a heartsick Highsmith agonizing: “What is the life I choose?”Providing extraordinary insights into gender and sexuality issues in mid-twentieth-century America, Highsmith’s diaries convey her euphoria writing the lesbian romance The Price of Salt. Yet her sophomore novel would have to be published under a pseudonym, so as not to tarnish her reputation. Indeed, no one could anticipate that a novel depicting love between two women in the McCarthy era would have succeeded commercially.Seeking relief from America, Highsmith chronicled her peripatetic years in Europe, subsisting virtually on cigarettes and growing more bigoted and satirical with age. After a stay in Positano with a new lover, she reflected in her notebooks on being an expat, and gleefully conjured the unforgettable The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955); it would be this sociopathic antihero who would finally solidify her lasting reputation. At once lovable, detestable, and mesmerizing, Highsmith put her turbulent life to paper for five decades, acutely aware there must be “a few usable things in literature.” A memoir as significant in our own century as Simone de Beauvoir’s writings were to another time, Patricia Highsmith: Her Diaries and Notebooks is an historic work that illuminates a woman’s rise against the conventional tide to unparalleled cinematic and literary prominence. “Pat Highsmith’s astonishing candor in the witness stand of her personal notebooks, and heartbreaking self-exposures in the jury box of her diaries, are like nothing else in American confessional literature.”—Joan Schenkar, author of The Talented Miss Highsmith]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531251Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531251 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Patricia Highsmith: Her Diaries and Notebooks, 1941–1995 Author: Patricia Highsmith Narrator: Caroline Hewitt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 41...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531251 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Patricia Highsmith: Her Diaries and Notebooks, 1941–1995 Author: Patricia Highsmith Narrator: Caroline Hewitt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 41 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Patricia Highsmith: Her Diaries and Notebooks finally explores the riveting interior world of one of the most prolific and now canonical novelists of the twentieth century.Relegated to the genre of mystery during her lifetime, Patricia Highsmith is now recognized as one of “our greatest modernist writers” (Gore Vidal). Beloved by fans who were unaware of the real psychological turmoil behind her prose, the famously secretive Highsmith refused to authorize a biography, instead sequestering herself in her Switzerland home in her final years. After Highsmith’s death, her devoted editor Anna von Planta discovered her diaries and notebooks in 1995, tucked in a closet—with tantalizing instructions on how they should be read. For years thereafter, von Planta meticulously culled passages from over eight thousand pages to reveal the inscrutable figure behind the legendary pen. Beginning with her junior year at Barnard in 1941, Highsmith ritualistically kept a diary and notebook—the former to catalog her day, the latter to brainstorm stories and hone her craft. This volume weaves diary and notebook simultaneously, exhibiting precisely how Highsmith’s personal affairs seeped into her fiction—and how the sheer darkness of her imagination played out in her stories. Charming yet teetering on the egotistical, young “Pat” laid bare her dizzying social life in 1940s Greenwich Village, barhopping with Judy Holliday and Jane Bowles, among others. Alongside Flannery O’Conner and Chester Himes, she attended—at the recommendation of Truman Capote—the Yaddo artist colony in 1948, where she drafted Strangers on a Train. Published in 1950 and soon adapted by Alfred Hitchcock, this debut novel brought recognition and brief financial security, but left a heartsick Highsmith agonizing: “What is the life I choose?”Providing extraordinary insights into gender and sexuality issues in mid-twentieth-century America, Highsmith’s diaries convey her euphoria writing the lesbian romance The Price of Salt. Yet her sophomore novel would have to be published under a pseudonym, so as not to tarnish her reputation. Indeed, no one could anticipate that a novel depicting love between two women in the McCarthy era would have succeeded commercially.Seeking relief from America, Highsmith chronicled her peripatetic years in Europe, subsisting virtually on cigarettes and growing more bigoted and satirical with age. After a stay in Positano with a new lover, she reflected in her notebooks on being an expat, and gleefully conjured the unforgettable The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955); it would be this sociopathic antihero who would finally solidify her lasting reputation. At once lovable, detestable, and mesmerizing, Highsmith put her turbulent life to paper for five decades, acutely aware there must be “a few usable things in literature.” A memoir as significant in our own century as Simone de Beauvoir’s writings were to another time, Patricia Highsmith: Her Diaries and Notebooks is an historic work that illuminates a woman’s rise against the conventional tide to unparalleled cinematic and literary prominence. “Pat Highsmith’s astonishing candor in the witness stand of her personal notebooks, and heartbreaking self-exposures in the jury box of her diaries, are like nothing else in American confessional literature.”—Joan Schenkar, author of The Talented Miss Highsmith]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/taste-makers-seven-immigrant-women-who-revolutionized-food-in-america-by-mayukh-sen--65151996https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526273 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America Author: Mayukh Sen Narrator: Tovah Ott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Who’s really behind America’s appetite for foods from around the globe? This group biography from an electric new voice in food writing honors seven extraordinary women, all immigrants, who left an indelible mark on the way Americans eat today. Taste Makers stretches from World War II to the present, with absorbing and deeply researched portraits of figures including Mexican-born Elena Zelayeta, a blind chef; Marcella Hazan, the deity of Italian cuisine; and Norma Shirley, a champion of Jamaican dishes. In imaginative, lively prose, Mayukh Sen—a queer, brown child of immigrants—reconstructs the lives of these women in vivid and empathetic detail, daring to ask why some were famous in their own time, but not in ours, and why others shine brightly even today. Weaving together histories of food, immigration, and gender, Taste Makers will challenge the way readers look at what’s on their plate—and the women whose labor, overlooked for so long, makes those meals possible.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526273Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526273 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America Author: Mayukh Sen Narrator: Tovah Ott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526273 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America Author: Mayukh Sen Narrator: Tovah Ott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Who’s really behind America’s appetite for foods from around the globe? This group biography from an electric new voice in food writing honors seven extraordinary women, all immigrants, who left an indelible mark on the way Americans eat today. Taste Makers stretches from World War II to the present, with absorbing and deeply researched portraits of figures including Mexican-born Elena Zelayeta, a blind chef; Marcella Hazan, the deity of Italian cuisine; and Norma Shirley, a champion of Jamaican dishes. In imaginative, lively prose, Mayukh Sen—a queer, brown child of immigrants—reconstructs the lives of these women in vivid and empathetic detail, daring to ask why some were famous in their own time, but not in ours, and why others shine brightly even today. Weaving together histories of food, immigration, and gender, Taste Makers will challenge the way readers look at what’s on their plate—and the women whose labor, overlooked for so long, makes those meals possible.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/skiing-into-the-bright-open-my-solo-journey-to-the-south-pole-by-liv-arnesen--65151983https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552277 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Skiing into the Bright Open: My Solo Journey to the South Pole Author: Liv Arnesen Narrator: Ann Richardson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In Skiing into the Bright Open Liv Arnesen describes the exhausting, exhilarating experience of being the first known woman to ski unsupported to the South Pole. From her childhood in Norway to the seasons she spent working as a guide on Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, Arnesen courted the cold, and her memoir reflects the knowledge and passion for Arctic and Antarctic exploration that grew with her adventures in the wintry reaches of Norway and beyond. Tracing her path from the heroic stories of explorers like Fridtjof Nansen and Ernest Shackleton to her own crossing of the Greenland Ice Cap in 1992, Arnesen credits the inspiring feats of those who preceded her but also describes the obstacles—including niggling self-doubt—that tradition, convention, and downright prejudice put in her way as she endeavored to find the support and sponsorship granted to men in her field. A tale of solitary adventure in the bleak and beautiful bone-chilling cold of Antarctica, Skiing into the Bright Open tells a story of gritty determination, thrilling achievement, and perseverance in the face of near despair and daunting odds; it is, ultimately, an object lesson in the power of a dream if one is willing to pursue it to the ends of the earth.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552277Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552277 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Skiing into the Bright Open: My Solo Journey to the South Pole Author: Liv Arnesen Narrator: Ann Richardson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/552277 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Skiing into the Bright Open: My Solo Journey to the South Pole Author: Liv Arnesen Narrator: Ann Richardson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In Skiing into the Bright Open Liv Arnesen describes the exhausting, exhilarating experience of being the first known woman to ski unsupported to the South Pole. From her childhood in Norway to the seasons she spent working as a guide on Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, Arnesen courted the cold, and her memoir reflects the knowledge and passion for Arctic and Antarctic exploration that grew with her adventures in the wintry reaches of Norway and beyond. Tracing her path from the heroic stories of explorers like Fridtjof Nansen and Ernest Shackleton to her own crossing of the Greenland Ice Cap in 1992, Arnesen credits the inspiring feats of those who preceded her but also describes the obstacles—including niggling self-doubt—that tradition, convention, and downright prejudice put in her way as she endeavored to find the support and sponsorship granted to men in her field. A tale of solitary adventure in the bleak and beautiful bone-chilling cold of Antarctica, Skiing into the Bright Open tells a story of gritty determination, thrilling achievement, and perseverance in the face of near despair and daunting odds; it is, ultimately, an object lesson in the power of a dream if one is willing to pursue it to the ends of the earth.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-si-yo-pude-tu-mas-by-maria-antonieta-collins--65151916https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549625 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Si yo pude... ¡tú más! Author: Maria Antonieta Collins Narrator: Lina Franco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Cargada de motivación y su característica energía, María Antonieta Collins, una de las corresponsales de noticias más reconocidas de Latinoamérica, comparte la historia de su increíble transformación física y mental, los secretos que la llevaron a perder peso y el viaje en el que se embarcó para encontrar el autoestima, salud y felicidad que cambiaron su vida. María Antonieta Collins perdió seis tallas y más de 40 kilos gracias a una cirugía bariátrica y a un cambio radical en sus hábitos alimenticios por una vida más sana, ligera y feliz. Era pre-diabética, tomaba dos pastillas al día para la presión, una para el colesterol, y usaba la máquina de apnea del sueño y una aspirina diaria para prevenir los infartos. Mientras vivía el mejor momento de su carrera, disfrutando de los ratings más altos y viajando como corresponsal de noticias, María Antonieta Collins decidió cambiar radicalmente su vida y aprovechar nuevas oportunidades para convertirse en una mejor versión de sí misma.   Si yo pude…¡tú más! responde a las preguntas que millones de admiradores han planteado a María Antonieta sobre su asombrosa transformación, y será una fuente de inspiración para los lectores que estén en situaciones similares o cualquiera que desee cambiar su vida. María Antonieta comparte abiertamente su camino al éxito de manera fácil, informativa y entretenida, con la colaboración de su hija Antonieta y de los especialistas que la ayudaron a recorrer este camino de transformación. Los lectores reconocerán que todo tiene un lado positivo, y que renunciar a la esperanza nunca es una opción.   “María Antonieta Collins siembra una semilla de fuerza de voluntad que te va a hacer entender… que si ella pudo, nosotros también. […] Este libro es una invitación a ser feliz y, lo más importante, en cada página te dice claramente cómo…” Luz María Doria ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Filled with great motivation and the energy that characterizes her, María Antonieta Collins, one of Latin America's most renowned news correspondents, shares the story of her incredible physical and mental transformation, the secrets that drove her to lose weight, and the journey she underwent in order to find her self-esteem, a better health, and the happiness that changed her life. Maria Antoineta Collins lost six dress sizes and over 90 lbs. thanks to bariatric surgery and a radical change in her eating habits so that she could live a healthier, lighter, and happier life. She was pre-diabetic, had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and used the sleep apnea machine. While being at the height of her career, she decided to radically change her life and try to become a better version of herself. If I Did It, So Can You! answers the questions millions of fans and followers have asked about her amazing transformation, and it will be a source of inspiration for readers going through the same struggles or anyone who wants to change their life. Here, María Antonieta openly shares the path to success in an easy, informative, and entertaining way, with help from her daughter Antonieta and also from the specialists who helped her through the journey.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549625Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549625 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Si yo pude... ¡tú más! Author: Maria Antonieta Collins Narrator: Lina Franco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549625 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Si yo pude... ¡tú más! Author: Maria Antonieta Collins Narrator: Lina Franco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Cargada de motivación y su característica energía, María Antonieta Collins, una de las corresponsales de noticias más reconocidas de Latinoamérica, comparte la historia de su increíble transformación física y mental, los secretos que la llevaron a perder peso y el viaje en el que se embarcó para encontrar el autoestima, salud y felicidad que cambiaron su vida. María Antonieta Collins perdió seis tallas y más de 40 kilos gracias a una cirugía bariátrica y a un cambio radical en sus hábitos alimenticios por una vida más sana, ligera y feliz. Era pre-diabética, tomaba dos pastillas al día para la presión, una para el colesterol, y usaba la máquina de apnea del sueño y una aspirina diaria para prevenir los infartos. Mientras vivía el mejor momento de su carrera, disfrutando de los ratings más altos y viajando como corresponsal de noticias, María Antonieta Collins decidió cambiar radicalmente su vida y aprovechar nuevas oportunidades para convertirse en una mejor versión de sí misma.   Si yo pude…¡tú más! responde a las preguntas que millones de admiradores han planteado a María Antonieta sobre su asombrosa transformación, y será una fuente de inspiración para los lectores que estén en situaciones similares o cualquiera que desee cambiar su vida. María Antonieta comparte abiertamente su camino al éxito de manera fácil, informativa y entretenida, con la colaboración de su hija Antonieta y de los especialistas que la ayudaron a recorrer este camino de transformación. Los lectores reconocerán que todo tiene un lado positivo, y que renunciar a la esperanza nunca es una opción.   “María Antonieta Collins siembra una semilla de fuerza de voluntad que te va a hacer entender… que si ella pudo, nosotros también. […] Este libro es una invitación a ser feliz y, lo más importante, en cada página te dice claramente cómo…” Luz María Doria ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Filled with great motivation and the energy that characterizes her, María Antonieta Collins, one of Latin America's most renowned news correspondents, shares the story of her incredible physical and mental transformation, the secrets that drove her to lose weight, and the journey she underwent in order to find her self-esteem, a better health, and the happiness that changed her life. Maria Antoineta Collins lost six dress sizes and over 90 lbs. thanks to bariatric surgery and a radical change in her eating habits so that she could live a healthier, lighter, and happier life. She was pre-diabetic, had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and used the sleep apnea machine. While being at the height of her career, she decided to radically change her life and try to become a better version of herself. If I Did It, So Can You! answers the questions millions of fans and followers have asked about her amazing transformation, and it will be a source of inspiration for readers going through the same struggles or anyone who wants to change their life. Here, María Antonieta openly shares the path to success in an easy, informative, and entertaining way, with help from her daughter Antonieta and also from the specialists who helped her through the journey.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/powder-days-ski-bums-ski-towns-and-the-future-of-chasing-snow-by-heather-hansman--65152074https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/517246 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Powder Days: Ski Bums, Ski Towns and the Future of Chasing Snow Author: Heather Hansman Narrator: Jennifer Jill Araya Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: *An Outside Magazine Book Club Pick* "A sparkling account."—Wall Street Journal An electrifying adventure into the rich history of skiing and the modern heart of ski-bum culture, from one of America's most preeminent ski journalists The story of skiing is, in many ways, the story of America itself. Blossoming from the Tenth Mountain Division in World War II, the sport took hold across the country, driven by adventurers seeking the rush of freedom that only cold mountain air could provide. As skiing gained in popularity, mom-and-pop backcountry hills gave way to groomed trails and eventually the megaresorts of today. Along the way, the pioneers and diehards—the ski bums—remained the beating heart of the scene. Veteran ski journalist and former ski bum Heather Hansman takes readers on an exhilarating journey into the hidden history of American skiing, offering a glimpse into an underexplored subculture from the perspective of a true insider. Hopping from Vermont to Colorado, Montana to West Virginia, Hansman profiles the people who have built their lives around a cold-weather obsession. Along the way she reckons with skiing's problematic elements and investigates how the sport is evolving in the face of the existential threat of climate change.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/517246Tue, 09 Nov 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/517246 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Powder Days: Ski Bums, Ski Towns and the Future of Chasing Snow Author: Heather Hansman Narrator: Jennifer Jill Araya Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/517246 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Powder Days: Ski Bums, Ski Towns and the Future of Chasing Snow Author: Heather Hansman Narrator: Jennifer Jill Araya Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: *An Outside Magazine Book Club Pick* "A sparkling account."—Wall Street Journal An electrifying adventure into the rich history of skiing and the modern heart of ski-bum culture, from one of America's most preeminent ski journalists The story of skiing is, in many ways, the story of America itself. Blossoming from the Tenth Mountain Division in World War II, the sport took hold across the country, driven by adventurers seeking the rush of freedom that only cold mountain air could provide. As skiing gained in popularity, mom-and-pop backcountry hills gave way to groomed trails and eventually the megaresorts of today. Along the way, the pioneers and diehards—the ski bums—remained the beating heart of the scene. Veteran ski journalist and former ski bum Heather Hansman takes readers on an exhilarating journey into the hidden history of American skiing, offering a glimpse into an underexplored subculture from the perspective of a true insider. Hopping from Vermont to Colorado, Montana to West Virginia, Hansman profiles the people who have built their lives around a cold-weather obsession. Along the way she reckons with skiing's problematic elements and investigates how the sport is evolving in the face of the existential threat of climate change.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/power-hungry-women-of-the-black-panther-party-and-freedom-summer-and-their-fight-to-feed-a-movement-by-suzanne-cope--65151973https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532084 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Power Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement Author: Suzanne Cope Narrator: Karen Murray Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 21 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Two unsung women whose power using food as a political weapon during the civil rights movement was so great it brought the ire of government agents working against them. In early 1969 Cleo Silvers and a few Black Panther Party members met at a community center laden with boxes of donated food to cook for the neighborhood children. By the end of the year, the Black Panthers would be feeding more children daily in all of their breakfast programs than the state of California was at that time. More than a thousand miles away, Aylene Quin had spent the decade using her restaurant in McComb, Mississippi, to host secret planning meetings of civil rights leaders and organizations, feed the hungry, and cement herself as a community leader who could bring people together—physically and philosophically—over a meal. These two women’s tales, separated by a handful of years, tell the same story: how food was used by women as a potent and necessary ideological tool in both the rural south and urban north to create lasting social and political change. The leadership of these women cooking and serving food in a safe space for their communities was so powerful, the FBI resorted to coordinated extensive and often illegal means to stop the efforts of these two women, and those using similar tactics, under COINTELPRO--turning a blind eye to the firebombing of the children of a restaurant owner, destroying food intended for poor kids, and declaring a community breakfast program a major threat to public safety.   But of course, it was never just about the food.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532084Tue, 09 Nov 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532084 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Power Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement Author: Suzanne Cope Narrator: Karen Murray...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532084 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Power Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement Author: Suzanne Cope Narrator: Karen Murray Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 21 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Two unsung women whose power using food as a political weapon during the civil rights movement was so great it brought the ire of government agents working against them. In early 1969 Cleo Silvers and a few Black Panther Party members met at a community center laden with boxes of donated food to cook for the neighborhood children. By the end of the year, the Black Panthers would be feeding more children daily in all of their breakfast programs than the state of California was at that time. More than a thousand miles away, Aylene Quin had spent the decade using her restaurant in McComb, Mississippi, to host secret planning meetings of civil rights leaders and organizations, feed the hungry, and cement herself as a community leader who could bring people together—physically and philosophically—over a meal. These two women’s tales, separated by a handful of years, tell the same story: how food was used by women as a potent and necessary ideological tool in both the rural south and urban north to create lasting social and political change. The leadership of these women cooking and serving food in a safe space for their communities was so powerful, the FBI resorted to coordinated extensive and often illegal means to stop the efforts of these two women, and those using similar tactics, under COINTELPRO--turning a blind eye to the firebombing of the children of a restaurant owner, destroying food intended for poor kids, and declaring a community breakfast program a major threat to public safety.   But of course, it was never just about the food.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ciao-bella-six-take-italy-by-kate-langbroek--65152057https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537730 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ciao Bella!: Six Take Italy Author: Kate Langbroek Narrator: Kate Langbroek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 3 minutes Release date: November 3, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Kate Langbroek’s deliciously funny and inspiring memoir about moving to Italy with her family to seek la dolce vita. Now including new bonus content: Kate's recipe for happiness – oh, and a recipe for the perfect Ragu alla Bolognese! ‘A wonderful story, beautifully written, filled with heart and humour’ Liane Moriarty (reviewing Ciao Bella! on 3pm Pick Up, KIIS 1065) I wasn’t looking to fall in love. It just happened. There were moments, encounters as fleeting as feelings. Sometimes – tellingly – they emerged from chaos.   When Kate Langbroek first dreamed of moving to Italy, she imagined a magnificent sun-drenched pastiche of long lunches and wandering through cobbled laneways clutching a loaf of crusty bread and a bottle of wine, Sophia Loren-style, while handsome men called out ‘Ciao Bella!’   In the stark light of day the dream Kate shared with her husband Peter after an idyllic holiday in Italy seemed like madness. They didn’t speak Italian. They knew no one in Italy. They had four children. Kate also had the best job in the world on a top-rating radio show with her longtime friend, Dave Hughes.   But the siren song of Italy was irresistible. This would be the adventure of a lifetime, a precious opportunity to spend more time with their children – Lewis, Sunday, Artie and Jannie – and it came from a deep longing to seize life after they almost lost Lewis to leukaemia.   Ciao Bella! is about having a dream and living it as Kate shares the sublime joys and utter chaos of adapting to a new life in Bologna, what you discover about yourself when you are a stranger in a strange land, and how she fell in love. With a country.   Deliciously funny, insightful and often deeply moving, Ciao Bella! is Kate’s love letter to Italy and her family. It is also a glorious reminder of what Italians can teach us about living life to the full – and what really matters when the world goes to hell in a handbasket.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537730Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537730 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ciao Bella!: Six Take Italy Author: Kate Langbroek Narrator: Kate Langbroek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 3 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537730 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ciao Bella!: Six Take Italy Author: Kate Langbroek Narrator: Kate Langbroek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 3 minutes Release date: November 3, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Kate Langbroek’s deliciously funny and inspiring memoir about moving to Italy with her family to seek la dolce vita. Now including new bonus content: Kate's recipe for happiness – oh, and a recipe for the perfect Ragu alla Bolognese! ‘A wonderful story, beautifully written, filled with heart and humour’ Liane Moriarty (reviewing Ciao Bella! on 3pm Pick Up, KIIS 1065) I wasn’t looking to fall in love. It just happened. There were moments, encounters as fleeting as feelings. Sometimes – tellingly – they emerged from chaos.   When Kate Langbroek first dreamed of moving to Italy, she imagined a magnificent sun-drenched pastiche of long lunches and wandering through cobbled laneways clutching a loaf of crusty bread and a bottle of wine, Sophia Loren-style, while handsome men called out ‘Ciao Bella!’   In the stark light of day the dream Kate shared with her husband Peter after an idyllic holiday in Italy seemed like madness. They didn’t speak Italian. They knew no one in Italy. They had four children. Kate also had the best job in the world on a top-rating radio show with her longtime friend, Dave Hughes.   But the siren song of Italy was irresistible. This would be the adventure of a lifetime, a precious opportunity to spend more time with their children – Lewis, Sunday, Artie and Jannie – and it came from a deep longing to seize life after they almost lost Lewis to leukaemia.   Ciao Bella! is about having a dream and living it as Kate shares the sublime joys and utter chaos of adapting to a new life in Bologna, what you discover about yourself when you are a stranger in a strange land, and how she fell in love. With a country.   Deliciously funny, insightful and often deeply moving, Ciao Bella! is Kate’s love letter to Italy and her family. It is also a glorious reminder of what Italians can teach us about living life to the full – and what really matters when the world goes to hell in a handbasket.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cokie-a-life-well-lived-by-steven-v-roberts--65151958https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525568 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cokie: A Life Well Lived Author: Steven V. Roberts Narrator: Steven V. Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 2, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary life and legacy of legendary journalist Cokie Roberts—a trailblazer for women—remembered by her friends and family. Through her visibility and celebrity, Cokie Roberts was an inspiration and a role model for innumerable women and girls. A fixture on national television and radio for more than 40 years, she also wrote five bestselling books focusing on the role of women in American history. She was portrayed on Saturday Night Live, name checked on the West Wing, and featured on magazine covers. She joked with Jay Leno, balanced a pencil on her nose for David Letterman, and was the answer to numerous crossword puzzle clues. Many dogs, and at least one dairy cow, were named for her. When the legendary 1980s Spy Magazine ran a diagram documenting all her connections with the headline “Cokie Roberts – Moderately Well-Known Broadcast Journalist or Center of the Universe?” they were only half-joking. Cokie had many roles in her lifetime: Daughter. Wife. Mother. Journalist. Advocate. Historian. Reflecting on her life, those closest to her remember her impressive mind, impish wit, infectious laugh, and the tenacity that sent her career skyrocketing through glass ceilings at NPR and ABC. They marvel at how she often put others before herself and cared deeply about the world around her. When faced with daily decisions and dilemmas, many still ask themselves the question, ‘What Would Cokie Do?’ In this loving tribute, Cokie’s husband of 53 years and bestselling-coauthor Steve Roberts reflects not only on her many accomplishments, but on how she lived each day with a devotion to helping others. For Steve, Cokie’s private life was as significant and inspirational as her public one. Her commitment to celebrating and supporting other women was evident in everything she did, and her generosity and passion drove her personal and professional endeavors. In Cokie, he has a simple goal: “To tell stories. Some will make you cheer or laugh or cry. And some, I hope, will inspire you to be more like Cokie, to be a good person, to lead a good life.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525568Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525568 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cokie: A Life Well Lived Author: Steven V. Roberts Narrator: Steven V. Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525568 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cokie: A Life Well Lived Author: Steven V. Roberts Narrator: Steven V. Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 2, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary life and legacy of legendary journalist Cokie Roberts—a trailblazer for women—remembered by her friends and family. Through her visibility and celebrity, Cokie Roberts was an inspiration and a role model for innumerable women and girls. A fixture on national television and radio for more than 40 years, she also wrote five bestselling books focusing on the role of women in American history. She was portrayed on Saturday Night Live, name checked on the West Wing, and featured on magazine covers. She joked with Jay Leno, balanced a pencil on her nose for David Letterman, and was the answer to numerous crossword puzzle clues. Many dogs, and at least one dairy cow, were named for her. When the legendary 1980s Spy Magazine ran a diagram documenting all her connections with the headline “Cokie Roberts – Moderately Well-Known Broadcast Journalist or Center of the Universe?” they were only half-joking. Cokie had many roles in her lifetime: Daughter. Wife. Mother. Journalist. Advocate. Historian. Reflecting on her life, those closest to her remember her impressive mind, impish wit, infectious laugh, and the tenacity that sent her career skyrocketing through glass ceilings at NPR and ABC. They marvel at how she often put others before herself and cared deeply about the world around her. When faced with daily decisions and dilemmas, many still ask themselves the question, ‘What Would Cokie Do?’ In this loving tribute, Cokie’s husband of 53 years and bestselling-coauthor Steve Roberts reflects not only on her many accomplishments, but on how she lived each day with a devotion to helping others. For Steve, Cokie’s private life was as significant and inspirational as her public one. Her commitment to celebrating and supporting other women was evident in everything she did, and her generosity and passion drove her personal and professional endeavors. In Cokie, he has a simple goal: “To tell stories. Some will make you cheer or laugh or cry. And some, I hope, will inspire you to be more like Cokie, to be a good person, to lead a good life.”]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/celebrating-the-seasons-with-the-yorkshire-shepherdess-farming-family-and-delicious-recipes-to-share-by-amanda-owen--65151920https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551667 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Celebrating the Seasons with the Yorkshire Shepherdess: Farming, Family and Delicious Recipes to Share Author: Amanda Owen Narrator: Amanda Owen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 28, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A stunning audiobook from Amanda Owen – shepherdess, wife, mother of nine children, bestselling author and star of C5’s Our Yorkshire Farm – that brings her world to life in glorious colour. In Celebrating the Seasons, Amanda shares funny and charming stories about life with her family and their many four-legged charges and describes their activities at Ravenseat, from lambing and shearing to haymaking and feeding the flock in midwinter. Her gorgeous photographs showcase the famous Swaledale landscape she writes about, from the sweeping moors to rare wildflowers and the elusive hares glimpsed in the field. She lives in tune with nature and Amanda's attitude to food is the same. She believes in buying good, seasonal ingredients when it comes to feeding her family and includes her favourite recipes here, from wild garlic lamb with hasselback roast potatoes to rhubarb and custard crumble cake and Yorkshire curd tart. As inspirational as Amanda herself, this is a beautiful audiobook that will delight everyone who has followed her adventures so far.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551667Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551667 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Celebrating the Seasons with the Yorkshire Shepherdess: Farming, Family and Delicious Recipes to Share Author: Amanda Owen Narrator: Amanda Owen...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551667 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Celebrating the Seasons with the Yorkshire Shepherdess: Farming, Family and Delicious Recipes to Share Author: Amanda Owen Narrator: Amanda Owen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 28, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A stunning audiobook from Amanda Owen – shepherdess, wife, mother of nine children, bestselling author and star of C5’s Our Yorkshire Farm – that brings her world to life in glorious colour. In Celebrating the Seasons, Amanda shares funny and charming stories about life with her family and their many four-legged charges and describes their activities at Ravenseat, from lambing and shearing to haymaking and feeding the flock in midwinter. Her gorgeous photographs showcase the famous Swaledale landscape she writes about, from the sweeping moors to rare wildflowers and the elusive hares glimpsed in the field. She lives in tune with nature and Amanda's attitude to food is the same. She believes in buying good, seasonal ingredients when it comes to feeding her family and includes her favourite recipes here, from wild garlic lamb with hasselback roast potatoes to rhubarb and custard crumble cake and Yorkshire curd tart. As inspirational as Amanda herself, this is a beautiful audiobook that will delight everyone who has followed her adventures so far.