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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 Nels Wisozkhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbaa40efeda5a584138a3552e0317eae.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unlock-top-full-audiobooks-in-biography-memoir-memoirs--6575837Sat, 29 Mar 2025 01:53:03 +0000Nels WisozkNels Wisozkfeeds@spreaker.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/382/ 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/382/ 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/beautiful-bodies-a-memoir-by-kimberly-rae-miller--65200115https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292722 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beautiful Bodies: A Memoir Author: Kimberly Rae Miller Narrator: Kimberly Rae Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: July 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling and beloved author of Coming Clean, a brave and witty examination of how and why we try to control our bodies with food. Like most people, Kimberly Rae Miller does not have the perfect body, but that hasn't stopped her from trying. And trying. And trying some more. She's been at it since she was four years old, when Sesame Street inspired her to go on her first diet. Postcollege, after a brief stint as a diet-pill model, she became a health-and-fitness writer and editor working on celebrities' bestselling bios—sugarcoating the trials and tribulations celebs endure to stay thin. Needless to say, Kim has spent her life in pursuit of the ideal body. But what is the ideal body? Knowing she's far from alone in this struggle, Kim sets out to find the objective definition of this seemingly unattainable level of perfection. While on a fascinating and hilarious journey through time that takes her from obese Paleolithic cavewomen, to the bland menus that Drs. Graham and Kellogg prescribed to promote good morals in addition to good health, to the binge-drinking-prone regimen that caused William the Conqueror's body to explode at his own funeral, Kim ends up discovering a lot about her relationship with her own body. Warm, funny, and brutally honest, Beautiful Bodies is a blend of memoir and social history that will speak to anyone who's ever been caught in a power struggle with his or her own body—in other words, just about everyone.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292722Tue, 25 Jul 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292722 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beautiful Bodies: A Memoir Author: Kimberly Rae Miller Narrator: Kimberly Rae Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292722 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beautiful Bodies: A Memoir Author: Kimberly Rae Miller Narrator: Kimberly Rae Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: July 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling and beloved author of Coming Clean, a brave and witty examination of how and why we try to control our bodies with food. Like most people, Kimberly Rae Miller does not have the perfect body, but that hasn't stopped her from trying. And trying. And trying some more. She's been at it since she was four years old, when Sesame Street inspired her to go on her first diet. Postcollege, after a brief stint as a diet-pill model, she became a health-and-fitness writer and editor working on celebrities' bestselling bios—sugarcoating the trials and tribulations celebs endure to stay thin. Needless to say, Kim has spent her life in pursuit of the ideal body. But what is the ideal body? Knowing she's far from alone in this struggle, Kim sets out to find the objective definition of this seemingly unattainable level of perfection. While on a fascinating and hilarious journey through time that takes her from obese Paleolithic cavewomen, to the bland menus that Drs. Graham and Kellogg prescribed to promote good morals in addition to good health, to the binge-drinking-prone regimen that caused William the Conqueror's body to explode at his own funeral, Kim ends up discovering a lot about her relationship with her own body. Warm, funny, and brutally honest, Beautiful Bodies is a blend of memoir and social history that will speak to anyone who's ever been caught in a power struggle with his or her own body—in other words, just about everyone.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/before-i-go-by-catherine-cookson--65200109https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292682 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Before I Go Author: Catherine Cookson Narrator: Christine Rendel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: July 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Known for the wit of her writing, Catherine Cookson was the UK’s most widely read novelist during her lifetime. When her Estate discovered this never-before-published memoir in the attic of her home, it was an astonishing find. Before I Go is the definitive story of her life, in the author’s own candid words. While Cookson had authored previous autobiographies, none have truly touched upon the tragedy and personal anguish she experienced until now. For the first time, she reveals the worst years of her life—her constant battles with illness and a series of devastating miscarriages, the damaging jealousy of her friend and her struggle to be taken seriously as a writer. But what shines through most is her strength in the face of adversity, her deep love for her husband, Tom, the solace she found in her art and her unmistakable character. Before I Go is an inspiring story of resilience and a must for any Cookson fan.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292682Thu, 13 Jul 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292682 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Before I Go Author: Catherine Cookson Narrator: Christine Rendel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: July 13, 2017...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292682 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Before I Go Author: Catherine Cookson Narrator: Christine Rendel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: July 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Known for the wit of her writing, Catherine Cookson was the UK’s most widely read novelist during her lifetime. When her Estate discovered this never-before-published memoir in the attic of her home, it was an astonishing find. Before I Go is the definitive story of her life, in the author’s own candid words. While Cookson had authored previous autobiographies, none have truly touched upon the tragedy and personal anguish she experienced until now. For the first time, she reveals the worst years of her life—her constant battles with illness and a series of devastating miscarriages, the damaging jealousy of her friend and her struggle to be taken seriously as a writer. But what shines through most is her strength in the face of adversity, her deep love for her husband, Tom, the solace she found in her art and her unmistakable character. Before I Go is an inspiring story of resilience and a must for any Cookson fan.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-beautiful-terrible-thing-a-memoir-of-marriage-and-betrayal-by-jen-waite--65200149https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293738 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal Author: Jen Waite Narrator: Jen Waite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 42 minutes Release date: July 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.93 of Total 85 Ratings of Narrator: 4.4 of Total 15 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A woman discovers her marriage is built on an illusion in this harrowing and ultimately inspiring memoir. “Be forewarned: You won’t sleep until you finish the last page.”—Caroline Leavitt, author of Cruel Beautiful World One night. One email. Two realities... Before: Jen Waite has met the partner of her dreams. A handsome, loving man who becomes part of her family, evolving into her husband, her best friend, and the father of her infant daughter. After: A disturbing email sparks suspicion, leading to an investigation of who this man really is and what was really happening in their marriage. In alternating Before and After chapters, Waite obsessively analyzes her relationship, trying to find a single moment form the past five years that isn't part of the long con of lies and manipulation. Instead, she finds more lies, infidelity, and betrayal than she could have imagined. With the pacing and twists of a psychological thriller, A Beautiful, Terrible Thing looks at how a fairy tale can become a nightmare and what happens when “it could never happen to me” actually does.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293738Tue, 11 Jul 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293738 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal Author: Jen Waite Narrator: Jen Waite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 42...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293738 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal Author: Jen Waite Narrator: Jen Waite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 42 minutes Release date: July 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.93 of Total 85 Ratings of Narrator: 4.4 of Total 15 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A woman discovers her marriage is built on an illusion in this harrowing and ultimately inspiring memoir. “Be forewarned: You won’t sleep until you finish the last page.”—Caroline Leavitt, author of Cruel Beautiful World One night. One email. Two realities... Before: Jen Waite has met the partner of her dreams. A handsome, loving man who becomes part of her family, evolving into her husband, her best friend, and the father of her infant daughter. After: A disturbing email sparks suspicion, leading to an investigation of who this man really is and what was really happening in their marriage. In alternating Before and After chapters, Waite obsessively analyzes her relationship, trying to find a single moment form the past five years that isn't part of the long con of lies and manipulation. Instead, she finds more lies, infidelity, and betrayal than she could have imagined. With the pacing and twists of a psychological thriller, A Beautiful, Terrible Thing looks at how a fairy tale can become a nightmare and what happens when “it could never happen to me” actually does.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/junk-raft-an-ocean-voyage-and-a-rising-tide-of-activism-to-fight-plastic-pollution-by-marcus-eriksen--65200118https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293530 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Junk Raft: An Ocean Voyage and a Rising Tide of Activism to Fight Plastic Pollution Author: Marcus Eriksen Narrator: James Cronin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 5 minutes Release date: July 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An exciting account of a scientist’s expedition across the Pacific on a home-made “junk raft” in order to learn more about plastic marine pollution A scientist, activist, and inveterate adventurer, Eriksen and his co-navigator, Joel Paschal, construct a “junk raft” made of plastic trash and set themselves adrift from Los Angeles to Hawaii, with no motor or support vessel, confronting perilous cyclones, food shortages, and a fast decaying raft. As Eriksen recounts his struggles to keep afloat, he immerses readers in the deep history of the plastic pollution crisis and the movement that has arisen to combat it. The proliferation of cheap plastic products during the twentieth century has left the world awash in trash. Meanwhile, the plastics industry, with its lobbying muscle, fights tooth and nail against any changes that would affect its lucrative status quo, instead defending poorly designed products and deflecting responsibility for the harm they cause. But, as Eriksen shows, the tide is turning in the battle to save the world’s oceans. He recounts the successful efforts that he and many other activists are waging to fight corporate influence and demand that plastics producers be held accountable. Junk Raft provides concrete, actionable solutions and an empowering message: it’s within our power to change the throw-away culture for the sake of our planet.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293530Tue, 04 Jul 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293530 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Junk Raft: An Ocean Voyage and a Rising Tide of Activism to Fight Plastic Pollution Author: Marcus Eriksen Narrator: James Cronin Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293530 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Junk Raft: An Ocean Voyage and a Rising Tide of Activism to Fight Plastic Pollution Author: Marcus Eriksen Narrator: James Cronin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 5 minutes Release date: July 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An exciting account of a scientist’s expedition across the Pacific on a home-made “junk raft” in order to learn more about plastic marine pollution A scientist, activist, and inveterate adventurer, Eriksen and his co-navigator, Joel Paschal, construct a “junk raft” made of plastic trash and set themselves adrift from Los Angeles to Hawaii, with no motor or support vessel, confronting perilous cyclones, food shortages, and a fast decaying raft. As Eriksen recounts his struggles to keep afloat, he immerses readers in the deep history of the plastic pollution crisis and the movement that has arisen to combat it. The proliferation of cheap plastic products during the twentieth century has left the world awash in trash. Meanwhile, the plastics industry, with its lobbying muscle, fights tooth and nail against any changes that would affect its lucrative status quo, instead defending poorly designed products and deflecting responsibility for the harm they cause. But, as Eriksen shows, the tide is turning in the battle to save the world’s oceans. He recounts the successful efforts that he and many other activists are waging to fight corporate influence and demand that plastics producers be held accountable. Junk Raft provides concrete, actionable solutions and an empowering message: it’s within our power to change the throw-away culture for the sake of our planet.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/but-seriously-by-john-mcenroe--65200130https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292746 to listen full audiobooks. Title: But Seriously Author: John McEnroe Narrator: John McEnroe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 27, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: He is one of the most controversial and beloved athletes in history, a tennis legend and a volcanic, mesmerizing presence. But after reaching the top of his game - what came next? Fifteen years after his international number-one bestseller You Cannot Be Serious, John McEnroe is back and ready to talk. Now the undisputed elder statesman of tennis, McEnroe has won over his critics as a brilliant commentator at the US Open, Wimbledon, and other Grand Slam tournaments - with outspoken views on the modern game, its top players, and the world of 21st century sport and celebrity. Who are the game's winners and losers? What's it like playing guitar onstage with the Rolling Stones, hitting balls with today's greats, confronting his former on-court nemeses, getting scammed by an international art dealer, and raising a big family while balancing McEnroe-sized expectations? In But Seriously, John McEnroe confronts his demons and reveals his struggle to reinvent himself from champion and tennis legend to father, broadcaster, and author. The result is a richly personal account, blending anecdote and reflection with razor sharp and brutally honest opinions, all in McEnroe's signature style. This is the sports book of the year: wildly entertaining, very funny, surprisingly touching, and 100% McEnroe.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292746Tue, 27 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292746 to listen full audiobooks. Title: But Seriously Author: John McEnroe Narrator: John McEnroe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 27, 2017 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292746 to listen full audiobooks. Title: But Seriously Author: John McEnroe Narrator: John McEnroe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 27, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: He is one of the most controversial and beloved athletes in history, a tennis legend and a volcanic, mesmerizing presence. But after reaching the top of his game - what came next? Fifteen years after his international number-one bestseller You Cannot Be Serious, John McEnroe is back and ready to talk. Now the undisputed elder statesman of tennis, McEnroe has won over his critics as a brilliant commentator at the US Open, Wimbledon, and other Grand Slam tournaments - with outspoken views on the modern game, its top players, and the world of 21st century sport and celebrity. Who are the game's winners and losers? What's it like playing guitar onstage with the Rolling Stones, hitting balls with today's greats, confronting his former on-court nemeses, getting scammed by an international art dealer, and raising a big family while balancing McEnroe-sized expectations? In But Seriously, John McEnroe confronts his demons and reveals his struggle to reinvent himself from champion and tennis legend to father, broadcaster, and author. The result is a richly personal account, blending anecdote and reflection with razor sharp and brutally honest opinions, all in McEnroe's signature style. This is the sports book of the year: wildly entertaining, very funny, surprisingly touching, and 100% McEnroe.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-cartel-wives-a-true-story-of-deadly-decisions-steadfast-love-and-bringing-down-el-chapo-by-mia-flores--65200195https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290567 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Cartel Wives: A True Story of Deadly Decisions, Steadfast Love, and Bringing Down El Chapo Author: Mia Flores Narrator: Joy Nash Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 20, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An astonishing, revelatory, and redemptive memoir from two women who escaped the international drug trade, with never-before-revealed details about El Chapo, the Sinaloa Cartel, and the dangerous world of illicit drugs. Olivia and Mia Flores are married to the highest level drug traffickers ever to become US informants. Their husbands worked with--and then brought down--El Chapo, as well as dozens of high-level members of the Mexican cartels. They had everything money could buy: luxury cars, huge houses, and expensive jewelry--but they chose to give it all up when they cooperated with the US government. They knew that life was about more than wealth; it was about love, family, and doing what's right. Cartel Wives is a love story, a 'Married to the Mob' story, an insider's look into the terrifying but high-flying empire of the new world of drugs, and, finally, the story of a major DEA and FBI operation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290567Tue, 20 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290567 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Cartel Wives: A True Story of Deadly Decisions, Steadfast Love, and Bringing Down El Chapo Author: Mia Flores Narrator: Joy Nash Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290567 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Cartel Wives: A True Story of Deadly Decisions, Steadfast Love, and Bringing Down El Chapo Author: Mia Flores Narrator: Joy Nash Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 20, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An astonishing, revelatory, and redemptive memoir from two women who escaped the international drug trade, with never-before-revealed details about El Chapo, the Sinaloa Cartel, and the dangerous world of illicit drugs. Olivia and Mia Flores are married to the highest level drug traffickers ever to become US informants. Their husbands worked with--and then brought down--El Chapo, as well as dozens of high-level members of the Mexican cartels. They had everything money could buy: luxury cars, huge houses, and expensive jewelry--but they chose to give it all up when they cooperated with the US government. They knew that life was about more than wealth; it was about love, family, and doing what's right. Cartel Wives is a love story, a 'Married to the Mob' story, an insider's look into the terrifying but high-flying empire of the new world of drugs, and, finally, the story of a major DEA and FBI operation.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/believe-me-a-memoir-of-love-death-and-jazz-chickens-by-eddie-izzard--65200147https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293624 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens Author: Eddie Izzard Narrator: Eddie Izzard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 15, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 7 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Get to know a national icon in Eddie Izzard's hilarious and dazzling autobiography 'Comic genius . . . Entertainment incarnate' Telegraph Star of stage and screen. Tireless supporter of charity. Marathon runner. Political campaigner. Fashion icon. Human. There is no one quite like Eddie Izzard. This is the story of how she broke through. Her relentless optimism has led her to always do things her own way, even if it didn't work the first time, and her incredible self-belief has pushed her to keep on trying, even if it didn't work the second or third time either. Whether she was putting on teddy bear shows on boarding school beds or swordfighting on the streets of London, Eddie never stopped trying to achieve her dreams of becoming a performer. Brimming with her distinctively surreal humour and disarming candour, Believe Me tells the story of a person who never took no for an answer. 'This book is a raw, honest exploration of what it means to live your truth, to be unapologetically ambitious. It's about being brave. And hilarious' Chelsea Handler 'Laughter trumps sorrow in candid comedian Eddie Izzard's Believe Me' Vanity Fair 'A comedy gem' Guardian]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293624Thu, 15 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293624 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens Author: Eddie Izzard Narrator: Eddie Izzard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 38...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293624 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens Author: Eddie Izzard Narrator: Eddie Izzard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 15, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 7 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Get to know a national icon in Eddie Izzard's hilarious and dazzling autobiography 'Comic genius . . . Entertainment incarnate' Telegraph Star of stage and screen. Tireless supporter of charity. Marathon runner. Political campaigner. Fashion icon. Human. There is no one quite like Eddie Izzard. This is the story of how she broke through. Her relentless optimism has led her to always do things her own way, even if it didn't work the first time, and her incredible self-belief has pushed her to keep on trying, even if it didn't work the second or third time either. Whether she was putting on teddy bear shows on boarding school beds or swordfighting on the streets of London, Eddie never stopped trying to achieve her dreams of becoming a performer. Brimming with her distinctively surreal humour and disarming candour, Believe Me tells the story of a person who never took no for an answer. 'This book is a raw, honest exploration of what it means to live your truth, to be unapologetically ambitious. It's about being brave. And hilarious' Chelsea Handler 'Laughter trumps sorrow in candid comedian Eddie Izzard's Believe Me' Vanity Fair 'A comedy gem' Guardian]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/make-your-bed-feel-grounded-and-think-positive-in-10-simple-steps-by-william-h-mcraven--65200134https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293626 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Make Your Bed: Feel grounded and think positive in 10 simple steps Author: William H. McRaven Narrator: William H. McRaven Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 43 minutes Release date: June 15, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.28 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Make Your Bed, written and read by William H. McRaven. *** THE INCREDIBLE No. 1 New York Times BESTSELLER *** Make your bed to change the world... 'What starts here changes the world' was the university slogan that inspired William H. McRaven to take charge of the small things that could change his life . . . and even the world. Here McRaven shares the 10 life-changing principles he learned during his 37 years as a Navy SEAL. These 10 philosophies helped him to overcome challenges not only in his career, but also throughout his life. What's more anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves, and the world, for the better . . . Begin each day with a simple task, help one another you through life, respect everyone, know that your life won't be fair and that you will fail often; take risks, step-up when times are tough, face-down the bullies, lift-up the downtrodden and never ever give up. Do these things and we will live in a far better world than the one before it . . . Told with great humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple and universal wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire readers to achieve more even in life's darkest moments. 'Superb, smart, succinct' Forbes 'A book to inspire your children and grandchildren to become everything they can' The Wall Street Journal]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293626Thu, 15 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293626 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Make Your Bed: Feel grounded and think positive in 10 simple steps Author: William H. McRaven Narrator: William H. McRaven Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293626 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Make Your Bed: Feel grounded and think positive in 10 simple steps Author: William H. McRaven Narrator: William H. McRaven Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 43 minutes Release date: June 15, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.28 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Make Your Bed, written and read by William H. McRaven. *** THE INCREDIBLE No. 1 New York Times BESTSELLER *** Make your bed to change the world... 'What starts here changes the world' was the university slogan that inspired William H. McRaven to take charge of the small things that could change his life . . . and even the world. Here McRaven shares the 10 life-changing principles he learned during his 37 years as a Navy SEAL. These 10 philosophies helped him to overcome challenges not only in his career, but also throughout his life. What's more anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves, and the world, for the better . . . Begin each day with a simple task, help one another you through life, respect everyone, know that your life won't be fair and that you will fail often; take risks, step-up when times are tough, face-down the bullies, lift-up the downtrodden and never ever give up. Do these things and we will live in a far better world than the one before it . . . Told with great humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple and universal wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire readers to achieve more even in life's darkest moments. 'Superb, smart, succinct' Forbes 'A book to inspire your children and grandchildren to become everything they can' The Wall Street Journal]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/west-of-eden-by-jean-stein--65200119https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: West of Eden Author: Jean Stein Narrator: Kathleen Mcinerney, Will Damron, Jorjeana Marie, Bruce Mann, Ann Marie Lee, Keith Szarabajka, Cassandra Campbell, Paul Boehmer, Tara Sands, Mark Bramhall, Scott Brick, Fred Sanders, Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 18 minutes Release date: June 15, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of West of Eden by Jean Stein, read by Scott Brick, Paul Boehmer, Tara Sands, Cassandra Campbell, Arthur Morey, Mark Bramhall, Kathleen McInerney, Ann Marie Lee, Fred Sanders, Jorjeana Marie, Keith Szarabajka, Will Damron, and Bruce Mann. ‘A selective, sly history of studio era Hollywood... This is undoubtedly one of the best books ever written about the movies.’ The Number One Daily Telegraph Book of the Year West of Eden is the definitive story of Hollywood, told, in their own words, by the people on the inside: Lauren Bacall, Arthur Miller, Dennis Hopper, Frank Gehry, Ring Lardner, Joan Didion, Stephen Sondheim – all interviewed by Jean Stein, who grew up in the Forties in a fairytale mansion in the Hollywood Hills. The book takes us from the discovery of oil in the Twenties with the story of the tycoon Edward Doheny (There Will Be Blood) and traces the growth of corruption through the syndicates, the mob, and the movie studios – from the beginnings of the film industry to the end, with News Corp. and Rupert Murdoch (who bought the Stein mansion in 1985). West of Eden is about money, power, fame and terrible secrets: the doomed Hollywood of the late Fifties, early Sixties – ‘the rotten heart of paradise’. Like her last book, the best-selling Edie, this is an oral history told through brilliantly edited interviews. As this is Hollywood, it’s a book full of sex, drugs and celebrity glamour; but because it’s built from the firsthand accounts of people who were actually there, many of them writers, actors and artists, it’s also strangely claustrophobic, seductive, and completely compelling.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293469Thu, 15 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: West of Eden Author: Jean Stein Narrator: Kathleen Mcinerney, Will Damron, Jorjeana Marie, Bruce Mann, Ann Marie Lee, Keith Szarabajka, Cassandra...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: West of Eden Author: Jean Stein Narrator: Kathleen Mcinerney, Will Damron, Jorjeana Marie, Bruce Mann, Ann Marie Lee, Keith Szarabajka, Cassandra Campbell, Paul Boehmer, Tara Sands, Mark Bramhall, Scott Brick, Fred Sanders, Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 18 minutes Release date: June 15, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of West of Eden by Jean Stein, read by Scott Brick, Paul Boehmer, Tara Sands, Cassandra Campbell, Arthur Morey, Mark Bramhall, Kathleen McInerney, Ann Marie Lee, Fred Sanders, Jorjeana Marie, Keith Szarabajka, Will Damron, and Bruce Mann. ‘A selective, sly history of studio era Hollywood... This is undoubtedly one of the best books ever written about the movies.’ The Number One Daily Telegraph Book of the Year West of Eden is the definitive story of Hollywood, told, in their own words, by the people on the inside: Lauren Bacall, Arthur Miller, Dennis Hopper, Frank Gehry, Ring Lardner, Joan Didion, Stephen Sondheim – all interviewed by Jean Stein, who grew up in the Forties in a fairytale mansion in the Hollywood Hills. The book takes us from the discovery of oil in the Twenties with the story of the tycoon Edward Doheny (There Will Be Blood) and traces the growth of corruption through the syndicates, the mob, and the movie studios – from the beginnings of the film industry to the end, with News Corp. and Rupert Murdoch (who bought the Stein mansion in 1985). West of Eden is about money, power, fame and terrible secrets: the doomed Hollywood of the late Fifties, early Sixties – ‘the rotten heart of paradise’. Like her last book, the best-selling Edie, this is an oral history told through brilliantly edited interviews. As this is Hollywood, it’s a book full of sex, drugs and celebrity glamour; but because it’s built from the firsthand accounts of people who were actually there, many of them writers, actors and artists, it’s also strangely claustrophobic, seductive, and completely compelling.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/so-much-i-want-to-tell-you-letters-to-my-little-sister-by-anna-akana--65200169https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: So Much I Want to Tell You: Letters to My Little Sister Author: Anna Akana Narrator: Anna Akana Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 58 minutes Release date: June 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From Internet sensation Anna Akana comes a candid and poignant collection of essays about love, loss, and chasing adulthood. In 2007, Anna Akana lost her teen sister, Kristina, to suicide. In the months that followed, she realized that the one thing helping her process her grief and begin to heal was comedy. So she began making YouTube videos as a form of creative expression and as a way to connect with others. Ten years later, Anna has more than a million subscribers who watch her smart, honest vlogs on her YouTube channel. Her most popular videos, including “How to Put On Your Face” and “Why Girls Should Ask Guys Out,” are comical and provocative, but they all share a deeper message: Your worth is determined by you and you alone. You must learn to love yourself. In So Much I Want to Tell You, Anna opens up about her own struggles with poor self-esteem and reveals both the highs and lows of coming-of-age. She offers fresh, funny, hard-won advice for young women on everything from self-care to money to sex, and she is refreshingly straightforward about the realities of dating, female friendship, and the hustle required to make your dreams come true. This is Anna’s story, but, as she says, it belongs just as much to Kristina and to every other girl who must learn that growing up can be hard to do. Witty and real, Anna breaks things down in a way only a big sister can. Praise for So Much I Want to Tell You “This book is filled with the kind of honesty, vulnerability, and determination that makes Anna such a captivating person. One warning: You’ll want to hug her a lot while reading this.”—Natalie Tran, actress and comedian “As a woman working in entertainment, Anna Akana is accustomed to feeling vulnerable. Which means that she’s used to being brave. This book is a tribute to the duality of bravery and fear as told through Anna’s experiences to date.”—Hannah Hart, New York Times bestselling author of Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded “Frank advice on how to live a productive, happy life . . . written in tribute to a ‘fearless, talented, and bold’ sister.”—Kirkus Reviews]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292675Tue, 13 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: So Much I Want to Tell You: Letters to My Little Sister Author: Anna Akana Narrator: Anna Akana Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 58 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: So Much I Want to Tell You: Letters to My Little Sister Author: Anna Akana Narrator: Anna Akana Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 58 minutes Release date: June 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From Internet sensation Anna Akana comes a candid and poignant collection of essays about love, loss, and chasing adulthood. In 2007, Anna Akana lost her teen sister, Kristina, to suicide. In the months that followed, she realized that the one thing helping her process her grief and begin to heal was comedy. So she began making YouTube videos as a form of creative expression and as a way to connect with others. Ten years later, Anna has more than a million subscribers who watch her smart, honest vlogs on her YouTube channel. Her most popular videos, including “How to Put On Your Face” and “Why Girls Should Ask Guys Out,” are comical and provocative, but they all share a deeper message: Your worth is determined by you and you alone. You must learn to love yourself. In So Much I Want to Tell You, Anna opens up about her own struggles with poor self-esteem and reveals both the highs and lows of coming-of-age. She offers fresh, funny, hard-won advice for young women on everything from self-care to money to sex, and she is refreshingly straightforward about the realities of dating, female friendship, and the hustle required to make your dreams come true. This is Anna’s story, but, as she says, it belongs just as much to Kristina and to every other girl who must learn that growing up can be hard to do. Witty and real, Anna breaks things down in a way only a big sister can. Praise for So Much I Want to Tell You “This book is filled with the kind of honesty, vulnerability, and determination that makes Anna such a captivating person. One warning: You’ll want to hug her a lot while reading this.”—Natalie Tran, actress and comedian “As a woman working in entertainment, Anna Akana is accustomed to feeling vulnerable. Which means that she’s used to being brave. This book is a tribute to the duality of bravery and fear as told through Anna’s experiences to date.”—Hannah Hart, New York Times bestselling author of Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded “Frank advice on how to live a productive, happy life . . . written in tribute to a ‘fearless, talented, and bold’ sister.”—Kirkus Reviews]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/runnin-with-the-devil-a-backstage-pass-to-the-wild-times-loud-rock-and-the-down-and-dirty-truth-behind-the-making-of-van-halen-by-joe-la--65200163https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Runnin' with the Devil: A Backstage Pass to the Wild Times, Loud Rock, and the Down and Dirty Truth Behind the Making of Van Halen Author: Joe Layden, Noel Monk Narrator: Fred Berman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 2 minutes Release date: June 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 60 Ratings of Narrator: 4.72 of Total 18 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The manager who shepherded Van Halen from obscurity to rock stardom goes behind the scenes to tell the complete, unadulterated story of David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, and the legendary band that changed rock music. Van Halen’s rise in the 1980s was one of the most thrilling the music world had ever seen—their mythos an epic party, a sweaty, sexy, never-ending rock extravaganza. During this unparalleled run of success, debauchery, and drama, no one was closer to the band than Noel Monk. A man who’d worked with some of rock’s biggest and most notorious names, Monk spent seven years with Van Halen, serving first as their tour manger then as their personal manager until 1985, when both he and David Lee Roth exited as controversy, backstabbing, and disappointment consumed the band. Throughout Van Halen’s meteoric rise and abrupt halt, this confidant, fixer, friend, and promoter saw it all and lived to tell. Now, for the first time, he shares the most outrageous escapades—from their coming of age to their most shocking behavior on the road; from Eddie’s courtship and high profile wedding to Valerie Bertinelli to the incredible drug use which would ultimately lead to everyone’s demise. Sharing never-before-told stories, Monk paints a compelling portrait of Eddie Van Halen, bringing into focus the unique combination of talent, vision, hardship, and naiveté that shaped one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time—and made him and his brother vulnerable to the trappings and failings of fame. Runnin’ with the Devil is manna from rock heaven no Van Halen fan can miss.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293091Tue, 13 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Runnin' with the Devil: A Backstage Pass to the Wild Times, Loud Rock, and the Down and Dirty Truth Behind the Making of Van Halen Author: Joe Layden,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Runnin' with the Devil: A Backstage Pass to the Wild Times, Loud Rock, and the Down and Dirty Truth Behind the Making of Van Halen Author: Joe Layden, Noel Monk Narrator: Fred Berman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 2 minutes Release date: June 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 60 Ratings of Narrator: 4.72 of Total 18 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The manager who shepherded Van Halen from obscurity to rock stardom goes behind the scenes to tell the complete, unadulterated story of David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, and the legendary band that changed rock music. Van Halen’s rise in the 1980s was one of the most thrilling the music world had ever seen—their mythos an epic party, a sweaty, sexy, never-ending rock extravaganza. During this unparalleled run of success, debauchery, and drama, no one was closer to the band than Noel Monk. A man who’d worked with some of rock’s biggest and most notorious names, Monk spent seven years with Van Halen, serving first as their tour manger then as their personal manager until 1985, when both he and David Lee Roth exited as controversy, backstabbing, and disappointment consumed the band. Throughout Van Halen’s meteoric rise and abrupt halt, this confidant, fixer, friend, and promoter saw it all and lived to tell. Now, for the first time, he shares the most outrageous escapades—from their coming of age to their most shocking behavior on the road; from Eddie’s courtship and high profile wedding to Valerie Bertinelli to the incredible drug use which would ultimately lead to everyone’s demise. Sharing never-before-told stories, Monk paints a compelling portrait of Eddie Van Halen, bringing into focus the unique combination of talent, vision, hardship, and naiveté that shaped one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time—and made him and his brother vulnerable to the trappings and failings of fame. Runnin’ with the Devil is manna from rock heaven no Van Halen fan can miss.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stay-interesting-i-don-t-always-tell-stories-about-my-life-but-when-i-do-they-re-true-and-amazing-by-jonathan-goldsmith--65200157https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292678 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stay Interesting: I Don't Always Tell Stories About My Life, but When I Do They're True and Amazing Author: Jonathan Goldsmith Narrator: Jonathan Goldsmith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 40 minutes Release date: June 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: What makes a life truly interesting? Is it the people you meet? The risks you take? The adventures you remember? Jonathan Goldsmith has many answers to that question. For years he was a struggling actor in New York and Los Angeles, with experiences that included competing for roles with Dustin Hoffman, getting shot by John Wayne, drinking with Tennessee Williams, and sailing the high seas with Fernando Lamas, never mind romancing many lovely ladies along the way. However, it wasn’t all fun and games for Jonathan. Frustrated with his career, he left Hollywood for other adventures in business and life. But then, a fascinating opportunity came his way—a chance to star in a new campaign for Dos Equis beer. A role he was sure he wasn’t right for, but he gave it a shot all the same. Which led to the role that would bring him the success that had so long eluded him—that of “The Most Interesting Man in the World.” A memoir told through a series of adventures and the lessons he’s learned and wants to pass on, Stay Interesting is a truly daring and bold tale, and a manifesto about taking chances, not giving up, making courageous choices, and living a truly adventurous, and always interesting life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292678Tue, 13 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292678 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stay Interesting: I Don't Always Tell Stories About My Life, but When I Do They're True and Amazing Author: Jonathan Goldsmith Narrator: Jonathan...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292678 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stay Interesting: I Don't Always Tell Stories About My Life, but When I Do They're True and Amazing Author: Jonathan Goldsmith Narrator: Jonathan Goldsmith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 40 minutes Release date: June 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: What makes a life truly interesting? Is it the people you meet? The risks you take? The adventures you remember? Jonathan Goldsmith has many answers to that question. For years he was a struggling actor in New York and Los Angeles, with experiences that included competing for roles with Dustin Hoffman, getting shot by John Wayne, drinking with Tennessee Williams, and sailing the high seas with Fernando Lamas, never mind romancing many lovely ladies along the way. However, it wasn’t all fun and games for Jonathan. Frustrated with his career, he left Hollywood for other adventures in business and life. But then, a fascinating opportunity came his way—a chance to star in a new campaign for Dos Equis beer. A role he was sure he wasn’t right for, but he gave it a shot all the same. Which led to the role that would bring him the success that had so long eluded him—that of “The Most Interesting Man in the World.” A memoir told through a series of adventures and the lessons he’s learned and wants to pass on, Stay Interesting is a truly daring and bold tale, and a manifesto about taking chances, not giving up, making courageous choices, and living a truly adventurous, and always interesting life.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/memory-s-last-breath-field-notes-on-my-dementia-by-gerda-saunders--65200131https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia Author: Gerda Saunders Narrator: Gerda Saunders, Edita Brychta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A 'courageous and singular book' (Andrew Solomon), Memory's Last Breath is an unsparing, beautifully written memoir -- 'an intimate, revealing account of living with dementia' (Shelf Awareness). Based on the 'field notes' she keeps in her journal, Memory's Last Breath is Gerda Saunders' astonishing window into a life distorted by dementia. She writes about shopping trips cut short by unintentional shoplifting, car journeys derailed when she loses her bearings, and the embarrassment of forgetting what she has just said to a room of colleagues. Coping with the complications of losing short-term memory, Saunders, a former university professor, nonetheless embarks on a personal investigation of the brain and its mysteries, examining science and literature, and immersing herself in vivid memories of her childhood in South Africa. 'For anyone facing dementia, [Saunders'] words are truly enlightening . . . Inspiring lessons about living and thriving with dementia.' -- Maria Shriver, NBC's Today Show]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293563Tue, 13 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia Author: Gerda Saunders Narrator: Gerda Saunders, Edita Brychta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia Author: Gerda Saunders Narrator: Gerda Saunders, Edita Brychta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A 'courageous and singular book' (Andrew Solomon), Memory's Last Breath is an unsparing, beautifully written memoir -- 'an intimate, revealing account of living with dementia' (Shelf Awareness). Based on the 'field notes' she keeps in her journal, Memory's Last Breath is Gerda Saunders' astonishing window into a life distorted by dementia. She writes about shopping trips cut short by unintentional shoplifting, car journeys derailed when she loses her bearings, and the embarrassment of forgetting what she has just said to a room of colleagues. Coping with the complications of losing short-term memory, Saunders, a former university professor, nonetheless embarks on a personal investigation of the brain and its mysteries, examining science and literature, and immersing herself in vivid memories of her childhood in South Africa. 'For anyone facing dementia, [Saunders'] words are truly enlightening . . . Inspiring lessons about living and thriving with dementia.' -- Maria Shriver, NBC's Today Show]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/believe-me-a-memoir-of-love-death-and-jazz-chickens-by-eddie-izzard--65200121https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293280 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens Author: Eddie Izzard Narrator: Eddie Izzard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 40 minutes Release date: June 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 40 Ratings of Narrator: 4.85 of Total 13 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Izzard is one of the funniest people alive, a talented actor, a sharp cross-dresser, an experienced marathon runner, and a great writer. You will have to read this if only to find out what a jazz chicken is.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer With his brand of keenly intelligent humor that ranges from world history to historical politics, sexual politics, mad ancient kings, and chickens with guns, Eddie Izzard has built an extraordinary fan base that transcends age, gender, and race. Writing with the same candor and insight evident in his comedy, he reflects on a childhood marked by the loss of his mother, boarding school, and alternative sexuality, as well as a life in comedy, film, politics, running and philanthropy. Honest and generous, Believe Me is an inspired account of a very singular life thus far.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293280Tue, 13 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293280 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens Author: Eddie Izzard Narrator: Eddie Izzard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 40...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293280 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens Author: Eddie Izzard Narrator: Eddie Izzard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 40 minutes Release date: June 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 40 Ratings of Narrator: 4.85 of Total 13 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Izzard is one of the funniest people alive, a talented actor, a sharp cross-dresser, an experienced marathon runner, and a great writer. You will have to read this if only to find out what a jazz chicken is.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer With his brand of keenly intelligent humor that ranges from world history to historical politics, sexual politics, mad ancient kings, and chickens with guns, Eddie Izzard has built an extraordinary fan base that transcends age, gender, and race. Writing with the same candor and insight evident in his comedy, he reflects on a childhood marked by the loss of his mother, boarding school, and alternative sexuality, as well as a life in comedy, film, politics, running and philanthropy. Honest and generous, Believe Me is an inspired account of a very singular life thus far.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-don-t-have-to-say-you-love-me-a-memoir-by-sherman-alexie--65200116https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292390 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir Author: Sherman Alexie Narrator: Sherman Alexie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.9 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A searing, deeply moving memoir about family, love, loss, and forgiveness from the critically acclaimed, bestselling National Book Award-winning author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Family relationships are never simple. But Sherman Alexie's bond with his mother Lillian was more complex than most. She plunged her family into chaos with a drinking habit, but shed her addiction when it was on the brink of costing her everything. She survived a violent past, but created an elaborate facade to hide the truth. She selflessly cared for strangers, but was often incapable of showering her children with the affection that they so desperately craved. She wanted a better life for her son, but it was only by leaving her behind that he could hope to achieve it. It's these contradictions that made Lillian Alexie a beautiful, mercurial, abusive, intelligent, complicated, and very human woman. When she passed away, the incongruities that defined his mother shook Sherman and his remembrance of her. Grappling with the haunting ghosts of the past in the wake of loss, he responded the only way he knew how: he wrote. The result is a stunning memoir filled with raw, angry, funny, profane, tender memories of a childhood few can imagine, much less survive. An unflinching and unforgettable remembrance, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me is a powerful, deeply felt account of a complicated relationship.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292390Tue, 13 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292390 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir Author: Sherman Alexie Narrator: Sherman Alexie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292390 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir Author: Sherman Alexie Narrator: Sherman Alexie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.9 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A searing, deeply moving memoir about family, love, loss, and forgiveness from the critically acclaimed, bestselling National Book Award-winning author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Family relationships are never simple. But Sherman Alexie's bond with his mother Lillian was more complex than most. She plunged her family into chaos with a drinking habit, but shed her addiction when it was on the brink of costing her everything. She survived a violent past, but created an elaborate facade to hide the truth. She selflessly cared for strangers, but was often incapable of showering her children with the affection that they so desperately craved. She wanted a better life for her son, but it was only by leaving her behind that he could hope to achieve it. It's these contradictions that made Lillian Alexie a beautiful, mercurial, abusive, intelligent, complicated, and very human woman. When she passed away, the incongruities that defined his mother shook Sherman and his remembrance of her. Grappling with the haunting ghosts of the past in the wake of loss, he responded the only way he knew how: he wrote. The result is a stunning memoir filled with raw, angry, funny, profane, tender memories of a childhood few can imagine, much less survive. An unflinching and unforgettable remembrance, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me is a powerful, deeply felt account of a complicated relationship.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/healing-children-a-surgeon-s-stories-from-the-frontiers-of-pediatric-medicine-by-kurt-newman--65200112https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292223 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Healing Children: A Surgeon's Stories from the Frontiers of Pediatric Medicine Author: Kurt Newman Narrator: Kurt Newman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A National Bestseller An “astounding and miraculous ” (Madeline Levine) medical memoir by one of our nation’s leading pediatric surgeons-- the visionary head of Children’s National  Anyone who has seen a child recover from a wound or a broken bone knows that kids are made to heal. Their bodies are more resilient, more adaptive, and far more able to withstand acute stress than adults’. In this inspiring memoir, Dr. Kurt Newman draws from his long experience as a pediatric surgeon working at one of our nation’s top children’s hospitals to make the case that children are more than miniature adults. Through the story of his own career and of the brave kids he has treated over the years—and their equally brave and tenacious parents—he reveals the revolution that is taking place in pediatric medicine. When he decided to become a pediatric surgeon, the field was in its infancy, struggling for esteem. Now, nearly forty years later, it is at the forefront of exhilarating new discoveries in everything from cancer research to mental health care. But few parents know how to access the best care for their children. Far too many find themselves frustrated and afraid.   Dr. Newman wrote this book to help guide parents—not just of sick kids but of all kids —and to share his knowledge of what children need to thrive. A deeply human story with a spectacular cast of young heroes and heroines, Healing Children will convince you that we still have a lot to learn from our kids.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292223Tue, 13 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292223 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Healing Children: A Surgeon's Stories from the Frontiers of Pediatric Medicine Author: Kurt Newman Narrator: Kurt Newman Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292223 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Healing Children: A Surgeon's Stories from the Frontiers of Pediatric Medicine Author: Kurt Newman Narrator: Kurt Newman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A National Bestseller An “astounding and miraculous ” (Madeline Levine) medical memoir by one of our nation’s leading pediatric surgeons-- the visionary head of Children’s National  Anyone who has seen a child recover from a wound or a broken bone knows that kids are made to heal. Their bodies are more resilient, more adaptive, and far more able to withstand acute stress than adults’. In this inspiring memoir, Dr. Kurt Newman draws from his long experience as a pediatric surgeon working at one of our nation’s top children’s hospitals to make the case that children are more than miniature adults. Through the story of his own career and of the brave kids he has treated over the years—and their equally brave and tenacious parents—he reveals the revolution that is taking place in pediatric medicine. When he decided to become a pediatric surgeon, the field was in its infancy, struggling for esteem. Now, nearly forty years later, it is at the forefront of exhilarating new discoveries in everything from cancer research to mental health care. But few parents know how to access the best care for their children. Far too many find themselves frustrated and afraid.   Dr. Newman wrote this book to help guide parents—not just of sick kids but of all kids —and to share his knowledge of what children need to thrive. A deeply human story with a spectacular cast of young heroes and heroines, Healing Children will convince you that we still have a lot to learn from our kids.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hunger-a-memoir-of-my-body-by-roxane-gay--65200108https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293749 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Author: Roxane Gay Narrator: Roxane Gay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 58 minutes Release date: June 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 69 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 11 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist: a searingly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image, and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself. “I ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if I made myself big, my body would be safe. I buried the girl I was because she ran into all kinds of trouble. I tried to erase every memory of her, but she is still there, somewhere. . . . I was trapped in my body, one that I barely recognized or understood, but at least I was safe.” In her phenomenally popular essays and long-running Tumblr blog, Roxane Gay has written with intimacy and sensitivity about food and body, using her own emotional and psychological struggles as a means of exploring our shared anxieties over pleasure, consumption, appearance, and health. As a woman who describes her own body as “wildly undisciplined,” Roxane understands the tension between desire and denial, between self-comfort and self-care. In Hunger, she explores her past—including the devastating act of violence that acted as a turning point in her young life—and brings readers along on her journey to understand and ultimately save herself. With the bracing candor, vulnerability, and power that have made her one of the most admired writers of her generation, Roxane explores what it means to learn to take care of yourself: how to feed your hungers for delicious and satisfying food, a smaller and safer body, and a body that can love and be loved—in a time when the bigger you are, the smaller your world becomes.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293749Tue, 13 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293749 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Author: Roxane Gay Narrator: Roxane Gay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 58 minutes Release date: June 13,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293749 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Author: Roxane Gay Narrator: Roxane Gay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 58 minutes Release date: June 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 69 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 11 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist: a searingly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image, and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself. “I ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if I made myself big, my body would be safe. I buried the girl I was because she ran into all kinds of trouble. I tried to erase every memory of her, but she is still there, somewhere. . . . I was trapped in my body, one that I barely recognized or understood, but at least I was safe.” In her phenomenally popular essays and long-running Tumblr blog, Roxane Gay has written with intimacy and sensitivity about food and body, using her own emotional and psychological struggles as a means of exploring our shared anxieties over pleasure, consumption, appearance, and health. As a woman who describes her own body as “wildly undisciplined,” Roxane understands the tension between desire and denial, between self-comfort and self-care. In Hunger, she explores her past—including the devastating act of violence that acted as a turning point in her young life—and brings readers along on her journey to understand and ultimately save herself. With the bracing candor, vulnerability, and power that have made her one of the most admired writers of her generation, Roxane explores what it means to learn to take care of yourself: how to feed your hungers for delicious and satisfying food, a smaller and safer body, and a body that can love and be loved—in a time when the bigger you are, the smaller your world becomes.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-be-a-muslim-an-american-story-by-haroon-moghul--65200143https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292558 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Be a Muslim: An American Story Author: Haroon Moghul Narrator: Kamran R. Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 55 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A searing portrait of Muslim life in the West, this “profound and intimate” memoir captures one man’s struggle to forge an American Muslim identity (Washington Post) Haroon Moghul was thrust into the spotlight after 9/11, becoming an undergraduate leader at New York University’s Islamic Center forced into appearances everywhere: on TV, before interfaith audiences, in print. Moghul was becoming a prominent voice for American Muslims even as he struggled with his relationship to Islam. In high school he was barely a believer and entirely convinced he was going to hell. He sometimes drank. He didn’t pray regularly. All he wanted was a girlfriend. But as he discovered, it wasn’t so easy to leave religion behind. To be true to himself, he needed to forge a unique American Muslim identity that reflected his beliefs and personality. How to Be a Muslim reveals a young man coping with the crushing pressure of a world that fears Muslims, struggling with his faith and searching for intellectual forebears, and suffering the onset of bipolar disorder. This is the story of the second-generation immigrant, of what it’s like to lose yourself between cultures and how to pick up the pieces.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292558Tue, 06 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292558 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Be a Muslim: An American Story Author: Haroon Moghul Narrator: Kamran R. Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 55 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292558 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Be a Muslim: An American Story Author: Haroon Moghul Narrator: Kamran R. Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 55 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A searing portrait of Muslim life in the West, this “profound and intimate” memoir captures one man’s struggle to forge an American Muslim identity (Washington Post) Haroon Moghul was thrust into the spotlight after 9/11, becoming an undergraduate leader at New York University’s Islamic Center forced into appearances everywhere: on TV, before interfaith audiences, in print. Moghul was becoming a prominent voice for American Muslims even as he struggled with his relationship to Islam. In high school he was barely a believer and entirely convinced he was going to hell. He sometimes drank. He didn’t pray regularly. All he wanted was a girlfriend. But as he discovered, it wasn’t so easy to leave religion behind. To be true to himself, he needed to forge a unique American Muslim identity that reflected his beliefs and personality. How to Be a Muslim reveals a young man coping with the crushing pressure of a world that fears Muslims, struggling with his faith and searching for intellectual forebears, and suffering the onset of bipolar disorder. This is the story of the second-generation immigrant, of what it’s like to lose yourself between cultures and how to pick up the pieces.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/called-to-rise-a-life-in-faithful-service-to-the-community-that-made-me-by-michelle-burford-david-o-brown--65200142https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292225 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Called to Rise: A Life in Faithful Service to the Community That Made Me Author: Michelle Burford, David O. Brown Narrator: David O. Brown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The Dallas police chief who inspired a nation with his response to the killing of five of his officers shares his personal story and his faith in America’s potential to unite communities through a dedication to transparency and trust. “The real deal: a real Christian, a real man, a real leader.”—Whoopi Goldberg, The View   “A front-row seat to the tension between law enforcement and minority residents nationwide.”—The Dallas Morning News On July 7, 2016, protesters marched in the streets of Dallas to demonstrate against the killings of unarmed black men by the police. As the peaceful event drew to a close, a sniper opened fire, targeting white cops and killing five of them. Into this charged situation stepped Dallas police chief David O. Brown, who, with a historic new tactical approach, quickly ended the gunman’s siege and calmed his community and the nation. In this powerful memoir, Chief Brown takes us behind the scenes of that tragedy and shares intimate moments from his early life: his childhood, in which he was raised by a single mom in a neighborhood poor in resources but rich in love and faith; his college years—cut short when he felt called to save his hometown from its descent into drug-related violence; and, as he moved up the ranks, a series of deeply personal tragedies. His first partner on the job was killed in the line of duty; his younger brother was murdered by drug dealers; and during Brown’s first month as chief of police, his mentally ill son was killed by a cop after taking two other lives. Called to Rise charts how, over his thirty-three-year career, Brown evolved from a “throw ’em in jail and let God sort ’em out” beat cop into a passionate advocate for community-oriented law enforcement, rising from crime scene investigator to S.W.A.T. team leader to the head of a municipal police department widely regarded as one of America’s finest. Now retired, “America’s chief” wants to bring his hard-earned knowledge of Dallas—emphasizing outreach, accountability, and inclusion—to help encourage unity in the nation’s hurting communities. Chief Brown believes that we have to band together to engage in the kind of dialogue that can lead to solutions. In place of complaining, we all have to take action—and one first great step is to tune in to what is being said. Called to Rise explores the keys to that dialogue—trust, transparency, and compassion—that have made Brown a leader on the front lines of social change in America.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292225Tue, 06 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292225 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Called to Rise: A Life in Faithful Service to the Community That Made Me Author: Michelle Burford, David O. Brown Narrator: David O. Brown Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292225 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Called to Rise: A Life in Faithful Service to the Community That Made Me Author: Michelle Burford, David O. Brown Narrator: David O. Brown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The Dallas police chief who inspired a nation with his response to the killing of five of his officers shares his personal story and his faith in America’s potential to unite communities through a dedication to transparency and trust. “The real deal: a real Christian, a real man, a real leader.”—Whoopi Goldberg, The View   “A front-row seat to the tension between law enforcement and minority residents nationwide.”—The Dallas Morning News On July 7, 2016, protesters marched in the streets of Dallas to demonstrate against the killings of unarmed black men by the police. As the peaceful event drew to a close, a sniper opened fire, targeting white cops and killing five of them. Into this charged situation stepped Dallas police chief David O. Brown, who, with a historic new tactical approach, quickly ended the gunman’s siege and calmed his community and the nation. In this powerful memoir, Chief Brown takes us behind the scenes of that tragedy and shares intimate moments from his early life: his childhood, in which he was raised by a single mom in a neighborhood poor in resources but rich in love and faith; his college years—cut short when he felt called to save his hometown from its descent into drug-related violence; and, as he moved up the ranks, a series of deeply personal tragedies. His first partner on the job was killed in the line of duty; his younger brother was murdered by drug dealers; and during Brown’s first month as chief of police, his mentally ill son was killed by a cop after taking two other lives. Called to Rise charts how, over his thirty-three-year career, Brown evolved from a “throw ’em in jail and let God sort ’em out” beat cop into a passionate advocate for community-oriented law enforcement, rising from crime scene investigator to S.W.A.T. team leader to the head of a municipal police department widely regarded as one of America’s finest. Now retired, “America’s chief” wants to bring his hard-earned knowledge of Dallas—emphasizing outreach, accountability, and inclusion—to help encourage unity in the nation’s hurting communities. Chief Brown believes that we have to band together to engage in the kind of dialogue that can lead to solutions. In place of complaining, we all have to take action—and one first great step is to tune in to what is being said. Called to Rise explores the keys to that dialogue—trust, transparency, and compassion—that have made Brown a leader on the front lines of social change in America.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ultimate-glory-frisbee-obsession-and-my-wild-youth-by-david-gessner--65200136https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ultimate Glory: Frisbee, Obsession, and My Wild Youth Author: David Gessner Narrator: David Gessner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 43 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A story of obsession, glory, and the wild early days of Ultimate Frisbee. David Gessner devoted his twenties to a cultish sport called Ultimate Frisbee. Like his teammates and rivals, he trained for countless hours, sacrificing his body and potential career for a chance at fleeting glory without fortune or fame. His only goal: to win Nationals and go down in Ultimate history as one of the greatest athletes no one has ever heard of.  With humor and raw honesty, Gessner explores what it means to devote one’s life to something that many consider ridiculous. Today, Ultimate is played by millions, but in the 1980s, it was an obscure sport with a (mostly) undeserved stoner reputation. Its early heroes were as scrappy as the sport they loved, driven by fierce competition, intense rivalries, epic parties, and the noble ideals of the Spirit of the Game.  Ultimate Glory is a portrait of the artist as a young ruffian. Gessner shares the field and his seemingly insane obsession with a cast of closely knit, larger-than-life characters. As his sport grows up, so does he, and eventually he gives up chasing flying discs to pursue a career as a writer. But he never forgets his love for this misunderstood sport and the rare sense of purpose he attained as a member of its priesthood.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293274Tue, 06 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ultimate Glory: Frisbee, Obsession, and My Wild Youth Author: David Gessner Narrator: David Gessner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 43...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ultimate Glory: Frisbee, Obsession, and My Wild Youth Author: David Gessner Narrator: David Gessner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 43 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A story of obsession, glory, and the wild early days of Ultimate Frisbee. David Gessner devoted his twenties to a cultish sport called Ultimate Frisbee. Like his teammates and rivals, he trained for countless hours, sacrificing his body and potential career for a chance at fleeting glory without fortune or fame. His only goal: to win Nationals and go down in Ultimate history as one of the greatest athletes no one has ever heard of.  With humor and raw honesty, Gessner explores what it means to devote one’s life to something that many consider ridiculous. Today, Ultimate is played by millions, but in the 1980s, it was an obscure sport with a (mostly) undeserved stoner reputation. Its early heroes were as scrappy as the sport they loved, driven by fierce competition, intense rivalries, epic parties, and the noble ideals of the Spirit of the Game.  Ultimate Glory is a portrait of the artist as a young ruffian. Gessner shares the field and his seemingly insane obsession with a cast of closely knit, larger-than-life characters. As his sport grows up, so does he, and eventually he gives up chasing flying discs to pursue a career as a writer. But he never forgets his love for this misunderstood sport and the rare sense of purpose he attained as a member of its priesthood.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mean-dads-for-a-better-america-the-generous-rewards-of-an-old-fashioned-childhood-by-tom-shillue--65200125https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mean Dads for a Better America: The Generous Rewards of an Old-Fashioned Childhood Author: Tom Shillue Narrator: Tom Shillue Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 37 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the stand-up comedian and popular host on the Fox News Network, a nostalgic look back at his childhood and the simple American values that shaped his worldview—a portrait of growing up in 1970s America. As a comedian and conservative thinker, whip-smart funny Tom Shillue grounds his ideas about our current culture and political climate in stories from his childhood. Growing up as one of five kids in a devout Irish Catholic family in a small town outside of Boston, Tom sincerely believes that the rough-and-tumble, rules-dominated world in which he came of age was a better America—a time and place that made him into the well-adjusted, happy, successful man he is today. In Mean Dads for a Better America, Tom reminisces about his childhood, his family, and the traditional values he cherishes. He takes us back to a time when neighbors disciplined each other’s children without fear of being sued, when kids made it to the family table for dinner, when parents’ rules were gospel, when the occasional fistfight was considered a fair way to solve a problem, and when children were free to roam, make mistakes, and experience the first tastes of independence. On the Fox News Network, Tom debates, debunks, and entertains with his hilarious approach to issues of the day. Here, he brings that talent and wisdom to the page, tackling the issues that confound many Americans, like our hypersensitive culture and overzealous parenting. As Tom celebrates the stability of family life and the sanity of days gone by, he encourages us to hold on to our sense of humor and look back at our own lives, as we work towards creating a better future for ourselves and our kids, all while making us laugh.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293334Tue, 06 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mean Dads for a Better America: The Generous Rewards of an Old-Fashioned Childhood Author: Tom Shillue Narrator: Tom Shillue Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mean Dads for a Better America: The Generous Rewards of an Old-Fashioned Childhood Author: Tom Shillue Narrator: Tom Shillue Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 37 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the stand-up comedian and popular host on the Fox News Network, a nostalgic look back at his childhood and the simple American values that shaped his worldview—a portrait of growing up in 1970s America. As a comedian and conservative thinker, whip-smart funny Tom Shillue grounds his ideas about our current culture and political climate in stories from his childhood. Growing up as one of five kids in a devout Irish Catholic family in a small town outside of Boston, Tom sincerely believes that the rough-and-tumble, rules-dominated world in which he came of age was a better America—a time and place that made him into the well-adjusted, happy, successful man he is today. In Mean Dads for a Better America, Tom reminisces about his childhood, his family, and the traditional values he cherishes. He takes us back to a time when neighbors disciplined each other’s children without fear of being sued, when kids made it to the family table for dinner, when parents’ rules were gospel, when the occasional fistfight was considered a fair way to solve a problem, and when children were free to roam, make mistakes, and experience the first tastes of independence. On the Fox News Network, Tom debates, debunks, and entertains with his hilarious approach to issues of the day. Here, he brings that talent and wisdom to the page, tackling the issues that confound many Americans, like our hypersensitive culture and overzealous parenting. As Tom celebrates the stability of family life and the sanity of days gone by, he encourages us to hold on to our sense of humor and look back at our own lives, as we work towards creating a better future for ourselves and our kids, all while making us laugh.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-rent-in-bed-stuy-a-memoir-of-trying-to-make-it-in-new-york-city-by-brandon-harris--65200123https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292658 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Making Rent in Bed-Stuy: A Memoir of Trying to Make It in New York City Author: Brandon Harris Narrator: Brandon Massey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A young African American millennial filmmaker’s funny, sometimes painful, true-life coming-of-age story of trying to make it in New York City—a chronicle of poverty and wealth, creativity and commerce, struggle and insecurity, and the economic and cultural forces intertwined with ''the serious, life-threatening process'' of gentrification. Making Rent in Bed-Stuy explores the history and sociocultural importance of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn’s largest historically black community, through the lens of a coming-of-age young American negro artist living at the dawn of an era in which urban class warfare is politely referred to as gentrification. Bookended by accounts of two different breakups, from a roommate and a lover, both who come from the white American elite, the book oscillates between chapters of urban bildungsroman and a historical examination of some of Bed-Stuy’s most salient aesthetic and political legacies. Filled with personal stories and a vibrant cast of iconoclastic characters— friends and acquaintances such as Spike Lee; Lena Dunham; and Paul MacCleod, who made a living charging $5 for a tour of his extensive Elvis collection—Making Rent in Bed-Stuy poignantly captures what happens when youthful idealism clashes head-on with adult reality. Melding in-depth reportage and personal narrative that investigates the disappointments and ironies of the Obama era, the book describes Brandon Harris’s radicalization, and the things he lost, and gained, along the way.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292658Tue, 06 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292658 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Making Rent in Bed-Stuy: A Memoir of Trying to Make It in New York City Author: Brandon Harris Narrator: Brandon Massey Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292658 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Making Rent in Bed-Stuy: A Memoir of Trying to Make It in New York City Author: Brandon Harris Narrator: Brandon Massey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A young African American millennial filmmaker’s funny, sometimes painful, true-life coming-of-age story of trying to make it in New York City—a chronicle of poverty and wealth, creativity and commerce, struggle and insecurity, and the economic and cultural forces intertwined with ''the serious, life-threatening process'' of gentrification. Making Rent in Bed-Stuy explores the history and sociocultural importance of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn’s largest historically black community, through the lens of a coming-of-age young American negro artist living at the dawn of an era in which urban class warfare is politely referred to as gentrification. Bookended by accounts of two different breakups, from a roommate and a lover, both who come from the white American elite, the book oscillates between chapters of urban bildungsroman and a historical examination of some of Bed-Stuy’s most salient aesthetic and political legacies. Filled with personal stories and a vibrant cast of iconoclastic characters— friends and acquaintances such as Spike Lee; Lena Dunham; and Paul MacCleod, who made a living charging $5 for a tour of his extensive Elvis collection—Making Rent in Bed-Stuy poignantly captures what happens when youthful idealism clashes head-on with adult reality. Melding in-depth reportage and personal narrative that investigates the disappointments and ironies of the Obama era, the book describes Brandon Harris’s radicalization, and the things he lost, and gained, along the way.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bright-hour-a-memoir-of-living-and-dying-by-nina-riggs--65200117https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying Author: Nina Riggs Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 34 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.64 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: * INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “Stunning…heartrending…this year’s When Breath Becomes Air.” —Nora Krug, The Washington Post “Beautiful and haunting.” —Matt McCarthy, MD, USA TODAY “Deeply affecting…simultaneously heartbreaking and funny.” —People (Book of the Week) “Vivid, immediate.” —Laura Collins-Hughes, The Boston Globe Starred reviews from * Kirkus Reviews * Publishers Weekly * Library Journal * Best Books of 2017 Selection by * The Washington Post * Most Anticipated Summer Reading Selection by * The Washington Post * Entertainment Weekly * Glamour * The Seattle Times * Vulture * InStyle * Bookpage * Bookriot * Real Simple * The Atlanta Journal-Constitution * The New York Times bestseller by poet Nina Riggs, mother of two young sons and the direct descendant of Ralph Waldo Emerson, is “a stunning…heart-rending meditation on life…It is this year’s When Breath Becomes Air” (The Washington Post). We are breathless but we love the days. They are promises. They are the only way to walk from one night to the other. Poet and essayist Nina Riggs was just thirty-seven years old when initially diagnosed with breast cancer—one small spot. Within a year, she received the devastating news that her cancer was terminal. How does a dying person learn to live each day “unattached to outcome”? How does one approach the moments, big and small, with both love and honesty? How does a young mother and wife prepare her two young children and adored husband for a loss that will shape the rest of their lives? How do we want to be remembered? Exploring motherhood, marriage, friendship, and memory, Nina asks: What makes a meaningful life when one has limited time? “Profound and poignant” (O, The Oprah Magazine), The Bright Hour is about how to make the most of all the days, even the painful ones. It’s about the way literature, especially Nina’s direct ancestor, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and her other muse, Montaigne, can be a balm and a form of prayer. Brilliantly written and exceptionally moving, it’s a “deeply affecting memoir, a simultaneously heartbreaking and funny account of living with loss and the specter of death. As Riggs lyrically, unflinchingly details her reality, she finds beauty and truth that comfort even amid the crushing sadness” (People, Book of the Week). Tender and heartwarming, The Bright Hour “is a gentle reminder to cherish each day” (Entertainment Weekly, Best New Books) and offers us this important perspective: “You can read a multitude books about how to die, but Riggs, a dying woman, will show you how to live” (The New York Times Book Review, Editor’s Choice).