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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 Reba Jakubowskihttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/56e78ca9383fce53d10750abc8683b28.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/listen-to-the-best-full-audiobooks-in-biography-memoir-women--6573542Thu, 27 Mar 2025 04:57:14 +0000Reba JakubowskiReba Jakubowskifeeds@spreaker.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/327/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Do you want your children to access knowledge early? With over 500,000+ audiobooks, including categories like Ages 5...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/327/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Do you want your children to access knowledge early? With over 500,000+ audiobooks, including categories like Ages 5 & Under, Bedtime Stories, and Early Education, we bring your beloved child useful lessons. Get 3 free audiobooks right away for your child to start exploring. Audiobooks can be listened to on iPhone, iPad, Android, helping your child learn anytime, anywhere. Let's build the future for children together! 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/forward-a-memoir-by-abby-wambach--65152895https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/264701 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forward: A Memoir Author: Abby Wambach Narrator: Abby Wambach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.32 of Total 38 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: ''Lucid and wrenching...Forward puts [Wambach's] achievement in context with painful and beautiful candor.'' —NPR ''Forward is the powerful story of an athlete who has inspired girls all over the world to believe in themselves.''  —Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, New York Times Bestselling author of Lean In  “This is the best memoir I’ve read by an athlete since Andre Agassi’s Open.”  —Adam Grant, Wharton professor and New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take Abby Wambach has always pushed the limits of what is possible.  Named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people of 2015, the iconic soccer player captured the nation’s heart when she led her team to its recent World Cup Championship.  Admired for her fearlessness and passion, Abby is a vocal advocate for women’s rights and equal opportunity, pushing to translate the success of her team to the real world. She has become a heavily requested speaker to a wide a range of audiences, from college students to executives at Fortune 500 companies. In Forward, Abby recounts her own decisions, wins, losses, and the pivotal moments that helped her become the world class athlete and leader she is today. Wambach’s book goes beyond the soccer field to reveal a soulful person grappling universal questions about how we can live our best lives, and become our truest selves. Written with honesty and heart, Forward is an inspiring blueprint for individual growth and a rousing call to action.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/264701Tue, 13 Sep 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/264701 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forward: A Memoir Author: Abby Wambach Narrator: Abby Wambach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/264701 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forward: A Memoir Author: Abby Wambach Narrator: Abby Wambach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.32 of Total 38 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: ''Lucid and wrenching...Forward puts [Wambach's] achievement in context with painful and beautiful candor.'' —NPR ''Forward is the powerful story of an athlete who has inspired girls all over the world to believe in themselves.''  —Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, New York Times Bestselling author of Lean In  “This is the best memoir I’ve read by an athlete since Andre Agassi’s Open.”  —Adam Grant, Wharton professor and New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take Abby Wambach has always pushed the limits of what is possible.  Named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people of 2015, the iconic soccer player captured the nation’s heart when she led her team to its recent World Cup Championship.  Admired for her fearlessness and passion, Abby is a vocal advocate for women’s rights and equal opportunity, pushing to translate the success of her team to the real world. She has become a heavily requested speaker to a wide a range of audiences, from college students to executives at Fortune 500 companies. In Forward, Abby recounts her own decisions, wins, losses, and the pivotal moments that helped her become the world class athlete and leader she is today. Wambach’s book goes beyond the soccer field to reveal a soulful person grappling universal questions about how we can live our best lives, and become our truest selves. Written with honesty and heart, Forward is an inspiring blueprint for individual growth and a rousing call to action.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/freedom-my-book-of-firsts-by-jaycee-dugard--65152892https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262727 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Freedom: My Book of Firsts Author: Jaycee Dugard Narrator: Jaycee Dugard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 58 minutes Release date: July 12, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 3.71 of Total 7 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In the follow-up to her #1 bestselling memoir, A Stolen Life, Jaycee Dugard tells the story of her first experiences after years in captivity: the joys that accompanied her newfound freedom and the challenges of adjusting to life on her own. When Jaycee Dugard was eleven years old, she was abducted from a school bus stop within sight of her home in South Lake Tahoe, California. She was missing for more than eighteen years, held captive by Philip and Nancy Garrido, and gave birth to two daughters during her imprisonment. In A Stolen Life Jaycee told the story of her life from her abduction in 1991 through her reappearance in 2009. Freedom: My Book of Firsts is about everything that happened next. “How do you rebuild a life?” Jaycee asks. In these pages, she describes the life she never thought she would live to see: from her first sight of her mother to her first time meeting her grownup sister, her first trip to the dentist to her daughters’ first day of school, her first taste of champagne to her first hangover, her first time behind the wheel to her first speeding ticket, and her first dance at a friend’s wedding to her first thoughts about the possibility of a future relationship. This raw and inspiring book will remind you that there is, as Jaycee writes, “life after something tragic happens…Somehow, I still believe that we each hold the key to our own happiness and you have to grab it where you can in whatever form it might take.” Freedom is an awe-inspiring memoir about the power we all hold within ourselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262727Tue, 12 Jul 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262727 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Freedom: My Book of Firsts Author: Jaycee Dugard Narrator: Jaycee Dugard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 58 minutes Release date: July 12,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262727 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Freedom: My Book of Firsts Author: Jaycee Dugard Narrator: Jaycee Dugard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 58 minutes Release date: July 12, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 3.71 of Total 7 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In the follow-up to her #1 bestselling memoir, A Stolen Life, Jaycee Dugard tells the story of her first experiences after years in captivity: the joys that accompanied her newfound freedom and the challenges of adjusting to life on her own. When Jaycee Dugard was eleven years old, she was abducted from a school bus stop within sight of her home in South Lake Tahoe, California. She was missing for more than eighteen years, held captive by Philip and Nancy Garrido, and gave birth to two daughters during her imprisonment. In A Stolen Life Jaycee told the story of her life from her abduction in 1991 through her reappearance in 2009. Freedom: My Book of Firsts is about everything that happened next. “How do you rebuild a life?” Jaycee asks. In these pages, she describes the life she never thought she would live to see: from her first sight of her mother to her first time meeting her grownup sister, her first trip to the dentist to her daughters’ first day of school, her first taste of champagne to her first hangover, her first time behind the wheel to her first speeding ticket, and her first dance at a friend’s wedding to her first thoughts about the possibility of a future relationship. This raw and inspiring book will remind you that there is, as Jaycee writes, “life after something tragic happens…Somehow, I still believe that we each hold the key to our own happiness and you have to grab it where you can in whatever form it might take.” Freedom is an awe-inspiring memoir about the power we all hold within ourselves.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-ll-grow-out-of-it-by-jessi-klein--65152889https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265720 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You'll Grow Out of It Author: Jessi Klein Narrator: Jessi Klein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 12, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.59 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 9 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From Emmy award-winning comedy writer Jessi Klein, You'll Grow Out of It hilariously and candidly explores the journey of the 21st-century woman. As both a tomboy and a late bloomer, comedian Jessi Klein grew up feeling more like an outsider than a participant in the rites of modern femininity. In You'll Grow Out of It, Klein offers - through an incisive collection of real-life stories - a relentlessly funny yet poignant take on a variety of topics she has experienced along her strange journey to womanhood and beyond. These include her 'transformation from Pippi Longstocking-esque tomboy to are-you-a-lesbian-or-what tom man,' attempting to find watchable porn, and identifying the difference between being called 'ma'am' and 'miss' ('miss sounds like you weigh 99 pounds'). Raw, relatable, and consistently hilarious, You'll Grow Out of It is a one-of-a-kind book by a singular and irresistible comic voice.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265720Tue, 12 Jul 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265720 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You'll Grow Out of It Author: Jessi Klein Narrator: Jessi Klein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 12, 2016...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265720 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You'll Grow Out of It Author: Jessi Klein Narrator: Jessi Klein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 12, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.59 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 9 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From Emmy award-winning comedy writer Jessi Klein, You'll Grow Out of It hilariously and candidly explores the journey of the 21st-century woman. As both a tomboy and a late bloomer, comedian Jessi Klein grew up feeling more like an outsider than a participant in the rites of modern femininity. In You'll Grow Out of It, Klein offers - through an incisive collection of real-life stories - a relentlessly funny yet poignant take on a variety of topics she has experienced along her strange journey to womanhood and beyond. These include her 'transformation from Pippi Longstocking-esque tomboy to are-you-a-lesbian-or-what tom man,' attempting to find watchable porn, and identifying the difference between being called 'ma'am' and 'miss' ('miss sounds like you weigh 99 pounds'). Raw, relatable, and consistently hilarious, You'll Grow Out of It is a one-of-a-kind book by a singular and irresistible comic voice.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eleanor-roosevelt-volume-i-1884-1933-by-blanche-wiesen-cook--65152897https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265134 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume I, 1884-1933 Author: Blanche Wiesen Cook Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 8 minutes Release date: July 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Eleanor Roosevelt was born into the privileges and prejudices of American aristocracy and into a family ravaged by alcoholism. She overcame debilitating roots: in her public life, fighting against racism and injustice and advancing the rights of women; and in her private life, forming lasting intimate friendships with some of the great men and women of her times. This landmark biography provides a compelling new evaluation of one of the most inspiring women in American political history. Celebrated by feminists, historians, politicians, and reviewers everywhere, it presents an unprecedented portrait of a brave, fierce, passionate political leader of our century.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265134Tue, 05 Jul 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265134 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume I, 1884-1933 Author: Blanche Wiesen Cook Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 8 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265134 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume I, 1884-1933 Author: Blanche Wiesen Cook Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 8 minutes Release date: July 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Eleanor Roosevelt was born into the privileges and prejudices of American aristocracy and into a family ravaged by alcoholism. She overcame debilitating roots: in her public life, fighting against racism and injustice and advancing the rights of women; and in her private life, forming lasting intimate friendships with some of the great men and women of her times. This landmark biography provides a compelling new evaluation of one of the most inspiring women in American political history. Celebrated by feminists, historians, politicians, and reviewers everywhere, it presents an unprecedented portrait of a brave, fierce, passionate political leader of our century.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eleanor-roosevelt-volume-ii-the-defining-years-1933-1938-by-blanche-wiesen-cook--65152887https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265135 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume II, The Defining Years, 1933-1938 Author: Blanche Wiesen Cook Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 56 minutes Release date: July 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The central volume in the definitive biography of America's most important First Lady. 'Engrossing' (Boston Globe). The captivating second volume of this Eleanor Roosevelt biography covers tumultuous era of the Great Depression, the New Deal, and the gathering storms of World War II, the years of the Roosevelts' greatest challenges and finest achievements. In her remarkably engaging narrative, Cook gives us the complete Eleanor Roosevelt—an adventurous, romantic woman, a devoted wife and mother, and a visionary policymaker and social activist who often took unpopular stands, counter to her husband's policies, especially on issues such as racial justice and women's rights. A biography of scholarship and daring, it is a book for all readers of American history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265135Tue, 05 Jul 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265135 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume II, The Defining Years, 1933-1938 Author: Blanche Wiesen Cook Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265135 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume II, The Defining Years, 1933-1938 Author: Blanche Wiesen Cook Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 56 minutes Release date: July 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The central volume in the definitive biography of America's most important First Lady. 'Engrossing' (Boston Globe). The captivating second volume of this Eleanor Roosevelt biography covers tumultuous era of the Great Depression, the New Deal, and the gathering storms of World War II, the years of the Roosevelts' greatest challenges and finest achievements. In her remarkably engaging narrative, Cook gives us the complete Eleanor Roosevelt—an adventurous, romantic woman, a devoted wife and mother, and a visionary policymaker and social activist who often took unpopular stands, counter to her husband's policies, especially on issues such as racial justice and women's rights. A biography of scholarship and daring, it is a book for all readers of American history.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-m-your-biggest-fan-awkward-encounters-and-assorted-misadventures-in-celebrity-journalism-by-kate-coyne--65152903https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265729 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'm Your Biggest Fan: Awkward Encounters and Assorted Misadventures in Celebrity Journalism Author: Kate Coyne Narrator: Kate Coyne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 14, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The Executive Editor of People Magazine provides an unfiltered and hilarious look at her life alongside the rich and famous, as she reveals how being a fan-girl lead to celebrity close encounters she could only dream of growing up. From the NY Post's 'Page Six' to Good Housekeeping and now People, Kate Coyne has spent years on the front lines of the entertainment industry, feeding our insatiable appetite for celebrity news and gossip. I'M YOUR BIGGEST FAN chronicles her journey from red-carpet reporter to upper-level editor and the countless surreal, surprising, and awkward interactions she had with stars along the way. Featuring A-listers such as Michael Douglas (who warned her about tabloid reporting), Tom Cruise (whose behavior will surprise you) and Tom Hanks (who, yes, is wonderful) Coyne's stories reveal insights about pop culture's biggest icons-and the journalist who has followed their every move.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265729Tue, 14 Jun 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265729 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'm Your Biggest Fan: Awkward Encounters and Assorted Misadventures in Celebrity Journalism Author: Kate Coyne Narrator: Kate Coyne Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265729 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'm Your Biggest Fan: Awkward Encounters and Assorted Misadventures in Celebrity Journalism Author: Kate Coyne Narrator: Kate Coyne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 14, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The Executive Editor of People Magazine provides an unfiltered and hilarious look at her life alongside the rich and famous, as she reveals how being a fan-girl lead to celebrity close encounters she could only dream of growing up. From the NY Post's 'Page Six' to Good Housekeeping and now People, Kate Coyne has spent years on the front lines of the entertainment industry, feeding our insatiable appetite for celebrity news and gossip. I'M YOUR BIGGEST FAN chronicles her journey from red-carpet reporter to upper-level editor and the countless surreal, surprising, and awkward interactions she had with stars along the way. Featuring A-listers such as Michael Douglas (who warned her about tabloid reporting), Tom Cruise (whose behavior will surprise you) and Tom Hanks (who, yes, is wonderful) Coyne's stories reveal insights about pop culture's biggest icons-and the journalist who has followed their every move.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mistresses-of-cliveden-three-centuries-of-scandal-power-and-intrigue-in-an-english-stately-home-by-natalie-livingstone--65152885https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mistresses of Cliveden: Three Centuries of Scandal, Power, and Intrigue in an English Stately Home Author: Natalie Livingstone Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 14, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: For fans of Downton Abbey comes an immersive historical epic about a lavish English manor and a dynasty of rich and powerful women who ruled the estate over three centuries of misbehavior, scandal, intrigue, and passion. Five miles from Windsor Castle, home of the royal family, sits the Cliveden estate. Overlooking the Thames, the mansion is flanked by two wings and surrounded by lavish gardens. Throughout its storied history, Cliveden has been a setting for misbehavior, intrigue, and passion—from its salacious, deadly beginnings in the seventeenth century to the 1960s Profumo Affair, the sex scandal that toppled the British government. Now, in this immersive chronicle, the manor’s current mistress, Natalie Livingstone, opens the doors to this prominent house and lets the walls do the talking. Built during the reign of Charles II by the Duke of Buckingham, Cliveden attracted notoriety as a luxurious retreat in which the duke could conduct his scandalous affair with the ambitious courtesan Anna Maria, Countess of Shrewsbury. In 1668, Anna Maria’s cuckolded husband, the Earl of Shrewsbury, challenged Buckingham to a duel. Buckingham killed Shrewsbury and claimed Anna Maria as his prize, making her the first mistress of Cliveden. Through the centuries, other enigmatic and indomitable women would assume stewardship over the estate, including Elizabeth, Countess of Orkney and illicit lover of William III, who became one of England’s wealthiest women; Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, the queen that Britain was promised and then denied; Harriet, Duchess of Sutherland, confidante of Queen Victoria and a glittering society hostess turned political activist; and the American-born Nancy Astor, the first female member of Parliament, who described herself as an “ardent feminist” and welcomed controversy. Though their privileges were extraordinary, in Livingstone’s hands, their struggles and sacrifices are universal. Cliveden weathered renovation and restoration, world conflicts and cold wars, societal shifts and technological advances. Rich in historical and architectural detail, The Mistresses of Cliveden is a tale of sex and power, and of the exceptional women who evaded, exploited, and confronted the expectations of their times. Praise for The Mistresses of Cliveden “Theatrical festivities, political jockeying and court intrigues are deftly described with a verve and attention to domestic comforts that show the author at her best. . . . [Livingstone’s] portraits of strenuous and assertive women who resisted subjection, sometimes deploying their sexual allure to succeed, on other occasions drawing on their husband’s wealth, are astute, spirited, and empathetic.”—The Wall Street Journal “Missing Downton Abbey already? This tome promises ‘three centuries of scandal, power, and intrigue’ and Natalie Livingstone definitely delivers.”—Good Housekeeping “Lively . . . The current chatelaine—the author herself—deserves no small credit for keeping the house’s legend alive. . . . Any of her action-filled chapters would merit a mini-series.”—The New York Times Book Review “Though the personal tales and tidbits are fascinating, and the sensational details of these women’s lives will intrigue Downton Abbey devotees, the real star of the story is Cliveden.”—Booklist “Lovers of modern English history and the scandals that infiltrated upper-crust society will find much to enjoy in this work.”—Library Journal]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265823Tue, 14 Jun 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mistresses of Cliveden: Three Centuries of Scandal, Power, and Intrigue in an English Stately Home Author: Natalie Livingstone Narrator: Elizabeth...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mistresses of Cliveden: Three Centuries of Scandal, Power, and Intrigue in an English Stately Home Author: Natalie Livingstone Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 14, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: For fans of Downton Abbey comes an immersive historical epic about a lavish English manor and a dynasty of rich and powerful women who ruled the estate over three centuries of misbehavior, scandal, intrigue, and passion. Five miles from Windsor Castle, home of the royal family, sits the Cliveden estate. Overlooking the Thames, the mansion is flanked by two wings and surrounded by lavish gardens. Throughout its storied history, Cliveden has been a setting for misbehavior, intrigue, and passion—from its salacious, deadly beginnings in the seventeenth century to the 1960s Profumo Affair, the sex scandal that toppled the British government. Now, in this immersive chronicle, the manor’s current mistress, Natalie Livingstone, opens the doors to this prominent house and lets the walls do the talking. Built during the reign of Charles II by the Duke of Buckingham, Cliveden attracted notoriety as a luxurious retreat in which the duke could conduct his scandalous affair with the ambitious courtesan Anna Maria, Countess of Shrewsbury. In 1668, Anna Maria’s cuckolded husband, the Earl of Shrewsbury, challenged Buckingham to a duel. Buckingham killed Shrewsbury and claimed Anna Maria as his prize, making her the first mistress of Cliveden. Through the centuries, other enigmatic and indomitable women would assume stewardship over the estate, including Elizabeth, Countess of Orkney and illicit lover of William III, who became one of England’s wealthiest women; Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, the queen that Britain was promised and then denied; Harriet, Duchess of Sutherland, confidante of Queen Victoria and a glittering society hostess turned political activist; and the American-born Nancy Astor, the first female member of Parliament, who described herself as an “ardent feminist” and welcomed controversy. Though their privileges were extraordinary, in Livingstone’s hands, their struggles and sacrifices are universal. Cliveden weathered renovation and restoration, world conflicts and cold wars, societal shifts and technological advances. Rich in historical and architectural detail, The Mistresses of Cliveden is a tale of sex and power, and of the exceptional women who evaded, exploited, and confronted the expectations of their times. Praise for The Mistresses of Cliveden “Theatrical festivities, political jockeying and court intrigues are deftly described with a verve and attention to domestic comforts that show the author at her best. . . . [Livingstone’s] portraits of strenuous and assertive women who resisted subjection, sometimes deploying their sexual allure to succeed, on other occasions drawing on their husband’s wealth, are astute, spirited, and empathetic.”—The Wall Street Journal “Missing Downton Abbey already? This tome promises ‘three centuries of scandal, power, and intrigue’ and Natalie Livingstone definitely delivers.”—Good Housekeeping “Lively . . . The current chatelaine—the author herself—deserves no small credit for keeping the house’s legend alive. . . . Any of her action-filled chapters would merit a mini-series.”—The New York Times Book Review “Though the personal tales and tidbits are fascinating, and the sensational details of these women’s lives will intrigue Downton Abbey devotees, the real star of the story is Cliveden.”—Booklist “Lovers of modern English history and the scandals that infiltrated upper-crust society will find much to enjoy in this work.”—Library Journal]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-art-of-tough-fearlessly-facing-politics-and-life-by-barbara-boxer--65152896https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265715 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Art of Tough: Fearlessly Facing Politics and Life Author: Barbara Boxer Narrator: Barbara Boxer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: May 31, 2016 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'One goal of this memoir is to inspire people to fight for change. It takes what I call the Art of Tough and I've had to do it all my life.' -- Senator Barbara Boxer Barbara Boxer has made her mark, combining compassionate advocacy with scrappiness in a political career spanning more than three decades. Now, retiring from the Senate, she continues the work to which she's dedicated 30 years in Congress. Her memoir, The Art of Tough, shares her provocative and touching recollections of service, and cements her commitment to the fight for women, families, quality, environmental protection, all in a peaceful world. Sometimes lauded, sometimes vilified, but always standing tough, Boxer has fought for what is right even when her personal convictions conflicted with her party or the majority rule.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265715Tue, 31 May 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265715 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Art of Tough: Fearlessly Facing Politics and Life Author: Barbara Boxer Narrator: Barbara Boxer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265715 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Art of Tough: Fearlessly Facing Politics and Life Author: Barbara Boxer Narrator: Barbara Boxer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: May 31, 2016 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'One goal of this memoir is to inspire people to fight for change. It takes what I call the Art of Tough and I've had to do it all my life.' -- Senator Barbara Boxer Barbara Boxer has made her mark, combining compassionate advocacy with scrappiness in a political career spanning more than three decades. Now, retiring from the Senate, she continues the work to which she's dedicated 30 years in Congress. Her memoir, The Art of Tough, shares her provocative and touching recollections of service, and cements her commitment to the fight for women, families, quality, environmental protection, all in a peaceful world. Sometimes lauded, sometimes vilified, but always standing tough, Boxer has fought for what is right even when her personal convictions conflicted with her party or the majority rule.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jane-doe-january-my-twenty-year-search-for-truth-and-justice-by-emily-winslow--65152886https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263952 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jane Doe January: My Twenty-Year Search for Truth and Justice Author: Emily Winslow Narrator: Ann Marie Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: May 24, 2016 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Alice Sebold’s Lucky, comes a compelling, real-life crime mystery and gripping memoir of the cold case prosecution of a serial rapist, told by one of his victims. On the morning of September 12, 2013, a fugitive task force broke down the door of Arthur Fryar’s apartment in Brooklyn. His DNA, entered in the FBI’s criminal database after a drug conviction, had been matched to evidence from a rape in Pennsylvania years earlier. Over the next year, Fryar and his lawyer fought his extradition and prosecution for the rape—and another like it—which occurred in 1992. The names of the victims, one from January, the other from November, were suppressed; the prosecution and the media referred to them as Jane Doe. Now, Jane Doe January tells her story. Emily Winslow was a young drama student at Carnegie Mellon University’s elite conservatory in Pittsburgh when a man brutally attacked and raped her in January 1992. While the police's search for her rapist proved futile, Emily reclaimed her life. Over the course of the next two decades, she fell in love, married, had two children, and began writing mystery novels set in her new hometown of Cambridge, England. Then, in fall 2013, she received shocking news—the police had found her rapist. This is her intimate memoir—the story of a woman’s traumatic past catching up with her, in a country far from home, surrounded by people who have no idea what she’s endured. Caught between past and present, and between two very different cultures, the inquisitive and restless crime novelist searches for clarity. Beginning her own investigation, she delves into Fryar’s family and past, reconnects with the detectives of her case, and works with prosecutors in the months leading to trial. As she recounts her long-term quest for closure, Winslow offers a heartbreakingly honest look at a vicious crime—and offers invaluable insights into the mind and heart of a victim.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263952Tue, 24 May 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263952 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jane Doe January: My Twenty-Year Search for Truth and Justice Author: Emily Winslow Narrator: Ann Marie Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263952 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jane Doe January: My Twenty-Year Search for Truth and Justice Author: Emily Winslow Narrator: Ann Marie Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: May 24, 2016 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Alice Sebold’s Lucky, comes a compelling, real-life crime mystery and gripping memoir of the cold case prosecution of a serial rapist, told by one of his victims. On the morning of September 12, 2013, a fugitive task force broke down the door of Arthur Fryar’s apartment in Brooklyn. His DNA, entered in the FBI’s criminal database after a drug conviction, had been matched to evidence from a rape in Pennsylvania years earlier. Over the next year, Fryar and his lawyer fought his extradition and prosecution for the rape—and another like it—which occurred in 1992. The names of the victims, one from January, the other from November, were suppressed; the prosecution and the media referred to them as Jane Doe. Now, Jane Doe January tells her story. Emily Winslow was a young drama student at Carnegie Mellon University’s elite conservatory in Pittsburgh when a man brutally attacked and raped her in January 1992. While the police's search for her rapist proved futile, Emily reclaimed her life. Over the course of the next two decades, she fell in love, married, had two children, and began writing mystery novels set in her new hometown of Cambridge, England. Then, in fall 2013, she received shocking news—the police had found her rapist. This is her intimate memoir—the story of a woman’s traumatic past catching up with her, in a country far from home, surrounded by people who have no idea what she’s endured. Caught between past and present, and between two very different cultures, the inquisitive and restless crime novelist searches for clarity. Beginning her own investigation, she delves into Fryar’s family and past, reconnects with the detectives of her case, and works with prosecutors in the months leading to trial. As she recounts her long-term quest for closure, Winslow offers a heartbreakingly honest look at a vicious crime—and offers invaluable insights into the mind and heart of a victim.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bridge-ladies-a-memoir-by-betsy-lerner--65152911https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263016 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bridge Ladies: A Memoir Author: Betsy Lerner Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 52 minutes Release date: May 3, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A fifty-year-old Bridge game provides an unexpected way to cross the generational divide between a daughter and her mother. Betsy Lerner takes us on a powerfully personal literary journey, where we learn a little about Bridge and a lot about life. After a lifetime defining herself in contrast to her mother’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” generation, Lerner finds herself back in her childhood home, not five miles from the mother she spent decades avoiding. When Roz needs help after surgery, it falls to Betsy to take care of her. She expected a week of tense civility; what she got instead were the Bridge Ladies. Impressed by their loyalty, she saw something her generation lacked. Facebook was great, but it wouldn’t deliver a pot roast. Tentatively at first, Betsy becomes a regular at her mother’s Monday Bridge club. Through her friendships with the ladies, she is finally able to face years of misunderstandings and family tragedy, the Bridge table becoming the common ground she and Roz never had. By turns darkly funny and deeply moving, The Bridge Ladies is the unforgettable story of a hard-won—but never-too-late—bond between mother and daughter.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263016Tue, 03 May 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263016 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bridge Ladies: A Memoir Author: Betsy Lerner Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 52 minutes Release date: May 3,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263016 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bridge Ladies: A Memoir Author: Betsy Lerner Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 52 minutes Release date: May 3, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A fifty-year-old Bridge game provides an unexpected way to cross the generational divide between a daughter and her mother. Betsy Lerner takes us on a powerfully personal literary journey, where we learn a little about Bridge and a lot about life. After a lifetime defining herself in contrast to her mother’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” generation, Lerner finds herself back in her childhood home, not five miles from the mother she spent decades avoiding. When Roz needs help after surgery, it falls to Betsy to take care of her. She expected a week of tense civility; what she got instead were the Bridge Ladies. Impressed by their loyalty, she saw something her generation lacked. Facebook was great, but it wouldn’t deliver a pot roast. Tentatively at first, Betsy becomes a regular at her mother’s Monday Bridge club. Through her friendships with the ladies, she is finally able to face years of misunderstandings and family tragedy, the Bridge table becoming the common ground she and Roz never had. By turns darkly funny and deeply moving, The Bridge Ladies is the unforgettable story of a hard-won—but never-too-late—bond between mother and daughter.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/peggy-guggenheim-the-shock-of-the-modern-by-francine-prose--65152905https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262774 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Peggy Guggenheim: The Shock of the Modern Author: Francine Prose Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 26, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A spirited portrait of the colorful, irrepressible, and iconoclastic American collector who fearlessly advanced the cause of modern art. One of twentieth-century America’s most influential patrons of the arts, Peggy Guggenheim (1898–1979) brought to wide public attention the work of such modern masters as Jackson Pollock and Man Ray. In her time, there was no stronger advocate for the groundbreaking and the avant-garde. Her midtown gallery was the acknowledged center of the postwar New York art scene, and her museum on the Grand Canal in Venice remains one of the world’s great collections of modern art. Yet as renowned as she was for the art and artists she so tirelessly championed, Guggenheim was equally famous for her unconventional personal life and for her ironic, playful desire to shock. Acclaimed bestselling author Francine Prose offers a singular reading of Guggenheim’s life that will enthrall enthusiasts of twentieth-century art, as well as anyone interested in American and European culture and the interrelationships between them. The lively and insightful narrative follows Guggenheim through virtually every aspect of her extraordinary life, from her unique collecting habits and paradigm-changing discoveries to her celebrity friendships, failed marriages, and scandalous affairs. Prose delivers a colorful portrait of a defiantly uncompromising woman who maintained a powerful upper hand in a male-dominated world. She also explores the ways in which Guggenheim’s image was filtered through the lens of insidious anti-Semitism.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262774Tue, 26 Apr 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262774 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Peggy Guggenheim: The Shock of the Modern Author: Francine Prose Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 7 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262774 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Peggy Guggenheim: The Shock of the Modern Author: Francine Prose Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 26, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A spirited portrait of the colorful, irrepressible, and iconoclastic American collector who fearlessly advanced the cause of modern art. One of twentieth-century America’s most influential patrons of the arts, Peggy Guggenheim (1898–1979) brought to wide public attention the work of such modern masters as Jackson Pollock and Man Ray. In her time, there was no stronger advocate for the groundbreaking and the avant-garde. Her midtown gallery was the acknowledged center of the postwar New York art scene, and her museum on the Grand Canal in Venice remains one of the world’s great collections of modern art. Yet as renowned as she was for the art and artists she so tirelessly championed, Guggenheim was equally famous for her unconventional personal life and for her ironic, playful desire to shock. Acclaimed bestselling author Francine Prose offers a singular reading of Guggenheim’s life that will enthrall enthusiasts of twentieth-century art, as well as anyone interested in American and European culture and the interrelationships between them. The lively and insightful narrative follows Guggenheim through virtually every aspect of her extraordinary life, from her unique collecting habits and paradigm-changing discoveries to her celebrity friendships, failed marriages, and scandalous affairs. Prose delivers a colorful portrait of a defiantly uncompromising woman who maintained a powerful upper hand in a male-dominated world. She also explores the ways in which Guggenheim’s image was filtered through the lens of insidious anti-Semitism.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/her-again-becoming-meryl-streep-by-michael-schulman--65152901https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262296 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep Author: Michael Schulman Narrator: Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 16 minutes Release date: April 26, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A portrait of a woman, an era, and a profession: the first thoroughly researched biography of Meryl Streep—the “Iron Lady” of acting, nominated for nineteen Oscars and winner of three—that explores her beginnings as a young woman of the 1970s grappling with love, feminism, and her astonishing talent. In 1975 Meryl Streep, a promising young graduate of the Yale School of Drama, was finding her place in the New York theater scene. Burning with talent and ambition, she was like dozens of aspiring actors of the time—a twenty-something beauty who rode her bike everywhere, kept a diary, napped before performances, and stayed out late “talking about acting with actors in actors’ bars.” Yet Meryl stood apart from her peers. In her first season in New York, she won attention-getting parts in back-to-back Broadway plays, a Tony Award nomination, and two roles in Shakespeare in the Park productions. Even then, people said, “Her. Again.” Her Again is an intimate look at the artistic coming-of-age of the greatest actress of her generation, from the homecoming float at her suburban New Jersey high school, through her early days on the stage at Vassar College and the Yale School of Drama during its golden years, to her star-making roles in The Deer Hunter, Manhattan, and Kramer vs. Kramer. New Yorker contributor Michael Schulman brings into focus Meryl’s heady rise to stardom on the New York stage; her passionate, tragically short-lived love affair with fellow actor John Cazale; her marriage to sculptor Don Gummer; and her evolution as a young woman of the 1970s wrestling with changing ideas of feminism, marriage, love, and sacrifice. Featuring eight pages of black-and-white photos, this captivating story of the making of one of the most revered artistic careers of our time reveals a gifted young woman coming into her extraordinary talents at a time of immense transformation, offering a rare glimpse into the life of the actress long before she became an icon.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262296Tue, 26 Apr 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262296 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep Author: Michael Schulman Narrator: Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 16 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262296 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep Author: Michael Schulman Narrator: Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 16 minutes Release date: April 26, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A portrait of a woman, an era, and a profession: the first thoroughly researched biography of Meryl Streep—the “Iron Lady” of acting, nominated for nineteen Oscars and winner of three—that explores her beginnings as a young woman of the 1970s grappling with love, feminism, and her astonishing talent. In 1975 Meryl Streep, a promising young graduate of the Yale School of Drama, was finding her place in the New York theater scene. Burning with talent and ambition, she was like dozens of aspiring actors of the time—a twenty-something beauty who rode her bike everywhere, kept a diary, napped before performances, and stayed out late “talking about acting with actors in actors’ bars.” Yet Meryl stood apart from her peers. In her first season in New York, she won attention-getting parts in back-to-back Broadway plays, a Tony Award nomination, and two roles in Shakespeare in the Park productions. Even then, people said, “Her. Again.” Her Again is an intimate look at the artistic coming-of-age of the greatest actress of her generation, from the homecoming float at her suburban New Jersey high school, through her early days on the stage at Vassar College and the Yale School of Drama during its golden years, to her star-making roles in The Deer Hunter, Manhattan, and Kramer vs. Kramer. New Yorker contributor Michael Schulman brings into focus Meryl’s heady rise to stardom on the New York stage; her passionate, tragically short-lived love affair with fellow actor John Cazale; her marriage to sculptor Don Gummer; and her evolution as a young woman of the 1970s wrestling with changing ideas of feminism, marriage, love, and sacrifice. Featuring eight pages of black-and-white photos, this captivating story of the making of one of the most revered artistic careers of our time reveals a gifted young woman coming into her extraordinary talents at a time of immense transformation, offering a rare glimpse into the life of the actress long before she became an icon.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-series-of-catastrophes-and-miracles-a-true-story-of-love-science-and-cancer-by-mary-elizabeth-williams--65152891https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262767 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Series of Catastrophes and Miracles: A True Story of Love, Science, and Cancer Author: Mary Elizabeth Williams Narrator: Mary Elizabeth Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 26, 2016 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A wry, witty account of what it is like to face death—and be restored to life After being diagnosed in her early forties with metastatic melanoma—a “rapidly fatal” form of cancer—journalist and mother of two Mary Elizabeth Williams finds herself in a race against the clock. She takes a once-in-a-lifetime chance and joins a clinical trial for immunotherapy, a revolutionary drug regimen that trains the body to vanquish malignant cells. Astonishingly, her cancer disappears entirely in just a few weeks. But at the same time, her best friend embarks on a cancer journey of her own—with very different results. Williams’ experiences as a patient and a medical test subject reveal with stark honesty what it takes to weather disease, the extraordinary new developments that are rewriting the rules of science—and the healing power of human connection.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262767Tue, 26 Apr 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262767 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Series of Catastrophes and Miracles: A True Story of Love, Science, and Cancer Author: Mary Elizabeth Williams Narrator: Mary Elizabeth Williams...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262767 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Series of Catastrophes and Miracles: A True Story of Love, Science, and Cancer Author: Mary Elizabeth Williams Narrator: Mary Elizabeth Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 26, 2016 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A wry, witty account of what it is like to face death—and be restored to life After being diagnosed in her early forties with metastatic melanoma—a “rapidly fatal” form of cancer—journalist and mother of two Mary Elizabeth Williams finds herself in a race against the clock. She takes a once-in-a-lifetime chance and joins a clinical trial for immunotherapy, a revolutionary drug regimen that trains the body to vanquish malignant cells. Astonishingly, her cancer disappears entirely in just a few weeks. But at the same time, her best friend embarks on a cancer journey of her own—with very different results. Williams’ experiences as a patient and a medical test subject reveal with stark honesty what it takes to weather disease, the extraordinary new developments that are rewriting the rules of science—and the healing power of human connection.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/enter-helen-the-invention-of-helen-gurley-brown-and-the-rise-of-the-modern-single-woman-by-brooke-hauser--65152927https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262081 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Enter Helen: The Invention of Helen Gurley Brown and the Rise of the Modern Single Woman Author: Brooke Hauser Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 19, 2016 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Engaging…. Nimble-footed…. Amusing….Throughout, Hauser weaves in passages connecting Brown to her contemporaries and the cultural landscape of the 1960s…[to] situate her life in the context of its times.”— New York Times Book Review This female Mad Men-like story chronicles the legendary Cosmopolitan magazine editor’s rise to power as both a cultural icon and trailblazer who redefined what it means to be an American woman. In the mid-Sixties, Helen Gurley Brown, author of the groundbreaking Sex and the Single Girl, took over the ailing Cosmopolitan magazine and revamped it into one of the most successful brands in the world. At a time when magazines taught housewives how to make the perfect casserole, Helen reimagined Cosmo and womanhood itself, championing the independent, ambitious, man-loving single woman. Though she was married, to Hollywood producer David Brown, no one embodied the idea of the Cosmo Girl more than the Ozarks-born Helen, who willed, worked, and—yes—occasionally slept her way to the top, eventually becoming one of the most influential media players in the world. Drawing on new interviews with Helen’s friends and former colleagues as well as her personal letters, Enter Helen brings New York City vibrantly to life during the Sexual Revolution and the Women’s Movement and features a cast of characters including Hugh Hefner, Nora Ephron, and Gloria Steinem. It is the cinematic story of an icon who bucked convention, defined her own destiny, and became a controversial model for modern feminism, laying the groundwork for television shows like Sex and the City and Girls. “Bad Feminist” or not, Helen Gurley Brown got people talking—about sex, work, reproductive choices, and having it all—forever changing the conversation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262081Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262081 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Enter Helen: The Invention of Helen Gurley Brown and the Rise of the Modern Single Woman Author: Brooke Hauser Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262081 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Enter Helen: The Invention of Helen Gurley Brown and the Rise of the Modern Single Woman Author: Brooke Hauser Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 19, 2016 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Engaging…. Nimble-footed…. Amusing….Throughout, Hauser weaves in passages connecting Brown to her contemporaries and the cultural landscape of the 1960s…[to] situate her life in the context of its times.”— New York Times Book Review This female Mad Men-like story chronicles the legendary Cosmopolitan magazine editor’s rise to power as both a cultural icon and trailblazer who redefined what it means to be an American woman. In the mid-Sixties, Helen Gurley Brown, author of the groundbreaking Sex and the Single Girl, took over the ailing Cosmopolitan magazine and revamped it into one of the most successful brands in the world. At a time when magazines taught housewives how to make the perfect casserole, Helen reimagined Cosmo and womanhood itself, championing the independent, ambitious, man-loving single woman. Though she was married, to Hollywood producer David Brown, no one embodied the idea of the Cosmo Girl more than the Ozarks-born Helen, who willed, worked, and—yes—occasionally slept her way to the top, eventually becoming one of the most influential media players in the world. Drawing on new interviews with Helen’s friends and former colleagues as well as her personal letters, Enter Helen brings New York City vibrantly to life during the Sexual Revolution and the Women’s Movement and features a cast of characters including Hugh Hefner, Nora Ephron, and Gloria Steinem. It is the cinematic story of an icon who bucked convention, defined her own destiny, and became a controversial model for modern feminism, laying the groundwork for television shows like Sex and the City and Girls. “Bad Feminist” or not, Helen Gurley Brown got people talking—about sex, work, reproductive choices, and having it all—forever changing the conversation.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/game-of-crowns-elizabeth-camilla-kate-and-the-throne-by-christopher-andersen--65152893https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262722 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Game of Crowns: Elizabeth, Camilla, Kate, and the Throne Author: Christopher Andersen Narrator: Simon Prebble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 19, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A moving and compulsively readable look into the lives, loves, relationships, and rivalries among the three women at the heart of the British royal family today: Queen Elizabeth II, Camilla Parker-Bowles, and Kate Middleton—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Good Son, These Few Precious Days, and The Day Diana Died. One has been famous longer than anyone on the planet—a dutiful daughter, a frustrated mother, a doting grandmother, a steel-willed taskmaster, a wily stateswoman, an enduring symbol of an institution that has lasted a thousand years, and a global icon who has not only been an eyewitness to history but a part of it. One is the great-granddaughter of a King’s mistress and one of the most famous “other women” of the modern age—a woman who somehow survived a firestorm of scorn to ultimately marry the love of her life, and in the process replace her arch rival, one of the most beloved figures of the twentieth century. One is a beautiful commoner, the university-educated daughter of a flight attendant-turned-millionaire entrepreneur, a fashion scion the equal of her adored mother-in-law, and the first woman since King George V’s wife, Queen Mary, to lay claim to being the daughter-in-law of one future king, the wife another, and the mother of yet another. Game of Crowns is an in-depth and exquisitely researched exploration of the lives of these three remarkable women and the striking and sometimes subtle ways in which their lives intersect and intertwine. Examining their surprising similarities and stark differences, Andersen travels beyond the royal palace walls to illustrate who these three women really are today—and how they will directly reshape the landscape of the monarchy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262722Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262722 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Game of Crowns: Elizabeth, Camilla, Kate, and the Throne Author: Christopher Andersen Narrator: Simon Prebble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262722 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Game of Crowns: Elizabeth, Camilla, Kate, and the Throne Author: Christopher Andersen Narrator: Simon Prebble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 19, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A moving and compulsively readable look into the lives, loves, relationships, and rivalries among the three women at the heart of the British royal family today: Queen Elizabeth II, Camilla Parker-Bowles, and Kate Middleton—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Good Son, These Few Precious Days, and The Day Diana Died. One has been famous longer than anyone on the planet—a dutiful daughter, a frustrated mother, a doting grandmother, a steel-willed taskmaster, a wily stateswoman, an enduring symbol of an institution that has lasted a thousand years, and a global icon who has not only been an eyewitness to history but a part of it. One is the great-granddaughter of a King’s mistress and one of the most famous “other women” of the modern age—a woman who somehow survived a firestorm of scorn to ultimately marry the love of her life, and in the process replace her arch rival, one of the most beloved figures of the twentieth century. One is a beautiful commoner, the university-educated daughter of a flight attendant-turned-millionaire entrepreneur, a fashion scion the equal of her adored mother-in-law, and the first woman since King George V’s wife, Queen Mary, to lay claim to being the daughter-in-law of one future king, the wife another, and the mother of yet another. Game of Crowns is an in-depth and exquisitely researched exploration of the lives of these three remarkable women and the striking and sometimes subtle ways in which their lives intersect and intertwine. Examining their surprising similarities and stark differences, Andersen travels beyond the royal palace walls to illustrate who these three women really are today—and how they will directly reshape the landscape of the monarchy.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/approval-junkie-adventures-in-caring-too-much-by-faith-salie--65152890https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Approval Junkie: Adventures in Caring Too Much Author: Faith Salie Narrator: Faith Salie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 19, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From comedian and journalist Faith Salie, of NPR's Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me! and CBS News Sunday Morning, a collection of daring, funny essays chronicling the author's adventures during her lifelong quest for approval   Faith Salie has done it all in the name of validation. Whether she’s trying to impress her parents with a perfect GPA, undergoing an exorcism to save her toxic marriage, or baking a 3D excavator cake for her son’s birthday, Salie is the ultimate approval seeker—an “approval junkie,” if you will.  In this collection of daring, honest essays, Salie shares stories from her lifelong quest for gold stars, recounting her strategy for winning (very Southern) high school beauty pageant; her struggle to pick the perfect outfit to wear to her divorce; and her difficulty falling in love again, and then conceiving, in the years following her mother’s death.   With thoughtful irreverence, Salie reflects on why she tries so hard to please others, and herself, highlighting a phenomenon that many people—especially women—experience at home and in the workplace. Equal parts laugh-out loud funny and poignant, Approval Junkie is one woman’s journey to realizing that seeking approval from others is more than just getting them to like you—it's challenging yourself to achieve, and survive, more than you ever thought you could.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262947Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Approval Junkie: Adventures in Caring Too Much Author: Faith Salie Narrator: Faith Salie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Approval Junkie: Adventures in Caring Too Much Author: Faith Salie Narrator: Faith Salie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 19, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From comedian and journalist Faith Salie, of NPR's Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me! and CBS News Sunday Morning, a collection of daring, funny essays chronicling the author's adventures during her lifelong quest for approval   Faith Salie has done it all in the name of validation. Whether she’s trying to impress her parents with a perfect GPA, undergoing an exorcism to save her toxic marriage, or baking a 3D excavator cake for her son’s birthday, Salie is the ultimate approval seeker—an “approval junkie,” if you will.  In this collection of daring, honest essays, Salie shares stories from her lifelong quest for gold stars, recounting her strategy for winning (very Southern) high school beauty pageant; her struggle to pick the perfect outfit to wear to her divorce; and her difficulty falling in love again, and then conceiving, in the years following her mother’s death.   With thoughtful irreverence, Salie reflects on why she tries so hard to please others, and herself, highlighting a phenomenon that many people—especially women—experience at home and in the workplace. Equal parts laugh-out loud funny and poignant, Approval Junkie is one woman’s journey to realizing that seeking approval from others is more than just getting them to like you—it's challenging yourself to achieve, and survive, more than you ever thought you could.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-button-box-lifting-the-lid-on-women-s-lives-by-lynn-knight--65152915https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262621 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Button Box: Lifting the Lid on Women's Lives Author: Lynn Knight Narrator: Patience Tomlinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 56 minutes Release date: April 14, 2016 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: I used to love the rattle and whoosh of my grandma’s buttons as they scattered from their Quality Street tin. An inlaid wooden chest the size of a shoe box holds Lynn Knight’s button collection. A collection that has been passed down through three generations of women: a chunky sixties-era toggle from a favourite coat, three tiny pearl buttons from her mother’s first dress after she was adopted as a baby, a jet button from a time of Victorian mourning. Each button tells a story. ‘They change our view of the world and the world’s view of us’ said Virginia Woolf of clothes. The Button Box traces the story of women at home and in work from pre-First World War domesticity, through the first clerical girls in silk blouses, to the delights of beading and glamour in the thirties to short skirts and sexual liberation in the sixties.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262621Thu, 14 Apr 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262621 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Button Box: Lifting the Lid on Women's Lives Author: Lynn Knight Narrator: Patience Tomlinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 56...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262621 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Button Box: Lifting the Lid on Women's Lives Author: Lynn Knight Narrator: Patience Tomlinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 56 minutes Release date: April 14, 2016 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: I used to love the rattle and whoosh of my grandma’s buttons as they scattered from their Quality Street tin. An inlaid wooden chest the size of a shoe box holds Lynn Knight’s button collection. A collection that has been passed down through three generations of women: a chunky sixties-era toggle from a favourite coat, three tiny pearl buttons from her mother’s first dress after she was adopted as a baby, a jet button from a time of Victorian mourning. Each button tells a story. ‘They change our view of the world and the world’s view of us’ said Virginia Woolf of clothes. The Button Box traces the story of women at home and in work from pre-First World War domesticity, through the first clerical girls in silk blouses, to the delights of beading and glamour in the thirties to short skirts and sexual liberation in the sixties.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-goodnight-a-world-war-ii-story-of-espionage-adventure-and-betrayal-by-howard-blum--65152940https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/259406 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Goodnight: A World War II Story of Espionage, Adventure, and Betrayal Author: Howard Blum Narrator: Tristan Morris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 12, 2016 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Dark Invasion, channels Erik Larson and Ben Macintyre in this riveting biography of Betty Pack, the dazzling American debutante who became an Allied spy during WWII and was hailed by OSS chief General “Wild Bill" Donovan as “the greatest unsung heroine of the war.” Betty Pack was charming, beautiful, and intelligent—and she knew it. As an agent for Britain’s MI-6 and then America’s OSS during World War II, these qualities proved crucial to her success. This is the remarkable story of this “Mata Hari from Minnesota” (Time) and the passions that ruled her tempestuous life—a life filled with dangerous liaisons and death-defying missions vital to the Allied victory. For decades, much of Betty’s career working for MI-6 and the OSS remained classified. Through access to recently unclassified files, Howard Blum discovers the truth about the attractive blond, codenamed “Cynthia,” who seduced diplomats and military attachés across the globe in exchange for ciphers and secrets; cracked embassy safes to steal codes; and obtained the Polish notebooks that proved key to Alan Turing’s success with Operation Ultra. Beneath Betty’s cool, professional determination, Blum reveals a troubled woman conflicted by the very traits that made her successful: her lack of deep emotional connections and her readiness to risk everything. The Last Goodnight is a mesmerizing, provocative, and moving portrait of an exceptional heroine whose undaunted courage helped to save the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/259406Tue, 12 Apr 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/259406 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Goodnight: A World War II Story of Espionage, Adventure, and Betrayal Author: Howard Blum Narrator: Tristan Morris Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/259406 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Goodnight: A World War II Story of Espionage, Adventure, and Betrayal Author: Howard Blum Narrator: Tristan Morris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 12, 2016 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Dark Invasion, channels Erik Larson and Ben Macintyre in this riveting biography of Betty Pack, the dazzling American debutante who became an Allied spy during WWII and was hailed by OSS chief General “Wild Bill" Donovan as “the greatest unsung heroine of the war.” Betty Pack was charming, beautiful, and intelligent—and she knew it. As an agent for Britain’s MI-6 and then America’s OSS during World War II, these qualities proved crucial to her success. This is the remarkable story of this “Mata Hari from Minnesota” (Time) and the passions that ruled her tempestuous life—a life filled with dangerous liaisons and death-defying missions vital to the Allied victory. For decades, much of Betty’s career working for MI-6 and the OSS remained classified. Through access to recently unclassified files, Howard Blum discovers the truth about the attractive blond, codenamed “Cynthia,” who seduced diplomats and military attachés across the globe in exchange for ciphers and secrets; cracked embassy safes to steal codes; and obtained the Polish notebooks that proved key to Alan Turing’s success with Operation Ultra. Beneath Betty’s cool, professional determination, Blum reveals a troubled woman conflicted by the very traits that made her successful: her lack of deep emotional connections and her readiness to risk everything. The Last Goodnight is a mesmerizing, provocative, and moving portrait of an exceptional heroine whose undaunted courage helped to save the world.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kick-kennedy-the-charmed-life-and-tragic-death-of-the-favorite-kennedy-daughter-by-barbara-leaming--65152921https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262674 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter Author: Barbara Leaming Narrator: Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: April 12, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy was the incandescent life-force of the fabled Kennedy family, her father’s acknowledged “favorite of all the children” and her brother Jack’s “psychological twin.” She was the Kennedy of Kennedys, sure of her privilege, magnetically charming and somehow not quite like anyone else on whatever stage she happened to grace. The daughter of the American ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, Kick swept into Britain’s aristocracy like a fresh wind on a sweltering summer day. In a decaying world where everything was based on stultifying sameness and similarity, she was gloriously, exhilaratingly different. Kick was the girl whom all the boys fell in love with, the girl who remained painfully out of reach for most of them. To Kick, everything about this life was fun and amusing--until suddenly it was not. For this is also a story of how a girl like Kick, a girl who had everything, a girl who seemed made for happiness, confronted crushing sadness. Willing to pay the price for choosing the love she wanted, she would have to face the consequences of forsaking much that was dear to her. Bestselling and award-winning biographer Barbara Leaming draws on her unique access to firsthand accounts, extensive conversations with many of the key players, and previously-unseen sources to transport us to another world, one of immense wealth, arcane rituals and rules, glamour and tragedy, that has now disappeared forever. It was a world of dukes and duchesses, of grand houses, of country house weekends, and of wild rich boys. But it was also a world of blood and war, and of immeasurable loss. It was a time of complete upheaval, as reflected in the life of this most unlikely and unforgettable central character. Kick Kennedy reveals her story, that of a young girl learning about love, sex, and death--and doing it all at warp speed as the world races toward war and then reels in the war’s chaotic aftermath. This is the coming-of-age story of the female star of the Kennedy family, and ultimately a tragic, romantic story that will break your heart.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262674Tue, 12 Apr 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262674 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter Author: Barbara Leaming Narrator: Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262674 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter Author: Barbara Leaming Narrator: Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: April 12, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy was the incandescent life-force of the fabled Kennedy family, her father’s acknowledged “favorite of all the children” and her brother Jack’s “psychological twin.” She was the Kennedy of Kennedys, sure of her privilege, magnetically charming and somehow not quite like anyone else on whatever stage she happened to grace. The daughter of the American ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, Kick swept into Britain’s aristocracy like a fresh wind on a sweltering summer day. In a decaying world where everything was based on stultifying sameness and similarity, she was gloriously, exhilaratingly different. Kick was the girl whom all the boys fell in love with, the girl who remained painfully out of reach for most of them. To Kick, everything about this life was fun and amusing--until suddenly it was not. For this is also a story of how a girl like Kick, a girl who had everything, a girl who seemed made for happiness, confronted crushing sadness. Willing to pay the price for choosing the love she wanted, she would have to face the consequences of forsaking much that was dear to her. Bestselling and award-winning biographer Barbara Leaming draws on her unique access to firsthand accounts, extensive conversations with many of the key players, and previously-unseen sources to transport us to another world, one of immense wealth, arcane rituals and rules, glamour and tragedy, that has now disappeared forever. It was a world of dukes and duchesses, of grand houses, of country house weekends, and of wild rich boys. But it was also a world of blood and war, and of immeasurable loss. It was a time of complete upheaval, as reflected in the life of this most unlikely and unforgettable central character. Kick Kennedy reveals her story, that of a young girl learning about love, sex, and death--and doing it all at warp speed as the world races toward war and then reels in the war’s chaotic aftermath. This is the coming-of-age story of the female star of the Kennedy family, and ultimately a tragic, romantic story that will break your heart.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-believe-you-survivors-of-campus-sexual-assault-speak-out-by-annie-e-clark-andrea-l-pino--65152900https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262677 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Believe You: Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out Author: Annie E. Clark, Andrea L. Pino Narrator: Samia Mounts, Andrea L. Pino, Annie E. Clark, Josh Hurley, Katie Schorr, Eileen Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: April 12, 2016 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From young activists at the forefront of the movement to end sexual assault on college campuses, a collection of survivor stories that will connect with students and inform and inspire us all Across the U.S. student activists are exposing a pervasive cover-up of sexual assault on college campuses. Every day more survivors come forward. But other survivors choose not to. We Believe You elevates the stories the headlines about this issue have been missing--more than 30 experiences of trauma, healing and everyday activism, representing a diversity of races, economic and family backgrounds, gender identities, immigration statuses, interests, capacities and loves. More than 1 in 5 women and 5 percent of men are sexually assaulted at college, a shocking status quo that might have stayed largely hidden and unaddressed but for the two authors of We Believe You. In 2013, Annie E. Clark and Andrea L. Pino, then 23 and 20, building on the work of earlier activists, outed themselves as assault survivors and filed a federal complaint against the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) for mishandling such crimes; within a month, the U.S. government began to investigate UNC. Within a year, dozens of colleges were under federal investigation. But Clark and Pino rightly see themselves as two among many. Students from every kind of college and university—large and small, public and private, highly selective and less so—are sounding alarms and staking claims to justice by filing complaints, by pressing charges, and by simply living beyond the effects of assault and the betrayals of their schools.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262677Tue, 12 Apr 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262677 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Believe You: Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out Author: Annie E. Clark, Andrea L. Pino Narrator: Samia Mounts, Andrea L. Pino, Annie E....https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262677 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Believe You: Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out Author: Annie E. Clark, Andrea L. Pino Narrator: Samia Mounts, Andrea L. Pino, Annie E. Clark, Josh Hurley, Katie Schorr, Eileen Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: April 12, 2016 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From young activists at the forefront of the movement to end sexual assault on college campuses, a collection of survivor stories that will connect with students and inform and inspire us all Across the U.S. student activists are exposing a pervasive cover-up of sexual assault on college campuses. Every day more survivors come forward. But other survivors choose not to. We Believe You elevates the stories the headlines about this issue have been missing--more than 30 experiences of trauma, healing and everyday activism, representing a diversity of races, economic and family backgrounds, gender identities, immigration statuses, interests, capacities and loves. More than 1 in 5 women and 5 percent of men are sexually assaulted at college, a shocking status quo that might have stayed largely hidden and unaddressed but for the two authors of We Believe You. In 2013, Annie E. Clark and Andrea L. Pino, then 23 and 20, building on the work of earlier activists, outed themselves as assault survivors and filed a federal complaint against the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) for mishandling such crimes; within a month, the U.S. government began to investigate UNC. Within a year, dozens of colleges were under federal investigation. But Clark and Pino rightly see themselves as two among many. Students from every kind of college and university—large and small, public and private, highly selective and less so—are sounding alarms and staking claims to justice by filing complaints, by pressing charges, and by simply living beyond the effects of assault and the betrayals of their schools.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/catastrophic-happiness-finding-joy-in-childhood-s-messy-years-by-catherine-newman--65152930https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/261032 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood¿s Messy Years Author: Catherine Newman Narrator: Catherine Newman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A comic and heartwarming memoir about childhood's second act from Real Simple journalist Catherine Newman. Much is written about a child's infancy and toddler years, which is good since children will never remember it themselves. It is ages 4-14 that make up the second act, as Catherine Newman puts it in this delightfully candid, outlandishly funny new memoir about the years that 'your children will remember as childhood.' Following Newman's son and daughter as they blossom from preschoolers into teenagers, Catastrophic Happiness is about the bittersweet joy of raising children -- and the ever-evolving landscape of issues parents traverse. In a laugh out-loud, heart-wrenching, relatable voice, Newman narrates events as momentous as grief and as quietly moving as the moonlit face of a sleeping child. From tantrums and friendship to fear and even sex, Newman's fresh take will appeal to any parent riding this same roller coaster of laughter and heartbreak.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/261032Tue, 05 Apr 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/261032 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood¿s Messy Years Author: Catherine Newman Narrator: Catherine Newman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/261032 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood¿s Messy Years Author: Catherine Newman Narrator: Catherine Newman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A comic and heartwarming memoir about childhood's second act from Real Simple journalist Catherine Newman. Much is written about a child's infancy and toddler years, which is good since children will never remember it themselves. It is ages 4-14 that make up the second act, as Catherine Newman puts it in this delightfully candid, outlandishly funny new memoir about the years that 'your children will remember as childhood.' Following Newman's son and daughter as they blossom from preschoolers into teenagers, Catastrophic Happiness is about the bittersweet joy of raising children -- and the ever-evolving landscape of issues parents traverse. In a laugh out-loud, heart-wrenching, relatable voice, Newman narrates events as momentous as grief and as quietly moving as the moonlit face of a sleeping child. From tantrums and friendship to fear and even sex, Newman's fresh take will appeal to any parent riding this same roller coaster of laughter and heartbreak.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rise-of-the-rocket-girls-the-women-who-propelled-us-from-missiles-to-the-moon-to-mars-by-nathalia-holt--65152919https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262242 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars Author: Nathalia Holt Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 47 minutes Release date: April 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space. In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite group of young women who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design, helped bring about the first American satellites, and made the exploration of the solar system possible. For the first time, Rise of the Rocket Girls tells the stories of these women -- known as 'human computers' -- who broke the boundaries of both gender and science. Based on extensive research and interviews with all the living members of the team, Rise of the Rocket Girls offers a unique perspective on the role of women in science: both where we've been, and the far reaches of space to which we're heading. 'If Hidden Figures has you itching to learn more about the women who worked in the space program, pick up Nathalia Holt's lively, immensely readable history, Rise of the Rocket Girls.' -- Entertainment Weekly]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262242Tue, 05 Apr 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262242 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars Author: Nathalia Holt Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262242 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars Author: Nathalia Holt Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 47 minutes Release date: April 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space. In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite group of young women who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design, helped bring about the first American satellites, and made the exploration of the solar system possible. For the first time, Rise of the Rocket Girls tells the stories of these women -- known as 'human computers' -- who broke the boundaries of both gender and science. Based on extensive research and interviews with all the living members of the team, Rise of the Rocket Girls offers a unique perspective on the role of women in science: both where we've been, and the far reaches of space to which we're heading. 'If Hidden Figures has you itching to learn more about the women who worked in the space program, pick up Nathalia Holt's lively, immensely readable history, Rise of the Rocket Girls.' -- Entertainment Weekly]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/delta-lady-memoir-by-michael-walker-rita-coolidge--65152916https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262085 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Delta Lady: Memoir Author: Michael Walker, Rita Coolidge Narrator: Rita Coolidge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The two-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter bares her heart and soul in this intimate memoir, a story of music, stardom, love, family, heritage, and resilience. She inspired songs—Leon Russell wrote “A Song for You” and “Delta Lady” for her, Stephen Stills wrote “Cherokee.” She co-wrote songs—“Superstar” and the piano coda to “Layla,” uncredited. She sang backup for Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, and Stills, before finding fame as a solo artist with such hits as “We're All Alone” and “(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher.” Following her story from Lafayette, Tennessee to becoming one of the most sought after rock vocalists in LA in the 1970s, Delta Lady chronicles Rita Coolidge’s fascinating journey throughout the ’60s-’70s pop/rock universe. A muse to some of the twentieth century’s most influential rock musicians, she broke hearts, and broke up bands. Her relationship with drummer Jim Gordon took a violent turn during the legendary 1970 Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour; David Crosby maintained that her triangle with Stills and Graham Nash was the last straw for the group. Her volatile six-year marriage to Kris Kristofferson yielded two Grammys, a daughter, and one of the Baby Boom generation’s epic love stories. Throughout it all, her strength, resilience, and inner and outer beauty—along with her strong sense of heritage and devotion to her family—helped her to not only survive, but thrive. Co-written with best-selling author Michael Walker, Delta Lady is a rich, deeply personal memoir that offers a front row seat to an iconic era, and illuminates the life of an artist whose career has helped shape modern American culture.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262085Tue, 05 Apr 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262085 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Delta Lady: Memoir Author: Michael Walker, Rita Coolidge Narrator: Rita Coolidge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 29 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262085 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Delta Lady: Memoir Author: Michael Walker, Rita Coolidge Narrator: Rita Coolidge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The two-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter bares her heart and soul in this intimate memoir, a story of music, stardom, love, family, heritage, and resilience. She inspired songs—Leon Russell wrote “A Song for You” and “Delta Lady” for her, Stephen Stills wrote “Cherokee.” She co-wrote songs—“Superstar” and the piano coda to “Layla,” uncredited. She sang backup for Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, and Stills, before finding fame as a solo artist with such hits as “We're All Alone” and “(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher.” Following her story from Lafayette, Tennessee to becoming one of the most sought after rock vocalists in LA in the 1970s, Delta Lady chronicles Rita Coolidge’s fascinating journey throughout the ’60s-’70s pop/rock universe. A muse to some of the twentieth century’s most influential rock musicians, she broke hearts, and broke up bands. Her relationship with drummer Jim Gordon took a violent turn during the legendary 1970 Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour; David Crosby maintained that her triangle with Stills and Graham Nash was the last straw for the group. Her volatile six-year marriage to Kris Kristofferson yielded two Grammys, a daughter, and one of the Baby Boom generation’s epic love stories. Throughout it all, her strength, resilience, and inner and outer beauty—along with her strong sense of heritage and devotion to her family—helped her to not only survive, but thrive. Co-written with best-selling author Michael Walker, Delta Lady is a rich, deeply personal memoir that offers a front row seat to an iconic era, and illuminates the life of an artist whose career has helped shape modern American culture.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/louisa-the-extraordinary-life-of-mrs-adams-by-louisa-thomas--65152902https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256607 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams Author: Louisa Thomas Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 42 minutes Release date: April 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From the author of Mind and Matter, an intimate portrait of Louisa Catherine Adams, the wife of John Quincy Adams, who witnessed firsthand the greatest transformations of her time     Born in London to an American father and a British mother on the eve of the Revolutionary War, Louisa Catherine Johnson was raised in circumstances very different from the New England upbringing of the future president John Quincy Adams, whose life had been dedicated to public service from the earliest age. And yet John Quincy fell in love with her, almost despite himself. Their often tempestuous but deeply close marriage lasted half a century.  They lived in Prussia, Massachusetts, Washington, Russia, and England, at royal courts, on farms, in cities, and in the White House. Louisa saw more of Europe and America than nearly any other woman of her time. But wherever she lived, she was always pressing her nose against the glass, not quite sure whether she was looking in or out. The other members of the Adams family could take their identity for granted—they were Adamses; they were Americans—but she had to invent her own. The story of Louisa Catherine Adams is one of a woman who forged a sense of self. As the country her husband led found its place in the world, she found a voice. That voice resonates still.  In this deeply felt biography, the talented journalist and historian Louisa Thomas finally gives Louisa Catherine Adams's full extraordinary life its due. An intimate portrait of a remarkable woman, a complicated marriage, and a pivotal historical moment, Louisa Thomas's biography is a masterful work from an elegant storyteller.