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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 Rafaela O'Reillyhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/063612b1659a119f4162d2ad8eb0bd98.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/discover-the-best-audio-stories-in-biography-memoir-memoirs--6575184Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:55:08 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyRafaela O'Reillyfeeds@spreaker.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/357/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Do you want your children to access knowledge early? With over 500,000+ audiobooks, including categories like Ages 5...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/357/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Do you want your children to access knowledge early? With over 500,000+ audiobooks, including categories like Ages 5 & Under, Bedtime Stories, and Early Education, we bring your beloved child useful lessons. Get 3 free audiobooks right away for your child to start exploring. Audiobooks can be listened to on iPhone, iPad, Android, helping your child learn anytime, anywhere. Let's build the future for children together! Note: The authors receive royalties paid by the audiobook service provider for this free offer. If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com.]]>cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/every-kind-of-people-a-journey-into-the-heart-of-care-work-by-kathryn-faulke--65183317https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729847 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Every Kind of People: A Journey into the Heart of Care Work Author: Kathryn Faulke Narrator: Ayesha Antoine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 48 minutes Release date: October 24, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A luminous, uplifting and deeply moving memoir by a care worker, told through her funny, heartbreaking, sometimes frustrating, and always eye-opening encounters with the often overlooked and marginalised people she cares for. 'Being as close as this to someone is a uniquely precious place to be. It is a place where secrets are revealed and fears are shared and outrageous jokes are made that could not be told to anyone else. It is a coal face of human experience' Kate never expected to become a home care worker. But when she left her senior role in the NHS, burnt-out and disheartened, she thought caring for people in their own homes would be a simpler job. Despite being determined not to become too involved with her 'customers', she soon found herself developing firm friendships, forging deep connections and bearing witness to the extraordinary drama to be found in ordinary lives. With energy, compassion and clarity, her memoir gives an astonishing insight into this unsung - and often maligned - profession, and into the hidden lives of the housebound and infirm. From Beryl who screams like a banshee whenever Kate tries to wash her, but collapses in giggles when her toes are tickled, to bawdy Mr Radbert who 'promised to give me his car when he can remember where he left it'. Every Kind of People is clear-eyed about the challenges facing the NHS and the care system. But it is above all a celebration of humanity and of the life-changing impact of caring, on those who offer it and those who receive it. 'The work of a natural storyteller ... All kinds of brilliant' JON McGREGOR ‘I am in love with Kate's storytelling, her ability to see the person and her fabulous, dry humour. This is a book about caring, and it's also a book about being in love with humanity’ KATHRYN MANNIX 'An extraordinary account of what it is to care for others, both beautiful and painful to read. This book is a compassionate invitation to get up close to the human condition and those who attend to it' DR GWEN ADSHEAD, author of The Devil You Know 'An extraordinary and important book that will make you laugh, cry, admire and despair in equal measure... A wonderful achievement' DAVID HASLAM ©2024 Kathryn Faulke (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729847Thu, 24 Oct 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729847 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Every Kind of People: A Journey into the Heart of Care Work Author: Kathryn Faulke Narrator: Ayesha Antoine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729847 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Every Kind of People: A Journey into the Heart of Care Work Author: Kathryn Faulke Narrator: Ayesha Antoine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 48 minutes Release date: October 24, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A luminous, uplifting and deeply moving memoir by a care worker, told through her funny, heartbreaking, sometimes frustrating, and always eye-opening encounters with the often overlooked and marginalised people she cares for. 'Being as close as this to someone is a uniquely precious place to be. It is a place where secrets are revealed and fears are shared and outrageous jokes are made that could not be told to anyone else. It is a coal face of human experience' Kate never expected to become a home care worker. But when she left her senior role in the NHS, burnt-out and disheartened, she thought caring for people in their own homes would be a simpler job. Despite being determined not to become too involved with her 'customers', she soon found herself developing firm friendships, forging deep connections and bearing witness to the extraordinary drama to be found in ordinary lives. With energy, compassion and clarity, her memoir gives an astonishing insight into this unsung - and often maligned - profession, and into the hidden lives of the housebound and infirm. From Beryl who screams like a banshee whenever Kate tries to wash her, but collapses in giggles when her toes are tickled, to bawdy Mr Radbert who 'promised to give me his car when he can remember where he left it'. Every Kind of People is clear-eyed about the challenges facing the NHS and the care system. But it is above all a celebration of humanity and of the life-changing impact of caring, on those who offer it and those who receive it. 'The work of a natural storyteller ... All kinds of brilliant' JON McGREGOR ‘I am in love with Kate's storytelling, her ability to see the person and her fabulous, dry humour. This is a book about caring, and it's also a book about being in love with humanity’ KATHRYN MANNIX 'An extraordinary account of what it is to care for others, both beautiful and painful to read. This book is a compassionate invitation to get up close to the human condition and those who attend to it' DR GWEN ADSHEAD, author of The Devil You Know 'An extraordinary and important book that will make you laugh, cry, admire and despair in equal measure... A wonderful achievement' DAVID HASLAM ©2024 Kathryn Faulke (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-here-to-the-great-unknown-oprah-s-book-club-a-memoir-by-riley-keough-lisa-marie-presley--65183211https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741396 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Here to the Great Unknown: Oprah's Book Club: A Memoir Author: Riley Keough, Lisa Marie Presley Narrator: Riley Keough, Julia Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: October 8, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.52 of Total 52 Ratings of Narrator: 4.48 of Total 21 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough.   In 2022, Lisa Marie Presley asked her daughter to help finally finish her long-gestating memoir. A month later, Lisa Marie was dead, and the world would never know her story in her own words, never know the passionate, joyful, caring, and complicated woman that Riley loved and now grieved.   Riley got the tapes that her mother had recorded for the book, lay in her bed, and listened as Lisa Marie told story after story about smashing golf carts together in the yards of Graceland, about the unconditional love she felt from her father, about being upstairs, just the two of them. About getting dragged screaming out of the bathroom as she ran toward his body on the floor. About living in Los Angeles with her mother, getting sent to school after school, always kicked out, always in trouble. About her singular, lifelong relationship with Danny Keough, about being married to Michael Jackson, what they had in common. About motherhood. About deep addiction. About ever-present grief. Riley knew she had to fulfill her mother’s wish to reveal these memories, incandescent and painful, to the world.   To make her mother known.   This extraordinary book is written in both Lisa Marie’s and Riley’s voices, a mother and daughter communicating—from this world to the one beyond—as they try to heal each other. Profoundly moving and deeply revealing, From Here to the Great Unknown is a book like no other—the last words of the only child of an American icon.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741396Tue, 08 Oct 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741396 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Here to the Great Unknown: Oprah's Book Club: A Memoir Author: Riley Keough, Lisa Marie Presley Narrator: Riley Keough, Julia Roberts Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741396 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Here to the Great Unknown: Oprah's Book Club: A Memoir Author: Riley Keough, Lisa Marie Presley Narrator: Riley Keough, Julia Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: October 8, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.52 of Total 52 Ratings of Narrator: 4.48 of Total 21 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough.   In 2022, Lisa Marie Presley asked her daughter to help finally finish her long-gestating memoir. A month later, Lisa Marie was dead, and the world would never know her story in her own words, never know the passionate, joyful, caring, and complicated woman that Riley loved and now grieved.   Riley got the tapes that her mother had recorded for the book, lay in her bed, and listened as Lisa Marie told story after story about smashing golf carts together in the yards of Graceland, about the unconditional love she felt from her father, about being upstairs, just the two of them. About getting dragged screaming out of the bathroom as she ran toward his body on the floor. About living in Los Angeles with her mother, getting sent to school after school, always kicked out, always in trouble. About her singular, lifelong relationship with Danny Keough, about being married to Michael Jackson, what they had in common. About motherhood. About deep addiction. About ever-present grief. Riley knew she had to fulfill her mother’s wish to reveal these memories, incandescent and painful, to the world.   To make her mother known.   This extraordinary book is written in both Lisa Marie’s and Riley’s voices, a mother and daughter communicating—from this world to the one beyond—as they try to heal each other. Profoundly moving and deeply revealing, From Here to the Great Unknown is a book like no other—the last words of the only child of an American icon.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-keelie-hawk-poems-in-scots-by-kathleen-jamie--65183396https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718309 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Keelie Hawk: Poems in Scots Author: Kathleen Jamie Narrator: Kathleen Jamie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 11 minutes Release date: September 26, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Read by the author, Kathleen Jamie. The Keelie Hawk is a landmark collection from Kathleen Jamie, the current Makar (National Poet) of Scotland. For the first time, Kathleen Jamie has brought her astonishing lyric talent to the language of her homeland, with outstanding results. The Keelie Hawk is a deeply resonant collection written in Scots, with each poem accompanied by a translation into English. Its publication is a significant event in Scottish literature, not only a reclaiming by one of our finest poets of the mouth-music of literary Scots, but a furthering of that language: ‘by making poems, a language develops’, Jamie observes in a fascinating afterword.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718309Thu, 26 Sep 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718309 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Keelie Hawk: Poems in Scots Author: Kathleen Jamie Narrator: Kathleen Jamie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 11 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718309 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Keelie Hawk: Poems in Scots Author: Kathleen Jamie Narrator: Kathleen Jamie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 11 minutes Release date: September 26, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Read by the author, Kathleen Jamie. The Keelie Hawk is a landmark collection from Kathleen Jamie, the current Makar (National Poet) of Scotland. For the first time, Kathleen Jamie has brought her astonishing lyric talent to the language of her homeland, with outstanding results. The Keelie Hawk is a deeply resonant collection written in Scots, with each poem accompanied by a translation into English. Its publication is a significant event in Scottish literature, not only a reclaiming by one of our finest poets of the mouth-music of literary Scots, but a furthering of that language: ‘by making poems, a language develops’, Jamie observes in a fascinating afterword.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-biggar-picture-my-life-in-rugby-by-dan-biggar--65183356https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Biggar Picture: My Life in Rugby Author: Dan Biggar Narrator: Dan Biggar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 26, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Read by the author, Dan Biggar. After fifteen years at the very pinnacle of test rugby, leading the most successful squad in Welsh history, Dan Biggar tells his story. ‘When I reflect on it all, I can say without any doubt that I gave it everything.’ Dan Biggar has never fitted the mould. Throughout his long and decorated career, he has had to confront the critics, to silence the cynics. His playing style has been described as brash, aggressive and forthright, and it has earned him a reputation he has never been able to shake. But to anyone who knows him off the pitch, he is one of the most grounded ambassadors the game could ask for. Honest and self-critical, Dan offers a rare insight into his personal and professional life. He talks candidly of his place within rugby, from the Premiership through to the Lions, and of the power dynamics within Wales’ most successful squad ever. He also opens the changing room doors and explores his relationships with past team mates, coaches and managers, from Warren Gatland and Shaun Edwards to Alun Wyn Jones and Wayne Pivac. The Biggar Picture is the story of a man who has taken in the joy, the graft and despair to become one of the sport’s most compelling figures – and Wales’ most capped fly-half.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718307Thu, 26 Sep 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Biggar Picture: My Life in Rugby Author: Dan Biggar Narrator: Dan Biggar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Biggar Picture: My Life in Rugby Author: Dan Biggar Narrator: Dan Biggar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 26, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Read by the author, Dan Biggar. After fifteen years at the very pinnacle of test rugby, leading the most successful squad in Welsh history, Dan Biggar tells his story. ‘When I reflect on it all, I can say without any doubt that I gave it everything.’ Dan Biggar has never fitted the mould. Throughout his long and decorated career, he has had to confront the critics, to silence the cynics. His playing style has been described as brash, aggressive and forthright, and it has earned him a reputation he has never been able to shake. But to anyone who knows him off the pitch, he is one of the most grounded ambassadors the game could ask for. Honest and self-critical, Dan offers a rare insight into his personal and professional life. He talks candidly of his place within rugby, from the Premiership through to the Lions, and of the power dynamics within Wales’ most successful squad ever. He also opens the changing room doors and explores his relationships with past team mates, coaches and managers, from Warren Gatland and Shaun Edwards to Alun Wyn Jones and Wayne Pivac. The Biggar Picture is the story of a man who has taken in the joy, the graft and despair to become one of the sport’s most compelling figures – and Wales’ most capped fly-half.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-beautiful-dream-a-memoir-by-atiba-hutchinson--65183296https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beautiful Dream: A Memoir Author: Atiba Hutchinson Narrator: Odario Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 24, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER “A captivating read from one of our country’s greatest athletes.” ―Christine Sinclair, former captain of the Canadian Women's National Soccer Team and National Bestselling Author of Playing the Long Game Out of the Toronto suburb of Brampton comes an irresistible story of trials, perseverance, the limelight of international soccer, and—above all—heart. Despite debuting on Canada’s senior national soccer team 20 years ago, scarce is known of Atiba Hutchinson. We’ve watched him win Canadian Men’s Player of the Year six times; celebrated his club team championships; and mourned his injuries. We’ve lamented the state of Canadian soccer and cursed the lost potential—and years. Yet, we know little about Atiba’s personal life, or how he rose from suburban Brampton to becoming Canada’s most-capped national men’s team player, often described as the country’s greatest athlete you haven’t heard about. For the first time, Atiba is ready to share the extraordinary story of his ascent to the heights of professional soccer, nationally and internationally, and what he believes makes a true champion. The Beautiful Dream is an intimate account of Atiba’s awe-inspiring career, from his humble beginnings to playing across Europe; the crushing disappointment of failing national team competitions in the 2010s that nearly led to his resignation from the national program; all the way to his triumphant arrival in Qatar to face off against 31 other nations at the world’s most pre-eminent soccer competition. He has strived to better not only his own game but the landscape of Canadian soccer for over two decades, culminating in Canada’s first trip to the FIFA World Cup since 1986. Yet, as the reflective midfielder shows, this isn’t just his story: The Beautiful Dream is the story of countless Canadians, who strive and scrape for a seemingly unreachable dream—until their fingertips finally graze the surface. It’s a lesson about the unyielding belief required when taking the long road to success. Atiba's journey mirrors the progression of Canadian soccer, and the story of Canada itself: goals that may begin as outsized but as we work towards them, our world changes with us.  Atiba’s journey of hope, belief, and resilience connects the country’s modest soccer past to a bold, exciting future in the game. It’s a story that transcends the pitch, exploring what it means to be a kid who dares to dream of achieving the impossible, and the man who perseveres to get there.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731823Tue, 24 Sep 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beautiful Dream: A Memoir Author: Atiba Hutchinson Narrator: Odario Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beautiful Dream: A Memoir Author: Atiba Hutchinson Narrator: Odario Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 24, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER “A captivating read from one of our country’s greatest athletes.” ―Christine Sinclair, former captain of the Canadian Women's National Soccer Team and National Bestselling Author of Playing the Long Game Out of the Toronto suburb of Brampton comes an irresistible story of trials, perseverance, the limelight of international soccer, and—above all—heart. Despite debuting on Canada’s senior national soccer team 20 years ago, scarce is known of Atiba Hutchinson. We’ve watched him win Canadian Men’s Player of the Year six times; celebrated his club team championships; and mourned his injuries. We’ve lamented the state of Canadian soccer and cursed the lost potential—and years. Yet, we know little about Atiba’s personal life, or how he rose from suburban Brampton to becoming Canada’s most-capped national men’s team player, often described as the country’s greatest athlete you haven’t heard about. For the first time, Atiba is ready to share the extraordinary story of his ascent to the heights of professional soccer, nationally and internationally, and what he believes makes a true champion. The Beautiful Dream is an intimate account of Atiba’s awe-inspiring career, from his humble beginnings to playing across Europe; the crushing disappointment of failing national team competitions in the 2010s that nearly led to his resignation from the national program; all the way to his triumphant arrival in Qatar to face off against 31 other nations at the world’s most pre-eminent soccer competition. He has strived to better not only his own game but the landscape of Canadian soccer for over two decades, culminating in Canada’s first trip to the FIFA World Cup since 1986. Yet, as the reflective midfielder shows, this isn’t just his story: The Beautiful Dream is the story of countless Canadians, who strive and scrape for a seemingly unreachable dream—until their fingertips finally graze the surface. It’s a lesson about the unyielding belief required when taking the long road to success. Atiba's journey mirrors the progression of Canadian soccer, and the story of Canada itself: goals that may begin as outsized but as we work towards them, our world changes with us.  Atiba’s journey of hope, belief, and resilience connects the country’s modest soccer past to a bold, exciting future in the game. It’s a story that transcends the pitch, exploring what it means to be a kid who dares to dream of achieving the impossible, and the man who perseveres to get there.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/earthly-bodies-embracing-animal-nature-by-vanessa-chakour--65183280https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734264 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Earthly Bodies: Embracing Animal Nature Author: Vanessa Chakour Narrator: Vanessa Chakour Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: September 24, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Examining the cultural belief that our animal instincts are to be corrected or corralled, nature advocate and rewilding facilitator Vanessa Chakour explores our inner and outer landscapes through the lens of wild animals. How can wolves, misunderstood in myths but vital to ecosystems, teach us to rewrite dangerous stories and respect nature’s wisdom? How do the peaceful coexistence strategies of black bears offer insights into sharing resources? How can the engineering feats of beavers guide us in fostering regenerative building solutions and vibrant ecosystems? What can the loyal partnership of seahorses teach us about nurturing and love? In Earthly Bodies, Vanessa draws parallels from struggles she has weathered in her own life to those endured by twenty-three wild animals—from wolves to sea lions—exploring our unease of feeling like prey; challenging the entrapment of our limiting beliefs; contextualizing the turmoil of fractured landscapes; and affirming our primal ache to belong.  Vanessa’s pivotal encounters with creatures in sync with their primal rhythms and demands illustrate the necessity of relying on the intelligence of gut instinct; of the magnetic pull of attraction; of the body’s mandate for restorative rest; and of the sacred bonds of love. We often cut ourselves off from identifying with wild animals—like wolves, foxes, bats and bears, and other animal relatives—out of fear, ignorance, disgust, or misunderstanding, yet our earthly human bodies can lead us in our pursuits of pleasure, love, wonder, healing, and connection. With each section containing an aspect of injured animal’s return home to their natural habitat, and—in our case—to an embodied, instinctual self, Earthly Bodies meditates on how this journey from enclosures, to rehabilitation, to soft release, and finally to homing raises questions about our humanity. In so learning, we understand how we might benefit from embracing our own animal nature to gain deeper self-actualization, find common ground with our fellow animals, and learn to thrive together.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734264Tue, 24 Sep 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734264 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Earthly Bodies: Embracing Animal Nature Author: Vanessa Chakour Narrator: Vanessa Chakour Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734264 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Earthly Bodies: Embracing Animal Nature Author: Vanessa Chakour Narrator: Vanessa Chakour Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: September 24, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Examining the cultural belief that our animal instincts are to be corrected or corralled, nature advocate and rewilding facilitator Vanessa Chakour explores our inner and outer landscapes through the lens of wild animals. How can wolves, misunderstood in myths but vital to ecosystems, teach us to rewrite dangerous stories and respect nature’s wisdom? How do the peaceful coexistence strategies of black bears offer insights into sharing resources? How can the engineering feats of beavers guide us in fostering regenerative building solutions and vibrant ecosystems? What can the loyal partnership of seahorses teach us about nurturing and love? In Earthly Bodies, Vanessa draws parallels from struggles she has weathered in her own life to those endured by twenty-three wild animals—from wolves to sea lions—exploring our unease of feeling like prey; challenging the entrapment of our limiting beliefs; contextualizing the turmoil of fractured landscapes; and affirming our primal ache to belong.  Vanessa’s pivotal encounters with creatures in sync with their primal rhythms and demands illustrate the necessity of relying on the intelligence of gut instinct; of the magnetic pull of attraction; of the body’s mandate for restorative rest; and of the sacred bonds of love. We often cut ourselves off from identifying with wild animals—like wolves, foxes, bats and bears, and other animal relatives—out of fear, ignorance, disgust, or misunderstanding, yet our earthly human bodies can lead us in our pursuits of pleasure, love, wonder, healing, and connection. With each section containing an aspect of injured animal’s return home to their natural habitat, and—in our case—to an embodied, instinctual self, Earthly Bodies meditates on how this journey from enclosures, to rehabilitation, to soft release, and finally to homing raises questions about our humanity. In so learning, we understand how we might benefit from embracing our own animal nature to gain deeper self-actualization, find common ground with our fellow animals, and learn to thrive together.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/building-material-the-memoir-of-a-park-avenue-doorman-by-stephen-bruno--65183248https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739129 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Building Material: The Memoir of a Park Avenue Doorman Author: Stephen Bruno Narrator: Stephen Bruno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 56 minutes Release date: September 24, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For fans of books like Waiter Rant, and all those who have always wondered how the other half lives, comes this heartfelt, laugh-out-loud memoir from a New York City doorman with astute ears and a penchant for storytelling As an academically gifted Latino kid growing up in the Bronx, Stephen Bruno’s family had high aspirations for his future. He attended magnet schools and selective academic programs and was on track to realize his potential. But those dreams were derailed when, much to his Mami’s dismay, he followed a girlfriend to Minnesota and a dead-end job. Languishing and unable to get it together, Stephen eventually moved back home. Broke and eager to make a way for himself—and away from the oppressively religious father wreaking havoc on his love life—the affable, easy going, and quick-witted Stephen lands a much-coveted job as a doorman at a high-end building on Park Avenue. Hilarity and drama soon abound as Stephen learns the dos and don’ts of being a doorman for the rich and famous and witnesses the antics going on behind the front entrance of this swanky building. In Building Material, he shares those entertaining tales and introduces an unforgettable cast of characters—from Puerto Rican and Albanian doormen battling it out for turf to quirky one percenters to slimy sugar daddies to his peers, both friends and frenemies. Throughout, Stephen offers a glimpse into the unfathomable lives of the residents and a sharp portrait of an everyday man wanting more for himself. Both poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, Building Material is a captivating true tale of class, failure, and redemption—and how to come back swinging—from a gifted young talent.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739129Tue, 24 Sep 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739129 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Building Material: The Memoir of a Park Avenue Doorman Author: Stephen Bruno Narrator: Stephen Bruno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 56...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739129 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Building Material: The Memoir of a Park Avenue Doorman Author: Stephen Bruno Narrator: Stephen Bruno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 56 minutes Release date: September 24, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For fans of books like Waiter Rant, and all those who have always wondered how the other half lives, comes this heartfelt, laugh-out-loud memoir from a New York City doorman with astute ears and a penchant for storytelling As an academically gifted Latino kid growing up in the Bronx, Stephen Bruno’s family had high aspirations for his future. He attended magnet schools and selective academic programs and was on track to realize his potential. But those dreams were derailed when, much to his Mami’s dismay, he followed a girlfriend to Minnesota and a dead-end job. Languishing and unable to get it together, Stephen eventually moved back home. Broke and eager to make a way for himself—and away from the oppressively religious father wreaking havoc on his love life—the affable, easy going, and quick-witted Stephen lands a much-coveted job as a doorman at a high-end building on Park Avenue. Hilarity and drama soon abound as Stephen learns the dos and don’ts of being a doorman for the rich and famous and witnesses the antics going on behind the front entrance of this swanky building. In Building Material, he shares those entertaining tales and introduces an unforgettable cast of characters—from Puerto Rican and Albanian doormen battling it out for turf to quirky one percenters to slimy sugar daddies to his peers, both friends and frenemies. Throughout, Stephen offers a glimpse into the unfathomable lives of the residents and a sharp portrait of an everyday man wanting more for himself. Both poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, Building Material is a captivating true tale of class, failure, and redemption—and how to come back swinging—from a gifted young talent.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-can-do-it-speak-your-mind-america-by-rob-schneider--65183212https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Can Do It!: Speak Your Mind, America Author: Rob Schneider Narrator: Rob Schneider Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: September 24, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An unfiltered and outrageously funny commentary on the threats to free speech in America from the legendary comedian, actor, and Emmy-nominated SNL writer. Rob Schneider’s childhood in the San Francisco Bay area with parents of mixed-race backgrounds shaped his view of the world: that America affords the greatest opportunity for peoples from all nations and all faiths. But today, in this world gone mad, free speech is under attack. And Schneider keeps finding himself in controversy for questioning what woke ideology is doing to our great nation.    Still, he refuses to be censored. In his debut book, Schneider will make you laugh out loud as he tells his unique story of a Hollywood-comedian-turned-vocal-advocate for open dialogue. He takes readers along for a ride through his life in show business (where he’s starred in 27 movies with his friend Adam Sandler), shares stories from the glory days of Saturday Night Live, and makes a persuasive case for fearlessness in speech and pushing the boundaries in comedy. Comedians matter because they have a unique position in society to stand up against tyranny. In this book, Schneider shares never-before-told personal stories about Chris Farley, Norm Macdonald, Christopher Walken, Dana Carvey, and Martin Landau, and other comedy legends.   You Can Do It! is part celeb memoir, part warning, and part siren call to action. It was said during the days of Covid the difference between a conspiracy theory and the truth was about six months. Influenced by his own experiences in Hollywood, Schneider illustrates his points about free expression with provocative commentary on things you aren't suppose to question, like identity politics, Covid tyranny, "global boiling," medical freedoms and more. Schneider refuses to believe he’s dangerous for saying what he thinks. In fact, the opposite is true—it’s dangerous to not question the narrative. It’s dangerous to not exercise your free speech. That’s what Rob Schneider’s doing. And as this humorous, shocking, irreverent but insightful book shows readers, you can do it too.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739368Tue, 24 Sep 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Can Do It!: Speak Your Mind, America Author: Rob Schneider Narrator: Rob Schneider Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Can Do It!: Speak Your Mind, America Author: Rob Schneider Narrator: Rob Schneider Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: September 24, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An unfiltered and outrageously funny commentary on the threats to free speech in America from the legendary comedian, actor, and Emmy-nominated SNL writer. Rob Schneider’s childhood in the San Francisco Bay area with parents of mixed-race backgrounds shaped his view of the world: that America affords the greatest opportunity for peoples from all nations and all faiths. But today, in this world gone mad, free speech is under attack. And Schneider keeps finding himself in controversy for questioning what woke ideology is doing to our great nation.    Still, he refuses to be censored. In his debut book, Schneider will make you laugh out loud as he tells his unique story of a Hollywood-comedian-turned-vocal-advocate for open dialogue. He takes readers along for a ride through his life in show business (where he’s starred in 27 movies with his friend Adam Sandler), shares stories from the glory days of Saturday Night Live, and makes a persuasive case for fearlessness in speech and pushing the boundaries in comedy. Comedians matter because they have a unique position in society to stand up against tyranny. In this book, Schneider shares never-before-told personal stories about Chris Farley, Norm Macdonald, Christopher Walken, Dana Carvey, and Martin Landau, and other comedy legends.   You Can Do It! is part celeb memoir, part warning, and part siren call to action. It was said during the days of Covid the difference between a conspiracy theory and the truth was about six months. Influenced by his own experiences in Hollywood, Schneider illustrates his points about free expression with provocative commentary on things you aren't suppose to question, like identity politics, Covid tyranny, "global boiling," medical freedoms and more. Schneider refuses to believe he’s dangerous for saying what he thinks. In fact, the opposite is true—it’s dangerous to not question the narrative. It’s dangerous to not exercise your free speech. That’s what Rob Schneider’s doing. And as this humorous, shocking, irreverent but insightful book shows readers, you can do it too.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/question-7-by-richard-flanagan--65183360https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734224 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Question 7 Author: Richard Flanagan Narrator: Richard Flanagan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 38 minutes Release date: September 17, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE AND PRIX FÉMINA ETRANGER • LONGLISTED FOR PRIX MÉDICIS • An exquisite, genre-defying new book from the Booker Prize–winning author of The Narrow Road to the Deep North, a reckoning with his life and family, and the role of fiction in our times 'Spectacular. . . A book that will have an overwhelming effect on readers.” —Colm Tóibín, author of Long Island Sometimes I wonder why we keep returning to beginnings—why we seek the single thread we might pull to unravel the tapestry we call our life... By way of H. G. Wells and Rebecca West’s affair through 1930s nuclear physics to Flanagan's father working as a slave laborer near Hiroshima when the atom bomb is dropped, this daisy chain of events reaches fission when Flanagan as a young man finds himself trapped in a rapid on a wild river not knowing if he is to live or to die. At once a love song to his island home and to his parents, this hypnotic melding of dream, history, place and memory is about how our lives so often arise out of the stories of others and the stories we invent about ourselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734224Tue, 17 Sep 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734224 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Question 7 Author: Richard Flanagan Narrator: Richard Flanagan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 38 minutes Release date: September 17, 2024...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734224 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Question 7 Author: Richard Flanagan Narrator: Richard Flanagan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 38 minutes Release date: September 17, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE AND PRIX FÉMINA ETRANGER • LONGLISTED FOR PRIX MÉDICIS • An exquisite, genre-defying new book from the Booker Prize–winning author of The Narrow Road to the Deep North, a reckoning with his life and family, and the role of fiction in our times 'Spectacular. . . A book that will have an overwhelming effect on readers.” —Colm Tóibín, author of Long Island Sometimes I wonder why we keep returning to beginnings—why we seek the single thread we might pull to unravel the tapestry we call our life... By way of H. G. Wells and Rebecca West’s affair through 1930s nuclear physics to Flanagan's father working as a slave laborer near Hiroshima when the atom bomb is dropped, this daisy chain of events reaches fission when Flanagan as a young man finds himself trapped in a rapid on a wild river not knowing if he is to live or to die. At once a love song to his island home and to his parents, this hypnotic melding of dream, history, place and memory is about how our lives so often arise out of the stories of others and the stories we invent about ourselves.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/connie-a-memoir-by-connie-chung--65183234https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739359 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Connie: A Memoir Author: Connie Chung Narrator: Connie Chung Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 17, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In a sharp, witty, and definitive memoir like no other, iconic trailblazer and legendary journalist Connie Chung delves into her storied career as the first Asian woman to break into an overwhelmingly white, male-dominated television news industry.   Connie Chung is a pioneer. In 1969 at the age of 23, this once-shy daughter of Chinese parents took her first job at a local TV station in her hometown of Washington, D.C. and soon thereafter began working at CBS news as a correspondent. Profoundly influenced by her family’s cultural traditions, yet growing up completely Americanized in the United States, Chung describes her career as an Asian woman in a white male-centered world. Overt sexism was a way of life, but Chung was tenacious in her pursuit of stories – battling rival reporters to secure scoops that ranged from interviewing Magic Johnson to covering the Watergate scandal – and quickly became a household name. She made history when she achieved her dream of being the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News and the first Asian to anchor any news program in the U.S.   Chung pulls no punches as she provides a behind-the-scenes tour of her singular life. From showdowns with powerful men in and out of the newsroom to the stories behind some of her career-defining reporting and the unwavering support of her husband, Maury Povich, nothing is off-limits – good, bad, or ugly. So be sure to tune in for an irreverent and inspiring exclusive: this is CONNIE like you’ve never seen her before.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739359Tue, 17 Sep 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739359 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Connie: A Memoir Author: Connie Chung Narrator: Connie Chung Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 17, 2024...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739359 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Connie: A Memoir Author: Connie Chung Narrator: Connie Chung Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 17, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In a sharp, witty, and definitive memoir like no other, iconic trailblazer and legendary journalist Connie Chung delves into her storied career as the first Asian woman to break into an overwhelmingly white, male-dominated television news industry.   Connie Chung is a pioneer. In 1969 at the age of 23, this once-shy daughter of Chinese parents took her first job at a local TV station in her hometown of Washington, D.C. and soon thereafter began working at CBS news as a correspondent. Profoundly influenced by her family’s cultural traditions, yet growing up completely Americanized in the United States, Chung describes her career as an Asian woman in a white male-centered world. Overt sexism was a way of life, but Chung was tenacious in her pursuit of stories – battling rival reporters to secure scoops that ranged from interviewing Magic Johnson to covering the Watergate scandal – and quickly became a household name. She made history when she achieved her dream of being the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News and the first Asian to anchor any news program in the U.S.   Chung pulls no punches as she provides a behind-the-scenes tour of her singular life. From showdowns with powerful men in and out of the newsroom to the stories behind some of her career-defining reporting and the unwavering support of her husband, Maury Povich, nothing is off-limits – good, bad, or ugly. So be sure to tune in for an irreverent and inspiring exclusive: this is CONNIE like you’ve never seen her before.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/remember-you-are-a-wiley-by-maya-wiley--65183224https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739378 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Remember, You Are a Wiley Author: Maya Wiley Narrator: Maya Wiley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 17, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A moving, politically-charged memoir of surviving trauma and the power of activism from MSNBC legal analyst, professor, civil rights lawyer and former New York City Mayoral candidate Maya Wiley. Born in a country that has repeatedly traumatized her and her loved ones, Maya Wiley grew up in a household that prioritized activism, hope, and resilience above all else. This attitude landed her father on President Nixon’s enemies list as her mother organized third-party political platforms. Still, they modeled hope for their children. In the decades since, she has borne witness as presidents and political figures used racism and fascism to gain power, and as cities have again and again elected white men, effectively shutting out people of color and women from having a political voice. As a result, she has been forced, time after time, to confront death, injustice, and indifference—just as her Civil Rights activist parents did before her.   After a mayoral race that further exposed our country’s deep divisions, Maya is ready to share her story and that of her parents: one of passion, possibility, and compassion in the face of fear and injustice. She takes readers through her unconventional upbringing, her father George Wiley‘s tragic death and the resulting trauma, as well as how her experiences spoke to racial, gender, and class identity. Against this painful backdrop, Maya charts her journey of coming into herself and finding hope in a dire political landscape. She also digs into how her previous struggles informed her platform, driving her to represent those who have similarly felt voiceless or ignored. In facing and sharing her own past, Maya shows readers how they too can remain optimistic in the face of adversity.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739378Tue, 17 Sep 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739378 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Remember, You Are a Wiley Author: Maya Wiley Narrator: Maya Wiley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 17,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739378 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Remember, You Are a Wiley Author: Maya Wiley Narrator: Maya Wiley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 17, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A moving, politically-charged memoir of surviving trauma and the power of activism from MSNBC legal analyst, professor, civil rights lawyer and former New York City Mayoral candidate Maya Wiley. Born in a country that has repeatedly traumatized her and her loved ones, Maya Wiley grew up in a household that prioritized activism, hope, and resilience above all else. This attitude landed her father on President Nixon’s enemies list as her mother organized third-party political platforms. Still, they modeled hope for their children. In the decades since, she has borne witness as presidents and political figures used racism and fascism to gain power, and as cities have again and again elected white men, effectively shutting out people of color and women from having a political voice. As a result, she has been forced, time after time, to confront death, injustice, and indifference—just as her Civil Rights activist parents did before her.   After a mayoral race that further exposed our country’s deep divisions, Maya is ready to share her story and that of her parents: one of passion, possibility, and compassion in the face of fear and injustice. She takes readers through her unconventional upbringing, her father George Wiley‘s tragic death and the resulting trauma, as well as how her experiences spoke to racial, gender, and class identity. Against this painful backdrop, Maya charts her journey of coming into herself and finding hope in a dire political landscape. She also digs into how her previous struggles informed her platform, driving her to represent those who have similarly felt voiceless or ignored. In facing and sharing her own past, Maya shows readers how they too can remain optimistic in the face of adversity.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/health-and-safety-a-breakdown-by-emily-witt--65183220https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739045 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Health and Safety: A Breakdown Author: Emily Witt Narrator: Emily Witt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 17, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'The first great book about what it was like to live through the Trump presidency'—Emily Gould, The Cut A TIME AND NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK OF 2024 • From the New Yorker staff writer and acclaimed author of Future Sex comes a memoir about drugs, techno, and New York City In the summer of 2016, a divisive presidential election was underway, and a new breed of right-wing rage was on the rise. Emily Witt, who would soon publish her first book on sex in the digital age, had recently quit antidepressants for a more expansive world of psychedelic experimentation. From her apartment in Brooklyn, she began to catch glimpses of the clandestine nightlife scene thrumming around her. In Health and Safety, Witt charts her immersion into New York City’s dance music underground. Emily would come to lead a double life. By day she worked as a journalist, covering gun violence, climate catastrophes, and the rallies of right-wing militias. And by night she pushed the limits of consciousness in hollowed-out office spaces and warehouses to music that sounded like the future. But no counterculture, no matter how utopian, could stave off the squalor of American politics and the cataclysm of 2020. Affectionate yet never sentimental, Health and Safety is a lament for a broken relationship, for a changed nightlife scene, and for New York City just before the fall. Sparing no one—least of all herself—Witt offers her life as a lens onto an era of American delirium and dissolution.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739045Tue, 17 Sep 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739045 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Health and Safety: A Breakdown Author: Emily Witt Narrator: Emily Witt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739045 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Health and Safety: A Breakdown Author: Emily Witt Narrator: Emily Witt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 17, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'The first great book about what it was like to live through the Trump presidency'—Emily Gould, The Cut A TIME AND NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK OF 2024 • From the New Yorker staff writer and acclaimed author of Future Sex comes a memoir about drugs, techno, and New York City In the summer of 2016, a divisive presidential election was underway, and a new breed of right-wing rage was on the rise. Emily Witt, who would soon publish her first book on sex in the digital age, had recently quit antidepressants for a more expansive world of psychedelic experimentation. From her apartment in Brooklyn, she began to catch glimpses of the clandestine nightlife scene thrumming around her. In Health and Safety, Witt charts her immersion into New York City’s dance music underground. Emily would come to lead a double life. By day she worked as a journalist, covering gun violence, climate catastrophes, and the rallies of right-wing militias. And by night she pushed the limits of consciousness in hollowed-out office spaces and warehouses to music that sounded like the future. But no counterculture, no matter how utopian, could stave off the squalor of American politics and the cataclysm of 2020. Affectionate yet never sentimental, Health and Safety is a lament for a broken relationship, for a changed nightlife scene, and for New York City just before the fall. Sparing no one—least of all herself—Witt offers her life as a lens onto an era of American delirium and dissolution.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/friendly-fire-a-fractured-memoir-by-paul-rousseau--65183381https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722846 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Friendly Fire: A Fractured Memoir Author: Paul Rousseau Narrator: Michael Crouch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 10, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “A powerful, gut-wrenching tale of pain, suffering, and recovery.” —KIRKUS REVIEWS “Unique and haunting…. A mesmerizing and unforgettable meditation on a stranger-than-fiction tragedy.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STARRED REVIEW One month before his college graduation, Paul Rousseau is accidentally shot in the head by his roommate and best friend. At some point in the course of Paul and Mark’s friendship, Mark acquired—legally and with required permits—five firearms. Those weapons lived with them in their college apartment. It was a non-issue for the two best friends. They were inseparable. They were twenty-two-year-old boys at the height of their college experience, unaware that everything was about to change forever. The bullet ripped through two walls before it struck Paul’s skull. Mark had accidentally pulled the trigger while in the other room and—frightened for his own future—delayed getting treatment for Paul, who miraculously remained conscious the entire time. In vivid detail, and balanced with refreshing moments of humor, Friendly Fire brings us into the world of both the shooting itself and its surgical counterpoint—the dark spaces of survival in the face of a traumatic brain injury and into the paranoid, isolating, dehumanizing maw of personal injury cases. Friendly Fire is the story of a friendship—both its formation and its destruction. Through phenomenal writing and gripping detail, Paul reveals a compelling and inspirational story that speaks to much of contemporary American life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722846Tue, 10 Sep 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722846 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Friendly Fire: A Fractured Memoir Author: Paul Rousseau Narrator: Michael Crouch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 17 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722846 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Friendly Fire: A Fractured Memoir Author: Paul Rousseau Narrator: Michael Crouch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 10, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “A powerful, gut-wrenching tale of pain, suffering, and recovery.” —KIRKUS REVIEWS “Unique and haunting…. A mesmerizing and unforgettable meditation on a stranger-than-fiction tragedy.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STARRED REVIEW One month before his college graduation, Paul Rousseau is accidentally shot in the head by his roommate and best friend. At some point in the course of Paul and Mark’s friendship, Mark acquired—legally and with required permits—five firearms. Those weapons lived with them in their college apartment. It was a non-issue for the two best friends. They were inseparable. They were twenty-two-year-old boys at the height of their college experience, unaware that everything was about to change forever. The bullet ripped through two walls before it struck Paul’s skull. Mark had accidentally pulled the trigger while in the other room and—frightened for his own future—delayed getting treatment for Paul, who miraculously remained conscious the entire time. In vivid detail, and balanced with refreshing moments of humor, Friendly Fire brings us into the world of both the shooting itself and its surgical counterpoint—the dark spaces of survival in the face of a traumatic brain injury and into the paranoid, isolating, dehumanizing maw of personal injury cases. Friendly Fire is the story of a friendship—both its formation and its destruction. Through phenomenal writing and gripping detail, Paul reveals a compelling and inspirational story that speaks to much of contemporary American life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ordinary-disasters-how-i-stopped-being-a-model-minority-by-anne-anlin-cheng--65183273https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739040 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ordinary Disasters: How I Stopped Being a Model Minority Author: Anne Anlin Cheng Narrator: Anne Anlin Cheng Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 10, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The most personal writing yet to come from a noted scholar of race: a bold and moving look at race, gender, aging, and immigration that examines, through lenses both intimate and political, what it means to be an Asian American woman living in America today. Part memoir, part cultural criticism, part history, Anne Anlin Cheng’s original essays focus on art, politics, and popular culture. Through personal stories woven with a keen eye and an open heart, Cheng summons up the grief, love, anger, and humor in negotiating the realities of being a scholar, an immigrant Asian American woman, a cancer patient, a wife of a white man, and a mother of biracial children . . . all in the midst of the (extra)ordinary stresses of recent years. Ordinary Disasters explores with lyricism and surgical precision the often difficult-to-articulate consequences of race, gender, migration, and empire. It is the story of Chinese mothers and daughters, of race and nationality, of ambition and gender, of memory and forgetting, and the intricate ways in which we struggle for interracial and intergenerational intimacies in a world where there can be no seamless identity.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739040Tue, 10 Sep 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739040 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ordinary Disasters: How I Stopped Being a Model Minority Author: Anne Anlin Cheng Narrator: Anne Anlin Cheng Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739040 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ordinary Disasters: How I Stopped Being a Model Minority Author: Anne Anlin Cheng Narrator: Anne Anlin Cheng Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 10, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The most personal writing yet to come from a noted scholar of race: a bold and moving look at race, gender, aging, and immigration that examines, through lenses both intimate and political, what it means to be an Asian American woman living in America today. Part memoir, part cultural criticism, part history, Anne Anlin Cheng’s original essays focus on art, politics, and popular culture. Through personal stories woven with a keen eye and an open heart, Cheng summons up the grief, love, anger, and humor in negotiating the realities of being a scholar, an immigrant Asian American woman, a cancer patient, a wife of a white man, and a mother of biracial children . . . all in the midst of the (extra)ordinary stresses of recent years. Ordinary Disasters explores with lyricism and surgical precision the often difficult-to-articulate consequences of race, gender, migration, and empire. It is the story of Chinese mothers and daughters, of race and nationality, of ambition and gender, of memory and forgetting, and the intricate ways in which we struggle for interracial and intergenerational intimacies in a world where there can be no seamless identity.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-once-was-lost-my-search-for-god-in-america-by-don-lemon--65183236https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Once Was Lost: My Search for God in America Author: Don Lemon Narrator: Don Lemon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 10, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.33 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In a deeply personal follow-up to his #1 bestseller This is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends about Racism, a modern media iconoclast faces a test of faith—and reveals how such tribulations can make us stronger, as individuals and as a nation. Renowned journalist Don Lemon always had a complicated relationship with God. He cherished the Southern Black church he was raised in, but struggled with the fundamentalist rejection of his right to exist as a gay man—one who wanted to marry his longtime love in a church wedding with all the traditional trimmings. In his work as a reporter, moreover, he saw his fellow Americans losing faith in a higher power, in institutions, and in each other.   Setting out to understand the place that religion has in our lives today, Don turned a journalistic eye on ancient stories and found connections that sparked memories, conversations, and chance encounters. Then, suddenly, his world unraveled: In a blaze of inglorious headlines, Don was ousted from his high-profile network news job and tasked with redefining his role in the shifting media landscape. But through a year of personal changes and professional whiplash, he kept his “eyes on the prize” and ultimately found what he was seeking: grace, within himself and in this nation we call home. Rich with humor and Louisiana realness, I Once Was Lost is a prayer for a country that reflects the multifaceted image of God and a clarion call to those who believe in our common humanity enough to fight for it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739360Tue, 10 Sep 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Once Was Lost: My Search for God in America Author: Don Lemon Narrator: Don Lemon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 50 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Once Was Lost: My Search for God in America Author: Don Lemon Narrator: Don Lemon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 10, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.33 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In a deeply personal follow-up to his #1 bestseller This is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends about Racism, a modern media iconoclast faces a test of faith—and reveals how such tribulations can make us stronger, as individuals and as a nation. Renowned journalist Don Lemon always had a complicated relationship with God. He cherished the Southern Black church he was raised in, but struggled with the fundamentalist rejection of his right to exist as a gay man—one who wanted to marry his longtime love in a church wedding with all the traditional trimmings. In his work as a reporter, moreover, he saw his fellow Americans losing faith in a higher power, in institutions, and in each other.   Setting out to understand the place that religion has in our lives today, Don turned a journalistic eye on ancient stories and found connections that sparked memories, conversations, and chance encounters. Then, suddenly, his world unraveled: In a blaze of inglorious headlines, Don was ousted from his high-profile network news job and tasked with redefining his role in the shifting media landscape. But through a year of personal changes and professional whiplash, he kept his “eyes on the prize” and ultimately found what he was seeking: grace, within himself and in this nation we call home. Rich with humor and Louisiana realness, I Once Was Lost is a prayer for a country that reflects the multifaceted image of God and a clarion call to those who believe in our common humanity enough to fight for it.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/something-in-the-woods-loves-you-by-jarod-k-anderson--65183233https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739372 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Something in the Woods Loves You Author: Jarod K. Anderson Narrator: Jarod K. Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 10, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An inspiring blend of nature writing and memoir that explores nature’s crucial role in our emotional and mental health Bats can hear shapes, plants can eat light, and bees can dance maps. When his life took him to a painfully dark place, the poet behind The CryptoNaturalist, Jarod K. Anderson, found comfort and redemption in these facts and the shift in perspective that comes from paying a new kind of attention to nature.    Something in the Woods Loves You tells the story of the darkest stretch of a young person’s life, and how deliberate and meditative encounters with plants and animals helped him see the light at every turn. Ranging from optimistic contemplations of mortality to appreciations of a single mushroom, Anderson has written a lyrical love letter to the natural world and given us the tools to see it all anew.   Cover image copyright the Artist (Tuesday Riddell), reproduced with grateful thanks to MESSUMS ORG. Photo: Steve Russell.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739372Tue, 10 Sep 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739372 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Something in the Woods Loves You Author: Jarod K. Anderson Narrator: Jarod K. Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739372 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Something in the Woods Loves You Author: Jarod K. Anderson Narrator: Jarod K. Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 10, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An inspiring blend of nature writing and memoir that explores nature’s crucial role in our emotional and mental health Bats can hear shapes, plants can eat light, and bees can dance maps. When his life took him to a painfully dark place, the poet behind The CryptoNaturalist, Jarod K. Anderson, found comfort and redemption in these facts and the shift in perspective that comes from paying a new kind of attention to nature.    Something in the Woods Loves You tells the story of the darkest stretch of a young person’s life, and how deliberate and meditative encounters with plants and animals helped him see the light at every turn. Ranging from optimistic contemplations of mortality to appreciations of a single mushroom, Anderson has written a lyrical love letter to the natural world and given us the tools to see it all anew.   Cover image copyright the Artist (Tuesday Riddell), reproduced with grateful thanks to MESSUMS ORG. Photo: Steve Russell.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nights-out-at-home-recipes-and-stories-from-25-years-as-a-restaurant-critic-by-jay-rayner--65183261https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733920 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nights Out At Home: Recipes and Stories from 25 years as a restaurant critic Author: Jay Rayner Narrator: Jay Rayner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27 minutes Release date: September 5, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ‘For the past twenty-five years, I have been reviewing restaurants across Britain and beyond, from the humblest of diners to the grandest of gastro-palaces. And throughout I’ve been taking the best ideas home with me to create glorious dishes for my own table. Now I get to share those recipes with you.’ In Nights Out at Home, Jay Rayner’s first cookbook, the award-winning writer and broadcaster gives us delicious, achievable recipes inspired by the restaurant creations that have stolen his heart over the decades, for you to cook in your own kitchen. With sixty recipes that take their inspiration from restaurants dishes served across the UK and further afield, Nights Out at Home includes a cheat’s version of the Ivy’s famed crispy duck salad, the brown butter and sage flatbreads from Manchester’s Erst, miso-glazed aubergine from Freak Scene and instructions for making the cult tandoori lamb chops from the legendary Tayyabs in London’s Whitechapel; a recipe which has never before been written down. It also features Jay’s MasterChef Critics-winning baked chocolate pudding with cherries, and his own personal take on the mighty Greggs Steak Bake. Seasoned with stories from Jay’s life as a restaurant critic, and written with warmth, wit and the blessing, and often help, of the chefs themselves, Nights Out at Home is a celebration of good food and great eating experiences, filled with irresistible dishes to inspire all cooks. ‘Jay Rayner's love and profound understanding of food has been channelled into a wonderful book of delicious recipes coupled with intelligent, brilliantly funny writing’ STANLEY TUCCI 'A fantastic collection of heart warming, full-flavoured recipes from one of Britain’s leading food writers. A must buy for anyone who loves food, restaurants and cooking' TOM KERRIDGE ‘Jay has a way with words, but he’s also a dab hand in the kitchen. This book is not just a collection of food memories but also of recipes that make you want to roll up your sleeves and start cooking’ MICHEL ROUX 'With Jay as our guide, Nights Out At Home is a witty, mouth-tingling taste adventure' ANDI OLIVER © Jay Rayner 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733920Thu, 05 Sep 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733920 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nights Out At Home: Recipes and Stories from 25 years as a restaurant critic Author: Jay Rayner Narrator: Jay Rayner Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733920 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nights Out At Home: Recipes and Stories from 25 years as a restaurant critic Author: Jay Rayner Narrator: Jay Rayner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27 minutes Release date: September 5, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ‘For the past twenty-five years, I have been reviewing restaurants across Britain and beyond, from the humblest of diners to the grandest of gastro-palaces. And throughout I’ve been taking the best ideas home with me to create glorious dishes for my own table. Now I get to share those recipes with you.’ In Nights Out at Home, Jay Rayner’s first cookbook, the award-winning writer and broadcaster gives us delicious, achievable recipes inspired by the restaurant creations that have stolen his heart over the decades, for you to cook in your own kitchen. With sixty recipes that take their inspiration from restaurants dishes served across the UK and further afield, Nights Out at Home includes a cheat’s version of the Ivy’s famed crispy duck salad, the brown butter and sage flatbreads from Manchester’s Erst, miso-glazed aubergine from Freak Scene and instructions for making the cult tandoori lamb chops from the legendary Tayyabs in London’s Whitechapel; a recipe which has never before been written down. It also features Jay’s MasterChef Critics-winning baked chocolate pudding with cherries, and his own personal take on the mighty Greggs Steak Bake. Seasoned with stories from Jay’s life as a restaurant critic, and written with warmth, wit and the blessing, and often help, of the chefs themselves, Nights Out at Home is a celebration of good food and great eating experiences, filled with irresistible dishes to inspire all cooks. ‘Jay Rayner's love and profound understanding of food has been channelled into a wonderful book of delicious recipes coupled with intelligent, brilliantly funny writing’ STANLEY TUCCI 'A fantastic collection of heart warming, full-flavoured recipes from one of Britain’s leading food writers. A must buy for anyone who loves food, restaurants and cooking' TOM KERRIDGE ‘Jay has a way with words, but he’s also a dab hand in the kitchen. This book is not just a collection of food memories but also of recipes that make you want to roll up your sleeves and start cooking’ MICHEL ROUX 'With Jay as our guide, Nights Out At Home is a witty, mouth-tingling taste adventure' ANDI OLIVER © Jay Rayner 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/street-hearts-an-extraordinary-story-of-saving-street-dogs-by-emma-smith-anthony-smith--65183223https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737666 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Street Hearts: An Extraordinary Story of Saving Street Dogs Author: Emma Smith, Anthony Smith Narrator: Paul Paul Tyreman, Melanie Crawley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 1 minute Release date: September 5, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A heartwarming tale of abandoned dogs and their saviours Among the cobblestone villages and towns of rural Bulgaria, a dedicated team of unsung heroes led by Emma and Anthony Smith works tirelessly to change the destiny of street dogs. These animals are abandoned and neglected, and sometimes in danger, until Street Hearts step in to provide them with a second chance. In this heartwarming and inspiring tale, we meet the remarkable dogs they rescue and learn how an army of volunteers goes about it. Each with their own unique story of resilience and yearning for affection, a cast of characters including Tipsy, Big Lad, Mr Wiggles and Roshy the Wonder Dog will steal your heart and challenge your preconceptions about what it means to love and be loved. Through the eyes of these resilient canines and their heroic rescuers this book reveals the profound bond that develops between them and it follows the stories of those who have given the dogs new lives in Britain and elsewhere. Get ready to be inspired, to laugh, to cry, and to fall in love with the indomitable spirit of these street dogs and the heroes who fight for them.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737666Thu, 05 Sep 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737666 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Street Hearts: An Extraordinary Story of Saving Street Dogs Author: Emma Smith, Anthony Smith Narrator: Paul Paul Tyreman, Melanie Crawley Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737666 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Street Hearts: An Extraordinary Story of Saving Street Dogs Author: Emma Smith, Anthony Smith Narrator: Paul Paul Tyreman, Melanie Crawley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 1 minute Release date: September 5, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A heartwarming tale of abandoned dogs and their saviours Among the cobblestone villages and towns of rural Bulgaria, a dedicated team of unsung heroes led by Emma and Anthony Smith works tirelessly to change the destiny of street dogs. These animals are abandoned and neglected, and sometimes in danger, until Street Hearts step in to provide them with a second chance. In this heartwarming and inspiring tale, we meet the remarkable dogs they rescue and learn how an army of volunteers goes about it. Each with their own unique story of resilience and yearning for affection, a cast of characters including Tipsy, Big Lad, Mr Wiggles and Roshy the Wonder Dog will steal your heart and challenge your preconceptions about what it means to love and be loved. Through the eyes of these resilient canines and their heroic rescuers this book reveals the profound bond that develops between them and it follows the stories of those who have given the dogs new lives in Britain and elsewhere. Get ready to be inspired, to laugh, to cry, and to fall in love with the indomitable spirit of these street dogs and the heroes who fight for them.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/parole-the-fate-of-prisoners-in-my-hands-and-the-high-stakes-risks-of-getting-it-wrong-as-seen-on-tv-by-rob-mckeon--65183267https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739396 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Parole: The Fate of Prisoners in My Hands and the High-stakes Risks of Getting it Wrong – As Seen on TV Author: Rob Mckeon Narrator: Rob Mckeon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 3, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Deciding if a prisoner should stay in prison or be released is no mean feat. Enter the fascinating world of the parole board with Rob McKeon of BBC’s Parole. …You don’t know what you don’t know. How can you predict the future when you don’t know what you don’t know? Rob McKeon is a member of Britain’s parole board, making tough, life-changing decisions about whether a prisoner is safe to return to society; impacting not only prisoners and their victims, but also the general public. This vital work has been the subject of a BBC television documentary, Parole. For 12 years, Rob has been handling sensitive and high-profile cases, dealing with the social, moral, and emotional pressures that come with this difficult job. This book provides unique insight into his work, with a compelling behind-the-scenes look at parole hearings.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739396Tue, 03 Sep 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739396 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Parole: The Fate of Prisoners in My Hands and the High-stakes Risks of Getting it Wrong – As Seen on TV Author: Rob Mckeon Narrator: Rob Mckeon Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739396 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Parole: The Fate of Prisoners in My Hands and the High-stakes Risks of Getting it Wrong – As Seen on TV Author: Rob Mckeon Narrator: Rob Mckeon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 3, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Deciding if a prisoner should stay in prison or be released is no mean feat. Enter the fascinating world of the parole board with Rob McKeon of BBC’s Parole. …You don’t know what you don’t know. How can you predict the future when you don’t know what you don’t know? Rob McKeon is a member of Britain’s parole board, making tough, life-changing decisions about whether a prisoner is safe to return to society; impacting not only prisoners and their victims, but also the general public. This vital work has been the subject of a BBC television documentary, Parole. For 12 years, Rob has been handling sensitive and high-profile cases, dealing with the social, moral, and emotional pressures that come with this difficult job. This book provides unique insight into his work, with a compelling behind-the-scenes look at parole hearings.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-boy-from-baghdad-my-journey-from-waziriyah-to-westminster-by-nadhim-zahawi--65183408https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721166 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Boy from Baghdad: My Journey from Waziriyah to Westminster Author: Nadhim Zahawi Narrator: Nadhim Zahawi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: August 29, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: ‘Very few people in parliament can match Nadhim’s childhood experience, his understanding of international affairs, his skills as a businessman and his passion for politics’ Rory Stewart 'From Baghdad to number 11 Downing Street: in any other country it would be fiction. You have to read it to believe it’ Jeffrey Archer An Observer Book of the Week Born and raised in Baghdad, Nadhim Zahawi arrived in the UK aged 12, having been forced to flee Iraq with his family, under threat from Saddam Hussein’s regime. In this candid and thoughtful memoir, Nadhim vividly recalls his upbringing in the Middle East, his family’s adjustment to their new life in Britain and his rise to Second Lord of the Treasury, one of the highest offices in his adoptive homeland. From his family home being repossessed in his teens to the incredible success of YouGov, and from the highs (and lows) of Jeffrey Archer’s mayoral campaign to overseeing Britain’s rollout as Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment, Nadhim reflects on the setbacks faced and hurdles cleared that have reinforced his belief in the power of hard work and the benefits of an open, inclusive society. The Boy from Baghdad is the full and fascinating story of Nadhim’s personal, professional and political journey from Waziriyah to Westminster.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721166Thu, 29 Aug 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721166 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Boy from Baghdad: My Journey from Waziriyah to Westminster Author: Nadhim Zahawi Narrator: Nadhim Zahawi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721166 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Boy from Baghdad: My Journey from Waziriyah to Westminster Author: Nadhim Zahawi Narrator: Nadhim Zahawi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: August 29, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: ‘Very few people in parliament can match Nadhim’s childhood experience, his understanding of international affairs, his skills as a businessman and his passion for politics’ Rory Stewart 'From Baghdad to number 11 Downing Street: in any other country it would be fiction. You have to read it to believe it’ Jeffrey Archer An Observer Book of the Week Born and raised in Baghdad, Nadhim Zahawi arrived in the UK aged 12, having been forced to flee Iraq with his family, under threat from Saddam Hussein’s regime. In this candid and thoughtful memoir, Nadhim vividly recalls his upbringing in the Middle East, his family’s adjustment to their new life in Britain and his rise to Second Lord of the Treasury, one of the highest offices in his adoptive homeland. From his family home being repossessed in his teens to the incredible success of YouGov, and from the highs (and lows) of Jeffrey Archer’s mayoral campaign to overseeing Britain’s rollout as Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment, Nadhim reflects on the setbacks faced and hurdles cleared that have reinforced his belief in the power of hard work and the benefits of an open, inclusive society. The Boy from Baghdad is the full and fascinating story of Nadhim’s personal, professional and political journey from Waziriyah to Westminster.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-para-by-john-humphreys-stuart-tootal--65183235https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735984 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Para Author: John Humphreys, Stuart Tootal Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 26 minutes Release date: August 29, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin A powerful and authentic account of one soldier's war from Tobruk to Arnhem and all points in between. John Humphreys was just a boy soldier in the Royal Engineers when war was declared in 1939. By the war's end he had jumped into Arnhem with the Parachute Regiment to spearhead the attack on the bridge. For days Humphreys and the rest of his squad held on, outnumbered and outgunned by the German army fighting to the last bullet, and refusing to surrender. But the Bridge Too Far is only the climax of Humphreys’ remarkable war. Twice captured as a prisoner of war, he twice escaped from the enemy to make his way back to Allied lines in order to rejoin the fight. Aged 101, Humphreys began to pen his extraordinary story, with the help of bestselling author and former paratrooper Stuart Tootal. The Last Para is Humphrey’s parting gift, and the final time we will read an account from soldier of our Greatest Generation bearing witness to the heroism and sacrifice of this legendary action – told with incredible honesty and irrepressible spirit. 'The last of the legends. A gripping, visceral and immensely moving read. Courage beyond measure, coupled with humility to act as a lesson to us all. No more fitting tribute - we remember them.' DAMIEN LEWIS © John Humphreys and Stuart Tootal 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735984Thu, 29 Aug 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735984 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Para Author: John Humphreys, Stuart Tootal Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 26 minutes Release date: August...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735984 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Para Author: John Humphreys, Stuart Tootal Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 26 minutes Release date: August 29, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin A powerful and authentic account of one soldier's war from Tobruk to Arnhem and all points in between. John Humphreys was just a boy soldier in the Royal Engineers when war was declared in 1939. By the war's end he had jumped into Arnhem with the Parachute Regiment to spearhead the attack on the bridge. For days Humphreys and the rest of his squad held on, outnumbered and outgunned by the German army fighting to the last bullet, and refusing to surrender. But the Bridge Too Far is only the climax of Humphreys’ remarkable war. Twice captured as a prisoner of war, he twice escaped from the enemy to make his way back to Allied lines in order to rejoin the fight. Aged 101, Humphreys began to pen his extraordinary story, with the help of bestselling author and former paratrooper Stuart Tootal. The Last Para is Humphrey’s parting gift, and the final time we will read an account from soldier of our Greatest Generation bearing witness to the heroism and sacrifice of this legendary action – told with incredible honesty and irrepressible spirit. 'The last of the legends. A gripping, visceral and immensely moving read. Courage beyond measure, coupled with humility to act as a lesson to us all. No more fitting tribute - we remember them.' DAMIEN LEWIS © John Humphreys and Stuart Tootal 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-survivor-s-education-women-violence-and-the-stories-we-don-t-tell-by-joy-neumeyer--65183362https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Survivor's Education: Women, Violence, and the Stories We Don't Tell Author: Joy Neumeyer Narrator: Joy Neumeyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: August 20, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this timely memoir, a journalist examines intimate abuse, campus politics, and the narratives we choose to believe.  In this poignant self-investigation, historian and journalist Joy Neumeyer explores how violence against women is portrayed, perceived, and adjudicated today. Interweaving the harrowing account of the abuse she experienced as a graduate student at Berkeley with those of others who faced violence on campus and beyond, Neumeyer offers a startling look at how the hotly-debated Title IX system has altered university politics and culture, and uncovers the willful misremembrance that enables misconduct on scales large and small.    Deeply researched, daringly inquisitive, and resonant for our times, A Survivor's Education reveals the entanglement of storytelling, abuse, and power–and how we can balance narrative and evidence in our attempts to determine what “really” happened.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733886Tue, 20 Aug 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Survivor's Education: Women, Violence, and the Stories We Don't Tell Author: Joy Neumeyer Narrator: Joy Neumeyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Survivor's Education: Women, Violence, and the Stories We Don't Tell Author: Joy Neumeyer Narrator: Joy Neumeyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: August 20, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this timely memoir, a journalist examines intimate abuse, campus politics, and the narratives we choose to believe.  