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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 Albert Rodriguezhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/317a28410b9bc24ef78c4ec73e20a4c9.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/download-best-full-audiobooks-in-biography-memoir-law-politics--6574892Fri, 28 Mar 2025 08:03:34 +0000Albert RodriguezAlbert Rodriguezfeeds@spreaker.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/338/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Explore the world of knowledge with over 500,000+ audiobooks in diverse categories like Ancient Mythology, Asia...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/338/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Explore the world of knowledge with over 500,000+ audiobooks in diverse categories like Ancient Mythology, Asia History, and Animals & Nature. We offer you 3 free audiobooks to start your exploration journey. Audiobooks can be listened to on many devices like iPhone, iPad, Android, helping you access knowledge anytime, anywhere. Let audiobooks open new horizons for you! 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/three-days-in-january-dwight-eisenhower-s-final-mission-by-catherine-whitney-bret-baier--65178033https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission Series: Part of Three Days Series Author: Catherine Whitney, Bret Baier Narrator: Bret Baier, Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 4.57 of Total 7 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The blockbuster #1 national bestseller Bret Baier, the Chief Political Anchor for Fox News Channel and the Anchor and Executive Editor of Special Report with Bret Baier, illuminates the extraordinary yet underappreciated presidency of Dwight Eisenhower by taking readers into Ike’s last days in power. “Magnificently rendered. … Destined to take its place as not only one of the masterworks on Eisenhower, but as one of the classics of presidential history. … Impeccably researched, the book is nothing short of extraordinary. What a triumph!”—JAY WINIK, New York Times bestselling author of April 1865 and 1944 In Three Days in January, Bret Baier masterfully casts the period between Eisenhower’s now-prophetic farewell address on the evening of January 17, 1961, and Kennedy’s inauguration on the afternoon of January 20 as the closing act of one of modern America’s greatest leaders—during which Eisenhower urgently sought to prepare both the country and the next president for the challenges ahead. Those three days in January 1961, Baier shows, were the culmination of a lifetime of service that took Ike from rural Kansas to West Point, to the battlefields of World War II, and finally to the Oval Office. When he left the White House, Dwight Eisenhower had done more than perhaps any other modern American to set the nation, in his words, “on our charted course toward permanent peace and human betterment.” On January 17, Eisenhower spoke to the nation in one of the most remarkable farewell speeches in U.S. history. Ike looked to the future, warning Americans against the dangers of elevating partisanship above national interest, excessive government budgets (particularly deficit spending), the expansion of the military-industrial complex, and the creeping political power of special interests. Seeking to ready a new generation for power, Eisenhower intensely advised the forty-three-year-old Kennedy before the inauguration. Baier also reveals how Eisenhower’s two terms changed America forever for the better, and demonstrates how today Ike offers us the model of principled leadership that polls say is so missing in politics. Three Days in January forever makes clear that Eisenhower, an often forgotten giant of U.S. history, still offers vital lessons for our own time and stands as a lasting example of political leadership at its most effective and honorable.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281015Tue, 10 Jan 2017 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission Series: Part of Three Days Series Author: Catherine Whitney, Bret Baier Narrator: Bret Baier,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission Series: Part of Three Days Series Author: Catherine Whitney, Bret Baier Narrator: Bret Baier, Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 4.57 of Total 7 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The blockbuster #1 national bestseller Bret Baier, the Chief Political Anchor for Fox News Channel and the Anchor and Executive Editor of Special Report with Bret Baier, illuminates the extraordinary yet underappreciated presidency of Dwight Eisenhower by taking readers into Ike’s last days in power. “Magnificently rendered. … Destined to take its place as not only one of the masterworks on Eisenhower, but as one of the classics of presidential history. … Impeccably researched, the book is nothing short of extraordinary. What a triumph!”—JAY WINIK, New York Times bestselling author of April 1865 and 1944 In Three Days in January, Bret Baier masterfully casts the period between Eisenhower’s now-prophetic farewell address on the evening of January 17, 1961, and Kennedy’s inauguration on the afternoon of January 20 as the closing act of one of modern America’s greatest leaders—during which Eisenhower urgently sought to prepare both the country and the next president for the challenges ahead. Those three days in January 1961, Baier shows, were the culmination of a lifetime of service that took Ike from rural Kansas to West Point, to the battlefields of World War II, and finally to the Oval Office. When he left the White House, Dwight Eisenhower had done more than perhaps any other modern American to set the nation, in his words, “on our charted course toward permanent peace and human betterment.” On January 17, Eisenhower spoke to the nation in one of the most remarkable farewell speeches in U.S. history. Ike looked to the future, warning Americans against the dangers of elevating partisanship above national interest, excessive government budgets (particularly deficit spending), the expansion of the military-industrial complex, and the creeping political power of special interests. Seeking to ready a new generation for power, Eisenhower intensely advised the forty-three-year-old Kennedy before the inauguration. Baier also reveals how Eisenhower’s two terms changed America forever for the better, and demonstrates how today Ike offers us the model of principled leadership that polls say is so missing in politics. Three Days in January forever makes clear that Eisenhower, an often forgotten giant of U.S. history, still offers vital lessons for our own time and stands as a lasting example of political leadership at its most effective and honorable.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-revolution-where-you-live-stories-from-a-12-000-mile-journey-through-a-new-america-by-sarah-van-gelder--65178056https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279225 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Revolution Where You Live: Stories from a 12,000-Mile Journey Through a New America Author: Sarah Van Gelder Narrator: Natalie Hoyt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 40 minutes Release date: January 9, 2017 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: YES! Magazine cofounder Sarah van Gelder sends dispatches from an eighteen-state journey across America, describing how people abandoned by big national institutions are developing creative community-based solutions to environmental and social problems. YES! Magazine cofounder Sarah van Gelder was worried about the current state of American society. Environmental destruction, growing poverty, urban decay, rural decline-it's a long list. Can we turn this around, she wondered? Are there answers we haven't found yet? She confided her fears to a friend, who said to her, 'If the universe could deploy the one small person that is you, what would it have you do?' Her answer surprised them both: 'I'd go out traveling and see for myself.' So driving a twelve-year-old Toyota pickup truck with a tiny camper hand-painted by a Suquamish artist, van Gelder visited eighteen states and five Indian reservations, big cities and small towns. She wanted to meet people at the margins of society who were the least embedded in the big institutions that reward status quo thinking. She came away believing that a profound change is sweeping the country. She went to all kinds of places and met all kinds of people who were dealing with very different problems, but what united them all was best summed up by a phrase she saw on a mural in Newark: 'We the People LOVE This Place.' Through the connection we each have to place-our physical and ecological place and also the human community-we are creating a new America.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279225Mon, 09 Jan 2017 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279225 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Revolution Where You Live: Stories from a 12,000-Mile Journey Through a New America Author: Sarah Van Gelder Narrator: Natalie Hoyt Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279225 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Revolution Where You Live: Stories from a 12,000-Mile Journey Through a New America Author: Sarah Van Gelder Narrator: Natalie Hoyt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 40 minutes Release date: January 9, 2017 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: YES! Magazine cofounder Sarah van Gelder sends dispatches from an eighteen-state journey across America, describing how people abandoned by big national institutions are developing creative community-based solutions to environmental and social problems. YES! Magazine cofounder Sarah van Gelder was worried about the current state of American society. Environmental destruction, growing poverty, urban decay, rural decline-it's a long list. Can we turn this around, she wondered? Are there answers we haven't found yet? She confided her fears to a friend, who said to her, 'If the universe could deploy the one small person that is you, what would it have you do?' Her answer surprised them both: 'I'd go out traveling and see for myself.' So driving a twelve-year-old Toyota pickup truck with a tiny camper hand-painted by a Suquamish artist, van Gelder visited eighteen states and five Indian reservations, big cities and small towns. She wanted to meet people at the margins of society who were the least embedded in the big institutions that reward status quo thinking. She came away believing that a profound change is sweeping the country. She went to all kinds of places and met all kinds of people who were dealing with very different problems, but what united them all was best summed up by a phrase she saw on a mural in Newark: 'We the People LOVE This Place.' Through the connection we each have to place-our physical and ecological place and also the human community-we are creating a new America.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-politically-incorrect-guide-to-the-presidents-part-1-from-washington-to-taft-by-larry-schweikart--65178038https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281607 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Presidents, Part 1: From Washington to Taft Series: Part of The Politically Incorrect Guides Author: Larry Schweikart Narrator: John McLain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 9, 2017 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Back by popular demand, the bestselling Politically Incorrect Guides provide an unvarnished, unapologetic overview of the topics every American needs to know. The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Presidents, Part 1 profiles America’s early presidents, from George Washington to William Howard Taft.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281607Mon, 09 Jan 2017 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281607 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Presidents, Part 1: From Washington to Taft Series: Part of The Politically Incorrect Guides Author: Larry...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281607 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Presidents, Part 1: From Washington to Taft Series: Part of The Politically Incorrect Guides Author: Larry Schweikart Narrator: John McLain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 9, 2017 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Back by popular demand, the bestselling Politically Incorrect Guides provide an unvarnished, unapologetic overview of the topics every American needs to know. The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Presidents, Part 1 profiles America’s early presidents, from George Washington to William Howard Taft.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/above-suspicion-by-joe-sharkey--65178067https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281176 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Above Suspicion Author: Joe Sharkey Narrator: Marc Cashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 17 minutes Release date: January 3, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A personal look at a crime of passion describes an FBI agent's successful career, family life, and extramarital affair that ended in murder, and of the guilt that drove him to confess in spite of his impenetrable government shield. In a true story of crime, guilt, and conscience, a model agent's illicit involvement with an informant leads him to commit a crime that reveals all the workings of the human heart--and the dark side of the FBI.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281176Tue, 03 Jan 2017 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281176 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Above Suspicion Author: Joe Sharkey Narrator: Marc Cashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 17 minutes Release date: January 3, 2017...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281176 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Above Suspicion Author: Joe Sharkey Narrator: Marc Cashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 17 minutes Release date: January 3, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A personal look at a crime of passion describes an FBI agent's successful career, family life, and extramarital affair that ended in murder, and of the guilt that drove him to confess in spite of his impenetrable government shield. In a true story of crime, guilt, and conscience, a model agent's illicit involvement with an informant leads him to commit a crime that reveals all the workings of the human heart--and the dark side of the FBI.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-brief-shining-moment-remembering-kennedy-by-william-manchester--65178026https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280981 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Brief Shining Moment: Remembering Kennedy Author: William Manchester Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13 minutes Release date: December 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: William Manchester was friends with John F. Kennedy for two decades before the President’s assassination. In this work, the bestselling author of Portrait of a President and The Death of a President puts aside the tragedy of JFK’s death to celebrate the brightness of his life. Manchester recalls in intimate detail everything from family gatherings at Hyannis Port, to grueling campaign trips, and quiet evenings alone with the President in the White House family quarters. The resulting portrait provides listeners with myriad anecdotes and insights into a life of a man that bristled with vigor, competitiveness, and an unflagging drive for excellence, and shone with elegance, intelligence, and compassion. The book was important when it was first published, but now fills a new role as an antidote to the wave of political disillusionment in America.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280981Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280981 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Brief Shining Moment: Remembering Kennedy Author: William Manchester Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280981 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Brief Shining Moment: Remembering Kennedy Author: William Manchester Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13 minutes Release date: December 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: William Manchester was friends with John F. Kennedy for two decades before the President’s assassination. In this work, the bestselling author of Portrait of a President and The Death of a President puts aside the tragedy of JFK’s death to celebrate the brightness of his life. Manchester recalls in intimate detail everything from family gatherings at Hyannis Port, to grueling campaign trips, and quiet evenings alone with the President in the White House family quarters. The resulting portrait provides listeners with myriad anecdotes and insights into a life of a man that bristled with vigor, competitiveness, and an unflagging drive for excellence, and shone with elegance, intelligence, and compassion. The book was important when it was first published, but now fills a new role as an antidote to the wave of political disillusionment in America.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/noted-speeches-of-abraham-lincoln-by-abraham-lincoln--65178035https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280948 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Noted Speeches of Abraham Lincoln Author: Abraham Lincoln Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 52 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 46 Ratings of Narrator: 4.23 of Total 13 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A few of Lincoln's most famous speeches and the Lincoln-Douglas debate make for historic reading. (summary by David O)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280948Tue, 06 Dec 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280948 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Noted Speeches of Abraham Lincoln Author: Abraham Lincoln Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 52 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280948 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Noted Speeches of Abraham Lincoln Author: Abraham Lincoln Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 52 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 46 Ratings of Narrator: 4.23 of Total 13 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A few of Lincoln's most famous speeches and the Lincoln-Douglas debate make for historic reading. (summary by David O)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wars-of-the-roosevelts-the-ruthless-rise-of-america-s-greatest-political-family-by-william-j-mann--65178029https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279269 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wars of the Roosevelts: The Ruthless Rise of America's Greatest Political Family Author: William J. Mann Narrator: Christopher Grove Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 18 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The award-winning author presents a provocative, thoroughly modern revisionist biographical history of one of America’s greatest and most influential families—the Roosevelts—exposing heretofore unknown family secrets and detailing complex family rivalries with his signature cinematic flair. Drawing on previously hidden historical documents and interviews with the long-silent ''illegitimate'' branch of the family, William J. Mann paints an elegant, meticulously researched, and groundbreaking group portrait of this legendary family. Mann argues that the Roosevelts’ rise to power and prestige was actually driven by a series of intense personal contest that at times devolved into blood sport. His compelling and eye-opening masterwork is the story of a family at war with itself, of social Darwinism at its most ruthless—in which the strong devoured the weak and repudiated the inconvenient. Mann focuses on Eleanor Roosevelt, who, he argues, experienced this brutality firsthand, witnessing her Uncle Theodore cruelly destroy her father, Elliott—his brother and bitter rival—for political expediency. Mann presents a fascinating alternate picture of Eleanor, contending that this ''worshipful niece'' in fact bore a grudge against TR for the rest of her life, and dares to tell the truth about her intimate relationships without obfuscations, explanations, or labels. Mann also brings into focus Eleanor’s cousins, TR’s children, whose stories propelled the family rivalry but have never before been fully chronicled, as well as her illegitimate half-brother, Elliott Roosevelt Mann, who inherited his family’s ambition and skill without their name and privilege. Growing up in poverty just miles from his wealthy relatives, Elliott Mann embodied the American Dream, rising to middle-class prosperity and enjoying one of the very few happy, long-term marriages in the Roosevelt saga. For the first time, The Wars of the Roosevelts also includes the stories of Elliott’s daughter and grandchildren. Deeply psychological and finely rendered, The Wars of the Roosevelts illuminates not only the enviable strengths but also the profound shame of this remarkable and influential family.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279269Tue, 06 Dec 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279269 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wars of the Roosevelts: The Ruthless Rise of America's Greatest Political Family Author: William J. Mann Narrator: Christopher Grove Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279269 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wars of the Roosevelts: The Ruthless Rise of America's Greatest Political Family Author: William J. Mann Narrator: Christopher Grove Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 18 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The award-winning author presents a provocative, thoroughly modern revisionist biographical history of one of America’s greatest and most influential families—the Roosevelts—exposing heretofore unknown family secrets and detailing complex family rivalries with his signature cinematic flair. Drawing on previously hidden historical documents and interviews with the long-silent ''illegitimate'' branch of the family, William J. Mann paints an elegant, meticulously researched, and groundbreaking group portrait of this legendary family. Mann argues that the Roosevelts’ rise to power and prestige was actually driven by a series of intense personal contest that at times devolved into blood sport. His compelling and eye-opening masterwork is the story of a family at war with itself, of social Darwinism at its most ruthless—in which the strong devoured the weak and repudiated the inconvenient. Mann focuses on Eleanor Roosevelt, who, he argues, experienced this brutality firsthand, witnessing her Uncle Theodore cruelly destroy her father, Elliott—his brother and bitter rival—for political expediency. Mann presents a fascinating alternate picture of Eleanor, contending that this ''worshipful niece'' in fact bore a grudge against TR for the rest of her life, and dares to tell the truth about her intimate relationships without obfuscations, explanations, or labels. Mann also brings into focus Eleanor’s cousins, TR’s children, whose stories propelled the family rivalry but have never before been fully chronicled, as well as her illegitimate half-brother, Elliott Roosevelt Mann, who inherited his family’s ambition and skill without their name and privilege. Growing up in poverty just miles from his wealthy relatives, Elliott Mann embodied the American Dream, rising to middle-class prosperity and enjoying one of the very few happy, long-term marriages in the Roosevelt saga. For the first time, The Wars of the Roosevelts also includes the stories of Elliott’s daughter and grandchildren. Deeply psychological and finely rendered, The Wars of the Roosevelts illuminates not only the enviable strengths but also the profound shame of this remarkable and influential family.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/american-commander-serving-a-country-worth-fighting-for-and-training-the-brave-soldiers-who-lead-the-way-by-ryan-zinke--65178025https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279776 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Commander: Serving a Country Worth Fighting For and Training the Brave Soldiers Who Lead the Way Author: Ryan Zinke Narrator: Daniel Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 40 minutes Release date: November 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In recent years, the world has learned just what is required to bravely serve America through the navy’s most elite SEAL Team. Now, for the first time, we hear from their commander. For more than half a decade, Ryan Zinke was a commander at the most elite SEAL unit. A 23-year veteran of the US Navy SEALs, Zinke is a decorated officer and earned two Bronze Stars as the acting commander of Joint Special Forces in Iraq. Zinke trained and commanded many of the men who would one day run the covert operations to hunt down Osama bin Laden and save Captain Phillips (Maersk Alabama). He also served as mentor to now famous SEALs Marcus Luttrell (Lone Survivor) and Chris Kyle (American Sniper). Written with #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of American Sniper, Scott McEwen, American Commander will offer readers the hard-hitting, no-nonsense style the SEALs are known for. When Zinke signs with the US Navy he turns his sights on joining the ranks of the most elite fighting force, the SEALs. He eventually reaches the top of the SEAL Teams as an assault team commander. Zinke shares what it takes to train and motivate the most celebrated group of warriors on earth and then send them into harm’s way. Through it, he shares his proven problem-solving approach: Situation, Mission, Execution, Command and Control, and Logistics. American Commander also covers Zinke’s experience in running for Montana’s sole seat in the United States Congress. Zinke’s passion for his country shines as he conveys his vision to revitalize American exceptionalism. Scott McEwen and Ryan Zinke take readers behind the scenes and into the heart of America’s most-feared fighting force. American Commander will inspire a new generation of leaders charged with restoring a bright future for our children’s children.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279776Tue, 29 Nov 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279776 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Commander: Serving a Country Worth Fighting For and Training the Brave Soldiers Who Lead the Way Author: Ryan Zinke Narrator: Daniel Butler...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279776 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Commander: Serving a Country Worth Fighting For and Training the Brave Soldiers Who Lead the Way Author: Ryan Zinke Narrator: Daniel Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 40 minutes Release date: November 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In recent years, the world has learned just what is required to bravely serve America through the navy’s most elite SEAL Team. Now, for the first time, we hear from their commander. For more than half a decade, Ryan Zinke was a commander at the most elite SEAL unit. A 23-year veteran of the US Navy SEALs, Zinke is a decorated officer and earned two Bronze Stars as the acting commander of Joint Special Forces in Iraq. Zinke trained and commanded many of the men who would one day run the covert operations to hunt down Osama bin Laden and save Captain Phillips (Maersk Alabama). He also served as mentor to now famous SEALs Marcus Luttrell (Lone Survivor) and Chris Kyle (American Sniper). Written with #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of American Sniper, Scott McEwen, American Commander will offer readers the hard-hitting, no-nonsense style the SEALs are known for. When Zinke signs with the US Navy he turns his sights on joining the ranks of the most elite fighting force, the SEALs. He eventually reaches the top of the SEAL Teams as an assault team commander. Zinke shares what it takes to train and motivate the most celebrated group of warriors on earth and then send them into harm’s way. Through it, he shares his proven problem-solving approach: Situation, Mission, Execution, Command and Control, and Logistics. American Commander also covers Zinke’s experience in running for Montana’s sole seat in the United States Congress. Zinke’s passion for his country shines as he conveys his vision to revitalize American exceptionalism. Scott McEwen and Ryan Zinke take readers behind the scenes and into the heart of America’s most-feared fighting force. American Commander will inspire a new generation of leaders charged with restoring a bright future for our children’s children.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-madam-a-life-in-the-new-orleans-underworld-by-christine-wiltz--65178030https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280247 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld Author: Christine Wiltz Narrator: Donna Postel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: November 22, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: 1916: Norma Wallace, age 15, arrived in New Orleans. Sexy and shrewd, she quickly went from streetwalker to madam and by 1920 had opened what became a legendary house of prostitution. There she entertained a steady stream of governors, gangsters, and movie stars until she was arrested at last in 1962. Shortly before she died in 1974, she tape-recorded her memories - the scandalous stories of a powerful woman with the city's politicians in her pocket and whose lovers included the 25 year old boy-next-door, whom she married at age 64. With those tapes and original research, Christine Wiltz chronicles Norma's rise and fall with the social history of New Orleans. Thick with the vice and corruption that flourished there, Wiltz resurrects a vanished secret world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280247Tue, 22 Nov 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280247 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld Author: Christine Wiltz Narrator: Donna Postel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280247 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld Author: Christine Wiltz Narrator: Donna Postel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: November 22, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: 1916: Norma Wallace, age 15, arrived in New Orleans. Sexy and shrewd, she quickly went from streetwalker to madam and by 1920 had opened what became a legendary house of prostitution. There she entertained a steady stream of governors, gangsters, and movie stars until she was arrested at last in 1962. Shortly before she died in 1974, she tape-recorded her memories - the scandalous stories of a powerful woman with the city's politicians in her pocket and whose lovers included the 25 year old boy-next-door, whom she married at age 64. With those tapes and original research, Christine Wiltz chronicles Norma's rise and fall with the social history of New Orleans. Thick with the vice and corruption that flourished there, Wiltz resurrects a vanished secret world.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-f-kennedy-and-pt-109-by-richard-tregaskis--65178061https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John F. Kennedy and PT-109 Author: Richard Tregaskis Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 8, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The true experiences of President Kennedy in World War II, as he commanded a PT-boat in the Solomon Islands and rescued his men after their craft was rammed by a Japanese destroyer.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279332Tue, 08 Nov 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John F. Kennedy and PT-109 Author: Richard Tregaskis Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 13 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John F. Kennedy and PT-109 Author: Richard Tregaskis Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 8, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The true experiences of President Kennedy in World War II, as he commanded a PT-boat in the Solomon Islands and rescued his men after their craft was rammed by a Japanese destroyer.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-nine-of-us-growing-up-kennedy-by-jean-kennedy-smith--65178074https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275863 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy Author: Jean Kennedy Smith Narrator: Lorna Raver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this evocative and affectionate memoir, Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving child of Joe and Rose Kennedy, offers an intimate and illuminating look at a time long ago when she and her siblings, guided by their parents, laughed and learned a great deal under one roof. Prompted by interesting tidbits in the newspaper, Rose and Joe Kennedy would pose questions to their nine children at the dinner table. ''Where could Amelia Earhart have gone?'' ''How would you address this horrible drought?'' ''What would you do about the troop movements in Europe?'' It was a nightly custom that helped shape the Kennedys into who they would become. Before Joe and Rose’s children emerged as leaders on the world stage, they were a loving circle of brothers and sisters who played football, swam, read, and pursued their interests. They were children inspired by parents who instilled in them a strong work ethic, deep love of country, and intense appreciation for the sacrifices their ancestors made to come to America.''No whining in this house!'' was their father’s regular refrain. It was his way of reminding them not to complain, to be grateful for what they had, and to give back. In her remarkable memoir, Kennedy Smith—the last surviving sibling—revisits this singular time in their lives. Filled with fascinating anecdotes and vignettes, The Nine of Us vividly depicts this large, close-knit family during a different time in American history. Kennedy Smith offers indelible, elegantly rendered portraits of her larger-than-life siblings and her parents. ''They knew how to cure our hurts, bind our wounds, listen to our woes, and help us enjoy life,'' she writes. ''We were lucky children indeed.'']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275863Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275863 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy Author: Jean Kennedy Smith Narrator: Lorna Raver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 28 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275863 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy Author: Jean Kennedy Smith Narrator: Lorna Raver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this evocative and affectionate memoir, Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving child of Joe and Rose Kennedy, offers an intimate and illuminating look at a time long ago when she and her siblings, guided by their parents, laughed and learned a great deal under one roof. Prompted by interesting tidbits in the newspaper, Rose and Joe Kennedy would pose questions to their nine children at the dinner table. ''Where could Amelia Earhart have gone?'' ''How would you address this horrible drought?'' ''What would you do about the troop movements in Europe?'' It was a nightly custom that helped shape the Kennedys into who they would become. Before Joe and Rose’s children emerged as leaders on the world stage, they were a loving circle of brothers and sisters who played football, swam, read, and pursued their interests. They were children inspired by parents who instilled in them a strong work ethic, deep love of country, and intense appreciation for the sacrifices their ancestors made to come to America.''No whining in this house!'' was their father’s regular refrain. It was his way of reminding them not to complain, to be grateful for what they had, and to give back. In her remarkable memoir, Kennedy Smith—the last surviving sibling—revisits this singular time in their lives. Filled with fascinating anecdotes and vignettes, The Nine of Us vividly depicts this large, close-knit family during a different time in American history. Kennedy Smith offers indelible, elegantly rendered portraits of her larger-than-life siblings and her parents. ''They knew how to cure our hurts, bind our wounds, listen to our woes, and help us enjoy life,'' she writes. ''We were lucky children indeed.'']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/al-capone-his-life-legacy-and-legend-by-deirdre-bair--65178041https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend Author: Deirdre Bair Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From a National Book Award-winning biographer, the first complete life of legendary gangster Al Capone to be produced with the cooperation of his family, who provided the author with exclusive access to personal testimony and archival documents. From his heyday to the present moment, Al Capone—Public Enemy Number One—has gripped popular imagination. Rising from humble Brooklyn roots, Capone went on to become the most infamous gangster in American history. At the height of Prohibition, his multimillion-dollar Chicago bootlegging, prostitution, and gambling operation dominated the organized-crime scene. His competition with rival gangs was brutally violent, a long-running war that crested with the shocking St. Valentine’s Day Massacre of 1929. Law enforcement and the media elite seemed powerless to stop the growth of his empire. And then the fall: a legal noose tightened by the FBI, a conviction on tax evasion, Alcatraz. After his release he returned to his family in Miami a much diminished man, living quietly until the ravages of his neurosyphilis took their final toll. But the slick mobster persona endures, immortalized in countless novels and movies.      The true flesh-and-blood man behind the legend has long remained a mystery. Unscrupulous newspaper accounts and Capone’s own tall tales perpetuated his mystique, but through dogged research Deirdre Bair debunks the most outrageous of these myths. With the help of Capone’s descendants, she discovers his essential humanity, uncovering a complex character that was flawed and sometimes cruel but also capable of nobility. And while revealing the private Al Capone, a genuine family man as remembered by those who knew him best, Bair relates how his descendants have borne his weighty legacy.      Rigorous and intimate, Al Capone provides new answers to the enduring questions about this fascinating figure, who was equal parts charismatic gangster, devoted patriarch, and calculating monster.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275947Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend Author: Deirdre Bair Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 9 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend Author: Deirdre Bair Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From a National Book Award-winning biographer, the first complete life of legendary gangster Al Capone to be produced with the cooperation of his family, who provided the author with exclusive access to personal testimony and archival documents. From his heyday to the present moment, Al Capone—Public Enemy Number One—has gripped popular imagination. Rising from humble Brooklyn roots, Capone went on to become the most infamous gangster in American history. At the height of Prohibition, his multimillion-dollar Chicago bootlegging, prostitution, and gambling operation dominated the organized-crime scene. His competition with rival gangs was brutally violent, a long-running war that crested with the shocking St. Valentine’s Day Massacre of 1929. Law enforcement and the media elite seemed powerless to stop the growth of his empire. And then the fall: a legal noose tightened by the FBI, a conviction on tax evasion, Alcatraz. After his release he returned to his family in Miami a much diminished man, living quietly until the ravages of his neurosyphilis took their final toll. But the slick mobster persona endures, immortalized in countless novels and movies.      The true flesh-and-blood man behind the legend has long remained a mystery. Unscrupulous newspaper accounts and Capone’s own tall tales perpetuated his mystique, but through dogged research Deirdre Bair debunks the most outrageous of these myths. With the help of Capone’s descendants, she discovers his essential humanity, uncovering a complex character that was flawed and sometimes cruel but also capable of nobility. And while revealing the private Al Capone, a genuine family man as remembered by those who knew him best, Bair relates how his descendants have borne his weighty legacy.      Rigorous and intimate, Al Capone provides new answers to the enduring questions about this fascinating figure, who was equal parts charismatic gangster, devoted patriarch, and calculating monster.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hamilton-collection-the-wisdom-and-writings-of-the-founding-father-by-dan-tucker--65178028https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275716 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hamilton Collection: The Wisdom and Writings of the Founding Father Author: Dan Tucker Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The subject of a New York Times best-selling biography and a Pulitzer-Prize winning musical, interest in Alexander Hamilton is at an all-time high. This carefully curated collection of Hamilton's writings gives the reader an intimate glimpse into the mind of our most misunderstood founding father. The smash-hit musical Hamilton presents its central character as a truth-telling immigrant boot-strapper who used his extraordinary intelligence to make good -- but what was he really like? Let the man himself, a prolific and extremely effective writer, tell his story in his own words. Organized chronologically, this collection of Alexander Hamilton's personal letters, business and governmental correspondence, and excerpts from his most important published writings (including the Federalist Papers) gives readers first-hand insight into this highly influential founding father who engineered the ratification of the US Constitution, created the United States' financial system, and established friendly trade relations with Britain. The book includes love letters to Elizabeth Schuyler, who became his wife, and correspondence with his friend-turned-nemesis, Aaron Burr, which led to the duel in Weehawken that ended Hamilton's life at the age of 47. Also included are responses from some of his correspondents that give a 360-degree view of the man so esteemed by his protector and friend, George Washington, but reviled by others, including Washington's successor as president, John Adams. Illustrated with 50 illustrations, drawings, document facsimiles and more, the text is accompanied throughout by explanatory annotations from editor Dan Tucker who also provides introductions to each chapter and a preface.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275716Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275716 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hamilton Collection: The Wisdom and Writings of the Founding Father Author: Dan Tucker Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275716 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hamilton Collection: The Wisdom and Writings of the Founding Father Author: Dan Tucker Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The subject of a New York Times best-selling biography and a Pulitzer-Prize winning musical, interest in Alexander Hamilton is at an all-time high. This carefully curated collection of Hamilton's writings gives the reader an intimate glimpse into the mind of our most misunderstood founding father. The smash-hit musical Hamilton presents its central character as a truth-telling immigrant boot-strapper who used his extraordinary intelligence to make good -- but what was he really like? Let the man himself, a prolific and extremely effective writer, tell his story in his own words. Organized chronologically, this collection of Alexander Hamilton's personal letters, business and governmental correspondence, and excerpts from his most important published writings (including the Federalist Papers) gives readers first-hand insight into this highly influential founding father who engineered the ratification of the US Constitution, created the United States' financial system, and established friendly trade relations with Britain. The book includes love letters to Elizabeth Schuyler, who became his wife, and correspondence with his friend-turned-nemesis, Aaron Burr, which led to the duel in Weehawken that ended Hamilton's life at the age of 47. Also included are responses from some of his correspondents that give a 360-degree view of the man so esteemed by his protector and friend, George Washington, but reviled by others, including Washington's successor as president, John Adams. Illustrated with 50 illustrations, drawings, document facsimiles and more, the text is accompanied throughout by explanatory annotations from editor Dan Tucker who also provides introductions to each chapter and a preface.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/madam-president-the-secret-presidency-of-edith-wilson-by-william-hazelgrove--65178039https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275888 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Madam President: The Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson Author: William Hazelgrove Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 17, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: An up-close look at Edith Wilson, a first lady with unequaled responsibilities during her husband’s presidency. After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a paralyzing stroke in the fall of 1919, his wife, First Lady Edith Wilson, began to handle the day-to-day responsibilities of the chief executive. Mrs. Wilson had had little formal education and had only been married to President Wilson for four years, yet in the tenuous peace following the end of World War I, she dedicated herself to managing the office of the president, reading all correspondence intended for her bedridden husband. Though her Oval Office authority was acknowledged in Washington circles at the time—one senator called her “the presidentress who had fulfilled the dream of suffragettes by changing her title from First Lady to Acting First Man”—her legacy as the first woman president is now largely forgotten. William Hazelgrove’s Madam President is a vivid, engaging portrait of the woman who became the acting president of the United States in 1919, months before women officially won the right to vote.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275888Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275888 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Madam President: The Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson Author: William Hazelgrove Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275888 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Madam President: The Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson Author: William Hazelgrove Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 17, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: An up-close look at Edith Wilson, a first lady with unequaled responsibilities during her husband’s presidency. After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a paralyzing stroke in the fall of 1919, his wife, First Lady Edith Wilson, began to handle the day-to-day responsibilities of the chief executive. Mrs. Wilson had had little formal education and had only been married to President Wilson for four years, yet in the tenuous peace following the end of World War I, she dedicated herself to managing the office of the president, reading all correspondence intended for her bedridden husband. Though her Oval Office authority was acknowledged in Washington circles at the time—one senator called her “the presidentress who had fulfilled the dream of suffragettes by changing her title from First Lady to Acting First Man”—her legacy as the first woman president is now largely forgotten. William Hazelgrove’s Madam President is a vivid, engaging portrait of the woman who became the acting president of the United States in 1919, months before women officially won the right to vote.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-long-and-winding-road-by-alan-johnson--65178024https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275422 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long and Winding Road Author: Alan Johnson Narrator: Alan Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the condemned slums of Southam Street in West London to the corridors of power in Westminster, Alan Johnson’s multi-award-winning autobiography charts an extraordinary journey, almost unimaginable in today’s Britain. This third volume tells of Alan’s early political skirmishes as a trades union leader, where his negotiating skills and charismatic style soon came to the notice of Tony Blair and other senior members of the Labour Party. As a result, Alan was chosen to stand in the constituency of Hull West and Hessle, and entered Parliament as an MP after the landslide election victory for Labour in May 1997. But this is no self-aggrandizing memoir of Westminster politicking and skulduggery. Supporting the struggle of his constituents, the Hull trawlermen and their families, for justice comes more naturally to Alan than do the byzantine complexities of Parliamentary procedure. But of course he does succeed there, and rises through various ministerial positions to the office of Home Secretary in 2009. In The Long and Winding Road, Alan’s characteristic honesty and authenticity shine through every word. His book takes you into a world which is at once familiar and strange: this is politics as you’ve never seen it before…]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275422Thu, 13 Oct 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275422 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long and Winding Road Author: Alan Johnson Narrator: Alan Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 13,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275422 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long and Winding Road Author: Alan Johnson Narrator: Alan Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the condemned slums of Southam Street in West London to the corridors of power in Westminster, Alan Johnson’s multi-award-winning autobiography charts an extraordinary journey, almost unimaginable in today’s Britain. This third volume tells of Alan’s early political skirmishes as a trades union leader, where his negotiating skills and charismatic style soon came to the notice of Tony Blair and other senior members of the Labour Party. As a result, Alan was chosen to stand in the constituency of Hull West and Hessle, and entered Parliament as an MP after the landslide election victory for Labour in May 1997. But this is no self-aggrandizing memoir of Westminster politicking and skulduggery. Supporting the struggle of his constituents, the Hull trawlermen and their families, for justice comes more naturally to Alan than do the byzantine complexities of Parliamentary procedure. But of course he does succeed there, and rises through various ministerial positions to the office of Home Secretary in 2009. In The Long and Winding Road, Alan’s characteristic honesty and authenticity shine through every word. His book takes you into a world which is at once familiar and strange: this is politics as you’ve never seen it before…]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/washington-and-hamilton-the-alliance-that-forged-america-by-tony-williams-stephen-f-knott--65178051https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Washington and Hamilton: The Alliance That Forged America Author: Tony Williams, Stephen F. Knott Narrator: Ron Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 11, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.36 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In the wake of the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers faced a daunting task: overcome their competing visions to build a new nation, the likes of which the world had never seen. Washington and Hamilton chronicles the unlikely collaboration between two conflicting characters working together to protect their hard-won freedoms. Yet while Washington and Hamilton's different personalities often led to fruitful collaboration, their conflicting ideals also tested the boundaries of their relationship-and threatened the future of the new republic. From the rumblings of the American Revolution through the fractious Constitutional Convention and America's turbulent first years, this captivating history reveals the stunning impact of this unlikely duo that set the United States on the path to becoming a superpower.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278675Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Washington and Hamilton: The Alliance That Forged America Author: Tony Williams, Stephen F. Knott Narrator: Ron Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Washington and Hamilton: The Alliance That Forged America Author: Tony Williams, Stephen F. Knott Narrator: Ron Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 11, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.36 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In the wake of the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers faced a daunting task: overcome their competing visions to build a new nation, the likes of which the world had never seen. Washington and Hamilton chronicles the unlikely collaboration between two conflicting characters working together to protect their hard-won freedoms. Yet while Washington and Hamilton's different personalities often led to fruitful collaboration, their conflicting ideals also tested the boundaries of their relationship-and threatened the future of the new republic. From the rumblings of the American Revolution through the fractious Constitutional Convention and America's turbulent first years, this captivating history reveals the stunning impact of this unlikely duo that set the United States on the path to becoming a superpower.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-general-vs-the-president-macarthur-and-truman-at-the-brink-of-nuclear-war-by-h-w-brands--65178046https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273550 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 11, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 5 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From master storyteller and historian H. W. Brands comes the riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War II. At the height of the Korean War, President Harry S. Truman committed a gaffe that sent shock waves around the world. When asked by a reporter about the possible use of atomic weapons in response to China's entry into the war, Truman replied testily, 'The military commander in the field will have charge of the use of the weapons, as he always has.' This suggested that General Douglas MacArthur, the willful, fearless, and highly decorated commander of the American and U.N. forces, had his finger on the nuclear trigger. A correction quickly followed, but the damage was done; two visions for America's path forward were clearly in opposition, and one man would have to make way.      Truman was one of the most unpopular presidents in American history. Heir to a struggling economy, a ruined Europe, and increasing tension with the Soviet Union, on no issue was the path ahead clear and easy. General MacArthur, by contrast, was incredibly popular, as untouchable as any officer has ever been in America. The lessons he drew from World War II were absolute: appeasement leads to disaster and a showdown with the communists was inevitable--the sooner the better. In the nuclear era, when the Soviets, too, had the bomb, the specter of a catastrophic third World War lurked menacingly close on the horizon.      The contest of wills between these two titanic characters unfolds against the turbulent backdrop of a faraway war and terrors conjured at home by Joseph McCarthy. From the drama of Stalin's blockade of West Berlin to the daring landing of MacArthur's forces at Inchon to the shocking entrance of China into the war, The General and the President vividly evokes the making of a new American era.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273550Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273550 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273550 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 11, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 5 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From master storyteller and historian H. W. Brands comes the riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War II. At the height of the Korean War, President Harry S. Truman committed a gaffe that sent shock waves around the world. When asked by a reporter about the possible use of atomic weapons in response to China's entry into the war, Truman replied testily, 'The military commander in the field will have charge of the use of the weapons, as he always has.' This suggested that General Douglas MacArthur, the willful, fearless, and highly decorated commander of the American and U.N. forces, had his finger on the nuclear trigger. A correction quickly followed, but the damage was done; two visions for America's path forward were clearly in opposition, and one man would have to make way.      Truman was one of the most unpopular presidents in American history. Heir to a struggling economy, a ruined Europe, and increasing tension with the Soviet Union, on no issue was the path ahead clear and easy. General MacArthur, by contrast, was incredibly popular, as untouchable as any officer has ever been in America. The lessons he drew from World War II were absolute: appeasement leads to disaster and a showdown with the communists was inevitable--the sooner the better. In the nuclear era, when the Soviets, too, had the bomb, the specter of a catastrophic third World War lurked menacingly close on the horizon.      The contest of wills between these two titanic characters unfolds against the turbulent backdrop of a faraway war and terrors conjured at home by Joseph McCarthy. From the drama of Stalin's blockade of West Berlin to the daring landing of MacArthur's forces at Inchon to the shocking entrance of China into the war, The General and the President vividly evokes the making of a new American era.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-man-who-knew-the-life-and-times-of-alan-greenspan-by-sebastian-mallaby--65178045https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274918 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan Author: Sebastian Mallaby Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 8 minutes Release date: October 11, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “Exceptional . . . Deeply researched and elegantly written . . . As a description of the politics and pressures under which modern independent central banking has to operate, the book is incomparable.” —Financial Times The definitive biography of the most important economic statesman of our time, from the bestselling author of The Power Law and More Money Than God   Sebastian Mallaby's magisterial biography of Alan Greenspan, the product of over five years of research based on untrammeled access to his subject and his closest professional and personal intimates, brings into vivid focus the mysterious point where the government and the economy meet. To understand Greenspan's story is to see the economic and political landscape of our time—and the presidency from Reagan to George W. Bush—in a whole new light. As the most influential economic statesman of his age, Greenspan spent a lifetime grappling with a momentous shift: the transformation of finance from the fixed and regulated system of the post-war era to the free-for-all of the past quarter century. The story of Greenspan is also the story of the making of modern finance, for good and for ill.    Greenspan's life is a quintessential American success story: raised by a single mother in the Jewish émigré community of Washington Heights, he was a math prodigy who found a niche as a stats-crunching consultant. A master at explaining the economic weather to captains of industry, he translated that skill into advising Richard Nixon in his 1968 campaign. This led to a perch on the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and then to a dazzling array of business and government roles, from which the path to the Fed was relatively clear. A fire-breathing libertarian and disciple of Ayn Rand in his youth who once called the Fed's creation a historic mistake, Mallaby shows how Greenspan reinvented himself as a pragmatist once in power. In his analysis, and in his core mission of keeping inflation in check, he was a maestro indeed, and hailed as such. At his retirement in 2006, he was lauded as the age's necessary man, the veritable God in the machine, the global economy's avatar. His memoirs sold for record sums to publishers around the world.   But then came 2008. Mallaby's story lands with both feet on the great crash which did so much to damage Alan Greenspan's reputation. Mallaby argues that the conventional wisdom is off base: Greenspan wasn't a naïve ideologue who believed greater regulation was unnecessary. He had pressed for greater regulation of some key areas of finance over the years, and had gotten nowhere. To argue that he didn't know the risks in irrational markets is to miss the point. He knew more than almost anyone; the question is why he didn't act, and whether anyone else could or would have. A close reading of Greenspan's life provides fascinating answers to these questions, answers whose lessons we would do well to heed. Because perhaps Mallaby's greatest lesson is that economic statesmanship, like political statesmanship, is the art of the possible. The Man Who Knew is a searching reckoning with what exactly comprised the art, and the possible, in the career of Alan Greenspan.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274918Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274918 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan Author: Sebastian Mallaby Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274918 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan Author: Sebastian Mallaby Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 8 minutes Release date: October 11, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “Exceptional . . . Deeply researched and elegantly written . . . As a description of the politics and pressures under which modern independent central banking has to operate, the book is incomparable.” —Financial Times The definitive biography of the most important economic statesman of our time, from the bestselling author of The Power Law and More Money Than God   Sebastian Mallaby's magisterial biography of Alan Greenspan, the product of over five years of research based on untrammeled access to his subject and his closest professional and personal intimates, brings into vivid focus the mysterious point where the government and the economy meet. To understand Greenspan's story is to see the economic and political landscape of our time—and the presidency from Reagan to George W. Bush—in a whole new light. As the most influential economic statesman of his age, Greenspan spent a lifetime grappling with a momentous shift: the transformation of finance from the fixed and regulated system of the post-war era to the free-for-all of the past quarter century. The story of Greenspan is also the story of the making of modern finance, for good and for ill.    Greenspan's life is a quintessential American success story: raised by a single mother in the Jewish émigré community of Washington Heights, he was a math prodigy who found a niche as a stats-crunching consultant. A master at explaining the economic weather to captains of industry, he translated that skill into advising Richard Nixon in his 1968 campaign. This led to a perch on the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and then to a dazzling array of business and government roles, from which the path to the Fed was relatively clear. A fire-breathing libertarian and disciple of Ayn Rand in his youth who once called the Fed's creation a historic mistake, Mallaby shows how Greenspan reinvented himself as a pragmatist once in power. In his analysis, and in his core mission of keeping inflation in check, he was a maestro indeed, and hailed as such. At his retirement in 2006, he was lauded as the age's necessary man, the veritable God in the machine, the global economy's avatar. His memoirs sold for record sums to publishers around the world.   But then came 2008. Mallaby's story lands with both feet on the great crash which did so much to damage Alan Greenspan's reputation. Mallaby argues that the conventional wisdom is off base: Greenspan wasn't a naïve ideologue who believed greater regulation was unnecessary. He had pressed for greater regulation of some key areas of finance over the years, and had gotten nowhere. To argue that he didn't know the risks in irrational markets is to miss the point. He knew more than almost anyone; the question is why he didn't act, and whether anyone else could or would have. A close reading of Greenspan's life provides fascinating answers to these questions, answers whose lessons we would do well to heed. Because perhaps Mallaby's greatest lesson is that economic statesmanship, like political statesmanship, is the art of the possible. The Man Who Knew is a searching reckoning with what exactly comprised the art, and the possible, in the career of Alan Greenspan.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/soldier-spy-by-tom-marcus--65178071https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274959 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soldier Spy Author: Tom Marcus Narrator: Jason Langley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Soldier Spy by Tom Marcus, read by Jason Langley. In the boot were six homemade pipe bombs, all linked to detonate at the same time from a single call on a brand-new pay-as-you-go phone found on the target. Special Branch also found Chinese Type 56 assault rifles with eight full magazines full of ammunition. His target was a local school. He planned to attack two coaches of teenagers returning home after a school trip to France. Approximately sixty children, their accompanying teachers and their waiting parents. He was going to kill them all. 'My world was dark, no colour, no right or wrong and no back-up. People like me exist to fight those no one else dares face. I wasn't the last resort; I was the only option' Tom Marcus was recruited by MI5 in the wake of the 7/7 attacks on London. After five years spent undercover as part of a covert British Army special operations unit he offered the Security Service the edge they so desperately needed. Following months of intensive training, Marcus was thrown into a world of relentless, unimaginable pressure; a never-ending struggle to prevent terrorist atrocities on our city streets, foil devastating strikes against the nation's infrastructure, and keep our country's secrets safe from foreign spies. Split second decisions carried life or death consequences. And not all his colleagues would survive the fight. In this explosive first-hand account, Soldier Spy lifts the lid on the war being waged by MI5 to keep us safe in our towns and cities for the first time; a blistering, visceral insight into life on the front line against terror, revealed in never-before-seen detail. It was a job which would inevitably exact a heavy price. But when it came down to it, Marcus knew he didn't have a choice. 'Some people join the service out of a sense of duty, some out of wanting to do some good by removing the evil. I did it because it's all I knew. I'm a hunter of people and I'm damn good at it.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274959Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274959 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soldier Spy Author: Tom Marcus Narrator: Jason Langley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 6, 2016 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274959 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soldier Spy Author: Tom Marcus Narrator: Jason Langley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Soldier Spy by Tom Marcus, read by Jason Langley. In the boot were six homemade pipe bombs, all linked to detonate at the same time from a single call on a brand-new pay-as-you-go phone found on the target. Special Branch also found Chinese Type 56 assault rifles with eight full magazines full of ammunition. His target was a local school. He planned to attack two coaches of teenagers returning home after a school trip to France. Approximately sixty children, their accompanying teachers and their waiting parents. He was going to kill them all. 'My world was dark, no colour, no right or wrong and no back-up. People like me exist to fight those no one else dares face. I wasn't the last resort; I was the only option' Tom Marcus was recruited by MI5 in the wake of the 7/7 attacks on London. After five years spent undercover as part of a covert British Army special operations unit he offered the Security Service the edge they so desperately needed. Following months of intensive training, Marcus was thrown into a world of relentless, unimaginable pressure; a never-ending struggle to prevent terrorist atrocities on our city streets, foil devastating strikes against the nation's infrastructure, and keep our country's secrets safe from foreign spies. Split second decisions carried life or death consequences. And not all his colleagues would survive the fight. In this explosive first-hand account, Soldier Spy lifts the lid on the war being waged by MI5 to keep us safe in our towns and cities for the first time; a blistering, visceral insight into life on the front line against terror, revealed in never-before-seen detail. It was a job which would inevitably exact a heavy price. But when it came down to it, Marcus knew he didn't have a choice. 'Some people join the service out of a sense of duty, some out of wanting to do some good by removing the evil. I did it because it's all I knew. I'm a hunter of people and I'm damn good at it.']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/speaking-out-lessons-in-life-and-politics-by-ed-balls--65178057https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274554 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Speaking Out: Lessons in Life and Politics Author: Ed Balls Narrator: Ed Balls Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 52 minutes Release date: October 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'Witty, reflective and engaging' Nick Robinson 'Honest and revealing' Michael Palin 'Fascinating, heartfelt' Kay Burley 'Insightful, funny, unexpectedly moving' Jonathan Freedland On the night of 7 May 2015, Ed Balls thought there was a chance he would wake up the next morning as the new Chancellor of the Exchequer. Instead, he woke up without a job. Twenty-one years earlier he had left a promising career in journalism to work for Labour in opposition. Moving through the ranks, from adviser to Cabinet minister and on to Shadow Chancellor, he occupied a central and influential position in and out of power during a pivotal period in British history. Speaking Out is a record of a life in politics, but also much more. It is about how power can be used for good, and the lessons to be learned when things go wrong. It is about the mechanics of Westminster, and of government. It is about facing up to your fears and misgivings, and tackling your limitations – on stages public and private. It is about the mistakes made, change delivered and personalities encountered over the course of two decades at the frontline of British politics. It is a unique window into a rarely seen world. Most importantly, it sets out what politics is about, and why it matters.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274554Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274554 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Speaking Out: Lessons in Life and Politics Author: Ed Balls Narrator: Ed Balls Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 52 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274554 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Speaking Out: Lessons in Life and Politics Author: Ed Balls Narrator: Ed Balls Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 52 minutes Release date: October 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'Witty, reflective and engaging' Nick Robinson 'Honest and revealing' Michael Palin 'Fascinating, heartfelt' Kay Burley 'Insightful, funny, unexpectedly moving' Jonathan Freedland On the night of 7 May 2015, Ed Balls thought there was a chance he would wake up the next morning as the new Chancellor of the Exchequer. Instead, he woke up without a job. Twenty-one years earlier he had left a promising career in journalism to work for Labour in opposition. Moving through the ranks, from adviser to Cabinet minister and on to Shadow Chancellor, he occupied a central and influential position in and out of power during a pivotal period in British history. Speaking Out is a record of a life in politics, but also much more. It is about how power can be used for good, and the lessons to be learned when things go wrong. It is about the mechanics of Westminster, and of government. It is about facing up to your fears and misgivings, and tackling your limitations – on stages public and private. It is about the mistakes made, change delivered and personalities encountered over the course of two decades at the frontline of British politics. It is a unique window into a rarely seen world. Most importantly, it sets out what politics is about, and why it matters.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/herbert-hoover-a-life-by-glen-jeansonne--65178092https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273559 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Herbert Hoover: A Life Author: Glen Jeansonne Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “At last, a biography of Herbert Hoover that captures the man in full… [Jeansonne] has splendidly illuminated the arc of one of the most extraordinary lives of the twentieth century.”—David M. Kennedy, Pulitzer Prize-winning Author of Freedom from Fear Prizewinning historian Glen Jeansonne delves into the life of our most misunderstood president, offering up a surprising new portrait of Herbert Hoover—dismissing previous assumptions and revealing a political Progressive in the mold of Theodore Roosevelt, and the most resourceful American since Benjamin Franklin.   Orphaned at an early age and raised with strict Quaker values, Hoover earned his way through Stanford University. His hardworking ethic drove him to a successful career as an engineer and multinational businessman. After the Great War, he led a humanitarian effort that fed millions of Europeans left destitute, arguably saving more lives than any man in history. As commerce secretary under President Coolidge, Hoover helped modernize and galvanize American industry, and orchestrated the rehabilitation of the Mississippi Valley after the Great Flood of 1927.   As president, Herbert Hoover became the first chief executive to harness federal power to combat a crippling global recession. Though Hoover is often remembered as a “do-nothing” president, Jeansonne convincingly portrays a steadfast leader who challenged congress on an array of legislation that laid the groundwork for the New Deal. In addition, Hoover reformed America’s prisons, improved worker safety, and fought for better health and welfare for children. Unfairly attacked by Franklin D. Roosevelt and blamed for the Depression, Hoover was swept out of office in a landslide. Yet as FDR’s government grew into a bureaucratic behemoth, Hoover became the moral voice of the GOP and a champion of Republican principles—a legacy re-ignited by Ronald Reagan and which still endures today.   A compelling and rich examination of his character, accomplishments and failings, this is the magnificent biography of Herbert Hoover we have long waited for.  INCLUDES PHOTOS]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273559Tue, 04 Oct 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273559 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Herbert Hoover: A Life Author: Glen Jeansonne Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 4,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273559 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Herbert Hoover: A Life Author: Glen Jeansonne Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “At last, a biography of Herbert Hoover that captures the man in full… [Jeansonne] has splendidly illuminated the arc of one of the most extraordinary lives of the twentieth century.”—David M. Kennedy, Pulitzer Prize-winning Author of Freedom from Fear Prizewinning historian Glen Jeansonne delves into the life of our most misunderstood president, offering up a surprising new portrait of Herbert Hoover—dismissing previous assumptions and revealing a political Progressive in the mold of Theodore Roosevelt, and the most resourceful American since Benjamin Franklin.   Orphaned at an early age and raised with strict Quaker values, Hoover earned his way through Stanford University. His hardworking ethic drove him to a successful career as an engineer and multinational businessman. After the Great War, he led a humanitarian effort that fed millions of Europeans left destitute, arguably saving more lives than any man in history. As commerce secretary under President Coolidge, Hoover helped modernize and galvanize American industry, and orchestrated the rehabilitation of the Mississippi Valley after the Great Flood of 1927.   As president, Herbert Hoover became the first chief executive to harness federal power to combat a crippling global recession. Though Hoover is often remembered as a “do-nothing” president, Jeansonne convincingly portrays a steadfast leader who challenged congress on an array of legislation that laid the groundwork for the New Deal. In addition, Hoover reformed America’s prisons, improved worker safety, and fought for better health and welfare for children. Unfairly attacked by Franklin D. Roosevelt and blamed for the Depression, Hoover was swept out of office in a landslide. Yet as FDR’s government grew into a bureaucratic behemoth, Hoover became the moral voice of the GOP and a champion of Republican principles—a legacy re-ignited by Ronald Reagan and which still endures today.   A compelling and rich examination of his character, accomplishments and failings, this is the magnificent biography of Herbert Hoover we have long waited for.  INCLUDES PHOTOS]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-own-words-by-ruth-bader-ginsburg--65178049https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Own Words Author: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Narrator: Linda Lavin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 17 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 213 Ratings of Narrator: 4.43 of Total 28 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993—a witty, engaging, serious, and playful collection of writings and speeches from the woman who has had a powerful and enduring influence on law, women’s rights, and popular culture. My Own Words offers Justice Ginsburg on wide-ranging topics, including gender equality, the workways of the Supreme Court, being Jewish, law and lawyers in opera, and the value of looking beyond US shores when interpreting the US Constitution. Throughout her life Justice Ginsburg has been (and continues to be) a prolific writer and public speaker. This book’s sampling is selected by Justice Ginsburg and her authorized biographers Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams. Justice Ginsburg has written an introduction to the book, and Hartnett and Williams introduce each chapter, giving biographical context and quotes gleaned from hundreds of interviews they have conducted. This is a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of America’s most influential women.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274925Tue, 04 Oct 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Own Words Author: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Narrator: Linda Lavin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 17 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Own Words Author: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Narrator: Linda Lavin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 17 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 213 Ratings of Narrator: 4.43 of Total 28 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993—a witty, engaging, serious, and playful collection of writings and speeches from the woman who has had a powerful and enduring influence on law, women’s rights, and popular culture. My Own Words offers Justice Ginsburg on wide-ranging topics, including gender equality, the workways of the Supreme Court, being Jewish, law and lawyers in opera, and the value of looking beyond US shores when interpreting the US Constitution. Throughout her life Justice Ginsburg has been (and continues to be) a prolific writer and public speaker. This book’s sampling is selected by Justice Ginsburg and her authorized biographers Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams. Justice Ginsburg has written an introduction to the book, and Hartnett and Williams introduce each chapter, giving biographical context and quotes gleaned from hundreds of interviews they have conducted. This is a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of America’s most influential women.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/american-ulysses-a-life-of-ulysses-s-grant-by-ronald-c-white--65178023https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275662 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant Author: Ronald C. White Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 48 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 8 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of A. Lincoln, a major new biography of one of America’s greatest generals—and most misunderstood presidents Finalist for the Gilder-Lehrman Military History Book Prize In his time, Ulysses S. Grant was routinely grouped with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in the “Trinity of Great American Leaders.” But the battlefield commander–turned–commander-in-chief fell out of favor in the twentieth century. In American Ulysses, Ronald C. White argues that we need to once more revise our estimates of him in the twenty-first. Based on seven years of research with primary documents—some of them never examined by previous Grant scholars—this is destined to become the Grant biography of our time. White, a biographer exceptionally skilled at writing momentous history from the inside out, shows Grant to be a generous, curious, introspective man and leader—a willing delegator with a natural gift for managing the rampaging egos of his fellow officers. His wife, Julia Dent Grant, long marginalized in the historic record, emerges in her own right as a spirited and influential partner. Grant was not only a brilliant general but also a passionate defender of equal rights in post-Civil War America. After winning election to the White House in 1868, he used the power of the federal government to battle the Ku Klux Klan. He was the first president to state that the government’s policy toward American Indians was immoral, and the first ex-president to embark on a world tour, and he cemented his reputation for courage by racing against death to complete his Personal Memoirs. Published by Mark Twain, it is widely considered to be the greatest autobiography by an American leader, but its place in Grant’s life story has never been fully explored—until now. One of those rare books that successfully recast our impression of an iconic historical figure, American Ulysses gives us a finely honed, three-dimensional portrait of Grant the man—husband, father, leader, writer—that should set the standard by which all future biographies of him will be measured.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275662Tue, 04 Oct 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275662 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant Author: Ronald C. White Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 30 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275662 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant Author: Ronald C. White Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 48 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 8 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of A. Lincoln, a major new biography of one of America’s greatest generals—and most misunderstood presidents Finalist for the Gilder-Lehrman Military History Book Prize In his time, Ulysses S. Grant was routinely grouped with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in the “Trinity of Great American Leaders.” But the battlefield commander–turned–commander-in-chief fell out of favor in the twentieth century. In American Ulysses, Ronald C. White argues that we need to once more revise our estimates of him in the twenty-first. Based on seven years of research with primary documents—some of them never examined by previous Grant scholars—this is destined to become the Grant biography of our time. White, a biographer exceptionally skilled at writing momentous history from the inside out, shows Grant to be a generous, curious, introspective man and leader—a willing delegator with a natural gift for managing the rampaging egos of his fellow officers. His wife, Julia Dent Grant, long marginalized in the historic record, emerges in her own right as a spirited and influential partner. Grant was not only a brilliant general but also a passionate defender of equal rights in post-Civil War America. After winning election to the White House in 1868, he used the power of the federal government to battle the Ku Klux Klan. He was the first president to state that the government’s policy toward American Indians was immoral, and the first ex-president to embark on a world tour, and he cemented his reputation for courage by racing against death to complete his Personal Memoirs. Published by Mark Twain, it is widely considered to be the greatest autobiography by an American leader, but its place in Grant’s life story has never been fully explored—until now. One of those rare books that successfully recast our impression of an iconic historical figure, American Ulysses gives us a finely honed, three-dimensional portrait of Grant the man—husband, father, leader, writer—that should set the standard by which all future biographies of him will be measured.