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293209Tue, 06 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying Author: Nina Riggs Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 34 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying Author: Nina Riggs Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 34 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.64 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: * INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “Stunning…heartrending…this year’s When Breath Becomes Air.” —Nora Krug, The Washington Post “Beautiful and haunting.” —Matt McCarthy, MD, USA TODAY “Deeply affecting…simultaneously heartbreaking and funny.” —People (Book of the Week) “Vivid, immediate.” —Laura Collins-Hughes, The Boston Globe Starred reviews from * Kirkus Reviews * Publishers Weekly * Library Journal * Best Books of 2017 Selection by * The Washington Post * Most Anticipated Summer Reading Selection by * The Washington Post * Entertainment Weekly * Glamour * The Seattle Times * Vulture * InStyle * Bookpage * Bookriot * Real Simple * The Atlanta Journal-Constitution * The New York Times bestseller by poet Nina Riggs, mother of two young sons and the direct descendant of Ralph Waldo Emerson, is “a stunning…heart-rending meditation on life…It is this year’s When Breath Becomes Air” (The Washington Post). We are breathless but we love the days. They are promises. They are the only way to walk from one night to the other. Poet and essayist Nina Riggs was just thirty-seven years old when initially diagnosed with breast cancer—one small spot. Within a year, she received the devastating news that her cancer was terminal. How does a dying person learn to live each day “unattached to outcome”? How does one approach the moments, big and small, with both love and honesty? How does a young mother and wife prepare her two young children and adored husband for a loss that will shape the rest of their lives? How do we want to be remembered? Exploring motherhood, marriage, friendship, and memory, Nina asks: What makes a meaningful life when one has limited time? “Profound and poignant” (O, The Oprah Magazine), The Bright Hour is about how to make the most of all the days, even the painful ones. It’s about the way literature, especially Nina’s direct ancestor, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and her other muse, Montaigne, can be a balm and a form of prayer. Brilliantly written and exceptionally moving, it’s a “deeply affecting memoir, a simultaneously heartbreaking and funny account of living with loss and the specter of death. As Riggs lyrically, unflinchingly details her reality, she finds beauty and truth that comfort even amid the crushing sadness” (People, Book of the Week). Tender and heartwarming, The Bright Hour “is a gentle reminder to cherish each day” (Entertainment Weekly, Best New Books) and offers us this important perspective: “You can read a multitude books about how to die, but Riggs, a dying woman, will show you how to live” (The New York Times Book Review, Editor’s Choice).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-revolution-a-future-to-believe-in-by-bernie-sanders--65200111https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293988 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In Author: Bernie Sanders Narrator: Bernie Sanders, Mark Ruffalo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 34 minutes Release date: June 1, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Our Revolution written and read by Bernie Sanders. Bernie Sanders stormed to international headlines after running an extraordinary campaign for the Democratic primaries that saw over 13 million people turn out to vote for him, and changed the global discussion surrounding US politics. But how did a complete unknown and a democratic socialist make such waves? In Our Revolution, Sanders provides a unique insight into the campaign that galvanized a movement, sharing experiences from the campaign trail and the ideas and strategies that shaped it. Sanders' message resonated with millions. His supporters are young and old, dissatisfied with expanding social inequality, struggling with economic instability and fighting against a political elite which has long ignored them. This global phenomenon is driving movements from Syriza in Greece to Podemos in Spain and the support for Jeremy Corbyn in the UK. Drawing on decades of experience as activist and public servant, Sanders outlines his ideas for continuing this revolution. He shows how we can fight for a progressive economic, environmental, racial and social justice agenda that creates jobs, raises wages and protects the planet. Searing in its assessment of the current political and economic situation, but hopeful and inspiring in its vision of the future, this book is essential for anyone tired of 'same as usual' politics and looking for a way to change the game.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293988Thu, 01 Jun 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293988 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In Author: Bernie Sanders Narrator: Bernie Sanders, Mark Ruffalo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 34...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293988 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In Author: Bernie Sanders Narrator: Bernie Sanders, Mark Ruffalo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 34 minutes Release date: June 1, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Our Revolution written and read by Bernie Sanders. Bernie Sanders stormed to international headlines after running an extraordinary campaign for the Democratic primaries that saw over 13 million people turn out to vote for him, and changed the global discussion surrounding US politics. But how did a complete unknown and a democratic socialist make such waves? In Our Revolution, Sanders provides a unique insight into the campaign that galvanized a movement, sharing experiences from the campaign trail and the ideas and strategies that shaped it. Sanders' message resonated with millions. His supporters are young and old, dissatisfied with expanding social inequality, struggling with economic instability and fighting against a political elite which has long ignored them. This global phenomenon is driving movements from Syriza in Greece to Podemos in Spain and the support for Jeremy Corbyn in the UK. Drawing on decades of experience as activist and public servant, Sanders outlines his ideas for continuing this revolution. He shows how we can fight for a progressive economic, environmental, racial and social justice agenda that creates jobs, raises wages and protects the planet. Searing in its assessment of the current political and economic situation, but hopeful and inspiring in its vision of the future, this book is essential for anyone tired of 'same as usual' politics and looking for a way to change the game.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ruthless-river-love-and-survival-by-raft-on-the-amazon-s-relentless-madre-de-dios-by-holly-fitzgerald--65200209https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292058 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ruthless River: Love and Survival by Raft on the Amazon's Relentless Madre de Dios Author: Holly Fitzgerald Narrator: Jorjeana Marie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 56 minutes Release date: May 30, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.2 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A stunning debut; a Departures original publication. The ultimate survival story; a wild ride—the wildest—down a South American river in the thick of the Amazon Basin; a true and thrilling adventure of a young married couple who survive a plane crash only to later raft hundreds of miles across Peru and Bolivia, ending up in a channel to nowhere, a dead end so flooded there is literally no land to stand on. Their raft—a mere four logs—separates them from the piranha-and-caiman-infested water until they finally realize that there is no way out but to swim. Vintage Original. Holly FitzGerald and her husband, Fitz—married less than two years—set out on a yearlong honeymoon adventure of a lifetime, backpacking around the world. Five months into the trip their plane crash lands in Peru at a penal colony walled in by jungle, and their blissfully romantic journey turns into a terrifying nonstop labyrinth of escape and survival. On a small, soon-ravaged raft that quickly becomes their entire universe through dangerous waters alive with deadly animals and fish, their only choice: to continue on, despite the rush of insects swarming them by day, the sounds of encroaching predators at night. Without food or means of communication, with no one to hear their cries for help or on a search-and-rescue expedition to find them, the author and her husband make their way, fighting to conquer starvation and navigate the brute force of the river, their only hope for survival, in spite of hunger and weakening resolve, to somehow, miraculously hang on and find their way east to a large riverside town, before it is too late. . . .]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292058Tue, 30 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292058 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ruthless River: Love and Survival by Raft on the Amazon's Relentless Madre de Dios Author: Holly Fitzgerald Narrator: Jorjeana Marie Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292058 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ruthless River: Love and Survival by Raft on the Amazon's Relentless Madre de Dios Author: Holly Fitzgerald Narrator: Jorjeana Marie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 56 minutes Release date: May 30, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.2 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A stunning debut; a Departures original publication. The ultimate survival story; a wild ride—the wildest—down a South American river in the thick of the Amazon Basin; a true and thrilling adventure of a young married couple who survive a plane crash only to later raft hundreds of miles across Peru and Bolivia, ending up in a channel to nowhere, a dead end so flooded there is literally no land to stand on. Their raft—a mere four logs—separates them from the piranha-and-caiman-infested water until they finally realize that there is no way out but to swim. Vintage Original. Holly FitzGerald and her husband, Fitz—married less than two years—set out on a yearlong honeymoon adventure of a lifetime, backpacking around the world. Five months into the trip their plane crash lands in Peru at a penal colony walled in by jungle, and their blissfully romantic journey turns into a terrifying nonstop labyrinth of escape and survival. On a small, soon-ravaged raft that quickly becomes their entire universe through dangerous waters alive with deadly animals and fish, their only choice: to continue on, despite the rush of insects swarming them by day, the sounds of encroaching predators at night. Without food or means of communication, with no one to hear their cries for help or on a search-and-rescue expedition to find them, the author and her husband make their way, fighting to conquer starvation and navigate the brute force of the river, their only hope for survival, in spite of hunger and weakening resolve, to somehow, miraculously hang on and find their way east to a large riverside town, before it is too late. . . .]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/theft-by-finding-diaries-1977-2002-by-david-sedaris--65200183https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) Author: David Sedaris Narrator: David Sedaris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 30, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.37 of Total 133 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 17 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: One of the most anticipated books of 2017: Boston Globe, New York Times Book Review, New York's 'Vulture', The Week, Bustle, BookRiot An NPR Best Book of 2017An AV Club Favorite Book of 2017A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2017A Goodreads Choice Awards nominee David Sedaris tells all in a book that is, literally, a lifetime in the making. For forty years, David Sedaris has kept a diary in which he records everything that captures his attention-overheard comments, salacious gossip, soap opera plot twists, secrets confided by total strangers. These observations are the source code for his finest work, and through them he has honed his cunning, surprising sentences. Now, Sedaris shares his private writings with the world. Theft by Finding, the first of two volumes, is the story of how a drug-abusing dropout with a weakness for the International House of Pancakes and a chronic inability to hold down a real job became one of the funniest people on the planet. Written with a sharp eye and ear for the bizarre, the beautiful, and the uncomfortable, and with a generosity of spirit that even a misanthropic sense of humor can't fully disguise, Theft By Finding proves that Sedaris is one of our great modern observers. It's a potent reminder that when you're as perceptive and curious as Sedaris, there's no such thing as a boring day.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290562Tue, 30 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) Author: David Sedaris Narrator: David Sedaris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) Author: David Sedaris Narrator: David Sedaris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 30, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.37 of Total 133 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 17 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: One of the most anticipated books of 2017: Boston Globe, New York Times Book Review, New York's 'Vulture', The Week, Bustle, BookRiot An NPR Best Book of 2017An AV Club Favorite Book of 2017A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2017A Goodreads Choice Awards nominee David Sedaris tells all in a book that is, literally, a lifetime in the making. For forty years, David Sedaris has kept a diary in which he records everything that captures his attention-overheard comments, salacious gossip, soap opera plot twists, secrets confided by total strangers. These observations are the source code for his finest work, and through them he has honed his cunning, surprising sentences. Now, Sedaris shares his private writings with the world. Theft by Finding, the first of two volumes, is the story of how a drug-abusing dropout with a weakness for the International House of Pancakes and a chronic inability to hold down a real job became one of the funniest people on the planet. Written with a sharp eye and ear for the bizarre, the beautiful, and the uncomfortable, and with a generosity of spirit that even a misanthropic sense of humor can't fully disguise, Theft By Finding proves that Sedaris is one of our great modern observers. It's a potent reminder that when you're as perceptive and curious as Sedaris, there's no such thing as a boring day.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/iron-ambition-my-life-with-cus-d-amato-by-mike-tyson-larry-sloman--65200171https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292438 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Iron Ambition: My Life with Cus D'Amato Author: Mike Tyson, Larry Sloman Narrator: Adam Lazarre-White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 1 minute Release date: May 30, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the former heavyweight champion and New York Times bestselling author comes a powerful look at the life and leadership lessons of Cus D’Amato, the legendary boxing trainer and Mike Tyson’s surrogate father. “[Iron Ambition] spells out D'Amato's techniques for building a champion from scratch.” – Wall Street Journal   When Cus D’Amato first saw thirteen-year-old Mike Tyson spar in the ring, he proclaimed, “That’s the heavyweight champion of the world.” D’Amato, who had previously managed the careers of world champions Floyd Patterson and José Torres, would go on to train the young Tyson and raise him as a son. D'Amato died a year before Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history. In Tyson’s bestselling memoir Undisputed Truth, he recounted the role D’Amato played in his formative years, adopting him at age sixteen after his mother died and shaping him both physically and mentally after Tyson had spent years living in fear and poverty. In Iron Ambition, Tyson elaborates on the life lessons that D’Amato passed down to him, and reflects on how the trainer’s words of wisdom continue to resonate with him outside the ring. The book also chronicles Cus’s courageous fight against the mobsters who controlled boxing, revealing more than we’ve ever known about this singular cultural figure.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292438Tue, 30 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292438 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Iron Ambition: My Life with Cus D'Amato Author: Mike Tyson, Larry Sloman Narrator: Adam Lazarre-White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 1...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292438 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Iron Ambition: My Life with Cus D'Amato Author: Mike Tyson, Larry Sloman Narrator: Adam Lazarre-White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 1 minute Release date: May 30, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the former heavyweight champion and New York Times bestselling author comes a powerful look at the life and leadership lessons of Cus D’Amato, the legendary boxing trainer and Mike Tyson’s surrogate father. “[Iron Ambition] spells out D'Amato's techniques for building a champion from scratch.” – Wall Street Journal   When Cus D’Amato first saw thirteen-year-old Mike Tyson spar in the ring, he proclaimed, “That’s the heavyweight champion of the world.” D’Amato, who had previously managed the careers of world champions Floyd Patterson and José Torres, would go on to train the young Tyson and raise him as a son. D'Amato died a year before Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history. In Tyson’s bestselling memoir Undisputed Truth, he recounted the role D’Amato played in his formative years, adopting him at age sixteen after his mother died and shaping him both physically and mentally after Tyson had spent years living in fear and poverty. In Iron Ambition, Tyson elaborates on the life lessons that D’Amato passed down to him, and reflects on how the trainer’s words of wisdom continue to resonate with him outside the ring. The book also chronicles Cus’s courageous fight against the mobsters who controlled boxing, revealing more than we’ve ever known about this singular cultural figure.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hue-and-cry-at-our-house-a-year-remembered-by-benjamin-taylor--65200294https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291385 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hue and Cry at Our House: A Year Remembered Author: Benjamin Taylor Narrator: Benjamin Taylor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 23, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The award-winning memoir of one tumultuous year of boyhood in Fort Worth, Texas, opening with a handshake with JFK, and recalling the changes and revelations of the months that followed. Winner of the LA Times Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose, and a New York Times Editor's Choice.   “A marvel of a book—elegant, touching, singular.” —Mary Karr “Brief and moving . . . An elegantly written book, erudite, perceptive and at times painfully candid.”—Moira Hodgson, Wall Street Journal After John F. Kennedy’s speech in front of the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth on November 22, 1963, he was greeted by, among others, an 11-year-old Benjamin Taylor and his mother waiting to shake his hand. Only a few hours later, Taylor’s teacher called the class in from recess and, through tears, told them of the president’s assassination. From there Taylor traces a path through the next twelve months, recalling the tumult as he saw everything he had once considered stable begin to grow more complex. Looking back on the love and tension within his family, the childhood friendships that lasted and those that didn’t, his memories of summer camp and family trips, he reflects upon the outsized impact our larger American story had on his own.   Benjamin Taylor is one of the most talented writers working today. In lyrical, translucent prose, he thoughtfully extends the story of twelve months into the years before and after, painting a portrait of the artist not simply as a young man, but across his whole life. As he writes, “[A]ny twelve months could stand for the whole. Our years are so implicated in one another that the least important is important enough . . . Any year I chose would show the same mettle, the same frailties stamping me at eleven and twelve.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291385Tue, 23 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291385 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hue and Cry at Our House: A Year Remembered Author: Benjamin Taylor Narrator: Benjamin Taylor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 41...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291385 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hue and Cry at Our House: A Year Remembered Author: Benjamin Taylor Narrator: Benjamin Taylor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 23, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The award-winning memoir of one tumultuous year of boyhood in Fort Worth, Texas, opening with a handshake with JFK, and recalling the changes and revelations of the months that followed. Winner of the LA Times Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose, and a New York Times Editor's Choice.   “A marvel of a book—elegant, touching, singular.” —Mary Karr “Brief and moving . . . An elegantly written book, erudite, perceptive and at times painfully candid.”—Moira Hodgson, Wall Street Journal After John F. Kennedy’s speech in front of the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth on November 22, 1963, he was greeted by, among others, an 11-year-old Benjamin Taylor and his mother waiting to shake his hand. Only a few hours later, Taylor’s teacher called the class in from recess and, through tears, told them of the president’s assassination. From there Taylor traces a path through the next twelve months, recalling the tumult as he saw everything he had once considered stable begin to grow more complex. Looking back on the love and tension within his family, the childhood friendships that lasted and those that didn’t, his memories of summer camp and family trips, he reflects upon the outsized impact our larger American story had on his own.   Benjamin Taylor is one of the most talented writers working today. In lyrical, translucent prose, he thoughtfully extends the story of twelve months into the years before and after, painting a portrait of the artist not simply as a young man, but across his whole life. As he writes, “[A]ny twelve months could stand for the whole. Our years are so implicated in one another that the least important is important enough . . . Any year I chose would show the same mettle, the same frailties stamping me at eleven and twelve.”]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/murder-in-matera-a-true-story-of-passion-family-and-forgiveness-in-southern-italy-by-helene-stapinski--65200188https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291906 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Murder In Matera: A True Story of Passion, Family, and Forgiveness in Southern Italy Author: Helene Stapinski Narrator: Helene Stapinski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 23, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.43 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: ''Tantalizing'' - NPR “A thrilling detective story… Stapinski pursues the study of her family’s criminal genealogy with unexpected emotional results.” — Library Journal A writer goes deep into the heart of Italy to unravel a century-old family mystery in this spellbinding memoir that blends the suspenseful twists of Making a Murderer and the emotional insight of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels. Since childhood, Helene Stapinski heard lurid tales about her great-great-grandmother, Vita. In Southern Italy, she was a loose woman who had murdered someone. Immigrating to America with three children, she lost one along the way. Helene’s youthful obsession with Vita deepened as she grew up, eventually propelling the journalist to Italy, where, with her own children in tow, she pursued the story, determined to set the record straight. Finding answers would take Helene ten years and numerous trips to Basilicata, the rural ''instep'' of Italy’s boot—a mountainous land rife with criminals, superstitions, old-world customs, and desperate poverty. Though false leads sent her down blind alleys, Helene’s dogged search, aided by a few lucky—even miraculous—breaks and a group of colorful local characters, led her to the truth. Yes, the family tales she’d heard were true: There had been a murder in Helene’s family, a killing that roiled 1870s Italy. But the identities of the killer and victim weren’t who she thought they were. In revisiting events that happened more than a century before, Helene came to another stunning realization—she wasn’t who she thought she was, either. Weaving Helene’s own story of discovery with the tragic tale of Vita’s life, Murder in Matera is a literary whodunit and a moving tale of self-discovery that brings into focus a long ago tragedy in a little-known region remarkable for its stunning sunny beauty and dark buried secrets.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291906Tue, 23 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291906 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Murder In Matera: A True Story of Passion, Family, and Forgiveness in Southern Italy Author: Helene Stapinski Narrator: Helene Stapinski Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291906 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Murder In Matera: A True Story of Passion, Family, and Forgiveness in Southern Italy Author: Helene Stapinski Narrator: Helene Stapinski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 23, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.43 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: ''Tantalizing'' - NPR “A thrilling detective story… Stapinski pursues the study of her family’s criminal genealogy with unexpected emotional results.” — Library Journal A writer goes deep into the heart of Italy to unravel a century-old family mystery in this spellbinding memoir that blends the suspenseful twists of Making a Murderer and the emotional insight of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels. Since childhood, Helene Stapinski heard lurid tales about her great-great-grandmother, Vita. In Southern Italy, she was a loose woman who had murdered someone. Immigrating to America with three children, she lost one along the way. Helene’s youthful obsession with Vita deepened as she grew up, eventually propelling the journalist to Italy, where, with her own children in tow, she pursued the story, determined to set the record straight. Finding answers would take Helene ten years and numerous trips to Basilicata, the rural ''instep'' of Italy’s boot—a mountainous land rife with criminals, superstitions, old-world customs, and desperate poverty. Though false leads sent her down blind alleys, Helene’s dogged search, aided by a few lucky—even miraculous—breaks and a group of colorful local characters, led her to the truth. Yes, the family tales she’d heard were true: There had been a murder in Helene’s family, a killing that roiled 1870s Italy. But the identities of the killer and victim weren’t who she thought they were. In revisiting events that happened more than a century before, Helene came to another stunning realization—she wasn’t who she thought she was, either. Weaving Helene’s own story of discovery with the tragic tale of Vita’s life, Murder in Matera is a literary whodunit and a moving tale of self-discovery that brings into focus a long ago tragedy in a little-known region remarkable for its stunning sunny beauty and dark buried secrets.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/never-call-me-a-hero-a-legendary-american-dive-bomber-pilot-remembers-the-battle-of-midway-by-n-jack-dusty-kleiss-laura-orr-timothy-or--65200173https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292667 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway Author: N. Jack 'dusty' Kleiss, Laura Orr, Timothy Orr Narrator: Mike Ortego, Cassandra Campbell, Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: May 23, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4.4 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An extraordinary firsthand account of the Battle of Midway by one of its key participants, timed to the 75th anniversary: American dive-bomber pilot ''Dusty'' Kleiss helped sink three Japanese warships (including two aircraft carriers), received the Navy Cross, and is credited with playing a decisive individual role in determining the outcome of a battle that is considered a turning point in World War II. In Never Call Me a Hero, Captain Kleiss (USN, ret.), a U.S. Navy SBD Dauntless dive-bomber pilot with the USS Enterprise's Scouting Squadron Six, tells his full story for the first time, offering an unprecidently intimate look at the battle that reversed America's fortunes after the tragedy of Pearl Harbor. Kleiss is notable for being the only pilot from either fleet on those battle-scarred days of legend, June 4—7, 1942, to land hits on three different enemy ships. On the first day of the Battle of Midway, Kleiss planted bombs on two Japanese carriers—Kaga and Hiryu—sinking both, and later, on June 6, he scored a direct hit on a Japanese cruiser, the Mikuma, which also sank. In his 1967 book Incredible Victory, Walter Lord asserted that the margins of U.S. victory at Midway were so thin that individual participants could rightfully say that their actions turned the tide. Given the amount of destruction inflicted upon the Japanese that day, Kleiss may have been the most important pilot in the air. It is no stretch to say that without him, the Battle of Midway may not have been won, altering the course of the conflict and history itself; for according the U.S. Navy’s historians: ''The Battle of Midway was far more than an epic WWII clash somewhere far away at sea. It was an American victory that forever changed the course of world history. This is the battle that turned the tide of the war.'' But this is not only the memoir of one man; it is the history of this battle and its legacy. In only five minutes, forty-eight American dive bomber pilots and their gunners destroyed the pride of the Japanese carrier fleet and exacted retribution on the carrier force that had attacked Pearl Harbor. Never Call Me a Hero is also a story about humility and pushing limits. Throughout his life, Kleiss had always looked toward the heavens for spiritual guidance, and to serve his country. Throughout his life, this humble man considered himself blessed with incredible luck and did his job without complaint. Whenever others referred to his actions as ''heroic,'' he quickly corrected them ''I’m no hero. Never call me a hero.'']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292667Tue, 23 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292667 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway Author: N. Jack 'dusty' Kleiss, Laura Orr, Timothy Orr...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292667 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway Author: N. Jack 'dusty' Kleiss, Laura Orr, Timothy Orr Narrator: Mike Ortego, Cassandra Campbell, Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: May 23, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4.4 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An extraordinary firsthand account of the Battle of Midway by one of its key participants, timed to the 75th anniversary: American dive-bomber pilot ''Dusty'' Kleiss helped sink three Japanese warships (including two aircraft carriers), received the Navy Cross, and is credited with playing a decisive individual role in determining the outcome of a battle that is considered a turning point in World War II. In Never Call Me a Hero, Captain Kleiss (USN, ret.), a U.S. Navy SBD Dauntless dive-bomber pilot with the USS Enterprise's Scouting Squadron Six, tells his full story for the first time, offering an unprecidently intimate look at the battle that reversed America's fortunes after the tragedy of Pearl Harbor. Kleiss is notable for being the only pilot from either fleet on those battle-scarred days of legend, June 4—7, 1942, to land hits on three different enemy ships. On the first day of the Battle of Midway, Kleiss planted bombs on two Japanese carriers—Kaga and Hiryu—sinking both, and later, on June 6, he scored a direct hit on a Japanese cruiser, the Mikuma, which also sank. In his 1967 book Incredible Victory, Walter Lord asserted that the margins of U.S. victory at Midway were so thin that individual participants could rightfully say that their actions turned the tide. Given the amount of destruction inflicted upon the Japanese that day, Kleiss may have been the most important pilot in the air. It is no stretch to say that without him, the Battle of Midway may not have been won, altering the course of the conflict and history itself; for according the U.S. Navy’s historians: ''The Battle of Midway was far more than an epic WWII clash somewhere far away at sea. It was an American victory that forever changed the course of world history. This is the battle that turned the tide of the war.'' But this is not only the memoir of one man; it is the history of this battle and its legacy. In only five minutes, forty-eight American dive bomber pilots and their gunners destroyed the pride of the Japanese carrier fleet and exacted retribution on the carrier force that had attacked Pearl Harbor. Never Call Me a Hero is also a story about humility and pushing limits. Throughout his life, Kleiss had always looked toward the heavens for spiritual guidance, and to serve his country. Throughout his life, this humble man considered himself blessed with incredible luck and did his job without complaint. Whenever others referred to his actions as ''heroic,'' he quickly corrected them ''I’m no hero. Never call me a hero.'']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-speck-in-the-sea-a-story-of-survival-and-rescue-by-anthony-sosinski-john-aldridge--65200155https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292150 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Speck in the Sea: A Story of Survival and Rescue Author: Anthony Sosinski, John Aldridge Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 23, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The harrowing adventure-at-sea memoir recounting the heroic search-and-rescue mission for lost Montauk fisherman John Aldridge, which Daniel James Brown calls 'A terrific read.' I am floating in the middle of the night, and nobody in the world even knows I am missing. Nobody is looking for me. You can't get more alone than that. You can't be more lost. I've got too many people who love me. There's no way I'm dying like this. In the dead of night on July 24, 2013, John Aldridge was thrown off the back of the Anna Mary while his fishing partner, Anthony Sosinski, slept below. As desperate hours ticked by, Sosinski, the families, the local fishing community, and the U.S. Coast Guard in three states mobilized in an unprecedented search effort that culminated in a rare and exhilarating success. A tale of survival, perseverance, and community, A Speck in the Sea tells of one man's struggle to survive as friends and strangers work to bring him home. Aldridge's wrenching first-person account intertwines with the narrative of the massive, constantly evolving rescue operation designed to save him.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292150Tue, 23 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292150 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Speck in the Sea: A Story of Survival and Rescue Author: Anthony Sosinski, John Aldridge Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292150 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Speck in the Sea: A Story of Survival and Rescue Author: Anthony Sosinski, John Aldridge Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 23, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The harrowing adventure-at-sea memoir recounting the heroic search-and-rescue mission for lost Montauk fisherman John Aldridge, which Daniel James Brown calls 'A terrific read.' I am floating in the middle of the night, and nobody in the world even knows I am missing. Nobody is looking for me. You can't get more alone than that. You can't be more lost. I've got too many people who love me. There's no way I'm dying like this. In the dead of night on July 24, 2013, John Aldridge was thrown off the back of the Anna Mary while his fishing partner, Anthony Sosinski, slept below. As desperate hours ticked by, Sosinski, the families, the local fishing community, and the U.S. Coast Guard in three states mobilized in an unprecedented search effort that culminated in a rare and exhilarating success. A tale of survival, perseverance, and community, A Speck in the Sea tells of one man's struggle to survive as friends and strangers work to bring him home. Aldridge's wrenching first-person account intertwines with the narrative of the massive, constantly evolving rescue operation designed to save him.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-long-run-a-memoir-of-loss-and-life-in-motion-by-catriona-menzies-pike--65200110https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293115 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Run: A Memoir of Loss and Life in Motion Author: Catriona Menzies-Pike Narrator: Olivia MacKenzie-Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 52 minutes Release date: May 23, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An unlikely marathoner finds her way through grief and into the untold history of women and running. Thirty-year-old Catriona Menzies-Pike defined herself in many ways: voracious reader, pub crawler, feminist, backpacker, and, since her parents' deaths a decade earlier, orphan. 'Runner' was nowhere near the list. Yet when she began training for a half marathon on a whim, she found herself an instant convert. Soon she realized that running, 'a pace suited to the precarious labor of memory,' was helping her to grieve the loss of her parents in ways that she had been, for ten messy years, running away from.            As Catriona excavates her own past, she also grows curious about other women drawn to running. What she finds is a history of repression and denial—running was thought to endanger childbearing, and as late as 1967 the organizer of the Boston Marathon tried to drag a woman off the course, telling her to 'get the hell out of my race'—but also of incredible courage and achievement. As she brings to life the stories of pioneering athletes and analyzes the figure of the woman runner in pop culture, literature, and myth, she comes to the heart of why she's running, and why any of us do.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293115Tue, 23 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293115 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Run: A Memoir of Loss and Life in Motion Author: Catriona Menzies-Pike Narrator: Olivia MacKenzie-Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293115 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Run: A Memoir of Loss and Life in Motion Author: Catriona Menzies-Pike Narrator: Olivia MacKenzie-Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 52 minutes Release date: May 23, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An unlikely marathoner finds her way through grief and into the untold history of women and running. Thirty-year-old Catriona Menzies-Pike defined herself in many ways: voracious reader, pub crawler, feminist, backpacker, and, since her parents' deaths a decade earlier, orphan. 'Runner' was nowhere near the list. Yet when she began training for a half marathon on a whim, she found herself an instant convert. Soon she realized that running, 'a pace suited to the precarious labor of memory,' was helping her to grieve the loss of her parents in ways that she had been, for ten messy years, running away from.            As Catriona excavates her own past, she also grows curious about other women drawn to running. What she finds is a history of repression and denial—running was thought to endanger childbearing, and as late as 1967 the organizer of the Boston Marathon tried to drag a woman off the course, telling her to 'get the hell out of my race'—but also of incredible courage and achievement. As she brings to life the stories of pioneering athletes and analyzes the figure of the woman runner in pop culture, literature, and myth, she comes to the heart of why she's running, and why any of us do.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-edge-a-journey-through-anxiety-by-andrea-petersen--65200218https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety Author: Andrea Petersen Narrator: Andrea Petersen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A celebrated science and health reporter offers a wry, bracingly honest account of living with anxiety.   A racing heart. Difficulty breathing. Overwhelming dread. Andrea Petersen was first diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at the age of twenty, but she later realized that she had been experiencing panic attacks since childhood. With time her symptoms multiplied. She agonized over every odd physical sensation. She developed fears of driving on highways, going to movie theaters, even licking envelopes. Although having a name for her condition was an enormous relief, it was only the beginning of a journey to understand and master it—one that took her from psychiatrists’ offices to yoga retreats to the Appalachian Trail.   Woven into Petersen’s personal story is a fascinating look at the biology of anxiety and the groundbreaking research that might point the way to new treatments. She compares psychoactive drugs to non-drug treatments, including biofeedback and exposure therapy. And she explores the role that genetics and the environment play in mental illness, visiting top neuroscientists and tracing her family history—from her grandmother, who, plagued by paranoia, once tried to burn down her own house, to her young daughter, in whom Petersen sees shades of herself.   Brave and empowering, this is essential reading for anyone who knows what it means to live on edge.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291382Tue, 16 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety Author: Andrea Petersen Narrator: Andrea Petersen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety Author: Andrea Petersen Narrator: Andrea Petersen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A celebrated science and health reporter offers a wry, bracingly honest account of living with anxiety.   A racing heart. Difficulty breathing. Overwhelming dread. Andrea Petersen was first diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at the age of twenty, but she later realized that she had been experiencing panic attacks since childhood. With time her symptoms multiplied. She agonized over every odd physical sensation. She developed fears of driving on highways, going to movie theaters, even licking envelopes. Although having a name for her condition was an enormous relief, it was only the beginning of a journey to understand and master it—one that took her from psychiatrists’ offices to yoga retreats to the Appalachian Trail.   Woven into Petersen’s personal story is a fascinating look at the biology of anxiety and the groundbreaking research that might point the way to new treatments. She compares psychoactive drugs to non-drug treatments, including biofeedback and exposure therapy. And she explores the role that genetics and the environment play in mental illness, visiting top neuroscientists and tracing her family history—from her grandmother, who, plagued by paranoia, once tried to burn down her own house, to her young daughter, in whom Petersen sees shades of herself.   Brave and empowering, this is essential reading for anyone who knows what it means to live on edge.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/give-a-girl-a-knife-a-memoir-by-amy-thielen--65200206https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291381 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Give a Girl a Knife: A Memoir Author: Amy Thielen Narrator: Amy Thielen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A beautifully written food memoir chronicling one woman’s journey from her rural Midwestern hometown to the intoxicating world of New York City fine dining—and back again—in search of her culinary roots   Before Amy Thielen frantically plated rings of truffled potatoes in some of New York City’s finest kitchens—for chefs David Bouley, Daniel Boulud, and Jean-Georges Vongerichten—she grew up in a northern Minnesota town home to the nation’s largest French fry factory, the headwaters of the fast food nation, with a mother whose generous cooking dripped with tenderness, drama, and an overabundance of butter.        Inspired by her grandmother’s tales of cooking in the family farmhouse, Thielen moves north with her artist husband to a rustic, off-the-grid cabin deep in the woods. There, standing at the stove three times a day, she finds the seed of a growing food obsession that leads her to the sensory madhouse of New York’s top haute cuisine brigades. But, like a magnet, the foods of her youth draw her back home, where she comes face to face with her past and a curious truth: that beneath every foie gras sauce lies a rural foundation of potatoes and onions.        Amy Thielen’s coming-of-age story pulses with energy, a cook’s eye for intimate detail, and a dose of dry Midwestern humor. Give a Girl a Knife offers a fresh, vivid view into New York’s high-end restaurants before returning Thielen to her roots, where she realizes that the marrow running through her bones is not demi-glace but gravy—thick with nostalgia and hard to resist.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291381Tue, 16 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291381 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Give a Girl a Knife: A Memoir Author: Amy Thielen Narrator: Amy Thielen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 16,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291381 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Give a Girl a Knife: A Memoir Author: Amy Thielen Narrator: Amy Thielen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A beautifully written food memoir chronicling one woman’s journey from her rural Midwestern hometown to the intoxicating world of New York City fine dining—and back again—in search of her culinary roots   Before Amy Thielen frantically plated rings of truffled potatoes in some of New York City’s finest kitchens—for chefs David Bouley, Daniel Boulud, and Jean-Georges Vongerichten—she grew up in a northern Minnesota town home to the nation’s largest French fry factory, the headwaters of the fast food nation, with a mother whose generous cooking dripped with tenderness, drama, and an overabundance of butter.        Inspired by her grandmother’s tales of cooking in the family farmhouse, Thielen moves north with her artist husband to a rustic, off-the-grid cabin deep in the woods. There, standing at the stove three times a day, she finds the seed of a growing food obsession that leads her to the sensory madhouse of New York’s top haute cuisine brigades. But, like a magnet, the foods of her youth draw her back home, where she comes face to face with her past and a curious truth: that beneath every foie gras sauce lies a rural foundation of potatoes and onions.        Amy Thielen’s coming-of-age story pulses with energy, a cook’s eye for intimate detail, and a dose of dry Midwestern humor. Give a Girl a Knife offers a fresh, vivid view into New York’s high-end restaurants before returning Thielen to her roots, where she realizes that the marrow running through her bones is not demi-glace but gravy—thick with nostalgia and hard to resist.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-push-a-climber-s-journey-of-endurance-risk-and-going-beyond-limits-by-tommy-caldwell--65200193https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290803 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits Author: Tommy Caldwell Narrator: Johnathan McClain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.7 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Bestseller A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, the first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite’s El Capitan    “The rarest of adventure reads:  it thrills with colorful details of courage and perseverance but it enriches readers with an absolutely captivating glimpse into how a simple yet unwavering resolve can turn adversity into reward.” —The Denver Post A finalist for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature On January 14, 2015, Tommy Caldwell, along with his partner, Kevin Jorgeson, summited what is widely regarded as the hardest climb in history—Yosemite’s nearly vertical 3,000-foot Dawn Wall, after nineteen days on the route. Caldwell’s odds-defying feat—the subject of the documentary film The Dawn Wall to be released nationwide in September—was the culmination of an entire lifetime of pushing himself to his limits as an athlete. This engrossing memoir chronicles the journey of a boy with a fanatical mountain-guide father who was determined to instill toughness in his son to a teen whose obsessive nature drove him to the top of the sport-climbing circuit. Caldwell’s affinity for adventure then led him to the vertigo-inducing and little understood world of big wall free climbing. But his evolution as a climber was not without challenges; in his early twenties, he was held hostage by militants in a harrowing ordeal in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. Soon after, he lost his left index finger in an accident. Later his wife, and main climbing partner, left him. Caldwell emerged from these hardships with a renewed sense of purpose and determination. He set his sights on free climbing El Capitan’s biggest, steepest, blankest face—the Dawn Wall. This epic assault took more than seven years, during which time Caldwell redefined the sport, found love again, and became a father. The Push is an arresting story of focus, drive, motivation, endurance, and transformation, a book that will appeal to anyone seeking to overcome fear and doubt, cultivate perseverance, turn failure into growth, and find connection with family and with the natural world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290803Tue, 16 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290803 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits Author: Tommy Caldwell Narrator: Johnathan McClain Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290803 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits Author: Tommy Caldwell Narrator: Johnathan McClain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.7 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Bestseller A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, the first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite’s El Capitan    “The rarest of adventure reads:  it thrills with colorful details of courage and perseverance but it enriches readers with an absolutely captivating glimpse into how a simple yet unwavering resolve can turn adversity into reward.” —The Denver Post A finalist for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature On January 14, 2015, Tommy Caldwell, along with his partner, Kevin Jorgeson, summited what is widely regarded as the hardest climb in history—Yosemite’s nearly vertical 3,000-foot Dawn Wall, after nineteen days on the route. Caldwell’s odds-defying feat—the subject of the documentary film The Dawn Wall to be released nationwide in September—was the culmination of an entire lifetime of pushing himself to his limits as an athlete. This engrossing memoir chronicles the journey of a boy with a fanatical mountain-guide father who was determined to instill toughness in his son to a teen whose obsessive nature drove him to the top of the sport-climbing circuit. Caldwell’s affinity for adventure then led him to the vertigo-inducing and little understood world of big wall free climbing. But his evolution as a climber was not without challenges; in his early twenties, he was held hostage by militants in a harrowing ordeal in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. Soon after, he lost his left index finger in an accident. Later his wife, and main climbing partner, left him. Caldwell emerged from these hardships with a renewed sense of purpose and determination. He set his sights on free climbing El Capitan’s biggest, steepest, blankest face—the Dawn Wall. This epic assault took more than seven years, during which time Caldwell redefined the sport, found love again, and became a father. The Push is an arresting story of focus, drive, motivation, endurance, and transformation, a book that will appeal to anyone seeking to overcome fear and doubt, cultivate perseverance, turn failure into growth, and find connection with family and with the natural world.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chuck-klosterman-presents-chuck-klosterman-x-the-audio-companion-to-a-highly-specific-and-defiantly-incomplete-history-of-the-early-21st-c--65200178https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chuck Klosterman Presents Chuck Klosterman X: The Audio Companion to a Highly Specific and Defiantly Incomplete History of the Early 21st Century Author: Chuck Klosterman Narrator: Chuck Klosterman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: New York Times–bestselling author and cultural critic Chuck Klosterman presents a unique Audio Companion for Chuck Klosterman X, in which he contextualizes and reads from the collection of his best articles and essays, providing both a fascinating tour of the past decade and an ideal introduction to the mind of one of the sharpest and most prolific observers of our unusual times.   Klosterman has created an incomparable body of work in books, magazines, and newspapers, and on the Web. His writing spans the realms of culture and sports, while also addressing interpersonal issues, social quandaries, and ethical boundaries. Klosterman has written nine previous books, helped found and establish Grantland, served as the New York Times Magazine Ethicist, worked on film and television productions, and contributed profiles and essays to outlets such as GQ, Esquire, The A.V. Club, Billboard, and The Guardian.   Chuck Klosterman X collects the most intriguing of those pieces, and, for this Audio Companion, Klosterman offers intimate and exclusive commentary about each piece, telling stories about each one, reading excerpts, and relating unexpected asides and digressions. Subjects include Breaking Bad, Lou Reed, zombies, KISS, Jimmy Page, Stephen Malkmus, steroids, Mountain Dew, Chinese Democracy, the Beatles, Jonathan Franzen, Taylor Swift, Tim Tebow, Kobe Bryant, Usain Bolt, Eddie Van Halen, Charlie Brown, the Cleveland Browns, and many more cultural figures and pop phenomena.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292436Tue, 16 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chuck Klosterman Presents Chuck Klosterman X: The Audio Companion to a Highly Specific and Defiantly Incomplete History of the Early 21st Century...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chuck Klosterman Presents Chuck Klosterman X: The Audio Companion to a Highly Specific and Defiantly Incomplete History of the Early 21st Century Author: Chuck Klosterman Narrator: Chuck Klosterman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: New York Times–bestselling author and cultural critic Chuck Klosterman presents a unique Audio Companion for Chuck Klosterman X, in which he contextualizes and reads from the collection of his best articles and essays, providing both a fascinating tour of the past decade and an ideal introduction to the mind of one of the sharpest and most prolific observers of our unusual times.   Klosterman has created an incomparable body of work in books, magazines, and newspapers, and on the Web. His writing spans the realms of culture and sports, while also addressing interpersonal issues, social quandaries, and ethical boundaries. Klosterman has written nine previous books, helped found and establish Grantland, served as the New York Times Magazine Ethicist, worked on film and television productions, and contributed profiles and essays to outlets such as GQ, Esquire, The A.V. Club, Billboard, and The Guardian.   Chuck Klosterman X collects the most intriguing of those pieces, and, for this Audio Companion, Klosterman offers intimate and exclusive commentary about each piece, telling stories about each one, reading excerpts, and relating unexpected asides and digressions. Subjects include Breaking Bad, Lou Reed, zombies, KISS, Jimmy Page, Stephen Malkmus, steroids, Mountain Dew, Chinese Democracy, the Beatles, Jonathan Franzen, Taylor Swift, Tim Tebow, Kobe Bryant, Usain Bolt, Eddie Van Halen, Charlie Brown, the Cleveland Browns, and many more cultural figures and pop phenomena.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/death-need-not-be-fatal-by-malachy-mccourt-brian-mcdonald--65200176https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290975 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Death Need Not Be Fatal Author: Malachy McCourt, Brian McDonald Narrator: Malachy McCourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Before he runs out of time, Irish bon vivant Malachy McCourt shares his views on death - sometimes hilarious and often poignant - and on what will or won't happen after his last breath is drawn. During the course of his life, Malachy McCourt practically invented the single's bar; was a pioneer in talk radio, a soap opera star, a best-selling author; a gold smuggler, a political activist, and a candidate for governor of the state of New York. It seems that the only two things he hasn't done are stick his head into a lion's mouth and die. Since he is allergic to cats, he decided to write about the great hereafter and answer the question on most minds: What's so great about it anyhow? In Death Need Not Be Fatal, McCourt also trains a sober eye on the tragedies that have shaped his life: the deaths of his sister and twin brothers; the real story behind Angela's famous ashes; and a poignant account of the death of the man who left his mother, brothers, and him to nearly die in squalor. McCourt writes with deep emotion of the staggering losses of all three of his brothers, Frank, Mike, and Alphie. In his inimitable way, McCourt takes the grim reaper by the lapels and shakes the truth out of him. As he rides the final blocks on his Rascal scooter, he looks too at the prospect of his own demise with emotional clarity and insight. In this beautifully rendered memoir, McCourt shows us how to live life to its fullest, how to grow old without acting old, and how to die without regret.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290975Tue, 16 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290975 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Death Need Not Be Fatal Author: Malachy McCourt, Brian McDonald Narrator: Malachy McCourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 20 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290975 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Death Need Not Be Fatal Author: Malachy McCourt, Brian McDonald Narrator: Malachy McCourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Before he runs out of time, Irish bon vivant Malachy McCourt shares his views on death - sometimes hilarious and often poignant - and on what will or won't happen after his last breath is drawn. During the course of his life, Malachy McCourt practically invented the single's bar; was a pioneer in talk radio, a soap opera star, a best-selling author; a gold smuggler, a political activist, and a candidate for governor of the state of New York. It seems that the only two things he hasn't done are stick his head into a lion's mouth and die. Since he is allergic to cats, he decided to write about the great hereafter and answer the question on most minds: What's so great about it anyhow? In Death Need Not Be Fatal, McCourt also trains a sober eye on the tragedies that have shaped his life: the deaths of his sister and twin brothers; the real story behind Angela's famous ashes; and a poignant account of the death of the man who left his mother, brothers, and him to nearly die in squalor. McCourt writes with deep emotion of the staggering losses of all three of his brothers, Frank, Mike, and Alphie. In his inimitable way, McCourt takes the grim reaper by the lapels and shakes the truth out of him. As he rides the final blocks on his Rascal scooter, he looks too at the prospect of his own demise with emotional clarity and insight. In this beautifully rendered memoir, McCourt shows us how to live life to its fullest, how to grow old without acting old, and how to die without regret.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-dog-called-hope-a-wounded-warrior-and-the-service-dog-who-saved-him-by-jason-morgan-damien-lewis--65200154https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292506 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Dog Called Hope: A Wounded Warrior and the Service Dog Who Saved Him Author: Jason Morgan, Damien Lewis Narrator: John Moraitis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Lone Survivor meets Marley & Me in this “inspiring and very moving” (Bear Grylls, host of the hit TV show Man vs. Wild) memoir of an extraordinary service dog whose enduring love brought a wounded soldier back to life. A decade ago, special forces warrior Jason Morgan parachuted into the Central American jungle on an antinarcotics raid. He’d served with the famous Night Stalkers on countless such missions. This one was different. Months later, he regained consciousness in a U.S. military hospital with no memory of how he’d gotten there. The first words he heard were from his surgeon telling him he would never walk again. The determined soldier responded, “Sir, yes, I will.” After multiple surgeries, unbearable chronic pain, and numerous setbacks, Morgan was finally making progress when his wife left him and their three young sons. He was a single father confined to a wheelchair and tortured by his pain. At this very dark, very low point, Morgan found light: Napal, the black Labrador who would change his life forever. A Dog Called Hope is the incredible story of a service dog who brought a devastated warrior back from the brink and taught him how to be a true father. It is the story of Napal, who built bridges between his wheelchair-bound battle buddy and the rest of able-bodied humankind. It is the story of Jason, who found life’s true meaning with the help of his faithful companion. Humorous, intensely moving, and uplifting, Jason and Napal’s heartwarming tale will brighten any day and lift every heart.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292506Tue, 16 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292506 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Dog Called Hope: A Wounded Warrior and the Service Dog Who Saved Him Author: Jason Morgan, Damien Lewis Narrator: John Moraitis Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292506 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Dog Called Hope: A Wounded Warrior and the Service Dog Who Saved Him Author: Jason Morgan, Damien Lewis Narrator: John Moraitis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Lone Survivor meets Marley & Me in this “inspiring and very moving” (Bear Grylls, host of the hit TV show Man vs. Wild) memoir of an extraordinary service dog whose enduring love brought a wounded soldier back to life. A decade ago, special forces warrior Jason Morgan parachuted into the Central American jungle on an antinarcotics raid. He’d served with the famous Night Stalkers on countless such missions. This one was different. Months later, he regained consciousness in a U.S. military hospital with no memory of how he’d gotten there. The first words he heard were from his surgeon telling him he would never walk again. The determined soldier responded, “Sir, yes, I will.” After multiple surgeries, unbearable chronic pain, and numerous setbacks, Morgan was finally making progress when his wife left him and their three young sons. He was a single father confined to a wheelchair and tortured by his pain. At this very dark, very low point, Morgan found light: Napal, the black Labrador who would change his life forever. A Dog Called Hope is the incredible story of a service dog who brought a devastated warrior back from the brink and taught him how to be a true father. It is the story of Napal, who built bridges between his wheelchair-bound battle buddy and the rest of able-bodied humankind. It is the story of Jason, who found life’s true meaning with the help of his faithful companion. Humorous, intensely moving, and uplifting, Jason and Napal’s heartwarming tale will brighten any day and lift every heart.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-you-anybody-a-memoir-by-jeffrey-tambor--65200151https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291598 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Are You Anybody?: A Memoir Author: Jeffrey Tambor Narrator: Jeffrey Tambor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: You know him from his breakout role as Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show, his outrageous turn as George and Oscar Bluth on Arrested Development, and his Emmy Award-winning performance as Maura Pfefferman on Transparent. A Broadway star, a television legend, an accomplished screen actor whose singular wit and heartrending performances have been entertaining audiences for more than four decades, but the question remains: Who the hell is Jeffrey Tambor? In his illuminating, often hilarious, and always honest memoir, Tambor looks back at the key moments in his life that taught him about creativity and play and pain and fear. The son of what you might call 'eccentric' Russian and Hungarian Jewish parents, Tambor grew up in San Francisco a husy kid with a lisp, who suffered in his 'otherness' and found salvation in the theater. While he learned his art from the best of the best—Al Pacino, George C. Scott, Garry Shandling, Mitch Hurwitz, Jill Soloway—he also introduces his many unexpected teachers, from the nameless man in a Detroit bookstore who gave him the love of reading, to his young children who (at this ridiculously late stage in his life) have reintroduced him to play, bravery, and the simple joy of not giving a shit. Tambor shares the triumph of landing his first Broadway role, but not before experiencing the humbling that is commercial work (and how even saying 'my socks don't cling' can prove a challenge). He invites you behind the scenes of his wildly successful television shows, but he doesn't leave out the pit stops he made at addiction, Scientology, and what it feels like to get fourth billing after Sylvia the Seal on The Love Boat. At last, Tambor answers the question 'Are you anybody?' with a promise that success doesn't mean perfection and failure most definitely is an option.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291598Tue, 16 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291598 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Are You Anybody?: A Memoir Author: Jeffrey Tambor Narrator: Jeffrey Tambor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: May...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291598 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Are You Anybody?: A Memoir Author: Jeffrey Tambor Narrator: Jeffrey Tambor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: You know him from his breakout role as Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show, his outrageous turn as George and Oscar Bluth on Arrested Development, and his Emmy Award-winning performance as Maura Pfefferman on Transparent. A Broadway star, a television legend, an accomplished screen actor whose singular wit and heartrending performances have been entertaining audiences for more than four decades, but the question remains: Who the hell is Jeffrey Tambor? In his illuminating, often hilarious, and always honest memoir, Tambor looks back at the key moments in his life that taught him about creativity and play and pain and fear. The son of what you might call 'eccentric' Russian and Hungarian Jewish parents, Tambor grew up in San Francisco a husy kid with a lisp, who suffered in his 'otherness' and found salvation in the theater. While he learned his art from the best of the best—Al Pacino, George C. Scott, Garry Shandling, Mitch Hurwitz, Jill Soloway—he also introduces his many unexpected teachers, from the nameless man in a Detroit bookstore who gave him the love of reading, to his young children who (at this ridiculously late stage in his life) have reintroduced him to play, bravery, and the simple joy of not giving a shit. Tambor shares the triumph of landing his first Broadway role, but not before experiencing the humbling that is commercial work (and how even saying 'my socks don't cling' can prove a challenge). He invites you behind the scenes of his wildly successful television shows, but he doesn't leave out the pit stops he made at addiction, Scientology, and what it feels like to get fourth billing after Sylvia the Seal on The Love Boat. At last, Tambor answers the question 'Are you anybody?' with a promise that success doesn't mean perfection and failure most definitely is an option.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-con-man-s-daughter-a-story-of-lies-desperation-and-finding-god-by-candice-curry--65200120https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Con Man’s Daughter: A Story of Lies, Desperation, and Finding God Author: Candice Curry Narrator: Jorjeana Marie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Candice Curry was a little girl, she put her hand in her father’s back pocket so that she wouldn’t get lost in large crowds. Little did she know that as she followed him, he was plying his trade: conning people. Her family drove stolen cars, lived in stolen houses, and shopped with stolen credit cards. Drug use was regular, as were visits from strange people who were trying to track her father down. Though she eventually cut ties with her father, Candice could not ignore the scars that were left from her childhood. This is her story, one steeped in secrets but one that, ultimately, led her to a place of forgiveness and freedom. As she struggles to understand her criminal father, as well as her own imperfect life, Candice comes to realize that we are not defined by our circumstances but rather by how we react to those circumstances. She’s found peace in the knowledge that God doesn’t love us because we’re perfect—but because he is.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292412Tue, 16 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Con Man’s Daughter: A Story of Lies, Desperation, and Finding God Author: Candice Curry Narrator: Jorjeana Marie Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Con Man’s Daughter: A Story of Lies, Desperation, and Finding God Author: Candice Curry Narrator: Jorjeana Marie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Candice Curry was a little girl, she put her hand in her father’s back pocket so that she wouldn’t get lost in large crowds. Little did she know that as she followed him, he was plying his trade: conning people. Her family drove stolen cars, lived in stolen houses, and shopped with stolen credit cards. Drug use was regular, as were visits from strange people who were trying to track her father down. Though she eventually cut ties with her father, Candice could not ignore the scars that were left from her childhood. This is her story, one steeped in secrets but one that, ultimately, led her to a place of forgiveness and freedom. As she struggles to understand her criminal father, as well as her own imperfect life, Candice comes to realize that we are not defined by our circumstances but rather by how we react to those circumstances. She’s found peace in the knowledge that God doesn’t love us because we’re perfect—but because he is.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/being-a-dad-is-weird-lessons-in-fatherhood-from-my-family-to-yours-by-ben-falcone--65200114https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291571 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Being a Dad Is Weird: Lessons in Fatherhood from My Family to Yours Author: Ben Falcone Narrator: Flynn Falcone, Margaret Falcone, Stephen Falcone, Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.06 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Foreword read by Melissa McCarthy and featuring the voices of Stephen, Margaret, and Flynn Falcone. A funny and intimate look at fatherhood from the actor and writer/director of The Boss and Tammy that combines stories about his own larger-than-life dad and how his experiences raising two daughters with his wife, Melissa McCarthy, who also penned the Foreword, are shaped by his own childhood. Though he’s best known for his appearances in the movie Enough Said, as well as his hilarious role as Air Marshall Jon in Bridesmaids, Ben Falcone isn’t a big shot movie star director at home. There, he’s just dad. In this winning collection of stories, Ben shares his funny and poignant adventures as the husband of Melissa McCarthy, and the father of their two young daughters. He also shares tales from his own childhood in Southern Illinois, and life with his father—an outspoken, brilliant, but unconventional man with a big heart and a somewhat casual approach to employment named Steve Falcone. Ben is just an ordinary dad who has his share of fights with other parents blocking his view with their expensive electronic devices at school performances. Navigating the complicated role of being the only male in a house full of women, he finds himself growing more and more concerned as he sounds more and more like his dad. While Steve Falcone may not have been the briefcase and gray flannel suit type, he taught Ben priceless lessons about what matters most in life. A supportive, creative, and downright funny dad, Steve made sure his sons’ lives were never dull—a sense of adventure that carries through this warm, sometimes hilarious, and poignant memoir.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291571Tue, 16 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291571 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Being a Dad Is Weird: Lessons in Fatherhood from My Family to Yours Author: Ben Falcone Narrator: Flynn Falcone, Margaret Falcone, Stephen Falcone,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291571 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Being a Dad Is Weird: Lessons in Fatherhood from My Family to Yours Author: Ben Falcone Narrator: Flynn Falcone, Margaret Falcone, Stephen Falcone, Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.06 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Foreword read by Melissa McCarthy and featuring the voices of Stephen, Margaret, and Flynn Falcone. A funny and intimate look at fatherhood from the actor and writer/director of The Boss and Tammy that combines stories about his own larger-than-life dad and how his experiences raising two daughters with his wife, Melissa McCarthy, who also penned the Foreword, are shaped by his own childhood. Though he’s best known for his appearances in the movie Enough Said, as well as his hilarious role as Air Marshall Jon in Bridesmaids, Ben Falcone isn’t a big shot movie star director at home. There, he’s just dad. In this winning collection of stories, Ben shares his funny and poignant adventures as the husband of Melissa McCarthy, and the father of their two young daughters. He also shares tales from his own childhood in Southern Illinois, and life with his father—an outspoken, brilliant, but unconventional man with a big heart and a somewhat casual approach to employment named Steve Falcone. Ben is just an ordinary dad who has his share of fights with other parents blocking his view with their expensive electronic devices at school performances. Navigating the complicated role of being the only male in a house full of women, he finds himself growing more and more concerned as he sounds more and more like his dad. While Steve Falcone may not have been the briefcase and gray flannel suit type, he taught Ben priceless lessons about what matters most in life. A supportive, creative, and downright funny dad, Steve made sure his sons’ lives were never dull—a sense of adventure that carries through this warm, sometimes hilarious, and poignant memoir.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-and-trouble-a-midlife-reckoning-by-claire-dederer--65200224https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290378 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning Author: Claire Dederer Narrator: Claire Dederer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times best-selling author of Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses, a ferocious, sexy, hilarious memoir about going off the rails at midlife and trying to reconcile the girl she was with the woman she has become. Claire Dederer is a happily married mother of two, ages nine and twelve, when she suddenly finds herself totally despondent and, simultaneously, suffering through a kind of erotic reawakening. This exuberant memoir shifts between her present experience as a middle-aged mom in the grip of mysterious new hungers and herself as a teenager--when she last experienced life with such heightened sensitivity and longing. From her hilarious chapter titles ('How to Have Sex with Your Husband of Seventeen Years') to her subjects--from the boyfriend she dumped at fourteen the moment she learned how to give herself an orgasm, to the girls who ruled her elite private school ('when I left Oberlin I thought I had done with them forever, but it turned out ...they also edited all the newspapers and magazines, and wrote all the books'), to raising a teenage daughter herself--Dederer writes with an electrifying blend of wry wit and raw honesty. She exposes herself utterly, and in doing so captures something universal about the experience of being a woman, a daughter, a wife.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290378Tue, 09 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290378 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning Author: Claire Dederer Narrator: Claire Dederer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290378 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning Author: Claire Dederer Narrator: Claire Dederer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times best-selling author of Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses, a ferocious, sexy, hilarious memoir about going off the rails at midlife and trying to reconcile the girl she was with the woman she has become. Claire Dederer is a happily married mother of two, ages nine and twelve, when she suddenly finds herself totally despondent and, simultaneously, suffering through a kind of erotic reawakening. This exuberant memoir shifts between her present experience as a middle-aged mom in the grip of mysterious new hungers and herself as a teenager--when she last experienced life with such heightened sensitivity and longing. From her hilarious chapter titles ('How to Have Sex with Your Husband of Seventeen Years') to her subjects--from the boyfriend she dumped at fourteen the moment she learned how to give herself an orgasm, to the girls who ruled her elite private school ('when I left Oberlin I thought I had done with them forever, but it turned out ...they also edited all the newspapers and magazines, and wrote all the books'), to raising a teenage daughter herself--Dederer writes with an electrifying blend of wry wit and raw honesty. She exposes herself utterly, and in doing so captures something universal about the experience of being a woman, a daughter, a wife.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-new-model-what-confidence-beauty-and-power-really-look-like-by-ashley-graham-rebecca-paley--65200192https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291169 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like Author: Ashley Graham, Rebecca Paley Narrator: Ashley Graham, Almarie Guerra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Evocative.”  — The Cut One of the most outspoken voices gracing the cover of magazines today encourages women to be their most confident selves, recognize their personal beauty, and reach for their highest dreams in this wise, warm, and inspiring memoir. Voluptuous beauty Ashley Graham has been modeling professionally since the age of thirteen. Discovered at a shopping mall in Nebraska, her stunning face and sexy curves have graced the covers of top magazines, including Cosmopolitan and British Vogue, and she was the first size 14 model to appear on the front of the wildly popular Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. The face of brands such as H&M Studio, she is also a judge for the latest season of America’s Next Top Model. And that’s only the beginning for this extraordinary talent. Ashley is leading a new generation of women breaking ground and demolishing stereotypes, transforming our ideals about body image and what is fashionable and beautiful. A woman who proves that when it comes to beauty, size is just a number, she is the voice for the body positivity movement today and a role model for all women—no matter their individual body type, shape, or weight. In this collection of insightful, provocative essays illustrated with a dozen photos, Ashley shares her perspective on how ideas around body image are evolving—and how we still have work to do; the fun—and stress—of a career in the fashion world; her life before modeling; and her path to accepting her size without limiting her dreams—defying rigid industry standards and naysayers who told her it couldn’t be done. As she talks about her successes and setbacks, Ashley offers support for every woman coming to terms with who she is, bolster her self-confidence, and motivates her to be her strongest, healthiest, and most beautiful self.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291169Tue, 09 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291169 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like Author: Ashley Graham, Rebecca Paley Narrator: Ashley Graham, Almarie Guerra Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291169 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like Author: Ashley Graham, Rebecca Paley Narrator: Ashley Graham, Almarie Guerra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Evocative.”  — The Cut One of the most outspoken voices gracing the cover of magazines today encourages women to be their most confident selves, recognize their personal beauty, and reach for their highest dreams in this wise, warm, and inspiring memoir. Voluptuous beauty Ashley Graham has been modeling professionally since the age of thirteen. Discovered at a shopping mall in Nebraska, her stunning face and sexy curves have graced the covers of top magazines, including Cosmopolitan and British Vogue, and she was the first size 14 model to appear on the front of the wildly popular Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. The face of brands such as H&M Studio, she is also a judge for the latest season of America’s Next Top Model. And that’s only the beginning for this extraordinary talent. Ashley is leading a new generation of women breaking ground and demolishing stereotypes, transforming our ideals about body image and what is fashionable and beautiful. A woman who proves that when it comes to beauty, size is just a number, she is the voice for the body positivity movement today and a role model for all women—no matter their individual body type, shape, or weight. In this collection of insightful, provocative essays illustrated with a dozen photos, Ashley shares her perspective on how ideas around body image are evolving—and how we still have work to do; the fun—and stress—of a career in the fashion world; her life before modeling; and her path to accepting her size without limiting her dreams—defying rigid industry standards and naysayers who told her it couldn’t be done. As she talks about her successes and setbacks, Ashley offers support for every woman coming to terms with who she is, bolster her self-confidence, and motivates her to be her strongest, healthiest, and most beautiful self.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teammate-my-journey-in-baseball-and-a-world-series-for-the-ages-by-david-ross--65200172https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Teammate: My Journey in Baseball and a World Series for the Ages Author: David Ross Narrator: Gregory Abbey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 36 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.55 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Packed with 'compelling inside stories' (Chicago Tribune), Teammate is the inspiring memoir from 'Grandpa Rossy,' the veteran catcher who became the heart and soul of the 2016 Chicago Cubs championship team and was named manager in 2019. In 2016 the Cubs snapped a 108-year curse, winning the World Series in a history-making, seven-game series against the Cleveland Indians. Of the many storylines to Chicago's fairytale season, one stood out: the late-career renaissance of David Ross, the 39-year-old catcher who had played back-up for 13 of his 15 pro seasons. Beyond Ross's remarkably strong play, he became the ultimate positive force in the Cubs locker room, mentoring and motivating his fellow players, some of them nearly twenty years his junior. Thanks to Cubs Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, 'Grandpa Rossy' became a social media sensation. No one, however, could have predicted that Ross's home run in his final career at bat would help seal the Cubs championship. Now, in Teammate, Ross shares the inspiring story of his life in baseball, framed by the events of that unforgettable November night.