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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 Timmy Considinehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/95ef8a723d3d5aff2de4d1fbac203091.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/download-new-full-audiobooks-in-biography-memoir-memoirs--6575189Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:08:36 +0000Timmy ConsidineTimmy Considinefeeds@spreaker.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/359/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Do you love Horror, Mystery stories, or want to learn about Astronomy & Physics? Our library with over 500,000+...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/359/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Do you love Horror, Mystery stories, or want to learn about Astronomy & Physics? Our library with over 500,000+ audiobooks will meet all your needs. Get 3 free audiobooks right away and start your journey of exploration. Easily listen to books on iPhone, iPad, Android, and other devices. Let audiobooks become your reliable companion! Note: The authors receive royalties paid by the audiobook service provider for this free offer. If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com.]]>cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gangs-of-zion-a-black-cop-s-crusade-in-mormon-country-by-ron-stallworth--65183786https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683305 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gangs of Zion: A Black Cop's Crusade in Mormon Country Author: Ron Stallworth Narrator: Phil Morris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 17, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestselling author of Black Klansman, Ron Stallworth, returns with another firsthand account of trailblazing police work in the most unlikely place for a Black cop in the ’90s. Determined to pursue his passion for undercover work wherever it leads, Ron Stallworth finally lands in Salt Lake City, Utah. Once again, he’s an outsider—not only as a Black man on a mostly white police force but also as an unapologetic nonbeliever in a state dominated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. But soon after his first drug bust in the Beehive, Stallworth makes a startling discovery—Bloods and Crips are infiltrating Mormon Country, threatening to turn the deeply conservative community into a hotbed of crime. Kids are bombing homes while carrying pocket versions of the Book of Mormon, yet his fellow cops are in denial that gangs are wreaking havoc in their Christian town.  Now Stallworth has a new mission. Whether facing off with skinheads at a downtown bar or schooling white Crips blasting “F*ck tha Police,” he is intent on stemming the tide of gangs into the state. But those he expected to be his allies either have their heads in the sand or their own agendas—from the racist Mormon legislator to the community activist exploiting a fatal gang incident to spread paranoia over an imaginary race war. As he butts heads with these so-called leaders, Stallworth also realizes that gangsta rap has the key to the g-code. He becomes obsessed with—even defensive of—the music he once loathed and puts himself on the front lines of America’s culture war. Now he’s spitting uncensored lyrics before Congress and taking the stand in the 1993 murder case that puts hip-hop on trial. But the more Stallworth speaks truth to power, the more determined the gatekeepers in Utah are to silence him, and not even twenty-three years of police work could prepare him for how low they would stoop.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683305Tue, 17 Sep 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683305 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gangs of Zion: A Black Cop's Crusade in Mormon Country Author: Ron Stallworth Narrator: Phil Morris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683305 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gangs of Zion: A Black Cop's Crusade in Mormon Country Author: Ron Stallworth Narrator: Phil Morris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 17, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestselling author of Black Klansman, Ron Stallworth, returns with another firsthand account of trailblazing police work in the most unlikely place for a Black cop in the ’90s. Determined to pursue his passion for undercover work wherever it leads, Ron Stallworth finally lands in Salt Lake City, Utah. Once again, he’s an outsider—not only as a Black man on a mostly white police force but also as an unapologetic nonbeliever in a state dominated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. But soon after his first drug bust in the Beehive, Stallworth makes a startling discovery—Bloods and Crips are infiltrating Mormon Country, threatening to turn the deeply conservative community into a hotbed of crime. Kids are bombing homes while carrying pocket versions of the Book of Mormon, yet his fellow cops are in denial that gangs are wreaking havoc in their Christian town.  Now Stallworth has a new mission. Whether facing off with skinheads at a downtown bar or schooling white Crips blasting “F*ck tha Police,” he is intent on stemming the tide of gangs into the state. But those he expected to be his allies either have their heads in the sand or their own agendas—from the racist Mormon legislator to the community activist exploiting a fatal gang incident to spread paranoia over an imaginary race war. As he butts heads with these so-called leaders, Stallworth also realizes that gangsta rap has the key to the g-code. He becomes obsessed with—even defensive of—the music he once loathed and puts himself on the front lines of America’s culture war. Now he’s spitting uncensored lyrics before Congress and taking the stand in the 1993 murder case that puts hip-hop on trial. But the more Stallworth speaks truth to power, the more determined the gatekeepers in Utah are to silence him, and not even twenty-three years of police work could prepare him for how low they would stoop.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-please-on-food-fat-bingeing-longing-and-the-lust-for-enough-by-emma-specter--65183730https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695271 to listen full audiobooks. Title: More, Please: On Food, Fat, Bingeing, Longing, and the Lust for ''Enough'' Author: Emma Specter Narrator: Erin Deward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date: July 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: AS FEATURED IN NYLON • W MAGAZINE • GLAMOUR • BOOK RIOT • HEYALMA • BUSTLE • ELECTRIC LITERATURE • ROMPER • AND MORE! ''Tender, funny, angry, and sharp as hell. This is an essential book for anyone with a body, anyone with a heart.'' —Helen Rosner, James Beard Award-winning food journalist and New Yorker staff writer An unflinching and deeply reported look at the realities of binge-eating disorder from a rising culture commentator and writer for Vogue. Millions of us use restrictive diets, intermittent fasting, IV therapies, and Ozempic abuse to shrink until we are sample-size acceptable. But for the 30 million Americans who live with eating disorders, it isn’t just about less. More, Please is a chronicle of a lifelong fixation with food—its power to soothe, to comfort, to offer a fleeting escape from the outside world—as well as an examination of the ways in which compulsory thinness, diet culture, and the seductive promise of “wellness” have resulted in warping countless Americans’ relationship with healthy eating. Melding memoir, reportage, and in-depth interviews with some of the most prominent and knowledgeable commentators currently writing about food, fatness, and disordered eating—Virginia Sole-Smith, Virgie Tovar, Aiyana Ishmael, Leslie Jamison, and others—Emma Specter explores binge-eating disorder as both a personal problem and a societal one. In More, Please, she provides a context, a history, and a language for what it means to always want more than you’ll allow yourself to have.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695271Tue, 09 Jul 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695271 to listen full audiobooks. Title: More, Please: On Food, Fat, Bingeing, Longing, and the Lust for ''Enough'' Author: Emma Specter Narrator: Erin Deward Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695271 to listen full audiobooks. Title: More, Please: On Food, Fat, Bingeing, Longing, and the Lust for ''Enough'' Author: Emma Specter Narrator: Erin Deward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date: July 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: AS FEATURED IN NYLON • W MAGAZINE • GLAMOUR • BOOK RIOT • HEYALMA • BUSTLE • ELECTRIC LITERATURE • ROMPER • AND MORE! ''Tender, funny, angry, and sharp as hell. This is an essential book for anyone with a body, anyone with a heart.'' —Helen Rosner, James Beard Award-winning food journalist and New Yorker staff writer An unflinching and deeply reported look at the realities of binge-eating disorder from a rising culture commentator and writer for Vogue. Millions of us use restrictive diets, intermittent fasting, IV therapies, and Ozempic abuse to shrink until we are sample-size acceptable. But for the 30 million Americans who live with eating disorders, it isn’t just about less. More, Please is a chronicle of a lifelong fixation with food—its power to soothe, to comfort, to offer a fleeting escape from the outside world—as well as an examination of the ways in which compulsory thinness, diet culture, and the seductive promise of “wellness” have resulted in warping countless Americans’ relationship with healthy eating. Melding memoir, reportage, and in-depth interviews with some of the most prominent and knowledgeable commentators currently writing about food, fatness, and disordered eating—Virginia Sole-Smith, Virgie Tovar, Aiyana Ishmael, Leslie Jamison, and others—Emma Specter explores binge-eating disorder as both a personal problem and a societal one. In More, Please, she provides a context, a history, and a language for what it means to always want more than you’ll allow yourself to have.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/give-me-strength-how-i-turned-my-back-on-restriction-nurtured-the-body-i-love-and-how-you-can-too-by-alice-liveing--65183785https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Give Me Strength: How I Turned My Back on Restriction, Nurtured the Body I Love, and How You Can Too Author: Alice Liveing Narrator: Alice Liveing Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 14 minutes Release date: July 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. For anyone who has thought that being thinner would make them happier, this book is for you. In 2017, Alice Liveing, known as Clean Eating Alice, was the UK’s leading personal trainer, she had over half a million followers on Instagram, counted celebrities amongst her clients, appeared on the cover of Women’s Health, and even achieved her third Sunday Times bestseller. She had everything she had ever dreamed of, and more, because as she was recognised as the embodiment of health, but that was the furthest thing from the truth. Now, having faced a sustained period of disordered eating and exercise addiction that had controlled her life for so long, Alice tells the intimate story of what led to her darkest moments of restriction, the ultimatum that forced her to change, and how she overcame those demons to find true health, happiness and find peace with her body. Part-memoir, part-manifesto, Alice reveals how we can all move in a way that prioritises how we feel over how we look using her four pillars of fitness: Why, What, When and How. Give Me Strength is a vital, powerful and life-affirming book for any woman who has ever struggled to love their body. ©2024 Alice Liveing (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679075Thu, 04 Jul 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Give Me Strength: How I Turned My Back on Restriction, Nurtured the Body I Love, and How You Can Too Author: Alice Liveing Narrator: Alice Liveing...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Give Me Strength: How I Turned My Back on Restriction, Nurtured the Body I Love, and How You Can Too Author: Alice Liveing Narrator: Alice Liveing Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 14 minutes Release date: July 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. For anyone who has thought that being thinner would make them happier, this book is for you. In 2017, Alice Liveing, known as Clean Eating Alice, was the UK’s leading personal trainer, she had over half a million followers on Instagram, counted celebrities amongst her clients, appeared on the cover of Women’s Health, and even achieved her third Sunday Times bestseller. She had everything she had ever dreamed of, and more, because as she was recognised as the embodiment of health, but that was the furthest thing from the truth. Now, having faced a sustained period of disordered eating and exercise addiction that had controlled her life for so long, Alice tells the intimate story of what led to her darkest moments of restriction, the ultimatum that forced her to change, and how she overcame those demons to find true health, happiness and find peace with her body. Part-memoir, part-manifesto, Alice reveals how we can all move in a way that prioritises how we feel over how we look using her four pillars of fitness: Why, What, When and How. Give Me Strength is a vital, powerful and life-affirming book for any woman who has ever struggled to love their body. ©2024 Alice Liveing (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-sinha-lifetime-comedy-disaster-and-one-man-s-quest-for-happiness-by-paul-sinha--65183885https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693591 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Sinha Lifetime: Comedy, disaster and one man’s quest for happiness Author: Paul Sinha Narrator: Paul Sinha Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: June 20, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'That night, I'd survived my life flashing before me, with my dignity intact. Yes, this chaotic life has always been a gamble. ...But what a gamble.' Paul Sinha is an award-winning comedian, a quizzing mastermind and a happily-married husband. But it hasn't always been this way. As a boy, Paul struggled to find his place in a world where he didn't quite fit. Who was he? A smart young man with the world's knowledge at his fingertips? A traditional Bengali son, destined for a career in medicine that he didn't want? A gay man who couldn't quite come out? A man on a self-destruct mission? Amid life's chaos, it was general knowledge - the security of clear questions with correct, if not always simple, answers - that kept Paul sane, even as he struggled into a new life as a stand-up comedian. And it was an unexpected introduction to a pub quiz team that took things even further, introducing him to a new life, a new identity, and, eventually, new love... A hilarious and moving coming-of-age memoir of one man's search for meaning, One Sinha Lifetime is an unforgettable story of love, family, and the joy of general knowledge. ©2024 Paul Sinha (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693591Thu, 20 Jun 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693591 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Sinha Lifetime: Comedy, disaster and one man’s quest for happiness Author: Paul Sinha Narrator: Paul Sinha Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693591 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Sinha Lifetime: Comedy, disaster and one man’s quest for happiness Author: Paul Sinha Narrator: Paul Sinha Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: June 20, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'That night, I'd survived my life flashing before me, with my dignity intact. Yes, this chaotic life has always been a gamble. ...But what a gamble.' Paul Sinha is an award-winning comedian, a quizzing mastermind and a happily-married husband. But it hasn't always been this way. As a boy, Paul struggled to find his place in a world where he didn't quite fit. Who was he? A smart young man with the world's knowledge at his fingertips? A traditional Bengali son, destined for a career in medicine that he didn't want? A gay man who couldn't quite come out? A man on a self-destruct mission? Amid life's chaos, it was general knowledge - the security of clear questions with correct, if not always simple, answers - that kept Paul sane, even as he struggled into a new life as a stand-up comedian. And it was an unexpected introduction to a pub quiz team that took things even further, introducing him to a new life, a new identity, and, eventually, new love... A hilarious and moving coming-of-age memoir of one man's search for meaning, One Sinha Lifetime is an unforgettable story of love, family, and the joy of general knowledge. ©2024 Paul Sinha (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bothy-in-search-of-simple-shelter-by-kat-hill--65183741https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693837 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bothy: In Search of Simple Shelter Author: Kat Hill Narrator: Catrin Walker-Booth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 56 minutes Release date: May 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE ‘The bothy embrace is addictive’ ADAM NICOLSON 'Will have you reaching for your boots’ CAL FLYN The door to the bothy is always unlocked, you just need to step inside. You will find them in the mountains. You will find them in the wilderness. A bothy is a remote hut you can’t reserve, with no electricity, mod-cons or running water. And it’s here you’ll find Kat Hill – kettle on, feet up and pen out. Leading us on a gorgeous and erudite journey around the UK, Kat reveals the history of these wild mountain shelters and the people who visit them. With a historian’s insight and a rambler’s imagination, she lends fresh consideration to the concepts of nature, wilderness and escape. All the while, Kat weaves together her story of heartbreak and new purpose with those of her fellow wanderers, past and present. Writing with warmth, wit and infectious wanderlust, Kat moves from a hut in an active military training area in the far-north of Scotland to a fairy-tale cottage in Wales. Along her travels, she explores the conflict between our desire to preserve isolated beauty and the urge to share it with others – embodied by the humble bothy. Bothy is a stirring, beautiful book for anyone who longs to run away to the wilds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693837Thu, 09 May 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693837 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bothy: In Search of Simple Shelter Author: Kat Hill Narrator: Catrin Walker-Booth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 56 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693837 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bothy: In Search of Simple Shelter Author: Kat Hill Narrator: Catrin Walker-Booth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 56 minutes Release date: May 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE ‘The bothy embrace is addictive’ ADAM NICOLSON 'Will have you reaching for your boots’ CAL FLYN The door to the bothy is always unlocked, you just need to step inside. You will find them in the mountains. You will find them in the wilderness. A bothy is a remote hut you can’t reserve, with no electricity, mod-cons or running water. And it’s here you’ll find Kat Hill – kettle on, feet up and pen out. Leading us on a gorgeous and erudite journey around the UK, Kat reveals the history of these wild mountain shelters and the people who visit them. With a historian’s insight and a rambler’s imagination, she lends fresh consideration to the concepts of nature, wilderness and escape. All the while, Kat weaves together her story of heartbreak and new purpose with those of her fellow wanderers, past and present. Writing with warmth, wit and infectious wanderlust, Kat moves from a hut in an active military training area in the far-north of Scotland to a fairy-tale cottage in Wales. Along her travels, she explores the conflict between our desire to preserve isolated beauty and the urge to share it with others – embodied by the humble bothy. Bothy is a stirring, beautiful book for anyone who longs to run away to the wilds.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ask-jules-love-yourself-and-live-your-dream-by-jules-robinson--65183895https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ask Jules: Love yourself and live your dream Author: Jules Robinson Narrator: Jules Robinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Honest, first-hand advice from the beloved TV personality, entrepreneur, wife and mother.   Since finding love on Married at First Sight, Jules Robinson has had a whirlwind five years – she got married (for real), had a baby, and became a purpose-driven entrepreneur. Though there have been setbacks and challenges, Jules has stayed true to herself throughout.   Jules is beloved for her unshakeable optimism, vulnerability, and sense of fun. But what is the real secret to her confidence? How does she juggle motherhood with multiple businesses, while remaining her most glamorous self?   In Ask Jules, Jules Robinson puts it all out on the page. She shares her personal experiences, expert tips, and empowering lessons on style, family, motherhood, self-love, wellbeing, manifesting and practising gratitude. Jules’s mission is to give you the tools you need to go after the life you’ve always dreamed of, and to feel good about yourself while you’re doing it – exactly as you are, right now.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674232Tue, 30 Apr 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ask Jules: Love yourself and live your dream Author: Jules Robinson Narrator: Jules Robinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 31 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ask Jules: Love yourself and live your dream Author: Jules Robinson Narrator: Jules Robinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Honest, first-hand advice from the beloved TV personality, entrepreneur, wife and mother.   Since finding love on Married at First Sight, Jules Robinson has had a whirlwind five years – she got married (for real), had a baby, and became a purpose-driven entrepreneur. Though there have been setbacks and challenges, Jules has stayed true to herself throughout.   Jules is beloved for her unshakeable optimism, vulnerability, and sense of fun. But what is the real secret to her confidence? How does she juggle motherhood with multiple businesses, while remaining her most glamorous self?   In Ask Jules, Jules Robinson puts it all out on the page. She shares her personal experiences, expert tips, and empowering lessons on style, family, motherhood, self-love, wellbeing, manifesting and practising gratitude. Jules’s mission is to give you the tools you need to go after the life you’ve always dreamed of, and to feel good about yourself while you’re doing it – exactly as you are, right now.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/better-off-bald-a-life-in-147-days-by-andrea-wilson-woods--65183873https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days Author: Andrea Wilson Woods Narrator: Andrea Wilson Woods, Charity Spencer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 24 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Raw and honest story of great courage and unconditional love Adrienne Wilson is a depressed, suicidal teenager—until the day she receives a diagnosis of stage IV liver cancer. Facing the fight of her life, Adrienne discovers just how much she wants to live. As Adrienne’s legal guardian, Andrea acts as her parent, sister, friend, and guide. In Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days, Andrea Wilson Woods tells a brilliant, touching story that captures the reader’s heart and attention with clarity and grit. This emotional true story is a beautifully written, insightful, page-turning book on how we connect as humans and why life—no matter how truncated—is worth living. Among smiles and tears, this heartwarming and heartbreaking memoir will touch your soul and change your life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680627Tue, 16 Apr 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days Author: Andrea Wilson Woods Narrator: Andrea Wilson Woods, Charity Spencer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days Author: Andrea Wilson Woods Narrator: Andrea Wilson Woods, Charity Spencer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 24 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Raw and honest story of great courage and unconditional love Adrienne Wilson is a depressed, suicidal teenager—until the day she receives a diagnosis of stage IV liver cancer. Facing the fight of her life, Adrienne discovers just how much she wants to live. As Adrienne’s legal guardian, Andrea acts as her parent, sister, friend, and guide. In Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days, Andrea Wilson Woods tells a brilliant, touching story that captures the reader’s heart and attention with clarity and grit. This emotional true story is a beautifully written, insightful, page-turning book on how we connect as humans and why life—no matter how truncated—is worth living. Among smiles and tears, this heartwarming and heartbreaking memoir will touch your soul and change your life.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-beloved-monster-masha-the-half-wild-rescue-cat-who-rescued-me-by-caleb-carr--65183805https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689711 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me Author: Caleb Carr Narrator: James Lurie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 47 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The #1 bestselling author of The Alienist tells the extraordinary story of Masha, a half-wild rescue cat who fought off a bear, tackled Caleb like a linebacker—and bonded with him as tightly as any cat and human possibly can. Caleb Carr has had special relationships with cats since he was a young boy in a turbulent household, famously peopled by the founding members of the Beat Generation, where his steadiest companions were the adopted cats that lived with him both in the city and the country. As an adult, he has had many close feline companions, with relationships that have outlasted most of his human ones. But only after building a three-story home in rural, upstate New York did he enter into the most extraordinary of all of his cat pairings: Masha, a Siberian Forest cat who had been abandoned as a kitten, and was languishing in a shelter when Caleb met her. She had hissed and fought off all previous carers and potential adopters, but somehow, she chose Caleb as her savior.   For the seventeen years that followed, Caleb and Masha were inseparable. Masha ruled the house and the extensive, dangerous surrounding fields and forests. When she was hurt, only Caleb could help her. When he suffered long-standing physical ailments, Masha knew what to do. Caleb’s life-long study of the literature of cat behavior, and his years of experience with previous cats, helped him decode much of Masha’s inner life. But their bond went far beyond academic studies and experience. The story of Caleb and Masha is an inspiring and life-affirming relationship for readers of all backgrounds and interests—a love story like no other.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689711Tue, 16 Apr 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689711 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me Author: Caleb Carr Narrator: James Lurie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689711 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me Author: Caleb Carr Narrator: James Lurie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 47 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The #1 bestselling author of The Alienist tells the extraordinary story of Masha, a half-wild rescue cat who fought off a bear, tackled Caleb like a linebacker—and bonded with him as tightly as any cat and human possibly can. Caleb Carr has had special relationships with cats since he was a young boy in a turbulent household, famously peopled by the founding members of the Beat Generation, where his steadiest companions were the adopted cats that lived with him both in the city and the country. As an adult, he has had many close feline companions, with relationships that have outlasted most of his human ones. But only after building a three-story home in rural, upstate New York did he enter into the most extraordinary of all of his cat pairings: Masha, a Siberian Forest cat who had been abandoned as a kitten, and was languishing in a shelter when Caleb met her. She had hissed and fought off all previous carers and potential adopters, but somehow, she chose Caleb as her savior.   For the seventeen years that followed, Caleb and Masha were inseparable. Masha ruled the house and the extensive, dangerous surrounding fields and forests. When she was hurt, only Caleb could help her. When he suffered long-standing physical ailments, Masha knew what to do. Caleb’s life-long study of the literature of cat behavior, and his years of experience with previous cats, helped him decode much of Masha’s inner life. But their bond went far beyond academic studies and experience. The story of Caleb and Masha is an inspiring and life-affirming relationship for readers of all backgrounds and interests—a love story like no other.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/did-i-ever-tell-you-a-memoir-by-genevieve-kingston--65183739https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693916 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Did I Ever Tell You?: A Memoir Author: Genevieve Kingston Narrator: Genevieve Kingston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The most “profound” (Booklist, starred review) memoir you will ever read about the power of love. Did I Ever Tell You? reads like a novel but is an unforgettable true story. Genevieve (Gwen) Kingston was just eleven years old when her mother passed away, leaving behind a chest filled with gifts and letters to celebrate the milestones of Gwen’s life and each of her birthdays until age thirty. When Did I Ever Tell You? opens, just three packages remain: engagement, marriage, and first baby. Tracing Gwen’s coming-of-age, the book reveals a treasure hunt, with each gift and letter unveiling more about her mother, her family, and—ultimately—herself. This transformative memoir is a moving coming-of age story and an “extraordinary testament to the power of love over death” (Sarah Ruhl, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of Smile). Like Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner and The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, Did I Ever Tell You? is a life-changing story that “has a scope and power that will take your breath away” (Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful and Dear Edward).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693916Tue, 16 Apr 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693916 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Did I Ever Tell You?: A Memoir Author: Genevieve Kingston Narrator: Genevieve Kingston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693916 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Did I Ever Tell You?: A Memoir Author: Genevieve Kingston Narrator: Genevieve Kingston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The most “profound” (Booklist, starred review) memoir you will ever read about the power of love. Did I Ever Tell You? reads like a novel but is an unforgettable true story. Genevieve (Gwen) Kingston was just eleven years old when her mother passed away, leaving behind a chest filled with gifts and letters to celebrate the milestones of Gwen’s life and each of her birthdays until age thirty. When Did I Ever Tell You? opens, just three packages remain: engagement, marriage, and first baby. Tracing Gwen’s coming-of-age, the book reveals a treasure hunt, with each gift and letter unveiling more about her mother, her family, and—ultimately—herself. This transformative memoir is a moving coming-of age story and an “extraordinary testament to the power of love over death” (Sarah Ruhl, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of Smile). Like Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner and The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, Did I Ever Tell You? is a life-changing story that “has a scope and power that will take your breath away” (Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful and Dear Edward).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-maps-we-carry-psychedelics-trauma-and-our-new-path-to-mental-health-by-rose-cartwright--65183767https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/688284 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Maps We Carry: Psychedelics, Trauma and Our New Path to Mental Health Author: Rose Cartwright Narrator: Rose Cartwright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 25 minutes Release date: April 11, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: ‘Rose Cartwright breaks all our old certainties and liberates us to approach our mental struggles with new humanity and creativity. The book cannot fail to interest anyone concerned with their mind’s bewildering beautiful complexities’ ALAIN DE BOTTON 'Radically open-minded. An extraordinary, paradigm-shifting work' NATHAN FILER Featuring interviews with leading figures including Amanda Fielding, Michael Pollan and Gabor Maté What if treating misery as a medical problem is making us miserable? Someone dies by suicide every 40 seconds. Antidepressant use in the West has more than doubled in the last twenty years. Yet no biological test can diagnose any mental health problem. So where are we going wrong? Rose Cartwright was once the poster-girl for OCD. Now, she reveals how the failure of the mental health system led her to radical action. Uncovering her trauma through a series of mind-bending psychedelic trips, she explored a new path to healing. If you have ever asked yourself: ‘why am I like this?’ This revolutionary book – part memoir, part manifesto – could change your life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/688284Thu, 11 Apr 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/688284 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Maps We Carry: Psychedelics, Trauma and Our New Path to Mental Health Author: Rose Cartwright Narrator: Rose Cartwright Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/688284 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Maps We Carry: Psychedelics, Trauma and Our New Path to Mental Health Author: Rose Cartwright Narrator: Rose Cartwright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 25 minutes Release date: April 11, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: ‘Rose Cartwright breaks all our old certainties and liberates us to approach our mental struggles with new humanity and creativity. The book cannot fail to interest anyone concerned with their mind’s bewildering beautiful complexities’ ALAIN DE BOTTON 'Radically open-minded. An extraordinary, paradigm-shifting work' NATHAN FILER Featuring interviews with leading figures including Amanda Fielding, Michael Pollan and Gabor Maté What if treating misery as a medical problem is making us miserable? Someone dies by suicide every 40 seconds. Antidepressant use in the West has more than doubled in the last twenty years. Yet no biological test can diagnose any mental health problem. So where are we going wrong? Rose Cartwright was once the poster-girl for OCD. Now, she reveals how the failure of the mental health system led her to radical action. Uncovering her trauma through a series of mind-bending psychedelic trips, she explored a new path to healing. If you have ever asked yourself: ‘why am I like this?’ This revolutionary book – part memoir, part manifesto – could change your life.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wives-a-memoir-by-simone-gorrindo--65183727https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693905 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wives: A Memoir Author: Simone Gorrindo Narrator: Simone Gorrindo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 42 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “[Simone] Gorrindo’s prose is inviting and fluid, and her storytelling is intimate and vivid...[an] engaging, evocative memoir.” —The New York Times Book Review “A hopeful, unifying memoir.” —People This profoundly intimate memoir about marriage, friendship, and the power of human connection tells the story of one woman’s experience of joining a community of army wives after leaving her New York City job. When her new husband joins an elite Army unit, Simone Gorrindo is uprooted from New York City and dropped into Columbus, Georgia. With her husband frequently deployed, Simone is left to find her place in this new world, alone—until she meets the wives. Gorrindo gives us an intimate look into the inner lives of a remarkable group of women and a tender, unflinching portrait of a marriage. A love story, an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, and a bracing tour of the intractable divisions that plague our country today, The Wives offers a rare and powerful gift: a hopeful stitch in the fabric of a torn America.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693905Tue, 09 Apr 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693905 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wives: A Memoir Author: Simone Gorrindo Narrator: Simone Gorrindo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 42 minutes Release date: April 9,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693905 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wives: A Memoir Author: Simone Gorrindo Narrator: Simone Gorrindo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 42 minutes Release date: April 9, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “[Simone] Gorrindo’s prose is inviting and fluid, and her storytelling is intimate and vivid...[an] engaging, evocative memoir.” —The New York Times Book Review “A hopeful, unifying memoir.” —People This profoundly intimate memoir about marriage, friendship, and the power of human connection tells the story of one woman’s experience of joining a community of army wives after leaving her New York City job. When her new husband joins an elite Army unit, Simone Gorrindo is uprooted from New York City and dropped into Columbus, Georgia. With her husband frequently deployed, Simone is left to find her place in this new world, alone—until she meets the wives. Gorrindo gives us an intimate look into the inner lives of a remarkable group of women and a tender, unflinching portrait of a marriage. A love story, an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, and a bracing tour of the intractable divisions that plague our country today, The Wives offers a rare and powerful gift: a hopeful stitch in the fabric of a torn America.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sociopath-a-memoir-by-patric-gagne--65183744https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sociopath: A Memoir Author: Patric Gagne Narrator: Patric Gagne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.36 of Total 78 Ratings of Narrator: 4.85 of Total 27 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The acclaimed New York Times bestselling memoir of the author’s struggle to understand her own sociopathy and shed light on the often maligned and misunderstood mental disorder. “A cross between a podcast by relationship therapist Esther Perel and a salacious tell-all.” —San Francisco Chronicle Patric Gagne realized she made others uncomfortable before she started kindergarten. Something about her caused people to react in a way she didn’t understand. She suspected it was because she didn’t feel things the way other kids did. Emotions like fear, guilt, and empathy eluded her. For the most part, she felt nothing. And she didn’t like the way that “nothing” felt. She did her best to pretend she was like everyone else, but the constant pressure to conform to a society she knew rejected anyone like her was unbearable. So Patric stole. She lied. She was occasionally violent. She became an expert lock-picker and home-invader. All with the goal of replacing the nothingness with...something. In college, Patric finally confirmed what she’d long suspected. She was a sociopath. But even though it was the very first personality disorder identified—well over 200 years ago—sociopathy had been neglected by mental health professionals for decades. She was told there was no treatment, no hope for a normal life. She found herself haunted by sociopaths in pop culture, madmen and evil villains who are considered monsters. Her future looked grim. But when Patric reconnects with an old flame, she gets a glimpse of a future beyond her diagnosis. If she’s capable of love, it must mean that she isn’t a monster. With the help of her sweetheart (and some curious characters she meets along the way) she embarks on a mission to prove that the millions of Americans who share her diagnosis aren’t all monsters either. This is the inspiring story of her journey to change her fate and how she managed to build a life full of love and hope.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693919Tue, 02 Apr 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sociopath: A Memoir Author: Patric Gagne Narrator: Patric Gagne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sociopath: A Memoir Author: Patric Gagne Narrator: Patric Gagne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.36 of Total 78 Ratings of Narrator: 4.85 of Total 27 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The acclaimed New York Times bestselling memoir of the author’s struggle to understand her own sociopathy and shed light on the often maligned and misunderstood mental disorder. “A cross between a podcast by relationship therapist Esther Perel and a salacious tell-all.” —San Francisco Chronicle Patric Gagne realized she made others uncomfortable before she started kindergarten. Something about her caused people to react in a way she didn’t understand. She suspected it was because she didn’t feel things the way other kids did. Emotions like fear, guilt, and empathy eluded her. For the most part, she felt nothing. And she didn’t like the way that “nothing” felt. She did her best to pretend she was like everyone else, but the constant pressure to conform to a society she knew rejected anyone like her was unbearable. So Patric stole. She lied. She was occasionally violent. She became an expert lock-picker and home-invader. All with the goal of replacing the nothingness with...something. In college, Patric finally confirmed what she’d long suspected. She was a sociopath. But even though it was the very first personality disorder identified—well over 200 years ago—sociopathy had been neglected by mental health professionals for decades. She was told there was no treatment, no hope for a normal life. She found herself haunted by sociopaths in pop culture, madmen and evil villains who are considered monsters. Her future looked grim. But when Patric reconnects with an old flame, she gets a glimpse of a future beyond her diagnosis. If she’s capable of love, it must mean that she isn’t a monster. With the help of her sweetheart (and some curious characters she meets along the way) she embarks on a mission to prove that the millions of Americans who share her diagnosis aren’t all monsters either. This is the inspiring story of her journey to change her fate and how she managed to build a life full of love and hope.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/little-girl-lost-amelia-just-wants-a-home-she-feels-safe-in-by-casey-watson--65183794https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684223 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Little Girl Lost: Amelia just wants a home she feels safe in… Author: Casey Watson Narrator: Kate Lock Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: March 28, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The new fostering memoir from the Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson Six-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder. After Kelly attempts to burn down their family house, it becomes clear that her daughter is in grave danger. Amelie is quickly taken into care. When she arrives with foster carer Casey Watson, Amelie acts much younger than her age. Casey must get to the root of Amelie’s behaviour, while doing what she can to keep the family together. Will Amelie ever find the safety of home?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684223Thu, 28 Mar 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684223 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Little Girl Lost: Amelia just wants a home she feels safe in… Author: Casey Watson Narrator: Kate Lock Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684223 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Little Girl Lost: Amelia just wants a home she feels safe in… Author: Casey Watson Narrator: Kate Lock Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: March 28, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The new fostering memoir from the Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson Six-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder. After Kelly attempts to burn down their family house, it becomes clear that her daughter is in grave danger. Amelie is quickly taken into care. When she arrives with foster carer Casey Watson, Amelie acts much younger than her age. Casey must get to the root of Amelie’s behaviour, while doing what she can to keep the family together. Will Amelie ever find the safety of home?]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-rivers-part-a-story-of-my-mother-s-life-by-kao-kalia-yang--65183764https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother's Life Author: Kao Kalia Yang Narrator: Pamela Xiong, Kao Kalia Yang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 19, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This powerful memoir about a Hmong family’s epic journey to safety is a profound “testament to the miraculous strength of women and the indomitable resolve of the human spirit” (Cristina Henríquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans). Born in 1961 in war-torn Laos, Tswb’s childhood was marked by the violence of America’s Secret War and the CIA recruitment of the Hmong and other ethnic minorities into the lost cause. By the time Tswb was a teenager, the US had completely vacated Laos, and the country erupted into genocidal attacks on the Hmong people, who were labeled as traitors. Fearing for their lives, Tswb and her family left everything they knew behind and fled their village for the jungle. Perpetually on the run and on the brink of starvation, Tswb eventually crossed paths with the man who would become her future husband. Leaving her own mother behind, she joined his family at a refugee camp, a choice that would haunt her for the rest of her life. Eventually becoming a mother herself, Tswb raised her daughters in a state of constant fear and hunger until they were able to emigrate to the US, where the determined couple enrolled in high school even though they were both nearly thirty and worked grueling jobs to provide for their children. Now, her daughter, Kao Kalia Yang, reveals her mother’s astonishing saga with tenderness and clarity, giving voice to the countless resilient refugees who are often overlooked as one of the essential foundations of this country. “Haunting and painfully relevant” (Booklist), Where Rivers Part is destined to become a classic.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693925Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother's Life Author: Kao Kalia Yang Narrator: Pamela Xiong, Kao Kalia Yang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother's Life Author: Kao Kalia Yang Narrator: Pamela Xiong, Kao Kalia Yang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 19, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This powerful memoir about a Hmong family’s epic journey to safety is a profound “testament to the miraculous strength of women and the indomitable resolve of the human spirit” (Cristina Henríquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans). Born in 1961 in war-torn Laos, Tswb’s childhood was marked by the violence of America’s Secret War and the CIA recruitment of the Hmong and other ethnic minorities into the lost cause. By the time Tswb was a teenager, the US had completely vacated Laos, and the country erupted into genocidal attacks on the Hmong people, who were labeled as traitors. Fearing for their lives, Tswb and her family left everything they knew behind and fled their village for the jungle. Perpetually on the run and on the brink of starvation, Tswb eventually crossed paths with the man who would become her future husband. Leaving her own mother behind, she joined his family at a refugee camp, a choice that would haunt her for the rest of her life. Eventually becoming a mother herself, Tswb raised her daughters in a state of constant fear and hunger until they were able to emigrate to the US, where the determined couple enrolled in high school even though they were both nearly thirty and worked grueling jobs to provide for their children. Now, her daughter, Kao Kalia Yang, reveals her mother’s astonishing saga with tenderness and clarity, giving voice to the countless resilient refugees who are often overlooked as one of the essential foundations of this country. “Haunting and painfully relevant” (Booklist), Where Rivers Part is destined to become a classic.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/notes-from-the-henhouse-on-marrying-a-poet-raising-children-and-chickens-and-writing-by-elspeth-barker--65183735https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693892 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Notes from the Henhouse: On Marrying a Poet, Raising Children and Chickens, and Writing Author: Elspeth Barker Narrator: Raffaella Barker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 56 minutes Release date: March 19, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A sharp and witty collection of autobiographical essays by the late Elspeth Barker—acclaimed journalist and author of the beloved modern classic O Caledonia. Following the publication of her acclaimed, darkly funny novel O Caledonia, Elspeth Barker’s sharp and witty essays appeared regularly in the national press. Notes from the Henhouse, a selection of the most personal of these pieces, welcomes readers into the celebrated writer’s life. Tracing Barker’s upbringing from her Scottish roots, these essays beautifully capture her time with the poet George Barker and her profound sense of loss following his death. She writes about George’s former lover Elizabeth Smart and other figures from 1950s bohemia and 1960s counterculture. Pieces like “Thoughts in a Garden,” equal parts hilarious and moving, read like dispatches from the front lines of country living, depicting the vagaries of raising a large family and assorted pets in a damp and drafty farmhouse. Vivid, charming, and wholly original, Notes from the Henhouse is a wonderful glimpse into the life of an extraordinary writer.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693892Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693892 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Notes from the Henhouse: On Marrying a Poet, Raising Children and Chickens, and Writing Author: Elspeth Barker Narrator: Raffaella Barker Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693892 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Notes from the Henhouse: On Marrying a Poet, Raising Children and Chickens, and Writing Author: Elspeth Barker Narrator: Raffaella Barker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 56 minutes Release date: March 19, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A sharp and witty collection of autobiographical essays by the late Elspeth Barker—acclaimed journalist and author of the beloved modern classic O Caledonia. Following the publication of her acclaimed, darkly funny novel O Caledonia, Elspeth Barker’s sharp and witty essays appeared regularly in the national press. Notes from the Henhouse, a selection of the most personal of these pieces, welcomes readers into the celebrated writer’s life. Tracing Barker’s upbringing from her Scottish roots, these essays beautifully capture her time with the poet George Barker and her profound sense of loss following his death. She writes about George’s former lover Elizabeth Smart and other figures from 1950s bohemia and 1960s counterculture. Pieces like “Thoughts in a Garden,” equal parts hilarious and moving, read like dispatches from the front lines of country living, depicting the vagaries of raising a large family and assorted pets in a damp and drafty farmhouse. Vivid, charming, and wholly original, Notes from the Henhouse is a wonderful glimpse into the life of an extraordinary writer.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/motorhome-prophecies-a-journey-of-healing-and-forgiveness-by-carrie-sheffield--65183761https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693018 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Motorhome Prophecies: A Journey of Healing and Forgiveness Author: Carrie Sheffield Narrator: Carrie Sheffield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: March 12, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Educated and Hillbilly Elegy comes a young woman’s memoir chronicling her harrowing journey from despair to salvation that showcases the depths and resilience of the human spirit and empowers readers on their own paths toward healing, forgiveness, and redemption.   Carrie Sheffield grew up fifth of eight children with a violent, mentally ill, street-musician father who believed he was a modern-day Mormon prophet destined to become U.S. president someday. She and her seven siblings were often forced to live as vagabonds, remaining on the move across the country. They frequently subsisted in sheds, tents, and, most notably, motorhomes. They often lived a dysfunctional drifter existence, camping out in their motorhome in Walmart parking lots. Carrie attended 17 public schools and homeschool, all while performing classical music on the streets and passing out fire-and-brimstone religious pamphlets—at times while child custody workers loomed.    Carrie’s father was eventually excommunicated from the official LDS Church, and she was the first of her siblings to escape the toxic brainwashing of his fundamentalist creed. Declared legally estranged from her parents, Carrie struggled with her mental health during college and for most of her adult life. But she eventually seized control of her life, transcended her troubled past, and overcame her toxic inner voice (and a near death experience)—thanks to the power of forgiveness, cultivated through her conversion to Christianity. She evolved from a scared and abused motorhome-dwelling girl to a Harvard-educated professional with a passion for empowering others to reject the cycles of poverty, depression, and self-hatred.   Motorhome Prophecies is the story of Carrie’s unbelievable, yet in many ways, very American journey. It resonates with those trapped in difficult situations and awes all who are enchanted by the depths and resilience of the human spirit.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693018Tue, 12 Mar 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693018 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Motorhome Prophecies: A Journey of Healing and Forgiveness Author: Carrie Sheffield Narrator: Carrie Sheffield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693018 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Motorhome Prophecies: A Journey of Healing and Forgiveness Author: Carrie Sheffield Narrator: Carrie Sheffield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: March 12, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Educated and Hillbilly Elegy comes a young woman’s memoir chronicling her harrowing journey from despair to salvation that showcases the depths and resilience of the human spirit and empowers readers on their own paths toward healing, forgiveness, and redemption.   Carrie Sheffield grew up fifth of eight children with a violent, mentally ill, street-musician father who believed he was a modern-day Mormon prophet destined to become U.S. president someday. She and her seven siblings were often forced to live as vagabonds, remaining on the move across the country. They frequently subsisted in sheds, tents, and, most notably, motorhomes. They often lived a dysfunctional drifter existence, camping out in their motorhome in Walmart parking lots. Carrie attended 17 public schools and homeschool, all while performing classical music on the streets and passing out fire-and-brimstone religious pamphlets—at times while child custody workers loomed.    Carrie’s father was eventually excommunicated from the official LDS Church, and she was the first of her siblings to escape the toxic brainwashing of his fundamentalist creed. Declared legally estranged from her parents, Carrie struggled with her mental health during college and for most of her adult life. But she eventually seized control of her life, transcended her troubled past, and overcame her toxic inner voice (and a near death experience)—thanks to the power of forgiveness, cultivated through her conversion to Christianity. She evolved from a scared and abused motorhome-dwelling girl to a Harvard-educated professional with a passion for empowering others to reject the cycles of poverty, depression, and self-hatred.   Motorhome Prophecies is the story of Carrie’s unbelievable, yet in many ways, very American journey. It resonates with those trapped in difficult situations and awes all who are enchanted by the depths and resilience of the human spirit.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sky-was-falling-a-young-surgeon-s-story-of-bravery-survival-and-hope-by-cornelia-griggs--65183737https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693902 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope Author: Cornelia Griggs Narrator: Cornelia Griggs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 47 minutes Release date: March 12, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this “essential work that provides lasting insights and lessons for the individual and society” (Jerome Groopman, MD, New York Times bestselling author), a young pediatric surgeon and mother reveals her dramatic, cathartic diary, written as she worked on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic at one of New York City’s busiest hospitals. For many of us, the experience of the peak pandemic was eerily incongruous. We were sequestered in our quiet homes but reminded of the devastation by the never-ending ping of news alerts. Dr. Cornelia Griggs’s experience was altogether different. A pediatric surgery fellow in New York City, she was entering the final victory lap at the end of nine grueling years of training. She was set for a big graduation celebration and looking forward to spending some real time with her husband and kids. Then came COVID-19. Initially, Griggs encouraged her friends and family not to panic. However, as mysterious cases began showing up in the hospital, and then hospital supplies started disappearing from shelves, she couldn’t hold back the feeling that this was going to be worse than she had thought. She wrote a startling op-ed in The New York Times called “The Sky Is Falling” that went, for lack of a better word, viral. The piece was read by over a million people, and Griggs appeared on CNN. Having once aspired to be a journalist, Griggs found that the only way to make sense of what she was witnessing around her and maintain her sanity was to keep a diary. The Sky Was Falling is her day-to-day account of what most of us were grateful to only see in the news—the sharply increasing case numbers, the dwindling supply of respirators, the lack of clarity on how to treat this new disease. Harrowing, deeply personal, and page-turning in the way of the best medical memoirs, it tells the story of healthcare professionals who went beyond what they thought they were capable of to heal their patients, and themselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693902Tue, 12 Mar 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693902 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope Author: Cornelia Griggs Narrator: Cornelia Griggs Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693902 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope Author: Cornelia Griggs Narrator: Cornelia Griggs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 47 minutes Release date: March 12, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this “essential work that provides lasting insights and lessons for the individual and society” (Jerome Groopman, MD, New York Times bestselling author), a young pediatric surgeon and mother reveals her dramatic, cathartic diary, written as she worked on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic at one of New York City’s busiest hospitals. For many of us, the experience of the peak pandemic was eerily incongruous. We were sequestered in our quiet homes but reminded of the devastation by the never-ending ping of news alerts. Dr. Cornelia Griggs’s experience was altogether different. A pediatric surgery fellow in New York City, she was entering the final victory lap at the end of nine grueling years of training. She was set for a big graduation celebration and looking forward to spending some real time with her husband and kids. Then came COVID-19. Initially, Griggs encouraged her friends and family not to panic. However, as mysterious cases began showing up in the hospital, and then hospital supplies started disappearing from shelves, she couldn’t hold back the feeling that this was going to be worse than she had thought. She wrote a startling op-ed in The New York Times called “The Sky Is Falling” that went, for lack of a better word, viral. The piece was read by over a million people, and Griggs appeared on CNN. Having once aspired to be a journalist, Griggs found that the only way to make sense of what she was witnessing around her and maintain her sanity was to keep a diary. The Sky Was Falling is her day-to-day account of what most of us were grateful to only see in the news—the sharply increasing case numbers, the dwindling supply of respirators, the lack of clarity on how to treat this new disease. Harrowing, deeply personal, and page-turning in the way of the best medical memoirs, it tells the story of healthcare professionals who went beyond what they thought they were capable of to heal their patients, and themselves.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cloistered-my-years-as-a-nun-by-catherine-coldstream--65183728https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693594 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cloistered: My Years as a Nun Author: Catherine Coldstream Narrator: Catherine Coldstream Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 23 minutes Release date: March 7, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. An astonishing memoir of twelve years as a contemplative nun in a silent monastery Cloistered takes the reader deep into the hidden world of a traditional Carmelite monastery as it approaches the third Millennium and tells the story of an intense personal journey into and out of an enclosed life of poverty, chastity and obedience. Finding an apparently perfect world at Akenside Priory, and a haven after the loss of her father, Catherine Coldstream trusts herself to a group of twenty silent women, believing she is trusting herself to God. As the beauty and mystery of an ancient way of life enfolds her, she surrenders herself wholly to its power, only to find that all is not as it seems behind the Order's closed doors. Cut off from the wider world for decades, the community has managed to evade accountability to any authority beyond itself. When Sister Catherine realises that a toxic cult of the personality has replaced the ancient ideal of religious obedience, she is faced with a dilemma. Will she submit even to this, or will she be forced to speak out? An exploration of the limits of trust, Cloistered shows us how far grief can take us along the road of self-surrender, and of how much harm is done when institutional flaws go unacknowledged. Catherine's honest account of her time in the monastery - and her dramatic flight from it - is both a beautiful love song to a lost community and a sharp critique of the abuse of power in an ancient institution. Disclaimer: This book is a work of non-fiction based on the life, experiences and recollections of the author. In some cases names of people and places, dates, sequences and the detail of events have been changed to protect the privacy of others. ©2024 Catherine Coldstream (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693594Thu, 07 Mar 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693594 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cloistered: My Years as a Nun Author: Catherine Coldstream Narrator: Catherine Coldstream Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 23 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693594 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cloistered: My Years as a Nun Author: Catherine Coldstream Narrator: Catherine Coldstream Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 23 minutes Release date: March 7, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. An astonishing memoir of twelve years as a contemplative nun in a silent monastery Cloistered takes the reader deep into the hidden world of a traditional Carmelite monastery as it approaches the third Millennium and tells the story of an intense personal journey into and out of an enclosed life of poverty, chastity and obedience. Finding an apparently perfect world at Akenside Priory, and a haven after the loss of her father, Catherine Coldstream trusts herself to a group of twenty silent women, believing she is trusting herself to God. As the beauty and mystery of an ancient way of life enfolds her, she surrenders herself wholly to its power, only to find that all is not as it seems behind the Order's closed doors. Cut off from the wider world for decades, the community has managed to evade accountability to any authority beyond itself. When Sister Catherine realises that a toxic cult of the personality has replaced the ancient ideal of religious obedience, she is faced with a dilemma. Will she submit even to this, or will she be forced to speak out? An exploration of the limits of trust, Cloistered shows us how far grief can take us along the road of self-surrender, and of how much harm is done when institutional flaws go unacknowledged. Catherine's honest account of her time in the monastery - and her dramatic flight from it - is both a beautiful love song to a lost community and a sharp critique of the abuse of power in an ancient institution. Disclaimer: This book is a work of non-fiction based on the life, experiences and recollections of the author. In some cases names of people and places, dates, sequences and the detail of events have been changed to protect the privacy of others. ©2024 Catherine Coldstream (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-riddles-of-the-sphinx-inheriting-the-feminist-history-of-the-crossword-puzzle-by-anna-shechtman--65183792https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689503 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle Author: Anna Shechtman Narrator: Anna Shechtman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Combining the soul-baring confessional of Brain on Fire and the addictive storytelling of The Queen’s Gambit, a renowned puzzle creator’s compulsively readable memoir and history of the crossword puzzle as an unexpected site of women’s work and feminist protest. The indisputable “queen of crosswords,” Anna Shechtman published her first New York Times puzzle at age nineteen, and later, spearheaded the The New Yorker’s popular crossword section. Working with a medium often criticized as exclusionary, elitist, and out-of-touch, Anna is one of very few women in the field of puzzle making, where she strives to make the everyday diversion more diverse. In this fascinating work—part memoir, part cultural analysis—she excavates the hidden history of the crossword and the overlooked women who have been central to its creation and evolution, from the “Crossword Craze” of the 1920s to the role of digital technology today. As she tells the story of her own experience in the CrossWorld, she analyzes the roles assigned to women in American culture, the boxes they’ve been allowed to fill, and the ways that they’ve used puzzles to negotiate the constraints and play of desire under patriarchy. The result is an unforgettable and engrossing work of art, a loving and revealing homage to one of our most treasured, entertaining, and ultimately political pastimes. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689503Tue, 05 Mar 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689503 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle Author: Anna Shechtman Narrator: Anna Shechtman Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689503 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle Author: Anna Shechtman Narrator: Anna Shechtman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Combining the soul-baring confessional of Brain on Fire and the addictive storytelling of The Queen’s Gambit, a renowned puzzle creator’s compulsively readable memoir and history of the crossword puzzle as an unexpected site of women’s work and feminist protest. The indisputable “queen of crosswords,” Anna Shechtman published her first New York Times puzzle at age nineteen, and later, spearheaded the The New Yorker’s popular crossword section. Working with a medium often criticized as exclusionary, elitist, and out-of-touch, Anna is one of very few women in the field of puzzle making, where she strives to make the everyday diversion more diverse. In this fascinating work—part memoir, part cultural analysis—she excavates the hidden history of the crossword and the overlooked women who have been central to its creation and evolution, from the “Crossword Craze” of the 1920s to the role of digital technology today. As she tells the story of her own experience in the CrossWorld, she analyzes the roles assigned to women in American culture, the boxes they’ve been allowed to fill, and the ways that they’ve used puzzles to negotiate the constraints and play of desire under patriarchy. The result is an unforgettable and engrossing work of art, a loving and revealing homage to one of our most treasured, entertaining, and ultimately political pastimes. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-trading-game-a-confession-by-gary-stevenson--65183782https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Trading Game: A Confession Author: Gary Stevenson Narrator: Gary Stevenson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.89 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In this bestselling audiobook read by the author, Gary Stevenson relives his time on the trading floor with raw honesty, gritty humour and true conviction. An outrageous, white-knuckle journey to the dark heart of an intoxicating world - from someone who survived the trading game and then blew it all wide open Ever since he was a kid, kicking broken footballs on the streets of East London in the shadow of Canary Wharf's skyscrapers, Gary wanted something better. Something a whole lot bigger. Then he won a competition run by a bank: 'The Trading Game'. The prize: a golden ticket to a new life, as the youngest trader in the whole city. A place where you could make more money than you'd ever imagined. Where your colleagues are dysfunctional maths geniuses, overfed public schoolboys and borderline psychopaths, yet they start to feel like family. Where soon you're the bank's most profitable trader, dealing in nearly a trillion dollars. A day. Where you dream of numbers in your sleep - and then stop sleeping at all. But what happens when winning starts to feel like losing? When the easiest way to make money is to bet on millions becoming poorer and poorer - and, as the economy starts slipping off a precipice, your own sanity starts slipping with it? You want to stop, but you can't. Because nobody ever leaves. Would you stick, or quit? Even if it meant risking everything? This is an outrageous, unvarnished, white-knuckle journey to the dark heart of an intoxicating world - from someone who survived the game and then blew it all wide open. 'An unforgettable story of greed, financial madness and moral decay' Rory Stewart 'Hilarious, shocking and deeply sad — often in the same sentence' Sunday Times 'The Wolf of Wall Street with a moral compass' Irvine Welsh ©2024 Gary Stevenson (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692285Tue, 05 Mar 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Trading Game: A Confession Author: Gary Stevenson Narrator: Gary Stevenson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 40 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Trading Game: A Confession Author: Gary Stevenson Narrator: Gary Stevenson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.89 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In this bestselling audiobook read by the author, Gary Stevenson relives his time on the trading floor with raw honesty, gritty humour and true conviction. An outrageous, white-knuckle journey to the dark heart of an intoxicating world - from someone who survived the trading game and then blew it all wide open Ever since he was a kid, kicking broken footballs on the streets of East London in the shadow of Canary Wharf's skyscrapers, Gary wanted something better. Something a whole lot bigger. Then he won a competition run by a bank: 'The Trading Game'. The prize: a golden ticket to a new life, as the youngest trader in the whole city. A place where you could make more money than you'd ever imagined. Where your colleagues are dysfunctional maths geniuses, overfed public schoolboys and borderline psychopaths, yet they start to feel like family. Where soon you're the bank's most profitable trader, dealing in nearly a trillion dollars. A day. Where you dream of numbers in your sleep - and then stop sleeping at all. But what happens when winning starts to feel like losing? When the easiest way to make money is to bet on millions becoming poorer and poorer - and, as the economy starts slipping off a precipice, your own sanity starts slipping with it? You want to stop, but you can't. Because nobody ever leaves. Would you stick, or quit? Even if it meant risking everything? This is an outrageous, unvarnished, white-knuckle journey to the dark heart of an intoxicating world - from someone who survived the game and then blew it all wide open. 'An unforgettable story of greed, financial madness and moral decay' Rory Stewart 'Hilarious, shocking and deeply sad — often in the same sentence' Sunday Times 'The Wolf of Wall Street with a moral compass' Irvine Welsh ©2024 Gary Stevenson (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/whiskey-tender-a-memoir-by-deborah-taffa--65183790https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690814 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whiskey Tender: A Memoir Author: Deborah Taffa Narrator: Charley Flyte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: February 27, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Finalist for the National Book Award Longlisted for a Carnegie Medal for Excellence An Oprah Daily ''Best New Book'' and ''Riveting Nonfiction and Memoir You Need to Read'' * A New York Times ''New Book to Read'' * An Esquire ''Best Nonfiction Book'' * A Washington Post ''Book to read this summer'' * An Elle ''Best Book'' * A Zibby Mag ''Most Anticipated Book'' * A San Francisco Chronicle ''New Book to Cozy Up With'' * The Millions ''Most Anticipated'' * An Electric Lit “Books By Women of Color to Read'' * An Amazon Editors ''Best Book of the Month'' * Publishers Weekly ''Best Book of the Year'' A Parade ''Best New Work By Indigenous Writers'' “We have more Native stories now, but we have not heard one like this. Whiskey Tender is unexpected and propulsive, indeed tender, but also bold, and beautifully told, like a drink you didn’t know you were thirsty for. This book, never anything less than mesmerizing, is full of family stories and vital Native history. It pulses and it aches, and it lifts, consistently. It threads together so much truth by the time we are done, what has been woven together equals a kind of completeness from brokenness, and a hope from knowing love and loss and love again by naming it so.”  — Tommy Orange, National Bestselling Author of There There  Reminiscent of the works of Mary Karr and Terese Marie Mailhot, a memoir of family and survival, coming-of-age on and off the reservation, and of the frictions between mainstream American culture and Native inheritance; assimilation and reverence for tradition. Deborah Jackson Taffa was raised to believe that some sacrifices were necessary to achieve a better life. Her grandparents—citizens of the Quechan Nation and Laguna Pueblo tribe—were sent to Indian boarding schools run by white missionaries, while her parents were encouraged to take part in governmental job training off the reservation. Assimilation meant relocation, but as Taffa matured into adulthood, she began to question the promise handed down by her elders and by American society: that if she gave up her culture, her land, and her traditions, she would not only be accepted, but would be able to achieve the “American Dream.” Whiskey Tender traces how a mixed tribe native girl—born on the California Yuma reservation and raised in Navajo territory in New Mexico—comes to her own interpretation of identity, despite her parent’s desires for her to transcend the class and “Indian” status of her birth through education, and despite the Quechan tribe’s particular traditions and beliefs regarding oral and recorded histories. Taffa’s childhood memories unspool into meditations on tribal identity, the rampant criminalization of Native men, governmental assimilation policies, the Red Power movement, and the negotiation between belonging and resisting systemic oppression. Pan-Indian, as well as specific tribal histories and myths, blend with stories of a 1970s and 1980s childhood spent on and off the reservation. Taffa offers a sharp and thought-provoking historical analysis laced with humor and heart. As she reflects on her past and present—the promise of assimilation and the many betrayals her family has suffered, both personal and historical; trauma passed down through generations—she reminds us of how the cultural narratives of her ancestors have been excluded from the central mythologies and structures of the “melting pot” of America, revealing all that is sacrificed for the promise of acceptance.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690814Tue, 27 Feb 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690814 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whiskey Tender: A Memoir Author: Deborah Taffa Narrator: Charley Flyte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: February...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690814 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whiskey Tender: A Memoir Author: Deborah Taffa Narrator: Charley Flyte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: February 27, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Finalist for the National Book Award Longlisted for a Carnegie Medal for Excellence An Oprah Daily ''Best New Book'' and ''Riveting Nonfiction and Memoir You Need to Read'' * A New York Times ''New Book to Read'' * An Esquire ''Best Nonfiction Book'' * A Washington Post ''Book to read this summer'' * An Elle ''Best Book'' * A Zibby Mag ''Most Anticipated Book'' * A San Francisco Chronicle ''New Book to Cozy Up With'' * The Millions ''Most Anticipated'' * An Electric Lit “Books By Women of Color to Read'' * An Amazon Editors ''Best Book of the Month'' * Publishers Weekly ''Best Book of the Year'' A Parade ''Best New Work By Indigenous Writers'' “We have more Native stories now, but we have not heard one like this. Whiskey Tender is unexpected and propulsive, indeed tender, but also bold, and beautifully told, like a drink you didn’t know you were thirsty for. This book, never anything less than mesmerizing, is full of family stories and vital Native history. It pulses and it aches, and it lifts, consistently. It threads together so much truth by the time we are done, what has been woven together equals a kind of completeness from brokenness, and a hope from knowing love and loss and love again by naming it so.”  — Tommy Orange, National Bestselling Author of There There  Reminiscent of the works of Mary Karr and Terese Marie Mailhot, a memoir of family and survival, coming-of-age on and off the reservation, and of the frictions between mainstream American culture and Native inheritance; assimilation and reverence for tradition. Deborah Jackson Taffa was raised to believe that some sacrifices were necessary to achieve a better life. Her grandparents—citizens of the Quechan Nation and Laguna Pueblo tribe—were sent to Indian boarding schools run by white missionaries, while her parents were encouraged to take part in governmental job training off the reservation. Assimilation meant relocation, but as Taffa matured into adulthood, she began to question the promise handed down by her elders and by American society: that if she gave up her culture, her land, and her traditions, she would not only be accepted, but would be able to achieve the “American Dream.” Whiskey Tender traces how a mixed tribe native girl—born on the California Yuma reservation and raised in Navajo territory in New Mexico—comes to her own interpretation of identity, despite her parent’s desires for her to transcend the class and “Indian” status of her birth through education, and despite the Quechan tribe’s particular traditions and beliefs regarding oral and recorded histories. Taffa’s childhood memories unspool into meditations on tribal identity, the rampant criminalization of Native men, governmental assimilation policies, the Red Power movement, and the negotiation between belonging and resisting systemic oppression. Pan-Indian, as well as specific tribal histories and myths, blend with stories of a 1970s and 1980s childhood spent on and off the reservation. Taffa offers a sharp and thought-provoking historical analysis laced with humor and heart. As she reflects on her past and present—the promise of assimilation and the many betrayals her family has suffered, both personal and historical; trauma passed down through generations—she reminds us of how the cultural narratives of her ancestors have been excluded from the central mythologies and structures of the “melting pot” of America, revealing all that is sacrificed for the promise of acceptance.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/splinters-another-kind-of-love-story-by-leslie-jamison--65183772https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689710 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story Author: Leslie Jamison Narrator: Leslie Jamison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 32 minutes Release date: February 20, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the riveting story of rebuilding a life after the end of a marriage—an exploration of motherhood, art, and new love.   Leslie Jamison has become one of our most beloved contemporary voices, a scribe of the real, the true, the complex. She has been compared to Joan Didion and Susan Sontag, acclaimed for her powerful thinking, deep feeling, and electric prose. But while Jamison has never shied away from challenging material—scouring her own psyche and digging into our most unanswerable questions across four books—Splinters enters a new realm.   In her first memoir, Jamison turns her unrivaled powers of perception on some of the most intimate relationships of her life: her consuming love for her young daughter, a ruptured marriage once swollen with hope, and the shaping legacy of her own parents’ complicated bond. In examining what it means for a woman to be many things at once—a mother, an artist, a teacher, a lover—Jamison places the magical and the mundane side by side in surprising ways: pumping breastmilk in a shared university office, driving the open highway in the throes of new love, growing a tender second skin of consciousness as she watches her daughter come alive to the world. The result is a work of nonfiction like no other, an almost impossibly deep reckoning with the muchness of life and art, and a book that grieves the departure of one love even as it celebrates the arrival of another.   