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eleanor-and-hick-the-love-affair-that-shaped-a-first-lady-by-susan-quinn--65178044https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady Author: Susan Quinn Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 27, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A warm, intimate account of the love between Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter Lorena Hickok—a relationship that, over more than three decades, transformed both women's lives and empowered them to play significant roles in one of the most tumultuous periods in American history In 1932, as her husband assumed the presidency, Eleanor Roosevelt entered the claustrophobic, duty-bound existence of the First Lady with dread. By that time, she had put her deep disappointment in her marriage behind her and developed an independent life—now threatened by the public role she would be forced to play. A lifeline came to her in the form of a feisty campaign reporter for the Associated Press: Lorena Hickok. Over the next thirty years, until Eleanor’s death, the two women carried on an extraordinary relationship: They were, at different points, lovers, confidantes, professional advisors, and caring friends.    They couldn't have been more different. Eleanor had been raised in one of the nation’s most powerful political families and was introduced to society as a debutante before marrying her distant cousin, Franklin. Hick, as she was known, had grown up poor in rural South Dakota and worked as a servant girl after she escaped an abusive home, eventually becoming one of the most respected reporters at the AP. Her admiration drew the buttoned-up Eleanor out of her shell, and the two quickly fell in love. For the next thirteen years, Hick had her own room at the White House, next door to the First Lady.    These fiercely compassionate women inspired each other to right the wrongs of the turbulent era in which they lived. During the Depression, Hick reported from the nation’s poorest areas for the WPA, and Eleanor used these reports to lobby her husband for New Deal programs. Hick encouraged Eleanor to turn their frequent letters into her popular and long-lasting syndicated column 'My Day,' and to befriend the female journalists who became her champions. When Eleanor’s tenure as First Lady ended with FDR's death, Hick pushed her to continue to use her popularity for good—advice Eleanor took by leading the UN’s postwar Human Rights Commission. At every turn, the bond these women shared was grounded in their determination to better their troubled world.   Deeply researched and told with great warmth, Eleanor and Hick is a vivid portrait of love and a revealing look at how an unlikely romance influenced some of the most consequential years in American history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273557Tue, 27 Sep 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady Author: Susan Quinn Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 45...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady Author: Susan Quinn Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 27, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A warm, intimate account of the love between Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter Lorena Hickok—a relationship that, over more than three decades, transformed both women's lives and empowered them to play significant roles in one of the most tumultuous periods in American history In 1932, as her husband assumed the presidency, Eleanor Roosevelt entered the claustrophobic, duty-bound existence of the First Lady with dread. By that time, she had put her deep disappointment in her marriage behind her and developed an independent life—now threatened by the public role she would be forced to play. A lifeline came to her in the form of a feisty campaign reporter for the Associated Press: Lorena Hickok. Over the next thirty years, until Eleanor’s death, the two women carried on an extraordinary relationship: They were, at different points, lovers, confidantes, professional advisors, and caring friends.    They couldn't have been more different. Eleanor had been raised in one of the nation’s most powerful political families and was introduced to society as a debutante before marrying her distant cousin, Franklin. Hick, as she was known, had grown up poor in rural South Dakota and worked as a servant girl after she escaped an abusive home, eventually becoming one of the most respected reporters at the AP. Her admiration drew the buttoned-up Eleanor out of her shell, and the two quickly fell in love. For the next thirteen years, Hick had her own room at the White House, next door to the First Lady.    These fiercely compassionate women inspired each other to right the wrongs of the turbulent era in which they lived. During the Depression, Hick reported from the nation’s poorest areas for the WPA, and Eleanor used these reports to lobby her husband for New Deal programs. Hick encouraged Eleanor to turn their frequent letters into her popular and long-lasting syndicated column 'My Day,' and to befriend the female journalists who became her champions. When Eleanor’s tenure as First Lady ended with FDR's death, Hick pushed her to continue to use her popularity for good—advice Eleanor took by leading the UN’s postwar Human Rights Commission. At every turn, the bond these women shared was grounded in their determination to better their troubled world.   Deeply researched and told with great warmth, Eleanor and Hick is a vivid portrait of love and a revealing look at how an unlikely romance influenced some of the most consequential years in American history.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/backstabbing-for-beginners-my-crash-course-in-international-diplomacy-by-michael-soussan--65178064https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Backstabbing for Beginners: My Crash Course in International Diplomacy Author: Michael Soussan Narrator: Maxwell Hamilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 27 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Now a major motion picture starring Ben Kingsley and Theo James, the gripping true story of a young program coordinator at the United Nations who stumbles upon a conspiracy involving Iraq's oil reserves. 'What made this episode in our collective history possible was not so much the lies we told one another, but the lies we told ourselves.' A recent Brown University graduate, Michael Soussan was elated when he landed a position as a program coordinator for the United Nations' Iraq Program. Little did he know that he would end up a whistleblower in what PBS NewsHour described as the 'largest financial scandal in UN history.' Breaking a conspiracy of silence that had prevailed for years, Soussan sparked an unprecedented corruption probe into the Oil-for-Food program that exposed a worldwide system of bribes, kickbacks, and blackmail involving ruthless power-players from around the globe. At the crossroads of pressing humanitarian concerns, crisis diplomacy, and multibillion-dollar business interests, Soussan's story highlights core flaws of our international system and exposes the frightening, corrupting power of the black elixir that fuels our world's economy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272596Tue, 20 Sep 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Backstabbing for Beginners: My Crash Course in International Diplomacy Author: Michael Soussan Narrator: Maxwell Hamilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Backstabbing for Beginners: My Crash Course in International Diplomacy Author: Michael Soussan Narrator: Maxwell Hamilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 27 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Now a major motion picture starring Ben Kingsley and Theo James, the gripping true story of a young program coordinator at the United Nations who stumbles upon a conspiracy involving Iraq's oil reserves. 'What made this episode in our collective history possible was not so much the lies we told one another, but the lies we told ourselves.' A recent Brown University graduate, Michael Soussan was elated when he landed a position as a program coordinator for the United Nations' Iraq Program. Little did he know that he would end up a whistleblower in what PBS NewsHour described as the 'largest financial scandal in UN history.' Breaking a conspiracy of silence that had prevailed for years, Soussan sparked an unprecedented corruption probe into the Oil-for-Food program that exposed a worldwide system of bribes, kickbacks, and blackmail involving ruthless power-players from around the globe. At the crossroads of pressing humanitarian concerns, crisis diplomacy, and multibillion-dollar business interests, Soussan's story highlights core flaws of our international system and exposes the frightening, corrupting power of the black elixir that fuels our world's economy.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alexander-hamilton-s-guide-to-life-by-jeff-wilser--65178053https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273184 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander Hamilton's Guide to Life Author: Jeff Wilser Narrator: Johnathan McClain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: An entertaining look at the life and wisdom of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father who mastered the arts of wit, war, and wealth, long before becoming the subject of the runaway Broadway hit Hamilton: An American Musical.    Two centuries after his death, Alexander Hamilton is shining once more under the world’s spotlight—and we need him now more than ever. Hamilton was a self-starter. Scrappy. Orphaned as a child, he came to America with nothing but a code of honor and a hunger to work. He then went on to help win the Revolutionary War and ratify the Constitution, create the country’s financial system, charm New York’s most eligible ladies, and land his face on our $10 bill. The ultimate underdog, he combined a reckless, renegade spirit with a much-needed dose of American optimism. As he made his mark on history, Hamilton also mastered the arts of wit, war, and wealth. He died before he could teach us these lessons, but Alexander Hamilton’s Guide to Life unlocks his core principles—intended for anyone interested in success, romance, money, or dueling. They include:   ·         Speak with Authority Even If You Have None (Career) ·         Seduce with Your Strengths (Romance) ·         Find Time for the Quills and the Bills (Money) ·         Put the Father in Founding Father (Friends & Family) ·         Being Right Trumps Being Popular (Leadership)   For history buffs and pop-culture addicts alike, this mix of biography, humor, and advice offers a fresh take on a nearly forgotten Founding Father, and will spark a revolution in your own life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273184Tue, 20 Sep 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273184 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander Hamilton's Guide to Life Author: Jeff Wilser Narrator: Johnathan McClain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273184 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander Hamilton's Guide to Life Author: Jeff Wilser Narrator: Johnathan McClain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: An entertaining look at the life and wisdom of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father who mastered the arts of wit, war, and wealth, long before becoming the subject of the runaway Broadway hit Hamilton: An American Musical.    Two centuries after his death, Alexander Hamilton is shining once more under the world’s spotlight—and we need him now more than ever. Hamilton was a self-starter. Scrappy. Orphaned as a child, he came to America with nothing but a code of honor and a hunger to work. He then went on to help win the Revolutionary War and ratify the Constitution, create the country’s financial system, charm New York’s most eligible ladies, and land his face on our $10 bill. The ultimate underdog, he combined a reckless, renegade spirit with a much-needed dose of American optimism. As he made his mark on history, Hamilton also mastered the arts of wit, war, and wealth. He died before he could teach us these lessons, but Alexander Hamilton’s Guide to Life unlocks his core principles—intended for anyone interested in success, romance, money, or dueling. They include:   ·         Speak with Authority Even If You Have None (Career) ·         Seduce with Your Strengths (Romance) ·         Find Time for the Quills and the Bills (Money) ·         Put the Father in Founding Father (Friends & Family) ·         Being Right Trumps Being Popular (Leadership)   For history buffs and pop-culture addicts alike, this mix of biography, humor, and advice offers a fresh take on a nearly forgotten Founding Father, and will spark a revolution in your own life.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/politics-between-the-extremes-by-nick-clegg--65178032https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273120 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Politics: Between The Extremes Author: Nick Clegg Narrator: Nick Clegg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* Politics has changed. For decades Britain was divided between Left and Right but united in its belief in a two-party state. Now, with nationalism resurgent and mainstream parties in turmoil, stark new divisions define the country and the centre ground is deserted. Nick Clegg witnessed this change from the inside. Here he offers a frank account of his experiences and puts the case for a new politics based on reason and compromise. He writes candidly about the tense stand-offs within government and the decision to enter coalition with the Conservatives in the first place. He also lifts the lid on the arcane worlds of Westminster and Brussels, the vested interests that suffocate reform, as well as the achievements his party made despite them. Whatever your political persuasion, if you wish to understand politics in Britain today you cannot afford to ignore this book. 'Beautifully written' Rory Stewart 'Compelling' Ian McEwan 'Engrossing' Alan Johnson 'Essential' Robert Peston © Nick Clegg 2016 (P) Penguin Audio 2016]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273120Thu, 15 Sep 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273120 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Politics: Between The Extremes Author: Nick Clegg Narrator: Nick Clegg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273120 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Politics: Between The Extremes Author: Nick Clegg Narrator: Nick Clegg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* Politics has changed. For decades Britain was divided between Left and Right but united in its belief in a two-party state. Now, with nationalism resurgent and mainstream parties in turmoil, stark new divisions define the country and the centre ground is deserted. Nick Clegg witnessed this change from the inside. Here he offers a frank account of his experiences and puts the case for a new politics based on reason and compromise. He writes candidly about the tense stand-offs within government and the decision to enter coalition with the Conservatives in the first place. He also lifts the lid on the arcane worlds of Westminster and Brussels, the vested interests that suffocate reform, as well as the achievements his party made despite them. Whatever your political persuasion, if you wish to understand politics in Britain today you cannot afford to ignore this book. 'Beautifully written' Rory Stewart 'Compelling' Ian McEwan 'Engrossing' Alan Johnson 'Essential' Robert Peston © Nick Clegg 2016 (P) Penguin Audio 2016]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trotsky-in-new-york-1917-a-radical-on-the-eve-of-revolution-by-kenneth-d-ackerman--65178088https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274868 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trotsky in New York, 1917: A Radical on the Eve of Revolution Author: Kenneth D. Ackerman Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 33 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Lev Davidovich Trotsky burst onto the world stage in November 1917 as coleader of a Marxist Revolution seizing power in Russia. It made him one of the most recognized personalities of the twentieth century, a global icon of radical change. Yet just months earlier, this same Lev Trotsky was a nobody, a refugee expelled from Europe, writing obscure pamphlets and speeches, barely noticed outside a small circle of fellow travelers. Where had he come from to topple Russia and change the world? Where else? New York City. Between January and March 1917, Trotsky found refuge in the United States. America had kept itself out of the European Great War, leaving New York the freest city on earth. During his time there—just over ten weeks—Trotsky immersed himself in the local scene. He settled his family in the Bronx, edited a radical left wing tabloid in Greenwich Village, sampled the lifestyle, and plunged headlong into local politics. His clashes with leading New York socialists over the question of US entry into World War I would reshape the American left for the next fifty years.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274868Tue, 13 Sep 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274868 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trotsky in New York, 1917: A Radical on the Eve of Revolution Author: Kenneth D. Ackerman Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274868 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trotsky in New York, 1917: A Radical on the Eve of Revolution Author: Kenneth D. Ackerman Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 33 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Lev Davidovich Trotsky burst onto the world stage in November 1917 as coleader of a Marxist Revolution seizing power in Russia. It made him one of the most recognized personalities of the twentieth century, a global icon of radical change. Yet just months earlier, this same Lev Trotsky was a nobody, a refugee expelled from Europe, writing obscure pamphlets and speeches, barely noticed outside a small circle of fellow travelers. Where had he come from to topple Russia and change the world? Where else? New York City. Between January and March 1917, Trotsky found refuge in the United States. America had kept itself out of the European Great War, leaving New York the freest city on earth. During his time there—just over ten weeks—Trotsky immersed himself in the local scene. He settled his family in the Bronx, edited a radical left wing tabloid in Greenwich Village, sampled the lifestyle, and plunged headlong into local politics. His clashes with leading New York socialists over the question of US entry into World War I would reshape the American left for the next fifty years.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/man-of-the-world-the-further-endeavors-of-bill-clinton-by-joe-conason--65178059https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272703 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Man of the World: The Further Endeavors of Bill Clinton Author: Joe Conason Narrator: Joe Conason Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 40 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A veteran political journalist takes listeners inside the fascinating post-presidential exploits of Bill Clinton, which are as colorful, controversial, and significant as ever. The extraordinary post-presidency of William Jefferson Clinton is unlike the second career of any other president. “Bill Clinton” is a global brand, ascending from the dark days of his White House departure to become perhaps the most popular name in the world. Joe Conason explains how that happened, examining Clinton’s achievements, his failures, and his motivations and why his outlook on the world continues to inspire and infuriate on a grand scale. Having known Clinton for over twenty years, Conason interviewed him many times for this book and gained access to dozens of the former president’s colleagues, friends, aides, supporters, and family members, including Hillary and Chelsea. He has traveled with Clinton to Africa, Haiti, Israel, and across America for the Clinton Foundation. Clinton has earned millions himself and raised billions for philanthropy, much of it from foreign sources, prompting questions about transparency and probity—even allegations of corruption—as Hillary entered the Democratic presidential primary. Conason examines the substance of those accusations and the financial backing from other countries and wealthy individuals and assesses the real achievements of the foundation. As ever, Clinton’s private life draws conjecture, and he is often in the gossip columns along with fellow celebrities and statesmen. He is friendly with both of the former presidents Bush. He golfs with President Obama. But how might the first First Gentleman fare in a Hillary Clinton White House? Conason knows the Clinton world as well as any reporter writing today. He is the coauthor of The Hunting of the President, a New York Times bestseller. Now he tells an irresistible adventure story about a man who is still seeking to do good in the world—starring the one and only Bill Clinton.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272703Tue, 13 Sep 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272703 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Man of the World: The Further Endeavors of Bill Clinton Author: Joe Conason Narrator: Joe Conason Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 40...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272703 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Man of the World: The Further Endeavors of Bill Clinton Author: Joe Conason Narrator: Joe Conason Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 40 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A veteran political journalist takes listeners inside the fascinating post-presidential exploits of Bill Clinton, which are as colorful, controversial, and significant as ever. The extraordinary post-presidency of William Jefferson Clinton is unlike the second career of any other president. “Bill Clinton” is a global brand, ascending from the dark days of his White House departure to become perhaps the most popular name in the world. Joe Conason explains how that happened, examining Clinton’s achievements, his failures, and his motivations and why his outlook on the world continues to inspire and infuriate on a grand scale. Having known Clinton for over twenty years, Conason interviewed him many times for this book and gained access to dozens of the former president’s colleagues, friends, aides, supporters, and family members, including Hillary and Chelsea. He has traveled with Clinton to Africa, Haiti, Israel, and across America for the Clinton Foundation. Clinton has earned millions himself and raised billions for philanthropy, much of it from foreign sources, prompting questions about transparency and probity—even allegations of corruption—as Hillary entered the Democratic presidential primary. Conason examines the substance of those accusations and the financial backing from other countries and wealthy individuals and assesses the real achievements of the foundation. As ever, Clinton’s private life draws conjecture, and he is often in the gossip columns along with fellow celebrities and statesmen. He is friendly with both of the former presidents Bush. He golfs with President Obama. But how might the first First Gentleman fare in a Hillary Clinton White House? Conason knows the Clinton world as well as any reporter writing today. He is the coauthor of The Hunting of the President, a New York Times bestseller. Now he tells an irresistible adventure story about a man who is still seeking to do good in the world—starring the one and only Bill Clinton.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-making-of-donald-trump-by-david-cay-johnston--65178031https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270329 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Making of Donald Trump Author: David Cay Johnston Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.48 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The culmination of nearly thirty years of reporting on Donald Trump, Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston takes a revealingly close look at the mogul’s rise to power and prominence. Covering the long arc of Trump’s career, Johnston tells the full story of how a boy from a quiet section of Queens, New York, would become an entirely new and complex breed of public figure. Trump is a man of great media savvy, entrepreneurial spirit, and political clout. Yet his career has been plagued by legal troubles and mounting controversy. From the origins of his family’s real estate fortune to his own too-big-to-fail business empire; from his education and early career to his whirlwind presidential bid, The Making of Donald Trump provides the fullest picture yet of Trump’s extraordinary ascendency. Love him or hate him, Trump’s massive influence is undeniable, and figures as diverse as Woody Guthrie (who wrote a scathing song about Trump’s father) and Red Scare prosecutor Roy Cohn, mob bosses and high rollers, as well as the average American voter, have all been pulled into his orbit. Drawing on decades of interviews, financial records, court documents, and public statements, David Cay Johnston, who has covered Trump more closely than any other journalist working today, gives us the most in-depth look yet at the man who would be president.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270329Tue, 13 Sep 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270329 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Making of Donald Trump Author: David Cay Johnston Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 48 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270329 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Making of Donald Trump Author: David Cay Johnston Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.48 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The culmination of nearly thirty years of reporting on Donald Trump, Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston takes a revealingly close look at the mogul’s rise to power and prominence. Covering the long arc of Trump’s career, Johnston tells the full story of how a boy from a quiet section of Queens, New York, would become an entirely new and complex breed of public figure. Trump is a man of great media savvy, entrepreneurial spirit, and political clout. Yet his career has been plagued by legal troubles and mounting controversy. From the origins of his family’s real estate fortune to his own too-big-to-fail business empire; from his education and early career to his whirlwind presidential bid, The Making of Donald Trump provides the fullest picture yet of Trump’s extraordinary ascendency. Love him or hate him, Trump’s massive influence is undeniable, and figures as diverse as Woody Guthrie (who wrote a scathing song about Trump’s father) and Red Scare prosecutor Roy Cohn, mob bosses and high rollers, as well as the average American voter, have all been pulled into his orbit. Drawing on decades of interviews, financial records, court documents, and public statements, David Cay Johnston, who has covered Trump more closely than any other journalist working today, gives us the most in-depth look yet at the man who would be president.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/true-faith-and-allegiance-a-story-of-service-and-sacrifice-in-war-and-peace-by-alberto-r-gonzales--65178060https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272518 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Faith and Allegiance: A Story of Service and Sacrifice in War and Peace Author: Alberto R. Gonzales Narrator: Dave Hoffman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: True Faith and Allegiance is the highly-anticipated personal history from Alberto R. Gonzales, former Attorney General of the United States and former Counsel to the President—the only lawyer and only Hispanic to hold both these positions—an ultimate insider in the most tumultuous events in recent history. Born to a poor but proud working-class family in Humble, Texas, Gonzales was raised along with his seven siblings in a modest 2-bedroom home.  His loving and devout parents taught him the conservative values of hard work and accountability that motivated Gonzales to the highest echelons of power.  He was a confidante to President George W. Bush during the crucible of the 9/11 attacks, and he played a vital role in the administration’s immediate response to protect America and the far-reaching steps to prevent further harm.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272518Tue, 06 Sep 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272518 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Faith and Allegiance: A Story of Service and Sacrifice in War and Peace Author: Alberto R. Gonzales Narrator: Dave Hoffman Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272518 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Faith and Allegiance: A Story of Service and Sacrifice in War and Peace Author: Alberto R. Gonzales Narrator: Dave Hoffman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: True Faith and Allegiance is the highly-anticipated personal history from Alberto R. Gonzales, former Attorney General of the United States and former Counsel to the President—the only lawyer and only Hispanic to hold both these positions—an ultimate insider in the most tumultuous events in recent history. Born to a poor but proud working-class family in Humble, Texas, Gonzales was raised along with his seven siblings in a modest 2-bedroom home.  His loving and devout parents taught him the conservative values of hard work and accountability that motivated Gonzales to the highest echelons of power.  He was a confidante to President George W. Bush during the crucible of the 9/11 attacks, and he played a vital role in the administration’s immediate response to protect America and the far-reaching steps to prevent further harm.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-revealed-the-definitive-biography-of-the-45th-president-by-marc-fisher-michael-kranish--65178068https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270387 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trump Revealed: The Definitive Biography of the 45th President Author: Marc Fisher, Michael Kranish Narrator: Campbell Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 15 minutes Release date: August 23, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 51 Ratings of Narrator: 3.44 of Total 9 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Bestseller A Philadelphia Inquirer Best Book of the Year A Los Angeles Times Most Important Book of the Year Hailed as “authoritative” and “essential,” and based on the work of two dozen reporters and twenty hours of interviews with Trump, Trump Revealed is the indispensable and now updated biography of the 45th president of the United States. Who is Donald J. Trump? To discover Trump in full, the Washington Post assembled a team of award-winning reporters and researchers to investigate every aspect of his life, from his privileged upbringing in Queens to his hundreds of lawsuits, his infamous womanizing, his shifting position on abortion rights, his dizzying seven changes in party affiliation, and his astonishing, disruptive election as president in November 2016. Coauthored by Washington Post investigative political reporter Michael Kranish and senior editor Marc Fisher, Trump Revealed details the 1970s Justice Department suit against Trump and his father for racial discrimination, his business and political machinations and alleged organized crime connections, his disastrous Atlantic City casino projects, and his relentless pursuit of the attentions of the media. What emerges is a portrait of “a man certain of his views, hugely confident in his abilities, not terribly well informed, quick to take offense,” a man with a penchant for big bets—on real estate, branded businesses, and, ultimately, on himself. In the wake of the most controversial and polarizing election in modern American history, Trump Revealed provides essential insight into this billionaire businessman, celebrity, and global brand who is now the president of the United States.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270387Tue, 23 Aug 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270387 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trump Revealed: The Definitive Biography of the 45th President Author: Marc Fisher, Michael Kranish Narrator: Campbell Scott Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270387 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trump Revealed: The Definitive Biography of the 45th President Author: Marc Fisher, Michael Kranish Narrator: Campbell Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 15 minutes Release date: August 23, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 51 Ratings of Narrator: 3.44 of Total 9 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Bestseller A Philadelphia Inquirer Best Book of the Year A Los Angeles Times Most Important Book of the Year Hailed as “authoritative” and “essential,” and based on the work of two dozen reporters and twenty hours of interviews with Trump, Trump Revealed is the indispensable and now updated biography of the 45th president of the United States. Who is Donald J. Trump? To discover Trump in full, the Washington Post assembled a team of award-winning reporters and researchers to investigate every aspect of his life, from his privileged upbringing in Queens to his hundreds of lawsuits, his infamous womanizing, his shifting position on abortion rights, his dizzying seven changes in party affiliation, and his astonishing, disruptive election as president in November 2016. Coauthored by Washington Post investigative political reporter Michael Kranish and senior editor Marc Fisher, Trump Revealed details the 1970s Justice Department suit against Trump and his father for racial discrimination, his business and political machinations and alleged organized crime connections, his disastrous Atlantic City casino projects, and his relentless pursuit of the attentions of the media. What emerges is a portrait of “a man certain of his views, hugely confident in his abilities, not terribly well informed, quick to take offense,” a man with a penchant for big bets—on real estate, branded businesses, and, ultimately, on himself. In the wake of the most controversial and polarizing election in modern American history, Trump Revealed provides essential insight into this billionaire businessman, celebrity, and global brand who is now the president of the United States.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/louis-d-brandeis-american-prophet-by-jeffrey-rosen--65178037https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270726 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet Series: Part of The Jewish Lives Series Author: Jeffrey Rosen Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 45 minutes Release date: August 23, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A riveting new examination of the leading progressive Supreme Court justice of his era According to Jeffrey Rosen, Louis D. Brandeis was “the Jewish Jefferson,” the greatest critic of what he called “the curse of bigness” in business and government since the author of the Declaration of Independence. Published to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of his Supreme Court confirmation on June 1, 1916, Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet argues that Brandeis was the most farseeing constitutional philosopher of the twentieth century. In addition to writing the most famous article on the right to privacy, he also wrote the most important Supreme Court opinions about free speech, freedom from government surveillance, and freedom of thought and opinion. And as the leader of the American Zionist movement, he convinced Woodrow Wilson and the British government to recognize a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Combining narrative biography with a passionate argument for why Brandeis matters today, Rosen explores what Brandeis, the Jeffersonian prophet, can teach us about historic and contemporary questions involving the Constitution, monopoly, corporate and federal power, technology, privacy, free speech, and Zionism.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270726Tue, 23 Aug 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270726 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet Series: Part of The Jewish Lives Series Author: Jeffrey Rosen Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270726 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet Series: Part of The Jewish Lives Series Author: Jeffrey Rosen Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 45 minutes Release date: August 23, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A riveting new examination of the leading progressive Supreme Court justice of his era According to Jeffrey Rosen, Louis D. Brandeis was “the Jewish Jefferson,” the greatest critic of what he called “the curse of bigness” in business and government since the author of the Declaration of Independence. Published to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of his Supreme Court confirmation on June 1, 1916, Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet argues that Brandeis was the most farseeing constitutional philosopher of the twentieth century. In addition to writing the most famous article on the right to privacy, he also wrote the most important Supreme Court opinions about free speech, freedom from government surveillance, and freedom of thought and opinion. And as the leader of the American Zionist movement, he convinced Woodrow Wilson and the British government to recognize a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Combining narrative biography with a passionate argument for why Brandeis matters today, Rosen explores what Brandeis, the Jeffersonian prophet, can teach us about historic and contemporary questions involving the Constitution, monopoly, corporate and federal power, technology, privacy, free speech, and Zionism.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-burning-of-the-white-house-james-and-dolley-madison-and-the-war-of-1812-by-jane-hampton-cook--65178042https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269917 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burning of the White House: James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812 Author: Jane Hampton Cook Narrator: Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date: August 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Told from multiple points of view—including James and Dolley Madison and a British admiral—this is the true story of the burning of the White House in 1814. It’s unimaginable today, even for a generation that saw the Twin Towers fall and the Pentagon attacked. It’s unimaginable because in 1814, enemies didn’t fly overhead; they marched through the streets, and for twenty-six hours in August, the British enemy marched through Washington, DC, and set fire to government buildings, including the US Capitol and the White House. Relying on firsthand accounts, historian Jane Hampton Cook weaves together several different narratives to create a vivid, multidimensional account of the burning of Washington, including the escalation that led to it and the immediate aftermath. From James and Dolley Madison to the British admiral who ordered the White House set aflame, historical figures are brought to life through their experience of this unprecedented attack. The Burning of the White House is the story of a city invaded, a presidential family displaced, a nation humbled, and an American spirit that somehow remained unbroken.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269917Mon, 15 Aug 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269917 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burning of the White House: James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812 Author: Jane Hampton Cook Narrator: Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269917 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burning of the White House: James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812 Author: Jane Hampton Cook Narrator: Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date: August 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Told from multiple points of view—including James and Dolley Madison and a British admiral—this is the true story of the burning of the White House in 1814. It’s unimaginable today, even for a generation that saw the Twin Towers fall and the Pentagon attacked. It’s unimaginable because in 1814, enemies didn’t fly overhead; they marched through the streets, and for twenty-six hours in August, the British enemy marched through Washington, DC, and set fire to government buildings, including the US Capitol and the White House. Relying on firsthand accounts, historian Jane Hampton Cook weaves together several different narratives to create a vivid, multidimensional account of the burning of Washington, including the escalation that led to it and the immediate aftermath. From James and Dolley Madison to the British admiral who ordered the White House set aflame, historical figures are brought to life through their experience of this unprecedented attack. The Burning of the White House is the story of a city invaded, a presidential family displaced, a nation humbled, and an American spirit that somehow remained unbroken.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/playing-dead-a-journey-through-the-world-of-death-fraud-by-elizabeth-greenwood--65178142https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269521 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playing Dead: A Journey Through the World of Death Fraud Author: Elizabeth Greenwood Narrator: Arden Hammersmith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release date: August 9, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A darkly comic foray into the world of men and women who fake their own deaths, the consultants who help them disappear, and the private investigators who’ll stop at nothing to bring them back to life. “A delightful read for anyone tantalized by the prospect of disappearing without a trace.” —Erik Larson, New York Times bestselling author of Dead Wake “Delivers all the lo-fi spy shenanigans and caught-red-handed schadenfreude you’re hoping for.” —NPR “A lively romp.” —The Boston Globe “Grim fun.” —The New York Times “Brilliant topic, absorbing book.” —The Seattle Times “The most literally escapist summer read you could hope for.” —The Paris Review Is it still possible to fake your own death in the twenty-first century? With six figures of student loan debt, Elizabeth Greenwood was tempted to find out. So off she sets on a darkly comic foray into the world of death fraud, where for $30,000 a consultant can make you disappear—but your suspicious insurance company might hire a private detective to dig up your coffin...only to find it filled with rocks. Greenwood tracks down a British man who staged a kayaking accident and then returned to live in his own house while all his neighbors thought he was dead. She takes a call from Michael Jackson (no, he’s not dead—or so her new acquaintances would have her believe), stalks message boards for people contemplating pseudocide, and gathers intel on black market morgues in the Philippines, where she may or may not obtain some fraudulent goodies of her own. Along the way, she learns that love is a much less common motive than money, and that making your death look like a drowning virtually guarantees that you’ll be caught. (Disappearing while hiking, however, is a way great to go.) Playing Dead is a charmingly bizarre investigation in the vein of Jon Ronson and Mary Roach into our all-too-human desire to escape from the lives we lead, and the men and women desperate enough to give up their lives—and their families—to start again.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269521Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269521 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playing Dead: A Journey Through the World of Death Fraud Author: Elizabeth Greenwood Narrator: Arden Hammersmith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269521 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playing Dead: A Journey Through the World of Death Fraud Author: Elizabeth Greenwood Narrator: Arden Hammersmith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release date: August 9, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A darkly comic foray into the world of men and women who fake their own deaths, the consultants who help them disappear, and the private investigators who’ll stop at nothing to bring them back to life. “A delightful read for anyone tantalized by the prospect of disappearing without a trace.” —Erik Larson, New York Times bestselling author of Dead Wake “Delivers all the lo-fi spy shenanigans and caught-red-handed schadenfreude you’re hoping for.” —NPR “A lively romp.” —The Boston Globe “Grim fun.” —The New York Times “Brilliant topic, absorbing book.” —The Seattle Times “The most literally escapist summer read you could hope for.” —The Paris Review Is it still possible to fake your own death in the twenty-first century? With six figures of student loan debt, Elizabeth Greenwood was tempted to find out. So off she sets on a darkly comic foray into the world of death fraud, where for $30,000 a consultant can make you disappear—but your suspicious insurance company might hire a private detective to dig up your coffin...only to find it filled with rocks. Greenwood tracks down a British man who staged a kayaking accident and then returned to live in his own house while all his neighbors thought he was dead. She takes a call from Michael Jackson (no, he’s not dead—or so her new acquaintances would have her believe), stalks message boards for people contemplating pseudocide, and gathers intel on black market morgues in the Philippines, where she may or may not obtain some fraudulent goodies of her own. Along the way, she learns that love is a much less common motive than money, and that making your death look like a drowning virtually guarantees that you’ll be caught. (Disappearing while hiking, however, is a way great to go.) Playing Dead is a charmingly bizarre investigation in the vein of Jon Ronson and Mary Roach into our all-too-human desire to escape from the lives we lead, and the men and women desperate enough to give up their lives—and their families—to start again.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/manhunt-the-12-day-chase-for-lincoln-s-killer-by-james-l-swanson--65178040https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265808 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer Author: James L. Swanson Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 34 minutes Release date: August 9, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Now an Apple TV+ Series “A terrific narrative of the hunt for Lincoln’s killers that will mesmerize the reader from start to finish.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history--the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. From April 14 to April 26, 1865, the assassin led Union cavalry troops on a wild, 12-day chase from the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia, while the nation, still reeling from the just-ended Civil War, watched in horror and sadness. Based on rare archival materials, obscure trial transcripts, and Lincoln’s own blood relics Manhunt is a fully documented, fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through the eyes of the hunted and the hunters, it is history as it’s never been read before.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265808Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265808 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer Author: James L. Swanson Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 34...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265808 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer Author: James L. Swanson Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 34 minutes Release date: August 9, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Now an Apple TV+ Series “A terrific narrative of the hunt for Lincoln’s killers that will mesmerize the reader from start to finish.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history--the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. From April 14 to April 26, 1865, the assassin led Union cavalry troops on a wild, 12-day chase from the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia, while the nation, still reeling from the just-ended Civil War, watched in horror and sadness. Based on rare archival materials, obscure trial transcripts, and Lincoln’s own blood relics Manhunt is a fully documented, fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through the eyes of the hunted and the hunters, it is history as it’s never been read before.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-devil-s-defender-my-odyssey-through-american-criminal-justice-from-ted-bundy-to-the-kandahar-massacre-by-john-henry-browne--65178079https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269425 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Devil’s Defender: My Odyssey through American Criminal Justice from Ted Bundy to the Kandahar Massacre Author: John Henry Browne Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of bestselling legal memoirs from Johnnie Cochran, F. Lee Bailey, Gerry Spence, and Alan Dershowitz, John Henry Browne’s The Devil’s Defender recounts his tortuous education in what it means to be an advocate—and a human being. For the last four decades, Browne has defended the indefensible. From Facebook folk hero the “Barefoot Bandit” Colton Moore, to Benjamin Ng of the Wah Mee massacre and Kandahar massacre culprit Sergeant Robert Bales, Browne’s unceasing advocacy and the daring to take on some of the most unwinnable cases—and nearly win them all—has led 48 Hours’ Peter Van Sant to call him “the most famous lawyer in America.” But although the Browne that America has come to know cuts a dashing and confident figure, he has forever been haunted by his job as counsel to Ted Bundy, the most infamous serial killer in American history. Browne, a drug- and alcohol-addicted yet wildly successful defense attorney who could never let go of the case that started it all, here asks himself the question others have asked him all along: Does defending evil make you evil too?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269425Mon, 01 Aug 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269425 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Devil’s Defender: My Odyssey through American Criminal Justice from Ted Bundy to the Kandahar Massacre Author: John Henry Browne Narrator: Joe...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269425 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Devil’s Defender: My Odyssey through American Criminal Justice from Ted Bundy to the Kandahar Massacre Author: John Henry Browne Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of bestselling legal memoirs from Johnnie Cochran, F. Lee Bailey, Gerry Spence, and Alan Dershowitz, John Henry Browne’s The Devil’s Defender recounts his tortuous education in what it means to be an advocate—and a human being. For the last four decades, Browne has defended the indefensible. From Facebook folk hero the “Barefoot Bandit” Colton Moore, to Benjamin Ng of the Wah Mee massacre and Kandahar massacre culprit Sergeant Robert Bales, Browne’s unceasing advocacy and the daring to take on some of the most unwinnable cases—and nearly win them all—has led 48 Hours’ Peter Van Sant to call him “the most famous lawyer in America.” But although the Browne that America has come to know cuts a dashing and confident figure, he has forever been haunted by his job as counsel to Ted Bundy, the most infamous serial killer in American history. Browne, a drug- and alcohol-addicted yet wildly successful defense attorney who could never let go of the case that started it all, here asks himself the question others have asked him all along: Does defending evil make you evil too?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hillary-s-america-the-secret-history-of-the-democratic-party-by-dinesh-d-souza--65178081https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269191 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party Author: Dinesh D'Souza Narrator: James Foster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 29 minutes Release date: July 18, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.06 of Total 33 Ratings of Narrator: 4.2 of Total 10 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Dinesh D’Souza, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller America, is back with this darkly entertaining deconstruction of Hillary Clinton’s flawed character and ideology. From her Alinskyite past to her hopes for America’s progressive future, the presumptive Democratic nominee is revealed to be little more than a political gangster intent on controlling the nation’s wealth. D’Souza chronicles the sleazy ascent of the Clintons and makes clear what some voters have long suspected: that Hillary is far more dangerous and corrupt than Bill ever was.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269191Mon, 18 Jul 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269191 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party Author: Dinesh D'Souza Narrator: James Foster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269191 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party Author: Dinesh D'Souza Narrator: James Foster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 29 minutes Release date: July 18, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.06 of Total 33 Ratings of Narrator: 4.2 of Total 10 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Dinesh D’Souza, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller America, is back with this darkly entertaining deconstruction of Hillary Clinton’s flawed character and ideology. From her Alinskyite past to her hopes for America’s progressive future, the presumptive Democratic nominee is revealed to be little more than a political gangster intent on controlling the nation’s wealth. D’Souza chronicles the sleazy ascent of the Clintons and makes clear what some voters have long suspected: that Hillary is far more dangerous and corrupt than Bill ever was.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/undercover-by-joe-carter--65178066https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/268724 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undercover Author: Joe Carter Narrator: Simon Paisley Day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 48 minutes Release date: July 7, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Twenty years undercover - one man's true story of life as an undercover cop. A must-read for fans of Donnie Brasco. For over 20 years Joe Carter has worked for the police as an undercover cop. He travelled the globe on different passports. He fraternised with thieves, international drugs and arms dealers. He worked alongside the most dangerous criminals. Always fearing that this life would come crashing down around him at any point. His story is a gripping account of the secret, solitary work of an undercover officer and the many ‘sticky’ situations he found himself in, as well as the moving confession of the difficulty in reconciling his two identities with his family life. It’s a story of his beginnings from a being a young east end apprentice to the mean streets he walks today – it reveals the many highs and the painful lows of going undercover. This book explores the resilience needed to lead a double life, the thrilling challenge of working with the biggest criminals in Britain, and maintaining a sense of justice through the many adventures he encounters.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/268724Thu, 07 Jul 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/268724 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undercover Author: Joe Carter Narrator: Simon Paisley Day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 48 minutes Release date: July 7, 2016 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/268724 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undercover Author: Joe Carter Narrator: Simon Paisley Day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 48 minutes Release date: July 7, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Twenty years undercover - one man's true story of life as an undercover cop. A must-read for fans of Donnie Brasco. For over 20 years Joe Carter has worked for the police as an undercover cop. He travelled the globe on different passports. He fraternised with thieves, international drugs and arms dealers. He worked alongside the most dangerous criminals. Always fearing that this life would come crashing down around him at any point. His story is a gripping account of the secret, solitary work of an undercover officer and the many ‘sticky’ situations he found himself in, as well as the moving confession of the difficulty in reconciling his two identities with his family life. It’s a story of his beginnings from a being a young east end apprentice to the mean streets he walks today – it reveals the many highs and the painful lows of going undercover. This book explores the resilience needed to lead a double life, the thrilling challenge of working with the biggest criminals in Britain, and maintaining a sense of justice through the many adventures he encounters.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bobby-kennedy-the-making-of-a-liberal-icon-by-larry-tye--65178110https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265132 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon Author: Larry Tye Narrator: Marc Cashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 48 minutes Release date: July 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.55 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “A multilayered, inspiring portrait of RFK . . . [the] most in-depth look at an extraordinary figure whose transformational story shaped America.”—Joe Scarborough, The Washington Post NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Soon to be a Hulu original series starring Chris Pine. Larry Tye appears on CNN’s American Dynasties: The Kennedys. “We are in Larry Tye’s debt for bringing back to life the young presidential candidate who . . . almost half a century ago, instilled hope for the future in angry, fearful Americans.”—David Nasaw, The New York Times Book Review Bare-knuckle operative, cynical White House insider, romantic visionary—Robert F. Kennedy was all of these things at one time or another, and each of these aspects of his personality emerges in the pages of this powerful and perceptive biography. History remembers RFK as a racial healer, a tribune for the poor, and the last progressive knight of a bygone era of American politics. But Kennedy’s enshrinement in the liberal pantheon was actually the final stage of a journey that began with his service as counsel to the red-baiting senator Joseph McCarthy. In Bobby Kennedy, Larry Tye peels away layers of myth and misconception to capture the full arc of his subject’s life. Tye draws on unpublished memoirs, unreleased government files, and fifty-eight boxes of papers that had been under lock and key for forty years. He conducted hundreds of interviews with RFK intimates, many of whom have never spoken publicly, including Bobby’s widow, Ethel, and his sister, Jean. Tye’s determination to sift through the tangle of often contradictory opinions means that Bobby Kennedy will stand as the definitive biography about the most complex and controversial member of the Kennedy family. Praise for Bobby Kennedy “A compelling story of how idealism can be cultivated and liberalism learned . . . Tye does an exemplary job of capturing not just the chronology of Bobby’s life, but also the sense of him as a person.”—Los Angeles Review of Books “Captures RFK’s rise and fall with straightforward prose bolstered by impressive research.”—USA Today “[Tye] has a keen gift for narrative storytelling and an ability to depict his subject with almost novelistic emotional detail.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “Nuanced and thorough . . . [RFK’s] vision echoes through the decades.”—The Economist]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265132Tue, 05 Jul 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265132 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon Author: Larry Tye Narrator: Marc Cashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 48 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265132 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon Author: Larry Tye Narrator: Marc Cashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 48 minutes Release date: July 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.55 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “A multilayered, inspiring portrait of RFK . . . [the] most in-depth look at an extraordinary figure whose transformational story shaped America.”—Joe Scarborough, The Washington Post NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Soon to be a Hulu original series starring Chris Pine. Larry Tye appears on CNN’s American Dynasties: The Kennedys. “We are in Larry Tye’s debt for bringing back to life the young presidential candidate who . . . almost half a century ago, instilled hope for the future in angry, fearful Americans.”—David Nasaw, The New York Times Book Review Bare-knuckle operative, cynical White House insider, romantic visionary—Robert F. Kennedy was all of these things at one time or another, and each of these aspects of his personality emerges in the pages of this powerful and perceptive biography. History remembers RFK as a racial healer, a tribune for the poor, and the last progressive knight of a bygone era of American politics. But Kennedy’s enshrinement in the liberal pantheon was actually the final stage of a journey that began with his service as counsel to the red-baiting senator Joseph McCarthy. In Bobby Kennedy, Larry Tye peels away layers of myth and misconception to capture the full arc of his subject’s life. Tye draws on unpublished memoirs, unreleased government files, and fifty-eight boxes of papers that had been under lock and key for forty years. He conducted hundreds of interviews with RFK intimates, many of whom have never spoken publicly, including Bobby’s widow, Ethel, and his sister, Jean. Tye’s determination to sift through the tangle of often contradictory opinions means that Bobby Kennedy will stand as the definitive biography about the most complex and controversial member of the Kennedy family. Praise for Bobby Kennedy “A compelling story of how idealism can be cultivated and liberalism learned . . . Tye does an exemplary job of capturing not just the chronology of Bobby’s life, but also the sense of him as a person.”—Los Angeles Review of Books “Captures RFK’s rise and fall with straightforward prose bolstered by impressive research.”—USA Today “[Tye] has a keen gift for narrative storytelling and an ability to depict his subject with almost novelistic emotional detail.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “Nuanced and thorough . . . [RFK’s] vision echoes through the decades.”—The Economist]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ten-ways-not-to-commit-suicide-a-memoir-by-darrell-dawsey-darryl-dmc-mcdaniels--65178093https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/268548 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ten Ways Not to Commit Suicide: A Memoir Author: Darrell Dawsey, Darryl 'dmc' Mcdaniels Narrator: Darryl 'dmc' Mcdaniels Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this surprising and moving memoir, the legendary rap star and cofounder of Run D.M.C. keeps it a hundred percent, speaking out about his battle with depression and overcoming suicidal thoughts—one of the most devastating yet little known health issues plaguing the black community today. As one third of the legendary rap group Run D.M.C., Darryl “DMC” McDaniels—aka Legendary MC, The Devastating Mic Controller, and the King of Rock—had it all: talent, money, fame, prestige. While hitting #1 on the Billboard charts was exhilarating, the group’s success soon became overwhelming. A creative guy who enjoyed being at home alone or with his family, DMC turned to alcohol to numb himself, a retreat that became an addiction. For years, he went through the motions. But in 1997, when intoxication could no longer keep the pain at bay, he plunged into severe depression and became suicidal. He wasn’t alone. During the same period, suicide became the number three leading cause of death among black people—a health crisis that continues to this day. In this riveting memoir, DMC speaks openly about his emotional and psychological struggles and the impact on his life, and addresses the many reasons that led him—and thousands of others—to consider suicide. Some of the factors include not being true to who you are, feelings of loneliness, isolation, and alienation, and a lack of understanding and support from friends and family when it’s needed most. He also provides essential information on resources for getting help. Revealing how even the most successful people can suffer from depression, DMC offers inspiration for everyone in pain—information and insight that he hopes can help save other lives.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/268548Tue, 05 Jul 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/268548 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ten Ways Not to Commit Suicide: A Memoir Author: Darrell Dawsey, Darryl 'dmc' Mcdaniels Narrator: Darryl 'dmc' Mcdaniels Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/268548 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ten Ways Not to Commit Suicide: A Memoir Author: Darrell Dawsey, Darryl 'dmc' Mcdaniels Narrator: Darryl 'dmc' Mcdaniels Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this surprising and moving memoir, the legendary rap star and cofounder of Run D.M.C. keeps it a hundred percent, speaking out about his battle with depression and overcoming suicidal thoughts—one of the most devastating yet little known health issues plaguing the black community today. As one third of the legendary rap group Run D.M.C., Darryl “DMC” McDaniels—aka Legendary MC, The Devastating Mic Controller, and the King of Rock—had it all: talent, money, fame, prestige. While hitting #1 on the Billboard charts was exhilarating, the group’s success soon became overwhelming. A creative guy who enjoyed being at home alone or with his family, DMC turned to alcohol to numb himself, a retreat that became an addiction. For years, he went through the motions. But in 1997, when intoxication could no longer keep the pain at bay, he plunged into severe depression and became suicidal. He wasn’t alone. During the same period, suicide became the number three leading cause of death among black people—a health crisis that continues to this day. In this riveting memoir, DMC speaks openly about his emotional and psychological struggles and the impact on his life, and addresses the many reasons that led him—and thousands of others—to consider suicide. Some of the factors include not being true to who you are, feelings of loneliness, isolation, and alienation, and a lack of understanding and support from friends and family when it’s needed most. He also provides essential information on resources for getting help. Revealing how even the most successful people can suffer from depression, DMC offers inspiration for everyone in pain—information and insight that he hopes can help save other lives.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wake-up-america-the-nine-virtues-that-made-our-nation-great-and-why-we-need-them-more-than-ever-by-eric-bolling--65178073https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263870 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wake Up America: The Nine Virtues That Made Our Nation Great--and Why We Need Them More Than Ever Author: Eric Bolling Narrator: Eric Bolling Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50 minutes Release date: June 28, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.45 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Instant New York Times Bestseller America was built on nine distinct virtues which shaped the character of our nation and made it great. Grit, manliness, individualism, merit, profit and providence, dominion over our environment, thrift, and above all pride in our country—these qualities define us, and are the reason that hundreds of millions of people worldwide look to America for hope, inspiration, and opportunity. But it’s precisely these virtues that now are under attack by the radical Left of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and their followers. America as we know it is eroding before our eyes and becoming what Fox News Channel personality and co-host of “The Five” Eric Bolling calls a “politically correct nanny state.” The rewards for individual achievement and hard work, our basic constitutional rights, religious faith, national identity, and capitalism itself, are being replaced by a dangerous socialistic ideology that is the polar opposite of what our Founding Fathers intended America to be. It’s time for us to wake up and heed the clear-cut warning signs that America is heading in the wrong direction--before we’re too far gone. Eric Bolling knows firsthand what makes America great. Raised in a struggling blue-collar family in Chicago, his parents showed him that hard work and firm values can get you far in life. Those values drove him as a young baseball player to being drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates, then success as a New York Mercantile Exchange trader, and now his daily role on Fox News Channel. A celebration of America that is informed by Bolling’s personal story, Wake Up America is a much-needed call to arms for America’s citizens to preserve and protect our country's present and future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263870Tue, 28 Jun 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263870 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wake Up America: The Nine Virtues That Made Our Nation Great--and Why We Need Them More Than Ever Author: Eric Bolling Narrator: Eric Bolling Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263870 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wake Up America: The Nine Virtues That Made Our Nation Great--and Why We Need Them More Than Ever Author: Eric Bolling Narrator: Eric Bolling Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50 minutes Release date: June 28, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.45 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Instant New York Times Bestseller America was built on nine distinct virtues which shaped the character of our nation and made it great. Grit, manliness, individualism, merit, profit and providence, dominion over our environment, thrift, and above all pride in our country—these qualities define us, and are the reason that hundreds of millions of people worldwide look to America for hope, inspiration, and opportunity. But it’s precisely these virtues that now are under attack by the radical Left of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and their followers. America as we know it is eroding before our eyes and becoming what Fox News Channel personality and co-host of “The Five” Eric Bolling calls a “politically correct nanny state.” The rewards for individual achievement and hard work, our basic constitutional rights, religious faith, national identity, and capitalism itself, are being replaced by a dangerous socialistic ideology that is the polar opposite of what our Founding Fathers intended America to be. It’s time for us to wake up and heed the clear-cut warning signs that America is heading in the wrong direction--before we’re too far gone. Eric Bolling knows firsthand what makes America great. Raised in a struggling blue-collar family in Chicago, his parents showed him that hard work and firm values can get you far in life. Those values drove him as a young baseball player to being drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates, then success as a New York Mercantile Exchange trader, and now his daily role on Fox News Channel. A celebration of America that is informed by Bolling’s personal story, Wake Up America is a much-needed call to arms for America’s citizens to preserve and protect our country's present and future.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-best-worst-president-what-the-right-gets-wrong-about-barack-obama-by-mark-hannah--65178072https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/266590 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Best Worst President: What the Right Gets Wrong About Barack Obama Author: Mark Hannah Narrator: Kaleo Griffith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 28, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Political analyst and Democratic campaign veteran Mark Hannah and renowned New Yorker illustrator Bob Staake give Barack Obama the victory lap he deserves in this compendium that takes the president’s critics head-on and celebrates the president’s many underappreciated triumphs. Barack Obama’s election in 2008 was a watershed moment in American history that inspired supporters on the Left—and fired up enemies on the Right. Elected in the midst of multiple crises—a Wall Street meltdown that imperiled the global economy and American troops entangled in two foreign wars—Barack Obama’s presidency promised, from the start, to be one of the most consequential presidencies in modern American history. Although he stabilized the economy and restored America’s prestige on the global stage, President Obama has been denied the credit he deserves, receiving instead acidic commentary from political opponents such as former Vice President Dick Cheney, who declared that Obama was “the worst president in [his] lifetime”—an accusation that reflects the politics of resentment and recrimination that has come to characterize the president’s critics. In The “Best Worst” President, Mark Hannah and New Yorker illustrator Bob Staake swiftly and systematically debunk conservative lies and disinformation meant to negate the president’s accomplishments and damage his reputation—baseless charges too often left unchallenged by the national media. The “Best Worst” President is a whip-smart takedown of these half-truths and hypocrisies, each refuted in a smart, witty, fact-based style. Hannah and Staake not only defend the president but showcase his administration’s most surprising and underappreciated triumphs—making clear he truly is the best “worst president” our nation has ever known.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/266590Tue, 28 Jun 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/266590 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Best Worst President: What the Right Gets Wrong About Barack Obama Author: Mark Hannah Narrator: Kaleo Griffith Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/266590 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Best Worst President: What the Right Gets Wrong About Barack Obama Author: Mark Hannah Narrator: Kaleo Griffith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 28, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Political analyst and Democratic campaign veteran Mark Hannah and renowned New Yorker illustrator Bob Staake give Barack Obama the victory lap he deserves in this compendium that takes the president’s critics head-on and celebrates the president’s many underappreciated triumphs. Barack Obama’s election in 2008 was a watershed moment in American history that inspired supporters on the Left—and fired up enemies on the Right. Elected in the midst of multiple crises—a Wall Street meltdown that imperiled the global economy and American troops entangled in two foreign wars—Barack Obama’s presidency promised, from the start, to be one of the most consequential presidencies in modern American history. Although he stabilized the economy and restored America’s prestige on the global stage, President Obama has been denied the credit he deserves, receiving instead acidic commentary from political opponents such as former Vice President Dick Cheney, who declared that Obama was “the worst president in [his] lifetime”—an accusation that reflects the politics of resentment and recrimination that has come to characterize the president’s critics. In The “Best Worst” President, Mark Hannah and New Yorker illustrator Bob Staake swiftly and systematically debunk conservative lies and disinformation meant to negate the president’s accomplishments and damage his reputation—baseless charges too often left unchallenged by the national media. The “Best Worst” President is a whip-smart takedown of these half-truths and hypocrisies, each refuted in a smart, witty, fact-based style. Hannah and Staake not only defend the president but showcase his administration’s most surprising and underappreciated triumphs—making clear he truly is the best “worst president” our nation has ever known.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eve-of-a-hundred-midnights-the-star-crossed-love-story-of-two-wwii-correspondents-and-their-epic-escape-across-the-pacific-by-bill-lascher--65178086https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/264695 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eve of a Hundred Midnights: The Star-Crossed Love Story of Two WWII Correspondents and their Epic Escape Across the Pacific Author: Bill Lascher Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 14 minutes Release date: June 21, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The unforgettable true story of two married journalists on an island-hopping run for their lives across the Pacific after the Fall of Manila during World War II—a saga of love, adventure, and danger. On New Year’s Eve, 1941, just three weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese were bombing the Philippine capital of Manila, where journalists Mel and Annalee Jacoby had married just a month earlier. The couple had worked in China as members of a tight community of foreign correspondents with close ties to Chinese leaders; if captured by invading Japanese troops, they were certain to be executed. Racing to the docks just before midnight, they barely escaped on a freighter—the beginning of a tumultuous journey that would take them from one island outpost to another. While keeping ahead of the approaching Japanese, Mel and Annalee covered the harrowing war in the Pacific Theater—two of only a handful of valiant and dedicated journalists reporting from the region. Supported by deep historical research, extensive interviews, and the Jacobys’ personal letters, Bill Lascher recreates the Jacobys’ thrilling odyssey and their love affair with the Far East and one another. Bringing to light their compelling personal stories and their professional life together, Eve of a Hundred Midnights is a tale of an unquenchable thirst for adventure, of daring reportage at great personal risk, and of an enduring romance that blossomed in the shadow of war.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/264695Tue, 21 Jun 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/264695 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eve of a Hundred Midnights: The Star-Crossed Love Story of Two WWII Correspondents and their Epic Escape Across the Pacific Author: Bill Lascher...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/264695 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eve of a Hundred Midnights: The Star-Crossed Love Story of Two WWII Correspondents and their Epic Escape Across the Pacific Author: Bill Lascher Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 14 minutes Release date: June 21, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The unforgettable true story of two married journalists on an island-hopping run for their lives across the Pacific after the Fall of Manila during World War II—a saga of love, adventure, and danger. On New Year’s Eve, 1941, just three weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese were bombing the Philippine capital of Manila, where journalists Mel and Annalee Jacoby had married just a month earlier. The couple had worked in China as members of a tight community of foreign correspondents with close ties to Chinese leaders; if captured by invading Japanese troops, they were certain to be executed. Racing to the docks just before midnight, they barely escaped on a freighter—the beginning of a tumultuous journey that would take them from one island outpost to another. While keeping ahead of the approaching Japanese, Mel and Annalee covered the harrowing war in the Pacific Theater—two of only a handful of valiant and dedicated journalists reporting from the region. Supported by deep historical research, extensive interviews, and the Jacobys’ personal letters, Bill Lascher recreates the Jacobys’ thrilling odyssey and their love affair with the Far East and one another. Bringing to light their compelling personal stories and their professional life together, Eve of a Hundred Midnights is a tale of an unquenchable thirst for adventure, of daring reportage at great personal risk, and of an enduring romance that blossomed in the shadow of war.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-long-prison-journey-of-leslie-van-houten-life-beyond-the-cult-by-karlene-faith--65178109https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Prison Journey of Leslie van Houten: Life Beyond the Cult Author: Karlene Faith Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 11 minutes Release date: June 14, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: At the age off twenty-one, Leslie Van Houten was sentenced to death, along with Charles Manson and his other disciples, for the infamous murder rampage spanning two nights in August 1969. Leslie, who was present at the Rosemary and Leno LaBianca stabbings, serenely accepted her sentence, wishing only that she had better served Manson in carrying out his apocalyptic vision of 'Helter Skelter.' When the United States temporarily suspended its death penalty, her sentence for murder conspiracy was converted to life in prison. Today, at the age of 51, after three trials and with no parole in sight, Leslie has become a remarkable survivor of a living nightmare. This work presents the first in-depth look at how this 'girl-next-door' became one of Manson's 'girls.' It also tells about Karlene Faith's thirty-year friendship with Leslie, whom she met while teaching in prison. To everyone who encountered Leslie - including prison staff and television journalists - she was not the demon typically portrayed by the media, but rather a gentle, generous spirit who mourned her victims. But why didn't this intelligent young woman see the evil in the 'messiah' who had sexually exploited her, preached a racist ideology, and ordered her to murder? Faith pieces together the puzzle, starting with Leslie's spiritual quest within the sixties counterculture and her immediate attraction to Manson during a chance meeting. We learn of Manson's ability to look into her mind and commiserate with her turmoil. We also see his own need to control women and how his brainwashing techniques enabled his followers to embrace him as God, giving them little choice but to obey. Leslie's journey out of Manson's grasp is a riveting feminist and spiritual story of recovering one's self. Why this rehabilitated woman, long punished for one man's madness, has not been able to leave prison is another story Faith brings to light. Filled with accounts of political injustices, this powerful book moves the reader to rethink the meanings and limits of guilt and punishment.