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290563Tue, 09 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Teammate: My Journey in Baseball and a World Series for the Ages Author: David Ross Narrator: Gregory Abbey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Teammate: My Journey in Baseball and a World Series for the Ages Author: David Ross Narrator: Gregory Abbey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 36 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.55 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Packed with 'compelling inside stories' (Chicago Tribune), Teammate is the inspiring memoir from 'Grandpa Rossy,' the veteran catcher who became the heart and soul of the 2016 Chicago Cubs championship team and was named manager in 2019. In 2016 the Cubs snapped a 108-year curse, winning the World Series in a history-making, seven-game series against the Cleveland Indians. Of the many storylines to Chicago's fairytale season, one stood out: the late-career renaissance of David Ross, the 39-year-old catcher who had played back-up for 13 of his 15 pro seasons. Beyond Ross's remarkably strong play, he became the ultimate positive force in the Cubs locker room, mentoring and motivating his fellow players, some of them nearly twenty years his junior. Thanks to Cubs Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, 'Grandpa Rossy' became a social media sensation. No one, however, could have predicted that Ross's home run in his final career at bat would help seal the Cubs championship. Now, in Teammate, Ross shares the inspiring story of his life in baseball, framed by the events of that unforgettable November night.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spies-in-the-family-an-american-spymaster-his-russian-crown-jewel-and-the-friendship-that-helped-end-the-cold-war-by-eva-dillon--65200170https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Spies in the Family: An American Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship That Helped End the Cold War Author: Eva Dillon Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A riveting true-life thriller and revealing memoir from the daughter of an American intelligence officer—the astonishing true story of two spies and their families on opposite sides of the Cold War. In the summer of 1975, seventeen-year-old Eva Dillon's family was living in New Delhi when her father was exposed as a CIA spy. Eva had long believed that her father was a U.S. State Department employee. She had no idea that he was handling the CIA’s highest-ranking double agent—Dmitri Fedorovich Polyakov—a Soviet general whose code name was TOPHAT. Dillon’s father and Polyakov had a close friendship that went back years, to their first meeting in Burma in the mid-1960s. At the height of the Cold War, the Russian offered the CIA an unfiltered view into the vault of Soviet intelligence. His collaboration helped ensure that tensions between the two nuclear superpowers did not escalate into a shooting war. Spanning fifty years and three continents, Spies in the Family is a deeply researched account of two families on opposite sides of the lethal espionage campaigns of the Cold War, and two men whose devoted friendship lasted a lifetime, until the devastating final days of their lives. With impeccable insider access to both families as well as knowledgeable CIA and FBI officers, Dillon goes beyond the fog of secrecy to craft an unforgettable story of friendship and betrayal, double agents and clandestine lives, that challenges our notions of patriotism, exposing the commonality between peoples of opposing political economic systems. Both a gripping tale of spy craft and a moving personal story, Spies in the Family is an invaluable and heart-rending work.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291904Tue, 09 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Spies in the Family: An American Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship That Helped End the Cold War Author: Eva Dillon Narrator: Gabra...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Spies in the Family: An American Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship That Helped End the Cold War Author: Eva Dillon Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A riveting true-life thriller and revealing memoir from the daughter of an American intelligence officer—the astonishing true story of two spies and their families on opposite sides of the Cold War. In the summer of 1975, seventeen-year-old Eva Dillon's family was living in New Delhi when her father was exposed as a CIA spy. Eva had long believed that her father was a U.S. State Department employee. She had no idea that he was handling the CIA’s highest-ranking double agent—Dmitri Fedorovich Polyakov—a Soviet general whose code name was TOPHAT. Dillon’s father and Polyakov had a close friendship that went back years, to their first meeting in Burma in the mid-1960s. At the height of the Cold War, the Russian offered the CIA an unfiltered view into the vault of Soviet intelligence. His collaboration helped ensure that tensions between the two nuclear superpowers did not escalate into a shooting war. Spanning fifty years and three continents, Spies in the Family is a deeply researched account of two families on opposite sides of the lethal espionage campaigns of the Cold War, and two men whose devoted friendship lasted a lifetime, until the devastating final days of their lives. With impeccable insider access to both families as well as knowledgeable CIA and FBI officers, Dillon goes beyond the fog of secrecy to craft an unforgettable story of friendship and betrayal, double agents and clandestine lives, that challenges our notions of patriotism, exposing the commonality between peoples of opposing political economic systems. Both a gripping tale of spy craft and a moving personal story, Spies in the Family is an invaluable and heart-rending work.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-jersey-brothers-a-missing-naval-officer-in-the-pacific-and-his-family-s-quest-to-bring-him-home-by-sally-mott-freeman--65200168https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291741 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Jersey Brothers: A Missing Naval Officer in the Pacific and His Family's Quest to Bring Him Home Author: Sally Mott Freeman Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 54 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This extraordinary adventure of three brothers at the center of the most dramatic turning points of World War II is “liable to break the hearts of Unbroken fans, and it’s all true” (The New York Times). They are three brothers, all Navy men, who end up coincidentally and extraordinarily at the epicenter of three of the war’s most crucial moments. Bill, a naval intelligence officer, is tapped by FDR to set up and run his secret map room in the White House basement. Benny is the gunnery and antiaircraft officer on USS Enterprise, one of the few ships to escape Pearl Harbor and, by the end of 1942, the only aircraft carrier left in the Pacific to defend against the Japanese. Barton, the youngest, gets a plum commission in the Navy Supply Corps because his mother wants him out of harm’s way. But this protection plan backfires when Barton is sent to Manila and listed as wounded and missing after a Japanese attack. Now it is up to Bill and Benny to find and rescue him… Based on a decade of research drawn from archives around the world, interviews with fellow shipmates and POWs, and half-forgotten letters stashed away in attics, The Jersey Brothers is “a captivating tour-de-force” (San Antonio Express-News) that whisks readers from America’s front porches to Roosevelt’s White House to the battlefronts of the Pacific. But at its heart The Jersey Brothers is a family story, written by one of its own in intimate, novelistic detail. It is a remarkable tale of agony and triumph; of an ordinary young man who shows extraordinary courage as the enemy does everything short of killing him; and of brotherly love tested under the tortures of war. “The Jersey Brothers shines in singularity. A blend of history, family saga and family questions, Freeman’s book [is] a winning and moving success, and adds an authoritative entry to the… vast canon of war literature” (Richmond Times Dispatch).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291741Tue, 09 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291741 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Jersey Brothers: A Missing Naval Officer in the Pacific and His Family's Quest to Bring Him Home Author: Sally Mott Freeman Narrator: Cassandra...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291741 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Jersey Brothers: A Missing Naval Officer in the Pacific and His Family's Quest to Bring Him Home Author: Sally Mott Freeman Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 54 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This extraordinary adventure of three brothers at the center of the most dramatic turning points of World War II is “liable to break the hearts of Unbroken fans, and it’s all true” (The New York Times). They are three brothers, all Navy men, who end up coincidentally and extraordinarily at the epicenter of three of the war’s most crucial moments. Bill, a naval intelligence officer, is tapped by FDR to set up and run his secret map room in the White House basement. Benny is the gunnery and antiaircraft officer on USS Enterprise, one of the few ships to escape Pearl Harbor and, by the end of 1942, the only aircraft carrier left in the Pacific to defend against the Japanese. Barton, the youngest, gets a plum commission in the Navy Supply Corps because his mother wants him out of harm’s way. But this protection plan backfires when Barton is sent to Manila and listed as wounded and missing after a Japanese attack. Now it is up to Bill and Benny to find and rescue him… Based on a decade of research drawn from archives around the world, interviews with fellow shipmates and POWs, and half-forgotten letters stashed away in attics, The Jersey Brothers is “a captivating tour-de-force” (San Antonio Express-News) that whisks readers from America’s front porches to Roosevelt’s White House to the battlefronts of the Pacific. But at its heart The Jersey Brothers is a family story, written by one of its own in intimate, novelistic detail. It is a remarkable tale of agony and triumph; of an ordinary young man who shows extraordinary courage as the enemy does everything short of killing him; and of brotherly love tested under the tortures of war. “The Jersey Brothers shines in singularity. A blend of history, family saga and family questions, Freeman’s book [is] a winning and moving success, and adds an authoritative entry to the… vast canon of war literature” (Richmond Times Dispatch).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-soul-looks-back-a-memoir-by-jessica-b-harris--65200167https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292118 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Soul Looks Back: A Memoir Author: Jessica B. Harris Narrator: Jessica B. Harris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the technicolor glow of the early seventies, Jessica B. Harris debated, celebrated, and danced her way from the jazz clubs of the Manhattan’s West Side to the restaurants of the Village, living out her buoyant youth alongside the great minds of the day—luminaries like Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison. My Soul Looks Back is her paean to that fascinating social circle and the depth of their shared commitment to activism, intellectual engagement, and each other. Harris paints evocative portraits of her illustrious friends: Baldwin as he read aloud an early draft of If Beale Street Could Talk, Angelou cooking in her California kitchen, and Morrison relaxing at Baldwin’s house in Provence. Harris describes her role as theater critic for the New York Amsterdam News and editor at then burgeoning Essence magazine; star-studded parties in the South of France; drinks at Mikell’s, a hip West Side club; and the simple joy these extraordinary people took in each other’s company. The book is framed by Harris’ relationship with Sam Floyd, a fellow professor at Queens College, who introduced her to Baldwin. More than a memoir of friendship and first love My Soul Looks Back is a carefully crafted, intimately understood homage to a bygone era and the people that made it so remarkable.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292118Tue, 09 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292118 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Soul Looks Back: A Memoir Author: Jessica B. Harris Narrator: Jessica B. Harris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 14 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292118 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Soul Looks Back: A Memoir Author: Jessica B. Harris Narrator: Jessica B. Harris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the technicolor glow of the early seventies, Jessica B. Harris debated, celebrated, and danced her way from the jazz clubs of the Manhattan’s West Side to the restaurants of the Village, living out her buoyant youth alongside the great minds of the day—luminaries like Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison. My Soul Looks Back is her paean to that fascinating social circle and the depth of their shared commitment to activism, intellectual engagement, and each other. Harris paints evocative portraits of her illustrious friends: Baldwin as he read aloud an early draft of If Beale Street Could Talk, Angelou cooking in her California kitchen, and Morrison relaxing at Baldwin’s house in Provence. Harris describes her role as theater critic for the New York Amsterdam News and editor at then burgeoning Essence magazine; star-studded parties in the South of France; drinks at Mikell’s, a hip West Side club; and the simple joy these extraordinary people took in each other’s company. The book is framed by Harris’ relationship with Sam Floyd, a fellow professor at Queens College, who introduced her to Baldwin. More than a memoir of friendship and first love My Soul Looks Back is a carefully crafted, intimately understood homage to a bygone era and the people that made it so remarkable.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/memoirs-by-david-rockefeller--65200158https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memoirs Author: David Rockefeller Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Born into one of the wealthiest families in America—he was the youngest son of Standard Oil scion John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and the celebrated patron of modern art Abby Aldrich Rockefeller—David Rockefeller has carried his birthright into a distinguished life of his own. His dealings with world leaders from Zhou Enlai and Mikhail Gorbachev to Anwar Sadat and Ariel Sharon, his service to every American president since Eisenhower, his remarkable world travels and personal dedication to his home city of New York—here, the first time a Rockefeller has told his own story, is an account of a truly rich life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292116Tue, 09 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memoirs Author: David Rockefeller Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memoirs Author: David Rockefeller Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Born into one of the wealthiest families in America—he was the youngest son of Standard Oil scion John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and the celebrated patron of modern art Abby Aldrich Rockefeller—David Rockefeller has carried his birthright into a distinguished life of his own. His dealings with world leaders from Zhou Enlai and Mikhail Gorbachev to Anwar Sadat and Ariel Sharon, his service to every American president since Eisenhower, his remarkable world travels and personal dedication to his home city of New York—here, the first time a Rockefeller has told his own story, is an account of a truly rich life.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dinner-with-dimaggio-memories-of-an-american-hero-by-john-positano-rock-positano--65200150https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292144 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dinner with DiMaggio: Memories of An American Hero Author: John Positano, Rock Positano Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A revealing account of the great Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio from the man who knew him best in the last ten years of his life—“a rare, intimate portrait…that pries open Joltin’ Joe’s perpetually buttoned-up privacy” (The New York Times) with stories about the Yankees, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and other celebrities. In 1990, Dr. Rock Positano, a thirty-two-year-old foot and ankle specialist, met Joe DiMaggio. Despite the forty years between them, an unlikely friendship developed after the doctor successfully treated the baseball champ’s heel spur injury. Joe mentored Rock but came to rely on his young friend to show him a good time in New York, the town that made him a legend. In time, the famously reserved DiMaggio opened up to Dr. Positano and talked about his joys, his disappointments, and his sorrows as he reflected on his extraordinary life. The stories and experiences he shared with Dr. Positano comprise an intimate portrait of one of the great stars of baseball and icon of the twentieth century. “Readers do not have to be baseball fans to be captivated by this memoir, which explores such universal themes as friendship, celebrity, aging, and mortality” (Library Journal, starred review). DiMaggio was a complicated figure—sometimes demanding, sometimes big-hearted, always impeccable, loyal, and a true stand-up guy. This memoir of a decade-long friendship reveals the very private DiMaggio as “a wholly human portrait of an American icon navigating his way through an adoring yet relentlessly demanding public” (Booklist, starred review), while serving up illuminating stories and rare insights about the people in his life, including his teammates, Muhammad Ali, Sandy Koufax, Woody Allen, and many more.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292144Tue, 09 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292144 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dinner with DiMaggio: Memories of An American Hero Author: John Positano, Rock Positano Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292144 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dinner with DiMaggio: Memories of An American Hero Author: John Positano, Rock Positano Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A revealing account of the great Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio from the man who knew him best in the last ten years of his life—“a rare, intimate portrait…that pries open Joltin’ Joe’s perpetually buttoned-up privacy” (The New York Times) with stories about the Yankees, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and other celebrities. In 1990, Dr. Rock Positano, a thirty-two-year-old foot and ankle specialist, met Joe DiMaggio. Despite the forty years between them, an unlikely friendship developed after the doctor successfully treated the baseball champ’s heel spur injury. Joe mentored Rock but came to rely on his young friend to show him a good time in New York, the town that made him a legend. In time, the famously reserved DiMaggio opened up to Dr. Positano and talked about his joys, his disappointments, and his sorrows as he reflected on his extraordinary life. The stories and experiences he shared with Dr. Positano comprise an intimate portrait of one of the great stars of baseball and icon of the twentieth century. “Readers do not have to be baseball fans to be captivated by this memoir, which explores such universal themes as friendship, celebrity, aging, and mortality” (Library Journal, starred review). DiMaggio was a complicated figure—sometimes demanding, sometimes big-hearted, always impeccable, loyal, and a true stand-up guy. This memoir of a decade-long friendship reveals the very private DiMaggio as “a wholly human portrait of an American icon navigating his way through an adoring yet relentlessly demanding public” (Booklist, starred review), while serving up illuminating stories and rare insights about the people in his life, including his teammates, Muhammad Ali, Sandy Koufax, Woody Allen, and many more.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-and-two-mcsorley-s-my-dad-and-me-by-rafe-bartholomew--65200140https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291897 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Two and Two: McSorley's, My Dad, and Me Author: Rafe Bartholomew Narrator: Rafe Bartholomew Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A deeply stirring memoir of fathers, sons, and the oldest bar in New York City. Since it opened in 1854, McSorley's Old Ale House has been a New York institution. This is the landmark watering hole where Abraham Lincoln campaigned and Boss Tweed kicked back with the Tammany Hall machine. Where a pair of Houdini's handcuffs found their final resting place. And where soldiers left behind wishbones before departing for the First World War, never to return and collect them. Many of the bar's traditions remain intact, from the newspaper-covered walls to the plates of cheese and raw onions, the sawdust-strewn floors to the tall-tales told by its bartenders. But in addition to the bar's rich history, McSorley's is home to a deeply personal story about two men: Rafe Bartholomew, the writer who grew up in the landmark pub, and his father, Geoffrey 'Bart' Bartholomew, a career bartender who has been working the taps for forty-five years. On weekends, Rafe Bartholomew would tag along for the early hours of his dad's shift, polishing brass doorknobs, watching over the bar cats, and handling other odd jobs until he grew old enough to join Bart behind the bar. McSorley's was a place of bizarre rituals, bawdy humor, and tasks as unique as the bar itself: protecting the decades-old dust that had gathered on treasured artifacts; shot-putting thirty-pound grease traps into high-walled Dumpsters; and trying to keep McSorley's open through the worst of Hurricane Sandy. But for Rafe, the bar means home. It's the place where he and his father have worked side by side, serving light and dark ale, always in pairs, the way it's always been done. Where they've celebrated victories, like the publication of his father's first book of poetry, and coped with misfortune, like the death of Rafe's mother. Where Rafe learned to be part of something bigger than himself and also how to be his own man. By turns touching, crude, and wildly funny, Rafe's story reveals universal truths about family, loss, and the bursting history of one of New York's most beloved institutions.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291897Tue, 09 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291897 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Two and Two: McSorley's, My Dad, and Me Author: Rafe Bartholomew Narrator: Rafe Bartholomew Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291897 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Two and Two: McSorley's, My Dad, and Me Author: Rafe Bartholomew Narrator: Rafe Bartholomew Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A deeply stirring memoir of fathers, sons, and the oldest bar in New York City. Since it opened in 1854, McSorley's Old Ale House has been a New York institution. This is the landmark watering hole where Abraham Lincoln campaigned and Boss Tweed kicked back with the Tammany Hall machine. Where a pair of Houdini's handcuffs found their final resting place. And where soldiers left behind wishbones before departing for the First World War, never to return and collect them. Many of the bar's traditions remain intact, from the newspaper-covered walls to the plates of cheese and raw onions, the sawdust-strewn floors to the tall-tales told by its bartenders. But in addition to the bar's rich history, McSorley's is home to a deeply personal story about two men: Rafe Bartholomew, the writer who grew up in the landmark pub, and his father, Geoffrey 'Bart' Bartholomew, a career bartender who has been working the taps for forty-five years. On weekends, Rafe Bartholomew would tag along for the early hours of his dad's shift, polishing brass doorknobs, watching over the bar cats, and handling other odd jobs until he grew old enough to join Bart behind the bar. McSorley's was a place of bizarre rituals, bawdy humor, and tasks as unique as the bar itself: protecting the decades-old dust that had gathered on treasured artifacts; shot-putting thirty-pound grease traps into high-walled Dumpsters; and trying to keep McSorley's open through the worst of Hurricane Sandy. But for Rafe, the bar means home. It's the place where he and his father have worked side by side, serving light and dark ale, always in pairs, the way it's always been done. Where they've celebrated victories, like the publication of his father's first book of poetry, and coped with misfortune, like the death of Rafe's mother. Where Rafe learned to be part of something bigger than himself and also how to be his own man. By turns touching, crude, and wildly funny, Rafe's story reveals universal truths about family, loss, and the bursting history of one of New York's most beloved institutions.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crooked-outwitting-the-back-pain-industry-and-getting-on-the-road-to-recovery-by-cathryn-jakobson-ramin--65200138https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291903 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery Author: Cathryn Jakobson Ramin Narrator: Cathryn Jakobson Ramin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The acclaimed author of Carved in Sand—a veteran investigative journalist who endured persistent back pain for decades—delivers the definitive book on the subject: an essential examination of all facets of the back pain industry, exploring what works, what doesn't, what may cause harm, and how to get on the road to recovery. In her effort to manage her chronic back pain, investigative reporter Cathryn Jakobson Ramin spent years and a small fortune on a panoply of treatments. But her discomfort only intensified, leaving her feeling frustrated and perplexed. As she searched for better solutions, she exposed a much bigger problem. Costing roughly $100 billion a year, spine medicine—often ineffective and sometimes harmful —exemplified the worst aspects of the U.S. health care system. The result of six years of intensive investigation, Crooked offers a startling look at the poorly identified risks of spine medicine, and provides practical advice and solutions. Ramin interviewed scores of spine surgeons, pain management doctors, physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians, exercise physiologists, physical therapists, chiropractors, specialized bodywork practitioners. She met with many patients whose pain and desperation led them to make life-altering decisions, and with others who triumphed over their limitations. The result is a brilliant and comprehensive book that is not only important but essential to millions of back pain sufferers, and all types of health care professionals. Ramin shatters assumptions about surgery, chiropractic methods, physical therapy, spinal injections and painkillers, and addresses evidence-based rehabilitation options—showing, in detail, how to avoid therapeutic dead ends, while saving money, time, and considerable anguish. With Crooked, she reveals what it takes to outwit the back pain industry and get on the road to recovery.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291903Tue, 09 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291903 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery Author: Cathryn Jakobson Ramin Narrator: Cathryn Jakobson Ramin Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291903 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery Author: Cathryn Jakobson Ramin Narrator: Cathryn Jakobson Ramin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The acclaimed author of Carved in Sand—a veteran investigative journalist who endured persistent back pain for decades—delivers the definitive book on the subject: an essential examination of all facets of the back pain industry, exploring what works, what doesn't, what may cause harm, and how to get on the road to recovery. In her effort to manage her chronic back pain, investigative reporter Cathryn Jakobson Ramin spent years and a small fortune on a panoply of treatments. But her discomfort only intensified, leaving her feeling frustrated and perplexed. As she searched for better solutions, she exposed a much bigger problem. Costing roughly $100 billion a year, spine medicine—often ineffective and sometimes harmful —exemplified the worst aspects of the U.S. health care system. The result of six years of intensive investigation, Crooked offers a startling look at the poorly identified risks of spine medicine, and provides practical advice and solutions. Ramin interviewed scores of spine surgeons, pain management doctors, physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians, exercise physiologists, physical therapists, chiropractors, specialized bodywork practitioners. She met with many patients whose pain and desperation led them to make life-altering decisions, and with others who triumphed over their limitations. The result is a brilliant and comprehensive book that is not only important but essential to millions of back pain sufferers, and all types of health care professionals. Ramin shatters assumptions about surgery, chiropractic methods, physical therapy, spinal injections and painkillers, and addresses evidence-based rehabilitation options—showing, in detail, how to avoid therapeutic dead ends, while saving money, time, and considerable anguish. With Crooked, she reveals what it takes to outwit the back pain industry and get on the road to recovery.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jackie-s-girl-my-life-with-the-kennedy-family-by-kathy-mckeon--65200124https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291549 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jackie's Girl: My Life with the Kennedy Family Author: Kathy McKeon Narrator: Aedin Moloney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestseller “McKeon's delightful memories have been tucked away for fifty years, and thankfully, she has brought them out to share the enchanting magic of Camelot with us all.” —Kirkus Reviews “Celebrity watchers who covet an insider’s role will find McKeon’s frank yet benevolent memoir to be both a sobering reality check and an engaging foray into the ever-fascinating world of the Kennedy dynasty.” —Booklist An endearing coming-of-age memoir by a young woman who spent thirteen years as Jackie Kennedy’s personal assistant and occasional nanny—and the lessons about life and love she learned from the glamorous first lady. In 1964, Kathy McKeon was just nineteen and newly arrived from Ireland when she was hired as the personal assistant to former first lady Jackie Kennedy. The next thirteen years of her life were spent in Jackie’s service, during which Kathy not only played a crucial role in raising young Caroline and John Jr., but also had a front-row seat to some of the twentieth century’s most significant events. Because Kathy was always at Jackie’s side, Rose Kennedy deemed her “Jackie’s girl.” And although Kathy called Jackie “Madam,” she considered her employer more like a big sister who, in many ways, mentored her on how to be a lady. Kathy was there during Jackie and Aristotle Onassis’s courtship and marriage and Robert Kennedy’s assassination, dutifully supporting Jackie and the children during these tumultuous times in history. A rare and engrossing look at the private life of one of the most famous women of the twentieth century, Jackie’s Girl is also a moving personal story of a young woman finding her identity and footing in a new country, along with the help of the most elegant woman in America.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291549Tue, 09 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291549 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jackie's Girl: My Life with the Kennedy Family Author: Kathy McKeon Narrator: Aedin Moloney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291549 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jackie's Girl: My Life with the Kennedy Family Author: Kathy McKeon Narrator: Aedin Moloney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestseller “McKeon's delightful memories have been tucked away for fifty years, and thankfully, she has brought them out to share the enchanting magic of Camelot with us all.” —Kirkus Reviews “Celebrity watchers who covet an insider’s role will find McKeon’s frank yet benevolent memoir to be both a sobering reality check and an engaging foray into the ever-fascinating world of the Kennedy dynasty.” —Booklist An endearing coming-of-age memoir by a young woman who spent thirteen years as Jackie Kennedy’s personal assistant and occasional nanny—and the lessons about life and love she learned from the glamorous first lady. In 1964, Kathy McKeon was just nineteen and newly arrived from Ireland when she was hired as the personal assistant to former first lady Jackie Kennedy. The next thirteen years of her life were spent in Jackie’s service, during which Kathy not only played a crucial role in raising young Caroline and John Jr., but also had a front-row seat to some of the twentieth century’s most significant events. Because Kathy was always at Jackie’s side, Rose Kennedy deemed her “Jackie’s girl.” And although Kathy called Jackie “Madam,” she considered her employer more like a big sister who, in many ways, mentored her on how to be a lady. Kathy was there during Jackie and Aristotle Onassis’s courtship and marriage and Robert Kennedy’s assassination, dutifully supporting Jackie and the children during these tumultuous times in history. A rare and engrossing look at the private life of one of the most famous women of the twentieth century, Jackie’s Girl is also a moving personal story of a young woman finding her identity and footing in a new country, along with the help of the most elegant woman in America.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-apparent-distress-a-doctor-s-coming-of-age-on-the-front-lines-of-american-medicine-by-rachel-pearson--65200122https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Apparent Distress: A Doctor’s Coming-of-Age on the Front Lines of American Medicine Author: Rachel Pearson Narrator: Rebecca Gibel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A brutally frank memoir about doctors and patients in a health care system that puts the poor at risk In medical charts, the term “N.A.D.” (No Apparent Distress) is used for patients who appear stable. The phrase also aptly describes America’s medical system when it comes to treating the underprivileged. Medical students learn on the bodies of the poor—and the poor suffer from their mistakes. Rachel Pearson confronted these harsh realities when she started medical school in Galveston, Texas. Pearson, herself from a working-class background, remains haunted by the suicide of a close friend, experiences firsthand the heartbreak of her own errors in a patient’s care, and witnesses the ruinous effects of a hurricane on a Texas town’s medical system. In No Apparent Distress, she chronicles her experiences and the raging disparities in a system that favors the rich and the white. This is at once an indictment of American health care and a deeply moving tale of one doctor’s coming-of-age.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292278Tue, 09 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Apparent Distress: A Doctor’s Coming-of-Age on the Front Lines of American Medicine Author: Rachel Pearson Narrator: Rebecca Gibel Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Apparent Distress: A Doctor’s Coming-of-Age on the Front Lines of American Medicine Author: Rachel Pearson Narrator: Rebecca Gibel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A brutally frank memoir about doctors and patients in a health care system that puts the poor at risk In medical charts, the term “N.A.D.” (No Apparent Distress) is used for patients who appear stable. The phrase also aptly describes America’s medical system when it comes to treating the underprivileged. Medical students learn on the bodies of the poor—and the poor suffer from their mistakes. Rachel Pearson confronted these harsh realities when she started medical school in Galveston, Texas. Pearson, herself from a working-class background, remains haunted by the suicide of a close friend, experiences firsthand the heartbreak of her own errors in a patient’s care, and witnesses the ruinous effects of a hurricane on a Texas town’s medical system. In No Apparent Distress, she chronicles her experiences and the raging disparities in a system that favors the rich and the white. This is at once an indictment of American health care and a deeply moving tale of one doctor’s coming-of-age.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-awkward-thoughts-of-w-kamau-bell-tales-of-a-6-4-african-american-heterosexual-cisgender-left-leaning-asthmatic-black-and-proud--65200230https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4', African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian Author: W. Kamau Bell Narrator: W. Kamau Bell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.65 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: You may know W. Kamau Bell from his new, Emmy-nominated hit show on CNN, United Shades of America. Or maybe you’ve read about him in the New York Times, which called him “the most promising new talent in political comedy in many years.” Or maybe from The New Yorker, fawning over his brand of humor writing: 'Bell’s gimmick is intersectional progressivism: he treats racial, gay, and women’s issues as inseparable.' After all this love and praise, it’s time for the next step: a book. The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell is a humorous, well-informed take on the world today, tackling a wide range of issues, such as race relations; fatherhood; the state of law enforcement today; comedians and superheroes; right-wing politics; left-wing politics; failure; his interracial marriage; white men; his up-bringing by very strong-willed, race-conscious, yet ideologically opposite parents; his early days struggling to find his comedic voice, then his later days struggling to find his comedic voice; why he never seemed to fit in with the Black comedy scene . . . or the white comedy scene; how he was a Black nerd way before that became a thing; how it took his wife and an East Bay lesbian to teach him that racism and sexism often walk hand in hand; and much, much more.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290384Tue, 02 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4', African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4', African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian Author: W. Kamau Bell Narrator: W. Kamau Bell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.65 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: You may know W. Kamau Bell from his new, Emmy-nominated hit show on CNN, United Shades of America. Or maybe you’ve read about him in the New York Times, which called him “the most promising new talent in political comedy in many years.” Or maybe from The New Yorker, fawning over his brand of humor writing: 'Bell’s gimmick is intersectional progressivism: he treats racial, gay, and women’s issues as inseparable.' After all this love and praise, it’s time for the next step: a book. The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell is a humorous, well-informed take on the world today, tackling a wide range of issues, such as race relations; fatherhood; the state of law enforcement today; comedians and superheroes; right-wing politics; left-wing politics; failure; his interracial marriage; white men; his up-bringing by very strong-willed, race-conscious, yet ideologically opposite parents; his early days struggling to find his comedic voice, then his later days struggling to find his comedic voice; why he never seemed to fit in with the Black comedy scene . . . or the white comedy scene; how he was a Black nerd way before that became a thing; how it took his wife and an East Bay lesbian to teach him that racism and sexism often walk hand in hand; and much, much more.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/driving-miss-norma-one-family-s-journey-saying-yes-to-living-by-tim-bauerschmidt-ramie-liddle--65200207https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290788 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Driving Miss Norma: One Family's Journey Saying ''Yes'' to Living Author: Tim Bauerschmidt, Ramie Liddle Narrator: Christopher Grove, Nan McNamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Norma—newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage—rose to her full height of five feet and told her doctor, “I’m ninety years old. I’m hitting the road.” Packing what she needed, Norma took off on an unforgettable cross-country journey with three professional nomads—her retired son Tim, his wife Ramie, and their Standard Poodle Ringo—in a thirty-six-foot RV. Driving Miss Norma is the charming, infectiously joyous chronicle of their experiences on the road—a transformative journey of living life on your own terms that shows us that it is never too late to begin an adventure, inspire hope, or become a trailblazer. As this once timid woman says “yes” to living in the face of death, she tries regional foods for the first time, zip-lines through a former stranger’s yard, and reaches for the clouds in a hot air balloon. With each passing mile (and one educational visit to a cannabis dispensary), Miss Norma’s health improves and conversations that had once been taboo begin to unfold. Norma, Tim, and Ramie bond in ways they had never done before, and their definitions of home, family, and friendship expand. Stop by stop, state by state, they meet countless people from all walks of life— strangers who become fast friends and welcome them with kindness and open hearts. Infused with this irrepressible nonagenarian’s wisdom, courage, and generous spirit, Driving Miss Norma reminds us that life is beautiful and precious, and that family, fun, and self-discovery can happen at any age.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290788Tue, 02 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290788 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Driving Miss Norma: One Family's Journey Saying ''Yes'' to Living Author: Tim Bauerschmidt, Ramie Liddle Narrator: Christopher Grove, Nan McNamara...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290788 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Driving Miss Norma: One Family's Journey Saying ''Yes'' to Living Author: Tim Bauerschmidt, Ramie Liddle Narrator: Christopher Grove, Nan McNamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Norma—newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage—rose to her full height of five feet and told her doctor, “I’m ninety years old. I’m hitting the road.” Packing what she needed, Norma took off on an unforgettable cross-country journey with three professional nomads—her retired son Tim, his wife Ramie, and their Standard Poodle Ringo—in a thirty-six-foot RV. Driving Miss Norma is the charming, infectiously joyous chronicle of their experiences on the road—a transformative journey of living life on your own terms that shows us that it is never too late to begin an adventure, inspire hope, or become a trailblazer. As this once timid woman says “yes” to living in the face of death, she tries regional foods for the first time, zip-lines through a former stranger’s yard, and reaches for the clouds in a hot air balloon. With each passing mile (and one educational visit to a cannabis dispensary), Miss Norma’s health improves and conversations that had once been taboo begin to unfold. Norma, Tim, and Ramie bond in ways they had never done before, and their definitions of home, family, and friendship expand. Stop by stop, state by state, they meet countless people from all walks of life— strangers who become fast friends and welcome them with kindness and open hearts. Infused with this irrepressible nonagenarian’s wisdom, courage, and generous spirit, Driving Miss Norma reminds us that life is beautiful and precious, and that family, fun, and self-discovery can happen at any age.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/between-them-remembering-my-parents-by-richard-ford--65200199https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290782 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Between Them: Remembering My Parents Author: Richard Ford Narrator: Christian Baskous Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 37 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From American master Richard Ford, a memoir: his first work of nonfiction, a stirring narrative of memory and parental love How is it that we come to consider our parents as people with rich and intense lives that include but also exclude us? Richard Ford’s parents—Edna, a feisty, pretty Catholic-school girl with a difficult past; and Parker, a sweet-natured, soft-spoken traveling salesman—were rural Arkansans born at the turn of the twentieth century. Married in 1928, they lived “alone together” on the road, traveling throughout the South. Eventually they had one child, born late, in 1944. For Ford, the questions of what his parents dreamed of, how they loved each other and loved him become a striking portrait of American life in the mid-century. Between Them is his vivid image of where his life began and where his parents’ lives found their greatest satisfaction. Bringing his celebrated candor, wit, and intelligence to this most intimate and mysterious of landscapes—our parents’ lives—the award-winning storyteller and creator of the iconic Frank Bascombe delivers an unforgettable exploration of memory, intimacy, and love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290782Tue, 02 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290782 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Between Them: Remembering My Parents Author: Richard Ford Narrator: Christian Baskous Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 37 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290782 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Between Them: Remembering My Parents Author: Richard Ford Narrator: Christian Baskous Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 37 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From American master Richard Ford, a memoir: his first work of nonfiction, a stirring narrative of memory and parental love How is it that we come to consider our parents as people with rich and intense lives that include but also exclude us? Richard Ford’s parents—Edna, a feisty, pretty Catholic-school girl with a difficult past; and Parker, a sweet-natured, soft-spoken traveling salesman—were rural Arkansans born at the turn of the twentieth century. Married in 1928, they lived “alone together” on the road, traveling throughout the South. Eventually they had one child, born late, in 1944. For Ford, the questions of what his parents dreamed of, how they loved each other and loved him become a striking portrait of American life in the mid-century. Between Them is his vivid image of where his life began and where his parents’ lives found their greatest satisfaction. Bringing his celebrated candor, wit, and intelligence to this most intimate and mysterious of landscapes—our parents’ lives—the award-winning storyteller and creator of the iconic Frank Bascombe delivers an unforgettable exploration of memory, intimacy, and love.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-lovely-wife-in-the-psych-ward-a-memoir-by-mark-lukach--65200194https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290795 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward: A Memoir Author: Mark Lukach Narrator: Josh Bloomberg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.36 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A heart-wrenching, yet hopeful, memoir of a young marriage that is redefined by mental illness and affirms the power of love. Mark and Giulia’s life together began as a storybook romance. They fell in love at eighteen, married at twenty-four, and were living their dream life in San Francisco. When Giulia was twenty-seven, she suffered a terrifying and unexpected psychotic break that landed her in the psych ward for nearly a month. One day she was vibrant and well-adjusted; the next she was delusional and suicidal, convinced that her loved ones were not safe. Eventually, Giulia fully recovered, and the couple had a son. But, soon after Jonas was born, Giulia had another breakdown, and then a third a few years after that. Pushed to the edge of the abyss, everything the couple had once taken for granted was upended. A story of the fragility of the mind, and the tenacity of the human spirit, My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward is, above all, a love story that raises profound questions: How do we care for the people we love? What and who do we live for? Breathtaking in its candor, radiant with compassion, and written with dazzling lyricism, Lukach’s is an intensely personal odyssey through the harrowing years of his wife’s mental illness, anchored by an abiding devotion to family that will affirm readers’ faith in the power of love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290795Tue, 02 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290795 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward: A Memoir Author: Mark Lukach Narrator: Josh Bloomberg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290795 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward: A Memoir Author: Mark Lukach Narrator: Josh Bloomberg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.36 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A heart-wrenching, yet hopeful, memoir of a young marriage that is redefined by mental illness and affirms the power of love. Mark and Giulia’s life together began as a storybook romance. They fell in love at eighteen, married at twenty-four, and were living their dream life in San Francisco. When Giulia was twenty-seven, she suffered a terrifying and unexpected psychotic break that landed her in the psych ward for nearly a month. One day she was vibrant and well-adjusted; the next she was delusional and suicidal, convinced that her loved ones were not safe. Eventually, Giulia fully recovered, and the couple had a son. But, soon after Jonas was born, Giulia had another breakdown, and then a third a few years after that. Pushed to the edge of the abyss, everything the couple had once taken for granted was upended. A story of the fragility of the mind, and the tenacity of the human spirit, My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward is, above all, a love story that raises profound questions: How do we care for the people we love? What and who do we live for? Breathtaking in its candor, radiant with compassion, and written with dazzling lyricism, Lukach’s is an intensely personal odyssey through the harrowing years of his wife’s mental illness, anchored by an abiding devotion to family that will affirm readers’ faith in the power of love.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mid-life-ex-wife-a-diary-of-divorce-online-dating-and-second-chances-by-stella-grey--65200186https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290787 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mid-Life Ex-Wife: A Diary of Divorce, Online Dating, and Second Chances Author: Stella Grey Narrator: Penelope Rawlins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Nora Ephron meets Bridget Jones's Diary in Guardian columnist Stella Grey’s heartrendingly honest, witty memoir about her online odyssey to find real love in a virtual world. “The literary equivalent of the When Harry Met Sally line, ‘tell me I’ll never be out there again’.”—JoJo Moyes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You Singers may croon about love being lovelier the second time around, but it can also be far more complicated. When Stella Grey’s husband leaves her for another woman, she fears she'll be unhappy and alone for the rest of her life. But daytime vodka-drinking and ice-cream are only short-term consolations. Realizing that she needs to take her future into her own hands, Stella dives into the world of online dating. What follow are 693 days of hilarious, depressing, and baffling encounters that unfold both in person and online. Stella quickly discovers that the more perfect a man appears on her screen, the warier she should be. It's a game of chance, with some players perfectly willing to lie to get what they want, whether that’s a lifetime of love or a very brief encounter. Amid flirty emails, Skype chats, and awkward small talk over glasses of bad wine (which may or may not lead to awkward sex), Stella struggles to remain optimistic. To succeed, does she have to redefine the kind of man she’s looking for—or change the kind of woman she is? Funny, raw, and heartwarming, this book is a brutally honest account of the world of online dating—a world which so many of us are a part of, no matter our age—drawn from Stella’s hugely popular Guardian column, “Mid-life Ex-Wife” (and expanded with new material) about her search for a second chance at love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290787Tue, 02 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290787 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mid-Life Ex-Wife: A Diary of Divorce, Online Dating, and Second Chances Author: Stella Grey Narrator: Penelope Rawlins Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290787 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mid-Life Ex-Wife: A Diary of Divorce, Online Dating, and Second Chances Author: Stella Grey Narrator: Penelope Rawlins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Nora Ephron meets Bridget Jones's Diary in Guardian columnist Stella Grey’s heartrendingly honest, witty memoir about her online odyssey to find real love in a virtual world. “The literary equivalent of the When Harry Met Sally line, ‘tell me I’ll never be out there again’.”—JoJo Moyes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You Singers may croon about love being lovelier the second time around, but it can also be far more complicated. When Stella Grey’s husband leaves her for another woman, she fears she'll be unhappy and alone for the rest of her life. But daytime vodka-drinking and ice-cream are only short-term consolations. Realizing that she needs to take her future into her own hands, Stella dives into the world of online dating. What follow are 693 days of hilarious, depressing, and baffling encounters that unfold both in person and online. Stella quickly discovers that the more perfect a man appears on her screen, the warier she should be. It's a game of chance, with some players perfectly willing to lie to get what they want, whether that’s a lifetime of love or a very brief encounter. Amid flirty emails, Skype chats, and awkward small talk over glasses of bad wine (which may or may not lead to awkward sex), Stella struggles to remain optimistic. To succeed, does she have to redefine the kind of man she’s looking for—or change the kind of woman she is? Funny, raw, and heartwarming, this book is a brutally honest account of the world of online dating—a world which so many of us are a part of, no matter our age—drawn from Stella’s hugely popular Guardian column, “Mid-life Ex-Wife” (and expanded with new material) about her search for a second chance at love.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mockingbird-songs-my-friendship-with-harper-lee-by-wayne-flynt--65200175https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290786 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mockingbird Songs: My Friendship with Harper Lee Author: Wayne Flynt Narrator: Mike Ortego, Rosemary Benson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 19 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An indelible portrait of one of the most famous and beloved authors in the canon of American literature—a collection of letters between Harper Lee and one of her closest friends that reveals the famously private writer as never before, in her own words. The violent racism of the American South drove Wayne Flynt away from his home state of Alabama, but the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee’s classic novel about courage, community, and equality, inspired him to return in the early 1960s and craft a career documenting and teaching Alabama history. His writing resonated with many Alabamians, in particular three sisters: Louise, Alice, and Nelle Harper Lee. Beginning with their first meeting in 1983, a mutual respect and affection for the state’s history and literature matured into a deep friendship between two families who can trace their roots there back more than five generations. Flynt and Nelle Harper Lee began writing to one other while she was living in New York—heartfelt, insightful, and humorous letters in which they swapped stories, information, and opinions on topics both personal and professional: their families, books, Alabama history and social values, health concerns, and even their fears and accomplishments. Though their earliest missives began formally—''Dear Dr. Flynt''—as the years passed and their mutual admiration grew, their exchanges became more intimate and emotional, opening with ''Dear Friend'' and closing with ''I love you, Nelle.'' Through their enduring correspondence, the Lees and the Flynts became completely immersed in each other’s lives. Beautifully written, intelligent, and telling, this remarkable compendium of their letters—a correspondence that lasted for a quarter century, from 1992 until Harper Lee’s death in February 2016—offers an incisive and compelling look into the mind, heart, and work of one of the most beloved authors in modern literary history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290786Tue, 02 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290786 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mockingbird Songs: My Friendship with Harper Lee Author: Wayne Flynt Narrator: Mike Ortego, Rosemary Benson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290786 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mockingbird Songs: My Friendship with Harper Lee Author: Wayne Flynt Narrator: Mike Ortego, Rosemary Benson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 19 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An indelible portrait of one of the most famous and beloved authors in the canon of American literature—a collection of letters between Harper Lee and one of her closest friends that reveals the famously private writer as never before, in her own words. The violent racism of the American South drove Wayne Flynt away from his home state of Alabama, but the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee’s classic novel about courage, community, and equality, inspired him to return in the early 1960s and craft a career documenting and teaching Alabama history. His writing resonated with many Alabamians, in particular three sisters: Louise, Alice, and Nelle Harper Lee. Beginning with their first meeting in 1983, a mutual respect and affection for the state’s history and literature matured into a deep friendship between two families who can trace their roots there back more than five generations. Flynt and Nelle Harper Lee began writing to one other while she was living in New York—heartfelt, insightful, and humorous letters in which they swapped stories, information, and opinions on topics both personal and professional: their families, books, Alabama history and social values, health concerns, and even their fears and accomplishments. Though their earliest missives began formally—''Dear Dr. Flynt''—as the years passed and their mutual admiration grew, their exchanges became more intimate and emotional, opening with ''Dear Friend'' and closing with ''I love you, Nelle.'' Through their enduring correspondence, the Lees and the Flynts became completely immersed in each other’s lives. Beautifully written, intelligent, and telling, this remarkable compendium of their letters—a correspondence that lasted for a quarter century, from 1992 until Harper Lee’s death in February 2016—offers an incisive and compelling look into the mind, heart, and work of one of the most beloved authors in modern literary history.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/under-a-desert-sky-redefining-hope-beauty-and-faith-in-the-hardest-places-by-lynne-hartke--65200148https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292282 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under a Desert Sky: Redefining Hope, Beauty, and Faith in the Hardest Places Author: Lynne Hartke Narrator: Pamela Klein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Even life's most desolate experiences can bring beautiful surprises There comes a time in life when we find ourselves in the desert place of burning questions: Why? And why me? But even as we shake our fist heavenward, the heart whispers another question: Who? Who are you, God? Who are you to me? Against the backdrop of the Sonoran Desert, Lynne Hartke asks her own hard questions as cancer arrives like a thief with one goal: to take it all. Hair. The contents of a stomach. A marriage. A life. As her days become a blur of doctors' appointments, treatments, and surgeries, she wrestles with a tumble of tangled emotions, a shaken faith, and crushing self-doubt. And then, the unthinkable: Cancer is now threatening now only her life but also the lives of both her parents. Through her raw, lyrical words, Hartke invites you to discover, as she did, the even in life's hardest places, you are not alone in your fear, you are not foolish to hope, and you are never forgotten by a loving, pursuing God. Never.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292282Tue, 02 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292282 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under a Desert Sky: Redefining Hope, Beauty, and Faith in the Hardest Places Author: Lynne Hartke Narrator: Pamela Klein Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292282 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under a Desert Sky: Redefining Hope, Beauty, and Faith in the Hardest Places Author: Lynne Hartke Narrator: Pamela Klein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Even life's most desolate experiences can bring beautiful surprises There comes a time in life when we find ourselves in the desert place of burning questions: Why? And why me? But even as we shake our fist heavenward, the heart whispers another question: Who? Who are you, God? Who are you to me? Against the backdrop of the Sonoran Desert, Lynne Hartke asks her own hard questions as cancer arrives like a thief with one goal: to take it all. Hair. The contents of a stomach. A marriage. A life. As her days become a blur of doctors' appointments, treatments, and surgeries, she wrestles with a tumble of tangled emotions, a shaken faith, and crushing self-doubt. And then, the unthinkable: Cancer is now threatening now only her life but also the lives of both her parents. Through her raw, lyrical words, Hartke invites you to discover, as she did, the even in life's hardest places, you are not alone in your fear, you are not foolish to hope, and you are never forgotten by a loving, pursuing God. Never.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-over-the-place-adventures-in-travel-true-love-and-petty-theft-by-geraldine-deruiter--65200144https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel, True Love, and Petty Theft Author: Geraldine DeRuiter Narrator: Geraldine DeRuiter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Some people are meant to travel the globe, to unwrap its secrets and share them with the world. And some people have no sense of direction, are terrified of pigeons, and get motion sickness from tying their shoes. These people are meant to stay home and eat nachos. Geraldine DeRuiter is the latter. But she won't let that stop her. Hilarious, irreverent, and heartfelt, All Over the Place chronicles the years Geraldine spent traveling the world after getting laid off from a job she loved. Those years taught her a great number of things, though the ability to read a map was not one of them. She has only a vague idea of where Russia is, but she now understands her Russian father better than ever before. She learned that what she thought was her mother's functional insanity was actually an equally incurable condition called 'being Italian.' She learned what it's like to travel the world with someone you already know and love -- how that person can help you make sense of things and make far-off places feel like home. She learned about unemployment and brain tumors, lost luggage and lost opportunities, and just getting lost in countless terminals and cabs and hotel lobbies across the globe. And she learned that sometimes you can find yourself exactly where you need to be -- even if you aren't quite sure where you are.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291377Tue, 02 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel, True Love, and Petty Theft Author: Geraldine DeRuiter Narrator: Geraldine DeRuiter Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel, True Love, and Petty Theft Author: Geraldine DeRuiter Narrator: Geraldine DeRuiter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Some people are meant to travel the globe, to unwrap its secrets and share them with the world. And some people have no sense of direction, are terrified of pigeons, and get motion sickness from tying their shoes. These people are meant to stay home and eat nachos. Geraldine DeRuiter is the latter. But she won't let that stop her. Hilarious, irreverent, and heartfelt, All Over the Place chronicles the years Geraldine spent traveling the world after getting laid off from a job she loved. Those years taught her a great number of things, though the ability to read a map was not one of them. She has only a vague idea of where Russia is, but she now understands her Russian father better than ever before. She learned that what she thought was her mother's functional insanity was actually an equally incurable condition called 'being Italian.' She learned what it's like to travel the world with someone you already know and love -- how that person can help you make sense of things and make far-off places feel like home. She learned about unemployment and brain tumors, lost luggage and lost opportunities, and just getting lost in countless terminals and cabs and hotel lobbies across the globe. And she learned that sometimes you can find yourself exactly where you need to be -- even if you aren't quite sure where you are.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/homing-instincts-early-motherhood-on-a-midwestern-farm-by-sarah-menkedick--65200141https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292279 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Homing Instincts: Early Motherhood on a Midwestern Farm Author: Sarah Menkedick Narrator: Sarah Menkedick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Sarah Menkedick spent her twenties trekking alone across South America, teaching English to recalcitrant teenagers on Réunion Island, picking grapes in France and camping on the Mongolian grasslands; for her, meaning and purpose were to be found on the road, in flight from the ordinary. Yet the biggest and most transformative adventure of her life might be one she never anticipated: at thirty-one, she moves into a tiny nineteenth-century cabin on her family’s Ohio farm, and begins the journey into motherhood. In eight vivid and boldly questioning essays, Menkedick explores the luminous, disorienting time just before and after becoming a mother. As she reacquaints herself with the subtle landscapes of the Midwest, and adjusts to the often surprising physicality of pregnancy, she ruminates on what this new stage of life means for her long-held concepts of self, settling, and creative fulfillment. In “Millie, Mildred, Grandma Menkedick,” she considers the nature of story through the life of her tough German grandmother, who raised two boys as a single mother in the 1950s and then spent her seventies traveling the world with her best friend Marge; in “Motherland,” on a trip back to Oaxaca, Mexico to visit her husband’s family, she finally embraces her Midwestern roots; in “The Milk Cave,” she discovers in breastfeeding a new appreciation for the spiritual and artistic potential of boredom; and in “The Lake,” she revisits her childhood with her father, whose relentless optimism and mystical streak she sees anew once she has a child of her own. A story of a traveler come home to the farm; of becoming a mother in spite of reservations and doubt; and of learning to appreciate the power and beauty of the quotidian, Homing Instincts speaks to the deepest concerns and hopes of a generation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292279Tue, 02 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292279 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Homing Instincts: Early Motherhood on a Midwestern Farm Author: Sarah Menkedick Narrator: Sarah Menkedick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292279 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Homing Instincts: Early Motherhood on a Midwestern Farm Author: Sarah Menkedick Narrator: Sarah Menkedick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Sarah Menkedick spent her twenties trekking alone across South America, teaching English to recalcitrant teenagers on Réunion Island, picking grapes in France and camping on the Mongolian grasslands; for her, meaning and purpose were to be found on the road, in flight from the ordinary. Yet the biggest and most transformative adventure of her life might be one she never anticipated: at thirty-one, she moves into a tiny nineteenth-century cabin on her family’s Ohio farm, and begins the journey into motherhood. In eight vivid and boldly questioning essays, Menkedick explores the luminous, disorienting time just before and after becoming a mother. As she reacquaints herself with the subtle landscapes of the Midwest, and adjusts to the often surprising physicality of pregnancy, she ruminates on what this new stage of life means for her long-held concepts of self, settling, and creative fulfillment. In “Millie, Mildred, Grandma Menkedick,” she considers the nature of story through the life of her tough German grandmother, who raised two boys as a single mother in the 1950s and then spent her seventies traveling the world with her best friend Marge; in “Motherland,” on a trip back to Oaxaca, Mexico to visit her husband’s family, she finally embraces her Midwestern roots; in “The Milk Cave,” she discovers in breastfeeding a new appreciation for the spiritual and artistic potential of boredom; and in “The Lake,” she revisits her childhood with her father, whose relentless optimism and mystical streak she sees anew once she has a child of her own. A story of a traveler come home to the farm; of becoming a mother in spite of reservations and doubt; and of learning to appreciate the power and beauty of the quotidian, Homing Instincts speaks to the deepest concerns and hopes of a generation.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sometimes-the-magic-works-lessons-from-a-writing-life-by-terry-brooks--65200133https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291971 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life Author: Terry Brooks Narrator: Dan Woren, Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Terry Brooks is adamant about dedicating oneself to the craft, while showing awe and humility for the creative process. . . . Every serious writer should refer to this book regularly for inspiration as well as solid crafting advice.”—Elizabeth Engstrom Cratty, Director of Maui Writers Retreat In Sometimes the Magic Works, New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks shares his secrets for creating unusual, memorable fiction. Spanning topics from the importance of daydreaming to the necessity of writing an outline, from the fine art of showing instead of merely telling to creating believable characters who make readers care what happens to them, Brooks draws upon his own experiences, hard lessons learned, and delightful discoveries made in creating the beloved Shannara and Magic Kingdom of Landover series, The Word and The Void trilogy, and the bestselling Star Wars novel The Phantom Menace. In addition to being a writing guide, Sometimes the Magic Works is Terry Brooks’s self-portrait of the artist. “If you don’t think there is magic in writing, you probably won’t write anything magical,” says Brooks. This book offers a rare opportunity to peer into the mind of (and learn a trick or two from) one of fantasy fiction’s preeminent magicians. Praise for Sometimes the Magic Works “A marvelously pragmatic initiation to the art of writing.”—Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina “[A] succinct and warmhearted autobiographical meditation on the writing life.”—Publishers Weekly “A wise, warm-hearted book—part autobiography, part how-to-do-it manual, with some amazingly candid behind-the-scenes material . . . Fantasy fans, novice writers, and even veteran pros will learn plenty from it.”—Robert Silverberg, award-winning author of the Majipoor Chronicles]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291971Tue, 02 May 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291971 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life Author: Terry Brooks Narrator: Dan Woren, Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291971 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life Author: Terry Brooks Narrator: Dan Woren, Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Terry Brooks is adamant about dedicating oneself to the craft, while showing awe and humility for the creative process. . . . Every serious writer should refer to this book regularly for inspiration as well as solid crafting advice.”—Elizabeth Engstrom Cratty, Director of Maui Writers Retreat In Sometimes the Magic Works, New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks shares his secrets for creating unusual, memorable fiction. Spanning topics from the importance of daydreaming to the necessity of writing an outline, from the fine art of showing instead of merely telling to creating believable characters who make readers care what happens to them, Brooks draws upon his own experiences, hard lessons learned, and delightful discoveries made in creating the beloved Shannara and Magic Kingdom of Landover series, The Word and The Void trilogy, and the bestselling Star Wars novel The Phantom Menace. In addition to being a writing guide, Sometimes the Magic Works is Terry Brooks’s self-portrait of the artist. “If you don’t think there is magic in writing, you probably won’t write anything magical,” says Brooks. This book offers a rare opportunity to peer into the mind of (and learn a trick or two from) one of fantasy fiction’s preeminent magicians. Praise for Sometimes the Magic Works “A marvelously pragmatic initiation to the art of writing.”—Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina “[A] succinct and warmhearted autobiographical meditation on the writing life.”—Publishers Weekly “A wise, warm-hearted book—part autobiography, part how-to-do-it manual, with some amazingly candid behind-the-scenes material . . . Fantasy fans, novice writers, and even veteran pros will learn plenty from it.”—Robert Silverberg, award-winning author of the Majipoor Chronicles]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secrets-of-my-life-by-caitlyn-jenner--65200225https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secrets of My Life Author: Caitlyn Jenner Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.37 of Total 54 Ratings of Narrator: 4.07 of Total 15 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this remarkable memoir former Olympian and Kardashian family member Caitlyn Jenner reveals shocking and heartbreaking stories from her journey to become a transgender woman and fight for the LGBTQ+ community. Imagine denying your core and soul. Then add to it the most impossible expectations that people have for you because you are the personification of The American Male Athlete. Bruce Jenner, the celebrated Olympic icon and later the patriarch of one of the most famous families in the world, seemed to be living a dream life of success, fame, and prosperity. But the all-American image and million-dollar smile belied a lifelong struggle with gender dysphoria, and it wasn't until the sensational Diane Sawyer interview that the public mask of Bruce Jenner was finally retired, and through the memorable Vanity Fair piece by Buzz Bissinger, that Caitlyn Jenner was introduced to the world and set free to exist on her own terms. Since then, Caitlyn has undertaken an arduous emotional and physical odyssey to achieve the completeness she always felt was missing. In The Secrets of My Life, Caitlyn reflects on the inner conflict she experienced growing up in an era of rigidly defined gender identities, and the cruel irony of being hailed by an entire nation as the ultimate symbol of manhood. She recounts her Olympic triumph, her rise to fame, and relates how her sense of frustration and shame grew with the passing years and the lengths to which she had to go to conceal her true self. Caitlyn in turn uncovers the toll that these personal struggles had on her three marriages and, subsequently, the relationships with her children. She also talks candidly about her life in the public eye as a member of the Kardashian clan, what led to her decision to become Caitlyn, and how she, her family, the transgender community, and the rest of the world has since embraced her new life. Filled with incredibly personal and moving stories of struggle and victory, of anxiety and fear, and, finally, of surrender and acceptance, The Secrets of My Life reveals the real Caitlyn Jenner by tracing her long and eventful journey to becoming herself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289278Tue, 25 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secrets of My Life Author: Caitlyn Jenner Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 25,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secrets of My Life Author: Caitlyn Jenner Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.37 of Total 54 Ratings of Narrator: 4.07 of Total 15 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this remarkable memoir former Olympian and Kardashian family member Caitlyn Jenner reveals shocking and heartbreaking stories from her journey to become a transgender woman and fight for the LGBTQ+ community. Imagine denying your core and soul. Then add to it the most impossible expectations that people have for you because you are the personification of The American Male Athlete. Bruce Jenner, the celebrated Olympic icon and later the patriarch of one of the most famous families in the world, seemed to be living a dream life of success, fame, and prosperity. But the all-American image and million-dollar smile belied a lifelong struggle with gender dysphoria, and it wasn't until the sensational Diane Sawyer interview that the public mask of Bruce Jenner was finally retired, and through the memorable Vanity Fair piece by Buzz Bissinger, that Caitlyn Jenner was introduced to the world and set free to exist on her own terms. Since then, Caitlyn has undertaken an arduous emotional and physical odyssey to achieve the completeness she always felt was missing. In The Secrets of My Life, Caitlyn reflects on the inner conflict she experienced growing up in an era of rigidly defined gender identities, and the cruel irony of being hailed by an entire nation as the ultimate symbol of manhood. She recounts her Olympic triumph, her rise to fame, and relates how her sense of frustration and shame grew with the passing years and the lengths to which she had to go to conceal her true self. Caitlyn in turn uncovers the toll that these personal struggles had on her three marriages and, subsequently, the relationships with her children. She also talks candidly about her life in the public eye as a member of the Kardashian clan, what led to her decision to become Caitlyn, and how she, her family, the transgender community, and the rest of the world has since embraced her new life. Filled with incredibly personal and moving stories of struggle and victory, of anxiety and fear, and, finally, of surrender and acceptance, The Secrets of My Life reveals the real Caitlyn Jenner by tracing her long and eventful journey to becoming herself.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gone-a-girl-a-violin-a-life-unstrung-by-min-kym--65200215https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290992 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gone: A Girl, a Violin, a Life Unstrung Author: Min Kym Narrator: Rebecca Yeo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The spellbinding memoir of a violin virtuoso who loses the instrument that had defined her both on stage and off -- and who discovers, beyond the violin, the music of her own voice   Her first violin was tiny, harsh, factory-made; her first piece was “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star.” But from the very beginning, Min Kym knew that music was the element in which she could swim and dive and soar. At seven years old, she was a prodigy, the youngest ever student at the famed Purcell School. At eleven, she won her first international prize; at eighteen, violinist great Ruggiero Ricci called her “the most talented violinist I’ve ever taught.” And at twenty-one, she found “the one,” the violin she would play as a soloist: a rare 1696 Stradivarius. Her career took off. She recorded the Brahms concerto and a world tour was planned. Then, in a London café, her violin was stolen. She felt as though she had lost her soulmate, and with it her sense of who she was. Overnight she became unable to play or function, stunned into silence. In this lucid and transfixing memoir, Kym reckons with the space left by her violin’s absence. She sees with new eyes her past as a child prodigy, with its isolation and crushing expectations; her combustible relationships with teachers and with a domineering boyfriend; and her navigation of two very different worlds, her traditional Korean family and her music. And in the stark yet clarifying light of her loss, she rediscovers her voice and herself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290992Tue, 25 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290992 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gone: A Girl, a Violin, a Life Unstrung Author: Min Kym Narrator: Rebecca Yeo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290992 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gone: A Girl, a Violin, a Life Unstrung Author: Min Kym Narrator: Rebecca Yeo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The spellbinding memoir of a violin virtuoso who loses the instrument that had defined her both on stage and off -- and who discovers, beyond the violin, the music of her own voice   Her first violin was tiny, harsh, factory-made; her first piece was “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star.” But from the very beginning, Min Kym knew that music was the element in which she could swim and dive and soar. At seven years old, she was a prodigy, the youngest ever student at the famed Purcell School. At eleven, she won her first international prize; at eighteen, violinist great Ruggiero Ricci called her “the most talented violinist I’ve ever taught.” And at twenty-one, she found “the one,” the violin she would play as a soloist: a rare 1696 Stradivarius. Her career took off. She recorded the Brahms concerto and a world tour was planned. Then, in a London café, her violin was stolen. She felt as though she had lost her soulmate, and with it her sense of who she was. Overnight she became unable to play or function, stunned into silence. In this lucid and transfixing memoir, Kym reckons with the space left by her violin’s absence. She sees with new eyes her past as a child prodigy, with its isolation and crushing expectations; her combustible relationships with teachers and with a domineering boyfriend; and her navigation of two very different worlds, her traditional Korean family and her music. And in the stark yet clarifying light of her loss, she rediscovers her voice and herself.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gift-of-anger-and-other-lessons-from-my-grandfather-mahatma-gandhi-by-arun-gandhi--65200211https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290569 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gift of Anger: And Other Lessons from My Grandfather Mahatma Gandhi Author: Arun Gandhi Narrator: Arun Gandhi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 2 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Discover ten vital and extraordinary life lessons from one of the most important and influential philosophers and peace activists of the twentieth century—Mahatma Gandhi—in this poignant and timely exploration of the true path from anger to peace, as recounted by Gandhi’s grandson, Arun Gandhi. In the current troubled climate, in our country and in the world, these lessons are needed more than ever before. “We should not be ashamed of anger. It’s a very good and a very powerful thing that motivates us. But what we need to be ashamed of is the way we abuse it.” —Mahatma Gandhi Arun Gandhi was just twelve years old when his parents dropped him off at Sevagram, his grandfather’s famous ashram. To Arun, the man who fought for India’s independence and was the country’s beloved preeminent philosopher and leader was simply a family member. He lived there for two years under his grandfather’s wing until Gandhi’s assassination. While each chapter contains a singular, timeless lesson, The Gift of Anger also takes you along with Arun on a moving journey of self-discovery as he learns to overcome his own struggle to express his emotions and harness the power of anger to bring about good. He learns to see the world through new eyes under the tutelage of his beloved grandfather and provides a rare, three-dimensional portrait of this icon for the ages. The ten vital life lessons strike a universal chord about self-discovery, identity, dealing with anger, depression, loneliness, friendship, and family—perfect for anyone searching for a way to effecting healing change in a fractured world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290569Tue, 25 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290569 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gift of Anger: And Other Lessons from My Grandfather Mahatma Gandhi Author: Arun Gandhi Narrator: Arun Gandhi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290569 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gift of Anger: And Other Lessons from My Grandfather Mahatma Gandhi Author: Arun Gandhi Narrator: Arun Gandhi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 2 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Discover ten vital and extraordinary life lessons from one of the most important and influential philosophers and peace activists of the twentieth century—Mahatma Gandhi—in this poignant and timely exploration of the true path from anger to peace, as recounted by Gandhi’s grandson, Arun Gandhi. In the current troubled climate, in our country and in the world, these lessons are needed more than ever before. “We should not be ashamed of anger. It’s a very good and a very powerful thing that motivates us. But what we need to be ashamed of is the way we abuse it.” —Mahatma Gandhi Arun Gandhi was just twelve years old when his parents dropped him off at Sevagram, his grandfather’s famous ashram. To Arun, the man who fought for India’s independence and was the country’s beloved preeminent philosopher and leader was simply a family member. He lived there for two years under his grandfather’s wing until Gandhi’s assassination. While each chapter contains a singular, timeless lesson, The Gift of Anger also takes you along with Arun on a moving journey of self-discovery as he learns to overcome his own struggle to express his emotions and harness the power of anger to bring about good. He learns to see the world through new eyes under the tutelage of his beloved grandfather and provides a rare, three-dimensional portrait of this icon for the ages. The ten vital life lessons strike a universal chord about self-discovery, identity, dealing with anger, depression, loneliness, friendship, and family—perfect for anyone searching for a way to effecting healing change in a fractured world.