How do we move forward into joy when we are haunted by loss? How do we claim hope alongside the harm we’ve caused? A memoir for which the very term tour de force seems to have been coined, Splinters plumbs these and other pressing questions with writing that is revelatory to the last page. Jamison has delivered a book with the linguistic daring and emotional acuity that made The Empathy Exams and The Recovering instant classics, even as she reaches new depths of understanding, piercing the reader to the core. A master of nonfiction, she evinces once again her ability to “stitch together the intellectual and the emotional with the finesse of a crackerjack surgeon” (NPR).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689710Tue, 20 Feb 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689710 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story Author: Leslie Jamison Narrator: Leslie Jamison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 32 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689710 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story Author: Leslie Jamison Narrator: Leslie Jamison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 32 minutes Release date: February 20, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the riveting story of rebuilding a life after the end of a marriage—an exploration of motherhood, art, and new love.   Leslie Jamison has become one of our most beloved contemporary voices, a scribe of the real, the true, the complex. She has been compared to Joan Didion and Susan Sontag, acclaimed for her powerful thinking, deep feeling, and electric prose. But while Jamison has never shied away from challenging material—scouring her own psyche and digging into our most unanswerable questions across four books—Splinters enters a new realm.   In her first memoir, Jamison turns her unrivaled powers of perception on some of the most intimate relationships of her life: her consuming love for her young daughter, a ruptured marriage once swollen with hope, and the shaping legacy of her own parents’ complicated bond. In examining what it means for a woman to be many things at once—a mother, an artist, a teacher, a lover—Jamison places the magical and the mundane side by side in surprising ways: pumping breastmilk in a shared university office, driving the open highway in the throes of new love, growing a tender second skin of consciousness as she watches her daughter come alive to the world. The result is a work of nonfiction like no other, an almost impossibly deep reckoning with the muchness of life and art, and a book that grieves the departure of one love even as it celebrates the arrival of another.   How do we move forward into joy when we are haunted by loss? How do we claim hope alongside the harm we’ve caused? A memoir for which the very term tour de force seems to have been coined, Splinters plumbs these and other pressing questions with writing that is revelatory to the last page. Jamison has delivered a book with the linguistic daring and emotional acuity that made The Empathy Exams and The Recovering instant classics, even as she reaches new depths of understanding, piercing the reader to the core. A master of nonfiction, she evinces once again her ability to “stitch together the intellectual and the emotional with the finesse of a crackerjack surgeon” (NPR).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/troubled-a-memoir-of-foster-care-family-and-social-class-by-rob-henderson--65183755https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class Author: Rob Henderson Narrator: Rob Henderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 20, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this “affecting…intriguing…heartbreaking” (Booklist) coming-of-age memoir, Rob Henderson vividly recounts growing up in foster care, enlisting in the US Air Force, attending elite universities, and pioneering the concept of “luxury beliefs”—ideas and opinions that confer status on the upper class while inflicting costs on the less fortunate. Rob Henderson was born to a drug-addicted mother and a father he never met, ultimately shuttling between ten different foster homes in California. When he was adopted into a loving family, he hoped that life would finally be stable and safe. But divorce, tragedy, poverty, and violence marked his adolescent and teen years, propelling Henderson to join the military upon completing high school. A “vivid, insightful, poignant, and powerful” (Nicholas A. Christakis, author of Blueprint) portrait of shattered families, desperation, and determination, Troubled recounts Henderson’s expectation-defying young life and juxtaposes his story with those of his friends who wound up incarcerated or killed. As he navigates the peaks and valleys of social class, Henderson finds that he remains on the outside looking in. His greatest achievements—a military career, an undergraduate education from Yale, a PhD from Cambridge—feel like hollow measures of success. He argues that stability at home is more important than external accomplishments, and he illustrates the ways the most privileged among us benefit from a set of social standards that actively harm the most vulnerable.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693879Tue, 20 Feb 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class Author: Rob Henderson Narrator: Rob Henderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class Author: Rob Henderson Narrator: Rob Henderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 20, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this “affecting…intriguing…heartbreaking” (Booklist) coming-of-age memoir, Rob Henderson vividly recounts growing up in foster care, enlisting in the US Air Force, attending elite universities, and pioneering the concept of “luxury beliefs”—ideas and opinions that confer status on the upper class while inflicting costs on the less fortunate. Rob Henderson was born to a drug-addicted mother and a father he never met, ultimately shuttling between ten different foster homes in California. When he was adopted into a loving family, he hoped that life would finally be stable and safe. But divorce, tragedy, poverty, and violence marked his adolescent and teen years, propelling Henderson to join the military upon completing high school. A “vivid, insightful, poignant, and powerful” (Nicholas A. Christakis, author of Blueprint) portrait of shattered families, desperation, and determination, Troubled recounts Henderson’s expectation-defying young life and juxtaposes his story with those of his friends who wound up incarcerated or killed. As he navigates the peaks and valleys of social class, Henderson finds that he remains on the outside looking in. His greatest achievements—a military career, an undergraduate education from Yale, a PhD from Cambridge—feel like hollow measures of success. He argues that stability at home is more important than external accomplishments, and he illustrates the ways the most privileged among us benefit from a set of social standards that actively harm the most vulnerable.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-american-ex-wife-how-i-ended-my-marriage-and-started-my-life-by-lyz-lenz--65183754https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692311 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life Author: Lyz Lenz Narrator: Lyz Lenz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 20, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America today, and an argument that the former needs a reboot—from journalist and proud divorcée Lyz Lenz “This American Ex-Wife is a bomb, a bouquet (but not a wedding bouquet), a memoir, a manifesto, and a total joy to read.”—Rebecca Solnit, author of Men Explain Things to Me Studies show that nearly 70 percent of divorces are initiated by women—women who are tired, fed up, exhausted, and unhappy. We’ve all seen how the media portrays divorcées: sad, lonely, drowning their sorrows in a bottle of wine. Lyz Lenz is one such woman whose life fell apart after she reached a breaking point in her twelve-year marriage. But she refused to take part in that tired narrative and decided to flip the script on divorce. In this exuberant and unapologetic book, Lenz makes an argument for the advantages of getting divorced, framing it as a practical and effective solution for women to take back the power they are owed. Weaving reportage with sociological research and literature with popular culture along with personal stories of coming together and breaking up, Lenz creates a kaleidoscopic and poignant portrait of American marriage today. She argues that the mechanisms of American power, justice, love, and gender equality remain deeply flawed, and that marriage, like any other cultural institution, is due for a reckoning. A raucous argument for acceptance, solidarity, and collective female refusal, This American Ex-Wife takes readers on a riveting ride—while pointing us all toward a life that is a little more free.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692311Tue, 20 Feb 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692311 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life Author: Lyz Lenz Narrator: Lyz Lenz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692311 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life Author: Lyz Lenz Narrator: Lyz Lenz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 20, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America today, and an argument that the former needs a reboot—from journalist and proud divorcée Lyz Lenz “This American Ex-Wife is a bomb, a bouquet (but not a wedding bouquet), a memoir, a manifesto, and a total joy to read.”—Rebecca Solnit, author of Men Explain Things to Me Studies show that nearly 70 percent of divorces are initiated by women—women who are tired, fed up, exhausted, and unhappy. We’ve all seen how the media portrays divorcées: sad, lonely, drowning their sorrows in a bottle of wine. Lyz Lenz is one such woman whose life fell apart after she reached a breaking point in her twelve-year marriage. But she refused to take part in that tired narrative and decided to flip the script on divorce. In this exuberant and unapologetic book, Lenz makes an argument for the advantages of getting divorced, framing it as a practical and effective solution for women to take back the power they are owed. Weaving reportage with sociological research and literature with popular culture along with personal stories of coming together and breaking up, Lenz creates a kaleidoscopic and poignant portrait of American marriage today. She argues that the mechanisms of American power, justice, love, and gender equality remain deeply flawed, and that marriage, like any other cultural institution, is due for a reckoning. A raucous argument for acceptance, solidarity, and collective female refusal, This American Ex-Wife takes readers on a riveting ride—while pointing us all toward a life that is a little more free.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-have-we-here-portraits-of-a-life-by-billy-dee-williams--65183776https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684416 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life Author: Billy Dee Williams Narrator: Billy Dee Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 34 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A film legend recalls his remarkable life of nearly eight decades—a heralded actor who's played the roles he wanted, from Brian’s Song to Lando in the Star Wars universe—unchecked by the racism and typecasting so rife in the mostly all-white industry in which he triumphed. Billy Dee Williams was born in Harlem in 1937 and grew up in a household of love and sophistication. As a young boy, he made his stage debut working with Lotte Lenya in an Ira Gershwin/Kurt Weill production where Williams ended up feeding Lenya her lines. He studied painting, first at the High School of Music and Art, with fellow student Diahann Carroll, and then at the National Academy of Fine Art, before setting out to pursue acting with Herbert Berghoff, Stella Adler, and Sidney Poitier. His first film role was in The Last Angry Man, the great Paul Muni’s final film. It was Muni who gave Billy the advice that sent him soaring as an actor, “You can play any character you want to play no matter who you are, no matter the way you look or the color of your skin.” And Williams writes, “I wanted to be anyone I wanted to be.” He writes of landing the role of a lifetime: co-starring alongside James Caan in Brian’s Song, the made-for-television movie that was watched by an audience of more than fifty million people. Williams says it was “the kind of interracial love story America needed.” And when, as the first Black character in the Star Wars universe, he became a true pop culture icon, playing Lando Calrissian in George Lucas’s The Empire Strikes Back (“What I presented on the screen people didn’t expect to see”). It was a role he reprised in the final film of the original trilogy, The Return of the Jedi, and in the recent sequel The Rise of Skywalker. A legendary actor, in his own words, on all that has sustained and carried him through a lifetime of dreams and adventure. Cover Credits: Cover photograph: Courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC Cover design by Jenny Carrow COURTESY OF LUCASFILM LTD. LLC STAR WARS: The Empire Strikes Back (c) & TM Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684416Tue, 13 Feb 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684416 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life Author: Billy Dee Williams Narrator: Billy Dee Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 34...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684416 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life Author: Billy Dee Williams Narrator: Billy Dee Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 34 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A film legend recalls his remarkable life of nearly eight decades—a heralded actor who's played the roles he wanted, from Brian’s Song to Lando in the Star Wars universe—unchecked by the racism and typecasting so rife in the mostly all-white industry in which he triumphed. Billy Dee Williams was born in Harlem in 1937 and grew up in a household of love and sophistication. As a young boy, he made his stage debut working with Lotte Lenya in an Ira Gershwin/Kurt Weill production where Williams ended up feeding Lenya her lines. He studied painting, first at the High School of Music and Art, with fellow student Diahann Carroll, and then at the National Academy of Fine Art, before setting out to pursue acting with Herbert Berghoff, Stella Adler, and Sidney Poitier. His first film role was in The Last Angry Man, the great Paul Muni’s final film. It was Muni who gave Billy the advice that sent him soaring as an actor, “You can play any character you want to play no matter who you are, no matter the way you look or the color of your skin.” And Williams writes, “I wanted to be anyone I wanted to be.” He writes of landing the role of a lifetime: co-starring alongside James Caan in Brian’s Song, the made-for-television movie that was watched by an audience of more than fifty million people. Williams says it was “the kind of interracial love story America needed.” And when, as the first Black character in the Star Wars universe, he became a true pop culture icon, playing Lando Calrissian in George Lucas’s The Empire Strikes Back (“What I presented on the screen people didn’t expect to see”). It was a role he reprised in the final film of the original trilogy, The Return of the Jedi, and in the recent sequel The Rise of Skywalker. A legendary actor, in his own words, on all that has sustained and carried him through a lifetime of dreams and adventure. Cover Credits: Cover photograph: Courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC Cover design by Jenny Carrow COURTESY OF LUCASFILM LTD. LLC STAR WARS: The Empire Strikes Back (c) & TM Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sleepless-unleashing-the-subversive-power-of-the-night-self-by-annabel-abbs-streets--65183765https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692266 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sleepless: Unleashing the Subversive Power of the Night Self Author: Annabel Abbs-Streets Narrator: Karen Cass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 50 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Why women’s brains work differently at night—and how we can harness that altered state for greater creativity, insight, and courage. In the winter of 2020, Annabel Abbs-Streets experienced a series of losses: her stepfather, then father, and finally her family’s puppy. Unmoored by grief, she couldn’t sleep. But she discovered something surprising: during her wakeful nights, the darkness became a place of sanctuary, filled with creativity, reflection, and wonder. And once she stopped fighting her insomnia, Annabel tapped into something mysterious and beguiling: her Night Self. In the tradition of books like Breath and Wintering, Sleepless combines science, historical research, and personal experience to explore the complicated relationship women have with darkness. Her night journeys range from quiet country fields to brightly lit city streets to the darkest reaches of the Arctic Circle. And from women of the past—Lee Krasner, Virginia Woolf, Louise Bourgeois, and dozens more—who opened their minds on sleepless nights, to contemporary women who found a form of healing in darkness. From moth hunters to astronomers, from artists to photographers, Annabel found she wasn’t alone. Cut loose from the anxiety of insomnia, numerous women discovered strength, imagination, and inner knowledge at night. Many also learned to—finally—sleep.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692266Tue, 13 Feb 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692266 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sleepless: Unleashing the Subversive Power of the Night Self Author: Annabel Abbs-Streets Narrator: Karen Cass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692266 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sleepless: Unleashing the Subversive Power of the Night Self Author: Annabel Abbs-Streets Narrator: Karen Cass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 50 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Why women’s brains work differently at night—and how we can harness that altered state for greater creativity, insight, and courage. In the winter of 2020, Annabel Abbs-Streets experienced a series of losses: her stepfather, then father, and finally her family’s puppy. Unmoored by grief, she couldn’t sleep. But she discovered something surprising: during her wakeful nights, the darkness became a place of sanctuary, filled with creativity, reflection, and wonder. And once she stopped fighting her insomnia, Annabel tapped into something mysterious and beguiling: her Night Self. In the tradition of books like Breath and Wintering, Sleepless combines science, historical research, and personal experience to explore the complicated relationship women have with darkness. Her night journeys range from quiet country fields to brightly lit city streets to the darkest reaches of the Arctic Circle. And from women of the past—Lee Krasner, Virginia Woolf, Louise Bourgeois, and dozens more—who opened their minds on sleepless nights, to contemporary women who found a form of healing in darkness. From moth hunters to astronomers, from artists to photographers, Annabel found she wasn’t alone. Cut loose from the anxiety of insomnia, numerous women discovered strength, imagination, and inner knowledge at night. Many also learned to—finally—sleep.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-heard-her-call-my-name-a-memoir-of-transition-by-lucy-sante--65183734https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692246 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition Author: Lucy Sante Narrator: Lucy Sante Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 57 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Reading this book is a joy... much to say about the trans journey and will undoubtedly become a standard for those in need of guidance. ” — The Washington Post 'Sante’s bold devotion to complexity and clarity makes this an exemplary memoir. It is a clarion call to live one’s most authentic life.” — The Boston Globe “Not to be missed, I Heard Her Call My Name is a powerful example of self-reflection and a vibrant exploration of the modern dynamics of gender and identity.” — Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2024 An iconic writer’s lapidary memoir of a life spent pursuing a dream of artistic truth while evading the truth of her own gender identity, until, finally, she turned to face who she really was For a long time, Lucy Sante felt unsure of her place. Born in Belgium, the only child of conservative working-class Catholic parents who transplanted their little family to the United States, she felt at home only when she moved to New York City in the early 1970s and found her people among a band of fellow bohemians. Some would die young, to drugs and AIDS, and some would become jarringly famous. Sante flirted with both fates, on her way to building an estimable career as a writer. But she still felt like her life a performance. She was presenting a façade, even to herself. Sante’s memoir braids together two threads of personal narrative: the arc of her life, and her recent step-by-step transition to a place of inner and outer alignment. Sante brings a loving irony to her account of her unsteady first steps; there was much she found she still needed to learn about being a woman after some sixty years cloaked in a man’s identity, in a man’s world. A marvel of grace and empathy, I Heard Her Call My Name parses with great sensitivity many issues that touch our lives deeply, of gender identity and far beyond.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692246Tue, 13 Feb 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692246 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition Author: Lucy Sante Narrator: Lucy Sante Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 57 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692246 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition Author: Lucy Sante Narrator: Lucy Sante Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 57 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Reading this book is a joy... much to say about the trans journey and will undoubtedly become a standard for those in need of guidance. ” — The Washington Post 'Sante’s bold devotion to complexity and clarity makes this an exemplary memoir. It is a clarion call to live one’s most authentic life.” — The Boston Globe “Not to be missed, I Heard Her Call My Name is a powerful example of self-reflection and a vibrant exploration of the modern dynamics of gender and identity.” — Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2024 An iconic writer’s lapidary memoir of a life spent pursuing a dream of artistic truth while evading the truth of her own gender identity, until, finally, she turned to face who she really was For a long time, Lucy Sante felt unsure of her place. Born in Belgium, the only child of conservative working-class Catholic parents who transplanted their little family to the United States, she felt at home only when she moved to New York City in the early 1970s and found her people among a band of fellow bohemians. Some would die young, to drugs and AIDS, and some would become jarringly famous. Sante flirted with both fates, on her way to building an estimable career as a writer. But she still felt like her life a performance. She was presenting a façade, even to herself. Sante’s memoir braids together two threads of personal narrative: the arc of her life, and her recent step-by-step transition to a place of inner and outer alignment. Sante brings a loving irony to her account of her unsteady first steps; there was much she found she still needed to learn about being a woman after some sixty years cloaked in a man’s identity, in a man’s world. A marvel of grace and empathy, I Heard Her Call My Name parses with great sensitivity many issues that touch our lives deeply, of gender identity and far beyond.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/get-the-picture-a-mind-bending-journey-among-the-inspired-artists-and-obsessive-art-fiends-who-taught-me-how-to-see-by-bianca-bosker--65183797https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692265 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Journey among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How to See Author: Bianca Bosker Narrator: Bianca Bosker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 14 minutes Release date: February 6, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Get the Picture is one of the funniest books I’ve read . . . Brilliant.” —The Washington Post “A gripping and often hilarious investigation into the art world. . . . Bosker goes full Tom Wolfe.” —TIME “Funny, whip-smart, and gorgeously written, Get the Picture will forever transform the way you see. . . . I loved every word.” —Suleika Jaouad, New York Times bestselling author of Between Two Kingdoms The New York Times bestselling author of Cork Dork takes readers on another fascinating, hilarious, and revelatory journey—this time burrowing deep inside the secretive world of art and artists An award-winning journalist obsessed with obsession, Bianca Bosker’s existence was upended when she wandered into the art world—and couldn’t look away. Intrigued by artists who hyperventilate around their favorite colors and art fiends who max out credit cards to show hunks of metal they think can change the world, Bosker grew fixated on understanding why art matters and how she—or any of us—could engage with it more deeply. In Get the Picture, Bosker throws herself into the nerve center of art and the people who live for it: gallerists, collectors, curators, and, of course, artists themselves—the kind who work multiple jobs to afford their studios while scrabbling to get eyes on their art. As she stretches canvases until her fingers blister, talks her way into A-list parties full of billionaire collectors, has her face sat on by a nearly-naked performance artist, and forces herself to stare at a single sculpture for hours on end while working as a museum security guard, she discovers not only the inner workings of the art-canonization machine but also a more expansive way of living. Probing everything from cave paintings to Instagram, and from the science of sight to the importance of beauty as it examines art’s role in our culture, our economy, and our hearts, Get the Picture is a rollicking adventure that will change the way you see forever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692265Tue, 06 Feb 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692265 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Journey among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How to See Author: Bianca Bosker Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692265 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Journey among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How to See Author: Bianca Bosker Narrator: Bianca Bosker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 14 minutes Release date: February 6, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Get the Picture is one of the funniest books I’ve read . . . Brilliant.” —The Washington Post “A gripping and often hilarious investigation into the art world. . . . Bosker goes full Tom Wolfe.” —TIME “Funny, whip-smart, and gorgeously written, Get the Picture will forever transform the way you see. . . . I loved every word.” —Suleika Jaouad, New York Times bestselling author of Between Two Kingdoms The New York Times bestselling author of Cork Dork takes readers on another fascinating, hilarious, and revelatory journey—this time burrowing deep inside the secretive world of art and artists An award-winning journalist obsessed with obsession, Bianca Bosker’s existence was upended when she wandered into the art world—and couldn’t look away. Intrigued by artists who hyperventilate around their favorite colors and art fiends who max out credit cards to show hunks of metal they think can change the world, Bosker grew fixated on understanding why art matters and how she—or any of us—could engage with it more deeply. In Get the Picture, Bosker throws herself into the nerve center of art and the people who live for it: gallerists, collectors, curators, and, of course, artists themselves—the kind who work multiple jobs to afford their studios while scrabbling to get eyes on their art. As she stretches canvases until her fingers blister, talks her way into A-list parties full of billionaire collectors, has her face sat on by a nearly-naked performance artist, and forces herself to stare at a single sculpture for hours on end while working as a museum security guard, she discovers not only the inner workings of the art-canonization machine but also a more expansive way of living. Probing everything from cave paintings to Instagram, and from the science of sight to the importance of beauty as it examines art’s role in our culture, our economy, and our hearts, Get the Picture is a rollicking adventure that will change the way you see forever.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/outofshapeworthlessloser-a-memoir-of-figure-skating-f-cking-up-and-figuring-it-out-by-gracie-gold--65183788https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692304 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out Author: Gracie Gold Narrator: Gracie Gold Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: February 6, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “piercing account” (The Wall Street Journal) of surviving as a young woman in a society that rewards appearances more than anything and demands perfection at all costs—especially if you’re an Olympic figure skater. “A riveting memoir, which details her experience with an eating disorder, depression and her high-stakes career.”—People (Best Books to Read in February 2024)   When Gracie Gold stepped onto center stage (or ice, rather) as America’s sweetheart at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, she instantly became the face of America’s most beloved winter sport. Beautiful, blonde, Midwestern, and media-trained, she was suddenly being written up everywhere from The New Yorker to Teen Vogue to People and baking cookies with Taylor Swift. But little did the public know what Gold was facing when the cameras were off, driven by the self-destructive voice inside that she calls “outofshapeworthlessloser.” In 2017, she entered treatment for what was publicly announced as an eating disorder and anxiety treatment but was, in reality, suicidal ideation. While Gold’s public star was rising, her private life was falling apart: Cracks within her family were widening, her bulimia was getting worse, and she became a survivor of sexual assault. The pressure of training for years with demanding coaches and growing up in a household that accepted nothing less than gold had finally taken its toll. Now Gold reveals the exclusive and harrowing story of her struggles in and out of the pressure-packed world of elite figure skating: the battles with her family, her coaches, the powers-that-be at her federation, and her deteriorating mental health. Outofshapeworthlessloser is not only a forceful reckoning from a world-class athlete but also an intimate memoir, told with unflinching honesty and stirring defiance.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692304Tue, 06 Feb 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692304 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out Author: Gracie Gold Narrator: Gracie Gold Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692304 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out Author: Gracie Gold Narrator: Gracie Gold Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: February 6, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “piercing account” (The Wall Street Journal) of surviving as a young woman in a society that rewards appearances more than anything and demands perfection at all costs—especially if you’re an Olympic figure skater. “A riveting memoir, which details her experience with an eating disorder, depression and her high-stakes career.”—People (Best Books to Read in February 2024)   When Gracie Gold stepped onto center stage (or ice, rather) as America’s sweetheart at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, she instantly became the face of America’s most beloved winter sport. Beautiful, blonde, Midwestern, and media-trained, she was suddenly being written up everywhere from The New Yorker to Teen Vogue to People and baking cookies with Taylor Swift. But little did the public know what Gold was facing when the cameras were off, driven by the self-destructive voice inside that she calls “outofshapeworthlessloser.” In 2017, she entered treatment for what was publicly announced as an eating disorder and anxiety treatment but was, in reality, suicidal ideation. While Gold’s public star was rising, her private life was falling apart: Cracks within her family were widening, her bulimia was getting worse, and she became a survivor of sexual assault. The pressure of training for years with demanding coaches and growing up in a household that accepted nothing less than gold had finally taken its toll. Now Gold reveals the exclusive and harrowing story of her struggles in and out of the pressure-packed world of elite figure skating: the battles with her family, her coaches, the powers-that-be at her federation, and her deteriorating mental health. Outofshapeworthlessloser is not only a forceful reckoning from a world-class athlete but also an intimate memoir, told with unflinching honesty and stirring defiance.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-we-read-on-bookworms-libraries-and-just-one-more-page-before-lights-out-by-shannon-reed--65183779https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685034 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out Author: Shannon Reed Narrator: Paige Mckinney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 54 minutes Release date: February 6, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize Semifinalist We read to escape, to learn, to find love, to feel seen. We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find connection across difference, or simply to pass a rainy afternoon. No matter the reason, books have the power to keep us safe, to challenge us, and perhaps most importantly, to make us more fully human. Shannon Reed, a longtime teacher, lifelong reader, and New Yorker contributor, gets it. With one simple goal in mind, she makes the case that we should read for pleasure above all else. In this whip-smart, laugh-out-loud-funny collection, Reed shares surprising stories from her life as a reader and the poignant ways in which books have impacted her students. From the varied novels she cherishes (Gone Girl, Their Eyes Were Watching God) to the ones she didn’t (Tess of the d’Urbervilles), Reed takes us on a rollicking tour through the comforting world of literature, celebrating the books we love, the readers who love them, and the ways in which literature can transform us for the better.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685034Tue, 06 Feb 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685034 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out Author: Shannon Reed Narrator: Paige Mckinney Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685034 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out Author: Shannon Reed Narrator: Paige Mckinney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 54 minutes Release date: February 6, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize Semifinalist We read to escape, to learn, to find love, to feel seen. We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find connection across difference, or simply to pass a rainy afternoon. No matter the reason, books have the power to keep us safe, to challenge us, and perhaps most importantly, to make us more fully human. Shannon Reed, a longtime teacher, lifelong reader, and New Yorker contributor, gets it. With one simple goal in mind, she makes the case that we should read for pleasure above all else. In this whip-smart, laugh-out-loud-funny collection, Reed shares surprising stories from her life as a reader and the poignant ways in which books have impacted her students. From the varied novels she cherishes (Gone Girl, Their Eyes Were Watching God) to the ones she didn’t (Tess of the d’Urbervilles), Reed takes us on a rollicking tour through the comforting world of literature, celebrating the books we love, the readers who love them, and the ways in which literature can transform us for the better.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-live-free-in-a-dangerous-world-a-decolonial-memoir-by-shayla-lawson--65183763https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692250 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir Author: Shayla Lawson Narrator: Shayla Lawson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: February 6, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Phenomenal.... A memoir that opens into the world, with brilliance, courage, and elegant prose.... This is a book to read, read again, and remember.”—Imani Perry, New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award winner South to America Poet and journalist Shayla Lawson follows their National Book Critics Circle finalist This Is Major with these daring and exquisitely crafted essays, where Lawson journeys across the globe, finds beauty in tumultuous times, and powerfully disrupts the constraints of race, gender, and disability. One of Esquire's Best Memoirs of 2024 Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Elle, Them, Book Riot, LitHub, Stylecaster, and Chicago Review of Books In their new book, Shayla Lawson reveals how traveling can itself be a political act, when it can be a dangerous world to be Black, femme, nonbinary, and disabled. With their signature prose, at turns bold, muscular, and luminous, Shayla Lawson travels the world to explore deeper meanings held within love, time, and the self. Through encounters with a gorgeous gondolier in Venice, an ex-husband in the Netherlands, and a lost love on New Year’s Eve in Mexico City, Lawson’s travels bring unexpected wisdom about life in and out of love. They learn the strength of friendships and the dangers of beauty during a narrow escape in Egypt. They examine Blackness in post-dictatorship Zimbabwe, then take us on a secretive tour of Black freedom movements in Portugal. Through a deeply insightful journey, Lawson leads readers from a castle in France to a hula hoop competition in Jamaica to a traditional theater in Tokyo to a Prince concert in Minnesota and, finally, to finding liberation on a beach in Bermuda, exploring each location—and their deepest emotions—to the fullest. In the end, they discover how the trials of marriage, grief, and missed connections can lead to self-transformation and unimagined new freedoms.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692250Tue, 06 Feb 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692250 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir Author: Shayla Lawson Narrator: Shayla Lawson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692250 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir Author: Shayla Lawson Narrator: Shayla Lawson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: February 6, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Phenomenal.... A memoir that opens into the world, with brilliance, courage, and elegant prose.... This is a book to read, read again, and remember.”—Imani Perry, New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award winner South to America Poet and journalist Shayla Lawson follows their National Book Critics Circle finalist This Is Major with these daring and exquisitely crafted essays, where Lawson journeys across the globe, finds beauty in tumultuous times, and powerfully disrupts the constraints of race, gender, and disability. One of Esquire's Best Memoirs of 2024 Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Elle, Them, Book Riot, LitHub, Stylecaster, and Chicago Review of Books In their new book, Shayla Lawson reveals how traveling can itself be a political act, when it can be a dangerous world to be Black, femme, nonbinary, and disabled. With their signature prose, at turns bold, muscular, and luminous, Shayla Lawson travels the world to explore deeper meanings held within love, time, and the self. Through encounters with a gorgeous gondolier in Venice, an ex-husband in the Netherlands, and a lost love on New Year’s Eve in Mexico City, Lawson’s travels bring unexpected wisdom about life in and out of love. They learn the strength of friendships and the dangers of beauty during a narrow escape in Egypt. They examine Blackness in post-dictatorship Zimbabwe, then take us on a secretive tour of Black freedom movements in Portugal. Through a deeply insightful journey, Lawson leads readers from a castle in France to a hula hoop competition in Jamaica to a traditional theater in Tokyo to a Prince concert in Minnesota and, finally, to finding liberation on a beach in Bermuda, exploring each location—and their deepest emotions—to the fullest. In the end, they discover how the trials of marriage, grief, and missed connections can lead to self-transformation and unimagined new freedoms.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-ll-just-be-five-more-minutes-and-other-tales-from-my-adhd-brain-by-emily-farris--65183747https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693026 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'll Just Be Five More Minutes: And Other Tales from My ADHD Brain Author: Emily Farris Narrator: Emily Farris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 40 minutes Release date: February 6, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 11 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A hilariously-honest, heartwarming essay collection about life, love, and discovering you have ADHD at age 35   Despite being a published writer with a family, a gaggle of internet fans, and (most shockingly) a mortgage, Emily Farris could never get her sh*t together. As she saw it, disorganization was one of her countless character flaws—that is until she was diagnosed with ADHD at age 35. Like many girls who go undiagnosed, Emily grew up internalizing criticisms about her impulsivity and lack of follow-through. She held onto that shame as she tried (and often failed) to fit into a world designed for neurotypical brains.   I'll Just Be Five More Minutes is a personal essay collection of laugh-out-loud-funny, tear-jerking, and at times cringey true stories of Emily's experiences as a neurodivergent woman. With the newfound knowledge of her ADHD, Emily candidly reexamines her complicated relationships (including one with a celebrity stalker), her money problems, the years she spent unknowingly self-medicating, and her hyperfixations (two words: decorative baskets).    A memoir-in-essays both entertaining and enlightening, I'll Just Be Five More Minutes is for people with ADHD, as well as those who know and love them. This is a powerful collection of deeply relatable, wide-ranging stories about a woman's right to control her own body, about overwhelm and oversharing, about drinking too much and sleeping too little, and about being misunderstood by the people closest to you. At its heart, I’ll Just Be Five More Minutes is about not quite fitting in and not really understanding why—something we’ve all felt whether we're neurodivergent or not.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693026Tue, 06 Feb 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693026 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'll Just Be Five More Minutes: And Other Tales from My ADHD Brain Author: Emily Farris Narrator: Emily Farris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693026 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'll Just Be Five More Minutes: And Other Tales from My ADHD Brain Author: Emily Farris Narrator: Emily Farris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 40 minutes Release date: February 6, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 11 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A hilariously-honest, heartwarming essay collection about life, love, and discovering you have ADHD at age 35   Despite being a published writer with a family, a gaggle of internet fans, and (most shockingly) a mortgage, Emily Farris could never get her sh*t together. As she saw it, disorganization was one of her countless character flaws—that is until she was diagnosed with ADHD at age 35. Like many girls who go undiagnosed, Emily grew up internalizing criticisms about her impulsivity and lack of follow-through. She held onto that shame as she tried (and often failed) to fit into a world designed for neurotypical brains.   I'll Just Be Five More Minutes is a personal essay collection of laugh-out-loud-funny, tear-jerking, and at times cringey true stories of Emily's experiences as a neurodivergent woman. With the newfound knowledge of her ADHD, Emily candidly reexamines her complicated relationships (including one with a celebrity stalker), her money problems, the years she spent unknowingly self-medicating, and her hyperfixations (two words: decorative baskets).    A memoir-in-essays both entertaining and enlightening, I'll Just Be Five More Minutes is for people with ADHD, as well as those who know and love them. This is a powerful collection of deeply relatable, wide-ranging stories about a woman's right to control her own body, about overwhelm and oversharing, about drinking too much and sleeping too little, and about being misunderstood by the people closest to you. At its heart, I’ll Just Be Five More Minutes is about not quite fitting in and not really understanding why—something we’ve all felt whether we're neurodivergent or not.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/newborn-running-away-breaking-with-the-past-building-a-new-family-by-kerry-hudson--65183820https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Newborn: Running Away, Breaking with the Past, Building a New Family Author: Kerry Hudson Narrator: Kerry Hudson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: February 1, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In Newborn, prizewinning writer Kerry Hudson navigates trying to build a nourishing, safe and loving family - without a blueprint to work from Kerry Hudson is celebrated for her emotionally and politically powerful writing about growing up in poverty. Her books and journalism have changed the conversation and touched countless lives. In this new book she asks: what next, after a childhood like hers? What hope is there of creating a different life for herself, let alone future generations? We see how Kerry found love, what it took to decide to start a family of her own and how fragile every step of the journey towards parenthood was. All along the way, she faces obstacles that would test the strongest foundations, from struggles with fertility to being locked down in a Prague maternity hospital to a marriage in crisis. But over and over again, her love, hope, fight -- and determination to break patterns and give her son a different life -- win through and light her path. Newborn is a beautiful, empowering memoir about creating a family in the midst of chaos, and learning new ways to find happiness. It continues the journey Kerry started in her bestselling memoir Lowborn, illuminating her experiences of becoming a mother, reshaping her future and reclaiming her identity. ©2024 Kerry Hudson (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684910Thu, 01 Feb 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Newborn: Running Away, Breaking with the Past, Building a New Family Author: Kerry Hudson Narrator: Kerry Hudson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Newborn: Running Away, Breaking with the Past, Building a New Family Author: Kerry Hudson Narrator: Kerry Hudson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: February 1, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In Newborn, prizewinning writer Kerry Hudson navigates trying to build a nourishing, safe and loving family - without a blueprint to work from Kerry Hudson is celebrated for her emotionally and politically powerful writing about growing up in poverty. Her books and journalism have changed the conversation and touched countless lives. In this new book she asks: what next, after a childhood like hers? What hope is there of creating a different life for herself, let alone future generations? We see how Kerry found love, what it took to decide to start a family of her own and how fragile every step of the journey towards parenthood was. All along the way, she faces obstacles that would test the strongest foundations, from struggles with fertility to being locked down in a Prague maternity hospital to a marriage in crisis. But over and over again, her love, hope, fight -- and determination to break patterns and give her son a different life -- win through and light her path. Newborn is a beautiful, empowering memoir about creating a family in the midst of chaos, and learning new ways to find happiness. It continues the journey Kerry started in her bestselling memoir Lowborn, illuminating her experiences of becoming a mother, reshaping her future and reclaiming her identity. ©2024 Kerry Hudson (P)2024 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/subculture-vulture-a-memoir-in-six-scenes-by-moshe-kasher--65183893https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684414 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes Author: Moshe Kasher Narrator: Moshe Kasher, Larry Wilson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 30, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “hilarious” (Dax Shepard), “surprisingly emotional trip” (The Chainsmokers) through deep American subcultures ranging from Burning Man to Alcoholics Anonymous, by the writer and comedian Moshe Kasher “Part history lesson, part standup set and, often, part love letter . . . Kasher’s ability to blend humor with homework works almost too well.”—The New York Times After bottoming out, being institutionalized, and getting sober all by the tender age of fifteen, Moshe Kasher found himself asking: “What’s next?” Over the ensuing decades, he discovered the answer: a lot. There was his time as a boy-king of Alcoholics Anonymous, a kind of pubescent proselytizer for other teens getting and staying sober. He was a rave promoter turned DJ turned sober ecstasy dealer in San Francisco’s techno warehouse party scene of the 1990s. For fifteen years he worked as a psychedelic security guard at Burning Man, fishing hippies out of hidden chambers they’d constructed to try to sneak into the event. As a child of deaf parents, Kasher became deeply immersed in deaf culture and sign language interpretation, translating everything from end-of-life care to horny deaf clients’ attempts to hire sex workers. He reconnects and tries to make peace with his ultra-Hasidic Jewish upbringing after the death of his father before finally settling into the comedy scene where he now makes his living. Each of these scenes gets a gonzo historiographical rundown before Kasher enters the narrative and tells the story of the lives he has spent careening from one to the next. A razor-sharp, gut-wrenchingly funny, and surprisingly moving tour of some of the most wildly distinct subcultures a person can experience, Subculture Vulture deftly weaves together memoir and propulsive cultural history. It’s a story of finding your people, over and over again, in different settings, and of knowing without a doubt that wherever you are is where you’re supposed to be.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684414Tue, 30 Jan 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684414 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes Author: Moshe Kasher Narrator: Moshe Kasher, Larry Wilson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 14...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684414 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes Author: Moshe Kasher Narrator: Moshe Kasher, Larry Wilson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 30, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “hilarious” (Dax Shepard), “surprisingly emotional trip” (The Chainsmokers) through deep American subcultures ranging from Burning Man to Alcoholics Anonymous, by the writer and comedian Moshe Kasher “Part history lesson, part standup set and, often, part love letter . . . Kasher’s ability to blend humor with homework works almost too well.”—The New York Times After bottoming out, being institutionalized, and getting sober all by the tender age of fifteen, Moshe Kasher found himself asking: “What’s next?” Over the ensuing decades, he discovered the answer: a lot. There was his time as a boy-king of Alcoholics Anonymous, a kind of pubescent proselytizer for other teens getting and staying sober. He was a rave promoter turned DJ turned sober ecstasy dealer in San Francisco’s techno warehouse party scene of the 1990s. For fifteen years he worked as a psychedelic security guard at Burning Man, fishing hippies out of hidden chambers they’d constructed to try to sneak into the event. As a child of deaf parents, Kasher became deeply immersed in deaf culture and sign language interpretation, translating everything from end-of-life care to horny deaf clients’ attempts to hire sex workers. He reconnects and tries to make peace with his ultra-Hasidic Jewish upbringing after the death of his father before finally settling into the comedy scene where he now makes his living. Each of these scenes gets a gonzo historiographical rundown before Kasher enters the narrative and tells the story of the lives he has spent careening from one to the next. A razor-sharp, gut-wrenchingly funny, and surprisingly moving tour of some of the most wildly distinct subcultures a person can experience, Subculture Vulture deftly weaves together memoir and propulsive cultural history. It’s a story of finding your people, over and over again, in different settings, and of knowing without a doubt that wherever you are is where you’re supposed to be.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dear-sister-a-memoir-of-secrets-survival-and-unbreakable-bonds-by-michelle-horton--65183789https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds Author: Michelle Horton Narrator: Michelle Horton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 8 minutes Release date: January 30, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this "incendiary" memoir, a woman fights the criminal justice system to release her incarcerated sister after she kills her longtime abuser (Publishers Weekly). In September 2017, a knock on the door upends Michelle Horton’s life: she learns that her sister has just shot her partner and is now in jail. Stunned, Michelle rearranges her life to raise Nikki's two young children alongside her own son.    During the investigation that follows, Michelle is shocked to learn that Nikki had been hiding horrific abuse for years. Michelle launches a fight to bring Nikki home, squaring off against a criminal justice system designed to punish the entire family.    Since Dear Sister’s original publication, Michelle’s fight—alongside a tireless network of supporters—has resulted in Nikki’s release from prison.  With a new chapter, an update from Nikki, and never-before-seen photographs documenting the homecoming, this edition provides a touching new conclusion to a profound, intimate story of resilience and the unbreakable bond of family.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684252Tue, 30 Jan 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds Author: Michelle Horton Narrator: Michelle Horton Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds Author: Michelle Horton Narrator: Michelle Horton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 8 minutes Release date: January 30, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this "incendiary" memoir, a woman fights the criminal justice system to release her incarcerated sister after she kills her longtime abuser (Publishers Weekly). In September 2017, a knock on the door upends Michelle Horton’s life: she learns that her sister has just shot her partner and is now in jail. Stunned, Michelle rearranges her life to raise Nikki's two young children alongside her own son.    During the investigation that follows, Michelle is shocked to learn that Nikki had been hiding horrific abuse for years. Michelle launches a fight to bring Nikki home, squaring off against a criminal justice system designed to punish the entire family.    Since Dear Sister’s original publication, Michelle’s fight—alongside a tireless network of supporters—has resulted in Nikki’s release from prison.  With a new chapter, an update from Nikki, and never-before-seen photographs documenting the homecoming, this edition provides a touching new conclusion to a profound, intimate story of resilience and the unbreakable bond of family.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-everything-i-wish-i-never-had-to-learn-about-money-by-madeline-pendleton--65183827https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684402 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt: Everything I Wish I Never Had to Learn About Money Author: Madeline Pendleton Narrator: Madeline Pendleton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: January 16, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A big-hearted, no-bullshit memoir from the TikTok superstar about her journey from living paycheck to paycheck to creating a multi-million-dollar business that offers a compassionate alternative to capitalism • Includes no-nonsense life and money advice, from negotiating pay and building credit to putting home ownership within reach 'Madeline's life is unique yet wildly relatable...Readers will be thoroughly engaged, as every hardship comes with a lesson that Madeline skillfully shares with us. A thought-provoking, mind-tingling reading experience.'—Mercury Stardust, the Trans Handy Ma’am and author of Safe and Sound Imagine a job where you work four days a week and earn as much as the CEO. You also get full benefits, a gym membership, free lunch, and unlimited time off, no questions asked. Hard-won profits don’t just end up in the CEO’s pocket—they’re distributed equally among all employees. The company even buys you your very own car. It sounds too good to be true, but this is the reality at Tunnel Vision, the clothing company that Madeline Pendleton built from the ground up. Like so many Americans, Madeline used to struggle to make ends meet. Raised by a punk dad and a goth mom in Fresno, California, she spent her teens intermittently homeless, relying on the kindness and spare couches of the local punk community to get by. By her twenties, she was drowning in student loans and credit card debt, working long hours and sick of her bosses treating her as disposable. Then her boyfriend, struggling with financial stress, died by suicide. Capitalism was literally killing her loved ones—she knew there must be a better way. Madeline decided to study the rules of capitalism, the game everyone is forced to play. She used what she learned to build a new kind of business, one rooted in an ethos of community care. Millennials and Gen Zers like Madeline are facing an unprecedented financial reality: Stagnant wages, skyrocketing housing costs, a student debt crisis. I Survived Capitalism is essential reading for anyone searching for hope and stability in an unjust world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684402Tue, 16 Jan 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684402 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt: Everything I Wish I Never Had to Learn About Money Author: Madeline Pendleton Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684402 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt: Everything I Wish I Never Had to Learn About Money Author: Madeline Pendleton Narrator: Madeline Pendleton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: January 16, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A big-hearted, no-bullshit memoir from the TikTok superstar about her journey from living paycheck to paycheck to creating a multi-million-dollar business that offers a compassionate alternative to capitalism • Includes no-nonsense life and money advice, from negotiating pay and building credit to putting home ownership within reach 'Madeline's life is unique yet wildly relatable...Readers will be thoroughly engaged, as every hardship comes with a lesson that Madeline skillfully shares with us. A thought-provoking, mind-tingling reading experience.'—Mercury Stardust, the Trans Handy Ma’am and author of Safe and Sound Imagine a job where you work four days a week and earn as much as the CEO. You also get full benefits, a gym membership, free lunch, and unlimited time off, no questions asked. Hard-won profits don’t just end up in the CEO’s pocket—they’re distributed equally among all employees. The company even buys you your very own car. It sounds too good to be true, but this is the reality at Tunnel Vision, the clothing company that Madeline Pendleton built from the ground up. Like so many Americans, Madeline used to struggle to make ends meet. Raised by a punk dad and a goth mom in Fresno, California, she spent her teens intermittently homeless, relying on the kindness and spare couches of the local punk community to get by. By her twenties, she was drowning in student loans and credit card debt, working long hours and sick of her bosses treating her as disposable. Then her boyfriend, struggling with financial stress, died by suicide. Capitalism was literally killing her loved ones—she knew there must be a better way. Madeline decided to study the rules of capitalism, the game everyone is forced to play. She used what she learned to build a new kind of business, one rooted in an ethos of community care. Millennials and Gen Zers like Madeline are facing an unprecedented financial reality: Stagnant wages, skyrocketing housing costs, a student debt crisis. I Survived Capitalism is essential reading for anyone searching for hope and stability in an unjust world.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-fire-season-a-personal-and-pyronatural-history-by-manjula-martin--65183800https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History Author: Manjula Martin Narrator: Manjula Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 9 minutes Release date: January 16, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: H Is for Hawk meets Joan Didion in the Pyrocene in this arresting combination of memoir, natural history, and literary inquiry that chronicles one woman’s experience of life in Northern California during the worst fire season on record. NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A MOST-ANTICIPATED BOOK: The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Saturday Evening Post, Poets & Writers, The Millions, Alta, Heat Map News Told in luminous, perceptive prose, The Last Fire Season is a deeply incisive inquiry into what it really means—now—to live in relationship to the elements of the natural world. When Manjula Martin moved from the city to the woods of Northern California, she wanted to be closer to the wilderness that she had loved as a child. She was also seeking refuge from a health crisis that left her with chronic pain, and found a sense of healing through tending her garden beneath the redwoods of Sonoma County. But the landscape that Martin treasured was an ecosystem already in crisis. Wildfires fueled by climate change were growing bigger and more frequent: each autumn, her garden filled with smoke and ash, and the local firehouse siren wailed deep into the night. In 2020, when a dry lightning storm ignited hundreds of simultaneous wildfires across the West and kicked off the worst fire season on record, Martin, along with thousands of other Californians, evacuated her home in the midst of a pandemic. Both a love letter to the forests of the West and an interrogation of the colonialist practices that led to their current dilemma, The Last Fire Season, follows her from the oaky hills of Sonoma County to the redwood forests of coastal Santa Cruz, to the pines and peaks of the Sierra Nevada, as she seeks shelter, bears witness to the devastation, and tries to better understand fire’s role in the ecology of the West. As Martin seeks a way to navigate the daily experience of living in a damaged body on a damaged planet, she comes to question her own assumptions about nature and the complicated connections between people and the land on which we live.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684403Tue, 16 Jan 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History Author: Manjula Martin Narrator: Manjula Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History Author: Manjula Martin Narrator: Manjula Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 9 minutes Release date: January 16, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: H Is for Hawk meets Joan Didion in the Pyrocene in this arresting combination of memoir, natural history, and literary inquiry that chronicles one woman’s experience of life in Northern California during the worst fire season on record. NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A MOST-ANTICIPATED BOOK: The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Saturday Evening Post, Poets & Writers, The Millions, Alta, Heat Map News Told in luminous, perceptive prose, The Last Fire Season is a deeply incisive inquiry into what it really means—now—to live in relationship to the elements of the natural world. When Manjula Martin moved from the city to the woods of Northern California, she wanted to be closer to the wilderness that she had loved as a child. She was also seeking refuge from a health crisis that left her with chronic pain, and found a sense of healing through tending her garden beneath the redwoods of Sonoma County. But the landscape that Martin treasured was an ecosystem already in crisis. Wildfires fueled by climate change were growing bigger and more frequent: each autumn, her garden filled with smoke and ash, and the local firehouse siren wailed deep into the night. In 2020, when a dry lightning storm ignited hundreds of simultaneous wildfires across the West and kicked off the worst fire season on record, Martin, along with thousands of other Californians, evacuated her home in the midst of a pandemic. Both a love letter to the forests of the West and an interrogation of the colonialist practices that led to their current dilemma, The Last Fire Season, follows her from the oaky hills of Sonoma County to the redwood forests of coastal Santa Cruz, to the pines and peaks of the Sierra Nevada, as she seeks shelter, bears witness to the devastation, and tries to better understand fire’s role in the ecology of the West. As Martin seeks a way to navigate the daily experience of living in a damaged body on a damaged planet, she comes to question her own assumptions about nature and the complicated connections between people and the land on which we live.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/resilient-the-untold-story-of-crossfit-s-greatest-comeback-by-brooke-wells--65183796https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682211 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Resilient: The Untold Story of CrossFit's Greatest Comeback Author: Brooke Wells Narrator: Todd Meleney, Brooke Wells Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An inspirational memoir about CrossFit star Brooke Wells' rise to fame and miraculous comeback. This program is read by the author. On the last night of the 2021 CrossFit Games, ten thousand fans watched in horror as Brooke Wells’ elbow dislocated under the weight of a 190-pound barbell. This is the extraordinary story of what happened next: How Wells pulled off a highly improbable comeback that transformed her mentally and physically into one of the fittest women in the world. In Resilient, Wells provides a refreshingly honest, authentic account of how she overcame fear, self-doubt, and a slew of unexpected obstacles to return to the CrossFit Games less than a year after undergoing total elbow reconstruction. A story of strength, passion, courage, and grit, Resilient is a celebration of one athlete's extraordinary spirit and her inspiring ability to never say die. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682211Tue, 16 Jan 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682211 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Resilient: The Untold Story of CrossFit's Greatest Comeback Author: Brooke Wells Narrator: Todd Meleney, Brooke Wells Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682211 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Resilient: The Untold Story of CrossFit's Greatest Comeback Author: Brooke Wells Narrator: Todd Meleney, Brooke Wells Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An inspirational memoir about CrossFit star Brooke Wells' rise to fame and miraculous comeback. This program is read by the author. On the last night of the 2021 CrossFit Games, ten thousand fans watched in horror as Brooke Wells’ elbow dislocated under the weight of a 190-pound barbell. This is the extraordinary story of what happened next: How Wells pulled off a highly improbable comeback that transformed her mentally and physically into one of the fittest women in the world. In Resilient, Wells provides a refreshingly honest, authentic account of how she overcame fear, self-doubt, and a slew of unexpected obstacles to return to the CrossFit Games less than a year after undergoing total elbow reconstruction. A story of strength, passion, courage, and grit, Resilient is a celebration of one athlete's extraordinary spirit and her inspiring ability to never say die. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-a-memoir-of-open-marriage-by-molly-roden-winter--65183791https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684407 to listen full audiobooks. Title: More: A Memoir of Open Marriage Author: Molly Roden Winter Narrator: Molly Roden Winter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: January 16, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An intimate memoir of love, desire, and personal growth that follows a happily married mother as she explores sex and relationships outside her marriage • 'This book about open marriage is going to blow up your group chat'—The Washington Post Molly Roden Winter was a mother of small children with a husband, Stewart, who often worked late. One night when Stewart missed the kids’ bedtime—again—she stormed out of the house to clear her head. At a bar, she met Matt, a flirtatious younger man. When Molly told her husband that Matt had asked her out, she was surprised that Stewart encouraged her to accept. So began Molly’s unexpected open marriage and, with it, a life-changing journey of self-discovery. Molly signs up for dating sites, enters into passionate flings, and has sex in hotels and public places around New York City. For Molly it’s a mystery why she wants what she wants. In therapy sessions, fueled by the discovery that her parents had an open marriage, too, she grapples with her past and what it means to be a mother and a whole person. Molly and Stewart, who also begins to see other people, set ground rules: Don’t date an ex. Don’t date someone in the neighborhood. Don’t go to anyone’s home. And above all, don’t fall in love. In the years that follow, they break most of their rules, even the most important one. They grapple with jealousy, insecurity, and doubts, all the while wondering: Can they love others and stay true to their love for each other? Can they make the impossible work? More is an electric debut that offers both steamy fun and poignant reflections on motherhood, daughterhood, marriage, and self-fulfillment. With warmth, humor, and style, Molly Roden Winter delivers an unputdownable journey of a woman becoming her most authentic self.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684407Tue, 16 Jan 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684407 to listen full audiobooks. Title: More: A Memoir of Open Marriage Author: Molly Roden Winter Narrator: Molly Roden Winter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684407 to listen full audiobooks. Title: More: A Memoir of Open Marriage Author: Molly Roden Winter Narrator: Molly Roden Winter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: January 16, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An intimate memoir of love, desire, and personal growth that follows a happily married mother as she explores sex and relationships outside her marriage • 'This book about open marriage is going to blow up your group chat'—The Washington Post Molly Roden Winter was a mother of small children with a husband, Stewart, who often worked late. One night when Stewart missed the kids’ bedtime—again—she stormed out of the house to clear her head. At a bar, she met Matt, a flirtatious younger man. When Molly told her husband that Matt had asked her out, she was surprised that Stewart encouraged her to accept. So began Molly’s unexpected open marriage and, with it, a life-changing journey of self-discovery. Molly signs up for dating sites, enters into passionate flings, and has sex in hotels and public places around New York City. For Molly it’s a mystery why she wants what she wants. In therapy sessions, fueled by the discovery that her parents had an open marriage, too, she grapples with her past and what it means to be a mother and a whole person. Molly and Stewart, who also begins to see other people, set ground rules: Don’t date an ex. Don’t date someone in the neighborhood. Don’t go to anyone’s home. And above all, don’t fall in love. In the years that follow, they break most of their rules, even the most important one. They grapple with jealousy, insecurity, and doubts, all the while wondering: Can they love others and stay true to their love for each other? Can they make the impossible work? More is an electric debut that offers both steamy fun and poignant reflections on motherhood, daughterhood, marriage, and self-fulfillment. With warmth, humor, and style, Molly Roden Winter delivers an unputdownable journey of a woman becoming her most authentic self.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-brief-a-playbook-for-no-regrets-living-by-bonnie-wan--65183752https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life Brief: A Playbook for No-Regrets Living Author: Bonnie Wan Narrator: Bonnie Wan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Life is a creative act. Start living a meaningful life with this soul-shaking, “brilliant companion on the road to more aliveness” (Dave Evans, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Designing Your Life) to identify your core values and create the life you want. We all have moments when we doubt the path we’re on. Am I in the right relationship? Is this the career for me? Is this as good as it gets? These questions can feel uncomfortable without a method for uncovering the answers. Enter the USA TODAY bestseller, The Life Brief, a simple yet effective playbook for navigating life’s decisions, crossroads, and curveballs. Modeled after the creative brief, a tool used by the most innovative companies in the world to unlock clarity and unleash action, The Life Brief carves a path for living with intention and imagination. Designed by award-winning brand strategist Bonnie Wan, The Life Brief is a practice in three parts: The first phase, Get Messy, is a set of open-ended writing prompts that cut through limiting beliefs and false assumptions about what’s possible. The second phase, Get Clear, guides you to crystal clarity so you can declare what you truly, deeply want. The third phase, Get Active, catapults you into the steps to making your desires real. This is the “ultimate tool to set us on our true path towards success and joy” (Deepak Chopra, New York Times bestselling author) that challenges the limiting beliefs that create friction in your life. This powerfully adaptive tool has transformed thousands of lives, from refining career paths to repairing relationships, from rediscovering passion to cutting through overwhelm. Don’t let another moment pass you by. “If you want to be happier, you should write a Life Brief,” (Fast Company). Discover The Life Brief and unlock your path today.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693865Tue, 16 Jan 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life Brief: A Playbook for No-Regrets Living Author: Bonnie Wan Narrator: Bonnie Wan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 13 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life Brief: A Playbook for No-Regrets Living Author: Bonnie Wan Narrator: Bonnie Wan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 16, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Life is a creative act. Start living a meaningful life with this soul-shaking, “brilliant companion on the road to more aliveness” (Dave Evans, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Designing Your Life) to identify your core values and create the life you want. We all have moments when we doubt the path we’re on. Am I in the right relationship? Is this the career for me? Is this as good as it gets? These questions can feel uncomfortable without a method for uncovering the answers. Enter the USA TODAY bestseller, The Life Brief, a simple yet effective playbook for navigating life’s decisions, crossroads, and curveballs. Modeled after the creative brief, a tool used by the most innovative companies in the world to unlock clarity and unleash action, The Life Brief carves a path for living with intention and imagination. Designed by award-winning brand strategist Bonnie Wan, The Life Brief is a practice in three parts: The first phase, Get Messy, is a set of open-ended writing prompts that cut through limiting beliefs and false assumptions about what’s possible. The second phase, Get Clear, guides you to crystal clarity so you can declare what you truly, deeply want. The third phase, Get Active, catapults you into the steps to making your desires real. This is the “ultimate tool to set us on our true path towards success and joy” (Deepak Chopra, New York Times bestselling author) that challenges the limiting beliefs that create friction in your life. This powerfully adaptive tool has transformed thousands of lives, from refining career paths to repairing relationships, from rediscovering passion to cutting through overwhelm. Don’t let another moment pass you by. “If you want to be happier, you should write a Life Brief,” (Fast Company). Discover The Life Brief and unlock your path today.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rental-person-who-does-nothing-the-true-adventures-of-japan-s-do-nothing-rental-person-by-shoji-morimoto--65183894https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rental Person Who Does Nothing: The True Adventures of Japan''s Do-Nothing Rental Person Author: Shoji Morimoto Narrator: Kevin Shen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: ***Now an International Bestseller!*** "Distinctively Japanese musings on meaning and connection."—Observer I'm starting a service... available for any situation in which all you want is a person to be there. Maybe there's a restaurant you want to go to, but you feel awkward going on your own. Maybe a game you want to play, but you're one person short. Or perhaps you'd like someone to keep a space in the park for your cherry blossom viewing party... Shoji Morimoto was constantly being told by his boss, "It makes no difference whether you’re here or not," and that his presence contributed nothing to the company. Morimoto began to wonder whether a person who "does nothing" could still have actual value and a place in the world. Perhaps he could turn "doing nothing" into a service? With one tweet, Rental Person was born. Rental Person provides a fascinating service to the lonely and socially anxious. This book details thousands of his true-life adventures: - Accompanying a divorcee to her favorite restaurant - Waving goodbye to a client from the train platform - Sitting in the courtroom during a client’s trial - Supporting a client during a difficult surgery Rental Person is dependable, nonjudgmental and committed to remaining a stranger, and the curious encounters he shares are revelatory about both Japanese society and human psychology. In Rental Person Who Does Nothing, Morimoto chronicles his extraordinary experiences in his unique line of work and reflects on how we consider relationships, jobs and family in our search for meaningful connection and purpose in life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691835Tue, 09 Jan 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rental Person Who Does Nothing: The True Adventures of Japan''s Do-Nothing Rental Person Author: Shoji Morimoto Narrator: Kevin Shen Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rental Person Who Does Nothing: The True Adventures of Japan''s Do-Nothing Rental Person Author: Shoji Morimoto Narrator: Kevin Shen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: ***Now an International Bestseller!*** "Distinctively Japanese musings on meaning and connection."—Observer I'm starting a service... available for any situation in which all you want is a person to be there. Maybe there's a restaurant you want to go to, but you feel awkward going on your own. Maybe a game you want to play, but you're one person short. Or perhaps you'd like someone to keep a space in the park for your cherry blossom viewing party... Shoji Morimoto was constantly being told by his boss, "It makes no difference whether you’re here or not," and that his presence contributed nothing to the company. Morimoto began to wonder whether a person who "does nothing" could still have actual value and a place in the world. Perhaps he could turn "doing nothing" into a service? With one tweet, Rental Person was born. Rental Person provides a fascinating service to the lonely and socially anxious. This book details thousands of his true-life adventures: - Accompanying a divorcee to her favorite restaurant - Waving goodbye to a client from the train platform - Sitting in the courtroom during a client’s trial - Supporting a client during a difficult surgery Rental Person is dependable, nonjudgmental and committed to remaining a stranger, and the curious encounters he shares are revelatory about both Japanese society and human psychology. In Rental Person Who Does Nothing, Morimoto chronicles his extraordinary experiences in his unique line of work and reflects on how we consider relationships, jobs and family in our search for meaningful connection and purpose in life.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/soundtrack-of-silence-love-loss-and-a-playlist-for-life-by-matt-hay--65183849https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682215 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soundtrack of Silence: Love, Loss, and a Playlist for Life Author: Matt Hay Narrator: Matt Hay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This program is read by the author. An inspiring memoir of a young man who discovered he was going completely deaf just at the moment he’d fallen in love for the first time. As a child, Matt Hay didn’t know his hearing wasn’t the way everyone else processed sound—because of the workarounds he did to fit in, even the school nurse didn’t catch his condition at the annual hearing and vision checks. But by the time he was a prospective college student and couldn’t pass the entrance requirements for West Point, Hay’s condition, generated by a tumor, was unavoidable: his hearing was going, and fast. A personal soundtrack was Hay’s determined compensation for his condition. As a typical Midwestern kid growing up in the 1980s whose life events were pegged to pop music, Hay planned to commit his favorite songs to memory. He prepared a mental playlist of the bands he loved and created a way to tap into his most resonant memories. And the track he needed to cement most clearly? The one he and his new girlfriend, Nora—the love of his life—listened to in the car on their first date. Made vivid with references to instantly recognizable songs—from the Eagles to Elton John, Bob Marley to Bing Crosby, U2 to Peter Frampton—Soundtrack of Silence asks listeners to run the soundtrack of their own lives through their minds. It’s an involving memoir of loss and disability, and, ultimately, a both unique and universal love story. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682215Tue, 09 Jan 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682215 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soundtrack of Silence: Love, Loss, and a Playlist for Life Author: Matt Hay Narrator: Matt Hay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 58 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682215 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soundtrack of Silence: Love, Loss, and a Playlist for Life Author: Matt Hay Narrator: Matt Hay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This program is read by the author. An inspiring memoir of a young man who discovered he was going completely deaf just at the moment he’d fallen in love for the first time. As a child, Matt Hay didn’t know his hearing wasn’t the way everyone else processed sound—because of the workarounds he did to fit in, even the school nurse didn’t catch his condition at the annual hearing and vision checks. But by the time he was a prospective college student and couldn’t pass the entrance requirements for West Point, Hay’s condition, generated by a tumor, was unavoidable: his hearing was going, and fast. A personal soundtrack was Hay’s determined compensation for his condition. As a typical Midwestern kid growing up in the 1980s whose life events were pegged to pop music, Hay planned to commit his favorite songs to memory. He prepared a mental playlist of the bands he loved and created a way to tap into his most resonant memories. And the track he needed to cement most clearly? The one he and his new girlfriend, Nora—the love of his life—listened to in the car on their first date. Made vivid with references to instantly recognizable songs—from the Eagles to Elton John, Bob Marley to Bing Crosby, U2 to Peter Frampton—Soundtrack of Silence asks listeners to run the soundtrack of their own lives through their minds. It’s an involving memoir of loss and disability, and, ultimately, a both unique and universal love story. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-thriving-harnessing-joy-through-life-s-great-labors-by-brandi-sellerz-jackson--65183846https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684395 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Thriving: Harnessing Joy Through Life's Great Labors Author: Brandi Sellerz-Jackson Narrator: Brandi Sellerz-Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A renowned doula shares powerful lessons on healing and thriving through the murky seasons of life in this moving, intimate guide to deeper self-awareness and radical joy. “This book is a beacon of resilience. . . . A must-read for anyone committed to growth.”—Erica Chidi Cohen, author of Nurture We’ve all been there: We take a pause, look at our lives, and desire more—more from our relationships, more from our wellness journeys, maybe simply more from ourselves. For some, it might be more fun, more peace, more exploration—but what does it take to get to the other side of living in survival mode? In On Thriving, Brandi Sellerz-Jackson helps us wade through what she calls the four great labors of our lives—labors that she’s had to overcome and that she has led many clients through. Drawing from her experiences as a doula and intimate storytelling from her own life, Sellerz-Jackson guides us through the many phases of these great labors—labors that we can get stuck in, stunting our ability to thrive. Across age, gender, economic status, or background, we all move through the great labor of our relationships, our mental health, grief and loss, and the feeling of being othered. Sellerz-Jackson doesn’t shy away from the pitfalls of these labors but rather challenges us to actively remain present within them and ask ourselves: What do I need to thrive in the space I’m currently in? In On Thriving, you’ll come to recognize the survival tools you’ve picked up along the way and exchange them for thriving tools and “rich-uals.” You’ll commit to no longer making a home out of chaos and rediscovering sanctuary within yourself.  Comparing our thriving to that of plant life, Sellerz-Jackson simplifies the complicated—and oftentimes overwhelming—journey as we attempt to grow in an inhospitable environment. With insightful and vulnerable storytelling, she invites a deep, soul-stirring investigation of our past and present to gather all that we need to thrive right where we are, right now.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684395Tue, 09 Jan 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684395 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Thriving: Harnessing Joy Through Life's Great Labors Author: Brandi Sellerz-Jackson Narrator: Brandi Sellerz-Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684395 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Thriving: Harnessing Joy Through Life's Great Labors Author: Brandi Sellerz-Jackson Narrator: Brandi Sellerz-Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A renowned doula shares powerful lessons on healing and thriving through the murky seasons of life in this moving, intimate guide to deeper self-awareness and radical joy. “This book is a beacon of resilience. . . . A must-read for anyone committed to growth.”—Erica Chidi Cohen, author of Nurture We’ve all been there: We take a pause, look at our lives, and desire more—more from our relationships, more from our wellness journeys, maybe simply more from ourselves. For some, it might be more fun, more peace, more exploration—but what does it take to get to the other side of living in survival mode? In On Thriving, Brandi Sellerz-Jackson helps us wade through what she calls the four great labors of our lives—labors that she’s had to overcome and that she has led many clients through. Drawing from her experiences as a doula and intimate storytelling from her own life, Sellerz-Jackson guides us through the many phases of these great labors—labors that we can get stuck in, stunting our ability to thrive. Across age, gender, economic status, or background, we all move through the great labor of our relationships, our mental health, grief and loss, and the feeling of being othered. Sellerz-Jackson doesn’t shy away from the pitfalls of these labors but rather challenges us to actively remain present within them and ask ourselves: What do I need to thrive in the space I’m currently in? In On Thriving, you’ll come to recognize the survival tools you’ve picked up along the way and exchange them for thriving tools and “rich-uals.” You’ll commit to no longer making a home out of chaos and rediscovering sanctuary within yourself.  Comparing our thriving to that of plant life, Sellerz-Jackson simplifies the complicated—and oftentimes overwhelming—journey as we attempt to grow in an inhospitable environment. With insightful and vulnerable storytelling, she invites a deep, soul-stirring investigation of our past and present to gather all that we need to thrive right where we are, right now.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unshrinking-how-to-face-fatphobia-by-kate-manne--65183807https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia Author: Kate Manne Narrator: Kate Manne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 38 minutes Release date: January 9, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • The definitive takedown of fatphobia, drawing on personal experience as well as rigorous research to expose how size discrimination harms everyone, and how to combat it—from the acclaimed author of Down Girl and Entitled “An elegant, fierce, and profound argument for fighting fat oppression in ourselves, our communities, and our culture.”—Roxane Gay, author of Hunger For as long as she can remember, Kate Manne has wanted to be smaller. She can tell you what she weighed on any significant occasion: her wedding day, the day she became a professor, the day her daughter was born. She’s been bullied and belittled for her size, leading to extreme dieting. As a feminist philosopher, she wanted to believe that she was exempt from the cultural gaslighting that compels so many of us to ignore our hunger. But she was not. Blending intimate stories with the trenchant analysis that has become her signature, Manne shows why fatphobia has become a vital social justice issue. Over the last several decades, implicit bias has waned in every category, from race to sexual orientation, except one: body size. Manne examines how anti-fatness operates—how it leads us to make devastating assumptions about a person’s attractiveness, fortitude, and intellect, and how it intersects with other systems of oppression. Fatphobia is responsible for wage gaps, medical neglect, and poor educational outcomes; it is a straitjacket, restricting our freedom, our movement, our potential. In this urgent call to action, Manne proposes a new politics of “body reflexivity”—a radical reevaluation of who our bodies exist in the world for: ourselves and no one else. When it comes to fatphobia, the solution is not to love our bodies more. Instead, we must dismantle the forces that control and constrain us, and remake the world to accommodate people of every size.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684400Tue, 09 Jan 2024 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia Author: Kate Manne Narrator: Kate Manne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 38 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia Author: Kate Manne Narrator: Kate Manne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 38 minutes Release date: January 9, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • The definitive takedown of fatphobia, drawing on personal experience as well as rigorous research to expose how size discrimination harms everyone, and how to combat it—from the acclaimed author of Down Girl and Entitled “An elegant, fierce, and profound argument for fighting fat oppression in ourselves, our communities, and our culture.”—Roxane Gay, author of Hunger For as long as she can remember, Kate Manne has wanted to be smaller. She can tell you what she weighed on any significant occasion: her wedding day, the day she became a professor, the day her daughter was born. She’s been bullied and belittled for her size, leading to extreme dieting. As a feminist philosopher, she wanted to believe that she was exempt from the cultural gaslighting that compels so many of us to ignore our hunger. But she was not. Blending intimate stories with the trenchant analysis that has become her signature, Manne shows why fatphobia has become a vital social justice issue. Over the last several decades, implicit bias has waned in every category, from race to sexual orientation, except one: body size. Manne examines how anti-fatness operates—how it leads us to make devastating assumptions about a person’s attractiveness, fortitude, and intellect, and how it intersects with other systems of oppression. Fatphobia is responsible for wage gaps, medical neglect, and poor educational outcomes; it is a straitjacket, restricting our freedom, our movement, our potential. In this urgent call to action, Manne proposes a new politics of “body reflexivity”—a radical reevaluation of who our bodies exist in the world for: ourselves and no one else. When it comes to fatphobia, the solution is not to love our bodies more. Instead, we must dismantle the forces that control and constrain us, and remake the world to accommodate people of every size.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-i-was-your-age-life-lessons-funny-stories-questionable-parenting-advice-from-a-professional-clown-by-kenan-thompson--65183901https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673176 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice From a Professional Clown Author: Kenan Thompson Narrator: Kenan Thompson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: December 5, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Kenan is a master storyteller with extraordinary stories to tell. I wouldn’t miss this for the world.”—Leslie Jones When I Was Your Age is a hilarious, heartwarming and surprising ode to growing up, getting older and wiser, and luck, life, and learning from the school of hard knocks, from SNL's longest-serving actor, Kenan Thompson Kenan Thompson is Saturday Night Live’s longest-ever-serving cast member and a star of such pioneering sketches as “Black Jeopardy” and is hugely beloved thanks to a tidal wave of nostalgic fans who grew up on early 2000s classics All That, Good Burger, and Kenan & Kel on Nickelodeon. He’s also a dad (to two girls) in his mid-40s living in suburbia, and whose universal, relatable, family-friendly humor has created unbelievable appeal and engagement from fans from middle America to coastal elites. Becoming a dad sucked the cool right out of him -- and he's OK with that! When I Was Your Age is packed with hilarious yet poignant essays that are aimed to offer any reader valuable advice on parenting, focusing on positivity, and having fun in life. Kids, new parents, fellow fathers, budding comics, and aunties who want to pinch his cheeks, can all learn from his biggest mistakes and most triumphant victories. There’s something for everybody here!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673176Tue, 05 Dec 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673176 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice From a Professional Clown Author: Kenan Thompson Narrator: Kenan...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673176 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice From a Professional Clown Author: Kenan Thompson Narrator: Kenan Thompson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: December 5, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Kenan is a master storyteller with extraordinary stories to tell. I wouldn’t miss this for the world.”—Leslie Jones When I Was Your Age is a hilarious, heartwarming and surprising ode to growing up, getting older and wiser, and luck, life, and learning from the school of hard knocks, from SNL's longest-serving actor, Kenan Thompson Kenan Thompson is Saturday Night Live’s longest-ever-serving cast member and a star of such pioneering sketches as “Black Jeopardy” and is hugely beloved thanks to a tidal wave of nostalgic fans who grew up on early 2000s classics All That, Good Burger, and Kenan & Kel on Nickelodeon. He’s also a dad (to two girls) in his mid-40s living in suburbia, and whose universal, relatable, family-friendly humor has created unbelievable appeal and engagement from fans from middle America to coastal elites. Becoming a dad sucked the cool right out of him -- and he's OK with that! When I Was Your Age is packed with hilarious yet poignant essays that are aimed to offer any reader valuable advice on parenting, focusing on positivity, and having fun in life. Kids, new parents, fellow fathers, budding comics, and aunties who want to pinch his cheeks, can all learn from his biggest mistakes and most triumphant victories. There’s something for everybody here!]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/silent-cavalry-how-union-soldiers-from-alabama-helped-sherman-burn-atlanta-and-then-got-written-out-of-history-by-howell-raines--65183883https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/678883 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta--and Then Got Written Out of History Author: Howell Raines Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 58 minutes Release date: December 5, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist reveals the little-known story of the Union soldiers from Alabama who played a decisive role in the Civil War, and how they were scrubbed from the history books. “It is my sincere hope that this compelling and submerged history is integrated into our understanding of our nation, and allows us to embrace new heroes of the past.”—Imani Perry, professor, Harvard University, and National Book Award–winning author of South to America We all know how the Civil War was won: Courageous Yankees triumphed over the South. But is there more to the story? As Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Howell Raines shows, it was not only soldiers from northern states who helped General William Tecumseh Sherman burn Atlanta to the ground but also an unsung regiment of 2,066 Alabamian yeoman farmers—including at least one member of Raines’s own family. Called the First Alabama Cavalry, U.S.A., this regiment of mountain Unionists, which included sixteen formerly enslaved Black men, was the point of the spear that Sherman drove through the heart of the Confederacy. The famed general hailed their skills and courage. So why don’t we know anything about them? Silent Cavalry is part epic American history, part family saga, and part scholarly detective story. Drawing on the lore of his native Alabama and investigative skills honed by six decades in journalism, Raines brings to light a conspiracy that sought to undermine the accomplishments of these renegade southerners—a key component of the Lost Cause effort to restore glory to white southerners after the war, even at the cost of the truth. In this important new contribution to our understanding of the Civil War and its legacy, Raines tells the thrilling tale of the formation of the First Alabama while exposing the tangled web of how its wartime accomplishments were silenced, implicating everyone from a former Confederate general to a gaggle of Lost Cause historians in the Ivy League and a sanctimonious former keeper of the Alabama state archives. By reversing the erasure of the First Alabama, Silent Cavalry is a testament to the immense power of historians to destroy as well as to redeem.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/678883Tue, 05 Dec 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/678883 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta--and Then Got Written Out of History Author: Howell Raines Narrator: Mark...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/678883 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta--and Then Got Written Out of History Author: Howell Raines Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 58 minutes Release date: December 5, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist reveals the little-known story of the Union soldiers from Alabama who played a decisive role in the Civil War, and how they were scrubbed from the history books. “It is my sincere hope that this compelling and submerged history is integrated into our understanding of our nation, and allows us to embrace new heroes of the past.”—Imani Perry, professor, Harvard University, and National Book Award–winning author of South to America We all know how the Civil War was won: Courageous Yankees triumphed over the South. But is there more to the story? As Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Howell Raines shows, it was not only soldiers from northern states who helped General William Tecumseh Sherman burn Atlanta to the ground but also an unsung regiment of 2,066 Alabamian yeoman farmers—including at least one member of Raines’s own family. Called the First Alabama Cavalry, U.S.A., this regiment of mountain Unionists, which included sixteen formerly enslaved Black men, was the point of the spear that Sherman drove through the heart of the Confederacy. The famed general hailed their skills and courage. So why don’t we know anything about them? Silent Cavalry is part epic American history, part family saga, and part scholarly detective story. Drawing on the lore of his native Alabama and investigative skills honed by six decades in journalism, Raines brings to light a conspiracy that sought to undermine the accomplishments of these renegade southerners—a key component of the Lost Cause effort to restore glory to white southerners after the war, even at the cost of the truth. In this important new contribution to our understanding of the Civil War and its legacy, Raines tells the thrilling tale of the formation of the First Alabama while exposing the tangled web of how its wartime accomplishments were silenced, implicating everyone from a former Confederate general to a gaggle of Lost Cause historians in the Ivy League and a sanctimonious former keeper of the Alabama state archives. By reversing the erasure of the First Alabama, Silent Cavalry is a testament to the immense power of historians to destroy as well as to redeem.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/songs-on-endless-repeat-essays-and-outtakes-by-anthony-veasna-so--65183881https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679133 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Songs on Endless Repeat: Essays and Outtakes Author: Anthony Veasna So Narrator: Keong Sim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 58 minutes Release date: December 5, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 from: LA Times * Boston Globe * The Millions * LitHub * Shondaland By the New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning AFTERPARTIES comes a collection like none other: sharply funny, emotionally expansive essays and linked short fiction exploring family, queer desire, pop culture, and race  The late Anthony Veasna So’s debut story collection, Afterparties, was a landmark publication, hailed as a “bittersweet triumph for a fresh voice silenced too soon” (Fresh Air). And he was equally known for his comic, soulful essays, published in n+1, The New Yorker, and The Millions. Songs on Endless Repeat gathers those essays together, along with previously unpublished fiction. Written with razor-sharp wit and an unflinching eye, the essays examine his youth in California, the lives of his refugee parents, his intimate friendships, loss, pop culture, and more. And in linked fiction following three Cambodian American cousins who stand to inherit their late aunt’s illegitimate loan-sharking business, So explores community, grief, and longing with inimitable humor and depth. Following “one of the most exciting contributions to Asian American literature in recent years” (Vulture), Songs on Endless Repeat is an astonishing final expression by a writer of “extraordinary achievement and immense promise” (The New Yorker).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679133Tue, 05 Dec 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679133 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Songs on Endless Repeat: Essays and Outtakes Author: Anthony Veasna So Narrator: Keong Sim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 58 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679133 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Songs on Endless Repeat: Essays and Outtakes Author: Anthony Veasna So Narrator: Keong Sim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 58 minutes Release date: December 5, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 from: LA Times * Boston Globe * The Millions * LitHub * Shondaland By the New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning AFTERPARTIES comes a collection like none other: sharply funny, emotionally expansive essays and linked short fiction exploring family, queer desire, pop culture, and race  The late Anthony Veasna So’s debut story collection, Afterparties, was a landmark publication, hailed as a “bittersweet triumph for a fresh voice silenced too soon” (Fresh Air). And he was equally known for his comic, soulful essays, published in n+1, The New Yorker, and The Millions. Songs on Endless Repeat gathers those essays together, along with previously unpublished fiction. Written with razor-sharp wit and an unflinching eye, the essays examine his youth in California, the lives of his refugee parents, his intimate friendships, loss, pop culture, and more. And in linked fiction following three Cambodian American cousins who stand to inherit their late aunt’s illegitimate loan-sharking business, So explores community, grief, and longing with inimitable humor and depth. Following “one of the most exciting contributions to Asian American literature in recent years” (Vulture), Songs on Endless Repeat is an astonishing final expression by a writer of “extraordinary achievement and immense promise” (The New Yorker).]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oath-and-honor-a-memoir-and-a-warning-by-liz-cheney--65183840https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/681828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning Author: Liz Cheney Narrator: Liz Cheney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 14 minutes Release date: December 5, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 171 Ratings of Narrator: 4.91 of Total 65 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Read by Liz Cheney with 50+ audio source material clips included, Oath and Honor is a gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the American people and the Constitution--leading to the violent attack on our Capitol on January 6th, 2021—by the House Republican leader who dared to stand up to it.   In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath to the Constitution: they ignored the rulings of dozens of courts, plotted to overturn a lawful election, and provoked a violent attack on our Capitol.   Liz Cheney, one of the few Republican officials to take a stand against these efforts, witnessed the attack first-hand, and then helped lead the Congressional Select Committee investigation into how it happened. In Oath and Honor, she tells the story of this perilous moment in our history, those who helped Trump spread the stolen election lie, those whose actions preserved our constitutional framework, and the risks we still face.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/681828Tue, 05 Dec 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/681828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning Author: Liz Cheney Narrator: Liz Cheney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 14 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/681828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning Author: Liz Cheney Narrator: Liz Cheney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 14 minutes Release date: December 5, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 171 Ratings of Narrator: 4.91 of Total 65 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Read by Liz Cheney with 50+ audio source material clips included, Oath and Honor is a gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the American people and the Constitution--leading to the violent attack on our Capitol on January 6th, 2021—by the House Republican leader who dared to stand up to it.   In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath to the Constitution: they ignored the rulings of dozens of courts, plotted to overturn a lawful election, and provoked a violent attack on our Capitol.   Liz Cheney, one of the few Republican officials to take a stand against these efforts, witnessed the attack first-hand, and then helped lead the Congressional Select Committee investigation into how it happened. In Oath and Honor, she tells the story of this perilous moment in our history, those who helped Trump spread the stolen election lie, those whose actions preserved our constitutional framework, and the risks we still face.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-wrexham-story-the-inspirational-autobiography-from-the-beloved-football-hero-by-paul-mullin--65183876https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/677963 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Wrexham Story: The Inspirational Autobiography From The Beloved Football Hero Author: Paul Mullin Narrator: Paul Mullin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 20 minutes Release date: November 23, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The memoir from Wrexham's star player, Paul Mullin, as featured in Welcome to Wrexham, a Disney+ documentary series by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. In July 2021, shortly after being named League Two's Player of the Season and Golden Boot, Paul Mullin sent shockwaves through the EFL by taking a downwards move to National League team, Wrexham AFC. Since then, 'Super Paul Mullin' has helped transform the Wrexham team, scoring dozens of goals and capturing the imaginations of football fans across the world in the process. Here for the first time, Mullin tells his own story: his roots in Liverpool, the highs and lows of English football's promotion race, lessons learnt from his young son, and what happens when Hollywood comes knocking. ©2023 Paul Mullin (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/677963Thu, 23 Nov 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/677963 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Wrexham Story: The Inspirational Autobiography From The Beloved Football Hero Author: Paul Mullin Narrator: Paul Mullin Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/677963 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Wrexham Story: The Inspirational Autobiography From The Beloved Football Hero Author: Paul Mullin Narrator: Paul Mullin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 20 minutes Release date: November 23, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The memoir from Wrexham's star player, Paul Mullin, as featured in Welcome to Wrexham, a Disney+ documentary series by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. In July 2021, shortly after being named League Two's Player of the Season and Golden Boot, Paul Mullin sent shockwaves through the EFL by taking a downwards move to National League team, Wrexham AFC. Since then, 'Super Paul Mullin' has helped transform the Wrexham team, scoring dozens of goals and capturing the imaginations of football fans across the world in the process. Here for the first time, Mullin tells his own story: his roots in Liverpool, the highs and lows of English football's promotion race, lessons learnt from his young son, and what happens when Hollywood comes knocking. ©2023 Paul Mullin (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eyeliner-a-cultural-history-by-zahra-hankir--65183837https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680826 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eyeliner: A Cultural History Author: Zahra Hankir Narrator: Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 16, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A dazzling exploration of the intersections of beauty and power around the globe, told through the lens of an iconic cosmetic From the distant past to the present day, humans have been drawn to lining their eyes. The aesthetic trademark of figures ranging from Nefertiti to Amy Winehouse, eyeliner is one of our most enduring cosmetic tools; ancient royals and Gen Z beauty influencers alike would attest to its uniquely transformative power. It is undeniably fun - yet it is also far from frivolous. Seen through Zahra Hankir's (kohl-lined) eyes, this ubiquitous but seldom-examined product becomes a portal to history, proof both of the stunning variety among cultures across time and space and of our shared humanity. Through intimate reporting and conversations - with nomads in Chad, geishas in Japan, dancers in India, drag queens in New York, and more - Eyeliner embraces the rich history and significance of its namesake, especially among communities of colour. What emerges is a delightful, surprising, and unexpectedly moving journey through streets, stages, and bedrooms around the world, and a thought-provoking reclamation of a key piece of our collective history. ©2023 Zahra Hankir (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680826Thu, 16 Nov 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680826 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eyeliner: A Cultural History Author: Zahra Hankir Narrator: Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 55 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680826 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eyeliner: A Cultural History Author: Zahra Hankir Narrator: Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 16, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A dazzling exploration of the intersections of beauty and power around the globe, told through the lens of an iconic cosmetic From the distant past to the present day, humans have been drawn to lining their eyes. The aesthetic trademark of figures ranging from Nefertiti to Amy Winehouse, eyeliner is one of our most enduring cosmetic tools; ancient royals and Gen Z beauty influencers alike would attest to its uniquely transformative power. It is undeniably fun - yet it is also far from frivolous. Seen through Zahra Hankir's (kohl-lined) eyes, this ubiquitous but seldom-examined product becomes a portal to history, proof both of the stunning variety among cultures across time and space and of our shared humanity. Through intimate reporting and conversations - with nomads in Chad, geishas in Japan, dancers in India, drag queens in New York, and more - Eyeliner embraces the rich history and significance of its namesake, especially among communities of colour. What emerges is a delightful, surprising, and unexpectedly moving journey through streets, stages, and bedrooms around the world, and a thought-provoking reclamation of a key piece of our collective history. ©2023 Zahra Hankir (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-messy-truth-how-i-sold-my-business-for-millions-but-almost-lost-myself-by-alli-webb--65183838https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676027 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Messy Truth: How I Sold My Business for Millions but Almost Lost Myself Author: Alli Webb Narrator: Alli Webb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 45 minutes Release date: November 14, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Read by the author. You can be raw, real, and messy and still build a successful career and life. In this entrepreneur's memoir, Alli Webb invites you into her world as a businesswoman, a mother, and a partner, untangling her complicated journey with the wit and humor of a talented storyteller and the authentic wisdom of a woman who's been through it all—all the success and all the chaos.   When Drybar and its world-famous blowouts took off seemingly overnight, she found herself surrounded by celebrity clients like Zooey Deschanel, Jennifer Garner, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Julia Roberts. She was named to multiple prestigious business lists, published a New York Times bestselling book—all before she turned forty. But it wasn't until her marriage fell apart, her teenage son entered rehab unexpectedly, and she no longer found meaning in the wildly successful business she had built that Alli realized she was spiraling into deep depression. She'd lost sight of what made her happy in favor of an aimless push to succeed above all. Something had to give. Piece by piece, Alli began to reinvent her personal and professional life with the goal of accepting her messy truth. She learned how to embrace the honest in lieu of the perfect and realized that most of life happens somewhere in the middle, between the laughter and the tears. Empowering, insightful, and bravely honest, The Messy Truth will encourage you to find your own unique path to success and to understand its darker side as you learn to embrace the mess of life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676027Tue, 14 Nov 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676027 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Messy Truth: How I Sold My Business for Millions but Almost Lost Myself Author: Alli Webb Narrator: Alli Webb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676027 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Messy Truth: How I Sold My Business for Millions but Almost Lost Myself Author: Alli Webb Narrator: Alli Webb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 45 minutes Release date: November 14, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Read by the author. You can be raw, real, and messy and still build a successful career and life. In this entrepreneur's memoir, Alli Webb invites you into her world as a businesswoman, a mother, and a partner, untangling her complicated journey with the wit and humor of a talented storyteller and the authentic wisdom of a woman who's been through it all—all the success and all the chaos.   When Drybar and its world-famous blowouts took off seemingly overnight, she found herself surrounded by celebrity clients like Zooey Deschanel, Jennifer Garner, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Julia Roberts. She was named to multiple prestigious business lists, published a New York Times bestselling book—all before she turned forty. But it wasn't until her marriage fell apart, her teenage son entered rehab unexpectedly, and she no longer found meaning in the wildly successful business she had built that Alli realized she was spiraling into deep depression. She'd lost sight of what made her happy in favor of an aimless push to succeed above all. Something had to give. Piece by piece, Alli began to reinvent her personal and professional life with the goal of accepting her messy truth. She learned how to embrace the honest in lieu of the perfect and realized that most of life happens somewhere in the middle, between the laughter and the tears. Empowering, insightful, and bravely honest, The Messy Truth will encourage you to find your own unique path to success and to understand its darker side as you learn to embrace the mess of life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-long-way-home-a-memoir-by-saroo-brierley--65183736https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691304 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Long Way Home: A Memoir Author: Saroo Brierley Narrator: Vidish Athavale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: November 14, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Now an Academy Award-nominated major motion picture starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara, this New York Times bestseller and #1 international best-seller tells the miraculous and triumphant story of a young man who rediscovers not only his childhood life and home...but an identity long-since left behind. “Amazing stuff.” –The New York Post “So incredible that sometimes it reads like a work of fiction.” –Winnipeg Free Press (Canada) At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. Unable to read or write or recall the name of his hometown or even his own last name, he survived alone for weeks on the rough streets of Calcutta before ultimately being transferred to an agency and adopted by a couple in Australia. Despite his gratitude, Brierley always wondered about his origins. Eventually, with the advent of Google Earth, he had the opportunity to look for the needle in a haystack he once called home, and pore over satellite images for landmarks he might recognize or mathematical equations that might further narrow down the labyrinthine map of India. One day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off to find his family.   A Long Way Home is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691304Tue, 14 Nov 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691304 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Long Way Home: A Memoir Author: Saroo Brierley Narrator: Vidish Athavale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691304 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Long Way Home: A Memoir Author: Saroo Brierley Narrator: Vidish Athavale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: November 14, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Now an Academy Award-nominated major motion picture starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara, this New York Times bestseller and #1 international best-seller tells the miraculous and triumphant story of a young man who rediscovers not only his childhood life and home...but an identity long-since left behind. “Amazing stuff.” –The New York Post “So incredible that sometimes it reads like a work of fiction.” –Winnipeg Free Press (Canada) At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. Unable to read or write or recall the name of his hometown or even his own last name, he survived alone for weeks on the rough streets of Calcutta before ultimately being transferred to an agency and adopted by a couple in Australia. Despite his gratitude, Brierley always wondered about his origins. Eventually, with the advent of Google Earth, he had the opportunity to look for the needle in a haystack he once called home, and pore over satellite images for landmarks he might recognize or mathematical equations that might further narrow down the labyrinthine map of India. One day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off to find his family.   A Long Way Home is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-head-full-of-music-the-soundtrack-to-my-life-by-cliff-richard--65183848https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683390 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Head Full of Music: The soundtrack to my life Author: Cliff Richard Narrator: Roy Mcmillan, Cliff Richard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38 minutes Release date: November 9, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. On a sunny Saturday morning in May 1956, a fifteen-year-old, then called Harry Webb, was mooching down Waltham Cross High Street, with two mates. They heard some music blaring out of a parked car. It stopped them in their tracks. The song was 'Heartbreak Hotel' by Elvis Presley. It sounded like nothing they had ever heard before. In that instant, the schoolboy who was destined to take the hit parade by storm as Cliff Richard fell in love with rock and roll. It gave him the thrill, the purpose and the mission that has shaped his life ever since. Cliff lives in and for music. And with 65 years as a hitmaker, the music filling his head is a broad category. His soundtrack begins by blasting us all back into that first explosion of rock and roll, as it redefined youth culture and changed so many lives, including Cliff's own, and also includes great soul soul stars such as Aretha Franklin, long-time colleagues like Elton John, his all-time favourite band the Bee Gees, amazing gospel artists and much missed close friends Cilla Black and Olivia Newton-John. This book is meaningful to Cliff on a number of levels. The 30 or so songs here that make up the soundtrack to his life have each moved him deeply, but it's also about the legendary artists he met, and often got to know. He shares those stories and memories with you, too. A Head Full of Music is a vibrant personal journey for Cliff, and it's a joy to accompany him on it. Get wired for sound with him and read on. ©2023 Vox Rock Ltd (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683390Thu, 09 Nov 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683390 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Head Full of Music: The soundtrack to my life Author: Cliff Richard Narrator: Roy Mcmillan, Cliff Richard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683390 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Head Full of Music: The soundtrack to my life Author: Cliff Richard Narrator: Roy Mcmillan, Cliff Richard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38 minutes Release date: November 9, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. On a sunny Saturday morning in May 1956, a fifteen-year-old, then called Harry Webb, was mooching down Waltham Cross High Street, with two mates. They heard some music blaring out of a parked car. It stopped them in their tracks. The song was 'Heartbreak Hotel' by Elvis Presley. It sounded like nothing they had ever heard before. In that instant, the schoolboy who was destined to take the hit parade by storm as Cliff Richard fell in love with rock and roll. It gave him the thrill, the purpose and the mission that has shaped his life ever since. Cliff lives in and for music. And with 65 years as a hitmaker, the music filling his head is a broad category. His soundtrack begins by blasting us all back into that first explosion of rock and roll, as it redefined youth culture and changed so many lives, including Cliff's own, and also includes great soul soul stars such as Aretha Franklin, long-time colleagues like Elton John, his all-time favourite band the Bee Gees, amazing gospel artists and much missed close friends Cilla Black and Olivia Newton-John. This book is meaningful to Cliff on a number of levels. The 30 or so songs here that make up the soundtrack to his life have each moved him deeply, but it's also about the legendary artists he met, and often got to know. He shares those stories and memories with you, too. A Head Full of Music is a vibrant personal journey for Cliff, and it's a joy to accompany him on it. Get wired for sound with him and read on. ©2023 Vox Rock Ltd (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/variable-valve-timings-memoirs-of-a-car-tragic-by-chris-harris--65183803https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686041 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Variable Valve Timings: Memoirs of a car tragic Author: Chris Harris Narrator: Chris Harris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 9, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Tyre destruction, power slides and continuous drooling Chris Harris has driven more cars than most people could ever dream of. His vast knowledge is legendary. He calls it 'unhinged geekery'. But we call it infectious enthusiasm, adrenaline-fueled escapism and peerless journalistic rigour and integrity. And then there are his famous skills at the wheel, from city cars to rally cars, F1 to vintage, not forgetting the Guinness World Record 3.4km sideways in an electric car. And now for the first time, Harris is going all out with that unhinged geekery, and takes us down the road of his life-long adventure with the automobile - from the Scalextric track to the Nürburgring 24 Hour, via his own formative low-powered Somerset version of The Dukes of Hazard. A highly individual, petrol-soaked life story that's all down to variable valve timings. ©2023 Chris Harris (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686041Thu, 09 Nov 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686041 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Variable Valve Timings: Memoirs of a car tragic Author: Chris Harris Narrator: Chris Harris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686041 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Variable Valve Timings: Memoirs of a car tragic Author: Chris Harris Narrator: Chris Harris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 9, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Tyre destruction, power slides and continuous drooling Chris Harris has driven more cars than most people could ever dream of. His vast knowledge is legendary. He calls it 'unhinged geekery'. But we call it infectious enthusiasm, adrenaline-fueled escapism and peerless journalistic rigour and integrity. And then there are his famous skills at the wheel, from city cars to rally cars, F1 to vintage, not forgetting the Guinness World Record 3.4km sideways in an electric car. And now for the first time, Harris is going all out with that unhinged geekery, and takes us down the road of his life-long adventure with the automobile - from the Scalextric track to the Nürburgring 24 Hour, via his own formative low-powered Somerset version of The Dukes of Hazard. A highly individual, petrol-soaked life story that's all down to variable valve timings. ©2023 Chris Harris (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-summers-my-journey-to-freedom-forgiveness-and-redemption-during-my-time-in-angola-prison-by-ronald-olivier--65183905https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675996 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 27 Summers: My Journey to Freedom, Forgiveness, and Redemption During My Time in Angola Prison Author: Ronald Olivier Narrator: Guy Branche Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: November 7, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Discover hope as you see redemption even in the darkest circumstances. Ronald Olivier shares his dramatic and powerful story of how a young man sentenced to life without parole miraculously found faith, forgiveness, redemption, and restoration. As a teenager Ronald Olivier ran wild in the streets of New Orleans, selling drugs, stealing cars, and finally killing someone on Christmas Day 1991. Ron was sentenced to life in prison without parole and was incarcerated for nearly three decades. Finally, after being locked up for 27 summers at the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary--known as Angola--Ron was miraculously released in 2018. But what led to this amazing transformation and newfound freedom? 27 Summers recounts Ron's journey of redemption and how even through the agony of solitary confinement and multiple transfers into increasingly dangerous prison environments, Ron kept seeking God for healing and hope. Remarkably, he became the director of chaplains at Mississippi State Penitentiary. Today, Ron loves to combat hopelessness, wherever he finds it, by saying, 'Don't tell me what God can't do!'  As you read 27 Summers you will: - Gain a new perspective on overcoming adversity: Learn new insights about faith and patience from a man who spent almost three decades in a cruel and violent environment. - Explore the power of faith in dark times: Discover how faith can be a guiding light, offering hope and strength when you need it most. - Understand the true meaning of forgiveness: Be encouraged to find grace and forgiveness to overcome the pain of your past. - Find the hope you need for trying times: Take heart and be inspired as you witness the reality that God can redeem and restore anyone.    In 27 Summers you will find hope, redemption, and the power of forgiveness. Ron's inspiring story brilliantly displays God's power to transform individuals, families, and communities, reminding us that there truly is nothing God can't do.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675996Tue, 07 Nov 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675996 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 27 Summers: My Journey to Freedom, Forgiveness, and Redemption During My Time in Angola Prison Author: Ronald Olivier Narrator: Guy Branche Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675996 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 27 Summers: My Journey to Freedom, Forgiveness, and Redemption During My Time in Angola Prison Author: Ronald Olivier Narrator: Guy Branche Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: November 7, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Discover hope as you see redemption even in the darkest circumstances. Ronald Olivier shares his dramatic and powerful story of how a young man sentenced to life without parole miraculously found faith, forgiveness, redemption, and restoration. As a teenager Ronald Olivier ran wild in the streets of New Orleans, selling drugs, stealing cars, and finally killing someone on Christmas Day 1991. Ron was sentenced to life in prison without parole and was incarcerated for nearly three decades. Finally, after being locked up for 27 summers at the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary--known as Angola--Ron was miraculously released in 2018. But what led to this amazing transformation and newfound freedom? 27 Summers recounts Ron's journey of redemption and how even through the agony of solitary confinement and multiple transfers into increasingly dangerous prison environments, Ron kept seeking God for healing and hope. Remarkably, he became the director of chaplains at Mississippi State Penitentiary. Today, Ron loves to combat hopelessness, wherever he finds it, by saying, 'Don't tell me what God can't do!'  As you read 27 Summers you will: - Gain a new perspective on overcoming adversity: Learn new insights about faith and patience from a man who spent almost three decades in a cruel and violent environment. - Explore the power of faith in dark times: Discover how faith can be a guiding light, offering hope and strength when you need it most. - Understand the true meaning of forgiveness: Be encouraged to find grace and forgiveness to overcome the pain of your past. - Find the hope you need for trying times: Take heart and be inspired as you witness the reality that God can redeem and restore anyone.    In 27 Summers you will find hope, redemption, and the power of forgiveness. Ron's inspiring story brilliantly displays God's power to transform individuals, families, and communities, reminding us that there truly is nothing God can't do.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finding-baby-holly-lost-to-a-cult-surviving-my-parents-murders-and-saved-by-prayer-by-holly-marie--65183882https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675924 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Baby Holly: Lost to a Cult, Surviving My Parents' Murders, and Saved by Prayer Author: Holly Marie Narrator: Stephanie Richardson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 42 minutes Release date: November 7, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Holly Marie was forty-two years old the day she found out she was missing.   At ten months old, Holly Marie was brought to the door of a church by three barefoot women in white robes and head coverings. Adopted by the pastor and raised in a loving Christian home, Holly nevertheless struggled with the ache of not knowing what had happened to her biological parents. She still felt their absence even as she married and started a family of her own.     When two detectives showed up at the restaurant where she worked and informed her that she had a large family in Florida who had been searching for her for over 40 years, Holly’s past became the reality of her present, and she began the sometimes painful journey of discovering the truth about her origins: Her parents had been brutally murdered, their case still unsolved.   With the help of law enforcement across four states, forensic genealogists, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and her newly discovered family members, the missing pieces began to come together. Except these—why had her parents been murdered? And who had murdered them? She soon found out that the truth leads not always to answers but sometimes to more questions, that it also brings healing and restoration, and that we must surrender our unknowns to God until, in His perfect timing, all truths are revealed.   Finding Baby Holly is the true, inspiring story of a wife and mother who was “missing” for over forty years after her parents’ murders, the persistent detectives who never stopped investigating, and the birth family who never lost hope in finding her.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675924Tue, 07 Nov 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675924 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Baby Holly: Lost to a Cult, Surviving My Parents' Murders, and Saved by Prayer Author: Holly Marie Narrator: Stephanie Richardson Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675924 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Baby Holly: Lost to a Cult, Surviving My Parents' Murders, and Saved by Prayer Author: Holly Marie Narrator: Stephanie Richardson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 42 minutes Release date: November 7, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Holly Marie was forty-two years old the day she found out she was missing.   At ten months old, Holly Marie was brought to the door of a church by three barefoot women in white robes and head coverings. Adopted by the pastor and raised in a loving Christian home, Holly nevertheless struggled with the ache of not knowing what had happened to her biological parents. She still felt their absence even as she married and started a family of her own.     When two detectives showed up at the restaurant where she worked and informed her that she had a large family in Florida who had been searching for her for over 40 years, Holly’s past became the reality of her present, and she began the sometimes painful journey of discovering the truth about her origins: Her parents had been brutally murdered, their case still unsolved.   With the help of law enforcement across four states, forensic genealogists, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and her newly discovered family members, the missing pieces began to come together. Except these—why had her parents been murdered? And who had murdered them? She soon found out that the truth leads not always to answers but sometimes to more questions, that it also brings healing and restoration, and that we must surrender our unknowns to God until, in His perfect timing, all truths are revealed.   Finding Baby Holly is the true, inspiring story of a wife and mother who was “missing” for over forty years after her parents’ murders, the persistent detectives who never stopped investigating, and the birth family who never lost hope in finding her.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/renegade-defending-democracy-and-liberty-in-our-divided-country-by-michael-d-antonio-adam-kinzinger--65183910https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673165 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country Author: Michael D'antonio, Adam Kinzinger Narrator: Adam Kinzinger, Maria Shriver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 16 minutes Release date: October 31, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Adam Kinzinger captures one of the most transformative periods in recent political history in a riveting, personal account from inside Congress, including the January 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol and his vote to impeach Donald Trump. On January 6, 2021, Donald Trump incited a violent mob to storm the US Capitol in attempts to overturn the presidential election. It was a betrayal of our Constitution, and one of the darkest days in recent history. Yet to former congressman Adam Kinzinger it was also the culmination of a cultural and political rupture he’d long seen coming. Constructive criticism from within the Republican Party was no longer enough. It was time to stand up, even if it meant betraying his own party. In Renegade, Kinzinger tells his story of faith, service, and political duty in a democracy under siege. From the small Illinois county board where he got his start, to his years in the Air Force flying tanker missions over Iraq, to his final tumultuous term in Congress as one of the few Republican members to vote to impeach Trump and join the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, Kinzinger takes readers inside the most critical moments and pivotal decisions of the last years. The result is both a searing examination of the rise of extremism and the GOP’s subsequent descent into a dysfunctional and destructive force, and a rousing call to return to unity. Raw, provocative, and clear-eyed, Renegade captures one of the most transformative periods in recent American history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673165Tue, 31 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673165 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country Author: Michael D'antonio, Adam Kinzinger Narrator: Adam Kinzinger, Maria Shriver...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673165 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country Author: Michael D'antonio, Adam Kinzinger Narrator: Adam Kinzinger, Maria Shriver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 16 minutes Release date: October 31, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Adam Kinzinger captures one of the most transformative periods in recent political history in a riveting, personal account from inside Congress, including the January 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol and his vote to impeach Donald Trump. On January 6, 2021, Donald Trump incited a violent mob to storm the US Capitol in attempts to overturn the presidential election. It was a betrayal of our Constitution, and one of the darkest days in recent history. Yet to former congressman Adam Kinzinger it was also the culmination of a cultural and political rupture he’d long seen coming. Constructive criticism from within the Republican Party was no longer enough. It was time to stand up, even if it meant betraying his own party. In Renegade, Kinzinger tells his story of faith, service, and political duty in a democracy under siege. From the small Illinois county board where he got his start, to his years in the Air Force flying tanker missions over Iraq, to his final tumultuous term in Congress as one of the few Republican members to vote to impeach Trump and join the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, Kinzinger takes readers inside the most critical moments and pivotal decisions of the last years. The result is both a searing examination of the rise of extremism and the GOP’s subsequent descent into a dysfunctional and destructive force, and a rousing call to return to unity. Raw, provocative, and clear-eyed, Renegade captures one of the most transformative periods in recent American history.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/by-the-ghost-light-wars-memory-and-families-by-r-h-thomson--65183853https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676748 to listen full audiobooks. Title: By the Ghost Light: Wars, Memory, and Families Author: R.H. Thomson Narrator: R.H. Thomson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 31, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From one of Canada’s most beloved performing artists comes an audacious work of non-fiction that explores the stories that shape us and the reach that the past can have across generations. Growing up north of Toronto, R.H. Thomson’s imagination was captured by romantic notions of war. He spent his days playing with toy soldiers on the carpet of his grandmother’s house, recreating the Battle of Britain with model planes in his bedroom, or sitting at the local theatre watching World War II B movies—ones that offered a very clear perspective on who were the heroes and who the villains; which side were the victors and which the vanquished.     Yet Thomson’s childhood was also shaped by the spirits of real-life warriors in his family, their fates a brutal and more complicated reminder of the true human cost of war. Eight of Robert’s great uncles—George, Joe, Jack, Harold, Arthur, Warren, Wildy, and Fred—fought in the First World War, while his great Aunt Margaret served as a wartime surgical nurse in Europe. Five of the great uncles—George, Joe, Fred, Wildy, and Warren—were killed in battle while two others—Jack and Harold—would return home greatly diminished, spending the rest of their lives in and out of sanitariums, their lungs scarred by disease and poison gas. Throughout their lives, the great uncles, as well as great aunts and cousins, were faithful letter writers, their correspondence offering profound insights into their experiences on the front lines to their loved ones back home, a somber record of the sacrifice the family paid.     In By the Ghost Light, R.H. Thomson offers an extraordinary look at his family’s history while providing a powerful examination of how we understand war and its aftermath. Using his family letters as a starting point, Thomson roams through a century of folly, touching on areas of military history, art, literature, and science, to express the tragic human cost of war behind the order and calm of ceremonial parades, memorials, and monuments. In an urgent call for new ways to acknowledge the dead, R.H. has created “The World Remembers,” an ambitious international project to individually name each of the millions killed in the First World War.     Epic in its scope and incredibly intimate in its exploration of lives touched by the tragedy of war, By the Ghost Light is a truly original book that will challenge the way we approach our history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676748Tue, 31 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676748 to listen full audiobooks. Title: By the Ghost Light: Wars, Memory, and Families Author: R.H. Thomson Narrator: R.H. Thomson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 23 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676748 to listen full audiobooks. Title: By the Ghost Light: Wars, Memory, and Families Author: R.H. Thomson Narrator: R.H. Thomson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 31, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From one of Canada’s most beloved performing artists comes an audacious work of non-fiction that explores the stories that shape us and the reach that the past can have across generations. Growing up north of Toronto, R.H. Thomson’s imagination was captured by romantic notions of war. He spent his days playing with toy soldiers on the carpet of his grandmother’s house, recreating the Battle of Britain with model planes in his bedroom, or sitting at the local theatre watching World War II B movies—ones that offered a very clear perspective on who were the heroes and who the villains; which side were the victors and which the vanquished.     Yet Thomson’s childhood was also shaped by the spirits of real-life warriors in his family, their fates a brutal and more complicated reminder of the true human cost of war. Eight of Robert’s great uncles—George, Joe, Jack, Harold, Arthur, Warren, Wildy, and Fred—fought in the First World War, while his great Aunt Margaret served as a wartime surgical nurse in Europe. Five of the great uncles—George, Joe, Fred, Wildy, and Warren—were killed in battle while two others—Jack and Harold—would return home greatly diminished, spending the rest of their lives in and out of sanitariums, their lungs scarred by disease and poison gas. Throughout their lives, the great uncles, as well as great aunts and cousins, were faithful letter writers, their correspondence offering profound insights into their experiences on the front lines to their loved ones back home, a somber record of the sacrifice the family paid.     In By the Ghost Light, R.H. Thomson offers an extraordinary look at his family’s history while providing a powerful examination of how we understand war and its aftermath. Using his family letters as a starting point, Thomson roams through a century of folly, touching on areas of military history, art, literature, and science, to express the tragic human cost of war behind the order and calm of ceremonial parades, memorials, and monuments. In an urgent call for new ways to acknowledge the dead, R.H. has created “The World Remembers,” an ambitious international project to individually name each of the millions killed in the First World War.     Epic in its scope and incredibly intimate in its exploration of lives touched by the tragedy of war, By the Ghost Light is a truly original book that will challenge the way we approach our history.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-road-years-a-memoir-continued-by-rick-mercer--65183831https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684901 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . . Author: Rick Mercer Narrator: Rick Mercer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: October 31, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: THE INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER At the end of his memoir Talking to Canadians, Rick Mercer was poised to make the biggest leap yet in his extraordinary career. Having overcome a serious lack of promise as a schoolboy and risen through the showbiz ranks—as an aspiring actor, star of a surprisingly successful one-man show about the Meech Lake Accord, co-founder of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, creator and star of the dark-comedy sitcom Made in Canada—he was about to tackle his biggest opportunity yet.   The Road Years picks up the story at that exciting point, with the greenlighting of what would become Rick Mercer Report. Plans for the show, of course, included political satire and Rick’s patented rants. But Rick and his partner, Gerald Lunz, were also determined to do something that comedy tends to avoid as too challenging: they would emphasize the positive. Rick would travel from coast to coast to coast in search of everything that’s best about Canada, especially its people. He found a lot to celebrate, naturally, and was rewarded with a huge audience and a run of 15 seasons.   The Road Years tells the inside story of that stupendous success. A time when Rick was heading to another town—or military base, sports centre, national park—to try dogsledding, chainsaw carving, and bear tagging; hang from a harness (a lot); ride the “Train of Death;” plus countless other joyous and/or reckless assignments.   Added to the mix were encounters with the country’s great. Every living prime minister. Rock and roll royalty from Rush to Randy Bachman. Olympians and Paralympians. A skinny-dipping Bob Rae. And Jann Arden, of course, who gets a chapter to herself. Along the way he even found the time to visit several countries in Africa and co-found and champion the charity Spread the Net, which has gone on to protect the lives of millions.   Join the celebration, and revive a wealth of happy memories, with what is Rick Mercer’s funniest, most fascinating book yet.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684901Tue, 31 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684901 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . . Author: Rick Mercer Narrator: Rick Mercer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684901 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . . Author: Rick Mercer Narrator: Rick Mercer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: October 31, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: THE INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER At the end of his memoir Talking to Canadians, Rick Mercer was poised to make the biggest leap yet in his extraordinary career. Having overcome a serious lack of promise as a schoolboy and risen through the showbiz ranks—as an aspiring actor, star of a surprisingly successful one-man show about the Meech Lake Accord, co-founder of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, creator and star of the dark-comedy sitcom Made in Canada—he was about to tackle his biggest opportunity yet.   The Road Years picks up the story at that exciting point, with the greenlighting of what would become Rick Mercer Report. Plans for the show, of course, included political satire and Rick’s patented rants. But Rick and his partner, Gerald Lunz, were also determined to do something that comedy tends to avoid as too challenging: they would emphasize the positive. Rick would travel from coast to coast to coast in search of everything that’s best about Canada, especially its people. He found a lot to celebrate, naturally, and was rewarded with a huge audience and a run of 15 seasons.   The Road Years tells the inside story of that stupendous success. A time when Rick was heading to another town—or military base, sports centre, national park—to try dogsledding, chainsaw carving, and bear tagging; hang from a harness (a lot); ride the “Train of Death;” plus countless other joyous and/or reckless assignments.   Added to the mix were encounters with the country’s great. Every living prime minister. Rock and roll royalty from Rush to Randy Bachman. Olympians and Paralympians. A skinny-dipping Bob Rae. And Jann Arden, of course, who gets a chapter to herself. Along the way he even found the time to visit several countries in Africa and co-found and champion the charity Spread the Net, which has gone on to protect the lives of millions.   Join the celebration, and revive a wealth of happy memories, with what is Rick Mercer’s funniest, most fascinating book yet.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/undisputed-a-champion-s-life-by-donovan-bailey--65183826https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676378 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undisputed: A Champion's Life Author: Donovan Bailey Narrator: Donovan Bailey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 31, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A memoir of Olympic glory, the value of mentorship and the courage to champion your own excellence, from the long-reigning world's fastest man, Canadian sprinting legend Donovan Bailey. From the lush fields of his boyhood in Jamaica, to the basketball courts of Oakville, where he came of age in one of Canada’s most thriving cultural mosaics, to his sprint toward double Olympic gold for Canada in Atlanta in 1996, Donovan Bailey got a long way on natural talent. But he also learned that in the bureaucratic world of Canadian sports, an athlete who didn't come up in the system needed to take charge of his fate if he was going to become the world’s best. As he ascended from outsider to dominant athlete, others didn’t always understand the rigour at work behind Bailey’s confident demeanour. He’d learned from watching Muhammad Ali that a champion needed to act like a champion. But media grew fixated on the sprinter’s immodesty, the likes of which they never saw from Canadian athletes, especially track athletes in the wake of the Ben Johnson doping scandal at Seoul in 1988. Bailey was having none of it, and when he called out Canada's subtle racism and contradicted the prevailing idea most Canadians had of their country, he left in his wake a media uproar and cracked wide open the nation’s moral complacency.      In addition to his unforgettable 100-metre and 4x100 relay gold-medal sprints in Atlanta, Bailey's track career was a litany of records and rare accomplishments, including his audacious 1997 race in Toronto's SkyDome against American 200-metre Olympic champion Michael Johnson to determine who was really the world’s fastest man. There was no disputing the result.      Bailey had been coached in success before he was seriously coached in athletics. Following the lead of his father, a machinist-turned-real estate investor, Bailey became a millionaire by the age of 21, an experience he continues to draw on as an entrepreneur and philanthropist. Frank about his dominance on the track and unapologetic for expecting as much of those around him as he expects of himself, Undisputed is an athlete's story that refuses to settle for second best.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676378Tue, 31 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676378 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undisputed: A Champion's Life Author: Donovan Bailey Narrator: Donovan Bailey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676378 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undisputed: A Champion's Life Author: Donovan Bailey Narrator: Donovan Bailey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 31, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A memoir of Olympic glory, the value of mentorship and the courage to champion your own excellence, from the long-reigning world's fastest man, Canadian sprinting legend Donovan Bailey. From the lush fields of his boyhood in Jamaica, to the basketball courts of Oakville, where he came of age in one of Canada’s most thriving cultural mosaics, to his sprint toward double Olympic gold for Canada in Atlanta in 1996, Donovan Bailey got a long way on natural talent. But he also learned that in the bureaucratic world of Canadian sports, an athlete who didn't come up in the system needed to take charge of his fate if he was going to become the world’s best. As he ascended from outsider to dominant athlete, others didn’t always understand the rigour at work behind Bailey’s confident demeanour. He’d learned from watching Muhammad Ali that a champion needed to act like a champion. But media grew fixated on the sprinter’s immodesty, the likes of which they never saw from Canadian athletes, especially track athletes in the wake of the Ben Johnson doping scandal at Seoul in 1988. Bailey was having none of it, and when he called out Canada's subtle racism and contradicted the prevailing idea most Canadians had of their country, he left in his wake a media uproar and cracked wide open the nation’s moral complacency.      In addition to his unforgettable 100-metre and 4x100 relay gold-medal sprints in Atlanta, Bailey's track career was a litany of records and rare accomplishments, including his audacious 1997 race in Toronto's SkyDome against American 200-metre Olympic champion Michael Johnson to determine who was really the world’s fastest man. There was no disputing the result.      Bailey had been coached in success before he was seriously coached in athletics. Following the lead of his father, a machinist-turned-real estate investor, Bailey became a millionaire by the age of 21, an experience he continues to draw on as an entrepreneur and philanthropist. Frank about his dominance on the track and unapologetic for expecting as much of those around him as he expects of himself, Undisputed is an athlete's story that refuses to settle for second best.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dish-spiels-scoops-emotional-outbursts-and-the-occasional-recipe-by-rhys-nicholson--65183771https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692518 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dish: Spiels, scoops, emotional outbursts and the occasional recipe Author: Rhys Nicholson Narrator: Rhys Nicholson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 31, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Every now and then, when the planets align in just the right way, a book comes along that changes everything. An author sweats and toils to birth a tome with such colossal cultural impact, it has the power to retune the entire world to a whole new frequency. This is absolutely not one of those books. Not even close. And actually, that all sounds a bit much really, doesn't it? Rhys Nicholson is a multi-award winning comedian, writer and busy mum with an anxiety disorder, a complicated relationship with food and a book deal. In Dish, a debut whack at writing an entire book, Nicholson is reaching out to get some stuff straight in their head. Through a series of revealing stories, intrusive thoughts and a recipe here and there, they're hoping to ruminate, gossip and generally have a deeply private, wide-ranging conversation with themselves about a whole bunch of life's smaller questions. What do you do if you think you might have an underwear fetish? How long do you roast a chicken for? Does everyone hate you? Why did no one bring up how hard it is to write a book? What's going on with heterosexual men, and are they ok?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692518Tue, 31 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692518 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dish: Spiels, scoops, emotional outbursts and the occasional recipe Author: Rhys Nicholson Narrator: Rhys Nicholson Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692518 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dish: Spiels, scoops, emotional outbursts and the occasional recipe Author: Rhys Nicholson Narrator: Rhys Nicholson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 31, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Every now and then, when the planets align in just the right way, a book comes along that changes everything. An author sweats and toils to birth a tome with such colossal cultural impact, it has the power to retune the entire world to a whole new frequency. This is absolutely not one of those books. Not even close. And actually, that all sounds a bit much really, doesn't it? Rhys Nicholson is a multi-award winning comedian, writer and busy mum with an anxiety disorder, a complicated relationship with food and a book deal. In Dish, a debut whack at writing an entire book, Nicholson is reaching out to get some stuff straight in their head. Through a series of revealing stories, intrusive thoughts and a recipe here and there, they're hoping to ruminate, gossip and generally have a deeply private, wide-ranging conversation with themselves about a whole bunch of life's smaller questions. What do you do if you think you might have an underwear fetish? How long do you roast a chicken for? Does everyone hate you? Why did no one bring up how hard it is to write a book? What's going on with heterosexual men, and are they ok?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tomorrow-s-here-today-lightning-seeds-football-and-cosmic-post-punk-by-ian-broudie--65183902https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674895 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tomorrow's Here Today: Lightning Seeds, Football and Cosmic Post-Punk Author: Ian Broudie Narrator: Ian Broudie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 26, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Louder than War Book of the Year A Waterstones Book of the Year A Rough Trade Book of the Year A Resident Book of the Year 'All Ian Broudie's great gifts as a songwriter - melody, vulnerability, empathy, hope - turn out to be in his prose too. A lovely read' - DAVID BADDIEL 'Full of heart and sparkling melancholy' - THE I Few musicians have lived a musical life as rich as the songwriter and producer Ian Broudie. From recording the glorious uplifting psychedelic pop of his band the Lightning Seeds to producing bands like Echo & the Bunnymen and the Fall, Ian has journeyed from the energy and potential of the 1970s punk scene to the madness of '90s indie - and out the other side. Throughout nearly fifty years of making music, he has had a front-row seat working with generations of fantastic musicians in the creation of countless groundbreaking records. In Tomorrow's Here Today, he reveals what he has learnt about creativity, how to work with musicians touched by genius and what it is like to stumble through an exploding industry without losing sight of your dreams. Along the way, Ian shares how he wrote the million-selling album Jollification and how - along with the comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner - he wrote and recorded the only single in chart history to reach number one in the UK on four separate occasions. 'Three Lions' has since become the undisputed unofficial anthem of English football, soundtracking heartbreaking defeats as well as the wondrous victories of the Lionesses. Following 2022's long-awaited Lightning Seeds comeback, Ian reflects on a life of cosmic adventures spent in thrall to the power of music.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674895Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674895 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tomorrow's Here Today: Lightning Seeds, Football and Cosmic Post-Punk Author: Ian Broudie Narrator: Ian Broudie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674895 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tomorrow's Here Today: Lightning Seeds, Football and Cosmic Post-Punk Author: Ian Broudie Narrator: Ian Broudie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 26, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Louder than War Book of the Year A Waterstones Book of the Year A Rough Trade Book of the Year A Resident Book of the Year 'All Ian Broudie's great gifts as a songwriter - melody, vulnerability, empathy, hope - turn out to be in his prose too. A lovely read' - DAVID BADDIEL 'Full of heart and sparkling melancholy' - THE I Few musicians have lived a musical life as rich as the songwriter and producer Ian Broudie. From recording the glorious uplifting psychedelic pop of his band the Lightning Seeds to producing bands like Echo & the Bunnymen and the Fall, Ian has journeyed from the energy and potential of the 1970s punk scene to the madness of '90s indie - and out the other side. Throughout nearly fifty years of making music, he has had a front-row seat working with generations of fantastic musicians in the creation of countless groundbreaking records. In Tomorrow's Here Today, he reveals what he has learnt about creativity, how to work with musicians touched by genius and what it is like to stumble through an exploding industry without losing sight of your dreams. Along the way, Ian shares how he wrote the million-selling album Jollification and how - along with the comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner - he wrote and recorded the only single in chart history to reach number one in the UK on four separate occasions. 'Three Lions' has since become the undisputed unofficial anthem of English football, soundtracking heartbreaking defeats as well as the wondrous victories of the Lionesses. Following 2022's long-awaited Lightning Seeds comeback, Ian reflects on a life of cosmic adventures spent in thrall to the power of music.