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265835Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Prison Journey of Leslie van Houten: Life Beyond the Cult Author: Karlene Faith Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Prison Journey of Leslie van Houten: Life Beyond the Cult Author: Karlene Faith Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 11 minutes Release date: June 14, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: At the age off twenty-one, Leslie Van Houten was sentenced to death, along with Charles Manson and his other disciples, for the infamous murder rampage spanning two nights in August 1969. Leslie, who was present at the Rosemary and Leno LaBianca stabbings, serenely accepted her sentence, wishing only that she had better served Manson in carrying out his apocalyptic vision of 'Helter Skelter.' When the United States temporarily suspended its death penalty, her sentence for murder conspiracy was converted to life in prison. Today, at the age of 51, after three trials and with no parole in sight, Leslie has become a remarkable survivor of a living nightmare. This work presents the first in-depth look at how this 'girl-next-door' became one of Manson's 'girls.' It also tells about Karlene Faith's thirty-year friendship with Leslie, whom she met while teaching in prison. To everyone who encountered Leslie - including prison staff and television journalists - she was not the demon typically portrayed by the media, but rather a gentle, generous spirit who mourned her victims. But why didn't this intelligent young woman see the evil in the 'messiah' who had sexually exploited her, preached a racist ideology, and ordered her to murder? Faith pieces together the puzzle, starting with Leslie's spiritual quest within the sixties counterculture and her immediate attraction to Manson during a chance meeting. We learn of Manson's ability to look into her mind and commiserate with her turmoil. We also see his own need to control women and how his brainwashing techniques enabled his followers to embrace him as God, giving them little choice but to obey. Leslie's journey out of Manson's grasp is a riveting feminist and spiritual story of recovering one's self. Why this rehabilitated woman, long punished for one man's madness, has not been able to leave prison is another story Faith brings to light. Filled with accounts of political injustices, this powerful book moves the reader to rethink the meanings and limits of guilt and punishment.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-good-month-for-murder-the-inside-story-of-a-homicide-squad-by-del-quentin-wilber--65178076https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265060 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Good Month for Murder: The Inside Story of a Homicide Squad Author: Del Quentin Wilber Narrator: Scott Sowers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 2 minutes Release date: June 7, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author Del Quentin Wilber tells the inside story of how a homicide squad a dedicated, colorful team of detectives—does its almost impossible job Twelve homicides, three police-involved shootings and the furious hunt for an especially brutal killer--February 2013 was a good month for murder in suburban Washington, D.C. After gaining unparalleled access to the homicide unit in Prince George's County, which borders the nation's capital, Del Quentin Wilber begins shadowing the talented, often quirky detectives who get the call when a body falls. After a quiet couple of months, all hell breaks loose: suddenly every detective in the squad is scrambling to solve one shooting and stabbing after another. Meanwhile, the entire unit is obsessed with a stone-cold 'red ball,' a high-profile case involving a seventeen-year-old honor student attacked by a gunman who kicked down the door to her house and shot her in her bed. Murder is the police investigator's ultimate crucible: to solve a killing, a detective must speak for the dead. More than any recent book, A Good Month for Murder shows what it takes to succeed when the stakes couldn't possibly be higher.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265060Tue, 07 Jun 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265060 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Good Month for Murder: The Inside Story of a Homicide Squad Author: Del Quentin Wilber Narrator: Scott Sowers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265060 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Good Month for Murder: The Inside Story of a Homicide Squad Author: Del Quentin Wilber Narrator: Scott Sowers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 2 minutes Release date: June 7, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author Del Quentin Wilber tells the inside story of how a homicide squad a dedicated, colorful team of detectives—does its almost impossible job Twelve homicides, three police-involved shootings and the furious hunt for an especially brutal killer--February 2013 was a good month for murder in suburban Washington, D.C. After gaining unparalleled access to the homicide unit in Prince George's County, which borders the nation's capital, Del Quentin Wilber begins shadowing the talented, often quirky detectives who get the call when a body falls. After a quiet couple of months, all hell breaks loose: suddenly every detective in the squad is scrambling to solve one shooting and stabbing after another. Meanwhile, the entire unit is obsessed with a stone-cold 'red ball,' a high-profile case involving a seventeen-year-old honor student attacked by a gunman who kicked down the door to her house and shot her in her bed. Murder is the police investigator's ultimate crucible: to solve a killing, a detective must speak for the dead. More than any recent book, A Good Month for Murder shows what it takes to succeed when the stakes couldn't possibly be higher.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-long-game-a-memoir-by-mitch-mcconnell--65178178https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Game: A Memoir Author: Mitch McConnell Narrator: Mitch McConnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 31, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The candid, behind-the-scenes memoir of the of the Senate Majority Leader and GOP veteran.   In October 1984, a hard-charging Kentucky politician waited excitedly for President Ronald Reagan to arrive at a presidential rally in Louisville. In the midst of a tough Senate campaign against an incumbent Democrat, the young Republican hoped Reagan’s endorsement would give a much-needed boost to his insurgent campaign. He even had a camera crew ready to capture the president’s words for a TV commercial he planned to air during the campaign’s final stretch. Alas, when Reagan finally stepped to the microphone, he smiled for the crowd and declared: “I’m happy to be here with my good friend, Mitch O’Donnell.”    That was hardly Mitch McConnell’s first setback, and far from his last. He swallowed hard, put his head down, and kept going. Four weeks later, in the biggest upset of the year, his dream of being a US senator came true—by a margin of about one vote per precinct. By persevering, he’d be the only Republican in the country to beat an incumbent Democratic US senator.    McConnell learned patience and fortitude during his post–World War II youth in Alabama. His mother helped him beat polio by leading him through long, aching exer­cises every day for two years. His father taught him the importance of standing up to bullies, even if it meant tak­ing the occasional punch. It turned out to be the perfect childhood for a future Senate majority leader. “In the line of work I would choose, compromise is key, but I’d come to find that certain times required me to invoke the fight­ing spirit both of my parents instilled in me.”  For more than three decades, McConnell has worked steadily to advance conservative values, including limited government, indi­vidual liberty, fiscal prudence, and a strong national defense. But he has always cared much more about moving the ball forward than about who gets the credit. Now McConnell reveals what he really thinks about the rivalry between the Senate and the House; the players and the stakes involved when a group of political oppor­tunists tried to hijack the Tea Party movement; and key figures such as Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Harry Reid. He explains the real causes of the chronic gridlock that has so many vot­ers enraged, his ongoing efforts to restore the US Senate’s indispensable dual role as a brake on excess and a tool for national consensus, and what ordinary citizens have a right to expect from Washington.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263461Tue, 31 May 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Game: A Memoir Author: Mitch McConnell Narrator: Mitch McConnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 31,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Game: A Memoir Author: Mitch McConnell Narrator: Mitch McConnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 31, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The candid, behind-the-scenes memoir of the of the Senate Majority Leader and GOP veteran.   In October 1984, a hard-charging Kentucky politician waited excitedly for President Ronald Reagan to arrive at a presidential rally in Louisville. In the midst of a tough Senate campaign against an incumbent Democrat, the young Republican hoped Reagan’s endorsement would give a much-needed boost to his insurgent campaign. He even had a camera crew ready to capture the president’s words for a TV commercial he planned to air during the campaign’s final stretch. Alas, when Reagan finally stepped to the microphone, he smiled for the crowd and declared: “I’m happy to be here with my good friend, Mitch O’Donnell.”    That was hardly Mitch McConnell’s first setback, and far from his last. He swallowed hard, put his head down, and kept going. Four weeks later, in the biggest upset of the year, his dream of being a US senator came true—by a margin of about one vote per precinct. By persevering, he’d be the only Republican in the country to beat an incumbent Democratic US senator.    McConnell learned patience and fortitude during his post–World War II youth in Alabama. His mother helped him beat polio by leading him through long, aching exer­cises every day for two years. His father taught him the importance of standing up to bullies, even if it meant tak­ing the occasional punch. It turned out to be the perfect childhood for a future Senate majority leader. “In the line of work I would choose, compromise is key, but I’d come to find that certain times required me to invoke the fight­ing spirit both of my parents instilled in me.”  For more than three decades, McConnell has worked steadily to advance conservative values, including limited government, indi­vidual liberty, fiscal prudence, and a strong national defense. But he has always cared much more about moving the ball forward than about who gets the credit. Now McConnell reveals what he really thinks about the rivalry between the Senate and the House; the players and the stakes involved when a group of political oppor­tunists tried to hijack the Tea Party movement; and key figures such as Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Harry Reid. He explains the real causes of the chronic gridlock that has so many vot­ers enraged, his ongoing efforts to restore the US Senate’s indispensable dual role as a brake on excess and a tool for national consensus, and what ordinary citizens have a right to expect from Washington.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-best-hope-the-greatest-speeches-of-ronald-reagan-by-ronald-reagan--65178070https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/264404 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan Author: Ronald Reagan Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: May 31, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the time he arrived on the political scene in 1964 - throughout his presidency and beyond, Ronald Reagan - used his speeches to inspire and reinvigorate America. When he spoke, Reagan, said, he was preaching a sermon. The American people saw his vision of America and his dreams for the future and they overwhelmingly responded; he was re-elected in 1984 by the largest number of electoral votes in the nation's history. Here in this collection of twenty-eight speeches spanning the Reagan era, readers can find inspiration in Reagan's sermons. Ronald Regan's words show a profound belief in God, freedom, individualism, limited government, and his great love for his country.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/264404Tue, 31 May 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/264404 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan Author: Ronald Reagan Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/264404 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan Author: Ronald Reagan Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: May 31, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the time he arrived on the political scene in 1964 - throughout his presidency and beyond, Ronald Reagan - used his speeches to inspire and reinvigorate America. When he spoke, Reagan, said, he was preaching a sermon. The American people saw his vision of America and his dreams for the future and they overwhelmingly responded; he was re-elected in 1984 by the largest number of electoral votes in the nation's history. Here in this collection of twenty-eight speeches spanning the Reagan era, readers can find inspiration in Reagan's sermons. Ronald Regan's words show a profound belief in God, freedom, individualism, limited government, and his great love for his country.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-art-of-tough-fearlessly-facing-politics-and-life-by-barbara-boxer--65178048https://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: Law & Politics 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 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease 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: Law & Politics 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/lessons-my-father-taught-me-the-strength-integrity-and-faith-of-ronald-reagan-by-michael-reagan--65178047https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265230 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lessons My Father Taught Me: The Strength, Integrity, and Faith of Ronald Reagan Author: Michael Reagan Narrator: Milton Jeffers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 36 minutes Release date: May 31, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Noted political commentator Michael Reagan, the son of Ronald Reagan and first wife Jane Wyman, has traveled across America, giving speeches and meeting the public. Time and time again, people tell him how much they love and miss his father, and what his presidency meant to them. In a world where role models are few and far between, Ronald Reagan’s legacy stands strong. When Michael was growing up, his father would drive him out to his ranch. There Ronald Reagan taught Michael how to ride a horse, how to shoot a gun, and much more. As they drove together or did chores together, Michael’s father told him stories and taught him about life, love, family, faith, success, and leadership.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265230Tue, 31 May 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265230 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lessons My Father Taught Me: The Strength, Integrity, and Faith of Ronald Reagan Author: Michael Reagan Narrator: Milton Jeffers Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/265230 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lessons My Father Taught Me: The Strength, Integrity, and Faith of Ronald Reagan Author: Michael Reagan Narrator: Milton Jeffers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 36 minutes Release date: May 31, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Noted political commentator Michael Reagan, the son of Ronald Reagan and first wife Jane Wyman, has traveled across America, giving speeches and meeting the public. Time and time again, people tell him how much they love and miss his father, and what his presidency meant to them. In a world where role models are few and far between, Ronald Reagan’s legacy stands strong. When Michael was growing up, his father would drive him out to his ranch. There Ronald Reagan taught Michael how to ride a horse, how to shoot a gun, and much more. As they drove together or did chores together, Michael’s father told him stories and taught him about life, love, family, faith, success, and leadership.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/broken-but-unbowed-by-greg-abbott--65178098https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/264377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Broken But Unbowed Author: Greg Abbott Narrator: Van Tracy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 17, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From Governor Greg Abbott—Texas governor and rising star in the Republican Party and one of the first prominent politicians to govern from a wheelchair—comes this deeply personal and inspiring life story and a plan to restore America to greatness in what Newt Gingrich calls a “bold and compelling” read. Greg Abbott lost his ability to walk when a huge oak tree crashed down on his back, fracturing vertebrae into his spinal cord, leaving him forever paralyzed. At twenty-six years old, he felt that the future he had dreamed of was gone. But he soon realized that our lives are not defined by our challenges, but by how we respond to them. He went on to overcome his paralytic limitations to become the longest-serving attorney general in Texas history and now governor, all while in a wheelchair. Greg Abbott waged a record number of legal challenges against the federal government that has come unhinged from the Constitution. He also led legal battles to defend the Second Amendment, the Tenth Amendment, and religious liberty. He personally appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court to defend the Ten Commandments monument on the Texas Capitol Grounds—and won. Through these fights he realized that his personal story held an important parallel to America’s current challenges. The Constitution that forms the foundation of our country has been broken, but the people of this nation remain determined to achieve American greatness. Abbott explains that it is up to us to restore America to its rightful luster and power in the world, emerging triumphant from our stumbles. In Broken but Unbowed, Governor Abbott describes firsthand what it was like to be on the frontlines of the historic fights that have refined the Constitution and the lessons he’s learned along the way, offering solutions that will bring us back a government that lives up to the American Dream.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/264377Tue, 17 May 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/264377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Broken But Unbowed Author: Greg Abbott Narrator: Van Tracy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 17, 2016 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/264377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Broken But Unbowed Author: Greg Abbott Narrator: Van Tracy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 17, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From Governor Greg Abbott—Texas governor and rising star in the Republican Party and one of the first prominent politicians to govern from a wheelchair—comes this deeply personal and inspiring life story and a plan to restore America to greatness in what Newt Gingrich calls a “bold and compelling” read. Greg Abbott lost his ability to walk when a huge oak tree crashed down on his back, fracturing vertebrae into his spinal cord, leaving him forever paralyzed. At twenty-six years old, he felt that the future he had dreamed of was gone. But he soon realized that our lives are not defined by our challenges, but by how we respond to them. He went on to overcome his paralytic limitations to become the longest-serving attorney general in Texas history and now governor, all while in a wheelchair. Greg Abbott waged a record number of legal challenges against the federal government that has come unhinged from the Constitution. He also led legal battles to defend the Second Amendment, the Tenth Amendment, and religious liberty. He personally appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court to defend the Ten Commandments monument on the Texas Capitol Grounds—and won. Through these fights he realized that his personal story held an important parallel to America’s current challenges. The Constitution that forms the foundation of our country has been broken, but the people of this nation remain determined to achieve American greatness. Abbott explains that it is up to us to restore America to its rightful luster and power in the world, emerging triumphant from our stumbles. In Broken but Unbowed, Governor Abbott describes firsthand what it was like to be on the frontlines of the historic fights that have refined the Constitution and the lessons he’s learned along the way, offering solutions that will bring us back a government that lives up to the American Dream.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-days-of-stalin-by-joshua-rubenstein--65178107https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263649 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Days of Stalin Author: Joshua Rubenstein Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 10, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.92 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A scholarly, absorbing narrative of Stalin’s last days and the turbulent wake of his dictatorship. Joshua Rubenstein’s riveting account takes us back to the second half of 1952, when no one could foresee an end to Joseph Stalin’s murderous regime. He was poised to challenge the newly elected US president Dwight Eisenhower with armed force and was also broadening a vicious campaign against Soviet Jews. Stalin’s sudden collapse and death in March 1953 was as dramatic and mysterious as his life. It is no overstatement to say that his passing marked a major turning point in the twentieth century. The Last Days of Stalin is an engaging, briskly told account of the dictator’s final active months, the vigil at his deathbed, and the unfolding of Soviet and international events in the months after his death. Rubenstein throws fresh light on the devious plotting of Beria, Malenkov, Khrushchev, and other “comrades-in-arms” who well understood the significance of the dictator’s impending death; the witness-documented events of his death as compared to official published versions; Stalin’s rumored plans to forcibly exile Soviet Jews; the responses of Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles to the Kremlin’s conciliatory gestures after Stalin’s death; and the momentous repercussions when Stalin’s regime of terror was cut short.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263649Tue, 10 May 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263649 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Days of Stalin Author: Joshua Rubenstein Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 10,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263649 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Days of Stalin Author: Joshua Rubenstein Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 10, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.92 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A scholarly, absorbing narrative of Stalin’s last days and the turbulent wake of his dictatorship. Joshua Rubenstein’s riveting account takes us back to the second half of 1952, when no one could foresee an end to Joseph Stalin’s murderous regime. He was poised to challenge the newly elected US president Dwight Eisenhower with armed force and was also broadening a vicious campaign against Soviet Jews. Stalin’s sudden collapse and death in March 1953 was as dramatic and mysterious as his life. It is no overstatement to say that his passing marked a major turning point in the twentieth century. The Last Days of Stalin is an engaging, briskly told account of the dictator’s final active months, the vigil at his deathbed, and the unfolding of Soviet and international events in the months after his death. Rubenstein throws fresh light on the devious plotting of Beria, Malenkov, Khrushchev, and other “comrades-in-arms” who well understood the significance of the dictator’s impending death; the witness-documented events of his death as compared to official published versions; Stalin’s rumored plans to forcibly exile Soviet Jews; the responses of Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles to the Kremlin’s conciliatory gestures after Stalin’s death; and the momentous repercussions when Stalin’s regime of terror was cut short.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-self-made-man-the-political-life-of-abraham-lincoln-1809-1849-by-sidney-blumenthal--65178080https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263227 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1809 – 1849 Author: Sidney Blumenthal Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 10, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The first in a sweeping, multi-volume history of Abraham Lincoln—from his obscure beginnings to his presidency, death, and the overthrow of his post-Civil War plan of reconciliation—“engaging and informative and…thought-provoking” (The Christian Science Monitor). From his youth as a voracious newspaper reader, Abraham Lincoln became a free thinker, reading Tom Paine, as well as Shakespeare and the Bible. In the “fascinating” (Booklist, starred review) A Self-Made Man, Sidney Blumenthal reveals how Lincoln’s antislavery thinking began in his childhood in backwoods Kentucky and Indiana. Intensely ambitious, he held political aspirations from his earliest years. Yet he was a socially awkward suitor who had a nervous breakdown over his inability to deal with the opposite sex. His marriage to the upper class Mary Todd was crucial to his social aspirations and his political career. “The Lincoln of Blumenthal’s pen is…a brave progressive facing racist assaults on his religion, ethnicity, and very legitimacy that echo the anti-Obama birther movement….Blumenthal takes the wily pol of Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln and Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Team of Rivals and goes deeper, finding a Vulcan logic and House of Cards ruthlessness” (The Washingtonian). Based on prodigious research of Lincoln’s record, and of the period and its main players, Blumenthal’s robust biography reflects both Lincoln’s time and the struggle that consumes our own political debate. This first volume traces Lincoln from his birth in 1809 through his education in the political arts, rise to the Congress, and fall into the wilderness from which he emerged as the man we recognize as Abraham Lincoln. “Splendid…no one can come away from reading A Self-Made Man…without eagerly anticipating the ensuing volumes.” (Washington Monthly).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263227Tue, 10 May 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263227 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1809 – 1849 Author: Sidney Blumenthal Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263227 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1809 – 1849 Author: Sidney Blumenthal Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 10, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The first in a sweeping, multi-volume history of Abraham Lincoln—from his obscure beginnings to his presidency, death, and the overthrow of his post-Civil War plan of reconciliation—“engaging and informative and…thought-provoking” (The Christian Science Monitor). From his youth as a voracious newspaper reader, Abraham Lincoln became a free thinker, reading Tom Paine, as well as Shakespeare and the Bible. In the “fascinating” (Booklist, starred review) A Self-Made Man, Sidney Blumenthal reveals how Lincoln’s antislavery thinking began in his childhood in backwoods Kentucky and Indiana. Intensely ambitious, he held political aspirations from his earliest years. Yet he was a socially awkward suitor who had a nervous breakdown over his inability to deal with the opposite sex. His marriage to the upper class Mary Todd was crucial to his social aspirations and his political career. “The Lincoln of Blumenthal’s pen is…a brave progressive facing racist assaults on his religion, ethnicity, and very legitimacy that echo the anti-Obama birther movement….Blumenthal takes the wily pol of Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln and Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Team of Rivals and goes deeper, finding a Vulcan logic and House of Cards ruthlessness” (The Washingtonian). Based on prodigious research of Lincoln’s record, and of the period and its main players, Blumenthal’s robust biography reflects both Lincoln’s time and the struggle that consumes our own political debate. This first volume traces Lincoln from his birth in 1809 through his education in the political arts, rise to the Congress, and fall into the wilderness from which he emerged as the man we recognize as Abraham Lincoln. “Splendid…no one can come away from reading A Self-Made Man…without eagerly anticipating the ensuing volumes.” (Washington Monthly).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/five-presidents-my-extraordinary-journey-with-eisenhower-kennedy-johnson-nixon-and-ford-by-clint-hill-lisa-mccubbin-hill--65178091https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262989 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford Author: Clint Hill, Lisa Mccubbin Hill Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 31 minutes Release date: May 3, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 59 Ratings of Narrator: 4.37 of Total 19 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Kennedy and Me and Five Days in November reflects on his seventeen years on the Secret Service for presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford. The assassination of one president, the resignation of another, and the swearing-in of the two who followed those traumatic events. Clint Hill was there, on duty, through Five Presidents. After an extraordinary career as a Special Agent on the White House Detail, Clint Hill retired in 1975. His career spanned the administrations of Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald R. Ford. A witness to some of the most pivotal moments in the twentieth century, Hill lets you walk in his shoes alongside the most powerful men in the world during tumultuous times in America’s history—the Cold War; the Cuban Missile Crisis; the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy; the Vietnam War; Watergate; and the resignations of Vice President Spiro Agnew and President Nixon. It was indeed a turbulent time—and through it all, Clint Hill had a unique insider perspective. His fascinating stories will shed new light on the character and personality of each of these five presidents, as Hill witnesses their human sides in the face of grave decisions.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262989Tue, 03 May 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262989 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford Author: Clint Hill, Lisa Mccubbin Hill Narrator: George...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262989 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford Author: Clint Hill, Lisa Mccubbin Hill Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 31 minutes Release date: May 3, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 59 Ratings of Narrator: 4.37 of Total 19 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Kennedy and Me and Five Days in November reflects on his seventeen years on the Secret Service for presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford. The assassination of one president, the resignation of another, and the swearing-in of the two who followed those traumatic events. Clint Hill was there, on duty, through Five Presidents. After an extraordinary career as a Special Agent on the White House Detail, Clint Hill retired in 1975. His career spanned the administrations of Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald R. Ford. A witness to some of the most pivotal moments in the twentieth century, Hill lets you walk in his shoes alongside the most powerful men in the world during tumultuous times in America’s history—the Cold War; the Cuban Missile Crisis; the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy; the Vietnam War; Watergate; and the resignations of Vice President Spiro Agnew and President Nixon. It was indeed a turbulent time—and through it all, Clint Hill had a unique insider perspective. His fascinating stories will shed new light on the character and personality of each of these five presidents, as Hill witnesses their human sides in the face of grave decisions.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-naturalist-theodore-roosevelt-a-lifetime-of-exploration-and-the-triumph-of-american-natural-history-by-darrin-lunde--65178058https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262706 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt, A Lifetime of Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History Author: Darrin Lunde Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: April 12, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Winner of the inaugural Theodore Roosevelt Association Book Prize A captivating account of how Theodore Roosevelt’s lifelong passion for the natural world set the stage for America’s wildlife conservation movement and determined his legacy as a founding father of today’s museum naturalism.   No U.S. president is more popularly associated with nature and wildlife than is Theodore Roosevelt—prodigious hunter, tireless adventurer, and ardent conservationist. We think of him as a larger-than-life original, yet in The Naturalist, Darrin Lunde has firmly situated Roosevelt’s indomitable curiosity about the natural world in the tradition of museum naturalism.  As a child, Roosevelt actively modeled himself on the men (including John James Audubon and Spencer F. Baird) who pioneered this key branch of biology by developing a taxonomy of the natural world—basing their work on the experiential study of nature. The impact that these scientists and their trailblazing methods had on Roosevelt shaped not only his audacious personality but his entire career, informing his work as a statesman and ultimately affecting generations of Americans’ relationship to this country’s wilderness.   Drawing on Roosevelt’s diaries and travel journals as well as Lunde’s own role as a leading figure in museum naturalism today, The Naturalist reads Roosevelt through the lens of his love for nature. From his teenage collections of birds and small mammals to his time at Harvard and political rise, Roosevelt’s fascination with wildlife and exploration culminated in his triumphant expedition to Africa, a trip which he himself considered to be the apex of his varied life. With narrative verve, Lunde brings his singular experience to bear on our twenty-sixth president’s life and constructs a perceptively researched and insightful history that tracks Roosevelt’s maturation from exuberant boyhood hunter to vital champion of serious scientific inquiry.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262706Tue, 12 Apr 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262706 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt, A Lifetime of Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History Author: Darrin Lunde Narrator: Scott Brick...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262706 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt, A Lifetime of Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History Author: Darrin Lunde Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: April 12, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Winner of the inaugural Theodore Roosevelt Association Book Prize A captivating account of how Theodore Roosevelt’s lifelong passion for the natural world set the stage for America’s wildlife conservation movement and determined his legacy as a founding father of today’s museum naturalism.   No U.S. president is more popularly associated with nature and wildlife than is Theodore Roosevelt—prodigious hunter, tireless adventurer, and ardent conservationist. We think of him as a larger-than-life original, yet in The Naturalist, Darrin Lunde has firmly situated Roosevelt’s indomitable curiosity about the natural world in the tradition of museum naturalism.  As a child, Roosevelt actively modeled himself on the men (including John James Audubon and Spencer F. Baird) who pioneered this key branch of biology by developing a taxonomy of the natural world—basing their work on the experiential study of nature. The impact that these scientists and their trailblazing methods had on Roosevelt shaped not only his audacious personality but his entire career, informing his work as a statesman and ultimately affecting generations of Americans’ relationship to this country’s wilderness.   Drawing on Roosevelt’s diaries and travel journals as well as Lunde’s own role as a leading figure in museum naturalism today, The Naturalist reads Roosevelt through the lens of his love for nature. From his teenage collections of birds and small mammals to his time at Harvard and political rise, Roosevelt’s fascination with wildlife and exploration culminated in his triumphant expedition to Africa, a trip which he himself considered to be the apex of his varied life. With narrative verve, Lunde brings his singular experience to bear on our twenty-sixth president’s life and constructs a perceptively researched and insightful history that tracks Roosevelt’s maturation from exuberant boyhood hunter to vital champion of serious scientific inquiry.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/true-reagan-what-made-ronald-reagan-great-and-why-it-matters-by-james-rosebush--65178036https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/261034 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Reagan: What Made Ronald Reagan Great and Why It Matters Author: James Rosebush Narrator: James Rosebush Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 12, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: WHAT MADE RONALD REAGAN TICK? What was the secret to his greatness, the source of his influence, the key to his character, the strength behind his leadership? And why does it matter to the nation today? Just the mention of his name still evokes deep admiration and affection among Americans of every stripe, on both sides of the aisle. Many have previously sought to capture the essence of this very public figure often called 'mysterious and unknowable.' But now, as James Rosebush tells Reagan's story from first-hand experience in TRUE REAGAN, we come closer to understanding the heart of this great American. In his roles as the longest-serving Chief of Staff to Nancy Reagan and Deputy Assistant to President Reagan (his point man on philanthropy and public/private partnerships), James Rosebush had unrivaled one-on-one access to Reagan, observing his personality, his decision-making, his guarded nature. Rosebush's revelations are moving and meant to inspire us to look to our 40th President for guidance now as we face the global challenges of a complicated 21st century. Ronald Reagan was first and foremost an intensely private person, although the life he led placed him at the center of people's attention from his earliest years. Small-town boy and college athlete, sportscaster and lifelong sports fan, actor and movie star, union leader and TV spokesman, Democrat and Republican, governor and president: what an incredible and extraordinary path. Rosebush tells how his center core was formed by his mother, who devoted herself to helping others even as the Reagans struggled themselves. The spiritual foundation she instilled in him by teaching him the Bible governed his thoughts, beliefs and actions all his life. In a very real sense, his upbringing destined Reagan to become a global evangelist for American Exceptionalism - but importantly, as Rosebush learned first-hand, that did not mean Reagan thought Americans themselves were superior, as today's pundits and politicians often preach. Rather, Reagan believed that the ideals of America's founding were superior, enabling all Americans to live lives based on high ideals and spiritual principles, and thus achieve unparalleled success. Reagan was uniquely able to lead from true conviction and strength, his confidence stemming from an unshakeable fundamental belief system. Better understanding the essence of this inspiring and principled leader is critical to our future. Journey back with Rosebush through the innumerable examples he recounts from first-hand observation and marvel once again at TRUE REAGAN.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/261034Tue, 12 Apr 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/261034 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Reagan: What Made Ronald Reagan Great and Why It Matters Author: James Rosebush Narrator: James Rosebush Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/261034 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Reagan: What Made Ronald Reagan Great and Why It Matters Author: James Rosebush Narrator: James Rosebush Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 12, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: WHAT MADE RONALD REAGAN TICK? What was the secret to his greatness, the source of his influence, the key to his character, the strength behind his leadership? And why does it matter to the nation today? Just the mention of his name still evokes deep admiration and affection among Americans of every stripe, on both sides of the aisle. Many have previously sought to capture the essence of this very public figure often called 'mysterious and unknowable.' But now, as James Rosebush tells Reagan's story from first-hand experience in TRUE REAGAN, we come closer to understanding the heart of this great American. In his roles as the longest-serving Chief of Staff to Nancy Reagan and Deputy Assistant to President Reagan (his point man on philanthropy and public/private partnerships), James Rosebush had unrivaled one-on-one access to Reagan, observing his personality, his decision-making, his guarded nature. Rosebush's revelations are moving and meant to inspire us to look to our 40th President for guidance now as we face the global challenges of a complicated 21st century. Ronald Reagan was first and foremost an intensely private person, although the life he led placed him at the center of people's attention from his earliest years. Small-town boy and college athlete, sportscaster and lifelong sports fan, actor and movie star, union leader and TV spokesman, Democrat and Republican, governor and president: what an incredible and extraordinary path. Rosebush tells how his center core was formed by his mother, who devoted herself to helping others even as the Reagans struggled themselves. The spiritual foundation she instilled in him by teaching him the Bible governed his thoughts, beliefs and actions all his life. In a very real sense, his upbringing destined Reagan to become a global evangelist for American Exceptionalism - but importantly, as Rosebush learned first-hand, that did not mean Reagan thought Americans themselves were superior, as today's pundits and politicians often preach. Rather, Reagan believed that the ideals of America's founding were superior, enabling all Americans to live lives based on high ideals and spiritual principles, and thus achieve unparalleled success. Reagan was uniquely able to lead from true conviction and strength, his confidence stemming from an unshakeable fundamental belief system. Better understanding the essence of this inspiring and principled leader is critical to our future. Journey back with Rosebush through the innumerable examples he recounts from first-hand observation and marvel once again at TRUE REAGAN.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/winston-churchill-reporting-adventures-of-a-young-war-correspondant-by-simon-read--65178097https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279617 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winston Churchill Reporting: Adventures of a Young War Correspondant Author: Simon Read Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: April 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Before Winston Churchill's finest hour as Britain's wartime leader, he was a young man determined to make a name for himself. When his regiment was stationed in India, far from any action, Churchill sought other avenues, and his writing abilities opened the way. He became a war correspondent reporting from the front lines in Cuba, India, the Sudan, and South Africa. Churchill mastered his celebrated command of the English language while reporting from far-flung corners of the world between 1895 and 1900. He also developed strong opinions about war. Aided by a tremendous amount of courage and an unshakeable belief in his own destiney, he thought little of his own safety and jumped at any chance to be where bullets flew and canons roared: "I have faith in my star - that I am intended to do something in the world," he wrote to his mother before heading into battle at the age of twenty-three. Based on Winston's private letters and war reportage, Winston Churchill Reporting intertwines his daring exploits in combat, adventures in distant corners of the globe, and rise as a major literary talent - experiences that shaped the world leader he woulda become.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279617Fri, 01 Apr 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279617 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winston Churchill Reporting: Adventures of a Young War Correspondant Author: Simon Read Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279617 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winston Churchill Reporting: Adventures of a Young War Correspondant Author: Simon Read Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: April 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Before Winston Churchill's finest hour as Britain's wartime leader, he was a young man determined to make a name for himself. When his regiment was stationed in India, far from any action, Churchill sought other avenues, and his writing abilities opened the way. He became a war correspondent reporting from the front lines in Cuba, India, the Sudan, and South Africa. Churchill mastered his celebrated command of the English language while reporting from far-flung corners of the world between 1895 and 1900. He also developed strong opinions about war. Aided by a tremendous amount of courage and an unshakeable belief in his own destiney, he thought little of his own safety and jumped at any chance to be where bullets flew and canons roared: "I have faith in my star - that I am intended to do something in the world," he wrote to his mother before heading into battle at the age of twenty-three. Based on Winston's private letters and war reportage, Winston Churchill Reporting intertwines his daring exploits in combat, adventures in distant corners of the globe, and rise as a major literary talent - experiences that shaped the world leader he woulda become.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tudor-passion-manipulation-murder-the-story-of-england-s-most-notorious-royal-family-by-leanda-de-lisle--65178087https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England's Most Notorious Royal Family Author: Leanda De Lisle Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.21 of Total 98 Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 29 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The Tudors are England’s most notorious royal family. But, as Leanda de Lisle’s gripping new history reveals, they are a family still more extraordinary than the one we thought we knew. The Tudor canon typically starts with the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, before speeding on to Henry VIII and the Reformation. But this leaves out the family’s obscure Welsh origins, the ordinary man known as Owen Tudor who would fall (literally) into a Queen’s lap—and later her bed. It passes by the courage of Margaret Beaufort, the pregnant thirteen-year-old girl who would help found the Tudor dynasty, and the childhood and painful exile of her son, the future Henry VII. It ignores the fact that the Tudors were shaped by their past—those parts they wished to remember and those they wished to forget. By creating a full family portrait set against the background of this past, de Lisle enables us to see the Tudor dynasty in its own terms, and presents new perspectives and revelations on key figures and events. De Lisle discovers a family dominated by remarkable women doing everything possible to secure its future; shows why the princes in the Tower had to vanish; and reexamines the bloodiness of Mary’s reign, Elizabeth’s fraught relationships with her cousins, and the true significance of previously overlooked figures. Throughout the Tudor story, Leanda de Lisle emphasizes the supreme importance of achieving peace and stability in a violent and uncertain world, and of protecting and securing the bloodline. Tudor is bristling with religious and political intrigue but at heart is a thrilling story of one family’s determined and flamboyant ambition.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262804Fri, 01 Apr 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England's Most Notorious Royal Family Author: Leanda De Lisle Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England's Most Notorious Royal Family Author: Leanda De Lisle Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.21 of Total 98 Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 29 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The Tudors are England’s most notorious royal family. But, as Leanda de Lisle’s gripping new history reveals, they are a family still more extraordinary than the one we thought we knew. The Tudor canon typically starts with the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, before speeding on to Henry VIII and the Reformation. But this leaves out the family’s obscure Welsh origins, the ordinary man known as Owen Tudor who would fall (literally) into a Queen’s lap—and later her bed. It passes by the courage of Margaret Beaufort, the pregnant thirteen-year-old girl who would help found the Tudor dynasty, and the childhood and painful exile of her son, the future Henry VII. It ignores the fact that the Tudors were shaped by their past—those parts they wished to remember and those they wished to forget. By creating a full family portrait set against the background of this past, de Lisle enables us to see the Tudor dynasty in its own terms, and presents new perspectives and revelations on key figures and events. De Lisle discovers a family dominated by remarkable women doing everything possible to secure its future; shows why the princes in the Tower had to vanish; and reexamines the bloodiness of Mary’s reign, Elizabeth’s fraught relationships with her cousins, and the true significance of previously overlooked figures. Throughout the Tudor story, Leanda de Lisle emphasizes the supreme importance of achieving peace and stability in a violent and uncertain world, and of protecting and securing the bloodline. Tudor is bristling with religious and political intrigue but at heart is a thrilling story of one family’s determined and flamboyant ambition.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-kennedys-in-their-own-words-by-speechworks--65178075https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/258140 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Kennedys: In Their Own Words Author: Speechworks Narrator: Speechworks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the White House, Senate chambers, campaign stops, and press conferences, The Kennedys features over seven hours of original speeches from members of the nation’s most famous political family. Listen as President John F. Kennedy delivers his famous inauguration speech in 1961 as well as speeches on the Cuban Missile Crisis, Berlin crisis, space exploration, civil rights, “Ich Bin Ein Berliner,” and more. Also featured are twelve speeches from Senator and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, including his address to the DNC following his brother’s assassination, remarks on Vietnam, campaign speeches, the death of Martin Luther King Jr., and his “Victory Speech” in Los Angeles moments before his assassination. Among other speeches are Senator Edward Kennedy’s eulogy for his brother Robert, his famous address to the DNC in 1980, heated debate on the Senate floor, and his final public speech in 2008 at the Democratic National Convention.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/258140Fri, 01 Apr 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/258140 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Kennedys: In Their Own Words Author: Speechworks Narrator: Speechworks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/258140 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Kennedys: In Their Own Words Author: Speechworks Narrator: Speechworks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the White House, Senate chambers, campaign stops, and press conferences, The Kennedys features over seven hours of original speeches from members of the nation’s most famous political family. Listen as President John F. Kennedy delivers his famous inauguration speech in 1961 as well as speeches on the Cuban Missile Crisis, Berlin crisis, space exploration, civil rights, “Ich Bin Ein Berliner,” and more. Also featured are twelve speeches from Senator and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, including his address to the DNC following his brother’s assassination, remarks on Vietnam, campaign speeches, the death of Martin Luther King Jr., and his “Victory Speech” in Los Angeles moments before his assassination. Among other speeches are Senator Edward Kennedy’s eulogy for his brother Robert, his famous address to the DNC in 1980, heated debate on the Senate floor, and his final public speech in 2008 at the Democratic National Convention.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-love-you-ronnie-the-letters-of-ronald-reagan-to-nancy-reagan-by-nancy-reagan--65178090https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Love You, Ronnie: The Letters of Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan Author: Nancy Reagan Narrator: Allison Daugherty, Leo Burmester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 9 minutes Release date: March 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 10 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: No matter what else was going on in his life or where he was--travelling to make movies for G.E., in the California governor's office, at the White House, or on Air Force One, and sometimes even from across the room--Ronald Reagan wrote letters to Nancy Reagan, to express his love, thoughts, and feelings, and to stay in touch. Through letters and reflections, the characters, personalities, and private lives of a president and his first lady are revealed. Nancy Reagan comments on the letters and writes with love and insight about her husband and the many phases of their life together.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262209Tue, 29 Mar 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Love You, Ronnie: The Letters of Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan Author: Nancy Reagan Narrator: Allison Daugherty, Leo Burmester Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Love You, Ronnie: The Letters of Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan Author: Nancy Reagan Narrator: Allison Daugherty, Leo Burmester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 9 minutes Release date: March 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 10 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: No matter what else was going on in his life or where he was--travelling to make movies for G.E., in the California governor's office, at the White House, or on Air Force One, and sometimes even from across the room--Ronald Reagan wrote letters to Nancy Reagan, to express his love, thoughts, and feelings, and to stay in touch. Through letters and reflections, the characters, personalities, and private lives of a president and his first lady are revealed. Nancy Reagan comments on the letters and writes with love and insight about her husband and the many phases of their life together.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-truth-about-trump-by-michael-d-antonio--65178062https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/259361 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Truth About Trump Author: Michael D'Antonio Narrator: Eric Pollins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 38 minutes Release date: March 8, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: For all those who wonder, 'Just who is Donald Trump?', The Truth About Trump supplies the answer. Drawing upon exclusive interviews and exhaustive research, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Michael D'Antonio presents Trump's full story, from his beginnings as a businessman to his juggernaut presidential campaign. Along the way, D'Antonio charts the successes and failures, scandals and triumphs, and relentless pursuit of money and fame that have made Trump who he is today. D'Antonio also details the origins of the Trump family fortune, Trump's history of using politics to get ahead, and how he has mastered the media to turn publicity into power. First published in 2015, and now updated to cover Trump's rise to political prominence, The Truth About Trump is an unsparing, eye-opening account of the life and career of the most talked-about man in America. This audiobook was previously published as Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success. “A carefully reported and fair-minded account.”—USA Today “A brisk and entertaining read, drawing on interviews and documents and distilling decades' worth of news coverage to tell the story of Trump's childhood, family, business deals, and political forays.” —The Washington Post 'Balanced, well sourced, and perfectly timed.'—Financial Times (UK)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/259361Tue, 08 Mar 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/259361 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Truth About Trump Author: Michael D'Antonio Narrator: Eric Pollins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 38 minutes Release date: March 8,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/259361 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Truth About Trump Author: Michael D'Antonio Narrator: Eric Pollins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 38 minutes Release date: March 8, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: For all those who wonder, 'Just who is Donald Trump?', The Truth About Trump supplies the answer. Drawing upon exclusive interviews and exhaustive research, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Michael D'Antonio presents Trump's full story, from his beginnings as a businessman to his juggernaut presidential campaign. Along the way, D'Antonio charts the successes and failures, scandals and triumphs, and relentless pursuit of money and fame that have made Trump who he is today. D'Antonio also details the origins of the Trump family fortune, Trump's history of using politics to get ahead, and how he has mastered the media to turn publicity into power. First published in 2015, and now updated to cover Trump's rise to political prominence, The Truth About Trump is an unsparing, eye-opening account of the life and career of the most talked-about man in America. This audiobook was previously published as Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success. “A carefully reported and fair-minded account.”—USA Today “A brisk and entertaining read, drawing on interviews and documents and distilling decades' worth of news coverage to tell the story of Trump's childhood, family, business deals, and political forays.” —The Washington Post 'Balanced, well sourced, and perfectly timed.'—Financial Times (UK)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/negotiator-the-life-and-career-of-james-b-donovan-by-philip-j-bigger--65178089https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255839 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Negotiator: The Life and Career of James B. Donovan Author: Philip J. Bigger Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: March 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The first and only biography of intrepid attorney James B. Donovan, who was recruited by the CIA during the Cold War to broker near-impossible negotiations—now the basis for Steven Spielberg’s Cold War film, Bridge of Spies Charming, bold, and good-humored, James Donovan was a larger-than-life figure who led a fascinating and magnificently varied career, primarily as a negotiator on behalf of prisoners. When fresh out of law school, Donovan enrolled in the United States Navy during World War II and, toward the end of the war, was charged with collecting and recording evidence of Nazi atrocities, a role that then transitioned into his becoming a prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials. Once returned to the United States he set up a private legal practice, and his reputation grew rapidly. In 1957 he became involved with defending the captured Russian spy Rudolf Abel, and then rapidly became embroiled in a much larger international political melee as he attempted to secure the release of the captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers. Working privately but sanctioned by the CIA, he made many trips to East Berlin, until his eventual success. His career would then see another twist as he was entrusted with negotiating directly with Fidel Castro over the fate of the prisoners from the Bay of Pigs fiasco. In the midst of his international negotiating career he found time to run for the US Senate and become a university president.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255839Tue, 01 Mar 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255839 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Negotiator: The Life and Career of James B. Donovan Author: Philip J. Bigger Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255839 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Negotiator: The Life and Career of James B. Donovan Author: Philip J. Bigger Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: March 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The first and only biography of intrepid attorney James B. Donovan, who was recruited by the CIA during the Cold War to broker near-impossible negotiations—now the basis for Steven Spielberg’s Cold War film, Bridge of Spies Charming, bold, and good-humored, James Donovan was a larger-than-life figure who led a fascinating and magnificently varied career, primarily as a negotiator on behalf of prisoners. When fresh out of law school, Donovan enrolled in the United States Navy during World War II and, toward the end of the war, was charged with collecting and recording evidence of Nazi atrocities, a role that then transitioned into his becoming a prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials. Once returned to the United States he set up a private legal practice, and his reputation grew rapidly. In 1957 he became involved with defending the captured Russian spy Rudolf Abel, and then rapidly became embroiled in a much larger international political melee as he attempted to secure the release of the captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers. Working privately but sanctioned by the CIA, he made many trips to East Berlin, until his eventual success. His career would then see another twist as he was entrusted with negotiating directly with Fidel Castro over the fate of the prisoners from the Bay of Pigs fiasco. In the midst of his international negotiating career he found time to run for the US Senate and become a university president.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/playing-to-the-edge-american-intelligence-in-the-age-of-terror-by-michael-v-hayden--65178101https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256615 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror Author: Michael V. Hayden Narrator: Michael V. Hayden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 23, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: An unprecedented high-level master narrative of America's intelligence wars, demonstrating in a time of new threats that espionage and the search for facts are essential to our democracy   For General Michael Hayden, playing to the edge means playing so close to the line that you get chalk dust on your cleats. Otherwise, by playing back, you may protect yourself, but you will be less successful in protecting America. 'Play to the edge' was Hayden's guiding principle when he ran the National Security Agency, and it remained so when he ran CIA.  In his view, many shortsighted and uninformed people are quick to criticize, and this book will give them much to chew on but little easy comfort; it is an unapologetic insider's look told from the perspective of the people who faced awesome responsibilities head on, in the moment.   How did American intelligence respond to terrorism, a major war and the most sweeping technological revolution in the last 500 years?  What was NSA before 9/11 and how did it change in its aftermath?  Why did NSA begin the controversial terrorist surveillance program that included the acquisition of domestic phone records? What else was set in motion during this period that formed the backdrop for the infamous Snowden revelations in 2013?     As Director of CIA in the last three years of the Bush administration, Hayden had to deal with the rendition, detention and interrogation program as bequeathed to him by his predecessors. He also had to ramp up the agency to support its role in the targeted killing program that began to dramatically increase in July 2008. This was a time of great crisis at CIA, and some agency veterans have credited Hayden with actually saving the agency. He himself won't go that far, but he freely acknowledges that CIA helped turn the American security establishment into the most effective killing machine in the history of armed conflict.   For 10 years, then, General Michael Hayden was a participant in some of the most telling events in the annals of American national security. General Hayden's goals are in writing this book are simple and unwavering: No apologies. No excuses. Just what happened. And why. As he writes, 'There is a story here that deserves to be told, without varnish and without spin. My view is my view, and others will certainly have different perspectives, but this view deserves to be told to create as complete a history as possible of these turbulent times. I bear no grudges, or at least not many, but I do want this to be a straightforward and readable history for that slice of the American population who depend on and appreciate intelligence, but who do not have the time to master its many obscure characteristics.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256615Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256615 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror Author: Michael V. Hayden Narrator: Michael V. Hayden Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256615 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror Author: Michael V. Hayden Narrator: Michael V. Hayden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 23, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: An unprecedented high-level master narrative of America's intelligence wars, demonstrating in a time of new threats that espionage and the search for facts are essential to our democracy   For General Michael Hayden, playing to the edge means playing so close to the line that you get chalk dust on your cleats. Otherwise, by playing back, you may protect yourself, but you will be less successful in protecting America. 'Play to the edge' was Hayden's guiding principle when he ran the National Security Agency, and it remained so when he ran CIA.  In his view, many shortsighted and uninformed people are quick to criticize, and this book will give them much to chew on but little easy comfort; it is an unapologetic insider's look told from the perspective of the people who faced awesome responsibilities head on, in the moment.   How did American intelligence respond to terrorism, a major war and the most sweeping technological revolution in the last 500 years?  What was NSA before 9/11 and how did it change in its aftermath?  Why did NSA begin the controversial terrorist surveillance program that included the acquisition of domestic phone records? What else was set in motion during this period that formed the backdrop for the infamous Snowden revelations in 2013?     As Director of CIA in the last three years of the Bush administration, Hayden had to deal with the rendition, detention and interrogation program as bequeathed to him by his predecessors. He also had to ramp up the agency to support its role in the targeted killing program that began to dramatically increase in July 2008. This was a time of great crisis at CIA, and some agency veterans have credited Hayden with actually saving the agency. He himself won't go that far, but he freely acknowledges that CIA helped turn the American security establishment into the most effective killing machine in the history of armed conflict.   For 10 years, then, General Michael Hayden was a participant in some of the most telling events in the annals of American national security. General Hayden's goals are in writing this book are simple and unwavering: No apologies. No excuses. Just what happened. And why. As he writes, 'There is a story here that deserves to be told, without varnish and without spin. My view is my view, and others will certainly have different perspectives, but this view deserves to be told to create as complete a history as possible of these turbulent times. I bear no grudges, or at least not many, but I do want this to be a straightforward and readable history for that slice of the American population who depend on and appreciate intelligence, but who do not have the time to master its many obscure characteristics.']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nemesis-one-man-and-the-battle-for-rio-by-misha-glenny--65178085https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256126 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio Author: Misha Glenny Narrator: Zach Villa Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: February 23, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Nemesis is the story of an ordinary man who became the king of the largest slum in Rio, the head of a drug cartel, and perhaps Brazil's most wanted criminal. It's a gripping tale of gold-hunters and evangelical pastors, bent police and rich-kid addicts, quixotic politicians and drug lords with math degrees. Traversing through rain forests and high-security prisons, filthy slums and glittering shopping malls, this is also the story of how change came to Brazil. Of a country's journey into the global spotlight, and the battle for the beautiful but damned city of Rio, as it struggles to break free from a tangled web of corruption, violence, drugs, and poverty.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256126Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256126 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio Author: Misha Glenny Narrator: Zach Villa Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256126 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio Author: Misha Glenny Narrator: Zach Villa Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: February 23, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Nemesis is the story of an ordinary man who became the king of the largest slum in Rio, the head of a drug cartel, and perhaps Brazil's most wanted criminal. It's a gripping tale of gold-hunters and evangelical pastors, bent police and rich-kid addicts, quixotic politicians and drug lords with math degrees. Traversing through rain forests and high-security prisons, filthy slums and glittering shopping malls, this is also the story of how change came to Brazil. Of a country's journey into the global spotlight, and the battle for the beautiful but damned city of Rio, as it struggles to break free from a tangled web of corruption, violence, drugs, and poverty.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/united-thoughts-on-finding-common-ground-and-advancing-the-common-good-by-cory-booker--65178106https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255594 to listen full audiobooks. Title: United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good Author: Cory Booker Narrator: Cory Booker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 1 minute Release date: February 16, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.36 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • United States Senator Cory Booker makes the case that the virtues of empathy, responsibility, and action must guide our nation toward a brighter future. Raised in northern New Jersey, Cory Booker went to Stanford University on a football scholarship, accepted a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, then studied at Yale Law School. Graduating from Yale, his options were limitless.   He chose public service.   He chose to move to a rough neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey, where he worked as a tenants’ rights lawyer before winning a seat on the City Council. In 2006, he was elected mayor, and for more than seven years he was the public face of an American city that had gone decades with too little positive national attention and investment. In 2013, Booker became the first African American elected to represent New Jersey in the U.S. Senate.   In United, Cory Booker draws on personal experience to issue a stirring call to reorient our nation and our politics around the principles of compassion and solidarity. He speaks of rising above despair to engage with hope, pursuing our shared mission, and embracing our common destiny.   Here is his account of his own political education, the moments—some entertaining, some heartbreaking, all of them enlightening—that have shaped his civic vision. Here are the lessons Booker learned from the remarkable people who inspired him to serve, men and women whose example fueled his desire to create opportunities for others. Here also are his observations on the issues he cares about most deeply, from race and crime and the crisis of mass incarceration to economic and environmental justice.   “Hope is the active conviction that despair will never have the last word,” Booker writes in this galvanizing book. In a world where we too easily lose touch with our neighbors, he argues, we must remember that we all rise or fall together—and that we must move beyond mere tolerance for one another toward a deeper connection: love. Praise for United   “An exceedingly good book, and an important book, and a reminder of what makes Booker an important and, through it all, a promising public figure.”—PolitickerNJ   “What sets Senator Booker’s work apart from that of similar political books is that it seeks to elevate discourse rather than bring down opponents of the opposite partisan persuasion. This is a refreshing take, one that is truly worthy of study and contemplation.”—The Huffington Post]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255594Tue, 16 Feb 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255594 to listen full audiobooks. Title: United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good Author: Cory Booker Narrator: Cory Booker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255594 to listen full audiobooks. Title: United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good Author: Cory Booker Narrator: Cory Booker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 1 minute Release date: February 16, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.36 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • United States Senator Cory Booker makes the case that the virtues of empathy, responsibility, and action must guide our nation toward a brighter future. Raised in northern New Jersey, Cory Booker went to Stanford University on a football scholarship, accepted a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, then studied at Yale Law School. Graduating from Yale, his options were limitless.   He chose public service.   He chose to move to a rough neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey, where he worked as a tenants’ rights lawyer before winning a seat on the City Council. In 2006, he was elected mayor, and for more than seven years he was the public face of an American city that had gone decades with too little positive national attention and investment. In 2013, Booker became the first African American elected to represent New Jersey in the U.S. Senate.   In United, Cory Booker draws on personal experience to issue a stirring call to reorient our nation and our politics around the principles of compassion and solidarity. He speaks of rising above despair to engage with hope, pursuing our shared mission, and embracing our common destiny.   Here is his account of his own political education, the moments—some entertaining, some heartbreaking, all of them enlightening—that have shaped his civic vision. Here are the lessons Booker learned from the remarkable people who inspired him to serve, men and women whose example fueled his desire to create opportunities for others. Here also are his observations on the issues he cares about most deeply, from race and crime and the crisis of mass incarceration to economic and environmental justice.   “Hope is the active conviction that despair will never have the last word,” Booker writes in this galvanizing book. In a world where we too easily lose touch with our neighbors, he argues, we must remember that we all rise or fall together—and that we must move beyond mere tolerance for one another toward a deeper connection: love. Praise for United   “An exceedingly good book, and an important book, and a reminder of what makes Booker an important and, through it all, a promising public figure.”—PolitickerNJ   “What sets Senator Booker’s work apart from that of similar political books is that it seeks to elevate discourse rather than bring down opponents of the opposite partisan persuasion. This is a refreshing take, one that is truly worthy of study and contemplation.”—The Huffington Post]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/peacerunner-the-true-story-of-how-an-ex-congressman-helped-end-the-centuries-of-war-in-ireland-by-penn-rhodeen--65178083https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255756 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Peacerunner: The True Story of How an Ex-congressman Helped End the Centuries of War in Ireland Author: Penn Rhodeen Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: February 16, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: This is the true story of an unknown American politician who played a critical role in ending centuries of conflict in Northern Ireland. Without the president’s permission, and breaking every conventional rule about how to deal with terrorists, former congressman Bruce Morrison helped end a conflict that most observers thought would continue indefinitely. This is the inside story of how centuries of warfare finally ended, thanks to one inspired politician. Warfare, ranging from active hostilities to seething tension, was the norm between the Irish and the English since the 1100s. During the thirty years from the start of the Troubles to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, over 3,000 Irish and British nationals were killed. Many celebrated the famous Good Friday Agreement that put an end to one of the longest-standing conflicts in the world, but just a handful knew the full story of one American and the crucial role he played in winning peace—and none knew it better than Penn Rhodeen. In a narrative that grips the listener from the beginning, Rhodeen recounts Bruce Morrison’s heroic peacemaking efforts in lively prose and rigorous detail. A natural storyteller, Rhodeen offers listeners the chance to step into modern political history for an up-close look at Morrison’s remarkable journey. Follow Morrison as he persuades Clinton to create a positive political climate in America and makes the connections necessary in Ireland and Britain to help win the IRA ceasefire and enact a solid, lasting peace. With an introduction by President Bill Clinton and cameos from Tony Blair, George Mitchell, Gerry Adams, Jean Kennedy Smith, John Major, and other larger-than-life figures, Rhodeen dramatizes events that have somehow receded into the past without getting their due. Peacerunner is the story of how one man changed world history and the modern political landscape. Bruce Morrison’s story is one of unlikely optimism in the face of seemingly hopeless conflict. Peacerunner has the power to inspire readers from all walks of life and spark new dialogue about how best to lend aid in countries afflicted by unending war.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255756Tue, 16 Feb 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255756 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Peacerunner: The True Story of How an Ex-congressman Helped End the Centuries of War in Ireland Author: Penn Rhodeen Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255756 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Peacerunner: The True Story of How an Ex-congressman Helped End the Centuries of War in Ireland Author: Penn Rhodeen Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: February 16, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: This is the true story of an unknown American politician who played a critical role in ending centuries of conflict in Northern Ireland. Without the president’s permission, and breaking every conventional rule about how to deal with terrorists, former congressman Bruce Morrison helped end a conflict that most observers thought would continue indefinitely. This is the inside story of how centuries of warfare finally ended, thanks to one inspired politician. Warfare, ranging from active hostilities to seething tension, was the norm between the Irish and the English since the 1100s. During the thirty years from the start of the Troubles to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, over 3,000 Irish and British nationals were killed. Many celebrated the famous Good Friday Agreement that put an end to one of the longest-standing conflicts in the world, but just a handful knew the full story of one American and the crucial role he played in winning peace—and none knew it better than Penn Rhodeen. In a narrative that grips the listener from the beginning, Rhodeen recounts Bruce Morrison’s heroic peacemaking efforts in lively prose and rigorous detail. A natural storyteller, Rhodeen offers listeners the chance to step into modern political history for an up-close look at Morrison’s remarkable journey. Follow Morrison as he persuades Clinton to create a positive political climate in America and makes the connections necessary in Ireland and Britain to help win the IRA ceasefire and enact a solid, lasting peace. With an introduction by President Bill Clinton and cameos from Tony Blair, George Mitchell, Gerry Adams, Jean Kennedy Smith, John Major, and other larger-than-life figures, Rhodeen dramatizes events that have somehow receded into the past without getting their due. Peacerunner is the story of how one man changed world history and the modern political landscape. Bruce Morrison’s story is one of unlikely optimism in the face of seemingly hopeless conflict. Peacerunner has the power to inspire readers from all walks of life and spark new dialogue about how best to lend aid in countries afflicted by unending war.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-golden-lad-the-haunting-story-of-theodore-and-quentin-roosevelt-by-eric-burns--65178104https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255784 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Golden Lad: The Haunting Story of Theodore and Quentin Roosevelt Author: Eric Burns Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 20 minutes Release date: February 15, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Theodore Roosevelt is one of the most fascinating and written-about presidents in American history—yet the most poignant tale about this larger-than-life man has never been told. More than a century has passed since Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House, but he still continues to fascinate. Never has a more exuberant man been our nation’s leader. He became a war hero, reformed the NYPD, busted the largest railroad and oil trusts, passed the Pure Food and Drug Act, created national parks and forests, won the Nobel Peace Prize, and built the Panama Canal—to name just a few. Yet it was the cause he championed the hardest—America’s entry into WWI—that would ultimately divide and destroy him. His youngest son, Quentin, his favorite, would die in an air fight. How does looking at Theodore’s relationship with his son and understanding him as a father tell us something new about this larger-than-life man? Does it reveal a more human side? A more hypocritical side? Or simply, if tragically, a nature so surprisingly sensitive, despite the bluster, that he would die of a broken heart? Roosevelt’s own history of boyhood illnesses made him so aware of what it was like to be a child in pain that he could not bear the thought of his own children suffering. The Roosevelts were a family of pillow fights, pranks, and “scary bear.” And it was the baby, Quentin—the frailest—who worried his father the most. Yet in the end, it was he who would display, in his brief life, the most intellect and courage of all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255784Mon, 15 Feb 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255784 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Golden Lad: The Haunting Story of Theodore and Quentin Roosevelt Author: Eric Burns Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255784 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Golden Lad: The Haunting Story of Theodore and Quentin Roosevelt Author: Eric Burns Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 20 minutes Release date: February 15, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Theodore Roosevelt is one of the most fascinating and written-about presidents in American history—yet the most poignant tale about this larger-than-life man has never been told. More than a century has passed since Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House, but he still continues to fascinate. Never has a more exuberant man been our nation’s leader. He became a war hero, reformed the NYPD, busted the largest railroad and oil trusts, passed the Pure Food and Drug Act, created national parks and forests, won the Nobel Peace Prize, and built the Panama Canal—to name just a few. Yet it was the cause he championed the hardest—America’s entry into WWI—that would ultimately divide and destroy him. His youngest son, Quentin, his favorite, would die in an air fight. How does looking at Theodore’s relationship with his son and understanding him as a father tell us something new about this larger-than-life man? Does it reveal a more human side? A more hypocritical side? Or simply, if tragically, a nature so surprisingly sensitive, despite the bluster, that he would die of a broken heart? Roosevelt’s own history of boyhood illnesses made him so aware of what it was like to be a child in pain that he could not bear the thought of his own children suffering. The Roosevelts were a family of pillow fights, pranks, and “scary bear.” And it was the baby, Quentin—the frailest—who worried his father the most. Yet in the end, it was he who would display, in his brief life, the most intellect and courage of all.