In this poignant self-investigation, historian and journalist Joy Neumeyer explores how violence against women is portrayed, perceived, and adjudicated today. Interweaving the harrowing account of the abuse she experienced as a graduate student at Berkeley with those of others who faced violence on campus and beyond, Neumeyer offers a startling look at how the hotly-debated Title IX system has altered university politics and culture, and uncovers the willful misremembrance that enables misconduct on scales large and small.    Deeply researched, daringly inquisitive, and resonant for our times, A Survivor's Education reveals the entanglement of storytelling, abuse, and power–and how we can balance narrative and evidence in our attempts to determine what “really” happened.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/home-is-where-we-start-growing-up-in-the-fallout-of-the-utopian-dream-by-susanna-crossman--65183305https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729861 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Home is Where We Start: Growing up in the fallout of the Utopian Dream Author: Susanna Crossman Narrator: Susanna Crossman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 52 minutes Release date: August 15, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A Guardian book to look out for for 2024 In the turbulent late seventies, six-year-old Susanna Crossman moved with her mother and siblings from a suburban terrace to a crumbling mansion deep in the English countryside. They would share their new home with over fifty other residents from all over the world, armed with worn paperbacks on ecology, Marx and radical feminism, drawn together by utopian dreams of remaking the world. They did not leave for fifteen years. While the Adults adopted new names and liberated themselves from domestic roles, the Kids ran free. In the community, nobody was too young to discuss nuclear war and children learned not to expect wiped noses or regular bedtimes. Instead, they made a home in a house with no locks or keys, never knowing when they opened doors whether they’d find violent political debates or couples writhing under sheets. Decades later, and armed with hindsight, Crossman revisits her past, turning to leading thinkers in philosophy, sociology and anthropology to examine the society she grew up in, and the many meanings of family and home. In this luminous memoir, she asks what happens to children who are raised as the product of social experiments and explores how growing up estranged from the outside world shapes her as a parent today. 'A bold and intimate grappling with the hidden history at the heart of a childhood that was set up as a collectivist social experiment' EWAN MORRISON, author of How to Survive Everything 'Strikingly good' NOREEN MASUD, author of A Flat Place 'Crossman writes with such curiosity and heart-breaking honesty of what it is to find her own truth. I was enthralled by this book' LILY DUNN, author of Sins of my Father 'Beautiful, bold, tender. I loved this gorgeous memoir about making home' PRAGYA AGARWAL, author of Hysterical © Susanna Crossman 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729861Thu, 15 Aug 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729861 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Home is Where We Start: Growing up in the fallout of the Utopian Dream Author: Susanna Crossman Narrator: Susanna Crossman Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729861 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Home is Where We Start: Growing up in the fallout of the Utopian Dream Author: Susanna Crossman Narrator: Susanna Crossman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 52 minutes Release date: August 15, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A Guardian book to look out for for 2024 In the turbulent late seventies, six-year-old Susanna Crossman moved with her mother and siblings from a suburban terrace to a crumbling mansion deep in the English countryside. They would share their new home with over fifty other residents from all over the world, armed with worn paperbacks on ecology, Marx and radical feminism, drawn together by utopian dreams of remaking the world. They did not leave for fifteen years. While the Adults adopted new names and liberated themselves from domestic roles, the Kids ran free. In the community, nobody was too young to discuss nuclear war and children learned not to expect wiped noses or regular bedtimes. Instead, they made a home in a house with no locks or keys, never knowing when they opened doors whether they’d find violent political debates or couples writhing under sheets. Decades later, and armed with hindsight, Crossman revisits her past, turning to leading thinkers in philosophy, sociology and anthropology to examine the society she grew up in, and the many meanings of family and home. In this luminous memoir, she asks what happens to children who are raised as the product of social experiments and explores how growing up estranged from the outside world shapes her as a parent today. 'A bold and intimate grappling with the hidden history at the heart of a childhood that was set up as a collectivist social experiment' EWAN MORRISON, author of How to Survive Everything 'Strikingly good' NOREEN MASUD, author of A Flat Place 'Crossman writes with such curiosity and heart-breaking honesty of what it is to find her own truth. I was enthralled by this book' LILY DUNN, author of Sins of my Father 'Beautiful, bold, tender. I loved this gorgeous memoir about making home' PRAGYA AGARWAL, author of Hysterical © Susanna Crossman 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/another-day-another-collar-confessions-of-a-dog-trainer-from-the-author-of-easy-peasy-puppy-squeezy-by-steve-mann--65183268https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730401 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Another Day, Another Collar: Confessions of a Dog Trainer: From the Author of EASY PEASY PUPPY SQUEEZY Author: Steve Mann Narrator: Steve Mann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes Release date: August 15, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: *FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE UK'S NO.1 DOG TRAINING BOOK EASY PEASY PUPPY SQUEEZY* 'Steve is my puppy training prophet and spiritual guide' - ADRIAN CHILES 'Dog training genius' - EMILIA CLARKE From the simple joys of owning his first puppy through to handling security dogs and training owners worldwide, Steve Mann has seen it all. Every day, he witnesses the power of dogs to change lives and help people in all sorts of ways. Now, for the first time, he shares stories from his wide and varied career as the UK's top dog trainer. Meet Pele, the lightning-fast greyhound that refused to chase a mechanical hare. Meet Alfa, Steve's beloved German shepherd for whom Steve traded in his car to follow his dream. Meet a dog called ... 'Dog', who changed Steve's life and taught him that laughter is the key to unlock learning. Meet Woofy, who helped a ten-year-old boy (and Steve) overcome anxiety. And three-legged Maggie, who taught Steve that imposter syndrome is the real imposter, and that life is about doing the best you can with what you have. Filled with tales from the frontlines of dog training - discover what Steve learned from the livestock-working dogs of Australia, the body language conversations of 'desert dogs' in the Middle East, and the potential pitfalls of working with dogs on live TV. Chronicling a lifetime spent with dogs, this book takes the reader on a journey from first love, to handling the grief of death, with everything that life throws at you in between. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll hold your dog just that bit closer.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730401Thu, 15 Aug 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730401 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Another Day, Another Collar: Confessions of a Dog Trainer: From the Author of EASY PEASY PUPPY SQUEEZY Author: Steve Mann Narrator: Steve Mann Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730401 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Another Day, Another Collar: Confessions of a Dog Trainer: From the Author of EASY PEASY PUPPY SQUEEZY Author: Steve Mann Narrator: Steve Mann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes Release date: August 15, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: *FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE UK'S NO.1 DOG TRAINING BOOK EASY PEASY PUPPY SQUEEZY* 'Steve is my puppy training prophet and spiritual guide' - ADRIAN CHILES 'Dog training genius' - EMILIA CLARKE From the simple joys of owning his first puppy through to handling security dogs and training owners worldwide, Steve Mann has seen it all. Every day, he witnesses the power of dogs to change lives and help people in all sorts of ways. Now, for the first time, he shares stories from his wide and varied career as the UK's top dog trainer. Meet Pele, the lightning-fast greyhound that refused to chase a mechanical hare. Meet Alfa, Steve's beloved German shepherd for whom Steve traded in his car to follow his dream. Meet a dog called ... 'Dog', who changed Steve's life and taught him that laughter is the key to unlock learning. Meet Woofy, who helped a ten-year-old boy (and Steve) overcome anxiety. And three-legged Maggie, who taught Steve that imposter syndrome is the real imposter, and that life is about doing the best you can with what you have. Filled with tales from the frontlines of dog training - discover what Steve learned from the livestock-working dogs of Australia, the body language conversations of 'desert dogs' in the Middle East, and the potential pitfalls of working with dogs on live TV. Chronicling a lifetime spent with dogs, this book takes the reader on a journey from first love, to handling the grief of death, with everything that life throws at you in between. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll hold your dog just that bit closer.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/drawn-testimony-my-four-decades-as-a-courtroom-sketch-artist-by-jane-rosenberg--65183349https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721287 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Drawn Testimony: My Four Decades as a Courtroom Sketch Artist Author: Jane Rosenberg Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 44 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From America’s top courtroom sketch artist, a penetrating, compulsively readable memoir about her dramatic four-decade career “A mesmerizing look at this rarest of professions…”–Bookpage STARRED review "Readers will be hard-pressed to put this down.”—Publishers Weekly STARRED review "Rosenberg’s fascinating debut offers a front row seat to some of the most high-profile criminal cases of the last four decades."—Library Journal STARRED review "Perceptive, compassionate, and endlessly fascinated by how the human condition is revealed in the courtroom, Rosenberg tells riveting and resonant tales in image and word."—Booklist STARRED review For over forty years, Jane Rosenberg has been at the heart of the news cycle, covering almost every major trial that has passed through the New York justice system as a courtroom sketch artist, including the most recent Donald Trump hush money trial. In Drawn Testimony, Rosenberg brings us into the dramatic high-stakes world of her craft, where art, psychology and courtroom drama collide. Over the course of her legendary career, Jane has had a front-row seat to some of the most iconic and notorious moments in our nation’s recent history, including cases pertaining to: • Mick Jagger • Martha Stewart • Tom Brady's "Deflategate" scandal • John Lennon’s murder trial  • Ghislaine Maxwell • John Gotti • Harvey Weinstein • The Boston Marathon bomber • Donald Trump Readers will learn how she has honed her unique powers of perception and also what her portraits reveal, not only about her subjects, but about the human condition in general. Fearless, fascinating and gorgeously written, Drawn Testimony captures the unique career of an artist whose body of work depicts history as it’s happening.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721287Tue, 13 Aug 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721287 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Drawn Testimony: My Four Decades as a Courtroom Sketch Artist Author: Jane Rosenberg Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721287 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Drawn Testimony: My Four Decades as a Courtroom Sketch Artist Author: Jane Rosenberg Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 44 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From America’s top courtroom sketch artist, a penetrating, compulsively readable memoir about her dramatic four-decade career “A mesmerizing look at this rarest of professions…”–Bookpage STARRED review "Readers will be hard-pressed to put this down.”—Publishers Weekly STARRED review "Rosenberg’s fascinating debut offers a front row seat to some of the most high-profile criminal cases of the last four decades."—Library Journal STARRED review "Perceptive, compassionate, and endlessly fascinated by how the human condition is revealed in the courtroom, Rosenberg tells riveting and resonant tales in image and word."—Booklist STARRED review For over forty years, Jane Rosenberg has been at the heart of the news cycle, covering almost every major trial that has passed through the New York justice system as a courtroom sketch artist, including the most recent Donald Trump hush money trial. In Drawn Testimony, Rosenberg brings us into the dramatic high-stakes world of her craft, where art, psychology and courtroom drama collide. Over the course of her legendary career, Jane has had a front-row seat to some of the most iconic and notorious moments in our nation’s recent history, including cases pertaining to: • Mick Jagger • Martha Stewart • Tom Brady's "Deflategate" scandal • John Lennon’s murder trial  • Ghislaine Maxwell • John Gotti • Harvey Weinstein • The Boston Marathon bomber • Donald Trump Readers will learn how she has honed her unique powers of perception and also what her portraits reveal, not only about her subjects, but about the human condition in general. Fearless, fascinating and gorgeously written, Drawn Testimony captures the unique career of an artist whose body of work depicts history as it’s happening.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/never-saw-me-coming-how-i-outsmarted-the-fbi-and-the-entire-banking-system-and-pocketed-40-million-by-tanya-smith--65183285https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733887 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System—and Pocketed $40 Million Author: Tanya Smith Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A riveting true story of an unsuspecting woman who creates an ingeniously clever white-collar scheme that manipulates the Federal banking system out of millions—who eventually loses everything that is most important to her. In Never Saw Me Coming, Tanya Smith shares her deeply personal and remarkable story of how she went from a precocious young girl to a money-grabbing, computer-savvy wiz. It starts out as a keen interest in technology and innocently acquiring phone numbers to Michael Jackson, as well as other celebrities, and moves to her successfully stealing and depositing $5,000 into her grandmother’s banking account. By the time she is 18, the risk taker has confiscated millions in cash. The FBI is hot on her tail and hauls her in for an interview, demanding Smith let them know who she’s working for, “as these are not the kind of crimes Black people are smart enough to commit.” Their words, indicating that intelligence was determined by race, severely offended Smith. Up for the challenge, she proves the FBI wrong and over time steals $40 million dollars, while securing diamonds, gold bars, and other commodities. Her lifestyle attracts the wrong kind of people, even those who set out to kill her. Law enforcement persisted, ultimately dubbing Smith "one of the single biggest threats to the entire United States banking system." She receives an outrageous prison sentence—the longest for a white-collar offense—and is eventually released by mounting her own brilliant defense. Complete with unexpected twists and turns, Never Saw Me Coming is a gripping caper that reminds never to underestimate a woman.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733887Tue, 13 Aug 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733887 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System—and Pocketed $40 Million Author: Tanya Smith Narrator: Robin Miles Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733887 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System—and Pocketed $40 Million Author: Tanya Smith Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A riveting true story of an unsuspecting woman who creates an ingeniously clever white-collar scheme that manipulates the Federal banking system out of millions—who eventually loses everything that is most important to her. In Never Saw Me Coming, Tanya Smith shares her deeply personal and remarkable story of how she went from a precocious young girl to a money-grabbing, computer-savvy wiz. It starts out as a keen interest in technology and innocently acquiring phone numbers to Michael Jackson, as well as other celebrities, and moves to her successfully stealing and depositing $5,000 into her grandmother’s banking account. By the time she is 18, the risk taker has confiscated millions in cash. The FBI is hot on her tail and hauls her in for an interview, demanding Smith let them know who she’s working for, “as these are not the kind of crimes Black people are smart enough to commit.” Their words, indicating that intelligence was determined by race, severely offended Smith. Up for the challenge, she proves the FBI wrong and over time steals $40 million dollars, while securing diamonds, gold bars, and other commodities. Her lifestyle attracts the wrong kind of people, even those who set out to kill her. Law enforcement persisted, ultimately dubbing Smith "one of the single biggest threats to the entire United States banking system." She receives an outrageous prison sentence—the longest for a white-collar offense—and is eventually released by mounting her own brilliant defense. Complete with unexpected twists and turns, Never Saw Me Coming is a gripping caper that reminds never to underestimate a woman.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-re-embarrassing-yourself-stories-of-love-lust-and-movies-by-desiree-akhavan--65183266https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734230 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You're Embarrassing Yourself: Stories of Love, Lust, and Movies Author: Desiree Akhavan Narrator: Desiree Akhavan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Writer, actor, and director Desiree Akhavan shares the stories she was told to shut up about—hilarious, horny, heartbreaking tales of a life in pursuit of art, love, and a better haircut. “Hilariously raw, relatable, and—dare I even say—sexy.”—Jessi Klein When it comes to shame, Desiree Akhavan knows what she’s talking about—whether it’s winning the title of the Ugliest Girl at her high school, acquiescing to the nose job she was lovingly forced into by her Iranian parents, or losing her virginity to a cokehead she met in a support group for cutters. In You’re Embarrassing Yourself, Akhavan goes to the rawest places—the lifelong struggle to be at peace in one’s body, the search for home as the child of immigrants, the anxious underbelly of artistic ambition—in pursuit of wisdom, catharsis, and lolz. Equal parts funny and heartfelt, these seventeen essays chart an artist’s journey from outcast to overnight indie darling, to (somewhat) self-aware adult woman. The result is a collection that captures the pathetic lows and euphoric highs of our youth—and how to survive them. * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF of images from the book.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734230Tue, 13 Aug 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734230 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You're Embarrassing Yourself: Stories of Love, Lust, and Movies Author: Desiree Akhavan Narrator: Desiree Akhavan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734230 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You're Embarrassing Yourself: Stories of Love, Lust, and Movies Author: Desiree Akhavan Narrator: Desiree Akhavan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Writer, actor, and director Desiree Akhavan shares the stories she was told to shut up about—hilarious, horny, heartbreaking tales of a life in pursuit of art, love, and a better haircut. “Hilariously raw, relatable, and—dare I even say—sexy.”—Jessi Klein When it comes to shame, Desiree Akhavan knows what she’s talking about—whether it’s winning the title of the Ugliest Girl at her high school, acquiescing to the nose job she was lovingly forced into by her Iranian parents, or losing her virginity to a cokehead she met in a support group for cutters. In You’re Embarrassing Yourself, Akhavan goes to the rawest places—the lifelong struggle to be at peace in one’s body, the search for home as the child of immigrants, the anxious underbelly of artistic ambition—in pursuit of wisdom, catharsis, and lolz. Equal parts funny and heartfelt, these seventeen essays chart an artist’s journey from outcast to overnight indie darling, to (somewhat) self-aware adult woman. The result is a collection that captures the pathetic lows and euphoric highs of our youth—and how to survive them. * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF of images from the book.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gray-matters-a-biography-of-brain-surgery-by-theodore-h-schwartz--65183245https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery Author: Theodore H. Schwartz Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 31 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “If you are at all curious about the brain or the surgeons who operate on it, Gray Matters is a must read and Dr. Theodore Schwartz is the perfect guide, a master brain surgeon and superbly talented writer. I have not read a better biography of our shared profession, and in Schwartz's talented hands, the most enigmatic 3 1/2 pounds of tissue in the known universe comes to light in remarkable and revelatory ways.” —Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent, and New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age A popular biography of brain surgery, by one of its preeminent practitioners We’ve all heard the phrase “it’s not brain surgery.” But what exactly is brain surgery? It’s a profession that is barely a hundred years old and profoundly connects two human beings, but few know how it works, or its history. How did early neurosurgeons come to understand the human brain—an extraordinarily complex organ that controls everything we do, and yet at only three pounds is so fragile? And how did this incredibly challenging and lifesaving specialty emerge?   In this warm, rigorous, and deeply insightful book, Dr. Theodore H. Schwartz explores what it’s like to hold the scalpel, wield the drill, extract a tumor, fix a bullet hole, and remove a blood clot—when every second can mean life or death. Drawing from the author’s own cases, plus media, sports, and government archives, this seminal work delves into all the brain-related topics that have long-consumed public curiosity, like what really happened to JFK, President Biden’s brain surgery, and the NFL’s management of CTE. Dr. Schwartz also surveys the field’s latest incredible advances and discusses the philosophical questions of the unity of the self and the existence of free will.     A neurosurgeon as well as a professor of neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medicine, one of the busiest and most highly ranked neurosurgery centers in the world, Dr. Schwartz tells this story like no one else could. Told through anecdote and clear explanation, this is the ultimate cultural and scientific history of a literally mind-blowing human endeavor, one that cuts to the core of who we are.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734278Tue, 13 Aug 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery Author: Theodore H. Schwartz Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 31 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery Author: Theodore H. Schwartz Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 31 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “If you are at all curious about the brain or the surgeons who operate on it, Gray Matters is a must read and Dr. Theodore Schwartz is the perfect guide, a master brain surgeon and superbly talented writer. I have not read a better biography of our shared profession, and in Schwartz's talented hands, the most enigmatic 3 1/2 pounds of tissue in the known universe comes to light in remarkable and revelatory ways.” —Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent, and New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age A popular biography of brain surgery, by one of its preeminent practitioners We’ve all heard the phrase “it’s not brain surgery.” But what exactly is brain surgery? It’s a profession that is barely a hundred years old and profoundly connects two human beings, but few know how it works, or its history. How did early neurosurgeons come to understand the human brain—an extraordinarily complex organ that controls everything we do, and yet at only three pounds is so fragile? And how did this incredibly challenging and lifesaving specialty emerge?   In this warm, rigorous, and deeply insightful book, Dr. Theodore H. Schwartz explores what it’s like to hold the scalpel, wield the drill, extract a tumor, fix a bullet hole, and remove a blood clot—when every second can mean life or death. Drawing from the author’s own cases, plus media, sports, and government archives, this seminal work delves into all the brain-related topics that have long-consumed public curiosity, like what really happened to JFK, President Biden’s brain surgery, and the NFL’s management of CTE. Dr. Schwartz also surveys the field’s latest incredible advances and discusses the philosophical questions of the unity of the self and the existence of free will.     A neurosurgeon as well as a professor of neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medicine, one of the busiest and most highly ranked neurosurgery centers in the world, Dr. Schwartz tells this story like no one else could. Told through anecdote and clear explanation, this is the ultimate cultural and scientific history of a literally mind-blowing human endeavor, one that cuts to the core of who we are.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/men-have-called-her-crazy-a-memoir-by-anna-marie-tendler--65183229https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Men Have Called Her Crazy: A Memoir Author: Anna Marie Tendler Narrator: Anna Marie Tendler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* “This book is so many things I didn’t know I needed: a testament to the work of healing, a raw howl of anger, and an indictment of misogyny’s insipid, predictable, infuriating reign.” —Carmen Maria Machado, author of the National Book Award finalist Her Body and Other Parties and the Lambda Literary Award winner In the Dream House A powerful memoir that reckons with mental health as well as the insidious ways men impact the lives of women. In early 2021, popular artist Anna Marie Tendler checked herself into a psychiatric hospital following a year of crippling anxiety, depression, and self-harm. Over two weeks, she underwent myriad psychological tests, participated in numerous therapy sessions, connected with fellow patients and experienced profound breakthroughs, such as when a doctor noted, “There is a you inside that feels invisible to those looking at you from the outside.” In Men Have Called Her Crazy, Tendler recounts her hospital experience as well as pivotal moments in her life that preceded and followed. As the title suggests, many of these moments are impacted by men: unrequited love in high school; the twenty-eight-year-old she lost her virginity to when she was sixteen; the frustrations and absurdities of dating in her mid-thirties; and her decision to freeze her eggs as all her friends were starting families. This stunning literary self-portrait examines the unreasonable expectations and pressures women face in the 21st century. Yet overwhelming and despairing as that can feel, Tendler ultimately offers a message of hope. Early in her stay in the hospital, she says, “My wish for myself is that one day I’ll reach a place where I can face hardship without trying to destroy myself.” By the end of the book, she fulfills that wish.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737419Tue, 13 Aug 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Men Have Called Her Crazy: A Memoir Author: Anna Marie Tendler Narrator: Anna Marie Tendler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Men Have Called Her Crazy: A Memoir Author: Anna Marie Tendler Narrator: Anna Marie Tendler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* “This book is so many things I didn’t know I needed: a testament to the work of healing, a raw howl of anger, and an indictment of misogyny’s insipid, predictable, infuriating reign.” —Carmen Maria Machado, author of the National Book Award finalist Her Body and Other Parties and the Lambda Literary Award winner In the Dream House A powerful memoir that reckons with mental health as well as the insidious ways men impact the lives of women. In early 2021, popular artist Anna Marie Tendler checked herself into a psychiatric hospital following a year of crippling anxiety, depression, and self-harm. Over two weeks, she underwent myriad psychological tests, participated in numerous therapy sessions, connected with fellow patients and experienced profound breakthroughs, such as when a doctor noted, “There is a you inside that feels invisible to those looking at you from the outside.” In Men Have Called Her Crazy, Tendler recounts her hospital experience as well as pivotal moments in her life that preceded and followed. As the title suggests, many of these moments are impacted by men: unrequited love in high school; the twenty-eight-year-old she lost her virginity to when she was sixteen; the frustrations and absurdities of dating in her mid-thirties; and her decision to freeze her eggs as all her friends were starting families. This stunning literary self-portrait examines the unreasonable expectations and pressures women face in the 21st century. Yet overwhelming and despairing as that can feel, Tendler ultimately offers a message of hope. Early in her stay in the hospital, she says, “My wish for myself is that one day I’ll reach a place where I can face hardship without trying to destroy myself.” By the end of the book, she fulfills that wish.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-evil-hours-a-biography-of-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-by-david-j-morris--65183340https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734561 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Author: David J. Morris Narrator: Alex Knox Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: August 6, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Noonday Demon, a moving, eye-opening exploration of PTSD   Just as polio loomed over the 1950s, and AIDS stalked the 1980s and ’90s, posttraumatic stress disorder haunts us in the early years of the twenty-first century. Over a decade into the United States’ “global war on terror,” PTSD afflicts as many as 30 percent of the conflict’s veterans. But the disorder’s reach extends far beyond the armed forces. In total, some twenty-seven million Americans are believed to be PTSD survivors. Yet to many of us, the disorder remains shrouded in mystery, secrecy, and shame.Now, David J. Morris — a war correspondent, former Marine, and PTSD sufferer himself — has written the essential account of this illness. Through interviews with individuals living with PTSD, forays into the scientific, literary, and cultural history of the illness, and memoir, Morris crafts a moving work that will speak not only to those with the condition and to their loved ones, but also to all of us struggling to make sense of an anxious and uncertain time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734561Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734561 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Author: David J. Morris Narrator: Alex Knox Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734561 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Author: David J. Morris Narrator: Alex Knox Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: August 6, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Noonday Demon, a moving, eye-opening exploration of PTSD   Just as polio loomed over the 1950s, and AIDS stalked the 1980s and ’90s, posttraumatic stress disorder haunts us in the early years of the twenty-first century. Over a decade into the United States’ “global war on terror,” PTSD afflicts as many as 30 percent of the conflict’s veterans. But the disorder’s reach extends far beyond the armed forces. In total, some twenty-seven million Americans are believed to be PTSD survivors. Yet to many of us, the disorder remains shrouded in mystery, secrecy, and shame.Now, David J. Morris — a war correspondent, former Marine, and PTSD sufferer himself — has written the essential account of this illness. Through interviews with individuals living with PTSD, forays into the scientific, literary, and cultural history of the illness, and memoir, Morris crafts a moving work that will speak not only to those with the condition and to their loved ones, but also to all of us struggling to make sense of an anxious and uncertain time.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/take-care-of-them-like-my-own-faith-fortitude-and-a-surgeon-s-fight-for-health-justice-by-ala-stanford--65183308https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737411 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Take Care of Them Like My Own: Faith, Fortitude, and a Surgeon's Fight for Health Justice Author: Ala Stanford Narrator: Ala Stanford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: August 6, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The founder of the Black Doctors Consortium shares her “inspiring story of overcoming mind-numbing obstacles” (Will Smith), highlighting the devastating racial injustices in our healthcare system in this empowering call to action. Dr. Ala Stanford knew she wanted to be a doctor by the time she was eight years old. But role models were few and far between in her working-class North Philly neighborhood. Her teachers were dismissive, and the realities of racism, sexism, and poverty threatened to derail her at every turn. Nevertheless, thanks to her faith, family, and the sheer strength of her will, today she is one of the vanishingly small number of Black women surgeons in America—and an unrelenting force in the fight for health justice. In Take Care of Them Like My Own, Dr. Stanford shares an unflinching account of her story, explaining how her experiences on both sides of the scalpel have informed her understanding of America’s racial health gap, an insidious and lethal form of inequality that exacts a devastating toll on Black communities across the county, affluent and underserved alike. When Covid-19 arrived in her hometown of Philadelphia, she knew it would disproportionately affect the Black population. As the city stood idly by, unwilling or unable to protect its most vulnerable citizens, Dr. Stanford took matters into her own hands. She rented a van, made some calls, and began administering tests in church parking lots. Soon, she found herself at the helm of a powerful grassroots campaign that successfully vaccinated tens of thousands of Philadelphians. She and her movement are living proof that by drawing on faith, community, and inner strength, everyday people can affect tremendous change. “With extraordinary insight, sensitivity, and intelligence” (Dr. Drew Weissman, Nobel Laureate) Take Care of Them Like My Own offers urgent lessons about the power of communities working together to take care of one another and the importance of fighting for a health care system that truly fulfills its promise to all Americans.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737411Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737411 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Take Care of Them Like My Own: Faith, Fortitude, and a Surgeon's Fight for Health Justice Author: Ala Stanford Narrator: Ala Stanford Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737411 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Take Care of Them Like My Own: Faith, Fortitude, and a Surgeon's Fight for Health Justice Author: Ala Stanford Narrator: Ala Stanford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: August 6, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The founder of the Black Doctors Consortium shares her “inspiring story of overcoming mind-numbing obstacles” (Will Smith), highlighting the devastating racial injustices in our healthcare system in this empowering call to action. Dr. Ala Stanford knew she wanted to be a doctor by the time she was eight years old. But role models were few and far between in her working-class North Philly neighborhood. Her teachers were dismissive, and the realities of racism, sexism, and poverty threatened to derail her at every turn. Nevertheless, thanks to her faith, family, and the sheer strength of her will, today she is one of the vanishingly small number of Black women surgeons in America—and an unrelenting force in the fight for health justice. In Take Care of Them Like My Own, Dr. Stanford shares an unflinching account of her story, explaining how her experiences on both sides of the scalpel have informed her understanding of America’s racial health gap, an insidious and lethal form of inequality that exacts a devastating toll on Black communities across the county, affluent and underserved alike. When Covid-19 arrived in her hometown of Philadelphia, she knew it would disproportionately affect the Black population. As the city stood idly by, unwilling or unable to protect its most vulnerable citizens, Dr. Stanford took matters into her own hands. She rented a van, made some calls, and began administering tests in church parking lots. Soon, she found herself at the helm of a powerful grassroots campaign that successfully vaccinated tens of thousands of Philadelphians. She and her movement are living proof that by drawing on faith, community, and inner strength, everyday people can affect tremendous change. “With extraordinary insight, sensitivity, and intelligence” (Dr. Drew Weissman, Nobel Laureate) Take Care of Them Like My Own offers urgent lessons about the power of communities working together to take care of one another and the importance of fighting for a health care system that truly fulfills its promise to all Americans.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/did-everyone-have-an-imaginary-friend-or-just-me-adventures-in-boyhood-by-jay-ellis--65183399https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721833 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?: Adventures in Boyhood Author: Jay Ellis Narrator: Jay Ellis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: July 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Jay Ellis, star of HBO’s Insecure, tells the story of growing up with an imaginary best friend you will never forget—part Dwayne Wayne from A Different World, part Will Smith from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air—in this hilarious, vulnerable memoir. “So funny, poignant, and personal. I loved this and you will, too.”—Mindy Kaling, author of Why Not Me? and Nothing Like I Imagined What to do when you’re the perpetual new kid, only child, and military brat hustling school to school each year and everyone’s looking to you for answers? Make some shit up, of course! And a young Jay Ellis does just that, with help from his imaginary friend, Mikey. A testament to the importance of invention, trusting oneself, and making space for creativity, Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)? is a memoir of a kid who confided in his imaginary sidekick to navigate parallel pop culture universes (like watching Fresh Prince alongside John Hughes movies or listening to Ja Rule and Dave Matthews) to a lifetime of birthday disappointment (being a Christmas-season Capricorn will do that to you) and hoop dreams gone bad. Mikey also guides Ellis through tragedies, like losing his teenage cousin in a mistaken-target drive-by and the shame and fear of being pulled over by cops almost a dozen times the year he got his driver’s license. As his imaginary friend morphs into adult consciousness, Ellis charts an unforgettable story of looking inward to solve to some of life’s biggest (and smallest) challenges, told in the roast-you-with-love voice of your closest homey.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721833Tue, 30 Jul 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721833 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?: Adventures in Boyhood Author: Jay Ellis Narrator: Jay Ellis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721833 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?: Adventures in Boyhood Author: Jay Ellis Narrator: Jay Ellis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: July 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Jay Ellis, star of HBO’s Insecure, tells the story of growing up with an imaginary best friend you will never forget—part Dwayne Wayne from A Different World, part Will Smith from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air—in this hilarious, vulnerable memoir. “So funny, poignant, and personal. I loved this and you will, too.”—Mindy Kaling, author of Why Not Me? and Nothing Like I Imagined What to do when you’re the perpetual new kid, only child, and military brat hustling school to school each year and everyone’s looking to you for answers? Make some shit up, of course! And a young Jay Ellis does just that, with help from his imaginary friend, Mikey. A testament to the importance of invention, trusting oneself, and making space for creativity, Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)? is a memoir of a kid who confided in his imaginary sidekick to navigate parallel pop culture universes (like watching Fresh Prince alongside John Hughes movies or listening to Ja Rule and Dave Matthews) to a lifetime of birthday disappointment (being a Christmas-season Capricorn will do that to you) and hoop dreams gone bad. Mikey also guides Ellis through tragedies, like losing his teenage cousin in a mistaken-target drive-by and the shame and fear of being pulled over by cops almost a dozen times the year he got his driver’s license. As his imaginary friend morphs into adult consciousness, Ellis charts an unforgettable story of looking inward to solve to some of life’s biggest (and smallest) challenges, told in the roast-you-with-love voice of your closest homey.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-widow-s-guide-to-dead-bastards-by-jessica-waite--65183302https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737415 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards Author: Jessica Waite Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: July 30, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “You will stay up all night reading this gem” (Christie Tate, New York Times bestselling author) about a widow whose life is turned upside down when she uncovers the truth about her late husband. A lyrical, witty, and deeply moving memoir of betrayal and forgiveness. While mourning her husband’s sudden death, Jessica Waite discovered shocking secrets that undermined everything she thought she knew about the man she’d loved and trusted. From secret affairs to drug use and a pornography addiction, Waite was overwhelmed reconciling this devastating information with her new reality as a widowed single mom. Then, to further complicate matters, strange, inexplicable coincidences forced her to consider whether her husband was reaching back from beyond the grave. With unflinching honesty, Waite details her tumultuous love story and the pain of adjusting to the new normal she built for herself and her son. “A candid, raw chronicle of bereavement” (Kirkus Reviews), The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards is also a lyrical exploration of mental health, single parenthood, and betrayal that demonstrates that the most moving love stories aren’t perfect—they’re flawed and poignantly real.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737415Tue, 30 Jul 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737415 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards Author: Jessica Waite Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737415 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards Author: Jessica Waite Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: July 30, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “You will stay up all night reading this gem” (Christie Tate, New York Times bestselling author) about a widow whose life is turned upside down when she uncovers the truth about her late husband. A lyrical, witty, and deeply moving memoir of betrayal and forgiveness. While mourning her husband’s sudden death, Jessica Waite discovered shocking secrets that undermined everything she thought she knew about the man she’d loved and trusted. From secret affairs to drug use and a pornography addiction, Waite was overwhelmed reconciling this devastating information with her new reality as a widowed single mom. Then, to further complicate matters, strange, inexplicable coincidences forced her to consider whether her husband was reaching back from beyond the grave. With unflinching honesty, Waite details her tumultuous love story and the pain of adjusting to the new normal she built for herself and her son. “A candid, raw chronicle of bereavement” (Kirkus Reviews), The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards is also a lyrical exploration of mental health, single parenthood, and betrayal that demonstrates that the most moving love stories aren’t perfect—they’re flawed and poignantly real.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/feh-a-memoir-by-shalom-auslander--65183330https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721842 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Feh: A Memoir Author: Shalom Auslander Narrator: Shalom Auslander Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38 minutes Release date: July 23, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the acclaimed author of Foreskin’s Lament, a memoir of the author’s attempt to escape the biblical story he’d been raised on and his struggle to construct a new story for himself and his family Shalom Auslander was raised like a veal in a dysfunctional family in the Orthodox community of Monsey, New York: the son of an alcoholic father; a guilt-wielding mother; and a violent, overbearing God. Now, as he reaches middle age, Auslander begins to suspect that what plagues him is something worse, something he can't so easily escape: a story. The story. One indelibly implanted in him at an early age, a story that told him he is fallen, broken, shameful, disgusting, a story we have all been told for thousands of years, and continue to be told by the religious and secular alike, a story called 'Feh.' Yiddish for 'Yuck.' Feh follows Auslander's midlife journey to rewrite that story, a journey that involves Phillip Seymour Hoffman, a Pulitzer-winning poet, Job, Arthur Schopenhauer, GHB, Wolf Blitzer, Yuval Noah Harari and a pastor named Steve in a now-defunct church in Los Angeles. Can he move from Feh to merely meh? Can he even dream of moving beyond that? Auslander's recounting of his attempt to exorcize the story he was raised with—before he implants it onto his children and/or possibly poisons the relationship of the one woman who loves him—isn’t sacred. It is more-than-occasionally profane. And like all his work, it is also relentlessly funny, subversively heartfelt and fearlessly provocative.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721842Tue, 23 Jul 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721842 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Feh: A Memoir Author: Shalom Auslander Narrator: Shalom Auslander Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38 minutes Release date: July 23, 2024...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721842 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Feh: A Memoir Author: Shalom Auslander Narrator: Shalom Auslander Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38 minutes Release date: July 23, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the acclaimed author of Foreskin’s Lament, a memoir of the author’s attempt to escape the biblical story he’d been raised on and his struggle to construct a new story for himself and his family Shalom Auslander was raised like a veal in a dysfunctional family in the Orthodox community of Monsey, New York: the son of an alcoholic father; a guilt-wielding mother; and a violent, overbearing God. Now, as he reaches middle age, Auslander begins to suspect that what plagues him is something worse, something he can't so easily escape: a story. The story. One indelibly implanted in him at an early age, a story that told him he is fallen, broken, shameful, disgusting, a story we have all been told for thousands of years, and continue to be told by the religious and secular alike, a story called 'Feh.' Yiddish for 'Yuck.' Feh follows Auslander's midlife journey to rewrite that story, a journey that involves Phillip Seymour Hoffman, a Pulitzer-winning poet, Job, Arthur Schopenhauer, GHB, Wolf Blitzer, Yuval Noah Harari and a pastor named Steve in a now-defunct church in Los Angeles. Can he move from Feh to merely meh? Can he even dream of moving beyond that? Auslander's recounting of his attempt to exorcize the story he was raised with—before he implants it onto his children and/or possibly poisons the relationship of the one woman who loves him—isn’t sacred. It is more-than-occasionally profane. And like all his work, it is also relentlessly funny, subversively heartfelt and fearlessly provocative.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-can-t-i-just-enjoy-things-a-comedian-s-guide-to-autism-by-pierre-novellie--65183365https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719555 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian's Guide to Autism Author: Pierre Novellie Narrator: Pierre Novellie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: July 18, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Outstanding, I want to press it into the hands of every newly diagnosed person' Fern Brady 'Like a Martian's guide to living on Earth. Funny, enlightening and gobsmacking' Frank Skinner 'A hilarious, crystal-clear guide to autism' Phil Wang Why were the other kids at school obsessed with Britney Spears instead of The Goon Show? Why don't people ever say what they mean? And... Why is everyone chewing so loudly? Comedian Pierre Novellie was on stage when a heckler suggested he was autistic. Usually, this disruption would be water off a duck's back but two things made this heckler different: first, he was himself autistic. Second, he turned out to be absolutely right. This random encounter led to a diagnosis of autism at the age of 31 that unravelled his world, explained his struggles and answered questions that had bothered him for his entire life. At once a hilarious and insightful journey through autism and neurodivergence, an entertaining explainer for the uninitiated and observational comedy for the neurodiverse, this is the perfect read for anyone who has ever asked themselves: why can't I just enjoy things? The audiobook includes an exclusive Q&A with comedian and BudPod co-host, Phil Wang.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719555Thu, 18 Jul 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719555 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian's Guide to Autism Author: Pierre Novellie Narrator: Pierre Novellie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719555 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian's Guide to Autism Author: Pierre Novellie Narrator: Pierre Novellie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: July 18, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Outstanding, I want to press it into the hands of every newly diagnosed person' Fern Brady 'Like a Martian's guide to living on Earth. Funny, enlightening and gobsmacking' Frank Skinner 'A hilarious, crystal-clear guide to autism' Phil Wang Why were the other kids at school obsessed with Britney Spears instead of The Goon Show? Why don't people ever say what they mean? And... Why is everyone chewing so loudly? Comedian Pierre Novellie was on stage when a heckler suggested he was autistic. Usually, this disruption would be water off a duck's back but two things made this heckler different: first, he was himself autistic. Second, he turned out to be absolutely right. This random encounter led to a diagnosis of autism at the age of 31 that unravelled his world, explained his struggles and answered questions that had bothered him for his entire life. At once a hilarious and insightful journey through autism and neurodivergence, an entertaining explainer for the uninitiated and observational comedy for the neurodiverse, this is the perfect read for anyone who has ever asked themselves: why can't I just enjoy things? The audiobook includes an exclusive Q&A with comedian and BudPod co-host, Phil Wang.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/perfect-bound-a-memoir-of-trauma-heartbreak-and-the-words-that-saved-me-by-lindsay-nicholson--65183321https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727977 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perfect Bound: A memoir of trauma, heartbreak and the words that saved me Author: Lindsay Nicholson Narrator: Leda Hodgson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 19 minutes Release date: July 18, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An unforgettable memoir and manifesto for living, from the woman who redefined magazines for the 21st century ‘Truly compelling.’ Cathy Rentzenbrink ‘Breathtaking … I loved it.’ Fern Britton ‘Courageous. Inspiring. Hopeful.’ Alastair Campbell 'Gripping’ Observer ‘Brave and raw’ Daily Mail Having suffered the unimaginable loss of her first husband and child, Lindsay Nicholson rewrites her story to become Britain’s most successful lifestyle magazine editor. But when a would-be suicide runs in front of her car, the pages of her picture-perfect life fall apart once more. In just one year, Lindsay loses her marriage, job and home, and is even arrested. Suicidal and suffering from profound PTSD, she tries medication, therapy and New Age courses – until she finds the answer in the pages of her former magazines. Life isn’t about being perfect; it’s friendship and laughter, stitched together with the little things that truly matter. Deeply moving, inspiring and sharply funny, Perfect Bound is an unforgettable story about resilience, recovery and what really makes life worth living.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727977Thu, 18 Jul 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727977 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perfect Bound: A memoir of trauma, heartbreak and the words that saved me Author: Lindsay Nicholson Narrator: Leda Hodgson Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727977 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perfect Bound: A memoir of trauma, heartbreak and the words that saved me Author: Lindsay Nicholson Narrator: Leda Hodgson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 19 minutes Release date: July 18, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An unforgettable memoir and manifesto for living, from the woman who redefined magazines for the 21st century ‘Truly compelling.’ Cathy Rentzenbrink ‘Breathtaking … I loved it.’ Fern Britton ‘Courageous. Inspiring. Hopeful.’ Alastair Campbell 'Gripping’ Observer ‘Brave and raw’ Daily Mail Having suffered the unimaginable loss of her first husband and child, Lindsay Nicholson rewrites her story to become Britain’s most successful lifestyle magazine editor. But when a would-be suicide runs in front of her car, the pages of her picture-perfect life fall apart once more. In just one year, Lindsay loses her marriage, job and home, and is even arrested. Suicidal and suffering from profound PTSD, she tries medication, therapy and New Age courses – until she finds the answer in the pages of her former magazines. Life isn’t about being perfect; it’s friendship and laughter, stitched together with the little things that truly matter. Deeply moving, inspiring and sharply funny, Perfect Bound is an unforgettable story about resilience, recovery and what really makes life worth living.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/docile-memoirs-of-a-not-so-perfect-asian-girl-by-hyeseung-song--65183391https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720029 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Docile: Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl Author: Hyeseung Song Narrator: Hyeseung Song Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 17 minutes Release date: July 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For readers of Crying in H Mart and Minor Feelings as well as lovers of the film Minari comes a “scorchingly honest…hugely evocative memoir” (Helen Macdonald, New York Times bestselling author of H Is for Hawk) about the daughter of ambitious Asian American immigrants and her search for self-worth. A daughter of Korean immigrants, Hyeseung Song spends her earliest years in the cane fields of Texas where her loyalties are divided between a restless father in search of Big Money, and a beautiful yet domineering mother whose resentments about her own life compromises her relationship with her daughter. With her parents at constant odds, Song learns more words in Korean for hatred than love. When the family’s fake Gucci business lands them in bankruptcy, Song moves to a new elementary school. On her first day, a girl asks the teacher: “Can she speak English?” Neither rich nor white, Song does what is necessary to be visible: she internalizes the model minority myth as well as her beloved mother’s dreams to see her on a secure path. Song meets these expectations by attending the best Ivy League universities in the country. But when she wavers, in search of an artistic life on her own terms, her mother warns, “Happiness is what unexceptional people tell themselves when they don’t have the talent and drive to go after real success.” Years of self-erasure take a toll on Song as she experiences recurring episodes of depression and mania. A thought repeats: I want to die. I want to die. Song enters a psychiatric hospital where she meets patients with similar struggles. So begins her sweeping journey to heal herself by losing everything. “A celebration of resilience and a testament to the power of art to heal and transform” (Chloé Cooper Jones, two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and author of Easy Beauty), Docile is one woman’s story of subverting the model minority myth, contending with mental illness, and finding her self-worth by looking within.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720029Tue, 16 Jul 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720029 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Docile: Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl Author: Hyeseung Song Narrator: Hyeseung Song Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 17 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720029 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Docile: Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl Author: Hyeseung Song Narrator: Hyeseung Song Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 17 minutes Release date: July 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For readers of Crying in H Mart and Minor Feelings as well as lovers of the film Minari comes a “scorchingly honest…hugely evocative memoir” (Helen Macdonald, New York Times bestselling author of H Is for Hawk) about the daughter of ambitious Asian American immigrants and her search for self-worth. A daughter of Korean immigrants, Hyeseung Song spends her earliest years in the cane fields of Texas where her loyalties are divided between a restless father in search of Big Money, and a beautiful yet domineering mother whose resentments about her own life compromises her relationship with her daughter. With her parents at constant odds, Song learns more words in Korean for hatred than love. When the family’s fake Gucci business lands them in bankruptcy, Song moves to a new elementary school. On her first day, a girl asks the teacher: “Can she speak English?” Neither rich nor white, Song does what is necessary to be visible: she internalizes the model minority myth as well as her beloved mother’s dreams to see her on a secure path. Song meets these expectations by attending the best Ivy League universities in the country. But when she wavers, in search of an artistic life on her own terms, her mother warns, “Happiness is what unexceptional people tell themselves when they don’t have the talent and drive to go after real success.” Years of self-erasure take a toll on Song as she experiences recurring episodes of depression and mania. A thought repeats: I want to die. I want to die. Song enters a psychiatric hospital where she meets patients with similar struggles. So begins her sweeping journey to heal herself by losing everything. “A celebration of resilience and a testament to the power of art to heal and transform” (Chloé Cooper Jones, two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and author of Easy Beauty), Docile is one woman’s story of subverting the model minority myth, contending with mental illness, and finding her self-worth by looking within.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-striker-and-the-clock-on-being-in-the-game-by-georgia-cloepfil--65183315https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Striker and the Clock: On Being in the Game Author: Georgia Cloepfil Narrator: Georgia Cloepfil Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 45 minutes Release date: July 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An illuminating perspective on the life of an athlete and the pursuit of excellence outside the spotlight. Georgia Cloepfil played professional soccer for six years, on six teams, in six countries. In those years, the sport became more than a game—it was an immersive yet transient way of life. In South Korea, she lived and practiced in an isolated island compound next to an airport. In Australia, she coached youth teams on the side to pay her rent. In Lithuania, she played in the European Champions League, to empty stadiums and little fanfare. She lived out of a single suitcase, chasing better opportunities and the euphoria of playing well.   The Striker and the Clock is a beautiful examination of the joy and pain of serious athletics. It’s also an eye-opening look at the still-developing world of professional women’s soccer. Written in ninety short passages—reflecting the ninety inexorably passing minutes of a soccer match—the book is a love letter to a maddening sport and a reflection on the way it has shaped a life. In vivid prose, it portrays the athlete as an artist, debating how much of herself to devote to her craft.  This finely wrought, singular book celebrates the complex appeal of sports and the fulfillment found in fleeting moments of glory.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721875Tue, 16 Jul 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Striker and the Clock: On Being in the Game Author: Georgia Cloepfil Narrator: Georgia Cloepfil Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 45...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Striker and the Clock: On Being in the Game Author: Georgia Cloepfil Narrator: Georgia Cloepfil Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 45 minutes Release date: July 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An illuminating perspective on the life of an athlete and the pursuit of excellence outside the spotlight. Georgia Cloepfil played professional soccer for six years, on six teams, in six countries. In those years, the sport became more than a game—it was an immersive yet transient way of life. In South Korea, she lived and practiced in an isolated island compound next to an airport. In Australia, she coached youth teams on the side to pay her rent. In Lithuania, she played in the European Champions League, to empty stadiums and little fanfare. She lived out of a single suitcase, chasing better opportunities and the euphoria of playing well.   The Striker and the Clock is a beautiful examination of the joy and pain of serious athletics. It’s also an eye-opening look at the still-developing world of professional women’s soccer. Written in ninety short passages—reflecting the ninety inexorably passing minutes of a soccer match—the book is a love letter to a maddening sport and a reflection on the way it has shaped a life. In vivid prose, it portrays the athlete as an artist, debating how much of herself to devote to her craft.  This finely wrought, singular book celebrates the complex appeal of sports and the fulfillment found in fleeting moments of glory.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-angel-walks-through-the-stage-and-other-essays-by-jon-fosse--65183246https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742561 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Angel Walks Through the Stage and Other Essays Author: Jon Fosse Narrator: Kåre Conradi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 41 minutes Release date: July 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature Jon Fosse said farewell to theory early in his career, choosing poetry, fiction, and drama as his mediums of choice. Here, however, in a selection from his two books of essays, we see just how incisive a critic and memoirist he can be. Not only including a generous portion of Fosse's writing on literature and theater—including the irresistible ''Thomas Bernhard and His Grandfather''—this collection also includes such personal essays such as ''My Dear New Norwegian,'' ''Old Houses,'' and ''He Who Didn't Want to Become a Teacher.'']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742561Tue, 16 Jul 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742561 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Angel Walks Through the Stage and Other Essays Author: Jon Fosse Narrator: Kåre Conradi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 41 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742561 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Angel Walks Through the Stage and Other Essays Author: Jon Fosse Narrator: Kåre Conradi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 41 minutes Release date: July 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature Jon Fosse said farewell to theory early in his career, choosing poetry, fiction, and drama as his mediums of choice. Here, however, in a selection from his two books of essays, we see just how incisive a critic and memoirist he can be. Not only including a generous portion of Fosse's writing on literature and theater—including the irresistible ''Thomas Bernhard and His Grandfather''—this collection also includes such personal essays such as ''My Dear New Norwegian,'' ''Old Houses,'' and ''He Who Didn't Want to Become a Teacher.'']]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fi-a-memoir-of-my-son-by-alexandra-fuller--65183380https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718653 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fi: A Memoir of My Son Author: Alexandra Fuller Narrator: Alexandra Fuller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: July 11, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The story of a mother grieving the sudden loss of her twenty-one-year-old child - from the award-winning and bestselling memoirist of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight It’s midsummer in Wyoming and Alexandra Fuller is barely hanging on. Grieving her father and pining for her home country of Zimbabwe, reeling from a midlife breakup, freshly sober and piecing her way uncertainly through a volatile new relationship with a younger woman, Alexandra vows to get herself back on even keel. And then – suddenly and incomprehensibly – her son Fi, at twenty-one years old, dies in his sleep. From a sheep wagon deep in the mountains of Wyoming to a grief sanctuary in New Mexico to a silent meditation retreat in Alberta, Canada, Alexandra journeys up and down the spine of the Rocky Mountains in an attempt to find how to grieve herself whole. By turns disarming, devastating and unexpectedly, blessedly funny, Alexandra recounts the wild medicine of painstakingly grieving a child in a culture that has no instructions for it. 'Truly extraordinary' HELEN MACDONALD ‘A mesmeric celebration... Will help others surviving loss — surviving life' NEW YORK TIMES ©2024 Alexandra Fuller (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718653Thu, 11 Jul 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718653 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fi: A Memoir of My Son Author: Alexandra Fuller Narrator: Alexandra Fuller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: July...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718653 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fi: A Memoir of My Son Author: Alexandra Fuller Narrator: Alexandra Fuller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: July 11, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The story of a mother grieving the sudden loss of her twenty-one-year-old child - from the award-winning and bestselling memoirist of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight It’s midsummer in Wyoming and Alexandra Fuller is barely hanging on. Grieving her father and pining for her home country of Zimbabwe, reeling from a midlife breakup, freshly sober and piecing her way uncertainly through a volatile new relationship with a younger woman, Alexandra vows to get herself back on even keel. And then – suddenly and incomprehensibly – her son Fi, at twenty-one years old, dies in his sleep. From a sheep wagon deep in the mountains of Wyoming to a grief sanctuary in New Mexico to a silent meditation retreat in Alberta, Canada, Alexandra journeys up and down the spine of the Rocky Mountains in an attempt to find how to grieve herself whole. By turns disarming, devastating and unexpectedly, blessedly funny, Alexandra recounts the wild medicine of painstakingly grieving a child in a culture that has no instructions for it. 'Truly extraordinary' HELEN MACDONALD ‘A mesmeric celebration... Will help others surviving loss — surviving life' NEW YORK TIMES ©2024 Alexandra Fuller (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wonderland-a-tale-of-hustling-hard-and-breaking-even-by-nicole-treska--65183421https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wonderland: A Tale of Hustling Hard and Breaking Even Author: Nicole Treska Narrator: Nicole Treska Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 9 minutes Release date: July 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A “touching memoir” (The New York Times Book Review) that “brilliantly blends a history of Boston and its surrounding areas with the history of a fascinating—and at times functional—family” (Isaac Fitzgerald, New York Times bestselling author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts) as one girl discovers how to break free from the criminal underworld that surrounds her. Nicole Treska was born to a family of gangsters. In the 1970s, during Boston’s mob wars, her grandfather’s diner was an unofficial headquarters for Whitey Bulger and other members of the Winter Hill Gang. Nicole’s father was also an associate of the gang: there was talk that, before Nicole could walk, her stroller was used as a decoy to sell drugs. In 1985, her father was arrested and tried—sentenced to two years in prison for federal drug trafficking. Wanting to offer a better life to her children, Nicole’s mother moved her and her sister out of Boston. As an adult, Nicole strove to separate herself from her past, establishing a career as a writer and professor in New York City. But when she learns her father’s sister has passed away, she returns to her hometown and reunites with her dad—now stooped and struggling to walk on a bad knee. As she gets reacquainted with him and the old neighborhood, Nicole is forced to reconcile with her harrowing childhood and its lingering impact. A “compelling portrait” (Safiya Sinclair, National Book Critics Circle Award–winning author of How to Say Babylon) “written with urgency, vulnerability, and compassion” (Ashley C. Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Somebody’s Daughter), Wonderland masterfully explores and elucidates the line between helping family and hurting ourselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719091Tue, 09 Jul 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wonderland: A Tale of Hustling Hard and Breaking Even Author: Nicole Treska Narrator: Nicole Treska Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wonderland: A Tale of Hustling Hard and Breaking Even Author: Nicole Treska Narrator: Nicole Treska Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 9 minutes Release date: July 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A “touching memoir” (The New York Times Book Review) that “brilliantly blends a history of Boston and its surrounding areas with the history of a fascinating—and at times functional—family” (Isaac Fitzgerald, New York Times bestselling author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts) as one girl discovers how to break free from the criminal underworld that surrounds her. Nicole Treska was born to a family of gangsters. In the 1970s, during Boston’s mob wars, her grandfather’s diner was an unofficial headquarters for Whitey Bulger and other members of the Winter Hill Gang. Nicole’s father was also an associate of the gang: there was talk that, before Nicole could walk, her stroller was used as a decoy to sell drugs. In 1985, her father was arrested and tried—sentenced to two years in prison for federal drug trafficking. Wanting to offer a better life to her children, Nicole’s mother moved her and her sister out of Boston. As an adult, Nicole strove to separate herself from her past, establishing a career as a writer and professor in New York City. But when she learns her father’s sister has passed away, she returns to her hometown and reunites with her dad—now stooped and struggling to walk on a bad knee. As she gets reacquainted with him and the old neighborhood, Nicole is forced to reconcile with her harrowing childhood and its lingering impact. A “compelling portrait” (Safiya Sinclair, National Book Critics Circle Award–winning author of How to Say Babylon) “written with urgency, vulnerability, and compassion” (Ashley C. Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Somebody’s Daughter), Wonderland masterfully explores and elucidates the line between helping family and hurting ourselves.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/other-rivers-a-chinese-education-by-peter-hessler--65183393https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721866 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Other Rivers: A Chinese Education Author: Peter Hessler Narrator: Peter Hessler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 32 minutes Release date: July 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An intimate and revelatory account of two generations of students in China’s heartland, by an author who has observed the country’s tumultuous changes over the past quarter century More than two decades after teaching English during the early part of China’s economic boom, an experience chronicled in his book River Town, Peter Hessler returned to Sichuan Province to instruct students from the next generation. At the same time, Hessler and his wife enrolled their twin daughters in a local state-run elementary school, where they were the only Westerners. Over the years, Hessler had kept in close contact with many of the people he had taught in the 1990s. By reconnecting with these individuals—members of China’s “Reform generation,” now in their forties—while teaching current undergrads, Hessler gained a unique perspective on China’s incredible transformation. In 1996, when Hessler arrived in China, almost all of the people in his classroom were first-generation college students. They typically came from large rural families, and their parents, subsistence farmers, could offer little guidance as their children entered a brand-new world. By 2019, when Hessler arrived at Sichuan University, he found a very different China, as well as a new kind of student—an only child whose schooling was the object of intense focus from a much more ambitious cohort of parents. At Sichuan University, many young people had a sense of irony about the regime but mostly navigated its restrictions with equanimity, embracing the opportunities of China’s rise. But the pressures of extreme competition at scale can be grueling, even for much younger children—including Hessler’s own daughters, who gave him an intimate view into the experience at their local school. In Peter Hessler’s hands, China’s education system is the perfect vehicle for examining the country’s past, present, and future, and what we can learn from it, for good and ill. At a time when anti-Chinese rhetoric in America has grown blunt and ugly, Other Rivers is a tremendous, essential gift, a work of enormous empathy that rejects cheap stereotypes and shows us China from the inside out and the bottom up. As both a window onto China and a mirror onto America, Other Rivers is a classic from a master of the form.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721866Tue, 09 Jul 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721866 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Other Rivers: A Chinese Education Author: Peter Hessler Narrator: Peter Hessler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 32 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721866 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Other Rivers: A Chinese Education Author: Peter Hessler Narrator: Peter Hessler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 32 minutes Release date: July 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An intimate and revelatory account of two generations of students in China’s heartland, by an author who has observed the country’s tumultuous changes over the past quarter century More than two decades after teaching English during the early part of China’s economic boom, an experience chronicled in his book River Town, Peter Hessler returned to Sichuan Province to instruct students from the next generation. At the same time, Hessler and his wife enrolled their twin daughters in a local state-run elementary school, where they were the only Westerners. Over the years, Hessler had kept in close contact with many of the people he had taught in the 1990s. By reconnecting with these individuals—members of China’s “Reform generation,” now in their forties—while teaching current undergrads, Hessler gained a unique perspective on China’s incredible transformation. In 1996, when Hessler arrived in China, almost all of the people in his classroom were first-generation college students. They typically came from large rural families, and their parents, subsistence farmers, could offer little guidance as their children entered a brand-new world. By 2019, when Hessler arrived at Sichuan University, he found a very different China, as well as a new kind of student—an only child whose schooling was the object of intense focus from a much more ambitious cohort of parents. At Sichuan University, many young people had a sense of irony about the regime but mostly navigated its restrictions with equanimity, embracing the opportunities of China’s rise. But the pressures of extreme competition at scale can be grueling, even for much younger children—including Hessler’s own daughters, who gave him an intimate view into the experience at their local school. In Peter Hessler’s hands, China’s education system is the perfect vehicle for examining the country’s past, present, and future, and what we can learn from it, for good and ill. At a time when anti-Chinese rhetoric in America has grown blunt and ugly, Other Rivers is a tremendous, essential gift, a work of enormous empathy that rejects cheap stereotypes and shows us China from the inside out and the bottom up. As both a window onto China and a mirror onto America, Other Rivers is a classic from a master of the form.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-color-of-everything-a-journey-to-quiet-the-chaos-within-by-cory-richards--65183369https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within Author: Cory Richards Narrator: Cory Richards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 19 minutes Release date: July 9, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A renowned climber and National Geographic photographer shares his incredible adventures—and the early trauma that drove him to seek such heights. “An extraordinary memoir of mental illness that reads like a thriller.”—Amy Ellis Nutt, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author of Becoming Nicole “In order to escape madness, I will live madly. I will risk my life in order to save it.” Growing up in the mountains of Utah, Cory Richards was constantly surrounded by the outdoors. His father, a high school teacher and a ski patroller, spent years teaching Richards and his brother how to ski, climb, mountaineer, and survive in the wild. Despite a seemingly idyllic childhood, the Richards home was fraught with violence, grief, and mental illness. After being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and dropping out of high school, Richards subsumed himself in the worlds of photography and climbing, seeking out the farthest reaches of the world to escape the darkness. Then, in the midst of a wildly successful career in adventure photography, a catastrophic avalanche changed everything, forcing Richards to confront the trauma of his past, evaluate his own mental health, and learn to rewrite his story. The Color of Everything is a thrilling tale of risk and adventure, written by a man who has done it all: He’s stood at the top of the world, climbed imposing mountain faces alone in the dark, and become the only American to summit an 8,000-meter peak in winter. But it is also the story of a tumultuous life—a stirring, lyrical memoir that captures the profound musings of an unquiet mind grappling with the meaning of success, the cost of fame and addiction, and whether it is possible to outrun your demons. With exquisite prose and disarming candor, Richards excavates the roots of his trauma and shares what it took for him to climb out of it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721853Tue, 09 Jul 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within Author: Cory Richards Narrator: Cory Richards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within Author: Cory Richards Narrator: Cory Richards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 19 minutes Release date: July 9, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A renowned climber and National Geographic photographer shares his incredible adventures—and the early trauma that drove him to seek such heights. “An extraordinary memoir of mental illness that reads like a thriller.”—Amy Ellis Nutt, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author of Becoming Nicole “In order to escape madness, I will live madly. I will risk my life in order to save it.” Growing up in the mountains of Utah, Cory Richards was constantly surrounded by the outdoors. His father, a high school teacher and a ski patroller, spent years teaching Richards and his brother how to ski, climb, mountaineer, and survive in the wild. Despite a seemingly idyllic childhood, the Richards home was fraught with violence, grief, and mental illness. After being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and dropping out of high school, Richards subsumed himself in the worlds of photography and climbing, seeking out the farthest reaches of the world to escape the darkness. Then, in the midst of a wildly successful career in adventure photography, a catastrophic avalanche changed everything, forcing Richards to confront the trauma of his past, evaluate his own mental health, and learn to rewrite his story. The Color of Everything is a thrilling tale of risk and adventure, written by a man who has done it all: He’s stood at the top of the world, climbed imposing mountain faces alone in the dark, and become the only American to summit an 8,000-meter peak in winter. But it is also the story of a tumultuous life—a stirring, lyrical memoir that captures the profound musings of an unquiet mind grappling with the meaning of success, the cost of fame and addiction, and whether it is possible to outrun your demons. With exquisite prose and disarming candor, Richards excavates the roots of his trauma and shares what it took for him to climb out of it.