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glutton-the-multi-course-life-of-a-very-greedy-boy-by-ed-gamble--65183774https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686262 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Glutton: The Multi-Course Life of a Very Greedy Boy Author: Ed Gamble Narrator: Ed Gamble, Nish Kumar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 55 minutes Release date: October 26, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The hilarious memoir from comedian, Off Menu host and Great British Menu judge, Ed Gamble. Includes an exclusive bonus interview between Ed Gamble and fellow comedian and food-lover, Nish Kumar. From a young age, Ed Gamble's immaculate bibs and extremely dirty nappies hinted at his capacious appetite. Before he could walk, Ed already knew that he preferred poached salmon to puree, that celery was a calorie-sapping waste of time, and that mashed potatoes should be made with lashings of butter. Whilst he might ordinarily have been upset by the calls of 'precocious little sh*t' coming from his family, he was too busy stuffing his gob and staging rebellions against the patronising list of misery that is a children's menu. In Glutton, Ed shares a relatable buffet of experiences and stories from a life lived through food. From the trials of being a diabetic with a sweet tooth to his teenage battles with obesity, to the joy of cooking and the power of food to bring us together, this is a wonderful, hilarious and heart-warming memoir of a delightful obsession. ©2023 Blood Sugar Productions Ltd (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686262Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686262 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Glutton: The Multi-Course Life of a Very Greedy Boy Author: Ed Gamble Narrator: Ed Gamble, Nish Kumar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 55...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686262 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Glutton: The Multi-Course Life of a Very Greedy Boy Author: Ed Gamble Narrator: Ed Gamble, Nish Kumar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 55 minutes Release date: October 26, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The hilarious memoir from comedian, Off Menu host and Great British Menu judge, Ed Gamble. Includes an exclusive bonus interview between Ed Gamble and fellow comedian and food-lover, Nish Kumar. From a young age, Ed Gamble's immaculate bibs and extremely dirty nappies hinted at his capacious appetite. Before he could walk, Ed already knew that he preferred poached salmon to puree, that celery was a calorie-sapping waste of time, and that mashed potatoes should be made with lashings of butter. Whilst he might ordinarily have been upset by the calls of 'precocious little sh*t' coming from his family, he was too busy stuffing his gob and staging rebellions against the patronising list of misery that is a children's menu. In Glutton, Ed shares a relatable buffet of experiences and stories from a life lived through food. From the trials of being a diabetic with a sweet tooth to his teenage battles with obesity, to the joy of cooking and the power of food to bring us together, this is a wonderful, hilarious and heart-warming memoir of a delightful obsession. ©2023 Blood Sugar Productions Ltd (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shakespeare-the-man-who-pays-the-rent-by-judi-dench--65183748https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694757 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent Author: Judi Dench Narrator: Brendan O’hea, Barbara Flynn, Judi Dench Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 26, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Discover the work of the greatest writer in the English language as you've never encountered it before by pre-ordering internationally renowned actor Dame Judi Dench's SHAKESPEARE: The Man Who Pays The Rent - a witty, insightful journey through the plays and tales of our beloved Shakespeare 'A MAGICAL LOVE LETTER TO SHAKESPEARE' Sir Kenneth Branagh Read by Barbara Flynn (Open All Hours, The Durrels) and the book’s co-author Brendan O’Hea. Also featuring a warm and witty exclusive bonus conversation between Dame Judi Dench and Brendan O’Hea about the making of the book. Taking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig... Cavorting naked through the Warwickshire countryside painted green... Acting opposite a child with a pumpkin on his head... These are just a few of the things Dame Judi Dench has done in the name of Shakespeare. For the very first time, Judi opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career, from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Cleopatra. In a series of intimate conversations with actor & director Brendan O'Hea, she guides us through Shakespeare's plays with incisive clarity, revealing the secrets of her rehearsal process and inviting us to share in her triumphs, disasters, and backstage shenanigans. Interspersed with vignettes on audiences, critics, company spirit and rehearsal room etiquette, she serves up priceless revelations on everything from the craft of speaking in verse to her personal interpretations of some of Shakespeare's most famous scenes, all brightened by her mischievous sense of humour, striking level of honesty and a peppering of hilarious anecdotes, many of which have remained under lock and key until now. Instructive and witty, provocative and inspiring, this is ultimately Judi's love letter to Shakespeare, or rather, The Man Who Pays The Rent. ©2023 Judi Dench (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694757Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694757 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent Author: Judi Dench Narrator: Brendan O’hea, Barbara Flynn, Judi Dench Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694757 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent Author: Judi Dench Narrator: Brendan O’hea, Barbara Flynn, Judi Dench Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 26, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Discover the work of the greatest writer in the English language as you've never encountered it before by pre-ordering internationally renowned actor Dame Judi Dench's SHAKESPEARE: The Man Who Pays The Rent - a witty, insightful journey through the plays and tales of our beloved Shakespeare 'A MAGICAL LOVE LETTER TO SHAKESPEARE' Sir Kenneth Branagh Read by Barbara Flynn (Open All Hours, The Durrels) and the book’s co-author Brendan O’Hea. Also featuring a warm and witty exclusive bonus conversation between Dame Judi Dench and Brendan O’Hea about the making of the book. Taking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig... Cavorting naked through the Warwickshire countryside painted green... Acting opposite a child with a pumpkin on his head... These are just a few of the things Dame Judi Dench has done in the name of Shakespeare. For the very first time, Judi opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career, from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Cleopatra. In a series of intimate conversations with actor & director Brendan O'Hea, she guides us through Shakespeare's plays with incisive clarity, revealing the secrets of her rehearsal process and inviting us to share in her triumphs, disasters, and backstage shenanigans. Interspersed with vignettes on audiences, critics, company spirit and rehearsal room etiquette, she serves up priceless revelations on everything from the craft of speaking in verse to her personal interpretations of some of Shakespeare's most famous scenes, all brightened by her mischievous sense of humour, striking level of honesty and a peppering of hilarious anecdotes, many of which have remained under lock and key until now. Instructive and witty, provocative and inspiring, this is ultimately Judi's love letter to Shakespeare, or rather, The Man Who Pays The Rent. ©2023 Judi Dench (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/behind-the-seams-my-life-in-rhinestones-by-dolly-parton--65183886https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676600 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones Author: Dolly Parton Narrator: Rebecca Seaver, Holly George-Warren, Dolly Parton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 19, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A beautiful celebration of Dolly Parton’s iconic sense of style through entertaining personal stories, interviews with friends and family, music, and archival interview and performance clips. In Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones, global superstar Dolly Parton shares, for the first time, the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion, including how she developed her own, distinctly Dolly style, which has defied convention and endeared her to fans around the world. Featuring behind-the-scenes stories from Dolly Parton’s life and career, this audiobook spotlights her most unforgettable looks from the 1960s to now. The sky-high heels, famous wigs, bold makeup, eye-catching stage clothes—she shares them all. Along the way, Parton discusses memorable outfits from her past and the daring styles that continue to entertain and inspire today. Filled with candor, humor, and lots and lots of rhinestones, Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones is a shining tribute to one of the most beloved musicians in history, a treasured keepsake for anyone who loves Dolly Parton, and an indispensable guide to forging your own path to beauty and confidence. Includes a Bonus PDF with exclusive images from Dolly’s private costume archive. This audio is narrated by the authors with contributions from many of Dolly’s lifelong fashion collaborators: Dolly Parton, Holly George-Warren, Rebecca Seaver, Allister Ann, Ann Roth, Art Streiber, Aurelia, Bobbe Joy, Cheryl Riddle, Debra McGuire, Fran Strine, Iisha Lemming, Jason Pirro, Jim Herrington, Randee St Nicholas, Riley Hanratty, Robert Behar, Stacia Lang, Stacie Huckeba, Steve Summers, Timothy White, and Vance Nichols. ©2023 Dolly Parton (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676600Thu, 19 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676600 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones Author: Dolly Parton Narrator: Rebecca Seaver, Holly George-Warren, Dolly Parton Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676600 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones Author: Dolly Parton Narrator: Rebecca Seaver, Holly George-Warren, Dolly Parton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 19, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A beautiful celebration of Dolly Parton’s iconic sense of style through entertaining personal stories, interviews with friends and family, music, and archival interview and performance clips. In Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones, global superstar Dolly Parton shares, for the first time, the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion, including how she developed her own, distinctly Dolly style, which has defied convention and endeared her to fans around the world. Featuring behind-the-scenes stories from Dolly Parton’s life and career, this audiobook spotlights her most unforgettable looks from the 1960s to now. The sky-high heels, famous wigs, bold makeup, eye-catching stage clothes—she shares them all. Along the way, Parton discusses memorable outfits from her past and the daring styles that continue to entertain and inspire today. Filled with candor, humor, and lots and lots of rhinestones, Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones is a shining tribute to one of the most beloved musicians in history, a treasured keepsake for anyone who loves Dolly Parton, and an indispensable guide to forging your own path to beauty and confidence. Includes a Bonus PDF with exclusive images from Dolly’s private costume archive. This audio is narrated by the authors with contributions from many of Dolly’s lifelong fashion collaborators: Dolly Parton, Holly George-Warren, Rebecca Seaver, Allister Ann, Ann Roth, Art Streiber, Aurelia, Bobbe Joy, Cheryl Riddle, Debra McGuire, Fran Strine, Iisha Lemming, Jason Pirro, Jim Herrington, Randee St Nicholas, Riley Hanratty, Robert Behar, Stacia Lang, Stacie Huckeba, Steve Summers, Timothy White, and Vance Nichols. ©2023 Dolly Parton (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/worthy-by-jada-pinkett-smith--65183825https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/677503 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Worthy Author: Jada Pinkett Smith Narrator: Jada Pinkett Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A gripping, painfully honest and ultimately inspirational, New York Times bestselling memoir from global superstar and creator of the Red Table Talk series Jada Pinkett Smith. 'It’s a shame that Pinkett Smith's marriage has taken up so much attention because, as Worthy shows, it’s far from the most interesting thing about her’ Sunday Times Magazine In a media driven landscape that crafts narratives for our celebrities, Smith recounts her story in an intimate conversation with readers. Along the way, she explores her path to accepting her power as a woman, and her discovery that a strong sense of self is every woman’s right and saving grace. An impactful and rare memoir that engages and educates, Worthy is a courageous love song to self, to family, to life, and to the world. From an unconventional upbringing in Baltimore, to an unconventional marriage to one of the most famous men in the world, adhering to the status quo has never been a familiar road for Jada Pinkett Smith. In Worthy, Smith strips herself of all the labels and stories crafted by others, and reclaims her narrative with radical self-love. Worthy teaches us who Jada is, and how to embrace our most authentic loveable souls.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/677503Tue, 17 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/677503 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Worthy Author: Jada Pinkett Smith Narrator: Jada Pinkett Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/677503 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Worthy Author: Jada Pinkett Smith Narrator: Jada Pinkett Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A gripping, painfully honest and ultimately inspirational, New York Times bestselling memoir from global superstar and creator of the Red Table Talk series Jada Pinkett Smith. 'It’s a shame that Pinkett Smith's marriage has taken up so much attention because, as Worthy shows, it’s far from the most interesting thing about her’ Sunday Times Magazine In a media driven landscape that crafts narratives for our celebrities, Smith recounts her story in an intimate conversation with readers. Along the way, she explores her path to accepting her power as a woman, and her discovery that a strong sense of self is every woman’s right and saving grace. An impactful and rare memoir that engages and educates, Worthy is a courageous love song to self, to family, to life, and to the world. From an unconventional upbringing in Baltimore, to an unconventional marriage to one of the most famous men in the world, adhering to the status quo has never been a familiar road for Jada Pinkett Smith. In Worthy, Smith strips herself of all the labels and stories crafted by others, and reclaims her narrative with radical self-love. Worthy teaches us who Jada is, and how to embrace our most authentic loveable souls.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/different-aspects-the-magical-memoir-from-the-west-end-legend-by-michael-ball--65183821https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685685 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Different Aspects: The magical memoir from the West End legend Author: Michael Ball Narrator: Michael Ball Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 12, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: UNLOCK THE MAGIC OF THEATRE THIS CHRISTMAS - GO BEHIND THE CURTAIN WITH WEST END LEGEND, MICHAEL BALL IN HIS FIRST MEMOIR 'Love, laughter and tears abound in this warm, entertaining read' Woman and Home 'Glittering' Daily Mail 'Wonderful' The Sun In 1989, a young Michael Ball landed the lead role in the musical Aspects of Love. It was a moment that changed his life forever. It was the first time he worked with legends of the stage like Andrew Lloyd Webber and Trevor Nunn; the show featured his smash hit song, Love Changes Everything, which rode high in the charts for 15 weeks; it was then, also, that he first met his long-term partner Cathy McGowan and battled back against the stage fright that had threatened his career. Over three decades later, Michael returned to a new production of the same show where he made his name, and with a lifetime's worth of stories to tell. In Different Aspects, Michael takes us backstage inside the making of a West End hit, while also diving back into his memories to share untold anecdotes and explore a glittering career that has made him a household name - from his first stage experiences in Les Misérables and Phantom of the Opera, to delighting and shocking his audiences in equal measure in Hairspray and Sweeney Todd, as well as his chart-topping musical success (and some howlers too!). Exploring Michael's life, career and relationships alongside the pitfalls and pratfalls of modern theatre, Different Aspects is the story of a life lived on the stage. There will be laughter, tears and an abundance of heart. There's even some Roger Moore, though, famously, not quite enough. Take your seats ladies and gentlemen, the lights are dimming, the performance is about to start. Readers are loving Different Aspects... 'A very funny, insightful glimpse of the highs and lows of a musical theatre star' 'If you love Michael Ball, you'll love this' 'His story made me smile' 'Filled with wonderful little stories' 'Interesting, honest and revealing']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685685Thu, 12 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685685 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Different Aspects: The magical memoir from the West End legend Author: Michael Ball Narrator: Michael Ball Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685685 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Different Aspects: The magical memoir from the West End legend Author: Michael Ball Narrator: Michael Ball Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 12, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: UNLOCK THE MAGIC OF THEATRE THIS CHRISTMAS - GO BEHIND THE CURTAIN WITH WEST END LEGEND, MICHAEL BALL IN HIS FIRST MEMOIR 'Love, laughter and tears abound in this warm, entertaining read' Woman and Home 'Glittering' Daily Mail 'Wonderful' The Sun In 1989, a young Michael Ball landed the lead role in the musical Aspects of Love. It was a moment that changed his life forever. It was the first time he worked with legends of the stage like Andrew Lloyd Webber and Trevor Nunn; the show featured his smash hit song, Love Changes Everything, which rode high in the charts for 15 weeks; it was then, also, that he first met his long-term partner Cathy McGowan and battled back against the stage fright that had threatened his career. Over three decades later, Michael returned to a new production of the same show where he made his name, and with a lifetime's worth of stories to tell. In Different Aspects, Michael takes us backstage inside the making of a West End hit, while also diving back into his memories to share untold anecdotes and explore a glittering career that has made him a household name - from his first stage experiences in Les Misérables and Phantom of the Opera, to delighting and shocking his audiences in equal measure in Hairspray and Sweeney Todd, as well as his chart-topping musical success (and some howlers too!). Exploring Michael's life, career and relationships alongside the pitfalls and pratfalls of modern theatre, Different Aspects is the story of a life lived on the stage. There will be laughter, tears and an abundance of heart. There's even some Roger Moore, though, famously, not quite enough. Take your seats ladies and gentlemen, the lights are dimming, the performance is about to start. Readers are loving Different Aspects... 'A very funny, insightful glimpse of the highs and lows of a musical theatre star' 'If you love Michael Ball, you'll love this' 'His story made me smile' 'Filled with wonderful little stories' 'Interesting, honest and revealing']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/graft-how-to-smash-life-by-tom-skinner--65183798https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690370 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Graft: How to Smash Life Author: Tom Skinner Narrator: Tom Skinner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 12, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: GET OUT THERE, GIVE IT 110% AND ABSOLUTELY SMASH IT! Tom Skinner is a grafter. Born and bred in Romford, he’s spent a lifetime on market stalls and has always had an eye for opportunity. He’s sold everything from laughing monkeys to luxury mattresses! Like a magician, Tom can make something out of nothing, although he’s seen it all disappear just as quickly, too. Graft is a window into the world of a professional wheeler-dealer who knows exactly what it takes to stay afloat and keep your chin up when the going gets tough. Inside, Tom shares his story and the hilarious escapades he’s found himself involved in while trying to make a quick buck. He also reveals how you, too, can make your own luck using the simple mantras he abides by and how to bounce back off the ropes when it feels like you’re down and out. From fuelling yourself with a big breakfast (preferably down Dino’s Cafe) to the importance of making mistakes, Tom offers an entertaining, motivational read for anyone who wants to do bigger and better things … or just wants a good laugh. This is how to smash life the Skinner way. BOSH!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690370Thu, 12 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690370 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Graft: How to Smash Life Author: Tom Skinner Narrator: Tom Skinner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 12,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690370 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Graft: How to Smash Life Author: Tom Skinner Narrator: Tom Skinner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 12, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: GET OUT THERE, GIVE IT 110% AND ABSOLUTELY SMASH IT! Tom Skinner is a grafter. Born and bred in Romford, he’s spent a lifetime on market stalls and has always had an eye for opportunity. He’s sold everything from laughing monkeys to luxury mattresses! Like a magician, Tom can make something out of nothing, although he’s seen it all disappear just as quickly, too. Graft is a window into the world of a professional wheeler-dealer who knows exactly what it takes to stay afloat and keep your chin up when the going gets tough. Inside, Tom shares his story and the hilarious escapades he’s found himself involved in while trying to make a quick buck. He also reveals how you, too, can make your own luck using the simple mantras he abides by and how to bounce back off the ropes when it feels like you’re down and out. From fuelling yourself with a big breakfast (preferably down Dino’s Cafe) to the importance of making mistakes, Tom offers an entertaining, motivational read for anyone who wants to do bigger and better things … or just wants a good laugh. This is how to smash life the Skinner way. BOSH!]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-twat-files-by-dawn-french--65183731https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693595 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twat Files Author: Dawn French Narrator: Dawn French Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 12, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Pre-order THE TWAT FILES and be one of the first to discover the truth behind the many, many times Dawn French has been a complete twat over the last sixty years. When I was younger I wanted to be an interesting, sophisticated, semi-heroic, multi-layered person. BUT. That kind of perfect is impossible. Being an actual twat is much more the real me. Sorry to boast, but I am a champion twat. In The Twat Files I will tell you about all the times I've been a total and utter twat. The moments where I've misunderstood stuff and messed up. In my life these have been key because: Mistakes tell us about ourselves. Mistakes tell us about others. Mistakes are hilarious. Mistakes expose our flaws. Mistakes show us ourselves honestly. Mistakes are gloriously human. My hope is that these stories might fire up yer engines to remind you of just what a massive twat you also are. Let's celebrate and revel in this most delightful of traits together. That would be perfectly twatty. Be a fellow twat and pre-order THE TWAT FILES now. 'This woman is a national treasure' Mail on Sunday 'Dawn French is a wonderful writer' Daily Mail]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693595Thu, 12 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693595 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twat Files Author: Dawn French Narrator: Dawn French Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 12, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693595 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twat Files Author: Dawn French Narrator: Dawn French Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 12, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Pre-order THE TWAT FILES and be one of the first to discover the truth behind the many, many times Dawn French has been a complete twat over the last sixty years. When I was younger I wanted to be an interesting, sophisticated, semi-heroic, multi-layered person. BUT. That kind of perfect is impossible. Being an actual twat is much more the real me. Sorry to boast, but I am a champion twat. In The Twat Files I will tell you about all the times I've been a total and utter twat. The moments where I've misunderstood stuff and messed up. In my life these have been key because: Mistakes tell us about ourselves. Mistakes tell us about others. Mistakes are hilarious. Mistakes expose our flaws. Mistakes show us ourselves honestly. Mistakes are gloriously human. My hope is that these stories might fire up yer engines to remind you of just what a massive twat you also are. Let's celebrate and revel in this most delightful of traits together. That would be perfectly twatty. Be a fellow twat and pre-order THE TWAT FILES now. 'This woman is a national treasure' Mail on Sunday 'Dawn French is a wonderful writer' Daily Mail]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saddam-s-secrets-how-an-iraqi-general-defied-and-survived-saddam-hussein-by-georges-hormuz-sada--65183843https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675998 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saddam's Secrets: How an Iraqi General Defied and Survived Saddam Hussein Author: Georges Hormuz Sada Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 10, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Georges Sada was one of Saddam's top generals and foremost military advisors. A truth-teller in a government that made the truth dangerous. A devout Christian in a Muslim country. And a man who would stand up for what was right?even at the risk of his own life. In this eye-opening exposé, General Sada shares his bizarre yet amazing journey as an insider to one of history's most sinister regimes. He also, for the first time, reveals the disturbing truth about Saddam's plots to destroy Israel, hide weapons of mass destruction and overtake the Arab world. As an eye witness to history, Sada paints a painfully truthful picture of Hussein and his country that is at once personal and alarming, truthful and compelling, candid and sobering. It is a story guaranteed to send shock waves around the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675998Tue, 10 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675998 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saddam's Secrets: How an Iraqi General Defied and Survived Saddam Hussein Author: Georges Hormuz Sada Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675998 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saddam's Secrets: How an Iraqi General Defied and Survived Saddam Hussein Author: Georges Hormuz Sada Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 10, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Georges Sada was one of Saddam's top generals and foremost military advisors. A truth-teller in a government that made the truth dangerous. A devout Christian in a Muslim country. And a man who would stand up for what was right?even at the risk of his own life. In this eye-opening exposé, General Sada shares his bizarre yet amazing journey as an insider to one of history's most sinister regimes. He also, for the first time, reveals the disturbing truth about Saddam's plots to destroy Israel, hide weapons of mass destruction and overtake the Arab world. As an eye witness to history, Sada paints a painfully truthful picture of Hussein and his country that is at once personal and alarming, truthful and compelling, candid and sobering. It is a story guaranteed to send shock waves around the world.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-useful-seven-tools-for-life-by-arnold-schwarzenegger--65183823https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Be Useful: Seven tools for life Author: Arnold Schwarzenegger Narrator: Arnold Schwarzenegger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 10, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.65 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The seven rules to follow to realise your true purpose in life-distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone. The world's greatest bodybuilder. The world's highest paid movie star. The leader of the world's sixth largest economy. That these are the same person sounds like the setup to a joke. But this is no joke. This is Arnold Schwarzenegger. And this did not happen by accident. Arnold's stratospheric success happened as part of a process. As the result of clear vision, big thinking, hard work, direct communication, resilient problem-solving, open-minded curiosity, and a commitment to giving back. All of it guided by the one lesson Arnold's father hammered into him above all: be useful. As Arnold conquered every realm he entered, he kept his father's adage close to his heart. Written with his uniquely earnest, blunt, powerful voice, BE USEFUL takes readers on an inspirational tour through Arnold's toolkit for a meaningful life. Arnold shows us how to put those tools to work, in service of whatever fulfilling future we can dream up for ourselves. He brings his insights to vivid life with compelling personal stories, life-changing successes and life-threatening failures alike--some of them famous, some told here for the first time ever. Too many of us struggle to disconnect from our self-pity and connect to our purpose. At an early age, Arnold forged the mental tools to build the ladder out of the poverty and narrow-mindedness of his rural Austrian hometown, tools he used to add rung after rung from there. Now he has shared that wisdom with all of us. As he puts it, no one is going to come rescue you -- you only have yourself. The good news, it turns out, is that you are all you need. ©2023 Arnold Schwarzenegger (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680823Tue, 10 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Be Useful: Seven tools for life Author: Arnold Schwarzenegger Narrator: Arnold Schwarzenegger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Be Useful: Seven tools for life Author: Arnold Schwarzenegger Narrator: Arnold Schwarzenegger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 10, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.65 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The seven rules to follow to realise your true purpose in life-distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone. The world's greatest bodybuilder. The world's highest paid movie star. The leader of the world's sixth largest economy. That these are the same person sounds like the setup to a joke. But this is no joke. This is Arnold Schwarzenegger. And this did not happen by accident. Arnold's stratospheric success happened as part of a process. As the result of clear vision, big thinking, hard work, direct communication, resilient problem-solving, open-minded curiosity, and a commitment to giving back. All of it guided by the one lesson Arnold's father hammered into him above all: be useful. As Arnold conquered every realm he entered, he kept his father's adage close to his heart. Written with his uniquely earnest, blunt, powerful voice, BE USEFUL takes readers on an inspirational tour through Arnold's toolkit for a meaningful life. Arnold shows us how to put those tools to work, in service of whatever fulfilling future we can dream up for ourselves. He brings his insights to vivid life with compelling personal stories, life-changing successes and life-threatening failures alike--some of them famous, some told here for the first time ever. Too many of us struggle to disconnect from our self-pity and connect to our purpose. At an early age, Arnold forged the mental tools to build the ladder out of the poverty and narrow-mindedness of his rural Austrian hometown, tools he used to add rung after rung from there. Now he has shared that wisdom with all of us. As he puts it, no one is going to come rescue you -- you only have yourself. The good news, it turns out, is that you are all you need. ©2023 Arnold Schwarzenegger (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-useful-seven-tools-for-life-by-arnold-schwarzenegger--65183822https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/678876 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life Author: Arnold Schwarzenegger Narrator: Arnold Schwarzenegger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 10, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 47 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 20 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life—distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone. The world’s greatest bodybuilder. The world’s highest-paid movie star. The leader of the world’s sixth-largest economy. That these are the same person sounds like the setup to a joke, but this is no joke. This is Arnold Schwarzenegger. And this did not happen by accident.   Arnold’s stratospheric success happened as part of a process. As the result of clear vision, big thinking, hard work, direct communication, resilient problem-solving, open-minded curiosity, and a commitment to giving back. All of it guided by the one lesson Arnold’s father hammered into him above all: be useful. As Arnold conquered every realm he entered, he kept his father’s adage close to his heart.   Written with his uniquely earnest, blunt, powerful voice, Be Useful takes readers on an inspirational tour through Arnold’s tool kit for a meaningful life. He shows us how to put those tools to work, in service of whatever fulfilling future we can dream up for ourselves. He brings his insights to vivid life with compelling personal stories, life-changing successes and life-threatening failures alike—some of them famous; some told here for the first time ever.   Too many of us struggle to disconnect from our self-pity and connect to our purpose. At an early age, Arnold forged the mental tools to build the ladder out of the poverty and narrow-mindedness of his rural Austrian hometown, tools he used to add rung after rung from there. Now he shares that wisdom with all of us. As he puts it, no one is going to come rescue you—you only have yourself. The good news, it turns out, is that you are all you need.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/678876Tue, 10 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/678876 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life Author: Arnold Schwarzenegger Narrator: Arnold Schwarzenegger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/678876 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life Author: Arnold Schwarzenegger Narrator: Arnold Schwarzenegger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 10, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 47 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 20 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life—distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone. The world’s greatest bodybuilder. The world’s highest-paid movie star. The leader of the world’s sixth-largest economy. That these are the same person sounds like the setup to a joke, but this is no joke. This is Arnold Schwarzenegger. And this did not happen by accident.   Arnold’s stratospheric success happened as part of a process. As the result of clear vision, big thinking, hard work, direct communication, resilient problem-solving, open-minded curiosity, and a commitment to giving back. All of it guided by the one lesson Arnold’s father hammered into him above all: be useful. As Arnold conquered every realm he entered, he kept his father’s adage close to his heart.   Written with his uniquely earnest, blunt, powerful voice, Be Useful takes readers on an inspirational tour through Arnold’s tool kit for a meaningful life. He shows us how to put those tools to work, in service of whatever fulfilling future we can dream up for ourselves. He brings his insights to vivid life with compelling personal stories, life-changing successes and life-threatening failures alike—some of them famous; some told here for the first time ever.   Too many of us struggle to disconnect from our self-pity and connect to our purpose. At an early age, Arnold forged the mental tools to build the ladder out of the poverty and narrow-mindedness of his rural Austrian hometown, tools he used to add rung after rung from there. Now he shares that wisdom with all of us. As he puts it, no one is going to come rescue you—you only have yourself. The good news, it turns out, is that you are all you need.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/house-of-psychotic-women-an-autobiographical-topography-of-female-neurosis-in-horror-and-exploitation-films-by-kier-la-janisse--65183766https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694308 to listen full audiobooks. Title: House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films Author: Kier-La Janisse Narrator: Kier-La Janisse Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 10, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: House of Psychotic Women is an autobiographical exploration of female neurosis in horror and exploitation films. Cinema is full of neurotic personalities, but few things are more transfixing than a woman losing her mind onscreen. Horror as a genre provides the most welcoming platform for these histrionics: crippling paranoia, desperate loneliness, masochistic death-wishes, dangerous obsessiveness, apocalyptic hysteria. Unlike her male counterpart—'the eccentric'—the female neurotic lives a shamed existence, making these films those rare places where her destructive emotions get to play. Named after the US-retitling of Carlos Aured's The Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll, House of Psychotic Women is an examination of these characters through a daringly personal autobiographical lens. Anecdotes and memories interweave with film history, criticism, and trivia to create a reflective personal history and an examination of female madness, both onscreen and off. Contains mature themes.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694308Tue, 10 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694308 to listen full audiobooks. Title: House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films Author: Kier-La Janisse Narrator: Kier-La...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694308 to listen full audiobooks. Title: House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films Author: Kier-La Janisse Narrator: Kier-La Janisse Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 10, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: House of Psychotic Women is an autobiographical exploration of female neurosis in horror and exploitation films. Cinema is full of neurotic personalities, but few things are more transfixing than a woman losing her mind onscreen. Horror as a genre provides the most welcoming platform for these histrionics: crippling paranoia, desperate loneliness, masochistic death-wishes, dangerous obsessiveness, apocalyptic hysteria. Unlike her male counterpart—'the eccentric'—the female neurotic lives a shamed existence, making these films those rare places where her destructive emotions get to play. Named after the US-retitling of Carlos Aured's The Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll, House of Psychotic Women is an examination of these characters through a daringly personal autobiographical lens. Anecdotes and memories interweave with film history, criticism, and trivia to create a reflective personal history and an examination of female madness, both onscreen and off. Contains mature themes.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sugar-and-slate-by-charlotte-williams--65183868https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sugar and Slate Author: Charlotte Williams Narrator: Zadeiah Campbell-Davies, Bernadine Evaristo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: October 5, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A powerful, intimate memoir from writer and academic Charlotte Williams exploring the intertwined history of Wales, Africa and the Caribbean As the daughter of a white Welsh-speaking mother and black father from Guyana, Charlotte Williams's childhood world was one of mixed messages dominated by the feeling that 'somehow to be half-Welsh and half Afro-Caribbean was to be half of something but never quite anything whole at all.' Sugar and Slate tells the fascinating story of her journey of self-discovery, from the small north Wales town of her birth to Africa, the Caribbean and back to Wales. This is both a personal memoir and a story that speaks to the wider experience of mixed-race Britons. It is a story of Welshness and a story of Wales and above all a story for those of us who look over our shoulder across the sea to some other place. A title in the Black Britain: Writing Back series - selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation. ©2023 Charlotte Williams (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673853Thu, 05 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sugar and Slate Author: Charlotte Williams Narrator: Zadeiah Campbell-Davies, Bernadine Evaristo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sugar and Slate Author: Charlotte Williams Narrator: Zadeiah Campbell-Davies, Bernadine Evaristo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: October 5, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A powerful, intimate memoir from writer and academic Charlotte Williams exploring the intertwined history of Wales, Africa and the Caribbean As the daughter of a white Welsh-speaking mother and black father from Guyana, Charlotte Williams's childhood world was one of mixed messages dominated by the feeling that 'somehow to be half-Welsh and half Afro-Caribbean was to be half of something but never quite anything whole at all.' Sugar and Slate tells the fascinating story of her journey of self-discovery, from the small north Wales town of her birth to Africa, the Caribbean and back to Wales. This is both a personal memoir and a story that speaks to the wider experience of mixed-race Britons. It is a story of Welshness and a story of Wales and above all a story for those of us who look over our shoulder across the sea to some other place. A title in the Black Britain: Writing Back series - selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation. ©2023 Charlotte Williams (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-light-in-the-dark-surviving-more-than-ted-bundy-by-kathy-kleiner-rubin-emilie-le-beau-lucchesi--65183793https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Light in the Dark: Surviving More than Ted Bundy Author: Kathy Kleiner Rubin, Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi Narrator: Roxana Ortega Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 3, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Kathy Kleiner survived Ted Bundy’s attack to testify against him, the news media swarmed the courthouse. Young women sat in the courtroom and fawned at him from a distance, staring Kathy down. Within a year, one of the serial killer’s friends published a book about him, describing him as intelligent and crafty. She made his victims seem naive and stupid, as if they could have prevented their murders. But, several, like Kathy, were attacked in their beds as they slept soundly. Others were startled or attacked from behind. And many witnesses, particularly those who saw him in the hours before he killed, found him alarming and odd. And yet, the legend of the charming serial killer persisted.The truth is, Ted Bundy wasn’t a charming serial killer. He was a nightmare. The truth is, the victims weren’t seduced to their deaths. We’ve been missing the full story all this time. The book ends with brief biographies of the women and girls murdered by this monster. Their stories have always been reduced to an afterthought that lingers behind the Bundy legend. In telling her story, Kathy Kleiner Rubin hopes to shine a light on their stories too.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689817Tue, 03 Oct 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Light in the Dark: Surviving More than Ted Bundy Author: Kathy Kleiner Rubin, Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi Narrator: Roxana Ortega Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Light in the Dark: Surviving More than Ted Bundy Author: Kathy Kleiner Rubin, Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi Narrator: Roxana Ortega Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 3, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Kathy Kleiner survived Ted Bundy’s attack to testify against him, the news media swarmed the courthouse. Young women sat in the courtroom and fawned at him from a distance, staring Kathy down. Within a year, one of the serial killer’s friends published a book about him, describing him as intelligent and crafty. She made his victims seem naive and stupid, as if they could have prevented their murders. But, several, like Kathy, were attacked in their beds as they slept soundly. Others were startled or attacked from behind. And many witnesses, particularly those who saw him in the hours before he killed, found him alarming and odd. And yet, the legend of the charming serial killer persisted.The truth is, Ted Bundy wasn’t a charming serial killer. He was a nightmare. The truth is, the victims weren’t seduced to their deaths. We’ve been missing the full story all this time. The book ends with brief biographies of the women and girls murdered by this monster. Their stories have always been reduced to an afterthought that lingers behind the Bundy legend. In telling her story, Kathy Kleiner Rubin hopes to shine a light on their stories too.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-slice-of-fried-gold-taste-my-memories-by-nick-frost--65183877https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674899 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Slice of Fried Gold: Taste my Memories Author: Nick Frost Narrator: Nick Frost Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 28, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'I want to eat everything in this book every single day for the rest of my life' - James Acaster 'Sweet and funny and weird...as well as genuinely insightful about cooking' - Hadley Freeman, The Sunday Times 'As touching as it is delicious' - The Evening Standard From Spaced and Hot Fuzz to Paul and Truth Seekers, Nick Frost has lit up our screens for decades with his perfectly observed, just-the-right-side-of-absurd sketches and films. He's also a keen, self-taught cook: so keen, in fact, that in lockdown, he personally delivered pies to his Instagram followers. This book is his love letter to food, to kitchens and the people in them. Nick's favourite thing to eat aged 10 was his mother's stroganoff and as her alcoholism worsened, he began to learn to cook it himself, gradually taking over and using it as a magic trick to conjure up the very best bits of her - the stable, sober bits, which became harder to find as the years went on. This was the beginning of a lifelong love of process and technique, of escaping into a world of hisses, blips and thunks of a knife on a board. A Slice of Fried Gold is a delicious mixture of hearty recipes, stories and digressions from one of Britain's most loved actors and writers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674899Thu, 28 Sep 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674899 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Slice of Fried Gold: Taste my Memories Author: Nick Frost Narrator: Nick Frost Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674899 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Slice of Fried Gold: Taste my Memories Author: Nick Frost Narrator: Nick Frost Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 28, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'I want to eat everything in this book every single day for the rest of my life' - James Acaster 'Sweet and funny and weird...as well as genuinely insightful about cooking' - Hadley Freeman, The Sunday Times 'As touching as it is delicious' - The Evening Standard From Spaced and Hot Fuzz to Paul and Truth Seekers, Nick Frost has lit up our screens for decades with his perfectly observed, just-the-right-side-of-absurd sketches and films. He's also a keen, self-taught cook: so keen, in fact, that in lockdown, he personally delivered pies to his Instagram followers. This book is his love letter to food, to kitchens and the people in them. Nick's favourite thing to eat aged 10 was his mother's stroganoff and as her alcoholism worsened, he began to learn to cook it himself, gradually taking over and using it as a magic trick to conjure up the very best bits of her - the stable, sober bits, which became harder to find as the years went on. This was the beginning of a lifelong love of process and technique, of escaping into a world of hisses, blips and thunks of a knife on a board. A Slice of Fried Gold is a delicious mixture of hearty recipes, stories and digressions from one of Britain's most loved actors and writers.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-fight-survive-an-ex-british-soldier-s-account-of-courage-resistance-and-defiance-fighting-for-ukraine-against-russia-by-shaun-pinn--65183815https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Live. Fight. Survive.: An ex-British soldier’s account of courage, resistance and defiance fighting for Ukraine against Russia Author: Shaun Pinner Narrator: Shaun Pinner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: September 28, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Shaun Pinner was a retired and decorated British soldier, living a peaceful and happy life in Mariupol with his Ukrainian family. What follows is the true story of his six months spent imprisoned in Russian-occupied Ukraine. After the horrors of frontline fighting, Shaun had to survive his capture by the Russian soldiers, and his removal to a Black Site - an off-the-grid prison untethered to human rights conventions - where he was subjected to a campaign of torture by Putin's secret police. It saw him shocked with electricity, stabbed, beaten, and almost starved to death, all while trying to maintain his morale with the other POWs. Shaun tells a story that is both an unputdownable record of the fierceness of the fighting and a powerful testament to the strength of the human spirit. ©2023 Shaun Pinner (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680820Thu, 28 Sep 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Live. Fight. Survive.: An ex-British soldier’s account of courage, resistance and defiance fighting for Ukraine against Russia Author: Shaun Pinner...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Live. Fight. Survive.: An ex-British soldier’s account of courage, resistance and defiance fighting for Ukraine against Russia Author: Shaun Pinner Narrator: Shaun Pinner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: September 28, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Shaun Pinner was a retired and decorated British soldier, living a peaceful and happy life in Mariupol with his Ukrainian family. What follows is the true story of his six months spent imprisoned in Russian-occupied Ukraine. After the horrors of frontline fighting, Shaun had to survive his capture by the Russian soldiers, and his removal to a Black Site - an off-the-grid prison untethered to human rights conventions - where he was subjected to a campaign of torture by Putin's secret police. It saw him shocked with electricity, stabbed, beaten, and almost starved to death, all while trying to maintain his morale with the other POWs. Shaun tells a story that is both an unputdownable record of the fierceness of the fighting and a powerful testament to the strength of the human spirit. ©2023 Shaun Pinner (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-weight-of-beautiful-by-jackie-goldschneider--65183896https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675652 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Weight of Beautiful Author: Jackie Goldschneider Narrator: Jackie Goldschneider Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 26, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Jackie Goldschneider, star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, bravely chronicles her decades-long battle with anorexia and public journey to recovery in this “courageously candid” (Kirkus Reviews) memoir. All Jackie Goldschneider ever wanted was to be thin. As a child, she’d stand in front of the mirror, sucking in her stomach and arching her back to feel her ribs, praying to see a model-like figure looking back. As an obese teen, lonely and tormented by her weight, her doctor encouraged her to start dieting, ultimately leading to a prolonged battle with anorexia that nearly took her life. After decades of hiding her eating disorder from friends, family, and the world, Jackie is ready to expose the realities of her devastating struggle, including the harrowing day-to-day tactics she employed to count calories and restrict meals, her struggles with fertility and pregnancy, the effects of her eating disorder on her relationships with her husband and children, and ultimately how, in a twist of fate, becoming a reality TV star saved her life. The Weight of Beautiful is Jackie’s personal story, but within it are also the stories of millions like her, striving to lead healthy, happy lives despite their eating disorders. In the vein of Unbearable Lightness, Hiding from Reality, and What Remains, The Weight of Beautiful is a moving testament of strength, honesty, and recovery.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675652Tue, 26 Sep 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675652 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Weight of Beautiful Author: Jackie Goldschneider Narrator: Jackie Goldschneider Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 44 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675652 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Weight of Beautiful Author: Jackie Goldschneider Narrator: Jackie Goldschneider Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 26, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Jackie Goldschneider, star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, bravely chronicles her decades-long battle with anorexia and public journey to recovery in this “courageously candid” (Kirkus Reviews) memoir. All Jackie Goldschneider ever wanted was to be thin. As a child, she’d stand in front of the mirror, sucking in her stomach and arching her back to feel her ribs, praying to see a model-like figure looking back. As an obese teen, lonely and tormented by her weight, her doctor encouraged her to start dieting, ultimately leading to a prolonged battle with anorexia that nearly took her life. After decades of hiding her eating disorder from friends, family, and the world, Jackie is ready to expose the realities of her devastating struggle, including the harrowing day-to-day tactics she employed to count calories and restrict meals, her struggles with fertility and pregnancy, the effects of her eating disorder on her relationships with her husband and children, and ultimately how, in a twist of fate, becoming a reality TV star saved her life. The Weight of Beautiful is Jackie’s personal story, but within it are also the stories of millions like her, striving to lead healthy, happy lives despite their eating disorders. In the vein of Unbearable Lightness, Hiding from Reality, and What Remains, The Weight of Beautiful is a moving testament of strength, honesty, and recovery.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/enough-by-cassidy-hutchinson--65183804https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682966 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Enough Author: Cassidy Hutchinson Narrator: Cassidy Hutchinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: September 26, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 175 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 54 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Cassidy Hutchinson’s desk was mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American history, and she provides a riveting account of her extraordinary experience as an idealistic young woman thrust into the middle of a national crisis, where she risked everything to tell the truth about President Trump and some of the most powerful people who surrounded him. Ever since a childhood visit to Washington, DC, Cassidy Hutchinson aspired to serve her country in government. Raised in a working-class family with a military background, she was the first in her immediate family to graduate from college. Despite having no ties to Washington, Hutchinson landed a vital position at the center of the Trump White House. Her life took a dramatic turn on January 6th, 2021, when, at twenty-four, she found herself in one of the most extraordinary and unprecedented calamities in modern political history. Hutchinson was faced with a choice between loyalty to the Trump administration or loyalty to the country by revealing what she saw and heard in the attempt to overthrow a democratic election. She bravely came forward to become the pivotal witness in the House January 6 investigations, as her testimony transfixed and stunned the nation. In her memoir, Hutchinson reveals the struggle between the pressures she confronted to toe the party line and the demands of the oath she swore to defend American democracy. Enough reaches far beyond the typical insider political account. It’s the saga of a woman whose “bravery and patriotism” (Liz Cheney, former US Representative) helped her overcome childhood challenges to get her dream job, only to face a crisis of conscience—one that more senior White House aides tried to evade—and, in the process, find her voice and herself. As the New York Times noted, “In this age of political cowardice and self-dealing, it can be easy to forget that public service is supposed to be a noble calling...Cassidy Hutchinson reminded us what that looks like.” This is a portrait of how the courage of one person can change the course of history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682966Tue, 26 Sep 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682966 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Enough Author: Cassidy Hutchinson Narrator: Cassidy Hutchinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: September 26,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682966 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Enough Author: Cassidy Hutchinson Narrator: Cassidy Hutchinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: September 26, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 175 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 54 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Cassidy Hutchinson’s desk was mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American history, and she provides a riveting account of her extraordinary experience as an idealistic young woman thrust into the middle of a national crisis, where she risked everything to tell the truth about President Trump and some of the most powerful people who surrounded him. Ever since a childhood visit to Washington, DC, Cassidy Hutchinson aspired to serve her country in government. Raised in a working-class family with a military background, she was the first in her immediate family to graduate from college. Despite having no ties to Washington, Hutchinson landed a vital position at the center of the Trump White House. Her life took a dramatic turn on January 6th, 2021, when, at twenty-four, she found herself in one of the most extraordinary and unprecedented calamities in modern political history. Hutchinson was faced with a choice between loyalty to the Trump administration or loyalty to the country by revealing what she saw and heard in the attempt to overthrow a democratic election. She bravely came forward to become the pivotal witness in the House January 6 investigations, as her testimony transfixed and stunned the nation. In her memoir, Hutchinson reveals the struggle between the pressures she confronted to toe the party line and the demands of the oath she swore to defend American democracy. Enough reaches far beyond the typical insider political account. It’s the saga of a woman whose “bravery and patriotism” (Liz Cheney, former US Representative) helped her overcome childhood challenges to get her dream job, only to face a crisis of conscience—one that more senior White House aides tried to evade—and, in the process, find her voice and herself. As the New York Times noted, “In this age of political cowardice and self-dealing, it can be easy to forget that public service is supposed to be a noble calling...Cassidy Hutchinson reminded us what that looks like.” This is a portrait of how the courage of one person can change the course of history.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wandering-through-life-a-memoir-by-donna-leon--65183913https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679341 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wandering through Life: A Memoir Author: Donna Leon Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: September 19, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The internationally bestselling author of the Guido Brunetti mysteries tells her own adventurous life story as she enters her eightiesIn a series of vignettes full of affection, irony, and good humor, Donna Leon narrates a remarkable life she feels has rather more happened to her than been planned. Following a childhood in the company of her New Jersey family, with frequent visits to her grandfather’s farm and its beloved animals, and summers spent selling homegrown tomatoes by the roadside, Leon got her first taste of the classical music and opera that would enrich her life. She also developed a yen for adventure. In 1976, she made the spontaneous decision to teach English in Iran, before finding herself swept up in the early days of the 1979 Revolution. After teaching stints in China and Saudi Arabia, she finally landed in Venice. Leon vividly animates her decades-long love affair with Italy, from her first magical dinner when serving as a chaperone to a friend, to the hunt for the perfect cappuccino, to the warfare tactics of grandmothers doing their grocery shopping at the Rialto Market.Some things remain constant throughout the decades: her adoration of opera, especially Handel’s vocal music, and her advocacy for the environment, embodied in her passion for bees—which informs the surprising crux of the Brunetti mystery Earthly Remains. Even as mass tourism takes its toll on the patience of residents,Leon’s passion for Venice also remains unchanged: its outrageous beauty and magic still captivate her.Having recently celebrated her eightieth birthday, Leon poignantly confronts the dual challenges and pleasures of aging. Complete with a brief letter dissuading those hoping to meet Guido Brunetti at the Questura, and always suffused with music, food, and her sharp sense of humor, Wandering through Life offers Donna Leon at her most personal.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679341Tue, 19 Sep 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679341 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wandering through Life: A Memoir Author: Donna Leon Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679341 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wandering through Life: A Memoir Author: Donna Leon Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: September 19, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The internationally bestselling author of the Guido Brunetti mysteries tells her own adventurous life story as she enters her eightiesIn a series of vignettes full of affection, irony, and good humor, Donna Leon narrates a remarkable life she feels has rather more happened to her than been planned. Following a childhood in the company of her New Jersey family, with frequent visits to her grandfather’s farm and its beloved animals, and summers spent selling homegrown tomatoes by the roadside, Leon got her first taste of the classical music and opera that would enrich her life. She also developed a yen for adventure. In 1976, she made the spontaneous decision to teach English in Iran, before finding herself swept up in the early days of the 1979 Revolution. After teaching stints in China and Saudi Arabia, she finally landed in Venice. Leon vividly animates her decades-long love affair with Italy, from her first magical dinner when serving as a chaperone to a friend, to the hunt for the perfect cappuccino, to the warfare tactics of grandmothers doing their grocery shopping at the Rialto Market.Some things remain constant throughout the decades: her adoration of opera, especially Handel’s vocal music, and her advocacy for the environment, embodied in her passion for bees—which informs the surprising crux of the Brunetti mystery Earthly Remains. Even as mass tourism takes its toll on the patience of residents,Leon’s passion for Venice also remains unchanged: its outrageous beauty and magic still captivate her.Having recently celebrated her eightieth birthday, Leon poignantly confronts the dual challenges and pleasures of aging. Complete with a brief letter dissuading those hoping to meet Guido Brunetti at the Questura, and always suffused with music, food, and her sharp sense of humor, Wandering through Life offers Donna Leon at her most personal.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-farmer-s-wife-my-life-in-days-by-helen-rebanks--65183878https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675983 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Farmer's Wife: My Life in Days Author: Helen Rebanks Narrator: Helen Rebanks, Esmée Cook Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 19, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'An exquisite love-letter to the goodness of the natural world, and to shepherding family, marriage, and a farm to health and prosperity.' —Nick Offerman, award-winning actor, comedian, and writer A heartfelt, unvarnished reflection on the power of domestic life. Helen Rebanks' beautifully written memoir takes place across a single day on her working farm in the Lake District of England. Weaving past and present, through a journey of self-discovery, the book takes us from the farmhouse table of her grandmother and into the home she now shares with her husband, James, their four kids, and an abundance of animals. With honesty and grace, Helen shares her life in days—sometimes a wonder and a joy, others a grind to be survived—weaving in stories that read like a well-written pastoral novel. The Farmer's Wife is a book about the love of life, the nourishing simplicity of everyday work, and sharing stories around a family table full of good food. Full of gentle wisdom, this book is an honest portrait of rural life and an authentic exploration of both the hard work and reward of keeping a home and raising a family—even though the job is often thankless and invisible. Also included are simple recipes and dozens of guilt-free 'Survival Mode' meal ideas. About Helen and Her Farm: Along with her husband, James Rebanks (author of The Shepherd’s Life), Helen and her family work as a tight-knit team. Their farm has become globally important through their nature-friendly farming practices and has been a retreat for many, including actor and comedian Nick Offerman. The Rebanks host events regularly at the farm to share their expertise and encourage others to farm sustainably.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675983Tue, 19 Sep 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675983 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Farmer's Wife: My Life in Days Author: Helen Rebanks Narrator: Helen Rebanks, Esmée Cook Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675983 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Farmer's Wife: My Life in Days Author: Helen Rebanks Narrator: Helen Rebanks, Esmée Cook Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 19, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'An exquisite love-letter to the goodness of the natural world, and to shepherding family, marriage, and a farm to health and prosperity.' —Nick Offerman, award-winning actor, comedian, and writer A heartfelt, unvarnished reflection on the power of domestic life. Helen Rebanks' beautifully written memoir takes place across a single day on her working farm in the Lake District of England. Weaving past and present, through a journey of self-discovery, the book takes us from the farmhouse table of her grandmother and into the home she now shares with her husband, James, their four kids, and an abundance of animals. With honesty and grace, Helen shares her life in days—sometimes a wonder and a joy, others a grind to be survived—weaving in stories that read like a well-written pastoral novel. The Farmer's Wife is a book about the love of life, the nourishing simplicity of everyday work, and sharing stories around a family table full of good food. Full of gentle wisdom, this book is an honest portrait of rural life and an authentic exploration of both the hard work and reward of keeping a home and raising a family—even though the job is often thankless and invisible. Also included are simple recipes and dozens of guilt-free 'Survival Mode' meal ideas. About Helen and Her Farm: Along with her husband, James Rebanks (author of The Shepherd’s Life), Helen and her family work as a tight-knit team. Their farm has become globally important through their nature-friendly farming practices and has been a retreat for many, including actor and comedian Nick Offerman. The Rebanks host events regularly at the farm to share their expertise and encourage others to farm sustainably.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/but-first-god-an-audio-memoir-of-spiritual-discovery-by-julie-chen-moonves--65183862https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: But First, God: An Audio Memoir of Spiritual Discovery Author: Julie Chen Moonves Narrator: Julie Chen Moonves Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 19, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An intimate and inspirational memoir from the longtime host of Big Brother and former moderator of The Talk. Julie Chen Moonves shares her transformative spiritual awakening, revisiting pivotal moments from her life and career through fresh eyes. This as-told-to story is a unique, conversational audio experience that will put you in the room with Julie as she recounts her faith journey and favorite scripture passages, while inspiring listeners to find their own path. Julie Chen Moonves spent the first forty-eight years of her life ignoring God. She had never even attended a Sunday church service. For much of her life, her impressive yet demanding career was her priority with little time or energy for spirituality. But in 2018, Julie’s life was turned upside down, and the sudden shift in perspective opened her eyes to the biggest opportunity of all: a personal relationship with God. In But First, God, you’ll feel as though you’re sitting across from Julie as she weaves together memories with reflections on scripture, prayer, and how finding God has changed every facet of her life, from her on-camera work to her role as a wife and mother. She’ll take listeners behind the scenes of her career, telling never-before-heard stories from her first job as a reporter through becoming a network news anchor, two decades hosting the reality competition show Big Brother and eight seasons moderating the Emmy Award–winning daytime talk show The Talk. But First, God reveals who the real Julie is when the cameras stop rolling and looks back at the highs and lows of her journey with new perspective. Julie shows how scripture is leading her walk with God, and how every listener can find their own joy and peace in faith.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683382Tue, 19 Sep 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: But First, God: An Audio Memoir of Spiritual Discovery Author: Julie Chen Moonves Narrator: Julie Chen Moonves Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: But First, God: An Audio Memoir of Spiritual Discovery Author: Julie Chen Moonves Narrator: Julie Chen Moonves Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 19, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An intimate and inspirational memoir from the longtime host of Big Brother and former moderator of The Talk. Julie Chen Moonves shares her transformative spiritual awakening, revisiting pivotal moments from her life and career through fresh eyes. This as-told-to story is a unique, conversational audio experience that will put you in the room with Julie as she recounts her faith journey and favorite scripture passages, while inspiring listeners to find their own path. Julie Chen Moonves spent the first forty-eight years of her life ignoring God. She had never even attended a Sunday church service. For much of her life, her impressive yet demanding career was her priority with little time or energy for spirituality. But in 2018, Julie’s life was turned upside down, and the sudden shift in perspective opened her eyes to the biggest opportunity of all: a personal relationship with God. In But First, God, you’ll feel as though you’re sitting across from Julie as she weaves together memories with reflections on scripture, prayer, and how finding God has changed every facet of her life, from her on-camera work to her role as a wife and mother. She’ll take listeners behind the scenes of her career, telling never-before-heard stories from her first job as a reporter through becoming a network news anchor, two decades hosting the reality competition show Big Brother and eight seasons moderating the Emmy Award–winning daytime talk show The Talk. But First, God reveals who the real Julie is when the cameras stop rolling and looks back at the highs and lows of her journey with new perspective. Julie shows how scripture is leading her walk with God, and how every listener can find their own joy and peace in faith.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/take-back-the-magic-conversations-with-the-unseen-world-by-perdita-finn--65183891https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675926 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Take Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World Author: Perdita Finn Narrator: Perdita Finn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27 minutes Release date: September 12, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Renowned spiritual teacher and co-founder of The Way of the Rose Perdita Finn teaches the art and healing power of connecting with the dead, as she guides readers through the magical process of conversing with the unseen world. What if you could live in a world where the guidance of those who were gone was available, right at your very fingertips? It's possible, if we are open to it. Anyone can reclaim the forgotten guidance of the dead, and anyone can return to the realm of magic and miracles. In Take Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World, author, spiritual teacher, and co-founder of The Way of the Rose Perdita Finn reveals that life is beginningless, love is endless, and those who have passed don’t truly go anywhere when they die. Weaving together memoir, history, and a non-denominational spirituality based in ecology, Finn invites readers to live the experience that the stories of our lives are much older, bigger, and more merciful than we have been led to believe. Take Back the Magic takes the reader on a journey of healing, possibility, and love, as the story of how Finn healed her relationship with her bitter, patriarchal father long after his death unfolds over the course of thirteen moving chapters. Along the way, readers will learn how they, too, can reconnect with the generous guidance of the soul’s long story through deep time, recovering their lost relationships with their ancestors and the Earth itself. Throughout, Finn shares guidance, tips, and practical advice that will aid readers in forging their own relationships with those who have passed, as she invites every reader to reconnect with their own inner knowing and to call forth magic from the most ancient parts of humanity.  An inspiring invitation to healing in this life, and to experience that we are never alone, Take Back the Magic shows that the whole world is simply souls reaching out to and finding each other—and no one is ever truly lost to us, if we allow ourselves to begin our own conversations with the unseen world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675926Tue, 12 Sep 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675926 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Take Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World Author: Perdita Finn Narrator: Perdita Finn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675926 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Take Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World Author: Perdita Finn Narrator: Perdita Finn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27 minutes Release date: September 12, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Renowned spiritual teacher and co-founder of The Way of the Rose Perdita Finn teaches the art and healing power of connecting with the dead, as she guides readers through the magical process of conversing with the unseen world. What if you could live in a world where the guidance of those who were gone was available, right at your very fingertips? It's possible, if we are open to it. Anyone can reclaim the forgotten guidance of the dead, and anyone can return to the realm of magic and miracles. In Take Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World, author, spiritual teacher, and co-founder of The Way of the Rose Perdita Finn reveals that life is beginningless, love is endless, and those who have passed don’t truly go anywhere when they die. Weaving together memoir, history, and a non-denominational spirituality based in ecology, Finn invites readers to live the experience that the stories of our lives are much older, bigger, and more merciful than we have been led to believe. Take Back the Magic takes the reader on a journey of healing, possibility, and love, as the story of how Finn healed her relationship with her bitter, patriarchal father long after his death unfolds over the course of thirteen moving chapters. Along the way, readers will learn how they, too, can reconnect with the generous guidance of the soul’s long story through deep time, recovering their lost relationships with their ancestors and the Earth itself. Throughout, Finn shares guidance, tips, and practical advice that will aid readers in forging their own relationships with those who have passed, as she invites every reader to reconnect with their own inner knowing and to call forth magic from the most ancient parts of humanity.  An inspiring invitation to healing in this life, and to experience that we are never alone, Take Back the Magic shows that the whole world is simply souls reaching out to and finding each other—and no one is ever truly lost to us, if we allow ourselves to begin our own conversations with the unseen world.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/counting-the-cost-by-jill-duggar--65183749https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693272 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Counting the Cost Author: Jill Duggar Narrator: Jill Duggar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 7 minutes Release date: September 12, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.66 of Total 263 Ratings of Narrator: 4.9 of Total 98 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For the first time, discover the unedited truth about the Duggars, the traditional Christian family that captivated the nation on TLC’s hit show 19 Kids and Counting. Jill Duggar and her husband Derick are finally ready to share their story, revealing the secrets, manipulation, and intimidation behind the show in this “no-holds barred” (People) instant New York Times bestseller. Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn’t possible for them. As a star on the popular TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting, Jill grew up in front of viewers who were fascinated by her family’s way of life. She was the responsible, second daughter of Jim Bob and Michelle’s nineteen kids; always with a baby on her hip and happy to wear the modest ankle-length dresses with throat-high necklines. She didn’t protest the strict model of patriarchy that her family followed, which declares that men are superior, that women are expected to be wives and mothers and are discouraged from attaining a higher education, and that parental authority over their children continues well into adulthood, even once they are married. But as Jill got older, married Derick, and they embarked on their own lives, the red flags became too obvious to ignore. For as long as they could, Jill and Derick tried to be obedient family members—but now they’re raising a family of their own, and they’re done with the secrets. Thanks to time, tears, therapy, and blessings from God, they have the strength to share their journey. Theirs is a “complicated, remarkably relatable story of faith and family loyalty” (Salon) and a moving example of how to find healing through honesty.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693272Tue, 12 Sep 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693272 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Counting the Cost Author: Jill Duggar Narrator: Jill Duggar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 7 minutes Release date: September 12, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693272 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Counting the Cost Author: Jill Duggar Narrator: Jill Duggar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 7 minutes Release date: September 12, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.66 of Total 263 Ratings of Narrator: 4.9 of Total 98 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For the first time, discover the unedited truth about the Duggars, the traditional Christian family that captivated the nation on TLC’s hit show 19 Kids and Counting. Jill Duggar and her husband Derick are finally ready to share their story, revealing the secrets, manipulation, and intimidation behind the show in this “no-holds barred” (People) instant New York Times bestseller. Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn’t possible for them. As a star on the popular TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting, Jill grew up in front of viewers who were fascinated by her family’s way of life. She was the responsible, second daughter of Jim Bob and Michelle’s nineteen kids; always with a baby on her hip and happy to wear the modest ankle-length dresses with throat-high necklines. She didn’t protest the strict model of patriarchy that her family followed, which declares that men are superior, that women are expected to be wives and mothers and are discouraged from attaining a higher education, and that parental authority over their children continues well into adulthood, even once they are married. But as Jill got older, married Derick, and they embarked on their own lives, the red flags became too obvious to ignore. For as long as they could, Jill and Derick tried to be obedient family members—but now they’re raising a family of their own, and they’re done with the secrets. Thanks to time, tears, therapy, and blessings from God, they have the strength to share their journey. Theirs is a “complicated, remarkably relatable story of faith and family loyalty” (Salon) and a moving example of how to find healing through honesty.