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/great-speeches-by-the-presidents-of-the-united-states-1933-2015-by-speechworks--65178139https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251755 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Speeches by the Presidents of the United States, 1933–2015 Author: Speechworks Narrator: Speechworks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 33 minutes Release date: February 1, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A day that will live in infamy … Nothing to fear but fear itself … Ask not what your country can do for you … Ich bin ein Berliner … Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. From Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Barack Obama, this collection features original speeches by the presidents of the United States. *These are actual historic recordings, the sound quality represents the available audio technology of the era, and varies by recording.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251755Mon, 01 Feb 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251755 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Speeches by the Presidents of the United States, 1933–2015 Author: Speechworks Narrator: Speechworks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251755 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Speeches by the Presidents of the United States, 1933–2015 Author: Speechworks Narrator: Speechworks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 33 minutes Release date: February 1, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A day that will live in infamy … Nothing to fear but fear itself … Ask not what your country can do for you … Ich bin ein Berliner … Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. From Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Barack Obama, this collection features original speeches by the presidents of the United States. *These are actual historic recordings, the sound quality represents the available audio technology of the era, and varies by recording.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-republic-of-imagination-by-azar-nafisi--65178103https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Republic of Imagination Author: Azar Nafisi Narrator: Mozhan Marno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 9 minutes Release date: January 28, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the author of the bestselling memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran comes a powerful and passionate case for the vital role of fiction today. Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her million-copy bestseller, Reading Lolita in Tehran, which told the story of how, against the backdrop of morality squads and executions, she taught The Great Gatsby and other classics to her eager students in Iran. In this exhilarating follow-up, Nafisi has written the book her fans have been waiting for: an impassioned, beguiling and utterly original tribute to the vital importance of fiction in a democratic society. Taking her cue from a challenge thrown to her at a reading, she energetically responds to those who say fiction has nothing to teach us today. Blending memoir and polemic with close readings of her favourite novels, she invites us to join her as citizens of her 'Republic of Imagination', a country where the villains are conformity, and orthodoxy and the only passport to entry is a free mind and a willingness to dream.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252103Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Republic of Imagination Author: Azar Nafisi Narrator: Mozhan Marno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 9 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Republic of Imagination Author: Azar Nafisi Narrator: Mozhan Marno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 9 minutes Release date: January 28, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the author of the bestselling memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran comes a powerful and passionate case for the vital role of fiction today. Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her million-copy bestseller, Reading Lolita in Tehran, which told the story of how, against the backdrop of morality squads and executions, she taught The Great Gatsby and other classics to her eager students in Iran. In this exhilarating follow-up, Nafisi has written the book her fans have been waiting for: an impassioned, beguiling and utterly original tribute to the vital importance of fiction in a democratic society. Taking her cue from a challenge thrown to her at a reading, she energetically responds to those who say fiction has nothing to teach us today. Blending memoir and polemic with close readings of her favourite novels, she invites us to join her as citizens of her 'Republic of Imagination', a country where the villains are conformity, and orthodoxy and the only passport to entry is a free mind and a willingness to dream.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/subversive-southerner-anne-braden-and-the-struggle-for-racial-justice-in-the-cold-war-south-by-catherine-fosl--65178077https://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: Law & Politics 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 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease 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: Law & Politics 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/great-speeches-by-the-presidents-of-the-united-states-vol-3-1989-2015-by-speechworks--65178131https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/250182 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Speeches by the Presidents of the United States, Vol. 3: 1989–2015 Author: Speechworks Narrator: Speechworks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 12, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A day that will live in infamy … Nothing to fear but fear itself … Ask not what your country can do for you … Ich bin ein Berliner … Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. George H. W. Bush: Inauguration Speech (1989), Panama (1989), Kuwait (1990), State of the Union (1991), End of Gulf War (1991), Gulf War (1991) William Jefferson Clinton: First Inauguration (1993), Health Care (1993), Normandy (1994), Oklahoma Bombing (1995), Bosnia (1995), State of the Union (1996), Balanced Budget (1997), Farewell to the Nation (2001) George W. Bush: Inauguration Address (2001), 9/11 (2001), Ground Zero (2001), Joint Session (2001), Iraqi Freedom Operation (2003), Second Inauguration Address (2005) Barack Obama: Inauguration (2009), Health Care (2009), Obamacare (2010), Bin Laden (2011), Reelection Victory Speech (2012), State of the Union Address (2014), Iran (2015) *These are actual historic recordings, the sound quality represents the available audio technology of the era, and varies by recording.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/250182Tue, 12 Jan 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/250182 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Speeches by the Presidents of the United States, Vol. 3: 1989–2015 Author: Speechworks Narrator: Speechworks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/250182 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Speeches by the Presidents of the United States, Vol. 3: 1989–2015 Author: Speechworks Narrator: Speechworks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 12, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A day that will live in infamy … Nothing to fear but fear itself … Ask not what your country can do for you … Ich bin ein Berliner … Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. George H. W. Bush: Inauguration Speech (1989), Panama (1989), Kuwait (1990), State of the Union (1991), End of Gulf War (1991), Gulf War (1991) William Jefferson Clinton: First Inauguration (1993), Health Care (1993), Normandy (1994), Oklahoma Bombing (1995), Bosnia (1995), State of the Union (1996), Balanced Budget (1997), Farewell to the Nation (2001) George W. Bush: Inauguration Address (2001), 9/11 (2001), Ground Zero (2001), Joint Session (2001), Iraqi Freedom Operation (2003), Second Inauguration Address (2005) Barack Obama: Inauguration (2009), Health Care (2009), Obamacare (2010), Bin Laden (2011), Reelection Victory Speech (2012), State of the Union Address (2014), Iran (2015) *These are actual historic recordings, the sound quality represents the available audio technology of the era, and varies by recording.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alexander-hamilton-by-charles-arthur-conant--65178105https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252067 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander Hamilton Author: Charles Arthur Conant Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 33 minutes Release date: January 12, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Founding father Alexander Hamilton led a passionate and meaningful life. Nicknamed Little Lion for his short stature and bold ideas, Hamilton played an integral role in the founding of America's union after the Revolutionary War, as well the drafting and executing of America's Constitution. His life, chronicled in Charles Arthur Conant's biography of him, exemplifies that of hard work and accomplishment. Along with fighting in the Revolutionary War, he became America's first Secretary of the Treasury under Washington's administration where he set up the nation's first financial system. This biographical account of Hamilton's life shows how important he was to the birth and eventual administration of the young American nation. The life of Alexander Hamilton, as recently performed in the Broadway musical.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252067Tue, 12 Jan 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252067 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander Hamilton Author: Charles Arthur Conant Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 33 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252067 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander Hamilton Author: Charles Arthur Conant Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 33 minutes Release date: January 12, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Founding father Alexander Hamilton led a passionate and meaningful life. Nicknamed Little Lion for his short stature and bold ideas, Hamilton played an integral role in the founding of America's union after the Revolutionary War, as well the drafting and executing of America's Constitution. His life, chronicled in Charles Arthur Conant's biography of him, exemplifies that of hard work and accomplishment. Along with fighting in the Revolutionary War, he became America's first Secretary of the Treasury under Washington's administration where he set up the nation's first financial system. This biographical account of Hamilton's life shows how important he was to the birth and eventual administration of the young American nation. The life of Alexander Hamilton, as recently performed in the Broadway musical.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lightless-sky-a-twelve-year-old-refugee-s-harrowing-escape-from-afghanistan-and-his-extraordinary-journey-across-half-the-world-by-gulw--65178084https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251671 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lightless Sky: A Twelve-Year-Old Refugee's Harrowing Escape from Afghanistan and His Extraordinary Journey Across Half the World Author: Gulwali Passarlay Narrator: Assaf Cohen, Susan Duerden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 5, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A gripping, inspiring, and eye-opening memoir of fortitude and survival—of a twelve-year-old boy’s traumatic flight from Afghanistan to the West—that puts a face to one of the most shocking and devastating humanitarian crises of our time. “To risk my life had to mean something. Otherwise what was it all for?” In 2006, after his father was killed, Gulwali Passarlay was caught between the Taliban who wanted to recruit him, and the Americans who wanted to use him. To protect her son, Gulwali’s mother sent him away. The search for safety would lead the twelve-year-old across eight countries, from the mountains of eastern Afghanistan through Iran and Europe to Britain. Over the course of twelve harrowing months, Gulwali endured imprisonment, hunger, cruelty, brutality, loneliness, and terror—and nearly drowned crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Eventually granted asylum in England, Gulwali was sent to a good school, learned English, won a place at a top university, and was chosen to help carry the Olympic Torch in the 2012 London Games. In The Lightless Sky, Gulwali recalls his remarkable experience and offers a firsthand look at one of the most pressing issues of our time: the modern refugee crisis—the worst displacement of millions of men, women, and children in generations. Few, like Gulwali, make it to a country that offers the chance of freedom and opportunity. A celebration of courage and determination, The Lightless Sky is a poignant account of an exceptional human being who is today an ardent advocate of democracy—and a reminder of our responsibilities to those caught in terrifying and often deadly circumstances beyond their control.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251671Tue, 05 Jan 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251671 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lightless Sky: A Twelve-Year-Old Refugee's Harrowing Escape from Afghanistan and His Extraordinary Journey Across Half the World Author: Gulwali...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251671 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lightless Sky: A Twelve-Year-Old Refugee's Harrowing Escape from Afghanistan and His Extraordinary Journey Across Half the World Author: Gulwali Passarlay Narrator: Assaf Cohen, Susan Duerden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 5, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A gripping, inspiring, and eye-opening memoir of fortitude and survival—of a twelve-year-old boy’s traumatic flight from Afghanistan to the West—that puts a face to one of the most shocking and devastating humanitarian crises of our time. “To risk my life had to mean something. Otherwise what was it all for?” In 2006, after his father was killed, Gulwali Passarlay was caught between the Taliban who wanted to recruit him, and the Americans who wanted to use him. To protect her son, Gulwali’s mother sent him away. The search for safety would lead the twelve-year-old across eight countries, from the mountains of eastern Afghanistan through Iran and Europe to Britain. Over the course of twelve harrowing months, Gulwali endured imprisonment, hunger, cruelty, brutality, loneliness, and terror—and nearly drowned crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Eventually granted asylum in England, Gulwali was sent to a good school, learned English, won a place at a top university, and was chosen to help carry the Olympic Torch in the 2012 London Games. In The Lightless Sky, Gulwali recalls his remarkable experience and offers a firsthand look at one of the most pressing issues of our time: the modern refugee crisis—the worst displacement of millions of men, women, and children in generations. Few, like Gulwali, make it to a country that offers the chance of freedom and opportunity. A celebration of courage and determination, The Lightless Sky is a poignant account of an exceptional human being who is today an ardent advocate of democracy—and a reminder of our responsibilities to those caught in terrifying and often deadly circumstances beyond their control.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-doctor-in-the-house-my-life-with-ben-carson-by-candy-carson--65178052https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/250136 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Doctor in the House: My Life with Ben Carson Author: Candy Carson Narrator: Candy Carson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 5, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “The life of a neurosurgeon isn’t an easy one, and Ben has been required to go above and beyond the call of duty almost constantly. The life of a neu­rosurgeon’s wife isn’t much easier. But it’s all been worth it. Together, we’ve been through poverty, tragedy, wealth, and joy, and we’ve had each other’s backs. I love that guy!” —CANDY CARSON   Like most Americans, you might think of Ben Carson as a trailblazing brain surgeon and, in the last few years, as an outspoken commentator on national is­sues. But his wife of more than forty years knows him as so much more: a loving husband, a devoted father, a devout Christian, a committed philanthropist, and a fierce patriot. Now Candy Carson introduces us to the private side of a very public figure as she shares the inspiring story of their marriage and their family.   Like her husband, Candy grew up in Detroit, one of five children of a teacher and a factory worker. Also like Ben, she overcame her humble background through determination, hard work, and perseverance, earning a scholarship to attend Yale University. In that strange new world she focused on her studies, her music, and her deepening spiritual life. She attended church with a handsome older student who liked to tease her, but never assumed he would be anything more than a friend to her. But Ben and Candy quickly became inseparable, and they married soon after she graduated, with Ben still in medical school, preparing for his career as a soon-to-be world-famous pediatric neurosurgeon.   In A Doctor in the House, Candy reveals many sto­ries that have never been told before, despite the media spotlight on Dr. Carson in recent years. She shows us what it was like when they moved to Baltimore to join the community centered around Johns Hopkins Hos­pital. She describes how their family evolved with the births of their three sons and the tragic miscarriage of their twins. She talks about the challenges of Ben’s twelve- to twenty-hour workdays, saving thousands of lives every year while Candy ran the household.   She also addresses the prejudice they sometimes faced as African Americans, and how Ben’s calm, levelheaded approach made him a great problem solver at home and in their travels, just as he was in the operating room.   Above all, she reveals her husband’s consistency as a believer: in God, in family, and in America. Having lived the American Dream, Ben believes every child from every background is capable of achieving it. That’s why he and Candy have been committed to educating and inspiring young people and over the past twenty years have awarded more than 6,700 students with scholarships through their Carson Scholars Fund.   A Doctor in the House is a classic American love story—and that story is far from over. As Candy writes, “We don’t know what God has for us next, but we’re ready to follow. . . . As we head forward into the un-known once more, I thank God for putting us together.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/250136Tue, 05 Jan 2016 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/250136 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Doctor in the House: My Life with Ben Carson Author: Candy Carson Narrator: Candy Carson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/250136 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Doctor in the House: My Life with Ben Carson Author: Candy Carson Narrator: Candy Carson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 5, 2016 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “The life of a neurosurgeon isn’t an easy one, and Ben has been required to go above and beyond the call of duty almost constantly. The life of a neu­rosurgeon’s wife isn’t much easier. But it’s all been worth it. Together, we’ve been through poverty, tragedy, wealth, and joy, and we’ve had each other’s backs. I love that guy!” —CANDY CARSON   Like most Americans, you might think of Ben Carson as a trailblazing brain surgeon and, in the last few years, as an outspoken commentator on national is­sues. But his wife of more than forty years knows him as so much more: a loving husband, a devoted father, a devout Christian, a committed philanthropist, and a fierce patriot. Now Candy Carson introduces us to the private side of a very public figure as she shares the inspiring story of their marriage and their family.   Like her husband, Candy grew up in Detroit, one of five children of a teacher and a factory worker. Also like Ben, she overcame her humble background through determination, hard work, and perseverance, earning a scholarship to attend Yale University. In that strange new world she focused on her studies, her music, and her deepening spiritual life. She attended church with a handsome older student who liked to tease her, but never assumed he would be anything more than a friend to her. But Ben and Candy quickly became inseparable, and they married soon after she graduated, with Ben still in medical school, preparing for his career as a soon-to-be world-famous pediatric neurosurgeon.   In A Doctor in the House, Candy reveals many sto­ries that have never been told before, despite the media spotlight on Dr. Carson in recent years. She shows us what it was like when they moved to Baltimore to join the community centered around Johns Hopkins Hos­pital. She describes how their family evolved with the births of their three sons and the tragic miscarriage of their twins. She talks about the challenges of Ben’s twelve- to twenty-hour workdays, saving thousands of lives every year while Candy ran the household.   She also addresses the prejudice they sometimes faced as African Americans, and how Ben’s calm, levelheaded approach made him a great problem solver at home and in their travels, just as he was in the operating room.   Above all, she reveals her husband’s consistency as a believer: in God, in family, and in America. Having lived the American Dream, Ben believes every child from every background is capable of achieving it. That’s why he and Candy have been committed to educating and inspiring young people and over the past twenty years have awarded more than 6,700 students with scholarships through their Carson Scholars Fund.   A Doctor in the House is a classic American love story—and that story is far from over. As Candy writes, “We don’t know what God has for us next, but we’re ready to follow. . . . As we head forward into the un-known once more, I thank God for putting us together.']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/great-speeches-by-the-presidents-of-the-united-states-vol-2-1952-1988-by-speechworks--65178117https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Speeches by the Presidents of the United States, Vol. 2: 1952–1988 Author: Speechworks Narrator: Speechworks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: December 8, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A day that will live in infamy … Nothing to fear but fear itself … Ask not what your country can do for you … Ich bin ein Berliner … Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. From Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Barack Obama, this collection features original speeches by the presidents of the United States. *These are actual historic recordings, the sound quality represents the available audio technology of the era, and varies by recording.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249832Tue, 08 Dec 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Speeches by the Presidents of the United States, Vol. 2: 1952–1988 Author: Speechworks Narrator: Speechworks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Speeches by the Presidents of the United States, Vol. 2: 1952–1988 Author: Speechworks Narrator: Speechworks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: December 8, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A day that will live in infamy … Nothing to fear but fear itself … Ask not what your country can do for you … Ich bin ein Berliner … Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. From Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Barack Obama, this collection features original speeches by the presidents of the United States. *These are actual historic recordings, the sound quality represents the available audio technology of the era, and varies by recording.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-triumph-of-william-mckinley-why-the-election-of-1896-still-matters-by-karl-rove--65178082https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249480 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters Author: Karl Rove Narrator: Karl Rove Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 24, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 2.8 of Total 5 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A fresh look at President William McKinley from New York Times bestselling author and political mastermind Karl Rove—“a rousing tale told by a master storyteller whose love of politics, campaigning, and combat shines through on every page” (Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Team of Rivals). The 1896 political environment resembles that of today: an electorate being transformed by a growing immigrant population, an uncertain economy disrupted by new technologies, growing income inequality, and basic political questions the two parties could not resolve. McKinley’s winning presidential campaign addressed these challenges and reformed his party. With “a sure touch [and] professional eye” (The Washington Post), Rove tells the story of the 1896 election and shows why McKinley won, creating a governing majority that dominated American politics for the next thirty-six years. McKinley, a Civil War hero, changed the arc of American history by running the first truly modern presidential campaign. Knowing his party needed to expand its base to win, he reached out to diverse ethnic groups, seeking the endorsement of Catholic leaders and advocating for black voting rights. Running on the slogan “The People Against the Bosses,” McKinley also took on the machine men who dominated his own party. He deployed campaign tactics still used today, including targeting voters with the best available technology. Above all, he offered bold, controversial answers to the nation’s most pressing problem—how to make a new, more global economy work for every American—and although this split his own party, he won the White House by sticking to his principles, defeating a champion of economic populism, William Jennings Bryan. Rove “brings to life the drama of an electoral contest whose outcome seemed uncertain to the candidate and his handlers until the end” (The New York Times Book Review) in a “lively and…rigorous book” (The Wall Street Journal) that will delight students of American political history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249480Tue, 24 Nov 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249480 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters Author: Karl Rove Narrator: Karl Rove Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249480 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters Author: Karl Rove Narrator: Karl Rove Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 24, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 2.8 of Total 5 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A fresh look at President William McKinley from New York Times bestselling author and political mastermind Karl Rove—“a rousing tale told by a master storyteller whose love of politics, campaigning, and combat shines through on every page” (Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Team of Rivals). The 1896 political environment resembles that of today: an electorate being transformed by a growing immigrant population, an uncertain economy disrupted by new technologies, growing income inequality, and basic political questions the two parties could not resolve. McKinley’s winning presidential campaign addressed these challenges and reformed his party. With “a sure touch [and] professional eye” (The Washington Post), Rove tells the story of the 1896 election and shows why McKinley won, creating a governing majority that dominated American politics for the next thirty-six years. McKinley, a Civil War hero, changed the arc of American history by running the first truly modern presidential campaign. Knowing his party needed to expand its base to win, he reached out to diverse ethnic groups, seeking the endorsement of Catholic leaders and advocating for black voting rights. Running on the slogan “The People Against the Bosses,” McKinley also took on the machine men who dominated his own party. He deployed campaign tactics still used today, including targeting voters with the best available technology. Above all, he offered bold, controversial answers to the nation’s most pressing problem—how to make a new, more global economy work for every American—and although this split his own party, he won the White House by sticking to his principles, defeating a champion of economic populism, William Jennings Bryan. Rove “brings to life the drama of an electoral contest whose outcome seemed uncertain to the candidate and his handlers until the end” (The New York Times Book Review) in a “lively and…rigorous book” (The Wall Street Journal) that will delight students of American political history.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/great-speeches-by-the-presidents-of-the-united-states-vol-1-1933-1968-by-speechworks--65178162https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249682 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Speeches by the Presidents of the United States, Vol. 1: 1933–1968 Author: Speechworks Narrator: Speechworks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 17, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A day that will live in infamy … Nothing to fear but fear itself … Ask not what your country can do for you … Ich bin ein Berliner … Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. From Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Barack Obama, this collection features original speeches by the presidents of the United States. *These are actual historic recordings, the sound quality represents the available audio technology of the era, and varies by recording.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249682Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249682 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Speeches by the Presidents of the United States, Vol. 1: 1933–1968 Author: Speechworks Narrator: Speechworks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/249682 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Speeches by the Presidents of the United States, Vol. 1: 1933–1968 Author: Speechworks Narrator: Speechworks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 17, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A day that will live in infamy … Nothing to fear but fear itself … Ask not what your country can do for you … Ich bin ein Berliner … Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. From Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Barack Obama, this collection features original speeches by the presidents of the United States. *These are actual historic recordings, the sound quality represents the available audio technology of the era, and varies by recording.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-emperor-of-sound-a-memoir-by-timbaland-veronica-chambers--65178122https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Emperor of Sound: A Memoir Author: Timbaland, Veronica Chambers Narrator: William Harper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 16 minutes Release date: November 17, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The long-anticipated inside look at the extraordinary career of the man who brought Sexy Back, the legendary producer in the pantheon of music greats as influential and groundbreaking as Motown’s Berry Gordy and a memoir of the creative process. Hailed by the New Yorker as “the eminence grise behind half of what is great in the Top Forty these days,” world-renowned producer Timbaland has been a fixture on the pop charts, with more top-ten hits than Elvis or the Beatles. An artist whose fans are multi-racial and multi-generational, Timbaland works with the hottest artists, from Mariah Carey and Missy Elliott to Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Madonna, and his childhood friend, Pharrell Williams. Yet this celebrity is a uniquely private man who shuns parties, stays out of gossip columns, and rarely gives interviews. Deliberately choosing to tour by bus and conspicuously bling-free, he maintains a low-key lifestyle. If he’s not at the recording studio, he is at home with his family. In The Emperor of Sound, Timbaland offers fans an unprecedented look into his life and work. Completely uncensored and totally honest, he reveals the magic behind the music, sharing the various creative impulses that arise while he’s producing, and the layering of sounds that have created dozens of number one hits. Cinematically written, full of revealing anecdotes and reflections from today’s most popular music icons, The Emperor of Sound showcases this master’s artistry and offers an extraordinary glimpse inside this great musical mind.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247759Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Emperor of Sound: A Memoir Author: Timbaland, Veronica Chambers Narrator: William Harper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 16 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Emperor of Sound: A Memoir Author: Timbaland, Veronica Chambers Narrator: William Harper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 16 minutes Release date: November 17, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The long-anticipated inside look at the extraordinary career of the man who brought Sexy Back, the legendary producer in the pantheon of music greats as influential and groundbreaking as Motown’s Berry Gordy and a memoir of the creative process. Hailed by the New Yorker as “the eminence grise behind half of what is great in the Top Forty these days,” world-renowned producer Timbaland has been a fixture on the pop charts, with more top-ten hits than Elvis or the Beatles. An artist whose fans are multi-racial and multi-generational, Timbaland works with the hottest artists, from Mariah Carey and Missy Elliott to Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Madonna, and his childhood friend, Pharrell Williams. Yet this celebrity is a uniquely private man who shuns parties, stays out of gossip columns, and rarely gives interviews. Deliberately choosing to tour by bus and conspicuously bling-free, he maintains a low-key lifestyle. If he’s not at the recording studio, he is at home with his family. In The Emperor of Sound, Timbaland offers fans an unprecedented look into his life and work. Completely uncensored and totally honest, he reveals the magic behind the music, sharing the various creative impulses that arise while he’s producing, and the layering of sounds that have created dozens of number one hits. Cinematically written, full of revealing anecdotes and reflections from today’s most popular music icons, The Emperor of Sound showcases this master’s artistry and offers an extraordinary glimpse inside this great musical mind.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/destiny-and-power-the-american-odyssey-of-george-herbert-walker-bush-by-jon-meacham--65178176https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/248144 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush Author: Jon Meacham Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 10 minutes Release date: November 10, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.79 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 12 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this “illuminating” (USA Today) biography, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jon Meacham chronicles the life of George Herbert Walker Bush. “Destiny and Power reflects the qualities of both subject and biographer: judicious, balanced, deliberative, with a deep appreciation of history and the personalities who shape it.”—The New York Times Book Review ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Time, NPR, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Drawing on President Bush’s personal diaries, on the diaries of his wife, Barbara, and on extraordinary access to the forty-first president and his family, Meacham paints an intimate and surprising portrait of an intensely private man who led the nation through tumultuous times. From the Oval Office to Camp David, from his study in the private quarters of the White House to Air Force One, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the first Gulf War to the end of Communism, Destiny and Power charts the thoughts, decisions, and emotions of a modern president who may have been the last of his kind. This is the human story of a man who was, like the nation he led, at once noble and flawed. From the Pacific to the presidency, Destiny and Power charts the vicissitudes of the life of this quietly compelling American original. Meacham sheds new light on the rise of the right wing in the Republican Party, a shift that signaled the beginning of the end of the center in American politics. Destiny and Power is an affecting portrait of a man who, driven by destiny and by duty, forever sought, ultimately, to put the country first.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/248144Tue, 10 Nov 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/248144 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush Author: Jon Meacham Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/248144 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush Author: Jon Meacham Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 10 minutes Release date: November 10, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.79 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 12 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this “illuminating” (USA Today) biography, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jon Meacham chronicles the life of George Herbert Walker Bush. “Destiny and Power reflects the qualities of both subject and biographer: judicious, balanced, deliberative, with a deep appreciation of history and the personalities who shape it.”—The New York Times Book Review ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Time, NPR, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Drawing on President Bush’s personal diaries, on the diaries of his wife, Barbara, and on extraordinary access to the forty-first president and his family, Meacham paints an intimate and surprising portrait of an intensely private man who led the nation through tumultuous times. From the Oval Office to Camp David, from his study in the private quarters of the White House to Air Force One, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the first Gulf War to the end of Communism, Destiny and Power charts the thoughts, decisions, and emotions of a modern president who may have been the last of his kind. This is the human story of a man who was, like the nation he led, at once noble and flawed. From the Pacific to the presidency, Destiny and Power charts the vicissitudes of the life of this quietly compelling American original. Meacham sheds new light on the rise of the right wing in the Republican Party, a shift that signaled the beginning of the end of the center in American politics. Destiny and Power is an affecting portrait of a man who, driven by destiny and by duty, forever sought, ultimately, to put the country first.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/huckabee-the-authorized-biography-by-scott-lamb--65178126https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/246314 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Huckabee: The Authorized Biography Author: Scott Lamb Narrator: John Mcmurray, Webb Wilder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 3, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The Mike Huckabee Story An Intimate Look For the first time, the former governor of Arkansas opens up the vault to friend and biographer W. Scott Lamb (Pujols: More Than the Game, 2011) to tell his life story. In this thoroughly unique biography of one of the most likeable, influential leaders in America, Lamb covers the entire scope of Mike Huckabee’s life and career. With full, unfettered access to Governor Huckabee’s personal library, files, and family records, fans will finally get the definitive account of one humble man’s rise to political prominence. Readers are introduced to young Michael Dale Huckabee, son of a local fireman in Hope, Arkansas. Huckabee would soon share the same grade school teacher as Bill Clinton, who is nine years his senior. Huckabee’s collegiate aspirations took him to Ouachita Baptist University, where he graduated in two and a half years and met his future wife, Janet. Huckabee also honed his musical talents, becoming a bass player and forming the band Capitol Offense. Later he would also serve at the side of television personality James Robison during the early years of his television ministry. He hit his ministerial stride in the early 1980s, when he took the helm of Immanuel Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, from 1980 to 1986. Most people, however, know Mike Huckabee as a politician. In 1994, he became lieutenant governor and faced the now infamous Whitewater scandal that sent then-governor Jim Guy Tucker into court to face felony charges of corruption and fraud. In the interim Huckabee decided to run for governor, but not before Tucker would change his mind at the eleventh hour and cause a statewide constitutional crisis that challenged Huckabee to the core. Huckabee’s courageous handling of the debacle endeared him to the hearts of many citizens, causing him to serve as the forty-fourth governor of Arkansas from 1996 until 2007. Huckabee also takes a good look at other difficult decisions he faced. In 2000 he granted clemency to prisoner Maurice Clemmons, who, while on parole, moved to Washington State and murdered four policemen in 2009. Huckabee was forced to field question after question about this case during his 2008 presidential bid—a race in which he finished second to John McCain. Today, Mike Huckabee is known for his television program on the Fox News channel and as a potential contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. His many fans will now have the opportunity to get to know the man behind the famous, reassuring smile.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/246314Tue, 03 Nov 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/246314 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Huckabee: The Authorized Biography Author: Scott Lamb Narrator: John Mcmurray, Webb Wilder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/246314 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Huckabee: The Authorized Biography Author: Scott Lamb Narrator: John Mcmurray, Webb Wilder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 3, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The Mike Huckabee Story An Intimate Look For the first time, the former governor of Arkansas opens up the vault to friend and biographer W. Scott Lamb (Pujols: More Than the Game, 2011) to tell his life story. In this thoroughly unique biography of one of the most likeable, influential leaders in America, Lamb covers the entire scope of Mike Huckabee’s life and career. With full, unfettered access to Governor Huckabee’s personal library, files, and family records, fans will finally get the definitive account of one humble man’s rise to political prominence. Readers are introduced to young Michael Dale Huckabee, son of a local fireman in Hope, Arkansas. Huckabee would soon share the same grade school teacher as Bill Clinton, who is nine years his senior. Huckabee’s collegiate aspirations took him to Ouachita Baptist University, where he graduated in two and a half years and met his future wife, Janet. Huckabee also honed his musical talents, becoming a bass player and forming the band Capitol Offense. Later he would also serve at the side of television personality James Robison during the early years of his television ministry. He hit his ministerial stride in the early 1980s, when he took the helm of Immanuel Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, from 1980 to 1986. Most people, however, know Mike Huckabee as a politician. In 1994, he became lieutenant governor and faced the now infamous Whitewater scandal that sent then-governor Jim Guy Tucker into court to face felony charges of corruption and fraud. In the interim Huckabee decided to run for governor, but not before Tucker would change his mind at the eleventh hour and cause a statewide constitutional crisis that challenged Huckabee to the core. Huckabee’s courageous handling of the debacle endeared him to the hearts of many citizens, causing him to serve as the forty-fourth governor of Arkansas from 1996 until 2007. Huckabee also takes a good look at other difficult decisions he faced. In 2000 he granted clemency to prisoner Maurice Clemmons, who, while on parole, moved to Washington State and murdered four policemen in 2009. Huckabee was forced to field question after question about this case during his 2008 presidential bid—a race in which he finished second to John McCain. Today, Mike Huckabee is known for his television program on the Fox News channel and as a potential contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. His many fans will now have the opportunity to get to know the man behind the famous, reassuring smile.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thomas-jefferson-and-the-tripoli-pirates-the-forgotten-war-that-changed-american-history-by-brian-kilmeade-don-yaeger--65178118https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History Author: Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger Narrator: Brian Kilmeade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 52 minutes Release date: November 3, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.92 of Total 75 Ratings of Narrator: 3.63 of Total 8 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “Another blockbuster! Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates reads like an edge-of-your-seat, page-turning thriller. You will love this book and also wonder why so few people know this story. No one captures the danger, intrigue, and drama of the American Revolution and its aftermath like Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger.” —Brad Thor This is the little-known story of how a newly indepen­dent nation was challenged by four Muslim powers and what happened when America’s third president decided to stand up to intimidation.   When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America faced a crisis. The new nation was deeply in debt and needed its economy to grow quickly, but its merchant ships were under attack. Pirates from North Africa’s Barbary coast routinely captured American sailors and held them as slaves, demanding ransom and tribute payments far beyond what the new coun­try could afford.   Over the previous fifteen years, as a diplomat and then as secretary of state, Jefferson had tried to work with the Barbary states (Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers, and Morocco). Unfortunately, he found it impossible to negotiate with people who believed their religion jus­tified the plunder and enslavement of non-Muslims. These rogue states would show no mercy—at least not while easy money could be made by extorting the Western powers. So President Jefferson decided to move beyond diplomacy. He sent the U.S. Navy’s new warships and a detachment of Marines to blockade Tripoli—launching the Barbary Wars and beginning America’s journey toward future superpower status.   As they did in their previous bestseller, George Washington’s Secret Six, Kilmeade and Yaeger have transformed a nearly forgotten slice of history into a dramatic story that will keep you turning the pages to find out what happens next. Among the many sus­penseful episodes:   ·Lieutenant Andrew Sterett’s ferocious cannon battle on the high seas against the treacherous pirate ship Tripoli.   ·Lieutenant Stephen Decatur’s daring night raid of an enemy harbor, with the aim of destroying an American ship that had fallen into the pirates’ hands. ·General William Eaton’s unprecedented five-hundred-mile land march from Egypt to the port of Derne, where the Marines launched a surprise attack and an American flag was raised in victory on foreign soil for the first time.   Few today remember these men and other heroes who inspired the Marine Corps hymn: “From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli, we fight our country’s battles in the air, on land and sea.” Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates recaptures this forgot­ten war that changed American history with a real-life drama of intrigue, bravery, and battle on the high seas.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247274Tue, 03 Nov 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History Author: Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger Narrator: Brian Kilmeade...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History Author: Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger Narrator: Brian Kilmeade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 52 minutes Release date: November 3, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.92 of Total 75 Ratings of Narrator: 3.63 of Total 8 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “Another blockbuster! Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates reads like an edge-of-your-seat, page-turning thriller. You will love this book and also wonder why so few people know this story. No one captures the danger, intrigue, and drama of the American Revolution and its aftermath like Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger.” —Brad Thor This is the little-known story of how a newly indepen­dent nation was challenged by four Muslim powers and what happened when America’s third president decided to stand up to intimidation.   When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America faced a crisis. The new nation was deeply in debt and needed its economy to grow quickly, but its merchant ships were under attack. Pirates from North Africa’s Barbary coast routinely captured American sailors and held them as slaves, demanding ransom and tribute payments far beyond what the new coun­try could afford.   Over the previous fifteen years, as a diplomat and then as secretary of state, Jefferson had tried to work with the Barbary states (Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers, and Morocco). Unfortunately, he found it impossible to negotiate with people who believed their religion jus­tified the plunder and enslavement of non-Muslims. These rogue states would show no mercy—at least not while easy money could be made by extorting the Western powers. So President Jefferson decided to move beyond diplomacy. He sent the U.S. Navy’s new warships and a detachment of Marines to blockade Tripoli—launching the Barbary Wars and beginning America’s journey toward future superpower status.   As they did in their previous bestseller, George Washington’s Secret Six, Kilmeade and Yaeger have transformed a nearly forgotten slice of history into a dramatic story that will keep you turning the pages to find out what happens next. Among the many sus­penseful episodes:   ·Lieutenant Andrew Sterett’s ferocious cannon battle on the high seas against the treacherous pirate ship Tripoli.   ·Lieutenant Stephen Decatur’s daring night raid of an enemy harbor, with the aim of destroying an American ship that had fallen into the pirates’ hands. ·General William Eaton’s unprecedented five-hundred-mile land march from Egypt to the port of Derne, where the Marines launched a surprise attack and an American flag was raised in victory on foreign soil for the first time.   Few today remember these men and other heroes who inspired the Marine Corps hymn: “From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli, we fight our country’s battles in the air, on land and sea.” Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates recaptures this forgot­ten war that changed American history with a real-life drama of intrigue, bravery, and battle on the high seas.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/he-killed-them-all-robert-durst-and-my-quest-for-justice-by-jeanine-pirro--65178063https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247744 to listen full audiobooks. Title: He Killed Them All: Robert Durst and My Quest for Justice Author: Jeanine Pirro Narrator: Jeanine Pirro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 3, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro—the “true hero” (New York Post) of the hit HBO documentary series The Jinx—offers the transfixing true story of her tireless fifteen-year investigation into accused murderer Robert Durst for the disappearance of his wife Kathleen Durst. Former district attorney Jeanine Pirro was cast as the bad guy fifteen years ago when she reopened the cold case of Kathleen Durst, a young and beautiful fourth-year medical student who disappeared without a trace in 1982, never to be seen again. Kathie Durst’s husband was millionaire real estate heir Robert Durst, son of one of the wealthiest families in New York City—but though her friends and family suspected him of the worst, he escaped police investigation. Pirro, now the host of Justice with Judge Jeanine on Fox News, always believed in Durst’s guilt, and in this shocking book, she makes her case beyond a shadow of a doubt, revealing stunning, previously unknown secrets about the crimes he is accused of committing. For years, Pirro has crusaded for justice for the victims, and her impassioned perspective in the captivating HBO documentary series The Jinx made her one of its breakout stars. Featuring Pirro’s unique insider’s perspective on the crimes, as well as her exclusive interviews with many of the major players featured in the The Jinx, this comprehensive book is the definitive story of Robert Durst and his gruesome crimes—the one you didn’t see on television.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247744Tue, 03 Nov 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247744 to listen full audiobooks. Title: He Killed Them All: Robert Durst and My Quest for Justice Author: Jeanine Pirro Narrator: Jeanine Pirro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247744 to listen full audiobooks. Title: He Killed Them All: Robert Durst and My Quest for Justice Author: Jeanine Pirro Narrator: Jeanine Pirro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 3, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro—the “true hero” (New York Post) of the hit HBO documentary series The Jinx—offers the transfixing true story of her tireless fifteen-year investigation into accused murderer Robert Durst for the disappearance of his wife Kathleen Durst. Former district attorney Jeanine Pirro was cast as the bad guy fifteen years ago when she reopened the cold case of Kathleen Durst, a young and beautiful fourth-year medical student who disappeared without a trace in 1982, never to be seen again. Kathie Durst’s husband was millionaire real estate heir Robert Durst, son of one of the wealthiest families in New York City—but though her friends and family suspected him of the worst, he escaped police investigation. Pirro, now the host of Justice with Judge Jeanine on Fox News, always believed in Durst’s guilt, and in this shocking book, she makes her case beyond a shadow of a doubt, revealing stunning, previously unknown secrets about the crimes he is accused of committing. For years, Pirro has crusaded for justice for the victims, and her impassioned perspective in the captivating HBO documentary series The Jinx made her one of its breakout stars. Featuring Pirro’s unique insider’s perspective on the crimes, as well as her exclusive interviews with many of the major players featured in the The Jinx, this comprehensive book is the definitive story of Robert Durst and his gruesome crimes—the one you didn’t see on television.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-should-be-dead-my-life-surviving-politics-tv-and-addiction-by-bob-beckel--65178050https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/248195 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Should Be Dead: My Life Surviving Politics, TV, and Addiction Author: Bob Beckel Narrator: Graham Beckel, Bob Beckel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 3, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From Bob Beckel, the popular co-host of 'The Five' on Fox News Channel, a deeply moving, redemptive memoir about his life as a political operative and diplomat, his long struggle with alcohol and drugs, and his unlikely journey to finding faith. Growing up poor in an abusive home, Bob Beckel learned to be a survivor: to avoid conflict, mask his feelings, and to lie--all skills that served him well in Washington, where he would become the youngest-ever Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and manage Walter Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign. But Beckel was living a double life. On January 20, 2001--George W. Bush's first Inauguration Day--he hit rock bottom, waking up in the psych ward. Written with captivating honesty, Beckel chronicles how his addictions nearly killed him until he found help in an unexpected ally, conservative Cal Thomas, who helped him find faith, get sober, and get his life back on track.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/248195Tue, 03 Nov 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/248195 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Should Be Dead: My Life Surviving Politics, TV, and Addiction Author: Bob Beckel Narrator: Graham Beckel, Bob Beckel Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/248195 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Should Be Dead: My Life Surviving Politics, TV, and Addiction Author: Bob Beckel Narrator: Graham Beckel, Bob Beckel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 3, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From Bob Beckel, the popular co-host of 'The Five' on Fox News Channel, a deeply moving, redemptive memoir about his life as a political operative and diplomat, his long struggle with alcohol and drugs, and his unlikely journey to finding faith. Growing up poor in an abusive home, Bob Beckel learned to be a survivor: to avoid conflict, mask his feelings, and to lie--all skills that served him well in Washington, where he would become the youngest-ever Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and manage Walter Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign. But Beckel was living a double life. On January 20, 2001--George W. Bush's first Inauguration Day--he hit rock bottom, waking up in the psych ward. Written with captivating honesty, Beckel chronicles how his addictions nearly killed him until he found help in an unexpected ally, conservative Cal Thomas, who helped him find faith, get sober, and get his life back on track.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/notorious-rbg-the-life-and-times-of-ruth-bader-ginsburg-by-irin-carmon-shana-knizhnik--65178113https://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: Law & Politics 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 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease 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: Law & Politics 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/lady-bird-and-lyndon-the-hidden-story-of-a-marriage-that-made-a-president-by-betty-boyd-caroli--65178102https://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: Law & Politics 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 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease 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: Law & Politics 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/memoirs-of-the-life-of-john-quincy-adams-by-josiah-quincy--65178120https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247787 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memoirs of the Life of John Quincy Adams Author: Josiah Quincy Narrator: R. Keith Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 7 minutes Release date: October 15, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: This memoir comprises the most important events in the life of a statesman second to none of his contemporaries in laborious and faithful devotion to the service of his country. John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) was a diplomat, politician, and President of the United States (1825-1829). His party affiliations were Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Whig. He is most famous as a diplomat involved in many international negotiations, and for formulating the Monroe Doctrine. As president he proposed a grand program of modernization and educational advancement, but was unable to get it through Congress. Late in life, as a Congressman, he was a leading opponent of the Slave Power, arguing that if a civil war ever broke out the president could abolish slavery by using his war powers, a policy followed by Abraham Lincoln in the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247787Thu, 15 Oct 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247787 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memoirs of the Life of John Quincy Adams Author: Josiah Quincy Narrator: R. Keith Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 7 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247787 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memoirs of the Life of John Quincy Adams Author: Josiah Quincy Narrator: R. Keith Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 7 minutes Release date: October 15, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: This memoir comprises the most important events in the life of a statesman second to none of his contemporaries in laborious and faithful devotion to the service of his country. John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) was a diplomat, politician, and President of the United States (1825-1829). His party affiliations were Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Whig. He is most famous as a diplomat involved in many international negotiations, and for formulating the Monroe Doctrine. As president he proposed a grand program of modernization and educational advancement, but was unable to get it through Congress. Late in life, as a Congressman, he was a leading opponent of the Slave Power, arguing that if a civil war ever broke out the president could abolish slavery by using his war powers, a policy followed by Abraham Lincoln in the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/last-act-the-final-years-and-emerging-legacy-of-ronald-reagan-by-craig-shirley--65178119https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Last Act: The Final Years and Emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan Author: Craig Shirley Narrator: Henry O. Arnold Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 13, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: His name in American politics is more cited than any other president. Both the Republican and Democratic parties are radically different today, mainly as a result of Ronald Reagan and the force of his ideas. No twentieth century president shaped the American political landscape so profoundly. Craig Shirley’s Last Act is the important final chapter in the life of Reagan that no one has thus far covered. It’s the kind of book that widens our understanding of American history and of the presidency and the men who occupied it. To tell Reagan’s story, Craig has secured the complete, exclusive, and enthusiastic support of the Reagan Foundation and Library and spent considerable time there reviewing sealed files and confidential information. Cast in a grand and compelling narrative style, Last Act contains interesting and heretofore untold anecdotes about Reagan, Mrs. Reagan, their pleasure at retirement, the onslaught of the awful Alzheimer’s and how he and Mrs. Reagan dealt with the diagnosis, the slow demise, the extensive plans for a state funeral, the outpouring from the nation, which stunned the political establishment, the Reagan legacy, and how his shadow looms more and more over the Republican Party, Washington, the culture of America, and the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245325Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Last Act: The Final Years and Emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan Author: Craig Shirley Narrator: Henry O. Arnold Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Last Act: The Final Years and Emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan Author: Craig Shirley Narrator: Henry O. Arnold Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 13, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: His name in American politics is more cited than any other president. Both the Republican and Democratic parties are radically different today, mainly as a result of Ronald Reagan and the force of his ideas. No twentieth century president shaped the American political landscape so profoundly. Craig Shirley’s Last Act is the important final chapter in the life of Reagan that no one has thus far covered. It’s the kind of book that widens our understanding of American history and of the presidency and the men who occupied it. To tell Reagan’s story, Craig has secured the complete, exclusive, and enthusiastic support of the Reagan Foundation and Library and spent considerable time there reviewing sealed files and confidential information. Cast in a grand and compelling narrative style, Last Act contains interesting and heretofore untold anecdotes about Reagan, Mrs. Reagan, their pleasure at retirement, the onslaught of the awful Alzheimer’s and how he and Mrs. Reagan dealt with the diagnosis, the slow demise, the extensive plans for a state funeral, the outpouring from the nation, which stunned the political establishment, the Reagan legacy, and how his shadow looms more and more over the Republican Party, Washington, the culture of America, and the world.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pt-109-an-american-epic-of-war-survival-and-the-destiny-of-john-f-kennedy-by-william-doyle--65178115https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: PT 109: An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F. Kennedy Author: William Doyle Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 6, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary World War II story of shipwreck and survival that paved John F. Kennedy's path to power – hailed as a “breathtaking account” by James Patterson, “masterfully written” by historian Douglas Brinkley, and “the finest book” ever written on the subject by Lt. Commander William Liebenow, the man who rescued JFK and the PT 109 crew in August 1943. In the early morning darkness of August 2, 1943, during a chaotic nighttime skirmish amid the Solomon Islands, the Japanese destroyer Amagiri barreled through thick fog and struck the U.S. Navy's motor torpedo boat PT 109, splitting the craft nearly in half and killing two American sailors instantly. The sea erupted in flames as the 109's skipper, John F. Kennedy, and the ten surviving crewmen under his command desperately clung to the sinking wreckage; 1,200 feet of ink-black, shark-infested water loomed beneath. ''All hands lost,'' came the reports back to the Americans' base: no rescue was coming for the men of PT 109. Their desperate ordeal was just beginning—so too was one of the most remarkable tales of World War II, one whose astonishing afterlife would culminate two decades later in the White House. Drawing on original interviews with the last living links to the events, previously untapped Japanese wartime archives, and a wealth of archival documents from the Kennedy Library, including a lost first-hand account by JFK himself, bestselling author William Doyle has crafted a thrilling and definitive account of the sinking of PT 109 and its shipwrecked crew's heroics. Equally fascinating is the story's second act, in which Doyle explores in new detail how this extraordinary episode shaped Kennedy's character and fate, proving instrumental to achieving his presidential ambitions: ''Without PT 109, there never would have been a President John F. Kennedy,'' declared JFK aide David Powers. Featuring castaways on a deserted island, a spy network of Solomon Island natives, an Australian coast watcher hidden on the side of a volcano, an S.O.S. note carved into a coconut, and a daring rescue attempt led by Kennedy's fellow American PT boats, PT 109 is an unforgettable American epic of war and destiny.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245205Tue, 06 Oct 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: PT 109: An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F. Kennedy Author: William Doyle Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: PT 109: An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F. Kennedy Author: William Doyle Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 6, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary World War II story of shipwreck and survival that paved John F. Kennedy's path to power – hailed as a “breathtaking account” by James Patterson, “masterfully written” by historian Douglas Brinkley, and “the finest book” ever written on the subject by Lt. Commander William Liebenow, the man who rescued JFK and the PT 109 crew in August 1943. In the early morning darkness of August 2, 1943, during a chaotic nighttime skirmish amid the Solomon Islands, the Japanese destroyer Amagiri barreled through thick fog and struck the U.S. Navy's motor torpedo boat PT 109, splitting the craft nearly in half and killing two American sailors instantly. The sea erupted in flames as the 109's skipper, John F. Kennedy, and the ten surviving crewmen under his command desperately clung to the sinking wreckage; 1,200 feet of ink-black, shark-infested water loomed beneath. ''All hands lost,'' came the reports back to the Americans' base: no rescue was coming for the men of PT 109. Their desperate ordeal was just beginning—so too was one of the most remarkable tales of World War II, one whose astonishing afterlife would culminate two decades later in the White House. Drawing on original interviews with the last living links to the events, previously untapped Japanese wartime archives, and a wealth of archival documents from the Kennedy Library, including a lost first-hand account by JFK himself, bestselling author William Doyle has crafted a thrilling and definitive account of the sinking of PT 109 and its shipwrecked crew's heroics. Equally fascinating is the story's second act, in which Doyle explores in new detail how this extraordinary episode shaped Kennedy's character and fate, proving instrumental to achieving his presidential ambitions: ''Without PT 109, there never would have been a President John F. Kennedy,'' declared JFK aide David Powers. Featuring castaways on a deserted island, a spy network of Solomon Island natives, an Australian coast watcher hidden on the side of a volcano, an S.O.S. note carved into a coconut, and a daring rescue attempt led by Kennedy's fellow American PT boats, PT 109 is an unforgettable American epic of war and destiny.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-common-struggle-a-personal-journey-through-the-past-and-future-of-mental-illness-and-addiction-by-stephen-fried-patrick-j-kennedy--65178155https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/246307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction Author: Stephen Fried, Patrick J. Kennedy Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 26 minutes Release date: October 5, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this New York Times bestseller Patrick J. Kennedy, the former congressman and youngest child of Senator Ted Kennedy, details his personal and political battle with mental illness and addiction, exploring mental health care's history in the country alongside his and every family's private struggles.  On May 5, 2006, the New York Times ran two stories, “Patrick Kennedy Crashes Car into Capitol Barrier” and then, several hours later, “Patrick Kennedy Says He'll Seek Help for Addiction.” It was the first time that the popular Rhode Island congressman had publicly disclosed his addiction to prescription painkillers, the true extent of his struggle with bipolar disorder and his plan to immediately seek treatment. That could have been the end of his career, but instead it was the beginning.  Since then, Kennedy has become the nation’s leading advocate for mental health and substance abuse care, research and policy both in and out of Congress. And ever since passing the landmark Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act—and after the death of his father, leaving Congress—he has been changing the dialogue that surrounds all brain diseases. A Common Struggle weaves together Kennedy's private and professional narratives, echoing Kennedy's philosophy that for him, the personal is political and the political personal. Focusing on the years from his 'coming out' about suffering from bipolar disorder and addiction to the present day, the book examines Kennedy's journey toward recovery and reflects on Americans' propensity to treat mental illnesses as 'family secrets.' Beyond his own story, though, Kennedy creates a roadmap for equality in the mental health community, and outlines a bold plan for the future of mental health policy. Written with award-winning healthcare journalist and best-selling author Stephen Fried, A Common Struggle is both a cry for empathy and a call to action.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/246307Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/246307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction Author: Stephen Fried, Patrick J. Kennedy Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/246307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction Author: Stephen Fried, Patrick J. Kennedy Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 26 minutes Release date: October 5, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this New York Times bestseller Patrick J. Kennedy, the former congressman and youngest child of Senator Ted Kennedy, details his personal and political battle with mental illness and addiction, exploring mental health care's history in the country alongside his and every family's private struggles.  On May 5, 2006, the New York Times ran two stories, “Patrick Kennedy Crashes Car into Capitol Barrier” and then, several hours later, “Patrick Kennedy Says He'll Seek Help for Addiction.” It was the first time that the popular Rhode Island congressman had publicly disclosed his addiction to prescription painkillers, the true extent of his struggle with bipolar disorder and his plan to immediately seek treatment. That could have been the end of his career, but instead it was the beginning.  Since then, Kennedy has become the nation’s leading advocate for mental health and substance abuse care, research and policy both in and out of Congress. And ever since passing the landmark Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act—and after the death of his father, leaving Congress—he has been changing the dialogue that surrounds all brain diseases. A Common Struggle weaves together Kennedy's private and professional narratives, echoing Kennedy's philosophy that for him, the personal is political and the political personal. Focusing on the years from his 'coming out' about suffering from bipolar disorder and addiction to the present day, the book examines Kennedy's journey toward recovery and reflects on Americans' propensity to treat mental illnesses as 'family secrets.' Beyond his own story, though, Kennedy creates a roadmap for equality in the mental health community, and outlines a bold plan for the future of mental health policy. Written with award-winning healthcare journalist and best-selling author Stephen Fried, A Common Struggle is both a cry for empathy and a call to action.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-order-to-live-a-north-korean-girl-s-journey-to-freedom-by-yeonmi-park--65178134https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244985 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Order To Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom Author: Yeonmi Park Narrator: Eji Kim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: September 29, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.42 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4.36 of Total 14 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of In Order to Live written by Yeonmi Park and read by Eji Kim. Yeonmi Park was not dreaming of freedom when she escaped from North Korea. She didn't even know what it meant to be free. All she knew was that she was running for her life, that if she and her family stayed behind they would die - from starvation, or disease, or even execution. This book is the story of Park's struggle to survive in the darkest, most repressive country on earth; her harrowing escape to South Korea through China's underworld of smugglers and human traffickers; and her emergence as a leading human rights activist - all before her 21st birthday.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244985Tue, 29 Sep 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244985 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Order To Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom Author: Yeonmi Park Narrator: Eji Kim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244985 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Order To Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom Author: Yeonmi Park Narrator: Eji Kim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: September 29, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.42 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4.36 of Total 14 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of In Order to Live written by Yeonmi Park and read by Eji Kim. Yeonmi Park was not dreaming of freedom when she escaped from North Korea. She didn't even know what it meant to be free. All she knew was that she was running for her life, that if she and her family stayed behind they would die - from starvation, or disease, or even execution. This book is the story of Park's struggle to survive in the darkest, most repressive country on earth; her harrowing escape to South Korea through China's underworld of smugglers and human traffickers; and her emergence as a leading human rights activist - all before her 21st birthday.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jack-kemp-the-bleeding-heart-conservative-who-changed-america-by-fred-barnes-morton-kondracke--65178132https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jack Kemp: The Bleeding-Heart Conservative Who Changed America Author: Fred Barnes, Morton Kondracke Narrator: Morton Kondracke, Fred Barnes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 29, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'THE PURPOSE OF POLITICS IS NOT TO DEFEAT YOUR OPPONENT AS MUCH AS IT IS TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP AND BETTER IDEAS THAN THE OPPOSITION.' —JACK KEMP The late 1970s were miserable for America. It was the post–Vietnam, post–Watergate era, a time of high unemployment, ruinous inflation, gasoline lines, Communist advances, and bottomed-out U.S. morale. In the 1980s, it all turned around: 'stagflation' ended and nearly two decades of prosperity ensued. The Soviet Union retreated, then collapsed. America again believed in itself. And around the world, democratic capitalism was deemed 'the end of history.' Ronald Reagan’s policies sparked the American renaissance, but the Gipper’s leadership is only part of the story. The economic theory that underpinned America’s success was pioneered by a star professional quarterback turned self-taught intellectual and 'bleeding-heart conservative': Jack Kemp. Kemp’s role in a pivotal period in American history is at last illuminated in this first-ever biography, which also has lessons for the politics of today. Kemp was the congressional champion of supply-side economics—the idea that lowering taxes would foster growth. Even today, almost no one advocates a return to a top income tax rate of 70 percent. Kemp didn’t just challenge the Democratic establishment. He also encouraged his fellow Republicans to be growth (not austerity) minded, open their tent to minorities and blue-collar workers, battle poverty and discrimination, and once again become 'the party of Lincoln.' Kemp approached politics the same way he played quarterback for the Buffalo Bills: with a refusal to accept defeat. Yet he also was incapable of personal attack, arguing always on the level of ideas. He regarded opponents as adversaries, not enemies, and often cooperated with them to get things done. Despite many ups and downs, including failed presidential and vice-presidential bids, he represented a positive, idealistic, compassionate Republicanism. Drawing on never-published papers and more than one hundred Kemp Oral History Project interviews, noted journalists Morton Kondracke and Fred Barnes trace Kemp’s life, from his childhood through his pro football career to his influential years as a congressman and cabinet secretary. As the American Dream seems to be waning and polarized politics stifles Washington, Kemp is a model for what politics ought to be. The Republican party and the nation are in desperate need of another Kemp.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244853Tue, 29 Sep 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jack Kemp: The Bleeding-Heart Conservative Who Changed America Author: Fred Barnes, Morton Kondracke Narrator: Morton Kondracke, Fred Barnes Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jack Kemp: The Bleeding-Heart Conservative Who Changed America Author: Fred Barnes, Morton Kondracke Narrator: Morton Kondracke, Fred Barnes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 29, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'THE PURPOSE OF POLITICS IS NOT TO DEFEAT YOUR OPPONENT AS MUCH AS IT IS TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP AND BETTER IDEAS THAN THE OPPOSITION.' —JACK KEMP The late 1970s were miserable for America. It was the post–Vietnam, post–Watergate era, a time of high unemployment, ruinous inflation, gasoline lines, Communist advances, and bottomed-out U.S. morale. In the 1980s, it all turned around: 'stagflation' ended and nearly two decades of prosperity ensued. The Soviet Union retreated, then collapsed. America again believed in itself. And around the world, democratic capitalism was deemed 'the end of history.' Ronald Reagan’s policies sparked the American renaissance, but the Gipper’s leadership is only part of the story. The economic theory that underpinned America’s success was pioneered by a star professional quarterback turned self-taught intellectual and 'bleeding-heart conservative': Jack Kemp. Kemp’s role in a pivotal period in American history is at last illuminated in this first-ever biography, which also has lessons for the politics of today. Kemp was the congressional champion of supply-side economics—the idea that lowering taxes would foster growth. Even today, almost no one advocates a return to a top income tax rate of 70 percent. Kemp didn’t just challenge the Democratic establishment. He also encouraged his fellow Republicans to be growth (not austerity) minded, open their tent to minorities and blue-collar workers, battle poverty and discrimination, and once again become 'the party of Lincoln.' Kemp approached politics the same way he played quarterback for the Buffalo Bills: with a refusal to accept defeat. Yet he also was incapable of personal attack, arguing always on the level of ideas. He regarded opponents as adversaries, not enemies, and often cooperated with them to get things done. Despite many ups and downs, including failed presidential and vice-presidential bids, he represented a positive, idealistic, compassionate Republicanism. Drawing on never-published papers and more than one hundred Kemp Oral History Project interviews, noted journalists Morton Kondracke and Fred Barnes trace Kemp’s life, from his childhood through his pro football career to his influential years as a congressman and cabinet secretary. As the American Dream seems to be waning and polarized politics stifles Washington, Kemp is a model for what politics ought to be. The Republican party and the nation are in desperate need of another Kemp.