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/going-there-read-by-katie-couric-by-katie-couric--65152072https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514691 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Going There (read by Katie Couric) Author: Katie Couric Narrator: Katie Couric Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 27 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 83 Ratings of Narrator: 4.65 of Total 17 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This heartbreaking, hilarious, and brutally honest memoir shares the deeply personal life story of a girl next door and her transformation into a household name. ​For more than forty years, Katie Couric has been an iconic presence in the media world. In her brutally honest, hilarious, heartbreaking memoir, she reveals what was going on behind the scenes of her sometimes tumultuous personal and professional life - a story she’s never shared, until now. Of the medium she loves, the one that made her a household name, she says, “Television can put you in a box; the flat-screen can flatten. On TV, you are larger than life but smaller, too. It is not the whole story, and it is not the whole me. This book is.” Beginning in early childhood, Couric was inspired by her journalist father to pursue the career he loved but couldn’t afford to stay in. Balancing her vivacious, outgoing personality with her desire to be taken seriously, she overcame every obstacle in her way: insecurity, an eating disorder, being typecast, sexism . . . challenges, and how she dealt with them, setting the tone for the rest of her career. Couric talks candidly about adjusting to sudden fame after her astonishing rise to co-anchor of the TODAY show, and guides us through the most momentous events and news stories of the era, to which she had a front-row seat:  Rodney King, Anita Hill, Columbine, the death of Princess Diana, 9/11, the Iraq War . . . In every instance, she relentlessly pursued the facts, ruffling more than a few feathers along the way.  She also recalls in vivid and sometimes lurid detail the intense pressure on female anchors to snag the latest “get”—often sensational tabloid stories like Jon Benet Ramsey, Tonya Harding, and OJ Simpson. Couric’s position as one of the leading lights of her profession was  shadowed by the shock and trauma of losing her husband to stage 4 colon cancer when he was just 42, leaving her a widow and single mom to two daughters, 6 and 2. The death of her sister Emily, just three years later, brought yet more trauma—and an unwavering commitment to cancer awareness and research, one of her proudest accomplishments.  Couric is unsparing in the details of her historic move to the anchor chair at the CBS Evening News—a world rife with sexism and misogyny.  Her “welcome” was even more hostile at 60 Minutes, an unrepentant boys club that engaged in outright hazing of even the most established women.  In the wake of the MeToo movement, Couric shares her clear-eyed reckoning with gender inequality and predatory behavior in the workplace, and downfall of Matt Lauer—a colleague she had trusted and respected for more than a decade. Couric also talks about the challenge of finding love again, with all the hilarity, false-starts, and drama that search entailed, before finding her midlife Mr. Right.  Something she has never discussed publicly—why her second marriage almost didn’t happen.  If you thought you knew Katie Couric, think again. Going There is the fast-paced, emotional, riveting story of a thoroughly modern woman, whose journey took her from humble origins to superstardom. In these pages, you will find a friend, a confidante, a role model, a survivor whose lessons about life will enrich your own.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514691Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514691 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Going There (read by Katie Couric) Author: Katie Couric Narrator: Katie Couric Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 27 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514691 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Going There (read by Katie Couric) Author: Katie Couric Narrator: Katie Couric Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 27 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 83 Ratings of Narrator: 4.65 of Total 17 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This heartbreaking, hilarious, and brutally honest memoir shares the deeply personal life story of a girl next door and her transformation into a household name. ​For more than forty years, Katie Couric has been an iconic presence in the media world. In her brutally honest, hilarious, heartbreaking memoir, she reveals what was going on behind the scenes of her sometimes tumultuous personal and professional life - a story she’s never shared, until now. Of the medium she loves, the one that made her a household name, she says, “Television can put you in a box; the flat-screen can flatten. On TV, you are larger than life but smaller, too. It is not the whole story, and it is not the whole me. This book is.” Beginning in early childhood, Couric was inspired by her journalist father to pursue the career he loved but couldn’t afford to stay in. Balancing her vivacious, outgoing personality with her desire to be taken seriously, she overcame every obstacle in her way: insecurity, an eating disorder, being typecast, sexism . . . challenges, and how she dealt with them, setting the tone for the rest of her career. Couric talks candidly about adjusting to sudden fame after her astonishing rise to co-anchor of the TODAY show, and guides us through the most momentous events and news stories of the era, to which she had a front-row seat:  Rodney King, Anita Hill, Columbine, the death of Princess Diana, 9/11, the Iraq War . . . In every instance, she relentlessly pursued the facts, ruffling more than a few feathers along the way.  She also recalls in vivid and sometimes lurid detail the intense pressure on female anchors to snag the latest “get”—often sensational tabloid stories like Jon Benet Ramsey, Tonya Harding, and OJ Simpson. Couric’s position as one of the leading lights of her profession was  shadowed by the shock and trauma of losing her husband to stage 4 colon cancer when he was just 42, leaving her a widow and single mom to two daughters, 6 and 2. The death of her sister Emily, just three years later, brought yet more trauma—and an unwavering commitment to cancer awareness and research, one of her proudest accomplishments.  Couric is unsparing in the details of her historic move to the anchor chair at the CBS Evening News—a world rife with sexism and misogyny.  Her “welcome” was even more hostile at 60 Minutes, an unrepentant boys club that engaged in outright hazing of even the most established women.  In the wake of the MeToo movement, Couric shares her clear-eyed reckoning with gender inequality and predatory behavior in the workplace, and downfall of Matt Lauer—a colleague she had trusted and respected for more than a decade. Couric also talks about the challenge of finding love again, with all the hilarity, false-starts, and drama that search entailed, before finding her midlife Mr. Right.  Something she has never discussed publicly—why her second marriage almost didn’t happen.  If you thought you knew Katie Couric, think again. Going There is the fast-paced, emotional, riveting story of a thoroughly modern woman, whose journey took her from humble origins to superstardom. In these pages, you will find a friend, a confidante, a role model, a survivor whose lessons about life will enrich your own.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-childhood-in-tibet-a-biography-by-therese-obrecht-hodler--65151990https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Childhood in Tibet: A Biography Author: Thérèse Obrecht Hodler Narrator: Tenzin Kalsang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 31 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Tendöl Namling turned 60 in March 2019. She was born at the time when the Dalai Lama fled from Lhasa and the uprising of his people by the Chinese People's Army was brutally suppressed. She has lived for 22 years under Chinese rule. As the daughter of a high government official, she underwent the ordeal of 're-education' with full force. All she has kept from these years are painful memories and some crumpled photographs. They show her with her friends and cousins in Lhasa, smiling as if nothing had happened. When Tendöl turned 10 her brother was arrested and her mother sentenced to ten years in prison. Tendöl was sent to work in road construction for several years. At the age of 20 she was allowed to start an apprenticeship as motor mechanic. Thanks to the efforts of her family in exile, Tendöl was able to leave Tibet in 1982. After twenty years of hardship she landed in prosperous Switzerland. It felt as if she had to start her life all over again. She struggled but she never gave up. She founded a family and a business and reconciled herself with the painful past. In Tendöl's words, 'this little book is dedicated to all the Tibetans who continue to rebel against the Chinese occupation'.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551886Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Childhood in Tibet: A Biography Author: Thérèse Obrecht Hodler Narrator: Tenzin Kalsang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 31 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Childhood in Tibet: A Biography Author: Thérèse Obrecht Hodler Narrator: Tenzin Kalsang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 31 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Tendöl Namling turned 60 in March 2019. She was born at the time when the Dalai Lama fled from Lhasa and the uprising of his people by the Chinese People's Army was brutally suppressed. She has lived for 22 years under Chinese rule. As the daughter of a high government official, she underwent the ordeal of 're-education' with full force. All she has kept from these years are painful memories and some crumpled photographs. They show her with her friends and cousins in Lhasa, smiling as if nothing had happened. When Tendöl turned 10 her brother was arrested and her mother sentenced to ten years in prison. Tendöl was sent to work in road construction for several years. At the age of 20 she was allowed to start an apprenticeship as motor mechanic. Thanks to the efforts of her family in exile, Tendöl was able to leave Tibet in 1982. After twenty years of hardship she landed in prosperous Switzerland. It felt as if she had to start her life all over again. She struggled but she never gave up. She founded a family and a business and reconciled herself with the painful past. In Tendöl's words, 'this little book is dedicated to all the Tibetans who continue to rebel against the Chinese occupation'.]]>545cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-illuminated-life-belle-da-costa-greene-s-journey-from-prejudice-to-privilege-by-heidi-ardizzone--65151988https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Illuminated Life: Belle da Costa Greene's Journey from Prejudice to Privilege Author: Heidi Ardizzone Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 8 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The secret life of the sensational woman behind the Morgan masterpieces, who lit up New York society. What would you give up to achieve your dream? When J. P. Morgan hired Belle da Costa Greene in 1905 to organize his rare book and manuscript collection, she had only her personality and a few years of experience to recommend her. Ten years later, she had shaped the famous Pierpont Morgan Library collection and was a proto-celebrity in New York and the art world, renowned for her self-made expertise, her acerbic wit, and her flirtatious relationships. Born to a family of free people of color, Greene changed her name and invented a Portuguese grandmother to enter white society. In her new world, she dined both at the tables of the highest society and with bohemian artists and activists. She also engaged in a decades-long affair with art critic Bernard Berenson. Greene is pure fascination—the buyer of illuminated manuscripts who attracted others to her like moths to a flame.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535278Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Illuminated Life: Belle da Costa Greene's Journey from Prejudice to Privilege Author: Heidi Ardizzone Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Illuminated Life: Belle da Costa Greene's Journey from Prejudice to Privilege Author: Heidi Ardizzone Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 8 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The secret life of the sensational woman behind the Morgan masterpieces, who lit up New York society. What would you give up to achieve your dream? When J. P. Morgan hired Belle da Costa Greene in 1905 to organize his rare book and manuscript collection, she had only her personality and a few years of experience to recommend her. Ten years later, she had shaped the famous Pierpont Morgan Library collection and was a proto-celebrity in New York and the art world, renowned for her self-made expertise, her acerbic wit, and her flirtatious relationships. Born to a family of free people of color, Greene changed her name and invented a Portuguese grandmother to enter white society. In her new world, she dined both at the tables of the highest society and with bohemian artists and activists. She also engaged in a decades-long affair with art critic Bernard Berenson. Greene is pure fascination—the buyer of illuminated manuscripts who attracted others to her like moths to a flame.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/girlz-n-the-hood-a-memoir-of-mama-in-south-central-los-angeles-by-mary-hill-wagner--65151980https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546405 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girlz 'n the Hood: A Memoir of Mama in South Central Los Angeles Author: Mary Hill-Wagner Narrator: Mary Hill-Wagner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Girlz 'n the Hood is the unsentimental, moving, and surprisingly humorous account of a girl and her ten siblings who grew up in one of the roughest neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Mary’s mother was a fierce matriarch, a single mom who raised eleven children with the help of welfare checks and a fire arm hidden in her bra. Drugs, guns, and pregnancies were everyday occurrences, but Mary and her siblings took it all in stride, spying on the grown-ups, playing in the streets, and helping to take care of the new babies when they were born. The dubious yet colorful cast of characters that came into their lives (the Jehovah Witnesses, the whores, the addicts, the “fathers”), and the never-ending series of hardships (the jail terms, the knife fights, the mental illness, and homicides), couldn’t shake the core of the family. This is the story of Mary, but, even more so, it’s the story of her mother, a uniquely strong and extraordinary woman who was able to survive moments of pain and disappointment by laughing at the comedy of human missteps, miscalculations, and downright stupidity. This is also a story about race and of poverty and how, over time, it can wear you down and destroy you, because, although Mary got out okay, her sisters and brothers were not so lucky.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546405Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546405 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girlz 'n the Hood: A Memoir of Mama in South Central Los Angeles Author: Mary Hill-Wagner Narrator: Mary Hill-Wagner Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546405 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girlz 'n the Hood: A Memoir of Mama in South Central Los Angeles Author: Mary Hill-Wagner Narrator: Mary Hill-Wagner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 26, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Girlz 'n the Hood is the unsentimental, moving, and surprisingly humorous account of a girl and her ten siblings who grew up in one of the roughest neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Mary’s mother was a fierce matriarch, a single mom who raised eleven children with the help of welfare checks and a fire arm hidden in her bra. Drugs, guns, and pregnancies were everyday occurrences, but Mary and her siblings took it all in stride, spying on the grown-ups, playing in the streets, and helping to take care of the new babies when they were born. The dubious yet colorful cast of characters that came into their lives (the Jehovah Witnesses, the whores, the addicts, the “fathers”), and the never-ending series of hardships (the jail terms, the knife fights, the mental illness, and homicides), couldn’t shake the core of the family. This is the story of Mary, but, even more so, it’s the story of her mother, a uniquely strong and extraordinary woman who was able to survive moments of pain and disappointment by laughing at the comedy of human missteps, miscalculations, and downright stupidity. This is also a story about race and of poverty and how, over time, it can wear you down and destroy you, because, although Mary got out okay, her sisters and brothers were not so lucky.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-burning-light-of-two-stars-a-mother-daughter-story-by-laura-davis--65151971https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546848 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burning Light of Two Stars: A Mother Daughter Story Author: Laura Davis Narrator: Laura Davis And Becky Parker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 25, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This riveting memoir by Laura Davis, author of The Courage to Heal, examines the endurance of mother–daughter love, how memory protects and betrays us, and the determination it takes to fulfill a promise when ghosts from the past come knocking. When she published The Courage to Heal in 1988, Laura Davis helped more than a million women work through the trauma of childhood sexual abuse. But her decision to go public with her grandfather’s incest deepened an already painful estrangement with her mother, Temme. Over the next twenty years, from a safe distance of 3,000 miles, Laura and Temme reconciled their volatile relationship and believed that their difficult past was behind them. But when Temme moves across the country to entrust her daughter with the rest of her life, she brings a faltering mind, a fierce need for independence, and the seeds of a second war between them. As the stresses of caregiving rekindle Laura’s rage over past betrayals, they threaten her intention to finally love her mother “without reservation.” Will she learn what it means to be truly open-hearted before it’s too late?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546848Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546848 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burning Light of Two Stars: A Mother Daughter Story Author: Laura Davis Narrator: Laura Davis And Becky Parker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546848 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burning Light of Two Stars: A Mother Daughter Story Author: Laura Davis Narrator: Laura Davis And Becky Parker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 25, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This riveting memoir by Laura Davis, author of The Courage to Heal, examines the endurance of mother–daughter love, how memory protects and betrays us, and the determination it takes to fulfill a promise when ghosts from the past come knocking. When she published The Courage to Heal in 1988, Laura Davis helped more than a million women work through the trauma of childhood sexual abuse. But her decision to go public with her grandfather’s incest deepened an already painful estrangement with her mother, Temme. Over the next twenty years, from a safe distance of 3,000 miles, Laura and Temme reconciled their volatile relationship and believed that their difficult past was behind them. But when Temme moves across the country to entrust her daughter with the rest of her life, she brings a faltering mind, a fierce need for independence, and the seeds of a second war between them. As the stresses of caregiving rekindle Laura’s rage over past betrayals, they threaten her intention to finally love her mother “without reservation.” Will she learn what it means to be truly open-hearted before it’s too late?]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rooted-in-the-stars-one-woman-s-path-to-embodied-mysticism-by-annette-m-hulefeld--65151910https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rooted in the Stars: One Woman's Path to Embodied Mysticism Author: Annette M. Hulefeld Narrator: Allen Robertson, Caroline Slaughter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 15 minutes Release date: October 25, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: We come from a Source that is rooted in the stars—but we're planted on the Earth, with all of its loneliness and grief. So, how can we find our way back to that original wellspring? With her teachings that weave together the psychological and spiritual dimensions of life, Annette Hulefeld is a spiritual mentor for the modern age. As her own story reveals, many of us feel a pervasive sense of worthlessness because of separation from our own Divine nature; the split of our human nature from Soul. In a lively, engaging narrative, Hulefeld shows us how a girl who grew up Catholic in a family challenged with poverty, abuse, and mental illness found a mysticism that brings body and Soul together again. Rooted in the Stars is a timely and personal story that will resonate with everyone carving their own path to a modern spirituality.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557603Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rooted in the Stars: One Woman's Path to Embodied Mysticism Author: Annette M. Hulefeld Narrator: Allen Robertson, Caroline Slaughter Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rooted in the Stars: One Woman's Path to Embodied Mysticism Author: Annette M. Hulefeld Narrator: Allen Robertson, Caroline Slaughter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 15 minutes Release date: October 25, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: We come from a Source that is rooted in the stars—but we're planted on the Earth, with all of its loneliness and grief. So, how can we find our way back to that original wellspring? With her teachings that weave together the psychological and spiritual dimensions of life, Annette Hulefeld is a spiritual mentor for the modern age. As her own story reveals, many of us feel a pervasive sense of worthlessness because of separation from our own Divine nature; the split of our human nature from Soul. In a lively, engaging narrative, Hulefeld shows us how a girl who grew up Catholic in a family challenged with poverty, abuse, and mental illness found a mysticism that brings body and Soul together again. Rooted in the Stars is a timely and personal story that will resonate with everyone carving their own path to a modern spirituality.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-befreit-wie-bildung-mir-die-welt-erschloss-by-tara-westover--65151940https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/554825 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Befreit: Wie Bildung mir die Welt erschloss Author: Tara Westover Narrator: Ulrike Kapfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 20, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: #1 New York Times Bestseller, “Buch des Jahrzehnts' - 2010-2020 (Independent). Ausgewählt als Buch des Jahres von Amazon, The Times, Sunday Times, Guardian, New York Times, Economist, New Statesman, Vogue, Irish Times, Irish Examiner und Red Magazine. Von den Bergen Idahos nach Cambridge – der unwahrscheinliche 'Bildungsweg' der Tara Westover. Tara Westover war 17 Jahre alt, als sie zum ersten Mal eine Schulklasse betrat. Die Berge Idahos waren Taras Heimat, sie lebte als Kind im Einklang mit der grandiosen Natur, mit dem Wechsel der Jahreszeiten – und mit den Gesetzen, die ihr Vater aufstellte. Taras Vater war ein fundamentalistischer Mormone, vom baldigen Ende der Welt überzeugt und voller Misstrauen gegenüber dem Staat, von dem er sich verfolgt sah. Tara und ihre Geschwister gingen nicht zur Schule, sie hatten keine Geburtsurkunden, und ein Arzt wurde selbst bei fürchterlichsten Verletzungen nicht gerufen. Nichts war dieser Welt ferner als Bildung. Und doch fand Tara die Kraft, sich auf die Aufnahmeprüfung fürs College vorzubereiten, auch wenn sie quasi bei null anfangen musste. In diesem ergreifenden und wunderbar poetischen Hörbuch erfahren wir: -welche Entbehrungen und Grausamkeiten Tara erlebt, -wie sie überhaupt erst einmal ein Bewusstsein von sich selbst entwickelt und -wie sie sich aus einer ärmlichen, archaischen und von Paranoia und Gewalt geprägten Welt befreit. „Taras Prozess der Selbstfindung ist in „Befreit“ wunderschön gezeigt. Es ist die Art von Buch, das jedem gefallen wird, egal welches Genre Sie normalerweise wählen.“ – Bill Gates. Tara Westover (* 27. September 1986) ist eine US-amerikanische Historikerin und Schriftstellerin. Sie wurde bekannt durch ihre Autobiografie „Befreit: Wie Bildung mir die Welt erschloss“ und genannt als eine der einflussreichsten Personen des Jahres 2019.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/554825Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/554825 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Befreit: Wie Bildung mir die Welt erschloss Author: Tara Westover Narrator: Ulrike Kapfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 46...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/554825 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Befreit: Wie Bildung mir die Welt erschloss Author: Tara Westover Narrator: Ulrike Kapfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 20, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: #1 New York Times Bestseller, “Buch des Jahrzehnts' - 2010-2020 (Independent). Ausgewählt als Buch des Jahres von Amazon, The Times, Sunday Times, Guardian, New York Times, Economist, New Statesman, Vogue, Irish Times, Irish Examiner und Red Magazine. Von den Bergen Idahos nach Cambridge – der unwahrscheinliche 'Bildungsweg' der Tara Westover. Tara Westover war 17 Jahre alt, als sie zum ersten Mal eine Schulklasse betrat. Die Berge Idahos waren Taras Heimat, sie lebte als Kind im Einklang mit der grandiosen Natur, mit dem Wechsel der Jahreszeiten – und mit den Gesetzen, die ihr Vater aufstellte. Taras Vater war ein fundamentalistischer Mormone, vom baldigen Ende der Welt überzeugt und voller Misstrauen gegenüber dem Staat, von dem er sich verfolgt sah. Tara und ihre Geschwister gingen nicht zur Schule, sie hatten keine Geburtsurkunden, und ein Arzt wurde selbst bei fürchterlichsten Verletzungen nicht gerufen. Nichts war dieser Welt ferner als Bildung. Und doch fand Tara die Kraft, sich auf die Aufnahmeprüfung fürs College vorzubereiten, auch wenn sie quasi bei null anfangen musste. In diesem ergreifenden und wunderbar poetischen Hörbuch erfahren wir: -welche Entbehrungen und Grausamkeiten Tara erlebt, -wie sie überhaupt erst einmal ein Bewusstsein von sich selbst entwickelt und -wie sie sich aus einer ärmlichen, archaischen und von Paranoia und Gewalt geprägten Welt befreit. „Taras Prozess der Selbstfindung ist in „Befreit“ wunderschön gezeigt. Es ist die Art von Buch, das jedem gefallen wird, egal welches Genre Sie normalerweise wählen.“ – Bill Gates. Tara Westover (* 27. September 1986) ist eine US-amerikanische Historikerin und Schriftstellerin. Sie wurde bekannt durch ihre Autobiografie „Befreit: Wie Bildung mir die Welt erschloss“ und genannt als eine der einflussreichsten Personen des Jahres 2019.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-we-survived-communism-even-laughed-by-slavenka-drakulic--65152007https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How We Survived Communism & Even Laughed Author: Slavenka Drakulic Narrator: Lesa Lockford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 12, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This essay collection from renowned journalist and novelist Slavenka Drakulic, which quickly became a modern (and feminist) classic, draws back the Iron Curtain for a glimpse at the lives of Eastern European women under Communist regimes. Provocative, often witty, and always intensely personal, How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed cracks open a paradoxical world that through its rejection of capitalism and commoditization ends up fetishizing both. Examining the relationship between material goods and expressions of happiness and individuality in a society where even bananas were an alien luxury, Drakulic hones in on the eradication of female identity, drawing on her own experiences as well as broader cultural observations. Enforced communal housing that allowed for little privacy, the banishment of many time-saving devices, and a focus on manual labor left no room for such bourgeois affectations as cosmetics or clothes, but Drakulic’s remarkable exploration of the reality behind the rhetoric reveals that women still went to desperate lengths to feel “feminine.” How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed also chronicles the lingering consequences of such regimes. The Berlin Wall may have fallen, but Drakulic’s power pieces testify that ideology cannot be dismantled so quickly; a lifetime lived in fear cannot be so easily forgotten.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531832Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How We Survived Communism & Even Laughed Author: Slavenka Drakulic Narrator: Lesa Lockford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How We Survived Communism & Even Laughed Author: Slavenka Drakulic Narrator: Lesa Lockford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 12, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This essay collection from renowned journalist and novelist Slavenka Drakulic, which quickly became a modern (and feminist) classic, draws back the Iron Curtain for a glimpse at the lives of Eastern European women under Communist regimes. Provocative, often witty, and always intensely personal, How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed cracks open a paradoxical world that through its rejection of capitalism and commoditization ends up fetishizing both. Examining the relationship between material goods and expressions of happiness and individuality in a society where even bananas were an alien luxury, Drakulic hones in on the eradication of female identity, drawing on her own experiences as well as broader cultural observations. Enforced communal housing that allowed for little privacy, the banishment of many time-saving devices, and a focus on manual labor left no room for such bourgeois affectations as cosmetics or clothes, but Drakulic’s remarkable exploration of the reality behind the rhetoric reveals that women still went to desperate lengths to feel “feminine.” How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed also chronicles the lingering consequences of such regimes. The Berlin Wall may have fallen, but Drakulic’s power pieces testify that ideology cannot be dismantled so quickly; a lifetime lived in fear cannot be so easily forgotten.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dorothy-dandridge-a-biography-by-donald-bogle--65151959https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540107 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dorothy Dandridge: A Biography Author: Donald Bogle Narrator: Matthew J. Turner, Donald Bogle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 44 minutes Release date: October 12, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Available once again, the definitive biography of the pioneering Black performer—the first nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award—who broke new ground in Hollywood and helped transform American society in the years before Civil Rights movement—a remarkable woman of her time who also transcended it.  “An ambitious, rigorously researched account of the long-ignored film star and chanteuse. . . . Bogle has fashioned a resonant history of a bygone era in Hollywood and passionately documented the contribution of one of its most dazzling and complex performers.''—New York Times Book Review In the segregated world of 1950s America, few celebrities were as talented, beautiful, glamorous, and ultimately influential as Dorothy Dandridge. Universally admired, she was Hollywood's first full-fledged Black movie star. Film historian Donald Bogle offers a panoramic portrait of Dorothy Dandridge’s extraordinary and ultimately tragic life and career, from her early years as a child performer in Cleveland, to her rise as a nightclub headliner and movie star, to her heartbreaking death at 42.  Bogle reveals how this exceptionally talented and intensely ambitious entertainer broke down racial barriers by integrating some of America's hottest nightclubs and broke through Tinseltown’s glass ceiling. Along with her smash appearances at venues such as Harlem’s famed Cotton Club, Dorothy starred in numerous films, making history with her role in Otto Preminger’s Carmen Jones, playing opposite Harry Belafonte. Her performance earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress—the first Oscar nod for a woman of color. But Dorothy’s wealth, fame, and success masked a reality fraught with contradiction and illusion. Struggling to find good roles professionally, uncomfortable with her image as a sex goddess, coping with the aftermath of two unhappy marriages and a string of unfulfilling affairs, and overwhelmed with guilt for her disabled daughter, Dorothy found herself emotionally and financially bankrupt—despair that ended in her untimely death. Woven from extensive research and unique interviews, as magnetic as the woman at its heart, Dorothy Dandridge captures this dazzling entertainer in all her complexity: her strength and vulnerability, her joy and her pain, her trials and her triumphs. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540107Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540107 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dorothy Dandridge: A Biography Author: Donald Bogle Narrator: Matthew J. Turner, Donald Bogle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 44 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540107 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dorothy Dandridge: A Biography Author: Donald Bogle Narrator: Matthew J. Turner, Donald Bogle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 44 minutes Release date: October 12, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Available once again, the definitive biography of the pioneering Black performer—the first nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award—who broke new ground in Hollywood and helped transform American society in the years before Civil Rights movement—a remarkable woman of her time who also transcended it.  “An ambitious, rigorously researched account of the long-ignored film star and chanteuse. . . . Bogle has fashioned a resonant history of a bygone era in Hollywood and passionately documented the contribution of one of its most dazzling and complex performers.''—New York Times Book Review In the segregated world of 1950s America, few celebrities were as talented, beautiful, glamorous, and ultimately influential as Dorothy Dandridge. Universally admired, she was Hollywood's first full-fledged Black movie star. Film historian Donald Bogle offers a panoramic portrait of Dorothy Dandridge’s extraordinary and ultimately tragic life and career, from her early years as a child performer in Cleveland, to her rise as a nightclub headliner and movie star, to her heartbreaking death at 42.  Bogle reveals how this exceptionally talented and intensely ambitious entertainer broke down racial barriers by integrating some of America's hottest nightclubs and broke through Tinseltown’s glass ceiling. Along with her smash appearances at venues such as Harlem’s famed Cotton Club, Dorothy starred in numerous films, making history with her role in Otto Preminger’s Carmen Jones, playing opposite Harry Belafonte. Her performance earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress—the first Oscar nod for a woman of color. But Dorothy’s wealth, fame, and success masked a reality fraught with contradiction and illusion. Struggling to find good roles professionally, uncomfortable with her image as a sex goddess, coping with the aftermath of two unhappy marriages and a string of unfulfilling affairs, and overwhelmed with guilt for her disabled daughter, Dorothy found herself emotionally and financially bankrupt—despair that ended in her untimely death. Woven from extensive research and unique interviews, as magnetic as the woman at its heart, Dorothy Dandridge captures this dazzling entertainer in all her complexity: her strength and vulnerability, her joy and her pain, her trials and her triumphs. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/surviving-the-island-of-grace-a-life-on-the-wild-edge-of-america-2nd-rev-ed-by-leslie-leyland-fields--65151956https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surviving the Island of Grace: A Life on the Wild Edge of America (2nd Rev Ed) Author: Leslie Leyland Fields Narrator: Leslie Leyland Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: October 12, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An inspiring memoir of one woman's life on the far edge of America and her struggle to find home amid the isolation, work, risk and beauty of the Alaskan wilderness.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550024Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surviving the Island of Grace: A Life on the Wild Edge of America (2nd Rev Ed) Author: Leslie Leyland Fields Narrator: Leslie Leyland Fields Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/550024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surviving the Island of Grace: A Life on the Wild Edge of America (2nd Rev Ed) Author: Leslie Leyland Fields Narrator: Leslie Leyland Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: October 12, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An inspiring memoir of one woman's life on the far edge of America and her struggle to find home amid the isolation, work, risk and beauty of the Alaskan wilderness.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/but-you-seemed-so-happy-a-marriage-in-pieces-and-bits-by-kimberly-harrington--65152063https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525026 to listen full audiobooks. Title: But You Seemed So Happy: A Marriage, in Pieces and Bits Author: Kimberly Harrington Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: October 5, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this tender, funny, and sharp companion to her acclaimed memoir-in-essays Amateur Hour, Kimberly Harrington explores and confronts marriage, divorce, and the ways love, loss, and longing shape a life. Six weeks after Kimberly and her husband announced their divorce, she began work on a book that she thought would only be about divorce — heavy on the dark humor with a light coating of anger and annoyance. After all, on the heels of planning to dissolve a twenty-year marriage they had chosen to still live together in the same house with their kids. Throw in a global pandemic and her idea of what the end of a marriage should look and feel like was flipped even further on its head. This originally dark and caustic exploration turned into a more empathetic exercise, as she worked to understand what this relationship meant and why marriage matters so much. Over the course of two years of what was supposed to be a temporary period of transition, she sifted through her past—how she formed her ideas about relationships, sex, marriage, and divorce. And she dug back into the history of her marriage — how she and her future ex-husband had met, what it felt like to be madly in love, how they had changed over time, the impact having children had on their relationship, and what they still owed one another. But You Seemed So Happy is a time capsule of sorts. It’s about getting older and repeatedly dying on the hill of being wiser, only to discover you were never all that dumb to begin with. It’s an honest, intimate biography of a marriage, from its heady, idealistic, and easy beginnings to it slowly coming apart and finally to its evolution into something completely unexpected. As she probes what it means when everyone assumes you’re happy as long as you’re still married, Harrington skewers engagement photos, Gen X singularity, small-town busybodies, and the casual way we make life-altering decisions when we’re young. Ultimately, this moving and funny memoir in essays is a vulnerable and irreverent act of forgiveness—of ourselves, our partners, and the relationships that have run their course but will always hold profound and permanent meaning in our lives.