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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 Edwardo Okunevahttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dec1f6cd667b3444bcdc30e5719ad59c.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-must-have-full-audiobooks-in-biography-memoir-memoirs--6575842Sat, 29 Mar 2025 01:54:53 +0000Edwardo OkunevaEdwardo Okunevafeeds@spreaker.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/383/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Do you want your children to access knowledge early? With over 500,000+ audiobooks, including categories like Ages 5...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/383/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Do you want your children to access knowledge early? With over 500,000+ audiobooks, including categories like Ages 5 & Under, Bedtime Stories, and Early Education, we bring your beloved child useful lessons. Get 3 free audiobooks right away for your child to start exploring. Audiobooks can be listened to on iPhone, iPad, Android, helping your child learn anytime, anywhere. Let's build the future for children together! Note: The authors receive royalties paid by the audiobook service provider for this free offer. If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com.]]>cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-the-psychic-told-the-pilgrim-a-midlife-misadventure-on-spain-s-camino-de-santiago-de-compostela-by-jane-christmas--65200451https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279604 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What the Psychic told the Pilgrim: A Midlife Misadventure on Spain's Camino de Santiago de Compostela Author: Jane Christmas Narrator: Jane Christmas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 1, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "Impulse is intuition on Crack. If Intuition is the prudent angel who carefully directs your spirit, then Impulse is its mischief-making twin. The "imp in impulse." And thus begins Jane Christmas's second book chronicling a walk a very long walk taken to celebrate her 50th birthday and face the challenges of mid-life. From a chance encounter, Jane Christmas is inspired to walk the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, a goal she mentioned in a CBC radio interview. That casual mention insipired others, too, and Christmas finds herself "leader" of 14 women who have all signed on to hike the Camino with her. Before leaving, a psychic warns her of catfights, death, and a sexy, fair-haired man. Udaunted, Christmas soldiers on. In vivid, irreverant style, she recounts the joys and struggles she encountered on this challenging pilgrimage - her battles with loneliness, group dynamics, and exhaustion, and more. What the Psychic Told the Pilgrim is one trip neither the author or listener will forget.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279604Fri, 01 Jan 2021 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279604 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What the Psychic told the Pilgrim: A Midlife Misadventure on Spain's Camino de Santiago de Compostela Author: Jane Christmas Narrator: Jane Christmas...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279604 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What the Psychic told the Pilgrim: A Midlife Misadventure on Spain's Camino de Santiago de Compostela Author: Jane Christmas Narrator: Jane Christmas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 1, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "Impulse is intuition on Crack. If Intuition is the prudent angel who carefully directs your spirit, then Impulse is its mischief-making twin. The "imp in impulse." And thus begins Jane Christmas's second book chronicling a walk a very long walk taken to celebrate her 50th birthday and face the challenges of mid-life. From a chance encounter, Jane Christmas is inspired to walk the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, a goal she mentioned in a CBC radio interview. That casual mention insipired others, too, and Christmas finds herself "leader" of 14 women who have all signed on to hike the Camino with her. Before leaving, a psychic warns her of catfights, death, and a sexy, fair-haired man. Udaunted, Christmas soldiers on. In vivid, irreverant style, she recounts the joys and struggles she encountered on this challenging pilgrimage - her battles with loneliness, group dynamics, and exhaustion, and more. What the Psychic Told the Pilgrim is one trip neither the author or listener will forget.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-life-i-live-one-man-s-extraordinary-ordinary-life-and-the-woman-who-changed-it-forever-by-rory-feek--65200308https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/282951 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Life I Live: One Man's Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed It Forever Author: Rory Feek Narrator: Rory Feek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 24 minutes Release date: February 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 4.88 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** Her story. His story. The love story of Joey and Rory. By inviting so many into the final months of Joey’s life as she battled cancer, Joey and Rory Feek captured hearts around the world with how they handled the diagnosis; the inspiring, simple way they chose to live; and how they loved each other every step of the way. But there is far more to the story. “My life is very ordinary,” says Rory. “On the surface, it is not very special. If you looked at it, day to day, it wouldn’t seem like much. But when you look at it in a bigger context—as part of a larger story—you start to see the magic that is on the pages of the book that is my life. And the more you look, the more you see. Or, at least, I do.” In this vulnerable book, he takes us for the first time into his own challenging life story and what it was like growing up in rural America with little money and even less family stability. This is the story of a man searching for meaning and security in a world that offered neither. And it’s the story of a man who finally gives it all to a power higher than himself and soon meets a young woman who will change his heart forever. In This Life I Live, Rory Feek helps us not only to connect more fully to his and Joey’s story but also to our own journeys. He shows what can happen when we are fully open in life’s key moments, whether when meeting our life companion or tackling an unexpected tragedy. He also gives never-before-revealed details on their life together and what he calls “the long goodbye,” the blessing of being able to know that life is going to end and taking advantage of it. Rory shows how we are all actually there already and how we can learn to live that way every day. A gifted man from nowhere and everywhere in search of something to believe in. A young woman from the Midwest with an angelic voice and deep roots that just needed a place to be planted. This is their story. Two hearts that found each other and touched millions of other hearts along the way.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/282951Tue, 14 Feb 2017 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/282951 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Life I Live: One Man's Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed It Forever Author: Rory Feek Narrator: Rory Feek Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/282951 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Life I Live: One Man's Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed It Forever Author: Rory Feek Narrator: Rory Feek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 24 minutes Release date: February 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 4.88 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** Her story. His story. The love story of Joey and Rory. By inviting so many into the final months of Joey’s life as she battled cancer, Joey and Rory Feek captured hearts around the world with how they handled the diagnosis; the inspiring, simple way they chose to live; and how they loved each other every step of the way. But there is far more to the story. “My life is very ordinary,” says Rory. “On the surface, it is not very special. If you looked at it, day to day, it wouldn’t seem like much. But when you look at it in a bigger context—as part of a larger story—you start to see the magic that is on the pages of the book that is my life. And the more you look, the more you see. Or, at least, I do.” In this vulnerable book, he takes us for the first time into his own challenging life story and what it was like growing up in rural America with little money and even less family stability. This is the story of a man searching for meaning and security in a world that offered neither. And it’s the story of a man who finally gives it all to a power higher than himself and soon meets a young woman who will change his heart forever. In This Life I Live, Rory Feek helps us not only to connect more fully to his and Joey’s story but also to our own journeys. He shows what can happen when we are fully open in life’s key moments, whether when meeting our life companion or tackling an unexpected tragedy. He also gives never-before-revealed details on their life together and what he calls “the long goodbye,” the blessing of being able to know that life is going to end and taking advantage of it. Rory shows how we are all actually there already and how we can learn to live that way every day. A gifted man from nowhere and everywhere in search of something to believe in. A young woman from the Midwest with an angelic voice and deep roots that just needed a place to be planted. This is their story. Two hearts that found each other and touched millions of other hearts along the way.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-co-op-s-got-bananas-a-memoir-of-growing-up-in-the-post-war-north-by-hunter-davies--65200405https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273745 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Co-Op's Got Bananas: A Memoir of Growing Up in the Post-War North Author: Hunter Davies Narrator: Cameron Stewart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 40 minutes Release date: February 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Despite the struggle to make ends meet during the tough years of warfare in the 1940s and rationing persisting until the early 1950s, life could still be sweet. Especially if you were a young boy, playing football with your pals, saving up to go to the movies at the weekend, and being captivated by the latest escapade of Dick Barton on the radio. Chocolate might be scarce, and bananas would be a pipe dream, but you could still have fun. In an excellent social memoir from one of the UK's premier columnists over the past five decades, Hunter Davies captures this period beautifully. His memoir of growing up in post-war North of England from 1945 onwards, amid the immense damage wrought by the Second World War, and the dreariness of life on rationing, very little luxuries and an archaic educational system, should be one that will resonate with thousands of readers across Britain. In the same vein as Robert Douglas's Night Song of the Last Tram - A Glasgow Childhood and Alan Johnson's This Boy, Hunter's memories of a hard life laced with glorious moments of colour and emotion will certainly strike a vein with his generation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273745Thu, 09 Feb 2017 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273745 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Co-Op's Got Bananas: A Memoir of Growing Up in the Post-War North Author: Hunter Davies Narrator: Cameron Stewart Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273745 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Co-Op's Got Bananas: A Memoir of Growing Up in the Post-War North Author: Hunter Davies Narrator: Cameron Stewart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 40 minutes Release date: February 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Despite the struggle to make ends meet during the tough years of warfare in the 1940s and rationing persisting until the early 1950s, life could still be sweet. Especially if you were a young boy, playing football with your pals, saving up to go to the movies at the weekend, and being captivated by the latest escapade of Dick Barton on the radio. Chocolate might be scarce, and bananas would be a pipe dream, but you could still have fun. In an excellent social memoir from one of the UK's premier columnists over the past five decades, Hunter Davies captures this period beautifully. His memoir of growing up in post-war North of England from 1945 onwards, amid the immense damage wrought by the Second World War, and the dreariness of life on rationing, very little luxuries and an archaic educational system, should be one that will resonate with thousands of readers across Britain. In the same vein as Robert Douglas's Night Song of the Last Tram - A Glasgow Childhood and Alan Johnson's This Boy, Hunter's memories of a hard life laced with glorious moments of colour and emotion will certainly strike a vein with his generation.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pretend-i-m-not-here-how-i-worked-with-three-newspaper-icons-one-powerful-first-lady-and-still-managed-to-dig-myself-out-of-the-washingto--65200317https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281883 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pretend I'm Not Here: How I Worked with Three Newspaper Icons, One Powerful First Lady, and Still Managed to Dig Myself Out of the Washington Swamp Author: Barbara Feinman Todd Narrator: Amanda Dolan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An accomplished former ghostwriter and book researcher who worked with Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Ben Bradlee, and Hillary Clinton goes behind-the-scenes of the national’s capital to tell the story of how she survived the exciting, but self-important and self-promoting world of the Beltway. Barbara Feinman Todd has spent a lifetime helping other people tell their stories. In the early 1980s, she worked for Bob Woodward, first as his research assistant in the paper’s investigative unit and, later, as his personal researcher for Veil, his bestselling book about the CIA. Next she helped Carl Bernstein, who was struggling to finish his memoir, Loyalties. She then assisted legendary editor Ben Bradlee on his acclaimed autobiography A Good Life, and she worked with Hillary Clinton on her bestselling It Takes a Village. Feinman Todd’s involvement with Mrs. Clinton made headlines when the First Lady neglected to acknowledge her role in the book’s creation, and later, when a disclosure to Woodward about the Clinton White House appeared in one of his books. These events haunted Feinman Todd for the next two decades until she confronted her past and discovered something startling. Revealing what it’s like to get into the heads and hearts of some of Washington’s most compelling and powerful figures, Feinman Todd offers authentic portraits that go beyond the carefully polished public personas that are the standard fare of the Washington publicity factory. At its heart, Pretend I’m Not Here is a funny and forthcoming story of a young woman in a male-dominated world trying to find her own voice while eloquently speaking for others.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281883Tue, 07 Feb 2017 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281883 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pretend I'm Not Here: How I Worked with Three Newspaper Icons, One Powerful First Lady, and Still Managed to Dig Myself Out of the Washington Swamp...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281883 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pretend I'm Not Here: How I Worked with Three Newspaper Icons, One Powerful First Lady, and Still Managed to Dig Myself Out of the Washington Swamp Author: Barbara Feinman Todd Narrator: Amanda Dolan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An accomplished former ghostwriter and book researcher who worked with Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Ben Bradlee, and Hillary Clinton goes behind-the-scenes of the national’s capital to tell the story of how she survived the exciting, but self-important and self-promoting world of the Beltway. Barbara Feinman Todd has spent a lifetime helping other people tell their stories. In the early 1980s, she worked for Bob Woodward, first as his research assistant in the paper’s investigative unit and, later, as his personal researcher for Veil, his bestselling book about the CIA. Next she helped Carl Bernstein, who was struggling to finish his memoir, Loyalties. She then assisted legendary editor Ben Bradlee on his acclaimed autobiography A Good Life, and she worked with Hillary Clinton on her bestselling It Takes a Village. Feinman Todd’s involvement with Mrs. Clinton made headlines when the First Lady neglected to acknowledge her role in the book’s creation, and later, when a disclosure to Woodward about the Clinton White House appeared in one of his books. These events haunted Feinman Todd for the next two decades until she confronted her past and discovered something startling. Revealing what it’s like to get into the heads and hearts of some of Washington’s most compelling and powerful figures, Feinman Todd offers authentic portraits that go beyond the carefully polished public personas that are the standard fare of the Washington publicity factory. At its heart, Pretend I’m Not Here is a funny and forthcoming story of a young woman in a male-dominated world trying to find her own voice while eloquently speaking for others.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pure-heart-a-spirited-tale-of-grace-grit-and-whiskey-by-bret-witter-troylyn-ball--65200316https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281885 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pure Heart: A Spirited Tale of Grace, Grit, and Whiskey Author: Bret Witter, Troylyn Ball Narrator: Rosemary Benson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 8 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Troylyn Bell and her husband, Charlie, an engineer and real estate investor, had spent their entire lives in Texas. But after a near fatal trip to the emergency room with their mute, wheelchair-bound son Marshall, they admitted the dust and the heat were too dangerous. To save their boys, the Balls cashed out, sold their beloved farm, and moved to Asheville, North Carolina. Nearing fifty, Troy thought her chance at adventure had passed. But in this booming little Appalachian Mountain city of hippies, farmers, artisans, and retirees, she unexpectedly discovered a support network and something she’d never had in twenty-five years of providing round-the-clock care for her special needs boys: the freedom to pursue her own dreams. She struck up a friendship with a legendary eighty-year-old raconteur from the mountains, met his friends, and soon found herself in a rickety country shack with an ingeniously inventive retired farmer trying to create the best recipe ever for traditional mountain moonshine. But when the real estate bubble burst and the collapse of her husband Charlie’s new venture in Asheville left them deeply in debt, Troy realized her ten-year business plan for Troy & Sons Platinum Whiskey wasn’t enough. If she was going to save her family—and she was definitely going to save her family—she needed to become the most successful woman in the legal whiskey business. And she needed to do it fast, before the bank took her house, her business, and everything she’d worked so hard to achieve. Full of eccentric characters and charming locations—from a ''haunted'' cabin in the mountains to the last farm in the world to grow heritage Crooked Creek corn—Pure Heart is a charming story of a woman who set out to find a purpose in the most unexpected of places, and ended up finding happiness, contentment, and a community of love and respect.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281885Tue, 07 Feb 2017 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281885 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pure Heart: A Spirited Tale of Grace, Grit, and Whiskey Author: Bret Witter, Troylyn Ball Narrator: Rosemary Benson Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281885 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pure Heart: A Spirited Tale of Grace, Grit, and Whiskey Author: Bret Witter, Troylyn Ball Narrator: Rosemary Benson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 8 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Troylyn Bell and her husband, Charlie, an engineer and real estate investor, had spent their entire lives in Texas. But after a near fatal trip to the emergency room with their mute, wheelchair-bound son Marshall, they admitted the dust and the heat were too dangerous. To save their boys, the Balls cashed out, sold their beloved farm, and moved to Asheville, North Carolina. Nearing fifty, Troy thought her chance at adventure had passed. But in this booming little Appalachian Mountain city of hippies, farmers, artisans, and retirees, she unexpectedly discovered a support network and something she’d never had in twenty-five years of providing round-the-clock care for her special needs boys: the freedom to pursue her own dreams. She struck up a friendship with a legendary eighty-year-old raconteur from the mountains, met his friends, and soon found herself in a rickety country shack with an ingeniously inventive retired farmer trying to create the best recipe ever for traditional mountain moonshine. But when the real estate bubble burst and the collapse of her husband Charlie’s new venture in Asheville left them deeply in debt, Troy realized her ten-year business plan for Troy & Sons Platinum Whiskey wasn’t enough. If she was going to save her family—and she was definitely going to save her family—she needed to become the most successful woman in the legal whiskey business. And she needed to do it fast, before the bank took her house, her business, and everything she’d worked so hard to achieve. Full of eccentric characters and charming locations—from a ''haunted'' cabin in the mountains to the last farm in the world to grow heritage Crooked Creek corn—Pure Heart is a charming story of a woman who set out to find a purpose in the most unexpected of places, and ended up finding happiness, contentment, and a community of love and respect.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/olive-witch-by-abeer-y-hoque--65200313https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Olive Witch Author: Abeer Y. Hoque Narrator: Abeer Y. Hoque Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 13 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the 1970s, Nigeria is flush with oil money, building new universities, and hanging on to old colonial habits. Abeer Hoque is a Bangladeshi girl growing up in a small sunlit town, where the red clay earth, corporal punishment and running games are facts of life. At thirteen she moves with her family to suburban Pittsburgh and finds herself surrounded by clouded skies and high schoolers who speak in movie quotes and pop culture slang. Finding her place as a young woman in America proves more difficult than she can imagine. Disassociated from her parents, and laid low by academic pressure and spiralling depression, she is committed to a psychiatric ward in Philadelphia. When she moves to Bangladesh on her own, it proves to be yet another beginning for someone who is only just getting used to being an outsider - wherever she is. Arresting and beautifully written, with poems and weather conditions framing each chapter, Olive Witch is an intimate memoir about taking the long way home.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281886Tue, 07 Feb 2017 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Olive Witch Author: Abeer Y. Hoque Narrator: Abeer Y. Hoque Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 13 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Olive Witch Author: Abeer Y. Hoque Narrator: Abeer Y. Hoque Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 13 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the 1970s, Nigeria is flush with oil money, building new universities, and hanging on to old colonial habits. Abeer Hoque is a Bangladeshi girl growing up in a small sunlit town, where the red clay earth, corporal punishment and running games are facts of life. At thirteen she moves with her family to suburban Pittsburgh and finds herself surrounded by clouded skies and high schoolers who speak in movie quotes and pop culture slang. Finding her place as a young woman in America proves more difficult than she can imagine. Disassociated from her parents, and laid low by academic pressure and spiralling depression, she is committed to a psychiatric ward in Philadelphia. When she moves to Bangladesh on her own, it proves to be yet another beginning for someone who is only just getting used to being an outsider - wherever she is. Arresting and beautifully written, with poems and weather conditions framing each chapter, Olive Witch is an intimate memoir about taking the long way home.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-don-t-belong-to-you-quiet-the-noise-and-find-your-voice-by-keke-palmer--65200305https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281935 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Don't Belong to You: Quiet the Noise and Find Your Voice Author: Keke Palmer Narrator: Keke Palmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24 minutes Release date: January 31, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.92 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A sometimes serious, often hilarious, and always inspiring guide that encourages young women to live a life full of ownership, confidence, and freedom from singer and popular Scream Queens and Grease Live! actress Keke Palmer, delightfully illustrated in four color with Keke’s favorite inspirational quotes, journal entries, and memes. As a successful singer, actress, and talk show host, Keke has always used her huge social media following as a platform for real talk about the issues that matter to her generation, and now she is speaking out candidly and for the first time about the secrets, struggles, and practices that have guided her to succeed. On the surface, it may appear that Keke has it made, but under the success, she has grappled with the same issues all young women wrestle with—identity, pressure, self-worth, love, sexuality, heartbreak, and family. With this in mind, she created I Don’t Belong To You—an inspirational guide that encourages young women to change their mindset and live with more freedom, confidence, and love as they navigate the rough terrain of the twenty-first century. Full of revealing stories from Keke’s personal and professional life, this book tackles twelve topics—sexuality, race, anxiety, success, bullying, and body image to name a few—with refreshing honesty. Within each chapter is a personal interview with one of the many people that have inspired and motivated her, including Serena Williams, Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Lee Daniels; quotes, texts, song lyrics, and funny memes that have inspired her; and practices that can help you stay on a path of always growing, moving forward. With a voice of empathy, tough love, and determination, Keke speaks about the challenges and triumphs she has experienced on her journey to finding her own voice and creating a beautiful life. I Don’t Belong To You is the motivation you need to move past pain and fear to lead a life full of creativity, spirituality, passion, and unlimited success.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281935Tue, 31 Jan 2017 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281935 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Don't Belong to You: Quiet the Noise and Find Your Voice Author: Keke Palmer Narrator: Keke Palmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281935 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Don't Belong to You: Quiet the Noise and Find Your Voice Author: Keke Palmer Narrator: Keke Palmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24 minutes Release date: January 31, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.92 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A sometimes serious, often hilarious, and always inspiring guide that encourages young women to live a life full of ownership, confidence, and freedom from singer and popular Scream Queens and Grease Live! actress Keke Palmer, delightfully illustrated in four color with Keke’s favorite inspirational quotes, journal entries, and memes. As a successful singer, actress, and talk show host, Keke has always used her huge social media following as a platform for real talk about the issues that matter to her generation, and now she is speaking out candidly and for the first time about the secrets, struggles, and practices that have guided her to succeed. On the surface, it may appear that Keke has it made, but under the success, she has grappled with the same issues all young women wrestle with—identity, pressure, self-worth, love, sexuality, heartbreak, and family. With this in mind, she created I Don’t Belong To You—an inspirational guide that encourages young women to change their mindset and live with more freedom, confidence, and love as they navigate the rough terrain of the twenty-first century. Full of revealing stories from Keke’s personal and professional life, this book tackles twelve topics—sexuality, race, anxiety, success, bullying, and body image to name a few—with refreshing honesty. Within each chapter is a personal interview with one of the many people that have inspired and motivated her, including Serena Williams, Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Lee Daniels; quotes, texts, song lyrics, and funny memes that have inspired her; and practices that can help you stay on a path of always growing, moving forward. With a voice of empathy, tough love, and determination, Keke speaks about the challenges and triumphs she has experienced on her journey to finding her own voice and creating a beautiful life. I Don’t Belong To You is the motivation you need to move past pain and fear to lead a life full of creativity, spirituality, passion, and unlimited success.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unbound-a-story-of-snow-and-self-discovery-by-steph-jagger--65200318https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unbound: A Story of Snow and Self-Discovery Author: Steph Jagger Narrator: Andi Arndt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: January 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.06 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A young woman follows winter across five continents on a physical and spiritual journey that tests her body and soul, in this transformative memoir, full of heart and courage, that speaks to the adventurousness in all of us. Steph Jagger had always been a force of nature. Dissatisfied with the passive, limited roles she saw for women growing up, she emulated the men in her life—chasing success, climbing the corporate ladder, ticking the boxes, playing by the rules of a masculine ideal. She was accomplished. She was living ''The Dream.'' But it wasn't her dream. Then the universe caught her attention with a sign: Raise Restraining Device. Steph had seen this ski lift sign on countless occasions in the past, but the familiar words suddenly became a personal call to shake off the life she had built in a search for something different, something more. Steph soon decided to walk away from the success and security she had worked long and hard to obtain. She quit her job, took a second mortgage on her house, sold everything except her ski equipment and her laptop, and bought a bundle of plane tickets. For the next year, she followed winter across North and South America, Asia, Europe, and New Zealand—and up and down the mountains of nine countries—on a mission to ski four million vertical feet in a year. What hiking was for Cheryl Strayed, skiing became for Steph: a crucible in which to crack open her life and get to the very center of herself. But she would have to break herself down—first physically, then emotionally—before she could start to rebuild. And it was through this journey that she came to understand how to be a woman, how to love, and how to live authentically. Electrifying, heartfelt, and full of humor, Unbound is Steph’s story—an odyssey of courage and self-discovery that, like Wild and Eat, Pray, Love, will inspire readers to remove their own restraining devices and pursue the life they are meant to lead.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281879Tue, 24 Jan 2017 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unbound: A Story of Snow and Self-Discovery Author: Steph Jagger Narrator: Andi Arndt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unbound: A Story of Snow and Self-Discovery Author: Steph Jagger Narrator: Andi Arndt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: January 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.06 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A young woman follows winter across five continents on a physical and spiritual journey that tests her body and soul, in this transformative memoir, full of heart and courage, that speaks to the adventurousness in all of us. Steph Jagger had always been a force of nature. Dissatisfied with the passive, limited roles she saw for women growing up, she emulated the men in her life—chasing success, climbing the corporate ladder, ticking the boxes, playing by the rules of a masculine ideal. She was accomplished. She was living ''The Dream.'' But it wasn't her dream. Then the universe caught her attention with a sign: Raise Restraining Device. Steph had seen this ski lift sign on countless occasions in the past, but the familiar words suddenly became a personal call to shake off the life she had built in a search for something different, something more. Steph soon decided to walk away from the success and security she had worked long and hard to obtain. She quit her job, took a second mortgage on her house, sold everything except her ski equipment and her laptop, and bought a bundle of plane tickets. For the next year, she followed winter across North and South America, Asia, Europe, and New Zealand—and up and down the mountains of nine countries—on a mission to ski four million vertical feet in a year. What hiking was for Cheryl Strayed, skiing became for Steph: a crucible in which to crack open her life and get to the very center of herself. But she would have to break herself down—first physically, then emotionally—before she could start to rebuild. And it was through this journey that she came to understand how to be a woman, how to love, and how to live authentically. Electrifying, heartfelt, and full of humor, Unbound is Steph’s story—an odyssey of courage and self-discovery that, like Wild and Eat, Pray, Love, will inspire readers to remove their own restraining devices and pursue the life they are meant to lead.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-spider-and-the-fly-a-reporter-a-serial-killer-and-the-meaning-of-murder-by-claudia-rowe--65200310https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281874 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Spider and the Fly: A Reporter, a Serial Killer, and the Meaning of Murder Author: Claudia Rowe Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this superb work of literary true crime—a spellbinding combination of memoir and psychological suspense—a female journalist chronicles her unusual connection with a convicted serial killer and her search to understand the darkness inside us. ''Well, well, Claudia. Can I call you Claudia? I’ll have to give it to you, when confronted at least you’re honest, as honest as any reporter. . . . You want to go into the depths of my mind and into my past. I want a peek into yours. It is only fair, isn’t it?''—Kendall Francois In September 1998, young reporter Claudia Rowe was working as a stringer for the New York Times in Poughkeepsie, New York, when local police discovered the bodies of eight women stashed in the attic and basement of the small colonial home that Kendall Francois, a painfully polite twenty-seven-year-old community college student, shared with his parents and sister. Growing up amid the safe, bourgeois affluence of New York City, Rowe had always been secretly fascinated by the darkness, and soon became obsessed with the story and with Francois. She was consumed with the desire to understand just how a man could abduct and strangle eight women—and how a family could live for two years, seemingly unaware, in a house with the victims’ rotting corpses. She also hoped to uncover what humanity, if any, a murderer could maintain in the wake of such monstrous evil. Reaching out after Francois was arrested, Rowe and the serial killer began a dizzying four-year conversation about cruelty, compassion, and control; an unusual and provocative relationship that would eventually lead her to the abyss, forcing her to clearly see herself and her own past—and why she was drawn to danger.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281874Tue, 24 Jan 2017 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281874 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Spider and the Fly: A Reporter, a Serial Killer, and the Meaning of Murder Author: Claudia Rowe Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281874 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Spider and the Fly: A Reporter, a Serial Killer, and the Meaning of Murder Author: Claudia Rowe Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this superb work of literary true crime—a spellbinding combination of memoir and psychological suspense—a female journalist chronicles her unusual connection with a convicted serial killer and her search to understand the darkness inside us. ''Well, well, Claudia. Can I call you Claudia? I’ll have to give it to you, when confronted at least you’re honest, as honest as any reporter. . . . You want to go into the depths of my mind and into my past. I want a peek into yours. It is only fair, isn’t it?''—Kendall Francois In September 1998, young reporter Claudia Rowe was working as a stringer for the New York Times in Poughkeepsie, New York, when local police discovered the bodies of eight women stashed in the attic and basement of the small colonial home that Kendall Francois, a painfully polite twenty-seven-year-old community college student, shared with his parents and sister. Growing up amid the safe, bourgeois affluence of New York City, Rowe had always been secretly fascinated by the darkness, and soon became obsessed with the story and with Francois. She was consumed with the desire to understand just how a man could abduct and strangle eight women—and how a family could live for two years, seemingly unaware, in a house with the victims’ rotting corpses. She also hoped to uncover what humanity, if any, a murderer could maintain in the wake of such monstrous evil. Reaching out after Francois was arrested, Rowe and the serial killer began a dizzying four-year conversation about cruelty, compassion, and control; an unusual and provocative relationship that would eventually lead her to the abyss, forcing her to clearly see herself and her own past—and why she was drawn to danger.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/quicksand-what-it-means-to-be-a-human-being-by-henning-mankell--65200343https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281640 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Quicksand: What It Means to Be a Human Being Author: Henning Mankell Narrator: Sean Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: January 10, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In January 2014 I was informed that I had cancer. However, Quicksand is not a book about death and destruction, but about what it means to be human. I have undertaken a journey from my childhood to the man I am today, writing about the key events in my life, and about the people who have given me new perspectives. About men and women I have never met, but wish I had. I write about love and jealousy, about courage and fear. And about what it is like to live with a potentially fatal illness. This book is also about why the cave painters 40,000 years ago chose the very darkest places for their fascinating pictures. And about the dreadful troll that we are trying to lock away inside the bedrock of a Swedish mountain for the next 100,000 years. It is a book about how humanity has lived and continues to live, and about how I have lived and continue to live my own life. And, not least, about the great zest for life, which came back when I managed to drag myself out of the quicksand that threatened to suck me down into the abyss.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281640Tue, 10 Jan 2017 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281640 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Quicksand: What It Means to Be a Human Being Author: Henning Mankell Narrator: Sean Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281640 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Quicksand: What It Means to Be a Human Being Author: Henning Mankell Narrator: Sean Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 33 minutes Release date: January 10, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In January 2014 I was informed that I had cancer. However, Quicksand is not a book about death and destruction, but about what it means to be human. I have undertaken a journey from my childhood to the man I am today, writing about the key events in my life, and about the people who have given me new perspectives. About men and women I have never met, but wish I had. I write about love and jealousy, about courage and fear. And about what it is like to live with a potentially fatal illness. This book is also about why the cave painters 40,000 years ago chose the very darkest places for their fascinating pictures. And about the dreadful troll that we are trying to lock away inside the bedrock of a Swedish mountain for the next 100,000 years. It is a book about how humanity has lived and continues to live, and about how I have lived and continue to live my own life. And, not least, about the great zest for life, which came back when I managed to drag myself out of the quicksand that threatened to suck me down into the abyss.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-versailles-christmas-tide-by-mary-stuart-boyd--65200314https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/282986 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Versailles Christmas-Tide Author: Mary Stuart Boyd Narrator: David Wales Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The Boy has fallen ill with scarlet fever while at school in France. His parents rush to his side. A touching memoir. - Summary by david wales]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/282986Tue, 10 Jan 2017 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/282986 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Versailles Christmas-Tide Author: Mary Stuart Boyd Narrator: David Wales Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 7 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/282986 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Versailles Christmas-Tide Author: Mary Stuart Boyd Narrator: David Wales Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The Boy has fallen ill with scarlet fever while at school in France. His parents rush to his side. A touching memoir. - Summary by david wales]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-of-isaac-mason-as-a-slave-by-isaac-mason--65200331https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/282935 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life of Isaac Mason as a Slave Author: Isaac Mason Narrator: Lynne Thompson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 9 minutes Release date: January 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.09 of Total 45 Ratings of Narrator: 3.75 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Isaac Mason was born into slavery. As a young man, he escaped to freedom and made a life for himself. An intelligent man, he gave lectures on his experiences and was later encouraged to publish them in book form. - Summary by Lynne Thompson]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/282935Mon, 09 Jan 2017 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/282935 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life of Isaac Mason as a Slave Author: Isaac Mason Narrator: Lynne Thompson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 9 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/282935 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life of Isaac Mason as a Slave Author: Isaac Mason Narrator: Lynne Thompson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 9 minutes Release date: January 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.09 of Total 45 Ratings of Narrator: 3.75 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Isaac Mason was born into slavery. As a young man, he escaped to freedom and made a life for himself. An intelligent man, he gave lectures on his experiences and was later encouraged to publish them in book form. - Summary by Lynne Thompson]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/birds-art-life-a-year-of-observation-by-kyo-maclear--65200321https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281258 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation Author: Kyo Maclear Narrator: Laurel Lefkow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 3, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A writer’s search for inspiration, beauty, and solace leads her to birds in this intimate and exuberant meditation on creativity and life—a field guide to things small and significant. When it comes to birds, Kyo Maclear isn’t seeking the exotic. Rather she discovers joy in the seasonal birds that find their way into view in city parks and harbors, along eaves and on wires. In a world that values big and fast, Maclear looks to the small, the steady, the slow accumulations of knowledge, and the lulls that leave room for contemplation. A distilled, crystal-like companion to H is for Hawk, Birds Art Life celebrates the particular madness of chasing after birds in the urban environment and explores what happens when the core lessons of birding are applied to other aspects of art and life. Moving with ease between the granular and the grand, peering into the inner landscape as much as the outer one, this is a deeply personal year-long inquiry into big themes: love, waiting, regrets, endings. If Birds Art Life was sprung from Maclear’s sense of disconnection, her passions faltering under the strain of daily existence, this book is ultimately about the value of reconnection—and how the act of seeking engagement and beauty in small ways can lead us to discover our most satisfying and meaningful lives.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281258Tue, 03 Jan 2017 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281258 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation Author: Kyo Maclear Narrator: Laurel Lefkow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 50 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281258 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation Author: Kyo Maclear Narrator: Laurel Lefkow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 3, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A writer’s search for inspiration, beauty, and solace leads her to birds in this intimate and exuberant meditation on creativity and life—a field guide to things small and significant. When it comes to birds, Kyo Maclear isn’t seeking the exotic. Rather she discovers joy in the seasonal birds that find their way into view in city parks and harbors, along eaves and on wires. In a world that values big and fast, Maclear looks to the small, the steady, the slow accumulations of knowledge, and the lulls that leave room for contemplation. A distilled, crystal-like companion to H is for Hawk, Birds Art Life celebrates the particular madness of chasing after birds in the urban environment and explores what happens when the core lessons of birding are applied to other aspects of art and life. Moving with ease between the granular and the grand, peering into the inner landscape as much as the outer one, this is a deeply personal year-long inquiry into big themes: love, waiting, regrets, endings. If Birds Art Life was sprung from Maclear’s sense of disconnection, her passions faltering under the strain of daily existence, this book is ultimately about the value of reconnection—and how the act of seeking engagement and beauty in small ways can lead us to discover our most satisfying and meaningful lives.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lessons-of-redemption-a-story-of-drugs-guns-violence-and-prison-by-kevin-shird--65200319https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lessons of Redemption: A Story of Drugs, Guns, Violence, and Prison Author: Kevin Shird Narrator: Kevin Kenerly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Lessons of Redemption is the memoir of Kevin Shird, a former drug dealer from Baltimore who now is a leading advocate against violence, drug dealing, and social inequality. The book is an extraordinary account of how one young man turned his life around after years of involvement in serious crime and drug dealing. Shird tells of shootings, murder, drug dealing, and his life behind bars in a federal prison. Shocking, fascinating, and frightening, Lessons of Redemption is a raw, uncensored look into a way of life that has destroyed many urban communities in America.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280875Sun, 01 Jan 2017 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lessons of Redemption: A Story of Drugs, Guns, Violence, and Prison Author: Kevin Shird Narrator: Kevin Kenerly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lessons of Redemption: A Story of Drugs, Guns, Violence, and Prison Author: Kevin Shird Narrator: Kevin Kenerly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Lessons of Redemption is the memoir of Kevin Shird, a former drug dealer from Baltimore who now is a leading advocate against violence, drug dealing, and social inequality. The book is an extraordinary account of how one young man turned his life around after years of involvement in serious crime and drug dealing. Shird tells of shootings, murder, drug dealing, and his life behind bars in a federal prison. Shocking, fascinating, and frightening, Lessons of Redemption is a raw, uncensored look into a way of life that has destroyed many urban communities in America.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/books-for-living-some-thoughts-on-reading-reflecting-and-embracing-life-by-will-schwalbe--65200390https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279687 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Books for Living: Some Thoughts on Reading, Reflecting, and Embracing Life Author: Will Schwalbe Narrator: Jeff Harding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 27, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the author of the beloved New York Times best-selling The End of Your Life Book Club, an inspiring and magical exploration of the power of books to shape our lives in an era of constant connectivity. Why is it that we read? Is it to pass time? To learn something new? To escape from reality? For Will Schwalbe, reading is a way to entertain himself but also to make sense of the world, to become a better person, and to find the answers to the big (and small) questions about how to live his life. In this delightful celebration of reading, Schwalbe invites us along on his quest for books that speak to the specific challenges of living in our modern world, with all its noise and distractions. In each chapter, he discusses a particular book—what brought him to it (or vice versa), the people in his life he associates with it, and how it became a part of his understanding of himself in the world.  These books span centuries and genres (from classic works of adult and children’s literature to contemporary thrillers and even cookbooks), and each one relates to the questions and concerns we all share. Throughout, Schwalbe focuses on the way certain books can help us honor those we’ve loved and lost, and also figure out how to live each day more fully. Rich with stories and recommendations, Books for Living is a treasure for everyone who loves books and loves to hear the answer to the question: “What are you reading?”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279687Tue, 27 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279687 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Books for Living: Some Thoughts on Reading, Reflecting, and Embracing Life Author: Will Schwalbe Narrator: Jeff Harding Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279687 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Books for Living: Some Thoughts on Reading, Reflecting, and Embracing Life Author: Will Schwalbe Narrator: Jeff Harding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 27, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the author of the beloved New York Times best-selling The End of Your Life Book Club, an inspiring and magical exploration of the power of books to shape our lives in an era of constant connectivity. Why is it that we read? Is it to pass time? To learn something new? To escape from reality? For Will Schwalbe, reading is a way to entertain himself but also to make sense of the world, to become a better person, and to find the answers to the big (and small) questions about how to live his life. In this delightful celebration of reading, Schwalbe invites us along on his quest for books that speak to the specific challenges of living in our modern world, with all its noise and distractions. In each chapter, he discusses a particular book—what brought him to it (or vice versa), the people in his life he associates with it, and how it became a part of his understanding of himself in the world.  