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ma-speaks-up-and-a-first-generation-daughter-talks-back-by-marianne-leone--65200196https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290766 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ma Speaks Up: And a First-Generation Daughter Talks Back Author: Marianne Leone Narrator: Marianne Leone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The acclaimed actress and author of Jesse: A Mother’s Story tells the 'entertaining and moving' story of her outspoken, frequently outrageous Italian immigrant mother (Tom Perrotta) Marianne Leone’s Ma is in many senses a larger-than-life character, one who might be capable, even from the afterlife, of shattering expectations. Born on a farm in Italy, Linda finds her way to the United States under dark circumstances, having escaped a forced marriage to a much older man, and marries a good Italian boy. She never has full command of English—especially when questioned by authorities—and when she is suddenly widowed with three young children, she has few options. To her daughter’s horror and misery, she becomes the school lunch lady. Ma Speaks Up is a record of growing up on the wrong side of the tracks, with the wrong family, in the wrong religion. Though Marianne’s girlhood is flooded with shame, it’s equally packed with adventure, love, great cooking, and, above all, humor. The extremely premature birth of Marianne’s beloved son, Jesse, bonds mother and daughter in ways she couldn’t have imagined. The stories she tells will speak to anyone who has struggled with outsider status in any form and, of course, to mothers and their blemished, cherished girls.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290766Tue, 25 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290766 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ma Speaks Up: And a First-Generation Daughter Talks Back Author: Marianne Leone Narrator: Marianne Leone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290766 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ma Speaks Up: And a First-Generation Daughter Talks Back Author: Marianne Leone Narrator: Marianne Leone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The acclaimed actress and author of Jesse: A Mother’s Story tells the 'entertaining and moving' story of her outspoken, frequently outrageous Italian immigrant mother (Tom Perrotta) Marianne Leone’s Ma is in many senses a larger-than-life character, one who might be capable, even from the afterlife, of shattering expectations. Born on a farm in Italy, Linda finds her way to the United States under dark circumstances, having escaped a forced marriage to a much older man, and marries a good Italian boy. She never has full command of English—especially when questioned by authorities—and when she is suddenly widowed with three young children, she has few options. To her daughter’s horror and misery, she becomes the school lunch lady. Ma Speaks Up is a record of growing up on the wrong side of the tracks, with the wrong family, in the wrong religion. Though Marianne’s girlhood is flooded with shame, it’s equally packed with adventure, love, great cooking, and, above all, humor. The extremely premature birth of Marianne’s beloved son, Jesse, bonds mother and daughter in ways she couldn’t have imagined. The stories she tells will speak to anyone who has struggled with outsider status in any form and, of course, to mothers and their blemished, cherished girls.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/will-s-red-coat-the-story-of-one-old-dog-who-chose-to-live-again-by-tom-ryan--65200189https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291163 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Will's Red Coat: The Story of One Old Dog Who Chose to Live Again Author: Tom Ryan Narrator: Tom Ryan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A true story of acceptance, perseverance, and the possibility of love and redemption as evocative, charming, and powerful as the New York Times bestseller Following Atticus. Drawn by an online post, Tom Ryan adopted Will, a frightened, deaf, and mostly blind elderly dog, and brought him home to live with him and Atticus. The only owners Will ever knew had grown too fragile to take care of themselves, or of him. Ultimately, Will was left at a kill shelter in New Jersey. Tom hoped to give Will a place to die with dignity, amid the rustic beauty of the White Mountains of his New Hampshire home. But when Will bites him numerous times and acts out in violent displays, Tom realizes he is in for a challenge. With endless patience and the kind of continued empathy Tom has nurtured in his relationship with Atticus, Will eventually begins to thrive. Soon, the angry, hurt, depressed, and near-death oldster has transformed into a happy, gamboling companion with a puppy-like zest for discovery. Will perseveres for two and a half years, inspiring hundreds of thousands of Tom and Atticus’s fans with his courage, resilience, and unforgettable heart. A story of a dog and an indelible bond that is beautiful, heartbreaking, uplifting, and unforgettable, Will’s Red Coat honors the promise held in every living creature, at any stage of life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291163Tue, 25 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291163 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Will's Red Coat: The Story of One Old Dog Who Chose to Live Again Author: Tom Ryan Narrator: Tom Ryan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291163 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Will's Red Coat: The Story of One Old Dog Who Chose to Live Again Author: Tom Ryan Narrator: Tom Ryan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A true story of acceptance, perseverance, and the possibility of love and redemption as evocative, charming, and powerful as the New York Times bestseller Following Atticus. Drawn by an online post, Tom Ryan adopted Will, a frightened, deaf, and mostly blind elderly dog, and brought him home to live with him and Atticus. The only owners Will ever knew had grown too fragile to take care of themselves, or of him. Ultimately, Will was left at a kill shelter in New Jersey. Tom hoped to give Will a place to die with dignity, amid the rustic beauty of the White Mountains of his New Hampshire home. But when Will bites him numerous times and acts out in violent displays, Tom realizes he is in for a challenge. With endless patience and the kind of continued empathy Tom has nurtured in his relationship with Atticus, Will eventually begins to thrive. Soon, the angry, hurt, depressed, and near-death oldster has transformed into a happy, gamboling companion with a puppy-like zest for discovery. Will perseveres for two and a half years, inspiring hundreds of thousands of Tom and Atticus’s fans with his courage, resilience, and unforgettable heart. A story of a dog and an indelible bond that is beautiful, heartbreaking, uplifting, and unforgettable, Will’s Red Coat honors the promise held in every living creature, at any stage of life.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/there-is-no-f-cking-secret-letters-from-a-badass-bitch-by-kelly-osbourne--65200177https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290984 to listen full audiobooks. Title: There Is No F*cking Secret: Letters From a Badass Bitch Author: Kelly Osbourne Narrator: Kelly Osbourne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: People ask Kelly Osbourne all the time: “What’s your secret?” Kelly Osbourne may not always have been a typical role model, but no one can say that her perspective isn’t hard won after spending three decades in the spotlight: from growing up completely exposed to the heavy metal scene—replete with crazy antics most readers have only begun to hear about—to spending her teenage years as the wild middle child of an even wilder Ozzy Osbourne, to the family’s popular stint on their wacky eponymous reality show. Since then, Osbourne has forged her own path as a style icon and powerful woman in the media who isn’t afraid to tell it like it is and be honest with her fans. But being the daughter of a music legend hasn’t always been glamorous; growing up Osbourne is an experience that Kelly wouldn’t trade, but there are battle scars, and she is finally now ready to embrace and reveal their origins. Told as a series of letters to various people and places in her life, There Is No F*cking Secret gives readers an intimate look at the stories and influences that have shaped Osbourne’s highly speculated-about life, for better or for worse. The stories will make readers’ jaws drop, but ultimately, they will come away empowered to forge their own path to confidence, no matter how deranged and out of control it may be, and to learn the ultimate lesson: that there just is no f*cking secret.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290984Tue, 25 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290984 to listen full audiobooks. Title: There Is No F*cking Secret: Letters From a Badass Bitch Author: Kelly Osbourne Narrator: Kelly Osbourne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 17...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290984 to listen full audiobooks. Title: There Is No F*cking Secret: Letters From a Badass Bitch Author: Kelly Osbourne Narrator: Kelly Osbourne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: People ask Kelly Osbourne all the time: “What’s your secret?” Kelly Osbourne may not always have been a typical role model, but no one can say that her perspective isn’t hard won after spending three decades in the spotlight: from growing up completely exposed to the heavy metal scene—replete with crazy antics most readers have only begun to hear about—to spending her teenage years as the wild middle child of an even wilder Ozzy Osbourne, to the family’s popular stint on their wacky eponymous reality show. Since then, Osbourne has forged her own path as a style icon and powerful woman in the media who isn’t afraid to tell it like it is and be honest with her fans. But being the daughter of a music legend hasn’t always been glamorous; growing up Osbourne is an experience that Kelly wouldn’t trade, but there are battle scars, and she is finally now ready to embrace and reveal their origins. Told as a series of letters to various people and places in her life, There Is No F*cking Secret gives readers an intimate look at the stories and influences that have shaped Osbourne’s highly speculated-about life, for better or for worse. The stories will make readers’ jaws drop, but ultimately, they will come away empowered to forge their own path to confidence, no matter how deranged and out of control it may be, and to learn the ultimate lesson: that there just is no f*cking secret.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-love-my-computer-because-my-friends-live-in-it-stories-from-an-online-life-by-jess-kimball-leslie--65200162https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It: Stories from an Online Life Author: Jess Kimball Leslie Narrator: Jess Kimball Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 13 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Get off your phone and read Jess Kimball Leslie's funny book!' -- Andy Cohen, host of Bravo's Watch What Happens LiveI Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in it is a hilarious memoir of growing up in the early days of the Internet and celebrating technology's role in our lives. Coming of age in suburban Connecticut in the late '80s and early '90s, Jess Kimball Leslie looked to the nascent Internet to find the tribes she couldn't find IRL: fellow Bette Midler fans; women who seemed impossibly sure of their sexuality; interns trudging through similarly soul-crushing media jobs. Through effortlessly comedic storytelling and looks at tech through the ages (with photos!), Jess takes you on a journey through the hilarious times that technology and the Internet changed her life. From accounts of the lawless chat rooms of early AOL to the perpetual high school reunions that are modern-day Facebook and Instagram, Jess's essays paint a clear picture: That each of us has a much more twisted, meaningful, emotional relationship with the online world than we realize or let on.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290979Tue, 25 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It: Stories from an Online Life Author: Jess Kimball Leslie Narrator: Jess Kimball Leslie Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It: Stories from an Online Life Author: Jess Kimball Leslie Narrator: Jess Kimball Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 13 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Get off your phone and read Jess Kimball Leslie's funny book!' -- Andy Cohen, host of Bravo's Watch What Happens LiveI Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in it is a hilarious memoir of growing up in the early days of the Internet and celebrating technology's role in our lives. Coming of age in suburban Connecticut in the late '80s and early '90s, Jess Kimball Leslie looked to the nascent Internet to find the tribes she couldn't find IRL: fellow Bette Midler fans; women who seemed impossibly sure of their sexuality; interns trudging through similarly soul-crushing media jobs. Through effortlessly comedic storytelling and looks at tech through the ages (with photos!), Jess takes you on a journey through the hilarious times that technology and the Internet changed her life. From accounts of the lawless chat rooms of early AOL to the perpetual high school reunions that are modern-day Facebook and Instagram, Jess's essays paint a clear picture: That each of us has a much more twisted, meaningful, emotional relationship with the online world than we realize or let on.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/option-b-facing-adversity-building-resilience-and-finding-joy-by-adam-grant-sheryl-sandberg--65200205https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy Author: Adam Grant, Sheryl Sandberg Narrator: Elisa Donovan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.97 of Total 114 Ratings of Narrator: 4.59 of Total 17 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From authors of Lean In and Originals: a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life’s inevitable setbacks   After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. “I was in ‘the void,’” she writes, “a vast emptiness that fills your heart and lungs and restricts your ability to think or even breathe.” Her friend Adam Grant, a psychologist at Wharton, told her there are concrete steps people can take to recover and rebound from life-shattering experiences. We are not born with a fixed amount of resilience. It is a muscle that everyone can build. Option B combines Sheryl’s personal insights with Adam’s eye-opening research on finding strength in the face of adversity. Beginning with the gut-wrenching moment when she finds her husband, Dave Goldberg, collapsed on a gym floor, Sheryl opens up her heart—and her journal—to describe the acute grief and isolation she felt in the wake of his death. But Option B goes beyond Sheryl’s loss to explore how a broad range of people have overcome hardships including illness, job loss, sexual assault, natural disasters, and the violence of war. Their stories reveal the capacity of the human spirit to persevere . . . and to rediscover joy. Resilience comes from deep within us and from support outside us. Even after the most devastating events, it is possible to grow by finding deeper meaning and gaining greater appreciation in our lives. Option B illuminates how to help others in crisis, develop compassion for ourselves, raise strong children, and create resilient families, communities, and workplaces. Many of these lessons can be applied to everyday struggles, allowing us to brave whatever lies ahead. Two weeks after losing her husband, Sheryl was preparing for a father-child activity. “I want Dave,” she cried. Her friend replied, “Option A is not available,” and then promised to help her make the most of Option B. We all live some form of Option B. This book will help us all make the most of it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290804Mon, 24 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy Author: Adam Grant, Sheryl Sandberg Narrator: Elisa Donovan Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy Author: Adam Grant, Sheryl Sandberg Narrator: Elisa Donovan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.97 of Total 114 Ratings of Narrator: 4.59 of Total 17 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From authors of Lean In and Originals: a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life’s inevitable setbacks   After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. “I was in ‘the void,’” she writes, “a vast emptiness that fills your heart and lungs and restricts your ability to think or even breathe.” Her friend Adam Grant, a psychologist at Wharton, told her there are concrete steps people can take to recover and rebound from life-shattering experiences. We are not born with a fixed amount of resilience. It is a muscle that everyone can build. Option B combines Sheryl’s personal insights with Adam’s eye-opening research on finding strength in the face of adversity. Beginning with the gut-wrenching moment when she finds her husband, Dave Goldberg, collapsed on a gym floor, Sheryl opens up her heart—and her journal—to describe the acute grief and isolation she felt in the wake of his death. But Option B goes beyond Sheryl’s loss to explore how a broad range of people have overcome hardships including illness, job loss, sexual assault, natural disasters, and the violence of war. Their stories reveal the capacity of the human spirit to persevere . . . and to rediscover joy. Resilience comes from deep within us and from support outside us. Even after the most devastating events, it is possible to grow by finding deeper meaning and gaining greater appreciation in our lives. Option B illuminates how to help others in crisis, develop compassion for ourselves, raise strong children, and create resilient families, communities, and workplaces. Many of these lessons can be applied to everyday struggles, allowing us to brave whatever lies ahead. Two weeks after losing her husband, Sheryl was preparing for a father-child activity. “I want Dave,” she cried. Her friend replied, “Option A is not available,” and then promised to help her make the most of Option B. We all live some form of Option B. This book will help us all make the most of it.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shepherds-and-butchers-by-chris-marnewick--65200126https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292626 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shepherds and Butchers Author: Chris Marnewick Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 20, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Shepherds and Butchers by Chris Marnewick, read by Peter Nobel. South Africa, 1987. Apartheid. When Leon, a white 19-year-old prison guard working on death row commits an inexplicable act of violence, killing seven black men in a hail of bullets, the outcome of the trial - and the court’s sentence - seems a foregone conclusion. Hotshot lawyer John Weber (played by Steve Coogan) reluctantly takes on the seemingly unwinnable case. A passionate opponent of the death penalty, John discovers that young Leon worked on death row in the nation’s most notorious prison, under traumatic conditions: befriending the inmates over the years while having to assist their eventual execution. As the court hearings progress, the case offers John the opportunity to put the entire system of legally sanctioned murder on trial. How can one man take such a dual role of friend and executioner, becoming both shepherd and butcher? Inspired by true events, this is the story that puts the death penalty on trial and changes history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292626Thu, 20 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292626 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shepherds and Butchers Author: Chris Marnewick Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 20,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292626 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shepherds and Butchers Author: Chris Marnewick Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 20, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Shepherds and Butchers by Chris Marnewick, read by Peter Nobel. South Africa, 1987. Apartheid. When Leon, a white 19-year-old prison guard working on death row commits an inexplicable act of violence, killing seven black men in a hail of bullets, the outcome of the trial - and the court’s sentence - seems a foregone conclusion. Hotshot lawyer John Weber (played by Steve Coogan) reluctantly takes on the seemingly unwinnable case. A passionate opponent of the death penalty, John discovers that young Leon worked on death row in the nation’s most notorious prison, under traumatic conditions: befriending the inmates over the years while having to assist their eventual execution. As the court hearings progress, the case offers John the opportunity to put the entire system of legally sanctioned murder on trial. How can one man take such a dual role of friend and executioner, becoming both shepherd and butcher? Inspired by true events, this is the story that puts the death penalty on trial and changes history.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-be-married-what-i-learned-from-real-women-on-five-continents-about-surviving-my-first-really-hard-year-of-marriage-by-jo-piazza--65200254https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290065 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Be Married: What I Learned from Real Women on Five Continents About Surviving My First (Really Hard) Year of Marriage Author: Jo Piazza Narrator: Jo Piazza Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Everyone tells you marriage is hard, but no one tells you what to do about it. At age thirty-four, Jo Piazza got her romantic-comedy ending when she met the man of her dreams on a boat in the Galápagos Islands and was engaged three months later. But before long, Jo found herself riddled with questions. How do you make a marriage work in a world where you no longer need to be married? How does an independent, strong-willed feminist become someone’s partner—all the time? In the tradition of writers such as Nora Ephron and Elizabeth Gilbert, award-winning journalist and nationally bestselling author Jo Piazza writes a provocative memoir of a real first year of marriage that will forever change the way we look at matrimony. A travel editor constantly on the move, Jo journeys to twenty countries on five continents to figure out what modern marriage means. Throughout this stunning, funny, warm, and wise personal narrative, she gleans wisdom from matrilineal tribeswomen, French ladies who lunch, Orthodox Jewish moms, Swedish stay-at-home dads, polygamous warriors, and Dutch prostitutes. Written with refreshing candor, elegant prose, astute reporting, and hilarious insight into the human psyche, How to Be Married offers an honest portrait of an utterly charming couple. When life throws more at them than they ever expected—a terrifying health diagnosis, sick parents to care for, unemployment—they ultimately create a fresh understanding of what it means to be equal partners during the good and bad times. Through their journey, they reveal a framework that will help the rest of us keep our marriages strong, from engagement into the newlywed years and beyond.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290065Tue, 18 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290065 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Be Married: What I Learned from Real Women on Five Continents About Surviving My First (Really Hard) Year of Marriage Author: Jo Piazza...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290065 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Be Married: What I Learned from Real Women on Five Continents About Surviving My First (Really Hard) Year of Marriage Author: Jo Piazza Narrator: Jo Piazza Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Everyone tells you marriage is hard, but no one tells you what to do about it. At age thirty-four, Jo Piazza got her romantic-comedy ending when she met the man of her dreams on a boat in the Galápagos Islands and was engaged three months later. But before long, Jo found herself riddled with questions. How do you make a marriage work in a world where you no longer need to be married? How does an independent, strong-willed feminist become someone’s partner—all the time? In the tradition of writers such as Nora Ephron and Elizabeth Gilbert, award-winning journalist and nationally bestselling author Jo Piazza writes a provocative memoir of a real first year of marriage that will forever change the way we look at matrimony. A travel editor constantly on the move, Jo journeys to twenty countries on five continents to figure out what modern marriage means. Throughout this stunning, funny, warm, and wise personal narrative, she gleans wisdom from matrilineal tribeswomen, French ladies who lunch, Orthodox Jewish moms, Swedish stay-at-home dads, polygamous warriors, and Dutch prostitutes. Written with refreshing candor, elegant prose, astute reporting, and hilarious insight into the human psyche, How to Be Married offers an honest portrait of an utterly charming couple. When life throws more at them than they ever expected—a terrifying health diagnosis, sick parents to care for, unemployment—they ultimately create a fresh understanding of what it means to be equal partners during the good and bad times. Through their journey, they reveal a framework that will help the rest of us keep our marriages strong, from engagement into the newlywed years and beyond.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mirror-touch-notes-from-a-doctor-who-can-feel-your-pain-by-joel-salinas--65200210https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289827 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mirror Touch: Notes from a Doctor Who Can Feel Your Pain Author: Joel Salinas Narrator: Adam Verner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A doctor with a rare—seemingly superhuman—neurological trait takes us on a compelling tour deep into the human brain in this blend of memoir and scientific exploration that combines the compassionate wisdom of Oliver Sacks and the personal revelations of Jill Bolte Taylor’s My Stroke of Insight. Dr. Joel Salinas is a Harvard-trained researcher and neurologist with extraordinary gifts that provide him unique access to his patients and enable him to experience life in an extraordinary way. He has mirror-touch synesthesia, a neurological trait that allows him to feel others’ emotions and physical sensations. Susceptible to the pain and discomfort of his patients—most of whom suffer from strokes, spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, and a host of other painful disorders and extreme injuries—Salinas uses his heightened emphatic ability—what he calls ''compulsory mindfulness''—to help understand and better treat their conditions. Using his own experiences as a neurologist and synesthete as a narrative through line, Salinas also shares the remarkable stories of equally remarkable subjects who similarly live in a heightened state of awareness, whether because of a congenital condition, after a seemingly debilitating stroke, or amidst an ecstatic seizure. Written with intelligence and compassion, and anchored by the latest developments in neurology, psychology and psychiatry, Mirror Touch is an enthralling investigation into the power of the brain—one that proves that the mind, in wondrous and mysterious fashion, continues to promise exciting and inexhaustible ways to think, to see, and to be.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289827Tue, 18 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289827 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mirror Touch: Notes from a Doctor Who Can Feel Your Pain Author: Joel Salinas Narrator: Adam Verner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 23...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289827 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mirror Touch: Notes from a Doctor Who Can Feel Your Pain Author: Joel Salinas Narrator: Adam Verner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A doctor with a rare—seemingly superhuman—neurological trait takes us on a compelling tour deep into the human brain in this blend of memoir and scientific exploration that combines the compassionate wisdom of Oliver Sacks and the personal revelations of Jill Bolte Taylor’s My Stroke of Insight. Dr. Joel Salinas is a Harvard-trained researcher and neurologist with extraordinary gifts that provide him unique access to his patients and enable him to experience life in an extraordinary way. He has mirror-touch synesthesia, a neurological trait that allows him to feel others’ emotions and physical sensations. Susceptible to the pain and discomfort of his patients—most of whom suffer from strokes, spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, and a host of other painful disorders and extreme injuries—Salinas uses his heightened emphatic ability—what he calls ''compulsory mindfulness''—to help understand and better treat their conditions. Using his own experiences as a neurologist and synesthete as a narrative through line, Salinas also shares the remarkable stories of equally remarkable subjects who similarly live in a heightened state of awareness, whether because of a congenital condition, after a seemingly debilitating stroke, or amidst an ecstatic seizure. Written with intelligence and compassion, and anchored by the latest developments in neurology, psychology and psychiatry, Mirror Touch is an enthralling investigation into the power of the brain—one that proves that the mind, in wondrous and mysterious fashion, continues to promise exciting and inexhaustible ways to think, to see, and to be.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/note-to-self-by-connor-franta--65200201https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290659 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Note to Self Author: Connor Franta Narrator: Connor Franta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.63 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of A Work in Progress comes a collection of Connor Franta's most intimate, raw, honest, and inspiring reflections on his own life as he's living it right now, as well as his observations about contemporary culture. Told through narrative, poetry, photography, and illustrations, this is a must-have for every fan. In his New York Times bestselling memoir, A Work in Progress, Connor Franta shared his journey from small-town Midwestern boy to full-fledged Internet sensation. Exploring his past with humor and astounding insight, Connor reminded his fans of why they first fell in love with him on YouTube—and revealed to newcomers how he relates to his millions of dedicated followers. Now, two years later, Connor is ready to bring to light a side of himself he’s rarely shown on or off camera. In this diary-like look at his life since A Work in Progress, Connor talks about his battles with clinical depression, social anxiety, self-love, and acceptance; his desire to maintain an authentic self in a world that values shares and likes over true connections; his struggles with love and loss; and his renewed efforts to be in the moment—with others and himself. Told through short essays, letters to his past and future selves, poetry, and original photography, Note to Self is a raw, in-the-moment look at the fascinating interior life of a young creator turning inward in order to move forward.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290659Tue, 18 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290659 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Note to Self Author: Connor Franta Narrator: Connor Franta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290659 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Note to Self Author: Connor Franta Narrator: Connor Franta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.63 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of A Work in Progress comes a collection of Connor Franta's most intimate, raw, honest, and inspiring reflections on his own life as he's living it right now, as well as his observations about contemporary culture. Told through narrative, poetry, photography, and illustrations, this is a must-have for every fan. In his New York Times bestselling memoir, A Work in Progress, Connor Franta shared his journey from small-town Midwestern boy to full-fledged Internet sensation. Exploring his past with humor and astounding insight, Connor reminded his fans of why they first fell in love with him on YouTube—and revealed to newcomers how he relates to his millions of dedicated followers. Now, two years later, Connor is ready to bring to light a side of himself he’s rarely shown on or off camera. In this diary-like look at his life since A Work in Progress, Connor talks about his battles with clinical depression, social anxiety, self-love, and acceptance; his desire to maintain an authentic self in a world that values shares and likes over true connections; his struggles with love and loss; and his renewed efforts to be in the moment—with others and himself. Told through short essays, letters to his past and future selves, poetry, and original photography, Note to Self is a raw, in-the-moment look at the fascinating interior life of a young creator turning inward in order to move forward.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dryland-one-woman-s-swim-to-sobriety-by-nancy-stearns-bercaw--65200184https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dryland: One Woman's Swim to Sobriety Author: Nancy Stearns Bercaw Narrator: Donna Postel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For swimming champion Nancy Stearns Bercaw, the pool was a natural habitat. But on land, she could never shake the feeling of being a fish out of water. Starting at age two, Nancy devoted her life to swimming, even qualifying for the 1988 Olympic Trials in the fifty-meter freestyle event. But nearly two decades later, when she hung up her cap and goggles, she was confronted with a different kind of challenge: learning who she was out of the lanes. In this honest, intimate memoir, Nancy reflects on her years wandering the globe, where tragic events and a lost sense of self escalate her dependence on booze. Thirty-three years after her first sip of alcohol, the swimmer comes to a stunning realization while living with her husband and son in Abu Dhabi—she’s drowning in the desert. Nancy looks to the Bedouin people for the strength to conquer one final opponent: alcohol addiction.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291585Tue, 18 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dryland: One Woman's Swim to Sobriety Author: Nancy Stearns Bercaw Narrator: Donna Postel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dryland: One Woman's Swim to Sobriety Author: Nancy Stearns Bercaw Narrator: Donna Postel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For swimming champion Nancy Stearns Bercaw, the pool was a natural habitat. But on land, she could never shake the feeling of being a fish out of water. Starting at age two, Nancy devoted her life to swimming, even qualifying for the 1988 Olympic Trials in the fifty-meter freestyle event. But nearly two decades later, when she hung up her cap and goggles, she was confronted with a different kind of challenge: learning who she was out of the lanes. In this honest, intimate memoir, Nancy reflects on her years wandering the globe, where tragic events and a lost sense of self escalate her dependence on booze. Thirty-three years after her first sip of alcohol, the swimmer comes to a stunning realization while living with her husband and son in Abu Dhabi—she’s drowning in the desert. Nancy looks to the Bedouin people for the strength to conquer one final opponent: alcohol addiction.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-you-find-out-the-world-is-against-you-and-other-funny-memories-about-awful-moments-by-kelly-oxford--65200174https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290361 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When You Find Out the World is Against You: And Other Funny Memories About Awful Moments Author: Kelly Oxford Narrator: Eva Kaminsky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The famed internet personality—named one of Rolling Stone’s Funniest People on Twitter and creator of the viral #notokay for women to share their stories of sexual assault—and bestselling author of Everything Is Perfect When You’re a Liar turns her laser-like wit to anxiety, parenthood (or ''the sheer insanity of being in charge of the safety and livelihood of three people besides myself''), popular culture, and more in this razor sharp essay collection. Like Chelsea Handler, David Sedaris, Dave Barry, and Patton Oswalt, Kelly Oxford—the Canadian native and Los Angeles transplant—has won legions of fans with her comedic skill, down-to-earth voice, and bull’s-eye observations on the absurdity of modern life. For example: ''Congratulations America, I finally get a green card & now I may have to move back to Canada. Trump in the final two for President. Surreal.'' ''Dear Parents of pre-teen boys, Tell them they’ll get ED by 18 if they watch Internet porn then buy them some porno mags. Thank You, Women'' ''I’m not going to have a coffee this morning with the intent of blaming all my screw-ups on the missed coffee.'' ''1 good piece of news today: 7yo told me there is a secret war going on between muffins and cupcakes & I haven’t stopped thinking about it.'' Dishing about her kids, her move to America (and what she really thinks about life in LA), her marriage, and how she copes (or not) with anxiety and depression, When You Find Out the World is Against You is Kelly at her honest and most disarmingly funny best. Filled with biting, wise, and laugh-out-loud insights, this vastly entertaining collection of vignettes will make you think as much as it will make you laugh.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290361Tue, 18 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290361 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When You Find Out the World is Against You: And Other Funny Memories About Awful Moments Author: Kelly Oxford Narrator: Eva Kaminsky Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290361 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When You Find Out the World is Against You: And Other Funny Memories About Awful Moments Author: Kelly Oxford Narrator: Eva Kaminsky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The famed internet personality—named one of Rolling Stone’s Funniest People on Twitter and creator of the viral #notokay for women to share their stories of sexual assault—and bestselling author of Everything Is Perfect When You’re a Liar turns her laser-like wit to anxiety, parenthood (or ''the sheer insanity of being in charge of the safety and livelihood of three people besides myself''), popular culture, and more in this razor sharp essay collection. Like Chelsea Handler, David Sedaris, Dave Barry, and Patton Oswalt, Kelly Oxford—the Canadian native and Los Angeles transplant—has won legions of fans with her comedic skill, down-to-earth voice, and bull’s-eye observations on the absurdity of modern life. For example: ''Congratulations America, I finally get a green card & now I may have to move back to Canada. Trump in the final two for President. Surreal.'' ''Dear Parents of pre-teen boys, Tell them they’ll get ED by 18 if they watch Internet porn then buy them some porno mags. Thank You, Women'' ''I’m not going to have a coffee this morning with the intent of blaming all my screw-ups on the missed coffee.'' ''1 good piece of news today: 7yo told me there is a secret war going on between muffins and cupcakes & I haven’t stopped thinking about it.'' Dishing about her kids, her move to America (and what she really thinks about life in LA), her marriage, and how she copes (or not) with anxiety and depression, When You Find Out the World is Against You is Kelly at her honest and most disarmingly funny best. Filled with biting, wise, and laugh-out-loud insights, this vastly entertaining collection of vignettes will make you think as much as it will make you laugh.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-adventures-with-god-by-stephen-tobolowsky--65200164https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Adventures with God Author: Stephen Tobolowsky Narrator: Stephen Tobolowsky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A delightful collection from legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky—who currently appears on The Goldbergs, HBO’s Silicon Valley, and the serial podcast The Tobolowsky Files— “a series of true stories that wrestle with a big idea: how belief shapes our lives. Funny, smart, and moving, this is a wonderful account of our relationship with the unknowable” (Susan Orlean, New York Times bestselling author of The Orchid Thief and Rin Tin Tin). In My Adventures with God, Stephen Tobolowsky explores the idea that most people’s lives seem to fit into the template of the Old Testament. We all have powerful creation myths: tales of our childhood and family, our first battles won and lost. It is our Genesis. Then, like in the Book of Exodus, we go into slavery. Rather than building pyramids, we lose ourselves in fear and ambition—in first loves, first jobs, too many dreams mixed with too much beer. We eventually become free, only to wander in the wilderness. At some point we stop and proclaim to the universe who we are. This is our Leviticus moment. We reconcile what we thought we would be with what we have become. We often attempt a mid-course correction. Then, as in the Book of Numbers, we are shaped by mortality as we bear the loss of family and friends. Finally, we retell our stories to our children hoping to make sense of the journey, like Moses did in Deuteronomy. Tobolowsky’s stories tell of a boy growing up in the wilds of Texas, finding and losing love, losing and finding himself—all told through the prism of the Torah and Talmud, mixed with insights from science, and refined through a child’s sense of wonder. My Adventures with God is a “fast-paced, precise, wide-ranging, and impressive book draws on the I Ching, Talmud, Einstein, Grimms’ Fairy Tales, and reruns of SportsCenter to create counterpoints when discussing his life of faith. This is a well-told, must-read…for anyone interested in a comedic adventure with the divine” (Publishers Weekly).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291285Tue, 18 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Adventures with God Author: Stephen Tobolowsky Narrator: Stephen Tobolowsky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 51 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Adventures with God Author: Stephen Tobolowsky Narrator: Stephen Tobolowsky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A delightful collection from legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky—who currently appears on The Goldbergs, HBO’s Silicon Valley, and the serial podcast The Tobolowsky Files— “a series of true stories that wrestle with a big idea: how belief shapes our lives. Funny, smart, and moving, this is a wonderful account of our relationship with the unknowable” (Susan Orlean, New York Times bestselling author of The Orchid Thief and Rin Tin Tin). In My Adventures with God, Stephen Tobolowsky explores the idea that most people’s lives seem to fit into the template of the Old Testament. We all have powerful creation myths: tales of our childhood and family, our first battles won and lost. It is our Genesis. Then, like in the Book of Exodus, we go into slavery. Rather than building pyramids, we lose ourselves in fear and ambition—in first loves, first jobs, too many dreams mixed with too much beer. We eventually become free, only to wander in the wilderness. At some point we stop and proclaim to the universe who we are. This is our Leviticus moment. We reconcile what we thought we would be with what we have become. We often attempt a mid-course correction. Then, as in the Book of Numbers, we are shaped by mortality as we bear the loss of family and friends. Finally, we retell our stories to our children hoping to make sense of the journey, like Moses did in Deuteronomy. Tobolowsky’s stories tell of a boy growing up in the wilds of Texas, finding and losing love, losing and finding himself—all told through the prism of the Torah and Talmud, mixed with insights from science, and refined through a child’s sense of wonder. My Adventures with God is a “fast-paced, precise, wide-ranging, and impressive book draws on the I Ching, Talmud, Einstein, Grimms’ Fairy Tales, and reruns of SportsCenter to create counterpoints when discussing his life of faith. This is a well-told, must-read…for anyone interested in a comedic adventure with the divine” (Publishers Weekly).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-i-love-superman-by-brad-meltzer--65200152https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why I Love Superman Author: Brad Meltzer Narrator: Brad Meltzer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 6 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: See where Brad's obsession started. Originally written for USA Weekend.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291209Tue, 18 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why I Love Superman Author: Brad Meltzer Narrator: Brad Meltzer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 6 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why I Love Superman Author: Brad Meltzer Narrator: Brad Meltzer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 6 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: See where Brad's obsession started. Originally written for USA Weekend.]]>65cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-day-i-broke-my-son-s-heart-by-brad-meltzer--65200137https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291212 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Day I Broke My Son's Heart Author: Brad Meltzer Narrator: Brad Meltzer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 6 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Truth in a title. Here's the exact day that Brad gave his favorite book to his oldest son. Originally appeared in The Huffington Post.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291212Tue, 18 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291212 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Day I Broke My Son's Heart Author: Brad Meltzer Narrator: Brad Meltzer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 6 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291212 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Day I Broke My Son's Heart Author: Brad Meltzer Narrator: Brad Meltzer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 6 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Truth in a title. Here's the exact day that Brad gave his favorite book to his oldest son. Originally appeared in The Huffington Post.]]>65cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-i-spent-my-summer-vacation-with-the-judas-contract-by-brad-meltzer--65200132https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291208 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How I Spent My Summer Vacation with the Judas Contract Author: Brad Meltzer Narrator: Brad Meltzer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 19 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: What one reviewer called 'my near-sexual fascination' with a comic book character. Originally published in Give Our Regards to the Atom-Smashers!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291208Tue, 18 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291208 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How I Spent My Summer Vacation with the Judas Contract Author: Brad Meltzer Narrator: Brad Meltzer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 19...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291208 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How I Spent My Summer Vacation with the Judas Contract Author: Brad Meltzer Narrator: Brad Meltzer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 19 minutes Release date: April 18, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: What one reviewer called 'my near-sexual fascination' with a comic book character. Originally published in Give Our Regards to the Atom-Smashers!]]>65cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hourglass-time-memory-marriage-by-dani-shapiro--65200235https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289084 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage Author: Dani Shapiro Narrator: Dani Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The best-selling novelist and memoirist delivers her most intimate and powerful work: a piercing, life-affirming memoir about marriage and memory, about the frailty and elasticity of our most essential bonds, and about the accretion, over time, of both sorrow and love. Hourglass is an inquiry into how marriage is transformed by time--abraded, strengthened, shaped in miraculous and sometimes terrifying ways by accident and experience. With courage and relentless honesty, Dani Shapiro opens the door to her house, her marriage, and her heart, and invites us to witness her own marital reckoning--a reckoning in which she confronts both the life she dreamed of and the life she made, and struggles to reconcile the girl she was with the woman she has become. What are the forces that shape our most elemental bonds? How do we make lifelong commitments in the face of identities that are continuously shifting, and commit ourselves for all time when the self is so often in flux? What happens to love in the face of the unexpected, in the face of disappointment and compromise--how do we wrest beauty from imperfection, find grace in the ordinary, desire what we have rather than what we lack? Drawing on literature, poetry, philosophy, and theology, Shapiro writes gloriously of the joys and challenges of matrimonial life, in a luminous narrative that unfurls with urgent immediacy and sharp intelligence. Artful, intensely emotional work from one of our finest writers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289084Tue, 11 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289084 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage Author: Dani Shapiro Narrator: Dani Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289084 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage Author: Dani Shapiro Narrator: Dani Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The best-selling novelist and memoirist delivers her most intimate and powerful work: a piercing, life-affirming memoir about marriage and memory, about the frailty and elasticity of our most essential bonds, and about the accretion, over time, of both sorrow and love. Hourglass is an inquiry into how marriage is transformed by time--abraded, strengthened, shaped in miraculous and sometimes terrifying ways by accident and experience. With courage and relentless honesty, Dani Shapiro opens the door to her house, her marriage, and her heart, and invites us to witness her own marital reckoning--a reckoning in which she confronts both the life she dreamed of and the life she made, and struggles to reconcile the girl she was with the woman she has become. What are the forces that shape our most elemental bonds? How do we make lifelong commitments in the face of identities that are continuously shifting, and commit ourselves for all time when the self is so often in flux? What happens to love in the face of the unexpected, in the face of disappointment and compromise--how do we wrest beauty from imperfection, find grace in the ordinary, desire what we have rather than what we lack? Drawing on literature, poetry, philosophy, and theology, Shapiro writes gloriously of the joys and challenges of matrimonial life, in a luminous narrative that unfurls with urgent immediacy and sharp intelligence. Artful, intensely emotional work from one of our finest writers.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/whoa-baby-a-guide-for-new-moms-who-feel-overwhelmed-and-freaked-out-and-wonder-what-the-just-happened-by-kelly-rowland-tristan-bi--65200233https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283782 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whoa, Baby!: A Guide for New Moms Who Feel Overwhelmed and Freaked Out (and Wonder What the #*$& Just Happened) Author: Kelly Rowland, Tristan Bickman Narrator: Tristan Bickman, Laura Moser, Kelly Rowland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 57 minutes Release date: April 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When global pop star Kelly Rowland became a mom for the first time, giving birth to her son Titan, she felt the most incredible love she had ever experienced. But after spending nine months so focused on the baby growing inside her, she was caught completely off guard by how much she had changed. Like many first-time moms, she was not ready for what had happened to her body and for so many overwhelming new thoughts and emotions. She wondered: Will I Ever Walk Again? Will I Ever Sleep Again? Are My Boobs Always Going to Be Like This? Rowland had questions about everything from postpartum bleeding, skin and hair changes, and dealing with aches and pains to getting back in shape and sex after baby. She also weighed the larger notions about what she wanted out of motherhood and the rest of her life. It was a good thing that Rowland's longtime OB/GYN Dr. Tristan Emily Bickman was right there to answer every single crazy question that popped into her head. Nothing fazed Dr. Bickman and she provided Rowland with the answers she so desperately needed, telling her over and over that, in the months after a woman gives birth, nothing is exactly strange, but nothing is necessarily normal either. It's all just part of the 'miracle' of birth. In Whoa, Baby! Rowland and Dr. Bickman team up to share this reassuring information with new moms everywhere. Often hilarious and always down-to-earth, Rowland and Dr. Bickman cover every surprising challenge that new moms face.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283782Tue, 11 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283782 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whoa, Baby!: A Guide for New Moms Who Feel Overwhelmed and Freaked Out (and Wonder What the #*$& Just Happened) Author: Kelly Rowland, Tristan...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283782 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whoa, Baby!: A Guide for New Moms Who Feel Overwhelmed and Freaked Out (and Wonder What the #*$& Just Happened) Author: Kelly Rowland, Tristan Bickman Narrator: Tristan Bickman, Laura Moser, Kelly Rowland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 57 minutes Release date: April 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When global pop star Kelly Rowland became a mom for the first time, giving birth to her son Titan, she felt the most incredible love she had ever experienced. But after spending nine months so focused on the baby growing inside her, she was caught completely off guard by how much she had changed. Like many first-time moms, she was not ready for what had happened to her body and for so many overwhelming new thoughts and emotions. She wondered: Will I Ever Walk Again? Will I Ever Sleep Again? Are My Boobs Always Going to Be Like This? Rowland had questions about everything from postpartum bleeding, skin and hair changes, and dealing with aches and pains to getting back in shape and sex after baby. She also weighed the larger notions about what she wanted out of motherhood and the rest of her life. It was a good thing that Rowland's longtime OB/GYN Dr. Tristan Emily Bickman was right there to answer every single crazy question that popped into her head. Nothing fazed Dr. Bickman and she provided Rowland with the answers she so desperately needed, telling her over and over that, in the months after a woman gives birth, nothing is exactly strange, but nothing is necessarily normal either. It's all just part of the 'miracle' of birth. In Whoa, Baby! Rowland and Dr. Bickman team up to share this reassuring information with new moms everywhere. Often hilarious and always down-to-earth, Rowland and Dr. Bickman cover every surprising challenge that new moms face.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/notes-on-a-banana-a-memoir-of-food-love-and-manic-depression-by-david-leite--65200228https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289340 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Notes on a Banana: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic Depression Author: David Leite Narrator: David Leite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 59 minutes Release date: April 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The stunning and long-awaited memoir from the beloved founder of the James Beard Award-winning website Leite’s Culinaria—a candid, courageous, and at times laugh-out-loud funny story of family, food, mental illness, and sexual identity. Born into a family of Azorean immigrants, David Leite grew up in the 1960s in a devoutly Catholic, blue-collar, food-crazed Portuguese home in Fall River, Massachusetts. A clever and determined dreamer with a vivid imagination and a flair for the dramatic, ''Banana'' as his mother endearingly called him, obsessed over proper hair care, yearned to live in a middle-class house with a swinging kitchen door like the ones on television, and fell in love with everything French, thanks to his Portuguese and French-Canadian godmother. But David also struggled with the emotional devastation of bipolar disorder. Until he was diagnosed in his mid-thirties, David found relief from his wild mood swings in cooking, Julia Child, and a Viking stove he named ''Thor.'' Notes on a Banana is his heartfelt, unflinchingly honest, yet tender memoir of growing up, accepting himself, and turning his love of food into an award-winning career. Reminiscing about the people and events that shaped him, David looks back at the highs and lows of his life: from his rejection of being gay and his attempt to ''turn straight'' through Aesthetic Realism, a cult in downtown Manhattan, to becoming a writer, cookbook author, and web publisher, to his twenty-three-year relationship with Alan, known to millions of David’s readers as ''The One,'' which began with (what else?) food. Woven throughout these stories are the dishes David loves—the tastes that led him to happiness, health, and success. A blend of Kay Redfield Jamison’s An Unquiet Mind, the food memoirs of Ruth Reichl, Anthony Bourdain, and Gabrielle Hamilton, and the character-rich storytelling of Augusten Burroughs, David Sedaris, and Jenny Lawson, Notes on a Banana is a feast that dazzles, delights, and, ultimately, heals.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289340Tue, 11 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289340 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Notes on a Banana: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic Depression Author: David Leite Narrator: David Leite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289340 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Notes on a Banana: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic Depression Author: David Leite Narrator: David Leite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 59 minutes Release date: April 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The stunning and long-awaited memoir from the beloved founder of the James Beard Award-winning website Leite’s Culinaria—a candid, courageous, and at times laugh-out-loud funny story of family, food, mental illness, and sexual identity. Born into a family of Azorean immigrants, David Leite grew up in the 1960s in a devoutly Catholic, blue-collar, food-crazed Portuguese home in Fall River, Massachusetts. A clever and determined dreamer with a vivid imagination and a flair for the dramatic, ''Banana'' as his mother endearingly called him, obsessed over proper hair care, yearned to live in a middle-class house with a swinging kitchen door like the ones on television, and fell in love with everything French, thanks to his Portuguese and French-Canadian godmother. But David also struggled with the emotional devastation of bipolar disorder. Until he was diagnosed in his mid-thirties, David found relief from his wild mood swings in cooking, Julia Child, and a Viking stove he named ''Thor.'' Notes on a Banana is his heartfelt, unflinchingly honest, yet tender memoir of growing up, accepting himself, and turning his love of food into an award-winning career. Reminiscing about the people and events that shaped him, David looks back at the highs and lows of his life: from his rejection of being gay and his attempt to ''turn straight'' through Aesthetic Realism, a cult in downtown Manhattan, to becoming a writer, cookbook author, and web publisher, to his twenty-three-year relationship with Alan, known to millions of David’s readers as ''The One,'' which began with (what else?) food. Woven throughout these stories are the dishes David loves—the tastes that led him to happiness, health, and success. A blend of Kay Redfield Jamison’s An Unquiet Mind, the food memoirs of Ruth Reichl, Anthony Bourdain, and Gabrielle Hamilton, and the character-rich storytelling of Augusten Burroughs, David Sedaris, and Jenny Lawson, Notes on a Banana is a feast that dazzles, delights, and, ultimately, heals.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/judy-and-i-my-life-with-judy-garland-by-sid-luft--65200226https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290777 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Judy and I: My Life with Judy Garland Author: Sid Luft Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 35 minutes Release date: April 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The third of Judy Garland’s five husbands, Sid Luft was the one man in her life who stuck around. He was chiefly responsible for the final act of Judy’s meteoric comeback after she was unceremoniously booted off the MGM lot: he produced her iconic, Oscar-nominated vehicle A Star Is Born and expertly shaped her concert career. Previously unpublished, Sid Luft’s intimate autobiography tells his and Judy’s story in hard-boiled yet elegant prose. It begins on a fateful night in New York City when the not quite divorced Judy Garland and the not quite divorced Sid Luft meet at Billy Reed’s Little Club and fall for each other. The romance lasted Judy’s lifetime, despite the separations, the reconciliations, and the divorce. Under Luft’s management, Judy came back bigger than ever, building a singing career that rivaled Sinatra’s. However, her drug dependencies and suicidal tendencies put a tremendous strain on the relationship. Sid did not complete his memoir; it ended in 1960 after Judy hired David Begelman and Freddie Fields to manage her career. But Randy L. Schmidt, acclaimed editor of Judy Garland on Judy Garland and author of Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter, seamlessly pieced together the final section of the book from extensive interviews with Sid, most previously unpublished. Despite everything, Sid never stopped loving Judy and never forgave himself for not being able to ultimately save her from the demons that drove her to an early death at age forty-seven in 1969. Sid served as chief conservator of the Garland legacy until his death at the age of eighty-nine in 2005. This is his testament to the love of his life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290777Tue, 11 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290777 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Judy and I: My Life with Judy Garland Author: Sid Luft Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 35 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290777 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Judy and I: My Life with Judy Garland Author: Sid Luft Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 35 minutes Release date: April 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The third of Judy Garland’s five husbands, Sid Luft was the one man in her life who stuck around. He was chiefly responsible for the final act of Judy’s meteoric comeback after she was unceremoniously booted off the MGM lot: he produced her iconic, Oscar-nominated vehicle A Star Is Born and expertly shaped her concert career. Previously unpublished, Sid Luft’s intimate autobiography tells his and Judy’s story in hard-boiled yet elegant prose. It begins on a fateful night in New York City when the not quite divorced Judy Garland and the not quite divorced Sid Luft meet at Billy Reed’s Little Club and fall for each other. The romance lasted Judy’s lifetime, despite the separations, the reconciliations, and the divorce. Under Luft’s management, Judy came back bigger than ever, building a singing career that rivaled Sinatra’s. However, her drug dependencies and suicidal tendencies put a tremendous strain on the relationship. Sid did not complete his memoir; it ended in 1960 after Judy hired David Begelman and Freddie Fields to manage her career. But Randy L. Schmidt, acclaimed editor of Judy Garland on Judy Garland and author of Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter, seamlessly pieced together the final section of the book from extensive interviews with Sid, most previously unpublished. Despite everything, Sid never stopped loving Judy and never forgave himself for not being able to ultimately save her from the demons that drove her to an early death at age forty-seven in 1969. Sid served as chief conservator of the Garland legacy until his death at the age of eighty-nine in 2005. This is his testament to the love of his life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/taking-my-life-back-my-story-of-faith-determination-and-surviving-the-boston-marathon-bombing-by-rebekah-gregory--65200214https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Taking My Life Back: My Story of Faith, Determination, and Surviving the Boston Marathon Bombing Author: Rebekah Gregory Narrator: Rebekah Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 3 minutes Release date: April 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On April 15, 2013, Rebekah Gregory and her five-year-old son waited at the finish line of the Boston Marathon to support a friend who was running. When the blasts of terrorists’ homemade bombs packed with nails and screws went off three feet away, Rebekah’s legs took the brunt of the blast, protecting her son from certain death. Eighteen surgeries and sixty-five procedures later, her left leg was amputated. Despite the extraordinary trauma she underwent and the nightmares she continues to have, Rebekah sees it as just another part of her personal journey, a journey that has led her through abuse, mistakes, and pain and into the arms of Jesus. This stirring memoir tells the story of her recovery, including her triumphant return to Boston two years later to run part of the race, and explores the peace we experience when we learn to trust God with every part of our lives—the good, the bad, and even the terrifying. Listeners will be moved by the joyous way Rebekah is determined to live her life, seeing every obstacle as part of how God forms us into the people we are meant to be. Listeners will also find comfort in the message that it’s not what they can or can’t do that makes the difference, but rather what God, in his mercy, does through them despite it all. Life is hard, but with God all things are possible.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290875Tue, 11 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Taking My Life Back: My Story of Faith, Determination, and Surviving the Boston Marathon Bombing Author: Rebekah Gregory Narrator: Rebekah Gregory...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Taking My Life Back: My Story of Faith, Determination, and Surviving the Boston Marathon Bombing Author: Rebekah Gregory Narrator: Rebekah Gregory Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 3 minutes Release date: April 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On April 15, 2013, Rebekah Gregory and her five-year-old son waited at the finish line of the Boston Marathon to support a friend who was running. When the blasts of terrorists’ homemade bombs packed with nails and screws went off three feet away, Rebekah’s legs took the brunt of the blast, protecting her son from certain death. Eighteen surgeries and sixty-five procedures later, her left leg was amputated. Despite the extraordinary trauma she underwent and the nightmares she continues to have, Rebekah sees it as just another part of her personal journey, a journey that has led her through abuse, mistakes, and pain and into the arms of Jesus. This stirring memoir tells the story of her recovery, including her triumphant return to Boston two years later to run part of the race, and explores the peace we experience when we learn to trust God with every part of our lives—the good, the bad, and even the terrifying. Listeners will be moved by the joyous way Rebekah is determined to live her life, seeing every obstacle as part of how God forms us into the people we are meant to be. Listeners will also find comfort in the message that it’s not what they can or can’t do that makes the difference, but rather what God, in his mercy, does through them despite it all. Life is hard, but with God all things are possible.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mobshot-my-life-and-the-mafia-by-vince-ciacci--65200204https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290418 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mobshot: My Life and the Mafia Author: Vince Ciacci Narrator: Vince Ciacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Vince Ciacci wanted to be a “Made Guy.” From the time he left the brutality of upstate New York’s Coxsackie Reformatory, he worked for “Wiseguys,” committing armed robberies, collecting for the Mob, and dreaming of the day that he would “get his button.” He never made it into the Mafia’s inner sanctum. Why? He was too crazy and too violent. Hooked on drugs and alcohol, Vince was a loose cannon, so dangerous that his own crew considered taking him out. This is his story, told in his own voice. It’s the story of a guy who, by all rights, should be dead or in prison today. Come along for the ride in a story of true crime like you’ve never heard before.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290418Tue, 11 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290418 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mobshot: My Life and the Mafia Author: Vince Ciacci Narrator: Vince Ciacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290418 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mobshot: My Life and the Mafia Author: Vince Ciacci Narrator: Vince Ciacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Vince Ciacci wanted to be a “Made Guy.” From the time he left the brutality of upstate New York’s Coxsackie Reformatory, he worked for “Wiseguys,” committing armed robberies, collecting for the Mob, and dreaming of the day that he would “get his button.” He never made it into the Mafia’s inner sanctum. Why? He was too crazy and too violent. Hooked on drugs and alcohol, Vince was a loose cannon, so dangerous that his own crew considered taking him out. This is his story, told in his own voice. It’s the story of a guy who, by all rights, should be dead or in prison today. Come along for the ride in a story of true crime like you’ve never heard before.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-think-it-hasn-t-been-fun-the-story-of-the-burke-family-singers-by-sarah-jo-burke--65200197https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290428 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don’t Think It Hasn’t Been Fun: The Story of the Burke Family Singers Author: Sarah Jo Burke Narrator: Sarah Jo Burke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Back in the 1960s, the Burke Family Singers were America’s answer to Austria’s von Trapp Family. Throughout that tumultuous decade, the fabric of the nation’s life was torn by the war in Vietnam and the impassioned drive of the civil rights movement. It was against this churning backdrop that a large Rhode Island family—mother, father, and ten children—set out on the first of what would prove a long series of coast-to-coast tours whose only purpose was to bring the glorious sound of their music to audiences everywhere. They performed in major cities and remote small towns. Among their memorable TV Christmas specials was one with Maria von Trapp and family, and one on TV’s Ed Sullivan Show. Sarah Jo Burke, the youngest of the five daughters, has written a book that celebrates American values in the best sense and, if nothing else, proves that the family that sings together stays together.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290428Tue, 11 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290428 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don’t Think It Hasn’t Been Fun: The Story of the Burke Family Singers Author: Sarah Jo Burke Narrator: Sarah Jo Burke Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290428 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don’t Think It Hasn’t Been Fun: The Story of the Burke Family Singers Author: Sarah Jo Burke Narrator: Sarah Jo Burke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Back in the 1960s, the Burke Family Singers were America’s answer to Austria’s von Trapp Family. Throughout that tumultuous decade, the fabric of the nation’s life was torn by the war in Vietnam and the impassioned drive of the civil rights movement. It was against this churning backdrop that a large Rhode Island family—mother, father, and ten children—set out on the first of what would prove a long series of coast-to-coast tours whose only purpose was to bring the glorious sound of their music to audiences everywhere. They performed in major cities and remote small towns. Among their memorable TV Christmas specials was one with Maria von Trapp and family, and one on TV’s Ed Sullivan Show. Sarah Jo Burke, the youngest of the five daughters, has written a book that celebrates American values in the best sense and, if nothing else, proves that the family that sings together stays together.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lucky-jim-by-james-hart--65200153https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291532 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lucky Jim Author: James Hart Narrator: Pete Cross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is Jim Hart's story: how he survived a violent childhood home, how he overcame obsessive dependencies, and how he finally found the strength to be his true self. A master at building relationships, Jim is charming, funny, and a great listener. His success in life and business was based on his ability to connect with others, from people recovering in 12-step groups in Upstate New York to those living in the rarefied air of Martha's Vineyard. But after more than twenty years of being sober, one slip-up triggered an active addiction that threatened his relationships with his then-wife, singer-songwriter Carly Simon, his recovery friends, his severely disabled son, and--as he began to confront his own sexuality--even with himself. With profound clarity and thoughtful language, Jim weaves together the beautiful and all-too-often heartbreaking events of his life into an inspiring tale of bravery, healing, and above all, love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291532Tue, 11 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291532 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lucky Jim Author: James Hart Narrator: Pete Cross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291532 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lucky Jim Author: James Hart Narrator: Pete Cross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is Jim Hart's story: how he survived a violent childhood home, how he overcame obsessive dependencies, and how he finally found the strength to be his true self. A master at building relationships, Jim is charming, funny, and a great listener. His success in life and business was based on his ability to connect with others, from people recovering in 12-step groups in Upstate New York to those living in the rarefied air of Martha's Vineyard. But after more than twenty years of being sober, one slip-up triggered an active addiction that threatened his relationships with his then-wife, singer-songwriter Carly Simon, his recovery friends, his severely disabled son, and--as he began to confront his own sexuality--even with himself. With profound clarity and thoughtful language, Jim weaves together the beautiful and all-too-often heartbreaking events of his life into an inspiring tale of bravery, healing, and above all, love.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mcallister-by-jenny-old--65200180https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: McAllister Author: Jenny Old Narrator: Jenny Old Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: April 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At twenty-two, Jenny fell in love with Rick Old and went to live and work with him on his property, McAllister, in the Gulf of Carpentaria. There, she faced incredible hardship, living in a hut with not even basic necessities. Her only contact with the outside world was a two-way radio. In this vast empty landscape, she battled drought, flood, fire, and cyclones. For eighteen years she and Rick struggled to stay on in the Gulf, eventually triumphantly turning McAllister into a thriving oasis. This extraordinary story of one indomitable Australian woman is told in her own words with skill and humour. A story of the bush people and their generosity, filled with wonderful characters. Most of all, the story of one woman's love for her man and the adventure it took her on.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291823Sun, 09 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: McAllister Author: Jenny Old Narrator: Jenny Old Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: April 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: McAllister Author: Jenny Old Narrator: Jenny Old Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: April 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At twenty-two, Jenny fell in love with Rick Old and went to live and work with him on his property, McAllister, in the Gulf of Carpentaria. There, she faced incredible hardship, living in a hut with not even basic necessities. Her only contact with the outside world was a two-way radio. In this vast empty landscape, she battled drought, flood, fire, and cyclones. For eighteen years she and Rick struggled to stay on in the Gulf, eventually triumphantly turning McAllister into a thriving oasis. This extraordinary story of one indomitable Australian woman is told in her own words with skill and humour. A story of the bush people and their generosity, filled with wonderful characters. Most of all, the story of one woman's love for her man and the adventure it took her on.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crazy-is-my-superpower-how-i-triumphed-by-breaking-bones-breaking-hearts-and-breaking-the-rules-by-a-j-mendez--65200275https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285135 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crazy Is My Superpower: How I Triumphed by Breaking Bones, Breaking Hearts, and Breaking the Rules Author: A. J. Mendez Narrator: A. J. Mendez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4.92 of Total 12 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The New York Times Bestseller Recently retired WWE superstar AJ Mendez Brooks is a powerhouse—strong, quirky, and totally confident. But that wasn’t always the case. With humor and tremendous heart, she opens up for the first time about her harrowing struggle to understand her demons and the diagnosis that helped her gain control over her life.   Everything I was told should be my greatest insecurities and weaknesses, everything that I’ve been labeled—SHORT, NERDY, SKINNY, WEAK, IMPULSIVE, UGLY, TOMBOY, POOR, REBEL, LOUD, FREAK, CRAZY—turned out to be my greatest strengths. I didn’t become successful in spite of them. I became successful because of them.   Growing up AJ was a quiet girl trying to act “normal” when she felt anything but. As her family struggled with drug addiction, poverty, and mental illness, she found escape through comic books and video games, and was inspired by the tough and unconventional female characters. It wasn’t until she discovered pro wrestling that she learned superheroes could be real.   Determined to become the superhero she’d always admired, AJ trained and sacrificed for years to achieve her dream of wrestling professionally. Yet she quickly faced industry pressure to play the role of the damsel in distress and to dress more provocatively to cater to male fans. But she fought back and created an ass-kicking alter ego that was a genuine representation of herself: nerdy, enthusiastic, and a little bit crazy.    With humor and tremendous heart, AJ opens up for the first time about her harrowing struggle to understand her demons and the mental illness diagnosis that helped her gain control over her life. What most people view as a hardship, AJ embraced as inspira­tion for her superhero persona, shattering the stigma attached to mental illness.   Charting her journey from a scrappy girl in an unstable home to an empowered wrestling champion, Crazy Is My Superpower is an un­flinchingly honest story and brave confessional about her long road to self-acceptance.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285135Tue, 04 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285135 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crazy Is My Superpower: How I Triumphed by Breaking Bones, Breaking Hearts, and Breaking the Rules Author: A. J. Mendez Narrator: A. J. Mendez Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285135 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crazy Is My Superpower: How I Triumphed by Breaking Bones, Breaking Hearts, and Breaking the Rules Author: A. J. Mendez Narrator: A. J. Mendez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4.92 of Total 12 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The New York Times Bestseller Recently retired WWE superstar AJ Mendez Brooks is a powerhouse—strong, quirky, and totally confident. But that wasn’t always the case. With humor and tremendous heart, she opens up for the first time about her harrowing struggle to understand her demons and the diagnosis that helped her gain control over her life.   Everything I was told should be my greatest insecurities and weaknesses, everything that I’ve been labeled—SHORT, NERDY, SKINNY, WEAK, IMPULSIVE, UGLY, TOMBOY, POOR, REBEL, LOUD, FREAK, CRAZY—turned out to be my greatest strengths. I didn’t become successful in spite of them. I became successful because of them.   Growing up AJ was a quiet girl trying to act “normal” when she felt anything but. As her family struggled with drug addiction, poverty, and mental illness, she found escape through comic books and video games, and was inspired by the tough and unconventional female characters. It wasn’t until she discovered pro wrestling that she learned superheroes could be real.   Determined to become the superhero she’d always admired, AJ trained and sacrificed for years to achieve her dream of wrestling professionally. Yet she quickly faced industry pressure to play the role of the damsel in distress and to dress more provocatively to cater to male fans. But she fought back and created an ass-kicking alter ego that was a genuine representation of herself: nerdy, enthusiastic, and a little bit crazy.    With humor and tremendous heart, AJ opens up for the first time about her harrowing struggle to understand her demons and the mental illness diagnosis that helped her gain control over her life. What most people view as a hardship, AJ embraced as inspira­tion for her superhero persona, shattering the stigma attached to mental illness.   Charting her journey from a scrappy girl in an unstable home to an empowered wrestling champion, Crazy Is My Superpower is an un­flinchingly honest story and brave confessional about her long road to self-acceptance.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-most-beautiful-my-life-with-prince-by-mayte-garcia--65200259https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283871 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince Author: Mayte Garcia Narrator: Mayte Garcia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.61 of Total 66 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 35 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At the one-year anniversary of his death, legendary musician Prince's first wife shares a uniquely intimate, candid, and revelatory look inside the personal and professional life of one of the world's most beloved icons. In The Most Beautiful, a title inspired by the hit song Prince wrote about their legendary love story, Mayte Garcia for the first time shares the deeply personal story of their relationship and offers a singular perspective on the music icon and their world together: from their unconventional meeting backstage at a concert (and the long-distance romance that followed), to their fairy-tale wedding (and their groundbreaking artistic partnership), to the devastating losses that ultimately dissolved their romantic relationship for good. Throughout it all, they shared a bond more intimate than any other in Prince's life. No one else can tell this story or can provide a deeper, more nuanced portrait of Prince -- both the famously private man and the pioneering, beloved artist -- than Mayte, his partner during some of the most pivotal personal and professional years of his career. The Most Beautiful is a book that will be returned to for decades, as Prince's music lives on with generations to come.