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525026Tue, 05 Oct 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525026 to listen full audiobooks. Title: But You Seemed So Happy: A Marriage, in Pieces and Bits Author: Kimberly Harrington Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525026 to listen full audiobooks. Title: But You Seemed So Happy: A Marriage, in Pieces and Bits Author: Kimberly Harrington Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: October 5, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this tender, funny, and sharp companion to her acclaimed memoir-in-essays Amateur Hour, Kimberly Harrington explores and confronts marriage, divorce, and the ways love, loss, and longing shape a life. Six weeks after Kimberly and her husband announced their divorce, she began work on a book that she thought would only be about divorce — heavy on the dark humor with a light coating of anger and annoyance. After all, on the heels of planning to dissolve a twenty-year marriage they had chosen to still live together in the same house with their kids. Throw in a global pandemic and her idea of what the end of a marriage should look and feel like was flipped even further on its head. This originally dark and caustic exploration turned into a more empathetic exercise, as she worked to understand what this relationship meant and why marriage matters so much. Over the course of two years of what was supposed to be a temporary period of transition, she sifted through her past—how she formed her ideas about relationships, sex, marriage, and divorce. And she dug back into the history of her marriage — how she and her future ex-husband had met, what it felt like to be madly in love, how they had changed over time, the impact having children had on their relationship, and what they still owed one another. But You Seemed So Happy is a time capsule of sorts. It’s about getting older and repeatedly dying on the hill of being wiser, only to discover you were never all that dumb to begin with. It’s an honest, intimate biography of a marriage, from its heady, idealistic, and easy beginnings to it slowly coming apart and finally to its evolution into something completely unexpected. As she probes what it means when everyone assumes you’re happy as long as you’re still married, Harrington skewers engagement photos, Gen X singularity, small-town busybodies, and the casual way we make life-altering decisions when we’re young. Ultimately, this moving and funny memoir in essays is a vulnerable and irreverent act of forgiveness—of ourselves, our partners, and the relationships that have run their course but will always hold profound and permanent meaning in our lives.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bad-fat-black-girl-notes-from-a-trap-feminist-by-sesali-bowen--65152046https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543921 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist Author: Sesali Bowen Narrator: Sesali Bowen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 5, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Sesali Bowen is poised to give Black feminism the rejuvenation it needs. Her trendsetting writing and commentary reaches across experiences and beyond respectability. I and so many Black girls still figuring out who they are in this world will gain so much from whatever she has to say.”—Charlene A. Carruthers, activist and author of Unapologetic: A Black, Queer and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements “Sesali perfectly vocalizes the inner dialogue, and daily mantras needed to be a Bad Bitch.”—Gabourey Sidibe, actor, director, and author of This is Just My Face: Try Not To Stare “A powerful call for a more inclusive and 'real' feminism.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Bowen writes from an authentic space for Black women who are often left out of feminist conversations due to respectability politics, but who are just as deserving of the same voice and liberation.”—Booklist (starred review) From funny and fearless entertainment journalist Sesali Bowen, Bad Fat Black Girl combines rule-breaking feminist theory, witty and insightful personal memoir, and cutting cultural analysis for an unforgettable, genre-defining debut. Growing up on the south side of Chicago, Sesali Bowen learned early on how to hustle, stay on her toes, and champion other Black women and femmes as she navigated Blackness, queerness, fatness, friendship, poverty, sex work, and self-love.  Her love of trap music led her to the top of hip-hop journalism, profiling game-changing artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, and Janelle Monae. But despite all the beauty, complexity, and general badassery she saw, Bowen found none of that nuance represented in mainstream feminism. Thus, she coined Trap Feminism, a contemporary framework that interrogates where feminism meets today's hip-hop. Bad Fat Black Girl offers a new, inclusive feminism for the modern world. Weaving together searing personal essay and cultural commentary, Bowen interrogates sexism, fatphobia, and capitalism all within the context of race and hip-hop. In the process, she continues a Black feminist legacy of unmatched sheer determination and creative resilience. Bad bitches: this one’s for you.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543921Tue, 05 Oct 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543921 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist Author: Sesali Bowen Narrator: Sesali Bowen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 32 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543921 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist Author: Sesali Bowen Narrator: Sesali Bowen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 5, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Sesali Bowen is poised to give Black feminism the rejuvenation it needs. Her trendsetting writing and commentary reaches across experiences and beyond respectability. I and so many Black girls still figuring out who they are in this world will gain so much from whatever she has to say.”—Charlene A. Carruthers, activist and author of Unapologetic: A Black, Queer and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements “Sesali perfectly vocalizes the inner dialogue, and daily mantras needed to be a Bad Bitch.”—Gabourey Sidibe, actor, director, and author of This is Just My Face: Try Not To Stare “A powerful call for a more inclusive and 'real' feminism.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Bowen writes from an authentic space for Black women who are often left out of feminist conversations due to respectability politics, but who are just as deserving of the same voice and liberation.”—Booklist (starred review) From funny and fearless entertainment journalist Sesali Bowen, Bad Fat Black Girl combines rule-breaking feminist theory, witty and insightful personal memoir, and cutting cultural analysis for an unforgettable, genre-defining debut. Growing up on the south side of Chicago, Sesali Bowen learned early on how to hustle, stay on her toes, and champion other Black women and femmes as she navigated Blackness, queerness, fatness, friendship, poverty, sex work, and self-love.  Her love of trap music led her to the top of hip-hop journalism, profiling game-changing artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, and Janelle Monae. But despite all the beauty, complexity, and general badassery she saw, Bowen found none of that nuance represented in mainstream feminism. Thus, she coined Trap Feminism, a contemporary framework that interrogates where feminism meets today's hip-hop. Bad Fat Black Girl offers a new, inclusive feminism for the modern world. Weaving together searing personal essay and cultural commentary, Bowen interrogates sexism, fatphobia, and capitalism all within the context of race and hip-hop. In the process, she continues a Black feminist legacy of unmatched sheer determination and creative resilience. Bad bitches: this one’s for you.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/aftermath-on-marriage-and-separation-by-rachel-cusk--65151873https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567047 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation Author: Rachel Cusk Narrator: Antonia Beamish Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 5, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A masterly work of divorce and its consequences, Aftermath is a ruthless, rigorous record of the largely unwritten journey back to order from the chaos of separation. In the winter of 2009, Rachel Cusk’s marriage of ten years came to an end. Candid and revelatory, Aftermath chronicles the perilous journey as the author redefines herself and creates a new version of family life for her daughters. She discovers previously unknown strengths and freedoms but also finds herself suddenly vulnerable to outsiders, unwelcome advice, social displacement, and the absence of a clear authority. The pressure to reconstruct a “normal” life for her daughters competes with the sense that nothing feels normal at all. Aftermath is a classic: a masterly work in which the author, at her most ruthless and rigorous, charts the largely unwritten journey back to order from the chaos that is left when a family breaks apart.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567047Tue, 05 Oct 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567047 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation Author: Rachel Cusk Narrator: Antonia Beamish Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 56 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567047 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation Author: Rachel Cusk Narrator: Antonia Beamish Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 5, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A masterly work of divorce and its consequences, Aftermath is a ruthless, rigorous record of the largely unwritten journey back to order from the chaos of separation. In the winter of 2009, Rachel Cusk’s marriage of ten years came to an end. Candid and revelatory, Aftermath chronicles the perilous journey as the author redefines herself and creates a new version of family life for her daughters. She discovers previously unknown strengths and freedoms but also finds herself suddenly vulnerable to outsiders, unwelcome advice, social displacement, and the absence of a clear authority. The pressure to reconstruct a “normal” life for her daughters competes with the sense that nothing feels normal at all. Aftermath is a classic: a masterly work in which the author, at her most ruthless and rigorous, charts the largely unwritten journey back to order from the chaos that is left when a family breaks apart.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-entschleiert-mein-ausbruch-aus-meiner-radikal-islamischen-familie-mein-weg-in-die-freiheit-ungekurzt-by-yasmine-mohammed--65151933https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Entschleiert - Mein Ausbruch aus meiner radikal-islamischen Familie, mein Weg in die Freiheit (Ungekürzt) Author: Yasmine Mohammed Narrator: Merle Wasmuth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 30, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Yasmines Leben ist stellvertretend für so viele andere Frauen in radikal-islamischen Familien: Sie lebt in Kanada, einer westlichen Gesellschaft, doch zu Hause erlebt die intelligente, selbstbewusste junge Frau Entrechtung, Gewalt und religiösen Terror, vor allem durch ihren Stiefvater, einen hochrangigen Al-Quaida-Funktionär. Als er noch dazu übergriffig wird, klagt Yasmine ihn an, doch das Unfassbare geschieht: die Richterin lehnt die Klage wegen 'kultureller Unterschiede' ab. Was muss passieren, damit Frauen wie Yasmine beschützt werden?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551091Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Entschleiert - Mein Ausbruch aus meiner radikal-islamischen Familie, mein Weg in die Freiheit (Ungekürzt) Author: Yasmine Mohammed Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Entschleiert - Mein Ausbruch aus meiner radikal-islamischen Familie, mein Weg in die Freiheit (Ungekürzt) Author: Yasmine Mohammed Narrator: Merle Wasmuth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 30, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Yasmines Leben ist stellvertretend für so viele andere Frauen in radikal-islamischen Familien: Sie lebt in Kanada, einer westlichen Gesellschaft, doch zu Hause erlebt die intelligente, selbstbewusste junge Frau Entrechtung, Gewalt und religiösen Terror, vor allem durch ihren Stiefvater, einen hochrangigen Al-Quaida-Funktionär. Als er noch dazu übergriffig wird, klagt Yasmine ihn an, doch das Unfassbare geschieht: die Richterin lehnt die Klage wegen 'kultureller Unterschiede' ab. Was muss passieren, damit Frauen wie Yasmine beschützt werden?]]>185rztcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-got-anything-stronger-stories-by-gabrielle-union--65152032https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518750 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories Author: Gabrielle Union Narrator: Gabrielle Union Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 8 minutes Release date: September 14, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 70 Ratings of Narrator: 4.9 of Total 10 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Funny, tender, and so good.” —Mindy Kaling, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Why Not Me? Remember when we hit it off so well that we decided We’re Going to Need More Wine? Well, this time you and I are going to turn to our friend the bartender and ask, You Got Anything Stronger? I promise to continue to make you laugh, but with this round, the stakes get higher as the conversation goes deeper. So. Where were we? Right, you and I left off in October 2017, when my first book came out. The weeks before were filled with dreams of loss. Pets dying. My husband leaving me. Babies not being born. My therapist told me it was my soul preparing for my true self to emerge after letting go of my grief. I had finally spoken openly about my fertility journey. I was having second thoughts—in fact, so many thoughts they were organizing to go on strike. But I knew I had to be honest because I didn’t want other women going through IVF to feel as alone as I did. I had suffered in isolation, having so many miscarriages that I could not give an exact number. Strangers shared their own journeys and heartbreak with me. I had led with the truth, and it opened the door to compassion. When I released We’re Going to Need More Wine, the response was so great people asked when I would do a sequel. The New York Times even ran a headline reading “We’re Going to Need More Gabrielle Union.” Frankly, after being so open and honest in my writing, I wasn’t sure there was more of me I was ready to share. But life happens with all its plot twists. and new stories demand to be told. This time, I need to be more vulnerable—not so much for me, but anyone who feels alone in what they’re going through. A lot has changed in four years—I became a mom and I’m raising two amazing girls. My husband retired. My career has expanded so that I have the opportunity to lift up other voices that needs to be heard. But the world has also shown us that we have a lot we still have to fight for—as women, as black women, as mothers, as aging women, as human beings, as friends. In You Got Anything Stronger?, I show you how this ever-changing life presents challenges, even as it gives me moments of pure joy. I take you on a girl’s night at Chateau Marmont, and I also talk to Isis, my character from Bring It On. For the first time, I truly open up about my surrogacy journey and the birth of Kaavia James Union Wade. And I take on racist institutions and practices in the entertainment industry, asking for equality and real accountability. You Got Anything Stronger? is me at my most vulnerable. I have recently found true strength in that vulnerability, and I want to share that power with you here, through this book.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518750Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518750 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories Author: Gabrielle Union Narrator: Gabrielle Union Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 8 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518750 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories Author: Gabrielle Union Narrator: Gabrielle Union Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 8 minutes Release date: September 14, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 70 Ratings of Narrator: 4.9 of Total 10 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Funny, tender, and so good.” —Mindy Kaling, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Why Not Me? Remember when we hit it off so well that we decided We’re Going to Need More Wine? Well, this time you and I are going to turn to our friend the bartender and ask, You Got Anything Stronger? I promise to continue to make you laugh, but with this round, the stakes get higher as the conversation goes deeper. So. Where were we? Right, you and I left off in October 2017, when my first book came out. The weeks before were filled with dreams of loss. Pets dying. My husband leaving me. Babies not being born. My therapist told me it was my soul preparing for my true self to emerge after letting go of my grief. I had finally spoken openly about my fertility journey. I was having second thoughts—in fact, so many thoughts they were organizing to go on strike. But I knew I had to be honest because I didn’t want other women going through IVF to feel as alone as I did. I had suffered in isolation, having so many miscarriages that I could not give an exact number. Strangers shared their own journeys and heartbreak with me. I had led with the truth, and it opened the door to compassion. When I released We’re Going to Need More Wine, the response was so great people asked when I would do a sequel. The New York Times even ran a headline reading “We’re Going to Need More Gabrielle Union.” Frankly, after being so open and honest in my writing, I wasn’t sure there was more of me I was ready to share. But life happens with all its plot twists. and new stories demand to be told. This time, I need to be more vulnerable—not so much for me, but anyone who feels alone in what they’re going through. A lot has changed in four years—I became a mom and I’m raising two amazing girls. My husband retired. My career has expanded so that I have the opportunity to lift up other voices that needs to be heard. But the world has also shown us that we have a lot we still have to fight for—as women, as black women, as mothers, as aging women, as human beings, as friends. In You Got Anything Stronger?, I show you how this ever-changing life presents challenges, even as it gives me moments of pure joy. I take you on a girl’s night at Chateau Marmont, and I also talk to Isis, my character from Bring It On. For the first time, I truly open up about my surrogacy journey and the birth of Kaavia James Union Wade. And I take on racist institutions and practices in the entertainment industry, asking for equality and real accountability. You Got Anything Stronger? is me at my most vulnerable. I have recently found true strength in that vulnerability, and I want to share that power with you here, through this book.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pluck-a-memoir-of-a-newfoundland-childhood-and-the-raucous-terrible-amazing-journey-to-becoming-a-novelist-by-donna-morrissey--65152027https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521306 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pluck: A memoir of a Newfoundland childhood and the raucous, terrible, amazing journey to becoming a novelist Author: Donna Morrissey Narrator: Donna Morrissey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 14, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE 2022 ATLANTIC BOOK AWARDS’ EVELYN RICHARDSON NON-FICTION AWARD   A deeply personal account of love's restorative ability as it leads renowned novelist Donna Morrissey through mental illness, family death, and despair to becoming a writer--told with charm and inimitable humour. When Donna Morrissey left the only home she had ever known, an isolated Newfoundland settlement, at age 16, she was ready for adventure. She had grown up without television or telephones but had absorbed the tragic stories and comic yarns of her close-knit family and community. The death of her infant brother marked the family, and years later, Morrissey suffers devastating guilt about the accidental death of her teenage brother, whom she'd enticed to join her in the oilfields. Her misery was compounded by her own misdiagnosis of a terminal illness, all of which contributed to crippling anxiety and an actual diagnosis of PTSD. Many of those events and themes would eventually be transformed and recast as fictional gold in Morrissey's novels. In another writer's hands, Morrissey's account of her personal story could easily be a tragedy. Instead, she combines darkness and light, levity and sadness into her tale, as her indomitable spirit and humour sustain her. Morrissey's path takes her from the drudgery of being a grocery clerk (who occasionally enlivens her shift with recreational drugs) to western oilfields, to marriage and divorce and working in a fish-processing plant to support herself and her two young children. Throughout her struggles, she nourishes a love of learning and language. Morrissey layers her account of her life with stories of those who came before her, a breed rarely seen in the modern world. It centers around iron-willed women: mothers and daughters, wives, sisters, teachers and mentors who find the support, the wind for their wings, outside the bounds given to them by nature. And it is a mysterious older woman she meets in Halifax who eventually unleashes the writer that Morrissey is destined to become. An inspiring and insightful memoir, Pluck illustrates that even when you find yourself unravelling, you can find a way to spin the yarns that will save you--and delight readers everywhere.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521306Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521306 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pluck: A memoir of a Newfoundland childhood and the raucous, terrible, amazing journey to becoming a novelist Author: Donna Morrissey Narrator: Donna...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521306 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pluck: A memoir of a Newfoundland childhood and the raucous, terrible, amazing journey to becoming a novelist Author: Donna Morrissey Narrator: Donna Morrissey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 14, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE 2022 ATLANTIC BOOK AWARDS’ EVELYN RICHARDSON NON-FICTION AWARD   A deeply personal account of love's restorative ability as it leads renowned novelist Donna Morrissey through mental illness, family death, and despair to becoming a writer--told with charm and inimitable humour. When Donna Morrissey left the only home she had ever known, an isolated Newfoundland settlement, at age 16, she was ready for adventure. She had grown up without television or telephones but had absorbed the tragic stories and comic yarns of her close-knit family and community. The death of her infant brother marked the family, and years later, Morrissey suffers devastating guilt about the accidental death of her teenage brother, whom she'd enticed to join her in the oilfields. Her misery was compounded by her own misdiagnosis of a terminal illness, all of which contributed to crippling anxiety and an actual diagnosis of PTSD. Many of those events and themes would eventually be transformed and recast as fictional gold in Morrissey's novels. In another writer's hands, Morrissey's account of her personal story could easily be a tragedy. Instead, she combines darkness and light, levity and sadness into her tale, as her indomitable spirit and humour sustain her. Morrissey's path takes her from the drudgery of being a grocery clerk (who occasionally enlivens her shift with recreational drugs) to western oilfields, to marriage and divorce and working in a fish-processing plant to support herself and her two young children. Throughout her struggles, she nourishes a love of learning and language. Morrissey layers her account of her life with stories of those who came before her, a breed rarely seen in the modern world. It centers around iron-willed women: mothers and daughters, wives, sisters, teachers and mentors who find the support, the wind for their wings, outside the bounds given to them by nature. And it is a mysterious older woman she meets in Halifax who eventually unleashes the writer that Morrissey is destined to become. An inspiring and insightful memoir, Pluck illustrates that even when you find yourself unravelling, you can find a way to spin the yarns that will save you--and delight readers everywhere.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mennonite-valley-girl-a-wayward-coming-of-age-by-carla-funk--65152022https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531213 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mennonite Valley Girl: A Wayward Coming of Age Author: Carla Funk Narrator: Carla Funk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: September 14, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Carla Funk is a teenager with her hands on the church piano keys and her feet edging toward the flames. Coming of age in a remote valley town—a place rich in Mennonites, loggers, and dutiful wives who submit to their husbands—she knows her destiny is to marry, have babies, and join the church ladies’ sewing circle. In her world, the body is hidden in shame, the lines between the sexes are strictly drawn, and the wrong thoughts can tip you over into sin. But increasingly, she wants to push the limits: of her family, her religion, and the little town that can’t contain her desires for much longer.In poignant and hilarious stories, Funk chronicles her 1980s adolescence in all its awkward glory: from summer Bible camp to forbidden school dances, from questionable makeovers to hair-raising pranks. Through it all runs the longing to make her life into a new and different story, as she asks the questions we all must face about where we come from and who we want to be.At once an affectionate coming-of-age tale and a contemplation on meaning, morality, and destiny, Mennonite Valley Girl is about the places we all long to escape—even if they are the same places that define us.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531213Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531213 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mennonite Valley Girl: A Wayward Coming of Age Author: Carla Funk Narrator: Carla Funk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531213 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mennonite Valley Girl: A Wayward Coming of Age Author: Carla Funk Narrator: Carla Funk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: September 14, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Carla Funk is a teenager with her hands on the church piano keys and her feet edging toward the flames. Coming of age in a remote valley town—a place rich in Mennonites, loggers, and dutiful wives who submit to their husbands—she knows her destiny is to marry, have babies, and join the church ladies’ sewing circle. In her world, the body is hidden in shame, the lines between the sexes are strictly drawn, and the wrong thoughts can tip you over into sin. But increasingly, she wants to push the limits: of her family, her religion, and the little town that can’t contain her desires for much longer.In poignant and hilarious stories, Funk chronicles her 1980s adolescence in all its awkward glory: from summer Bible camp to forbidden school dances, from questionable makeovers to hair-raising pranks. Through it all runs the longing to make her life into a new and different story, as she asks the questions we all must face about where we come from and who we want to be.At once an affectionate coming-of-age tale and a contemplation on meaning, morality, and destiny, Mennonite Valley Girl is about the places we all long to escape—even if they are the same places that define us.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-moment-standing-up-to-bill-cosby-speaking-up-for-women-by-andrea-constand--65152020https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525660 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Moment: Standing Up to Bill Cosby, Speaking Up for Women Author: Andrea Constand Narrator: Tracey Hoyt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 53 minutes Release date: September 7, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An inspiring story of resilience and bravery by the woman who became the linchpin of the case to bring Bill Cosby to justice. Andrea Constand did the right thing, not just for herself, but for more than sixty other women. When Bill Cosby was convicted on three counts of aggravated indecent assault in 2018, the verdict sent shock waves around the globe. Some were outraged that a beloved icon of family values, the man dubbed 'America's dad,' had been accused, let alone convicted. Others were stunned because they had waited so long to see justice; in accusations going back decades, more than sixty women recounted how they'd been drugged, raped, and assaulted at Cosby's hands. Andrea Constand is just one of these women, but her case could still be criminally prosecuted.   Constand's legal marathon required her to endure an excruciating civil suit, and two harrowing criminal trials. It was her deep sense of personal and social responsibility, fostered by her close-knit immigrant family and values earned through team sports, that gave her the courage to testify at the criminal trial--something she agreed to do not for herself, but for the more than sixty other women whose stories would never be told in court. Ultimately, Constand's testimony brought a powerful man to account. Cosby spent nearly three years in prison before his conviction was overturned on a procedural technicality in June 2021.   In The Moment, Constand opens up about the emotional and spiritual work she did to recover from the assault and the psychological regimen she developed to strengthen herself. She also gained a new understanding of the resiliency of human spirit, and the affirming knowledge that stepping up and doing the right thing, even when the outcome is uncertain, is the surest path to true healing. From the woman who has been called 'the true hero of #MeToo,' The Moment is a memoir about the moment a life changes, as hers did when she was assaulted; about the moment, nearly a decade later, when she stood up for victims without a voice and put herself through an arduous criminal trial; and about the cultural moment, signified by the #MeToo movement, that made justice and accountability possible.   A portion of the author’s proceeds of The Moment will go to the Hope, Healing and Transformation foundation.  https://hopehealing.ca]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525660Tue, 07 Sep 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525660 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Moment: Standing Up to Bill Cosby, Speaking Up for Women Author: Andrea Constand Narrator: Tracey Hoyt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525660 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Moment: Standing Up to Bill Cosby, Speaking Up for Women Author: Andrea Constand Narrator: Tracey Hoyt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 53 minutes Release date: September 7, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An inspiring story of resilience and bravery by the woman who became the linchpin of the case to bring Bill Cosby to justice. Andrea Constand did the right thing, not just for herself, but for more than sixty other women. When Bill Cosby was convicted on three counts of aggravated indecent assault in 2018, the verdict sent shock waves around the globe. Some were outraged that a beloved icon of family values, the man dubbed 'America's dad,' had been accused, let alone convicted. Others were stunned because they had waited so long to see justice; in accusations going back decades, more than sixty women recounted how they'd been drugged, raped, and assaulted at Cosby's hands. Andrea Constand is just one of these women, but her case could still be criminally prosecuted.   Constand's legal marathon required her to endure an excruciating civil suit, and two harrowing criminal trials. It was her deep sense of personal and social responsibility, fostered by her close-knit immigrant family and values earned through team sports, that gave her the courage to testify at the criminal trial--something she agreed to do not for herself, but for the more than sixty other women whose stories would never be told in court. Ultimately, Constand's testimony brought a powerful man to account. Cosby spent nearly three years in prison before his conviction was overturned on a procedural technicality in June 2021.   In The Moment, Constand opens up about the emotional and spiritual work she did to recover from the assault and the psychological regimen she developed to strengthen herself. She also gained a new understanding of the resiliency of human spirit, and the affirming knowledge that stepping up and doing the right thing, even when the outcome is uncertain, is the surest path to true healing. From the woman who has been called 'the true hero of #MeToo,' The Moment is a memoir about the moment a life changes, as hers did when she was assaulted; about the moment, nearly a decade later, when she stood up for victims without a voice and put herself through an arduous criminal trial; and about the cultural moment, signified by the #MeToo movement, that made justice and accountability possible.   A portion of the author’s proceeds of The Moment will go to the Hope, Healing and Transformation foundation.  https://hopehealing.ca]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eugeine-empress-of-the-french-by-george-p-upton-cole-bolchoz--65152048https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546829 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eugeine Empress of the French Author: George P. Upton, Cole Bolchoz Narrator: Cole Bolchoz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 37 minutes Release date: August 31, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: If one is a fan of the Dowager of Downton Abbey, then this book is one not to miss. Princess Eugenie of France was the original Lady Diana of Parisian-Revolutionary-Victorian Society. Her life was full of turmoil and triumphs, enduring anyone who has suffered to embrace her strength of character and compassion. This work was originally translated from Germany in 1910, ten years before her death. The Secondary Author has attempted to shed new light on her impact on European History. Though this attempt Is light indeed. Originally published by the late George P. Upton in 1910, the Widow Empress symbolized a passing but lasting Cultural Matriarch on European Culture. Eugenie introduced the high heeled riding boot to amazed ladies in France. Her fashion style was imitated by both European Royalty and the Bourgeoise throughout the Victorian Age. Yet her poignant life even Art could not reflect. With a New Introduction with new sources demonstrating the life and character of the Empress, readers are now in a better position to connect with the late Empress. For more than all the jewelry, pomp and circumstance of the Second French Republic, Eugenie remains a lady most of us would want to have tea with.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546829Tue, 31 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546829 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eugeine Empress of the French Author: George P. Upton, Cole Bolchoz Narrator: Cole Bolchoz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 37 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546829 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eugeine Empress of the French Author: George P. Upton, Cole Bolchoz Narrator: Cole Bolchoz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 37 minutes Release date: August 31, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: If one is a fan of the Dowager of Downton Abbey, then this book is one not to miss. Princess Eugenie of France was the original Lady Diana of Parisian-Revolutionary-Victorian Society. Her life was full of turmoil and triumphs, enduring anyone who has suffered to embrace her strength of character and compassion. This work was originally translated from Germany in 1910, ten years before her death. The Secondary Author has attempted to shed new light on her impact on European History. Though this attempt Is light indeed. Originally published by the late George P. Upton in 1910, the Widow Empress symbolized a passing but lasting Cultural Matriarch on European Culture. Eugenie introduced the high heeled riding boot to amazed ladies in France. Her fashion style was imitated by both European Royalty and the Bourgeoise throughout the Victorian Age. Yet her poignant life even Art could not reflect. With a New Introduction with new sources demonstrating the life and character of the Empress, readers are now in a better position to connect with the late Empress. For more than all the jewelry, pomp and circumstance of the Second French Republic, Eugenie remains a lady most of us would want to have tea with.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fighting-for-a-future-trapped-behind-the-border-by-shabnam-ighani--65152004https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545693 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fighting For A Future: Trapped Behind The Border Author: Shabnam Ighani Narrator: Viv Marena Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: August 26, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Our guide would show us the lights in the distance and tell us we were nearly there. But I knew it was a lie. Those lights were at least a few days away.' Shabnam Ighani's happy and carefree life shattered after the revolution of the Islamic Republic in 1979, bringing discrimination for her Bahá'i faith and being a female, a marriage she felt trapped in, and a desire only to escape and build a better future for her family. Determined, Shabnam fled Iran with only what she could carry and her two young sons. Follow Shabnam on her harrowing and triumphant escape from Iran, and discover the 10 self-made rules she used to build a new future for her family, free to mix into society with the freedom to fight for a better future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545693Thu, 26 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545693 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fighting For A Future: Trapped Behind The Border Author: Shabnam Ighani Narrator: Viv Marena Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545693 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fighting For A Future: Trapped Behind The Border Author: Shabnam Ighani Narrator: Viv Marena Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: August 26, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Our guide would show us the lights in the distance and tell us we were nearly there. But I knew it was a lie. Those lights were at least a few days away.' Shabnam Ighani's happy and carefree life shattered after the revolution of the Islamic Republic in 1979, bringing discrimination for her Bahá'i faith and being a female, a marriage she felt trapped in, and a desire only to escape and build a better future for her family. Determined, Shabnam fled Iran with only what she could carry and her two young sons. Follow Shabnam on her harrowing and triumphant escape from Iran, and discover the 10 self-made rules she used to build a new future for her family, free to mix into society with the freedom to fight for a better future.