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256607Tue, 05 Apr 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256607 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams Author: Louisa Thomas Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 42 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256607 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams Author: Louisa Thomas Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 42 minutes Release date: April 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From the author of Mind and Matter, an intimate portrait of Louisa Catherine Adams, the wife of John Quincy Adams, who witnessed firsthand the greatest transformations of her time     Born in London to an American father and a British mother on the eve of the Revolutionary War, Louisa Catherine Johnson was raised in circumstances very different from the New England upbringing of the future president John Quincy Adams, whose life had been dedicated to public service from the earliest age. And yet John Quincy fell in love with her, almost despite himself. Their often tempestuous but deeply close marriage lasted half a century.  They lived in Prussia, Massachusetts, Washington, Russia, and England, at royal courts, on farms, in cities, and in the White House. Louisa saw more of Europe and America than nearly any other woman of her time. But wherever she lived, she was always pressing her nose against the glass, not quite sure whether she was looking in or out. The other members of the Adams family could take their identity for granted—they were Adamses; they were Americans—but she had to invent her own. The story of Louisa Catherine Adams is one of a woman who forged a sense of self. As the country her husband led found its place in the world, she found a voice. That voice resonates still.  In this deeply felt biography, the talented journalist and historian Louisa Thomas finally gives Louisa Catherine Adams's full extraordinary life its due. An intimate portrait of a remarkable woman, a complicated marriage, and a pivotal historical moment, Louisa Thomas's biography is a masterful work from an elegant storyteller.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-i-told-my-daughter-lessons-from-leaders-on-raising-the-next-generation-of-empowered-women-by-nina-tassler--65152894https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/261797 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What I Told My Daughter: Lessons from Leaders on Raising the Next Generation of Empowered Women Author: Nina Tassler Narrator: Janina Edwards, Madeleine Maby, Amanda Carlin, Joy Osmanski, Fiona Hardingham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 27 minutes Release date: April 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Empower yourself and the latest generation of girls with this collection of inspiring reflections from notable, highly accomplished women in politics, academia, athletics, the arts, and business, including Madeleine Albright, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and more. In What I Told My Daughter, a powerful, diverse group of women reflect on the best advice and counsel they have given their daughters either by example, throughout their lives, or in character-building, teachable moments between parent and child. A college president teachers her daughter, by example, the importance of being a leader who connects with everyone—from the ground up, literally—in an organization. One of the country’s only female police chiefs teaches her daughter the meaning of courage, how to respond to danger but more importantly how not to let fear stop her from experiencing all that life has to offer. A bestselling writer, who has deliberated for years on empowering girls, wonders if we’re unintentionally leading them to believe they can never make mistakes, when “resiliency is more important than perfection.” In a time when childhood seems at once more fraught and more precious than ever, What I Told My Daughter is a book anyone who wishes to connect with a young girl cannot afford to miss.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/261797Tue, 05 Apr 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/261797 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What I Told My Daughter: Lessons from Leaders on Raising the Next Generation of Empowered Women Author: Nina Tassler Narrator: Janina Edwards,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/261797 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What I Told My Daughter: Lessons from Leaders on Raising the Next Generation of Empowered Women Author: Nina Tassler Narrator: Janina Edwards, Madeleine Maby, Amanda Carlin, Joy Osmanski, Fiona Hardingham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 27 minutes Release date: April 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Empower yourself and the latest generation of girls with this collection of inspiring reflections from notable, highly accomplished women in politics, academia, athletics, the arts, and business, including Madeleine Albright, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and more. In What I Told My Daughter, a powerful, diverse group of women reflect on the best advice and counsel they have given their daughters either by example, throughout their lives, or in character-building, teachable moments between parent and child. A college president teachers her daughter, by example, the importance of being a leader who connects with everyone—from the ground up, literally—in an organization. One of the country’s only female police chiefs teaches her daughter the meaning of courage, how to respond to danger but more importantly how not to let fear stop her from experiencing all that life has to offer. A bestselling writer, who has deliberated for years on empowering girls, wonders if we’re unintentionally leading them to believe they can never make mistakes, when “resiliency is more important than perfection.” In a time when childhood seems at once more fraught and more precious than ever, What I Told My Daughter is a book anyone who wishes to connect with a young girl cannot afford to miss.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reading-lolita-in-tehran-a-memoir-in-books-by-azar-nafisi--65152935https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256470 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Author: Azar Nafisi Narrator: Azar Nafisi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 36 minutes Release date: March 22, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a bold and inspired teacher named Azar Nafisi secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. As Islamic morality squads staged arbitrary raids in Tehran, fundamentalists seized hold of the universities, and a blind censor stifled artistic expression, the girls in Azar Nafisi’s living room risked removing their veils and immersed themselves in the worlds of Jane Austen, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henry James, and Vladimir Nabokov. In this extraordinary memoir, their stories become intertwined with the ones they are reading. Reading Lolita in Tehran is a remarkable exploration of resilience in the face of tyranny and a celebration of the liberating power of literature.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256470Tue, 22 Mar 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256470 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Author: Azar Nafisi Narrator: Azar Nafisi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 36 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256470 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Author: Azar Nafisi Narrator: Azar Nafisi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 36 minutes Release date: March 22, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a bold and inspired teacher named Azar Nafisi secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. As Islamic morality squads staged arbitrary raids in Tehran, fundamentalists seized hold of the universities, and a blind censor stifled artistic expression, the girls in Azar Nafisi’s living room risked removing their veils and immersed themselves in the worlds of Jane Austen, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henry James, and Vladimir Nabokov. In this extraordinary memoir, their stories become intertwined with the ones they are reading. Reading Lolita in Tehran is a remarkable exploration of resilience in the face of tyranny and a celebration of the liberating power of literature.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lovers-afghanistan-s-romeo-and-juliet-the-true-story-of-how-they-defied-their-families-and-escaped-an-honor-killing-by-rod-nordland--65152953https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251929 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lovers: Afghanistan's Romeo and Juliet, the True Story of How They Defied Their Families and Escaped an Honor Killing Author: Rod Nordland Narrator: Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 26, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A riveting, real-life equivalent of The Kite Runner—an astonishingly powerful and profoundly moving story of a young couple willing to risk everything for love that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about women’s rights in the Muslim world. Zakia and Ali were from different tribes, but they grew up on neighboring farms in the hinterlands of Afghanistan. By the time they were young teenagers, Zakia, strikingly beautiful and fiercely opinionated, and Ali, shy and tender, had fallen in love. Defying their families, sectarian differences, cultural conventions, and Afghan civil and Islamic law, they ran away together only to live under constant threat from Zakia’s large and vengeful family, who have vowed to kill her to restore the family’s honor. They are still in hiding. Despite a decade of American good intentions, women in Afghanistan are still subjected to some of the worst human rights violations in the world. Rod Nordland, then the Kabul bureau chief of the New York Times, had watched these abuses unfold for years when he came upon Zakia and Ali, and has not only chronicled their plight, but has also shepherded them from danger. The Lovers will do for women’s rights generally what Malala’s story did for women’s education. It is an astonishing story about self-determination and the meaning of love that illustrates, as no policy book could, the limits of Western influence on fundamentalist Islamic culture and, at the same time, the need for change.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251929Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251929 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lovers: Afghanistan's Romeo and Juliet, the True Story of How They Defied Their Families and Escaped an Honor Killing Author: Rod Nordland...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251929 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lovers: Afghanistan's Romeo and Juliet, the True Story of How They Defied Their Families and Escaped an Honor Killing Author: Rod Nordland Narrator: Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 26, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A riveting, real-life equivalent of The Kite Runner—an astonishingly powerful and profoundly moving story of a young couple willing to risk everything for love that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about women’s rights in the Muslim world. Zakia and Ali were from different tribes, but they grew up on neighboring farms in the hinterlands of Afghanistan. By the time they were young teenagers, Zakia, strikingly beautiful and fiercely opinionated, and Ali, shy and tender, had fallen in love. Defying their families, sectarian differences, cultural conventions, and Afghan civil and Islamic law, they ran away together only to live under constant threat from Zakia’s large and vengeful family, who have vowed to kill her to restore the family’s honor. They are still in hiding. Despite a decade of American good intentions, women in Afghanistan are still subjected to some of the worst human rights violations in the world. Rod Nordland, then the Kabul bureau chief of the New York Times, had watched these abuses unfold for years when he came upon Zakia and Ali, and has not only chronicled their plight, but has also shepherded them from danger. The Lovers will do for women’s rights generally what Malala’s story did for women’s education. It is an astonishing story about self-determination and the meaning of love that illustrates, as no policy book could, the limits of Western influence on fundamentalist Islamic culture and, at the same time, the need for change.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/subversive-southerner-anne-braden-and-the-struggle-for-racial-justice-in-the-cold-war-south-by-catherine-fosl--65152904https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252039 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Cold War South Author: Catherine Fosl Narrator: Sara Morsey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 26, 2016 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Anne McCarty Braden (1924–2006) rejected her segregationist, privileged past to become one of the civil rights movement’s staunchest white allies. In 1954 she was charged with sedition by McCarthyist politicians who played on fears of communism to preserve southern segregation. Though Braden remained controversial―even within the civil rights movement―in 1963 she became one of only five white southerners whose contributions to the movement were commended by Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. in his famed “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Braden’s activism ultimately spanned nearly six decades, making her one of the most enduring white voices against racism in modern US history. Subversive Southerner is more than a riveting biography of an extraordinary southern white woman; it is also a social history of how racism, sexism, and anticommunism intertwined in the twentieth-century South as ripples from the Cold War divided the emerging civil rights movement.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252039Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252039 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Cold War South Author: Catherine Fosl Narrator: Sara Morsey Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252039 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Cold War South Author: Catherine Fosl Narrator: Sara Morsey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 26, 2016 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Anne McCarty Braden (1924–2006) rejected her segregationist, privileged past to become one of the civil rights movement’s staunchest white allies. In 1954 she was charged with sedition by McCarthyist politicians who played on fears of communism to preserve southern segregation. Though Braden remained controversial―even within the civil rights movement―in 1963 she became one of only five white southerners whose contributions to the movement were commended by Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. in his famed “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Braden’s activism ultimately spanned nearly six decades, making her one of the most enduring white voices against racism in modern US history. Subversive Southerner is more than a riveting biography of an extraordinary southern white woman; it is also a social history of how racism, sexism, and anticommunism intertwined in the twentieth-century South as ripples from the Cold War divided the emerging civil rights movement.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sound-of-gravel-a-memoir-by-ruth-wariner--65152946https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249857 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sound of Gravel: A Memoir Author: Ruth Wariner Narrator: Ruth Wariner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: January 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 67 Ratings of Narrator: 4.77 of Total 22 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'The narration by Wariner compliments the candid nature of her story...A captivating and emotional story delivered in a straightforward way without an ounce of self-pity.' — Library Journal A riveting, deeply-affecting audiobook memoir of one girl's coming-of-age experiences in a polygamist cult. Ruth Wariner was the thirty-ninth of her father’s forty-two children. Growing up on a farm in rural Mexico, where authorities turned a blind eye to the practices of her community, Ruth lives in a ramshackle house without indoor plumbing or electricity. At church, preachers teach that God will punish the wicked by destroying the world and that women can only ascend to Heaven by entering into polygamous marriages and giving birth to as many children as possible. After Ruth's father--the man who had been the founding prophet of the colony--is brutally murdered by his brother in a bid for church power, her mother remarries, becoming the second wife of another faithful congregant. In need of government assistance and supplemental income, Ruth and her siblings are carted back and forth between Mexico and the United States, where her mother collects welfare and her step-father works a variety of odd jobs. Ruth comes to love the time she spends in the States, realizing that perhaps the community into which she was born is not the right one for her. As Ruth begins to doubt her family’s beliefs and question her mother’s choices, she struggles to balance her fierce love for her siblings with her determination to forge a better life for herself. Recounted from the innocent and hopeful perspective of a child, The Sound of Gravel is the remarkable true story of a girl fighting for peace and love. This is an intimate, gripping audiobook resonant with triumph, courage, and resilience.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249857Tue, 05 Jan 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249857 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sound of Gravel: A Memoir Author: Ruth Wariner Narrator: Ruth Wariner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249857 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sound of Gravel: A Memoir Author: Ruth Wariner Narrator: Ruth Wariner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: January 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 67 Ratings of Narrator: 4.77 of Total 22 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'The narration by Wariner compliments the candid nature of her story...A captivating and emotional story delivered in a straightforward way without an ounce of self-pity.' — Library Journal A riveting, deeply-affecting audiobook memoir of one girl's coming-of-age experiences in a polygamist cult. Ruth Wariner was the thirty-ninth of her father’s forty-two children. Growing up on a farm in rural Mexico, where authorities turned a blind eye to the practices of her community, Ruth lives in a ramshackle house without indoor plumbing or electricity. At church, preachers teach that God will punish the wicked by destroying the world and that women can only ascend to Heaven by entering into polygamous marriages and giving birth to as many children as possible. After Ruth's father--the man who had been the founding prophet of the colony--is brutally murdered by his brother in a bid for church power, her mother remarries, becoming the second wife of another faithful congregant. In need of government assistance and supplemental income, Ruth and her siblings are carted back and forth between Mexico and the United States, where her mother collects welfare and her step-father works a variety of odd jobs. Ruth comes to love the time she spends in the States, realizing that perhaps the community into which she was born is not the right one for her. As Ruth begins to doubt her family’s beliefs and question her mother’s choices, she struggles to balance her fierce love for her siblings with her determination to forge a better life for herself. Recounted from the innocent and hopeful perspective of a child, The Sound of Gravel is the remarkable true story of a girl fighting for peace and love. This is an intimate, gripping audiobook resonant with triumph, courage, and resilience.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/big-girl-how-i-gave-up-dieting-and-got-a-life-by-kelsey-miller--65152937https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251267 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting and Got a Life Author: Kelsey Miller Narrator: Kelsey Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A hilarious and inspiring memoir about one young woman's journey to find a better path to both physical and mental health. At twenty-nine, Kelsey Miller had done it all: crash diets, healthy diets, and nutritionist-prescribed 'eating plans,' which are diets that you pay more money for. She'd been fighting her un-thin body since early childhood, and after a lifetime of failure, finally hit bottom. No diet could transform her body or her life. There was no shortcut to skinny salvation. She'd dug herself into this hole, and now it was time to climb out of it. With the help of an Intuitive Eating coach and fitness professionals, she learned how to eat based on her body's instincts and exercise sustainably, without obsessing over calories burned and thighs gapped. But, with each thrilling step toward a healthy future, she had to contend with the painful truths of her past. Big Girl chronicles Kelsey's journey into self-loathing and disordered eating-and out of it. This is a memoir for anyone who's dealt with a distorted body image, food issues, or a dysfunctional family. It's for the late-bloomers and the not-yet-bloomed. It's for everyone who's tried and failed and felt like a big, fat loser. So, basically, everyone.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251267Tue, 05 Jan 2016 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251267 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting and Got a Life Author: Kelsey Miller Narrator: Kelsey Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251267 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting and Got a Life Author: Kelsey Miller Narrator: Kelsey Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A hilarious and inspiring memoir about one young woman's journey to find a better path to both physical and mental health. At twenty-nine, Kelsey Miller had done it all: crash diets, healthy diets, and nutritionist-prescribed 'eating plans,' which are diets that you pay more money for. She'd been fighting her un-thin body since early childhood, and after a lifetime of failure, finally hit bottom. No diet could transform her body or her life. There was no shortcut to skinny salvation. She'd dug herself into this hole, and now it was time to climb out of it. With the help of an Intuitive Eating coach and fitness professionals, she learned how to eat based on her body's instincts and exercise sustainably, without obsessing over calories burned and thighs gapped. But, with each thrilling step toward a healthy future, she had to contend with the painful truths of her past. Big Girl chronicles Kelsey's journey into self-loathing and disordered eating-and out of it. This is a memoir for anyone who's dealt with a distorted body image, food issues, or a dysfunctional family. It's for the late-bloomers and the not-yet-bloomed. It's for everyone who's tried and failed and felt like a big, fat loser. So, basically, everyone.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dangerous-love-a-true-story-of-tragedy-faith-and-forgiveness-in-the-muslim-world-by-ray-norman--65152960https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/246313 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dangerous Love: A True Story of Tragedy, Faith, and Forgiveness in the Muslim World Author: Ray Norman Narrator: Henry O. Arnold Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 24 minutes Release date: December 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Ray Norman spent most of his life living in far-flung corners of the globe, working on long-term development projects and living out his calling as a Christian professional. By the time he arrived in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania around the turn of the millennium, he was veteran of life as an expat, at home in countries and cultures not his own. But in 2001, the world was about to change—and so was Ray’s life. In the aftermath of 9/11—a time when tensions between Muslim and Western culture were peaking—Ray and his daughter, Hannah, made the short drive from their home to the Mauritanian beach. But instead of spending the afternoon enjoying the waves and the water, father and daughter found themselves hurtling back to the city, each with a bullet-hole pumping blood into the floorboards of their jeep. Dangerous Love is an account of the Normans’ brush with violent extremism—and of the family’s unexpected return to Mauritania in the face of terrifying risks. This is the story of a call that could not be denied and of a family’s refusal to give up on love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/246313Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/246313 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dangerous Love: A True Story of Tragedy, Faith, and Forgiveness in the Muslim World Author: Ray Norman Narrator: Henry O. Arnold Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/246313 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dangerous Love: A True Story of Tragedy, Faith, and Forgiveness in the Muslim World Author: Ray Norman Narrator: Henry O. Arnold Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 24 minutes Release date: December 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Ray Norman spent most of his life living in far-flung corners of the globe, working on long-term development projects and living out his calling as a Christian professional. By the time he arrived in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania around the turn of the millennium, he was veteran of life as an expat, at home in countries and cultures not his own. But in 2001, the world was about to change—and so was Ray’s life. In the aftermath of 9/11—a time when tensions between Muslim and Western culture were peaking—Ray and his daughter, Hannah, made the short drive from their home to the Mauritanian beach. But instead of spending the afternoon enjoying the waves and the water, father and daughter found themselves hurtling back to the city, each with a bullet-hole pumping blood into the floorboards of their jeep. Dangerous Love is an account of the Normans’ brush with violent extremism—and of the family’s unexpected return to Mauritania in the face of terrifying risks. This is the story of a call that could not be denied and of a family’s refusal to give up on love.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/make-em-laugh-short-term-memories-of-longtime-friends-by-debbie-reynolds-dorian-hannaway--65152924https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/248523 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Make 'Em Laugh: Short-Term Memories of Longtime Friends Author: Debbie Reynolds, Dorian Hannaway Narrator: Judith Ivey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: November 10, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The beloved Hollywood star and New York Times bestselling author of Unsinkable continues her intimate chat with fans in this entertaining collection of anecdotes, stories, jokes, and random musings from a woman who has seen it all—and done most of it. From her acclaimed performances to her headline-making divorce from Eddie Fisher, raising a famous daughter to hitting the road with a successful one-woman show, Debbie Reynolds was in the spotlight for decades. Over her more than six-decade-long career she met presidents, performed for the Queen of England, and partied with kings. In this fabulous personal tour, she recalls wonderful moments with the greats of the entertainment world—Lucille Ball, Frank Sinatra, Bette Davis, Phyllis Diller, and many, many more—sharing stories that shed new light on her life and career and the glittering world of Hollywood then and now. Debbie has plenty to tell—and in Make ’Em Laugh, she dishes it in the warm, down-to-earth voice her fans adore. Debbie shares memories of late night pals and some of the greatest comedians of all time, stories from the big screen and small, and tales of marriage, motherhood, and children. Combining her wicked sense of humor and appealing charm, she reveals the personal side of show business and fame in funny, poignant, and delightful reminiscences. Nothing is off limits: Debbie talks about her sex life, her family drama—and even shares a few secret recipes. A true Hollywood icon, beloved by millions of fans around the world, Debbie Reynolds died on December 28, 2016, at the age of 84, just one day after the death of her daughter, actress and author Carrie Fisher.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/248523Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/248523 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Make 'Em Laugh: Short-Term Memories of Longtime Friends Author: Debbie Reynolds, Dorian Hannaway Narrator: Judith Ivey Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/248523 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Make 'Em Laugh: Short-Term Memories of Longtime Friends Author: Debbie Reynolds, Dorian Hannaway Narrator: Judith Ivey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: November 10, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The beloved Hollywood star and New York Times bestselling author of Unsinkable continues her intimate chat with fans in this entertaining collection of anecdotes, stories, jokes, and random musings from a woman who has seen it all—and done most of it. From her acclaimed performances to her headline-making divorce from Eddie Fisher, raising a famous daughter to hitting the road with a successful one-woman show, Debbie Reynolds was in the spotlight for decades. Over her more than six-decade-long career she met presidents, performed for the Queen of England, and partied with kings. In this fabulous personal tour, she recalls wonderful moments with the greats of the entertainment world—Lucille Ball, Frank Sinatra, Bette Davis, Phyllis Diller, and many, many more—sharing stories that shed new light on her life and career and the glittering world of Hollywood then and now. Debbie has plenty to tell—and in Make ’Em Laugh, she dishes it in the warm, down-to-earth voice her fans adore. Debbie shares memories of late night pals and some of the greatest comedians of all time, stories from the big screen and small, and tales of marriage, motherhood, and children. Combining her wicked sense of humor and appealing charm, she reveals the personal side of show business and fame in funny, poignant, and delightful reminiscences. Nothing is off limits: Debbie talks about her sex life, her family drama—and even shares a few secret recipes. A true Hollywood icon, beloved by millions of fans around the world, Debbie Reynolds died on December 28, 2016, at the age of 84, just one day after the death of her daughter, actress and author Carrie Fisher.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lady-bird-and-lyndon-the-hidden-story-of-a-marriage-that-made-a-president-by-betty-boyd-caroli--65152961https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247515 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President Author: Betty Boyd Caroli Narrator: Amanda Carlin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 7 minutes Release date: October 27, 2015 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This “smartly written…stunning” (The Boston Globe) portrait of Lady Bird as the essential strategist, fundraiser, barnstormer, and ballast for her husband Lyndon offers “a penetrating analysis…of a marriage that paired two complicated but devoted figures, a coupling that changed the face of America” (Richmond Times-Dispatch). Marriage is the most underreported story in political life, yet it is often the key to its success. Historian Betty Boyd Caroli spent seven years exploring the archives of the LBJ Library, interviewing dozens of people, and mining never-before-released letters between Lady Bird and Lyndon. The result “redefines the First Lady as an iron fist in a white glove” (Vanity Fair) and helps explain how the talented, but flawed Lyndon Baines Johnson ended up making history. Lady Bird grew up the daughter of a domineering father and a cultured but fragile mother. When a tall, pushy Texan named Lyndon showed up in her life, they married within weeks with a tacit agreement: this highly gifted politician would take her away, and she would save him from his weaknesses. The conventional story goes that Lyndon married Lady Bird for her money and demeaned her by flaunting his many affairs, and that her legacy was protecting the nation’s wildflowers. But Caroli shows that she was also the one who swooped in to make the key call to a donor, to keep the team united, to campaign in hostile territory, and to jump-start Lyndon out of his paralyzing dark moods. In Lady Bird and Lyndon, Caroli restores Lady Bird to her rightful place in history. But she also tells a love story whose compromises and edifying moments many women will recognize.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247515Tue, 27 Oct 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247515 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President Author: Betty Boyd Caroli Narrator: Amanda Carlin Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247515 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President Author: Betty Boyd Caroli Narrator: Amanda Carlin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 7 minutes Release date: October 27, 2015 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This “smartly written…stunning” (The Boston Globe) portrait of Lady Bird as the essential strategist, fundraiser, barnstormer, and ballast for her husband Lyndon offers “a penetrating analysis…of a marriage that paired two complicated but devoted figures, a coupling that changed the face of America” (Richmond Times-Dispatch). Marriage is the most underreported story in political life, yet it is often the key to its success. Historian Betty Boyd Caroli spent seven years exploring the archives of the LBJ Library, interviewing dozens of people, and mining never-before-released letters between Lady Bird and Lyndon. The result “redefines the First Lady as an iron fist in a white glove” (Vanity Fair) and helps explain how the talented, but flawed Lyndon Baines Johnson ended up making history. Lady Bird grew up the daughter of a domineering father and a cultured but fragile mother. When a tall, pushy Texan named Lyndon showed up in her life, they married within weeks with a tacit agreement: this highly gifted politician would take her away, and she would save him from his weaknesses. The conventional story goes that Lyndon married Lady Bird for her money and demeaned her by flaunting his many affairs, and that her legacy was protecting the nation’s wildflowers. But Caroli shows that she was also the one who swooped in to make the key call to a donor, to keep the team united, to campaign in hostile territory, and to jump-start Lyndon out of his paralyzing dark moods. In Lady Bird and Lyndon, Caroli restores Lady Bird to her rightful place in history. But she also tells a love story whose compromises and edifying moments many women will recognize.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hunger-makes-me-a-modern-girl-a-memoir-by-carrie-brownstein--65152954https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl: A Memoir Author: Carrie Brownstein Narrator: Carrie Brownstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 27, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.42 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4.88 of Total 8 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From the guitarist of the pioneering band Sleater-Kinney, the book Kim Gordon says 'everyone has been waiting for' and a New York Times Notable Book of 2015-- a candid, funny, and deeply personal look at making a life--and finding yourself--in music. Before Carrie Brownstein became a music icon, she was a young girl growing up in the Pacific Northwest just as it was becoming the setting for one the most important movements in rock history. Seeking a sense of home and identity, she would discover both while moving from spectator to creator in experiencing the power and mystery of a live performance. With Sleater-Kinney, Brownstein and her bandmates rose to prominence in the burgeoning underground feminist punk-rock movement that would define music and pop culture in the 1990s. They would be cited as “America’s best rock band” by legendary music critic Greil Marcus for their defiant, exuberant brand of punk that resisted labels and limitations, and redefined notions of gender in rock.   HUNGER MAKES ME A MODERN GIRL is an intimate and revealing narrative of her escape from a turbulent family life into a world where music was the means toward self-invention, community, and rescue. Along the way, Brownstein chronicles the excitement and contradictions within the era’s flourishing and fiercely independent music subculture, including experiences that sowed the seeds for the observational satire of the popular television series Portlandia years later.   With deft, lucid prose Brownstein proves herself as formidable on the page as on the stage. Accessibly raw, honest and heartfelt, this book captures the experience of being a young woman, a born performer and an outsider, and ultimately finding one’s true calling through hard work, courage and the intoxicating power of rock and roll.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245088Tue, 27 Oct 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl: A Memoir Author: Carrie Brownstein Narrator: Carrie Brownstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl: A Memoir Author: Carrie Brownstein Narrator: Carrie Brownstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 27, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.42 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4.88 of Total 8 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From the guitarist of the pioneering band Sleater-Kinney, the book Kim Gordon says 'everyone has been waiting for' and a New York Times Notable Book of 2015-- a candid, funny, and deeply personal look at making a life--and finding yourself--in music. Before Carrie Brownstein became a music icon, she was a young girl growing up in the Pacific Northwest just as it was becoming the setting for one the most important movements in rock history. Seeking a sense of home and identity, she would discover both while moving from spectator to creator in experiencing the power and mystery of a live performance. With Sleater-Kinney, Brownstein and her bandmates rose to prominence in the burgeoning underground feminist punk-rock movement that would define music and pop culture in the 1990s. They would be cited as “America’s best rock band” by legendary music critic Greil Marcus for their defiant, exuberant brand of punk that resisted labels and limitations, and redefined notions of gender in rock.   HUNGER MAKES ME A MODERN GIRL is an intimate and revealing narrative of her escape from a turbulent family life into a world where music was the means toward self-invention, community, and rescue. Along the way, Brownstein chronicles the excitement and contradictions within the era’s flourishing and fiercely independent music subculture, including experiences that sowed the seeds for the observational satire of the popular television series Portlandia years later.   With deft, lucid prose Brownstein proves herself as formidable on the page as on the stage. Accessibly raw, honest and heartfelt, this book captures the experience of being a young woman, a born performer and an outsider, and ultimately finding one’s true calling through hard work, courage and the intoxicating power of rock and roll.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-woman-in-arabia-the-writings-of-the-queen-of-the-desert-by-gertrude-bell--65152933https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247575 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Woman in Arabia: The Writings of the Queen of the Desert Author: Gertrude Bell Narrator: Adjoa Andoh, Sian Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: October 27, 2015 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A portrait in her own words of the female Lawrence of Arabia, the subject of the PBS documentary Letters from Baghdad, voiced by Tilda Swinton, and the major motion picture Queen of the Desert, starring Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Damian Lewis, and Robert Pattinson and directed by Werner Herzog Gertrude Bell was leaning in 100 years before Sheryl Sandberg. One of the great woman adventurers of the twentieth century, she turned her back on Victorian society to study at Oxford and travel the world, and became the chief architect of British policy in the Middle East after World War I. Mountaineer, archaeologist, Arabist, writer, poet, linguist, and spy, she dedicated her life to championing the Arab cause and was instrumental in drawing the borders that define today’s Middle East.   As she wrote in one of her letters, “It’s a bore being a woman when you are in Arabia.” Forthright and spirited, opinionated and playful, and deeply instructive about the Arab world, this volume brings together Bell’s letters, military dispatches, diary entries, and travel writings to offer an intimate look at a woman who shaped nations. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247575Tue, 27 Oct 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247575 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Woman in Arabia: The Writings of the Queen of the Desert Author: Gertrude Bell Narrator: Adjoa Andoh, Sian Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247575 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Woman in Arabia: The Writings of the Queen of the Desert Author: Gertrude Bell Narrator: Adjoa Andoh, Sian Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: October 27, 2015 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A portrait in her own words of the female Lawrence of Arabia, the subject of the PBS documentary Letters from Baghdad, voiced by Tilda Swinton, and the major motion picture Queen of the Desert, starring Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Damian Lewis, and Robert Pattinson and directed by Werner Herzog Gertrude Bell was leaning in 100 years before Sheryl Sandberg. One of the great woman adventurers of the twentieth century, she turned her back on Victorian society to study at Oxford and travel the world, and became the chief architect of British policy in the Middle East after World War I. Mountaineer, archaeologist, Arabist, writer, poet, linguist, and spy, she dedicated her life to championing the Arab cause and was instrumental in drawing the borders that define today’s Middle East.   As she wrote in one of her letters, “It’s a bore being a woman when you are in Arabia.” Forthright and spirited, opinionated and playful, and deeply instructive about the Arab world, this volume brings together Bell’s letters, military dispatches, diary entries, and travel writings to offer an intimate look at a woman who shaped nations. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/becoming-beyonce-the-untold-story-by-j-randy-taraborrelli--65152910https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Becoming Beyoncé: The Untold Story Author: J. Randy Taraborrelli Narrator: Allyson Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 27, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The first comprehensive biography ever published about America's favorite living pop icon, Beyonce, from New York Times bestselling biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli. Beyonce Knowles is a woman who began her career at the age of eight performing in pageant shows and talent contests, honing her craft through her teenage years until, at the age of 16, she had her first number one record with Destiny's Child. That hit-making trio launched Beyonce's successful solo career, catapulting her, as of 2014, to #1 on Forbes annual list of most wealthy celebrities--the same year she made the cover of Time. Becoming Beyonce is not only the story of struggle, sacrifice, and what it takes to make it in the cut-throat record industry, it's the story of the great rewards of such success and the devastating toll it often takes on the human spirit.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245078Tue, 27 Oct 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Becoming Beyoncé: The Untold Story Author: J. Randy Taraborrelli Narrator: Allyson Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Becoming Beyoncé: The Untold Story Author: J. Randy Taraborrelli Narrator: Allyson Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 27, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The first comprehensive biography ever published about America's favorite living pop icon, Beyonce, from New York Times bestselling biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli. Beyonce Knowles is a woman who began her career at the age of eight performing in pageant shows and talent contests, honing her craft through her teenage years until, at the age of 16, she had her first number one record with Destiny's Child. That hit-making trio launched Beyonce's successful solo career, catapulting her, as of 2014, to #1 on Forbes annual list of most wealthy celebrities--the same year she made the cover of Time. Becoming Beyonce is not only the story of struggle, sacrifice, and what it takes to make it in the cut-throat record industry, it's the story of the great rewards of such success and the devastating toll it often takes on the human spirit.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/notorious-rbg-the-life-and-times-of-ruth-bader-ginsburg-by-irin-carmon-shana-knizhnik--65152906https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245693 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Author: Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik Narrator: Andi Arndt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 10 minutes Release date: October 27, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.35 of Total 55 Ratings of Narrator: 4.55 of Total 11 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestseller Featured in the critically acclaimed documentary RBG ''It was beyond my wildest imagination that I would one day become the 'Notorious RBG.'' — Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 2019 She was a fierce dissenter with a serious collar game. A legendary, self-described “flaming feminist litigator” who made the world more equal. And an intergenerational icon affectionately known as the Notorious RBG. As the nation mourns the loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, discover the story of a remarkable woman and learn how to carry on her legacy. This runaway bestseller, brought to you by the attorney founder of the Notorious RBG Tumblr and an award-winning feminist journalist, is more than just a love letter. It draws on intimate access to Ginsburg's family members, close friends, colleagues, and clerks, as well as an interview with the Justice herself. An original hybrid of reported narrative, annotated dissents, rare archival photos and documents, and illustrations, the book tells a never-before-told story of an unusual and transformative woman who transcended divides and changed the world forever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245693Tue, 27 Oct 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245693 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Author: Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik Narrator: Andi Arndt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245693 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Author: Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik Narrator: Andi Arndt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 10 minutes Release date: October 27, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.35 of Total 55 Ratings of Narrator: 4.55 of Total 11 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestseller Featured in the critically acclaimed documentary RBG ''It was beyond my wildest imagination that I would one day become the 'Notorious RBG.'' — Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 2019 She was a fierce dissenter with a serious collar game. A legendary, self-described “flaming feminist litigator” who made the world more equal. And an intergenerational icon affectionately known as the Notorious RBG. As the nation mourns the loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, discover the story of a remarkable woman and learn how to carry on her legacy. This runaway bestseller, brought to you by the attorney founder of the Notorious RBG Tumblr and an award-winning feminist journalist, is more than just a love letter. It draws on intimate access to Ginsburg's family members, close friends, colleagues, and clerks, as well as an interview with the Justice herself. An original hybrid of reported narrative, annotated dissents, rare archival photos and documents, and illustrations, the book tells a never-before-told story of an unusual and transformative woman who transcended divides and changed the world forever.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rosemary-the-hidden-kennedy-daughter-by-kate-clifford-larson--65152971https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245296 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter Author: Kate Clifford Larson Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 6, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 4.91 of Total 11 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: They were the most prominent American family of the twentieth century. The daughter they secreted away made all the difference. Joe and Rose Kennedy’s strikingly beautiful daughter Rosemary attended exclusive schools, was presented as a debutante to the queen of England, and traveled the world with her high-spirited sisters. And yet, Rosemary was intellectually disabled—a secret fiercely guarded by her powerful and glamorous family. Major new sources—Rose Kennedy’s diaries and correspondence, school and doctors’ letters, and exclusive family interviews—bring Rosemary to life as a girl adored but left far behind by her competitive siblings. Kate Larson reveals both the sensitive care Rose and Joe gave to Rosemary and then, as the family’s standing reached an apex, the often desperate and duplicitous arrangements the Kennedys made to keep her away from home as she became increasingly intractable in her early twenties. Finally, Larson illuminates Joe’s decision to have Rosemary lobotomized at age twenty-three and the family’s complicity in keeping the secret. Rosemary delivers a profoundly moving coda: JFK visited Rosemary for the first time while campaigning in the Midwest; she had been living isolated in a Wisconsin institution for nearly twenty years. Only then did the siblings understand what had happened to Rosemary and bring her home for loving family visits. It was a reckoning that inspired them to direct attention to the plight of the disabled, transforming the lives of millions.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245296Tue, 06 Oct 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245296 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter Author: Kate Clifford Larson Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245296 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter Author: Kate Clifford Larson Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 6, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 4.91 of Total 11 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: They were the most prominent American family of the twentieth century. The daughter they secreted away made all the difference. Joe and Rose Kennedy’s strikingly beautiful daughter Rosemary attended exclusive schools, was presented as a debutante to the queen of England, and traveled the world with her high-spirited sisters. And yet, Rosemary was intellectually disabled—a secret fiercely guarded by her powerful and glamorous family. Major new sources—Rose Kennedy’s diaries and correspondence, school and doctors’ letters, and exclusive family interviews—bring Rosemary to life as a girl adored but left far behind by her competitive siblings. Kate Larson reveals both the sensitive care Rose and Joe gave to Rosemary and then, as the family’s standing reached an apex, the often desperate and duplicitous arrangements the Kennedys made to keep her away from home as she became increasingly intractable in her early twenties. Finally, Larson illuminates Joe’s decision to have Rosemary lobotomized at age twenty-three and the family’s complicity in keeping the secret. Rosemary delivers a profoundly moving coda: JFK visited Rosemary for the first time while campaigning in the Midwest; she had been living isolated in a Wisconsin institution for nearly twenty years. Only then did the siblings understand what had happened to Rosemary and bring her home for loving family visits. It was a reckoning that inspired them to direct attention to the plight of the disabled, transforming the lives of millions.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-this-together-my-story-by-ann-romney--65152952https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245019 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In This Together: My Story Author: Ann Romney Narrator: Ann Romney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 29, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When Mitt and Ann Romney met in their late teens, a great American love story began. And their life together would be blessed: five healthy sons, financial security, and a home filled with joy. Despite the typical ups and downs, they had a storybook life. Then, in 1998, Ann was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She couldn't believe it was real; there were no therapies or treatments to help her. Mitt told her that day that they would tackle the diagnosis as a team: They were in it together. 'As long as it isn't fatal, we're fine. If you have to be in a wheelchair, I'll be right there to push it,' he told her. And Ann thought, 'But I'll be the one in the wheelchair.' A caregiver and helper her whole life, she'd crossed a terrible invisible line. She wouldn't be able to care for her family anymore. She was the patient. Ann and Mitt would face the most frightening and humbling experience of their lives. From reflections on her early life, her marriage, and her diagnosis and recovery, the sources of her faith, and the stories of others who overcame adversity and inspired her to keep going, In This Together is a brave and deeply honest portrait of a family facing an unexpected blow, often in the most public of circumstances. 'A lot of people talk about a transformation that happens when life throws you a curve ball, and the big one in my life was my MS diagnosis. With all the blessings I've had, MS has been my greatest teacher: It has taught me about faith, compassion, and serving others. I've met many people along the way who've shared advice and demonstrated enormous resilience in the face of challenges; their stories gave me strength. In sharing my story, I want to give others hope as I've been given hope on this journey.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245019Tue, 29 Sep 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245019 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In This Together: My Story Author: Ann Romney Narrator: Ann Romney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 29,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245019 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In This Together: My Story Author: Ann Romney Narrator: Ann Romney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 29, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When Mitt and Ann Romney met in their late teens, a great American love story began. And their life together would be blessed: five healthy sons, financial security, and a home filled with joy. Despite the typical ups and downs, they had a storybook life. Then, in 1998, Ann was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She couldn't believe it was real; there were no therapies or treatments to help her. Mitt told her that day that they would tackle the diagnosis as a team: They were in it together. 'As long as it isn't fatal, we're fine. If you have to be in a wheelchair, I'll be right there to push it,' he told her. And Ann thought, 'But I'll be the one in the wheelchair.' A caregiver and helper her whole life, she'd crossed a terrible invisible line. She wouldn't be able to care for her family anymore. She was the patient. Ann and Mitt would face the most frightening and humbling experience of their lives. From reflections on her early life, her marriage, and her diagnosis and recovery, the sources of her faith, and the stories of others who overcame adversity and inspired her to keep going, In This Together is a brave and deeply honest portrait of a family facing an unexpected blow, often in the most public of circumstances. 'A lot of people talk about a transformation that happens when life throws you a curve ball, and the big one in my life was my MS diagnosis. With all the blessings I've had, MS has been my greatest teacher: It has taught me about faith, compassion, and serving others. I've met many people along the way who've shared advice and demonstrated enormous resilience in the face of challenges; their stories gave me strength. In sharing my story, I want to give others hope as I've been given hope on this journey.']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/better-how-i-let-go-of-control-held-on-to-hope-and-found-joy-in-my-darkest-hour-by-amy-robach--65152941https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242810 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Better: How I Let Go of Control, Held On to Hope, and Found Joy in My Darkest Hour Author: Amy Robach Narrator: Amy Robach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 29, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “An inspiring story of coming back from cancer and learning to cherish every moment.”—People “I have breast cancer.” When Good Morning America anchor Amy Robach revealed her shocking diagnosis on live television in November 2013, the seasoned news reporter embarked on the most difficult and illuminating journey of her life. In this intimate memoir she retraces the twelve months following her announcement and speaks candidly, for the first time, about how her illness affected her family life and her marriage, tapped into her deepest fears and strengths, and transformed her in ways she never could have imagined. Only weeks earlier, in September 2013, ABC producers asked Robach to get an on-air mammogram to highlight Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Her first instinct was to say no—there was no history of cancer in her family, she was only forty years old, and she felt strange drawing attention to herself when she had no personal connection to the issue. (She’d been meaning to get her first mammogram that year but had conveniently “lost” the prescription.) Her colleague Robin Roberts, herself a cancer survivor, convinced her to do it with one simple sentence: “I can pretty much guarantee it will save a life.” To Robach’s surprise, the life she saved was her own: Tests revealed malignant tumors in her breast, and she immediately underwent a bilateral mastectomy, followed by six months of chemotherapy treatments. Better is more than a story of illness and recovery. Robach recounts the day she and her husband, Andrew Shue, got the terrible news; the difficulty of telling her two young daughters, and the challenges of carrying on with the everyday duties of parenting, nurturing a fledgling second marriage, and managing a public career. She lays bare the emotional toll of her experience and mines her past for the significant moments that gave her the resilience to face each day. And she describes the incredible support network that lifted her when she hit bottom. With honesty, humility, and humor, Robach connects deeply with women just like her who have struggled with any kind of sudden adversity. More important, she shares valuable wisdom about the power of the human spirit to endure the worst—and find the way to better. Praise for Better “By selflessly sharing the incredible story of her unexpected journey with breast cancer, Amy has given countless others hope. Better is the perfect title for her beautiful book. Sitting next to her every morning at GMA, I’m blessed to experience how my dear colleague and friend makes everything and everyone better.”—Robin Roberts, co-anchor of Good Morning America “Amy is tough as nails and tenderhearted. The perfect combination, no? I have loved her for years, but never more than when I watched her beat cancer with such strength and grace. Her book is full of hope and healing—for Amy, and for all of us.”—Hoda Kotb, co-host of Today “[Robach’s] beautiful new book, Better, is an exploration of her battle with breast cancer. What I love about it is that she never claims to be fearless; she was petrified. . . . Super inspiring stuff, the kind we need way more of in general.”—Meredith Rollins, editor in chief, Redbook “With the amazing background to Robach’s discovery of her disease, plus her inspirational tenacity during her career, readers will likely never miss their annual mammogram again. For all patient health collections.”—Library Journal]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242810Tue, 29 Sep 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242810 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Better: How I Let Go of Control, Held On to Hope, and Found Joy in My Darkest Hour Author: Amy Robach Narrator: Amy Robach Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242810 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Better: How I Let Go of Control, Held On to Hope, and Found Joy in My Darkest Hour Author: Amy Robach Narrator: Amy Robach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 29, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “An inspiring story of coming back from cancer and learning to cherish every moment.”—People “I have breast cancer.” When Good Morning America anchor Amy Robach revealed her shocking diagnosis on live television in November 2013, the seasoned news reporter embarked on the most difficult and illuminating journey of her life. In this intimate memoir she retraces the twelve months following her announcement and speaks candidly, for the first time, about how her illness affected her family life and her marriage, tapped into her deepest fears and strengths, and transformed her in ways she never could have imagined. Only weeks earlier, in September 2013, ABC producers asked Robach to get an on-air mammogram to highlight Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Her first instinct was to say no—there was no history of cancer in her family, she was only forty years old, and she felt strange drawing attention to herself when she had no personal connection to the issue. (She’d been meaning to get her first mammogram that year but had conveniently “lost” the prescription.) Her colleague Robin Roberts, herself a cancer survivor, convinced her to do it with one simple sentence: “I can pretty much guarantee it will save a life.” To Robach’s surprise, the life she saved was her own: Tests revealed malignant tumors in her breast, and she immediately underwent a bilateral mastectomy, followed by six months of chemotherapy treatments. Better is more than a story of illness and recovery. Robach recounts the day she and her husband, Andrew Shue, got the terrible news; the difficulty of telling her two young daughters, and the challenges of carrying on with the everyday duties of parenting, nurturing a fledgling second marriage, and managing a public career. She lays bare the emotional toll of her experience and mines her past for the significant moments that gave her the resilience to face each day. And she describes the incredible support network that lifted her when she hit bottom. With honesty, humility, and humor, Robach connects deeply with women just like her who have struggled with any kind of sudden adversity. More important, she shares valuable wisdom about the power of the human spirit to endure the worst—and find the way to better. Praise for Better “By selflessly sharing the incredible story of her unexpected journey with breast cancer, Amy has given countless others hope. Better is the perfect title for her beautiful book. Sitting next to her every morning at GMA, I’m blessed to experience how my dear colleague and friend makes everything and everyone better.”—Robin Roberts, co-anchor of Good Morning America “Amy is tough as nails and tenderhearted. The perfect combination, no? I have loved her for years, but never more than when I watched her beat cancer with such strength and grace. Her book is full of hope and healing—for Amy, and for all of us.”—Hoda Kotb, co-host of Today “[Robach’s] beautiful new book, Better, is an exploration of her battle with breast cancer. What I love about it is that she never claims to be fearless; she was petrified. . . . Super inspiring stuff, the kind we need way more of in general.”—Meredith Rollins, editor in chief, Redbook “With the amazing background to Robach’s discovery of her disease, plus her inspirational tenacity during her career, readers will likely never miss their annual mammogram again. For all patient health collections.”—Library Journal]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/had-i-known-a-memoir-of-survival-by-joan-lunden--65152973https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242999 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Had I Known: A Memoir of Survival Author: Joan Lunden Narrator: Joan Lunden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 22, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this brave and deeply personal memoir, one of America’s most beloved journalists, mother, and New York Times bestselling author speaks candidly about her battle against breast cancer, her quest to learn about it and teach others, and the transformative effect it’s had on her life. When former Good Morning America host Joan Lunden was diagnosed with breast cancer, she set out to learn everything about it to help her survive. With seven children counting on her, giving up was not an option. After announcing her diagnosis on Good Morning America, people all over the country rallied around Joan as she went into Warrior mode. Within a few months, after losing her hair, Joan appeared on the cover of People magazine bald, showing the world she could, and would, beat the disease. Determined to remain upbeat—to look in the mirror with a brave face—her resolve empowered women everywhere. The Today show quickly recruited Joan as a special correspondent and continues to follow her progress. A deeply personal and powerful story of pain, persistence, and perseverance, Had I Known is a chronicle of Joan’s experience and the plan she formulated and followed to battle with her disease and treatment. As Joan reveals, while her journey was not easy, it profoundly changed her in unexpected ways. Her odyssey helped Joan redefine herself, her values, and most of all, her health. Following a new clean way of eating, Joan lost thirty pounds, became more aware of the food she was eating, and avoided many of the debilitating side effects of chemotherapy. Dealing with the cancer also changed her perception of true beauty. Being attractive isn’t about the hair on your head—it’s about the strength and character you bring to everything you do. Positive yet down-to-earth, told with piercing honesty leavened with warmth and humor, Had I Known offers unforgettable, inspirational lessons for us all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242999Tue, 22 Sep 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242999 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Had I Known: A Memoir of Survival Author: Joan Lunden Narrator: Joan Lunden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 3 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242999 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Had I Known: A Memoir of Survival Author: Joan Lunden Narrator: Joan Lunden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 22, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this brave and deeply personal memoir, one of America’s most beloved journalists, mother, and New York Times bestselling author speaks candidly about her battle against breast cancer, her quest to learn about it and teach others, and the transformative effect it’s had on her life. When former Good Morning America host Joan Lunden was diagnosed with breast cancer, she set out to learn everything about it to help her survive. With seven children counting on her, giving up was not an option. After announcing her diagnosis on Good Morning America, people all over the country rallied around Joan as she went into Warrior mode. Within a few months, after losing her hair, Joan appeared on the cover of People magazine bald, showing the world she could, and would, beat the disease. Determined to remain upbeat—to look in the mirror with a brave face—her resolve empowered women everywhere. The Today show quickly recruited Joan as a special correspondent and continues to follow her progress. A deeply personal and powerful story of pain, persistence, and perseverance, Had I Known is a chronicle of Joan’s experience and the plan she formulated and followed to battle with her disease and treatment. As Joan reveals, while her journey was not easy, it profoundly changed her in unexpected ways. Her odyssey helped Joan redefine herself, her values, and most of all, her health. Following a new clean way of eating, Joan lost thirty pounds, became more aware of the food she was eating, and avoided many of the debilitating side effects of chemotherapy. Dealing with the cancer also changed her perception of true beauty. Being attractive isn’t about the hair on your head—it’s about the strength and character you bring to everything you do. Positive yet down-to-earth, told with piercing honesty leavened with warmth and humor, Had I Known offers unforgettable, inspirational lessons for us all.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lost-landscape-a-writer-s-coming-of-age-by-joyce-carol-oates--65152980https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241877 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost Landscape: A Writer's Coming of Age Author: Joyce Carol Oates Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 8, 2015 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Written with the raw honesty and poignant insight that were the hallmarks of her acclaimed bestseller A Widow’s Story, an affecting and observant memoir of growing up from one of our finest and most beloved literary masters. The Lost Landscape is Joyce Carol Oates’ vivid chronicle of her hardscrabble childhood in rural western New York State. From memories of her relatives, to those of a charming bond with a special red hen on her family farm; from her first friendships to her earliest experiences with death, The Lost Landscape is a powerful evocation of the romance of childhood, and its indelible influence on the woman and the writer she would become. In this exceptionally candid, moving, and richly reflective account, Oates explores the world through the eyes of her younger self, an imaginative girl eager to tell stories about the world and the people she meets. While reading Alice in Wonderland changed a young Joyce forever and inspired her to view life as a series of endless adventures, growing up on a farm taught her harsh lessons about sacrifice, hard work, and loss. With searing detail and an acutely perceptive eye, Oates renders her memories and emotions with exquisite precision, transporting us to a forgotten place and time—the lost landscape of her youth, reminding us of the forgotten landscapes of our own earliest lives.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241877Tue, 08 Sep 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241877 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost Landscape: A Writer's Coming of Age Author: Joyce Carol Oates Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241877 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost Landscape: A Writer's Coming of Age Author: Joyce Carol Oates Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 8, 2015 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Written with the raw honesty and poignant insight that were the hallmarks of her acclaimed bestseller A Widow’s Story, an affecting and observant memoir of growing up from one of our finest and most beloved literary masters. The Lost Landscape is Joyce Carol Oates’ vivid chronicle of her hardscrabble childhood in rural western New York State. From memories of her relatives, to those of a charming bond with a special red hen on her family farm; from her first friendships to her earliest experiences with death, The Lost Landscape is a powerful evocation of the romance of childhood, and its indelible influence on the woman and the writer she would become. In this exceptionally candid, moving, and richly reflective account, Oates explores the world through the eyes of her younger self, an imaginative girl eager to tell stories about the world and the people she meets. While reading Alice in Wonderland changed a young Joyce forever and inspired her to view life as a series of endless adventures, growing up on a farm taught her harsh lessons about sacrifice, hard work, and loss. With searing detail and an acutely perceptive eye, Oates renders her memories and emotions with exquisite precision, transporting us to a forgotten place and time—the lost landscape of her youth, reminding us of the forgotten landscapes of our own earliest lives.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/suffragette-my-own-story-by-emmeline-pankhurst--65152959https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/243406 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Suffragette: My Own Story Author: Emmeline Pankhurst Narrator: Susan Duerden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 47 minutes Release date: September 8, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The gripping memoir of the leader of the British suffragette movement who was named by Time as one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century With insight and great wit, Emmeline’s autobiography chronicles the beginnings of her interest in feminism through to her militant and controversial fight for women’s right to vote. While Emmeline received a good education, attending an all-girls school and being expected to conform to social norms, she rebelled against conventional women’s roles. At the age of 14 a meeting of women’s rights activists sparked a lifelong passion in her to fight for women’s freedom and she would later claim that it was on that day she became a suffragist. As one after another of the proposed feminist bills were defeated in parliament, Pankhurst was inspired to turn to extreme actions. While she was the figurehead of the suffragette movement, it advocated some controversial tactics such as arson, violent protest, and hunger strikes. Even today there is still debate about the effectiveness of her extreme strategies, but her work is recognized as a crucial element in achieving women's suffrage in Britain. Her mantle was taken up by her daughters and granddaughter with her legacy still very much alive today.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/243406Tue, 08 Sep 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/243406 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Suffragette: My Own Story Author: Emmeline Pankhurst Narrator: Susan Duerden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 47 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/243406 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Suffragette: My Own Story Author: Emmeline Pankhurst Narrator: Susan Duerden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 47 minutes Release date: September 8, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The gripping memoir of the leader of the British suffragette movement who was named by Time as one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century With insight and great wit, Emmeline’s autobiography chronicles the beginnings of her interest in feminism through to her militant and controversial fight for women’s right to vote. While Emmeline received a good education, attending an all-girls school and being expected to conform to social norms, she rebelled against conventional women’s roles. At the age of 14 a meeting of women’s rights activists sparked a lifelong passion in her to fight for women’s freedom and she would later claim that it was on that day she became a suffragist. As one after another of the proposed feminist bills were defeated in parliament, Pankhurst was inspired to turn to extreme actions. While she was the figurehead of the suffragette movement, it advocated some controversial tactics such as arson, violent protest, and hunger strikes. Even today there is still debate about the effectiveness of her extreme strategies, but her work is recognized as a crucial element in achieving women's suffrage in Britain. Her mantle was taken up by her daughters and granddaughter with her legacy still very much alive today.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/girl-in-the-woods-a-memoir-by-aspen-matis--65152913https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl in the Woods: A Memoir Author: Aspen Matis Narrator: Stephanie Tucker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 8, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.56 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Girl in the Woods is Aspen Matis's exhilarating true-life adventure of hiking from Mexico to Canada—a coming of age story, a survival story, and a triumphant story of overcoming emotional devastation. On her second night of college, Aspen was raped by a fellow student. Overprotected by her parents who discouraged her from telling of the attack, Aspen was confused and ashamed. Dealing with a problem that has sadly become all too common on college campuses around the country, she stumbled through her first semester—a challenging time made even harder by the coldness of her college's ''conflict mediation'' process. Her desperation growing, she made a bold decision: She would seek healing in the freedom of the wild, on the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail leading from Mexico to Canada. In this inspiring memoir, Aspen chronicles her journey, a five-month trek that was ambitious, dangerous, and transformative. A nineteen-year-old girl alone and lost, she conquered desolate mountain passes and met rattlesnakes, bears, and fellow desert pilgrims. Exhausted after each thirty-mile day, at times on the verge of starvation, Aspen was forced to confront her numbness, coming to terms with the sexual assault and her parents' disappointing reaction. On the trail and on her own, she found that survival is predicated on persistent self-reliance. She found her strength. After a thousand miles of solitude, she found a man who helped her learn to love and trust again—and heal. Told with elegance and suspense, Girl in the Woods is a beautifully rendered story of eroding emotional and physical boundaries to reveal the truths that lie beyond the edges of the map.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241875Tue, 08 Sep 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl in the Woods: A Memoir Author: Aspen Matis Narrator: Stephanie Tucker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 30 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl in the Woods: A Memoir Author: Aspen Matis Narrator: Stephanie Tucker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 8, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.56 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Girl in the Woods is Aspen Matis's exhilarating true-life adventure of hiking from Mexico to Canada—a coming of age story, a survival story, and a triumphant story of overcoming emotional devastation. On her second night of college, Aspen was raped by a fellow student. Overprotected by her parents who discouraged her from telling of the attack, Aspen was confused and ashamed. Dealing with a problem that has sadly become all too common on college campuses around the country, she stumbled through her first semester—a challenging time made even harder by the coldness of her college's ''conflict mediation'' process. Her desperation growing, she made a bold decision: She would seek healing in the freedom of the wild, on the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail leading from Mexico to Canada. In this inspiring memoir, Aspen chronicles her journey, a five-month trek that was ambitious, dangerous, and transformative. A nineteen-year-old girl alone and lost, she conquered desolate mountain passes and met rattlesnakes, bears, and fellow desert pilgrims. Exhausted after each thirty-mile day, at times on the verge of starvation, Aspen was forced to confront her numbness, coming to terms with the sexual assault and her parents' disappointing reaction. On the trail and on her own, she found that survival is predicated on persistent self-reliance. She found her strength. After a thousand miles of solitude, she found a man who helped her learn to love and trust again—and heal. Told with elegance and suspense, Girl in the Woods is a beautifully rendered story of eroding emotional and physical boundaries to reveal the truths that lie beyond the edges of the map.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seven-women-and-the-secret-of-their-greatness-by-eric-metaxas--65152907https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240983 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seven Women: And the Secret of Their Greatness Author: Eric Metaxas Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 8, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 33 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Read the stories of - Joan of Arc, - Susanna Wesley, - Hannah More, - Sister Maria of Paris, - Corrie ten Boom, - Rosa Parks, - and Mother Teresa! - In this highly anticipated follow-up to the enormously successful Seven Men, New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas gives us seven captivating portraits of some of the greatest women who ever lived, each of whom changed the course of history by following God’s call upon their lives—now in paperback.  Teenaged Joan of Arc followed God’s call and liberated her country, dying a heroic martyr’s death. Susanna Wesley had nineteen children and gave the world its most significant evangelist and its greatest hymn writer, her sons John and Charles. Corrie ten Boom, arrested for hiding Dutch Jews from the Nazis, survived the horrors of a concentration camp to astonish the world by forgiving her tormentors. And Rosa Parks’s deep sense of justice and unshakable dignity and faith helped launch the twentieth-century’s greatest social movement. Writing in his trademark conversational and engaging style, Eric Metaxas reveals how the extraordinary women profiled here achieved their greatness, inspiring readers to lives guided by a call beyond themselves]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240983Tue, 08 Sep 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240983 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seven Women: And the Secret of Their Greatness Author: Eric Metaxas Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240983 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seven Women: And the Secret of Their Greatness Author: Eric Metaxas Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 8, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 33 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Read the stories of - Joan of Arc, - Susanna Wesley, - Hannah More, - Sister Maria of Paris, - Corrie ten Boom, - Rosa Parks, - and Mother Teresa! - In this highly anticipated follow-up to the enormously successful Seven Men, New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas gives us seven captivating portraits of some of the greatest women who ever lived, each of whom changed the course of history by following God’s call upon their lives—now in paperback.  Teenaged Joan of Arc followed God’s call and liberated her country, dying a heroic martyr’s death. Susanna Wesley had nineteen children and gave the world its most significant evangelist and its greatest hymn writer, her sons John and Charles. Corrie ten Boom, arrested for hiding Dutch Jews from the Nazis, survived the horrors of a concentration camp to astonish the world by forgiving her tormentors. And Rosa Parks’s deep sense of justice and unshakable dignity and faith helped launch the twentieth-century’s greatest social movement. Writing in his trademark conversational and engaging style, Eric Metaxas reveals how the extraordinary women profiled here achieved their greatness, inspiring readers to lives guided by a call beyond themselves]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sisters-in-law-how-sandra-day-o-connor-and-ruth-bader-ginsburg-went-to-the-supreme-court-and-changed-the-world-by-linda-hirshman--65152977https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World Author: Linda Hirshman Narrator: Andrea Gallo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 29 minutes Release date: September 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: NPR Best Book of 2015 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER The author of the celebrated Victory tells the fascinating story of the intertwined lives of Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first and second women to serve as Supreme Court justices. The relationship between Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg—Republican and Democrat, Christian and Jew, western rancher’s daughter and Brooklyn girl—transcends party, religion, region, and culture. Strengthened by each other’s presence, these groundbreaking judges, the first and second to serve on the highest court in the land, have transformed the Constitution and America itself, making it a more equal place for all women. Linda Hirshman’s dual biography includes revealing stories of how these trailblazers fought for their own recognition in a male-dominated profession—battles that would ultimately benefit every American woman. She also makes clear how these two justices have shaped the legal framework of modern feminism, including employment discrimination, abortion, affirmative action, sexual harassment, and many other issues crucial to women’s lives. Sisters-in-Law combines legal detail with warm personal anecdotes that bring these very different women into focus as never before. Meticulously researched and compellingly told, it is an authoritative account of our changing law and culture, and a moving story of a remarkable friendship.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241252Tue, 01 Sep 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World Author: Linda Hirshman Narrator: Andrea...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World Author: Linda Hirshman Narrator: Andrea Gallo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 29 minutes Release date: September 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: NPR Best Book of 2015 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER The author of the celebrated Victory tells the fascinating story of the intertwined lives of Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first and second women to serve as Supreme Court justices. The relationship between Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg—Republican and Democrat, Christian and Jew, western rancher’s daughter and Brooklyn girl—transcends party, religion, region, and culture. Strengthened by each other’s presence, these groundbreaking judges, the first and second to serve on the highest court in the land, have transformed the Constitution and America itself, making it a more equal place for all women. Linda Hirshman’s dual biography includes revealing stories of how these trailblazers fought for their own recognition in a male-dominated profession—battles that would ultimately benefit every American woman. She also makes clear how these two justices have shaped the legal framework of modern feminism, including employment discrimination, abortion, affirmative action, sexual harassment, and many other issues crucial to women’s lives. Sisters-in-Law combines legal detail with warm personal anecdotes that bring these very different women into focus as never before. Meticulously researched and compellingly told, it is an authoritative account of our changing law and culture, and a moving story of a remarkable friendship.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-senator-next-door-a-memoir-from-the-heartland-by-amy-klobuchar--65152975https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242152 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Senator Next Door: A Memoir from the Heartland Author: Amy Klobuchar Narrator: Amy Klobuchar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 18 minutes Release date: August 25, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: One of the U.S. Senate's most candid--and funniest--women tells the story of her life and her unshakeable faith in our democracy Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar has tackled every obstacle she's encountered--her parents' divorce, her father's alcoholism and recovery, her political campaigns and Washington's gridlock--with honesty, humor and pluck. Now, in The Senator Next Door, she chronicles her remarkable heartland journey, from her immigrant grandparents to her middle-class suburban upbringing to her rise in American politics. After being kicked out of the hospital while her infant daughter was still in intensive care, Klobuchar became the lead advocate for one of the first laws in the country guaranteeing new moms and their babies a 48-hour hospital stay. Later she ran Minnesota's biggest prosecutor's office and in 2006 was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from her state. Along the way she fashioned her own political philosophy grounded in her belief that partisan flame-throwing takes no courage at all; what really matters is forging alliances with unlikely partners to solve the nation's problems. Optimistic, plainspoken and often very funny, The Senator Next Door is a story about how the girl next door decided to enter the fray and make a difference. At a moment when America's government often seems incapable of getting anything done, Amy Klobuchar proves that politics is still the art of the possible.