These books span centuries and genres (from classic works of adult and children’s literature to contemporary thrillers and even cookbooks), and each one relates to the questions and concerns we all share. Throughout, Schwalbe focuses on the way certain books can help us honor those we’ve loved and lost, and also figure out how to live each day more fully. Rich with stories and recommendations, Books for Living is a treasure for everyone who loves books and loves to hear the answer to the question: “What are you reading?”]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-guy-like-me-by-john-scott--65200324https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280864 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Guy Like Me Author: John Scott Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 51 minutes Release date: December 27, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the NHL’s most unexpected All-Star MVP comes a sports memoir unlike any other. Hilarious, candid, and reflective, A Guy Like Me recounts the heartwarming story of John Scott: an average joe who became a sports icon overnight. Known as a willing-and-able fighter and bruiser in the league, John Scott was a surprising and tongue-and-cheek nominee for the 2016 NHL All-Star Game. He’d been in the league for over eight NHL seasons, playing for teams such as the Wild, Blackhawks, Rangers, Sabres, and the Sharks. Scott’s best attribute as an NHL player was dropping his gloves—never the best player, he did become the most feared fighter in the NHL, racking up extensive penalty minutes. In order to prevent him from playing in the game, his current team—the Phoenix Coyotes—traded Scott to the Montreal Canadiens, who demoted him to the AHL team in an attempt to disqualify him from playing in the All-Star Game. Fans were outraged and Scott was devastated. He’d been downgraded in his job—forced to relocate while his wife was pregnant with twin girls. But the fans wouldn’t back down and insisted the NHL let Scott play in the game. What followed was an inspiring and unforgettable Cinderella story. Detailing his life growing up and with plenty of his signature humor, A Guy Like Me is a moving, witty, and remarkable memoir that you won’t be able to put down.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280864Tue, 27 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280864 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Guy Like Me Author: John Scott Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 51 minutes Release date: December 27, 2016...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280864 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Guy Like Me Author: John Scott Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 51 minutes Release date: December 27, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the NHL’s most unexpected All-Star MVP comes a sports memoir unlike any other. Hilarious, candid, and reflective, A Guy Like Me recounts the heartwarming story of John Scott: an average joe who became a sports icon overnight. Known as a willing-and-able fighter and bruiser in the league, John Scott was a surprising and tongue-and-cheek nominee for the 2016 NHL All-Star Game. He’d been in the league for over eight NHL seasons, playing for teams such as the Wild, Blackhawks, Rangers, Sabres, and the Sharks. Scott’s best attribute as an NHL player was dropping his gloves—never the best player, he did become the most feared fighter in the NHL, racking up extensive penalty minutes. In order to prevent him from playing in the game, his current team—the Phoenix Coyotes—traded Scott to the Montreal Canadiens, who demoted him to the AHL team in an attempt to disqualify him from playing in the All-Star Game. Fans were outraged and Scott was devastated. He’d been downgraded in his job—forced to relocate while his wife was pregnant with twin girls. But the fans wouldn’t back down and insisted the NHL let Scott play in the game. What followed was an inspiring and unforgettable Cinderella story. Detailing his life growing up and with plenty of his signature humor, A Guy Like Me is a moving, witty, and remarkable memoir that you won’t be able to put down.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-real-latin-quarter-by-frank-berkeley-smith--65200364https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Real Latin Quarter Author: Frank Berkeley Smith Narrator: Bill Boerst Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 37 minutes Release date: December 14, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "Cocher, drive to the rue Falguière"--this in my best restaurant French. The man with the varnished hat shrugged his shoulders, and raised his eyebrows in doubt. He evidently had never heard of the rue Falguière. "Yes, rue Falguière, the old rue des Fourneaux," I continued. Cabby's face broke out into a smile. "Ah, oui, oui, le Quartier Latin." And it was at the end of this crooked street, through a lane that led into a half court flanked by a row of studio buildings, and up one pair of dingy waxed steps, that I found a door bearing the name of the author of the following pages--his visiting card impaled on a tack. He was in his shirt-sleeves--the thermometer stood at 90° outside--working at his desk, surrounded by half-finished sketches and manuscript. The man himself I had met before--I had known him for years, in fact--but the surroundings were new to me. So too were his methods of work. Nowadays when a man would write of the Siege of Peking or the relief of some South African town with the unpronounceable name, his habit is to rent a room on an up-town avenue, move in an inkstand and pad, and a collection of illustrated papers and encyclopedias. This writer on the rue Falguière chose a different plan. He would come back year after year, and study his subject and compile his impressions of the Quarter in the very atmosphere of the place itself; within a stone's throw of the Luxembourg Gardens and the Panthéon; near the cafés and the Bullier; next door, if you please, to the public laundry where his washerwoman pays a few sous for the privilege of pounding his clothes into holes. It all seemed very real to me, as I sat beside him and watched him at work. The method delighted me. I have similar ideas myself about the value of his kind of study in out-door sketching, compared with the labored work of the studio, and I have most positive opinions regarding the quality which comes of it. If then the pages which here follow have in them any of the true inwardness of the life they are meant to portray, it is due, I feel sure, as much to the attitude of the author toward his subject, as much to his ability to seize, retain, and express these instantaneous impressions, these flash pictures caught on the spot, as to any other merit which they may possess. Nothing can be made really _real_ without it. F. HOPKINSON SMITH. Paris, August, 1901. (from Introduction) - Summary by F. Hopkinson Smith]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281403Wed, 14 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Real Latin Quarter Author: Frank Berkeley Smith Narrator: Bill Boerst Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 37 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Real Latin Quarter Author: Frank Berkeley Smith Narrator: Bill Boerst Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 37 minutes Release date: December 14, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "Cocher, drive to the rue Falguière"--this in my best restaurant French. The man with the varnished hat shrugged his shoulders, and raised his eyebrows in doubt. He evidently had never heard of the rue Falguière. "Yes, rue Falguière, the old rue des Fourneaux," I continued. Cabby's face broke out into a smile. "Ah, oui, oui, le Quartier Latin." And it was at the end of this crooked street, through a lane that led into a half court flanked by a row of studio buildings, and up one pair of dingy waxed steps, that I found a door bearing the name of the author of the following pages--his visiting card impaled on a tack. He was in his shirt-sleeves--the thermometer stood at 90° outside--working at his desk, surrounded by half-finished sketches and manuscript. The man himself I had met before--I had known him for years, in fact--but the surroundings were new to me. So too were his methods of work. Nowadays when a man would write of the Siege of Peking or the relief of some South African town with the unpronounceable name, his habit is to rent a room on an up-town avenue, move in an inkstand and pad, and a collection of illustrated papers and encyclopedias. This writer on the rue Falguière chose a different plan. He would come back year after year, and study his subject and compile his impressions of the Quarter in the very atmosphere of the place itself; within a stone's throw of the Luxembourg Gardens and the Panthéon; near the cafés and the Bullier; next door, if you please, to the public laundry where his washerwoman pays a few sous for the privilege of pounding his clothes into holes. It all seemed very real to me, as I sat beside him and watched him at work. The method delighted me. I have similar ideas myself about the value of his kind of study in out-door sketching, compared with the labored work of the studio, and I have most positive opinions regarding the quality which comes of it. If then the pages which here follow have in them any of the true inwardness of the life they are meant to portray, it is due, I feel sure, as much to the attitude of the author toward his subject, as much to his ability to seize, retain, and express these instantaneous impressions, these flash pictures caught on the spot, as to any other merit which they may possess. Nothing can be made really _real_ without it. F. HOPKINSON SMITH. Paris, August, 1901. (from Introduction) - Summary by F. Hopkinson Smith]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-gutenberg-first-master-printer-his-acts-and-most-remarkable-discourses-and-his-death-by-franz-von-dingelstedt--65200362https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281413 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Gutenberg, First Master Printer: His Acts and Most Remarkable Discourses and his Death Author: Franz Von Dingelstedt Narrator: Claudia Salto Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 14, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is a brief sketch of the last years of the life of Johannes (John) Gutenberg, the man who invented the movable letter press. We join him in Mayence, where he lives in poverty. We get to know his enemies and his friends, and some information about why he isn't the rich man we'd expect him to be. This book was prepared and completed within two days by the volunteers at Distributed Proofreaders to mark their 15th anniversary with the 50,000th published book at Project Gutenberg. ( Claudia Salto)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281413Wed, 14 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281413 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Gutenberg, First Master Printer: His Acts and Most Remarkable Discourses and his Death Author: Franz Von Dingelstedt Narrator: Claudia Salto...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281413 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Gutenberg, First Master Printer: His Acts and Most Remarkable Discourses and his Death Author: Franz Von Dingelstedt Narrator: Claudia Salto Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 14, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is a brief sketch of the last years of the life of Johannes (John) Gutenberg, the man who invented the movable letter press. We join him in Mayence, where he lives in poverty. We get to know his enemies and his friends, and some information about why he isn't the rich man we'd expect him to be. This book was prepared and completed within two days by the volunteers at Distributed Proofreaders to mark their 15th anniversary with the 50,000th published book at Project Gutenberg. ( Claudia Salto)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/so-anyway-by-john-cleese--65200348https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: So, Anyway... Author: John Cleese Narrator: John Cleese Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 32 minutes Release date: December 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.1 of Total 49 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 9 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “John Cleese’s memoir is just about everything one would expect of its author—smart, thoughtful, provocative and above all funny. . . . A picture, if you will, of the artist as a young man.”—The Washington Post   The legendary writer and performer of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers fame takes readers on a grand tour of his ascent in the entertainment world   John Cleese’s huge comedic influence has stretched across generations; his sharp irreverent eye and the unique brand of physical comedy he perfected now seem written into comedy’s DNA. In this rollicking memoir, Cleese recalls his humble beginnings in a sleepy English town, his early comedic days at Cambridge University (with future Python partner Graham Chapman), and the founding of the landmark comedy troupe that would propel him to worldwide renown. Cleese was just days away from graduating Cambridge and setting off on a law career when he was visited by two BBC executives, who offered him a job writing comedy for radio. That fateful moment—and a near-simultaneous offer to take his university humor revue to London’s famed West End—propelled him down a different path, cutting his teeth writing for stars like David Frost and Peter Sellers, and eventually joining the five other Pythons to pioneer a new kind of comedy that prized invention, silliness, and absurdity. Along the way, he found his first true love with the actress Connie Booth and transformed himself from a reluctant performer to a world class actor and back again.   Twisting and turning through surprising stories and hilarious digressions—with some brief pauses along the way that comprise a fascinating primer on what’s funny and why—this story of a young man’s journey to the pinnacle of comedy is a masterly performance by a master performer.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281075Tue, 13 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: So, Anyway... Author: John Cleese Narrator: John Cleese Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 32 minutes Release date: December 13, 2016...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: So, Anyway... Author: John Cleese Narrator: John Cleese Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 32 minutes Release date: December 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.1 of Total 49 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 9 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “John Cleese’s memoir is just about everything one would expect of its author—smart, thoughtful, provocative and above all funny. . . . A picture, if you will, of the artist as a young man.”—The Washington Post   The legendary writer and performer of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers fame takes readers on a grand tour of his ascent in the entertainment world   John Cleese’s huge comedic influence has stretched across generations; his sharp irreverent eye and the unique brand of physical comedy he perfected now seem written into comedy’s DNA. In this rollicking memoir, Cleese recalls his humble beginnings in a sleepy English town, his early comedic days at Cambridge University (with future Python partner Graham Chapman), and the founding of the landmark comedy troupe that would propel him to worldwide renown. Cleese was just days away from graduating Cambridge and setting off on a law career when he was visited by two BBC executives, who offered him a job writing comedy for radio. That fateful moment—and a near-simultaneous offer to take his university humor revue to London’s famed West End—propelled him down a different path, cutting his teeth writing for stars like David Frost and Peter Sellers, and eventually joining the five other Pythons to pioneer a new kind of comedy that prized invention, silliness, and absurdity. Along the way, he found his first true love with the actress Connie Booth and transformed himself from a reluctant performer to a world class actor and back again.   Twisting and turning through surprising stories and hilarious digressions—with some brief pauses along the way that comprise a fascinating primer on what’s funny and why—this story of a young man’s journey to the pinnacle of comedy is a masterly performance by a master performer.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/girl-walks-out-of-a-bar-a-memoir-by-lisa-f-smith--65200336https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279950 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl Walks Out of a Bar: A Memoir Author: Lisa F. Smith Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: December 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.15 of Total 68 Ratings of Narrator: 4.2 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Lisa Smith was a bright young lawyer at a prestigious law firm in New York City when alcoholism and drug addiction took over her life. What was once a way she escaped her insecurity and negativity as a teenager became a means of coping with the anxiety and stress of an impossible workload. Girl Walks Out of a Bar explores Smith’s formative years, her decade of alcohol and drug abuse, divorce, and her road to recovery. In this darkly comic and wrenchingly honest story, Smith describes how her circumstances conspired with her predisposition to depression and self-medication in an environment ripe for addiction to flourish. When her close-knit group of high-achieving friends celebrate the end of their grueling workdays with alcohol-fueled nights at the city’s clubs and summer weekends partying at the beach, the feel-good times can spiral wildly out of control. Girl Walks Out of a Bar is a candid portrait of alcoholism through the lens of gritty New York realism. Beneath the façade of success lies the reality of addiction.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279950Tue, 13 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279950 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl Walks Out of a Bar: A Memoir Author: Lisa F. Smith Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279950 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl Walks Out of a Bar: A Memoir Author: Lisa F. Smith Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: December 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.15 of Total 68 Ratings of Narrator: 4.2 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Lisa Smith was a bright young lawyer at a prestigious law firm in New York City when alcoholism and drug addiction took over her life. What was once a way she escaped her insecurity and negativity as a teenager became a means of coping with the anxiety and stress of an impossible workload. Girl Walks Out of a Bar explores Smith’s formative years, her decade of alcohol and drug abuse, divorce, and her road to recovery. In this darkly comic and wrenchingly honest story, Smith describes how her circumstances conspired with her predisposition to depression and self-medication in an environment ripe for addiction to flourish. When her close-knit group of high-achieving friends celebrate the end of their grueling workdays with alcohol-fueled nights at the city’s clubs and summer weekends partying at the beach, the feel-good times can spiral wildly out of control. Girl Walks Out of a Bar is a candid portrait of alcoholism through the lens of gritty New York realism. Beneath the façade of success lies the reality of addiction.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pride-over-pity-by-kailyn-lowry--65200330https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pride Over Pity Author: Kailyn Lowry Narrator: Renee Chambliss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date: December 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.31 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Fans of MTV's Teen Mom have watched Kailyn Lowry grow from a vulnerable, pregnant teen into a fiercely independent young mother. Through it all Kailyn has faced challenges with her head held high and her spirit intact. In a moving effort to finally put the past behind her, Kailyn shares her troubled, often painful story and reveals the dark secrets she has so closely guarded. Guided by the single principle of helping other young girls like her, she takes the reader behind the scenes, writing candidly about her struggle to provide a safe home for her son, breaking her silence on the question of her sexuality, and sharing the traumatic sexual experiences that have left her deeply scarred.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280116Tue, 13 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pride Over Pity Author: Kailyn Lowry Narrator: Renee Chambliss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date: December 13, 2016...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pride Over Pity Author: Kailyn Lowry Narrator: Renee Chambliss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date: December 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.31 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Fans of MTV's Teen Mom have watched Kailyn Lowry grow from a vulnerable, pregnant teen into a fiercely independent young mother. Through it all Kailyn has faced challenges with her head held high and her spirit intact. In a moving effort to finally put the past behind her, Kailyn shares her troubled, often painful story and reveals the dark secrets she has so closely guarded. Guided by the single principle of helping other young girls like her, she takes the reader behind the scenes, writing candidly about her struggle to provide a safe home for her son, breaking her silence on the question of her sexuality, and sharing the traumatic sexual experiences that have left her deeply scarred.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/remember-the-bra-lady-by-krissa-palmer--65200309https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281187 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Remember the Bra Lady Author: Krissa Palmer Narrator: Krissa Palmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 13, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Krissa Palmer celebrates, in her book of essays, being an imperfect parent of three sons. She learns to listen to her own heart and trust that she won’t ruin their lives completely, leaving them with a future of years on a therapist’s couch. Finding her faith and what it means to love unconditionally are part of her journey. And in raising her sons, she heals past hurts from her own childhood. Krissa is determined to not raise “male chauvinist pigs” in our patriarchal society of men who think—in any way, shape, or form—that they are superior to women. Ultimately, Krissa learns just as much from her sons as she had to teach them. Here she shares the wisdom gleaned from being a parent who can admit her own foibles and apologize when she’s wrong.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281187Tue, 13 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281187 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Remember the Bra Lady Author: Krissa Palmer Narrator: Krissa Palmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 13,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281187 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Remember the Bra Lady Author: Krissa Palmer Narrator: Krissa Palmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 13, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Krissa Palmer celebrates, in her book of essays, being an imperfect parent of three sons. She learns to listen to her own heart and trust that she won’t ruin their lives completely, leaving them with a future of years on a therapist’s couch. Finding her faith and what it means to love unconditionally are part of her journey. And in raising her sons, she heals past hurts from her own childhood. Krissa is determined to not raise “male chauvinist pigs” in our patriarchal society of men who think—in any way, shape, or form—that they are superior to women. Ultimately, Krissa learns just as much from her sons as she had to teach them. Here she shares the wisdom gleaned from being a parent who can admit her own foibles and apologize when she’s wrong.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/walking-point-from-the-ashes-of-the-vietnam-war-by-perry-a-ulander--65200408https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278831 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walking Point: From the Ashes of the Vietnam War Author: Perry A. Ulander Narrator: Alan Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Vietnam War veteran paints a searing portrait of his one-year tour of duty as an Army draftee, shedding light on the emotional and physical casualties of war  In this intimate memoir, Perry A. Ulander chronicles with powerful clarity the bewildering predicament he confronted and the fellowship and guidance that transformed him during the year he served as an American GI in the jungles of Vietnam. Conveying with unadorned precision the harrowing experiences that shatter his core beliefs, Ulander also captures the camaraderie and humor of his platoon, the hostility between “lifers” and draftees, the physical hardships of reconnaissance missions, and the unrelenting apprehension underlying everyday life. Ultimately, he describes the surrendering of social norms and accepted identities that allows him to glimpse a previously unimagined realm of heightened awareness.   Written after a lifetime of reflection on the nature of war and the effect of violence and domination on the minds and spirits of those forced to practice it, Walking Point offers a powerful narrative for readers with an interest in the effects of war and violence, American involvement in Vietnam, PTSD, and how trauma can be a catalyst for spiritual transformation. Giving voice to profound insights gained through extreme adversity, Ulander movingly captures the depth of trust and commitment among a group of unwitting warriors who struggle to stay alive and sane in unchartered territory.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278831Tue, 06 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278831 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walking Point: From the Ashes of the Vietnam War Author: Perry A. Ulander Narrator: Alan Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278831 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walking Point: From the Ashes of the Vietnam War Author: Perry A. Ulander Narrator: Alan Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Vietnam War veteran paints a searing portrait of his one-year tour of duty as an Army draftee, shedding light on the emotional and physical casualties of war  In this intimate memoir, Perry A. Ulander chronicles with powerful clarity the bewildering predicament he confronted and the fellowship and guidance that transformed him during the year he served as an American GI in the jungles of Vietnam. Conveying with unadorned precision the harrowing experiences that shatter his core beliefs, Ulander also captures the camaraderie and humor of his platoon, the hostility between “lifers” and draftees, the physical hardships of reconnaissance missions, and the unrelenting apprehension underlying everyday life. Ultimately, he describes the surrendering of social norms and accepted identities that allows him to glimpse a previously unimagined realm of heightened awareness.   Written after a lifetime of reflection on the nature of war and the effect of violence and domination on the minds and spirits of those forced to practice it, Walking Point offers a powerful narrative for readers with an interest in the effects of war and violence, American involvement in Vietnam, PTSD, and how trauma can be a catalyst for spiritual transformation. Giving voice to profound insights gained through extreme adversity, Ulander movingly captures the depth of trust and commitment among a group of unwitting warriors who struggle to stay alive and sane in unchartered territory.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ruined-by-ruth-everhart--65200374https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ruined Author: Ruth Everhart Narrator: Pamela Almand Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “It happened on a Sunday night, even though I’d been a good girl and gone to church that morning.” One brisk November evening during her senior year at a small midwestern Christian college, two armed intruders broke into the house Ruth Everhart shared with her roommates, held all five girls hostage, and took turns raping them at gunpoint. Reeling with fear, insecurity, and guilt, Ruth believed she was ruined, both physically and in the eyes of God. In the days and weeks that followed, Ruth struggled to come to grips with not only what happened that night but why. The same questions raced through her mind in an unrelenting loop―questions that would continue to haunt her for years to come: Why me? Where was God? Why did God allow this to happen? What am I being punished for? Told with candor and unflinching honesty, Ruined is an extraordinary emotional and spiritual journey that begins with an unspeakable act of violence but ends with tremendous healing and profound spiritual insights about faith, forgiveness, and the will of God.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279563Tue, 06 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ruined Author: Ruth Everhart Narrator: Pamela Almand Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ruined Author: Ruth Everhart Narrator: Pamela Almand Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “It happened on a Sunday night, even though I’d been a good girl and gone to church that morning.” One brisk November evening during her senior year at a small midwestern Christian college, two armed intruders broke into the house Ruth Everhart shared with her roommates, held all five girls hostage, and took turns raping them at gunpoint. Reeling with fear, insecurity, and guilt, Ruth believed she was ruined, both physically and in the eyes of God. In the days and weeks that followed, Ruth struggled to come to grips with not only what happened that night but why. The same questions raced through her mind in an unrelenting loop―questions that would continue to haunt her for years to come: Why me? Where was God? Why did God allow this to happen? What am I being punished for? Told with candor and unflinching honesty, Ruined is an extraordinary emotional and spiritual journey that begins with an unspeakable act of violence but ends with tremendous healing and profound spiritual insights about faith, forgiveness, and the will of God.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/boyhood-by-leo-tolstoy--65200361https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280911 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Boyhood Author: Leo Tolstoy Narrator: Bill Boerst Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 55 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.73 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Boyhood is the second in Tolstoy's trilogy of three autobiographical novels, including Childhood and Youth, published in a literary journal during the 1850s. (Introduction by Bill Boerst)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280911Tue, 06 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280911 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Boyhood Author: Leo Tolstoy Narrator: Bill Boerst Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 55 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280911 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Boyhood Author: Leo Tolstoy Narrator: Bill Boerst Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 55 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.73 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Boyhood is the second in Tolstoy's trilogy of three autobiographical novels, including Childhood and Youth, published in a literary journal during the 1850s. (Introduction by Bill Boerst)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mincemeat-the-education-of-an-italian-chef-by-leonardo-lucarelli--65200356https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mincemeat: The Education of an Italian Chef Author: Leonardo Lucarelli Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: With the wit and pace of Anthony Bourdain, Italian chef and anthropologist Leonardo Lucarelli sketches the exhilarating life behind the closed doors of restaurants, and the unlikely work ethics of the kitchen.   In Italy, five-star restaurants and celebrity chefs may seem, on the surface, a part of the landscape. In reality, the restaurant industry is as tough, cutthroat, and unforgiving as anywhere else in the world--sometimes even colluding with the shady world of organized crime. The powerful voice of Leonardo Lucarelli takes us through the underbelly of Italy's restaurant world. Lucarelli is a professional chef who for almost two decades has been roaming Italy opening restaurants, training underpaid, sometimes hopelessly incompetent sous-chefs, courting waitresses, working long hours, riding high on drugs, and cursing a culinary passion he inherited as a teenager from his hippie father. In his debut, Mincemeat: The Education of an Italian Chef, Lucarelli teaches us that even among rogues and misfits, there is a moral code in the kitchen that must, above all]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279853Tue, 06 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mincemeat: The Education of an Italian Chef Author: Leonardo Lucarelli Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mincemeat: The Education of an Italian Chef Author: Leonardo Lucarelli Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: With the wit and pace of Anthony Bourdain, Italian chef and anthropologist Leonardo Lucarelli sketches the exhilarating life behind the closed doors of restaurants, and the unlikely work ethics of the kitchen.   In Italy, five-star restaurants and celebrity chefs may seem, on the surface, a part of the landscape. In reality, the restaurant industry is as tough, cutthroat, and unforgiving as anywhere else in the world--sometimes even colluding with the shady world of organized crime. The powerful voice of Leonardo Lucarelli takes us through the underbelly of Italy's restaurant world. Lucarelli is a professional chef who for almost two decades has been roaming Italy opening restaurants, training underpaid, sometimes hopelessly incompetent sous-chefs, courting waitresses, working long hours, riding high on drugs, and cursing a culinary passion he inherited as a teenager from his hippie father. In his debut, Mincemeat: The Education of an Italian Chef, Lucarelli teaches us that even among rogues and misfits, there is a moral code in the kitchen that must, above all]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-and-life-on-skid-row-by-sebastian-bach--65200344https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279864 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 18 and Life on Skid Row Author: Sebastian Bach Narrator: Sebastian Bach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 19 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.65 of Total 52 Ratings of Narrator: 4.86 of Total 21 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 18 And Life on Skid Row tells the story of a boy who spent his childhood moving from Freeport, Bahamas to California and finally to Canada and who at the age of eight discovered the gift that would change his life. Throughout his career, Sebastian Bach has sold over twenty million records both as the lead singer of Skid Row and as a solo artist. He is particularly known for the hit singles I Remember You, Youth Gone Wild, & 18 & Life, and the albums Skid Row and Slave To The Grind, which became the first ever hard rock album to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and landed him on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Bach then went on to become the first rock star to grace the Broadway stage, with starring roles in Jekyll & Hyde, Jesus Christ Superstar and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He also appeared for seven seasons on the hit television show The Gilmore Girls. In his memoir, Bach recounts lurid tales of excess and debauchery as he toured the world with Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Motley Crue, Soundgarden, Pantera, Nine Inch Nails and Guns N’ Roses. Filled with backstage photos from his own personal collection, 18 And Life on Skid Row is the story of hitting it big at a young age, and of a band that broke up in its prime. It is the story of a man who achieved his wildest dreams, only to lose his family, and then his home. It is a story of perseverance, of wine, women and song and a man who has made his life on the road and always will. 18 And Life On Skid Row is not your ordinary rock memoir, because Sebastian Bach is not your ordinary rock star.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279864Tue, 06 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279864 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 18 and Life on Skid Row Author: Sebastian Bach Narrator: Sebastian Bach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 19 minutes Release date: December...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279864 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 18 and Life on Skid Row Author: Sebastian Bach Narrator: Sebastian Bach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 19 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.65 of Total 52 Ratings of Narrator: 4.86 of Total 21 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 18 And Life on Skid Row tells the story of a boy who spent his childhood moving from Freeport, Bahamas to California and finally to Canada and who at the age of eight discovered the gift that would change his life. Throughout his career, Sebastian Bach has sold over twenty million records both as the lead singer of Skid Row and as a solo artist. He is particularly known for the hit singles I Remember You, Youth Gone Wild, & 18 & Life, and the albums Skid Row and Slave To The Grind, which became the first ever hard rock album to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and landed him on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Bach then went on to become the first rock star to grace the Broadway stage, with starring roles in Jekyll & Hyde, Jesus Christ Superstar and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He also appeared for seven seasons on the hit television show The Gilmore Girls. In his memoir, Bach recounts lurid tales of excess and debauchery as he toured the world with Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Motley Crue, Soundgarden, Pantera, Nine Inch Nails and Guns N’ Roses. Filled with backstage photos from his own personal collection, 18 And Life on Skid Row is the story of hitting it big at a young age, and of a band that broke up in its prime. It is the story of a man who achieved his wildest dreams, only to lose his family, and then his home. It is a story of perseverance, of wine, women and song and a man who has made his life on the road and always will. 18 And Life On Skid Row is not your ordinary rock memoir, because Sebastian Bach is not your ordinary rock star.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stand-tall-fighting-for-my-life-inside-and-outside-the-ring-by-dewey-bozella--65200329https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stand Tall: Fighting for My Life, Inside and Outside the Ring Author: Dewey Bozella Narrator: Sean Crisden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this inspiring memoir, Dewey Bozella recounts his life and the twenty-six years he spent behind bars for a murder he did not commit—a stirring tale of courage, strength, faith, and perseverance. In the late 1970s, Dewey Bozella was wrongfully accused of murdering Emma Crapser, a ninety-two-year-old resident of Poughkeepsie, New York. Sentenced to twenty years to life in prison, Bozella fiercely maintained his innocence throughout his ordeal at Sing Sing, and even refused the prosecutor’s offer of instant freedom in exchange for admission of guilt. But in 2009, more than a quarter century later, Dewey Bozella would reclaim his identity and his humanity when his conviction was vacated. In this powerful memoir, Bozella tells his harrowing and amazing story—interweaving his time in prison with stories of a childhood marked by violence and pain. He shares the joys of marrying the love of his life from behind bars, becoming a champion boxer, and earning his education; the agony of being denied parole four times, and living in a cellblock with his brother’s murderer and, eventually, the killer whose thumbprint was found in Emma Crapser’s apartment. Yet the fighter in Bozella never gave up. He would become a free man thanks to his undying faith, stalwart persistence, the aid of the Innocence Project, and Wilmer Hale, the Park Avenue law firm whose young pro bono attorney doggedly worked toward his release when all hope seemed lost. Today, Bozella considers himself blessed. Stand Tall is a testament to optimism and love. It is the compelling story of a man who fought against inequity and hardship and, against all odds, came out on top.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279274Tue, 06 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stand Tall: Fighting for My Life, Inside and Outside the Ring Author: Dewey Bozella Narrator: Sean Crisden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stand Tall: Fighting for My Life, Inside and Outside the Ring Author: Dewey Bozella Narrator: Sean Crisden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 6, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this inspiring memoir, Dewey Bozella recounts his life and the twenty-six years he spent behind bars for a murder he did not commit—a stirring tale of courage, strength, faith, and perseverance. In the late 1970s, Dewey Bozella was wrongfully accused of murdering Emma Crapser, a ninety-two-year-old resident of Poughkeepsie, New York. Sentenced to twenty years to life in prison, Bozella fiercely maintained his innocence throughout his ordeal at Sing Sing, and even refused the prosecutor’s offer of instant freedom in exchange for admission of guilt. But in 2009, more than a quarter century later, Dewey Bozella would reclaim his identity and his humanity when his conviction was vacated. In this powerful memoir, Bozella tells his harrowing and amazing story—interweaving his time in prison with stories of a childhood marked by violence and pain. He shares the joys of marrying the love of his life from behind bars, becoming a champion boxer, and earning his education; the agony of being denied parole four times, and living in a cellblock with his brother’s murderer and, eventually, the killer whose thumbprint was found in Emma Crapser’s apartment. Yet the fighter in Bozella never gave up. He would become a free man thanks to his undying faith, stalwart persistence, the aid of the Innocence Project, and Wilmer Hale, the Park Avenue law firm whose young pro bono attorney doggedly worked toward his release when all hope seemed lost. Today, Bozella considers himself blessed. Stand Tall is a testament to optimism and love. It is the compelling story of a man who fought against inequity and hardship and, against all odds, came out on top.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/neighbors-life-stories-of-the-other-half-by-jacob-a-riis--65200389https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280793 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Neighbors - Life Stories of the Other Half Author: Jacob A. Riis Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 59 minutes Release date: December 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: These stories have come to me from many sources-some from my own experience, others from settlement workers, still others from the records of organized charity, that are never dry, as some think, but alive with vital human interest and with the faithful striving to help the brother so that it counts. They have this in common, that they are true. For good reasons, names and places are changed, but they all happened as told here. I could not have invented them had I tried; I should not have tried if I could. For it is as pictures from the life in which they and we, you and I, are partners, that I wish them to make their appeal to the neighbor who lives but around the corner and does not know it.(Summary from the Preface by Jacob A. Riis)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280793Thu, 01 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280793 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Neighbors - Life Stories of the Other Half Author: Jacob A. Riis Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 59 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280793 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Neighbors - Life Stories of the Other Half Author: Jacob A. Riis Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 59 minutes Release date: December 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: These stories have come to me from many sources-some from my own experience, others from settlement workers, still others from the records of organized charity, that are never dry, as some think, but alive with vital human interest and with the faithful striving to help the brother so that it counts. They have this in common, that they are true. For good reasons, names and places are changed, but they all happened as told here. I could not have invented them had I tried; I should not have tried if I could. For it is as pictures from the life in which they and we, you and I, are partners, that I wish them to make their appeal to the neighbor who lives but around the corner and does not know it.(Summary from the Preface by Jacob A. Riis)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/letters-on-an-elk-hunt-by-librivox-volunteers--65200354https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280741 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Letters on an Elk Hunt Author: LibriVox Volunteers Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 3.83 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is a sequel to Letters of a Woman Homesteader in which Elinore Rupert (Pruitt) Stewart describes her arrival and early years on a Burntfork Wyoming ranch in 1909-1913. The letters are written to her elderly friend, Mrs. Coney, in Denver. In the present collection of letters, Elinore describes a lively excursion on horseback and wagon into the Wyoming wilderness during July-October 1914. Her traveling companions are her husband "Mr. Stewart," their three oldest children, and kind-hearted, opinionated neighbor Mrs. O'Shaughnessy. Mr. Haynes (organizer of the hunt) and his friend, Mr. Struble (the cheerful big man of the party) lead the group, and are also joined by physician Dr. Teschall, "a moving-picture man" Mr. Harkrudder, Professor Glenholdt seeking "the tip-end bone of the tail of a brontosaurus" and his students ("two geological fellows" who "talk of nothing but strata and formation"). Also joining the group is Mr. Murry with his tiresome accordion. Although some hunting is accomplished on the trip, the overarching focus of Elinore's letters is on descriptions of awe-inspiring Wyoming scenery and the interesting people she encounters. With her familiar wit and wisdom, Elinore also writes of tragedies and romances she observes during her trip -- that is, whenever Elinore's effort to observe is not thwarted by "the good mon" Mr. Stewart. In one letter Elinore complains to Mrs. Coney that "Mr. Stewart is the queerest man: instead of letting me enjoy the tableau [the reunion of two long-lost lovers], he solemnly drove on, saying he would not want any one gawking at him if he were the happy man. Anyway, he couldn't urge Chub [the horse] fast enough to prevent my seeing and hearing what I've told you." By the time the adventurers are homeward bound with their supply of elk meat, Elinore is homesick for her youngest child, Junior, at home with his grandmother; Mrs. O'Shaughnessy has taken in two young orphans; and quiet, young Mr. Haynes complains good-naturedly about having to travel along with a rolling nursery. Elinore's letters capture an interesting transition point in history. People traveled by horse and wagon, there were cowboys and cattle stampedes, and medical care was rustic. At the same time, automobiles and modern medicine, archeology and motion picture making were entering the scene and war was commencing in Europe. (Note to more sensitive readers: Elk hunting is described in Chapters 7 and 8.) (Summary by Lynne Carroll)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280741Thu, 01 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280741 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Letters on an Elk Hunt Author: LibriVox Volunteers Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 3 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280741 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Letters on an Elk Hunt Author: LibriVox Volunteers Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 3.83 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is a sequel to Letters of a Woman Homesteader in which Elinore Rupert (Pruitt) Stewart describes her arrival and early years on a Burntfork Wyoming ranch in 1909-1913. The letters are written to her elderly friend, Mrs. Coney, in Denver. In the present collection of letters, Elinore describes a lively excursion on horseback and wagon into the Wyoming wilderness during July-October 1914. Her traveling companions are her husband "Mr. Stewart," their three oldest children, and kind-hearted, opinionated neighbor Mrs. O'Shaughnessy. Mr. Haynes (organizer of the hunt) and his friend, Mr. Struble (the cheerful big man of the party) lead the group, and are also joined by physician Dr. Teschall, "a moving-picture man" Mr. Harkrudder, Professor Glenholdt seeking "the tip-end bone of the tail of a brontosaurus" and his students ("two geological fellows" who "talk of nothing but strata and formation"). Also joining the group is Mr. Murry with his tiresome accordion. Although some hunting is accomplished on the trip, the overarching focus of Elinore's letters is on descriptions of awe-inspiring Wyoming scenery and the interesting people she encounters. With her familiar wit and wisdom, Elinore also writes of tragedies and romances she observes during her trip -- that is, whenever Elinore's effort to observe is not thwarted by "the good mon" Mr. Stewart. In one letter Elinore complains to Mrs. Coney that "Mr. Stewart is the queerest man: instead of letting me enjoy the tableau [the reunion of two long-lost lovers], he solemnly drove on, saying he would not want any one gawking at him if he were the happy man. Anyway, he couldn't urge Chub [the horse] fast enough to prevent my seeing and hearing what I've told you." By the time the adventurers are homeward bound with their supply of elk meat, Elinore is homesick for her youngest child, Junior, at home with his grandmother; Mrs. O'Shaughnessy has taken in two young orphans; and quiet, young Mr. Haynes complains good-naturedly about having to travel along with a rolling nursery. Elinore's letters capture an interesting transition point in history. People traveled by horse and wagon, there were cowboys and cattle stampedes, and medical care was rustic. At the same time, automobiles and modern medicine, archeology and motion picture making were entering the scene and war was commencing in Europe. (Note to more sensitive readers: Elk hunting is described in Chapters 7 and 8.) (Summary by Lynne Carroll)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saint-athanasius-the-father-of-orthodoxy-by-frances-alice-forbes--65200345https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280760 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saint Athanasius: The Father of Orthodoxy Author: Frances Alice Forbes Narrator: Pattymarie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 3.75 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A short and rather old fashioned biography a great saint. Don't expect subtlety; it's unapologetic hagiography. The saint is presented as a figure of pristine brilliance, courage and integrity and his persecutors as conniving villains. But to those who appreciate what was at stake in the controversy, Athanasius is indeed a God-sent hero. This is an informative, if quaint, introduction to a fascinating figure in history. (Summary by Pattymarie)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280760Thu, 01 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280760 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saint Athanasius: The Father of Orthodoxy Author: Frances Alice Forbes Narrator: Pattymarie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280760 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saint Athanasius: The Father of Orthodoxy Author: Frances Alice Forbes Narrator: Pattymarie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 3.75 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A short and rather old fashioned biography a great saint. Don't expect subtlety; it's unapologetic hagiography. The saint is presented as a figure of pristine brilliance, courage and integrity and his persecutors as conniving villains. But to those who appreciate what was at stake in the controversy, Athanasius is indeed a God-sent hero. This is an informative, if quaint, introduction to a fascinating figure in history. (Summary by Pattymarie)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-boy-they-tried-to-hide-the-true-story-of-a-son-forgotten-by-society-by-shane-dunphy--65200332https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279022 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Boy They Tried to Hide: The true story of a son, forgotten by society Author: Shane Dunphy Narrator: Shane Dunphy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 23 minutes Release date: December 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The Boy They Tried to Hide is the startling, true account of how truth is sometimes stranger than fiction ... Shane Dunphy was working as a resource teacher in a rural town when he was approached by the mother of one of his pupils, seeking help. She is worried for her troubled young son, who has been found leaving the house late at night to go deep into the woods near their home. He has spoken of meetings with a friend, Thomas, but no one else has seen him or knows who he is. As Shane tries to discover what's going on, a sexual predator he helped bring to justice years before reappears. The man is looking to settle a score, and has picked someone close to Shane as his next victim. In The Boy They Tried to Hide, Shane Dunphy revisits cases he encountered during his time as a child protection worker and journalist and, in doing so, once again discovers that leaving the past behind is harder than it seems.