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-my-own-moccasins-a-memoir-of-resilience-by-helen-knott--65152017https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536687 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience Author: Helen Knott Narrator: Helen Knott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 54 minutes Release date: August 24, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Helen Knott, a highly accomplished Indigenous woman, seems to have it all. But in her memoir, she offers a different perspective. In My Own Moccasins is an unflinching account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds brought on by sexual violence. It is also the story of sisterhood, the power of ceremony, the love of family, and the possibility of redemption. With gripping moments of withdrawal, times of spiritual awareness, and historical insights going back to the signing of Treaty 8 by her great-great grandfather, Chief Bigfoot, her journey exposes the legacy of colonialism, while reclaiming her spirit.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536687Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536687 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience Author: Helen Knott Narrator: Helen Knott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 54 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536687 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience Author: Helen Knott Narrator: Helen Knott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 54 minutes Release date: August 24, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Helen Knott, a highly accomplished Indigenous woman, seems to have it all. But in her memoir, she offers a different perspective. In My Own Moccasins is an unflinching account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds brought on by sexual violence. It is also the story of sisterhood, the power of ceremony, the love of family, and the possibility of redemption. With gripping moments of withdrawal, times of spiritual awareness, and historical insights going back to the signing of Treaty 8 by her great-great grandfather, Chief Bigfoot, her journey exposes the legacy of colonialism, while reclaiming her spirit.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-i-was-40-overcame-some-challenges-still-learning-and-growing-by-charlene-stevens-jenkins--65152044https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When I Was 40: Overcame Some Challenges, Still Learning and Growing Author: Charlene Stevens Jenkins Narrator: Whitney Belk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: August 23, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: I finally started writing WHEN I WAS 40: Overcame Some Challenges, Still Learning and Growing just before I turned 50. Around 2009 I had experienced quite a few memorable events, which prompted this title. I have taken pride in my accomplishments. I have had time to think about some decisions I made and challenges I faced. Many people in their 40's and 50's find themselves in a midlife crisis. Maybe something has happened, or something was done that caused a disruption in the home - a lost job, a lost business, bankruptcy, a failed marriage, a loved one's death, an empty nest, unfulfilled goals and dreams, and the list goes on. My disruption was a failed marriage. This book is about how God helped me through that time. He also had family, loved ones and prayer partners positioned to help me along the way. I have discovered that God doesn't waste any of my pain, even my self-inflicted pain. Each chapter describes my experience at age 40 and what I learned as I was reflecting and writing. Each chapter ends with reflection questions, the scriptures mentioned, a place to write what the reader has learned, along with a prayer. I have been very open and transparent because I finally learned to stop wearing masks. I feel like people need to know about my struggles so that they can discover how they can get through theirs. My goal is for this book to be a source of encouragement, inspiration and motivation for all who read it. Adults of all ages have told me that it has definitely helped them. In fact, I have all five-star reviews on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. This book is great for individual or a group Bible study. Anyone who has failed in marriage or any relationship can experience recovery, healing and restoration. I wish there was a way to combine the motivational/inspirational tone with the emotional tone. Certain parts need one and certain parts need the other.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546823Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When I Was 40: Overcame Some Challenges, Still Learning and Growing Author: Charlene Stevens Jenkins Narrator: Whitney Belk Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When I Was 40: Overcame Some Challenges, Still Learning and Growing Author: Charlene Stevens Jenkins Narrator: Whitney Belk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: August 23, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: I finally started writing WHEN I WAS 40: Overcame Some Challenges, Still Learning and Growing just before I turned 50. Around 2009 I had experienced quite a few memorable events, which prompted this title. I have taken pride in my accomplishments. I have had time to think about some decisions I made and challenges I faced. Many people in their 40's and 50's find themselves in a midlife crisis. Maybe something has happened, or something was done that caused a disruption in the home - a lost job, a lost business, bankruptcy, a failed marriage, a loved one's death, an empty nest, unfulfilled goals and dreams, and the list goes on. My disruption was a failed marriage. This book is about how God helped me through that time. He also had family, loved ones and prayer partners positioned to help me along the way. I have discovered that God doesn't waste any of my pain, even my self-inflicted pain. Each chapter describes my experience at age 40 and what I learned as I was reflecting and writing. Each chapter ends with reflection questions, the scriptures mentioned, a place to write what the reader has learned, along with a prayer. I have been very open and transparent because I finally learned to stop wearing masks. I feel like people need to know about my struggles so that they can discover how they can get through theirs. My goal is for this book to be a source of encouragement, inspiration and motivation for all who read it. Adults of all ages have told me that it has definitely helped them. In fact, I have all five-star reviews on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. This book is great for individual or a group Bible study. Anyone who has failed in marriage or any relationship can experience recovery, healing and restoration. I wish there was a way to combine the motivational/inspirational tone with the emotional tone. Certain parts need one and certain parts need the other.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-agripina-primera-emperatriz-de-roma-by-emma-southon--65151985https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536447 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Agripina: Primera emperatriz de Roma Author: Emma Southon Narrator: Karla Hernández Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date: August 18, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Un libro muy recomendable y entretenido, donde la historiadora le gana siempre la partida a la feminista, y que hará las delicias de quienes busquen conocer más del mundo romano y los entresijos del Imperio.' —Qué Leer Esta es la historia de una mujer excepcional, cuyo atrevimiento al pisar esferas de poder reservadas a los hombres acabó costándole la vida. Una mujer a quien la historia y sus fuentes oficiales, escritas por y para hombres, han malinterpretado y vilipendiado sistemáticamente. Emma Southon rescata a Agripina la Menor, hermana, sobrina, esposa y madre de emperadores, y le devuelve el histórico papel central que efectivamente tuvo en cuatro generaciones de la política romana. Una biografía 'notable' y 'atrevida' (Publishers Weekly) de la mujer más extraordinaria de la antigua Roma, 'repleta de referencias a la cultura actual' (El País), y que, gracias a la cantidad de detalles tan jugosos como insospechados que reseña, se convierte una obra tan reveladora como entretenida.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536447Wed, 18 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536447 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Agripina: Primera emperatriz de Roma Author: Emma Southon Narrator: Karla Hernández Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536447 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Agripina: Primera emperatriz de Roma Author: Emma Southon Narrator: Karla Hernández Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date: August 18, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Un libro muy recomendable y entretenido, donde la historiadora le gana siempre la partida a la feminista, y que hará las delicias de quienes busquen conocer más del mundo romano y los entresijos del Imperio.' —Qué Leer Esta es la historia de una mujer excepcional, cuyo atrevimiento al pisar esferas de poder reservadas a los hombres acabó costándole la vida. Una mujer a quien la historia y sus fuentes oficiales, escritas por y para hombres, han malinterpretado y vilipendiado sistemáticamente. Emma Southon rescata a Agripina la Menor, hermana, sobrina, esposa y madre de emperadores, y le devuelve el histórico papel central que efectivamente tuvo en cuatro generaciones de la política romana. Una biografía 'notable' y 'atrevida' (Publishers Weekly) de la mujer más extraordinaria de la antigua Roma, 'repleta de referencias a la cultura actual' (El País), y que, gracias a la cantidad de detalles tan jugosos como insospechados que reseña, se convierte una obra tan reveladora como entretenida.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stag-s-leap-poems-by-sharon-olds--65152033https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523798 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stag's Leap: Poems Author: Sharon Olds Narrator: Sharon Olds Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 48 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this wise and intimate new book, Sharon Olds tells the story of a divorce, embracing strands of love, sex, sorrow, memory, and new freedom. As she carries us through the seasons when her marriage was ending, Olds opens her heart to the reader, sharing the feeling of invisibility that comes when we are no longer standing in love’s sight; the surprising physical bond that still exists between a couple during parting; the loss of everything from her husband’s smile to the set of his hip; the radical change in her sense of place in the world. Olds is naked before us, curious and brave and even generous toward the man who was her mate for thirty years and who now loves another woman. As she writes in the remarkable “Stag’s Leap,” “When anyone escapes, my heart / leaps up.  Even when it’s I who am escaped from, / I am half on the side of the leaver.” Olds’s propulsive poetic line and the magic of her imagery are as lively as ever, and there is a new range to the music—sometimes headlong, sometimes contemplative and deep. Her unsparing approach to both pain and love makes this one of the finest, most powerful books of poetry she has yet given us.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523798Tue, 17 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523798 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stag's Leap: Poems Author: Sharon Olds Narrator: Sharon Olds Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 48 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523798 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stag's Leap: Poems Author: Sharon Olds Narrator: Sharon Olds Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 48 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this wise and intimate new book, Sharon Olds tells the story of a divorce, embracing strands of love, sex, sorrow, memory, and new freedom. As she carries us through the seasons when her marriage was ending, Olds opens her heart to the reader, sharing the feeling of invisibility that comes when we are no longer standing in love’s sight; the surprising physical bond that still exists between a couple during parting; the loss of everything from her husband’s smile to the set of his hip; the radical change in her sense of place in the world. Olds is naked before us, curious and brave and even generous toward the man who was her mate for thirty years and who now loves another woman. As she writes in the remarkable “Stag’s Leap,” “When anyone escapes, my heart / leaps up.  Even when it’s I who am escaped from, / I am half on the side of the leaver.” Olds’s propulsive poetic line and the magic of her imagery are as lively as ever, and there is a new range to the music—sometimes headlong, sometimes contemplative and deep. Her unsparing approach to both pain and love makes this one of the finest, most powerful books of poetry she has yet given us.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/scared-fearless-an-unlikely-agent-in-the-us-secret-service-by-kathryn-clark-childers--65151909https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557762 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scared Fearless: An Unlikely Agent in the US Secret Service Author: Kathryn Clark Childers Narrator: Pamela Almand Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: August 16, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The era: the 1970s. The location: an airplane en route to Washington, DC. Kathryn Clark Childers chats with a fellow passenger. “Are you visiting?” her seatmate asked.“No, I work there,” Childers said, pointing out the window to the White House, which had just come into view. “I’m a Secret Service agent.” “Really? I didn’t know they let girls pull that duty. I’m not really sure what you do.”“It’s a secret.” Recruited to the Secret Service as one of its first five female agents, Childers would surprise many people, including herself. Her duties included undercover work, protective details for Jacqueline Kennedy and her children, and attending state dinners where she met world leaders, including Prince Juan Carlos of Spain. In addition, she had to figure out how to disguise the .357 Magnum revolver that she carried at all times, whether wearing jogging clothes, a business suit, or an evening gown. It was 1970, and the Secret Service, like most public and private organizations, struggled—sometimes unsuccessfully—with the challenges of incorporating a rising tide of women into government service and other professional workplaces. Written in a lighthearted but highly informative style, Scared Fearless details the obstacles and the joys, the moments of high adventure, and the laughable fashion dilemmas that were part of Childers’s groundbreaking role. Through everything that happened, Childers says she followed her father’s admonition: “Just do it scared.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557762Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557762 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scared Fearless: An Unlikely Agent in the US Secret Service Author: Kathryn Clark Childers Narrator: Pamela Almand Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557762 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scared Fearless: An Unlikely Agent in the US Secret Service Author: Kathryn Clark Childers Narrator: Pamela Almand Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: August 16, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The era: the 1970s. The location: an airplane en route to Washington, DC. Kathryn Clark Childers chats with a fellow passenger. “Are you visiting?” her seatmate asked.“No, I work there,” Childers said, pointing out the window to the White House, which had just come into view. “I’m a Secret Service agent.” “Really? I didn’t know they let girls pull that duty. I’m not really sure what you do.”“It’s a secret.” Recruited to the Secret Service as one of its first five female agents, Childers would surprise many people, including herself. Her duties included undercover work, protective details for Jacqueline Kennedy and her children, and attending state dinners where she met world leaders, including Prince Juan Carlos of Spain. In addition, she had to figure out how to disguise the .357 Magnum revolver that she carried at all times, whether wearing jogging clothes, a business suit, or an evening gown. It was 1970, and the Secret Service, like most public and private organizations, struggled—sometimes unsuccessfully—with the challenges of incorporating a rising tide of women into government service and other professional workplaces. Written in a lighthearted but highly informative style, Scared Fearless details the obstacles and the joys, the moments of high adventure, and the laughable fashion dilemmas that were part of Childers’s groundbreaking role. Through everything that happened, Childers says she followed her father’s admonition: “Just do it scared.”]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-taste-of-longing-ethel-mulvany-and-her-starving-prisoners-of-war-cookbook-by-suzanne-evans--65152055https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536532 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Taste of Longing: Ethel Mulvany and her Starving Prisoners of War Cookbook Author: Suzanne Evans Narrator: Gwenlyn Cumyn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: August 15, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Half a world away from her home in Manitoulin Island, Ethel Mulvany is starving in Singapore's infamous Changi Prison, along with hundreds of other women jailed there as POWs during the Second World War. They beat back pangs of hunger by playing decadent games of make-believe and writing down recipes filled with cream, raisins, chocolate, butter, cinnamon, ripe fruit-the unattainable ingredients of peacetime, of home, of memory. In this novelistic, immersive biography, Suzanne Evans presents a truly individual account of WWII through the eyes of Ethel-mercurial, enterprising, combative, stubborn, and wholly herself. The Taste of Longing follows Ethel through the fall of Singapore in 1942, the years of her internment, and beyond. As a prisoner, she devours dog biscuits and book spines, befriends spiders and smugglers, and endures torture and solitary confinement. As a free woman back in Canada, she fights to build a life for herself in the midst of trauma and burgeoning mental illness. Woven with vintage recipes and transcribed tape recordings, the story of Ethel and her fantastical POW Cookbook is a testament to the often-overlooked strength of women in wartime. It's a story of the unbreakable power of imagination, generosity, and pure heart.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536532Sun, 15 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536532 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Taste of Longing: Ethel Mulvany and her Starving Prisoners of War Cookbook Author: Suzanne Evans Narrator: Gwenlyn Cumyn Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536532 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Taste of Longing: Ethel Mulvany and her Starving Prisoners of War Cookbook Author: Suzanne Evans Narrator: Gwenlyn Cumyn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: August 15, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Half a world away from her home in Manitoulin Island, Ethel Mulvany is starving in Singapore's infamous Changi Prison, along with hundreds of other women jailed there as POWs during the Second World War. They beat back pangs of hunger by playing decadent games of make-believe and writing down recipes filled with cream, raisins, chocolate, butter, cinnamon, ripe fruit-the unattainable ingredients of peacetime, of home, of memory. In this novelistic, immersive biography, Suzanne Evans presents a truly individual account of WWII through the eyes of Ethel-mercurial, enterprising, combative, stubborn, and wholly herself. The Taste of Longing follows Ethel through the fall of Singapore in 1942, the years of her internment, and beyond. As a prisoner, she devours dog biscuits and book spines, befriends spiders and smugglers, and endures torture and solitary confinement. As a free woman back in Canada, she fights to build a life for herself in the midst of trauma and burgeoning mental illness. Woven with vintage recipes and transcribed tape recordings, the story of Ethel and her fantastical POW Cookbook is a testament to the often-overlooked strength of women in wartime. It's a story of the unbreakable power of imagination, generosity, and pure heart.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-brief-an-meine-mutter-by-waris-dirie--65151960https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545521 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Brief an meine Mutter Author: Waris Dirie Narrator: Ulrike Hübschmann Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Release date: August 13, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Als Wüstenblume ist sie weltberühmt und eine Bestseller-Autorin geworden. 'Brief an meine Mutter' ist der berührende Erfahrungsbericht eines dramatischen Generationen-Konflikts und gleichzeitig Waris Diries persönlichstes Werk. Als Waris Dirie erfährt, dass ihre Mutter schwer erkrankt ist, zögert sie nicht, sie aus ihrem Heimatland Somalia für eine Operation in ihre Wahlheimat Wien zu holen. Die medizinische Versorgung in Somalia ist noch immer unzureichend, und in Europa kann geholfen werden. Gleichzeitig hofft Waris, dass sie endlich das Thema Beschneidung, das wie eine Wand zwischen Mutter und Tochter steht, ansprechen kann. Waris kann nicht verstehen, warum ihre Mutter sie als Kind beschneiden ließ. Doch die Mutter ist überzeugt, das Richtige getan zu haben, indem sie die Tradition der Beschneidung an ihrer Tochter durchführen ließ. Eine Aussöhnung findet nicht statt. Da beschließt Waris, ihrer Mutter nach deren Abreise einen langen Brief zu schreiben – um den Graben zwischen ihnen endlich zu überbrücken.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545521Fri, 13 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545521 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Brief an meine Mutter Author: Waris Dirie Narrator: Ulrike Hübschmann Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545521 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Brief an meine Mutter Author: Waris Dirie Narrator: Ulrike Hübschmann Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Release date: August 13, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Als Wüstenblume ist sie weltberühmt und eine Bestseller-Autorin geworden. 'Brief an meine Mutter' ist der berührende Erfahrungsbericht eines dramatischen Generationen-Konflikts und gleichzeitig Waris Diries persönlichstes Werk. Als Waris Dirie erfährt, dass ihre Mutter schwer erkrankt ist, zögert sie nicht, sie aus ihrem Heimatland Somalia für eine Operation in ihre Wahlheimat Wien zu holen. Die medizinische Versorgung in Somalia ist noch immer unzureichend, und in Europa kann geholfen werden. Gleichzeitig hofft Waris, dass sie endlich das Thema Beschneidung, das wie eine Wand zwischen Mutter und Tochter steht, ansprechen kann. Waris kann nicht verstehen, warum ihre Mutter sie als Kind beschneiden ließ. Doch die Mutter ist überzeugt, das Richtige getan zu haben, indem sie die Tradition der Beschneidung an ihrer Tochter durchführen ließ. Eine Aussöhnung findet nicht statt. Da beschließt Waris, ihrer Mutter nach deren Abreise einen langen Brief zu schreiben – um den Graben zwischen ihnen endlich zu überbrücken.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hollywood-to-the-himalayas-a-journey-of-healing-and-transformation-by-sadhvi-bhagawati-saraswati--65151972https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540030 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hollywood to the Himalayas: A Journey of Healing and Transformation Author: Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati Narrator: Marisa Dargahi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 12, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Hollywood to the Himalayas is the enlightening memoir of a reluctant spiritual seeker who finds much more than she bargained for when she travels to India. As a Stanford grad in the midst of getting her PhD in Psychology, Sadhvi Sarawati was comfortable with her life. Despite years of grappling with an eating disorder and trauma from her early childhood, she felt as if she was successfully navigating her way through early adulthood. When she agreed to travel to India to appease her husband—and because she loved the food—Sadhvi would have never imagined that she would be embarking on a journey of healing and awakening. Hollywood to the Himalayas describes Sadhvi’s odyssey towards divine enlightenment and inspiration through her extraordinary connection with her guru and renewed confidence in the pleasure and joy that life can bring. Now one of the preeminent female spiritual teachers in the world, Sadhvi recounts her journey with wit, honesty, and clarity and, along the way, offers teachings to help us all step onto our own path of awakening and discover the truth of who we really are—embodiments of the Divine. “Sadhviji models for us, at the deepest level, that in the true teaching of the spiritual traditions, healing and grace are always possible.” —Prince Ea, in the foreword to Hollywood to the Himalayas “Vivid and poetic…her journey is a river of love, compelling in its authenticity and unflinching honesty. …a must for anyone who is interested in exploring different paths to fulfilment and to the Creator.” —Jane Goodall “Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati is a great teacher of spirituality and consciousness. Her inspiring wisdom illuminates the path to healing, happiness, and inner peace.” —Deepak Chopra]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540030Thu, 12 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540030 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hollywood to the Himalayas: A Journey of Healing and Transformation Author: Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati Narrator: Marisa Dargahi Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540030 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hollywood to the Himalayas: A Journey of Healing and Transformation Author: Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati Narrator: Marisa Dargahi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 12, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Hollywood to the Himalayas is the enlightening memoir of a reluctant spiritual seeker who finds much more than she bargained for when she travels to India. As a Stanford grad in the midst of getting her PhD in Psychology, Sadhvi Sarawati was comfortable with her life. Despite years of grappling with an eating disorder and trauma from her early childhood, she felt as if she was successfully navigating her way through early adulthood. When she agreed to travel to India to appease her husband—and because she loved the food—Sadhvi would have never imagined that she would be embarking on a journey of healing and awakening. Hollywood to the Himalayas describes Sadhvi’s odyssey towards divine enlightenment and inspiration through her extraordinary connection with her guru and renewed confidence in the pleasure and joy that life can bring. Now one of the preeminent female spiritual teachers in the world, Sadhvi recounts her journey with wit, honesty, and clarity and, along the way, offers teachings to help us all step onto our own path of awakening and discover the truth of who we really are—embodiments of the Divine. “Sadhviji models for us, at the deepest level, that in the true teaching of the spiritual traditions, healing and grace are always possible.” —Prince Ea, in the foreword to Hollywood to the Himalayas “Vivid and poetic…her journey is a river of love, compelling in its authenticity and unflinching honesty. …a must for anyone who is interested in exploring different paths to fulfilment and to the Creator.” —Jane Goodall “Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati is a great teacher of spirituality and consciousness. Her inspiring wisdom illuminates the path to healing, happiness, and inner peace.” —Deepak Chopra]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/horse-girls-recovering-aspiring-and-devoted-riders-redefine-the-iconic-bond-by-halimah-marcus--65152070https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514347 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Horse Girls: Recovering, Aspiring, and Devoted Riders Redefine the Iconic Bond Author: Halimah Marcus Narrator: Carolina Hoyos, Charley Flyte, Marisha Tapera, Christine Tawfik, Jaime Lamchick, MW Cartozian Wilson, Piper Goodeve, Imani Parks, Dahlia Salem, Almarie Guerra, Jolene Kim, Amanda Dolan, Roxana Ortega, Samantha Quan, Eileen Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “A wild, rollicking ride into the heart of horse country—these essays get at what it means to love horses, in all that love's complexity.” —Anton DiSclafani, author of The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls A compelling and provocative essay collection that smashes stereotypes and redefines the meaning of the term “horse girl,” broadening it for women of all cultural backgrounds. As a child, horses consumed Halimah Marcus’ imagination. When she wasn’t around horses she was pretending to be one, cantering on two legs, hands poised to hold invisible reins. To her classmates, girls like Halimah were known as “horse girls,” weird and overzealous, absent from the social worlds of their peers.  Decades later, when memes about “horse girl energy,” began appearing across social media—Halimah reluctantly recognized herself. The jokes imagine girls as blinkered as carriage ponies, oblivious to the mockery behind their backs. The stereotypical horse girl is also white, thin, rich, and straight, a daughter of privilege. Yet so many riders don’t fit this narrow, damaging ideal, and relate to horses in profound ways that include ambivalence and regret, as well as unbridled passion and devotion. Featuring some of the most striking voices in contemporary literature—including Carmen Maria Machado, Pulitzer-prize winner Jane Smiley, T Kira Madden, Maggie Shipstead, and Courtney Maum—Horse Girls reframes the iconic bond between girls and horses with the complexity and nuance it deserves. And it showcases powerful emerging voices like Braudie Blais-Billie, on the connection between her Seminole and Quebecois heritage; Sarah Enelow-Snyder, on growing up as a Black barrel racer in central Texas; and Nur Nasreen Ibrahim, on the colonialist influence on horse culture in Pakistan. By turns thought-provoking and personal, Horse Girls reclaims its titular stereotype to ask bold questions about autonomy and desire, privilege and ambition, identity and freedom, and the competing forces of domestication and wildness.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514347Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514347 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Horse Girls: Recovering, Aspiring, and Devoted Riders Redefine the Iconic Bond Author: Halimah Marcus Narrator: Carolina Hoyos, Charley Flyte, Marisha...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514347 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Horse Girls: Recovering, Aspiring, and Devoted Riders Redefine the Iconic Bond Author: Halimah Marcus Narrator: Carolina Hoyos, Charley Flyte, Marisha Tapera, Christine Tawfik, Jaime Lamchick, MW Cartozian Wilson, Piper Goodeve, Imani Parks, Dahlia Salem, Almarie Guerra, Jolene Kim, Amanda Dolan, Roxana Ortega, Samantha Quan, Eileen Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “A wild, rollicking ride into the heart of horse country—these essays get at what it means to love horses, in all that love's complexity.” —Anton DiSclafani, author of The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls A compelling and provocative essay collection that smashes stereotypes and redefines the meaning of the term “horse girl,” broadening it for women of all cultural backgrounds. As a child, horses consumed Halimah Marcus’ imagination. When she wasn’t around horses she was pretending to be one, cantering on two legs, hands poised to hold invisible reins. To her classmates, girls like Halimah were known as “horse girls,” weird and overzealous, absent from the social worlds of their peers.  Decades later, when memes about “horse girl energy,” began appearing across social media—Halimah reluctantly recognized herself. The jokes imagine girls as blinkered as carriage ponies, oblivious to the mockery behind their backs. The stereotypical horse girl is also white, thin, rich, and straight, a daughter of privilege. Yet so many riders don’t fit this narrow, damaging ideal, and relate to horses in profound ways that include ambivalence and regret, as well as unbridled passion and devotion. Featuring some of the most striking voices in contemporary literature—including Carmen Maria Machado, Pulitzer-prize winner Jane Smiley, T Kira Madden, Maggie Shipstead, and Courtney Maum—Horse Girls reframes the iconic bond between girls and horses with the complexity and nuance it deserves. And it showcases powerful emerging voices like Braudie Blais-Billie, on the connection between her Seminole and Quebecois heritage; Sarah Enelow-Snyder, on growing up as a Black barrel racer in central Texas; and Nur Nasreen Ibrahim, on the colonialist influence on horse culture in Pakistan. By turns thought-provoking and personal, Horse Girls reclaims its titular stereotype to ask bold questions about autonomy and desire, privilege and ambition, identity and freedom, and the competing forces of domestication and wildness.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-nomad-coming-of-age-in-the-somali-desert-by-shugri-said-salh--65152014https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527838 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert Author: Shugri Said Salh Narrator: Waceke Wambaa Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A remarkable and inspiring true story that "stuns with raw beauty" about one woman's resilience, her courageous journey to America, and her family's lost way of life. Winner of the 2022 Gold Nautilus Award, Multicultural & Indigenous Category Born in Somalia, a spare daughter in a large family, Shugri Said Salh was sent at age six to live with her nomadic grandmother in the desert. The last of her family to learn this once-common way of life, Salh found herself chasing warthogs, climbing termite hills, herding goats, and moving constantly in search of water and grazing lands with her nomadic family. For Salh, though the desert was a harsh place threatened by drought, predators, and enemy clans, it also held beauty, innovation, centuries of tradition, and a way for a young Sufi girl to learn courage and independence from a fearless group of relatives. Salh grew to love the freedom of roaming with her animals and the powerful feeling of community found in nomadic rituals and the oral storytelling of her ancestors. As she came of age, though, both she and her beloved Somalia were forced to confront change, violence, and instability. Salh writes with engaging frankness and a fierce feminism of trying to break free of the patriarchal beliefs of her culture, of her forced female genital mutilation, of the loss of her mother, and of her growing need for independence. Taken from the desert by her strict father and then displaced along with millions of others by the Somali Civil War, Salh fled first to a refugee camp on the Kenyan border and ultimately to North America to learn yet another way of life. Readers will fall in love with Salh on the page as she tells her inspiring story about leaving Africa, learning English, finding love, and embracing a new horizon for herself and her family. Honest and tender, The Last Nomad is a riveting coming-of-age story of resilience, survival, and the shifting definitions of home.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527838Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527838 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert Author: Shugri Said Salh Narrator: Waceke Wambaa Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527838 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert Author: Shugri Said Salh Narrator: Waceke Wambaa Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A remarkable and inspiring true story that "stuns with raw beauty" about one woman's resilience, her courageous journey to America, and her family's lost way of life. Winner of the 2022 Gold Nautilus Award, Multicultural & Indigenous Category Born in Somalia, a spare daughter in a large family, Shugri Said Salh was sent at age six to live with her nomadic grandmother in the desert. The last of her family to learn this once-common way of life, Salh found herself chasing warthogs, climbing termite hills, herding goats, and moving constantly in search of water and grazing lands with her nomadic family. For Salh, though the desert was a harsh place threatened by drought, predators, and enemy clans, it also held beauty, innovation, centuries of tradition, and a way for a young Sufi girl to learn courage and independence from a fearless group of relatives. Salh grew to love the freedom of roaming with her animals and the powerful feeling of community found in nomadic rituals and the oral storytelling of her ancestors. As she came of age, though, both she and her beloved Somalia were forced to confront change, violence, and instability. Salh writes with engaging frankness and a fierce feminism of trying to break free of the patriarchal beliefs of her culture, of her forced female genital mutilation, of the loss of her mother, and of her growing need for independence. Taken from the desert by her strict father and then displaced along with millions of others by the Somali Civil War, Salh fled first to a refugee camp on the Kenyan border and ultimately to North America to learn yet another way of life. Readers will fall in love with Salh on the page as she tells her inspiring story about leaving Africa, learning English, finding love, and embracing a new horizon for herself and her family. Honest and tender, The Last Nomad is a riveting coming-of-age story of resilience, survival, and the shifting definitions of home.