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242152Tue, 25 Aug 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242152 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Senator Next Door: A Memoir from the Heartland Author: Amy Klobuchar Narrator: Amy Klobuchar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 18...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242152 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Senator Next Door: A Memoir from the Heartland Author: Amy Klobuchar Narrator: Amy Klobuchar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 18 minutes Release date: August 25, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: One of the U.S. Senate's most candid--and funniest--women tells the story of her life and her unshakeable faith in our democracy Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar has tackled every obstacle she's encountered--her parents' divorce, her father's alcoholism and recovery, her political campaigns and Washington's gridlock--with honesty, humor and pluck. Now, in The Senator Next Door, she chronicles her remarkable heartland journey, from her immigrant grandparents to her middle-class suburban upbringing to her rise in American politics. After being kicked out of the hospital while her infant daughter was still in intensive care, Klobuchar became the lead advocate for one of the first laws in the country guaranteeing new moms and their babies a 48-hour hospital stay. Later she ran Minnesota's biggest prosecutor's office and in 2006 was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from her state. Along the way she fashioned her own political philosophy grounded in her belief that partisan flame-throwing takes no courage at all; what really matters is forging alliances with unlikely partners to solve the nation's problems. Optimistic, plainspoken and often very funny, The Senator Next Door is a story about how the girl next door decided to enter the fray and make a difference. At a moment when America's government often seems incapable of getting anything done, Amy Klobuchar proves that politics is still the art of the possible.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gratitude-diaries-how-a-year-looking-on-the-bright-side-can-transform-your-life-by-janice-kaplan--65152917https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241191 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life Author: Janice Kaplan Narrator: Janice Kaplan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 13 minutes Release date: August 18, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this New York Times bestseller, Janice Kaplan spends a year living gratefully and transforms her marriage, family life, work, and health.  On New Year’s Eve, journalist and former Parade editor in chief Janice Kaplan makes a promise to be grateful and look on the bright side of whatever happens. She realizes that how she feels over the next year will have less to do with the events that occur than her own attitude and perspective. Getting advice at every turn from psychologists, academics, doctors, and philosophers, Kaplan brings readers on a smart and witty journey to discover the value of appreciating what you have. Relying on both amusing personal experiences and extensive research, Kaplan explores how gratitude can transform every aspect of life, including marriage and friendship, money and ambition, and health and fitness. She learns how appreciating your spouse changes the neurons of your brain and why saying thanks helps CEOs succeed. Through extensive interviews with experts, and lively conversations with real people, including celebrities like Matt Damon, Daniel Craig, and Jerry Seinfeld, Kaplan discovers the role of gratitude in everything from our sense of fulfillment to our children’s happiness.   With warmth, humor, and appealing insight, Kaplan’s journey will empower readers to think positively and start living their own best year ever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241191Tue, 18 Aug 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241191 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life Author: Janice Kaplan Narrator: Janice Kaplan Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241191 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life Author: Janice Kaplan Narrator: Janice Kaplan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 13 minutes Release date: August 18, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this New York Times bestseller, Janice Kaplan spends a year living gratefully and transforms her marriage, family life, work, and health.  On New Year’s Eve, journalist and former Parade editor in chief Janice Kaplan makes a promise to be grateful and look on the bright side of whatever happens. She realizes that how she feels over the next year will have less to do with the events that occur than her own attitude and perspective. Getting advice at every turn from psychologists, academics, doctors, and philosophers, Kaplan brings readers on a smart and witty journey to discover the value of appreciating what you have. Relying on both amusing personal experiences and extensive research, Kaplan explores how gratitude can transform every aspect of life, including marriage and friendship, money and ambition, and health and fitness. She learns how appreciating your spouse changes the neurons of your brain and why saying thanks helps CEOs succeed. Through extensive interviews with experts, and lively conversations with real people, including celebrities like Matt Damon, Daniel Craig, and Jerry Seinfeld, Kaplan discovers the role of gratitude in everything from our sense of fulfillment to our children’s happiness.   With warmth, humor, and appealing insight, Kaplan’s journey will empower readers to think positively and start living their own best year ever.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joy-poet-seeker-and-the-woman-who-captivated-c-s-lewis-by-abigail-santamaria--65152969https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240533 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joy: Poet, Seeker, and the Woman Who Captivated C. S. Lewis Author: Abigail Santamaria Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 4, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The first full biography of Joy Davidman brings her out from C. S. Lewis’ shadow, where she has long been hidden, to reveal a powerful writer and thinker. Joy Davidman is known, if she is known at all, as the wife of C. S. Lewis. Their marriage was immortalized in the film Shadowlands and Lewis’ memoir A Grief Observed. Now, through extraordinary new documents as well as years of research and interviews, Abigail Santamaria brings Joy Davidman Gresham Lewis to the page in the fullness and depth she deserves. A poet and radical, Davidman was a frequent contributor to the communist vehicle New Masses and an active member of New York literary circles in the 1930s and ’40s. Born Jewish in the Bronx, she was an atheist, then a practitioner of Dianetics; she converted to Christianity after experiencing a moment of transcendent grace. A mother, a novelist, a vibrant and difficult and intelligent woman, she set off for England in 1952, determined to captivate the man whose work had changed her life. Davidman became the intellectual and spiritual partner Lewis never expected but cherished. She helped him refine his autobiography, Surprised by Joy, and to write his novel Till We Have Faces. Their relationship—begun when Joy wrote to Lewis as a religious guide—grew from a dialogue about faith, writing, and poetry into a deep friendship and a timeless love story.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240533Tue, 04 Aug 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240533 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joy: Poet, Seeker, and the Woman Who Captivated C. S. Lewis Author: Abigail Santamaria Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240533 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joy: Poet, Seeker, and the Woman Who Captivated C. S. Lewis Author: Abigail Santamaria Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 4, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The first full biography of Joy Davidman brings her out from C. S. Lewis’ shadow, where she has long been hidden, to reveal a powerful writer and thinker. Joy Davidman is known, if she is known at all, as the wife of C. S. Lewis. Their marriage was immortalized in the film Shadowlands and Lewis’ memoir A Grief Observed. Now, through extraordinary new documents as well as years of research and interviews, Abigail Santamaria brings Joy Davidman Gresham Lewis to the page in the fullness and depth she deserves. A poet and radical, Davidman was a frequent contributor to the communist vehicle New Masses and an active member of New York literary circles in the 1930s and ’40s. Born Jewish in the Bronx, she was an atheist, then a practitioner of Dianetics; she converted to Christianity after experiencing a moment of transcendent grace. A mother, a novelist, a vibrant and difficult and intelligent woman, she set off for England in 1952, determined to captivate the man whose work had changed her life. Davidman became the intellectual and spiritual partner Lewis never expected but cherished. She helped him refine his autobiography, Surprised by Joy, and to write his novel Till We Have Faces. Their relationship—begun when Joy wrote to Lewis as a religious guide—grew from a dialogue about faith, writing, and poetry into a deep friendship and a timeless love story.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anchor-and-flares-a-memoir-of-motherhood-hope-and-service-by-kate-braestrup--65152994https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237472 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anchor and Flares: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hope, and Service Author: Kate Braestrup Narrator: Kate Braestrup Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 14, 2015 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Kate Braestrup's life was transformed by the loss of her husband; now Kate faces the possibility that she may lose her son. As a young mother, Kate Braestrup discovered the fierce protectiveness that accompanies parenthood. In the intervening years -- through mourning her husband and the joy of remarriage and a blended family-Kate has absorbed the rewards and complications of that spirit. But when her eldest son joins the Marines, Kate is at a crossroads: Can she reconcile her desire to protect her children with her family's legacy of service? Can parents balance the joy of a child's independence with the fear of letting go? As Kate examines the twinned emotions of faith and fear -- inspired by the families she meets as a chaplain and by her son's journey towards purpose and familyhood -- she learns that the threats we can't predict will rip us apart and knit us together.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237472Tue, 14 Jul 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237472 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anchor and Flares: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hope, and Service Author: Kate Braestrup Narrator: Kate Braestrup Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237472 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anchor and Flares: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hope, and Service Author: Kate Braestrup Narrator: Kate Braestrup Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 14, 2015 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Kate Braestrup's life was transformed by the loss of her husband; now Kate faces the possibility that she may lose her son. As a young mother, Kate Braestrup discovered the fierce protectiveness that accompanies parenthood. In the intervening years -- through mourning her husband and the joy of remarriage and a blended family-Kate has absorbed the rewards and complications of that spirit. But when her eldest son joins the Marines, Kate is at a crossroads: Can she reconcile her desire to protect her children with her family's legacy of service? Can parents balance the joy of a child's independence with the fear of letting go? As Kate examines the twinned emotions of faith and fear -- inspired by the families she meets as a chaplain and by her son's journey towards purpose and familyhood -- she learns that the threats we can't predict will rip us apart and knit us together.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-biscuit-girls-by-hunter-davies--65152990https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240392 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Biscuit Girls Author: Hunter Davies Narrator: Janine Birkett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: July 9, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Ivy, Dulcie, Barbara, Ann, Dorothy and Jean all had different reasons for applying to work at Carr’s biscuits, but once they had put on their overalls and walked through the factory gates they discovered a community full of life, laughter and friendship. To those who didn’t know, the biscuit factory that towered over Carlisle might look like just another slice of the industrial North, a noisy and chaotic place with workers trooping in and out at all hours. For the biscuit girls it was a place where they worked hard, but also where they gossiped, got into scrapes and made lifelong friends. Outside the factory walls there might be difficult husbands or demanding kids, and sometimes even heartbreak and tragedy, but they knew there would always be an escape from their troubles at Carr's. Some, like Barbara, only applied because she needed the extra cash, until things got a bit easier at home. Her supervisor cross examined her about who would be looking after the kids while she was at work, but let her have the job. Like many of the women who joined up ‘temporary’ Barbara went on to stay at Carrs for 32 years. Beginning in the 1940s, these heartwarming and vividly-remembered stories have all been told by the women themselves to Hunter Davies.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240392Thu, 09 Jul 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240392 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Biscuit Girls Author: Hunter Davies Narrator: Janine Birkett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: July 9, 2015...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240392 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Biscuit Girls Author: Hunter Davies Narrator: Janine Birkett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: July 9, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Ivy, Dulcie, Barbara, Ann, Dorothy and Jean all had different reasons for applying to work at Carr’s biscuits, but once they had put on their overalls and walked through the factory gates they discovered a community full of life, laughter and friendship. To those who didn’t know, the biscuit factory that towered over Carlisle might look like just another slice of the industrial North, a noisy and chaotic place with workers trooping in and out at all hours. For the biscuit girls it was a place where they worked hard, but also where they gossiped, got into scrapes and made lifelong friends. Outside the factory walls there might be difficult husbands or demanding kids, and sometimes even heartbreak and tragedy, but they knew there would always be an escape from their troubles at Carr's. Some, like Barbara, only applied because she needed the extra cash, until things got a bit easier at home. Her supervisor cross examined her about who would be looking after the kids while she was at work, but let her have the job. Like many of the women who joined up ‘temporary’ Barbara went on to stay at Carrs for 32 years. Beginning in the 1940s, these heartwarming and vividly-remembered stories have all been told by the women themselves to Hunter Davies.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rival-queens-catherine-de-medici-her-daughter-marguerite-de-valois-and-the-betrayal-that-ignited-a-kingdom-by-nancy-goldstone--65152999https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236356 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rival Queens: Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal that Ignited a Kingdom Author: Nancy Goldstone Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 23, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The riveting true story of mother-and-daughter queens Catherine de' Medici and Marguerite de Valois, whose wildly divergent personalities and turbulent relationship changed the shape of their tempestuous and dangerous century. Set in magnificent Renaissance France, this is the story of two remarkable women, a mother and daughter driven into opposition by a terrible betrayal that threatened to destroy the realm. Catherine de' Medici was a ruthless pragmatist and powerbroker who dominated the throne for thirty years. Her youngest daughter Marguerite, the glamorous 'Queen Margot,' was a passionate free spirit, the only adversary whom her mother could neither intimidate nor control. When Catherine forces the Catholic Marguerite to marry her Protestant cousin Henry of Navarre against her will, and then uses her opulent Parisian wedding as a means of luring his followers to their deaths, she creates not only savage conflict within France but also a potent rival within her own family. Rich in detail and vivid prose, Goldstone's narrative unfolds as a thrilling historical epic. Treacherous court politics, poisonings, international espionage, and adultery form the background to a story that includes such celebrated figures as Elizabeth I, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Nostradamus. The Rival Queens is a dangerous tale of love, betrayal, ambition, and the true nature of courage, the echoes of which still resonate.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236356Tue, 23 Jun 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236356 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rival Queens: Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal that Ignited a Kingdom Author: Nancy Goldstone Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236356 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rival Queens: Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal that Ignited a Kingdom Author: Nancy Goldstone Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 23, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The riveting true story of mother-and-daughter queens Catherine de' Medici and Marguerite de Valois, whose wildly divergent personalities and turbulent relationship changed the shape of their tempestuous and dangerous century. Set in magnificent Renaissance France, this is the story of two remarkable women, a mother and daughter driven into opposition by a terrible betrayal that threatened to destroy the realm. Catherine de' Medici was a ruthless pragmatist and powerbroker who dominated the throne for thirty years. Her youngest daughter Marguerite, the glamorous 'Queen Margot,' was a passionate free spirit, the only adversary whom her mother could neither intimidate nor control. When Catherine forces the Catholic Marguerite to marry her Protestant cousin Henry of Navarre against her will, and then uses her opulent Parisian wedding as a means of luring his followers to their deaths, she creates not only savage conflict within France but also a potent rival within her own family. Rich in detail and vivid prose, Goldstone's narrative unfolds as a thrilling historical epic. Treacherous court politics, poisonings, international espionage, and adultery form the background to a story that includes such celebrated figures as Elizabeth I, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Nostradamus. The Rival Queens is a dangerous tale of love, betrayal, ambition, and the true nature of courage, the echoes of which still resonate.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blackout-remembering-the-things-i-drank-to-forget-by-sarah-hepola--65152920https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/234132 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget Author: Sarah Hepola Narrator: Sarah Hepola Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 23, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.58 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 9 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this unflinchingly honest and hilarious memoir, a woman discovers that her best life is a sober one. For Sarah Hepola, drinking felt like freedom; part of her birthright as a twenty-first-century woman. But there was a price–she often blacked out, having no memory of the lost hours. On the outside, her career was flourishing, but inside, her spirit was diminishing. She could no longer avoid the truth–she needed help.  Blackout is the story of a woman stumbling into a new kind of adventure–sobriety. Sarah Hepola's tale will resonate with anyone who has had to face the reality of addiction and the struggle to put down the bottle. At first it seemed like a sacrifice–but in the end, it was all worth it to get her life back]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/234132Tue, 23 Jun 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/234132 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget Author: Sarah Hepola Narrator: Sarah Hepola Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/234132 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget Author: Sarah Hepola Narrator: Sarah Hepola Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 23, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.58 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 9 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this unflinchingly honest and hilarious memoir, a woman discovers that her best life is a sober one. For Sarah Hepola, drinking felt like freedom; part of her birthright as a twenty-first-century woman. But there was a price–she often blacked out, having no memory of the lost hours. On the outside, her career was flourishing, but inside, her spirit was diminishing. She could no longer avoid the truth–she needed help.  Blackout is the story of a woman stumbling into a new kind of adventure–sobriety. Sarah Hepola's tale will resonate with anyone who has had to face the reality of addiction and the struggle to put down the bottle. At first it seemed like a sacrifice–but in the end, it was all worth it to get her life back]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/getting-real-by-gretchen-carlson--65152955https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233931 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Getting Real Author: Gretchen Carlson Narrator: Gretchen Carlson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: June 16, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In the wake of Gretchen Carlson’s lawsuit against former Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, her memoir of her time at Fox—working alongside Megyn Kelly, Bill O’Reilly, Steve Doocy, and other prominent conservative news personalities—is more relevant than ever. In this candid memoir, celebrity news anchorwoman Gretchen Carlson shares her inspiring story and offers important takeaways about what it means to strive for and find success in the real world. With warmth and wit, she takes readers from her Minnesota childhood, when she became a violin prodigy, through attending Stanford and later rising to anchor of The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson on Fox News after working her way up from local television stations.   Carlson addresses the intense competitive effort of winning the Miss America Pageant, the challenges she’s faced as a woman in broadcast television, and how she manages to balance work and family as the wife of high-profile sports agent Casey Close and devoted mother to their two children. An unceasing advocate for respect and equality for women, Carlson writes openly about her own struggles with body image, pageant stereotypes, building her career, and having the courage to speak her mind. Encouraging women to believe in themselves, chase their dreams, and never give up, Carlson emerges in Getting Real as a living example of personal strength and perseverance.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233931Tue, 16 Jun 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233931 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Getting Real Author: Gretchen Carlson Narrator: Gretchen Carlson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: June 16, 2015...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233931 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Getting Real Author: Gretchen Carlson Narrator: Gretchen Carlson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: June 16, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In the wake of Gretchen Carlson’s lawsuit against former Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, her memoir of her time at Fox—working alongside Megyn Kelly, Bill O’Reilly, Steve Doocy, and other prominent conservative news personalities—is more relevant than ever. In this candid memoir, celebrity news anchorwoman Gretchen Carlson shares her inspiring story and offers important takeaways about what it means to strive for and find success in the real world. With warmth and wit, she takes readers from her Minnesota childhood, when she became a violin prodigy, through attending Stanford and later rising to anchor of The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson on Fox News after working her way up from local television stations.   Carlson addresses the intense competitive effort of winning the Miss America Pageant, the challenges she’s faced as a woman in broadcast television, and how she manages to balance work and family as the wife of high-profile sports agent Casey Close and devoted mother to their two children. An unceasing advocate for respect and equality for women, Carlson writes openly about her own struggles with body image, pageant stereotypes, building her career, and having the courage to speak her mind. Encouraging women to believe in themselves, chase their dreams, and never give up, Carlson emerges in Getting Real as a living example of personal strength and perseverance.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stalin-s-daughter-the-extraordinary-and-tumultuous-life-of-svetlana-alliluyeva-by-rosemary-sullivan--65153003https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/234368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva Author: Rosemary Sullivan Narrator: Karen Cass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 43 minutes Release date: June 2, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Plutarch Award for Best Biography PEN Literary Award Finalist National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist New York Times Notable Book Washington Post Notable Book Boston Globe Best Book of the Year The award-winning author of Villa Air-Bel returns with a painstakingly researched, revelatory biography of Svetlana Stalin, a woman fated to live her life in the shadow of one of history’s most monstrous dictators—her father, Josef Stalin. Born in the early years of the Soviet Union, Svetlana Stalin spent her youth inside the walls of the Kremlin. Communist Party privilege protected her from the mass starvation and purges that haunted Russia, but she did not escape tragedy—the loss of everyone she loved, including her mother, two brothers, aunts and uncles, and a lover twice her age, deliberately exiled to Siberia by her father. As she gradually learned about the extent of her father’s brutality after his death, Svetlana could no longer keep quiet and in 1967 shocked the world by defecting to the United States—leaving her two children behind. But although she was never a part of her father’s regime, she could not escape his legacy. Her life in America was fractured; she moved frequently, married disastrously, shunned other Russian exiles, and ultimately died in poverty in Wisconsin. With access to KGB, CIA, and Soviet government archives, as well as the close cooperation of Svetlana’s daughter, Rosemary Sullivan pieces together Svetlana’s incredible life in a masterful account of unprecedented intimacy. Epic in scope, it’s a revolutionary biography of a woman doomed to be a political prisoner of her father’s name. Sullivan explores a complicated character in her broader context without ever losing sight of her powerfully human story, in the process opening a closed, brutal world that continues to fascinate us. Illustrated with photographs.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/234368Tue, 02 Jun 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/234368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva Author: Rosemary Sullivan Narrator: Karen Cass Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/234368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva Author: Rosemary Sullivan Narrator: Karen Cass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 43 minutes Release date: June 2, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Plutarch Award for Best Biography PEN Literary Award Finalist National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist New York Times Notable Book Washington Post Notable Book Boston Globe Best Book of the Year The award-winning author of Villa Air-Bel returns with a painstakingly researched, revelatory biography of Svetlana Stalin, a woman fated to live her life in the shadow of one of history’s most monstrous dictators—her father, Josef Stalin. Born in the early years of the Soviet Union, Svetlana Stalin spent her youth inside the walls of the Kremlin. Communist Party privilege protected her from the mass starvation and purges that haunted Russia, but she did not escape tragedy—the loss of everyone she loved, including her mother, two brothers, aunts and uncles, and a lover twice her age, deliberately exiled to Siberia by her father. As she gradually learned about the extent of her father’s brutality after his death, Svetlana could no longer keep quiet and in 1967 shocked the world by defecting to the United States—leaving her two children behind. But although she was never a part of her father’s regime, she could not escape his legacy. Her life in America was fractured; she moved frequently, married disastrously, shunned other Russian exiles, and ultimately died in poverty in Wisconsin. With access to KGB, CIA, and Soviet government archives, as well as the close cooperation of Svetlana’s daughter, Rosemary Sullivan pieces together Svetlana’s incredible life in a masterful account of unprecedented intimacy. Epic in scope, it’s a revolutionary biography of a woman doomed to be a political prisoner of her father’s name. Sullivan explores a complicated character in her broader context without ever losing sight of her powerfully human story, in the process opening a closed, brutal world that continues to fascinate us. Illustrated with photographs.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pieces-of-my-mother-a-memoir-by-melissa-cistaro--65152934https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233280 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pieces of My Mother: A Memoir Author: Melissa Cistaro Narrator: Angela Brazil Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: May 5, 2015 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This provocative, poignant memoir of a daughter whose mother left her behind by choice begs the question: Are we destined to make the same mistakes as our parents? One summer, Melissa Cistaro's mother drove off without explanation. Devastated, Melissa and her brothers were left to pick up the pieces, always tormented by the thought: Why did their mother abandon them? Thirty-five years later, with children of her own, Melissa finds herself in Olympia, Washington, as her mother is dying. After decades of hiding her painful memories, she has just days to find out what happened that summer and confront the fear she could do the same to her kids. But Melissa never expects to stumble across a cache of letters her mother wrote to her but never sent—letters that could hold the answers she seeks. Haunting yet ultimately uplifting, Pieces of My Mother chronicles one woman's quest to discover what drives a mother to walk away from the children she loves. Alternating between Melissa's tumultuous coming-of-age and her mother's final days, this captivating memoir reveals how our parents' choices impact our own and how we can survive those to forge our own paths.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233280Tue, 05 May 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233280 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pieces of My Mother: A Memoir Author: Melissa Cistaro Narrator: Angela Brazil Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: May...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233280 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pieces of My Mother: A Memoir Author: Melissa Cistaro Narrator: Angela Brazil Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: May 5, 2015 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This provocative, poignant memoir of a daughter whose mother left her behind by choice begs the question: Are we destined to make the same mistakes as our parents? One summer, Melissa Cistaro's mother drove off without explanation. Devastated, Melissa and her brothers were left to pick up the pieces, always tormented by the thought: Why did their mother abandon them? Thirty-five years later, with children of her own, Melissa finds herself in Olympia, Washington, as her mother is dying. After decades of hiding her painful memories, she has just days to find out what happened that summer and confront the fear she could do the same to her kids. But Melissa never expects to stumble across a cache of letters her mother wrote to her but never sent—letters that could hold the answers she seeks. Haunting yet ultimately uplifting, Pieces of My Mother chronicles one woman's quest to discover what drives a mother to walk away from the children she loves. Alternating between Melissa's tumultuous coming-of-age and her mother's final days, this captivating memoir reveals how our parents' choices impact our own and how we can survive those to forge our own paths.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-regret-nothing-a-memoir-by-jen-lancaster--65152929https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233553 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Regret Nothing: A Memoir Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jen Lancaster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: May 5, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author Jen Lancaster has lived a life based on re-invention and self-improvement. From Bitter Is the New Black to The Tao of Martha, she’s managed to document her (and her generation’s) attempts to shape up, grow up, and have it all—sometimes with disastrous results… Sure Jen has made mistakes. She spent all her money from a high-paying job on shoes, clothes, and spa treatments. She then carried a Prada bag to the unemployment office. She wrote a whole memoir about dieting…but didn’t lose weight. She embarked on a quest for cultural enlightenment that only cemented her love for John Hughes movies and Kraft American Singles. She tried to embrace everything Martha Stewart, while living with a menagerie of rescue cats and dogs. (Glitter…everywhere.) Mistakes are one thing; regrets are another. After a girls’ weekend in Savannah makes her realize that she is—yikes!—middle-aged (binge watching is so the new binge drinking), Jen decides to make a bucket list and seize the day, even if that means having her tattoo removed at one hundred times the cost of putting it on. From attempting a juice cleanse to studying Italian, from learning to ride a bike to starting a new business, and from sampling pasta in Rome to training for a 5K, Jen is turning a mid-life crisis into a mid-life opportunity, sharing her sometimes bumpy—but always hilarious—attempts to better her life…again.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233553Tue, 05 May 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233553 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Regret Nothing: A Memoir Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jen Lancaster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: May 5,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233553 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Regret Nothing: A Memoir Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jen Lancaster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: May 5, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author Jen Lancaster has lived a life based on re-invention and self-improvement. From Bitter Is the New Black to The Tao of Martha, she’s managed to document her (and her generation’s) attempts to shape up, grow up, and have it all—sometimes with disastrous results… Sure Jen has made mistakes. She spent all her money from a high-paying job on shoes, clothes, and spa treatments. She then carried a Prada bag to the unemployment office. She wrote a whole memoir about dieting…but didn’t lose weight. She embarked on a quest for cultural enlightenment that only cemented her love for John Hughes movies and Kraft American Singles. She tried to embrace everything Martha Stewart, while living with a menagerie of rescue cats and dogs. (Glitter…everywhere.) Mistakes are one thing; regrets are another. After a girls’ weekend in Savannah makes her realize that she is—yikes!—middle-aged (binge watching is so the new binge drinking), Jen decides to make a bucket list and seize the day, even if that means having her tattoo removed at one hundred times the cost of putting it on. From attempting a juice cleanse to studying Italian, from learning to ride a bike to starting a new business, and from sampling pasta in Rome to training for a 5K, Jen is turning a mid-life crisis into a mid-life opportunity, sharing her sometimes bumpy—but always hilarious—attempts to better her life…again.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/whatever-love-is-love-questioning-the-labels-we-give-ourselves-by-maria-bello--65152912https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whatever...Love Is Love: Questioning the Labels We Give Ourselves Author: Maria Bello Narrator: Maria Bello Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 28, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The acclaimed actress and dedicated activist shares her personal journey of discovery, and destroys outdated ideas about partnership, love and family that will resonate with anyone in an unconventional life situation. Actress and activist Maria Bello made waves with her essay, “Coming Out as a Modern Family,” in the New York Times popular “Modern Love” column, in which she recalled telling her son that she had fallen in love with her best friend, a woman—and her relief at his easy and immediate acceptance with the phrase “Whatever Mom, love is love.” She made a compelling argument about the fluidity of partnerships, and how families today come in a myriad of designs. In her first book, Bello broadens her insights as she examines the idea of partnership in every woman’s life, and her own. She examines the myths that so many of us believe about partnership—that the partnership begins when the sex begins, that partnerships are static, that you have to love yourself before you can be loved, and turns them on their heads. Bello explores how many different relationships—romantic, platonic, spiritual, familial, educational—helped define her life. She encourages women to realize that the only labels we have are the ones we put on ourselves, and the best, happiest partnerships are the ones that make your life better, even if they don’t fit the mold of “typical.” Throughout this powerful and engaging read, Bello shares intimate stories and lessons on how she has come to discover her happiest self, accept who she is, and live honestly and freely, and tells the stories of those who came to her after her Times’ columns, grateful that someone gave voice to their life choices. Whatever...Love Is Love is not a memoir about an actress. It is a frank, raw, and honest book about the way every woman questions the roles she plays in love, work, and life, filled with wisdom, questions, and insights relevant to us all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231252Tue, 28 Apr 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whatever...Love Is Love: Questioning the Labels We Give Ourselves Author: Maria Bello Narrator: Maria Bello Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whatever...Love Is Love: Questioning the Labels We Give Ourselves Author: Maria Bello Narrator: Maria Bello Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 28, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The acclaimed actress and dedicated activist shares her personal journey of discovery, and destroys outdated ideas about partnership, love and family that will resonate with anyone in an unconventional life situation. Actress and activist Maria Bello made waves with her essay, “Coming Out as a Modern Family,” in the New York Times popular “Modern Love” column, in which she recalled telling her son that she had fallen in love with her best friend, a woman—and her relief at his easy and immediate acceptance with the phrase “Whatever Mom, love is love.” She made a compelling argument about the fluidity of partnerships, and how families today come in a myriad of designs. In her first book, Bello broadens her insights as she examines the idea of partnership in every woman’s life, and her own. She examines the myths that so many of us believe about partnership—that the partnership begins when the sex begins, that partnerships are static, that you have to love yourself before you can be loved, and turns them on their heads. Bello explores how many different relationships—romantic, platonic, spiritual, familial, educational—helped define her life. She encourages women to realize that the only labels we have are the ones we put on ourselves, and the best, happiest partnerships are the ones that make your life better, even if they don’t fit the mold of “typical.” Throughout this powerful and engaging read, Bello shares intimate stories and lessons on how she has come to discover her happiest self, accept who she is, and live honestly and freely, and tells the stories of those who came to her after her Times’ columns, grateful that someone gave voice to their life choices. Whatever...Love Is Love is not a memoir about an actress. It is a frank, raw, and honest book about the way every woman questions the roles she plays in love, work, and life, filled with wisdom, questions, and insights relevant to us all.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-a-memoir-of-survival-in-cleveland-by-mary-jordan-gina-dejesus-amanda-berry-kevin-sullivan--65153016https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233564 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland Author: Mary Jordan, Gina DeJesus, Amanda Berry, Kevin Sullivan Narrator: Jorjeana Marie, Marisol Ramirez, Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 27, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.7 of Total 44 Ratings of Narrator: 4.93 of Total 15 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Two victims of the infamous Cleveland kidnapper share the story of their abductions, their decade in captivity, and their final, dramatic rescue On May 6, 2013, Amanda Berry made headlines around the world when she fled a Cleveland area home and called 911, saying: “Help me, I’m Amanda Berry. . . . I’ve been kidnapped, and I’ve been missing for ten years.” A horrifying story rapidly unfolded. Ariel Castro, a local school bus driver, had separately lured Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight to his home, where he kept them chained in the basement. In the decade that followed, the three were raped, psychologically abused, and threatened with death. Berry bore a child—Jocelyn—by their captor. Drawing upon their recollections and the diaries they kept, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus describe a tale of unimaginable torment, and Pulitzer Prize–winning Washington Post reporters Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan interweave the events within Castro’s house with the ongoing efforts to find the missing girls. The full story behind the headlines—including shocking information never previously released—Hope is a harrowing yet inspiring chronicle of three women whose courage, ingenuity, and resourcefulness ultimately delivered them back to their lives and families. Read by Jorjeana Marie, Marisol Ramirez and Arthur Morey.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233564Mon, 27 Apr 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233564 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland Author: Mary Jordan, Gina DeJesus, Amanda Berry, Kevin Sullivan Narrator: Jorjeana Marie, Marisol Ramirez,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233564 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland Author: Mary Jordan, Gina DeJesus, Amanda Berry, Kevin Sullivan Narrator: Jorjeana Marie, Marisol Ramirez, Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 27, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.7 of Total 44 Ratings of Narrator: 4.93 of Total 15 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Two victims of the infamous Cleveland kidnapper share the story of their abductions, their decade in captivity, and their final, dramatic rescue On May 6, 2013, Amanda Berry made headlines around the world when she fled a Cleveland area home and called 911, saying: “Help me, I’m Amanda Berry. . . . I’ve been kidnapped, and I’ve been missing for ten years.” A horrifying story rapidly unfolded. Ariel Castro, a local school bus driver, had separately lured Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight to his home, where he kept them chained in the basement. In the decade that followed, the three were raped, psychologically abused, and threatened with death. Berry bore a child—Jocelyn—by their captor. Drawing upon their recollections and the diaries they kept, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus describe a tale of unimaginable torment, and Pulitzer Prize–winning Washington Post reporters Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan interweave the events within Castro’s house with the ongoing efforts to find the missing girls. The full story behind the headlines—including shocking information never previously released—Hope is a harrowing yet inspiring chronicle of three women whose courage, ingenuity, and resourcefulness ultimately delivered them back to their lives and families. Read by Jorjeana Marie, Marisol Ramirez and Arthur Morey.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spinster-making-a-life-of-one-s-own-by-kate-bolick--65153017https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230593 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own Author: Kate Bolick Narrator: Kate Bolick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: April 21, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Book Review Notable Book “Whom to marry, and when will it happen—these two questions define every woman’s existence.” So begins Spinster, a revelatory and slyly erudite look at the pleasures and possibilities of remaining single. Using her own experiences as a starting point, journalist and cultural critic Kate Bolick invites us into her carefully considered, passionately lived life, weaving together the past and present to examine why­ she—along with over 100 million American women, whose ranks keep growing—remains unmarried. This unprecedented demographic shift, Bolick explains, is the logical outcome of hundreds of years of change that has neither been fully understood, nor appreciated. Spinster introduces a cast of pioneering women from the last century whose genius, tenacity, and flair for drama have emboldened Bolick to fashion her life on her own terms: columnist Neith Boyce, essayist Maeve Brennan, social visionary Charlotte Perkins Gilman, poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, and novelist Edith Wharton. By animating their unconventional ideas and choices, Bolick shows us that contemporary debates about settling down, and having it all, are timeless—the crucible upon which all thoughtful women have tried for centuries to forge a good life. Intellectually substantial and deeply personal, Spinster is both an unreservedly inquisitive memoir and a broader cultural exploration that asks us to acknowledge the opportunities within ourselves to live authentically. Bolick offers us a way back into our own lives—a chance to see those splendid years when we were young and unencumbered, or middle-aged and finally left to our own devices, for what they really are: unbounded and our own to savor.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230593Tue, 21 Apr 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230593 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own Author: Kate Bolick Narrator: Kate Bolick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230593 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own Author: Kate Bolick Narrator: Kate Bolick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: April 21, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Book Review Notable Book “Whom to marry, and when will it happen—these two questions define every woman’s existence.” So begins Spinster, a revelatory and slyly erudite look at the pleasures and possibilities of remaining single. Using her own experiences as a starting point, journalist and cultural critic Kate Bolick invites us into her carefully considered, passionately lived life, weaving together the past and present to examine why­ she—along with over 100 million American women, whose ranks keep growing—remains unmarried. This unprecedented demographic shift, Bolick explains, is the logical outcome of hundreds of years of change that has neither been fully understood, nor appreciated. Spinster introduces a cast of pioneering women from the last century whose genius, tenacity, and flair for drama have emboldened Bolick to fashion her life on her own terms: columnist Neith Boyce, essayist Maeve Brennan, social visionary Charlotte Perkins Gilman, poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, and novelist Edith Wharton. By animating their unconventional ideas and choices, Bolick shows us that contemporary debates about settling down, and having it all, are timeless—the crucible upon which all thoughtful women have tried for centuries to forge a good life. Intellectually substantial and deeply personal, Spinster is both an unreservedly inquisitive memoir and a broader cultural exploration that asks us to acknowledge the opportunities within ourselves to live authentically. Bolick offers us a way back into our own lives—a chance to see those splendid years when we were young and unencumbered, or middle-aged and finally left to our own devices, for what they really are: unbounded and our own to savor.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/and-the-good-news-is-lessons-and-advice-from-the-bright-side-by-dana-perino--65152981https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232061 to listen full audiobooks. Title: And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side Author: Dana Perino Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: April 21, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 5 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From her years as the presidential press secretary to her debates with colleagues on Fox News' The Five, Dana Perino reveals the lessons she's learned that have guided her through life, kept her level-headed, and led to her success, even in the face of adversity. Thoughtful, inspiring, and often surprising, And the Good News is . . . traces Dana Perino's unlikely journey through politics and television. It's a remarkable American story-made up of equal parts determination and clear-eyed optimism. From facing professional challenges and confronting personal fears to stepping up to a podium for a President, Dana has come to expect the unexpected and has an uncanny ability to find the good news in any tough situation. And the Good News is . . . takes us from her Western childhood in Wyoming and Colorado to a chance meeting on an airplane that changes her life entirely. Then, with refreshing honesty and humor, she recounts her frustration with a string of unsatisfying jobs and living circumstances until a key career tip leads her back to Washington, D.C. to work for the Bush Administration. Dana also shares here her best work and life lessons-tips that will help you to get your point across convincingly while allowing your own grace and personality to shine through. As someone who still believes in working together to solve the problems our nation faces, Dana offers clear, practical advice on how to restore civility to our personal and public conversations. The result is a fascinating read that can help anyone become more successful, productive, and joyously content.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232061Tue, 21 Apr 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232061 to listen full audiobooks. Title: And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side Author: Dana Perino Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232061 to listen full audiobooks. Title: And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side Author: Dana Perino Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: April 21, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 5 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From her years as the presidential press secretary to her debates with colleagues on Fox News' The Five, Dana Perino reveals the lessons she's learned that have guided her through life, kept her level-headed, and led to her success, even in the face of adversity. Thoughtful, inspiring, and often surprising, And the Good News is . . . traces Dana Perino's unlikely journey through politics and television. It's a remarkable American story-made up of equal parts determination and clear-eyed optimism. From facing professional challenges and confronting personal fears to stepping up to a podium for a President, Dana has come to expect the unexpected and has an uncanny ability to find the good news in any tough situation. And the Good News is . . . takes us from her Western childhood in Wyoming and Colorado to a chance meeting on an airplane that changes her life entirely. Then, with refreshing honesty and humor, she recounts her frustration with a string of unsatisfying jobs and living circumstances until a key career tip leads her back to Washington, D.C. to work for the Bush Administration. Dana also shares here her best work and life lessons-tips that will help you to get your point across convincingly while allowing your own grace and personality to shine through. As someone who still believes in working together to solve the problems our nation faces, Dana offers clear, practical advice on how to restore civility to our personal and public conversations. The result is a fascinating read that can help anyone become more successful, productive, and joyously content.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ashley-s-war-the-untold-story-of-a-team-of-women-soldiers-on-the-special-ops-battlefield-by-gayle-tzemach-lemmon--65152942https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232010 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield Author: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Narrator: Kathe Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: April 21, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.21 of Total 33 Ratings of Narrator: 4.43 of Total 7 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In 2010, the Army created Cultural Support Teams, a secret pilot program to insert women alongside Special Operations soldiers battling in Afghanistan. The Army reasoned that women could play a unique role on Special Ops teams: accompanying their male colleagues on raids and, while those soldiers were searching for insurgents, questioning the mothers, sisters, daughters and wives living at the compound. Their presence had a calming effect on enemy households, but more importantly, the CSTs were able to search adult women for weapons and gather crucial intelligence. They could build relationships—woman to woman—in ways that male soldiers in an Islamic country never could. In Ashley's War, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon uses on-the-ground reporting and a finely tuned understanding of the complexities of war to tell the story of CST-2, a unit of women hand-picked from the Army to serve in this highly specialized and challenging role. The pioneers of CST-2 proved for the first time, at least to some grizzled Special Operations soldiers, that women might be physically and mentally tough enough to become one of them. The price of this professional acceptance came in personal loss and social isolation: the only people who really understand the women of CST-2 are each other. At the center of this story is a friendship cemented by "Glee," video games, and the shared perils and seductive powers of up-close combat. At the heart of the team is the tale of a beloved and effective soldier, Ashley White. Much as she did in her bestselling The Dressmaker of Khair Khana, Lemmon transports readers to a world they previously had no idea existed: a community of women called to fulfill the military's mission to "win hearts and minds" and bound together by danger, valor, and determination. Ashley's War is a gripping combat narrative and a moving story of friendship—a book that will change the way readers think about war and the meaning of service.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232010Tue, 21 Apr 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232010 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield Author: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Narrator: Kathe Mazur Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232010 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield Author: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Narrator: Kathe Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: April 21, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.21 of Total 33 Ratings of Narrator: 4.43 of Total 7 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In 2010, the Army created Cultural Support Teams, a secret pilot program to insert women alongside Special Operations soldiers battling in Afghanistan. The Army reasoned that women could play a unique role on Special Ops teams: accompanying their male colleagues on raids and, while those soldiers were searching for insurgents, questioning the mothers, sisters, daughters and wives living at the compound. Their presence had a calming effect on enemy households, but more importantly, the CSTs were able to search adult women for weapons and gather crucial intelligence. They could build relationships—woman to woman—in ways that male soldiers in an Islamic country never could. In Ashley's War, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon uses on-the-ground reporting and a finely tuned understanding of the complexities of war to tell the story of CST-2, a unit of women hand-picked from the Army to serve in this highly specialized and challenging role. The pioneers of CST-2 proved for the first time, at least to some grizzled Special Operations soldiers, that women might be physically and mentally tough enough to become one of them. The price of this professional acceptance came in personal loss and social isolation: the only people who really understand the women of CST-2 are each other. At the center of this story is a friendship cemented by "Glee," video games, and the shared perils and seductive powers of up-close combat. At the heart of the team is the tale of a beloved and effective soldier, Ashley White. Much as she did in her bestselling The Dressmaker of Khair Khana, Lemmon transports readers to a world they previously had no idea existed: a community of women called to fulfill the military's mission to "win hearts and minds" and bound together by danger, valor, and determination. Ashley's War is a gripping combat narrative and a moving story of friendship—a book that will change the way readers think about war and the meaning of service.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-with-teeth-a-memoir-by-kate-mulgrew--65152992https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230086 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Born with Teeth: A Memoir Author: Kate Mulgrew Narrator: Kate Mulgrew Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 14, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.37 of Total 46 Ratings of Narrator: 4.9 of Total 20 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Raised by unconventional Irish Catholics who knew 'how to drink, how to dance, how to talk, and how to stir up the devil,' Kate Mulgrew grew up with poetry and drama in her bones. But in her mother, a would-be artist burdened by the endless arrival of new babies, young Kate saw the consequences of a dream deferred. Determined to pursue her own no matter the cost, at 18 she left her small Midwestern town for New York, where, studying with the legendary Stella Adler, she learned the lesson that would define her as an actress: 'Use it,' Adler told her. Whatever disappointment, pain, or anger life throws in your path, channel it into the work. It was a lesson she would need. At twenty-two, just as her career was taking off, she became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter. Having already signed the adoption papers, she was allowed only a fleeting glimpse of her child. As her star continued to rise, her life became increasingly demanding and fulfilling, a whirlwind of passionate love affairs, life-saving friendships, and bone-crunching work. Through it all, Mulgrew remained haunted by the loss of her daughter, until, two decades later, she found the courage to face the past and step into the most challenging role of her life, both on and off screen. We know Kate Mulgrew for the strong women she's played -- Captain Janeway on Star Trek ; the tough-as-nails 'Red' on Orange is the New Black. Now, we meet the most inspiring and memorable character of all: herself. By turns irreverent and soulful, laugh-out-loud funny and heart-piercingly sad, Born with Teeth is the breathtaking memoir of a woman who dares to live life to the fullest, on her own terms.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230086Tue, 14 Apr 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230086 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Born with Teeth: A Memoir Author: Kate Mulgrew Narrator: Kate Mulgrew Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 14,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230086 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Born with Teeth: A Memoir Author: Kate Mulgrew Narrator: Kate Mulgrew Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 14, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.37 of Total 46 Ratings of Narrator: 4.9 of Total 20 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Raised by unconventional Irish Catholics who knew 'how to drink, how to dance, how to talk, and how to stir up the devil,' Kate Mulgrew grew up with poetry and drama in her bones. But in her mother, a would-be artist burdened by the endless arrival of new babies, young Kate saw the consequences of a dream deferred. Determined to pursue her own no matter the cost, at 18 she left her small Midwestern town for New York, where, studying with the legendary Stella Adler, she learned the lesson that would define her as an actress: 'Use it,' Adler told her. Whatever disappointment, pain, or anger life throws in your path, channel it into the work. It was a lesson she would need. At twenty-two, just as her career was taking off, she became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter. Having already signed the adoption papers, she was allowed only a fleeting glimpse of her child. As her star continued to rise, her life became increasingly demanding and fulfilling, a whirlwind of passionate love affairs, life-saving friendships, and bone-crunching work. Through it all, Mulgrew remained haunted by the loss of her daughter, until, two decades later, she found the courage to face the past and step into the most challenging role of her life, both on and off screen. We know Kate Mulgrew for the strong women she's played -- Captain Janeway on Star Trek ; the tough-as-nails 'Red' on Orange is the New Black. Now, we meet the most inspiring and memorable character of all: herself. By turns irreverent and soulful, laugh-out-loud funny and heart-piercingly sad, Born with Teeth is the breathtaking memoir of a woman who dares to live life to the fullest, on her own terms.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/capital-dames-the-civil-war-and-the-women-of-washington-1848-1868-by-cokie-roberts--65152964https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231459 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868 Author: Cokie Roberts Narrator: Cokie Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 14, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this engrossing and informative companion to her New York Times bestsellers Founding Mothers and Ladies of Liberty, Cokie Roberts marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War by offering a riveting look at Washington, D.C. and the experiences, influence, and contributions of its women during this momentous period of American history. With the outbreak of the Civil War, the small, social Southern town of Washington, D.C. found itself caught between warring sides in a four-year battle that would determine the future of the United States. After the declaration of secession, many fascinating Southern women left the city, leaving their friends—such as Adele Cutts Douglas and Elizabeth Blair Lee—to grapple with questions of safety and sanitation as the capital was transformed into an immense Union army camp and later a hospital. With their husbands, brothers, and fathers marching off to war, either on the battlefield or in the halls of Congress, the women of Washington joined the cause as well. And more women went to the Capital City to enlist as nurses, supply organizers, relief workers, and journalists. Many risked their lives making munitions in a highly flammable arsenal, toiled at the Treasury Department printing greenbacks to finance the war, and plied their needlework skills at The Navy Yard—once the sole province of men—to sew canvas gunpowder bags for the troops. Cokie Roberts chronicles these women's increasing independence, their political empowerment, their indispensable role in keeping the Union unified through the war, and in helping heal it once the fighting was done. She concludes that the war not only changed Washington, it also forever changed the place of women. Sifting through newspaper articles, government records, and private letters and diaries—many never before published—Roberts brings the war-torn capital into focus through the lives of its formidable women.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231459Tue, 14 Apr 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231459 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868 Author: Cokie Roberts Narrator: Cokie Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231459 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868 Author: Cokie Roberts Narrator: Cokie Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 14, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this engrossing and informative companion to her New York Times bestsellers Founding Mothers and Ladies of Liberty, Cokie Roberts marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War by offering a riveting look at Washington, D.C. and the experiences, influence, and contributions of its women during this momentous period of American history. With the outbreak of the Civil War, the small, social Southern town of Washington, D.C. found itself caught between warring sides in a four-year battle that would determine the future of the United States. After the declaration of secession, many fascinating Southern women left the city, leaving their friends—such as Adele Cutts Douglas and Elizabeth Blair Lee—to grapple with questions of safety and sanitation as the capital was transformed into an immense Union army camp and later a hospital. With their husbands, brothers, and fathers marching off to war, either on the battlefield or in the halls of Congress, the women of Washington joined the cause as well. And more women went to the Capital City to enlist as nurses, supply organizers, relief workers, and journalists. Many risked their lives making munitions in a highly flammable arsenal, toiled at the Treasury Department printing greenbacks to finance the war, and plied their needlework skills at The Navy Yard—once the sole province of men—to sew canvas gunpowder bags for the troops. Cokie Roberts chronicles these women's increasing independence, their political empowerment, their indispensable role in keeping the Union unified through the war, and in helping heal it once the fighting was done. She concludes that the war not only changed Washington, it also forever changed the place of women. Sifting through newspaper articles, government records, and private letters and diaries—many never before published—Roberts brings the war-torn capital into focus through the lives of its formidable women.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/going-off-script-how-i-survived-a-crazy-childhood-cancer-and-clooney-s-32-on-screen-rejections-by-giuliana-rancic--65152986https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231327 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Going Off Script: How I Survived a Crazy Childhood, Cancer, and Clooney's 32 On-Screen Rejections Author: Giuliana Rancic Narrator: Giuliana Rancic Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 7, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A witty, warm, and inspiring memoir from the E News! host, Fashion Police panelist, red-carpet correspondent, author, and reality show star Giuliana Rancic.    Giuliana Rancic is best known for interviewing A-listers on the red carpet and E! News, skewering their shocking style choices on Fashion Police, and giving viewers a front row seat to her marriage and family life on her reality show, Giuliana & Bill. What fans may not know is that she learned English from Eddie Murphy, got her American citizenship so she could be a beauty queen, and used to have a bad habit of stealing cars for fun.   Giuliana bares this and so much more in her hilarious, warm, and inspiring memoir, Going Off Script.  From a young age she dreamed of being a TV anchorwoman but, because of her inclination toward mischief and away from schoolwork, her path to her dream job was far from straight. After a fateful (and mortifying) encounter with the late Senator Ted Kennedy, she learned that Hollywood news was where she belonged.  Thankfully for readers, this epiphany led her to a bounty of LA misadventures (featuring notables such as Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Russell Crowe) and an entertaining behind-the-scenes perspective on what our favorite celebrities are really like.    In spite of her glamorous Hollywood life, however, Giuliana could not escape some rockier times, including her battles with infertility and breast cancer.  Here, for the first time, she reveals the whole truth behind her well-publicized struggles, and the highly controversial decisions she had to make. And, of course, at the heart of it all are the two loves of her life who keep her strong through everything, her husband Bill and her son, Duke.    Candid, funny, and poignant, Going Off Script is an autobiography that proves you don’t always have to follow the rules to get the life you’ve always dreamed of.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231327Tue, 07 Apr 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231327 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Going Off Script: How I Survived a Crazy Childhood, Cancer, and Clooney's 32 On-Screen Rejections Author: Giuliana Rancic Narrator: Giuliana Rancic...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231327 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Going Off Script: How I Survived a Crazy Childhood, Cancer, and Clooney's 32 On-Screen Rejections Author: Giuliana Rancic Narrator: Giuliana Rancic Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 7, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A witty, warm, and inspiring memoir from the E News! host, Fashion Police panelist, red-carpet correspondent, author, and reality show star Giuliana Rancic.    Giuliana Rancic is best known for interviewing A-listers on the red carpet and E! News, skewering their shocking style choices on Fashion Police, and giving viewers a front row seat to her marriage and family life on her reality show, Giuliana & Bill. What fans may not know is that she learned English from Eddie Murphy, got her American citizenship so she could be a beauty queen, and used to have a bad habit of stealing cars for fun.   Giuliana bares this and so much more in her hilarious, warm, and inspiring memoir, Going Off Script.  From a young age she dreamed of being a TV anchorwoman but, because of her inclination toward mischief and away from schoolwork, her path to her dream job was far from straight. After a fateful (and mortifying) encounter with the late Senator Ted Kennedy, she learned that Hollywood news was where she belonged.  Thankfully for readers, this epiphany led her to a bounty of LA misadventures (featuring notables such as Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Russell Crowe) and an entertaining behind-the-scenes perspective on what our favorite celebrities are really like.    In spite of her glamorous Hollywood life, however, Giuliana could not escape some rockier times, including her battles with infertility and breast cancer.  Here, for the first time, she reveals the whole truth behind her well-publicized struggles, and the highly controversial decisions she had to make. And, of course, at the heart of it all are the two loves of her life who keep her strong through everything, her husband Bill and her son, Duke.    Candid, funny, and poignant, Going Off Script is an autobiography that proves you don’t always have to follow the rules to get the life you’ve always dreamed of.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/out-came-the-sun-overcoming-the-legacy-of-mental-illness-addiction-and-suicide-in-my-family-by-mariel-hemingway--65152948https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out Came the Sun: Overcoming the Legacy of Mental Illness, Addiction, and Suicide in My Family Author: Mariel Hemingway Narrator: Mariel Hemingway Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: April 7, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A moving, compelling memoir about growing up and escaping the tragic legacy of mental illness, suicide, addiction, and depression in one of America’s most famous families: the Hemingways She opens her eyes. The room is dark. She hears yelling, smashed plates, and wishes it was all a terrible dream. But it isn’t. This is what it was like growing up as a Hemingway. In this deeply moving, searingly honest new memoir, actress and mental health icon Mariel Hemingway shares in candid detail the story of her troubled childhood in a famous family haunted by depression, alcoholism, illness, and suicide. Born just a few months after her grandfather Ernest Hemingway shot himself, it was Mariel’s mission as a girl to escape the desperate cycle of severe mental health issues that had plagued generations of her family. Surrounded by a family tortured by alcoholism (Mariel’s parents), depression (her sister Margaux), suicide (her grandfather and four other members of her family), schizophrenia (her sister Muffet), and cancer (her mother), it was all the young Mariel could do to keep her head. In a compassionate voice, she reveals her painful struggle to stay sane as the youngest child in her family, coping with the chaos by becoming obsessive about her food, schedule, and organization. The twisted legacy of her family has never quite let go of Mariel, but in this memoir she opens up about her claustrophobic marriage, her faltering acting career, and her turning to spiritual healers and charlatans for solace. Mariel has ultimately written a story of triumph about learning to overcome her family’s demons and developing love and deep compassion for them. At last she can tell the true story of the tragedies and troubles of the Hemingway family, and she delivers a book that beckons comparisons with Mary Karr and Jeanette Walls.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230813Tue, 07 Apr 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out Came the Sun: Overcoming the Legacy of Mental Illness, Addiction, and Suicide in My Family Author: Mariel Hemingway Narrator: Mariel Hemingway...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out Came the Sun: Overcoming the Legacy of Mental Illness, Addiction, and Suicide in My Family Author: Mariel Hemingway Narrator: Mariel Hemingway Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: April 7, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A moving, compelling memoir about growing up and escaping the tragic legacy of mental illness, suicide, addiction, and depression in one of America’s most famous families: the Hemingways She opens her eyes. The room is dark. She hears yelling, smashed plates, and wishes it was all a terrible dream. But it isn’t. This is what it was like growing up as a Hemingway. In this deeply moving, searingly honest new memoir, actress and mental health icon Mariel Hemingway shares in candid detail the story of her troubled childhood in a famous family haunted by depression, alcoholism, illness, and suicide. Born just a few months after her grandfather Ernest Hemingway shot himself, it was Mariel’s mission as a girl to escape the desperate cycle of severe mental health issues that had plagued generations of her family. Surrounded by a family tortured by alcoholism (Mariel’s parents), depression (her sister Margaux), suicide (her grandfather and four other members of her family), schizophrenia (her sister Muffet), and cancer (her mother), it was all the young Mariel could do to keep her head. In a compassionate voice, she reveals her painful struggle to stay sane as the youngest child in her family, coping with the chaos by becoming obsessive about her food, schedule, and organization. The twisted legacy of her family has never quite let go of Mariel, but in this memoir she opens up about her claustrophobic marriage, her faltering acting career, and her turning to spiritual healers and charlatans for solace. Mariel has ultimately written a story of triumph about learning to overcome her family’s demons and developing love and deep compassion for them. At last she can tell the true story of the tragedies and troubles of the Hemingway family, and she delivers a book that beckons comparisons with Mary Karr and Jeanette Walls.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/splitting-the-difference-a-heart-shaped-memoir-by-tre-miller-rodriguez--65152914https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230748 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Splitting the Difference: A Heart-Shaped Memoir Author: Tré Miller Rodríguez Narrator: Madeleine Lambert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: April 7, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An inspiring, irreverent, and heartrending memoir about love, loss, and splitting the difference between joy and grief At the age of eighteen, Tré Miller Rodríguez gave her newborn daughter up for adoption. At nineteen, her only sibling was killed in a car accident. At thirty-four, her husband, Alberto, died of a sudden heart attack. But at thirty-six, her teenage daughter found her on Facebook and began to reshape the course of Tré’s life. In sharply immediate prose, Tré unpacks her experience as a young widow in New York City: the “dumb sh*t” people say, the brave face she wears to work and social events, and the lack of solace in one-night stands. Her perspective only begins to shift when she spontaneously brings Alberto’s ashes on a trip, which sets into motion a ritual of spreading him in bodies of water. By traveling to bucket-list destinations like Brazil and Cuba, Tré discovers a grief strategy for her roughest days. Alberto’s death ultimately becomes a portal through which Tré views her past and embraces her future. She quits her corporate job, explores Alberto’s homeland of Cuba, and joyfully reunites with her biological daughter in North Carolina. A deeply moving narrative, Splitting the Difference is written with the raw authenticity of a woman transformed by heartbreak and inspired by love’s legacy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230748Tue, 07 Apr 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230748 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Splitting the Difference: A Heart-Shaped Memoir Author: Tré Miller Rodríguez Narrator: Madeleine Lambert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230748 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Splitting the Difference: A Heart-Shaped Memoir Author: Tré Miller Rodríguez Narrator: Madeleine Lambert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: April 7, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An inspiring, irreverent, and heartrending memoir about love, loss, and splitting the difference between joy and grief At the age of eighteen, Tré Miller Rodríguez gave her newborn daughter up for adoption. At nineteen, her only sibling was killed in a car accident. At thirty-four, her husband, Alberto, died of a sudden heart attack. But at thirty-six, her teenage daughter found her on Facebook and began to reshape the course of Tré’s life. In sharply immediate prose, Tré unpacks her experience as a young widow in New York City: the “dumb sh*t” people say, the brave face she wears to work and social events, and the lack of solace in one-night stands. Her perspective only begins to shift when she spontaneously brings Alberto’s ashes on a trip, which sets into motion a ritual of spreading him in bodies of water. By traveling to bucket-list destinations like Brazil and Cuba, Tré discovers a grief strategy for her roughest days. Alberto’s death ultimately becomes a portal through which Tré views her past and embraces her future. She quits her corporate job, explores Alberto’s homeland of Cuba, and joyfully reunites with her biological daughter in North Carolina. A deeply moving narrative, Splitting the Difference is written with the raw authenticity of a woman transformed by heartbreak and inspired by love’s legacy.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hissing-cousins-the-untold-story-of-eleanor-roosevelt-and-alice-roosevelt-longworth-by-timothy-dwyer-marc-peyser--65152951https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230379 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth Author: Timothy Dwyer, Marc Peyser Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 31, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A lively and provocative double biography of first cousins Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth, two extraordinary women whose tangled lives provide a sweeping look at the twentieth century. When Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901, his beautiful and flamboyant daughter was transformed into 'Princess Alice,' arguably the century's first global celebrity. Thirty-two years later, her first cousin Eleanor moved into the White House as First Lady. Born eight months and twenty blocks apart from each other in New York City, Eleanor and Alice spent a large part of their childhoods together and were far more alike than most historians acknowledge. But their politics and temperaments couldn't have been more distinct. Do-gooder Eleanor was committed to social justice but hated the limelight; acid-tongued Alice, who became the wife of philandering Republican congressman Nicholas Longworth, was an opponent of big government who gained notoriety for her cutting remarks (she famously quipped that dour President Coolidge “looked like he was weaned on a pickle”). While Eleanor revolutionized the role of First Lady with her outspoken passion for human rights, Alice made the most of her insider connections to influence politics, including doing as much to defeat the League of Nations as anyone in elective office. The cousins themselves liked to play up their oil-and-water relationship. “When I think of Frank and Eleanor in the White House I could grind my teeth to powder and blow them out my nose,” Alice once said. In the 1930s they even wrote opposing syndicated newspaper columns and embarked on competing nationwide speaking tours. Blood may be thicker than water, but when the family business is politics, winning trumps everything. Vivid, intimate, and stylishly written, Hissing Cousins finally sets this relationship center stage, revealing the contentious bond between two political trailblazers who short-circuited the rules of gender and power, each in her own way.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230379Tue, 31 Mar 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230379 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth Author: Timothy Dwyer, Marc Peyser Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230379 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth Author: Timothy Dwyer, Marc Peyser Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 31, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A lively and provocative double biography of first cousins Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth, two extraordinary women whose tangled lives provide a sweeping look at the twentieth century. When Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901, his beautiful and flamboyant daughter was transformed into 'Princess Alice,' arguably the century's first global celebrity. Thirty-two years later, her first cousin Eleanor moved into the White House as First Lady. Born eight months and twenty blocks apart from each other in New York City, Eleanor and Alice spent a large part of their childhoods together and were far more alike than most historians acknowledge. But their politics and temperaments couldn't have been more distinct. Do-gooder Eleanor was committed to social justice but hated the limelight; acid-tongued Alice, who became the wife of philandering Republican congressman Nicholas Longworth, was an opponent of big government who gained notoriety for her cutting remarks (she famously quipped that dour President Coolidge “looked like he was weaned on a pickle”). While Eleanor revolutionized the role of First Lady with her outspoken passion for human rights, Alice made the most of her insider connections to influence politics, including doing as much to defeat the League of Nations as anyone in elective office. The cousins themselves liked to play up their oil-and-water relationship. “When I think of Frank and Eleanor in the White House I could grind my teeth to powder and blow them out my nose,” Alice once said. In the 1930s they even wrote opposing syndicated newspaper columns and embarked on competing nationwide speaking tours. Blood may be thicker than water, but when the family business is politics, winning trumps everything. Vivid, intimate, and stylishly written, Hissing Cousins finally sets this relationship center stage, revealing the contentious bond between two political trailblazers who short-circuited the rules of gender and power, each in her own way.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-comes-next-and-how-to-like-it-a-memoir-by-abigail-thomas--65152965https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230358 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Comes Next and How to Like It: A Memoir Author: Abigail Thomas Narrator: Abigail Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 11 minutes Release date: March 24, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestseller from the beloved author of A Three Dog Life—an exhilarating, superbly written memoir on friendship, family, creativity, tragedy, and the richness of life: “If you only read one book this year, make it this one” (Ann Patchett). In her bestselling memoir A Three Dog Life, Abigail Thomas wrote about the devastating loss of her husband. In What Comes Next and How to Like It, “a keenly observed memoir…Thomas writes of the changes aging brings us all and of coping through love: of family, dogs, a well-turned phrase. She is superb company” (People). Thomas was startled to overhear herself described as “a nice old lady with a tattoo,” because she thinks of herself as not nice, not old, nor a lady. But she has wondered: what comes next? What comes after the death of a spouse? What form does a lifelong friendship take after deepest betrayal? How does a mother cope with her child’s dire illness? Or the death of a cherished dog? And how to like it? How to accept, appreciate, enjoy? How to find solace and pleasure? How to sustain and be sustained by our most trusted, valuable companions? At its heart, What Comes Next and How to Like It is about the complicated friendship between Thomas and a man she met thirty-five years ago—a rich bond that has lasted through marriages, child-raising, and the vicissitudes and tragedies of life. “After all,” she writes, “there are those people we love, and then there are those we recognize. These are the unbreakable connections.” Exquisitely observed, lush with sentences you will read over and over again, What Comes Next and How to Like It “is a beautifully felt, deeply moving memoir, the best work yet by a woman who has already done some of the best work in the field. Abigail Thomas is the Emily Dickinson of memoirists, and so much of this book’s wisdom is between the lines and in the white spaces. It may only take you two days to read, but the impact will stay with you for a long, long time” (Stephen King). This is a glorious guide to living imperfectly and exuberantly.