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279022Thu, 01 Dec 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279022 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Boy They Tried to Hide: The true story of a son, forgotten by society Author: Shane Dunphy Narrator: Shane Dunphy Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279022 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Boy They Tried to Hide: The true story of a son, forgotten by society Author: Shane Dunphy Narrator: Shane Dunphy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 23 minutes Release date: December 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The Boy They Tried to Hide is the startling, true account of how truth is sometimes stranger than fiction ... Shane Dunphy was working as a resource teacher in a rural town when he was approached by the mother of one of his pupils, seeking help. She is worried for her troubled young son, who has been found leaving the house late at night to go deep into the woods near their home. He has spoken of meetings with a friend, Thomas, but no one else has seen him or knows who he is. As Shane tries to discover what's going on, a sexual predator he helped bring to justice years before reappears. The man is looking to settle a score, and has picked someone close to Shane as his next victim. In The Boy They Tried to Hide, Shane Dunphy revisits cases he encountered during his time as a child protection worker and journalist and, in doing so, once again discovers that leaving the past behind is harder than it seems.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/searching-for-john-hughes-or-everything-i-thought-i-needed-to-know-about-life-i-learned-from-watching-80s-movies-by-jason-diamond--65200359https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279097 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Searching for John Hughes: Or Everything I Thought I Needed to Know about Life I Learned from Watching '80s Movies Author: Jason Diamond Narrator: Roger Wayne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 29, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For all fans of John Hughes and his hit films such as National Lampoon’s Vacation, Sixteen Candles, and Home Alone, comes Jason Diamond’s hilarious memoir of growing up obsessed with the iconic filmmaker’s movies—a preoccupation that eventually convinces Diamond he should write Hughes’ biography and travel to New York City on a quest that is as funny as it is hopeless. For as long as Jason Diamond can remember, he’s been infatuated with John Hughes’ movies. From the outrageous, raunchy antics in National Lampoon’s Vacation to the teenage angst in The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink to the insanely clever and unforgettable Home Alone, Jason could not get enough of Hughes’ films. And so the seed was planted in his mind that it should fall to him to write a biography of his favorite filmmaker. It didn’t matter to Jason that he had no qualifications, training, background, platform, or direction. Thus went the years-long, delusional, earnest, and assiduous quest to reach his goal. But no book came out of these years, and no book will. What he did get was a story that fills the pages of this unconventional, hilarious memoir. In Searching for John Hughes, Jason tells how a Jewish kid from a broken home in a Chicago suburb—sometimes homeless, always restless—found comfort and connection in the likewise broken lives in the suburban Chicago of John Hughes’ oeuvre. He moved to New York to become a writer. He started to write a book he had no business writing. In the meantime, he brewed coffee and guarded cupcake cafes. All the while, he watched John Hughes movies religiously. Though his original biography of Hughes has long since been abandoned, Jason has discovered he is a writer through and through. And the adversity of going for broke has now been transformed into wisdom. Or, at least, a really, really good story. In other words, this is a memoir of growing up. One part big dream, one part big failure, one part John Hughes movies, one part Chicago, and one part New York. It’s a story of what comes after the “Go for it!” part of the command to young creatives to pursue their dreams—no matter how absurd they might seem at first.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279097Tue, 29 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279097 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Searching for John Hughes: Or Everything I Thought I Needed to Know about Life I Learned from Watching '80s Movies Author: Jason Diamond Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279097 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Searching for John Hughes: Or Everything I Thought I Needed to Know about Life I Learned from Watching '80s Movies Author: Jason Diamond Narrator: Roger Wayne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 29, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For all fans of John Hughes and his hit films such as National Lampoon’s Vacation, Sixteen Candles, and Home Alone, comes Jason Diamond’s hilarious memoir of growing up obsessed with the iconic filmmaker’s movies—a preoccupation that eventually convinces Diamond he should write Hughes’ biography and travel to New York City on a quest that is as funny as it is hopeless. For as long as Jason Diamond can remember, he’s been infatuated with John Hughes’ movies. From the outrageous, raunchy antics in National Lampoon’s Vacation to the teenage angst in The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink to the insanely clever and unforgettable Home Alone, Jason could not get enough of Hughes’ films. And so the seed was planted in his mind that it should fall to him to write a biography of his favorite filmmaker. It didn’t matter to Jason that he had no qualifications, training, background, platform, or direction. Thus went the years-long, delusional, earnest, and assiduous quest to reach his goal. But no book came out of these years, and no book will. What he did get was a story that fills the pages of this unconventional, hilarious memoir. In Searching for John Hughes, Jason tells how a Jewish kid from a broken home in a Chicago suburb—sometimes homeless, always restless—found comfort and connection in the likewise broken lives in the suburban Chicago of John Hughes’ oeuvre. He moved to New York to become a writer. He started to write a book he had no business writing. In the meantime, he brewed coffee and guarded cupcake cafes. All the while, he watched John Hughes movies religiously. Though his original biography of Hughes has long since been abandoned, Jason has discovered he is a writer through and through. And the adversity of going for broke has now been transformed into wisdom. Or, at least, a really, really good story. In other words, this is a memoir of growing up. One part big dream, one part big failure, one part John Hughes movies, one part Chicago, and one part New York. It’s a story of what comes after the “Go for it!” part of the command to young creatives to pursue their dreams—no matter how absurd they might seem at first.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-we-rise-my-life-in-the-movement-by-cleve-jones--65200358https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279147 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When We Rise: My Life in the Movement Author: Cleve Jones Narrator: Cleve Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This sweeping memoir tells the life story of longtime LGBTQ and AIDS activist Cleve Jones in a profoundly moving account from sexually liberated 1970s San Francisco, through the AIDS crisis, and up to his involvement with the marriage equality battle. Born in 1954, Cleve Jones was among the last generation of gay Americans who grew up wondering if there were others out there like himself. There were. Like thousands of other young people, Jones, nearly penniless, was drawn in the early 1970s to San Francisco, a city electrified by progressive politics and sexual freedom. Jones found community--in the hotel rooms and ramshackle apartments shared by other young adventurers, in the city's bathhouses and gay bars like The Stud, and in the burgeoning gay district, the Castro, where a New York transplant named Harvey Milk set up a camera shop, began shouting through his bullhorn, and soon became the nation's most outspoken gay elected official. With Milk's encouragement, Jones dove into politics and found his calling in "the movement." When Milk was killed by an assassin's bullet in 1978, Jones took up his mentor's progressive mantle--only to see the arrival of AIDS transform his life once again. By turns tender and uproarious, When We Rise is Jones' account of his remarkable life. He chronicles the heartbreak of losing countless friends to AIDS, which very nearly killed him, too; his co-founding of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation during the terrifying early years of the epidemic; his conception of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, the largest community art project in history; the bewitching story of 1970s San Francisco and the magnetic spell it cast for thousands of young gay people and other misfits; and the harrowing, sexy, and sometimes hilarious stories of Cleve's passionate relationships with friends and lovers during an era defined by both unprecedented freedom and and violence alike. When We Rise is not only the story of a hero to the LQBTQ community, but the vibrantly voice memoir of a full and transformative American life. Lambda Literary Award Winner The partial inspiration for the ABC television mini-series! "You could read Cleve Jones's book because you should know about the struggle for gay, lesbian, and transgender rights from one of its key participants--maybe heroes--but really, you should read it for pleasure and joy."--Rebecca Solnit, author of Men Explain Things to Me]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279147Tue, 29 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279147 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When We Rise: My Life in the Movement Author: Cleve Jones Narrator: Cleve Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279147 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When We Rise: My Life in the Movement Author: Cleve Jones Narrator: Cleve Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This sweeping memoir tells the life story of longtime LGBTQ and AIDS activist Cleve Jones in a profoundly moving account from sexually liberated 1970s San Francisco, through the AIDS crisis, and up to his involvement with the marriage equality battle. Born in 1954, Cleve Jones was among the last generation of gay Americans who grew up wondering if there were others out there like himself. There were. Like thousands of other young people, Jones, nearly penniless, was drawn in the early 1970s to San Francisco, a city electrified by progressive politics and sexual freedom. Jones found community--in the hotel rooms and ramshackle apartments shared by other young adventurers, in the city's bathhouses and gay bars like The Stud, and in the burgeoning gay district, the Castro, where a New York transplant named Harvey Milk set up a camera shop, began shouting through his bullhorn, and soon became the nation's most outspoken gay elected official. With Milk's encouragement, Jones dove into politics and found his calling in "the movement." When Milk was killed by an assassin's bullet in 1978, Jones took up his mentor's progressive mantle--only to see the arrival of AIDS transform his life once again. By turns tender and uproarious, When We Rise is Jones' account of his remarkable life. He chronicles the heartbreak of losing countless friends to AIDS, which very nearly killed him, too; his co-founding of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation during the terrifying early years of the epidemic; his conception of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, the largest community art project in history; the bewitching story of 1970s San Francisco and the magnetic spell it cast for thousands of young gay people and other misfits; and the harrowing, sexy, and sometimes hilarious stories of Cleve's passionate relationships with friends and lovers during an era defined by both unprecedented freedom and and violence alike. When We Rise is not only the story of a hero to the LQBTQ community, but the vibrantly voice memoir of a full and transformative American life. Lambda Literary Award Winner The partial inspiration for the ABC television mini-series! "You could read Cleve Jones's book because you should know about the struggle for gay, lesbian, and transgender rights from one of its key participants--maybe heroes--but really, you should read it for pleasure and joy."--Rebecca Solnit, author of Men Explain Things to Me]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/american-commander-serving-a-country-worth-fighting-for-and-training-the-brave-soldiers-who-lead-the-way-by-ryan-zinke--65200350https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279776 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Commander: Serving a Country Worth Fighting For and Training the Brave Soldiers Who Lead the Way Author: Ryan Zinke Narrator: Daniel Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 40 minutes Release date: November 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In recent years, the world has learned just what is required to bravely serve America through the navy’s most elite SEAL Team. Now, for the first time, we hear from their commander. For more than half a decade, Ryan Zinke was a commander at the most elite SEAL unit. A 23-year veteran of the US Navy SEALs, Zinke is a decorated officer and earned two Bronze Stars as the acting commander of Joint Special Forces in Iraq. Zinke trained and commanded many of the men who would one day run the covert operations to hunt down Osama bin Laden and save Captain Phillips (Maersk Alabama). He also served as mentor to now famous SEALs Marcus Luttrell (Lone Survivor) and Chris Kyle (American Sniper). Written with #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of American Sniper, Scott McEwen, American Commander will offer readers the hard-hitting, no-nonsense style the SEALs are known for. When Zinke signs with the US Navy he turns his sights on joining the ranks of the most elite fighting force, the SEALs. He eventually reaches the top of the SEAL Teams as an assault team commander. Zinke shares what it takes to train and motivate the most celebrated group of warriors on earth and then send them into harm’s way. Through it, he shares his proven problem-solving approach: Situation, Mission, Execution, Command and Control, and Logistics. American Commander also covers Zinke’s experience in running for Montana’s sole seat in the United States Congress. Zinke’s passion for his country shines as he conveys his vision to revitalize American exceptionalism. Scott McEwen and Ryan Zinke take readers behind the scenes and into the heart of America’s most-feared fighting force. American Commander will inspire a new generation of leaders charged with restoring a bright future for our children’s children.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279776Tue, 29 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279776 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Commander: Serving a Country Worth Fighting For and Training the Brave Soldiers Who Lead the Way Author: Ryan Zinke Narrator: Daniel Butler...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279776 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Commander: Serving a Country Worth Fighting For and Training the Brave Soldiers Who Lead the Way Author: Ryan Zinke Narrator: Daniel Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 40 minutes Release date: November 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In recent years, the world has learned just what is required to bravely serve America through the navy’s most elite SEAL Team. Now, for the first time, we hear from their commander. For more than half a decade, Ryan Zinke was a commander at the most elite SEAL unit. A 23-year veteran of the US Navy SEALs, Zinke is a decorated officer and earned two Bronze Stars as the acting commander of Joint Special Forces in Iraq. Zinke trained and commanded many of the men who would one day run the covert operations to hunt down Osama bin Laden and save Captain Phillips (Maersk Alabama). He also served as mentor to now famous SEALs Marcus Luttrell (Lone Survivor) and Chris Kyle (American Sniper). Written with #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of American Sniper, Scott McEwen, American Commander will offer readers the hard-hitting, no-nonsense style the SEALs are known for. When Zinke signs with the US Navy he turns his sights on joining the ranks of the most elite fighting force, the SEALs. He eventually reaches the top of the SEAL Teams as an assault team commander. Zinke shares what it takes to train and motivate the most celebrated group of warriors on earth and then send them into harm’s way. Through it, he shares his proven problem-solving approach: Situation, Mission, Execution, Command and Control, and Logistics. American Commander also covers Zinke’s experience in running for Montana’s sole seat in the United States Congress. Zinke’s passion for his country shines as he conveys his vision to revitalize American exceptionalism. Scott McEwen and Ryan Zinke take readers behind the scenes and into the heart of America’s most-feared fighting force. American Commander will inspire a new generation of leaders charged with restoring a bright future for our children’s children.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/moranifesto-by-caitlin-moran--65200312https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279101 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Moranifesto Author: Caitlin Moran Narrator: Joanna Neary Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 33 minutes Release date: November 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Be a Woman and Moranthology comes a collection of Caitlin Moran’s award-winning London Times columns that takes a clever, hilarious look at celebrities, society, and the wacky world we live in today—including three major new pieces exclusive to this book. When Caitlin Moran sat down to choose her favorite pieces for her new book, she realized that they all shared a common theme—the same old problems and the same old ass-hats. Then she thought of the word ‘Moranifesto’, and she knew what she had to do… Introducing every piece and weaving her writing together into a brilliant, seamless narrative—just as she did in Moranthology—Caitlin combines the best of her recent columns with lots of new writing unique to this book as she offers a characteristically fun and witty look at the news, celebrity culture, and society. Featuring strong and important pieces on poverty, the media, and class, Moranifesto also focuses on how socially engaged we’ve become as a society. And of course, Caitlin is never afraid to address the big issues, such as Benedict Cumberbatch and duffel coats. Who else but Caitlin Moran—a true modern Renaissance woman—could deal with topics as pressing and diverse as the beauty of musicals, affordable housing, Daft Punk, and why the Internet is like a drunken toddler? Covering everything from Hillary Clinton to UTIs, Caitlin’s manifesto is an engaging and mischievous rallying call for our times.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279101Tue, 29 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279101 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Moranifesto Author: Caitlin Moran Narrator: Joanna Neary Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 33 minutes Release date: November 29, 2016...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279101 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Moranifesto Author: Caitlin Moran Narrator: Joanna Neary Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 33 minutes Release date: November 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Be a Woman and Moranthology comes a collection of Caitlin Moran’s award-winning London Times columns that takes a clever, hilarious look at celebrities, society, and the wacky world we live in today—including three major new pieces exclusive to this book. When Caitlin Moran sat down to choose her favorite pieces for her new book, she realized that they all shared a common theme—the same old problems and the same old ass-hats. Then she thought of the word ‘Moranifesto’, and she knew what she had to do… Introducing every piece and weaving her writing together into a brilliant, seamless narrative—just as she did in Moranthology—Caitlin combines the best of her recent columns with lots of new writing unique to this book as she offers a characteristically fun and witty look at the news, celebrity culture, and society. Featuring strong and important pieces on poverty, the media, and class, Moranifesto also focuses on how socially engaged we’ve become as a society. And of course, Caitlin is never afraid to address the big issues, such as Benedict Cumberbatch and duffel coats. Who else but Caitlin Moran—a true modern Renaissance woman—could deal with topics as pressing and diverse as the beauty of musicals, affordable housing, Daft Punk, and why the Internet is like a drunken toddler? Covering everything from Hillary Clinton to UTIs, Caitlin’s manifesto is an engaging and mischievous rallying call for our times.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/talking-as-fast-as-i-can-from-gilmore-girls-to-gilmore-girls-and-everything-in-between-by-lauren-graham--65200306https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280517 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between) Author: Lauren Graham Narrator: Lauren Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 36 minutes Release date: November 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 256 Ratings of Narrator: 4.99 of Total 70 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this collection of personal essays, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood reveals stories about life, love, and working as a woman in Hollywood—along with behind-the-scenes dispatches from the set of the new Gilmore Girls, where she plays the fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore once again. In Talking as Fast as I Can, Lauren Graham hits pause for a moment and looks back on her life, sharing laugh-out-loud stories about growing up, starting out as an actress, and, years later, sitting in her trailer on the Parenthood set and asking herself, “Did you, um, make it?” She opens up about the challenges of being single in Hollywood (“Strangers were worried about me; that’s how long I was single!”), the time she was asked to audition her butt for a role, and her experience being a judge on Project Runway (“It’s like I had a fashion-induced blackout”). In “What It Was Like, Part One,” Graham sits down for an epic Gilmore Girls marathon and reflects on being cast as the fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore. The essay “What It Was Like, Part Two” reveals how it felt to pick up the role again nine years later, and what doing so has meant to her. Some more things you will learn about Lauren: She once tried to go vegan just to bond with Ellen DeGeneres, she’s aware that meeting guys at awards shows has its pitfalls (“If you’re meeting someone for the first time after three hours of hair, makeup, and styling, you’ve already set the bar too high”), and she’s a card-carrying REI shopper (“My bungee cords now earn points!”). Including photos and excerpts from the diary Graham kept during the filming of the recent Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, this book is like a cozy night in, catching up with your best friend, laughing and swapping stories, and—of course—talking as fast as you can. Includes a PDF of Photos from the Book]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280517Tue, 29 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280517 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between) Author: Lauren Graham Narrator: Lauren Graham Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280517 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between) Author: Lauren Graham Narrator: Lauren Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 36 minutes Release date: November 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 256 Ratings of Narrator: 4.99 of Total 70 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this collection of personal essays, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood reveals stories about life, love, and working as a woman in Hollywood—along with behind-the-scenes dispatches from the set of the new Gilmore Girls, where she plays the fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore once again. In Talking as Fast as I Can, Lauren Graham hits pause for a moment and looks back on her life, sharing laugh-out-loud stories about growing up, starting out as an actress, and, years later, sitting in her trailer on the Parenthood set and asking herself, “Did you, um, make it?” She opens up about the challenges of being single in Hollywood (“Strangers were worried about me; that’s how long I was single!”), the time she was asked to audition her butt for a role, and her experience being a judge on Project Runway (“It’s like I had a fashion-induced blackout”). In “What It Was Like, Part One,” Graham sits down for an epic Gilmore Girls marathon and reflects on being cast as the fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore. The essay “What It Was Like, Part Two” reveals how it felt to pick up the role again nine years later, and what doing so has meant to her. Some more things you will learn about Lauren: She once tried to go vegan just to bond with Ellen DeGeneres, she’s aware that meeting guys at awards shows has its pitfalls (“If you’re meeting someone for the first time after three hours of hair, makeup, and styling, you’ve already set the bar too high”), and she’s a card-carrying REI shopper (“My bungee cords now earn points!”). Including photos and excerpts from the diary Graham kept during the filming of the recent Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, this book is like a cozy night in, catching up with your best friend, laughing and swapping stories, and—of course—talking as fast as you can. Includes a PDF of Photos from the Book]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/inspiration-in-my-shoes-by-diana-patton--65200328https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279582 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inspiration In My Shoes Author: Diana Patton Narrator: Diana Patton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 22, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Inspiration in My Shoes is a riveting read that proves no barrier is too high, no obstacle is too great, and that inspiration comes in many surprising forms. Diana's story is exemplary of both the struggles young women face and how those struggles can be transformed into triumphs. With her mother's encouragement, her faith in God, and a resilient spirit, Diana overcomes unthinkable tragedy before molding her experience into an opportunity to connect with others. Though Diana's childhood was riddled with dysfunction, she's decided to take her mess and make it her message.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279582Tue, 22 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279582 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inspiration In My Shoes Author: Diana Patton Narrator: Diana Patton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 22,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279582 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inspiration In My Shoes Author: Diana Patton Narrator: Diana Patton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 22, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Inspiration in My Shoes is a riveting read that proves no barrier is too high, no obstacle is too great, and that inspiration comes in many surprising forms. Diana's story is exemplary of both the struggles young women face and how those struggles can be transformed into triumphs. With her mother's encouragement, her faith in God, and a resilient spirit, Diana overcomes unthinkable tragedy before molding her experience into an opportunity to connect with others. Though Diana's childhood was riddled with dysfunction, she's decided to take her mess and make it her message.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-princess-diarist-by-carrie-fisher--65200311https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280073 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Princess Diarist Author: Carrie Fisher Narrator: Billie Lourd, Carrie Fisher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 22, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.12 of Total 172 Ratings of Narrator: 4.7 of Total 33 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 2018 GRAMMY® Winner for Best Spoken Word Album The Princess Diarist is Carrie Fisher’s intimate, hilarious and revealing recollection of what happened behind the scenes on one of the most famous film sets of all time, the first Star Wars movie.   *PEOPLE Magazine Best Book of Fall 2016  *New York Times Bestseller * When Carrie Fisher recently discovered the journals she kept during the filming of the first Star Wars movie, she was astonished to see what they had preserved—plaintive love poems, unbridled musings with youthful naiveté, and a vulnerability that she barely recognized. Today, her fame as an author, actress, and pop-culture icon is indisputable, but in 1977, Carrie Fisher was just a teenager with an all-consuming crush on her costar, Harrison Ford.  With these excerpts from her handwritten notebooks, The Princess Diarist is Fisher’s intimate and revealing recollection of what happened on one of the most famous film sets of all time—and what developed behind the scenes.  Fisher also ponders the joys and insanity of celebrity, and the absurdity of a life spawned by Hollywood royalty, only to be surpassed by her own outer-space royalty. Laugh-out-loud hilarious and endlessly quotable, The Princess Diarist brims with the candor and introspection of a diary while offering shrewd insight into the type of stardom that few will ever experience.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280073Tue, 22 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280073 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Princess Diarist Author: Carrie Fisher Narrator: Billie Lourd, Carrie Fisher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 11 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280073 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Princess Diarist Author: Carrie Fisher Narrator: Billie Lourd, Carrie Fisher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 22, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.12 of Total 172 Ratings of Narrator: 4.7 of Total 33 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 2018 GRAMMY® Winner for Best Spoken Word Album The Princess Diarist is Carrie Fisher’s intimate, hilarious and revealing recollection of what happened behind the scenes on one of the most famous film sets of all time, the first Star Wars movie.   *PEOPLE Magazine Best Book of Fall 2016  *New York Times Bestseller * When Carrie Fisher recently discovered the journals she kept during the filming of the first Star Wars movie, she was astonished to see what they had preserved—plaintive love poems, unbridled musings with youthful naiveté, and a vulnerability that she barely recognized. Today, her fame as an author, actress, and pop-culture icon is indisputable, but in 1977, Carrie Fisher was just a teenager with an all-consuming crush on her costar, Harrison Ford.  With these excerpts from her handwritten notebooks, The Princess Diarist is Fisher’s intimate and revealing recollection of what happened on one of the most famous film sets of all time—and what developed behind the scenes.  Fisher also ponders the joys and insanity of celebrity, and the absurdity of a life spawned by Hollywood royalty, only to be surpassed by her own outer-space royalty. Laugh-out-loud hilarious and endlessly quotable, The Princess Diarist brims with the candor and introspection of a diary while offering shrewd insight into the type of stardom that few will ever experience.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-loved-her-in-the-movies-memories-of-hollywood-s-legendary-actresses-by-robert-j-wagner--65200375https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275467 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Loved Her in the Movies: Memories of Hollywood's Legendary Actresses Author: Robert J. Wagner Narrator: Robert J. Wagner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Film and television actor and New York Times bestselling author Robert Wagner’s memoir of the great women movie stars he has known.   In a career that has spanned more than sixty years Robert Wagner has witnessed the twilight of the Golden Age of Hollywood and the rise of television, becoming a beloved star in both media. During that time he became acquainted, both professionally and socially, with the remarkable women who were the greatest screen personalities of their day. I Loved Her in the Movies is his intimate and revealing account of the charisma of these women on film, why they became stars, and how their specific emotional and dramatic chemistries affected the choices they made as actresses as well as the choices they made as women.   Among Wagner’s subjects are Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, Gloria Swanson, Norma Shearer, Loretta Young, Joan Blondell, Irene Dunne, Rosalind Russell, Dorothy Lamour, Debra Paget, Jean Peters, Linda Darnell, Betty Hutton, Raquel Welch, Glenn Close, and the two actresses whom he ultimately married, Natalie Wood and Jill St. John. In addition to offering perceptive commentary on these women, Wagner also examines topics such as the strange alchemy of the camera—how it can transform the attractive into the stunning, and vice versa—and how the introduction of color brought a new erotic charge to movies, one that enabled these actresses to become aggressively sexual beings in a way that that black and white films had only hinted at.   Like Wagner’s two previous bestsellers, I Loved Her in the Movies is a privileged look behind the scenes at some of the most well-known women in show business as well as an insightful look at the sexual and romantic attraction that created their magic.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275467Tue, 15 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275467 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Loved Her in the Movies: Memories of Hollywood's Legendary Actresses Author: Robert J. Wagner Narrator: Robert J. Wagner Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275467 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Loved Her in the Movies: Memories of Hollywood's Legendary Actresses Author: Robert J. Wagner Narrator: Robert J. Wagner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Film and television actor and New York Times bestselling author Robert Wagner’s memoir of the great women movie stars he has known.   In a career that has spanned more than sixty years Robert Wagner has witnessed the twilight of the Golden Age of Hollywood and the rise of television, becoming a beloved star in both media. During that time he became acquainted, both professionally and socially, with the remarkable women who were the greatest screen personalities of their day. I Loved Her in the Movies is his intimate and revealing account of the charisma of these women on film, why they became stars, and how their specific emotional and dramatic chemistries affected the choices they made as actresses as well as the choices they made as women.   Among Wagner’s subjects are Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, Gloria Swanson, Norma Shearer, Loretta Young, Joan Blondell, Irene Dunne, Rosalind Russell, Dorothy Lamour, Debra Paget, Jean Peters, Linda Darnell, Betty Hutton, Raquel Welch, Glenn Close, and the two actresses whom he ultimately married, Natalie Wood and Jill St. John. In addition to offering perceptive commentary on these women, Wagner also examines topics such as the strange alchemy of the camera—how it can transform the attractive into the stunning, and vice versa—and how the introduction of color brought a new erotic charge to movies, one that enabled these actresses to become aggressively sexual beings in a way that that black and white films had only hinted at.   Like Wagner’s two previous bestsellers, I Loved Her in the Movies is a privileged look behind the scenes at some of the most well-known women in show business as well as an insightful look at the sexual and romantic attraction that created their magic.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/just-getting-started-by-tony-bennett-scott-simon--65200370https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just Getting Started Author: Tony Bennett, Scott Simon Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 14 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “For my money, Tony Bennett is the best singer in the business, the best exponent of a song. He excites me when I watch him. . . . He moves me. He’s the singer who gets across what the composer has in mind, and probably a little more.” — Frank Sinatra “As breezy and meaningful as one of his trademark songs as readers learn about the man by the company he kept and the heroes he worships. Bennett’s ethereal still lifes and landscape paintings adorn this simple yet profound and gracious homage.”— Booklist Tony Bennett was one of our most vibrant musicians ever to grace the stage. In his previous book, Life Is a Gift, Tony reflected on the lessons he had learned over the years. In Just Getting Started, he pays homage to the remarkable people who inspired those lessons. In his warm and inviting voice, Tony talks about who and what have enriched his own life, including Charlie Chaplin, Judy Garland, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Cole Porter, Amy Winehouse, Fred Astaire, Lady Gaga, members of his family, significant places, and more. Just Getting Started chronicles the relationship Tony enjoyed with each one of these legends, entertainers, humanitarians, and loved ones, and reveals how the lessons and values they imparted have invaluably shaped his life. As enchanting and unforgettable as his music, Just Getting Started is a beautiful compilation of reflections every Bennett fan will treasure, and a perfect introduction for those just getting to know this remarkable star and humanitarian.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278278Tue, 15 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just Getting Started Author: Tony Bennett, Scott Simon Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 14 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just Getting Started Author: Tony Bennett, Scott Simon Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 14 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “For my money, Tony Bennett is the best singer in the business, the best exponent of a song. He excites me when I watch him. . . . He moves me. He’s the singer who gets across what the composer has in mind, and probably a little more.” — Frank Sinatra “As breezy and meaningful as one of his trademark songs as readers learn about the man by the company he kept and the heroes he worships. Bennett’s ethereal still lifes and landscape paintings adorn this simple yet profound and gracious homage.”— Booklist Tony Bennett was one of our most vibrant musicians ever to grace the stage. In his previous book, Life Is a Gift, Tony reflected on the lessons he had learned over the years. In Just Getting Started, he pays homage to the remarkable people who inspired those lessons. In his warm and inviting voice, Tony talks about who and what have enriched his own life, including Charlie Chaplin, Judy Garland, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Cole Porter, Amy Winehouse, Fred Astaire, Lady Gaga, members of his family, significant places, and more. Just Getting Started chronicles the relationship Tony enjoyed with each one of these legends, entertainers, humanitarians, and loved ones, and reveals how the lessons and values they imparted have invaluably shaped his life. As enchanting and unforgettable as his music, Just Getting Started is a beautiful compilation of reflections every Bennett fan will treasure, and a perfect introduction for those just getting to know this remarkable star and humanitarian.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tranny-confessions-of-punk-rock-s-most-infamous-anarchist-sellout-by-laura-jane-grace--65200367https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278640 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout Author: Laura Jane Grace Narrator: Laura Jane Grace Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.04 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: ONE OF BILLBOARD'S '100 GREATEST MUSIC BOOKS OF ALL TIME': The provocative transgender advocate and lead singer of the punk rock band Against Me! provides a searing account of her search for identity and her true self. It began in a bedroom in Naples, Florida, when a misbehaving punk teenager named Tom Gabel, armed with nothing but an acoustic guitar and a headful of anarchist politics, landed on a riff. Gabel formed Against Me! and rocketed the band from its scrappy beginnings-banging on a drum kit made of pickle buckets-to a major-label powerhouse that critics have called this generation's The Clash. Since its inception in 1997, Against Me! has been one of punk's most influential modern bands, but also one of its most divisive. With every notch the four-piece climbed in their career, they gained new fans while infuriating their old ones. They suffered legal woes, a revolving door of drummers, and a horde of angry, militant punks who called them 'sellouts' and tried to sabotage their shows at every turn. But underneath the public turmoil, something much greater occupied Gabel-a secret kept for 30 years, only acknowledged in the scrawled-out pages of personal journals and hidden in lyrics. Through a troubled childhood, delinquency, and struggles with drugs, Gabel was on a punishing search for identity. Not until May of 2012 did a Rolling Stone profile finally reveal it: Gabel is a transsexual, and would from then on be living as a woman under the name Laura Jane Grace. Tranny is the intimate story of Against Me!'s enigmatic founder, weaving the narrative of the band's history, as well as Grace's, with dozens of never-before-seen entries from the piles of journals Grace kept. More than a typical music memoir about sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll-although it certainly has plenty of that-Tranny is an inside look at one of the most remarkable stories in the history of rock.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278640Tue, 15 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278640 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout Author: Laura Jane Grace Narrator: Laura Jane Grace Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278640 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout Author: Laura Jane Grace Narrator: Laura Jane Grace Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.04 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: ONE OF BILLBOARD'S '100 GREATEST MUSIC BOOKS OF ALL TIME': The provocative transgender advocate and lead singer of the punk rock band Against Me! provides a searing account of her search for identity and her true self. It began in a bedroom in Naples, Florida, when a misbehaving punk teenager named Tom Gabel, armed with nothing but an acoustic guitar and a headful of anarchist politics, landed on a riff. Gabel formed Against Me! and rocketed the band from its scrappy beginnings-banging on a drum kit made of pickle buckets-to a major-label powerhouse that critics have called this generation's The Clash. Since its inception in 1997, Against Me! has been one of punk's most influential modern bands, but also one of its most divisive. With every notch the four-piece climbed in their career, they gained new fans while infuriating their old ones. They suffered legal woes, a revolving door of drummers, and a horde of angry, militant punks who called them 'sellouts' and tried to sabotage their shows at every turn. But underneath the public turmoil, something much greater occupied Gabel-a secret kept for 30 years, only acknowledged in the scrawled-out pages of personal journals and hidden in lyrics. Through a troubled childhood, delinquency, and struggles with drugs, Gabel was on a punishing search for identity. Not until May of 2012 did a Rolling Stone profile finally reveal it: Gabel is a transsexual, and would from then on be living as a woman under the name Laura Jane Grace. Tranny is the intimate story of Against Me!'s enigmatic founder, weaving the narrative of the band's history, as well as Grace's, with dozens of never-before-seen entries from the piles of journals Grace kept. More than a typical music memoir about sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll-although it certainly has plenty of that-Tranny is an inside look at one of the most remarkable stories in the history of rock.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lucky-bastard-my-life-my-dad-and-the-things-i-m-not-allowed-to-say-on-tv-by-joe-buck--65200366https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lucky Bastard: My Life, My Dad, and the Things I'm Not Allowed to Say on TV Author: Joe Buck Narrator: Joe Buck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 57 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this New York Times bestselling memoir, the announcer of the biggest sporting events in the country—including the 2017 Super Bowl and this century's most-watched, historic, Chicago Cubs–winning World Series—reveals why he is one lucky bastard. Sports fans see Joe Buck everywhere: broadcasting one of the biggest games in the NFL every week, calling the World Series every year, announcing the Super Bowl every three years. They know his father, Jack Buck, is a broadcasting legend and that he was beloved in his adopted hometown of St. Louis.   Yet they have no idea who Joe really is. Or how he got here. They don’t know how he almost blew his career. They haven’t read his funniest and most embarrassing stories or heard about his interactions with the biggest sports stars of this era.   They don’t know how hard he can laugh at himself—or that he thinks some of his critics have a point. And they don’t know what it was really like to grow up in his father’s shadow. Joe and Jack were best friends, but it wasn’t that simple. Jack, the voice of the St. Louis Cardinals for almost fifty years, helped Joe get his broadcasting start at eighteen. But Joe had to prove himself, first as a minor league radio announcer and then on local TV, national TV with ESPN, and then finally on FOX. He now has a successful, Emmy-winning career, but only after a lot of dues-paying, learning, and pretty damn entertaining mistakes that are recounted in this book.   In his memoir, Joe takes us through his life on and off the field. He shares the lessons he learned from his father, the errors he made along the way, and the personal mountain he climbed and conquered, all of which have truly made him a Lucky Bastard.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275469Tue, 15 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lucky Bastard: My Life, My Dad, and the Things I'm Not Allowed to Say on TV Author: Joe Buck Narrator: Joe Buck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lucky Bastard: My Life, My Dad, and the Things I'm Not Allowed to Say on TV Author: Joe Buck Narrator: Joe Buck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 57 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this New York Times bestselling memoir, the announcer of the biggest sporting events in the country—including the 2017 Super Bowl and this century's most-watched, historic, Chicago Cubs–winning World Series—reveals why he is one lucky bastard. Sports fans see Joe Buck everywhere: broadcasting one of the biggest games in the NFL every week, calling the World Series every year, announcing the Super Bowl every three years. They know his father, Jack Buck, is a broadcasting legend and that he was beloved in his adopted hometown of St. Louis.   Yet they have no idea who Joe really is. Or how he got here. They don’t know how he almost blew his career. They haven’t read his funniest and most embarrassing stories or heard about his interactions with the biggest sports stars of this era.   They don’t know how hard he can laugh at himself—or that he thinks some of his critics have a point. And they don’t know what it was really like to grow up in his father’s shadow. Joe and Jack were best friends, but it wasn’t that simple. Jack, the voice of the St. Louis Cardinals for almost fifty years, helped Joe get his broadcasting start at eighteen. But Joe had to prove himself, first as a minor league radio announcer and then on local TV, national TV with ESPN, and then finally on FOX. He now has a successful, Emmy-winning career, but only after a lot of dues-paying, learning, and pretty damn entertaining mistakes that are recounted in this book.   In his memoir, Joe takes us through his life on and off the field. He shares the lessons he learned from his father, the errors he made along the way, and the personal mountain he climbed and conquered, all of which have truly made him a Lucky Bastard.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/scrappy-little-nobody-by-anna-kendrick--65200355https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275703 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scrappy Little Nobody Author: Anna Kendrick Narrator: Anna Kendrick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 807 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 146 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award nominated actress and star of Up in the Air and Pitch Perfect. Even before she made a name for herself on the silver screen starring in films like Pitch Perfect, Up in the Air, Twilight, and Into the Woods, Anna Kendrick was unusually small, weird, and “10 percent defiant.” At the ripe age of thirteen, she had already resolved to “keep the crazy inside my head where it belonged. Forever. But here’s the thing about crazy: It. Wants. Out.” In Scrappy Little Nobody, she invites readers inside her brain, sharing extraordinary and charmingly ordinary stories with candor and winningly wry observations. With her razor-sharp wit, Anna recounts the absurdities she’s experienced on her way to and from the heart of pop culture as only she can—from her unusual path to the performing arts (Vanilla Ice and baggy neon pants may have played a role) to her double life as a middle-school student who also starred on Broadway to her initial “dating experiments” (including only liking boys who didn’t like her back) to reviewing a binder full of butt doubles to her struggle to live like an adult woman instead of a perpetual “man-child.” Enter Anna’s world and follow her rise from “scrappy little nobody” to somebody who dazzles on the stage, the screen, and now the page—with an electric, singular voice, at once familiar and surprising, sharp and sweet, funny and serious (well, not that serious).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275703Tue, 15 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275703 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scrappy Little Nobody Author: Anna Kendrick Narrator: Anna Kendrick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 15,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275703 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scrappy Little Nobody Author: Anna Kendrick Narrator: Anna Kendrick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 807 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 146 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award nominated actress and star of Up in the Air and Pitch Perfect. Even before she made a name for herself on the silver screen starring in films like Pitch Perfect, Up in the Air, Twilight, and Into the Woods, Anna Kendrick was unusually small, weird, and “10 percent defiant.” At the ripe age of thirteen, she had already resolved to “keep the crazy inside my head where it belonged. Forever. But here’s the thing about crazy: It. Wants. Out.” In Scrappy Little Nobody, she invites readers inside her brain, sharing extraordinary and charmingly ordinary stories with candor and winningly wry observations. With her razor-sharp wit, Anna recounts the absurdities she’s experienced on her way to and from the heart of pop culture as only she can—from her unusual path to the performing arts (Vanilla Ice and baggy neon pants may have played a role) to her double life as a middle-school student who also starred on Broadway to her initial “dating experiments” (including only liking boys who didn’t like her back) to reviewing a binder full of butt doubles to her struggle to live like an adult woman instead of a perpetual “man-child.” Enter Anna’s world and follow her rise from “scrappy little nobody” to somebody who dazzles on the stage, the screen, and now the page—with an electric, singular voice, at once familiar and surprising, sharp and sweet, funny and serious (well, not that serious).