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tastes-like-war-a-memoir-by-grace-m-cho--65151977https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531568 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tastes Like War: A Memoir Author: Grace M. Cho Narrator: Cindy Kay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Grace M. Cho grew up as the daughter of a white American merchant marine and the Korean bar hostess he met abroad. They were one of few immigrants in a xenophobic small town during the Cold War, where identity was politicized by everyday details—language, cultural references, memories, and food. When Grace was fifteen, her dynamic mother experienced the onset of schizophrenia, a condition that would continue and evolve for the rest of her life. Part food memoir, part sociological investigation, Tastes Like War is a hybrid text about a daughter’s search through intimate and global history for the roots of her mother’s schizophrenia. In her mother’s final years, Grace learned to cook dishes from her parent’s childhood in order to invite the past into the present and to hold space for her mother’s multiple voices at the table. And through careful listening over these shared meals, Grace discovered not only the things that broke the brilliant, complicated woman who raised her—but also the things that kept her alive.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531568Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531568 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tastes Like War: A Memoir Author: Grace M. Cho Narrator: Cindy Kay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: August 3,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531568 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tastes Like War: A Memoir Author: Grace M. Cho Narrator: Cindy Kay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Grace M. Cho grew up as the daughter of a white American merchant marine and the Korean bar hostess he met abroad. They were one of few immigrants in a xenophobic small town during the Cold War, where identity was politicized by everyday details—language, cultural references, memories, and food. When Grace was fifteen, her dynamic mother experienced the onset of schizophrenia, a condition that would continue and evolve for the rest of her life. Part food memoir, part sociological investigation, Tastes Like War is a hybrid text about a daughter’s search through intimate and global history for the roots of her mother’s schizophrenia. In her mother’s final years, Grace learned to cook dishes from her parent’s childhood in order to invite the past into the present and to hold space for her mother’s multiple voices at the table. And through careful listening over these shared meals, Grace discovered not only the things that broke the brilliant, complicated woman who raised her—but also the things that kept her alive.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-of-the-author-maya-angelou-by-linda-wagner-martin--65151968https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520392 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of the Author: Maya Angelou Author: Linda Wagner-Martin Narrator: Allyson Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 38 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A comprehensive biographical and critical reading of the works of American poet and memoirist Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Linda Wagner-Martin covers all six of Angelou's autobiographies, as well as her essay and poetry collections, while also exploring Angelou's life as an African American in the United States, her career as stage and film performer, her thoughtful participation in the Civil Rights actions of the 1960s, and her travels abroad in Egypt, Africa, and Europe. In her discussion of Angelou's methods of writing her stunning autobiography, which began with the 1970 publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Wagner-Martin writes about the influences of the Harlem Writers Group (led by James Baldwin, Paule Marshall, and John O. Killens) as well as Angelou's significant friendships with Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other leaders from both international and African American United States cultures. Crucial concepts throughout include the role of oral traditions, of song and dance, of the spiritualism of art based on religious belief, of Angelou's voiced rhythms and her polished use of dialogue to convey more abstract 'meaning.” Wagner-Martin shows that, viewing herself as a global citizen, Angelou never lost her spirit of adventure and discovery as well as her ability to overcome.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520392Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520392 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of the Author: Maya Angelou Author: Linda Wagner-Martin Narrator: Allyson Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 38 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520392 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of the Author: Maya Angelou Author: Linda Wagner-Martin Narrator: Allyson Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 38 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A comprehensive biographical and critical reading of the works of American poet and memoirist Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Linda Wagner-Martin covers all six of Angelou's autobiographies, as well as her essay and poetry collections, while also exploring Angelou's life as an African American in the United States, her career as stage and film performer, her thoughtful participation in the Civil Rights actions of the 1960s, and her travels abroad in Egypt, Africa, and Europe. In her discussion of Angelou's methods of writing her stunning autobiography, which began with the 1970 publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Wagner-Martin writes about the influences of the Harlem Writers Group (led by James Baldwin, Paule Marshall, and John O. Killens) as well as Angelou's significant friendships with Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other leaders from both international and African American United States cultures. Crucial concepts throughout include the role of oral traditions, of song and dance, of the spiritualism of art based on religious belief, of Angelou's voiced rhythms and her polished use of dialogue to convey more abstract 'meaning.” Wagner-Martin shows that, viewing herself as a global citizen, Angelou never lost her spirit of adventure and discovery as well as her ability to overcome.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/st-simons-memoir-by-eugenia-price--65152062https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: St. Simons Memoir Author: Eugenia Price Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Eugenia Price, a renowned Christian author who was also a master of romance, recounts her discovery and exploration of St. Simon's Island, an island off the coast of Georgia. Within this book, she chronicles the island's history and how the island specifically influenced and inspired her later works.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531566Sun, 01 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: St. Simons Memoir Author: Eugenia Price Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: St. Simons Memoir Author: Eugenia Price Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Eugenia Price, a renowned Christian author who was also a master of romance, recounts her discovery and exploration of St. Simon's Island, an island off the coast of Georgia. Within this book, she chronicles the island's history and how the island specifically influenced and inspired her later works.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/inside-one-author-s-heart-by-eugenia-price--65152025https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530505 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside One Author's Heart Author: Eugenia Price Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 31 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Inside One Author’s Heart offers a rare glimpse behind the image of a bestselling writer. Instead of her sweeping tales of the Old South, Ms. Price focuses on herself, her readers, and the special way in which they nourish each other. She tells it straight–with “warts and flaws” and, at all times, an endearing sense of humor about herself and her work. Here Ms. Price reveals how she creates her haunting novels, and how she brings her characters to life on paper. Here are the heartfelt dialogues between Ms. Price and her readers. Here is the real Eugenia Price, eternally optimistic, yet strangely intimidated by her own success. The story ranges from Ms. Price’s early years as a writer living in Chicago, to how she fled in the 1960’s for privacy to the sanctuary of St. Simons Island. And this is the most riveting part of her narrative. This deeply private and spiritual woman not only absorbed her new surroundings, she also created a mystique about the island and its history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530505Sun, 01 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530505 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside One Author's Heart Author: Eugenia Price Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 31 minutes Release date: August 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/530505 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside One Author's Heart Author: Eugenia Price Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 31 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Inside One Author’s Heart offers a rare glimpse behind the image of a bestselling writer. Instead of her sweeping tales of the Old South, Ms. Price focuses on herself, her readers, and the special way in which they nourish each other. She tells it straight–with “warts and flaws” and, at all times, an endearing sense of humor about herself and her work. Here Ms. Price reveals how she creates her haunting novels, and how she brings her characters to life on paper. Here are the heartfelt dialogues between Ms. Price and her readers. Here is the real Eugenia Price, eternally optimistic, yet strangely intimidated by her own success. The story ranges from Ms. Price’s early years as a writer living in Chicago, to how she fled in the 1960’s for privacy to the sanctuary of St. Simons Island. And this is the most riveting part of her narrative. This deeply private and spiritual woman not only absorbed her new surroundings, she also created a mystique about the island and its history.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/at-home-on-st-simons-by-eugenia-price--65152000https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/528852 to listen full audiobooks. Title: At Home on St. Simons Author: Eugenia Price Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 34 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Here, for the first time outside the pages of a small Island newspaper called Georgia’s Coastal Illustrated, Eugenia shares with her worldwide reading public, some of what life was like during the first years in which she and her best friend and fellow writer, Joyce Blackburn, were becoming Islanders. “These short pieces,” Genie says, “Include my observations day by day of what it was like at last to be at home on St. Simons. We were learning how to be neighbors, after so many years of complex life in the huge northern city of Chicago; learning how to care deeply for people with whom, at first glance, we had little in common. We were understanding what it really meant to have come home.” Eugenia Price, called by many St. Simons’ own “beloved invader”, tells you here about those early years as they were being lived. Her St. Simons Memoir, cherished by thousands, was written from memory and notes in old desk calendars, but At Home on St. Simons illuminates some of the experiences which most changed her – as they occurred. More than fourteen million people have read Eugenia Price’s books which have been translated into fifteen languages. Much of the magic these millions remember so vividly years after the reading, began in the simply, sad, joyous and absorbing events related to this singular volume. Never before published is a brand new opening chapter, in which Ms. Price attempts to explain–almost as to herself–why, in the face of such drastic change on the once provincial little coastal island, she is still–at home on St. Simons. Her readers do not have to see the Island firsthand, to recognize their own response to her sense of place.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/528852Sun, 01 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/528852 to listen full audiobooks. Title: At Home on St. Simons Author: Eugenia Price Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 34 minutes Release date: August 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/528852 to listen full audiobooks. Title: At Home on St. Simons Author: Eugenia Price Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 34 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Here, for the first time outside the pages of a small Island newspaper called Georgia’s Coastal Illustrated, Eugenia shares with her worldwide reading public, some of what life was like during the first years in which she and her best friend and fellow writer, Joyce Blackburn, were becoming Islanders. “These short pieces,” Genie says, “Include my observations day by day of what it was like at last to be at home on St. Simons. We were learning how to be neighbors, after so many years of complex life in the huge northern city of Chicago; learning how to care deeply for people with whom, at first glance, we had little in common. We were understanding what it really meant to have come home.” Eugenia Price, called by many St. Simons’ own “beloved invader”, tells you here about those early years as they were being lived. Her St. Simons Memoir, cherished by thousands, was written from memory and notes in old desk calendars, but At Home on St. Simons illuminates some of the experiences which most changed her – as they occurred. More than fourteen million people have read Eugenia Price’s books which have been translated into fifteen languages. Much of the magic these millions remember so vividly years after the reading, began in the simply, sad, joyous and absorbing events related to this singular volume. Never before published is a brand new opening chapter, in which Ms. Price attempts to explain–almost as to herself–why, in the face of such drastic change on the once provincial little coastal island, she is still–at home on St. Simons. Her readers do not have to see the Island firsthand, to recognize their own response to her sense of place.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/another-day-by-eugenia-price--65151993https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526395 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Another Day Author: Eugenia Price Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 19 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Once again Eugenia Price offers inspiration and insight to the countless readers who have shared her journey toward discovery through the years. In Another Day she leads her readers through familiar and favorite passages from the Bible, quoting verses which have been most meaningful to her. For each there is a story of how she has applied these passages to her own life and how they can work for you as well.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526395Sun, 01 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526395 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Another Day Author: Eugenia Price Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 19 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526395 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Another Day Author: Eugenia Price Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 19 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Once again Eugenia Price offers inspiration and insight to the countless readers who have shared her journey toward discovery through the years. In Another Day she leads her readers through familiar and favorite passages from the Bible, quoting verses which have been most meaningful to her. For each there is a story of how she has applied these passages to her own life and how they can work for you as well.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/diary-of-a-novel-the-story-of-writing-margaret-s-story-by-eugenia-price--65151989https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531556 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diary of a Novel: The Story of Writing Margaret's story Author: Eugenia Price Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 8 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This is only one of the many revelations in Eugenia Price’s intimate account of the many months she spent sorting through voluminous historical research and writing Margaret’s Story, the third novel in her Florida trilogy. Published as a companion to the novel, this journal offers a fascinating view of the author at work as the novel developed week by week. Here, for the sharing, is her excitement as her story’s characters emerge–living, breathing “people” who become for the duration more real to her than those who are part of her day-to-day existence. Here, too, is her joy on “good” writing days, her anxiety in times of creative uncertainty, her frustrations at unavoidable interruptions–and her courage in resisting discouragement and discomfort (through most of this period she was plagued with vertigo caused by labyrinthitis). From time to time she isolated herself in a St. Augustine motel to work undisturbed, but when at home on St. Simons Island she managed to continue with the novel and be at the same time a caring friend to everyone who needed her. In Diary of a Novel the reader will encounter many of the friends met in St. Simons Memoir and make, with the author, some new friends as well. Most of all, this behind-the-scenes narrative will give a new dimension to the experience of reading the novel Margaret’s Story. Eugenia Price, author of many books of religious inspiration, came to fiction midway in her career. Altogether her works have reached more than thirteen million readers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531556Sun, 01 Aug 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531556 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diary of a Novel: The Story of Writing Margaret's story Author: Eugenia Price Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531556 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diary of a Novel: The Story of Writing Margaret's story Author: Eugenia Price Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 8 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This is only one of the many revelations in Eugenia Price’s intimate account of the many months she spent sorting through voluminous historical research and writing Margaret’s Story, the third novel in her Florida trilogy. Published as a companion to the novel, this journal offers a fascinating view of the author at work as the novel developed week by week. Here, for the sharing, is her excitement as her story’s characters emerge–living, breathing “people” who become for the duration more real to her than those who are part of her day-to-day existence. Here, too, is her joy on “good” writing days, her anxiety in times of creative uncertainty, her frustrations at unavoidable interruptions–and her courage in resisting discouragement and discomfort (through most of this period she was plagued with vertigo caused by labyrinthitis). From time to time she isolated herself in a St. Augustine motel to work undisturbed, but when at home on St. Simons Island she managed to continue with the novel and be at the same time a caring friend to everyone who needed her. In Diary of a Novel the reader will encounter many of the friends met in St. Simons Memoir and make, with the author, some new friends as well. Most of all, this behind-the-scenes narrative will give a new dimension to the experience of reading the novel Margaret’s Story. Eugenia Price, author of many books of religious inspiration, came to fiction midway in her career. Altogether her works have reached more than thirteen million readers.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-polar-adventures-of-a-rich-american-dame-a-life-of-louise-arner-boyd-by-joanna-kafarowski--65151992https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551644 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame: A Life of Louise Arner Boyd Author: Joanna Kafarowski Narrator: Kate Mulligan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: July 13, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The first comprehensive biography of Louise Arner Boyd—the intrepid American socialite who reinvented herself as the leading female polar explorer of the twentieth century. Born in the late 1880s to a gritty mining magnate who made his millions in the California Gold Rush and a well-bred mother descended from one of New York’s distinguished families, society beauty Louise Arner Boyd was raised during a glittering era. After inheriting a staggering family fortune, she began leading a double life. She fell under the spell of the north in the late 1920s after a sailing excursion to the Arctic Ocean. Over the next three decades, she achieved international notoriety as a rugged and audacious polar explorer while maintaining her flamboyant lifestyle as a leading society woman. Yet despite organizing, financing, and directing seven daring Arctic expeditions between 1926 and 1955, she is virtually unknown today.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551644Tue, 13 Jul 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551644 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame: A Life of Louise Arner Boyd Author: Joanna Kafarowski Narrator: Kate Mulligan Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551644 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame: A Life of Louise Arner Boyd Author: Joanna Kafarowski Narrator: Kate Mulligan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: July 13, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The first comprehensive biography of Louise Arner Boyd—the intrepid American socialite who reinvented herself as the leading female polar explorer of the twentieth century. Born in the late 1880s to a gritty mining magnate who made his millions in the California Gold Rush and a well-bred mother descended from one of New York’s distinguished families, society beauty Louise Arner Boyd was raised during a glittering era. After inheriting a staggering family fortune, she began leading a double life. She fell under the spell of the north in the late 1920s after a sailing excursion to the Arctic Ocean. Over the next three decades, she achieved international notoriety as a rugged and audacious polar explorer while maintaining her flamboyant lifestyle as a leading society woman. Yet despite organizing, financing, and directing seven daring Arctic expeditions between 1926 and 1955, she is virtually unknown today.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/open-skies-my-life-as-afghanistan-s-first-female-pilot-by-niloofar-rahmani--65151947https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551639 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Open Skies: My Life as Afghanistan’s First Female Pilot Author: Niloofar Rahmani Narrator: Suehyla El-Attar Young Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: July 13, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The true story of Niloofar Rahmani and her determination to become Afghanistan’s first female air force pilot. In 2010, for the first time since the Soviets, Afghanistan allowed women to join the armed forces, and Niloofar entered Afghanistan’s military academy. Niloofar had to break through social barriers to demonstrate confidence, leadership, and decisiveness—essential qualities for a combat pilot. Niloofar performed the first solo flight of her class—ahead of all her male classmates—and in 2013 became Afghanistan’s first female fixed-wing air force pilot. The US State Department honored Niloofar with the International Women of Courage Award and brought her to the United States to meet Michelle Obama and fly with the US Navy’s Blue Angels. But when she returned to Kabul, the danger to her and her family had increased significantly. Rahmani and her family are portraits of the resiliency of refugees and the accomplishments they can reach when afforded with opportunities.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551639Tue, 13 Jul 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551639 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Open Skies: My Life as Afghanistan’s First Female Pilot Author: Niloofar Rahmani Narrator: Suehyla El-Attar Young Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/551639 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Open Skies: My Life as Afghanistan’s First Female Pilot Author: Niloofar Rahmani Narrator: Suehyla El-Attar Young Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: July 13, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The true story of Niloofar Rahmani and her determination to become Afghanistan’s first female air force pilot. In 2010, for the first time since the Soviets, Afghanistan allowed women to join the armed forces, and Niloofar entered Afghanistan’s military academy. Niloofar had to break through social barriers to demonstrate confidence, leadership, and decisiveness—essential qualities for a combat pilot. Niloofar performed the first solo flight of her class—ahead of all her male classmates—and in 2013 became Afghanistan’s first female fixed-wing air force pilot. The US State Department honored Niloofar with the International Women of Courage Award and brought her to the United States to meet Michelle Obama and fly with the US Navy’s Blue Angels. But when she returned to Kabul, the danger to her and her family had increased significantly. Rahmani and her family are portraits of the resiliency of refugees and the accomplishments they can reach when afforded with opportunities.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-are-warriors-an-aboriginal-woman-s-life-by-tina-haywood--65151984https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536874 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We are Warriors: An Aboriginal Woman’s Life Author: Tina Haywood Narrator: Tina Haywood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 54 minutes Release date: July 12, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Tina is a proud Yupungthai and Gangalilda woman; descended from ancestors who have walked this earth for 65,000 years. They are Tina’s strength, and they have given her the resilience to fight through her darkest moments. Tina has had many setbacks in her life. Growing up poor, she didn't understand why this world was so hard to live in. She grew up in a home with parents who were dealing with their own pain, so she had no choice but to grow up at a very young age. Early on in life, she knew that she had to break the cycle of intergenerational trauma. This book is about Tina’s journey; about never losing sight of the bigger picture. It is about a self-taught passage to ‘codeswitch’ between the way the world sees her as an Aboriginal woman, and the way she wants to be seen and what her place is in this world. This account is also about her fight through the adversity of poverty, domestic violence, alcohol abuse, and racism, to a successful career in the Australian Defence Force. As Tina continues to grow and gather new life tools to be content and live a happy life, she wants to share this message; she hopes this book can help others on their journey of self-discovery and happiness. With her head held high, Tina now proudly walks this earth, just as her ancestors once walked before her … this is not only for herself but for her beautiful kids.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536874Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536874 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We are Warriors: An Aboriginal Woman’s Life Author: Tina Haywood Narrator: Tina Haywood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 54 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536874 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We are Warriors: An Aboriginal Woman’s Life Author: Tina Haywood Narrator: Tina Haywood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 54 minutes Release date: July 12, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Tina is a proud Yupungthai and Gangalilda woman; descended from ancestors who have walked this earth for 65,000 years. They are Tina’s strength, and they have given her the resilience to fight through her darkest moments. Tina has had many setbacks in her life. Growing up poor, she didn't understand why this world was so hard to live in. She grew up in a home with parents who were dealing with their own pain, so she had no choice but to grow up at a very young age. Early on in life, she knew that she had to break the cycle of intergenerational trauma. This book is about Tina’s journey; about never losing sight of the bigger picture. It is about a self-taught passage to ‘codeswitch’ between the way the world sees her as an Aboriginal woman, and the way she wants to be seen and what her place is in this world. This account is also about her fight through the adversity of poverty, domestic violence, alcohol abuse, and racism, to a successful career in the Australian Defence Force. As Tina continues to grow and gather new life tools to be content and live a happy life, she wants to share this message; she hopes this book can help others on their journey of self-discovery and happiness. With her head held high, Tina now proudly walks this earth, just as her ancestors once walked before her … this is not only for herself but for her beautiful kids.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-road-to-station-x-from-debutante-ball-to-fighter-plane-factory-to-bletchley-park-a-memoir-of-one-woman-s-journey-through-world-war-two--65152052https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523714 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Road to Station X: From Debutante Ball to Fighter-Plane Factory to Bletchley Park: A Memoir of One Woman’s Journey Through World War Two Author: Sarah Baring Narrator: Polly Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 1 minute Release date: June 29, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In 1938, Sarah Baring was enjoying life as a young debutante. Only a few years later, at the height of World War Two, she was working alongside some of the greatest minds of Britain in their code-breaking operations at Bletchley Park. How did she end up in the top-secret world of cyphers and codes? Like many young men and women across all levels of British society, the outbreak of war in 1939 dramatically altered the course of Sarah's life. Knowing that she could not stand by while others were enlisting, she left her position in Vogue magazine and signed up to work as a telephonist at an Air Raid Precautions Centre before working in a fighter plane factory to do her bit. Yet, after just a few months, she was requested to leave the factory behind and was thrust into the world of intelligence, code-breaking, and huge computers, rubbing shoulders with awkward geniuses like Alan Turing. The Road to Station X provides a window into the life of a young woman that shifted from being a carefree debutante to factory girl to working with code-breakers in Bletchley Park as a result of the turbulent events of World War Two.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523714Tue, 29 Jun 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523714 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Road to Station X: From Debutante Ball to Fighter-Plane Factory to Bletchley Park: A Memoir of One Woman’s Journey Through World War Two Author:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523714 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Road to Station X: From Debutante Ball to Fighter-Plane Factory to Bletchley Park: A Memoir of One Woman’s Journey Through World War Two Author: Sarah Baring Narrator: Polly Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 1 minute Release date: June 29, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In 1938, Sarah Baring was enjoying life as a young debutante. Only a few years later, at the height of World War Two, she was working alongside some of the greatest minds of Britain in their code-breaking operations at Bletchley Park. How did she end up in the top-secret world of cyphers and codes? Like many young men and women across all levels of British society, the outbreak of war in 1939 dramatically altered the course of Sarah's life. Knowing that she could not stand by while others were enlisting, she left her position in Vogue magazine and signed up to work as a telephonist at an Air Raid Precautions Centre before working in a fighter plane factory to do her bit. Yet, after just a few months, she was requested to leave the factory behind and was thrust into the world of intelligence, code-breaking, and huge computers, rubbing shoulders with awkward geniuses like Alan Turing. The Road to Station X provides a window into the life of a young woman that shifted from being a carefree debutante to factory girl to working with code-breakers in Bletchley Park as a result of the turbulent events of World War Two.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/until-i-smile-at-you-how-one-girl-s-heartbreak-electrified-frank-sinatra-s-fame-by-peter-jennings--65151954https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535181 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 'Until I Smile At You': How one girl's heartbreak electrified Frank Sinatra's fame Author: Peter Jennings Narrator: Tom Sandler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 29, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Until I Smile At You” is a biography/memoir profiling one of the 20th century’s most enduring musical talents: Ruth Lowe, who overcame her grief by writing the song that launched Frank Sinatra’s career into the stratosphere in 1940, “I’ll Never Smile Again”. As Nancy Sinatra writes in the Foreword, “There’s a reason why ‘I’ll Never Smile Again’ has endured: it was a perfect song, interpreted by the perfect singer, at the perfect time.” The book details how Ruth managed to defeat the roadblocks that threatened her life, adopting a fearless attitude by overcoming challenges that might otherwise have broken her soul. And in today’s era of women claiming their full rights, “Until I Smile At You” also reveals Ms. Lowe as one of the earliest liberated females who worked in a man’s world (Tin Pan Alley) and never let her gender, nor her attractive good looks, get in the way of her outstanding talent. That’s why she’s been called, “One of the Architects of the American Ballad”, she is the recipient of a Grammy Award, her songs have been inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, her signature tune has been selected as one of the best pop songs of all time and she’s soon to be added to the Great American Songbook Foundation Hall of Fame. “Until I Smile At You” opens up Ruth’s life for the first time, revealing her “on the road” adventures across North America as a member of the all-female band, Ina Ray Hutton’s “Mellowdears”. We also read about luminaries whom the author interviewed and who cast a warm glow on Ruth’s talents such as Bernie Taupin (Elton John’s lyricist), Sir Tim Rice (lyric writer for Andrew Lloyd Webber), Alan Bergman (award-winning songwriter for Barbra Streisand, Sinatra, etc.), the late Frank Sinatra Jr., music historian Chuck Granata, Sinatra biographer James Kaplan, singer David Clayton-Thomas, etc.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535181Tue, 29 Jun 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535181 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 'Until I Smile At You': How one girl's heartbreak electrified Frank Sinatra's fame Author: Peter Jennings Narrator: Tom Sandler Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535181 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 'Until I Smile At You': How one girl's heartbreak electrified Frank Sinatra's fame Author: Peter Jennings Narrator: Tom Sandler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 29, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Until I Smile At You” is a biography/memoir profiling one of the 20th century’s most enduring musical talents: Ruth Lowe, who overcame her grief by writing the song that launched Frank Sinatra’s career into the stratosphere in 1940, “I’ll Never Smile Again”. As Nancy Sinatra writes in the Foreword, “There’s a reason why ‘I’ll Never Smile Again’ has endured: it was a perfect song, interpreted by the perfect singer, at the perfect time.” The book details how Ruth managed to defeat the roadblocks that threatened her life, adopting a fearless attitude by overcoming challenges that might otherwise have broken her soul. And in today’s era of women claiming their full rights, “Until I Smile At You” also reveals Ms. Lowe as one of the earliest liberated females who worked in a man’s world (Tin Pan Alley) and never let her gender, nor her attractive good looks, get in the way of her outstanding talent. That’s why she’s been called, “One of the Architects of the American Ballad”, she is the recipient of a Grammy Award, her songs have been inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, her signature tune has been selected as one of the best pop songs of all time and she’s soon to be added to the Great American Songbook Foundation Hall of Fame. “Until I Smile At You” opens up Ruth’s life for the first time, revealing her “on the road” adventures across North America as a member of the all-female band, Ina Ray Hutton’s “Mellowdears”. We also read about luminaries whom the author interviewed and who cast a warm glow on Ruth’s talents such as Bernie Taupin (Elton John’s lyricist), Sir Tim Rice (lyric writer for Andrew Lloyd Webber), Alan Bergman (award-winning songwriter for Barbra Streisand, Sinatra, etc.), the late Frank Sinatra Jr., music historian Chuck Granata, Sinatra biographer James Kaplan, singer David Clayton-Thomas, etc.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-chain-of-hands-a-memoir-from-the-author-of-caddie-woodlawn-by-carol-ryrie-brink--65152056https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537852 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Chain of Hands: A memoir from the author of Caddie Woodlawn Author: Carol Ryrie Brink Narrator: Ava Bolster-Hunter, Paula Hunter, Sarah Kei Brooks, Kathryn L. Hunter, Nora Hunter, Susan C. Hunter, Emily Eiden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: June 27, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Newbery Medal winner Carol Ryrie Brink uses vignettes of people she knew during her childhood in Idaho to give a glimpse of everyday life in the early twentieth century and to provide insight into her own tragic early years. This evocative and ultimately uplifting memoir is read by veteran narrators Emily Eiden, Nora Hunter, Susan C. Hunter and a full cast of the author's descendants and family members. Brink fans will recognize the real-life inspirations for many of the characters in her novels, especially her grandmother, Caroline Watkins (Gram), whose tales of her own childhood provided the basis for Brink's best-loved book, CADDIE WOODLAWN.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537852Sun, 27 Jun 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537852 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Chain of Hands: A memoir from the author of Caddie Woodlawn Author: Carol Ryrie Brink Narrator: Ava Bolster-Hunter, Paula Hunter, Sarah Kei Brooks,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/537852 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Chain of Hands: A memoir from the author of Caddie Woodlawn Author: Carol Ryrie Brink Narrator: Ava Bolster-Hunter, Paula Hunter, Sarah Kei Brooks, Kathryn L. Hunter, Nora Hunter, Susan C. Hunter, Emily Eiden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: June 27, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Newbery Medal winner Carol Ryrie Brink uses vignettes of people she knew during her childhood in Idaho to give a glimpse of everyday life in the early twentieth century and to provide insight into her own tragic early years. This evocative and ultimately uplifting memoir is read by veteran narrators Emily Eiden, Nora Hunter, Susan C. Hunter and a full cast of the author's descendants and family members. Brink fans will recognize the real-life inspirations for many of the characters in her novels, especially her grandmother, Caroline Watkins (Gram), whose tales of her own childhood provided the basis for Brink's best-loved book, CADDIE WOODLAWN.