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230358Tue, 24 Mar 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230358 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Comes Next and How to Like It: A Memoir Author: Abigail Thomas Narrator: Abigail Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 11 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230358 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Comes Next and How to Like It: A Memoir Author: Abigail Thomas Narrator: Abigail Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 11 minutes Release date: March 24, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestseller from the beloved author of A Three Dog Life—an exhilarating, superbly written memoir on friendship, family, creativity, tragedy, and the richness of life: “If you only read one book this year, make it this one” (Ann Patchett). In her bestselling memoir A Three Dog Life, Abigail Thomas wrote about the devastating loss of her husband. In What Comes Next and How to Like It, “a keenly observed memoir…Thomas writes of the changes aging brings us all and of coping through love: of family, dogs, a well-turned phrase. She is superb company” (People). Thomas was startled to overhear herself described as “a nice old lady with a tattoo,” because she thinks of herself as not nice, not old, nor a lady. But she has wondered: what comes next? What comes after the death of a spouse? What form does a lifelong friendship take after deepest betrayal? How does a mother cope with her child’s dire illness? Or the death of a cherished dog? And how to like it? How to accept, appreciate, enjoy? How to find solace and pleasure? How to sustain and be sustained by our most trusted, valuable companions? At its heart, What Comes Next and How to Like It is about the complicated friendship between Thomas and a man she met thirty-five years ago—a rich bond that has lasted through marriages, child-raising, and the vicissitudes and tragedies of life. “After all,” she writes, “there are those people we love, and then there are those we recognize. These are the unbreakable connections.” Exquisitely observed, lush with sentences you will read over and over again, What Comes Next and How to Like It “is a beautifully felt, deeply moving memoir, the best work yet by a woman who has already done some of the best work in the field. Abigail Thomas is the Emily Dickinson of memoirists, and so much of this book’s wisdom is between the lines and in the white spaces. It may only take you two days to read, but the impact will stay with you for a long, long time” (Stephen King). This is a glorious guide to living imperfectly and exuberantly.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/effie-a-victorian-scandal-from-ruskin-s-wife-to-millais-s-muse-by-merryn-williams--65152926https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Effie: A Victorian Scandal - From Ruskin's Wife to Millais's Muse Author: Merryn Williams Narrator: Rosalyn Landor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 24, 2015 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Victorian scandals don't come much more intimate and revealing than a wife seeking an annulment from her famous husband because their marriage has not been consummated. When Effie Ruskin sought escape from her desperately unhappy life with art critic John Ruskin, she shattered the Victorian illusion of the perfect marriage. That she could then dare to hope for respectability and even happiness as the wife of artist John Everett Millais fuelled a scandal that was to reverberate around Victorian society for years to come. Ruskin, Millais and Effie were exposed to the kind of gossip today's wannabe celebrities can only dream of. Effie was regarded as mentally ill, immoral and certainly tainted - Queen Victoria initially refused to receive her - while Ruskin was seen either as noble and virtuous or deranged and impotent. Ruskin was repelled by Effie's body; Millais used her as a model in some of his greatest paintings. Millais went on to become one of Britain s most popular painters, but the stigma of his wife's past would never be forgotten. From the heart of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood comes a story as fascinating today as it was shocking in the 1850s.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230325Tue, 24 Mar 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Effie: A Victorian Scandal - From Ruskin's Wife to Millais's Muse Author: Merryn Williams Narrator: Rosalyn Landor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Effie: A Victorian Scandal - From Ruskin's Wife to Millais's Muse Author: Merryn Williams Narrator: Rosalyn Landor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 24, 2015 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Victorian scandals don't come much more intimate and revealing than a wife seeking an annulment from her famous husband because their marriage has not been consummated. When Effie Ruskin sought escape from her desperately unhappy life with art critic John Ruskin, she shattered the Victorian illusion of the perfect marriage. That she could then dare to hope for respectability and even happiness as the wife of artist John Everett Millais fuelled a scandal that was to reverberate around Victorian society for years to come. Ruskin, Millais and Effie were exposed to the kind of gossip today's wannabe celebrities can only dream of. Effie was regarded as mentally ill, immoral and certainly tainted - Queen Victoria initially refused to receive her - while Ruskin was seen either as noble and virtuous or deranged and impotent. Ruskin was repelled by Effie's body; Millais used her as a model in some of his greatest paintings. Millais went on to become one of Britain s most popular painters, but the stigma of his wife's past would never be forgotten. From the heart of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood comes a story as fascinating today as it was shocking in the 1850s.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mama-maggie-the-untold-story-of-one-woman-s-mission-to-love-the-forgotten-children-of-egypt-s-garbage-slums-by-ellen-santilli-vaughn-marty--65152970https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mama Maggie: The Untold Story of One Woman's Mission to Love the Forgotten Children of Egypt's Garbage Slums Author: Ellen Santilli Vaughn, Marty Makary Narrator: Carmel O'donovan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 56 minutes Release date: March 10, 2015 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From marketing maven to angel of the garbage district—the inspiring authorized biography of Maggie Gobran, the “Mother Teresa of Egypt.” Since 1997, Maggie Gobran and her organization Stephen’s Children have been changing lives in Cairo’s notorious zabala, or garbage slums. Her innovative, transformational work has garnered worldwide fame and multiple Nobel Prize nominations, but her full story has remained untold—until now.  Bestselling authors Martin Makary and Ellen Vaughn chronicle Mama Maggie’s surprising pilgrimage from privileged child to stylish businesswoman to college professor pondering God’s call to change. She answered that call by becoming the modest figure in white who daily navigates piles of stinking trash, bringing hope to the poorest of the poor. Smart and savvy, as tough as she is tender, Maggie Gobran is utterly surrendered to her mission to the “garbage people” who captured her heart.  At her request, the book also spotlights the people she serves—the men, women, and children who prove every day what a little bit of help and a lot of love can do.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229832Tue, 10 Mar 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mama Maggie: The Untold Story of One Woman's Mission to Love the Forgotten Children of Egypt's Garbage Slums Author: Ellen Santilli Vaughn, Marty...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mama Maggie: The Untold Story of One Woman's Mission to Love the Forgotten Children of Egypt's Garbage Slums Author: Ellen Santilli Vaughn, Marty Makary Narrator: Carmel O'donovan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 56 minutes Release date: March 10, 2015 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From marketing maven to angel of the garbage district—the inspiring authorized biography of Maggie Gobran, the “Mother Teresa of Egypt.” Since 1997, Maggie Gobran and her organization Stephen’s Children have been changing lives in Cairo’s notorious zabala, or garbage slums. Her innovative, transformational work has garnered worldwide fame and multiple Nobel Prize nominations, but her full story has remained untold—until now.  Bestselling authors Martin Makary and Ellen Vaughn chronicle Mama Maggie’s surprising pilgrimage from privileged child to stylish businesswoman to college professor pondering God’s call to change. She answered that call by becoming the modest figure in white who daily navigates piles of stinking trash, bringing hope to the poorest of the poor. Smart and savvy, as tough as she is tender, Maggie Gobran is utterly surrendered to her mission to the “garbage people” who captured her heart.  At her request, the book also spotlights the people she serves—the men, women, and children who prove every day what a little bit of help and a lot of love can do.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/girl-in-the-dark-a-memoir-by-anna-lyndsey--65152997https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/228585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl in the Dark: A Memoir Author: Anna Lyndsey Narrator: Hannah Curtis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: March 3, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Haunting, lyrical, unforgettable, Girl in the Dark is a brave new memoir of a life without light.      Anna Lyndsey was young and ambitious and worked hard; she had just bought an apartment; she was falling in love. Then what started as a mild intolerance to certain kinds of artificial light developed into a severe sensitivity to all light.       Now, at the worst times, Anna is forced to spend months on end in a blacked-out room, where she loses herself in audiobooks and elaborate word games in an attempt to ward off despair. During periods of relative remission, she can venture out cautiously at dawn and dusk into a world that, from the perspective of her cloistered existence, is filled with remarkable beauty. And through it all there is Pete, her love and her rock, without whom her loneliness seems boundless.      One day Anna had an ordinary life, and then the unthinkable happened. But even impossible lives, she learns, endure. Girl in the Dark is a tale of an unimaginable fate that becomes a transcendent love story. It brings us to an extraordinary place from which we emerge to see the light and the world anew.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/228585Tue, 03 Mar 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/228585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl in the Dark: A Memoir Author: Anna Lyndsey Narrator: Hannah Curtis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: March 3,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/228585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl in the Dark: A Memoir Author: Anna Lyndsey Narrator: Hannah Curtis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: March 3, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Haunting, lyrical, unforgettable, Girl in the Dark is a brave new memoir of a life without light.      Anna Lyndsey was young and ambitious and worked hard; she had just bought an apartment; she was falling in love. Then what started as a mild intolerance to certain kinds of artificial light developed into a severe sensitivity to all light.       Now, at the worst times, Anna is forced to spend months on end in a blacked-out room, where she loses herself in audiobooks and elaborate word games in an attempt to ward off despair. During periods of relative remission, she can venture out cautiously at dawn and dusk into a world that, from the perspective of her cloistered existence, is filled with remarkable beauty. And through it all there is Pete, her love and her rock, without whom her loneliness seems boundless.      One day Anna had an ordinary life, and then the unthinkable happened. But even impossible lives, she learns, endure. Girl in the Dark is a tale of an unimaginable fate that becomes a transcendent love story. It brings us to an extraordinary place from which we emerge to see the light and the world anew.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fallen-out-of-the-sex-industry-into-the-arms-of-the-savior-by-annie-lobert--65153009https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/228954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fallen: Out of the Sex Industry & Into the Arms of the Savior Author: Annie Lobert Narrator: Annie Lobert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 17, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When Annie grabbed at what looked like an opportunity to escape her tumultuous, abuse-filled home, she had never heard the term “sex trafficking.” Needing money, wanting to be loved, and desperately seeking control of her life, she stumbled into the ever-darkening world of the sex industry as a glamorous, high-class escort in Las Vegas. All that glittered was not gold. She embarked on a dangerous path toward self-destruction. She lost everything she envisioned her new life would bring her, even her own identity. Beatings, abandonment, and death threats became routine — she often wondered if dying would be the best way out.  In Fallen, Annie tells her remarkable story of surviving sixteen years in the sex industry, breaking free, finding healing, and then reaching back to help others find freedom as well. This riveting memoir opens a window into a sordid, shadowy world — and shows just how bright God’s light can truly shine.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/228954Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/228954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fallen: Out of the Sex Industry & Into the Arms of the Savior Author: Annie Lobert Narrator: Annie Lobert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/228954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fallen: Out of the Sex Industry & Into the Arms of the Savior Author: Annie Lobert Narrator: Annie Lobert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 17, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When Annie grabbed at what looked like an opportunity to escape her tumultuous, abuse-filled home, she had never heard the term “sex trafficking.” Needing money, wanting to be loved, and desperately seeking control of her life, she stumbled into the ever-darkening world of the sex industry as a glamorous, high-class escort in Las Vegas. All that glittered was not gold. She embarked on a dangerous path toward self-destruction. She lost everything she envisioned her new life would bring her, even her own identity. Beatings, abandonment, and death threats became routine — she often wondered if dying would be the best way out.  In Fallen, Annie tells her remarkable story of surviving sixteen years in the sex industry, breaking free, finding healing, and then reaching back to help others find freedom as well. This riveting memoir opens a window into a sordid, shadowy world — and shows just how bright God’s light can truly shine.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fringe-hours-making-time-for-you-by-jessica-n-turner--65153005https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229011 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The *Fringe Hours: Making Time for You Author: Jessica N. Turner Narrator: Carla Mercer-Meyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 17, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Every woman has had this experience: you get to the end of the day and realize you did nothing for you. And if you go days, weeks, or even months in this cycle, you begin to feel like you have lost a bit of yourself.While life is busy with a litany of must-dos--work, child-rearing, keeping house, grocery shopping, laundry and on and on--women do not have to push their own needs aside. Yet this is often what happens. There's just no time, right? Wrong.In this practical and liberating book, Jessica Turner empowers women to take back pockets of time they already have in their day in order to practice self-care and do the things they love. Turner uses her own experiences and those of women across the country to teach readers how to balance their many responsibilities while still taking time to invest in themselves. She also addresses barriers to this lifestyle, such as comparison and guilt, and demonstrates how eliminating these feelings and making changes to one's schedule will make the reader a better wife, mother, and friend.Perfect for any woman who is doing everything for everyone--except herself--The Fringe Hours is ideal for both individuals and small group use.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229011Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229011 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The *Fringe Hours: Making Time for You Author: Jessica N. Turner Narrator: Carla Mercer-Meyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229011 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The *Fringe Hours: Making Time for You Author: Jessica N. Turner Narrator: Carla Mercer-Meyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 17, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Every woman has had this experience: you get to the end of the day and realize you did nothing for you. And if you go days, weeks, or even months in this cycle, you begin to feel like you have lost a bit of yourself.While life is busy with a litany of must-dos--work, child-rearing, keeping house, grocery shopping, laundry and on and on--women do not have to push their own needs aside. Yet this is often what happens. There's just no time, right? Wrong.In this practical and liberating book, Jessica Turner empowers women to take back pockets of time they already have in their day in order to practice self-care and do the things they love. Turner uses her own experiences and those of women across the country to teach readers how to balance their many responsibilities while still taking time to invest in themselves. She also addresses barriers to this lifestyle, such as comparison and guilt, and demonstrates how eliminating these feelings and making changes to one's schedule will make the reader a better wife, mother, and friend.Perfect for any woman who is doing everything for everyone--except herself--The Fringe Hours is ideal for both individuals and small group use.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bon-appetempt-a-coming-of-age-story-with-recipes-by-amelia-morris--65153022https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bon Appetempt: A Coming-of-Age Story (with Recipes!) Author: Amelia Morris Narrator: Amelia Morris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 3, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When Amelia Morris saw a towering, beautiful chocolate cake in Bon Appétit and took the recipe home to recreate it for a Christmas day brunch she was hosting, it resulted in a terrible (but tasty) mess that had to be served in an oversize bowl. It was also a revelation. Both delicious and damaged, it seemed a physical metaphor for the many curious and unexpected situations she's found herself in throughout her life, from her brief career as a six-year-old wrestler to her Brady Bunch-style family (minus the housekeeper and the familial harmony) to her ill-fated twenty-something job at the School of Rock in Los Angeles. As a way to bring order to chaos and in search of a more meaningful lifestyle, she finds herself more and more at home in the kitchen, where she begins to learn that even if the results of her culinary efforts fall well short of the standard set by glossy food magazines, they can still bring satisfaction (and sustenance) to her and her family and friends. Full of hilarious observations about food, family, unemployment, romance, and the extremes of modern L.A., and featuring recipes as basic as Toasted Cheerios and as advanced as gâteau de crêpes, Bon Appétit is sure to resonate with anyone who has tried and failed, and been all the better for it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226400Tue, 03 Feb 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bon Appetempt: A Coming-of-Age Story (with Recipes!) Author: Amelia Morris Narrator: Amelia Morris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bon Appetempt: A Coming-of-Age Story (with Recipes!) Author: Amelia Morris Narrator: Amelia Morris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 3, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When Amelia Morris saw a towering, beautiful chocolate cake in Bon Appétit and took the recipe home to recreate it for a Christmas day brunch she was hosting, it resulted in a terrible (but tasty) mess that had to be served in an oversize bowl. It was also a revelation. Both delicious and damaged, it seemed a physical metaphor for the many curious and unexpected situations she's found herself in throughout her life, from her brief career as a six-year-old wrestler to her Brady Bunch-style family (minus the housekeeper and the familial harmony) to her ill-fated twenty-something job at the School of Rock in Los Angeles. As a way to bring order to chaos and in search of a more meaningful lifestyle, she finds herself more and more at home in the kitchen, where she begins to learn that even if the results of her culinary efforts fall well short of the standard set by glossy food magazines, they can still bring satisfaction (and sustenance) to her and her family and friends. Full of hilarious observations about food, family, unemployment, romance, and the extremes of modern L.A., and featuring recipes as basic as Toasted Cheerios and as advanced as gâteau de crêpes, Bon Appétit is sure to resonate with anyone who has tried and failed, and been all the better for it.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/loved-back-to-life-how-i-found-the-courage-to-live-free-by-sheila-walsh--65152976https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/228273 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Loved Back to Life: How I Found the Courage to Live Free Author: Sheila Walsh Narrator: Julie Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 41 minutes Release date: February 3, 2015 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Loved Back to Life takes readers on the journey of the soul with Sheila from hopelessness to joy as she finds that although the road was scary, at every turn God beckoned her to trust and did not let her down.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/228273Tue, 03 Feb 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/228273 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Loved Back to Life: How I Found the Courage to Live Free Author: Sheila Walsh Narrator: Julie Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 41...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/228273 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Loved Back to Life: How I Found the Courage to Live Free Author: Sheila Walsh Narrator: Julie Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 41 minutes Release date: February 3, 2015 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Loved Back to Life takes readers on the journey of the soul with Sheila from hopelessness to joy as she finds that although the road was scary, at every turn God beckoned her to trust and did not let her down.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-burma-spring-aung-san-suu-kyi-and-the-new-struggle-for-the-soul-of-a-nation-by-rena-pederson--65152928https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burma Spring: Aung San Suu Kyi and the New Struggle for the Soul of a Nation Author: Rena Pederson Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 15, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's 'woman of destiny' and one of the most admired voices for freedom in the world today, comes alive through this brilliant rendering of Burma's tumultuous history. Award-winning journalist and former State Department speechwriter Rena Pederson brings to light fresh details about the charismatic Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi: the inspiration for Burma's (now Myanmar) first steps towards democracy. Suu Kyi's party will be a major contender in the 2015 elections, a revolutionary breakthrough after years of military dictatorship. Using exclusive interviews with Suu Kyi since her release from fifteen years of house arrest, as well as recently disclosed diplomatic cables, Pederson uncovers new facets to Suu Kyi's extraordinary story. The Burma Spring also reveals the extraordinary steps taken by First Lady Laura Bush to help Suu Kyi, as well as how former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton injected new momentum into Burma's democratic rebirth. Pederson provides a never-before-seen view of the harrowing hardships the people of Burma have endured and the fiery political atmosphere in which Suu Kyi has fought a life-and-death struggle for liberty in this fascinating part of the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226468Thu, 15 Jan 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burma Spring: Aung San Suu Kyi and the New Struggle for the Soul of a Nation Author: Rena Pederson Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burma Spring: Aung San Suu Kyi and the New Struggle for the Soul of a Nation Author: Rena Pederson Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 15, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's 'woman of destiny' and one of the most admired voices for freedom in the world today, comes alive through this brilliant rendering of Burma's tumultuous history. Award-winning journalist and former State Department speechwriter Rena Pederson brings to light fresh details about the charismatic Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi: the inspiration for Burma's (now Myanmar) first steps towards democracy. Suu Kyi's party will be a major contender in the 2015 elections, a revolutionary breakthrough after years of military dictatorship. Using exclusive interviews with Suu Kyi since her release from fifteen years of house arrest, as well as recently disclosed diplomatic cables, Pederson uncovers new facets to Suu Kyi's extraordinary story. The Burma Spring also reveals the extraordinary steps taken by First Lady Laura Bush to help Suu Kyi, as well as how former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton injected new momentum into Burma's democratic rebirth. Pederson provides a never-before-seen view of the harrowing hardships the people of Burma have endured and the fiery political atmosphere in which Suu Kyi has fought a life-and-death struggle for liberty in this fascinating part of the world.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-was-me-all-along-a-memoir-by-andie-mitchell--65153010https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/225750 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It Was Me All Along: A Memoir Author: Andie Mitchell Narrator: Andie Mitchell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 6, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A heartbreakingly honest, endearing memoir of incredible weight loss by a young food blogger who battles body image issues and overcomes food addiction to find self-acceptance.   All her life, Andie Mitchell had eaten lustily and mindlessly. Food was her babysitter, her best friend, her confidant, and it provided a refuge from her fractured family. But when she stepped on the scale on her twentieth birthday and it registered a shocking 268 pounds, she knew she had to change the way she thought about food and herself; that her life was at stake. It Was Me All Along takes Andie from working class Boston to the romantic streets of Rome, from morbidly obese to half her size, from seeking comfort in anything that came cream-filled and two-to-a-pack to finding balance in exquisite (but modest) bowls of handmade pasta. This story is about much more than a woman who loves food and abhors her body. It is about someone who made changes when her situation seemed too far gone and how she discovered balance in an off-kilter world. More than anything, though, it is the story of her finding beauty in acceptance and learning to love all parts of herself. Includes a PDF of Andie Mitchell’s Sour Cream Fudge Cake recipe.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/225750Tue, 06 Jan 2015 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/225750 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It Was Me All Along: A Memoir Author: Andie Mitchell Narrator: Andie Mitchell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/225750 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It Was Me All Along: A Memoir Author: Andie Mitchell Narrator: Andie Mitchell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 6, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A heartbreakingly honest, endearing memoir of incredible weight loss by a young food blogger who battles body image issues and overcomes food addiction to find self-acceptance.   All her life, Andie Mitchell had eaten lustily and mindlessly. Food was her babysitter, her best friend, her confidant, and it provided a refuge from her fractured family. But when she stepped on the scale on her twentieth birthday and it registered a shocking 268 pounds, she knew she had to change the way she thought about food and herself; that her life was at stake. It Was Me All Along takes Andie from working class Boston to the romantic streets of Rome, from morbidly obese to half her size, from seeking comfort in anything that came cream-filled and two-to-a-pack to finding balance in exquisite (but modest) bowls of handmade pasta. This story is about much more than a woman who loves food and abhors her body. It is about someone who made changes when her situation seemed too far gone and how she discovered balance in an off-kilter world. More than anything, though, it is the story of her finding beauty in acceptance and learning to love all parts of herself. Includes a PDF of Andie Mitchell’s Sour Cream Fudge Cake recipe.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tales-of-a-female-nomad-living-at-large-in-the-world-by-rita-golden-gelman--65152932https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226020 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World Author: Rita Golden Gelman Narrator: Rita Golden Gelman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 44 minutes Release date: December 9, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Tales of a Female Nomad is the story of Rita Golden Gelman, an ordinary woman who is living an extraordinary existence. At the age of forty-eight, on the verge of a divorce, Rita left an elegant life in Los Angeles to follow her dream of connecting with people in cultures all over the world. In 1986, she sold her possessions and became a nomad, living in a Zapotec village in Mexico, sleeping with sea lions on the Galapagos Islands, and residing everywhere from thatched huts to regal palaces. She has observed orangutans in the rain forest of Borneo, visited trance healers and dens of black magic, and cooked with women on fires all over the world. Rita's example encourages us all to dust off our dreams and rediscover the joy, the exuberance, and the hidden spirit that so many of us bury when we become adults.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226020Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226020 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World Author: Rita Golden Gelman Narrator: Rita Golden Gelman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226020 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World Author: Rita Golden Gelman Narrator: Rita Golden Gelman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 44 minutes Release date: December 9, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Tales of a Female Nomad is the story of Rita Golden Gelman, an ordinary woman who is living an extraordinary existence. At the age of forty-eight, on the verge of a divorce, Rita left an elegant life in Los Angeles to follow her dream of connecting with people in cultures all over the world. In 1986, she sold her possessions and became a nomad, living in a Zapotec village in Mexico, sleeping with sea lions on the Galapagos Islands, and residing everywhere from thatched huts to regal palaces. She has observed orangutans in the rain forest of Borneo, visited trance healers and dens of black magic, and cooked with women on fires all over the world. Rita's example encourages us all to dust off our dreams and rediscover the joy, the exuberance, and the hidden spirit that so many of us bury when we become adults.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/plain-beautiful-the-life-of-peggy-ann-garner-by-sandra-grabman--65152931https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/224050 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Plain Beautiful: The Life of Peggy Ann Garner Author: Sandra Grabman Narrator: Sandra Grabman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 8 minutes Release date: November 25, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Peggy Ann Garner first won the hearts of Americans everywhere with her performance as the title character in the 1943 film adaptation of Jane Eyre. Twelve-year-old Peggy Ann then gave an Oscar-winning performance in the 1945 film A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, going on to appear in many other films over the course of her career. After the studio system broke up, she guest-starred on many of television's top shows from the 1950s to the '70s, including Studio One, The US Steel Hour, Bonanza, Naked City, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Untouchables, Batman, and Police Woman. In Plain Beautiful, Sandra Grabman has painted a loving but evenhanded portrait of Peggy Ann Garner through family letters and communication with friends Carol Burnett, Gregory Peck, Johnny Sheffield, Margaret O'Brien, and others. This audiobook is read by the author, whose other BearManor Media books include Spotlights & Shadows: The Albert Salmi Story and Pat Buttram: The Rocking-Chair Humorist. She is also the coauthor of No Retakes!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/224050Tue, 25 Nov 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/224050 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Plain Beautiful: The Life of Peggy Ann Garner Author: Sandra Grabman Narrator: Sandra Grabman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 8 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/224050 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Plain Beautiful: The Life of Peggy Ann Garner Author: Sandra Grabman Narrator: Sandra Grabman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 8 minutes Release date: November 25, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Peggy Ann Garner first won the hearts of Americans everywhere with her performance as the title character in the 1943 film adaptation of Jane Eyre. Twelve-year-old Peggy Ann then gave an Oscar-winning performance in the 1945 film A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, going on to appear in many other films over the course of her career. After the studio system broke up, she guest-starred on many of television's top shows from the 1950s to the '70s, including Studio One, The US Steel Hour, Bonanza, Naked City, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Untouchables, Batman, and Police Woman. In Plain Beautiful, Sandra Grabman has painted a loving but evenhanded portrait of Peggy Ann Garner through family letters and communication with friends Carol Burnett, Gregory Peck, Johnny Sheffield, Margaret O'Brien, and others. This audiobook is read by the author, whose other BearManor Media books include Spotlights & Shadows: The Albert Salmi Story and Pat Buttram: The Rocking-Chair Humorist. She is also the coauthor of No Retakes!]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-give-up-don-t-give-in-lessons-from-an-extraordinary-life-by-david-rensin-louis-zamperini--65152962https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223176 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life Author: David Rensin, Louis Zamperini Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 53 minutes Release date: November 18, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestseller More than 100,000 copies in print Completed just two days before Louis Zamperini’s death at age ninety-seven, Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In shares a lifetime of wisdom, insight, and humor from “one of the most incredible American lives of the past century” (People). Zamperini’s story has touched millions through Laura Hillenbrand’s biography Unbroken and its blockbuster movie adaptation directed by Angelina Jolie. Now, in his own words, Zamperini reveals with warmth and great charm the essential values and lessons that sustained him throughout his remarkable journey. He was a youthful troublemaker from California who turned his life around to become a 1936 Olympian. Putting aside his track career, he volunteered for the army before Pearl Harbor and was thrust into World War II as a B-24 bombardier. While on a rescue mission, his plane went down in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, where he survived against all odds, drifting two thousand miles in a small raft for forty-seven days. His struggle was only beginning: Zamperini was captured by the Japanese, and for more than two years he courageously endured torture and psychological abuse in a series of prisoner-of-war camps. He returned home to face more dark hours, but in 1949 Zamperini’s life was transformed by a spiritual rebirth that would guide him through the next sixty-five years of his long and happy life. Louis Zamperini’s Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In is an extraordinary last testament that captures the wisdom of a life lived to the fullest.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223176Tue, 18 Nov 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223176 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life Author: David Rensin, Louis Zamperini Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223176 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life Author: David Rensin, Louis Zamperini Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 53 minutes Release date: November 18, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestseller More than 100,000 copies in print Completed just two days before Louis Zamperini’s death at age ninety-seven, Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In shares a lifetime of wisdom, insight, and humor from “one of the most incredible American lives of the past century” (People). Zamperini’s story has touched millions through Laura Hillenbrand’s biography Unbroken and its blockbuster movie adaptation directed by Angelina Jolie. Now, in his own words, Zamperini reveals with warmth and great charm the essential values and lessons that sustained him throughout his remarkable journey. He was a youthful troublemaker from California who turned his life around to become a 1936 Olympian. Putting aside his track career, he volunteered for the army before Pearl Harbor and was thrust into World War II as a B-24 bombardier. While on a rescue mission, his plane went down in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, where he survived against all odds, drifting two thousand miles in a small raft for forty-seven days. His struggle was only beginning: Zamperini was captured by the Japanese, and for more than two years he courageously endured torture and psychological abuse in a series of prisoner-of-war camps. He returned home to face more dark hours, but in 1949 Zamperini’s life was transformed by a spiritual rebirth that would guide him through the next sixty-five years of his long and happy life. Louis Zamperini’s Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In is an extraordinary last testament that captures the wisdom of a life lived to the fullest.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fierce-convictions-the-extraordinary-life-of-hannah-more-poet-reformer-abolitionist-by-karen-swallow-prior--65152944https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223498 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More: Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist Author: Karen Swallow Prior Narrator: Christine Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 18, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Fierce Convictions weaves together world and personal history into a stirring story of life that intersected with Wesley and Whitefield’s Great Awakening, the rise and influence of Evangelicalism, and convulsive effects of the French Revolution. With a foreword by Eric Metaxas, best-selling author of Bonhoeffer and Amazing Grace. The enthralling biography of the woman writer who helped end the slave trade, changed Britain’s upper classes, and taught a nation how to read. The history-changing reforms of Hannah More affected every level of 18th-Century British society through her keen intellect, literary achievements, collaborative spirit, strong Christian principles, and colorful personality. A woman without connections or status, More took the world of British letters by storm when she arrived in London from Bristol, becoming a best-selling author and acclaimed playwright and quickly befriending the author Samuel Johnson, the politician Horace Walpole, and the actor David Garrick. Yet she was also a leader in the Evangelical movement, using her cultural position and her pen to support the growth of education for the poor, the reform of morals and manners, and the abolition of Britain’s slave trade. Fierce Convictions weaves together world and personal history into a stirring story of life that intersected with Wesley and Whitefield’s Great Awakening, the rise and influence of Evangelicalism, and convulsive effects of the French Revolution. A woman of exceptional intellectual gifts and literary talent, Hannah More was above all a person whose faith compelled her both to engage her culture and to transform it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223498Tue, 18 Nov 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223498 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More: Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist Author: Karen Swallow Prior Narrator: Christine Stevens Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223498 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More: Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist Author: Karen Swallow Prior Narrator: Christine Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 18, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Fierce Convictions weaves together world and personal history into a stirring story of life that intersected with Wesley and Whitefield’s Great Awakening, the rise and influence of Evangelicalism, and convulsive effects of the French Revolution. With a foreword by Eric Metaxas, best-selling author of Bonhoeffer and Amazing Grace. The enthralling biography of the woman writer who helped end the slave trade, changed Britain’s upper classes, and taught a nation how to read. The history-changing reforms of Hannah More affected every level of 18th-Century British society through her keen intellect, literary achievements, collaborative spirit, strong Christian principles, and colorful personality. A woman without connections or status, More took the world of British letters by storm when she arrived in London from Bristol, becoming a best-selling author and acclaimed playwright and quickly befriending the author Samuel Johnson, the politician Horace Walpole, and the actor David Garrick. Yet she was also a leader in the Evangelical movement, using her cultural position and her pen to support the growth of education for the poor, the reform of morals and manners, and the abolition of Britain’s slave trade. Fierce Convictions weaves together world and personal history into a stirring story of life that intersected with Wesley and Whitefield’s Great Awakening, the rise and influence of Evangelicalism, and convulsive effects of the French Revolution. A woman of exceptional intellectual gifts and literary talent, Hannah More was above all a person whose faith compelled her both to engage her culture and to transform it.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/watch-me-a-memoir-by-anjelica-huston--65153027https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223153 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Watch Me: A Memoir Author: Anjelica Huston Narrator: Anjelica Huston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 8 minutes Release date: November 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Academy Award-winning actress Huston’s “tireless fascination with the world is thrilling…” (Elle), and Watch Me is an “elegant and entertaining” (Chicago Tribune) account of her seventeen-year love affair with Jack Nicholson, her rise to stardom, and her mastery of the craft of acting. Picking up where her first memoir A Story Lately Told leaves off, Watch Me is a chronicle of Anjelica Huston’s glamorous and eventful Hollywood years. “With a conversational intimacy, inhabiting the role of the new best friend” (San Francisco Chronicle), she writes about falling in love with Jack Nicholson and her adventurous, turbulent, high-profile, spirited relationship with him and his intoxicating circle of friends. She writes about learning how to act; about her Academy Award-winning portrayal of Maerose Prizzi in Prizzi’s Honor; about her collaborations with many of the greatest directors in Hollywood, including Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, Richard Condon, Bob Rafelson, Mike Nichols, and Stephen Frears. She movingly and beautifully describes the death of her father John Huston and her marriage to sculptor Robert Graham. She is candid, mischievous, warm, passionate, funny, and a fabulous storyteller. Watch Me is a magnificent memoir “from a lady so simultaneously real, tough, vulnerable, privileged and candid, I want to hear whatever she tells me” (Lisa Schwarzbaum, The New York Times Book Review).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223153Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223153 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Watch Me: A Memoir Author: Anjelica Huston Narrator: Anjelica Huston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 8 minutes Release date: November 11,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223153 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Watch Me: A Memoir Author: Anjelica Huston Narrator: Anjelica Huston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 8 minutes Release date: November 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Academy Award-winning actress Huston’s “tireless fascination with the world is thrilling…” (Elle), and Watch Me is an “elegant and entertaining” (Chicago Tribune) account of her seventeen-year love affair with Jack Nicholson, her rise to stardom, and her mastery of the craft of acting. Picking up where her first memoir A Story Lately Told leaves off, Watch Me is a chronicle of Anjelica Huston’s glamorous and eventful Hollywood years. “With a conversational intimacy, inhabiting the role of the new best friend” (San Francisco Chronicle), she writes about falling in love with Jack Nicholson and her adventurous, turbulent, high-profile, spirited relationship with him and his intoxicating circle of friends. She writes about learning how to act; about her Academy Award-winning portrayal of Maerose Prizzi in Prizzi’s Honor; about her collaborations with many of the greatest directors in Hollywood, including Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, Richard Condon, Bob Rafelson, Mike Nichols, and Stephen Frears. She movingly and beautifully describes the death of her father John Huston and her marriage to sculptor Robert Graham. She is candid, mischievous, warm, passionate, funny, and a fabulous storyteller. Watch Me is a magnificent memoir “from a lady so simultaneously real, tough, vulnerable, privileged and candid, I want to hear whatever she tells me” (Lisa Schwarzbaum, The New York Times Book Review).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wild-truth-by-carine-mccandless--65152978https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wild Truth Author: Carine McCandless Narrator: Shelly McCandless, Matt Gardner, Carine McCandless Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The spellbinding story of Chris McCandless, who gave away his savings, hitchhiked to Alaska, walked into the wilderness alone, and starved to death in 1992, fascinated not just New York Times bestselling author Jon Krakauer, but also the rest of the nation. Krakauer's book, Into the Wild, became an international bestseller, translated into thirty-one languages, and Sean Penn's inspirational film by the same name further skyrocketed Chris McCandless to global fame. But the real story of Chris’s life and his journey has not yet been told - until now. The missing pieces are finally revealed in The Wild Truth, written by Carine McCandless, Chris's beloved and trusted sister.  Featured in both the book and film, Carine has wrestled for more than twenty years with the legacy of her brother's journey to self-discovery, and now tells her own story while filling in the blanks of his. Carine was Chris's best friend, the person with whom he had the closest bond, and who witnessed firsthand the dysfunctional and violent family dynamic that made Chris willing to embrace the harsh wilderness of Alaska. Growing up in the same troubled household, Carine speaks candidly about the deeper reality of life in the McCandless family. In the many years since the tragedy of Chris's death, Carine has searched for some kind of redemption. In this touching and deeply personal memoir, she reveals how she has learned that real redemption can only come from speaking the truth.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223465Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wild Truth Author: Carine McCandless Narrator: Shelly McCandless, Matt Gardner, Carine McCandless Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wild Truth Author: Carine McCandless Narrator: Shelly McCandless, Matt Gardner, Carine McCandless Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The spellbinding story of Chris McCandless, who gave away his savings, hitchhiked to Alaska, walked into the wilderness alone, and starved to death in 1992, fascinated not just New York Times bestselling author Jon Krakauer, but also the rest of the nation. Krakauer's book, Into the Wild, became an international bestseller, translated into thirty-one languages, and Sean Penn's inspirational film by the same name further skyrocketed Chris McCandless to global fame. But the real story of Chris’s life and his journey has not yet been told - until now. The missing pieces are finally revealed in The Wild Truth, written by Carine McCandless, Chris's beloved and trusted sister.  Featured in both the book and film, Carine has wrestled for more than twenty years with the legacy of her brother's journey to self-discovery, and now tells her own story while filling in the blanks of his. Carine was Chris's best friend, the person with whom he had the closest bond, and who witnessed firsthand the dysfunctional and violent family dynamic that made Chris willing to embrace the harsh wilderness of Alaska. Growing up in the same troubled household, Carine speaks candidly about the deeper reality of life in the McCandless family. In the many years since the tragedy of Chris's death, Carine has searched for some kind of redemption. In this touching and deeply personal memoir, she reveals how she has learned that real redemption can only come from speaking the truth.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-must-say-my-life-as-humble-comedy-legend-by-martin-short--65153013https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221447 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Must Say: My Life As Humble Comedy Legend Author: Martin Short Narrator: Martin Short Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: November 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.91 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 17 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Short’s endearing memoir is, of course, funny, but it’s also a rare thing: the tale of a genuine human being who’s thrived on planet Hollywood.” — Washington Post In this engagingly witty, wise, and heartfelt memoir, Martin Short tells the tale of how a showbiz-obsessed kid from Canada transformed himself into one of Hollywood's favorite funnymen, known to his famous peers as the ''comedian's comedian.'' Short takes the reader on a rich, hilarious, and occasionally heartbreaking ride through his life and times, from his early years in Toronto as a member of the fabled improvisational troupe Second City to the all-American comic big time of Saturday Night Live, and from memorable roles in such movies as ¡Three Amigos! and Father of the Bride to Broadway stardom in Fame Becomes Me and the Tony-winning Little Me. He reveals how he created his most indelible comedic characters, among them the manic man-child Ed Grimley, the slimy corporate lawyer Nathan Thurm, and the bizarrely insensitive interviewer Jiminy Glick. Throughout, Short freely shares the spotlight with friends, colleagues, and collaborators, among them Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, Gilda Radner, Mel Brooks, Nora Ephron, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Shaffer, and David Letterman. But there is another side to Short's life that he has long kept private. He lost his eldest brother and both parents by the time he turned twenty, and, more recently, he lost his wife of thirty years to cancer. In I Must Say, Short talks for the first time about the pain that these losses inflicted and the upbeat life philosophy that has kept him resilient and carried him through. In the grand tradition of comedy legends, Martin Short offers a show-business memoir densely populated with boldface names and rife with retellable tales: a hugely entertaining yet surprisingly moving self-portrait that will keep you laughing—and crying—from the first page to the last.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221447Tue, 04 Nov 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221447 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Must Say: My Life As Humble Comedy Legend Author: Martin Short Narrator: Martin Short Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221447 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Must Say: My Life As Humble Comedy Legend Author: Martin Short Narrator: Martin Short Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: November 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.91 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 17 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Short’s endearing memoir is, of course, funny, but it’s also a rare thing: the tale of a genuine human being who’s thrived on planet Hollywood.” — Washington Post In this engagingly witty, wise, and heartfelt memoir, Martin Short tells the tale of how a showbiz-obsessed kid from Canada transformed himself into one of Hollywood's favorite funnymen, known to his famous peers as the ''comedian's comedian.'' Short takes the reader on a rich, hilarious, and occasionally heartbreaking ride through his life and times, from his early years in Toronto as a member of the fabled improvisational troupe Second City to the all-American comic big time of Saturday Night Live, and from memorable roles in such movies as ¡Three Amigos! and Father of the Bride to Broadway stardom in Fame Becomes Me and the Tony-winning Little Me. He reveals how he created his most indelible comedic characters, among them the manic man-child Ed Grimley, the slimy corporate lawyer Nathan Thurm, and the bizarrely insensitive interviewer Jiminy Glick. Throughout, Short freely shares the spotlight with friends, colleagues, and collaborators, among them Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, Gilda Radner, Mel Brooks, Nora Ephron, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Shaffer, and David Letterman. But there is another side to Short's life that he has long kept private. He lost his eldest brother and both parents by the time he turned twenty, and, more recently, he lost his wife of thirty years to cancer. In I Must Say, Short talks for the first time about the pain that these losses inflicted and the upbeat life philosophy that has kept him resilient and carried him through. In the grand tradition of comedy legends, Martin Short offers a show-business memoir densely populated with boldface names and rife with retellable tales: a hugely entertaining yet surprisingly moving self-portrait that will keep you laughing—and crying—from the first page to the last.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/yesterday-today-tomorrow-my-life-by-sophia-loren--65153012https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life Author: Sophia Loren Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 27 minutes Release date: November 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In her first memoir, the Academy Award–winning actress Sophia Loren tells her incredible life story from the struggles of her childhood in war-torn Naples to her life as a screen legend, icon of elegance, and devoted mother. In her acting career spanning more than six decades, Sophia Loren became known for her striking beauty and dramatic roles with famed costars Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Gregory Peck, Jack Lemmon, and Paul Newman. The luminous Italian movie star was the first artist to win an Oscar for a foreign language performance, after which she continued a vibrant and varied career that took her from Hollywood to Paris to Italy—and back to Hollywood. In Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, Loren shares vivid memories of work, love, and family with winning candor. Born in 1934 and growing up in World War II Italy, Loren’s life of glamour and success was preceded by years of poverty and hardship, when she lived in her grandparents’ house with her single mother and sister, and endured near starvation. She shares how she blossomed from a toothpick-thin girl into a beautiful woman seemingly overnight, getting her start by winning a beauty pageant; and how her first Hollywood film, The Pride and the Passion, ignited a high-profile romance with Cary Grant, who would vie with her mentor, friend, frequent producer, and lover Carlo Ponti to become her husband. Loren also reveals her long-held desire to become a mother, the disappointments she suffered, the ultimate joy of having two sons, and her happiness as a mother and grandmother. From trying times to triumphant ones, this scintillating autobiography paints a multi-dimensional portrait of the woman behind the celebrity, beginning each chapter with a letter, photograph, or object that prompts her memories. In Loren’s own words, this is a collection of “unpublished memories, curious anecdotes, tiny secrets told, all of which spring from a box found by chance, a precious treasure trove filled with emotions, experiences, adventures.” Her wise and candid voice speaks from the pages with riveting detail and sharp humor. Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow is as elegant, entrancing, and memorable as Sophia Loren herself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223412Tue, 04 Nov 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life Author: Sophia Loren Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 27 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life Author: Sophia Loren Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 27 minutes Release date: November 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In her first memoir, the Academy Award–winning actress Sophia Loren tells her incredible life story from the struggles of her childhood in war-torn Naples to her life as a screen legend, icon of elegance, and devoted mother. In her acting career spanning more than six decades, Sophia Loren became known for her striking beauty and dramatic roles with famed costars Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Gregory Peck, Jack Lemmon, and Paul Newman. The luminous Italian movie star was the first artist to win an Oscar for a foreign language performance, after which she continued a vibrant and varied career that took her from Hollywood to Paris to Italy—and back to Hollywood. In Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, Loren shares vivid memories of work, love, and family with winning candor. Born in 1934 and growing up in World War II Italy, Loren’s life of glamour and success was preceded by years of poverty and hardship, when she lived in her grandparents’ house with her single mother and sister, and endured near starvation. She shares how she blossomed from a toothpick-thin girl into a beautiful woman seemingly overnight, getting her start by winning a beauty pageant; and how her first Hollywood film, The Pride and the Passion, ignited a high-profile romance with Cary Grant, who would vie with her mentor, friend, frequent producer, and lover Carlo Ponti to become her husband. Loren also reveals her long-held desire to become a mother, the disappointments she suffered, the ultimate joy of having two sons, and her happiness as a mother and grandmother. From trying times to triumphant ones, this scintillating autobiography paints a multi-dimensional portrait of the woman behind the celebrity, beginning each chapter with a letter, photograph, or object that prompts her memories. In Loren’s own words, this is a collection of “unpublished memories, curious anecdotes, tiny secrets told, all of which spring from a box found by chance, a precious treasure trove filled with emotions, experiences, adventures.” Her wise and candid voice speaks from the pages with riveting detail and sharp humor. Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow is as elegant, entrancing, and memorable as Sophia Loren herself.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rush-of-heaven-one-woman-s-miraculous-encounter-with-jesus-by-ema-mckinley--65153029https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223333 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rush of Heaven: One Woman’s Miraculous Encounter with Jesus Author: Ema McKinley Narrator: Devon O'day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 17 minutes Release date: November 2, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Ema, give me your hand.' These were the words Jesus spoke to Ema on Christmas Eve--the night He straightened her crooked foot, hand, neck, and spine, and restored her mobility. Easter weekend, eighteen years earlier, an ordinary workday turned into a nightmare when Ema McKinley passed out and was left hanging upside down in the storage room. Rather than improving, Ema's body became progressively bent and disfigured. Doctors diagnosed Ema with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), an extremely painful trauma-induced disease which led to Ema's hand and foot deformities, painful sores, insomnia, gastrological distress, curvature of the neck and spine, heart and lung failure, and permanent confinement to a wheelchair. Once an athletic, powerhouse woman with multiple jobs and volunteer positions, Ema became a modern-day Job who lost everything except her faith and desire to trust God more fully. Ema wrestled with pain, anger, and unforgiveness, but now takes the reader on a healing miracle encounter of Biblical proportions. Rush of Heaven will ignite readers' passion for Jesus and help them walk hand-in-hand with Him through life's darkness. It will open hearts to embrace the impossible. 'Jesus gave me this miracle for you too!' -- Ema McKinley]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223333Sun, 02 Nov 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223333 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rush of Heaven: One Woman’s Miraculous Encounter with Jesus Author: Ema McKinley Narrator: Devon O'day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 17...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223333 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rush of Heaven: One Woman’s Miraculous Encounter with Jesus Author: Ema McKinley Narrator: Devon O'day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 17 minutes Release date: November 2, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Ema, give me your hand.' These were the words Jesus spoke to Ema on Christmas Eve--the night He straightened her crooked foot, hand, neck, and spine, and restored her mobility. Easter weekend, eighteen years earlier, an ordinary workday turned into a nightmare when Ema McKinley passed out and was left hanging upside down in the storage room. Rather than improving, Ema's body became progressively bent and disfigured. Doctors diagnosed Ema with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), an extremely painful trauma-induced disease which led to Ema's hand and foot deformities, painful sores, insomnia, gastrological distress, curvature of the neck and spine, heart and lung failure, and permanent confinement to a wheelchair. Once an athletic, powerhouse woman with multiple jobs and volunteer positions, Ema became a modern-day Job who lost everything except her faith and desire to trust God more fully. Ema wrestled with pain, anger, and unforgiveness, but now takes the reader on a healing miracle encounter of Biblical proportions. Rush of Heaven will ignite readers' passion for Jesus and help them walk hand-in-hand with Him through life's darkness. It will open hearts to embrace the impossible. 'Jesus gave me this miracle for you too!' -- Ema McKinley]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/isabella-the-warrior-queen-by-kirstin-downey--65152987https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221618 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Isabella: The Warrior Queen Author: Kirstin Downey Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 12 minutes Release date: October 28, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition, and became one of the most influential female rulers in history Born at a time when Christianity was dying out and the Ottoman Empire was aggressively expanding, Isabella was inspired in her youth by tales of Joan of Arc, a devout young woman who unified her people and led them to victory against foreign invaders. In 1474, when most women were almost powerless, twenty-three-year-old Isabella defied a hostile brother and a mercurial husband to seize control of Castile and León. Her subsequent feats were legendary. She ended a twenty-four-generation struggle between Muslims and Christians, forcing North African invaders back over the Mediterranean Sea. She laid the foundation for a unified Spain. She sponsored Columbus's trip to the Indies and negotiated Spanish control over much of the New World with the help of Rodrigo Borgia, the infamous Pope Alexander VI. She also annihilated all who stood against her by establishing a bloody religious Inquisition that would darken Spain's reputation for centuries. Whether saintly or satanic, no female leader has done more to shape our modern world, in which millions of people in two hemispheres speak Spanish and practice Catholicism. Yet history has all but forgotten Isabella's influence, due to hundreds of years of misreporting that often attributed her accomplishments to Ferdinand, the bold and philandering husband she adored. Using new scholarship, Downey's luminous biography tells the story of this brilliant, fervent, forgotten woman, the faith that propelled her through life, and the land of ancient conflicts and intrigue she brought under her command.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221618Tue, 28 Oct 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221618 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Isabella: The Warrior Queen Author: Kirstin Downey Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 12 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221618 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Isabella: The Warrior Queen Author: Kirstin Downey Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 12 minutes Release date: October 28, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition, and became one of the most influential female rulers in history Born at a time when Christianity was dying out and the Ottoman Empire was aggressively expanding, Isabella was inspired in her youth by tales of Joan of Arc, a devout young woman who unified her people and led them to victory against foreign invaders. In 1474, when most women were almost powerless, twenty-three-year-old Isabella defied a hostile brother and a mercurial husband to seize control of Castile and León. Her subsequent feats were legendary. She ended a twenty-four-generation struggle between Muslims and Christians, forcing North African invaders back over the Mediterranean Sea. She laid the foundation for a unified Spain. She sponsored Columbus's trip to the Indies and negotiated Spanish control over much of the New World with the help of Rodrigo Borgia, the infamous Pope Alexander VI. She also annihilated all who stood against her by establishing a bloody religious Inquisition that would darken Spain's reputation for centuries. Whether saintly or satanic, no female leader has done more to shape our modern world, in which millions of people in two hemispheres speak Spanish and practice Catholicism. Yet history has all but forgotten Isabella's influence, due to hundreds of years of misreporting that often attributed her accomplishments to Ferdinand, the bold and philandering husband she adored. Using new scholarship, Downey's luminous biography tells the story of this brilliant, fervent, forgotten woman, the faith that propelled her through life, and the land of ancient conflicts and intrigue she brought under her command.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-woman-who-would-be-king-hatshepsut-s-rise-to-power-in-ancient-egypt-by-kara-cooney--65152998https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218541 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt Author: Kara Cooney Narrator: Kara Cooney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 14, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An engrossing biography of the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power.   Hatshepsut—the daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throne—was expected to bear the sons who would legitimize the reign of her father’s family. Her failure to produce a male heir, however, paved the way for her improbable rule as a cross-dressing king. At just over twenty, Hatshepsut out-maneuvered the mother of Thutmose III, the infant king, for a seat on the throne, and ascended to the rank of pharaoh. Shrewdly operating the levers of power to emerge as Egypt's second female pharaoh, Hatshepsut was a master strategist, cloaking her political power plays in the veil of piety and sexual reinvention. She successfully negotiated a path from the royal nursery to the very pinnacle of authority, and her reign saw one of Ancient Egypt’s most prolific building periods. Constructing a rich narrative history using the artifacts that remain, noted Egyptologist Kara Cooney offers a remarkable interpretation of how Hatshepsut rapidly but methodically consolidated power—and why she fell from public favor just as quickly. The Woman Who Would Be King traces the unconventional life of an almost-forgotten pharaoh and explores our complicated reactions to women in power.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218541Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218541 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt Author: Kara Cooney Narrator: Kara Cooney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218541 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt Author: Kara Cooney Narrator: Kara Cooney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 14, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An engrossing biography of the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power.   Hatshepsut—the daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throne—was expected to bear the sons who would legitimize the reign of her father’s family. Her failure to produce a male heir, however, paved the way for her improbable rule as a cross-dressing king. At just over twenty, Hatshepsut out-maneuvered the mother of Thutmose III, the infant king, for a seat on the throne, and ascended to the rank of pharaoh. Shrewdly operating the levers of power to emerge as Egypt's second female pharaoh, Hatshepsut was a master strategist, cloaking her political power plays in the veil of piety and sexual reinvention. She successfully negotiated a path from the royal nursery to the very pinnacle of authority, and her reign saw one of Ancient Egypt’s most prolific building periods. Constructing a rich narrative history using the artifacts that remain, noted Egyptologist Kara Cooney offers a remarkable interpretation of how Hatshepsut rapidly but methodically consolidated power—and why she fell from public favor just as quickly. The Woman Who Would Be King traces the unconventional life of an almost-forgotten pharaoh and explores our complicated reactions to women in power.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-cool-and-lonely-courage-the-untold-story-of-sister-spies-in-occupied-france-by-susan-ottaway--65153036https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218531 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Cool and Lonely Courage: The Untold Story of Sister Spies in Occupied France Author: Susan Ottaway Narrator: Catherine Harvey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 30, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The incredible true story of British special agents Eileen and Jacqueline Nearne, sisters who risked everything to fight for freedom during the Second World War. When elderly recluse Eileen Nearne died, few suspected that the quiet little old lady was a decorated WWII war hero. Volunteering to serve for British intelligence at age 21, Eileen was posted to Nazi-occupied France to send encoded messages of crucial importance for the Allies, until her capture by the Gestapo. Eileen was not the only agent in her family; her sister Jacqueline was a courier for the French resistance. While Jacqueline narrowly avoided arrest, Eileen was tortured by the Nazis, then sent to the infamous Ravensbrvºck women's concentration camp. Astonishingly, this resourceful young woman eventually escaped her captors and found her way to the advancing American army. In this amazing true story of triumph and tragedy, Susan Ottaway unveils the secret lives of two sisters who sacrificed themselves to defend their country.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218531Tue, 30 Sep 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218531 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Cool and Lonely Courage: The Untold Story of Sister Spies in Occupied France Author: Susan Ottaway Narrator: Catherine Harvey Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218531 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Cool and Lonely Courage: The Untold Story of Sister Spies in Occupied France Author: Susan Ottaway Narrator: Catherine Harvey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 30, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The incredible true story of British special agents Eileen and Jacqueline Nearne, sisters who risked everything to fight for freedom during the Second World War. When elderly recluse Eileen Nearne died, few suspected that the quiet little old lady was a decorated WWII war hero. Volunteering to serve for British intelligence at age 21, Eileen was posted to Nazi-occupied France to send encoded messages of crucial importance for the Allies, until her capture by the Gestapo. Eileen was not the only agent in her family; her sister Jacqueline was a courier for the French resistance. While Jacqueline narrowly avoided arrest, Eileen was tortured by the Nazis, then sent to the infamous Ravensbrvºck women's concentration camp. Astonishingly, this resourceful young woman eventually escaped her captors and found her way to the advancing American army. In this amazing true story of triumph and tragedy, Susan Ottaway unveils the secret lives of two sisters who sacrificed themselves to defend their country.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-news-sorority-diane-sawyer-katie-couric-christiane-amanpour-and-the-ongoing-imperfect-com-plicated-triumph-of-women-in-tv-news-by--65152956https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218006 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The News Sorority: Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Christiane Amanpour-and the (Ongoing, Imperfect, Com plicated) Triumph of Women in TV News Author: Sheila Weller Narrator: Morgan Hallett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 30, 2014 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Weller rivetingly recounts these gutsy ladies' time on the front lines... an inspiration for future generations of journalists.” --Vanity Fair For decades, women battered the walls of the male fortress of television journalism. After fierce struggles, three women—Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, and Christiane Amanpour—broke into the newsroom’s once impenetrable “boys’ club.” These women were not simply pathbreakers, but wildly gifted journalists whose unique talents enabled them to climb to the top of the corporate ladder and transform the way Americans received their news. Drawing on exclusive interviews with their colleagues and intimates from childhood on, The News Sorority crafts a lively and exhilarating narrative that reveals the hard struggles and inner strengths that shaped these women and powered their success. Life outside the newsroom—love, loss, child rearing—would mark them all, complicating their lives even as it deepened their convictions and instincts. Life inside the newsroom would include many nervy decisions and back room power plays previously uncaptured in any media account. Taken together, Sawyer’s, Couric’s, and Amanpour’s lives as women are here revealed not as impediments but as keys to their success. Raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Diane Sawyer was a young woman steering her own unique political course in a time of societal upheaval. Her fierce intellect, almost insuperable work ethic, and sophisticated emotional intelligence would catapult Sawyer from being the first female on-air correspondent for 60 Minutes, to presenting anchoring the network flagship ABC World News. From her first breaks as a reporter all the way through her departure in 2014, Sawyer’s charisma and drive would carry her through countless personal and professional changes. Katie Couric, always conveniently underestimated because of her “girl-next-door” demeanor, brazened her way through a succession of regional TV news jobs until she finally hit it big. In 1991, Couric became the cohost of Today, where, over the next fifteen years, she transformed the “female” slot from secondary to preeminent while shouldering devastating personal loss. Couric’s greatest triumph—and most bedeviling challenge—was at CBS Evening News, as the first woman to solo-anchor a nighttime network news program. Her contradictions—seriously feminist while proudly sorority-girlish—made her beyond easy typecasting, and as original as she is relatable. A glamorous, unorthodox cosmopolite—raised in pre-revolution Iran amid royalty and educated in England—Christiane Amanpour would never have been picked out of a lineup as a future war reporter, until her character flourished on catastrophic soil: her family’s exile during the Iranian Revolution. Once she knew her calling, Amanpour shrewdly made a virtue of her outsider status, joining the fledgling CNN on the bottom rung and then becoming its “face,” catalyzing its rise to global prominence. Amanpour’s fearlessness in war zones would make her the world’s witness to some of its most acute crises and television’s chief advocate for international justice. Revealing the tremendous combination of ambition, empathy, and skill that empowered Sawyer, Couric, and Amanpour to reach stardom, The News Sorority is a detailed story of three very particular lives and a testament to the extraordinary character of women everywhere.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218006Tue, 30 Sep 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218006 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The News Sorority: Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Christiane Amanpour-and the (Ongoing, Imperfect, Com plicated) Triumph of Women in TV News Author:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218006 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The News Sorority: Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Christiane Amanpour-and the (Ongoing, Imperfect, Com plicated) Triumph of Women in TV News Author: Sheila Weller Narrator: Morgan Hallett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 30, 2014 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “Weller rivetingly recounts these gutsy ladies' time on the front lines... an inspiration for future generations of journalists.” --Vanity Fair For decades, women battered the walls of the male fortress of television journalism. After fierce struggles, three women—Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, and Christiane Amanpour—broke into the newsroom’s once impenetrable “boys’ club.” These women were not simply pathbreakers, but wildly gifted journalists whose unique talents enabled them to climb to the top of the corporate ladder and transform the way Americans received their news. Drawing on exclusive interviews with their colleagues and intimates from childhood on, The News Sorority crafts a lively and exhilarating narrative that reveals the hard struggles and inner strengths that shaped these women and powered their success. Life outside the newsroom—love, loss, child rearing—would mark them all, complicating their lives even as it deepened their convictions and instincts. Life inside the newsroom would include many nervy decisions and back room power plays previously uncaptured in any media account. Taken together, Sawyer’s, Couric’s, and Amanpour’s lives as women are here revealed not as impediments but as keys to their success. Raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Diane Sawyer was a young woman steering her own unique political course in a time of societal upheaval. Her fierce intellect, almost insuperable work ethic, and sophisticated emotional intelligence would catapult Sawyer from being the first female on-air correspondent for 60 Minutes, to presenting anchoring the network flagship ABC World News. From her first breaks as a reporter all the way through her departure in 2014, Sawyer’s charisma and drive would carry her through countless personal and professional changes. Katie Couric, always conveniently underestimated because of her “girl-next-door” demeanor, brazened her way through a succession of regional TV news jobs until she finally hit it big. In 1991, Couric became the cohost of Today, where, over the next fifteen years, she transformed the “female” slot from secondary to preeminent while shouldering devastating personal loss. Couric’s greatest triumph—and most bedeviling challenge—was at CBS Evening News, as the first woman to solo-anchor a nighttime network news program. Her contradictions—seriously feminist while proudly sorority-girlish—made her beyond easy typecasting, and as original as she is relatable. A glamorous, unorthodox cosmopolite—raised in pre-revolution Iran amid royalty and educated in England—Christiane Amanpour would never have been picked out of a lineup as a future war reporter, until her character flourished on catastrophic soil: her family’s exile during the Iranian Revolution. Once she knew her calling, Amanpour shrewdly made a virtue of her outsider status, joining the fledgling CNN on the bottom rung and then becoming its “face,” catalyzing its rise to global prominence. Amanpour’s fearlessness in war zones would make her the world’s witness to some of its most acute crises and television’s chief advocate for international justice. Revealing the tremendous combination of ambition, empathy, and skill that empowered Sawyer, Couric, and Amanpour to reach stardom, The News Sorority is a detailed story of three very particular lives and a testament to the extraordinary character of women everywhere.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-color-of-water-a-black-man-s-tribute-to-his-white-mother-by-james-mcbride--65153006https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother Author: James McBride Narrator: Jd Jackson, Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: September 25, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.37 of Total 83 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 27 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling story from the author of The Good Lord Bird, winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction. Who is Ruth McBride Jordan? A self-declared 'light-skinned' woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her twelve black children. James McBride, journalist, musician, and son, explores his mother's past, as well as his own upbringing and heritage, in a poignant and powerful debut, The Color Of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother. The son of a black minister and a woman who would not admit she was white, James McBride grew up in 'orchestrated chaos' with his eleven siblings in the poor, all-black projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn. 'Mommy,' a fiercely protective woman with 'dark eyes full of pep and fire,' herded her brood to Manhattan's free cultural events, sent them off on buses to the best (and mainly Jewish) schools, demanded good grades, and commanded respect. As a young man, McBride saw his mother as a source of embarrassment, worry, and confusion—and reached thirty before he began to discover the truth about her early life and long-buried pain. In The Color of Water, McBride retraces his mother's footsteps and, through her searing and spirited voice, recreates her remarkable story. The daughter of a failed itinerant Orthodox rabbi, she was born Rachel Shilsky (actually Ruchel Dwara Zylska) in Poland on April 1, 1921. Fleeing pogroms, her family emigrated to America and ultimately settled in Suffolk, Virginia, a small town where anti-Semitism and racial tensions ran high. With candor and immediacy, Ruth describes her parents' loveless marriage; her fragile, handicapped mother; her cruel, sexually-abusive father; and the rest of the family and life she abandoned. At seventeen, after fleeing Virginia and settling in New York City, Ruth married a black minister and founded the all- black New Brown Memorial Baptist Church in her Red Hook living room. 'God is the color of water,' Ruth McBride taught her children, firmly convinced that life's blessings and life's values transcend race. Twice widowed, and continually confronting overwhelming adversity and racism, Ruth's determination, drive and discipline saw her dozen children through college—and most through graduate school. At age 65, she herself received a degree in social work from Temple University. Interspersed throughout his mother's compelling narrative, McBride shares candid recollections of his own experiences as a mixed-race child of poverty, his flirtations with drugs and violence, and his eventual self- realization and professional success. The Color of Water touches readers of all colors as a vivid portrait of growing up, a haunting meditation on race and identity, and a lyrical valentine to a mother from her son.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218103Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother Author: James McBride Narrator: Jd Jackson, Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother Author: James McBride Narrator: Jd Jackson, Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: September 25, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.37 of Total 83 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 27 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling story from the author of The Good Lord Bird, winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction. Who is Ruth McBride Jordan? A self-declared 'light-skinned' woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her twelve black children. James McBride, journalist, musician, and son, explores his mother's past, as well as his own upbringing and heritage, in a poignant and powerful debut, The Color Of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother. The son of a black minister and a woman who would not admit she was white, James McBride grew up in 'orchestrated chaos' with his eleven siblings in the poor, all-black projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn. 'Mommy,' a fiercely protective woman with 'dark eyes full of pep and fire,' herded her brood to Manhattan's free cultural events, sent them off on buses to the best (and mainly Jewish) schools, demanded good grades, and commanded respect. As a young man, McBride saw his mother as a source of embarrassment, worry, and confusion—and reached thirty before he began to discover the truth about her early life and long-buried pain. In The Color of Water, McBride retraces his mother's footsteps and, through her searing and spirited voice, recreates her remarkable story. The daughter of a failed itinerant Orthodox rabbi, she was born Rachel Shilsky (actually Ruchel Dwara Zylska) in Poland on April 1, 1921. Fleeing pogroms, her family emigrated to America and ultimately settled in Suffolk, Virginia, a small town where anti-Semitism and racial tensions ran high. With candor and immediacy, Ruth describes her parents' loveless marriage; her fragile, handicapped mother; her cruel, sexually-abusive father; and the rest of the family and life she abandoned. At seventeen, after fleeing Virginia and settling in New York City, Ruth married a black minister and founded the all- black New Brown Memorial Baptist Church in her Red Hook living room. 'God is the color of water,' Ruth McBride taught her children, firmly convinced that life's blessings and life's values transcend race. Twice widowed, and continually confronting overwhelming adversity and racism, Ruth's determination, drive and discipline saw her dozen children through college—and most through graduate school. At age 65, she herself received a degree in social work from Temple University. Interspersed throughout his mother's compelling narrative, McBride shares candid recollections of his own experiences as a mixed-race child of poverty, his flirtations with drugs and violence, and his eventual self- realization and professional success. The Color of Water touches readers of all colors as a vivid portrait of growing up, a haunting meditation on race and identity, and a lyrical valentine to a mother from her son.