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-name-is-philippa-a-memoir-of-a-life-lived-in-two-genders-by-philippa-ryder--65183773https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685684 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Name is Philippa: A memoir of a life lived in two genders Author: Philippa Ryder Narrator: Jackie Meloche Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 52 minutes Release date: September 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 'My Name is Philippa,' prepare to be moved by a powerful story of love, transformation, and resilience. Katherine E. Zappone explains, This is primarily a love story. Philippa Ryder's journey to embracing her true self as a transgender woman has left an indelible mark on Irish culture. Growing up as a boy in the 1960s, she felt out of place, drawn to dressing in her sister's and later her wife's clothes. It wasn't until the 1990s that she discovered she wasn't alone in these feelings. Navigating the challenging path of transitioning from male to female, 'My Name is Philippa' tells an extraordinary tale of love, understanding, and the unwavering support of a family who stayed united as Philippa transformed from husband and father to wife and mother. In this heartfelt account, Philippa addresses many questions about what it means to be transgender, detailing the physical and emotional aspects of transition. Her story contributes to the global pursuit of freedom and empowerment for all individuals, regardless of gender identity. Through her honesty, courage, and perseverance, Philippa breaks the silence and encourages others to find their joy by embracing their authentic selves. This audiobook is a valuable resource for the transgender community, their allies, and anyone questioning their gender identity, as well as parents of transgender children and those seeking to learn more about transgender issues. Additionally, it offers insights for professionals in the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion sectors, Employee Resource Groups across corporate and public sectors, and health and social service personnel.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685684Fri, 01 Sep 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685684 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Name is Philippa: A memoir of a life lived in two genders Author: Philippa Ryder Narrator: Jackie Meloche Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685684 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Name is Philippa: A memoir of a life lived in two genders Author: Philippa Ryder Narrator: Jackie Meloche Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 52 minutes Release date: September 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 'My Name is Philippa,' prepare to be moved by a powerful story of love, transformation, and resilience. Katherine E. Zappone explains, This is primarily a love story. Philippa Ryder's journey to embracing her true self as a transgender woman has left an indelible mark on Irish culture. Growing up as a boy in the 1960s, she felt out of place, drawn to dressing in her sister's and later her wife's clothes. It wasn't until the 1990s that she discovered she wasn't alone in these feelings. Navigating the challenging path of transitioning from male to female, 'My Name is Philippa' tells an extraordinary tale of love, understanding, and the unwavering support of a family who stayed united as Philippa transformed from husband and father to wife and mother. In this heartfelt account, Philippa addresses many questions about what it means to be transgender, detailing the physical and emotional aspects of transition. Her story contributes to the global pursuit of freedom and empowerment for all individuals, regardless of gender identity. Through her honesty, courage, and perseverance, Philippa breaks the silence and encourages others to find their joy by embracing their authentic selves. This audiobook is a valuable resource for the transgender community, their allies, and anyone questioning their gender identity, as well as parents of transgender children and those seeking to learn more about transgender issues. Additionally, it offers insights for professionals in the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion sectors, Employee Resource Groups across corporate and public sectors, and health and social service personnel.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oliver-burkeman-s-inconvenient-truth-a-bbc-radio-4-series-by-oliver-burkeman--65183780https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684178 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oliver Burkeman’s Inconvenient Truth: A BBC Radio 4 Series Author: Oliver Burkeman Narrator: Oliver Burkeman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 8 minutes Release date: August 31, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Oliver Burkeman examines the insidious way in which convenience has warped our existence Bestselling author Oliver Burkeman is well known for his books and radio programmes exploring how we can lead meaningful and productive lives in an age of overwhelm. This time, he brings his keen sense of the ridiculous to bear on our obsession with convenience, looking at the hidden pitfalls of a life of ease. Over the past 20 years, the on-demand industry has flourished, promising to solve our problems, save us time and spare us from tedious, time-consuming tasks. But, in attempting to excise mundane experiences, we've inadvertently ended up getting rid of many things that are actually necessary for our well-being. Having everything delivered denies us the chance to interact with other people, leaving us lonelier. Services such as Apple Pay encourage us to make pointless purchases, meaning we're less likely to have spare cash to give to someone begging on the street. And our demands for immediacy and instant gratification have made us lazier and more impatient. In these five episodes, Oliver attempts to assess the consequences of our reliance on convenience. Helping him are a wealth of authors and thinkers, including Kat Rosenfield, Julian Baggini, Jonathan Rowson, Mark Manson and Coco Krumme. He asks how our sense of belonging is undermined by frictionless travel and effortless digital communication; spends time with the gig economy workers who pick up the tab to smooth our path; delves into the spiritual and psychological implications of convenience; and explains how, since moving from Brooklyn to rural Yorkshire, he has come to love his less convenient life. Throughout, Oliver shows how convenience culture has made our lives subtly worse - and how, by resisting its temptations at least some of the time, we could become happier, healthier and more fulfilled individuals. Production credits Presented by Oliver Burkeman Produced by Peter McManus Executive Producer: Heather Kane-Darling With Kat Rosenfield, Julian Baggini, Jonathan Rowson, Mark Manson, Craig Lambert, Coco Krumme First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 29 May-2 June 2023 © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684178Thu, 31 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684178 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oliver Burkeman’s Inconvenient Truth: A BBC Radio 4 Series Author: Oliver Burkeman Narrator: Oliver Burkeman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684178 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oliver Burkeman’s Inconvenient Truth: A BBC Radio 4 Series Author: Oliver Burkeman Narrator: Oliver Burkeman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 8 minutes Release date: August 31, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Oliver Burkeman examines the insidious way in which convenience has warped our existence Bestselling author Oliver Burkeman is well known for his books and radio programmes exploring how we can lead meaningful and productive lives in an age of overwhelm. This time, he brings his keen sense of the ridiculous to bear on our obsession with convenience, looking at the hidden pitfalls of a life of ease. Over the past 20 years, the on-demand industry has flourished, promising to solve our problems, save us time and spare us from tedious, time-consuming tasks. But, in attempting to excise mundane experiences, we've inadvertently ended up getting rid of many things that are actually necessary for our well-being. Having everything delivered denies us the chance to interact with other people, leaving us lonelier. Services such as Apple Pay encourage us to make pointless purchases, meaning we're less likely to have spare cash to give to someone begging on the street. And our demands for immediacy and instant gratification have made us lazier and more impatient. In these five episodes, Oliver attempts to assess the consequences of our reliance on convenience. Helping him are a wealth of authors and thinkers, including Kat Rosenfield, Julian Baggini, Jonathan Rowson, Mark Manson and Coco Krumme. He asks how our sense of belonging is undermined by frictionless travel and effortless digital communication; spends time with the gig economy workers who pick up the tab to smooth our path; delves into the spiritual and psychological implications of convenience; and explains how, since moving from Brooklyn to rural Yorkshire, he has come to love his less convenient life. Throughout, Oliver shows how convenience culture has made our lives subtly worse - and how, by resisting its temptations at least some of the time, we could become happier, healthier and more fulfilled individuals. Production credits Presented by Oliver Burkeman Produced by Peter McManus Executive Producer: Heather Kane-Darling With Kat Rosenfield, Julian Baggini, Jonathan Rowson, Mark Manson, Craig Lambert, Coco Krumme First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 29 May-2 June 2023 © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rassie-the-inspirational-autobiography-from-south-africa-s-double-world-cup-winning-coach-by-rassie-erasmus--65183738https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692702 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rassie: The Inspirational Autobiography from South Africa's Double World-Cup Winning Coach Author: Rassie Erasmus Narrator: Eben Genis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 37 minutes Release date: August 31, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: THE BOLD NEW MEMOIR FROM SOUTH AFRICA'S DOUBLE WORLD CUP-WINNING COACH RASSIE ERASMUS Rassie Erasmus has been called a genius. He’s been called reckless. All his life, he’s done things differently. Now, with his trademark candour, Rassie talks openly about his adventures and misadventures at the pinnacle of world rugby, both as player and coach. From his role in Nick Mallett's record-breaking Springbok team of the late 1990s, to the devastating injuries that cut short his playing career, to his revolutionary coaching career, Rassie is an essential window into one of the most successful figures of modern rugby. When his teammates relaxed, Rassie preferred to watch hours of video and devise winning strategies. His coaching methods were initially laughed off – before being eagerly adopted when their success proved undeniable. He fought the rugby establishment at the Stormers, and later earned the grudging respect of Irish fans at Munster. Most crucially, Rassie talks about his greatest contribution to South African rugby: appointing its first black captain, Siya Kolisi, without much fanfare or controversy. As his bold plans for effective racial transformation of the national team achieved immediate success, they culminated in glory at the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Here, that monumental period is recounted in vivid, insightful detail. Entertaining and eye-opening, Rassie is full of behind-the-scenes revelations, telling the story of a towering figure in world rugby.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692702Thu, 31 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692702 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rassie: The Inspirational Autobiography from South Africa's Double World-Cup Winning Coach Author: Rassie Erasmus Narrator: Eben Genis Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692702 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rassie: The Inspirational Autobiography from South Africa's Double World-Cup Winning Coach Author: Rassie Erasmus Narrator: Eben Genis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 37 minutes Release date: August 31, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: THE BOLD NEW MEMOIR FROM SOUTH AFRICA'S DOUBLE WORLD CUP-WINNING COACH RASSIE ERASMUS Rassie Erasmus has been called a genius. He’s been called reckless. All his life, he’s done things differently. Now, with his trademark candour, Rassie talks openly about his adventures and misadventures at the pinnacle of world rugby, both as player and coach. From his role in Nick Mallett's record-breaking Springbok team of the late 1990s, to the devastating injuries that cut short his playing career, to his revolutionary coaching career, Rassie is an essential window into one of the most successful figures of modern rugby. When his teammates relaxed, Rassie preferred to watch hours of video and devise winning strategies. His coaching methods were initially laughed off – before being eagerly adopted when their success proved undeniable. He fought the rugby establishment at the Stormers, and later earned the grudging respect of Irish fans at Munster. Most crucially, Rassie talks about his greatest contribution to South African rugby: appointing its first black captain, Siya Kolisi, without much fanfare or controversy. As his bold plans for effective racial transformation of the national team achieved immediate success, they culminated in glory at the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Here, that monumental period is recounted in vivid, insightful detail. Entertaining and eye-opening, Rassie is full of behind-the-scenes revelations, telling the story of a towering figure in world rugby.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-girl-in-the-band-bardot-a-cautionary-tale-by-belinda-chapple--65183844https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676581 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girl in the Band: Bardot – a cautionary tale Author: Belinda Chapple Narrator: Belinda Chapple Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 24 minutes Release date: August 30, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the story Bardot’s Belinda Chapple has wanted to tell for twenty years – a cautionary tale of exploitation and heartbreak. In 2000, millions of Australians tuned in to watch Popstars, one of the world’s first reality television competitions, in which five girls were selected from thousands to become members of a new band: Bardot. And Belinda Chapple signed a contract that would turn her life upside down.   Bardot shot straight to fame and Belinda spent the following three years relentlessly rehearsing, recording and touring. The band released two very successful albums, a slew of hit singles, and performed on world stages to thousands of adoring fans.   But Belinda discovered that the life of a popstar could be lonely, and it came with consequences she never saw coming. The impact on her body image was disastrous, and it was impossible to maintain romantic relationships, but at least she had her fellow band members to turn to for support … or so she thought. The Girl in the Band is a behind-the-curtains look at the ruthlessness of the entertainment industry. Belinda Chapple’s story will resonate with anyone who’s given up everything for a dream, only to have it shatter around them.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676581Wed, 30 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676581 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girl in the Band: Bardot – a cautionary tale Author: Belinda Chapple Narrator: Belinda Chapple Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 24...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676581 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girl in the Band: Bardot – a cautionary tale Author: Belinda Chapple Narrator: Belinda Chapple Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 24 minutes Release date: August 30, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the story Bardot’s Belinda Chapple has wanted to tell for twenty years – a cautionary tale of exploitation and heartbreak. In 2000, millions of Australians tuned in to watch Popstars, one of the world’s first reality television competitions, in which five girls were selected from thousands to become members of a new band: Bardot. And Belinda Chapple signed a contract that would turn her life upside down.   Bardot shot straight to fame and Belinda spent the following three years relentlessly rehearsing, recording and touring. The band released two very successful albums, a slew of hit singles, and performed on world stages to thousands of adoring fans.   But Belinda discovered that the life of a popstar could be lonely, and it came with consequences she never saw coming. The impact on her body image was disastrous, and it was impossible to maintain romantic relationships, but at least she had her fellow band members to turn to for support … or so she thought. The Girl in the Band is a behind-the-curtains look at the ruthlessness of the entertainment industry. Belinda Chapple’s story will resonate with anyone who’s given up everything for a dream, only to have it shatter around them.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dead-body-calls-one-cop-s-experiences-with-homicides-suicides-fatal-accidents-and-natural-deaths-by-loren-w-christensen--65183900https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686139 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dead Body Calls: One Cop's Experiences With Homicides, Suicides, Fatal Accidents, and Natural Deaths Author: Loren W. Christensen Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 32 minutes Release date: August 29, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author Loren W. Christensen served as a Military Policeman in Saigon, Vietnam, 'the most dangerous city in the world,' as it was called at the time. Shortly after returning home, he joined the Portland Police Bureau in Oregon, serving for twenty-five years. As a street cop, there were times he was dispatched to dead body calls so frequently that other officers teasingly called him the 'Death Car.' It didn't help that the morgue was in his beat, which meant he and his partner were often called to identify freshly brought in corpses without identification. Dead Body Calls tells of some of his experiences with the victims of suicide, homicide, fatal accidents, and natural deaths that crossed his path. Loren shows the effects of the deaths on family and friends at the scenes and the eventual toll on him and other officers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686139Tue, 29 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686139 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dead Body Calls: One Cop's Experiences With Homicides, Suicides, Fatal Accidents, and Natural Deaths Author: Loren W. Christensen Narrator: Peter...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686139 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dead Body Calls: One Cop's Experiences With Homicides, Suicides, Fatal Accidents, and Natural Deaths Author: Loren W. Christensen Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 32 minutes Release date: August 29, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author Loren W. Christensen served as a Military Policeman in Saigon, Vietnam, 'the most dangerous city in the world,' as it was called at the time. Shortly after returning home, he joined the Portland Police Bureau in Oregon, serving for twenty-five years. As a street cop, there were times he was dispatched to dead body calls so frequently that other officers teasingly called him the 'Death Car.' It didn't help that the morgue was in his beat, which meant he and his partner were often called to identify freshly brought in corpses without identification. Dead Body Calls tells of some of his experiences with the victims of suicide, homicide, fatal accidents, and natural deaths that crossed his path. Loren shows the effects of the deaths on family and friends at the scenes and the eventual toll on him and other officers.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finding-elevation-fear-and-courage-on-the-world-s-most-dangerous-mountain-by-lisa-thompson--65183809https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain Author: Lisa Thompson Narrator: Holly Adams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: August 29, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Defiance led Lisa Thompson to the male-dominated world of mountain climbing. But after battling breast cancer, she needed to understand the motivations behind the risks she took while climbing. Finding Elevation is more than her climbing memoir. It is an examination of the human spirit and motivation. Listeners will be gripped by Lisa's path from amateur mountain climber to world-class mountaineer as she: ● Becomes the second American woman to summit K2 ● Conquers the world's most dangerous mountains ● Defines her own limits, and ● Discovers what she's truly capable of In this inspirational book, listeners will be moved by Lisa's story of heartbreak, resilience, and the discovery that we must define our own boundaries, find our own happiness, and face our fears head-on.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691587Tue, 29 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain Author: Lisa Thompson Narrator: Holly Adams Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Elevation: Fear and Courage on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain Author: Lisa Thompson Narrator: Holly Adams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: August 29, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Defiance led Lisa Thompson to the male-dominated world of mountain climbing. But after battling breast cancer, she needed to understand the motivations behind the risks she took while climbing. Finding Elevation is more than her climbing memoir. It is an examination of the human spirit and motivation. Listeners will be gripped by Lisa's path from amateur mountain climber to world-class mountaineer as she: ● Becomes the second American woman to summit K2 ● Conquers the world's most dangerous mountains ● Defines her own limits, and ● Discovers what she's truly capable of In this inspirational book, listeners will be moved by Lisa's story of heartbreak, resilience, and the discovery that we must define our own boundaries, find our own happiness, and face our fears head-on.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-purposeful-life-what-i-ve-learned-about-breaking-barriers-and-inspiring-change-by-dawn-butler--65183784https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684905 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Purposeful Life: What I’ve Learned About Breaking Barriers and Inspiring Change Author: Dawn Butler Narrator: Dawn Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 26 minutes Release date: August 24, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Dawn Butler is the trailblazing Labour MP for Brent Central, best known for speaking truth to power. In 2021, she was famously ejected from the House of Commons and threatened with police for calling Boris Johnson a liar. Her tireless campaigning to eradicate injustice, from the Met Police to the NHS, has changed lives, but until now, she's never talked openly about what has inspired and motivated her to persevere in the face of oppression. Drawing from lessons from her own life, Dawn shows how traditional routes to success and power are outdated, and reveals that it's easier than we think to disrupt a broken system. She shares the values, people, places and beliefs that have helped her forge her own authentic path to power, including celebrating the strength of diverse communities, looking at an issue from all angles, and embracing intersectionality to drive real change. As the third Black woman ever to be elected as an MP, Dawn is a true pioneer, and now she wants to give others the courage and conviction to dream big and improve the world around them. Ultimately, A Purposeful Life is uplifting and hopeful, showing how anybody can make positive change, even when our systems and structures feel irrevocably broken. ©2023 Dawn Butler (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684905Thu, 24 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684905 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Purposeful Life: What I’ve Learned About Breaking Barriers and Inspiring Change Author: Dawn Butler Narrator: Dawn Butler Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684905 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Purposeful Life: What I’ve Learned About Breaking Barriers and Inspiring Change Author: Dawn Butler Narrator: Dawn Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 26 minutes Release date: August 24, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Dawn Butler is the trailblazing Labour MP for Brent Central, best known for speaking truth to power. In 2021, she was famously ejected from the House of Commons and threatened with police for calling Boris Johnson a liar. Her tireless campaigning to eradicate injustice, from the Met Police to the NHS, has changed lives, but until now, she's never talked openly about what has inspired and motivated her to persevere in the face of oppression. Drawing from lessons from her own life, Dawn shows how traditional routes to success and power are outdated, and reveals that it's easier than we think to disrupt a broken system. She shares the values, people, places and beliefs that have helped her forge her own authentic path to power, including celebrating the strength of diverse communities, looking at an issue from all angles, and embracing intersectionality to drive real change. As the third Black woman ever to be elected as an MP, Dawn is a true pioneer, and now she wants to give others the courage and conviction to dream big and improve the world around them. Ultimately, A Purposeful Life is uplifting and hopeful, showing how anybody can make positive change, even when our systems and structures feel irrevocably broken. ©2023 Dawn Butler (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/like-every-form-of-love-a-memoir-of-friendship-and-true-crime-by-padma-viswanathan--65183889https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Like Every Form of Love: A Memoir of Friendship and True Crime Author: Padma Viswanathan Narrator: Padma Viswanathan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 54 minutes Release date: August 22, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist, a gripping exploration of class, race, friendship, sexuality, what an author owes her subject and what it means to be a good person—all wrapped up in a riveting Canadian true crime story. Padma Viswanathan was staying on a houseboat on Vancouver Island when she struck up a friendship with a warm-hearted, working-class queer man named Phillip. Their lives were so different it seemed unlikely to Padma that their relationship would last after she returned to her usual life. But, that week, Phillip told her a story from his childhood that kept them connected for more than twenty years. Phillip was the son of a severe, abusive man named Harvey, a miner, farmer and communist. After Phillip’s mother left the family, Harvey advertised for a housekeeper-with-benefits. And so Del, the most glamorous and loving of stepmothers, stepped into Phillip's life. Del had hung out with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in Mexico City before the Cuban revolution; she was also a convicted bank robber who had violated her parole and was suspected in her ex-husband’s murder. Phillip had long since lost track of Del, but when Padma said she’d like to write about her and about his own young life, he eagerly agreed. Quickly, though, Padma’s research uncovered hidden truths about these larger-than-real-life characters. Watching the effects on Phillip as these secrets, evasions and traumas came to light, she increasingly feared that when it came to the book or the friendship, only one of them would get out of this process alive.  In this unforgettable memoir, Padma reflects on the joys and frictions of this strange journey with grace, humour and poetry, including original readings of Hans Christian Andersen fairytales and other stories that beautifully echo her characters’ adventures and her own. Like Every Form of Love is that rare thing: an irresistible literary page-turner that twists and turns, delivering powerful revelations, right to the very end.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676232Tue, 22 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Like Every Form of Love: A Memoir of Friendship and True Crime Author: Padma Viswanathan Narrator: Padma Viswanathan Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Like Every Form of Love: A Memoir of Friendship and True Crime Author: Padma Viswanathan Narrator: Padma Viswanathan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 54 minutes Release date: August 22, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist, a gripping exploration of class, race, friendship, sexuality, what an author owes her subject and what it means to be a good person—all wrapped up in a riveting Canadian true crime story. Padma Viswanathan was staying on a houseboat on Vancouver Island when she struck up a friendship with a warm-hearted, working-class queer man named Phillip. Their lives were so different it seemed unlikely to Padma that their relationship would last after she returned to her usual life. But, that week, Phillip told her a story from his childhood that kept them connected for more than twenty years. Phillip was the son of a severe, abusive man named Harvey, a miner, farmer and communist. After Phillip’s mother left the family, Harvey advertised for a housekeeper-with-benefits. And so Del, the most glamorous and loving of stepmothers, stepped into Phillip's life. Del had hung out with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in Mexico City before the Cuban revolution; she was also a convicted bank robber who had violated her parole and was suspected in her ex-husband’s murder. Phillip had long since lost track of Del, but when Padma said she’d like to write about her and about his own young life, he eagerly agreed. Quickly, though, Padma’s research uncovered hidden truths about these larger-than-real-life characters. Watching the effects on Phillip as these secrets, evasions and traumas came to light, she increasingly feared that when it came to the book or the friendship, only one of them would get out of this process alive.  In this unforgettable memoir, Padma reflects on the joys and frictions of this strange journey with grace, humour and poetry, including original readings of Hans Christian Andersen fairytales and other stories that beautifully echo her characters’ adventures and her own. Like Every Form of Love is that rare thing: an irresistible literary page-turner that twists and turns, delivering powerful revelations, right to the very end.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abandoned-child-from-the-no-1-bestselling-author-a-new-true-story-of-abuse-and-survival-for-fans-of-cathy-glass-by-toni-maguire--65183872https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674916 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abandoned Child: From the No.1 bestselling author, a new true story of abuse and survival for fans of Cathy Glass Author: Toni Maguire Narrator: Katy Sobey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: August 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the million-copy bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a new true story of neglect, abuse and survival. Amy had a happy childhood until the sudden death of her mother when she was ten years old. Eventually abandoned by her father, she found herself falling prey to the evil that lurked in her school and on the streets. Addicted to heroin by the age of twelve, Amy attempted to get clean in the hopes of reconciling with her father and his new wife. But unable to rid herself of her addiction, she fell into a world of hard drug use, homelessness, imprisonment and abusive relationships. At Amy's lowest ebb, she found the strength to turn her life around. Abandoned Child is her incredible story of survival, and how finding self-worth and love from the right person changed her future. EditBuild]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674916Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674916 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abandoned Child: From the No.1 bestselling author, a new true story of abuse and survival for fans of Cathy Glass Author: Toni Maguire Narrator: Katy...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674916 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abandoned Child: From the No.1 bestselling author, a new true story of abuse and survival for fans of Cathy Glass Author: Toni Maguire Narrator: Katy Sobey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: August 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the million-copy bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a new true story of neglect, abuse and survival. Amy had a happy childhood until the sudden death of her mother when she was ten years old. Eventually abandoned by her father, she found herself falling prey to the evil that lurked in her school and on the streets. Addicted to heroin by the age of twelve, Amy attempted to get clean in the hopes of reconciling with her father and his new wife. But unable to rid herself of her addiction, she fell into a world of hard drug use, homelessness, imprisonment and abusive relationships. At Amy's lowest ebb, she found the strength to turn her life around. Abandoned Child is her incredible story of survival, and how finding self-worth and love from the right person changed her future. EditBuild]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-s-that-lady-doing-guilt-shame-blame-and-other-funny-stories-by-lou-sanders--65183869https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674912 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What's That Lady Doing?: Guilt, Shame, Blame and Other Funny Stories Author: Lou Sanders Narrator: Lou Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 38 minutes Release date: August 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For fans of Really Good Actually and I'm Glad My Mom Died 'A deftness that catches your breath' - Fern Brady 'An incredible piece of writing' - Brett Goldstein 'Interrogates moments of trauma with insight, kindness and humanity' - John Robins This is a book about mistakes. And why we should de-flower shame in all its messy, complicated glory... Hello! It's Lou here... I've poured my heart and guts on to the page and shared my soul in this book. This won't be for everyone but I hope it helps the people it does connect with. We all have stories and I think its useful to share them, I think it helps unite us and in some ways it helps us release some shame. I've been alarmingly truthful and sincere, because I think society would be better if we could all be honest. I've of course used humour too, not as a way to cope (I've processed the darker things that have happened to me), but as a change in pace, some gorgeous light relief, because life is light and dark dancing together in the wind. And I love jokes. If this is the sort of thing you're after, please pick me up and take me to bed (that's the book speaking so a little joke there).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674912Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674912 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What's That Lady Doing?: Guilt, Shame, Blame and Other Funny Stories Author: Lou Sanders Narrator: Lou Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674912 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What's That Lady Doing?: Guilt, Shame, Blame and Other Funny Stories Author: Lou Sanders Narrator: Lou Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 38 minutes Release date: August 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For fans of Really Good Actually and I'm Glad My Mom Died 'A deftness that catches your breath' - Fern Brady 'An incredible piece of writing' - Brett Goldstein 'Interrogates moments of trauma with insight, kindness and humanity' - John Robins This is a book about mistakes. And why we should de-flower shame in all its messy, complicated glory... Hello! It's Lou here... I've poured my heart and guts on to the page and shared my soul in this book. This won't be for everyone but I hope it helps the people it does connect with. We all have stories and I think its useful to share them, I think it helps unite us and in some ways it helps us release some shame. I've been alarmingly truthful and sincere, because I think society would be better if we could all be honest. I've of course used humour too, not as a way to cope (I've processed the darker things that have happened to me), but as a change in pace, some gorgeous light relief, because life is light and dark dancing together in the wind. And I love jokes. If this is the sort of thing you're after, please pick me up and take me to bed (that's the book speaking so a little joke there).]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bones-of-belonging-finding-wholeness-in-a-white-world-by-annahid-dashtgard--65183915https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675593 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bones of Belonging: Finding Wholeness in a White World Author: Annahid Dashtgard Narrator: Samara Naeymi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: August 15, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this exceptional book, inclusion leader Annahid Dashtgard shares her experiences looking for and teaching about belonging in our divided world. Through moving and deft interlocking stories, Dashtgard examines what it means to belong—to a country, in a marriage, and in our skin—and the price we pay when that belonging is absent.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675593Tue, 15 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675593 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bones of Belonging: Finding Wholeness in a White World Author: Annahid Dashtgard Narrator: Samara Naeymi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675593 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bones of Belonging: Finding Wholeness in a White World Author: Annahid Dashtgard Narrator: Samara Naeymi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: August 15, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this exceptional book, inclusion leader Annahid Dashtgard shares her experiences looking for and teaching about belonging in our divided world. Through moving and deft interlocking stories, Dashtgard examines what it means to belong—to a country, in a marriage, and in our skin—and the price we pay when that belonging is absent.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/transelectric-my-life-as-a-cosmic-rock-star-by-cidny-bullens--65183864https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Transelectric: My Life as a Cosmic Rock Star Author: Cidny Bullens Narrator: Calum Maccoll, Cidny Bullens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 15, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An androgynous gender-bending musician from the get-go, Cidny Bullens toured extensively with Sir Elton John and performed with Bob Dylan, undergoing a complete immersion in the drug-fueled excesses of 1970s rock 'n' roll. Despite getting sober, climbing the charts with the Grammy-nominated Survivor, as well as a Grammy nomination for his lead vocals in the soundtrack for the movie Grease, Bullens was unable to break out as a solo star in a world that allowed its artists to cross the gender line, but had much more narrow expectations about how women could behave and perform. Retreating into the conventional lifestyle of a suburban mom, Bullens felt like she was living in an alternate universe. Then whatever world she had was shattered by the tragic death of her younger daughter from cancer. Out of the ashes of despair, Bullens brought forth an award-winning album, Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth, that relaunched the musician's career. Finally, nine years ago, Cidny claimed his own healing and transitioned from female to male—finding unexpected love, becoming a new stepfather, and a grandfather. What he found, too, was his true voice and true power as a performer.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691585Tue, 15 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Transelectric: My Life as a Cosmic Rock Star Author: Cidny Bullens Narrator: Calum Maccoll, Cidny Bullens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Transelectric: My Life as a Cosmic Rock Star Author: Cidny Bullens Narrator: Calum Maccoll, Cidny Bullens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 15, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An androgynous gender-bending musician from the get-go, Cidny Bullens toured extensively with Sir Elton John and performed with Bob Dylan, undergoing a complete immersion in the drug-fueled excesses of 1970s rock 'n' roll. Despite getting sober, climbing the charts with the Grammy-nominated Survivor, as well as a Grammy nomination for his lead vocals in the soundtrack for the movie Grease, Bullens was unable to break out as a solo star in a world that allowed its artists to cross the gender line, but had much more narrow expectations about how women could behave and perform. Retreating into the conventional lifestyle of a suburban mom, Bullens felt like she was living in an alternate universe. Then whatever world she had was shattered by the tragic death of her younger daughter from cancer. Out of the ashes of despair, Bullens brought forth an award-winning album, Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth, that relaunched the musician's career. Finally, nine years ago, Cidny claimed his own healing and transitioned from female to male—finding unexpected love, becoming a new stepfather, and a grandfather. What he found, too, was his true voice and true power as a performer.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-princess-to-porn-star-a-real-life-cinderella-story-by-tasha-reign--65183830https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692752 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Princess To Porn Star: A Real-Life Cinderella Story Author: Tasha Reign Narrator: Tasha Reign Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 45 minutes Release date: August 15, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Once upon a time in the beautiful land of Laguna Beach, California, lived a girl named Rachel. She was curious, clever, and like any hopeful heroine, committed to forging her own path in life. She yearned for more than an ordinary existence and a boring nine to five, so she joined the world of adult entertainment, where she finally felt fulfilled. However, her fairy tale began to crumble when at the mere age of twenty, her father passed away, leaving her evil step-mother in charge of his estate, and Rachel disowned. Despite being down on her luck, she poured her heart and soul into her work, eventually alchemizing into her erotic royal highness, Tasha Reign. But like all the princesses in fairy tales past, she experienced some tempestuous twists and turns amidst her journey. From Princess To Porn Star: A Real-Life Cinderella Story will satiate any unanswered questions one might have about the adult entertainment business. In this remarkable memoir, Reign dives into the many aspects of the patriarchal industry from racism and misogyny that porn perpetuates to the empowering attributes it has to offer. Embark on a lively adventure into the mind of one of porn's most popular, yet controversial actresses and find out how she found her happily ever after in the real world. Contains mature themes.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692752Tue, 15 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692752 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Princess To Porn Star: A Real-Life Cinderella Story Author: Tasha Reign Narrator: Tasha Reign Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 45...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692752 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Princess To Porn Star: A Real-Life Cinderella Story Author: Tasha Reign Narrator: Tasha Reign Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 45 minutes Release date: August 15, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Once upon a time in the beautiful land of Laguna Beach, California, lived a girl named Rachel. She was curious, clever, and like any hopeful heroine, committed to forging her own path in life. She yearned for more than an ordinary existence and a boring nine to five, so she joined the world of adult entertainment, where she finally felt fulfilled. However, her fairy tale began to crumble when at the mere age of twenty, her father passed away, leaving her evil step-mother in charge of his estate, and Rachel disowned. Despite being down on her luck, she poured her heart and soul into her work, eventually alchemizing into her erotic royal highness, Tasha Reign. But like all the princesses in fairy tales past, she experienced some tempestuous twists and turns amidst her journey. From Princess To Porn Star: A Real-Life Cinderella Story will satiate any unanswered questions one might have about the adult entertainment business. In this remarkable memoir, Reign dives into the many aspects of the patriarchal industry from racism and misogyny that porn perpetuates to the empowering attributes it has to offer. Embark on a lively adventure into the mind of one of porn's most popular, yet controversial actresses and find out how she found her happily ever after in the real world. Contains mature themes.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/whatever-happened-to-margo-by-margaret-durrell--65183753https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694994 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whatever Happened to Margo? Author: Margaret Durrell Narrator: Roy Mcmillan, Polly Edsell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 48 minutes Release date: August 10, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. *With a foreword from Gerald Durrell* In 1947, returning to the UK with two young children to support, Margaret Durrell starts a boarding house in Bournemouth. But any hopes of respectability are dashed as the tenants reveal themselves to be a host of eccentrics: from a painter of nudes to a pair of glamorous young nurses whose late-night shifts combined with an ever-revolving roster of gentleman callers leading to a neighbourhood rumour that Margo is running a brothel. Margo's own two sons, Gerry and Nicholas, prove to be every bit as mischievous as their famous Uncle Gerald - and he himself returns periodically with weird and wonderful animals, from marmosets to monkeys, that are quite unsuitable for life in a Bournemouth garden. ©1995 Margaret Durrell (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694994Thu, 10 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694994 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whatever Happened to Margo? Author: Margaret Durrell Narrator: Roy Mcmillan, Polly Edsell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 48 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694994 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whatever Happened to Margo? Author: Margaret Durrell Narrator: Roy Mcmillan, Polly Edsell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 48 minutes Release date: August 10, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. *With a foreword from Gerald Durrell* In 1947, returning to the UK with two young children to support, Margaret Durrell starts a boarding house in Bournemouth. But any hopes of respectability are dashed as the tenants reveal themselves to be a host of eccentrics: from a painter of nudes to a pair of glamorous young nurses whose late-night shifts combined with an ever-revolving roster of gentleman callers leading to a neighbourhood rumour that Margo is running a brothel. Margo's own two sons, Gerry and Nicholas, prove to be every bit as mischievous as their famous Uncle Gerald - and he himself returns periodically with weird and wonderful animals, from marmosets to monkeys, that are quite unsuitable for life in a Bournemouth garden. ©1995 Margaret Durrell (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/disequilibria-meditations-on-missingness-by-robert-lunday--65183890https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684150 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Disequilibria: Meditations on Missingness Author: Robert Lunday Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 32 minutes Release date: August 8, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Disequilibria: Meditations on Missingness is a hybrid memoir that recounts the 1982 disappearance of the author's stepfather, James Edward Lewis, a pilot and Vietnam veteran. Recounting his family's experiences in searching for answers, Lunday interrogates the broader cultural and conceptual responses to the phenomenon of missingness by connecting his stepfather's case to other true-life disappearances as well as those portrayed in fiction, poetry, and film. In doing so Disequilibria explores the transience in modern life, considering the military-dependent experience, the corrosive effects of war, and the struggle to find closure and comfort as time goes by without answers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684150Tue, 08 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684150 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Disequilibria: Meditations on Missingness Author: Robert Lunday Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 32 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684150 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Disequilibria: Meditations on Missingness Author: Robert Lunday Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 32 minutes Release date: August 8, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Disequilibria: Meditations on Missingness is a hybrid memoir that recounts the 1982 disappearance of the author's stepfather, James Edward Lewis, a pilot and Vietnam veteran. Recounting his family's experiences in searching for answers, Lunday interrogates the broader cultural and conceptual responses to the phenomenon of missingness by connecting his stepfather's case to other true-life disappearances as well as those portrayed in fiction, poetry, and film. In doing so Disequilibria explores the transience in modern life, considering the military-dependent experience, the corrosive effects of war, and the struggle to find closure and comfort as time goes by without answers.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-your-back-s-against-the-wall-fame-football-and-lessons-learned-through-a-lifetime-of-adversity-by-michael-oher-don-yaeger--65183884https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/678240 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Your Back's Against the Wall: Fame, Football, and Lessons Learned through a Lifetime of Adversity Author: Michael Oher, Don Yaeger Narrator: Michael Oher, Cary Hite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: August 8, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The NFL champion whose life inspired the hit movie The Blind Side is back with an inspiring and motivating book on overcoming any obstacle, no matter how tough the odds Millions of people became part of Michael Oher’s story when they watched a version of him on the big screen; read his memoir, I Beat the Odds; or cheered him on from the stands. After speaking to so many of them over the years, Oher knows that more than anything, people want to believe great things can happen, even when the situation looks bleak. His story of overcoming the toughest of odds serves as their hope.     Oher’s life has had a lot of unexpected highs: a college degree; four beautiful, healthy children and a happy marriage; drafted in the first round; a Super Bowl victory; and a second chance to play in the “big game.” He’s also run up against quite a few walls: poverty, hunger, homelessness, struggles in school, bullying, job loss, brain injury, anxiety, and depression. What he knows now is that your wall can be your opportunity. In When Your Back’s Against the Wall, he offers encouragement and shows readers how to get back up—again, and again, and again.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/678240Tue, 08 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/678240 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Your Back's Against the Wall: Fame, Football, and Lessons Learned through a Lifetime of Adversity Author: Michael Oher, Don Yaeger Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/678240 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Your Back's Against the Wall: Fame, Football, and Lessons Learned through a Lifetime of Adversity Author: Michael Oher, Don Yaeger Narrator: Michael Oher, Cary Hite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: August 8, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The NFL champion whose life inspired the hit movie The Blind Side is back with an inspiring and motivating book on overcoming any obstacle, no matter how tough the odds Millions of people became part of Michael Oher’s story when they watched a version of him on the big screen; read his memoir, I Beat the Odds; or cheered him on from the stands. After speaking to so many of them over the years, Oher knows that more than anything, people want to believe great things can happen, even when the situation looks bleak. His story of overcoming the toughest of odds serves as their hope.     Oher’s life has had a lot of unexpected highs: a college degree; four beautiful, healthy children and a happy marriage; drafted in the first round; a Super Bowl victory; and a second chance to play in the “big game.” He’s also run up against quite a few walls: poverty, hunger, homelessness, struggles in school, bullying, job loss, brain injury, anxiety, and depression. What he knows now is that your wall can be your opportunity. In When Your Back’s Against the Wall, he offers encouragement and shows readers how to get back up—again, and again, and again.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-and-hard-truth-a-life-in-texas-politics-by-mary-beth-rogers--65183898https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679964 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hope and Hard Truth: A Life in Texas Politics Author: Mary Beth Rogers Narrator: Mary Beth Rogers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 14 minutes Release date: August 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Mary Beth Rogers has led an eventful life rooted in the weeds of Texas politics, occasionally savoring a few victories—particularly the 1990 governor's race when, as campaign manager for Ann Richards, she did the impossible and put a Democratic woman in office. She also learned to absorb her losses—after all, she was a liberal feminist in America's most aggressively conservative state. Rogers's road to a political life was complex. Candidly and vulnerably, she shares both public and private memories of how she tried to maintain a rich family life with growing children and a husband with a debilitating illness. She goes on to provide an insider's account of her experiences as Richards's first chief of staff while weaving her way through the highs and lows of political intrigue and legislative maneuvering. Reflecting on her family heritage and nascent spiritual quest, Rogers discovers a reality at once sobering and invigorating: nothing is ever completely lost or completely won. It is a constant struggle to create humane public policies built on a foundation of fairness and justice—particularly in her beloved Texas.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679964Tue, 01 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679964 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hope and Hard Truth: A Life in Texas Politics Author: Mary Beth Rogers Narrator: Mary Beth Rogers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 14...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679964 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hope and Hard Truth: A Life in Texas Politics Author: Mary Beth Rogers Narrator: Mary Beth Rogers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 14 minutes Release date: August 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Mary Beth Rogers has led an eventful life rooted in the weeds of Texas politics, occasionally savoring a few victories—particularly the 1990 governor's race when, as campaign manager for Ann Richards, she did the impossible and put a Democratic woman in office. She also learned to absorb her losses—after all, she was a liberal feminist in America's most aggressively conservative state. Rogers's road to a political life was complex. Candidly and vulnerably, she shares both public and private memories of how she tried to maintain a rich family life with growing children and a husband with a debilitating illness. She goes on to provide an insider's account of her experiences as Richards's first chief of staff while weaving her way through the highs and lows of political intrigue and legislative maneuvering. Reflecting on her family heritage and nascent spiritual quest, Rogers discovers a reality at once sobering and invigorating: nothing is ever completely lost or completely won. It is a constant struggle to create humane public policies built on a foundation of fairness and justice—particularly in her beloved Texas.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/against-the-water-a-surfing-champion-s-inspirational-journey-to-olympic-glory-by-owen-wright--65183851https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Against the Water: A surfing champion's inspirational journey to Olympic glory Author: Owen Wright Narrator: Barton Welch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The gut-wrenching story of how one of Australia’s finest surfers overcame a brain injury and despair to win an Olympic medal. On the morning of 10 December 2015, Owen Wright entered the water at Pipeline, Hawaii, determined to become a world champion. But after being pounded by a set of monstrous waves, he ended up fighting for life and facing extensive brain trauma. In this inspirational memoir, Wright chronicles the events leading up to that fateful day, as well as the months and years that followed as he battled to regain basic functioning, and eventually the capacity to compete again at the apex of surfing. Against the Water carries the reader back to Wright’s boyhood in the tiny town of Culburra, where his father, determined to raise champions, turned family life into a kind of boot camp. While eccentric, his father’s methods bore fruit: the Wrights of Culburra would become Australian surfing royalty. Owen’s story lays bare the complex relationship with his father – the adoration, the fight for independence, the fallings out, and the reconciliations. Told in a spare, intimate style, Against the Water is the moving account of an athlete who refused to accept that his best days were behind him and raises fundamental questions around family and competition. What, ultimately, is our duty to our children? At what point does bravery become folly? And how much should we sacrifice for the sake of another? ‘Owen was a childhood phenom who grew into the ultimate family man. In between this transition, he took on the world, charged crazy waves, suffered a huge brain injury, and finished off with the all-time sporting comeback!’ Mick Fanning, three-time world champion surfer   ‘Whatever it is that Owen is getting himself into, he seems to do it with little to no fear and a massive smile on his face. He’s an inspirational guy, to put it lightly. Owen is one special human!’ Liam Hemsworth, actor   ‘Owen Wright has to be the most inspiring person I’ve ever met. His story is one of a childhood prodigy, to facing a near-death experience, to Australian hero . . . This book will inspire and motivate anyone who has had to face adversity whilst following their dreams.’ Kita Alexander, singer-songwriter   ‘[A] true fighter’s spirit!' Luke Rockhold, UFC middleweight champion, two-time jiu-jitsu world champion, three-time strikeforce middleweight champion]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673813Tue, 01 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Against the Water: A surfing champion's inspirational journey to Olympic glory Author: Owen Wright Narrator: Barton Welch Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Against the Water: A surfing champion's inspirational journey to Olympic glory Author: Owen Wright Narrator: Barton Welch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The gut-wrenching story of how one of Australia’s finest surfers overcame a brain injury and despair to win an Olympic medal. On the morning of 10 December 2015, Owen Wright entered the water at Pipeline, Hawaii, determined to become a world champion. But after being pounded by a set of monstrous waves, he ended up fighting for life and facing extensive brain trauma. In this inspirational memoir, Wright chronicles the events leading up to that fateful day, as well as the months and years that followed as he battled to regain basic functioning, and eventually the capacity to compete again at the apex of surfing. Against the Water carries the reader back to Wright’s boyhood in the tiny town of Culburra, where his father, determined to raise champions, turned family life into a kind of boot camp. While eccentric, his father’s methods bore fruit: the Wrights of Culburra would become Australian surfing royalty. Owen’s story lays bare the complex relationship with his father – the adoration, the fight for independence, the fallings out, and the reconciliations. Told in a spare, intimate style, Against the Water is the moving account of an athlete who refused to accept that his best days were behind him and raises fundamental questions around family and competition. What, ultimately, is our duty to our children? At what point does bravery become folly? And how much should we sacrifice for the sake of another? ‘Owen was a childhood phenom who grew into the ultimate family man. In between this transition, he took on the world, charged crazy waves, suffered a huge brain injury, and finished off with the all-time sporting comeback!’ Mick Fanning, three-time world champion surfer   ‘Whatever it is that Owen is getting himself into, he seems to do it with little to no fear and a massive smile on his face. He’s an inspirational guy, to put it lightly. Owen is one special human!’ Liam Hemsworth, actor   ‘Owen Wright has to be the most inspiring person I’ve ever met. His story is one of a childhood prodigy, to facing a near-death experience, to Australian hero . . . This book will inspire and motivate anyone who has had to face adversity whilst following their dreams.’ Kita Alexander, singer-songwriter   ‘[A] true fighter’s spirit!' Luke Rockhold, UFC middleweight champion, two-time jiu-jitsu world champion, three-time strikeforce middleweight champion]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/summons-to-berlin-nazi-theft-and-a-daughter-s-quest-for-justice-by-joanne-intrator--65183801https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689672 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Summons to Berlin: Nazi Theft and A Daughter's Quest for Justice Author: Joanne Intrator Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: August 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On his deathbed, Dr. Joanne Intrator's father poses two unsettling questions: 'Are you tough enough? Do they know who you are?' Joanne soon realizes that these haunting questions relate to a center-city Berlin building at 16 Wallstrasse that the Nazis ripped away from her family in 1938. But a decade is to pass before she will fully come to grasp why her father threw down the gauntlet as he did. Repeatedly, Joanne's restitution quest brings her into confrontation with yet another of her profound fears surrounding Germany and the Holocaust. Having to call on reserves of strength she's unsure she possesses, the author leans into her professional command of psychiatry, often overcoming flabbergasting obstacles perniciously dumped in her path. The depth and lucidity of psychological insight threaded throughout Summons to Berlin makes it an attention-grabbing standout among books on like topics. As a listener, you'll come away delighted to know just who Dr. Joanne Intrator is. You'll also finish the book cheering for her, because in the end, she proves far more than tough enough to satisfy her father's unnerving final demands.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689672Tue, 01 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689672 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Summons to Berlin: Nazi Theft and A Daughter's Quest for Justice Author: Joanne Intrator Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689672 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Summons to Berlin: Nazi Theft and A Daughter's Quest for Justice Author: Joanne Intrator Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: August 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On his deathbed, Dr. Joanne Intrator's father poses two unsettling questions: 'Are you tough enough? Do they know who you are?' Joanne soon realizes that these haunting questions relate to a center-city Berlin building at 16 Wallstrasse that the Nazis ripped away from her family in 1938. But a decade is to pass before she will fully come to grasp why her father threw down the gauntlet as he did. Repeatedly, Joanne's restitution quest brings her into confrontation with yet another of her profound fears surrounding Germany and the Holocaust. Having to call on reserves of strength she's unsure she possesses, the author leans into her professional command of psychiatry, often overcoming flabbergasting obstacles perniciously dumped in her path. The depth and lucidity of psychological insight threaded throughout Summons to Berlin makes it an attention-grabbing standout among books on like topics. As a listener, you'll come away delighted to know just who Dr. Joanne Intrator is. You'll also finish the book cheering for her, because in the end, she proves far more than tough enough to satisfy her father's unnerving final demands.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jali-by-oliver-twist--65183781https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691351 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jali Author: Oliver Twist Narrator: Oliver Twist Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Comedian Oliver Twist was four years old when he and his family fled the aftermath of genocide in Rwanda for Malawi, their exile for the next fourteen years. Twist has turned the turmoil he and his family endured into a thrilling adventure of a hero's journey. A natural born storyteller, propelled from the cold alleys of a Malawian refugee camp to the warm spotlight of the Australian stage, he vividly describes what it's like to leave your homeland behind and to have to wait your whole childhood for life to begin. Powerful, heartbreaking and full of humour, Jali marks the arrival of a dazzling new voice.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691351Tue, 01 Aug 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691351 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jali Author: Oliver Twist Narrator: Oliver Twist Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691351 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jali Author: Oliver Twist Narrator: Oliver Twist Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Comedian Oliver Twist was four years old when he and his family fled the aftermath of genocide in Rwanda for Malawi, their exile for the next fourteen years. Twist has turned the turmoil he and his family endured into a thrilling adventure of a hero's journey. A natural born storyteller, propelled from the cold alleys of a Malawian refugee camp to the warm spotlight of the Australian stage, he vividly describes what it's like to leave your homeland behind and to have to wait your whole childhood for life to begin. Powerful, heartbreaking and full of humour, Jali marks the arrival of a dazzling new voice.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-empty-honour-board-by-martin-flanagan--65183808https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675640 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Empty Honour Board Author: Martin Flanagan Narrator: Martin Flanagan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: July 25, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 1966, at the age of 10, Martin Flanagan was sent to a Catholic boarding school in north-west Tasmania. Of the 12 priests on the staff, three have since gone to prison for sexual crimes committed against boys in their care. In 2018 and 2019, a series of disclosures about the school appeared on the ABC Tasmania website. Then came the Pell case. What followed was a frenzy of opinions, none of which represented Flanagan's view. The Empty Honour Board is part memoir, a reflection on truth and memory, and what is lost in rushing to judgement. Flanagan's school abounds in memorable characters. There's a kid who escapes and gets as far as Surfers Paradise, and two boys who hold a competition during evening chapel to see who can confess more times. A wild boy receives a 'Bradmanesque' 234 strokes of the cane in one year. It is a lonely and, at times, scary existence - as while the boys are victims of violence, they are also perpetrators. Drawn to neither the school nor its religion, Flanagan discovers himself through sport, later becoming known as one of Australia's most creative sportswriters. But his boarding days linger. In his first three years at the school, he'd faced a series of adult moral challenges. Not being an adult, he had failed - in his own estimation. This becomes of great consequence in his 20s when his wife is about to have their first child. A major reckoning with his past, however, leaves him with his ambition as a writer. A prison diary, a story of brotherly love, a journey of redemption, Flanagan's book goes inside an experience many have had, but few have talked about.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675640Tue, 25 Jul 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675640 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Empty Honour Board Author: Martin Flanagan Narrator: Martin Flanagan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: July 25,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675640 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Empty Honour Board Author: Martin Flanagan Narrator: Martin Flanagan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: July 25, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 1966, at the age of 10, Martin Flanagan was sent to a Catholic boarding school in north-west Tasmania. Of the 12 priests on the staff, three have since gone to prison for sexual crimes committed against boys in their care. In 2018 and 2019, a series of disclosures about the school appeared on the ABC Tasmania website. Then came the Pell case. What followed was a frenzy of opinions, none of which represented Flanagan's view. The Empty Honour Board is part memoir, a reflection on truth and memory, and what is lost in rushing to judgement. Flanagan's school abounds in memorable characters. There's a kid who escapes and gets as far as Surfers Paradise, and two boys who hold a competition during evening chapel to see who can confess more times. A wild boy receives a 'Bradmanesque' 234 strokes of the cane in one year. It is a lonely and, at times, scary existence - as while the boys are victims of violence, they are also perpetrators. Drawn to neither the school nor its religion, Flanagan discovers himself through sport, later becoming known as one of Australia's most creative sportswriters. But his boarding days linger. In his first three years at the school, he'd faced a series of adult moral challenges. Not being an adult, he had failed - in his own estimation. This becomes of great consequence in his 20s when his wife is about to have their first child. A major reckoning with his past, however, leaves him with his ambition as a writer. A prison diary, a story of brotherly love, a journey of redemption, Flanagan's book goes inside an experience many have had, but few have talked about.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-all-heroes-wear-capes-the-incredible-story-of-how-one-young-man-found-happiness-by-embracing-his-differences-by-jono-lancaster--65183908https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/688244 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not All Heroes Wear Capes: The incredible story of how one young man found happiness by embracing his differences Author: Jono Lancaster Narrator: Jono Lancaster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 20, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ''My appearance hasn't changed, but my outlook on life and attitude towards it has. Finding self-acceptance hasn't always been easy. I was abandoned at birth with a facial difference, and as I got older, I began to hate my face and the world I lived in. Gradually, through trial and error, random moments with strangers, and some tragic haircuts, I've found self-love and happiness. This book is the story of how I found my way out of difficult times, and how you can do the same.' Jono Lancaster was born with Treacher Collins Syndrome - a condition that affects facial appearence - and at only two weeks old, he found himself in foster care. In his remarkable story, Jono shares the highs and lows of his journey and how he turned his differences into his greatest strengths. Inspirational, empowering and moving - this is an extraordinary memoir with a powerful message: you are strong enough to become your own hero. (Cape optional.) ©2023 Jonathan Lancaster (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/688244Thu, 20 Jul 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/688244 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not All Heroes Wear Capes: The incredible story of how one young man found happiness by embracing his differences Author: Jono Lancaster Narrator: Jono...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/688244 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not All Heroes Wear Capes: The incredible story of how one young man found happiness by embracing his differences Author: Jono Lancaster Narrator: Jono Lancaster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 20, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. ''My appearance hasn't changed, but my outlook on life and attitude towards it has. Finding self-acceptance hasn't always been easy. I was abandoned at birth with a facial difference, and as I got older, I began to hate my face and the world I lived in. Gradually, through trial and error, random moments with strangers, and some tragic haircuts, I've found self-love and happiness. This book is the story of how I found my way out of difficult times, and how you can do the same.' Jono Lancaster was born with Treacher Collins Syndrome - a condition that affects facial appearence - and at only two weeks old, he found himself in foster care. In his remarkable story, Jono shares the highs and lows of his journey and how he turned his differences into his greatest strengths. Inspirational, empowering and moving - this is an extraordinary memoir with a powerful message: you are strong enough to become your own hero. (Cape optional.) ©2023 Jonathan Lancaster (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lost-in-music-the-classic-laugh-out-loud-memoir-by-giles-smith--65183835https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680816 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lost in Music: The classic laugh-out-loud memoir Author: Giles Smith Narrator: Giles Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: July 20, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'In the Spring of 1989, shortly after my twenty-seventh birthday, as I stood in the sleet at a bus stop in Colchester, it dawned on me that I had probably, all things considered, failed in my mission to become Sting. At least, for the time being.' Lost in Music is about growing up with pop music - about hearing it, buying it, loving it, and attempting to play it in public for money. A brilliant combination of the confessional and the unapologetic, this is a book for anyone who has ever treasured vinyl, or sung into a roll-on deodorant in front of the bedroom mirror and dreamed of playing Wembley. Praise for Lost in Music 'Very, very funny . . . Giles Smith is a wonderful writer' Nick Hornby 'A wonderfully funny pop-music memoir . . . You don't have to know who Nik Kershaw is to laugh out loud at the chapter about him' Sebastian Faulks, Spectator 'One of the best books about music that you will ever read . . . It is impossible to read Lost in Music without laughing out loud' Daily Telegraph ©2023 Giles Smith (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680816Thu, 20 Jul 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680816 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lost in Music: The classic laugh-out-loud memoir Author: Giles Smith Narrator: Giles Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680816 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lost in Music: The classic laugh-out-loud memoir Author: Giles Smith Narrator: Giles Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: July 20, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'In the Spring of 1989, shortly after my twenty-seventh birthday, as I stood in the sleet at a bus stop in Colchester, it dawned on me that I had probably, all things considered, failed in my mission to become Sting. At least, for the time being.' Lost in Music is about growing up with pop music - about hearing it, buying it, loving it, and attempting to play it in public for money. A brilliant combination of the confessional and the unapologetic, this is a book for anyone who has ever treasured vinyl, or sung into a roll-on deodorant in front of the bedroom mirror and dreamed of playing Wembley. Praise for Lost in Music 'Very, very funny . . . Giles Smith is a wonderful writer' Nick Hornby 'A wonderfully funny pop-music memoir . . . You don't have to know who Nik Kershaw is to laugh out loud at the chapter about him' Sebastian Faulks, Spectator 'One of the best books about music that you will ever read . . . It is impossible to read Lost in Music without laughing out loud' Daily Telegraph ©2023 Giles Smith (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pillar-of-salt-a-daughter-s-life-in-the-shadow-of-the-holocaust-by-anna-salton-eisen--65183912https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pillar of Salt: A Daughter's Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust Author: Anna Salton Eisen Narrator: Kelli Tager Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 24 minutes Release date: July 18, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: As the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Anna Salton Eisen's memoir, Pillar of Salt: A Daughter's Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust, breaks down the barrier of silence that was intended as a protective shield for her parents and their children. From early childhood, Anna, as a second-hand witness to the Holocaust, felt overwhelmed by the unspoken but ever-present trauma of her parents' past. Her father, born as Lucjan Salzman, survivor of ten different concentration camps, is enveloped in impenetrable grief and his history encased in secrecy. But Anna is determined to look backwards, breaking through her father's reticence to confront the unspoken terrors of the past. The entire Salton family embarks on a journey through Poland unlocking a history sealed in silence and buried by time. By the end of her odyssey, Anna acquires a new understanding of her legacy as a child of Holocaust survivors and how trauma is revisited upon subsequent generations. By revisiting those places of trauma with her father as her guide, Anna Salton Eisen's tour of terrors provide her with a new understanding of how her identity has been shaped under the shadow of the Holocaust. Anna confides that by looking back like Lot's wife, and by taking in the whole story, 'I could carry the pain of the Holocaust and find there is more to me than a pillar of salt.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673955Tue, 18 Jul 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pillar of Salt: A Daughter's Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust Author: Anna Salton Eisen Narrator: Kelli Tager Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pillar of Salt: A Daughter's Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust Author: Anna Salton Eisen Narrator: Kelli Tager Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 24 minutes Release date: July 18, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: As the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Anna Salton Eisen's memoir, Pillar of Salt: A Daughter's Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust, breaks down the barrier of silence that was intended as a protective shield for her parents and their children. From early childhood, Anna, as a second-hand witness to the Holocaust, felt overwhelmed by the unspoken but ever-present trauma of her parents' past. Her father, born as Lucjan Salzman, survivor of ten different concentration camps, is enveloped in impenetrable grief and his history encased in secrecy. But Anna is determined to look backwards, breaking through her father's reticence to confront the unspoken terrors of the past. The entire Salton family embarks on a journey through Poland unlocking a history sealed in silence and buried by time. By the end of her odyssey, Anna acquires a new understanding of her legacy as a child of Holocaust survivors and how trauma is revisited upon subsequent generations. By revisiting those places of trauma with her father as her guide, Anna Salton Eisen's tour of terrors provide her with a new understanding of how her identity has been shaped under the shadow of the Holocaust. Anna confides that by looking back like Lot's wife, and by taking in the whole story, 'I could carry the pain of the Holocaust and find there is more to me than a pillar of salt.']]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/these-days-are-numbered-diary-of-a-high-rise-lockdown-by-rebecca-rosenblum--65183854https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684151 to listen full audiobooks. Title: These Days Are Numbered: Diary of a High-Rise Lockdown Author: Rebecca Rosenblum Narrator: Christina Delaine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 11, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: We all lived our own pandemics. For writer Rebecca Rosenblum, the pandemic meant watching and considering the city she loves. From milestones such as crying when the parks closed to the little moments with strangers on the street and with loved ones across the six-foot divide, Rebecca wondered, worried, and wrote it down.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684151Tue, 11 Jul 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684151 to listen full audiobooks. Title: These Days Are Numbered: Diary of a High-Rise Lockdown Author: Rebecca Rosenblum Narrator: Christina Delaine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684151 to listen full audiobooks. Title: These Days Are Numbered: Diary of a High-Rise Lockdown Author: Rebecca Rosenblum Narrator: Christina Delaine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 11, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: We all lived our own pandemics. For writer Rebecca Rosenblum, the pandemic meant watching and considering the city she loves. From milestones such as crying when the parks closed to the little moments with strangers on the street and with loved ones across the six-foot divide, Rebecca wondered, worried, and wrote it down.