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283871Tue, 04 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283871 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince Author: Mayte Garcia Narrator: Mayte Garcia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283871 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince Author: Mayte Garcia Narrator: Mayte Garcia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.61 of Total 66 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 35 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At the one-year anniversary of his death, legendary musician Prince's first wife shares a uniquely intimate, candid, and revelatory look inside the personal and professional life of one of the world's most beloved icons. In The Most Beautiful, a title inspired by the hit song Prince wrote about their legendary love story, Mayte Garcia for the first time shares the deeply personal story of their relationship and offers a singular perspective on the music icon and their world together: from their unconventional meeting backstage at a concert (and the long-distance romance that followed), to their fairy-tale wedding (and their groundbreaking artistic partnership), to the devastating losses that ultimately dissolved their romantic relationship for good. Throughout it all, they shared a bond more intimate than any other in Prince's life. No one else can tell this story or can provide a deeper, more nuanced portrait of Prince -- both the famously private man and the pioneering, beloved artist -- than Mayte, his partner during some of the most pivotal personal and professional years of his career. The Most Beautiful is a book that will be returned to for decades, as Prince's music lives on with generations to come.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-mother-s-kitchen-breakfast-lunch-dinner-and-the-meaning-of-life-by-peter-gethers--65200246https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Mother's Kitchen: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and the Meaning of Life Author: Peter Gethers Narrator: Peter Gethers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 38 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A funny, moving memoir about a son’s discovery that his mother has a genius for understanding the intimate connections between cooking, people and love Peter Gethers wants to give his aging mother a very personal and perhaps final gift: a spectacular feast featuring all her favorite dishes. The problem is, although he was raised to love food and wine he doesn’t really know how to cook. So he embarks upon an often hilarious and always touching culinary journey that will ultimately allow him to bring his mother’s friends and loved ones to the table one last time. The daughter of a restaurateur―the restaurant was New York’s legendary Ratner’s―Judy Gethers discovered a passion for cooking in her 50s. In time, she became a mentor and friend to several of the most famous chefs in America, including Wolfgang Puck, Nancy Silverton and Jonathan Waxman; she also wrote many cookbooks and taught cooking alongside Julia Child. In her 80s, she was robbed of her ability to cook by a debilitating stroke. But illness has brought her closer than ever to her son: Peter regularly visits her so they can share meals, and he can ask questions about her colorful past, while learning her kitchen secrets. Gradually his ambition becomes manifest: he decides to learn how to cook his mother the meal of her dreams and thereby tell the story of her life to all those who have loved her. With his trademark wit and knowing eye, Peter Gethers has written an unforgettable memoir about how food and family can do much more than feed us―they can nourish our souls. Includes a bonus PDF with menus, recipes, and more]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289289Tue, 04 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Mother's Kitchen: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and the Meaning of Life Author: Peter Gethers Narrator: Peter Gethers Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Mother's Kitchen: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and the Meaning of Life Author: Peter Gethers Narrator: Peter Gethers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 38 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A funny, moving memoir about a son’s discovery that his mother has a genius for understanding the intimate connections between cooking, people and love Peter Gethers wants to give his aging mother a very personal and perhaps final gift: a spectacular feast featuring all her favorite dishes. The problem is, although he was raised to love food and wine he doesn’t really know how to cook. So he embarks upon an often hilarious and always touching culinary journey that will ultimately allow him to bring his mother’s friends and loved ones to the table one last time. The daughter of a restaurateur―the restaurant was New York’s legendary Ratner’s―Judy Gethers discovered a passion for cooking in her 50s. In time, she became a mentor and friend to several of the most famous chefs in America, including Wolfgang Puck, Nancy Silverton and Jonathan Waxman; she also wrote many cookbooks and taught cooking alongside Julia Child. In her 80s, she was robbed of her ability to cook by a debilitating stroke. But illness has brought her closer than ever to her son: Peter regularly visits her so they can share meals, and he can ask questions about her colorful past, while learning her kitchen secrets. Gradually his ambition becomes manifest: he decides to learn how to cook his mother the meal of her dreams and thereby tell the story of her life to all those who have loved her. With his trademark wit and knowing eye, Peter Gethers has written an unforgettable memoir about how food and family can do much more than feed us―they can nourish our souls. Includes a bonus PDF with menus, recipes, and more]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-it-evil-not-to-be-sure-by-lena-dunham--65200240https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285137 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Is it evil not to be sure? Author: Lena Dunham Narrator: Andy Ward, Lena Dunham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 1 minute Release date: April 4, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Is it evil not to be sure? is a collection of entries from Lena Dunham's diary--or what she called her 'Creative Snippets and Observations Journal'--from the fall of 2005 and the spring of 2006. It is a candid, chaotic, and occasionally poetic snapshot of a young person becoming an adult. Read by the Author, with additional narration by Andy Ward]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285137Tue, 04 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285137 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Is it evil not to be sure? Author: Lena Dunham Narrator: Andy Ward, Lena Dunham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 1 minute Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285137 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Is it evil not to be sure? Author: Lena Dunham Narrator: Andy Ward, Lena Dunham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 1 minute Release date: April 4, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Is it evil not to be sure? is a collection of entries from Lena Dunham's diary--or what she called her 'Creative Snippets and Observations Journal'--from the fall of 2005 and the spring of 2006. It is a candid, chaotic, and occasionally poetic snapshot of a young person becoming an adult. Read by the Author, with additional narration by Andy Ward]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mozart-s-starling-by-lyanda-lynn-haupt--65200234https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289584 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mozart's Starling Author: Lyanda Lynn Haupt Narrator: Linda Henning Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On May 27th, 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart met a flirtatious little starling in a Viennese shop who sang an improvised version of the theme from his Piano Concerto no. 17 in G major. Sensing a kindred spirit in the plucky young bird, Mozart bought him and took him home to be a family pet. For three years, the starling lived with Mozart, influencing his work and serving as his companion, distraction, consolation, and muse. Two centuries later, starlings are reviled by even the most compassionate conservationists. A nonnative, invasive species, they invade sensitive habitats, outcompete local birds for nest sites and food, and decimate crops. A seasoned birder and naturalist, Lyanda Lynn Haupt is well versed in the difficult and often strained relationships these birds have with other species and the environment. But after rescuing a baby starling of her own, Haupt found herself enchanted by the same intelligence and playful spirit that had so charmed her favorite composer. In Mozart's Starling, Haupt explores the unlikely and remarkable bond between one of history's most cherished composers and one of earth's most common birds. The intertwined stories of Mozart's beloved pet and Haupt's own starling provide an unexpected window into human-animal friendships, music, the secret world of starlings, and the nature of creative inspiration. A blend of natural history, biography, and memoir, Mozart's Starling is a tour de force that awakens a surprising new awareness of our place in the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289584Tue, 04 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289584 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mozart's Starling Author: Lyanda Lynn Haupt Narrator: Linda Henning Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 4,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289584 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mozart's Starling Author: Lyanda Lynn Haupt Narrator: Linda Henning Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On May 27th, 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart met a flirtatious little starling in a Viennese shop who sang an improvised version of the theme from his Piano Concerto no. 17 in G major. Sensing a kindred spirit in the plucky young bird, Mozart bought him and took him home to be a family pet. For three years, the starling lived with Mozart, influencing his work and serving as his companion, distraction, consolation, and muse. Two centuries later, starlings are reviled by even the most compassionate conservationists. A nonnative, invasive species, they invade sensitive habitats, outcompete local birds for nest sites and food, and decimate crops. A seasoned birder and naturalist, Lyanda Lynn Haupt is well versed in the difficult and often strained relationships these birds have with other species and the environment. But after rescuing a baby starling of her own, Haupt found herself enchanted by the same intelligence and playful spirit that had so charmed her favorite composer. In Mozart's Starling, Haupt explores the unlikely and remarkable bond between one of history's most cherished composers and one of earth's most common birds. The intertwined stories of Mozart's beloved pet and Haupt's own starling provide an unexpected window into human-animal friendships, music, the secret world of starlings, and the nature of creative inspiration. A blend of natural history, biography, and memoir, Mozart's Starling is a tour de force that awakens a surprising new awareness of our place in the world.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-s-work-a-moral-argument-for-choice-by-dr-willie-parker--65200232https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life's Work: A Moral Argument for Choice Author: Dr. Willie Parker Narrator: Caz Harleaux Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 10 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this “vivid and companionable memoir of a remarkable life” (The New Yorker), an outspoken, Christian reproductive justice advocate and abortion provider reveals his personal and professional journeys in an effort to seize the moral high ground on the question of choice and reproductive justice. Dr. Willie Parker grew up in the Deep South, lived in a Christian household, and converted to an even more fundamentalist form of Christianity as a young man. But upon reading an interpretation of the Good Samaritan in a sermon by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., he realized that in order to be a true Christian, he must show compassion for all people at all times. In 2009, he stopped practicing obstetrics to focus entirely on providing safe abortions for women who need help the most—often women in poverty and women of color—in the hotbed of the pro-choice debate: the South. He thereafter traded in his private practice and his penthouse apartment in Hawaii for the life of an itinerant abortion provider, becoming one of the few doctors to provide such services in Mississippi and Alabama. In Life’s Work, Dr. Willie Parker tells a deeply personal and thought-provoking narrative that illuminates the complex societal, political, religious, and personal realities of abortion in the United States from the unique perspective of someone who performs them and defends the right to do so every day. In revealing his daily battle against mandatory waiting periods and bogus rules, Dr. Parker makes a powerful Christian case for championing reproductive rights. “At a moment when reproductive health and rights are under attack…Dr. Parker’s book is a beacon of hope and a call to action” (Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289778Tue, 04 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life's Work: A Moral Argument for Choice Author: Dr. Willie Parker Narrator: Caz Harleaux Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 10 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life's Work: A Moral Argument for Choice Author: Dr. Willie Parker Narrator: Caz Harleaux Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 10 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this “vivid and companionable memoir of a remarkable life” (The New Yorker), an outspoken, Christian reproductive justice advocate and abortion provider reveals his personal and professional journeys in an effort to seize the moral high ground on the question of choice and reproductive justice. Dr. Willie Parker grew up in the Deep South, lived in a Christian household, and converted to an even more fundamentalist form of Christianity as a young man. But upon reading an interpretation of the Good Samaritan in a sermon by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., he realized that in order to be a true Christian, he must show compassion for all people at all times. In 2009, he stopped practicing obstetrics to focus entirely on providing safe abortions for women who need help the most—often women in poverty and women of color—in the hotbed of the pro-choice debate: the South. He thereafter traded in his private practice and his penthouse apartment in Hawaii for the life of an itinerant abortion provider, becoming one of the few doctors to provide such services in Mississippi and Alabama. In Life’s Work, Dr. Willie Parker tells a deeply personal and thought-provoking narrative that illuminates the complex societal, political, religious, and personal realities of abortion in the United States from the unique perspective of someone who performs them and defends the right to do so every day. In revealing his daily battle against mandatory waiting periods and bogus rules, Dr. Parker makes a powerful Christian case for championing reproductive rights. “At a moment when reproductive health and rights are under attack…Dr. Parker’s book is a beacon of hope and a call to action” (Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-foundling-the-true-story-of-a-kidnapping-a-family-secret-and-my-search-for-the-real-me-by-paul-joseph-fronczak--65200185https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290119 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Me Author: Paul Joseph Fronczak Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 25 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.92 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the inspiring and “page-turning” (Booklist) true story of a man who discovered that he had been kidnapped as a baby—and how his quest to find out who he really is upturned the genealogy industry, his own family, and set in motion the second longest cold case in US history. In 1964, a woman pretending to be a nurse kidnapped an infant boy named Paul Fronczak from a Chicago hospital. Two years later, police found a boy abandoned outside a variety store in New Jersey. The FBI tracked down Dora Fronczak, the kidnapped infant’s mother, and she identified the abandoned boy as her son. The family spent the next fifty years believing they were whole again—but Paul was always unsure about his true identity. Then, four years ago—spurred on by the birth of his first child, Emma Faith—Paul took a DNA test. The test revealed that he was definitely not Paul Fronczak. From that moment on, Paul has been on a tireless mission to find the man whose life he’s been living—and to discover who abandoned him, and why. Poignant and inspiring, The Foundling is a story about a child lost and a faith found, about the permanence of families and the bloodlines that define you, and about the emotional toll of both losing your identity and rediscovering who you truly are.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290119Tue, 04 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290119 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Me Author: Paul Joseph Fronczak Narrator: Kirby Heyborne...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290119 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Me Author: Paul Joseph Fronczak Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 25 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.92 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the inspiring and “page-turning” (Booklist) true story of a man who discovered that he had been kidnapped as a baby—and how his quest to find out who he really is upturned the genealogy industry, his own family, and set in motion the second longest cold case in US history. In 1964, a woman pretending to be a nurse kidnapped an infant boy named Paul Fronczak from a Chicago hospital. Two years later, police found a boy abandoned outside a variety store in New Jersey. The FBI tracked down Dora Fronczak, the kidnapped infant’s mother, and she identified the abandoned boy as her son. The family spent the next fifty years believing they were whole again—but Paul was always unsure about his true identity. Then, four years ago—spurred on by the birth of his first child, Emma Faith—Paul took a DNA test. The test revealed that he was definitely not Paul Fronczak. From that moment on, Paul has been on a tireless mission to find the man whose life he’s been living—and to discover who abandoned him, and why. Poignant and inspiring, The Foundling is a story about a child lost and a faith found, about the permanence of families and the bloodlines that define you, and about the emotional toll of both losing your identity and rediscovering who you truly are.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nevertheless-a-memoir-by-alec-baldwin--65200145https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290779 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nevertheless: A Memoir Author: Alec Baldwin Narrator: Alec Baldwin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.9 of Total 68 Ratings of Narrator: 4.08 of Total 12 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: One of the most accomplished and outspoken actors today chronicles the highs and lows of his life in this beautifully written, candid memoir. Over the past three decades, Alec Baldwin has established himself as one of Hollywood’s most gifted, hilarious, and controversial leading men. From his work in popular movies, including Beetlejuice, Working Girl, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Cooler, and Martin Scorsese’s The Departed to his role as Jack Donaghy on Tina Fey’s irreverent series 30 Rock—for which he won two Emmys, three Golden Globes, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards—and as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live, he’s both a household name and a deeply respected actor. In Nevertheless, Baldwin transcends his public persona, making public facets of his life he has long kept private. In this honest, affecting memoir, he introduces us to the Long Island child who felt burdened by his family’s financial strains and his parents’ unhappy marriage; the Washington, DC, college student gearing up for a career in politics; the self-named ''Love Taxi'' who helped friends solve their romantic problems while neglecting his own; the young soap actor learning from giants of the theatre; the addict drawn to drugs and alcohol who struggles with sobriety; the husband and father who acknowledges his failings and battles to overcome them; and the consummate professional for whom the work is everything. Throughout Nevertheless, one constant emerges: the fearlessness that defines and drives Baldwin’s life. Told with his signature candor, astute observational savvy, and devastating wit, Nevertheless reveals an Alec Baldwin we have never fully seen before.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290779Tue, 04 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290779 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nevertheless: A Memoir Author: Alec Baldwin Narrator: Alec Baldwin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290779 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nevertheless: A Memoir Author: Alec Baldwin Narrator: Alec Baldwin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.9 of Total 68 Ratings of Narrator: 4.08 of Total 12 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: One of the most accomplished and outspoken actors today chronicles the highs and lows of his life in this beautifully written, candid memoir. Over the past three decades, Alec Baldwin has established himself as one of Hollywood’s most gifted, hilarious, and controversial leading men. From his work in popular movies, including Beetlejuice, Working Girl, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Cooler, and Martin Scorsese’s The Departed to his role as Jack Donaghy on Tina Fey’s irreverent series 30 Rock—for which he won two Emmys, three Golden Globes, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards—and as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live, he’s both a household name and a deeply respected actor. In Nevertheless, Baldwin transcends his public persona, making public facets of his life he has long kept private. In this honest, affecting memoir, he introduces us to the Long Island child who felt burdened by his family’s financial strains and his parents’ unhappy marriage; the Washington, DC, college student gearing up for a career in politics; the self-named ''Love Taxi'' who helped friends solve their romantic problems while neglecting his own; the young soap actor learning from giants of the theatre; the addict drawn to drugs and alcohol who struggles with sobriety; the husband and father who acknowledges his failings and battles to overcome them; and the consummate professional for whom the work is everything. Throughout Nevertheless, one constant emerges: the fearlessness that defines and drives Baldwin’s life. Told with his signature candor, astute observational savvy, and devastating wit, Nevertheless reveals an Alec Baldwin we have never fully seen before.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-yellow-envelope-one-gift-three-rules-and-a-life-changing-journey-around-the-world-by-kim-dinan--65200159https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291501 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Yellow Envelope: One Gift, Three Rules, and A Life-Changing Journey Around the World Author: Kim Dinan Narrator: Laurence Bouvard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Release date: April 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: After Kim and her husband, Brian, decide to quit their jobs to travel around the world, they're given a yellow envelope containing a check and instructions to give the money away. There are only three rules for the envelope: don't overthink it, share your experiences, and don't feel pressured to give it all away. Through Ecuador, Peru, Nepal, and beyond, Kim and Brian face obstacles, including major challenges to their relationship. As they distribute the money to people they encounter along the way, they learn that money does not have anything to do with the capacity to give but that it is the giving of ourselves that is transformational.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291501Sat, 01 Apr 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291501 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Yellow Envelope: One Gift, Three Rules, and A Life-Changing Journey Around the World Author: Kim Dinan Narrator: Laurence Bouvard Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291501 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Yellow Envelope: One Gift, Three Rules, and A Life-Changing Journey Around the World Author: Kim Dinan Narrator: Laurence Bouvard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Release date: April 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: After Kim and her husband, Brian, decide to quit their jobs to travel around the world, they're given a yellow envelope containing a check and instructions to give the money away. There are only three rules for the envelope: don't overthink it, share your experiences, and don't feel pressured to give it all away. Through Ecuador, Peru, Nepal, and beyond, Kim and Brian face obstacles, including major challenges to their relationship. As they distribute the money to people they encounter along the way, they learn that money does not have anything to do with the capacity to give but that it is the giving of ourselves that is transformational.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/me-myself-eye-a-memoir-by-dan-jeffries--65200113https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Me, Myself & Eye: A Memoir Author: Dan Jeffries Narrator: Dan Jeffries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 25 minutes Release date: March 29, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Wyburn-Mason syndrome. Ever heard of it? Dan Jeffries has, and his insightful and hilarious memoir explores what it's like living with one of the world's rarest medical conditions - and then finding out you have another one. Told through an innovative new approach that combines the audiobook experience with modern technology, Me, Myself & Eye really lets the listener delve into Dan's life story. Use your smart-phone, tablet, or computer whilst you're listening to look at photos, medical documents, scans, videos, and even listen to music he's written over the years. Me, Myself & Eye is a memoir that is both fascinating and insightful, told with a fresh, honest and unique voice.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291817Wed, 29 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Me, Myself & Eye: A Memoir Author: Dan Jeffries Narrator: Dan Jeffries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 25 minutes Release date: March...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Me, Myself & Eye: A Memoir Author: Dan Jeffries Narrator: Dan Jeffries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 25 minutes Release date: March 29, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Wyburn-Mason syndrome. Ever heard of it? Dan Jeffries has, and his insightful and hilarious memoir explores what it's like living with one of the world's rarest medical conditions - and then finding out you have another one. Told through an innovative new approach that combines the audiobook experience with modern technology, Me, Myself & Eye really lets the listener delve into Dan's life story. Use your smart-phone, tablet, or computer whilst you're listening to look at photos, medical documents, scans, videos, and even listen to music he's written over the years. Me, Myself & Eye is a memoir that is both fascinating and insightful, told with a fresh, honest and unique voice.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-be-a-bawse-a-guide-to-conquering-life-by-lilly-singh--65200222https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285083 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life Author: Lilly Singh Narrator: Lilly Singh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release date: March 28, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 95 Ratings of Narrator: 4.88 of Total 26 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the People’s Choice Award winner for Favorite YouTube Star and host of NBC’s A Little Late with Lilly Singh comes the definitive guide to being a bawse: a person who exudes confidence, hustles relentlessly, and smiles genuinely because he or she has fought through it all and made it out the other side. Lilly Singh isn’t just a superstar. She’s Superwoman—which is also the name of her wildly popular YouTube channel. Funny, smart, and insightful, the actress and comedian covers topics ranging from relationships to career choices to everyday annoyances. It’s no wonder she’s garnered more than a billion views. But Lilly didn’t get to the top by being lucky—she had to work for it. Hard. Now Lilly wants to share the lessons she learned while taking the world by storm, and the tools she used to do it. How to Be a Bawse is the definitive guide to conquering life. Make no mistake, there are no shortcuts to success, personal or professional. World domination requires real effort, dedication, and determination. Just consider Lilly a personal trainer for your life—with fifty rules to get you in the game, including • Let Go of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out): Temptation will try to steer you away from your goals. FOMO is just a test of your priorities, a test that a bawse is ready to pass. • Be Nice to People: Treat niceness like an item on your daily to-do list. People will go out of their way to help and support you because you make them feel good. • Schedule Inspiration: Lack of motivation isn’t permanent or a sign of weakness. Expect it and proactively schedule time to be creative. • Be the Dumbest: Challenge yourself by surrounding yourself with people who know more than you do. It’s a vital way to learn and improve. Told in Lilly’s hilarious, bold voice and packed with photos and candid stories from her journey to the top, How to Be a Bawse will make you love your life and yourself—even more than you love Beyoncé. (Yes, we said it!) WARNING: This book does not include hopeful thoughts, lucky charms, or cute quotes. That’s because success, happiness, and everything else you want in life need to be worked for, not wished for. In Lilly’s world, there are no escalators, only stairs. Get ready to climb. “Lilly is a bona fide #girlboss, boss, and bawse. Her meteoric rise has come with so many incredible lessons that we are all lucky to have access to. This book is a must-have for the hustler in all of us.”—Sophia Amoruso, founder and CEO, Girlboss]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285083Tue, 28 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285083 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life Author: Lilly Singh Narrator: Lilly Singh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285083 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life Author: Lilly Singh Narrator: Lilly Singh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release date: March 28, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 95 Ratings of Narrator: 4.88 of Total 26 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the People’s Choice Award winner for Favorite YouTube Star and host of NBC’s A Little Late with Lilly Singh comes the definitive guide to being a bawse: a person who exudes confidence, hustles relentlessly, and smiles genuinely because he or she has fought through it all and made it out the other side. Lilly Singh isn’t just a superstar. She’s Superwoman—which is also the name of her wildly popular YouTube channel. Funny, smart, and insightful, the actress and comedian covers topics ranging from relationships to career choices to everyday annoyances. It’s no wonder she’s garnered more than a billion views. But Lilly didn’t get to the top by being lucky—she had to work for it. Hard. Now Lilly wants to share the lessons she learned while taking the world by storm, and the tools she used to do it. How to Be a Bawse is the definitive guide to conquering life. Make no mistake, there are no shortcuts to success, personal or professional. World domination requires real effort, dedication, and determination. Just consider Lilly a personal trainer for your life—with fifty rules to get you in the game, including • Let Go of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out): Temptation will try to steer you away from your goals. FOMO is just a test of your priorities, a test that a bawse is ready to pass. • Be Nice to People: Treat niceness like an item on your daily to-do list. People will go out of their way to help and support you because you make them feel good. • Schedule Inspiration: Lack of motivation isn’t permanent or a sign of weakness. Expect it and proactively schedule time to be creative. • Be the Dumbest: Challenge yourself by surrounding yourself with people who know more than you do. It’s a vital way to learn and improve. Told in Lilly’s hilarious, bold voice and packed with photos and candid stories from her journey to the top, How to Be a Bawse will make you love your life and yourself—even more than you love Beyoncé. (Yes, we said it!) WARNING: This book does not include hopeful thoughts, lucky charms, or cute quotes. That’s because success, happiness, and everything else you want in life need to be worked for, not wished for. In Lilly’s world, there are no escalators, only stairs. Get ready to climb. “Lilly is a bona fide #girlboss, boss, and bawse. Her meteoric rise has come with so many incredible lessons that we are all lucky to have access to. This book is a must-have for the hustler in all of us.”—Sophia Amoruso, founder and CEO, Girlboss]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/outrunning-the-night-by-scott-hollier--65200156https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291327 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Outrunning the Night Author: Scott Hollier Narrator: Jim Malcolm Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 25, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The life of Dr Scott Hollier is not what you'd call typical. He is well-educated, has a good job, is a husband and father, is legally blind, loves computers and gadgets, goes to church, and enjoys travel, spending time with friends and following his favourite football team. For most people, the atypical part of this description will be 'legally blind', but from Scott's perspective, it's his traitorous support of a football team outside his home state of Western Australia that makes him stand out from the crowd. For people with disabilities, everything listed above should be typical, yet the pursuit of education, embracing the benefits of technology, and finding a good job and a partner in life can be challenging for many. While Scott can relate to that due to the degenerative eye condition that has nearly extinguished his sight, his story is not about what society should do to help him, but rather what a person with a disability can do to give back to a joyous, generous world. Outrunning the Night is a memoir with a purpose. Its aim is to provide support to disadvantaged people '" and the people supporting them. It's not about anyone reaching the pinnacle of sporting achievement or possessing a brilliant mind. Instead, it's a celebration of life and its possibilities. It shows that making it in this world is not about climbing Everest, but overcoming the little things to succeed in everyday life. Website: www.outrunningthenight.com]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291327Sat, 25 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291327 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Outrunning the Night Author: Scott Hollier Narrator: Jim Malcolm Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 25, 2017...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291327 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Outrunning the Night Author: Scott Hollier Narrator: Jim Malcolm Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 25, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The life of Dr Scott Hollier is not what you'd call typical. He is well-educated, has a good job, is a husband and father, is legally blind, loves computers and gadgets, goes to church, and enjoys travel, spending time with friends and following his favourite football team. For most people, the atypical part of this description will be 'legally blind', but from Scott's perspective, it's his traitorous support of a football team outside his home state of Western Australia that makes him stand out from the crowd. For people with disabilities, everything listed above should be typical, yet the pursuit of education, embracing the benefits of technology, and finding a good job and a partner in life can be challenging for many. While Scott can relate to that due to the degenerative eye condition that has nearly extinguished his sight, his story is not about what society should do to help him, but rather what a person with a disability can do to give back to a joyous, generous world. Outrunning the Night is a memoir with a purpose. Its aim is to provide support to disadvantaged people '" and the people supporting them. It's not about anyone reaching the pinnacle of sporting achievement or possessing a brilliant mind. Instead, it's a celebration of life and its possibilities. It shows that making it in this world is not about climbing Everest, but overcoming the little things to succeed in everyday life. Website: www.outrunningthenight.com]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-engagement-game-why-i-said-i-don-t-to-marriage-and-i-do-to-me-by-joi-marie-mckenzie--65200274https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/286473 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Engagement Game: Why I Said 'I Don't' to Marriage and 'I Do' to Me Author: Joi-Marie McKenzie Narrator: Joi-Marie McKenzie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Joi-Marie almost has it all; a thriving career, a supportive family, great friends, and an apartment in Manhattan. What she doesn't have is a husband. Ambitious, confident, and successful, Joi-Marie believes she has it all figured out. At 28 years old, she has an enviable job as a producer, covering entertainment in New York City. Her close-knit family is loving and encouraging, and her boyfriend, Adam, is as close to perfect as you can get -- except for the fact that he won't propose. Like most women, Joi-Marie has a checklist of what the perfect life looks like. She has the career, the friends, the apartment, and the lifestyle she has always wanted. But, when the husband she wants doesn't fall into place, she decides to play the game-theengagement game-in order to get Adam to drop down on one knee. After receiving a laundry list of advice on how to secure a proposal -- even researching how to cook 'engagement chicken' -- Joi-Marie realizes that, in the process of trying to attain her perfect life, she has slowly become a person she doesn't recognize. With this discovery, she must make a decision: pretend to be someone she's not in order to have the life she envisioned. . .or have the courage to be herself and find her happily ever after in a way she never expected.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/286473Tue, 21 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/286473 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Engagement Game: Why I Said 'I Don't' to Marriage and 'I Do' to Me Author: Joi-Marie McKenzie Narrator: Joi-Marie McKenzie Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/286473 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Engagement Game: Why I Said 'I Don't' to Marriage and 'I Do' to Me Author: Joi-Marie McKenzie Narrator: Joi-Marie McKenzie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Joi-Marie almost has it all; a thriving career, a supportive family, great friends, and an apartment in Manhattan. What she doesn't have is a husband. Ambitious, confident, and successful, Joi-Marie believes she has it all figured out. At 28 years old, she has an enviable job as a producer, covering entertainment in New York City. Her close-knit family is loving and encouraging, and her boyfriend, Adam, is as close to perfect as you can get -- except for the fact that he won't propose. Like most women, Joi-Marie has a checklist of what the perfect life looks like. She has the career, the friends, the apartment, and the lifestyle she has always wanted. But, when the husband she wants doesn't fall into place, she decides to play the game-theengagement game-in order to get Adam to drop down on one knee. After receiving a laundry list of advice on how to secure a proposal -- even researching how to cook 'engagement chicken' -- Joi-Marie realizes that, in the process of trying to attain her perfect life, she has slowly become a person she doesn't recognize. With this discovery, she must make a decision: pretend to be someone she's not in order to have the life she envisioned. . .or have the courage to be herself and find her happily ever after in a way she never expected.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/scared-selfless-my-journey-from-abuse-and-madness-to-surviving-and-thriving-by-michelle-stevens--65200250https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289095 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scared Selfless: My Journey from Abuse and Madness to Surviving and Thriving Author: Michelle Stevens Narrator: Michelle Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “A riveting memoir that takes readers on a roller coaster ride from the depths of hell to triumphant success.”—Dave Pelzer, author of A Child Called “It” Michelle Stevens has a photo of the exact moment her childhood was stolen from her: She’s only eight years old, posing for her mother’s boyfriend, Gary Lundquist—an elementary school teacher, neighborhood stalwart, and brutal pedophile. Later that night, Gary locks Michelle in a cage, tortures her repeatedly, and uses her to quench his voracious and deviant sexual whims. Little does she know that this will become her new reality for the next six years. Michelle can also pinpoint the moment she reconstituted the splintered pieces of her life: She’s in cap and gown, receiving her PhD in psychology—and the university’s award for best dissertation. The distance between these two points is the improbable journey from torture, loss, and mental illness to healing, recovery, and triumph that is Michelle’s powerful memoir, Scared Selfless. Michelle suffered from post‐traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression, and made multiple suicide attempts. She also developed multiple personalities. There was “Chelsey,” the rebellious teenager; “Viscous,” a tween with homicidal rage; and “Sarah,” a sweet little girl who brought her teddy bear on a first date. In this harrowing tale, Michelle, who was inspired to help others heal by becoming a psychotherapist, sheds light on the all-too-real threat of child sexual abuse, its subsequent psychological effects, and the best methods for victims to overcome their ordeals and, ultimately, thrive. Scared Selfless is both an examination of the extraordinary feats of the mind that are possible in the face of horrific trauma as well as Michelle’s courageous testament to their power.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289095Tue, 21 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289095 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scared Selfless: My Journey from Abuse and Madness to Surviving and Thriving Author: Michelle Stevens Narrator: Michelle Stevens Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289095 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scared Selfless: My Journey from Abuse and Madness to Surviving and Thriving Author: Michelle Stevens Narrator: Michelle Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “A riveting memoir that takes readers on a roller coaster ride from the depths of hell to triumphant success.”—Dave Pelzer, author of A Child Called “It” Michelle Stevens has a photo of the exact moment her childhood was stolen from her: She’s only eight years old, posing for her mother’s boyfriend, Gary Lundquist—an elementary school teacher, neighborhood stalwart, and brutal pedophile. Later that night, Gary locks Michelle in a cage, tortures her repeatedly, and uses her to quench his voracious and deviant sexual whims. Little does she know that this will become her new reality for the next six years. Michelle can also pinpoint the moment she reconstituted the splintered pieces of her life: She’s in cap and gown, receiving her PhD in psychology—and the university’s award for best dissertation. The distance between these two points is the improbable journey from torture, loss, and mental illness to healing, recovery, and triumph that is Michelle’s powerful memoir, Scared Selfless. Michelle suffered from post‐traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression, and made multiple suicide attempts. She also developed multiple personalities. There was “Chelsey,” the rebellious teenager; “Viscous,” a tween with homicidal rage; and “Sarah,” a sweet little girl who brought her teddy bear on a first date. In this harrowing tale, Michelle, who was inspired to help others heal by becoming a psychotherapist, sheds light on the all-too-real threat of child sexual abuse, its subsequent psychological effects, and the best methods for victims to overcome their ordeals and, ultimately, thrive. Scared Selfless is both an examination of the extraordinary feats of the mind that are possible in the face of horrific trauma as well as Michelle’s courageous testament to their power.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea-and-other-questions-you-should-have-answers-to-when-you-work-in-the-white-house-by-alyssa-mastromonaco--65200244https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289284 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House Author: Alyssa Mastromonaco Narrator: Alyssa Mastromonaco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.45 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: If your funny older sister were the former deputy chief of staff to President Barack Obama, her behind-the-scenes political memoir would look something like this . . . Alyssa Mastromonaco worked for Barack Obama for almost a decade, and long before his run for president. From the then-senator's early days in Congress to his years in the Oval Office, she made Hope and Change happen through blood, sweat, tears, and lots of briefing binders. But for every historic occasion -- meeting the queen at Buckingham Palace, bursting in on secret climate talks, or nailing a campaign speech in a hailstorm -- there were dozens of less-than-perfect moments when it was up to Alyssa to save the day. Like the time she learned the hard way that there aren't nearly enough bathrooms at the Vatican. Full of hilarious, never-before-told stories, Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? is an intimate portrait of a president, a book about how to get stuff done, and the story of how one woman challenged, again and again, what a 'White House official' is supposed to look like. Here Alyssa shares the strategies that made her successful in politics and beyond, including the importance of confidence, the value of not being a jerk, and why ultimately everything comes down to hard work (and always carrying a spare tampon). Told in a smart, original voice and topped off with a couple of really good cat stories, Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? is a promising debut from a savvy political star.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289284Tue, 21 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289284 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House Author: Alyssa Mastromonaco...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289284 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House Author: Alyssa Mastromonaco Narrator: Alyssa Mastromonaco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.45 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: If your funny older sister were the former deputy chief of staff to President Barack Obama, her behind-the-scenes political memoir would look something like this . . . Alyssa Mastromonaco worked for Barack Obama for almost a decade, and long before his run for president. From the then-senator's early days in Congress to his years in the Oval Office, she made Hope and Change happen through blood, sweat, tears, and lots of briefing binders. But for every historic occasion -- meeting the queen at Buckingham Palace, bursting in on secret climate talks, or nailing a campaign speech in a hailstorm -- there were dozens of less-than-perfect moments when it was up to Alyssa to save the day. Like the time she learned the hard way that there aren't nearly enough bathrooms at the Vatican. Full of hilarious, never-before-told stories, Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? is an intimate portrait of a president, a book about how to get stuff done, and the story of how one woman challenged, again and again, what a 'White House official' is supposed to look like. Here Alyssa shares the strategies that made her successful in politics and beyond, including the importance of confidence, the value of not being a jerk, and why ultimately everything comes down to hard work (and always carrying a spare tampon). Told in a smart, original voice and topped off with a couple of really good cat stories, Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? is a promising debut from a savvy political star.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-polygamist-s-daughter-a-memoir-by-anna-lebaron--65200236https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289141 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Polygamist’s Daughter: A Memoir Author: Anna LeBaron Narrator: Anna LeBaron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 55 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.23 of Total 39 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 14 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “My father had more than fifty children.” So begins the haunting memoir of Anna LeBaron, daughter of the notorious polygamist and murderer Ervil LeBaron. With her father wanted by the FBI for killing anyone who tried to leave his cult―a radical branch of Mormonism―Anna and her siblings were constantly on the run with the other sister-wives. Often starving and always desperate, the children lived in terror. Even though there were dozens of them together, Anna always felt alone. She escaped when she was thirteen—but the nightmare was far from over. A shocking true story of murder, fear, and betrayal, The Polygamist’s Daughter is also the heart-cry of a fatherless girl and her search for love, faith, and a safe place to call home.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289141Tue, 21 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289141 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Polygamist’s Daughter: A Memoir Author: Anna LeBaron Narrator: Anna LeBaron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 55 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289141 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Polygamist’s Daughter: A Memoir Author: Anna LeBaron Narrator: Anna LeBaron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 55 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.23 of Total 39 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 14 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “My father had more than fifty children.” So begins the haunting memoir of Anna LeBaron, daughter of the notorious polygamist and murderer Ervil LeBaron. With her father wanted by the FBI for killing anyone who tried to leave his cult―a radical branch of Mormonism―Anna and her siblings were constantly on the run with the other sister-wives. Often starving and always desperate, the children lived in terror. Even though there were dozens of them together, Anna always felt alone. She escaped when she was thirteen—but the nightmare was far from over. A shocking true story of murder, fear, and betrayal, The Polygamist’s Daughter is also the heart-cry of a fatherless girl and her search for love, faith, and a safe place to call home.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-one-cares-about-crazy-people-the-chaos-and-heartbreak-of-mental-health-in-america-by-ron-powers--65200229https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290044 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America Author: Ron Powers Narrator: Ron Powers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: New York Times-bestselling author Ron Powers offers a searching, richly researched narrative of the social history of mental illness in America paired with the deeply personal story of his two sons' battles with schizophrenia. From the centuries of torture of 'lunatiks' at Bedlam Asylum to the infamous eugenics era to the follies of the anti-psychiatry movement to the current landscape in which too many families struggle alone to manage afflicted love ones, Powers limns our fears and myths about mental illness and the fractured public policies that have resulted. Braided with that history is the moving story of Powers's beloved son Kevin -- spirited, endearing, and gifted -- who triumphed even while suffering from schizophrenia until finally he did not, and the story of his courageous surviving son Dean, who is also schizophrenic. A blend of history, biography, memoir, and current affairs ending with a consideration of where we might go from here, this is a thought-provoking look at a dreaded illness that has long been misunderstood. 'Extraordinary and courageous . . . No doubt if everyone were to read this book, the world would change.' -- New York Times Book Review]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290044Tue, 21 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290044 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America Author: Ron Powers Narrator: Ron Powers Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290044 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America Author: Ron Powers Narrator: Ron Powers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: New York Times-bestselling author Ron Powers offers a searching, richly researched narrative of the social history of mental illness in America paired with the deeply personal story of his two sons' battles with schizophrenia. From the centuries of torture of 'lunatiks' at Bedlam Asylum to the infamous eugenics era to the follies of the anti-psychiatry movement to the current landscape in which too many families struggle alone to manage afflicted love ones, Powers limns our fears and myths about mental illness and the fractured public policies that have resulted. Braided with that history is the moving story of Powers's beloved son Kevin -- spirited, endearing, and gifted -- who triumphed even while suffering from schizophrenia until finally he did not, and the story of his courageous surviving son Dean, who is also schizophrenic. A blend of history, biography, memoir, and current affairs ending with a consideration of where we might go from here, this is a thought-provoking look at a dreaded illness that has long been misunderstood. 'Extraordinary and courageous . . . No doubt if everyone were to read this book, the world would change.' -- New York Times Book Review]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/deep-undercover-my-secret-life-and-tangled-allegiances-as-a-kgb-spy-in-america-by-jack-barsky--65200203https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America Author: Jack Barsky Narrator: Stephen Bowlby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 53 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.42 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: One decision can end everything … or lead to unlikely redemption. Millions watched the CBS 60 Minutes special on Jack Barsky in 2015. Now, in this fascinating memoir, the Soviet KGB agent tells his story of gut-wrenching choices, appalling betrayals, his turbulent inner world, and the secret life he lived for years without getting caught. On October 8, 1978, a Canadian national by the name of William Dyson stepped off a plane at O’Hare International Airport and proceeded toward customs and immigration. Two days later, William Dyson ceased to exist. The identity was a KGB forgery, used to get one of their own―a young, ambitious East German agent―into the United States. The plan succeeded, and the spy’s new identity was born: Jack Barsky. He would work undercover for the next decade, carrying out secret operations during the Cold War years—until a surprising shift in his allegiance challenged everything he thought he believed. Deep Undercover reveals the secret life of this man without a country and tells the story no one ever expected him to tell.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289368Tue, 21 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America Author: Jack Barsky Narrator: Stephen Bowlby Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America Author: Jack Barsky Narrator: Stephen Bowlby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 53 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.42 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: One decision can end everything … or lead to unlikely redemption. Millions watched the CBS 60 Minutes special on Jack Barsky in 2015. Now, in this fascinating memoir, the Soviet KGB agent tells his story of gut-wrenching choices, appalling betrayals, his turbulent inner world, and the secret life he lived for years without getting caught. On October 8, 1978, a Canadian national by the name of William Dyson stepped off a plane at O’Hare International Airport and proceeded toward customs and immigration. Two days later, William Dyson ceased to exist. The identity was a KGB forgery, used to get one of their own―a young, ambitious East German agent―into the United States. The plan succeeded, and the spy’s new identity was born: Jack Barsky. He would work undercover for the next decade, carrying out secret operations during the Cold War years—until a surprising shift in his allegiance challenged everything he thought he believed. Deep Undercover reveals the secret life of this man without a country and tells the story no one ever expected him to tell.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/revolution-for-dummies-by-bassem-youssef--65200198https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290545 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolution for Dummies Author: Bassem Youssef Narrator: Bassem Youssef Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: ''The Jon Stewart of the Arabic World''—the creator of The Program, the most popular television show in Egypt’s history—chronicles his transformation from heart surgeon to political satirist, and offers crucial insight into the Arab Spring, the Egyptian Revolution, and the turmoil roiling the modern Middle East. Bassem Youssef’s incendiary satirical news program, Al-Bernameg (The Program), chronicled the events of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, and the rise of Mubarak’s successor, Mohamed Morsi. Youssef not only captured his nation’s dissent but stamped it with his own brand of humorous political criticism, in which the Egyptian government became the prime laughing stock. So potent were Youssef’s skits, jokes, and commentary, the authoritarian government accused him of insulting the Egyptian presidency and Islam. After a six-hour long police interrogation, Youssef was released. While his case was eventually dismissed, his television show was terminated, and Youssef, fearful for his safety, fled his homeland. In Revolution for Dummies, Youssef recounts his life and offers hysterical riffs on the hypocrisy, instability, and corruption that has long animated Egyptian politics. From the attempted cover-up of the violent clashes in Tahrir Square to the government’s announcement that it had created the world’s first ''AIDS cure'' machine, to the conviction of officials that Youssef was a CIA operative—recruited by Jon Stewart—to bring down the country through sarcasm. There’s much more—and it’s all insanely true. Interweaving the dramatic and inspiring stories of the development of his popular television show and his rise as the most contentious funny-man in Egypt, Youssef’s humorous, fast-paced takes on dictatorship, revolution, and the unforeseeable destiny of democracy in the Modern Middle East offers much needed hope and more than a few healing laughs.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290545Tue, 21 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290545 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolution for Dummies Author: Bassem Youssef Narrator: Bassem Youssef Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: March 21,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290545 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolution for Dummies Author: Bassem Youssef Narrator: Bassem Youssef Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: ''The Jon Stewart of the Arabic World''—the creator of The Program, the most popular television show in Egypt’s history—chronicles his transformation from heart surgeon to political satirist, and offers crucial insight into the Arab Spring, the Egyptian Revolution, and the turmoil roiling the modern Middle East. Bassem Youssef’s incendiary satirical news program, Al-Bernameg (The Program), chronicled the events of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, and the rise of Mubarak’s successor, Mohamed Morsi. Youssef not only captured his nation’s dissent but stamped it with his own brand of humorous political criticism, in which the Egyptian government became the prime laughing stock. So potent were Youssef’s skits, jokes, and commentary, the authoritarian government accused him of insulting the Egyptian presidency and Islam. After a six-hour long police interrogation, Youssef was released. While his case was eventually dismissed, his television show was terminated, and Youssef, fearful for his safety, fled his homeland. In Revolution for Dummies, Youssef recounts his life and offers hysterical riffs on the hypocrisy, instability, and corruption that has long animated Egyptian politics. From the attempted cover-up of the violent clashes in Tahrir Square to the government’s announcement that it had created the world’s first ''AIDS cure'' machine, to the conviction of officials that Youssef was a CIA operative—recruited by Jon Stewart—to bring down the country through sarcasm. There’s much more—and it’s all insanely true. Interweaving the dramatic and inspiring stories of the development of his popular television show and his rise as the most contentious funny-man in Egypt, Youssef’s humorous, fast-paced takes on dictatorship, revolution, and the unforeseeable destiny of democracy in the Modern Middle East offers much needed hope and more than a few healing laughs.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-1997-masters-my-story-by-tiger-woods--65200270https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283583 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The 1997 Masters: My Story Author: Tiger Woods Narrator: Scott Van Pelt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 20, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: To mark the anniversary of his historic win at the 1997 Masters, Tiger Woods will for the first time reflect on the record-setting win both on and off the course. In 1997, Tiger Woods was already among the most-watched and closely examined athletes in history. But it wasn't until the Masters Tournament that his career would definitively change forever. Woods, then only 21, won the Masters by a historic 12 shots, which remains the widest margin of victory in the tournament's history, making it an iconic moment for him and sports. Now, Woods is ready to explore his history with the game, how it has changed over the years, and what it was like winning such an important event. With never-before-heard stories, this book will provide keen insight from one of the game's all-time greats.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283583Mon, 20 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283583 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The 1997 Masters: My Story Author: Tiger Woods Narrator: Scott Van Pelt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 20,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283583 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The 1997 Masters: My Story Author: Tiger Woods Narrator: Scott Van Pelt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 20, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: To mark the anniversary of his historic win at the 1997 Masters, Tiger Woods will for the first time reflect on the record-setting win both on and off the course. In 1997, Tiger Woods was already among the most-watched and closely examined athletes in history. But it wasn't until the Masters Tournament that his career would definitively change forever. Woods, then only 21, won the Masters by a historic 12 shots, which remains the widest margin of victory in the tournament's history, making it an iconic moment for him and sports. Now, Woods is ready to explore his history with the game, how it has changed over the years, and what it was like winning such an important event. With never-before-heard stories, this book will provide keen insight from one of the game's all-time greats.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cheech-is-not-my-real-name-but-don-t-call-me-chong-by-cheech-marin--65200292https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cheech Is Not My Real Name: ...But Don't Call Me Chong Author: Cheech Marin Narrator: Cheech Marin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Get a look into the mind of Cheech Marin–one half of the renowned Cheech and Chong comedic duo–and follow through the highs and lows of his personal and professional lives.  An unborn baby with a fatal heart defect . . . a skier submerged for an hour in a frozen Norwegian lake . . . a comatose brain surgery patient whom doctors have declared a "vegetable." The long-awaited memoir from a counterculture legend. Cheech Marin came of age at an interesting time in America and became a self-made counterculture legend with his other half, Tommy Chong. This insightful memoir delves into how Cheech dodged the draft, formed one of the most successful comedy duos of all time, became the face of the recreational drug movement with the film Up in Smoke, forged a successful solo career with roles in The Lion King and, more recently, Jane the Virgin, and became the owner of the most renowned collection of Chicano art in the world. Written in Cheech's uniquely hilarious voice, this memoir will take you to new highs.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283205Tue, 14 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cheech Is Not My Real Name: ...But Don't Call Me Chong Author: Cheech Marin Narrator: Cheech Marin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cheech Is Not My Real Name: ...But Don't Call Me Chong Author: Cheech Marin Narrator: Cheech Marin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Get a look into the mind of Cheech Marin–one half of the renowned Cheech and Chong comedic duo–and follow through the highs and lows of his personal and professional lives.  An unborn baby with a fatal heart defect . . . a skier submerged for an hour in a frozen Norwegian lake . . . a comatose brain surgery patient whom doctors have declared a "vegetable." The long-awaited memoir from a counterculture legend. Cheech Marin came of age at an interesting time in America and became a self-made counterculture legend with his other half, Tommy Chong. This insightful memoir delves into how Cheech dodged the draft, formed one of the most successful comedy duos of all time, became the face of the recreational drug movement with the film Up in Smoke, forged a successful solo career with roles in The Lion King and, more recently, Jane the Virgin, and became the owner of the most renowned collection of Chicano art in the world. Written in Cheech's uniquely hilarious voice, this memoir will take you to new highs.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rules-do-not-apply-a-memoir-by-ariel-levy--65200278https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283747 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rules Do Not Apply: A Memoir Author: Ariel Levy Narrator: Ariel Levy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 58 minutes Release date: March 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER •  “This Year’s Must-Read Memoir” (W magazine) about the choices a young woman makes in her search for adventure, meaning, and love NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Vogue • Time • Esquire • Entertainment Weekly • The Guardian • Harper’s Bazaar • Library Journal • NPR  All her life, Ariel Levy was told that she was too fervent, too forceful, too much. As a young woman, she decided that becoming a writer would perfectly channel her strength and desire. She would be a professional explorer—“the kind of woman who is free to do whatever she chooses.” Levy moved to Manhattan to pursue her dream, and spent years of adventure, traveling all over the world writing stories about unconventional heroines, following their fearless examples in her own life. But when she experiences unthinkable heartbreak, Levy is forced to surrender her illusion of control. In telling her story, Levy has captured a portrait of our time, of the shifting forces in American culture, of what has changed and what has remained. And of how to begin again. Praise for The Rules Do Not Apply “Unflinching and intimate, wrenching and revelatory, Ariel Levy’s powerful memoir about love, loss, and finding one’s way shimmers with truth and heart on every page.”—Cheryl Strayed “Every deep feeling a human is capable of will be shaken loose by this profound book. Ariel Levy has taken grief and made art out of it.”—David Sedaris “Beautifully crafted . . . This book is haunting; it is smart and engaging. It was so engrossing that I read it in a day.”—The New York Times Book Review “Levy’s wise and poignant memoir is the voice of a new generation of women, full of grit, pathos, truth, and inspiration. Being in her presence is energizing and ennobling. Reading her deep little book is inspiring.”—San Francisco Book Review “Levy has the rare gift of seeing herself with fierce, unforgiving clarity. And she deploys prose to match, raw and agile. She plumbs the commotion deep within and takes the measure of her have-it-all generation.”—The Atlantic “Cheryl Strayed meets a Nora Ephron movie. You’ll laugh, ugly cry, and finish it before the weekend’s over.”—theSkimm]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283747Tue, 14 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283747 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rules Do Not Apply: A Memoir Author: Ariel Levy Narrator: Ariel Levy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 58 minutes Release date: March...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283747 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rules Do Not Apply: A Memoir Author: Ariel Levy Narrator: Ariel Levy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 58 minutes Release date: March 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER •  “This Year’s Must-Read Memoir” (W magazine) about the choices a young woman makes in her search for adventure, meaning, and love NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Vogue • Time • Esquire • Entertainment Weekly • The Guardian • Harper’s Bazaar • Library Journal • NPR  All her life, Ariel Levy was told that she was too fervent, too forceful, too much. As a young woman, she decided that becoming a writer would perfectly channel her strength and desire. She would be a professional explorer—“the kind of woman who is free to do whatever she chooses.” Levy moved to Manhattan to pursue her dream, and spent years of adventure, traveling all over the world writing stories about unconventional heroines, following their fearless examples in her own life. But when she experiences unthinkable heartbreak, Levy is forced to surrender her illusion of control. In telling her story, Levy has captured a portrait of our time, of the shifting forces in American culture, of what has changed and what has remained. And of how to begin again. Praise for The Rules Do Not Apply “Unflinching and intimate, wrenching and revelatory, Ariel Levy’s powerful memoir about love, loss, and finding one’s way shimmers with truth and heart on every page.”—Cheryl Strayed “Every deep feeling a human is capable of will be shaken loose by this profound book. Ariel Levy has taken grief and made art out of it.”—David Sedaris “Beautifully crafted . . . This book is haunting; it is smart and engaging. It was so engrossing that I read it in a day.”—The New York Times Book Review “Levy’s wise and poignant memoir is the voice of a new generation of women, full of grit, pathos, truth, and inspiration. Being in her presence is energizing and ennobling. Reading her deep little book is inspiring.”—San Francisco Book Review “Levy has the rare gift of seeing herself with fierce, unforgiving clarity. And she deploys prose to match, raw and agile. She plumbs the commotion deep within and takes the measure of her have-it-all generation.”—The Atlantic “Cheryl Strayed meets a Nora Ephron movie. You’ll laugh, ugly cry, and finish it before the weekend’s over.”—theSkimm]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bleaker-house-chasing-my-novel-to-the-end-of-the-world-by-nell-stevens--65200272https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283750 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World Author: Nell Stevens Narrator: Nell Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: March 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A girl, a laptop, and a waddle of penguins. In this witty and genre-defying memoir, a young writer can travel anywhere she wants to finally finish her novel—and ends up on a frozen island at the bottom of the world.   Twenty-seven-year-old Nell Stevens was determined to write a novel, but life kept getting in the way. Then came a game-changing opportunity: she won a fellowship that would let her live, all expenses paid, anywhere in the world to research and write a book. Would she choose a glittering metropolis, a romantic village, an exotic paradise? Not exactly. Nell picked Bleaker Island, a snowy, windswept pile of rock in the Falklands. There, in a guesthouse where she would be the only guest, she could finally rid herself of distractions and write. Before the spring thaw, surely she’d have a novel.      And indeed, other than sheep, penguins, paranoia, and the weather, there aren’t many distractions on Bleaker. Nell gets to work on a charming Dickensian fiction she calls Bleaker House—only to discover that total isolation and 1,085 calories a day are far from ideal conditions for literary production. With deft humor, the memoir traces Nell’s island days and slowly reveals details of the life and people she has left behind in pursuit of her writing. They pop up in her novel, too, and in other fictional pieces that dot the book. It seems that there is nowhere Nell can run—an island or the pages of her notebook—to escape the big questions of love, art and ambition.      Terrifically smart, full of wry writing advice, and with a clever puzzle of a structure, Bleaker House marks the arrival of a fresh new voice in creative nonfiction.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283750Tue, 14 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283750 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World Author: Nell Stevens Narrator: Nell Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283750 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World Author: Nell Stevens Narrator: Nell Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: March 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A girl, a laptop, and a waddle of penguins. In this witty and genre-defying memoir, a young writer can travel anywhere she wants to finally finish her novel—and ends up on a frozen island at the bottom of the world.   Twenty-seven-year-old Nell Stevens was determined to write a novel, but life kept getting in the way. Then came a game-changing opportunity: she won a fellowship that would let her live, all expenses paid, anywhere in the world to research and write a book. Would she choose a glittering metropolis, a romantic village, an exotic paradise? Not exactly. Nell picked Bleaker Island, a snowy, windswept pile of rock in the Falklands. There, in a guesthouse where she would be the only guest, she could finally rid herself of distractions and write. Before the spring thaw, surely she’d have a novel.      And indeed, other than sheep, penguins, paranoia, and the weather, there aren’t many distractions on Bleaker. Nell gets to work on a charming Dickensian fiction she calls Bleaker House—only to discover that total isolation and 1,085 calories a day are far from ideal conditions for literary production. With deft humor, the memoir traces Nell’s island days and slowly reveals details of the life and people she has left behind in pursuit of her writing. They pop up in her novel, too, and in other fictional pieces that dot the book. It seems that there is nowhere Nell can run—an island or the pages of her notebook—to escape the big questions of love, art and ambition.      Terrifically smart, full of wry writing advice, and with a clever puzzle of a structure, Bleaker House marks the arrival of a fresh new voice in creative nonfiction.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/strangers-tend-to-tell-me-things-a-memoir-of-love-loss-and-coming-home-by-amy-dickinson--65200258https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Coming Home Author: Amy Dickinson Narrator: Amy Dickinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things--her follow-up memoir to the NYT bestselling The Mighty Queens of Freeville--America's most popular advice columnist, 'Ask Amy,' shares her journey of family, second chances, and finding love. By peeling back the curtain of her syndicated advice column, Amy Dickinson reveals much of the inspiration and motivation that has fueled her calling. Through a series of linked essays, this moving narrative picks up where her earlier memoir left off. Exploring central themes of romance, death, parenting, self-care, and spiritual awakening, this touching and heartfelt homage speaks to all who have faced challenges in the wake of life's twists and turns. From finding love in middle-age to her storied experience with stepparenting to overcoming disordered eating to her final moments spent with her late mother, Dickinson's trademark humorous tone delivers punch and wit that will empower, entertain, and heal.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283574Tue, 14 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Coming Home Author: Amy Dickinson Narrator: Amy Dickinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Coming Home Author: Amy Dickinson Narrator: Amy Dickinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things--her follow-up memoir to the NYT bestselling The Mighty Queens of Freeville--America's most popular advice columnist, 'Ask Amy,' shares her journey of family, second chances, and finding love. By peeling back the curtain of her syndicated advice column, Amy Dickinson reveals much of the inspiration and motivation that has fueled her calling. Through a series of linked essays, this moving narrative picks up where her earlier memoir left off. Exploring central themes of romance, death, parenting, self-care, and spiritual awakening, this touching and heartfelt homage speaks to all who have faced challenges in the wake of life's twists and turns. From finding love in middle-age to her storied experience with stepparenting to overcoming disordered eating to her final moments spent with her late mother, Dickinson's trademark humorous tone delivers punch and wit that will empower, entertain, and heal.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-both-an-intersex-life-by-hida-viloria--65200243https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284965 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Born Both: An Intersex Life Author: Hida Viloria Narrator: Hida Viloria Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From one of the world's foremost intersex activists, a candid, provocative, and eye-opening memoir of gender identity, self-acceptance, and love. My name is Hida Viloria. I was raised as a girl but discovered at a young age that my body looked different. Having endured an often turbulent home life as a kid, there were many times when I felt scared and alone, especially given my attraction to girls. But unlike most people in the first world who are born intersex--meaning they have genitals, reproductive organs, hormones, and/or chromosomal patterns that do not fit standard definitions of male or female--I grew up in the body I was born with because my parents did not have my sex characteristics surgically altered at birth. It wasn't until I was twenty-six and encountered the term intersex in a San Francisco newspaper that I finally had a name for my difference. That's when I began to explore what it means to live in the space between genders--to be both and neither. I tried living as a feminine woman, an androgynous person, and even for a brief period of time as a man. Good friends would not recognize me, and gay men would hit on me. My gender fluidity was exciting, and in many ways freeing--but it could also be isolating. I had to know if there were other intersex people like me, but when I finally found an intersex community to connect with I was shocked, and then deeply upset, to learn that most of the people I met had been scarred, both physically and psychologically, by infant surgeries and hormone treatments meant to 'correct' their bodies. Realizing that the invisibility of intersex people in society facilitated these practices, I made it my mission to bring an end to it--and became one of the first people to voluntarily come out as intersex at a national and then international level. Born Both is the story of my lifelong journey toward finding love and embracing my authentic identity in a world that insists on categorizing people into either/or, and of my decades-long fight for human rights and equality for intersex people everywhere.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284965Tue, 14 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284965 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Born Both: An Intersex Life Author: Hida Viloria Narrator: Hida Viloria Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 14,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284965 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Born Both: An Intersex Life Author: Hida Viloria Narrator: Hida Viloria Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From one of the world's foremost intersex activists, a candid, provocative, and eye-opening memoir of gender identity, self-acceptance, and love. My name is Hida Viloria. I was raised as a girl but discovered at a young age that my body looked different. Having endured an often turbulent home life as a kid, there were many times when I felt scared and alone, especially given my attraction to girls. But unlike most people in the first world who are born intersex--meaning they have genitals, reproductive organs, hormones, and/or chromosomal patterns that do not fit standard definitions of male or female--I grew up in the body I was born with because my parents did not have my sex characteristics surgically altered at birth. It wasn't until I was twenty-six and encountered the term intersex in a San Francisco newspaper that I finally had a name for my difference. That's when I began to explore what it means to live in the space between genders--to be both and neither. I tried living as a feminine woman, an androgynous person, and even for a brief period of time as a man. Good friends would not recognize me, and gay men would hit on me. My gender fluidity was exciting, and in many ways freeing--but it could also be isolating. I had to know if there were other intersex people like me, but when I finally found an intersex community to connect with I was shocked, and then deeply upset, to learn that most of the people I met had been scarred, both physically and psychologically, by infant surgeries and hormone treatments meant to 'correct' their bodies. Realizing that the invisibility of intersex people in society facilitated these practices, I made it my mission to bring an end to it--and became one of the first people to voluntarily come out as intersex at a national and then international level. Born Both is the story of my lifelong journey toward finding love and embracing my authentic identity in a world that insists on categorizing people into either/or, and of my decades-long fight for human rights and equality for intersex people everywhere.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/word-by-word-the-secret-life-of-dictionaries-by-kory-stamper--65200242https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285141 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries Author: Kory Stamper Narrator: Kory Stamper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: March 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Do you have strong feelings about the word “irregardless”? Have you ever tried to define the word “is”? Brimming with intelligence and personality, this vastly entertaining account of how dictionaries are made is a must-read for word mavens. Many of us take dictionaries for granted, and few may realize that the process of writing dictionaries is, in fact, as lively and dynamic as language itself. With sharp wit and irreverence, Kory Stamper cracks open the complex, obsessive world of lexicography, from the agonizing decisions about what to define and how to do it, to the knotty questions of usage in an ever-changing language. She explains why small words are the most difficult to define, how it can take nine months to define a single word, and how our biases about language and pronunciation can have tremendous social influence. And along the way, she reveals little-known surprises—for example, the fact that “OMG” was first used in a letter to Winston Churchill in 1917. Word by Word brings to life the hallowed halls (and highly idiosyncratic cubicles) of Merriam-Webster, a startlingly rich world inhabited by quirky and erudite individuals who quietly shape the way we communicate. Certain to be a delight for all lovers of words, Stamper’s debut will make you laugh as much as it makes you appreciate the wonderful complexities and eccentricities of the English language.