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lazy-girl-s-guide-to-being-fit-by-namrata-purohit--65152069https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523914 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lazy Girl's Guide to Being Fit Author: Namrata Purohit Narrator: Vasundhra Bose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 48 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Most of us want to be fit and healthy, but get stuck in a rut—we just don’t have the will power to get up and move. What is the incentive for you to get off that couch and work out when you have all three seasons of Game of Thrones waiting for you? Almost everyone wants to be fit, but they just can’t muster up the effort to do so. If you are like them, then this book is for you. The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Being Fit is about the first few steps you need to take to go from a sedentary lifestyle to an active one, because that’s the biggest challenge for a couch potato—movement! It’s all about finding the balance in your life. This book will show you how exercise can take the guise of several daily activities—be it shopping or going on a picnic—and how eating right can solve half your problems. The easy and effective exercise routines contained here will get you fit in no time. The body can be beautiful if you know how to put it to use and have fun doing so. And this is exactly what this book will show you.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523914Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523914 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lazy Girl's Guide to Being Fit Author: Namrata Purohit Narrator: Vasundhra Bose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 48 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523914 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lazy Girl's Guide to Being Fit Author: Namrata Purohit Narrator: Vasundhra Bose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 48 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Most of us want to be fit and healthy, but get stuck in a rut—we just don’t have the will power to get up and move. What is the incentive for you to get off that couch and work out when you have all three seasons of Game of Thrones waiting for you? Almost everyone wants to be fit, but they just can’t muster up the effort to do so. If you are like them, then this book is for you. The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Being Fit is about the first few steps you need to take to go from a sedentary lifestyle to an active one, because that’s the biggest challenge for a couch potato—movement! It’s all about finding the balance in your life. This book will show you how exercise can take the guise of several daily activities—be it shopping or going on a picnic—and how eating right can solve half your problems. The easy and effective exercise routines contained here will get you fit in no time. The body can be beautiful if you know how to put it to use and have fun doing so. And this is exactly what this book will show you.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shehnaz-a-tragic-true-story-of-royalty-glamour-and-heartbreak-by-sophia-naz--65152037https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523909 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shehnaz: A Tragic True Story of Royalty, Glamour and Heartbreak Author: Sophia Naz Narrator: Mala Mangla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Shehnaz was a beautiful, erudite woman from the royal family of Bhopal, who was almost cast to play Anarkali in K. Asif's Mughal-e-Azam. Her daughter Sophia Naz tells her story as she heard it from her-about her childhood as part of the royal household in Bhopal, where she led a revolt among the women for their right to be educated before being married, her glamorous life in Mumbai that hid the reality of an abusive first marriage that left her emotionally and physically traumatized, her divorce during which she lost custody of both her children to her husband, her second marriage to an army doctor in Pakistan, and her life thereafter. As a child, the author accompanied her mother every year to Mumbai, where she would try to find some trace of her children in vain. Though remarried and with a new family, Shehnaz pined for her older children all her life, the pain lending a near-permanent patina of grief to her life. She finally met her children after twenty-one years, in the US. Her son refused to recognize her, saying he had no memory of her. Her daughter did remember her, though their reunion was brief, with the father exerting his will and threatening to disown the children if they had anything to do with their mother. When Shehnaz passed away, it was with her older daughter's name on her lips.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523909Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523909 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shehnaz: A Tragic True Story of Royalty, Glamour and Heartbreak Author: Sophia Naz Narrator: Mala Mangla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523909 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shehnaz: A Tragic True Story of Royalty, Glamour and Heartbreak Author: Sophia Naz Narrator: Mala Mangla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Shehnaz was a beautiful, erudite woman from the royal family of Bhopal, who was almost cast to play Anarkali in K. Asif's Mughal-e-Azam. Her daughter Sophia Naz tells her story as she heard it from her-about her childhood as part of the royal household in Bhopal, where she led a revolt among the women for their right to be educated before being married, her glamorous life in Mumbai that hid the reality of an abusive first marriage that left her emotionally and physically traumatized, her divorce during which she lost custody of both her children to her husband, her second marriage to an army doctor in Pakistan, and her life thereafter. As a child, the author accompanied her mother every year to Mumbai, where she would try to find some trace of her children in vain. Though remarried and with a new family, Shehnaz pined for her older children all her life, the pain lending a near-permanent patina of grief to her life. She finally met her children after twenty-one years, in the US. Her son refused to recognize her, saying he had no memory of her. Her daughter did remember her, though their reunion was brief, with the father exerting his will and threatening to disown the children if they had anything to do with their mother. When Shehnaz passed away, it was with her older daughter's name on her lips.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/out-of-the-shadows-six-visionary-victorian-women-in-search-of-a-public-voice-by-emily-midorikawa--65152028https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523620 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out of the Shadows: Six Visionary Victorian Women in Search of a Public Voice Author: Emily Midorikawa Narrator: Rachael Beresford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 10 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Queen Victoria's reign was an era of breathtaking social change, but it did little to create a platform for women to express themselves. But not so within the social sphere of the séance—a mysterious, lamp-lit world on both sides of the Atlantic, in which women who craved a public voice could hold their own. Out of the Shadows tells the stories of the enterprising women whose supposedly clairvoyant gifts granted them fame, fortune, and, most important, influence, as they crossed rigid boundaries of gender and class as easily as they passed between the realms of the living and the dead. The Fox sisters inspired some of the era's best-known political activists and set off a transatlantic séance craze. While in the throes of a trance, Emma Hardinge Britten delivered powerful speeches to crowds of thousands. Victoria Woodhull claimed guidance from the spirit world as she took on the millionaires of Wall Street before becoming America's first female presidential candidate. And Georgina Weldon narrowly escaped the asylum before becoming a celebrity campaigner against archaic lunacy laws. Drawing on diaries, letters, and rarely seen memoirs and texts, Emily Midorikawa illuminates a radical history of female influence that has been confined to the dark until now.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523620Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523620 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out of the Shadows: Six Visionary Victorian Women in Search of a Public Voice Author: Emily Midorikawa Narrator: Rachael Beresford Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523620 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out of the Shadows: Six Visionary Victorian Women in Search of a Public Voice Author: Emily Midorikawa Narrator: Rachael Beresford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 10 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Queen Victoria's reign was an era of breathtaking social change, but it did little to create a platform for women to express themselves. But not so within the social sphere of the séance—a mysterious, lamp-lit world on both sides of the Atlantic, in which women who craved a public voice could hold their own. Out of the Shadows tells the stories of the enterprising women whose supposedly clairvoyant gifts granted them fame, fortune, and, most important, influence, as they crossed rigid boundaries of gender and class as easily as they passed between the realms of the living and the dead. The Fox sisters inspired some of the era's best-known political activists and set off a transatlantic séance craze. While in the throes of a trance, Emma Hardinge Britten delivered powerful speeches to crowds of thousands. Victoria Woodhull claimed guidance from the spirit world as she took on the millionaires of Wall Street before becoming America's first female presidential candidate. And Georgina Weldon narrowly escaped the asylum before becoming a celebrity campaigner against archaic lunacy laws. Drawing on diaries, letters, and rarely seen memoirs and texts, Emily Midorikawa illuminates a radical history of female influence that has been confined to the dark until now.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eartha-kitt-a-daughter-s-love-story-in-black-and-white-by-patricia-weiss-levy-kitt-shapiro--65151964https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/524289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter's Love Story in Black and White Author: Patricia Weiss Levy, Kitt Shapiro Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.11 of Total 37 Ratings of Narrator: 4.4 of Total 10 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this unique combination of African-American, music, and cultural history, we come to know one of the greatest stars the world has ever seen—Eartha Kitt—as revealed by the person who knew her best, her daughter. Eartha, who was a mix of Black, Cherokee, and white, identified as Black, but Kitt, her biological daughter by a white man, is blonde and pale. This is the story of a little white girl raised by her natural mother, who was the biggest Black celebrity in the world. For three decades before Kitt married, they traveled the world together, mother and daughter. Eartha came from a hard background (she was born on a cotton plantation) and did not have her own familial ties to lean on—she and Kitt were each other’s whole world. Eartha’s legacy is still felt today: we still listen to “Santa Baby” every Christmas, she starred as Helen of Troy opposite Orson Welles in Dr. Faustus, and she stole the show as Yzma in The Emperor's New Groove. Lupita Nyong'o was recently asked to name the two people she admired most. She chose Eartha Kitt and Katherine Hepburn. In these pages, Eartha Kitt comes to life so vividly you’ll feel as if you'd met her. Filled with love and poignant laughter, Eartha & Kitt captures the passion and energy of two remarkable women.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/524289Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/524289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter's Love Story in Black and White Author: Patricia Weiss Levy, Kitt Shapiro Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/524289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter's Love Story in Black and White Author: Patricia Weiss Levy, Kitt Shapiro Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.11 of Total 37 Ratings of Narrator: 4.4 of Total 10 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this unique combination of African-American, music, and cultural history, we come to know one of the greatest stars the world has ever seen—Eartha Kitt—as revealed by the person who knew her best, her daughter. Eartha, who was a mix of Black, Cherokee, and white, identified as Black, but Kitt, her biological daughter by a white man, is blonde and pale. This is the story of a little white girl raised by her natural mother, who was the biggest Black celebrity in the world. For three decades before Kitt married, they traveled the world together, mother and daughter. Eartha came from a hard background (she was born on a cotton plantation) and did not have her own familial ties to lean on—she and Kitt were each other’s whole world. Eartha’s legacy is still felt today: we still listen to “Santa Baby” every Christmas, she starred as Helen of Troy opposite Orson Welles in Dr. Faustus, and she stole the show as Yzma in The Emperor's New Groove. Lupita Nyong'o was recently asked to name the two people she admired most. She chose Eartha Kitt and Katherine Hepburn. In these pages, Eartha Kitt comes to life so vividly you’ll feel as if you'd met her. Filled with love and poignant laughter, Eartha & Kitt captures the passion and energy of two remarkable women.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-als-ich-vom-himmel-fiel-wie-mir-der-dschungel-mein-leben-zuruckgab-by-juliane-koepcke--65152065https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/528443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Als ich vom Himmel fiel: Wie mir der Dschungel mein Leben zurückgab Author: Juliane Koepcke Narrator: Angelika Osusko Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 16, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Internationaler Bestseller. Sie entkam dem Tod gleich zweimal. Es sollte der Beginn der Weihnachtsferien sein – und endete für 91 Menschen mit dem Tod: Flug 508, der am 24. Dezember 1971 über dem peruanischen Regenwald abstürzte. Nur die damals 17-jährige Juliane, die neben ihrer Mutter in der Maschine saß, überlebte. Hinter ihr lag eine Kindheit im Dschungel – umgeben von wilden Tieren und tropischen Pflanzen. In dieser Zeit hatte Juliane die Gesetze des Regenwaldes gelernt. Sie kannte die Geräusche, wusste, welche Tiere gefährlich sein konnten und welche den Weg zur Zivilisation weisen konnten. Das verletzte Mädchen schlug sich elf Tage durch das Dickicht – ohne Kompass oder Karte. Jetzt, nach vier Jahrzehnten, findet Juliane Koepcke die Kraft, von dem Absturz zu erzählen, den sie wie durch ein Wunder überlebte. In diesem Hörbuch erfahren wir ihre mitreißende Geschichte: -davon, was ihre ungewöhnliche Kindheit in der Wildnis sie lehrte; -wie der tropische Regenwald für sie zur Schule des Überlebens wurde; -wie der Einsatz für den Urwald zur lebenslangen Aufgabe für sie wurde. Juliane Koepcke, 1954 geboren, wuchs in Lima und im Urwald auf, wo ihre Eltern die Forschungsstation Panguana gründeten. Sie arbeitet als promovierte Biologin an der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München und kehrt jedes Jahr nach Peru zurück. Heute leitet sie die Forschungsstation und das Naturschutzgebiet Panguana. (c) Piper Verlag GmbH, München 2011 (P) 2021 ABP Verlag]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/528443Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/528443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Als ich vom Himmel fiel: Wie mir der Dschungel mein Leben zurückgab Author: Juliane Koepcke Narrator: Angelika Osusko Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/528443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Als ich vom Himmel fiel: Wie mir der Dschungel mein Leben zurückgab Author: Juliane Koepcke Narrator: Angelika Osusko Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 16, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Internationaler Bestseller. Sie entkam dem Tod gleich zweimal. Es sollte der Beginn der Weihnachtsferien sein – und endete für 91 Menschen mit dem Tod: Flug 508, der am 24. Dezember 1971 über dem peruanischen Regenwald abstürzte. Nur die damals 17-jährige Juliane, die neben ihrer Mutter in der Maschine saß, überlebte. Hinter ihr lag eine Kindheit im Dschungel – umgeben von wilden Tieren und tropischen Pflanzen. In dieser Zeit hatte Juliane die Gesetze des Regenwaldes gelernt. Sie kannte die Geräusche, wusste, welche Tiere gefährlich sein konnten und welche den Weg zur Zivilisation weisen konnten. Das verletzte Mädchen schlug sich elf Tage durch das Dickicht – ohne Kompass oder Karte. Jetzt, nach vier Jahrzehnten, findet Juliane Koepcke die Kraft, von dem Absturz zu erzählen, den sie wie durch ein Wunder überlebte. In diesem Hörbuch erfahren wir ihre mitreißende Geschichte: -davon, was ihre ungewöhnliche Kindheit in der Wildnis sie lehrte; -wie der tropische Regenwald für sie zur Schule des Überlebens wurde; -wie der Einsatz für den Urwald zur lebenslangen Aufgabe für sie wurde. Juliane Koepcke, 1954 geboren, wuchs in Lima und im Urwald auf, wo ihre Eltern die Forschungsstation Panguana gründeten. Sie arbeitet als promovierte Biologin an der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München und kehrt jedes Jahr nach Peru zurück. Heute leitet sie die Forschungsstation und das Naturschutzgebiet Panguana. (c) Piper Verlag GmbH, München 2011 (P) 2021 ABP Verlag]]>305ckgabcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-not-about-the-gun-lessons-from-my-global-career-as-a-female-fbi-agent-by-kathy-stearman--65152015https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522180 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's Not About the Gun: Lessons from My Global Career as a Female FBI Agent Author: Kathy Stearman Narrator: Caitlin Cavannaugh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 32 minutes Release date: June 10, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When former FBI Agent Kathy Stearman read in The New York Times that sixteen women were suing the FBI for discrimination at the training academy, she was surprised to see the women come forward—no one ever had before—but the truth behind their accusations resonated. After a twenty-six-year career in the Bureau, culminating in becoming FBI Legal Attaché, the most senior FBI representative in a foreign office, she knew from personal experience that this type of behavior had been prevalent for decades. When she entered the FBI Academy in 1987, Stearman was one of about 600 women in a force of 10,000 agents. While there, she evolved into an assertive woman, working her way up the ranks and across the globe to hold positions that very few women have held before. And yet, even at the height of her career, she had to check herself to make sure that she never appeared weak, inferior, or afraid. The accepted attitude for women in power has long been cool, calm, and in control—and sometimes that means coming across as cold and emotionless. Stearman changed for the FBI, but she longs for a different path for future women of the Bureau. If the system changes, then women can remain constant, valuing their female identity and nurturing the people they truly are. In It's Not About the Gun, she describes how she was viewed as a woman and an American overseas and how her perception of her country and the FBI, observed from the optics of distance, has evolved.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522180Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522180 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's Not About the Gun: Lessons from My Global Career as a Female FBI Agent Author: Kathy Stearman Narrator: Caitlin Cavannaugh Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522180 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's Not About the Gun: Lessons from My Global Career as a Female FBI Agent Author: Kathy Stearman Narrator: Caitlin Cavannaugh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 32 minutes Release date: June 10, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When former FBI Agent Kathy Stearman read in The New York Times that sixteen women were suing the FBI for discrimination at the training academy, she was surprised to see the women come forward—no one ever had before—but the truth behind their accusations resonated. After a twenty-six-year career in the Bureau, culminating in becoming FBI Legal Attaché, the most senior FBI representative in a foreign office, she knew from personal experience that this type of behavior had been prevalent for decades. When she entered the FBI Academy in 1987, Stearman was one of about 600 women in a force of 10,000 agents. While there, she evolved into an assertive woman, working her way up the ranks and across the globe to hold positions that very few women have held before. And yet, even at the height of her career, she had to check herself to make sure that she never appeared weak, inferior, or afraid. The accepted attitude for women in power has long been cool, calm, and in control—and sometimes that means coming across as cold and emotionless. Stearman changed for the FBI, but she longs for a different path for future women of the Bureau. If the system changes, then women can remain constant, valuing their female identity and nurturing the people they truly are. In It's Not About the Gun, she describes how she was viewed as a woman and an American overseas and how her perception of her country and the FBI, observed from the optics of distance, has evolved.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-heartless-murder-of-nettie-sachs-and-the-survival-of-her-american-dream-by-dr-robert-v-v-hurst--65152008https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525017 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heartless Murder of Nettie Sachs: And The Survival Of Her American Dream Author: Dr. Robert V.V. Hurst Narrator: Lee Alan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 28, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Born in Lithuania in 1885 under the rule of Russian Tsars, Nettie was ever aware of the injustice levied on her Jewish people. Rules limited their freedom reducing their status to that of second-class citizens. Additionally, Nettie challenged her own religion’s system of excluding girls from Talmud instruction, which the male-dominated Jewish society deemed to be the exclusive right of men. Nettie fled to America with Russian Cossacks hot on her trail for a murder that occurred during a pogrom while she was defending her husband. In America, she found opportunity but not without its perils. She took advantage of America’s freedoms and became educated, continuing to navigate the male dominated society with her resolve to live the American Dream. Nettie’s natural sexuality and intelligence attracted five husbands and produced six children, who in turn contributed twelve grandchildren. This was her legacy to America. Her life’s story unfolded as her adopted country fought two wars, saw the start of the union movement, the Ku Klux Klan, and segregation, and adjusted to an immigrant crisis. Tragically, Nettie a young widow lost her life at age 37 at the hands of the son of a man whose romantic interest she had rejected years before in the old country. Envious of her newfound wealth, he was determined to claim it as his own. He sent his son, 13 years younger than Nettie, to court her, then marry her. Evil occult forces seemed to follow Nettie’s every move after her third marriage, only ending with her death after the fifth. The sensational trial of her last husband for her violent murder was followed in newspapers across the country. Her life in America played out against a backdrop of the Roaring Twenties, Prohibition, bootleg liquor, ragtime music, and speakeasies. Nettie became in her mind, and in reality, a true American. She did her best to raise her children and instill in them her passion for justice and freedom.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525017Fri, 28 May 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525017 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heartless Murder of Nettie Sachs: And The Survival Of Her American Dream Author: Dr. Robert V.V. Hurst Narrator: Lee Alan Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525017 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heartless Murder of Nettie Sachs: And The Survival Of Her American Dream Author: Dr. Robert V.V. Hurst Narrator: Lee Alan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 28, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Born in Lithuania in 1885 under the rule of Russian Tsars, Nettie was ever aware of the injustice levied on her Jewish people. Rules limited their freedom reducing their status to that of second-class citizens. Additionally, Nettie challenged her own religion’s system of excluding girls from Talmud instruction, which the male-dominated Jewish society deemed to be the exclusive right of men. Nettie fled to America with Russian Cossacks hot on her trail for a murder that occurred during a pogrom while she was defending her husband. In America, she found opportunity but not without its perils. She took advantage of America’s freedoms and became educated, continuing to navigate the male dominated society with her resolve to live the American Dream. Nettie’s natural sexuality and intelligence attracted five husbands and produced six children, who in turn contributed twelve grandchildren. This was her legacy to America. Her life’s story unfolded as her adopted country fought two wars, saw the start of the union movement, the Ku Klux Klan, and segregation, and adjusted to an immigrant crisis. Tragically, Nettie a young widow lost her life at age 37 at the hands of the son of a man whose romantic interest she had rejected years before in the old country. Envious of her newfound wealth, he was determined to claim it as his own. He sent his son, 13 years younger than Nettie, to court her, then marry her. Evil occult forces seemed to follow Nettie’s every move after her third marriage, only ending with her death after the fifth. The sensational trial of her last husband for her violent murder was followed in newspapers across the country. Her life in America played out against a backdrop of the Roaring Twenties, Prohibition, bootleg liquor, ragtime music, and speakeasies. Nettie became in her mind, and in reality, a true American. She did her best to raise her children and instill in them her passion for justice and freedom.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-life-by-helen-keller--65152045https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523858 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Life Author: Helen Keller Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano And The Icon Ensemble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 4 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When she was 19 months old, Helen Keller (1880–1968) suffered a severe illness that left her blind and deaf. Not long after, she also became mute. Keller mounted a tenacious struggle to overcome these handicaps with the help of her inspired teacher, Anne Sullivan. Here is one of the greatest stories of human courage ever committed to paper. In this classic autobiography, Miss Keller recounts the first 22 years of her life, including the magical moment at the water pump when she recognized the connection between the word 'water' and the cold liquid on her hands. Subsequent experiences were equally noteworthy: her joy at eventually learning to speak, her friendships with Oliver Wendell Holmes and other notables, her education at Radcliffe, and extraordinary relationship with Miss Sullivan. Produced by Macc Kay Production executive Avalon Giuliano ICON Intern Eden Garret Giuliano ©2021 Eden Garret Giuliano (P) 2021 Eden Garret Giuliano Geoffrey Giuliano is the author of over thirty internationally bestselling biographies, including the London Sunday Times bestseller 'Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney' and 'Dark Horse: The Private Life of George Harrison'. Dasa can be heard on the Westwood One Radio Network and has written and produced over seven hundred original spoken-word albums and video documentaries on various aspects of popular culture. In addition, Mr. Giuliano is an occasional lecturer at Northwestern University. He is also a well known actor in such films as 'Mechanic Resurrection' and the 'Scorpion King' series, among many. Jagannatha is a student of Bhakti (Devotional) Yoga and an ardent animal rights advocate. Geoffrey makes his home with his son Eden in Bangkok and Vrndavana, and Jaipur India.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523858Tue, 25 May 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523858 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Life Author: Helen Keller Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano And The Icon Ensemble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 4 minutes Release date: May...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523858 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Life Author: Helen Keller Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano And The Icon Ensemble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 4 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When she was 19 months old, Helen Keller (1880–1968) suffered a severe illness that left her blind and deaf. Not long after, she also became mute. Keller mounted a tenacious struggle to overcome these handicaps with the help of her inspired teacher, Anne Sullivan. Here is one of the greatest stories of human courage ever committed to paper. In this classic autobiography, Miss Keller recounts the first 22 years of her life, including the magical moment at the water pump when she recognized the connection between the word 'water' and the cold liquid on her hands. Subsequent experiences were equally noteworthy: her joy at eventually learning to speak, her friendships with Oliver Wendell Holmes and other notables, her education at Radcliffe, and extraordinary relationship with Miss Sullivan. Produced by Macc Kay Production executive Avalon Giuliano ICON Intern Eden Garret Giuliano ©2021 Eden Garret Giuliano (P) 2021 Eden Garret Giuliano Geoffrey Giuliano is the author of over thirty internationally bestselling biographies, including the London Sunday Times bestseller 'Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney' and 'Dark Horse: The Private Life of George Harrison'. Dasa can be heard on the Westwood One Radio Network and has written and produced over seven hundred original spoken-word albums and video documentaries on various aspects of popular culture. In addition, Mr. Giuliano is an occasional lecturer at Northwestern University. He is also a well known actor in such films as 'Mechanic Resurrection' and the 'Scorpion King' series, among many. Jagannatha is a student of Bhakti (Devotional) Yoga and an ardent animal rights advocate. Geoffrey makes his home with his son Eden in Bangkok and Vrndavana, and Jaipur India.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/devils-lusts-and-strange-desires-the-life-of-patricia-highsmith-by-richard-bradford--65152010https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519891 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Devils, Lusts and Strange Desires: The Life of Patricia Highsmith Author: Richard Bradford Narrator: Daniel Henning Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Carly Holbrook and Brian Westbury are weeks away from their high-school graduation. The young couple plans to marry before they head to college, and their future seems bright with promise. But everything changes one spring night when their six closest friends, including Brian's younger brother, are killed in a fiery car accident that Carly and Brian witness. The trauma leaves Carly unable to speak, and Brian is forced to make unimaginable decisions about a future that once seemed so certain. With Carly incapable of going forward with their plans, Brian leaves home—and Carly—for good. Fifteen years later, disturbing new clues indicate that the accident that wrecked so many lives wasn't an accident at all, bringing Brian home to face a past—and a love—he's never forgotten.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519891Tue, 25 May 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519891 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Devils, Lusts and Strange Desires: The Life of Patricia Highsmith Author: Richard Bradford Narrator: Daniel Henning Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519891 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Devils, Lusts and Strange Desires: The Life of Patricia Highsmith Author: Richard Bradford Narrator: Daniel Henning Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 25, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Carly Holbrook and Brian Westbury are weeks away from their high-school graduation. The young couple plans to marry before they head to college, and their future seems bright with promise. But everything changes one spring night when their six closest friends, including Brian's younger brother, are killed in a fiery car accident that Carly and Brian witness. The trauma leaves Carly unable to speak, and Brian is forced to make unimaginable decisions about a future that once seemed so certain. With Carly incapable of going forward with their plans, Brian leaves home—and Carly—for good. Fifteen years later, disturbing new clues indicate that the accident that wrecked so many lives wasn't an accident at all, bringing Brian home to face a past—and a love—he's never forgotten.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alice-memoirs-of-a-barbary-coast-prostitute-by-ivy-anderson-devon-angus--65152053https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alice: Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute Author: Ivy Anderson, Devon Angus Narrator: Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 11, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The collected memoirs of a 1913 San Francisco sex worker, their effect on society at the time, and where they fit in today’s world In 1913 the San Francisco Bulletin published a serialized, ghostwritten memoir of a prostitute who went by Alice Smith. “A Voice from the Underworld” detailed Alice’s humble Midwestern upbringing and her struggle to find aboveboard work, and candidly related the harrowing events she endured after entering “the life.” While prostitute narratives had been published before, never had they been as frank in their discussion of the underworld, including topics such as abortion, police corruption, and the unwritten laws of the brothel. Throughout the series, Alice strongly criticized the society that failed her and so many other women, but, just as acutely, she longed to be welcomed back from the margins. The response to Alice’s story was unprecedented: four thousand letters poured into the Bulletin, many of which were written by other prostitutes ready to share their own stories; and it inspired what may have been the first sex worker rights protest in modern history. An introduction contextualizes “A Voice from the Underworld” amid Progressive Era sensationalistic journalism and shifting ideas of gender roles, and reveals themes in Alice’s story that extend to issues facing sex workers today.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538601Tue, 11 May 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alice: Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute Author: Ivy Anderson, Devon Angus Narrator: Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alice: Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute Author: Ivy Anderson, Devon Angus Narrator: Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 11, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The collected memoirs of a 1913 San Francisco sex worker, their effect on society at the time, and where they fit in today’s world In 1913 the San Francisco Bulletin published a serialized, ghostwritten memoir of a prostitute who went by Alice Smith. “A Voice from the Underworld” detailed Alice’s humble Midwestern upbringing and her struggle to find aboveboard work, and candidly related the harrowing events she endured after entering “the life.” While prostitute narratives had been published before, never had they been as frank in their discussion of the underworld, including topics such as abortion, police corruption, and the unwritten laws of the brothel. Throughout the series, Alice strongly criticized the society that failed her and so many other women, but, just as acutely, she longed to be welcomed back from the margins. The response to Alice’s story was unprecedented: four thousand letters poured into the Bulletin, many of which were written by other prostitutes ready to share their own stories; and it inspired what may have been the first sex worker rights protest in modern history. An introduction contextualizes “A Voice from the Underworld” amid Progressive Era sensationalistic journalism and shifting ideas of gender roles, and reveals themes in Alice’s story that extend to issues facing sex workers today.