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/frederick-a-story-of-boundless-hope-by-amy-parker-frederick-ndabaramiye--65153007https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218731 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Frederick: A Story of Boundless Hope Author: Amy Parker, Frederick Ndabaramiye Narrator: Barry Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 1 minute Release date: September 23, 2014 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “My God won’t let me do that.” These seven words of boundless hope would irreversibly change the life of the teenage boy who spoke them. On April 7, 1994 the life of Frederick Ndabaramiye and his family changed forever as the Rwandan genocide erupted in their homeland. When Frederick faced those same genocidaires a few years later, he noted the machete that hung from the right hand closest to him and wondered if his would soon be added to the layers of dried blood that clung to the blade. Either way, young Frederick knew that he wouldn’t be able to carry out the orders just given to him, to raise that blade against the other passengers of the bus, regardless of the race marked on their identity cards. That bold decision would cause Frederick to lose his hands. But what the killers meant for harm, God intended for good. The cords that bound him served as a tourniquet, saving his life when his hands were hacked away. This new disability eventually fueled Frederick’s passion to show the world that disabilities do not have to stop you from living a life of undeniable purpose. From that passion, the Ubumwe Community Center was born, where 'people like me' come to discover their own purposes and abilities despite their circumstances. Through miraculous mercy and divine appointment, Frederick forgives those who harmed him and goes on to fully grasp his God-given mission. In this extraordinary true story of forgiveness, faith, and hope, you will be challenged, convicted, and forever converted to a believer of the impossible.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218731Tue, 23 Sep 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218731 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Frederick: A Story of Boundless Hope Author: Amy Parker, Frederick Ndabaramiye Narrator: Barry Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 1...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218731 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Frederick: A Story of Boundless Hope Author: Amy Parker, Frederick Ndabaramiye Narrator: Barry Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 1 minute Release date: September 23, 2014 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “My God won’t let me do that.” These seven words of boundless hope would irreversibly change the life of the teenage boy who spoke them. On April 7, 1994 the life of Frederick Ndabaramiye and his family changed forever as the Rwandan genocide erupted in their homeland. When Frederick faced those same genocidaires a few years later, he noted the machete that hung from the right hand closest to him and wondered if his would soon be added to the layers of dried blood that clung to the blade. Either way, young Frederick knew that he wouldn’t be able to carry out the orders just given to him, to raise that blade against the other passengers of the bus, regardless of the race marked on their identity cards. That bold decision would cause Frederick to lose his hands. But what the killers meant for harm, God intended for good. The cords that bound him served as a tourniquet, saving his life when his hands were hacked away. This new disability eventually fueled Frederick’s passion to show the world that disabilities do not have to stop you from living a life of undeniable purpose. From that passion, the Ubumwe Community Center was born, where 'people like me' come to discover their own purposes and abilities despite their circumstances. Through miraculous mercy and divine appointment, Frederick forgives those who harmed him and goes on to fully grasp his God-given mission. In this extraordinary true story of forgiveness, faith, and hope, you will be challenged, convicted, and forever converted to a believer of the impossible.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-underground-girls-of-kabul-in-search-of-a-hidden-resistance-in-afghanistan-by-jenny-nordberg--65153014https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218543 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan Author: Jenny Nordberg Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 57 minutes Release date: September 16, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An investigative journalist uncovers a hidden custom in Afghanistan that will transform your understanding of what it means to grow up as a girl.   “An astonishingly clear picture of this resourceful, if imperfect, solution to the problem of girlhood in a society where women have few rights and overwhelming restrictions.”—The Boston Globe In Afghanistan, a culture ruled almost entirely by men, the birth of a son is cause for celebration and the arrival of a daughter is often mourned as misfortune. A bacha posh (literally translated from Dari as “dressed up like a boy”) is a third kind of child—a girl temporarily raised as a boy and presented as such to the outside world. Jenny Nordberg, the reporter who broke the story of this phenomenon for the New York Times, constructs a powerful and moving account of those secretly living on the other side of a deeply segregated society where women have almost no rights and little freedom. The Underground Girls of Kabul is anchored by vivid characters who bring this remarkable story to life: Azita, a female parliamentarian who sees no other choice but to turn her fourth daughter Mehran into a boy; Zahra, the tomboy teenager who struggles with puberty and refuses her parents’ attempts to turn her back into a girl; Shukria, now a married mother of three after living for twenty years as a man; and Nader, who prays with Shahed, the undercover female police officer, as they both remain in male disguise as adults. At the heart of this emotional narrative is a new perspective on the extreme sacrifices of Afghan women and girls against the violent backdrop of America’s longest war. Divided into four parts, the book follows those born as the unwanted sex in Afghanistan, but who live as the socially favored gender through childhood and puberty, only to later be forced into marriage and childbirth. The Underground Girls of Kabul charts their dramatic life cycles, while examining our own history and the parallels to subversive actions of people who live under oppression everywhere.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218543Tue, 16 Sep 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218543 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan Author: Jenny Nordberg Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218543 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan Author: Jenny Nordberg Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 57 minutes Release date: September 16, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An investigative journalist uncovers a hidden custom in Afghanistan that will transform your understanding of what it means to grow up as a girl.   “An astonishingly clear picture of this resourceful, if imperfect, solution to the problem of girlhood in a society where women have few rights and overwhelming restrictions.”—The Boston Globe In Afghanistan, a culture ruled almost entirely by men, the birth of a son is cause for celebration and the arrival of a daughter is often mourned as misfortune. A bacha posh (literally translated from Dari as “dressed up like a boy”) is a third kind of child—a girl temporarily raised as a boy and presented as such to the outside world. Jenny Nordberg, the reporter who broke the story of this phenomenon for the New York Times, constructs a powerful and moving account of those secretly living on the other side of a deeply segregated society where women have almost no rights and little freedom. The Underground Girls of Kabul is anchored by vivid characters who bring this remarkable story to life: Azita, a female parliamentarian who sees no other choice but to turn her fourth daughter Mehran into a boy; Zahra, the tomboy teenager who struggles with puberty and refuses her parents’ attempts to turn her back into a girl; Shukria, now a married mother of three after living for twenty years as a man; and Nader, who prays with Shahed, the undercover female police officer, as they both remain in male disguise as adults. At the heart of this emotional narrative is a new perspective on the extreme sacrifices of Afghan women and girls against the violent backdrop of America’s longest war. Divided into four parts, the book follows those born as the unwanted sex in Afghanistan, but who live as the socially favored gender through childhood and puberty, only to later be forced into marriage and childbirth. The Underground Girls of Kabul charts their dramatic life cycles, while examining our own history and the parallels to subversive actions of people who live under oppression everywhere.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/off-the-sidelines-raise-your-voice-change-the-world-by-kirsten-gillibrand--65153018https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217697 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World Author: Kirsten Gillibrand Narrator: Kirsten Gillibrand, Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 38 minutes Release date: September 9, 2014 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand recounts her personal journey in public service and galvanizes women to make a meaningful difference in the world around them.                                                        “One of the most helpful, readable, down-to-earth, and truly democratic books ever to come out of the halls of power.”—Gloria Steinem Off the Sidelines is a playbook for women who want to step up, whether in Congress or the boardroom or the local PTA. If women were fully represented in politics, Gillibrand says, national priorities would shift to issues that directly impact them: affordable daycare, paid family medical leave, and equal pay. Pulling back the curtain on Beltway politics, she speaks candidly about her legislative successes (securing federally funded medical care for 9/11 first responders, repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell) and her crushing disappointments (failing by five votes to pass a bill protecting survivors of sexual assault in the military). Gillibrand also shares stories of growing up the daughter and granddaughter of two trailblazing feminists in a politically active family in Albany, New York, and retraces her nonlinear path to public office. She lays bare the highs and lows of being a young (pregnant!) woman in Congress, the joys and sacrifices every working mother shares, and the support system she turns to in her darkest moments: her husband, their two little boys, and lots of girlfriends. In Off the Sidelines, Gillibrand is the tough-love older sister and cheerleader every woman needs. She explains why “ambition” is not a dirty word, failure is a gift, listening is the most effective tool, and the debate over women “having it all” is absurd at best and demeaning at worst. In her sharp, honest, and refreshingly relatable voice, she dares us all to tap into our inner strength, find personal fulfillment, and speak up for what we believe in. Praise for Off the Sidelines “Gillibrand has written a handbook for the next generation of women to redefine their role in our world.”—Arianna Huffington “There are moments of immensely appealing self-disclosure that seldom appear in other books of this genre. . . . This isn’t your mother’s political memoir.”—The New York Times Book Review]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217697Tue, 09 Sep 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217697 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World Author: Kirsten Gillibrand Narrator: Kirsten Gillibrand, Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217697 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World Author: Kirsten Gillibrand Narrator: Kirsten Gillibrand, Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 38 minutes Release date: September 9, 2014 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand recounts her personal journey in public service and galvanizes women to make a meaningful difference in the world around them.                                                        “One of the most helpful, readable, down-to-earth, and truly democratic books ever to come out of the halls of power.”—Gloria Steinem Off the Sidelines is a playbook for women who want to step up, whether in Congress or the boardroom or the local PTA. If women were fully represented in politics, Gillibrand says, national priorities would shift to issues that directly impact them: affordable daycare, paid family medical leave, and equal pay. Pulling back the curtain on Beltway politics, she speaks candidly about her legislative successes (securing federally funded medical care for 9/11 first responders, repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell) and her crushing disappointments (failing by five votes to pass a bill protecting survivors of sexual assault in the military). Gillibrand also shares stories of growing up the daughter and granddaughter of two trailblazing feminists in a politically active family in Albany, New York, and retraces her nonlinear path to public office. She lays bare the highs and lows of being a young (pregnant!) woman in Congress, the joys and sacrifices every working mother shares, and the support system she turns to in her darkest moments: her husband, their two little boys, and lots of girlfriends. In Off the Sidelines, Gillibrand is the tough-love older sister and cheerleader every woman needs. She explains why “ambition” is not a dirty word, failure is a gift, listening is the most effective tool, and the debate over women “having it all” is absurd at best and demeaning at worst. In her sharp, honest, and refreshingly relatable voice, she dares us all to tap into our inner strength, find personal fulfillment, and speak up for what we believe in. Praise for Off the Sidelines “Gillibrand has written a handbook for the next generation of women to redefine their role in our world.”—Arianna Huffington “There are moments of immensely appealing self-disclosure that seldom appear in other books of this genre. . . . This isn’t your mother’s political memoir.”—The New York Times Book Review]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/row-for-freedom-crossing-an-ocean-in-search-of-hope-by-julia-immonen--65153002https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217972 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Row for Freedom: Crossing an Ocean in Search of Hope Author: Julia Immonen Narrator: Jay O'Shea Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 16 minutes Release date: September 9, 2014 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “When you’re in the middle ofthe adventure, you just have to live it. When you’re on an expedition, you putyour head down and battle through. Storytelling happens after the finish line.. . . now that time has come [and] Julia can tell her story. The full story.” —from the foreword by Bear Grylls *** An incredible account ofone woman’s record-breaking row across the Atlantic Thirty-two-year-oldJulia Immonen and four other women take on a challenge completed by fewerpeople than have climbed Mount Everest or gone into space: row three thousandmiles, unaided, from the Canary Islands to Barbados. Row for Freedom chroniclesthat dramatic journey, detailing the grueling, peril-filled crossing,which broke two world records, as it weaves together Julia’s search for hopeand purpose against a background of relationships scarred by violence. As Julia’s physical andemotional treks unfold, you also learn about the plight of the thirty millionvictims of the modern-day slave trade that serves as the motivation for herrow. Be inspired by Julia’s self-discovery and her team’s triumph in one of themost formidable physical quests ever undertaken.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217972Tue, 09 Sep 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217972 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Row for Freedom: Crossing an Ocean in Search of Hope Author: Julia Immonen Narrator: Jay O'Shea Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 16 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217972 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Row for Freedom: Crossing an Ocean in Search of Hope Author: Julia Immonen Narrator: Jay O'Shea Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 16 minutes Release date: September 9, 2014 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “When you’re in the middle ofthe adventure, you just have to live it. When you’re on an expedition, you putyour head down and battle through. Storytelling happens after the finish line.. . . now that time has come [and] Julia can tell her story. The full story.” —from the foreword by Bear Grylls *** An incredible account ofone woman’s record-breaking row across the Atlantic Thirty-two-year-oldJulia Immonen and four other women take on a challenge completed by fewerpeople than have climbed Mount Everest or gone into space: row three thousandmiles, unaided, from the Canary Islands to Barbados. Row for Freedom chroniclesthat dramatic journey, detailing the grueling, peril-filled crossing,which broke two world records, as it weaves together Julia’s search for hopeand purpose against a background of relationships scarred by violence. As Julia’s physical andemotional treks unfold, you also learn about the plight of the thirty millionvictims of the modern-day slave trade that serves as the motivation for herrow. Be inspired by Julia’s self-discovery and her team’s triumph in one of themost formidable physical quests ever undertaken.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-ll-drink-to-that-a-life-in-style-with-a-twist-by-rebecca-paley-betty-halbreich--65152958https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217693 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'll Drink to That: A Life in Style, with a Twist Author: Rebecca Paley, Betty Halbreich Narrator: Jane Curtin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: September 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A classic tale of personal transformation amid a stunning backdrop of old world glamour and current high style, Betty Halbreich moves from a trapped woman to a ferociously independent icon Eighty-six-year-old Betty Halbreich is a true original. A tough broad who could have stepped straight out of Stephen Sondheim’s repertoire, she has spent nearly forty years as the legendary personal shopper at Bergdorf Goodman, where she works with socialites, stars, and ordinary women off the street. She has helped many find their true selves through clothes, frank advice, and her own brand of wisdom. She is trusted by the most discriminating persons—including Hollywood’s top stylists—to tell them what looks best. But Halbreich’s personal transformation from a cosseted young girl to a fearless truth teller is the greatest makeover of her career. A Chicago native, Halbreich moved to Manhattan at twenty after marrying the dashing Sonny Halbreich, a true character right out of Damon Runyon who liked the nightlife of New York in the fifties. On the surface, they were a great match, but looks can be deceiving; an unfaithful Sonny was emotionally distant while Halbreich became increasingly anguished. After two decades, the fraying marriage finally came undone. Bereft without Sonny and her identity as his wife, she attempted suicide.   After she began the frightening process of reclaiming herself and started therapy, Halbreich was offered a lifeline in the form of a job at the legendary luxury store Bergdorf Goodman. Soon, she was asked to run the store’s first personal shopping service. It was a perfect fit.   Meticulous, impeccable, hardworking, elegant, and—most of all—delightfully funny, Halbreich has never been afraid to tell it to her clients straight. She won’t sell something just to sell it. If an outfit or shoe or purse is too expensive, she’ll dissuade you from buying it. As Halbreich says, “There are two things nobody wants to face: their closet and their mirror.” She helps women do both, every day.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217693Thu, 04 Sep 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217693 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'll Drink to That: A Life in Style, with a Twist Author: Rebecca Paley, Betty Halbreich Narrator: Jane Curtin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217693 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'll Drink to That: A Life in Style, with a Twist Author: Rebecca Paley, Betty Halbreich Narrator: Jane Curtin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: September 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A classic tale of personal transformation amid a stunning backdrop of old world glamour and current high style, Betty Halbreich moves from a trapped woman to a ferociously independent icon Eighty-six-year-old Betty Halbreich is a true original. A tough broad who could have stepped straight out of Stephen Sondheim’s repertoire, she has spent nearly forty years as the legendary personal shopper at Bergdorf Goodman, where she works with socialites, stars, and ordinary women off the street. She has helped many find their true selves through clothes, frank advice, and her own brand of wisdom. She is trusted by the most discriminating persons—including Hollywood’s top stylists—to tell them what looks best. But Halbreich’s personal transformation from a cosseted young girl to a fearless truth teller is the greatest makeover of her career. A Chicago native, Halbreich moved to Manhattan at twenty after marrying the dashing Sonny Halbreich, a true character right out of Damon Runyon who liked the nightlife of New York in the fifties. On the surface, they were a great match, but looks can be deceiving; an unfaithful Sonny was emotionally distant while Halbreich became increasingly anguished. After two decades, the fraying marriage finally came undone. Bereft without Sonny and her identity as his wife, she attempted suicide.   After she began the frightening process of reclaiming herself and started therapy, Halbreich was offered a lifeline in the form of a job at the legendary luxury store Bergdorf Goodman. Soon, she was asked to run the store’s first personal shopping service. It was a perfect fit.   Meticulous, impeccable, hardworking, elegant, and—most of all—delightfully funny, Halbreich has never been afraid to tell it to her clients straight. She won’t sell something just to sell it. If an outfit or shoe or purse is too expensive, she’ll dissuade you from buying it. As Halbreich says, “There are two things nobody wants to face: their closet and their mirror.” She helps women do both, every day.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gi-brides-the-wartime-girls-who-crossed-the-atlantic-for-love-by-duncan-barrett-nuala-calvi--65153020https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217774 to listen full audiobooks. Title: GI Brides: The Wartime Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love Author: Duncan Barrett, Nuala Calvi Narrator: Tania Rodrigues Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 2, 2014 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: For readers enchanted by the bestsellers The Astronaut Wives Club, The Girls of Atomic City, and Summer at Tiffany’s, an absorbing tale of romance and resilience—the true story of four British women who crossed the Atlantic for love, coming to America at the end of World War II to make a new life with the American servicemen they married. The “friendly invasion” of Britain by over a million American G.I.s bewitched a generation of young women deprived of male company during the Second World War. With their exotic accents, smart uniforms, and aura of Hollywood glamour, the G.I.s easily conquered their hearts, leaving British boys fighting abroad green with envy. But for girls like Sylvia, Margaret, Gwendolyn, and even the skeptical Rae, American soldiers offered something even more tantalizing than chocolate, chewing gum, and nylon stockings: an escape route from Blitz-ravaged Britain, an opportunity for a new life in affluent, modern America. Through the stories of these four women, G.I. Brides illuminates the experiences of war brides who found themselves in a foreign culture thousands of miles away from family and friends, with men they hardly knew. Some struggled with the isolation of life in rural America, or found their soldier less than heroic in civilian life. But most persevered, determined to turn their wartime romance into a lifelong love affair, and prove to those back home that a Hollywood ending of their own was possible. G.I. Brides includes an eight-pages insert that features 45-black-and-white photos.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217774Tue, 02 Sep 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217774 to listen full audiobooks. Title: GI Brides: The Wartime Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love Author: Duncan Barrett, Nuala Calvi Narrator: Tania Rodrigues Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217774 to listen full audiobooks. Title: GI Brides: The Wartime Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love Author: Duncan Barrett, Nuala Calvi Narrator: Tania Rodrigues Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 2, 2014 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: For readers enchanted by the bestsellers The Astronaut Wives Club, The Girls of Atomic City, and Summer at Tiffany’s, an absorbing tale of romance and resilience—the true story of four British women who crossed the Atlantic for love, coming to America at the end of World War II to make a new life with the American servicemen they married. The “friendly invasion” of Britain by over a million American G.I.s bewitched a generation of young women deprived of male company during the Second World War. With their exotic accents, smart uniforms, and aura of Hollywood glamour, the G.I.s easily conquered their hearts, leaving British boys fighting abroad green with envy. But for girls like Sylvia, Margaret, Gwendolyn, and even the skeptical Rae, American soldiers offered something even more tantalizing than chocolate, chewing gum, and nylon stockings: an escape route from Blitz-ravaged Britain, an opportunity for a new life in affluent, modern America. Through the stories of these four women, G.I. Brides illuminates the experiences of war brides who found themselves in a foreign culture thousands of miles away from family and friends, with men they hardly knew. Some struggled with the isolation of life in rural America, or found their soldier less than heroic in civilian life. But most persevered, determined to turn their wartime romance into a lifelong love affair, and prove to those back home that a Hollywood ending of their own was possible. G.I. Brides includes an eight-pages insert that features 45-black-and-white photos.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/daring-my-passages-a-memoir-by-gail-sheehy--65153008https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217940 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daring: My Passages: A Memoir Author: Gail Sheehy Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 2, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The author of the classic New York Times bestseller Passages returns with her inspiring memoir—a chronicle of her trials and triumphs as a groundbreaking “girl” journalist in the 1960s, to iconic guide for women and men seeking to have it all, to one of the premier political profilers of modern times. Candid, insightful, and powerful, Daring: My Passages is the story of the unconventional life of a writer who dared . . . to walk New York City streets with hookers and pimps to expose violent prostitution; to march with civil rights protesters in Northern Ireland as British paratroopers opened fire; to seek out Egypt’s president Anwar Sadat when he was targeted for death after making peace with Israel. Always on the cutting edge of social issues, Gail Sheehy reveals the obstacles and opportunities encountered when she dared to blaze a trail in a “man’s world.” Daring is also a beguiling love story of Sheehy’s tempestuous romance with and eventual happy marriage to Clay Felker, the charismatic creator of New York magazine. As well, Sheehy recounts her audacious pursuit and intimate portraits of many twentieth-century leaders, including Hillary Clinton, Presidents George H. W. and George W. Bush, and the world-altering attraction between Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev. Sheehy reflects on desire, ambition, and wanting it all—career, love, children, friends, social significance—and lays bare her major life passages: false starts and surprise successes, the shock of failures and inner crises; betrayal in a first marriage; life as a single mother; flings of an ardent, liberated young woman; her adoption of a second daughter from a refugee camp; marriage to the love of her life and their ensuing years of happiness, even in the shadow of illness. Now stronger than ever, Sheehy speaks from hard-won experience to today’s young women. Her fascinating, no-holds-barred story is a testament to guts, resilience, smarts, and daring, and offers a bold perspective on all of life’s passages.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217940Tue, 02 Sep 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217940 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daring: My Passages: A Memoir Author: Gail Sheehy Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 58 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217940 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daring: My Passages: A Memoir Author: Gail Sheehy Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 2, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The author of the classic New York Times bestseller Passages returns with her inspiring memoir—a chronicle of her trials and triumphs as a groundbreaking “girl” journalist in the 1960s, to iconic guide for women and men seeking to have it all, to one of the premier political profilers of modern times. Candid, insightful, and powerful, Daring: My Passages is the story of the unconventional life of a writer who dared . . . to walk New York City streets with hookers and pimps to expose violent prostitution; to march with civil rights protesters in Northern Ireland as British paratroopers opened fire; to seek out Egypt’s president Anwar Sadat when he was targeted for death after making peace with Israel. Always on the cutting edge of social issues, Gail Sheehy reveals the obstacles and opportunities encountered when she dared to blaze a trail in a “man’s world.” Daring is also a beguiling love story of Sheehy’s tempestuous romance with and eventual happy marriage to Clay Felker, the charismatic creator of New York magazine. As well, Sheehy recounts her audacious pursuit and intimate portraits of many twentieth-century leaders, including Hillary Clinton, Presidents George H. W. and George W. Bush, and the world-altering attraction between Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev. Sheehy reflects on desire, ambition, and wanting it all—career, love, children, friends, social significance—and lays bare her major life passages: false starts and surprise successes, the shock of failures and inner crises; betrayal in a first marriage; life as a single mother; flings of an ardent, liberated young woman; her adoption of a second daughter from a refugee camp; marriage to the love of her life and their ensuing years of happiness, even in the shadow of illness. Now stronger than ever, Sheehy speaks from hard-won experience to today’s young women. Her fascinating, no-holds-barred story is a testament to guts, resilience, smarts, and daring, and offers a bold perspective on all of life’s passages.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/diary-of-a-mad-diva-by-joan-rivers--65153028https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213359 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diary of a Mad Diva Author: Joan Rivers Narrator: Joan Rivers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50 minutes Release date: July 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.71 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 7 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2015 Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album Following up the phenomenal success of her headline-making New York Times bestseller I Hate Everyone...Starting With Me, the unstoppable Joan Rivers is at it again. When her daughter Melissa gives her a diary for Christmas, at first Joan is horrified—who the hell does Melissa think she is? That fat pig, Bridget Jones? But as Joan, being both beautiful and introspective, begins to record her day-to-day musings, she realizes she has a lot to say. About everything. And everyone, God help them. The result? A no-holds-barred, delightfully vicious and always hilarious look at the everyday life of the ultimate diva. Follow Joan on a family vacation in Mexico and on trips between New York and Los Angeles where she mingles with the stars, never missing a beat as she delivers blistering critiques on current events, and excoriating insights about life, pop culture, and celebrities (from A to D list), all in her relentlessly funny signature style. This is the Diary of a Mad Diva. Forget about Anais Nin, Anne Frank, and that whiner Sylvia Plath. For the first time in a century, a diary by someone that’s actually worth reading.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213359Tue, 01 Jul 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213359 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diary of a Mad Diva Author: Joan Rivers Narrator: Joan Rivers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50 minutes Release date: July 1, 2014...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213359 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diary of a Mad Diva Author: Joan Rivers Narrator: Joan Rivers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50 minutes Release date: July 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.71 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 7 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2015 Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album Following up the phenomenal success of her headline-making New York Times bestseller I Hate Everyone...Starting With Me, the unstoppable Joan Rivers is at it again. When her daughter Melissa gives her a diary for Christmas, at first Joan is horrified—who the hell does Melissa think she is? That fat pig, Bridget Jones? But as Joan, being both beautiful and introspective, begins to record her day-to-day musings, she realizes she has a lot to say. About everything. And everyone, God help them. The result? A no-holds-barred, delightfully vicious and always hilarious look at the everyday life of the ultimate diva. Follow Joan on a family vacation in Mexico and on trips between New York and Los Angeles where she mingles with the stars, never missing a beat as she delivers blistering critiques on current events, and excoriating insights about life, pop culture, and celebrities (from A to D list), all in her relentlessly funny signature style. This is the Diary of a Mad Diva. Forget about Anais Nin, Anne Frank, and that whiner Sylvia Plath. For the first time in a century, a diary by someone that’s actually worth reading.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/now-i-see-you-a-memoir-by-nicole-c-kear--65153025https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Now I See You: A Memoir Author: Nicole C. Kear Narrator: Nicole C. Kear Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: June 24, 2014 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: At nineteen years old, Nicole C. Kear's biggest concern is choosing a major—until she walks into a doctor's office in midtown Manhattan and gets a life-changing diagnosis. She is going blind, courtesy of an eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa, and has only a decade or so before lights-out. Instead of making preparations as the doctor suggests, Kear decides to carpe diem and make the most of the vision she has left. She joins a circus school, tears through boyfriends, travels the world, and through all these high jinks, she keeps her vision loss a secret. When Kear becomes a mother, just a few years shy of her vision's expiration date, she amends her carpe diem strategy, giving up recklessness in order to relish every moment with her kids. Her secret, though, is harder to surrender—and as her vision deteriorates, harder to keep hidden. As her world grows blurred, one thing becomes clear: no matter how hard she fights, she won't win the battle against blindness. But if she comes clean with her secret, and comes to terms with the loss, she can still win her happy ending. Told with humor and irreverence, Now I See You is an uplifting story about refusing to cower at life's curveballs, about the power of love to triumph over fear. But at its core, it's a story about acceptance: facing the truths that just won't go away and facing yourself, broken parts and all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213210Tue, 24 Jun 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Now I See You: A Memoir Author: Nicole C. Kear Narrator: Nicole C. Kear Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: June 24,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Now I See You: A Memoir Author: Nicole C. Kear Narrator: Nicole C. Kear Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: June 24, 2014 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: At nineteen years old, Nicole C. Kear's biggest concern is choosing a major—until she walks into a doctor's office in midtown Manhattan and gets a life-changing diagnosis. She is going blind, courtesy of an eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa, and has only a decade or so before lights-out. Instead of making preparations as the doctor suggests, Kear decides to carpe diem and make the most of the vision she has left. She joins a circus school, tears through boyfriends, travels the world, and through all these high jinks, she keeps her vision loss a secret. When Kear becomes a mother, just a few years shy of her vision's expiration date, she amends her carpe diem strategy, giving up recklessness in order to relish every moment with her kids. Her secret, though, is harder to surrender—and as her vision deteriorates, harder to keep hidden. As her world grows blurred, one thing becomes clear: no matter how hard she fights, she won't win the battle against blindness. But if she comes clean with her secret, and comes to terms with the loss, she can still win her happy ending. Told with humor and irreverence, Now I See You is an uplifting story about refusing to cower at life's curveballs, about the power of love to triumph over fear. But at its core, it's a story about acceptance: facing the truths that just won't go away and facing yourself, broken parts and all.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-phantom-of-fifth-avenue-the-mysterious-life-and-scandalous-death-of-heiress-huguette-clark-by-meryl-gordon--65153015https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Phantom of Fifth Avenue: The Mysterious Life and Scandalous Death of Heiress Huguette Clark Author: Meryl Gordon Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 27, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Born in 1906, Huguette Clark grew up in her family's 121-room Beaux Arts mansion in New York and was one of the leading celebrities of her day. Her father William Andrews Clark, was a copper magnate, the second richest man in America, and not above bribing his way into the Senate. Huguette attended the coronation of King George V. And at twenty-two with a personal fortune of $50 million to her name, she married a Princeton man and childhood friend William MacDonald Gower. Two-years later the couple divorced. After a series of failed romances, Huguette began to withdraw from society--first living with her mother in a kind of Grey Gardens isolation then as a modern-day Miss Havisham, spending her days in a vast apartment overlooking Central Park, eating crackers and watching The Flintstones with only servants for company. All her money and all her real estate could not protect her in her later life from being manipulated by shady hangers-on and hospitals that were only too happy to admit (and bill) a healthy woman. But what happened to Huguette that turned a vivacious, young socialite into a recluse? And what was her life like inside that gilded, copper cage?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212496Tue, 27 May 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Phantom of Fifth Avenue: The Mysterious Life and Scandalous Death of Heiress Huguette Clark Author: Meryl Gordon Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Phantom of Fifth Avenue: The Mysterious Life and Scandalous Death of Heiress Huguette Clark Author: Meryl Gordon Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 27, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Born in 1906, Huguette Clark grew up in her family's 121-room Beaux Arts mansion in New York and was one of the leading celebrities of her day. Her father William Andrews Clark, was a copper magnate, the second richest man in America, and not above bribing his way into the Senate. Huguette attended the coronation of King George V. And at twenty-two with a personal fortune of $50 million to her name, she married a Princeton man and childhood friend William MacDonald Gower. Two-years later the couple divorced. After a series of failed romances, Huguette began to withdraw from society--first living with her mother in a kind of Grey Gardens isolation then as a modern-day Miss Havisham, spending her days in a vast apartment overlooking Central Park, eating crackers and watching The Flintstones with only servants for company. All her money and all her real estate could not protect her in her later life from being manipulated by shady hangers-on and hospitals that were only too happy to admit (and bill) a healthy woman. But what happened to Huguette that turned a vivacious, young socialite into a recluse? And what was her life like inside that gilded, copper cage?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finding-me-a-decade-of-darkness-a-life-reclaimed-a-memoir-of-the-cleveland-kidnappings-by-michelle-burford-michelle-knight--65153021https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210430 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed: A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings Author: Michelle Burford, Michelle Knight Narrator: Maria Cabezas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.42 of Total 66 Ratings of Narrator: 4.44 of Total 25 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Michelle was a young single mother when she was kidnapped by a local school bus driver named Ariel Castro. For more than a decade afterward, she endured unimaginable torture at the hand of her abductor. In 2003 Amanda Berry joined her in captivity, followed by Gina DeJesus in 2004. Their escape on May 6, 2013, made headlines around the world. Barely out of her own tumultuous childhood, Michelle was estranged from her family and fighting for custody of her young son when she disappeared. Local police believed she had run away, so they removed her from the missing persons lists fifteen months after she vanished. Castro tormented her with these facts, reminding her that no one was looking for her, that the outside world had forgotten her. But Michelle would not be broken. In Finding Me, Michelle will reveal the heartbreaking details of her story, including the thoughts and prayers that helped her find courage to endure her unimaginable circumstances and now build a life worth living. By sharing both her past and her efforts to create a future, Michelle becomes a voice for the voiceless and a powerful symbol of hope for the thousands of children and young adults who go missing every year.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210430Tue, 06 May 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210430 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed: A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings Author: Michelle Burford, Michelle Knight Narrator: Maria...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210430 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed: A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings Author: Michelle Burford, Michelle Knight Narrator: Maria Cabezas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.42 of Total 66 Ratings of Narrator: 4.44 of Total 25 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Michelle was a young single mother when she was kidnapped by a local school bus driver named Ariel Castro. For more than a decade afterward, she endured unimaginable torture at the hand of her abductor. In 2003 Amanda Berry joined her in captivity, followed by Gina DeJesus in 2004. Their escape on May 6, 2013, made headlines around the world. Barely out of her own tumultuous childhood, Michelle was estranged from her family and fighting for custody of her young son when she disappeared. Local police believed she had run away, so they removed her from the missing persons lists fifteen months after she vanished. Castro tormented her with these facts, reminding her that no one was looking for her, that the outside world had forgotten her. But Michelle would not be broken. In Finding Me, Michelle will reveal the heartbreaking details of her story, including the thoughts and prayers that helped her find courage to endure her unimaginable circumstances and now build a life worth living. By sharing both her past and her efforts to create a future, Michelle becomes a voice for the voiceless and a powerful symbol of hope for the thousands of children and young adults who go missing every year.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-s-just-say-it-wasn-t-pretty-by-diane-keaton--65152967https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211221 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty Author: Diane Keaton Narrator: Diane Keaton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 29, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Academy Award winner and bestselling author Diane Keaton comes a candid, hilarious, and deeply affecting look at beauty, aging, and the importance of staying true to yourself—no matter what anyone else thinks.   Diane Keaton has spent a lifetime coloring outside the lines of the conventional notion of beauty. In Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty, she shares the wisdom she’s accumulated through the years as a mother, daughter, actress, artist, and international style icon. This is a book only Diane Keaton could write—a smart and funny chronicle of the ups and downs of living and working in a world obsessed with beauty.   In her one-of-a-kind voice, Keaton offers up a message of empowerment for anyone who’s ever dreamed of kicking back against the “should”s and “supposed to”s that undermine our pursuit of beauty in all its forms. From a mortifying encounter with a makeup artist who tells her she needs to get her eyes fixed to an awkward excursion to Victoria’s Secret with her teenage daughter, Keaton shares funny and not-so-funny moments from her life in and out of the public eye.   For Diane Keaton, being beautiful starts with being true to who you are, and in this book she also offers self-knowing commentary on the bold personal choices she’s made through the years: the wide-brimmed hats, outrageous shoes, and all-weather turtlenecks that have made her an inspiration to anyone who cherishes truly individual style—and catnip to paparazzi worldwide. She recounts her experiences with the many men in her life—including Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, and Sam Shepard—shows how our ideals of beauty change as we age, and explains why a life well lived may be the most beautiful thing of all.   Wryly observant and as fiercely original as Diane Keaton herself, Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty is a head-turner of a book that holds up a mirror to our beauty obsessions—and encourages us to like what we see. Praise for Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty “Behind the sterling movie credits and tomboyish wardrobe, we see a soulful and deep woman contemplating the narrative arc of her own life.”—Newsweek   “Delicious writing . . . This book is like a dishy lunch with the movie star you thought you’d never be lucky enough to meet. . . . Diane Keaton is in a class by herself and this book is good for the soul.”—Liz Smith, Chicago Tribune   “She’s talented, iconic, quirky . . . and wonderfully blunt. This is just a small sampling of the reasons we love Diane Keaton, and they all permeate the pages of her new memoir.”—Elle   “As disarming and personable as the actress herself.”—The Huffington Post   “Wise, witty, thoughtful, uplifting, the truth, unvarnished—and very funny.”—Toronto Star]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211221Tue, 29 Apr 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211221 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty Author: Diane Keaton Narrator: Diane Keaton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211221 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty Author: Diane Keaton Narrator: Diane Keaton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 29, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Academy Award winner and bestselling author Diane Keaton comes a candid, hilarious, and deeply affecting look at beauty, aging, and the importance of staying true to yourself—no matter what anyone else thinks.   Diane Keaton has spent a lifetime coloring outside the lines of the conventional notion of beauty. In Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty, she shares the wisdom she’s accumulated through the years as a mother, daughter, actress, artist, and international style icon. This is a book only Diane Keaton could write—a smart and funny chronicle of the ups and downs of living and working in a world obsessed with beauty.   In her one-of-a-kind voice, Keaton offers up a message of empowerment for anyone who’s ever dreamed of kicking back against the “should”s and “supposed to”s that undermine our pursuit of beauty in all its forms. From a mortifying encounter with a makeup artist who tells her she needs to get her eyes fixed to an awkward excursion to Victoria’s Secret with her teenage daughter, Keaton shares funny and not-so-funny moments from her life in and out of the public eye.   For Diane Keaton, being beautiful starts with being true to who you are, and in this book she also offers self-knowing commentary on the bold personal choices she’s made through the years: the wide-brimmed hats, outrageous shoes, and all-weather turtlenecks that have made her an inspiration to anyone who cherishes truly individual style—and catnip to paparazzi worldwide. She recounts her experiences with the many men in her life—including Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, and Sam Shepard—shows how our ideals of beauty change as we age, and explains why a life well lived may be the most beautiful thing of all.   Wryly observant and as fiercely original as Diane Keaton herself, Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty is a head-turner of a book that holds up a mirror to our beauty obsessions—and encourages us to like what we see. Praise for Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty “Behind the sterling movie credits and tomboyish wardrobe, we see a soulful and deep woman contemplating the narrative arc of her own life.”—Newsweek   “Delicious writing . . . This book is like a dishy lunch with the movie star you thought you’d never be lucky enough to meet. . . . Diane Keaton is in a class by herself and this book is good for the soul.”—Liz Smith, Chicago Tribune   “She’s talented, iconic, quirky . . . and wonderfully blunt. This is just a small sampling of the reasons we love Diane Keaton, and they all permeate the pages of her new memoir.”—Elle   “As disarming and personable as the actress herself.”—The Huffington Post   “Wise, witty, thoughtful, uplifting, the truth, unvarnished—and very funny.”—Toronto Star]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/listen-to-the-squawking-chicken-when-mother-knows-best-what-s-a-daughter-to-do-a-memoir-sort-of-by-elaine-lui--65153035https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211599 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Listen to the Squawking Chicken: When Mother Knows Best, What's a Daughter To Do? A Memoir (Sort Of) Author: Elaine Lui Narrator: Elaine Lui Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 22, 2014 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: If Jenny Lawson was Chinese and wrote a Chinese mother-daughter book and punched Amy Chua in the stomach. As the 800,000+ U.S. fans of Elaine Lui’s site know, her mother, aka The Squawking Chicken, is a huge factor in Elaine’s life. She pulls no punches, especially with her only child. “Where’s my money?” she asks every time she sees Elaine. “You’ll never be Miss Hong Kong,” she informed her daughter when she was a girl. Listen to the Squawking Chicken lays bare the playbook of unusual advice, warnings, and unwavering love that has guided Elaine throughout her life. Using the nine principles that her mother used to raise her, Elaine tells us the story of the Squawking Chicken’s life—in which she walked an unusual path to parent with tough love, humor, and, through it all, a mother’s unyielding devotion to her daughter. This is a love letter to mothers everywhere.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211599Tue, 22 Apr 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211599 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Listen to the Squawking Chicken: When Mother Knows Best, What's a Daughter To Do? A Memoir (Sort Of) Author: Elaine Lui Narrator: Elaine Lui Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211599 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Listen to the Squawking Chicken: When Mother Knows Best, What's a Daughter To Do? A Memoir (Sort Of) Author: Elaine Lui Narrator: Elaine Lui Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 22, 2014 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: If Jenny Lawson was Chinese and wrote a Chinese mother-daughter book and punched Amy Chua in the stomach. As the 800,000+ U.S. fans of Elaine Lui’s site know, her mother, aka The Squawking Chicken, is a huge factor in Elaine’s life. She pulls no punches, especially with her only child. “Where’s my money?” she asks every time she sees Elaine. “You’ll never be Miss Hong Kong,” she informed her daughter when she was a girl. Listen to the Squawking Chicken lays bare the playbook of unusual advice, warnings, and unwavering love that has guided Elaine throughout her life. Using the nine principles that her mother used to raise her, Elaine tells us the story of the Squawking Chicken’s life—in which she walked an unusual path to parent with tough love, humor, and, through it all, a mother’s unyielding devotion to her daughter. This is a love letter to mothers everywhere.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/everybody-s-got-something-by-robin-roberts-veronica-chambers--65153023https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210086 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everybody's Got Something Author: Robin Roberts, Veronica Chambers Narrator: Robin Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 22, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Regardless of how much money you have, your race, where you live, what religion you follow, you are going through something. Or you already have or you will. As momma always said, 'Everybody's got something.' So begins beloved Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts's new memoir in which she recounts the incredible journey that's been her life so far, and the lessons she's learned along the way. With grace, heart, and humor, she writes about overcoming breast cancer only to learn five years later that she will need a bone marrow transplant to combat a rare blood disorder, the grief and heartbreak she suffered when her mother passed away, her triumphant return to GMA after her medical leave, and the tremendous support and love of her family and friends that saw her through her difficult times. Following her mother's advice to 'make your mess your message,' Robin taught a nation of viewers that while it is true that we've all got something -- a medical crisis to face, aging parents to care for, heartbreak in all its many forms we've also all got something to give: hope, encouragement, a life-saving transplant or a spirit-saving embrace. As Robin has learned, and what readers of her remarkable story will come to believe as well, it's all about faith, family and friends. And finding out that you are stronger, much stronger, than you think.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210086Tue, 22 Apr 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210086 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everybody's Got Something Author: Robin Roberts, Veronica Chambers Narrator: Robin Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 20 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210086 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everybody's Got Something Author: Robin Roberts, Veronica Chambers Narrator: Robin Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 22, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Regardless of how much money you have, your race, where you live, what religion you follow, you are going through something. Or you already have or you will. As momma always said, 'Everybody's got something.' So begins beloved Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts's new memoir in which she recounts the incredible journey that's been her life so far, and the lessons she's learned along the way. With grace, heart, and humor, she writes about overcoming breast cancer only to learn five years later that she will need a bone marrow transplant to combat a rare blood disorder, the grief and heartbreak she suffered when her mother passed away, her triumphant return to GMA after her medical leave, and the tremendous support and love of her family and friends that saw her through her difficult times. Following her mother's advice to 'make your mess your message,' Robin taught a nation of viewers that while it is true that we've all got something -- a medical crisis to face, aging parents to care for, heartbreak in all its many forms we've also all got something to give: hope, encouragement, a life-saving transplant or a spirit-saving embrace. As Robin has learned, and what readers of her remarkable story will come to believe as well, it's all about faith, family and friends. And finding out that you are stronger, much stronger, than you think.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/living-with-a-wild-god-a-nonbeliever-s-search-for-the-truth-about-everything-by-barbara-ehrenreich--65153030https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/209910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Living with a Wild God: ¿A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth about Everything Author: Barbara Ehrenreich Narrator: Barbara Ehrenreich Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 8, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed comes a brave, frank, and exquisitely written memoir that will change the way you see the world. Barbara Ehrenreich is one of the most important thinkers of our time. Educated as a scientist, she is an author, journalist, activist, and advocate for social justice. In Living With a Wild God, she recounts her quest-beginning in childhood-to find ''the Truth'' about the universe and everything else: What's really going on? Why are we here? In middle age, she rediscovered the journal she had kept during her tumultuous adolescence, which records an event so strange, so cataclysmic, that she had never, in all the intervening years, written or spoken about it to anyone. It was the kind of event that people call a ''mystical experience''-and, to a steadfast atheist and rationalist, nothing less than shattering. In Living With a Wild God, Ehrenreich reconstructs her childhood mission, bringing an older woman's wry and erudite perspective to a young girl's impassioned obsession with the questions that, at one point or another, torment us all. The result is both deeply personal and cosmically sweeping-a searing memoir and a profound reflection on science, religion, and the human condition. With her signature combination of intellectual rigor and uninhibited imagination, Ehrenreich offers a true literary achievement-a work that has the power not only to entertain but amaze.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/209910Tue, 08 Apr 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/209910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Living with a Wild God: ¿A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth about Everything Author: Barbara Ehrenreich Narrator: Barbara Ehrenreich Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/209910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Living with a Wild God: ¿A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth about Everything Author: Barbara Ehrenreich Narrator: Barbara Ehrenreich Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 8, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed comes a brave, frank, and exquisitely written memoir that will change the way you see the world. Barbara Ehrenreich is one of the most important thinkers of our time. Educated as a scientist, she is an author, journalist, activist, and advocate for social justice. In Living With a Wild God, she recounts her quest-beginning in childhood-to find ''the Truth'' about the universe and everything else: What's really going on? Why are we here? In middle age, she rediscovered the journal she had kept during her tumultuous adolescence, which records an event so strange, so cataclysmic, that she had never, in all the intervening years, written or spoken about it to anyone. It was the kind of event that people call a ''mystical experience''-and, to a steadfast atheist and rationalist, nothing less than shattering. In Living With a Wild God, Ehrenreich reconstructs her childhood mission, bringing an older woman's wry and erudite perspective to a young girl's impassioned obsession with the questions that, at one point or another, torment us all. The result is both deeply personal and cosmically sweeping-a searing memoir and a profound reflection on science, religion, and the human condition. With her signature combination of intellectual rigor and uninhibited imagination, Ehrenreich offers a true literary achievement-a work that has the power not only to entertain but amaze.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-women-of-duck-commander-by-jessica-robertson-lisa-robertson-missy-robertson-kay-robertson-korie-robertson--65152963https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210080 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Women of Duck Commander Author: Jessica Robertson, Lisa Robertson, Missy Robertson, Kay Robertson, Korie Robertson Narrator: Jessica Robertson, Lisa Robertson, Alex Robertson Mancuso, Missy Robertson, Kay Robertson, Korie Robertson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The wives of the Robertsons all came into the family the same way: they fell in love with one of the Robertson boys. Now, learn surprising insights about the women behind these famous bearded men and what makes their family work. In the Duck Dynasty TV series, the women often come into their own when the whole family gathers around the table together to eat dinner, and fans of the show get a good glimpse into their lives, but that is hardly the whole story, which is why they decided to write this book... In The Women of Duck Commander, the wives show how they have worked together to help one another and to support the family in all its work and its happiness. They are committed to timeless values, and in the book they share the insights, stories, and experiences that have made them who they are. The appeal of the Duck Dynasty comes, not because they are showing us anything new, but they are reminding us of the values our culture is in danger of losing.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210080Tue, 01 Apr 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210080 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Women of Duck Commander Author: Jessica Robertson, Lisa Robertson, Missy Robertson, Kay Robertson, Korie Robertson Narrator: Jessica Robertson,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210080 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Women of Duck Commander Author: Jessica Robertson, Lisa Robertson, Missy Robertson, Kay Robertson, Korie Robertson Narrator: Jessica Robertson, Lisa Robertson, Alex Robertson Mancuso, Missy Robertson, Kay Robertson, Korie Robertson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The wives of the Robertsons all came into the family the same way: they fell in love with one of the Robertson boys. Now, learn surprising insights about the women behind these famous bearded men and what makes their family work. In the Duck Dynasty TV series, the women often come into their own when the whole family gathers around the table together to eat dinner, and fans of the show get a good glimpse into their lives, but that is hardly the whole story, which is why they decided to write this book... In The Women of Duck Commander, the wives show how they have worked together to help one another and to support the family in all its work and its happiness. They are committed to timeless values, and in the book they share the insights, stories, and experiences that have made them who they are. The appeal of the Duck Dynasty comes, not because they are showing us anything new, but they are reminding us of the values our culture is in danger of losing.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mister-owita-s-guide-to-gardening-how-i-learned-the-unexpected-joy-of-a-green-thumb-and-an-open-heart-by-carol-wall--65152968https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208246 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart Author: Carol Wall Narrator: Cynthia Darlow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: March 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A bestseller in the making, this is the true story of a unique friendship between two people who had nothing—and ultimately everything—in common.   Carol Wall, a white woman living in a lily-white neighborhood in Middle America, was at a crossroads in her life. Her children were grown; she had successfully overcome illness; her beloved parents were getting older. One day she notices a dark-skinned African man tending her neighbor’s yard. His name is Giles Owita. He bags groceries at the supermarket. He comes from Kenya. And he’s very good at gardening.   Before long Giles is transforming not only Carol’s yard, but her life. Though they are seemingly quite different, a caring bond grows between them. But they both hold long-buried secrets that, when revealed, will cement their friendship forever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208246Tue, 04 Mar 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208246 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart Author: Carol Wall Narrator: Cynthia Darlow...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208246 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart Author: Carol Wall Narrator: Cynthia Darlow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: March 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A bestseller in the making, this is the true story of a unique friendship between two people who had nothing—and ultimately everything—in common.   Carol Wall, a white woman living in a lily-white neighborhood in Middle America, was at a crossroads in her life. Her children were grown; she had successfully overcome illness; her beloved parents were getting older. One day she notices a dark-skinned African man tending her neighbor’s yard. His name is Giles Owita. He bags groceries at the supermarket. He comes from Kenya. And he’s very good at gardening.   Before long Giles is transforming not only Carol’s yard, but her life. Though they are seemingly quite different, a caring bond grows between them. But they both hold long-buried secrets that, when revealed, will cement their friendship forever.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/handbook-for-an-unpredictable-life-how-i-survived-sister-renata-and-my-crazy-mother-and-still-came-out-smiling-with-great-hair-by-rosie--65153054https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair) Author: Rosie Perez Narrator: Rosie Perez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: February 25, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Oscar-nominated actress and star of the new musical drama Rise, Rosie Perez’s never-before-told story of surviving a harrowing childhood and of how she found success—both in and out of the Hollywood limelight.   Rosie Perez first caught our attention with her fierce dance in the title sequence of Do the Right Thing and has since defined herself as a funny and talented actress who broke boundaries for Latinas in the film industry. What most people would be surprised to learn is that the woman with the big, effervescent personality has a secret straight out of a Dickens novel. At the age of three, Rosie’s life was turned upside down when her mentally ill mother tore her away from the only family she knew and placed her in a Catholic children’s home in New York’s Westchester County. Thus began her crazily discombobulated childhood of being shuttled between “the Home,” where she and other kids suffered all manners of cruelty from nuns, and various relatives’ apartments in Brooklyn.   Many in her circumstances would have been defined by these harrowing experiences, but with the intense determination that became her trademark, Rosie overcame the odds and made an incredible life for herself. She brings her journey vividly to life on each page of this memoir—from the vibrant streets of Brooklyn to her turbulent years in the Catholic home, and finally to film and TV sets and the LA and New York City hip-hop scenes of the 1980s and ‘90s.    More than a page-turning read, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life is a story of survival. By turns heartbreaking and funny, it is ultimately the inspirational story of a woman who has found a hard-won place of strength and peace.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207925Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair) Author: Rosie Perez...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair) Author: Rosie Perez Narrator: Rosie Perez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: February 25, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Oscar-nominated actress and star of the new musical drama Rise, Rosie Perez’s never-before-told story of surviving a harrowing childhood and of how she found success—both in and out of the Hollywood limelight.   Rosie Perez first caught our attention with her fierce dance in the title sequence of Do the Right Thing and has since defined herself as a funny and talented actress who broke boundaries for Latinas in the film industry. What most people would be surprised to learn is that the woman with the big, effervescent personality has a secret straight out of a Dickens novel. At the age of three, Rosie’s life was turned upside down when her mentally ill mother tore her away from the only family she knew and placed her in a Catholic children’s home in New York’s Westchester County. Thus began her crazily discombobulated childhood of being shuttled between “the Home,” where she and other kids suffered all manners of cruelty from nuns, and various relatives’ apartments in Brooklyn.   Many in her circumstances would have been defined by these harrowing experiences, but with the intense determination that became her trademark, Rosie overcame the odds and made an incredible life for herself. She brings her journey vividly to life on each page of this memoir—from the vibrant streets of Brooklyn to her turbulent years in the Catholic home, and finally to film and TV sets and the LA and New York City hip-hop scenes of the 1980s and ‘90s.    More than a page-turning read, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life is a story of survival. By turns heartbreaking and funny, it is ultimately the inspirational story of a woman who has found a hard-won place of strength and peace.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glitter-and-glue-a-memoir-by-kelly-corrigan--65153058https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205207 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Glitter and Glue: A Memoir Author: Kelly Corrigan Narrator: Kelly Corrigan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 38 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.69 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A memoir from the author of The Middle Place about mothers and daughters—a bond that can be nourishing, exasperating, and occasionally divine.   When Kelly Corrigan was in high school, her mother neatly summarized the family dynamic as “Your father’s the glitter but I’m the glue.” This meant nothing to Kelly, who left childhood sure that her mom—with her inviolable commandments and proud stoicism—would be nothing more than background chatter for the rest of Kelly’s life, which she was carefully orienting toward adventure. After college, armed with a backpack, her personal mission statement, and a wad of traveler’s checks, she took off for Australia to see things and do things and Become Interesting.   But it didn’t turn out the way she pictured it. In a matter of months, her savings shot, she had a choice: get a job or go home. That’s how Kelly met John Tanner, a newly widowed father of two looking for a live-in nanny. They chatted for an hour, discussed timing and pay, and a week later, Kelly moved in. And there, in that house in a suburb north of Sydney, 10,000 miles from the house where she was raised, her mother’s voice was suddenly everywhere, nudging and advising, cautioning and directing, escorting her through a terrain as foreign as any she had ever trekked. Every day she spent with the Tanner kids was a day spent reconsidering her relationship with her mother, turning it over in her hands like a shell, straining to hear whatever messages might be trapped in its spiral.   This is a book about the difference between travel and life experience, stepping out and stepping up, fathers and mothers. But mostly it’s about who you admire and why, and how that changes over time. Praise for Glitter and Glue “I loved this book, I was moved by this book, and now I will share this book with my own mother—along with my renewed appreciation for certain debts of love that can never be repaid.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love “Kelly Corrigan’s thoughtful and beautifully rendered meditation invites readers to reflect on their own launchings and homecomings. I accepted the invitation and learned things about myself. You will, too. Isn’t that why we read?”—Wally Lamb, New York Times bestselling author of We Are Water “Kelly Corrigan is no stranger to mining the depths of her heart. . . . Through her own experience of caring for children, she begins, for the first time, to appreciate the complex woman who raised her.”—O: The Oprah Magazine]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205207Tue, 04 Feb 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205207 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Glitter and Glue: A Memoir Author: Kelly Corrigan Narrator: Kelly Corrigan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 38 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205207 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Glitter and Glue: A Memoir Author: Kelly Corrigan Narrator: Kelly Corrigan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 38 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.69 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A memoir from the author of The Middle Place about mothers and daughters—a bond that can be nourishing, exasperating, and occasionally divine.   When Kelly Corrigan was in high school, her mother neatly summarized the family dynamic as “Your father’s the glitter but I’m the glue.” This meant nothing to Kelly, who left childhood sure that her mom—with her inviolable commandments and proud stoicism—would be nothing more than background chatter for the rest of Kelly’s life, which she was carefully orienting toward adventure. After college, armed with a backpack, her personal mission statement, and a wad of traveler’s checks, she took off for Australia to see things and do things and Become Interesting.   But it didn’t turn out the way she pictured it. In a matter of months, her savings shot, she had a choice: get a job or go home. That’s how Kelly met John Tanner, a newly widowed father of two looking for a live-in nanny. They chatted for an hour, discussed timing and pay, and a week later, Kelly moved in. And there, in that house in a suburb north of Sydney, 10,000 miles from the house where she was raised, her mother’s voice was suddenly everywhere, nudging and advising, cautioning and directing, escorting her through a terrain as foreign as any she had ever trekked. Every day she spent with the Tanner kids was a day spent reconsidering her relationship with her mother, turning it over in her hands like a shell, straining to hear whatever messages might be trapped in its spiral.   This is a book about the difference between travel and life experience, stepping out and stepping up, fathers and mothers. But mostly it’s about who you admire and why, and how that changes over time. Praise for Glitter and Glue “I loved this book, I was moved by this book, and now I will share this book with my own mother—along with my renewed appreciation for certain debts of love that can never be repaid.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love “Kelly Corrigan’s thoughtful and beautifully rendered meditation invites readers to reflect on their own launchings and homecomings. I accepted the invitation and learned things about myself. You will, too. Isn’t that why we read?”—Wally Lamb, New York Times bestselling author of We Are Water “Kelly Corrigan is no stranger to mining the depths of her heart. . . . Through her own experience of caring for children, she begins, for the first time, to appreciate the complex woman who raised her.”—O: The Oprah Magazine]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/never-have-i-ever-my-life-so-far-without-a-date-by-katie-heaney--65153044https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205130 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Have I Ever: My Life (So Far) Without a Date Author: Katie Heaney Narrator: Sarah Franco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 14, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'I've been single for my entire life. Not one boyfriend. Not one short-term dating situation. Not one person with whom I regularly hung out and kissed on the face.' So begins Katie Heaney's memoir of her years spent looking for love, but never quite finding it. By age 25, equipped with a college degree, a load of friends, and a happy family life, she still has never had a boyfriend...and she's barely even been on a second date. Throughout this laugh-out-loud funny book, you will meet Katie's loyal group of girlfriends, including flirtatious and outgoing Rylee, the wild child to Katie's shrinking violet, as well as a whole roster of Katie's ill-fated crushes. And you will get to know Katie herself -- a smart, modern heroine relaying truths about everything from the subtleties of a Facebook message exchange to the fact that 'Everybody who works in a coffee shop is at least a little bit hot.' Funny, relatable, and inspiring, this is a memoir for anyone who has ever struggled to find love, but has also had a lot of fun in the process.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205130Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205130 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Have I Ever: My Life (So Far) Without a Date Author: Katie Heaney Narrator: Sarah Franco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205130 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Have I Ever: My Life (So Far) Without a Date Author: Katie Heaney Narrator: Sarah Franco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 14, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'I've been single for my entire life. Not one boyfriend. Not one short-term dating situation. Not one person with whom I regularly hung out and kissed on the face.' So begins Katie Heaney's memoir of her years spent looking for love, but never quite finding it. By age 25, equipped with a college degree, a load of friends, and a happy family life, she still has never had a boyfriend...and she's barely even been on a second date. Throughout this laugh-out-loud funny book, you will meet Katie's loyal group of girlfriends, including flirtatious and outgoing Rylee, the wild child to Katie's shrinking violet, as well as a whole roster of Katie's ill-fated crushes. And you will get to know Katie herself -- a smart, modern heroine relaying truths about everything from the subtleties of a Facebook message exchange to the fact that 'Everybody who works in a coffee shop is at least a little bit hot.' Funny, relatable, and inspiring, this is a memoir for anyone who has ever struggled to find love, but has also had a lot of fun in the process.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/daughter-of-empire-my-life-as-a-mountbatten-by-pamela-hicks--65152979https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205270 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daughter of Empire: My Life As a Mountbatten Author: Pamela Hicks Narrator: Corrie James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 55 minutes Release date: January 7, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Few families can boast of not one but two saints among their ancestors, a great-aunt who was the last tsarina of Russia, a father who was Grace Kelly's pinup, and a grandmother who was not only a princess but could also argue the finer points of naval law. Pamela Mountbatten entered a remarkable family when she was born at the very end of the Roaring Twenties. As the younger daughter of the glamorous heiress Edwina Ashley and Lord Louis Mountbatten, Pamela spent much of her early life with her sister, nannies, and servants—and a menagerie that included, at different times, a bear, two wallabies, a mongoose, and a lion. Her parents each had lovers who lived openly with the family. The house was always full of guests like Sir Winston Churchill, Noël Coward, Douglas Fairbanks, and the Duchess of Windsor (who brought a cold cooked chicken as a hostess gift). When World War II broke out, Lord Mountbatten was in command of HMS Kelly before being appointed chief of Combined Operations, and Pamela and her sister were sent to live on Fifth Avenue in New York City with Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. In 1947, her parents were appointed to be the last viceroy and vicereine of India and oversee the transfer of power to an independent Indian government. Amid the turmoil of political change, Pamela worked with student leaders, developed warm friendships with Gandhi and Nehru, and witnessed both the joy of Independence Day and its terrible aftermath. Soon afterwards, she was a bridesmaid in Princess Elizabeth's wedding to Prince Philip, and was a lady-in-waiting at the young princess's side when she learned her father had died and she was queen. Vivid and engaging, well-paced and superbly detailed, this witty, intimate memoir is an enchanting lens through which to view the early part of the twentieth century.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205270Tue, 07 Jan 2014 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205270 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daughter of Empire: My Life As a Mountbatten Author: Pamela Hicks Narrator: Corrie James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 55 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205270 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daughter of Empire: My Life As a Mountbatten Author: Pamela Hicks Narrator: Corrie James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 55 minutes Release date: January 7, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Few families can boast of not one but two saints among their ancestors, a great-aunt who was the last tsarina of Russia, a father who was Grace Kelly's pinup, and a grandmother who was not only a princess but could also argue the finer points of naval law. Pamela Mountbatten entered a remarkable family when she was born at the very end of the Roaring Twenties. As the younger daughter of the glamorous heiress Edwina Ashley and Lord Louis Mountbatten, Pamela spent much of her early life with her sister, nannies, and servants—and a menagerie that included, at different times, a bear, two wallabies, a mongoose, and a lion. Her parents each had lovers who lived openly with the family. The house was always full of guests like Sir Winston Churchill, Noël Coward, Douglas Fairbanks, and the Duchess of Windsor (who brought a cold cooked chicken as a hostess gift). When World War II broke out, Lord Mountbatten was in command of HMS Kelly before being appointed chief of Combined Operations, and Pamela and her sister were sent to live on Fifth Avenue in New York City with Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. In 1947, her parents were appointed to be the last viceroy and vicereine of India and oversee the transfer of power to an independent Indian government. Amid the turmoil of political change, Pamela worked with student leaders, developed warm friendships with Gandhi and Nehru, and witnessed both the joy of Independence Day and its terrible aftermath. Soon afterwards, she was a bridesmaid in Princess Elizabeth's wedding to Prince Philip, and was a lady-in-waiting at the young princess's side when she learned her father had died and she was queen. Vivid and engaging, well-paced and superbly detailed, this witty, intimate memoir is an enchanting lens through which to view the early part of the twentieth century.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-dog-lived-the-poignant-honest-hilarious-memoir-of-a-cancer-survivor-by-teresa-rhyne--65152974https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dog Lived: The poignant, honest, hilarious memoir of a cancer survivor Author: Teresa Rhyne Narrator: Mia Barron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 51 minutes Release date: December 20, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The #1 New York Times bestseller The #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller The USA Today bestseller 'Funny, smart, uplifting, and fun, The Dog Lived (and So Will I) reminds us that animals are among our best teachers, our most powerful healers, and our most steadfast friends. I loved it!'-- Sy Montgomery, author of The Good Good Pig The tale of a dog who wouldn't let go and the woman who followed his lead. Teresa Rhyne vowed to get things right this time around: new boyfriend, new house, new dog, maybe even new job. But shortly after she adopted Seamus, a totally incorrigible beagle, vets told Teresa that he had a malignant tumor and less than a year to live. The diagnosis devastated her, but she decided to fight it, learning everything she could about the best treatment for Seamus. Teresa couldn't possibly have known then that she was preparing herself for life's next hurdle -- a cancer diagnosis of her own. She forged ahead with survival, battling a deadly disease, fighting for doctors she needed, and baring her heart for a seemingly star- crossed relationship. The Dog Lived (and so Will I) is an uplifting and heartwarming story about how dogs steal our hearts, show us how to live, and teach us how to love. 'This poignant and fast- moving memoir of Teresa and Seamus-- both definitely Type A personalities-- is proof that even a hard- charging lawyer is no match for a big- hearted beagle. Their mutual triumph over terrible trials is a testament to the healing power of dogs. Four paws up!' -- Martin Kihn, author of Bad Dog (A Love Story) 'This encouraging tale of finding love and love in unexpected places is full of small yet valuable life lessons that any animal- lover would appreciate.'-- Publishers Weekly 'A book that dares to be honest and sad and hilarious all at once. It will help inspire many people to respond to the unexpected in their own lives with humor and grace.'-- Susan Conley, author of The Foremost Good Fortune]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203552Fri, 20 Dec 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dog Lived: The poignant, honest, hilarious memoir of a cancer survivor Author: Teresa Rhyne Narrator: Mia Barron Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dog Lived: The poignant, honest, hilarious memoir of a cancer survivor Author: Teresa Rhyne Narrator: Mia Barron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 51 minutes Release date: December 20, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The #1 New York Times bestseller The #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller The USA Today bestseller 'Funny, smart, uplifting, and fun, The Dog Lived (and So Will I) reminds us that animals are among our best teachers, our most powerful healers, and our most steadfast friends. I loved it!'-- Sy Montgomery, author of The Good Good Pig The tale of a dog who wouldn't let go and the woman who followed his lead. Teresa Rhyne vowed to get things right this time around: new boyfriend, new house, new dog, maybe even new job. But shortly after she adopted Seamus, a totally incorrigible beagle, vets told Teresa that he had a malignant tumor and less than a year to live. The diagnosis devastated her, but she decided to fight it, learning everything she could about the best treatment for Seamus. Teresa couldn't possibly have known then that she was preparing herself for life's next hurdle -- a cancer diagnosis of her own. She forged ahead with survival, battling a deadly disease, fighting for doctors she needed, and baring her heart for a seemingly star- crossed relationship. The Dog Lived (and so Will I) is an uplifting and heartwarming story about how dogs steal our hearts, show us how to live, and teach us how to love. 