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285141Tue, 14 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285141 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries Author: Kory Stamper Narrator: Kory Stamper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285141 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries Author: Kory Stamper Narrator: Kory Stamper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: March 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Do you have strong feelings about the word “irregardless”? Have you ever tried to define the word “is”? Brimming with intelligence and personality, this vastly entertaining account of how dictionaries are made is a must-read for word mavens. Many of us take dictionaries for granted, and few may realize that the process of writing dictionaries is, in fact, as lively and dynamic as language itself. With sharp wit and irreverence, Kory Stamper cracks open the complex, obsessive world of lexicography, from the agonizing decisions about what to define and how to do it, to the knotty questions of usage in an ever-changing language. She explains why small words are the most difficult to define, how it can take nine months to define a single word, and how our biases about language and pronunciation can have tremendous social influence. And along the way, she reveals little-known surprises—for example, the fact that “OMG” was first used in a letter to Winston Churchill in 1917. Word by Word brings to life the hallowed halls (and highly idiosyncratic cubicles) of Merriam-Webster, a startlingly rich world inhabited by quirky and erudite individuals who quietly shape the way we communicate. Certain to be a delight for all lovers of words, Stamper’s debut will make you laugh as much as it makes you appreciate the wonderful complexities and eccentricities of the English language.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-longfellah-s-son-an-almost-true-irish-story-by-michael-cassidy--65200221https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Longfellah's Son: An Almost True Irish Story Author: Michael Cassidy Narrator: Michael Cassidy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24 minutes Release date: March 11, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “The Longfellah’s Son by Michael Cassidy is the new Angela's Ashes, only about a better-off Irish son who blows his privileges, in a funny, fast-paced nakedly honest memoir. The writing is superb!” - Adair Lara, National best-selling author of Hold Me Close, Let Me Go and Naked, Drunk, and Writing 'He waved goodbye to her from the gate. It pained him to see her hands over her mouth standing motionless under the hall doorway, watching her child embark on an uncertain future. He was broken inside, wanting to cry because he feared what was waiting nine thousand miles away, but also guilty for the pain he was causing her. But instead of breaking, he smiled brightly, and, like a politician up for reelection, waved a hearty farewell,then quickly disappeared into the oblivion his brother's car provided. Murphy and his brother had a cup of tea at Shannon airport while waiting for his boarding call. Then they shook hands in farewell. 'This will kill your mother.' Were his brother's final words. Soon the silver place was shooting out over the Atlantic, distancing him with each second from his mother, from the small boy who was part of him, and from Ireland.' This is an 'almost true' story. As true, anyway, as memories of an Irish son wrung from confessionals where his condemnation to burn forever in hell was confirmed, and dredged from the bottom of the bottle where his only solace seemed to elusively linger, might be. Murphy was a child of the newly emerging 1950’s Irish middle class, and was raised in the environment of a conflicted marriage that never should have happened. While his privileged upbringing seemed idyllic to the outside world, his reality was starkly different. He became a meteor raging through the lives of those who loved him and many who didn’t. This Irish memoir of an Irish Catholic childhood begins in Limerick, Ireland, and takes us on a personal journey complete with the challenges of Catholic schooling, the confusion of adolescence within a culture that condemned even the thought of anything carnal, the allure of omnipresent alcohol, and the desperate need to escape the misery so bound up in strong family ties that escape was near impossible. Told with forgiveness and humor and compassion for the innocent child who turned rebellious and self-destructive and learned most lessons the hard way, 'Rarely have I come across a more powerful record of the debilitating effect of sustained drunkenness on the physical, mental, and moral health of a human being. In its searing portrait of the dead-eyed, relentless, self-gratification that drives addictive behavior, few such memoirs compare with the brutal impact of The Longfellah’s Son: An Almost True Irish Story by Michael Cassidy.' - James W. Flannery, W.B. Yeats Scholar, Critic, Winship Professor Emeritus of the Arts and Humanities, Emory University Atlanta, GA “Cassidy writes as only the Irish can, entwining lyrical beauty with brutal honesty. Young Murphy, born into a wealthy Limerick family, at first sees the world and its inequities through a puzzled child's innocent eyes. Then we watch as he grows into a rebellious and sometimes lost young man. For me, The Longfellah's Son is a true visit to Ireland allowing the reader to experience both this beautiful country's magic and the pain, regardless of one's social strata.” - Jil Plummer, Author of Caravan to Armageddon, Amber Dust, and Remember to Remember]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290092Sat, 11 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Longfellah's Son: An Almost True Irish Story Author: Michael Cassidy Narrator: Michael Cassidy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Longfellah's Son: An Almost True Irish Story Author: Michael Cassidy Narrator: Michael Cassidy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24 minutes Release date: March 11, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “The Longfellah’s Son by Michael Cassidy is the new Angela's Ashes, only about a better-off Irish son who blows his privileges, in a funny, fast-paced nakedly honest memoir. The writing is superb!” - Adair Lara, National best-selling author of Hold Me Close, Let Me Go and Naked, Drunk, and Writing 'He waved goodbye to her from the gate. It pained him to see her hands over her mouth standing motionless under the hall doorway, watching her child embark on an uncertain future. He was broken inside, wanting to cry because he feared what was waiting nine thousand miles away, but also guilty for the pain he was causing her. But instead of breaking, he smiled brightly, and, like a politician up for reelection, waved a hearty farewell,then quickly disappeared into the oblivion his brother's car provided. Murphy and his brother had a cup of tea at Shannon airport while waiting for his boarding call. Then they shook hands in farewell. 'This will kill your mother.' Were his brother's final words. Soon the silver place was shooting out over the Atlantic, distancing him with each second from his mother, from the small boy who was part of him, and from Ireland.' This is an 'almost true' story. As true, anyway, as memories of an Irish son wrung from confessionals where his condemnation to burn forever in hell was confirmed, and dredged from the bottom of the bottle where his only solace seemed to elusively linger, might be. Murphy was a child of the newly emerging 1950’s Irish middle class, and was raised in the environment of a conflicted marriage that never should have happened. While his privileged upbringing seemed idyllic to the outside world, his reality was starkly different. He became a meteor raging through the lives of those who loved him and many who didn’t. This Irish memoir of an Irish Catholic childhood begins in Limerick, Ireland, and takes us on a personal journey complete with the challenges of Catholic schooling, the confusion of adolescence within a culture that condemned even the thought of anything carnal, the allure of omnipresent alcohol, and the desperate need to escape the misery so bound up in strong family ties that escape was near impossible. Told with forgiveness and humor and compassion for the innocent child who turned rebellious and self-destructive and learned most lessons the hard way, 'Rarely have I come across a more powerful record of the debilitating effect of sustained drunkenness on the physical, mental, and moral health of a human being. In its searing portrait of the dead-eyed, relentless, self-gratification that drives addictive behavior, few such memoirs compare with the brutal impact of The Longfellah’s Son: An Almost True Irish Story by Michael Cassidy.' - James W. Flannery, W.B. Yeats Scholar, Critic, Winship Professor Emeritus of the Arts and Humanities, Emory University Atlanta, GA “Cassidy writes as only the Irish can, entwining lyrical beauty with brutal honesty. Young Murphy, born into a wealthy Limerick family, at first sees the world and its inequities through a puzzled child's innocent eyes. Then we watch as he grows into a rebellious and sometimes lost young man. For me, The Longfellah's Son is a true visit to Ireland allowing the reader to experience both this beautiful country's magic and the pain, regardless of one's social strata.” - Jil Plummer, Author of Caravan to Armageddon, Amber Dust, and Remember to Remember]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gizelle-s-bucket-list-my-life-with-a-very-large-dog-by-fern-watt--65200297https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284763 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gizelle's Bucket List: My Life with a Very Large Dog Author: Fern Watt Narrator: Fern Watt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 13 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The epic adventure of a 160-pound English Mastiff and the twentysomething girl who grew up alongside her—“as much a story about growing up as about letting go of things that cannot be changed…and a reminder of the profound healing connection that can exist between humans and the pets they love” (Kirkus Reviews). When Lauren Fern Watt moved to New York after college, she took her 160-pound English Mastiff, Gizelle, with her. And though it wasn’t easy, she managed to find a dog-friendly (albeit tiny) apartment in the middle of it all—Times Square. Gizelle was there for Lauren’s first job, her mother’s struggle with addiction, her New York romances, and the ups and downs of becoming an adult in the big city. But when Gizelle got sick, Lauren realized her best friend might not be such a constant after all, and she designed an epic bucket list to make the absolute most of the time they had left. Bursting with charm, Gizelle’s Bucket List is “an inspirational, uplifting experience that will leave you feeling that anything is possible. For anyone who has had a pet; who has loved and lost; who has hoped for the future, this is an enchanting story of an unlikely journey that will stay with you for a long time” (Elle, UK).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284763Tue, 07 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284763 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gizelle's Bucket List: My Life with a Very Large Dog Author: Fern Watt Narrator: Fern Watt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284763 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gizelle's Bucket List: My Life with a Very Large Dog Author: Fern Watt Narrator: Fern Watt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 13 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The epic adventure of a 160-pound English Mastiff and the twentysomething girl who grew up alongside her—“as much a story about growing up as about letting go of things that cannot be changed…and a reminder of the profound healing connection that can exist between humans and the pets they love” (Kirkus Reviews). When Lauren Fern Watt moved to New York after college, she took her 160-pound English Mastiff, Gizelle, with her. And though it wasn’t easy, she managed to find a dog-friendly (albeit tiny) apartment in the middle of it all—Times Square. Gizelle was there for Lauren’s first job, her mother’s struggle with addiction, her New York romances, and the ups and downs of becoming an adult in the big city. But when Gizelle got sick, Lauren realized her best friend might not be such a constant after all, and she designed an epic bucket list to make the absolute most of the time they had left. Bursting with charm, Gizelle’s Bucket List is “an inspirational, uplifting experience that will leave you feeling that anything is possible. For anyone who has had a pet; who has loved and lost; who has hoped for the future, this is an enchanting story of an unlikely journey that will stay with you for a long time” (Elle, UK).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/south-and-west-from-a-notebook-by-joan-didion--65200277https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283740 to listen full audiobooks. Title: South and West: From A Notebook Author: Joan Didion Narrator: Nathaniel Rich, Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the best-selling author of the National Book Award-winning The Year of Magical Thinking: two extended excerpts from her never-before-seen notebooks—writings that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary writer. Joan Didion has always kept notebooks: of overheard dialogue, observations, interviews, drafts of essays and articles—and here is one such draft that traces a road trip she took with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, in June 1970, through Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. She interviews prominent local figures, describes motels, diners, a deserted reptile farm, a visit with Walker Percy, a ladies' brunch at the Mississippi Broadcasters' Convention. She writes about the stifling heat, the almost viscous pace of life, the sulfurous light, and the preoccupation with race, class, and heritage she finds in the small towns they pass through. And from a different notebook: the 'California Notes' that began as an assignment from Rolling Stone on the Patty Hearst trial of 1976. Though Didion never wrote the piece, watching the trial and being in San Francisco triggered thoughts about the city, its social hierarchy, the Hearsts, and her own upbringing in Sacramento. Here, too, is the beginning of her thinking about the West, its landscape, the western women who were heroic for her, and her own lineage, all of which would appear later in her acclaimed 2003 book, Where I Was From.  One of TIME’s most anticipated books of 2017   One of The New York Times Book Review's “What You’ll Be Reading in 2017” Includued among the Best Books of March 2017 by both LitHub and Signature]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283740Tue, 07 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283740 to listen full audiobooks. Title: South and West: From A Notebook Author: Joan Didion Narrator: Nathaniel Rich, Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 51 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283740 to listen full audiobooks. Title: South and West: From A Notebook Author: Joan Didion Narrator: Nathaniel Rich, Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the best-selling author of the National Book Award-winning The Year of Magical Thinking: two extended excerpts from her never-before-seen notebooks—writings that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary writer. Joan Didion has always kept notebooks: of overheard dialogue, observations, interviews, drafts of essays and articles—and here is one such draft that traces a road trip she took with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, in June 1970, through Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. She interviews prominent local figures, describes motels, diners, a deserted reptile farm, a visit with Walker Percy, a ladies' brunch at the Mississippi Broadcasters' Convention. She writes about the stifling heat, the almost viscous pace of life, the sulfurous light, and the preoccupation with race, class, and heritage she finds in the small towns they pass through. And from a different notebook: the 'California Notes' that began as an assignment from Rolling Stone on the Patty Hearst trial of 1976. Though Didion never wrote the piece, watching the trial and being in San Francisco triggered thoughts about the city, its social hierarchy, the Hearsts, and her own upbringing in Sacramento. Here, too, is the beginning of her thinking about the West, its landscape, the western women who were heroic for her, and her own lineage, all of which would appear later in her acclaimed 2003 book, Where I Was From.  One of TIME’s most anticipated books of 2017   One of The New York Times Book Review's “What You’ll Be Reading in 2017” Includued among the Best Books of March 2017 by both LitHub and Signature]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-big-fix-hope-after-heroin-by-tracey-helton-mitchell--65200255https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284663 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Big Fix: Hope After Heroin Author: Tracey Helton Mitchell Narrator: Tracey Helton Mitchell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 47 minutes Release date: March 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: After surviving nearly a decade of heroin abuse and hard living on the streets of San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, Tracey Helton Mitchell decided to get clean for good. With raw honesty and a poignant perspective on life that only comes from starting at rock bottom, The Big Fix tells her story of transformation from homeless heroin addict to stable mother of three—and the hard work and hard lessons that got her there. Rather than dwelling on the pain of addiction, Tracey focuses on her journey of recovery and rebuilding her life, while exposing the failings of the American rehab system and laying out a path for change.  Starting with the first step in her recovery, Tracey re-learns how to interact with men, build new friendships, handle money, and rekindle her relationship with her mother, all while staying sober, sharp, and dedicated to her future. A decidedly female story of addiction, The Big Fix describes the unique challenges faced by women caught in the grip of substance abuse, such as the toxic connection between drug addition and prostitution.  Tracey’s story of hope, hard work, and rehabilitation will inspire anyone who has been affected by substance abuse while offering hope for a better future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284663Tue, 07 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284663 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Big Fix: Hope After Heroin Author: Tracey Helton Mitchell Narrator: Tracey Helton Mitchell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 47 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284663 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Big Fix: Hope After Heroin Author: Tracey Helton Mitchell Narrator: Tracey Helton Mitchell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 47 minutes Release date: March 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: After surviving nearly a decade of heroin abuse and hard living on the streets of San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, Tracey Helton Mitchell decided to get clean for good. With raw honesty and a poignant perspective on life that only comes from starting at rock bottom, The Big Fix tells her story of transformation from homeless heroin addict to stable mother of three—and the hard work and hard lessons that got her there. Rather than dwelling on the pain of addiction, Tracey focuses on her journey of recovery and rebuilding her life, while exposing the failings of the American rehab system and laying out a path for change.  Starting with the first step in her recovery, Tracey re-learns how to interact with men, build new friendships, handle money, and rekindle her relationship with her mother, all while staying sober, sharp, and dedicated to her future. A decidedly female story of addiction, The Big Fix describes the unique challenges faced by women caught in the grip of substance abuse, such as the toxic connection between drug addition and prostitution.  Tracey’s story of hope, hard work, and rehabilitation will inspire anyone who has been affected by substance abuse while offering hope for a better future.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dadland-by-keggie-carew--65200251https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283511 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dadland Author: Keggie Carew Narrator: Tom Golding, Pippa Haywood, Robert Bathurst, Dermot Crowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 20 minutes Release date: March 7, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Keggie Carew grew up in the gravitational field of an unorthodox father who lived on his wits and dazzling charm. As his memory begins to fail, she embarks on a quest to unravel his story, and soon finds herself in a far more consuming place than she had bargained for. Tom Carew was a maverick, a left-handed stutterer, a law unto himself. As a member of an elite SOE unit he was parachuted behind enemy lines to raise guerrilla resistance in France, then Burma, in the Second World War. But his wartime exploits are only the start of it... Dadland is a manhunt. Keggie takes us on a spellbinding journey, in peace and war, into surprising and shady corners of history, her rackety English childhood, the poignant breakdown of her family, the corridors of dementia and beyond. As Keggie pieces Tom – and herself – back together again, she celebrates the technicolour life of an impossible, irresistible, unstoppable man. Foreword and afterword read by the author.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283511Tue, 07 Mar 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283511 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dadland Author: Keggie Carew Narrator: Tom Golding, Pippa Haywood, Robert Bathurst, Dermot Crowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 20...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283511 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dadland Author: Keggie Carew Narrator: Tom Golding, Pippa Haywood, Robert Bathurst, Dermot Crowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 20 minutes Release date: March 7, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Keggie Carew grew up in the gravitational field of an unorthodox father who lived on his wits and dazzling charm. As his memory begins to fail, she embarks on a quest to unravel his story, and soon finds herself in a far more consuming place than she had bargained for. Tom Carew was a maverick, a left-handed stutterer, a law unto himself. As a member of an elite SOE unit he was parachuted behind enemy lines to raise guerrilla resistance in France, then Burma, in the Second World War. But his wartime exploits are only the start of it... Dadland is a manhunt. Keggie takes us on a spellbinding journey, in peace and war, into surprising and shady corners of history, her rackety English childhood, the poignant breakdown of her family, the corridors of dementia and beyond. As Keggie pieces Tom – and herself – back together again, she celebrates the technicolour life of an impossible, irresistible, unstoppable man. Foreword and afterword read by the author.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-unmumsy-mum-diary-by-the-unmumsy-mum--65200267https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284322 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Unmumsy Mum Diary Author: The Unmumsy Mum Narrator: Sarah Turner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: February 23, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Unmumsy Mum Diary by The Unmumsy Mum, read by Sarah Turner. She's back! The Unmumsy Mum has put pen to paper (or fingers to the keyboard!) once more to bring you the next instalment of her life as mum to two young boys, documenting motherhood exactly as she finds it. Her words have made mums, dads and grandparents everywhere laugh and cry in equal measure. In The Unmumsy Mum Diary Sarah shares with us a year in her life as a mum, wife, blogger and bestselling author. With her trademark candour and wit, she documents the good days and the bad days, the giggles and the tantrums. She'll also share poignant, life-changing moments from her year, such as her older son heading off through the school gates for the first time. The Unmumsy Mum Diary is as honest as it is hilarious and a peek into Sarah's innermost thoughts will leave you in no doubt that, on those days when you feel you are not quite cut out for the job, you are most definitely not alone.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284322Thu, 23 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284322 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Unmumsy Mum Diary Author: The Unmumsy Mum Narrator: Sarah Turner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: February 23,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284322 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Unmumsy Mum Diary Author: The Unmumsy Mum Narrator: Sarah Turner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: February 23, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Unmumsy Mum Diary by The Unmumsy Mum, read by Sarah Turner. She's back! The Unmumsy Mum has put pen to paper (or fingers to the keyboard!) once more to bring you the next instalment of her life as mum to two young boys, documenting motherhood exactly as she finds it. Her words have made mums, dads and grandparents everywhere laugh and cry in equal measure. In The Unmumsy Mum Diary Sarah shares with us a year in her life as a mum, wife, blogger and bestselling author. With her trademark candour and wit, she documents the good days and the bad days, the giggles and the tantrums. She'll also share poignant, life-changing moments from her year, such as her older son heading off through the school gates for the first time. The Unmumsy Mum Diary is as honest as it is hilarious and a peek into Sarah's innermost thoughts will leave you in no doubt that, on those days when you feel you are not quite cut out for the job, you are most definitely not alone.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/everywoman-one-woman-s-truth-about-speaking-the-truth-by-jess-phillips--65200238https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284323 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everywoman: One Woman’s Truth About Speaking the Truth Author: Jess Phillips Narrator: Jess Phillips Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 42 minutes Release date: February 23, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. SHORTLISTED FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY BOOK AWARDS If you’re thinking, ‘Jess who?’ then I’m glad that there was something about ‘Everywoman’ and ‘truth’ that caught your eye. Or you might already know me as that gobby MP who has a tendency to shout about the stuff I care about. Because I’m a woman with a cause, I have been called a feminazi witch, a murderer and threatened with rape. The internet attracts a classy crowd. So, speaking the truth isn’t always easy but I believe it’s worth it. And I want you to believe it too. The truth can be empowering, the truth can lead to greater equality, and the world would be incredibly boring if we let all of those people who allegedly know everything, say everything. By demanding to be heard, by dealing with our imposter syndrome, by being cheerleaders, doers not sayers, creating our own networks and by daring to believe that we can make a difference, we can. We’re women and we’re kick-ass. And that’s the truth. ‘Jess Phillips writes like she talks: brilliantly. Her humour and passion shine through every page. Loved it.’ ROBERT WEBB 'Joyfully candid and very funny.' Guardian 'Jess Phillips knows the truth . . . and here she shows how scary and sad as well as joyful and liberating the answers can be.' Damian Barr 'Everywoman has all the laughs [of Lena Dunham and Caitlin Moran] with a backbone of real glinting anger . . .there were so many funny and wise things on each page that whittling them down into a review seemed impossible.' Julie Birchill, Spectator 'As fresh as mountain air amid the Westminster tumbleweed.' Metro 'Arresting.' Observer © Jess Phillips 2017 (P) Penguin Audio 2017]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284323Thu, 23 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284323 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everywoman: One Woman’s Truth About Speaking the Truth Author: Jess Phillips Narrator: Jess Phillips Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 42...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284323 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everywoman: One Woman’s Truth About Speaking the Truth Author: Jess Phillips Narrator: Jess Phillips Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 42 minutes Release date: February 23, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. SHORTLISTED FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY BOOK AWARDS If you’re thinking, ‘Jess who?’ then I’m glad that there was something about ‘Everywoman’ and ‘truth’ that caught your eye. Or you might already know me as that gobby MP who has a tendency to shout about the stuff I care about. Because I’m a woman with a cause, I have been called a feminazi witch, a murderer and threatened with rape. The internet attracts a classy crowd. So, speaking the truth isn’t always easy but I believe it’s worth it. And I want you to believe it too. The truth can be empowering, the truth can lead to greater equality, and the world would be incredibly boring if we let all of those people who allegedly know everything, say everything. By demanding to be heard, by dealing with our imposter syndrome, by being cheerleaders, doers not sayers, creating our own networks and by daring to believe that we can make a difference, we can. We’re women and we’re kick-ass. And that’s the truth. ‘Jess Phillips writes like she talks: brilliantly. Her humour and passion shine through every page. Loved it.’ ROBERT WEBB 'Joyfully candid and very funny.' Guardian 'Jess Phillips knows the truth . . . and here she shows how scary and sad as well as joyful and liberating the answers can be.' Damian Barr 'Everywoman has all the laughs [of Lena Dunham and Caitlin Moran] with a backbone of real glinting anger . . .there were so many funny and wise things on each page that whittling them down into a review seemed impossible.' Julie Birchill, Spectator 'As fresh as mountain air amid the Westminster tumbleweed.' Metro 'Arresting.' Observer © Jess Phillips 2017 (P) Penguin Audio 2017]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/warrior-mom-7-secrets-to-bold-brave-resilience-by-jj-virgin--65200295https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283189 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Warrior Mom: 7 Secrets to Bold, Brave Resilience Author: JJ Virgin Narrator: JJ Virgin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes Release date: February 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Inside every mother is a fierce, resilient, intuitive woman who has the ability to tap into an indomitable mindset and create heroic outcomes—for her children, her family, her community and for herself—she is a Warrior Mom. In Warrior Mom, (previously published as Miracle Mindset), celebrity health expert and four-time New York Times bestselling author, JJ Virgin reveals how one life-altering event taught her to trust her instincts, pay attention to the details that matter and defy the odds—and she shares how you can too. In 2012, JJ Virgin was in a hospital room next to her sixteen-year-old son who was struck by a hit-and-run driver and left for dead. She was told by doctors that he wouldn't last through the night and to let him go. With every reason to give up, JJ chose instead to invest her energy into the hope that her son would not just survive, but thrive. In Warrior Mom, she shares the lessons that gave her the courage to overcome the worst moment of her life. During this difficult time, she learned valuable personal lessons that helped her rebuild her life and find success and purpose in herself, her work, and teach her sons and community how to face their own obstacles and trials. Lessons like “Don’t Wish It Were Easier, Make Yourself Stronger” and “Your Limitations Will Become Your Life” will lead you to your own personal power and purpose, even when the deck seems stacked against you. With true stories from her life, her clients, and other well-known thought leaders, she can help you transform your mindset and your daily habits to endure the difficult battles that life sends your way. Insightful, personal, and completely relatable, this book proves that miracles are possible when you show up, remain positive, and do the work.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283189Tue, 21 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283189 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Warrior Mom: 7 Secrets to Bold, Brave Resilience Author: JJ Virgin Narrator: JJ Virgin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283189 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Warrior Mom: 7 Secrets to Bold, Brave Resilience Author: JJ Virgin Narrator: JJ Virgin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes Release date: February 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Inside every mother is a fierce, resilient, intuitive woman who has the ability to tap into an indomitable mindset and create heroic outcomes—for her children, her family, her community and for herself—she is a Warrior Mom. In Warrior Mom, (previously published as Miracle Mindset), celebrity health expert and four-time New York Times bestselling author, JJ Virgin reveals how one life-altering event taught her to trust her instincts, pay attention to the details that matter and defy the odds—and she shares how you can too. In 2012, JJ Virgin was in a hospital room next to her sixteen-year-old son who was struck by a hit-and-run driver and left for dead. She was told by doctors that he wouldn't last through the night and to let him go. With every reason to give up, JJ chose instead to invest her energy into the hope that her son would not just survive, but thrive. In Warrior Mom, she shares the lessons that gave her the courage to overcome the worst moment of her life. During this difficult time, she learned valuable personal lessons that helped her rebuild her life and find success and purpose in herself, her work, and teach her sons and community how to face their own obstacles and trials. Lessons like “Don’t Wish It Were Easier, Make Yourself Stronger” and “Your Limitations Will Become Your Life” will lead you to your own personal power and purpose, even when the deck seems stacked against you. With true stories from her life, her clients, and other well-known thought leaders, she can help you transform your mindset and your daily habits to endure the difficult battles that life sends your way. Insightful, personal, and completely relatable, this book proves that miracles are possible when you show up, remain positive, and do the work.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rescuing-penny-jane-one-shelter-volunteer-countless-dogs-and-the-quest-to-find-them-all-homes-by-amy-sutherland--65200288https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283523 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rescuing Penny Jane: One Shelter Volunteer, Countless Dogs, and the Quest to Find Them All Homes Author: Amy Sutherland Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 19 minutes Release date: February 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Drawing on her work at a shelter, her experiences living with two rescue dogs of her own, and years of research, bestselling author and Boston Globe columnist Amy Sutherland takes us on an unforgettable journey into the special world of rescue and shelter dogs—and the growing number of dedicated people who are deeply invested in saving these precious lives. Terrified Penny Jane; brassy but filthy Dixie Lou; tough-guy Dingo; and the crazed, nippy jester, Walter Joe. These are not your average cute-and-cared-for, well-trained pups—these are shelter dogs. Scared, aggressive, so painfully shy that they can’t look you in the eye, they have languished so long without attention that they are slipping into a dark place, and soon will no longer be able to bond with people. A member of the elite corps of volunteers at Boston’s Animal Rescue League, Amy Sutherland began walking shelter dogs in 2001 and has patiently helped train canines with serious behavior problems. Rescuing Penny Jane is the story of her adventures with these remarkable dogs, from working at a shelter, helping dozens of animals discover that the right person can give them love, hope, and a whole new life, to adopting two rescue dogs of her own and fostering half a dozen more. In addition to her touching, funny, and insightful anecdotes, Sutherland travels the country talking to leading shelter experts, animal behaviorists, and activists. An affecting, entertaining portrait of the relationships between shelter dogs and those who care for them, Rescuing Penny Jane is a book that dog lovers and all who care about animals will treasure.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283523Tue, 21 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283523 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rescuing Penny Jane: One Shelter Volunteer, Countless Dogs, and the Quest to Find Them All Homes Author: Amy Sutherland Narrator: Xe Sands Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283523 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rescuing Penny Jane: One Shelter Volunteer, Countless Dogs, and the Quest to Find Them All Homes Author: Amy Sutherland Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 19 minutes Release date: February 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Drawing on her work at a shelter, her experiences living with two rescue dogs of her own, and years of research, bestselling author and Boston Globe columnist Amy Sutherland takes us on an unforgettable journey into the special world of rescue and shelter dogs—and the growing number of dedicated people who are deeply invested in saving these precious lives. Terrified Penny Jane; brassy but filthy Dixie Lou; tough-guy Dingo; and the crazed, nippy jester, Walter Joe. These are not your average cute-and-cared-for, well-trained pups—these are shelter dogs. Scared, aggressive, so painfully shy that they can’t look you in the eye, they have languished so long without attention that they are slipping into a dark place, and soon will no longer be able to bond with people. A member of the elite corps of volunteers at Boston’s Animal Rescue League, Amy Sutherland began walking shelter dogs in 2001 and has patiently helped train canines with serious behavior problems. Rescuing Penny Jane is the story of her adventures with these remarkable dogs, from working at a shelter, helping dozens of animals discover that the right person can give them love, hope, and a whole new life, to adopting two rescue dogs of her own and fostering half a dozen more. In addition to her touching, funny, and insightful anecdotes, Sutherland travels the country talking to leading shelter experts, animal behaviorists, and activists. An affecting, entertaining portrait of the relationships between shelter dogs and those who care for them, Rescuing Penny Jane is a book that dog lovers and all who care about animals will treasure.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-skin-above-my-knee-by-marcia-butler--65200281https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283781 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Skin Above My Knee Author: Marcia Butler Narrator: Marcia Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 21, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The unflinching story of a professional oboist who finds order and beauty in music as her personal life threatens to destroy her. Music was everything for Marcia Butler. Growing up in an emotionally desolate home with an abusive father and a distant mother, she devoted herself to the discipline and rigor of the oboe, and quickly became a young prodigy on the rise in New York City's competitive music scene. But haunted by troubling childhood memories while balancing the challenges of a busy life as a working musician, Marcia succumbed to dangerous men, drugs and self-destruction. In her darkest moments, she asked the hardest question of all: Could music truly save her life? A memoir of startling honesty and subtle, profound beauty, The Skin Above My Knee is the story of a woman finding strength in her creative gifts and artistic destiny. Filled with vivid portraits of 1970's New York City, and fascinating insights into the intensity and precision necessary for a career in professional music, this is more than a narrative of a brilliant musician struggling to make it big in the big city. It is the story of a survivor. One of 2017's 35 over 35 One of the Washington Post's Top 10 Classical Music Moments of the Year]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283781Tue, 21 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283781 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Skin Above My Knee Author: Marcia Butler Narrator: Marcia Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 21,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283781 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Skin Above My Knee Author: Marcia Butler Narrator: Marcia Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 21, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The unflinching story of a professional oboist who finds order and beauty in music as her personal life threatens to destroy her. Music was everything for Marcia Butler. Growing up in an emotionally desolate home with an abusive father and a distant mother, she devoted herself to the discipline and rigor of the oboe, and quickly became a young prodigy on the rise in New York City's competitive music scene. But haunted by troubling childhood memories while balancing the challenges of a busy life as a working musician, Marcia succumbed to dangerous men, drugs and self-destruction. In her darkest moments, she asked the hardest question of all: Could music truly save her life? A memoir of startling honesty and subtle, profound beauty, The Skin Above My Knee is the story of a woman finding strength in her creative gifts and artistic destiny. Filled with vivid portraits of 1970's New York City, and fascinating insights into the intensity and precision necessary for a career in professional music, this is more than a narrative of a brilliant musician struggling to make it big in the big city. It is the story of a survivor. One of 2017's 35 over 35 One of the Washington Post's Top 10 Classical Music Moments of the Year]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/always-by-my-side-life-lessons-from-millie-and-all-the-dogs-i-ve-loved-by-edward-grinnan--65200220https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284328 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Always by My Side: Life Lessons From Millie and All the Dogs I've Loved Author: Edward Grinnan Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: February 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The editor-in-chief of Guideposts magazine shares the “heartfelt, honest, lovely” (New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz) story of Millie, his beloved golden retriever, and how she taught him to be a more compassionate person, deepened his faith, and inspired him on his long-term path of recovery from addiction—with a foreword by Debbie Macomber. From the moment his new golden retriever puppy jumped into his arms, Edward Grinnan and his wife, Julee, were in love with her. Edward didn’t know it yet, but Millie would change his life. In this moving memoir, Edward Grinnan writes about his life with Millie—from their first joyous meeting through her struggle with cancer. Edward shares how her sensitivity, unconditional love, and innate goodness helped him discover those qualities in himself and put his complicated past in perspective. Edward also shares the lessons he has learned from other dogs he’s loved—like Pete, a poodle his father bought him in the wake of his brother’s death; Rudy, who introduced him to his wife; Sally Browne, a mischievous cocker spaniel who befriended the homeless in his neighborhood; and Marty, a hundred-pound Labrador whose behavioral issues challenged his and Julee’s marriage—as well as lessons he’s learned from the celebrated dog stories in Guideposts magazine. Poignant and insightful, Always By My Side is an inspiring book that explores the unbreakable bond between man and dog, revealing how faith shapes our love for our dogs, and how our dogs shape our faith.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284328Tue, 21 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284328 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Always by My Side: Life Lessons From Millie and All the Dogs I've Loved Author: Edward Grinnan Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284328 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Always by My Side: Life Lessons From Millie and All the Dogs I've Loved Author: Edward Grinnan Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: February 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The editor-in-chief of Guideposts magazine shares the “heartfelt, honest, lovely” (New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz) story of Millie, his beloved golden retriever, and how she taught him to be a more compassionate person, deepened his faith, and inspired him on his long-term path of recovery from addiction—with a foreword by Debbie Macomber. From the moment his new golden retriever puppy jumped into his arms, Edward Grinnan and his wife, Julee, were in love with her. Edward didn’t know it yet, but Millie would change his life. In this moving memoir, Edward Grinnan writes about his life with Millie—from their first joyous meeting through her struggle with cancer. Edward shares how her sensitivity, unconditional love, and innate goodness helped him discover those qualities in himself and put his complicated past in perspective. Edward also shares the lessons he has learned from other dogs he’s loved—like Pete, a poodle his father bought him in the wake of his brother’s death; Rudy, who introduced him to his wife; Sally Browne, a mischievous cocker spaniel who befriended the homeless in his neighborhood; and Marty, a hundred-pound Labrador whose behavioral issues challenged his and Julee’s marriage—as well as lessons he’s learned from the celebrated dog stories in Guideposts magazine. Poignant and insightful, Always By My Side is an inspiring book that explores the unbreakable bond between man and dog, revealing how faith shapes our love for our dogs, and how our dogs shape our faith.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-president-will-see-you-now-my-stories-and-lessons-from-ronald-reagan-s-final-years-by-peggy-grande--65200190https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284026 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The President Will See You Now: My Stories and Lessons from Ronald Reagan's Final Years Author: Peggy Grande Narrator: Peggy Grande Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Peggy Grande's memoir is the book to read on Ronald Reagan's post-presidential years . . . Among the most unique and touching [books] ever done on the man . . . Wonderful.' -- The AmericanSpectator In The President Will See You Now, devoted Reagan insider Peggy Grande shares behind-the-scenes stories, intimate moments, and insights into one of America's most beloved presidents. Grande, who started in the Office of Ronald Reagan as a college student and earned her way into a coveted role as the president's Executive Assistant, offers an unparalleled perspective on the post-presidency of a political icon. Grande's stories and never-before-seen photos show a unique, private side to a public figure and leader who reshaped conservatism, ushered in an era of prosperity, and helped spur the end of the Cold War. Grande reveals what day-to-day life was like in Reagan's California office, including the former president's relationship with the First Lady and his interactions with friends, world leaders, and everyday Americans. Grande recalls how Reagan kept a vigorous schedule for years after he left the White House, his robust engagement with others, and ongoing political advocacy. Despite his eventual Alzheimer's diagnosis, Grande shows how Ronald Reagan remained true to core beliefs, his gentlemanly kindness, and his undying hope for his country. Today the Reagan legacy looms over American politics more than ever. Grande reminds readers why: When Ronald Reagan was president, we not only loved ourselves but also loved America, and the American values he represented: faith, optimism, and patriotism.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284026Tue, 21 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284026 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The President Will See You Now: My Stories and Lessons from Ronald Reagan's Final Years Author: Peggy Grande Narrator: Peggy Grande Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284026 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The President Will See You Now: My Stories and Lessons from Ronald Reagan's Final Years Author: Peggy Grande Narrator: Peggy Grande Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Peggy Grande's memoir is the book to read on Ronald Reagan's post-presidential years . . . Among the most unique and touching [books] ever done on the man . . . Wonderful.' -- The AmericanSpectator In The President Will See You Now, devoted Reagan insider Peggy Grande shares behind-the-scenes stories, intimate moments, and insights into one of America's most beloved presidents. Grande, who started in the Office of Ronald Reagan as a college student and earned her way into a coveted role as the president's Executive Assistant, offers an unparalleled perspective on the post-presidency of a political icon. Grande's stories and never-before-seen photos show a unique, private side to a public figure and leader who reshaped conservatism, ushered in an era of prosperity, and helped spur the end of the Cold War. Grande reveals what day-to-day life was like in Reagan's California office, including the former president's relationship with the First Lady and his interactions with friends, world leaders, and everyday Americans. Grande recalls how Reagan kept a vigorous schedule for years after he left the White House, his robust engagement with others, and ongoing political advocacy. Despite his eventual Alzheimer's diagnosis, Grande shows how Ronald Reagan remained true to core beliefs, his gentlemanly kindness, and his undying hope for his country. Today the Reagan legacy looms over American politics more than ever. Grande reminds readers why: When Ronald Reagan was president, we not only loved ourselves but also loved America, and the American values he represented: faith, optimism, and patriotism.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-confessions-of-st-augustine-by-st-augustine--65200237https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285036 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Confessions of St. Augustine Author: St. Augustine Narrator: Mark Meadows Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 17, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.21 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A story of spiritual awakening, St. Augustine's Confessions is a fascinating look at the life of an eminent Christian thinker. Widely seen as one of the first Western autobiographies ever written, it chronicles the life and religious struggles of Augustine of Hippo, from his days as a self-confessed sinner to his acceptance of Christianity as an older adult. Along the way, he unveils his theological questioning of human existence and the essence and nature of God, while providing influential philosophical arguments on creation and time. Augustine's sincere and inquisitive attitude will inspire any listener, regardless of faith. Translated by R.S. Pine-Coffin]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285036Fri, 17 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285036 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Confessions of St. Augustine Author: St. Augustine Narrator: Mark Meadows Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 51 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285036 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Confessions of St. Augustine Author: St. Augustine Narrator: Mark Meadows Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 17, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.21 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A story of spiritual awakening, St. Augustine's Confessions is a fascinating look at the life of an eminent Christian thinker. Widely seen as one of the first Western autobiographies ever written, it chronicles the life and religious struggles of Augustine of Hippo, from his days as a self-confessed sinner to his acceptance of Christianity as an older adult. Along the way, he unveils his theological questioning of human existence and the essence and nature of God, while providing influential philosophical arguments on creation and time. Augustine's sincere and inquisitive attitude will inspire any listener, regardless of faith. Translated by R.S. Pine-Coffin]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-train-through-time-a-life-real-and-imagined-by-elizabeth-farnsworth--65200287https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284008 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Train through Time: A Life, Real and Imagined Author: Elizabeth Farnsworth Narrator: Elizabeth Farnsworth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 4 minutes Release date: February 14, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: How much of our memory is constructed by imagination? And how does memory shape our lives? As a nine-year old, Elizabeth Farnsworth struggled to understand the loss of her mother. On a cross-country trip with her father, the heartsick child searches for her mother at train stations along the way. Even more, she confronts mysteries: death, time, and a mysteriously locked compartment on the train. Weaving a child’s experiences with memories from reporting in danger zones like Cambodia and Iraq, Farnsworth explores how she came to cover mass death and disaster. While she never breaks the tone of a curious investigator, she easily moves between her nine-year-old self and the experienced journalist. Imagination is at play in her childhood adventures and in her narrative control, always with great purpose. She openly confronts the impact of her childhood on the route her life has taken. And, as she provides one beautifully crafted depiction after another, we share her journey, coming to know the acclaimed reporter as she discovers herself. Farnsworth’s curiosity lingers on every page of A Train through Time: A Life, Real and Imagined, and so does the making of a powerfully driven woman.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284008Tue, 14 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284008 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Train through Time: A Life, Real and Imagined Author: Elizabeth Farnsworth Narrator: Elizabeth Farnsworth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284008 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Train through Time: A Life, Real and Imagined Author: Elizabeth Farnsworth Narrator: Elizabeth Farnsworth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 4 minutes Release date: February 14, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: How much of our memory is constructed by imagination? And how does memory shape our lives? As a nine-year old, Elizabeth Farnsworth struggled to understand the loss of her mother. On a cross-country trip with her father, the heartsick child searches for her mother at train stations along the way. Even more, she confronts mysteries: death, time, and a mysteriously locked compartment on the train. Weaving a child’s experiences with memories from reporting in danger zones like Cambodia and Iraq, Farnsworth explores how she came to cover mass death and disaster. While she never breaks the tone of a curious investigator, she easily moves between her nine-year-old self and the experienced journalist. Imagination is at play in her childhood adventures and in her narrative control, always with great purpose. She openly confronts the impact of her childhood on the route her life has taken. And, as she provides one beautifully crafted depiction after another, we share her journey, coming to know the acclaimed reporter as she discovers herself. Farnsworth’s curiosity lingers on every page of A Train through Time: A Life, Real and Imagined, and so does the making of a powerfully driven woman.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tell-me-everything-you-don-t-remember-the-stroke-that-changed-my-life-by-christine-hyung-oak-lee--65200265https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283100 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tell Me Everything You Don't Remember: The Stroke That Changed My Life Author: Christine Hyung-Oak Lee Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 27 minutes Release date: February 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A memoir of reinvention after a stroke at thirty-three, based on the author’s viral Buzzfeed essay Christine Hyung-Oak Lee woke up with a headache on New Year’s Eve 2006. By that afternoon, she saw the world—quite literally—upside down. By New Year’s Day, she was unable to form a coherent sentence. And after hours in the ER, days in the hospital, and multiple questions and tests, she learned that she had had a stroke. For months, Lee outsourced her memories to her notebook. It is from these memories that she has constructed this frank and compelling memoir. In a precise and captivating narrative, Lee navigates fearlessly between chronologies, weaving her childhood humiliations and joys together with the story of the early days of her marriage; and then later, in painstaking, painful, and unflinching detail, her stroke and every upset, temporary or permanent, that it causes. Lee processes her stroke and illuminates the connection between memory and identity in an honest, meditative, and truly funny manner, utterly devoid of self-pity. And as she recovers, she begins to realize that this unexpected and devastating event provides a catalyst for coming to terms with her true self.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283100Tue, 14 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283100 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tell Me Everything You Don't Remember: The Stroke That Changed My Life Author: Christine Hyung-Oak Lee Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283100 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tell Me Everything You Don't Remember: The Stroke That Changed My Life Author: Christine Hyung-Oak Lee Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 27 minutes Release date: February 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A memoir of reinvention after a stroke at thirty-three, based on the author’s viral Buzzfeed essay Christine Hyung-Oak Lee woke up with a headache on New Year’s Eve 2006. By that afternoon, she saw the world—quite literally—upside down. By New Year’s Day, she was unable to form a coherent sentence. And after hours in the ER, days in the hospital, and multiple questions and tests, she learned that she had had a stroke. For months, Lee outsourced her memories to her notebook. It is from these memories that she has constructed this frank and compelling memoir. In a precise and captivating narrative, Lee navigates fearlessly between chronologies, weaving her childhood humiliations and joys together with the story of the early days of her marriage; and then later, in painstaking, painful, and unflinching detail, her stroke and every upset, temporary or permanent, that it causes. Lee processes her stroke and illuminates the connection between memory and identity in an honest, meditative, and truly funny manner, utterly devoid of self-pity. And as she recovers, she begins to realize that this unexpected and devastating event provides a catalyst for coming to terms with her true self.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-temporary-bride-a-memoir-of-love-and-food-in-iran-by-jennifer-klinec--65200219https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284032 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Temporary Bride: A Memoir of Love and Food in Iran Author: Jennifer Klinec Narrator: Laurence Bouvard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For fans of Reading Lolita in Tehran, a true story of forbidden love set against the rich cultural and political backdrop of modern-day Iran. Jennifer Klinec is fearless. In her thirties, she abandons her bland corporate job to launch a cooking school from her London apartment and travel the world in search of delicious recipes and obscure culinary traditions. Her journey takes her to Iran, where she seeks out a local woman to learn the secrets of Persian cuisine. Vahid is suspicious of the strange foreigner who turns up in his mother's kitchen. Unused to such a bold and independent woman, he is frustrated to find himself, the prized only son of the house, largely ignored for the first time. But when the two are thrown together on an unexpected adventure, they discover a mutual attraction that draws them irresistibly toward each other--but also pits them against harsh Iranian laws and customs, which soon threaten to tear the unlikely lovers apart. Getting under the skin of one of the most complex and fascinating nations on earth, The Temporary Bride is a soaring, intricately woven story of being loved, being fed, and struggling to belong.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284032Tue, 14 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284032 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Temporary Bride: A Memoir of Love and Food in Iran Author: Jennifer Klinec Narrator: Laurence Bouvard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284032 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Temporary Bride: A Memoir of Love and Food in Iran Author: Jennifer Klinec Narrator: Laurence Bouvard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For fans of Reading Lolita in Tehran, a true story of forbidden love set against the rich cultural and political backdrop of modern-day Iran. Jennifer Klinec is fearless. In her thirties, she abandons her bland corporate job to launch a cooking school from her London apartment and travel the world in search of delicious recipes and obscure culinary traditions. Her journey takes her to Iran, where she seeks out a local woman to learn the secrets of Persian cuisine. Vahid is suspicious of the strange foreigner who turns up in his mother's kitchen. Unused to such a bold and independent woman, he is frustrated to find himself, the prized only son of the house, largely ignored for the first time. But when the two are thrown together on an unexpected adventure, they discover a mutual attraction that draws them irresistibly toward each other--but also pits them against harsh Iranian laws and customs, which soon threaten to tear the unlikely lovers apart. Getting under the skin of one of the most complex and fascinating nations on earth, The Temporary Bride is a soaring, intricately woven story of being loved, being fed, and struggling to belong.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/always-a-bridesmaid-for-hire-by-jen-glantz--65200289https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283568 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Always a Bridesmaid (for Hire) Author: Jen Glantz Narrator: Jen Glantz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of Sloane Crosley, Mindy Kaling, and Katie Heaney, a hilarious and insightful memoir about one New York City millennial’s journey to find herself, her dream career, and true love, all while juggling a truly unique job as the world’s only professional bridesmaid. After moving to New York City in her mid-twenties to pursue her dream of writing—and not living on the “Upper East Side” of her parents’ house anymore—Jen Glantz looked forward to a future of happy hours and Sunday brunches with her besties. What she got instead were a string of phone calls that began with, “Jen, I have something exciting to tell you!” and ended with, “I’d be honored if you would be my bridesmaid.” At first she was delighted, but it wasn’t long before she realized two things: all of her assets were tied up in bridesmaid dresses, and she herself was no closer to finding The One. She couldn't do much about the second thing (though her mother would beg to differ), but she could about the first. One (slightly tipsy) night, Jen posted an ad on Craigslist advertising her services as a professional bridesmaid. When she woke up the next morning, it had gone viral. What began as a half-joke suddenly turned into a lifetime of adventure for Jen–and more insight into the meaning of love than she was getting from OKCupid—as she walked down the aisle at stranger after stranger’s wedding. Fresh, funny, and surprisingly sweet, Always a Bridesmaid (For Hire) is an entertaining reminder that even if you don’t have everything together, you can still be a total boss—or, at the very least, a BFF to another girl in need.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283568Tue, 07 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283568 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Always a Bridesmaid (for Hire) Author: Jen Glantz Narrator: Jen Glantz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: February...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283568 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Always a Bridesmaid (for Hire) Author: Jen Glantz Narrator: Jen Glantz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of Sloane Crosley, Mindy Kaling, and Katie Heaney, a hilarious and insightful memoir about one New York City millennial’s journey to find herself, her dream career, and true love, all while juggling a truly unique job as the world’s only professional bridesmaid. After moving to New York City in her mid-twenties to pursue her dream of writing—and not living on the “Upper East Side” of her parents’ house anymore—Jen Glantz looked forward to a future of happy hours and Sunday brunches with her besties. What she got instead were a string of phone calls that began with, “Jen, I have something exciting to tell you!” and ended with, “I’d be honored if you would be my bridesmaid.” At first she was delighted, but it wasn’t long before she realized two things: all of her assets were tied up in bridesmaid dresses, and she herself was no closer to finding The One. She couldn't do much about the second thing (though her mother would beg to differ), but she could about the first. One (slightly tipsy) night, Jen posted an ad on Craigslist advertising her services as a professional bridesmaid. When she woke up the next morning, it had gone viral. What began as a half-joke suddenly turned into a lifetime of adventure for Jen–and more insight into the meaning of love than she was getting from OKCupid—as she walked down the aisle at stranger after stranger’s wedding. Fresh, funny, and surprisingly sweet, Always a Bridesmaid (For Hire) is an entertaining reminder that even if you don’t have everything together, you can still be a total boss—or, at the very least, a BFF to another girl in need.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/truffle-boy-my-unexpected-journey-through-the-exotic-food-underground-by-ian-purkayastha--65200283https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283208 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truffle Boy: My Unexpected Journey Through the Exotic Food Underground Author: Ian Purkayastha Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: '[Ian Purkayastha] has a true, deep expertise in everything he sells--caviar, truffles, fish. He knows the stories that we need to sell the stuff tableside . . . he can disrupt the entire luxury foods market.' From the Foreword by David Chang Ian Purkayastha is New York City's leading truffle importer and boasts a devoted clientele of top chefs nationwide, including Jean-Georges Vongerichten, David Chang, Sean Brock, and David Bouley. But before he was purveying the world's most expensive fungus to the country's most esteemed chefs, Ian was just a food-obsessed teenager in rural Arkansas -- a misfit with a peculiar fascination for rare and exotic ingredients. The son of an Indian immigrant father and a Texan mother, Ian learned to forage for wild mushrooms from an uncle in the Ozark hills. Thus began a single-track fixation that led him to learn about the prized but elusive truffle, the king of all fungi. His first taste of truffle at age 15 sparked his improbable yet remarkable adventure through the strange -- and often corrupt -- business of the exotic food trade. Rife with tales from the hidden underbelly of the elite restaurant scene, Truffle Boy chronicles Ian's high stakes dealings with a truffle kingpin in Serbia, meth-head foragers in Oregon, crooked businessmen and maniacal chefs in Manhattan, gypsy truffle hunters in the forests of Hungary, and a supreme adventure to find 'Gucci mushrooms' in the Himalayan foothills -- the land of the gods. He endures harsh failures along the way but rebuilds with tremendous success by selling not just truffles but also caviar, wild mushrooms, rare foraged edibles, Wagyu beef, and other nearly unobtainable ingredients demanded by his Michelin-starred clients. Truffle Boy is a thrilling coming-of-age story and the incredible but true tale of a country kid who grows up to become a force in the world of fine dining.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283208Tue, 07 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283208 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truffle Boy: My Unexpected Journey Through the Exotic Food Underground Author: Ian Purkayastha Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283208 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Truffle Boy: My Unexpected Journey Through the Exotic Food Underground Author: Ian Purkayastha Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: '[Ian Purkayastha] has a true, deep expertise in everything he sells--caviar, truffles, fish. He knows the stories that we need to sell the stuff tableside . . . he can disrupt the entire luxury foods market.' From the Foreword by David Chang Ian Purkayastha is New York City's leading truffle importer and boasts a devoted clientele of top chefs nationwide, including Jean-Georges Vongerichten, David Chang, Sean Brock, and David Bouley. But before he was purveying the world's most expensive fungus to the country's most esteemed chefs, Ian was just a food-obsessed teenager in rural Arkansas -- a misfit with a peculiar fascination for rare and exotic ingredients. The son of an Indian immigrant father and a Texan mother, Ian learned to forage for wild mushrooms from an uncle in the Ozark hills. Thus began a single-track fixation that led him to learn about the prized but elusive truffle, the king of all fungi. His first taste of truffle at age 15 sparked his improbable yet remarkable adventure through the strange -- and often corrupt -- business of the exotic food trade. Rife with tales from the hidden underbelly of the elite restaurant scene, Truffle Boy chronicles Ian's high stakes dealings with a truffle kingpin in Serbia, meth-head foragers in Oregon, crooked businessmen and maniacal chefs in Manhattan, gypsy truffle hunters in the forests of Hungary, and a supreme adventure to find 'Gucci mushrooms' in the Himalayan foothills -- the land of the gods. He endures harsh failures along the way but rebuilds with tremendous success by selling not just truffles but also caviar, wild mushrooms, rare foraged edibles, Wagyu beef, and other nearly unobtainable ingredients demanded by his Michelin-starred clients. Truffle Boy is a thrilling coming-of-age story and the incredible but true tale of a country kid who grows up to become a force in the world of fine dining.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-girl-from-the-metropol-hotel-growing-up-in-communist-russia-by-ludmilla-petrushevskaya--65200280https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283843 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girl from the Metropol Hotel: Growing Up in Communist Russia Author: Ludmilla Petrushevskaya Narrator: Kate Mulgrew Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 23 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography The prizewinning memoir of one of the world’s great writers, about coming of age as an enemy of the people and finding her voice in Stalinist Russia   Born across the street from the Kremlin in the opulent Metropol Hotel—the setting of the New York Times bestselling novel A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles—Ludmilla Petrushevskaya grew up in a family of Bolshevik intellectuals who were reduced in the wake of the Russian Revolution to waiting in bread lines. In The Girl from the Metropol Hotel, her prizewinning memoir, she recounts her childhood of extreme deprivation—of wandering the streets like a young Edith Piaf, singing for alms, and living by her wits like Oliver Twist, a diminutive figure far removed from the heights she would attain as an internationally celebrated writer. As she unravels the threads of her itinerant upbringing—of feigned orphandom, of sleeping in freight cars and beneath the dining tables of communal apartments, of the fugitive pleasures of scraps of food—we see, both in her remarkable lack of self-pity and in the two dozen photographs throughout the text, her feral instinct and the crucible in which her gift for giving voice to a nation of survivors was forged. “From heartrending facts Petrushevskaya concocts a humorous and lyrical account of the toughest childhood and youth imaginable. . . . It [belongs] alongside the classic stories of humanity’s beloved plucky child heroes: Edith Piaf, Charlie Chaplin, the Artful Dodger, Gavroche, David Copperfield. . . . The child is irresistible and so is the adult narrator who creates a poignant portrait from the rags and riches of her memory.” —Anna Summers, from the Introduction]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283843Tue, 07 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283843 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girl from the Metropol Hotel: Growing Up in Communist Russia Author: Ludmilla Petrushevskaya Narrator: Kate Mulgrew Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283843 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girl from the Metropol Hotel: Growing Up in Communist Russia Author: Ludmilla Petrushevskaya Narrator: Kate Mulgrew Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 23 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography The prizewinning memoir of one of the world’s great writers, about coming of age as an enemy of the people and finding her voice in Stalinist Russia   Born across the street from the Kremlin in the opulent Metropol Hotel—the setting of the New York Times bestselling novel A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles—Ludmilla Petrushevskaya grew up in a family of Bolshevik intellectuals who were reduced in the wake of the Russian Revolution to waiting in bread lines. In The Girl from the Metropol Hotel, her prizewinning memoir, she recounts her childhood of extreme deprivation—of wandering the streets like a young Edith Piaf, singing for alms, and living by her wits like Oliver Twist, a diminutive figure far removed from the heights she would attain as an internationally celebrated writer. As she unravels the threads of her itinerant upbringing—of feigned orphandom, of sleeping in freight cars and beneath the dining tables of communal apartments, of the fugitive pleasures of scraps of food—we see, both in her remarkable lack of self-pity and in the two dozen photographs throughout the text, her feral instinct and the crucible in which her gift for giving voice to a nation of survivors was forged. “From heartrending facts Petrushevskaya concocts a humorous and lyrical account of the toughest childhood and youth imaginable. . . . It [belongs] alongside the classic stories of humanity’s beloved plucky child heroes: Edith Piaf, Charlie Chaplin, the Artful Dodger, Gavroche, David Copperfield. . . . The child is irresistible and so is the adult narrator who creates a poignant portrait from the rags and riches of her memory.” —Anna Summers, from the Introduction]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-the-lives-i-want-essays-about-my-best-friends-who-happen-to-be-famous-strangers-by-alana-massey--65200266https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All the Lives I Want: Essays About My Best Friends Who Happen to Be Famous Strangers Author: Alana Massey Narrator: Alana Massey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Alana Massey's prose is to brutal honesty what a mandolin is to a butter knife: she's sharper; she slices thinner; she shows the cross-section of a truth so deftly--so powerfully and cannily--it's hard to look away, and hard not to feel that something has shifted in you for having read her.' -- Leslie Jamison, New York Times bestselling author of The Empathy Exams From columnist and critic Alana Massey, a collection of essays examining the intersection of the personal with pop culture through the lives of pivotal female figures--from Sylvia Plath to Britney Spears--in the spirit of Chuck Klosterman, with the heart of a true fan. Mixing Didion's affected cool with moments of giddy celebrity worship, Massey examines the lives of the women who reflect our greatest aspirations and darkest fears back onto us. These essays are personal without being confessional and clever in a way that invites readers into the joke. A cultural critique and a finely wrought fan letter, interwoven with stories that are achingly personal, All the Lives I Want is also an exploration of mental illness, the sex industry, and the dangers of loving too hard. But it is, above all, a paean to the celebrities who have shaped a generation of women--from Scarlett Johansson to Amber Rose, Lil' Kim, Anjelica Huston, Lana Del Rey, Anna Nicole Smith and many more. These reflections aim to reimagine these women's legacies, and in the process, teach us new ways of forgiving ourselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283209Tue, 07 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All the Lives I Want: Essays About My Best Friends Who Happen to Be Famous Strangers Author: Alana Massey Narrator: Alana Massey Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All the Lives I Want: Essays About My Best Friends Who Happen to Be Famous Strangers Author: Alana Massey Narrator: Alana Massey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Alana Massey's prose is to brutal honesty what a mandolin is to a butter knife: she's sharper; she slices thinner; she shows the cross-section of a truth so deftly--so powerfully and cannily--it's hard to look away, and hard not to feel that something has shifted in you for having read her.' -- Leslie Jamison, New York Times bestselling author of The Empathy Exams From columnist and critic Alana Massey, a collection of essays examining the intersection of the personal with pop culture through the lives of pivotal female figures--from Sylvia Plath to Britney Spears--in the spirit of Chuck Klosterman, with the heart of a true fan. Mixing Didion's affected cool with moments of giddy celebrity worship, Massey examines the lives of the women who reflect our greatest aspirations and darkest fears back onto us. These essays are personal without being confessional and clever in a way that invites readers into the joke. A cultural critique and a finely wrought fan letter, interwoven with stories that are achingly personal, All the Lives I Want is also an exploration of mental illness, the sex industry, and the dangers of loving too hard. But it is, above all, a paean to the celebrities who have shaped a generation of women--from Scarlett Johansson to Amber Rose, Lil' Kim, Anjelica Huston, Lana Del Rey, Anna Nicole Smith and many more. These reflections aim to reimagine these women's legacies, and in the process, teach us new ways of forgiving ourselves.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-ll-be-damned-how-my-young-and-restless-life-led-me-to-america-s-1-daytime-drama-by-eric-braeden--65200241https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283531 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'll Be Damned: How My Young and Restless Life Led Me to America's #1 Daytime Drama Author: Eric Braeden Narrator: Eric Braeden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this startling candid and poignant memoir, the legendary Emmy Award-winning star of The Young and The Restless, America's #1 soap opera, chronicles his amazing life, from his birth in World War II Germany to his arrival in America to his rise to humanitarian and daytime superstar for the past thirty-five years. For nearly four decades, fans have welcomed the star of television’s number-one daytime show, The Young and the Restless, into their living rooms. While they’ve come to know and love the suave Victor Newman, few truly know the man behind the character, the supremely talented Eric Braeden. I'll Be Damned is his story—a startling and uplifting true tale of war, deprivation, determination, fame, and social commitment that spans from Nazi Germany to modern Hollywood. Braeden’s journey from a hospital basement in Kiel to the soundstages of Los Angeles has taught him more about joy, heartbreak, fear, dignity, loss, love, loneliness, exhilaration, courage, persecution, and profound responsibility to the global community than he could have hoped to learn in several lifetimes. Growing up in the years after Germany’s defeat, Braeden knew very little about the atrocities of his parents’ generation, until he arrived in America as a teenager—a discovery that horrified and transformed him. Trying to redress the wrongs of his homeland, he has dedicated his life to humanitarian work—even forming the German American Culture Society—working for decades to show the world that what we share as humans is far more important than what separates us from one another. Told with openness, candor, humor, heart, and occasional raw vulnerability, I’ll Be Damned reveals a man committed to making the world a better, more loving place. I’ll Be Damned will be a treasured keepsake for Y&R fans, and is an inspiring testament to the goodness within us all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283531Tue, 07 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283531 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'll Be Damned: How My Young and Restless Life Led Me to America's #1 Daytime Drama Author: Eric Braeden Narrator: Eric Braeden Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283531 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'll Be Damned: How My Young and Restless Life Led Me to America's #1 Daytime Drama Author: Eric Braeden Narrator: Eric Braeden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this startling candid and poignant memoir, the legendary Emmy Award-winning star of The Young and The Restless, America's #1 soap opera, chronicles his amazing life, from his birth in World War II Germany to his arrival in America to his rise to humanitarian and daytime superstar for the past thirty-five years. For nearly four decades, fans have welcomed the star of television’s number-one daytime show, The Young and the Restless, into their living rooms. While they’ve come to know and love the suave Victor Newman, few truly know the man behind the character, the supremely talented Eric Braeden. I'll Be Damned is his story—a startling and uplifting true tale of war, deprivation, determination, fame, and social commitment that spans from Nazi Germany to modern Hollywood. Braeden’s journey from a hospital basement in Kiel to the soundstages of Los Angeles has taught him more about joy, heartbreak, fear, dignity, loss, love, loneliness, exhilaration, courage, persecution, and profound responsibility to the global community than he could have hoped to learn in several lifetimes. Growing up in the years after Germany’s defeat, Braeden knew very little about the atrocities of his parents’ generation, until he arrived in America as a teenager—a discovery that horrified and transformed him. Trying to redress the wrongs of his homeland, he has dedicated his life to humanitarian work—even forming the German American Culture Society—working for decades to show the world that what we share as humans is far more important than what separates us from one another. Told with openness, candor, humor, heart, and occasional raw vulnerability, I’ll Be Damned reveals a man committed to making the world a better, more loving place. I’ll Be Damned will be a treasured keepsake for Y&R fans, and is an inspiring testament to the goodness within us all.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kids-don-t-get-cancer-by-michael-crossland--65200247https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284602 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kids Don't Get Cancer Author: Michael Crossland Narrator: Natalie Feehan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 4, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Michael has an absolute passion and belief in people's ability to change direction and become who they truly want to be and achieve success. This passion stems from his own story Before Michael was even one year old, he was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer of the central nervous system, a tumour had taken over half of his tiny body. The chance of Michael surviving was virtually non-existent. He started chemotherapy at 1 year old and by his second birthday, doctors had basically given up all hope. His only hope was taking part in a drug trial program, a program of which Michael was the only participant to survive the treatment. Although he survived, he was left with some permanent scars, only one lung, a damaged heart and a sensitive immune system. Michael Crossland sets an example for all of us. He's a man who has faced (and still faces) extreme challenges in life, but he never gives up. And despite his own obstacles, he always puts others before himself and gives so much to people in need. A true inspiration. A true hero.