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/justice-for-bonnie-by-i-j-schecter-karen-foster--65183812https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Justice for Bonnie Author: I.J. Schecter, Karen Foster Narrator: Suzie Althens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: July 11, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When police told Karen Foster that her eighteen-year-old daughter, Bonnie Craig, had died in a hiking accident, she knew the pieces of the investigation just didn't add up. Bonnie would have never ditched her classes at the University of Alaska to go hiking. And she didn't drive—so how would she have reached McHugh Creek, miles outside of Anchorage, in the first place? Armed with little more than her own conviction, Karen set out to find the truth behind her daughter's death. After a long series of false leads and dead ends, it seemed the case would forever go unsolved. Then, after twelve years of public campaigning, private despair, and increasingly tense dealings with the detectives working the case, Karen received an e-mail that would change everything: the system, at long last, had produced a match for the unknown DNA in the case—from a man in a jail all the way across the country. Here is the chilling tale of a mother's unflagging fight to track down the monster who stole her daughter's life—and the battle to ensure that he, and others like him, would no longer be able to evade justice.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686174Tue, 11 Jul 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Justice for Bonnie Author: I.J. Schecter, Karen Foster Narrator: Suzie Althens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Justice for Bonnie Author: I.J. Schecter, Karen Foster Narrator: Suzie Althens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: July 11, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When police told Karen Foster that her eighteen-year-old daughter, Bonnie Craig, had died in a hiking accident, she knew the pieces of the investigation just didn't add up. Bonnie would have never ditched her classes at the University of Alaska to go hiking. And she didn't drive—so how would she have reached McHugh Creek, miles outside of Anchorage, in the first place? Armed with little more than her own conviction, Karen set out to find the truth behind her daughter's death. After a long series of false leads and dead ends, it seemed the case would forever go unsolved. Then, after twelve years of public campaigning, private despair, and increasingly tense dealings with the detectives working the case, Karen received an e-mail that would change everything: the system, at long last, had produced a match for the unknown DNA in the case—from a man in a jail all the way across the country. Here is the chilling tale of a mother's unflagging fight to track down the monster who stole her daughter's life—and the battle to ensure that he, and others like him, would no longer be able to evade justice.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-word-by-amy-price--65183806https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/688258 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Word Author: Amy Price Narrator: Annie Aldington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 20 minutes Release date: July 6, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Raw and unflinching This is a mother’s account of her daughter’s life And of Katie Price and her turbulent rise to fame The Sunday Times bestselling memoir from Amy Price. Katie Price’s life has long been lived in the public eye, documented both by her own books, reality tv, and the tabloids. But what does this story look like from the inside? While battling a terminal illness, Katie’s mother, Amy Price, has the last word in this honest and insightful memoir, where she reveals how her family’s past has shaped her daughter’s future. The Last Word is the definitive story of how Katrina Amy Alexandria Alexis Infield became Katie Price. It documents how her life has been shaped by a tradition of strong women, by cycles of abuse which have been repeated through generations, and by the impact of fame and trauma on a close family unit. With tributes read by Kate, Sophie, Dan, and Paul Price. The Last Word was Number 2 in the Sunday Times Hardback Non-Fiction bestseller list on Sunday 16th July.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/688258Thu, 06 Jul 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/688258 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Word Author: Amy Price Narrator: Annie Aldington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 20 minutes Release date: July 6, 2023 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/688258 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Word Author: Amy Price Narrator: Annie Aldington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 20 minutes Release date: July 6, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Raw and unflinching This is a mother’s account of her daughter’s life And of Katie Price and her turbulent rise to fame The Sunday Times bestselling memoir from Amy Price. Katie Price’s life has long been lived in the public eye, documented both by her own books, reality tv, and the tabloids. But what does this story look like from the inside? While battling a terminal illness, Katie’s mother, Amy Price, has the last word in this honest and insightful memoir, where she reveals how her family’s past has shaped her daughter’s future. The Last Word is the definitive story of how Katrina Amy Alexandria Alexis Infield became Katie Price. It documents how her life has been shaped by a tradition of strong women, by cycles of abuse which have been repeated through generations, and by the impact of fame and trauma on a close family unit. With tributes read by Kate, Sophie, Dan, and Paul Price. The Last Word was Number 2 in the Sunday Times Hardback Non-Fiction bestseller list on Sunday 16th July.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-lived-the-80s-a-gen-x-life-and-the-pop-culture-that-defined-it-by-b-harrison-smith--65183855https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683476 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Lived the 80s: A Gen X Life and the Pop Culture That Defined It Author: B Harrison Smith Narrator: B Harrison Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 50 minutes Release date: July 4, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Gen X is the “forgotten generation.” We made our own meals after school and Saturday mornings, we got dirty, played miles away from home with no way to reach us, we told offensive jokes, we built and jumped bike ramps, broke bones and drank from garden hoses, we had three network channels, we didn’t “mediate” with bullies—we kicked their asses, we had land lines, house phones and cordless phones that you could beat someone with, MTV showed music videos, Steven Spielberg and Michael Jackson ruled, we knew who we were gonna call, girls had big hair, guys popped their collars, there were clogs, and penny loafers, you chose Beta or VHS at the video store, high school lunch could be hell, we partied like it was 1999, teachers were off the wall, we had nerds, preps, stoners, burners, geeks, jocks, we drank Malt Duck, White Mountain wine coolers and Mickey’s Big Mouths, we got our permits at 15 and learned to drive on stick shift, the malls were our hangouts. There was no Internet or social media. And we liked it. (Oh yeah, we also had AIDS, terrorism, crack, racism, homophobia, subway shootings, cocaine, corrupt politicians, pollution, book banning, political correctness, TV preachers, climate change, stranger danger and Can’t Stop the Music.)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683476Tue, 04 Jul 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683476 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Lived the 80s: A Gen X Life and the Pop Culture That Defined It Author: B Harrison Smith Narrator: B Harrison Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683476 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Lived the 80s: A Gen X Life and the Pop Culture That Defined It Author: B Harrison Smith Narrator: B Harrison Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 50 minutes Release date: July 4, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Gen X is the “forgotten generation.” We made our own meals after school and Saturday mornings, we got dirty, played miles away from home with no way to reach us, we told offensive jokes, we built and jumped bike ramps, broke bones and drank from garden hoses, we had three network channels, we didn’t “mediate” with bullies—we kicked their asses, we had land lines, house phones and cordless phones that you could beat someone with, MTV showed music videos, Steven Spielberg and Michael Jackson ruled, we knew who we were gonna call, girls had big hair, guys popped their collars, there were clogs, and penny loafers, you chose Beta or VHS at the video store, high school lunch could be hell, we partied like it was 1999, teachers were off the wall, we had nerds, preps, stoners, burners, geeks, jocks, we drank Malt Duck, White Mountain wine coolers and Mickey’s Big Mouths, we got our permits at 15 and learned to drive on stick shift, the malls were our hangouts. There was no Internet or social media. And we liked it. (Oh yeah, we also had AIDS, terrorism, crack, racism, homophobia, subway shootings, cocaine, corrupt politicians, pollution, book banning, political correctness, TV preachers, climate change, stranger danger and Can’t Stop the Music.)]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/your-name-is-not-anxious-a-very-personal-guide-to-putting-anxiety-in-its-place-by-stephanie-dowrick--65183783https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690602 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Your Name Is Not Anxious: A very personal guide to putting anxiety in its place Author: Stephanie Dowrick Narrator: Stephanie Dowrick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: July 4, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Read. This Book. It's a lifesaver.' MAGDA SZUBANSKI Anxiety is restricting millions of lives. Award-winning writer, Stephanie Dowrick, PhD, shows how new mind-body insights and research can emphatically restore the inner security that anxiety takes away. Restoring the wellbeing that anxiety takes away Of all the possible blows to your emotional health, anxiety is the most treatable. In this intimate, exciting book, best-selling author Stephanie Dowrick, PhD, challenges the way anxiety is usually thought about. Writing from her personal as well as professional experience, she emphasizes the profound relationships between your mind and body – plus you and the world you live in. She makes life-giving change possible. There are many strong ideas here to make your own, including proven emergency strategies for the hardest times, making way for clearer thought - and lasting self-care. Using her powerful gifts of story and memoir, plus the latest mind-body research on stress as well as anxiety, Stephanie Dowrick speaks up for a new understanding of personal power. Anxiety may be limiting your life. But it is never the whole 'you'. It need never define you. 'A timely gift in our anxious and troubled world... Dr Dowrick's unique book covers all dimensions and layers. An array of connected insights accessible to us all.' PROFESSOR PATRICK MCGORRY AO]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690602Tue, 04 Jul 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690602 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Your Name Is Not Anxious: A very personal guide to putting anxiety in its place Author: Stephanie Dowrick Narrator: Stephanie Dowrick Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690602 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Your Name Is Not Anxious: A very personal guide to putting anxiety in its place Author: Stephanie Dowrick Narrator: Stephanie Dowrick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: July 4, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Read. This Book. It's a lifesaver.' MAGDA SZUBANSKI Anxiety is restricting millions of lives. Award-winning writer, Stephanie Dowrick, PhD, shows how new mind-body insights and research can emphatically restore the inner security that anxiety takes away. Restoring the wellbeing that anxiety takes away Of all the possible blows to your emotional health, anxiety is the most treatable. In this intimate, exciting book, best-selling author Stephanie Dowrick, PhD, challenges the way anxiety is usually thought about. Writing from her personal as well as professional experience, she emphasizes the profound relationships between your mind and body – plus you and the world you live in. She makes life-giving change possible. There are many strong ideas here to make your own, including proven emergency strategies for the hardest times, making way for clearer thought - and lasting self-care. Using her powerful gifts of story and memoir, plus the latest mind-body research on stress as well as anxiety, Stephanie Dowrick speaks up for a new understanding of personal power. Anxiety may be limiting your life. But it is never the whole 'you'. It need never define you. 'A timely gift in our anxious and troubled world... Dr Dowrick's unique book covers all dimensions and layers. An array of connected insights accessible to us all.' PROFESSOR PATRICK MCGORRY AO]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-house-with-all-the-lights-on-by-jessica-kirkness--65183757https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694786 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House With All The Lights On Author: Jessica Kirkness Narrator: Elizabeth Nabben Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: July 4, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The House with All the Lights On was shortlisted for the 2021 Richell Prize and was described by judges as 'beautifully crafted' and written in 'adept, precise prose'. It is a story of struggle; of lives that were both ordinary and extraordinary. Full of heart and tenderness, it provides an account of deafness in Australia and the UK, where Jessica's grandparents spent the first 60 years of their lives. She tells her grandparents' experience of growing up in a hearing world- one where sign language was banned for much of the 20th Century. Her quest to better understand them takes her to sign language classes, to the workplaces of research audiologists, and in the final chapters, she is led back to England where she visit their old schools and family landmarks. Throughout this journey, Jessica navigates the throes of grief - both for the loss of her grandfather, who died just before the pandemic, and for the ways her grandparents' deafness has been so terribly misunderstood. The House with All the Lights On captures the universal experience of the complex navigating familial relationships. It's a beautiful exploration of Family and identity, of mothers and daughters and more broadly, what it is to be a member of a family with its own unspoken rules, undeclared boundaries, and unique bonds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694786Tue, 04 Jul 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694786 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House With All The Lights On Author: Jessica Kirkness Narrator: Elizabeth Nabben Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694786 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House With All The Lights On Author: Jessica Kirkness Narrator: Elizabeth Nabben Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: July 4, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The House with All the Lights On was shortlisted for the 2021 Richell Prize and was described by judges as 'beautifully crafted' and written in 'adept, precise prose'. It is a story of struggle; of lives that were both ordinary and extraordinary. Full of heart and tenderness, it provides an account of deafness in Australia and the UK, where Jessica's grandparents spent the first 60 years of their lives. She tells her grandparents' experience of growing up in a hearing world- one where sign language was banned for much of the 20th Century. Her quest to better understand them takes her to sign language classes, to the workplaces of research audiologists, and in the final chapters, she is led back to England where she visit their old schools and family landmarks. Throughout this journey, Jessica navigates the throes of grief - both for the loss of her grandfather, who died just before the pandemic, and for the ways her grandparents' deafness has been so terribly misunderstood. The House with All the Lights On captures the universal experience of the complex navigating familial relationships. It's a beautiful exploration of Family and identity, of mothers and daughters and more broadly, what it is to be a member of a family with its own unspoken rules, undeclared boundaries, and unique bonds.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-traut-euch-traumt-lektionen-eines-lehrers-den-man-gerne-gehabt-hatte-by-dieter-bachmann--65183746https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692373 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Traut euch, träumt!: Lektionen eines Lehrers, den man gerne gehabt hätte Author: Dieter Bachmann Narrator: Milan Peschel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 28, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Der Lehrer, von dem du gerne gelernt hättest (und deine Eltern wären froh gewesen, hättest du so einen Lehrer gehabt) Ein ganz und gar ungewöhnlicher Lehrer schreibt über die Erkenntnisse aus der jahrzehntelangen Arbeit mit Schülerinnen und Schülern. Die wichtigsten Dinge hat Dieter Bachmann nämlich nicht im Studium gelernt, sondern vom Leben selbst oder eben von den Kindern. Von Herrn Bachmann können wir wiederum lernen, wie man Kindern Vertrauen schenkt, wie man im Umgang mit ihnen authentisch bleibt, Haltung und Mitmenschlichkeit zeigt und dabei Kreativität, Toleranz und Kommunikation in den Mittelpunkt stellt. Eine Schale Äpfel kann manchmal mehr bewirken als vier Stunden Matheunterricht. Der Dokumentarfilm 'Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse' hat zahlreiche Preise gewonnen, unter anderen den silbernen Bären der Berlinale und den Deutschen Filmpreis.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692373Wed, 28 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692373 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Traut euch, träumt!: Lektionen eines Lehrers, den man gerne gehabt hätte Author: Dieter Bachmann Narrator: Milan Peschel Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692373 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Traut euch, träumt!: Lektionen eines Lehrers, den man gerne gehabt hätte Author: Dieter Bachmann Narrator: Milan Peschel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 28, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Der Lehrer, von dem du gerne gelernt hättest (und deine Eltern wären froh gewesen, hättest du so einen Lehrer gehabt) Ein ganz und gar ungewöhnlicher Lehrer schreibt über die Erkenntnisse aus der jahrzehntelangen Arbeit mit Schülerinnen und Schülern. Die wichtigsten Dinge hat Dieter Bachmann nämlich nicht im Studium gelernt, sondern vom Leben selbst oder eben von den Kindern. Von Herrn Bachmann können wir wiederum lernen, wie man Kindern Vertrauen schenkt, wie man im Umgang mit ihnen authentisch bleibt, Haltung und Mitmenschlichkeit zeigt und dabei Kreativität, Toleranz und Kommunikation in den Mittelpunkt stellt. Eine Schale Äpfel kann manchmal mehr bewirken als vier Stunden Matheunterricht. Der Dokumentarfilm 'Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse' hat zahlreiche Preise gewonnen, unter anderen den silbernen Bären der Berlinale und den Deutschen Filmpreis.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/good-morning-hope-a-true-story-of-refugee-twin-sisters-and-their-triumph-over-war-poverty-and-heartbreak-by-argita-zalli-detina-zalli--65183911https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673025 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Morning, Hope: A True Story of Refugee Twin Sisters and Their Triumph over War, Poverty, and Heartbreak Author: Argita Zalli, Detina Zalli Narrator: Allyson Voller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27 minutes Release date: June 27, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Born in poverty-stricken Albania, twin sisters Argita and Detina Zalli always dreamed of becoming doctors. Their parents scrimped and sacrificed, committed to giving them a better life. But then the unthinkable happened. In 1997, the government collapsed, plunging the country into anarchy and civil war. The twins' dream unraveled along with their homeland. Their parents had to find a way to leave and save their daughters' futures—not to mention their very lives. It took over two years for the Zalli family to escape. After several dangerous attempts, they finally made it to England, where the thirteen-year-old twins believed everything would be much better. They soon found out otherwise. Now refugees, with little more than the clothes on their backs, the girls were mercilessly bullied and constantly afraid they would be sent back to Albania, and their parents would be sent to jail. Still, the twins persevered and learned how to navigate their harsh new reality. When tragedy struck yet again, the girls had to come to terms with the high price they had all paid to survive. In Good Morning, Hope, Argita and Detina share their harrowing story of courage and resilience. It was the strength of their family, particularly the sisters' unique, unbreakable bond as twins, that nurtured and sustained them throughout their perilous ordeal.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673025Tue, 27 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673025 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Morning, Hope: A True Story of Refugee Twin Sisters and Their Triumph over War, Poverty, and Heartbreak Author: Argita Zalli, Detina Zalli...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673025 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Morning, Hope: A True Story of Refugee Twin Sisters and Their Triumph over War, Poverty, and Heartbreak Author: Argita Zalli, Detina Zalli Narrator: Allyson Voller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27 minutes Release date: June 27, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Born in poverty-stricken Albania, twin sisters Argita and Detina Zalli always dreamed of becoming doctors. Their parents scrimped and sacrificed, committed to giving them a better life. But then the unthinkable happened. In 1997, the government collapsed, plunging the country into anarchy and civil war. The twins' dream unraveled along with their homeland. Their parents had to find a way to leave and save their daughters' futures—not to mention their very lives. It took over two years for the Zalli family to escape. After several dangerous attempts, they finally made it to England, where the thirteen-year-old twins believed everything would be much better. They soon found out otherwise. Now refugees, with little more than the clothes on their backs, the girls were mercilessly bullied and constantly afraid they would be sent back to Albania, and their parents would be sent to jail. Still, the twins persevered and learned how to navigate their harsh new reality. When tragedy struck yet again, the girls had to come to terms with the high price they had all paid to survive. In Good Morning, Hope, Argita and Detina share their harrowing story of courage and resilience. It was the strength of their family, particularly the sisters' unique, unbreakable bond as twins, that nurtured and sustained them throughout their perilous ordeal.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reflections-on-captivity-a-tapestry-of-stories-by-a-vietnam-war-pow-by-porter-alexander-halyburton--65183899https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684147 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reflections on Captivity: A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW Author: Porter Alexander Halyburton Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 27, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On October 17, 1965, Navy LTJG Porter Halyburton was shot down over North Vietnam and listed as killed in action. One-and-a-half years later, he was found to be alive and a prisoner of war. Halyburton was held captive for more than seven years. Reflections on Captivity is a collection of fifty short stories about this naval officer's experiences as a POW in North Vietnam. This book recounts difficult times but focuses more on the positive aspects—the humor, creativity, friendships, courage, and leadership of an amazing group of Americans and how they helped each other survive and even thrive. These vignettes demonstrate how the human mind, body, and spirit can adapt and find meaning in life in the most challenging circumstances. There are powerful lessons learned from this complex experience that continue to guide the author's life to this day. Despite hardship, suffering, and long separation, Halyburton strongly believes one's quality of life is determined more by choices made than by circumstances, and the most liberating choice we can make is to forgive. Reflections on Captivity furthers the listener's understanding about the nature of captivity, race relations, human relations, aspects of the air war against North Vietnam, and highlights the importance of leadership, ethics, and devotion to duty in difficult times.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684147Tue, 27 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684147 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reflections on Captivity: A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW Author: Porter Alexander Halyburton Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684147 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reflections on Captivity: A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW Author: Porter Alexander Halyburton Narrator: David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 27, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On October 17, 1965, Navy LTJG Porter Halyburton was shot down over North Vietnam and listed as killed in action. One-and-a-half years later, he was found to be alive and a prisoner of war. Halyburton was held captive for more than seven years. Reflections on Captivity is a collection of fifty short stories about this naval officer's experiences as a POW in North Vietnam. This book recounts difficult times but focuses more on the positive aspects—the humor, creativity, friendships, courage, and leadership of an amazing group of Americans and how they helped each other survive and even thrive. These vignettes demonstrate how the human mind, body, and spirit can adapt and find meaning in life in the most challenging circumstances. There are powerful lessons learned from this complex experience that continue to guide the author's life to this day. Despite hardship, suffering, and long separation, Halyburton strongly believes one's quality of life is determined more by choices made than by circumstances, and the most liberating choice we can make is to forgive. Reflections on Captivity furthers the listener's understanding about the nature of captivity, race relations, human relations, aspects of the air war against North Vietnam, and highlights the importance of leadership, ethics, and devotion to duty in difficult times.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-entre-limones-by-chris-stewart--65183756https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690357 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Entre limones Author: Chris Stewart Narrator: Eduardo Díez, Joe Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 20 minutes Release date: June 22, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Primera parte de la trilogía sobre el encanto de la vida alternativa que vive Chris Stewart en la Alpujarra granadina. **Edición actualizada: incluye entrevista del autor y capítulo extra** El primer libro autobiográfico de Chris Stewart, Entre limones, es el divertidísimo relato de un joven inglés que, con tal de no vestir traje y trabajar en una oficina, se gastó todos sus ahorros en la compra de un ruinoso cortijo en la Alpujarra granadina. Publicado en 1999 por una pequeña editorial inglesa, se convirtió en un fenómeno editorial, hasta el punto de que, junto con los dos volúmenes siguientes -El loro en el limonero y Los almendros en flor-, han deleitado a más de dos millones de lectores. Entre limones es un caso singular: un libro divertido, rebosante de observaciones agudas y reveladoras, que mezcla la mirada curiosa del viajero con cierta visión idealista de las cosas y una fuerza de voluntad inasequible al desaliento. Chris desgrana las numerosas vivencias que le depara su existencia diaria desde que, tras su llegada a la Alpujarra, inicia la aventura que cambiará su vida, rodeado de una sorprendente galería de lugareños, pastores, expatriados y viajeros New Age. Sin embargo, quizá el verdadero protagonista de esta historia sea el decrépito cortijo «El Valero», encaramado en una colina, rodeado de olivos, almendros y limoneros, situado en el margen malo de un río, sin carretera de acceso, sin agua ni electricidad... ¿Acaso puede ofrecer la vida algo mejor? La crítica ha dicho... «Un canto humorístico a la trascendencia de las cosas pequeñas [...] un libro divertido que encanta desde la primera página.» Sergio Vila-Sanjuán, La Vanguardia «Stewart tiene un talento especial para captar los diálogos, una curiosidad insaciable, un optimismo contagioso y un plácido sentido del humor.» Moncho Alpuente, Babelia «Una experienciasingular que nos atrapa desde los primeros compases de lectura y nos transmite un universo de paz.» Diari de Terrassa «Impregnado de sutil humor inglés con el que describe en primera persona el desembarco de un inglés cosmopolita en la España rural.» Miguel Artaza, El Correo]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690357Thu, 22 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690357 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Entre limones Author: Chris Stewart Narrator: Eduardo Díez, Joe Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 20 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690357 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Entre limones Author: Chris Stewart Narrator: Eduardo Díez, Joe Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 20 minutes Release date: June 22, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Primera parte de la trilogía sobre el encanto de la vida alternativa que vive Chris Stewart en la Alpujarra granadina. **Edición actualizada: incluye entrevista del autor y capítulo extra** El primer libro autobiográfico de Chris Stewart, Entre limones, es el divertidísimo relato de un joven inglés que, con tal de no vestir traje y trabajar en una oficina, se gastó todos sus ahorros en la compra de un ruinoso cortijo en la Alpujarra granadina. Publicado en 1999 por una pequeña editorial inglesa, se convirtió en un fenómeno editorial, hasta el punto de que, junto con los dos volúmenes siguientes -El loro en el limonero y Los almendros en flor-, han deleitado a más de dos millones de lectores. Entre limones es un caso singular: un libro divertido, rebosante de observaciones agudas y reveladoras, que mezcla la mirada curiosa del viajero con cierta visión idealista de las cosas y una fuerza de voluntad inasequible al desaliento. Chris desgrana las numerosas vivencias que le depara su existencia diaria desde que, tras su llegada a la Alpujarra, inicia la aventura que cambiará su vida, rodeado de una sorprendente galería de lugareños, pastores, expatriados y viajeros New Age. Sin embargo, quizá el verdadero protagonista de esta historia sea el decrépito cortijo «El Valero», encaramado en una colina, rodeado de olivos, almendros y limoneros, situado en el margen malo de un río, sin carretera de acceso, sin agua ni electricidad... ¿Acaso puede ofrecer la vida algo mejor? La crítica ha dicho... «Un canto humorístico a la trascendencia de las cosas pequeñas [...] un libro divertido que encanta desde la primera página.» Sergio Vila-Sanjuán, La Vanguardia «Stewart tiene un talento especial para captar los diálogos, una curiosidad insaciable, un optimismo contagioso y un plácido sentido del humor.» Moncho Alpuente, Babelia «Una experienciasingular que nos atrapa desde los primeros compases de lectura y nos transmite un universo de paz.» Diari de Terrassa «Impregnado de sutil humor inglés con el que describe en primera persona el desembarco de un inglés cosmopolita en la España rural.» Miguel Artaza, El Correo]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rivermouth-a-chronicle-of-language-faith-and-migration-by-alejandra-oliva--65183856https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith, and Migration Author: Alejandra Oliva Narrator: Angela Juarez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 20, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this powerful and deeply felt polemic memoir, Alejandra Oliva, a Mexican-American translator and immigrant justice activist, offers a chronological document of her experience interpreting at the US-Mexico border, and of the people she has encountered along the way. Tracing her family's long and fluid relationship to the border, each generation born on opposite sides of the Rio Grande, and having worked on asylum cases since 2016, she knows all too well the gravity of taking someone's trauma and delivering it to the warped demands of the American immigration system. In Rivermouth, Oliva focuses on the physical spaces that make up different phases of immigration and looks at how language and opportunity move through each of them; from the river as the waterway that separates the US and Mexico, to the table as the place over which Oliva prepares asylum seekers for their Credible Fear Interviews, and finally, to the wall as the behemoth imposition that runs along America's southernmost border. As investigative and analytical as she is meditative and introspective, sharp as she is lyrical, and incisive as she is compassionate, in Rivermouth, Oliva argues for a better world while guiding us through the suffering that makes the fight necessary and the joy that makes it worth fighting for.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682919Tue, 20 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith, and Migration Author: Alejandra Oliva Narrator: Angela Juarez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith, and Migration Author: Alejandra Oliva Narrator: Angela Juarez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 20, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this powerful and deeply felt polemic memoir, Alejandra Oliva, a Mexican-American translator and immigrant justice activist, offers a chronological document of her experience interpreting at the US-Mexico border, and of the people she has encountered along the way. Tracing her family's long and fluid relationship to the border, each generation born on opposite sides of the Rio Grande, and having worked on asylum cases since 2016, she knows all too well the gravity of taking someone's trauma and delivering it to the warped demands of the American immigration system. In Rivermouth, Oliva focuses on the physical spaces that make up different phases of immigration and looks at how language and opportunity move through each of them; from the river as the waterway that separates the US and Mexico, to the table as the place over which Oliva prepares asylum seekers for their Credible Fear Interviews, and finally, to the wall as the behemoth imposition that runs along America's southernmost border. As investigative and analytical as she is meditative and introspective, sharp as she is lyrical, and incisive as she is compassionate, in Rivermouth, Oliva argues for a better world while guiding us through the suffering that makes the fight necessary and the joy that makes it worth fighting for.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kindergarten-at-60-by-dian-seidel--65183742https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692080 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kindergarten at 60 Author: Dian Seidel Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 20, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Teaching kindergarten in Thailand wasn’t the job Dian Seidel had in mind when, at age sixty and craving adventure, she convinced her husband that they should try working abroad. But coping with rambunctious children, sweltering heat, and Covid-19 turned out to be the challenge she needed. Struggling to understand Thai culture, their school, and their marriage, could she learn Thailand’s essential lesson: mai pen rai, don’t worry, keep cool? Part travel memoir and part second act story, Kindergarten at 60 is a retirement tale like none other. With gentle humor and polished prose, Seidel explores universal themes via the adventures of everyday life. Job-hunting retirees confront age restrictions. A couple navigates 24/7 togetherness for the first time in their lives. Professionals accustomed to working with adults are overwhelmed, and charmed, by a passel of two-, three-, and four-year-olds. An introvert struggles to forge cross-cultural and cross-generational friendships. Americans face the challenges of the five-tone Thai language and five-alarm Thai chilies. Seidel’s heartwarming story offers a unique perspective on contemporary Thailand and introduces readers to an unforgettable cast of characters at Pathum Thani Prep. Join the journey, meet the kids, and experience Kindergarten at 60.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692080Tue, 20 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692080 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kindergarten at 60 Author: Dian Seidel Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 20, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692080 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kindergarten at 60 Author: Dian Seidel Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 20, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Teaching kindergarten in Thailand wasn’t the job Dian Seidel had in mind when, at age sixty and craving adventure, she convinced her husband that they should try working abroad. But coping with rambunctious children, sweltering heat, and Covid-19 turned out to be the challenge she needed. Struggling to understand Thai culture, their school, and their marriage, could she learn Thailand’s essential lesson: mai pen rai, don’t worry, keep cool? Part travel memoir and part second act story, Kindergarten at 60 is a retirement tale like none other. With gentle humor and polished prose, Seidel explores universal themes via the adventures of everyday life. Job-hunting retirees confront age restrictions. A couple navigates 24/7 togetherness for the first time in their lives. Professionals accustomed to working with adults are overwhelmed, and charmed, by a passel of two-, three-, and four-year-olds. An introvert struggles to forge cross-cultural and cross-generational friendships. Americans face the challenges of the five-tone Thai language and five-alarm Thai chilies. Seidel’s heartwarming story offers a unique perspective on contemporary Thailand and introduces readers to an unforgettable cast of characters at Pathum Thani Prep. Join the journey, meet the kids, and experience Kindergarten at 60.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-el-hijo-inesperado-by-gemma-vilanova--65183777https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690833 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El hijo inesperado Author: Gemma Vilanova Narrator: Meritxell Donaire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 11 minutes Release date: June 16, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: «Soy madre de un niño único. Diferente.» Este libro es un testimonio personal y directo de la experiencia de Gemma Vilanova con Josep, su hijo, diagnosticado con un trastorno del espectro autista. En estas páginas se recorren los primeros diez años de vida del pequeño en un viaje que va desde las primeras observaciones hasta la constatación. Situaciones difíciles, de desesperación, de tristeza, pero también sorprendentes y de alegría pueblan este relato que invita a dejar los prejuicios y que pretende fomentar una sociedad más comprensiva y más respetuosa con la diferencia. - Gemma Vilanova (Barcelona, 1973) es licenciada en MBA por ESADE y escritora. A lo largo de su vida ha trabajado en proyectos de consultorías multinacionales de gran envergadura y en la Fundación Edad&Vida. Comenzó su andadura como escritora cuando decidió narrar la historia de su hijo Josep para contar en primera persona su experiencia con un hijo autista.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690833Fri, 16 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690833 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El hijo inesperado Author: Gemma Vilanova Narrator: Meritxell Donaire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 11 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690833 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El hijo inesperado Author: Gemma Vilanova Narrator: Meritxell Donaire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 11 minutes Release date: June 16, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: «Soy madre de un niño único. Diferente.» Este libro es un testimonio personal y directo de la experiencia de Gemma Vilanova con Josep, su hijo, diagnosticado con un trastorno del espectro autista. En estas páginas se recorren los primeros diez años de vida del pequeño en un viaje que va desde las primeras observaciones hasta la constatación. Situaciones difíciles, de desesperación, de tristeza, pero también sorprendentes y de alegría pueblan este relato que invita a dejar los prejuicios y que pretende fomentar una sociedad más comprensiva y más respetuosa con la diferencia. - Gemma Vilanova (Barcelona, 1973) es licenciada en MBA por ESADE y escritora. A lo largo de su vida ha trabajado en proyectos de consultorías multinacionales de gran envergadura y en la Fundación Edad&Vida. Comenzó su andadura como escritora cuando decidió narrar la historia de su hijo Josep para contar en primera persona su experiencia con un hijo autista.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-ein-leben-mit-diagnosen-mein-letztes-halbes-jahr-by-madeleine-greiner--65183750https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695253 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Ein Leben mit Diagnosen: Mein letztes halbes Jahr Author: Madeleine Greiner Narrator: Emilia Bechtel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: June 16, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Wer bin ich? Wer soll und darf ich sein? Wie bringe ich meine Bedürfnisse und die Forderungen der anderen unter einen Hut? Ein Experiment, mich kennenzulernen – und mich vielleicht selbst zu heilen. Ein halbes Jahr meines Lebens, mit allen Höhen und Tiefen. Mal schauen, ob es klappt!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695253Fri, 16 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695253 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Ein Leben mit Diagnosen: Mein letztes halbes Jahr Author: Madeleine Greiner Narrator: Emilia Bechtel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695253 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Ein Leben mit Diagnosen: Mein letztes halbes Jahr Author: Madeleine Greiner Narrator: Emilia Bechtel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: June 16, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Wer bin ich? Wer soll und darf ich sein? Wie bringe ich meine Bedürfnisse und die Forderungen der anderen unter einen Hut? Ein Experiment, mich kennenzulernen – und mich vielleicht selbst zu heilen. Ein halbes Jahr meines Lebens, mit allen Höhen und Tiefen. Mal schauen, ob es klappt!]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/grand-becoming-my-mother-s-daughter-by-noelle-mccarthy--65183834https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682298 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grand: Becoming My Mother’s Daughter Author: Noelle Mccarthy Narrator: Noelle Mccarthy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 36 minutes Release date: June 15, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Quick-witted, charismatic and generous; angry, vicious and hurt; in pubs all over Cork City, Noelle McCarthy's mother Carol rages against her life and everything she's lost. As soon as she can, in the early years of the millennium, Noelle runs away. All the way to New Zealand. Yet, the demons of the past give chase and Noelle seems fated to throw away her future, just like her mother. Somehow, she gets out of the hole and makes a new life. But then Carol gets sick, and finally it's time to face the past and everything that's waiting back home. Grand is a dazzlingly honest memoir about becoming a modern woman. 'Desperately funny, hysterically sad, so beautiful and so humane. All of life is in it' Meg Mason ©2023 Noelle McCarthy (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682298Thu, 15 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682298 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grand: Becoming My Mother’s Daughter Author: Noelle Mccarthy Narrator: Noelle Mccarthy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 36 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682298 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grand: Becoming My Mother’s Daughter Author: Noelle Mccarthy Narrator: Noelle Mccarthy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 36 minutes Release date: June 15, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Quick-witted, charismatic and generous; angry, vicious and hurt; in pubs all over Cork City, Noelle McCarthy's mother Carol rages against her life and everything she's lost. As soon as she can, in the early years of the millennium, Noelle runs away. All the way to New Zealand. Yet, the demons of the past give chase and Noelle seems fated to throw away her future, just like her mother. Somehow, she gets out of the hole and makes a new life. But then Carol gets sick, and finally it's time to face the past and everything that's waiting back home. Grand is a dazzlingly honest memoir about becoming a modern woman. 'Desperately funny, hysterically sad, so beautiful and so humane. All of life is in it' Meg Mason ©2023 Noelle McCarthy (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-father-s-list-how-living-my-dad-s-dreams-set-me-free-by-laura-carney--65183879https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679335 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Father's List: How Living My Dad's Dreams Set Me Free Author: Laura Carney Narrator: Laura Carney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 13, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On the cusp of middle age, a newlywed journalist discovers and finishes the bucket list of her late free-spirited father.Fifty-four adventures in six years. That’s what thirty-eight-year-old journalist Laura Carney embarked on when she discovered her late father Mick’s bucket list.Killed in a car crash when Laura was twenty-five, Mick seemed lost forever. My Father’s List is the story of how one woman—with the help of family, friends, and even strangers—found the courage to go after her own dreams after realizing those of a beloved yet mysterious man. This is a story about secrets—and the freedom we feel when we learn to trust again: in life, in love, and in a father’s lessons on how to fully live.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679335Tue, 13 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679335 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Father's List: How Living My Dad's Dreams Set Me Free Author: Laura Carney Narrator: Laura Carney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679335 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Father's List: How Living My Dad's Dreams Set Me Free Author: Laura Carney Narrator: Laura Carney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 13, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On the cusp of middle age, a newlywed journalist discovers and finishes the bucket list of her late free-spirited father.Fifty-four adventures in six years. That’s what thirty-eight-year-old journalist Laura Carney embarked on when she discovered her late father Mick’s bucket list.Killed in a car crash when Laura was twenty-five, Mick seemed lost forever. My Father’s List is the story of how one woman—with the help of family, friends, and even strangers—found the courage to go after her own dreams after realizing those of a beloved yet mysterious man. This is a story about secrets—and the freedom we feel when we learn to trust again: in life, in love, and in a father’s lessons on how to fully live.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/starstruck-how-i-magically-transformed-chicago-into-hollywood-for-more-than-fifty-years-by-michael-kutza--65183795https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689958 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Starstruck: How I Magically Transformed Chicago into Hollywood for More Than Fifty Years Author: Michael Kutza Narrator: Michael Kutza Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 27 minutes Release date: June 13, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A rollicking, provocative, racy, colorful irreverent show business memoir culled from Michael Kutza’s decades rubbing elbows with the giants of film at the Chicago International Film Festival and numerous other festivals around the globe. It includes many of the lowlights as well as the highlights of a life lived just off-screen.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689958Tue, 13 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689958 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Starstruck: How I Magically Transformed Chicago into Hollywood for More Than Fifty Years Author: Michael Kutza Narrator: Michael Kutza Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689958 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Starstruck: How I Magically Transformed Chicago into Hollywood for More Than Fifty Years Author: Michael Kutza Narrator: Michael Kutza Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 27 minutes Release date: June 13, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A rollicking, provocative, racy, colorful irreverent show business memoir culled from Michael Kutza’s decades rubbing elbows with the giants of film at the Chicago International Film Festival and numerous other festivals around the globe. It includes many of the lowlights as well as the highlights of a life lived just off-screen.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/surfing-rabbi-a-kabbalistic-quest-for-soul-by-nachum-shifren--65183770https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686249 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surfing Rabbi: A Kabbalistic Quest for Soul  Author: Nachum Shifren Narrator: Nachum Shifren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: June 13, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Growing up under the spell of surfdoms coveted mecca, Malibu Beach, Norm Shifren risks missing his own bar mitzvah to take his first shaky ride at the fabled surf spot. Benignly apathetic about his Jewishness, Shifren pursues his dream of becoming a big-wave surfer, lifeguard, and triathlete. Shifren’s circuitous journey evolves into a spiritual quest that takes him from the pristine waves of Hawaii and Mexico, to intermarriage in Germany, a soldier’s duty in Israel, and finally, to a small shtetl in Israel, where he learns the mysteries of the Jewish ancients. His true-life saga is one of new found Jewish consciousness and eye opening self-revelation. Shifren’s life comes full circle as he finds G-d not in the synagogue, but in the majesty of Jewish mysticism and the vast power of the ocean.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686249Tue, 13 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686249 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surfing Rabbi: A Kabbalistic Quest for Soul  Author: Nachum Shifren Narrator: Nachum Shifren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/686249 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surfing Rabbi: A Kabbalistic Quest for Soul  Author: Nachum Shifren Narrator: Nachum Shifren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: June 13, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Growing up under the spell of surfdoms coveted mecca, Malibu Beach, Norm Shifren risks missing his own bar mitzvah to take his first shaky ride at the fabled surf spot. Benignly apathetic about his Jewishness, Shifren pursues his dream of becoming a big-wave surfer, lifeguard, and triathlete. Shifren’s circuitous journey evolves into a spiritual quest that takes him from the pristine waves of Hawaii and Mexico, to intermarriage in Germany, a soldier’s duty in Israel, and finally, to a small shtetl in Israel, where he learns the mysteries of the Jewish ancients. His true-life saga is one of new found Jewish consciousness and eye opening self-revelation. Shifren’s life comes full circle as he finds G-d not in the synagogue, but in the majesty of Jewish mysticism and the vast power of the ocean.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fighting-fate-by-justin-yerbury--65183760https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690594 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fighting Fate Author: Justin Yerbury Narrator: Nick Rheinberger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 47 minutes Release date: June 13, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Pursued by 'the beast' of motor neurone disease, groundbreaking scientist Justin Yerbury wrote this extraordinary memoir entirely with eye movements. It is the sharpest possible lens on the value of life and hope. Justin Yerbury made a promise to his mother while she was dying of motor neurone disease (MND) that he would do everything he could to find a cure. MND had already taken several members of Justin's family, and he learned that they carried a rare genetic form of the disease that gave them a fifty-fifty chance of inheritance. Desperate to help his loved ones, Justin went to university to study science, eventually becoming a professor of molecular biology at the University of Wollongong and one of the world's leading experts on MND. While in New York, delivering a lecture on his groundbreaking research, Justin felt his thumb stop working – 'the beast' that had lurked so long in the shadows had caught up with him. Now 99 per cent paralysed and able to move only his eyeballs, Justin refuses to yield. With eye-tracking software, he has written his extraordinary memoir to shine light on this terrible disease and to show that, even in the bleakest of moments, there is always a reason to keep fighting.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690594Tue, 13 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690594 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fighting Fate Author: Justin Yerbury Narrator: Nick Rheinberger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 47 minutes Release date: June 13, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690594 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fighting Fate Author: Justin Yerbury Narrator: Nick Rheinberger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 47 minutes Release date: June 13, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Pursued by 'the beast' of motor neurone disease, groundbreaking scientist Justin Yerbury wrote this extraordinary memoir entirely with eye movements. It is the sharpest possible lens on the value of life and hope. Justin Yerbury made a promise to his mother while she was dying of motor neurone disease (MND) that he would do everything he could to find a cure. MND had already taken several members of Justin's family, and he learned that they carried a rare genetic form of the disease that gave them a fifty-fifty chance of inheritance. Desperate to help his loved ones, Justin went to university to study science, eventually becoming a professor of molecular biology at the University of Wollongong and one of the world's leading experts on MND. While in New York, delivering a lecture on his groundbreaking research, Justin felt his thumb stop working – 'the beast' that had lurked so long in the shadows had caught up with him. Now 99 per cent paralysed and able to move only his eyeballs, Justin refuses to yield. With eye-tracking software, he has written his extraordinary memoir to shine light on this terrible disease and to show that, even in the bleakest of moments, there is always a reason to keep fighting.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-big-bang-the-buddha-and-the-baby-boom-the-spiritual-experiments-of-my-generation-by-wes-scoop-nisker-anne-lamott--65183758https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693138 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom: The Spiritual Experiments of My Generation Author: Wes “scoop” Nisker, Anne Lamott Narrator: Peter Coyote Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 32 minutes Release date: June 13, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Iconic newscaster and Buddhist teacher chronicles the 1960s and ‘70s in India, the Bay Area, and beyond. Join Wes “Scoop” Nisker, a renowned Buddhist meditation teacher, performer, and newscaster, on a wild ride from West to East and back in his quest for true self and enlightenment. Narrated by the legendary Peter Coyote, this audiobook combines the best elements of memoir and social commentary to illuminate the spiritual hunger of modern America. Nisker’s journey begins in Nebraska as the only young man in his small town to be Bar Mitzvah’ed, through the heyday of the Beats and hippies in the Bay Area from his vantage point as a high-profile newscaster, the birth of the environmental movement, and the social and spiritual blossoming of the West. This is a personal, guided tour of the outer and inner movements that joined together into today’s mindfulness movement, written by one of the leaders of both. Stay tuned at the end of the audiobook for special bonus material — a collection of engaging and entertaining clips from Nisker’s unforgettable radio show on KSAN. Grab your headphones and join “Scoop” Nisker and Peter Coyote on a cosmic adventure unraveling the connections between the birth of the universe, the enlightened path of the Buddha, and the awakening of a generation. “I have loved [Wes “Scoop” Nisker] for fifty years now, loved the hope, the dharma teachings, the rock and roll, the agitation and comfort, and the great wit. I have often said that laughter is carbonated holiness, and the effervescent Wes Nisker is one of my favorite Holy men ever.” —from the Foreword by Anne Lamott]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693138Tue, 13 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693138 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom: The Spiritual Experiments of My Generation Author: Wes “scoop” Nisker, Anne Lamott Narrator: Peter Coyote...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693138 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom: The Spiritual Experiments of My Generation Author: Wes “scoop” Nisker, Anne Lamott Narrator: Peter Coyote Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 32 minutes Release date: June 13, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Iconic newscaster and Buddhist teacher chronicles the 1960s and ‘70s in India, the Bay Area, and beyond. Join Wes “Scoop” Nisker, a renowned Buddhist meditation teacher, performer, and newscaster, on a wild ride from West to East and back in his quest for true self and enlightenment. Narrated by the legendary Peter Coyote, this audiobook combines the best elements of memoir and social commentary to illuminate the spiritual hunger of modern America. Nisker’s journey begins in Nebraska as the only young man in his small town to be Bar Mitzvah’ed, through the heyday of the Beats and hippies in the Bay Area from his vantage point as a high-profile newscaster, the birth of the environmental movement, and the social and spiritual blossoming of the West. This is a personal, guided tour of the outer and inner movements that joined together into today’s mindfulness movement, written by one of the leaders of both. Stay tuned at the end of the audiobook for special bonus material — a collection of engaging and entertaining clips from Nisker’s unforgettable radio show on KSAN. Grab your headphones and join “Scoop” Nisker and Peter Coyote on a cosmic adventure unraveling the connections between the birth of the universe, the enlightened path of the Buddha, and the awakening of a generation. “I have loved [Wes “Scoop” Nisker] for fifty years now, loved the hope, the dharma teachings, the rock and roll, the agitation and comfort, and the great wit. I have often said that laughter is carbonated holiness, and the effervescent Wes Nisker is one of my favorite Holy men ever.” —from the Foreword by Anne Lamott]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-face-laughs-while-the-brain-cries-the-education-of-a-doctor-by-stephen-l-hauser-m-d--65183733https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691347 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries: The Education of a Doctor Author: Stephen L. Hauser, M.D. Narrator: Stephen L. Hauser, M.D. Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 27 minutes Release date: June 13, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.23 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A doctor’s powerful and deeply human memoir about the mysteries of the brain and his 40-year quest to find a treatment for multiple sclerosis. Stephen L. Hauser is an acclaimed physician and neuroimmunologist who has spent his career performing cutting-edge research on multiple sclerosis (MS), a devastating brain disease that affects millions of people worldwide. His work has revolutionized our understanding of the genetics, immunology and treatment of MS, and led to the development of B cell therapies―the most effective therapy for all forms of MS and the only therapy currently in place for progressive MS patients. The Face Laughs While The Brain Cries is a riveting memoir that follows Dr. Hauser from his unorthodox upbringing among the colorful cast of characters responsible for his development into a tenacious and innovative researcher, to the life-changing medical breakthroughs he has made against extremely long odds. Along the way, readers will learn the incredible stories of many of his patients, whose bravery, strength, and optimism in the face of a debilitating illness were instrumental to the progress that has been made in the fight against MS. This heartwarming book, written in accessible prose and related with equal measures of humor, empathy, and excitement, is sure to inspire.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691347Tue, 13 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691347 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries: The Education of a Doctor Author: Stephen L. Hauser, M.D. Narrator: Stephen L. Hauser, M.D. Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691347 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries: The Education of a Doctor Author: Stephen L. Hauser, M.D. Narrator: Stephen L. Hauser, M.D. Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 27 minutes Release date: June 13, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.23 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A doctor’s powerful and deeply human memoir about the mysteries of the brain and his 40-year quest to find a treatment for multiple sclerosis. Stephen L. Hauser is an acclaimed physician and neuroimmunologist who has spent his career performing cutting-edge research on multiple sclerosis (MS), a devastating brain disease that affects millions of people worldwide. His work has revolutionized our understanding of the genetics, immunology and treatment of MS, and led to the development of B cell therapies―the most effective therapy for all forms of MS and the only therapy currently in place for progressive MS patients. The Face Laughs While The Brain Cries is a riveting memoir that follows Dr. Hauser from his unorthodox upbringing among the colorful cast of characters responsible for his development into a tenacious and innovative researcher, to the life-changing medical breakthroughs he has made against extremely long odds. Along the way, readers will learn the incredible stories of many of his patients, whose bravery, strength, and optimism in the face of a debilitating illness were instrumental to the progress that has been made in the fight against MS. This heartwarming book, written in accessible prose and related with equal measures of humor, empathy, and excitement, is sure to inspire.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/breaking-better-22-armed-robberies-and-one-decision-to-change-by-lennox-rodgers--65183906https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685445 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Breaking Better: 22 Armed Robberies and One Decision to Change Author: Lennox Rodgers Narrator: Lennox Rodgers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 9, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this searingly honest account, Lennox gives a fascinating insider account of his experiences operating in the criminal underworld in and around London and Oxford. Stomach-churning, heart-breaking, eye-opening - he leaves no stone unturned. Lennox recounts in riveting detail how he was drawn into his life of crime, how he operated as a drug dealer, enforcer and armed robber, and how he survived numerous spells in prisons including Dartmoor, Strangeways, Grendon, Oxford and Lewes. All culminating in the fateful day when, friendless, bloodied and broke, he collapsed behind an industrial bin in an alleyway off London's Oxford Street, and saw an eerie image out of the corner of his eye. In Breaking Better, Lennox sets out the complete story of his decent into darkness and his inspiring road to redemption. Today Lennox is co-founder of Refocus Project and has dedicated his life to helping those most at risk of being exploited or caught up in knife crime, county lines, crime, grooming, money laundering and gangs.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685445Fri, 09 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685445 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Breaking Better: 22 Armed Robberies and One Decision to Change Author: Lennox Rodgers Narrator: Lennox Rodgers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685445 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Breaking Better: 22 Armed Robberies and One Decision to Change Author: Lennox Rodgers Narrator: Lennox Rodgers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 9, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this searingly honest account, Lennox gives a fascinating insider account of his experiences operating in the criminal underworld in and around London and Oxford. Stomach-churning, heart-breaking, eye-opening - he leaves no stone unturned. Lennox recounts in riveting detail how he was drawn into his life of crime, how he operated as a drug dealer, enforcer and armed robber, and how he survived numerous spells in prisons including Dartmoor, Strangeways, Grendon, Oxford and Lewes. All culminating in the fateful day when, friendless, bloodied and broke, he collapsed behind an industrial bin in an alleyway off London's Oxford Street, and saw an eerie image out of the corner of his eye. In Breaking Better, Lennox sets out the complete story of his decent into darkness and his inspiring road to redemption. Today Lennox is co-founder of Refocus Project and has dedicated his life to helping those most at risk of being exploited or caught up in knife crime, county lines, crime, grooming, money laundering and gangs.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/everything-and-nothing-by-heather-mitchell--65183787https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690195 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everything and Nothing Author: Heather Mitchell Narrator: Heather Mitchell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: June 9, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A powerful, immersive and intimately candid memoir exploring the light and shade that co-exist in love, family and the arts, from celebrated stage and screen actor Heather Mitchell. Heather Mitchell is an esteemed Australian stage and screen actor, and yet behind the scenes her real life has taken many remarkable twists and turns. Training an unflinching spotlight on her most formative memories, Heather illuminates the heartbreaking secrets, sexual encounters, family dramas and creative pursuits that have shaped her life as a woman, an actor and a mother. Told with raw candour and spellbinding lyricism, Everything and Nothing draws back the curtain on a unique and fascinating life. ‘Reading Mitchell's memoir reminded me of how I felt when I first read Tuesdays With Morrie. A gentle collection of musings on an extraordinary life; unpretentious and honest, full of stoic wisdom.' Tim Minchin ‘This is exquisitely written, with such courage and candour. I was profoundly shaken, shocked, and I often wept. But best of all, I laughed—Heather is very, very funny. Superb.' Sam Neill ‘To read her memoir is to understand why Heather Mitchell is universally beloved across the world of Australian theatre, film and television. An extraordinary life told in tender detail, capturing triumph, love and tragedy with a beautiful humanity.' Annabel Crabb]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690195Fri, 09 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690195 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everything and Nothing Author: Heather Mitchell Narrator: Heather Mitchell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: June...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690195 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everything and Nothing Author: Heather Mitchell Narrator: Heather Mitchell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: June 9, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A powerful, immersive and intimately candid memoir exploring the light and shade that co-exist in love, family and the arts, from celebrated stage and screen actor Heather Mitchell. Heather Mitchell is an esteemed Australian stage and screen actor, and yet behind the scenes her real life has taken many remarkable twists and turns. Training an unflinching spotlight on her most formative memories, Heather illuminates the heartbreaking secrets, sexual encounters, family dramas and creative pursuits that have shaped her life as a woman, an actor and a mother. Told with raw candour and spellbinding lyricism, Everything and Nothing draws back the curtain on a unique and fascinating life. ‘Reading Mitchell's memoir reminded me of how I felt when I first read Tuesdays With Morrie. A gentle collection of musings on an extraordinary life; unpretentious and honest, full of stoic wisdom.' Tim Minchin ‘This is exquisitely written, with such courage and candour. I was profoundly shaken, shocked, and I often wept. But best of all, I laughed—Heather is very, very funny. Superb.' Sam Neill ‘To read her memoir is to understand why Heather Mitchell is universally beloved across the world of Australian theatre, film and television. An extraordinary life told in tender detail, capturing triumph, love and tragedy with a beautiful humanity.' Annabel Crabb]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-blanco-by-bret-easton-ellis--65183762https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692515 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Blanco Author: Bret Easton Ellis Narrator: Carlos Canales Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: June 8, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Las memorias del creador de American Psycho: después de una década regresa el autor más controvertido de los 90 con su libro más polémico. «Hemos entrado en una peligrosa suerte de totalitarismo que en realidad aborrece la libre expresión y castiga a la gente por mostrarse tal cual es.» Bret Easton Ellis Bret Easton Ellis creó a Patrick Bateman, el célebre ejecutivo de Wall Street que, en la obra maestra American Psycho, mejor describió los delirios de toda una época. Después de una brillante carrera novelística, el enfant terrible de la literatura norteamericana vuelve a la carga con su aclamado primer libro de no ficción: una autobiografía que recorre su infancia, su polémica carrera y las referencias literarias, cinematográficas y de la cultura popular de los setenta y los ochenta que marcaron su vida. Pero Bret Easton Ellis no se queda en el pasado, y lleva a cabo un análisis perspicaz y totalmente libre de autocensura de la sociedad del presente, preguntándose qué demonios ha ocurrido en estas últimas cuatro décadas. Blanco es una defensa del derecho a la libertad de expresión y una crítica a la dictadura del neopuritanismo, a la hipersensibilidad millennial y a lo políticamente correcto en la era de las redes sociales. Bret Easton Ellis reivindica el humor y la sátira como herramientas de provocación y, por encima de todo, reclama una libertad que se desvanece. Las agudas reflexiones que pone sobre la mesa vienen a revolucionar la actualidad con una honestidad provocadora y corrosiva. Críticas: «Ellis irradia el mismo espíritu joven de siempre: diversión irreverente, una fina ironía y una curiosidad artística incansable. Es la encarnación de cómo todo y nada ha cambiado entre el mundo predigital de 1985 y la actualidad.» Lauren Christensen, The New York Times «Bret Easton Ellis no pierde el punch de enfant terrible.» Laura Fernández, El País «Unas páginas magníficas.» Michel Guerrin, Le Monde «La mejor descripción de Blanco es decir que se trata de una provocación, aunque es mucho más que eso, si te molestas en leerlo.» Rachel Cooke, The Guardian «Un golpe a la corrección política de nuestro tiempo y una gran muestra de literatura.» Hannah Lühmann, Welt am Sonntag «Un autoretrato lleno de revelaciones.» Nelly Kaprièlian, Les Inrockuptibles «Blancodemuestra que el autor no ha perdido su garra, talento y singularidad.» Alexandre Fillon, Sud Ouest «Alegremente provocadora [...] un extenso alarido, con memoria y análisis sociopolítico a partes iguales, que te enfurecerá o deleitará [...] Ellis critica de manera feroz los dictados de lo políticamente correcto.» Charles Arrowsmith, The Washington Post «El mundo que describe Ellis es familiar y distópico a la vez: un sistema que nos condena a moderar nuestra imagen como solo las celebridades lo hacían en otro tiempo, a convertirnos en un 'robot virtuoso' que censura sus emociones y sus opiniones para reducirlas al triste denominador común del 'like'.» Adrienne Boutang, Le Monde «Un antídoto al discurso de la virtud.» Mathieu Laine, Le Figaro «Uno de los más grandes novelistas americanos, autor de libros visionarios sobre nuestra época.» Le Monde «Un ensayo brillante contra lo políticamente correcto.» Le Figaro Littéraire. «Controvertido, Ellis se entrega a una defensa de la libertad de expresión.» Le Journal du Dimanche]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692515Thu, 08 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692515 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Blanco Author: Bret Easton Ellis Narrator: Carlos Canales Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: June 8,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692515 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Blanco Author: Bret Easton Ellis Narrator: Carlos Canales Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: June 8, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Las memorias del creador de American Psycho: después de una década regresa el autor más controvertido de los 90 con su libro más polémico. «Hemos entrado en una peligrosa suerte de totalitarismo que en realidad aborrece la libre expresión y castiga a la gente por mostrarse tal cual es.» Bret Easton Ellis Bret Easton Ellis creó a Patrick Bateman, el célebre ejecutivo de Wall Street que, en la obra maestra American Psycho, mejor describió los delirios de toda una época. Después de una brillante carrera novelística, el enfant terrible de la literatura norteamericana vuelve a la carga con su aclamado primer libro de no ficción: una autobiografía que recorre su infancia, su polémica carrera y las referencias literarias, cinematográficas y de la cultura popular de los setenta y los ochenta que marcaron su vida. Pero Bret Easton Ellis no se queda en el pasado, y lleva a cabo un análisis perspicaz y totalmente libre de autocensura de la sociedad del presente, preguntándose qué demonios ha ocurrido en estas últimas cuatro décadas. Blanco es una defensa del derecho a la libertad de expresión y una crítica a la dictadura del neopuritanismo, a la hipersensibilidad millennial y a lo políticamente correcto en la era de las redes sociales. Bret Easton Ellis reivindica el humor y la sátira como herramientas de provocación y, por encima de todo, reclama una libertad que se desvanece. Las agudas reflexiones que pone sobre la mesa vienen a revolucionar la actualidad con una honestidad provocadora y corrosiva. Críticas: «Ellis irradia el mismo espíritu joven de siempre: diversión irreverente, una fina ironía y una curiosidad artística incansable. Es la encarnación de cómo todo y nada ha cambiado entre el mundo predigital de 1985 y la actualidad.» Lauren Christensen, The New York Times «Bret Easton Ellis no pierde el punch de enfant terrible.» Laura Fernández, El País «Unas páginas magníficas.» Michel Guerrin, Le Monde «La mejor descripción de Blanco es decir que se trata de una provocación, aunque es mucho más que eso, si te molestas en leerlo.» Rachel Cooke, The Guardian «Un golpe a la corrección política de nuestro tiempo y una gran muestra de literatura.» Hannah Lühmann, Welt am Sonntag «Un autoretrato lleno de revelaciones.» Nelly Kaprièlian, Les Inrockuptibles «Blancodemuestra que el autor no ha perdido su garra, talento y singularidad.» Alexandre Fillon, Sud Ouest «Alegremente provocadora [...] un extenso alarido, con memoria y análisis sociopolítico a partes iguales, que te enfurecerá o deleitará [...] Ellis critica de manera feroz los dictados de lo políticamente correcto.» Charles Arrowsmith, The Washington Post «El mundo que describe Ellis es familiar y distópico a la vez: un sistema que nos condena a moderar nuestra imagen como solo las celebridades lo hacían en otro tiempo, a convertirnos en un 'robot virtuoso' que censura sus emociones y sus opiniones para reducirlas al triste denominador común del 'like'.» Adrienne Boutang, Le Monde «Un antídoto al discurso de la virtud.» Mathieu Laine, Le Figaro «Uno de los más grandes novelistas americanos, autor de libros visionarios sobre nuestra época.» Le Monde «Un ensayo brillante contra lo políticamente correcto.» Le Figaro Littéraire. «Controvertido, Ellis se entrega a una defensa de la libertad de expresión.» Le Journal du Dimanche]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-other-woman-a-memoir-in-poetry-from-an-enabling-wife-an-adoptive-mother-an-enlightened-friend-and-a-resurrected-woman-by-rosebud-al--65183743https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693511 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Other Woman: A Memoir in Poetry From… An Enabling Wife, An Adoptive Mother, An Enlightened Friend, And A Resurrected Woman Author: Rosebud Alford Turner Narrator: Tracie Frank Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 8 minutes Release date: June 7, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The book chronicles, in poetic form, the life of a woman who in three distinct and significant life events feels she is 'the other woman' to her husband, to her child, and even to herself rather than the woman who is 'good enough' just as she is. Not until she loses her eyesight does she finally allow herself to stop putting herself aside and be who she always has been…a strong, insightful, creative, resilient, faith driven, funny, and fun-loving woman; a Resurrected Woman! Additionally, this beautifully written and beautifully designed memoir allows the reader to find connections in some of the poems through Personal Reflection opportunities if desired.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693511Wed, 07 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693511 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Other Woman: A Memoir in Poetry From… An Enabling Wife, An Adoptive Mother, An Enlightened Friend, And A Resurrected Woman Author: Rosebud Alford...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693511 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Other Woman: A Memoir in Poetry From… An Enabling Wife, An Adoptive Mother, An Enlightened Friend, And A Resurrected Woman Author: Rosebud Alford Turner Narrator: Tracie Frank Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 8 minutes Release date: June 7, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The book chronicles, in poetic form, the life of a woman who in three distinct and significant life events feels she is 'the other woman' to her husband, to her child, and even to herself rather than the woman who is 'good enough' just as she is. Not until she loses her eyesight does she finally allow herself to stop putting herself aside and be who she always has been…a strong, insightful, creative, resilient, faith driven, funny, and fun-loving woman; a Resurrected Woman! Additionally, this beautifully written and beautifully designed memoir allows the reader to find connections in some of the poems through Personal Reflection opportunities if desired.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anxiously-ever-after-an-honest-memoir-on-mental-illness-strained-relationships-and-embracing-the-struggle-by-clint-edwards--65183914https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673953 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anxiously Ever After: An Honest Memoir on Mental Illness, Strained Relationships, and Embracing the Struggle Author: Clint Edwards Narrator: Clint Edwards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: June 6, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: How Are You Doing? No, Really . . . In this poignant memoir that is both laugh-out-loud funny, and sniffle inducing, Clint Edwards explores his lifelong struggle with mental illness in the shadow of his father's battle with the opioid epidemic and his mother's undiagnosed mental illness. From being diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder, to finding love, marriage, and having children, Clint explores what it means to find a healthy and balanced life with mental illness as your copilot. From the little hells of middle school and (frankly relatable) anxiety poops to running away from home at fourteen and dealing with the death of a loved one, to learning that truly basic life lesson: you are not your parents, Clint touches on the crux of living moment to moment, struggle to struggle—without losing your ever-loving mind. Clint's candor, critical self-awareness, and refreshing sense of humor make for a one-of-a-kind listen that might just make you feel less alone.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673953Tue, 06 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673953 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anxiously Ever After: An Honest Memoir on Mental Illness, Strained Relationships, and Embracing the Struggle Author: Clint Edwards Narrator: Clint...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673953 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anxiously Ever After: An Honest Memoir on Mental Illness, Strained Relationships, and Embracing the Struggle Author: Clint Edwards Narrator: Clint Edwards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: June 6, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: How Are You Doing? No, Really . . . In this poignant memoir that is both laugh-out-loud funny, and sniffle inducing, Clint Edwards explores his lifelong struggle with mental illness in the shadow of his father's battle with the opioid epidemic and his mother's undiagnosed mental illness. From being diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder, to finding love, marriage, and having children, Clint explores what it means to find a healthy and balanced life with mental illness as your copilot. From the little hells of middle school and (frankly relatable) anxiety poops to running away from home at fourteen and dealing with the death of a loved one, to learning that truly basic life lesson: you are not your parents, Clint touches on the crux of living moment to moment, struggle to struggle—without losing your ever-loving mind. Clint's candor, critical self-awareness, and refreshing sense of humor make for a one-of-a-kind listen that might just make you feel less alone.