'This poignant and fast- moving memoir of Teresa and Seamus-- both definitely Type A personalities-- is proof that even a hard- charging lawyer is no match for a big- hearted beagle. Their mutual triumph over terrible trials is a testament to the healing power of dogs. Four paws up!' -- Martin Kihn, author of Bad Dog (A Love Story) 'This encouraging tale of finding love and love in unexpected places is full of small yet valuable life lessons that any animal- lover would appreciate.'-- Publishers Weekly 'A book that dares to be honest and sad and hilarious all at once. It will help inspire many people to respond to the unexpected in their own lives with humor and grace.'-- Susan Conley, author of The Foremost Good Fortune]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mary-poppins-she-wrote-the-life-of-p-l-travers-by-valerie-lawson--65153042https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203511 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P. L. Travers Author: Valerie Lawson Narrator: Terry Donnelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 12 minutes Release date: December 3, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: THE ONLY TRUE STORY BEHIND THE CREATOR OF MARY POPPINS The remarkable life of P.L. Travers, the creator of Mary Poppins—perfect for fans of the movie Mary Poppins Returns and the original Disney classic! “An arresting life…Lawson is superb at excavating the details.” —Library Journal The spellbinding stories of Mary Poppins, the quintessentially English and utterly magical nanny, have been loved by generations. She flew into the lives of the unsuspecting Banks family in a children’s book that was instantly hailed as a classic, then became a household name when Julie Andrews stepped into the title role in Walt Disney’s hugely successful and equally classic film. But the Mary Poppins in the stories was not the cheery film character. She was tart and sharp, plain and vain. She was a remarkable character. The story of Mary Poppins’ creator, as this definitive biography reveals, is equally remarkable. The fabulous English nanny was actually conceived by an Australian, Pamela Lyndon Travers, who came to London in 1924 from Queensland as a journalist. She became involved with Theosophy, traveled in the literary circles of W.B. Yeats and T.S. Eliot, and became a disciple of the famed spiritual guru, Gurdjieff. She famously clashed with Walt Disney over the adaptation of the Mary Poppins books into film. Travers, whom Disney accused of vanity for “thinking you know more about Mary Poppins than I do,” was as tart and opinionated as Julie Andrews’s big-screen Mary Poppins was cheery. Yet it was a love of mysticism and magic that shaped Travers’s life as well as the character of Mary Poppins. The clipped, strict, and ultimately mysterious nanny who emerged from her pen was the creation of someone who remained inscrutable and enigmatic to the end of her ninety-six years. Valerie Lawson’s illuminating biography provides the first full look whose personal journey is as intriguing as her beloved characters.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203511Tue, 03 Dec 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203511 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P. L. Travers Author: Valerie Lawson Narrator: Terry Donnelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203511 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P. L. Travers Author: Valerie Lawson Narrator: Terry Donnelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 12 minutes Release date: December 3, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: THE ONLY TRUE STORY BEHIND THE CREATOR OF MARY POPPINS The remarkable life of P.L. Travers, the creator of Mary Poppins—perfect for fans of the movie Mary Poppins Returns and the original Disney classic! “An arresting life…Lawson is superb at excavating the details.” —Library Journal The spellbinding stories of Mary Poppins, the quintessentially English and utterly magical nanny, have been loved by generations. She flew into the lives of the unsuspecting Banks family in a children’s book that was instantly hailed as a classic, then became a household name when Julie Andrews stepped into the title role in Walt Disney’s hugely successful and equally classic film. But the Mary Poppins in the stories was not the cheery film character. She was tart and sharp, plain and vain. She was a remarkable character. The story of Mary Poppins’ creator, as this definitive biography reveals, is equally remarkable. The fabulous English nanny was actually conceived by an Australian, Pamela Lyndon Travers, who came to London in 1924 from Queensland as a journalist. She became involved with Theosophy, traveled in the literary circles of W.B. Yeats and T.S. Eliot, and became a disciple of the famed spiritual guru, Gurdjieff. She famously clashed with Walt Disney over the adaptation of the Mary Poppins books into film. Travers, whom Disney accused of vanity for “thinking you know more about Mary Poppins than I do,” was as tart and opinionated as Julie Andrews’s big-screen Mary Poppins was cheery. Yet it was a love of mysticism and magic that shaped Travers’s life as well as the character of Mary Poppins. The clipped, strict, and ultimately mysterious nanny who emerged from her pen was the creation of someone who remained inscrutable and enigmatic to the end of her ninety-six years. Valerie Lawson’s illuminating biography provides the first full look whose personal journey is as intriguing as her beloved characters.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/book-of-ages-the-life-and-opinions-of-jane-franklin-by-jill-lepore--65153057https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201180 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin Author: Jill Lepore Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin' s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. Unlike him, she was a mother of twelve. Benjamin Franklin, who wrote more letters to his sister than he wrote to anyone else, was the original American self-made man; his sister spent her life caring for her children. They left very different traces behind. Making use of an amazing cache of little-studied material, including documents, objects, and portraits only just discovered, Jill Lepore brings Jane Franklin to life in a way that illuminates not only this one woman but an entire world-- a world usually lost to history. Lepore' s life of Jane Franklin, with its strikingly original vantage on her remarkable brother, is at once a wholly different account of the founding of the United States and one of the great untold stories of American history and letters: a life unknown.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201180Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201180 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin Author: Jill Lepore Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201180 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin Author: Jill Lepore Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin' s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. Unlike him, she was a mother of twelve. Benjamin Franklin, who wrote more letters to his sister than he wrote to anyone else, was the original American self-made man; his sister spent her life caring for her children. They left very different traces behind. Making use of an amazing cache of little-studied material, including documents, objects, and portraits only just discovered, Jill Lepore brings Jane Franklin to life in a way that illuminates not only this one woman but an entire world-- a world usually lost to history. Lepore' s life of Jane Franklin, with its strikingly original vantage on her remarkable brother, is at once a wholly different account of the founding of the United States and one of the great untold stories of American history and letters: a life unknown.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-story-lately-told-coming-of-age-in-ireland-london-and-new-york-by-anjelica-huston--65152972https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201129 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in Ireland, London, and New York Author: Anjelica Huston Narrator: Anjelica Huston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Anjelica Huston’s “gorgeously written” (O, The Oprah Magazine) memoir is “an elegant, funny, and frequently haunting reminiscence of the first two decades of her life…A classic” (Vanity Fair). In her first, dazzling memoir, Anjelica Huston shares the story of her deeply unconventional early life—her enchanted childhood in Ireland, living with her glamorous and artistic mother, educated by tutors and nuns, intrepid on a horse. Huston was raised on an Irish estate to which—between movies—her father, director John Huston, brought his array of extraordinary friends, from Carson McCullers and John Steinbeck to Peter O’Toole and Marlon Brando. In London, where she lived with her mother and brother in the early sixties when her parents separated, Huston encountered the Rolling Stones and Fleetwood Mac. She understudied Marianne Faithfull in Hamlet. Seventeen, striking, precocious, but still young and vulnerable, she was devastated when her mother died in a car crash. Months later she moved to New York, fell in love with the much older, brilliant but disturbed photographer, Bob Richardson, and became a model. Living in the Chelsea Hotel, working with Richard Avedon and other photographers, she navigated a volatile relationship and the dynamic cultural epicenter of New York in the seventies. A Story Lately Told is an “evocative” (The New York Times), “magically beautiful” (The Boston Globe) memoir. Huston’s second memoir, Watch Me, will be published in November 2014.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201129Tue, 19 Nov 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201129 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in Ireland, London, and New York Author: Anjelica Huston Narrator: Anjelica Huston Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201129 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in Ireland, London, and New York Author: Anjelica Huston Narrator: Anjelica Huston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Anjelica Huston’s “gorgeously written” (O, The Oprah Magazine) memoir is “an elegant, funny, and frequently haunting reminiscence of the first two decades of her life…A classic” (Vanity Fair). In her first, dazzling memoir, Anjelica Huston shares the story of her deeply unconventional early life—her enchanted childhood in Ireland, living with her glamorous and artistic mother, educated by tutors and nuns, intrepid on a horse. Huston was raised on an Irish estate to which—between movies—her father, director John Huston, brought his array of extraordinary friends, from Carson McCullers and John Steinbeck to Peter O’Toole and Marlon Brando. In London, where she lived with her mother and brother in the early sixties when her parents separated, Huston encountered the Rolling Stones and Fleetwood Mac. She understudied Marianne Faithfull in Hamlet. Seventeen, striking, precocious, but still young and vulnerable, she was devastated when her mother died in a car crash. Months later she moved to New York, fell in love with the much older, brilliant but disturbed photographer, Bob Richardson, and became a model. Living in the Chelsea Hotel, working with Richard Avedon and other photographers, she navigated a volatile relationship and the dynamic cultural epicenter of New York in the seventies. A Story Lately Told is an “evocative” (The New York Times), “magically beautiful” (The Boston Globe) memoir. Huston’s second memoir, Watch Me, will be published in November 2014.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/princesses-behaving-badly-real-stories-from-history-without-the-fairy-tale-endings-by-linda-rodriguez-mcrobbie--65152966https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201995 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings Author: Linda Rodriguez Mcrobbie Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: You think you know her story. You’ve read the Brothers Grimm, you’ve watched the Disney cartoons, you cheered as these virtuous women lived happily ever after. But the lives of real princesses couldn’t be more different. Sure, many were graceful and benevolent leaders—but just as many were ruthless in their quest for power, and all of them had skeletons rattling in their royal closets. Princess Stephanie von Hohenlohe was a Nazi spy. Empress Elizabeth of the Austro-Hungarian empire slept wearing a mask of raw veal. Princess Olga of Kiev murdered thousands of men, and Princess Rani Lakshmibai waged war on the battlefield, charging into combat with her toddler son strapped to her back. Princesses Behaving Badly offers minibiographies of all these princesses and dozens more. It’s a fascinating listen for history buffs, feminists, and anyone seeking a different kind of bedtime story.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201995Tue, 19 Nov 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201995 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings Author: Linda Rodriguez Mcrobbie Narrator: Cassandra Campbell...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201995 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings Author: Linda Rodriguez Mcrobbie Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: You think you know her story. You’ve read the Brothers Grimm, you’ve watched the Disney cartoons, you cheered as these virtuous women lived happily ever after. But the lives of real princesses couldn’t be more different. Sure, many were graceful and benevolent leaders—but just as many were ruthless in their quest for power, and all of them had skeletons rattling in their royal closets. Princess Stephanie von Hohenlohe was a Nazi spy. Empress Elizabeth of the Austro-Hungarian empire slept wearing a mask of raw veal. Princess Olga of Kiev murdered thousands of men, and Princess Rani Lakshmibai waged war on the battlefield, charging into combat with her toddler son strapped to her back. Princesses Behaving Badly offers minibiographies of all these princesses and dozens more. It’s a fascinating listen for history buffs, feminists, and anyone seeking a different kind of bedtime story.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/granny-is-my-wingman-by-kayli-stollak--65153069https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200346 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Granny is My Wingman Author: Kayli Stollak Narrator: Kayli Stollak Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 35 minutes Release date: November 12, 2013 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: At twenty-three, Kayli Stollak, like most starry-eyed twentysomethings, assumed that she and her boyfriend, Charlie, would be together forever. Besides a rockin’ sex life, they shared a passion for motorcycle adventures, hedonistic European music festivals, and wearing matching glittery spandex to the disco. What more could a gal ask for? She envisioned their love burning well into their sixties. And then he dumped her. Heartbroken, Kayli turned to her seventy-five-year-old granny for support. And this ain’t no ordinary granny. Granny Gail is a ball-busting, sh*t-talking, gossipy yenta with an anecdote or piece of unsolicited advice for every situation. Granny didn’t sugarcoat the truth or let Kayli dwell on her failed relationship. No, Granny told her to cut the crap and snap out of it. Why didn’t Kayli give “one of those dating websites” a shot? With her ego on the line, Kayli threw the dare right back at her—if it was so wonderful, why didn’t single Granny join her in the world of cyber romance? Granny Is My Wingman chronicles Kayli’s and Granny’s misadventures in online dating. What ensues is a hilarious tour through the obstacles of modern love: drunken hookups, late-night Facebook stalking, breathy phone calls with geriatric suitors, and the occasional rude dude. While Kayli powers through a marathon of OkCupid dates—the corporate drone married to his BlackBerry, the nail-biting thirty-three-year-old who still lives at home with his mom, the serial online dater—we learn about Granny’s romantic past and the bittersweet affair she carried on, even while married, for more than thirty years. The two women cheer each other on and become even closer as they share their dating exploits, learning that the hunt for happiness is the same whether you’re twenty-five or seventy-five. Fresh, funny, and honest, Granny Is My Wingman is a book for anyone who has ever found love, lost it, and been crazy enough to do it all over again.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200346Tue, 12 Nov 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200346 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Granny is My Wingman Author: Kayli Stollak Narrator: Kayli Stollak Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 35 minutes Release date: November 12,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200346 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Granny is My Wingman Author: Kayli Stollak Narrator: Kayli Stollak Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 35 minutes Release date: November 12, 2013 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: At twenty-three, Kayli Stollak, like most starry-eyed twentysomethings, assumed that she and her boyfriend, Charlie, would be together forever. Besides a rockin’ sex life, they shared a passion for motorcycle adventures, hedonistic European music festivals, and wearing matching glittery spandex to the disco. What more could a gal ask for? She envisioned their love burning well into their sixties. And then he dumped her. Heartbroken, Kayli turned to her seventy-five-year-old granny for support. And this ain’t no ordinary granny. Granny Gail is a ball-busting, sh*t-talking, gossipy yenta with an anecdote or piece of unsolicited advice for every situation. Granny didn’t sugarcoat the truth or let Kayli dwell on her failed relationship. No, Granny told her to cut the crap and snap out of it. Why didn’t Kayli give “one of those dating websites” a shot? With her ego on the line, Kayli threw the dare right back at her—if it was so wonderful, why didn’t single Granny join her in the world of cyber romance? Granny Is My Wingman chronicles Kayli’s and Granny’s misadventures in online dating. What ensues is a hilarious tour through the obstacles of modern love: drunken hookups, late-night Facebook stalking, breathy phone calls with geriatric suitors, and the occasional rude dude. While Kayli powers through a marathon of OkCupid dates—the corporate drone married to his BlackBerry, the nail-biting thirty-three-year-old who still lives at home with his mom, the serial online dater—we learn about Granny’s romantic past and the bittersweet affair she carried on, even while married, for more than thirty years. The two women cheer each other on and become even closer as they share their dating exploits, learning that the hunt for happiness is the same whether you’re twenty-five or seventy-five. Fresh, funny, and honest, Granny Is My Wingman is a book for anyone who has ever found love, lost it, and been crazy enough to do it all over again.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-reason-for-my-hope-salvation-by-billy-graham--65152957https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211213 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Reason For My Hope: Salvation Author: Billy Graham Narrator: Tommy Cresswell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The saving message of the Gospel is the heartbeat of this preacher and evangelist. Millions around the world heard Billy Graham proclaim this unchanging truth. He never forgot the transformation of his own life, when he first said yes to God’s gift of salvation, and he witnessed multitudes turn their hearts to the God of Hope. What is the most hopeful word in History? For Billy Graham, that word is SALVATION. Billy Graham proclaimed God's Gospel with resolve and deep compassion. It is a message he preached for more than seventy years. And in this book you will sense its urgency, filled with hope for the future.  Salvation is what we all long for, when we are lost or in danger or have made a mess of our lives. And salvation belongs to us, when we reach out for the only One who can rescue us—Jesus. The Reason for My Hope: Salvation presents the essence of that transformative message. It is biblical and timeless, and though simple and direct, it is far from easy. There are hard words, prophetic words, directed toward a culture that denies the reality of sin and distracts us from the veracity of Hell. But through its ominous warnings shines a light that cannot be extinguished—a beacon of hope that Jesus came “to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211213Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211213 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Reason For My Hope: Salvation Author: Billy Graham Narrator: Tommy Cresswell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211213 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Reason For My Hope: Salvation Author: Billy Graham Narrator: Tommy Cresswell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The saving message of the Gospel is the heartbeat of this preacher and evangelist. Millions around the world heard Billy Graham proclaim this unchanging truth. He never forgot the transformation of his own life, when he first said yes to God’s gift of salvation, and he witnessed multitudes turn their hearts to the God of Hope. What is the most hopeful word in History? For Billy Graham, that word is SALVATION. Billy Graham proclaimed God's Gospel with resolve and deep compassion. It is a message he preached for more than seventy years. And in this book you will sense its urgency, filled with hope for the future.  Salvation is what we all long for, when we are lost or in danger or have made a mess of our lives. And salvation belongs to us, when we reach out for the only One who can rescue us—Jesus. The Reason for My Hope: Salvation presents the essence of that transformative message. It is biblical and timeless, and though simple and direct, it is far from easy. There are hard words, prophetic words, directed toward a culture that denies the reality of sin and distracts us from the veracity of Hell. But through its ominous warnings shines a light that cannot be extinguished—a beacon of hope that Jesus came “to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-malala-the-girl-who-stood-up-for-education-and-was-shot-by-the-taliban-by-malala-yousafzai--65153000https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198095 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban Author: Malala Yousafzai Narrator: Archie Panjabi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 220 Ratings of Narrator: 4.53 of Total 36 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A MEMOIR BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE As seen on Netflix with David Letterman 'I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday.' When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive. Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she became a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize. I AM MALALA is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons. I AM MALALA will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198095Tue, 08 Oct 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198095 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban Author: Malala Yousafzai Narrator: Archie Panjabi Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198095 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban Author: Malala Yousafzai Narrator: Archie Panjabi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 220 Ratings of Narrator: 4.53 of Total 36 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A MEMOIR BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE As seen on Netflix with David Letterman 'I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday.' When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive. Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she became a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize. I AM MALALA is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons. I AM MALALA will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-house-in-the-sky-a-memoir-by-sara-corbett-amanda-lindhout--65153064https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194990 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A House in the Sky: A Memoir Author: Sara Corbett, Amanda Lindhout Narrator: Amanda Lindhout Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 55 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 26 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling memoir of a woman whose curiosity led her to the world’s most remote places and then into fifteen months of captivity: “Exquisitely told…A young woman’s harrowing coming-of-age story and an extraordinary narrative of forgiveness and spiritual triumph” (The New York Times Book Review). As a child, Amanda Lindhout escaped a violent household by paging through issues of National Geographic and imagining herself visiting its exotic locales. At the age of nineteen, working as a cocktail waitress, she began saving her tips so she could travel the globe. Aspiring to understand the world and live a significant life, she backpacked through Latin America, Laos, Bangladesh, and India, and emboldened by each adventure, went on to Sudan, Syria, and Pakistan. In war-ridden Afghanistan and Iraq she carved out a fledgling career as a television reporter. And then, in August 2008, she traveled to Somalia—“the most dangerous place on earth.” On her fourth day, she was abducted by a group of masked men along a dusty road. Held hostage for 460 days, Amanda survives on memory—every lush detail of the world she experienced in her life before captivity—and on strategy, fortitude, and hope. When she is most desperate, she visits a house in the sky, high above the woman kept in chains, in the dark. Vivid and suspenseful, as artfully written as the finest novel, A House in the Sky is “a searingly unsentimental account. Ultimately it is compassion—for her naïve younger self, for her kidnappers—that becomes the key to Lindhout’s survival” (O, The Oprah Magazine).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194990Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194990 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A House in the Sky: A Memoir Author: Sara Corbett, Amanda Lindhout Narrator: Amanda Lindhout Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 17 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194990 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A House in the Sky: A Memoir Author: Sara Corbett, Amanda Lindhout Narrator: Amanda Lindhout Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 55 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 26 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling memoir of a woman whose curiosity led her to the world’s most remote places and then into fifteen months of captivity: “Exquisitely told…A young woman’s harrowing coming-of-age story and an extraordinary narrative of forgiveness and spiritual triumph” (The New York Times Book Review). As a child, Amanda Lindhout escaped a violent household by paging through issues of National Geographic and imagining herself visiting its exotic locales. At the age of nineteen, working as a cocktail waitress, she began saving her tips so she could travel the globe. Aspiring to understand the world and live a significant life, she backpacked through Latin America, Laos, Bangladesh, and India, and emboldened by each adventure, went on to Sudan, Syria, and Pakistan. In war-ridden Afghanistan and Iraq she carved out a fledgling career as a television reporter. And then, in August 2008, she traveled to Somalia—“the most dangerous place on earth.” On her fourth day, she was abducted by a group of masked men along a dusty road. Held hostage for 460 days, Amanda survives on memory—every lush detail of the world she experienced in her life before captivity—and on strategy, fortitude, and hope. When she is most desperate, she visits a house in the sky, high above the woman kept in chains, in the dark. Vivid and suspenseful, as artfully written as the finest novel, A House in the Sky is “a searingly unsentimental account. Ultimately it is compassion—for her naïve younger self, for her kidnappers—that becomes the key to Lindhout’s survival” (O, The Oprah Magazine).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-witness-wore-red-the-19th-wife-who-brought-polygamous-cult-leaders-to-justice-by-rebecca-musser--65152989https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice Author: Rebecca Musser Narrator: Rebecca Musser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 7 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 12 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: You've watched Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey, the top 5 true-crime docuseries on Netflix. Now discover the revealing memoir of one woman featured in the series who was forced into polygamous marriage and her brave struggle to protect others from the same fate.  Rebecca Musser grew up in fear, concealing her family's polygamous lifestyle from the "dangerous" outside world. Covered head-to-toe in strict, modest clothing, she received a rigorous education at Alta Academy, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' school headed by Warren Jeffs. Always seeking to be an obedient Priesthood girl, in her teens she became the nineteenth wife of her people's prophet: 85-year-old Rulon Jeffs, Warren's father. Finally sickened by the abuse she suffered and saw around her, she pulled off a daring escape and sought to build a new life and family. The church, however, had a way of pulling her back in-and by 2007, Rebecca had no choice but to take the witness stand against the new prophet of the FLDS in order to protect her little sisters and other young girls from being forced to marry at shockingly young ages. The following year, Rebecca and the rest of the world watched as a team of Texas Rangers raided the Yearning for Zion Ranch, a stronghold of the FLDS. Rebecca's subsequent testimony would reveal the horrific secrets taking place behind closed doors of the temple, sending their leaders to prison for years, and Warren Jeffs for life. The Witness Wore Red is a gripping account of one woman's struggle to escape the perverse embrace of religious fanaticism and sexual slavery, and a courageous story of hope and transformation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194969Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice Author: Rebecca Musser Narrator: Rebecca Musser Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice Author: Rebecca Musser Narrator: Rebecca Musser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 7 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 12 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: You've watched Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey, the top 5 true-crime docuseries on Netflix. Now discover the revealing memoir of one woman featured in the series who was forced into polygamous marriage and her brave struggle to protect others from the same fate.  Rebecca Musser grew up in fear, concealing her family's polygamous lifestyle from the "dangerous" outside world. Covered head-to-toe in strict, modest clothing, she received a rigorous education at Alta Academy, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' school headed by Warren Jeffs. Always seeking to be an obedient Priesthood girl, in her teens she became the nineteenth wife of her people's prophet: 85-year-old Rulon Jeffs, Warren's father. Finally sickened by the abuse she suffered and saw around her, she pulled off a daring escape and sought to build a new life and family. The church, however, had a way of pulling her back in-and by 2007, Rebecca had no choice but to take the witness stand against the new prophet of the FLDS in order to protect her little sisters and other young girls from being forced to marry at shockingly young ages. The following year, Rebecca and the rest of the world watched as a team of Texas Rangers raided the Yearning for Zion Ranch, a stronghold of the FLDS. Rebecca's subsequent testimony would reveal the horrific secrets taking place behind closed doors of the temple, sending their leaders to prison for years, and Warren Jeffs for life. The Witness Wore Red is a gripping account of one woman's struggle to escape the perverse embrace of religious fanaticism and sexual slavery, and a courageous story of hope and transformation.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/empty-mansions-the-mysterious-life-of-huguette-clark-and-the-spending-of-a-great-american-fortune-by-bill-dedman-paul-clark-newell--65152988https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune Author: Bill Dedman, Paul Clark Newell Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.1 of Total 52 Ratings of Narrator: 4.88 of Total 16 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Bill Dedman noticed in 2009 a grand home for sale, unoccupied for nearly sixty years, he stumbled through a surprising portal into American history. Empty Mansions is a rich mystery of wealth and loss, connecting the Gilded Age opulence of the nineteenth century with a twenty-first-century battle over a $300 million inheritance. At its heart is a reclusive heiress named Huguette Clark, a woman so secretive that, at the time of her death at age 104, no new photograph of her had been seen in decades. Though she owned palatial homes in California, New York, and Connecticut, why had she lived for twenty years in a simple hospital room, despite being in excellent health? Why were her valuables being sold off? Was she in control of her fortune, or controlled by those managing her money?   Dedman has collaborated with Huguette Clark’s cousin, Paul Clark Newell, Jr., one of the few relatives to have frequent conversations with her. Dedman and Newell tell a fairy tale in reverse: the bright, talented daughter, born into a family of extreme wealth and privilege, who secrets herself away from the outside world.   Huguette was the daughter of self-made copper industrialist W. A. Clark, nearly as rich as Rockefeller in his day, a controversial senator, railroad builder, and founder of Las Vegas. She grew up in the largest house in New York City, a remarkable dwelling with 121 rooms for a family of four. She owned paintings by Degas and Renoir, a world-renowned Stradivarius violin, a vast collection of antique dolls. But wanting more than treasures, she devoted her wealth to buying gifts for friends and strangers alike, to quietly pursuing her own work as an artist, and to guarding the privacy she valued above all else.   The Clark family story spans nearly all of American history in three generations, from a log cabin in Pennsylvania to mining camps in the Montana gold rush, from backdoor politics in Washington to a distress call from an elegant Fifth Avenue apartment. The same Huguette who was touched by the terror attacks of 9/11 held a ticket nine decades earlier for a first-class stateroom on the second voyage of the Titanic.   Empty Mansions reveals a complex portrait of the mysterious Huguette and her intimate circle. We meet her extravagant father, her publicity-shy mother, her star-crossed sister, her French boyfriend, her nurse who received more than $30 million in gifts, and the relatives fighting to inherit Huguette’s copper fortune. Richly illustrated with more than seventy photographs, Empty Mansions is an enthralling story of an eccentric of the highest order, a last jewel of the Gilded Age who lived life on her own terms. The audiobook edition includes bonus audio featuring phone calls between Paul Clark Newell, Jr. and Huguette Clark—believed to be the only known recording of her voice. Praise for Empty Mansions   “An exhaustively researched, well-written account . . . a blood-boiling expose [that] will make you angry and will make you sad.”—The Seattle Times   “An evocative and rollicking read, part social history, part hothouse mystery, part grand guignol.”—The Daily Beast   “A childlike, self-exiled eccentric, [Huguette Clark] is the sort of of subject susceptible to a biography of broad strokes, which makes Empty Mansions, the first full-length account of her life, impressive for its delicacy and depth.”—Town & Country   “A spellbinding mystery.”—Booklist]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196832Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune Author: Bill Dedman, Paul Clark Newell Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune Author: Bill Dedman, Paul Clark Newell Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.1 of Total 52 Ratings of Narrator: 4.88 of Total 16 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Bill Dedman noticed in 2009 a grand home for sale, unoccupied for nearly sixty years, he stumbled through a surprising portal into American history. Empty Mansions is a rich mystery of wealth and loss, connecting the Gilded Age opulence of the nineteenth century with a twenty-first-century battle over a $300 million inheritance. At its heart is a reclusive heiress named Huguette Clark, a woman so secretive that, at the time of her death at age 104, no new photograph of her had been seen in decades. Though she owned palatial homes in California, New York, and Connecticut, why had she lived for twenty years in a simple hospital room, despite being in excellent health? Why were her valuables being sold off? Was she in control of her fortune, or controlled by those managing her money?   Dedman has collaborated with Huguette Clark’s cousin, Paul Clark Newell, Jr., one of the few relatives to have frequent conversations with her. Dedman and Newell tell a fairy tale in reverse: the bright, talented daughter, born into a family of extreme wealth and privilege, who secrets herself away from the outside world.   Huguette was the daughter of self-made copper industrialist W. A. Clark, nearly as rich as Rockefeller in his day, a controversial senator, railroad builder, and founder of Las Vegas. She grew up in the largest house in New York City, a remarkable dwelling with 121 rooms for a family of four. She owned paintings by Degas and Renoir, a world-renowned Stradivarius violin, a vast collection of antique dolls. But wanting more than treasures, she devoted her wealth to buying gifts for friends and strangers alike, to quietly pursuing her own work as an artist, and to guarding the privacy she valued above all else.   The Clark family story spans nearly all of American history in three generations, from a log cabin in Pennsylvania to mining camps in the Montana gold rush, from backdoor politics in Washington to a distress call from an elegant Fifth Avenue apartment. The same Huguette who was touched by the terror attacks of 9/11 held a ticket nine decades earlier for a first-class stateroom on the second voyage of the Titanic.   Empty Mansions reveals a complex portrait of the mysterious Huguette and her intimate circle. We meet her extravagant father, her publicity-shy mother, her star-crossed sister, her French boyfriend, her nurse who received more than $30 million in gifts, and the relatives fighting to inherit Huguette’s copper fortune. Richly illustrated with more than seventy photographs, Empty Mansions is an enthralling story of an eccentric of the highest order, a last jewel of the Gilded Age who lived life on her own terms. The audiobook edition includes bonus audio featuring phone calls between Paul Clark Newell, Jr. and Huguette Clark—believed to be the only known recording of her voice. Praise for Empty Mansions   “An exhaustively researched, well-written account . . . a blood-boiling expose [that] will make you angry and will make you sad.”—The Seattle Times   “An evocative and rollicking read, part social history, part hothouse mystery, part grand guignol.”—The Daily Beast   “A childlike, self-exiled eccentric, [Huguette Clark] is the sort of of subject susceptible to a biography of broad strokes, which makes Empty Mansions, the first full-length account of her life, impressive for its delicacy and depth.”—Town...]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/outside-passage-a-memoir-of-an-alaskan-childhood-by-julia-scully--65153059https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196867 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Outside Passage: A Memoir of an Alaskan Childhood Author: Julia Scully Narrator: Celeste Lawson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When Julia Scully was seven years old, her father committed suicide, and she and her sister were sent to an orphanage. Julia sought comfort in the rituals of the orphanage—learning to knit, roller-skating after dinner, listening to One Man's Family on the radio—and tried to adapt. But two years later, emotionally damaged by the isolation and brutality of the orphanage, the girls followed their mother to the near-wilderness of the gold-mining territory north of Nome, Alaska, where she had leased a roadhouse in the tiny settlement of Taylor. Julia had no idea what to expect when she arrived, but to her surprise she found a healing power in the stark beauty of the vast tundra—the summer wildflowers and berries, the reindeer, foxes, and wolves. Later she reveled in the boisterous, chaotic boomtown atmosphere that prevailed when thousands of American troops descended on Nome at the outbreak of World War II. A lyrical and affecting memoir of those years, Outside Passage is simultaneously an emotional account of a young girl's first steps into adulthood and a unique portrait of a vanished frontier life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196867Sun, 01 Sep 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196867 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Outside Passage: A Memoir of an Alaskan Childhood Author: Julia Scully Narrator: Celeste Lawson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196867 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Outside Passage: A Memoir of an Alaskan Childhood Author: Julia Scully Narrator: Celeste Lawson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When Julia Scully was seven years old, her father committed suicide, and she and her sister were sent to an orphanage. Julia sought comfort in the rituals of the orphanage—learning to knit, roller-skating after dinner, listening to One Man's Family on the radio—and tried to adapt. But two years later, emotionally damaged by the isolation and brutality of the orphanage, the girls followed their mother to the near-wilderness of the gold-mining territory north of Nome, Alaska, where she had leased a roadhouse in the tiny settlement of Taylor. Julia had no idea what to expect when she arrived, but to her surprise she found a healing power in the stark beauty of the vast tundra—the summer wildflowers and berries, the reindeer, foxes, and wolves. Later she reveled in the boisterous, chaotic boomtown atmosphere that prevailed when thousands of American troops descended on Nome at the outbreak of World War II. A lyrical and affecting memoir of those years, Outside Passage is simultaneously an emotional account of a young girl's first steps into adulthood and a unique portrait of a vanished frontier life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/homeless-at-harvard-finding-faith-and-friendship-on-the-streets-of-harvard-square-by-john-christopher-frame--65153043https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194011 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Homeless at Harvard: Finding Faith and Friendship on the Streets of Harvard Square Author: John Christopher Frame Narrator: Jd Cullum Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 53 minutes Release date: August 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Harvard Square is at the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is the business district around Harvard University. It’s a place of history, culture, and some of the most momentous events of the nation. But it’s also a gathering place for some of the city’s homeless. What is life like for the homeless in Harvard Square? Do they have anything to tell people about life? And God? That’s what Harvard student John Frame discovered and shares in Homeless at Harvard. While taking his final course at Harvard, John Frame stepped outside the walls of academia and onto the streets, pursuing a different kind of education with his homeless friends. What he found—in the way of community and how people understand themselves may surprise you. In this unique book, each of these urban pioneers shares his own story, providing insider perspectives of life as homeless people see it. This heartwarming page-turner shows how John learned with, from, and about his homeless friends—who together tell an unforgettable story—helping readers’ better understand problems outside themselves and that they’re more similar to those on the streets than they may have believed.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194011Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194011 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Homeless at Harvard: Finding Faith and Friendship on the Streets of Harvard Square Author: John Christopher Frame Narrator: Jd Cullum Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194011 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Homeless at Harvard: Finding Faith and Friendship on the Streets of Harvard Square Author: John Christopher Frame Narrator: Jd Cullum Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 53 minutes Release date: August 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Harvard Square is at the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is the business district around Harvard University. It’s a place of history, culture, and some of the most momentous events of the nation. But it’s also a gathering place for some of the city’s homeless. What is life like for the homeless in Harvard Square? Do they have anything to tell people about life? And God? That’s what Harvard student John Frame discovered and shares in Homeless at Harvard. While taking his final course at Harvard, John Frame stepped outside the walls of academia and onto the streets, pursuing a different kind of education with his homeless friends. What he found—in the way of community and how people understand themselves may surprise you. In this unique book, each of these urban pioneers shares his own story, providing insider perspectives of life as homeless people see it. This heartwarming page-turner shows how John learned with, from, and about his homeless friends—who together tell an unforgettable story—helping readers’ better understand problems outside themselves and that they’re more similar to those on the streets than they may have believed.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-walk-through-the-dark-how-my-husband-s-90-minutes-in-heaven-deepened-my-faith-for-a-lifetime-by-cecil-murphey-eva-piper--65153037https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Walk Through the Dark: How My Husband's 90 Minutes in Heaven Deepened My Faith for a Lifetime Author: Cecil Murphey, Eva Piper Narrator: Eva Piper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 38 minutes Release date: August 20, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: One day Eva Piper was an elementary school teacher, the mother of three, the beloved wife of a strong, protective husband. The next day she stood at the bedside of a broken man who could do nothing but moan in agony and turn his head away from her. Later she would learn that he had died and actually experienced heaven before being prayed back to life—a true miracle. Don Piper’s testimony, told in the New York Times bestseller 90 Minutes in Heaven, would one day bring hope to thousands. But all that was in the future. Despite family and friends who kept vigil with her, Eva Piper found herself essentially alone. Walking in the dark. And she had always hated the dark. Though it parallels that of her husband, Eva Piper’s account is quite different from his. It takes readers not to heavenly places but through a very earthly maze of hospital corridors, insurance forms, tiring commutes from home to workplace and hospital, and lonely hours of waiting and worrying. This is the story of a woman learning, step by darkened step, to go places she never thought she could go and growing into a person she never thought she could be. Packed with hard-earned wisdom about what it means to be a caregiver, to open yourself to the care of others, and to rest in God’s provision, this bookprovides a dependable source of light to help you walk through the dark.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208925Tue, 20 Aug 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Walk Through the Dark: How My Husband's 90 Minutes in Heaven Deepened My Faith for a Lifetime Author: Cecil Murphey, Eva Piper Narrator: Eva Piper...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Walk Through the Dark: How My Husband's 90 Minutes in Heaven Deepened My Faith for a Lifetime Author: Cecil Murphey, Eva Piper Narrator: Eva Piper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 38 minutes Release date: August 20, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: One day Eva Piper was an elementary school teacher, the mother of three, the beloved wife of a strong, protective husband. The next day she stood at the bedside of a broken man who could do nothing but moan in agony and turn his head away from her. Later she would learn that he had died and actually experienced heaven before being prayed back to life—a true miracle. Don Piper’s testimony, told in the New York Times bestseller 90 Minutes in Heaven, would one day bring hope to thousands. But all that was in the future. Despite family and friends who kept vigil with her, Eva Piper found herself essentially alone. Walking in the dark. And she had always hated the dark. Though it parallels that of her husband, Eva Piper’s account is quite different from his. It takes readers not to heavenly places but through a very earthly maze of hospital corridors, insurance forms, tiring commutes from home to workplace and hospital, and lonely hours of waiting and worrying. This is the story of a woman learning, step by darkened step, to go places she never thought she could go and growing into a person she never thought she could be. Packed with hard-earned wisdom about what it means to be a caregiver, to open yourself to the care of others, and to rest in God’s provision, this bookprovides a dependable source of light to help you walk through the dark.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shocked-my-mother-schiaparelli-and-me-by-patricia-volk--65153068https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shocked: My Mother, Schiaparelli, and Me Author: Patricia Volk Narrator: Patricia Volk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 31 minutes Release date: August 1, 2013 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From the acclaimed author of Stuffed comes an intimate memoir, written with charm and panache, that juxtaposes two fascinating lives—the iconoclastic designer Elsa Schiaparelli and the author's own mother—to explore how a girl fashions herself into a woman. Audrey Morgen Volk, an upper-middle-class New Yorker, was a great beauty and the polished hostess at her family's garment district restaurant. Elsa Schiaparelli—'Schiap'—the haute couture designer whose creations shocked the world, blurred the line between fashion and art, and believed that everything, even a button, has the potential to delight. Audrey's daughter Patricia read Schiap's autobiography, Shocking Life, at a tender age, and was transformed by it. These two women—volatile, opinionated, and brilliant each in her own way—offered Patricia contrasting lessons about womanhood and personal style that allowed her to plot her own course. Moving seamlessly between the Volks' Manhattan and Florida milieu and Schiap's life in Rome and Paris (among friends such as Dal├¡, Duchamp, and Picasso), Shocked weaves Audrey's traditional notions of domesticity with Schiaparelli's often outrageous ideas into a marvel-filled meditation on beauty and on being a daughter, sister, and mother, while demonstrating how a single book can change a life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194276Thu, 01 Aug 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shocked: My Mother, Schiaparelli, and Me Author: Patricia Volk Narrator: Patricia Volk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 31 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shocked: My Mother, Schiaparelli, and Me Author: Patricia Volk Narrator: Patricia Volk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 31 minutes Release date: August 1, 2013 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From the acclaimed author of Stuffed comes an intimate memoir, written with charm and panache, that juxtaposes two fascinating lives—the iconoclastic designer Elsa Schiaparelli and the author's own mother—to explore how a girl fashions herself into a woman. Audrey Morgen Volk, an upper-middle-class New Yorker, was a great beauty and the polished hostess at her family's garment district restaurant. Elsa Schiaparelli—'Schiap'—the haute couture designer whose creations shocked the world, blurred the line between fashion and art, and believed that everything, even a button, has the potential to delight. Audrey's daughter Patricia read Schiap's autobiography, Shocking Life, at a tender age, and was transformed by it. These two women—volatile, opinionated, and brilliant each in her own way—offered Patricia contrasting lessons about womanhood and personal style that allowed her to plot her own course. Moving seamlessly between the Volks' Manhattan and Florida milieu and Schiap's life in Rome and Paris (among friends such as Dal├¡, Duchamp, and Picasso), Shocked weaves Audrey's traditional notions of domesticity with Schiaparelli's often outrageous ideas into a marvel-filled meditation on beauty and on being a daughter, sister, and mother, while demonstrating how a single book can change a life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-m-no-angel-from-victoria-s-secret-model-to-role-model-by-kylie-bisutti--65153055https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/181919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I’m No Angel: From Victoria’s Secret Model to Role Model Author: Kylie Bisutti Narrator: Amy Rubinate Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4 minutes Release date: July 1, 2013 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In December 2011, twenty-one-year-old Victoria's Secret model Kylie Bisutti stunned the fashion industry when she chose faith over fame and fortune and made the switch from supermodel to role model. In I'm No Angel, Kylie shares her story—from her early years struggling to make it big in the cut-throat world of modeling, her big break winning the Victoria's Secret Runway Angel competition, and the disillusionment and spiritual warfare that followed, to the moment she realized she could no longer reconcile her career with her Christian beliefs, surrendered her life to God, said goodbye to the runway, and dedicated her life to preaching a message of modesty and inner beauty. Along the way Kylie talks about her personal struggles with inadequacy, low self-esteem, and her near-constant quest for approval in a world where you can never be thin enough, pretty enough, or sexy enough. She helps listeners understand that true beauty lies within and that real fulfillment comes from knowing, loving, and serving Christ.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/181919Mon, 01 Jul 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/181919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I’m No Angel: From Victoria’s Secret Model to Role Model Author: Kylie Bisutti Narrator: Amy Rubinate Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/181919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I’m No Angel: From Victoria’s Secret Model to Role Model Author: Kylie Bisutti Narrator: Amy Rubinate Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4 minutes Release date: July 1, 2013 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In December 2011, twenty-one-year-old Victoria's Secret model Kylie Bisutti stunned the fashion industry when she chose faith over fame and fortune and made the switch from supermodel to role model. In I'm No Angel, Kylie shares her story—from her early years struggling to make it big in the cut-throat world of modeling, her big break winning the Victoria's Secret Runway Angel competition, and the disillusionment and spiritual warfare that followed, to the moment she realized she could no longer reconcile her career with her Christian beliefs, surrendered her life to God, said goodbye to the runway, and dedicated her life to preaching a message of modesty and inner beauty. Along the way Kylie talks about her personal struggles with inadequacy, low self-esteem, and her near-constant quest for approval in a world where you can never be thin enough, pretty enough, or sexy enough. She helps listeners understand that true beauty lies within and that real fulfillment comes from knowing, loving, and serving Christ.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronaut-wives-club-a-true-story-by-lily-koppel--65153056https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176032 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story Author: Lily Koppel Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.89 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 5 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Discover the true story of the women who stood beside some of the greatest heroes of American space travel in this New York Times bestseller that delivers 'a truly great snapshot of the times' (Publishers Weekly) that inspired a limited TV series on ABC! As America's Mercury Seven astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, television cameras focused on the brave smiles of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty. They had tea with Jackie Kennedy, appeared on the cover of Life magazine, and quickly grew into fashion icons. Annie Glenn, with her picture-perfect marriage, was the envy of the other wives; JFK made it clear that platinum-blonde Rene Carpenter was his favorite; and licensed pilot Trudy Cooper arrived with a secret that needed to stay hidden from NASA. Together with the other wives they formed the Astronaut Wives Club, providing one another with support and friendship, coffee and cocktails. As their celebrity rose--and as divorce and tragedy began to touch their lives--the wives continued to rally together, forming bonds that would withstand the test of time, and they have stayed friends for over half a century.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176032Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176032 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story Author: Lily Koppel Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176032 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story Author: Lily Koppel Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.89 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 5 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Discover the true story of the women who stood beside some of the greatest heroes of American space travel in this New York Times bestseller that delivers 'a truly great snapshot of the times' (Publishers Weekly) that inspired a limited TV series on ABC! As America's Mercury Seven astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, television cameras focused on the brave smiles of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty. They had tea with Jackie Kennedy, appeared on the cover of Life magazine, and quickly grew into fashion icons. Annie Glenn, with her picture-perfect marriage, was the envy of the other wives; JFK made it clear that platinum-blonde Rene Carpenter was his favorite; and licensed pilot Trudy Cooper arrived with a secret that needed to stay hidden from NASA. Together with the other wives they formed the Astronaut Wives Club, providing one another with support and friendship, coffee and cocktails. As their celebrity rose--and as divorce and tragedy began to touch their lives--the wives continued to rally together, forming bonds that would withstand the test of time, and they have stayed friends for over half a century.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bootstrapper-from-broke-to-badass-on-a-northern-michigan-farm-by-mardi-jo-link--65152991https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177743 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bootstrapper: From Broke to Badass on a Northern Michigan Farm Author: Mardi Jo Link Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 15 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Poignant, irreverent, and hilarious: a memoir about survival and self-discovery, by an indomitable woman who never loses sight of what matters most.  It’s the summer of 2005, and Mardi Jo Link’s dream of living the simple life has unraveled into debt, heartbreak, and perpetually ragged cuticles. She and her husband of nineteen years have just called it quits, leaving her with serious cash-flow problems and a looming divorce. More broke than ever, Link makes a seemingly impossible resolution: to hang on to her century-old farmhouse in northern Michigan and continue to raise her three boys on well water and wood chopping and dirt. Armed with an unfailing sense of humor and three resolute accomplices, Link confronts blizzards and foxes, learns about Zen divorce and the best way to butcher a hog, dominates a zucchini-growing contest and wins a year’s supply of local bread, masters the art of bargain cooking, wrangles rampaging poultry, and withstands any blow to her pride in order to preserve the life she wants. With an infectious optimism that would put Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm to shame and a deep appreciation of the natural world, Link tells the story of how, over the course of one long year, she holds on to her sons, saves the farm from foreclosure, and finds her way back to a life of richness and meaning on the land she loves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177743Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177743 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bootstrapper: From Broke to Badass on a Northern Michigan Farm Author: Mardi Jo Link Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177743 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bootstrapper: From Broke to Badass on a Northern Michigan Farm Author: Mardi Jo Link Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 15 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Poignant, irreverent, and hilarious: a memoir about survival and self-discovery, by an indomitable woman who never loses sight of what matters most.  It’s the summer of 2005, and Mardi Jo Link’s dream of living the simple life has unraveled into debt, heartbreak, and perpetually ragged cuticles. She and her husband of nineteen years have just called it quits, leaving her with serious cash-flow problems and a looming divorce. More broke than ever, Link makes a seemingly impossible resolution: to hang on to her century-old farmhouse in northern Michigan and continue to raise her three boys on well water and wood chopping and dirt. Armed with an unfailing sense of humor and three resolute accomplices, Link confronts blizzards and foxes, learns about Zen divorce and the best way to butcher a hog, dominates a zucchini-growing contest and wins a year’s supply of local bread, masters the art of bargain cooking, wrangles rampaging poultry, and withstands any blow to her pride in order to preserve the life she wants. With an infectious optimism that would put Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm to shame and a deep appreciation of the natural world, Link tells the story of how, over the course of one long year, she holds on to her sons, saves the farm from foreclosure, and finds her way back to a life of richness and meaning on the land she loves.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tao-of-martha-my-year-of-living-or-why-i-m-never-getting-all-that-glitter-off-of-the-dog-by-jen-lancaster--65153065https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200447 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tao of Martha: My Year of LIVING; Or, Why I'm Never Getting All That Glitter Off of the Dog Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jen Lancaster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: One would think that with Jen Lancaster’s impressive list of bestselling self-improvement memoirs—Bitter Is the New Black; Bright Lights, Big Ass; Such a Pretty Fat; Pretty in Plaid; My Fair Lazy; and Jeneration X—that she would have it all together by now. One would be wrong. Jen’s still a little rough around the edges. Suffice it to say, she’s no Martha Stewart. And that is exactly why Jen is going to Martha up and live her life according to the advice of America’s overachieving older sister—the woman who turns lemons into lavender-infused lemonade. By immersing herself in Martha’s media empire, Jen will embark on a yearlong quest to take herself, her house, her husband (and maybe even her pets) to the next level—from closet organization to craft making, from party planning to kitchen prep. Maybe Jen can go four days without giving herself food poisoning if she follows Martha’s dictates on proper storage....Maybe she can grow closer to her girlfriends by taking up their boring-ass hobbies like knitting and sewing.…Maybe she can finally rid her workout clothes of meatball stains by using Martha’s laundry tips.… Maybe she can create a more meaningful anniversary celebration than just getting drunk in the pool with her husband....again. And maybe, just maybe, she’ll discover that the key to happiness does, in fact, lie in Martha’s perfectly arranged cupboards and artfully displayed charcuterie platters. Or maybe not.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200447Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200447 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tao of Martha: My Year of LIVING; Or, Why I'm Never Getting All That Glitter Off of the Dog Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jen Lancaster Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200447 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tao of Martha: My Year of LIVING; Or, Why I'm Never Getting All That Glitter Off of the Dog Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jen Lancaster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: One would think that with Jen Lancaster’s impressive list of bestselling self-improvement memoirs—Bitter Is the New Black; Bright Lights, Big Ass; Such a Pretty Fat; Pretty in Plaid; My Fair Lazy; and Jeneration X—that she would have it all together by now. One would be wrong. Jen’s still a little rough around the edges. Suffice it to say, she’s no Martha Stewart. And that is exactly why Jen is going to Martha up and live her life according to the advice of America’s overachieving older sister—the woman who turns lemons into lavender-infused lemonade. By immersing herself in Martha’s media empire, Jen will embark on a yearlong quest to take herself, her house, her husband (and maybe even her pets) to the next level—from closet organization to craft making, from party planning to kitchen prep. Maybe Jen can go four days without giving herself food poisoning if she follows Martha’s dictates on proper storage....Maybe she can grow closer to her girlfriends by taking up their boring-ass hobbies like knitting and sewing.…Maybe she can finally rid her workout clothes of meatball stains by using Martha’s laundry tips.… Maybe she can create a more meaningful anniversary celebration than just getting drunk in the pool with her husband....again. And maybe, just maybe, she’ll discover that the key to happiness does, in fact, lie in Martha’s perfectly arranged cupboards and artfully displayed charcuterie platters. Or maybe not.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/impossible-odds-the-kidnapping-of-jessica-buchanan-and-her-dramatic-rescue-by-seal-team-six-by-anthony-flacco-erik-landemalm-jessica-buch--65153053https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177756 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six Author: Anthony Flacco, Erik Landemalm, Jessica Buchanan Narrator: Anthony Flacco, Candace Thaxton, George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.73 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A harrowing and heartwrenching memoir of humanitarian aid worker Jessica Buchanan’s kidnapping by Somali land pirates, her three months in captivity, her rescue by the Navy SEALs, and her husband’s extraordinary efforts to help bring her home. In 2006, twenty-seven-year-old Jessica Buchanan arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, with a teaching degree and long-held dreams of helping to educate African children. By 2009, she had met and married the man of her dreams, a native Swede named Erik Landemalm, who worked to coordinate humanitarian aid with local authorities in Africa. With dreams of starting a family, they moved from Nairobi to Somalia, and their future couldn’t have been brighter… But on October 25, 2011, Jessica and a male colleague were kidnapped at gunpoint and held for ransom by an organized band of Somali land pirates. For the next three months, Jessica was terrorized by more than two dozen gangsters. She was held outdoors in filthy conditions and kept on a starvation diet while her health steadily deteriorated. Negotiations for ransom dragged on, and as the ordeal stretched into its third month, the captors grew increasingly impatient. Every terrifying moment Jessica spent suffering in captivity was matched by that of her adoring husband working behind the scenes to deal with her captors. Finally, on January 25, 2012, President Barack Obama ordered a rescue operation by a team of twenty-four Navy SEALs. The team killed all nine kidnappers, with no harm to the hostages, who were quickly airlifted out on a military rescue helicopter. In riveting detail, Impossible Odds details Jessica and Erik’s mutual journey during those torturous months. Together they relate the events prior to the kidnapping, the drama of Jessica’s fight to stay alive, and Erik’s efforts to bolster and support the hunt for her while he acted as liaison between their two families, the FBI, professional hostage negotiators, and the United States government.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177756Tue, 14 May 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177756 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six Author: Anthony Flacco, Erik Landemalm, Jessica Buchanan...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177756 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six Author: Anthony Flacco, Erik Landemalm, Jessica Buchanan Narrator: Anthony Flacco, Candace Thaxton, George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.73 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A harrowing and heartwrenching memoir of humanitarian aid worker Jessica Buchanan’s kidnapping by Somali land pirates, her three months in captivity, her rescue by the Navy SEALs, and her husband’s extraordinary efforts to help bring her home. In 2006, twenty-seven-year-old Jessica Buchanan arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, with a teaching degree and long-held dreams of helping to educate African children. By 2009, she had met and married the man of her dreams, a native Swede named Erik Landemalm, who worked to coordinate humanitarian aid with local authorities in Africa. With dreams of starting a family, they moved from Nairobi to Somalia, and their future couldn’t have been brighter… But on October 25, 2011, Jessica and a male colleague were kidnapped at gunpoint and held for ransom by an organized band of Somali land pirates. For the next three months, Jessica was terrorized by more than two dozen gangsters. She was held outdoors in filthy conditions and kept on a starvation diet while her health steadily deteriorated. Negotiations for ransom dragged on, and as the ordeal stretched into its third month, the captors grew increasingly impatient. Every terrifying moment Jessica spent suffering in captivity was matched by that of her adoring husband working behind the scenes to deal with her captors. Finally, on January 25, 2012, President Barack Obama ordered a rescue operation by a team of twenty-four Navy SEALs. The team killed all nine kidnappers, with no harm to the hostages, who were quickly airlifted out on a military rescue helicopter. In riveting detail, Impossible Odds details Jessica and Erik’s mutual journey during those torturous months. Together they relate the events prior to the kidnapping, the drama of Jessica’s fight to stay alive, and Erik’s efforts to bolster and support the hunt for her while he acted as liaison between their two families, the FBI, professional hostage negotiators, and the United States government.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-the-body-of-the-world-a-memoir-of-cancer-and-connection-by-eve-ensler--65153074https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177619 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Body of the World: A Memoir of Cancer and Connection Author: Eve Ensler Narrator: Eve Ensler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 16 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling author of The Vagina Monologues and one of Newsweek's 150 Women Who Changed the World, a visionary memoir of separation and connection—to the body, the self, and the world Playwright, author, and activist Eve Ensler has devoted her life to the female body—how to talk about it, how to protect and value it. Yet she spent much of her life disassociated from her own body—a disconnection brought on by her father's sexual abuse and her mother's remoteness. 'Because I did not, could not inhabit my body or the Earth,' she writes, 'I could not feel or know their pain.' But Ensler is shocked out of her distance. While working in the Congo, she is shattered to encounter the horrific rape and violence inflicted on the women there. Soon after, she is diagnosed with uterine cancer, and through months of harrowing treatment, she is forced to become first and foremost a body—pricked, punctured, cut, scanned. It is then that all distance is erased. As she connects her own illness to the devastation of the earth, her life force to the resilience of humanity, she is finally, fully—and gratefully—joined to the body of the world. Unflinching and inspiring, Ensler's In the Body of the World calls on us all to embody our connection to and responsibility for the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177619Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177619 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Body of the World: A Memoir of Cancer and Connection Author: Eve Ensler Narrator: Eve Ensler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 16...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177619 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Body of the World: A Memoir of Cancer and Connection Author: Eve Ensler Narrator: Eve Ensler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 16 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling author of The Vagina Monologues and one of Newsweek's 150 Women Who Changed the World, a visionary memoir of separation and connection—to the body, the self, and the world Playwright, author, and activist Eve Ensler has devoted her life to the female body—how to talk about it, how to protect and value it. Yet she spent much of her life disassociated from her own body—a disconnection brought on by her father's sexual abuse and her mother's remoteness. 'Because I did not, could not inhabit my body or the Earth,' she writes, 'I could not feel or know their pain.' But Ensler is shocked out of her distance. While working in the Congo, she is shattered to encounter the horrific rape and violence inflicted on the women there. Soon after, she is diagnosed with uterine cancer, and through months of harrowing treatment, she is forced to become first and foremost a body—pricked, punctured, cut, scanned. It is then that all distance is erased. As she connects her own illness to the devastation of the earth, her life force to the resilience of humanity, she is finally, fully—and gratefully—joined to the body of the world. Unflinching and inspiring, Ensler's In the Body of the World calls on us all to embody our connection to and responsibility for the world.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/country-girl-a-memoir-by-edna-o-brien--65153073https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173676 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Country Girl: A Memoir Author: Edna O'Brien Narrator: Edna O'Brien Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Country Girl is Edna O'Brien's exquisite account of her dashing, barrier-busting, up-and-down life.'-National Public Radio When Edna O'Brien's first novel, The Country Girls, was published in 1960, it so scandalized the O'Briens' local parish that the book was burned by its priest. O'Brien was undeterred and has since created a body of work that bears comparison with the best writing of the twentieth century. Country Girl brings us face-to-face with a life of high drama and contemplation. Starting with O'Brien's birth in a grand but deteriorating house in Ireland, her story moves through convent school to elopement, divorce, single-motherhood, the wild parties of the '60s in London, and encounters with Hollywood giants, pop stars, and literary titans. There is love and unrequited love, and the glamour of trips to America as a celebrated writer and the guest of Jackie Onassis and Hillary Clinton. Country Girl is a rich and heady accounting of the events, people, emotions, and landscape that have imprinted upon and enhanced one lifetime.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173676Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173676 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Country Girl: A Memoir Author: Edna O'Brien Narrator: Edna O'Brien Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 30,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173676 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Country Girl: A Memoir Author: Edna O'Brien Narrator: Edna O'Brien Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: 'Country Girl is Edna O'Brien's exquisite account of her dashing, barrier-busting, up-and-down life.'-National Public Radio When Edna O'Brien's first novel, The Country Girls, was published in 1960, it so scandalized the O'Briens' local parish that the book was burned by its priest. O'Brien was undeterred and has since created a body of work that bears comparison with the best writing of the twentieth century. Country Girl brings us face-to-face with a life of high drama and contemplation. Starting with O'Brien's birth in a grand but deteriorating house in Ireland, her story moves through convent school to elopement, divorce, single-motherhood, the wild parties of the '60s in London, and encounters with Hollywood giants, pop stars, and literary titans. There is love and unrequited love, and the glamour of trips to America as a celebrated writer and the guest of Jackie Onassis and Hillary Clinton. Country Girl is a rich and heady accounting of the events, people, emotions, and landscape that have imprinted upon and enhanced one lifetime.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/waiting-to-be-heard-a-memoir-by-amanda-knox--65153062https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175222 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Waiting to be Heard: A Memoir Author: Amanda Knox Narrator: Amanda Knox Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.39 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Amanda Knox spent four years in a foreign prison for a crime she did not commit, as seen in the Netflix documentary Amanda Knox. In the fall of 2007, the 20-year-old college coed left Seattle to study abroad in Italy, but her life was shattered when her roommate was murdered in their apartment. After a controversial trial, Amanda was convicted and imprisoned. But in 2011, an appeals court overturned the decision and vacated the murder charge. Free at last, she returned home to the U.S., where she has remained silent, until now. Filled with details first recorded in the journals Knox kept while in Italy, Waiting to Be Heard is a remarkable story of innocence, resilience, and courage, and of one young woman’s hard-fought battle to overcome injustice and win the freedom she deserved. With intelligence, grace, and candor, Amanda Knox tells the full story of her harrowing ordeal in Italy—a labyrinthine nightmare of crime and punishment, innocence and vindication—and of the unwavering support of family and friends who tirelessly worked to help her win her freedom. Waiting to Be Heard includes 24 pages of color photographs.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175222Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175222 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Waiting to be Heard: A Memoir Author: Amanda Knox Narrator: Amanda Knox Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 32 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175222 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Waiting to be Heard: A Memoir Author: Amanda Knox Narrator: Amanda Knox Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.39 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Amanda Knox spent four years in a foreign prison for a crime she did not commit, as seen in the Netflix documentary Amanda Knox. In the fall of 2007, the 20-year-old college coed left Seattle to study abroad in Italy, but her life was shattered when her roommate was murdered in their apartment. After a controversial trial, Amanda was convicted and imprisoned. But in 2011, an appeals court overturned the decision and vacated the murder charge. Free at last, she returned home to the U.S., where she has remained silent, until now. Filled with details first recorded in the journals Knox kept while in Italy, Waiting to Be Heard is a remarkable story of innocence, resilience, and courage, and of one young woman’s hard-fought battle to overcome injustice and win the freedom she deserved. With intelligence, grace, and candor, Amanda Knox tells the full story of her harrowing ordeal in Italy—a labyrinthine nightmare of crime and punishment, innocence and vindication—and of the unwavering support of family and friends who tirelessly worked to help her win her freedom. Waiting to Be Heard includes 24 pages of color photographs.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jenni-rivera-the-incredible-story-of-a-warrior-butterfly-by-leila-cobo--65152983https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200398 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jenni Rivera: The Incredible Story of a Warrior Butterfly Author: Leila Cobo Narrator: Alma Cuervo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 1 minute Release date: April 24, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: LIKE A BLAZING SHOOTING STAR, JENNI RIVERA LIT UP THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, YET THE SKY SWEPT HER AWAY BEFORE HER TIME Jenni Rivera: The Incredible Life of a Warrior Butterfly:    •  Full color photos     •  The complete discography of Jenni Rivera    •  Billboard lists of sales rankings of Jenni's songs    •  Exclusive interviews     •  A complete, entertaining, and objective biography    •  Written by one of the country’s leading experts in Latin music  Jenni Rivera was the top-selling artist within the Regional Mexican music genre. With a weekly radio show, her own reality show, a makeup and clothing line, and her own foundation, she was at the height of her career and life. Everything she had conquered, with blood, sweat, tears, and smiles, hap¬pened, as she said, with God leading her by the hand. However her life, her dreams, and the joy she shared with so many came to a tragic end just before dawn on December 9, 2012. In Jenni Rivera: The Incredible Story of a Warrior Butterfly, Leila Cobo—pianist, TV host, and Executive Director for Latino content and programming at Billboard—brings us Jenni Rivera’s intimate and moving biography, reflecting on the party girl, the elegant woman, the great diva, the friend, the mother, and the grandmother. Discover the humble beginnings of Jenni’s life and career, as well as the emotional and sometimes turbulent moments that defined her persona and spirit. Like a candle blown out before her time, we not only lost the “Unforgettable One,” the “Queen of Queens,” the “Warrior Butterfly,” we also lost a brave woman who fearlessly faced life’s ups and downs to attain the happiness she so fervently wanted for herself and her family. With Jenni’s departure, we celebrate a shining legacy that will forever reverberate within every note of her voice.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200398Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200398 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jenni Rivera: The Incredible Story of a Warrior Butterfly Author: Leila Cobo Narrator: Alma Cuervo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 1...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200398 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jenni Rivera: The Incredible Story of a Warrior Butterfly Author: Leila Cobo Narrator: Alma Cuervo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 1 minute Release date: April 24, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: LIKE A BLAZING SHOOTING STAR, JENNI RIVERA LIT UP THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, YET THE SKY SWEPT HER AWAY BEFORE HER TIME Jenni Rivera: The Incredible Life of a Warrior Butterfly:    •  Full color photos     •  The complete discography of Jenni Rivera    •  Billboard lists of sales rankings of Jenni's songs    •  Exclusive interviews     •  A complete, entertaining, and objective biography    •  Written by one of the country’s leading experts in Latin music  Jenni Rivera was the top-selling artist within the Regional Mexican music genre. With a weekly radio show, her own reality show, a makeup and clothing line, and her own foundation, she was at the height of her career and life. Everything she had conquered, with blood, sweat, tears, and smiles, hap¬pened, as she said, with God leading her by the hand. However her life, her dreams, and the joy she shared with so many came to a tragic end just before dawn on December 9, 2012. In Jenni Rivera: The Incredible Story of a Warrior Butterfly, Leila Cobo—pianist, TV host, and Executive Director for Latino content and programming at Billboard—brings us Jenni Rivera’s intimate and moving biography, reflecting on the party girl, the elegant woman, the great diva, the friend, the mother, and the grandmother. Discover the humble beginnings of Jenni’s life and career, as well as the emotional and sometimes turbulent moments that defined her persona and spirit. Like a candle blown out before her time, we not only lost the “Unforgettable One,” the “Queen of Queens,” the “Warrior Butterfly,” we also lost a brave woman who fearlessly faced life’s ups and downs to attain the happiness she so fervently wanted for herself and her family. With Jenni’s departure, we celebrate a shining legacy that will forever reverberate within every note of her voice.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-ll-see-you-again-by-jackie-hance--65153001https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173435 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'll See You Again Author: Jackie Hance Narrator: Jackie Hance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 23, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this “wonderful and courageous” (Jeannette Walls) memoir, Jackie Hance shares her story of unbearable loss, darkest despair, and—slowly, painfully, and miraculously—her cautious return to hope and love. Until the horrific car accident on New York’s Taconic State Parkway that took the lives of her three beloved young daughters, Jackie Hance was an ordinary Long Island mom, fulfilled by the joyful chaos of a household bustling with life and chatter and love. After the tragedy, she was “The Taconic Mom,” whose unimaginable loss embodied every parent’s worst nightmare. Suddenly, her lifelong Catholic faith no longer explained the world. Her marriage to her husband, Warren, was ravaged by wrenching grief and recrimination. Unable to cope with the unfathomable, she reinvented reality each night so that she awoke each morning having forgotten the heartbreaking facts: that Emma, age 8; Alyson, age 7; and Katie, age 5, were gone forever. They were killed in a minivan driven by their aunt, Jackie’s sister-in-law, Diane Schuler, while returning from a camping weekend on a sunny July morning. I’ll See You Again chronicles the day Jackie received the traumatizing phone call that defied all understanding, and the numbed and torturous events that followed—including the devastating medical findings that shattered Jackie to the core and shocked America. But this profoundly honest account is also the story of how a tight-knit community rallied around the Hances, providing the courage and strength for them to move forward. It’s a story of forgiveness, hope, and rebirth, as Jackie and Warren struggle to rediscover the possibility of joy by welcoming their fourth daughter, Kasey Rose Hance. The story that Jackie Hance shares for the first time will touch your heart and warm you to the power of love and hope.