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-the-cheering-stops-an-nfl-wife-s-story-of-concussions-loss-and-the-faith-that-saw-her-through-by-cyndy-feasel--65200351https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278664 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After the Cheering Stops: An NFL Wife’s Story of Concussions, Loss, and the Faith that Saw Her Through Author: Cyndy Feasel Narrator: Michelle Lasley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Former NFL wife Cyndy Feasel tells the tragic story of her family’s journey into chaos and darkness resulting from the damage her husband suffered due to football-related concussions and head trauma—and the faith that saved her. “If I’d only known what I loved the most would end up killing me and taking away everything I loved, I would have never done it.” – Grant Feasel Grant Feasel spent ten years in the NFL, playing 117 games as a center and a long snapper mostly for the Seattle Seahawks. The skull-battering, jaw-shaking collisions he absorbed during those years ultimately destroyed his marriage and fractured his family. Grant died on July 15, 2012, at the age of 52, the victim of alcohol abuse and a degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Cyndy Feasel watched their life together become a living hell as alcohol became Grant’s medication for a disease rooted in the scores of concussions he suffered on the football field. Helmet-to-helmet collisions opened the door to CTE and transformed him from a sunny, strong, and loving man into a dark shadow of his former self. In this raw and emotional memoir that takes a closer look at the destruction wrought by a game millions love, Cyndy describes in painful and excruciating detail what can happen to an NFL player and his family when the stadium empties and the lights go down. A powerful tale of warning for football moms and NFL wives everywhere, After the Cheering Stops is also a story of the hard-won hope found in God’s presence when everything else falls apart.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278664Tue, 15 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278664 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After the Cheering Stops: An NFL Wife’s Story of Concussions, Loss, and the Faith that Saw Her Through Author: Cyndy Feasel Narrator: Michelle Lasley...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278664 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After the Cheering Stops: An NFL Wife’s Story of Concussions, Loss, and the Faith that Saw Her Through Author: Cyndy Feasel Narrator: Michelle Lasley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Former NFL wife Cyndy Feasel tells the tragic story of her family’s journey into chaos and darkness resulting from the damage her husband suffered due to football-related concussions and head trauma—and the faith that saved her. “If I’d only known what I loved the most would end up killing me and taking away everything I loved, I would have never done it.” – Grant Feasel Grant Feasel spent ten years in the NFL, playing 117 games as a center and a long snapper mostly for the Seattle Seahawks. The skull-battering, jaw-shaking collisions he absorbed during those years ultimately destroyed his marriage and fractured his family. Grant died on July 15, 2012, at the age of 52, the victim of alcohol abuse and a degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Cyndy Feasel watched their life together become a living hell as alcohol became Grant’s medication for a disease rooted in the scores of concussions he suffered on the football field. Helmet-to-helmet collisions opened the door to CTE and transformed him from a sunny, strong, and loving man into a dark shadow of his former self. In this raw and emotional memoir that takes a closer look at the destruction wrought by a game millions love, Cyndy describes in painful and excruciating detail what can happen to an NFL player and his family when the stadium empties and the lights go down. A powerful tale of warning for football moms and NFL wives everywhere, After the Cheering Stops is also a story of the hard-won hope found in God’s presence when everything else falls apart.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/twenty-six-seconds-a-personal-history-of-the-zapruder-film-by-alexandra-zapruder--65200349https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275950 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twenty-Six Seconds: A Personal History of the Zapruder Film Author: Alexandra Zapruder Narrator: Alexandra Zapruder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The moving, untold family story behind Abraham Zapruder's film footage of the Kennedy assassination and its lasting impact on our world. Abraham Zapruder didn't know when he ran home to grab his video camera on November 22, 1963 that this single spontaneous decision would change his family's life for generations to come. Originally intended as a home movie of President Kennedy's motorcade, Zapruder's film of the JFK assassination is now shown in every American history class, included in Jeopardy and Trivial Pursuit questions, and referenced in novels and films. It is the most famous example of citizen journalism, a precursor to the iconic images of our time, such as the Challenger explosion, the Rodney King beating, and the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers. But few know the complicated legacy of the film itself. Now Abraham's granddaughter, Alexandra Zapruder, is ready to tell the complete story for the first time. With the help of the Zapruder family's exclusive records, memories, and documents, Zapruder tracks the film's torturous journey through history, all while American society undergoes its own transformation, and a new media-driven consumer culture challenges traditional ideas of privacy, ownership, journalism, and knowledge. Part biography, part family history, and part historical narrative, Zapruder demonstrates how one man's unwitting moment in the spotlight shifted the way politics, culture, and media intersect, bringing about the larger social questions that define our age.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275950Tue, 15 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275950 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twenty-Six Seconds: A Personal History of the Zapruder Film Author: Alexandra Zapruder Narrator: Alexandra Zapruder Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275950 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twenty-Six Seconds: A Personal History of the Zapruder Film Author: Alexandra Zapruder Narrator: Alexandra Zapruder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The moving, untold family story behind Abraham Zapruder's film footage of the Kennedy assassination and its lasting impact on our world. Abraham Zapruder didn't know when he ran home to grab his video camera on November 22, 1963 that this single spontaneous decision would change his family's life for generations to come. Originally intended as a home movie of President Kennedy's motorcade, Zapruder's film of the JFK assassination is now shown in every American history class, included in Jeopardy and Trivial Pursuit questions, and referenced in novels and films. It is the most famous example of citizen journalism, a precursor to the iconic images of our time, such as the Challenger explosion, the Rodney King beating, and the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers. But few know the complicated legacy of the film itself. Now Abraham's granddaughter, Alexandra Zapruder, is ready to tell the complete story for the first time. With the help of the Zapruder family's exclusive records, memories, and documents, Zapruder tracks the film's torturous journey through history, all while American society undergoes its own transformation, and a new media-driven consumer culture challenges traditional ideas of privacy, ownership, journalism, and knowledge. Part biography, part family history, and part historical narrative, Zapruder demonstrates how one man's unwitting moment in the spotlight shifted the way politics, culture, and media intersect, bringing about the larger social questions that define our age.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snake-the-legendary-life-of-ken-stabler-by-mike-freeman--65200335https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Snake: The Legendary Life of Ken Stabler Author: Mike Freeman Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 44 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.11 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The first in-depth biography of one of the most talented and infamous legends to play in the National Football League—the life and times of pro football’s first bad boy, famed Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler. Ken ''The Snake'' Stabler was the embodiment of the original Men in Black—the freewheeling, hard-hitting Oakland Raiders. The league’s first swashbuckling pass thrower, the mythical southpaw Southerner famous for come-from-behind drives late in the game, Stabler led the Raiders to their first Super Bowl championship in 1977. In an era dominated by gentleman quarterbacks like Roger Staubach and Bob Griese, this 1974 NFL MVP, four-time Pro-bowler, and Super Bowl champion was an iconoclast who partied as hard as he played and lived life unapologetically on his own—not the NFL’s—terms. Though Stabler’s legacy is larger-than-life, there has never before been an exclusive account of him, until now. Snake goes deep under the surface of Stabler’s persona to reveal a man who, despite his penchant for partying and debauchery, was committed to winning and being the best player he could be. From his college days playing for Bear Bryant at Alabama to his years with the Raiders under coach John Madden, his broadcasting career to his death in 2015 and the revelation that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as C.T.E., Snake probes the myriad facets of Stabler’s life on and off the field to tell his complete story, and explores how his legacy and the culture and times that pivotally shaped it, continues to impact football today.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278276Tue, 15 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Snake: The Legendary Life of Ken Stabler Author: Mike Freeman Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 44 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Snake: The Legendary Life of Ken Stabler Author: Mike Freeman Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 44 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.11 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The first in-depth biography of one of the most talented and infamous legends to play in the National Football League—the life and times of pro football’s first bad boy, famed Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler. Ken ''The Snake'' Stabler was the embodiment of the original Men in Black—the freewheeling, hard-hitting Oakland Raiders. The league’s first swashbuckling pass thrower, the mythical southpaw Southerner famous for come-from-behind drives late in the game, Stabler led the Raiders to their first Super Bowl championship in 1977. In an era dominated by gentleman quarterbacks like Roger Staubach and Bob Griese, this 1974 NFL MVP, four-time Pro-bowler, and Super Bowl champion was an iconoclast who partied as hard as he played and lived life unapologetically on his own—not the NFL’s—terms. Though Stabler’s legacy is larger-than-life, there has never before been an exclusive account of him, until now. Snake goes deep under the surface of Stabler’s persona to reveal a man who, despite his penchant for partying and debauchery, was committed to winning and being the best player he could be. From his college days playing for Bear Bryant at Alabama to his years with the Raiders under coach John Madden, his broadcasting career to his death in 2015 and the revelation that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as C.T.E., Snake probes the myriad facets of Stabler’s life on and off the field to tell his complete story, and explores how his legacy and the culture and times that pivotally shaped it, continues to impact football today.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hi-anxiety-life-with-a-bad-case-of-nerves-by-kat-kinsman--65200333https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278277 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hi, Anxiety: Life With a Bad Case of Nerves Author: Kat Kinsman Narrator: Kat Kinsman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 52 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Joining the ranks of such acclaimed accounts as Manic, Brain on Fire, and Monkey Mind, a deeply personal, funny, and sometimes painful look at anxiety and its impact from writer and commentator Kat Kinsman. Feeling anxious? Can’t sleep because your brain won’t stop recycling thoughts? Unable to make a decision because you're too afraid you’ll make the wrong one? You’re not alone. In Hi, Anxiety, beloved food writer, editor, and commentator Kat Kinsman expands on the high profile pieces she wrote for CNN.com about depression, and its wicked cousin, anxiety. Taking us back to her adolescence, when she was diagnosed with depression at fourteen, Kat speaks eloquently with pathos and humor about her skin picking, hand flapping, “nervousness” that made her the recipient of many a harsh taunt. With her mother also gripped by depression and health issues throughout her life, Kat came to live in a constant state of unease—that she would fail, that she would never find love . . . that she would end up just like her mother. Now, as a successful media personality, Kat still battles anxiety every day. That anxiety manifests in strange, and deeply personal ways. But as she found when she started to write about her struggles, Kat is not alone in feeling like the simple act of leaving the house, or getting a haircut can be crippling. And though periodic medication, counseling, a successful career and a happy marriage have brought her relief, the illness, because that is what anxiety is, remains. Exploring how millions are affected anxiety, Hi, Anxiety is a clarion call for everyone—but especially women—struggling with this condition. Though she is a strong advocate for seeking medical intervention, Kinsman implores those suffering to come out of the shadows—to talk about their battle openly and honestly. With humor, bravery, and writing that brings bestsellers like Laurie Notaro and Jenny Lawson to mind, Hi, Anxiety tackles a difficult subject with amazing grace.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278277Tue, 15 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278277 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hi, Anxiety: Life With a Bad Case of Nerves Author: Kat Kinsman Narrator: Kat Kinsman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 52 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278277 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hi, Anxiety: Life With a Bad Case of Nerves Author: Kat Kinsman Narrator: Kat Kinsman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 52 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Joining the ranks of such acclaimed accounts as Manic, Brain on Fire, and Monkey Mind, a deeply personal, funny, and sometimes painful look at anxiety and its impact from writer and commentator Kat Kinsman. Feeling anxious? Can’t sleep because your brain won’t stop recycling thoughts? Unable to make a decision because you're too afraid you’ll make the wrong one? You’re not alone. In Hi, Anxiety, beloved food writer, editor, and commentator Kat Kinsman expands on the high profile pieces she wrote for CNN.com about depression, and its wicked cousin, anxiety. Taking us back to her adolescence, when she was diagnosed with depression at fourteen, Kat speaks eloquently with pathos and humor about her skin picking, hand flapping, “nervousness” that made her the recipient of many a harsh taunt. With her mother also gripped by depression and health issues throughout her life, Kat came to live in a constant state of unease—that she would fail, that she would never find love . . . that she would end up just like her mother. Now, as a successful media personality, Kat still battles anxiety every day. That anxiety manifests in strange, and deeply personal ways. But as she found when she started to write about her struggles, Kat is not alone in feeling like the simple act of leaving the house, or getting a haircut can be crippling. And though periodic medication, counseling, a successful career and a happy marriage have brought her relief, the illness, because that is what anxiety is, remains. Exploring how millions are affected anxiety, Hi, Anxiety is a clarion call for everyone—but especially women—struggling with this condition. Though she is a strong advocate for seeking medical intervention, Kinsman implores those suffering to come out of the shadows—to talk about their battle openly and honestly. With humor, bravery, and writing that brings bestsellers like Laurie Notaro and Jenny Lawson to mind, Hi, Anxiety tackles a difficult subject with amazing grace.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-clothing-of-books-an-essay-by-jhumpa-lahiri--65200325https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Clothing of Books: An Essay Author: Jhumpa Lahiri Narrator: Jhumpa Lahiri Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A deeply personal reflection from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Namesake that explores the art of the book jacket from the perspectives of both reader and writer. How do you clothe a book? Probing the complex relationships between text and image, author and designer, and art and commerce, Lahiri delves into the role of the uniform; explains what book jackets and design have come to mean to her; and how, sometimes, “the covers become a part of me.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278759Tue, 15 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Clothing of Books: An Essay Author: Jhumpa Lahiri Narrator: Jhumpa Lahiri Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 59 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Clothing of Books: An Essay Author: Jhumpa Lahiri Narrator: Jhumpa Lahiri Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A deeply personal reflection from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Namesake that explores the art of the book jacket from the perspectives of both reader and writer. How do you clothe a book? Probing the complex relationships between text and image, author and designer, and art and commerce, Lahiri delves into the role of the uniform; explains what book jackets and design have come to mean to her; and how, sometimes, “the covers become a part of me.”]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/labyrinths-emma-jung-her-marriage-to-carl-and-the-early-years-of-psychoanalysis-by-catrine-clay--65200357https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Labyrinths: Emma Jung, Her Marriage to Carl, and the Early Years of Psychoanalysis Author: Catrine Clay Narrator: Karen Cass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 8, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A sensational, eye-opening account of Emma Jung’s complex marriage to Carl Gustav Jung and the hitherto unknown role she played in the early years of the psychoanalytic movement. Clever and ambitious, Emma Jung yearned to study the natural sciences at the University of Zurich. But the strict rules of proper Swiss society at the beginning of the twentieth century dictated that a woman of Emma’s stature—one of the richest heiresses in Switzerland—travel to Paris to ''finish'' her education, to prepare for marriage to a suitable man. Engaged to the son of one of her father’s wealthy business colleagues, Emma’s conventional and predictable life was upended when she met Carl Jung. The son of a penniless pastor working as an assistant physician in an insane asylum, Jung dazzled Emma with his intelligence, confidence, and good looks. More important, he offered her freedom from the confines of a traditional haute-bourgeois life. But Emma did not know that Jung’s charisma masked a dark interior—fostered by a strange, isolated childhood and the sexual abuse he’d suffered as a boy—as well as a compulsive philandering that would threaten their marriage. Using letters, family interviews, and rich, never-before-published archival material, Catrine Clay illuminates the Jungs’ unorthodox marriage and explores how it shaped—and was shaped by—the scandalous new movement of psychoanalysis. Most important, Clay reveals how Carl Jung could never have achieved what he did without Emma supporting him through his private torments. The Emma that emerges in the pages of Labyrinths is a strong, brilliant woman, who, with her husband’s encouragement, becomes a successful analyst in her own right.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275865Tue, 08 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Labyrinths: Emma Jung, Her Marriage to Carl, and the Early Years of Psychoanalysis Author: Catrine Clay Narrator: Karen Cass Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Labyrinths: Emma Jung, Her Marriage to Carl, and the Early Years of Psychoanalysis Author: Catrine Clay Narrator: Karen Cass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 8, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A sensational, eye-opening account of Emma Jung’s complex marriage to Carl Gustav Jung and the hitherto unknown role she played in the early years of the psychoanalytic movement. Clever and ambitious, Emma Jung yearned to study the natural sciences at the University of Zurich. But the strict rules of proper Swiss society at the beginning of the twentieth century dictated that a woman of Emma’s stature—one of the richest heiresses in Switzerland—travel to Paris to ''finish'' her education, to prepare for marriage to a suitable man. Engaged to the son of one of her father’s wealthy business colleagues, Emma’s conventional and predictable life was upended when she met Carl Jung. The son of a penniless pastor working as an assistant physician in an insane asylum, Jung dazzled Emma with his intelligence, confidence, and good looks. More important, he offered her freedom from the confines of a traditional haute-bourgeois life. But Emma did not know that Jung’s charisma masked a dark interior—fostered by a strange, isolated childhood and the sexual abuse he’d suffered as a boy—as well as a compulsive philandering that would threaten their marriage. Using letters, family interviews, and rich, never-before-published archival material, Catrine Clay illuminates the Jungs’ unorthodox marriage and explores how it shaped—and was shaped by—the scandalous new movement of psychoanalysis. Most important, Clay reveals how Carl Jung could never have achieved what he did without Emma supporting him through his private torments. The Emma that emerges in the pages of Labyrinths is a strong, brilliant woman, who, with her husband’s encouragement, becomes a successful analyst in her own right.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/napkin-notes-make-lunch-meaningful-life-will-follow-by-w-garth-callaghan--65200339https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275866 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Napkin Notes: Make Lunch Meaningful, Life Will Follow Author: W. Garth Callaghan Narrator: Emma Callaghan, W. Garth Callaghan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 8, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Garth Callaghan doesn’t know how long he has to live. But he can be certain of one simple thing: No matter his fate, his daughter, Emma, will find a handwritten note inside her lunchbox each day until she graduates from high school. Cancer has given Garth Callaghan a new purpose: to inspire parents to connect more with their children even in small ways, as he has done before and since his diagnosis by tucking a napkin note into his daughter’s lunch every day. Every morning as he packs Emma’s lunch, Garth adds a little surprise: a “napkin note”—a short, tender message to convey his love, encouragement, and pride. Garth began writing his napkin notes when Emma was in grade school, and as she grew up, his notes became more meaningful. Shortly after Emma turned twelve, Garth learned he had kidney cancer. Determined to make the time he has left meaningful, he has compiled years’ worth of notes to get his daughter through her high school graduation. Now, in this moving book, a blend of inspiration and memoir, he makes his remarkable legacy available to all of us, to deepen our relationships with our own children and those we love. Garth introduces each chapter with a napkin note and then shares a story connected to it and to his life. In the vein of The Last Lecture, Tuesdays with Morrie, and Until I Say Good-bye, Napkin Notes is an inspiring tale of family, love, and wisdom. Beautifully written, tender, and wise, it is sure to warm the hearts and touch the souls of listeners everywhere.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275866Tue, 08 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275866 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Napkin Notes: Make Lunch Meaningful, Life Will Follow Author: W. Garth Callaghan Narrator: Emma Callaghan, W. Garth Callaghan Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275866 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Napkin Notes: Make Lunch Meaningful, Life Will Follow Author: W. Garth Callaghan Narrator: Emma Callaghan, W. Garth Callaghan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 8, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Garth Callaghan doesn’t know how long he has to live. But he can be certain of one simple thing: No matter his fate, his daughter, Emma, will find a handwritten note inside her lunchbox each day until she graduates from high school. Cancer has given Garth Callaghan a new purpose: to inspire parents to connect more with their children even in small ways, as he has done before and since his diagnosis by tucking a napkin note into his daughter’s lunch every day. Every morning as he packs Emma’s lunch, Garth adds a little surprise: a “napkin note”—a short, tender message to convey his love, encouragement, and pride. Garth began writing his napkin notes when Emma was in grade school, and as she grew up, his notes became more meaningful. Shortly after Emma turned twelve, Garth learned he had kidney cancer. Determined to make the time he has left meaningful, he has compiled years’ worth of notes to get his daughter through her high school graduation. Now, in this moving book, a blend of inspiration and memoir, he makes his remarkable legacy available to all of us, to deepen our relationships with our own children and those we love. Garth introduces each chapter with a napkin note and then shares a story connected to it and to his life. In the vein of The Last Lecture, Tuesdays with Morrie, and Until I Say Good-bye, Napkin Notes is an inspiring tale of family, love, and wisdom. Beautifully written, tender, and wise, it is sure to warm the hearts and touch the souls of listeners everywhere.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-the-battle-has-just-begun-by-rj-belle--65200378https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: AFTER: The Battle Has Just Begun Author: RJ Belle Narrator: Betsy Baker, PJ Ochlan, Dan Lawson, David Stifel, Alex Hyde-White, Susan Hanfield, R. C. Bray, Amy Rubinate, Jeffrey Kafer, Eric Martin, Gary Sinise, Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 40 minutes Release date: November 3, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Eight inspiring stories of heroism and the re-building of independent, productive and fulfilling lives after seemingly impossible circumstances. This book isn't about war or politics - it is about figuring out what it takes to move forward AFTER the war. I wrote this book to raise awareness of what our warriors need most when they return, what the government does and doesn't provide and why there is a high demand for private non-profits to fill the gaps. Make no mistake - we are in this period of recovery and rehabilitation for decades to come. It also introduces the non-profit organization Warrior Foundation~Freedom Station which has taken on the task of helping our combat-injured men and women make the daunting transition from military to civilian life. In this much-needed labor of love, it's not about the war - Its about the warrior. 100% of the authors proceeds benefit Warrior Foundation~Freedom Station.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279542Thu, 03 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: AFTER: The Battle Has Just Begun Author: RJ Belle Narrator: Betsy Baker, PJ Ochlan, Dan Lawson, David Stifel, Alex Hyde-White, Susan Hanfield, R. C....https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: AFTER: The Battle Has Just Begun Author: RJ Belle Narrator: Betsy Baker, PJ Ochlan, Dan Lawson, David Stifel, Alex Hyde-White, Susan Hanfield, R. C. Bray, Amy Rubinate, Jeffrey Kafer, Eric Martin, Gary Sinise, Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 40 minutes Release date: November 3, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Eight inspiring stories of heroism and the re-building of independent, productive and fulfilling lives after seemingly impossible circumstances. This book isn't about war or politics - it is about figuring out what it takes to move forward AFTER the war. I wrote this book to raise awareness of what our warriors need most when they return, what the government does and doesn't provide and why there is a high demand for private non-profits to fill the gaps. Make no mistake - we are in this period of recovery and rehabilitation for decades to come. It also introduces the non-profit organization Warrior Foundation~Freedom Station which has taken on the task of helping our combat-injured men and women make the daunting transition from military to civilian life. In this much-needed labor of love, it's not about the war - Its about the warrior. 100% of the authors proceeds benefit Warrior Foundation~Freedom Station.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-missing-matisse-by-pierre-h-matisse--65200346https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278637 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Missing Matisse Author: Pierre H. Matisse Narrator: Jean Brassard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 31 minutes Release date: November 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An artful journey of discovery in the search for true identity and truth Born into a famous family of artists, Pierre Matisse grew up immersed in the artistic life of Paris and the French Riviera, spending time with some of the most famous artists of the twentieth century, including Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí. The man he knew as his grandfather, legendary artist Henri Matisse, gave him his first painting lesson and a strong desire to become a great artist in his own right. Being a Matisse was an important part of young Pierre’s identity. So he was crushed and bewildered when at the outbreak of World War II his mother suddenly announced to her twelve-year-old son, “You are no longer a Matisse.” With no explanation, she changed her son’s name and sent him away. So began Pierre’s lifelong search to solve the mystery of his true identity. What had happened? Why had his family seemingly rejected him? Who was his real father? Those questions are the intriguing backdrop to this memoir of Pierre’s fascinating and adventurous life on three continents. Spanning the insider art world of 1930s Paris, the battles of World War II, the occupation of France by the Nazis, Pierre’s involvement with the French resistance, his postwar work restoring art and historical monuments, and his eventual decision to create a new life in North America, The Missing Matisse is a story of intrigue, faith, and drama as one man journeys to discover the truth about who he is—before it’s too late.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278637Tue, 01 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278637 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Missing Matisse Author: Pierre H. Matisse Narrator: Jean Brassard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 31 minutes Release date: November...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278637 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Missing Matisse Author: Pierre H. Matisse Narrator: Jean Brassard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 31 minutes Release date: November 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An artful journey of discovery in the search for true identity and truth Born into a famous family of artists, Pierre Matisse grew up immersed in the artistic life of Paris and the French Riviera, spending time with some of the most famous artists of the twentieth century, including Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí. The man he knew as his grandfather, legendary artist Henri Matisse, gave him his first painting lesson and a strong desire to become a great artist in his own right. Being a Matisse was an important part of young Pierre’s identity. So he was crushed and bewildered when at the outbreak of World War II his mother suddenly announced to her twelve-year-old son, “You are no longer a Matisse.” With no explanation, she changed her son’s name and sent him away. So began Pierre’s lifelong search to solve the mystery of his true identity. What had happened? Why had his family seemingly rejected him? Who was his real father? Those questions are the intriguing backdrop to this memoir of Pierre’s fascinating and adventurous life on three continents. Spanning the insider art world of 1930s Paris, the battles of World War II, the occupation of France by the Nazis, Pierre’s involvement with the French resistance, his postwar work restoring art and historical monuments, and his eventual decision to create a new life in North America, The Missing Matisse is a story of intrigue, faith, and drama as one man journeys to discover the truth about who he is—before it’s too late.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tippi-a-memoir-by-tippi-hedren--65200327https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278272 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tippi: A Memoir Author: Tippi Hedren Narrator: Tippi Hedren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: November 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this absorbing and surprising memoir, one of the biggest names of classic Hollywood—the star of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds and Marnie—tells her story, including never-before-revealed experiences on the set of some of the biggest cult films of all time. For decades, Tippi Hedren’s luminous beauty radiated from the silver screen, enchanting moviegoers and cementing her position among Hollywood’s elite—beauty and star power that continue to endure. For too long Hedren’s story has been told by others through whispered gossip and tabloid headlines. Now, Hedren sets the record straight, recalling how a young and virtuous Lutheran girl from small-town Minnesota became a worldwide legend—as one of the most famous Hitchcock girls, as an unwavering animal activist, and as the matriarch of a powerful Hollywood dynasty that includes her movie star daughter Melanie Griffith, and rising star Dakota Johnson, her granddaughter. For the first time, Hedren digs deep into her complicated relationship with the man who discovered her talent, director Alfred Hitchcock, the benefactor who would become a repulsive and controlling director who contractually controlled her every move. She speaks openly about the dark pain she endured working with him on their most famous collaborations, The Birds and Marnie, and finding the courage she needed to break away. Hedren’s incandescent spirit shines through as she talks about working with the great Charlie Chaplin, sharing the screen with some of the most esteemed actors in Hollywood, her experiences on some of the most intriguing and troubling film sets—including filming Roar, one of the most dangerous movies ever made—and the struggles of being a single mother—balancing her dedication to her work and her devotion to her daughter—and her commitment to helping animals. Tippi is a rare and fascinating look at a private woman’s remarkable life no celebrity aficionado can miss.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278272Tue, 01 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278272 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tippi: A Memoir Author: Tippi Hedren Narrator: Tippi Hedren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: November 1, 2016...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278272 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tippi: A Memoir Author: Tippi Hedren Narrator: Tippi Hedren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: November 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this absorbing and surprising memoir, one of the biggest names of classic Hollywood—the star of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds and Marnie—tells her story, including never-before-revealed experiences on the set of some of the biggest cult films of all time. For decades, Tippi Hedren’s luminous beauty radiated from the silver screen, enchanting moviegoers and cementing her position among Hollywood’s elite—beauty and star power that continue to endure. For too long Hedren’s story has been told by others through whispered gossip and tabloid headlines. Now, Hedren sets the record straight, recalling how a young and virtuous Lutheran girl from small-town Minnesota became a worldwide legend—as one of the most famous Hitchcock girls, as an unwavering animal activist, and as the matriarch of a powerful Hollywood dynasty that includes her movie star daughter Melanie Griffith, and rising star Dakota Johnson, her granddaughter. For the first time, Hedren digs deep into her complicated relationship with the man who discovered her talent, director Alfred Hitchcock, the benefactor who would become a repulsive and controlling director who contractually controlled her every move. She speaks openly about the dark pain she endured working with him on their most famous collaborations, The Birds and Marnie, and finding the courage she needed to break away. Hedren’s incandescent spirit shines through as she talks about working with the great Charlie Chaplin, sharing the screen with some of the most esteemed actors in Hollywood, her experiences on some of the most intriguing and troubling film sets—including filming Roar, one of the most dangerous movies ever made—and the struggles of being a single mother—balancing her dedication to her work and her devotion to her daughter—and her commitment to helping animals. Tippi is a rare and fascinating look at a private woman’s remarkable life no celebrity aficionado can miss.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-your-face-by-chris-derose--65200320https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281628 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Your Face Author: Chris DeRose Narrator: Rick Pasqualone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 1, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In Your Face is Chris’s story in his own words; it’s not simply an eyewitness account of social activism, but the experience of a man living on the front lines. It is the intense, sometimes funny, story of how one man learned about injustice, cared enough to get involved, started taking direct action, and ultimately made a difference in the world. Chris DeRose was a Hollywood actor, a cop, a private investigator, a pilot, a reporter, and an unofficial “big brother” to a couple dozen tough street kids before he decided to dedicate his life to exposing and fighting against all forms of animal exploitation. As the leader of Last Chance for Animals, he has busted pet-theft rings and spoken out against the folly and injustice of animal experimentation. He has been shot, jailed, and called a terrorist for his actions on behalf of animals.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281628Tue, 01 Nov 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281628 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Your Face Author: Chris DeRose Narrator: Rick Pasqualone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 1, 2016...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281628 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Your Face Author: Chris DeRose Narrator: Rick Pasqualone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 1, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In Your Face is Chris’s story in his own words; it’s not simply an eyewitness account of social activism, but the experience of a man living on the front lines. It is the intense, sometimes funny, story of how one man learned about injustice, cared enough to get involved, started taking direct action, and ultimately made a difference in the world. Chris DeRose was a Hollywood actor, a cop, a private investigator, a pilot, a reporter, and an unofficial “big brother” to a couple dozen tough street kids before he decided to dedicate his life to exposing and fighting against all forms of animal exploitation. As the leader of Last Chance for Animals, he has busted pet-theft rings and spoken out against the folly and injustice of animal experimentation. He has been shot, jailed, and called a terrorist for his actions on behalf of animals.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trapped-in-iran-a-mother-s-desperate-journey-to-freedom-by-samieh-hezari--65200347https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275371 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trapped in Iran: A Mother’s Desperate Journey to Freedom Author: Samieh Hezari Narrator: Necar Zadegan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 31, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 2009, Samieh Hezari made a terrible mistake. She flew from her adopted home of Ireland to her birthplace in Iran so her fourteen-month-old daughter, Rojha, could be introduced to the child’s father. When the violent and unstable father refused to allow his daughter to leave and demanded that Samieh renew their relationship, a two-week holiday became a desperate five-year battle to get her daughter out of Iran. If Samieh could not do so before Rojha turned seven, the father could take sole custody―forever. The father’s harassment and threats intensified, eventually resulting in an allegation of adultery that was punishable by stoning, but Samieh―a single mother trapped in a country she saw as restricting the freedom and future of her daughter―never gave up, gaining inspiration from other Iranian women facing similar situations. As both the trial for adultery and her daughter’s seventh birthday loomed, the Irish government was unable to help, leaving Samieh to attempt multiple illegal escapes in an unforgettable, epic journey to freedom. Trapped in Iran is the harrowing and emotionally gripping story of how a mother defied a man and a country to win freedom for her daughter.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275371Mon, 31 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275371 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trapped in Iran: A Mother’s Desperate Journey to Freedom Author: Samieh Hezari Narrator: Necar Zadegan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275371 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trapped in Iran: A Mother’s Desperate Journey to Freedom Author: Samieh Hezari Narrator: Necar Zadegan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 31, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 2009, Samieh Hezari made a terrible mistake. She flew from her adopted home of Ireland to her birthplace in Iran so her fourteen-month-old daughter, Rojha, could be introduced to the child’s father. When the violent and unstable father refused to allow his daughter to leave and demanded that Samieh renew their relationship, a two-week holiday became a desperate five-year battle to get her daughter out of Iran. If Samieh could not do so before Rojha turned seven, the father could take sole custody―forever. The father’s harassment and threats intensified, eventually resulting in an allegation of adultery that was punishable by stoning, but Samieh―a single mother trapped in a country she saw as restricting the freedom and future of her daughter―never gave up, gaining inspiration from other Iranian women facing similar situations. As both the trial for adultery and her daughter’s seventh birthday loomed, the Irish government was unable to help, leaving Samieh to attempt multiple illegal escapes in an unforgettable, epic journey to freedom. Trapped in Iran is the harrowing and emotionally gripping story of how a mother defied a man and a country to win freedom for her daughter.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-me-tell-you-about-jasper-how-my-best-friend-became-america-s-dog-by-dana-perino--65200432https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let Me Tell You about Jasper . . .: How My Best Friend Became America's Dog Author: Dana Perino Narrator: Dana Perino Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author of And the Good News Is... Dana Perino is back with stories of friends, family, and how America's love for a dog named Jasper is a place where even political opponents can find common ground. Dana Perino is a popular and beloved host on Fox's The Five, with over two million followers on social media. While readers admire Dana for her charm, warmth, and insight, she also knows who the real star in her family is: her Vizsla, Jasper-A.K.A. America's Dog. In this new book, Dana tells stories about life and politics-and how dogs can transcend rancor and partisanship. She also talks about how dogs bring families together -like Dana's own, from her career in Washington through her life as a TV star. In addition to all the fun and fabulous dog tales, Let Me Tell You About Jasper... is fully illustrated with hilarious photoshops so clever they will make you laugh out loud. These photoshops bring Jasper's adventures to life through pop culture, art, sports and history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273432Tue, 25 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let Me Tell You about Jasper . . .: How My Best Friend Became America's Dog Author: Dana Perino Narrator: Dana Perino Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let Me Tell You about Jasper . . .: How My Best Friend Became America's Dog Author: Dana Perino Narrator: Dana Perino Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author of And the Good News Is... Dana Perino is back with stories of friends, family, and how America's love for a dog named Jasper is a place where even political opponents can find common ground. Dana Perino is a popular and beloved host on Fox's The Five, with over two million followers on social media. While readers admire Dana for her charm, warmth, and insight, she also knows who the real star in her family is: her Vizsla, Jasper-A.K.A. America's Dog. In this new book, Dana tells stories about life and politics-and how dogs can transcend rancor and partisanship. She also talks about how dogs bring families together -like Dana's own, from her career in Washington through her life as a TV star. In addition to all the fun and fabulous dog tales, Let Me Tell You About Jasper... is fully illustrated with hilarious photoshops so clever they will make you laugh out loud. These photoshops bring Jasper's adventures to life through pop culture, art, sports and history.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-will-not-have-my-hate-by-antoine-leiris--65200402https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275470 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Will Not Have My Hate Author: Antoine Leiris Narrator: Gildart Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 43 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - 'On Friday night you stole the life of an exceptional person, the love of my life, the mother of my son, but you will not have my hate.' On November 13, 2015, Antoine Leiris’s wife, Hélène Muyal-Leiris, was killed by terrorists while attending a rock concert at the Bataclan Theater in Paris, in the deadliest attack on France since World War II. Three days later, Leiris wrote an open letter addressed directly to his wife’s killers, which he posted on Facebook. He refused to be cowed or to let his seventeen-month-old son’s life be defined by Hélène’s murder. He refused to let the killers have their way: “For as long as he lives, this little boy will insult you with his happiness and freedom.” Instantly, that short Facebook post caught fire, and was reported on by newspapers and television stations all over the world. In his determination to honor the memory of his wife, he became an international hero to everyone searching desperately for a way to deal with the horror of the Paris attacks and the grim shadow cast today by the threat of terrorism.   Now Leiris tells the full story of his grief and struggle. You Will Not Have My Hate is a remarkable, heartbreaking, and, indeed, beautiful memoir of how he and his baby son, Melvil, endured in the days and weeks after Hélène’s murder. With absolute emotional courage and openness, he somehow finds a way to answer that impossible question: how can I go on? He visits Hélène’s body at the morgue, has to tell Melvil that Mommy will not be coming home, and buries the woman he had planned to spend the rest of his life with. Leiris’s grief is terrible, but his love for his family is indomitable. This is the rare and unforgettable testimony of a survivor, and a universal message of hope and resilience. Leiris confronts an incomprehensible pain with a humbling generosity and grandeur of spirit. He is a guiding star for us all in these perilous times. His message—hate will be vanquished by love—is eternal.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275470Tue, 25 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275470 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Will Not Have My Hate Author: Antoine Leiris Narrator: Gildart Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 43 minutes Release date: October...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275470 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Will Not Have My Hate Author: Antoine Leiris Narrator: Gildart Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 43 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - 'On Friday night you stole the life of an exceptional person, the love of my life, the mother of my son, but you will not have my hate.' On November 13, 2015, Antoine Leiris’s wife, Hélène Muyal-Leiris, was killed by terrorists while attending a rock concert at the Bataclan Theater in Paris, in the deadliest attack on France since World War II. Three days later, Leiris wrote an open letter addressed directly to his wife’s killers, which he posted on Facebook. He refused to be cowed or to let his seventeen-month-old son’s life be defined by Hélène’s murder. He refused to let the killers have their way: “For as long as he lives, this little boy will insult you with his happiness and freedom.” Instantly, that short Facebook post caught fire, and was reported on by newspapers and television stations all over the world. In his determination to honor the memory of his wife, he became an international hero to everyone searching desperately for a way to deal with the horror of the Paris attacks and the grim shadow cast today by the threat of terrorism.   Now Leiris tells the full story of his grief and struggle. You Will Not Have My Hate is a remarkable, heartbreaking, and, indeed, beautiful memoir of how he and his baby son, Melvil, endured in the days and weeks after Hélène’s murder. With absolute emotional courage and openness, he somehow finds a way to answer that impossible question: how can I go on? He visits Hélène’s body at the morgue, has to tell Melvil that Mommy will not be coming home, and buries the woman he had planned to spend the rest of his life with. Leiris’s grief is terrible, but his love for his family is indomitable. This is the rare and unforgettable testimony of a survivor, and a universal message of hope and resilience. Leiris confronts an incomprehensible pain with a humbling generosity and grandeur of spirit. He is a guiding star for us all in these perilous times. His message—hate will be vanquished by love—is eternal.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/walk-through-walls-a-memoir-by-marina-abramovic--65200395https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walk Through Walls: A Memoir Author: Marina Abramovic Narrator: Marina Abramovic Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “I had experienced absolute freedom—I had felt that my body was without boundaries, limitless; that pain didn’t matter, that nothing mattered at all—and it intoxicated me.” In 2010, more than 750,000 people stood in line at Marina Abramović’s MoMA retrospective for the chance to sit across from her and communicate with her nonverbally in an unprecedented durational performance that lasted more than 700 hours. This celebration of nearly fifty years of groundbreaking performance art demonstrated once again that Marina Abramović is truly a force of nature. The child of Communist war-hero parents under Tito’s regime in postwar Yugoslavia, she was raised with a relentless work ethic. Even as she was beginning to build an international artistic career, Marina lived at home under her mother’s abusive control, strictly obeying a 10 p.m. curfew. But nothing could quell her insatiable curiosity, her desire to connect with people, or her distinctly Balkan sense of humor—all of which informs her art and her life. The beating heart of Walk Through Walls is an operatic love story—a twelve-year collaboration with fellow performance artist Ulay, much of which was spent penniless in a van traveling across Europe—a relationship that began to unravel and came to a dramatic end atop the Great Wall of China. Marina’s story, by turns moving, epic, and dryly funny, informs an incomparable artistic career that involves pushing her body past the limits of fear, pain, exhaustion, and danger in an uncompromising quest for emotional and spiritual transformation. A remarkable work of performance in its own right, Walk Through Walls is a vivid and powerful rendering of the unparalleled life of an extraordinary artist.