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/russian-zizn-sapozok-neparnyj-kniga-vtoraa-by-tamara-petkevic--65183768https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693156 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - Жизнь — сапожок непарный. Книга вторая Author: тамара петкевич Narrator: юлия тархова Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 5, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Вторая часть воспоминаний Тамары Петкевич «Жизнь — сапожок непарный» вышла под заголовком «На фоне звёзд и страха» и стала продолжением первой книги. Повествование охватывает годы после освобождения из лагеря. Всё, что осталось недоговорено: недописанные судьбы, незаконченные портреты, оборванные нити человеческих отношений, — получило своё завершение. Желанная свобода, которая грезилась в лагерном бараке, вернула право на нормальное существование и стала началом новой жизни, но не избавила ни от страшных призраков прошлого, ни от боли из-за невозможности вернуть то, что навсегда было отнято неволей. Книга увидела свет в 2008 году, спустя пятнадцать лет после публикации первой части, и выдержала ряд переизданий, была переведена на немецкий язык. По мотивам книги в Санкт-Петербурге был поставлен спектакль, Тамара Петкевич стала лауреатом нескольких литературных премий: «Крутая лестница», «Петрополь», премии Гоголя. Прочитав книгу, Татьяна Гердт сказала: «Я человек очень счастливый, мне Господь посылал всё время замечательных людей. Но потрясений человеческих у меня было в жизни два: Твардовский и Тамара Петкевич. Это не лагерная литература. Это литература русская. Это то, что даёт силы жить».]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693156Mon, 05 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693156 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - Жизнь — сапожок непарный. Книга вторая Author: тамара петкевич Narrator: юлия тархова Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 41...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693156 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - Жизнь — сапожок непарный. Книга вторая Author: тамара петкевич Narrator: юлия тархова Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 5, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Вторая часть воспоминаний Тамары Петкевич «Жизнь — сапожок непарный» вышла под заголовком «На фоне звёзд и страха» и стала продолжением первой книги. Повествование охватывает годы после освобождения из лагеря. Всё, что осталось недоговорено: недописанные судьбы, незаконченные портреты, оборванные нити человеческих отношений, — получило своё завершение. Желанная свобода, которая грезилась в лагерном бараке, вернула право на нормальное существование и стала началом новой жизни, но не избавила ни от страшных призраков прошлого, ни от боли из-за невозможности вернуть то, что навсегда было отнято неволей. Книга увидела свет в 2008 году, спустя пятнадцать лет после публикации первой части, и выдержала ряд переизданий, была переведена на немецкий язык. По мотивам книги в Санкт-Петербурге был поставлен спектакль, Тамара Петкевич стала лауреатом нескольких литературных премий: «Крутая лестница», «Петрополь», премии Гоголя. Прочитав книгу, Татьяна Гердт сказала: «Я человек очень счастливый, мне Господь посылал всё время замечательных людей. Но потрясений человеческих у меня было в жизни два: Твардовский и Тамара Петкевич. Это не лагерная литература. Это литература русская. Это то, что даёт силы жить».]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/put-your-feet-in-the-dirt-girl-by-sonia-henry--65183829https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Put Your Feet in the Dirt, Girl Author: Sonia Henry Narrator: Sarah Blackstone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 7 minutes Release date: June 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of Going Under recounts her real-life journey from hard-partying Sydney medical intern to dust-covered rural GP. Solo GP needed for medical clinic, mining town in Pilbara region, Western Australia. Car and accommodation provided. On call paid extra. Close proximity to absolutely nothing. Going Under, Sonia Henry's autobiographical novel about the stresses and failures and triumphs of a young doctor struggling to find herself in a broken system was published in 2019. In real life, Sonia was the one having the affair with the older heart surgeon, and in real life, her heart ended up broken. Sonia found herself depressed, confused, with the guy owned the bottle-o on the corner of Darlinghurst road as her surrogate counsellor. She knew one thing: she couldn't keep living in the neighbourhood she'd come to think of as 'theirs'. Desperate to escape, she answered an ad calling for a GP in a tiny mining town in the middle of the western Australian desert. The Pilbara is home to iron ore, the ten deadliest snakes in the world, and red dirt. The plan was to stay for one month, instead she ended up on a cross country journey into the core of Australia, and herself. She would spend the next two years working in some of the remotest parts of the country, where she met an eclectic bunch of patients and friends, and also opened her eyes to the truths, both good and bad, of the country she calls home. Before she knew it, Sonia had gone from being a dressed-to-the-nines Sydney party girl to a red dust-covered, RM-wearing bushie - and loving it. From learning how to shoot in the middle of the desert, to living in places where there are more crocodiles than people, to opal mines, rivers, horrendous health inequities, dongas in the middle of the northern territory, and pearl divers, there isn't a part of Australia that she hasn't experienced.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682566Thu, 01 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Put Your Feet in the Dirt, Girl Author: Sonia Henry Narrator: Sarah Blackstone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 7 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Put Your Feet in the Dirt, Girl Author: Sonia Henry Narrator: Sarah Blackstone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 7 minutes Release date: June 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of Going Under recounts her real-life journey from hard-partying Sydney medical intern to dust-covered rural GP. Solo GP needed for medical clinic, mining town in Pilbara region, Western Australia. Car and accommodation provided. On call paid extra. Close proximity to absolutely nothing. Going Under, Sonia Henry's autobiographical novel about the stresses and failures and triumphs of a young doctor struggling to find herself in a broken system was published in 2019. In real life, Sonia was the one having the affair with the older heart surgeon, and in real life, her heart ended up broken. Sonia found herself depressed, confused, with the guy owned the bottle-o on the corner of Darlinghurst road as her surrogate counsellor. She knew one thing: she couldn't keep living in the neighbourhood she'd come to think of as 'theirs'. Desperate to escape, she answered an ad calling for a GP in a tiny mining town in the middle of the western Australian desert. The Pilbara is home to iron ore, the ten deadliest snakes in the world, and red dirt. The plan was to stay for one month, instead she ended up on a cross country journey into the core of Australia, and herself. She would spend the next two years working in some of the remotest parts of the country, where she met an eclectic bunch of patients and friends, and also opened her eyes to the truths, both good and bad, of the country she calls home. Before she knew it, Sonia had gone from being a dressed-to-the-nines Sydney party girl to a red dust-covered, RM-wearing bushie - and loving it. From learning how to shoot in the middle of the desert, to living in places where there are more crocodiles than people, to opal mines, rivers, horrendous health inequities, dongas in the middle of the northern territory, and pearl divers, there isn't a part of Australia that she hasn't experienced.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-language-by-linda-marigliano--65183816https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Language Author: Linda Marigliano Narrator: Linda Marigliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 9 minutes Release date: June 1, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A compelling, relatable and powerfully moving memoir of people-pleasing, family and what it means to love and be loved, from radio presenter and podcaster Linda Marigliano. Linda Marigliano has built a career out of performing for other people. In her day-job as an on-air presenter or in her family home, she contorted herself into 'the cool girl' or 'the good girl', and struggled to ever truly switch off. As she repeatedly over-committed and sought approval in all its guises, she started to ask herself: Why am I like this? Combing through her complex relationship with her mother, the sense of duty within her extended Italian and Chinese-Malaysian families, and the twisting turns of both her career path and her love life, she noticed a pattern emerging. Her love language had warped into acts of service that pleased everyone but herself, without boundaries or exceptions. And she'd lost the ability to translate the vocabulary of love being spoken all around her. Love Language is Linda's determined reclamation of her identity; a fiercely relatable and viscerally honest account of what it means to love and be loved.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682562Thu, 01 Jun 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Language Author: Linda Marigliano Narrator: Linda Marigliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 9 minutes Release date: June 1, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Language Author: Linda Marigliano Narrator: Linda Marigliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 9 minutes Release date: June 1, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A compelling, relatable and powerfully moving memoir of people-pleasing, family and what it means to love and be loved, from radio presenter and podcaster Linda Marigliano. Linda Marigliano has built a career out of performing for other people. In her day-job as an on-air presenter or in her family home, she contorted herself into 'the cool girl' or 'the good girl', and struggled to ever truly switch off. As she repeatedly over-committed and sought approval in all its guises, she started to ask herself: Why am I like this? Combing through her complex relationship with her mother, the sense of duty within her extended Italian and Chinese-Malaysian families, and the twisting turns of both her career path and her love life, she noticed a pattern emerging. Her love language had warped into acts of service that pleased everyone but herself, without boundaries or exceptions. And she'd lost the ability to translate the vocabulary of love being spoken all around her. Love Language is Linda's determined reclamation of her identity; a fiercely relatable and viscerally honest account of what it means to love and be loved.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/diary-of-an-invasion-by-andrey-kurkov--65183859https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diary of an Invasion Author: Andrey Kurkov Narrator: David Aranovich Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 30, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: One of the most important Ukrainian voices throughout the Russian invasion, the author of Death and the Penguin and Grey Bees collects his searing dispatches from the heart of Kyiv. This journal of the invasion, a collection of Andrey Kurkov's writings and broadcasts from Kyiv, is a remarkable record of a brilliant writer at the forefront of a twenty-first-century war. Andrey Kurkov has been a consistent satirical commentator on his adopted country of Ukraine. His most recent work, Grey Bees, is a dark foreshadowing of the devastation in the eastern part of Ukraine in which only two villagers remain in a village bombed to smithereens. The author has lived in Kyiv and in the remote countryside of Ukraine throughout the Russian invasion. He has also been able to fly to European capitals where he has been working to raise money for charities and to address crowded halls. Kurkov has been asked to write for every English newspaper, as also to be interviewed all over Europe. He has become an important voice for his people. Kurkov sees every video and every posted message, and he spends the sleepless nights of continuous bombardment of his city delivering the truth about this invasion to the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680015Tue, 30 May 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diary of an Invasion Author: Andrey Kurkov Narrator: David Aranovich Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 30, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diary of an Invasion Author: Andrey Kurkov Narrator: David Aranovich Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 30, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: One of the most important Ukrainian voices throughout the Russian invasion, the author of Death and the Penguin and Grey Bees collects his searing dispatches from the heart of Kyiv. This journal of the invasion, a collection of Andrey Kurkov's writings and broadcasts from Kyiv, is a remarkable record of a brilliant writer at the forefront of a twenty-first-century war. Andrey Kurkov has been a consistent satirical commentator on his adopted country of Ukraine. His most recent work, Grey Bees, is a dark foreshadowing of the devastation in the eastern part of Ukraine in which only two villagers remain in a village bombed to smithereens. The author has lived in Kyiv and in the remote countryside of Ukraine throughout the Russian invasion. He has also been able to fly to European capitals where he has been working to raise money for charities and to address crowded halls. Kurkov has been asked to write for every English newspaper, as also to be interviewed all over Europe. He has become an important voice for his people. Kurkov sees every video and every posted message, and he spends the sleepless nights of continuous bombardment of his city delivering the truth about this invasion to the world.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/emboldened-by-belinda-alexandra--65183824https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683894 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Emboldened Author: Belinda Alexandra Narrator: Caroline Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 30, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: How do you begin your life again when you've lost everything you've worked for and your dreams have been shattered? That was the question beloved Australian author Belinda Alexandra faced one freezing winter night when she ran from her home in terror, clutching only her wallet, her phone and her latest manuscript on a USB stick. To pull herself up from rock bottom, Belinda drew strength from the real life women who had inspired her bestselling historical fiction: her mother, Tatiana Morosoff, a White Russian who had fled a home more than once due to wars and revolutions; Virginia Hall, an American who lost her leg in an accident but went on to become one of the most revered Allied agents in World War II France; Carmen Amaya, who despite being born into abject poverty in Barcelona rose to become the greatest Flamenco dancer of all time; Edna Walling, who lost her own dream home in a freak fire but created garden designs that made her one of Australia's most celebrated landscape designers. They were women who had faced seemingly insurmountable challenges and found ways to forge ahead on their own terms. In a compelling and exquisite blend of memoir and history, Belinda shows readers that, no matter what challenge they might be facing, there is always the possibility of building a bold life full of meaning again from the ashes.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683894Tue, 30 May 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683894 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Emboldened Author: Belinda Alexandra Narrator: Caroline Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 30, 2023 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683894 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Emboldened Author: Belinda Alexandra Narrator: Caroline Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 30, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: How do you begin your life again when you've lost everything you've worked for and your dreams have been shattered? That was the question beloved Australian author Belinda Alexandra faced one freezing winter night when she ran from her home in terror, clutching only her wallet, her phone and her latest manuscript on a USB stick. To pull herself up from rock bottom, Belinda drew strength from the real life women who had inspired her bestselling historical fiction: her mother, Tatiana Morosoff, a White Russian who had fled a home more than once due to wars and revolutions; Virginia Hall, an American who lost her leg in an accident but went on to become one of the most revered Allied agents in World War II France; Carmen Amaya, who despite being born into abject poverty in Barcelona rose to become the greatest Flamenco dancer of all time; Edna Walling, who lost her own dream home in a freak fire but created garden designs that made her one of Australia's most celebrated landscape designers. They were women who had faced seemingly insurmountable challenges and found ways to forge ahead on their own terms. In a compelling and exquisite blend of memoir and history, Belinda shows readers that, no matter what challenge they might be facing, there is always the possibility of building a bold life full of meaning again from the ashes.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/perfectly-queer-by-jillian-abby--65183778https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perfectly Queer Author: Jillian Abby Narrator: Jillian Abby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 30, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Jill had a happy, healthy 20-year relationship with her college sweetheart, two wonderful kids, and rescue cat from the Humane Society. They lived in a nice suburban home with a white picket fence and owned a small bar that was rated one of the “Best Mom & Pop” businesses in Tampa Bay. From the outside, everything looked perfect. Perfectly Queer takes the reader on Jillian Abby's poignant and painfully funny rollercoaster of self-discovery as she identifies and eventually accepts herself as a lesbian just before her 40th birthday. Living her new truth means leaving behind a life that, by societal standards, is nearly perfect. This is a story for anyone who is hiding a piece of themselves and wants to know if it’s safe to be revealed. It’s for the parent who must choose between their own happiness and the stability of their family, wondering if prioritizing themselves is selfish. It’s for the person potentially facing a major life upheaval filled with unknowns in the future who is seeking reassurance that everything will work out just fine. It’s a story of hope and inspiration to those who are starting or are in the middle of their journey, and an affirmation to those who have been through it to stand proudly on the other side.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692566Tue, 30 May 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perfectly Queer Author: Jillian Abby Narrator: Jillian Abby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 30, 2023 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perfectly Queer Author: Jillian Abby Narrator: Jillian Abby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 30, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Jill had a happy, healthy 20-year relationship with her college sweetheart, two wonderful kids, and rescue cat from the Humane Society. They lived in a nice suburban home with a white picket fence and owned a small bar that was rated one of the “Best Mom & Pop” businesses in Tampa Bay. From the outside, everything looked perfect. Perfectly Queer takes the reader on Jillian Abby's poignant and painfully funny rollercoaster of self-discovery as she identifies and eventually accepts herself as a lesbian just before her 40th birthday. Living her new truth means leaving behind a life that, by societal standards, is nearly perfect. This is a story for anyone who is hiding a piece of themselves and wants to know if it’s safe to be revealed. It’s for the parent who must choose between their own happiness and the stability of their family, wondering if prioritizing themselves is selfish. It’s for the person potentially facing a major life upheaval filled with unknowns in the future who is seeking reassurance that everything will work out just fine. It’s a story of hope and inspiration to those who are starting or are in the middle of their journey, and an affirmation to those who have been through it to stand proudly on the other side.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dutch-flemish-schitterend-afwezig-de-zoektocht-na-het-vinden-van-mijn-vader-by-mabel-nummerdor--65183759https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690899 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Dutch; Flemish] - Schitterend afwezig: De zoektocht na het vinden van mijn vader Author: Mabel Nummerdor Narrator: Emmelie Zipson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 26, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Wat een ontroerend en eerlijk boek. En wat een rollercoaster aan emoties. Een reis die je niet snel zal vergeten!' Isa Hoes Na het vinden van haar biologische vader begint het zoeken pas echt Mabel Nummerdor groeit op bij haar moeder en stiefvader. Nooit wordt er een woord gesproken over haar biologische vader, maar als student ontdekt ze dat ze het resultaat is van een kortstondige ontmoeting tijdens een zomervakantie aan de Franse westkust. Pas jaren later begint het te knagen: moet ze niet op zoek voor het te laat is? Mabel besluit het tv-programma Spoorloos in te schakelen. De aflevering waarin ze haar Franse vader Jacques voor het eerst ontmoet, trekt meer dan een miljoen kijkers. Het is een innige hereniging, maar de werkelijke rollercoaster waar Mabel en haar excentrieke vader in belanden, speelt zich af nadat de camera's zijn gestopt met filmen. Het blijkt niet eenvoudig te zijn om opnieuw een dochter te worden. Jacques is bovendien getekend door vraagtekens over zijn eigen onbekende afkomst, als adoptiekind weet hij ook niet wie zijn biologische ouders zijn. Samen besluiten Mabel en jacques naar hen op zoek te gaan. Al snel wordt duidelijk dat wie vraagt ook met het antwoord moet zien te leven, want het verhaal waar ze op stuiten blijkt alles behalve une belle histoire te zijn. In Schitterend afwezig vertelt het meeslepende verhaal over hoe verloren we zijn als we niet weten waar we vandaan komen. Met humor, zelfspot en diep inzicht in haar psyche schrijft Nummerdor over een zoektocht die we misschien wel allemaal bewust of onbewust maken: de zoektocht naar wie we zijn. Mabel Nummerdor (1974) is schrijver en trendonderzoeker met een voorliefde voor datgene wat (nu nog) taboe is. Eerder verscheen haar boek: Holy fuck: Op expeditie naar de toekomst van seks, dat stof deed opwaaien in de media en de Alice Indie Prijs won voor beste non-fictieboek. Verder is ze werkzaam als marketeer in de theaterwereld en schreef ze het boek Miss Marketing: Business in de Evanomie (2012). Ze woont met haar gezin in Amsterdam en is daarnaast regelmatig in Parijs te vinden.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690899Fri, 26 May 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690899 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Dutch; Flemish] - Schitterend afwezig: De zoektocht na het vinden van mijn vader Author: Mabel Nummerdor Narrator: Emmelie Zipson Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690899 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Dutch; Flemish] - Schitterend afwezig: De zoektocht na het vinden van mijn vader Author: Mabel Nummerdor Narrator: Emmelie Zipson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 26, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Wat een ontroerend en eerlijk boek. En wat een rollercoaster aan emoties. Een reis die je niet snel zal vergeten!' Isa Hoes Na het vinden van haar biologische vader begint het zoeken pas echt Mabel Nummerdor groeit op bij haar moeder en stiefvader. Nooit wordt er een woord gesproken over haar biologische vader, maar als student ontdekt ze dat ze het resultaat is van een kortstondige ontmoeting tijdens een zomervakantie aan de Franse westkust. Pas jaren later begint het te knagen: moet ze niet op zoek voor het te laat is? Mabel besluit het tv-programma Spoorloos in te schakelen. De aflevering waarin ze haar Franse vader Jacques voor het eerst ontmoet, trekt meer dan een miljoen kijkers. Het is een innige hereniging, maar de werkelijke rollercoaster waar Mabel en haar excentrieke vader in belanden, speelt zich af nadat de camera's zijn gestopt met filmen. Het blijkt niet eenvoudig te zijn om opnieuw een dochter te worden. Jacques is bovendien getekend door vraagtekens over zijn eigen onbekende afkomst, als adoptiekind weet hij ook niet wie zijn biologische ouders zijn. Samen besluiten Mabel en jacques naar hen op zoek te gaan. Al snel wordt duidelijk dat wie vraagt ook met het antwoord moet zien te leven, want het verhaal waar ze op stuiten blijkt alles behalve une belle histoire te zijn. In Schitterend afwezig vertelt het meeslepende verhaal over hoe verloren we zijn als we niet weten waar we vandaan komen. Met humor, zelfspot en diep inzicht in haar psyche schrijft Nummerdor over een zoektocht die we misschien wel allemaal bewust of onbewust maken: de zoektocht naar wie we zijn. Mabel Nummerdor (1974) is schrijver en trendonderzoeker met een voorliefde voor datgene wat (nu nog) taboe is. Eerder verscheen haar boek: Holy fuck: Op expeditie naar de toekomst van seks, dat stof deed opwaaien in de media en de Alice Indie Prijs won voor beste non-fictieboek. Verder is ze werkzaam als marketeer in de theaterwereld en schreef ze het boek Miss Marketing: Business in de Evanomie (2012). Ze woont met haar gezin in Amsterdam en is daarnaast regelmatig in Parijs te vinden.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stray-by-stephanie-danler--65183897https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673812 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stray Author: Stephanie Danler Narrator: Alex Mckenna Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the author of the international bestseller Sweetbitter, a memoir of survival, starting over, and love in all its complicated guises. Even after achieving her dream of selling her debut novel, Stephanie Danler feels adrift in New York. Struggling in the throes of a doomed relationship and haunted by her tumultuous childhood, something nameless compels her to return home to Southern California. In a cottage in Laurel Canyon, as a new life begins to shape itself, she finally succumbs to memories of the past that have proved impossible to escape. A father who swung in and out of her life erratically, charming and mercurial and prone to addiction. A mother now disabled by years of alcoholism and an aneurysm, who cannot remember the abuse she inflicted. The looming, desolate mountains of Colorado, and a teenage freedom that nearly killed her. And above all, the painful love and forgiveness for those who failed her over and over again. ‘It's such a thrill to watch a writer open up her greediest thoughts, to slice open little pockets of her skin and root around underneath her flesh.’ New York Times Book Review   ‘A compulsive, neck-breaking masterpiece.’ Lisa Taddeo ‘This is a story of triumph: the triumph of grit, talent, grace, and beauty over the dark pull of inner demons.’ Dani Shapiro]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673812Thu, 25 May 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673812 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stray Author: Stephanie Danler Narrator: Alex Mckenna Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673812 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stray Author: Stephanie Danler Narrator: Alex Mckenna Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the author of the international bestseller Sweetbitter, a memoir of survival, starting over, and love in all its complicated guises. Even after achieving her dream of selling her debut novel, Stephanie Danler feels adrift in New York. Struggling in the throes of a doomed relationship and haunted by her tumultuous childhood, something nameless compels her to return home to Southern California. In a cottage in Laurel Canyon, as a new life begins to shape itself, she finally succumbs to memories of the past that have proved impossible to escape. A father who swung in and out of her life erratically, charming and mercurial and prone to addiction. A mother now disabled by years of alcoholism and an aneurysm, who cannot remember the abuse she inflicted. The looming, desolate mountains of Colorado, and a teenage freedom that nearly killed her. And above all, the painful love and forgiveness for those who failed her over and over again. ‘It's such a thrill to watch a writer open up her greediest thoughts, to slice open little pockets of her skin and root around underneath her flesh.’ New York Times Book Review   ‘A compulsive, neck-breaking masterpiece.’ Lisa Taddeo ‘This is a story of triumph: the triumph of grit, talent, grace, and beauty over the dark pull of inner demons.’ Dani Shapiro]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-euer-traum-war-meine-holle-als-kind-misshandelt-und-missbraucht-in-einer-sekte-by-nadene-ghouri-natacha-tormey--65183828https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682745 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Euer Traum war meine Hölle: Als Kind misshandelt und missbraucht in einer Sekte Author: Nadene Ghouri, Natacha Tormey Narrator: Lisa Sarah Brandstäter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Kindesmissbrauch in einer Sekte – Natachas Eltern sind echte Hippies, sie träumen von der freien Liebe und dem Weltfrieden. Naiv lassen sie sich von der Sekte Children of God anwerben – so wird ihre Tochter Natacha in die Sekte hineingeboren, ebenso wie ihre Geschwister. Ein normales Familienleben wird Natacha nie kennenlernen. Die Sekte propagiert die freie Liebe, auch mit Kindern! Getrennt von ihren Eltern, sind Natacha und ihre Geschwister dem Missbrauch durch fremde 'Onkel' und 'Tanten' schutzlos ausgeliefert.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682745Thu, 25 May 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682745 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Euer Traum war meine Hölle: Als Kind misshandelt und missbraucht in einer Sekte Author: Nadene Ghouri, Natacha Tormey Narrator: Lisa Sarah...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682745 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Euer Traum war meine Hölle: Als Kind misshandelt und missbraucht in einer Sekte Author: Nadene Ghouri, Natacha Tormey Narrator: Lisa Sarah Brandstäter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Kindesmissbrauch in einer Sekte – Natachas Eltern sind echte Hippies, sie träumen von der freien Liebe und dem Weltfrieden. Naiv lassen sie sich von der Sekte Children of God anwerben – so wird ihre Tochter Natacha in die Sekte hineingeboren, ebenso wie ihre Geschwister. Ein normales Familienleben wird Natacha nie kennenlernen. Die Sekte propagiert die freie Liebe, auch mit Kindern! Getrennt von ihren Eltern, sind Natacha und ihre Geschwister dem Missbrauch durch fremde 'Onkel' und 'Tanten' schutzlos ausgeliefert.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/poor-by-katriona-o-sullivan--65183775https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Poor Author: Katriona O'sullivan Narrator: Katriona O'sullivan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 48 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'We love a rags-to-riches story, and we love to see someone triumph through sheer determination. But the story is rarely that simple. My story isn't, anyway.' As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O'Sullivan making anything of her life. When she became a mother at 15 and ended up homeless, what followed were five years of barely coping. This is the extraordinary story - moving, funny, brave, and sometimes startling - of how Katriona turned her life around. How the seeds of self-belief planted by teachers in childhood stayed with her. How she found mentors whose encouragement revived those seeds in adulthood. Now an award-winning lecturer whose work challenges barriers to education, Poor stands as a stirring argument for the importance of looking out for our kids' futures. Of giving them hope, practical support and meaningful opportunities. 'One of the best [books] I have read about the complexities of poverty . . . one of the most remarkable people you will ever meet' Guardian 'An amazing story . . . moving, uplifting, brave, heroic, shocking at times' Nuala McGovern, Woman's Hour, BBC '[Poor] is moving, funny, brave and original - just like the author . . . an absolutely incredible read' Roisin Ingle, Irish Times' Women's Podcast ©2023 Katriona O'Sullivan (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684174Thu, 25 May 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Poor Author: Katriona O'sullivan Narrator: Katriona O'sullivan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 48 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Poor Author: Katriona O'sullivan Narrator: Katriona O'sullivan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 48 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'We love a rags-to-riches story, and we love to see someone triumph through sheer determination. But the story is rarely that simple. My story isn't, anyway.' As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O'Sullivan making anything of her life. When she became a mother at 15 and ended up homeless, what followed were five years of barely coping. This is the extraordinary story - moving, funny, brave, and sometimes startling - of how Katriona turned her life around. How the seeds of self-belief planted by teachers in childhood stayed with her. How she found mentors whose encouragement revived those seeds in adulthood. Now an award-winning lecturer whose work challenges barriers to education, Poor stands as a stirring argument for the importance of looking out for our kids' futures. Of giving them hope, practical support and meaningful opportunities. 'One of the best [books] I have read about the complexities of poverty . . . one of the most remarkable people you will ever meet' Guardian 'An amazing story . . . moving, uplifting, brave, heroic, shocking at times' Nuala McGovern, Woman's Hour, BBC '[Poor] is moving, funny, brave and original - just like the author . . . an absolutely incredible read' Roisin Ingle, Irish Times' Women's Podcast ©2023 Katriona O'Sullivan (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-der-regalauffuller-by-dennis-wildanger--65183751https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Der Regalauffüller Author: Dennis Wildanger Narrator: Arthur Wachowicz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Die Gesellschaft bringt Programme hervor: Akademikerprogramme, Arbeiterprogramme, alle ausgestattet mit dem Traum von mehr: mehr Macht, einem schöneren Auto, einem besseren Leben. 'Der Regalauffüller' wirft Schlaglichter auf ein Erwachsenwerden zwischen Mobbing, Online-Gaming, Onanieren, Kiffen und wechselnden Hilfsarbeiterjobs. Trist, aber auch erfrischend schräg.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691382Thu, 25 May 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Der Regalauffüller Author: Dennis Wildanger Narrator: Arthur Wachowicz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Der Regalauffüller Author: Dennis Wildanger Narrator: Arthur Wachowicz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Die Gesellschaft bringt Programme hervor: Akademikerprogramme, Arbeiterprogramme, alle ausgestattet mit dem Traum von mehr: mehr Macht, einem schöneren Auto, einem besseren Leben. 'Der Regalauffüller' wirft Schlaglichter auf ein Erwachsenwerden zwischen Mobbing, Online-Gaming, Onanieren, Kiffen und wechselnden Hilfsarbeiterjobs. Trist, aber auch erfrischend schräg.]]>185llercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/truth-matters-love-wins-a-memoir-of-choosing-faith-over-fear-in-the-face-of-false-accusations-by-alexandra-j-kuisis--65183799https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691367 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truth Matters, Love Wins: A Memoir of Choosing Faith over Fear in the Face of False Accusations Author: Alexandra J. Kuisis Narrator: Alexandra J. Kuisis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 24, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: *International Book Awards Finalist *Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite Truth Matters, Love Wins is both an astounding account of fighting false accusations in a slanted criminal justice system, and an uplifting testament to choosing faith, love, and personal growth in response to staggering betrayal. Alex's dedication to surviving her darkest hour will captivate and inspire you. A must-read for anyone curious about how to handle the pain and anger that accompanies life's most devastating curveballs, Truth Matters, Love Wins showcases the power of keeping love close when you know you have the truth on your side]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691367Wed, 24 May 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691367 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truth Matters, Love Wins: A Memoir of Choosing Faith over Fear in the Face of False Accusations Author: Alexandra J. Kuisis Narrator: Alexandra J....https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691367 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truth Matters, Love Wins: A Memoir of Choosing Faith over Fear in the Face of False Accusations Author: Alexandra J. Kuisis Narrator: Alexandra J. Kuisis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 24, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: *International Book Awards Finalist *Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite Truth Matters, Love Wins is both an astounding account of fighting false accusations in a slanted criminal justice system, and an uplifting testament to choosing faith, love, and personal growth in response to staggering betrayal. Alex's dedication to surviving her darkest hour will captivate and inspire you. A must-read for anyone curious about how to handle the pain and anger that accompanies life's most devastating curveballs, Truth Matters, Love Wins showcases the power of keeping love close when you know you have the truth on your side]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-golden-years-the-many-joys-of-living-a-good-long-life-by-ruskin-bond--65183745https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685294 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Golden Years: The Many Joys of Living a Good Long Life Author: Ruskin Bond Narrator: Shubhankar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 6 minutes Release date: May 18, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Ruskin Bond is eighty-nine years old: long past sixty, the age at which one becomes a senior citizen; also the age around which it is said one should think of retiring from active life. As the years go by, his contentment with living the life he has chosen--keeping to himself, with his family and his books, in Landour--has only grown stronger. He takes great joy in the world outside his window: the changing shades of nature, interesting people, good food, nice walks. Inside his room there are thoughts and memories, and the journal and letters he writes every day. All of it makes for a wonderful life--and that is what this book is about. In his trademark warm, witty, whimsical style and his marvellously simple prose, Ruskin tells us how to enjoy the advancing years some of us are blessed with, and how to make the most of the amazing gift called life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685294Thu, 18 May 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685294 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Golden Years: The Many Joys of Living a Good Long Life Author: Ruskin Bond Narrator: Shubhankar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685294 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Golden Years: The Many Joys of Living a Good Long Life Author: Ruskin Bond Narrator: Shubhankar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 6 minutes Release date: May 18, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Ruskin Bond is eighty-nine years old: long past sixty, the age at which one becomes a senior citizen; also the age around which it is said one should think of retiring from active life. As the years go by, his contentment with living the life he has chosen--keeping to himself, with his family and his books, in Landour--has only grown stronger. He takes great joy in the world outside his window: the changing shades of nature, interesting people, good food, nice walks. Inside his room there are thoughts and memories, and the journal and letters he writes every day. All of it makes for a wonderful life--and that is what this book is about. In his trademark warm, witty, whimsical style and his marvellously simple prose, Ruskin tells us how to enjoy the advancing years some of us are blessed with, and how to make the most of the amazing gift called life.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/surfers-who-don-t-surf-a-collection-of-stories-of-a-lifestyle-ever-altered-by-nachum-shifren--65183832https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surfers Who Don't Surf: A Collection of Stories of a Lifestyle Ever Altered Author: Nachum Shifren Narrator: Nachum Shifren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 9, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Where the Torah meets the surf, Surfers Who Don’t Surf is six decades of surf adventures and memories from the Surfing Rabbi—Nachum Shifren. This book travels from the 1960s to the twenty-first century, Malibu to Mexico, Hawaii to Puerto Rico and details an eclectic cast of characters famous and anonymous that includes: Tom Zahn, Miki “Da Cat” Dora, Marilyn Monroe, Honolulu Lulu, Pat Tobin, Mike Doyle, surfing’s Calamity Jane, Indo Dan, and many other characters you might expect and not expect. With words of wisdom by the known and saintly kabbalist, Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, Surfers Who Don’t Surf mixes the spiritual and the earthly with humor and surf stoke. For those who have listened to Rabbi Shifren’s first book, Surfing Rabbi, they will find a rich experience by spirit and sea.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680092Tue, 09 May 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surfers Who Don't Surf: A Collection of Stories of a Lifestyle Ever Altered Author: Nachum Shifren Narrator: Nachum Shifren Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surfers Who Don't Surf: A Collection of Stories of a Lifestyle Ever Altered Author: Nachum Shifren Narrator: Nachum Shifren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 9, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Where the Torah meets the surf, Surfers Who Don’t Surf is six decades of surf adventures and memories from the Surfing Rabbi—Nachum Shifren. This book travels from the 1960s to the twenty-first century, Malibu to Mexico, Hawaii to Puerto Rico and details an eclectic cast of characters famous and anonymous that includes: Tom Zahn, Miki “Da Cat” Dora, Marilyn Monroe, Honolulu Lulu, Pat Tobin, Mike Doyle, surfing’s Calamity Jane, Indo Dan, and many other characters you might expect and not expect. With words of wisdom by the known and saintly kabbalist, Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, Surfers Who Don’t Surf mixes the spiritual and the earthly with humor and surf stoke. For those who have listened to Rabbi Shifren’s first book, Surfing Rabbi, they will find a rich experience by spirit and sea.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-la-historia-fue-otra-by-carmen-hertz-cadiz--65183836https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683387 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La historia fue otra Author: Carmen Hertz Cádiz Narrator: Javiera Del Pino Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release date: May 8, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Estas memorias de la brillante abogada Carmen Hertz abren una brecha en la historia oficial La historia fue otra recuerda ese otro relato que se dejó en las sombras, el de los miles de chilenos que lucharon contra la dictadura con las armas que tenían a su alcance: la inteligencia, el profesionalismo, la obstinación y hasta el heroísmo de tantos que dieron su vida por la recuperación de la democracia. Tras la muerte de su marido Carlos Berger, asesinado salvajemente por la Caravana de la Muerte en 1973, Carmen Hertz inició una resistencia de décadas por esclarecer los hechos y exigir verdad y justicia en un país primero bajo una dictadura brutal, y luego bajo una democracia en la que quedó instalado el miedo y la justicia 'en la medida de lo posible'. La narración de esa insistencia contra viento y marea es magistral, en especial el trabajo diario en la Vicaría de la Solidaridad, la organización de la Iglesia que defendió a los perseguidos. Lograron generar una auténtica escuela de los derechos humanos.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683387Mon, 08 May 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683387 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La historia fue otra Author: Carmen Hertz Cádiz Narrator: Javiera Del Pino Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683387 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La historia fue otra Author: Carmen Hertz Cádiz Narrator: Javiera Del Pino Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release date: May 8, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Estas memorias de la brillante abogada Carmen Hertz abren una brecha en la historia oficial La historia fue otra recuerda ese otro relato que se dejó en las sombras, el de los miles de chilenos que lucharon contra la dictadura con las armas que tenían a su alcance: la inteligencia, el profesionalismo, la obstinación y hasta el heroísmo de tantos que dieron su vida por la recuperación de la democracia. Tras la muerte de su marido Carlos Berger, asesinado salvajemente por la Caravana de la Muerte en 1973, Carmen Hertz inició una resistencia de décadas por esclarecer los hechos y exigir verdad y justicia en un país primero bajo una dictadura brutal, y luego bajo una democracia en la que quedó instalado el miedo y la justicia 'en la medida de lo posible'. La narración de esa insistencia contra viento y marea es magistral, en especial el trabajo diario en la Vicaría de la Solidaridad, la organización de la Iglesia que defendió a los perseguidos. Lograron generar una auténtica escuela de los derechos humanos.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reckless-by-marele-day--65183870https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675762 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reckless Author: Marele Day Narrator: Marele Day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 38 minutes Release date: May 3, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A bank robber on the run. A young woman at a crossroad. A true story like you've never read before. Jean Kay, my skipper, fellow adventurer, my friend. My brother. Jean Kay, soldier-of-fortune, opportunist, embezzler, hijacker. In her youth, amidst the throes of a reckless grief, aspiring Australian writer Marele Day is caught up in a shipwreck adventure and forges an unlikely bond with an international fugitive travelling under a pseudonym. For the next 30 years they correspond before reuniting, both older and wiser, in France. Marele is now an accomplished crime writer, and while she knew of her travel companion's previous reputation as ‘the high-jacker with heart' and ‘brother to the poor', she is intrigued to discover his connection to the disappearance of eight million francs and a secret dossier that made global headlines. Brilliantly crafted, Reckless tells the story of how Marele uncovers the truth about Jean Kay's identity and motives by piecing together clues from their letters, her diaries and a stash of newspaper clippings, and how, in the process of telling his story, she ultimately makes peace with the reckless ghosts of her past.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675762Wed, 03 May 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675762 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reckless Author: Marele Day Narrator: Marele Day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 38 minutes Release date: May 3, 2023 Genres: Memoirs...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675762 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reckless Author: Marele Day Narrator: Marele Day Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 38 minutes Release date: May 3, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A bank robber on the run. A young woman at a crossroad. A true story like you've never read before. Jean Kay, my skipper, fellow adventurer, my friend. My brother. Jean Kay, soldier-of-fortune, opportunist, embezzler, hijacker. In her youth, amidst the throes of a reckless grief, aspiring Australian writer Marele Day is caught up in a shipwreck adventure and forges an unlikely bond with an international fugitive travelling under a pseudonym. For the next 30 years they correspond before reuniting, both older and wiser, in France. Marele is now an accomplished crime writer, and while she knew of her travel companion's previous reputation as ‘the high-jacker with heart' and ‘brother to the poor', she is intrigued to discover his connection to the disappearance of eight million francs and a secret dossier that made global headlines. Brilliantly crafted, Reckless tells the story of how Marele uncovers the truth about Jean Kay's identity and motives by piecing together clues from their letters, her diaries and a stash of newspaper clippings, and how, in the process of telling his story, she ultimately makes peace with the reckless ghosts of her past.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-crossing-by-sophie-matterson--65183811https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Crossing Author: Sophie Matterson Narrator: Sonya Kerr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 2, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An inspirational an amazing memoir about a woman who gave up everything she knew to start her own camel saddlery and do a camel trek across the Australian Outback. In April 2020, as the world began to lock down due to Covid-19, Sophie began her own form of extreme social distancing. From April 2020 - December 2021 she walked with her five camels from the most westerly point of Australia to the most easterly, with a six-month break in Coober Pedy when the conditions grew too hot to continue. Along the way she met hundreds of kind strangers - she required permission to cross every single piece of land, and often they'd make the effort to meet her with additional supplies to support her journey. The red dirt of the outback seeped into her pores and her appreciation for the beauty of Country and the ways we can observe and better understand its subtle changes only grew as she walked. She sometimes went weeks at a time without seeing a soul due to the movement restrictions in place for Covid-19 prevention in Central Australia. Halfway through the trek, she fell in love with a baker called Jimmy in the Flinders Ranges: some of their first dates involved him driving her to drop-off points, and delivering food and supplies every four or so weeks. Jimmy walked the final section of the journey with her, marshalling traffic to allow Sophie and the camels to cross roads and highways as they drew closer to the coast.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675759Tue, 02 May 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Crossing Author: Sophie Matterson Narrator: Sonya Kerr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 2, 2023 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Crossing Author: Sophie Matterson Narrator: Sonya Kerr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 2, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An inspirational an amazing memoir about a woman who gave up everything she knew to start her own camel saddlery and do a camel trek across the Australian Outback. In April 2020, as the world began to lock down due to Covid-19, Sophie began her own form of extreme social distancing. From April 2020 - December 2021 she walked with her five camels from the most westerly point of Australia to the most easterly, with a six-month break in Coober Pedy when the conditions grew too hot to continue. Along the way she met hundreds of kind strangers - she required permission to cross every single piece of land, and often they'd make the effort to meet her with additional supplies to support her journey. The red dirt of the outback seeped into her pores and her appreciation for the beauty of Country and the ways we can observe and better understand its subtle changes only grew as she walked. She sometimes went weeks at a time without seeing a soul due to the movement restrictions in place for Covid-19 prevention in Central Australia. Halfway through the trek, she fell in love with a baker called Jimmy in the Flinders Ranges: some of their first dates involved him driving her to drop-off points, and delivering food and supplies every four or so weeks. Jimmy walked the final section of the journey with her, marshalling traffic to allow Sophie and the camels to cross roads and highways as they drew closer to the coast.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-juanes-1-577-836-800-segundos-by-diego-alejandro-londono-molina--65183863https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Juanes: 1.577.836.800 segundos Author: Diego Alejandro Londoño Molina Narrator: Juanes, Diego Alejandro Londoño Molina Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: May 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: El audiolibro oficial de Juanes La vida de Juanes es una canción, o mejor, son miles de canciones volando a toda velocidad en miles de millones de segundos, o en una sola historia. en estos audios, realizados desde los más lejanos rincones de su memoria, sus recuerdos se hacen palabras e imágenes. Juanes, el hombre que ha vendido más de 20 millones de discos, que fue seleccionado por la revista time como una de 'las 100 personas más influyentes del mundo',que suma 26 Premios Grammy latinos y tres estatuillas Grammy anglo, y que fue invitado por el dios del rock Mick Jagger para tocar la guitarra al lado de los Rolling Stones, cumple 1.577.836.800 segundos de vida, y los celebra con este audiolibro. Juanes vacía su alma y la irriga en estas páginas para decir 'gracias', y para recordarnos -y recordarse a él mismo- que lo mejor está por venir, que aún quedan muchos millones de segundos por vivir. estas son las memorias de un soñador.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680552Mon, 01 May 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Juanes: 1.577.836.800 segundos Author: Diego Alejandro Londoño Molina Narrator: Juanes, Diego Alejandro Londoño Molina Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Juanes: 1.577.836.800 segundos Author: Diego Alejandro Londoño Molina Narrator: Juanes, Diego Alejandro Londoño Molina Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: May 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: El audiolibro oficial de Juanes La vida de Juanes es una canción, o mejor, son miles de canciones volando a toda velocidad en miles de millones de segundos, o en una sola historia. en estos audios, realizados desde los más lejanos rincones de su memoria, sus recuerdos se hacen palabras e imágenes. Juanes, el hombre que ha vendido más de 20 millones de discos, que fue seleccionado por la revista time como una de 'las 100 personas más influyentes del mundo',que suma 26 Premios Grammy latinos y tres estatuillas Grammy anglo, y que fue invitado por el dios del rock Mick Jagger para tocar la guitarra al lado de los Rolling Stones, cumple 1.577.836.800 segundos de vida, y los celebra con este audiolibro. Juanes vacía su alma y la irriga en estas páginas para decir 'gracias', y para recordarnos -y recordarse a él mismo- que lo mejor está por venir, que aún quedan muchos millones de segundos por vivir. estas son las memorias de un soñador.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-things-move-learning-to-look-in-the-sistine-chapel-by-jeannie-marshall--65183839https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682105 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Things Move: Learning to Look in the Sistine Chapel Author: Jeannie Marshall Narrator: Fiona Hyatt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 28, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A deeply personal search for meaning in Michelangelo’s frescoes—and an impassioned defence of the role of art in a fractured age. What do we hope to get out of seeing a famous piece of art? Jeannie Marshall asked that question of herself when she started visiting the Sistine Chapel frescoes. She wanted to understand their meaning and context—but in the process, she also found what she didn’t know she was looking for. All Things Move: Learning to Look in the Sistine Chapel tells the story of Marshall’s relationship with one of our most cherished artworks. Interwoven with the history of its making and the Rome of today, it’s an exploration of the past in the present, the street in the museum, and the way a work of art can both terrify and alchemize the soul. An impassioned defence of the role of art in a fractured age, All Things Move is a quietly sublime meditation on how our lives can be changed by art, if only we learn to look.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682105Fri, 28 Apr 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682105 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Things Move: Learning to Look in the Sistine Chapel Author: Jeannie Marshall Narrator: Fiona Hyatt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 28...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682105 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Things Move: Learning to Look in the Sistine Chapel Author: Jeannie Marshall Narrator: Fiona Hyatt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 28, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A deeply personal search for meaning in Michelangelo’s frescoes—and an impassioned defence of the role of art in a fractured age. What do we hope to get out of seeing a famous piece of art? Jeannie Marshall asked that question of herself when she started visiting the Sistine Chapel frescoes. She wanted to understand their meaning and context—but in the process, she also found what she didn’t know she was looking for. All Things Move: Learning to Look in the Sistine Chapel tells the story of Marshall’s relationship with one of our most cherished artworks. Interwoven with the history of its making and the Rome of today, it’s an exploration of the past in the present, the street in the museum, and the way a work of art can both terrify and alchemize the soul. An impassioned defence of the role of art in a fractured age, All Things Move is a quietly sublime meditation on how our lives can be changed by art, if only we learn to look.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/patrimony-a-true-story-by-philip-roth--65183903https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Patrimony: A True Story Author: Philip Roth Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: April 27, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Patrimony is a true story about the relationship between a father and a son. Philip Roth watches as his eight-six-year-old father, famous for his vigour, his charm and his skill as a raconteur - lovingly called 'the Bard of Newark' - battles with the brain tumour that will kill him. The son, full of love, anxiety and dread, accompanies his father through each fearful stage of his final ordeal, and, as he does so, discloses the survivalist tenacity that has distinguished his father's long engagement with life. Written with fierce tenderness, Patrimony is a classic work of memoir by a master storyteller. ©2016 Philip Roth (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675075Thu, 27 Apr 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Patrimony: A True Story Author: Philip Roth Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Patrimony: A True Story Author: Philip Roth Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: April 27, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Patrimony is a true story about the relationship between a father and a son. Philip Roth watches as his eight-six-year-old father, famous for his vigour, his charm and his skill as a raconteur - lovingly called 'the Bard of Newark' - battles with the brain tumour that will kill him. The son, full of love, anxiety and dread, accompanies his father through each fearful stage of his final ordeal, and, as he does so, discloses the survivalist tenacity that has distinguished his father's long engagement with life. Written with fierce tenderness, Patrimony is a classic work of memoir by a master storyteller. ©2016 Philip Roth (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/meat-eater-adventures-from-the-life-of-an-american-hunter-by-steven-rinella--65183802https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680699 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Meat Eater: Adventures from the Life of an American Hunter Author: Steven Rinella Narrator: Steven Rinella Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: April 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and host of Netflix’s MeatEater comes “a unique and valuable alternate view of where our food comes from” (Anthony Bourdain). “Revelatory . . . With every chapter, you get a history lesson, a hunting lesson, a nature lesson, and a cooking lesson. . . . Meat Eater offers an overabundance to savor.”—The New York Times Book Review Meat Eater chronicles Steven Rinella’s lifelong relationship with nature and hunting through the lens of ten hunts, beginning when he was an aspiring mountain man at age ten and ending as a thirty-seven-year-old Brooklyn father who hunts in the remotest corners of North America. He tells of having a struggling career as a fur trapper just as fur prices were falling; of a dalliance with catch-and-release steelhead fishing; of canoeing in the Missouri Breaks in search of mule deer just as the Missouri River was freezing up one November; and of hunting the elusive Dall sheep in the glaciated mountains of Alaska.   A thrilling storyteller, Rinella grapples with themes such as the role of the hunter in shaping America, the vanishing frontier, the ethics of killing, and the disappearance of the hunter himself as consumers lose their connection with the way their food finds its way to their tables. The result is a loving portrait of a way of life that is part of who we are—as humans and as Americans.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680699Tue, 25 Apr 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680699 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Meat Eater: Adventures from the Life of an American Hunter Author: Steven Rinella Narrator: Steven Rinella Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680699 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Meat Eater: Adventures from the Life of an American Hunter Author: Steven Rinella Narrator: Steven Rinella Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: April 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and host of Netflix’s MeatEater comes “a unique and valuable alternate view of where our food comes from” (Anthony Bourdain). “Revelatory . . . With every chapter, you get a history lesson, a hunting lesson, a nature lesson, and a cooking lesson. . . . Meat Eater offers an overabundance to savor.”—The New York Times Book Review Meat Eater chronicles Steven Rinella’s lifelong relationship with nature and hunting through the lens of ten hunts, beginning when he was an aspiring mountain man at age ten and ending as a thirty-seven-year-old Brooklyn father who hunts in the remotest corners of North America. He tells of having a struggling career as a fur trapper just as fur prices were falling; of a dalliance with catch-and-release steelhead fishing; of canoeing in the Missouri Breaks in search of mule deer just as the Missouri River was freezing up one November; and of hunting the elusive Dall sheep in the glaciated mountains of Alaska.   A thrilling storyteller, Rinella grapples with themes such as the role of the hunter in shaping America, the vanishing frontier, the ethics of killing, and the disappearance of the hunter himself as consumers lose their connection with the way their food finds its way to their tables. The result is a loving portrait of a way of life that is part of who we are—as humans and as Americans.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/infidelity-and-other-affairs-by-kate-legge--65183874https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675768 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Infidelity and Other Affairs Author: Kate Legge Narrator: Kate Legge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 26 minutes Release date: April 21, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: What do you do when your partner's infidelity upends your life? When you confront living on your own? In amongst parents dying, careers ending and becoming a grandparent? As a journalist, Kate Legge often seeks answers to how people reckon with bad luck or bad decisions. When faced with her husband's affair, she discovered a fault line of betrayal running through four generations of his family, which began a search for answers both close to home and more universally. Infidelity and Other Affairs begins with this puzzle: is unfaithfulness a predisposition or a learned behaviour? From there, Legge contemplates a vast catalogue of behaviours as she strives to understand how we become who we are. To her own surprise, she finds strength and peace over revenge and hate, as well as joy in unexpected places. ‘One cannot fail to be entranced by Legge's bone-deep strength and wisdom.' ANNABEL CRABB ‘Unflinchingly investigating the value of monogamy and the true cost of betrayal.' TRENT DALTON]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675768Fri, 21 Apr 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675768 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Infidelity and Other Affairs Author: Kate Legge Narrator: Kate Legge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 26 minutes Release date: April 21,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675768 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Infidelity and Other Affairs Author: Kate Legge Narrator: Kate Legge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 26 minutes Release date: April 21, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: What do you do when your partner's infidelity upends your life? When you confront living on your own? In amongst parents dying, careers ending and becoming a grandparent? As a journalist, Kate Legge often seeks answers to how people reckon with bad luck or bad decisions. When faced with her husband's affair, she discovered a fault line of betrayal running through four generations of his family, which began a search for answers both close to home and more universally. Infidelity and Other Affairs begins with this puzzle: is unfaithfulness a predisposition or a learned behaviour? From there, Legge contemplates a vast catalogue of behaviours as she strives to understand how we become who we are. To her own surprise, she finds strength and peace over revenge and hate, as well as joy in unexpected places. ‘One cannot fail to be entranced by Legge's bone-deep strength and wisdom.' ANNABEL CRABB ‘Unflinchingly investigating the value of monogamy and the true cost of betrayal.' TRENT DALTON]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/russian-zizn-sapozok-neparnyj-kniga-pervaa-by-tamara-petkevic--65183819https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682985 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - Жизнь — сапожок непарный. Книга первая Author: тамара петкевич Narrator: юлия тархова Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 21, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Воспоминания Тамары Петкевич, наряду с произведениями Варлама Шаламова, Евфросинии Керсновской, Евгении Гинзбург и многих других, занимают прочное место в ряду произведений, которые запечатлели «единый человеческий слив помоев, добра, жестокости, зверств и беззащитности» и навсегда обозначили координаты «лагерной» темы на карте русской литературы ХХ века. Юной, хрупкой, нежной, потрясающе красивой женщине в полной мере довелось хлебнуть из чаши страданий, выпавших на долю безвинных жертв политических репрессий; она испытала и непосильный труд, и унижения, и голод, и холод, которые превращают заключённых в затравленное животное. Вместе с тем лагерные годы стали для автора не только наукой выживания в нечеловеческих условиях. Судьба Тамары Петкевич под стать захватывающему роману, в котором соединились любовь, предательство, ревность, разлука, дружба, встречи с удивительными людьми, радость материнства и боль утраты — всё то, что определяет волнующую полноту человеческой жизни вопреки уродству страшных законов лагеря и своеволию его богов и божков.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682985Fri, 21 Apr 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682985 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - Жизнь — сапожок непарный. Книга первая Author: тамара петкевич Narrator: юлия тархова Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 34...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682985 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - Жизнь — сапожок непарный. Книга первая Author: тамара петкевич Narrator: юлия тархова Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 21, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Воспоминания Тамары Петкевич, наряду с произведениями Варлама Шаламова, Евфросинии Керсновской, Евгении Гинзбург и многих других, занимают прочное место в ряду произведений, которые запечатлели «единый человеческий слив помоев, добра, жестокости, зверств и беззащитности» и навсегда обозначили координаты «лагерной» темы на карте русской литературы ХХ века. Юной, хрупкой, нежной, потрясающе красивой женщине в полной мере довелось хлебнуть из чаши страданий, выпавших на долю безвинных жертв политических репрессий; она испытала и непосильный труд, и унижения, и голод, и холод, которые превращают заключённых в затравленное животное. Вместе с тем лагерные годы стали для автора не только наукой выживания в нечеловеческих условиях. Судьба Тамары Петкевич под стать захватывающему роману, в котором соединились любовь, предательство, ревность, разлука, дружба, встречи с удивительными людьми, радость материнства и боль утраты — всё то, что определяет волнующую полноту человеческой жизни вопреки уродству страшных законов лагеря и своеволию его богов и божков.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/try-not-to-be-strange-the-curious-history-of-the-kingdom-of-redonda-by-michael-hingston--65183852https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676882 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Try Not to Be Strange: The Curious History of the Kingdom of Redonda Author: Michael Hingston Narrator: Tom Lute Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 15, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On his fifteenth birthday, in the summer of 1880, future science-fiction writer M.P. Shiel sailed with his father and the local bishop from their home in the Caribbean out to the nearby island of Redonda—where, with pomp and circumstance, he was declared the island’s king. A few years later, when Shiel set sail for a new life in London, his father gave him some advice: Try not to be strange. It was almost as if the elder Shiel knew what was coming. Try Not to Be Strange: The Curious History of the Kingdom of Redonda tells, for the first time, the complete history of Redonda’s transformation from an uninhabited, guano-encrusted island into a fantastical and international kingdom of writers. With a cast of characters including forgotten sci-fi novelists, alcoholic poets, vegetarian publishers, Nobel Prize frontrunners, and the bartenders who kept them all lubricated while angling for the throne themselves, Michael Hingston details the friendships, feuds, and fantasies that fueled the creation of one of the oddest and most enduring micronations ever dreamt into being. Part literary history, part travelogue, part quest narrative, this cautionary tale about what happens when bibliomania escapes the shelves and stacks is as charming as it is peculiar—and blurs the line between reality and fantasy so thoroughly that it may never be entirely restored.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676882Sat, 15 Apr 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676882 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Try Not to Be Strange: The Curious History of the Kingdom of Redonda Author: Michael Hingston Narrator: Tom Lute Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676882 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Try Not to Be Strange: The Curious History of the Kingdom of Redonda Author: Michael Hingston Narrator: Tom Lute Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 15, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On his fifteenth birthday, in the summer of 1880, future science-fiction writer M.P. Shiel sailed with his father and the local bishop from their home in the Caribbean out to the nearby island of Redonda—where, with pomp and circumstance, he was declared the island’s king. A few years later, when Shiel set sail for a new life in London, his father gave him some advice: Try not to be strange. It was almost as if the elder Shiel knew what was coming. Try Not to Be Strange: The Curious History of the Kingdom of Redonda tells, for the first time, the complete history of Redonda’s transformation from an uninhabited, guano-encrusted island into a fantastical and international kingdom of writers. With a cast of characters including forgotten sci-fi novelists, alcoholic poets, vegetarian publishers, Nobel Prize frontrunners, and the bartenders who kept them all lubricated while angling for the throne themselves, Michael Hingston details the friendships, feuds, and fantasies that fueled the creation of one of the oddest and most enduring micronations ever dreamt into being. Part literary history, part travelogue, part quest narrative, this cautionary tale about what happens when bibliomania escapes the shelves and stacks is as charming as it is peculiar—and blurs the line between reality and fantasy so thoroughly that it may never be entirely restored.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ordinary-wonder-tales-by-emily-urquhart--65183833https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676880 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ordinary Wonder Tales Author: Emily Urquhart Narrator: Anne Wessel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 15, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A journalist and folklorist explores the truths that underlie the stories we imagine—and reveals the magic in the everyday. “I’ve always felt that the term fairy tale doesn’t quite capture the essence of these stories,” writes Emily Urquhart. “I prefer the term wonder tale, which is Irish in origin, for its suggestion of awe coupled with narrative. In a way, this is most of our stories.” In this startlingly original essay collection, Urquhart reveals the truths that underlie our imaginings: what we see in our heads when we read, how the sight of a ghost can heal, how the entrance to the underworld can be glimpsed in an oil painting or a winter storm—or the onset of a loved one’s dementia. In essays on death and dying, pregnancy and prenatal genetics, radioactivity, chimeras, cottagers, and plague, Ordinary Wonder Tales reveals the essential truth: if you let yourself look closely, there is magic in the everyday.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676880Sat, 15 Apr 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676880 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ordinary Wonder Tales Author: Emily Urquhart Narrator: Anne Wessel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 15, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676880 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ordinary Wonder Tales Author: Emily Urquhart Narrator: Anne Wessel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 15, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A journalist and folklorist explores the truths that underlie the stories we imagine—and reveals the magic in the everyday. “I’ve always felt that the term fairy tale doesn’t quite capture the essence of these stories,” writes Emily Urquhart. “I prefer the term wonder tale, which is Irish in origin, for its suggestion of awe coupled with narrative. In a way, this is most of our stories.” In this startlingly original essay collection, Urquhart reveals the truths that underlie our imaginings: what we see in our heads when we read, how the sight of a ghost can heal, how the entrance to the underworld can be glimpsed in an oil painting or a winter storm—or the onset of a loved one’s dementia. In essays on death and dying, pregnancy and prenatal genetics, radioactivity, chimeras, cottagers, and plague, Ordinary Wonder Tales reveals the essential truth: if you let yourself look closely, there is magic in the everyday.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/portuguese-de-moto-pela-america-do-sul-resumo-by-che-guevara--65183732https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694513 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Portuguese] - De moto pela América do Sul (resumo) Author: Che Guevara Narrator: Rodrygo Gomes Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 15, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Este livro é um resumo produzido a partir da obra original. Filme - Diários de Motocicleta Este diário - reelaborado por Ernesto Che Guevara, em forma narrativa, graças às suas anotações detalhadas - é o relato da viagem feita por Che e seu amigo Alberto Granado, desde a Argentina até a Venezuela, em 1952. Aventura e emoção entremeadas de reflexões sobre múltiplos aspectos da América - a miséria dos índios, o espanto de conhecer o mar-, o mundo percebido pelos olhos de um jovem de 23 anos, disposto à surpresa e à compaixão, mas também querendo descobrir sua verdadeira vocação, aproveitar a vida, enamorar-se verdadeiramente. Tudo isso enquanto a moto segue pelas estradas poeirentas e arriscadas, perdendo peças pelo caminho, provocando tombos e episódios tragicômicos. O livro serviu de base para o filme 'Diários de Motocicleta', dirigido por Walter Salles.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694513Sat, 15 Apr 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694513 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Portuguese] - De moto pela América do Sul (resumo) Author: Che Guevara Narrator: Rodrygo Gomes Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 39 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694513 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Portuguese] - De moto pela América do Sul (resumo) Author: Che Guevara Narrator: Rodrygo Gomes Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 15, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Este livro é um resumo produzido a partir da obra original. Filme - Diários de Motocicleta Este diário - reelaborado por Ernesto Che Guevara, em forma narrativa, graças às suas anotações detalhadas - é o relato da viagem feita por Che e seu amigo Alberto Granado, desde a Argentina até a Venezuela, em 1952. Aventura e emoção entremeadas de reflexões sobre múltiplos aspectos da América - a miséria dos índios, o espanto de conhecer o mar-, o mundo percebido pelos olhos de um jovem de 23 anos, disposto à surpresa e à compaixão, mas também querendo descobrir sua verdadeira vocação, aproveitar a vida, enamorar-se verdadeiramente. Tudo isso enquanto a moto segue pelas estradas poeirentas e arriscadas, perdendo peças pelo caminho, provocando tombos e episódios tragicômicos. O livro serviu de base para o filme 'Diários de Motocicleta', dirigido por Walter Salles.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/modern-jungles-by-pao-lor--65183810https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682045 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Modern Jungles Author: Pao Lor Narrator: Craig Pierce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes Release date: April 14, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: As a five-year-old boy, Pao Lor joined thousands of Hmong who fled for their lives through the jungles of Laos in the aftermath of war. After a difficult and perilous journey that neither of his parents survived, he reached the safety of Thailand, but the young refugee boy’s challenges were only just beginning. Born in a small farming village, Pao was destined to be a Hmong clan leader, wedding negotiator, or shaman. But the course of his life changed dramatically in the 1970s, when the Hmong faced persecution for their role in helping US forces fighting communism in the region. After more than two years in Thai refugee camps, Pao and his surviving family members boarded the belly of an “iron eagle” bound for the United States, where he pictured a new life of comfort and happiness. Instead, Pao found himself navigating a frightening and unfamiliar world, adjusting to a string of new schools and living situations while struggling to fulfill the hopes his parents had once held for his future. Now in Modern Jungles, Pao Lor shares his inspiring coming-of-age tale about perseverance, grit, and hope.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682045Fri, 14 Apr 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682045 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Modern Jungles Author: Pao Lor Narrator: Craig Pierce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes Release date: April 14, 2023 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682045 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Modern Jungles Author: Pao Lor Narrator: Craig Pierce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes Release date: April 14, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: As a five-year-old boy, Pao Lor joined thousands of Hmong who fled for their lives through the jungles of Laos in the aftermath of war. After a difficult and perilous journey that neither of his parents survived, he reached the safety of Thailand, but the young refugee boy’s challenges were only just beginning. Born in a small farming village, Pao was destined to be a Hmong clan leader, wedding negotiator, or shaman. But the course of his life changed dramatically in the 1970s, when the Hmong faced persecution for their role in helping US forces fighting communism in the region. After more than two years in Thai refugee camps, Pao and his surviving family members boarded the belly of an “iron eagle” bound for the United States, where he pictured a new life of comfort and happiness. Instead, Pao found himself navigating a frightening and unfamiliar world, adjusting to a string of new schools and living situations while struggling to fulfill the hopes his parents had once held for his future. Now in Modern Jungles, Pao Lor shares his inspiring coming-of-age tale about perseverance, grit, and hope.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/max-and-mia-s-story-thrown-away-children-book-7-by-louise-allen--65183916https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673340 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Max and Mia's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 7 Series: #7 of Thrown Away Children Author: Louise Allen Narrator: Melanie Crawley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 13, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling author of the Thrown Away Children series comes another heartbreaking story of life in foster care. Parents Angelina and Ben exist in enviable luxury: not just wealth, success and a gorgeous home, but a loving relationship and beautiful twin babies to complete the perfect family. But having it all means that you have the most to lose. And when cracks begin to appear things fall apart at a shocking pace; and it's twins Max and Mia who suffer the most. Money isn't enough to paper over the problems in this extraordinary and heartbreaking story. It is a foster-caring experience like no other, and one which tests Louise's emotional strength to the core.