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173435Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173435 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'll See You Again Author: Jackie Hance Narrator: Jackie Hance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 23, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173435 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'll See You Again Author: Jackie Hance Narrator: Jackie Hance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 23, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this “wonderful and courageous” (Jeannette Walls) memoir, Jackie Hance shares her story of unbearable loss, darkest despair, and—slowly, painfully, and miraculously—her cautious return to hope and love. Until the horrific car accident on New York’s Taconic State Parkway that took the lives of her three beloved young daughters, Jackie Hance was an ordinary Long Island mom, fulfilled by the joyful chaos of a household bustling with life and chatter and love. After the tragedy, she was “The Taconic Mom,” whose unimaginable loss embodied every parent’s worst nightmare. Suddenly, her lifelong Catholic faith no longer explained the world. Her marriage to her husband, Warren, was ravaged by wrenching grief and recrimination. Unable to cope with the unfathomable, she reinvented reality each night so that she awoke each morning having forgotten the heartbreaking facts: that Emma, age 8; Alyson, age 7; and Katie, age 5, were gone forever. They were killed in a minivan driven by their aunt, Jackie’s sister-in-law, Diane Schuler, while returning from a camping weekend on a sunny July morning. I’ll See You Again chronicles the day Jackie received the traumatizing phone call that defied all understanding, and the numbed and torturous events that followed—including the devastating medical findings that shattered Jackie to the core and shocked America. But this profoundly honest account is also the story of how a tight-knit community rallied around the Hances, providing the courage and strength for them to move forward. It’s a story of forgiveness, hope, and rebirth, as Jackie and Warren struggle to rediscover the possibility of joy by welcoming their fourth daughter, Kasey Rose Hance. The story that Jackie Hance shares for the first time will touch your heart and warm you to the power of love and hope.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-little-way-of-ruthie-leming-a-southern-girl-a-small-town-and-the-secret-of-a-good-life-by-rod-dreher--65153077https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/171249 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life Author: Rod Dreher Narrator: Rod Dreher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The Little Way of Ruthie Leming follows Rod Dreher, a Philadelphia journalist, back to his hometown of St. Francisville, Louisiana (pop. 1,700) in the wake of his younger sister Ruthie's death. When she was diagnosed at age 40 with a virulent form of cancer in 2010, Dreher was moved by the way the community he had left behind rallied around his dying sister, a schoolteacher. He was also struck by the grace and courage with which his sister dealt with the disease that eventually took her life. In Louisiana for Ruthie's funeral in the fall of 2011, Dreher began to wonder whether the ordinary life Ruthie led in their country town was in fact a path of hidden grandeur, even spiritual greatness, concealed within the modest life of a mother and teacher. In order to explore this revelation, Dreher and his wife decided to leave Philadelphia, move home to help with family responsibilities and have their three children grow up amidst the rituals that had defined his family for five generations-Mardi Gras, L.S.U. football games, and deer hunting. As David Brooks poignantly described Dreher's journey homeward in a recent New York Times column, Dreher and his wife Julie 'decided to accept the limitations of small-town life in exchange for the privilege of being part of a community.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/171249Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/171249 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life Author: Rod Dreher Narrator: Rod Dreher Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/171249 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life Author: Rod Dreher Narrator: Rod Dreher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The Little Way of Ruthie Leming follows Rod Dreher, a Philadelphia journalist, back to his hometown of St. Francisville, Louisiana (pop. 1,700) in the wake of his younger sister Ruthie's death. When she was diagnosed at age 40 with a virulent form of cancer in 2010, Dreher was moved by the way the community he had left behind rallied around his dying sister, a schoolteacher. He was also struck by the grace and courage with which his sister dealt with the disease that eventually took her life. In Louisiana for Ruthie's funeral in the fall of 2011, Dreher began to wonder whether the ordinary life Ruthie led in their country town was in fact a path of hidden grandeur, even spiritual greatness, concealed within the modest life of a mother and teacher. In order to explore this revelation, Dreher and his wife decided to leave Philadelphia, move home to help with family responsibilities and have their three children grow up amidst the rituals that had defined his family for five generations-Mardi Gras, L.S.U. football games, and deer hunting. As David Brooks poignantly described Dreher's journey homeward in a recent New York Times column, Dreher and his wife Julie 'decided to accept the limitations of small-town life in exchange for the privilege of being part of a community.']]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-spoonful-of-sugar-a-nanny-s-story-by-brenda-ashford--65153072https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167471 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Spoonful of Sugar: A Nanny's Story Author: Brenda Ashford Narrator: Jean Gilpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 9 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Brenda Ashford is the quintessential British nanny. Prim and proper, gentle and kind, she seems to have stepped straight out of Mary Poppins. For more than six decades Nanny Brenda swaddled, diapered, dressed, played with, sang to, cooked for, and looked after more than one hundred children. From the pampered sons and daughters of lords ensconced in their grand estates to the children of tough war evacuees in London’s East End, Brenda has taught countless little ones to be happy, healthy, and thoroughly well bred. In this delightful memoir, Brenda shares her endearing, amusing, and sometimes downright bizarre experiences turning generations of children into successful adults. From the moment Brenda first held her baby brother David she was hooked. She became a second mother to him, changing his nappies, reading him stories, and giving him all the love her warm heart contained. Knowing a career caring for children was her calling in life, Brenda attended London’s prestigious Norland College, famous for producing top-notch nannies. It was a sign of privilege and good taste for the children of the well-to-do to be seen being pushed in their Silver Cross prams by Norland nannies, who were recognizable by their crisp, starched black uniforms with white bib collars, and their flowing black capes lined with red silk. And what skills were these trainees tested on daily? Lullaby singing, storytelling, pram shining, bed making, all forms of sewing, cooking simple meals, and dispensing first aid—including knowing the best way to help the medicine go down. In A Spoonful of Sugar, Brenda recalls her years at Norland and her experiences during the war (after all, even if bombs are dropping, there’s no reason to let standards slip), and recounts in lovely detail a life devoted to the care of other people’s children. Sprinkled throughout with pearls of wisdom (you can never give children too much love, and you should learn how to sew a button, for goodness’ sake), this delightful memoir from Britain’s oldest living nanny is practically perfect in every way.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167471Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167471 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Spoonful of Sugar: A Nanny's Story Author: Brenda Ashford Narrator: Jean Gilpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 9 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167471 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Spoonful of Sugar: A Nanny's Story Author: Brenda Ashford Narrator: Jean Gilpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 9 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Brenda Ashford is the quintessential British nanny. Prim and proper, gentle and kind, she seems to have stepped straight out of Mary Poppins. For more than six decades Nanny Brenda swaddled, diapered, dressed, played with, sang to, cooked for, and looked after more than one hundred children. From the pampered sons and daughters of lords ensconced in their grand estates to the children of tough war evacuees in London’s East End, Brenda has taught countless little ones to be happy, healthy, and thoroughly well bred. In this delightful memoir, Brenda shares her endearing, amusing, and sometimes downright bizarre experiences turning generations of children into successful adults. From the moment Brenda first held her baby brother David she was hooked. She became a second mother to him, changing his nappies, reading him stories, and giving him all the love her warm heart contained. Knowing a career caring for children was her calling in life, Brenda attended London’s prestigious Norland College, famous for producing top-notch nannies. It was a sign of privilege and good taste for the children of the well-to-do to be seen being pushed in their Silver Cross prams by Norland nannies, who were recognizable by their crisp, starched black uniforms with white bib collars, and their flowing black capes lined with red silk. And what skills were these trainees tested on daily? Lullaby singing, storytelling, pram shining, bed making, all forms of sewing, cooking simple meals, and dispensing first aid—including knowing the best way to help the medicine go down. In A Spoonful of Sugar, Brenda recalls her years at Norland and her experiences during the war (after all, even if bombs are dropping, there’s no reason to let standards slip), and recounts in lovely detail a life devoted to the care of other people’s children. Sprinkled throughout with pearls of wisdom (you can never give children too much love, and you should learn how to sew a button, for goodness’ sake), this delightful memoir from Britain’s oldest living nanny is practically perfect in every way.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unsinkable-a-memoir-by-dorian-hannaway-debbie-reynolds--65153070https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172962 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unsinkable: A Memoir Author: Dorian Hannaway, Debbie Reynolds Narrator: Debbie Reynolds Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Unsinkable is the definitive memoir by film legend and Hollywood icon Debbie Reynolds. In Unsinkable, the late great actress, comedienne, singer, and dancer Debbie Reynolds shares the highs and lows of her life as an actress during Hollywood’s Golden Age, anecdotes about her lifelong friendship with Elizabeth Taylor, her experiences as the foremost collector of Hollywood memorabilia, and intimate details of her marriages and family life with her children, Carrie and Todd Fisher. A story of heartbreak, hope, and survival, “America’s Sweetheart” Debbie Reynolds picks up where she left off in her first memoir, Debbie: My Life, and is illustrated with previously unpublished photos from Reynolds’s personal collection. Debbie Reynolds died on December 28, 2016, at the age of 84, just one day after the death of her daughter, actress and author Carrie Fisher.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172962Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172962 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unsinkable: A Memoir Author: Dorian Hannaway, Debbie Reynolds Narrator: Debbie Reynolds Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 29 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172962 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unsinkable: A Memoir Author: Dorian Hannaway, Debbie Reynolds Narrator: Debbie Reynolds Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Unsinkable is the definitive memoir by film legend and Hollywood icon Debbie Reynolds. In Unsinkable, the late great actress, comedienne, singer, and dancer Debbie Reynolds shares the highs and lows of her life as an actress during Hollywood’s Golden Age, anecdotes about her lifelong friendship with Elizabeth Taylor, her experiences as the foremost collector of Hollywood memorabilia, and intimate details of her marriages and family life with her children, Carrie and Todd Fisher. A story of heartbreak, hope, and survival, “America’s Sweetheart” Debbie Reynolds picks up where she left off in her first memoir, Debbie: My Life, and is illustrated with previously unpublished photos from Reynolds’s personal collection. Debbie Reynolds died on December 28, 2016, at the age of 84, just one day after the death of her daughter, actress and author Carrie Fisher.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/keeping-hope-alive-one-woman-90-000-lives-changed-by-hawa-abdi--65153004https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/171255 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Keeping Hope Alive: One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed Author: Hawa Abdi Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The moving memoir of one brave woman who, along with her daughters, has kept 90,000 of her fellow citizens safe, healthy, and educated for over 20 years in Somalia. Dr. Hawa Abdi, 'the Mother Teresa of Somalia' and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, is the founder of a massive camp for internally displaced people located a few miles from war-torn Mogadishu, Somalia. Since 1991, when the Somali government collapsed, famine struck, and aid groups fled, she has dedicated herself to providing help for people whose lives have been shattered by violence and poverty. She turned her 1300 acres of farmland into a camp that has numbered up to 90,000 displaced people, ignoring the clan lines that have often served to divide the country. She inspired her daughters, Deqo and Amina, to become doctors. Together, they have saved tens of thousands of lives in her hospital, while providing an education to hundreds of displaced children. In 2010, Dr. Abdi was kidnapped by radical insurgents, who also destroyed much of her hospital, simply because she was a woman. She, along with media pressure, convinced the rebels to let her go, and she demanded and received a written apology. Dr. Abdi's story of incomprehensible bravery and perseverance will inspire readers everywhere.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/171255Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/171255 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Keeping Hope Alive: One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed Author: Hawa Abdi Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/171255 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Keeping Hope Alive: One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed Author: Hawa Abdi Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The moving memoir of one brave woman who, along with her daughters, has kept 90,000 of her fellow citizens safe, healthy, and educated for over 20 years in Somalia. Dr. Hawa Abdi, 'the Mother Teresa of Somalia' and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, is the founder of a massive camp for internally displaced people located a few miles from war-torn Mogadishu, Somalia. Since 1991, when the Somali government collapsed, famine struck, and aid groups fled, she has dedicated herself to providing help for people whose lives have been shattered by violence and poverty. She turned her 1300 acres of farmland into a camp that has numbered up to 90,000 displaced people, ignoring the clan lines that have often served to divide the country. She inspired her daughters, Deqo and Amina, to become doctors. Together, they have saved tens of thousands of lives in her hospital, while providing an education to hundreds of displaced children. In 2010, Dr. Abdi was kidnapped by radical insurgents, who also destroyed much of her hospital, simply because she was a woman. She, along with media pressure, convinced the rebels to let her go, and she demanded and received a written apology. Dr. Abdi's story of incomprehensible bravery and perseverance will inspire readers everywhere.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lady-bird-johnson-legacy-of-a-first-lady-by-joe-bevilacqua--65153011https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady Author: Joe Bevilacqua Narrator: Joe Bevilacqua Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 59 minutes Release date: April 1, 2013 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: As heard on Sirius XM Radio and NPR stations! Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady was written, produced, directed, and narrated by veteran NPR producer Joe Bevilacqua. One of the most licensed audiobooks on The Public Radio Exchange and iTunes, it is Bevilacqua's award-winning audio documentary examining the challenges and achievements of this extraordinary woman. The hour combines never-before-released archive audio gleaned from thousands of hours of recordings from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, period news broadcasts, private conversations with Lyndon Baines Johnson, and the words of Lady Bird Johnson from an interview that has never before been released to the public. Bevilacqua spent nearly five months listening to the rare tapes and traveled to Washington, DC, to interview Mrs. Johnson's colleagues and friends. The program features Lyndon Johnson Administration staffers Liz Carpenter, Bess Abell, and Nash Castro; Washington Post owner Katherine Graham; Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum director Harry Middleton; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center director Robert Glass Breunig; Lady Bird biographer Jan Jarboe Russell; and first ladies Betty Ford and Barbara Bush. Other voices heard on the program include Kirk Douglas and Helen Hayes reading from LBJ's and Lady Bird's love letters. The production was produced in association with KUT Radio in Austin, Texas, and overseen by a panel of scholars and experts, including Lewis Gould, retired University of Texas (UT) at Austin professor of history; Walt Rostow, UT professor emeritus; Elspeth Rostow, former dean of the UT LBJ School of Public Affairs; Carl Anthony, Washington, DC, historian; and Don Carleton, director of the Center for American History at UT.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236542Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady Author: Joe Bevilacqua Narrator: Joe Bevilacqua Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 59 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady Author: Joe Bevilacqua Narrator: Joe Bevilacqua Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 59 minutes Release date: April 1, 2013 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: As heard on Sirius XM Radio and NPR stations! Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady was written, produced, directed, and narrated by veteran NPR producer Joe Bevilacqua. One of the most licensed audiobooks on The Public Radio Exchange and iTunes, it is Bevilacqua's award-winning audio documentary examining the challenges and achievements of this extraordinary woman. The hour combines never-before-released archive audio gleaned from thousands of hours of recordings from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, period news broadcasts, private conversations with Lyndon Baines Johnson, and the words of Lady Bird Johnson from an interview that has never before been released to the public. Bevilacqua spent nearly five months listening to the rare tapes and traveled to Washington, DC, to interview Mrs. Johnson's colleagues and friends. The program features Lyndon Johnson Administration staffers Liz Carpenter, Bess Abell, and Nash Castro; Washington Post owner Katherine Graham; Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum director Harry Middleton; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center director Robert Glass Breunig; Lady Bird biographer Jan Jarboe Russell; and first ladies Betty Ford and Barbara Bush. Other voices heard on the program include Kirk Douglas and Helen Hayes reading from LBJ's and Lady Bird's love letters. The production was produced in association with KUT Radio in Austin, Texas, and overseen by a panel of scholars and experts, including Lewis Gould, retired University of Texas (UT) at Austin professor of history; Walt Rostow, UT professor emeritus; Elspeth Rostow, former dean of the UT LBJ School of Public Affairs; Carl Anthony, Washington, DC, historian; and Don Carleton, director of the Center for American History at UT.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lean-in-women-work-and-the-will-to-lead-by-sheryl-sandberg--65152995https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/166663 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead Author: Sheryl Sandberg Narrator: Elisa Donovan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 27 minutes Release date: March 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 318 Ratings of Narrator: 4.42 of Total 50 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A landmark manifesto' (The New York Times) that's a revelatory, inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individual growth that will empower women around the world to achieve their full potential.  In her famed TED talk, Sheryl Sandberg described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which has been viewed more than eleven million times, encouraged women to “sit at the table,” seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto. Lean In continues that conversation, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can. Sandberg, COO of Meta (previously called Facebook) from 2008-2022, provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career. She describes specific steps women can take to combine professional achievement with personal fulfillment, and demonstrates how men can benefit by supporting women both in the workplace and at home.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/166663Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/166663 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead Author: Sheryl Sandberg Narrator: Elisa Donovan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 27 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/166663 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead Author: Sheryl Sandberg Narrator: Elisa Donovan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 27 minutes Release date: March 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 318 Ratings of Narrator: 4.42 of Total 50 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A landmark manifesto' (The New York Times) that's a revelatory, inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individual growth that will empower women around the world to achieve their full potential.  In her famed TED talk, Sheryl Sandberg described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which has been viewed more than eleven million times, encouraged women to “sit at the table,” seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto. Lean In continues that conversation, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can. Sandberg, COO of Meta (previously called Facebook) from 2008-2022, provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career. She describes specific steps women can take to combine professional achievement with personal fulfillment, and demonstrates how men can benefit by supporting women both in the workplace and at home.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/astonished-by-beverly-donofrio--65153067https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Astonished Author: Beverly Donofrio Narrator: Janet Donofrio Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50 minutes Release date: March 7, 2013 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A bestselling memoirist bravely tells the story of the night evil paid her a visit—and how prayer chased evil away Beverly Donofrio had already lived two lives, first as a scrappy young mother on the streets of the East Village and later as the bestselling author of Riding in Cars with Boys. By the time she reached her fifties, she thought she had seen it all. Now, even though she was living in a vibrant, picturesque Mexican town, where she practiced yoga, drank margaritas in her backyard, and took salsa lessons, she felt lost and was searching for monasteries to visit. The religious practice that had nourished her for several years had faded. She missed God. Then one night she woke to find a rapist holding a knife to her throat. So begins the memoir that charts Donofrio’s journey—a long and twisting road through denial, mourning, anger, vulnerability, and retreat at five very different monasteries. Told through Donofrio’s brutally honest, often ribald, emotionally unsparing voice, Astonished is a tender and hopeful narrative of healing and learning to love life again.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200431Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Astonished Author: Beverly Donofrio Narrator: Janet Donofrio Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50 minutes Release date: March 7, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Astonished Author: Beverly Donofrio Narrator: Janet Donofrio Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50 minutes Release date: March 7, 2013 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A bestselling memoirist bravely tells the story of the night evil paid her a visit—and how prayer chased evil away Beverly Donofrio had already lived two lives, first as a scrappy young mother on the streets of the East Village and later as the bestselling author of Riding in Cars with Boys. By the time she reached her fifties, she thought she had seen it all. Now, even though she was living in a vibrant, picturesque Mexican town, where she practiced yoga, drank margaritas in her backyard, and took salsa lessons, she felt lost and was searching for monasteries to visit. The religious practice that had nourished her for several years had faded. She missed God. Then one night she woke to find a rapist holding a knife to her throat. So begins the memoir that charts Donofrio’s journey—a long and twisting road through denial, mourning, anger, vulnerability, and retreat at five very different monasteries. Told through Donofrio’s brutally honest, often ribald, emotionally unsparing voice, Astonished is a tender and hopeful narrative of healing and learning to love life again.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sum-it-up-a-thousand-and-ninety-eight-victories-a-couple-of-irrelevant-losses-and-a-life-in-perspective-by-pat-head-summitt-sally-jenkin--65153080https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167470 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sum It Up: A Thousand and Ninety-Eight Victories, a Couple of Irrelevant Losses, and a Life in Perspective Author: Pat Head Summitt, Sally Jenkins Narrator: Sally Jenkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 28 minutes Release date: March 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.93 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Pat Summitt, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history and bestselling author of Reach for the Summitt and Raise The Roof, tells for the first time her remarkable story of victory and resilience as well as facing down her greatest challenge: early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Pat Summitt was only 21 when she became head coach of the Tennessee Vols women's basketball team. For 38 years, she broke records, winning more games than any NCAA team in basketball history. She coached an undefeated season, co-captained the first women's Olympic team, was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and was named Sports Illustrated 'Sportswoman of the Year'. She owed her coaching success to her personal struggles and triumphs. She learned to be tough from her strict, demanding father. Motherhood taught her to balance that rigidity with communication and kindness. She was a role model for the many women she coached; 74 of her players have become coaches. Pat's life took a shocking turn in 2011, when she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, an irreversible brain condition that affects 5 million Americans. Despite her devastating diagnosis, she led the Vols to win their sixteenth SEC championship in March 2012. Pat continued to be a fighter, facing this new challenge the way she faced every other--with hard work, perseverance, and a sense of humor.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167470Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167470 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sum It Up: A Thousand and Ninety-Eight Victories, a Couple of Irrelevant Losses, and a Life in Perspective Author: Pat Head Summitt, Sally Jenkins...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167470 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sum It Up: A Thousand and Ninety-Eight Victories, a Couple of Irrelevant Losses, and a Life in Perspective Author: Pat Head Summitt, Sally Jenkins Narrator: Sally Jenkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 28 minutes Release date: March 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.93 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Pat Summitt, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history and bestselling author of Reach for the Summitt and Raise The Roof, tells for the first time her remarkable story of victory and resilience as well as facing down her greatest challenge: early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Pat Summitt was only 21 when she became head coach of the Tennessee Vols women's basketball team. For 38 years, she broke records, winning more games than any NCAA team in basketball history. She coached an undefeated season, co-captained the first women's Olympic team, was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and was named Sports Illustrated 'Sportswoman of the Year'. She owed her coaching success to her personal struggles and triumphs. She learned to be tough from her strict, demanding father. Motherhood taught her to balance that rigidity with communication and kindness. She was a role model for the many women she coached; 74 of her players have become coaches. Pat's life took a shocking turn in 2011, when she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, an irreversible brain condition that affects 5 million Americans. Despite her devastating diagnosis, she led the Vols to win their sixteenth SEC championship in March 2012. Pat continued to be a fighter, facing this new challenge the way she faced every other--with hard work, perseverance, and a sense of humor.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wave-a-memoir-by-sonali-deraniyagala--65153079https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/164193 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wave: A Memoir Author: Sonali Deraniyagala Narrator: Hannah Curtis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 25 minutes Release date: March 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: One of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year On the morning of December 26, 2004, on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, Sonali Deraniyagala lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived. In this brave and searingly frank memoir, she describes those first horrifying moments and her long journey since. She has written an engrossing, unsentimental, beautifully poised account: as she struggles through the first months following the tragedy, furiously clenched against a reality that she cannot face and cannot deny; and then, over the ensuing years, as she emerges reluctantly, slowly allowing her memory to take her back through the rich and joyous life she’s mourning, from her family’s home in London, to the birth of her children, to the year she met her English husband at Cambridge, to her childhood in Colombo; all the while learning the difficult balance between the almost unbearable reminders of her loss and the need to keep her family, somehow, still alive within her.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/164193Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/164193 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wave: A Memoir Author: Sonali Deraniyagala Narrator: Hannah Curtis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 25 minutes Release date: March 5, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/164193 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wave: A Memoir Author: Sonali Deraniyagala Narrator: Hannah Curtis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 25 minutes Release date: March 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: One of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year On the morning of December 26, 2004, on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, Sonali Deraniyagala lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived. In this brave and searingly frank memoir, she describes those first horrifying moments and her long journey since. She has written an engrossing, unsentimental, beautifully poised account: as she struggles through the first months following the tragedy, furiously clenched against a reality that she cannot face and cannot deny; and then, over the ensuing years, as she emerges reluctantly, slowly allowing her memory to take her back through the rich and joyous life she’s mourning, from her family’s home in London, to the birth of her children, to the year she met her English husband at Cambridge, to her childhood in Colombo; all the while learning the difficult balance between the almost unbearable reminders of her loss and the need to keep her family, somehow, still alive within her.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eighty-days-nellie-bly-and-elizabeth-bisland-s-history-making-race-around-the-world-by-matthew-goodman--65153063https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162899 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World Author: Matthew Goodman Narrator: Kathe Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 57 minutes Release date: February 26, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER On November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly, the crusading young female reporter for Joseph Pulitzer’s World newspaper, left New York City by steamship on a quest to break the record for the fastest trip around the world. Also departing from New York that day—and heading in the opposite direction by train—was a young journalist from The Cosmopolitan magazine, Elizabeth Bisland. Each woman was determined to outdo Jules Verne’s fictional hero Phileas Fogg and circle the globe in less than eighty days. The dramatic race that ensued would span twenty-eight thousand miles, captivate the nation, and change both competitors’ lives forever.   The two women were a study in contrasts. Nellie Bly was a scrappy, hard-driving, ambitious reporter from Pennsylvania coal country who sought out the most sensational news stories, often going undercover to expose social injustice. Genteel and elegant, Elizabeth Bisland had been born into an aristocratic Southern family, preferred novels and poetry to newspapers, and was widely referred to as the most beautiful woman in metropolitan journalism. Both women, though, were talented writers who had carved out successful careers in the hypercompetitive, male-dominated world of big-city newspapers. Eighty Days brings these trailblazing women to life as they race against time and each other, unaided and alone, ever aware that the slightest delay could mean the difference between victory and defeat.   A vivid real-life re-creation of the race and its aftermath, from its frenzied start to the nail-biting dash at its finish, Eighty Days is history with the heart of a great adventure novel. Here’s the journey that takes us behind the walls of Jules Verne’s Amiens estate, into the back alleys of Hong Kong, onto the grounds of a Ceylon tea plantation, through storm-tossed ocean crossings and mountains blocked by snowdrifts twenty feet deep, and to many more unexpected and exotic locales from London to Yokohama. Along the way, we are treated to fascinating glimpses of everyday life in the late nineteenth century—an era of unprecedented technological advances, newly remade in the image of the steamship, the railroad, and the telegraph. For Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland—two women ahead of their time in every sense of the word—were not only racing around the world. They were also racing through the very heart of the Victorian age. Praise for Eighty Days   “What a story! What an extraordinary historical adventure!”—Amanda Foreman, author of A World on Fire   “A fun, fast, page-turning action-adventure . . . the exhilarating journey of two pioneering women, Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, as they race around the globe.”—Karen Abbott, author of American Rose   “[A] marvelous tale of adventure . . . The story of these two pioneering women unfolds amid the excitement, setbacks, crises, missed opportunities and a global trek unlike any other in its time. . . . Why would you want to miss out on the incredible journey that takes you to the finish line page after nail-biting page?”—Chicago Sun-Times (Best Books of the Year)   “In a stunning feat of narrative nonfiction, Matthew Goodman brings the nineteenth century to life, tracing the history of two intrepid journalists as they tackled two male-dominated fields—world travel and journalism—in an era of incredible momentum. Jules Verne, train and ship travel, and international snapshots are included as Goodman laces biography with history in a book that has something for everyone.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162899Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162899 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World Author: Matthew Goodman Narrator: Kathe Mazur Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162899 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World Author: Matthew Goodman Narrator: Kathe Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 57 minutes Release date: February 26, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER On November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly, the crusading young female reporter for Joseph Pulitzer’s World newspaper, left New York City by steamship on a quest to break the record for the fastest trip around the world. Also departing from New York that day—and heading in the opposite direction by train—was a young journalist from The Cosmopolitan magazine, Elizabeth Bisland. Each woman was determined to outdo Jules Verne’s fictional hero Phileas Fogg and circle the globe in less than eighty days. The dramatic race that ensued would span twenty-eight thousand miles, captivate the nation, and change both competitors’ lives forever.   The two women were a study in contrasts. Nellie Bly was a scrappy, hard-driving, ambitious reporter from Pennsylvania coal country who sought out the most sensational news stories, often going undercover to expose social injustice. Genteel and elegant, Elizabeth Bisland had been born into an aristocratic Southern family, preferred novels and poetry to newspapers, and was widely referred to as the most beautiful woman in metropolitan journalism. Both women, though, were talented writers who had carved out successful careers in the hypercompetitive, male-dominated world of big-city newspapers. Eighty Days brings these trailblazing women to life as they race against time and each other, unaided and alone, ever aware that the slightest delay could mean the difference between victory and defeat.   A vivid real-life re-creation of the race and its aftermath, from its frenzied start to the nail-biting dash at its finish, Eighty Days is history with the heart of a great adventure novel. Here’s the journey that takes us behind the walls of Jules Verne’s Amiens estate, into the back alleys of Hong Kong, onto the grounds of a Ceylon tea plantation, through storm-tossed ocean crossings and mountains blocked by snowdrifts twenty feet deep, and to many more unexpected and exotic locales from London to Yokohama. Along the way, we are treated to fascinating glimpses of everyday life in the late nineteenth century—an era of unprecedented technological advances, newly remade in the image of the steamship, the railroad, and the telegraph. For Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland—two women ahead of their time in every sense of the word—were not only racing around the world. They were also racing through the very heart of the Victorian age. Praise for Eighty Days   “What a story! What an extraordinary historical adventure!”—Amanda Foreman, author of A World on Fire   “A fun, fast, page-turning action-adventure . . . the exhilarating journey of two pioneering women, Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, as they race around the globe.”—Karen Abbott, author of American Rose   “[A] marvelous tale of adventure . . . The story of these two pioneering women unfolds amid the excitement, setbacks, crises, missed opportunities and a global trek unlike any other in its time. . . . Why would you want to miss out on the incredible journey that takes you to the finish line page after nail-biting page?”—Chicago Sun-Times (Best Books of the Year)   “In a stunning feat of narrative nonfiction, Matthew Goodman brings the nineteenth century to life, tracing the history of two intrepid journalists as they tackled two male-dominated fields—world travel and journalism—in an era of incredible momentum. Jules Verne, train and ship travel, and international snapshots are included as Goodman laces...]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gifts-gratitude-the-joyful-adventures-of-a-life-well-lived-by-elizabeth-gaylynn-baker--65153078https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167644 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gifts Gratitude: The Joyful Adventures of a Life Well Lived Author: Elizabeth Gaylynn Baker Narrator: Elizabeth Gaylynn Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 35 minutes Release date: February 19, 2013 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From writer to producer and speaker, Elizabeth Gaylynn Baker lives an interesting and creative life. From celebrities, spiritual leaders to Yogi's, she has been mentored by them all. As times become more uncertain, many great minds suggest we must change our thinking if we want to continue to exist as a species. This collection of sweet stories will share wisdom and wit and allow you to live outside of fear.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167644Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167644 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gifts Gratitude: The Joyful Adventures of a Life Well Lived Author: Elizabeth Gaylynn Baker Narrator: Elizabeth Gaylynn Baker Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167644 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gifts Gratitude: The Joyful Adventures of a Life Well Lived Author: Elizabeth Gaylynn Baker Narrator: Elizabeth Gaylynn Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 35 minutes Release date: February 19, 2013 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From writer to producer and speaker, Elizabeth Gaylynn Baker lives an interesting and creative life. From celebrities, spiritual leaders to Yogi's, she has been mentored by them all. As times become more uncertain, many great minds suggest we must change our thinking if we want to continue to exist as a species. This collection of sweet stories will share wisdom and wit and allow you to live outside of fear.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-beloved-world-by-sonia-sotomayor--65153081https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162907 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Beloved World Author: Sonia Sotomayor Narrator: Rita Moreno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 4.9 of Total 10 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself. Here is the story of a precarious childhood, with an alcoholic father (who would die when she was nine) and a devoted but overburdened mother, and of the refuge a little girl took from the turmoil at home with her passionately spirited paternal grandmother. But it was when she was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes that the precocious Sonia recognized she must ultimately depend on herself.  She would learn to give herself the insulin shots she needed to survive and soon imagined a path to a different life. With only television characters for her professional role models, and little understanding of what was involved, she determined to become a lawyer, a dream that would sustain her on an unlikely course, from valedictorian of her high school class to the highest honors at Princeton, Yale Law School, the New York County District Attorney’s office, private practice, and appointment to the Federal District Court before the age of forty. Along the way we see how she was shaped by her invaluable mentors, a failed marriage, and the modern version of extended family she has created from cherished friends and their children. Through her still-astonished eyes, America’s infinite possibilities are envisioned anew in this warm and honest book, destined to become a classic of self-invention and self-discovery.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162907Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162907 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Beloved World Author: Sonia Sotomayor Narrator: Rita Moreno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 15, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162907 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Beloved World Author: Sonia Sotomayor Narrator: Rita Moreno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 4.9 of Total 10 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself. Here is the story of a precarious childhood, with an alcoholic father (who would die when she was nine) and a devoted but overburdened mother, and of the refuge a little girl took from the turmoil at home with her passionately spirited paternal grandmother. But it was when she was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes that the precocious Sonia recognized she must ultimately depend on herself.  She would learn to give herself the insulin shots she needed to survive and soon imagined a path to a different life. With only television characters for her professional role models, and little understanding of what was involved, she determined to become a lawyer, a dream that would sustain her on an unlikely course, from valedictorian of her high school class to the highest honors at Princeton, Yale Law School, the New York County District Attorney’s office, private practice, and appointment to the Federal District Court before the age of forty. Along the way we see how she was shaped by her invaluable mentors, a failed marriage, and the modern version of extended family she has created from cherished friends and their children. Through her still-astonished eyes, America’s infinite possibilities are envisioned anew in this warm and honest book, destined to become a classic of self-invention and self-discovery.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/small-steps-the-year-i-got-polio-by-peg-kehret--65153076https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio Author: Peg Kehret Narrator: Susan Boyce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 8 minutes Release date: January 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In a riveting story of courage and hope, Peg Kehret writes about months spent in a hospital when she was twelve, first struggling to survive a severe case of polio, then slowly learning to walk again. Peg Kehret was stricken with polio when she was twelve years old. At first paralyzed and terrified, she fought her way to recovery, aided by doctors and therapists, a loving family, supportive roommates fighting their own battles with the disease, and plenty of grit and luck With the humor and suspense that are her trademarks, acclaimed author Peg Kehret vividly recreates the true story of her year of heartbreak and triumph.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162319Tue, 01 Jan 2013 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio Author: Peg Kehret Narrator: Susan Boyce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 8 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio Author: Peg Kehret Narrator: Susan Boyce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 8 minutes Release date: January 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In a riveting story of courage and hope, Peg Kehret writes about months spent in a hospital when she was twelve, first struggling to survive a severe case of polio, then slowly learning to walk again. Peg Kehret was stricken with polio when she was twelve years old. At first paralyzed and terrified, she fought her way to recovery, aided by doctors and therapists, a loving family, supportive roommates fighting their own battles with the disease, and plenty of grit and luck With the humor and suspense that are her trademarks, acclaimed author Peg Kehret vividly recreates the true story of her year of heartbreak and triumph.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cruel-harvest-a-memoir-by-bryan-reardon-fran-elizabeth-grubb--65153048https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192658 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cruel Harvest: A Memoir Author: Bryan Reardon, Fran Elizabeth Grubb Narrator: Fran Elizabeth Grubb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: August 14, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: "Get out here, now, or I'm gonna kill you!" he hollered. Little girls are hardwired to hold their daddies in high esteem, so it comes as a shock the first time a daughter feels the back of her daddy's hand across her face . . . or watches him punch and kick her mother to within an inch of her life. How could this be? Her older sisters teach her how to survive, even when he comes for her in the night. A girl learns to become invisible, to look the other way, to say nothing when a curious stranger asks if she's okay. -- To lie. To expect nothing, not even from relatives. -- To cry without tears. -- To pray silently. When she is fourteen, and weary, a girl begins to wish she were dead. Cruel Harvest is the compelling story of how she lived instead.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192658Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192658 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cruel Harvest: A Memoir Author: Bryan Reardon, Fran Elizabeth Grubb Narrator: Fran Elizabeth Grubb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192658 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cruel Harvest: A Memoir Author: Bryan Reardon, Fran Elizabeth Grubb Narrator: Fran Elizabeth Grubb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: August 14, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: "Get out here, now, or I'm gonna kill you!" he hollered. Little girls are hardwired to hold their daddies in high esteem, so it comes as a shock the first time a daughter feels the back of her daddy's hand across her face . . . or watches him punch and kick her mother to within an inch of her life. How could this be? Her older sisters teach her how to survive, even when he comes for her in the night. A girl learns to become invisible, to look the other way, to say nothing when a curious stranger asks if she's okay. -- To lie. To expect nothing, not even from relatives. -- To cry without tears. -- To pray silently. When she is fourteen, and weary, a girl begins to wish she were dead. Cruel Harvest is the compelling story of how she lived instead.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-isn-t-supposed-to-hurt-by-christi-paul--65153061https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191994 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Isn't Supposed to Hurt Author: Christi Paul Narrator: Christi Paul Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date: June 1, 2012 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “I felt like I was being shredded... one painful, hateful word at a time.” Like millions of other women, CNN’s HLN and truTV’s In Session anchor Christi Paul blamed herself for the emotional abuse heaped on her by her first husband, whose violent, profanity-laced tirades left her feeling as though she had no value, no self-worth, and nowhere to turn for help. Then one day, when Christi was taking refuge in a church parking lot, the verse “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding” popped into her head. In that moment she realized she did have someplace to turn after all. Holding fast to her faith, Christi began the arduous process of rebuilding her self-image and regaining control of her life. Now happily remarried and the mother of three girls, Christi feels called to share her story in the hope that other victims of abuse will find the courage to seek the help they desperately need and deserve. Spoken with both candor and poignancy, Love Isn’t Supposed to Hurt chronicles Christi’s personal experience with emotional abuse and shows how—with God’s help, some unconventional therapy, and the support of family and friends—she was able to break the cycle of abuse, regain her sense of self-worth, and discover what true love is all about.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191994Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191994 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Isn't Supposed to Hurt Author: Christi Paul Narrator: Christi Paul Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date: June 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191994 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Isn't Supposed to Hurt Author: Christi Paul Narrator: Christi Paul Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date: June 1, 2012 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “I felt like I was being shredded... one painful, hateful word at a time.” Like millions of other women, CNN’s HLN and truTV’s In Session anchor Christi Paul blamed herself for the emotional abuse heaped on her by her first husband, whose violent, profanity-laced tirades left her feeling as though she had no value, no self-worth, and nowhere to turn for help. Then one day, when Christi was taking refuge in a church parking lot, the verse “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding” popped into her head. In that moment she realized she did have someplace to turn after all. Holding fast to her faith, Christi began the arduous process of rebuilding her self-image and regaining control of her life. Now happily remarried and the mother of three girls, Christi feels called to share her story in the hope that other victims of abuse will find the courage to seek the help they desperately need and deserve. Spoken with both candor and poignancy, Love Isn’t Supposed to Hurt chronicles Christi’s personal experience with emotional abuse and shows how—with God’s help, some unconventional therapy, and the support of family and friends—she was able to break the cycle of abuse, regain her sense of self-worth, and discover what true love is all about.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-natural-woman-a-memoir-by-carole-king--65153024https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211492 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Natural Woman: A Memoir Author: Carole King Narrator: Carole King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Read the New York Times Bestselling memoir that is 'revealing, humble, and cool-aunt chatty' about the incredible life that inspired the hit Broadway musical Beautiful (Rolling Stone). Carole King takes us from her early beginnings in Brooklyn, to her remarkable success as one of the world's most acclaimed songwriting and performing talents of all time. A Natural Woman chronicles King's extraordinary life, drawing readers into her musical world, including her phenomenally successful #1 album Tapestry, and into her journey as a performer, mother, wife and present-day activist. Deeply personal, King's long-awaited memoir offers readers a front-row seat to the woman behind the legend. The book will include dozens of photos from King's childhood, her own family, and behind-the-scenes images from her performances.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211492Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211492 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Natural Woman: A Memoir Author: Carole King Narrator: Carole King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 10,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211492 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Natural Woman: A Memoir Author: Carole King Narrator: Carole King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Read the New York Times Bestselling memoir that is 'revealing, humble, and cool-aunt chatty' about the incredible life that inspired the hit Broadway musical Beautiful (Rolling Stone). Carole King takes us from her early beginnings in Brooklyn, to her remarkable success as one of the world's most acclaimed songwriting and performing talents of all time. A Natural Woman chronicles King's extraordinary life, drawing readers into her musical world, including her phenomenally successful #1 album Tapestry, and into her journey as a performer, mother, wife and present-day activist. Deeply personal, King's long-awaited memoir offers readers a front-row seat to the woman behind the legend. The book will include dozens of photos from King's childhood, her own family, and behind-the-scenes images from her performances.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/adventures-in-darkness-memoirs-of-an-eleven-year-old-blind-boy-by-tom-sullivan--65153046https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213491 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Adventures in Darkness: Memoirs of an Eleven-Year-Old Blind Boy Author: Tom Sullivan Narrator: Tom Sullivan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 45 minutes Release date: January 21, 2012 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In Adventures in Darkness, Tom Sullivan takes readers through the adventures of his monumental eleventh year. Blind since birth, Tom lived in a challenging world of isolation and special treatment. But he was driven to break out and live as sighted people do. This book is a hair-raising, heart-warming experience that culminates in Tom's reliance upon God to realize his dreams of a 'normal' life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213491Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213491 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Adventures in Darkness: Memoirs of an Eleven-Year-Old Blind Boy Author: Tom Sullivan Narrator: Tom Sullivan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213491 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Adventures in Darkness: Memoirs of an Eleven-Year-Old Blind Boy Author: Tom Sullivan Narrator: Tom Sullivan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 45 minutes Release date: January 21, 2012 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In Adventures in Darkness, Tom Sullivan takes readers through the adventures of his monumental eleventh year. Blind since birth, Tom lived in a challenging world of isolation and special treatment. But he was driven to break out and live as sighted people do. This book is a hair-raising, heart-warming experience that culminates in Tom's reliance upon God to realize his dreams of a 'normal' life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-man-called-cash-the-life-love-and-faith-of-an-american-legend-by-steve-turner--65153038https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213560 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Called Cash: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend Author: Steve Turner Narrator: Kris Kristofferson Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 16 minutes Release date: January 21, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Johnny Cash is one of the most influential figures in music and American popular culture today. While he was an icon to people of all ages during his life, Cash's legacy continues after his death. His remarkable story is captured in this exclusive authorized biography, addressing the whole life of Johnny Cash-not just his unforgettable music but also his relationship with June Carter Cash and his faith in Christ. His authenticity, love for God and family, and unassuming persona are what Steve Turner captures with passion and focus in this inspiring book. Different from other books written about him, The Man Called CASH brings Cash's faith and love for God into the foreground and tells the story of a man redeemed, without watering-down or sugar-coating. The Man Called CASH will be a huge success with his millions of fans and will draw in many new fans with this inspiring story of faith and redemption.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213560Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213560 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Called Cash: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend Author: Steve Turner Narrator: Kris Kristofferson Format: Abridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213560 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Called Cash: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend Author: Steve Turner Narrator: Kris Kristofferson Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 16 minutes Release date: January 21, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Johnny Cash is one of the most influential figures in music and American popular culture today. While he was an icon to people of all ages during his life, Cash's legacy continues after his death. His remarkable story is captured in this exclusive authorized biography, addressing the whole life of Johnny Cash-not just his unforgettable music but also his relationship with June Carter Cash and his faith in Christ. His authenticity, love for God and family, and unassuming persona are what Steve Turner captures with passion and focus in this inspiring book. Different from other books written about him, The Man Called CASH brings Cash's faith and love for God into the foreground and tells the story of a man redeemed, without watering-down or sugar-coating. The Man Called CASH will be a huge success with his millions of fans and will draw in many new fans with this inspiring story of faith and redemption.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/breaking-through-my-limits-an-olympian-uncovered-by-alexandra-orlando--65152923https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Breaking Through My Limits: An Olympian Uncovered Author: Alexandra Orlando Narrator: Alexandra Orlando Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: October 4, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Alexandra Orlando is an Olympic athlete who dedicated seventeen years of her life to the sport of rhythmic gymnastics, winning almost two hundred medals. Despite injury, she competed at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, and retired from the sport at the age of twenty-one as one of the top ten gymnasts in the world. Her incredible story is one of struggle and strength. Through it all, her family and friends watched the sport consume her; and every person that came into her life was affected by the constant fight for perfection, and the mental and physical exhaustion. Those who had the strength never left her side. And when the dust settled, a woman emerged who was stronger than she ever thought she could be. Reflecting back on her life as 'Alex the Gymnast,' Alexandra takes a deeper look on who she was during her career, who she had to be, and how this made her the person she is today.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247979Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Breaking Through My Limits: An Olympian Uncovered Author: Alexandra Orlando Narrator: Alexandra Orlando Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Breaking Through My Limits: An Olympian Uncovered Author: Alexandra Orlando Narrator: Alexandra Orlando Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: October 4, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Alexandra Orlando is an Olympic athlete who dedicated seventeen years of her life to the sport of rhythmic gymnastics, winning almost two hundred medals. Despite injury, she competed at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, and retired from the sport at the age of twenty-one as one of the top ten gymnasts in the world. Her incredible story is one of struggle and strength. Through it all, her family and friends watched the sport consume her; and every person that came into her life was affected by the constant fight for perfection, and the mental and physical exhaustion. Those who had the strength never left her side. And when the dust settled, a woman emerged who was stronger than she ever thought she could be. Reflecting back on her life as 'Alex the Gymnast,' Alexandra takes a deeper look on who she was during her career, who she had to be, and how this made her the person she is today.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-singular-woman-the-untold-story-of-barack-obama-s-mother-by-janny-scott--65153033https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203046 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother Author: Janny Scott Narrator: January LaVoy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: May 3, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A major publishing event: an unprecedented look into the life of the woman who most singularly shaped Barack Obama-his mother. Barack Obama has written extensively about his father, but little is known about Stanley Ann Dunham, the fiercely independent woman who raised him, the person he credits for, as he says, 'what is best in me.' Here is the missing piece of the story. Award-winning reporter Janny Scott interviewed nearly two hundred of Dunham's friends, colleagues, and relatives (including both her children), and combed through boxes of personal and professional papers, letters to friends, and photo albums, to uncover the full breadth of this woman's inspiring and untraditional life, and to show the remarkable extent to which she shaped the man Obama is today. Dunham's story moves from Kansas and Washington state to Hawaii and Indonesia. It begins in a time when interracial marriage was still a felony in much of the United States, and culminates in the present, with her son as our president- something she never got to see. It is a poignant look at how character is passed from parent to child, and offers insight into how Obama's destiny was created early, by his mother's extraordinary faith in his gifts, and by her unconventional mothering. Finally, it is a heartbreaking story of a woman who died at age fifty-two, before her son would go on to his greatest accomplishments and reflections of what she taught him.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203046Tue, 03 May 2011 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203046 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother Author: Janny Scott Narrator: January LaVoy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203046 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother Author: Janny Scott Narrator: January LaVoy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: May 3, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A major publishing event: an unprecedented look into the life of the woman who most singularly shaped Barack Obama-his mother. Barack Obama has written extensively about his father, but little is known about Stanley Ann Dunham, the fiercely independent woman who raised him, the person he credits for, as he says, 'what is best in me.' Here is the missing piece of the story. Award-winning reporter Janny Scott interviewed nearly two hundred of Dunham's friends, colleagues, and relatives (including both her children), and combed through boxes of personal and professional papers, letters to friends, and photo albums, to uncover the full breadth of this woman's inspiring and untraditional life, and to show the remarkable extent to which she shaped the man Obama is today. Dunham's story moves from Kansas and Washington state to Hawaii and Indonesia. It begins in a time when interracial marriage was still a felony in much of the United States, and culminates in the present, with her son as our president- something she never got to see. It is a poignant look at how character is passed from parent to child, and offers insight into how Obama's destiny was created early, by his mother's extraordinary faith in his gifts, and by her unconventional mothering. Finally, it is a heartbreaking story of a woman who died at age fifty-two, before her son would go on to his greatest accomplishments and reflections of what she taught him.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-helluva-high-note-surviving-life-love-and-american-idol-by-kara-dioguardi--65152908https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231367 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Helluva High Note: Surviving Life, Love, and American Idol Author: Kara DioGuardi Narrator: Kara DioGuardi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 26, 2011 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Kara DioGuardi is an award-winning hitmaker, a savvy record executive, and a successful music publisher whose songs have been recorded by such superstars as Pink, Carrie Underwood, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, Santana, Steven Tyler, Céline Dion, and so many others. She was also the feisty fourth judge on American Idol. But success wouldn’t have happened for this songwriter, artist, and producer without the dark times of defeat. Filled with the grace, raw honesty, and haunting emotion of her hit songs, A Helluva High Note is the soundtrack to Kara’s life—an intimate anthem about living, creating, loving, stumbling, picking herself up again, and ultimately succeeding. It is a moving chronicle of the experiences that have inspired her songs and given her the resilience and perspective to become the confidant, accomplished, adventurous warrior she is today. Kara not only writes about what it was like to collaborate with some of our favorite performing artists, she also opens up about everything from her struggles with debilitating stage fright and an equally paralyzing eating disorder, to the most devastating yet profoundly life-altering experience—caring for her mother during her fatal battle with cancer. And, of course, she shares behind-the-scenes stories from her years on American Idol and the real truth about her departure from the show.  A Helluva High Note is filled with memorable and inspirational tales from the heart and trenches of life, business, and the world of entertainment. Passionate, wise, funny, and down-to-earth, it proves that finding, cultivating, and following your own true voice really is possible.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231367Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231367 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Helluva High Note: Surviving Life, Love, and American Idol Author: Kara DioGuardi Narrator: Kara DioGuardi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231367 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Helluva High Note: Surviving Life, Love, and American Idol Author: Kara DioGuardi Narrator: Kara DioGuardi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 26, 2011 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Kara DioGuardi is an award-winning hitmaker, a savvy record executive, and a successful music publisher whose songs have been recorded by such superstars as Pink, Carrie Underwood, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, Santana, Steven Tyler, Céline Dion, and so many others. She was also the feisty fourth judge on American Idol. But success wouldn’t have happened for this songwriter, artist, and producer without the dark times of defeat. Filled with the grace, raw honesty, and haunting emotion of her hit songs, A Helluva High Note is the soundtrack to Kara’s life—an intimate anthem about living, creating, loving, stumbling, picking herself up again, and ultimately succeeding. It is a moving chronicle of the experiences that have inspired her songs and given her the resilience and perspective to become the confidant, accomplished, adventurous warrior she is today. Kara not only writes about what it was like to collaborate with some of our favorite performing artists, she also opens up about everything from her struggles with debilitating stage fright and an equally paralyzing eating disorder, to the most devastating yet profoundly life-altering experience—caring for her mother during her fatal battle with cancer. And, of course, she shares behind-the-scenes stories from her years on American Idol and the real truth about her departure from the show.  A Helluva High Note is filled with memorable and inspirational tales from the heart and trenches of life, business, and the world of entertainment. Passionate, wise, funny, and down-to-earth, it proves that finding, cultivating, and following your own true voice really is possible.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unplanned-the-dramatic-true-story-of-a-former-planned-parenthood-leader-s-eye-opening-journey-across-the-life-line-by-abby-johnson--65153034https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218688 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader's Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Line Author: Abby Johnson Narrator: Abby Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37 minutes Release date: December 29, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Retailers Choice Award winner, 2012 Abby Johnson quit her job in October 2009. That simple act became a national news story because Abby was the director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas who, after participating in her first actual abortion procedure, crossed the line to join the Coalition for Life. Unplanned is a heartstopping personal drama of life-and-death encounters, a courtroom battle, and spiritual transformation that speaks hope and compassion into the political controversy that surrounds this issue. Telling Abby’s story from both sides of the abortion clinic property line, this book is a must-have for anyone who cares about the life-versus-rights debate and helping women who face crisis pregnancies. Now available in complete and unabridged audio.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218688Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218688 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader's Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Line Author: Abby Johnson Narrator: Abby...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218688 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader's Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Line Author: Abby Johnson Narrator: Abby Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37 minutes Release date: December 29, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Retailers Choice Award winner, 2012 Abby Johnson quit her job in October 2009. That simple act became a national news story because Abby was the director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas who, after participating in her first actual abortion procedure, crossed the line to join the Coalition for Life. Unplanned is a heartstopping personal drama of life-and-death encounters, a courtroom battle, and spiritual transformation that speaks hope and compassion into the political controversy that surrounds this issue. Telling Abby’s story from both sides of the abortion clinic property line, this book is a must-have for anyone who cares about the life-versus-rights debate and helping women who face crisis pregnancies. Now available in complete and unabridged audio.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/castles-in-the-air-the-restoration-adventures-of-two-young-optimists-and-a-crumbling-old-mansion-by-judy-corbett--65152996https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Castles In The Air: The Restoration Adventures of Two Young Optimists and a Crumbling Old Mansion Author: Judy Corbett Narrator: Charlotte Strevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 5 minutes Release date: December 23, 2010 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Castles in the Air is a beautifully written, autobiographical story of rescuing an ancient mansion. Gwydir Castle was inhabited by ravers and rats until Judy Corbett and her husband Peter Welford found and acquired this 500-year-old house mouldering in the foothills of Snowdonia. Despite the toads, strange smells and squatters, they decided to mortgage themselves to the hilt to bring the castle back to life. This is an evocatively written and genuinely moving book and is infused with an extraordinary sense of place. The couple's adventures in a gothic wonderland lead them through plots both supernatural and historical. In a museum storeroom in a Bronx warehouse they find a missing room, in the castle's Solar Tower the ghost of a young woman appears and from the far edges of the woods a silent man called Sven emerges to befriend the couple and their beloved castle. For everyone who has ever wanted to live in a glorious house or escape from the mundanity of life - Castles in the Air is pure magic.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237092Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Castles In The Air: The Restoration Adventures of Two Young Optimists and a Crumbling Old Mansion Author: Judy Corbett Narrator: Charlotte Strevens...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Castles In The Air: The Restoration Adventures of Two Young Optimists and a Crumbling Old Mansion Author: Judy Corbett Narrator: Charlotte Strevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 5 minutes Release date: December 23, 2010 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Castles in the Air is a beautifully written, autobiographical story of rescuing an ancient mansion. Gwydir Castle was inhabited by ravers and rats until Judy Corbett and her husband Peter Welford found and acquired this 500-year-old house mouldering in the foothills of Snowdonia. Despite the toads, strange smells and squatters, they decided to mortgage themselves to the hilt to bring the castle back to life. This is an evocatively written and genuinely moving book and is infused with an extraordinary sense of place. The couple's adventures in a gothic wonderland lead them through plots both supernatural and historical. In a museum storeroom in a Bronx warehouse they find a missing room, in the castle's Solar Tower the ghost of a young woman appears and from the far edges of the woods a silent man called Sven emerges to befriend the couple and their beloved castle. For everyone who has ever wanted to live in a glorious house or escape from the mundanity of life - Castles in the Air is pure magic.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-faith-and-values-of-sarah-palin-by-stephen-mansfield-david-a-holland--65153071https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194756 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Faith and Values of Sarah Palin Author: Stephen Mansfield, David A Holland Narrator: Stephen Mansfield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 21, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From the moment she joined John McCain on the Republican ticket in 2008, Sarah Palin has stirred a firestorm of emotion rarely seen in American politics. These passions arise from critical fault lines she exposes in our country, fissures that reveal much about who we are and where we are heading as a nation. The Faith and Values of Sarah Palin examines these critical divisions, looking at them through the lens of Palin’s life and faith. Neither biography nor commentary alone, this is rather a reappraisal, one that exposes the contentious divisions that currently define our country, including… Religion in American life: Most Americans believe in God, yet Palin has been attacked for her faith and her Pentecostal roots as though she is an inflamed member of the Taliban. Feminism and the conservative woman: Palin is a strong woman and a fiercely independent leader, and her strong pro-family, pro-life stance has rekindled the debate about what it means to be a feminist. The urban/rural divide: Palin’s rural roots have been so harshly treated by an urban media elite as to make Americans who identify with small town life wonder what has happened to their country. The rise of the Tea Party: Today, Palin is the symbolic leader of the Tea Party movement, which is influencing elections throughout the country and promises to do so for years to come.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194756Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194756 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Faith and Values of Sarah Palin Author: Stephen Mansfield, David A Holland Narrator: Stephen Mansfield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194756 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Faith and Values of Sarah Palin Author: Stephen Mansfield, David A Holland Narrator: Stephen Mansfield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 21, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: From the moment she joined John McCain on the Republican ticket in 2008, Sarah Palin has stirred a firestorm of emotion rarely seen in American politics. These passions arise from critical fault lines she exposes in our country, fissures that reveal much about who we are and where we are heading as a nation. The Faith and Values of Sarah Palin examines these critical divisions, looking at them through the lens of Palin’s life and faith. Neither biography nor commentary alone, this is rather a reappraisal, one that exposes the contentious divisions that currently define our country, including… Religion in American life: Most Americans believe in God, yet Palin has been attacked for her faith and her Pentecostal roots as though she is an inflamed member of the Taliban. Feminism and the conservative woman: Palin is a strong woman and a fiercely independent leader, and her strong pro-family, pro-life stance has rekindled the debate about what it means to be a feminist. The urban/rural divide: Palin’s rural roots have been so harshly treated by an urban media elite as to make Americans who identify with small town life wonder what has happened to their country. The rise of the Tea Party: Today, Palin is the symbolic leader of the Tea Party movement, which is influencing elections throughout the country and promises to do so for years to come.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-i-stayed-the-choices-i-made-in-my-darkest-hour-by-gayle-haggard--65153019https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218690 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why I Stayed: The Choices I Made in My Darkest Hour Author: Gayle Haggard Narrator: Gayle Haggard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: January 26, 2010 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: On November 2, 2006, Gayle Haggard’s life changed forever. That was the day that her husband, Ted Haggard, founder of the 14,000-member New Life Church in Colorado Springs and the President of the NAE, confessed to her the truth. In Why I Stayed, Gayle walks us through the choices she made in her darkest hours. On the day and in the months ahead, everything in her life was at stake—what she believed, the husband she thought she knew, and the church community she had worked tirelessly to establish with her husband and friends in the basement of their home more than two decades ago. Out of this crucible in her life, Gayle has discovered a newfound passion for the central message of the Bible—the liberating message of forgiveness and love. Why I Stayed is a must-read. It paints a picture of what less-than-perfect people, across this nation and all over the world, desperately need—a community of family and faith that offers healing love and a path to restoration.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218690Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218690 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why I Stayed: The Choices I Made in My Darkest Hour Author: Gayle Haggard Narrator: Gayle Haggard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218690 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why I Stayed: The Choices I Made in My Darkest Hour Author: Gayle Haggard Narrator: Gayle Haggard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: January 26, 2010 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: On November 2, 2006, Gayle Haggard’s life changed forever. That was the day that her husband, Ted Haggard, founder of the 14,000-member New Life Church in Colorado Springs and the President of the NAE, confessed to her the truth. In Why I Stayed, Gayle walks us through the choices she made in her darkest hours. On the day and in the months ahead, everything in her life was at stake—what she believed, the husband she thought she knew, and the church community she had worked tirelessly to establish with her husband and friends in the basement of their home more than two decades ago. Out of this crucible in her life, Gayle has discovered a newfound passion for the central message of the Bible—the liberating message of forgiveness and love. Why I Stayed is a must-read. It paints a picture of what less-than-perfect people, across this nation and all over the world, desperately need—a community of family and faith that offers healing love and a path to restoration.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/committed-a-skeptic-makes-peace-with-marriage-by-elizabeth-gilbert--65153052https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198894 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage Author: Elizabeth Gilbert Narrator: Elizabeth Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 5, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 58 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: At the end of her bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe, a Brazilian-born man of Australian citizenship who'd been living in Indonesia when they met. Resettling in America, the couple swore eternal fidelity to each other, but also swore to never, ever, under any circumstances get legally married. (Both were survivors of previous horrific divorces. Enough said.) But providence intervened one day in the form of the United States government, which—after unexpectedly detaining Felipe at an American border crossing—gave the couple a choice: they could either get married, or Felipe would never be allowed to enter the country again. Having been effectively sentenced to wed, Gilbert tackled her fears of marriage by delving into this topic completely, trying with all her might to discover through historical research, interviews, and much personal reflection what this stubbornly enduring old institution actually is. Told with Gilbert's trademark wit, intelligence and compassion, Committed attempts to 'turn on all the lights' when it comes to matrimony, frankly examining questions of compatibility, infatuation, fidelity, family tradition, social expectations, divorce risks and humbling responsibilities. Gilbert's memoir is ultimately a clear-eyed celebration of love with all the complexity and consequence that real love, in the real world, actually entails.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198894Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198894 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage Author: Elizabeth Gilbert Narrator: Elizabeth Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198894 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage Author: Elizabeth Gilbert Narrator: Elizabeth Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 5, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 58 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: At the end of her bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe, a Brazilian-born man of Australian citizenship who'd been living in Indonesia when they met. Resettling in America, the couple swore eternal fidelity to each other, but also swore to never, ever, under any circumstances get legally married. (Both were survivors of previous horrific divorces. Enough said.) But providence intervened one day in the form of the United States government, which—after unexpectedly detaining Felipe at an American border crossing—gave the couple a choice: they could either get married, or Felipe would never be allowed to enter the country again. Having been effectively sentenced to wed, Gilbert tackled her fears of marriage by delving into this topic completely, trying with all her might to discover through historical research, interviews, and much personal reflection what this stubbornly enduring old institution actually is. Told with Gilbert's trademark wit, intelligence and compassion, Committed attempts to 'turn on all the lights' when it comes to matrimony, frankly examining questions of compatibility, infatuation, fidelity, family tradition, social expectations, divorce risks and humbling responsibilities. Gilbert's memoir is ultimately a clear-eyed celebration of love with all the complexity and consequence that real love, in the real world, actually entails.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mennonite-in-a-little-black-dress-a-memoir-of-going-home-by-rhonda-janzen--65153039https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199146 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home Author: Rhonda Janzen Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: October 13, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A hilarious and moving memoir in the spirit of Anne Lamott and Nora Ephron about a woman who returns home to her Mennonite family after a personal crisis. The same week her husband of 15 years ditches her for a guy he met on Gay.com, a partially inebriated teenage driver smacks her VW Beetle head-on. Marriage over, body bruised, life upside-down, Rhoda does what any sensible 43-year-old would do: She goes home. But hers is not just any home. It’s a Mennonite home, the scene of her painfully uncool childhood and the bosom of her family: handsome but grouchy Dad, plain but cheerful Mom. Drinking, smoking, and slumber parties are nixed; potlucks, prune soup, and public prayer are embraced. Having long ago left the faith behind, Rhoda is surprised when the conservative community welcomes her back with open arms—and offbeat advice. She discovers that this safe, sheltered world is the perfect place to come to terms with her failed marriage and the choices that both freed and entrapped her.