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-language-of-war-by-oleksandr-mykhed--65183371https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733674 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Language of War Author: Oleksandr Mykhed Narrator: Greg Kolpakchi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: July 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ‘We were so happy and didn’t know it…’ A thirty-three-year-old writer lives in a quiet European suburb with his wife and his dog. His parents have bought an apartment nearby. On weekends they go out for brunch, cook and see friends. Life is good; it is normal. Then the invaders come. Language of War is about what happens when your world changes overnight. When you wake up to the sound of helicopters and the smell of gunpowder. When your home is hit by shells or broken into by gunmen, and you spend another night in a basement-turned-bomb shelter. When, even though you’ve never held a weapon before, you realise the only choice is to fight back. It is about things one can never forget, or forgive. Bringing together Oleksandr Mykhed’s vivid day-by-day chronicles of the invasion of Ukraine with a chorus of other voices – his family, friends in exile, those who have fought and have witnessed unimaginable atrocities – this book is both a record, and a reckoning. Haunting and timeless, it asks how it is possible to find the words to describe a new reality; how you can still make sense of the world when the only language you can speak is the language of war. ©2024 Oleksandr Mykhed (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733674Thu, 04 Jul 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733674 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Language of War Author: Oleksandr Mykhed Narrator: Greg Kolpakchi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: July 4,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733674 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Language of War Author: Oleksandr Mykhed Narrator: Greg Kolpakchi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: July 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ‘We were so happy and didn’t know it…’ A thirty-three-year-old writer lives in a quiet European suburb with his wife and his dog. His parents have bought an apartment nearby. On weekends they go out for brunch, cook and see friends. Life is good; it is normal. Then the invaders come. Language of War is about what happens when your world changes overnight. When you wake up to the sound of helicopters and the smell of gunpowder. When your home is hit by shells or broken into by gunmen, and you spend another night in a basement-turned-bomb shelter. When, even though you’ve never held a weapon before, you realise the only choice is to fight back. It is about things one can never forget, or forgive. Bringing together Oleksandr Mykhed’s vivid day-by-day chronicles of the invasion of Ukraine with a chorus of other voices – his family, friends in exile, those who have fought and have witnessed unimaginable atrocities – this book is both a record, and a reckoning. Haunting and timeless, it asks how it is possible to find the words to describe a new reality; how you can still make sense of the world when the only language you can speak is the language of war. ©2024 Oleksandr Mykhed (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/guitar-by-earl-slick-jeff-slate--65183256https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734532 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Guitar Author: Earl Slick, Jeff Slate Narrator: Earl Slick, Nathan Osgood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: July 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A rollicking rock 'n' roll memoir of the last 50 years of rock history, from David Bowie's longest serving lead guitarist and legendary sideman, Earl Slick. He's played with everyone from John Lennon to the New York Dolls - and he's got the stories to prove it. Earl Slick was barely out of his teens when David Bowie hired him to play guitar on the ground-breaking 1974 Diamond Dogs tour. It marked the beginning of a relationship that would endure through thick and thin for the next forty years. Gracing classic albums like Young Americans, Station to Station and the 2013 comeback, The Next Day, Slick played on the tour that followed Bowie’s smash hit Let’s Dance album and was at his side for the epic Glastonbury show in 2000. But it wasn’t just Bowie. The young guitarist was in John Lennon’s band at the time of the former Beatle’s tragic murder. Other collaborations read like a roll call of rock ‘n’ roll royalty including Mick Jagger, The Cure, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Joe Cocker, Buddy Guy, Ian Hunter, David Coverdale and Eric Clapton. And in the ‘80s he became an MTV star in his own right with the success of Phantom, Rocker and Slick. Through it all he lived the rock ‘n’ roll life to the hilt. Until it nearly killed him. One of rock’s great sidemen, Earl Slick was in the room when music history was made. Guitar takes us there, shining a light on superstars like Bowie and Lennon, while recounting the extraordinary story of the boy from New York City who became a real life Johnny B. Goode. ©2024 Earl Slick (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734532Thu, 04 Jul 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734532 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Guitar Author: Earl Slick, Jeff Slate Narrator: Earl Slick, Nathan Osgood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: July...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734532 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Guitar Author: Earl Slick, Jeff Slate Narrator: Earl Slick, Nathan Osgood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: July 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A rollicking rock 'n' roll memoir of the last 50 years of rock history, from David Bowie's longest serving lead guitarist and legendary sideman, Earl Slick. He's played with everyone from John Lennon to the New York Dolls - and he's got the stories to prove it. Earl Slick was barely out of his teens when David Bowie hired him to play guitar on the ground-breaking 1974 Diamond Dogs tour. It marked the beginning of a relationship that would endure through thick and thin for the next forty years. Gracing classic albums like Young Americans, Station to Station and the 2013 comeback, The Next Day, Slick played on the tour that followed Bowie’s smash hit Let’s Dance album and was at his side for the epic Glastonbury show in 2000. But it wasn’t just Bowie. The young guitarist was in John Lennon’s band at the time of the former Beatle’s tragic murder. Other collaborations read like a roll call of rock ‘n’ roll royalty including Mick Jagger, The Cure, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Joe Cocker, Buddy Guy, Ian Hunter, David Coverdale and Eric Clapton. And in the ‘80s he became an MTV star in his own right with the success of Phantom, Rocker and Slick. Through it all he lived the rock ‘n’ roll life to the hilt. Until it nearly killed him. One of rock’s great sidemen, Earl Slick was in the room when music history was made. Guitar takes us there, shining a light on superstars like Bowie and Lennon, while recounting the extraordinary story of the boy from New York City who became a real life Johnny B. Goode. ©2024 Earl Slick (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-something-coming-of-age-amid-the-glitter-and-doom-of-70s-new-york-by-guy-trebay--65183345https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Do Something: Coming of Age Amid the Glitter and Doom of '70s New York Author: Guy Trebay Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 29 minutes Release date: June 25, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An evocative coming-of-age memoir—the story of the education of a wayward wild child and acidhead who, searching for meaning and purpose, found refuge in the demimonde of the ruined but magical metropolis that was New York City in the 1970s. “In his beautiful memoir, Do Something, Guy Trebay paints a picture of a vanished, pre-AIDS Gotham that’s both gritty and dazzling.” —The New York Times Book Review Born in the Bronx, Guy Trebay was raised in an atmosphere of privilege on Long Island’s North Shore after his entrepreneurial father struck business gold with Hawaiian Surf, a wildly successful cologne company that capitalized on the optimism of the 1960s as marketed to “an adventurous new breed of men.’’ But behind the facade of material prosperity lay the emotional disarray of a household dominated by a charismatic, con artist father, a glamorous yet lost and careless mother, a family haunted by tragedy. By the time Trebay established a foothold at the fringes of Andy Warhol’s Factory and the diverse artistic tribes that thrived in Manhattan in that pre-digital era, his father had lost his fortune, his younger sister had been arrested for armed robbery and fled underground, the family house was in ashes, and his mother was dead. Unschooled and on his own, Trebay became a striver, wending his way through a seemingly apocalyptic landscape populated by a vibrant cast of characters, including washed-up Hollywood screenwriters of the ’30s; Warhol superstars like Jackie Curtis and Candy Darling; fashion geniuses like Charles James; and emerging artists, filmmakers, writers, designers, photographers, and deejays who would powerfully influence mainstream culture in the decades to come.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721832Tue, 25 Jun 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Do Something: Coming of Age Amid the Glitter and Doom of '70s New York Author: Guy Trebay Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Do Something: Coming of Age Amid the Glitter and Doom of '70s New York Author: Guy Trebay Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 29 minutes Release date: June 25, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An evocative coming-of-age memoir—the story of the education of a wayward wild child and acidhead who, searching for meaning and purpose, found refuge in the demimonde of the ruined but magical metropolis that was New York City in the 1970s. “In his beautiful memoir, Do Something, Guy Trebay paints a picture of a vanished, pre-AIDS Gotham that’s both gritty and dazzling.” —The New York Times Book Review Born in the Bronx, Guy Trebay was raised in an atmosphere of privilege on Long Island’s North Shore after his entrepreneurial father struck business gold with Hawaiian Surf, a wildly successful cologne company that capitalized on the optimism of the 1960s as marketed to “an adventurous new breed of men.’’ But behind the facade of material prosperity lay the emotional disarray of a household dominated by a charismatic, con artist father, a glamorous yet lost and careless mother, a family haunted by tragedy. By the time Trebay established a foothold at the fringes of Andy Warhol’s Factory and the diverse artistic tribes that thrived in Manhattan in that pre-digital era, his father had lost his fortune, his younger sister had been arrested for armed robbery and fled underground, the family house was in ashes, and his mother was dead. Unschooled and on his own, Trebay became a striver, wending his way through a seemingly apocalyptic landscape populated by a vibrant cast of characters, including washed-up Hollywood screenwriters of the ’30s; Warhol superstars like Jackie Curtis and Candy Darling; fashion geniuses like Charles James; and emerging artists, filmmakers, writers, designers, photographers, and deejays who would powerfully influence mainstream culture in the decades to come.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-worlds-memoirs-of-an-arab-jew-by-avi-shlaim--65183269https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738474 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew Author: Avi Shlaim Narrator: Neil Shah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: June 25, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In July 1950, Avi Shlaim, only five, and his family were forced into exile, fleeing their beloved Iraq to the new state of Israel. Today the once flourishing Jewish community of Iraq, at one time numbering over 130,000 and tracing its history back 2,600 years, has all but vanished. Why so? One explanation speaks of the timeless clash between Arab and Jewish civilizations and a heroic Zionist mission to rescue Eastern Jews from backward nations and unceasing persecution. Avi Shlaim tears up this script. His parents had many Muslim friends in Baghdad and no interest in Zionism. As anti-Semitism surged in Iraq, the Zionist underground fanned the flames. Yet when Iraqi Jews fled to Israel, they faced an uncertain future, their history was rewritten to serve a Zionist narrative. This memoir breathes life into an almost forgotten world. Weaving together the personal and the political, Three Worlds offers a fresh perspective on Arab-Jews, caught in the crossfire of Zionism and nationalism.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738474Tue, 25 Jun 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738474 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew Author: Avi Shlaim Narrator: Neil Shah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: June...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738474 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew Author: Avi Shlaim Narrator: Neil Shah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: June 25, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In July 1950, Avi Shlaim, only five, and his family were forced into exile, fleeing their beloved Iraq to the new state of Israel. Today the once flourishing Jewish community of Iraq, at one time numbering over 130,000 and tracing its history back 2,600 years, has all but vanished. Why so? One explanation speaks of the timeless clash between Arab and Jewish civilizations and a heroic Zionist mission to rescue Eastern Jews from backward nations and unceasing persecution. Avi Shlaim tears up this script. His parents had many Muslim friends in Baghdad and no interest in Zionism. As anti-Semitism surged in Iraq, the Zionist underground fanned the flames. Yet when Iraqi Jews fled to Israel, they faced an uncertain future, their history was rewritten to serve a Zionist narrative. This memoir breathes life into an almost forgotten world. Weaving together the personal and the political, Three Worlds offers a fresh perspective on Arab-Jews, caught in the crossfire of Zionism and nationalism.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/going-fast-and-fixing-things-true-stories-from-the-world-s-most-popular-diy-repair-expert-and-car-aficionado-by-rich-benoit--65183434https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716267 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Going Fast and Fixing Things: True Stories from the World's Most Popular DIY Repair Expert and Car Aficionado Author: Rich Benoit Narrator: Rich Benoit, Hayden Daviau Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 37 minutes Release date: June 11, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An entertaining and inspirational memoir by the world’s most popular DIY expert and car aficionado, revealing how Rich Benoit went from buying a left-for-dead Tesla to becoming a successful entrepreneur.   People are fascinated by Tesla: the cars, the stock price, and especially its headline-grabbing CEO.  Rich Benoit was the first YouTuber to pull back the curtain on the cult-like business model that is the Tesla company, and he’s personally battled its consumer-unfriendly business practices. In Going Fast and Fixing Things, Rich provides readers with behind-the-scenes access not only to his Rich Rebuilds YouTube channel but to his off-camera life as well.  Throughout his life, Rich has almost always been the proverbial “only Black guy in the room,” but despite the fact that online car culture—especially electric vehicle fandom—skews overwhelmingly white, he has become the most popular car rebuilding guy on the internet. His voice on the page is funny and intimate and a little goofy—just like his video persona—but always tempered by a passion for the right to repair and a clear determination to create success for himself as well as for his fans. Going Fast and Fixing Things also includes tips to help readers fix, drive, and buy their own cars, along with advice on how to defy the disposable-is-better consumerist ethos that saturates our current culture.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716267Tue, 11 Jun 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716267 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Going Fast and Fixing Things: True Stories from the World's Most Popular DIY Repair Expert and Car Aficionado Author: Rich Benoit Narrator: Rich...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716267 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Going Fast and Fixing Things: True Stories from the World's Most Popular DIY Repair Expert and Car Aficionado Author: Rich Benoit Narrator: Rich Benoit, Hayden Daviau Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 37 minutes Release date: June 11, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An entertaining and inspirational memoir by the world’s most popular DIY expert and car aficionado, revealing how Rich Benoit went from buying a left-for-dead Tesla to becoming a successful entrepreneur.   People are fascinated by Tesla: the cars, the stock price, and especially its headline-grabbing CEO.  Rich Benoit was the first YouTuber to pull back the curtain on the cult-like business model that is the Tesla company, and he’s personally battled its consumer-unfriendly business practices. In Going Fast and Fixing Things, Rich provides readers with behind-the-scenes access not only to his Rich Rebuilds YouTube channel but to his off-camera life as well.  Throughout his life, Rich has almost always been the proverbial “only Black guy in the room,” but despite the fact that online car culture—especially electric vehicle fandom—skews overwhelmingly white, he has become the most popular car rebuilding guy on the internet. His voice on the page is funny and intimate and a little goofy—just like his video persona—but always tempered by a passion for the right to repair and a clear determination to create success for himself as well as for his fans. Going Fast and Fixing Things also includes tips to help readers fix, drive, and buy their own cars, along with advice on how to defy the disposable-is-better consumerist ethos that saturates our current culture.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/playing-from-the-rough-a-personal-journey-through-america-s-100-greatest-golf-courses-by-jimmie-james--65183376https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723017 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playing from the Rough: A Personal Journey through America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses Author: Jimmie James Narrator: Jimmie James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: June 11, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A “wonderful story of passion, commitment, resilience, and determination,” (Paul Gasol, former NBA All-Star) about one man’s quest to become the first person to play each of America’s 100 greatest golf courses in a single year, an odyssey that brings him face to face with the gulf between his impoverished childhood in the Jim Crow South and the successful executive he became. When he set out to play each of Golf Digest’s America’s100 greatest golf courses in one year, Jimmie James knew he was attempting the impossible. But then again, he’d spent his entire life defying the odds. James was born invisible. His birth certificate, long since filed away in some clerk’s office in East Texas, recorded facts about him that were deemed most relevant in the late 1950s: “colored” and “illegitimate.” His great-great-grandmother was enslaved, and his early life was confided by the privation and segregation of the late Jim Crow-era South. Four decades later—having put himself through an HBCU and determinedly risen through the executive ranks at ExxonMobil—he embarked on his journey to play the 100 greatest golf courses in the United States. In a single year. From the first tee at Augusta National, the distance between the world he grew up in and the world of extreme privilege to which he’d now managed to gain access was impossible to ignore. Playing from the Rough is a “delightful” (Kirkus Reviews), “beautiful story” (Andrew Campion, former COO of Nike) about race, class, family, and the power of perseverance, as James braids his love of golf with reflections on the path that took him from childhood poverty to the most exclusive and opulent golf courses in America.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723017Tue, 11 Jun 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723017 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playing from the Rough: A Personal Journey through America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses Author: Jimmie James Narrator: Jimmie James Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723017 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playing from the Rough: A Personal Journey through America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses Author: Jimmie James Narrator: Jimmie James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: June 11, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A “wonderful story of passion, commitment, resilience, and determination,” (Paul Gasol, former NBA All-Star) about one man’s quest to become the first person to play each of America’s 100 greatest golf courses in a single year, an odyssey that brings him face to face with the gulf between his impoverished childhood in the Jim Crow South and the successful executive he became. When he set out to play each of Golf Digest’s America’s100 greatest golf courses in one year, Jimmie James knew he was attempting the impossible. But then again, he’d spent his entire life defying the odds. James was born invisible. His birth certificate, long since filed away in some clerk’s office in East Texas, recorded facts about him that were deemed most relevant in the late 1950s: “colored” and “illegitimate.” His great-great-grandmother was enslaved, and his early life was confided by the privation and segregation of the late Jim Crow-era South. Four decades later—having put himself through an HBCU and determinedly risen through the executive ranks at ExxonMobil—he embarked on his journey to play the 100 greatest golf courses in the United States. In a single year. From the first tee at Augusta National, the distance between the world he grew up in and the world of extreme privilege to which he’d now managed to gain access was impossible to ignore. Playing from the Rough is a “delightful” (Kirkus Reviews), “beautiful story” (Andrew Campion, former COO of Nike) about race, class, family, and the power of perseverance, as James braids his love of golf with reflections on the path that took him from childhood poverty to the most exclusive and opulent golf courses in America.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/consent-a-memoir-by-jill-ciment--65183347https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720884 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Consent: A Memoir Author: Jill Ciment Narrator: Eileen Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 11, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the acclaimed novelist (“A virtuoso”—Donna Seaman, Booklist), a deft, shocking memoir that asks whether we can judge past behavior by today’s moral codes, as the author reevaluates her decades-long marriage to the forty-seven-year-old man she met when she was seventeen, revisiting a singular passion in the 21st-century aftermath of #MeToo. “Few writers can tackle the bedroom—or female libido . . . but Ciment is a master: in exquisitely spare prose, she nails it.” — The New York Times In this unflinching account of the ardent love affair between the author and her painting teacher, which began in the 1970s, when she was a teenager and he was married with two children, Ciment not only reflects on how their love ignited (who leaned in first for that kiss?) but interrogates her 1996 memoir on the subject, Half a Life. She asks herself if she told the whole truth back then, and what truth looked like to her in the even longer-ago era of love-bead curtains when she fell in love, when no one asked who was served by the permissibility around a May-December romance. In the light of #metoo, with new understanding about the balance of power between an older man and an underage girl, Ciment re-explores the erotic wild ride and intellectual flowering that shaped an improbable but blissful marriage that lasted for forty-five years, until her husband’s death at ninety-three. This riveting book about art, memory, and morality asks many questions along the way: Does a story’s ending excuse its beginning? Does a kiss in one moment mean something else entirely five decades later? Can a love that starts with such an asymmetrical balance of power ever right itself? Suffused with the wisdom that comes with time, Consent is an author’s brave recasting of her life’s settled narrative, and an urgent read for women of all ages.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720884Tue, 11 Jun 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720884 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Consent: A Memoir Author: Jill Ciment Narrator: Eileen Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 11, 2024...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720884 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Consent: A Memoir Author: Jill Ciment Narrator: Eileen Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 11, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the acclaimed novelist (“A virtuoso”—Donna Seaman, Booklist), a deft, shocking memoir that asks whether we can judge past behavior by today’s moral codes, as the author reevaluates her decades-long marriage to the forty-seven-year-old man she met when she was seventeen, revisiting a singular passion in the 21st-century aftermath of #MeToo. “Few writers can tackle the bedroom—or female libido . . . but Ciment is a master: in exquisitely spare prose, she nails it.” — The New York Times In this unflinching account of the ardent love affair between the author and her painting teacher, which began in the 1970s, when she was a teenager and he was married with two children, Ciment not only reflects on how their love ignited (who leaned in first for that kiss?) but interrogates her 1996 memoir on the subject, Half a Life. She asks herself if she told the whole truth back then, and what truth looked like to her in the even longer-ago era of love-bead curtains when she fell in love, when no one asked who was served by the permissibility around a May-December romance. In the light of #metoo, with new understanding about the balance of power between an older man and an underage girl, Ciment re-explores the erotic wild ride and intellectual flowering that shaped an improbable but blissful marriage that lasted for forty-five years, until her husband’s death at ninety-three. This riveting book about art, memory, and morality asks many questions along the way: Does a story’s ending excuse its beginning? Does a kiss in one moment mean something else entirely five decades later? Can a love that starts with such an asymmetrical balance of power ever right itself? Suffused with the wisdom that comes with time, Consent is an author’s brave recasting of her life’s settled narrative, and an urgent read for women of all ages.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-friday-afternoon-club-a-family-memoir-by-griffin-dunne--65183275https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736077 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir Author: Griffin Dunne Narrator: Griffin Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 19 minutes Release date: June 11, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.69 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The instant New York Times bestseller!  “Warm and perceptive.” —New York Times “Griffin Dunne knows how to tell a story.' —Washington Post 'Dunne is a prospector for the incandescent detail.”  —Los Angeles Times “What a remarkable and moving story filled with twists and turns, the most famous of faces, and a complex family revealed with loving candor. I was blown away by Griffin Dunne’s life and his ability to capture so much of it in these beautifully written pages.” —Anderson Cooper Griffin Dunne’s memoir of growing up among larger-than-life characters in Hollywood and Manhattan finds wicked humor and glimmers of light in even the most painful of circumstances At eight, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin, he attended his aunt Joan Didion and uncle John Gregory Dunne’s legendary LA launch party for Tom Wolfe’s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. At sixteen, he got kicked out of boarding school, ending his institutional education for good. In his early twenties, he shared an apartment in Manhattan’s Hotel Des Artistes with his best friend and soulmate Carrie Fisher while she was filming some sci-fi movie called Star Wars and he was a struggling actor working as a popcorn concessionaire at Radio City Music Hall. A few years later, he produced and starred in the now-iconic film After Hours, directed by Martin Scorsese. In the midst of it all, Griffin’s twenty-two-year-old sister, Dominique, a rising star in Hollywood, was brutally strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend, leading to one of the most infamous public trials of the 1980s. The outcome was a travesty of justice that marked the beginning of their father Dominick Dunne’s career as a crime reporter for Vanity Fair and a victims' rights activist. And yet, for all its boldface cast of characters and jaw-dropping scenes, The Friday Afternoon Club is no mere celebrity memoir. It is, down to its bones, a family story that embraces the poignant absurdities and best and worst efforts of its loveable, infuriating, funny, and moving characters—its author most of all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736077Tue, 11 Jun 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736077 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir Author: Griffin Dunne Narrator: Griffin Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 19 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736077 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir Author: Griffin Dunne Narrator: Griffin Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 19 minutes Release date: June 11, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.69 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The instant New York Times bestseller!  “Warm and perceptive.” —New York Times “Griffin Dunne knows how to tell a story.' —Washington Post 'Dunne is a prospector for the incandescent detail.”  —Los Angeles Times “What a remarkable and moving story filled with twists and turns, the most famous of faces, and a complex family revealed with loving candor. I was blown away by Griffin Dunne’s life and his ability to capture so much of it in these beautifully written pages.” —Anderson Cooper Griffin Dunne’s memoir of growing up among larger-than-life characters in Hollywood and Manhattan finds wicked humor and glimmers of light in even the most painful of circumstances At eight, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin, he attended his aunt Joan Didion and uncle John Gregory Dunne’s legendary LA launch party for Tom Wolfe’s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. At sixteen, he got kicked out of boarding school, ending his institutional education for good. In his early twenties, he shared an apartment in Manhattan’s Hotel Des Artistes with his best friend and soulmate Carrie Fisher while she was filming some sci-fi movie called Star Wars and he was a struggling actor working as a popcorn concessionaire at Radio City Music Hall. A few years later, he produced and starred in the now-iconic film After Hours, directed by Martin Scorsese. In the midst of it all, Griffin’s twenty-two-year-old sister, Dominique, a rising star in Hollywood, was brutally strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend, leading to one of the most infamous public trials of the 1980s. The outcome was a travesty of justice that marked the beginning of their father Dominick Dunne’s career as a crime reporter for Vanity Fair and a victims' rights activist. And yet, for all its boldface cast of characters and jaw-dropping scenes, The Friday Afternoon Club is no mere celebrity memoir. It is, down to its bones, a family story that embraces the poignant absurdities and best and worst efforts of its loveable, infuriating, funny, and moving characters—its author most of all.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kissing-girls-on-shabbat-a-memoir-by-sara-glass--65183238https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742602 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kissing Girls on Shabbat: A Memoir Author: Sara Glass Narrator: Sara Glass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 11, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “A searing testament to the strength in claiming one’s destiny.” —The Washington Post A moving coming-of-age memoir in the vein of Unorthodox and Educated, about one young woman’s desperate attempt to protect her children and family while also embracing her queer identity in a controlling Hasidic community. Growing up in the Hasidic community of Brooklyn’s Borough Park, Sara Glass knew one painful truth: what was expected of her and what she desperately wanted were impossibly opposed. Tormented by her attraction to women and trapped in a loveless arranged marriage, she found herself unable to conform to her religious upbringing and soon, she made the difficult decision to walk away from the world she knew. Sara’s journey to self-acceptance began with the challenging battle for a divorce and custody of her children, an act that left her on the verge of estrangement from her family and community. Controlled by the fear of losing custody of her two children, she forced herself to remain loyal to the compulsory heteronormativity baked into Hasidic Judaism and married again. But after suffering profound loss and a shocking sexual assault, Sara decided to finally be completely true to herself. Kissing Girls on Shabbat is not only a love letter to Glass’s children, herself, and her family—it is an unflinching window into the world of ultra-conservative Orthodox Jewish communities and an inspiring celebration of learning to love yourself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742602Tue, 11 Jun 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742602 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kissing Girls on Shabbat: A Memoir Author: Sara Glass Narrator: Sara Glass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: June...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742602 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kissing Girls on Shabbat: A Memoir Author: Sara Glass Narrator: Sara Glass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 11, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “A searing testament to the strength in claiming one’s destiny.” —The Washington Post A moving coming-of-age memoir in the vein of Unorthodox and Educated, about one young woman’s desperate attempt to protect her children and family while also embracing her queer identity in a controlling Hasidic community. Growing up in the Hasidic community of Brooklyn’s Borough Park, Sara Glass knew one painful truth: what was expected of her and what she desperately wanted were impossibly opposed. Tormented by her attraction to women and trapped in a loveless arranged marriage, she found herself unable to conform to her religious upbringing and soon, she made the difficult decision to walk away from the world she knew. Sara’s journey to self-acceptance began with the challenging battle for a divorce and custody of her children, an act that left her on the verge of estrangement from her family and community. Controlled by the fear of losing custody of her two children, she forced herself to remain loyal to the compulsory heteronormativity baked into Hasidic Judaism and married again. But after suffering profound loss and a shocking sexual assault, Sara decided to finally be completely true to herself. Kissing Girls on Shabbat is not only a love letter to Glass’s children, herself, and her family—it is an unflinching window into the world of ultra-conservative Orthodox Jewish communities and an inspiring celebration of learning to love yourself.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-heart-of-the-woods-by-wyl-menmuir--65183244https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737287 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heart of the Woods Author: Wyl Menmuir Narrator: Wyl Menmuir Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 59 minutes Release date: June 6, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Just as a parent leaves a legacy to their child, a tree leaves a legacy to its surroundings. A deep and explorative companion piece to the Roger Deakin Award-winning The Draw of The Sea. Throughout history, trees have determined the tools we use, the boats we build, the stories we tell about the world and ourselves, the songs we sing, and some of our most important rituals. As such, our lives are intertwined with those of the trees and woodlands around us. In this journey deep into the woods, Wyl Menmuir travels the length and breadth of Britain and Ireland to meet the people who plant trees, the ecologists who study them, those who shape beautiful objects and tools from wood, and those who use them to help others. Wyl also explores how our relationship with trees is enduring, now and in the future – what we get out of spending time around trees, the ways in which our relationship with them has changed over time, and the ways in which our future is interconnected with theirs. Written in close collaboration with makers, crafters, bodgers, and woodsmen and women in order to better understand the woods they know so well, the joys and frustrations of working with a living material, and the stories of their craft and skills, The Heart of The Woods will delight anyone who enjoys walking among the trees, and anyone who, when lost, has found themselves in the woods. Chapters include: WOODLAND PLANTER: A woodland in becoming and an ancient yew grove on the border of North Wales and England RITUAL WEAVER: Willow coffin making in Cornwall WOODLORE GATHERER: Science among the trees at Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire HEARTWOOD CARVER: Among the bodgers in a field outside Cambridge BOAT BUILDER: A woodland community in the heart of Glasgow’s former docklands LANDSCAPE SHAPER: Re-wilding the Scottish Highlands and an organised trespass in Devon WISH WEARER: The clootie well at Munlochy on The Black Isle, Scottish Highlands, a family tree on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, and the tree at Sycamore Gap, Northumbria FOREST BATHER: Swimming at Swallowship Pool, Devil’s Water, and Letah Woods Northumberland MYTH WALKER: Walks in the fictional woods at Wenlock Edge, Shropshire WAY FOLLOWER: Traditional carpentry in Takayama, Japan FIRE LIGHTER: The stories we find among the flames and embers, Ennistymon, Ireland  SOUND CREATOR: A pub on Ireland’s west coast and a guitar-builder in North Wales  APPLE WAILER: Wassailing in Cornwall TREE WORSHIPPER: An ancient yew grove in North Wales]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737287Thu, 06 Jun 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737287 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heart of the Woods Author: Wyl Menmuir Narrator: Wyl Menmuir Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 59 minutes Release date: June 6, 2024...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737287 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heart of the Woods Author: Wyl Menmuir Narrator: Wyl Menmuir Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 59 minutes Release date: June 6, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Just as a parent leaves a legacy to their child, a tree leaves a legacy to its surroundings. A deep and explorative companion piece to the Roger Deakin Award-winning The Draw of The Sea. Throughout history, trees have determined the tools we use, the boats we build, the stories we tell about the world and ourselves, the songs we sing, and some of our most important rituals. As such, our lives are intertwined with those of the trees and woodlands around us. In this journey deep into the woods, Wyl Menmuir travels the length and breadth of Britain and Ireland to meet the people who plant trees, the ecologists who study them, those who shape beautiful objects and tools from wood, and those who use them to help others. Wyl also explores how our relationship with trees is enduring, now and in the future – what we get out of spending time around trees, the ways in which our relationship with them has changed over time, and the ways in which our future is interconnected with theirs. Written in close collaboration with makers, crafters, bodgers, and woodsmen and women in order to better understand the woods they know so well, the joys and frustrations of working with a living material, and the stories of their craft and skills, The Heart of The Woods will delight anyone who enjoys walking among the trees, and anyone who, when lost, has found themselves in the woods. Chapters include: WOODLAND PLANTER: A woodland in becoming and an ancient yew grove on the border of North Wales and England RITUAL WEAVER: Willow coffin making in Cornwall WOODLORE GATHERER: Science among the trees at Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire HEARTWOOD CARVER: Among the bodgers in a field outside Cambridge BOAT BUILDER: A woodland community in the heart of Glasgow’s former docklands LANDSCAPE SHAPER: Re-wilding the Scottish Highlands and an organised trespass in Devon WISH WEARER: The clootie well at Munlochy on The Black Isle, Scottish Highlands, a family tree on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, and the tree at Sycamore Gap, Northumbria FOREST BATHER: Swimming at Swallowship Pool, Devil’s Water, and Letah Woods Northumberland MYTH WALKER: Walks in the fictional woods at Wenlock Edge, Shropshire WAY FOLLOWER: Traditional carpentry in Takayama, Japan FIRE LIGHTER: The stories we find among the flames and embers, Ennistymon, Ireland  SOUND CREATOR: A pub on Ireland’s west coast and a guitar-builder in North Wales  APPLE WAILER: Wassailing in Cornwall TREE WORSHIPPER: An ancient yew grove in North Wales]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-ve-tried-being-nice-among-other-things-essays-by-ann-leary--65183394https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720028 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I've Tried Being Nice: (Among Other Things): Essays Author: Ann Leary Narrator: Ann Leary Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestselling author Ann Leary offers a literary feast of humor and wisdom told from the perspective of a recovering people pleaser. Having arrived at a certain age (her prime), Ann Leary casts a wry backward glance at a life spent trying—and often failing—to be nice. With wit and surprising candor, Leary recounts the bedlam of home bat invasions, an obsession with online personality tests, and the mortification of taking ballroom dance lessons with her actor husband. She describes hilarious red-carpet fiascos and other observations from the sidelines of fame, while also touching upon her more poignant struggles with alcoholism, her love for her family, her dogs, and so much more. Prepare to laugh, cry, cringe and revel in the comically relatable chaos of Ann Leary’s life as revealed in this delightful collection of essays.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720028Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720028 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I've Tried Being Nice: (Among Other Things): Essays Author: Ann Leary Narrator: Ann Leary Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720028 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I've Tried Being Nice: (Among Other Things): Essays Author: Ann Leary Narrator: Ann Leary Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestselling author Ann Leary offers a literary feast of humor and wisdom told from the perspective of a recovering people pleaser. Having arrived at a certain age (her prime), Ann Leary casts a wry backward glance at a life spent trying—and often failing—to be nice. With wit and surprising candor, Leary recounts the bedlam of home bat invasions, an obsession with online personality tests, and the mortification of taking ballroom dance lessons with her actor husband. She describes hilarious red-carpet fiascos and other observations from the sidelines of fame, while also touching upon her more poignant struggles with alcoholism, her love for her family, her dogs, and so much more. Prepare to laugh, cry, cringe and revel in the comically relatable chaos of Ann Leary’s life as revealed in this delightful collection of essays.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/safe-space-my-experience-of-racism-in-australia-and-how-i-found-hope-through-community-by-alyssa-huynh--65183298https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738288 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Safe Space: My experience of racism in Australia and how I found hope through community Author: Alyssa Huynh Narrator: Alyssa Huynh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'A searingly honest and impassioned account of being an advocate in the social media era, Alyssa's voice is fierce, urgent and brave; and filled with deep familial love. This book burns with an urgency and clarion call to action.' Alice Pung, author of One Hundred Days This is a book for anyone who believes that racism has no place in Australia’s future and is ready to take action. ‘I’ve played the role of the quiet and embarrassed Asian girl who shyly laughs along more than I should have in my lifetime. Enough is enough.’ Growing up, Alyssa Huynh heard stories from her family about their journey from Vietnam to Australia following the fall of Saigon and the racism they experienced upon arrival. While the discrimination she faced was different, she never quite felt like she belonged either. Longing for a safe space, she turned to the internet. Through sharing her writing online, she created a supportive community for fellow Asians and people of colour with similar experiences, as well as for allies. When some of her views went viral, important conversations were sparked, but there was also racist backlash – showing her that the work was necessary and her voice had impact. Honest and heartfelt, Safe Space is unapologetically angry and sincerely hopeful. Alyssa explores the challenges she has faced as an Asian-Australian and those that made her the advocate she is today. She also offers practical advice, both to those who are victims of racism and wish to add their voice to the discourse or deepen their connection to their cultural identities, and to allies who want to learn more about how they can meaningfully show their support.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738288Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738288 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Safe Space: My experience of racism in Australia and how I found hope through community Author: Alyssa Huynh Narrator: Alyssa Huynh Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738288 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Safe Space: My experience of racism in Australia and how I found hope through community Author: Alyssa Huynh Narrator: Alyssa Huynh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'A searingly honest and impassioned account of being an advocate in the social media era, Alyssa's voice is fierce, urgent and brave; and filled with deep familial love. This book burns with an urgency and clarion call to action.' Alice Pung, author of One Hundred Days This is a book for anyone who believes that racism has no place in Australia’s future and is ready to take action. ‘I’ve played the role of the quiet and embarrassed Asian girl who shyly laughs along more than I should have in my lifetime. Enough is enough.’ Growing up, Alyssa Huynh heard stories from her family about their journey from Vietnam to Australia following the fall of Saigon and the racism they experienced upon arrival. While the discrimination she faced was different, she never quite felt like she belonged either. Longing for a safe space, she turned to the internet. Through sharing her writing online, she created a supportive community for fellow Asians and people of colour with similar experiences, as well as for allies. When some of her views went viral, important conversations were sparked, but there was also racist backlash – showing her that the work was necessary and her voice had impact. Honest and heartfelt, Safe Space is unapologetically angry and sincerely hopeful. Alyssa explores the challenges she has faced as an Asian-Australian and those that made her the advocate she is today. She also offers practical advice, both to those who are victims of racism and wish to add their voice to the discourse or deepen their connection to their cultural identities, and to allies who want to learn more about how they can meaningfully show their support.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-trips-in-12-months-make-your-own-solo-travel-magic-by-jen-ruiz--65183293https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/726270 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 12 Trips in 12 Months: Make Your Own Solo Travel Magic Author: Jen Ruiz Narrator: Jen Ruiz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 7 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A LibraryReads pick for Notable Nonfiction One of Book Riot’s 10 Best New Nonfiction Books for Adults Bestselling author Jen Ruiz takes readers on a trip around the globe in 12 Trips in 12 Months, defying societal expectations of what a woman is supposed to be—and empowering others to do the same. The year before her thirtieth birthday, Jen Ruiz decided to change everything. Despite being professionally accomplished and contributing to the world as an attorney at a nonprofit, she had yet to achieve the most important goal, according to society: becoming a wife and mother. So, after more ghostings than a graveyard, tired of dating apps and sitting in a windowless office, Jen embarked on an epic challenge to send her twenties out in style. Twelve months, twelve trips, no excuses. She started booking flights instead of swiping right, teaching English online to cover costs. Over the course of the year, Jen descended into a volcano in Iceland, volunteered at an elephant sanctuary in Thailand, called in sick to fly in a hot air balloon, and went scuba diving at an underwater museum in Mexico. She ended up taking twenty trips, almost double her original goal. In a moving and inspiring story, Jen invites readers along through the year wherein she decided to stop waiting for others and start living for herself, discovered the power of solo travel magic, challenged herself physically and emotionally, made meaningful connections … and learned that she could feel fulfilled and happy on her own.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/726270Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/726270 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 12 Trips in 12 Months: Make Your Own Solo Travel Magic Author: Jen Ruiz Narrator: Jen Ruiz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 7 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/726270 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 12 Trips in 12 Months: Make Your Own Solo Travel Magic Author: Jen Ruiz Narrator: Jen Ruiz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 7 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A LibraryReads pick for Notable Nonfiction One of Book Riot’s 10 Best New Nonfiction Books for Adults Bestselling author Jen Ruiz takes readers on a trip around the globe in 12 Trips in 12 Months, defying societal expectations of what a woman is supposed to be—and empowering others to do the same. The year before her thirtieth birthday, Jen Ruiz decided to change everything. Despite being professionally accomplished and contributing to the world as an attorney at a nonprofit, she had yet to achieve the most important goal, according to society: becoming a wife and mother. So, after more ghostings than a graveyard, tired of dating apps and sitting in a windowless office, Jen embarked on an epic challenge to send her twenties out in style. Twelve months, twelve trips, no excuses. She started booking flights instead of swiping right, teaching English online to cover costs. Over the course of the year, Jen descended into a volcano in Iceland, volunteered at an elephant sanctuary in Thailand, called in sick to fly in a hot air balloon, and went scuba diving at an underwater museum in Mexico. She ended up taking twenty trips, almost double her original goal. In a moving and inspiring story, Jen invites readers along through the year wherein she decided to stop waiting for others and start living for herself, discovered the power of solo travel magic, challenged herself physically and emotionally, made meaningful connections … and learned that she could feel fulfilled and happy on her own.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-chair-and-the-valley-a-memoir-of-trauma-healing-and-the-outdoors-by-banning-lyon--65183291https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727367 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Chair and the Valley: A Memoir of Trauma, Healing, and the Outdoors Author: Banning Lyon Narrator: Banning Lyon, Maria Shriver, Jonathan Eig Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Bracing, brilliant, and fury-inducing.... a survival story like no other. With positively outstanding storytelling, this is a book that cannot be put down.' —Booklist, starred review AN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER One of Booklist’s Best Memoirs of 2024 Banning Lyon was an average 15-year-old, living in Dallas, TX. He enjoyed skateboarding, listening to punk rock, and even had a part-time job. But in January 1987 his life quickly changed after a school guidance counselor falsely believed he was suicidal after giving away his skateboard. Days later he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital, and what he was told would be a two-week stay turned into 353 days that would change his life forever. Banning takes readers through his fraught relationship with his family, the mistreatment he suffered at the hospital, the lawsuit against the owners of the facility, and his desire to make sense of what happened to him. We witness Banning navigate the difficult landscape of trauma and his daily battle to live a normal life. After years of highs and lows that include being adopted by his attorney and mentor, falling in love and grieving the death of his fiancée, and being sued by the same doctors who mistreated him, Banning decides to take control of his life and finds hope in the backcountry of Yosemite National Park, where he discovers new purpose in being a backpacking guide. Through friendship, nature, and eventually giving therapy another chance, Banning summons the courage to keep moving forward. The Chair and The Valley is a raw, gut-wrenching, and amazing story about healing from trauma and starting over. It is a exploration of the importance of chosen family, the restorative power of nature, and the strength it takes to build a new life in the face of fear and doubt.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727367Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727367 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Chair and the Valley: A Memoir of Trauma, Healing, and the Outdoors Author: Banning Lyon Narrator: Banning Lyon, Maria Shriver, Jonathan Eig...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727367 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Chair and the Valley: A Memoir of Trauma, Healing, and the Outdoors Author: Banning Lyon Narrator: Banning Lyon, Maria Shriver, Jonathan Eig Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Bracing, brilliant, and fury-inducing.... a survival story like no other. With positively outstanding storytelling, this is a book that cannot be put down.' —Booklist, starred review AN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER One of Booklist’s Best Memoirs of 2024 Banning Lyon was an average 15-year-old, living in Dallas, TX. He enjoyed skateboarding, listening to punk rock, and even had a part-time job. But in January 1987 his life quickly changed after a school guidance counselor falsely believed he was suicidal after giving away his skateboard. Days later he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital, and what he was told would be a two-week stay turned into 353 days that would change his life forever. Banning takes readers through his fraught relationship with his family, the mistreatment he suffered at the hospital, the lawsuit against the owners of the facility, and his desire to make sense of what happened to him. We witness Banning navigate the difficult landscape of trauma and his daily battle to live a normal life. After years of highs and lows that include being adopted by his attorney and mentor, falling in love and grieving the death of his fiancée, and being sued by the same doctors who mistreated him, Banning decides to take control of his life and finds hope in the backcountry of Yosemite National Park, where he discovers new purpose in being a backpacking guide. Through friendship, nature, and eventually giving therapy another chance, Banning summons the courage to keep moving forward. The Chair and The Valley is a raw, gut-wrenching, and amazing story about healing from trauma and starting over. It is a exploration of the importance of chosen family, the restorative power of nature, and the strength it takes to build a new life in the face of fear and doubt.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cast-catch-release-finding-serenity-and-purpose-through-fly-fishing-by-marina-gibson--65183289https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cast, Catch, Release: Finding Serenity and Purpose through Fly Fishing Author: Marina Gibson Narrator: Marina Gibson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For fans of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild and Helen Macdonald’s H Is for Hawk, a lyrical memoir and “engaging, endearing, deeply felt” (David Coggins) ode to the art of fly fishing and how it can shape a life—by renowned female angler and conservationist Marina Gibson. As her twenty-first birthday approached, Marina Gibson received a unique gift suggestion from her parents, who offered her a choice between fishing rods or jewelry. In an unconventional decision, she opted for fishing rods. Her intention was to rekindle a childhood passion and carry on a family tradition initiated by her mother, who had dedicated years to pursuing salmon in the rivers of the Scottish Highlands. As fishing overtook Marina’s life and evolved into a full-time career, she became enraptured by the silent mysteries of the river and the quiet magic of angling. The complexity of fly fishing and the rituals of casting provided her refuge from a failing marriage, giving her a reliable source of comfort that benefited both her mind and soul. It also revealed the barriers that exist for women trying to make it in a tradition-bound and male-dominated world. Tracing the epic, migratory journey of the Atlantic salmon alongside the ups and downs of her personal story, Cast, Catch, Release brings to life the joys of fishing, the spirited quest of the angler, and how these two paths meet on lakes and riverbanks around the world. A love letter to this exhilarating yet serene sport, Gibson shows what it means to find peace and purpose amidst the majesty of the great outdoors.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733574Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cast, Catch, Release: Finding Serenity and Purpose through Fly Fishing Author: Marina Gibson Narrator: Marina Gibson Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cast, Catch, Release: Finding Serenity and Purpose through Fly Fishing Author: Marina Gibson Narrator: Marina Gibson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For fans of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild and Helen Macdonald’s H Is for Hawk, a lyrical memoir and “engaging, endearing, deeply felt” (David Coggins) ode to the art of fly fishing and how it can shape a life—by renowned female angler and conservationist Marina Gibson. As her twenty-first birthday approached, Marina Gibson received a unique gift suggestion from her parents, who offered her a choice between fishing rods or jewelry. In an unconventional decision, she opted for fishing rods. Her intention was to rekindle a childhood passion and carry on a family tradition initiated by her mother, who had dedicated years to pursuing salmon in the rivers of the Scottish Highlands. As fishing overtook Marina’s life and evolved into a full-time career, she became enraptured by the silent mysteries of the river and the quiet magic of angling. The complexity of fly fishing and the rituals of casting provided her refuge from a failing marriage, giving her a reliable source of comfort that benefited both her mind and soul. It also revealed the barriers that exist for women trying to make it in a tradition-bound and male-dominated world. Tracing the epic, migratory journey of the Atlantic salmon alongside the ups and downs of her personal story, Cast, Catch, Release brings to life the joys of fishing, the spirited quest of the angler, and how these two paths meet on lakes and riverbanks around the world. A love letter to this exhilarating yet serene sport, Gibson shows what it means to find peace and purpose amidst the majesty of the great outdoors.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ambition-monster-a-memoir-by-jennifer-romolini--65183287https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730167 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ambition Monster: A Memoir Author: Jennifer Romolini Narrator: Jennifer Romolini Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An “intimate, intensely resonant memoir about workaholism, unresolved trauma, and the ‘addictive nature of ambition’” (Harper’s Bazaar), this is an anti-girlboss tale for our times for readers of Drinking: A Love Story and Uncanny Valley. After years of relentlessly racing up the professional ladder, Jennifer Romolini reached the kind of success many crave: a high-profile, C-suite dream job, a book well-received enough that reporters wanted to know the secrets to her success, and a gig traveling around the country giving speeches on “making it.” But beneath this polished surface was a powder keg of unresolved trauma and chronic overwork. It was all about to blow. Ambition Monster is a gutsy and powerful look at workaholism, the lingering effect of childhood trauma, and the failures of our modern rat race. This is a Cinderella story of success and a brutal appraisal of the cost of capitalism—perfect for people pleasers, overachievers, and those whose traumas have driven them to be perfect, no matter the cost. “If you find yourself on the other end of burnout, trying desperately to figure out a new way forward—wow, is this book for you” (Anne Helen Petersen, author of Can’t Even).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730167Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730167 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ambition Monster: A Memoir Author: Jennifer Romolini Narrator: Jennifer Romolini Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730167 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ambition Monster: A Memoir Author: Jennifer Romolini Narrator: Jennifer Romolini Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An “intimate, intensely resonant memoir about workaholism, unresolved trauma, and the ‘addictive nature of ambition’” (Harper’s Bazaar), this is an anti-girlboss tale for our times for readers of Drinking: A Love Story and Uncanny Valley. After years of relentlessly racing up the professional ladder, Jennifer Romolini reached the kind of success many crave: a high-profile, C-suite dream job, a book well-received enough that reporters wanted to know the secrets to her success, and a gig traveling around the country giving speeches on “making it.” But beneath this polished surface was a powder keg of unresolved trauma and chronic overwork. It was all about to blow. Ambition Monster is a gutsy and powerful look at workaholism, the lingering effect of childhood trauma, and the failures of our modern rat race. This is a Cinderella story of success and a brutal appraisal of the cost of capitalism—perfect for people pleasers, overachievers, and those whose traumas have driven them to be perfect, no matter the cost. “If you find yourself on the other end of burnout, trying desperately to figure out a new way forward—wow, is this book for you” (Anne Helen Petersen, author of Can’t Even).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-fight-you-fight-life-isn-t-about-the-hand-you-re-dealt-but-how-you-choose-to-play-it-by-alex-noble--65183270https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739107 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Fight, You Fight: Life isn't about the hand you're dealt, but how you choose to play it Author: Alex Noble Narrator: Alex Noble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The inspiring story from 2025 NSW Young Australian of the Year Nominee, Alex Noble, whose wisdom and strength can teach us all how to live life to the fullest, no matter what it throws at us. Sixteen-year-old Alex Noble was a high school rugby star with a promising sporting career ahead of him when an on-field injury left him fighting for his life in the ICU. Following a four-day coma and a diagnosis of C4 quadriplegia, Alex’s first words to his brother Zac were, ‘If I fight, you fight.’ These words became a war cry as Alex’s friends, family and community rallied around him, watching in awe as he fought to regain control over his body and defy his diagnosis. From learning to breathe and move again to travelling the world, starting his own business, and even going skydiving, Alex’s story is about the power of mastering your own mind, finding happiness and taking risks to achieve your goals – no matter how out of reach they may seem. Full of warmth, humour and insight, this is an audiobook that will teach you principles to live your life by, written by a young man who has put them into practice. I Fight, You Fight is so much more than an inspiring memoir – it’s a philosophy for finding happiness and reaching your true potential.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739107Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739107 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Fight, You Fight: Life isn't about the hand you're dealt, but how you choose to play it Author: Alex Noble Narrator: Alex Noble Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739107 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Fight, You Fight: Life isn't about the hand you're dealt, but how you choose to play it Author: Alex Noble Narrator: Alex Noble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The inspiring story from 2025 NSW Young Australian of the Year Nominee, Alex Noble, whose wisdom and strength can teach us all how to live life to the fullest, no matter what it throws at us. Sixteen-year-old Alex Noble was a high school rugby star with a promising sporting career ahead of him when an on-field injury left him fighting for his life in the ICU. Following a four-day coma and a diagnosis of C4 quadriplegia, Alex’s first words to his brother Zac were, ‘If I fight, you fight.’ These words became a war cry as Alex’s friends, family and community rallied around him, watching in awe as he fought to regain control over his body and defy his diagnosis. From learning to breathe and move again to travelling the world, starting his own business, and even going skydiving, Alex’s story is about the power of mastering your own mind, finding happiness and taking risks to achieve your goals – no matter how out of reach they may seem. Full of warmth, humour and insight, this is an audiobook that will teach you principles to live your life by, written by a young man who has put them into practice. I Fight, You Fight is so much more than an inspiring memoir – it’s a philosophy for finding happiness and reaching your true potential.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/impossible-city-paris-in-the-twenty-first-century-by-simon-kuper--65183254https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735921 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century Author: Simon Kuper Narrator: Tim Frances Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An entertaining and openhearted tale of a naïf eventually getting to understand a complex, glittering, beautiful and often cruel society - at least a little. When Simon Kuper left London for Paris in his early thirties, he wasn't planning to make a permanent move. Paris, however, had other plans. Kuper has grown middle-aged there, eaten the croissants, seen his American wife through life-threatening cancer, taken his children to countless football matches on freezing Saturday mornings in the city's notorious banlieues, and in 2015 lived through two terrorist attacks on their neighborhood. Over two decades of becoming something of a cantankerous Parisian himself, Kuper has watched the city change. This century, it has globalized, gentrified, and been shocked into realizing its role as the crucible of civilizational conflict. Sometimes it's a multicultural paradise, and sometimes it isn't. This decade, Parisians have lived through a sequence of shocks: terrorist attacks, record floods and heatwaves, the burning of Notre Dame, the storming of the city by gilets jaunes, and then the pandemic. Now, as the Olympics come to town, France is busy executing the "Grand Paris" project: the most serious attempt yet to knit together the bejewelled city with its neglected suburbs. This is a captivating memoir of the Paris of today, without the Parisian clichés.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735921Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735921 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century Author: Simon Kuper Narrator: Tim Frances Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 38 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735921 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century Author: Simon Kuper Narrator: Tim Frances Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An entertaining and openhearted tale of a naïf eventually getting to understand a complex, glittering, beautiful and often cruel society - at least a little. When Simon Kuper left London for Paris in his early thirties, he wasn't planning to make a permanent move. Paris, however, had other plans. Kuper has grown middle-aged there, eaten the croissants, seen his American wife through life-threatening cancer, taken his children to countless football matches on freezing Saturday mornings in the city's notorious banlieues, and in 2015 lived through two terrorist attacks on their neighborhood. Over two decades of becoming something of a cantankerous Parisian himself, Kuper has watched the city change. This century, it has globalized, gentrified, and been shocked into realizing its role as the crucible of civilizational conflict. Sometimes it's a multicultural paradise, and sometimes it isn't. This decade, Parisians have lived through a sequence of shocks: terrorist attacks, record floods and heatwaves, the burning of Notre Dame, the storming of the city by gilets jaunes, and then the pandemic. Now, as the Olympics come to town, France is busy executing the "Grand Paris" project: the most serious attempt yet to knit together the bejewelled city with its neglected suburbs. This is a captivating memoir of the Paris of today, without the Parisian clichés.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/which-way-is-up-finding-heart-in-the-hardest-of-times-by-susan-gillis-chapman--65183237https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738550 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Which Way Is Up?: Finding Heart in the Hardest of Times Author: Susan Gillis Chapman Narrator: Dina Pearlman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A heartfelt guide for meeting difficult times with mindfulness, compassion, and courage—from a psychotherapist and Buddhist practitioner who learned from her own crisis. Using personal examples from her own recent bardo crisis—undergoing cancer treatment during the pandemic—and offering contemplative prompts for inner-reflection and a meditation practice in each chapter, psychotherapist and Buddhist practitioner Susan Chapman demystifies the three main types of fear people experience (frozen, awake, and core), and how to meet each with love. This heartfelt guide from someone who's been there and done the work will help us get through life's challenges and restore our equilibrium, while also inviting a valuable opportunity for personal growth. Which Way Is Up? draws from traditional Buddhist teachings on the bardo, a Tibetan word most often associated with the period between death and rebirth. Chapman likens the bardo to abrupt episodes in our lives when things seem to turn upside down and we can't find our footing. In such times of not-knowing, our fearful mind tends to panic trying to make sense out of our experience. Instead, Chapman meets the listener in their groundlessness to show how these turning points can force us to let go of our assumptions about the future and allow something new to be reborn.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738550Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738550 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Which Way Is Up?: Finding Heart in the Hardest of Times Author: Susan Gillis Chapman Narrator: Dina Pearlman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738550 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Which Way Is Up?: Finding Heart in the Hardest of Times Author: Susan Gillis Chapman Narrator: Dina Pearlman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: June 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A heartfelt guide for meeting difficult times with mindfulness, compassion, and courage—from a psychotherapist and Buddhist practitioner who learned from her own crisis. Using personal examples from her own recent bardo crisis—undergoing cancer treatment during the pandemic—and offering contemplative prompts for inner-reflection and a meditation practice in each chapter, psychotherapist and Buddhist practitioner Susan Chapman demystifies the three main types of fear people experience (frozen, awake, and core), and how to meet each with love. This heartfelt guide from someone who's been there and done the work will help us get through life's challenges and restore our equilibrium, while also inviting a valuable opportunity for personal growth. Which Way Is Up? draws from traditional Buddhist teachings on the bardo, a Tibetan word most often associated with the period between death and rebirth. Chapman likens the bardo to abrupt episodes in our lives when things seem to turn upside down and we can't find our footing. In such times of not-knowing, our fearful mind tends to panic trying to make sense out of our experience. Instead, Chapman meets the listener in their groundlessness to show how these turning points can force us to let go of our assumptions about the future and allow something new to be reborn.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/question-7-by-richard-flanagan--65183325https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729536 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Question 7 Author: Richard Flanagan Narrator: Richard Flanagan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Beginning at a love hotel by Japan’s Inland Sea and ending by a river in Tasmania, Question 7 is about the choices we make about love and the chain reaction that follows. By way of H. G. Wells and Rebecca West’s affair through 1930s nuclear physics to Flanagan's father working as a slave labourer near Hiroshima when the atom bomb is dropped, this daisy chain of events reaches fission when Flanagan as a young man finds himself trapped in a rapid on a wild river not knowing if he is to live or to die. At once a love song to his island home and to his parents, this hypnotic melding of dream, history, place and memory is about how our lives so often arise out of the stories of others and the stories we invent about ourselves. ©2024 Richard Flanagan (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729536Thu, 30 May 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729536 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Question 7 Author: Richard Flanagan Narrator: Richard Flanagan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 30, 2024...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729536 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Question 7 Author: Richard Flanagan Narrator: Richard Flanagan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Beginning at a love hotel by Japan’s Inland Sea and ending by a river in Tasmania, Question 7 is about the choices we make about love and the chain reaction that follows. By way of H. G. Wells and Rebecca West’s affair through 1930s nuclear physics to Flanagan's father working as a slave labourer near Hiroshima when the atom bomb is dropped, this daisy chain of events reaches fission when Flanagan as a young man finds himself trapped in a rapid on a wild river not knowing if he is to live or to die. At once a love song to his island home and to his parents, this hypnotic melding of dream, history, place and memory is about how our lives so often arise out of the stories of others and the stories we invent about ourselves. ©2024 Richard Flanagan (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-way-of-the-hermit-my-incredible-40-years-living-in-the-wilderness-by-will-millard-ken-smith--65183397https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Way of the Hermit: My Incredible 40 Years Living in the Wilderness Author: Will Millard, Ken Smith Narrator: Dean Williamson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 28, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Subconsciously, I pressed myself into the loch's banks as that summer inched forward. We'd got off to a rocky beginning, but I started to see Treig in a different way. There was something about this land that told me just to hold on a while longer. It might've been just a whisper at the time, but I knew it was definitely worth heeding. I just knew that was it. This was the place. Seventy-four-year-old Ken Smith has spent the past four decades in the Scottish Highlands. His home is a log cabin nestled near Loch Treig, known as "the lonely loch," where he lives off the land. He fishes for his supper, chops his own wood and even brews his own tipple. He is, in the truest sense of the word, a hermit. From his working-class origins in Derbyshire, Ken always sensed that there was more ot life than an empty nine to five. Then one day in 1974, an attack from a group of drunken men left him for dead. Determined to change his prospects, Ken quit his job and spent his formative years traveling in the Yukon. It was here, in the vast wilderness of northwestern Canada, that he honed his survival skills and grew closer to nature. Returning to Britain, he continued his nomadic lifestyle, wandering north and living in huts until he finally reached Loch Treig. Ken decided to lay his roots amongst the dense woodland and Highland air, and has lived there ever since. In The Way of the Hermit, Ken shares the remarkable story of his life for the very first time. Told with humor and compassion, his unique insights allow us to glimpse the awe and wonder of a life lived in nature and offer wisdom on how each of us can escape the pressures and stresses of modern life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721289Tue, 28 May 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Way of the Hermit: My Incredible 40 Years Living in the Wilderness Author: Will Millard, Ken Smith Narrator: Dean Williamson Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Way of the Hermit: My Incredible 40 Years Living in the Wilderness Author: Will Millard, Ken Smith Narrator: Dean Williamson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 28, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Subconsciously, I pressed myself into the loch's banks as that summer inched forward. We'd got off to a rocky beginning, but I started to see Treig in a different way. There was something about this land that told me just to hold on a while longer. It might've been just a whisper at the time, but I knew it was definitely worth heeding. I just knew that was it. This was the place. Seventy-four-year-old Ken Smith has spent the past four decades in the Scottish Highlands. His home is a log cabin nestled near Loch Treig, known as "the lonely loch," where he lives off the land. He fishes for his supper, chops his own wood and even brews his own tipple. He is, in the truest sense of the word, a hermit. From his working-class origins in Derbyshire, Ken always sensed that there was more ot life than an empty nine to five. Then one day in 1974, an attack from a group of drunken men left him for dead. Determined to change his prospects, Ken quit his job and spent his formative years traveling in the Yukon. It was here, in the vast wilderness of northwestern Canada, that he honed his survival skills and grew closer to nature. Returning to Britain, he continued his nomadic lifestyle, wandering north and living in huts until he finally reached Loch Treig. Ken decided to lay his roots amongst the dense woodland and Highland air, and has lived there ever since. In The Way of the Hermit, Ken shares the remarkable story of his life for the very first time. Told with humor and compassion, his unique insights allow us to glimpse the awe and wonder of a life lived in nature and offer wisdom on how each of us can escape the pressures and stresses of modern life.