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673340Thu, 13 Apr 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673340 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Max and Mia's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 7 Series: #7 of Thrown Away Children Author: Louise Allen Narrator: Melanie Crawley Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673340 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Max and Mia's Story: Thrown Away Children Book 7 Series: #7 of Thrown Away Children Author: Louise Allen Narrator: Melanie Crawley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 13, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling author of the Thrown Away Children series comes another heartbreaking story of life in foster care. Parents Angelina and Ben exist in enviable luxury: not just wealth, success and a gorgeous home, but a loving relationship and beautiful twin babies to complete the perfect family. But having it all means that you have the most to lose. And when cracks begin to appear things fall apart at a shocking pace; and it's twins Max and Mia who suffer the most. Money isn't enough to paper over the problems in this extraordinary and heartbreaking story. It is a foster-caring experience like no other, and one which tests Louise's emotional strength to the core.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-yo-by-elton-john--65183875https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675065 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Yo Author: Elton John Narrator: Juan Carlos Albarracín Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 13, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: La primera y única autobiografía de Elton John. Un retrato sincero, alegre y profundo del compositor y cantante con la más larga y exitosa trayectoria musical de la historia. Reginald Dwight, su verdadero nombre, fue un chico tímido con gafas a lo Buddy Holly que creció en Pinner, un pequeño municipio a las afueras de Londres, y soñaba en convertirse en una estrella del pop. Con solo veintitrés años dio su primer concierto en Estados Unidos, ante un público sorprendido por su insólito aspecto: un mono amarillo chillón, una camiseta estampada de estrellas y un par de botas aladas. Elton John había llegado y el mundo de la música jamás volvería a ser el mismo. Su vida está repleta de momentos dramáticos, desde el rechazo que sufrieron sus primeros trabajos con su colaborador y letrista Bernie Taupin hasta la locura que le envolvió cuando era una superestrella que dominaba las listas de ventas, pasando por su flirteo con el suicidio en la piscina de su residencia en Los Ángeles, por la noche en que bailó con la reina de Inglaterra en el castillo de Windsor, por su amistad con John Lennon, Freddie Mercury y George Michael, o por su decisión de montar una fundación contra el sida. Mientras tanto, Elton escondía una adicción que lo atrapó durante más de una década. En Yo, Elton también escribe de manera inspiradora sobre su proceso de rehabilitación y cómo cambió de vida, sobre cómo encontró el amor en los brazos de David Furnish y se convirtió en padre. Su voz en este libro es cálida, modesta y franca, y nos habla de su música y de las personas que entraron en su vida, de sus pasiones y de sus errores. Esta historia permanecerá contigo para siempre, de la mano de una leyenda viva. «Lo mejor del rock and roll es que alguien como yo puede convertirse en una estrella.»]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675065Thu, 13 Apr 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675065 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Yo Author: Elton John Narrator: Juan Carlos Albarracín Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 13, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675065 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Yo Author: Elton John Narrator: Juan Carlos Albarracín Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 13, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: La primera y única autobiografía de Elton John. Un retrato sincero, alegre y profundo del compositor y cantante con la más larga y exitosa trayectoria musical de la historia. Reginald Dwight, su verdadero nombre, fue un chico tímido con gafas a lo Buddy Holly que creció en Pinner, un pequeño municipio a las afueras de Londres, y soñaba en convertirse en una estrella del pop. Con solo veintitrés años dio su primer concierto en Estados Unidos, ante un público sorprendido por su insólito aspecto: un mono amarillo chillón, una camiseta estampada de estrellas y un par de botas aladas. Elton John había llegado y el mundo de la música jamás volvería a ser el mismo. Su vida está repleta de momentos dramáticos, desde el rechazo que sufrieron sus primeros trabajos con su colaborador y letrista Bernie Taupin hasta la locura que le envolvió cuando era una superestrella que dominaba las listas de ventas, pasando por su flirteo con el suicidio en la piscina de su residencia en Los Ángeles, por la noche en que bailó con la reina de Inglaterra en el castillo de Windsor, por su amistad con John Lennon, Freddie Mercury y George Michael, o por su decisión de montar una fundación contra el sida. Mientras tanto, Elton escondía una adicción que lo atrapó durante más de una década. En Yo, Elton también escribe de manera inspiradora sobre su proceso de rehabilitación y cómo cambió de vida, sobre cómo encontró el amor en los brazos de David Furnish y se convirtió en padre. Su voz en este libro es cálida, modesta y franca, y nos habla de su música y de las personas que entraron en su vida, de sus pasiones y de sus errores. Esta historia permanecerá contigo para siempre, de la mano de una leyenda viva. «Lo mejor del rock and roll es que alguien como yo puede convertirse en una estrella.»]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-tina-la-extraordinaria-biografia-de-tina-modotti-by-pino-cacucci--65183861https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679069 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Tina: La extraordinaria biografía de Tina Modotti Author: Pino Cacucci Narrator: Sebastían Rosas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 13, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Artista genuina, espíritu indomable, fervorosa militante: todo en la vida de Tina Modotti contribuyó a que se convirtiera en leyenda. Apasionada e impetuosa, la personalidad de Tina fue única. Nacida en Italia a finales del siglo xix, y tras un breve paso por Hollywood, donde trabajó como actriz, llegó a México en plena efervescencia cultural de los años veinte. Fue compañera en las reflexionesartísticas y políticas de los intelectuales y creadores de la época -Edward Weston, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros o Frida Kahlo, sólo por citar algunos- y acá encontraría el coraje y la inspiración necesarios para descubrir en la fotografía el medio idóneo con el que mostrar su indignación y compromisopor las injusticias sociales. Pero más fuertes que su carácter e incluso su obra fueron sus fervientes ideales antifascistas, que mantuvo firmes hasta su trágica muerte, cuya causa real sigue siendo un misterio.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679069Thu, 13 Apr 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679069 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Tina: La extraordinaria biografía de Tina Modotti Author: Pino Cacucci Narrator: Sebastían Rosas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679069 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Tina: La extraordinaria biografía de Tina Modotti Author: Pino Cacucci Narrator: Sebastían Rosas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 13, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Artista genuina, espíritu indomable, fervorosa militante: todo en la vida de Tina Modotti contribuyó a que se convirtiera en leyenda. Apasionada e impetuosa, la personalidad de Tina fue única. Nacida en Italia a finales del siglo xix, y tras un breve paso por Hollywood, donde trabajó como actriz, llegó a México en plena efervescencia cultural de los años veinte. Fue compañera en las reflexionesartísticas y políticas de los intelectuales y creadores de la época -Edward Weston, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros o Frida Kahlo, sólo por citar algunos- y acá encontraría el coraje y la inspiración necesarios para descubrir en la fotografía el medio idóneo con el que mostrar su indignación y compromisopor las injusticias sociales. Pero más fuertes que su carácter e incluso su obra fueron sus fervientes ideales antifascistas, que mantuvo firmes hasta su trágica muerte, cuya causa real sigue siendo un misterio.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/burnt-out-by-chad-davis--65183892https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/681991 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Burnt Out Author: Chad Davis Narrator: Michael Bower Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 9, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Chad shares the highs, the lows, and everything in between during his career as a paramedic, as well as the personal highs and lows. His stories highlight the dance between being fine, and burning out, as well as how the system fails to serve those who have dedicated their lives and careers to serving others.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/681991Sun, 09 Apr 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/681991 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Burnt Out Author: Chad Davis Narrator: Michael Bower Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 9, 2023 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/681991 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Burnt Out Author: Chad Davis Narrator: Michael Bower Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 9, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Chad shares the highs, the lows, and everything in between during his career as a paramedic, as well as the personal highs and lows. His stories highlight the dance between being fine, and burning out, as well as how the system fails to serve those who have dedicated their lives and careers to serving others.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nunzio-tumino-a-pocketful-of-dreams-an-immigrant-s-journey-by-cece-scott-liana-tumino--65183865https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680516 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nunzio Tumino, A Pocketful of Dreams: An Immigrant's Journey Author: Cece Scott, Liana Tumino Narrator: Tony Gentilucci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes Release date: April 8, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Entrepreneur extraordinaire, Nunzio Tumino’s drive to succeed was singular. He literally breathed the qualities that definitively separate the successful from the mega-successful. And now Tumino has released a new book called A Pocketful of Dreams. The stories of how Nunzio got from there to here define the success he garnered for both himself and his family, underpinned always by the supportive and ongoing partnership with his wife, Maria. And at every juncture, his word was the contract. Known for his generosity and mentorship, Tumino often placed hard work over family, which sometimes became contentious. Aurora Importing, the crowning heartbeat of Tumino’s soul, is still famously known for its fine imported goods. A must-read for families who are in business together, as well as for anyone looking to be inspired on their journey to the top.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680516Sat, 08 Apr 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680516 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nunzio Tumino, A Pocketful of Dreams: An Immigrant's Journey Author: Cece Scott, Liana Tumino Narrator: Tony Gentilucci Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680516 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nunzio Tumino, A Pocketful of Dreams: An Immigrant's Journey Author: Cece Scott, Liana Tumino Narrator: Tony Gentilucci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes Release date: April 8, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Entrepreneur extraordinaire, Nunzio Tumino’s drive to succeed was singular. He literally breathed the qualities that definitively separate the successful from the mega-successful. And now Tumino has released a new book called A Pocketful of Dreams. The stories of how Nunzio got from there to here define the success he garnered for both himself and his family, underpinned always by the supportive and ongoing partnership with his wife, Maria. And at every juncture, his word was the contract. Known for his generosity and mentorship, Tumino often placed hard work over family, which sometimes became contentious. Aurora Importing, the crowning heartbeat of Tumino’s soul, is still famously known for its fine imported goods. A must-read for families who are in business together, as well as for anyone looking to be inspired on their journey to the top.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-meine-bar-in-italien-warum-uns-der-suden-glucklich-macht-by-stefan-maiwald--65183814https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679193 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Meine Bar in Italien: Warum uns der Süden glücklich macht Author: Stefan Maiwald Narrator: Hans Jürgen Stockerl Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 5, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Worauf es im Leben wirklich ankommt Über Entschleunigung, Begegnungen und ein gutes Glas Wein Pino schenkt in einer jener kleinen und unscheinbaren Bars aus, wie sie über ganz Italien verstreut sind. Wo man irgendwann den Betreiber persönlich kennt und auch seine Stammgäste. Pinos Bar wohnt jene Magie inne, die von Lebenslust, engen Freundschaften und lebensklugen Menschen erzählt. Denn Pino und seine Gäste verstehen etwas von dieser rätselhaften, komplizierten Sache, die wir Leben nennen.  Pinos Bar ist immer offen. Zu Weihnachten und Neujahr, Ferragosto und am Ostersonntag. Ab sechs Uhr morgens, wenn die ersten Fischer aus der Lagune zurückkommen und der Bäcker von nebenan schon sehnsüchtig auf seinen ersten Kaffee wartet. Bis tief in die Nacht, denn Pinos Gäste erzählen Geschichten über unvergessliche Begegnungen, über Zeit, Geld, Glück und Genuss – und geben uns, humorvoll und wie nebenbei, praktische Lebenslektionen, wie wir die schönsten Seiten dieser Welt entdecken können.  Der Bestsellerautor und Italien-Kenner nimmt direkten Kurs aufs Glück]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679193Wed, 05 Apr 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679193 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Meine Bar in Italien: Warum uns der Süden glücklich macht Author: Stefan Maiwald Narrator: Hans Jürgen Stockerl Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679193 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Meine Bar in Italien: Warum uns der Süden glücklich macht Author: Stefan Maiwald Narrator: Hans Jürgen Stockerl Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 5, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Worauf es im Leben wirklich ankommt Über Entschleunigung, Begegnungen und ein gutes Glas Wein Pino schenkt in einer jener kleinen und unscheinbaren Bars aus, wie sie über ganz Italien verstreut sind. Wo man irgendwann den Betreiber persönlich kennt und auch seine Stammgäste. Pinos Bar wohnt jene Magie inne, die von Lebenslust, engen Freundschaften und lebensklugen Menschen erzählt. Denn Pino und seine Gäste verstehen etwas von dieser rätselhaften, komplizierten Sache, die wir Leben nennen.  Pinos Bar ist immer offen. Zu Weihnachten und Neujahr, Ferragosto und am Ostersonntag. Ab sechs Uhr morgens, wenn die ersten Fischer aus der Lagune zurückkommen und der Bäcker von nebenan schon sehnsüchtig auf seinen ersten Kaffee wartet. Bis tief in die Nacht, denn Pinos Gäste erzählen Geschichten über unvergessliche Begegnungen, über Zeit, Geld, Glück und Genuss – und geben uns, humorvoll und wie nebenbei, praktische Lebenslektionen, wie wir die schönsten Seiten dieser Welt entdecken können.  Der Bestsellerautor und Italien-Kenner nimmt direkten Kurs aufs Glück]]>185cklich,dencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-shoe-boy-a-trapline-memoir-by-duncan-mccue--65183842https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676891 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Shoe Boy: A Trapline Memoir Author: Duncan Mccue Narrator: Duncan Mccue Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 3 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At the age of seventeen, an Anishinabe boy who was raised in the south joined a James Bay Cree family in a one-room hunting cabin in the isolated wilderness of northern Quebec. He learned a way of life on the land that few are familiar with. Reflecting on those five months and his search for his own personal identity, that boy – Duncan McCue – takes us on an evocative exploration of the teenage years, growing up in a mixed-race family, and the culture shock of moving to the unfamiliar North. In the process, he illustrates the relationship Indigenous peoples have with their lands, and the challenges urban Indigenous people face when they seek to reconnect to traditional lifestyles. The Shoe Boy is a contemplative, honest, and unexpected coming-of-age memoir set in the context of the Cree struggle to protect their way of life, after massive hydro-electric projects forever altered the landscape they know as Eeyou Istchee.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676891Tue, 04 Apr 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676891 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Shoe Boy: A Trapline Memoir Author: Duncan Mccue Narrator: Duncan Mccue Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 3 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676891 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Shoe Boy: A Trapline Memoir Author: Duncan Mccue Narrator: Duncan Mccue Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 3 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At the age of seventeen, an Anishinabe boy who was raised in the south joined a James Bay Cree family in a one-room hunting cabin in the isolated wilderness of northern Quebec. He learned a way of life on the land that few are familiar with. Reflecting on those five months and his search for his own personal identity, that boy – Duncan McCue – takes us on an evocative exploration of the teenage years, growing up in a mixed-race family, and the culture shock of moving to the unfamiliar North. In the process, he illustrates the relationship Indigenous peoples have with their lands, and the challenges urban Indigenous people face when they seek to reconnect to traditional lifestyles. The Shoe Boy is a contemplative, honest, and unexpected coming-of-age memoir set in the context of the Cree struggle to protect their way of life, after massive hydro-electric projects forever altered the landscape they know as Eeyou Istchee.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-weighting-a-guidebook-for-a-fitter-healthier-you-a-guidebook-for-a-fitter-healthier-you-by-ramya-subramanian--65183841https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stop Weighting: A Guidebook for a Fitter, Healthier You: A Guidebook for a Fitter, Healthier You Author: Ramya Subramanian Narrator: Pallavi Bharti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Ramya, the confident superstar and influencer of today, was once a naive and self-conscious teenager, who suffered bullying and body shaming. Just as any other insecure adolescent would, she began a long and tortuous journey to become ‘thin’. Ludicrous crash diets, intense workouts at the gym and an all-pervading sense of inferiority afflicted her for nearly a decade. In the midst of this, Ramya was catapulted into fame at an early age when she got her first break as a television anchor. But with the media attention came all the toxic side-effects of being a celebrity. Until she decided to take back control over her life. Today, Ramya is healthier and happier than she has ever been. In Stop Weighting we find out how she achieved this. Digging into stories, mistakes and life lessons, the book draws from the highs and lows of Ramya’s personal fitness journey with the hope that it will help others to lay the groundwork for their own. She busts the myths around fitness and helps readers establish safe and sustainable methods to become healthier without false promises or crazy diets. Surprisingly deep even in its light, funny and conversational tone, the book is integrated with tables and exercises making it a holistic guide to discovering a healthier, fitter and happier you.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682289Tue, 04 Apr 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stop Weighting: A Guidebook for a Fitter, Healthier You: A Guidebook for a Fitter, Healthier You Author: Ramya Subramanian Narrator: Pallavi Bharti...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stop Weighting: A Guidebook for a Fitter, Healthier You: A Guidebook for a Fitter, Healthier You Author: Ramya Subramanian Narrator: Pallavi Bharti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Ramya, the confident superstar and influencer of today, was once a naive and self-conscious teenager, who suffered bullying and body shaming. Just as any other insecure adolescent would, she began a long and tortuous journey to become ‘thin’. Ludicrous crash diets, intense workouts at the gym and an all-pervading sense of inferiority afflicted her for nearly a decade. In the midst of this, Ramya was catapulted into fame at an early age when she got her first break as a television anchor. But with the media attention came all the toxic side-effects of being a celebrity. Until she decided to take back control over her life. Today, Ramya is healthier and happier than she has ever been. In Stop Weighting we find out how she achieved this. Digging into stories, mistakes and life lessons, the book draws from the highs and lows of Ramya’s personal fitness journey with the hope that it will help others to lay the groundwork for their own. She busts the myths around fitness and helps readers establish safe and sustainable methods to become healthier without false promises or crazy diets. Surprisingly deep even in its light, funny and conversational tone, the book is integrated with tables and exercises making it a holistic guide to discovering a healthier, fitter and happier you.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/never-trust-a-sneaky-pony-and-other-things-they-didn-t-teach-me-in-vet-school-by-madison-seamans-ms-dvm--65183845https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676662 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Trust a Sneaky Pony: And Other Things They Didn't Teach Me in Vet School Author: Madison Seamans Ms Dvm Narrator: Madison Seamans Ms Dvm Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 25 minutes Release date: April 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: James Herriot meets Jeff Foxworthy in the real-life adventures of a traveling horse doctor. Climb into the truck alongside large animal vet Dr. Madison Seamans and race to the aid of horses with wounds, stomach aches, allergies, and bizarre behaviors, as well as those in severe physical distress. Quite by accident, you'll find yourself familiar with and understanding common equine medical problems and how they are diagnosed and treated, all while marveling at the remarkable situations a country veterinarian can find himself in. Playful yet serious, honest yet tongue-in-cheek, this wonderfully written book is an up-close look at a well-lived rural life that is about as authentic as America gets. No one who cares a whit for the animal kingdom, and the humans who dare enter it, will be disappointed.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676662Sat, 01 Apr 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676662 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Trust a Sneaky Pony: And Other Things They Didn't Teach Me in Vet School Author: Madison Seamans Ms Dvm Narrator: Madison Seamans Ms Dvm Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676662 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Trust a Sneaky Pony: And Other Things They Didn't Teach Me in Vet School Author: Madison Seamans Ms Dvm Narrator: Madison Seamans Ms Dvm Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 25 minutes Release date: April 1, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: James Herriot meets Jeff Foxworthy in the real-life adventures of a traveling horse doctor. Climb into the truck alongside large animal vet Dr. Madison Seamans and race to the aid of horses with wounds, stomach aches, allergies, and bizarre behaviors, as well as those in severe physical distress. Quite by accident, you'll find yourself familiar with and understanding common equine medical problems and how they are diagnosed and treated, all while marveling at the remarkable situations a country veterinarian can find himself in. Playful yet serious, honest yet tongue-in-cheek, this wonderfully written book is an up-close look at a well-lived rural life that is about as authentic as America gets. No one who cares a whit for the animal kingdom, and the humans who dare enter it, will be disappointed.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-to-from-here-a-path-to-canadian-prosperity-by-bill-morneau--65183909https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where To from Here: A Path to Canadian Prosperity Author: Bill Morneau Narrator: Bill Morneau Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: March 30, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Bill Morneau’s experience as Canada’s finance minister crystalized his vision for the country’s potential for growth and prosperity. Where To from Here looks backward with coolness and candor and forward with a fresh vision of all that Canada can — and must — become. Much of the world reacted with surprise and admiration to the results of the 2015 Canadian federal election and the makeup of the government it produced. Led by a young charismatic leader with a storied family legacy on Parliament Hill, the Liberal government scored a historic victory, rising from third-party status to substantial majority. With a gender-equal cabinet and an ambitious agenda, it heralded a new approach to the country’s federal politics. After an exciting and productive five years spent focused on domestic and global issues, Finance Minister Bill Morneau decided to take his leave from the same government. What prompted him to abandon one of the most powerful political offices in the country? How much of his decision was based on the often brutal give-and-take of politics? When did the penny drop, persuading one of Trudeau’s brightest lights to shift his talents and energies elsewhere? In his own persuasive voice, Bill Morneau paints a positive picture, tracing his widely lauded entry into the political arena, the arc of his career in politics, major accomplishments and missed opportunities, his surprising exit, and a host of revealing episodes between the events. Told with measures of both pride and regret, he explores personalities, achievements, and failures with candor. Morneau’s experience crystalized his vision for Canada and its potential for growth and prosperity. He shares a vision clearly and provocatively expressed, drafting a blueprint for the country’s future. Where To from Here looks backward with coolness and candor and forward with a fresh vision of all that Canada can — and must — become.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674354Thu, 30 Mar 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where To from Here: A Path to Canadian Prosperity Author: Bill Morneau Narrator: Bill Morneau Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/674354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where To from Here: A Path to Canadian Prosperity Author: Bill Morneau Narrator: Bill Morneau Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: March 30, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Bill Morneau’s experience as Canada’s finance minister crystalized his vision for the country’s potential for growth and prosperity. Where To from Here looks backward with coolness and candor and forward with a fresh vision of all that Canada can — and must — become. Much of the world reacted with surprise and admiration to the results of the 2015 Canadian federal election and the makeup of the government it produced. Led by a young charismatic leader with a storied family legacy on Parliament Hill, the Liberal government scored a historic victory, rising from third-party status to substantial majority. With a gender-equal cabinet and an ambitious agenda, it heralded a new approach to the country’s federal politics. After an exciting and productive five years spent focused on domestic and global issues, Finance Minister Bill Morneau decided to take his leave from the same government. What prompted him to abandon one of the most powerful political offices in the country? How much of his decision was based on the often brutal give-and-take of politics? When did the penny drop, persuading one of Trudeau’s brightest lights to shift his talents and energies elsewhere? In his own persuasive voice, Bill Morneau paints a positive picture, tracing his widely lauded entry into the political arena, the arc of his career in politics, major accomplishments and missed opportunities, his surprising exit, and a host of revealing episodes between the events. Told with measures of both pride and regret, he explores personalities, achievements, and failures with candor. Morneau’s experience crystalized his vision for Canada and its potential for growth and prosperity. He shares a vision clearly and provocatively expressed, drafting a blueprint for the country’s future. Where To from Here looks backward with coolness and candor and forward with a fresh vision of all that Canada can — and must — become.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/knockin-doorz-down-by-carlos-eduardo-vieira--65183866https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Knockin’ Doorz Down Author: Carlos Eduardo Vieira Narrator: Mark Feuerstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 29 minutes Release date: March 23, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Knockin' Doorz Down is the inspirational story of one man's heroic struggle against inner demons that nearly destroy him, though he ultimately recovers and finds a unique pathway to redemption and peace. Successful entrepreneur and race car driver Carlos Vieira was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the youngest of three siblings. When he was a young child, his working-class parents immigrated to California, where they thrived as sweet potato farmers in the town of Livingston and provided their children with solid values and a strong work ethic. As a teenager, Carlos is popular and athletic, all set to join the family farming business, but when he yields to the allure of recreational drug use, his dreams and goals fade into the back- ground. There follows a series of unexpected challenges that land him in serious jeopardy. In this cautionary tale, we see how the isolation of addiction affects every aspect of Carlos's existence. Although he attempts a conventional path, the dark side continually dominates as he slowly spirals down, pursuing the party lifestyle for more than a decade. Here are the binges, the excesses, the relapses, the rehabs, the arrests, the nights in jail, and the multiple resolutions to recover. But when Carlos hits bottom, at the age of thirty-four, he vows to stop once and for all. So begins his slow journey back to a drug- free, productive life. Through it all, he offers a timeless message: no matter what you may be struggling with--family challenges, addiction, financial issues, health struggles, or relationship problems--you can pull yourself from the brink, knock down a new door, and create a brand-new life, becoming the person you were always meant to be.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676925Thu, 23 Mar 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Knockin’ Doorz Down Author: Carlos Eduardo Vieira Narrator: Mark Feuerstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 29 minutes Release date: March...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Knockin’ Doorz Down Author: Carlos Eduardo Vieira Narrator: Mark Feuerstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 29 minutes Release date: March 23, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Knockin' Doorz Down is the inspirational story of one man's heroic struggle against inner demons that nearly destroy him, though he ultimately recovers and finds a unique pathway to redemption and peace. Successful entrepreneur and race car driver Carlos Vieira was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the youngest of three siblings. When he was a young child, his working-class parents immigrated to California, where they thrived as sweet potato farmers in the town of Livingston and provided their children with solid values and a strong work ethic. As a teenager, Carlos is popular and athletic, all set to join the family farming business, but when he yields to the allure of recreational drug use, his dreams and goals fade into the back- ground. There follows a series of unexpected challenges that land him in serious jeopardy. In this cautionary tale, we see how the isolation of addiction affects every aspect of Carlos's existence. Although he attempts a conventional path, the dark side continually dominates as he slowly spirals down, pursuing the party lifestyle for more than a decade. Here are the binges, the excesses, the relapses, the rehabs, the arrests, the nights in jail, and the multiple resolutions to recover. But when Carlos hits bottom, at the age of thirty-four, he vows to stop once and for all. So begins his slow journey back to a drug- free, productive life. Through it all, he offers a timeless message: no matter what you may be struggling with--family challenges, addiction, financial issues, health struggles, or relationship problems--you can pull yourself from the brink, knock down a new door, and create a brand-new life, becoming the person you were always meant to be.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hudson-taylor-deep-in-the-heart-of-china-by-janet-and-geoff-benge--65183904https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676249 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hudson Taylor: Deep in the Heart of China Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 17, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Hudson survived his perilous maiden voyage to his beloved China. With his heart set in determined obedience to God, and trusting the provision of the One who had called, Hudson overcame persecution and almost overwhelming personal losses to bring to bring God's truth to the "ripe harvest fields" of China. Today, Hudson Taylor's story continues to challenge and inspire believers young and old to carry the anchoring gospel message, regardless of personal trial or hardships, to those who are adrift and without hope.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676249Fri, 17 Mar 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676249 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hudson Taylor: Deep in the Heart of China Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676249 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hudson Taylor: Deep in the Heart of China Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 17, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Hudson survived his perilous maiden voyage to his beloved China. With his heart set in determined obedience to God, and trusting the provision of the One who had called, Hudson overcame persecution and almost overwhelming personal losses to bring to bring God's truth to the "ripe harvest fields" of China. Today, Hudson Taylor's story continues to challenge and inspire believers young and old to carry the anchoring gospel message, regardless of personal trial or hardships, to those who are adrift and without hope.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ronald-reagan-destiny-at-his-side-by-janet-and-geoff-benge--65183880https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676259 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ronald Reagan: Destiny at His Side Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 47 minutes Release date: March 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From his early days living in small-town poverty, young Dutch Reagan's thoughts were always on the future. Whether helping his family through financial hard times or doggedly pursuing opportunities reserved for the few, Dutch knew that all the knowledge that he had absorbed over the years was waiting inside of him for a chance to come out. Achieving success as an athlete, sports announcer, and actor, Ronald Reagan discovered his greatest role late in life, as the fortieth president of the United States and The Great Communicator, a man with the ability to reach out to the American people and leave a lasting legacy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676259Fri, 17 Mar 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676259 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ronald Reagan: Destiny at His Side Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 47 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676259 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ronald Reagan: Destiny at His Side Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 47 minutes Release date: March 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From his early days living in small-town poverty, young Dutch Reagan's thoughts were always on the future. Whether helping his family through financial hard times or doggedly pursuing opportunities reserved for the few, Dutch knew that all the knowledge that he had absorbed over the years was waiting inside of him for a chance to come out. Achieving success as an athlete, sports announcer, and actor, Ronald Reagan discovered his greatest role late in life, as the fortieth president of the United States and The Great Communicator, a man with the ability to reach out to the American people and leave a lasting legacy.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nate-saint-on-a-wing-and-a-prayer-by-janet-and-geoff-benge--65183850https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676262 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nate Saint: On a Wing and a Prayer Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 35 minutes Release date: March 17, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "Seven-year-old Nate Saint peered wide-eyed over the cockpit of his older brother Sam's Challenger biplane. The eastern Pennsylvania countryside was spread out neatly below him like a fine tablecloth. Nate was determined to remember every moment of this first high-flying adventure." Flying soon captured Nate's heart. His air service ministry to isolated missionaries put him on a path of destiny that would ultimately end with a final airplane flight with 4 missionary friends to the "Palm Beach" landing strip in the jungles of Ecuador. The men's lives given that day not only opened a door to the gospel for the unreached "Acucas"; it has been said that possibly no single event of the twentieth century awakened more hearts to God's call to serve in missions.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676262Fri, 17 Mar 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676262 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nate Saint: On a Wing and a Prayer Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 35 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676262 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nate Saint: On a Wing and a Prayer Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 35 minutes Release date: March 17, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "Seven-year-old Nate Saint peered wide-eyed over the cockpit of his older brother Sam's Challenger biplane. The eastern Pennsylvania countryside was spread out neatly below him like a fine tablecloth. Nate was determined to remember every moment of this first high-flying adventure." Flying soon captured Nate's heart. His air service ministry to isolated missionaries put him on a path of destiny that would ultimately end with a final airplane flight with 4 missionary friends to the "Palm Beach" landing strip in the jungles of Ecuador. The men's lives given that day not only opened a door to the gospel for the unreached "Acucas"; it has been said that possibly no single event of the twentieth century awakened more hearts to God's call to serve in missions.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/william-carey-obliged-to-go-by-janet-and-geoff-benge--65183813https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676246 to listen full audiobooks. Title: William Carey: Obliged to Go Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 12 minutes Release date: March 17, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: William Carey watched from the dock as the magnificent sailing ship headed for the English Channel without him. Tears filled his eyes, and deep disappointment filled his heart. What would he tell the missionary society? So much work awaited him half a world away. He must get to India--and soon! William's amazing journey to India would prove to be just the beginning of a missionary quest filled with hardship and heartache as well as tremendous victories. Often referred to as "the father of modern missions," William Carey displayed a single-minded determination to set his face like a flint to the task of bringing the gospel to those lost in darkness. His life of service and sacrifice is a guidpost for Christians of all generations.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676246Fri, 17 Mar 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676246 to listen full audiobooks. Title: William Carey: Obliged to Go Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 12 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676246 to listen full audiobooks. Title: William Carey: Obliged to Go Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 12 minutes Release date: March 17, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: William Carey watched from the dock as the magnificent sailing ship headed for the English Channel without him. Tears filled his eyes, and deep disappointment filled his heart. What would he tell the missionary society? So much work awaited him half a world away. He must get to India--and soon! William's amazing journey to India would prove to be just the beginning of a missionary quest filled with hardship and heartache as well as tremendous victories. Often referred to as "the father of modern missions," William Carey displayed a single-minded determination to set his face like a flint to the task of bringing the gospel to those lost in darkness. His life of service and sacrifice is a guidpost for Christians of all generations.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-williams-messenger-of-peace-by-janet-and-geoff-benge--65183907https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675615 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Williams: Messenger of Peace Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 43 minutes Release date: March 15, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The thousands of islands scattered across the Pacific Ocean were home to fierce warriors and cannibals who sacrificed their children to the many gods they worshiped. A few islands had been dramatically transformed by the gospel, but thousands more were waiting for someone to come and teach them about the one true God. John Williams dedicated his life to bringing the message of Christ's love and peace to these brutal islands. In the face of constant danger, he discipled and inspired Polynesians to go as missionaries to their neighbors, ultimately giving his life to see the gospel spread across the vast Pacific. (1796-1839)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675615Wed, 15 Mar 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675615 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Williams: Messenger of Peace Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 43 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675615 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Williams: Messenger of Peace Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 43 minutes Release date: March 15, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The thousands of islands scattered across the Pacific Ocean were home to fierce warriors and cannibals who sacrificed their children to the many gods they worshiped. A few islands had been dramatically transformed by the gospel, but thousands more were waiting for someone to come and teach them about the one true God. John Williams dedicated his life to bringing the message of Christ's love and peace to these brutal islands. In the face of constant danger, he discipled and inspired Polynesians to go as missionaries to their neighbors, ultimately giving his life to see the gospel spread across the vast Pacific. (1796-1839)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/silicon-valley-porn-star-by-jason-portnoy--65183867https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676295 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silicon Valley Porn Star Author: Jason Portnoy Narrator: Jason Portnoy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date: March 14, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From modest roots in the suburbs of New Jersey, Jason Portnoy followed a script carefully crafted by society and found himself in the middle of the PayPal Mafia, launched into a Silicon Valley career of wealth and prestige he never dreamed of. Stock options, flashy cars, an amazing family. On the outside, his life looked perfect, but unhealed traumas from his past left him tortured, descending into a dark world of pornography and sex that eventually pushed him to the edge. In Silicon Valley Porn Star, Jason willingly shares his personal transformation from a life of extramarital affairs and superficial excess to one of chosen values and renewed relationships. His journey sheds light on a crisis of masculinity in our modern world, where quests for unlimited power and success are gateways to addiction, dependency, and unhinged behavior. No matter your profession or position in life, Jason’s story will inspire you to look within and find your own path toward success, fulfillment, and becoming the man you truly want to be.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676295Tue, 14 Mar 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676295 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silicon Valley Porn Star Author: Jason Portnoy Narrator: Jason Portnoy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date: March 14,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676295 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silicon Valley Porn Star Author: Jason Portnoy Narrator: Jason Portnoy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date: March 14, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From modest roots in the suburbs of New Jersey, Jason Portnoy followed a script carefully crafted by society and found himself in the middle of the PayPal Mafia, launched into a Silicon Valley career of wealth and prestige he never dreamed of. Stock options, flashy cars, an amazing family. On the outside, his life looked perfect, but unhealed traumas from his past left him tortured, descending into a dark world of pornography and sex that eventually pushed him to the edge. In Silicon Valley Porn Star, Jason willingly shares his personal transformation from a life of extramarital affairs and superficial excess to one of chosen values and renewed relationships. His journey sheds light on a crisis of masculinity in our modern world, where quests for unlimited power and success are gateways to addiction, dependency, and unhinged behavior. No matter your profession or position in life, Jason’s story will inspire you to look within and find your own path toward success, fulfillment, and becoming the man you truly want to be.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eric-liddell-something-greater-than-gold-by-janet-and-geoff-benge--65183887https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eric Liddell: Something Greater Than Gold Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 39 minutes Release date: March 13, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Eric's refusal earlier that week to run on Sunday in the Olympic 100-meter race had stunned the world. Now his incredible victory in the 400-meter race further strengthened his belief in God's promise, "He who honors Me, I will honor." Years later, Eric Liddell would be tested far beyond mere physical ability as a missionary to China. His character, perseverance, and endurance are a challenging example for all who would obey the call to bring the gospel to the nations.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675106Mon, 13 Mar 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eric Liddell: Something Greater Than Gold Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 39 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eric Liddell: Something Greater Than Gold Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 39 minutes Release date: March 13, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Eric's refusal earlier that week to run on Sunday in the Olympic 100-meter race had stunned the world. Now his incredible victory in the 400-meter race further strengthened his belief in God's promise, "He who honors Me, I will honor." Years later, Eric Liddell would be tested far beyond mere physical ability as a missionary to China. His character, perseverance, and endurance are a challenging example for all who would obey the call to bring the gospel to the nations.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/douglas-macarthur-what-greater-honor-by-janet-and-geoff-benge--65183858https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675102 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Douglas MacArthur: What Greater Honor Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 16 minutes Release date: March 13, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Under siege on the island of Corregidor, General Douglas MacArthur received a warning from the enemy. "You are well aware that you are doomed," the Japenese general wrote. "The end is near. The question is how long you will be able to resist. You are advised to surrender." Of course, there was no way Douglas was going to surrender. Whether masterminding battle strategies or guiding the peace process among war-torn nations, 5-Star general MacArthur faced challenges with unwavering courage & resolve . The general began his honored army career by leading his fellow cadets at West Point and ultimately commanded all U. S. forces in Asia. Remembered especially for directing the fight against Japanese expansion during WWII and later governing the defeated Japanese people with grace and wisdom, General MacArthur won the respect of millions, both allies and enemies.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675102Mon, 13 Mar 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675102 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Douglas MacArthur: What Greater Honor Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 16 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675102 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Douglas MacArthur: What Greater Honor Author: Janet And Geoff Benge Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 16 minutes Release date: March 13, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Under siege on the island of Corregidor, General Douglas MacArthur received a warning from the enemy. "You are well aware that you are doomed," the Japenese general wrote. "The end is near. The question is how long you will be able to resist. You are advised to surrender." Of course, there was no way Douglas was going to surrender. Whether masterminding battle strategies or guiding the peace process among war-torn nations, 5-Star general MacArthur faced challenges with unwavering courage & resolve . The general began his honored army career by leading his fellow cadets at West Point and ultimately commanded all U. S. forces in Asia. Remembered especially for directing the fight against Japanese expansion during WWII and later governing the defeated Japanese people with grace and wisdom, General MacArthur won the respect of millions, both allies and enemies.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/portuguese-bert-hellinger-resumo-by-bert-hellinger--65183729https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694523 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Portuguese] - Bert Hellinger (resumo) Author: Bert Hellinger Narrator: Lu Affonso Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 25, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Este livro é um resumo produzido a partir da obra original. Bert Hellinger é uma das personalidades mais bem-sucedidas no ambiente psicoterapêutico, mas também uma das mais controversas e polêmicas. O que marcou sua trajetória? Quais experiências o levaram a se ocupar tão intensivamente de traumas que muitas vezes influenciam dinâmicas familiares por gerações? Pela primeira vez, Bert Hellinger fala sobre suas vivências particulares e conta em detalhes sua experiência durante o período em que atuou como missionário na África do Sul, suas formações em psicoterapia e a criação do seu método de Constelação Familiar, permitindo que nos aprofundemos em seus pensamentos e conhecimentos a respeito do que adoece as famílias e impede seus membros de terem uma vida plena. Com isso, sua autobiografia também apresenta os caminhos para uma vida feliz, na qual todos possam encontrar a paz interior e o verdadeiro significado do amor.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694523Sat, 25 Feb 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694523 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Portuguese] - Bert Hellinger (resumo) Author: Bert Hellinger Narrator: Lu Affonso Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 21 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/694523 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Portuguese] - Bert Hellinger (resumo) Author: Bert Hellinger Narrator: Lu Affonso Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 25, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Este livro é um resumo produzido a partir da obra original. Bert Hellinger é uma das personalidades mais bem-sucedidas no ambiente psicoterapêutico, mas também uma das mais controversas e polêmicas. O que marcou sua trajetória? Quais experiências o levaram a se ocupar tão intensivamente de traumas que muitas vezes influenciam dinâmicas familiares por gerações? Pela primeira vez, Bert Hellinger fala sobre suas vivências particulares e conta em detalhes sua experiência durante o período em que atuou como missionário na África do Sul, suas formações em psicoterapia e a criação do seu método de Constelação Familiar, permitindo que nos aprofundemos em seus pensamentos e conhecimentos a respeito do que adoece as famílias e impede seus membros de terem uma vida plena. Com isso, sua autobiografia também apresenta os caminhos para uma vida feliz, na qual todos possam encontrar a paz interior e o verdadeiro significado do amor.]]>125cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/under-the-boab-tree-by-franceska-jordan--65183847https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682043 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under the Boab Tree Author: Franceska Jordan Narrator: Franceska Jordan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 14, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Boaboa - pronounced ‘Bow-a-Bow-a’ - is the name given to a real tree—the Baobab—that imparts wisdom to a growing child in a South African garden. This stirring memoir traverses Africa and Australia following the Speer-Jordan family, who fled persecution and poverty in Varniai, Lithuania, to South Africa. The political machinations they witnessed in that time in South Africa changed the women forever in this unusual family. As the story unfolds, Isabella and Franceska’s tenacity and courage surface as they prove to be hardy and, at times, seemingly indestructible with their strong roots. Under The Boab Tree is a tale about the souls of these women connecting to the people they meet—like Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, Rita Hayworth’s daughter—and the richness of their hearts. The mother and daughter’s spiritual, political, and humanitarian awakenings in this chronicle give them power and purpose in finding truth and justice for others and themselves through adversity. This is a story about how Isabella and Franceska came to a place of acceptance and stillness, finding their ultimate saviour: love. A love that unravels and transcends exploitation and fear.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682043Tue, 14 Feb 2023 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682043 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under the Boab Tree Author: Franceska Jordan Narrator: Franceska Jordan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: February...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682043 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under the Boab Tree Author: Franceska Jordan Narrator: Franceska Jordan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 14, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Boaboa - pronounced ‘Bow-a-Bow-a’ - is the name given to a real tree—the Baobab—that imparts wisdom to a growing child in a South African garden. This stirring memoir traverses Africa and Australia following the Speer-Jordan family, who fled persecution and poverty in Varniai, Lithuania, to South Africa. The political machinations they witnessed in that time in South Africa changed the women forever in this unusual family. As the story unfolds, Isabella and Franceska’s tenacity and courage surface as they prove to be hardy and, at times, seemingly indestructible with their strong roots. Under The Boab Tree is a tale about the souls of these women connecting to the people they meet—like Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, Rita Hayworth’s daughter—and the richness of their hearts. The mother and daughter’s spiritual, political, and humanitarian awakenings in this chronicle give them power and purpose in finding truth and justice for others and themselves through adversity. This is a story about how Isabella and Franceska came to a place of acceptance and stillness, finding their ultimate saviour: love. A love that unravels and transcends exploitation and fear.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/street-angel-by-magie-dominic--65183888https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676774 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Street Angel Author: Magie Dominic Narrator: Ryanne Chisholm Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 28, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Magie Dominic's first memoir, The Queen of Peace Room, was shortlisted for the Canadian Women's Studies Award, ForeWord magazine's Book of the Year Award, and the Judy Grahn Award. Told over an eight-day period, the book captured a lifetime of turbulent memories, documenting with skill Dominic's experiences of violence, incest, and rape. But her story wasn't finished. Street Angel opens to the voice of an eleven-year-old Dominic. She's growing up in Newfoundland. Her mother suffers from terrifying nighttime hallucinations. Her father's business is about to collapse. She layers the world she hears on radio and television onto her family, speaking in paratactic prose with a point-blank delivery. She finds relief only in the glamour of Hollywood films and the majesty of Newfoundland's wilderness. Revealing her life through flashbacks, humour, and her signature self-confidence, Dominic takes readers from 1950s Newfoundland to 1960s Pittsburgh, 1970s New York, and the end of the millennium in Toronto. Capturing the long days of childhood, this book questions how important those days are in shaping who we become as we age and time seems to speed up. With quick brush-stroke chapters Dominic chronicles sixty years of a complex, secretive family in this story about violence, adolescence, families, and forgiveness.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676774Wed, 28 Sep 2022 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676774 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Street Angel Author: Magie Dominic Narrator: Ryanne Chisholm Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 28, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676774 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Street Angel Author: Magie Dominic Narrator: Ryanne Chisholm Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 28, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Magie Dominic's first memoir, The Queen of Peace Room, was shortlisted for the Canadian Women's Studies Award, ForeWord magazine's Book of the Year Award, and the Judy Grahn Award. Told over an eight-day period, the book captured a lifetime of turbulent memories, documenting with skill Dominic's experiences of violence, incest, and rape. But her story wasn't finished. Street Angel opens to the voice of an eleven-year-old Dominic. She's growing up in Newfoundland. Her mother suffers from terrifying nighttime hallucinations. Her father's business is about to collapse. She layers the world she hears on radio and television onto her family, speaking in paratactic prose with a point-blank delivery. She finds relief only in the glamour of Hollywood films and the majesty of Newfoundland's wilderness. Revealing her life through flashbacks, humour, and her signature self-confidence, Dominic takes readers from 1950s Newfoundland to 1960s Pittsburgh, 1970s New York, and the end of the millennium in Toronto. Capturing the long days of childhood, this book questions how important those days are in shaping who we become as we age and time seems to speed up. With quick brush-stroke chapters Dominic chronicles sixty years of a complex, secretive family in this story about violence, adolescence, families, and forgiveness.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/portuguese-resumo-a-menina-da-foto-minhas-memorias-do-horror-da-guerra-ao-caminho-da-paz-by-kim-phuc-phan-thi--65183769https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684604 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Portuguese] - [Resumo] A menina da foto: Minhas memórias: do horror da guerra ao caminho da paz Author: Kim Phuc Phan Thi Narrator: Carla Dias Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 27 minutes Release date: September 21, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Neste resumo do livro A menina da foto você será apresentado ao tocante relato de Kim Phuc Phan Thi, que vivenciou os horrores da Guerra do Vietnã e a descoberta de perdão e paz que somente Deus pode proporcionar.  'Vão! Crianças, corram primeiro! Vão! Vão agora!' As ordens do soldado não poderiam ser mais claras para Kim. Ela e as demais crianças correram, mas não o suficiente para escapar de mais um ataque de Napalm, na Guerra do Vietnã, transformando a estrada em que fugia numa bola de fogo e atingindo seu corpo com queimaduras excruciantes. A imagem que ilustra a capa deste livro tornou-se um ícone da barbárie da guerra, e a personagem principal da foto é quem conta sua história de sofrimento e redenção nesta autobiografia de forte impacto. A menina da foto apresenta uma história real de elevada carga emocional sobre como Deus pode transformar circunstâncias catastróficas em uma nova trajetória de paz e esperança.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684604Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684604 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Portuguese] - [Resumo] A menina da foto: Minhas memórias: do horror da guerra ao caminho da paz Author: Kim Phuc Phan Thi Narrator: Carla Dias Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684604 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Portuguese] - [Resumo] A menina da foto: Minhas memórias: do horror da guerra ao caminho da paz Author: Kim Phuc Phan Thi Narrator: Carla Dias Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 27 minutes Release date: September 21, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Neste resumo do livro A menina da foto você será apresentado ao tocante relato de Kim Phuc Phan Thi, que vivenciou os horrores da Guerra do Vietnã e a descoberta de perdão e paz que somente Deus pode proporcionar.  'Vão! Crianças, corram primeiro! Vão! Vão agora!' As ordens do soldado não poderiam ser mais claras para Kim. Ela e as demais crianças correram, mas não o suficiente para escapar de mais um ataque de Napalm, na Guerra do Vietnã, transformando a estrada em que fugia numa bola de fogo e atingindo seu corpo com queimaduras excruciantes. A imagem que ilustra a capa deste livro tornou-se um ícone da barbárie da guerra, e a personagem principal da foto é quem conta sua história de sofrimento e redenção nesta autobiografia de forte impacto. A menina da foto apresenta uma história real de elevada carga emocional sobre como Deus pode transformar circunstâncias catastróficas em uma nova trajetória de paz e esperança.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-community-a-memoir-by-n-jamiyla-chisholm--65183740https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692133 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Community: A Memoir Author: N. Jamiyla Chisholm Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 37 minutes Release date: June 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An arresting and emotional memoir about a family’s indoctrination into a religious cult, a daughter coming to terms with a parent’s devastating choices, and the trials ahead in post-9/11 New York. In 1978, when Jamiyla was two years old, her mother, Ummi, quit her job, converted to Islam with her husband, and moved into an exclusive Muslim society in Brooklyn. Once inside the Community, the family was separated by its powerful and charismatic leader, Dwight York, who was hiding behind the name Imam Isa. Instead of the devotional refuge they’d imagined, the Community was a nightmare of controlled abuse and unspeakable secrets. Forty years later, Jamiyla was ready to excavate and understand a past buried in bad dreams, disturbing memories, and inexplicable rage. It was a place Ummi never wanted to return to. Jamiyla had to. Jamiyla’s emotional memoir tells her family’s story of life inside and outside the cult, and of escaping into new challenges as conservative Muslims in the secular Brooklyn they left behind. A harrowing and deeply personal history fraught with racial tension and devastating personal betrayals, The Community is also a hopeful story brimming with Black pride, justice, and the long-overdue healing between a daughter and mother.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692133Wed, 01 Jun 2022 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692133 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Community: A Memoir Author: N. Jamiyla Chisholm Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 37 minutes Release date: June...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692133 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Community: A Memoir Author: N. Jamiyla Chisholm Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 37 minutes Release date: June 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An arresting and emotional memoir about a family’s indoctrination into a religious cult, a daughter coming to terms with a parent’s devastating choices, and the trials ahead in post-9/11 New York. In 1978, when Jamiyla was two years old, her mother, Ummi, quit her job, converted to Islam with her husband, and moved into an exclusive Muslim society in Brooklyn. Once inside the Community, the family was separated by its powerful and charismatic leader, Dwight York, who was hiding behind the name Imam Isa. Instead of the devotional refuge they’d imagined, the Community was a nightmare of controlled abuse and unspeakable secrets. Forty years later, Jamiyla was ready to excavate and understand a past buried in bad dreams, disturbing memories, and inexplicable rage. It was a place Ummi never wanted to return to. Jamiyla had to. Jamiyla’s emotional memoir tells her family’s story of life inside and outside the cult, and of escaping into new challenges as conservative Muslims in the secular Brooklyn they left behind. A harrowing and deeply personal history fraught with racial tension and devastating personal betrayals, The Community is also a hopeful story brimming with Black pride, justice, and the long-overdue healing between a daughter and mother.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/north-to-paradise-a-memoir-by-ousman-umar--65183860https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676118 to listen full audiobooks. Title: North to Paradise: A Memoir Author: Ousman Umar Narrator: Kwesi Busia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 15 minutes Release date: March 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The inspiring true story of one man’s treacherous boyhood journey from a rural village in Ghana to the streets of Barcelona—and the path that led him home. Ousman Umar is a shaman’s son born in a small village in Ghana. Though his mother died giving birth, he spent a contented childhood working the fields, setting traps in the jungle, and living off the land. Still, as strange and wondrous flying machines crisscrossed the skies overhead, Ousman dreamed of a different life. And so, when he was only twelve years old, he left his village and began what would be a five-year journey to Europe. Every step of the way, as he traveled across the Sahara desert, through the daunting metropolises of Accra, Tripoli, Benghazi, and Casablanca, and over the sea aboard a packed migrant dinghy, Ousman was handed off like merchandise by a loose network of smugglers and in the constant, foreboding company of “sinkers”: other migrants who found themselves penniless and alone on their way north, unable to continue onward or return home. But on a path rife with violence, exploitation, and racism, Ousman also encountered friendship, generosity, and hope. North to Paradise is a visceral true story about the stark realities of life along the most dangerous migrant route across Africa; it is also a portrait of extraordinary resilience in the face of unimaginable challenges, the beauty of kindness in strangers, and the power of giving back.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676118Tue, 01 Mar 2022 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676118 to listen full audiobooks. Title: North to Paradise: A Memoir Author: Ousman Umar Narrator: Kwesi Busia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 15 minutes Release date: March 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676118 to listen full audiobooks. Title: North to Paradise: A Memoir Author: Ousman Umar Narrator: Kwesi Busia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 15 minutes Release date: March 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The inspiring true story of one man’s treacherous boyhood journey from a rural village in Ghana to the streets of Barcelona—and the path that led him home. Ousman Umar is a shaman’s son born in a small village in Ghana. Though his mother died giving birth, he spent a contented childhood working the fields, setting traps in the jungle, and living off the land. Still, as strange and wondrous flying machines crisscrossed the skies overhead, Ousman dreamed of a different life. And so, when he was only twelve years old, he left his village and began what would be a five-year journey to Europe. Every step of the way, as he traveled across the Sahara desert, through the daunting metropolises of Accra, Tripoli, Benghazi, and Casablanca, and over the sea aboard a packed migrant dinghy, Ousman was handed off like merchandise by a loose network of smugglers and in the constant, foreboding company of “sinkers”: other migrants who found themselves penniless and alone on their way north, unable to continue onward or return home. But on a path rife with violence, exploitation, and racism, Ousman also encountered friendship, generosity, and hope. North to Paradise is a visceral true story about the stark realities of life along the most dangerous migrant route across Africa; it is also a portrait of extraordinary resilience in the face of unimaginable challenges, the beauty of kindness in strangers, and the power of giving back.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fallen-stones-chasing-butterflies-discovering-mayan-secrets-and-looking-for-hope-along-the-way-by-diana-marcum--65183857https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676113 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fallen Stones: Chasing Butterflies, Discovering Mayan Secrets, and Looking for Hope Along the Way Author: Diana Marcum Narrator: Stacy Gonzalez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On a butterfly farm in the Maya Mountains, a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author of the national bestseller The Tenth Island finds enduring hope during cataclysmic times. Atop a hill in the rainforest of Belize, next to the ruins of a fallen civilization, a butterfly farm raises the brilliant blue morpho. What starts out as the worst vacation ever turns into a quest to learn more about the first-of-its-kind farm when journalist Diana Marcum inadvertently discovers this wildlife sanctuary, which is supported by an international live-butterfly trade. She quickly becomes acquainted with Clive, the whimsical British millionaire whose childhood passion created an industry, and Sebastian, the Maya farm manager whose stern expression belies a soft heart. Before long Diana and her partner, Jack Moody—new to being a couple—have moved into a long-empty jungle house, cohabitating with bats, scorpions, toucans, iguanas, and the vulnerable but resilient butterflies. Just ahead, although they don’t know it, are a hurricane and a global pandemic. This warm, funny tale of finding a way forward when the world seems to be falling apart is filled with the beauty of the natural world and a heartfelt cry to protect it—beginning with butterflies.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676113Tue, 01 Mar 2022 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676113 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fallen Stones: Chasing Butterflies, Discovering Mayan Secrets, and Looking for Hope Along the Way Author: Diana Marcum Narrator: Stacy Gonzalez...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676113 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fallen Stones: Chasing Butterflies, Discovering Mayan Secrets, and Looking for Hope Along the Way Author: Diana Marcum Narrator: Stacy Gonzalez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On a butterfly farm in the Maya Mountains, a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author of the national bestseller The Tenth Island finds enduring hope during cataclysmic times. Atop a hill in the rainforest of Belize, next to the ruins of a fallen civilization, a butterfly farm raises the brilliant blue morpho. What starts out as the worst vacation ever turns into a quest to learn more about the first-of-its-kind farm when journalist Diana Marcum inadvertently discovers this wildlife sanctuary, which is supported by an international live-butterfly trade. She quickly becomes acquainted with Clive, the whimsical British millionaire whose childhood passion created an industry, and Sebastian, the Maya farm manager whose stern expression belies a soft heart. Before long Diana and her partner, Jack Moody—new to being a couple—have moved into a long-empty jungle house, cohabitating with bats, scorpions, toucans, iguanas, and the vulnerable but resilient butterflies. Just ahead, although they don’t know it, are a hurricane and a global pandemic. This warm, funny tale of finding a way forward when the world seems to be falling apart is filled with the beauty of the natural world and a heartfelt cry to protect it—beginning with butterflies.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hebrew-hmwh-sly-w-ny-by-dwrwn-nsr--65183817https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/681689 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Hebrew] - המוח שלי ואני Author: דורון נשר Narrator: ישי גולן Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 17, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: בסוף אוגוסט 2012 , כשהיה בביתו, עבר דורון נשר אירוע מוחי קשה, שבעקבותיו הוא הובהל לבית החולים בילינסון. הרופאים הצליחו להציל את חייו, אבל רבות מיכולותיו הקודמות, בעיקר יכולות הדיבור והתנועה, נפגעו קשות. כעבור כשלושה שבועות הועבר נשר לבית החולים לוינשטיין, והֵחֵל מסע שיקום ארוך ומייסר, שנמשך עד היום. 'המוח שלי ואני', ספר שעליו עמל דורון נשר בשמונה השנים האחרונות, הוא רומן אוטוביוגרפי אחר לגמרי – מעשה ספרותי שמספק הזדמנות חד־פעמית לעקוב אחרי התמודדות פיזית ונפשית עם פגיעה מוחית. נשר, מכוכבי הטלוויזיה והרדיו הגדולים של שנות השמונים והתשעים בישראל, חושף בספר את חוויותיו האישיות מרגעי ההתעוררות הראשונים, דרך ימי האשפוז בבית לוינשטיין ולאורך חיי יומיום רצופים רגעי ייאוש מתסכלים והצלחות קטנות ומפעימות. בשפתו שלו, הייחודית כל כך, מגולל דורון נשר את הקשיים העצומים שעמדו בפניו, קשיים בלתי נתפסים עבור רוב האנשים. מה עובר על אדם שאיבד את יכולות הדיבור, התקשורת והתנועה? איך הוא מחזיר אותן לעצמו? והאם בכלל זה אפשרי? סיפורו האישי והכן עד כאב של נשר מנסה לענות על השאלות האלה בשפה חצי־שבורה וחצי־מפתיעה במורכבותה, במאמץ ניכר לחפש אחר המילים המדויקות, ובעברית ששורשיה במקורות ושנותרה שמורה, למרות הפגיעה, עמוק במוחו של אדם אשר ליהטט כל חייו בשפה העברית. 'המוח שלי ואני' מאת דורון נשר ('אחד מרעננה' הוצאת הספרייה החדשה) הוא רומן מעורר השראה ומרגש, וגם שיר אהבה למילים, לשפה ולתקשורת האנושית. מעל שורותיו מרחפים חנו המוכר של נשר וסגנונו הייחודי, שניכרים, למרות הכול, בַּמלחמה שלו על כל מילה.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/681689Mon, 17 Jan 2022 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/681689 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Hebrew] - המוח שלי ואני Author: דורון נשר Narrator: ישי גולן Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 17, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/681689 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Hebrew] - המוח שלי ואני Author: דורון נשר Narrator: ישי גולן Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 17, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: בסוף אוגוסט 2012 , כשהיה בביתו, עבר דורון נשר אירוע מוחי קשה, שבעקבותיו הוא הובהל לבית החולים בילינסון. הרופאים הצליחו להציל את חייו, אבל רבות מיכולותיו הקודמות, בעיקר יכולות הדיבור והתנועה, נפגעו קשות. כעבור כשלושה שבועות הועבר נשר לבית החולים לוינשטיין, והֵחֵל מסע שיקום ארוך ומייסר, שנמשך עד היום. 'המוח שלי ואני', ספר שעליו עמל דורון נשר בשמונה השנים האחרונות, הוא רומן אוטוביוגרפי אחר לגמרי – מעשה ספרותי שמספק הזדמנות חד־פעמית לעקוב אחרי התמודדות פיזית ונפשית עם פגיעה מוחית. נשר, מכוכבי הטלוויזיה והרדיו הגדולים של שנות השמונים והתשעים בישראל, חושף בספר את חוויותיו האישיות מרגעי ההתעוררות הראשונים, דרך ימי האשפוז בבית לוינשטיין ולאורך חיי יומיום רצופים רגעי ייאוש מתסכלים והצלחות קטנות ומפעימות. בשפתו שלו, הייחודית כל כך, מגולל דורון נשר את הקשיים העצומים שעמדו בפניו, קשיים בלתי נתפסים עבור רוב האנשים. מה עובר על אדם שאיבד את יכולות הדיבור, התקשורת והתנועה? איך הוא מחזיר אותן לעצמו? והאם בכלל זה אפשרי? סיפורו האישי והכן עד כאב של נשר מנסה לענות על השאלות האלה בשפה חצי־שבורה וחצי־מפתיעה במורכבותה, במאמץ ניכר לחפש אחר המילים המדויקות, ובעברית ששורשיה במקורות ושנותרה שמורה, למרות הפגיעה, עמוק במוחו של אדם אשר ליהטט כל חייו בשפה העברית. 'המוח שלי ואני' מאת דורון נשר ('אחד מרעננה' הוצאת הספרייה החדשה) הוא רומן מעורר השראה ומרגש, וגם שיר אהבה למילים, לשפה ולתקשורת האנושית. מעל שורותיו מרחפים חנו המוכר של נשר וסגנונו הייחודי, שניכרים, למרות הכול, בַּמלחמה שלו על כל מילה.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hebrew-s-t-ps-by-tlyh-plb-wm-pld--65183818https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/681683 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Hebrew] - שעת אפס Author: טליה אפלבאום פלד Narrator: עדי דרורי Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 40 minutes Release date: October 10, 2021 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'יוני 2015. היא בת חמישים. זאת מחלה קשה אבל היא לא 'מסתכלת על סטטיסטיקות'. שרידות זו מילה שהיא מבינה. בגוף זאת מחלה חוזרת. אין רגישויות ידועות לכימותרפיה. יש רגישות לאובדן אהבה.' טליה אפלבאום פלד — פסיכולוגית קלינית, מרצה, אישה, אמא — אולי יותר מכל אמא — מתאשפזת לחודש בבידוד להשתלת מח עצם. בבת אחת היא מופשטת ממעמדה ומתפקידיה, והופכת לחולה אנונימית הנושאת עמה פיסות געגוע ותהומות של חרדה. ״הצצה נדירה להלך רוחה של מספרת מבודדת בזמן שכוחות גופה דלים ונפשה סוערת. אני ממליצה מאוד לקרוא.״ ארנה קזין ״אף שהממואר כתוב בגוף שלישי, זו עדות חיונית שבוקעת מן הטקסט כגוף ראשון. זהו מסמך מרתק, שהוא גם יצירה ספרותית.״ ד״ר מירב רוט]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/681683Sun, 10 Oct 2021 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/681683 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Hebrew] - שעת אפס Author: טליה אפלבאום פלד Narrator: עדי דרורי Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 40 minutes Release date: October 10, 2021...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/681683 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Hebrew] - שעת אפס Author: טליה אפלבאום פלד Narrator: עדי דרורי Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 40 minutes Release date: October 10, 2021 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'יוני 2015. היא בת חמישים. זאת מחלה קשה אבל היא לא 'מסתכלת על סטטיסטיקות'. שרידות זו מילה שהיא מבינה. בגוף זאת מחלה חוזרת. אין רגישויות ידועות לכימותרפיה. יש רגישות לאובדן אהבה.' טליה אפלבאום פלד — פסיכולוגית קלינית, מרצה, אישה, אמא — אולי יותר מכל אמא — מתאשפזת לחודש בבידוד להשתלת מח עצם. בבת אחת היא מופשטת ממעמדה ומתפקידיה, והופכת לחולה אנונימית הנושאת עמה פיסות געגוע ותהומות של חרדה. ״הצצה נדירה להלך רוחה של מספרת מבודדת בזמן שכוחות גופה דלים ונפשה סוערת. אני ממליצה מאוד לקרוא.״ ארנה קזין ״אף שהממואר כתוב בגוף שלישי, זו עדות חיונית שבוקעת מן הטקסט כגוף ראשון. זהו מסמך מרתק, שהוא גם יצירה ספרותית.״ ד״ר מירב רוט]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-zeitensprunge-kreuz-und-quer-durch-mein-leben-by-bernd-lutz-lange--65183871https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Zeitensprünge - Kreuz und quer durch mein Leben Author: Bernd-Lutz Lange Narrator: Bernd-Lutz Lange Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 17 minutes Release date: February 23, 2015 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Jahreszeiten eines geglückten Lebens Anlässlich seines 70. Geburtstages liest Bernd-Lutz Lange heiter und nachdenklich stimmende Episoden aus seinen erfolgreichen Büchern. Es beginnt immer mit der Kindheit, in diesem Fall mit Magermilch und langen Strümpfen und dem Glück des Überlebens. Auf die Nachkriegskindheit folgt eine Jugend mit Mauer, Jeans und Prager Frühling. Plötzlich wurde ein ganzes Land dichtgemacht und bekam Stubenarrest, bis sich erst Jahrzehnte später das Wunder des Leipziger Herbstes ereignen sollte. Auf Mut folgten manchmal Mut- oder Ratlosigkeit, aber die Verhältnisse geizten nie mit Pointen. In einer guten Stunde porträtiert Bernd-Lutz Lange eine sagenhafte Epoche, die er mit Neugier, Chuzpe und Menschenfreundlichkeit begleitet hat.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675354Mon, 23 Feb 2015 06:02:07 +0000Timmy ConsidinePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Zeitensprünge - Kreuz und quer durch mein Leben Author: Bernd-Lutz Lange Narrator: Bernd-Lutz Lange Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/675354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Zeitensprünge - Kreuz und quer durch mein Leben Author: Bernd-Lutz Lange Narrator: Bernd-Lutz Lange Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 17 minutes Release date: February 23, 2015 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Jahreszeiten eines geglückten Lebens Anlässlich seines 70. Geburtstages liest Bernd-Lutz Lange heiter und nachdenklich stimmende Episoden aus seinen erfolgreichen Büchern. Es beginnt immer mit der Kindheit, in diesem Fall mit Magermilch und langen Strümpfen und dem Glück des Überlebens. Auf die Nachkriegskindheit folgt eine Jugend mit Mauer, Jeans und Prager Frühling. Plötzlich wurde ein ganzes Land dichtgemacht und bekam Stubenarrest, bis sich erst Jahrzehnte später das Wunder des Leipziger Herbstes ereignen sollte. Auf Mut folgten manchmal Mut- oder Ratlosigkeit, aber die Verhältnisse geizten nie mit Pointen. In einer guten Stunde porträtiert Bernd-Lutz Lange eine sagenhafte Epoche, die er mit Neugier, Chuzpe und Menschenfreundlichkeit begleitet hat.]]>185ngecleanfull