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275377Tue, 25 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walk Through Walls: A Memoir Author: Marina Abramovic Narrator: Marina Abramovic Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 57 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walk Through Walls: A Memoir Author: Marina Abramovic Narrator: Marina Abramovic Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “I had experienced absolute freedom—I had felt that my body was without boundaries, limitless; that pain didn’t matter, that nothing mattered at all—and it intoxicated me.” In 2010, more than 750,000 people stood in line at Marina Abramović’s MoMA retrospective for the chance to sit across from her and communicate with her nonverbally in an unprecedented durational performance that lasted more than 700 hours. This celebration of nearly fifty years of groundbreaking performance art demonstrated once again that Marina Abramović is truly a force of nature. The child of Communist war-hero parents under Tito’s regime in postwar Yugoslavia, she was raised with a relentless work ethic. Even as she was beginning to build an international artistic career, Marina lived at home under her mother’s abusive control, strictly obeying a 10 p.m. curfew. But nothing could quell her insatiable curiosity, her desire to connect with people, or her distinctly Balkan sense of humor—all of which informs her art and her life. The beating heart of Walk Through Walls is an operatic love story—a twelve-year collaboration with fellow performance artist Ulay, much of which was spent penniless in a van traveling across Europe—a relationship that began to unravel and came to a dramatic end atop the Great Wall of China. Marina’s story, by turns moving, epic, and dryly funny, informs an incomparable artistic career that involves pushing her body past the limits of fear, pain, exhaustion, and danger in an uncompromising quest for emotional and spiritual transformation. A remarkable work of performance in its own right, Walk Through Walls is a vivid and powerful rendering of the unparalleled life of an extraordinary artist.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-dead-yet-the-memoir-by-phil-collins--65200394https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274367 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not Dead Yet: The Memoir Author: Phil Collins Narrator: Phil Collins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 14 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.55 of Total 53 Ratings of Narrator: 4.9 of Total 20 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Phil Collins pulls no punches—about himself, his life, or the ecstasy and heartbreak that’s inspired his music. In his much-awaited memoir, Not Dead Yet, he tells the story of his epic career, with an auspicious debut at age 11 in a crowd shot from the Beatles’ legendary film A Hard Day’s Night. A drummer since almost before he could walk, Collins received on the job training in the seedy, thrilling bars and clubs of 1960s swinging London before finally landing the drum seat in Genesis. Soon, he would step into the spotlight on vocals after the departure of Peter Gabriel and begin to stockpile the songs that would rocket him to international fame with the release of Face Value and “In the Air Tonight.” Whether he’s recalling jamming with Eric Clapton and Robert Plant, pulling together a big band fronted by Tony Bennett, or writing the music for Disney’s smash-hit animated Tarzan, Collins’s storytelling chops never waver. And of course he answers the pressing question on everyone’s mind: just what does “Sussudio” mean?   Not Dead Yet is Phil Collins’s candid, witty, unvarnished story of the songs and shows, the hits and pans, his marriages and divorces, the ascents to the top of the charts and into the tabloid headlines. As one of only three musicians to sell 100 million records both in a group and as a solo artist, Collins breathes rare air, but has never lost his touch at crafting songs from the heart that touch listeners around the globe. That same touch is on magnificent display here, especially as he unfolds his harrowing descent into darkness after his “official” retirement in 2007, and the profound, enduring love that helped save him. This is Phil Collins as you’ve always known him, but also as you’ve never heard him before.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274367Tue, 25 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274367 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not Dead Yet: The Memoir Author: Phil Collins Narrator: Phil Collins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 14 minutes Release date: October 25,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274367 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not Dead Yet: The Memoir Author: Phil Collins Narrator: Phil Collins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 14 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.55 of Total 53 Ratings of Narrator: 4.9 of Total 20 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Phil Collins pulls no punches—about himself, his life, or the ecstasy and heartbreak that’s inspired his music. In his much-awaited memoir, Not Dead Yet, he tells the story of his epic career, with an auspicious debut at age 11 in a crowd shot from the Beatles’ legendary film A Hard Day’s Night. A drummer since almost before he could walk, Collins received on the job training in the seedy, thrilling bars and clubs of 1960s swinging London before finally landing the drum seat in Genesis. Soon, he would step into the spotlight on vocals after the departure of Peter Gabriel and begin to stockpile the songs that would rocket him to international fame with the release of Face Value and “In the Air Tonight.” Whether he’s recalling jamming with Eric Clapton and Robert Plant, pulling together a big band fronted by Tony Bennett, or writing the music for Disney’s smash-hit animated Tarzan, Collins’s storytelling chops never waver. And of course he answers the pressing question on everyone’s mind: just what does “Sussudio” mean?   Not Dead Yet is Phil Collins’s candid, witty, unvarnished story of the songs and shows, the hits and pans, his marriages and divorces, the ascents to the top of the charts and into the tabloid headlines. As one of only three musicians to sell 100 million records both in a group and as a solo artist, Collins breathes rare air, but has never lost his touch at crafting songs from the heart that touch listeners around the globe. That same touch is on magnificent display here, especially as he unfolds his harrowing descent into darkness after his “official” retirement in 2007, and the profound, enduring love that helped save him. This is Phil Collins as you’ve always known him, but also as you’ve never heard him before.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-third-reconstruction-how-a-moral-movement-is-overcoming-the-politics-of-division-and-fear-by-william-j-barber-jonathan-wilson-hartgro--65200377https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275472 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement Is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear Author: William J. Barber, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Narrator: Chase Bradley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 11 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A modern-day civil rights champion tells the stirring story of how he helped start a movement to bridge America’s racial divide. Over the summer of 2013, the Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II led more than a hundred thousand people at rallies across North Carolina to protest restrictions to voting access and an extreme makeover of state government. These protests—the largest state government–focused civil disobedience campaign in American history—came to be known as Moral Mondays and have since blossomed in states as diverse as Florida, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Ohio, and New York. At a time when divide-and-conquer politics are exacerbating racial strife and economic inequality, Rev. Barber offers an impassioned, historically grounded argument that Moral Mondays are hard evidence of an embryonic Third Reconstruction in America. The first Reconstruction briefly flourished after Emancipation, and the second Reconstruction ushered in meaningful progress in the civil rights era. But both were met by ferocious reactionary measures that severely curtailed, and in many cases rolled back, racial and economic progress. This Third Reconstruction is a profoundly moral awakening of justice-loving people united in a fusion coalition powerful enough to reclaim the possibility of democracy—even in the face of corporate-financed extremism. In this memoir of how Rev. Barber and allies as diverse as progressive Christians, union members, and immigration-rights activists came together to build a coalition, he offers a trenchant analysis of race-based inequality and a hopeful message for a nation grappling with persistent racial and economic injustice. Rev. Barber writes movingly—and pragmatically—about how he laid the groundwork for a state-by-state movement that unites black, white, and brown, rich and poor, employed and unemployed, gay and straight, documented and undocumented, religious and secular. Only such a diverse fusion movement, Rev. Barber argues, can heal our nation’s wounds and produce public policy that is morally defensible, constitutionally consistent, and economically sane. The Third Reconstruction is both a blueprint for movement building and an inspiring call to action from the twenty-first century’s most effective grassroots organizer.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275472Tue, 25 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275472 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement Is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear Author: William J. Barber, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275472 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement Is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear Author: William J. Barber, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Narrator: Chase Bradley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 11 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A modern-day civil rights champion tells the stirring story of how he helped start a movement to bridge America’s racial divide. Over the summer of 2013, the Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II led more than a hundred thousand people at rallies across North Carolina to protest restrictions to voting access and an extreme makeover of state government. These protests—the largest state government–focused civil disobedience campaign in American history—came to be known as Moral Mondays and have since blossomed in states as diverse as Florida, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Ohio, and New York. At a time when divide-and-conquer politics are exacerbating racial strife and economic inequality, Rev. Barber offers an impassioned, historically grounded argument that Moral Mondays are hard evidence of an embryonic Third Reconstruction in America. The first Reconstruction briefly flourished after Emancipation, and the second Reconstruction ushered in meaningful progress in the civil rights era. But both were met by ferocious reactionary measures that severely curtailed, and in many cases rolled back, racial and economic progress. This Third Reconstruction is a profoundly moral awakening of justice-loving people united in a fusion coalition powerful enough to reclaim the possibility of democracy—even in the face of corporate-financed extremism. In this memoir of how Rev. Barber and allies as diverse as progressive Christians, union members, and immigration-rights activists came together to build a coalition, he offers a trenchant analysis of race-based inequality and a hopeful message for a nation grappling with persistent racial and economic injustice. Rev. Barber writes movingly—and pragmatically—about how he laid the groundwork for a state-by-state movement that unites black, white, and brown, rich and poor, employed and unemployed, gay and straight, documented and undocumented, religious and secular. Only such a diverse fusion movement, Rev. Barber argues, can heal our nation’s wounds and produce public policy that is morally defensible, constitutionally consistent, and economically sane. The Third Reconstruction is both a blueprint for movement building and an inspiring call to action from the twenty-first century’s most effective grassroots organizer.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thanks-for-the-money-how-to-use-my-life-story-to-become-the-best-joel-mchale-you-can-be-by-joel-mchale--65200360https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275231 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thanks for the Money: How to Use My Life Story to Become the Best Joel McHale You Can Be Author: Joel McHale Narrator: Joel McHale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From actor and comedian Joel McHale comes the most important celebrity-penned book of this, or any, generation – Thanks for the Money: How to Use My Life Story to Become the Best Joel McHale You Can Be.   Part shocking tell-all memoir, part aspirational how-to guide, and mostly all book, this one-of-a-kind tome is required reading for anyone who enjoys Hollywood gossip, get-rich-gradually tips, and copious illustrations and charts.   Joel McHale pulls back the curtain on his personal journey to stardom! Here, for the first time, Joel reveals all that has molded him into the acclaimed comic actor he is today: a love of performance, a series of boyhood head injuries, and most importantly, a passion for financial compensation and free shoes. It’s all here: Joel’s career trials and tribulations, his criminal trials and tribulations, and an honest, unflinching list of all the people he’s been paid money to make out with, on camera. But the book does not stop there! Because if you want wealth, fame, and cost-free footwear, Joel will share every vital tip he has learned: an insanely low-carb diet plan, how to escape from a certain pseudo-religious celebrity cult, and more! How can you unlock the power of the Joel McHale who lurks inside? What happened when Joel fought his Community co-star Chevy Chase? And hey, while we’re at it, what’s up with Joel’s hair – really? All will be revealed, within the pages of Thanks for the Money. Buy now, and receive – as a special bonus – an email receipt that details your purchase! *Bonus PDF includes charts, images, games, and more!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275231Tue, 25 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275231 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thanks for the Money: How to Use My Life Story to Become the Best Joel McHale You Can Be Author: Joel McHale Narrator: Joel McHale Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275231 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thanks for the Money: How to Use My Life Story to Become the Best Joel McHale You Can Be Author: Joel McHale Narrator: Joel McHale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From actor and comedian Joel McHale comes the most important celebrity-penned book of this, or any, generation – Thanks for the Money: How to Use My Life Story to Become the Best Joel McHale You Can Be.   Part shocking tell-all memoir, part aspirational how-to guide, and mostly all book, this one-of-a-kind tome is required reading for anyone who enjoys Hollywood gossip, get-rich-gradually tips, and copious illustrations and charts.   Joel McHale pulls back the curtain on his personal journey to stardom! Here, for the first time, Joel reveals all that has molded him into the acclaimed comic actor he is today: a love of performance, a series of boyhood head injuries, and most importantly, a passion for financial compensation and free shoes. It’s all here: Joel’s career trials and tribulations, his criminal trials and tribulations, and an honest, unflinching list of all the people he’s been paid money to make out with, on camera. But the book does not stop there! Because if you want wealth, fame, and cost-free footwear, Joel will share every vital tip he has learned: an insanely low-carb diet plan, how to escape from a certain pseudo-religious celebrity cult, and more! How can you unlock the power of the Joel McHale who lurks inside? What happened when Joel fought his Community co-star Chevy Chase? And hey, while we’re at it, what’s up with Joel’s hair – really? All will be revealed, within the pages of Thanks for the Money. Buy now, and receive – as a special bonus – an email receipt that details your purchase! *Bonus PDF includes charts, images, games, and more!]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-nine-of-us-growing-up-kennedy-by-jean-kennedy-smith--65200338https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275863 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy Author: Jean Kennedy Smith Narrator: Lorna Raver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this evocative and affectionate memoir, Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving child of Joe and Rose Kennedy, offers an intimate and illuminating look at a time long ago when she and her siblings, guided by their parents, laughed and learned a great deal under one roof. Prompted by interesting tidbits in the newspaper, Rose and Joe Kennedy would pose questions to their nine children at the dinner table. ''Where could Amelia Earhart have gone?'' ''How would you address this horrible drought?'' ''What would you do about the troop movements in Europe?'' It was a nightly custom that helped shape the Kennedys into who they would become. Before Joe and Rose’s children emerged as leaders on the world stage, they were a loving circle of brothers and sisters who played football, swam, read, and pursued their interests. They were children inspired by parents who instilled in them a strong work ethic, deep love of country, and intense appreciation for the sacrifices their ancestors made to come to America.''No whining in this house!'' was their father’s regular refrain. It was his way of reminding them not to complain, to be grateful for what they had, and to give back. In her remarkable memoir, Kennedy Smith—the last surviving sibling—revisits this singular time in their lives. Filled with fascinating anecdotes and vignettes, The Nine of Us vividly depicts this large, close-knit family during a different time in American history. Kennedy Smith offers indelible, elegantly rendered portraits of her larger-than-life siblings and her parents. ''They knew how to cure our hurts, bind our wounds, listen to our woes, and help us enjoy life,'' she writes. ''We were lucky children indeed.'']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275863Tue, 25 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275863 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy Author: Jean Kennedy Smith Narrator: Lorna Raver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 28 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275863 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy Author: Jean Kennedy Smith Narrator: Lorna Raver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this evocative and affectionate memoir, Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving child of Joe and Rose Kennedy, offers an intimate and illuminating look at a time long ago when she and her siblings, guided by their parents, laughed and learned a great deal under one roof. Prompted by interesting tidbits in the newspaper, Rose and Joe Kennedy would pose questions to their nine children at the dinner table. ''Where could Amelia Earhart have gone?'' ''How would you address this horrible drought?'' ''What would you do about the troop movements in Europe?'' It was a nightly custom that helped shape the Kennedys into who they would become. Before Joe and Rose’s children emerged as leaders on the world stage, they were a loving circle of brothers and sisters who played football, swam, read, and pursued their interests. They were children inspired by parents who instilled in them a strong work ethic, deep love of country, and intense appreciation for the sacrifices their ancestors made to come to America.''No whining in this house!'' was their father’s regular refrain. It was his way of reminding them not to complain, to be grateful for what they had, and to give back. In her remarkable memoir, Kennedy Smith—the last surviving sibling—revisits this singular time in their lives. Filled with fascinating anecdotes and vignettes, The Nine of Us vividly depicts this large, close-knit family during a different time in American history. Kennedy Smith offers indelible, elegantly rendered portraits of her larger-than-life siblings and her parents. ''They knew how to cure our hurts, bind our wounds, listen to our woes, and help us enjoy life,'' she writes. ''We were lucky children indeed.'']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wild-and-precious-life-by-deborah-ziegler--65200337https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/276004 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wild and Precious Life Author: Deborah Ziegler Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the mother of Brittany Maynard comes an endearing memoir honoring the young woman who made the decision to travel to Oregon and end her life on her own terms after a defeating battle with a cancerous brain tumor. Written by Deborah Ziegler, the mother of Brittany Maynard—a twenty-nine-year-old woman with a terminal brain tumor—this touching and beautiful memoir captures and celebrates her daughter’s spirit and the mostly untold story of Brittany's last year of life as she chose her right to die with dignity, a journey that inspired millions. In this poignant, powerful book, Deborah Ziegler makes good on the promise she made to her only child: that she would honor her daughter and carry forward her legacy by sharing their story and offering hope, empowerment, and inspiration to the growing tens of millions of people who are struggling with end-of-life issues. 'Brittany’s story…will have a ready audience, and Deborah’s frank account of their struggles will be comforting to others facing this difficult decision' (Booklist).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/276004Tue, 25 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/276004 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wild and Precious Life Author: Deborah Ziegler Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/276004 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wild and Precious Life Author: Deborah Ziegler Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the mother of Brittany Maynard comes an endearing memoir honoring the young woman who made the decision to travel to Oregon and end her life on her own terms after a defeating battle with a cancerous brain tumor. Written by Deborah Ziegler, the mother of Brittany Maynard—a twenty-nine-year-old woman with a terminal brain tumor—this touching and beautiful memoir captures and celebrates her daughter’s spirit and the mostly untold story of Brittany's last year of life as she chose her right to die with dignity, a journey that inspired millions. In this poignant, powerful book, Deborah Ziegler makes good on the promise she made to her only child: that she would honor her daughter and carry forward her legacy by sharing their story and offering hope, empowerment, and inspiration to the growing tens of millions of people who are struggling with end-of-life issues. 'Brittany’s story…will have a ready audience, and Deborah’s frank account of their struggles will be comforting to others facing this difficult decision' (Booklist).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-infiltrator-undercover-in-the-world-of-drug-barons-and-dirty-banks-by-robert-mazur--65200442https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275801 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Infiltrator: Undercover in the World of Drug Barons and Dirty Banks Author: Robert Mazur Narrator: Robert Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 20, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Robert Mazur spent five years undercover infiltrating the criminal hierarchy of Colombia’s drug cartels. The dirty bankers and businessmen he befriended knew him as Bob Musella, a wealthy, mob-connected big shot living the good life. Together they partied in expensive hotels, drank the world’s finest champagnes, drove Rolls-Royce convertibles and flew in private jets. But under Mazur’s designer suits and hidden away in his quality briefcase, recorders whirred quietly, capturing the damning evidence of their crimes. Then, at his own staged wedding, he led a dramatic takedown that shook the underworld. In the end, more than eighty men and women were charged worldwide. Operation C-Chase became one of the most successful undercover operations in the history of US law enforcement, and evidence gathered during the bust proved critical to the conviction of General Manuel Noriega. The Infiltrator is the true story of how Mazur's undercover work helped bring down the unscrupulous bankers who manipulated complex international finance systems to serve drug lords - including Pablo Escobar and the infamous Medillin cartel - corrupt politicians, tax cheats and terrorists. It is a shocking chronicle of the rise and fall of perhaps the biggest and most intricate money-laundering operation of all time. And, at its heart, it’s a vivid portrait of an undercover life and the sacrifices it requires. Filled with dangerous lies, near misses and harrowing escapes, The Infiltrator is as bracing and explosive as the greatest fiction thrillers - only it's all true.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275801Thu, 20 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275801 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Infiltrator: Undercover in the World of Drug Barons and Dirty Banks Author: Robert Mazur Narrator: Robert Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275801 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Infiltrator: Undercover in the World of Drug Barons and Dirty Banks Author: Robert Mazur Narrator: Robert Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 20, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Robert Mazur spent five years undercover infiltrating the criminal hierarchy of Colombia’s drug cartels. The dirty bankers and businessmen he befriended knew him as Bob Musella, a wealthy, mob-connected big shot living the good life. Together they partied in expensive hotels, drank the world’s finest champagnes, drove Rolls-Royce convertibles and flew in private jets. But under Mazur’s designer suits and hidden away in his quality briefcase, recorders whirred quietly, capturing the damning evidence of their crimes. Then, at his own staged wedding, he led a dramatic takedown that shook the underworld. In the end, more than eighty men and women were charged worldwide. Operation C-Chase became one of the most successful undercover operations in the history of US law enforcement, and evidence gathered during the bust proved critical to the conviction of General Manuel Noriega. The Infiltrator is the true story of how Mazur's undercover work helped bring down the unscrupulous bankers who manipulated complex international finance systems to serve drug lords - including Pablo Escobar and the infamous Medillin cartel - corrupt politicians, tax cheats and terrorists. It is a shocking chronicle of the rise and fall of perhaps the biggest and most intricate money-laundering operation of all time. And, at its heart, it’s a vivid portrait of an undercover life and the sacrifices it requires. Filled with dangerous lies, near misses and harrowing escapes, The Infiltrator is as bracing and explosive as the greatest fiction thrillers - only it's all true.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-will-not-have-my-hate-by-antoine-leiris--65200392https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275796 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Will Not Have My Hate Author: Antoine Leiris Narrator: Gildart Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 43 minutes Release date: October 20, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER What matters most in life? How do you build a happy life when terrible things happen? What is left behind when you lose the person you love the most? One night last winter, Antoine Leiris was at home looking after his son while his wife, Hélène, was at a concert with friends. Suddenly he started receiving text messages asking if he was ok. Turning on the TV, Antoine watched the terrorist attacks in Paris unfolding around him and tried to call Hélène. She didn’t answer. That night Hélène was killed, along with 88 other people, at the Bataclan Theatre. Three days later, Antoine wrote an open letter to his wife’s killers on Facebook. He refused to be cowed or to let his 17-month-old son’s life be defined by their acts. ‘For as long as he lives, this little boy will insult you with his happiness and freedom,’ he wrote. Instantly, that short post caught fire and was shared thousands of times around the world. You Will Not Have My Hate is an extraordinary and heartbreaking memoir about how Antoine, and his baby son Melvil, endured after Hélène’s murder. With courage, moral acuity, and absolute emotional honesty, he finds a way to answer the question, how can I go on? This is the rare and unforgettable testimony of a survivor, and a universal message of hope and resilience. This book is a guiding star for us all in perilous times.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275796Thu, 20 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275796 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Will Not Have My Hate Author: Antoine Leiris Narrator: Gildart Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 43 minutes Release date: October...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275796 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Will Not Have My Hate Author: Antoine Leiris Narrator: Gildart Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 43 minutes Release date: October 20, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER What matters most in life? How do you build a happy life when terrible things happen? What is left behind when you lose the person you love the most? One night last winter, Antoine Leiris was at home looking after his son while his wife, Hélène, was at a concert with friends. Suddenly he started receiving text messages asking if he was ok. Turning on the TV, Antoine watched the terrorist attacks in Paris unfolding around him and tried to call Hélène. She didn’t answer. That night Hélène was killed, along with 88 other people, at the Bataclan Theatre. Three days later, Antoine wrote an open letter to his wife’s killers on Facebook. He refused to be cowed or to let his 17-month-old son’s life be defined by their acts. ‘For as long as he lives, this little boy will insult you with his happiness and freedom,’ he wrote. Instantly, that short post caught fire and was shared thousands of times around the world. You Will Not Have My Hate is an extraordinary and heartbreaking memoir about how Antoine, and his baby son Melvil, endured after Hélène’s murder. With courage, moral acuity, and absolute emotional honesty, he finds a way to answer the question, how can I go on? This is the rare and unforgettable testimony of a survivor, and a universal message of hope and resilience. This book is a guiding star for us all in perilous times.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-dead-yet-the-autobiography-by-phil-collins--65200341https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275010 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not Dead Yet: The Autobiography Author: Phil Collins Narrator: Phil Collins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 15 minutes Release date: October 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Phil Collins gained fame as both the drummer and lead singer for Genesis and continues to enjoy worldwide success today. He’s one of only three recording artists who have sold over 100 million albums both as solo artists and separately as principal members of a band - the other two being Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. Revered as a drummer, he’s the only performer of distinction to have appeared at both the UK and US original Live Aid concerts, the creator of numerous worldwide hits, and is an Oscar winner for the song ‘You'll Be in My Heart', from the Disney film Tarzan. Phil Collins' life has also been rich with experience outside of music, starting with his career as a child actor, appearing aged 13 as the Artful Dodger in the stage production of Oliver! through Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Miami Vice and The Band Played On. In his memoir Phil talks honestly about his three failed marriages, his alcoholism and his ill health but also describes the highs and lows of his career, and what it is like to work with other rock legends from Eric Clapton to Robert Plant. Published to coincide with the release of a singles collection, Not Dead Yet will thrill fans and change minds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275010Thu, 20 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275010 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not Dead Yet: The Autobiography Author: Phil Collins Narrator: Phil Collins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 15 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275010 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not Dead Yet: The Autobiography Author: Phil Collins Narrator: Phil Collins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 15 minutes Release date: October 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Phil Collins gained fame as both the drummer and lead singer for Genesis and continues to enjoy worldwide success today. He’s one of only three recording artists who have sold over 100 million albums both as solo artists and separately as principal members of a band - the other two being Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. Revered as a drummer, he’s the only performer of distinction to have appeared at both the UK and US original Live Aid concerts, the creator of numerous worldwide hits, and is an Oscar winner for the song ‘You'll Be in My Heart', from the Disney film Tarzan. Phil Collins' life has also been rich with experience outside of music, starting with his career as a child actor, appearing aged 13 as the Artful Dodger in the stage production of Oliver! through Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Miami Vice and The Band Played On. In his memoir Phil talks honestly about his three failed marriages, his alcoholism and his ill health but also describes the highs and lows of his career, and what it is like to work with other rock legends from Eric Clapton to Robert Plant. Published to coincide with the release of a singles collection, Not Dead Yet will thrill fans and change minds.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/girl-unbroken-a-sister-s-harrowing-story-of-survival-from-the-streets-of-long-island-to-the-farms-of-idaho-by-rosie-maloney-regina-calcate--65200397https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274582 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl Unbroken: A Sister's Harrowing Story of Survival from The Streets of Long Island to the Farms of Idaho Author: Rosie Maloney, Regina Calcaterra Narrator: Rosie Maloney, Regina Calcaterra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date: October 18, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.35 of Total 43 Ratings of Narrator: 4.94 of Total 16 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the highly anticipated sequel to her New York Times bestseller Etched in Sand, Regina Calcaterra pairs with her youngest sister Rosie to tell Rosie’s harrowing, yet ultimately triumphant, story of childhood abuse and survival. They were five kids with five different fathers and an alcoholic mother who left them to fend for themselves for weeks at a time. Yet through it all they had each other. Rosie, the youngest, is fawned over and shielded by her older sister, Regina. Their mother, Cookie, blows in and out of their lives “like a hurricane, blind and uncaring to everything in her path.” But when Regina emancipates herself as a minor and escapes, her siblings are separated. And as Rosie discovers after Cookie kidnaps her from foster care, the one thing worse than being abandoned by her mother is living in Cookie’s presence. Beaten physically, abused emotionally, and forced to labor at the farm where Cookie settles in Idaho, Rosie refuses to give in. Like her sister Regina, Rosie has an unfathomable strength in the face of unimaginable hardship—enough to propel her out of Idaho and out of a nightmare. Filled with maturity and grace, Rosie’s memoir continues the compelling story begun in Etched in Sand—a shocking yet profoundly moving testament to sisterhood and indomitable courage.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274582Tue, 18 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274582 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl Unbroken: A Sister's Harrowing Story of Survival from The Streets of Long Island to the Farms of Idaho Author: Rosie Maloney, Regina Calcaterra...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274582 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl Unbroken: A Sister's Harrowing Story of Survival from The Streets of Long Island to the Farms of Idaho Author: Rosie Maloney, Regina Calcaterra Narrator: Rosie Maloney, Regina Calcaterra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date: October 18, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.35 of Total 43 Ratings of Narrator: 4.94 of Total 16 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the highly anticipated sequel to her New York Times bestseller Etched in Sand, Regina Calcaterra pairs with her youngest sister Rosie to tell Rosie’s harrowing, yet ultimately triumphant, story of childhood abuse and survival. They were five kids with five different fathers and an alcoholic mother who left them to fend for themselves for weeks at a time. Yet through it all they had each other. Rosie, the youngest, is fawned over and shielded by her older sister, Regina. Their mother, Cookie, blows in and out of their lives “like a hurricane, blind and uncaring to everything in her path.” But when Regina emancipates herself as a minor and escapes, her siblings are separated. And as Rosie discovers after Cookie kidnaps her from foster care, the one thing worse than being abandoned by her mother is living in Cookie’s presence. Beaten physically, abused emotionally, and forced to labor at the farm where Cookie settles in Idaho, Rosie refuses to give in. Like her sister Regina, Rosie has an unfathomable strength in the face of unimaginable hardship—enough to propel her out of Idaho and out of a nightmare. Filled with maturity and grace, Rosie’s memoir continues the compelling story begun in Etched in Sand—a shocking yet profoundly moving testament to sisterhood and indomitable courage.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/buffering-unshared-tales-of-a-life-fully-loaded-by-hannah-hart--65200381https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded Author: Hannah Hart Narrator: Hannah Hart, Judy Young Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 18, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 40 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 9 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The wildly popular YouTube personality and author of the New York Times bestseller My Drunk Kitchen is back! This time, she’s stirring up memories and tales from her past. By combing through the journals that Hannah has kept for much of her life, this collection of narrative essays deliver a fuller picture of her life, her experiences, and the things she’s figured out about family, faith, love, sexuality, self-worth, friendship and fame. Revealing what makes Hannah tick, this sometimes cringe-worthy, poignant collection of stories is sure to deliver plenty of Hannah’s wit and wisdom, and hopefully encourage you to try your hand at her patented brand of reckless optimism. Personal note: Hello, my darlings! I am incredibly pleased to present BUFFERING: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded! As a big fan of memoirs, I wanted to try my hand at writing about the events of my life that deserve a little more consideration than can be accomplished in 140-characters or a 6-minute vlog. Now on the cusp of turning 30, I'm ready to expose some parts of my life that I haven't shared before. Before, it was all about privacy, process and time. And now the time has come! I’m ready to put myself out there, for you.   I'm a little nervous about all these vulnerable words going into the world, these tales about my love life, the wrestling I’ve done with faith, how I feel about sex and my family and myself. I’ve had a lot of trials, a lot of errors, but also a lot of passion. Here’s the thing--I've always found comfort in the stories shared by others, so I hope my stories, now that I feel ready to tell them, will bring you some comfort too. And when you read this book please remember: Buffering is just the time it takes to process. Enjoy! Love, Hannah]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274563Tue, 18 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded Author: Hannah Hart Narrator: Hannah Hart, Judy Young Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 56...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded Author: Hannah Hart Narrator: Hannah Hart, Judy Young Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 18, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 40 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 9 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The wildly popular YouTube personality and author of the New York Times bestseller My Drunk Kitchen is back! This time, she’s stirring up memories and tales from her past. By combing through the journals that Hannah has kept for much of her life, this collection of narrative essays deliver a fuller picture of her life, her experiences, and the things she’s figured out about family, faith, love, sexuality, self-worth, friendship and fame. Revealing what makes Hannah tick, this sometimes cringe-worthy, poignant collection of stories is sure to deliver plenty of Hannah’s wit and wisdom, and hopefully encourage you to try your hand at her patented brand of reckless optimism. Personal note: Hello, my darlings! I am incredibly pleased to present BUFFERING: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded! As a big fan of memoirs, I wanted to try my hand at writing about the events of my life that deserve a little more consideration than can be accomplished in 140-characters or a 6-minute vlog. Now on the cusp of turning 30, I'm ready to expose some parts of my life that I haven't shared before. Before, it was all about privacy, process and time. And now the time has come! I’m ready to put myself out there, for you.   I'm a little nervous about all these vulnerable words going into the world, these tales about my love life, the wrestling I’ve done with faith, how I feel about sex and my family and myself. I’ve had a lot of trials, a lot of errors, but also a lot of passion. Here’s the thing--I've always found comfort in the stories shared by others, so I hope my stories, now that I feel ready to tell them, will bring you some comfort too. And when you read this book please remember: Buffering is just the time it takes to process. Enjoy! Love, Hannah]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-killed-pink-floyd-s-pig-inside-stories-of-sex-drugs-and-rock-roll-by-beau-phillips--65200372https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275809 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Killed Pink Floyd’s Pig: Inside Stories of Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll Author: Beau Phillips Narrator: Beau Phillips Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 18, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.09 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: I Killed Pink Floyd’s Pig is an all-access behind-the-scenes VIP tour of when rock was great, courtesy of Beau Phillips, a respected radio programmer and former head of marketing at MTV. Phillips was an insider and occasional accomplice who witnessed the legends of classic rock in their heyday and takes readers inside the dressing rooms, hotel suites, and private planes of Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, and dozens more to enjoy funny, decadent, and never-been-told stories of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. The book’s foreword was written by Sammy Hagar, former lead singer for Van Halen. He and Phillips met in the late 1970s, early in Hagar’s career. Sammy wrote, “Beau has seen all of the rock and roll craziness—and his book is loaded with amazing stories.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275809Tue, 18 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275809 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Killed Pink Floyd’s Pig: Inside Stories of Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll Author: Beau Phillips Narrator: Beau Phillips Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275809 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Killed Pink Floyd’s Pig: Inside Stories of Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll Author: Beau Phillips Narrator: Beau Phillips Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 18, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.09 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: I Killed Pink Floyd’s Pig is an all-access behind-the-scenes VIP tour of when rock was great, courtesy of Beau Phillips, a respected radio programmer and former head of marketing at MTV. Phillips was an insider and occasional accomplice who witnessed the legends of classic rock in their heyday and takes readers inside the dressing rooms, hotel suites, and private planes of Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, and dozens more to enjoy funny, decadent, and never-been-told stories of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. The book’s foreword was written by Sammy Hagar, former lead singer for Van Halen. He and Phillips met in the late 1970s, early in Hagar’s career. Sammy wrote, “Beau has seen all of the rock and roll craziness—and his book is loaded with amazing stories.”]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-fight-your-fight-by-ronda-rousey--65200340https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275927 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Fight / Your Fight Author: Ronda Rousey Narrator: Ronda Rousey, R. C. Bray Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 37 minutes Release date: October 18, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.51 of Total 110 Ratings of Narrator: 4.72 of Total 32 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: THE ONLY OFFICIAL RONDA ROUSEY BOOK “The fight is yours to win.” Her story, her voice. In this inspiring and moving book, Ronda Rousey, the Olympic medalist in judo, reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion, and Hollywood star charts her difficult path to glory. Marked by her signature charm, barbed wit, and undeniable power, Rousey's account of the toughest fights of her life-in and outside the Octagon-reveals the painful loss of her father when she was eight years old, the intensity of her judo training, her battles with love, her meteoric rise to fame, the secret behind her undefeated UFC record, and what it takes to become the toughest woman on Earth. Rousey shares hard-won lessons on how to be the best at what you do, including how to find fulfillment in the sacrifices, how to turn limitations into opportunities, and how to be the best on your worst day. Packed with raw emotion, drama, and wisdom, this is an unforgettable book by one of the most remarkable women in the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275927Tue, 18 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275927 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Fight / Your Fight Author: Ronda Rousey Narrator: Ronda Rousey, R. C. Bray Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 37 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275927 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Fight / Your Fight Author: Ronda Rousey Narrator: Ronda Rousey, R. C. Bray Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 37 minutes Release date: October 18, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.51 of Total 110 Ratings of Narrator: 4.72 of Total 32 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: THE ONLY OFFICIAL RONDA ROUSEY BOOK “The fight is yours to win.” Her story, her voice. In this inspiring and moving book, Ronda Rousey, the Olympic medalist in judo, reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion, and Hollywood star charts her difficult path to glory. Marked by her signature charm, barbed wit, and undeniable power, Rousey's account of the toughest fights of her life-in and outside the Octagon-reveals the painful loss of her father when she was eight years old, the intensity of her judo training, her battles with love, her meteoric rise to fame, the secret behind her undefeated UFC record, and what it takes to become the toughest woman on Earth. Rousey shares hard-won lessons on how to be the best at what you do, including how to find fulfillment in the sacrifices, how to turn limitations into opportunities, and how to be the best on your worst day. Packed with raw emotion, drama, and wisdom, this is an unforgettable book by one of the most remarkable women in the world.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/muslim-girl-a-coming-of-age-by-amani-al-khatahtbeh--65200334https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275913 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age Author: Amani Al-Khatahtbeh Narrator: Amani Al-Khatahtbeh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 18, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this New York Times Editors’ Choice, the brilliant founder of MuslimGirl.com shares her harrowing and candid account of what it’s like to be a young Muslim woman in the wake of 9/11, during the never-ending war on terror, and through the Trump era of casual racism. At nine years old, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh watched from her home in New Jersey as two planes crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. That same year, she heard her first racial slur. At thirteen, her family took a trip to her father’s native homeland of Jordan, and Amani experienced firsthand a culture built on the true peaceful nature of Islam in its purest form, not the Islamic stereotypes she heard on the news. Inspired by her trip and after years of feeling like her voice as a Muslim woman was marginalized during a time when it seemed all Western media could talk about was, ironically, Muslim women, Amani created a website called Muslim Girl. As the editor-in-chief, she put together a team of Muslim women and started a life dedicated to activism. Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age is the extraordinary account of Amani’s journey through adolescence as a Muslim girl, from the Islamophobia she’s faced on a daily basis, to the website she launched that became a cultural phenomenon, to the nation’s political climate in 2016 as Donald Trump wins the presidency. While dispelling the myth that a headscarf signifies neither radicalism nor oppression, she shares both her own personal accounts and anecdotes from the “sisterhood” of writers that serve as her editorial team at Muslim Girl. Amani’s “blunt…potent message…is a skillful unraveling of the myth of the submissive Muslim woman” (The New York Times Book Review) and a deeply necessary counterpoint to the current rhetoric about the Middle East.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275913Tue, 18 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275913 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age Author: Amani Al-Khatahtbeh Narrator: Amani Al-Khatahtbeh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 49 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275913 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age Author: Amani Al-Khatahtbeh Narrator: Amani Al-Khatahtbeh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 18, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this New York Times Editors’ Choice, the brilliant founder of MuslimGirl.com shares her harrowing and candid account of what it’s like to be a young Muslim woman in the wake of 9/11, during the never-ending war on terror, and through the Trump era of casual racism. At nine years old, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh watched from her home in New Jersey as two planes crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. That same year, she heard her first racial slur. At thirteen, her family took a trip to her father’s native homeland of Jordan, and Amani experienced firsthand a culture built on the true peaceful nature of Islam in its purest form, not the Islamic stereotypes she heard on the news. Inspired by her trip and after years of feeling like her voice as a Muslim woman was marginalized during a time when it seemed all Western media could talk about was, ironically, Muslim women, Amani created a website called Muslim Girl. As the editor-in-chief, she put together a team of Muslim women and started a life dedicated to activism. Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age is the extraordinary account of Amani’s journey through adolescence as a Muslim girl, from the Islamophobia she’s faced on a daily basis, to the website she launched that became a cultural phenomenon, to the nation’s political climate in 2016 as Donald Trump wins the presidency. While dispelling the myth that a headscarf signifies neither radicalism nor oppression, she shares both her own personal accounts and anecdotes from the “sisterhood” of writers that serve as her editorial team at Muslim Girl. Amani’s “blunt…potent message…is a skillful unraveling of the myth of the submissive Muslim woman” (The New York Times Book Review) and a deeply necessary counterpoint to the current rhetoric about the Middle East.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-of-rylan-by-rylan-clark-neal--65200393https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275014 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Rylan Author: Rylan Clark-Neal Narrator: Rylan Clark-Neal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date: October 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Well hark at you, stumbling upon my autobiography. Bet you wouldn't have put money on that three years ago, eh?! Please don't stress yourself out too much though, it's actually socially acceptable nowadays that you're interested. Firstly I'd like to emphasise that I have WRITTEN THIS BOOK MYSELF, so be assured you're getting the TOOTH, the WHOLE TOOTH and NOTHING BUT THE TOOTH! (Which was my original choice of title, but babe, we're so over that) This book documents my story, year by year, from my humble beginnings growing up in the East End of London, becoming one of the nation's most talked-about people overnight to finally moving up the spectrum from guilty pleasure, and getting nearer to national treasure. It will make you laugh, cry, and most importantly you'll discover who I really am. If it doesn't do any of those things you're not legally entitled to a refund - just clearing that up ;-). I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I have enjoyed writing it. This book has been like therapy, and LORD was I in need. Enjoy!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275014Thu, 13 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275014 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Rylan Author: Rylan Clark-Neal Narrator: Rylan Clark-Neal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date: October 13,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275014 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Rylan Author: Rylan Clark-Neal Narrator: Rylan Clark-Neal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date: October 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Well hark at you, stumbling upon my autobiography. Bet you wouldn't have put money on that three years ago, eh?! Please don't stress yourself out too much though, it's actually socially acceptable nowadays that you're interested. Firstly I'd like to emphasise that I have WRITTEN THIS BOOK MYSELF, so be assured you're getting the TOOTH, the WHOLE TOOTH and NOTHING BUT THE TOOTH! (Which was my original choice of title, but babe, we're so over that) This book documents my story, year by year, from my humble beginnings growing up in the East End of London, becoming one of the nation's most talked-about people overnight to finally moving up the spectrum from guilty pleasure, and getting nearer to national treasure. It will make you laugh, cry, and most importantly you'll discover who I really am. If it doesn't do any of those things you're not legally entitled to a refund - just clearing that up ;-). I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I have enjoyed writing it. This book has been like therapy, and LORD was I in need. Enjoy!]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-clancys-of-queens-a-memoir-by-tara-clancy--65200474https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Clancys of Queens: A Memoir Author: Tara Clancy Narrator: Tara Clancy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 52 minutes Release date: October 11, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A witty memoir that weaves an authentic coming-of-age tale into a bold portrait of New York’s working-class women. Fifth-generation New Yorker, third-generation bartender, and first-generation author Tara Clancy was raised in three wildly divergent homes: a converted boat shed in working class Queens, a geriatric commune of feisty, Brooklyn-born Italians, and a sprawling Hamptons estate she visited every other weekend. This childhood triptych comes to life in The Clancys of Queens, an electric, one-of-a-kind memoir.      From scheming and gambling with her force-of-nature grandmother, to brawling with eleven-year-old girls on the concrete recess battle yard of MS 172, to hours lounging on Adirondack chairs beside an immaculate croquet lawn, to holding court beside Joey O’Dirt, Goiter Eddy, and Roger the Dodger at her Dad’s local bar, Tara leapfrogs across these varied spheres, delivering stories from each world with originality, grit, and outrageous humor.   But The Clancys of Queens is not merely an authentic coming-of-age tale or a rowdy barstool biography. Chock-full of characters who escape the popular imaginings of this city, it offers a bold portrait of real people, people whose stories are largely absent from our shelves. Most crucially, it captures—in inimitable prose—the rarely-heard voices of New York’s working-class women.   With a light touch but a hard hit, The Clancys of Queens blends savvy and wit to take us on an unforgettable strata-hopping adventure.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270853Tue, 11 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Clancys of Queens: A Memoir Author: Tara Clancy Narrator: Tara Clancy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 52 minutes Release date: October...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Clancys of Queens: A Memoir Author: Tara Clancy Narrator: Tara Clancy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 52 minutes Release date: October 11, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A witty memoir that weaves an authentic coming-of-age tale into a bold portrait of New York’s working-class women. Fifth-generation New Yorker, third-generation bartender, and first-generation author Tara Clancy was raised in three wildly divergent homes: a converted boat shed in working class Queens, a geriatric commune of feisty, Brooklyn-born Italians, and a sprawling Hamptons estate she visited every other weekend. This childhood triptych comes to life in The Clancys of Queens, an electric, one-of-a-kind memoir.      From scheming and gambling with her force-of-nature grandmother, to brawling with eleven-year-old girls on the concrete recess battle yard of MS 172, to hours lounging on Adirondack chairs beside an immaculate croquet lawn, to holding court beside Joey O’Dirt, Goiter Eddy, and Roger the Dodger at her Dad’s local bar, Tara leapfrogs across these varied spheres, delivering stories from each world with originality, grit, and outrageous humor.   But The Clancys of Queens is not merely an authentic coming-of-age tale or a rowdy barstool biography. Chock-full of characters who escape the popular imaginings of this city, it offers a bold portrait of real people, people whose stories are largely absent from our shelves. Most crucially, it captures—in inimitable prose—the rarely-heard voices of New York’s working-class women.   With a light touch but a hard hit, The Clancys of Queens blends savvy and wit to take us on an unforgettable strata-hopping adventure.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/around-the-way-girl-a-memoir-by-taraji-p-henson--65200412https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274034 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Around the Way Girl: A Memoir Author: Taraji P. Henson Narrator: Taraji P. Henson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 11, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 115 Ratings of Narrator: 4.91 of Total 34 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 2017 Audie Award Finalist for Autobiography/Memoir From Taraji P. Henson, Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe winner, and star of the award-winning film Hidden Figures and the 2023 film The Color Purple, comes an inspiring and funny memoir—“a bona fide hit” (Essence)—about family, friends, the hustle required to make it in Hollywood, and the joy of living your own truth. With a sensibility that recalls her beloved screen characters, including Katherine, the NASA mathematician, Yvette, Queenie, Shug, and the iconic Cookie from Empire, Taraji P. Henson writes of her family, the one she was born into and the one she created. She shares stories of her father, a Vietnam vet who was bowed but never broken by life’s challenges, and of her mother who survived violence both at home and on DC’s volatile streets. Here, too, she opens up about her experiences as a single mother, a journey some saw as a burden but which she saw as a gift. Around the Way Girl is also a classic actor’s memoir in which Taraji reflects on the world-class instruction she received at Howard University and how she chipped away, with one small role after another, at Hollywood’s resistance to give women, particularly women of color, meaty significant roles. With laugh-out-loud humor and candor, she shares the challenges and disappointments of the actor’s journey and shows us that behind the red carpet moments, she is ever authentic. She is at heart just a girl in pursuit of her dreams in this “inspiring account of overcoming adversity and a quest for self-discovery, written with vitality and enthusiasm” (Shelf Awareness).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274034Tue, 11 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274034 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Around the Way Girl: A Memoir Author: Taraji P. Henson Narrator: Taraji P. Henson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 28 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274034 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Around the Way Girl: A Memoir Author: Taraji P. Henson Narrator: Taraji P. Henson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 11, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 115 Ratings of Narrator: 4.91 of Total 34 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 2017 Audie Award Finalist for Autobiography/Memoir From Taraji P. Henson, Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe winner, and star of the award-winning film Hidden Figures and the 2023 film The Color Purple, comes an inspiring and funny memoir—“a bona fide hit” (Essence)—about family, friends, the hustle required to make it in Hollywood, and the joy of living your own truth. With a sensibility that recalls her beloved screen characters, including Katherine, the NASA mathematician, Yvette, Queenie, Shug, and the iconic Cookie from Empire, Taraji P. Henson writes of her family, the one she was born into and the one she created. She shares stories of her father, a Vietnam vet who was bowed but never broken by life’s challenges, and of her mother who survived violence both at home and on DC’s volatile streets. Here, too, she opens up about her experiences as a single mother, a journey some saw as a burden but which she saw as a gift. Around the Way Girl is also a classic actor’s memoir in which Taraji reflects on the world-class instruction she received at Howard University and how she chipped away, with one small role after another, at Hollywood’s resistance to give women, particularly women of color, meaty significant roles. With laugh-out-loud humor and candor, she shares the challenges and disappointments of the actor’s journey and shows us that behind the red carpet moments, she is ever authentic. She is at heart just a girl in pursuit of her dreams in this “inspiring account of overcoming adversity and a quest for self-discovery, written with vitality and enthusiasm” (Shelf Awareness).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-part-time-paris-life-how-running-away-brought-me-home-by-lisa-anselmo--65200391https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My (Part-Time) Paris Life: How Running Away Brought Me Home Author: Lisa Anselmo Narrator: Lisa Anselmo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37 minutes Release date: October 11, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Lisa Anselmo wrapped her entire life around her mother, a strong woman who was a defining force in Lisa’s life—maybe too defining. When her mother dies from breast cancer, Lisa realizes she hasn’t built a life of her own and struggles to find her purpose. Who is she without her mother—and her mother’s expectations? Desperate for answers, she turns to her favorite city—Paris—and impulsively buys a small apartment, refusing to play it safe for the first time. What starts out as an act of survival sets Lisa on a course that reshapes her life in ways she never could have imagined. Suddenly, she’s living like a local in a city she thought she knew, but her high school French, while fine for buying bread at the corner boulangerie, goes only so far when Paris gives her a strong dose of real life. From dating to homeownership in a foreign country, Lisa quickly learns it’s not all picnics on the Seine, and starts to doubt herself—and her love of the city. But she came to Paris to be happy, and she can’t give up now. Isn’t happiness worth fighting for? My (Part-time) Paris Life is a story for anyone who’s ever felt lost or hopeless, but still dreams of something more. This candid memoir explores one woman’s search for peace and meaning, and how the ups and downs of expat life in Paris taught her to let go of fear, find self-worth, and create real, lasting happiness in the City of Light. This program is read by the author.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275910Tue, 11 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My (Part-Time) Paris Life: How Running Away Brought Me Home Author: Lisa Anselmo Narrator: Lisa Anselmo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My (Part-Time) Paris Life: How Running Away Brought Me Home Author: Lisa Anselmo Narrator: Lisa Anselmo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37 minutes Release date: October 11, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Lisa Anselmo wrapped her entire life around her mother, a strong woman who was a defining force in Lisa’s life—maybe too defining. When her mother dies from breast cancer, Lisa realizes she hasn’t built a life of her own and struggles to find her purpose. Who is she without her mother—and her mother’s expectations? Desperate for answers, she turns to her favorite city—Paris—and impulsively buys a small apartment, refusing to play it safe for the first time. What starts out as an act of survival sets Lisa on a course that reshapes her life in ways she never could have imagined. Suddenly, she’s living like a local in a city she thought she knew, but her high school French, while fine for buying bread at the corner boulangerie, goes only so far when Paris gives her a strong dose of real life. From dating to homeownership in a foreign country, Lisa quickly learns it’s not all picnics on the Seine, and starts to doubt herself—and her love of the city. But she came to Paris to be happy, and she can’t give up now. Isn’t happiness worth fighting for? My (Part-time) Paris Life is a story for anyone who’s ever felt lost or hopeless, but still dreams of something more. This candid memoir explores one woman’s search for peace and meaning, and how the ups and downs of expat life in Paris taught her to let go of fear, find self-worth, and create real, lasting happiness in the City of Light. This program is read by the author.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nujeen-one-girl-s-incredible-journey-from-war-torn-syria-in-a-wheelchair-by-christina-lamb-nujeen-mustafa--65200380https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275104 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nujeen: One Girl's Incredible Journey from War-Torn Syria in a Wheelchair Author: Christina Lamb, Nujeen Mustafa Narrator: Raghad Chaar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 43 minutes Release date: October 11, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Prize-winning journalist and the co-author of smash New York Times bestseller I Am Malala, Christina Lamb, now tells the inspiring true story of another remarkable young hero: Nujeen Mustafa, a teenager born with cerebral palsy, whose harrowing journey from war-ravaged Syria to Germany in a wheelchair is a breathtaking tale of fortitude, grit, and hope that lends a face to the greatest humanitarian issue of our time, the Syrian refugee crisis. For millions around the globe, sixteen-year-old Nujeen Mustafa embodies the best of the human spirit. Confined to a wheelchair because of her cerebral palsy and denied formal schooling in Syria because of her illness, Nujeen taught herself English by watching American soap operas. When her small town became the epicenter of the brutal fight between ISIS militants and US-backed Kurdish troops in 2014, she and her family were forced to flee. Despite her physical limitations, Nujeen embarked on the arduous trek to safety and a new life. The grueling sixteen-month odyssey by foot, boat, and bus took her across Turkey and the Mediterranean to Greece, through Macedonia to Serbia and Hungary, and finally, to Germany. Yet, in spite of the tremendous physical hardship she endured, Nujeen's extraordinary optimism never wavered. Refusing to give in to despair or see herself as a passive victim, she kept her head high. As she told a BBC reporter, ''You should fight to get what you want in this world.'' Nujeen's positivity and resolve infuses this unforgettable story of one young woman determined to make a better life for herself. Told by acclaimed British foreign correspondent Christina Lamb, Nujeen is a unique and powerful memoir that gives voice to the Syrian refugee crisis, helping us to understand that the world must change—and offering the inspiration to make that change reality.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275104Tue, 11 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275104 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nujeen: One Girl's Incredible Journey from War-Torn Syria in a Wheelchair Author: Christina Lamb, Nujeen Mustafa Narrator: Raghad Chaar Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275104 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nujeen: One Girl's Incredible Journey from War-Torn Syria in a Wheelchair Author: Christina Lamb, Nujeen Mustafa Narrator: Raghad Chaar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 43 minutes Release date: October 11, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Prize-winning journalist and the co-author of smash New York Times bestseller I Am Malala, Christina Lamb, now tells the inspiring true story of another remarkable young hero: Nujeen Mustafa, a teenager born with cerebral palsy, whose harrowing journey from war-ravaged Syria to Germany in a wheelchair is a breathtaking tale of fortitude, grit, and hope that lends a face to the greatest humanitarian issue of our time, the Syrian refugee crisis. For millions around the globe, sixteen-year-old Nujeen Mustafa embodies the best of the human spirit. Confined to a wheelchair because of her cerebral palsy and denied formal schooling in Syria because of her illness, Nujeen taught herself English by watching American soap operas. When her small town became the epicenter of the brutal fight between ISIS militants and US-backed Kurdish troops in 2014, she and her family were forced to flee. Despite her physical limitations, Nujeen embarked on the arduous trek to safety and a new life. The grueling sixteen-month odyssey by foot, boat, and bus took her across Turkey and the Mediterranean to Greece, through Macedonia to Serbia and Hungary, and finally, to Germany. Yet, in spite of the tremendous physical hardship she endured, Nujeen's extraordinary optimism never wavered. Refusing to give in to despair or see herself as a passive victim, she kept her head high. As she told a BBC reporter, ''You should fight to get what you want in this world.'' Nujeen's positivity and resolve infuses this unforgettable story of one young woman determined to make a better life for herself. Told by acclaimed British foreign correspondent Christina Lamb, Nujeen is a unique and powerful memoir that gives voice to the Syrian refugee crisis, helping us to understand that the world must change—and offering the inspiration to make that change reality.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-life-in-parts-by-bryan-cranston--65200373https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273842 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Life in Parts Author: Bryan Cranston Narrator: Bryan Cranston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 52 minutes Release date: October 11, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 124 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 38 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2017 Audie Award for Narration by the Author “Nothing short of riveting...an engrossing first-person account by one of our finest actors” (Huffington Post)—both a coming-of-age story and a meditation on creativity, devotion, and craft—Bryan Cranston, beloved and acclaimed star of one of history’s most successful TV shows, Breaking Bad. Bryan Cranston began his acting career at the age of seven, when his father, a struggling actor and sometime director, cast him in a commercial for United Way. By fifth grade he was starring in the school play, spending hours at the local movie theater, and re-enacting favorite scenes with his brother in their living room. Cranston seemed destined to be an actor. But then his father left. And his family fell apart. Troubled by his father’s missteps, Cranston abandoned his acting aspirations and resolved to pursue a steadier career in law enforcement. Then, on a two-year cross-country motorcycle journey, Cranston re-discovered his talent for acting and found his mission and his calling. In this “must-read memoir” (The Philadelphia Inquirer), Cranston traces the many roles he inhabited throughout his remarkable life, both on and off screen. For the first time he shares the story of his early years as an actor on the soap opera Loving, his recurring spots on Seinfeld, and his time as bumbling father Hal on Malcolm in the Middle, to his tour-de-force, Tony-winning performance as Lyndon Baines Johnson in Broadway’s All the Way, to his most iconic role of all: Breaking Bad’s Walter White. “An illuminating window into the actor’s psyche” (People), Cranston has much to say about creativity, devotion, and craft, as well as innate talent and its challenges and benefits and proper maintenance. “By turns gritty, funny, and sad” (Entertainment Weekly), ultimately A Life in Parts is a story about the joy, the necessity, and the transformative power of simple hard work.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273842Tue, 11 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273842 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Life in Parts Author: Bryan Cranston Narrator: Bryan Cranston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 52 minutes Release date: October 11, 2016...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273842 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Life in Parts Author: Bryan Cranston Narrator: Bryan Cranston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 52 minutes Release date: October 11, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 124 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 38 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2017 Audie Award for Narration by the Author “Nothing short of riveting...an engrossing first-person account by one of our finest actors” (Huffington Post)—both a coming-of-age story and a meditation on creativity, devotion, and craft—Bryan Cranston, beloved and acclaimed star of one of history’s most successful TV shows, Breaking Bad. Bryan Cranston began his acting career at the age of seven, when his father, a struggling actor and sometime director, cast him in a commercial for United Way. By fifth grade he was starring in the school play, spending hours at the local movie theater, and re-enacting favorite scenes with his brother in their living room. Cranston seemed destined to be an actor. But then his father left. And his family fell apart. Troubled by his father’s missteps, Cranston abandoned his acting aspirations and resolved to pursue a steadier career in law enforcement. Then, on a two-year cross-country motorcycle journey, Cranston re-discovered his talent for acting and found his mission and his calling. In this “must-read memoir” (The Philadelphia Inquirer), Cranston traces the many roles he inhabited throughout his remarkable life, both on and off screen. For the first time he shares the story of his early years as an actor on the soap opera Loving, his recurring spots on Seinfeld, and his time as bumbling father Hal on Malcolm in the Middle, to his tour-de-force, Tony-winning performance as Lyndon Baines Johnson in Broadway’s All the Way, to his most iconic role of all: Breaking Bad’s Walter White. “An illuminating window into the actor’s psyche” (People), Cranston has much to say about creativity, devotion, and craft, as well as innate talent and its challenges and benefits and proper maintenance. “By turns gritty, funny, and sad” (Entertainment Weekly), ultimately A Life in Parts is a story about the joy, the necessity, and the transformative power of simple hard work.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-gotta-want-it-by-jake-paul--65200322https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275415 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Gotta Want It Author: Jake Paul Narrator: Jake Paul Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 1 minute Release date: October 11, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 12 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this extremely positive, motivational, and often laugh-out-loud memoir, Jake Paul pauses long enough from his supercharged day-to-day as a nineteen year old social media heartthrob and costar on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark to share his takes on life, love, fame, and shooting for the moon. Growing up as a regular kid in Ohio, Jake Paul always knew he wanted to do something big, but he wasn’t sure what that thing was—that is, until he found his calling as one of Vine’s most famous comedians. As a high school sophomore, Jake began making comedy videos with his older brother, Logan, and posting them online. With every carefully staged prank, Jake and Logan’s following grew—and after a few stumbling blocks, Jake finally forged his own way. Eventually, he traded his childhood home in Cleveland for sunny, sparkling Hollywood. In You Gotta Want It, Jake reflects on the path that led him to stardom. From learning the value of a disciplined work ethic, to achieving his goals and aspirations along the way to digital celebrity, to the crazy behind-the-scenes details of his journey as a creator and actor, Jake relates the most hysterical and intimate details of his life thus far—all with the signature humor, honesty, and unstoppable attitude that have won him millions of devoted followers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275415Tue, 11 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275415 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Gotta Want It Author: Jake Paul Narrator: Jake Paul Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 1 minute Release date: October 11, 2016 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275415 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Gotta Want It Author: Jake Paul Narrator: Jake Paul Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 1 minute Release date: October 11, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 12 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this extremely positive, motivational, and often laugh-out-loud memoir, Jake Paul pauses long enough from his supercharged day-to-day as a nineteen year old social media heartthrob and costar on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark to share his takes on life, love, fame, and shooting for the moon. Growing up as a regular kid in Ohio, Jake Paul always knew he wanted to do something big, but he wasn’t sure what that thing was—that is, until he found his calling as one of Vine’s most famous comedians. As a high school sophomore, Jake began making comedy videos with his older brother, Logan, and posting them online. With every carefully staged prank, Jake and Logan’s following grew—and after a few stumbling blocks, Jake finally forged his own way. Eventually, he traded his childhood home in Cleveland for sunny, sparkling Hollywood. In You Gotta Want It, Jake reflects on the path that led him to stardom. From learning the value of a disciplined work ethic, to achieving his goals and aspirations along the way to digital celebrity, to the crazy behind-the-scenes details of his journey as a creator and actor, Jake relates the most hysterical and intimate details of his life thus far—all with the signature humor, honesty, and unstoppable attitude that have won him millions of devoted followers.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/soldier-spy-by-tom-marcus--65200371https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274959 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soldier Spy Author: Tom Marcus Narrator: Jason Langley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Soldier Spy by Tom Marcus, read by Jason Langley. In the boot were six homemade pipe bombs, all linked to detonate at the same time from a single call on a brand-new pay-as-you-go phone found on the target. Special Branch also found Chinese Type 56 assault rifles with eight full magazines full of ammunition. His target was a local school. He planned to attack two coaches of teenagers returning home after a school trip to France. Approximately sixty children, their accompanying teachers and their waiting parents. He was going to kill them all. 'My world was dark, no colour, no right or wrong and no back-up. People like me exist to fight those no one else dares face. I wasn't the last resort; I was the only option' Tom Marcus was recruited by MI5 in the wake of the 7/7 attacks on London. After five years spent undercover as part of a covert British Army special operations unit he offered the Security Service the edge they so desperately needed. Following months of intensive training, Marcus was thrown into a world of relentless, unimaginable pressure; a never-ending struggle to prevent terrorist atrocities on our city streets, foil devastating strikes against the nation's infrastructure, and keep our country's secrets safe from foreign spies. Split second decisions carried life or death consequences. And not all his colleagues would survive the fight. In this explosive first-hand account, Soldier Spy lifts the lid on the war being waged by MI5 to keep us safe in our towns and cities for the first time; a blistering, visceral insight into life on the front line against terror, revealed in never-before-seen detail. It was a job which would inevitably exact a heavy price. But when it came down to it, Marcus knew he didn't have a choice. 'Some people join the service out of a sense of duty, some out of wanting to do some good by removing the evil. I did it because it's all I knew. I'm a hunter of people and I'm damn good at it.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274959Thu, 06 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274959 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soldier Spy Author: Tom Marcus Narrator: Jason Langley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 6, 2016 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274959 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soldier Spy Author: Tom Marcus Narrator: Jason Langley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Soldier Spy by Tom Marcus, read by Jason Langley. In the boot were six homemade pipe bombs, all linked to detonate at the same time from a single call on a brand-new pay-as-you-go phone found on the target. Special Branch also found Chinese Type 56 assault rifles with eight full magazines full of ammunition. His target was a local school. He planned to attack two coaches of teenagers returning home after a school trip to France. Approximately sixty children, their accompanying teachers and their waiting parents. He was going to kill them all. 'My world was dark, no colour, no right or wrong and no back-up. People like me exist to fight those no one else dares face. I wasn't the last resort; I was the only option' Tom Marcus was recruited by MI5 in the wake of the 7/7 attacks on London. After five years spent undercover as part of a covert British Army special operations unit he offered the Security Service the edge they so desperately needed. Following months of intensive training, Marcus was thrown into a world of relentless, unimaginable pressure; a never-ending struggle to prevent terrorist atrocities on our city streets, foil devastating strikes against the nation's infrastructure, and keep our country's secrets safe from foreign spies. Split second decisions carried life or death consequences. And not all his colleagues would survive the fight. In this explosive first-hand account, Soldier Spy lifts the lid on the war being waged by MI5 to keep us safe in our towns and cities for the first time; a blistering, visceral insight into life on the front line against terror, revealed in never-before-seen detail. It was a job which would inevitably exact a heavy price. But when it came down to it, Marcus knew he didn't have a choice. 'Some people join the service out of a sense of duty, some out of wanting to do some good by removing the evil. I did it because it's all I knew. I'm a hunter of people and I'm damn good at it.']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-as-jamie-knows-it-an-exceptional-child-grows-up-by-michael-berube--65200475https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272968 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life as Jamie Knows It: An Exceptional Child Grows Up Author: Michael Berube Narrator: Brian Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The story of Jamie Bérubé’s journey to adulthood and a meditation on disability in American life Published in 1996, Life as We Know It introduced Jamie Bérubé to the world as a sweet, bright, gregarious little boy who loves the Beatles, pizza, and making lists. When he is asked in his preschool class what he would like to be when he grows up, he responds with one word: big. At four, he is like many kids his age, but his Down syndrome prevents most people from seeing him as anything but disabled. Twenty years later, Jamie is no longer little, though he still jams to the Beatles, eats pizza, and makes endless lists of everything—from the sixty-seven counties of Pennsylvania (in alphabetical order, from memory) to the various opponents of the wrestler known as the Undertaker. In Life as Jamie Knows It, Michael Bérubé chronicles his son’s journey to adulthood and his growing curiosity and engagement with the world. Writing as both a disability studies scholar and a father, he follows Jamie through his social and academic experiences in school, his evolving relationships with his parents and brother, Nick, his encounters with illness, and the complexities of entering the workforce with a disability. As Jamie matures, his parents acknowledge his entitlement to a personal sense of independence, whether that means riding the bus home from work on his own, taking himself to a Yankees game, or deciding which parts of his story are solely his to share. With a combination of stirring memoir and sharp intellectual inquiry, Bérubé tangles with bioethicists, politicians, philosophers, and anyone else who sees disability as an impediment to a life worth living. Far more than the story of an exceptional child growing up to be “big,” Life as Jamie Knows It challenges us to rethink how we approach disability and is a passionate call for moving toward a more just, more inclusive society.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272968Tue, 04 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272968 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life as Jamie Knows It: An Exceptional Child Grows Up Author: Michael Berube Narrator: Brian Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272968 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life as Jamie Knows It: An Exceptional Child Grows Up Author: Michael Berube Narrator: Brian Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The story of Jamie Bérubé’s journey to adulthood and a meditation on disability in American life Published in 1996, Life as We Know It introduced Jamie Bérubé to the world as a sweet, bright, gregarious little boy who loves the Beatles, pizza, and making lists. When he is asked in his preschool class what he would like to be when he grows up, he responds with one word: big. At four, he is like many kids his age, but his Down syndrome prevents most people from seeing him as anything but disabled. Twenty years later, Jamie is no longer little, though he still jams to the Beatles, eats pizza, and makes endless lists of everything—from the sixty-seven counties of Pennsylvania (in alphabetical order, from memory) to the various opponents of the wrestler known as the Undertaker. In Life as Jamie Knows It, Michael Bérubé chronicles his son’s journey to adulthood and his growing curiosity and engagement with the world. Writing as both a disability studies scholar and a father, he follows Jamie through his social and academic experiences in school, his evolving relationships with his parents and brother, Nick, his encounters with illness, and the complexities of entering the workforce with a disability. As Jamie matures, his parents acknowledge his entitlement to a personal sense of independence, whether that means riding the bus home from work on his own, taking himself to a Yankees game, or deciding which parts of his story are solely his to share. With a combination of stirring memoir and sharp intellectual inquiry, Bérubé tangles with bioethicists, politicians, philosophers, and anyone else who sees disability as an impediment to a life worth living. Far more than the story of an exceptional child growing up to be “big,” Life as Jamie Knows It challenges us to rethink how we approach disability and is a passionate call for moving toward a more just, more inclusive society.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/soul-serenade-rhythm-blues-coming-of-age-through-vinyl-by-rashod-ollison--65200458https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soul Serenade: Rhythm, Blues & Coming of Age Through Vinyl Author: Rashod Ollison Narrator: C.S. Treadway Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A coming-of-age memoir about a young boy in rural Arkansas who searches for himself and his distant father through soul music Growing up in rural Arkansas, young Rashod Ollison turned to music to make sense of his life. The dysfunction, sadness, and steely resilience of his family and neighbors was reflected in the R&B songs that played on 45s in smoky rooms. Steeped in the sounds, the smells, the salty language of rural Arkansas in the 1980s, Soul Serenade is the memoir of a pop music critic whose love for soul music was fostered by his father, Raymond. Drafted into the Vietnam War as a teenager, Raymond returned a changed man, “dead on the inside.” After his parents’ volatile marriage ended in divorce, Rashod was haunted by the memory of his itinerant father and his mama’s long forgotten “sunshine smile.” For six-year-old Rashod, his father’s record collection—the music of Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Al Green, and others—provided solace, coherence, and escape. Moving nine times during his childhood, Rashod constantly adjusted to new schools and homes with his two sisters, Dusa and Reagan, and his mother, Dianne. Resilient and tough, while also being distant and punitive, she worked multiple jobs, striving “to make ends wave at each other if they couldn’t meet.” He spent time with his acerbic mother’s mother, Mama Teacake, and her family’s living-out-loud ways, which clashed with his father’s family—religious, discreet, and appropriate—where Rashod gravitated to Big Mama and Paw Paw, his father’s parents. Becoming aware of his same-sex attraction, Rashod felt further isolated and alone but was encouraged by mentors in the community who fostered his intelligence and talent. He became transformed through discovering the writing of Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Nikki Giovanni, and other literary greats, and these books, along with the soulful sounds of the 1970s and 80s, enabled him to thrive in spite of the instability and harshness of his childhood. In textured and evocative language, and peppered with unexpected humor, Soul Serenade is an original and captivating coming-of-age story set to an original beat.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273820Tue, 04 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soul Serenade: Rhythm, Blues & Coming of Age Through Vinyl Author: Rashod Ollison Narrator: C.S. Treadway Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soul Serenade: Rhythm, Blues & Coming of Age Through Vinyl Author: Rashod Ollison Narrator: C.S. Treadway Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A coming-of-age memoir about a young boy in rural Arkansas who searches for himself and his distant father through soul music Growing up in rural Arkansas, young Rashod Ollison turned to music to make sense of his life. The dysfunction, sadness, and steely resilience of his family and neighbors was reflected in the R&B songs that played on 45s in smoky rooms. Steeped in the sounds, the smells, the salty language of rural Arkansas in the 1980s, Soul Serenade is the memoir of a pop music critic whose love for soul music was fostered by his father, Raymond. Drafted into the Vietnam War as a teenager, Raymond returned a changed man, “dead on the inside.” After his parents’ volatile marriage ended in divorce, Rashod was haunted by the memory of his itinerant father and his mama’s long forgotten “sunshine smile.” For six-year-old Rashod, his father’s record collection—the music of Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Al Green, and others—provided solace, coherence, and escape. Moving nine times during his childhood, Rashod constantly adjusted to new schools and homes with his two sisters, Dusa and Reagan, and his mother, Dianne. Resilient and tough, while also being distant and punitive, she worked multiple jobs, striving “to make ends wave at each other if they couldn’t meet.” He spent time with his acerbic mother’s mother, Mama Teacake, and her family’s living-out-loud ways, which clashed with his father’s family—religious, discreet, and appropriate—where Rashod gravitated to Big Mama and Paw Paw, his father’s parents. Becoming aware of his same-sex attraction, Rashod felt further isolated and alone but was encouraged by mentors in the community who fostered his intelligence and talent. He became transformed through discovering the writing of Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Nikki Giovanni, and other literary greats, and these books, along with the soulful sounds of the 1970s and 80s, enabled him to thrive in spite of the instability and harshness of his childhood. In textured and evocative language, and peppered with unexpected humor, Soul Serenade is an original and captivating coming-of-age story set to an original beat.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/darkness-visible-a-memoir-of-madness-by-william-styron--65200434https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272963 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness Author: William Styron Narrator: William Styron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A literary tour de force that chronicles a prize-winning author's descent into an almost suicidal depression. 'Compelling ... Harrowing ... a vivid portrait of a debilitating disorder ... It offers the solace of a shared experience.'—The New York Times A work of great personal courage and a literary tour de force, this bestseller is Styron's true account of his experience of crippling depression. Styron is perhaps the first writer to convey the full terror of depression's psychic landscape, as well as the illuminating path to recovery.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272963Tue, 04 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272963 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness Author: William Styron Narrator: William Styron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 13 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272963 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness Author: William Styron Narrator: William Styron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A literary tour de force that chronicles a prize-winning author's descent into an almost suicidal depression. 'Compelling ... Harrowing ... a vivid portrait of a debilitating disorder ... It offers the solace of a shared experience.'—The New York Times A work of great personal courage and a literary tour de force, this bestseller is Styron's true account of his experience of crippling depression. Styron is perhaps the first writer to convey the full terror of depression's psychic landscape, as well as the illuminating path to recovery.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hostage-s-daughter-a-story-of-family-madness-and-the-middle-east-by-sulome-anderson--65200423https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273734 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hostage's Daughter: A Story of Family, Madness, and the Middle East Author: Sulome Anderson Narrator: Sulome Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this gripping blend of reportage, memoir, and analysis, a journalist and daughter of one of the world’s most famous hostages, Terry Anderson, takes an intimate look at her father’s captivity during the Lebanese Hostage Crisis and the ensuing political firestorm on both her family and the United States—as well as the far-reaching implications of those events on Middle Eastern politics today. In 1991, six-year-old Sulome Anderson met her father, Terry, for the first time. While working as the Middle East bureau chief for the Associated Press covering the long and bloody civil war in Lebanon, Terry had been kidnapped in Beirut and held for her entire life by a Shiite Muslim militia associated with the Hezbollah movement. As the nation celebrated, the media captured a smiling Anderson family joyously reunited. But the truth was far darker. Plagued by PTSD, Terry was a moody, aloof, and distant figure to the young daughter who had long dreamed of his return—and while she smiled for the cameras all the same, she absorbed his trauma as her own. Years later, after long battles with drug abuse and mental illness, Sulome would travel to the Middle East as a reporter, seeking to understand her father, the men who had kidnapped him, and ultimately, herself. What she discovered was shocking—not just about Terry, but about the international political machinations that occurred during the years of his captivity. The Hostage’s Daughter is an intimate look at the effect of the Lebanese Hostage Crisis on Anderson’s family, the United States, and the Middle East today. Sulome tells moving stories from her experiences as a reporter in the region and challenges our understanding of global politics, the forces that spawn terrorism and especially Lebanon, the beautiful, devastated, and vitally important country she came to love. Powerful and eye-opening The Hostage’s Daughter is essential reading for anyone interested in international relations, this violent, haunted region, and America's role in its fate.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273734Tue, 04 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273734 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hostage's Daughter: A Story of Family, Madness, and the Middle East Author: Sulome Anderson Narrator: Sulome Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273734 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hostage's Daughter: A Story of Family, Madness, and the Middle East Author: Sulome Anderson Narrator: Sulome Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this gripping blend of reportage, memoir, and analysis, a journalist and daughter of one of the world’s most famous hostages, Terry Anderson, takes an intimate look at her father’s captivity during the Lebanese Hostage Crisis and the ensuing political firestorm on both her family and the United States—as well as the far-reaching implications of those events on Middle Eastern politics today. In 1991, six-year-old Sulome Anderson met her father, Terry, for the first time. While working as the Middle East bureau chief for the Associated Press covering the long and bloody civil war in Lebanon, Terry had been kidnapped in Beirut and held for her entire life by a Shiite Muslim militia associated with the Hezbollah movement. As the nation celebrated, the media captured a smiling Anderson family joyously reunited. But the truth was far darker. Plagued by PTSD, Terry was a moody, aloof, and distant figure to the young daughter who had long dreamed of his return—and while she smiled for the cameras all the same, she absorbed his trauma as her own. Years later, after long battles with drug abuse and mental illness, Sulome would travel to the Middle East as a reporter, seeking to understand her father, the men who had kidnapped him, and ultimately, herself. What she discovered was shocking—not just about Terry, but about the international political machinations that occurred during the years of his captivity. The Hostage’s Daughter is an intimate look at the effect of the Lebanese Hostage Crisis on Anderson’s family, the United States, and the Middle East today. Sulome tells moving stories from her experiences as a reporter in the region and challenges our understanding of global politics, the forces that spawn terrorism and especially Lebanon, the beautiful, devastated, and vitally important country she came to love. Powerful and eye-opening The Hostage’s Daughter is essential reading for anyone interested in international relations, this violent, haunted region, and America's role in its fate.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-tale-of-love-and-darkness-by-amos-oz--65200420https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Tale of Love and Darkness Author: Amos Oz Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 55 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Tragic, comic, and utterly honest, this extraordinary memoir is at once a great family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth of a nation and lived through its turbulent history. It is the story of a boy growing up in the war-torn Jerusalem of the forties and fifties in a small apartment crowded with books in twelve languages and relatives speaking nearly as many. His mother and father, both wonderful people, were ill-suited to each other. When Oz was twelve and a half years old, his mother committed suicide—a tragedy that was to change his life. He leaves the constraints of the family and the community of dreamers, scholars, and failed businessmen to join a kibbutz, changes his name, marries, has children, and finally becomes a writer as well as an active participant in the political life of Israel. A story of clashing cultures and lives, of suffering and perseverance, of love and darkness.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274875Tue, 04 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Tale of Love and Darkness Author: Amos Oz Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 55 minutes Release date: October...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Tale of Love and Darkness Author: Amos Oz Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 55 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Tragic, comic, and utterly honest, this extraordinary memoir is at once a great family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth of a nation and lived through its turbulent history. It is the story of a boy growing up in the war-torn Jerusalem of the forties and fifties in a small apartment crowded with books in twelve languages and relatives speaking nearly as many. His mother and father, both wonderful people, were ill-suited to each other. When Oz was twelve and a half years old, his mother committed suicide—a tragedy that was to change his life. He leaves the constraints of the family and the community of dreamers, scholars, and failed businessmen to join a kibbutz, changes his name, marries, has children, and finally becomes a writer as well as an active participant in the political life of Israel. A story of clashing cultures and lives, of suffering and perseverance, of love and darkness.