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fun-of-it-random-records-of-my-own-flying-and-of-women-in-aviation-by-amelia-earhart--65152049https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538611 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fun of It: Random Records of My Own Flying and of Women in Aviation Author: Amelia Earhart Narrator: Pamela Almand Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 32 minutes Release date: May 11, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Amelia Earhart’s autobiographical book The Fun of It: Random Records of My Own Flying and of Women in Aviation covers Earhart’s life through May 20–21, 1932, “when Miss Earhart, alone in a Lockheed Vega monoplane with a single Wasp engine, negotiated 2,026 miles through storm and fog from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, to a cow pasture on the outskirts of Londonderry, Ireland. The flight set a transatlantic record of 14 hours, 56 minutes … and stirred such public adulation that she confided, ‘I’ll be glad when the zoo part is over.’” (ANB)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538611Tue, 11 May 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538611 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fun of It: Random Records of My Own Flying and of Women in Aviation Author: Amelia Earhart Narrator: Pamela Almand Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538611 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fun of It: Random Records of My Own Flying and of Women in Aviation Author: Amelia Earhart Narrator: Pamela Almand Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 32 minutes Release date: May 11, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Amelia Earhart’s autobiographical book The Fun of It: Random Records of My Own Flying and of Women in Aviation covers Earhart’s life through May 20–21, 1932, “when Miss Earhart, alone in a Lockheed Vega monoplane with a single Wasp engine, negotiated 2,026 miles through storm and fog from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, to a cow pasture on the outskirts of Londonderry, Ireland. The flight set a transatlantic record of 14 hours, 56 minutes … and stirred such public adulation that she confided, ‘I’ll be glad when the zoo part is over.’” (ANB)]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/empowered-women-empowering-the-world-inspirational-stories-from-women-who-are-creating-change-within-their-community-and-beyond-by-tammie-p--65152071https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523000 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empowered Women Empowering the World: Inspirational stories from women who are creating change within their community and beyond Author: Tammie Pike Narrator: Rebecca Green, Kylie Allen, Tamara Stiller, Jamie Mcmillan, Kylie Mort, Alana Barry, Anna Le, Briana Seaton, Melissa Mcleod, Kim Curd, Sue Prentice, Teneile Napoli, Caroline Bellenger, Tracey Jarrett, Salli Galvin, Tammie Pike Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 9, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The call is being answered. Women all around the world are rising and stepping into their power that for so long was suppressed. What does it mean to be an empowered woman? It goes beyond having the perfect – relationship, family, successful job/career or business, a healthy bank account, and social status. Instead, it is a woman who is willing to re-discover who she is, to let go of the need to be the “good girl” and the “people pleaser,” and to be accepted. She embraces her shadows and steps into her light. She is a woman who has given herself permission to learn to be who she truly is while supporting others to rise into their power. The empowered woman has a story to tell. These stories will help you to not feel alone in your experiences; to help guide you to your own empowerment so you can live life in your own unique way that is fulfilling and sustainable. Empowered Women Empowering the World represents women who have overcome adversity and risen above their challenges and created a life where they live by their own design. These stories are true and from women from all walks of life. They will inspire you to embark on your own self-empowerment journey, to grow into your own self-belief so you can be your best self, become confident, courageous, and empowered as they share how they changed their lives to experience deep and lasting transformation. Each story provides tips and powerful motivation for you to say “yes” to your best life. Empower yourself with this collection of inspiring reflections from awakened women who are empowered in life, love, motherhood, and business.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523000Sun, 09 May 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523000 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empowered Women Empowering the World: Inspirational stories from women who are creating change within their community and beyond Author: Tammie Pike...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523000 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empowered Women Empowering the World: Inspirational stories from women who are creating change within their community and beyond Author: Tammie Pike Narrator: Rebecca Green, Kylie Allen, Tamara Stiller, Jamie Mcmillan, Kylie Mort, Alana Barry, Anna Le, Briana Seaton, Melissa Mcleod, Kim Curd, Sue Prentice, Teneile Napoli, Caroline Bellenger, Tracey Jarrett, Salli Galvin, Tammie Pike Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 9, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The call is being answered. Women all around the world are rising and stepping into their power that for so long was suppressed. What does it mean to be an empowered woman? It goes beyond having the perfect – relationship, family, successful job/career or business, a healthy bank account, and social status. Instead, it is a woman who is willing to re-discover who she is, to let go of the need to be the “good girl” and the “people pleaser,” and to be accepted. She embraces her shadows and steps into her light. She is a woman who has given herself permission to learn to be who she truly is while supporting others to rise into their power. The empowered woman has a story to tell. These stories will help you to not feel alone in your experiences; to help guide you to your own empowerment so you can live life in your own unique way that is fulfilling and sustainable. Empowered Women Empowering the World represents women who have overcome adversity and risen above their challenges and created a life where they live by their own design. These stories are true and from women from all walks of life. They will inspire you to embark on your own self-empowerment journey, to grow into your own self-belief so you can be your best self, become confident, courageous, and empowered as they share how they changed their lives to experience deep and lasting transformation. Each story provides tips and powerful motivation for you to say “yes” to your best life. Empower yourself with this collection of inspiring reflections from awakened women who are empowered in life, love, motherhood, and business.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-the-way-to-casa-lotus-a-memoir-of-family-art-injury-and-forgiveness-by-lorena-junco-margain--65152024https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520231 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On the Way to Casa Lotus: A Memoir of Family, Art, Injury, and Forgiveness Author: Lorena Junco Margain Narrator: Lorena Junco Margain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 22 minutes Release date: May 5, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Lorena Junco Margain—passionate art collector and devoted wife and mother—is already shaken after abruptly fleeing Mexico and relocating in the USA with her family while pregnant due concerns for their safety. Then, she learns she has a tumor on her adrenal gland. Having long experienced unexplained symptoms of dizziness and lethargy that neither medications nor holistic or Ayurvedic treatments have helped, she embraces the news with tears of relief: with a simple surgery, she can regain her strength and joyful spirit. But fate can be mischievous, and to err is human—even for surgeons. Rather than improve after surgery, her condition worsens.  On the Way to Casa Lotus is the gripping true story of Junco Margain’s journey coming to terms with the permanent consequences of a surgeon’s devastating mistake. Mindful that even good people make errors and that vengeance would not mend her broken body or soul, she chooses instead to embark on a quest for peace and healing—beginning by seeking space in her heart to forgive.  Deeply compassionate, wise and poetic, On the Way to Casa Lotus lays bare some of the most poignant contradictions of the human condition, blurring the distinctions between guilt and neglectfulness, anger and sorrow, humility and shame, gratitude and despair. Rich with imagery and metaphors from the world of contemporary art, brimming with scenes from the author’s close-knit, abundantly loving Mexican family, the book plants a seed of hope that loss and pain can serve a higher purpose: one of promoting forgiveness as a force for personal and universal change.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520231Wed, 05 May 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520231 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On the Way to Casa Lotus: A Memoir of Family, Art, Injury, and Forgiveness Author: Lorena Junco Margain Narrator: Lorena Junco Margain Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520231 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On the Way to Casa Lotus: A Memoir of Family, Art, Injury, and Forgiveness Author: Lorena Junco Margain Narrator: Lorena Junco Margain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 22 minutes Release date: May 5, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Lorena Junco Margain—passionate art collector and devoted wife and mother—is already shaken after abruptly fleeing Mexico and relocating in the USA with her family while pregnant due concerns for their safety. Then, she learns she has a tumor on her adrenal gland. Having long experienced unexplained symptoms of dizziness and lethargy that neither medications nor holistic or Ayurvedic treatments have helped, she embraces the news with tears of relief: with a simple surgery, she can regain her strength and joyful spirit. But fate can be mischievous, and to err is human—even for surgeons. Rather than improve after surgery, her condition worsens.  On the Way to Casa Lotus is the gripping true story of Junco Margain’s journey coming to terms with the permanent consequences of a surgeon’s devastating mistake. Mindful that even good people make errors and that vengeance would not mend her broken body or soul, she chooses instead to embark on a quest for peace and healing—beginning by seeking space in her heart to forgive.  Deeply compassionate, wise and poetic, On the Way to Casa Lotus lays bare some of the most poignant contradictions of the human condition, blurring the distinctions between guilt and neglectfulness, anger and sorrow, humility and shame, gratitude and despair. Rich with imagery and metaphors from the world of contemporary art, brimming with scenes from the author’s close-knit, abundantly loving Mexican family, the book plants a seed of hope that loss and pain can serve a higher purpose: one of promoting forgiveness as a force for personal and universal change.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-same-river-twice-a-memoir-of-dirtbag-backpackers-bomb-shelters-and-bad-travel-by-pam-mandel--65152054https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Same River Twice: A Memoir of Dirtbag Backpackers, Bomb Shelters, and Bad Travel Author: Pam Mandel Narrator: Khristine Hvam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 27, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed travel writer Pam Mandel's thrilling account of a life-defining journey from the California suburbs to Israel to the Himalayan peaks and back. Given the choice, Pam Mandel would say no and stay home. It was getting her nowhere, so she decided to say yes. Yes to unknown countries, night shifts, language lessons, bad decisions, to anything to make her feel real, visible, alive. A product of beige California suburbs, Mandel was overlooked and unexceptional. When her father ships her off on a youth group tour of Israel, he inadvertently catapults his seventeen-year-old daughter into a world of angry European backpackers, seize-the-day Israelis, and the fall out of Cold War-era politics. Border violence hadn't been on the birthright tour agenda. But neither had domestic violence, going broke, getting wasted, getting sick, or getting lost. With no guidance and no particular plan, Mandel says yes to everything and everyone, embarking on an adventure across three continents and thousands of miles, from a cold water London flat to rural Pakistan, from the Nile River Delta to the snowy peaks of Ladakh and finally, back home to California, determined to shape a life that is truly hers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514092Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Same River Twice: A Memoir of Dirtbag Backpackers, Bomb Shelters, and Bad Travel Author: Pam Mandel Narrator: Khristine Hvam Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Same River Twice: A Memoir of Dirtbag Backpackers, Bomb Shelters, and Bad Travel Author: Pam Mandel Narrator: Khristine Hvam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 27, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed travel writer Pam Mandel's thrilling account of a life-defining journey from the California suburbs to Israel to the Himalayan peaks and back. Given the choice, Pam Mandel would say no and stay home. It was getting her nowhere, so she decided to say yes. Yes to unknown countries, night shifts, language lessons, bad decisions, to anything to make her feel real, visible, alive. A product of beige California suburbs, Mandel was overlooked and unexceptional. When her father ships her off on a youth group tour of Israel, he inadvertently catapults his seventeen-year-old daughter into a world of angry European backpackers, seize-the-day Israelis, and the fall out of Cold War-era politics. Border violence hadn't been on the birthright tour agenda. But neither had domestic violence, going broke, getting wasted, getting sick, or getting lost. With no guidance and no particular plan, Mandel says yes to everything and everyone, embarking on an adventure across three continents and thousands of miles, from a cold water London flat to rural Pakistan, from the Nile River Delta to the snowy peaks of Ladakh and finally, back home to California, determined to shape a life that is truly hers.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unassisted-a-memoir-about-self-discovery-and-the-meaning-of-home-by-erin-j-stammer--65152068https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519388 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unassisted: A Memoir about Self-Discovery and the Meaning of Home Author: Erin J. Stammer Narrator: Erin J. Stammer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 24 minutes Release date: April 23, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Sensitive and cautious from an early age, Erin had always managed to mitigate the periodic upheavals in her life, but in a short 18 months, a whirlwind of events tip the balance that she had been able to maintain. The Great Recession, a second marriage, merging families, menopause, and undertaking an enormous role managing a chaotic assisted living facility all combine to create a perfect storm that threatens to break her. Unassisted is Erin’s story of finding herself and finding home.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519388Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519388 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unassisted: A Memoir about Self-Discovery and the Meaning of Home Author: Erin J. Stammer Narrator: Erin J. Stammer Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519388 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unassisted: A Memoir about Self-Discovery and the Meaning of Home Author: Erin J. Stammer Narrator: Erin J. Stammer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 24 minutes Release date: April 23, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Sensitive and cautious from an early age, Erin had always managed to mitigate the periodic upheavals in her life, but in a short 18 months, a whirlwind of events tip the balance that she had been able to maintain. The Great Recession, a second marriage, merging families, menopause, and undertaking an enormous role managing a chaotic assisted living facility all combine to create a perfect storm that threatens to break her. Unassisted is Erin’s story of finding herself and finding home.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/susan-linda-nina-cokie-the-extraordinary-story-of-the-founding-mothers-of-npr-by-lisa-napoli--65152059https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533302 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR Author: Lisa Napoli Narrator: Lisa Napoli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 13, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A group biography of four beloved women who fought sexism, covered decades of American news, and whose voices defined NPR In the years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, women in the workplace still found themselves relegated to secretarial positions or locked out of jobs entirely. This was especially true in the news business, a backwater of male chauvinism in which a woman might be lucky to get a foothold on the “women’s pages.” But when a pioneering nonprofit called National Public Radio came along in the 1970s and the door to serious journalism opened a crack, four remarkable women came along and blew it off the hinges. Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie is journalist Lisa Napoli’s captivating account of these four women, their deep and enduring friendships, and the trail they blazed to becoming icons. They had radically different stories. Cokie Roberts was born into a political dynasty, roamed the halls of Congress as a child, and felt a tug toward public service. Susan Stamberg, who had lived in India with her husband who worked for the State Department, was the first woman to anchor a nightly news program and pressed for accommodations to balance work and home life. Linda Wertheimer, the daughter of shopkeepers in New Mexico, fought her way to a scholarship and a spot on-air. And Nina Totenberg, the network’s legal affairs correspondent, invented a new way to cover the Supreme Court. Based on extensive interviews and calling on the author’s deep connections in news and public radio, Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie is as beguiling and sharp as its formidable subjects.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533302Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533302 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR Author: Lisa Napoli Narrator: Lisa Napoli Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533302 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR Author: Lisa Napoli Narrator: Lisa Napoli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 13, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A group biography of four beloved women who fought sexism, covered decades of American news, and whose voices defined NPR In the years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, women in the workplace still found themselves relegated to secretarial positions or locked out of jobs entirely. This was especially true in the news business, a backwater of male chauvinism in which a woman might be lucky to get a foothold on the “women’s pages.” But when a pioneering nonprofit called National Public Radio came along in the 1970s and the door to serious journalism opened a crack, four remarkable women came along and blew it off the hinges. Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie is journalist Lisa Napoli’s captivating account of these four women, their deep and enduring friendships, and the trail they blazed to becoming icons. They had radically different stories. Cokie Roberts was born into a political dynasty, roamed the halls of Congress as a child, and felt a tug toward public service. Susan Stamberg, who had lived in India with her husband who worked for the State Department, was the first woman to anchor a nightly news program and pressed for accommodations to balance work and home life. Linda Wertheimer, the daughter of shopkeepers in New Mexico, fought her way to a scholarship and a spot on-air. And Nina Totenberg, the network’s legal affairs correspondent, invented a new way to cover the Supreme Court. Based on extensive interviews and calling on the author’s deep connections in news and public radio, Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie is as beguiling and sharp as its formidable subjects.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/corporate-divas-by-sonia-golani--65151991https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535275 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Corporate Divas Author: Sonia Golani Narrator: Aishwarya Singh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 13, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Eighteen extremely talented and determined women have balanced the home and the boardroom with equal aplomb; setting standards in the corporate world for all to follow. Corporate Divas offers inspiring insights into what motivates and sustains India's leading corporate women. Through a series of in-depth conversations; this book reveals the unconventional styles and the secret mantras they use to achieve phenomenal success in their professions. A riveting and an uplifting read; it is an indispensible resource for anyone striving to build the right attitudes for success in today's highly competitive global environment.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535275Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535275 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Corporate Divas Author: Sonia Golani Narrator: Aishwarya Singh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 13, 2021...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535275 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Corporate Divas Author: Sonia Golani Narrator: Aishwarya Singh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 13, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Eighteen extremely talented and determined women have balanced the home and the boardroom with equal aplomb; setting standards in the corporate world for all to follow. Corporate Divas offers inspiring insights into what motivates and sustains India's leading corporate women. Through a series of in-depth conversations; this book reveals the unconventional styles and the secret mantras they use to achieve phenomenal success in their professions. A riveting and an uplifting read; it is an indispensible resource for anyone striving to build the right attitudes for success in today's highly competitive global environment.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/didi-the-untold-mamata-banerjee-by-shutapa-paul--65152075https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Didi: The Untold Mamata Banerjee Author: Shutapa Paul Narrator: Nilam Batabyal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 25 minutes Release date: April 6, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Mamata Banerjee, with her unique style of politics, was able to defeat the formidable three-decade-old Left Front Government in 2011. Exploring her struggles and achievements, Didi opens a window to the life and times of one of the most dynamic politicians of our country. 'The general elections of 2019 can see [Mamata Banerjee] play kingmaker . . . She is the only regional leader who can claim to have that kind of clout. Jayalalithaa is no more and Nitish Kumar has changed over to the NDA. The year 2018 also witnessed the demise of another pedagogue of Dravidian politics, K. Karunanidhi. With the Congress showing signs of resurgence, and regional parties agreeing to forge a Federal Front, Mamata is more than aware that if she gets her electoral mathematics right, she could play a decisive role in the next Lok Sabha polls-maybe even stand a chance at prime ministership.' Mamata Banerjee, with her unique style of politics, was able to defeat the formidable three-decade-old Left Front Government in 2011. Exploring her struggles and achievements, Didi opens a window to the life and times of one of the most dynamic politicians of our country. 'The general elections of 2019 can see [Mamata Banerjee] play kingmaker . . . She is the only regional leader who can claim to have that kind of clout. Jayalalithaa is no more and Nitish Kumar has changed over to the NDA. The year 2018 also witnessed the demise of another pedagogue of Dravidian politics, K. Karunanidhi. With the Congress showing signs of resurgence, and regional parties agreeing to forge.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514276Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Didi: The Untold Mamata Banerjee Author: Shutapa Paul Narrator: Nilam Batabyal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 25 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Didi: The Untold Mamata Banerjee Author: Shutapa Paul Narrator: Nilam Batabyal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 25 minutes Release date: April 6, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Mamata Banerjee, with her unique style of politics, was able to defeat the formidable three-decade-old Left Front Government in 2011. Exploring her struggles and achievements, Didi opens a window to the life and times of one of the most dynamic politicians of our country. 'The general elections of 2019 can see [Mamata Banerjee] play kingmaker . . . She is the only regional leader who can claim to have that kind of clout. Jayalalithaa is no more and Nitish Kumar has changed over to the NDA. The year 2018 also witnessed the demise of another pedagogue of Dravidian politics, K. Karunanidhi. With the Congress showing signs of resurgence, and regional parties agreeing to forge a Federal Front, Mamata is more than aware that if she gets her electoral mathematics right, she could play a decisive role in the next Lok Sabha polls-maybe even stand a chance at prime ministership.' Mamata Banerjee, with her unique style of politics, was able to defeat the formidable three-decade-old Left Front Government in 2011. Exploring her struggles and achievements, Didi opens a window to the life and times of one of the most dynamic politicians of our country. 'The general elections of 2019 can see [Mamata Banerjee] play kingmaker . . . She is the only regional leader who can claim to have that kind of clout. Jayalalithaa is no more and Nitish Kumar has changed over to the NDA. The year 2018 also witnessed the demise of another pedagogue of Dravidian politics, K. Karunanidhi. With the Congress showing signs of resurgence, and regional parties agreeing to forge.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/inch-by-inch-finding-a-home-within-my-skin-by-monique-lisbon--65152038https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521933 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inch by Inch: Finding a Home within My Skin Author: Monique Lisbon Narrator: Monique Lisbon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 53 minutes Release date: March 24, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Inch by Inch' tells the story of one woman’s fifty-year struggle to feel at home within her skin. Childhood sexual abuse confined Monique to a body controlled by others. After decades of trying to flee from herself, Monique tipped the scales at 200kg. She was grinding to a halt, immobilised by the labour of living. Faced with the prospect of life in a wheelchair, she chose to find her feet. Losing two-thirds of her weight – inch by inch – was hard work. But as she embraced the risks and costs of change, she gained momentum, reclaiming mobility, health, a lightness of being, joy. Monique’s journey from morbid obesity to living health has also been a trek from self-hatred and shame, towards self-respect and freedom. Audio book also contains full-length album of songs by the author. 'Inch by Inch' is the third title in Monique Lisbon’s evolving story of hope, following on from her previous two books/CDs:'Fragments of Home: Piecing Life Together after Childhood Sexual Abuse' and 'Keeping Mum: The Silent Cost of Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse'. More information is available from: www.inchbyinch.net.au and www.livinghoperesources.com.au]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521933Wed, 24 Mar 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521933 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inch by Inch: Finding a Home within My Skin Author: Monique Lisbon Narrator: Monique Lisbon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 53 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521933 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inch by Inch: Finding a Home within My Skin Author: Monique Lisbon Narrator: Monique Lisbon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 53 minutes Release date: March 24, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Inch by Inch' tells the story of one woman’s fifty-year struggle to feel at home within her skin. Childhood sexual abuse confined Monique to a body controlled by others. After decades of trying to flee from herself, Monique tipped the scales at 200kg. She was grinding to a halt, immobilised by the labour of living. Faced with the prospect of life in a wheelchair, she chose to find her feet. Losing two-thirds of her weight – inch by inch – was hard work. But as she embraced the risks and costs of change, she gained momentum, reclaiming mobility, health, a lightness of being, joy. Monique’s journey from morbid obesity to living health has also been a trek from self-hatred and shame, towards self-respect and freedom. Audio book also contains full-length album of songs by the author. 'Inch by Inch' is the third title in Monique Lisbon’s evolving story of hope, following on from her previous two books/CDs:'Fragments of Home: Piecing Life Together after Childhood Sexual Abuse' and 'Keeping Mum: The Silent Cost of Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse'. More information is available from: www.inchbyinch.net.au and www.livinghoperesources.com.au]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trailblazers-women-in-science-by-scientific-american--65151961https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523156 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trailblazers: Women in Science Author: Scientific American Narrator: Suzie Althens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 23, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Sally Ride, the first American woman to go to space, once said that she didn’t set out to be a role model, but after her first flight, she realized that she was one. Like her, the twelve women scientists in this collection became unintentional heroes through perseverance and hard work, making great discoveries in all areas of science. From Vera Rubin’s examination of the internal dynamics of galaxies to Nobel Prize winner May-Britt Moser’s study of the brain’s GPS-like navigation system, Trailblazers highlights the achievements of women who became role models for us all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523156Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523156 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trailblazers: Women in Science Author: Scientific American Narrator: Suzie Althens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523156 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trailblazers: Women in Science Author: Scientific American Narrator: Suzie Althens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 23, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Sally Ride, the first American woman to go to space, once said that she didn’t set out to be a role model, but after her first flight, she realized that she was one. Like her, the twelve women scientists in this collection became unintentional heroes through perseverance and hard work, making great discoveries in all areas of science. From Vera Rubin’s examination of the internal dynamics of galaxies to Nobel Prize winner May-Britt Moser’s study of the brain’s GPS-like navigation system, Trailblazers highlights the achievements of women who became role models for us all.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-abends-heisse-ich-aurora-mein-skurriles-doppelleben-als-domina-unabridged-by-aurora-nia-noxx--65152026https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Abends heiße ich Aurora - Mein skurriles Doppelleben als Domina (unabridged) Author: Aurora Nia Noxx Narrator: Aurora Nia Noxx Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: January 29, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Die Autorin ist zugleich die Hauptfigur des Buches: Jenny Christiansen, ist 36 Jahre alt, lebt im schönen Hamburger Stadtteil Winterhude und besitzt ein dunkles Geheimnis. Tagsüber geht sie ihrem 'from nine till five'-Job im Büro nach - und abends ist sie Domina. Doch wie wird man Domina? In diesem Buch wird über Sadomaso aufgeklärt und Jennys Weg zur Domina beschrieben: Aus einer Schnapsidee entstand 'Ich werde Domina'. Doch muss man den Job der Domina erlernen? So viel vorab: Ja, besser ist es. Und sie tat es. Dass eine Domina den ganzen Tag mit einer Peitsche hinter Männern herläuft, ist nur ein Vorurteil, den die Autorin in diesem Buch beiseite räumt. Desweiteren geht sie auf die Frage ein 'Ist SM eine Modeerscheinung von gelangweilten Ehemännern?' Die Antwort ist nein, denn BDSM gab es schon immer.Das Hauptaugenmerk dieses Buches wird jedoch glasklar auf die Erlebnisse der Tätigkeit als Domina gelegt: die Sessions mit ihren liebenswerten und ausgesprochen extravaganten Gästen. Die Wünsche, Vorlieben und Tabus sind so unterschiedlich wie ein Pusteblümchen und eine Strauchrose. Doch wie hier der gemeinsame Nenner die Blume ist, ist es in ihren Geschichten der Sadomaso.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521400Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Abends heiße ich Aurora - Mein skurriles Doppelleben als Domina (unabridged) Author: Aurora Nia Noxx Narrator: Aurora Nia Noxx Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/521400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Abends heiße ich Aurora - Mein skurriles Doppelleben als Domina (unabridged) Author: Aurora Nia Noxx Narrator: Aurora Nia Noxx Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: January 29, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Die Autorin ist zugleich die Hauptfigur des Buches: Jenny Christiansen, ist 36 Jahre alt, lebt im schönen Hamburger Stadtteil Winterhude und besitzt ein dunkles Geheimnis. Tagsüber geht sie ihrem 'from nine till five'-Job im Büro nach - und abends ist sie Domina. Doch wie wird man Domina? In diesem Buch wird über Sadomaso aufgeklärt und Jennys Weg zur Domina beschrieben: Aus einer Schnapsidee entstand 'Ich werde Domina'. Doch muss man den Job der Domina erlernen? So viel vorab: Ja, besser ist es. Und sie tat es. Dass eine Domina den ganzen Tag mit einer Peitsche hinter Männern herläuft, ist nur ein Vorurteil, den die Autorin in diesem Buch beiseite räumt. Desweiteren geht sie auf die Frage ein 'Ist SM eine Modeerscheinung von gelangweilten Ehemännern?' Die Antwort ist nein, denn BDSM gab es schon immer.Das Hauptaugenmerk dieses Buches wird jedoch glasklar auf die Erlebnisse der Tätigkeit als Domina gelegt: die Sessions mit ihren liebenswerten und ausgesprochen extravaganten Gästen. Die Wünsche, Vorlieben und Tabus sind so unterschiedlich wie ein Pusteblümchen und eine Strauchrose. Doch wie hier der gemeinsame Nenner die Blume ist, ist es in ihren Geschichten der Sadomaso.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-body-politics-gekurzte-lesung-by-melodie-michelberger--65152073https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514221 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Body Politics (Gekürzte Lesung) Author: Melodie Michelberger Narrator: Melodie Michelberger Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 26, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Frauen sollen dem Schönheitsideal entsprechen, aber nicht zu individuell sein. Wer dem Ideal nicht entspricht, soll sich wenigstens selbst lieben. Der Druck auf Frauen ist so hoch wie nie, und wie seit Jahrhunderten bestimmt der männliche Blick, welche Frauenkörper attraktiv sind. Haben wir verlernt, unsere Körper zu akzeptieren und dankbar für das zu sein, was sie täglich leisten? Melodie Michelberger fragt in ihrem Hörbuch, wem es nützt, dass sich Millionen Frauen nicht hübsch genug fühlen. Sie weiß, wie Feminismus uns hilft, gegen das traditionelle Schönheitsideal zu rebellieren - denn es ist Zeit für ein diverses Bild von Schönheit und die Akzeptanz.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514221Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514221 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Body Politics (Gekürzte Lesung) Author: Melodie Michelberger Narrator: Melodie Michelberger Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 51...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514221 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Body Politics (Gekürzte Lesung) Author: Melodie Michelberger Narrator: Melodie Michelberger Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 26, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Frauen sollen dem Schönheitsideal entsprechen, aber nicht zu individuell sein. Wer dem Ideal nicht entspricht, soll sich wenigstens selbst lieben. Der Druck auf Frauen ist so hoch wie nie, und wie seit Jahrhunderten bestimmt der männliche Blick, welche Frauenkörper attraktiv sind. Haben wir verlernt, unsere Körper zu akzeptieren und dankbar für das zu sein, was sie täglich leisten? Melodie Michelberger fragt in ihrem Hörbuch, wem es nützt, dass sich Millionen Frauen nicht hübsch genug fühlen. Sie weiß, wie Feminismus uns hilft, gegen das traditionelle Schönheitsideal zu rebellieren - denn es ist Zeit für ein diverses Bild von Schönheit und die Akzeptanz.]]>185rztecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-miniskirt-to-hijab-a-girl-in-revolutionary-iran-by-jacqueline-saper--65152030https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/515512 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Miniskirt to Hijab: A Girl in Revolutionary Iran Author: Jacqueline Saper Narrator: Vaneh Assadourian Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 45 minutes Release date: January 12, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Jacqueline Saper, named after Jacqueline Kennedy, was born in Tehran to Iranian and British parents. At eighteen she witnessed the civil unrest of the 1979 Iranian revolution and continued to live in the Islamic Republic during its most volatile times, including the Iran-Iraq War. In a deeply intimate and personal story, Saper recounts her privileged childhood in prerevolutionary Iran and how she gradually became aware of the paradoxes in her life and community—primarily the disparate religions and cultures. In 1979 under the Ayatollah regime, Iran became increasingly unfamiliar and hostile to Saper. Seemingly overnight she went from living a carefree life of wearing miniskirts and attending high school to listening to fanatic diatribes, forced to wear the hijab, and hiding in the basement as Iraqi bombs fell over the city. She eventually fled to the United States in 1987 with her husband and children after, in part, witnessing her six-year-old daughter’s indoctrination into radical Islamic politics at school. At the heart of Saper’s story is a harrowing and instructive tale of how extremist ideologies seized a Westernized, affluent country and transformed it into a fundamentalist Islamic society.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/515512Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/515512 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Miniskirt to Hijab: A Girl in Revolutionary Iran Author: Jacqueline Saper Narrator: Vaneh Assadourian Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/515512 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Miniskirt to Hijab: A Girl in Revolutionary Iran Author: Jacqueline Saper Narrator: Vaneh Assadourian Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 45 minutes Release date: January 12, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Jacqueline Saper, named after Jacqueline Kennedy, was born in Tehran to Iranian and British parents. At eighteen she witnessed the civil unrest of the 1979 Iranian revolution and continued to live in the Islamic Republic during its most volatile times, including the Iran-Iraq War. In a deeply intimate and personal story, Saper recounts her privileged childhood in prerevolutionary Iran and how she gradually became aware of the paradoxes in her life and community—primarily the disparate religions and cultures. In 1979 under the Ayatollah regime, Iran became increasingly unfamiliar and hostile to Saper. Seemingly overnight she went from living a carefree life of wearing miniskirts and attending high school to listening to fanatic diatribes, forced to wear the hijab, and hiding in the basement as Iraqi bombs fell over the city. She eventually fled to the United States in 1987 with her husband and children after, in part, witnessing her six-year-old daughter’s indoctrination into radical Islamic politics at school. At the heart of Saper’s story is a harrowing and instructive tale of how extremist ideologies seized a Westernized, affluent country and transformed it into a fundamentalist Islamic society.