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-deserve-good-gelato-reasons-to-travel-the-world-embrace-failure-and-do-the-sh-t-that-scares-you-by-kacie-rose--65183310https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736071 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Deserve Good Gelato: Reasons to Travel the World, Embrace Failure, and Do the Sh*t That Scares You Author: Kacie Rose Narrator: Kacie Rose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 28, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this funny and honest feel-good memoir, social media star Kacie Rose offers a refreshingly honest take on navigating a new life abroad. In 2021, Kacie decided to leave her life as a pro dancer in New York City and move to Italy – and she never looked back. Okay, that isn't strictly true… In You Deserve Good Gelato, Kacie reflects on everything from travel fails and homesickness to the joy of culture shocks and the power of doing the s*** that scares you. Because life is too short not to. In this joyful memoir, you will find: - Personal essays that tell Kacie’s story and empower you to challenge yourself - A candid outlook on life as an expat, covering everything from the terror of driving on Italian roads to the trials of speaking a new language and the genuine beauty of a slower pace of life - Inspirational quotes that encourage you to step out of your comfort zone By sharing her personal stories of life under the Tuscan sun, Kacie explains how travel is a privilege, why cultural differences are the coolest things in the world, and how there's a positive you can take away from literally any situation. You Deserve Good Gelato will have you taking the leap and embracing this big beautiful world that we call home. Kacie Rose is a travel content creator living in Florence, Italy. After a life-changing solo trip and her own little 'under the Tuscan sun moment,' she made the official move to Italy in January 2021. Through positivity, authenticity, and humour, she began sharing culture shocks, travel tips, and life abroad across her social media, where her following quickly grew to a community of over 1.5 million people. From explaining why you won't find 'pepperoni pizza' and 'lattes' in Italy, to sharing how to order a coffee, figure out the train system, and find authentic gelato, Kacie's goal is to encourage and help her community travel abroad by showing them the beauty of cultural differences, all the while reminding them that they are strong, deserving, and so much more capable than they think they are. ©2024 Kacie Rose(P)2024 DK Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736071Tue, 28 May 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736071 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Deserve Good Gelato: Reasons to Travel the World, Embrace Failure, and Do the Sh*t That Scares You Author: Kacie Rose Narrator: Kacie Rose Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736071 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Deserve Good Gelato: Reasons to Travel the World, Embrace Failure, and Do the Sh*t That Scares You Author: Kacie Rose Narrator: Kacie Rose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 28, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this funny and honest feel-good memoir, social media star Kacie Rose offers a refreshingly honest take on navigating a new life abroad. In 2021, Kacie decided to leave her life as a pro dancer in New York City and move to Italy – and she never looked back. Okay, that isn't strictly true… In You Deserve Good Gelato, Kacie reflects on everything from travel fails and homesickness to the joy of culture shocks and the power of doing the s*** that scares you. Because life is too short not to. In this joyful memoir, you will find: - Personal essays that tell Kacie’s story and empower you to challenge yourself - A candid outlook on life as an expat, covering everything from the terror of driving on Italian roads to the trials of speaking a new language and the genuine beauty of a slower pace of life - Inspirational quotes that encourage you to step out of your comfort zone By sharing her personal stories of life under the Tuscan sun, Kacie explains how travel is a privilege, why cultural differences are the coolest things in the world, and how there's a positive you can take away from literally any situation. You Deserve Good Gelato will have you taking the leap and embracing this big beautiful world that we call home. Kacie Rose is a travel content creator living in Florence, Italy. After a life-changing solo trip and her own little 'under the Tuscan sun moment,' she made the official move to Italy in January 2021. Through positivity, authenticity, and humour, she began sharing culture shocks, travel tips, and life abroad across her social media, where her following quickly grew to a community of over 1.5 million people. From explaining why you won't find 'pepperoni pizza' and 'lattes' in Italy, to sharing how to order a coffee, figure out the train system, and find authentic gelato, Kacie's goal is to encourage and help her community travel abroad by showing them the beauty of cultural differences, all the while reminding them that they are strong, deserving, and so much more capable than they think they are. ©2024 Kacie Rose(P)2024 DK Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-ukrainian-summer-a-memoir-about-falling-in-love-and-coming-of-age-in-the-former-ussr-by-viv-groskop--65183372https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Ukrainian Summer: A memoir about falling in love and coming of age in the former USSR Author: Viv Groskop Narrator: Viv Groskop Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 23, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'A memoir that captivates and delights. Fabulous' - Nina Stibbe Autumn 1993. The former USSR. Viv is about to turn 21 and is on a study year abroad, supposedly immersed in the language, history and politics of a world that has just ceased to exist: the Soviet Union. Instead, she finds herself immersed in Bogdan Bogdanovich - the lead guitarist of a Ukrainian punk rock band. As the temperature drops, he promises that if she can get through the freezing Russian winter, he will give her 'one Ukrainian summer.' But is he serious about her? Or is she just another groupie? At parties, gigs and dive bars, Viv and her new friends argue over whose turn it is to buy cigarettes, the best places to find Levi's jeans and whether beer counts as a soft drink. No-one debates the merits of speaking Ukrainian over Russian, the precise location of the border or the undeniable brightness of the future. Of course good times are here to stay. Because the Soviet Union is finished. Isn't it? A poignant and often comical account of coming-of-age in the time after the Cold War and before Putin, One Ukrainian Summer is a love letter to a unique moment in history. ALL AUTHOR EARNINGS FROM THIS BOOK WILL BE DONATED TO PEN INTERNATIONAL]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720332Thu, 23 May 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Ukrainian Summer: A memoir about falling in love and coming of age in the former USSR Author: Viv Groskop Narrator: Viv Groskop Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Ukrainian Summer: A memoir about falling in love and coming of age in the former USSR Author: Viv Groskop Narrator: Viv Groskop Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 23, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'A memoir that captivates and delights. Fabulous' - Nina Stibbe Autumn 1993. The former USSR. Viv is about to turn 21 and is on a study year abroad, supposedly immersed in the language, history and politics of a world that has just ceased to exist: the Soviet Union. Instead, she finds herself immersed in Bogdan Bogdanovich - the lead guitarist of a Ukrainian punk rock band. As the temperature drops, he promises that if she can get through the freezing Russian winter, he will give her 'one Ukrainian summer.' But is he serious about her? Or is she just another groupie? At parties, gigs and dive bars, Viv and her new friends argue over whose turn it is to buy cigarettes, the best places to find Levi's jeans and whether beer counts as a soft drink. No-one debates the merits of speaking Ukrainian over Russian, the precise location of the border or the undeniable brightness of the future. Of course good times are here to stay. Because the Soviet Union is finished. Isn't it? A poignant and often comical account of coming-of-age in the time after the Cold War and before Putin, One Ukrainian Summer is a love letter to a unique moment in history. ALL AUTHOR EARNINGS FROM THIS BOOK WILL BE DONATED TO PEN INTERNATIONAL]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nefarious-a-life-in-crime-my-life-with-joey-pyle-the-krays-and-other-faces-by-ronnie-field--65183357https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721167 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nefarious: A life in crime – my life with Joey Pyle, the Krays and other faces Author: Ronnie Field Narrator: Moray Treadwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: May 23, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Daily Mail Book of the Week Prolific armed robber. Close ally of Joey Pyle. Friend and fellow inmate of the Kray twins. Last man to stand trial with a Kray brother. First prisoner in the notorious Belmarsh Unit … Welcome to Ronnie Field's world. From his abusive childhood, his inevitable journey into crime and his role in the dangerous underworld of south London’s gangland through to his eventful spells in many of Britain’s most secure jails, Ronnie Field is ready to recount his incredible story for the very first time. It’s a new take on the criminal fraternity of the 1970s and 80s from one of the last men standing. A raw, honest and sometimes humorous portrayal of a life in the fast lane of organised crime, Nefarious is a reflection on a bygone era from which there are few regrets. Though some things are best laid to rest…]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721167Thu, 23 May 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721167 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nefarious: A life in crime – my life with Joey Pyle, the Krays and other faces Author: Ronnie Field Narrator: Moray Treadwell Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721167 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nefarious: A life in crime – my life with Joey Pyle, the Krays and other faces Author: Ronnie Field Narrator: Moray Treadwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: May 23, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Daily Mail Book of the Week Prolific armed robber. Close ally of Joey Pyle. Friend and fellow inmate of the Kray twins. Last man to stand trial with a Kray brother. First prisoner in the notorious Belmarsh Unit … Welcome to Ronnie Field's world. From his abusive childhood, his inevitable journey into crime and his role in the dangerous underworld of south London’s gangland through to his eventful spells in many of Britain’s most secure jails, Ronnie Field is ready to recount his incredible story for the very first time. It’s a new take on the criminal fraternity of the 1970s and 80s from one of the last men standing. A raw, honest and sometimes humorous portrayal of a life in the fast lane of organised crime, Nefarious is a reflection on a bygone era from which there are few regrets. Though some things are best laid to rest…]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-my-time-of-dying-how-i-came-face-to-face-with-the-idea-of-an-afterlife-by-sebastian-junger--65183319https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727344 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife Author: Sebastian Junger Narrator: Sebastian Junger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 21, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Mind blowingly brilliant' PHILIPPA PERRY 'Few other writers have such passion for granular detail, intellectual heft and boundless curiosity' THE TIMES 'As suspenseful and pacy as an episode of peak-era ER' GUARDIAN A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by the bestselling author of Tribe and The Perfect Storm. For years as an award-winning war reporter, Sebastian Junger travelled to many front lines and frequently put his life at risk. And yet the closest he ever came to death was the summer of 2020 while spending a quiet afternoon at the New England home he shared with his wife and two young children. Crippled by abdominal pain, Junger was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Once there, he began slipping away. As blackness encroached, he was visited by his dead father, inviting Junger to join him. “It’s okay,” his father said. “There’s nothing to be scared of. I’ll take care of you.” That was the last thing Junger remembered until he came to the next day when he was told he had suffered a ruptured aneurysm that he should not have survived. This experience spurred Junger—a confirmed atheist raised by his physicist father to respect the empirical—to undertake a scientific, philosophical, and deeply personal examination of mortality and what happens after we die. How do we begin to process the brutal fact that any of us might perish unexpectedly on what begins as an ordinary day? How do we grapple with phenomena that science may be unable to explain? And what happens to a person, emotionally and spiritually, when we are forced to reckon with such existential questions? In My Time of Dying is part medical drama, part searing autobiography, and part rational inquiry into the ultimate unknowable mystery. 'Moving, compact, philosophically ambitious … A humbling volume' OBSERVER ‘Stunning … A powerful book that comes as close as anything I’ve read in explaining what it means to be human’ JAMES PATTERSON 'An instant classic that filled me with wonder, gratitude and awe' WILL SCHWALBE 'A stunning account I didn’t so much read as inhale, awed and riveted and forever changed' MICHAEL FINKEL]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727344Tue, 21 May 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727344 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife Author: Sebastian Junger Narrator: Sebastian Junger Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727344 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife Author: Sebastian Junger Narrator: Sebastian Junger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 21, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Mind blowingly brilliant' PHILIPPA PERRY 'Few other writers have such passion for granular detail, intellectual heft and boundless curiosity' THE TIMES 'As suspenseful and pacy as an episode of peak-era ER' GUARDIAN A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by the bestselling author of Tribe and The Perfect Storm. For years as an award-winning war reporter, Sebastian Junger travelled to many front lines and frequently put his life at risk. And yet the closest he ever came to death was the summer of 2020 while spending a quiet afternoon at the New England home he shared with his wife and two young children. Crippled by abdominal pain, Junger was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Once there, he began slipping away. As blackness encroached, he was visited by his dead father, inviting Junger to join him. “It’s okay,” his father said. “There’s nothing to be scared of. I’ll take care of you.” That was the last thing Junger remembered until he came to the next day when he was told he had suffered a ruptured aneurysm that he should not have survived. This experience spurred Junger—a confirmed atheist raised by his physicist father to respect the empirical—to undertake a scientific, philosophical, and deeply personal examination of mortality and what happens after we die. How do we begin to process the brutal fact that any of us might perish unexpectedly on what begins as an ordinary day? How do we grapple with phenomena that science may be unable to explain? And what happens to a person, emotionally and spiritually, when we are forced to reckon with such existential questions? In My Time of Dying is part medical drama, part searing autobiography, and part rational inquiry into the ultimate unknowable mystery. 'Moving, compact, philosophically ambitious … A humbling volume' OBSERVER ‘Stunning … A powerful book that comes as close as anything I’ve read in explaining what it means to be human’ JAMES PATTERSON 'An instant classic that filled me with wonder, gratitude and awe' WILL SCHWALBE 'A stunning account I didn’t so much read as inhale, awed and riveted and forever changed' MICHAEL FINKEL]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-two-worlds-touch-an-outsider-s-memoir-in-england-by-river-faire--65183327https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/732630 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where Two Worlds Touch: An Outsider's Memoir in England Author: River Faire Narrator: River Faire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: May 17, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: After the fairy tale of Happily Ever After ends in heartbreak, what then? From multi-award-winning author River Faire comes an inspiring account of second chances, healing, inexplicable magic, and following the soul's compass. River, an alternative healer and Paris-trained chef--a decidedly reluctant mystic-returns to England from America to help his ex-partner, back from the brink of death. Stepping into a London life he left behind, haunted by ghosts, he finds himself on an unanticipated journey of the heart. When the two men relocate to the English countryside, he discovers more than a charming pastoral landscape, he unexpectedly glimpses the fabric of life itself. With disarming honesty and a searching, lyrical voice, WHERE TWO WORLDS TOUCH is a transcendent narrative about navigating the intricacies of the human heart, no matter whom we love. An invitation to say yes to uncertainty and vulnerability, to trust the unknowable mystery, while seeking the place we belong and what is uniquely ours to bring. A genre-defying memoir-one part love story, one part celebration of the table, one part ode to nature, and one part soul guide woven as an indelible offering that lingers long past the final page. Winner, 2024 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Editor's Pick, BookLife Reviews by Publishers Weekly Indie Books We Love selection from LoveReading, The UK's Leading Book Recommendation Website]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/732630Fri, 17 May 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/732630 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where Two Worlds Touch: An Outsider's Memoir in England Author: River Faire Narrator: River Faire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/732630 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where Two Worlds Touch: An Outsider's Memoir in England Author: River Faire Narrator: River Faire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: May 17, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: After the fairy tale of Happily Ever After ends in heartbreak, what then? From multi-award-winning author River Faire comes an inspiring account of second chances, healing, inexplicable magic, and following the soul's compass. River, an alternative healer and Paris-trained chef--a decidedly reluctant mystic-returns to England from America to help his ex-partner, back from the brink of death. Stepping into a London life he left behind, haunted by ghosts, he finds himself on an unanticipated journey of the heart. When the two men relocate to the English countryside, he discovers more than a charming pastoral landscape, he unexpectedly glimpses the fabric of life itself. With disarming honesty and a searching, lyrical voice, WHERE TWO WORLDS TOUCH is a transcendent narrative about navigating the intricacies of the human heart, no matter whom we love. An invitation to say yes to uncertainty and vulnerability, to trust the unknowable mystery, while seeking the place we belong and what is uniquely ours to bring. A genre-defying memoir-one part love story, one part celebration of the table, one part ode to nature, and one part soul guide woven as an indelible offering that lingers long past the final page. Winner, 2024 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Editor's Pick, BookLife Reviews by Publishers Weekly Indie Books We Love selection from LoveReading, The UK's Leading Book Recommendation Website]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/both-not-half-few-people-write-about-identity-with-such-fluency-and-sincerity-sathnam-sanghera-by-jassa-ahluwalia--65183274https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734348 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Both Not Half: 'Few people write about identity with such fluency and sincerity' SATHNAM SANGHERA Author: Jassa Ahluwalia Narrator: Jassa Ahluwalia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: May 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: SHORTLISTED FOR BEST NARRATOR AT THE PRESTIGIOUS AUDIO PRODUCTION AWARDS. 'This guy has better Punjabi than both of us and he's only half Punjabi.' Only. Half. I stared at those words. The intent behind the comment was in no way malicious, but it hurt. I felt diminished. I felt like I was being robbed of something essential to me. And as I stared at my screen, realisation dawned. '#bothnothalf' I replied. For over twenty-five years, actor Jassa Ahluwalia described himself as 'half Indian, half English'. His fluent Punjabi always prompted bewilderment, medical staff questioned the legitimacy of his name, and the world of casting taught him he wasn't 'the right kind of mixed-race'. Feeling caught between two worlds, it wasn't long before Jassa embarked on a call to action: we need to change how we think and talk about mixed identity. By delving into the media we grew up consuming and the legacies of empire we have been taught, Ahluwalia asks: is there anything to be learnt from Rudyard Kipling? Why were movie stars urged to hide their mixed identities? To what extent did colonialism encourage or hinder mixed marriages? Is nationalism outdated? How can the politics of class and queer liberation inform our understanding of mixed identity? Both Not Half is a rallying cry for a new and inclusive future. It's a journey of self-discovery that unearths the historical roots of modern mixed identity as we know it, braving to deconstruct the binaries we have inherited and the narratives we passively accept. Part-memoir, part-manifesto: this is a campaign for belonging in a divided world. This immersive audiobook includes exclusive audio clips from Jassa 's Ted Talk, original audio from self-tapes, a bonus conversation with his sister Ramanique Ahluwalia, and much more.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734348Thu, 16 May 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734348 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Both Not Half: 'Few people write about identity with such fluency and sincerity' SATHNAM SANGHERA Author: Jassa Ahluwalia Narrator: Jassa Ahluwalia...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734348 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Both Not Half: 'Few people write about identity with such fluency and sincerity' SATHNAM SANGHERA Author: Jassa Ahluwalia Narrator: Jassa Ahluwalia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: May 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: SHORTLISTED FOR BEST NARRATOR AT THE PRESTIGIOUS AUDIO PRODUCTION AWARDS. 'This guy has better Punjabi than both of us and he's only half Punjabi.' Only. Half. I stared at those words. The intent behind the comment was in no way malicious, but it hurt. I felt diminished. I felt like I was being robbed of something essential to me. And as I stared at my screen, realisation dawned. '#bothnothalf' I replied. For over twenty-five years, actor Jassa Ahluwalia described himself as 'half Indian, half English'. His fluent Punjabi always prompted bewilderment, medical staff questioned the legitimacy of his name, and the world of casting taught him he wasn't 'the right kind of mixed-race'. Feeling caught between two worlds, it wasn't long before Jassa embarked on a call to action: we need to change how we think and talk about mixed identity. By delving into the media we grew up consuming and the legacies of empire we have been taught, Ahluwalia asks: is there anything to be learnt from Rudyard Kipling? Why were movie stars urged to hide their mixed identities? To what extent did colonialism encourage or hinder mixed marriages? Is nationalism outdated? How can the politics of class and queer liberation inform our understanding of mixed identity? Both Not Half is a rallying cry for a new and inclusive future. It's a journey of self-discovery that unearths the historical roots of modern mixed identity as we know it, braving to deconstruct the binaries we have inherited and the narratives we passively accept. Part-memoir, part-manifesto: this is a campaign for belonging in a divided world. This immersive audiobook includes exclusive audio clips from Jassa 's Ted Talk, original audio from self-tapes, a bonus conversation with his sister Ramanique Ahluwalia, and much more.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/every-contact-leaves-a-trace-my-life-as-a-crime-scene-investigator-by-jo-ward--65183252https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737279 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Every Contact Leaves a Trace: My Life as a Crime Scene Investigator Author: Jo Ward Narrator: Sarah Thom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Enter the fascinating world of crime scene investigation with this chilling memoir from a senior investigator. For most people, dead bodies are horrifying. They are the physical representation of everything we’re afraid of – our own mortality, the unknown, the inevitability, and lack of dignity of the end. But for Jo Ward, a dead body is absolutely fascinating… For Jo, a normal day’s work involves getting up-close and personal with the dead – generally the murdered dead – exploring every inch of their battered and bloody bodies and finding the clues that will lead the police to their killers. Every scene teaches her something new. Every murder is a chance to obtain justice for the dead. Because every contact leaves a trace… Jo Ward is part of a generation of pioneering women who lead forensic investigation around the world. She investigates high-profile crimes – murder, domestic killings, infanticide, and rape. If you’re a fan of Sue Black and Patricia Wiltshire, Every Contact Leaves a Trace is for you. It’s a rare glimpse into a formidable woman and the world of forensics, chronicling some of Jo’s toughest and most groundbreaking cases, and offering insight into how she copes despite seeing the most shocking excesses of humanity.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737279Thu, 16 May 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737279 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Every Contact Leaves a Trace: My Life as a Crime Scene Investigator Author: Jo Ward Narrator: Sarah Thom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737279 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Every Contact Leaves a Trace: My Life as a Crime Scene Investigator Author: Jo Ward Narrator: Sarah Thom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Enter the fascinating world of crime scene investigation with this chilling memoir from a senior investigator. For most people, dead bodies are horrifying. They are the physical representation of everything we’re afraid of – our own mortality, the unknown, the inevitability, and lack of dignity of the end. But for Jo Ward, a dead body is absolutely fascinating… For Jo, a normal day’s work involves getting up-close and personal with the dead – generally the murdered dead – exploring every inch of their battered and bloody bodies and finding the clues that will lead the police to their killers. Every scene teaches her something new. Every murder is a chance to obtain justice for the dead. Because every contact leaves a trace… Jo Ward is part of a generation of pioneering women who lead forensic investigation around the world. She investigates high-profile crimes – murder, domestic killings, infanticide, and rape. If you’re a fan of Sue Black and Patricia Wiltshire, Every Contact Leaves a Trace is for you. It’s a rare glimpse into a formidable woman and the world of forensics, chronicling some of Jo’s toughest and most groundbreaking cases, and offering insight into how she copes despite seeing the most shocking excesses of humanity.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-prison-officer-by-gen-glaister--65183387https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721520 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prison Officer Author: Gen Glaister Narrator: Rebecca Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: May 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. THE PRISON OFFICER. CHALLENGES EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ABOUT PEOPLE IN PRISON. Life as a prison officer was Gen's calling. But when she took her first job in a men’s prison at only 23, she was thrown in at the deep end. How did she find her place amongst gangsters, killers and traffickers? How would she navigate a mental health system on its knees? And how could she help the prisoners when most of the officers were burned out? From the wing kingpin who delivers his threats with a smile and a pat on the back, to the famous drill artist causing a stir on the wing, and from the ‘frequent flyer' for whom prison is the only home he's known to the young offender who gets a second chance, Gen reveals the incredible cast of characters behind the prison walls. In this searing account of her time behind bars, discover how Gen learned how to use her heart, her humour and sheer bloody-mindedness to make a difference. ©2024 Gen Glaister (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721520Thu, 09 May 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721520 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prison Officer Author: Gen Glaister Narrator: Rebecca Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: May 9, 2024...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721520 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prison Officer Author: Gen Glaister Narrator: Rebecca Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: May 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. THE PRISON OFFICER. CHALLENGES EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ABOUT PEOPLE IN PRISON. Life as a prison officer was Gen's calling. But when she took her first job in a men’s prison at only 23, she was thrown in at the deep end. How did she find her place amongst gangsters, killers and traffickers? How would she navigate a mental health system on its knees? And how could she help the prisoners when most of the officers were burned out? From the wing kingpin who delivers his threats with a smile and a pat on the back, to the famous drill artist causing a stir on the wing, and from the ‘frequent flyer' for whom prison is the only home he's known to the young offender who gets a second chance, Gen reveals the incredible cast of characters behind the prison walls. In this searing account of her time behind bars, discover how Gen learned how to use her heart, her humour and sheer bloody-mindedness to make a difference. ©2024 Gen Glaister (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-stars-will-still-be-there-what-my-daughter-taught-me-about-love-life-and-loss-by-nicola-nuttall--65183337https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721171 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Stars Will Still Be There: What my daughter taught me about love, life and loss Author: Nicola Nuttall Narrator: Melanie Crawley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The inspiring, life-affirming memoir from Nicola Nuttall about her incredible daughter Laura When Nicola Nuttall was told that her 18-year-old daughter Laura had only 12 months to live, following a diagnosis of the most aggressive form of brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme, she couldn’t begin to process her emotions. It was her greatest fear come true. But while her mother struggled to adjust and searched for new treatments, Laura made a decision: she would live her life to the full and embark on an extraordinary bucket list. Meeting Michelle Obama, piloting a Royal Navy ship, sky diving, going on safari in South Africa, driving monster trucks, taking tea at the Ritz, dancing on stage in front of thousands and graduating from university were just some of the many adventures Laura undertook. The Stars Will Still Be There is Nicola’s raw but beautifully written account of helping her daughter make the most of her remaining time, while dealing with her own pain along with that of her younger daughter Gracie and husband, Mark. This is a heartbreaking, life-changing memoir that reveals the fragility of humans, the power of love and why we should all ‘Be More Laura’ every single day.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721171Thu, 09 May 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721171 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Stars Will Still Be There: What my daughter taught me about love, life and loss Author: Nicola Nuttall Narrator: Melanie Crawley Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721171 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Stars Will Still Be There: What my daughter taught me about love, life and loss Author: Nicola Nuttall Narrator: Melanie Crawley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The inspiring, life-affirming memoir from Nicola Nuttall about her incredible daughter Laura When Nicola Nuttall was told that her 18-year-old daughter Laura had only 12 months to live, following a diagnosis of the most aggressive form of brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme, she couldn’t begin to process her emotions. It was her greatest fear come true. But while her mother struggled to adjust and searched for new treatments, Laura made a decision: she would live her life to the full and embark on an extraordinary bucket list. Meeting Michelle Obama, piloting a Royal Navy ship, sky diving, going on safari in South Africa, driving monster trucks, taking tea at the Ritz, dancing on stage in front of thousands and graduating from university were just some of the many adventures Laura undertook. The Stars Will Still Be There is Nicola’s raw but beautifully written account of helping her daughter make the most of her remaining time, while dealing with her own pain along with that of her younger daughter Gracie and husband, Mark. This is a heartbreaking, life-changing memoir that reveals the fragility of humans, the power of love and why we should all ‘Be More Laura’ every single day.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-year-of-living-constitutionally-one-man-s-humble-quest-to-follow-the-constitution-s-original-meaning-by-a-j-jacobs--65183427https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716667 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning Author: A.J. Jacobs Narrator: A.J. Jacobs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically chronicles his hilarious adventures in attempting to follow the original meaning of the Constitution, as he searches for answers to one of the most pressing issues of our time: How should we interpret America’s foundational document? “I don’t know how I learned so much while laughing so hard.”—Andy Borowitz A.J. Jacobs learned the hard way that donning a tricorne hat and marching around Manhattan with a 1700s musket will earn you a lot of strange looks. In the wake of several controversial rulings by the Supreme Court and the on-going debate about how the Constitution should be interpreted, Jacobs set out to understand what it means to live by the Constitution. In The Year of Living Constitutionally, A.J. Jacobs tries to get inside the minds of the Founding Fathers by living as closely as possible to the original meaning of the Constitution. He asserts his right to free speech by writing his opinions on parchment with a quill and handing them out to strangers in Times Square. He consents to quartering a soldier, as is his Third Amendment right. He turns his home into a traditional 1790s household by lighting candles instead of using electricity, boiling mutton, and—because women were not allowed to sign contracts— feebly attempting to take over his wife’s day job, which involves a lot of contract negotiations. The book blends unforgettable adventures—delivering a handwritten petition to Congress, applying for a Letter of Marque to become a legal pirate for the government, and battling redcoats as part of a Revolutionary War reenactment group—with dozens of interviews from constitutional experts from both sides. Jacobs dives deep into originalism and living constitutionalism, the two rival ways of interpreting the document. Much like he did with the Bible in The Year of Living Biblically, Jacobs provides a crash course on our Constitution as he experiences the benefits and perils of living like it’s the 1790s. He relishes, for instance, the slow thinking of the era, free from social media alerts. But also discovers the progress we’ve made since 1789 when married women couldn’t own property. Now more than ever, Americans need to understand the meaning and value of the Constitution. As politicians and Supreme Court Justices wage a high-stakes battle over how literally we should interpret the Constitution, A.J. Jacobs provides an entertaining yet illuminating look into how this storied document fits into our democracy today.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716667Tue, 07 May 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716667 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning Author: A.J. Jacobs Narrator: A.J. Jacobs...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716667 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning Author: A.J. Jacobs Narrator: A.J. Jacobs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically chronicles his hilarious adventures in attempting to follow the original meaning of the Constitution, as he searches for answers to one of the most pressing issues of our time: How should we interpret America’s foundational document? “I don’t know how I learned so much while laughing so hard.”—Andy Borowitz A.J. Jacobs learned the hard way that donning a tricorne hat and marching around Manhattan with a 1700s musket will earn you a lot of strange looks. In the wake of several controversial rulings by the Supreme Court and the on-going debate about how the Constitution should be interpreted, Jacobs set out to understand what it means to live by the Constitution. In The Year of Living Constitutionally, A.J. Jacobs tries to get inside the minds of the Founding Fathers by living as closely as possible to the original meaning of the Constitution. He asserts his right to free speech by writing his opinions on parchment with a quill and handing them out to strangers in Times Square. He consents to quartering a soldier, as is his Third Amendment right. He turns his home into a traditional 1790s household by lighting candles instead of using electricity, boiling mutton, and—because women were not allowed to sign contracts— feebly attempting to take over his wife’s day job, which involves a lot of contract negotiations. The book blends unforgettable adventures—delivering a handwritten petition to Congress, applying for a Letter of Marque to become a legal pirate for the government, and battling redcoats as part of a Revolutionary War reenactment group—with dozens of interviews from constitutional experts from both sides. Jacobs dives deep into originalism and living constitutionalism, the two rival ways of interpreting the document. Much like he did with the Bible in The Year of Living Biblically, Jacobs provides a crash course on our Constitution as he experiences the benefits and perils of living like it’s the 1790s. He relishes, for instance, the slow thinking of the era, free from social media alerts. But also discovers the progress we’ve made since 1789 when married women couldn’t own property. Now more than ever, Americans need to understand the meaning and value of the Constitution. As politicians and Supreme Court Justices wage a high-stakes battle over how literally we should interpret the Constitution, A.J. Jacobs provides an entertaining yet illuminating look into how this storied document fits into our democracy today.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/undefeated-changing-the-rules-and-winning-on-my-own-terms-by-shaunie-henderson--65183379https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719083 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms Author: Shaunie Henderson Narrator: Shaunie Henderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Shaunie Henderson—wife, mother, entrepreneur, producer, and creator of the hit TV show Basketball Wives—opens up about finding love, offers advice for raising strong, smart, grounded Black children in today’s world, and reveals how to define your career and personal life by your own terms in this inspirational memoir. Today, Shaunie Henderson is a force to be reckoned with—a TV personality, producer of multiple hit reality shows, entrepreneur, philanthropist, mother of five children, First Lady of her husband’s church, and role model. But before she found her voice and her purpose, she was one more young woman trying to find her way as a partner, a parent, and a person. In Undefeated, Henderson opens up about the struggles, heartbreaks, losses, and triumphs that have made her who she is today—stories that will inspire you to rise up, discover your strength and self-love, and be who you are meant to be. With her relatable and straightforward voice, Undefeated is so much more than a memoir—it is a stirring guidebook that is perfect for anyone “seeking inspiration to change their life trajectories” (Kirkus Reviews).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719083Tue, 07 May 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719083 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms Author: Shaunie Henderson Narrator: Shaunie Henderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719083 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms Author: Shaunie Henderson Narrator: Shaunie Henderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Shaunie Henderson—wife, mother, entrepreneur, producer, and creator of the hit TV show Basketball Wives—opens up about finding love, offers advice for raising strong, smart, grounded Black children in today’s world, and reveals how to define your career and personal life by your own terms in this inspirational memoir. Today, Shaunie Henderson is a force to be reckoned with—a TV personality, producer of multiple hit reality shows, entrepreneur, philanthropist, mother of five children, First Lady of her husband’s church, and role model. But before she found her voice and her purpose, she was one more young woman trying to find her way as a partner, a parent, and a person. In Undefeated, Henderson opens up about the struggles, heartbreaks, losses, and triumphs that have made her who she is today—stories that will inspire you to rise up, discover your strength and self-love, and be who you are meant to be. With her relatable and straightforward voice, Undefeated is so much more than a memoir—it is a stirring guidebook that is perfect for anyone “seeking inspiration to change their life trajectories” (Kirkus Reviews).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bits-and-pieces-my-mother-my-brother-and-me-by-whoopi-goldberg--65183307https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721477 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me Author: Whoopi Goldberg Narrator: Whoopi Goldberg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.48 of Total 56 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 27 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller! From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influence on her early life. If it weren’t for Emma Johnson, Caryn Johnson would have never become Whoopi Goldberg. Emma gave her children the loving care and wisdom they needed to succeed in life, always encouraging them to be true to themselves. When Whoopi lost her mother in 2010—and then her older brother, Clyde, five years later—she felt deeply alone; the only people who truly knew her were gone. Emma raised her children not just to survive, but to thrive. In this intimate and heartfelt memoir, Whoopi shares many of the deeply personal stories of their lives together for the first time. Growing up in the projects in New York City, there were trips to Coney Island, the Ice Capades, and museums, and every Christmas was a magical experience. To this day, she doesn’t know how her mother was able to give them such an enriching childhood, despite the struggles they faced—and it wasn’t until she was well into adulthood that Whoopi learned just how traumatic some of those struggles were. Fans of personal memoirs such as Finding Me by Viola Davis and In Pieces by Sally Field will be touched by Bits and Pieces: a moving tribute from a daughter to her mother, and a beautiful portrait of three people who loved each other deeply. Whoopi writes, “Not everybody gets to walk this earth with folks who let you be exactly who you are and who give you the confidence to become exactly who you want to be. So, I thought I’d share mine with you.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721477Tue, 07 May 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721477 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me Author: Whoopi Goldberg Narrator: Whoopi Goldberg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 43...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721477 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me Author: Whoopi Goldberg Narrator: Whoopi Goldberg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.48 of Total 56 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 27 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller! From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influence on her early life. If it weren’t for Emma Johnson, Caryn Johnson would have never become Whoopi Goldberg. Emma gave her children the loving care and wisdom they needed to succeed in life, always encouraging them to be true to themselves. When Whoopi lost her mother in 2010—and then her older brother, Clyde, five years later—she felt deeply alone; the only people who truly knew her were gone. Emma raised her children not just to survive, but to thrive. In this intimate and heartfelt memoir, Whoopi shares many of the deeply personal stories of their lives together for the first time. Growing up in the projects in New York City, there were trips to Coney Island, the Ice Capades, and museums, and every Christmas was a magical experience. To this day, she doesn’t know how her mother was able to give them such an enriching childhood, despite the struggles they faced—and it wasn’t until she was well into adulthood that Whoopi learned just how traumatic some of those struggles were. Fans of personal memoirs such as Finding Me by Viola Davis and In Pieces by Sally Field will be touched by Bits and Pieces: a moving tribute from a daughter to her mother, and a beautiful portrait of three people who loved each other deeply. Whoopi writes, “Not everybody gets to walk this earth with folks who let you be exactly who you are and who give you the confidence to become exactly who you want to be. So, I thought I’d share mine with you.”]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/magic-pill-the-extraordinary-benefits-and-disturbing-risks-of-the-new-weight-loss-drugs-by-johann-hari--65183294https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727956 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs Author: Johann Hari Narrator: Johann Hari Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of Lost Connections and Stolen Focus offers a revelatory look at the new drugs transforming weight loss as we know it—from his personal experience on Ozempic to our ability to heal our society’s dysfunctional relationship with food, weight, and our bodies. In January 2023, Johann Hari started to inject himself once a week with Ozempic, one of the new drugs that produces significant weight loss. He wasn’t alone—some predictions suggest that in a few years, a quarter of the U.S. population will be taking these drugs. While around 80 percent of diets fail, someone taking one of the new drugs will lose up to a quarter of their body weight in six months. To the drugs’ defenders, here is a moment of liberation from a condition that massively increases your chances of diabetes, cancer, and an early death.  Still, Hari was wildly conflicted. Can these drugs really be as good as they sound? Are they a magic solution—or a magic trick? Finding the answer to this high-stakes question led him on a journey from Iceland to Minneapolis to Tokyo, and to interview the leading experts in the world on these questions. He found that along with the drug’s massive benefits come twelve significant potential risks.  He also found that these drugs radically challenge what we think we know about shame, willpower, and healing. What do they reveal about the nature of obesity itself? What psychological issues begin to emerge when our eating patterns are suddenly disrupted? Are the drugs a liberation or a further symptom of our deeply dysfunctional relationship with food?  These drugs are about to change our world, for better and for worse. Everybody needs to understand how they work—scientifically, emotionally, and culturally. MAGIC PILL is an essential guide to the revolution that has already begun, and which one leading expert argues will be as transformative as the invention of the smartphone. * This audiobook edition contains a downloadable PDF with additional resources and endnotes.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727956Tue, 07 May 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727956 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs Author: Johann Hari Narrator: Johann Hari Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727956 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs Author: Johann Hari Narrator: Johann Hari Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of Lost Connections and Stolen Focus offers a revelatory look at the new drugs transforming weight loss as we know it—from his personal experience on Ozempic to our ability to heal our society’s dysfunctional relationship with food, weight, and our bodies. In January 2023, Johann Hari started to inject himself once a week with Ozempic, one of the new drugs that produces significant weight loss. He wasn’t alone—some predictions suggest that in a few years, a quarter of the U.S. population will be taking these drugs. While around 80 percent of diets fail, someone taking one of the new drugs will lose up to a quarter of their body weight in six months. To the drugs’ defenders, here is a moment of liberation from a condition that massively increases your chances of diabetes, cancer, and an early death.  Still, Hari was wildly conflicted. Can these drugs really be as good as they sound? Are they a magic solution—or a magic trick? Finding the answer to this high-stakes question led him on a journey from Iceland to Minneapolis to Tokyo, and to interview the leading experts in the world on these questions. He found that along with the drug’s massive benefits come twelve significant potential risks.  He also found that these drugs radically challenge what we think we know about shame, willpower, and healing. What do they reveal about the nature of obesity itself? What psychological issues begin to emerge when our eating patterns are suddenly disrupted? Are the drugs a liberation or a further symptom of our deeply dysfunctional relationship with food?  These drugs are about to change our world, for better and for worse. Everybody needs to understand how they work—scientifically, emotionally, and culturally. MAGIC PILL is an essential guide to the revolution that has already begun, and which one leading expert argues will be as transformative as the invention of the smartphone. * This audiobook edition contains a downloadable PDF with additional resources and endnotes.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/excitable-boy-essays-on-risk-by-dominic-gordon--65183232https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736805 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Excitable Boy: Essays on Risk Author: Dominic Gordon Narrator: Kyle Walmsley, Dominic Gordon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A wild ride through a disaffected youth by a gifted writer. Dominic Gordon explores his memories in tight prose bursting with insight, audacious ideas and dark humour. What happens to the adolescent spirit when all vestiges of innocence about the world are foregone, replaced within the grinding sounds of concrete and metal of the CBD of Melbourne? A place where train tunnels become nesting sites, carpark stairwells spots to refuel on methamphetamine and hide from predators; where agility leads you across nightclub rooftops, yielding cash in tight spaces with a quick reflex. For a rest, why not ride on the back of a train as it speeds through the night? The dangers of a decades-long exploration of risk in the streets of his city is exhilarating. In these original essays, Dominic Gordon, explores his memories in tight prose bursting with insight, audacious ideas and dark humour. Excitable Boy is an immersive experience of what it was like growing up in and around criminal-class and working-class culture in the inner city of Melbourne at the turn of the twentieth century.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736805Tue, 30 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736805 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Excitable Boy: Essays on Risk Author: Dominic Gordon Narrator: Kyle Walmsley, Dominic Gordon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736805 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Excitable Boy: Essays on Risk Author: Dominic Gordon Narrator: Kyle Walmsley, Dominic Gordon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A wild ride through a disaffected youth by a gifted writer. Dominic Gordon explores his memories in tight prose bursting with insight, audacious ideas and dark humour. What happens to the adolescent spirit when all vestiges of innocence about the world are foregone, replaced within the grinding sounds of concrete and metal of the CBD of Melbourne? A place where train tunnels become nesting sites, carpark stairwells spots to refuel on methamphetamine and hide from predators; where agility leads you across nightclub rooftops, yielding cash in tight spaces with a quick reflex. For a rest, why not ride on the back of a train as it speeds through the night? The dangers of a decades-long exploration of risk in the streets of his city is exhilarating. In these original essays, Dominic Gordon, explores his memories in tight prose bursting with insight, audacious ideas and dark humour. Excitable Boy is an immersive experience of what it was like growing up in and around criminal-class and working-class culture in the inner city of Melbourne at the turn of the twentieth century.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tale-of-a-wall-reflections-on-hope-and-freedom-by-nasser-abu-srour--65183230https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736814 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tale of a Wall: Reflections on Hope and Freedom Author: Nasser Abu Srour Narrator: Nezar Alderazi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A Palestinian prisoner’s memoir of thirty years’ captivity, and a love letter to the wall that encircles and comforts him This is the story of a wall that somehow chose me as the witness of what it said and did Nasser Abu Srour grew up in a refugee camp in the West Bank, on the outskirts of Bethlehem. As a child, he played in its shadow and explored the little world within the camp. As he grew older, he began questioning the boundaries that limited his existence. Later, sentenced to life in prison, with no hope of parole, he found himself surrounded by a physical wall. This is the story of how, over thirty years in captivity, he crafted a new definition of freedom. Turning to writings by philosophers as varied as Derrida, Kirkegaard and Freud, he begins to let go of freedom as a question that demanded an answer, in order to preserve it as a dream. The wall becomes his stable point of reference, his anchor, both physically and psychologically. As each year brings with it new waves of releases of prisoners, he dares to hope, and seeks refuge in the wall when these hopes are dashed. And, in a small miracle, he finds love with a lawyer from the outside – while in her absence, the wall is his solace and his curse. A testimony of how the most difficult of circumstances can build a person up instead of tearing them down, The Tale of a Wall is an extraordinary record of the vast confinement and power of the mind. ©2024 Nasser Abu Srour (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736814Tue, 30 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736814 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tale of a Wall: Reflections on Hope and Freedom Author: Nasser Abu Srour Narrator: Nezar Alderazi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736814 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tale of a Wall: Reflections on Hope and Freedom Author: Nasser Abu Srour Narrator: Nezar Alderazi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A Palestinian prisoner’s memoir of thirty years’ captivity, and a love letter to the wall that encircles and comforts him This is the story of a wall that somehow chose me as the witness of what it said and did Nasser Abu Srour grew up in a refugee camp in the West Bank, on the outskirts of Bethlehem. As a child, he played in its shadow and explored the little world within the camp. As he grew older, he began questioning the boundaries that limited his existence. Later, sentenced to life in prison, with no hope of parole, he found himself surrounded by a physical wall. This is the story of how, over thirty years in captivity, he crafted a new definition of freedom. Turning to writings by philosophers as varied as Derrida, Kirkegaard and Freud, he begins to let go of freedom as a question that demanded an answer, in order to preserve it as a dream. The wall becomes his stable point of reference, his anchor, both physically and psychologically. As each year brings with it new waves of releases of prisoners, he dares to hope, and seeks refuge in the wall when these hopes are dashed. And, in a small miracle, he finds love with a lawyer from the outside – while in her absence, the wall is his solace and his curse. A testimony of how the most difficult of circumstances can build a person up instead of tearing them down, The Tale of a Wall is an extraordinary record of the vast confinement and power of the mind. ©2024 Nasser Abu Srour (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sign-of-jonas-by-thomas-merton--65183251https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741660 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sign of Jonas Author: Thomas Merton Narrator: Tom Mcelroy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 23, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Begun five years after he entered the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, The Sign of Jonas is an extraordinary view of Merton's life in a Trappist monastery, and it serves also as a spiritual log recording the deep meaning and increasing sureness he felt in his vocation: the growth of a mind that finds in its contracted physical world new intellectual and spiritual dimensions.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741660Tue, 23 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741660 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sign of Jonas Author: Thomas Merton Narrator: Tom Mcelroy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 23, 2024...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741660 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sign of Jonas Author: Thomas Merton Narrator: Tom Mcelroy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 23, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Begun five years after he entered the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, The Sign of Jonas is an extraordinary view of Merton's life in a Trappist monastery, and it serves also as a spiritual log recording the deep meaning and increasing sureness he felt in his vocation: the growth of a mind that finds in its contracted physical world new intellectual and spiritual dimensions.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/show-up-mindset-motivation-and-creating-your-dream-life-by-tammy-hembrow--65183311https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729838 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Show Up: Mindset, Motivation and Creating Your Dream Life Author: Tammy Hembrow Narrator: Tammy Hembrow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 18, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ‘Whatever dreams you may have, if you want them enough, and you show up and back yourself, you can create the life you want. It’s completely up to you.’ Discover the accessible tools and tips that fitness and fashion entrepreneur Tammy Hembrow has used to build success and happiness in all the key areas of life. Have you ever wondered what you could achieve if you knew how to show up as your best, strongest self every day? Tammy Hembrow knew she wanted to make an impact on the world – and do it her way, as her own boss. Since founding Tammy Fit and Saski and becoming a mum aged 20, Tammy has had her share of ups and downs. But through it all she’s held strong on her values and motivations, and used a positive mindset to create a life she adores. Now, as she runs two multi-million-dollar businesses, raises three young kids and continues investing in her relationships, health and fitness, Tammy reveals what she’s learned about keeping everything balanced – while staying grounded and happy. In her first book, Tammy explains how she approaches and balances the big life priorities: - Work - Relationships - Movement - Nourishment - Parenting - Challenges - Development - Celebration Through candid stories from the behind-the-scenes of her life, Tammy shares her secrets about setting goals, building habits, staying motivated, embracing vulnerability and having fun. Written with Tammy’s characteristic warmth, energy and sense of humour, Show Up is filled with practical takeaways you can apply whenever you need a boost to drive you closer to your dreams. ©2024 Tammy Hembrow (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729838Thu, 18 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729838 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Show Up: Mindset, Motivation and Creating Your Dream Life Author: Tammy Hembrow Narrator: Tammy Hembrow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 34...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729838 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Show Up: Mindset, Motivation and Creating Your Dream Life Author: Tammy Hembrow Narrator: Tammy Hembrow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 18, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ‘Whatever dreams you may have, if you want them enough, and you show up and back yourself, you can create the life you want. It’s completely up to you.’ Discover the accessible tools and tips that fitness and fashion entrepreneur Tammy Hembrow has used to build success and happiness in all the key areas of life. Have you ever wondered what you could achieve if you knew how to show up as your best, strongest self every day? Tammy Hembrow knew she wanted to make an impact on the world – and do it her way, as her own boss. Since founding Tammy Fit and Saski and becoming a mum aged 20, Tammy has had her share of ups and downs. But through it all she’s held strong on her values and motivations, and used a positive mindset to create a life she adores. Now, as she runs two multi-million-dollar businesses, raises three young kids and continues investing in her relationships, health and fitness, Tammy reveals what she’s learned about keeping everything balanced – while staying grounded and happy. In her first book, Tammy explains how she approaches and balances the big life priorities: - Work - Relationships - Movement - Nourishment - Parenting - Challenges - Development - Celebration Through candid stories from the behind-the-scenes of her life, Tammy shares her secrets about setting goals, building habits, staying motivated, embracing vulnerability and having fun. Written with Tammy’s characteristic warmth, energy and sense of humour, Show Up is filled with practical takeaways you can apply whenever you need a boost to drive you closer to your dreams. ©2024 Tammy Hembrow (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/knife-meditations-after-an-attempted-murder-by-salman-rushdie--65183419https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716736 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Salman Rushdie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring—and surviving—an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him   A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR On the morning of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie was standing onstage at the Chautauqua Institution, preparing to give a lecture on the importance of keeping writers safe from harm, when a man in black—black clothes, black mask—rushed down the aisle toward him, wielding a knife. His first thought: So it’s you. Here you are. What followed was a horrific act of violence that shook the literary world and beyond. Now, for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, Rushdie relives the traumatic events of that day and its aftermath, as well as his journey toward physical recovery and the healing that was made possible by the love and support of his wife, Eliza, his family, his army of doctors and physical therapists, and his community of readers worldwide. Knife is Rushdie at the peak of his powers, writing with urgency, with gravity, with unflinching honesty. It is also a deeply moving reminder of literature’s capacity to make sense of the unthinkable, an intimate and life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art—and finding the strength to stand up again.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716736Tue, 16 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716736 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Salman Rushdie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 22 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716736 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Salman Rushdie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring—and surviving—an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him   A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR On the morning of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie was standing onstage at the Chautauqua Institution, preparing to give a lecture on the importance of keeping writers safe from harm, when a man in black—black clothes, black mask—rushed down the aisle toward him, wielding a knife. His first thought: So it’s you. Here you are. What followed was a horrific act of violence that shook the literary world and beyond. Now, for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, Rushdie relives the traumatic events of that day and its aftermath, as well as his journey toward physical recovery and the healing that was made possible by the love and support of his wife, Eliza, his family, his army of doctors and physical therapists, and his community of readers worldwide. Knife is Rushdie at the peak of his powers, writing with urgency, with gravity, with unflinching honesty. It is also a deeply moving reminder of literature’s capacity to make sense of the unthinkable, an intimate and life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art—and finding the strength to stand up again.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/knife-meditations-after-an-attempted-murder-by-salman-rushdie--65183390https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717409 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Salman Rushdie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring - and surviving - an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie answers violence with art, and reminds us of the power of words to make sense of the unthinkable. Knife is a gripping, intimate, and ultimately life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art - and finding the strength to stand up again. ©2024 Salman Rushdie (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717409Tue, 16 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717409 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Salman Rushdie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 22 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717409 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Salman Rushdie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring - and surviving - an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie answers violence with art, and reminds us of the power of words to make sense of the unthinkable. Knife is a gripping, intimate, and ultimately life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art - and finding the strength to stand up again. ©2024 Salman Rushdie (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/loving-natalee-a-mother-s-testament-of-hope-and-faith-by-beth-holloway--65183295https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727385 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Loving Natalee: A Mother's Testament of Hope and Faith Author: Beth Holloway Narrator: Beth Holloway, Suehyla El-Attar Young Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In May of 2005, Beth Holloway received the worst phone call a parent can imagine. Her beautiful daughter, Natalee, had vanished without a trace in Aruba during her high school senior class trip. Four years later, Beth Holloway steps forward to tell the story of her daughter's disappearance and her own harrowing ordeal—and her never-ending belief in the power of faith that gave her hope against all odds. When Natalee went missing, her photograph was splashed across newspaper front pages and television screens from coast to coast. Desperate for clues to the whereabouts of the lost eighteen-year-old, Beth searched relentlessly with the help of a dedicated army of volunteers, encountering roadblocks, obstacles, and misinformation at every step—and unbearable questions that had no answers. Loving Natalee is a shocking, tragic, yet poignant chronicle of an unthinkable event and its aftermath—and the inspiring true story of a mother's strength, courage, devotion, and unwavering love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727385Tue, 16 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727385 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Loving Natalee: A Mother's Testament of Hope and Faith Author: Beth Holloway Narrator: Beth Holloway, Suehyla El-Attar Young Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727385 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Loving Natalee: A Mother's Testament of Hope and Faith Author: Beth Holloway Narrator: Beth Holloway, Suehyla El-Attar Young Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In May of 2005, Beth Holloway received the worst phone call a parent can imagine. Her beautiful daughter, Natalee, had vanished without a trace in Aruba during her high school senior class trip. Four years later, Beth Holloway steps forward to tell the story of her daughter's disappearance and her own harrowing ordeal—and her never-ending belief in the power of faith that gave her hope against all odds. When Natalee went missing, her photograph was splashed across newspaper front pages and television screens from coast to coast. Desperate for clues to the whereabouts of the lost eighteen-year-old, Beth searched relentlessly with the help of a dedicated army of volunteers, encountering roadblocks, obstacles, and misinformation at every step—and unbearable questions that had no answers. Loving Natalee is a shocking, tragic, yet poignant chronicle of an unthinkable event and its aftermath—and the inspiring true story of a mother's strength, courage, devotion, and unwavering love.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lotus-girl-my-life-at-the-crossroads-of-buddhism-and-america-by-helen-tworkov--65183213https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742540 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America Author: Helen Tworkov Narrator: Helen Tworkov Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The daughter of an artist, Helen Tworkov grew up in the heady climate of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism; yet from an early age, she questioned the value of Western cultural norms. At the age of twenty-two, she set off for Japan, then traveled through Cambodia, India, and eventually to Tibetan refugee camps in Nepal. Set against the arresting cultural backdrop of the sixties and their legacy, this intimate self-portrait depicts Tworkov's search for a true home as she interacts with renowned artists and spiritual luminaries including the Dalai Lama, Pema Chödrön, Joseph Goldstein, Bernie Glassman, Charles Mingus, Elizabeth Murray, and Richard Serra. Interweaving experience, research, and revelation, Helen Tworkov explores the relationship between Buddhist wisdom and American values, presenting a wholly unique look at the developing landscape of Buddhism in the West. Lotus Girl offers insight not only into Tworkov's own search for the truth but also into the ways each of us can better understand and transform ourselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742540Tue, 16 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742540 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America Author: Helen Tworkov Narrator: Helen Tworkov Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742540 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America Author: Helen Tworkov Narrator: Helen Tworkov Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The daughter of an artist, Helen Tworkov grew up in the heady climate of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism; yet from an early age, she questioned the value of Western cultural norms. At the age of twenty-two, she set off for Japan, then traveled through Cambodia, India, and eventually to Tibetan refugee camps in Nepal. Set against the arresting cultural backdrop of the sixties and their legacy, this intimate self-portrait depicts Tworkov's search for a true home as she interacts with renowned artists and spiritual luminaries including the Dalai Lama, Pema Chödrön, Joseph Goldstein, Bernie Glassman, Charles Mingus, Elizabeth Murray, and Richard Serra. Interweaving experience, research, and revelation, Helen Tworkov explores the relationship between Buddhist wisdom and American values, presenting a wholly unique look at the developing landscape of Buddhism in the West. Lotus Girl offers insight not only into Tworkov's own search for the truth but also into the ways each of us can better understand and transform ourselves.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forever-max-the-lasting-adventures-of-the-world-s-most-loved-dog-by-kerry-irving--65183306https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721905 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forever Max: The lasting adventures of the world's most loved dog Author: Kerry Irving Narrator: Marston York Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 11, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: ***The No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller*** The heartwarming, inspiring final chapter in the life of Max the Miracle dog A dog can be more than just a best friend. Sometimes they can be our hero. Shortly after a traumatic car accident, Kerry Irving met Max, a Springer Spaniel who completely changed his life. But Max didn’t stop there. For over ten years, he was a source of inspiration to countless others around the world, with hundreds of thousands of pounds being raised in his name. His was truly a life well lived. Forever Max sees Kerry and his trusted companion take on their final adventures around the Lake District, from providing joy to those stuck inside through lockdown to adjusting to Max’s twilight years – helped along every step of the way by fellow spaniels Paddy and Harry. Following on from the bestseller Max the Miracle Dog, this touching tribute celebrates a much-loved, much-missed dog and his incredible legacy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721905Thu, 11 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721905 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forever Max: The lasting adventures of the world's most loved dog Author: Kerry Irving Narrator: Marston York Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721905 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forever Max: The lasting adventures of the world's most loved dog Author: Kerry Irving Narrator: Marston York Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 11, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: ***The No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller*** The heartwarming, inspiring final chapter in the life of Max the Miracle dog A dog can be more than just a best friend. Sometimes they can be our hero. Shortly after a traumatic car accident, Kerry Irving met Max, a Springer Spaniel who completely changed his life. But Max didn’t stop there. For over ten years, he was a source of inspiration to countless others around the world, with hundreds of thousands of pounds being raised in his name. His was truly a life well lived. Forever Max sees Kerry and his trusted companion take on their final adventures around the Lake District, from providing joy to those stuck inside through lockdown to adjusting to Max’s twilight years – helped along every step of the way by fellow spaniels Paddy and Harry. Following on from the bestseller Max the Miracle Dog, this touching tribute celebrates a much-loved, much-missed dog and his incredible legacy.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-chain-love-betrayal-and-the-sisterhood-that-heals-us-by-chimene-suleyman--65183361https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721929 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Chain: Love, Betrayal, and the Sisterhood that Heals Us Author: Chimene Suleyman Narrator: Chimene Suleyman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 10, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “[Suleyman’s] narration brings a palpably chilling authority to a story she shouldn’t have to tell.” — Vulture A devastating personal testimony and a searing indictment of persistent misogyny. In January 2017, Chimene Suleyman was on her way to an abortion clinic in Queens, New York with her boyfriend, the father of her nascent child. It was the last day they would spend together. In an extraordinary sequence of events, Chimene was to discover the truth of her boyfriend's life: that the man she’d loved had gaslit, lied to, stolen from, and painfully betrayed her and many others. In this spellbinding memoir, Suleyman exposes one man's control over many women and the trauma he left behind and celebrates the sisterhood that formed in his wake despite—and in spite of—him. With radiant prose and incisive observation, Suleyman questions society’s complicity in allowing those who would do women harm to flourish and contemplates why others remain silent witnesses by accepting and normalizing shameless behavior towards women. She demonstrates how women themselves are acculturated to perform prescribed roles of giver and nurturer, to be self-sacrificing and subordinate, and to bolster the egos of others by remaining silent and ignoring their own protective instincts. A soul-baring story, brilliant cultural critique, and celebration of the healing power of sisterhood, The Chain is a book for any woman who has questioned her relationship and buried her doubts, for any woman who can't quite identify the source of her unease and for any woman who has been sheltered by the fierce protection of her female friends.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721929Wed, 10 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721929 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Chain: Love, Betrayal, and the Sisterhood that Heals Us Author: Chimene Suleyman Narrator: Chimene Suleyman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721929 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Chain: Love, Betrayal, and the Sisterhood that Heals Us Author: Chimene Suleyman Narrator: Chimene Suleyman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 10, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “[Suleyman’s] narration brings a palpably chilling authority to a story she shouldn’t have to tell.” — Vulture A devastating personal testimony and a searing indictment of persistent misogyny. In January 2017, Chimene Suleyman was on her way to an abortion clinic in Queens, New York with her boyfriend, the father of her nascent child. It was the last day they would spend together. In an extraordinary sequence of events, Chimene was to discover the truth of her boyfriend's life: that the man she’d loved had gaslit, lied to, stolen from, and painfully betrayed her and many others. In this spellbinding memoir, Suleyman exposes one man's control over many women and the trauma he left behind and celebrates the sisterhood that formed in his wake despite—and in spite of—him. With radiant prose and incisive observation, Suleyman questions society’s complicity in allowing those who would do women harm to flourish and contemplates why others remain silent witnesses by accepting and normalizing shameless behavior towards women. She demonstrates how women themselves are acculturated to perform prescribed roles of giver and nurturer, to be self-sacrificing and subordinate, and to bolster the egos of others by remaining silent and ignoring their own protective instincts. A soul-baring story, brilliant cultural critique, and celebration of the healing power of sisterhood, The Chain is a book for any woman who has questioned her relationship and buried her doubts, for any woman who can't quite identify the source of her unease and for any woman who has been sheltered by the fierce protection of her female friends.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fi-a-memoir-by-alexandra-fuller--65183341https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722692 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fi: A Memoir Author: Alexandra Fuller Narrator: Alexandra Fuller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 24 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the award-winning New York Times bestselling author, Alexandra Fuller, comes a career defining memoir about grieving the sudden loss of her twenty-one-year-old child “Fair to say, I was in a ribald state the summer before my fiftieth birthday.” And so begins Alexandra Fuller’s open, vivid new memoir, Fi. It’s midsummer in Wyoming and Alexandra is barely hanging on. Grieving her father and pining for her home country of Zimbabwe, reeling from a midlife breakup, freshly sober and piecing her way uncertainly through a volatile new relationship with a younger woman, Alexandra vows to get herself back on even keel.And then—suddenly and incomprehensibly—her son Fi, at twenty-one years old, dies in his sleep.No stranger to loss—young siblings, a parent, a home country—Alexandra is nonetheless leveled. At the same time, she is painfully aware that she cannot succumb and abandon her two surviving daughters as her mother before her had done. From a sheep wagon deep in the mountains of Wyoming to a grief sanctuary in New Mexico to a silent meditation retreat in Alberta, Canada, Alexandra journeys up and down the spine of the Rocky Mountains in an attempt to find how to grieve herself whole. There is no answer, and there are countless answers—in poetry, in rituals and routines, in nature and in the indigenous wisdom she absorbed as a child in Zimbabwe. By turns disarming, devastating andunexpectedly, blessedly funny, Alexandra recounts the wild medicine of painstakingly grieving a child in a culture that has no instructions for it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722692Tue, 09 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722692 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fi: A Memoir Author: Alexandra Fuller Narrator: Alexandra Fuller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 24 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722692 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fi: A Memoir Author: Alexandra Fuller Narrator: Alexandra Fuller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 24 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the award-winning New York Times bestselling author, Alexandra Fuller, comes a career defining memoir about grieving the sudden loss of her twenty-one-year-old child “Fair to say, I was in a ribald state the summer before my fiftieth birthday.” And so begins Alexandra Fuller’s open, vivid new memoir, Fi. It’s midsummer in Wyoming and Alexandra is barely hanging on. Grieving her father and pining for her home country of Zimbabwe, reeling from a midlife breakup, freshly sober and piecing her way uncertainly through a volatile new relationship with a younger woman, Alexandra vows to get herself back on even keel.And then—suddenly and incomprehensibly—her son Fi, at twenty-one years old, dies in his sleep.No stranger to loss—young siblings, a parent, a home country—Alexandra is nonetheless leveled. At the same time, she is painfully aware that she cannot succumb and abandon her two surviving daughters as her mother before her had done. From a sheep wagon deep in the mountains of Wyoming to a grief sanctuary in New Mexico to a silent meditation retreat in Alberta, Canada, Alexandra journeys up and down the spine of the Rocky Mountains in an attempt to find how to grieve herself whole. There is no answer, and there are countless answers—in poetry, in rituals and routines, in nature and in the indigenous wisdom she absorbed as a child in Zimbabwe. By turns disarming, devastating andunexpectedly, blessedly funny, Alexandra recounts the wild medicine of painstakingly grieving a child in a culture that has no instructions for it.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-hope-we-choose-love-a-trans-girl-s-notes-from-the-end-of-the-world-by-kai-cheng-thom--65183336https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728534 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World Author: Kai Cheng Thom Narrator: Nicky Endres Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 6 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: What can we hope for at the end of the world? What can we trust in when community has broken our hearts? What would it mean to pursue justice without violence? How can we love in the absence of faith? In a heartbreaking yet hopeful collection of personal essays and prose poems, blending the confessional, political, and literary, Kai Cheng Thom dives deep into the questions that haunt social movements today. With the author's characteristic eloquence and honesty, I Hope We Choose Love proposes heartfelt solutions on the topics of violence, complicity, family, vengeance, and forgiveness. Taking its cues from contemporary thought leaders in the transformative justice movement such as adrienne maree brown and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, this provocative book is a call for nuance in a time of political polarization, for healing in a time of justice, and for love in an apocalypse.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728534Tue, 09 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728534 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World Author: Kai Cheng Thom Narrator: Nicky Endres Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728534 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World Author: Kai Cheng Thom Narrator: Nicky Endres Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 6 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: What can we hope for at the end of the world? What can we trust in when community has broken our hearts? What would it mean to pursue justice without violence? How can we love in the absence of faith? In a heartbreaking yet hopeful collection of personal essays and prose poems, blending the confessional, political, and literary, Kai Cheng Thom dives deep into the questions that haunt social movements today. With the author's characteristic eloquence and honesty, I Hope We Choose Love proposes heartfelt solutions on the topics of violence, complicity, family, vengeance, and forgiveness. Taking its cues from contemporary thought leaders in the transformative justice movement such as adrienne maree brown and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, this provocative book is a call for nuance in a time of political polarization, for healing in a time of justice, and for love in an apocalypse.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-house-restored-the-tragedies-and-triumphs-of-saving-a-new-england-colonial-by-lee-mccolgan--65183247https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735977 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A House Restored: The Tragedies and Triumphs of Saving a New England Colonial Author: Lee Mccolgan Narrator: Sean Patrick Hopkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Shop Class as Soulcraft meets A Place of My Own in this lyrical meditation of a woodworker steadfastly repairing a historic home. Old houses share their secrets only if they survive. Trading the corporate ladder for a stepladder, Lee McColgan commits to preserving the ramshackle Loring House, built in 1702, using period materials and methods and on a holiday deadline. But his enchantment withers as he discovers the massive repairs it needs. A small kitchen fix reveals that the structure’s rotten frame could collapse at any moment. In a bathroom, mold appears and spreads. He fights deteriorating bricks, frozen pipes, shattered windows, a punctured foundation, and even an airborne chimney cap while learning from a diverse cast of preservationists, including a master mason named Irons, a stone whisperer, and the Window Witch. But can he meet his deadline before family and friends arrive, or will it all come crashing down? McColgan’s journey expertly examines our relationship to history through the homes we inhabit, beautifully articulating the philosophy of preserving the past to find purpose for the future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735977Tue, 09 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735977 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A House Restored: The Tragedies and Triumphs of Saving a New England Colonial Author: Lee Mccolgan Narrator: Sean Patrick Hopkins Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735977 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A House Restored: The Tragedies and Triumphs of Saving a New England Colonial Author: Lee Mccolgan Narrator: Sean Patrick Hopkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Shop Class as Soulcraft meets A Place of My Own in this lyrical meditation of a woodworker steadfastly repairing a historic home. Old houses share their secrets only if they survive. Trading the corporate ladder for a stepladder, Lee McColgan commits to preserving the ramshackle Loring House, built in 1702, using period materials and methods and on a holiday deadline. But his enchantment withers as he discovers the massive repairs it needs. A small kitchen fix reveals that the structure’s rotten frame could collapse at any moment. In a bathroom, mold appears and spreads. He fights deteriorating bricks, frozen pipes, shattered windows, a punctured foundation, and even an airborne chimney cap while learning from a diverse cast of preservationists, including a master mason named Irons, a stone whisperer, and the Window Witch. But can he meet his deadline before family and friends arrive, or will it all come crashing down? McColgan’s journey expertly examines our relationship to history through the homes we inhabit, beautifully articulating the philosophy of preserving the past to find purpose for the future.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-is-a-worthy-mother-an-intimate-history-of-adoption-by-rebecca-wellington--65183240https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738548 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Is a Worthy Mother?: An Intimate History of Adoption Author: Rebecca Wellington Narrator: April Doty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Nearly every person in the United States is affected by adoption. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, the renewed debate over women's reproductive rights places an even greater emphasis on adoption. Wellington's timely—and deeply researched—account amplifies previously marginalized voices and exposes the social and racial biases embedded in the United States' adoption industry. The history of adoption is rarely told from an adoptee's perspective. Wellington remedies this gap by framing the chronicle of adoption in America using her own life story. As she reckons with the pain and unanswered questions of her own experience, she explores broader issues surrounding adoption in the United States, including changing legal policies, sterilization and compulsory relinquishment programs, forced assimilation of babies of color and Indigenous babies adopted into white families, and other liabilities. According to Wellington, US adoption practices in America are shrouded in secrecy, for they frequently cast shame on unmarried women, women struggling with fertility, and 'illegitimate' babies and children. As the United States once again finds itself embroiled in heated disputes over women's bodily autonomy Wellington's book offers a unique and much-needed frame of reference.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738548Tue, 09 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738548 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Is a Worthy Mother?: An Intimate History of Adoption Author: Rebecca Wellington Narrator: April Doty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738548 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Is a Worthy Mother?: An Intimate History of Adoption Author: Rebecca Wellington Narrator: April Doty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Nearly every person in the United States is affected by adoption. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, the renewed debate over women's reproductive rights places an even greater emphasis on adoption. Wellington's timely—and deeply researched—account amplifies previously marginalized voices and exposes the social and racial biases embedded in the United States' adoption industry. The history of adoption is rarely told from an adoptee's perspective. Wellington remedies this gap by framing the chronicle of adoption in America using her own life story. As she reckons with the pain and unanswered questions of her own experience, she explores broader issues surrounding adoption in the United States, including changing legal policies, sterilization and compulsory relinquishment programs, forced assimilation of babies of color and Indigenous babies adopted into white families, and other liabilities. According to Wellington, US adoption practices in America are shrouded in secrecy, for they frequently cast shame on unmarried women, women struggling with fertility, and 'illegitimate' babies and children. As the United States once again finds itself embroiled in heated disputes over women's bodily autonomy Wellington's book offers a unique and much-needed frame of reference.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/balcony-over-jerusalem-a-middle-east-memoir-israel-palestine-and-beyond-by-john-lyons--65183227https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737703 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Balcony Over Jerusalem: A Middle East Memoir - Israel, Palestine and Beyond Author: John Lyons Narrator: Peter Houghton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 3, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An intimate account of the Israel-Palestine conflict and beyond, from one of Australia's most experienced foreign correspondents. Now updated with a foreword by Stan Grant and a new author's note. 'Lyons knows if you stand with the suffering, you're closer to the truth' Stan Grant, award-winning journalist and bestselling author 'A penetrating analysis of power with empathy for the human story' Sarah Ferguson, presenter of 7.30 Leading Australian journalist John Lyons takes readers on a fascinating personal journey through the wonders and dangers of the Middle East. In this updated edition, Lyons draws from his years living in Jerusalem to give context to the devastating war between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza and gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. Having reported on the Middle East for three decades, Lyons has interviewed everyone from senior Israeli military and intelligence figures to key leaders from Hezbollah and Hamas. He's witnessed the brutal Iranian Revolutionary Guard up close, was kidnapped by Egyptian soldiers, and was one of the last foreign journalists in Iran during the violent crackdown on the 'Green Revolution'. He's confronted Hamas officials about why they fire rockets into Israel and Israeli soldiers about why they fire tear gas at Palestinian schoolchildren. Beyond the politics and headlines, Lyons explains the Middle East through everyday life and experiences: his son's school, the markets, and the conversations with friends on their balcony overlooking it all. Through Lyons' incisive reporting, you will develop an empathetic understanding of what brought us to this tragic impasse - and where it's headed next.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737703Wed, 03 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737703 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Balcony Over Jerusalem: A Middle East Memoir - Israel, Palestine and Beyond Author: John Lyons Narrator: Peter Houghton Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737703 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Balcony Over Jerusalem: A Middle East Memoir - Israel, Palestine and Beyond Author: John Lyons Narrator: Peter Houghton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 3, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An intimate account of the Israel-Palestine conflict and beyond, from one of Australia's most experienced foreign correspondents. Now updated with a foreword by Stan Grant and a new author's note. 'Lyons knows if you stand with the suffering, you're closer to the truth' Stan Grant, award-winning journalist and bestselling author 'A penetrating analysis of power with empathy for the human story' Sarah Ferguson, presenter of 7.30 Leading Australian journalist John Lyons takes readers on a fascinating personal journey through the wonders and dangers of the Middle East. In this updated edition, Lyons draws from his years living in Jerusalem to give context to the devastating war between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza and gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. Having reported on the Middle East for three decades, Lyons has interviewed everyone from senior Israeli military and intelligence figures to key leaders from Hezbollah and Hamas. He's witnessed the brutal Iranian Revolutionary Guard up close, was kidnapped by Egyptian soldiers, and was one of the last foreign journalists in Iran during the violent crackdown on the 'Green Revolution'. He's confronted Hamas officials about why they fire rockets into Israel and Israeli soldiers about why they fire tear gas at Palestinian schoolchildren. Beyond the politics and headlines, Lyons explains the Middle East through everyday life and experiences: his son's school, the markets, and the conversations with friends on their balcony overlooking it all. Through Lyons' incisive reporting, you will develop an empathetic understanding of what brought us to this tragic impasse - and where it's headed next.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/run-for-your-life-the-remarkable-true-story-of-a-family-forced-into-hiding-after-leaking-russian-secrets-by-sue-williams--65183334https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721797 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Run For Your Life: The remarkable true story of a family forced into hiding after leaking Russian secrets Author: Sue Williams Narrator: Sue Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The remarkable true story of a family forced into hiding after leaking Russian secrets What started out as a great adventure turned into a terrifying nightmare when Nick Stride and his family were forced to flee for their lives from one of the richest, most powerful men in the world.   Nick moved to Russia in 1998 to help build the British Embassy in Moscow, but ended up on the run with his wife and two children after leaking secrets from Vladimir Putin’s one-time deputy. Hiding off grid on Australia’s final frontier – remote beaches on the Dampier Peninsula on the far north Kimberley coast – the family faced crocodiles, sharks, snakes, raging bushfires and the devastating Cyclone Yvette, and survived only by catching fish and crabs and learning how to kill wild animals. It was a life-or-death move, but Nick felt he had no choice. Now, emerging from isolation, the family are finally ready to share their incredible story.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721797Tue, 02 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721797 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Run For Your Life: The remarkable true story of a family forced into hiding after leaking Russian secrets Author: Sue Williams Narrator: Sue Williams...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721797 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Run For Your Life: The remarkable true story of a family forced into hiding after leaking Russian secrets Author: Sue Williams Narrator: Sue Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The remarkable true story of a family forced into hiding after leaking Russian secrets What started out as a great adventure turned into a terrifying nightmare when Nick Stride and his family were forced to flee for their lives from one of the richest, most powerful men in the world.   Nick moved to Russia in 1998 to help build the British Embassy in Moscow, but ended up on the run with his wife and two children after leaking secrets from Vladimir Putin’s one-time deputy. Hiding off grid on Australia’s final frontier – remote beaches on the Dampier Peninsula on the far north Kimberley coast – the family faced crocodiles, sharks, snakes, raging bushfires and the devastating Cyclone Yvette, and survived only by catching fish and crabs and learning how to kill wild animals. It was a life-or-death move, but Nick felt he had no choice. Now, emerging from isolation, the family are finally ready to share their incredible story.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gold-from-iron-a-humble-beginning-olympic-dreams-and-the-power-in-getting-back-up-by-nick-baumgartner--65183304https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gold from Iron: A Humble Beginning, Olympic Dreams, and the Power in Getting Back Up Author: Nick Baumgartner Narrator: Dan Bittner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A daring and improbable story of Olympic gold from blue-collar origins Every summer in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Nick Baumgartner went to work pouring concrete, taking on the harsh physical conditions of the construction trade to support his professional snowboarding dreams come winter. To limit travel time while he trained for the Olympics an hour and a half away from home, he lived out of a crusty, old construction van, parked anywhere he could find a spot. And in 2022, after seventeen years of failure—all the crashes, injuries, and personal setbacks—he won Olympic gold at forty years old, becoming the oldest Olympic snowboard medalist in history. In this candid and affable memoir, Baumgartner details his journey from a one-stoplight town to the podium in Beijing. Tales of crisscrossing the globe on the racing circuit and competing in four Olympic Games sit comfortably alongside Baumgartner’s reflections as a single parent and his affectionate portrayal of Iron River, Michigan, the community that raised him. More than just a sports story, Gold from Iron is a tale of massive dreams, constant sacrifice, and the lessons that can be learned racing down an ice-covered course on a carbon fiber board.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737566Tue, 02 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gold from Iron: A Humble Beginning, Olympic Dreams, and the Power in Getting Back Up Author: Nick Baumgartner Narrator: Dan Bittner Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gold from Iron: A Humble Beginning, Olympic Dreams, and the Power in Getting Back Up Author: Nick Baumgartner Narrator: Dan Bittner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A daring and improbable story of Olympic gold from blue-collar origins Every summer in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Nick Baumgartner went to work pouring concrete, taking on the harsh physical conditions of the construction trade to support his professional snowboarding dreams come winter. To limit travel time while he trained for the Olympics an hour and a half away from home, he lived out of a crusty, old construction van, parked anywhere he could find a spot. And in 2022, after seventeen years of failure—all the crashes, injuries, and personal setbacks—he won Olympic gold at forty years old, becoming the oldest Olympic snowboard medalist in history. In this candid and affable memoir, Baumgartner details his journey from a one-stoplight town to the podium in Beijing. Tales of crisscrossing the globe on the racing circuit and competing in four Olympic Games sit comfortably alongside Baumgartner’s reflections as a single parent and his affectionate portrayal of Iron River, Michigan, the community that raised him. More than just a sports story, Gold from Iron is a tale of massive dreams, constant sacrifice, and the lessons that can be learned racing down an ice-covered course on a carbon fiber board.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/growing-with-grace-a-journey-into-self-discovery-wellbeing-and-the-art-of-living-consciously-by-simone-callahan--65183290https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/726820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Growing with Grace: A journey into self-discovery, wellbeing and the art of living consciously Author: Simone Callahan Narrator: Simone Callahan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 47 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Simone Callahan’s wellness journey was instrumental to her healing process when her marriage ended. Now, she’s determined to guide and support others in their search for inner peace during difficult times. In Growing with Grace, Simone explores the power of self-care, resilience, bravery and positivity. She also shares the skills she has learned as a qualified yoga instructor – skills that have transformed her physically and emotionally. Growing with Grace uncovers the holistic relationship between yogic wisdom, inner peace, nature, and spiritual wellbeing. This book offers meditation and breathing techniques, hour-long yoga sequences and tips for healthy, conscious living. The audio edition includes an exclusive guided yoga nidra meditation practice to help you relax.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/726820Tue, 02 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/726820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Growing with Grace: A journey into self-discovery, wellbeing and the art of living consciously Author: Simone Callahan Narrator: Simone Callahan...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/726820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Growing with Grace: A journey into self-discovery, wellbeing and the art of living consciously Author: Simone Callahan Narrator: Simone Callahan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 47 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Simone Callahan’s wellness journey was instrumental to her healing process when her marriage ended. Now, she’s determined to guide and support others in their search for inner peace during difficult times. In Growing with Grace, Simone explores the power of self-care, resilience, bravery and positivity. She also shares the skills she has learned as a qualified yoga instructor – skills that have transformed her physically and emotionally. Growing with Grace uncovers the holistic relationship between yogic wisdom, inner peace, nature, and spiritual wellbeing. This book offers meditation and breathing techniques, hour-long yoga sequences and tips for healthy, conscious living. The audio edition includes an exclusive guided yoga nidra meditation practice to help you relax.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-loved-it-all-a-memory-of-life-by-lydia-millet--65183264https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731894 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Loved It All: A Memory of Life Author: Lydia Millet Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed novelist Lydia Millet’s first work of nonfiction is a genre-defying tour de force that makes an impassioned argument for people to see their emotional and spiritual lives as infinitely dependent on the lives of nonhuman beings. Drawing on a quarter-century of experience as an advocate for endangered species at the Center for Biological Diversity, Millet offers intimate portraits of what she calls “the others”—the extraordinary animals with whom we still share the world, along with those already lost. Humans, too, fill this book, as Millet touches on the lives of her world-traveling parents, fascinating partners and friends, and colorful relatives, from diplomats to nut farmers—all figures in the complex tapestry each of us weaves with the surrounding world. Written in the tradition of Annie Dillard or Robert Macfarlane, We Loved It All is an incantatory work that will appeal to anyone concerned about the future of life on earth—including our own.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731894Tue, 02 Apr 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731894 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Loved It All: A Memory of Life Author: Lydia Millet Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731894 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Loved It All: A Memory of Life Author: Lydia Millet Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed novelist Lydia Millet’s first work of nonfiction is a genre-defying tour de force that makes an impassioned argument for people to see their emotional and spiritual lives as infinitely dependent on the lives of nonhuman beings. Drawing on a quarter-century of experience as an advocate for endangered species at the Center for Biological Diversity, Millet offers intimate portraits of what she calls “the others”—the extraordinary animals with whom we still share the world, along with those already lost. Humans, too, fill this book, as Millet touches on the lives of her world-traveling parents, fascinating partners and friends, and colorful relatives, from diplomats to nut farmers—all figures in the complex tapestry each of us weaves with the surrounding world. Written in the tradition of Annie Dillard or Robert Macfarlane, We Loved It All is an incantatory work that will appeal to anyone concerned about the future of life on earth—including our own.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/now-is-not-the-time-for-flowers-what-no-one-tells-you-about-life-love-and-loss-by-stacey-heale--65183417https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719247 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Now is Not the Time for Flowers: What No One Tells You About Life, Love and Loss Author: Stacey Heale Narrator: Stacey Heale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 28, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: AS SEEN ON LORRAINE AND FEATURED IN THE TIMES 'Stacey Heale ... has such a muscular take on grief, and her ideas around how we live with profound loss are truly original.' Clover Stroud When Stacey Heale's husband, Greg, was diagnosed with incurable cancer on their daughter's first birthday, everything changed. She quickly realised how little is spoken about what the harder times in our lives really look like, leaving us lost to navigate the unknown alone. Confronted with a new life she was not prepared for, Stacey began to untangle the brutal realities of life and death - and the fundamental differences between our expectations and reality. Now is Not the Time for Flowers is Stacey's unflinchingly beautiful and raw memoir that addresses the big conversations that imminent death dictates, boldly taking the reader on a journey through the full spectrum of our lives and their complexities. Told through vignettes of her own life and the death of her husband, Stacey offers a movingly honest, insightful and humorous account of modern womanhood through the lenses of love, desire, motherhood, death, grief, identity, personal growth and the challenges and questions that our lives force upon us. Now is Not the Time for Flowers is a powerful call to arms for us to discuss the messy and unexpected truths of our nuanced lives. 'To tell the explicit truths of lives is critical; to refrain from doing so keeps us lonely and isolated. Women are shamed for their emotional natures and their desire to talk so much, so we've shut down these avenues between us. ... To be honest is to show care, for ourselves and others. There is integrity in truth; it is freeing even when it's painful and hard. Sometimes it can land like a blow to the head, but its ripples are in no way as far-reaching as secrets.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719247Thu, 28 Mar 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719247 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Now is Not the Time for Flowers: What No One Tells You About Life, Love and Loss Author: Stacey Heale Narrator: Stacey Heale Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719247 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Now is Not the Time for Flowers: What No One Tells You About Life, Love and Loss Author: Stacey Heale Narrator: Stacey Heale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 28, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: AS SEEN ON LORRAINE AND FEATURED IN THE TIMES 'Stacey Heale ... has such a muscular take on grief, and her ideas around how we live with profound loss are truly original.' Clover Stroud When Stacey Heale's husband, Greg, was diagnosed with incurable cancer on their daughter's first birthday, everything changed. She quickly realised how little is spoken about what the harder times in our lives really look like, leaving us lost to navigate the unknown alone. Confronted with a new life she was not prepared for, Stacey began to untangle the brutal realities of life and death - and the fundamental differences between our expectations and reality. Now is Not the Time for Flowers is Stacey's unflinchingly beautiful and raw memoir that addresses the big conversations that imminent death dictates, boldly taking the reader on a journey through the full spectrum of our lives and their complexities. Told through vignettes of her own life and the death of her husband, Stacey offers a movingly honest, insightful and humorous account of modern womanhood through the lenses of love, desire, motherhood, death, grief, identity, personal growth and the challenges and questions that our lives force upon us. Now is Not the Time for Flowers is a powerful call to arms for us to discuss the messy and unexpected truths of our nuanced lives. 'To tell the explicit truths of lives is critical; to refrain from doing so keeps us lonely and isolated. Women are shamed for their emotional natures and their desire to talk so much, so we've shut down these avenues between us. ... To be honest is to show care, for ourselves and others. There is integrity in truth; it is freeing even when it's painful and hard. Sometimes it can land like a blow to the head, but its ripples are in no way as far-reaching as secrets.']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/outside-voices-a-memoir-of-the-berkeley-revolution-by-joan-gelfand--65183265https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738994 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Outside Voices: A Memoir of the Berkeley Revolution Author: Joan Gelfand Narrator: Sandy Rustin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 26, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Berkeley, 1972: a hotbed of creativity where painters, filmmakers, musicians, and writers inspire a young poet.Second-wave feminism, inspired by Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug, and Betty Friedan is swelling into a tsunami. Women are joining together to change power dynamics in politics, the home, and the workplace.On election day, Joan Gelfand casts her vote for George McGovern and boards a plane from New York to California. With one introduction to a woman musician, Joan’s journey to become a writer is born. Embraced by a thriving women’s community of artists, filmmakers, musicians, poets, and writers, Joan is encouraged to find her voice.Mentored by paradigm-changing writers, Joan finds the courage to face her darkest fears through poetry and art, mining the trauma she experienced after losing her father and questioning her Jewish identity. Reminiscent of Paris in the twenties, Greenwich Village in the sixties, and Berlin in the eighties, Berkeley in the seventies was the “it” city of America.Outside Voices reports the ups and downs of finding one’s way as an artist, living with a women’s band, forging an independent Jewish identity, founding a women’s restaurant, and becoming a published writer and songwriter while exploring the limits of sexuality and spirituality. The story includes road trips to music festivals in the woods, beaches in Mexico, concerts in Southern California, and a retreat in the Pacific Northwest.A triumphant story of determination and will, Outside Voices is a backstage look at the women’s movement that sets the stage for decades of change. This book is a firsthand look at how the power of community emboldened innovation, social change, and self-discovery.“Joan Gelfand has written a compelling book about coming of age in Berkeley in the second wave of feminism circa 1970s. Her depth of discovering herself and her world is intense and reveals all the passion and confusion of a sensitive soul grasping at life through politics, sex, and the long road to becoming a writer.”—Geri Spieler, author of Housewife Assassin: The Woman Who Tried to Kill Gerald Ford]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738994Tue, 26 Mar 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738994 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Outside Voices: A Memoir of the Berkeley Revolution Author: Joan Gelfand Narrator: Sandy Rustin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 48 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738994 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Outside Voices: A Memoir of the Berkeley Revolution Author: Joan Gelfand Narrator: Sandy Rustin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 26, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Berkeley, 1972: a hotbed of creativity where painters, filmmakers, musicians, and writers inspire a young poet.Second-wave feminism, inspired by Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug, and Betty Friedan is swelling into a tsunami. Women are joining together to change power dynamics in politics, the home, and the workplace.On election day, Joan Gelfand casts her vote for George McGovern and boards a plane from New York to California. With one introduction to a woman musician, Joan’s journey to become a writer is born. Embraced by a thriving women’s community of artists, filmmakers, musicians, poets, and writers, Joan is encouraged to find her voice.Mentored by paradigm-changing writers, Joan finds the courage to face her darkest fears through poetry and art, mining the trauma she experienced after losing her father and questioning her Jewish identity. Reminiscent of Paris in the twenties, Greenwich Village in the sixties, and Berlin in the eighties, Berkeley in the seventies was the “it” city of America.Outside Voices reports the ups and downs of finding one’s way as an artist, living with a women’s band, forging an independent Jewish identity, founding a women’s restaurant, and becoming a published writer and songwriter while exploring the limits of sexuality and spirituality. The story includes road trips to music festivals in the woods, beaches in Mexico, concerts in Southern California, and a retreat in the Pacific Northwest.A triumphant story of determination and will, Outside Voices is a backstage look at the women’s movement that sets the stage for decades of change. This book is a firsthand look at how the power of community emboldened innovation, social change, and self-discovery.“Joan Gelfand has written a compelling book about coming of age in Berkeley in the second wave of feminism circa 1970s. Her depth of discovering herself and her world is intense and reveals all the passion and confusion of a sensitive soul grasping at life through politics, sex, and the long road to becoming a writer.”—Geri Spieler, author of Housewife Assassin: The Woman Who Tried to Kill Gerald Ford]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-should-guys-have-all-the-fun-an-asian-american-story-of-love-marriage-motherhood-and-running-a-billion-dollar-empire-by-blair-s-wa--65183241https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why Should Guys Have All the Fun?: An Asian American Story of Love, Marriage, Motherhood, and Running a Billion Dollar Empire Author: Blair S. Walker, Loida Lewis Narrator: Loida Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 53 minutes Release date: March 26, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: If Crazy Rich Asians and a Greek tragedy had a literary offspring, it would be the spitting image of Why Should Guys Have All the Fun? The true story of resolute immigration lawyer and activist Loida Lewis, Why Should Guys Have All the Fun? begins with Loida's adventure-packed Philippine upbringing. A torrid love affair with brilliant, irascible financier Reginald Lewis follows, as does regal living in Manhattan and Paris, and gut-wrenching loss, all before Loida shockingly commandeers a multibillion-dollar, multinational conglomerate and leads it with aplomb. You'll learn how she dealt with her husband's untimely death at the age of fifty and how she managed to raise two independent daughters even as she shepherded a multinational corporation to record earnings. Listeners will also find: explorations of how the author overcame her severe depression after the loss of her beloved husband; discussions of how faith and perseverance helped Loida overcome the myriad challenges and obstacles in her path; and how the author, a Filipina-American woman, navigated a business world dominated by hard-charging white males. A fascinating and engaging memoir from one of America's leading female executives, Why Should Guys Have All the Fun? is an inspiring and uplifting true story of how an ordinary person can rise to achieve extraordinary things.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738466Tue, 26 Mar 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why Should Guys Have All the Fun?: An Asian American Story of Love, Marriage, Motherhood, and Running a Billion Dollar Empire Author: Blair S. Walker,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why Should Guys Have All the Fun?: An Asian American Story of Love, Marriage, Motherhood, and Running a Billion Dollar Empire Author: Blair S. Walker, Loida Lewis Narrator: Loida Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 53 minutes Release date: March 26, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: If Crazy Rich Asians and a Greek tragedy had a literary offspring, it would be the spitting image of Why Should Guys Have All the Fun? The true story of resolute immigration lawyer and activist Loida Lewis, Why Should Guys Have All the Fun? begins with Loida's adventure-packed Philippine upbringing. A torrid love affair with brilliant, irascible financier Reginald Lewis follows, as does regal living in Manhattan and Paris, and gut-wrenching loss, all before Loida shockingly commandeers a multibillion-dollar, multinational conglomerate and leads it with aplomb. You'll learn how she dealt with her husband's untimely death at the age of fifty and how she managed to raise two independent daughters even as she shepherded a multinational corporation to record earnings. Listeners will also find: explorations of how the author overcame her severe depression after the loss of her beloved husband; discussions of how faith and perseverance helped Loida overcome the myriad challenges and obstacles in her path; and how the author, a Filipina-American woman, navigated a business world dominated by hard-charging white males. A fascinating and engaging memoir from one of America's leading female executives, Why Should Guys Have All the Fun? is an inspiring and uplifting true story of how an ordinary person can rise to achieve extraordinary things.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/plain-a-memoir-of-mennonite-girlhood-by-mary-alice-hostetter--65183239https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734706 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Plain: A Memoir of Mennonite Girlhood Author: Mary Alice Hostetter Narrator: Mary Helen Gallucci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes Release date: March 26, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Plain tells the story of Mary Alice Hostetter's journey to define an authentic self amid a rigid religious upbringing in a Mennonite farm family. Although endowed with a personality 'prone toward questioning and challenging,' the young Mary Alice at first wants nothing more than to be a good girl, to do her share, and—alongside her eleven siblings—to work her family's Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, farm. She feels fortunate to have been born into a religion where, as the familiar hymn states, she is 'safe in the arms of Jesus.' As an adolescent, that keen desire for belonging becomes focused on her worldly peers, even though she knows that Mennonites consider themselves a people apart. Eventually she leaves behind the fields and fences of her youth, thinking she will finally be able to grow beyond the prohibitions of her church. Discovering and accepting her sexuality, she once again finds herself apart, on the outside of family, community, and societal norms. This quietly powerful memoir of longing and acceptance casts a humanizing eye on a little-understood American religious tradition and a woman's striving to grow within and beyond it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734706Tue, 26 Mar 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734706 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Plain: A Memoir of Mennonite Girlhood Author: Mary Alice Hostetter Narrator: Mary Helen Gallucci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734706 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Plain: A Memoir of Mennonite Girlhood Author: Mary Alice Hostetter Narrator: Mary Helen Gallucci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes Release date: March 26, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Plain tells the story of Mary Alice Hostetter's journey to define an authentic self amid a rigid religious upbringing in a Mennonite farm family. Although endowed with a personality 'prone toward questioning and challenging,' the young Mary Alice at first wants nothing more than to be a good girl, to do her share, and—alongside her eleven siblings—to work her family's Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, farm. She feels fortunate to have been born into a religion where, as the familiar hymn states, she is 'safe in the arms of Jesus.' As an adolescent, that keen desire for belonging becomes focused on her worldly peers, even though she knows that Mennonites consider themselves a people apart. Eventually she leaves behind the fields and fences of her youth, thinking she will finally be able to grow beyond the prohibitions of her church. Discovering and accepting her sexuality, she once again finds herself apart, on the outside of family, community, and societal norms. This quietly powerful memoir of longing and acceptance casts a humanizing eye on a little-understood American religious tradition and a woman's striving to grow within and beyond it.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/looking-for-palestine-growing-up-confused-in-an-arab-american-family-by-najla-said--65183226https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737662 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Looking for Palestine: Growing Up Confused in an Arab-American Family Author: Najla Said Narrator: Najla Said Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 26, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A frank and entertaining memoir, from the daughter of Edward Said, about growing up second-generation Arab American and struggling with that identity. The daughter of a prominent Palestinian father and a sophisticated Lebanese mother, Najla Said grew up in New York City, confused and conflicted about her cultural background and identity. Said knew that her parents identified deeply with their homelands, but growing up in a Manhattan world that was defined largely by class and conformity, she felt unsure about who she was supposed to be, and was often in denial of the differences she sensed between her family and those around her. The fact that her father was the famous intellectual and outspoken Palestinian advocate Edward Said only made things more complicated. She may have been born a Palestinian Lebanese American, but in Said’s mind she grew up first as a WASP, having been baptized Episcopalian in Boston and attending the wealthy Upper East Side girls’ school Chapin, then as a teenage Jew, essentially denying her true roots, even to herself—until, ultimately, the psychological toll of all this self-hatred began to threaten her health. As she grew older, making increased visits to Palestine and Beirut, Said’s worldview shifted. The attacks on the World Trade Center, and some of the ways in which Americans responded, finally made it impossible for Said to continue to pick and choose her identity, forcing her to see herself and her passions more clearly. Today, she has become an important voice for second-generation Arab Americans nationwide.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737662Tue, 26 Mar 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737662 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Looking for Palestine: Growing Up Confused in an Arab-American Family Author: Najla Said Narrator: Najla Said Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737662 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Looking for Palestine: Growing Up Confused in an Arab-American Family Author: Najla Said Narrator: Najla Said Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 26, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A frank and entertaining memoir, from the daughter of Edward Said, about growing up second-generation Arab American and struggling with that identity. The daughter of a prominent Palestinian father and a sophisticated Lebanese mother, Najla Said grew up in New York City, confused and conflicted about her cultural background and identity. Said knew that her parents identified deeply with their homelands, but growing up in a Manhattan world that was defined largely by class and conformity, she felt unsure about who she was supposed to be, and was often in denial of the differences she sensed between her family and those around her. The fact that her father was the famous intellectual and outspoken Palestinian advocate Edward Said only made things more complicated. She may have been born a Palestinian Lebanese American, but in Said’s mind she grew up first as a WASP, having been baptized Episcopalian in Boston and attending the wealthy Upper East Side girls’ school Chapin, then as a teenage Jew, essentially denying her true roots, even to herself—until, ultimately, the psychological toll of all this self-hatred began to threaten her health. As she grew older, making increased visits to Palestine and Beirut, Said’s worldview shifted. The attacks on the World Trade Center, and some of the ways in which Americans responded, finally made it impossible for Said to continue to pick and choose her identity, forcing her to see herself and her passions more clearly. Today, she has become an important voice for second-generation Arab Americans nationwide.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-half-bird-by-susan-smillie--65183276https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Half Bird Author: Susan Smillie Narrator: Susan Smillie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: March 21, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Discover the incredible story of one woman's solo journey across the Bay of Biscay, into the Mediterranean, and the unexpected joy of solitude, self-discovery and resilience 'We have no idea how much resilience there is inside us until we have to draw on it. We learn that we grow through adversity only as we go through it. That we crave happiness like plants leaning toward the light' When Susan quit her job in London and set sail off the south coast of England on her beloved sailboat, Isean, she was unaware this spontaneous departure would lead to a three-year journey spanning several countries across the continent. With only the very basics on board, resourcefulness becomes an unexpected source of joy and contentment. The highs and lows of living in such an extreme way awakens a newfound appreciation for the beauty of her surroundings, for being safe - for just being alive. For all the physical and navigational challenges of her journey, the other side of her story reveals a more important change - an inner journey - that took place along the way. This wasn't merely a challenge, a mid-life adventure or gap-year career break; it was much gentler than that, but much greater too. She was seeking nothing less than an entirely different life, having left the land far behind to call the wild, unbiddable sea home. ©2024 Susan Smillie (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738307Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Half Bird Author: Susan Smillie Narrator: Susan Smillie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: March 21, 2024...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Half Bird Author: Susan Smillie Narrator: Susan Smillie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: March 21, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Discover the incredible story of one woman's solo journey across the Bay of Biscay, into the Mediterranean, and the unexpected joy of solitude, self-discovery and resilience 'We have no idea how much resilience there is inside us until we have to draw on it. We learn that we grow through adversity only as we go through it. That we crave happiness like plants leaning toward the light' When Susan quit her job in London and set sail off the south coast of England on her beloved sailboat, Isean, she was unaware this spontaneous departure would lead to a three-year journey spanning several countries across the continent. With only the very basics on board, resourcefulness becomes an unexpected source of joy and contentment. The highs and lows of living in such an extreme way awakens a newfound appreciation for the beauty of her surroundings, for being safe - for just being alive. For all the physical and navigational challenges of her journey, the other side of her story reveals a more important change - an inner journey - that took place along the way. This wasn't merely a challenge, a mid-life adventure or gap-year career break; it was much gentler than that, but much greater too. She was seeking nothing less than an entirely different life, having left the land far behind to call the wild, unbiddable sea home. ©2024 Susan Smillie (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-right-kind-of-white-a-memoir-by-garrett-bucks--65183402https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720022 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Right Kind of White: A Memoir Author: Garrett Bucks Narrator: Garrett Bucks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: March 19, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A revelatory memoir that earnestly reckons with whiteness. As the product of progressive parents and a liberal upbringing, Garrett Bucks prided himself on the pursuit of being a “good white person.” The kind of white person who treats their privilege as a responsibility and not a burden; the kind of white person who people of color see as the peak example of racial allyship; the kind of white person who other white people might model their own aspirations of being “better” after. But it’s Bucks obsession with “goodness” that prevents him from building meaningful relationships, particularly those who look like him. The Right Kind of White charts Garrett’s intellectual and emotional odyssey in his pursuit of this ideal whiteness, the price of its admission, and the work he’s doing to bridge the divide from those he once sought distance from.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720022Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720022 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Right Kind of White: A Memoir Author: Garrett Bucks Narrator: Garrett Bucks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720022 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Right Kind of White: A Memoir Author: Garrett Bucks Narrator: Garrett Bucks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: March 19, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A revelatory memoir that earnestly reckons with whiteness. As the product of progressive parents and a liberal upbringing, Garrett Bucks prided himself on the pursuit of being a “good white person.” The kind of white person who treats their privilege as a responsibility and not a burden; the kind of white person who people of color see as the peak example of racial allyship; the kind of white person who other white people might model their own aspirations of being “better” after. But it’s Bucks obsession with “goodness” that prevents him from building meaningful relationships, particularly those who look like him. The Right Kind of White charts Garrett’s intellectual and emotional odyssey in his pursuit of this ideal whiteness, the price of its admission, and the work he’s doing to bridge the divide from those he once sought distance from.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-make-herself-agreeable-to-everyone-a-memoir-by-cameron-russell--65183255https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Make Herself Agreeable to Everyone: A Memoir Author: Cameron Russell Narrator: Cameron Russell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 3 minutes Release date: March 19, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Gripping . . . a call to action—and accountability—for the entire fashion industry.”—Marie Claire A bold memoir that explores who holds the power in an image-obsessed culture, from the model and activist who helped organize the movement to bring equity to fashion “By elevating me for something I have no control over, the industry and economy signal to all women: there is almost nothing you can do or create that is as valuable as how you look.” Scouted by a modeling agent when she was just sixteen years old, Cameron Russell first approached her job with some reservations: She was a serious student with her sights set on college, not the runway. But modeling was a job that seemed to offer young women like herself unprecedented access to wealth, fame, and influence. Besides, as she was often reminded, “there are a million girls in line” who would eagerly replace her.  In her fierce and innovative memoir, Russell chronicles how she learned to navigate the dizzying space between physical appearance and interiority and making money in an often-exploitative system. Being “agreeable,” she found, led to more success: more bookings and more opportunities to work with the world’s top photographers and biggest brands. But as her prominence grew, Russell found that achievement under these conditions was deeply isolating and ultimately unsatisfying. Instead of freedom, she was often required to perform the role of compliant femme fatale, so she began organizing with her peers, helping to coordinate movements for labor rights, climate and racial justice, and bringing MeToo to the fashion industry.  Intimate and illuminating, How to Make Herself Agreeable to Everyone is a nuanced, deeply felt memoir about beauty, complicity, and the fight for a better world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736075Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Make Herself Agreeable to Everyone: A Memoir Author: Cameron Russell Narrator: Cameron Russell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 3...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Make Herself Agreeable to Everyone: A Memoir Author: Cameron Russell Narrator: Cameron Russell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 3 minutes Release date: March 19, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Gripping . . . a call to action—and accountability—for the entire fashion industry.”—Marie Claire A bold memoir that explores who holds the power in an image-obsessed culture, from the model and activist who helped organize the movement to bring equity to fashion “By elevating me for something I have no control over, the industry and economy signal to all women: there is almost nothing you can do or create that is as valuable as how you look.” Scouted by a modeling agent when she was just sixteen years old, Cameron Russell first approached her job with some reservations: She was a serious student with her sights set on college, not the runway. But modeling was a job that seemed to offer young women like herself unprecedented access to wealth, fame, and influence. Besides, as she was often reminded, “there are a million girls in line” who would eagerly replace her.  In her fierce and innovative memoir, Russell chronicles how she learned to navigate the dizzying space between physical appearance and interiority and making money in an often-exploitative system. Being “agreeable,” she found, led to more success: more bookings and more opportunities to work with the world’s top photographers and biggest brands. But as her prominence grew, Russell found that achievement under these conditions was deeply isolating and ultimately unsatisfying. Instead of freedom, she was often required to perform the role of compliant femme fatale, so she began organizing with her peers, helping to coordinate movements for labor rights, climate and racial justice, and bringing MeToo to the fashion industry.  Intimate and illuminating, How to Make Herself Agreeable to Everyone is a nuanced, deeply felt memoir about beauty, complicity, and the fight for a better world.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-very-private-school-by-charles-spencer--65183392https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717437 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Very Private School Author: Charles Spencer Narrator: Charles Spencer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57 minutes Release date: March 12, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Shocking and moving' Guardian 'A tour-de-force' Washington Post At eight years of age, Charles Spencer was sent away to one of England’s most exclusive boarding schools. In this courageous and beautifully written memoir, Spencer offers a clear-eyed, first-hand account of the strange secrets of the school, and the culture of cruelty and abuse he witnessed and experienced in his five years there as a pupil. Drawing on the memories of many of his schoolboy contemporaries, as well as his own letters and diaries from the time, the book is his attempt to come to terms with the deep emotional scars inflicted upon him. Spencer reflects on the misery, hopelessness and abandonment he felt aged eight, viscerally describing the intense pain of homesickness, the vicious brutality of a boys’ school in the 1970s and the appalling inescapability of it all. The book cracks the code of the unpoliced regime that ran the place and provides important insights into an antiquated boarding school system. He gives vivid portraits of the teachers and other staff placed in loco parentis, their casual cruelties and toxic obsessions. All these years later, Spencer’s bafflement at their motivations to inflict such cruelty on young children is palpable. As is his fury that, even if somehow he had spoken up, he’d never have been believed. Charles Spencer's book 'A Very Private School' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 11-03-2024.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717437Tue, 12 Mar 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717437 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Very Private School Author: Charles Spencer Narrator: Charles Spencer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57 minutes Release date: March 12,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717437 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Very Private School Author: Charles Spencer Narrator: Charles Spencer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57 minutes Release date: March 12, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Shocking and moving' Guardian 'A tour-de-force' Washington Post At eight years of age, Charles Spencer was sent away to one of England’s most exclusive boarding schools. In this courageous and beautifully written memoir, Spencer offers a clear-eyed, first-hand account of the strange secrets of the school, and the culture of cruelty and abuse he witnessed and experienced in his five years there as a pupil. Drawing on the memories of many of his schoolboy contemporaries, as well as his own letters and diaries from the time, the book is his attempt to come to terms with the deep emotional scars inflicted upon him. Spencer reflects on the misery, hopelessness and abandonment he felt aged eight, viscerally describing the intense pain of homesickness, the vicious brutality of a boys’ school in the 1970s and the appalling inescapability of it all. The book cracks the code of the unpoliced regime that ran the place and provides important insights into an antiquated boarding school system. He gives vivid portraits of the teachers and other staff placed in loco parentis, their casual cruelties and toxic obsessions. All these years later, Spencer’s bafflement at their motivations to inflict such cruelty on young children is palpable. As is his fury that, even if somehow he had spoken up, he’d never have been believed. Charles Spencer's book 'A Very Private School' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 11-03-2024.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/elevate-and-dominate-21-ways-to-win-on-and-off-the-field-by-deion-sanders--65183366https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717416 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field Author: Deion Sanders Narrator: Deion Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 12, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Instant New York Times Bestseller Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders is one of the greatest motivators and inspirational leaders of all time—on the field, in business, with family, and in his community. Now, he delivers the ultimate playbook of inspiring personal stories, winning strategies, and the motivation required to help us “elevate and dominate” in all aspects of our lives. A natural-born leader, Deion Sanders demands and expects the best from himself and from those around him, never settling for anything less. Whether it’s dealing with intense pressure, using the competition to his advantage, or navigating personal challenges—both physical and emotional—Sanders has conquered it all by applying the hard-earned principles he’s learned throughout his life and career. The twenty-one inspirational ways to win here are based on the motivational stories and experiences of Sanders’s incredible life, including being raised by a single mother who sacrificed and worked nonstop to support her family, being enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, earning his place as a head coach with a Division I football team, and being a dedicated father of five accomplished children. His inspirational messages reach far beyond the world of sports because they are based on deep faith, respect for himself and others, and an unflagging commitment to that which he believes in. They are designed to help anyone who is looking to improve the quality of their life, whether it be in business and leadership, relationships and partnership, or parenting and family. Through his unique and powerful lens, Coach Prime provides the direction, motivation, and action required for anyone to dominate and win at life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717416Tue, 12 Mar 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717416 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field Author: Deion Sanders Narrator: Deion Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717416 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field Author: Deion Sanders Narrator: Deion Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 12, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Instant New York Times Bestseller Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders is one of the greatest motivators and inspirational leaders of all time—on the field, in business, with family, and in his community. Now, he delivers the ultimate playbook of inspiring personal stories, winning strategies, and the motivation required to help us “elevate and dominate” in all aspects of our lives. A natural-born leader, Deion Sanders demands and expects the best from himself and from those around him, never settling for anything less. Whether it’s dealing with intense pressure, using the competition to his advantage, or navigating personal challenges—both physical and emotional—Sanders has conquered it all by applying the hard-earned principles he’s learned throughout his life and career. The twenty-one inspirational ways to win here are based on the motivational stories and experiences of Sanders’s incredible life, including being raised by a single mother who sacrificed and worked nonstop to support her family, being enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, earning his place as a head coach with a Division I football team, and being a dedicated father of five accomplished children. His inspirational messages reach far beyond the world of sports because they are based on deep faith, respect for himself and others, and an unflagging commitment to that which he believes in. They are designed to help anyone who is looking to improve the quality of their life, whether it be in business and leadership, relationships and partnership, or parenting and family. Through his unique and powerful lens, Coach Prime provides the direction, motivation, and action required for anyone to dominate and win at life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-ll-pray-for-you-and-other-outrageous-things-said-to-disabled-people-by-hannah-setzer--65183243https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'll Pray for You: And Other Outrageous Things Said to Disabled People Author: Hannah Setzer Narrator: Erin Deward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 28 minutes Release date: March 12, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In I'll Pray for You and Other Outrageous Things Said to Disabled People, Hannah Setzer volunteers to go first and say the things that we all think, but rarely say. Hannah has lived her whole life as a disabled woman and is here to share her story, though don't think for a second that this is inspiration porn. In fact, Hannah's disability is the least interesting thing about her! I'll Pray for You is full of . . . ● parenting fails, ● awkward stories, like that time Hannah fell down a manhole, ● discovering and accepting your identity, and ● fun, eye-opening real-talk from a disabled woman Hannah is a rebellious writer, a disability rights activist, and a movement enthusiast. She's best known as the creator of 'Feeding Tube Fitness,' where she often overshares most aspects of her life. She is the owner of Hannah's Handcrafted, a small business making and selling high quality elderberry products. She most recently founded Growing Inclusivity, a nonprofit aiming to build an accessible playground in Virginia. She is here to instill hope that you, too, can chase your dreams (and your chickens) if you want to. This book of essays from her life aims to do just that!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738451Tue, 12 Mar 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'll Pray for You: And Other Outrageous Things Said to Disabled People Author: Hannah Setzer Narrator: Erin Deward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'll Pray for You: And Other Outrageous Things Said to Disabled People Author: Hannah Setzer Narrator: Erin Deward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 28 minutes Release date: March 12, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In I'll Pray for You and Other Outrageous Things Said to Disabled People, Hannah Setzer volunteers to go first and say the things that we all think, but rarely say. Hannah has lived her whole life as a disabled woman and is here to share her story, though don't think for a second that this is inspiration porn. In fact, Hannah's disability is the least interesting thing about her! I'll Pray for You is full of . . . ● parenting fails, ● awkward stories, like that time Hannah fell down a manhole, ● discovering and accepting your identity, and ● fun, eye-opening real-talk from a disabled woman Hannah is a rebellious writer, a disability rights activist, and a movement enthusiast. She's best known as the creator of 'Feeding Tube Fitness,' where she often overshares most aspects of her life. She is the owner of Hannah's Handcrafted, a small business making and selling high quality elderberry products. She most recently founded Growing Inclusivity, a nonprofit aiming to build an accessible playground in Virginia. She is here to instill hope that you, too, can chase your dreams (and your chickens) if you want to. This book of essays from her life aims to do just that!]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/save-me-from-the-waves-an-adventure-from-sea-to-summit-by-jessica-hepburn--65183300https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730860 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Save Me from the Waves: An adventure from sea to summit Author: Jessica Hepburn Narrator: Jessica Hepburn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 25 minutes Release date: March 7, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Includes BBC RADIO 4 DESERT ISLAND DISCS clips by Maya Angelou, Emma Thompson, Edmund Hillary and many more 'A breathtaking adventure of a truly inspirational woman' – Maxine Peake An adventure story – with a difference. From sea to summit. Fully soundtracked. Jessica Hepburn is an unlikely athlete – she was labelled the ‘arty’ not the ‘sporty’ one in school. She hates exercise and believes the only reason to do it is for food, booze and box-sets on the sofa. However, in her forties, following a succession of hard and sad life experiences she started to try and exercise her way out of heartbreak. She has now become one of the world’s most extraordinary endurance athletes. The first and only woman (currently) on the planet to have completed the ‘Sea, Street, Summit Challenge’ – which is to swim the English Channel, run the London Marathon and climb Mount Everest (which she calls Chomolungma – the mountain’s original Sherpa name). And possibly the only woman (although this can’t be officially certified) to have listened to eighty years and over 3,000 episodes of her favourite radio programme – Desert Island Discs. Save Me from the Waves is an inspirational story of physical and mental endurance which starts on the streets of London and culminates on top of the world, fuelled by song. It explores the redemptive power of music and mountains. How family and friends can be lost and found in the most unusual places. And encourages everyone to live big and bravely when life doesn’t go to plan. Because sometimes we all need saving from the waves. And whether it’s high and far away or closer to home and in your head, an adventure will always change your life for the better. Features the voices of Marlene Dietrich, Emma Thompson, Maya Angelou, Rob Brydon, Stephen King, Tim Robbins…. and many more from Desert Island Discs.   Features audio clips from Desert Island Discs castaways, including:   Jimmy Carr Clive James Kelly Holmes Paul Weller Kay Mellor Peter Bull Lin-Manuel Miranda Emma Thompson James Blades Alan Plater Alfred Wainwright Jo Brand Rob Brydon Gillian Clarke Lemn Sissay Tim Minchin Anne-Marie Duff  Christina Dodwell Marlene Dietrich Liz Lochhead Jilly Cooper Bill Morris Tim Robbins Robert Macfarlane Sue Townsend Jill Balcon Stephen King Alice Walker Kelsey Grammer Mervyn King Betty Driver Wangari Maathai Edna Adan Ismail Ali Smith Stella McCartney Penelope Wilton Simon Reeve Alicia Markova Edmund Hillary Winnie Byanyima Dave Brubeck Alan Titchmarsh Isabella Tree David Nott Richard Doll Ruth Westheimer Ruth Jones Marisa Robles Winston Graham David Mitchell Ruthie Henshall Sonita Alleyne Louis Armstrong Conrad Anker Akram Khan A. H. Halsey Amanda Khozi Mukwashi Helen Fielding Rose Hudson-Wilkin Nick Webbon Sheryl Sandberg Joe Simpson Maya Angelou]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730860Thu, 07 Mar 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730860 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Save Me from the Waves: An adventure from sea to summit Author: Jessica Hepburn Narrator: Jessica Hepburn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730860 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Save Me from the Waves: An adventure from sea to summit Author: Jessica Hepburn Narrator: Jessica Hepburn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 25 minutes Release date: March 7, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Includes BBC RADIO 4 DESERT ISLAND DISCS clips by Maya Angelou, Emma Thompson, Edmund Hillary and many more 'A breathtaking adventure of a truly inspirational woman' – Maxine Peake An adventure story – with a difference. From sea to summit. Fully soundtracked. Jessica Hepburn is an unlikely athlete – she was labelled the ‘arty’ not the ‘sporty’ one in school. She hates exercise and believes the only reason to do it is for food, booze and box-sets on the sofa. However, in her forties, following a succession of hard and sad life experiences she started to try and exercise her way out of heartbreak. She has now become one of the world’s most extraordinary endurance athletes. The first and only woman (currently) on the planet to have completed the ‘Sea, Street, Summit Challenge’ – which is to swim the English Channel, run the London Marathon and climb Mount Everest (which she calls Chomolungma – the mountain’s original Sherpa name). And possibly the only woman (although this can’t be officially certified) to have listened to eighty years and over 3,000 episodes of her favourite radio programme – Desert Island Discs. Save Me from the Waves is an inspirational story of physical and mental endurance which starts on the streets of London and culminates on top of the world, fuelled by song. It explores the redemptive power of music and mountains. How family and friends can be lost and found in the most unusual places. And encourages everyone to live big and bravely when life doesn’t go to plan. Because sometimes we all need saving from the waves. And whether it’s high and far away or closer to home and in your head, an adventure will always change your life for the better. Features the voices of Marlene Dietrich, Emma Thompson, Maya Angelou, Rob Brydon, Stephen King, Tim Robbins…. and many more from Desert Island Discs.   Features audio clips from Desert Island Discs castaways, including:   Jimmy Carr Clive James Kelly Holmes Paul Weller Kay Mellor Peter Bull Lin-Manuel Miranda Emma Thompson James Blades Alan Plater Alfred Wainwright Jo Brand Rob Brydon Gillian Clarke Lemn Sissay Tim Minchin Anne-Marie Duff  Christina Dodwell Marlene Dietrich Liz Lochhead Jilly Cooper Bill Morris Tim Robbins Robert Macfarlane Sue Townsend Jill Balcon Stephen King Alice Walker Kelsey Grammer Mervyn King Betty Driver Wangari Maathai Edna Adan Ismail Ali Smith Stella McCartney Penelope Wilton Simon Reeve Alicia Markova Edmund Hillary Winnie Byanyima Dave Brubeck Alan Titchmarsh Isabella Tree David Nott Richard Doll Ruth Westheimer Ruth Jones Marisa Robles Winston Graham David Mitchell Ruthie Henshall Sonita Alleyne Louis Armstrong Conrad Anker Akram Khan A. H. Halsey Amanda Khozi Mukwashi Helen Fielding Rose Hudson-Wilkin Nick Webbon Sheryl Sandberg Joe Simpson Maya Angelou]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beyond-hope-by-bariz-shah--65183281https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729544 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond Hope Author: Bariz Shah Narrator: Ubai Dahoud Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: March 6, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A powerful story of how one man didn't let other people define him 'Bariz gifts us his truth-telling, delivered with unwavering optimism.' Matt Brown, author of She Is Not Your Rehab 'Beautifully written. Takes us right inside a young person's life and is ultimately uplifting in the way they take control of that life.' Kathryn Ryan, RNZ Nine to Noon At age 18, Bariz Shah ended up in an Auckland prison. As an Afghan migrant who was deeply affected by 9/11, Bariz spiralled from schoolyard fights into crime and drugs - until prison made him rethink the story of his life. Years later, in Christchurch, Bariz had turned everything around when a terrorist walked into the local mosque and took the lives of 51 people in his community. Driven by a new purpose, Bariz and his wife Saba raised money to return to Afghanistan and establish 51 small businesses in honour of those they lost. In this memoir about finding self-belief, belonging and positive change, Bariz's story reminds us that we always have the power to change ourselves for the better. 'The book is sensitive and insightful about how pain comes into a life and how it lasts.' Phillip Matthews, The Press 'Extraordinary. A powerful story of redemption and hope.' Hon Lianne Dalziel CNZM, former Mayor of Christchurch 'Bariz has been through adversity and emerged with love, care and kindness. He shows that nothing is impossible.' Meng Foon, Race Relations Commissioner 2019-2023]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729544Wed, 06 Mar 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729544 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond Hope Author: Bariz Shah Narrator: Ubai Dahoud Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: March 6, 2024 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729544 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond Hope Author: Bariz Shah Narrator: Ubai Dahoud Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: March 6, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A powerful story of how one man didn't let other people define him 'Bariz gifts us his truth-telling, delivered with unwavering optimism.' Matt Brown, author of She Is Not Your Rehab 'Beautifully written. Takes us right inside a young person's life and is ultimately uplifting in the way they take control of that life.' Kathryn Ryan, RNZ Nine to Noon At age 18, Bariz Shah ended up in an Auckland prison. As an Afghan migrant who was deeply affected by 9/11, Bariz spiralled from schoolyard fights into crime and drugs - until prison made him rethink the story of his life. Years later, in Christchurch, Bariz had turned everything around when a terrorist walked into the local mosque and took the lives of 51 people in his community. Driven by a new purpose, Bariz and his wife Saba raised money to return to Afghanistan and establish 51 small businesses in honour of those they lost. In this memoir about finding self-belief, belonging and positive change, Bariz's story reminds us that we always have the power to change ourselves for the better. 'The book is sensitive and insightful about how pain comes into a life and how it lasts.' Phillip Matthews, The Press 'Extraordinary. A powerful story of redemption and hope.' Hon Lianne Dalziel CNZM, former Mayor of Christchurch 'Bariz has been through adversity and emerged with love, care and kindness. He shows that nothing is impossible.' Meng Foon, Race Relations Commissioner 2019-2023]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-silver-river-by-jim-moginie--65183271https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/732198 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Silver River Author: Jim Moginie Narrator: Jim Moginie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 6, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A moving and inspiring memoir of families lost and rediscovered, by a founding member of legendary band Midnight Oil. For fifty years, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player Jim Moginie was a driving force behind one of Australia's most iconic rock bands, Midnight Oil. As they made their way through the nascent domestic punk scene and the uncharted musical territory of the Western Desert to the concert halls of Europe and America, the band members developed a feeling of 'five against the world'. For Jim, this de facto family was a bulwark against a nagging sense that something was missing from his life: he'd long known that his biological mother had given him up for adoption as a baby. While Midnight Oil grappled with the challenges of chart success, their political activism and global tours, Jim's quest to find his birth family increasingly led him in different directions, to the quiet suburbs of Canberra and the meandering rivers and verdant hills of rural Ireland - and emotional reunions with long-lost relatives. Threaded with vivid recollections of childhood, behind-the-scenes stories of band life and fascinating insights into the creative processes that produced some of this country's most beloved songs, The Silver River is at once a lyrical coming-of-age story, a heart-warming family chronicle and a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Australian music.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/732198Wed, 06 Mar 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/732198 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Silver River Author: Jim Moginie Narrator: Jim Moginie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 6, 2024 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/732198 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Silver River Author: Jim Moginie Narrator: Jim Moginie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 6, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A moving and inspiring memoir of families lost and rediscovered, by a founding member of legendary band Midnight Oil. For fifty years, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player Jim Moginie was a driving force behind one of Australia's most iconic rock bands, Midnight Oil. As they made their way through the nascent domestic punk scene and the uncharted musical territory of the Western Desert to the concert halls of Europe and America, the band members developed a feeling of 'five against the world'. For Jim, this de facto family was a bulwark against a nagging sense that something was missing from his life: he'd long known that his biological mother had given him up for adoption as a baby. While Midnight Oil grappled with the challenges of chart success, their political activism and global tours, Jim's quest to find his birth family increasingly led him in different directions, to the quiet suburbs of Canberra and the meandering rivers and verdant hills of rural Ireland - and emotional reunions with long-lost relatives. Threaded with vivid recollections of childhood, behind-the-scenes stories of band life and fascinating insights into the creative processes that produced some of this country's most beloved songs, The Silver River is at once a lyrical coming-of-age story, a heart-warming family chronicle and a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Australian music.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-happier-10th-anniversary-how-i-tamed-the-voice-in-my-head-reduced-stress-without-losing-my-edge-and-found-self-help-that-actually-wor--65183342https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721567 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 10% Happier 10th Anniversary: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story Author: Dan Harris Narrator: Dan Harris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 27 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In celebration of its 10th anniversary, a revised and updated edition of the award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller that changed the way we look at meditation, expanded with new material by Dan Harris. After having a nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure involving a disgraced pastor, a mysterious self-help guru, and a gaggle of brain scientists. Eventually, Harris realized that the source of his problems was the very thing he always thought was his greatest asset: the incessant, insatiable voice in his head. We all have an inner narrator. It’s what has us losing our temper unnecessarily, checking our email compulsively, eating when we’re not hungry, and fixating on the past and the future at the expense of the present. Most of us assume we’re stuck with this voice—that there’s nothing we can do to rein it in—but Harris stumbled upon an effective way to do just that. 10% Happier is now considered a classic text on the power of meditation, an introduction to the practice that can convert even the most hardened skeptic. With over a million copies sold, 10% Happier is the go-to guide, and with meditation now a widely accepted and encouraged practice, Dan Harris is a pivotal and approachable figure in the field who has built a thriving platform based on the ideas he first presented in this book. In this 10th Anniversary Edition, Harris offers a new preface reflecting on how much has changed—for him and for the public perceptions of meditation, plus a revised and expanded appendix, filled with guided meditations and practical advice for people looking to boot up a habit.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721567Tue, 05 Mar 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721567 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 10% Happier 10th Anniversary: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721567 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 10% Happier 10th Anniversary: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story Author: Dan Harris Narrator: Dan Harris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 27 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In celebration of its 10th anniversary, a revised and updated edition of the award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller that changed the way we look at meditation, expanded with new material by Dan Harris. After having a nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure involving a disgraced pastor, a mysterious self-help guru, and a gaggle of brain scientists. Eventually, Harris realized that the source of his problems was the very thing he always thought was his greatest asset: the incessant, insatiable voice in his head. We all have an inner narrator. It’s what has us losing our temper unnecessarily, checking our email compulsively, eating when we’re not hungry, and fixating on the past and the future at the expense of the present. Most of us assume we’re stuck with this voice—that there’s nothing we can do to rein it in—but Harris stumbled upon an effective way to do just that. 10% Happier is now considered a classic text on the power of meditation, an introduction to the practice that can convert even the most hardened skeptic. With over a million copies sold, 10% Happier is the go-to guide, and with meditation now a widely accepted and encouraged practice, Dan Harris is a pivotal and approachable figure in the field who has built a thriving platform based on the ideas he first presented in this book. In this 10th Anniversary Edition, Harris offers a new preface reflecting on how much has changed—for him and for the public perceptions of meditation, plus a revised and expanded appendix, filled with guided meditations and practical advice for people looking to boot up a habit.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-disappearing-mother-a-memoir-of-magic-and-loss-in-the-country-of-dementia-by-suzanne-finnamore--65183277https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734708 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Disappearing Mother: A Memoir of Magic and Loss in the Country of Dementia Author: Suzanne Finnamore Narrator: Suzanne Finnamore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: My Disappearing Mother: A Memoir of Magic and Loss is far more than a memoir on the devastation that comes with dementia, a cognitive impairment that affects fifty-five million people worldwide. Finnamore beautifully chronicles her mother's rich and varied life journey, from her birth in Puerto Rico during the height of the Depression to ferrying to the United States, in hopes of a better life. On U.S. soil, her mother, Bunny, started working as a performer for enlisted men, then became a secretary, and eventually a professional clairvoyant. With unexpected humor, Suzanne explores the feeling of love, grief, family, and loss while celebrating the bonds between mothers and daughters. In Suzanne's words, 'I want a book that attests to the fact that in a world full of disease, there is an abiding and supernatural force of love. That because of this, the sadness and the horror can be borne. That laughter can live alongside grief. That it must.' When Suzanne's guest essay 'Dementia Is a Place Where My Mother Lives. It Is Not Who She Is' was published in the New York Times on Mother's Day 2022, readers responded with an outpouring of empathy and love. And so this book was born, full of clues and guidance to help others feel less alone on the path that Finnamore has walked.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734708Tue, 05 Mar 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734708 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Disappearing Mother: A Memoir of Magic and Loss in the Country of Dementia Author: Suzanne Finnamore Narrator: Suzanne Finnamore Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734708 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Disappearing Mother: A Memoir of Magic and Loss in the Country of Dementia Author: Suzanne Finnamore Narrator: Suzanne Finnamore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: My Disappearing Mother: A Memoir of Magic and Loss is far more than a memoir on the devastation that comes with dementia, a cognitive impairment that affects fifty-five million people worldwide. Finnamore beautifully chronicles her mother's rich and varied life journey, from her birth in Puerto Rico during the height of the Depression to ferrying to the United States, in hopes of a better life. On U.S. soil, her mother, Bunny, started working as a performer for enlisted men, then became a secretary, and eventually a professional clairvoyant. With unexpected humor, Suzanne explores the feeling of love, grief, family, and loss while celebrating the bonds between mothers and daughters. In Suzanne's words, 'I want a book that attests to the fact that in a world full of disease, there is an abiding and supernatural force of love. That because of this, the sadness and the horror can be borne. That laughter can live alongside grief. That it must.' When Suzanne's guest essay 'Dementia Is a Place Where My Mother Lives. It Is Not Who She Is' was published in the New York Times on Mother's Day 2022, readers responded with an outpouring of empathy and love. And so this book was born, full of clues and guidance to help others feel less alone on the path that Finnamore has walked.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/please-don-t-cut-the-baby-a-nurse-s-memoir-by-judy-kirkwood-marilyn-fayre-milos--65183218https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742789 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Please Don’t Cut the Baby!: A Nurse’s Memoir Author: Judy Kirkwood, Marilyn Fayre Milos Narrator: Judy Kirkwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Marilyn Fayre Milos was a nursing student on the obstetrical unit in 1979 when she first witnessed a baby being circumcised. The only person to step forward to comfort the infant as it writhed and screamed in pain during the surgery, she was shocked when the doctor said to her: “There is no medical reason for doing this.” From that moment on, Marilyn became an advocate for ending medically unnecessary circumcision, protecting our children, and educating parents, the public, and medical professionals about this cultural fraud and violation of human rights. She founded the National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC); organized fifteen international symposia; and became a spokesperson for promoting the genital integrity of all children. A story of determination, service, and love, Marilyn’s memoir describes the myths, misinformation, and economic forces driving nonreligious infant circumcision in the United States, where it has become standard practice. Listeners may find their own beliefs and assumptions challenged, and their hearts touched by this story of a life devoted to justice for babies and the adults they will become.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742789Tue, 05 Mar 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742789 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Please Don’t Cut the Baby!: A Nurse’s Memoir Author: Judy Kirkwood, Marilyn Fayre Milos Narrator: Judy Kirkwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742789 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Please Don’t Cut the Baby!: A Nurse’s Memoir Author: Judy Kirkwood, Marilyn Fayre Milos Narrator: Judy Kirkwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Marilyn Fayre Milos was a nursing student on the obstetrical unit in 1979 when she first witnessed a baby being circumcised. The only person to step forward to comfort the infant as it writhed and screamed in pain during the surgery, she was shocked when the doctor said to her: “There is no medical reason for doing this.” From that moment on, Marilyn became an advocate for ending medically unnecessary circumcision, protecting our children, and educating parents, the public, and medical professionals about this cultural fraud and violation of human rights. She founded the National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC); organized fifteen international symposia; and became a spokesperson for promoting the genital integrity of all children. A story of determination, service, and love, Marilyn’s memoir describes the myths, misinformation, and economic forces driving nonreligious infant circumcision in the United States, where it has become standard practice. Listeners may find their own beliefs and assumptions challenged, and their hearts touched by this story of a life devoted to justice for babies and the adults they will become.