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284602Sat, 04 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284602 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kids Don't Get Cancer Author: Michael Crossland Narrator: Natalie Feehan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 21 minutes Release date: February...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284602 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kids Don't Get Cancer Author: Michael Crossland Narrator: Natalie Feehan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 4, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Michael has an absolute passion and belief in people's ability to change direction and become who they truly want to be and achieve success. This passion stems from his own story Before Michael was even one year old, he was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer of the central nervous system, a tumour had taken over half of his tiny body. The chance of Michael surviving was virtually non-existent. He started chemotherapy at 1 year old and by his second birthday, doctors had basically given up all hope. His only hope was taking part in a drug trial program, a program of which Michael was the only participant to survive the treatment. Although he survived, he was left with some permanent scars, only one lung, a damaged heart and a sensitive immune system. Michael Crossland sets an example for all of us. He's a man who has faced (and still faces) extreme challenges in life, but he never gives up. And despite his own obstacles, he always puts others before himself and gives so much to people in need. A true inspiration. A true hero.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-murder-your-life-by-cat-marnell--65200296https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283642 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Murder Your Life Author: Cat Marnell Narrator: Cat Marnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 58 minutes Release date: February 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of How to Murder Your Life, written and read by Cat Marnell. 'I was twenty-six years old and an associate beauty editor at Lucky, one of the top fashion magazines in America. That’s all that most people knew about me. But beneath the surface, I was full of secrets: I was a drug addict, for one. A pillhead. I was also an alcoholic-in-training who guzzled warm Veuve Clicquot after work alone in my boss’s office with the door closed; a conniving and manipulative uptown doctor-shopper; a salami-and-provolone-puking bulimic who spent a hundred dollars a day on binge foods when things got bad (and they got bad often); a weepy,wobbly, wildly hallucination-prone insomniac; a tweaky self-mutilator; a slutty and self-loathing downtown party girl; and – perhaps most of all – a lonely weirdo. But, you know, I had access to some really fantastic self-tanner.' By the age of 15, Cat Marnell longed to work in the glamorous world of women's magazines - but was also addicted to the ADHD meds prescribed by her father. Within 10 years she was living it up in New York as a beauty editor at Condé Nast, with a talent for 'doctor-shopping' that secured her a never-ending supply of prescriptions. Her life had become a twisted merry-go-round of parties and pills at night, while she struggled to hold down her high-profile job during the day. Witty, magnetic and penetrating - prompting comparisons to Brett Easton Ellis and Charles Bukowski - Cat Marnell reveals essential truths about her generation, brilliantly uncovering the many aspects of being an addict with pin-sharp humour and beguiling style. 'New York's enfant terrible...Her talent has resided in her uncanny ability to write about addiction from the untidy, unsafe, unhappy epicentre of the disease, rather than from some writerly remove.' Telegraph 'I LOVE this book' Catriona Innes, Cosmopolitan Magazine UK 'Brilliantly written and harrowing and funny and honest' Louise France, Times Magazine UK 'Easily one of the most anticipated memoirs of the year...[Marnell's] got an inimitable style (and oh my god, so many have tried) and a level of talent so high, it's impossible not to be rooting for her.' NYLON]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283642Thu, 02 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283642 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Murder Your Life Author: Cat Marnell Narrator: Cat Marnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 58 minutes Release date: February 2,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283642 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Murder Your Life Author: Cat Marnell Narrator: Cat Marnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 58 minutes Release date: February 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of How to Murder Your Life, written and read by Cat Marnell. 'I was twenty-six years old and an associate beauty editor at Lucky, one of the top fashion magazines in America. That’s all that most people knew about me. But beneath the surface, I was full of secrets: I was a drug addict, for one. A pillhead. I was also an alcoholic-in-training who guzzled warm Veuve Clicquot after work alone in my boss’s office with the door closed; a conniving and manipulative uptown doctor-shopper; a salami-and-provolone-puking bulimic who spent a hundred dollars a day on binge foods when things got bad (and they got bad often); a weepy,wobbly, wildly hallucination-prone insomniac; a tweaky self-mutilator; a slutty and self-loathing downtown party girl; and – perhaps most of all – a lonely weirdo. But, you know, I had access to some really fantastic self-tanner.' By the age of 15, Cat Marnell longed to work in the glamorous world of women's magazines - but was also addicted to the ADHD meds prescribed by her father. Within 10 years she was living it up in New York as a beauty editor at Condé Nast, with a talent for 'doctor-shopping' that secured her a never-ending supply of prescriptions. Her life had become a twisted merry-go-round of parties and pills at night, while she struggled to hold down her high-profile job during the day. Witty, magnetic and penetrating - prompting comparisons to Brett Easton Ellis and Charles Bukowski - Cat Marnell reveals essential truths about her generation, brilliantly uncovering the many aspects of being an addict with pin-sharp humour and beguiling style. 'New York's enfant terrible...Her talent has resided in her uncanny ability to write about addiction from the untidy, unsafe, unhappy epicentre of the disease, rather than from some writerly remove.' Telegraph 'I LOVE this book' Catriona Innes, Cosmopolitan Magazine UK 'Brilliantly written and harrowing and funny and honest' Louise France, Times Magazine UK 'Easily one of the most anticipated memoirs of the year...[Marnell's] got an inimitable style (and oh my god, so many have tried) and a level of talent so high, it's impossible not to be rooting for her.' NYLON]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-woman-s-work-by-harriet-harman--65200263https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283018 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Woman's Work Author: Harriet Harman Narrator: Harriet Harman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 52 minutes Release date: February 2, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of A Woman's Work, written and read by Harriet Harman. The first time the story of women's progressive politics over the past thirty years has been told - by someone at the forefront of the movement Why does the political representation of women matter? And which hurdles - personal, political and societal - have been faced, fought and sometimes overcome in the past thirty years? From campaigning with small children to increasing the number of women in Parliament, bringing women's issues to the heart of the Labour Party and tackling a parliamentary culture with no consideration for family life, this frank, inspiring and politically charged book is a crucial account of the progress (and occasional setbacks) made in fighting to change the Labour Party, UK politics and the way the country has been governed since the 1970s.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283018Thu, 02 Feb 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283018 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Woman's Work Author: Harriet Harman Narrator: Harriet Harman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 52 minutes Release date: February 2, 2017...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283018 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Woman's Work Author: Harriet Harman Narrator: Harriet Harman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 52 minutes Release date: February 2, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of A Woman's Work, written and read by Harriet Harman. The first time the story of women's progressive politics over the past thirty years has been told - by someone at the forefront of the movement Why does the political representation of women matter? And which hurdles - personal, political and societal - have been faced, fought and sometimes overcome in the past thirty years? From campaigning with small children to increasing the number of women in Parliament, bringing women's issues to the heart of the Labour Party and tackling a parliamentary culture with no consideration for family life, this frank, inspiring and politically charged book is a crucial account of the progress (and occasional setbacks) made in fighting to change the Labour Party, UK politics and the way the country has been governed since the 1970s.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dream-with-me-race-love-and-the-struggle-we-must-win-by-john-m-perkins--65200286https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283650 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dream With Me: Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win Author: John M. Perkins Narrator: Calvin Robinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 31, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "Justice is something every generation has to strive for." A trailblazer in the civil rights movement, John M. Perkins led voter registration efforts in 1964, worked for school desegregation in 1967, and was jailed and tortured in 1970. He is no less zealous today as he sees a new generation of freedom fighters battling the same issues and the same systems he has spent his life working to correct. Through his raw, personal stories spanning from the civil rights era to today, Perkins shows us that, though the fight is not over, there are many reasons to hope and to carry on the good work he and his contemporaries began more than a generation ago. He calls us to work for justice by living out God’s redemptive love in all of our relationships. “It all comes down to love,” he says. “Love will always be our final fight.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283650Tue, 31 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283650 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dream With Me: Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win Author: John M. Perkins Narrator: Calvin Robinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283650 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dream With Me: Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win Author: John M. Perkins Narrator: Calvin Robinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 31, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "Justice is something every generation has to strive for." A trailblazer in the civil rights movement, John M. Perkins led voter registration efforts in 1964, worked for school desegregation in 1967, and was jailed and tortured in 1970. He is no less zealous today as he sees a new generation of freedom fighters battling the same issues and the same systems he has spent his life working to correct. Through his raw, personal stories spanning from the civil rights era to today, Perkins shows us that, though the fight is not over, there are many reasons to hope and to carry on the good work he and his contemporaries began more than a generation ago. He calls us to work for justice by living out God’s redemptive love in all of our relationships. “It all comes down to love,” he says. “Love will always be our final fight.”]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-murder-your-life-a-memoir-by-cat-marnell--65200284https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283569 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Murder Your Life: A Memoir Author: Cat Marnell Narrator: Cat Marnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 59 minutes Release date: January 31, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.21 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 4.3 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author and former beauty editor Cat Marnell, a “vivid, maddening, heartbreaking, very funny, chaotic” (The New York Times) memoir of prescription drug addiction and self-sabotage, set in the glamorous world of fashion magazines and downtown nightclubs. At twenty-six, Cat Marnell was an associate beauty editor at Lucky, one of the top fashion magazines in America—and that’s all most people knew about her. But she hid a secret life. She was a prescription drug addict. She was also a “doctor shopper” who manipulated Upper East Side psychiatrists for pills, pills, and more pills; a lonely bulimic who spent hundreds of dollars a week on binge foods; a promiscuous party girl who danced barefoot on banquets; a weepy and hallucination-prone insomniac who would take anything—anything—to sleep. This is a tale of self-loathing, self-sabotage, and yes, self-tanner. It begins at a posh New England prep school—and with a prescription for the Attention Deficit Disorder medication Ritalin. It continues to New York, where we follow Marnell’s amphetamine-fueled rise from intern to editor through the beauty departments of NYLON, Teen Vogue, Glamour, and Lucky. We see her fight between ambition and addiction and how, inevitably, her disease threatens everything she worked so hard to achieve. From the Condé Nast building to seedy nightclubs, from doctors’ offices and mental hospitals, Marnell “treads a knife edge between glamorizing her own despair and rendering it with savage honesty.…with the skill of a pulp novelist” (The New York Times Book Review) what it is like to live in the wild, chaotic, often sinister world of a young female addict who can’t say no. Combining “all the intoxicating intrigue of a thriller and yet all the sobering pathos of a gifted writer’s true-life journey to recover her former health, happiness, ambitions, and identity” (Harper’s Bazaar), How to Murder Your Life is mesmerizing, revelatory, and necessary.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283569Tue, 31 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283569 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Murder Your Life: A Memoir Author: Cat Marnell Narrator: Cat Marnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 59 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283569 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Murder Your Life: A Memoir Author: Cat Marnell Narrator: Cat Marnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 59 minutes Release date: January 31, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.21 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 4.3 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author and former beauty editor Cat Marnell, a “vivid, maddening, heartbreaking, very funny, chaotic” (The New York Times) memoir of prescription drug addiction and self-sabotage, set in the glamorous world of fashion magazines and downtown nightclubs. At twenty-six, Cat Marnell was an associate beauty editor at Lucky, one of the top fashion magazines in America—and that’s all most people knew about her. But she hid a secret life. She was a prescription drug addict. She was also a “doctor shopper” who manipulated Upper East Side psychiatrists for pills, pills, and more pills; a lonely bulimic who spent hundreds of dollars a week on binge foods; a promiscuous party girl who danced barefoot on banquets; a weepy and hallucination-prone insomniac who would take anything—anything—to sleep. This is a tale of self-loathing, self-sabotage, and yes, self-tanner. It begins at a posh New England prep school—and with a prescription for the Attention Deficit Disorder medication Ritalin. It continues to New York, where we follow Marnell’s amphetamine-fueled rise from intern to editor through the beauty departments of NYLON, Teen Vogue, Glamour, and Lucky. We see her fight between ambition and addiction and how, inevitably, her disease threatens everything she worked so hard to achieve. From the Condé Nast building to seedy nightclubs, from doctors’ offices and mental hospitals, Marnell “treads a knife edge between glamorizing her own despair and rendering it with savage honesty.…with the skill of a pulp novelist” (The New York Times Book Review) what it is like to live in the wild, chaotic, often sinister world of a young female addict who can’t say no. Combining “all the intoxicating intrigue of a thriller and yet all the sobering pathos of a gifted writer’s true-life journey to recover her former health, happiness, ambitions, and identity” (Harper’s Bazaar), How to Murder Your Life is mesmerizing, revelatory, and necessary.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rest-in-power-the-enduring-life-of-trayvon-martin-by-sybrina-fulton-tracy-martin--65200282https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283073 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin Author: Sybrina Fulton, Tracy Martin Narrator: Jd Jackson, Adenrele Ojo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 31, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 2.75 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Trayvon Martin’s parents take readers beyond the news cycle with an account only they could give: the intimate story of a tragically foreshortened life and the rise of a movement.   “A reminder—not only of Trayvon’s life and death but of the vulnerability of black lives in a country that still needs to be reminded they matter.”—USA Today   Now a docuseries on the Paramount Network produced by Shawn Carter   Years after his tragic death, Trayvon Martin’s name is still evoked every day. He has become a symbol of social justice activism, as has his hauntingly familiar image: the photo of a child still in the process of becoming a young man, wearing a hoodie and gazing silently at the camera. But who was Trayvon Martin, before he became, in death, an icon? And how did one black child’s death on a dark, rainy street in a small Florida town become the match that lit a civil rights crusade?   Rest in Power, told through the compelling alternating narratives of his parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, answers those questions from the most intimate of sources. The book takes us beyond the news cycle and familiar images to give the account that only his parents can offer: the story of the beautiful and complex child they lost, the cruel unresponsiveness of the police and the hostility of the legal system, and an inspiring journey from grief and pain to power, and from tragedy and senselessness to purpose.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283073Tue, 31 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283073 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin Author: Sybrina Fulton, Tracy Martin Narrator: Jd Jackson, Adenrele Ojo Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283073 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin Author: Sybrina Fulton, Tracy Martin Narrator: Jd Jackson, Adenrele Ojo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 31, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 2.75 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Trayvon Martin’s parents take readers beyond the news cycle with an account only they could give: the intimate story of a tragically foreshortened life and the rise of a movement.   “A reminder—not only of Trayvon’s life and death but of the vulnerability of black lives in a country that still needs to be reminded they matter.”—USA Today   Now a docuseries on the Paramount Network produced by Shawn Carter   Years after his tragic death, Trayvon Martin’s name is still evoked every day. He has become a symbol of social justice activism, as has his hauntingly familiar image: the photo of a child still in the process of becoming a young man, wearing a hoodie and gazing silently at the camera. But who was Trayvon Martin, before he became, in death, an icon? And how did one black child’s death on a dark, rainy street in a small Florida town become the match that lit a civil rights crusade?   Rest in Power, told through the compelling alternating narratives of his parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, answers those questions from the most intimate of sources. The book takes us beyond the news cycle and familiar images to give the account that only his parents can offer: the story of the beautiful and complex child they lost, the cruel unresponsiveness of the police and the hostility of the legal system, and an inspiring journey from grief and pain to power, and from tragedy and senselessness to purpose.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-time-flies-a-mostly-scientific-investigation-by-alan-burdick--65200285https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283190 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation Author: Alan Burdick Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “An insightful meditation on the curious nature of time…A highly illuminating intellectual investigation” (Kirkus Reviews) explaining the sometimes contradictory ways we experience time. “Time” is the most commonly used noun in the English language; it’s always on our minds and it advances through every living moment. But what is time, exactly? Do children experience it the same way adults do? Why does it seem to slow down when we’re bored and speed by as we get older? How and why does time fly? “Erudite and informative, a joy with many small treasures” (Science), this witty and meditative exploration by award-winning author and New Yorker staff writer Alan Burdick—“one of the finest science writers at work today, with an uncanny ability to explain knotty topics, with humanity, and humor” (Publishers Weekly, staff pick, best books of 2016)—takes readers on a personal quest to understand how time gets in us and why we perceive it the way we do. In the company of scientists, he visits the most accurate clock in the world (which exists only on paper); discovers that “now” actually happened a split-second ago; finds a twenty-fifth hour in the day; lives in the Arctic to lose all sense of time; and, for one fleeting moment in a neuroscientist’s lab, even makes time go backward. “Why Time Flies captures us. Because it opens up a well of fascinating queries and gives us a glimpse of what has become an ever more deepening mystery for humans: the nature of time” (The New York Times Book Review). This “intellectual adventure renders a hefty topic accessible to the general public” (Richmond Times-Dispatch), is an instant classic, a vivid and intimate examination of the clocks that tick inside us all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283190Tue, 24 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283190 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation Author: Alan Burdick Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283190 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation Author: Alan Burdick Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “An insightful meditation on the curious nature of time…A highly illuminating intellectual investigation” (Kirkus Reviews) explaining the sometimes contradictory ways we experience time. “Time” is the most commonly used noun in the English language; it’s always on our minds and it advances through every living moment. But what is time, exactly? Do children experience it the same way adults do? Why does it seem to slow down when we’re bored and speed by as we get older? How and why does time fly? “Erudite and informative, a joy with many small treasures” (Science), this witty and meditative exploration by award-winning author and New Yorker staff writer Alan Burdick—“one of the finest science writers at work today, with an uncanny ability to explain knotty topics, with humanity, and humor” (Publishers Weekly, staff pick, best books of 2016)—takes readers on a personal quest to understand how time gets in us and why we perceive it the way we do. In the company of scientists, he visits the most accurate clock in the world (which exists only on paper); discovers that “now” actually happened a split-second ago; finds a twenty-fifth hour in the day; lives in the Arctic to lose all sense of time; and, for one fleeting moment in a neuroscientist’s lab, even makes time go backward. “Why Time Flies captures us. Because it opens up a well of fascinating queries and gives us a glimpse of what has become an ever more deepening mystery for humans: the nature of time” (The New York Times Book Review). This “intellectual adventure renders a hefty topic accessible to the general public” (Richmond Times-Dispatch), is an instant classic, a vivid and intimate examination of the clocks that tick inside us all.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-plotzk-to-boston-by-mary-antin--65200290https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Plotzk to Boston Author: Mary Antin Narrator: Sue Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 53 minutes Release date: January 17, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An intensely personal account of the immigration experience as related by a young Jewish girl from Plotzk (a town in the government of Vitebsk, Russia). Mary Antin, with her mother, sisters, and brother, set out from Plotzk in 1894 to join their father, who had journeyed to the "Promised Land" of America three years before. Fourth class railroad cars packed to suffocation, corrupt crossing guards, luggage and persons crudely "disinfected" by German officials who feared the cholera, locked "quarantine" portside, and, finally, the steamer voyage and a famiily reunited. For anyone who has ever wondered what it was like for their grandparents or great grandparents to emmigrate from Europe to the United States last century, this is a fascinating narrative. Mary Antin went on to become an immigration rights activist. She also wrote an autobiography, The Promised Land, published in 1912, which detailed her assimilation into American culture. (Summary by Sue Anderson)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283403Tue, 17 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Plotzk to Boston Author: Mary Antin Narrator: Sue Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 53 minutes Release date: January 17, 2017...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Plotzk to Boston Author: Mary Antin Narrator: Sue Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 53 minutes Release date: January 17, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An intensely personal account of the immigration experience as related by a young Jewish girl from Plotzk (a town in the government of Vitebsk, Russia). Mary Antin, with her mother, sisters, and brother, set out from Plotzk in 1894 to join their father, who had journeyed to the "Promised Land" of America three years before. Fourth class railroad cars packed to suffocation, corrupt crossing guards, luggage and persons crudely "disinfected" by German officials who feared the cholera, locked "quarantine" portside, and, finally, the steamer voyage and a famiily reunited. For anyone who has ever wondered what it was like for their grandparents or great grandparents to emmigrate from Europe to the United States last century, this is a fascinating narrative. Mary Antin went on to become an immigration rights activist. She also wrote an autobiography, The Promised Land, published in 1912, which detailed her assimilation into American culture. (Summary by Sue Anderson)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lepers-of-molokai-by-charles-warren-stoddard--65200276https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283410 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lepers of Molokai Author: Charles Warren Stoddard Narrator: Dave7 Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 53 minutes Release date: January 17, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.9 of Total 39 Ratings of Narrator: 3.87 of Total 15 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the story of the lepers of Molokai and of the Roman Catholic missionary, Father Damien, who ministered to those who languished in that desolate place, waiting for death to release them from a most intense form of physical and mental suffering. Fr. Damien, born Jozef De Veuster, was a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium and member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a missionary religious order. He won recognition for his ministry to people with leprosy (Hansen's disease), who had been placed under a government-sanctioned medical quarantine on the remote island of Molokai in the Kingdom of Hawaii. He, himself, contracted and died of this dreaded disease after caring for the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of the people in the colony for sixteen years. (Adapted from Wikipedia)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283410Tue, 17 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283410 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lepers of Molokai Author: Charles Warren Stoddard Narrator: Dave7 Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 53 minutes Release date: January 17,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283410 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lepers of Molokai Author: Charles Warren Stoddard Narrator: Dave7 Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 53 minutes Release date: January 17, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.9 of Total 39 Ratings of Narrator: 3.87 of Total 15 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the story of the lepers of Molokai and of the Roman Catholic missionary, Father Damien, who ministered to those who languished in that desolate place, waiting for death to release them from a most intense form of physical and mental suffering. Fr. Damien, born Jozef De Veuster, was a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium and member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a missionary religious order. He won recognition for his ministry to people with leprosy (Hansen's disease), who had been placed under a government-sanctioned medical quarantine on the remote island of Molokai in the Kingdom of Hawaii. He, himself, contracted and died of this dreaded disease after caring for the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of the people in the colony for sixteen years. (Adapted from Wikipedia)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-of-blessed-john-b-marie-vianney-cure-of-ars-by-anonymous--65200291https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Blessed John B. Marie Vianney, Curé of Ars Author: Anonymous Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 56 minutes Release date: January 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, T.O.S.F., (8 May 1786 – 4 August 1859), commonly known in English as St John Vianney, was a French parish priest who is venerated in the Catholic Church as a saint and as the patron saint of all priests. He is often referred to as the "Curé d'Ars". He became internationally notable for his priestly and pastoral work in his parish because of the radical spiritual transformation of the community and its surroundings. Catholics attribute this to his saintly life, mortification, his persevering ministry in the sacrament of confession, and his ardent devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to Saint Philomena. This short biography of this beloved saint was written before he was canonized in 1925. (Summary Adapted from Wikipedia)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283252Mon, 16 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Blessed John B. Marie Vianney, Curé of Ars Author: Anonymous Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 56...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Blessed John B. Marie Vianney, Curé of Ars Author: Anonymous Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 56 minutes Release date: January 16, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, T.O.S.F., (8 May 1786 – 4 August 1859), commonly known in English as St John Vianney, was a French parish priest who is venerated in the Catholic Church as a saint and as the patron saint of all priests. He is often referred to as the "Curé d'Ars". He became internationally notable for his priestly and pastoral work in his parish because of the radical spiritual transformation of the community and its surroundings. Catholics attribute this to his saintly life, mortification, his persevering ministry in the sacrament of confession, and his ardent devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to Saint Philomena. This short biography of this beloved saint was written before he was canonized in 1925. (Summary Adapted from Wikipedia)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-paula-by-isabel-allende--65200161https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291703 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Paula Author: Isabel Allende Narrator: Javiera Gazitua, Isabel Allende Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 12, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.58 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: El audiolibro de la obra más conmovedora, personal e íntima de Isabel Allende. Incluye un epílogo narrado por la propia autora. «Aquí está todo lo que debe tener un libro: oído, perspectiva, cabeza, corazón y una humanidad sin límites.» The New York Times Cuando la gran autora chilena se encontraba en España con ocasión de la presentación de El plan infinito, su hija entró en estado de coma. Junto al lecho de Paula, mientras seguía con angustia la evolución de su enfermedad, Isabel Allende comenzó a redactar en un cuaderno una historia de su familia y de sí misma con el propósito de regalársela a su hija una vez superara el dramático trance. Sin embargo, éste se prolongó durante meses y los apuntes de la autora acabaron convirtiéndose en este libro apasionante y revelador. Isabel Allende ejerce aquí su prodigioso talento narrativo para recuperar y asumir sus propias vivencias como mujer y como escritora, así como las de su familia y las de la historia reciente de su país. Autorretrato de insólita emotividad al tiempo que exquisita recreación de la sensibilidad de las mujeres de nuestra época, Paula perdura en el ánimo del lector con la intensidad de una experiencia indeleble.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291703Thu, 12 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291703 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Paula Author: Isabel Allende Narrator: Javiera Gazitua, Isabel Allende Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 29 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291703 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Paula Author: Isabel Allende Narrator: Javiera Gazitua, Isabel Allende Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 12, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.58 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: El audiolibro de la obra más conmovedora, personal e íntima de Isabel Allende. Incluye un epílogo narrado por la propia autora. «Aquí está todo lo que debe tener un libro: oído, perspectiva, cabeza, corazón y una humanidad sin límites.» The New York Times Cuando la gran autora chilena se encontraba en España con ocasión de la presentación de El plan infinito, su hija entró en estado de coma. Junto al lecho de Paula, mientras seguía con angustia la evolución de su enfermedad, Isabel Allende comenzó a redactar en un cuaderno una historia de su familia y de sí misma con el propósito de regalársela a su hija una vez superara el dramático trance. Sin embargo, éste se prolongó durante meses y los apuntes de la autora acabaron convirtiéndose en este libro apasionante y revelador. Isabel Allende ejerce aquí su prodigioso talento narrativo para recuperar y asumir sus propias vivencias como mujer y como escritora, así como las de su familia y las de la historia reciente de su país. Autorretrato de insólita emotividad al tiempo que exquisita recreación de la sensibilidad de las mujeres de nuestra época, Paula perdura en el ánimo del lector con la intensidad de una experiencia indeleble.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/phillips-brooks-by-mark-antony-de-wolfe-howe--65200298https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/282990 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Phillips Brooks Author: Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe Narrator: David Wales Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 10, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Phillips Brooks (1835 - 1893) was one of the finest and most famous clergyman in the nineteenth century; he was acknowledged as a masterful preacher. His teachings were filled with understanding, compassion, and encouragement. He spent most of his life as rector of Trinity Church, Boston, and served briefly as Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts at the end of it (1891 - 1893). His life was a course of gaining an increasing name as preacher and patriot. In addition to his moral stature, he was a man of great physical bearing as well, standing six feet four inches tall. During the American Civil War he upheld the cause of the North and opposed slavery, and his sermon on the death of Abraham Lincoln was an eloquent expression of the character of both men. He was asked to be the full-time chaplain at Harvard University (with whose faculty and students he maintained a close relationship to the end of his life), but he later wrote, "{My only ambition} is to be a parish priest ...” He died unmarried in 1893, after an episcopate of only 15 months. His death was a major event in the history of Boston. One observer reported: "They buried him like a king. Harvard students carried his body on their shoulders. All barriers of denomination were down. Roman Catholics and Unitarians felt that a great man had fallen in Israel." Brooks's understanding of individuals of other ways and thought, and of other religious traditions, gained a following across a broad segment of society,... His influence as a religious leader was unique. The degree of STD had been conferred upon him by Harvard (1877) and Columbia (1887), and the Doctor of Divinity degree by the University of Oxford, England (1885). He is known for being the lyricist of "O Little Town of Bethlehem". (Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/282990Tue, 10 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/282990 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Phillips Brooks Author: Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe Narrator: David Wales Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 7 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/282990 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Phillips Brooks Author: Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe Narrator: David Wales Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 10, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Phillips Brooks (1835 - 1893) was one of the finest and most famous clergyman in the nineteenth century; he was acknowledged as a masterful preacher. His teachings were filled with understanding, compassion, and encouragement. He spent most of his life as rector of Trinity Church, Boston, and served briefly as Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts at the end of it (1891 - 1893). His life was a course of gaining an increasing name as preacher and patriot. In addition to his moral stature, he was a man of great physical bearing as well, standing six feet four inches tall. During the American Civil War he upheld the cause of the North and opposed slavery, and his sermon on the death of Abraham Lincoln was an eloquent expression of the character of both men. He was asked to be the full-time chaplain at Harvard University (with whose faculty and students he maintained a close relationship to the end of his life), but he later wrote, "{My only ambition} is to be a parish priest ...” He died unmarried in 1893, after an episcopate of only 15 months. His death was a major event in the history of Boston. One observer reported: "They buried him like a king. Harvard students carried his body on their shoulders. All barriers of denomination were down. Roman Catholics and Unitarians felt that a great man had fallen in Israel." Brooks's understanding of individuals of other ways and thought, and of other religious traditions, gained a following across a broad segment of society,... His influence as a religious leader was unique. The degree of STD had been conferred upon him by Harvard (1877) and Columbia (1887), and the Doctor of Divinity degree by the University of Oxford, England (1885). He is known for being the lyricist of "O Little Town of Bethlehem". (Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/made-for-more-by-manna-ko--65200212https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290509 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Made For More Author: Manna Ko Narrator: Manna Ko Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 43 minutes Release date: January 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An Autobiographical Novel of Faith and Promise Manna began her career as an entrepreneur in Canada in the 1980s, and within a very short time, gained national recognition for her work. In the 1990s, she and her son moved to the United States, where she used her giftings and expertise to help other businesses around the country. Now with over twenty-seven years of entrepreneurial experience, she has spoken to almost 50,000 people, internationally. As a prolific Author, International Speaker, and Trainer, Manna is passionate about helping people live extraordinary lives, and she strategically uses her many platforms to help others achieve their dreams. She has written over a dozen books, and her life-giving Autobiographical Novel, Made For More, is selling in over 13 countries. Her newly released children’s books are no different. Manna brilliantly addresses life-lessons in a sweet, warm, and inviting manner. Together with the charming, hand-painted watercolor illustrations, the entire reading experience is designed to create tender memory-making opportunities for parents and children. Manna has an MA in Psychology, a Ph.D. in Philosophy, and numerous additional certifications. She contributes to several educational, disciplinary, and advisory boards, serves as Lead Trainer and Editor in Chief for KWA (Kingdom Writer’s Association), and is an Ordained Leader with Third Day Churches. Manna is also a marathon runner, a health and exercise enthusiast, an avid reader, is conversant in four languages, plays tennis and the piano, studied martial arts, and is active in her community. Manna and her family live in San Diego, California.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290509Mon, 09 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290509 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Made For More Author: Manna Ko Narrator: Manna Ko Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 43 minutes Release date: January 9, 2017 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290509 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Made For More Author: Manna Ko Narrator: Manna Ko Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 43 minutes Release date: January 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An Autobiographical Novel of Faith and Promise Manna began her career as an entrepreneur in Canada in the 1980s, and within a very short time, gained national recognition for her work. In the 1990s, she and her son moved to the United States, where she used her giftings and expertise to help other businesses around the country. Now with over twenty-seven years of entrepreneurial experience, she has spoken to almost 50,000 people, internationally. As a prolific Author, International Speaker, and Trainer, Manna is passionate about helping people live extraordinary lives, and she strategically uses her many platforms to help others achieve their dreams. She has written over a dozen books, and her life-giving Autobiographical Novel, Made For More, is selling in over 13 countries. Her newly released children’s books are no different. Manna brilliantly addresses life-lessons in a sweet, warm, and inviting manner. Together with the charming, hand-painted watercolor illustrations, the entire reading experience is designed to create tender memory-making opportunities for parents and children. Manna has an MA in Psychology, a Ph.D. in Philosophy, and numerous additional certifications. She contributes to several educational, disciplinary, and advisory boards, serves as Lead Trainer and Editor in Chief for KWA (Kingdom Writer’s Association), and is an Ordained Leader with Third Day Churches. Manna is also a marathon runner, a health and exercise enthusiast, an avid reader, is conversant in four languages, plays tennis and the piano, studied martial arts, and is active in her community. Manna and her family live in San Diego, California.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/james-watt-by-andrew-carnegie--65200273https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290159 to listen full audiobooks. Title: James Watt Author: Andrew Carnegie Narrator: Bill Boerst Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This biography of the inventor James Watt covers his early years, successes and failures, and legacy. (Summary by Bill Boerst)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290159Sun, 01 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290159 to listen full audiobooks. Title: James Watt Author: Andrew Carnegie Narrator: Bill Boerst Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290159 to listen full audiobooks. Title: James Watt Author: Andrew Carnegie Narrator: Bill Boerst Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This biography of the inventor James Watt covers his early years, successes and failures, and legacy. (Summary by Bill Boerst)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-story-of-mary-maclane-by-mary-maclane--65200269https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290751 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Story of Mary MacLane Author: Mary Maclane Narrator: Kristin Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.58 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At the age of 19 in 1902, MacLane published her first book, The Story of Mary MacLane. It sold 100,000 copies in the first month and was popular among young girls, but was strongly criticized by conservative readers, and lightly ridiculed by H.L. Mencken. She had always chafed at living in Butte, which was a small mining town, and used the money from sales of this book to move to Greenwich Village where she continued to write books and newspaper articles. Some critics have suggested that even by today's standards, MacLane's writing is raw, honest, unflinching, self-aware, sensual and extreme. She wrote openly about egoism and her own self-love, about sexual attraction and love for other women, and even about her desire to marry the devil. (Summary from Wikipedia)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290751Sun, 01 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290751 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Story of Mary MacLane Author: Mary Maclane Narrator: Kristin Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290751 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Story of Mary MacLane Author: Mary Maclane Narrator: Kristin Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.58 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At the age of 19 in 1902, MacLane published her first book, The Story of Mary MacLane. It sold 100,000 copies in the first month and was popular among young girls, but was strongly criticized by conservative readers, and lightly ridiculed by H.L. Mencken. She had always chafed at living in Butte, which was a small mining town, and used the money from sales of this book to move to Greenwich Village where she continued to write books and newspaper articles. Some critics have suggested that even by today's standards, MacLane's writing is raw, honest, unflinching, self-aware, sensual and extreme. She wrote openly about egoism and her own self-love, about sexual attraction and love for other women, and even about her desire to marry the devil. (Summary from Wikipedia)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reminiscences-of-captain-gronow-by-rees-howell-gronow--65200257https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290175 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reminiscences of Captain Gronow Author: Rees Howell Gronow Narrator: Ruth Golding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A collection of memoirs about the Peninsular War, the Battle of Waterloo, and society and personalities of Regency London and 19th century Paris, by a sometime Grenadier Guards officer, unsuccessful parliamentarian, and dandy. Gronow displays some social attitudes of the day which would now be regarded as unacceptable, but is a clever raconteur who brings to life both the horrors of war and the gaiety of high society. (Summary by Ruth Golding and Wikipedia)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290175Sun, 01 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290175 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reminiscences of Captain Gronow Author: Rees Howell Gronow Narrator: Ruth Golding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290175 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reminiscences of Captain Gronow Author: Rees Howell Gronow Narrator: Ruth Golding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A collection of memoirs about the Peninsular War, the Battle of Waterloo, and society and personalities of Regency London and 19th century Paris, by a sometime Grenadier Guards officer, unsuccessful parliamentarian, and dandy. Gronow displays some social attitudes of the day which would now be regarded as unacceptable, but is a clever raconteur who brings to life both the horrors of war and the gaiety of high society. (Summary by Ruth Golding and Wikipedia)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/memories-of-childhood-s-slavery-days-by-annie-l-burton--65200239https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289927 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days Author: Annie L. Burton Narrator: Michele Fry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 40 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.77 of Total 105 Ratings of Narrator: 3.32 of Total 31 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is a short and simple, yet poignant autobiography of Annie Burton, who recounts her early carefree childhood as a slave on a southern plantation while the Civil War raged around her, and after the Emancipation Proclamation, how her life changed as she struggled to maintain herself and family, manage her finances, and develop as a free person of color. The last half of the narrative relies heavily upon speeches, poems, and hymns written by others that stirred Annie's religious passions and increased her pride in her heritage, including a very powerful speech by Dr. P. Thomas Stanford, "The Race Question in America", which no doubt gave Annie some historical perspective, boosted her pride, and offered much food for thought to her readers upon that important subject. (Summary by Michele Fry)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289927Sun, 01 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289927 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days Author: Annie L. Burton Narrator: Michele Fry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 40 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289927 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days Author: Annie L. Burton Narrator: Michele Fry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 40 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.77 of Total 105 Ratings of Narrator: 3.32 of Total 31 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is a short and simple, yet poignant autobiography of Annie Burton, who recounts her early carefree childhood as a slave on a southern plantation while the Civil War raged around her, and after the Emancipation Proclamation, how her life changed as she struggled to maintain herself and family, manage her finances, and develop as a free person of color. The last half of the narrative relies heavily upon speeches, poems, and hymns written by others that stirred Annie's religious passions and increased her pride in her heritage, including a very powerful speech by Dr. P. Thomas Stanford, "The Race Question in America", which no doubt gave Annie some historical perspective, boosted her pride, and offered much food for thought to her readers upon that important subject. (Summary by Michele Fry)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/confessions-volumes-1-and-2-by-jean-jacques-rousseau--65200217https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290950 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Confessions, volumes 1 and 2 Author: Jean Jacques Rousseau Narrator: Martin Geeson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.89 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Thus I have acted; these were my thoughts; such was I.” Rousseau’s lengthy and sometimes anguished dossier on the Self is one of the most remarkable and courageous works of introspection ever undertaken. Some readers may be repelled by his tendency to revel in embarrassing accounts of humiliation and fiasco, as if he were striving too hard to achieve an ultimate nakedness, a nakedness of the soul perhaps. Others may recall the compulsive self-searching of the narrator of Proust’s A la recherche du temps perdu, who also rather dwelt on the co-existence in the individual of the vile and the virtuous. The two opening volumes of the Confessions, presented in this inevitably censored edition of 1903, deal with the author’s childhood and callow adolescence. Here he is... (Summary by Martin Geeson)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290950Sun, 01 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290950 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Confessions, volumes 1 and 2 Author: Jean Jacques Rousseau Narrator: Martin Geeson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 11 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290950 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Confessions, volumes 1 and 2 Author: Jean Jacques Rousseau Narrator: Martin Geeson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.89 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Thus I have acted; these were my thoughts; such was I.” Rousseau’s lengthy and sometimes anguished dossier on the Self is one of the most remarkable and courageous works of introspection ever undertaken. Some readers may be repelled by his tendency to revel in embarrassing accounts of humiliation and fiasco, as if he were striving too hard to achieve an ultimate nakedness, a nakedness of the soul perhaps. Others may recall the compulsive self-searching of the narrator of Proust’s A la recherche du temps perdu, who also rather dwelt on the co-existence in the individual of the vile and the virtuous. The two opening volumes of the Confessions, presented in this inevitably censored edition of 1903, deal with the author’s childhood and callow adolescence. Here he is... (Summary by Martin Geeson)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-american-idyll-the-life-of-carlton-h-parker-by-cornelia-stratton-parker--65200216https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An American Idyll: The Life of Carlton H. Parker Author: Cornelia Stratton Parker Narrator: Mary Schneider Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 16 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In a memoir marked by joy, love, and an unbending sense of adventure, Cornelia Stratton Parker reveals the heart of a unique man and their life together. As a member of California's turn-of-the-20th-century Immigration and Housing Commission, Carlton H. Parker came to understand the problems surrounding migrant camps and the labor movement in general. In this volume she recounts his undertakings in that regard and their family life. - Summary by Mary Schneider]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290759Sun, 01 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An American Idyll: The Life of Carlton H. Parker Author: Cornelia Stratton Parker Narrator: Mary Schneider Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An American Idyll: The Life of Carlton H. Parker Author: Cornelia Stratton Parker Narrator: Mary Schneider Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 16 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In a memoir marked by joy, love, and an unbending sense of adventure, Cornelia Stratton Parker reveals the heart of a unique man and their life together. As a member of California's turn-of-the-20th-century Immigration and Housing Commission, Carlton H. Parker came to understand the problems surrounding migrant camps and the labor movement in general. In this volume she recounts his undertakings in that regard and their family life. - Summary by Mary Schneider]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/confessions-of-an-english-opium-eater-by-thomas-de-quincey--65200200https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290727 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Confessions of an English Opium-Eater Author: Thomas de Quincey Narrator: Martin Geeson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Thou hast the keys of Paradise, O just, subtle, and mighty Opium!” Though apparently presenting the reader with a collage of poignant memories, temporal digressions and random anecdotes, the Confessions is a work of immense sophistication and certainly one of the most impressive and influential of all autobiographies. The work is of great appeal to the contemporary reader, displaying a nervous (postmodern?) self-awareness, a spiralling obsession with the enigmas of its own composition and significance. De Quincey may be said to scrutinise his life, somewhat feverishly, in an effort to fix his own identity. The title seems to promise a graphic exposure of horrors; these passages do not make up a large part of the whole. The circumstances of its hasty composition sets up the work as a lucrative piece of sensational journalism, albeit published in a more intellectually respectable organ – the London Magazine – than are today’s tawdry exercises in tabloid self-exposure. What makes the book technically remarkable is its use of a majestic neoclassical style applied to a very romantic species of confessional writing - self-reflexive but always reaching out to the Reader. (Summary by Martin Geeson)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290727Sun, 01 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290727 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Confessions of an English Opium-Eater Author: Thomas de Quincey Narrator: Martin Geeson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 22 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290727 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Confessions of an English Opium-Eater Author: Thomas de Quincey Narrator: Martin Geeson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Thou hast the keys of Paradise, O just, subtle, and mighty Opium!” Though apparently presenting the reader with a collage of poignant memories, temporal digressions and random anecdotes, the Confessions is a work of immense sophistication and certainly one of the most impressive and influential of all autobiographies. The work is of great appeal to the contemporary reader, displaying a nervous (postmodern?) self-awareness, a spiralling obsession with the enigmas of its own composition and significance. De Quincey may be said to scrutinise his life, somewhat feverishly, in an effort to fix his own identity. The title seems to promise a graphic exposure of horrors; these passages do not make up a large part of the whole. The circumstances of its hasty composition sets up the work as a lucrative piece of sensational journalism, albeit published in a more intellectually respectable organ – the London Magazine – than are today’s tawdry exercises in tabloid self-exposure. What makes the book technically remarkable is its use of a majestic neoclassical style applied to a very romantic species of confessional writing - self-reflexive but always reaching out to the Reader. (Summary by Martin Geeson)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-biography-of-a-prairie-girl-by-eleanor-gates--65200187https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290290 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Biography of a Prairie Girl Author: Eleanor Gates Narrator: Teresa Bauman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.59 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 1.64 of Total 14 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This book is a wonderful way to learn about how the prairies were years ago, but you will hardly feel you are learning because you will be caught up with the 'little girl', living with her as she grows up far away from any large city. Very well written, in this book you live, worry, and rejoice, along with the little girl. Whether it is through a prairie fire, raising some interesting and queer pet, having fun at some big prairie-time event, or worming her way out of trouble, the little girl continues to grow, until at the end, you leave, not a little girl, but a young lady stepping into womanhood. - Summary by Trotsa]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290290Sun, 01 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290290 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Biography of a Prairie Girl Author: Eleanor Gates Narrator: Teresa Bauman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290290 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Biography of a Prairie Girl Author: Eleanor Gates Narrator: Teresa Bauman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.59 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 1.64 of Total 14 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This book is a wonderful way to learn about how the prairies were years ago, but you will hardly feel you are learning because you will be caught up with the 'little girl', living with her as she grows up far away from any large city. Very well written, in this book you live, worry, and rejoice, along with the little girl. Whether it is through a prairie fire, raising some interesting and queer pet, having fun at some big prairie-time event, or worming her way out of trouble, the little girl continues to grow, until at the end, you leave, not a little girl, but a young lady stepping into womanhood. - Summary by Trotsa]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/patience-worth-by-casper-s-yost--65200181https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291097 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Patience Worth Author: Casper S. Yost Narrator: Lynne Thompson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Patience Worth is an examination of the communications between a seventeenth century woman and a certain Mrs. Curran of St. Louis, in 1913. Contact with the spirit world or parlor trick? If the latter, it was well done: the quick-witted repartee appeared unrehearsed, the language was authentic, the references to English nature and life accurate, although Mrs. Curran had never visited England. Mrs. Curran, herself, was a smart, quick-witted socialite of good repute, unlikely to have been a fraudster. She did not 'perform' publicly, only in front of friends and invited guests, and never for money. She was a musician by training, not a writer or poet, yet many of the communications took the form of blank verse and were of a poetical nature. Since its publication, the phenomenon has been much studied and general view is that Patience Worth was the invention of Pearl Curran's imagination. In this volume, we are presented with the evidence and left to decide for ourselves. - Summary by Lynne Thompson]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291097Sun, 01 Jan 2017 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291097 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Patience Worth Author: Casper S. Yost Narrator: Lynne Thompson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291097 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Patience Worth Author: Casper S. Yost Narrator: Lynne Thompson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Patience Worth is an examination of the communications between a seventeenth century woman and a certain Mrs. Curran of St. Louis, in 1913. Contact with the spirit world or parlor trick? If the latter, it was well done: the quick-witted repartee appeared unrehearsed, the language was authentic, the references to English nature and life accurate, although Mrs. Curran had never visited England. Mrs. Curran, herself, was a smart, quick-witted socialite of good repute, unlikely to have been a fraudster. She did not 'perform' publicly, only in front of friends and invited guests, and never for money. She was a musician by training, not a writer or poet, yet many of the communications took the form of blank verse and were of a poetical nature. Since its publication, the phenomenon has been much studied and general view is that Patience Worth was the invention of Pearl Curran's imagination. In this volume, we are presented with the evidence and left to decide for ourselves. - Summary by Lynne Thompson]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-english-woman-survives-world-war-2-in-the-burma-jungle-by-dreamtime-audio-books--65200256https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289301 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An English Woman Survives World War 2 in the Burma Jungle Author: Dreamtime Audio Books Narrator: Mysterious Dreamtime Man Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 5 minutes Release date: December 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the true story of how an English woman joined the Wasbies (Womens Auxiliary Service Burma ) in World War 2 to deliver food supplies to the soldiers in the Burma jungle. We hear how she lived with her parents growing up in India and how her father was in charge of the shipping port in Bombay guiding ships in and out of the port. We hear how her brother's plane was shot down over Rangoon in Burma during WW2, and how she went back to Burma in her 80's to try and find his plane and grave. We hear about a memorial service in London for her Brother and other pilots who were shot down by the Japanese. She talks about how she became sick and was rushed to hospital, while on the plane she helped a Sikh who's jaw was blown off. This remarkable lady describes how she met her husband during the war and how he travelled to Bombay to marry her. We hear how she lived in the camps in the Burma jungle and how she saw soldiers die fighting the Japanese in the Burma jungle. The last chapter she states emotionally, "For your tomorrows we gave our today at a memorial stone in Burma"]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289301Thu, 29 Dec 2016 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289301 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An English Woman Survives World War 2 in the Burma Jungle Author: Dreamtime Audio Books Narrator: Mysterious Dreamtime Man Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289301 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An English Woman Survives World War 2 in the Burma Jungle Author: Dreamtime Audio Books Narrator: Mysterious Dreamtime Man Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 5 minutes Release date: December 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the true story of how an English woman joined the Wasbies (Womens Auxiliary Service Burma ) in World War 2 to deliver food supplies to the soldiers in the Burma jungle. We hear how she lived with her parents growing up in India and how her father was in charge of the shipping port in Bombay guiding ships in and out of the port. We hear how her brother's plane was shot down over Rangoon in Burma during WW2, and how she went back to Burma in her 80's to try and find his plane and grave. We hear about a memorial service in London for her Brother and other pilots who were shot down by the Japanese. She talks about how she became sick and was rushed to hospital, while on the plane she helped a Sikh who's jaw was blown off. This remarkable lady describes how she met her husband during the war and how he travelled to Bombay to marry her. We hear how she lived in the camps in the Burma jungle and how she saw soldiers die fighting the Japanese in the Burma jungle. The last chapter she states emotionally, "For your tomorrows we gave our today at a memorial stone in Burma"]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/aunty-magdaline-cottas-living-in-cape-york-by-dreamtime-audio-books--65200165https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289302 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aunty Magdaline Cottas Living in Cape York Author: Dreamtime Audio Books Narrator: Mysterious Dreamtime Man Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 27 minutes Release date: December 29, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is about the life of Magdaline Cottas, an Indigenous Australian who's family live in the remote part of Australia in a place called Cape York. The Cape York Peninsula is the most northern point of Australia. We hear how her Grandfather left New Caladonia in the early 1900's to get away from the French law and settled in Cape York. Her Grandfather worked for Jardine, who was part of the settlement of Europeans. We hear how Jardine shot Indigenous Clans and Magadline's family to colonise Australia. She talks of how Jardine was a brutal man settling Cape York. She talks of how Jardine turned a young Indigenous girl to be his slave and how he tapped her breasts with to pretend he was a boy slave and how her grandfather didn't know about this but had his suspicions when they tied up their horses and went swimming. Magdaline Cottas talks of how her country is beautiful, how the rivers have white sandy beaches and a place called Somerset where they go fishing, and how the children of Cape York mistakenly call one river ' Diana Coo ' after the late Diana of England instead of its language name of Tiana Coo. She talks of how they used to live in traditional bark huts and how they sung in their language on their sailing boat they made from the Wopatha Tree. She remembers how the Americans turned up in their tanks in world War 2 to fight off the Japanese planes and how the Japanese tried to take Jacky Jacky Airport. She recalls how the Mapoon people were evacuated from the bombing raids of the Japanese.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289302Thu, 29 Dec 2016 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289302 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aunty Magdaline Cottas Living in Cape York Author: Dreamtime Audio Books Narrator: Mysterious Dreamtime Man Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289302 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aunty Magdaline Cottas Living in Cape York Author: Dreamtime Audio Books Narrator: Mysterious Dreamtime Man Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 27 minutes Release date: December 29, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is about the life of Magdaline Cottas, an Indigenous Australian who's family live in the remote part of Australia in a place called Cape York. The Cape York Peninsula is the most northern point of Australia. We hear how her Grandfather left New Caladonia in the early 1900's to get away from the French law and settled in Cape York. Her Grandfather worked for Jardine, who was part of the settlement of Europeans. We hear how Jardine shot Indigenous Clans and Magadline's family to colonise Australia. She talks of how Jardine was a brutal man settling Cape York. She talks of how Jardine turned a young Indigenous girl to be his slave and how he tapped her breasts with to pretend he was a boy slave and how her grandfather didn't know about this but had his suspicions when they tied up their horses and went swimming. Magdaline Cottas talks of how her country is beautiful, how the rivers have white sandy beaches and a place called Somerset where they go fishing, and how the children of Cape York mistakenly call one river ' Diana Coo ' after the late Diana of England instead of its language name of Tiana Coo. She talks of how they used to live in traditional bark huts and how they sung in their language on their sailing boat they made from the Wopatha Tree. She remembers how the Americans turned up in their tanks in world War 2 to fight off the Japanese planes and how the Japanese tried to take Jacky Jacky Airport. She recalls how the Mapoon people were evacuated from the bombing raids of the Japanese.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/surfacing-from-the-depths-of-self-doubt-to-winning-big-and-living-fearlessly-by-siri-lindley--65200268https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284599 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surfacing: from the depths of self-doubt to winning big and living fearlessly Author: Siri Lindley Narrator: Siri Lindley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: December 16, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In Surfacing, Siri Lindley opens up about her unique celebrity-dappled early life. When and NFL superstar notices her beautiful mother, her idyllic childhood is upended. Glitzy dinner parties and world travel pull her mother away, and Lindley grows up feeling alone and out of place. As her intense loneliness grows into anger, she lashes out against her New England life of privilege. Shy and painfully self-aware, Lindley finds solace in sports, playing field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse at Brown University. But when she misses the cut for the US lacrosse team after college, she is left directionless-until a friend invites her to watch a triathlon. Lindley's dream is reignited and she never looks back. Success doesn't come easily. Lindley fails early and often-brutal swim starts, bike equipment failures at key races, grueling workouts-but it's debilitating anxiety that still haunts her. She turns to unconventional Australia coach, Brett Sutton, who helps her tear up her script of self-doubt and transforms her into a world champion. Lindley retires from the sport at the peak of her success, intent on helping athletes realize their own dreams, and finally finds the courage to step out into her true self and find love as a gay woman. Surfacing is the breathtakingly honest book that shares Lindley's daring journey. She is proof that it's never too late to rewrite your own story and change the thoughts, habits and behaviors that hold you back. Surfacing will inspire you as it shows you how to stop being your own worst enemy and start uncovering your potential.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284599Fri, 16 Dec 2016 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284599 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surfacing: from the depths of self-doubt to winning big and living fearlessly Author: Siri Lindley Narrator: Siri Lindley Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284599 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surfacing: from the depths of self-doubt to winning big and living fearlessly Author: Siri Lindley Narrator: Siri Lindley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: December 16, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In Surfacing, Siri Lindley opens up about her unique celebrity-dappled early life. When and NFL superstar notices her beautiful mother, her idyllic childhood is upended. Glitzy dinner parties and world travel pull her mother away, and Lindley grows up feeling alone and out of place. As her intense loneliness grows into anger, she lashes out against her New England life of privilege. Shy and painfully self-aware, Lindley finds solace in sports, playing field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse at Brown University. But when she misses the cut for the US lacrosse team after college, she is left directionless-until a friend invites her to watch a triathlon. Lindley's dream is reignited and she never looks back. Success doesn't come easily. Lindley fails early and often-brutal swim starts, bike equipment failures at key races, grueling workouts-but it's debilitating anxiety that still haunts her. She turns to unconventional Australia coach, Brett Sutton, who helps her tear up her script of self-doubt and transforms her into a world champion. Lindley retires from the sport at the peak of her success, intent on helping athletes realize their own dreams, and finally finds the courage to step out into her true self and find love as a gay woman. Surfacing is the breathtakingly honest book that shares Lindley's daring journey. She is proof that it's never too late to rewrite your own story and change the thoughts, habits and behaviors that hold you back. Surfacing will inspire you as it shows you how to stop being your own worst enemy and start uncovering your potential.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/four-seasons-of-loneliness-a-lawyer-s-case-stories-by-j-w-freiberg--65200279https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283326 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Four Seasons of Loneliness: A Lawyer's Case Stories Author: J. W Freiberg Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: December 7, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: What happens when loneliness engulfs us? How do we manage life when the absence of adequate connections becomes an excruciating hunger? During his extraordinary decades-long career as an attorney, J. W. Freiberg consulted on hundreds of cases involving clients affected by chronic and debilitating loneliness. Here, in four adapted stories from his practice, he reveals how loneliness can impact us in every season of our lives. A fascinating cast of characters emerges: the traumatized teenager forever branded as a sexual predator, the man who spends the prime of his life in solitary confinement in Mao-era China, the truck driver whose self-education isolates him from his community, and the professor at the end of his life who has vast knowledge about the history of love but none to call his own. Told through Freiberg's unique lens of a social psychologist turned lawyer, Four Seasons of Loneliness explores the]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283326Wed, 07 Dec 2016 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283326 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Four Seasons of Loneliness: A Lawyer's Case Stories Author: J. W Freiberg Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283326 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Four Seasons of Loneliness: A Lawyer's Case Stories Author: J. W Freiberg Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: December 7, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: What happens when loneliness engulfs us? How do we manage life when the absence of adequate connections becomes an excruciating hunger? During his extraordinary decades-long career as an attorney, J. W. Freiberg consulted on hundreds of cases involving clients affected by chronic and debilitating loneliness. Here, in four adapted stories from his practice, he reveals how loneliness can impact us in every season of our lives. A fascinating cast of characters emerges: the traumatized teenager forever branded as a sexual predator, the man who spends the prime of his life in solitary confinement in Mao-era China, the truck driver whose self-education isolates him from his community, and the professor at the end of his life who has vast knowledge about the history of love but none to call his own. Told through Freiberg's unique lens of a social psychologist turned lawyer, Four Seasons of Loneliness explores the]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/under-the-influence-reclaiming-my-childhood-by-zachary-phillips--65200223https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291310 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under the Influence - Reclaiming my Childhood Author: Zachary Phillips Narrator: Zachary Phillips Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 27, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A personal and brutally honest account of the destructive dynamic that a drug affected and mentally ill father can have on his child. Through "Under The Influence", Zachary gives us a sacred peek into his once shattered mind, teaching us that, even against all the odds, a broken mind can not only be healed, but can go on to flourish, inspiring others along the way. From the author: 'Under the Influence is the story of my childhood. It provides an insight in to the reality of being the son of an addict, paranoid schizophrenic, chronic hoarder and drug dealer. For as long as I knew him, my dad dealt. Every day, a procession of desperate, malnourished and volatile addicts would visit our house looking to score. From a child's perspective, they seemed to have only one goal - acquiring their next high. Growing up in this environment had a profound impact on my life and world view. I never felt safe.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291310Tue, 27 Sep 2016 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291310 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under the Influence - Reclaiming my Childhood Author: Zachary Phillips Narrator: Zachary Phillips Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291310 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under the Influence - Reclaiming my Childhood Author: Zachary Phillips Narrator: Zachary Phillips Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 27, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A personal and brutally honest account of the destructive dynamic that a drug affected and mentally ill father can have on his child. Through "Under The Influence", Zachary gives us a sacred peek into his once shattered mind, teaching us that, even against all the odds, a broken mind can not only be healed, but can go on to flourish, inspiring others along the way. From the author: 'Under the Influence is the story of my childhood. It provides an insight in to the reality of being the son of an addict, paranoid schizophrenic, chronic hoarder and drug dealer. For as long as I knew him, my dad dealt. Every day, a procession of desperate, malnourished and volatile addicts would visit our house looking to score. From a child's perspective, they seemed to have only one goal - acquiring their next high. Growing up in this environment had a profound impact on my life and world view. I never felt safe.']