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unlikeable-the-problem-with-hillary-by-edward-klein--65178112https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245748 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unlikeable: The Problem with Hillary Author: Edward Klein Narrator: Jeff Cummings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 28, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 6 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers The Amateur and Blood Feud.…Unlikeable is the stunning, powerful exposé of Hillary Clinton and her floundering race for the White House. With unprecedented access to longtime associates of the Clintons and the Obamas, investigative reporter Edward Klein meticulously recreates conversations and details of Hillary Clinton's behind-the-scenes plotting in Chappaqua and Whitehaven. Klein, the former editor in chief of New York Times Magazine and a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, draws a deeply troubling portrait of Hillary Rodham Clinton, a highly unlikeable presidential candidate and a woman more associated with scandal than with accomplishments, with lying than with truth, with arrogance than with compassion.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245748Mon, 28 Sep 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245748 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unlikeable: The Problem with Hillary Author: Edward Klein Narrator: Jeff Cummings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 10 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245748 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unlikeable: The Problem with Hillary Author: Edward Klein Narrator: Jeff Cummings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 28, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 6 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers The Amateur and Blood Feud.…Unlikeable is the stunning, powerful exposé of Hillary Clinton and her floundering race for the White House. With unprecedented access to longtime associates of the Clintons and the Obamas, investigative reporter Edward Klein meticulously recreates conversations and details of Hillary Clinton's behind-the-scenes plotting in Chappaqua and Whitehaven. Klein, the former editor in chief of New York Times Magazine and a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, draws a deeply troubling portrait of Hillary Rodham Clinton, a highly unlikeable presidential candidate and a woman more associated with scandal than with accomplishments, with lying than with truth, with arrogance than with compassion.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/killing-reagan-the-violent-assault-that-changed-a-presidency-by-bill-o-reilly-martin-dugard--65178157https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242647 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency Series: Part of Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series Author: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard Narrator: Robert Petkoff, Bill O'Reilly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 22, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 201 Ratings of Narrator: 4.46 of Total 54 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling team of Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard comes Killing Reagan, a page-turning epic account of the career of President Ronald Reagan that tells the vivid story of his rise to power--and the forces of evil that conspired to bring him down. The basis for the 2016 television movie available on streaming. Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after a gunman's bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable -- or so it seemed. But Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face. Could he silently overcome his traumatic experience while at the same time carrying out the duties of the most powerful man in the world? Told in the same riveting fashion as Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, Killing Jesus, and Killing Patton, Killing Reagan reaches back to the golden days of Hollywood, where Reagan found both fame and heartbreak, up through the years in the California governor's mansion, and finally to the White House, where he presided over boom years and the fall of the Iron Curtain. But it was John Hinckley Jr.'s attack on him that precipitated President Reagan's most heroic actions. In Killing Reagan, O'Reilly and Dugard take readers behind the scenes, creating an unforgettable portrait of a great man operating in violent times.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242647Tue, 22 Sep 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242647 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency Series: Part of Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series Author: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242647 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency Series: Part of Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series Author: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard Narrator: Robert Petkoff, Bill O'Reilly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 22, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 201 Ratings of Narrator: 4.46 of Total 54 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling team of Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard comes Killing Reagan, a page-turning epic account of the career of President Ronald Reagan that tells the vivid story of his rise to power--and the forces of evil that conspired to bring him down. The basis for the 2016 television movie available on streaming. Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after a gunman's bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable -- or so it seemed. But Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face. Could he silently overcome his traumatic experience while at the same time carrying out the duties of the most powerful man in the world? Told in the same riveting fashion as Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, Killing Jesus, and Killing Patton, Killing Reagan reaches back to the golden days of Hollywood, where Reagan found both fame and heartbreak, up through the years in the California governor's mansion, and finally to the White House, where he presided over boom years and the fall of the Iron Curtain. But it was John Hinckley Jr.'s attack on him that precipitated President Reagan's most heroic actions. In Killing Reagan, O'Reilly and Dugard take readers behind the scenes, creating an unforgettable portrait of a great man operating in violent times.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/never-enough-donald-trump-and-the-pursuit-of-success-by-michael-d-antonio--65178141https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245020 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success Author: Michael D'Antonio Narrator: Eric Pollins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 22, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 6 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In the summer of 2015, as he vaulted to the lead among the many GOP candidates for president, Donald Trump was the only one dogged by questions about his true intentions. This most famous American businessman had played the role of provocateur so often that pundits, reporters, and voters struggled to believe that he was a serious contender. Trump stirred so much controversy that his candidacy puzzled anyone who applied ordinary political logic to the race. But as Michael D'Antonio shows in Never Enough, Trump has rarely been ordinary in his pursuit of success and his trademark method is based on a logic that begins with his firm belief that he is a singular and superior human being. As revealed in this landmark biography, Donald Trump is a man whose appetite for wealth, attention, power, and conquest is practically insatiable. Declaring that he is still the person he was as a rascally little boy, Trump confesses that he avoids reflecting on himself 'because I might not like what I see' and he believes 'most people aren't worthy of respect.' A product of the media age and the Me Generation that emerged in the 1970s, Trump was a Broadway showman before he became a developer. Mentored by the scoundrel attorney Roy Cohn, Trump was a regular on the New York club scene and won press attention as a dashing young mogul before he had built his first major project. He leveraged his father's enormous fortune and political connections to get his business off the ground, and soon developed a larger-than-life persona. In time, and through many setbacks, he made himself into a living symbol of extravagance and achievement. Drawing upon extensive and exclusive interviews with Trump and many of his family members, including all his adult children, D'Antonio presents the full story of a truly American icon, from his beginnings as a businessman to his stormy romantic life and his pursuit of power in its many forms. For all those who wonder: Just who is Donald Trump?, Never Enough supplies the answer. He is a promoter, builder, performer and politician who pursues success with a drive that borders on obsession and yet, has given him, almost everything he ever wanted.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245020Tue, 22 Sep 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245020 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success Author: Michael D'Antonio Narrator: Eric Pollins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 17...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245020 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success Author: Michael D'Antonio Narrator: Eric Pollins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 22, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 6 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In the summer of 2015, as he vaulted to the lead among the many GOP candidates for president, Donald Trump was the only one dogged by questions about his true intentions. This most famous American businessman had played the role of provocateur so often that pundits, reporters, and voters struggled to believe that he was a serious contender. Trump stirred so much controversy that his candidacy puzzled anyone who applied ordinary political logic to the race. But as Michael D'Antonio shows in Never Enough, Trump has rarely been ordinary in his pursuit of success and his trademark method is based on a logic that begins with his firm belief that he is a singular and superior human being. As revealed in this landmark biography, Donald Trump is a man whose appetite for wealth, attention, power, and conquest is practically insatiable. Declaring that he is still the person he was as a rascally little boy, Trump confesses that he avoids reflecting on himself 'because I might not like what I see' and he believes 'most people aren't worthy of respect.' A product of the media age and the Me Generation that emerged in the 1970s, Trump was a Broadway showman before he became a developer. Mentored by the scoundrel attorney Roy Cohn, Trump was a regular on the New York club scene and won press attention as a dashing young mogul before he had built his first major project. He leveraged his father's enormous fortune and political connections to get his business off the ground, and soon developed a larger-than-life persona. In time, and through many setbacks, he made himself into a living symbol of extravagance and achievement. Drawing upon extensive and exclusive interviews with Trump and many of his family members, including all his adult children, D'Antonio presents the full story of a truly American icon, from his beginnings as a businessman to his stormy romantic life and his pursuit of power in its many forms. For all those who wonder: Just who is Donald Trump?, Never Enough supplies the answer. He is a promoter, builder, performer and politician who pursues success with a drive that borders on obsession and yet, has given him, almost everything he ever wanted.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1944-fdr-and-the-year-that-changed-history-by-jay-winik--65178127https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History Author: Jay Winik Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 22, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: **New York Times Bestseller** Jay Winik brings to life in “gripping” detail (The New York Times Book Review) the year 1944, which determined the outcome of World War II and put more pressure than any other on an ailing yet determined President Roosevelt. 1944 was a year that could have stymied the Allies and cemented Hitler’s waning power. Instead, it saved those democracies—but with a fateful cost. Now, in a “complex history rendered with great color and sympathy” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Jay Winik captures the epic images and extraordinary history “with cinematic force” (Time). 1944 witnessed a series of titanic events: FDR at the pinnacle of his wartime leadership as well as his reelection, the unprecedented D-Day invasion, the liberation of Paris, and the tumultuous conferences that finally shaped the coming peace. But millions of lives were at stake as President Roosevelt learned about Hitler’s Final Solution. Just as the Allies were landing in Normandy, the Nazis were accelerating the killing of millions of European Jews. Winik shows how escalating pressures fell on an infirm Roosevelt, who faced a momentous decision. Was winning the war the best way to rescue the Jews? Or would it get in the way of defeating Hitler? In a year when even the most audacious undertakings were within the world’s reach, one challenge—saving Europe’s Jews—seemed to remain beyond Roosevelt’s grasp. “Compelling….This dramatic account highlights what too often has been glossed over—that as nobly as the Greatest Generation fought under FDR’s command, America could well have done more to thwart Nazi aggression” (The Boston Globe). Destined to take its place as one of the great works of World War II, 1944 is the first book to retell these events with moral clarity and a moving appreciation of the extraordinary actions of many extraordinary leaders.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244979Tue, 22 Sep 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History Author: Jay Winik Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 10 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History Author: Jay Winik Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 22, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: **New York Times Bestseller** Jay Winik brings to life in “gripping” detail (The New York Times Book Review) the year 1944, which determined the outcome of World War II and put more pressure than any other on an ailing yet determined President Roosevelt. 1944 was a year that could have stymied the Allies and cemented Hitler’s waning power. Instead, it saved those democracies—but with a fateful cost. Now, in a “complex history rendered with great color and sympathy” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Jay Winik captures the epic images and extraordinary history “with cinematic force” (Time). 1944 witnessed a series of titanic events: FDR at the pinnacle of his wartime leadership as well as his reelection, the unprecedented D-Day invasion, the liberation of Paris, and the tumultuous conferences that finally shaped the coming peace. But millions of lives were at stake as President Roosevelt learned about Hitler’s Final Solution. Just as the Allies were landing in Normandy, the Nazis were accelerating the killing of millions of European Jews. Winik shows how escalating pressures fell on an infirm Roosevelt, who faced a momentous decision. Was winning the war the best way to rescue the Jews? Or would it get in the way of defeating Hitler? In a year when even the most audacious undertakings were within the world’s reach, one challenge—saving Europe’s Jews—seemed to remain beyond Roosevelt’s grasp. “Compelling….This dramatic account highlights what too often has been glossed over—that as nobly as the Greatest Generation fought under FDR’s command, America could well have done more to thwart Nazi aggression” (The Boston Globe). Destined to take its place as one of the great works of World War II, 1944 is the first book to retell these events with moral clarity and a moving appreciation of the extraordinary actions of many extraordinary leaders.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rfk-jr-robert-f-kennedy-jr-and-the-dark-side-of-the-dream-by-jerry-oppenheimer--65178124https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244577 to listen full audiobooks. Title: RFK Jr.: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Dark Side of the Dream Author: Jerry Oppenheimer Narrator: Holter Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 22, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Jerry Oppenheimer comes a sensational biography of the son of the legendary Senator and troubled standard bearer of America's most fabled political dynasty. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. inherited his assassinated father's piercing blue eyes and Brahmin style, earning a reputation as the nation's foremost environmental activist and lawyer - the 'toxic avenger' - battling corporate polluters. But in this, the most revelatory portrait ever of a Kennedy, Oppenheimer places Bobby Jr., leader of the third generation of America's royal family, under a journalistic microscope. Based on scores of exclusive, candid on-the-record interviews, public and private records, and correspondence, Jerry Oppenheimer paints a balanced, objective portrait of this virtually unaccounted-for scion of the Kennedy dynasty. Like his slain father, the iconic senator and presidential hopeful, RFK Jr. was destined for political greatness. Why it never happened is revealed in this first-ever biography of him.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244577Tue, 22 Sep 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244577 to listen full audiobooks. Title: RFK Jr.: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Dark Side of the Dream Author: Jerry Oppenheimer Narrator: Holter Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244577 to listen full audiobooks. Title: RFK Jr.: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Dark Side of the Dream Author: Jerry Oppenheimer Narrator: Holter Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 22, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Jerry Oppenheimer comes a sensational biography of the son of the legendary Senator and troubled standard bearer of America's most fabled political dynasty. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. inherited his assassinated father's piercing blue eyes and Brahmin style, earning a reputation as the nation's foremost environmental activist and lawyer - the 'toxic avenger' - battling corporate polluters. But in this, the most revelatory portrait ever of a Kennedy, Oppenheimer places Bobby Jr., leader of the third generation of America's royal family, under a journalistic microscope. Based on scores of exclusive, candid on-the-record interviews, public and private records, and correspondence, Jerry Oppenheimer paints a balanced, objective portrait of this virtually unaccounted-for scion of the Kennedy dynasty. Like his slain father, the iconic senator and presidential hopeful, RFK Jr. was destined for political greatness. Why it never happened is revealed in this first-ever biography of him.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/up-from-slavery-by-booker-t-washington--65178135https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245906 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Up from Slavery Author: Booker T. Washington Narrator: Andrew L. Barnes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 15, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton University, to his work establishing vocational schools - most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama - to help black people and other disadvantaged minorities learn useful, marketable skills and work to pull themselves, as a race, up by the bootstraps. He reflects on the generosity of both teachers and philanthropists who helped in educating blacks and native Americans. He describes his efforts to instill manners, breeding, health and a feeling of dignity to students. His educational philosophy stresses combining academic subjects with learning a trade (something which is reminiscent of the educational theories of John Ruskin). Washington explained that the integration of practical subjects is partly designed to reassure the white community as to the usefulness of educating black people.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245906Tue, 15 Sep 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245906 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Up from Slavery Author: Booker T. Washington Narrator: Andrew L. Barnes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245906 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Up from Slavery Author: Booker T. Washington Narrator: Andrew L. Barnes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 15, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton University, to his work establishing vocational schools - most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama - to help black people and other disadvantaged minorities learn useful, marketable skills and work to pull themselves, as a race, up by the bootstraps. He reflects on the generosity of both teachers and philanthropists who helped in educating blacks and native Americans. He describes his efforts to instill manners, breeding, health and a feeling of dignity to students. His educational philosophy stresses combining academic subjects with learning a trade (something which is reminiscent of the educational theories of John Ruskin). Washington explained that the integration of practical subjects is partly designed to reassure the white community as to the usefulness of educating black people.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rising-to-the-challenge-my-leadership-journey-by-carly-fiornia--65178121https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244350 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rising to the Challenge: My Leadership Journey Author: Carly Fiornia Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 15, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “There are all kinds of reasons why people fail to fulfill their potential. Perhaps they lack opportunity, perhaps they lack support, perhaps they lack tools or training or education. But everyone has potential. This I know. Our Founders knew it too. They had the radical insight that the right to fulfill your potential— to use your God-given gifts—is a right that comes from God and cannot be taken away by government.” Since the 2006 publication of her New York Times bestseller, Tough Choices, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina has faced a new round of challenges. She ran for the Senate as a Republican in deep-blue California but was unable to unseat the entrenched incumbent. She battled breast cancer, wondering if she’d even survive. Worst of all, she suffered the devastating loss of a beloved daughter. Yet despite these setbacks and tragedies, she remains undaunted: “I’ve come to see lessons and blessings in these passages. I know now that life is not measured in time. Life is measured in love and positive contributions and moments of grace.” Now, Fiorina shares the lessons she’s learned from both her difficulties and triumphs. Drawing on her experience as a pioneering business and nonprofit leader, a politically active citizen, and a parent, she diagnoses the largest problem facing our country today: untapped potential. Too often, American men and women are held back by systems that prevent them from working and flourishing. Too many people lose hope for themselves. Too many lack the opportunity to use their gifts and live lives of meaning, dignity, and purpose. In 2014, Fiorina launched the Unlocking Potential Project, a new grassroots organization, to share a message with those who worry about America’s future: we have all the resources we need to prosper, but we don’t tap into them. By ignoring conservative principles—or failing to articulate those principles in ways that connect with regular people—politicians have failed their constituents, abandoning them to the crushing burden of our bloated government. Fiorina believes that politics, like business, is primarily about people. With warmth and compassion, she provides a vision that reaches across the usual barriers of gender, race, income, and party affiliation to craft a message that appeals to a wide range of Americans: a message of hope. As she learned facing life’s challenges, “Hope is a curiously strong thing.” Her story—and her ideas—will restore hope to those discouraged about the future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244350Tue, 15 Sep 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244350 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rising to the Challenge: My Leadership Journey Author: Carly Fiornia Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244350 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rising to the Challenge: My Leadership Journey Author: Carly Fiornia Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 15, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “There are all kinds of reasons why people fail to fulfill their potential. Perhaps they lack opportunity, perhaps they lack support, perhaps they lack tools or training or education. But everyone has potential. This I know. Our Founders knew it too. They had the radical insight that the right to fulfill your potential— to use your God-given gifts—is a right that comes from God and cannot be taken away by government.” Since the 2006 publication of her New York Times bestseller, Tough Choices, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina has faced a new round of challenges. She ran for the Senate as a Republican in deep-blue California but was unable to unseat the entrenched incumbent. She battled breast cancer, wondering if she’d even survive. Worst of all, she suffered the devastating loss of a beloved daughter. Yet despite these setbacks and tragedies, she remains undaunted: “I’ve come to see lessons and blessings in these passages. I know now that life is not measured in time. Life is measured in love and positive contributions and moments of grace.” Now, Fiorina shares the lessons she’s learned from both her difficulties and triumphs. Drawing on her experience as a pioneering business and nonprofit leader, a politically active citizen, and a parent, she diagnoses the largest problem facing our country today: untapped potential. Too often, American men and women are held back by systems that prevent them from working and flourishing. Too many people lose hope for themselves. Too many lack the opportunity to use their gifts and live lives of meaning, dignity, and purpose. In 2014, Fiorina launched the Unlocking Potential Project, a new grassroots organization, to share a message with those who worry about America’s future: we have all the resources we need to prosper, but we don’t tap into them. By ignoring conservative principles—or failing to articulate those principles in ways that connect with regular people—politicians have failed their constituents, abandoning them to the crushing burden of our bloated government. Fiorina believes that politics, like business, is primarily about people. With warmth and compassion, she provides a vision that reaches across the usual barriers of gender, race, income, and party affiliation to craft a message that appeals to a wide range of Americans: a message of hope. As she learned facing life’s challenges, “Hope is a curiously strong thing.” Her story—and her ideas—will restore hope to those discouraged about the future.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-the-bodies-were-buried-whitey-bulger-and-the-world-that-made-him-by-t-j-english--65178111https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242555 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where the Bodies Were Buried: Whitey Bulger and the World That Made Him Author: T. J. English Narrator: Mike Chamberlain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 15, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.69 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of The Westies and Paddy Whacked offers a front-row seat at the trial of Whitey Bulger, and an intimate view of the world of organized crime—and law enforcement—that made him the defining Irish American gangster. For sixteen years, Whitey Bulger eluded the long reach of the law. For decades one of the most dangerous men in America, Bulger—the brother of influential Massachusetts senator Billy Bulger—was often romanticized as a Robin Hood-like thief and protector. While he was functioning as the de facto mob boss of New England, Bulger was also serving as a Top Echelon informant for the FBI, covertly feeding local prosecutors information about other mob figures—while using their cover to cleverly eliminate his rivals, reinforce his own power, and protect himself from prosecution. Then, in 2011, he was arrested in southern California and returned to Boston, where he was tried and convicted of racketeering and murder. Our greatest chronicler of the Irish mob in America, T. J. English covered the trial at close range—by day in the courtroom, but also, on nights and weekends, interviewing Bulger’s associates as well as lawyers, former federal agents, and even members of the jury in the backyards and barrooms of Whitey’s world. In Where the Bodies Were Buried, he offers a startlingly revisionist account of Bulger’s story—and of the decades-long culture of collusion between the Feds and the Irish and Italian mob factions that have ruled New England since the 1970s, when a fateful deal left the FBI fatally compromised. English offers an authoritative look at Bulger’s own understanding of his relationship with the FBI and his alleged immunity deal, and illuminates how gangsterism, politics, and law enforcement have continued to be intertwined in Boston. As complex, harrowing, and human as a Scorsese film, Where the Bodies Were Buried is the last word on a reign of terror that many feared would never end.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242555Tue, 15 Sep 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242555 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where the Bodies Were Buried: Whitey Bulger and the World That Made Him Author: T. J. English Narrator: Mike Chamberlain Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242555 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where the Bodies Were Buried: Whitey Bulger and the World That Made Him Author: T. J. English Narrator: Mike Chamberlain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 15, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.69 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of The Westies and Paddy Whacked offers a front-row seat at the trial of Whitey Bulger, and an intimate view of the world of organized crime—and law enforcement—that made him the defining Irish American gangster. For sixteen years, Whitey Bulger eluded the long reach of the law. For decades one of the most dangerous men in America, Bulger—the brother of influential Massachusetts senator Billy Bulger—was often romanticized as a Robin Hood-like thief and protector. While he was functioning as the de facto mob boss of New England, Bulger was also serving as a Top Echelon informant for the FBI, covertly feeding local prosecutors information about other mob figures—while using their cover to cleverly eliminate his rivals, reinforce his own power, and protect himself from prosecution. Then, in 2011, he was arrested in southern California and returned to Boston, where he was tried and convicted of racketeering and murder. Our greatest chronicler of the Irish mob in America, T. J. English covered the trial at close range—by day in the courtroom, but also, on nights and weekends, interviewing Bulger’s associates as well as lawyers, former federal agents, and even members of the jury in the backyards and barrooms of Whitey’s world. In Where the Bodies Were Buried, he offers a startlingly revisionist account of Bulger’s story—and of the decades-long culture of collusion between the Feds and the Irish and Italian mob factions that have ruled New England since the 1970s, when a fateful deal left the FBI fatally compromised. English offers an authoritative look at Bulger’s own understanding of his relationship with the FBI and his alleged immunity deal, and illuminates how gangsterism, politics, and law enforcement have continued to be intertwined in Boston. As complex, harrowing, and human as a Scorsese film, Where the Bodies Were Buried is the last word on a reign of terror that many feared would never end.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vigilance-my-life-serving-america-and-protecting-its-empire-city-by-ray-kelly--65178150https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240765 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vigilance: My Life Serving America and Protecting Its Empire City Author: Ray Kelly Narrator: Ray Kelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 8, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Two-time New York City police commissioner Ray Kelly opens up about his remarkable life, taking us inside fifty years of law enforcement leadership, offering chilling stories of terrorist plots after 9/11, and sharing his candid insights into the challenges and controversies cops face today. The son of a milkman and a Macy's dressing room checker, Ray Kelly grew up on New York City's Upper West Side, a middle-class neighborhood where Irish and Puerto Rican kids played stickball and tussled in the streets. He entered the police academy and served as a marine in Vietnam, living and fighting by the values that would carry him through a half century of leadership-justice, decisiveness, integrity, courage, and loyalty. Kelly soared through the NYPD ranks in decades marked by poverty, drugs, civil unrest, and a murder rate that, at its peak, spiked to over two thousand per year. Kelly came to be known as a tough leader, a fixer who could go into a troubled precinct and clean it up. That reputation catapulted him into his first stint as commissioner, under Mayor David Dinkins, where Kelly oversaw the police response to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and spearheaded programs that would help usher in the city's historic drop in crime. Eight years later, in the chaotic wake of the 9/11 attacks, newly elected mayor Michael Bloomberg tapped Kelly to be NYC's top cop once again. After a decade working with Interpol, serving as undersecretary of the Treasury for enforcement, overseeing U.S. Customs, and commanding an international police force in Haiti, Kelly understood that New York's security was synonymous with our national security. Believing that the city could not afford to rely solely on 'the feds,' he succeeded in transforming the NYPD from a traditional police department into a resource-rich counterterrorism-and-intelligence force. In this vital memoir, Kelly reveals the inside stories of his life in the hot seat of 'the capital of the world'-from the terror plots that nearly brought a city to its knees to his dealings with politicians, including Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama as well as Mayors Rudolph Giuliani, Bloomberg, and Bill DeBlasio. He addresses criticisms and controversies like the so-called stop-question-and-frisk program and the rebuilding of the World Trade Center and offers his insights into the challenges that have recently consumed our nation's police forces, even as the need for vigilance remains as acute as ever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240765Tue, 08 Sep 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240765 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vigilance: My Life Serving America and Protecting Its Empire City Author: Ray Kelly Narrator: Ray Kelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240765 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vigilance: My Life Serving America and Protecting Its Empire City Author: Ray Kelly Narrator: Ray Kelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 8, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Two-time New York City police commissioner Ray Kelly opens up about his remarkable life, taking us inside fifty years of law enforcement leadership, offering chilling stories of terrorist plots after 9/11, and sharing his candid insights into the challenges and controversies cops face today. The son of a milkman and a Macy's dressing room checker, Ray Kelly grew up on New York City's Upper West Side, a middle-class neighborhood where Irish and Puerto Rican kids played stickball and tussled in the streets. He entered the police academy and served as a marine in Vietnam, living and fighting by the values that would carry him through a half century of leadership-justice, decisiveness, integrity, courage, and loyalty. Kelly soared through the NYPD ranks in decades marked by poverty, drugs, civil unrest, and a murder rate that, at its peak, spiked to over two thousand per year. Kelly came to be known as a tough leader, a fixer who could go into a troubled precinct and clean it up. That reputation catapulted him into his first stint as commissioner, under Mayor David Dinkins, where Kelly oversaw the police response to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and spearheaded programs that would help usher in the city's historic drop in crime. Eight years later, in the chaotic wake of the 9/11 attacks, newly elected mayor Michael Bloomberg tapped Kelly to be NYC's top cop once again. After a decade working with Interpol, serving as undersecretary of the Treasury for enforcement, overseeing U.S. Customs, and commanding an international police force in Haiti, Kelly understood that New York's security was synonymous with our national security. Believing that the city could not afford to rely solely on 'the feds,' he succeeded in transforming the NYPD from a traditional police department into a resource-rich counterterrorism-and-intelligence force. In this vital memoir, Kelly reveals the inside stories of his life in the hot seat of 'the capital of the world'-from the terror plots that nearly brought a city to its knees to his dealings with politicians, including Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama as well as Mayors Rudolph Giuliani, Bloomberg, and Bill DeBlasio. He addresses criticisms and controversies like the so-called stop-question-and-frisk program and the rebuilding of the World Trade Center and offers his insights into the challenges that have recently consumed our nation's police forces, even as the need for vigilance remains as acute as ever.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-promise-of-francis-the-man-the-pope-and-the-challenge-of-change-by-david-willey--65178096https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242867 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Promise of Francis: The Man, the Pope, and the Challenge of Change Author: David Willey Narrator: James Langton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 14 minutes Release date: September 8, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: With more than four decades of firsthand experience reporting from Vatican City, David Willey explores the religious and personal background of Pope Francis and his ability to fulfill the promises of reform made during the first two years of his papacy. Sex crimes and cover-ups, financial scandal, declining membership, and the unprecedented resignation of its chief executive, Pope Benedict XVI. These were the ingredients of a twenty-first century crisis in the Vatican—a crisis that might have anticipated the election of a steadily conservative pope, a career bureaucrat, and an insider. An operator. Instead they chose Francis. Using his unparalleled access and knowledge of the inner workings of the Vatican, BBC correspondent David Willey chronicles Francis’s first two years as pope and analyzes what could happen in the years to come. He tells the inside story of how this most unlikely man came from “the end of the world” to lead the world’s largest corporation into the future, stirring millions to interest and faith again through his frank speeches and benevolent beliefs. In putting this all into context, Willey seeks to further unravel the mysteries and conspiracies that continue to surround the worldwide headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. The world has never seen the Church in a greater state of flux, as Francis’s words and deeds have enchanted, entertained, and sometimes enraged the public. In this comprehensive biography complete with full-color photography, David Willey explores the religious and personal background of the inspirational Pope Francis, his stunning impact on the Catholic Church, the hopes he has raised, and the legacy he will leave behind.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242867Tue, 08 Sep 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242867 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Promise of Francis: The Man, the Pope, and the Challenge of Change Author: David Willey Narrator: James Langton Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242867 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Promise of Francis: The Man, the Pope, and the Challenge of Change Author: David Willey Narrator: James Langton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 14 minutes Release date: September 8, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: With more than four decades of firsthand experience reporting from Vatican City, David Willey explores the religious and personal background of Pope Francis and his ability to fulfill the promises of reform made during the first two years of his papacy. Sex crimes and cover-ups, financial scandal, declining membership, and the unprecedented resignation of its chief executive, Pope Benedict XVI. These were the ingredients of a twenty-first century crisis in the Vatican—a crisis that might have anticipated the election of a steadily conservative pope, a career bureaucrat, and an insider. An operator. Instead they chose Francis. Using his unparalleled access and knowledge of the inner workings of the Vatican, BBC correspondent David Willey chronicles Francis’s first two years as pope and analyzes what could happen in the years to come. He tells the inside story of how this most unlikely man came from “the end of the world” to lead the world’s largest corporation into the future, stirring millions to interest and faith again through his frank speeches and benevolent beliefs. In putting this all into context, Willey seeks to further unravel the mysteries and conspiracies that continue to surround the worldwide headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. The world has never seen the Church in a greater state of flux, as Francis’s words and deeds have enchanted, entertained, and sometimes enraged the public. In this comprehensive biography complete with full-color photography, David Willey explores the religious and personal background of the inspirational Pope Francis, his stunning impact on the Catholic Church, the hopes he has raised, and the legacy he will leave behind.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-senator-next-door-a-memoir-from-the-heartland-by-amy-klobuchar--65178159https://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: Law & Politics 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 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease 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: Law & Politics 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/plenty-ladylike-a-memoir-by-claire-mccaskill--65178169https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240800 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Plenty Ladylike: A Memoir Author: Claire Mccaskill Narrator: Claire McCaskill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: August 11, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The senator from Missouri shares her “straightforward, plainspoken, and at once deeply personal and thoroughly political” (Publishers Weekly) story of embracing her ambition, surviving sexism, making a family, losing a husband, outsmarting her enemies—and finding joy along the way. Claire McCaskill grew up in a political family, but not at a time that welcomed women with big plans. She earned a law degree and paid her way through school by working as a waitress. By 1982 Claire had set her sights on the Missouri House of Representatives. That door was slammed in her face, but Claire always kept pushing—first as a prosecutor of arsonists and rapists and then all the way to the door of a cabal of Missouri politicians, who had secret meetings to block her legislation. In this candid, lively, and forthright memoir, Senator McCaskill describes her uphill battle to become who she is today, from her failed first marriage to a Kansas City car dealer—the father of her three children—to her current marriage to a Missouri businessman whom she describes as “a life partner.” She depicts her ups and downs with the Clintons, her long-shot reelection as senator after secretly helping to nominate a right-wing extremist as her opponent, and the fun of joining the growing bipartisan sisterhood in the Senate. Unconventional, unsparing in its honesty, full of sharp humor and practical wisdom, and rousing in its defense of female ambition, “Plenty Ladylike is a powerful, unapologetic primer on the successful exercise of real power and what it takes to get it, keep it, and use it. This is a brilliant memoir that nearly explodes with encouragement for women on how to achieve their dreams” (Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO and author of Lean In).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240800Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240800 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Plenty Ladylike: A Memoir Author: Claire Mccaskill Narrator: Claire McCaskill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240800 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Plenty Ladylike: A Memoir Author: Claire Mccaskill Narrator: Claire McCaskill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: August 11, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The senator from Missouri shares her “straightforward, plainspoken, and at once deeply personal and thoroughly political” (Publishers Weekly) story of embracing her ambition, surviving sexism, making a family, losing a husband, outsmarting her enemies—and finding joy along the way. Claire McCaskill grew up in a political family, but not at a time that welcomed women with big plans. She earned a law degree and paid her way through school by working as a waitress. By 1982 Claire had set her sights on the Missouri House of Representatives. That door was slammed in her face, but Claire always kept pushing—first as a prosecutor of arsonists and rapists and then all the way to the door of a cabal of Missouri politicians, who had secret meetings to block her legislation. In this candid, lively, and forthright memoir, Senator McCaskill describes her uphill battle to become who she is today, from her failed first marriage to a Kansas City car dealer—the father of her three children—to her current marriage to a Missouri businessman whom she describes as “a life partner.” She depicts her ups and downs with the Clintons, her long-shot reelection as senator after secretly helping to nominate a right-wing extremist as her opponent, and the fun of joining the growing bipartisan sisterhood in the Senate. Unconventional, unsparing in its honesty, full of sharp humor and practical wisdom, and rousing in its defense of female ambition, “Plenty Ladylike is a powerful, unapologetic primer on the successful exercise of real power and what it takes to get it, keep it, and use it. This is a brilliant memoir that nearly explodes with encouragement for women on how to achieve their dreams” (Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO and author of Lean In).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/poison-candy-the-murderous-madam-inside-dalia-dippolito-s-plot-to-kill-by-mark-ebner-elizabeth-parker--65178191https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237742 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Poison Candy: The Murderous Madam; Inside Dalia Dippolito’s Plot to Kill Author: Mark Ebner, Elizabeth Parker Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 28, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In August 2009, former madam Dalia Dippolito conspired with a hit man to arrange her ex-con husband’s murder. Days later, it seemed as if all had gone according to plan. The beautiful young Dalia came home from her health club to an elaborate crime scene, complete with yellow tape outlining her townhome and police milling about. When Sgt. Frank Ranzie of the Boynton Beach, Florida, police informed her of her husband Michael’s apparent murder, the newlywed Dippolito can be seen on surveillance video collapsing into the cop’s arms, like any loving wife would do. The only thing missing from her performance were actual tears. And the only thing missing from the murder scene was an actual murder. Tipped off by one of Dalia’s lovers, an undercover detective posing as a hit man met with Dalia to plot her husband’s murder while his team planned, then staged, the murder scenario—brazenly inviting the reality TV show Cops along for the ride. The Cops video went viral, sparking a media frenzy: twisted tales of illicit drugs, secret boyfriends, sex-for-hire, a cuckolded former con man, and the defense’s ludicrous claim that the entire hit had been staged by the intended victim for reality TV fame. In Poison Candy, case prosecutor Elizabeth Parker teams with bestselling crime writer Mark Ebner to take listeners behind and beyond the courtroom scenes with astonishing never-before-revealed facts, whipsaw plot twists, and exclusive details far too lurid for the trial that led to twenty years in state prison for Dalia Dippolito.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237742Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237742 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Poison Candy: The Murderous Madam; Inside Dalia Dippolito’s Plot to Kill Author: Mark Ebner, Elizabeth Parker Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237742 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Poison Candy: The Murderous Madam; Inside Dalia Dippolito’s Plot to Kill Author: Mark Ebner, Elizabeth Parker Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 28, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In August 2009, former madam Dalia Dippolito conspired with a hit man to arrange her ex-con husband’s murder. Days later, it seemed as if all had gone according to plan. The beautiful young Dalia came home from her health club to an elaborate crime scene, complete with yellow tape outlining her townhome and police milling about. When Sgt. Frank Ranzie of the Boynton Beach, Florida, police informed her of her husband Michael’s apparent murder, the newlywed Dippolito can be seen on surveillance video collapsing into the cop’s arms, like any loving wife would do. The only thing missing from her performance were actual tears. And the only thing missing from the murder scene was an actual murder. Tipped off by one of Dalia’s lovers, an undercover detective posing as a hit man met with Dalia to plot her husband’s murder while his team planned, then staged, the murder scenario—brazenly inviting the reality TV show Cops along for the ride. The Cops video went viral, sparking a media frenzy: twisted tales of illicit drugs, secret boyfriends, sex-for-hire, a cuckolded former con man, and the defense’s ludicrous claim that the entire hit had been staged by the intended victim for reality TV fame. In Poison Candy, case prosecutor Elizabeth Parker teams with bestselling crime writer Mark Ebner to take listeners behind and beyond the courtroom scenes with astonishing never-before-revealed facts, whipsaw plot twists, and exclusive details far too lurid for the trial that led to twenty years in state prison for Dalia Dippolito.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vendetta-bobby-kennedy-versus-jimmy-hoffa-by-james-neff--65178190https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236631 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vendetta: Bobby Kennedy Versus Jimmy Hoffa Author: James Neff Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 7, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: One of America's greatest investigative reporters brings to life the gripping, no-holds-barred clash of two American titans: Robert Kennedy and his nemesis Jimmy Hoffa. From 1957 to 1964, Robert Kennedy and Jimmy Hoffa channeled nearly all of their considerable powers into destroying each other. Kennedy's battle with Hoffa burst into the public consciousness with the 1957 Senate Rackets Committee hearings and intensified when his brother named him attorney general in 1961. RFK put together a 'Get Hoffa' squad within the Justice Department, devoted to destroying one man. But Hoffa, with nearly unlimited Teamster funds, was not about to roll over. Drawing upon a treasure trove of previously secret and undisclosed documents, James Neff has crafted a brilliant, heart-pounding epic of crime and punishment, a saga of venom and relentlessness and two men willing to do anything to demolish each other.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236631Tue, 07 Jul 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236631 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vendetta: Bobby Kennedy Versus Jimmy Hoffa Author: James Neff Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 21 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236631 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vendetta: Bobby Kennedy Versus Jimmy Hoffa Author: James Neff Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 7, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: One of America's greatest investigative reporters brings to life the gripping, no-holds-barred clash of two American titans: Robert Kennedy and his nemesis Jimmy Hoffa. From 1957 to 1964, Robert Kennedy and Jimmy Hoffa channeled nearly all of their considerable powers into destroying each other. Kennedy's battle with Hoffa burst into the public consciousness with the 1957 Senate Rackets Committee hearings and intensified when his brother named him attorney general in 1961. RFK put together a 'Get Hoffa' squad within the Justice Department, devoted to destroying one man. But Hoffa, with nearly unlimited Teamster funds, was not about to roll over. Drawing upon a treasure trove of previously secret and undisclosed documents, James Neff has crafted a brilliant, heart-pounding epic of crime and punishment, a saga of venom and relentlessness and two men willing to do anything to demolish each other.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-full-life-reflections-at-ninety-by-jimmy-carter--65178154https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236396 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Jimmy Carter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: July 7, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: GRAMMY AWARD–WINNER FOR BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM! In his major New York Times bestseller, Jimmy Carter looks back from ninety years of age and “reveals private thoughts and recollections over a fascinating career as businessman, politician, evangelist, and humanitarian” (Booklist). At ninety, Jimmy Carter reflects on his public and private life with a frankness that is disarming. He adds detail and emotion about his youth in rural Georgia that he described in his magnificent An Hour Before Daylight. He writes about racism and the isolation of the Carters. He describes the brutality of the hazing regimen at Annapolis, and how he nearly lost his life twice serving on submarines and his amazing interview with Admiral Rickover. He describes the profound influence his mother had on him, and how he admired his father even though he didn’t emulate him. He admits that he decided to quit the Navy and later enter politics without consulting his wife, Rosalynn, and how appalled he is in retrospect. In his “warm and detailed memoir” (Los Angeles Times), Carter tells what he is proud of and what he might do differently. He discusses his regret at losing his re-election, but how he and Rosalynn pushed on and made a new life and second and third rewarding careers. He is frank about the presidents who have succeeded him, world leaders, and his passions for the causes he cares most about, particularly the condition of women and the deprived people of the developing world. “Always warm and human…even inspirational” (Buffalo News), A Full Life is a wise and moving look back from this remarkable man. Jimmy Carter has lived one of our great American lives—from rural obscurity to world fame, universal respect, and contentment. A Full Life is an extraordinary read from a “force to be reckoned with” (Christian Science Monitor).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236396Tue, 07 Jul 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236396 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Jimmy Carter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236396 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Jimmy Carter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: July 7, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: GRAMMY AWARD–WINNER FOR BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM! In his major New York Times bestseller, Jimmy Carter looks back from ninety years of age and “reveals private thoughts and recollections over a fascinating career as businessman, politician, evangelist, and humanitarian” (Booklist). At ninety, Jimmy Carter reflects on his public and private life with a frankness that is disarming. He adds detail and emotion about his youth in rural Georgia that he described in his magnificent An Hour Before Daylight. He writes about racism and the isolation of the Carters. He describes the brutality of the hazing regimen at Annapolis, and how he nearly lost his life twice serving on submarines and his amazing interview with Admiral Rickover. He describes the profound influence his mother had on him, and how he admired his father even though he didn’t emulate him. He admits that he decided to quit the Navy and later enter politics without consulting his wife, Rosalynn, and how appalled he is in retrospect. In his “warm and detailed memoir” (Los Angeles Times), Carter tells what he is proud of and what he might do differently. He discusses his regret at losing his re-election, but how he and Rosalynn pushed on and made a new life and second and third rewarding careers. He is frank about the presidents who have succeeded him, world leaders, and his passions for the causes he cares most about, particularly the condition of women and the deprived people of the developing world. “Always warm and human…even inspirational” (Buffalo News), A Full Life is a wise and moving look back from this remarkable man. Jimmy Carter has lived one of our great American lives—from rural obscurity to world fame, universal respect, and contentment. A Full Life is an extraordinary read from a “force to be reckoned with” (Christian Science Monitor).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-time-for-truth-reigniting-the-promise-of-america-by-ted-cruz--65178166https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236592 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Time for Truth: Reigniting the Promise of America Author: Ted Cruz Narrator: Ted Cruz, Jason Culp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 50 minutes Release date: June 30, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.92 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Liberals love to hate Ted Cruz. The outspoken Texas Senator has a knack for getting under their skin. His quotable remarks - and even more, his principled stands on numerous national issues -- have made him a political lightning rod and the most googled man in Washington.  There is a simple reason Senator Cruz has dominated so much of the national conversation. Since his election to the Senate in 2012 he has refused to go along with the established way of doing business in Washington. As a result, he has become a voice for millions of Americans frustrated with governmental corruption and gridlock.  Telling the truth is a radical act in our nation’s capital - a city dominated by empty promises, meaningless “show votes,” and a self-protection racket designed to get politicians re-elected rather than heeding the demands of the American people. Cruz has told the truth - about Washington collusion, a corrupted political process, and the institutional barriers to actually fixing the enormous challenges we face. In A Time For Truth, his first book, Cruz tells his story as a Cuban immigrant’s son who made it to the Ivy League, to the Supreme Court bar, and eventually the U.S. Senate. It’s a deeply personal journey that begins with Cruz’s father experiencing brutality in a Cuban prison and ends with Cruz’s discovery that Washington has neither the courage nor the desire to preserve the freedom and opportunities that gave hope to his father, and millions like him. Pulling back the curtain on the backroom deals between Republicans, Democrats, and the lobbyists who keep them in office (instead of keeping them accountable to their constituents), Cruz offers an inside look at what has gone wrong in our nation’s capital. He argues that the need for change is urgent, and that the only way to bring about real change is to revitalize the Constitutional principles that made our country great. It’s a book that will win Ted Cruz few friends in Washington. Then again, that isn’t why he went there in the first place.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236592Tue, 30 Jun 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236592 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Time for Truth: Reigniting the Promise of America Author: Ted Cruz Narrator: Ted Cruz, Jason Culp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 50...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236592 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Time for Truth: Reigniting the Promise of America Author: Ted Cruz Narrator: Ted Cruz, Jason Culp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 50 minutes Release date: June 30, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.92 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Liberals love to hate Ted Cruz. The outspoken Texas Senator has a knack for getting under their skin. His quotable remarks - and even more, his principled stands on numerous national issues -- have made him a political lightning rod and the most googled man in Washington.  There is a simple reason Senator Cruz has dominated so much of the national conversation. Since his election to the Senate in 2012 he has refused to go along with the established way of doing business in Washington. As a result, he has become a voice for millions of Americans frustrated with governmental corruption and gridlock.  Telling the truth is a radical act in our nation’s capital - a city dominated by empty promises, meaningless “show votes,” and a self-protection racket designed to get politicians re-elected rather than heeding the demands of the American people. Cruz has told the truth - about Washington collusion, a corrupted political process, and the institutional barriers to actually fixing the enormous challenges we face. In A Time For Truth, his first book, Cruz tells his story as a Cuban immigrant’s son who made it to the Ivy League, to the Supreme Court bar, and eventually the U.S. Senate. It’s a deeply personal journey that begins with Cruz’s father experiencing brutality in a Cuban prison and ends with Cruz’s discovery that Washington has neither the courage nor the desire to preserve the freedom and opportunities that gave hope to his father, and millions like him. Pulling back the curtain on the backroom deals between Republicans, Democrats, and the lobbyists who keep them in office (instead of keeping them accountable to their constituents), Cruz offers an inside look at what has gone wrong in our nation’s capital. He argues that the need for change is urgent, and that the only way to bring about real change is to revitalize the Constitutional principles that made our country great. It’s a book that will win Ted Cruz few friends in Washington. Then again, that isn’t why he went there in the first place.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/being-nixon-a-man-divided-by-evan-thomas--65178180https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236246 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Being Nixon: A Man Divided Author: Evan Thomas Narrator: Bob Walter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 16, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The landmark New York Times bestselling biography of Richard M. Nixon, a political savant whose gaping character flaws would drive him from the presidency and forever taint his legacy.  “A biography of eloquence and breadth . . . No single volume about Nixon’s long and interesting life could be so comprehensive.”—Chicago Tribune One of Time’s Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the Year In this revelatory biography, Evan Thomas delivers a radical, unique portrait of America’s thirty-seventh president, Richard Nixon, a contradictory figure who was both determinedly optimistic and tragically flawed. One of the principal architects of the modern Republican Party and its “silent majority” of disaffected whites and conservative ex-Dixiecrats, Nixon was also deemed a liberal in some quarters for his efforts to desegregate Southern schools, create the Environmental Protection Agency, and end the draft. The son of devout Quakers, Richard Nixon (not unlike his rival John F. Kennedy) grew up in the shadow of an older, favored brother and thrived on conflict and opposition. Through high school and college, in the navy and in politics, Nixon was constantly leading crusades and fighting off enemies real and imagined. He possessed the plainspoken eloquence to reduce American television audiences to tears with his career-saving “Checkers” speech; meanwhile, Nixon’s darker half hatched schemes designed to take down his political foes, earning him the notorious nickname “Tricky Dick.” Drawing on a wide range of historical accounts, Thomas’s biography reveals the contradictions of a leader whose vision and foresight led him to achieve détente with the Soviet Union and reestablish relations with communist China, but whose underhanded political tactics tainted his reputation long before the Watergate scandal. A deeply insightful character study as well as a brilliant political biography, Being Nixon offers a surprising look at a man capable of great bravery and extraordinary deviousness—a balanced portrait of a president too often reduced to caricature. Praise for Being Nixon “Terrifically engaging . . . a fair, insightful and highly entertaining portrait.”—The Wall Street Journal “Thomas has a fine eye for the telling quote and the funny vignette, and his style is eminently readable.”—The New York Times Book Review]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236246Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236246 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Being Nixon: A Man Divided Author: Evan Thomas Narrator: Bob Walter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 16,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236246 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Being Nixon: A Man Divided Author: Evan Thomas Narrator: Bob Walter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 16, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The landmark New York Times bestselling biography of Richard M. Nixon, a political savant whose gaping character flaws would drive him from the presidency and forever taint his legacy.  “A biography of eloquence and breadth . . . No single volume about Nixon’s long and interesting life could be so comprehensive.”—Chicago Tribune One of Time’s Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the Year In this revelatory biography, Evan Thomas delivers a radical, unique portrait of America’s thirty-seventh president, Richard Nixon, a contradictory figure who was both determinedly optimistic and tragically flawed. One of the principal architects of the modern Republican Party and its “silent majority” of disaffected whites and conservative ex-Dixiecrats, Nixon was also deemed a liberal in some quarters for his efforts to desegregate Southern schools, create the Environmental Protection Agency, and end the draft. The son of devout Quakers, Richard Nixon (not unlike his rival John F. Kennedy) grew up in the shadow of an older, favored brother and thrived on conflict and opposition. Through high school and college, in the navy and in politics, Nixon was constantly leading crusades and fighting off enemies real and imagined. He possessed the plainspoken eloquence to reduce American television audiences to tears with his career-saving “Checkers” speech; meanwhile, Nixon’s darker half hatched schemes designed to take down his political foes, earning him the notorious nickname “Tricky Dick.” Drawing on a wide range of historical accounts, Thomas’s biography reveals the contradictions of a leader whose vision and foresight led him to achieve détente with the Soviet Union and reestablish relations with communist China, but whose underhanded political tactics tainted his reputation long before the Watergate scandal. A deeply insightful character study as well as a brilliant political biography, Being Nixon offers a surprising look at a man capable of great bravery and extraordinary deviousness—a balanced portrait of a president too often reduced to caricature. Praise for Being Nixon “Terrifically engaging . . . a fair, insightful and highly entertaining portrait.”—The Wall Street Journal “Thomas has a fine eye for the telling quote and the funny vignette, and his style is eminently readable.”—The New York Times Book Review]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/buckley-and-mailer-the-difficult-friendship-that-shaped-the-sixties-by-kevin-m-schultz--65178168https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236090 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Buckley and Mailer: The Difficult Friendship That Shaped the Sixties Author: Kevin M. Schultz Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 1, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A lively chronicle of the 1960's through the incredibly contentious and surprisingly close friendship of its two most colorful characters. Norman Mailer and William F. Buckley, Jr., were towering figures who argued publicly about every major issue of the 1960s: the counterculture, Vietnam, Feminism, civil rights, the Cold War. Behind the scenes, the two were close friends and trusted confidantes who lived surprisingly parallel lives. In Buckley and Mailer, historian Kevin M. Schultz delves into their personal archives to tell the rich story of their friendship, arguments, and the tumultuous decade that did so much to shape. From their Playboy-sponsored debate before the Patterson-Liston heavyweight fight in 1962 to their campaigns for mayor of New York City to their confrontations at Truman Capote's Black-and-White Ball, over the March on the Pentagon, and at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Schultz delivers a fresh chronicle of the ‘60s and its long aftermath as well as an entertaining work of narrative history that explores these extraordinary figures' contrasting visions of America and the future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236090Mon, 01 Jun 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236090 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Buckley and Mailer: The Difficult Friendship That Shaped the Sixties Author: Kevin M. Schultz Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236090 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Buckley and Mailer: The Difficult Friendship That Shaped the Sixties Author: Kevin M. Schultz Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 1, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A lively chronicle of the 1960's through the incredibly contentious and surprisingly close friendship of its two most colorful characters. Norman Mailer and William F. Buckley, Jr., were towering figures who argued publicly about every major issue of the 1960s: the counterculture, Vietnam, Feminism, civil rights, the Cold War. Behind the scenes, the two were close friends and trusted confidantes who lived surprisingly parallel lives. In Buckley and Mailer, historian Kevin M. Schultz delves into their personal archives to tell the rich story of their friendship, arguments, and the tumultuous decade that did so much to shape. From their Playboy-sponsored debate before the Patterson-Liston heavyweight fight in 1962 to their campaigns for mayor of New York City to their confrontations at Truman Capote's Black-and-White Ball, over the March on the Pentagon, and at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Schultz delivers a fresh chronicle of the ‘60s and its long aftermath as well as an entertaining work of narrative history that explores these extraordinary figures' contrasting visions of America and the future.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jacksonland-president-andrew-jackson-cherokee-chief-john-ross-and-a-great-american-land-gr-ab-by-steve-inskeep--65178202https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232032 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Gr ab Author: Steve Inskeep Narrator: Steve Inskeep Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 19, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Jacksonland is the thrilling narrative history of two men—President Andrew Jackson and Cherokee chief John Ross—who led their respective nations at a crossroads of American history. Five decades after the Revolutionary War, the United States approached a constitutional crisis. At its center stood two former military comrades locked in a struggle that tested the boundaries of our fledgling democracy. Jacksonland is their story.  One man we recognize: Andrew Jackson—war hero, populist, and exemplar of the expanding South—whose first major initiative as president instigated the massive expulsion of Native Americans known as the Trail of Tears. The other is a half-forgotten figure: John Ross—a mixed-race Cherokee politician and diplomat—who used the United States’ own legal system and democratic ideals to oppose Jackson. Representing one of the Five Civilized Tribes who had adopted the ways of white settlers—cultivating farms, publishing a newspaper in their own language, and sending children to school—Ross championed the tribes’ cause all the way to the Supreme Court. He gained allies like Senator Henry Clay, Chief Justice John Marshall, and even Davy Crockett. In a fight that seems at once distant and familiar, Ross and his allies made their case in the media, committed civil disobedience, and benefited from the first mass political action by American women. Their struggle contained ominous overtures of later events like the Civil War and set the pattern for modern-day politics.  At stake in this struggle was the land of the Five Civilized Tribes. In shocking detail, Jacksonland reveals how Jackson, as a general, extracted immense wealth from his own armies’ conquest of native lands. Later, as president, Jackson set in motion the seizure of tens of millions of acres—“Jacksonland”—in today’s Deep South.  Jacksonland is the work of renowned journalist Steve Inskeep, cohost of NPR’s Morning Edition, who offers here a heart-stopping narrative masterpiece, a tragedy of American history that feels ripped from the headlines in its immediacy, drama, and relevance to our lives.  Harrowing, inspiring, and deeply moving, Inskeep’s Jacksonland is the story of America at a moment of transition, when the fate of states and nations was decided by the actions of two heroic yet tragically opposed men.  CANDICE MILLARD, author of Destiny of the Republic and The River of Doubt “Inskeep tells this, one of the most tragic and transformative stories in American history, in swift, confident, colorful strokes. So well, and so intimately, does he know his subject that the reader comes away feeling as if Jackson and Ross’s epic struggle for the future of their nations took place yesterday rather than nearly two hundred years ago.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232032Tue, 19 May 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232032 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Gr ab Author: Steve Inskeep Narrator: Steve Inskeep Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232032 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Gr ab Author: Steve Inskeep Narrator: Steve Inskeep Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 19, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Jacksonland is the thrilling narrative history of two men—President Andrew Jackson and Cherokee chief John Ross—who led their respective nations at a crossroads of American history. Five decades after the Revolutionary War, the United States approached a constitutional crisis. At its center stood two former military comrades locked in a struggle that tested the boundaries of our fledgling democracy. Jacksonland is their story.  One man we recognize: Andrew Jackson—war hero, populist, and exemplar of the expanding South—whose first major initiative as president instigated the massive expulsion of Native Americans known as the Trail of Tears. The other is a half-forgotten figure: John Ross—a mixed-race Cherokee politician and diplomat—who used the United States’ own legal system and democratic ideals to oppose Jackson. Representing one of the Five Civilized Tribes who had adopted the ways of white settlers—cultivating farms, publishing a newspaper in their own language, and sending children to school—Ross championed the tribes’ cause all the way to the Supreme Court. He gained allies like Senator Henry Clay, Chief Justice John Marshall, and even Davy Crockett. In a fight that seems at once distant and familiar, Ross and his allies made their case in the media, committed civil disobedience, and benefited from the first mass political action by American women. Their struggle contained ominous overtures of later events like the Civil War and set the pattern for modern-day politics.  At stake in this struggle was the land of the Five Civilized Tribes. In shocking detail, Jacksonland reveals how Jackson, as a general, extracted immense wealth from his own armies’ conquest of native lands. Later, as president, Jackson set in motion the seizure of tens of millions of acres—“Jacksonland”—in today’s Deep South.  Jacksonland is the work of renowned journalist Steve Inskeep, cohost of NPR’s Morning Edition, who offers here a heart-stopping narrative masterpiece, a tragedy of American history that feels ripped from the headlines in its immediacy, drama, and relevance to our lives.  Harrowing, inspiring, and deeply moving, Inskeep’s Jacksonland is the story of America at a moment of transition, when the fate of states and nations was decided by the actions of two heroic yet tragically opposed men.  CANDICE MILLARD, author of Destiny of the Republic and The River of Doubt “Inskeep tells this, one of the most tragic and transformative stories in American history, in swift, confident, colorful strokes. So well, and so intimately, does he know his subject that the reader comes away feeling as if Jackson and Ross’s epic struggle for the future of their nations took place yesterday rather than nearly two hundred years ago.”]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reagan-the-life-by-h-w-brands--65178138https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231883 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reagan: The Life Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 31 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 12, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 1.67 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From master storyteller and New York Times bestselling Historian H. W. Brands comes the definitive biography of a visionary and transformative president In his magisterial new biography, H. W. Brands brilliantly establishes Ronald Reagan as one of the two great presidents of the twentieth century, a true peer to Franklin Roosevelt. Reagan conveys with sweep and vigor how the confident force of Reagan’s personality and the unwavering nature of his beliefs enabled him to engineer a conservative revolution in American politics and play a crucial role in ending communism in the Soviet Union. Reagan shut down the age of liberalism, Brands shows, and ushered in the age of Reagan, whose defining principles are still powerfully felt today.    Reagan follows young Ronald Reagan as his ambition for ever larger stages compelled him to leave behind small-town Illinois to become first a radio announcer and then that quintessential public figure of modern America, a movie star. When his acting career stalled, his reinvention as the voice of The General Electric Theater on television made him an unlikely spokesman for corporate America. Then began Reagan’s improbable political ascension, starting in the 1960s, when he was first elected governor of California, and culminating in his election in 1980 as president of the United States.      Employing archival sources not available to previous biographers and drawing on dozens of interviews with surviving members of Reagan’s administration, Brands has crafted a richly detailed and fascinating narrative of the presidential years. He offers new insights into Reagan’s remote management style and fractious West Wing staff, his deft handling of public sentiment to transform the tax code, and his deeply misunderstood relationship with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, on which nothing less than the fate of the world turned.     Reagan is a storytelling triumph, an irresistible portrait of an underestimated politician whose pragmatic leadership and steadfast vision transformed the nation. Look for H.W. Brands's other biographies: THE FIRST AMERICAN (Benjamin Franklin), ANDREW JACKSON, THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION (Ulysses S. Grant), and TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS (Franklin Roosevelt).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231883Tue, 12 May 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231883 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reagan: The Life Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 31 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 12, 2015...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231883 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reagan: The Life Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 31 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 12, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 1.67 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From master storyteller and New York Times bestselling Historian H. W. Brands comes the definitive biography of a visionary and transformative president In his magisterial new biography, H. W. Brands brilliantly establishes Ronald Reagan as one of the two great presidents of the twentieth century, a true peer to Franklin Roosevelt. Reagan conveys with sweep and vigor how the confident force of Reagan’s personality and the unwavering nature of his beliefs enabled him to engineer a conservative revolution in American politics and play a crucial role in ending communism in the Soviet Union. Reagan shut down the age of liberalism, Brands shows, and ushered in the age of Reagan, whose defining principles are still powerfully felt today.    Reagan follows young Ronald Reagan as his ambition for ever larger stages compelled him to leave behind small-town Illinois to become first a radio announcer and then that quintessential public figure of modern America, a movie star. When his acting career stalled, his reinvention as the voice of The General Electric Theater on television made him an unlikely spokesman for corporate America. Then began Reagan’s improbable political ascension, starting in the 1960s, when he was first elected governor of California, and culminating in his election in 1980 as president of the United States.      Employing archival sources not available to previous biographers and drawing on dozens of interviews with surviving members of Reagan’s administration, Brands has crafted a richly detailed and fascinating narrative of the presidential years. He offers new insights into Reagan’s remote management style and fractious West Wing staff, his deft handling of public sentiment to transform the tax code, and his deeply misunderstood relationship with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, on which nothing less than the fate of the world turned.     Reagan is a storytelling triumph, an irresistible portrait of an underestimated politician whose pragmatic leadership and steadfast vision transformed the nation. Look for H.W. Brands's other biographies: THE FIRST AMERICAN (Benjamin Franklin), ANDREW JACKSON, THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION (Ulysses S. Grant), and TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS (Franklin Roosevelt).]