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199146Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199146 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home Author: Rhonda Janzen Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199146 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home Author: Rhonda Janzen Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: October 13, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A hilarious and moving memoir in the spirit of Anne Lamott and Nora Ephron about a woman who returns home to her Mennonite family after a personal crisis. The same week her husband of 15 years ditches her for a guy he met on Gay.com, a partially inebriated teenage driver smacks her VW Beetle head-on. Marriage over, body bruised, life upside-down, Rhoda does what any sensible 43-year-old would do: She goes home. But hers is not just any home. It’s a Mennonite home, the scene of her painfully uncool childhood and the bosom of her family: handsome but grouchy Dad, plain but cheerful Mom. Drinking, smoking, and slumber parties are nixed; potlucks, prune soup, and public prayer are embraced. Having long ago left the faith behind, Rhoda is surprised when the conservative community welcomes her back with open arms—and offbeat advice. She discovers that this safe, sheltered world is the perfect place to come to terms with her failed marriage and the choices that both freed and entrapped her.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finding-it-and-satisfying-my-hunger-for-life-without-opening-the-fridge-by-valerie-bertinelli--65152925https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252286 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding It: And Satisfying My Hunger for Life Without Opening the Fridge Author: Valerie Bertinelli Narrator: Valerie Bertinelli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 33 minutes Release date: October 6, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In 2008, Valerie Bertinelli’s #1 bestseller, Losing It, connected with fans of multiple generations and spent a remarkable 8 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list. Now in paperback Finding It shares Valerie's conflicted, humorous, and highly personal tale of her continuing search for answers to life's big questions. Welcome back to chez Bertinelli, where life is as crazy and comical as ever. In revealing talks with her longtime boyfriend, Tom, Valerie gets even more personal about her inner worries: her maternal anxieties about her son, Wolfie (he’s fallen in love and, as she writes, “getting your sex talk from Eddie Van Halen wasn’t recommended in any of the parenting books I read”); the challenges of dealing with a blended family; her mother’s own new diet adventure; and a craving for a deeper relationship with a Higher Power (“I have experienced days of inner peace and connectedness with a larger spirit—twice,” she writes. “Why not more often?”). And as if these everyday challenges weren’t enough, Valerie is working to maintain her own very public weight loss and approaching her fiftieth birthday. This is the story of what happens after you change your life. And it’s not all peaches and cream, or even low-fat yogurt. This inspiring memoir, from the beloved actress and author of the bestseller Losing It, is an optimistic story for trying times. Warm and friendly, honest and self-aware—with the same winning wit and candor that touched a generation of fans in Losing It—Finding It is about working on all the reasons we gain weight in the first place so that it doesn’t happen again. It’s about becoming better, not just thinner. And it’s about believing in love and happiness, having faith that both are possible, and finding out that God does want you to enjoy life’s desserts—even when you’re on a diet.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252286Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252286 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding It: And Satisfying My Hunger for Life Without Opening the Fridge Author: Valerie Bertinelli Narrator: Valerie Bertinelli Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252286 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding It: And Satisfying My Hunger for Life Without Opening the Fridge Author: Valerie Bertinelli Narrator: Valerie Bertinelli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 33 minutes Release date: October 6, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In 2008, Valerie Bertinelli’s #1 bestseller, Losing It, connected with fans of multiple generations and spent a remarkable 8 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list. Now in paperback Finding It shares Valerie's conflicted, humorous, and highly personal tale of her continuing search for answers to life's big questions. Welcome back to chez Bertinelli, where life is as crazy and comical as ever. In revealing talks with her longtime boyfriend, Tom, Valerie gets even more personal about her inner worries: her maternal anxieties about her son, Wolfie (he’s fallen in love and, as she writes, “getting your sex talk from Eddie Van Halen wasn’t recommended in any of the parenting books I read”); the challenges of dealing with a blended family; her mother’s own new diet adventure; and a craving for a deeper relationship with a Higher Power (“I have experienced days of inner peace and connectedness with a larger spirit—twice,” she writes. “Why not more often?”). And as if these everyday challenges weren’t enough, Valerie is working to maintain her own very public weight loss and approaching her fiftieth birthday. This is the story of what happens after you change your life. And it’s not all peaches and cream, or even low-fat yogurt. This inspiring memoir, from the beloved actress and author of the bestseller Losing It, is an optimistic story for trying times. Warm and friendly, honest and self-aware—with the same winning wit and candor that touched a generation of fans in Losing It—Finding It is about working on all the reasons we gain weight in the first place so that it doesn’t happen again. It’s about becoming better, not just thinner. And it’s about believing in love and happiness, having faith that both are possible, and finding out that God does want you to enjoy life’s desserts—even when you’re on a diet.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/traveling-with-pomegranates-a-mother-daughter-story-by-ann-kidd-taylor-sue-monk-kidd--65153047https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199388 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story Author: Ann Kidd Taylor, Sue Monk Kidd Narrator: Sue Monk Kidd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 8, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An introspective and beautiful dual memoir by the #1 New York Times bestselling novelist and her daughter. Look out for Ann Kidd Taylor's new novel, The Shark Club, which will be published in June 2017.  Sue Monk Kidd has touched millions of readers with her novels The Secret Life of Bees and The Mermaid Chair and with her acclaimed nonfiction. In this intimate dual memoir, she and her daughter, Ann, offer distinct perspectives as a fifty-something and a twenty-something, each on a quest to redefine herself and to rediscover each other. Between 1998 and 2000, Sue and Ann travel throughout Greece and France. Sue, coming to grips with aging, caught in a creative vacuum, longing to reconnect with her grown daughter, struggles to enlarge a vision of swarming bees into a novel. Ann, just graduated from college, heartbroken and benumbed by the classic question about what to do with her life, grapples with a painful depression. As this modern-day Demeter and Persephone chronicle the richly symbolic and personal meaning of an array of inspiring figures and sites, they also each give voice to that most protean of connections: the bond of mother and daughter. A wise and involving book about feminine thresholds, spiritual growth, and renewal, Traveling with Pomegranates is both a revealing self-portrait by a beloved author and her daughter, a writer in the making, and a momentous story that will resonate with women everywhere.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199388Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199388 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story Author: Ann Kidd Taylor, Sue Monk Kidd Narrator: Sue Monk Kidd Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199388 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story Author: Ann Kidd Taylor, Sue Monk Kidd Narrator: Sue Monk Kidd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 8, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: An introspective and beautiful dual memoir by the #1 New York Times bestselling novelist and her daughter. Look out for Ann Kidd Taylor's new novel, The Shark Club, which will be published in June 2017.  Sue Monk Kidd has touched millions of readers with her novels The Secret Life of Bees and The Mermaid Chair and with her acclaimed nonfiction. In this intimate dual memoir, she and her daughter, Ann, offer distinct perspectives as a fifty-something and a twenty-something, each on a quest to redefine herself and to rediscover each other. Between 1998 and 2000, Sue and Ann travel throughout Greece and France. Sue, coming to grips with aging, caught in a creative vacuum, longing to reconnect with her grown daughter, struggles to enlarge a vision of swarming bees into a novel. Ann, just graduated from college, heartbroken and benumbed by the classic question about what to do with her life, grapples with a painful depression. As this modern-day Demeter and Persephone chronicle the richly symbolic and personal meaning of an array of inspiring figures and sites, they also each give voice to that most protean of connections: the bond of mother and daughter. A wise and involving book about feminine thresholds, spiritual growth, and renewal, Traveling with Pomegranates is both a revealing self-portrait by a beloved author and her daughter, a writer in the making, and a momentous story that will resonate with women everywhere.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/such-a-pretty-fat-one-narcissist-s-quest-to-discover-if-her-life-makes-her-ass-look-big-or-why-pi-e-is-not-the-answer-by-jen-lancaster--65153060https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202624 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, Or Why Pi e Is Not the Answer Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jamie Heinlein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: May 12, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A NOTE FROM JEN LANCASTER:'To whom the fat rolls…I'm tired of books where a self-loathing heroine is teased to the point where she starves herself skinny in hopes of a fabulous new life. And I hate the message that women can't possibly be happy until we all fit into our skinny jeans. I don't find these stories uplifting; they make me want to hug these women and take them out for fizzy champagne drinks and cheesecake and explain to them that until they figure out their insides, their outsides don't matter. Unfortunately, being overweight isn't simply a societal issue that can be fixed with a dose healthy of positive self-esteem. It’s a health matter, and here on the eve of my fortieth year, I've learned I have to make changes so I don't, you know, die. Because what good is finally being able to afford a pedicure if I lose a foot to adult onset diabetes?']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202624Tue, 12 May 2009 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202624 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, Or Why Pi e Is Not the Answer Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202624 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, Or Why Pi e Is Not the Answer Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jamie Heinlein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: May 12, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A NOTE FROM JEN LANCASTER:'To whom the fat rolls…I'm tired of books where a self-loathing heroine is teased to the point where she starves herself skinny in hopes of a fabulous new life. And I hate the message that women can't possibly be happy until we all fit into our skinny jeans. I don't find these stories uplifting; they make me want to hug these women and take them out for fizzy champagne drinks and cheesecake and explain to them that until they figure out their insides, their outsides don't matter. Unfortunately, being overweight isn't simply a societal issue that can be fixed with a dose healthy of positive self-esteem. It’s a health matter, and here on the eve of my fortieth year, I've learned I have to make changes so I don't, you know, die. Because what good is finally being able to afford a pedicure if I lose a foot to adult onset diabetes?']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bitter-is-the-new-black-confessions-of-a-condescending-egomaniacal-self-centered-smartass-or-why-you-should-never-carry-a-prada-bag-to--65153049https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202626 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bitter is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jamie Heinlein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 12, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.09 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Unabridged ? 11 hours This is the smart-mouthed, soul- searching story of a woman trying to figure out what happens next when she's gone from six figures to unemployment checks and she stops to reconsider some of the less-than-rosy attitudes and values she thought she'd never have to answer for when times were good.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202626Tue, 12 May 2009 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202626 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bitter is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202626 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bitter is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jamie Heinlein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 12, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.09 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Unabridged ? 11 hours This is the smart-mouthed, soul- searching story of a woman trying to figure out what happens next when she's gone from six figures to unemployment checks and she stops to reconsider some of the less-than-rosy attitudes and values she thought she'd never have to answer for when times were good.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pretty-in-plaid-by-jen-lancaster--65152984https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pretty In Plaid Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jamie Heinlein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 12, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Unabridged CDs * 7 CDs, 9 hours The hardcover debut from the New York Times– bestselling author of Such a Pretty Fat.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202627Tue, 12 May 2009 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pretty In Plaid Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jamie Heinlein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 12, 2009...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pretty In Plaid Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jamie Heinlein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 12, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Unabridged CDs * 7 CDs, 9 hours The hardcover debut from the New York Times– bestselling author of Such a Pretty Fat.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-you-mom-finally-previously-published-as-not-becoming-my-mother-by-ruth-reichl--65153050https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202988 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For You, Mom. Finally.: Previously published as Not Becoming My Mother Author: Ruth Reichl Narrator: Ruth Reichl Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: April 21, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author Ruth Reichl examines her mother's life-and gives voice to the unarticulated truths of a generation of exceptional women  A former New York Times restaurant critic, editor in chief of Gourmet, and the author of three bestselling memoirs, Ruth Reichl is a beloved cultural figure in the food world and beyond. Not Becoming My Mother is her openhearted investigation of the life of a woman she realizes she never really knew-her mother. Through letters and diaries-and a new afterword relating the wisdom she's gained after sharing her story-Reichl confronts the transition her mother made from a hopeful young woman to an increasingly unhappy older one and recognizes the huge sacrifices made to ensure that her daughter's life would not be as disappointing as her own. Please note: This title was changed to For You Mom, Finally for the Penguin paperback edition.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202988Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202988 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For You, Mom. Finally.: Previously published as Not Becoming My Mother Author: Ruth Reichl Narrator: Ruth Reichl Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202988 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For You, Mom. Finally.: Previously published as Not Becoming My Mother Author: Ruth Reichl Narrator: Ruth Reichl Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: April 21, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author Ruth Reichl examines her mother's life-and gives voice to the unarticulated truths of a generation of exceptional women  A former New York Times restaurant critic, editor in chief of Gourmet, and the author of three bestselling memoirs, Ruth Reichl is a beloved cultural figure in the food world and beyond. Not Becoming My Mother is her openhearted investigation of the life of a woman she realizes she never really knew-her mother. Through letters and diaries-and a new afterword relating the wisdom she's gained after sharing her story-Reichl confronts the transition her mother made from a hopeful young woman to an increasingly unhappy older one and recognizes the huge sacrifices made to ensure that her daughter's life would not be as disappointing as her own. Please note: This title was changed to For You Mom, Finally for the Penguin paperback edition.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mighty-queens-of-freeville-a-mother-a-daughter-and-the-town-that-raised-them-by-amy-dickinson--65153032https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/209979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter, and the Town That Raised Them Author: Amy Dickinson Narrator: Amy Dickinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 3, 2009 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This beloved New York Times bestselling memoir from 'Ask Amy' is a warm and moving true story of second chances in a tiny upstate New York town. Dear Amy, First my husband told me he didn't love me. Then he said he didn't think he had ever really loved me. Then he left me with a baby to raise by myself. Amy, I don't want to be a single mother. I told myself I'd never be divorced. And now here I am -- exactly where I didn't want to be! My daughter and I live in London. We don't really have any friends here. What should we do? Desperate Dear Desperate, I have an idea. Take your baby, get on a plane, and move back to your dinky hometown in upstate New York -- the place you couldn't wait to leave when you were young. Live with your sister in the back bedroom of her tiny bungalow. Cry for five weeks. Nestle in with your quirky family of hometown women -- many of them single, like you. Drink lots of coffee and ask them what to do. Do your best to listen to their advice but don't necessarily follow it. Start to work in Washington, D.C. Start to date. Make friends. Fail up. Develop a career as a job doula. Teach nursery school and Sunday School. Watch your daughter grow. When she's a teenager, just when you're both getting comfortable, uproot her and move to Chicago to take a job writing a nationally syndicated advice column. Do your best to replace a legend. Date some more. Love fiercely. Laugh with abandon. Grab your second chance -- and your third, and your fourth. Send your daughter to college. Cry for five more weeks. Move back again to your dinky hometown and the women who helped raise you. Find love, finally. And take care. Amy]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/209979Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/209979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter, and the Town That Raised Them Author: Amy Dickinson Narrator: Amy Dickinson Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/209979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter, and the Town That Raised Them Author: Amy Dickinson Narrator: Amy Dickinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 3, 2009 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This beloved New York Times bestselling memoir from 'Ask Amy' is a warm and moving true story of second chances in a tiny upstate New York town. Dear Amy, First my husband told me he didn't love me. Then he said he didn't think he had ever really loved me. Then he left me with a baby to raise by myself. Amy, I don't want to be a single mother. I told myself I'd never be divorced. And now here I am -- exactly where I didn't want to be! My daughter and I live in London. We don't really have any friends here. What should we do? Desperate Dear Desperate, I have an idea. Take your baby, get on a plane, and move back to your dinky hometown in upstate New York -- the place you couldn't wait to leave when you were young. Live with your sister in the back bedroom of her tiny bungalow. Cry for five weeks. Nestle in with your quirky family of hometown women -- many of them single, like you. Drink lots of coffee and ask them what to do. Do your best to listen to their advice but don't necessarily follow it. Start to work in Washington, D.C. Start to date. Make friends. Fail up. Develop a career as a job doula. Teach nursery school and Sunday School. Watch your daughter grow. When she's a teenager, just when you're both getting comfortable, uproot her and move to Chicago to take a job writing a nationally syndicated advice column. Do your best to replace a legend. Date some more. Love fiercely. Laugh with abandon. Grab your second chance -- and your third, and your fourth. Send your daughter to college. Cry for five more weeks. Move back again to your dinky hometown and the women who helped raise you. Find love, finally. And take care. Amy]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-legs-are-the-last-to-go-by-diahann-carroll--65152938https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233125 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Legs Are the Last to Go Author: Diahann Carroll Narrator: Diahann Carroll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 51 minutes Release date: September 30, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The actress who broke through television’s color bar, entertainment legend Diahann Carroll tells all in her candid memoir The Legs Are the Last to Go. The first black woman to star in her own TV series—NBC’s Julia—Carroll displays all the grace, wit, style, and honesty that carried her to the top as she reveals intimate details about her career, her life, and her loves, including her marriage to Vic Damone and her torrid relationship with Sidney Poitier. The Legs Are the Last to Go is an unforgettable self-portrait and revealing Hollywood memoir at its finest.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233125Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233125 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Legs Are the Last to Go Author: Diahann Carroll Narrator: Diahann Carroll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 51 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233125 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Legs Are the Last to Go Author: Diahann Carroll Narrator: Diahann Carroll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 51 minutes Release date: September 30, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The actress who broke through television’s color bar, entertainment legend Diahann Carroll tells all in her candid memoir The Legs Are the Last to Go. The first black woman to star in her own TV series—NBC’s Julia—Carroll displays all the grace, wit, style, and honesty that carried her to the top as she reveals intimate details about her career, her life, and her loves, including her marriage to Vic Damone and her torrid relationship with Sidney Poitier. The Legs Are the Last to Go is an unforgettable self-portrait and revealing Hollywood memoir at its finest.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mistress-s-daughter-a-memoir-by-a-m-homes--65153051https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201579 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mistress's Daughter: A Memoir Author: A.M. Homes Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 5, 2007 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The 'fierce and eloquent' (New York Times) memoir from A.M Homes, award-winning author of May We Be Forgiven and the forthcoming novel The Unfolding The acclaimed writer A. M. Homes was given up for adoption before she was born. Her biological mother was a twenty-two-year-old single woman who was having an affair with a much older married man with a family of his own. The Mistress's Daughter is the ruthlessly honest account of what happened when, thirty years later, her birth parents came looking for her. Homes relates how they initially made contact and what happened afterwards, and digs through the family history of both sets of her parents in a twenty-first-century electronic search for self. Daring, heartbreaking, and startlingly funny, Homes's memoir is a brave and profoundly moving consideration of identity and family. 'A compelling, devastating, and furiously good book written with an honesty few of us would risk.' —Zadie Smith  'I fell in love with it from the first page and read compulsively to the end.' —Amy Tan]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201579Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201579 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mistress's Daughter: A Memoir Author: A.M. Homes Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201579 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mistress's Daughter: A Memoir Author: A.M. Homes Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 5, 2007 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: The 'fierce and eloquent' (New York Times) memoir from A.M Homes, award-winning author of May We Be Forgiven and the forthcoming novel The Unfolding The acclaimed writer A. M. Homes was given up for adoption before she was born. Her biological mother was a twenty-two-year-old single woman who was having an affair with a much older married man with a family of his own. The Mistress's Daughter is the ruthlessly honest account of what happened when, thirty years later, her birth parents came looking for her. Homes relates how they initially made contact and what happened afterwards, and digs through the family history of both sets of her parents in a twenty-first-century electronic search for self. Daring, heartbreaking, and startlingly funny, Homes's memoir is a brave and profoundly moving consideration of identity and family. 'A compelling, devastating, and furiously good book written with an honesty few of us would risk.' —Zadie Smith  'I fell in love with it from the first page and read compulsively to the end.' —Amy Tan]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leap-of-faith-memoirs-of-an-unexpected-life-by-noor-al-hussein--65152950https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245504 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life Author: Noor Al-Hussein Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 1, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Leap of Faith is the dramatic and inspiring story of an American woman’s remarkable journey into the heart of a man and his nation. Born into a distinguished Arab-American family and raised amid privilege, Lisa Halaby joined the first freshman class at Princeton to accept women, graduating in 1974 with a degree in architecture and urban planning. Two years later, while visiting her father in Jordan, she was casually introduced on the airport runway to King Hussein. Widely admired in the Arab world as a voice of moderation, and for his direct lineage to the prophet Muhammad, Hussein would soon become the world’s most eligible bachelor after the tragic death of his wife. The next time they met, Hussein would fall headlong in love with the athletic, outspoken daughter of his longtime friend. After a whirlwind secret courtship, Lisa Halaby became Noor Al Hussein, Queen of Jordan. With eloquence and candor, Queen Noor speaks of the obstacles she faced as a naive young bride in the royal court, of rebelling against the smothering embrace of security guards and palace life, and of her own successful struggle to create a working role as a humanitarian activist in a court that simply expected Noor to keep her husband happy. As she gradually took on the mantle of a queen, Noor’s joys and challenges grew. After a heartbreaking miscarriage, she gave birth to four children. Meshing the demands of motherhood with the commitments of her position often proved difficult, but she tried to keep her young children by her side, even while flying the world with her husband in his relentless quest for peace. This mission would reap satisfying rewards, including greater Arab unity and a peace treaty with Israel, and suffer such terrible setbacks as the Gulf War and the assassination of Prime Minister Rabin. Leap of Faith is a remarkable document. It is the story of a young American woman who became wife and partner to an Arab monarch. It provides a compelling portrait of the late King Hussein and his lifelong effort to bring peace to his wartorn region and an insider’s view of the growing gulf between the United States and the Arab nations. It is also the refreshingly candid story of a mother coming to terms with the demands the king’s role as a world statesman placed on her family’s private life. But most of all it is a love story—the intimate account of a woman who lost her heart to a king, and to his people.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245504Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245504 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life Author: Noor Al-Hussein Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 5 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245504 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life Author: Noor Al-Hussein Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 1, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Leap of Faith is the dramatic and inspiring story of an American woman’s remarkable journey into the heart of a man and his nation. Born into a distinguished Arab-American family and raised amid privilege, Lisa Halaby joined the first freshman class at Princeton to accept women, graduating in 1974 with a degree in architecture and urban planning. Two years later, while visiting her father in Jordan, she was casually introduced on the airport runway to King Hussein. Widely admired in the Arab world as a voice of moderation, and for his direct lineage to the prophet Muhammad, Hussein would soon become the world’s most eligible bachelor after the tragic death of his wife. The next time they met, Hussein would fall headlong in love with the athletic, outspoken daughter of his longtime friend. After a whirlwind secret courtship, Lisa Halaby became Noor Al Hussein, Queen of Jordan. With eloquence and candor, Queen Noor speaks of the obstacles she faced as a naive young bride in the royal court, of rebelling against the smothering embrace of security guards and palace life, and of her own successful struggle to create a working role as a humanitarian activist in a court that simply expected Noor to keep her husband happy. As she gradually took on the mantle of a queen, Noor’s joys and challenges grew. After a heartbreaking miscarriage, she gave birth to four children. Meshing the demands of motherhood with the commitments of her position often proved difficult, but she tried to keep her young children by her side, even while flying the world with her husband in his relentless quest for peace. This mission would reap satisfying rewards, including greater Arab unity and a peace treaty with Israel, and suffer such terrible setbacks as the Gulf War and the assassination of Prime Minister Rabin. Leap of Faith is a remarkable document. It is the story of a young American woman who became wife and partner to an Arab monarch. It provides a compelling portrait of the late King Hussein and his lifelong effort to bring peace to his wartorn region and an insider’s view of the growing gulf between the United States and the Arab nations. It is also the refreshingly candid story of a mother coming to terms with the demands the king’s role as a world statesman placed on her family’s private life. But most of all it is a love story—the intimate account of a woman who lost her heart to a king, and to his people.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/inside-my-heart-choosing-to-live-with-passion-and-purpose-by-robin-mcgraw--65153041https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213551 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside My Heart: Choosing to Live with Passion and Purpose Author: Robin McGraw Narrator: Robin McGraw Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 10, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 23 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: I believe we were put on this earth to enjoy lives of joy and abundance, and that is what I want for you and for me. It's not my intention to give people advice on how to solve their problems (I leave that to my husband). But I've had my share of struggles over the years, and I know a thing or two about what has worked for me. I have chosen to be an active participant in my life rather than a spectator, and in so doing I have chosen how to be a woman, how to be a wife, and how to be a mother in ways that are uniquely my own. I offer the stories of these choices as evidence of the power of sheer determination, will, and faith in God. You've seen her on television with her husband, Dr. Phil. But now it's time for a heart-to-heart conversation with Robin McGraw. In Inside My Heart, Robin speaks woman to woman, inspiring you to embrace and celebrate the many roles you play and encouraging you to make deliberate choices that lead to a richer, happier, and more meaningful life. She shares with you the life-changing moments of her childhood years, dating and marrying Dr. Phil McGraw, raising two sons, and asserting herself as a woman in a man's world to show you that you have the power to make choices in your life. In fact, she's convinced that you must choose to go after the life you want. With a deep and abiding faith in God, Robin McGraw shares her story so you too can make choices that reflect your own heart's truest priorities and highest goals.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213551Sun, 10 Sep 2006 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213551 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside My Heart: Choosing to Live with Passion and Purpose Author: Robin McGraw Narrator: Robin McGraw Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213551 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside My Heart: Choosing to Live with Passion and Purpose Author: Robin McGraw Narrator: Robin McGraw Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 10, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 23 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: I believe we were put on this earth to enjoy lives of joy and abundance, and that is what I want for you and for me. It's not my intention to give people advice on how to solve their problems (I leave that to my husband). But I've had my share of struggles over the years, and I know a thing or two about what has worked for me. I have chosen to be an active participant in my life rather than a spectator, and in so doing I have chosen how to be a woman, how to be a wife, and how to be a mother in ways that are uniquely my own. I offer the stories of these choices as evidence of the power of sheer determination, will, and faith in God. You've seen her on television with her husband, Dr. Phil. But now it's time for a heart-to-heart conversation with Robin McGraw. In Inside My Heart, Robin speaks woman to woman, inspiring you to embrace and celebrate the many roles you play and encouraging you to make deliberate choices that lead to a richer, happier, and more meaningful life. She shares with you the life-changing moments of her childhood years, dating and marrying Dr. Phil McGraw, raising two sons, and asserting herself as a woman in a man's world to show you that you have the power to make choices in your life. In fact, she's convinced that you must choose to go after the life you want. With a deep and abiding faith in God, Robin McGraw shares her story so you too can make choices that reflect your own heart's truest priorities and highest goals.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/microthrills-true-stories-from-a-life-of-small-highs-by-wendy-spero--65153045https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203104 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Microthrills: True Stories from a Life of Small Highs Author: Wendy Spero Narrator: Wendy Spero Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: August 3, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Raised in Manhattan by her overprotective sex-therapist mother (who wore “nine inches of shoulder pads”), Wendy Spero has always sought excitement in microthrills, the small, strange highs that give her life meaning—from finding a strip tease video of her grandmother to selling knives door-to-door. As a little girl, Spero passed the time sniffing fruit-scented markers and breaking up arguments between her imaginary friends. As an adult, in her first office job, she formed an unusual relationship with her boss that involved as much marijuana-smoking as it did mentoring. Called “a profoundly funny human being” by Time Out New York, Spero is now a comedian living in L.A., grappling with such grown-up issues as trying to kick her addiction to eating candy in bed and learning how to drive.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203104Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203104 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Microthrills: True Stories from a Life of Small Highs Author: Wendy Spero Narrator: Wendy Spero Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203104 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Microthrills: True Stories from a Life of Small Highs Author: Wendy Spero Narrator: Wendy Spero Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: August 3, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Raised in Manhattan by her overprotective sex-therapist mother (who wore “nine inches of shoulder pads”), Wendy Spero has always sought excitement in microthrills, the small, strange highs that give her life meaning—from finding a strip tease video of her grandmother to selling knives door-to-door. As a little girl, Spero passed the time sniffing fruit-scented markers and breaking up arguments between her imaginary friends. As an adult, in her first office job, she formed an unusual relationship with her boss that involved as much marijuana-smoking as it did mentoring. Called “a profoundly funny human being” by Time Out New York, Spero is now a comedian living in L.A., grappling with such grown-up issues as trying to kick her addiction to eating candy in bed and learning how to drive.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/laura-bush-an-intimate-portrait-of-the-first-lady-by-ronald-kessler--65153026https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212722 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Laura Bush: An Intimate Portrait of the First Lady Author: Ronald Kessler Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 4, 2006 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When Laura Bush moved into the White House on January 20, 2001, everyone wanted to know what kind of first lady she would be. Would she be like Mamie Eisenhower? Would she follow in Barbara Bush’s footsteps? Would she be another Hillary Clinton? “I think I’ll just be Laura Bush,” she would say. On Saturday, April 30, 2005, the world got a glimpse of what that meant when she pushed aside the leader of the free world and stole the show at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Wearing a shimmering lime green Oscar de la Renta gown, Laura wisecracked that she was a “desperate housewife” married to a president who was always asleep at nine. Replayed constantly on the air, the stand-up routine with its impeccable comedic timing turned the first lady into a glittering star. But while the performance catapulted her to new status, it did not answer the question of who this former teacher and librarian really is and just what role she plays in influencing her husband and shaping his administration. The Bushes are more effective than the FBI or CIA at keeping secret what goes on behind the scenes at the White House, the ranch, or Camp David. Now, New York Times bestselling author Ronald Kessler draws back that curtain in the first biography of Laura Bush to be written with White House cooperation. Based on interviews with her closest friends and confidantes from childhood to the present, as well as family members and administration heavyweights like Condoleezza Rice and Andrew Card, Kessler paints a portrait of a woman who, even as she ascended to the heights of political fortune and power, never lost touch with the bedrock American values she absorbed in her youth. In this unprecedented account, Kessler reveals: How Laura’s opinions have brought budget changes to a range of federal agencies and have affected her husband’s policies, appointments, and worldview. Why Laura told her press secretary in May 2001 she did not want to do any more media interviews. What President Bush said to Laura at the dinner table after giving the “go” for the invasion of Iraq, and what his father, former President George H. W. Bush, wrote him the next day about the war. What Laura’s own political opinions are and what her relationship with twin daughters Jenna and Barbara is really like. What Laura says in private about Hillary Clinton, media attacks on her husband, and his victory in the 2004 election. And why Laura, at the age of seventeen, missed a stop sign and caused a fatal accident that tragically left one of her best friends dead. LAURA BUSH offers a remarkable look at the private world of this famously reserved woman, as well as the beliefs and attitudes that shape it. The book will surprise readers whose knowledge of the first lady comes from cautious media interviews and speeches. Laura Bush’s approval rating stands at 85 percent. Since opinion polls first began asking about them, no first lady has received a higher rating. This moving biography is the first to penetrate the secret world of the president’s stealth counselor who is one of our most admired public figures.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212722Tue, 04 Apr 2006 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212722 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Laura Bush: An Intimate Portrait of the First Lady Author: Ronald Kessler Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 20...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212722 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Laura Bush: An Intimate Portrait of the First Lady Author: Ronald Kessler Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 4, 2006 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: When Laura Bush moved into the White House on January 20, 2001, everyone wanted to know what kind of first lady she would be. Would she be like Mamie Eisenhower? Would she follow in Barbara Bush’s footsteps? Would she be another Hillary Clinton? “I think I’ll just be Laura Bush,” she would say. On Saturday, April 30, 2005, the world got a glimpse of what that meant when she pushed aside the leader of the free world and stole the show at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Wearing a shimmering lime green Oscar de la Renta gown, Laura wisecracked that she was a “desperate housewife” married to a president who was always asleep at nine. Replayed constantly on the air, the stand-up routine with its impeccable comedic timing turned the first lady into a glittering star. But while the performance catapulted her to new status, it did not answer the question of who this former teacher and librarian really is and just what role she plays in influencing her husband and shaping his administration. The Bushes are more effective than the FBI or CIA at keeping secret what goes on behind the scenes at the White House, the ranch, or Camp David. Now, New York Times bestselling author Ronald Kessler draws back that curtain in the first biography of Laura Bush to be written with White House cooperation. Based on interviews with her closest friends and confidantes from childhood to the present, as well as family members and administration heavyweights like Condoleezza Rice and Andrew Card, Kessler paints a portrait of a woman who, even as she ascended to the heights of political fortune and power, never lost touch with the bedrock American values she absorbed in her youth. In this unprecedented account, Kessler reveals: How Laura’s opinions have brought budget changes to a range of federal agencies and have affected her husband’s policies, appointments, and worldview. Why Laura told her press secretary in May 2001 she did not want to do any more media interviews. What President Bush said to Laura at the dinner table after giving the “go” for the invasion of Iraq, and what his father, former President George H. W. Bush, wrote him the next day about the war. What Laura’s own political opinions are and what her relationship with twin daughters Jenna and Barbara is really like. What Laura says in private about Hillary Clinton, media attacks on her husband, and his victory in the 2004 election. And why Laura, at the age of seventeen, missed a stop sign and caused a fatal accident that tragically left one of her best friends dead. LAURA BUSH offers a remarkable look at the private world of this famously reserved woman, as well as the beliefs and attitudes that shape it. The book will surprise readers whose knowledge of the first lady comes from cautious media interviews and speeches. Laura Bush’s approval rating stands at 85 percent. Since opinion polls first began asking about them, no first lady has received a higher rating. This moving biography is the first to penetrate the secret world of the president’s stealth counselor who is one of our most admired public figures.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-laci-a-mother-s-story-of-love-loss-and-justice-by-sharon-rocha--65153082https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160218 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For Laci: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Justice Author: Sharon Rocha Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 17 minutes Release date: January 3, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Laci Rocha Peterson, 8 months pregnant, was last seen by her sister, Amy, in the late afternoon of December 23, 2002. She spoke to her mother, Sharon Rocha, at 8:30 p.m. that night. This would be the last time anyone from her immediate family ever spoke to her. A search began which lasted an agonizing four months. Sadly, Laci Peterson and her son Conner were found dead on the shores of San Francisco Bay on April 18, 2003. Her husband, Scott, was eventually arrested and charged with the murder of Laci and Connor. After a sensational, media-saturated trial, Peterson was found guilty of capital murder and was sentenced to death on March 16, 2005. This book deals with the story in three separate sections: first, Sharon describes the ordinary, loving life her daughter led, including fond memories of her childhood and adolescence. Second, it covers her marriage, disappearance, the community's moving search for her, and her and Connor's eventual recovery from San Francisco Bay. Third, it tells the story of the trial in detail not before revealed. Sharon will also talk about victim's rights, a subject on which she now campaigns regularly.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160218Tue, 03 Jan 2006 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160218 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For Laci: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Justice Author: Sharon Rocha Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 17...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160218 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For Laci: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Justice Author: Sharon Rocha Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 17 minutes Release date: January 3, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Laci Rocha Peterson, 8 months pregnant, was last seen by her sister, Amy, in the late afternoon of December 23, 2002. She spoke to her mother, Sharon Rocha, at 8:30 p.m. that night. This would be the last time anyone from her immediate family ever spoke to her. A search began which lasted an agonizing four months. Sadly, Laci Peterson and her son Conner were found dead on the shores of San Francisco Bay on April 18, 2003. Her husband, Scott, was eventually arrested and charged with the murder of Laci and Connor. After a sensational, media-saturated trial, Peterson was found guilty of capital murder and was sentenced to death on March 16, 2005. This book deals with the story in three separate sections: first, Sharon describes the ordinary, loving life her daughter led, including fond memories of her childhood and adolescence. Second, it covers her marriage, disappearance, the community's moving search for her, and her and Connor's eventual recovery from San Francisco Bay. Third, it tells the story of the trial in detail not before revealed. Sharon will also talk about victim's rights, a subject on which she now campaigns regularly.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/talking-back-to-presidents-dictators-and-other-scoundrels-by-andrea-mitchell--65153040https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202917 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Talking Back: ...to Presidents, Dictators, and Other Scoundrels Author: Andrea Mitchell Narrator: Andrea Mitchell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: September 8, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A frank, highly engaging, behind-the-scenes memoir by one of today's most respected journalists. Read by the author Abridged CDs - 5 CDs, 6 hours]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202917Thu, 08 Sep 2005 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202917 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Talking Back: ...to Presidents, Dictators, and Other Scoundrels Author: Andrea Mitchell Narrator: Andrea Mitchell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202917 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Talking Back: ...to Presidents, Dictators, and Other Scoundrels Author: Andrea Mitchell Narrator: Andrea Mitchell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: September 8, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A frank, highly engaging, behind-the-scenes memoir by one of today's most respected journalists. Read by the author Abridged CDs - 5 CDs, 6 hours]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anne-morrow-lindbergh-her-life-by-susan-hertog--65152922https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255322 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Her Life Author: Susan Hertog Narrator: Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 18 minutes Release date: June 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this first full-length study of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Susan Hertog pierces the public image of Anne and Charles to reveal their story from inside the marriage and gives us a true understanding of the author of the bestselling classic The Gift from the Sea. Susan Hertog plumbs the depths of Anne Lindbergh’s search for her own identity and vision as she struggles to remain faithful to her marriage and to motherhood. Anne Morrow Lindbergh is the story not only of a brilliant writer who probed the heart of womanhood, but also the anatomy of a marriage, the journey of a young bride who overcame the pressures of fame, personal tragedy, and social constraint to find answers that continue to illuminate the lives of women today.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255322Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255322 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Her Life Author: Susan Hertog Narrator: Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 18 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255322 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Her Life Author: Susan Hertog Narrator: Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 18 minutes Release date: June 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this first full-length study of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Susan Hertog pierces the public image of Anne and Charles to reveal their story from inside the marriage and gives us a true understanding of the author of the bestselling classic The Gift from the Sea. Susan Hertog plumbs the depths of Anne Lindbergh’s search for her own identity and vision as she struggles to remain faithful to her marriage and to motherhood. Anne Morrow Lindbergh is the story not only of a brilliant writer who probed the heart of womanhood, but also the anatomy of a marriage, the journey of a young bride who overcame the pressures of fame, personal tragedy, and social constraint to find answers that continue to illuminate the lives of women today.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-goldie-a-lotus-grows-in-the-mud-by-goldie-hawn--65152985https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199309 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Goldie: A Lotus Grows in the Mud Author: Goldie Hawn Narrator: Goldie Hawn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: February 10, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.34 of Total 47 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 8 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: With her trademark effervescence, Goldie delivers a personal look at private and powerful events that carried her through life: her father’s spontaneity; her mother’s courage; and the joy of being a daughter, a sister, a parent, and a lover. She writes about her childhood dreams of becoming a ballerina. She takes us on a tour of her go-go years in 1960s New York City, the phenomenon of TV’s Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, her Oscar-winning debut in Cactus Flower and Hollywood stardom. She writes intimately about the challenges of love, anger and fear, and the importance of compassion and integrity. She speaks openly about her family, her partner Kurt Russell, her children; her faith, her curiosity for that which she doesn’t yet know, and her thirst for knowledge. Most of all, it is a trip back through a life well lived by a woman well loved.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199309Thu, 10 Feb 2005 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199309 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Goldie: A Lotus Grows in the Mud Author: Goldie Hawn Narrator: Goldie Hawn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199309 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Goldie: A Lotus Grows in the Mud Author: Goldie Hawn Narrator: Goldie Hawn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: February 10, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.34 of Total 47 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 8 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: With her trademark effervescence, Goldie delivers a personal look at private and powerful events that carried her through life: her father’s spontaneity; her mother’s courage; and the joy of being a daughter, a sister, a parent, and a lover. She writes about her childhood dreams of becoming a ballerina. She takes us on a tour of her go-go years in 1960s New York City, the phenomenon of TV’s Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, her Oscar-winning debut in Cactus Flower and Hollywood stardom. She writes intimately about the challenges of love, anger and fear, and the importance of compassion and integrity. She speaks openly about her family, her partner Kurt Russell, her children; her faith, her curiosity for that which she doesn’t yet know, and her thirst for knowledge. Most of all, it is a trip back through a life well lived by a woman well loved.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-a-soldier-too-the-jessica-lynch-story-by-rick-bragg--65152993https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160447 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story Author: Rick Bragg Narrator: Rick Bragg Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 35 minutes Release date: November 11, 2003 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: On March 23, 2003, Private First Class Jessica Lynch was crossing the Iraqi desert with the 507th Maintenance Company when the convoy she was traveling in was ambushed, caught in enemy crossfire. All four soldiers traveling with her died in the attack. Lynch, perhaps the most famous P.O.W. this country has ever known, was taken prisoner and held captive in an Iraqi hospital for nine days. Her rescue galvanized the nation; she became a symbol of victory, of innocence and courage, of heroism; and then, just as quickly, of deceit and manipulation. What never changed, as the nation veered wildly between these extremes of mythmaking, was her story, the events and the experiences of a nineteen-year-old girl caught up in what was and will remain the battle of her life: what she saw, what she felt, what she experienced, what she survived. I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story is the story this country has hungered for, as told by Lynch herself to Pulitzer Prize–winning author Rick Bragg. In it, she tells what really happened in the ambush; what really happened in the hospital; what really happened, from her perspective, on the night of the rescue. More than this, the collaboration between Lynch and Bragg captures who she is and where she’s from: her childhood in Palestine, West Virginia, a lovely, rugged stretch of land always referred to as the hollow, where she rode horses, played softball, and was crowned Miss Congeniality at the Wirt County Fair the same year the steer she raised took a ribbon. It reveals her relationships with her older brother, Greg Jr., also an enlisted soldier, and her younger sister, Brandi; with her father, Greg Sr., a forty-three-year-old truck driver who has at times worked construction, cut hay, cut firewood, hauled timber, hauled concrete, run a bulldozer, run a backhoe, cleaned houses, and dug graves; and with her mother, Deadra, a city girl from Parkersburg who moved to the hollow and met her future husband when he was eleven and she was nine. And it describes what happened to the Lynch family in the agony of Jessica’s capture and captivity; the terror and disbelief that cascaded through an entire town at the news of her disappearance into enemy hands; the joy of her rescue; and the long work of healing and recovery that lie ahead. Jessica Lynch has won the hearts and minds of Americans. In the hands of Rick Bragg, a renowned chronicler of American lives, her tale is told at last, with grace, and care, and astonishing candor.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160447Tue, 11 Nov 2003 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160447 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story Author: Rick Bragg Narrator: Rick Bragg Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 35 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160447 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story Author: Rick Bragg Narrator: Rick Bragg Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 35 minutes Release date: November 11, 2003 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: On March 23, 2003, Private First Class Jessica Lynch was crossing the Iraqi desert with the 507th Maintenance Company when the convoy she was traveling in was ambushed, caught in enemy crossfire. All four soldiers traveling with her died in the attack. Lynch, perhaps the most famous P.O.W. this country has ever known, was taken prisoner and held captive in an Iraqi hospital for nine days. Her rescue galvanized the nation; she became a symbol of victory, of innocence and courage, of heroism; and then, just as quickly, of deceit and manipulation. What never changed, as the nation veered wildly between these extremes of mythmaking, was her story, the events and the experiences of a nineteen-year-old girl caught up in what was and will remain the battle of her life: what she saw, what she felt, what she experienced, what she survived. I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story is the story this country has hungered for, as told by Lynch herself to Pulitzer Prize–winning author Rick Bragg. In it, she tells what really happened in the ambush; what really happened in the hospital; what really happened, from her perspective, on the night of the rescue. More than this, the collaboration between Lynch and Bragg captures who she is and where she’s from: her childhood in Palestine, West Virginia, a lovely, rugged stretch of land always referred to as the hollow, where she rode horses, played softball, and was crowned Miss Congeniality at the Wirt County Fair the same year the steer she raised took a ribbon. It reveals her relationships with her older brother, Greg Jr., also an enlisted soldier, and her younger sister, Brandi; with her father, Greg Sr., a forty-three-year-old truck driver who has at times worked construction, cut hay, cut firewood, hauled timber, hauled concrete, run a bulldozer, run a backhoe, cleaned houses, and dug graves; and with her mother, Deadra, a city girl from Parkersburg who moved to the hollow and met her future husband when he was eleven and she was nine. And it describes what happened to the Lynch family in the agony of Jessica’s capture and captivity; the terror and disbelief that cascaded through an entire town at the news of her disappearance into enemy hands; the joy of her rescue; and the long work of healing and recovery that lie ahead. Jessica Lynch has won the hearts and minds of Americans. In the hands of Rick Bragg, a renowned chronicler of American lives, her tale is told at last, with grace, and care, and astonishing candor.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lazy-b-growing-up-on-a-cattle-ranch-in-the-american-southwest-by-sandra-day-o-connor-h-alan-day--65153075https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lazy B: Growing up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest Author: Sandra Day O'Connor, H. Alan Day Narrator: Sandra Day O'Connor Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 29, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: What was it in Sandra Day O'Connor's background and early life that helped make her the woman she is today-the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and one of the most powerful women in America? In this beautiful, illuminating, and unusual book, Sandra Day O'Connor, with her brother, Alan, tells the story of the Day family and of growing up on the harsh yet beautiful land of the Lazy B Ranch in Arizona. Laced throughout these stories about three generations of the Day family, and everyday life on the Lazy B, are the lessons Sandra and Alan learned about the world, about people, self-reliance, and survival, and the reader will learn how the values of the Lazy B shaped them and their lives. Sandra's grandfather first put some cattle on open grazing land in 1886, and the Lazy B developed and continued to prosper as Sandra's parents, who eloped and then lived on the Lazy B all their lives, carved out a frugal and happy life for themselves and their three children on the rugged frontier. As you read about the daily adventures, the cattle drives and roundups, the cowboys and horses, the continual praying for rain and fixing of windmills, the values instilled by a self-reliant way of life, you see how Sandra Day O'Connor grew up. This fascinating glimpse of life in the American Southwest in the last century recounts an interesting time in our history, and gives us an enduring portrait of an independent young woman on the brink of becoming one of the most prominent figures in America today.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160431Tue, 29 Jan 2002 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lazy B: Growing up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest Author: Sandra Day O'Connor, H. Alan Day Narrator: Sandra Day O'Connor Format: Abridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lazy B: Growing up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest Author: Sandra Day O'Connor, H. Alan Day Narrator: Sandra Day O'Connor Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 29, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: What was it in Sandra Day O'Connor's background and early life that helped make her the woman she is today-the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and one of the most powerful women in America? In this beautiful, illuminating, and unusual book, Sandra Day O'Connor, with her brother, Alan, tells the story of the Day family and of growing up on the harsh yet beautiful land of the Lazy B Ranch in Arizona. Laced throughout these stories about three generations of the Day family, and everyday life on the Lazy B, are the lessons Sandra and Alan learned about the world, about people, self-reliance, and survival, and the reader will learn how the values of the Lazy B shaped them and their lives. Sandra's grandfather first put some cattle on open grazing land in 1886, and the Lazy B developed and continued to prosper as Sandra's parents, who eloped and then lived on the Lazy B all their lives, carved out a frugal and happy life for themselves and their three children on the rugged frontier. As you read about the daily adventures, the cattle drives and roundups, the cowboys and horses, the continual praying for rain and fixing of windmills, the values instilled by a self-reliant way of life, you see how Sandra Day O'Connor grew up. This fascinating glimpse of life in the American Southwest in the last century recounts an interesting time in our history, and gives us an enduring portrait of an independent young woman on the brink of becoming one of the most prominent figures in America today.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/special-agent-by-candice-delong--65152945https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240676 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Special Agent Author: Candice DeLong Narrator: Candice DeLong Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A twenty-year veteran of the FBI, Candice DeLong worked on some of the toughest hig-stakes criminal investigations of our time. As a field profiler, DeLong collected evidence at the scene of the crime to creat a specific portrait of criminals via behavioral patterns, character traits, background, etc. Special Agent is her remarkable personal story-- of drama and danger on the front lines of law enforcement, of the art and science of criminal profiling, and of the challenge of maintaining courage, wise-cracking humor, and grace under fire. Candice DeLong tailed terrorists and helped track the notorious Tylenol killer; she was one of three agents hand-picked to mastermind the Montana manhunt for the Unabomber; and she went undercover for major stings, sometimes in such exotic roles as a gangster's moll, and as a madam of a call-girl ringdubbed the "Candy Store." As Profiling Coordinator, she was Chicago's and until her recent retirement, San Francisco's link to the Bureau's legendary Behavioral Science Unit, spearheading investigations into the most recondite serial murders and sex crimes. Packed with fascinating details about her job, Special Agent reveals what life is like for a woman and for an agent on the front lines.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240676Tue, 01 May 2001 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240676 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Special Agent Author: Candice DeLong Narrator: Candice DeLong Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 1, 2001 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240676 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Special Agent Author: Candice DeLong Narrator: Candice DeLong Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A twenty-year veteran of the FBI, Candice DeLong worked on some of the toughest hig-stakes criminal investigations of our time. As a field profiler, DeLong collected evidence at the scene of the crime to creat a specific portrait of criminals via behavioral patterns, character traits, background, etc. Special Agent is her remarkable personal story-- of drama and danger on the front lines of law enforcement, of the art and science of criminal profiling, and of the challenge of maintaining courage, wise-cracking humor, and grace under fire. Candice DeLong tailed terrorists and helped track the notorious Tylenol killer; she was one of three agents hand-picked to mastermind the Montana manhunt for the Unabomber; and she went undercover for major stings, sometimes in such exotic roles as a gangster's moll, and as a madam of a call-girl ringdubbed the "Candy Store." As Profiling Coordinator, she was Chicago's and until her recent retirement, San Francisco's link to the Bureau's legendary Behavioral Science Unit, spearheading investigations into the most recondite serial murders and sex crimes. Packed with fascinating details about her job, Special Agent reveals what life is like for a woman and for an agent on the front lines.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/comfort-me-with-apples-more-adventures-at-the-table-by-ruth-reichl--65152947https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table Author: Ruth Reichl Narrator: Ruth Reichl Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 10, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In Ruth Reichl’s latest book — one that will delight her fans and convert those as yet uninitiated to her charming tales — the author brings to life her adventures in pursuit of good meals and good company. Picking up where Tender at the Bone leaves off, Comfort Me with Apples recounts Reichl’s transformation from chef to food writer, a process that led her through restaurants from Bangkok to Paris to Los Angeles and brought lessons in life, love, and food. It is an apprenticeship by turns delightful and daunting, one told in the most winning and engaging of voices. Reichl’s anecdotes from a summer lunch with M.F.K. Fisher, a mad dash through the produce market with Wolfgang Puck, and a garlic feast with Alice Waters are priceless. She is unafraid — even eager — to poke holes in the pretensions of food critics, making each meal a hilarious and instructive occasion for novices and experts alike. The New York Times has said, “While all good food critics are humorous .. few are so riotously, effortlessly entertaining as Ruth Reichl.” In Comfort Me with Apples, Reichl once again demonstrates her inimitable ability to combine food writing, humor, and memoir into an art form.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240563Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table Author: Ruth Reichl Narrator: Ruth Reichl Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table Author: Ruth Reichl Narrator: Ruth Reichl Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 10, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In Ruth Reichl’s latest book — one that will delight her fans and convert those as yet uninitiated to her charming tales — the author brings to life her adventures in pursuit of good meals and good company. Picking up where Tender at the Bone leaves off, Comfort Me with Apples recounts Reichl’s transformation from chef to food writer, a process that led her through restaurants from Bangkok to Paris to Los Angeles and brought lessons in life, love, and food. It is an apprenticeship by turns delightful and daunting, one told in the most winning and engaging of voices. Reichl’s anecdotes from a summer lunch with M.F.K. Fisher, a mad dash through the produce market with Wolfgang Puck, and a garlic feast with Alice Waters are priceless. She is unafraid — even eager — to poke holes in the pretensions of food critics, making each meal a hilarious and instructive occasion for novices and experts alike. The New York Times has said, “While all good food critics are humorous .. few are so riotously, effortlessly entertaining as Ruth Reichl.” In Comfort Me with Apples, Reichl once again demonstrates her inimitable ability to combine food writing, humor, and memoir into an art form.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cherry-by-mary-karr--65152982https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/238222 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cherry Author: Mary Karr Narrator: Mary Karr Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 26, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.17 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Mary Karr told the prize-winning tale of her hardscrabble Texas childhood with enough literary verve to spark a renaissance in memoir. The Liar's Club rode the top of The New York Times bestseller list for more than a year, and publications ranging from The New Yorker to People picked it as one of the best books of the year. But it left people wondering: How'd that scrappy kid make it outta there? Cherry dares to tell that story. Karr picks up the trail and dashes off into her teen years with customary sass, only to run up against the paralyzing self-doubt of a girl in bloom. In this long-awaited sequel, we see Karr ultimately trying to run from the thrills and terrors of her sexual awakwening by butting against authority in all its forms. She lands all too often in the principal's office and—in one instance—a jail cell. Looking for a lover or heart's companion who'll make her feel whole, she hooks up with an outrageous band of surfers and heads, wannabe yogis and bona fide geniuses. Karr's edgy, brilliant prose careens between hilarity and tragedy, and Cherry takes readers to a place never truly explored—deep inside a girl's stormy, ardent adolescence. Parts will leave you gasping with laughter. But its soaring close proves that from even the smokiest beginnings a solid self can form, one capable of facing down all manner of monsters.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/238222Tue, 26 Sep 2000 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/238222 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cherry Author: Mary Karr Narrator: Mary Karr Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 26, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/238222 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cherry Author: Mary Karr Narrator: Mary Karr Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 26, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.17 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Mary Karr told the prize-winning tale of her hardscrabble Texas childhood with enough literary verve to spark a renaissance in memoir. The Liar's Club rode the top of The New York Times bestseller list for more than a year, and publications ranging from The New Yorker to People picked it as one of the best books of the year. But it left people wondering: How'd that scrappy kid make it outta there? Cherry dares to tell that story. Karr picks up the trail and dashes off into her teen years with customary sass, only to run up against the paralyzing self-doubt of a girl in bloom. In this long-awaited sequel, we see Karr ultimately trying to run from the thrills and terrors of her sexual awakwening by butting against authority in all its forms. She lands all too often in the principal's office and—in one instance—a jail cell. Looking for a lover or heart's companion who'll make her feel whole, she hooks up with an outrageous band of surfers and heads, wannabe yogis and bona fide geniuses. Karr's edgy, brilliant prose careens between hilarity and tragedy, and Cherry takes readers to a place never truly explored—deep inside a girl's stormy, ardent adolescence. Parts will leave you gasping with laughter. But its soaring close proves that from even the smokiest beginnings a solid self can form, one capable of facing down all manner of monsters.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hillary-s-choice-by-gail-sheehy--65153031https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203255 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hillary's Choice Author: Gail Sheehy Narrator: Gail Sheehy Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This is the story of a woman and a marriage, both so famous the world over, we think we know everything there is to know. But Hillary's Choice renders America's First Lady fully human for the first time.          Gail Sheehy uncovers the lifelong imprint of Hillary's drillmaster father and the frustrated mother who taught her to bottle up her emotions and who took subversive pleasure in teaching her only daughter how to fight like a man. We listen in as Hillary describes, in letters to a college pen pal, her dreams of becoming a star and her depression when trying to choose an identity. And we meet her first love, the handsome Georgetown man who melted her midwestern puritanism but lost her to the more ambitious Bill Clinton.          We see the arc of Hillary's life through her headstrong choices: as a Yale Law School graduate who chooses to marry an Arkansas boy, thinking she will get him elected to Con-gress and take him back to Washington; as a professional wife who chooses to abandon her own career dream so she can raise a "boy" to be a president; as a woman betrayed once too often who finally confronts her husband and makes the deal that will determine their future.          Sheehy has been observing Hillary Clinton for seven years, talking to her informally and writing about her in Vanity Fair. The biographical portrait that emerges is a tour de force of hard reporting shaped by the intimate contour of the author's unique insights.            The story of the Clinton presidency has always been the story of the Clinton marriage. Delving deep into a relationship that is both supportive and destructive, Sheehy answers the constantly asked question "Why does she stay with him?" How has Hillary preserved her spirit through repeated cycles of Clinton's seduction, betrayal, and repentance? Sheehy peels back the layers of public masks and private denials, showing through one vivid scene after another how Hillary became addicted to Bill, and how desperately Bill depended on Hillary to teach him how to fight and to bring him back again and again from the political dead. Power and shame shift violently from Hillary to Bill and back again as Sheehy deconstructs their embattled co-presidency.          Hillary's Choice reveals much more:  the one serious threat to the Clinton marriage, when Bill fell in love with a woman unlike any of his others; Hillary's symbiotic relationship with political guru Dick Morris; the real reason Clinton couldn't help Hillary pass health care reform; the source of Hillary's crippling hostility toward the press; how Hillary escaped the snare of Ken Starr; how she endured, and capitalized on, the miseries of the Monica year; why she polarizes women; and why she chose to seek her own political voice.          Hillary's Choice brings this tempestuous tale up to date, following Hillary's rebirth as a newly confident woman in her "Flaming Fifties" who is ready to take control of her life. The Clintons' startling role reversal in middle life maintains the suspense: Will Hillary succeed as a retail politician with Bill in the wings as her strategist? Will their marriage survive his postpresidential blues and her possible rejection by her new neighbors in New York?          Gail Sheehy's saturation reporting and candid interviews with hundreds of people--many of them fresh sources with intimate knowledge of Hillary--flesh out the complexities and contradictions that drive one of the most extraordinary political figures of our time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203255Wed, 05 Jul 2000 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203255 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hillary's Choice Author: Gail Sheehy Narrator: Gail Sheehy Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203255 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hillary's Choice Author: Gail Sheehy Narrator: Gail Sheehy Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: This is the story of a woman and a marriage, both so famous the world over, we think we know everything there is to know. But Hillary's Choice renders America's First Lady fully human for the first time.          Gail Sheehy uncovers the lifelong imprint of Hillary's drillmaster father and the frustrated mother who taught her to bottle up her emotions and who took subversive pleasure in teaching her only daughter how to fight like a man. We listen in as Hillary describes, in letters to a college pen pal, her dreams of becoming a star and her depression when trying to choose an identity. And we meet her first love, the handsome Georgetown man who melted her midwestern puritanism but lost her to the more ambitious Bill Clinton.          We see the arc of Hillary's life through her headstrong choices: as a Yale Law School graduate who chooses to marry an Arkansas boy, thinking she will get him elected to Con-gress and take him back to Washington; as a professional wife who chooses to abandon her own career dream so she can raise a "boy" to be a president; as a woman betrayed once too often who finally confronts her husband and makes the deal that will determine their future.          Sheehy has been observing Hillary Clinton for seven years, talking to her informally and writing about her in Vanity Fair. The biographical portrait that emerges is a tour de force of hard reporting shaped by the intimate contour of the author's unique insights.            The story of the Clinton presidency has always been the story of the Clinton marriage. Delving deep into a relationship that is both supportive and destructive, Sheehy answers the constantly asked question "Why does she stay with him?" How has Hillary preserved her spirit through repeated cycles of Clinton's seduction, betrayal, and repentance? Sheehy peels back the layers of public masks and private denials, showing through one vivid scene after another how Hillary became addicted to Bill, and how desperately Bill depended on Hillary to teach him how to fight and to bring him back again and again from the political dead. Power and shame shift violently from Hillary to Bill and back again as Sheehy deconstructs their embattled co-presidency.          Hillary's Choice reveals much more:  the one serious threat to the Clinton marriage, when Bill fell in love with a woman unlike any of his others; Hillary's symbiotic relationship with political guru Dick Morris; the real reason Clinton couldn't help Hillary pass health care reform; the source of Hillary's crippling hostility toward the press; how Hillary escaped the snare of Ken Starr; how she endured, and capitalized on, the miseries of the Monica year; why she polarizes women; and why she chose to seek her own political voice.          Hillary's Choice brings this tempestuous tale up to date, following Hillary's rebirth as a newly confident woman in her "Flaming Fifties" who is ready to take control of her life. The Clintons' startling role reversal in middle life maintains the suspense: Will Hillary succeed as a retail politician with Bill in the wings as her strategist? Will their marriage survive his postpresidential blues and her possible rejection by her new neighbors in New York?          Gail Sheehy's saturation reporting and candid interviews with hundreds of people--many of them fresh sources with intimate knowledge of Hillary--flesh out the complexities and contradictions that drive one of the most extraordinary political figures of our time.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/under-the-tuscan-sun-by-frances-mayes--65152949https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237998 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under the Tuscan Sun Author: Frances Mayes Narrator: Frances Mayes Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.43 of Total 82 Ratings of Narrator: 1.86 of Total 7 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved memoir of self-discovery set against the spectacular Tuscan countryside that inspired the major motion picture starring Diane Lane—now in a twentieth-anniversary edition featuring a new afterword   “This beautifully written memoir about taking chances, living in Italy, loving a house and, always, the pleasures of food, would make a perfect gift for a loved one. But it’s so delicious, read it first yourself.”—USA Today For more Frances Mayes, including a tour of her now iconic Cortona home, Bramasole, watch PBS’s Dream of Italy: Tuscan Sun Special!   More than twenty years ago, Frances Mayes—widely published poet, gourmet cook, and travel writer—introduced readers to a wondrous new world when she bought and restored an abandoned Tuscan villa called Bramasole. Under the Tuscan Sun inspired generations to embark on their own journeys—whether that be flying to a foreign country in search of themselves, savoring one of the book’s dozens of delicious seasonal recipes, or simply being transported by Mayes’s signature evocative, sensory language. Now with a new afterword from Frances Mayes, the twentieth-anniversary edition of Under the Tuscan Sun revisits the book’s most popular characters.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237998Wed, 05 Jul 2000 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237998 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under the Tuscan Sun Author: Frances Mayes Narrator: Frances Mayes Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237998 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under the Tuscan Sun Author: Frances Mayes Narrator: Frances Mayes Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.43 of Total 82 Ratings of Narrator: 1.86 of Total 7 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved memoir of self-discovery set against the spectacular Tuscan countryside that inspired the major motion picture starring Diane Lane—now in a twentieth-anniversary edition featuring a new afterword   “This beautifully written memoir about taking chances, living in Italy, loving a house and, always, the pleasures of food, would make a perfect gift for a loved one. But it’s so delicious, read it first yourself.”—USA Today For more Frances Mayes, including a tour of her now iconic Cortona home, Bramasole, watch PBS’s Dream of Italy: Tuscan Sun Special!   More than twenty years ago, Frances Mayes—widely published poet, gourmet cook, and travel writer—introduced readers to a wondrous new world when she bought and restored an abandoned Tuscan villa called Bramasole. Under the Tuscan Sun inspired generations to embark on their own journeys—whether that be flying to a foreign country in search of themselves, savoring one of the book’s dozens of delicious seasonal recipes, or simply being transported by Mayes’s signature evocative, sensory language. Now with a new afterword from Frances Mayes, the twentieth-anniversary edition of Under the Tuscan Sun revisits the book’s most popular characters.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tender-at-the-bone-by-ruth-reichl--65152943https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249944 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tender at the Bone Author: Ruth Reichl Narrator: Ruth Reichl Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that 'food could be a way of making sense of the world. . . . If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were.' Her deliciously crafted memoir, Tender at the Bone, is the story of a life determined, enhanced, and defined in equal measure by a passion for food, unforgettable people, and the love of tales well told.  Beginning with Reichl's mother, the notorious food-poisoner known as the Queen of Mold, Reichl introduces us to the fascinating characters who shaped her world and her tastes, from the gourmand Monsieur du Croix, who served Reichl her first soufflé, to those at her politically correct table in Berkeley who championed the organic food revolution in the 1970s.  Spiced with Reichl's infectious humor and sprinkled with her favorite recipes, Tender at the Bone is a witty and compelling chronicle of a culinary sensualist's coming-of-age.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249944Wed, 05 Jul 2000 09:54:23 +0000Reba JakubowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249944 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tender at the Bone Author: Ruth Reichl Narrator: Ruth Reichl Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249944 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tender at the Bone Author: Ruth Reichl Narrator: Ruth Reichl Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that 'food could be a way of making sense of the world. . . . If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were.' Her deliciously crafted memoir, Tender at the Bone, is the story of a life determined, enhanced, and defined in equal measure by a passion for food, unforgettable people, and the love of tales well told.  Beginning with Reichl's mother, the notorious food-poisoner known as the Queen of Mold, Reichl introduces us to the fascinating characters who shaped her world and her tastes, from the gourmand Monsieur du Croix, who served Reichl her first soufflé, to those at her politically correct table in Berkeley who championed the organic food revolution in the 1970s.  Spiced with Reichl's infectious humor and sprinkled with her favorite recipes, Tender at the Bone is a witty and compelling chronicle of a culinary sensualist's coming-of-age.]]>605cleanfull