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-love-affairs-of-a-bibliomaniac-by-eugene-field--65200160https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292168 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac Author: Eugene Field Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Do you love books? No, I mean REALLY love books? These series of sketches on the delights, adventures, and misadventures connected with bibliomania (bibliomania is characterized by the collecting of books which have no use to the collector nor any great intrinsic value to a genuine book collector. The purchase of multiple copies of the same book and edition and the accumulation of books beyond possible capacity of use or enjoyment are frequent symptoms of bibliomania.). The author wholeheartedly enjoyed this pursuit all his life and his descriptions are delightful to read. Anyone who has lovingly held a book, smelled it, and enjoyed it for being just what it is, will understand what the author puts so well. According to the author, collectors may be grouped in three classes: Those who collect from vanity, those who collect for the benefits of learning and those who collect out of veneration and love for books. Mr. Field fell squarly in the latter category. Summary from the preface and Phil Chenevert)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292168Fri, 01 Jan 2016 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292168 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac Author: Eugene Field Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 35 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292168 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac Author: Eugene Field Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Do you love books? No, I mean REALLY love books? These series of sketches on the delights, adventures, and misadventures connected with bibliomania (bibliomania is characterized by the collecting of books which have no use to the collector nor any great intrinsic value to a genuine book collector. The purchase of multiple copies of the same book and edition and the accumulation of books beyond possible capacity of use or enjoyment are frequent symptoms of bibliomania.). The author wholeheartedly enjoyed this pursuit all his life and his descriptions are delightful to read. Anyone who has lovingly held a book, smelled it, and enjoyed it for being just what it is, will understand what the author puts so well. According to the author, collectors may be grouped in three classes: Those who collect from vanity, those who collect for the benefits of learning and those who collect out of veneration and love for books. Mr. Field fell squarly in the latter category. Summary from the preface and Phil Chenevert)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-el-mundo-amarillo-si-crees-en-los-suenos-ellos-se-crearan-by-albert-espinosa--65200182https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El mundo amarillo: Si crees en los sueños, ellos se crearán Author: Albert Espinosa Narrator: Carlos Lladó Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 2 minutes Release date: June 20, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Los «amarillos» esas personas que se sitúan entre el amor y la amistad, esas personas que dan sentido a nuestra vida. «El mundo amarillo es un mundo fantástico que quiero compartir contigo. Es el mundo de los descubrimientos que hice durante los diez años que estuve enfermo de cáncer. Es curioso, pero la fuerza, la vitalidad y los hallazgos que haces cuando estás enfermo sirven también cuando estás bien, en el día a día. »Este libro pretende que conozcas y entres en este mundo especial y diferente; pero, sobre todo, que descubras a los 'amarillos'. Ellos son el nuevo escalafón de la amistad, esas personas que no son ni amantes ni amigos, esa gente que se cruza en tu vida y que con una sola conversación puede llegar a cambiártela. No te adelanto más: tendrás que leer este libro para poder empezar a encontrar tus 'amarillos'. Quizás uno de ellos sea yo... »El mundo amarillo habla de lo sencillo que es creer en los sueños para que estos se creen. Y es que el creer y el crear están tan sólo a una letra de distancia. «¿Qué esperas a saber quiénes son tus 'amarillos'?» Albert Espinosa Reseña: «Albert habla de un mundo al alcance de todos, y que tiene el color del Sol: el mundo amarillo. Un sitio cálido donde los besos pueden durar diez minutos, donde los desconocidos pueden ser tus mejores aliados, donde el miedo pierde su significado, donde la muerte no es eso que les pasa sólo a los demás y la vida es lo más valioso. Este libro habla de todo esto, de todo lo que sentimos y no decimos, del miedo a que nos quiten loque tenemos, de reconocernos enteramente y apreciar quiénes somos cada segundo del día. ¡Larga vida a Albert!» Eloy Azorín, actor]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291332Fri, 20 Jun 2014 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El mundo amarillo: Si crees en los sueños, ellos se crearán Author: Albert Espinosa Narrator: Carlos Lladó Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El mundo amarillo: Si crees en los sueños, ellos se crearán Author: Albert Espinosa Narrator: Carlos Lladó Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 2 minutes Release date: June 20, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Los «amarillos» esas personas que se sitúan entre el amor y la amistad, esas personas que dan sentido a nuestra vida. «El mundo amarillo es un mundo fantástico que quiero compartir contigo. Es el mundo de los descubrimientos que hice durante los diez años que estuve enfermo de cáncer. Es curioso, pero la fuerza, la vitalidad y los hallazgos que haces cuando estás enfermo sirven también cuando estás bien, en el día a día. »Este libro pretende que conozcas y entres en este mundo especial y diferente; pero, sobre todo, que descubras a los 'amarillos'. Ellos son el nuevo escalafón de la amistad, esas personas que no son ni amantes ni amigos, esa gente que se cruza en tu vida y que con una sola conversación puede llegar a cambiártela. No te adelanto más: tendrás que leer este libro para poder empezar a encontrar tus 'amarillos'. Quizás uno de ellos sea yo... »El mundo amarillo habla de lo sencillo que es creer en los sueños para que estos se creen. Y es que el creer y el crear están tan sólo a una letra de distancia. «¿Qué esperas a saber quiénes son tus 'amarillos'?» Albert Espinosa Reseña: «Albert habla de un mundo al alcance de todos, y que tiene el color del Sol: el mundo amarillo. Un sitio cálido donde los besos pueden durar diez minutos, donde los desconocidos pueden ser tus mejores aliados, donde el miedo pierde su significado, donde la muerte no es eso que les pasa sólo a los demás y la vida es lo más valioso. Este libro habla de todo esto, de todo lo que sentimos y no decimos, del miedo a que nos quiten loque tenemos, de reconocernos enteramente y apreciar quiénes somos cada segundo del día. ¡Larga vida a Albert!» Eloy Azorín, actor]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/strange-beautiful-music-a-musical-memoir-by-joe-satriani-jake-brown--65200248https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strange Beautiful Music: A Musical Memoir Author: Joe Satriani, Jake Brown Narrator: Todd McLaren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Oft-hailed as the Jimi Hendrix of his generation, living guitar legend Joe Satriani has long transcended stylistic boundaries with a sound that raises the bar like a new horizon for the broader genre of instrumental guitar rock. Joe's six-string secrets have astounded listeners around the world for nearly thirty years. In Strange Beautiful Music: A Musical Memoir, Satriani and coauthor, music biographer Jake Brown, take fans on their first authorized tour of the story behind his climb to stardom and the creative odyssey involved in writing and recording a storied catalog of classics, including 'Surfing with the Alien,' 'Summer Song,' 'Satch Boogie,' 'Always With Me, Always With You,' 'The Extremist,' 'Flying in a Blue Dream,' 'Crowd Chant,' and more. Featuring exclusive, firsthand interviews with Satriani, Strange Beautiful Music offers a unique look inside the studio with Joe, giving fans a chance to get up close and personal like never before. With insider details about his collaboration with multi-platinum supergroup Chickenfoot, exclusive interviews with Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony of Van Halen and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, commentary from fellow guitar legends such as Steve Vai, Metallica's Kirk Hammett, Primus's Larry LaLonde, and legendary music producers, including Glynn Johns and the late Andy Johns, this memoir offers a rare inside look for die-hard Satriani fans, guitar enthusiasts, and anyone who loves to rock. Strange Beautiful Music features music performed by the author. Included throughout the audiobook are samples of some of Satriani's most memorable songs, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292758Tue, 06 May 2014 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strange Beautiful Music: A Musical Memoir Author: Joe Satriani, Jake Brown Narrator: Todd McLaren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strange Beautiful Music: A Musical Memoir Author: Joe Satriani, Jake Brown Narrator: Todd McLaren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Oft-hailed as the Jimi Hendrix of his generation, living guitar legend Joe Satriani has long transcended stylistic boundaries with a sound that raises the bar like a new horizon for the broader genre of instrumental guitar rock. Joe's six-string secrets have astounded listeners around the world for nearly thirty years. In Strange Beautiful Music: A Musical Memoir, Satriani and coauthor, music biographer Jake Brown, take fans on their first authorized tour of the story behind his climb to stardom and the creative odyssey involved in writing and recording a storied catalog of classics, including 'Surfing with the Alien,' 'Summer Song,' 'Satch Boogie,' 'Always With Me, Always With You,' 'The Extremist,' 'Flying in a Blue Dream,' 'Crowd Chant,' and more. Featuring exclusive, firsthand interviews with Satriani, Strange Beautiful Music offers a unique look inside the studio with Joe, giving fans a chance to get up close and personal like never before. With insider details about his collaboration with multi-platinum supergroup Chickenfoot, exclusive interviews with Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony of Van Halen and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, commentary from fellow guitar legends such as Steve Vai, Metallica's Kirk Hammett, Primus's Larry LaLonde, and legendary music producers, including Glynn Johns and the late Andy Johns, this memoir offers a rare inside look for die-hard Satriani fans, guitar enthusiasts, and anyone who loves to rock. Strange Beautiful Music features music performed by the author. Included throughout the audiobook are samples of some of Satriani's most memorable songs, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment.]]>905cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonkers-my-life-in-laughs-by-jennifer-saunders--65200129https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293444 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bonkers: My Life in Laughs Author: Jennifer Saunders Narrator: Jennifer Saunders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release date: October 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Jennifer Saunders' comic creations have brought joy to millions. From Comic Strip to Comic Relief, from Bolly-swilling Edina in Ab Fab to her takes on Madonna or Mamma Mia, her characters are household names. But it's Jennifer herself who has a place in all our hearts. This is her funny, moving and frankly bonkers memoir, filled with laughter, friends and occasional heartache - but never misery. BONKERS is full of riotous adventures: accidentally enrolling on a teacher training course with a young Dawn French, bluffing her way to each BBC series, shooting Lulu, trading wild faxes with Joanna Lumley, touring India with Ruby Wax and Goldie Hawn. There's cancer, too, when she becomes 'Brave Jen'. But her biggest battle is with the bane of her life: the Laws of Procrastination. As she admits, 'There has never been a Plan. Everything has been fairly random, happened by accident or just fallen into place. I'm off now, to do some sweeping...' Prepare to chuckle, whoop, and go BONKERS.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293444Thu, 10 Oct 2013 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293444 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bonkers: My Life in Laughs Author: Jennifer Saunders Narrator: Jennifer Saunders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293444 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bonkers: My Life in Laughs Author: Jennifer Saunders Narrator: Jennifer Saunders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release date: October 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Jennifer Saunders' comic creations have brought joy to millions. From Comic Strip to Comic Relief, from Bolly-swilling Edina in Ab Fab to her takes on Madonna or Mamma Mia, her characters are household names. But it's Jennifer herself who has a place in all our hearts. This is her funny, moving and frankly bonkers memoir, filled with laughter, friends and occasional heartache - but never misery. BONKERS is full of riotous adventures: accidentally enrolling on a teacher training course with a young Dawn French, bluffing her way to each BBC series, shooting Lulu, trading wild faxes with Joanna Lumley, touring India with Ruby Wax and Goldie Hawn. There's cancer, too, when she becomes 'Brave Jen'. But her biggest battle is with the bane of her life: the Laws of Procrastination. As she admits, 'There has never been a Plan. Everything has been fairly random, happened by accident or just fallen into place. I'm off now, to do some sweeping...' Prepare to chuckle, whoop, and go BONKERS.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/helga-s-diary-a-young-girl-s-account-of-life-in-a-concentration-camp-by-helga-weiss--65200127https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293448 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Helga's Diary: A Young Girl's Account of Life in a Concentration Camp Author: Helga Weiss Narrator: Emily Bevan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 13 minutes Release date: February 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Helga's Diary: A Young Girl's Account of Life in a Concentration Camp, by Helga Weiss. Read by the actress Emily Bevan. In 1938, when her diary begins, Helga is eight years old. Alongside her father and mother and the 45,000 Jews who live in Prague, she endures the Nazi invasion and regime: her father is denied work, schools are closed to her, she and her parents are confined to their flat. Then deportations begin, and her friends and family start to disappear. In 1941, Helga and her parents are sent to the concentration camp of Terezín, where they live for three years. Here Helga documents their daily life - the harsh conditions, disease and suffering, as well as moments of friendship, creativity and hope - until, in 1944, they are sent to Auschwitz. Helga leaves her diary behind with her uncle, who bricks it into a wall to preserve it. Helga's father is never heard of again, but miraculously Helga and her mother survive the horrors of Auschwitz, the gruelling transports of the last days of the war, and manage to return to Prague. As Helga writes down her experiences since Terezín, completing the diary, she is fifteen and a half. She is one of only a tiny number of Czech Jews who have survived. Reconstructed from her original notebooks, which were later retrieved from Terezín, and from the loose-leaf pages on which Helga wrote after the war, the diary is presented here in its entirety. As such, Helga's Diary is one of the most vivid and comprehensive testimonies written during the Holocaust ever to have been recovered.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293448Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293448 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Helga's Diary: A Young Girl's Account of Life in a Concentration Camp Author: Helga Weiss Narrator: Emily Bevan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293448 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Helga's Diary: A Young Girl's Account of Life in a Concentration Camp Author: Helga Weiss Narrator: Emily Bevan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 13 minutes Release date: February 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Helga's Diary: A Young Girl's Account of Life in a Concentration Camp, by Helga Weiss. Read by the actress Emily Bevan. In 1938, when her diary begins, Helga is eight years old. Alongside her father and mother and the 45,000 Jews who live in Prague, she endures the Nazi invasion and regime: her father is denied work, schools are closed to her, she and her parents are confined to their flat. Then deportations begin, and her friends and family start to disappear. In 1941, Helga and her parents are sent to the concentration camp of Terezín, where they live for three years. Here Helga documents their daily life - the harsh conditions, disease and suffering, as well as moments of friendship, creativity and hope - until, in 1944, they are sent to Auschwitz. Helga leaves her diary behind with her uncle, who bricks it into a wall to preserve it. Helga's father is never heard of again, but miraculously Helga and her mother survive the horrors of Auschwitz, the gruelling transports of the last days of the war, and manage to return to Prague. As Helga writes down her experiences since Terezín, completing the diary, she is fifteen and a half. She is one of only a tiny number of Czech Jews who have survived. Reconstructed from her original notebooks, which were later retrieved from Terezín, and from the loose-leaf pages on which Helga wrote after the war, the diary is presented here in its entirety. As such, Helga's Diary is one of the most vivid and comprehensive testimonies written during the Holocaust ever to have been recovered.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-heavy-a-mother-a-daughter-a-diet-a-memoir-by-dara-lynn-weiss--65200245https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289802 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heavy: A Mother, A Daughter, A Diet--A Memoir Author: Dara-Lynn Weiss Narrator: Amanda Tepe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: January 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For readers of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and Bringing Up Bebe, a mother’s unflinching memoir about helping her seven year-old daughter lose weight, and the challenges of modern parenting.   When a doctor pronounced Dara-Lynn Weiss’s daughter Bea obese at age seven, the mother of two knew she had to take action. But how could a woman with her own food and body issues—not to mention spotty eating habits—successfully parent a little girl around the issue of obesity?   In this much-anticipated, controversial memoir, Dara-Lynn Weiss chronicles the struggle and journey to get Bea healthy. In describing their process—complete with frustrations, self-recriminations, dark humor, and some surprising strategies—Weiss reveals the hypocrisy inherent in the debates over many cultural hot-button issues: from processed snacks, organic foods, and school lunches to dieting, eating disorders, parenting methods, discipline, and kids’ self-esteem.   Compounding the challenge were eating environments—from school to restaurants to birthday parties—that set Bea up to fail, and unwelcome judgments from fellow parents. Childhood obesity, Weiss discovered, is a crucible not just for the child but also for parents. She was criticized as readily for enabling Bea’s condition as she was for enforcing the rigid limits necessary to address it. Never before had Weiss been made to feel so wrong for trying to do the right thing.   The damned if you do/damned if you don’t predicament came into sharp relief when Weiss raised some of these issues in a Vogue article. Critics came out in full force, and Weiss unwittingly found herself at the center of an emotional and highly charged debate on childhood obesity.   A touching and relatable story of loving a child enough to be unpopular, The Heavy will leave readers applauding Weiss’s success, her bravery, and her unconditional love for her daughter. Advance praise for The Heavy   “Have you ever been ‘that mother’? You know, the one who others criticize or question? If so, then you know what incredible courage and daring it can take to raise a child in a way that doesn't always meet other people’s expectations. Dara-Lynn Weiss is inspirational for her sheer will, her unwavering dedication, and her willingness to take accountability for her own actions. The Heavy is a stark look at imperfect parenting—and why our mistakes make us better parents.”—Christine Carter, author of Raising Happiness   “Dara-Lynn Weiss had to defy her child’s school, the judgments of other parents, and our fast food culture to rescue her daughter from the epidemic of obesity. Parents should see this as an inspiration—and a wake-up call.”—Amy Dickinson, “Ask Amy” advice columnist and author of The Mighty Queens of Freeville   “The Heavy should be required reading for every parent because it tackles—with refreshing honesty—that universal question we’ll all face: how to do what’s best for our children, even when the kids resist our efforts and society judges our approach. Dara-Lynn Weiss has written a brave book and started a crucial and overdue national conversation.”—Abigail Pogrebin, author of One and the Same and Stars of David]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289802Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289802 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heavy: A Mother, A Daughter, A Diet--A Memoir Author: Dara-Lynn Weiss Narrator: Amanda Tepe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289802 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heavy: A Mother, A Daughter, A Diet--A Memoir Author: Dara-Lynn Weiss Narrator: Amanda Tepe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: January 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For readers of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and Bringing Up Bebe, a mother’s unflinching memoir about helping her seven year-old daughter lose weight, and the challenges of modern parenting.   When a doctor pronounced Dara-Lynn Weiss’s daughter Bea obese at age seven, the mother of two knew she had to take action. But how could a woman with her own food and body issues—not to mention spotty eating habits—successfully parent a little girl around the issue of obesity?   In this much-anticipated, controversial memoir, Dara-Lynn Weiss chronicles the struggle and journey to get Bea healthy. In describing their process—complete with frustrations, self-recriminations, dark humor, and some surprising strategies—Weiss reveals the hypocrisy inherent in the debates over many cultural hot-button issues: from processed snacks, organic foods, and school lunches to dieting, eating disorders, parenting methods, discipline, and kids’ self-esteem.   Compounding the challenge were eating environments—from school to restaurants to birthday parties—that set Bea up to fail, and unwelcome judgments from fellow parents. Childhood obesity, Weiss discovered, is a crucible not just for the child but also for parents. She was criticized as readily for enabling Bea’s condition as she was for enforcing the rigid limits necessary to address it. Never before had Weiss been made to feel so wrong for trying to do the right thing.   The damned if you do/damned if you don’t predicament came into sharp relief when Weiss raised some of these issues in a Vogue article. Critics came out in full force, and Weiss unwittingly found herself at the center of an emotional and highly charged debate on childhood obesity.   A touching and relatable story of loving a child enough to be unpopular, The Heavy will leave readers applauding Weiss’s success, her bravery, and her unconditional love for her daughter. Advance praise for The Heavy   “Have you ever been ‘that mother’? You know, the one who others criticize or question? If so, then you know what incredible courage and daring it can take to raise a child in a way that doesn't always meet other people’s expectations. Dara-Lynn Weiss is inspirational for her sheer will, her unwavering dedication, and her willingness to take accountability for her own actions. The Heavy is a stark look at imperfect parenting—and why our mistakes make us better parents.”—Christine Carter, author of Raising Happiness   “Dara-Lynn Weiss had to defy her child’s school, the judgments of other parents, and our fast food culture to rescue her daughter from the epidemic of obesity. Parents should see this as an inspiration—and a wake-up call.”—Amy Dickinson, “Ask Amy” advice columnist and author of The Mighty Queens of Freeville   “The Heavy should be required reading for every parent because it tackles—with refreshing honesty—that universal question we’ll all face: how to do what’s best for our children, even when the kids resist our efforts and society judges our approach. Dara-Lynn Weiss has written a brave book and started a crucial and overdue national conversation.”—Abigail Pogrebin, author of One and the Same and Stars of David]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/here-comes-trouble-stories-from-my-life-by-michael-moore--65200128https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293406 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life Author: Michael Moore Narrator: Michael Moore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 14, 2011 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Michael Moore's anti-memoir, Here Comes Trouble, narrated by the man himself. Breaking the autobiographical mould, he hilariously presents 20 far-ranging, irreverent vignettes from his own life. Moore is his own meta-Forrest Gump, as one moment he's an 11-year old boy stuck on a Senate elevator with Bobby Kennedy, and the next moment he's inside the Bitburg cemetery with a dazed and confused Ronald Reagan. Changing planes in Vienna, he escapes death at the hands of the terrorist Abu Nidal (others weren't so lucky). He founded his first underground newspaper in fourth grade. He refused to be on the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite at 16 ('There's not enough Clearasil in the world for that to happen'). And he became the youngest elected official in the country at age 18 by enlisting an 'army of local stoners' who had no idea what they were doing as his campaign staff. Before Michael Moore became the Oscar-winning filmmaker and all-round rabble rouser and thorn-in-the-side of corporate and right-wing America, there was the guy who had an uncanny knack of just showing up where history was being made. This book is a wild, revealing, take-no-prisoners ride through his early life. Alternately funny, eye-opening, and moving, this is a book Michael Moore has been writing -- and living -- for a very long time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293406Wed, 14 Sep 2011 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293406 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life Author: Michael Moore Narrator: Michael Moore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293406 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life Author: Michael Moore Narrator: Michael Moore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 14, 2011 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Michael Moore's anti-memoir, Here Comes Trouble, narrated by the man himself. Breaking the autobiographical mould, he hilariously presents 20 far-ranging, irreverent vignettes from his own life. Moore is his own meta-Forrest Gump, as one moment he's an 11-year old boy stuck on a Senate elevator with Bobby Kennedy, and the next moment he's inside the Bitburg cemetery with a dazed and confused Ronald Reagan. Changing planes in Vienna, he escapes death at the hands of the terrorist Abu Nidal (others weren't so lucky). He founded his first underground newspaper in fourth grade. He refused to be on the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite at 16 ('There's not enough Clearasil in the world for that to happen'). And he became the youngest elected official in the country at age 18 by enlisting an 'army of local stoners' who had no idea what they were doing as his campaign staff. Before Michael Moore became the Oscar-winning filmmaker and all-round rabble rouser and thorn-in-the-side of corporate and right-wing America, there was the guy who had an uncanny knack of just showing up where history was being made. This book is a wild, revealing, take-no-prisoners ride through his early life. Alternately funny, eye-opening, and moving, this is a book Michael Moore has been writing -- and living -- for a very long time.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/story-of-a-secret-state-my-report-to-the-world-by-jan-karski--65200146https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293418 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World Author: Jan Karski Narrator: Janusz Guttner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 5, 2011 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World by Jan Karski, read by Janusz Guttner. Resistance fighter, prisoner of war, escapee, secret witness, hero - Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World is the incredible eyewitness account of Jan Karski. This is the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition read by Janusz Guttner. 'I do not pretend to have given an exhaustive picture of the Polish Underground, its organization and its activities. Because of our methods, I believe that there is no one today who could give an all-embracing recital...This book is a purely personal story, my story.' Jan Karski's 1944 war memoir is a heroic act of witness: the courageous testimony of a man who risked everything for his country. At times overwhelming in the details it reveals of the suffering of ordinary people, it is an unforgettable and deeply affecting record of brutality, courage, and survival under conditions of extreme bleakness. During the first four years of World War II, Karski worked as a messenger for the underground, risking his life in secret missions. He was captured, tortured, rescued, smuggled through a tunnel into the Warsaw ghetto and, finally, disguised himself as a guard to infiltrate a Nazi death camp. Then, travelling across occupied Europe to England, with his eye-witness report smuggled on microfilm in the handle of a razor, he became the first man to tell the Allies about the Holocaust - only to be ignored.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293418Thu, 05 May 2011 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293418 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World Author: Jan Karski Narrator: Janusz Guttner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 15 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293418 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World Author: Jan Karski Narrator: Janusz Guttner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 5, 2011 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World by Jan Karski, read by Janusz Guttner. Resistance fighter, prisoner of war, escapee, secret witness, hero - Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World is the incredible eyewitness account of Jan Karski. This is the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition read by Janusz Guttner. 'I do not pretend to have given an exhaustive picture of the Polish Underground, its organization and its activities. Because of our methods, I believe that there is no one today who could give an all-embracing recital...This book is a purely personal story, my story.' Jan Karski's 1944 war memoir is a heroic act of witness: the courageous testimony of a man who risked everything for his country. At times overwhelming in the details it reveals of the suffering of ordinary people, it is an unforgettable and deeply affecting record of brutality, courage, and survival under conditions of extreme bleakness. During the first four years of World War II, Karski worked as a messenger for the underground, risking his life in secret missions. He was captured, tortured, rescued, smuggled through a tunnel into the Warsaw ghetto and, finally, disguised himself as a guard to infiltrate a Nazi death camp. Then, travelling across occupied Europe to England, with his eye-witness report smuggled on microfilm in the handle of a razor, he became the first man to tell the Allies about the Holocaust - only to be ignored.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-souvenir-a-daughter-discovers-her-father-s-war-by-louise-steinman--65200231https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290621 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Souvenir: A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War Author: Louise Steinman Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: April 22, 2011 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Louise Steinman has published essays and articles in the Los Angeles Times Magazine, The Washington Post, and Salon. She has also led writing workshops and curates literacy programs. The Souvenir, a powerful, best-selling book, was a featured selection of the Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club, and others. Growing up, Louise Steinman never understood the private hell that tormented her father. Years later, among her late parents' belongings, she discovers a metal ammo box. In it are almost 500 letters written by her father to her mother during World War II. It also contains a silk Japanese flag inscribed to Yoshio Shimizu. When she reads the letters, Steinman begins to see what her father experienced in the endless days of combat. She also embarks on a decade-long search to find out who Shimizu was-a search which culminates in a trip to Japan to return his flag. The result is a powerful story of discovery, connection, and reconciliation. Weaving together her father's letters, historical details and the political propaganda of both sides, Steinman creates a narrative that is a unique examination of the personal and universal costs of war.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290621Fri, 22 Apr 2011 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290621 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Souvenir: A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War Author: Louise Steinman Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290621 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Souvenir: A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War Author: Louise Steinman Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: April 22, 2011 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Louise Steinman has published essays and articles in the Los Angeles Times Magazine, The Washington Post, and Salon. She has also led writing workshops and curates literacy programs. The Souvenir, a powerful, best-selling book, was a featured selection of the Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club, and others. Growing up, Louise Steinman never understood the private hell that tormented her father. Years later, among her late parents' belongings, she discovers a metal ammo box. In it are almost 500 letters written by her father to her mother during World War II. It also contains a silk Japanese flag inscribed to Yoshio Shimizu. When she reads the letters, Steinman begins to see what her father experienced in the endless days of combat. She also embarks on a decade-long search to find out who Shimizu was-a search which culminates in a trip to Japan to return his flag. The result is a powerful story of discovery, connection, and reconciliation. Weaving together her father's letters, historical details and the political propaganda of both sides, Steinman creates a narrative that is a unique examination of the personal and universal costs of war.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-golfer-s-education-by-darren-kilfara--65200249https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284237 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Golfer's Education Author: Darren Kilfara Narrator: Scott Shina Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 8, 2011 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this funny, perceptive memoir, Golf Digest writer and ESPN commentator Darren Kilfara lives the dream of many American golf enthusiasts. While a student at Harvard, Kilfara convinces the school that he needs a year of study in Scotland. Once there, he purchases a student pass to the courses of St. Andrews for a mere $150. Taking full advantage, Kilfara plays the most legendary courses in the world and gains an entirely new perspective on life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284237Fri, 08 Apr 2011 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284237 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Golfer's Education Author: Darren Kilfara Narrator: Scott Shina Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 8, 2011...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284237 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Golfer's Education Author: Darren Kilfara Narrator: Scott Shina Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 8, 2011 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this funny, perceptive memoir, Golf Digest writer and ESPN commentator Darren Kilfara lives the dream of many American golf enthusiasts. While a student at Harvard, Kilfara convinces the school that he needs a year of study in Scotland. Once there, he purchases a student pass to the courses of St. Andrews for a mere $150. Taking full advantage, Kilfara plays the most legendary courses in the world and gains an entirely new perspective on life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/road-to-the-dales-the-story-of-a-yorkshire-lad-by-gervase-phinn--65200135https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293404 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Road to the Dales: The Story of a Yorkshire Lad Author: Gervase Phinn Narrator: Gervase Phinn Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 25, 2011 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this abridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Road to the Dales: The Story of a Yorkshire Lad, Gervase tells of a life full of happiness, conversation, music and books shared with his three siblings, mother and father. This audiobook is a snapshot of growing up in Yorkshire in the 1950s - reminisce with Gervase, and share in his personal journey - of school days and holidays as well as his tentative steps into the adult world. Devour numerous uproarious stories including the incident involving a broken greenhouse, crashing his brother's newly restored bike as well as secrets about his first dates, adventures at summer camp, family trips to Blackpool and many other captivating tales. With a wicked ear for the comical, and a sharp eye for detail, this beautifully narrated audiobook visits poignant moments, significant events and precious memories from a boy called Gervase.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293404Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293404 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Road to the Dales: The Story of a Yorkshire Lad Author: Gervase Phinn Narrator: Gervase Phinn Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 7 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293404 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Road to the Dales: The Story of a Yorkshire Lad Author: Gervase Phinn Narrator: Gervase Phinn Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 25, 2011 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this abridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Road to the Dales: The Story of a Yorkshire Lad, Gervase tells of a life full of happiness, conversation, music and books shared with his three siblings, mother and father. This audiobook is a snapshot of growing up in Yorkshire in the 1950s - reminisce with Gervase, and share in his personal journey - of school days and holidays as well as his tentative steps into the adult world. Devour numerous uproarious stories including the incident involving a broken greenhouse, crashing his brother's newly restored bike as well as secrets about his first dates, adventures at summer camp, family trips to Blackpool and many other captivating tales. With a wicked ear for the comical, and a sharp eye for detail, this beautifully narrated audiobook visits poignant moments, significant events and precious memories from a boy called Gervase.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-sonia-sotomayor-una-sabia-decision-by-mario-szichman--65200179https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290614 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Sonia Sotomayor: Una sabia decision Author: Mario Szichman Narrator: Denisse Oller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: November 5, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Sonia Sotomayor es la primera mujer de origen hispano que se convierte en la III juez de la Corte Suprema. Su origen Puertorriqueno y su gran capacidad para los estudios, en universidades como Yale, la catapultaron a tan importante puesto. En este libro, los editores de El diario la prensa y La opinion ofrecen una de las mas importantes coberturas de este acontecimiento historico. La llegada de una latina a la Corte Suprema nos muestra que el sueno Americano se puede logran con una buena educacion, basada en los principios de la familia. Esta es la latina sabia que ha luchado desde la corte de distrito y que supo defenderse de los despiadados ataques del senador Jeff Sessions en las audiencias de confirmacion con altura y dignidad.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290614Fri, 05 Nov 2010 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290614 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Sonia Sotomayor: Una sabia decision Author: Mario Szichman Narrator: Denisse Oller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/290614 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Sonia Sotomayor: Una sabia decision Author: Mario Szichman Narrator: Denisse Oller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: November 5, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Sonia Sotomayor es la primera mujer de origen hispano que se convierte en la III juez de la Corte Suprema. Su origen Puertorriqueno y su gran capacidad para los estudios, en universidades como Yale, la catapultaron a tan importante puesto. En este libro, los editores de El diario la prensa y La opinion ofrecen una de las mas importantes coberturas de este acontecimiento historico. La llegada de una latina a la Corte Suprema nos muestra que el sueno Americano se puede logran con una buena educacion, basada en los principios de la familia. Esta es la latina sabia que ha luchado desde la corte de distrito y que supo defenderse de los despiadados ataques del senador Jeff Sessions en las audiencias de confirmacion con altura y dignidad.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lips-unsealed-a-memoir-by-belinda-carlisle--65200271https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283950 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lips Unsealed: A Memoir Author: Belinda Carlisle Narrator: Belinda Carlisle Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: June 1, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The women of the iconic eighties band the Go-Go’s will always be remembered as they appeared on the back of their debut record: sunny, smiling, each soaking in her own private bubble bath with chocolates and champagne. The photo is a perfect tribute to the fun, irreverent brand of pop music that the Go-Go’s created, but it also conceals the trials and secret demons that the group—and, in particular, Belinda Carlisle—struggled with. Leaving her unstable childhood home at the age of eighteen, Belinda battled serious weight issues and grappled with her confusion about being deserted by her biological father. This talented but misguided teen found solace in the punk rock world that so openly welcomed misfits—even though acceptance had its price. Not long after forming, the Go-Go’s became queens of the L.A. punk scene. With a chart-topping debut album, Belinda found herself launched to international superstardom—and with that fame came more access to A-list parties, and even more alcohol and drugs to fuel Go-Go’s mania. Inevitably, Belinda began to self-destruct. This spellbinding and shocking look at her rise, fall, and eventual rebirth as a wife, mother, and sober artist will leave you wistfully fantasizing about the eighties decadence she epitomized, but also cringing at the dark despair hidden behind her charming smile. Lips Unsealed is ultimately a love letter to music and the story of a life that, though deeply flawed, was, and is still, fully lived.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283950Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283950 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lips Unsealed: A Memoir Author: Belinda Carlisle Narrator: Belinda Carlisle Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: June 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283950 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lips Unsealed: A Memoir Author: Belinda Carlisle Narrator: Belinda Carlisle Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: June 1, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The women of the iconic eighties band the Go-Go’s will always be remembered as they appeared on the back of their debut record: sunny, smiling, each soaking in her own private bubble bath with chocolates and champagne. The photo is a perfect tribute to the fun, irreverent brand of pop music that the Go-Go’s created, but it also conceals the trials and secret demons that the group—and, in particular, Belinda Carlisle—struggled with. Leaving her unstable childhood home at the age of eighteen, Belinda battled serious weight issues and grappled with her confusion about being deserted by her biological father. This talented but misguided teen found solace in the punk rock world that so openly welcomed misfits—even though acceptance had its price. Not long after forming, the Go-Go’s became queens of the L.A. punk scene. With a chart-topping debut album, Belinda found herself launched to international superstardom—and with that fame came more access to A-list parties, and even more alcohol and drugs to fuel Go-Go’s mania. Inevitably, Belinda began to self-destruct. This spellbinding and shocking look at her rise, fall, and eventual rebirth as a wife, mother, and sober artist will leave you wistfully fantasizing about the eighties decadence she epitomized, but also cringing at the dark despair hidden behind her charming smile. Lips Unsealed is ultimately a love letter to music and the story of a life that, though deeply flawed, was, and is still, fully lived.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/walk-like-you-have-somewhere-to-go-my-journey-from-mental-welfare-to-mental-health-by-lucille-o-neal--65200227https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285111 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go: My Journey from Mental Welfare to Mental Health Author: Lucille O'Neal Narrator: LaTasha Ezell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 13 minutes Release date: May 17, 2010 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “In Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go Lucille will take you on a 40-year journey from ‘mental welfare to mental wealth.’ You will laugh—you may cry—and in the process you will be encouraged, enlightened, and empowered.” —Paula White, author of Dare to Dream: See Yourself as God Sees You  As the mother of one of the greatest athletes of all time, her journey is exceptional; but her story reveals that she is more than just “Shaquille O’Neal’s mom.” Lucille O’Neal is a woman you know, a woman you understand. Perhaps your own journey resembles hers. O’Neal has been a rebellious teen, a single mother, a wife, a college student, a divorcée, and, above all, a woman of unique courage.  Acquainted early in life with turmoil, O’Neal’s circumstances shaped her perspective and strengthened her resolve to overcome the challenges she would encounter later in life. She has endured poverty, rejection, abuse, addiction, and the illness of a child, yet today her faith and compassion for others are stronger than ever.  O’Neal writes candidly—and often humorously—about her years of spiritual unrest and mental warfare, and her return to the God of her childhood. In Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go, O’Neal shares her struggles and disappointments against the backdrop of her sweetest memories and proudest accomplishments. After fifty-five years, O’Neal has gained the wisdom to recognize her wrongs and guide others down a different path. Her story is proof that it’s never too late for a new beginning.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285111Mon, 17 May 2010 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285111 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go: My Journey from Mental Welfare to Mental Health Author: Lucille O'Neal Narrator: LaTasha Ezell Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285111 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go: My Journey from Mental Welfare to Mental Health Author: Lucille O'Neal Narrator: LaTasha Ezell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 13 minutes Release date: May 17, 2010 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “In Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go Lucille will take you on a 40-year journey from ‘mental welfare to mental wealth.’ You will laugh—you may cry—and in the process you will be encouraged, enlightened, and empowered.” —Paula White, author of Dare to Dream: See Yourself as God Sees You  As the mother of one of the greatest athletes of all time, her journey is exceptional; but her story reveals that she is more than just “Shaquille O’Neal’s mom.” Lucille O’Neal is a woman you know, a woman you understand. Perhaps your own journey resembles hers. O’Neal has been a rebellious teen, a single mother, a wife, a college student, a divorcée, and, above all, a woman of unique courage.  Acquainted early in life with turmoil, O’Neal’s circumstances shaped her perspective and strengthened her resolve to overcome the challenges she would encounter later in life. She has endured poverty, rejection, abuse, addiction, and the illness of a child, yet today her faith and compassion for others are stronger than ever.  O’Neal writes candidly—and often humorously—about her years of spiritual unrest and mental warfare, and her return to the God of her childhood. In Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go, O’Neal shares her struggles and disappointments against the backdrop of her sweetest memories and proudest accomplishments. After fifty-five years, O’Neal has gained the wisdom to recognize her wrongs and guide others down a different path. Her story is proof that it’s never too late for a new beginning.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-other-wes-moore-one-name-two-fates-by-wes-moore--65200260https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates Author: Wes Moore Narrator: Wes Moore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 13 minutes Release date: April 27, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.24 of Total 91 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 12 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the governor of Maryland, the “compassionate” (People), “startling” (Baltimore Sun), “moving” (Chicago Tribune) true story of two kids with the same name: One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison. The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his. In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun ran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship. The same paper also ran a series of articles about four young men who had allegedly killed a police officer in a spectacularly botched armed robbery. The police were still hunting for two of the suspects who had gone on the lam, a pair of brothers. One was named Wes Moore.  Wes just couldn’t shake off the unsettling coincidence, or the inkling that the two shared much more than space in the same newspaper. After following the story of the robbery, the manhunt, and the trial to its conclusion, he wrote a letter to the other Wes, now a convicted murderer serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. His letter tentatively asked the questions that had been haunting him: Who are you? How did this happen? That letter led to a correspondence and relationship that have lasted for several years. Over dozens of letters and prison visits, Wes discovered that the other Wes had had a life not unlike his own: Both had had difficult childhoods, both were fatherless; they’d hung out on similar corners with similar crews, and both had run into trouble with the police. At each stage of their young lives they had come across similar moments of decision, yet their choices would lead them to astonishingly different destinies. Told in alternating dramatic narratives that take readers from heart-wrenching losses to moments of surprising redemption, The Other Wes Moore tells the story of a generation of boys trying to find their way in a hostile world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289587Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates Author: Wes Moore Narrator: Wes Moore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 13 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates Author: Wes Moore Narrator: Wes Moore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 13 minutes Release date: April 27, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.24 of Total 91 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 12 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the governor of Maryland, the “compassionate” (People), “startling” (Baltimore Sun), “moving” (Chicago Tribune) true story of two kids with the same name: One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison. The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his. In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun ran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship. The same paper also ran a series of articles about four young men who had allegedly killed a police officer in a spectacularly botched armed robbery. The police were still hunting for two of the suspects who had gone on the lam, a pair of brothers. One was named Wes Moore.  Wes just couldn’t shake off the unsettling coincidence, or the inkling that the two shared much more than space in the same newspaper. After following the story of the robbery, the manhunt, and the trial to its conclusion, he wrote a letter to the other Wes, now a convicted murderer serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. His letter tentatively asked the questions that had been haunting him: Who are you? How did this happen? That letter led to a correspondence and relationship that have lasted for several years. Over dozens of letters and prison visits, Wes discovered that the other Wes had had a life not unlike his own: Both had had difficult childhoods, both were fatherless; they’d hung out on similar corners with similar crews, and both had run into trouble with the police. At each stage of their young lives they had come across similar moments of decision, yet their choices would lead them to astonishingly different destinies. Told in alternating dramatic narratives that take readers from heart-wrenching losses to moments of surprising redemption, The Other Wes Moore tells the story of a generation of boys trying to find their way in a hostile world.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/here-s-the-deal-don-t-touch-me-by-howie-mandel-josh-young--65200253https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me Author: Howie Mandel, Josh Young Narrator: Howie Mandel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 24, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A frank, funny, no-holds-barred memoir that reveals the Deal or No Deal host’s ongoing struggle with OCD and ADHD–and how it has shaped his life and career. Howie Mandel is one of the most recognizable names in entertainment–respected by his peers and beloved by audiences as the host of the enormously popular prime-time game show Deal or No Deal. With a career that spans three decades and many different show-business platforms–he’s a renowned stand-up comedian who continues to perform more than 150 sold-out shows a year, he created the award-winning TV show Bobby’s World, he’s starred in feature films and the hit TV series St. Elsewhere, and he’s also hosted his own daytime talk show–he’s one of the most versatile performers anywhere. But there are aspects of his personal and professional life he’s never talked about publicly–until now. Eleven years ago, Mandel first told the world about his “germophobia.” He’s recently started discussing his adult ADHD as well. Now, for the first time, he reveals the details of his struggle with these challenging disorders. He catalogs his numerous fears and neuroses and shares entertaining stories about how he has tried to integrate them into his act. “If I’m making myself laugh,” he writes, “then I’m distracted from all the other things going on in my head that are, at times, torturous.” And he speaks frankly and honestly about the ways his condition has affected his personal life–as a son, husband, and father of three. Fans who’ve been dying to know “the deal” behind Mandel’s remarkable rise through the show-business ranks will be rewarded with many never-before-told anecdotes, each one generously leavened with Mandel’s trademark humor. There are tales from every phase of his colorful career–from his early days as a teenage carpet salesman and aspiring stand-up comic to his stint opening for Diana Ross, his six years on St. Elsewhere, and beyond. As heartfelt as it is hilarious, Here’s the Deal: Don’t Touch Me is the story of one man’s effort to draw comic inspiration out of his darkest, most vulnerable places. It’s sure to please Howie Mandel’s legion of fans–and provide hope to the millions who strive to succeed in spite of OCD and ADHD.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283949Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me Author: Howie Mandel, Josh Young Narrator: Howie Mandel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me Author: Howie Mandel, Josh Young Narrator: Howie Mandel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 24, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A frank, funny, no-holds-barred memoir that reveals the Deal or No Deal host’s ongoing struggle with OCD and ADHD–and how it has shaped his life and career. Howie Mandel is one of the most recognizable names in entertainment–respected by his peers and beloved by audiences as the host of the enormously popular prime-time game show Deal or No Deal. With a career that spans three decades and many different show-business platforms–he’s a renowned stand-up comedian who continues to perform more than 150 sold-out shows a year, he created the award-winning TV show Bobby’s World, he’s starred in feature films and the hit TV series St. Elsewhere, and he’s also hosted his own daytime talk show–he’s one of the most versatile performers anywhere. But there are aspects of his personal and professional life he’s never talked about publicly–until now. Eleven years ago, Mandel first told the world about his “germophobia.” He’s recently started discussing his adult ADHD as well. Now, for the first time, he reveals the details of his struggle with these challenging disorders. He catalogs his numerous fears and neuroses and shares entertaining stories about how he has tried to integrate them into his act. “If I’m making myself laugh,” he writes, “then I’m distracted from all the other things going on in my head that are, at times, torturous.” And he speaks frankly and honestly about the ways his condition has affected his personal life–as a son, husband, and father of three. Fans who’ve been dying to know “the deal” behind Mandel’s remarkable rise through the show-business ranks will be rewarded with many never-before-told anecdotes, each one generously leavened with Mandel’s trademark humor. There are tales from every phase of his colorful career–from his early days as a teenage carpet salesman and aspiring stand-up comic to his stint opening for Diana Ross, his six years on St. Elsewhere, and beyond. As heartfelt as it is hilarious, Here’s the Deal: Don’t Touch Me is the story of one man’s effort to draw comic inspiration out of his darkest, most vulnerable places. It’s sure to please Howie Mandel’s legion of fans–and provide hope to the millions who strive to succeed in spite of OCD and ADHD.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heart-in-the-right-place-a-memoir-by-carolyn-jourdan--65200261https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284429 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heart in the Right Place: A Memoir Author: Carolyn Jourdan Narrator: Kate Forbes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 4, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Carolyn Jourdan spent many years as a congressional lawyer in Washington, D.C. Then she was called home to fill in for her mother as receptionist at her father's rural Tennessee doctor's office-assured it would only be for a few days. 'Jourdan's dispatches from the reception desk make for a stirring, beautiful memoir that is alternately hilarious and heartbreaking, and ultimately a triumph.'-Publishers Weekly, starred review]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284429Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284429 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heart in the Right Place: A Memoir Author: Carolyn Jourdan Narrator: Kate Forbes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284429 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heart in the Right Place: A Memoir Author: Carolyn Jourdan Narrator: Kate Forbes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 4, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Carolyn Jourdan spent many years as a congressional lawyer in Washington, D.C. Then she was called home to fill in for her mother as receptionist at her father's rural Tennessee doctor's office-assured it would only be for a few days. 'Jourdan's dispatches from the reception desk make for a stirring, beautiful memoir that is alternately hilarious and heartbreaking, and ultimately a triumph.'-Publishers Weekly, starred review]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sandhills-boy-the-winding-trail-of-a-texas-writer-by-elmer-kelton--65200139https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291242 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sandhills Boy: The Winding Trail of a Texas Writer Author: Elmer Kelton Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: February 25, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Voted by his peers as the best Western writer of all time and honored with a record seven Spur Awards, Elmer Kelton is the beloved author of such compelling tales as The Good Old Boys. A beautifully written and highly readable memoir, Sandhills Boy reveals the origins of a unique storytelling talent and Texas treasure. 'Charming memoir . a pleasure through and through.'-Kirkus Reviews]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291242Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291242 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sandhills Boy: The Winding Trail of a Texas Writer Author: Elmer Kelton Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291242 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sandhills Boy: The Winding Trail of a Texas Writer Author: Elmer Kelton Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: February 25, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Voted by his peers as the best Western writer of all time and honored with a record seven Spur Awards, Elmer Kelton is the beloved author of such compelling tales as The Good Old Boys. A beautifully written and highly readable memoir, Sandhills Boy reveals the origins of a unique storytelling talent and Texas treasure. 'Charming memoir . a pleasure through and through.'-Kirkus Reviews]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin-by-benjamin-franklin--65200202https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284035 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Author: Benjamin Franklin Narrator: Adrian Cronauer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 48 minutes Release date: January 15, 2008 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'From the poverty and obscurity in which I was born I have raised myself up.' In his own words Benjamin Franklin steps off the pages of history, brimming with candor, bright ideas, and common sense, and with something of an eye for the ladies.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284035Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284035 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Author: Benjamin Franklin Narrator: Adrian Cronauer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 48 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284035 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Author: Benjamin Franklin Narrator: Adrian Cronauer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 48 minutes Release date: January 15, 2008 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'From the poverty and obscurity in which I was born I have raised myself up.' In his own words Benjamin Franklin steps off the pages of history, brimming with candor, bright ideas, and common sense, and with something of an eye for the ladies.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/iacocca-an-autobiography-by-lee-iacocca-william-novak--65200191https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Iacocca: An Autobiography Author: Lee Iacocca, William Novak Narrator: Lee Iacocca Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: April 17, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Vintage Iacocca . . . He is fast-talking, blunt, boastful, and unabashedly patriotic. Lee Iacocca is also a genuine folk hero. . . . His career is breathtaking.”—Business Week He’s an American legend, a straight-shooting businessman who brought Chrysler back from the brink and in the process became a media celebrity, newsmaker, and a man many had urged to run for president. The son of Italian immigrants, Lee Iacocca rose spectacularly through the ranks of Ford Motor Company to become its president, only to be toppled eight years later in a power play that should have shattered him. But Lee Iacocca didn’t get mad, he got even. He led a battle for Chrysler’s survival that made his name a symbol of integrity, know-how, and guts for millions of Americans. In his classic hard-hitting style, he tells us how he changed the automobile industry in the 1960s by creating the phenomenal Mustang. He goes behind the scenes for a look at Henry Ford’s reign of intimidation and manipulation. He recounts the miraculous rebirth of Chrysler from near bankruptcy to repayment of its $1.2 billion government loan so early that Washington didn’t know how to cash the check.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289627Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Iacocca: An Autobiography Author: Lee Iacocca, William Novak Narrator: Lee Iacocca Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Iacocca: An Autobiography Author: Lee Iacocca, William Novak Narrator: Lee Iacocca Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: April 17, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Vintage Iacocca . . . He is fast-talking, blunt, boastful, and unabashedly patriotic. Lee Iacocca is also a genuine folk hero. . . . His career is breathtaking.”—Business Week He’s an American legend, a straight-shooting businessman who brought Chrysler back from the brink and in the process became a media celebrity, newsmaker, and a man many had urged to run for president. The son of Italian immigrants, Lee Iacocca rose spectacularly through the ranks of Ford Motor Company to become its president, only to be toppled eight years later in a power play that should have shattered him. But Lee Iacocca didn’t get mad, he got even. He led a battle for Chrysler’s survival that made his name a symbol of integrity, know-how, and guts for millions of Americans. In his classic hard-hitting style, he tells us how he changed the automobile industry in the 1960s by creating the phenomenal Mustang. He goes behind the scenes for a look at Henry Ford’s reign of intimidation and manipulation. He recounts the miraculous rebirth of Chrysler from near bankruptcy to repayment of its $1.2 billion government loan so early that Washington didn’t know how to cash the check.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/augustus-the-life-of-rome-s-first-emperor-by-anthony-everitt--65200166https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293239 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor Author: Anthony Everitt Narrator: John Curless Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 14, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Rome's first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire the world had ever seen. His consolidation and expansion of Roman power two thousand years ago laid the foundations, for all of Western history to follow. Yet, despite Augustus's accomplishments, very few biographers have concentrated on the man himself, instead choosing to chronicle the age in which he lived. Here, Anthony Everitt, the bestselling author of Cicero, gives a spellbinding and intimate account of his illustrious subject. Augustus began his career as an inexperienced teenager plucked from his studies to take center stage in the drama of Roman politics, assisted by two school friends, Agrippa and Maecenas. Augustus's rise to power began with the assassination of his great-uncle and adoptive father, Julius Caesar, and culminated in the titanic duel with Mark Antony and Cleopatra. The world that made Augustus-and that he himself later remade-was driven by intrigue, sex, ceremony, violence, scandal, and naked ambition. Everitt has taken some of the household names of history-Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, Antony, Cleopatra-whom few know the full truth about, and turned them into flesh-and-blood human beings. At a time when many consider America an empire, this stunning portrait of the greatest emperor who ever lived makes for enlightening and engrossing reading. Everitt brings to life the world of a giant, rendered faithfully and sympathetically in human scale. A study of power and political genius, Augustus is a vivid, compelling biography of one of the most important rulers in history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293239Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293239 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor Author: Anthony Everitt Narrator: John Curless Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 37 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293239 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor Author: Anthony Everitt Narrator: John Curless Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 14, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Rome's first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire the world had ever seen. His consolidation and expansion of Roman power two thousand years ago laid the foundations, for all of Western history to follow. Yet, despite Augustus's accomplishments, very few biographers have concentrated on the man himself, instead choosing to chronicle the age in which he lived. Here, Anthony Everitt, the bestselling author of Cicero, gives a spellbinding and intimate account of his illustrious subject. Augustus began his career as an inexperienced teenager plucked from his studies to take center stage in the drama of Roman politics, assisted by two school friends, Agrippa and Maecenas. Augustus's rise to power began with the assassination of his great-uncle and adoptive father, Julius Caesar, and culminated in the titanic duel with Mark Antony and Cleopatra. The world that made Augustus-and that he himself later remade-was driven by intrigue, sex, ceremony, violence, scandal, and naked ambition. Everitt has taken some of the household names of history-Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, Antony, Cleopatra-whom few know the full truth about, and turned them into flesh-and-blood human beings. At a time when many consider America an empire, this stunning portrait of the greatest emperor who ever lived makes for enlightening and engrossing reading. Everitt brings to life the world of a giant, rendered faithfully and sympathetically in human scale. A study of power and political genius, Augustus is a vivid, compelling biography of one of the most important rulers in history.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-heart-of-a-woman-by-maya-angelou--65200264https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284680 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heart of a Woman Author: Maya Angelou Narrator: Maya Angelou Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 29, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Maya Angelou has fascinated, moved, and inspired  countless readers with the first three volumes of  her autobiography, one of the most remarkable  personal narratives of our age. Now, in her fourth  volume, The Heart of a Woman, her  turbulent life breaks wide open with joy as the  singer-dancer enters the razzle-dazzle of fabulous  New York City. There, at the Harlem Writers Guild,  her love for writing blazes anew. Her  compassion and commitment lead her to respond to the  fiery times by becoming the northern coordinator  of Martin Luther King's history-making quest. A  tempestuous, earthy woman, she promises her heart to  one man only to have it stolen, virtually on her  weding day, by a passionate African freedom  fighter. Filled with unforgettable vignettes of  famous characters, from Billie Holiday to Malcolm  X, The Heart of a Woman sings  with Maya Angelou's eloquent prose -- her fondest  dreams, deepest disappointments, and her dramatically  tender relationship with her rebellious teenage  son. Vulnerable, humorous, tough, Maya speaks with  an intimate awareness of the heart within all of  us.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284680Tue, 29 Nov 2005 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284680 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heart of a Woman Author: Maya Angelou Narrator: Maya Angelou Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 29, 2005...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284680 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heart of a Woman Author: Maya Angelou Narrator: Maya Angelou Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 29, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Maya Angelou has fascinated, moved, and inspired  countless readers with the first three volumes of  her autobiography, one of the most remarkable  personal narratives of our age. Now, in her fourth  volume, The Heart of a Woman, her  turbulent life breaks wide open with joy as the  singer-dancer enters the razzle-dazzle of fabulous  New York City. There, at the Harlem Writers Guild,  her love for writing blazes anew. Her  compassion and commitment lead her to respond to the  fiery times by becoming the northern coordinator  of Martin Luther King's history-making quest. A  tempestuous, earthy woman, she promises her heart to  one man only to have it stolen, virtually on her  weding day, by a passionate African freedom  fighter. Filled with unforgettable vignettes of  famous characters, from Billie Holiday to Malcolm  X, The Heart of a Woman sings  with Maya Angelou's eloquent prose -- her fondest  dreams, deepest disappointments, and her dramatically  tender relationship with her rebellious teenage  son. Vulnerable, humorous, tough, Maya speaks with  an intimate awareness of the heart within all of  us.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/even-the-stars-look-lonesome-by-maya-angelou--65200252https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284682 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Even the Stars Look Lonesome Author: Maya Angelou Narrator: Maya Angelou Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: November 29, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: See the difference, read Maya Angelou in Large Print * About Large Print All Random House Large Print editions are published in a 16-point typeface This wise book is the wonderful continuation of the bestselling Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now. Even the Stars Look Lonesome is Maya Angelou talking of the things she cares about most. In her unique, spellbinding way, she re-creates intimate personal experiences and gives us her wisdom on a wide variety of subjects. She tells us how a house can both hurt its occupants and heal them. She talks about Africa. She gives us a profile of Oprah. She enlightens us about age and sexuality. She confesses to the problems fame brings and shares with us the indelible lessons she has learned about rage and violence. And she sings the praises of sensuality.      Even the Stars Look Lonesome imparts the lessons of a lifetime.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284682Tue, 29 Nov 2005 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284682 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Even the Stars Look Lonesome Author: Maya Angelou Narrator: Maya Angelou Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: November...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284682 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Even the Stars Look Lonesome Author: Maya Angelou Narrator: Maya Angelou Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: November 29, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: See the difference, read Maya Angelou in Large Print * About Large Print All Random House Large Print editions are published in a 16-point typeface This wise book is the wonderful continuation of the bestselling Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now. Even the Stars Look Lonesome is Maya Angelou talking of the things she cares about most. In her unique, spellbinding way, she re-creates intimate personal experiences and gives us her wisdom on a wide variety of subjects. She tells us how a house can both hurt its occupants and heal them. She talks about Africa. She gives us a profile of Oprah. She enlightens us about age and sexuality. She confesses to the problems fame brings and shares with us the indelible lessons she has learned about rage and violence. And she sings the praises of sensuality.      Even the Stars Look Lonesome imparts the lessons of a lifetime.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unlikely-angel-the-untold-story-of-the-atlanta-hostage-hero-by-ashley-smith--65200213https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289908 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unlikely Angel: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero Author: Ashley Smith Narrator: Ashley Smith, Stacy Mattingly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: November 25, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'He believed that I was an angel sent from God.' Ashley SmithIn April 2005, Ashley Smith made headlines around the globe when she miraculously talked her way out of the hands of alleged courthouse killer Brian Nichols after he took her hostage for seven hours in her suburban Atlanta apartment. In this moving, inspirational memoir, the 26-year-old widowed mother of a six-year-old girl shares for the first time the little-known details of her traumatic ordeal, and expands on how her faith and the bestselling book The Purpose-Driven® Life helped her survive and bring the killer's murderous rampage to a peaceful end.Just as she told her 6'1', 210-pound captor that his ultimate 'purpose' in life was to end up spending the rest of his life in prison, preaching the teachings of Jesus Christ to his fellow inmates, Smith believes her own purpose is to spread that message of love to the rest of us. Juxtaposing the minute-by-minute tale of her experience with the never-before-told tragedies and triumphs of her own life, Unlikely Angel is a gripping tale of downfall and redemption, involving addiction, violence, death, loss, faith, and love. It is a story that will leave no reader untouched.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289908Fri, 25 Nov 2005 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289908 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unlikely Angel: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero Author: Ashley Smith Narrator: Ashley Smith, Stacy Mattingly Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289908 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unlikely Angel: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero Author: Ashley Smith Narrator: Ashley Smith, Stacy Mattingly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: November 25, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'He believed that I was an angel sent from God.' Ashley SmithIn April 2005, Ashley Smith made headlines around the globe when she miraculously talked her way out of the hands of alleged courthouse killer Brian Nichols after he took her hostage for seven hours in her suburban Atlanta apartment. In this moving, inspirational memoir, the 26-year-old widowed mother of a six-year-old girl shares for the first time the little-known details of her traumatic ordeal, and expands on how her faith and the bestselling book The Purpose-Driven® Life helped her survive and bring the killer's murderous rampage to a peaceful end.Just as she told her 6'1', 210-pound captor that his ultimate 'purpose' in life was to end up spending the rest of his life in prison, preaching the teachings of Jesus Christ to his fellow inmates, Smith believes her own purpose is to spread that message of love to the rest of us. Juxtaposing the minute-by-minute tale of her experience with the never-before-told tragedies and triumphs of her own life, Unlikely Angel is a gripping tale of downfall and redemption, involving addiction, violence, death, loss, faith, and love. It is a story that will leave no reader untouched.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leaving-the-saints-by-martha-beck--65200262https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Leaving the Saints Author: Martha Beck Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Leaving the Saints is an unforgettable memoir about one woman’s spiritual quest and journey toward faith. As “Mormon royalty” within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Martha Beck was raised in a home frequented by the Church’s high elders—known as the apostles—and her existence was framed by their strict code of conduct. Wearing her sacred garments, she married in a secret temple ceremony—but only after two Mormon leaders ascertained that her “past contained no flirtation with serious sins, such as committing murder or drinking coffee.” She went to church faithfully with the other brothers and sisters of her ward. When her son was born with Down syndrome, she and her husband left their graduate programs at Harvard to return to Provo, Utah, where they knew the supportive Mormon community would embrace them. However, soon after Martha began teaching at Brigham Young University, she began to see firsthand the Church’s ruthlessness as it silenced dissidents and masked truths that contradicted its published beliefs. Most troubling of all, she was forced to face her history of sexual abuse by one of the Church’s most prominent authorities. This book chronicles her difficult decision to sever her relationship with the faith that had cradled her for so long and to confront and forgive the person who betrayed her so deeply. This beautifully written, inspiring memoir explores the powerful yearning toward faith. It offers a rare glimpse inside one of the world’s most secretive religions while telling a profoundly moving story of personal courage, survival, and the transformative power of spirituality.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285232Tue, 01 Mar 2005 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Leaving the Saints Author: Martha Beck Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 1, 2005...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Leaving the Saints Author: Martha Beck Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Leaving the Saints is an unforgettable memoir about one woman’s spiritual quest and journey toward faith. As “Mormon royalty” within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Martha Beck was raised in a home frequented by the Church’s high elders—known as the apostles—and her existence was framed by their strict code of conduct. Wearing her sacred garments, she married in a secret temple ceremony—but only after two Mormon leaders ascertained that her “past contained no flirtation with serious sins, such as committing murder or drinking coffee.” She went to church faithfully with the other brothers and sisters of her ward. When her son was born with Down syndrome, she and her husband left their graduate programs at Harvard to return to Provo, Utah, where they knew the supportive Mormon community would embrace them. However, soon after Martha began teaching at Brigham Young University, she began to see firsthand the Church’s ruthlessness as it silenced dissidents and masked truths that contradicted its published beliefs. Most troubling of all, she was forced to face her history of sexual abuse by one of the Church’s most prominent authorities. This book chronicles her difficult decision to sever her relationship with the faith that had cradled her for so long and to confront and forgive the person who betrayed her so deeply. This beautifully written, inspiring memoir explores the powerful yearning toward faith. It offers a rare glimpse inside one of the world’s most secretive religions while telling a profoundly moving story of personal courage, survival, and the transformative power of spirituality.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-kind-of-place-travel-stories-from-a-woman-who-s-been-everywhere-by-susan-orlean--65200293https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who's Been Everywhere Author: Susan Orlean Narrator: Susan Orlean Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 28, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: New Yorker writer and author of The Library Book takes readers on a series of remarkable journeys in this uniquely witty, sophisticated, and far-flung travel book. In this irresistible collection of adventures far and near, Orlean conducts a tour of the world via its subcultures, from the heart of the African music scene in Paris to the World Taxidermy Championships in Springfield, Illinois—and even into her own apartment, where she imagines a very famous houseguest taking advantage of her hospitality. With Orlean as guide, lucky readers partake in all manner of armchair activity. They will climb Mt. Fuji and experience a hike most intrepid Japanese have never attempted; play ball with Cuba’s Little Leaguers, promising young athletes born in a country where baseball and politics are inextricably intertwined; trawl Icelandic waters with Keiko, everyone’s favorite whale as he tries to make it on his own; stay awhile in Midland, Texas, hometown of George W. Bush, a place where oil time is the only time that matters; explore the halls of a New York City school so troubled it’s known as “Horror High”; and stalk caged tigers in Jackson, New Jersey, a suburban town with one of the highest concentrations of tigers per square mile anywhere in the world. Vivid, humorous, unconventional, and incomparably entertaining, Susan Orlean’s writings for The New Yorker have delighted readers for over a decade. My Kind of Place is an inimitable treat by one of America’s premier literary journalists.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284205Tue, 28 Sep 2004 06:02:21 +0000Nels WisozkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who's Been Everywhere Author: Susan Orlean Narrator: Susan Orlean Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who's Been Everywhere Author: Susan Orlean Narrator: Susan Orlean Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 28, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: New Yorker writer and author of The Library Book takes readers on a series of remarkable journeys in this uniquely witty, sophisticated, and far-flung travel book. In this irresistible collection of adventures far and near, Orlean conducts a tour of the world via its subcultures, from the heart of the African music scene in Paris to the World Taxidermy Championships in Springfield, Illinois—and even into her own apartment, where she imagines a very famous houseguest taking advantage of her hospitality. With Orlean as guide, lucky readers partake in all manner of armchair activity. They will climb Mt. Fuji and experience a hike most intrepid Japanese have never attempted; play ball with Cuba’s Little Leaguers, promising young athletes born in a country where baseball and politics are inextricably intertwined; trawl Icelandic waters with Keiko, everyone’s favorite whale as he tries to make it on his own; stay awhile in Midland, Texas, hometown of George W. Bush, a place where oil time is the only time that matters; explore the halls of a New York City school so troubled it’s known as “Horror High”; and stalk caged tigers in Jackson, New Jersey, a suburban town with one of the highest concentrations of tigers per square mile anywhere in the world. Vivid, humorous, unconventional, and incomparably entertaining, Susan Orlean’s writings for The New Yorker have delighted readers for over a decade. My Kind of Place is an inimitable treat by one of America’s premier literary journalists.]]>605cleanfull