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/american-warlords-how-roosevelt-s-high-command-led-america-to-victory-in-world-war-ii-by-jonathan-w-jordan--65178196https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233279 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Warlords: How Roosevelt’s High Command Led America to Victory in World War II Author: Jonathan W. Jordan Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 51 minutes Release date: May 5, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: American Warlords is the story of the greatest “team of rivals” since the days of Lincoln. In a lifetime shaped by politics, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proved himself a master manipulator of Congress, the press, and the public. But when war in Europe and Asia threatened America’s shores, FDR found himself in a world turned upside down, where his friends became his foes, his enemies his allies. To help wage democracy’s first “total war,” he turned to one of history’s most remarkable triumvirates. Henry Stimson, an old-money Republican from Long Island, rallied to FDR’s banner to lead the Army as Secretary of War and championed innovative weapons that helped shape our world today. General George C. Marshall argued with Roosevelt over grand strategy, but he built the world’s greatest war machine and willingly sacrificed his dream of leading the invasion of Europe that made his protégé, Dwight Eisenhower, a legend. Admiral Ernest J. King, a hard-drinking, irascible fighter who “destroyed” Pearl Harbor in a prewar naval exercise, understood how to fight Japan, but he also battled the Army, the Air Force, Douglas MacArthur, and his British allies as they moved armies and fleets across the globe. These commanders threw off sparks whenever they clashed: generals against politicians, Army versus Navy. But those sparks lit the fire of victory. During four years of bitter warfare, FDR’s lieutenants learned to set aside deep personal, political, and professional differences and pull a nation through the twentieth century’s darkest days. Encircling Roosevelt’s warlords—and sometimes bitterly at odds with them—was a colorful cast of the Second World War’s giants: Winston Churchill, MacArthur, Josef Stalin, Eisenhower, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Charles de Gaulle. These and other larger-than-life figures enrich a sweeping story of an era brimming with steel, fire, and blood. Drawing upon a wealth of primary sources, American Warlords goes behind closed doors to give readers an intimate, often surprising view of titans who led America from isolation to the summit of global power. Written in a robust, engaging style, author Jonathan W. Jordan offers a vivid portrait of four extraordinary Americans in the eye of the war’s hurricane.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233279Tue, 05 May 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233279 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Warlords: How Roosevelt’s High Command Led America to Victory in World War II Author: Jonathan W. Jordan Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233279 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Warlords: How Roosevelt’s High Command Led America to Victory in World War II Author: Jonathan W. Jordan Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 51 minutes Release date: May 5, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: American Warlords is the story of the greatest “team of rivals” since the days of Lincoln. In a lifetime shaped by politics, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proved himself a master manipulator of Congress, the press, and the public. But when war in Europe and Asia threatened America’s shores, FDR found himself in a world turned upside down, where his friends became his foes, his enemies his allies. To help wage democracy’s first “total war,” he turned to one of history’s most remarkable triumvirates. Henry Stimson, an old-money Republican from Long Island, rallied to FDR’s banner to lead the Army as Secretary of War and championed innovative weapons that helped shape our world today. General George C. Marshall argued with Roosevelt over grand strategy, but he built the world’s greatest war machine and willingly sacrificed his dream of leading the invasion of Europe that made his protégé, Dwight Eisenhower, a legend. Admiral Ernest J. King, a hard-drinking, irascible fighter who “destroyed” Pearl Harbor in a prewar naval exercise, understood how to fight Japan, but he also battled the Army, the Air Force, Douglas MacArthur, and his British allies as they moved armies and fleets across the globe. These commanders threw off sparks whenever they clashed: generals against politicians, Army versus Navy. But those sparks lit the fire of victory. During four years of bitter warfare, FDR’s lieutenants learned to set aside deep personal, political, and professional differences and pull a nation through the twentieth century’s darkest days. Encircling Roosevelt’s warlords—and sometimes bitterly at odds with them—was a colorful cast of the Second World War’s giants: Winston Churchill, MacArthur, Josef Stalin, Eisenhower, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Charles de Gaulle. These and other larger-than-life figures enrich a sweeping story of an era brimming with steel, fire, and blood. Drawing upon a wealth of primary sources, American Warlords goes behind closed doors to give readers an intimate, often surprising view of titans who led America from isolation to the summit of global power. Written in a robust, engaging style, author Jonathan W. Jordan offers a vivid portrait of four extraordinary Americans in the eye of the war’s hurricane.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/out-of-orange-a-memoir-by-cleary-wolters--65178182https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233294 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out of Orange: A Memoir Author: Cleary Wolters Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 5, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The real-life Alex Vause from the critically acclaimed, top-rated Netflix show Orange Is the New Black tells her story in her own words for the first time—a powerful, surprising memoir about crime and punishment, friendship and marriage, and a life caught in the ruinous drug trade and beyond. Fans nationwide have fallen in love with Orange Is the New Black, the critically acclaimed and wildly popular Netflix show based on Piper Kerman’s sensational #1 New York Times bestseller. Now, Catherine Cleary Wolters—the inspiration for Alex Vause, Piper’s ex-girlfriend, friend, and sometimes-romantic partner on the show—tells her true story, offering details and insights that fill in the blanks, set the record straight, and answer common fan questions. An insightful, frustrating, heartbreaking, and uplifting analysis of crime and punishment in our times, Out of Orange is an intimate look at international drug crime—a seemingly glamorous lifestyle that dazzles unsuspecting young women and eventually leads them to the seedy world of prison. Told by a woman originally thrust into the spotlight without her permission—Wolters learned about Piper’s memoir in the media—Out of Orange chronicles Wolter’s time in the drug trade, her incarceration, her friendships and acquaintances with odd cellmates, her two marriages, and her complicated relationship with Piper. But Wolters is not solely defined by her past; she also reflects on her life and the person she is today. Filled with colorful characters, fascinating tales, painful sobering lessons, and hard-earned wisdom, Out of Orange is sure to be provocative, entertaining, and ultimately inspiring.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233294Tue, 05 May 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233294 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out of Orange: A Memoir Author: Cleary Wolters Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: May...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233294 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out of Orange: A Memoir Author: Cleary Wolters Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 5, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The real-life Alex Vause from the critically acclaimed, top-rated Netflix show Orange Is the New Black tells her story in her own words for the first time—a powerful, surprising memoir about crime and punishment, friendship and marriage, and a life caught in the ruinous drug trade and beyond. Fans nationwide have fallen in love with Orange Is the New Black, the critically acclaimed and wildly popular Netflix show based on Piper Kerman’s sensational #1 New York Times bestseller. Now, Catherine Cleary Wolters—the inspiration for Alex Vause, Piper’s ex-girlfriend, friend, and sometimes-romantic partner on the show—tells her true story, offering details and insights that fill in the blanks, set the record straight, and answer common fan questions. An insightful, frustrating, heartbreaking, and uplifting analysis of crime and punishment in our times, Out of Orange is an intimate look at international drug crime—a seemingly glamorous lifestyle that dazzles unsuspecting young women and eventually leads them to the seedy world of prison. Told by a woman originally thrust into the spotlight without her permission—Wolters learned about Piper’s memoir in the media—Out of Orange chronicles Wolter’s time in the drug trade, her incarceration, her friendships and acquaintances with odd cellmates, her two marriages, and her complicated relationship with Piper. But Wolters is not solely defined by her past; she also reflects on her life and the person she is today. Filled with colorful characters, fascinating tales, painful sobering lessons, and hard-earned wisdom, Out of Orange is sure to be provocative, entertaining, and ultimately inspiring.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-deadly-secret-the-bizarre-and-chilling-story-of-robert-durst-by-matt-birkbeck--65178213https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232035 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Deadly Secret: The Bizarre and Chilling Story of Robert Durst Author: Matt Birkbeck Narrator: David H. Lawrence Xvii Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 21, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The recent arrest in New Orleans and the HBO documentary The Jinx have put Robert Durst back in the headlines. Here, from the first reporter to access Durst’s NYPD files, is the authoritative account of a decades-long criminal odyssey—the very book found in Durst’s own apartment when it was searched by police.   When medical student Kathie Durst vanished in 1982, she was married to Robert Durst, son of a New York real estate magnate. Kathie’s friends had reason to implicate her husband. They told police that Kathie lived in terror of Robert, and that she had uncovered incriminating financial evidence about him. But Durst’s secrets went even deeper. For decades, Kathie’s disappearance remained a mystery. Then in 2001, Durst, an heir to an empire valued at two billion dollars, was arrested for shoplifting in Pennsylvania. When the police brought him in, they discovered that he was a suspect in the murder of Texas drifter Morris Black, whose dismembered remains were found floating in Galveston Bay, and that Durst was also wanted for questioning in the killing of his friend, Susan Burman, in Los Angeles.   Based on interviews with family, friends, and acquaintances of Durst, law enforcement, and others involved in the case, A Deadly Secret is a cross-country odyssey of stolen IDs and multiple identities that raises baffling questions about one of the country’s most prominent families—and one of its most elusive suspected killers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232035Tue, 21 Apr 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232035 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Deadly Secret: The Bizarre and Chilling Story of Robert Durst Author: Matt Birkbeck Narrator: David H. Lawrence Xvii Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232035 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Deadly Secret: The Bizarre and Chilling Story of Robert Durst Author: Matt Birkbeck Narrator: David H. Lawrence Xvii Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 21, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The recent arrest in New Orleans and the HBO documentary The Jinx have put Robert Durst back in the headlines. Here, from the first reporter to access Durst’s NYPD files, is the authoritative account of a decades-long criminal odyssey—the very book found in Durst’s own apartment when it was searched by police.   When medical student Kathie Durst vanished in 1982, she was married to Robert Durst, son of a New York real estate magnate. Kathie’s friends had reason to implicate her husband. They told police that Kathie lived in terror of Robert, and that she had uncovered incriminating financial evidence about him. But Durst’s secrets went even deeper. For decades, Kathie’s disappearance remained a mystery. Then in 2001, Durst, an heir to an empire valued at two billion dollars, was arrested for shoplifting in Pennsylvania. When the police brought him in, they discovered that he was a suspect in the murder of Texas drifter Morris Black, whose dismembered remains were found floating in Galveston Bay, and that Durst was also wanted for questioning in the killing of his friend, Susan Burman, in Los Angeles.   Based on interviews with family, friends, and acquaintances of Durst, law enforcement, and others involved in the case, A Deadly Secret is a cross-country odyssey of stolen IDs and multiple identities that raises baffling questions about one of the country’s most prominent families—and one of its most elusive suspected killers.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/true-story-tie-in-edtion-murder-memoir-mea-culpa-by-michael-finkel--65178188https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Story tie-in edtion: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa Author: Michael Finkel Narrator: Rich Orlow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 7, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Jonah Hill & James Franco and Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures When New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo–who has taken on Finkel's identity–his investigation morphs into an unforgettable game of cat and mouse. True Story weaves a spellbinding tale of murder, love, deceit, and redemption, following Finkel's relentless pursuit of the shocking truth.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230601Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Story tie-in edtion: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa Author: Michael Finkel Narrator: Rich Orlow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Story tie-in edtion: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa Author: Michael Finkel Narrator: Rich Orlow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 7, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Jonah Hill & James Franco and Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures When New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo–who has taken on Finkel's identity–his investigation morphs into an unforgettable game of cat and mouse. True Story weaves a spellbinding tale of murder, love, deceit, and redemption, following Finkel's relentless pursuit of the shocking truth.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-brothers-the-road-to-an-american-tragedy-by-masha-gessen--65178163https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230591 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Brothers: The Road to an American Tragedy Author: Masha Gessen Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 7, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: National Book Award winner Masha Gessen tells an important story for our era: How the American Dream went wrong for two immigrants, and the nightmare that resulted. On April 15, 2013, two homemade bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston marathon, killing three people and wounding more than 264 others. In the ensuing manhunt, Tamerlan Tsarnaev died, and his younger brother, Dzhokhar, was captured and ultimately charged on thirty federal counts. Yet long after the bombings and the terror they sowed, after all the testimony and debate, what we still haven’t learned is why. Why did the American Dream go so wrong for two immigrants? How did such a nightmare come to pass? Acclaimed Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen is uniquely endowed with the background, access, and talents to tell the full story. An immigrant herself, who came to the Boston area with her family as a teenager, she returned to the former Soviet Union in her early twenties and covered firsthand the transformations that were wracking her homeland and its neighboring regions. It is there that the history of the Tsarnaev brothers truly begins, as descendants of ethnic Chechens deported to Central Asia in the Stalin era. Gessen follows the family in their futile attempts to make a life for themselves in one war-torn locale after another and then, as new émigrés, in the looking-glass, utterly disorienting world of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Most crucially, she reconstructs the struggle between assimilation and alienation that ensued for each of the brothers, incubating a deadly sense of mission. And she traces how such a split in identity can fuel the metamorphosis into a new breed of homegrown terrorist, with feet on American soil but sense of self elsewhere.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230591Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230591 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Brothers: The Road to an American Tragedy Author: Masha Gessen Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 43 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/230591 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Brothers: The Road to an American Tragedy Author: Masha Gessen Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 7, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: National Book Award winner Masha Gessen tells an important story for our era: How the American Dream went wrong for two immigrants, and the nightmare that resulted. On April 15, 2013, two homemade bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston marathon, killing three people and wounding more than 264 others. In the ensuing manhunt, Tamerlan Tsarnaev died, and his younger brother, Dzhokhar, was captured and ultimately charged on thirty federal counts. Yet long after the bombings and the terror they sowed, after all the testimony and debate, what we still haven’t learned is why. Why did the American Dream go so wrong for two immigrants? How did such a nightmare come to pass? Acclaimed Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen is uniquely endowed with the background, access, and talents to tell the full story. An immigrant herself, who came to the Boston area with her family as a teenager, she returned to the former Soviet Union in her early twenties and covered firsthand the transformations that were wracking her homeland and its neighboring regions. It is there that the history of the Tsarnaev brothers truly begins, as descendants of ethnic Chechens deported to Central Asia in the Stalin era. Gessen follows the family in their futile attempts to make a life for themselves in one war-torn locale after another and then, as new émigrés, in the looking-glass, utterly disorienting world of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Most crucially, she reconstructs the struggle between assimilation and alienation that ensued for each of the brothers, incubating a deadly sense of mission. And she traces how such a split in identity can fuel the metamorphosis into a new breed of homegrown terrorist, with feet on American soil but sense of self elsewhere.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-contender-andrew-cuomo-a-biography-by-michael-shnayerson--65178179https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229805 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Contender: Andrew Cuomo, a Biography Author: Michael Shnayerson Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 15 minutes Release date: March 31, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A no-holds-barred biography of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Andrew Cuomo is the protagonist of an ongoing political saga that reads like a novel. In many ways, his rise, fall, and rise again is an iconic story: a young American politician of vaunting ambition, aiming for nothing less than the presidency. Building on his father's political success, a first run for governor in 2002 led to a stinging defeat, and a painful, public divorce from Kerry Kennedy, scion of another political dynasty, Cuomo had to come back from seeming political death and reinvent himself. He did so, brilliantly, by becoming New York's attorney general, and compiling a record that focused on public corruption. In winning the governorship in 2010, he promised to clean up America's most corrupt legislature. He is blunt and combative, the antithesis of the glad-handing, blow-dried senator or governor who tries to please one and all. He's also proven he can make his legislature work, alternately charming and arm-twisting his colleagues with a talent for political strategy reminiscent of President Lyndon Johnson. Political pundits tend to agree that for Cuomo, a run for the White House is not a question of whether, but when.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229805Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229805 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Contender: Andrew Cuomo, a Biography Author: Michael Shnayerson Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 15 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229805 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Contender: Andrew Cuomo, a Biography Author: Michael Shnayerson Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 15 minutes Release date: March 31, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A no-holds-barred biography of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Andrew Cuomo is the protagonist of an ongoing political saga that reads like a novel. In many ways, his rise, fall, and rise again is an iconic story: a young American politician of vaunting ambition, aiming for nothing less than the presidency. Building on his father's political success, a first run for governor in 2002 led to a stinging defeat, and a painful, public divorce from Kerry Kennedy, scion of another political dynasty, Cuomo had to come back from seeming political death and reinvent himself. He did so, brilliantly, by becoming New York's attorney general, and compiling a record that focused on public corruption. In winning the governorship in 2010, he promised to clean up America's most corrupt legislature. He is blunt and combative, the antithesis of the glad-handing, blow-dried senator or governor who tries to please one and all. He's also proven he can make his legislature work, alternately charming and arm-twisting his colleagues with a talent for political strategy reminiscent of President Lyndon Johnson. Political pundits tend to agree that for Cuomo, a run for the White House is not a question of whether, but when.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bella-s-gift-how-one-little-girl-transformed-our-family-and-inspired-a-nation-by-rick-santorum-karen-santorum--65178199https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/228675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bella's Gift: How One Little Girl Transformed Our Family and Inspired a Nation Author: Rick Santorum, Karen Santorum Narrator: Diana Batarseh, Rick Santorum Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 59 minutes Release date: February 17, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Bella’s Gift details the peaks and valleys, the joys and sufferings, and the incredible value of life with a special needs child. In a world that often measures worth according to usefulness, Bella’s story is a reminder that our real value lies in our capacity to love. Four days after Rick and Karen Santorum welcomed their eighth baby into the world they were given the devastating news that their little girl, Bella, was going to die. The full story of life with Bella has never been told until now. This inspiring family memoir explores what it means to embrace and celebrate the life of each person, and find hope, even in the midst of painful challenges. Bella’s Gift is the story of how the entire family came together to love and care for Bella and how God strengthened them during the storms and blessed their family with grace, peace, and joy. Searchingly honest, faith filled, and surprisingly joyful, Bella’s Gift is a loving, lived-out testimony to the truth that everyone counts, even “the least of these.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/228675Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/228675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bella's Gift: How One Little Girl Transformed Our Family and Inspired a Nation Author: Rick Santorum, Karen Santorum Narrator: Diana Batarseh, Rick...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/228675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bella's Gift: How One Little Girl Transformed Our Family and Inspired a Nation Author: Rick Santorum, Karen Santorum Narrator: Diana Batarseh, Rick Santorum Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 59 minutes Release date: February 17, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Bella’s Gift details the peaks and valleys, the joys and sufferings, and the incredible value of life with a special needs child. In a world that often measures worth according to usefulness, Bella’s story is a reminder that our real value lies in our capacity to love. Four days after Rick and Karen Santorum welcomed their eighth baby into the world they were given the devastating news that their little girl, Bella, was going to die. The full story of life with Bella has never been told until now. This inspiring family memoir explores what it means to embrace and celebrate the life of each person, and find hope, even in the midst of painful challenges. Bella’s Gift is the story of how the entire family came together to love and care for Bella and how God strengthened them during the storms and blessed their family with grace, peace, and joy. Searchingly honest, faith filled, and surprisingly joyful, Bella’s Gift is a loving, lived-out testimony to the truth that everyone counts, even “the least of these.”]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/power-forward-my-presidential-education-by-reggie-love--65178174https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229841 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Power Forward: My Presidential Education Author: Reggie Love Narrator: Reggie Love Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 29 minutes Release date: February 3, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A Washington Post bestseller, Power Forward is a compelling professional coming-of-age story from the man who spent more time with Barack Obama during his historic first presidential campaign and term than anyone else. Reggie Love is a unique witness to history, whose introduction to Washington was working in Junior Senator Barack Obama’s mailroom. As President Obama’s personal aide during that momentous first term, Love sat yards from the Oval Office and often spent more time with the President than anyone else. In this professional coming-of-age story like no other, Love details the unique and universal lessons learned during his tenure with the President: persistence, responsibility, passion for a cause greater than yourself. In short, maturity. Power Forward tells how Love’s experiences growing up, from being Obama’s “body man” to playing as captain on the beloved Duke basketball team under Coach Kryzewski.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229841Tue, 03 Feb 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229841 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Power Forward: My Presidential Education Author: Reggie Love Narrator: Reggie Love Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 29 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/229841 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Power Forward: My Presidential Education Author: Reggie Love Narrator: Reggie Love Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 29 minutes Release date: February 3, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A Washington Post bestseller, Power Forward is a compelling professional coming-of-age story from the man who spent more time with Barack Obama during his historic first presidential campaign and term than anyone else. Reggie Love is a unique witness to history, whose introduction to Washington was working in Junior Senator Barack Obama’s mailroom. As President Obama’s personal aide during that momentous first term, Love sat yards from the Oval Office and often spent more time with the President than anyone else. In this professional coming-of-age story like no other, Love details the unique and universal lessons learned during his tenure with the President: persistence, responsibility, passion for a cause greater than yourself. In short, maturity. Power Forward tells how Love’s experiences growing up, from being Obama’s “body man” to playing as captain on the beloved Duke basketball team under Coach Kryzewski.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gotti-s-rules-the-story-of-john-alite-junior-gotti-and-the-demise-of-the-american-mafia-by-george-anastasia--65178200https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gotti's Rules: The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti, and the Demise of the American Mafia Author: George Anastasia Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 27, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.89 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 9 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Honor and The Last Gangster—“one of the most respected crime reporters in the country” (60 Minutes)—comes the sure to be headline-making inside story of the Gotti and Gambino families, told from the unique viewpoint of notorious mob hit-man John Alite, a close associate of Junior Gotti who later testified against him. In Gotti’s Rules, George Anastasia, a prize-winning reporter who spent over thirty years covering crime, offers a shocking and very rare glimpse into the Gotti family, witnessed up-close from former family insider John Alite, John Gotti Jr.’s longtime friend and protector. Until now, no one has given up the kind of personal details about the Gottis—including the legendary “Gotti Rules” of leadership—that Anastasia exposes here. Drawing on extensive FBI files and other documentation, his own knowledge, and exclusive interviews with insiders and experts, including mob-enforcer-turned-government-witness Alite, Anastasia pokes holes in the Gotti legend, demystifying this notorious family and its lucrative and often deadly machinations. Anastasia offers never-before-heard information about the murders, drug dealing, and extortion that propelled John J. Gotti to the top of the Gambino crime family and the treachery and deceit that allowed John A. “Junior” Gotti to follow in his father’s footsteps. Told from street level and through the eyes of a wiseguy who saw it all firsthand, the result is a riveting look at a family whose hubris, violence, passion, and greed fueled a bloody rise and devastating fall that is still reverberating through the American underworld today. Gotti’s Rules includes 8 pages of black-and-white photographs.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226209Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gotti's Rules: The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti, and the Demise of the American Mafia Author: George Anastasia Narrator: Joe Barrett Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gotti's Rules: The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti, and the Demise of the American Mafia Author: George Anastasia Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 27, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.89 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 9 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Honor and The Last Gangster—“one of the most respected crime reporters in the country” (60 Minutes)—comes the sure to be headline-making inside story of the Gotti and Gambino families, told from the unique viewpoint of notorious mob hit-man John Alite, a close associate of Junior Gotti who later testified against him. In Gotti’s Rules, George Anastasia, a prize-winning reporter who spent over thirty years covering crime, offers a shocking and very rare glimpse into the Gotti family, witnessed up-close from former family insider John Alite, John Gotti Jr.’s longtime friend and protector. Until now, no one has given up the kind of personal details about the Gottis—including the legendary “Gotti Rules” of leadership—that Anastasia exposes here. Drawing on extensive FBI files and other documentation, his own knowledge, and exclusive interviews with insiders and experts, including mob-enforcer-turned-government-witness Alite, Anastasia pokes holes in the Gotti legend, demystifying this notorious family and its lucrative and often deadly machinations. Anastasia offers never-before-heard information about the murders, drug dealing, and extortion that propelled John J. Gotti to the top of the Gambino crime family and the treachery and deceit that allowed John A. “Junior” Gotti to follow in his father’s footsteps. Told from street level and through the eyes of a wiseguy who saw it all firsthand, the result is a riveting look at a family whose hubris, violence, passion, and greed fueled a bloody rise and devastating fall that is still reverberating through the American underworld today. Gotti’s Rules includes 8 pages of black-and-white photographs.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-of-george-washington-in-words-of-one-syllable-by-josephine-pollard--65178043https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274657 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of George Washington in Words of One Syllable Author: Josephine Pollard Narrator: ACBowgus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 26, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 52 Ratings of Narrator: 4.62 of Total 13 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The Life story of a public man cannot help being to some extent the same thing as a history of the times in which he lived, and to the case of none does this remark apply with more force than to that of the "Father of his Country;" which very title shows the degree to which the personality of its bearer became identified with the public life of the nation. While a great deal of the space in this book, consequently, has had to be devoted to American Revolutionary History, it is hoped that excess in this direction has been avoided, and that the main purpose of the work will be attained, i.e. to give its young readers a distinct and vivid idea of the exalted character and priceless services of Washington, so far as these can be brought within the understanding of a child. (Summary from the preface of the book.)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274657Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274657 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of George Washington in Words of One Syllable Author: Josephine Pollard Narrator: ACBowgus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 39...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274657 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of George Washington in Words of One Syllable Author: Josephine Pollard Narrator: ACBowgus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 26, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 52 Ratings of Narrator: 4.62 of Total 13 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The Life story of a public man cannot help being to some extent the same thing as a history of the times in which he lived, and to the case of none does this remark apply with more force than to that of the "Father of his Country;" which very title shows the degree to which the personality of its bearer became identified with the public life of the nation. While a great deal of the space in this book, consequently, has had to be devoted to American Revolutionary History, it is hoped that excess in this direction has been avoided, and that the main purpose of the work will be attained, i.e. to give its young readers a distinct and vivid idea of the exalted character and priceless services of Washington, so far as these can be brought within the understanding of a child. (Summary from the preface of the book.)]]>65cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/whipping-boy-the-forty-year-search-for-my-twelve-year-old-bully-by-allen-kurzweil--65178204https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226216 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whipping Boy: The Forty-Year Search for My Twelve-Year-Old Bully Author: Allen Kurzweil Narrator: Allen Kurzweil Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Release date: January 20, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Edgar® Award for Best Fact Crime The true account of one boy’s lifelong search for his boarding-school bully. Equal parts childhood memoir and literary thriller, Whipping Boy chronicles prize-winning author Allen Kurzweil’s search for his twelve-year-old nemesis, a bully named Cesar Augustus. The obsessive inquiry, which spans some forty years, takes Kurzweil all over the world, from a Swiss boarding school (where he endures horrifying cruelty) to the slums of Manila, from the Park Avenue boardroom of the world’s largest law firm to a federal prison camp in Southern California. While hunting down his tormentor, Kurzweil encounters an improbable cast of characters that includes an elocution teacher with ill-fitting dentures, a gang of faux royal swindlers, a crime investigator “with paper in his blood,” and a  onocled grand master of the Knights of Malta. Yet for all its global exoticism and comic exuberance, Kurzweil’s riveting account is, at its core, a heartfelt and suspenseful narrative about the “parallel lives” of a victim and his abuser. A scrupulously researched work of nonfiction that renders a childhood menace into an unlikely muse, Whipping Boy is much more than a tale of karmic retribution; it is a poignant meditation on loss, memory, and mourning, a surreal odyssey born out of suffering, nourished by rancor, tempered by wit, and resolved, unexpectedly, in a breathtaking act of personal courage. Whipping Boy features two 8-page black-and-white photo inserts and  83 images throughout.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226216Tue, 20 Jan 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226216 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whipping Boy: The Forty-Year Search for My Twelve-Year-Old Bully Author: Allen Kurzweil Narrator: Allen Kurzweil Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226216 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whipping Boy: The Forty-Year Search for My Twelve-Year-Old Bully Author: Allen Kurzweil Narrator: Allen Kurzweil Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Release date: January 20, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Edgar® Award for Best Fact Crime The true account of one boy’s lifelong search for his boarding-school bully. Equal parts childhood memoir and literary thriller, Whipping Boy chronicles prize-winning author Allen Kurzweil’s search for his twelve-year-old nemesis, a bully named Cesar Augustus. The obsessive inquiry, which spans some forty years, takes Kurzweil all over the world, from a Swiss boarding school (where he endures horrifying cruelty) to the slums of Manila, from the Park Avenue boardroom of the world’s largest law firm to a federal prison camp in Southern California. While hunting down his tormentor, Kurzweil encounters an improbable cast of characters that includes an elocution teacher with ill-fitting dentures, a gang of faux royal swindlers, a crime investigator “with paper in his blood,” and a  onocled grand master of the Knights of Malta. Yet for all its global exoticism and comic exuberance, Kurzweil’s riveting account is, at its core, a heartfelt and suspenseful narrative about the “parallel lives” of a victim and his abuser. A scrupulously researched work of nonfiction that renders a childhood menace into an unlikely muse, Whipping Boy is much more than a tale of karmic retribution; it is a poignant meditation on loss, memory, and mourning, a surreal odyssey born out of suffering, nourished by rancor, tempered by wit, and resolved, unexpectedly, in a breathtaking act of personal courage. Whipping Boy features two 8-page black-and-white photo inserts and  83 images throughout.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-guns-grits-and-gravy-by-mike-huckabee--65178198https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/225710 to listen full audiobooks. Title: God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy Author: Mike Huckabee Narrator: Mike Huckabee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4 minutes Release date: January 20, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy, Mike Huckabee asks, 'Have I been taken to a different planet than the one on which I grew up?' The New York Times bestselling author explores today's fractious American culture, where divisions of class, race, politics, religion, gender, age, and other fault lines make polite conversation dicey, if not downright dangerous. As Huckabee notes, the differences of opinion between the 'Bubble-villes' of the big power centers and the 'Bubba-villes' where most people live are profound, provocative, and sometimes pretty funny. Where else but in Washington, D.C. could two presidential golf outings cost the American taxpayers $2.9 million in travel expenses? Government bailouts, politician pig-outs, and popular culture provocations from Jay-Z and Beyoncé to Honey Boo-Boo to the Duck Dynasty's Robertson family. Gun rights, gay marriage, the decline of patriotism, and the mainstream media's contempt for those who cherish a faith-based life. The trouble with Democrats, the even bigger trouble with Republicans, our national security complex, and how our Constitution is eroding under our noses. Stories of everyday Americans surviving tough times, reflections on our way of life as it once was, as it is, and as it might become…these subjects and many more are covered with Mike Huckabee's signature wit, insight, and honesty. At times lighthearted, at others bracingly realistic, Huckabee's brand of optimistic patriotism highlights American ideals, offering a bright outlook for future generations. With a wry eye for the ridiculous and a clear-eyed look at the most controversial issues of our time, God, Guns, Grits and Gravy is Mike Huckabee at his very best.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/225710Tue, 20 Jan 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/225710 to listen full audiobooks. Title: God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy Author: Mike Huckabee Narrator: Mike Huckabee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/225710 to listen full audiobooks. Title: God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy Author: Mike Huckabee Narrator: Mike Huckabee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4 minutes Release date: January 20, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy, Mike Huckabee asks, 'Have I been taken to a different planet than the one on which I grew up?' The New York Times bestselling author explores today's fractious American culture, where divisions of class, race, politics, religion, gender, age, and other fault lines make polite conversation dicey, if not downright dangerous. As Huckabee notes, the differences of opinion between the 'Bubble-villes' of the big power centers and the 'Bubba-villes' where most people live are profound, provocative, and sometimes pretty funny. Where else but in Washington, D.C. could two presidential golf outings cost the American taxpayers $2.9 million in travel expenses? Government bailouts, politician pig-outs, and popular culture provocations from Jay-Z and Beyoncé to Honey Boo-Boo to the Duck Dynasty's Robertson family. Gun rights, gay marriage, the decline of patriotism, and the mainstream media's contempt for those who cherish a faith-based life. The trouble with Democrats, the even bigger trouble with Republicans, our national security complex, and how our Constitution is eroding under our noses. Stories of everyday Americans surviving tough times, reflections on our way of life as it once was, as it is, and as it might become…these subjects and many more are covered with Mike Huckabee's signature wit, insight, and honesty. At times lighthearted, at others bracingly realistic, Huckabee's brand of optimistic patriotism highlights American ideals, offering a bright outlook for future generations. With a wry eye for the ridiculous and a clear-eyed look at the most controversial issues of our time, God, Guns, Grits and Gravy is Mike Huckabee at his very best.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-burma-spring-aung-san-suu-kyi-and-the-new-struggle-for-the-soul-of-a-nation-by-rena-pederson--65178171https://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: Law & Politics 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 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease 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: Law & Politics 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/inside-alcatraz-my-time-on-the-rock-by-jim-quillen--65178158https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241333 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside Alcatraz: My Time on the Rock Author: Jim Quillen Narrator: Jeff Harding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 15, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Each day we saw the outside world in all its splendour, and each day that view served as a reminder that we had wasted and ruined our lives. Jim Quillen, AZ586 - a runaway, problem child and petty thief - was jailed several times before his twentieth birthday. In August 1942, after escaping from San Quentin, he was arrested on the run and sentenced to forty-five years in prison, and later transferred to Alcatraz. This is the true story of life inside America's most notorious prison - from terrifying times in solitary confinement to daily encounters with 'the Birdman', and what really happened during the desperate and deadly 1946 escape attempt.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241333Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241333 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside Alcatraz: My Time on the Rock Author: Jim Quillen Narrator: Jeff Harding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241333 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside Alcatraz: My Time on the Rock Author: Jim Quillen Narrator: Jeff Harding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 15, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Each day we saw the outside world in all its splendour, and each day that view served as a reminder that we had wasted and ruined our lives. Jim Quillen, AZ586 - a runaway, problem child and petty thief - was jailed several times before his twentieth birthday. In August 1942, after escaping from San Quentin, he was arrested on the run and sentenced to forty-five years in prison, and later transferred to Alcatraz. This is the true story of life inside America's most notorious prison - from terrifying times in solitary confinement to daily encounters with 'the Birdman', and what really happened during the desperate and deadly 1946 escape attempt.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seven-troop-by-andy-mcnab--65178129https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241322 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seven Troop Author: Andy McNab Narrator: Paul Thornley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 15, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: They were like a band of brothers... In 1983 Andy McNab was assigned to B Squadron, one of the four Sabre Squadrons of the SAS, and within it to Air Troop, otherwise known as SEVEN TROOP. This is Andy McNab's gripping account of the time he served in the company of a remarkable group of men - from the day, freshly badged, he joined them in the Malayan jungle, to the day, ten years later, that he handed in his sand-coloured beret and started a new life. The links they forged then bound them inextricably together, but the things they saw and did during that time would take them all to breaking point - and some beyond - in the years that were to follow. He who dares doesn't always win...]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241322Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241322 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seven Troop Author: Andy McNab Narrator: Paul Thornley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 15, 2015 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241322 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seven Troop Author: Andy McNab Narrator: Paul Thornley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 15, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: They were like a band of brothers... In 1983 Andy McNab was assigned to B Squadron, one of the four Sabre Squadrons of the SAS, and within it to Air Troop, otherwise known as SEVEN TROOP. This is Andy McNab's gripping account of the time he served in the company of a remarkable group of men - from the day, freshly badged, he joined them in the Malayan jungle, to the day, ten years later, that he handed in his sand-coloured beret and started a new life. The links they forged then bound them inextricably together, but the things they saw and did during that time would take them all to breaking point - and some beyond - in the years that were to follow. He who dares doesn't always win...]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-obamas-the-untold-story-of-an-african-family-by-peter-firstbrook--65178160https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family Author: Peter Firstbrook Narrator: Peter Firstbrook Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 8, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Peter Firstbrook spent many months in Kenya researching the history of Barack Obama's family. Peter is the only person to have traced Obama's roots from the present back through more than twenty generations, thanks to the Luo tribe's remarkable oral tradition. Seen though the eyes of the Obama family this will be the story of an African dynasty going back over 400 years. It is a truly astonishing drama culminating in the inauguration of Barack Obama on 20 January 2009, watched by Obama's African family on a flickering television clustered under a group of trees in the twilight of Kobama village in Kenya. A very special hundred or so men, women and children amongst billions all around the world who viewed the momentous event of the swearing in of the first black President of the United States. This book establishes the early ancestry of the Obama family in the Alego region, telling the story of farmers and fishermen, of love and tribal warfare, of families lost and found. It traces the Obama roots from famous tribal warriors in the seventeenth century to the first encounters with the white man in the early 1900s; generation by generation we follow the family through colonial rule and the fight for Kenyan independence, including the Mau Mau and the relationship of Barack Obama's father with President Kenyatta. This is a book about a family whose destiny is unknown to them. It is a true testament to the belief that any person can make their mark in the world no matter how humble their origins.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237828Thu, 08 Jan 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family Author: Peter Firstbrook Narrator: Peter Firstbrook Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family Author: Peter Firstbrook Narrator: Peter Firstbrook Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 8, 2015 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Peter Firstbrook spent many months in Kenya researching the history of Barack Obama's family. Peter is the only person to have traced Obama's roots from the present back through more than twenty generations, thanks to the Luo tribe's remarkable oral tradition. Seen though the eyes of the Obama family this will be the story of an African dynasty going back over 400 years. It is a truly astonishing drama culminating in the inauguration of Barack Obama on 20 January 2009, watched by Obama's African family on a flickering television clustered under a group of trees in the twilight of Kobama village in Kenya. A very special hundred or so men, women and children amongst billions all around the world who viewed the momentous event of the swearing in of the first black President of the United States. This book establishes the early ancestry of the Obama family in the Alego region, telling the story of farmers and fishermen, of love and tribal warfare, of families lost and found. It traces the Obama roots from famous tribal warriors in the seventeenth century to the first encounters with the white man in the early 1900s; generation by generation we follow the family through colonial rule and the fight for Kenyan independence, including the Mau Mau and the relationship of Barack Obama's father with President Kenyatta. This is a book about a family whose destiny is unknown to them. It is a true testament to the belief that any person can make their mark in the world no matter how humble their origins.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-story-of-a-russian-exile-by-marie-sukloff--65178069https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271208 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life-Story of a Russian Exile Author: Marie Sukloff Narrator: Expatriate Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 24 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Hero or assassin? Victim or criminal? Marie Sukloff fits no easy category. A young peasant woman who became a political radical and activist, Sukloff carried out an assassination plot against a Russian governor known for murderous pogroms and rampages against the Jews of his province. This mesmerizing autobiographical account tells the story of Sukloff's peasant childhood, radicalization, direct action, exile to Siberia, and escape. She tells her story with a colorful verve, sincerity, intensity, and simplicity that makes it almost impossible to put down, raising questions of political philosophy and responsibility that challenge the complacency of every reader. - Summary by Expatriate]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271208Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271208 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life-Story of a Russian Exile Author: Marie Sukloff Narrator: Expatriate Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 24 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271208 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life-Story of a Russian Exile Author: Marie Sukloff Narrator: Expatriate Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 24 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Hero or assassin? Victim or criminal? Marie Sukloff fits no easy category. A young peasant woman who became a political radical and activist, Sukloff carried out an assassination plot against a Russian governor known for murderous pogroms and rampages against the Jews of his province. This mesmerizing autobiographical account tells the story of Sukloff's peasant childhood, radicalization, direct action, exile to Siberia, and escape. She tells her story with a colorful verve, sincerity, intensity, and simplicity that makes it almost impossible to put down, raising questions of political philosophy and responsibility that challenge the complacency of every reader. - Summary by Expatriate]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cicero-the-life-and-times-of-rome-s-greatest-politician-by-anthony-everitt--65178206https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223667 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician Author: Anthony Everitt Narrator: John Curless Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 56 minutes Release date: December 5, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.1 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 7 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: - John Adams said of Cicero, 'All ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher combined.' Voltaire said of Cicero, 'He taught us how to think.' And yet Anthony Everitt's authoritative yet accessible work is the first one-volume biography of the Roman statesman in over 25 years. - 'Using Cicero's letters to his good friend Atticus, among other sources, Everitt recreates the fascinating world of political intrigue, sexual decadence and civil unrest of Republican Rome . Everitt's first book is a brilliant study that captures Cicero's internal struggles and insecurities as well as his external political successes.'-Publishers Weekly (starred review) - 'Comprehensive, accessible survey of the personal and political life of lawyer, politician, philosopher, and crank Marcus Tullius Cicero . Masterfully lucid and compelling; sure to be required reading in the Cicero canon.'-Kirkus Reviews]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223667Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223667 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician Author: Anthony Everitt Narrator: John Curless Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223667 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician Author: Anthony Everitt Narrator: John Curless Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 56 minutes Release date: December 5, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.1 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 7 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: - John Adams said of Cicero, 'All ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher combined.' Voltaire said of Cicero, 'He taught us how to think.' And yet Anthony Everitt's authoritative yet accessible work is the first one-volume biography of the Roman statesman in over 25 years. - 'Using Cicero's letters to his good friend Atticus, among other sources, Everitt recreates the fascinating world of political intrigue, sexual decadence and civil unrest of Republican Rome . Everitt's first book is a brilliant study that captures Cicero's internal struggles and insecurities as well as his external political successes.'-Publishers Weekly (starred review) - 'Comprehensive, accessible survey of the personal and political life of lawyer, politician, philosopher, and crank Marcus Tullius Cicero . Masterfully lucid and compelling; sure to be required reading in the Cicero canon.'-Kirkus Reviews]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/citizens-of-the-green-room-profiles-in-courage-and-self-delusion-by-mark-leibovich--65178209https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223409 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Citizens of the Green Room: Profiles in Courage and Self-Delusion Author: Mark Leibovich Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: November 13, 2014 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Author of the groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller This Town, Mark Leibovich returns with a masterly collection of portraits of Washington’s elite, and wannabe elites. Hailed by The Washington Post as a “master of the political profile,” Leibovich has spent his career writing memorable, buzz-worthy, and often jaw-dropping features about politicians and other notables. Currently chief national correspondent for The New York Times Magazine, Leibovich punctures the inflated personas of the powerful, and in Citizens of the Green Room, he reveals the lives, stories, and peculiarities behind the public masks. A brilliant reporter with a talent for subversive, engaging storytelling, Leibovich maintains a refreshing conviviality with many of his subjects even as he renders incisive and unflinching assessments. His features have driven the national conversation while exposing the fallibilities of the kingmakers and media stars: consider his 2007 profile of Hillary Clinton, which unearthed a treasure trove of old letters that the then senator had written as a vulnerable young college student; or his much-talked-about 2010 portrait of Glenn Beck, which laid bare the tortured soul and precarious standing of the once invincible host and his uneasy relationship with his soon-to-be ex-employer FOX News. In the political arena, Leibovich’s portraits  of John Kerry, Paul Ryan, Chris Christie, and John McCain are already classics; they invariably remind us that great journalism and stylish writing are not only essential to the Republic but necessary to maintain the citizenry’s sanity and humor in the face of made-for-TV government.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223409Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223409 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Citizens of the Green Room: Profiles in Courage and Self-Delusion Author: Mark Leibovich Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223409 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Citizens of the Green Room: Profiles in Courage and Self-Delusion Author: Mark Leibovich Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: November 13, 2014 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Author of the groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller This Town, Mark Leibovich returns with a masterly collection of portraits of Washington’s elite, and wannabe elites. Hailed by The Washington Post as a “master of the political profile,” Leibovich has spent his career writing memorable, buzz-worthy, and often jaw-dropping features about politicians and other notables. Currently chief national correspondent for The New York Times Magazine, Leibovich punctures the inflated personas of the powerful, and in Citizens of the Green Room, he reveals the lives, stories, and peculiarities behind the public masks. A brilliant reporter with a talent for subversive, engaging storytelling, Leibovich maintains a refreshing conviviality with many of his subjects even as he renders incisive and unflinching assessments. His features have driven the national conversation while exposing the fallibilities of the kingmakers and media stars: consider his 2007 profile of Hillary Clinton, which unearthed a treasure trove of old letters that the then senator had written as a vulnerable young college student; or his much-talked-about 2010 portrait of Glenn Beck, which laid bare the tortured soul and precarious standing of the once invincible host and his uneasy relationship with his soon-to-be ex-employer FOX News. In the political arena, Leibovich’s portraits  of John Kerry, Paul Ryan, Chris Christie, and John McCain are already classics; they invariably remind us that great journalism and stylish writing are not only essential to the Republic but necessary to maintain the citizenry’s sanity and humor in the face of made-for-TV government.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-stranger-barack-obama-in-the-white-house-by-chuck-todd--65178208https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221141 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House Author: Chuck Todd Narrator: Chuck Todd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 25 minutes Release date: November 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Chuck Todd's gripping, fly-on-the-wall account of Barack Obama's tumultuous struggle to succeed in Washington. Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008 partly because he was a Washington outsider. But if he'd come to the White House thinking he could change the political culture, he soon discovered just how difficult it was to swim against an upstream of insiders, partisans, and old guard networks allied to undermine his agenda -- including members of his own party. He would pass some of the most significant legislation in American history, but his own weaknesses torpedoed some of his greatest hopes. In The Stranger, Chuck Todd draws upon his unprecedented inner-circle sources to create a gripping account of Obama's White House tenure, from the early days of drift and helplessness to a final stand against the GOP in which an Obama, at last liberated from his political future, finally triumphs.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221141Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221141 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House Author: Chuck Todd Narrator: Chuck Todd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 25 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221141 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House Author: Chuck Todd Narrator: Chuck Todd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 25 minutes Release date: November 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Chuck Todd's gripping, fly-on-the-wall account of Barack Obama's tumultuous struggle to succeed in Washington. Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008 partly because he was a Washington outsider. But if he'd come to the White House thinking he could change the political culture, he soon discovered just how difficult it was to swim against an upstream of insiders, partisans, and old guard networks allied to undermine his agenda -- including members of his own party. He would pass some of the most significant legislation in American history, but his own weaknesses torpedoed some of his greatest hopes. In The Stranger, Chuck Todd draws upon his unprecedented inner-circle sources to create a gripping account of Obama's White House tenure, from the early days of drift and helplessness to a final stand against the GOP in which an Obama, at last liberated from his political future, finally triumphs.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jacqueline-bouvier-kennedy-onassis-the-untold-story-by-barbara-leaming--65178183https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221793 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story Author: Barbara Leaming Narrator: Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 26 minutes Release date: October 28, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The untold story of how one woman's life was changed forever in a matter of seconds by a horrific trauma. Barbara Leaming's extraordinary and deeply sensitive biography is the first book to document Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' brutal, lonely and valiant thirty-one year struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that followed JFK's assassination. Here is the woman as she has never been seen before. In heartrending detail, we witness a struggle that unfolded at times before our own eyes, but which we failed to understand. Leaming's biography also makes clear the pattern of Jackie's life as a whole. We see how a spirited young woman's rejection of a predictable life led her to John F. Kennedy and the White House, how she sought to reconcile the conflicts of her marriage and the role she was to play, and how the trauma of her husband's murder which left her soaked in his blood and brains led her to seek a very different kind of life from the one she'd previously sought. A life story that has been scrutinized countless times, seen here for the first time as the serious and important story that it is. A story for our times at a moment when we as a nation need more than ever to understand the impact of trauma.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221793Tue, 28 Oct 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221793 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story Author: Barbara Leaming Narrator: Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 26...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221793 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story Author: Barbara Leaming Narrator: Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 26 minutes Release date: October 28, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The untold story of how one woman's life was changed forever in a matter of seconds by a horrific trauma. Barbara Leaming's extraordinary and deeply sensitive biography is the first book to document Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' brutal, lonely and valiant thirty-one year struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that followed JFK's assassination. Here is the woman as she has never been seen before. In heartrending detail, we witness a struggle that unfolded at times before our own eyes, but which we failed to understand. Leaming's biography also makes clear the pattern of Jackie's life as a whole. We see how a spirited young woman's rejection of a predictable life led her to John F. Kennedy and the White House, how she sought to reconcile the conflicts of her marriage and the role she was to play, and how the trauma of her husband's murder which left her soaked in his blood and brains led her to seek a very different kind of life from the one she'd previously sought. A life story that has been scrutinized countless times, seen here for the first time as the serious and important story that it is. A story for our times at a moment when we as a nation need more than ever to understand the impact of trauma.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/give-me-liberty-speakers-and-speeches-that-have-shaped-america-by-christopher-l-webber--65178161https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221540 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Give Me Liberty: Speakers and Speeches That Have Shaped America Author: Christopher L. Webber Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 15, 2014 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'Give me liberty,' demanded Patrick Henry, 'or give me death!' Henry's words continue to echo in American history, and that quote, and the speech it comes from, remains one of the two or three known to almost every American. The other speeches that have become part of our American collective consciousness all have one theme in common: liberty. These feats of oration seem to trace the evolution of America's definition of liberty and whom it applies to. But what exactly is liberty? It is a term open to a broad range of opinion, and questions about freedom arise daily in the news and in everyday life. Perhaps uniquely among the nations of the world, the United States traces its origins to groups and individuals who specifically wanted to create something new. Webber's insightful Give Me Liberty looks at these great speeches and provides the historical context, focusing attention on particular individuals who summed up the issues of their own day in words that have never been forgotten. Webber gleans lessons from the past centuries that will allow us to continue to strive for the ideals of liberty in the twenty-first century. Sure to become a classic of American oratorical history, Give Me Liberty reveals the enduring power of America's quest for a freer and more just society and the context of the speeches and speakers—from Daniel Webster and Patrick Henry to Martin Luther King Jr. and Ronald Reagan—that gave voice to the struggle.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221540Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221540 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Give Me Liberty: Speakers and Speeches That Have Shaped America Author: Christopher L. Webber Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221540 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Give Me Liberty: Speakers and Speeches That Have Shaped America Author: Christopher L. Webber Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 15, 2014 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'Give me liberty,' demanded Patrick Henry, 'or give me death!' Henry's words continue to echo in American history, and that quote, and the speech it comes from, remains one of the two or three known to almost every American. The other speeches that have become part of our American collective consciousness all have one theme in common: liberty. These feats of oration seem to trace the evolution of America's definition of liberty and whom it applies to. But what exactly is liberty? It is a term open to a broad range of opinion, and questions about freedom arise daily in the news and in everyday life. Perhaps uniquely among the nations of the world, the United States traces its origins to groups and individuals who specifically wanted to create something new. Webber's insightful Give Me Liberty looks at these great speeches and provides the historical context, focusing attention on particular individuals who summed up the issues of their own day in words that have never been forgotten. Webber gleans lessons from the past centuries that will allow us to continue to strive for the ideals of liberty in the twenty-first century. Sure to become a classic of American oratorical history, Give Me Liberty reveals the enduring power of America's quest for a freer and more just society and the context of the speeches and speakers—from Daniel Webster and Patrick Henry to Martin Luther King Jr. and Ronald Reagan—that gave voice to the struggle.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-things-possible-setbacks-and-success-in-politics-and-life-by-andrew-m-cuomo--65178185https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221180 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Things Possible: Setbacks and Success in Politics and Life Author: Andrew M. Cuomo Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 14, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this frank memoir—a story of duty, family, justice, politics, and resilience—Andrew Cuomo, New York State's fifty-sixth governor, reflects on his rise, fall, and rise again in politics, and the tough (but necessary) lessons he has learned along the way. Born to first-generation American parents in the working-class neighborhood of Queens, New York, Andrew M. Cuomo grew up in a family anchored by a shared belief in community, hard and honest work, and helping others. His father, Mario, led by example, as a tireless advocate for local residents, instilling in his son a passion for public service. From stapling up posters as a sixteen-year-old during his father's first political campaign to managing at twenty-five Mario's successful 1982 bid for New York State governor, Andrew Cuomo witnessed at a young age the power of politics to effect change for the common good. These experiences, reinforced by deeply held personal values, guided him, from novice campaign manager to visionary reform crusader to Clinton cabinet member—at thirty-nine—to groundbreaking governor of his home state. Laying out his unique approach to challenging the status quo, All Things Possible is not a traditional political memoir, but rather one man's revelatory reflection on a life defined by a commitment to public service, and the hard-won truths gleaned from both his struggles and his successes. In recounting his uphill battles to redefine the way America deals with homelessness, rehabilitate the legislative process in Albany, and bring marriage equality to New York, Cuomo presents an inspiring blueprint for greater political cooperation and efficacy. He also unflinchingly examines his failed 2002 gubernatorial bid, which heralded a dark period of political and personal turmoil, to illustrate why failure is inextricably bound up with success, why we should never forget where we come from, and the importance of balancing personal and professional commitments. And he proves, through all that he's achieved since his victory in the 2010 election, that our biggest triumphs lie not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221180Tue, 14 Oct 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221180 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Things Possible: Setbacks and Success in Politics and Life Author: Andrew M. Cuomo Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/221180 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Things Possible: Setbacks and Success in Politics and Life Author: Andrew M. Cuomo Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 14, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this frank memoir—a story of duty, family, justice, politics, and resilience—Andrew Cuomo, New York State's fifty-sixth governor, reflects on his rise, fall, and rise again in politics, and the tough (but necessary) lessons he has learned along the way. Born to first-generation American parents in the working-class neighborhood of Queens, New York, Andrew M. Cuomo grew up in a family anchored by a shared belief in community, hard and honest work, and helping others. His father, Mario, led by example, as a tireless advocate for local residents, instilling in his son a passion for public service. From stapling up posters as a sixteen-year-old during his father's first political campaign to managing at twenty-five Mario's successful 1982 bid for New York State governor, Andrew Cuomo witnessed at a young age the power of politics to effect change for the common good. These experiences, reinforced by deeply held personal values, guided him, from novice campaign manager to visionary reform crusader to Clinton cabinet member—at thirty-nine—to groundbreaking governor of his home state. Laying out his unique approach to challenging the status quo, All Things Possible is not a traditional political memoir, but rather one man's revelatory reflection on a life defined by a commitment to public service, and the hard-won truths gleaned from both his struggles and his successes. In recounting his uphill battles to redefine the way America deals with homelessness, rehabilitate the legislative process in Albany, and bring marriage equality to New York, Cuomo presents an inspiring blueprint for greater political cooperation and efficacy. He also unflinchingly examines his failed 2002 gubernatorial bid, which heralded a dark period of political and personal turmoil, to illustrate why failure is inextricably bound up with success, why we should never forget where we come from, and the importance of balancing personal and professional commitments. And he proves, through all that he's achieved since his victory in the 2010 election, that our biggest triumphs lie not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/please-mister-postman-by-alan-johnson--65178140https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Please, Mister Postman Author: Alan Johnson Narrator: Alan Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 9, 2014 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'A fascinating piece of social history' - Daisy Goodwin, Sunday Times In July 1969, while the Rolling Stones played a free concert in Hyde Park, Alan Johnson and his young family left West London to start a new life. The Britwell Estate in Slough, apparently notorious among the locals, in fact came as a blessed relief after the tensions of Notting Hill, and the local community welcomed them with open arms. Alan had become a postman the previous year, and in order to support his growing family took on every bit of overtime he could, often working twelve-hour shifts six days a week. It was hard work, but not without its compensations – the farmer’s wife offering a hearty breakfast and even the mysterious lady on Glebe Road who appeared daily, topless, at her window as the postman passed by… Please, Mister Postman paints a vivid picture of England in the 1970s, where no celebration was complete without a Party Seven of Watney’s Red Barrel, smoking was the norm rather than the exception, and Sunday lunchtime was about beer, bingo and cribbage. But as Alan’s life appears to be settling down and his career in the Union of Postal Workers begins to take off, his close-knit family is struck once again by tragedy… Moving, hilarious and unforgettable, Please, Mister Postman is another astonishing book from the award-winning author of This Boy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241451Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Please, Mister Postman Author: Alan Johnson Narrator: Alan Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 9,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Please, Mister Postman Author: Alan Johnson Narrator: Alan Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 9, 2014 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'A fascinating piece of social history' - Daisy Goodwin, Sunday Times In July 1969, while the Rolling Stones played a free concert in Hyde Park, Alan Johnson and his young family left West London to start a new life. The Britwell Estate in Slough, apparently notorious among the locals, in fact came as a blessed relief after the tensions of Notting Hill, and the local community welcomed them with open arms. Alan had become a postman the previous year, and in order to support his growing family took on every bit of overtime he could, often working twelve-hour shifts six days a week. It was hard work, but not without its compensations – the farmer’s wife offering a hearty breakfast and even the mysterious lady on Glebe Road who appeared daily, topless, at her window as the postman passed by… Please, Mister Postman paints a vivid picture of England in the 1970s, where no celebration was complete without a Party Seven of Watney’s Red Barrel, smoking was the norm rather than the exception, and Sunday lunchtime was about beer, bingo and cribbage. But as Alan’s life appears to be settling down and his career in the Union of Postal Workers begins to take off, his close-knit family is struck once again by tragedy… Moving, hilarious and unforgettable, Please, Mister Postman is another astonishing book from the award-winning author of This Boy.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/worthy-fights-a-memoir-of-leadership-in-war-and-peace-by-jim-newton-leon-panetta--65178186https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/220757 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace Author: Jim Newton, Leon Panetta Narrator: Leon Panetta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 33 minutes Release date: October 7, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling autobiography of a legendary political and military leader.   It could be said that Leon Panetta has had two of the most consequential careers of any American public servant in the past 50 years. His first career, beginning as an Army intelligence officer and including a distinguished run as one of the most powerful and respected members of Congress, lasted 35 years and culminated in his transformational role as budget czar and White House chief of staff in the Clinton administration. But after a brief “retirement,” he returned to public service in 2009 as the CIA director who led the intelligence war that killed Osama Bin Laden and then became the US secretary of defense, inheriting two troubled wars in a time of austerity and painful choices. Like his career, Worthy Fights is a reflection of Panetta’s values. It is also a testament to a lost kind of political leadership that favors progress and duty to country over partisanship. Leon Panetta calls them as he sees them in Worthy Fights. Suffused with its author’s decency and common sense, the book is an inspiring American success story, a great political memoir, and a revelatory view onto many of the defining figures and events of our time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/220757Tue, 07 Oct 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/220757 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace Author: Jim Newton, Leon Panetta Narrator: Leon Panetta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/220757 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace Author: Jim Newton, Leon Panetta Narrator: Leon Panetta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 33 minutes Release date: October 7, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling autobiography of a legendary political and military leader.   It could be said that Leon Panetta has had two of the most consequential careers of any American public servant in the past 50 years. His first career, beginning as an Army intelligence officer and including a distinguished run as one of the most powerful and respected members of Congress, lasted 35 years and culminated in his transformational role as budget czar and White House chief of staff in the Clinton administration. But after a brief “retirement,” he returned to public service in 2009 as the CIA director who led the intelligence war that killed Osama Bin Laden and then became the US secretary of defense, inheriting two troubled wars in a time of austerity and painful choices. Like his career, Worthy Fights is a reflection of Panetta’s values. It is also a testament to a lost kind of political leadership that favors progress and duty to country over partisanship. Leon Panetta calls them as he sees them in Worthy Fights. Suffused with its author’s decency and common sense, the book is an inspiring American success story, a great political memoir, and a revelatory view onto many of the defining figures and events of our time.