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forty-autumns-a-family-s-story-of-courage-and-survival-on-both-sides-of-the-berlin-wall-by-nina-willner--65200401https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall Author: Nina Willner Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.61 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this illuminating and deeply moving memoir, a former American military intelligence officer goes beyond traditional Cold War espionage tales to tell the true story of her family—of five women separated by the Iron Curtain for more than forty years, and their miraculous reunion after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Forty Autumns makes visceral the pain and longing of one family forced to live apart in a world divided by two. At twenty, Hanna escaped from East to West Germany. But the price of freedom—leaving behind her parents, eight siblings, and family home—was heartbreaking. Uprooted, Hanna eventually moved to America, where she settled down with her husband and had children of her own. Growing up near Washington, D.C., Hanna’s daughter, Nina Willner became the first female Army Intelligence Officer to lead sensitive intelligence operations in East Berlin at the height of the Cold War. Though only a few miles separated American Nina and her German relatives—grandmother Oma, Aunt Heidi, and cousin, Cordula, a member of the East German Olympic training team—a bitter political war kept them apart. In Forty Autumns, Nina recounts her family’s story—five ordinary lives buffeted by circumstances beyond their control. She takes us deep into the tumultuous and terrifying world of East Germany under Communist rule, revealing both the cruel reality her relatives endured and her own experiences as an intelligence officer, running secret operations behind the Berlin Wall that put her life at risk. A personal look at a tenuous era that divided a city and a nation, and continues to haunt us, Forty Autumns is an intimate and beautifully written story of courage, resilience, and love—of five women whose spirits could not be broken, and who fought to preserve what matters most: family.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273735Tue, 04 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall Author: Nina Willner Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall Author: Nina Willner Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.61 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this illuminating and deeply moving memoir, a former American military intelligence officer goes beyond traditional Cold War espionage tales to tell the true story of her family—of five women separated by the Iron Curtain for more than forty years, and their miraculous reunion after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Forty Autumns makes visceral the pain and longing of one family forced to live apart in a world divided by two. At twenty, Hanna escaped from East to West Germany. But the price of freedom—leaving behind her parents, eight siblings, and family home—was heartbreaking. Uprooted, Hanna eventually moved to America, where she settled down with her husband and had children of her own. Growing up near Washington, D.C., Hanna’s daughter, Nina Willner became the first female Army Intelligence Officer to lead sensitive intelligence operations in East Berlin at the height of the Cold War. Though only a few miles separated American Nina and her German relatives—grandmother Oma, Aunt Heidi, and cousin, Cordula, a member of the East German Olympic training team—a bitter political war kept them apart. In Forty Autumns, Nina recounts her family’s story—five ordinary lives buffeted by circumstances beyond their control. She takes us deep into the tumultuous and terrifying world of East Germany under Communist rule, revealing both the cruel reality her relatives endured and her own experiences as an intelligence officer, running secret operations behind the Berlin Wall that put her life at risk. A personal look at a tenuous era that divided a city and a nation, and continues to haunt us, Forty Autumns is an intimate and beautifully written story of courage, resilience, and love—of five women whose spirits could not be broken, and who fought to preserve what matters most: family.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-can-t-touch-my-hair-and-other-things-i-still-have-to-explain-by-phoebe-robinson--65200363https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274551 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain Author: Phoebe Robinson Narrator: Phoebe Robinson, Jessica Williams, John Hodgman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • 'A must-read…Phoebe Robinson discusses race and feminism in such a funny, real, and specific way, it penetrates your brain and stays with you.' –Ilana Glazer, co-creator and co-star of Broad City A hilarious and timely essay collection about race, gender, and pop culture from upcoming comedy superstar and 2 Dope Queens podcaster Phoebe Robinson Being a black woman in America means contending with old prejudices and fresh absurdities every day. Comedian Phoebe Robinson has experienced her fair share over the years: she's been unceremoniously relegated to the role of 'the black friend,' as if she is somehow the authority on all things racial; she's been questioned about her love of U2 and Billy Joel ('isn’t that . . . white people music?'); she's been called 'uppity' for having an opinion in the workplace; she's been followed around stores by security guards; and yes, people do ask her whether they can touch her hair all. the. time. Now, she's ready to take these topics to the page—and she’s going to make you laugh as she’s doing it. Using her trademark wit alongside pop-culture references galore, Robinson explores everything from why Lisa Bonet is 'Queen. Bae. Jesus,' to breaking down the terrible nature of casting calls, to giving her less-than-traditional advice to the future female president, and demanding that the NFL clean up its act, all told in the same conversational voice that launched her podcast, 2 Dope Queens, to the top spot on iTunes. As personal as it is political, You Can't Touch My Hair examines our cultural climate and skewers our biases with humor and heart, announcing Robinson as a writer on the rise. Read by the Author, and featuring additional narration by Jessica Williams and John Hodgson Featured on Refinery 29's list of 'The Best Books Of 2016 So Far']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274551Tue, 04 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274551 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain Author: Phoebe Robinson Narrator: Phoebe Robinson, Jessica Williams, John Hodgman...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274551 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain Author: Phoebe Robinson Narrator: Phoebe Robinson, Jessica Williams, John Hodgman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37 minutes Release date: October 4, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • 'A must-read…Phoebe Robinson discusses race and feminism in such a funny, real, and specific way, it penetrates your brain and stays with you.' –Ilana Glazer, co-creator and co-star of Broad City A hilarious and timely essay collection about race, gender, and pop culture from upcoming comedy superstar and 2 Dope Queens podcaster Phoebe Robinson Being a black woman in America means contending with old prejudices and fresh absurdities every day. Comedian Phoebe Robinson has experienced her fair share over the years: she's been unceremoniously relegated to the role of 'the black friend,' as if she is somehow the authority on all things racial; she's been questioned about her love of U2 and Billy Joel ('isn’t that . . . white people music?'); she's been called 'uppity' for having an opinion in the workplace; she's been followed around stores by security guards; and yes, people do ask her whether they can touch her hair all. the. time. Now, she's ready to take these topics to the page—and she’s going to make you laugh as she’s doing it. Using her trademark wit alongside pop-culture references galore, Robinson explores everything from why Lisa Bonet is 'Queen. Bae. Jesus,' to breaking down the terrible nature of casting calls, to giving her less-than-traditional advice to the future female president, and demanding that the NFL clean up its act, all told in the same conversational voice that launched her podcast, 2 Dope Queens, to the top spot on iTunes. As personal as it is political, You Can't Touch My Hair examines our cultural climate and skewers our biases with humor and heart, announcing Robinson as a writer on the rise. Read by the Author, and featuring additional narration by Jessica Williams and John Hodgson Featured on Refinery 29's list of 'The Best Books Of 2016 So Far']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pour-me-a-life-by-a-a-gill--65200446https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270941 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pour Me a Life Author: A.A. Gill Narrator: Tim Andres Pabon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 52 minutes Release date: October 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An astounding and brilliant memoir, A.A. Gill's Pour Me a Life is a riveting meditation on the author's alcoholism, seen through the lens of the memories that remain, and the transformative moments that saved him from a lifelong addiction and early death. Best known for his hysterically funny and often scathing restaurant reviews for the London Sunday Times, journalist Adrian Gill writes about his near-fatal alcoholism in this extraordinary lucid memoir. By his early twenties, at London’s prestigious Saint Martin’s art school, Gill was entrenched in his addiction. He writes from the handful of memories that remain, of drunken conquests with anonymous women, of waking to morbid hallucinations, of emptying jacket pockets that “were like tiny crime scenes,” helping him puzzle his whereabouts back together. Throughout his recollections, Gill traces his childhood, his early diagnosis of dyslexia, the deep sense of isolation when he was sent to boarding school at age eleven, the disappearance of his only brother, whom he has not seen for decades. When Gill was confronted at age thirty by a doctor who questioned his drinking, he answered honestly for the first time, not because he was ready to stop, but because his body was too damaged to live much longer. Gill was admitted to a thirty-day rehab center—then a rare and revolutionary concept in England—and has lived three decades of his life sober. Written with clear-eyed honesty and empathy, Pour Me a Life is a haunting account of addiction, its exhilarating power and destructive force, and is destined to be a classic of its kind.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270941Sat, 01 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270941 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pour Me a Life Author: A.A. Gill Narrator: Tim Andres Pabon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 52 minutes Release date: October 1, 2016...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270941 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pour Me a Life Author: A.A. Gill Narrator: Tim Andres Pabon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 52 minutes Release date: October 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An astounding and brilliant memoir, A.A. Gill's Pour Me a Life is a riveting meditation on the author's alcoholism, seen through the lens of the memories that remain, and the transformative moments that saved him from a lifelong addiction and early death. Best known for his hysterically funny and often scathing restaurant reviews for the London Sunday Times, journalist Adrian Gill writes about his near-fatal alcoholism in this extraordinary lucid memoir. By his early twenties, at London’s prestigious Saint Martin’s art school, Gill was entrenched in his addiction. He writes from the handful of memories that remain, of drunken conquests with anonymous women, of waking to morbid hallucinations, of emptying jacket pockets that “were like tiny crime scenes,” helping him puzzle his whereabouts back together. Throughout his recollections, Gill traces his childhood, his early diagnosis of dyslexia, the deep sense of isolation when he was sent to boarding school at age eleven, the disappearance of his only brother, whom he has not seen for decades. When Gill was confronted at age thirty by a doctor who questioned his drinking, he answered honestly for the first time, not because he was ready to stop, but because his body was too damaged to live much longer. Gill was admitted to a thirty-day rehab center—then a rare and revolutionary concept in England—and has lived three decades of his life sober. Written with clear-eyed honesty and empathy, Pour Me a Life is a haunting account of addiction, its exhilarating power and destructive force, and is destined to be a classic of its kind.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/memoirs-louis-xiv-and-the-regency-by-dolf-de-roos--65200398https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274538 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memoirs Louis XIV and the Regency Author: Dolf de Roos Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 42 hours 8 minutes Release date: October 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Duc de Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon (1675-1755) was a French soldier, diplomat and noted diarist. A French courtier during the 18th century, today he's best known for the comprehensive multi-volume memoirs, which depict life in France at the time. He was an indefatigable writer, and he began very early to record all the gossip he collected, all his interminable legal disputes over precedence, and a vast mass of unclassified material. He is petty, unjust to private enemies and to those who espoused public views contrary to his as well as being an incessant gossip. Yet he shows a great skill for narrative and for character-drawing; he has been compared to Tacitus, and to historians such as Livy.He had a profound influence on writers like Tolstoy, Barbey d' Aurevilly, Flaubert, Valle-Inclán, Proust, Mujica Láinez, and many others.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274538Sat, 01 Oct 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274538 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memoirs Louis XIV and the Regency Author: Dolf de Roos Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 42 hours 8 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274538 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memoirs Louis XIV and the Regency Author: Dolf de Roos Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 42 hours 8 minutes Release date: October 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Duc de Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon (1675-1755) was a French soldier, diplomat and noted diarist. A French courtier during the 18th century, today he's best known for the comprehensive multi-volume memoirs, which depict life in France at the time. He was an indefatigable writer, and he began very early to record all the gossip he collected, all his interminable legal disputes over precedence, and a vast mass of unclassified material. He is petty, unjust to private enemies and to those who espoused public views contrary to his as well as being an incessant gossip. Yet he shows a great skill for narrative and for character-drawing; he has been compared to Tacitus, and to historians such as Livy.He had a profound influence on writers like Tolstoy, Barbey d' Aurevilly, Flaubert, Valle-Inclán, Proust, Mujica Láinez, and many others.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/concrete-carnival-by-danner-darcleight--65200399https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273997 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Concrete Carnival Author: Danner Darcleight Narrator: Ramiz Monsef Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 34 minutes Release date: September 30, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: You land in prison in your twenties, faced with the likelihood of spending the rest of your life behind the wall. What do you do? Danner Darcleight started writing. He writes about what he sees, what he has done, and the toll that his own past actions have exacted. Concrete Carnival brings us inside a maximum-security prison, introducing a colorful cast of rogues while revealing the day-to-day struggles experienced by millions of Americans now living inside the world’s largest prison complex. Haunted by his past, Darcleight slips the surly bonds of heroin. He gets stripped, deloused, and assigned an inmate number. He learns to navigate among sociopaths, gangbangers, drug dealers, hustlers, thieves, mercurial prison guards, and his own grinding remorse. He works through recurring thoughts of suicide, benefits from serendipitous encounters, and ultimately meets a loving woman who brings warmth to a harsh existence. Darcleight pushes past the clichés and caricatures employed by pop culture, offering direct engagement with what it’s really like to do time. What begins as frontline reportage becomes an unforgettable case study in resilience and determination against the worst imaginable odds. An exhilarating, picaresque ride through the sights, sounds, and emotions of prison life, Concrete Carnival is a moving portrait of one man’s long journey from hopelessness and addiction to love and redemption.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273997Fri, 30 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273997 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Concrete Carnival Author: Danner Darcleight Narrator: Ramiz Monsef Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 34 minutes Release date: September 30,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273997 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Concrete Carnival Author: Danner Darcleight Narrator: Ramiz Monsef Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 34 minutes Release date: September 30, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: You land in prison in your twenties, faced with the likelihood of spending the rest of your life behind the wall. What do you do? Danner Darcleight started writing. He writes about what he sees, what he has done, and the toll that his own past actions have exacted. Concrete Carnival brings us inside a maximum-security prison, introducing a colorful cast of rogues while revealing the day-to-day struggles experienced by millions of Americans now living inside the world’s largest prison complex. Haunted by his past, Darcleight slips the surly bonds of heroin. He gets stripped, deloused, and assigned an inmate number. He learns to navigate among sociopaths, gangbangers, drug dealers, hustlers, thieves, mercurial prison guards, and his own grinding remorse. He works through recurring thoughts of suicide, benefits from serendipitous encounters, and ultimately meets a loving woman who brings warmth to a harsh existence. Darcleight pushes past the clichés and caricatures employed by pop culture, offering direct engagement with what it’s really like to do time. What begins as frontline reportage becomes an unforgettable case study in resilience and determination against the worst imaginable odds. An exhilarating, picaresque ride through the sights, sounds, and emotions of prison life, Concrete Carnival is a moving portrait of one man’s long journey from hopelessness and addiction to love and redemption.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wild-things-wild-places-adventurous-tales-of-wildlife-and-conservation-on-planet-earth-by-jane-alexander--65200478https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wild Things, Wild Places: Adventurous Tales of Wildlife and Conservation on Planet Earth Author: Jane Alexander Narrator: Jane Alexander Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 27, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A moving, inspiring, personal look at the vastly changing world of wildlife on planet earth as a result of human incursion, and the crucial work of animal and bird preservation across the globe being done by scientists, field biologists, zoologists, environmentalists, and conservationists. From a longtime, much-admired activist, impassioned wildlife proponent and conservationist, former chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, four time Academy Award nominee, and Tony Award and two-time Emmy Award-winning actress. In Wild Things, Wild Places, Jane Alexander movingly, with a clear eye and a knowing, keen grasp of the issues and on what is being done in conservation and the worlds of science to help the planet's most endangered species to stay alive and thrive, writes of her steady and fervent immersion into the worlds of wildlife conservation, of her coming to know the scientists throughout the world--to her, the prophets in the wilderness--who are steeped in this work, of her travels with them--and on her own--to the most remote and forbidding areas of the world as they try to save many species, including ourselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272466Tue, 27 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wild Things, Wild Places: Adventurous Tales of Wildlife and Conservation on Planet Earth Author: Jane Alexander Narrator: Jane Alexander Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wild Things, Wild Places: Adventurous Tales of Wildlife and Conservation on Planet Earth Author: Jane Alexander Narrator: Jane Alexander Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 27, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A moving, inspiring, personal look at the vastly changing world of wildlife on planet earth as a result of human incursion, and the crucial work of animal and bird preservation across the globe being done by scientists, field biologists, zoologists, environmentalists, and conservationists. From a longtime, much-admired activist, impassioned wildlife proponent and conservationist, former chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, four time Academy Award nominee, and Tony Award and two-time Emmy Award-winning actress. In Wild Things, Wild Places, Jane Alexander movingly, with a clear eye and a knowing, keen grasp of the issues and on what is being done in conservation and the worlds of science to help the planet's most endangered species to stay alive and thrive, writes of her steady and fervent immersion into the worlds of wildlife conservation, of her coming to know the scientists throughout the world--to her, the prophets in the wilderness--who are steeped in this work, of her travels with them--and on her own--to the most remote and forbidding areas of the world as they try to save many species, including ourselves.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-late-bloomer-a-memoir-of-my-body-by-ken-baker--65200440https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272470 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Late Bloomer: A Memoir of My Body Author: Ken Baker Narrator: Ken Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 27, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Now a feature film, The Late Bloomer is the revealing, harrowing and often funny memoir of a celebrity journalist and former hotshot hockey player who discovers that he has been biochemically infused with a female hormone. On the surface, Ken Baker seemed a model man. He was a nationally ranked hockey goalie; a Hollywood correspondent for People; a guest-lister at celebrity parties; and girls came on to him. Inside, though, he didn't feel like the man he was supposed to be. Although attracted to women, Ken had little sex drive and thus even less of a sex life. To his anguish, he repeatedly found himself unable to perform sexually. And, regardless of strenuous workouts, his body struggled to build muscle, earning him the nickname 'Pear' from his macho teammates. Physically, matters turned bizarre when he discovered that he was lactating. The testosterone-driven culture in which Ken grew up made it agonizingly difficult for him to seek help. But in time he discovered something that lifted years of pain, frustration, and confusion: a brain tumor was causing his body to be flooded with massive amounts of a female hormone, which was disabling his masculinity. Five hours of surgery accomplished what years of therapy, rumination, and denial could not -- and allowed Ken Baker to finally feel -- and function -- like a man. Now Ken's story comes to the screen in the feature film, The Late Bloomer, starring Academy Award-winner J.K. Simmons and Jane Lynch.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272470Tue, 27 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272470 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Late Bloomer: A Memoir of My Body Author: Ken Baker Narrator: Ken Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272470 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Late Bloomer: A Memoir of My Body Author: Ken Baker Narrator: Ken Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 27, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Now a feature film, The Late Bloomer is the revealing, harrowing and often funny memoir of a celebrity journalist and former hotshot hockey player who discovers that he has been biochemically infused with a female hormone. On the surface, Ken Baker seemed a model man. He was a nationally ranked hockey goalie; a Hollywood correspondent for People; a guest-lister at celebrity parties; and girls came on to him. Inside, though, he didn't feel like the man he was supposed to be. Although attracted to women, Ken had little sex drive and thus even less of a sex life. To his anguish, he repeatedly found himself unable to perform sexually. And, regardless of strenuous workouts, his body struggled to build muscle, earning him the nickname 'Pear' from his macho teammates. Physically, matters turned bizarre when he discovered that he was lactating. The testosterone-driven culture in which Ken grew up made it agonizingly difficult for him to seek help. But in time he discovered something that lifted years of pain, frustration, and confusion: a brain tumor was causing his body to be flooded with massive amounts of a female hormone, which was disabling his masculinity. Five hours of surgery accomplished what years of therapy, rumination, and denial could not -- and allowed Ken Baker to finally feel -- and function -- like a man. Now Ken's story comes to the screen in the feature film, The Late Bloomer, starring Academy Award-winner J.K. Simmons and Jane Lynch.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/darling-days-a-memoir-by-io-tillett-wright--65200438https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273178 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Darling Days: A Memoir Author: IO Tillett Wright Narrator: IO Tillett Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release date: September 27, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Born into the beautiful bedlam of downtown New York in the eighties, iO Tillett Wright came of age at the intersection of punk, poverty, heroin, and art. This was a world of self-invented characters, glamorous superstars, and strung-out sufferers, ground zero of drag and performance art. Still, no personality was more vibrant and formidable than iO’s mother’s. Rhonna, a showgirl and young widow, was a mercurial, erratic glamazon. She was iO’s fiercest defender and only authority in a world with few boundaries and even fewer indicators of normal life. At the center of Darling Days is the remarkable relationship between a fiery kid and a domineering ma—a bond defined by freedom and control, excess and sacrifice; by heartbreaking deprivation, agonizing rupture, and, ultimately, forgiveness. Darling Days is also a provocative examination of culture and identity, of the instincts that shape us and the norms that deform us, and of the courage and resilience it takes to listen closely to your deepest self. When a group of boys refuse to let six-year-old, female-born iO play ball, iO instantly adopts a new persona, becoming a boy named Ricky—a choice iO’s parents support and celebrate. It is the start of a profound exploration of gender and identity through the tenderest years, and the beginning of a life invented and reinvented at every step. Alternating between the harrowing and the hilarious, Darling Days is the candid, tough, and stirring memoir of a young person in search of an authentic self as family and home life devolve into chaos.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273178Tue, 27 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273178 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Darling Days: A Memoir Author: IO Tillett Wright Narrator: IO Tillett Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273178 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Darling Days: A Memoir Author: IO Tillett Wright Narrator: IO Tillett Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release date: September 27, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Born into the beautiful bedlam of downtown New York in the eighties, iO Tillett Wright came of age at the intersection of punk, poverty, heroin, and art. This was a world of self-invented characters, glamorous superstars, and strung-out sufferers, ground zero of drag and performance art. Still, no personality was more vibrant and formidable than iO’s mother’s. Rhonna, a showgirl and young widow, was a mercurial, erratic glamazon. She was iO’s fiercest defender and only authority in a world with few boundaries and even fewer indicators of normal life. At the center of Darling Days is the remarkable relationship between a fiery kid and a domineering ma—a bond defined by freedom and control, excess and sacrifice; by heartbreaking deprivation, agonizing rupture, and, ultimately, forgiveness. Darling Days is also a provocative examination of culture and identity, of the instincts that shape us and the norms that deform us, and of the courage and resilience it takes to listen closely to your deepest self. When a group of boys refuse to let six-year-old, female-born iO play ball, iO instantly adopts a new persona, becoming a boy named Ricky—a choice iO’s parents support and celebrate. It is the start of a profound exploration of gender and identity through the tenderest years, and the beginning of a life invented and reinvented at every step. Alternating between the harrowing and the hilarious, Darling Days is the candid, tough, and stirring memoir of a young person in search of an authentic self as family and home life devolve into chaos.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/asylum-a-survivor-s-flight-from-nazi-occupied-vienna-through-wartime-france-by-moriz-scheyer--65200418https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273807 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Asylum: A Survivor's Flight from Nazi-Occupied Vienna Through Wartime France Author: Moriz Scheyer Narrator: Robert Blumenfeld Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 27, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A recently discovered account of an Austrian Jewish writer's flight, persecution, and clandestine life in wartime France. As arts editor for one of Vienna's principal newspapers, Moriz Scheyer knew many of the city's foremost artists, and was an important literary journalist. With the advent of the Nazis he was forced from both job and home. In 1943, in hiding in France, Scheyer began drafting what was to become this book. Tracing events from the Anschluss in Vienna, through life in Paris and unoccupied France, including a period in a French concentration camp, contact with the Resistance, and clandestine life in a convent caring for mentally disabled women, he gives an extraordinarily vivid account of the events and experience of persecution. After Scheyer's death in 1949, his stepson, disliking the book's anti-German rhetoric, destroyed the manuscript. Or thought he did. Recently, a carbon copy was found in the family's attic by P.N. Singer, Scheyer's step-grandson, who has translated and provided an epilogue.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273807Tue, 27 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273807 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Asylum: A Survivor's Flight from Nazi-Occupied Vienna Through Wartime France Author: Moriz Scheyer Narrator: Robert Blumenfeld Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273807 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Asylum: A Survivor's Flight from Nazi-Occupied Vienna Through Wartime France Author: Moriz Scheyer Narrator: Robert Blumenfeld Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 27, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A recently discovered account of an Austrian Jewish writer's flight, persecution, and clandestine life in wartime France. As arts editor for one of Vienna's principal newspapers, Moriz Scheyer knew many of the city's foremost artists, and was an important literary journalist. With the advent of the Nazis he was forced from both job and home. In 1943, in hiding in France, Scheyer began drafting what was to become this book. Tracing events from the Anschluss in Vienna, through life in Paris and unoccupied France, including a period in a French concentration camp, contact with the Resistance, and clandestine life in a convent caring for mentally disabled women, he gives an extraordinarily vivid account of the events and experience of persecution. After Scheyer's death in 1949, his stepson, disliking the book's anti-German rhetoric, destroyed the manuscript. Or thought he did. Recently, a carbon copy was found in the family's attic by P.N. Singer, Scheyer's step-grandson, who has translated and provided an epilogue.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-life-everlasting-the-extraordinary-story-of-one-boy-s-gift-to-medical-science-by-sarah-gray--65200396https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273175 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Life Everlasting: The Extraordinary Story of One Boy's Gift to Medical Science Author: Sarah Gray Narrator: Sarah Gray Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: September 27, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A donor mother’s powerful memoir of grief and rebirth that is also a fascinating medical science whodunit, taking us inside the world of organ, eye, tissue, and blood donation and cutting-edge scientific research. When Sarah Gray received the devastating news that her unborn son Thomas was diagnosed with anencephaly, a terminal condition, she decided she wanted his death—and life—to have meaning. In the weeks before she gave birth to her twin sons in 2010, she arranged to donate Thomas’s organs. Due to his low birth weight, they would go to research rather than transplant. As transplant donors have the opportunity to meet recipients, Sarah wanted to know how Thomas's donation would be used. That curiosity fueled a scientific odyssey that leads Sarah to some of the most prestigious scientific facilities in the country, including Harvard, Duke, and the University of Pennsylvania. Pulling back the curtain of protocol and confidentiality, she introduces the researchers who received Thomas’s donations, held his liver in their hands, studied his cells under the microscope. Sarah’s journey to find solace and understanding takes her beyond her son’s donations—offering a breathtaking overview of the world of medical research and the valiant scientists on the horizon of discovery. She goes behind the scenes at organ procurement organizations, introducing skilled technicians for whom death means saving lives, empathetic counselors, and the brilliant minds who are finding surprising and inventive ways to treat and cure disease through these donations. She also shares the moving stories of other donor families. A Life Everlasting is an unforgettable testament to hope, a tribute to life and discovery, and a portrait of unsung heroes pushing the boundaries of medical science for the benefit of all humanity.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273175Tue, 27 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273175 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Life Everlasting: The Extraordinary Story of One Boy's Gift to Medical Science Author: Sarah Gray Narrator: Sarah Gray Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273175 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Life Everlasting: The Extraordinary Story of One Boy's Gift to Medical Science Author: Sarah Gray Narrator: Sarah Gray Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: September 27, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A donor mother’s powerful memoir of grief and rebirth that is also a fascinating medical science whodunit, taking us inside the world of organ, eye, tissue, and blood donation and cutting-edge scientific research. When Sarah Gray received the devastating news that her unborn son Thomas was diagnosed with anencephaly, a terminal condition, she decided she wanted his death—and life—to have meaning. In the weeks before she gave birth to her twin sons in 2010, she arranged to donate Thomas’s organs. Due to his low birth weight, they would go to research rather than transplant. As transplant donors have the opportunity to meet recipients, Sarah wanted to know how Thomas's donation would be used. That curiosity fueled a scientific odyssey that leads Sarah to some of the most prestigious scientific facilities in the country, including Harvard, Duke, and the University of Pennsylvania. Pulling back the curtain of protocol and confidentiality, she introduces the researchers who received Thomas’s donations, held his liver in their hands, studied his cells under the microscope. Sarah’s journey to find solace and understanding takes her beyond her son’s donations—offering a breathtaking overview of the world of medical research and the valiant scientists on the horizon of discovery. She goes behind the scenes at organ procurement organizations, introducing skilled technicians for whom death means saving lives, empathetic counselors, and the brilliant minds who are finding surprising and inventive ways to treat and cure disease through these donations. She also shares the moving stories of other donor families. A Life Everlasting is an unforgettable testament to hope, a tribute to life and discovery, and a portrait of unsung heroes pushing the boundaries of medical science for the benefit of all humanity.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/they-call-me-supermensch-a-backstage-pass-to-the-amazing-worlds-of-film-food-and-rock-n-roll-by-shep-gordon--65200461https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272632 to listen full audiobooks. Title: They Call Me Supermensch: A Backstage Pass to the Amazing Worlds of Film, Food, and Rock'n'Roll Author: Shep Gordon Narrator: Shep Gordon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An eye-popping peek into entertainment industry from the magnetic force who has worked with an impeccable roster of stars throughout his storied career. In the course of his legendary career as a manager, agent, and producer, Shep Gordon has worked with, and befriended, some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, from Alice Cooper to Bette Davis, Raquel Welch to Groucho Marx, Blondie to Jimi Hendrix, Sylvester Stallone to Salvador Dali, Luther Vandross to Teddy Pendergrass. He is also credited with inventing the ''celebrity chef,'' and has worked with Nobu Matsuhisa, Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, Roger Vergé, and many others, including his holiness the Dalai Lama. In this wonderfully engaging memoir, the charismatic entertainment legend recalls his life, from his humble beginnings as a ''shy, no self-esteem, Jewish nebbisher kid with no ambition'' in Oceanside, Long Island, to his unexpected rise as one of the most influential and respected personalities in show business, revered for his kindness, charisma—and fondness for a good time. Gordon shares riotous anecdotes and outrageous accounts of his free-wheeling, globe-trotting experiences with some of the biggest celebrities of the past five decades, including his first meeting with Janice Joplin in 1968, when the raspy singer punched him in the face. Told with incomparable humor and heart, They Call Me Supermensch is a sincere, hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the worlds of music and entertainment from the consummate Hollywood insider.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272632Tue, 20 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272632 to listen full audiobooks. Title: They Call Me Supermensch: A Backstage Pass to the Amazing Worlds of Film, Food, and Rock'n'Roll Author: Shep Gordon Narrator: Shep Gordon Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272632 to listen full audiobooks. Title: They Call Me Supermensch: A Backstage Pass to the Amazing Worlds of Film, Food, and Rock'n'Roll Author: Shep Gordon Narrator: Shep Gordon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An eye-popping peek into entertainment industry from the magnetic force who has worked with an impeccable roster of stars throughout his storied career. In the course of his legendary career as a manager, agent, and producer, Shep Gordon has worked with, and befriended, some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, from Alice Cooper to Bette Davis, Raquel Welch to Groucho Marx, Blondie to Jimi Hendrix, Sylvester Stallone to Salvador Dali, Luther Vandross to Teddy Pendergrass. He is also credited with inventing the ''celebrity chef,'' and has worked with Nobu Matsuhisa, Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, Roger Vergé, and many others, including his holiness the Dalai Lama. In this wonderfully engaging memoir, the charismatic entertainment legend recalls his life, from his humble beginnings as a ''shy, no self-esteem, Jewish nebbisher kid with no ambition'' in Oceanside, Long Island, to his unexpected rise as one of the most influential and respected personalities in show business, revered for his kindness, charisma—and fondness for a good time. Gordon shares riotous anecdotes and outrageous accounts of his free-wheeling, globe-trotting experiences with some of the biggest celebrities of the past five decades, including his first meeting with Janice Joplin in 1968, when the raspy singer punched him in the face. Told with incomparable humor and heart, They Call Me Supermensch is a sincere, hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the worlds of music and entertainment from the consummate Hollywood insider.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/marrow-a-love-story-by-elizabeth-lesser--65200457https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Marrow: A Love Story Author: Elizabeth Lesser Narrator: Elizabeth Lesser, Sally Field Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The author of the New York Times bestseller Broken Open returns with a visceral and profound memoir of two sisters who, in the face of a bone marrow transplant—one the donor and one the recipient—begin a quest for acceptance, authenticity, and most of all, love. A mesmerizing and courageous memoir: the story of two sisters uncovering the depth of their love through the life-and-death experience of a bone marrow transplant. Throughout her life, Elizabeth Lesser has sought understanding about what it means to be true to oneself and, at the same time, truly connected to the ones we love. But when her sister Maggie needs a bone marrow transplant to save her life, and Lesser learns that she is the perfect match, she faces a far more immediate and complex question about what it really means to love—honestly, generously, and authentically. Hoping to give Maggie the best chance possible for a successful transplant, the sisters dig deep into the marrow of their relationship to clear a path to unconditional acceptance. They leave the bone marrow transplant up to the doctors, but take on what Lesser calls a ''soul marrow transplant,'' examining their family history, having difficult conversations, examining old assumptions, and offering forgiveness until all that is left is love for each other’s true selves. Their process—before, during, and after the transplant—encourages them to take risks of authenticity in other aspects their lives. But life does not follow the storylines we plan for it. Maggie’s body is ultimately too weak to fight the relentless illness. As she and Lesser prepare for the inevitable, they grow ever closer as their shared blood cells become a symbol of the enduring bond they share. Told with suspense and humor, Marrow is joyous and heartbreaking, incandescent and profound. The story reveals how even our most difficult experiences can offer unexpected spiritual growth. Reflecting on the multifaceted nature of love—love of other, love of self, love of the world—Marrow is an unflinching and beautiful memoir about getting to the very center of ourselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272601Tue, 20 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Marrow: A Love Story Author: Elizabeth Lesser Narrator: Elizabeth Lesser, Sally Field Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 42 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Marrow: A Love Story Author: Elizabeth Lesser Narrator: Elizabeth Lesser, Sally Field Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The author of the New York Times bestseller Broken Open returns with a visceral and profound memoir of two sisters who, in the face of a bone marrow transplant—one the donor and one the recipient—begin a quest for acceptance, authenticity, and most of all, love. A mesmerizing and courageous memoir: the story of two sisters uncovering the depth of their love through the life-and-death experience of a bone marrow transplant. Throughout her life, Elizabeth Lesser has sought understanding about what it means to be true to oneself and, at the same time, truly connected to the ones we love. But when her sister Maggie needs a bone marrow transplant to save her life, and Lesser learns that she is the perfect match, she faces a far more immediate and complex question about what it really means to love—honestly, generously, and authentically. Hoping to give Maggie the best chance possible for a successful transplant, the sisters dig deep into the marrow of their relationship to clear a path to unconditional acceptance. They leave the bone marrow transplant up to the doctors, but take on what Lesser calls a ''soul marrow transplant,'' examining their family history, having difficult conversations, examining old assumptions, and offering forgiveness until all that is left is love for each other’s true selves. Their process—before, during, and after the transplant—encourages them to take risks of authenticity in other aspects their lives. But life does not follow the storylines we plan for it. Maggie’s body is ultimately too weak to fight the relentless illness. As she and Lesser prepare for the inevitable, they grow ever closer as their shared blood cells become a symbol of the enduring bond they share. Told with suspense and humor, Marrow is joyous and heartbreaking, incandescent and profound. The story reveals how even our most difficult experiences can offer unexpected spiritual growth. Reflecting on the multifaceted nature of love—love of other, love of self, love of the world—Marrow is an unflinching and beautiful memoir about getting to the very center of ourselves.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fortress-a-love-story-by-danielle-trussoni--65200443https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272604 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fortress: A Love Story Author: Danielle Trussoni Narrator: Danielle Trussoni Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Falling Through the Earth and Angelology returns with this much-anticipated memoir of love and transformation in the South of France. The Fortress is A Year in Provence meets Eat, Pray, Love by way of The Shining, a riveting account of one woman’s journey to the other side of the romantic fairy tale. “If I had been another woman, I might have been skeptical. But I wasn’t another woman. I was a woman ready to be swept away. I was a woman ready for her story to begin. As a writer, story was all that mattered. Rising action, dramatic complication, heroes and villains and dark plots. I believed I was the author of my life, that I controlled the narration.” From their first meeting, writer Danielle Trussoni is spellbound by a brilliant, mysterious novelist from Bulgaria. The two share a love of music and books and travel, passions that intensify their whirlwind romance. Within months, they are married and embark upon an adventurous life together. Eight years later, their marriage in trouble, Trussoni  and her husband move to the South of France, hoping to save their relationship. They discover Aubais (pronounced obey, as in love, honor and . . . Aubais), a picturesque medieval village in the Languedoc, where they buy a thirteenth-century stone fortress. Aubais is a Mediterranean paradise of sun, sea, and vineyards, but they soon learn the fortress’s secret history of subterranean chambers, Knights Templar, hidden treasure, Nazis, and ghosts. During her years in Aubais, Trussoni’s marriage unravels with terrifying consequences, and she comes to understand that love is never the way we imagine it to be. Trussoni’s time in France brings hard-won wisdom about authenticity, commitment, and family. Through her search for true happiness, Danielle Trussoni finds the strength to overcome her illusions and start again. Unflinching and bold, The Fortress is one woman’s struggle to understand the complexities of her own heart. Trussoni’s long-awaited return to memoir is a tour de force that changes the conversation about desire and freedom.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272604Tue, 20 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272604 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fortress: A Love Story Author: Danielle Trussoni Narrator: Danielle Trussoni Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272604 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fortress: A Love Story Author: Danielle Trussoni Narrator: Danielle Trussoni Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Falling Through the Earth and Angelology returns with this much-anticipated memoir of love and transformation in the South of France. The Fortress is A Year in Provence meets Eat, Pray, Love by way of The Shining, a riveting account of one woman’s journey to the other side of the romantic fairy tale. “If I had been another woman, I might have been skeptical. But I wasn’t another woman. I was a woman ready to be swept away. I was a woman ready for her story to begin. As a writer, story was all that mattered. Rising action, dramatic complication, heroes and villains and dark plots. I believed I was the author of my life, that I controlled the narration.” From their first meeting, writer Danielle Trussoni is spellbound by a brilliant, mysterious novelist from Bulgaria. The two share a love of music and books and travel, passions that intensify their whirlwind romance. Within months, they are married and embark upon an adventurous life together. Eight years later, their marriage in trouble, Trussoni  and her husband move to the South of France, hoping to save their relationship. They discover Aubais (pronounced obey, as in love, honor and . . . Aubais), a picturesque medieval village in the Languedoc, where they buy a thirteenth-century stone fortress. Aubais is a Mediterranean paradise of sun, sea, and vineyards, but they soon learn the fortress’s secret history of subterranean chambers, Knights Templar, hidden treasure, Nazis, and ghosts. During her years in Aubais, Trussoni’s marriage unravels with terrifying consequences, and she comes to understand that love is never the way we imagine it to be. Trussoni’s time in France brings hard-won wisdom about authenticity, commitment, and family. Through her search for true happiness, Danielle Trussoni finds the strength to overcome her illusions and start again. Unflinching and bold, The Fortress is one woman’s struggle to understand the complexities of her own heart. Trussoni’s long-awaited return to memoir is a tour de force that changes the conversation about desire and freedom.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-duran-my-autobiography-by-roberto-duran--65200425https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272974 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Am Duran: My Autobiography Author: Roberto Duran Narrator: Henry Levya Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: They called him “Manos de Piedra”—Hands of Stone—and he was one of the greatest boxers of all time. Now Roberto Durán tells his unbelievable story: from the streets of Panama to being crowned one of the “Four Kings,” along with Hearns, Leonard, and Hagler, as he blazed a trail through the Golden Age of Boxing. Born into abject poverty, barely able to read or write, Durán quickly realized that his fists could both protect him on the streets and put food on the table. His reputation was established on the day when, for a bet, he knocked down a horse with a single punch. At the age of twenty-one, he claimed his first world title, against Ken Buchanan at Madison Square Garden. The legend of Manos de Piedra was born, but his most glorious moment was yet to come. In 1980, Durán delivered one of the greatest upsets in boxing history by defeating the previously unbeatable Sugar Ray Leonard. But greater fame brought greater distractions, and Durán’s endless partying took its toll before the two superstars faced each other again. Here, for the first time ever, Durán confronts the debacle of the rematch that entered sporting folklore, and the truth behind the moment he was heard to utter the infamous words “No más”—No more. Durán’s explosive performances in the ring were matched only by the volatility of his life outside it. He lurched from living like royalty to bankruptcy and, after being written off as a boxing also-ran, made a bloody, legendary comeback that gave his career the ultimate ending, and finally brought redemption. He came from nothing, and changed the world. I Am Durán is the autobiography of one of boxing’s most iconic legends.