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/overnight-code-the-life-of-raye-montague-the-woman-who-revolutionized-naval-engineering-by-david-r-montague-paige-bowers--65152009https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/515500 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Overnight Code: The Life of Raye Montague, the Woman Who Revolutionized Naval Engineering Author: David R. Montague, Paige Bowers Narrator: Robin Eller, Kevin Kenerly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 12, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Overnight Code tells the story of Raye Montague, an ambitious African American woman from segregated Little Rock, Arkansas, who spent a lifetime educating herself, both inside and outside of the classroom, so that she could become the person and professional she aspired to be. Where some saw roadblocks, Montague only saw hurdles that needed to be overcome. Her mindset helped her become the first person to draft a Naval ship design by computer, using a program she worked late nights to debug. She did this as a single mother during the height of the Cold War, all the while imbuing her son with the hard-won wisdom she had accumulated throughout the years. Equal parts coming-of-age tale, civil rights history, and reflection on the power of education, Overnight Code is a tale about the persistence and perseverance required to forge the life of your dreams when the odds against you seem insurmountable, showing how one woman refused to let other people’s prejudices stand in the way of her success.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/515500Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/515500 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Overnight Code: The Life of Raye Montague, the Woman Who Revolutionized Naval Engineering Author: David R. Montague, Paige Bowers Narrator: Robin...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/515500 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Overnight Code: The Life of Raye Montague, the Woman Who Revolutionized Naval Engineering Author: David R. Montague, Paige Bowers Narrator: Robin Eller, Kevin Kenerly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 12, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Overnight Code tells the story of Raye Montague, an ambitious African American woman from segregated Little Rock, Arkansas, who spent a lifetime educating herself, both inside and outside of the classroom, so that she could become the person and professional she aspired to be. Where some saw roadblocks, Montague only saw hurdles that needed to be overcome. Her mindset helped her become the first person to draft a Naval ship design by computer, using a program she worked late nights to debug. She did this as a single mother during the height of the Cold War, all the while imbuing her son with the hard-won wisdom she had accumulated throughout the years. Equal parts coming-of-age tale, civil rights history, and reflection on the power of education, Overnight Code is a tale about the persistence and perseverance required to forge the life of your dreams when the odds against you seem insurmountable, showing how one woman refused to let other people’s prejudices stand in the way of her success.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-i-dissent-ich-widerspreche-die-wichtigsten-statements-der-beruhmten-supreme-court-richterin-und-die-meilensteine-ihrer-biog--65152060https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533920 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - 'I dissent - Ich widerspreche.': Die wichtigsten Statements der berühmten Supreme Court Richterin und die Meilensteine ihrer Biografie Author: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Narrator: Wiebke Puls Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 34 minutes Release date: November 23, 2020 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Vorreiterin. Heldin. Wonderwoman.' (ttt) 'I dissent - Ich widerspreche.' - diese Worte haben sie berühmt gemacht. Ruth Bader Ginsburg hat die Welt verändert. Die zierliche Richterin am Obersten Gerichtshof der USA war moralischer Kompass und feministische Ikone der Millennials - geschätzt, mitunter auch gefürchtet für ihren messerscharfen Verstand, ihren Witz und ihren Kampfgeist. Zeit ihres Lebens hat sie unbeirrt für Gerechtigkeit gekämpft. Im Alter von 87 Jahren ist sie am 18. September 2020 in Washington einem Krebsleiden erlegen. Nicht nur ihre hier ausgewählten wichtigsten Statements wirken weiter, auch ihre Botschaften hallen unvermindert nach. Ihre mutige Haltung inspiriert Menschen aller Generationen. Die Meilensteine ihrer Biografie sprechen für sich. 1956 begann RBG, wie viele sie heute nennen, ihr Jurastudium an der Eliteuniversität Harvard - als eine von nur neun Frauen unter 500 Männern. Sie wurde eine der ersten Jura-Professorinnen in den USA und erkämpfte in den 1970er-Jahren gegen alle Widerstände bahnbrechende Gerichtsurteile zur Gleichstellung der Geschlechter. 1993 ernannte Präsident Clinton sie zur Richterin am Supreme Court, die zweite Frau überhaupt am Obersten Gerichtshof der Vereinigten Staaten.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533920Mon, 23 Nov 2020 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533920 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - 'I dissent - Ich widerspreche.': Die wichtigsten Statements der berühmten Supreme Court Richterin und die Meilensteine ihrer Biografie...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533920 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - 'I dissent - Ich widerspreche.': Die wichtigsten Statements der berühmten Supreme Court Richterin und die Meilensteine ihrer Biografie Author: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Narrator: Wiebke Puls Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 34 minutes Release date: November 23, 2020 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Vorreiterin. Heldin. Wonderwoman.' (ttt) 'I dissent - Ich widerspreche.' - diese Worte haben sie berühmt gemacht. Ruth Bader Ginsburg hat die Welt verändert. Die zierliche Richterin am Obersten Gerichtshof der USA war moralischer Kompass und feministische Ikone der Millennials - geschätzt, mitunter auch gefürchtet für ihren messerscharfen Verstand, ihren Witz und ihren Kampfgeist. Zeit ihres Lebens hat sie unbeirrt für Gerechtigkeit gekämpft. Im Alter von 87 Jahren ist sie am 18. September 2020 in Washington einem Krebsleiden erlegen. Nicht nur ihre hier ausgewählten wichtigsten Statements wirken weiter, auch ihre Botschaften hallen unvermindert nach. Ihre mutige Haltung inspiriert Menschen aller Generationen. Die Meilensteine ihrer Biografie sprechen für sich. 1956 begann RBG, wie viele sie heute nennen, ihr Jurastudium an der Eliteuniversität Harvard - als eine von nur neun Frauen unter 500 Männern. Sie wurde eine der ersten Jura-Professorinnen in den USA und erkämpfte in den 1970er-Jahren gegen alle Widerstände bahnbrechende Gerichtsurteile zur Gleichstellung der Geschlechter. 1993 ernannte Präsident Clinton sie zur Richterin am Supreme Court, die zweite Frau überhaupt am Obersten Gerichtshof der Vereinigten Staaten.]]>185hmtencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/surrender-a-memoir-of-nature-nurture-and-love-by-marylee-macdonald--65151952https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535192 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surrender: A memoir of nature, nurture, and love Author: Marylee Macdonald Narrator: Kristi Koons Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 16, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Her young life changed in an instant. Now she shares her story with the child she gave away. Adopted at birth, Marylee's parents told her she was a 'chosen child.' She tried her hardest to make them proud, but her parents' divorce sent her into the comforting arms of a handsome Catholic boy. Convinced that he was her Romeo and she a modern-day Juliet, she surrendered to passion. Unfortunately, it was 1961. Pregnant girls were sent away, and their babies given up for adoption. Nature vs. nurture:Which plays a greater role in who we become? The family we were raised in, or the parents we never knew? In telling her adult son the story of his birth, can the narrator find compassion for her own wounded inner child? If you like truthful accounts laced with the passion of youth and the wisdom of age, read Marylee MacDonald's funny and poignant memoir about how we grow up, grow old, and learn to accept ourselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535192Mon, 16 Nov 2020 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535192 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surrender: A memoir of nature, nurture, and love Author: Marylee Macdonald Narrator: Kristi Koons Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535192 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surrender: A memoir of nature, nurture, and love Author: Marylee Macdonald Narrator: Kristi Koons Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 16, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Her young life changed in an instant. Now she shares her story with the child she gave away. Adopted at birth, Marylee's parents told her she was a 'chosen child.' She tried her hardest to make them proud, but her parents' divorce sent her into the comforting arms of a handsome Catholic boy. Convinced that he was her Romeo and she a modern-day Juliet, she surrendered to passion. Unfortunately, it was 1961. Pregnant girls were sent away, and their babies given up for adoption. Nature vs. nurture:Which plays a greater role in who we become? The family we were raised in, or the parents we never knew? In telling her adult son the story of his birth, can the narrator find compassion for her own wounded inner child? If you like truthful accounts laced with the passion of youth and the wisdom of age, read Marylee MacDonald's funny and poignant memoir about how we grow up, grow old, and learn to accept ourselves.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bird-bent-grass-a-memoir-in-pieces-by-kathleen-venema--65152011https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532126 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bird-Bent Grass: A Memoir, in Pieces Series: #59 of Life Writing Author: Kathleen Venema Narrator: Catriona Leblanc Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 27, 2020 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Bird-Bent Grass chronicles an extraordinary mother-daughter relationship that spans distance, time, and, eventually, debilitating illness. Personal, familial, and political narratives unfold through the letters that Geeske Venema-de Jong and her daughter Kathleen exchanged during the late 1980s and through their weekly conversations, which started after Geeske was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease twenty years later. In 1986, Kathleen accepted a three-year teaching assignment in Uganda, after a devastating civil war, and Geeske promised to be her daughter's most faithful correspondent. The two women exchanged more than two hundred letters that reflected their lively interest in literature, theology, and politics, and explored ideas about identity, belonging, and home in the context of cross-cultural challenges. Two decades later, with Geeske increasingly beset by Alzheimer's disease, Kathleen returned to the letters, where she rediscovered the evocative image of a tiny, bright meadow bird perched precariously on a blade of elephant grass. That image - of simultaneous tension, fragility, power, and resilience - sustained her over the years that she used the letters as memory prompts in a larger strategy to keep her intellectually gifted mother alive. Deftly woven of excerpts from their correspondence, conversations, journal entries, and email updates, Bird-Bent Grass is a complex and moving exploration of memory, illness, and immigration; friendship, conflict, resilience, and forgiveness; cross-cultural communication, the ethics of international development, and letter-writing as a technology of intimacy. Throughout, it reflects on the imperative and fleeting business of being alive and loving others while they're ours to hold.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532126Tue, 27 Oct 2020 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532126 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bird-Bent Grass: A Memoir, in Pieces Series: #59 of Life Writing Author: Kathleen Venema Narrator: Catriona Leblanc Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532126 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bird-Bent Grass: A Memoir, in Pieces Series: #59 of Life Writing Author: Kathleen Venema Narrator: Catriona Leblanc Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 27, 2020 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Bird-Bent Grass chronicles an extraordinary mother-daughter relationship that spans distance, time, and, eventually, debilitating illness. Personal, familial, and political narratives unfold through the letters that Geeske Venema-de Jong and her daughter Kathleen exchanged during the late 1980s and through their weekly conversations, which started after Geeske was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease twenty years later. In 1986, Kathleen accepted a three-year teaching assignment in Uganda, after a devastating civil war, and Geeske promised to be her daughter's most faithful correspondent. The two women exchanged more than two hundred letters that reflected their lively interest in literature, theology, and politics, and explored ideas about identity, belonging, and home in the context of cross-cultural challenges. Two decades later, with Geeske increasingly beset by Alzheimer's disease, Kathleen returned to the letters, where she rediscovered the evocative image of a tiny, bright meadow bird perched precariously on a blade of elephant grass. That image - of simultaneous tension, fragility, power, and resilience - sustained her over the years that she used the letters as memory prompts in a larger strategy to keep her intellectually gifted mother alive. Deftly woven of excerpts from their correspondence, conversations, journal entries, and email updates, Bird-Bent Grass is a complex and moving exploration of memory, illness, and immigration; friendship, conflict, resilience, and forgiveness; cross-cultural communication, the ethics of international development, and letter-writing as a technology of intimacy. Throughout, it reflects on the imperative and fleeting business of being alive and loving others while they're ours to hold.]]>125cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-american-covenant-a-story-of-women-mysticism-and-the-making-of-modern-america-by-lucile-scott--65151941https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549005 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An American Covenant: A Story of Women, Mysticism, and the Making of Modern America Author: Lucile Scott Narrator: Nicol Zanzarella Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 6, 2020 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A history of mystic resistance and liberation and of five women who transcended the expected to transform America. For centuries, women who emerge as mystic leaders have played vital roles in American culture. For just as long, they’ve been subjugated and ridiculed. Today, women and others across the nation are once again turning to their mystic powers to #HexThePatriarchy and help fight the forces that seem bent on relegating them to second-class citizenry. Amid this tumult, Lucile Scott looks to the past and the stories of five women over three centuries to form an ancestral spiritual coven: Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans; Cora L. V. Scott, nineteenth-century Spiritualist superstar; Helena Blavatsky, mother of Theosophy; Zsuzsanna Budapest, feminist witch and founder of Dianic Wicca; and Marianne Williamson, presidential candidate and preacher of the New Age Gospel of Love. Each, in their own ways, defied masculine preconceptions about power. A scathing queer feminist history and a personal quest for transcendence, An American Covenant opens our eyes to the paths forged by women who inspired the nation in their own times—and who will no longer be forgotten or silenced in ours.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549005Tue, 06 Oct 2020 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549005 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An American Covenant: A Story of Women, Mysticism, and the Making of Modern America Author: Lucile Scott Narrator: Nicol Zanzarella Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549005 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An American Covenant: A Story of Women, Mysticism, and the Making of Modern America Author: Lucile Scott Narrator: Nicol Zanzarella Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 6, 2020 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A history of mystic resistance and liberation and of five women who transcended the expected to transform America. For centuries, women who emerge as mystic leaders have played vital roles in American culture. For just as long, they’ve been subjugated and ridiculed. Today, women and others across the nation are once again turning to their mystic powers to #HexThePatriarchy and help fight the forces that seem bent on relegating them to second-class citizenry. Amid this tumult, Lucile Scott looks to the past and the stories of five women over three centuries to form an ancestral spiritual coven: Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans; Cora L. V. Scott, nineteenth-century Spiritualist superstar; Helena Blavatsky, mother of Theosophy; Zsuzsanna Budapest, feminist witch and founder of Dianic Wicca; and Marianne Williamson, presidential candidate and preacher of the New Age Gospel of Love. Each, in their own ways, defied masculine preconceptions about power. A scathing queer feminist history and a personal quest for transcendence, An American Covenant opens our eyes to the paths forged by women who inspired the nation in their own times—and who will no longer be forgotten or silenced in ours.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bigamist-the-true-story-of-a-husband-s-ultimate-betrayal-by-mary-turner-thomson--65151976https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/547133 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bigamist: The True Story of a Husband's Ultimate Betrayal Author: Mary Turner Thomson Narrator: Mary Turner Thomson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 15, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Now airing as the three-part documentary series The Other Mrs Jordan on ITVX. From whirlwind romance to gaslighting campaign: this is truth far stranger than fiction. When Mary met Will Jordan online, she was a single mother who’d given up trying to find Mr Right. And yet here he suddenly was: articulate and attractive, with a fascinating background. Soon they were in love, and when he proposed after a month it seemed recklessly romantic. Caught up in a whirlwind, Mary accepted that Will’s work often took him away from home, out of contact. She was his rock, supporting him emotionally when a misunderstanding led to criminal charges, and even selling everything when blackmailers threatened to kidnap their children. Together, they took on the world. And then one day the phone rang, and a woman introduced herself as ‘the other Mrs Jordan’… In this raw account of deception on a grand scale, Mary Turner Thomson recounts what happened after she discovered every word he’d said, from the very first moment, was a lie. This is her painful, humiliating truth—but she tells it for one reason: she too was once a strong, independent woman who would have read all this and thought It could never happen to me… Revised edition: Previously published as The Bigamist: the true story of a husband’s ultimate betrayal, this edition of The Bigamist includes editorial revisions.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/547133Tue, 15 Sep 2020 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/547133 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bigamist: The True Story of a Husband's Ultimate Betrayal Author: Mary Turner Thomson Narrator: Mary Turner Thomson Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/547133 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bigamist: The True Story of a Husband's Ultimate Betrayal Author: Mary Turner Thomson Narrator: Mary Turner Thomson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 15, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Now airing as the three-part documentary series The Other Mrs Jordan on ITVX. From whirlwind romance to gaslighting campaign: this is truth far stranger than fiction. When Mary met Will Jordan online, she was a single mother who’d given up trying to find Mr Right. And yet here he suddenly was: articulate and attractive, with a fascinating background. Soon they were in love, and when he proposed after a month it seemed recklessly romantic. Caught up in a whirlwind, Mary accepted that Will’s work often took him away from home, out of contact. She was his rock, supporting him emotionally when a misunderstanding led to criminal charges, and even selling everything when blackmailers threatened to kidnap their children. Together, they took on the world. And then one day the phone rang, and a woman introduced herself as ‘the other Mrs Jordan’… In this raw account of deception on a grand scale, Mary Turner Thomson recounts what happened after she discovered every word he’d said, from the very first moment, was a lie. This is her painful, humiliating truth—but she tells it for one reason: she too was once a strong, independent woman who would have read all this and thought It could never happen to me… Revised edition: Previously published as The Bigamist: the true story of a husband’s ultimate betrayal, this edition of The Bigamist includes editorial revisions.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/girl-sleuth-nancy-drew-and-the-women-who-created-her-by-melanie-rehak--65152041https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/547131 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her Author: Melanie Rehak Narrator: Melanie Rehak Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 8, 2020 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The true story behind the iconic fictional detective is “a fascinating chapter in the history of publishing” (The Seattle Times). An Edgar Award Winner for Best Biography and a Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year The plucky “titian-haired” sleuth solved her first mystery in 1930—and eighty million books later, Nancy Drew has survived the Depression, World War II, and the sixties (when she was taken up with a vengeance by women’s libbers) to enter the pantheon of American culture. As beloved by girls today as she was by their grandmothers, Nancy Drew has both inspired and reflected the changes in her readers’ lives. Here, in a narrative with all the page-turning pace of Nancy’s adventures, Melanie Rehak solves an enduring literary mystery: Who created Nancy Drew? And how did she go from pulp heroine to icon? The brainchild of children’s book mogul Edward Stratemeyer, Nancy was brought to life by two women: Mildred Wirt Benson, a pioneering journalist from Iowa, and Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, a well-bred wife and mother who took over her father’s business empire as CEO. In this century-spanning, “absorbing and delightful” story, the author traces their roles—and Nancy’s—in forging the modern American woman (The Wall Street Journal). “It’s truly fun to see behind the scenes of the girl sleuth’s creation.” —Publishers Weekly “As much a social history of the times as a book about the popular series . . . Those who followed the many adventures of Nancy Drew and her friends will be fascinated with the behind-the-scenes stories of just who Carolyn Keene really was.” —School Library Journal “Sheds light on perhaps the most successful writing franchise of all time and also the cultural and historic changes through which it passed. Grab your flashlights, girls. The mystery of Carolyn Keene is about to begin.” —Karen Joy Fowler]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/547131Tue, 08 Sep 2020 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/547131 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her Author: Melanie Rehak Narrator: Melanie Rehak Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 31...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/547131 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her Author: Melanie Rehak Narrator: Melanie Rehak Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 8, 2020 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The true story behind the iconic fictional detective is “a fascinating chapter in the history of publishing” (The Seattle Times). An Edgar Award Winner for Best Biography and a Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year The plucky “titian-haired” sleuth solved her first mystery in 1930—and eighty million books later, Nancy Drew has survived the Depression, World War II, and the sixties (when she was taken up with a vengeance by women’s libbers) to enter the pantheon of American culture. As beloved by girls today as she was by their grandmothers, Nancy Drew has both inspired and reflected the changes in her readers’ lives. Here, in a narrative with all the page-turning pace of Nancy’s adventures, Melanie Rehak solves an enduring literary mystery: Who created Nancy Drew? And how did she go from pulp heroine to icon? The brainchild of children’s book mogul Edward Stratemeyer, Nancy was brought to life by two women: Mildred Wirt Benson, a pioneering journalist from Iowa, and Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, a well-bred wife and mother who took over her father’s business empire as CEO. In this century-spanning, “absorbing and delightful” story, the author traces their roles—and Nancy’s—in forging the modern American woman (The Wall Street Journal). “It’s truly fun to see behind the scenes of the girl sleuth’s creation.” —Publishers Weekly “As much a social history of the times as a book about the popular series . . . Those who followed the many adventures of Nancy Drew and her friends will be fascinated with the behind-the-scenes stories of just who Carolyn Keene really was.” —School Library Journal “Sheds light on perhaps the most successful writing franchise of all time and also the cultural and historic changes through which it passed. Grab your flashlights, girls. The mystery of Carolyn Keene is about to begin.” —Karen Joy Fowler]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-wenn-manner-mir-die-welt-erklaren-by-rebecca-solnit--65151967https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Wenn Männer mir die Welt erklären Author: Rebecca Solnit Narrator: Irina Salkow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 20 minutes Release date: September 1, 2020 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Rebecca Solnit ist eine der wichtigsten feministischen Denkerinnen unserer Zeit. Ihr Essay Wenn Männer mir die Welt erklären hat weltweit für Furore gesorgt: Scharfsinnig analysiert Solnit männliche Arroganz, die die Kommunikation zwischen Männern und Frauen erschwert. Voller Biss, Komik und stilistischer Eleganz widmet sie sich in ihren Essays dem augenblicklichen Zustand der Geschlechterverhältnisse. Ein Mann, der mit seinem Wissen prahlt, in der Annahme, dass seine Gesprächspartnerin ohnehin keine Ahnung hat - jede Frau hat diese Situation schon einmal erlebt. Rebecca Solnit untersucht dieses Phänomen und weitere Mechanismen von Sexismus.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543199Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Wenn Männer mir die Welt erklären Author: Rebecca Solnit Narrator: Irina Salkow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 20 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Wenn Männer mir die Welt erklären Author: Rebecca Solnit Narrator: Irina Salkow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 20 minutes Release date: September 1, 2020 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Rebecca Solnit ist eine der wichtigsten feministischen Denkerinnen unserer Zeit. Ihr Essay Wenn Männer mir die Welt erklären hat weltweit für Furore gesorgt: Scharfsinnig analysiert Solnit männliche Arroganz, die die Kommunikation zwischen Männern und Frauen erschwert. Voller Biss, Komik und stilistischer Eleganz widmet sie sich in ihren Essays dem augenblicklichen Zustand der Geschlechterverhältnisse. Ein Mann, der mit seinem Wissen prahlt, in der Annahme, dass seine Gesprächspartnerin ohnehin keine Ahnung hat - jede Frau hat diese Situation schon einmal erlebt. Rebecca Solnit untersucht dieses Phänomen und weitere Mechanismen von Sexismus.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-silenced-voice-the-life-of-journalist-kim-wall-by-ingrid-wall-joachim-wall--65152036https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/528979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Silenced Voice: The Life of Journalist Kim Wall Author: Ingrid Wall, Joachim Wall Narrator: Vivienne Leheny Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 34 minutes Release date: July 7, 2020 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A moving memoir of an inexplicable crime, a family’s loss, and a legacy preserved. Kim Wall was a thirty-year-old Swedish freelance journalist with a rising career. Then, in the summer of 2017, she followed a story that led to an eccentric inventor in Copenhagen. Instead of writing the next day’s headline, she’d become one. As the bizarre events of Kim’s murder unfolded, the world watched in shocked disbelief. For Kim’s distraught parents, Ingrid and Joachim, it was a devastating personal struggle. In the ensuing months, day by grueling day, they had to come to terms with their loss, process the global media attention, and endure the investigation and trial. In the end, they’d make certain that Kim would be seen not only as a victim but as a bright, funny, complicated, ethical, and selfless young woman—a loved and loving daughter, sister, fiancée, colleague, and friend. Kim Wall’s life and promise may have been cut short, but everything she stood for lives on in this emotional memoir of braving the worst of days, moving forward, and never forgetting.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/528979Tue, 07 Jul 2020 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/528979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Silenced Voice: The Life of Journalist Kim Wall Author: Ingrid Wall, Joachim Wall Narrator: Vivienne Leheny Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/528979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Silenced Voice: The Life of Journalist Kim Wall Author: Ingrid Wall, Joachim Wall Narrator: Vivienne Leheny Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 34 minutes Release date: July 7, 2020 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A moving memoir of an inexplicable crime, a family’s loss, and a legacy preserved. Kim Wall was a thirty-year-old Swedish freelance journalist with a rising career. Then, in the summer of 2017, she followed a story that led to an eccentric inventor in Copenhagen. Instead of writing the next day’s headline, she’d become one. As the bizarre events of Kim’s murder unfolded, the world watched in shocked disbelief. For Kim’s distraught parents, Ingrid and Joachim, it was a devastating personal struggle. In the ensuing months, day by grueling day, they had to come to terms with their loss, process the global media attention, and endure the investigation and trial. In the end, they’d make certain that Kim would be seen not only as a victim but as a bright, funny, complicated, ethical, and selfless young woman—a loved and loving daughter, sister, fiancée, colleague, and friend. Kim Wall’s life and promise may have been cut short, but everything she stood for lives on in this emotional memoir of braving the worst of days, moving forward, and never forgetting.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/your-blue-is-not-my-blue-a-missing-person-memoir-by-aspen-matis--65152035https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523120 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir Author: Aspen Matis Narrator: Susannah Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: June 1, 2020 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From Aspen Matis, author of the acclaimed true story Girl in the Woods, comes a bold and atmospheric memoir of a woman who—in searching for her vanished husband—discovers deeper purpose. Aspen’s and Justin’s paths serendipitously aligned on the Pacific Crest Trail when both were walking from Mexico to Canada, separately and alone—both using thru-hiking in hopes of escaping their pasts. Both sought to redefine themselves beneath the stars. By the time they made it to the snowy Cascade Range of British Columbia—the trail’s end—Aspen and Justin were in love. Embarking on a new pilgrimage the next summer, they returned to those same mossy mountains where they’d met, and they married. They built a world together, three years of a happy marriage. Until a cold November morning, when, after kissing Aspen goodbye, Justin left to attend the funeral of a close friend. He never came back. As days became weeks, her husband’s inexplicable absence left Aspen unmoored. Shock, grief, fear, and anger battled for control—but nothing prepared her for the disarming truth. A revelation that would lead Aspen to reassess not only her own life but that of the disappeared as well. The result is a brave and inspiring memoir of secrets kept and unearthed, of a vanishing that became a gift: a woman’s empowering reclamation of unmitigated purpose in the surreal wake of mystifying loss.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523120Mon, 01 Jun 2020 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523120 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir Author: Aspen Matis Narrator: Susannah Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523120 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir Author: Aspen Matis Narrator: Susannah Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: June 1, 2020 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From Aspen Matis, author of the acclaimed true story Girl in the Woods, comes a bold and atmospheric memoir of a woman who—in searching for her vanished husband—discovers deeper purpose. Aspen’s and Justin’s paths serendipitously aligned on the Pacific Crest Trail when both were walking from Mexico to Canada, separately and alone—both using thru-hiking in hopes of escaping their pasts. Both sought to redefine themselves beneath the stars. By the time they made it to the snowy Cascade Range of British Columbia—the trail’s end—Aspen and Justin were in love. Embarking on a new pilgrimage the next summer, they returned to those same mossy mountains where they’d met, and they married. They built a world together, three years of a happy marriage. Until a cold November morning, when, after kissing Aspen goodbye, Justin left to attend the funeral of a close friend. He never came back. As days became weeks, her husband’s inexplicable absence left Aspen unmoored. Shock, grief, fear, and anger battled for control—but nothing prepared her for the disarming truth. A revelation that would lead Aspen to reassess not only her own life but that of the disappeared as well. The result is a brave and inspiring memoir of secrets kept and unearthed, of a vanishing that became a gift: a woman’s empowering reclamation of unmitigated purpose in the surreal wake of mystifying loss.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-journey-to-forgiveness-by-sanovia-haleemah-muhammad--65151981https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Journey to Forgiveness Author: Sanovia Haleemah Muhammad Narrator: Sanovia Haleemah Muhammad Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 27 minutes Release date: September 4, 2019 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A Journey to Forgiveness is about pain, violence, love and forgiveness. This book was an endeavor of love orchestrated by the untimely murder of her mama, Dr. Vergie Rasheedah Muhammad.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516643Wed, 04 Sep 2019 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Journey to Forgiveness Author: Sanovia Haleemah Muhammad Narrator: Sanovia Haleemah Muhammad Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 27 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/516643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Journey to Forgiveness Author: Sanovia Haleemah Muhammad Narrator: Sanovia Haleemah Muhammad Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 27 minutes Release date: September 4, 2019 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A Journey to Forgiveness is about pain, violence, love and forgiveness. This book was an endeavor of love orchestrated by the untimely murder of her mama, Dr. Vergie Rasheedah Muhammad.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-spater-wird-das-leben-schon-by-nicki-pawlow--65151970https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541027 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Später! Wird das Leben schön Author: Nicki Pawlow Narrator: Nicki Pawlow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 39 minutes Release date: May 1, 2016 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Später! wird das Leben schön Nicki Pawlow war 13, als sie mit ihren Eltern aus der DDR flüchtete. Hier erzählt sie schonungslos offen die Geschichte ihres Wechsels von Ost nach West. Wie fühlte es sich an, plötzlich ein Flüchtling in der Fremde zu sein und alles verloren zu haben? Nicki Pawlow schildert, wie das verdrängte Trauma des Heimatverlustes und der Entwurzelung sich in einer langjährigen Suchterkrankung Bahn brach. Und wie es ihr schließlich doch gelang, sich den schmerzlichen Erfahrungen zu stellen und sich der verschütteten Gefühle bewusst zu werden. Nur so konnte sie sich aus einem Teufelskreis befreien, um schließlich doch noch richtig anzukommen - bei sich selbst. Eine gerade in der heutigen Zeit hoch brisante autobiografische Geschichte.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541027Sun, 01 May 2016 09:54:20 +0000Lavern ShieldsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541027 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Später! Wird das Leben schön Author: Nicki Pawlow Narrator: Nicki Pawlow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 39 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541027 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Später! Wird das Leben schön Author: Nicki Pawlow Narrator: Nicki Pawlow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 39 minutes Release date: May 1, 2016 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Später! wird das Leben schön Nicki Pawlow war 13, als sie mit ihren Eltern aus der DDR flüchtete. Hier erzählt sie schonungslos offen die Geschichte ihres Wechsels von Ost nach West. Wie fühlte es sich an, plötzlich ein Flüchtling in der Fremde zu sein und alles verloren zu haben? Nicki Pawlow schildert, wie das verdrängte Trauma des Heimatverlustes und der Entwurzelung sich in einer langjährigen Suchterkrankung Bahn brach. Und wie es ihr schließlich doch gelang, sich den schmerzlichen Erfahrungen zu stellen und sich der verschütteten Gefühle bewusst zu werden. Nur so konnte sie sich aus einem Teufelskreis befreien, um schließlich doch noch richtig anzukommen - bei sich selbst. Eine gerade in der heutigen Zeit hoch brisante autobiografische Geschichte.]]>185cleanfull