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-black-count-glory-revolution-betrayal-and-the-real-count-of-monte-cristo-by-tom-reiss--65178136https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241456 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Black Count: Glory, revolution, betrayal and the real Count of Monte Cristo Author: Tom Reiss Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 2, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Who was the real Count of Monte Cristo? In this extraordinary biography, Tom Reiss traces the almost unbelievable life of the man who inspired not only Monte Cristo, but all three of the Musketeers: the novelist's own father. Born in St Dominigue in 1762, the son of a French nobleman and a sugar plantation slave, General Alexandre Dumas did not have an auspicious start in life. Things got worse when his father sold him into slavery to pay his passage back to Normandy. But six months later, Dumas' fortunes changed. His father bought him out of slavery and raised him in France, where Dumas went to the nation's finest schools and fencing academies, and having enrolled in the army became known as France's most handsome and strongest soldier. By the time Napoleon invaded Egypt, Dumas was his top cavalry commander. But Napoleon was threatened by the physical prowess and popularity of this black nobleman. He engineered his disgrace and imprisonment, and to please the sugar growers reintroduced slavery. A brief flowering of freedom and equality was over and forgotten, but Dumas' legacy would live on in the novels of the son who adored him. Reiss tells this tale with magisterial authority. Long years of research have led him across Europe, the Caribbean and the Middle East in search of forgotten documents. He has journeyed through the Alps where Dumas scaled unscalable ice cliffs. He has walked the streets of Cairo where Dumas' intrepid cavalry charge is still remembered. The result is an enthralling book that entertains, astounds and triumphantly resurrects a lost hero from the world's first multiracial society.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241456Thu, 02 Oct 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241456 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Black Count: Glory, revolution, betrayal and the real Count of Monte Cristo Author: Tom Reiss Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241456 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Black Count: Glory, revolution, betrayal and the real Count of Monte Cristo Author: Tom Reiss Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 2, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Who was the real Count of Monte Cristo? In this extraordinary biography, Tom Reiss traces the almost unbelievable life of the man who inspired not only Monte Cristo, but all three of the Musketeers: the novelist's own father. Born in St Dominigue in 1762, the son of a French nobleman and a sugar plantation slave, General Alexandre Dumas did not have an auspicious start in life. Things got worse when his father sold him into slavery to pay his passage back to Normandy. But six months later, Dumas' fortunes changed. His father bought him out of slavery and raised him in France, where Dumas went to the nation's finest schools and fencing academies, and having enrolled in the army became known as France's most handsome and strongest soldier. By the time Napoleon invaded Egypt, Dumas was his top cavalry commander. But Napoleon was threatened by the physical prowess and popularity of this black nobleman. He engineered his disgrace and imprisonment, and to please the sugar growers reintroduced slavery. A brief flowering of freedom and equality was over and forgotten, but Dumas' legacy would live on in the novels of the son who adored him. Reiss tells this tale with magisterial authority. Long years of research have led him across Europe, the Caribbean and the Middle East in search of forgotten documents. He has journeyed through the Alps where Dumas scaled unscalable ice cliffs. He has walked the streets of Cairo where Dumas' intrepid cavalry charge is still remembered. The result is an enthralling book that entertains, astounds and triumphantly resurrects a lost hero from the world's first multiracial society.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-marshall-the-chief-justice-who-saved-the-nation-by-harlow-giles-unger--65178187https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218916 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Marshall: The Chief Justice Who Saved the Nation Author: Harlow Giles Unger Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 30, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A soul-stirring biography of John Marshall, the young Republic's great chief justice who led the Supreme Court to power and brought law and order to the nation In the political turmoil that convulsed America after George Washington's death, the surviving Founding Fathers went mad—literally pummeling each other in Congress and challenging one another to deadly duels in their quest for power. Out of the political intrigue, one man emerged to restore calm and dignity to the government: John Marshall. The longest-serving chief justice in American history, Marshall transformed the Supreme Court from an irrelevant appeals court into the powerful and controversial branch of government that Americans today either revere or despise. Drawing on rare documents, Harlow Giles Unger shows how, with nine key decisions, Marshall rewrote the Constitution, reshaped government, and prevented Thomas Jefferson from turning tyrant. John Adams called his appointment of Marshall to chief justice his greatest gift to the nation and 'the pride of my life.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218916Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218916 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Marshall: The Chief Justice Who Saved the Nation Author: Harlow Giles Unger Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218916 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Marshall: The Chief Justice Who Saved the Nation Author: Harlow Giles Unger Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 30, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A soul-stirring biography of John Marshall, the young Republic's great chief justice who led the Supreme Court to power and brought law and order to the nation In the political turmoil that convulsed America after George Washington's death, the surviving Founding Fathers went mad—literally pummeling each other in Congress and challenging one another to deadly duels in their quest for power. Out of the political intrigue, one man emerged to restore calm and dignity to the government: John Marshall. The longest-serving chief justice in American history, Marshall transformed the Supreme Court from an irrelevant appeals court into the powerful and controversial branch of government that Americans today either revere or despise. Drawing on rare documents, Harlow Giles Unger shows how, with nine key decisions, Marshall rewrote the Constitution, reshaped government, and prevented Thomas Jefferson from turning tyrant. John Adams called his appointment of Marshall to chief justice his greatest gift to the nation and 'the pride of my life.']]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forgetting-to-be-afraid-a-memoir-by-wendy-davis--65178210https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218599 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forgetting to Be Afraid: A Memoir Author: Wendy Davis Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 34 minutes Release date: September 9, 2014 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: An inspiring memoir by one of the country’s brightest new political stars and hero to women’s rights supporters everywhere In June of 2013, Texas state senator Wendy Davis became an overnight political sensation when she singlehandedly filibustered Governor Rick Perry’s sweeping anti-abortion bill. Her personal story is just as remarkable. The daughter of a single mother, Davis, at age 19, was on her way to becoming a single mother herself. She was living with her own young daughter in a trailer park while working two jobs and struggling to make ends meet. Still, she managed to attend and graduate from Texas Christian University and Harvard Law School, be elected to the Fort Worth City Council and the Texas Senate, and, in 2014, became the most serious Democrat in two decades to make a run for governor. Refreshing and forthright, Forgetting to Be Afraid is a deeply moving testament to the enduring power of the American Dream.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218599Tue, 09 Sep 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218599 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forgetting to Be Afraid: A Memoir Author: Wendy Davis Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 34 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/218599 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forgetting to Be Afraid: A Memoir Author: Wendy Davis Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 34 minutes Release date: September 9, 2014 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: An inspiring memoir by one of the country’s brightest new political stars and hero to women’s rights supporters everywhere In June of 2013, Texas state senator Wendy Davis became an overnight political sensation when she singlehandedly filibustered Governor Rick Perry’s sweeping anti-abortion bill. Her personal story is just as remarkable. The daughter of a single mother, Davis, at age 19, was on her way to becoming a single mother herself. She was living with her own young daughter in a trailer park while working two jobs and struggling to make ends meet. Still, she managed to attend and graduate from Texas Christian University and Harvard Law School, be elected to the Fort Worth City Council and the Texas Senate, and, in 2014, became the most serious Democrat in two decades to make a run for governor. Refreshing and forthright, Forgetting to Be Afraid is a deeply moving testament to the enduring power of the American Dream.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/off-the-sidelines-raise-your-voice-change-the-world-by-kirsten-gillibrand--65178184https://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: Law & Politics 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 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease 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: Law & Politics 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/darkwater-voices-from-within-the-veil-by-w-e-b-du-bois--65178197https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217799 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Darkwater: Voices from within the Veil Author: W. E. B. Du Bois Narrator: Lisa Reneé Pitts, Bernard K. Addison, Mirron Willis, Bahni Turpin, Dion Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: August 12, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The distinguished American civil rights leader, W. E. B. Du Bois first published these fiery essays, sketches, and poems individually in 1920 in the Atlantic, the Journal of Race Development, and other periodicals. Reflecting the author's ideas as a politician, historian, and artist, this volume has long moved and inspired readers with its militant cry for social, political, and economic reform. It is essential reading for all students of African American history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217799Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217799 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Darkwater: Voices from within the Veil Author: W. E. B. Du Bois Narrator: Lisa Reneé Pitts, Bernard K. Addison, Mirron Willis, Bahni Turpin, Dion...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217799 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Darkwater: Voices from within the Veil Author: W. E. B. Du Bois Narrator: Lisa Reneé Pitts, Bernard K. Addison, Mirron Willis, Bahni Turpin, Dion Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: August 12, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The distinguished American civil rights leader, W. E. B. Du Bois first published these fiery essays, sketches, and poems individually in 1920 in the Atlantic, the Journal of Race Development, and other periodicals. Reflecting the author's ideas as a politician, historian, and artist, this volume has long moved and inspired readers with its militant cry for social, political, and economic reform. It is essential reading for all students of African American history.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/harry-s-war-the-true-story-of-the-soldier-prince-by-robert-jobson--65178054https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255767 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harry's War: The True Story of the Soldier Prince Author: Robert Jobson Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: July 31, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In March 2008, the public learned the news that Prince Harry had been fighting with British troops in Afghanistan. This amazing book gives the definitive inside story of Prince Harry's brave service and reveals, amongst other breathtaking stories, how the third in line to the throne was operating only 500 yards from enemy positions, calling in air strikes and carrying out surveillance of Taliban fighters in Helmand province; how he took part in a heroic fire-fight alongside the Gurkhas and how he killed dozens of enemy insurgents.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255767Thu, 31 Jul 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255767 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harry's War: The True Story of the Soldier Prince Author: Robert Jobson Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255767 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harry's War: The True Story of the Soldier Prince Author: Robert Jobson Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: July 31, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In March 2008, the public learned the news that Prince Harry had been fighting with British troops in Afghanistan. This amazing book gives the definitive inside story of Prince Harry's brave service and reveals, amongst other breathtaking stories, how the third in line to the throne was operating only 500 yards from enemy positions, calling in air strikes and carrying out surveillance of Taliban fighters in Helmand province; how he took part in a heroic fire-fight alongside the Gurkhas and how he killed dozens of enemy insurgents.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-nixon-defense-what-he-knew-and-when-he-knew-it-by-john-w-dean--65178207https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213995 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It Author: John W. Dean Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 1 minute Release date: July 29, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Based on Nixon’s overlooked recordings, New York Times bestselling author John W. Dean connects the dots between what we’ve come to believe about Watergate and what actually happened   Watergate forever changed American politics, and in light of the revelations about the NSA’s widespread surveillance program, the scandal has taken on new significance. Yet remarkably, four decades after Nixon was forced to resign, no one has told the full story of his involvement in Watergate.   In The Nixon Defense, former White House Counsel John W. Dean, one of the last major surviving figures of Watergate, draws on his own transcripts of almost a thousand conversations, a wealth of Nixon’s secretly recorded information, and more than 150,000 pages of documents in the National Archives and the Nixon Library to provide the definitive answer to the question: What did President Nixon know and when did he know it?   Through narrative and contemporaneous dialogue, Dean connects dots that have never been connected, including revealing how and why the Watergate break-in occurred, what was on the mysterious 18 1/2 minute gap in Nixon’s recorded conversations, and more.   In what will stand as the most authoritative account of one of America’s worst political scandals, The Nixon Defense shows how the disastrous mistakes of Watergate could have been avoided and offers a cautionary tale for our own time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213995Tue, 29 Jul 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213995 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It Author: John W. Dean Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 1 minute...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213995 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It Author: John W. Dean Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 1 minute Release date: July 29, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Based on Nixon’s overlooked recordings, New York Times bestselling author John W. Dean connects the dots between what we’ve come to believe about Watergate and what actually happened   Watergate forever changed American politics, and in light of the revelations about the NSA’s widespread surveillance program, the scandal has taken on new significance. Yet remarkably, four decades after Nixon was forced to resign, no one has told the full story of his involvement in Watergate.   In The Nixon Defense, former White House Counsel John W. Dean, one of the last major surviving figures of Watergate, draws on his own transcripts of almost a thousand conversations, a wealth of Nixon’s secretly recorded information, and more than 150,000 pages of documents in the National Archives and the Nixon Library to provide the definitive answer to the question: What did President Nixon know and when did he know it?   Through narrative and contemporaneous dialogue, Dean connects dots that have never been connected, including revealing how and why the Watergate break-in occurred, what was on the mysterious 18 1/2 minute gap in Nixon’s recorded conversations, and more.   In what will stand as the most authoritative account of one of America’s worst political scandals, The Nixon Defense shows how the disastrous mistakes of Watergate could have been avoided and offers a cautionary tale for our own time.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-clinton-inc-the-audacious-rebuilding-of-a-political-machine-by-daniel-halper--65178172https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213841 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Clinton, Inc.: The Audacious Rebuilding of a Political Machine Author: Daniel Halper Narrator: Harvey Betancourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 22, 2014 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Weekly Standard editor Daniel Halper provides a meticulously researched account of the brilliant calculations, secret deals, and occasionally treacherous maneuverings that led to the Clintons’ return to political prominence. In the twelve years since the Clintons left the White House, they have gone from being virtually penniless to multi-millionaires, and are arguably the most popular politicians in America—respected and feared by Republicans and Democrats alike. But behind that rise is a never-before-told story of strategic cleverness, reckless gambles, and an unquenchable thirst for political power. Investigative reporter Daniel Halper uses a wealth of research, exclusive documents, and detailed interviews with close friends, allies, and enemies of the Clintons to reveal the strategy they used and the deals they made to turn their political fortunes around. Clinton, Inc. exposes the relationship between President Obama, the Bush family, and the Clintons—and what it means for the future; how Bill and Hillary are laying the groundwork for the upcoming presidential campaign; how Vice President Biden and other Democrats are trying to maneuver around her; Chelsea’ s political future; the Clintons’ skillful media management; the Clintons’ marriage and why it has survived; and an inside look at the Clinton’s financial backers and hidden corporate enterprises. Clinton, Inc. is the key to understanding America’s most powerful political couple.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213841Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213841 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Clinton, Inc.: The Audacious Rebuilding of a Political Machine Author: Daniel Halper Narrator: Harvey Betancourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213841 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Clinton, Inc.: The Audacious Rebuilding of a Political Machine Author: Daniel Halper Narrator: Harvey Betancourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 22, 2014 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Weekly Standard editor Daniel Halper provides a meticulously researched account of the brilliant calculations, secret deals, and occasionally treacherous maneuverings that led to the Clintons’ return to political prominence. In the twelve years since the Clintons left the White House, they have gone from being virtually penniless to multi-millionaires, and are arguably the most popular politicians in America—respected and feared by Republicans and Democrats alike. But behind that rise is a never-before-told story of strategic cleverness, reckless gambles, and an unquenchable thirst for political power. Investigative reporter Daniel Halper uses a wealth of research, exclusive documents, and detailed interviews with close friends, allies, and enemies of the Clintons to reveal the strategy they used and the deals they made to turn their political fortunes around. Clinton, Inc. exposes the relationship between President Obama, the Bush family, and the Clintons—and what it means for the future; how Bill and Hillary are laying the groundwork for the upcoming presidential campaign; how Vice President Biden and other Democrats are trying to maneuver around her; Chelsea’ s political future; the Clintons’ skillful media management; the Clintons’ marriage and why it has survived; and an inside look at the Clinton’s financial backers and hidden corporate enterprises. Clinton, Inc. is the key to understanding America’s most powerful political couple.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/good-morning-mr-mandela-a-memoir-by-zelda-la-grange--65178203https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Morning, Mr Mandela: A Memoir Author: Zelda la Grange Narrator: Adjoa Andoh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 15, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A white Afrikaner, Zelda la Grange grew up in segregated South Africa, supporting the regime and the rules of apartheid. Her conservative family referred to the imprisoned Nelson Mandela as “a terrorist.” Yet just a few years after his release and the end of apartheid, she would be traveling the world by Mr. Mandela's side, having grown to respect and cherish the man she would come to call “Khulu,” or “Grandfather.” Good Morning, Mr Mandela tells the extraordinary story of how a young woman's life, beliefs, prejudices—everything she once believed—were utterly transformed by the man she had been taught was the enemy. It is the incredible journey of an awkward, terrified young secretary in her twenties who rose from a job in a government typing pool to become one of the president's most loyal and devoted associates. This audiobook offers a rare, intimate portrait of Nelson Mandela and his remarkable life as well as moving proof of the power we all have to change. Includes an introduction read by the author as well as an author interview.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213377Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Morning, Mr Mandela: A Memoir Author: Zelda la Grange Narrator: Adjoa Andoh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 13 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Morning, Mr Mandela: A Memoir Author: Zelda la Grange Narrator: Adjoa Andoh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 15, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A white Afrikaner, Zelda la Grange grew up in segregated South Africa, supporting the regime and the rules of apartheid. Her conservative family referred to the imprisoned Nelson Mandela as “a terrorist.” Yet just a few years after his release and the end of apartheid, she would be traveling the world by Mr. Mandela's side, having grown to respect and cherish the man she would come to call “Khulu,” or “Grandfather.” Good Morning, Mr Mandela tells the extraordinary story of how a young woman's life, beliefs, prejudices—everything she once believed—were utterly transformed by the man she had been taught was the enemy. It is the incredible journey of an awkward, terrified young secretary in her twenties who rose from a job in a government typing pool to become one of the president's most loyal and devoted associates. This audiobook offers a rare, intimate portrait of Nelson Mandela and his remarkable life as well as moving proof of the power we all have to change. Includes an introduction read by the author as well as an author interview.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-said-yes-to-everything-a-memoir-by-lee-grant--65178189https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213471 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Said Yes to Everything: A Memoir Author: Lee Grant Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 26 minutes Release date: July 8, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A memoir by Academy Award–winning actress Lee Grant, detailing her starring roles in Valley of the Dolls and Shampoo, her twelve years on the Hollywood blacklist, and a singularly unpredictable life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213471Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213471 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Said Yes to Everything: A Memoir Author: Lee Grant Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 26 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213471 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Said Yes to Everything: A Memoir Author: Lee Grant Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 26 minutes Release date: July 8, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A memoir by Academy Award–winning actress Lee Grant, detailing her starring roles in Valley of the Dolls and Shampoo, her twelve years on the Hollywood blacklist, and a singularly unpredictable life.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dear-leader-north-korea-s-senior-propagandist-exposes-shocking-truths-behind-the-regime-by-jang-jin-sung--65178148https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241507 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dear Leader: North Korea's senior propagandist exposes shocking truths behind the regime Author: Jang Jin-sung Narrator: Daniel York Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 44 minutes Release date: July 3, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER Dear Leader contains astonishing new insights about North Korea which could only be revealed by someone working high up in the regime. It is also the gripping story of how a member of the inner circle of this enigmatic country became its most courageous, outspoken critic. Jang Jin-sung held one of the most senior ranks in North Korea's propaganda machine, helping tighten the regime's grip over its people. Among his tasks were developing the founding myth of North Korea, posing undercover as a South Korean intellectual and writing epic poems in support of the dictator, Kim Jong-il. Young and ambitious, his patriotic work secured him a bizarre audience with Kim Jong-il himself, thus granting him special status as one of the 'Admitted'. This meant special food provisions, a travel pass and immunity from prosecution and harm. He was privy to state secrets, including military and diplomatic policies, how the devastating 'Scrutiny' was effected, and the real position of one of the country's most powerful, elusive men, Im Tong-ok. Because he was praised by the Dear Leader himself, he had every reason to feel satisfied with his lot and safe. Yet he could not ignore his conscience, or the disparity between his life and that of those he saw starving on the street. After breaking security rules, Jang Jin-sung, together with a close friend, was forced to flee for his life: away from lies and deceit, towards truth and freedom.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241507Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241507 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dear Leader: North Korea's senior propagandist exposes shocking truths behind the regime Author: Jang Jin-sung Narrator: Daniel York Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241507 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dear Leader: North Korea's senior propagandist exposes shocking truths behind the regime Author: Jang Jin-sung Narrator: Daniel York Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 44 minutes Release date: July 3, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER Dear Leader contains astonishing new insights about North Korea which could only be revealed by someone working high up in the regime. It is also the gripping story of how a member of the inner circle of this enigmatic country became its most courageous, outspoken critic. Jang Jin-sung held one of the most senior ranks in North Korea's propaganda machine, helping tighten the regime's grip over its people. Among his tasks were developing the founding myth of North Korea, posing undercover as a South Korean intellectual and writing epic poems in support of the dictator, Kim Jong-il. Young and ambitious, his patriotic work secured him a bizarre audience with Kim Jong-il himself, thus granting him special status as one of the 'Admitted'. This meant special food provisions, a travel pass and immunity from prosecution and harm. He was privy to state secrets, including military and diplomatic policies, how the devastating 'Scrutiny' was effected, and the real position of one of the country's most powerful, elusive men, Im Tong-ok. Because he was praised by the Dear Leader himself, he had every reason to feel satisfied with his lot and safe. Yet he could not ignore his conscience, or the disparity between his life and that of those he saw starving on the street. After breaking security rules, Jang Jin-sung, together with a close friend, was forced to flee for his life: away from lies and deceit, towards truth and freedom.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hrc-state-secrets-and-the-rebirth-of-hillary-clinton-by-jonathan-allen-amie-parnes--65178123https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241666 to listen full audiobooks. Title: HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton Author: Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A riveting biography which combines deep reporting and West Wing-esque storytelling to reveal the strategising, machinations and last minute decision-making that have accompanied one of the greatest political comebacks in history. The story of Hillary's phoenix-like rise is at the heart of HRC, a thrilling political biography that journeys deep into the heart of 'Hillaryland' to discover a brilliant strategist at work. Masterfully unfolded by two White House correspondents, HRC offers a rare look inside the merciless Clinton political machine. Drawing on over two hundred top-access interviews with Hillary's intimates, colleagues, supporters, and enemies, it portrays a seasoned operator who negotiates political and diplomatic worlds with equal savvy. Loathed by the Obama team in the wake of the primary, Hillary worked to become his greatest ally, their fates intertwined in the work of re-establishing America on the world stage after the disastrous Bush years. HRC puts readers in the room with Hillary during the most intense and pivotal moments of this era, as she mulls over the president-elect's offer to join the administration, pulls the strings to build a coalition for his war against Libya, and scrambles to deal with the fallout of the terrible events in Benghazi - all while keeping one eye focused on 2016.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241666Tue, 11 Feb 2014 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241666 to listen full audiobooks. Title: HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton Author: Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241666 to listen full audiobooks. Title: HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton Author: Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A riveting biography which combines deep reporting and West Wing-esque storytelling to reveal the strategising, machinations and last minute decision-making that have accompanied one of the greatest political comebacks in history. The story of Hillary's phoenix-like rise is at the heart of HRC, a thrilling political biography that journeys deep into the heart of 'Hillaryland' to discover a brilliant strategist at work. Masterfully unfolded by two White House correspondents, HRC offers a rare look inside the merciless Clinton political machine. Drawing on over two hundred top-access interviews with Hillary's intimates, colleagues, supporters, and enemies, it portrays a seasoned operator who negotiates political and diplomatic worlds with equal savvy. Loathed by the Obama team in the wake of the primary, Hillary worked to become his greatest ally, their fates intertwined in the work of re-establishing America on the world stage after the disastrous Bush years. HRC puts readers in the room with Hillary during the most intense and pivotal moments of this era, as she mulls over the president-elect's offer to join the administration, pulls the strings to build a coalition for his war against Libya, and scrambles to deal with the fallout of the terrible events in Benghazi - all while keeping one eye focused on 2016.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/josephine-desire-ambition-napoleon-by-kate-williams--65178145https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241913 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon Author: Kate Williams Narrator: Sandra Duncan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 27 minutes Release date: December 12, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: This is the incredible rise and unbelievable fall of a woman whose energy and ambition is often overshadowed by Napoleon’s military might. In this triumphant biography, Kate Williams tells Josephine’s searing story, of sexual obsession, politics and surviving as a woman in a man’s world. Abandoned in Paris by her aristocratic husband, Josephine's future did not look promising. But while her friends and contemporaries were sent to the guillotine during the Terror that followed the Revolution, she survived prison and emerged as the doyenne of a wildly debauched party scene, surprising everybody when she encouraged the advances of a short, marginalised Corsican soldier, six years her junior. Josephine, the fabulous hostess and skilled diplomat, was the perfect consort to the ambitious but obnoxious Napoleon. With her by his side, he became the greatest man in Europe, the Supreme Emperor; and she amassed a jewellery box with more diamonds than Marie Antoinette’s. But as his fame grew, Napoleon became increasingly obsessed with his need for an heir and irritated with Josephine’s extravagant spending. The woman who had enchanted France became desperate and jealous. Until, a divorcee aged forty-seven, she was forced to watch from the sidelines as Napoleon and his young bride produced a child.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241913Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241913 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon Author: Kate Williams Narrator: Sandra Duncan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 27 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241913 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon Author: Kate Williams Narrator: Sandra Duncan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 27 minutes Release date: December 12, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: This is the incredible rise and unbelievable fall of a woman whose energy and ambition is often overshadowed by Napoleon’s military might. In this triumphant biography, Kate Williams tells Josephine’s searing story, of sexual obsession, politics and surviving as a woman in a man’s world. Abandoned in Paris by her aristocratic husband, Josephine's future did not look promising. But while her friends and contemporaries were sent to the guillotine during the Terror that followed the Revolution, she survived prison and emerged as the doyenne of a wildly debauched party scene, surprising everybody when she encouraged the advances of a short, marginalised Corsican soldier, six years her junior. Josephine, the fabulous hostess and skilled diplomat, was the perfect consort to the ambitious but obnoxious Napoleon. With her by his side, he became the greatest man in Europe, the Supreme Emperor; and she amassed a jewellery box with more diamonds than Marie Antoinette’s. But as his fame grew, Napoleon became increasingly obsessed with his need for an heir and irritated with Josephine’s extravagant spending. The woman who had enchanted France became desperate and jealous. Until, a divorcee aged forty-seven, she was forced to watch from the sidelines as Napoleon and his young bride produced a child.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-blaze-of-autumn-sunshine-the-last-diaries-by-tony-benn--65178099https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241932 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Blaze of Autumn Sunshine: The Last Diaries Author: Tony Benn Narrator: Michael Jayston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: October 24, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this final volume of diaries, Tony Benn reflects on the compensations and the disadvantages of old age. With the support of a small circle of friends and his extended family, he continues his activities on behalf of social justice, peace and accountability in public life, to a background of political change and the international economic crisis. Following an illness in 2009 the diaries, kept for over sixty years, cease. Published here alongside these last diaries are Tony Benn’s highly personal insights into the challenges of old age and failing health, of widowhood,and of moving out of the family home after sixty years. Finally, we share in Tony Benn's hopes for the future based on his years of experience and his natural optimism.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241932Thu, 24 Oct 2013 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241932 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Blaze of Autumn Sunshine: The Last Diaries Author: Tony Benn Narrator: Michael Jayston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241932 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Blaze of Autumn Sunshine: The Last Diaries Author: Tony Benn Narrator: Michael Jayston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: October 24, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this final volume of diaries, Tony Benn reflects on the compensations and the disadvantages of old age. With the support of a small circle of friends and his extended family, he continues his activities on behalf of social justice, peace and accountability in public life, to a background of political change and the international economic crisis. Following an illness in 2009 the diaries, kept for over sixty years, cease. Published here alongside these last diaries are Tony Benn’s highly personal insights into the challenges of old age and failing health, of widowhood,and of moving out of the family home after sixty years. Finally, we share in Tony Benn's hopes for the future based on his years of experience and his natural optimism.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-for-turning-the-life-of-margaret-thatcher-by-robin-harris--65178181https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240761 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not for Turning: The Life of Margaret Thatcher Author: Robin Harris Narrator: Nigel Anthony Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 51 minutes Release date: May 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Margaret Thatcher is one of the most iconic politicians of the twentieth century. With the possible exception of Winston Churchill, no other Prime Minister has had such an impact on modern British history. Like it or not, her radical social and economic policies have made Britain the country it is today. Without Margaret Thatcher there could have been no New Labour, no Tony Blair and no David Cameron. Now Robin Harris, for many years Thatcher's speechwriter, trusted adviser and the draftsman of two volumes of her autobiography, has written the defining book about this indomitable woman. He tells her extraordinary life story, from humble beginnings above her father's grocer's shop in Grantham, her early days as one of the first women in Westminster who became known as 'Thatcher milk-snatcher' during her days in the Ministry for Education and then as Prime Minister. We follow her through the 'Winter of Discontent', the tribulations of the miners' strike and the Falklands War. And Harris writes a stunning account of her exit from power and tells of her life after number 10.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240761Thu, 09 May 2013 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240761 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not for Turning: The Life of Margaret Thatcher Author: Robin Harris Narrator: Nigel Anthony Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 51 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240761 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not for Turning: The Life of Margaret Thatcher Author: Robin Harris Narrator: Nigel Anthony Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 51 minutes Release date: May 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Margaret Thatcher is one of the most iconic politicians of the twentieth century. With the possible exception of Winston Churchill, no other Prime Minister has had such an impact on modern British history. Like it or not, her radical social and economic policies have made Britain the country it is today. Without Margaret Thatcher there could have been no New Labour, no Tony Blair and no David Cameron. Now Robin Harris, for many years Thatcher's speechwriter, trusted adviser and the draftsman of two volumes of her autobiography, has written the defining book about this indomitable woman. He tells her extraordinary life story, from humble beginnings above her father's grocer's shop in Grantham, her early days as one of the first women in Westminster who became known as 'Thatcher milk-snatcher' during her days in the Ministry for Education and then as Prime Minister. We follow her through the 'Winter of Discontent', the tribulations of the miners' strike and the Falklands War. And Harris writes a stunning account of her exit from power and tells of her life after number 10.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-boy-by-alan-johnson--65178114https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242052 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Boy Author: Alan Johnson Narrator: Alan Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Alan Johnson's childhood was not so much difficult as unusual, particularly for a man who was destined to become Home Secretary. Not in respect of the poverty, which was shared with many of those living in the slums of post-war Britain, but in its transition from two-parent family to single mother and then to no parents at all... This is essentially the story of two incredible women: Alan's mother, Lily, who battled against poor health, poverty, domestic violence and loneliness to try to ensure a better life for her children; and his sister, Linda, who had to assume an enormous amount of responsibility at a very young age and who fought to keep the family together and out of care when she herself was still only a child. Played out against the background of a vanishing community living in condemned housing, the story moves from post-war austerity in pre-gentrified Notting Hill, through the race riots, school on the Kings Road, Chelsea in the Swinging 60s, to the rock-and-roll years, making a record in Denmark Street and becoming a husband and father whilst still in his teens. This Boy is one man’s story, but it is also a story of England and the West London slums which are so hard to imagine in the capital today. No matter how harsh the details, Alan Johnson writes with a spirit of generous acceptance, of humour and openness which makes his book anything but a grim catalogue of miseries.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242052Thu, 09 May 2013 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242052 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Boy Author: Alan Johnson Narrator: Alan Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 9, 2013 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242052 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Boy Author: Alan Johnson Narrator: Alan Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Alan Johnson's childhood was not so much difficult as unusual, particularly for a man who was destined to become Home Secretary. Not in respect of the poverty, which was shared with many of those living in the slums of post-war Britain, but in its transition from two-parent family to single mother and then to no parents at all... This is essentially the story of two incredible women: Alan's mother, Lily, who battled against poor health, poverty, domestic violence and loneliness to try to ensure a better life for her children; and his sister, Linda, who had to assume an enormous amount of responsibility at a very young age and who fought to keep the family together and out of care when she herself was still only a child. Played out against the background of a vanishing community living in condemned housing, the story moves from post-war austerity in pre-gentrified Notting Hill, through the race riots, school on the Kings Road, Chelsea in the Swinging 60s, to the rock-and-roll years, making a record in Denmark Street and becoming a husband and father whilst still in his teens. This Boy is one man’s story, but it is also a story of England and the West London slums which are so hard to imagine in the capital today. No matter how harsh the details, Alan Johnson writes with a spirit of generous acceptance, of humour and openness which makes his book anything but a grim catalogue of miseries.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lady-bird-johnson-legacy-of-a-first-lady-by-joe-bevilacqua--65178193https://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: Law & Politics 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 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease 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: Law & Politics 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/thomas-jefferson-s-creme-brulee-how-a-founding-father-and-his-slave-james-hemings-introduced-french-cuisine-to-america-by-thomas-j-craughw--65178149https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251308 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Jefferson's Creme Brulee: How a Founding Father and His Slave James Hemings Introduced French Cuisine to America Author: Thomas J. Craughwell Narrator: Alan Sklar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 35 minutes Release date: March 4, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In 1784, Thomas Jefferson struck a deal with one of his slaves, nineteen-year-old James Hemings. The founding father was traveling to Paris and wanted to bring James along for a particular purpose—to master the art of French cooking. In exchange for James's cooperation, Jefferson would grant his freedom. Thus began one of the strangest partnerships in United States history. As Hemings apprenticed under master French chefs, Jefferson studied the cultivation of French crops (especially grapes for winemaking) so that they might be replicated in American agriculture. The two men returned home with such marvels as pasta, French fries, Champagne, macaroni and cheese, crème brûlée, and a host of other treats. This narrative history tells the story of their remarkable adventure.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251308Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251308 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Jefferson's Creme Brulee: How a Founding Father and His Slave James Hemings Introduced French Cuisine to America Author: Thomas J. Craughwell...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251308 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Jefferson's Creme Brulee: How a Founding Father and His Slave James Hemings Introduced French Cuisine to America Author: Thomas J. Craughwell Narrator: Alan Sklar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 35 minutes Release date: March 4, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In 1784, Thomas Jefferson struck a deal with one of his slaves, nineteen-year-old James Hemings. The founding father was traveling to Paris and wanted to bring James along for a particular purpose—to master the art of French cooking. In exchange for James's cooperation, Jefferson would grant his freedom. Thus began one of the strangest partnerships in United States history. As Hemings apprenticed under master French chefs, Jefferson studied the cultivation of French crops (especially grapes for winemaking) so that they might be replicated in American agriculture. The two men returned home with such marvels as pasta, French fries, Champagne, macaroni and cheese, crème brûlée, and a host of other treats. This narrative history tells the story of their remarkable adventure.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sojourner-truth-by-peter-krass--65178065https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275748 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sojourner Truth Author: Peter Krass Narrator: Caroline Clay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 7 minutes Release date: February 22, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From Chelsea House's Black Americans of Achievement series comes this biography of the legendary anti slavery activist.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275748Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275748 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sojourner Truth Author: Peter Krass Narrator: Caroline Clay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 7 minutes Release date: February 22, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275748 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sojourner Truth Author: Peter Krass Narrator: Caroline Clay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 7 minutes Release date: February 22, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From Chelsea House's Black Americans of Achievement series comes this biography of the legendary anti slavery activist.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/call-the-ambulance-by-les-pringle--65178130https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242253 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Call the Ambulance! Author: Les Pringle Narrator: Gordon Griffin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 3, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Exploding pressure cookers, a thwarted wife's deadly revenge and transvestites in distress - manning an ambulance in the seventies kept you on your toes. Having survived the rites of passage as a probationer, Les Pringle now has to face up to the reality of life as an ambulance man in Thatcher's Britain. He does this with humour and fortitude - two qualities which are essential if he is to cope with cases ranging from the absurd to the heart rending. From attending murder scenes to delivering babies ... it's quite a life for Les, and one that he and his shift mates tread with warmth and humour in equal measure.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242253Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242253 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Call the Ambulance! Author: Les Pringle Narrator: Gordon Griffin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 3,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242253 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Call the Ambulance! Author: Les Pringle Narrator: Gordon Griffin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 3, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Exploding pressure cookers, a thwarted wife's deadly revenge and transvestites in distress - manning an ambulance in the seventies kept you on your toes. Having survived the rites of passage as a probationer, Les Pringle now has to face up to the reality of life as an ambulance man in Thatcher's Britain. He does this with humour and fortitude - two qualities which are essential if he is to cope with cases ranging from the absurd to the heart rending. From attending murder scenes to delivering babies ... it's quite a life for Les, and one that he and his shift mates tread with warmth and humour in equal measure.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blue-lights-and-long-nights-by-les-pringle--65178100https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242257 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blue Lights and Long Nights Author: Les Pringle Narrator: Gordon Griffin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 3, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: This book has been re-issued as Dial 999! ISBN 9780552165310. Card-playing corpses, unfaithful husbands and 'flying' ladies - life as an ambulance driver in the 1970s was certainly varied ... At the age of twenty-three, Les Pringle decided to escape from office life, broaden his horizons and become an ambulance driver. Little did he realize how broad those horizons would turn out to be. Filled with warmth and humour, Blue Lights and Long Nights takes us back to a time when lonely old ladies could call 999 and have a cup of tea waiting when the drivers turned up for a chat; when learning to drive the ambulance meant going out for one test drive and managing not to hit a pedestrian; and every day brought a glimpse into other people's lives. Gripping, poignant and darkly funny, Blue Lights and Long Nights is an affectionate, warm-hearted look at a world gone by.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242257Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242257 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blue Lights and Long Nights Author: Les Pringle Narrator: Gordon Griffin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242257 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blue Lights and Long Nights Author: Les Pringle Narrator: Gordon Griffin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 3, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: This book has been re-issued as Dial 999! ISBN 9780552165310. Card-playing corpses, unfaithful husbands and 'flying' ladies - life as an ambulance driver in the 1970s was certainly varied ... At the age of twenty-three, Les Pringle decided to escape from office life, broaden his horizons and become an ambulance driver. Little did he realize how broad those horizons would turn out to be. Filled with warmth and humour, Blue Lights and Long Nights takes us back to a time when lonely old ladies could call 999 and have a cup of tea waiting when the drivers turned up for a chat; when learning to drive the ambulance meant going out for one test drive and managing not to hit a pedestrian; and every day brought a glimpse into other people's lives. Gripping, poignant and darkly funny, Blue Lights and Long Nights is an affectionate, warm-hearted look at a world gone by.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-dark-charisma-of-adolf-hitler-by-laurence-rees--65178116https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242417 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler Author: Laurence Rees Narrator: Michael Jayston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 56 minutes Release date: September 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Adolf Hitler was an unlikely leader – fuelled by hate, incapable of forming normal human relationships, unwilling to debate political issues – and yet he commanded enormous support. So how was it possible that Hitler became such an attractive figure to millions of people? That is the important question at the core of Laurence Rees’ new book. The Holocaust, the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, the outbreak of the Second World War – all these cataclysmic events and more can be laid at Hitler’s door. Hitler was a war criminal arguably without precedent in the history of the world. Yet, as many who knew him confirm, Hitler was still able to exert a powerful influence over the people who encountered him. In this fascinating book to accompany his new BBC series, the acclaimed historian and documentary maker Laurence Rees examines the nature of Hitler’s appeal, and reveals the role Hitler’s supposed ‘charisma’ played in his success. Rees’ previous work has explored the inner workings of the Nazi state in The Nazis: A Warning from History and the crimes they committed in Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution. The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler is a natural culmination of twenty years of writing and research on the Third Reich, and a remarkable examination of the man and the mind at the heart of it all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242417Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242417 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler Author: Laurence Rees Narrator: Michael Jayston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 56 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242417 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler Author: Laurence Rees Narrator: Michael Jayston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 56 minutes Release date: September 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Adolf Hitler was an unlikely leader – fuelled by hate, incapable of forming normal human relationships, unwilling to debate political issues – and yet he commanded enormous support. So how was it possible that Hitler became such an attractive figure to millions of people? That is the important question at the core of Laurence Rees’ new book. The Holocaust, the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, the outbreak of the Second World War – all these cataclysmic events and more can be laid at Hitler’s door. Hitler was a war criminal arguably without precedent in the history of the world. Yet, as many who knew him confirm, Hitler was still able to exert a powerful influence over the people who encountered him. In this fascinating book to accompany his new BBC series, the acclaimed historian and documentary maker Laurence Rees examines the nature of Hitler’s appeal, and reveals the role Hitler’s supposed ‘charisma’ played in his success. Rees’ previous work has explored the inner workings of the Nazi state in The Nazis: A Warning from History and the crimes they committed in Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution. The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler is a natural culmination of twenty years of writing and research on the Third Reich, and a remarkable examination of the man and the mind at the heart of it all.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-the-garden-of-beasts-love-and-terror-in-hitler-s-berlin-by-erik-larson--65178094https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In The Garden of Beasts: Love and terror in Hitler's Berlin Author: Erik Larson Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 53 minutes Release date: August 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Berlin,1933. William E. Dodd, a mild-mannered academic from Chicago, has to his own and everyone else's surprise, become America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany, in a year that proves to be a turning point in history. Dodd and his family, notably his vivacious daughter, Martha, observe at first-hand the many changes - some subtle, some disturbing, and some horrifically violent - that signal Hitler's consolidation of power. Dodd has little choice but to associate with key figures in the Nazi party, his increasingly concerned cables make little impact on an indifferent U.S. State Department, while Martha is drawn to the Nazis and their vision of a 'New Germany' and has a succession of affairs with senior party players, including first chief of the Gestapo, Rudolf Diels. But as the year darkens, Dodd and his daughter find their lives transformed and any last illusion they might have about Hitler are shattered by the violence of the 'Night of the Long Knives' in the summer of 1934 that established him as supreme dictator. Suffused with the tense atmosphere of the times, and with brilliant portraits of Hitler, Goebbels, Goering and Himmler amongst others, Erik Larson's new book sheds unique light on events as they unfold, resulting in an unforgettable, addictively readable work of narrative history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242443Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In The Garden of Beasts: Love and terror in Hitler's Berlin Author: Erik Larson Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 53...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In The Garden of Beasts: Love and terror in Hitler's Berlin Author: Erik Larson Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 53 minutes Release date: August 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Berlin,1933. William E. Dodd, a mild-mannered academic from Chicago, has to his own and everyone else's surprise, become America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany, in a year that proves to be a turning point in history. Dodd and his family, notably his vivacious daughter, Martha, observe at first-hand the many changes - some subtle, some disturbing, and some horrifically violent - that signal Hitler's consolidation of power. Dodd has little choice but to associate with key figures in the Nazi party, his increasingly concerned cables make little impact on an indifferent U.S. State Department, while Martha is drawn to the Nazis and their vision of a 'New Germany' and has a succession of affairs with senior party players, including first chief of the Gestapo, Rudolf Diels. But as the year darkens, Dodd and his daughter find their lives transformed and any last illusion they might have about Hitler are shattered by the violence of the 'Night of the Long Knives' in the summer of 1934 that established him as supreme dictator. Suffused with the tense atmosphere of the times, and with brilliant portraits of Hitler, Goebbels, Goering and Himmler amongst others, Erik Larson's new book sheds unique light on events as they unfold, resulting in an unforgettable, addictively readable work of narrative history.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-happy-depressive-in-pursuit-of-personal-and-political-happiness-by-alastair-campbell--65178078https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Happy Depressive: In Pursuit of Personal and Political Happiness Author: Alastair Campbell Narrator: Alastair Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 42 minutes Release date: January 12, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Are you happy? Does it matter? Increasingly, governments seem to think so. As the UK government conducts its first happiness survey, Alastair Campbell looks at happiness as a political as well as a personal issue; what it should mean to us, what it means to him. Taking in economic and political theories, he questions how happiness can survive in a grossly negative media culture, and how it could inform social policy. But happiness is also deeply personal. Campbell, who suffers from depression, looks in the mirror and finds a bittersweet reflection, a life divided between the bad and not-so-bad days, where the highest achievements in his professional life could leave him numb, and he can somehow look back on a catastrophic breakdown twenty-five years ago as the best thing that happened to him. He writes too of what he has learned from the recent death of his best friend, further informing his view that the pursuit of happiness is a long game. Originally published as part of the Brain Shots series, the pre-eminent source for high-quality, short-form digital non-fiction.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242596Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Happy Depressive: In Pursuit of Personal and Political Happiness Author: Alastair Campbell Narrator: Alastair Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Happy Depressive: In Pursuit of Personal and Political Happiness Author: Alastair Campbell Narrator: Alastair Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 42 minutes Release date: January 12, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Are you happy? Does it matter? Increasingly, governments seem to think so. As the UK government conducts its first happiness survey, Alastair Campbell looks at happiness as a political as well as a personal issue; what it should mean to us, what it means to him. Taking in economic and political theories, he questions how happiness can survive in a grossly negative media culture, and how it could inform social policy. But happiness is also deeply personal. Campbell, who suffers from depression, looks in the mirror and finds a bittersweet reflection, a life divided between the bad and not-so-bad days, where the highest achievements in his professional life could leave him numb, and he can somehow look back on a catastrophic breakdown twenty-five years ago as the best thing that happened to him. He writes too of what he has learned from the recent death of his best friend, further informing his view that the pursuit of happiness is a long game. Originally published as part of the Brain Shots series, the pre-eminent source for high-quality, short-form digital non-fiction.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pakistan-a-personal-history-by-imran-khan--65178173https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237404 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pakistan: A Personal History Author: Imran Khan Narrator: Amerjit Deu Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 46 minutes Release date: September 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Born only five years after Pakistan was created in 1947, Imran Khan has lived his country's history. Undermined by a ruling elite hungry for money and power, Pakistan now stands alone as the only Islamic country with a nuclear bomb, yet it is unable to protect its people from the carnage of regular bombings from terrorists and its own ally, America. Now with the revelation that Pakistan has been the hiding place of Osama bin Laden for several years, that relationship can only grow more strained. How did it reach this flashpoint of instability and injustice with such potentially catastrophic results for Pakistan? Recounting his country's history through the prism of his own memories, Imran Khan starts from its foundation, ripped out of the dying British Raj. He guides us through and comments on subsequent historical developments which shook the Muslim world - the wars with India in 1965 and 1971, the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the 9/11 terrorist attacks and America's retribution 10 years later with the assassination of bin Laden - to the current controversial and intractable war in Afghanistan.We see these events viewed not only through the eyes of Westerners, but through those of ordinary Pakistanis. Drawing on the experiences of his own family and his wide travels within his homeland, Pakistan: A Personal History provides a unique insider's view of a country unfamiliar to a western audience. Woven into this history we see how Imran Khan's personal life - his happy childhood in Lahore, his Oxford education, his extraordinary cricketing career, his marriage to Jemima Goldsmith, his mother's influence and that of his Islamic faith - inform both the historical narrative and his current philanthropic and political activities. It is at once absorbing and insightful, casting fresh light upon a country whose culture he believes is largely misunderstood by the West.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237404Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237404 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pakistan: A Personal History Author: Imran Khan Narrator: Amerjit Deu Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 46 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237404 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pakistan: A Personal History Author: Imran Khan Narrator: Amerjit Deu Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 46 minutes Release date: September 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Born only five years after Pakistan was created in 1947, Imran Khan has lived his country's history. Undermined by a ruling elite hungry for money and power, Pakistan now stands alone as the only Islamic country with a nuclear bomb, yet it is unable to protect its people from the carnage of regular bombings from terrorists and its own ally, America. Now with the revelation that Pakistan has been the hiding place of Osama bin Laden for several years, that relationship can only grow more strained. How did it reach this flashpoint of instability and injustice with such potentially catastrophic results for Pakistan? Recounting his country's history through the prism of his own memories, Imran Khan starts from its foundation, ripped out of the dying British Raj. He guides us through and comments on subsequent historical developments which shook the Muslim world - the wars with India in 1965 and 1971, the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the 9/11 terrorist attacks and America's retribution 10 years later with the assassination of bin Laden - to the current controversial and intractable war in Afghanistan.We see these events viewed not only through the eyes of Westerners, but through those of ordinary Pakistanis. Drawing on the experiences of his own family and his wide travels within his homeland, Pakistan: A Personal History provides a unique insider's view of a country unfamiliar to a western audience. Woven into this history we see how Imran Khan's personal life - his happy childhood in Lahore, his Oxford education, his extraordinary cricketing career, his marriage to Jemima Goldsmith, his mother's influence and that of his Islamic faith - inform both the historical narrative and his current philanthropic and political activities. It is at once absorbing and insightful, casting fresh light upon a country whose culture he believes is largely misunderstood by the West.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sex-on-the-moon-by-ben-mezrich--65178175https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sex on the Moon Author: Ben Mezrich Narrator: Casey Affleck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 34 minutes Release date: July 14, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Thad Roberts, a fellow in a prestigious NASA program had an idea-a romantic, albeit crazy, idea. He wanted to give his girlfriend the moon. Literally. Thad convinced his girlfriend and another female accomplice, both NASA interns, to break into an impregnable laboratory at NASA's headquarters-past security checkpoints, an electronically-locked door with cipher security codes and camera-lined hallways-and help him steal the most precious objects in the world:the moon rocks. But what does one do with an item so valuable that it's illegaleven to own? And was Thad Roberts-undeniably gifted, picked for one of the most competitive scientific posts imaginable, a possible astronaut-really what he seemed? Mezrich has pored over thousands of pages of court records, FBI transcripts, and NASA documents, and has interviewed most of the participants in the crime to reconstruct the madcap story of genius, love, and duplicity all centered around an Ocean's Eleven style heist that reads like a Hollywood thrill-ride.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237088Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sex on the Moon Author: Ben Mezrich Narrator: Casey Affleck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 34 minutes Release date: July 14, 2011 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sex on the Moon Author: Ben Mezrich Narrator: Casey Affleck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 34 minutes Release date: July 14, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Thad Roberts, a fellow in a prestigious NASA program had an idea-a romantic, albeit crazy, idea. He wanted to give his girlfriend the moon. Literally. Thad convinced his girlfriend and another female accomplice, both NASA interns, to break into an impregnable laboratory at NASA's headquarters-past security checkpoints, an electronically-locked door with cipher security codes and camera-lined hallways-and help him steal the most precious objects in the world:the moon rocks. But what does one do with an item so valuable that it's illegaleven to own? And was Thad Roberts-undeniably gifted, picked for one of the most competitive scientific posts imaginable, a possible astronaut-really what he seemed? Mezrich has pored over thousands of pages of court records, FBI transcripts, and NASA documents, and has interviewed most of the participants in the crime to reconstruct the madcap story of genius, love, and duplicity all centered around an Ocean's Eleven style heist that reads like a Hollywood thrill-ride.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-life-is-in-your-hands-one-dream-sixty-acres-and-a-family-undone-by-melissa-coleman--65178147https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231369 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Life Is in Your Hands: One Dream, Sixty Acres, and a Family Undone Author: Melissa Coleman Narrator: Melissa Coleman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 12, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “Lyrical and down-to-earth, wry and heartbreaking, This Life Is in Your Hands is a fascinating and powerful memoir. Melissa Coleman doesn’t just tell the story of her family’s brave experiment and private tragedy; she brings to life an important and underappreciated chapter of our recent history.” —Tom Perrotta In a work of power and beauty reminiscent of Tobias Wolff, Jeannette Walls, and Dave Eggers, Melissa Coleman delivers a luminous, evocative childhood memoir exploring the hope and struggle behind her family's search for a sustainable lifestyle. With echoes of The Liars’ Club and Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, Coleman’s searing chronicle tells the true story of her upbringing on communes and sustainable farms along the rugged Maine coastline in the 1970’s, embedded within a moving, personal quest for truth that her experiences produced.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231369Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231369 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Life Is in Your Hands: One Dream, Sixty Acres, and a Family Undone Author: Melissa Coleman Narrator: Melissa Coleman Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231369 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Life Is in Your Hands: One Dream, Sixty Acres, and a Family Undone Author: Melissa Coleman Narrator: Melissa Coleman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 12, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “Lyrical and down-to-earth, wry and heartbreaking, This Life Is in Your Hands is a fascinating and powerful memoir. Melissa Coleman doesn’t just tell the story of her family’s brave experiment and private tragedy; she brings to life an important and underappreciated chapter of our recent history.” —Tom Perrotta In a work of power and beauty reminiscent of Tobias Wolff, Jeannette Walls, and Dave Eggers, Melissa Coleman delivers a luminous, evocative childhood memoir exploring the hope and struggle behind her family's search for a sustainable lifestyle. With echoes of The Liars’ Club and Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, Coleman’s searing chronicle tells the true story of her upbringing on communes and sustainable farms along the rugged Maine coastline in the 1970’s, embedded within a moving, personal quest for truth that her experiences produced.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-my-life-a-memoir-by-susan-lucci--65178205https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231151 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All My Life: A Memoir Author: Susan Lucci Narrator: Susan Lucci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: March 29, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The most famous face in daytime drama history, Susan Lucci has held audiences spellbound for years as Erica Kane on ABC-TV’s All My Children—the sexy, sassy, beautiful “woman you love to hate.” Now, in this long awaited autobiography, she holds readers captive as the feisty, funny, authentic “woman you love to love.” In the tradition of Julie Andrews’ Home, Jane Fonda’s My Life So Far, Barbara Walters’ Audition, and other enthralling autobiographies from female icons of our time, the award-winning soap opera star’s memoir of a life in the spotlight is sure to inspire, uplift, charm and surprise readers as they finally get to know the Susan Lucci her friends, family and colleagues love and know.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231151Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231151 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All My Life: A Memoir Author: Susan Lucci Narrator: Susan Lucci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: March 29, 2011...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231151 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All My Life: A Memoir Author: Susan Lucci Narrator: Susan Lucci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: March 29, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The most famous face in daytime drama history, Susan Lucci has held audiences spellbound for years as Erica Kane on ABC-TV’s All My Children—the sexy, sassy, beautiful “woman you love to hate.” Now, in this long awaited autobiography, she holds readers captive as the feisty, funny, authentic “woman you love to love.” In the tradition of Julie Andrews’ Home, Jane Fonda’s My Life So Far, Barbara Walters’ Audition, and other enthralling autobiographies from female icons of our time, the award-winning soap opera star’s memoir of a life in the spotlight is sure to inspire, uplift, charm and surprise readers as they finally get to know the Susan Lucci her friends, family and colleagues love and know.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thomas-paine-enlightenment-revolution-and-the-birth-of-modern-nations-by-craig-nelson--65178055https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281005 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations Author: Craig Nelson Narrator: Paul Hecht Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 32 minutes Release date: March 11, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: John Adams told Thomas Jefferson that 'history is to ascribe the American Revolution to Thomas Paine.' Thomas Edison called him 'the equal of Washington in making American liberty possible.' He was a founder of both the United States and the French Revolution. He invented the phrase, 'The United States of America.' He rose from abject poverty in working-class England to the highest levels of the era's intellectual elite. And yet, by the end of his life, Thomas Paine was almost universally reviled. He had run afoul of Washington, broke with Robespierre and narrowly escaped the guillotine, and was all but exiled from his native England.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281005Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281005 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations Author: Craig Nelson Narrator: Paul Hecht Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281005 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations Author: Craig Nelson Narrator: Paul Hecht Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 32 minutes Release date: March 11, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: John Adams told Thomas Jefferson that 'history is to ascribe the American Revolution to Thomas Paine.' Thomas Edison called him 'the equal of Washington in making American liberty possible.' He was a founder of both the United States and the French Revolution. He invented the phrase, 'The United States of America.' He rose from abject poverty in working-class England to the highest levels of the era's intellectual elite. And yet, by the end of his life, Thomas Paine was almost universally reviled. He had run afoul of Washington, broke with Robespierre and narrowly escaped the guillotine, and was all but exiled from his native England.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/england-s-mistress-the-infamous-life-of-emma-hamilton-by-kate-williams--65178151https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: England's Mistress: The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton Author: Kate Williams Narrator: Sophie Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 27, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A dramatic, sparkling tale of sex, glamour, intrigue, romance and heartbreak, England's Mistress traces the rise and rise of the gorgeous Emma Hamilton. Born into poverty, she clawed her way up through London's underworlds of sex for sale to become England's first media superstar. Nothing could stand in her way of her desire to live out her dream- except her self-destructive desires. Drawing on hundreds of previously undiscovered letters, and told with a novelist's flair, 'England's Mistress' captures the relentless drive, innovative style and burning passion of a true heroine. In a world of tabloid fame and three-minute wonders, Emma's life is truly a tale for our time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237116Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: England's Mistress: The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton Author: Kate Williams Narrator: Sophie Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 35...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/237116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: England's Mistress: The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton Author: Kate Williams Narrator: Sophie Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 27, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A dramatic, sparkling tale of sex, glamour, intrigue, romance and heartbreak, England's Mistress traces the rise and rise of the gorgeous Emma Hamilton. Born into poverty, she clawed her way up through London's underworlds of sex for sale to become England's first media superstar. Nothing could stand in her way of her desire to live out her dream- except her self-destructive desires. Drawing on hundreds of previously undiscovered letters, and told with a novelist's flair, 'England's Mistress' captures the relentless drive, innovative style and burning passion of a true heroine. In a world of tabloid fame and three-minute wonders, Emma's life is truly a tale for our time.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/decision-points-by-george-w-bush--65178194https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232000 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Decision Points Author: George W. Bush Narrator: George W. Bush Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 10, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America's 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining decisions of his life. In gripping, never-before-heard detail, President Bush brings readers inside the Texas Governor's Mansion on the night of the hotly contested 2000 election; aboard Air Force One on 9/11, in the hours after America's most devastating attack since Pearl Harbour; at the head of the table in the Situation Room in the moments before launching the war in Iraq; and behind the Oval Office desk for his historic and controversial decisions on the financial crisis, Hurricane Katrina, Afghanistan, Iran, and other issues that have shaped the first decade of the 21st century. President Bush writes honestly and directly about his flaws and mistakes, as well as his accomplishments reforming education, treating HIV/AIDS in Africa, and safeguarding the country amid chilling warnings of additional terrorist attacks. He also offers intimate new details on his decision to quit drinking, discovery of faith, and relationship with his family. A groundbreaking new brand of memoir, Decision Points will captivate supporters, surprise critics, and change perspectives on one of the most consequential eras in American history - and the man at the centre of events.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232000Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232000 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Decision Points Author: George W. Bush Narrator: George W. Bush Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 10, 2010...