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-hard-for-me-to-live-with-me-a-memoir-by-rex-chapman-seth-davis--65183446https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717417 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's Hard for Me to Live with Me: A Memoir Author: Rex Chapman, Seth Davis Narrator: Rex Chapman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 9 minutes Release date: February 27, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A powerful memoir from the University of Kentucky basketball legend, NBA veteran, and social media influencer about his recovery from addiction. He is considered by many the greatest basketball player ever produced by the hoops-crazy state of Kentucky. In two years at the University of Kentucky, he scored over 1,000 points, led the Wildcats to a Sweet Sixteen appearance and was nicknamed “King Rex.” The first player ever drafted by the Charlotte Hornets, he spent twelve seasons in the NBA, dazzling in dunk contests and sinking one of the most memorable buzzer-beaters in league history. But by the end of his career, Rex Chapman was harboring a destructive secret. Years before America’s opioid crisis would become national news, Chapman developed a dependency on Vicodin and Oxycontin, ultimately ingesting fifty painkillers a day. In addition, he developed a severe gambling addiction, once nearly losing $400,000 at a Las Vegas blackjack table. All this would cost him his family as well as most of the $40 million fortune he’d made in basketball, leaving him to live in his car and shoplift to support his addictions. Only when he was arrested—and his mugshot made national news—did he finally commit to getting clean. In It’s Hard for Me to Live With Me, Chapman—who has amassed millions of social media followers for his relatable and uplifting posts—tells the story of his addiction and recovery in unflinching detail. With equal frankness, he describes his history with depression; the racism he witnessed growing up and how that shaped his outspokenness on matters of social justice; and his complex and volatile relationship with his father, also a former professional basketball player. Cowritten with New York Times bestselling author Seth Davis, Chapman’s memoir is an equally devastating and inspiring story about the human struggle for self-acceptance.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717417Tue, 27 Feb 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717417 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's Hard for Me to Live with Me: A Memoir Author: Rex Chapman, Seth Davis Narrator: Rex Chapman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 9 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717417 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's Hard for Me to Live with Me: A Memoir Author: Rex Chapman, Seth Davis Narrator: Rex Chapman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 9 minutes Release date: February 27, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A powerful memoir from the University of Kentucky basketball legend, NBA veteran, and social media influencer about his recovery from addiction. He is considered by many the greatest basketball player ever produced by the hoops-crazy state of Kentucky. In two years at the University of Kentucky, he scored over 1,000 points, led the Wildcats to a Sweet Sixteen appearance and was nicknamed “King Rex.” The first player ever drafted by the Charlotte Hornets, he spent twelve seasons in the NBA, dazzling in dunk contests and sinking one of the most memorable buzzer-beaters in league history. But by the end of his career, Rex Chapman was harboring a destructive secret. Years before America’s opioid crisis would become national news, Chapman developed a dependency on Vicodin and Oxycontin, ultimately ingesting fifty painkillers a day. In addition, he developed a severe gambling addiction, once nearly losing $400,000 at a Las Vegas blackjack table. All this would cost him his family as well as most of the $40 million fortune he’d made in basketball, leaving him to live in his car and shoplift to support his addictions. Only when he was arrested—and his mugshot made national news—did he finally commit to getting clean. In It’s Hard for Me to Live With Me, Chapman—who has amassed millions of social media followers for his relatable and uplifting posts—tells the story of his addiction and recovery in unflinching detail. With equal frankness, he describes his history with depression; the racism he witnessed growing up and how that shaped his outspokenness on matters of social justice; and his complex and volatile relationship with his father, also a former professional basketball player. Cowritten with New York Times bestselling author Seth Davis, Chapman’s memoir is an equally devastating and inspiring story about the human struggle for self-acceptance.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dear-oliver-an-unexpected-friendship-with-oliver-sacks-by-susan-r-barry--65183249https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dear Oliver: An Unexpected Friendship with Oliver Sacks Author: Susan R. Barry Narrator: Rengin Altay, Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 36 minutes Release date: February 27, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: To the world, he was Dr. Sacks, the brilliant neurologist behind bestselling books like Musicophilia and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. To professor Susan Barry, he became Dear Oliver—her mentor, friend, and confidant over the course of their ten-year correspondence. It begins with a letter that Sue almost doesn't send. Sue's unheard-of case history—as a 'stereoblind' patient who acquired 3D vision in adulthood—so fascinates Dr. Sacks that he immediately asks to visit her. As 'Stereo Sue,' she becomes the subject of one of his indelible New Yorker pieces—and, as a fellow neuroscientist, his sounding board for every kind of intellectual inquiry. Their shared passions spark a friendship that buoys both of them through life's crests and falls: as Sue becomes an author, as she supports her father in his decline, and as Oliver becomes a patient himself—battling cancer that robs him of his own vision. Dr. Sacks's letters to Sue offer listeners an unprecedented glimpse of the man himself—from his compassion and insight to his love of the periodic table. Throughout Dear Oliver, we are reminded that true friends help each other see the world a little differently.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741681Tue, 27 Feb 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dear Oliver: An Unexpected Friendship with Oliver Sacks Author: Susan R. Barry Narrator: Rengin Altay, Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dear Oliver: An Unexpected Friendship with Oliver Sacks Author: Susan R. Barry Narrator: Rengin Altay, Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 36 minutes Release date: February 27, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: To the world, he was Dr. Sacks, the brilliant neurologist behind bestselling books like Musicophilia and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. To professor Susan Barry, he became Dear Oliver—her mentor, friend, and confidant over the course of their ten-year correspondence. It begins with a letter that Sue almost doesn't send. Sue's unheard-of case history—as a 'stereoblind' patient who acquired 3D vision in adulthood—so fascinates Dr. Sacks that he immediately asks to visit her. As 'Stereo Sue,' she becomes the subject of one of his indelible New Yorker pieces—and, as a fellow neuroscientist, his sounding board for every kind of intellectual inquiry. Their shared passions spark a friendship that buoys both of them through life's crests and falls: as Sue becomes an author, as she supports her father in his decline, and as Oliver becomes a patient himself—battling cancer that robs him of his own vision. Dr. Sacks's letters to Sue offer listeners an unprecedented glimpse of the man himself—from his compassion and insight to his love of the periodic table. Throughout Dear Oliver, we are reminded that true friends help each other see the world a little differently.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/driving-home-naked-and-other-misadventures-of-a-country-veterinarian-by-melinda-g-mccall-d-v-m--65183323https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734728 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Driving Home Naked: And Other Misadventures of a Country Veterinarian Author: Melinda G. Mccall D.V.M. Narrator: Amanda Ronconi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: February 20, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Have you ever driven home from work wearing nothing but a pair of rubber boots? For Dr. Melinda McCall, a large animal veterinarian in rural Virginia, this is living the dream. Caring for cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, llamas, and the occasional alpaca, unusual mishaps and mind-blowing adventures abound. Getting caught driving home naked after a tough day at work is just another day at the office for Dr. Melinda. Ride along in the vet truck as this fearless vet confronts every obstacle that crosses her path while building a thriving veterinary practice with an all-female foundation. She prevails through a fractured skull, back surgery, rare zoonotic diseases, and other extreme challenges. With stubbornness and grit, she surpasses the expectations of adversaries, including her own father, to become the owner of a successful veterinary business and mother of an inquisitive, spirited young daughter. Offering a firsthand glimpse into the fascinating world of veterinary medicine, Driving Home Naked is a smart, riveting, and heartfelt memoir that will captivate animal lovers and inspire people to follow their dreams on any scale. Buckle up for a wild ride.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734728Tue, 20 Feb 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734728 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Driving Home Naked: And Other Misadventures of a Country Veterinarian Author: Melinda G. Mccall D.V.M. Narrator: Amanda Ronconi Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734728 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Driving Home Naked: And Other Misadventures of a Country Veterinarian Author: Melinda G. Mccall D.V.M. Narrator: Amanda Ronconi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: February 20, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Have you ever driven home from work wearing nothing but a pair of rubber boots? For Dr. Melinda McCall, a large animal veterinarian in rural Virginia, this is living the dream. Caring for cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, llamas, and the occasional alpaca, unusual mishaps and mind-blowing adventures abound. Getting caught driving home naked after a tough day at work is just another day at the office for Dr. Melinda. Ride along in the vet truck as this fearless vet confronts every obstacle that crosses her path while building a thriving veterinary practice with an all-female foundation. She prevails through a fractured skull, back surgery, rare zoonotic diseases, and other extreme challenges. With stubbornness and grit, she surpasses the expectations of adversaries, including her own father, to become the owner of a successful veterinary business and mother of an inquisitive, spirited young daughter. Offering a firsthand glimpse into the fascinating world of veterinary medicine, Driving Home Naked is a smart, riveting, and heartfelt memoir that will captivate animal lovers and inspire people to follow their dreams on any scale. Buckle up for a wild ride.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trailer-park-parable-a-memoir-of-how-three-brothers-strove-to-rise-above-their-broken-past-find-forgiveness-and-forge-a-hopeful-future-by--65183301https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730522 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trailer Park Parable: A Memoir of How Three Brothers Strove to Rise Above Their Broken Past, Find Forgiveness, and Forge a Hopeful Future Author: Tyler Zed Narrator: Tyler Zed Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 56 minutes Release date: February 20, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Attempted murder victim told the Brainerd Dispatch she believes her sixteen-year-old son saved her.' This is the news article detailing the event that would drastically change Tyler Zed's life and that of his family forever. Growing up in a small town in Minnesota, Tyler and his two brothers filled their days with chaotic fun, from playing hockey to building forts to making their own home movies. The household was also full of addiction and abuse that ultimately led to their father attempting to murder their mother on Christmas Eve 2007. Trailer Park Parable follows Tyler and his family before Christmas Eve 2007, the events leading to that night, and the years afterward. It trails the boys as they deal with varying degrees of PTSD and their own battles with addiction, before they eventually turned their creative coping mechanisms, like their YouTube channels, into million-subscriber successes. From living in a trailer park to running a multi-million-dollar business, Trailer Park Parable highlights a true, American-dream story, countering a popular narrative that tells us you may as well not even try, the system is rigged against you.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730522Tue, 20 Feb 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730522 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trailer Park Parable: A Memoir of How Three Brothers Strove to Rise Above Their Broken Past, Find Forgiveness, and Forge a Hopeful Future Author: Tyler...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730522 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trailer Park Parable: A Memoir of How Three Brothers Strove to Rise Above Their Broken Past, Find Forgiveness, and Forge a Hopeful Future Author: Tyler Zed Narrator: Tyler Zed Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 56 minutes Release date: February 20, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Attempted murder victim told the Brainerd Dispatch she believes her sixteen-year-old son saved her.' This is the news article detailing the event that would drastically change Tyler Zed's life and that of his family forever. Growing up in a small town in Minnesota, Tyler and his two brothers filled their days with chaotic fun, from playing hockey to building forts to making their own home movies. The household was also full of addiction and abuse that ultimately led to their father attempting to murder their mother on Christmas Eve 2007. Trailer Park Parable follows Tyler and his family before Christmas Eve 2007, the events leading to that night, and the years afterward. It trails the boys as they deal with varying degrees of PTSD and their own battles with addiction, before they eventually turned their creative coping mechanisms, like their YouTube channels, into million-subscriber successes. From living in a trailer park to running a multi-million-dollar business, Trailer Park Parable highlights a true, American-dream story, countering a popular narrative that tells us you may as well not even try, the system is rigged against you.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tent-for-seven-a-camping-adventure-gone-south-out-west-by-marty-ohlhaut--65183279https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tent for Seven: A Camping Adventure Gone South Out West Author: Marty Ohlhaut Narrator: Brandon Pollock Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: February 20, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Marty Ohlhaut loved the great outdoors, and he loved his family, but this time, the combination proved disastrous. Cooped up inside due to long work hours, Marty was excited about taking off with his wife and five children for the beautiful Canadian Rockies. Aware that this could be their last camping trip together, he wanted to make it extra memorable. Little did he know how memorable it would be. From a massive heat wave and tainted water to encounters with aggressive red ants and formidable bears, they experienced one problem after another. Then tragedy struck, forcing Marty to face the terrifying possibility of losing a loved one. With the help of mysterious strangers in one of the world's most awe-inspiring locations, he fought to keep his family alive and his sanity intact. Now, three decades later, he joins forces with his daughter Grace Ly to recount the gripping tale of that ill-fated vacation. Written with candor and wit reminiscent of Bill Bryson, Tent for Seven vividly captures both the grandeur and the dangers of the wilderness as Marty learns just how much his wife and children mean to him—and how fragile life can be.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738468Tue, 20 Feb 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tent for Seven: A Camping Adventure Gone South Out West Author: Marty Ohlhaut Narrator: Brandon Pollock Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tent for Seven: A Camping Adventure Gone South Out West Author: Marty Ohlhaut Narrator: Brandon Pollock Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: February 20, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Marty Ohlhaut loved the great outdoors, and he loved his family, but this time, the combination proved disastrous. Cooped up inside due to long work hours, Marty was excited about taking off with his wife and five children for the beautiful Canadian Rockies. Aware that this could be their last camping trip together, he wanted to make it extra memorable. Little did he know how memorable it would be. From a massive heat wave and tainted water to encounters with aggressive red ants and formidable bears, they experienced one problem after another. Then tragedy struck, forcing Marty to face the terrifying possibility of losing a loved one. With the help of mysterious strangers in one of the world's most awe-inspiring locations, he fought to keep his family alive and his sanity intact. Now, three decades later, he joins forces with his daughter Grace Ly to recount the gripping tale of that ill-fated vacation. Written with candor and wit reminiscent of Bill Bryson, Tent for Seven vividly captures both the grandeur and the dangers of the wilderness as Marty learns just how much his wife and children mean to him—and how fragile life can be.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/truth-be-told-tales-from-a-baggy-mouth-by-linda-robson--65183332https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734622 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truth Be Told: Tales from a Baggy Mouth Author: Linda Robson Narrator: Linda Robson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 20 minutes Release date: February 15, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Written with the warmth and humour that have made her so popular, in her first every memoir, Linda describes her eventful life, from growing up in a Catholic household in Islington to appearing on British television screens in 'Birds of a Feather'. Sharing her ups and down on 'Loose Women', Linda has claimed a place in the nation's heart, offering her audiences a tiny glimpse into her life behind the scenes. But how did she become the television figure we see today? In All Honesty recounts the twists and turns of Linda's five decades spent acting on television, her relationships on and off screen, and the struggles she's faced during this time. Entertaining, funny and shockingly honest, this memoir will take you from laughter to tears as you discover how she became the Linda Robson we love today, and is sure to appeal to her many fans, old and new. ©2023 Linda Robson (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734622Thu, 15 Feb 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734622 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truth Be Told: Tales from a Baggy Mouth Author: Linda Robson Narrator: Linda Robson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 20 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734622 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truth Be Told: Tales from a Baggy Mouth Author: Linda Robson Narrator: Linda Robson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 20 minutes Release date: February 15, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Written with the warmth and humour that have made her so popular, in her first every memoir, Linda describes her eventful life, from growing up in a Catholic household in Islington to appearing on British television screens in 'Birds of a Feather'. Sharing her ups and down on 'Loose Women', Linda has claimed a place in the nation's heart, offering her audiences a tiny glimpse into her life behind the scenes. But how did she become the television figure we see today? In All Honesty recounts the twists and turns of Linda's five decades spent acting on television, her relationships on and off screen, and the struggles she's faced during this time. Entertaining, funny and shockingly honest, this memoir will take you from laughter to tears as you discover how she became the Linda Robson we love today, and is sure to appeal to her many fans, old and new. ©2023 Linda Robson (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-all-of-us-one-today-an-inaugural-poet-s-journey-by-richard-blanco--65183253https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734607 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For All of Us, One Today: An Inaugural Poet's Journey Author: Richard Blanco Narrator: Richard Blanco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 47 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For All of Us, One Today is a fluid, poetic story anchored by Richard Blanco’s experiences as the inaugural poet in 2013, and beyond. In this brief and evocative narrative, he shares for the first time his journey as a Latino immigrant and openly gay man discovering a new, emotional understanding of what it means to be an American. He tells the story of the call from the White House committee and all the exhilaration and upheaval of the days that followed. He reveals the inspiration and challenges behind the creation of the inaugural poem, “One Today,” as well as two other poems commissioned for the occasion (“Mother Country” and “What We Know of Country”), published here for the first time ever, alongside translations of all three of those poems into his native Spanish. Finally, Blanco reflects on his life-changing role as a public voice since the inauguration, his spiritual embrace of Americans everywhere, and his vision for poetry’s new role in our nation’s consciousness. Like the inaugural poem itself, For All of Us, One Today speaks to what makes this country and its people great, marking a historic moment of hope and promise in our evolving American landscape. In 2017, U2 is featuring “One Today” during their Joshua Tree tour throughout the United States and Europe. The poem will be projected on the stage screens as people enter the stadium to reflect and discuss America and the American experience.  2014 International Latino Awards Winner: Best Biography – Spanish or Bilingual]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734607Tue, 13 Feb 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734607 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For All of Us, One Today: An Inaugural Poet's Journey Author: Richard Blanco Narrator: Richard Blanco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 47...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734607 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For All of Us, One Today: An Inaugural Poet's Journey Author: Richard Blanco Narrator: Richard Blanco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 47 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For All of Us, One Today is a fluid, poetic story anchored by Richard Blanco’s experiences as the inaugural poet in 2013, and beyond. In this brief and evocative narrative, he shares for the first time his journey as a Latino immigrant and openly gay man discovering a new, emotional understanding of what it means to be an American. He tells the story of the call from the White House committee and all the exhilaration and upheaval of the days that followed. He reveals the inspiration and challenges behind the creation of the inaugural poem, “One Today,” as well as two other poems commissioned for the occasion (“Mother Country” and “What We Know of Country”), published here for the first time ever, alongside translations of all three of those poems into his native Spanish. Finally, Blanco reflects on his life-changing role as a public voice since the inauguration, his spiritual embrace of Americans everywhere, and his vision for poetry’s new role in our nation’s consciousness. Like the inaugural poem itself, For All of Us, One Today speaks to what makes this country and its people great, marking a historic moment of hope and promise in our evolving American landscape. In 2017, U2 is featuring “One Today” during their Joshua Tree tour throughout the United States and Europe. The poem will be projected on the stage screens as people enter the stadium to reflect and discuss America and the American experience.  2014 International Latino Awards Winner: Best Biography – Spanish or Bilingual]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-orchard-a-memoir-by-adele-crockett-robertson--65183222https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738473 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Orchard: A Memoir Author: Adele Crockett Robertson Narrator: Alexandra Cohler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A stirring memoir of a young, single woman's laborious struggle to save her family's New England apple farm from going under during the Great Depression. The Orchard is a poignant memoir of a young woman's single-handed struggle to save her New England farm in the depths of the Great Depression. Discovered by the author's daughter after the author's death, it tells the story of Adele 'Kitty' Robertson, young and energetic, but unprepared by her Radcliffe education for the rigors of apple farming in those bitter years of the early 1930s. Alone at the end of a country road, with only a Great Dane for company, plagued by debts, broken machinery, and killing frosts, Kitty revives the old orchard after years of neglect. Every day is a struggle, but every day she is also rewarded by the beauty of the world and the unexpected kindness of neighbors and hired workers. Animated by quiet courage and simple goodness, The Orchard is a deeply moving celebration of decency and beauty in the midst of grim prospects and crushing poverty. In addition to a foreword and epilogue by Betsy Robertson Cramer, the author's daughter, this edition includes a new afterword by award-winning author Jane Brox.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738473Tue, 13 Feb 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738473 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Orchard: A Memoir Author: Adele Crockett Robertson Narrator: Alexandra Cohler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738473 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Orchard: A Memoir Author: Adele Crockett Robertson Narrator: Alexandra Cohler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A stirring memoir of a young, single woman's laborious struggle to save her family's New England apple farm from going under during the Great Depression. The Orchard is a poignant memoir of a young woman's single-handed struggle to save her New England farm in the depths of the Great Depression. Discovered by the author's daughter after the author's death, it tells the story of Adele 'Kitty' Robertson, young and energetic, but unprepared by her Radcliffe education for the rigors of apple farming in those bitter years of the early 1930s. Alone at the end of a country road, with only a Great Dane for company, plagued by debts, broken machinery, and killing frosts, Kitty revives the old orchard after years of neglect. Every day is a struggle, but every day she is also rewarded by the beauty of the world and the unexpected kindness of neighbors and hired workers. Animated by quiet courage and simple goodness, The Orchard is a deeply moving celebration of decency and beauty in the midst of grim prospects and crushing poverty. In addition to a foreword and epilogue by Betsy Robertson Cramer, the author's daughter, this edition includes a new afterword by award-winning author Jane Brox.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/grief-and-grit-s-a-daughter-s-journey-of-love-and-loss-when-the-world-was-upside-down-by-marsha-gray-hill--65183221https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/740665 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grief and Grit(s): A Daughter's Journey of Love and Loss When the World Was Upside-Down Author: Marsha Gray Hill Narrator: Marsha Gray Hill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Marsha Gray Hill’s Grief and Grit(s) is an emotional odyssey that illuminates the complexities of grief, while offering a beacon of hope and inspiration for those navigating their own journeys of loss. This extraordinary memoir serves as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of love to transcend even the darkest of times. In times of unprecedented panic, we see what we’re really made of. Though the worldwide pandemic affected each of us differently, this time of turmoil brought one thing into stark clarity: the value of human life. When tragedy begets triaging and certain demographics are seen as more disposable than others, what does that say about our society? And what does it say about us? This is a story about America, about how we view the most vulnerable people in our society—our aging and elderly—both in times of crisis and in our everyday lives. This is also a story about a mother and daughter, of a mother raising her daughter in love, faith, and confidence, then the bizarre role-reversal as that mother deteriorated to the helplessness of a child. Nothing can prepare you for that intensity of sorrow and joy. Nothing can prepare you for what happens when the coroner refuses to show up and pronounce your mother legally dead, either. In this stunning debut, author Marsha Hill invites you into a personal look at an uncomfortable truth: how we treat our elderly today defines our own future. Full of tragedy and triumph, laughter and tears, grief and—yes, some good, old-fashioned grits—Grief and Grit(s) is not only a reflection of the life and tragic death of Adaline Gray, but the power of our generation to fight for human dignity at every stage of life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/740665Tue, 13 Feb 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/740665 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grief and Grit(s): A Daughter's Journey of Love and Loss When the World Was Upside-Down Author: Marsha Gray Hill Narrator: Marsha Gray Hill Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/740665 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grief and Grit(s): A Daughter's Journey of Love and Loss When the World Was Upside-Down Author: Marsha Gray Hill Narrator: Marsha Gray Hill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Marsha Gray Hill’s Grief and Grit(s) is an emotional odyssey that illuminates the complexities of grief, while offering a beacon of hope and inspiration for those navigating their own journeys of loss. This extraordinary memoir serves as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of love to transcend even the darkest of times. In times of unprecedented panic, we see what we’re really made of. Though the worldwide pandemic affected each of us differently, this time of turmoil brought one thing into stark clarity: the value of human life. When tragedy begets triaging and certain demographics are seen as more disposable than others, what does that say about our society? And what does it say about us? This is a story about America, about how we view the most vulnerable people in our society—our aging and elderly—both in times of crisis and in our everyday lives. This is also a story about a mother and daughter, of a mother raising her daughter in love, faith, and confidence, then the bizarre role-reversal as that mother deteriorated to the helplessness of a child. Nothing can prepare you for that intensity of sorrow and joy. Nothing can prepare you for what happens when the coroner refuses to show up and pronounce your mother legally dead, either. In this stunning debut, author Marsha Hill invites you into a personal look at an uncomfortable truth: how we treat our elderly today defines our own future. Full of tragedy and triumph, laughter and tears, grief and—yes, some good, old-fashioned grits—Grief and Grit(s) is not only a reflection of the life and tragic death of Adaline Gray, but the power of our generation to fight for human dignity at every stage of life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-book-of-bees-and-how-to-keep-them-by-sue-hubbell--65183374https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728597 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Book of Bees: And How to Keep Them Author: Sue Hubbell Narrator: Lauren Deporre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 49 minutes Release date: January 30, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Weaving a vivid portrait of her own life and her bees’ lives, Sue Hubbell lovingly describes the ins and outs of beekeeping on her small Missouri farm, where the end of one honey season is the start of the next. With three hundred hives, Hubbell stays busy year-round tending to the bees and harvesting their honey, a process that is as personally demanding as it is rewarding. Exploring the progression of both the author and the hive through the seasons, this is “a book about bees to be sure, but it is also about other things: the important difference between loneliness and solitude; the seasonal rhythms inherent in rural living; the achievement of independence; the accommodating of oneself to nature” (Philadelphia Inquirer). Beautifully written and full of exquisitely rendered details, it is a tribute to Hubbell’s wild hilltop in the Ozarks and of the joys of living a complex life in a simple place.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728597Tue, 30 Jan 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728597 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Book of Bees: And How to Keep Them Author: Sue Hubbell Narrator: Lauren Deporre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 49 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728597 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Book of Bees: And How to Keep Them Author: Sue Hubbell Narrator: Lauren Deporre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 49 minutes Release date: January 30, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Weaving a vivid portrait of her own life and her bees’ lives, Sue Hubbell lovingly describes the ins and outs of beekeeping on her small Missouri farm, where the end of one honey season is the start of the next. With three hundred hives, Hubbell stays busy year-round tending to the bees and harvesting their honey, a process that is as personally demanding as it is rewarding. Exploring the progression of both the author and the hive through the seasons, this is “a book about bees to be sure, but it is also about other things: the important difference between loneliness and solitude; the seasonal rhythms inherent in rural living; the achievement of independence; the accommodating of oneself to nature” (Philadelphia Inquirer). Beautifully written and full of exquisitely rendered details, it is a tribute to Hubbell’s wild hilltop in the Ozarks and of the joys of living a complex life in a simple place.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dear-oliver-an-unexpected-friendship-with-oliver-sacks-by-susan-r-barry--65183343https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717460 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dear Oliver: An unexpected friendship with Oliver Sacks Author: Susan R. Barry Narrator: Rengin Altay, Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 36 minutes Release date: January 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'A must-read for all the people who loved Oliver Sacks's books. The ending made me cry' -- Temple Grandin 'Dear Dr. Sacks . . . You asked me if I could imagine what the world would look like when viewed with two eyes. I told you that I thought I could . . . But, I was wrong.' When Susan Barry first wrote to Oliver Sacks, she never expected a response, let alone the deep friendship that blossomed over ten years of letters. Sue, herself a neuroscientist, wrote to share an extraordinary development in her own medical history. Born with problems with her vision, Sue had been told she would never acquire the ability to see in 3D - and yet she did, a development at odds with decades of research. Within days, Oliver replied, 'Your letter fills me with amazement and admiration.' Sharing an interest in visual perception and a deep love of science, Sue and Oliver began writing back and forth, delving deeper into the mysteries of sight and marvelling at the adaptive capacity of the human body. But in a painful twist of fate, as Sue's vision improved, Oliver's declined, and his characteristic typed letters shifted to handwritten ones. Sue later recognised this to be an early sign of the cancer that ultimately ended his extraordinary life. A funny, fascinating, and intimate glimpse of the great Oliver Sacks, Dear Oliver is also a love letter to scientific inquiry, and a testimony to the power of friendship at any time in life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717460Tue, 30 Jan 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717460 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dear Oliver: An unexpected friendship with Oliver Sacks Author: Susan R. Barry Narrator: Rengin Altay, Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717460 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dear Oliver: An unexpected friendship with Oliver Sacks Author: Susan R. Barry Narrator: Rengin Altay, Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 36 minutes Release date: January 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'A must-read for all the people who loved Oliver Sacks's books. The ending made me cry' -- Temple Grandin 'Dear Dr. Sacks . . . You asked me if I could imagine what the world would look like when viewed with two eyes. I told you that I thought I could . . . But, I was wrong.' When Susan Barry first wrote to Oliver Sacks, she never expected a response, let alone the deep friendship that blossomed over ten years of letters. Sue, herself a neuroscientist, wrote to share an extraordinary development in her own medical history. Born with problems with her vision, Sue had been told she would never acquire the ability to see in 3D - and yet she did, a development at odds with decades of research. Within days, Oliver replied, 'Your letter fills me with amazement and admiration.' Sharing an interest in visual perception and a deep love of science, Sue and Oliver began writing back and forth, delving deeper into the mysteries of sight and marvelling at the adaptive capacity of the human body. But in a painful twist of fate, as Sue's vision improved, Oliver's declined, and his characteristic typed letters shifted to handwritten ones. Sue later recognised this to be an early sign of the cancer that ultimately ended his extraordinary life. A funny, fascinating, and intimate glimpse of the great Oliver Sacks, Dear Oliver is also a love letter to scientific inquiry, and a testimony to the power of friendship at any time in life.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cassoulet-confessions-food-france-family-and-the-stew-that-saved-my-soul-by-sylvie-bigar--65183318https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728463 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cassoulet Confessions: Food, France, Family and the Stew That Saved My Soul Author: Sylvie Bigar Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Cassoulet Confessions is an enthralling memoir by award-winning food and travel writer Sylvie Bigar that reveals how a simple journalistic assignment sparked a culinary obsession and transcended into a quest for identity. Set in the stunning southern French countryside, this honest and poignant memoir conveys hunger for authentic food and a universal hunger for home. In Cassoulet Confessions, Sylvie travels across the Atlantic from her home in New York to the origin of cassoulet—the Occitanie region of Southern France. There she immerses herself in all things cassoulet: the quintessential historic meat and bean stew. From her first spoonful, she is transported back to her dramatic childhood in Geneva, Switzerland, and finds herself journeying through an unexpected rabbit hole of memories. Not only does she discover the deeper meanings of her ancestral French cuisine, but she is ultimately transformed by having to face her unsettling, complex family history. Sylvie's simple but poetic prose immerses us in her story: we smell the simmering aromas of French kitchens, empathize with her family dilemmas, and experience her internal struggle to understand and ultimately accept herself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728463Tue, 30 Jan 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728463 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cassoulet Confessions: Food, France, Family and the Stew That Saved My Soul Author: Sylvie Bigar Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728463 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cassoulet Confessions: Food, France, Family and the Stew That Saved My Soul Author: Sylvie Bigar Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Cassoulet Confessions is an enthralling memoir by award-winning food and travel writer Sylvie Bigar that reveals how a simple journalistic assignment sparked a culinary obsession and transcended into a quest for identity. Set in the stunning southern French countryside, this honest and poignant memoir conveys hunger for authentic food and a universal hunger for home. In Cassoulet Confessions, Sylvie travels across the Atlantic from her home in New York to the origin of cassoulet—the Occitanie region of Southern France. There she immerses herself in all things cassoulet: the quintessential historic meat and bean stew. From her first spoonful, she is transported back to her dramatic childhood in Geneva, Switzerland, and finds herself journeying through an unexpected rabbit hole of memories. Not only does she discover the deeper meanings of her ancestral French cuisine, but she is ultimately transformed by having to face her unsettling, complex family history. Sylvie's simple but poetic prose immerses us in her story: we smell the simmering aromas of French kitchens, empathize with her family dilemmas, and experience her internal struggle to understand and ultimately accept herself.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tea-on-the-blue-sofa-by-natasha-illum-berg--65183286https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733584 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tea on the Blue Sofa Author: Natasha Illum Berg Narrator: Natasha Illum Berg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A compelling and poetic deep dive into the intricacies of a love cut short, 'Tea on the blue Sofa' dissects Natasha Illum Berg's reflections on her childhood in Sweden and her life in Africa. This autobiographical love letter is an ode to the beauty and brutality of life in which Natasha tries to come to terms with the violent loss of her great love. ©2024 Natasha Illum Berg (P)2024 Saga Egmont Natasha Illum Berg (b. 1971) is an author, hunter, and conservationist known for her debut novel 'Floder af Rød' released in 1999 and her advocacy for African elephant protection through the Ivory Black Foundation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733584Tue, 30 Jan 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733584 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tea on the Blue Sofa Author: Natasha Illum Berg Narrator: Natasha Illum Berg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 12 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733584 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tea on the Blue Sofa Author: Natasha Illum Berg Narrator: Natasha Illum Berg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A compelling and poetic deep dive into the intricacies of a love cut short, 'Tea on the blue Sofa' dissects Natasha Illum Berg's reflections on her childhood in Sweden and her life in Africa. This autobiographical love letter is an ode to the beauty and brutality of life in which Natasha tries to come to terms with the violent loss of her great love. ©2024 Natasha Illum Berg (P)2024 Saga Egmont Natasha Illum Berg (b. 1971) is an author, hunter, and conservationist known for her debut novel 'Floder af Rød' released in 1999 and her advocacy for African elephant protection through the Ivory Black Foundation.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-will-be-well-letters-to-my-daughter-by-natasha-illum-berg--65183284https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733583 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Will Be Well: Letters to My Daughter Author: Natasha Illum Berg Narrator: Natasha Illum Berg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In a series of letters addressed to her daughter, Natasha Illum Berg reflects on her child's forthcoming journey into a world of love, death, and big game hunting. A gorgeous and powerful introduction to the beauty and brutality of the cycle of life, 'All Will Be Well: Letters to My Daughter' poetically examines life's greater values. ©2024 Natasha Illum Berg (P)2024 Saga Egmont Natasha Illum Berg (b. 1971) is an author, hunter, and conservationist known for her debut novel 'Floder af Rød' released in 1999 and her advocacy for African elephant protection through the Ivory Black Foundation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733583Tue, 30 Jan 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733583 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Will Be Well: Letters to My Daughter Author: Natasha Illum Berg Narrator: Natasha Illum Berg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 39...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733583 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Will Be Well: Letters to My Daughter Author: Natasha Illum Berg Narrator: Natasha Illum Berg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In a series of letters addressed to her daughter, Natasha Illum Berg reflects on her child's forthcoming journey into a world of love, death, and big game hunting. A gorgeous and powerful introduction to the beauty and brutality of the cycle of life, 'All Will Be Well: Letters to My Daughter' poetically examines life's greater values. ©2024 Natasha Illum Berg (P)2024 Saga Egmont Natasha Illum Berg (b. 1971) is an author, hunter, and conservationist known for her debut novel 'Floder af Rød' released in 1999 and her advocacy for African elephant protection through the Ivory Black Foundation.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-godfather-of-british-crime-by-freddie-foreman--65183297https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Godfather Of British Crime Author: Freddie Foreman Narrator: Nick Reynolds Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 25, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: To Britain's criminal underworld, Freddie Foreman is the Godfather. Held responsible for the gangland killings of Ginger Marks and Frank 'The Mad Axeman' Mitchell, he was the punisher to those who broke the underworld's strict code of conduct. Foreman's dramatic kidnap and arrest for Britain's biggest cash robbery made headlines around the world, yet this daring raid was just the peak of the safe-blowing, bank-robbing career that spanned decades. His story is a fascinating, yet chilling account of life as a freelance enforcer for the Kray twins, and as London's most feared gangster. Bloodshed aside, Freddie's often humorous stories reveal a caring man who believes that violence is a last resort and who always treated people with respect. Revealed in these pages are the amazing details of the heists, the double crossings, the shoot-outs and the betrayals that accompanied life as a career criminal when the streets were controlled by fear. Exposed are the audacious plans behind the century's most famous crimes, the damning evidence of police corruption and the eye-opening events that gave Freddie this most revered reputation. Narrated for you by his own godson, Nick Reynolds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731355Thu, 25 Jan 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Godfather Of British Crime Author: Freddie Foreman Narrator: Nick Reynolds Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 15 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Godfather Of British Crime Author: Freddie Foreman Narrator: Nick Reynolds Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 25, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: To Britain's criminal underworld, Freddie Foreman is the Godfather. Held responsible for the gangland killings of Ginger Marks and Frank 'The Mad Axeman' Mitchell, he was the punisher to those who broke the underworld's strict code of conduct. Foreman's dramatic kidnap and arrest for Britain's biggest cash robbery made headlines around the world, yet this daring raid was just the peak of the safe-blowing, bank-robbing career that spanned decades. His story is a fascinating, yet chilling account of life as a freelance enforcer for the Kray twins, and as London's most feared gangster. Bloodshed aside, Freddie's often humorous stories reveal a caring man who believes that violence is a last resort and who always treated people with respect. Revealed in these pages are the amazing details of the heists, the double crossings, the shoot-outs and the betrayals that accompanied life as a career criminal when the streets were controlled by fear. Exposed are the audacious plans behind the century's most famous crimes, the damning evidence of police corruption and the eye-opening events that gave Freddie this most revered reputation. Narrated for you by his own godson, Nick Reynolds.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/speak-of-it-a-memoir-by-marcos-mcpeek-villatoro--65183328https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722653 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Speak of It: A Memoir Author: Marcos Mcpeek Villatoro Narrator: Marcos Mcpeek Villatoro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 56 minutes Release date: January 23, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In Speak of It, Marcos McPeek Villatoro explores how he channeled his Latino roots to come to terms with the childhood sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a relative in his home in Appalachia, and he recounts his ensuing struggle with trauma and mental illness. The son of a Salvadoran mother and Scotch Irish mechanic father, Marcos spent much of his life trying to break away from his Southern Appalachian past and the trauma experienced there and striving to get closer to his Salvadoran heritage. His journey includes steeping himself in the Spanish language and Latin American literature, especially the work of Gabriel García Marquez; a stint in Nicaragua with Witness for Peace, followed by missionary work in Guatemala; and social-justice work with Mexican migrant farmworkers in Alabama. Each experience brought him closer to understanding where he came from and to forging an identity as a whole self in the wake of trauma. Riveting, horrifying, moving, and inspiring, Speak of It is a testament to the healing power of language, books, and identity.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722653Tue, 23 Jan 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722653 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Speak of It: A Memoir Author: Marcos Mcpeek Villatoro Narrator: Marcos Mcpeek Villatoro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 56 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722653 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Speak of It: A Memoir Author: Marcos Mcpeek Villatoro Narrator: Marcos Mcpeek Villatoro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 56 minutes Release date: January 23, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In Speak of It, Marcos McPeek Villatoro explores how he channeled his Latino roots to come to terms with the childhood sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a relative in his home in Appalachia, and he recounts his ensuing struggle with trauma and mental illness. The son of a Salvadoran mother and Scotch Irish mechanic father, Marcos spent much of his life trying to break away from his Southern Appalachian past and the trauma experienced there and striving to get closer to his Salvadoran heritage. His journey includes steeping himself in the Spanish language and Latin American literature, especially the work of Gabriel García Marquez; a stint in Nicaragua with Witness for Peace, followed by missionary work in Guatemala; and social-justice work with Mexican migrant farmworkers in Alabama. Each experience brought him closer to understanding where he came from and to forging an identity as a whole self in the wake of trauma. Riveting, horrifying, moving, and inspiring, Speak of It is a testament to the healing power of language, books, and identity.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/squeaky-wheels-travels-with-my-daughter-by-train-plane-metro-tuk-tuk-and-wheelchair-by-suzanne-kamata--65183326https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720256 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Squeaky Wheels: Travels with My Daughter by Train, Plane, Metro, Tuk-tuk and Wheelchair Author: Suzanne Kamata Narrator: Sanya Simmons Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: January 23, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Squeaky Wheels: Travels with my Daughter by Train, Plane, Metro, Tuk-tuk and Wheelchair is a mother-daughter travel memoir woven with comparative culture and accessibility awareness. Kamata's adventures with her teen—who happens to be deaf, with cerebral palsy, and in a wheelchair—through subterranean Tennessee, to the islands of Japan, and to the top of the Eiffel Tower ultimately lead to a daughter's increasing independence, a mother letting go of expectations, and advocacy for travel which prohibits discrimination.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720256Tue, 23 Jan 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720256 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Squeaky Wheels: Travels with My Daughter by Train, Plane, Metro, Tuk-tuk and Wheelchair Author: Suzanne Kamata Narrator: Sanya Simmons Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720256 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Squeaky Wheels: Travels with My Daughter by Train, Plane, Metro, Tuk-tuk and Wheelchair Author: Suzanne Kamata Narrator: Sanya Simmons Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: January 23, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Squeaky Wheels: Travels with my Daughter by Train, Plane, Metro, Tuk-tuk and Wheelchair is a mother-daughter travel memoir woven with comparative culture and accessibility awareness. Kamata's adventures with her teen—who happens to be deaf, with cerebral palsy, and in a wheelchair—through subterranean Tennessee, to the islands of Japan, and to the top of the Eiffel Tower ultimately lead to a daughter's increasing independence, a mother letting go of expectations, and advocacy for travel which prohibits discrimination.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tommy-s-field-by-nikki-mark--65183324https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721771 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tommy's Field Author: Nikki Mark Narrator: Nikki Mark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 23, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In April 2018, Nikki and Doug Mark’s perfectly healthy twelve-year-old-son, Tommy, went to sleep one night and never woke up. They’re still not exactly sure why. Devastated, Nikki embarked on an unconventional journey to create a legacy for Tommy and to heal her heart. She created a plan to transform neglected land in a Los Angeles public park into a state-of-the-art athletic field, honoring Tommy’s love of soccer and sharing his spirit of play with others. After family, friends, and LA’s soccer community banded together to raise over a million dollars for the project, park neighbors resistant to change threatened to derail it. Throughout Nikki’s journey, a remarkable string of incidents convinced her that her recently departed son was guiding her through the process. Ultimately, Tommy’s enduring spirit and the beautiful game he loved taught her how to navigate the challenges she faced along the way.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721771Tue, 23 Jan 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721771 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tommy's Field Author: Nikki Mark Narrator: Nikki Mark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 23, 2024 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721771 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tommy's Field Author: Nikki Mark Narrator: Nikki Mark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 23, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In April 2018, Nikki and Doug Mark’s perfectly healthy twelve-year-old-son, Tommy, went to sleep one night and never woke up. They’re still not exactly sure why. Devastated, Nikki embarked on an unconventional journey to create a legacy for Tommy and to heal her heart. She created a plan to transform neglected land in a Los Angeles public park into a state-of-the-art athletic field, honoring Tommy’s love of soccer and sharing his spirit of play with others. After family, friends, and LA’s soccer community banded together to raise over a million dollars for the project, park neighbors resistant to change threatened to derail it. Throughout Nikki’s journey, a remarkable string of incidents convinced her that her recently departed son was guiding her through the process. Ultimately, Tommy’s enduring spirit and the beautiful game he loved taught her how to navigate the challenges she faced along the way.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/notes-for-the-children-by-patrick-priestner--65183217https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738939 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Notes for the Children Author: Patrick Priestner Narrator: Patrick Priestner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 16 minutes Release date: January 23, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “An example of how meaningful change begins—and where our path can lead if we are brave enough to keep asking why.”—Martin Luther King III, from the foreword In an extraordinary gift to his children, one father shows how the power of mindfulness and self-compassion can help chart a path through life’s challenges toward solace and joy. A unique memoir that weaves together stories of personal triumph, love, loss, and lessons learned, Notes for the Children follows Patrick Priestner throughout his life as a son, a brother, a car salesman, an award-winning automotive entrepreneur—and his most rewarding roles, as a husband and a father. Through his engaging and inspiring storytelling, Priestner transports readers from the streets of his childhood neighborhoods to the bustling car dealership where he made his first sale. He reveals the challenges and joys of his relationships with family members and loved ones and how music and Buddhist philosophy helped him cope with the struggles that life threw his way with compassion and forgiveness. Notes for the Children is a testament to the power of making small changes in life in order to heal, inspire, and connect. Priestner’s inspiring words offer reflections on life and its many lessons and show how the threads of experience make up the tapestry of life. All proceeds of Notes for the Children will be donated to Well-being Canada. Please visit wellbeing-canada.ca/ for more information.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738939Tue, 23 Jan 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738939 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Notes for the Children Author: Patrick Priestner Narrator: Patrick Priestner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 16 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738939 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Notes for the Children Author: Patrick Priestner Narrator: Patrick Priestner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 16 minutes Release date: January 23, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “An example of how meaningful change begins—and where our path can lead if we are brave enough to keep asking why.”—Martin Luther King III, from the foreword In an extraordinary gift to his children, one father shows how the power of mindfulness and self-compassion can help chart a path through life’s challenges toward solace and joy. A unique memoir that weaves together stories of personal triumph, love, loss, and lessons learned, Notes for the Children follows Patrick Priestner throughout his life as a son, a brother, a car salesman, an award-winning automotive entrepreneur—and his most rewarding roles, as a husband and a father. Through his engaging and inspiring storytelling, Priestner transports readers from the streets of his childhood neighborhoods to the bustling car dealership where he made his first sale. He reveals the challenges and joys of his relationships with family members and loved ones and how music and Buddhist philosophy helped him cope with the struggles that life threw his way with compassion and forgiveness. Notes for the Children is a testament to the power of making small changes in life in order to heal, inspire, and connect. Priestner’s inspiring words offer reflections on life and its many lessons and show how the threads of experience make up the tapestry of life. All proceeds of Notes for the Children will be donated to Well-being Canada. Please visit wellbeing-canada.ca/ for more information.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/better-dirty-than-done-by-rick-czaplewski--65183210https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/743372 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Better Dirty Than Done Author: Rick Czaplewski Narrator: Rick Czaplewski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 5 minutes Release date: January 15, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Inspiring. Emotional. Profound. A Cancer Diagnosis and a Relapse … Grim Medical Results … The Expiring Clock … The Unquenchable Thirst to Live and Thrive … Already facing a wretched cancer diagnosis, a young man’s prospects for survival dim as he learns his treatments have not worked. Writing against the clock, he feverishly authors a story of profound joy and sadness exploring the life he could have lived. Desperately told, his story takes you through poignant memories, intimate relationships, and fantastical triumphs in a quest to make sense of it all and leave a legacy behind. An addictive, inspiring memoir, Better Dirty Than Done will have you turning pages and questioning the value of your own time. What would you do if your life suddenly had an imminent expiration date? Grab a box of tissues and reflect on both the fragility of life and its limitless potential for joy. Beautifully told through an authentic, intimate voice Better Dirty Than Done will inspire anyone seeking to make sense of life. It fits perfectly with the missions of hospitals and cancer organizations and on resource lists of inspirational reads for cancer patients and survivors. This is the perfect book for college students or university “book talk” events.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/743372Mon, 15 Jan 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/743372 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Better Dirty Than Done Author: Rick Czaplewski Narrator: Rick Czaplewski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 5 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/743372 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Better Dirty Than Done Author: Rick Czaplewski Narrator: Rick Czaplewski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 5 minutes Release date: January 15, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Inspiring. Emotional. Profound. A Cancer Diagnosis and a Relapse … Grim Medical Results … The Expiring Clock … The Unquenchable Thirst to Live and Thrive … Already facing a wretched cancer diagnosis, a young man’s prospects for survival dim as he learns his treatments have not worked. Writing against the clock, he feverishly authors a story of profound joy and sadness exploring the life he could have lived. Desperately told, his story takes you through poignant memories, intimate relationships, and fantastical triumphs in a quest to make sense of it all and leave a legacy behind. An addictive, inspiring memoir, Better Dirty Than Done will have you turning pages and questioning the value of your own time. What would you do if your life suddenly had an imminent expiration date? Grab a box of tissues and reflect on both the fragility of life and its limitless potential for joy. Beautifully told through an authentic, intimate voice Better Dirty Than Done will inspire anyone seeking to make sense of life. It fits perfectly with the missions of hospitals and cancer organizations and on resource lists of inspirational reads for cancer patients and survivors. This is the perfect book for college students or university “book talk” events.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-siempre-positivo-nunca-negativo-begegnungen-auf-dem-jakobsweg-by-michael-engel--65183214https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742292 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Siempre positivo, nunca negativo: Begegnungen auf dem Jakobsweg Author: Michael Engel Narrator: Michael Engel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Der Camino frances, der französische Jakobsweg, beginnt in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in den französischen Pyrenäen und endet nach 800 Kilometern in Santiago de Compostela. Er ist auch im 21. Jahrhundert noch eine Herausforderung, obwohl er jedes Jahr von Tausenden Pilgern gelaufen wird. Auch Michael Engel hat sich den Camino erobert. Sein Buch ist jedoch weder ein Wanderführer noch eine Routenbeschreibung. Er schildert uns seine Begegnungen mit Gleichgesinnten aus aller Welt und lässt uns hautnah an seinen Erfahrungen und Erlebnissen teilhaben. Wir lernen Menschen kennen, die den Weg aus unterschiedlichsten Motiven gehen – auf der Suche nach sich selbst, um einschneidende Erlebnisse zu verarbeiten oder aber, um sich selbst etwas zu beweisen. Alle eint ein Gedanke: Der Weg ist das Ziel! Die gegenseitige Hilfsbereitschaft, das Vertrauen zueinander, die Unterstützung und das friedliche Miteinander sind überragend und helfen vielen Pilgern das Ziel in Santiago zu erreichen. Michael ergänzt das Buch mit seiner »Camino-Playlist«. Jeder Tag, jede Etappe wird bereichert durch ein ganz besonderes Musikstück! Lassen Sie sich anstecken von diesem wunderbaren Buch und nehmen Sie sich doch auch mal wieder eine Herausforderung vor, zum Beispiel den Camino frances.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742292Tue, 09 Jan 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742292 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Siempre positivo, nunca negativo: Begegnungen auf dem Jakobsweg Author: Michael Engel Narrator: Michael Engel Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742292 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Siempre positivo, nunca negativo: Begegnungen auf dem Jakobsweg Author: Michael Engel Narrator: Michael Engel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Der Camino frances, der französische Jakobsweg, beginnt in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in den französischen Pyrenäen und endet nach 800 Kilometern in Santiago de Compostela. Er ist auch im 21. Jahrhundert noch eine Herausforderung, obwohl er jedes Jahr von Tausenden Pilgern gelaufen wird. Auch Michael Engel hat sich den Camino erobert. Sein Buch ist jedoch weder ein Wanderführer noch eine Routenbeschreibung. Er schildert uns seine Begegnungen mit Gleichgesinnten aus aller Welt und lässt uns hautnah an seinen Erfahrungen und Erlebnissen teilhaben. Wir lernen Menschen kennen, die den Weg aus unterschiedlichsten Motiven gehen – auf der Suche nach sich selbst, um einschneidende Erlebnisse zu verarbeiten oder aber, um sich selbst etwas zu beweisen. Alle eint ein Gedanke: Der Weg ist das Ziel! Die gegenseitige Hilfsbereitschaft, das Vertrauen zueinander, die Unterstützung und das friedliche Miteinander sind überragend und helfen vielen Pilgern das Ziel in Santiago zu erreichen. Michael ergänzt das Buch mit seiner »Camino-Playlist«. Jeder Tag, jede Etappe wird bereichert durch ein ganz besonderes Musikstück! Lassen Sie sich anstecken von diesem wunderbaren Buch und nehmen Sie sich doch auch mal wieder eine Herausforderung vor, zum Beispiel den Camino frances.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-farming-life-tales-of-resilience-from-inspiring-rural-women-by-liz-harfull--65183309https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736923 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Farming Life: Tales of Resilience from Inspiring Rural Women Author: Liz Harfull Narrator: Taryn Ryan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: January 1, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author Liz Harfull shares fascinating true stories of rural Australian women, showcasing the passion, tenacity and resilience required to make a life on the land. Making a living on the land in Australia can be tough at the best of times, but the last few years of seemingly endless droughts, floods and bushfires - not to mention a global pandemic - have made it even more difficult. A FARMING LIFE shares the uplifting stories of women from six rural families as their resilience is tested by personal loss, illness, fractured relationships, natural disasters and the challenges that come with working in a traditionally male-dominated world. These women are all hands-on farmers - in fact, most are responsible for managing their own farms - and their defiance, tenacity and genuine humility shines through, as does their hope for the next generation of young women already lining up to follow in their footsteps.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736923Mon, 01 Jan 2024 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736923 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Farming Life: Tales of Resilience from Inspiring Rural Women Author: Liz Harfull Narrator: Taryn Ryan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736923 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Farming Life: Tales of Resilience from Inspiring Rural Women Author: Liz Harfull Narrator: Taryn Ryan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: January 1, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author Liz Harfull shares fascinating true stories of rural Australian women, showcasing the passion, tenacity and resilience required to make a life on the land. Making a living on the land in Australia can be tough at the best of times, but the last few years of seemingly endless droughts, floods and bushfires - not to mention a global pandemic - have made it even more difficult. A FARMING LIFE shares the uplifting stories of women from six rural families as their resilience is tested by personal loss, illness, fractured relationships, natural disasters and the challenges that come with working in a traditionally male-dominated world. These women are all hands-on farmers - in fact, most are responsible for managing their own farms - and their defiance, tenacity and genuine humility shines through, as does their hope for the next generation of young women already lining up to follow in their footsteps.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reading-jane-a-daughter-s-memoir-by-susannah-kennedy--65183413https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719852 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reading Jane: A Daughter's Memoir Author: Susannah Kennedy Narrator: Marnye Young Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: December 26, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A gripping memoir that shows what freedom looks like when we choose to examine the uncomfortable past Jane is to the world a charismatic personality—opinionated, an inner-city teacher and public activist, a lover of Italy, proud and successful—who thrives on a carefully crafted life narrative. Susannah, her beautiful only daughter and her intended protégé, senses the stricter, darker truth, and fights to resist the control imposed on her by her mother's narcissistic tale, especially as Susannah becomes a mother herself. But then Jane at seventy-five, healthy and fit, chooses suicide, leaving her daughter with grief and the unwelcome gift of forty-five years of hidden diaries. Daring to 'read' Jane after her death is like unlatching Pandora's Box. For a year, Susannah twists and turns to the truths she uncovers, comparing what she remembers with what her mother put down in words. As Susannah Kennedy relives her life through her mother's eyes, she grapples with the ties between mothers and daughters and the choices parents make.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719852Tue, 26 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719852 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reading Jane: A Daughter's Memoir Author: Susannah Kennedy Narrator: Marnye Young Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719852 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reading Jane: A Daughter's Memoir Author: Susannah Kennedy Narrator: Marnye Young Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: December 26, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A gripping memoir that shows what freedom looks like when we choose to examine the uncomfortable past Jane is to the world a charismatic personality—opinionated, an inner-city teacher and public activist, a lover of Italy, proud and successful—who thrives on a carefully crafted life narrative. Susannah, her beautiful only daughter and her intended protégé, senses the stricter, darker truth, and fights to resist the control imposed on her by her mother's narcissistic tale, especially as Susannah becomes a mother herself. But then Jane at seventy-five, healthy and fit, chooses suicide, leaving her daughter with grief and the unwelcome gift of forty-five years of hidden diaries. Daring to 'read' Jane after her death is like unlatching Pandora's Box. For a year, Susannah twists and turns to the truths she uncovers, comparing what she remembers with what her mother put down in words. As Susannah Kennedy relives her life through her mother's eyes, she grapples with the ties between mothers and daughters and the choices parents make.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/quilt-of-souls-a-memoir-by-phyllis-biffle-elmore--65183383https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719816 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Quilt of Souls: A Memoir Author: Phyllis Biffle Elmore Narrator: Phyllis Biffle Elmore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: December 26, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At age four, Phyllis Biffle Elmore was plucked off her front porch in Detroit and dropped on her grandmother Lula Horn's doorstep in rural Alabama. Phyllis felt utterly abandoned until Grandma Lula showed her both all-encompassing love and her intricate 'Quilts of Souls.' Phyllis listened intently as Lula told epic stories of folks who had passed on as she turned their clothing into breathtaking quilts for their families. Grandma Lula's generosity of spirit, strong will, and creative soul animate each chapter, and through the quilts, she paints portraits of extraordinary Black women born before and after the Civil War. They are enslaved people, laundresses, storytellers, healers, and quilters whose stories have gone untold until now. Beautifully written and brilliantly told, Phyllis weaves back and forth through time, piecing together true tales of racism, sexism, and colorism, but also strength and pride, creating a multigenerational patchwork honoring her family and ancestors. From the engaging narrative to the powerful history, Quilt of Souls is oral tradition written and preserved for posterity.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719816Tue, 26 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719816 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Quilt of Souls: A Memoir Author: Phyllis Biffle Elmore Narrator: Phyllis Biffle Elmore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719816 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Quilt of Souls: A Memoir Author: Phyllis Biffle Elmore Narrator: Phyllis Biffle Elmore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: December 26, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At age four, Phyllis Biffle Elmore was plucked off her front porch in Detroit and dropped on her grandmother Lula Horn's doorstep in rural Alabama. Phyllis felt utterly abandoned until Grandma Lula showed her both all-encompassing love and her intricate 'Quilts of Souls.' Phyllis listened intently as Lula told epic stories of folks who had passed on as she turned their clothing into breathtaking quilts for their families. Grandma Lula's generosity of spirit, strong will, and creative soul animate each chapter, and through the quilts, she paints portraits of extraordinary Black women born before and after the Civil War. They are enslaved people, laundresses, storytellers, healers, and quilters whose stories have gone untold until now. Beautifully written and brilliantly told, Phyllis weaves back and forth through time, piecing together true tales of racism, sexism, and colorism, but also strength and pride, creating a multigenerational patchwork honoring her family and ancestors. From the engaging narrative to the powerful history, Quilt of Souls is oral tradition written and preserved for posterity.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/still-more-stubborn-stars-by-paul-n-gallant--65183219https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742271 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Still More Stubborn Stars Author: Paul N. Gallant Narrator: Pat Sloan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 7 minutes Release date: December 20, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Still More Stubborn Stars follows the story of Roger, a hapless but enthusiastic Come-from-Away who, arriving in Prince Edward Island with his family as a child, struggles to figure out the 'Island' way of life. Roger eventually rises to power, founding the sprawling Acadian Culture Centre in rural western PEI. Here he becomes an impresario of Acadian kitsch and a catalyst of cultural change - not without getting his heart broken and making a few enemies. When Roger dies suddenly at age 47, the death notice in the local newspaper unexpectedly lists a "special friend," a married woman and talented fiddler, setting off conflict and soul-searching in the "Up West" community. Roger's escapades fuel a comic, moving and sometimes thrilling drama across four decades of Prince Edward Island life. Taking place during the era of PEI's Comprehensive Development Plan (a government scheme to modernize the province), the renaissance of Acadian culture in the Island's rural communities and the campaign to build a "fixed link" eventually the Confederation Bridge-connecting PEI to the mainland this debut fiction will captivate and delight.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742271Wed, 20 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742271 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Still More Stubborn Stars Author: Paul N. Gallant Narrator: Pat Sloan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 7 minutes Release date: December...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742271 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Still More Stubborn Stars Author: Paul N. Gallant Narrator: Pat Sloan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 7 minutes Release date: December 20, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Still More Stubborn Stars follows the story of Roger, a hapless but enthusiastic Come-from-Away who, arriving in Prince Edward Island with his family as a child, struggles to figure out the 'Island' way of life. Roger eventually rises to power, founding the sprawling Acadian Culture Centre in rural western PEI. Here he becomes an impresario of Acadian kitsch and a catalyst of cultural change - not without getting his heart broken and making a few enemies. When Roger dies suddenly at age 47, the death notice in the local newspaper unexpectedly lists a "special friend," a married woman and talented fiddler, setting off conflict and soul-searching in the "Up West" community. Roger's escapades fuel a comic, moving and sometimes thrilling drama across four decades of Prince Edward Island life. Taking place during the era of PEI's Comprehensive Development Plan (a government scheme to modernize the province), the renaissance of Acadian culture in the Island's rural communities and the campaign to build a "fixed link" eventually the Confederation Bridge-connecting PEI to the mainland this debut fiction will captivate and delight.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/truth-or-consequences-improbable-adventures-a-near-death-experience-and-unexpected-redemption-in-the-new-mexico-desert-by-daniel-asa-rose--65183378https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719831 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truth or Consequences: Improbable Adventures, a Near-Death Experience, and Unexpected Redemption in the New Mexico Desert Author: Daniel Asa Rose Narrator: Brandon Pollock Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes Release date: December 19, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Daniel Asa Rose was a successful novelist, memoirist, book critic, and columnist for the New York Times magazine, Esquire, and others, when the top blew off his domestic life. His wife of sixteen years wanted out. Before he could slip into depression, doubt, and self-loathing, Dan's lifelong friend Tony made an irresistible proposition: go back to the place where, forty years earlier, their college road trip had come to a crashing halt, T-boned by a woman in the decidedly oddball little town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Dan and Tony return to the scene of the crash in an effort to make sense of that fateful moment. He's certain that if he can locate the woman in whose arms he almost died, he will find the self he lost and make peace with his life choices since. Dan moves into a single-wide trailer four blocks from the crash. Over the next eight months, inexplicable encounters make him fall in love with the New Mexico desert and the wiggy place that embraces him.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719831Tue, 19 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719831 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truth or Consequences: Improbable Adventures, a Near-Death Experience, and Unexpected Redemption in the New Mexico Desert Author: Daniel Asa Rose...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719831 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truth or Consequences: Improbable Adventures, a Near-Death Experience, and Unexpected Redemption in the New Mexico Desert Author: Daniel Asa Rose Narrator: Brandon Pollock Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes Release date: December 19, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Daniel Asa Rose was a successful novelist, memoirist, book critic, and columnist for the New York Times magazine, Esquire, and others, when the top blew off his domestic life. His wife of sixteen years wanted out. Before he could slip into depression, doubt, and self-loathing, Dan's lifelong friend Tony made an irresistible proposition: go back to the place where, forty years earlier, their college road trip had come to a crashing halt, T-boned by a woman in the decidedly oddball little town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Dan and Tony return to the scene of the crash in an effort to make sense of that fateful moment. He's certain that if he can locate the woman in whose arms he almost died, he will find the self he lost and make peace with his life choices since. Dan moves into a single-wide trailer four blocks from the crash. Over the next eight months, inexplicable encounters make him fall in love with the New Mexico desert and the wiggy place that embraces him.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-three-lives-a-memoir-by-tina-cole--65183331https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Three Lives: A Memoir Author: Tina Cole Narrator: Tina Cole Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 18 minutes Release date: December 19, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Tina Cole has been a performer since she was old enough to walk and talk. She was brought up in the limelight of her famous parents: musician, Buddy Cole and Yvonne King of the singing King Sisters.Tina made her mark on the television world starring on the series Hawaiian Eye at the age of 19 and continued to perform on television with her famous family, The King Family on ABC.Tina became a national sensation when she joined the cast of “My Three Sons” as Katie Douglas and fans of the show fell In love with her.“Being in the film and TV industry, I’ve read a lot of biographies. The first thing I felt when reading Tina’s book is how much she created the feeling that you were a fly on the wall of her storybook life ... Tina shares so many life changing stories and experiences. Her book was an easy page turner … Get the popcorn out and enjoy the read!”- Victoria Burrows, 40+ years casting director: Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Cast Away, Contact, The Polar Express, Walker Texas Ranger“Tina Cole’s long awaited book is an engaging gem of heartfelt memoir. She exudes joy as she shares the story of her family life and stardom as an actress-singer. Her writing voice is vibrant and insightful as she tells of both fame and life’s challenges. This book will resonate with baby boomers who grew up knowing and loving Tina Cole on television and live on stage.”