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/232000 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Decision Points Author: George W. Bush Narrator: George W. Bush Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 10, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America's 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining decisions of his life. In gripping, never-before-heard detail, President Bush brings readers inside the Texas Governor's Mansion on the night of the hotly contested 2000 election; aboard Air Force One on 9/11, in the hours after America's most devastating attack since Pearl Harbour; at the head of the table in the Situation Room in the moments before launching the war in Iraq; and behind the Oval Office desk for his historic and controversial decisions on the financial crisis, Hurricane Katrina, Afghanistan, Iran, and other issues that have shaped the first decade of the 21st century. President Bush writes honestly and directly about his flaws and mistakes, as well as his accomplishments reforming education, treating HIV/AIDS in Africa, and safeguarding the country amid chilling warnings of additional terrorist attacks. He also offers intimate new details on his decision to quit drinking, discovery of faith, and relationship with his family. A groundbreaking new brand of memoir, Decision Points will captivate supporters, surprise critics, and change perspectives on one of the most consequential eras in American history - and the man at the centre of events.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/somewhere-inside-one-sister-s-captivity-in-north-korea-and-the-other-s-fight-to-bring-her-home-by-laura-ling-lisa-ling--65178128https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231818 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and the Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home Author: Laura Ling, Lisa Ling Narrator: Lisa Ling, Laura Ling Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 18, 2010 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Somewhere Inside is the electrifying, never-before-told story of Laura Ling’s capture by the North Koreans in March 2009, and the efforts of her sister, journalist Lisa Ling, to secure Laura’s release by former President Bill Clinton. This riveting true account of the first ever trial of an American citizen in North Korea’s highest court carries readers deep inside the world’s most secretive nation while it poignantly explores the powerful, inspiring bonds of sisterly love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231818Tue, 18 May 2010 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231818 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and the Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home Author: Laura Ling, Lisa Ling Narrator: Lisa Ling,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/231818 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and the Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home Author: Laura Ling, Lisa Ling Narrator: Lisa Ling, Laura Ling Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 18, 2010 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Somewhere Inside is the electrifying, never-before-told story of Laura Ling’s capture by the North Koreans in March 2009, and the efforts of her sister, journalist Lisa Ling, to secure Laura’s release by former President Bill Clinton. This riveting true account of the first ever trial of an American citizen in North Korea’s highest court carries readers deep inside the world’s most secretive nation while it poignantly explores the powerful, inspiring bonds of sisterly love.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-the-arena-a-memoir-of-victory-defeat-and-renewal-by-richard-nixon--65178144https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat and Renewal Author: Richard Nixon Narrator: Richard Nixon Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 13, 2009 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In the Arena is the most personal, profound, and revealing memoir ever written by a major political figure. It is Richard Nixon's frankest, most outspoken book—which includes the inside story of his resignation from the Presidency and its aftermath. President Nixon's previous books have brilliantly chronicled his public career and examined America's strategic role in the world. Now, for the first time, he shares his private thoughts and feelings on his long career, other great leaders at home and abroad, his own family, the state of the world, the arts of politics and diplomacy, and much more—expanding on his 1978 Memoirs and documenting his role as America's Elder Statesman. It's a personal statement by one of the most important and influential figures in American history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252285Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat and Renewal Author: Richard Nixon Narrator: Richard Nixon Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat and Renewal Author: Richard Nixon Narrator: Richard Nixon Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 13, 2009 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In the Arena is the most personal, profound, and revealing memoir ever written by a major political figure. It is Richard Nixon's frankest, most outspoken book—which includes the inside story of his resignation from the Presidency and its aftermath. President Nixon's previous books have brilliantly chronicled his public career and examined America's strategic role in the world. Now, for the first time, he shares his private thoughts and feelings on his long career, other great leaders at home and abroad, his own family, the state of the world, the arts of politics and diplomacy, and much more—expanding on his 1978 Memoirs and documenting his role as America's Elder Statesman. It's a personal statement by one of the most important and influential figures in American history.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/counselor-by-ted-sorensen--65178152https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Counselor Author: Ted Sorensen Narrator: Ted Sorensen Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 6, 2008 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this gripping memoir, John F. Kennedy's closest advisor recounts in full for the first time his experience counseling Kennedy through the most dramatic moments in American history. Sorensen returns to January 1953, when he and the freshman senator from Massachusetts began their extraordinary professional and personal relationship. Rising from legislative assistant to speechwriter and advisor, the young lawyer from Nebraska worked closely with JFK on his most important speeches, as well as his book Profiles in Courage. Sorensen encouraged the junior senator's political ambitions—from a failed bid for the vice presidential nomination in 1956 to the successful presidential campaign in 1960, after which he was named Special Counsel to the President. Sorensen describes in thrilling detail his experience advising JFK during some of the most crucial days of his presidency, from the decision to go to the moon to the Cuban Missile Crisis, when JFK requested that the thirty-four-year-old Sorensen draft the key letter to Khrushchev at the most critical point of the world's first nuclear confrontation. After Kennedy was assassinated, Sorensen stayed with President Johnson for a few months before leaving to write a biography of JFK. In 1968 he returned to Washington to help run Robert Kennedy's presidential campaign. Through it all, Sorensen never lost sight of the ideals that brought him to Washington and to the White House, working tirelessly to promote and defend free, peaceful societies. Illuminating, revelatory, and utterly compelling, Counselor is the brilliant, long-awaited memoir from the remarkable man who shaped the presidency and the legacy of one of the greatest leaders America has ever known.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247865Tue, 06 May 2008 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Counselor Author: Ted Sorensen Narrator: Ted Sorensen Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 6, 2008 Genres: Law...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Counselor Author: Ted Sorensen Narrator: Ted Sorensen Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 6, 2008 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this gripping memoir, John F. Kennedy's closest advisor recounts in full for the first time his experience counseling Kennedy through the most dramatic moments in American history. Sorensen returns to January 1953, when he and the freshman senator from Massachusetts began their extraordinary professional and personal relationship. Rising from legislative assistant to speechwriter and advisor, the young lawyer from Nebraska worked closely with JFK on his most important speeches, as well as his book Profiles in Courage. Sorensen encouraged the junior senator's political ambitions—from a failed bid for the vice presidential nomination in 1956 to the successful presidential campaign in 1960, after which he was named Special Counsel to the President. Sorensen describes in thrilling detail his experience advising JFK during some of the most crucial days of his presidency, from the decision to go to the moon to the Cuban Missile Crisis, when JFK requested that the thirty-four-year-old Sorensen draft the key letter to Khrushchev at the most critical point of the world's first nuclear confrontation. After Kennedy was assassinated, Sorensen stayed with President Johnson for a few months before leaving to write a biography of JFK. In 1968 he returned to Washington to help run Robert Kennedy's presidential campaign. Through it all, Sorensen never lost sight of the ideals that brought him to Washington and to the White House, working tirelessly to promote and defend free, peaceful societies. Illuminating, revelatory, and utterly compelling, Counselor is the brilliant, long-awaited memoir from the remarkable man who shaped the presidency and the legacy of one of the greatest leaders America has ever known.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-truth-about-hillary-what-she-knew-when-she-knew-it-and-how-far-she-ll-go-to-become-president-by-edward-klein--65178034https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Truth About Hillary: What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She'll Go to Become President Author: Edward Klein Narrator: Edward Klein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 11, 2008 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: New York Times best-selling author Edward Klein is a former foreign editor for Newsweek and former editor-in-chief of The New York Times Magazine. In this illuminating exploration of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Klein draws on insider sources to reveal the many secrets she has managed to keep hidden despite the publication of more than a dozen unauthorized books on her life. Certain to be a presidential candidate in 2008, Hillary Rodham Clinton deserves close scrutiny as a political figure-and this insightful book tells all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270879Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Truth About Hillary: What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She'll Go to Become President Author: Edward Klein Narrator: Edward Klein Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Truth About Hillary: What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She'll Go to Become President Author: Edward Klein Narrator: Edward Klein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 11, 2008 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: New York Times best-selling author Edward Klein is a former foreign editor for Newsweek and former editor-in-chief of The New York Times Magazine. In this illuminating exploration of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Klein draws on insider sources to reveal the many secrets she has managed to keep hidden despite the publication of more than a dozen unauthorized books on her life. Certain to be a presidential candidate in 2008, Hillary Rodham Clinton deserves close scrutiny as a political figure-and this insightful book tells all.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/obama-the-ascent-of-a-politician-by-david-mendell--65178201https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Obama: The Ascent of a Politician Author: David Mendell Narrator: Dion Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 22 minutes Release date: August 21, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.31 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Barack Obama is arguably the most dynamic political figure to grace the American stage since John F. Kennedy. His meteoric rise from promise to power has stunned even the cynics and inspired a legion of devout followers.   For anyone who wants to know more about the man, David Mendell's Obama is essential reading. Mendell, who covered Obama for the Chicago Tribune, had far-reaching access to the Chicago politician as Obama climbed the ladder to the White House, the details of which he shares in this compelling biography. Positioning Obama as the savior of a fumbling Democratic party, Mendell reveals how Obama conquered Illinois politics and paved the way brick by brick for a galvanizing, historic presidential run.   With a new afterword by the author, which includes a fresh perspective on Barack Obama following his two historic terms as the first African-American president, and with exclusive interviews with family members and top advisers, and details on Obama's voting record, David Mendell offers a complete, complex, and revealing portrait. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in American politics in general and President Barack Obama in particular.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233199Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Obama: The Ascent of a Politician Author: David Mendell Narrator: Dion Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 22 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Obama: The Ascent of a Politician Author: David Mendell Narrator: Dion Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 22 minutes Release date: August 21, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.31 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Barack Obama is arguably the most dynamic political figure to grace the American stage since John F. Kennedy. His meteoric rise from promise to power has stunned even the cynics and inspired a legion of devout followers.   For anyone who wants to know more about the man, David Mendell's Obama is essential reading. Mendell, who covered Obama for the Chicago Tribune, had far-reaching access to the Chicago politician as Obama climbed the ladder to the White House, the details of which he shares in this compelling biography. Positioning Obama as the savior of a fumbling Democratic party, Mendell reveals how Obama conquered Illinois politics and paved the way brick by brick for a galvanizing, historic presidential run.   With a new afterword by the author, which includes a fresh perspective on Barack Obama following his two historic terms as the first African-American president, and with exclusive interviews with family members and top advisers, and details on Obama's voting record, David Mendell offers a complete, complex, and revealing portrait. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in American politics in general and President Barack Obama in particular.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-reagan-diaries-extended-selections-by-ronald-reagan--65178212https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Reagan Diaries Extended Selections Author: Ronald Reagan Narrator: Eric Conger Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 16 minutes Release date: June 5, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: During his two terms as the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan kept a daily diary in which he recorded, by hand, his innermost thoughts and observations on the extraordinary, the historic, and the routine day-to-day occurrences of his presidency. Now, nearly two decades after he left office, this remarkable record—the only daily Presidential diary in American history—is available for the first time. Edited by historian Douglas Brinkley, The Reagan Diaries provides a striking insight into one of this nation's most important presidencies and sheds new light on the character of a true American leader. Whether he was in his White House residence study or aboard Air Force One, each night Reagan wrote about the events of his day, which often included his relationships with other world leaders and the unforgettable moments that defined the era. Seldom before has the American public been given access to the unfiltered experiences and opinions of a President in his own words. To read these diaries—filled with Reagan's trademark wit, sharp intelligence, and humor—is to gain a unique understanding of one of the most beloved occupants of the Oval Office in our nation's history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233585Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Reagan Diaries Extended Selections Author: Ronald Reagan Narrator: Eric Conger Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 16 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Reagan Diaries Extended Selections Author: Ronald Reagan Narrator: Eric Conger Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 16 minutes Release date: June 5, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: During his two terms as the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan kept a daily diary in which he recorded, by hand, his innermost thoughts and observations on the extraordinary, the historic, and the routine day-to-day occurrences of his presidency. Now, nearly two decades after he left office, this remarkable record—the only daily Presidential diary in American history—is available for the first time. Edited by historian Douglas Brinkley, The Reagan Diaries provides a striking insight into one of this nation's most important presidencies and sheds new light on the character of a true American leader. Whether he was in his White House residence study or aboard Air Force One, each night Reagan wrote about the events of his day, which often included his relationships with other world leaders and the unforgettable moments that defined the era. Seldom before has the American public been given access to the unfiltered experiences and opinions of a President in his own words. To read these diaries—filled with Reagan's trademark wit, sharp intelligence, and humor—is to gain a unique understanding of one of the most beloved occupants of the Oval Office in our nation's history.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-reagan-diaries-selections-by-ronald-reagan--65178192https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233584 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Reagan Diaries Selections Author: Ronald Reagan Narrator: Eric Conger Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 58 minutes Release date: June 5, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: During his two terms as the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan kept a daily diary in which he recorded, by hand, his innermost thoughts and observations on the extraordinary, the historic, and the routine day-to-day occurrences of his presidency. Now, nearly two decades after he left office, this remarkable record—the only daily Presidential diary in American history—is available for the first time. Edited by historian Douglas Brinkley, The Reagan Diaries provides a striking insight into one of this nation's most important presidencies and sheds new light on the character of a true American leader. Whether he was in his White House residence study or aboard Air Force One, each night Reagan wrote about the events of his day, which often included his relationships with other world leaders and the unforgettable moments that defined the era. Seldom before has the American public been given access to the unfiltered experiences and opinions of a President in his own words. To read these diaries—filled with Reagan's trademark wit, sharp intelligence, and humor—is to gain a unique understanding of one of the most beloved occupants of the Oval Office in our nation's history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233584Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233584 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Reagan Diaries Selections Author: Ronald Reagan Narrator: Eric Conger Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 58 minutes Release date: June 5,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233584 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Reagan Diaries Selections Author: Ronald Reagan Narrator: Eric Conger Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 58 minutes Release date: June 5, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: During his two terms as the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan kept a daily diary in which he recorded, by hand, his innermost thoughts and observations on the extraordinary, the historic, and the routine day-to-day occurrences of his presidency. Now, nearly two decades after he left office, this remarkable record—the only daily Presidential diary in American history—is available for the first time. Edited by historian Douglas Brinkley, The Reagan Diaries provides a striking insight into one of this nation's most important presidencies and sheds new light on the character of a true American leader. Whether he was in his White House residence study or aboard Air Force One, each night Reagan wrote about the events of his day, which often included his relationships with other world leaders and the unforgettable moments that defined the era. Seldom before has the American public been given access to the unfiltered experiences and opinions of a President in his own words. To read these diaries—filled with Reagan's trademark wit, sharp intelligence, and humor—is to gain a unique understanding of one of the most beloved occupants of the Oval Office in our nation's history.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/at-the-center-of-the-storm-by-george-tenet--65178211https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233602 to listen full audiobooks. Title: At the Center of the Storm Author: George Tenet Narrator: Eric Conger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 30, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In the whirlwind of accusations and recriminations that emerged in the wake of 9/11 and the Iraq war, one man's vital testimony has been conspicuously absent. Candid and gripping, At the Center of the Storm recounts George Tenet's time at the Central Intelligence Agency, a revealing look at the inner workings of the most important intelligence organization in the world during the most challenging times in recent history. With unparalleled access to both the highest echelons of government and raw intelligence from the field, Tenet illuminates the CIA's painstaking attempts to prepare the country against new and deadly threats, disentangles the interlocking events that led to 9/11, and offers explosive new information on the deliberations and strategies that culminated in the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Beginning with his appointment as Director of Central Intelligence in 1997, Tenet unfolds the momentous events that led to 9/11 as he saw and experienced them: his declaration of war on al-Qa'ida; the CIA's covert operations inside Afghanistan; the worldwide operational plan to fight terrorists; his warnings of imminent attacks against American interests to White House officials in the summer of 2001; and the plan for a coordinated and devastating counterattack against al-Qa'ida laid down just six days after the attacks. Tenet's compelling narrative then turns to the war in Iraq as he provides dramatic insight and background on the run-up to the invasion, including a firsthand account of the fallout from the inclusion of ''sixteen words'' in the president's 2003 State of the Union address, which claimed that Saddam Hussein had sought to purchase uranium from Africa; the true context of Tenet's own now-famous ''slam dunk'' comment regarding Saddam's WMD program; and the CIA's critical role in an administration predisposed to take the country to war. In doing so, he sets the record straight about CIA operations and shows readers that the truth is more complex than suggested in other versions of recent history offered thus far. Through it all, Tenet paints an unflinching self-portrait of a man caught between the warring forces of the administration's decision-making process, the reams of frightening intelligence pouring in from around the world, and his own conscience. In At the Center of the Storm, George Tenet draws on his unmatched experience within the opaque mirrors of intelligence and provides crucial information previously undisclosed to offer a moving, revelatory profile of both a man and a nation in times of crisis.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233602Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233602 to listen full audiobooks. Title: At the Center of the Storm Author: George Tenet Narrator: Eric Conger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 30,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233602 to listen full audiobooks. Title: At the Center of the Storm Author: George Tenet Narrator: Eric Conger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 30, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In the whirlwind of accusations and recriminations that emerged in the wake of 9/11 and the Iraq war, one man's vital testimony has been conspicuously absent. Candid and gripping, At the Center of the Storm recounts George Tenet's time at the Central Intelligence Agency, a revealing look at the inner workings of the most important intelligence organization in the world during the most challenging times in recent history. With unparalleled access to both the highest echelons of government and raw intelligence from the field, Tenet illuminates the CIA's painstaking attempts to prepare the country against new and deadly threats, disentangles the interlocking events that led to 9/11, and offers explosive new information on the deliberations and strategies that culminated in the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Beginning with his appointment as Director of Central Intelligence in 1997, Tenet unfolds the momentous events that led to 9/11 as he saw and experienced them: his declaration of war on al-Qa'ida; the CIA's covert operations inside Afghanistan; the worldwide operational plan to fight terrorists; his warnings of imminent attacks against American interests to White House officials in the summer of 2001; and the plan for a coordinated and devastating counterattack against al-Qa'ida laid down just six days after the attacks. Tenet's compelling narrative then turns to the war in Iraq as he provides dramatic insight and background on the run-up to the invasion, including a firsthand account of the fallout from the inclusion of ''sixteen words'' in the president's 2003 State of the Union address, which claimed that Saddam Hussein had sought to purchase uranium from Africa; the true context of Tenet's own now-famous ''slam dunk'' comment regarding Saddam's WMD program; and the CIA's critical role in an administration predisposed to take the country to war. In doing so, he sets the record straight about CIA operations and shows readers that the truth is more complex than suggested in other versions of recent history offered thus far. Through it all, Tenet paints an unflinching self-portrait of a man caught between the warring forces of the administration's decision-making process, the reams of frightening intelligence pouring in from around the world, and his own conscience. In At the Center of the Storm, George Tenet draws on his unmatched experience within the opaque mirrors of intelligence and provides crucial information previously undisclosed to offer a moving, revelatory profile of both a man and a nation in times of crisis.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nixon-and-kissinger-by-robert-dallek--65178143https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nixon and Kissinger Author: Robert Dallek Narrator: Eric Conger Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 24, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: More than thirty years after working side by side in the White House, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger still stand as two of the most compelling, contradictory, and powerful leaders in America in the second half of the twentieth century. Both were largely self-made men, brimming with ambition, driven by their own inner demons, and often ruthless in pursuit of their goals. From January 1969 to August 1974, their collaboration and rivalry resulted in the making of foreign policy that would leave a defining mark on the Nixon presidency. Tapping into a wealth of recently declassified documents and tapes, Robert Dallek uncovers fascinating details about Nixon and Kissinger's tumultuous personal relationship and the extent to which they struggled to outdo each other in the reach for foreign policy achievements. With unprecedented detail, Dallek reveals Nixon's erratic behavior during Watergate and the extent to which Kissinger was complicit in trying to help Nixon use national security to prevent his impeachment or resignation. Illuminating, authoritative, revelatory, and utterly engrossing, Nixon and Kissinger provides a startling new picture of the immense power and sway these two men held in affecting world history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233603Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nixon and Kissinger Author: Robert Dallek Narrator: Eric Conger Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 24, 2007...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nixon and Kissinger Author: Robert Dallek Narrator: Eric Conger Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 24, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: More than thirty years after working side by side in the White House, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger still stand as two of the most compelling, contradictory, and powerful leaders in America in the second half of the twentieth century. Both were largely self-made men, brimming with ambition, driven by their own inner demons, and often ruthless in pursuit of their goals. From January 1969 to August 1974, their collaboration and rivalry resulted in the making of foreign policy that would leave a defining mark on the Nixon presidency. Tapping into a wealth of recently declassified documents and tapes, Robert Dallek uncovers fascinating details about Nixon and Kissinger's tumultuous personal relationship and the extent to which they struggled to outdo each other in the reach for foreign policy achievements. With unprecedented detail, Dallek reveals Nixon's erratic behavior during Watergate and the extent to which Kissinger was complicit in trying to help Nixon use national security to prevent his impeachment or resignation. Illuminating, authoritative, revelatory, and utterly engrossing, Nixon and Kissinger provides a startling new picture of the immense power and sway these two men held in affecting world history.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/grant-and-sherman-the-friendship-that-won-the-civil-war-by-charles-bracelen-flood--65178195https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233641 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War Author: Charles Bracelen Flood Narrator: Charles Bracelen Flood Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 16, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: ''We were as brothers,'' William Tecumseh Sherman said, describing his relationship with Ulysses S. Grant. They were incontestably two of the most important figures in the Civil War, but until now there has been no book about their victorious partnership and the deep friendship that made it possible. Heeding the call to save the Union, each struggled past political hurdles to join the war effort. Taking each other's measure at the Battle of Shiloh, they began their unique collaboration. Often together under fire on the war's great battlefields, they shared the demands of family life, the heartache of loss, and supported each other in the face of mudslinging by the press and politicians. Their growing mutual admiration and trust set the stage for the crucial final year of the war and the peace that would follow. Moving and elegantly written, Grant and Sherman is a historical page-turner: a gripping portrait of two men whose friendship, forged on the battlefield, would win the Civil War.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233641Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233641 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War Author: Charles Bracelen Flood Narrator: Charles Bracelen Flood Format: Abridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233641 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War Author: Charles Bracelen Flood Narrator: Charles Bracelen Flood Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 16, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: ''We were as brothers,'' William Tecumseh Sherman said, describing his relationship with Ulysses S. Grant. They were incontestably two of the most important figures in the Civil War, but until now there has been no book about their victorious partnership and the deep friendship that made it possible. Heeding the call to save the Union, each struggled past political hurdles to join the war effort. Taking each other's measure at the Battle of Shiloh, they began their unique collaboration. Often together under fire on the war's great battlefields, they shared the demands of family life, the heartache of loss, and supported each other in the face of mudslinging by the press and politicians. Their growing mutual admiration and trust set the stage for the crucial final year of the war and the peace that would follow. Moving and elegantly written, Grant and Sherman is a historical page-turner: a gripping portrait of two men whose friendship, forged on the battlefield, would win the Civil War.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-innocent-man-a-gripping-crime-thriller-from-the-sunday-times-bestselling-author-of-mystery-and-suspense-by-john-grisham--65178164https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236425 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Innocent Man: A gripping crime thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of mystery and suspense Author: John Grisham Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 53 minutes Release date: October 10, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ***NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES*** A gripping true-crime story of a shocking miscarriage of justice, from international bestselling thriller author John Grisham, author of A Time to Kill, The Firm and The Whistler. In the baseball draft of 1971, Ron Williamson was the first player chosen from Oklahoma. Signing with Oakland, he said goodbye to his small home town and left for California to pursue his dreams of glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits - drinking, drugs and women. He began to show signs of mental illness. Unable to keep a job, he moved in with his mother and slept 20 hours a day on her sofa. In 1982, a 21 year-old cocktail waitress, Debra Sue Carter, was raped and murdered, and for five years the crime went unsolved. Finally, desperate for someone to blame, police came to suspect Ron Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz. The two were finally arrested in 1987 and charged with murder. With no physical evidence, the prosecution's case was built on junk science and the testimony of jailhouse snitches and convicts. Dennis Fritz was found guilty and given a life sentence. Ron Williamson was sent to Death Row. But as Grisham methodically lays out, there was no case against him. Ron Williamson was wrongly condemned to die. If you believe that in America you are innocent until proven guilty, this book will shock you. If you believe in the death penalty, this book will disturb you. If you believe the criminal justice system is fair, this book will infuriate you. In 2018, THE INNOCENT MAN was adapted by Netflix into a gripping six-part true crime series. 'A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos' - Irish Independent 'John Grisham is the master of legal fiction' - Jodi Picoult 'The best thriller writer alive' - Ken Follett ©2006 John Grisham (P)2006 Random House]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236425Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236425 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Innocent Man: A gripping crime thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of mystery and suspense Author: John Grisham Narrator: Dennis...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/236425 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Innocent Man: A gripping crime thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of mystery and suspense Author: John Grisham Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 53 minutes Release date: October 10, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ***NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES*** A gripping true-crime story of a shocking miscarriage of justice, from international bestselling thriller author John Grisham, author of A Time to Kill, The Firm and The Whistler. In the baseball draft of 1971, Ron Williamson was the first player chosen from Oklahoma. Signing with Oakland, he said goodbye to his small home town and left for California to pursue his dreams of glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits - drinking, drugs and women. He began to show signs of mental illness. Unable to keep a job, he moved in with his mother and slept 20 hours a day on her sofa. In 1982, a 21 year-old cocktail waitress, Debra Sue Carter, was raped and murdered, and for five years the crime went unsolved. Finally, desperate for someone to blame, police came to suspect Ron Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz. The two were finally arrested in 1987 and charged with murder. With no physical evidence, the prosecution's case was built on junk science and the testimony of jailhouse snitches and convicts. Dennis Fritz was found guilty and given a life sentence. Ron Williamson was sent to Death Row. But as Grisham methodically lays out, there was no case against him. Ron Williamson was wrongly condemned to die. If you believe that in America you are innocent until proven guilty, this book will shock you. If you believe in the death penalty, this book will disturb you. If you believe the criminal justice system is fair, this book will infuriate you. In 2018, THE INNOCENT MAN was adapted by Netflix into a gripping six-part true crime series. 'A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos' - Irish Independent 'John Grisham is the master of legal fiction' - Jodi Picoult 'The best thriller writer alive' - Ken Follett ©2006 John Grisham (P)2006 Random House]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-confession-by-james-e-mcgreevey--65178165https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233873 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Confession Author: James E. McGreevey Narrator: James E. McGreevey Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: September 19, 2006 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In August 2004, Governor James E. McGreevey of New Jersey made history when he declared ''My truth is that I am a gay American,'' and announced his resignation. Now, in this extraordinarily candid memoir, McGreevey shares his story of a life of ambition, moral compromise, and redemption. From childhood, McGreevey lived a kind of idealized American life, and he strove to exceed expectations in everything he did. He won three elections by the age of thirty-six, and four years later nearly toppled the state's popular governor, Christie Todd Whitman. When he ran again, in 2001, he won by a landslide. Throughout his adult life McGreevey had been forced to suppress a fundamental truth: that he was gay. He knew that the only clear path to his dreams was to live a straight life, and so he split in two, accepting the traditional role of family man while denying his deepest emotions. And he discovered that becoming a political player demanded ethical shortcuts at least as corrosive as living in the closet. Written with honesty, grace, and rare insight, The Confession may be among the most honest political memoirs ever written.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233873Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233873 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Confession Author: James E. McGreevey Narrator: James E. McGreevey Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233873 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Confession Author: James E. McGreevey Narrator: James E. McGreevey Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: September 19, 2006 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In August 2004, Governor James E. McGreevey of New Jersey made history when he declared ''My truth is that I am a gay American,'' and announced his resignation. Now, in this extraordinarily candid memoir, McGreevey shares his story of a life of ambition, moral compromise, and redemption. From childhood, McGreevey lived a kind of idealized American life, and he strove to exceed expectations in everything he did. He won three elections by the age of thirty-six, and four years later nearly toppled the state's popular governor, Christie Todd Whitman. When he ran again, in 2001, he won by a landslide. Throughout his adult life McGreevey had been forced to suppress a fundamental truth: that he was gay. He knew that the only clear path to his dreams was to live a straight life, and so he split in two, accepting the traditional role of family man while denying his deepest emotions. And he discovered that becoming a political player demanded ethical shortcuts at least as corrosive as living in the closet. Written with honesty, grace, and rare insight, The Confession may be among the most honest political memoirs ever written.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-death-in-belmont-by-sebastian-junger--65178177https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233900 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Death in Belmont Author: Sebastian Junger Narrator: Kevin Conway Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 9, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.66 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “Riveting. . . reads like a novel. . . . A worthy sequel to The Perfect Storm.” —New York Times Book Review In the most intriguing and original crime story since In Cold Blood, New York Times bestselling author Sebastian Junger examines the fatal collision of three lives during the infamous Boston Strangler serial murder case In the spring of 1963, the quiet suburb of Belmont, Massachusetts, is rocked by a shocking murder that fits the pattern of the infamous Boston Strangler, still at large. Hoping for a break in the case, the police arrest Roy Smith, a Black ex-con whom the victim hired to clean her house. Smith is hastily convicted of the murder, but the Strangler's terror continues. And through it all, one man escapes the scrutiny of the police: a carpenter working at the time at the Belmont home of young Sebastian Junger and his parents—a man named Albert. A tale of race and justice, murder and memory, this powerful true story is sure to rank besides such classics as Helter Skelter, and The Executioner’s Song.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233900Tue, 09 May 2006 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233900 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Death in Belmont Author: Sebastian Junger Narrator: Kevin Conway Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 9, 2006...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233900 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Death in Belmont Author: Sebastian Junger Narrator: Kevin Conway Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 9, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.66 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “Riveting. . . reads like a novel. . . . A worthy sequel to The Perfect Storm.” —New York Times Book Review In the most intriguing and original crime story since In Cold Blood, New York Times bestselling author Sebastian Junger examines the fatal collision of three lives during the infamous Boston Strangler serial murder case In the spring of 1963, the quiet suburb of Belmont, Massachusetts, is rocked by a shocking murder that fits the pattern of the infamous Boston Strangler, still at large. Hoping for a break in the case, the police arrest Roy Smith, a Black ex-con whom the victim hired to clean her house. Smith is hastily convicted of the murder, but the Strangler's terror continues. And through it all, one man escapes the scrutiny of the police: a carpenter working at the time at the Belmont home of young Sebastian Junger and his parents—a man named Albert. A tale of race and justice, murder and memory, this powerful true story is sure to rank besides such classics as Helter Skelter, and The Executioner’s Song.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fight-back-and-win-by-gloria-allred--65178170https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233961 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fight Back and Win Author: Gloria Allred Narrator: Gloria Allred Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 7, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: World-renowned women's rights attorney and civil rights advocate Gloria Allred shares empowering life lessons learned while fighting on the front lines for victims' rights Voted by her peers as one of the best lawyers in America, and described by Time as ''one of the nation's most effective advocates of family rights and feminist causes,'' Allred has devoted her career to fighting for civil rights across boundaries of gender, race, age, sexual orientation, and social class. She has taken on countless institutions to promote equality, including the Boy Scouts, the Friars Club, and the United States Senate, often drawing from her creativity and wit to achieve results. And as the attorney for numerous high-profile clients, Allred has helped victims assert and protect their rights. Presenting nearly fifty of her most memorable cases, she takes us deep inside the justice system to show how it's possible to win even in the face of staggering odds, while revealing how much further we still have to go to empower all members of society. Fight Back and Win is a powerful testament to Gloria Allred's trailblazing career and the battles she has fought alongside countless brave individuals to win justice for us all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233961Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233961 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fight Back and Win Author: Gloria Allred Narrator: Gloria Allred Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 7, 2006...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233961 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fight Back and Win Author: Gloria Allred Narrator: Gloria Allred Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 7, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: World-renowned women's rights attorney and civil rights advocate Gloria Allred shares empowering life lessons learned while fighting on the front lines for victims' rights Voted by her peers as one of the best lawyers in America, and described by Time as ''one of the nation's most effective advocates of family rights and feminist causes,'' Allred has devoted her career to fighting for civil rights across boundaries of gender, race, age, sexual orientation, and social class. She has taken on countless institutions to promote equality, including the Boy Scouts, the Friars Club, and the United States Senate, often drawing from her creativity and wit to achieve results. And as the attorney for numerous high-profile clients, Allred has helped victims assert and protect their rights. Presenting nearly fifty of her most memorable cases, she takes us deep inside the justice system to show how it's possible to win even in the face of staggering odds, while revealing how much further we still have to go to empower all members of society. Fight Back and Win is a powerful testament to Gloria Allred's trailblazing career and the battles she has fought alongside countless brave individuals to win justice for us all.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-kennedy-men-by-laurence-leamer--65178153https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240426 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Kennedy Men Author: Laurence Leamer Narrator: Laurence Leamer Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: August 30, 2005 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this triumphant new work already hailed as a powerful American epic, Laurence Leamer chronicles the Kennedy men and their struggle to become the most powerful family in the United States. The Kennedy Men brings to life five bold, ambitious men. The Kennedy patriarch, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., was one of the richest, strongest men in America's history. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. was a handsome, gregarious youth who died a hero's death. John F. Kennedy picked up his brother's fallen mantle and carried it all the way to the White House. Robert F. Kennedy was an attorney general of unprecedented power. Edward M. Kennedy was a fun-loving athlete who reluctantly headed up the hard road to power. Combining powerful dramatic narrative with impeccably researched detail, The Kennedy Men illuminates their aspirations and love of family, their accomplishments and failures, their heroism and frailty, their loves and passions, and their patriotism and selfishness. Filled with startling revelations, it is a spellbinding personal history of individuals and a journey of character through time. Audio includes excerpts from President Kennedy's secret White House recordings of phone conversations and private meetings. Read by the author.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240426Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240426 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Kennedy Men Author: Laurence Leamer Narrator: Laurence Leamer Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: August 30, 2005...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240426 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Kennedy Men Author: Laurence Leamer Narrator: Laurence Leamer Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: August 30, 2005 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this triumphant new work already hailed as a powerful American epic, Laurence Leamer chronicles the Kennedy men and their struggle to become the most powerful family in the United States. The Kennedy Men brings to life five bold, ambitious men. The Kennedy patriarch, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., was one of the richest, strongest men in America's history. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. was a handsome, gregarious youth who died a hero's death. John F. Kennedy picked up his brother's fallen mantle and carried it all the way to the White House. Robert F. Kennedy was an attorney general of unprecedented power. Edward M. Kennedy was a fun-loving athlete who reluctantly headed up the hard road to power. Combining powerful dramatic narrative with impeccably researched detail, The Kennedy Men illuminates their aspirations and love of family, their accomplishments and failures, their heroism and frailty, their loves and passions, and their patriotism and selfishness. Filled with startling revelations, it is a spellbinding personal history of individuals and a journey of character through time. Audio includes excerpts from President Kennedy's secret White House recordings of phone conversations and private meetings. Read by the author.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/see-no-evil-the-true-story-of-a-ground-soldier-in-the-cia-s-war-on-terrorism-by-robert-baer--65178137https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284576 to listen full audiobooks. Title: See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism Author: Robert Baer Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: August 2, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “See No Evil is a compelling account of America’s failed efforts to ‘listen in’ on the rest of the world, especially the parts of it that intend to do us harm.”—The Wall Street Journal In his explosive New York Times bestseller, top CIA operative Robert Baer paints a chilling picture of how terrorism works on the inside and provides startling evidence of how Washington politics sabotaged the CIA’s efforts to root out the world’s deadliest terrorists, allowing for the rise of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda and the continued entrenchment of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. A veteran case officer in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations in the Middle East, Baer witnessed the rise of terrorism first hand and the CIA’s inadequate response to it, leading to the attacks of September 11, 2001. This riveting book is both an indictment of an agency that lost its way and an unprecedented look at the roots of modern terrorism, and includes a new afterword in which Baer speaks out about the American war on terrorism and its profound implications throughout the Middle East. “Robert Baer was considered perhaps the best on-the-ground field officer in the Middle East.”–Seymour M. Hersh, The New Yorker]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284576Tue, 02 Aug 2005 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284576 to listen full audiobooks. Title: See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism Author: Robert Baer Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284576 to listen full audiobooks. Title: See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism Author: Robert Baer Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: August 2, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “See No Evil is a compelling account of America’s failed efforts to ‘listen in’ on the rest of the world, especially the parts of it that intend to do us harm.”—The Wall Street Journal In his explosive New York Times bestseller, top CIA operative Robert Baer paints a chilling picture of how terrorism works on the inside and provides startling evidence of how Washington politics sabotaged the CIA’s efforts to root out the world’s deadliest terrorists, allowing for the rise of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda and the continued entrenchment of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. A veteran case officer in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations in the Middle East, Baer witnessed the rise of terrorism first hand and the CIA’s inadequate response to it, leading to the attacks of September 11, 2001. This riveting book is both an indictment of an agency that lost its way and an unprecedented look at the roots of modern terrorism, and includes a new afterword in which Baer speaks out about the American war on terrorism and its profound implications throughout the Middle East. “Robert Baer was considered perhaps the best on-the-ground field officer in the Middle East.”–Seymour M. Hersh, The New Yorker]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chasing-the-devil-my-twenty-year-quest-to-capture-the-green-river-killer-by-david-reichert--65178125https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/234347 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer Author: David Reichert Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Chasing the Devil is the gripping firsthand account of Sheriff David Reichert's relentless pursuit of the Green River Killer -- a 21-year odyssey full of near-misses and startling revelations. For eight years, Sheriff David Reichert devoted his days and nights to capturing the Green River Killer. He was the first detective on the case in 1982, doggedly pursuing clues as the body count climbed to 49 and it became the most infamous unsolved case in the nation. Frantically following all of his leads, Sheriff Reichert befriended the victims families, publicly challenged the killer, and risked his own safety -- and the endurance and love of his family -- before he found his madman. But Reichert's hunt didn't end when he finally cornered a truck painter named Gary Ridgway. It would be yet another 11 haunting years before forensic science could prove Ridgway's guilt beyond a shadow of a doubt. Told in vivid detail by the man who knows the whole story, this is a real life suspense story of unparalleled heroism.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/234347Fri, 01 Apr 2005 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/234347 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer Author: David Reichert Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Abridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/234347 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer Author: David Reichert Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Chasing the Devil is the gripping firsthand account of Sheriff David Reichert's relentless pursuit of the Green River Killer -- a 21-year odyssey full of near-misses and startling revelations. For eight years, Sheriff David Reichert devoted his days and nights to capturing the Green River Killer. He was the first detective on the case in 1982, doggedly pursuing clues as the body count climbed to 49 and it became the most infamous unsolved case in the nation. Frantically following all of his leads, Sheriff Reichert befriended the victims families, publicly challenged the killer, and risked his own safety -- and the endurance and love of his family -- before he found his madman. But Reichert's hunt didn't end when he finally cornered a truck painter named Gary Ridgway. It would be yet another 11 haunting years before forensic science could prove Ridgway's guilt beyond a shadow of a doubt. Told in vivid detail by the man who knows the whole story, this is a real life suspense story of unparalleled heroism.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sons-of-camelot-by-laurence-leamer--65178167https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240629 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sons of Camelot Author: Laurence Leamer Narrator: Laurence Leamer Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 16, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From renowned biographer and New York Times bestselling author of The Kennedy Women and The Kennedy Men comes THE SONS OF CAMELOT, the second volume in a multi-generational history bound to be considered an American epic. Almost a year before publication, THE SONS OF CAMELOT: The Fate of an American Dynasty was already being widely discussed and debated in the media. Based on exclusive interviews with many Kennedy family members, their closest friends and associates, and five years of research, THE SONS OF CAMELOT is neither tabloid fodder nor a sanitized authorized biography but a stunningly revealing, deeply truthful account with intimate new information on every page. In this outstanding continuation of The Kennedy Men, his powerful American epic of the Kennedy family, Laurence Leamer chronicles the lives of the Kennedy sons and grandsons after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and their struggle to fulfill the family legacy. These lives make for a book of overwhelming drama full of exalted aspirations, notable achievements and the most spectacular mishaps, excesses and tragedies. For the most part, these Kennedy men fell far short of the great vision that Joseph P. Kennedy had for his sons and grandsons. Their lives have been a bewildering juxtaposition of the most notable achievements and the most spectacular failures. There have been needless deaths, crippling accidents, drug addiction, alcoholism and allegations of rape. Their pratfalls, mishaps, excesses and tragedies have been one of the most certain forms of American popular entertainment for the last four decades. Yet among them are those who have helped Americans to have better health care, to sail on clean waters, to raise the rights and lives of those with mental retardation, to assist the poorest of African nations, to enable those with disabilities to lead normal lives, and to give health care givers opportunities. In Leamer’s passionate narrative, each Kennedy man becomes not the passive victim of the happenstance of birth and upbringing, but a full participant in his own fate. The good that the Kennedy sons have done is amply chronicled, and so is the bad and the tragic. John F. Kennedy Jr.’s life is a thread running through the pages of THE SONS OF CAMELOT. Some may be drawn to the book largely to read the definitive portrait based largely on the full cooperation of his eight closest friends. Others may come intrigued to read the intimate story of Senator Edward Kennedy or the stirring tale of Timmy Kennedy Shriver’s rise to the head of Special Olympics International. But whatever draws the readers, they will read on driven by the powerful dramatic narrative with its impeccably researched details. Some of these pages are inspiring, some are shocking, but all the pages are truthful. THE SONS OF CAMELOT is a spellbinding history of individuals and a family, a journey of character through time told by a brilliant, masterful writer.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240629Tue, 16 Mar 2004 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240629 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sons of Camelot Author: Laurence Leamer Narrator: Laurence Leamer Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 16, 2004...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240629 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sons of Camelot Author: Laurence Leamer Narrator: Laurence Leamer Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 16, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From renowned biographer and New York Times bestselling author of The Kennedy Women and The Kennedy Men comes THE SONS OF CAMELOT, the second volume in a multi-generational history bound to be considered an American epic. Almost a year before publication, THE SONS OF CAMELOT: The Fate of an American Dynasty was already being widely discussed and debated in the media. Based on exclusive interviews with many Kennedy family members, their closest friends and associates, and five years of research, THE SONS OF CAMELOT is neither tabloid fodder nor a sanitized authorized biography but a stunningly revealing, deeply truthful account with intimate new information on every page. In this outstanding continuation of The Kennedy Men, his powerful American epic of the Kennedy family, Laurence Leamer chronicles the lives of the Kennedy sons and grandsons after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and their struggle to fulfill the family legacy. These lives make for a book of overwhelming drama full of exalted aspirations, notable achievements and the most spectacular mishaps, excesses and tragedies. For the most part, these Kennedy men fell far short of the great vision that Joseph P. Kennedy had for his sons and grandsons. Their lives have been a bewildering juxtaposition of the most notable achievements and the most spectacular failures. There have been needless deaths, crippling accidents, drug addiction, alcoholism and allegations of rape. Their pratfalls, mishaps, excesses and tragedies have been one of the most certain forms of American popular entertainment for the last four decades. Yet among them are those who have helped Americans to have better health care, to sail on clean waters, to raise the rights and lives of those with mental retardation, to assist the poorest of African nations, to enable those with disabilities to lead normal lives, and to give health care givers opportunities. In Leamer’s passionate narrative, each Kennedy man becomes not the passive victim of the happenstance of birth and upbringing, but a full participant in his own fate. The good that the Kennedy sons have done is amply chronicled, and so is the bad and the tragic. John F. Kennedy Jr.’s life is a thread running through the pages of THE SONS OF CAMELOT. Some may be drawn to the book largely to read the definitive portrait based largely on the full cooperation of his eight closest friends. Others may come intrigued to read the intimate story of Senator Edward Kennedy or the stirring tale of Timmy Kennedy Shriver’s rise to the head of Special Olympics International. But whatever draws the readers, they will read on driven by the powerful dramatic narrative with its impeccably researched details. Some of these pages are inspiring, some are shocking, but all the pages are truthful. THE SONS OF CAMELOT is a spellbinding history of individuals and a family, a journey of character through time told by a brilliant, masterful writer.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/grace-and-power-the-private-world-of-the-kennedy-white-house-by-sally-bedell-smith--65178095https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grace and Power: The Private World of the Kennedy White House Author: Sally Bedell Smith Narrator: Lee Adams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 9, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In GRACE & POWER: THE PRIVATE WORLD OF THE KENNEDY WHITE HOUSE, New York Times bestselling author Sally Bedell Smith takes us inside the Kennedy White House with unparalleled access and insight. Having interviewed scores of Kennedy intimates, including many who have never spoken before, and drawing on letters and personal papers made available for the first time, Smith paints a richly detailed picture of the personal relationships behind the high purpose and poiltical drama of the twentieth century's most storied presidency. At the dawn of the 1960s, a forty-three-year-old president and his thirty-one-year-old first lady – the youngest couple ever to occupy the White House – captivated the world with their easy elegance and their cool conviction that anything was possible. Jack and Jackie Kennedy gathered around them an intensely loyal and brillant coterie of intellectuals, journalists, diplomats, international jet-setters and artists. Perhaps as never before, Washington was sharply divided between the “ins” and the “outs.” In his public life, JFK created a New Frontier, stared down the Soviets, and devoted himself to his wife and children. As first lady, Jackie mesmerized foreign leaders and the American people with her style and sophistication, creating a White House renowned for its beauty and culture. Smith brilliantly recreates the glamorous pageant of the Kennedy years, as well as the daily texture of the Kennedys’ marriage, friendships, political associations, and, in Jack’s case, multiple love affairs. Smith’s striking revelations include new information about what drew Jack to his numerous mistresses – and what effects the relationships ultimately had on the women; about the rivalries and resentments among Kennedy’s advisers; and about the poignant days before and after Kennedy’s assassination. Smith has fashioned a vivid and nuanced portrait not only of two extraordinary individuals but of a new age that sprang to life around them. Shimmering with intelligence and detail, GRACE AND POWER is history at its finest.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252432Mon, 09 Feb 2004 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grace and Power: The Private World of the Kennedy White House Author: Sally Bedell Smith Narrator: Lee Adams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/252432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grace and Power: The Private World of the Kennedy White House Author: Sally Bedell Smith Narrator: Lee Adams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 9, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In GRACE & POWER: THE PRIVATE WORLD OF THE KENNEDY WHITE HOUSE, New York Times bestselling author Sally Bedell Smith takes us inside the Kennedy White House with unparalleled access and insight. Having interviewed scores of Kennedy intimates, including many who have never spoken before, and drawing on letters and personal papers made available for the first time, Smith paints a richly detailed picture of the personal relationships behind the high purpose and poiltical drama of the twentieth century's most storied presidency. At the dawn of the 1960s, a forty-three-year-old president and his thirty-one-year-old first lady – the youngest couple ever to occupy the White House – captivated the world with their easy elegance and their cool conviction that anything was possible. Jack and Jackie Kennedy gathered around them an intensely loyal and brillant coterie of intellectuals, journalists, diplomats, international jet-setters and artists. Perhaps as never before, Washington was sharply divided between the “ins” and the “outs.” In his public life, JFK created a New Frontier, stared down the Soviets, and devoted himself to his wife and children. As first lady, Jackie mesmerized foreign leaders and the American people with her style and sophistication, creating a White House renowned for its beauty and culture. Smith brilliantly recreates the glamorous pageant of the Kennedy years, as well as the daily texture of the Kennedys’ marriage, friendships, political associations, and, in Jack’s case, multiple love affairs. Smith’s striking revelations include new information about what drew Jack to his numerous mistresses – and what effects the relationships ultimately had on the women; about the rivalries and resentments among Kennedy’s advisers; and about the poignant days before and after Kennedy’s assassination. Smith has fashioned a vivid and nuanced portrait not only of two extraordinary individuals but of a new age that sprang to life around them. Shimmering with intelligence and detail, GRACE AND POWER is history at its finest.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tour-of-duty-by-douglas-brinkley--65178156https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240637 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tour of Duty Author: Douglas Brinkley Narrator: Douglas Brinkley Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 27, 2004 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: One of our most acclaimed historians explores the decorated military service of one of America’s most intriguing politicians—the leading Democratic presidential candidate for 2004—and its profound effects on his career and life In Tour of Duty, Brinkley explores Senator John Kerry’s career and deftly deals with such explosive issues as U.S. atrocities in Vietnam and the bombing of Cambodia. Using new information acquired from the recently released Nixon tapes, Brinkley reveals how White House aides Charles Colson and H.R. Haldeman tried to discredit Kerry. Refusing to be intimidated, Kerry started running for public office, eventually becoming a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts. Covering more than four decades, this is the first full-scale definitive account of Kerry’s journey from war to peace. In writing this riveting, action-packed narrative, Brinkley has drawn on extensive interviews with virtually everyone who knew Kerry well in Vietnam. Kerry also relegated to Brinkley his letters home from Vietnam and his voluminous “war notes” journals, notebooks, and personal reminiscences written during and shortly after the war. This material was provided without restriction, to be used at Brinkley’s discretion, and has never before been published.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240637Tue, 27 Jan 2004 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240637 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tour of Duty Author: Douglas Brinkley Narrator: Douglas Brinkley Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 27, 2004...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240637 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tour of Duty Author: Douglas Brinkley Narrator: Douglas Brinkley Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 27, 2004 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: One of our most acclaimed historians explores the decorated military service of one of America’s most intriguing politicians—the leading Democratic presidential candidate for 2004—and its profound effects on his career and life In Tour of Duty, Brinkley explores Senator John Kerry’s career and deftly deals with such explosive issues as U.S. atrocities in Vietnam and the bombing of Cambodia. Using new information acquired from the recently released Nixon tapes, Brinkley reveals how White House aides Charles Colson and H.R. Haldeman tried to discredit Kerry. Refusing to be intimidated, Kerry started running for public office, eventually becoming a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts. Covering more than four decades, this is the first full-scale definitive account of Kerry’s journey from war to peace. In writing this riveting, action-packed narrative, Brinkley has drawn on extensive interviews with virtually everyone who knew Kerry well in Vietnam. Kerry also relegated to Brinkley his letters home from Vietnam and his voluminous “war notes” journals, notebooks, and personal reminiscences written during and shortly after the war. This material was provided without restriction, to be used at Brinkley’s discretion, and has never before been published.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/master-of-the-senate-the-years-of-lyndon-johnson-volume-iii-part-3-of-a-3-part-recording-by-robert-a-caro--65178133https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240956 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume III (Part 3 of a 3-Part Recording) Series: Part of The Years of Lyndon Johnson Author: Robert A. Caro Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 12, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.63 of Total 8 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Master of the Senate, Book Three of The Years of Lyndon Johnson, carries Johnson’s story through one of its most remarkable periods: his twelve years, from 1949 to 1960, in the United States Senate. At the heart of the book is its unprecedented revelation of how legislative power works in America, how the Senate works, and how Johnson, in his ascent to the presidency, mastered the Senate as no political leader before him had ever done.   It was during these years that all Johnson’s experience—from his Texas Hill Country boyhood to his passionate representation in Congress of his hardscrabble constituents to his tireless construction of a political machine—came to fruition. Caro introduces the story with a dramatic account of the Senate itself: how Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and John C. Calhoun had made it the center of governmental energy, the forum in which the great issues of the country were thrashed out. And how, by the time Johnson arrived, it had dwindled into a body that merely responded to executive initiatives, all but impervious to the forces of change. Caro anatomizes the genius for political strategy and tactics by which, in an institution that had made the seniority system all-powerful for a century and more, Johnson became Majority Leader after only a single term-the youngest and greatest Senate Leader in our history; how he manipulated the Senate’s hallowed rules and customs and the weaknesses and strengths of his colleagues to change the “unchangeable” Senate from a loose confederation of sovereign senators to a whirring legislative machine under his own iron-fisted control.   Caro demonstrates how Johnson’s political genius enabled him to reconcile the unreconcilable: to retain the support of the southerners who controlled the Senate while earning the trust—or at least the cooperation—of the liberals, led by Paul Douglas and Hubert Humphrey, without whom he could not achieve his goal of winning the presidency. He shows the dark side of Johnson’s ambition: how he proved his loyalty to the great oil barons who had financed his rise to power by ruthlessly destroying the career of the New Dealer who was in charge of regulating them, Federal Power Commission Chairman Leland Olds. And we watch him achieve the impossible: convincing southerners that although he was firmly in their camp as the anointed successor to their leader, Richard Russell, it was essential that they allow him to make some progress toward civil rights. In a breathtaking tour de force, Caro details Johnson’s amazing triumph in maneuvering to passage the first civil rights legislation since 1875.   Master of the Senate, told with an abundance of rich detail that could only have come from Caro’s peerless research, is both a galvanizing portrait of the man himself—the titan of Capital Hill, volcanic, mesmerizing—and a definitive and revelatory study of the workings and personal and legislative power.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240956Fri, 12 Apr 2002 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240956 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume III (Part 3 of a 3-Part Recording) Series: Part of The Years of Lyndon Johnson Author: Robert...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240956 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume III (Part 3 of a 3-Part Recording) Series: Part of The Years of Lyndon Johnson Author: Robert A. Caro Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 12, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.63 of Total 8 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Master of the Senate, Book Three of The Years of Lyndon Johnson, carries Johnson’s story through one of its most remarkable periods: his twelve years, from 1949 to 1960, in the United States Senate. At the heart of the book is its unprecedented revelation of how legislative power works in America, how the Senate works, and how Johnson, in his ascent to the presidency, mastered the Senate as no political leader before him had ever done.   It was during these years that all Johnson’s experience—from his Texas Hill Country boyhood to his passionate representation in Congress of his hardscrabble constituents to his tireless construction of a political machine—came to fruition. Caro introduces the story with a dramatic account of the Senate itself: how Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and John C. Calhoun had made it the center of governmental energy, the forum in which the great issues of the country were thrashed out. And how, by the time Johnson arrived, it had dwindled into a body that merely responded to executive initiatives, all but impervious to the forces of change. Caro anatomizes the genius for political strategy and tactics by which, in an institution that had made the seniority system all-powerful for a century and more, Johnson became Majority Leader after only a single term-the youngest and greatest Senate Leader in our history; how he manipulated the Senate’s hallowed rules and customs and the weaknesses and strengths of his colleagues to change the “unchangeable” Senate from a loose confederation of sovereign senators to a whirring legislative machine under his own iron-fisted control.   Caro demonstrates how Johnson’s political genius enabled him to reconcile the unreconcilable: to retain the support of the southerners who controlled the Senate while earning the trust—or at least the cooperation—of the liberals, led by Paul Douglas and Hubert Humphrey, without whom he could not achieve his goal of winning the presidency. He shows the dark side of Johnson’s ambition: how he proved his loyalty to the great oil barons who had financed his rise to power by ruthlessly destroying the career of the New Dealer who was in charge of regulating them, Federal Power Commission Chairman Leland Olds. And we watch him achieve the impossible: convincing southerners that although he was firmly in their camp as the anointed successor to their leader, Richard Russell, it was essential that they allow him to make some progress toward civil rights. In a breathtaking tour de force, Caro details Johnson’s amazing triumph in maneuvering to passage the first civil rights legislation since 1875.   Master of the Senate, told with an abundance of rich detail that could only have come from Caro’s peerless research, is both a galvanizing portrait of the man himself—the titan of Capital Hill, volcanic, mesmerizing—and a definitive and revelatory study of the workings and personal and legislative power.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/special-agent-by-candice-delong--65178146https://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: Law & Politics 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 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease 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: Law & Politics 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/prince-of-tennesee-rise-of-al-gore-by-david-maraniss--65178108https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/250062 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prince of Tennesee: Rise of Al Gore Author: David Maraniss Narrator: David Maraniss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release date: February 6, 2001 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In The Prince of Tennessee, David Maraniss and Ellen Nakashima explore in rich detail the forces that have shaped Al Gore's life, and the ways that his past offers clues to what kind of president he might have been. The Gore who comes to life in this audiobook is an intelligent and competent man, struggling with self-doubt and insecurity that explain his bureaucratic obsession with fact and his tendency to exaggerate his accomplishments.  Gore's path to power, at first glance, seems straight and narrow. While Bill Clinton's rise is a story of obstacles overcome, Gore's ascendance seems the opposite: the son of political aristocracy reared by loving and demanding parents who groomed him as a princeling to reach the top. But his life was shaped by as much duality as Clinton's. As a child Gore was shuffled back and forth from political Washington to rural Tennessee, his ancestral homeland. The contrast reflects a larger tension between what others expected of Gore and what he wanted to do. Here was the quintessential good son whom his classmates teased as the wooden Apollo. He would occasionally try to rebel but inevitably be yanked back by the burden of expectations and his own insecurity.  His first ambition was to be a novelist, but his friends at Harvard saw him as a royal figure for whom a political career was unavoidable. He opposed the war in Vietnam, yet enlisted in the army anyway, out of an obligation to shield his father, the antiwar senator. When he eventually turned to politics Gore brought with him competing impulses: the cautious political moderate with an occasional tendency toward uncommon boldness, the awkward public figure who in private can be a raucous storyteller, the loyal son and vice president who wants to be considered on his own terms, the reluctant politician who burns with a desire to fulfill his parents' dream and become president.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/250062Tue, 06 Feb 2001 12:45:49 +0000Albert RodriguezPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/250062 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prince of Tennesee: Rise of Al Gore Author: David Maraniss Narrator: David Maraniss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/250062 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prince of Tennesee: Rise of Al Gore Author: David Maraniss Narrator: David Maraniss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release date: February 6, 2001 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In The Prince of Tennessee, David Maraniss and Ellen Nakashima explore in rich detail the forces that have shaped Al Gore's life, and the ways that his past offers clues to what kind of president he might have been. The Gore who comes to life in this audiobook is an intelligent and competent man, struggling with self-doubt and insecurity that explain his bureaucratic obsession with fact and his tendency to exaggerate his accomplishments.  Gore's path to power, at first glance, seems straight and narrow. While Bill Clinton's rise is a story of obstacles overcome, Gore's ascendance seems the opposite: the son of political aristocracy reared by loving and demanding parents who groomed him as a princeling to reach the top. But his life was shaped by as much duality as Clinton's. As a child Gore was shuffled back and forth from political Washington to rural Tennessee, his ancestral homeland. The contrast reflects a larger tension between what others expected of Gore and what he wanted to do. Here was the quintessential good son whom his classmates teased as the wooden Apollo. He would occasionally try to rebel but inevitably be yanked back by the burden of expectations and his own insecurity.  His first ambition was to be a novelist, but his friends at Harvard saw him as a royal figure for whom a political career was unavoidable. He opposed the war in Vietnam, yet enlisted in the army anyway, out of an obligation to shield his father, the antiwar senator. When he eventually turned to politics Gore brought with him competing impulses: the cautious political moderate with an occasional tendency toward uncommon boldness, the awkward public figure who in private can be a raucous storyteller, the loyal son and vice president who wants to be considered on his own terms, the reluctant politician who burns with a desire to fulfill his parents' dream and become president.]]>605cleanfull