- William Anderson, author at Harper Collins, Publishers Readers interested in the Golden Age of TV and Hollywood will find enjoyment in Cole’s memoir. She provides a candid look into her life growing up with her mother, Yvonne King of the singing King Sisters, and her father, musician Buddy Cole. She approaches her own time on and off-screen with honesty. This fast-paced book is told in three parts: her childhood; her time working on the long-running TV sitcom My Three Sons, in which she played Katie (opposite real-life boyfriend Don Grady); and her time after the show through the present. Readers who didn’t grow up watching Cole or her famous musical family on TV will likely still enjoy the inside she provides. This is a clear love letter to the Boomer generation. She talks with fondness of growing up in the ‘40s and ‘50s.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729528Tue, 19 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Three Lives: A Memoir Author: Tina Cole Narrator: Tina Cole Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 18 minutes Release date: December 19, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Three Lives: A Memoir Author: Tina Cole Narrator: Tina Cole Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 18 minutes Release date: December 19, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Tina Cole has been a performer since she was old enough to walk and talk. She was brought up in the limelight of her famous parents: musician, Buddy Cole and Yvonne King of the singing King Sisters.Tina made her mark on the television world starring on the series Hawaiian Eye at the age of 19 and continued to perform on television with her famous family, The King Family on ABC.Tina became a national sensation when she joined the cast of “My Three Sons” as Katie Douglas and fans of the show fell In love with her.“Being in the film and TV industry, I’ve read a lot of biographies. The first thing I felt when reading Tina’s book is how much she created the feeling that you were a fly on the wall of her storybook life ... Tina shares so many life changing stories and experiences. Her book was an easy page turner … Get the popcorn out and enjoy the read!”- Victoria Burrows, 40+ years casting director: Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Cast Away, Contact, The Polar Express, Walker Texas Ranger“Tina Cole’s long awaited book is an engaging gem of heartfelt memoir. She exudes joy as she shares the story of her family life and stardom as an actress-singer. Her writing voice is vibrant and insightful as she tells of both fame and life’s challenges. This book will resonate with baby boomers who grew up knowing and loving Tina Cole on television and live on stage.”- William Anderson, author at Harper Collins, Publishers Readers interested in the Golden Age of TV and Hollywood will find enjoyment in Cole’s memoir. She provides a candid look into her life growing up with her mother, Yvonne King of the singing King Sisters, and her father, musician Buddy Cole. She approaches her own time on and off-screen with honesty. This fast-paced book is told in three parts: her childhood; her time working on the long-running TV sitcom My Three Sons, in which she played Katie (opposite real-life boyfriend Don Grady); and her time after the show through the present. Readers who didn’t grow up watching Cole or her famous musical family on TV will likely still enjoy the inside she provides. This is a clear love letter to the Boomer generation. She talks with fondness of growing up in the ‘40s and ‘50s.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-zeugnistag-alltagsgeschichten-aus-mannersicht-by-sebastian-lenzen--65183228https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737422 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Zeugnistag: Alltagsgeschichten aus Männersicht Series: #1 of Kennst du das? Author: Sebastian Lenzen Narrator: Sebastian Lenzen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 12 minutes Release date: December 19, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Eine Kurzgeschichte als humorvoller Rückblick an die eigene Schulzeit, Jugend und die Besonderheiten dieser Zeit. Von Mitschülern, Lehrkräften und den besonderen Erlebnissen, die 'hängengeblieben' sind.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737422Tue, 19 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737422 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Zeugnistag: Alltagsgeschichten aus Männersicht Series: #1 of Kennst du das? Author: Sebastian Lenzen Narrator: Sebastian Lenzen Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737422 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Zeugnistag: Alltagsgeschichten aus Männersicht Series: #1 of Kennst du das? Author: Sebastian Lenzen Narrator: Sebastian Lenzen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 12 minutes Release date: December 19, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Eine Kurzgeschichte als humorvoller Rückblick an die eigene Schulzeit, Jugend und die Besonderheiten dieser Zeit. Von Mitschülern, Lehrkräften und den besonderen Erlebnissen, die 'hängengeblieben' sind.]]>125cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-abseits-vom-urteil-der-todesstoss-autobiografiekrimi-by-matthias-kuffner-regina-schiele-peter-urban--65183250https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Abseits vom Urteil: Der Todesstoss - Autobiografiekrimi Author: Matthias Küffner, Regina Schiele, Peter Urban Narrator: Regina Schiele Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 15, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Doch sie funktioniert: Die fiktive Geschichte nimmt dem Thema 'Spinale Muskelatrophie' des Utzmemminger Protagonisten Matthias Küffner und seiner langjährigen Assistentin Regina Schiele, die Schwere. Freude und Leid, Weinen und Lachen liegen nah beieinander. Und doch wird das aufregende Leben eines Kämpfers und Mutmachers realitätsnah geschildert. Ein Buch, das mitreißt. Und das Matthias' Lebensmotto bestens beschreibt: 'Geboren um zu leben!']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736853Fri, 15 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Abseits vom Urteil: Der Todesstoss - Autobiografiekrimi Author: Matthias Küffner, Regina Schiele, Peter Urban Narrator: Regina Schiele...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Abseits vom Urteil: Der Todesstoss - Autobiografiekrimi Author: Matthias Küffner, Regina Schiele, Peter Urban Narrator: Regina Schiele Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 15, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Doch sie funktioniert: Die fiktive Geschichte nimmt dem Thema 'Spinale Muskelatrophie' des Utzmemminger Protagonisten Matthias Küffner und seiner langjährigen Assistentin Regina Schiele, die Schwere. Freude und Leid, Weinen und Lachen liegen nah beieinander. Und doch wird das aufregende Leben eines Kämpfers und Mutmachers realitätsnah geschildert. Ein Buch, das mitreißt. Und das Matthias' Lebensmotto bestens beschreibt: 'Geboren um zu leben!']]>185ffnercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nicky-winmar-my-story-by-nicky-winmar--65183258https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734206 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nicky Winmar: My Story Author: Nicky Winmar Narrator: Luke Carroll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 14, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Thirty years after creating one of the most memorable moments in sporting history, Indigenous AFL legend Nicky Winmar tells his story in a moving and compelling memoir. Sport is made up of moments that thrill us at the time and quickly disappear. Very few endure for decades. Even fewer transcend sport and speak to an entire nation. April 17, 2023, marked the 30th anniversary of St Kilda legend Nicky Winmar's proud and defining stand against racism – one of those moments that hasn't diminished over time and regrettably is still just as relevant today. It is a stand that has become iconic, and so has Winmar, not just for his courage as he declared to a hostile, jeering crowd 'I'm black and I'm proud to be black' – but also because he is one of the game's great and most celebrated players. Born a Noongar man from the WA wheatbelt 200 kilometres from Perth, Neil Elvis 'Nicky' Winmar quickly displayed an ability to overcome adversity. He would need to. He had a hard upbringing but loved to play footy every day with his younger brother among the livestock on the sheep farm where their father worked as a shearer. The skinny teenager soon began playing football amongst hardened men for the local team and was signed to a senior team as a promising fifteen-year-old. Winmar would go on to become one of the most decorated players in AFL history. Recently inducted into the illustrious AFL Hall Of Fame, a member of the Indigenous Team of the Century, the St Kilda Team of the Century, a winner of Best and Fairest and Mark of the Year awards, Winmar became the first Indigenous footballer to play 200 games. This long-awaited autobiography tells the story of Winmar's brilliant career in colourful detail, as well as giving moving insight into his life. Amidst the pain, the turbulence and the triumph, his heart and abiding sense of humour shine through. 'One of the truly great players . . . an amazing talent . . . If actions speak louder than words then Nicky Winmar's actions were better than anyone's.' Tony 'Plugger' Lockett]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734206Thu, 14 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734206 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nicky Winmar: My Story Author: Nicky Winmar Narrator: Luke Carroll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 14,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734206 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nicky Winmar: My Story Author: Nicky Winmar Narrator: Luke Carroll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 14, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Thirty years after creating one of the most memorable moments in sporting history, Indigenous AFL legend Nicky Winmar tells his story in a moving and compelling memoir. Sport is made up of moments that thrill us at the time and quickly disappear. Very few endure for decades. Even fewer transcend sport and speak to an entire nation. April 17, 2023, marked the 30th anniversary of St Kilda legend Nicky Winmar's proud and defining stand against racism – one of those moments that hasn't diminished over time and regrettably is still just as relevant today. It is a stand that has become iconic, and so has Winmar, not just for his courage as he declared to a hostile, jeering crowd 'I'm black and I'm proud to be black' – but also because he is one of the game's great and most celebrated players. Born a Noongar man from the WA wheatbelt 200 kilometres from Perth, Neil Elvis 'Nicky' Winmar quickly displayed an ability to overcome adversity. He would need to. He had a hard upbringing but loved to play footy every day with his younger brother among the livestock on the sheep farm where their father worked as a shearer. The skinny teenager soon began playing football amongst hardened men for the local team and was signed to a senior team as a promising fifteen-year-old. Winmar would go on to become one of the most decorated players in AFL history. Recently inducted into the illustrious AFL Hall Of Fame, a member of the Indigenous Team of the Century, the St Kilda Team of the Century, a winner of Best and Fairest and Mark of the Year awards, Winmar became the first Indigenous footballer to play 200 games. This long-awaited autobiography tells the story of Winmar's brilliant career in colourful detail, as well as giving moving insight into his life. Amidst the pain, the turbulence and the triumph, his heart and abiding sense of humour shine through. 'One of the truly great players . . . an amazing talent . . . If actions speak louder than words then Nicky Winmar's actions were better than anyone's.' Tony 'Plugger' Lockett]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/into-the-magic-shop-a-neurosurgeon-s-quest-to-discover-the-mysteries-of-the-brain-and-the-secrets-of-the-heart-by-james-r-doty--65183377https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart Author: James R. Doty Narrator: James R. Doty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: December 12, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the extraordinary things that can happen when we harness the power of both the brain and the heart   Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralyzed by a stroke. Today he is the director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University, of which the Dalai Lama is a founding benefactor. But back then his life was at a dead end until at twelve he wandered into a magic shop looking for a plastic thumb. Instead he met Ruth, a woman who taught him a series of exercises to ease his own suffering and manifest his greatest desires. Her final mandate was that he keep his heart open and teach these techniques to others. She gave him his first glimpse of the unique relationship between the brain and the heart.   Doty would go on to put Ruth’s practices to work with extraordinary results—power and wealth that he could only imagine as a twelve-year-old, riding his orange Sting-Ray bike. But he neglects Ruth’s most important lesson, to keep his heart open, with disastrous results—until he has the opportunity to make a spectacular charitable contribution that will virtually ruin him. Part memoir, part science, part inspiration, and part practical instruction, Into the Magic Shop shows us how we can fundamentally change our lives by first changing our brains and our hearts.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728542Tue, 12 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart Author: James R. Doty Narrator: James...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart Author: James R. Doty Narrator: James R. Doty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: December 12, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the extraordinary things that can happen when we harness the power of both the brain and the heart   Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralyzed by a stroke. Today he is the director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University, of which the Dalai Lama is a founding benefactor. But back then his life was at a dead end until at twelve he wandered into a magic shop looking for a plastic thumb. Instead he met Ruth, a woman who taught him a series of exercises to ease his own suffering and manifest his greatest desires. Her final mandate was that he keep his heart open and teach these techniques to others. She gave him his first glimpse of the unique relationship between the brain and the heart.   Doty would go on to put Ruth’s practices to work with extraordinary results—power and wealth that he could only imagine as a twelve-year-old, riding his orange Sting-Ray bike. But he neglects Ruth’s most important lesson, to keep his heart open, with disastrous results—until he has the opportunity to make a spectacular charitable contribution that will virtually ruin him. Part memoir, part science, part inspiration, and part practical instruction, Into the Magic Shop shows us how we can fundamentally change our lives by first changing our brains and our hearts.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/duplicity-my-mothers-secrets-unabridged-by-donna-freed--65183316https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736097 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Duplicity - My Mothers' Secrets (Unabridged) Author: Donna Freed Narrator: Donna Freed Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: December 12, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Just the most amazing story, a brilliant story, it's like discovering another world. How incredible to go back and search for your past in that way.' Jeremy Vine, BBC R2. 'Mesmerising, I couldn't stop reading'. Decca Aitkenhead, The Sunday Times. 'A family scandal straight out of a Hollywood film noir .. what a story it is. I look forward to seeing it on Netflix'. Genevieve Gaunt, The Spectator. Donna's birth parents were infamous con artists at the heart one of the US's biggest crime investigations of the 1960's. Donna Freed was six years old when her sister casually revealed that she and her siblings were all adopted, a subject her parents refused to discuss. The revelation fractured Donna's sense of identity. The death of her tricky yet treasured adoptive mother died left Donna feeling exposed, her life un-witnessed without a mother to look over her. When she became a mother herself, Donna felt compelled to track down her birth mother. Trawling through records of the now notorious Louise Wise Adoption Service, many previously redacted, she uncovered an explosive and salacious story, one of the biggest true crime investigations to grip the USA in the late 1960s. Her (real) parents had faked her mother's death tby drowning o benefit from a massive life insurance payout - a manhunt ensued....This vivid memoir about motherhood and identity, explores the essence of what it is to be a mother and the fundamental truth of nature vs nurture.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736097Tue, 12 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736097 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Duplicity - My Mothers' Secrets (Unabridged) Author: Donna Freed Narrator: Donna Freed Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736097 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Duplicity - My Mothers' Secrets (Unabridged) Author: Donna Freed Narrator: Donna Freed Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: December 12, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Just the most amazing story, a brilliant story, it's like discovering another world. How incredible to go back and search for your past in that way.' Jeremy Vine, BBC R2. 'Mesmerising, I couldn't stop reading'. Decca Aitkenhead, The Sunday Times. 'A family scandal straight out of a Hollywood film noir .. what a story it is. I look forward to seeing it on Netflix'. Genevieve Gaunt, The Spectator. Donna's birth parents were infamous con artists at the heart one of the US's biggest crime investigations of the 1960's. Donna Freed was six years old when her sister casually revealed that she and her siblings were all adopted, a subject her parents refused to discuss. The revelation fractured Donna's sense of identity. The death of her tricky yet treasured adoptive mother died left Donna feeling exposed, her life un-witnessed without a mother to look over her. When she became a mother herself, Donna felt compelled to track down her birth mother. Trawling through records of the now notorious Louise Wise Adoption Service, many previously redacted, she uncovered an explosive and salacious story, one of the biggest true crime investigations to grip the USA in the late 1960s. Her (real) parents had faked her mother's death tby drowning o benefit from a massive life insurance payout - a manhunt ensued....This vivid memoir about motherhood and identity, explores the essence of what it is to be a mother and the fundamental truth of nature vs nurture.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gaslight-days-book-1-from-over-the-seas-by-edward-forde-hickey--65183257https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737035 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gaslight Days: Book 1: From Over the Seas Author: Edward Forde Hickey Narrator: Tom Fria Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: December 11, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A chance to delve into the minds of children and adults among the ruined streets of post-war London. The streets were our playground with not a car in sight, where we played all day. On Sundays, bugle boy bands marched past us and in the evening the military band raised our spirits. Life was never dull. Our parents took us to the zoo and for boat rides on the Serpentine.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737035Mon, 11 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737035 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gaslight Days: Book 1: From Over the Seas Author: Edward Forde Hickey Narrator: Tom Fria Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737035 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gaslight Days: Book 1: From Over the Seas Author: Edward Forde Hickey Narrator: Tom Fria Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: December 11, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A chance to delve into the minds of children and adults among the ruined streets of post-war London. The streets were our playground with not a car in sight, where we played all day. On Sundays, bugle boy bands marched past us and in the evening the military band raised our spirits. Life was never dull. Our parents took us to the zoo and for boat rides on the Serpentine.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-txayenko-eco-de-la-cascada-by-elisa-loncon-antileo--65183303https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730139 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Txayenko (Eco de la cascada) Author: Elisa Loncon Antileo Narrator: Noelia Socolovski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 13 minutes Release date: December 7, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: El emocionante ejercicio de memoria de una protagonista indiscutible del Chile actual. Elisa Loncon ha querido en este libro narrar su trayectoria vital, una que comenzó en el Wallmapu, durante la reforma agraria y que despegó, luego de su paso por la escuela en Traiguén (no sin dificultades), con sus estudios universitarios, iniciando una ascendente carrera académica que tuvo como eje las indagaciones sobre su lengua materna como fenómeno vivo, pasando episodios memorables y recorriendo diversos países y sociedades descubriendo saberes y experiencias similares. De este modo, acompañamos a la autora en travesías por Canadá, México y Holanda, experiencias decisivas que llevaron a una académica experta en lingüística a ser protagonista de un proceso fundamental del Chile contemporáneo, convirtiéndose, en tanto presidenta de la Convención Constitucional, en portadora de un mensaje que trató de construir un nuevo pacto social entre los pueblos y el Estado sin dejar de mirar la naturaleza. 'Mi historia es la de tantas mujeres que se levantaron en contra del doble sistema de dominación patriarcal y de raza. Fui una niña feliz que creció rodeada de cariño y en contacto con la naturaleza, pero también víctima de privaciones y discriminaciones estructurales. […] He tenido también el privilegio de aprender y estudiar el lenguaje como fenómeno humano, de conocer el mundo y entablar amistades profundas con hombres y mujeres de otras latitudes. He visto nacer y morir. A la hora del balance no concibo manera más intensa de vivir que a través de lo colectivo».]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730139Thu, 07 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730139 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Txayenko (Eco de la cascada) Author: Elisa Loncon Antileo Narrator: Noelia Socolovski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 13...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730139 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Txayenko (Eco de la cascada) Author: Elisa Loncon Antileo Narrator: Noelia Socolovski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 13 minutes Release date: December 7, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: El emocionante ejercicio de memoria de una protagonista indiscutible del Chile actual. Elisa Loncon ha querido en este libro narrar su trayectoria vital, una que comenzó en el Wallmapu, durante la reforma agraria y que despegó, luego de su paso por la escuela en Traiguén (no sin dificultades), con sus estudios universitarios, iniciando una ascendente carrera académica que tuvo como eje las indagaciones sobre su lengua materna como fenómeno vivo, pasando episodios memorables y recorriendo diversos países y sociedades descubriendo saberes y experiencias similares. De este modo, acompañamos a la autora en travesías por Canadá, México y Holanda, experiencias decisivas que llevaron a una académica experta en lingüística a ser protagonista de un proceso fundamental del Chile contemporáneo, convirtiéndose, en tanto presidenta de la Convención Constitucional, en portadora de un mensaje que trató de construir un nuevo pacto social entre los pueblos y el Estado sin dejar de mirar la naturaleza. 'Mi historia es la de tantas mujeres que se levantaron en contra del doble sistema de dominación patriarcal y de raza. Fui una niña feliz que creció rodeada de cariño y en contacto con la naturaleza, pero también víctima de privaciones y discriminaciones estructurales. […] He tenido también el privilegio de aprender y estudiar el lenguaje como fenómeno humano, de conocer el mundo y entablar amistades profundas con hombres y mujeres de otras latitudes. He visto nacer y morir. A la hora del balance no concibo manera más intensa de vivir que a través de lo colectivo».]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/breaking-through-my-life-in-science-by-katalin-kariko--65183283https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727964 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Breaking Through: My Life In Science Author: Katalin Karikó Narrator: Eva Magyar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 7, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. From butcher's daughter in Communist Hungary to winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023, this is the story of one woman's extraordinary determination through decades of obscurity and rejection – and her breakthrough discovery that saved millions of lives. *An Amazon Best Book of the Year* Katalin Karikó began life as a butcher’s daughter in post-war Communist Hungary: a hand-to-mouth existence in a single-room house of clay and straw with no running water. Breaking Through is her extraordinary memoir of how she achieved her dream of becoming a scientist, first in Hungary and then in the USA, and pursued her belief – despite so many telling her not to – that an elusive molecule could transform our ability to prevent disease. For three decades she worked in obscurity, battling cockroaches in a windowless lab, enduring demotion, the derision of her colleagues, even threats of deportation. But in 2020, Karikó’s vision was spectacularly vindicated when her work made possible the vaccines that brought an end to the pandemic, paving the way for similar vaccines against HIV, malaria and other life-threatening diseases. As frank, wise and fearless as Karikó herself, Breaking Through is a remarkable story of tenacity, friendship and loyalty, and one woman’s unshakeable commitment to her values. 'Few have overcome adversity like Katalin Karikó . . . This remarkable memoir . . . is a joy to read' Financial Times 'Riveting. A true story of a brilliant biochemist who never gave up or gave in' BONNIE GARMUS, author of Lessons in Chemistry 'Anyone who has ever doubted that science, innovation and persistence can change the world should read this book' BILL GATES ©2023 Katalin Karikó (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727964Thu, 07 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727964 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Breaking Through: My Life In Science Author: Katalin Karikó Narrator: Eva Magyar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 3 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/727964 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Breaking Through: My Life In Science Author: Katalin Karikó Narrator: Eva Magyar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 7, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. From butcher's daughter in Communist Hungary to winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023, this is the story of one woman's extraordinary determination through decades of obscurity and rejection – and her breakthrough discovery that saved millions of lives. *An Amazon Best Book of the Year* Katalin Karikó began life as a butcher’s daughter in post-war Communist Hungary: a hand-to-mouth existence in a single-room house of clay and straw with no running water. Breaking Through is her extraordinary memoir of how she achieved her dream of becoming a scientist, first in Hungary and then in the USA, and pursued her belief – despite so many telling her not to – that an elusive molecule could transform our ability to prevent disease. For three decades she worked in obscurity, battling cockroaches in a windowless lab, enduring demotion, the derision of her colleagues, even threats of deportation. But in 2020, Karikó’s vision was spectacularly vindicated when her work made possible the vaccines that brought an end to the pandemic, paving the way for similar vaccines against HIV, malaria and other life-threatening diseases. As frank, wise and fearless as Karikó herself, Breaking Through is a remarkable story of tenacity, friendship and loyalty, and one woman’s unshakeable commitment to her values. 'Few have overcome adversity like Katalin Karikó . . . This remarkable memoir . . . is a joy to read' Financial Times 'Riveting. A true story of a brilliant biochemist who never gave up or gave in' BONNIE GARMUS, author of Lessons in Chemistry 'Anyone who has ever doubted that science, innovation and persistence can change the world should read this book' BILL GATES ©2023 Katalin Karikó (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unbroken-by-indrani-mukerjea--65183292https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unbroken Author: Indrani Mukerjea Narrator: Indrani Mukerjea, Vasundhra Bose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 18 minutes Release date: December 6, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: You've seen the headlines and heard the rumours. Now hear the story from the woman who was at the centre of it all. 25 AUGUST 2015 was to be a happy day for Indrani Mukerjea-a birthday celebration had been planned in the family. But everything changed when she was accosted by a group of officers of the Mumbai Police in plain clothes as she exited Anand Ashram that day. The charge: the murder of her daughter, Sheena Bora. As the news spread and more details unravelled, Indrani found herself in the middle of a sensational murder investigation. A fast-expanding list of suspects, the beginnings of a sinister plot, and the strong whiff of scandal-the media had smelt blood. And, soon, Indrani was under the merciless glare of journalists and television anchors, making her a household name. Accusations of filicide, broken marriages, a mighty business empire, the gilded lives of the rich and famous, powerful politicians, and a complicated family-this case had it all. As a constant feed of images and updates from the trial bombarded television screens across the country, people across the country grew more and more curious about this woman who was at the very heart of the controversy and stories swirling around. In her memoir, Unbroken, Indrani doesn't hold back. From her childhood in Guwahati, the time she spent in Calcutta in the 1980s to her meteoric rise as a media baron in Mumbai, the city of dreams, and finally, the 2460 days she spent in Byculla jail as prisoner number 1468-this is her journey, in her own words, for the very first time. Told with unflinching honesty, Indrani's memoir speaks to the fragility of human relationships, the devastating aftermath of betrayal and grief, and the power of human resilience, of a woman who despite it all remains unbroken.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729542Wed, 06 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unbroken Author: Indrani Mukerjea Narrator: Indrani Mukerjea, Vasundhra Bose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 18 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unbroken Author: Indrani Mukerjea Narrator: Indrani Mukerjea, Vasundhra Bose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 18 minutes Release date: December 6, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: You've seen the headlines and heard the rumours. Now hear the story from the woman who was at the centre of it all. 25 AUGUST 2015 was to be a happy day for Indrani Mukerjea-a birthday celebration had been planned in the family. But everything changed when she was accosted by a group of officers of the Mumbai Police in plain clothes as she exited Anand Ashram that day. The charge: the murder of her daughter, Sheena Bora. As the news spread and more details unravelled, Indrani found herself in the middle of a sensational murder investigation. A fast-expanding list of suspects, the beginnings of a sinister plot, and the strong whiff of scandal-the media had smelt blood. And, soon, Indrani was under the merciless glare of journalists and television anchors, making her a household name. Accusations of filicide, broken marriages, a mighty business empire, the gilded lives of the rich and famous, powerful politicians, and a complicated family-this case had it all. As a constant feed of images and updates from the trial bombarded television screens across the country, people across the country grew more and more curious about this woman who was at the very heart of the controversy and stories swirling around. In her memoir, Unbroken, Indrani doesn't hold back. From her childhood in Guwahati, the time she spent in Calcutta in the 1980s to her meteoric rise as a media baron in Mumbai, the city of dreams, and finally, the 2460 days she spent in Byculla jail as prisoner number 1468-this is her journey, in her own words, for the very first time. Told with unflinching honesty, Indrani's memoir speaks to the fragility of human relationships, the devastating aftermath of betrayal and grief, and the power of human resilience, of a woman who despite it all remains unbroken.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/memories-of-an-orphan-boy-by-francis-ravel-harvey--65183278https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memories of an orphan boy Author: Francis Ravel Harvey Narrator: Francis Ravel Harvey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release date: December 6, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Orphaned by losing his mother at three and his father - who went missing at eight – Sydney author Francis Ravel Harvey avoided the Welfare State by being raised by four older sisters in the colourful environs of Sydney in the nineteen thirties. The search for his cultivated English father is a constant thread throughout the book and reaches an amazing and heartbreaking conclusion when the author finally uncovers the truth surrounding his father’s death. Harvey’s writing has been compared by one critic with that of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, for his ability to create a real sense of suspense and drama from his memories and for the description of the colourful characters who inhabited his world. Journalist and author, Francis Ravel Harvey was born at Homebush, New South Wales in 1930 and began his career as a cadet journalist on the Sun newspaper in 1947. In 1950 he worked for almost ten years as producer of the independent monthly music journal The Canon. He worked as a freelance journalist in the live theatre in Sydney, wrote scripts for the ABCs Tales of Many Lands, and episodes of Homicide for Crawford’s in Melbourne. In 1959 he founded his own bi-monthly magazine Theatregoer which ran for five years and published the first theatre yearbook for the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust (1959-60). He was theatre critic for the Canberra Times in the 70s. and then worked as an editor and writer for Horwitz Publications and Ure Smith, founding the first magazine in Australia on industrial design, Design Australia, for the Industrial Design Council of Australia, which was endorsed by the Duke of Edinburgh.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735758Wed, 06 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memories of an orphan boy Author: Francis Ravel Harvey Narrator: Francis Ravel Harvey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memories of an orphan boy Author: Francis Ravel Harvey Narrator: Francis Ravel Harvey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release date: December 6, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Orphaned by losing his mother at three and his father - who went missing at eight – Sydney author Francis Ravel Harvey avoided the Welfare State by being raised by four older sisters in the colourful environs of Sydney in the nineteen thirties. The search for his cultivated English father is a constant thread throughout the book and reaches an amazing and heartbreaking conclusion when the author finally uncovers the truth surrounding his father’s death. Harvey’s writing has been compared by one critic with that of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, for his ability to create a real sense of suspense and drama from his memories and for the description of the colourful characters who inhabited his world. Journalist and author, Francis Ravel Harvey was born at Homebush, New South Wales in 1930 and began his career as a cadet journalist on the Sun newspaper in 1947. In 1950 he worked for almost ten years as producer of the independent monthly music journal The Canon. He worked as a freelance journalist in the live theatre in Sydney, wrote scripts for the ABCs Tales of Many Lands, and episodes of Homicide for Crawford’s in Melbourne. In 1959 he founded his own bi-monthly magazine Theatregoer which ran for five years and published the first theatre yearbook for the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust (1959-60). He was theatre critic for the Canberra Times in the 70s. and then worked as an editor and writer for Horwitz Publications and Ure Smith, founding the first magazine in Australia on industrial design, Design Australia, for the Industrial Design Council of Australia, which was endorsed by the Duke of Edinburgh.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/flora-a-woman-in-a-man-s-world-by-geoffrey-stevens-flora-macdonald--65183335https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728204 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flora!: A Woman in a Man’s World Author: Geoffrey Stevens, Flora Macdonald Narrator: Sarah Orenstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 20 minutes Release date: December 5, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Flora Isabel MacDonald – politician, humanitarian, adventurer, and role model for a generation of women – was known across Canada and beyond simply as Flora. In her memoir, co-authored by award-winning journalist and author Geoffrey Stevens, she tells her personal story for the very first time. Flora! describes her amazing journey from her childhood and her time at secretarial school in Cape Breton, through her years in backroom Progressive Conservative politics, to elected office and her appointment as Canada’s first female minister of foreign affairs. Finally, she details her exceptional humanitarian work in India and in war-torn Africa and Afghanistan. Flora was driven by a lifelong conviction that there is nothing a woman cannot achieve in a world controlled by men, and she pursued this conviction in everything she did, carving a path for women in Parliament. She won international acclaim for bringing 60,000 Vietnamese refugees to Canada, and for engineering the rescue of six American hostages in Tehran in a top-secret collaboration with the CIA known as the Canadian Caper. She exposed the inhumane treatment of inmates at Kingston’s Prison for Women. She defied male chauvinists in the Progressive Conservative party by running for its leadership, and she introduced the Employment Equity Act to guarantee women equal access to federal jobs. Flora was brave. She was relentless. She was controversial. She was a force of nature. In her own words and drawing from interviews with those who knew her, Flora! grants us insight into this exceptional woman who changed the course of history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728204Tue, 05 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728204 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flora!: A Woman in a Man’s World Author: Geoffrey Stevens, Flora Macdonald Narrator: Sarah Orenstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 20...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728204 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flora!: A Woman in a Man’s World Author: Geoffrey Stevens, Flora Macdonald Narrator: Sarah Orenstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 20 minutes Release date: December 5, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Flora Isabel MacDonald – politician, humanitarian, adventurer, and role model for a generation of women – was known across Canada and beyond simply as Flora. In her memoir, co-authored by award-winning journalist and author Geoffrey Stevens, she tells her personal story for the very first time. Flora! describes her amazing journey from her childhood and her time at secretarial school in Cape Breton, through her years in backroom Progressive Conservative politics, to elected office and her appointment as Canada’s first female minister of foreign affairs. Finally, she details her exceptional humanitarian work in India and in war-torn Africa and Afghanistan. Flora was driven by a lifelong conviction that there is nothing a woman cannot achieve in a world controlled by men, and she pursued this conviction in everything she did, carving a path for women in Parliament. She won international acclaim for bringing 60,000 Vietnamese refugees to Canada, and for engineering the rescue of six American hostages in Tehran in a top-secret collaboration with the CIA known as the Canadian Caper. She exposed the inhumane treatment of inmates at Kingston’s Prison for Women. She defied male chauvinists in the Progressive Conservative party by running for its leadership, and she introduced the Employment Equity Act to guarantee women equal access to federal jobs. Flora was brave. She was relentless. She was controversial. She was a force of nature. In her own words and drawing from interviews with those who knew her, Flora! grants us insight into this exceptional woman who changed the course of history.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/common-yet-uncommon-14-memorable-stories-from-daily-life-by-sudha-murty--65183225https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Common Yet Uncommon: 14 Memorable Stories from Daily Life Author: Sudha Murty Narrator: Pallavi Bharti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 18 minutes Release date: December 5, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Meet these people: Bundle Bindu, so named because he likes his truth with a little embellishment, Jayant the shopkeeper who doesn't make any profit, and Lunchbox Nalini, Sudha Murty herself, who brings her empty lunchbox-to be filled with food-wherever she goes!Written in Sudha Murty's inimitable style, Common Yet Uncommon is a heartwarming picture of everyday life and the foibles and quirks of ordinary people. In the fourteen tales that make up the collection, Sudha Murty delves into memories of childhood, life in her hometown and the people she's crossed paths with. These and the other characters who populate the pages of this book do not possess wealth or fame. They are unpolished and outspoken, transparent and magnanimous.Their stories are tales of unvarnished humans, with faults and big hearts.Testament to the unique parlance of a small town, Common Yet Uncommon speaks a universal language of what it means to be human.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741394Tue, 05 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Common Yet Uncommon: 14 Memorable Stories from Daily Life Author: Sudha Murty Narrator: Pallavi Bharti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 18...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Common Yet Uncommon: 14 Memorable Stories from Daily Life Author: Sudha Murty Narrator: Pallavi Bharti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 18 minutes Release date: December 5, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Meet these people: Bundle Bindu, so named because he likes his truth with a little embellishment, Jayant the shopkeeper who doesn't make any profit, and Lunchbox Nalini, Sudha Murty herself, who brings her empty lunchbox-to be filled with food-wherever she goes!Written in Sudha Murty's inimitable style, Common Yet Uncommon is a heartwarming picture of everyday life and the foibles and quirks of ordinary people. In the fourteen tales that make up the collection, Sudha Murty delves into memories of childhood, life in her hometown and the people she's crossed paths with. These and the other characters who populate the pages of this book do not possess wealth or fame. They are unpolished and outspoken, transparent and magnanimous.Their stories are tales of unvarnished humans, with faults and big hearts.Testament to the unique parlance of a small town, Common Yet Uncommon speaks a universal language of what it means to be human.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hanging-by-a-thread-by-erin-deering--65183338https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/726229 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hanging By A Thread Author: Erin Deering Narrator: Erin Deering Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 11 minutes Release date: December 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: What would it take to walk away from your dream life in Monaco and a global, multi-million-dollar business? Wind back the clock on any Australian or New Zealand woman in her thirties or forties today and you'd probably find a Triangl bikini tucked away in her swimwear drawer. The uniquely neoprene, colour-blocked bikinis were the summer accessory season after season. Yet as customers snapped selfies at the beach, one woman was holed up in a smog-filled Hong Kong apartment, living on canned soup, battling twenty-hour days and debilitating depression, trying to make it all happen. Hanging by a Thread takes a vulnerable deep dive into success and the challenge of caring for your mental health while in pursuit of your dreams. From getting scammed out of $50,000, trying to illegally cross the border into China, meeting with elite private equity firms with a three-month-old baby in tow and even experiencing the Kardashian-Jenner-kiss-of-death, Hanging By A Thread shares what it was really like behind the closed doors of one of Australia's young start-up success stories, and to be a woman on the edge of a nervous breakdown.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/726229Fri, 01 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/726229 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hanging By A Thread Author: Erin Deering Narrator: Erin Deering Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 11 minutes Release date: December 1, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/726229 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hanging By A Thread Author: Erin Deering Narrator: Erin Deering Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 11 minutes Release date: December 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: What would it take to walk away from your dream life in Monaco and a global, multi-million-dollar business? Wind back the clock on any Australian or New Zealand woman in her thirties or forties today and you'd probably find a Triangl bikini tucked away in her swimwear drawer. The uniquely neoprene, colour-blocked bikinis were the summer accessory season after season. Yet as customers snapped selfies at the beach, one woman was holed up in a smog-filled Hong Kong apartment, living on canned soup, battling twenty-hour days and debilitating depression, trying to make it all happen. Hanging by a Thread takes a vulnerable deep dive into success and the challenge of caring for your mental health while in pursuit of your dreams. From getting scammed out of $50,000, trying to illegally cross the border into China, meeting with elite private equity firms with a three-month-old baby in tow and even experiencing the Kardashian-Jenner-kiss-of-death, Hanging By A Thread shares what it was really like behind the closed doors of one of Australia's young start-up success stories, and to be a woman on the edge of a nervous breakdown.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-showing-off-to-showing-up-by-nancy-regan--65183288https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734219 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Showing Off to Showing UP Author: Nancy Regan Narrator: Nancy Regan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: December 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Nancy Regan appeared as if she had it all together; she was a happy wife and mother and loved her successful career as a television broadcaster. Her memoir, From Showing Off to Showing UP, reveals just how close she was to having everything in that perfect illusion fall apart. With lyrical prose, Regan explores overcoming imposter syndrome, stage fright, and perfectionism, and the journey toward embracing our most authentic selves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734219Fri, 01 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734219 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Showing Off to Showing UP Author: Nancy Regan Narrator: Nancy Regan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: December...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734219 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Showing Off to Showing UP Author: Nancy Regan Narrator: Nancy Regan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: December 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Nancy Regan appeared as if she had it all together; she was a happy wife and mother and loved her successful career as a television broadcaster. Her memoir, From Showing Off to Showing UP, reveals just how close she was to having everything in that perfect illusion fall apart. With lyrical prose, Regan explores overcoming imposter syndrome, stage fright, and perfectionism, and the journey toward embracing our most authentic selves.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-ciudad-presidio-cosas-para-hacer-en-la-tarde-antes-del-fin-del-mundo-by-santiago-gamboa--65183272https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Ciudad Presidio: Cosas para hacer en la tarde, antes del fin del mundo Author: Santiago Gamboa Narrator: Adrián Wowczuk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 15 minutes Release date: December 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Ciudad Presidio es una clara demostración de que el derecho a la lectura y la escritura es, ante todo, pura potencia de afirmación de la vida, puro combate cuerpo a cuerpo contra la muerte'. Mario Mendoza Este es el audiolibro más personal de Santiago Gamboa. Realizado durante casi tres años, contiene una serie de reflexiones honestas y cautivantes en las que el autor revela aspectos de su vida y su oficio, sus lecturas y su biblioteca, así como algunas de sus opiniones más lúcidas sobre arte, literatura y la realidad del país. En el centro de todo aparecen dos preguntas: ¿qué es escribir?, y, fundamentalmente, ¿por qué se escribe? Para tratar de responder a ello, Gamboa nos embarca en un recorrido fascinante por las ciudades en las que ha vivido, como París, Bogotá, Delhi, Madrid o Roma, y por muchas otras como Washington, Ciudad de México o Seúl; por hoteles y bares legendarios -como el hotel Ambos Mundos de La Habana, que Hemingway solía frecuentar-, y por la obra de algunos de los autores que lo han acompañado a lo largo de su trayectoria -Michel Houellebecq, Paul Bowles, Roberto Bolaño, Arthur Rimbaud, Marguerite Duras, Juan Goytisolo, Karen Blixen y Virginia Woolf, entre otros-. De este viaje literario, íntimo, por momentos confesional, salimos con la certeza de que la palabra será siempre un refugio, y el impulso creador, un modo de supervivencia. La crítica ha dicho: 'El talento de Gamboa para cultivar la intriga y la extravagante energía de sus historias hacen que su lectura sea compulsiva'. Times Literary Supplement 'Su obra mezcla la poesía con una violencia extraordinariamente cruda y unaironía extraordinariamente ácida. […] Lo que más me gusta de sus novelas es la mezcla de géneros y estilos'. Pierre Lemaitre Sobre Colombian Psycho: 'Esta es la historia de un país donde las víctimas se acaban convirtiendo en victimarios. Y duele'. Pilar Manzanares, Esquire 'Gamboa nos muestra un fresco de la violencia de su país, machacado por décadas de guerra y con muchas heridas abiertas. [...] Un envite literario de primer orden en una novela con un poderoso lenguaje'. Juan Carlos Galindo, El País Sobre Perder es cuestión de método: 'El acierto de Gamboa es haber contado este relato amargo mediante una trama apasionante y un tono narrativo lleno de humor que roza hábilmente lo grotesco. Los diálogos son trepidantes. Los personajes gozan de auténtico estatuto de seres vivientes'. José Manuel Fajardo, El Mundo]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729823Fri, 01 Dec 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Ciudad Presidio: Cosas para hacer en la tarde, antes del fin del mundo Author: Santiago Gamboa Narrator: Adrián Wowczuk Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Ciudad Presidio: Cosas para hacer en la tarde, antes del fin del mundo Author: Santiago Gamboa Narrator: Adrián Wowczuk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 15 minutes Release date: December 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Ciudad Presidio es una clara demostración de que el derecho a la lectura y la escritura es, ante todo, pura potencia de afirmación de la vida, puro combate cuerpo a cuerpo contra la muerte'. Mario Mendoza Este es el audiolibro más personal de Santiago Gamboa. Realizado durante casi tres años, contiene una serie de reflexiones honestas y cautivantes en las que el autor revela aspectos de su vida y su oficio, sus lecturas y su biblioteca, así como algunas de sus opiniones más lúcidas sobre arte, literatura y la realidad del país. En el centro de todo aparecen dos preguntas: ¿qué es escribir?, y, fundamentalmente, ¿por qué se escribe? Para tratar de responder a ello, Gamboa nos embarca en un recorrido fascinante por las ciudades en las que ha vivido, como París, Bogotá, Delhi, Madrid o Roma, y por muchas otras como Washington, Ciudad de México o Seúl; por hoteles y bares legendarios -como el hotel Ambos Mundos de La Habana, que Hemingway solía frecuentar-, y por la obra de algunos de los autores que lo han acompañado a lo largo de su trayectoria -Michel Houellebecq, Paul Bowles, Roberto Bolaño, Arthur Rimbaud, Marguerite Duras, Juan Goytisolo, Karen Blixen y Virginia Woolf, entre otros-. De este viaje literario, íntimo, por momentos confesional, salimos con la certeza de que la palabra será siempre un refugio, y el impulso creador, un modo de supervivencia. La crítica ha dicho: 'El talento de Gamboa para cultivar la intriga y la extravagante energía de sus historias hacen que su lectura sea compulsiva'. Times Literary Supplement 'Su obra mezcla la poesía con una violencia extraordinariamente cruda y unaironía extraordinariamente ácida. […] Lo que más me gusta de sus novelas es la mezcla de géneros y estilos'. Pierre Lemaitre Sobre Colombian Psycho: 'Esta es la historia de un país donde las víctimas se acaban convirtiendo en victimarios. Y duele'. Pilar Manzanares, Esquire 'Gamboa nos muestra un fresco de la violencia de su país, machacado por décadas de guerra y con muchas heridas abiertas. [...] Un envite literario de primer orden en una novela con un poderoso lenguaje'. Juan Carlos Galindo, El País Sobre Perder es cuestión de método: 'El acierto de Gamboa es haber contado este relato amargo mediante una trama apasionante y un tono narrativo lleno de humor que roza hábilmente lo grotesco. Los diálogos son trepidantes. Los personajes gozan de auténtico estatuto de seres vivientes'. José Manuel Fajardo, El Mundo]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-brilliant-life-an-unforgettable-memoir-of-love-loss-and-the-ability-of-the-heart-to-heal-by-rachelle-unreich--65183470https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716679 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Brilliant Life: An Unforgettable Memoir of Love, Loss and the Ability of the Heart to Heal Author: Rachelle Unreich Narrator: Rachelle Unreich, Rachel Griffiths Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 6 minutes Release date: November 28, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'A delicate, evocative story of strength and survival that turns on one of the most powerful forces in the known universe: a mother's love.' - Jonathan Freeland, The Escape Artist A powerful, true story of a Holocaust survivor told by her daughter - a tale that reminds us of the resilience of the soul and the ability of the heart to heal. Born in Czechoslovakia, Mira was only 12 years old when World War II broke out and 17 when the Nazis finally caught up with her. Torn apart from her family, she went on to survive four concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and a Death March when she was too weak to walk. She lived when almost everyone she knew did not. At 88, living in Australia, Mira is diagnosed with cancer and her daughter, a journalist, decides to interview her to distract her from her illness. As Mira gives her testimony Rachelle comes to understand how Mira's unique perspective - seeing her experiences through the lens of the goodness of the people who helped her - protected her from the depths of humanity's cruelty, and enabled her to go on to live a full and brilliant life. Rachelle also fits together the jigsaw pieces of her own life as a child of a survivor. She comes to understand that however different their lives have been, she and her mother are uniquely united by a fierce inner strength to live, and a mystery of strange things that always seem to happen around them. A beautiful story of love, loss, wonder and the deepest kind of trust in life, A Brilliant Life questions the role that fate, chance and destiny play. It is a tribute to family, a story of incredible resilience, and a chronicle of the deep connection between a mother and a child which not even death can destroy. With an exclusive introduction and sources read by the author.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716679Tue, 28 Nov 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716679 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Brilliant Life: An Unforgettable Memoir of Love, Loss and the Ability of the Heart to Heal Author: Rachelle Unreich Narrator: Rachelle Unreich,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716679 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Brilliant Life: An Unforgettable Memoir of Love, Loss and the Ability of the Heart to Heal Author: Rachelle Unreich Narrator: Rachelle Unreich, Rachel Griffiths Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 6 minutes Release date: November 28, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'A delicate, evocative story of strength and survival that turns on one of the most powerful forces in the known universe: a mother's love.' - Jonathan Freeland, The Escape Artist A powerful, true story of a Holocaust survivor told by her daughter - a tale that reminds us of the resilience of the soul and the ability of the heart to heal. Born in Czechoslovakia, Mira was only 12 years old when World War II broke out and 17 when the Nazis finally caught up with her. Torn apart from her family, she went on to survive four concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and a Death March when she was too weak to walk. She lived when almost everyone she knew did not. At 88, living in Australia, Mira is diagnosed with cancer and her daughter, a journalist, decides to interview her to distract her from her illness. As Mira gives her testimony Rachelle comes to understand how Mira's unique perspective - seeing her experiences through the lens of the goodness of the people who helped her - protected her from the depths of humanity's cruelty, and enabled her to go on to live a full and brilliant life. Rachelle also fits together the jigsaw pieces of her own life as a child of a survivor. She comes to understand that however different their lives have been, she and her mother are uniquely united by a fierce inner strength to live, and a mystery of strange things that always seem to happen around them. A beautiful story of love, loss, wonder and the deepest kind of trust in life, A Brilliant Life questions the role that fate, chance and destiny play. It is a tribute to family, a story of incredible resilience, and a chronicle of the deep connection between a mother and a child which not even death can destroy. With an exclusive introduction and sources read by the author.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gender-euphoria-stories-of-joy-from-trans-non-binary-and-intersex-writers-by-laura-kate-dale--65183368https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717152 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gender Euphoria: Stories of joy from trans, non-binary and intersex writers Author: Laura Kate Dale Narrator: Laura Kate Dale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: November 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: GENDER EUPHORIA: a powerful feeling of happiness experienced as a result of moving away from one's birth-assigned gender. So often the stories shared by trans people about their transition center on gender dysphoria: a feeling of deep discomfort with their birth-assigned gender, and a powerful catalyst for coming out or transitioning. But for many non-cisgender people, it's gender euphoria that pushes forward their transition: the joy the first time a parent calls them by their new chosen name, the first time they have the confidence to cut their hair short, the first time they truly embrace themself. In this groundbreaking anthology, nineteen trans, non-binary, agender, gender-fluid, and intersex writers share their experiences of gender euphoria: an agender dominatrix being called 'Daddy,' an Arab trans man getting his first tattoos, a trans woman embracing her inner fighter. What they have in common are their feelings of elation, pride, confidence, freedom and ecstasy as a direct result of coming out as non-cisgender, and how coming to terms with their gender has brought unimaginable joy into their lives.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717152Tue, 28 Nov 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717152 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gender Euphoria: Stories of joy from trans, non-binary and intersex writers Author: Laura Kate Dale Narrator: Laura Kate Dale Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717152 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gender Euphoria: Stories of joy from trans, non-binary and intersex writers Author: Laura Kate Dale Narrator: Laura Kate Dale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: November 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: GENDER EUPHORIA: a powerful feeling of happiness experienced as a result of moving away from one's birth-assigned gender. So often the stories shared by trans people about their transition center on gender dysphoria: a feeling of deep discomfort with their birth-assigned gender, and a powerful catalyst for coming out or transitioning. But for many non-cisgender people, it's gender euphoria that pushes forward their transition: the joy the first time a parent calls them by their new chosen name, the first time they have the confidence to cut their hair short, the first time they truly embrace themself. In this groundbreaking anthology, nineteen trans, non-binary, agender, gender-fluid, and intersex writers share their experiences of gender euphoria: an agender dominatrix being called 'Daddy,' an Arab trans man getting his first tattoos, a trans woman embracing her inner fighter. What they have in common are their feelings of elation, pride, confidence, freedom and ecstasy as a direct result of coming out as non-cisgender, and how coming to terms with their gender has brought unimaginable joy into their lives.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-ich-schwimme-nicht-mehr-da-wo-die-krokodile-sind-by-sabine-kuegler--65183386https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722201 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Ich schwimme nicht mehr da, wo die Krokodile sind Author: Sabine Kuegler Narrator: Madeleine Coco Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 57 minutes Release date: November 23, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Von der Autorin des Weltbestsellers 'Dschungelkind' Sabine Kuegler wuchs im Dschungel von Westpapua auf, ihr Buch 'Dschungelkind' wurde ein weltweiter Millionenbestseller. Mit 17 Jahren kam sie nach Europa und erfuhr einen Kultur-Clash. Heute lebt sie in Hamburg, hat Kinder, Freunde und Arbeit. Aber noch immer ist sie eine Zerrissene zwischen den Welten und der innere Kampf um ihre Identität quält sie. Im Dschungel hatte sie gelernt, unsichtbar zu werden, um zu überleben - in der westlichen Welt muss man sichtbar sein. Sie wurde darauf trainiert, ihre Welt mit allen Sinnen wahrzunehmen, aber hier waren sie permanent überreizt. Sie zweifelt und blickt von außen und innen auf unsere Zivilisation: Sind wir hier glücklich? Entfremdet? Gesund? Krank? Mehrfach kehrt sie in den Dschungel zurück. Bei einer dieser Reisen erkrankt Sabine Kuegler schwer, gilt als austherapiert und unternimmt einen letzten verzweifelten Rettungsversuch: Sie verlässt Deutschland, gibt ihre Kinder in die Obhut ihrer Väter und geht zurück in den Dschungel, in die Kultur, in der sie sich beschützt fühlt. Sie erlebt dort Abenteuer, die für viele Menschen kaum zu glauben sind. Erst nach fünf Jahren kommt sie zurück und erzählt erstmals von dieser dramatischen Zeit, von ihrer Suche nach Heilung, Glück und ihrem Platz im Leben. Dabei öffnet ihr einzigartiges Leben vielleicht auch die Chance, in einer globalisierten Welt Mittlerin zwischen den Kulturen zu sein. 'Meine Geschichte begann an dem Tag, an dem mein Vater das Volk der Fayu entdeckte, einen Stamm, der in seiner Entwicklung seit Jahrhunderten stillsteht. Es war auch der Beginn des inneren Zusammenpralls zweier Welten. Denn ich trage in mir die Kultur, die Psychologie, die Mentalität und die Spiritualität von zwei Gesellschaften, die so gegensätzlich und so voneinander verschieden sind, dass sie auf unterschiedlichen Planeten zu Hause sein müssten.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722201Thu, 23 Nov 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722201 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Ich schwimme nicht mehr da, wo die Krokodile sind Author: Sabine Kuegler Narrator: Madeleine Coco Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722201 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Ich schwimme nicht mehr da, wo die Krokodile sind Author: Sabine Kuegler Narrator: Madeleine Coco Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 57 minutes Release date: November 23, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Von der Autorin des Weltbestsellers 'Dschungelkind' Sabine Kuegler wuchs im Dschungel von Westpapua auf, ihr Buch 'Dschungelkind' wurde ein weltweiter Millionenbestseller. Mit 17 Jahren kam sie nach Europa und erfuhr einen Kultur-Clash. Heute lebt sie in Hamburg, hat Kinder, Freunde und Arbeit. Aber noch immer ist sie eine Zerrissene zwischen den Welten und der innere Kampf um ihre Identität quält sie. Im Dschungel hatte sie gelernt, unsichtbar zu werden, um zu überleben - in der westlichen Welt muss man sichtbar sein. Sie wurde darauf trainiert, ihre Welt mit allen Sinnen wahrzunehmen, aber hier waren sie permanent überreizt. Sie zweifelt und blickt von außen und innen auf unsere Zivilisation: Sind wir hier glücklich? Entfremdet? Gesund? Krank? Mehrfach kehrt sie in den Dschungel zurück. Bei einer dieser Reisen erkrankt Sabine Kuegler schwer, gilt als austherapiert und unternimmt einen letzten verzweifelten Rettungsversuch: Sie verlässt Deutschland, gibt ihre Kinder in die Obhut ihrer Väter und geht zurück in den Dschungel, in die Kultur, in der sie sich beschützt fühlt. Sie erlebt dort Abenteuer, die für viele Menschen kaum zu glauben sind. Erst nach fünf Jahren kommt sie zurück und erzählt erstmals von dieser dramatischen Zeit, von ihrer Suche nach Heilung, Glück und ihrem Platz im Leben. Dabei öffnet ihr einzigartiges Leben vielleicht auch die Chance, in einer globalisierten Welt Mittlerin zwischen den Kulturen zu sein. 'Meine Geschichte begann an dem Tag, an dem mein Vater das Volk der Fayu entdeckte, einen Stamm, der in seiner Entwicklung seit Jahrhunderten stillsteht. Es war auch der Beginn des inneren Zusammenpralls zweier Welten. Denn ich trage in mir die Kultur, die Psychologie, die Mentalität und die Spiritualität von zwei Gesellschaften, die so gegensätzlich und so voneinander verschieden sind, dass sie auf unterschiedlichen Planeten zu Hause sein müssten.']]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-11-de-septiembre-esa-semana-by-isabel-allende-bussi--65183320https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723122 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - 11 de septiembre: Esa semana Author: Isabel Allende Bussi Narrator: Valentina Muhr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 38 minutes Release date: November 23, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 50 años después del Golpe, la hija menor de Salvador Allende relata qué ocurrió durante esa fatídica semana. El martes 11 de septiembre la autora de este libro partió en su automóvil a La Moneda para acompañar a su padre, el presidente Salvador Allende, en la resistencia al golpe de Estado. Salió del palacio antes del bombardeo y, desde ese momento, tuvo que pasar por situaciones angustiantes e insólitas antes de salir con su familia, en calidad de exiliadas, a México, el sábado 15 de septiembre. Este audiolibro, un ejercicio de memoria de lo acontecido durante esa semana, ofrece por primera vez un panorama íntimo de cómo la familia Allende Bussi tuvo que lidiar con episodios dolorosos y resguardados en la intimidad hasta hoy: la muerte del padre, el bombardeo a Tomás Moro, el entierro anónimo en Viña del Mar, la rápida salida de su hermana Beatriz 'Tati' Allende con el cuerpo diplomático cubano, el asilo familiar en la Embajada de México y la -hasta último minuto- angustiosa salida al país mediante la valiente gestión del embajador Gonzalo Martínez. Isabel Allende Bussi ofrece una poderosa y pormenorizada evocación de esa semana, en que la gesta del presidente de resistir hasta el final impactó al mundo entero.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723122Thu, 23 Nov 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723122 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - 11 de septiembre: Esa semana Author: Isabel Allende Bussi Narrator: Valentina Muhr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 38 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723122 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - 11 de septiembre: Esa semana Author: Isabel Allende Bussi Narrator: Valentina Muhr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 38 minutes Release date: November 23, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 50 años después del Golpe, la hija menor de Salvador Allende relata qué ocurrió durante esa fatídica semana. El martes 11 de septiembre la autora de este libro partió en su automóvil a La Moneda para acompañar a su padre, el presidente Salvador Allende, en la resistencia al golpe de Estado. Salió del palacio antes del bombardeo y, desde ese momento, tuvo que pasar por situaciones angustiantes e insólitas antes de salir con su familia, en calidad de exiliadas, a México, el sábado 15 de septiembre. Este audiolibro, un ejercicio de memoria de lo acontecido durante esa semana, ofrece por primera vez un panorama íntimo de cómo la familia Allende Bussi tuvo que lidiar con episodios dolorosos y resguardados en la intimidad hasta hoy: la muerte del padre, el bombardeo a Tomás Moro, el entierro anónimo en Viña del Mar, la rápida salida de su hermana Beatriz 'Tati' Allende con el cuerpo diplomático cubano, el asilo familiar en la Embajada de México y la -hasta último minuto- angustiosa salida al país mediante la valiente gestión del embajador Gonzalo Martínez. Isabel Allende Bussi ofrece una poderosa y pormenorizada evocación de esa semana, en que la gesta del presidente de resistir hasta el final impactó al mundo entero.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-du-wirst-noch-an-mich-denken-liebeserklarung-an-eine-schwierige-mutter-ungekurzt-by-dorothee-rohrig--65183344https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - 'Du wirst noch an mich denken' - Liebeserklärung an eine schwierige Mutter (Ungekürzt) Author: Dorothee Röhrig Narrator: Hildegard Meier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 17, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Als Dorothee Röhrig auf ein altes Foto ihrer Mutter stößt, setzt sich ein Gedankenkarussell in Bewegung. Was weiß sie über diese Frau, die 18 war, als ihr Vater Hans von Dohnanyi hingerichtet wurde? Die nach dem Krieg versuchte, ihre traumatisierte Mutter Christine in das Familienleben einzubetten - so wie die Autorin später selbst für ihre von Verlusten gezeichnete Mutter da war. Mit großer emotionaler Ehrlichkeit erzählt Dorothee Röhrig vom widersprüchlichen Verhältnis zu ihrer Mutter und der Rolle der Frauen in einer außergewöhnlichen Familie. Ein Nachdenken über die Ambivalenz der Gefühle und darüber, was es heißt, Teil einer Familie zu sein, die jedem Einzelnen viel abverlangt.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720828Fri, 17 Nov 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - 'Du wirst noch an mich denken' - Liebeserklärung an eine schwierige Mutter (Ungekürzt) Author: Dorothee Röhrig Narrator: Hildegard Meier...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - 'Du wirst noch an mich denken' - Liebeserklärung an eine schwierige Mutter (Ungekürzt) Author: Dorothee Röhrig Narrator: Hildegard Meier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 17, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Als Dorothee Röhrig auf ein altes Foto ihrer Mutter stößt, setzt sich ein Gedankenkarussell in Bewegung. Was weiß sie über diese Frau, die 18 war, als ihr Vater Hans von Dohnanyi hingerichtet wurde? Die nach dem Krieg versuchte, ihre traumatisierte Mutter Christine in das Familienleben einzubetten - so wie die Autorin später selbst für ihre von Verlusten gezeichnete Mutter da war. Mit großer emotionaler Ehrlichkeit erzählt Dorothee Röhrig vom widersprüchlichen Verhältnis zu ihrer Mutter und der Rolle der Frauen in einer außergewöhnlichen Familie. Ein Nachdenken über die Ambivalenz der Gefühle und darüber, was es heißt, Teil einer Familie zu sein, die jedem Einzelnen viel abverlangt.]]>185rztcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-los-almendros-en-flor-by-chris-stewart--65183312https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721148 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Los almendros en flor Author: Chris Stewart Narrator: Joe Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: November 16, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Chris Stewart vuelve a deleitarnos con episodios asombrosos de su vida campestre en «El Valero», su ya famosa finca en la Alpujarra granadina. Las vivencias recogidas en este tercer volumen de la serie iniciada con Entre limones y El loro en el limonero -que no sólo cosecharon un enorme éxito en España, sino que también suman más de un millón de ejemplares vendidos en Reino Unido- reflejan el particular talante de una persona con una incorregible tendencia a actuar movida por cierta visión idealista de las cosas. De esas vivencias emerge el retrato de un hombre inasequible al desaliento y siempre dispuesto a acometer nuevos desafíos, ya sea cuando forma parte del Club de Admiradores de los Almendros en Flor, cuando su hija lo instruye en los usos y costumbres de los adolescentes españoles, o cuando inesperadamente le toca hacer una visita guiada de Sevilla a millonarios norteamericanosy a posteriori decide enfrentarse al trabajo de oficina en un centro de ayuda al inmigrante. Los almendros en flor es una muestra más de la capacidad de Chris para contagiarnos con su mirada abierta, su optimismo sincero y, sobre todo, su inquebrantable buen humor. La crítica ha dicho... «Exquisito [...]. El estilo consistente y dinámico de Stewart, así como su falta de pretensiones, hacen que la narración avance con fluidez.» The Daily Telegraph «Un libro maravilloso [...] fiel retrato de un lugar y su gente [...]. No olvide meterlo en su equipaje de vacaciones y dejarse llevar.» The Daily Mail]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721148Thu, 16 Nov 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721148 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Los almendros en flor Author: Chris Stewart Narrator: Joe Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721148 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Los almendros en flor Author: Chris Stewart Narrator: Joe Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: November 16, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Chris Stewart vuelve a deleitarnos con episodios asombrosos de su vida campestre en «El Valero», su ya famosa finca en la Alpujarra granadina. Las vivencias recogidas en este tercer volumen de la serie iniciada con Entre limones y El loro en el limonero -que no sólo cosecharon un enorme éxito en España, sino que también suman más de un millón de ejemplares vendidos en Reino Unido- reflejan el particular talante de una persona con una incorregible tendencia a actuar movida por cierta visión idealista de las cosas. De esas vivencias emerge el retrato de un hombre inasequible al desaliento y siempre dispuesto a acometer nuevos desafíos, ya sea cuando forma parte del Club de Admiradores de los Almendros en Flor, cuando su hija lo instruye en los usos y costumbres de los adolescentes españoles, o cuando inesperadamente le toca hacer una visita guiada de Sevilla a millonarios norteamericanosy a posteriori decide enfrentarse al trabajo de oficina en un centro de ayuda al inmigrante. Los almendros en flor es una muestra más de la capacidad de Chris para contagiarnos con su mirada abierta, su optimismo sincero y, sobre todo, su inquebrantable buen humor. La crítica ha dicho... «Exquisito [...]. El estilo consistente y dinámico de Stewart, así como su falta de pretensiones, hacen que la narración avance con fluidez.» The Daily Telegraph «Un libro maravilloso [...] fiel retrato de un lugar y su gente [...]. No olvide meterlo en su equipaje de vacaciones y dejarse llevar.» The Daily Mail]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finishing-school-by-cl-powell--65183282https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731776 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finishing School Author: Cl Powell Narrator: Sarah Jeter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 35 minutes Release date: November 16, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Cindy's life has taken her far and wide since her 'White Light' experience in 1985. She has recovered from alcoholism, an eating disorder, childhood dysfunction, and many other tragic and personal losses along her cattywampus journey. During one of her meditation practices, she received the message that would become the foundation of her journey: 'Nothing and no one outside of you can bring you happiness. Happiness comes from knowing and loving your beautiful self.' In her new book, Finishing School, CL Powell discovers a piece that was missing on her life journey - emotional sobriety, a state that beckons you to look within rather than looking outside yourself to fill the holes in your soul. ?Through bare and honest storytelling, Cindy invites readers who are on their journey to return to their natural state, which is calm and peaceful abiding. Overcoming challenges, difficulties, and a life of learning, Cindy follows her inward journey to discover who she really is -- and invites readers to do the same.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731776Thu, 16 Nov 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731776 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finishing School Author: Cl Powell Narrator: Sarah Jeter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 35 minutes Release date: November 16, 2023 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731776 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finishing School Author: Cl Powell Narrator: Sarah Jeter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 35 minutes Release date: November 16, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Cindy's life has taken her far and wide since her 'White Light' experience in 1985. She has recovered from alcoholism, an eating disorder, childhood dysfunction, and many other tragic and personal losses along her cattywampus journey. During one of her meditation practices, she received the message that would become the foundation of her journey: 'Nothing and no one outside of you can bring you happiness. Happiness comes from knowing and loving your beautiful self.' In her new book, Finishing School, CL Powell discovers a piece that was missing on her life journey - emotional sobriety, a state that beckons you to look within rather than looking outside yourself to fill the holes in your soul. ?Through bare and honest storytelling, Cindy invites readers who are on their journey to return to their natural state, which is calm and peaceful abiding. Overcoming challenges, difficulties, and a life of learning, Cindy follows her inward journey to discover who she really is -- and invites readers to do the same.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-la-casa-que-el-queso-construyo-by-miguel-a-leal--65183299https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722173 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La Casa Que El Queso Construyo Author: Miguel A. Leal Narrator: Hector Bonilla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: November 13, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Una historia de sueño americano por excelencia de un emprendedor mexicano que comparte la historia de construir un negocio multimillonario desde cero, con éxito y fracaso, y siempre con una visión de esperanza.Leal llegó a los Estados Unidos sin un centavo cuando era adolescente, casi sin hablar inglés; literalmente durmió en la sala de calderas de una fábrica de queso de Wisconsin durante meses antes de que lo atraparan. A través del trabajo duro, la determinación y el ingenio, Leal lanzaría su propio negocio. Se le atribuye ampliamente el mérito de introdujo quesos mexicanos en el mercado estadounidense e hizo crecer su empresa hasta convertirla en una historia de éxito multimillonaria.Sin embargo, como muchos empresarios exitosos, los grandes éxitos de Leal fueron igualados por fracasos personales: el fin de un matrimonio; problemas con la aplicación de la ley; y la profunda sensación de que debe haber algo más en la vida que una gran riqueza. Las memorias de Leal, La Casa Que El Queso Construyo , son una hermosa ilustración de la experiencia del inmigrante: aislamiento, miedo y ambición por una vida mejor y asimilación, así como un relato personal reflexivo del emprendimiento y todos sus beneficios y costos.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722173Mon, 13 Nov 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722173 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La Casa Que El Queso Construyo Author: Miguel A. Leal Narrator: Hector Bonilla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722173 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La Casa Que El Queso Construyo Author: Miguel A. Leal Narrator: Hector Bonilla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: November 13, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Una historia de sueño americano por excelencia de un emprendedor mexicano que comparte la historia de construir un negocio multimillonario desde cero, con éxito y fracaso, y siempre con una visión de esperanza.Leal llegó a los Estados Unidos sin un centavo cuando era adolescente, casi sin hablar inglés; literalmente durmió en la sala de calderas de una fábrica de queso de Wisconsin durante meses antes de que lo atraparan. A través del trabajo duro, la determinación y el ingenio, Leal lanzaría su propio negocio. Se le atribuye ampliamente el mérito de introdujo quesos mexicanos en el mercado estadounidense e hizo crecer su empresa hasta convertirla en una historia de éxito multimillonaria.Sin embargo, como muchos empresarios exitosos, los grandes éxitos de Leal fueron igualados por fracasos personales: el fin de un matrimonio; problemas con la aplicación de la ley; y la profunda sensación de que debe haber algo más en la vida que una gran riqueza. Las memorias de Leal, La Casa Que El Queso Construyo , son una hermosa ilustración de la experiencia del inmigrante: aislamiento, miedo y ambición por una vida mejor y asimilación, así como un relato personal reflexivo del emprendimiento y todos sus beneficios y costos.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-ein-geschenk-des-himmels-ich-mattia-und-das-downsyndrom-by-claudia-kollros--65183339https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728147 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Ein Geschenk des Himmels: Ich, Mattia und das Downsyndrom Author: Claudia Kollros Narrator: Deborah Demuth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 19 minutes Release date: November 11, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Mit Verdacht auf eine verdickte Nackenfalte während einer Routineuntersuchung in der 13. Schwangerschaftswoche beginnt für Familie Kollros eine höchst emotionale Achterbahnfahrt der Gefühle, Zweifel und Angste tauchen auf. Wollen wir ein behindertes Kind? Schaffen wir das? Was ist mit der Familie? Niemand wünscht sich ein behindertes Kind. Und jetzt? Die Schwangerschaft wird zum Spiessrutenlauf, welche in einer Frühgeburt gipfelt. Im Nachhinein nur ein kleines Gewitter vor einem monatelangen Sturm an der Grenze zwischen Leben und Tod, Aufopferung und totaler Erschöpfung, Verzweiflung und Hoffnung. Ein authentisches, persönliches Tagebuch einer Mutter, welche trotz aller Rückschläge immer wieder Kraft findet, unkonventionelle Wege zu gehen wagt und Vertrauen in das Leben hat.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728147Sat, 11 Nov 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728147 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Ein Geschenk des Himmels: Ich, Mattia und das Downsyndrom Author: Claudia Kollros Narrator: Deborah Demuth Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728147 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Ein Geschenk des Himmels: Ich, Mattia und das Downsyndrom Author: Claudia Kollros Narrator: Deborah Demuth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 19 minutes Release date: November 11, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Mit Verdacht auf eine verdickte Nackenfalte während einer Routineuntersuchung in der 13. Schwangerschaftswoche beginnt für Familie Kollros eine höchst emotionale Achterbahnfahrt der Gefühle, Zweifel und Angste tauchen auf. Wollen wir ein behindertes Kind? Schaffen wir das? Was ist mit der Familie? Niemand wünscht sich ein behindertes Kind. Und jetzt? Die Schwangerschaft wird zum Spiessrutenlauf, welche in einer Frühgeburt gipfelt. Im Nachhinein nur ein kleines Gewitter vor einem monatelangen Sturm an der Grenze zwischen Leben und Tod, Aufopferung und totaler Erschöpfung, Verzweiflung und Hoffnung. Ein authentisches, persönliches Tagebuch einer Mutter, welche trotz aller Rückschläge immer wieder Kraft findet, unkonventionelle Wege zu gehen wagt und Vertrauen in das Leben hat.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/but-he-spit-in-my-coffee-by-keri-williams--65183353https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723524 to listen full audiobooks. Title: But, He Spit in my Coffee Author: Keri Williams Narrator: Cindy Piller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: November 4, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A desperate mother must grapple with impossible choices as her young son becomes too dangerous to live at home, but is only growing bigger, stronger, and more violent while in treatment. When Keri and her husband adopt Devon, he has concerning behaviors, but she's confident all he needs is the love of a forever family. Devon's hidden history of early childhood trauma quickly takes center stage when Devon throws screaming fits, yanks his bedroom door off its hinges, chases his classmates with a knife, and pushes his younger brother down the stairs and viciously karate-chops him in the throat. When Devon is admitted to a psychiatric residential treatment facility at age 10 and is diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), Keri is faced with an impossible choice -- Devon is too dangerous to live at home, but he's not getting better in treatment. Keri must race against time to find help for Devon and keep her other children safe, as he grows bigger, stronger, and more violent. Based on a shocking true story, this reads-like-a-novel memoir exposes the dysfunctions of the child welfare and mental health systems and how they fail kids with RAD and their families. 2022 IndieReader Discovery Award Winner 16th National Indie Excellence Award Winner 11th Annual Kindle Book Award Winner 2022 Wishing Shelf Award Finalist]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723524Sat, 04 Nov 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723524 to listen full audiobooks. Title: But, He Spit in my Coffee Author: Keri Williams Narrator: Cindy Piller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: November...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723524 to listen full audiobooks. Title: But, He Spit in my Coffee Author: Keri Williams Narrator: Cindy Piller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: November 4, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A desperate mother must grapple with impossible choices as her young son becomes too dangerous to live at home, but is only growing bigger, stronger, and more violent while in treatment. When Keri and her husband adopt Devon, he has concerning behaviors, but she's confident all he needs is the love of a forever family. Devon's hidden history of early childhood trauma quickly takes center stage when Devon throws screaming fits, yanks his bedroom door off its hinges, chases his classmates with a knife, and pushes his younger brother down the stairs and viciously karate-chops him in the throat. When Devon is admitted to a psychiatric residential treatment facility at age 10 and is diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), Keri is faced with an impossible choice -- Devon is too dangerous to live at home, but he's not getting better in treatment. Keri must race against time to find help for Devon and keep her other children safe, as he grows bigger, stronger, and more violent. Based on a shocking true story, this reads-like-a-novel memoir exposes the dysfunctions of the child welfare and mental health systems and how they fail kids with RAD and their families. 2022 IndieReader Discovery Award Winner 16th National Indie Excellence Award Winner 11th Annual Kindle Book Award Winner 2022 Wishing Shelf Award Finalist]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/birding-under-the-influence-cycling-across-america-in-search-of-birds-and-recovery-by-dorian-anderson--65183363https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719324 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Birding Under the Influence: Cycling Across America in Search of Birds and Recovery Author: Dorian Anderson Narrator: Madison Niederhauser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 51 minutes Release date: November 2, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At a personal and professional crossroads, a man resets his life and finds sobriety, love, and 618 bird species, cycling his way to a very Big Year. In Birding Under the Influence, Dorian Anderson, a neuroscience researcher on a pressure-filled life trajectory, walks away from the world of elite institutions, research labs, and academic publishing. In doing so, he falls in love and discovers he has freed himself to embrace his lifelong passion for birding. A North American Big Year—a continent-spanning adventure in which a birder attempts to see as many species as possible in twelve months—is a massive undertaking under any circumstances. But doing it on a bike while maintaining sobriety? That’s next level. As Dorian pedals across the country, describing the birds he sees, he confronts the challenges of long-distance cycling: treacherous weather, punctured tires, speeding cars, and injury. He encounters eccentric characters, blistering blacktop, dreary hotel rooms, snarling dogs, and an endless sea of smoking tailpipes. He also confronts his past struggles with alcohol, drugs, and risky behaviors that began in high school and followed him into adulthood. Birding Under the Influence is a candid, honest look at Dorian’s double life of academic accomplishment and addiction. While his journey to recovery is simultaneously poignant and inspiring, it is ultimately his love of birds and nature that provides the scaffolding to build a new and radically different life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719324Thu, 02 Nov 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719324 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Birding Under the Influence: Cycling Across America in Search of Birds and Recovery Author: Dorian Anderson Narrator: Madison Niederhauser Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719324 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Birding Under the Influence: Cycling Across America in Search of Birds and Recovery Author: Dorian Anderson Narrator: Madison Niederhauser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 51 minutes Release date: November 2, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At a personal and professional crossroads, a man resets his life and finds sobriety, love, and 618 bird species, cycling his way to a very Big Year. In Birding Under the Influence, Dorian Anderson, a neuroscience researcher on a pressure-filled life trajectory, walks away from the world of elite institutions, research labs, and academic publishing. In doing so, he falls in love and discovers he has freed himself to embrace his lifelong passion for birding. A North American Big Year—a continent-spanning adventure in which a birder attempts to see as many species as possible in twelve months—is a massive undertaking under any circumstances. But doing it on a bike while maintaining sobriety? That’s next level. As Dorian pedals across the country, describing the birds he sees, he confronts the challenges of long-distance cycling: treacherous weather, punctured tires, speeding cars, and injury. He encounters eccentric characters, blistering blacktop, dreary hotel rooms, snarling dogs, and an endless sea of smoking tailpipes. He also confronts his past struggles with alcohol, drugs, and risky behaviors that began in high school and followed him into adulthood. Birding Under the Influence is a candid, honest look at Dorian’s double life of academic accomplishment and addiction. While his journey to recovery is simultaneously poignant and inspiring, it is ultimately his love of birds and nature that provides the scaffolding to build a new and radically different life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-can-t-somebody-just-die-around-here-a-story-of-war-deprivation-courage-perseverance-and-triumph-by-gerhard-maroscher--65183443https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717433 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why Can't Somebody Just Die Around Here?: ' A Story Of War, Deprivation, Courage, Perseverance, And Triumph' Author: Gerhard Maroscher Narrator: Gerhard Maroscher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 1, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “A memoir that offers a rare, underrepresented perspective of World War II.” -Kirkus _A true story of a Romanian family’s miraculous survival of World War II, becoming refugees, fleeing their homeland, starving after the war, and coming to the United States to live the American Dream._ Life was full of promise for the young Maroscher family. Gustav was a teacher; Helene was busy rearing two boys and managing their small farm. The war changed everything. While Gustav fought the Russians on the Eastern Front, Helene fled the advancing army to her sister’s house in Germany. Danger and hardship transformed Helene from a shy young mother into a lioness; she once pointed an illegal pistol at the Nazi refugee camp director to save her younger son’s life. In the early years of the war, Gustav had helped a Jewish friend at considerable risk to himself. As a released prisoner of war, Gustav faced certain arrest after returning home. His friend, now the communist police commissioner, protected him. Eventually, though, his friend could no longer protect him, and Gustav fled to the West. To reunite the family, Helene and her sons made a dangerous nighttime border crossing from communist East Germany to the West. After being reunited in West Germany they faced discrimination and hunger. The family immigrated to the USA and embraced the freedoms and opportunities of America. Gustav became an engineer working on NASA’s Moon Shot. Helene became an independent businesswoman. Their sons continue to thrive and enjoy their freedom.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717433Wed, 01 Nov 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717433 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why Can't Somebody Just Die Around Here?: ' A Story Of War, Deprivation, Courage, Perseverance, And Triumph' Author: Gerhard Maroscher Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717433 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why Can't Somebody Just Die Around Here?: ' A Story Of War, Deprivation, Courage, Perseverance, And Triumph' Author: Gerhard Maroscher Narrator: Gerhard Maroscher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 1, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “A memoir that offers a rare, underrepresented perspective of World War II.” -Kirkus _A true story of a Romanian family’s miraculous survival of World War II, becoming refugees, fleeing their homeland, starving after the war, and coming to the United States to live the American Dream._ Life was full of promise for the young Maroscher family. Gustav was a teacher; Helene was busy rearing two boys and managing their small farm. The war changed everything. While Gustav fought the Russians on the Eastern Front, Helene fled the advancing army to her sister’s house in Germany. Danger and hardship transformed Helene from a shy young mother into a lioness; she once pointed an illegal pistol at the Nazi refugee camp director to save her younger son’s life. In the early years of the war, Gustav had helped a Jewish friend at considerable risk to himself. As a released prisoner of war, Gustav faced certain arrest after returning home. His friend, now the communist police commissioner, protected him. Eventually, though, his friend could no longer protect him, and Gustav fled to the West. To reunite the family, Helene and her sons made a dangerous nighttime border crossing from communist East Germany to the West. After being reunited in West Germany they faced discrimination and hunger. The family immigrated to the USA and embraced the freedoms and opportunities of America. Gustav became an engineer working on NASA’s Moon Shot. Helene became an independent businesswoman. Their sons continue to thrive and enjoy their freedom.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/behind-the-shoulder-pads-tales-i-tell-my-friends-by-joan-collins--65183405https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Behind the Shoulder Pads: Tales I Tell My Friends Author: Joan Collins Narrator: Joan Collins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: October 31, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “I’ve had many amazing adventures in my life. Some stories, though, I have only ever shared with my friends. … Until now!”Dame Joan Collins has always believed that one should retain some mystery in life and hide a knowing smile behind one’s shoulder pads. In her new book, she returns in dazzling form to share her most memorable moments from her eclectic and vibrant life—in and out of the limelight. Behind the Shoulder Pads will take you on a spectacular journey from her early years as a young star in Hollywood to stamping her stilettos in Dynasty; from the glittering heights of Saint-Tropez to the busy Oscars seasons in LA over the years.Joan writes movingly about her adventures with and grief for her sister, Jackie, delves deeper into the ups and downs of love and relationships, and discusses her happiness with husband Percy. Filled with a cast of household names and Hollywood icons, Behind the Shoulder Pads is a spectacularly entertaining tour de force bound to delight and shock in equal measures.Hilarious, intimate, and completely spellbinding, Joan invites you into her life like never before, sharing the stories she only tells her closest friends.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719823Tue, 31 Oct 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Behind the Shoulder Pads: Tales I Tell My Friends Author: Joan Collins Narrator: Joan Collins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Behind the Shoulder Pads: Tales I Tell My Friends Author: Joan Collins Narrator: Joan Collins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: October 31, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “I’ve had many amazing adventures in my life. Some stories, though, I have only ever shared with my friends. … Until now!”Dame Joan Collins has always believed that one should retain some mystery in life and hide a knowing smile behind one’s shoulder pads. In her new book, she returns in dazzling form to share her most memorable moments from her eclectic and vibrant life—in and out of the limelight. Behind the Shoulder Pads will take you on a spectacular journey from her early years as a young star in Hollywood to stamping her stilettos in Dynasty; from the glittering heights of Saint-Tropez to the busy Oscars seasons in LA over the years.Joan writes movingly about her adventures with and grief for her sister, Jackie, delves deeper into the ups and downs of love and relationships, and discusses her happiness with husband Percy. Filled with a cast of household names and Hollywood icons, Behind the Shoulder Pads is a spectacularly entertaining tour de force bound to delight and shock in equal measures.Hilarious, intimate, and completely spellbinding, Joan invites you into her life like never before, sharing the stories she only tells her closest friends.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/racket-boy-where-s-my-country-by-philip-george--65183355https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720921 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Racket Boy: Where's My Country? Author: Philip George Narrator: Martin Carroll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 41 minutes Release date: October 28, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Do you marvel at people who seemingly have it all only to drop everything for life in a remote village? Have you wondered about leaving your roots for migration to the unknown? 'Fit only for climbing coconut trees.' The mockery invented by Philip's father because he was badminton-mad and useless (said father) at all else, lingered with him through school in Malaysia. It travelled with him on an Aeroflot to England in 1970, aged 18, functioning on adrenaline. It stuck through his navigation of parochial middle England – washing backsides in a mental hospital, law practice, sports, and professional and personal relationships. Toughened by an Indian father and a Chinese coach, lifted by a messiah-like Englishman and grounded by a Labrador soulmate, Racket Boy – Where's My Country, explores Philip's life over six decades. From being ordered by the British government to leave England, accosted in Bombay, mugged in Barcelona to horse-trading with a petro giant in Ecuador and thrilling in a World Cup in military-ruled Argentina, to list just a few. Philip is now a spectator in the hills of Tuscany, more than just fit to be climbing coconut trees!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720921Sat, 28 Oct 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720921 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Racket Boy: Where's My Country? Author: Philip George Narrator: Martin Carroll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 41 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720921 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Racket Boy: Where's My Country? Author: Philip George Narrator: Martin Carroll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 41 minutes Release date: October 28, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Do you marvel at people who seemingly have it all only to drop everything for life in a remote village? Have you wondered about leaving your roots for migration to the unknown? 'Fit only for climbing coconut trees.' The mockery invented by Philip's father because he was badminton-mad and useless (said father) at all else, lingered with him through school in Malaysia. It travelled with him on an Aeroflot to England in 1970, aged 18, functioning on adrenaline. It stuck through his navigation of parochial middle England – washing backsides in a mental hospital, law practice, sports, and professional and personal relationships. Toughened by an Indian father and a Chinese coach, lifted by a messiah-like Englishman and grounded by a Labrador soulmate, Racket Boy – Where's My Country, explores Philip's life over six decades. From being ordered by the British government to leave England, accosted in Bombay, mugged in Barcelona to horse-trading with a petro giant in Ecuador and thrilling in a World Cup in military-ruled Argentina, to list just a few. Philip is now a spectator in the hills of Tuscany, more than just fit to be climbing coconut trees!]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/meetings-with-remarkable-men-by-g-i-gurdjieff--65183322https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Meetings with Remarkable Men Author: G.I. Gurdjieff Narrator: Wolfgang Schrader Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 7 minutes Release date: October 28, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: G.I. Gurdjieff allows the reader in these narratives to become acquainted with a person that is up to this day to many, who have for instance read his 'Beelzebub', still an enigma. You will meet a person, who is more often than not, as the esteemed Mulla Nassr Edin would say 'into the deepest galoshes that have ever been worn on sweaty feet.' In other words, you will meet G.I. Gurdjieff, the human being. The spiritual messages are hidden inside breathtaking adventures and a colorful description of really remarkable men and women and the time before and after the Russian Revolution.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721879Sat, 28 Oct 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Meetings with Remarkable Men Author: G.I. Gurdjieff Narrator: Wolfgang Schrader Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 7 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Meetings with Remarkable Men Author: G.I. Gurdjieff Narrator: Wolfgang Schrader Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 7 minutes Release date: October 28, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: G.I. Gurdjieff allows the reader in these narratives to become acquainted with a person that is up to this day to many, who have for instance read his 'Beelzebub', still an enigma. You will meet a person, who is more often than not, as the esteemed Mulla Nassr Edin would say 'into the deepest galoshes that have ever been worn on sweaty feet.' In other words, you will meet G.I. Gurdjieff, the human being. The spiritual messages are hidden inside breathtaking adventures and a colorful description of really remarkable men and women and the time before and after the Russian Revolution.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-bis-es-nicht-mehr-schlagt-by-zate-musik--65183314https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721893 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Bis es nicht mehr schlägt Author: Zate Musik Narrator: Dominic Wettig Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 28, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 'Bis es nicht mehr schlägt' taucht der Musiker 'Zate' tief in seine bewegende Vergangenheit ein und enthüllt die unglaublichen Ereignisse seiner Kindheit im rauen Herzen von Berlin - Neukölln. Von der tragischen Ermordung seiner engsten Freundin bis hin zu seinem Aufstieg zur landesweiten Bekanntheit durch seine zutiefst berührende Musik. all das wird in diesem Buch schonungslos und mitreißend erzählt. Hier wird die brutale Realität nicht verschleiert, sondern in all ihrer Intensität offenbart. Tauche ein in eine Geschichte voller Höhen und Tiefen, die dich von der ersten Seite an fesseln wird.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721893Sat, 28 Oct 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721893 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Bis es nicht mehr schlägt Author: Zate Musik Narrator: Dominic Wettig Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 28 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721893 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Bis es nicht mehr schlägt Author: Zate Musik Narrator: Dominic Wettig Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 28, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 'Bis es nicht mehr schlägt' taucht der Musiker 'Zate' tief in seine bewegende Vergangenheit ein und enthüllt die unglaublichen Ereignisse seiner Kindheit im rauen Herzen von Berlin - Neukölln. Von der tragischen Ermordung seiner engsten Freundin bis hin zu seinem Aufstieg zur landesweiten Bekanntheit durch seine zutiefst berührende Musik. all das wird in diesem Buch schonungslos und mitreißend erzählt. Hier wird die brutale Realität nicht verschleiert, sondern in all ihrer Intensität offenbart. Tauche ein in eine Geschichte voller Höhen und Tiefen, die dich von der ersten Seite an fesseln wird.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-las-genealogias-by-margo-glantz--65183375https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718926 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Las genealogías Author: Margo Glantz Narrator: Vero Garrido Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: October 26, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: «Margo Glantz ha sabido recrear toda la magia de estas vidas en su relato, [...] y, sobre todas las cosas, ha logrado crear una forma fluida y rigurosa, la única que admite el abismo genealógico.» -Sergio Pitol Toda inmigración conlleva una paradoja: la amenaza de la pérdida de las tradiciones y de valores propios para adaptarse a una cultura diferente; y la esperanza de continuar y evolucionar la cultura a la que se pertenece en un territorio ajeno al de nuestro nacimiento. Autobiografía familiar, Las genealogías rastrea los orígenes centroeuropeos de los Glantz, sigue los pasos de la forzada peregrinación, asiste al arraigo y al florecimiento en el suelo de México, todo desde la perspectiva fervorosa y asombrada de la autora, que da testimonio de la epopeya de los suyos y se suma a ella como protagonista. Un testimonio emotivo que recupera los orígenes de una familia judía en México.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718926Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718926 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Las genealogías Author: Margo Glantz Narrator: Vero Garrido Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: October 26,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718926 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Las genealogías Author: Margo Glantz Narrator: Vero Garrido Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: October 26, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: «Margo Glantz ha sabido recrear toda la magia de estas vidas en su relato, [...] y, sobre todas las cosas, ha logrado crear una forma fluida y rigurosa, la única que admite el abismo genealógico.» -Sergio Pitol Toda inmigración conlleva una paradoja: la amenaza de la pérdida de las tradiciones y de valores propios para adaptarse a una cultura diferente; y la esperanza de continuar y evolucionar la cultura a la que se pertenece en un territorio ajeno al de nuestro nacimiento. Autobiografía familiar, Las genealogías rastrea los orígenes centroeuropeos de los Glantz, sigue los pasos de la forzada peregrinación, asiste al arraigo y al florecimiento en el suelo de México, todo desde la perspectiva fervorosa y asombrada de la autora, que da testimonio de la epopeya de los suyos y se suma a ella como protagonista. Un testimonio emotivo que recupera los orígenes de una familia judía en México.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-pericallosa-eine-deutsche-erinnerung-by-evelyn-roll--65183329https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719444 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Pericallosa: Eine deutsche Erinnerung Author: Evelyn Roll Narrator: Marlen Ulonska Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 26, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Die grandios erzählte Generationengeschichte einer Star-Journalistin, die nach einer Gehirn-Operation ihren eigenen verdrängten Erinnerungen und den Geheimnissen ihrer Familie auf die Spur kommt. Evelyn Roll, eine der großen Autorinnen der Süddeutschen Zeitung, schreibt das Buch ihrer Generation: einer Generation, die im Wirtschafts-Wunderland erwachsen wurde, und in der Verdrängung, nicht Erinnerung an der Tagesordnung war. Nach einer lebensbedrohlichen Gehirn-Blutung und Not-Operation kämpft sie sich ins Leben zurück und fängt an, sich zu erinnern. Die Autorin – die sich nahezu obsessiv für Gehirn und Gedächtnis interessiert hat – kommt ihren eigenen, verdrängten Erinnerungen ganz neu auf die Spur. Als Journalistin ist sie es gewohnt, durch Denken und Schreiben Kontrolle, Ordnung und Sinn herzustellen. Dabei stößt sie unweigerlich auf die Geschichte ihrer eigenen Familie. Sie geht den NS-Verstrickungen beider Großväter auf den Grund, sie entdeckt, dass es einen verleugneten Halbbruder gibt und nie betrauerte große Lieben der Eltern, in der ehemaligen DDR findet sie plötzlich neue Verwandte. Es sind die Lebenslügen, Geheimnisse und blinden Flecken einer ganzen Generation, die Evelyn Roll aufspüren muss als Preis für ihr Überleben, der Preis, den sie zahlen muss, aber auch der Preis, den sie gewinnt. Die bewegende Geschichte einer beeindruckenden Frau über die Macht der Erinnerung.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719444Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719444 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Pericallosa: Eine deutsche Erinnerung Author: Evelyn Roll Narrator: Marlen Ulonska Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 6 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719444 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Pericallosa: Eine deutsche Erinnerung Author: Evelyn Roll Narrator: Marlen Ulonska Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 26, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Die grandios erzählte Generationengeschichte einer Star-Journalistin, die nach einer Gehirn-Operation ihren eigenen verdrängten Erinnerungen und den Geheimnissen ihrer Familie auf die Spur kommt. Evelyn Roll, eine der großen Autorinnen der Süddeutschen Zeitung, schreibt das Buch ihrer Generation: einer Generation, die im Wirtschafts-Wunderland erwachsen wurde, und in der Verdrängung, nicht Erinnerung an der Tagesordnung war. Nach einer lebensbedrohlichen Gehirn-Blutung und Not-Operation kämpft sie sich ins Leben zurück und fängt an, sich zu erinnern. Die Autorin – die sich nahezu obsessiv für Gehirn und Gedächtnis interessiert hat – kommt ihren eigenen, verdrängten Erinnerungen ganz neu auf die Spur. Als Journalistin ist sie es gewohnt, durch Denken und Schreiben Kontrolle, Ordnung und Sinn herzustellen. Dabei stößt sie unweigerlich auf die Geschichte ihrer eigenen Familie. Sie geht den NS-Verstrickungen beider Großväter auf den Grund, sie entdeckt, dass es einen verleugneten Halbbruder gibt und nie betrauerte große Lieben der Eltern, in der ehemaligen DDR findet sie plötzlich neue Verwandte. Es sind die Lebenslügen, Geheimnisse und blinden Flecken einer ganzen Generation, die Evelyn Roll aufspüren muss als Preis für ihr Überleben, der Preis, den sie zahlen muss, aber auch der Preis, den sie gewinnt. Die bewegende Geschichte einer beeindruckenden Frau über die Macht der Erinnerung.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-blutmond-uber-borneo-eine-transgenerative-reise-durch-den-dschungel-by-barbara-himmelsbach--65183348https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720913 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Blutmond über Borneo: Eine transgenerative Reise durch den Dschungel Author: Barbara Himmelsbach Narrator: Kathrin Rothfuchs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 24, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Blutmond über Borneo von Barbara Himmelsbach ist eine inspirierende und bewegende Biografie, die von einer Reise durch den Dschungel von Borneo erzählt. Nach dem Tod ihrer Eltern, macht sich Barbara gemeinsam mit ihrer Schwester auf den Weg, um sich selbst zu finden und ihre Vergangenheit aufzuarbeiten. Auf der mehrwöchigen Reise durch den Dschungel wird Barbara auf sich selbst zurückgeworfen und muss lernen, auf ihre innere Stimme zu hören. Dabei konfrontiert sie sich mit vielen Kindheitsthemen und transgenerativen Themen, die sie bislang noch nicht erkannt hat. Doch sie gibt nicht auf, schließt Schritt für Schritt an ihre weibliche Kraft an und findet schließlich zu einer neuen Version von sich selbst. Blutmond über Borneo ist ein tiefgründiges Buch, das von Verlust, Trauer und urweiblichem Wissen erzählt. Barbara Himmelsbach nimmt ihre Leserinnen und Leser mit auf eine Reise voller Abenteuer und Herausforderungen, aber auch voller amüsanter Begegnungen und vielen Erkenntnissen und Selbstheilung. Eine Geschichte darüber, dass es nie zu spät ist, sich selbst zu finden und seinen Platz in der Welt einzunehmen.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720913Tue, 24 Oct 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720913 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Blutmond über Borneo: Eine transgenerative Reise durch den Dschungel Author: Barbara Himmelsbach Narrator: Kathrin Rothfuchs Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720913 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Blutmond über Borneo: Eine transgenerative Reise durch den Dschungel Author: Barbara Himmelsbach Narrator: Kathrin Rothfuchs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 24, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Blutmond über Borneo von Barbara Himmelsbach ist eine inspirierende und bewegende Biografie, die von einer Reise durch den Dschungel von Borneo erzählt. Nach dem Tod ihrer Eltern, macht sich Barbara gemeinsam mit ihrer Schwester auf den Weg, um sich selbst zu finden und ihre Vergangenheit aufzuarbeiten. Auf der mehrwöchigen Reise durch den Dschungel wird Barbara auf sich selbst zurückgeworfen und muss lernen, auf ihre innere Stimme zu hören. Dabei konfrontiert sie sich mit vielen Kindheitsthemen und transgenerativen Themen, die sie bislang noch nicht erkannt hat. Doch sie gibt nicht auf, schließt Schritt für Schritt an ihre weibliche Kraft an und findet schließlich zu einer neuen Version von sich selbst. Blutmond über Borneo ist ein tiefgründiges Buch, das von Verlust, Trauer und urweiblichem Wissen erzählt. Barbara Himmelsbach nimmt ihre Leserinnen und Leser mit auf eine Reise voller Abenteuer und Herausforderungen, aber auch voller amüsanter Begegnungen und vielen Erkenntnissen und Selbstheilung. Eine Geschichte darüber, dass es nie zu spät ist, sich selbst zu finden und seinen Platz in der Welt einzunehmen.]]>185bercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unconditional-love-my-father-killed-my-mother-this-is-the-true-story-of-how-i-learned-to-forgive-him-by-natalia-aggiano-vanessa-howard--65183373https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720693 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unconditional Love: My Father Killed My Mother... This Is the True Story of How I Learned to Forgive Him Author: Natalia Aggiano, Vanessa Howard Narrator: Lynsey Frost Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 23, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Kind and loyal, Elva was a shy young girl from a typical English seaside town who was swept off her feet by an older, handsome Italian bodybuilder. It was all she had ever wanted; the promise of life as a loving mother and devoted wife. But a dark secret from her past left her vulnerable to Bruno's brooding, possessive nature, and behind closed doors, Elva's family idyll turned into a reign of terror of both mental and physical abuse for her and her children. Their daughter Natalia speaks for the first time about how the family suffered, about her escape onto the streets at 17 and her traumatic struggle to survive alone. Natalia finally persuaded Elva to run away along with her youngest son and for the first time, Elva found the happiness and confidence that had always eluded her. But it was not to last. Giving way to Bruno's requests to see his young son, Elva returned to the marital home, where Bruno mercilessly stabbed her to death. Against the odds, Natalia found the courage to stand by her father even after he'd ripped the family apart. During often harrowing visits to Rampton high-security psychiatric hospital, she learnt to love Bruno for the first time. Her fascinating journey led Natalia to honour her mother's memory, finding a way to live with forgiveness and unconditional love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720693Mon, 23 Oct 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720693 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unconditional Love: My Father Killed My Mother... This Is the True Story of How I Learned to Forgive Him Author: Natalia Aggiano, Vanessa Howard...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720693 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unconditional Love: My Father Killed My Mother... This Is the True Story of How I Learned to Forgive Him Author: Natalia Aggiano, Vanessa Howard Narrator: Lynsey Frost Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 23, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Kind and loyal, Elva was a shy young girl from a typical English seaside town who was swept off her feet by an older, handsome Italian bodybuilder. It was all she had ever wanted; the promise of life as a loving mother and devoted wife. But a dark secret from her past left her vulnerable to Bruno's brooding, possessive nature, and behind closed doors, Elva's family idyll turned into a reign of terror of both mental and physical abuse for her and her children. Their daughter Natalia speaks for the first time about how the family suffered, about her escape onto the streets at 17 and her traumatic struggle to survive alone. Natalia finally persuaded Elva to run away along with her youngest son and for the first time, Elva found the happiness and confidence that had always eluded her. But it was not to last. Giving way to Bruno's requests to see his young son, Elva returned to the marital home, where Bruno mercilessly stabbed her to death. Against the odds, Natalia found the courage to stand by her father even after he'd ripped the family apart. During often harrowing visits to Rampton high-security psychiatric hospital, she learnt to love Bruno for the first time. Her fascinating journey led Natalia to honour her mother's memory, finding a way to live with forgiveness and unconditional love.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dear-jacob-by-joy-baker-patty-wetterling--65183388https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dear Jacob Author: Joy Baker, Patty Wetterling Narrator: Rebecca Stern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On October 22, 1989, in the small town of St. Joseph, Minnesota, eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped at gunpoint. Twenty-seven years later, Danny Heinrich led authorities to the boy’s remains. What lies between is the riveting story of the search for Jacob, told by his mother, Patty. With down-to-earth candor, she details the investigation as it unfolds, discusses her family’s struggles, and shows how she maintained her energy and optimism. For her own survival, Patty chose to focus on hope. She became a speaker, trainer, and national advocate for missing children. Her lobbying work took her to Washington, DC, where in 1994 Congress passed the Jacob Wetterling Act, establishing a national sex offender registry. In 2013, the Wetterlings were joined on their quest for answers by two unlikely allies: local blogger Joy Baker and plumber Jared Scheierl. Baker convinced Scheierl to come forward and share his story about being kidnapped from a nearby town and sexually assaulted the same year as Jacob. Together, Baker and Scheierl uncovered a string of similar assaults that had never been fully investigated. The combined efforts of this foursome led to the breakthrough that solved the case. Dear Jacob offers not only a behind-the-scenes account of one of America's most notorious crimes but also a historical account of what has been done in the years since to combat the problem of missing and exploited children.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717092Tue, 17 Oct 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dear Jacob Author: Joy Baker, Patty Wetterling Narrator: Rebecca Stern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 28 minutes Release date: October...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dear Jacob Author: Joy Baker, Patty Wetterling Narrator: Rebecca Stern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On October 22, 1989, in the small town of St. Joseph, Minnesota, eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped at gunpoint. Twenty-seven years later, Danny Heinrich led authorities to the boy’s remains. What lies between is the riveting story of the search for Jacob, told by his mother, Patty. With down-to-earth candor, she details the investigation as it unfolds, discusses her family’s struggles, and shows how she maintained her energy and optimism. For her own survival, Patty chose to focus on hope. She became a speaker, trainer, and national advocate for missing children. Her lobbying work took her to Washington, DC, where in 1994 Congress passed the Jacob Wetterling Act, establishing a national sex offender registry. In 2013, the Wetterlings were joined on their quest for answers by two unlikely allies: local blogger Joy Baker and plumber Jared Scheierl. Baker convinced Scheierl to come forward and share his story about being kidnapped from a nearby town and sexually assaulted the same year as Jacob. Together, Baker and Scheierl uncovered a string of similar assaults that had never been fully investigated. The combined efforts of this foursome led to the breakthrough that solved the case. Dear Jacob offers not only a behind-the-scenes account of one of America's most notorious crimes but also a historical account of what has been done in the years since to combat the problem of missing and exploited children.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-ms-story-by-valerie-moffat--65183433https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719522 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My MS Story Author: Valerie Moffat Narrator: Robin Shrock Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 16, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the autobiography of one woman’s life, beginning with her difficult childhood, the later devastating diagnosis of multiple sclerosis and the early effect it had on her, through to her discovery of a lifestyle that has had positive repercussions on her condition. She meets all obstacles with determination not to let them defeat her and regards these with a cheerful attitude seeing a positive side to them.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719522Mon, 16 Oct 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719522 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My MS Story Author: Valerie Moffat Narrator: Robin Shrock Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 16, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719522 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My MS Story Author: Valerie Moffat Narrator: Robin Shrock Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 16, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the autobiography of one woman’s life, beginning with her difficult childhood, the later devastating diagnosis of multiple sclerosis and the early effect it had on her, through to her discovery of a lifestyle that has had positive repercussions on her condition. She meets all obstacles with determination not to let them defeat her and regards these with a cheerful attitude seeing a positive side to them.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-f-o-library-contactee-the-charles-a-silva-story-by-joseph-j-randazzo--65183414https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717292 to listen full audiobooks. Title: U.F.O LIBRARY - CONTACTEE: The Charles A. Silva Story Author: Joseph J. Randazzo Narrator: Joseph J. Randazzo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 31 minutes Release date: October 3, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Stimulating, Provocative, and Disturbing. All of these words describe Charles A Silva’s revelations about his life with extraterrestrials. Everything about Silva rings a different note. He was born Jewish but had a strict Roman Catholic upbringing. International private schools in Switzerland. Rome, London. Imbued him with liberal and unbiased attitude about nations and people. As an adult he divorced himself from organized religion. He studied journalism in college and became a public relations representative in the motion picture industry. He also learned to be skeptical of that which he could not see. High in the Andes of Peru, Charles Silva had his first meeting with an alien from another world. In the rarified atmosphere of the mountains he came to know Rama, an extraterrestrial. Charles journey with Rama on earth and in space. She exposed him to many of the wonders of being that few humans are ever privileged to experience. She helped him understand the hundreds of connections between biblical events and visitations from extraterrestrials. Because of Rama he has been able to learn the truth of the Fatima Message. Each of the events in Charles Silva’s life with Rama has been on of learning. What is the Significance of the number 144,000? How do you interpret the lines in Nazca Plains in the Andes? What will it be like to develop the third eye? What is sex and what is sin? The details of a space vehicle were revealed as she took him aboard for transporting. One of her most impressive talents was extra-sensory perception – she seems to know his every thought. She made one frighting prediction about his future. “You will be sentenced to prison”, she told him. And as this is written he is a penitentiary inmate. All this and much more is explained by Charles A. Silva. Silva in his own words as he talks informally and responds to all questions asked on location in front of film crew byWriter, Director, Joseph J. Randazzo.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717292Tue, 03 Oct 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717292 to listen full audiobooks. Title: U.F.O LIBRARY - CONTACTEE: The Charles A. Silva Story Author: Joseph J. Randazzo Narrator: Joseph J. Randazzo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717292 to listen full audiobooks. Title: U.F.O LIBRARY - CONTACTEE: The Charles A. Silva Story Author: Joseph J. Randazzo Narrator: Joseph J. Randazzo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 31 minutes Release date: October 3, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Stimulating, Provocative, and Disturbing. All of these words describe Charles A Silva’s revelations about his life with extraterrestrials. Everything about Silva rings a different note. He was born Jewish but had a strict Roman Catholic upbringing. International private schools in Switzerland. Rome, London. Imbued him with liberal and unbiased attitude about nations and people. As an adult he divorced himself from organized religion. He studied journalism in college and became a public relations representative in the motion picture industry. He also learned to be skeptical of that which he could not see. High in the Andes of Peru, Charles Silva had his first meeting with an alien from another world. In the rarified atmosphere of the mountains he came to know Rama, an extraterrestrial. Charles journey with Rama on earth and in space. She exposed him to many of the wonders of being that few humans are ever privileged to experience. She helped him understand the hundreds of connections between biblical events and visitations from extraterrestrials. Because of Rama he has been able to learn the truth of the Fatima Message. Each of the events in Charles Silva’s life with Rama has been on of learning. What is the Significance of the number 144,000? How do you interpret the lines in Nazca Plains in the Andes? What will it be like to develop the third eye? What is sex and what is sin? The details of a space vehicle were revealed as she took him aboard for transporting. One of her most impressive talents was extra-sensory perception – she seems to know his every thought. She made one frighting prediction about his future. “You will be sentenced to prison”, she told him. And as this is written he is a penitentiary inmate. All this and much more is explained by Charles A. Silva. Silva in his own words as he talks informally and responds to all questions asked on location in front of film crew byWriter, Director, Joseph J. Randazzo.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-heart-of-a-cheetah-by-magatte-wade--65183352https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717271 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heart of A Cheetah Author: Magatte Wade Narrator: Magatte Wade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: September 27, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Experience the life story of Magatte Wade - the bold Senegalese entrepreneur and unflinching prosperity activist, determined to shape the destiny of her African homeland. In this riveting memoir, Wade challenges Africans to redefine their narrative, casting aside imposed inferiority to reclaim their innate brilliance. This is not a recounting of poverty and politics. It's an indictment of a world that views Africa as nothing more than a colonial chessboard, with charity acting as the block that keeps Africans stuck. The surprising truth: Africa’s problems are NOT due to colonialism, corruption, bad leadership, poor skills, or a lack of education. It’s something much bigger, and yet it’s only been visible to entrepreneurs… until now. Join the movement for Africa's rightful place in the 21st-century: fostering innovation, earning prosperity, and growing into an economic powerhouse. Wade's impassioned voice promises nothing less than the dawn of a new era, poised to reshape history, create prosperity and peace, and unleash Africa’s bright future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717271Wed, 27 Sep 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717271 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heart of A Cheetah Author: Magatte Wade Narrator: Magatte Wade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: September 27,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717271 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heart of A Cheetah Author: Magatte Wade Narrator: Magatte Wade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: September 27, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Experience the life story of Magatte Wade - the bold Senegalese entrepreneur and unflinching prosperity activist, determined to shape the destiny of her African homeland. In this riveting memoir, Wade challenges Africans to redefine their narrative, casting aside imposed inferiority to reclaim their innate brilliance. This is not a recounting of poverty and politics. It's an indictment of a world that views Africa as nothing more than a colonial chessboard, with charity acting as the block that keeps Africans stuck. The surprising truth: Africa’s problems are NOT due to colonialism, corruption, bad leadership, poor skills, or a lack of education. It’s something much bigger, and yet it’s only been visible to entrepreneurs… until now. Join the movement for Africa's rightful place in the 21st-century: fostering innovation, earning prosperity, and growing into an economic powerhouse. Wade's impassioned voice promises nothing less than the dawn of a new era, poised to reshape history, create prosperity and peace, and unleash Africa’s bright future.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-was-du-gesehen-hast-psychologischer-roman-hypnopraxis-dr-petra-german-by-angelika-godau--65183350https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Was du gesehen hast: Psychologischer Roman (Hypnopraxis Dr. Petra German) Author: Angelika Godau Narrator: Axel Aldenhoven Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 21, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Chefarzt Dr. Maximilian Breitfelt ist erfolgreich, seine Patienten vertrauen ihm und seine Kollegen bewundern sein Können. Was keiner weiß, er leidet seit langer Zeit unter erektiler Dysfunktion, wacht immer häufiger in einem nassen Bett auf, und seine Panik vor roten Ampeln schränkt sein Leben täglich weiter ein. Er glaubt zu wissen, warum das alles so ist, hat er doch bereits vor 25 Jahren in einer Therapie die schreckliche Wahrheit erkannt. Nur weil seine Frau ihm Druck macht, ist er bereit, noch einmal zu einer Therapeutin zu gehen und bekommt einen Termin bei der Hypnotherapeutin Dr. Petra German. Sie glaubt nicht, was er zu wissen glaubt und führt ihn Schritt für Schritt zu der Wahrheit, die dahinter liegt.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719879Thu, 21 Sep 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Was du gesehen hast: Psychologischer Roman (Hypnopraxis Dr. Petra German) Author: Angelika Godau Narrator: Axel Aldenhoven Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Was du gesehen hast: Psychologischer Roman (Hypnopraxis Dr. Petra German) Author: Angelika Godau Narrator: Axel Aldenhoven Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 21, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Chefarzt Dr. Maximilian Breitfelt ist erfolgreich, seine Patienten vertrauen ihm und seine Kollegen bewundern sein Können. Was keiner weiß, er leidet seit langer Zeit unter erektiler Dysfunktion, wacht immer häufiger in einem nassen Bett auf, und seine Panik vor roten Ampeln schränkt sein Leben täglich weiter ein. Er glaubt zu wissen, warum das alles so ist, hat er doch bereits vor 25 Jahren in einer Therapie die schreckliche Wahrheit erkannt. Nur weil seine Frau ihm Druck macht, ist er bereit, noch einmal zu einer Therapeutin zu gehen und bekommt einen Termin bei der Hypnotherapeutin Dr. Petra German. Sie glaubt nicht, was er zu wissen glaubt und führt ihn Schritt für Schritt zu der Wahrheit, die dahinter liegt.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-f-o-library-contactee-the-george-adamski-story-by-joseph-j-randazzo--65183367https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: U.F.O LIBRARY - CONTACTEE: The George Adamski Story Author: Joseph J. Randazzo Narrator: Joseph J. Randazzo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 29 minutes Release date: August 25, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In reference to UFO’s and extraterrestrials, George Adamski has sometimes been referred to as their man on earth. In the early 1950’s he was a pioneer in making known his experiences with other space craft and beings. Adamski was ahead of his time. In the beginning even he was not sure what he was learning, what he was seeing from his almost ethereal experiences. Others belittled his claim. Yes, as time went by and others found the courage to come forward, more credence was given to contact as a fact. George was a man who knew something of the world. He served for five years in the U.S Army cavalry unit on the Mexican border. He traveled throughout the nation, his wife at his side earning a living at whatever job came to hand. All the time he was developing his belief and philosophy into a form he could express to others. But George Adamski was not a preacher, it was not in his makeup to shout from the rooftops. It was his quit assurance, understanding and joy that attached others to quietly become interested in his ideals. Adamski began teaching his beliefs. In short order his students grew to the hundreds and his lectures were often caried over Southern California radio stations. 1964, using a six-inch telescope, he took his first pictures of space craft. He had the pictures but did not know what it was. Neither did the other who say the event. Even thou he did believe their was life on other planets. George thought the distances were too great for interplanetary travel. The following year along with his wife and several associates. Adamski witnessed a group of space craft maneuver in the skies. The display was witnessed by other groups from wide-ranging locations. It was important sightings of UFO’s up to that time. George telepathic contacts with another realm grew into numerous physical sightings of space craft and finally begins from another world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716528Fri, 25 Aug 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: U.F.O LIBRARY - CONTACTEE: The George Adamski Story Author: Joseph J. Randazzo Narrator: Joseph J. Randazzo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: U.F.O LIBRARY - CONTACTEE: The George Adamski Story Author: Joseph J. Randazzo Narrator: Joseph J. Randazzo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 29 minutes Release date: August 25, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In reference to UFO’s and extraterrestrials, George Adamski has sometimes been referred to as their man on earth. In the early 1950’s he was a pioneer in making known his experiences with other space craft and beings. Adamski was ahead of his time. In the beginning even he was not sure what he was learning, what he was seeing from his almost ethereal experiences. Others belittled his claim. Yes, as time went by and others found the courage to come forward, more credence was given to contact as a fact. George was a man who knew something of the world. He served for five years in the U.S Army cavalry unit on the Mexican border. He traveled throughout the nation, his wife at his side earning a living at whatever job came to hand. All the time he was developing his belief and philosophy into a form he could express to others. But George Adamski was not a preacher, it was not in his makeup to shout from the rooftops. It was his quit assurance, understanding and joy that attached others to quietly become interested in his ideals. Adamski began teaching his beliefs. In short order his students grew to the hundreds and his lectures were often caried over Southern California radio stations. 1964, using a six-inch telescope, he took his first pictures of space craft. He had the pictures but did not know what it was. Neither did the other who say the event. Even thou he did believe their was life on other planets. George thought the distances were too great for interplanetary travel. The following year along with his wife and several associates. Adamski witnessed a group of space craft maneuver in the skies. The display was witnessed by other groups from wide-ranging locations. It was important sightings of UFO’s up to that time. George telepathic contacts with another realm grew into numerous physical sightings of space craft and finally begins from another world.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beyond-the-flats-by-michael-stephanic--65183333https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731782 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond the Flats Author: Michael Stephanic Narrator: Aaron Hokanson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 27 minutes Release date: July 28, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Beyond the Flats' is an exciting rollercoaster ride through the lives of Michael Stephanic, his mother Julia, and sister Turtle. After Julia’s frantic flight from The Flats and her abusive marriage, she finds herself in another small coal-mining town. Michael and Turtle quickly learn the difference between a dysfunctional family and a broken family. As Julia strives to rebuild their lives, Michael and Turtle struggle with the many changes they face. Seen through the eyes of a young boy in the 1950s, the twists and turns on this coaster are filled with danger and adventure, murder and mystery, sadness and joy – but most of all… love. The Stephanic saga continues in this second book of the trilogy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731782Fri, 28 Jul 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731782 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond the Flats Author: Michael Stephanic Narrator: Aaron Hokanson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 27 minutes Release date: July 28, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/731782 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond the Flats Author: Michael Stephanic Narrator: Aaron Hokanson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 27 minutes Release date: July 28, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Beyond the Flats' is an exciting rollercoaster ride through the lives of Michael Stephanic, his mother Julia, and sister Turtle. After Julia’s frantic flight from The Flats and her abusive marriage, she finds herself in another small coal-mining town. Michael and Turtle quickly learn the difference between a dysfunctional family and a broken family. As Julia strives to rebuild their lives, Michael and Turtle struggle with the many changes they face. Seen through the eyes of a young boy in the 1950s, the twists and turns on this coaster are filled with danger and adventure, murder and mystery, sadness and joy – but most of all… love. The Stephanic saga continues in this second book of the trilogy.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-months-a-memoir-by-linda-mck-stewart--65183385https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717266 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 25 Months: A Memoir Author: Linda Mck Stewart Narrator: Michelle Bass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 40 minutes Release date: July 11, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Linda Stewart has written a warm and strong life story that conveys to every reader the terrible trials and extraordinary joy that attend the caring of a loved one with Alzheimer's.' HOWARD DEAN, M.D. Former governor of Vermont 'With powerful prose Linda Stewart evokes a luminous portrait of a couple's slow dance with Alzheimer disease. 25 Months is the kind of book you want to read more than once, then pass along to friends who appreciate first rate writing and a tale well told.' JANIS JAQUTH Public Radio Commentator '...this solid, often poignant book..' PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717266Tue, 11 Jul 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717266 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 25 Months: A Memoir Author: Linda Mck Stewart Narrator: Michelle Bass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 40 minutes Release date: July 11,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717266 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 25 Months: A Memoir Author: Linda Mck Stewart Narrator: Michelle Bass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 40 minutes Release date: July 11, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Linda Stewart has written a warm and strong life story that conveys to every reader the terrible trials and extraordinary joy that attend the caring of a loved one with Alzheimer's.' HOWARD DEAN, M.D. Former governor of Vermont 'With powerful prose Linda Stewart evokes a luminous portrait of a couple's slow dance with Alzheimer disease. 25 Months is the kind of book you want to read more than once, then pass along to friends who appreciate first rate writing and a tale well told.' JANIS JAQUTH Public Radio Commentator '...this solid, often poignant book..' PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/and-marvel-by-cathleen-davies--65183259https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/740962 to listen full audiobooks. Title: And Marvel Series: #2 of Tales for WellDressed Cynics and Optimistic Ragamuffins Author: Cathleen Davies Narrator: Rj Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 22, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Death is hard. It’s as inevitable as manipulation and misogyny; as inevitable as love, conflict, insanity, sleep-deprivation, and broken hearts. It’s coming. It’s here. On the 28th April 2018, a young poet called Dan “DC” Collins was found dead in the woodlands by his home in Birmingham. He’d taken his own life. This was done, at least in part, because I had made the incredibly selfish decision to stop being his girlfriend. This decision would go on to affect the rest of my adult life. I decided to escape from this reality by moving away to Basque Country, hoping to Eat, Pray, Love my way out of the survivor’s guilt and PTSD. This did not work. Instead, I had a nervous breakdown. Away from all the people who loved me, un-medicated, and isolated in a country where I didn’t speak the language, I managed to incredibly successfully push myself over the edge. It was a bad decision. I did however, manage to keep a diary of this inevitable mental decline. That diary is And Marvel. I wanted to show this reality from the perspective of a flawed, grieving person. I wanted, most importantly, to keep DC alive in the only way I could. This book contains candid discussions of suicide and the ways the world holds women responsible for the actions of their partners.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/740962Mon, 22 May 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/740962 to listen full audiobooks. Title: And Marvel Series: #2 of Tales for WellDressed Cynics and Optimistic Ragamuffins Author: Cathleen Davies Narrator: Rj Burns Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/740962 to listen full audiobooks. Title: And Marvel Series: #2 of Tales for WellDressed Cynics and Optimistic Ragamuffins Author: Cathleen Davies Narrator: Rj Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 22, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Death is hard. It’s as inevitable as manipulation and misogyny; as inevitable as love, conflict, insanity, sleep-deprivation, and broken hearts. It’s coming. It’s here. On the 28th April 2018, a young poet called Dan “DC” Collins was found dead in the woodlands by his home in Birmingham. He’d taken his own life. This was done, at least in part, because I had made the incredibly selfish decision to stop being his girlfriend. This decision would go on to affect the rest of my adult life. I decided to escape from this reality by moving away to Basque Country, hoping to Eat, Pray, Love my way out of the survivor’s guilt and PTSD. This did not work. Instead, I had a nervous breakdown. Away from all the people who loved me, un-medicated, and isolated in a country where I didn’t speak the language, I managed to incredibly successfully push myself over the edge. It was a bad decision. I did however, manage to keep a diary of this inevitable mental decline. That diary is And Marvel. I wanted to show this reality from the perspective of a flawed, grieving person. I wanted, most importantly, to keep DC alive in the only way I could. This book contains candid discussions of suicide and the ways the world holds women responsible for the actions of their partners.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kitne-ghazi-aaye-kitne-ghazi-gaye-my-life-story-my-life-story-by-k-j-s-dhillon--65183358https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723130 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kitne Ghazi Aaye, Kitne Ghazi Gaye: My Life Story: My Life Story Author: K.J.S Dhillon Narrator: Dev J. Haldar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 38 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Lieutenant General K.J.S. ‘Tiny’ Dhillon, an Infantry veteran from the Rajputana Rifles with about four decades of military service, has served multiple tenures in Kashmir.In this book, ‘Tiny’ Dhillon opens a hitherto-closed window, not only to his life but also to Kashmir. He recounts fascinating tales about the toughest challenges he encountered, from age three right up to those from his multiple tenures in Kashmir from 1988 to 2020, where it was his responsibility to maintain a balance between counter-terrorism operations on the one hand and to use military soft power on the other. Dhillon retraces his entire journey, from being a young boy to becoming the Commander of the Chinar Corps, with Kashmir as an inseparable part of this story.As a first-hand account, the book touches on and demystifies the myths, half-truths, whats, ifs and whys of the exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits; the barbarous attack on an Indian security convoy in Pulwama district, in which forty CRPF personnel were killed; the Balakot air strikes; and the abrogation of Article 370 and its impact on the socio-political, economic and law-and-order situation, among other incidents. It takes us behind the scenes to bring out the nuances of various intriguing developments at a critical juncture in the history of J&K.Anecdotal, candid and evocative, Kitne Ghazi Aaye, Kitne Ghazi Gaye brings to light the true stories from this Army veteran’s life. It focuses on the personal, professional and, most importantly, family life of a soldier in the Army, and will not only provide an insight into the trials and tribulations he faced but will also inspire a wide spectrum of readers, especially young defence aspirants.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723130Tue, 04 Apr 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723130 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kitne Ghazi Aaye, Kitne Ghazi Gaye: My Life Story: My Life Story Author: K.J.S Dhillon Narrator: Dev J. Haldar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723130 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kitne Ghazi Aaye, Kitne Ghazi Gaye: My Life Story: My Life Story Author: K.J.S Dhillon Narrator: Dev J. Haldar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 38 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Lieutenant General K.J.S. ‘Tiny’ Dhillon, an Infantry veteran from the Rajputana Rifles with about four decades of military service, has served multiple tenures in Kashmir.In this book, ‘Tiny’ Dhillon opens a hitherto-closed window, not only to his life but also to Kashmir. He recounts fascinating tales about the toughest challenges he encountered, from age three right up to those from his multiple tenures in Kashmir from 1988 to 2020, where it was his responsibility to maintain a balance between counter-terrorism operations on the one hand and to use military soft power on the other. Dhillon retraces his entire journey, from being a young boy to becoming the Commander of the Chinar Corps, with Kashmir as an inseparable part of this story.As a first-hand account, the book touches on and demystifies the myths, half-truths, whats, ifs and whys of the exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits; the barbarous attack on an Indian security convoy in Pulwama district, in which forty CRPF personnel were killed; the Balakot air strikes; and the abrogation of Article 370 and its impact on the socio-political, economic and law-and-order situation, among other incidents. It takes us behind the scenes to bring out the nuances of various intriguing developments at a critical juncture in the history of J&K.Anecdotal, candid and evocative, Kitne Ghazi Aaye, Kitne Ghazi Gaye brings to light the true stories from this Army veteran’s life. It focuses on the personal, professional and, most importantly, family life of a soldier in the Army, and will not only provide an insight into the trials and tribulations he faced but will also inspire a wide spectrum of readers, especially young defence aspirants.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-was-du-nicht-siehst-diagnose-borderline-zwischen-todesangst-und-lebenstraum-by-franziska-elea--65183384https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718455 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Was du nicht siehst: Diagnose Borderline – zwischen Todesangst und Lebenstraum Author: Franziska Elea Narrator: Linda Cedli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 37 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Ich sterbe und keiner sieht es.' Solange sie sich zurückerinnern kann, lebt Franzi mit Angststörungen, später kam die Diagnose Borderline dazu. Wovor sie sich nicht fürchtet, ist, sich verletzlich zu zeigen. Die Autorin gibt nicht nur Einblicke in ihre eigene Geschichte, sondern bricht auch mit dem Stigma psychischer Krankheiten und legt schockierende Missstände in unserem psychiatrischen System offen.Wer den Instagram-Account von Franziska Elea besucht, sieht Bilder einer schönen jungen Frau: Sie trägt hübsche Kleider, führt eine glückliche Beziehung, zeigt sich verträumt in Blumenfeldern oder lachend am Urlaubsstrand – und über 200.000 Leute schauen ihr dabei zu. Doch kaum jemand weiß, was sich hinter der nur scheinbar perfekten Fassade verbirgt:Eine Kindheit und Jugend, die von emotionaler Vernachlässigung geprägt war, mehrere stationäre Therapie-Aufenthalte, der Wunsch, einem perspektivlosen Umfeld zu entfliehen, in dem Franzi immer die Aussätzige war. Sie gibt Einblicke in die Ursachen ihrer Krankheitsgeschichte, schildert ihre Erfahrungen in der Psychiatrie, die lange Suche nach wirklicher Hilfe und schließlich ihren Weg zur erfolgreichen Influencerin. Aufklärung im Bezug auf die komplexe Persönlichkeitsstörung Borderline liegt der Autorin ebenso am Herzen wie ein Appell an alle Hörer*innen: Über psychische Erkrankungen zu sprechen darf kein Tabu mehr sein und sich therapeutische Unterstützung zu suchen ist keine Schande.-]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718455Tue, 17 Jan 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718455 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Was du nicht siehst: Diagnose Borderline – zwischen Todesangst und Lebenstraum Author: Franziska Elea Narrator: Linda Cedli Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718455 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Was du nicht siehst: Diagnose Borderline – zwischen Todesangst und Lebenstraum Author: Franziska Elea Narrator: Linda Cedli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 37 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Ich sterbe und keiner sieht es.' Solange sie sich zurückerinnern kann, lebt Franzi mit Angststörungen, später kam die Diagnose Borderline dazu. Wovor sie sich nicht fürchtet, ist, sich verletzlich zu zeigen. Die Autorin gibt nicht nur Einblicke in ihre eigene Geschichte, sondern bricht auch mit dem Stigma psychischer Krankheiten und legt schockierende Missstände in unserem psychiatrischen System offen.Wer den Instagram-Account von Franziska Elea besucht, sieht Bilder einer schönen jungen Frau: Sie trägt hübsche Kleider, führt eine glückliche Beziehung, zeigt sich verträumt in Blumenfeldern oder lachend am Urlaubsstrand – und über 200.000 Leute schauen ihr dabei zu. Doch kaum jemand weiß, was sich hinter der nur scheinbar perfekten Fassade verbirgt:Eine Kindheit und Jugend, die von emotionaler Vernachlässigung geprägt war, mehrere stationäre Therapie-Aufenthalte, der Wunsch, einem perspektivlosen Umfeld zu entfliehen, in dem Franzi immer die Aussätzige war. Sie gibt Einblicke in die Ursachen ihrer Krankheitsgeschichte, schildert ihre Erfahrungen in der Psychiatrie, die lange Suche nach wirklicher Hilfe und schließlich ihren Weg zur erfolgreichen Influencerin. Aufklärung im Bezug auf die komplexe Persönlichkeitsstörung Borderline liegt der Autorin ebenso am Herzen wie ein Appell an alle Hörer*innen: Über psychische Erkrankungen zu sprechen darf kein Tabu mehr sein und sich therapeutische Unterstützung zu suchen ist keine Schande.-]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/local-a-memoir-by-jessica-machado--65183216https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739178 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Local: A Memoir Author: Jessica Machado Narrator: Mapuana Makia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A powerful, lush memoir about a Hawaiian woman who ran away from paradise to discover who she is and where she belongs. Born and raised in Hawai‘i by a father whose ancestors are indigenous to the land and a mother from the American South, Jessica Machado wrestles with what it means to be “local.” Feeling separate from the history and tenets of Hawaiian culture that have been buried under the continental imports of malls and MTV, Jessica often sees her homeland reflected back to her from the tourist perspective—as an uncomplicated paradise. Her existence, however, feels far from that ideal. Balancing her parents’ divorce, an ailing mother, and growing anxiety, Jessica rebels. She moves to Los Angeles, convinced she’ll leave her complicated family behind and define herself. Instead, her isolation only becomes more severe, and her dying mother follows her to California. For Jessica, the only way to escape is a reckless downward spiral. Interwoven with a rich and nuanced exploration of Hawaiian history and traditions, Local is a personal and moving narrative about family, grief, and reconnecting to the land she tried to leave behind.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739178Sun, 01 Jan 2023 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739178 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Local: A Memoir Author: Jessica Machado Narrator: Mapuana Makia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 1, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739178 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Local: A Memoir Author: Jessica Machado Narrator: Mapuana Makia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A powerful, lush memoir about a Hawaiian woman who ran away from paradise to discover who she is and where she belongs. Born and raised in Hawai‘i by a father whose ancestors are indigenous to the land and a mother from the American South, Jessica Machado wrestles with what it means to be “local.” Feeling separate from the history and tenets of Hawaiian culture that have been buried under the continental imports of malls and MTV, Jessica often sees her homeland reflected back to her from the tourist perspective—as an uncomplicated paradise. Her existence, however, feels far from that ideal. Balancing her parents’ divorce, an ailing mother, and growing anxiety, Jessica rebels. She moves to Los Angeles, convinced she’ll leave her complicated family behind and define herself. Instead, her isolation only becomes more severe, and her dying mother follows her to California. For Jessica, the only way to escape is a reckless downward spiral. Interwoven with a rich and nuanced exploration of Hawaiian history and traditions, Local is a personal and moving narrative about family, grief, and reconnecting to the land she tried to leave behind.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/excuse-me-while-i-disappear-tales-of-midlife-mayhem-by-laurie-notaro--65183346https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720635 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Excuse Me While I Disappear: Tales of Midlife Mayhem Author: Laurie Notaro Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A laugh-out-loud spin on the realities, perks, opportunities, and inevitable courses of midlife. Laurie Notaro has proved everyone wrong: she didn’t end up in rehab, prison, or cremated at a tender age. She just went gray. At past fifty, every hair’s root is a symbol of knowledge (she knows how to use a landline), experience (she rode in a car with no seat belts), and superpowers (a gray-haired lady can get away with anything). Though navigating midlife is initially upsetting—the cracking noises coming from her new old body, receiving regular junk mail from mortuaries—Laurie accepts it. And then some. With unintentional abandon, she shoplifts a bag of russet potatoes. Heckles a rude driver from her beat-up Prius. And engages in epic trolling on Nextdoor.com. That, says Laurie, is the brilliance of growing older. With each passing day, you lose an equivalent amount of fear. And the #1 New York Times bestselling author has never been so fearlessly funny as she is in this empowering, candid, and enlightening memoir about living life on the other side of fifty.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720635Tue, 01 Nov 2022 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720635 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Excuse Me While I Disappear: Tales of Midlife Mayhem Author: Laurie Notaro Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 59...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720635 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Excuse Me While I Disappear: Tales of Midlife Mayhem Author: Laurie Notaro Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A laugh-out-loud spin on the realities, perks, opportunities, and inevitable courses of midlife. Laurie Notaro has proved everyone wrong: she didn’t end up in rehab, prison, or cremated at a tender age. She just went gray. At past fifty, every hair’s root is a symbol of knowledge (she knows how to use a landline), experience (she rode in a car with no seat belts), and superpowers (a gray-haired lady can get away with anything). Though navigating midlife is initially upsetting—the cracking noises coming from her new old body, receiving regular junk mail from mortuaries—Laurie accepts it. And then some. With unintentional abandon, she shoplifts a bag of russet potatoes. Heckles a rude driver from her beat-up Prius. And engages in epic trolling on Nextdoor.com. That, says Laurie, is the brilliance of growing older. With each passing day, you lose an equivalent amount of fear. And the #1 New York Times bestselling author has never been so fearlessly funny as she is in this empowering, candid, and enlightening memoir about living life on the other side of fifty.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-yo-quiero-mi-estrella-completo-by-tina-pardo-aroesti--65183370https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729687 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Yo quiero mi estrella (completo) Author: Tina Pardo Aroesti Narrator: Maureen Herman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 5, 2021 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: En este relato íntimo y emotivo, Tina Pardo recuerda sus vivencias de su vida en Monastir previa a la invasión nazi. La autora que hoy vive en Santiago de Chile nació en un hogar judío y rodeada de una familia extensa, pero todo eso cambió cuando los nazis invadieron su ciudad. Gracias a la iniciativa de Memoria Viva la autora ve hoy un sueño de larga dato que no había podido concretar. Ella al comienzo del relato esgrime sus motivos para escribir sus vivencias: Quiero relatar mi historia para que mi vida entre en el reino de un libro que esté dirigido a todos los que amo. Quiero mostrarles, con mi historia, que no deben desconocer ni olvidar lo que sucedió en el mundo a de cómo las personas pueden volver a vivir y a soñar luego de lo innombrable. Gracias a su pluma ágil, Tina Pardo nos lleva de la mano a ese mundo que se extinguió, donde las costumbres y riqueza del pueblo judío se vieron aniquiladas en cuestión de meses. La niña Tina conversa con la adulta Tina y en ambas nace un registro único, en que se conoce las angustias y desafíos que se viven cuando una guerra se desata y todo lo que creías seguro cae por un precipicio. Tina Pardo quiere contestar las preguntas de su familia, de su esposo, sus hijas y nietos. Y sin duda lo hace para contestar sus propias interrogantes: No hay nada más triste que una pregunta sin respuesta.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729687Mon, 05 Apr 2021 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729687 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Yo quiero mi estrella (completo) Author: Tina Pardo Aroesti Narrator: Maureen Herman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729687 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Yo quiero mi estrella (completo) Author: Tina Pardo Aroesti Narrator: Maureen Herman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 5, 2021 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: En este relato íntimo y emotivo, Tina Pardo recuerda sus vivencias de su vida en Monastir previa a la invasión nazi. La autora que hoy vive en Santiago de Chile nació en un hogar judío y rodeada de una familia extensa, pero todo eso cambió cuando los nazis invadieron su ciudad. Gracias a la iniciativa de Memoria Viva la autora ve hoy un sueño de larga dato que no había podido concretar. Ella al comienzo del relato esgrime sus motivos para escribir sus vivencias: Quiero relatar mi historia para que mi vida entre en el reino de un libro que esté dirigido a todos los que amo. Quiero mostrarles, con mi historia, que no deben desconocer ni olvidar lo que sucedió en el mundo a de cómo las personas pueden volver a vivir y a soñar luego de lo innombrable. Gracias a su pluma ágil, Tina Pardo nos lleva de la mano a ese mundo que se extinguió, donde las costumbres y riqueza del pueblo judío se vieron aniquiladas en cuestión de meses. La niña Tina conversa con la adulta Tina y en ambas nace un registro único, en que se conoce las angustias y desafíos que se viven cuando una guerra se desata y todo lo que creías seguro cae por un precipicio. Tina Pardo quiere contestar las preguntas de su familia, de su esposo, sus hijas y nietos. Y sin duda lo hace para contestar sus propias interrogantes: No hay nada más triste que una pregunta sin respuesta.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-locked-ward-memoirs-of-a-psychiatric-orderly-by-dennis-o-donnell--65183262https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Locked Ward: Memoirs of a Psychiatric Orderly Author: Dennis O'donnell Narrator: Dennis O'donnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 5, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. An extraordinary account of a nurse's life behind the locked doors of a secure psychiatric ward. Dennis O'Donnell started work as an orderly in the Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit of a large hospital in Scotland in 2000. In his daily life he encountered fear, violence and despair but also a considerable amount of care and compassion. Recounting the stories of the patients he worked with, and those of his colleagues on the ward, here he examines major mental health conditions, methods of treatment - medication, how religion, sex, wealth, health and drugs can bear influence on mental health, the prevailing attitudes to psychiatric illness, the authorities, the professionals & society. What emerges is a document of humanity and humour, a remarkable memoir that sheds light on a world that still remains largely unknown. 'This is a superb study of people whose minds have gone wrong, and the art of caring for them' Evening Standard © Dennis O'Donnell 2012 (P) Penguin Audio 2012]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733681Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:02:06 +0000Rafaela O'ReillyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Locked Ward: Memoirs of a Psychiatric Orderly Author: Dennis O'donnell Narrator: Dennis O'donnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Locked Ward: Memoirs of a Psychiatric Orderly Author: Dennis O'donnell Narrator: Dennis O'donnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 5, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. An extraordinary account of a nurse's life behind the locked doors of a secure psychiatric ward. Dennis O'Donnell started work as an orderly in the Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit of a large hospital in Scotland in 2000. In his daily life he encountered fear, violence and despair but also a considerable amount of care and compassion. Recounting the stories of the patients he worked with, and those of his colleagues on the ward, here he examines major mental health conditions, methods of treatment - medication, how religion, sex, wealth, health and drugs can bear influence on mental health, the prevailing attitudes to psychiatric illness, the authorities, the professionals & society. What emerges is a document of humanity and humour, a remarkable memoir that sheds light on a world that still remains largely unknown. 'This is a superb study of people whose minds have gone wrong, and the art of caring for them' Evening Standard © Dennis O'Donnell 2012 (P) Penguin Audio 2012]]>305cleanfull