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272974Tue, 20 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272974 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Am Duran: My Autobiography Author: Roberto Duran Narrator: Henry Levya Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272974 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Am Duran: My Autobiography Author: Roberto Duran Narrator: Henry Levya Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: They called him “Manos de Piedra”—Hands of Stone—and he was one of the greatest boxers of all time. Now Roberto Durán tells his unbelievable story: from the streets of Panama to being crowned one of the “Four Kings,” along with Hearns, Leonard, and Hagler, as he blazed a trail through the Golden Age of Boxing. Born into abject poverty, barely able to read or write, Durán quickly realized that his fists could both protect him on the streets and put food on the table. His reputation was established on the day when, for a bet, he knocked down a horse with a single punch. At the age of twenty-one, he claimed his first world title, against Ken Buchanan at Madison Square Garden. The legend of Manos de Piedra was born, but his most glorious moment was yet to come. In 1980, Durán delivered one of the greatest upsets in boxing history by defeating the previously unbeatable Sugar Ray Leonard. But greater fame brought greater distractions, and Durán’s endless partying took its toll before the two superstars faced each other again. Here, for the first time ever, Durán confronts the debacle of the rematch that entered sporting folklore, and the truth behind the moment he was heard to utter the infamous words “No más”—No more. Durán’s explosive performances in the ring were matched only by the volatility of his life outside it. He lurched from living like royalty to bankruptcy and, after being written off as a boxing also-ran, made a bloody, legendary comeback that gave his career the ultimate ending, and finally brought redemption. He came from nothing, and changed the world. I Am Durán is the autobiography of one of boxing’s most iconic legends.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/believing-in-magic-my-story-of-love-overcoming-adversity-and-keeping-the-faith-by-cookie-johnson--65200419https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272720 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Believing in Magic: My Story of Love, Overcoming Adversity, and Keeping the Faith Author: Cookie Johnson Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In her new memoir, Cookie Johnson, wife of NBA legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, shares details of her marriage, motherhood, faith, and how an HIV diagnosis twenty-five years ago changed the course of their lives forever. On November 7, 1991, basketball icon Earvin “Magic” Johnson stunned the world with the news that he was HIV-positive. For the millions who watched, his announcement became a pivotal moment not only for the nation, but his family and wife. Twenty-five years later, Cookie Johnson shares her story and the emotional journey that started on that day—from life as a pregnant and joyous newlywed to one filled with the fear that her husband would die, she and her baby would be infected with the virus, and their family would be shunned. Believing in Magic is the story of her marriage to Earvin nearly four decades of loving each other, losing their way, and eventually finding a path they never imagined. November 7, 2016 will mark a quarter-century since the announcement and Cookie’s survival and triumph as a wife, mother, and God-fearing woman. Cookie has never shared her full account of the reasons that she stayed and her life with Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Believing in Magic is her story.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272720Tue, 20 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272720 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Believing in Magic: My Story of Love, Overcoming Adversity, and Keeping the Faith Author: Cookie Johnson Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272720 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Believing in Magic: My Story of Love, Overcoming Adversity, and Keeping the Faith Author: Cookie Johnson Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In her new memoir, Cookie Johnson, wife of NBA legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, shares details of her marriage, motherhood, faith, and how an HIV diagnosis twenty-five years ago changed the course of their lives forever. On November 7, 1991, basketball icon Earvin “Magic” Johnson stunned the world with the news that he was HIV-positive. For the millions who watched, his announcement became a pivotal moment not only for the nation, but his family and wife. Twenty-five years later, Cookie Johnson shares her story and the emotional journey that started on that day—from life as a pregnant and joyous newlywed to one filled with the fear that her husband would die, she and her baby would be infected with the virus, and their family would be shunned. Believing in Magic is the story of her marriage to Earvin nearly four decades of loving each other, losing their way, and eventually finding a path they never imagined. November 7, 2016 will mark a quarter-century since the announcement and Cookie’s survival and triumph as a wife, mother, and God-fearing woman. Cookie has never shared her full account of the reasons that she stayed and her life with Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Believing in Magic is her story.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/modified-gmos-and-the-threat-to-our-food-our-land-our-future-by-caitlin-shetterly--65200416https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Modified: GMOs and the Threat to Our Food, Our Land, Our Future Author: Caitlin Shetterly Narrator: Caitlin Shetterly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A disquieting and meditative look at the issue that started the biggest food fight of our time--GMOs. From a journalist and mother who learned that genetically modified corn was the culprit behind what was making her and her child sick, a must-read book for anyone trying to parse the incendiary discussion about genetically modified foods. GMO products are among the most consumed and the least understood substances in the United States today. They appear not only in the food we eat, but in everything from the interior coating of paper coffee cups and medicines to diapers and toothpaste. We are often completely unaware of their presence. Caitlin Shetterly discovered the importance of GMOs the hard way. Shortly after she learned that her son had an alarming sensitivity to GMO corn, she was told that she had the same condition, and her family’s daily existence changed forever. An expansion of Shetterly’s viral Elle article “The Bad Seed,” Modified delves deep into the heart of the matter—from the cornfields of Nebraska to the beekeeping conventions in Brussels—to shine a light on the people, the science, and the corporations behind the food we serve ourselves and our families every day. Deeper than an exposé, and written by a mother and journalist whose journey had no agenda other than to understand the nuance and confusion behind GMOs, Modified is a rare breed of book that will at once make you weep at the majestic beauty of our Great Plains and force you to harvest deep seeds of doubt about the invisible monsters currently infiltrating our food and our land and threatening our future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273821Tue, 20 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Modified: GMOs and the Threat to Our Food, Our Land, Our Future Author: Caitlin Shetterly Narrator: Caitlin Shetterly Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Modified: GMOs and the Threat to Our Food, Our Land, Our Future Author: Caitlin Shetterly Narrator: Caitlin Shetterly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A disquieting and meditative look at the issue that started the biggest food fight of our time--GMOs. From a journalist and mother who learned that genetically modified corn was the culprit behind what was making her and her child sick, a must-read book for anyone trying to parse the incendiary discussion about genetically modified foods. GMO products are among the most consumed and the least understood substances in the United States today. They appear not only in the food we eat, but in everything from the interior coating of paper coffee cups and medicines to diapers and toothpaste. We are often completely unaware of their presence. Caitlin Shetterly discovered the importance of GMOs the hard way. Shortly after she learned that her son had an alarming sensitivity to GMO corn, she was told that she had the same condition, and her family’s daily existence changed forever. An expansion of Shetterly’s viral Elle article “The Bad Seed,” Modified delves deep into the heart of the matter—from the cornfields of Nebraska to the beekeeping conventions in Brussels—to shine a light on the people, the science, and the corporations behind the food we serve ourselves and our families every day. Deeper than an exposé, and written by a mother and journalist whose journey had no agenda other than to understand the nuance and confusion behind GMOs, Modified is a rare breed of book that will at once make you weep at the majestic beauty of our Great Plains and force you to harvest deep seeds of doubt about the invisible monsters currently infiltrating our food and our land and threatening our future.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-the-pretty-things-the-story-of-a-southern-girl-who-went-through-fire-to-find-her-way-home-by-edie-wadsworth--65200407https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273819 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All the Pretty Things: The Story of a Southern Girl Who Went through Fire to Find Her Way Home Author: Edie Wadsworth Narrator: Lisa Larsen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'I don't know how old I was the night the trailer burned down, or if the rumor was true that Daddy was the one who set it on fire.' For a long time, Edie thought she had escaped. It started in an Appalachian trailer park, where a young girl dreamed of becoming a doctor. But every day, Edie woke up to her reality:a poverty-stricken world full of alcohol and violence, where getting out seemed impossible. She taught herself to drive a stick shift truck at twelve years oldso she could get her drunk daddy home from the bar. She spent Saturdays at Brushy Mountain prison visiting her incarcerated cousin. She watched adults eat while her stomach gnawed and then there was torching of the family trailer, where she dug through the ashes to try to salvage her most prized possession--her Tammy Wynette album. And at the center of it all was her charismatic daddy. She never knew when he would show up but when he did he was usually drunk; she learned the hard way that she couldn't count on him to protect her. So she told herself it didn't matter. All she wanted was to make him proud. Against all odds, Edie 'made doctor,' achieving everything that had once seemed beyond her reach. Only, it was too late, because her Daddy died a year before she graduated medical school. She split the cost of his funeral with her sister. When her past finally caught up with her, it was all too much so she did what her Daddy would have done--she set it all on fire. It would take her whole life burning down once again for Edie to be finally able to face the truth about herself, her family, and her relationship with God. Readers of The Glass Castle will treasure this refreshing and raw redemption story, a memoir for anyone who has ever hungered for home, forgiveness, and the safe embrace of a father's love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273819Tue, 20 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273819 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All the Pretty Things: The Story of a Southern Girl Who Went through Fire to Find Her Way Home Author: Edie Wadsworth Narrator: Lisa Larsen Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273819 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All the Pretty Things: The Story of a Southern Girl Who Went through Fire to Find Her Way Home Author: Edie Wadsworth Narrator: Lisa Larsen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'I don't know how old I was the night the trailer burned down, or if the rumor was true that Daddy was the one who set it on fire.' For a long time, Edie thought she had escaped. It started in an Appalachian trailer park, where a young girl dreamed of becoming a doctor. But every day, Edie woke up to her reality:a poverty-stricken world full of alcohol and violence, where getting out seemed impossible. She taught herself to drive a stick shift truck at twelve years oldso she could get her drunk daddy home from the bar. She spent Saturdays at Brushy Mountain prison visiting her incarcerated cousin. She watched adults eat while her stomach gnawed and then there was torching of the family trailer, where she dug through the ashes to try to salvage her most prized possession--her Tammy Wynette album. And at the center of it all was her charismatic daddy. She never knew when he would show up but when he did he was usually drunk; she learned the hard way that she couldn't count on him to protect her. So she told herself it didn't matter. All she wanted was to make him proud. Against all odds, Edie 'made doctor,' achieving everything that had once seemed beyond her reach. Only, it was too late, because her Daddy died a year before she graduated medical school. She split the cost of his funeral with her sister. When her past finally caught up with her, it was all too much so she did what her Daddy would have done--she set it all on fire. It would take her whole life burning down once again for Edie to be finally able to face the truth about herself, her family, and her relationship with God. Readers of The Glass Castle will treasure this refreshing and raw redemption story, a memoir for anyone who has ever hungered for home, forgiveness, and the safe embrace of a father's love.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-woman-on-the-edge-of-time-a-son-investigates-his-trailblazing-mother-s-young-suicide-by-jeremy-gavron--65200384https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Woman on the Edge of Time: A Son Investigates His Trailblazing Mother’s Young Suicide Author: Jeremy Gavron Narrator: Gerard Doyle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A son’s search for his mother, a feminist pioneer—and a casualty of her time In London, 1965, a brilliant young woman—a prescient advocate for women’s rights—has just gassed herself to death, leaving behind a suicide note, two young sons, and a soon-to-be-published book: The Captive Wife. No one had ever imagined that Hannah Gavron might take her own life. Beautiful, sophisticated, and swept up in the progressive sixties, she was a promising academic and the wife of a rising entrepreneur. But there was another side to Hannah, as Jeremy Gavron reveals in this searching portrait of his mother. Gavron—who was just four when his mother killed herself—attempts to piece her life together from letters, diaries, photos, and the memories of old acquaintances. Ultimately, he not only uncovers Hannah’s struggle to carve out her place in a man’s world; he examines the suffocating constrictions placed on every ambitious woman in the mid-twentieth century.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273759Tue, 20 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Woman on the Edge of Time: A Son Investigates His Trailblazing Mother’s Young Suicide Author: Jeremy Gavron Narrator: Gerard Doyle Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Woman on the Edge of Time: A Son Investigates His Trailblazing Mother’s Young Suicide Author: Jeremy Gavron Narrator: Gerard Doyle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A son’s search for his mother, a feminist pioneer—and a casualty of her time In London, 1965, a brilliant young woman—a prescient advocate for women’s rights—has just gassed herself to death, leaving behind a suicide note, two young sons, and a soon-to-be-published book: The Captive Wife. No one had ever imagined that Hannah Gavron might take her own life. Beautiful, sophisticated, and swept up in the progressive sixties, she was a promising academic and the wife of a rising entrepreneur. But there was another side to Hannah, as Jeremy Gavron reveals in this searching portrait of his mother. Gavron—who was just four when his mother killed herself—attempts to piece her life together from letters, diaries, photos, and the memories of old acquaintances. Ultimately, he not only uncovers Hannah’s struggle to carve out her place in a man’s world; he examines the suffocating constrictions placed on every ambitious woman in the mid-twentieth century.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/larry-h-miller-behind-the-drive-99-inspiring-stories-from-the-life-of-an-american-entrepreneur-by-bryan-miller--65200376https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Larry H. Miller: Behind the Drive: 99 Inspiring Stories from the Life of an American Entrepreneur Author: Bryan Miller Narrator: Tom Taylorson, Elijah Alexander, Traber Burns, Mirron Willis, Kirsten Potter, Kirby Heyborne, Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Hear firsthand from multitudes of people whose lives were influenced, inspired, and even transformed by the compassion, generosity, and leadership of Larry H. Miller. Larry H. Miller played by his own rules. Owner of an NBA franchise and founder of one of the country’s largest automotive retail groups, Larry was a college dropout who went on to buy or build nearly one hundred businesses. While his life as a successful businessman played out in public, his health challenges, as well as his quiet acts of service, were known to very few. Behind the Drive contains ninety-nine uplifting and untold stories from every aspect and era of Larry’s life. Contributors range from NBA legends to religious officials, business moguls to political leaders, employees to childhood friends, and colleagues to competitors. These stories of an ordinary-yet-extraordinary man will inspire listeners to find and live their own greatness by following Larry’s example of working hard at something he loved, applying his God-given talents in service to others, and allowing his life to be guided by something greater than himself. This book is a guide for anyone who wishes to find success in today’s busy world. The stories in Behind the Drive have the power to lift and inspire the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs, as well as help everyone discover Larry’s formula for success: do work you love, get better at it every day, and serve others.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273758Tue, 20 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Larry H. Miller: Behind the Drive: 99 Inspiring Stories from the Life of an American Entrepreneur Author: Bryan Miller Narrator: Tom Taylorson, Elijah...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Larry H. Miller: Behind the Drive: 99 Inspiring Stories from the Life of an American Entrepreneur Author: Bryan Miller Narrator: Tom Taylorson, Elijah Alexander, Traber Burns, Mirron Willis, Kirsten Potter, Kirby Heyborne, Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 20, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Hear firsthand from multitudes of people whose lives were influenced, inspired, and even transformed by the compassion, generosity, and leadership of Larry H. Miller. Larry H. Miller played by his own rules. Owner of an NBA franchise and founder of one of the country’s largest automotive retail groups, Larry was a college dropout who went on to buy or build nearly one hundred businesses. While his life as a successful businessman played out in public, his health challenges, as well as his quiet acts of service, were known to very few. Behind the Drive contains ninety-nine uplifting and untold stories from every aspect and era of Larry’s life. Contributors range from NBA legends to religious officials, business moguls to political leaders, employees to childhood friends, and colleagues to competitors. These stories of an ordinary-yet-extraordinary man will inspire listeners to find and live their own greatness by following Larry’s example of working hard at something he loved, applying his God-given talents in service to others, and allowing his life to be guided by something greater than himself. This book is a guide for anyone who wishes to find success in today’s busy world. The stories in Behind the Drive have the power to lift and inspire the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs, as well as help everyone discover Larry’s formula for success: do work you love, get better at it every day, and serve others.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/politics-between-the-extremes-by-nick-clegg--65200490https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273120 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Politics: Between The Extremes Author: Nick Clegg Narrator: Nick Clegg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* Politics has changed. For decades Britain was divided between Left and Right but united in its belief in a two-party state. Now, with nationalism resurgent and mainstream parties in turmoil, stark new divisions define the country and the centre ground is deserted. Nick Clegg witnessed this change from the inside. Here he offers a frank account of his experiences and puts the case for a new politics based on reason and compromise. He writes candidly about the tense stand-offs within government and the decision to enter coalition with the Conservatives in the first place. He also lifts the lid on the arcane worlds of Westminster and Brussels, the vested interests that suffocate reform, as well as the achievements his party made despite them. Whatever your political persuasion, if you wish to understand politics in Britain today you cannot afford to ignore this book. 'Beautifully written' Rory Stewart 'Compelling' Ian McEwan 'Engrossing' Alan Johnson 'Essential' Robert Peston © Nick Clegg 2016 (P) Penguin Audio 2016]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273120Thu, 15 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273120 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Politics: Between The Extremes Author: Nick Clegg Narrator: Nick Clegg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273120 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Politics: Between The Extremes Author: Nick Clegg Narrator: Nick Clegg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* Politics has changed. For decades Britain was divided between Left and Right but united in its belief in a two-party state. Now, with nationalism resurgent and mainstream parties in turmoil, stark new divisions define the country and the centre ground is deserted. Nick Clegg witnessed this change from the inside. Here he offers a frank account of his experiences and puts the case for a new politics based on reason and compromise. He writes candidly about the tense stand-offs within government and the decision to enter coalition with the Conservatives in the first place. He also lifts the lid on the arcane worlds of Westminster and Brussels, the vested interests that suffocate reform, as well as the achievements his party made despite them. Whatever your political persuasion, if you wish to understand politics in Britain today you cannot afford to ignore this book. 'Beautifully written' Rory Stewart 'Compelling' Ian McEwan 'Engrossing' Alan Johnson 'Essential' Robert Peston © Nick Clegg 2016 (P) Penguin Audio 2016]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/avid-reader-a-life-by-robert-gottlieb--65200488https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Avid Reader: A Life Author: Robert Gottlieb Narrator: Robert Gottlieb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A spirited and revealing memoir by the most celebrated editor of his time After editing The Columbia Review, staging plays at Cambridge, and a stint in the greeting-card department of Macy's, Robert Gottlieb stumbled into a job at Simon and Schuster. By the time he left to run Alfred A. Knopf a dozen years later, he was the editor in chief, having discovered and edited Catch-22 and The American Way of Death, among other bestsellers. At Knopf, Gottlieb edited an astonishing list of authors, including Toni Morrison, John Cheever, Doris Lessing, John le Carré, Michael Crichton, Lauren Bacall, Katharine Graham, Robert Caro, Nora Ephron, and Bill Clinton--not to mention Bruno Bettelheim and Miss Piggy. In Avid Reader, Gottlieb writes with wit and candor about succeeding William Shawn as the editor of The New Yorker, and the challenges and satisfactions of running America's preeminent magazine. Sixty years after joining Simon and Schuster, Gottlieb is still at it--editing, anthologizing, and, to his surprise, writing. But this account of a life founded upon reading is about more than the arc of a singular career--one that also includes a lifelong involvement with the world of dance. It's about transcendent friendships and collaborations, 'elective affinities' and family, psychoanalysis and Bakelite purses, the alchemical relationship between writer and editor, the glory days of publishing, and--always--the sheer exhilaration of work. Robert Gottlieb photographed by Jill Krementz at his desk in his office at Knopf on September 26, 1972; all rights reserved.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270377Tue, 13 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Avid Reader: A Life Author: Robert Gottlieb Narrator: Robert Gottlieb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 54 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Avid Reader: A Life Author: Robert Gottlieb Narrator: Robert Gottlieb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A spirited and revealing memoir by the most celebrated editor of his time After editing The Columbia Review, staging plays at Cambridge, and a stint in the greeting-card department of Macy's, Robert Gottlieb stumbled into a job at Simon and Schuster. By the time he left to run Alfred A. Knopf a dozen years later, he was the editor in chief, having discovered and edited Catch-22 and The American Way of Death, among other bestsellers. At Knopf, Gottlieb edited an astonishing list of authors, including Toni Morrison, John Cheever, Doris Lessing, John le Carré, Michael Crichton, Lauren Bacall, Katharine Graham, Robert Caro, Nora Ephron, and Bill Clinton--not to mention Bruno Bettelheim and Miss Piggy. In Avid Reader, Gottlieb writes with wit and candor about succeeding William Shawn as the editor of The New Yorker, and the challenges and satisfactions of running America's preeminent magazine. Sixty years after joining Simon and Schuster, Gottlieb is still at it--editing, anthologizing, and, to his surprise, writing. But this account of a life founded upon reading is about more than the arc of a singular career--one that also includes a lifelong involvement with the world of dance. It's about transcendent friendships and collaborations, 'elective affinities' and family, psychoanalysis and Bakelite purses, the alchemical relationship between writer and editor, the glory days of publishing, and--always--the sheer exhilaration of work. Robert Gottlieb photographed by Jill Krementz at his desk in his office at Knopf on September 26, 1972; all rights reserved.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-such-good-company-eleven-years-of-laughter-mayhem-and-fun-in-the-sandbox-by-carol-burnett--65200483https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270370 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox Author: Carol Burnett Narrator: Carol Burnett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 1 minute Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2017 Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album Comedy legend Carol Burnett tells the hilarious behind-the-scenes story of her iconic weekly variety series, The Carol Burnett Show.   Who but Carol Burnett herself has the timing, talent, and wit to pull back the curtain on the Emmy-Award winning show that made television history for eleven glorious seasons? In Such Good Company delves into little-known stories of the guests, sketches and antics that made the show legendary, as well as some favorite tales too good not to relive again. Carol lays it all out for us, from the show’s original conception to its evolution into one of the most beloved primetime programs of its generation. Written with all the charm and humor fans expect from a masterful entertainer like Carol Burnett, In Such Good Company skillfully highlights the elements that made the show so successful in a competitive period when TV variety shows ruled the air waves. Putting the spotlight on everyone from her talented costars to her amazing guest stars—the most celebrated and popular entertainers of their day—Carol crafts a lively portrait of the talent and creativity that went into every episode. Here are all the topics readers want to know more about, including:  • how the show almost didn’t air due to the misgivings of certain CBS vice presidents;  • how she discovered and hired Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway;  • anecdotes about guest stars and her close freindships with many of them, including Lucille Ball, Roddy Mcdowell, Jim Nabors, Bernadette Peters, Betty Grable, Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme, Gloria Swanson, Rita Hayworth, and Betty White;  • the people behind the scenes from Bob Mackie, her costume designer and partner in crime, to the wickedly funny cameraman who became a fixture during the show’s opening Q&A;  • and Carol's takes on her favorite sketches and the unpredictable moments that took both the cast and viewers by surprise. This audiobook is Carol's love letter to a golden era in television history through the lens of her brilliant show which won no less than 25 Emmy Awards! Get the best seat in the house as she reminisces about the outrageous tales that made working on the show as much fun as watching it. Includes cast interviews, a conversation with Dick Cavett, and much more!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270370Tue, 13 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270370 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox Author: Carol Burnett Narrator: Carol Burnett Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270370 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox Author: Carol Burnett Narrator: Carol Burnett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 1 minute Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2017 Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album Comedy legend Carol Burnett tells the hilarious behind-the-scenes story of her iconic weekly variety series, The Carol Burnett Show.   Who but Carol Burnett herself has the timing, talent, and wit to pull back the curtain on the Emmy-Award winning show that made television history for eleven glorious seasons? In Such Good Company delves into little-known stories of the guests, sketches and antics that made the show legendary, as well as some favorite tales too good not to relive again. Carol lays it all out for us, from the show’s original conception to its evolution into one of the most beloved primetime programs of its generation. Written with all the charm and humor fans expect from a masterful entertainer like Carol Burnett, In Such Good Company skillfully highlights the elements that made the show so successful in a competitive period when TV variety shows ruled the air waves. Putting the spotlight on everyone from her talented costars to her amazing guest stars—the most celebrated and popular entertainers of their day—Carol crafts a lively portrait of the talent and creativity that went into every episode. Here are all the topics readers want to know more about, including:  • how the show almost didn’t air due to the misgivings of certain CBS vice presidents;  • how she discovered and hired Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway;  • anecdotes about guest stars and her close freindships with many of them, including Lucille Ball, Roddy Mcdowell, Jim Nabors, Bernadette Peters, Betty Grable, Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme, Gloria Swanson, Rita Hayworth, and Betty White;  • the people behind the scenes from Bob Mackie, her costume designer and partner in crime, to the wickedly funny cameraman who became a fixture during the show’s opening Q&A;  • and Carol's takes on her favorite sketches and the unpredictable moments that took both the cast and viewers by surprise. This audiobook is Carol's love letter to a golden era in television history through the lens of her brilliant show which won no less than 25 Emmy Awards! Get the best seat in the house as she reminisces about the outrageous tales that made working on the show as much fun as watching it. Includes cast interviews, a conversation with Dick Cavett, and much more!]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-voice-a-memoir-by-angie-martinez--65200473https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273183 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Voice: A Memoir Author: Angie Martinez Narrator: Angie Martinez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 65 Ratings of Narrator: 4.95 of Total 19 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Angie Martinez is the “Voice of New York.” Now, for the first time, she candidly recounts the story of her rise to become an internationally celebrated hip hop radio icon.   In her current reign at Power 105.1 and for nearly two decades at New York’s Hot 97, Angie Martinez has had one of the highest rated radio shows in the country. After working her way up as an intern, she burst on the scene as a young female jock whose on-air “Battle of the Beats” segment broke records and became a platform for emerging artists like a young Jay Z. Angie quickly became known for intimate, high-profile interviews, mediating feuds between artists, and taking on the most controversial issues in hip hop. At age twenty-five, at the height of the East Coast/West Coast rap war, Angie was summoned by Tupac Shakur for what would be his last no-holds-barred interview—which has never aired in its entirety and which she’s never discussed in detail—until now.    Angie shares stories from behind-the-scenes of her most controversial conversations, from onetime presidential hopeful Barack Obama to superstars like Mary J. Blige and Chris Brown, and describes her emotional, bittersweet final days at Hot 97 and the highly publicized move to Power 105.1. She also opens up about her personal life—from her roots in Washington Heights and her formative years being raised by a single mom in Brooklyn to exploring the lessons that shaped her into the woman she is today.   From the Puerto Rican Day Parade to the White House—Angie is universally recognized as a powerful voice in the Latino and hip hop communities. My Voice gives an inside look at New York City’s one-of-a-kind urban radio culture, the changing faces of hip hop music, and Angie’s rise to become the Voice of New York.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273183Tue, 13 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273183 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Voice: A Memoir Author: Angie Martinez Narrator: Angie Martinez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 13,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273183 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Voice: A Memoir Author: Angie Martinez Narrator: Angie Martinez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 65 Ratings of Narrator: 4.95 of Total 19 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Angie Martinez is the “Voice of New York.” Now, for the first time, she candidly recounts the story of her rise to become an internationally celebrated hip hop radio icon.   In her current reign at Power 105.1 and for nearly two decades at New York’s Hot 97, Angie Martinez has had one of the highest rated radio shows in the country. After working her way up as an intern, she burst on the scene as a young female jock whose on-air “Battle of the Beats” segment broke records and became a platform for emerging artists like a young Jay Z. Angie quickly became known for intimate, high-profile interviews, mediating feuds between artists, and taking on the most controversial issues in hip hop. At age twenty-five, at the height of the East Coast/West Coast rap war, Angie was summoned by Tupac Shakur for what would be his last no-holds-barred interview—which has never aired in its entirety and which she’s never discussed in detail—until now.    Angie shares stories from behind-the-scenes of her most controversial conversations, from onetime presidential hopeful Barack Obama to superstars like Mary J. Blige and Chris Brown, and describes her emotional, bittersweet final days at Hot 97 and the highly publicized move to Power 105.1. She also opens up about her personal life—from her roots in Washington Heights and her formative years being raised by a single mom in Brooklyn to exploring the lessons that shaped her into the woman she is today.   From the Puerto Rican Day Parade to the White House—Angie is universally recognized as a powerful voice in the Latino and hip hop communities. My Voice gives an inside look at New York City’s one-of-a-kind urban radio culture, the changing faces of hip hop music, and Angie’s rise to become the Voice of New York.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/good-vibrations-my-life-as-a-beach-boy-by-james-s-hirsch-mike-love--65200462https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270383 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy Author: James S. Hirsch, Mike Love Narrator: Mike Love Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 7 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The New York Times Bestseller Mike Love tells the story of his legendary, raucous, and ultimately triumphant five-decade career as the front man of The Beach Boys, the most popular American band in history -- timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of 'Good Vibrations.' As a founding member of The Beach Boys, Mike Love has spent an extraordinary fifty-five years, and counting, as the group's lead singer and one of its principal lyricists. The Beach Boys, from their California roots to their international fame, are a unique American story -- one of overnight success and age-defying longevity; of musical genius and reckless self-destruction; of spirituality, betrayal, and forgiveness -- and Love is the only band member to be part of it each and every step. His own story has never been fully told, of how a sheet-metal apprentice became the quintessential front man for America's most successful rock band, singing in more than 5,600 concerts in 26 countries. Love describes the stories behind his lyrics for pop classics such as 'Good Vibrations,' 'California Girls,' 'Surfin' USA,' and 'Kokomo,' while providing vivid portraits of the turbulent lives of his three gifted cousins, Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson. His partnership with Brian has few equals in American pop music, though Mike has carved out a legacy of his own -- he co-wrote the lyrics to eleven of the twelve original Beach Boy songs that were top 10 hits while providing the lead vocals on ten of them. The band's unprecedented durability also provides a glimpse into America's changing cultural mores over the past half century, while Love himself has experienced both the diabolical and the divine -- from Charles Manson's 'family' threatening his life to Maharishi instilling it with peace. A husband, a father, and an avid environmentalist, Love has written a book that is as rich and layered as the Beach Boy harmonies themselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270383Tue, 13 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270383 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy Author: James S. Hirsch, Mike Love Narrator: Mike Love Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 7 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270383 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy Author: James S. Hirsch, Mike Love Narrator: Mike Love Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 7 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The New York Times Bestseller Mike Love tells the story of his legendary, raucous, and ultimately triumphant five-decade career as the front man of The Beach Boys, the most popular American band in history -- timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of 'Good Vibrations.' As a founding member of The Beach Boys, Mike Love has spent an extraordinary fifty-five years, and counting, as the group's lead singer and one of its principal lyricists. The Beach Boys, from their California roots to their international fame, are a unique American story -- one of overnight success and age-defying longevity; of musical genius and reckless self-destruction; of spirituality, betrayal, and forgiveness -- and Love is the only band member to be part of it each and every step. His own story has never been fully told, of how a sheet-metal apprentice became the quintessential front man for America's most successful rock band, singing in more than 5,600 concerts in 26 countries. Love describes the stories behind his lyrics for pop classics such as 'Good Vibrations,' 'California Girls,' 'Surfin' USA,' and 'Kokomo,' while providing vivid portraits of the turbulent lives of his three gifted cousins, Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson. His partnership with Brian has few equals in American pop music, though Mike has carved out a legacy of his own -- he co-wrote the lyrics to eleven of the twelve original Beach Boy songs that were top 10 hits while providing the lead vocals on ten of them. The band's unprecedented durability also provides a glimpse into America's changing cultural mores over the past half century, while Love himself has experienced both the diabolical and the divine -- from Charles Manson's 'family' threatening his life to Maharishi instilling it with peace. A husband, a father, and an avid environmentalist, Love has written a book that is as rich and layered as the Beach Boy harmonies themselves.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/between-breaths-a-memoir-of-panic-and-addiction-by-elizabeth-vargas--65200449https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270428 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction Author: Elizabeth Vargas Narrator: Elizabeth Vargas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 43 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Beloved former ABC 20/20 anchor Elizabeth Vargas share the truth about her alcohol addiction and anxiety disorder in this honest and emotional memoir. From the moment she uttered the brave and honest words, "I am an alcoholic," to interviewer George Stephanopoulos, Elizabeth Vargas began writing her story, as her experiences were still raw. Now, in Between Breaths, Vargas discusses her accounts of growing up with anxiety--which began suddenly at the age of six when her father served in Vietnam--and how she dealt with this anxiety as she came of age, eventually turning to alcohol for a release from her painful reality. The now-A&E Network reporter reveals how she found herself living in denial about the extent of her addiction, and how she kept her dependency a secret for so long. She addresses her time in rehab, her first year of sobriety, and the guilt she felt as a working mother who could never find the right balance between a career and parenting. Honest and hopeful, Between Breaths is an inspiring read. Winner of the Books for a Better Life Award in the First Book category Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270428Tue, 13 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270428 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction Author: Elizabeth Vargas Narrator: Elizabeth Vargas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 35...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270428 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction Author: Elizabeth Vargas Narrator: Elizabeth Vargas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 43 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Beloved former ABC 20/20 anchor Elizabeth Vargas share the truth about her alcohol addiction and anxiety disorder in this honest and emotional memoir. From the moment she uttered the brave and honest words, "I am an alcoholic," to interviewer George Stephanopoulos, Elizabeth Vargas began writing her story, as her experiences were still raw. Now, in Between Breaths, Vargas discusses her accounts of growing up with anxiety--which began suddenly at the age of six when her father served in Vietnam--and how she dealt with this anxiety as she came of age, eventually turning to alcohol for a release from her painful reality. The now-A&E Network reporter reveals how she found herself living in denial about the extent of her addiction, and how she kept her dependency a secret for so long. She addresses her time in rehab, her first year of sobriety, and the guilt she felt as a working mother who could never find the right balance between a career and parenting. Honest and hopeful, Between Breaths is an inspiring read. Winner of the Books for a Better Life Award in the First Book category Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/running-man-a-memoir-by-charlie-engle--65200427https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273500 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Running Man: A Memoir Author: Charlie Engle Narrator: Charlie Engle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 26 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 11 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Charlie Engle’s “fascinating account of the high and low points of his life as an ultramarathon runner…is uplifting and inspirational” (Publishers Weekly) as he describes his globe-spanning races, his record-breaking run across the Sahara Desert, and how running helped him overcome drug addiction—and an unjust stint in federal prison. After a decade-long addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol, Charlie Engle hit bottom with a near-fatal six-day binge that ended in a hail of bullets. As Engle got sober, he turned to running, which became his lifeline, his pastime, and his salvation. He began with marathons, and when marathons weren’t far enough, he began to take on ultramarathons, races that went for thirty-five, fifty, and sometimes hundreds of miles, traveling to some of the most unforgiving places on earth to race. The Matt Damon-produced documentary, Running the Sahara, followed Engle as he lead a team on a harrowing, record breaking 4,500-mile run across the Sahara Desert, which helped raise millions of dollars for charity. Charlie’s growing notoriety led to an investigation and a subsequent unjust conviction for mortgage fraud for which he spent sixteen months in federal prison in Beckley, West Virginia. While in jail, Engle pounded the small prison track, running endlessly in circles. Soon his fellow inmates were joining him, struggling to keep their spirits up in dehumanizing circumstances. In Running Man, Charlie Engle tells the surprising, funny, and emotional story of his life, detailing his setbacks and struggles—from coping with addiction to serving time in prison—and how he blazed a path to freedom by putting one foot in front of the other. “A fast-paced, well-written account of a man who accepts pain, pushes beyond imagined limits, and ultimately finds redemption and peace” (Booklist), this is a raw and triumphant account about finding the threshold of human endurance, and transcending it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273500Tue, 13 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273500 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Running Man: A Memoir Author: Charlie Engle Narrator: Charlie Engle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 26 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273500 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Running Man: A Memoir Author: Charlie Engle Narrator: Charlie Engle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 26 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 11 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Charlie Engle’s “fascinating account of the high and low points of his life as an ultramarathon runner…is uplifting and inspirational” (Publishers Weekly) as he describes his globe-spanning races, his record-breaking run across the Sahara Desert, and how running helped him overcome drug addiction—and an unjust stint in federal prison. After a decade-long addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol, Charlie Engle hit bottom with a near-fatal six-day binge that ended in a hail of bullets. As Engle got sober, he turned to running, which became his lifeline, his pastime, and his salvation. He began with marathons, and when marathons weren’t far enough, he began to take on ultramarathons, races that went for thirty-five, fifty, and sometimes hundreds of miles, traveling to some of the most unforgiving places on earth to race. The Matt Damon-produced documentary, Running the Sahara, followed Engle as he lead a team on a harrowing, record breaking 4,500-mile run across the Sahara Desert, which helped raise millions of dollars for charity. Charlie’s growing notoriety led to an investigation and a subsequent unjust conviction for mortgage fraud for which he spent sixteen months in federal prison in Beckley, West Virginia. While in jail, Engle pounded the small prison track, running endlessly in circles. Soon his fellow inmates were joining him, struggling to keep their spirits up in dehumanizing circumstances. In Running Man, Charlie Engle tells the surprising, funny, and emotional story of his life, detailing his setbacks and struggles—from coping with addiction to serving time in prison—and how he blazed a path to freedom by putting one foot in front of the other. “A fast-paced, well-written account of a man who accepts pain, pushes beyond imagined limits, and ultimately finds redemption and peace” (Booklist), this is a raw and triumphant account about finding the threshold of human endurance, and transcending it.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-gotta-get-bigger-dreams-my-life-in-stories-and-pictures-by-alan-cumming--65200413https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273691 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures Author: Alan Cumming Narrator: Alan Cumming Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 19 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A magical concoction of the mischievous, tender, whimsical, and debauched real-life adventures of Alan Cumming, told in his own words and pictures. Described by the New York Times as “a bawdy countercultural sprite” and named one of the most fun people in show business by Time magazine, Alan Cumming is a genuine quadruple threat—an internationally acclaimed, award-winning star of stage, television, and film, as well as a New York Times best-selling author whose real-life vivacity, wit, and charm shine through every page of his third book, You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams. In these forty-five picture essays, Cumming recounts his real-life adventures (and often, misadventures), illustrated by his own equally entertaining photographs. From an awkward bonding session with Elizabeth Taylor to poignant stories about his family and friends to some harsh words of wisdom imparted by Oprah that make up the title of this collection, You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams is as eclectic, enchanting, and alive as its author.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273691Tue, 13 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273691 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures Author: Alan Cumming Narrator: Alan Cumming Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273691 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures Author: Alan Cumming Narrator: Alan Cumming Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 19 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A magical concoction of the mischievous, tender, whimsical, and debauched real-life adventures of Alan Cumming, told in his own words and pictures. Described by the New York Times as “a bawdy countercultural sprite” and named one of the most fun people in show business by Time magazine, Alan Cumming is a genuine quadruple threat—an internationally acclaimed, award-winning star of stage, television, and film, as well as a New York Times best-selling author whose real-life vivacity, wit, and charm shine through every page of his third book, You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams. In these forty-five picture essays, Cumming recounts his real-life adventures (and often, misadventures), illustrated by his own equally entertaining photographs. From an awkward bonding session with Elizabeth Taylor to poignant stories about his family and friends to some harsh words of wisdom imparted by Oprah that make up the title of this collection, You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams is as eclectic, enchanting, and alive as its author.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-underground-american-dream-my-true-story-as-an-undocumented-immigrant-who-became-a-wall-street-executive-by-julissa-arce--65200410https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My (Underground) American Dream: My True Story as an Undocumented Immigrant Who Became a Wall Street Executive Author: Julissa Arce Narrator: Julissa Arce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A National Bestseller! What does an undocumented immigrant look like? What kind of family must she come from? How could she get into this country? What is the true price she must pay to remain in the United States? JULISSA ARCE knows firsthand that the most common, preconceived answers to those questions are sometimes far too simple-and often just plain wrong. On the surface, Arce's story reads like a how-to manual for achieving the American dream: growing up in an apartment on the outskirts of San Antonio, she worked tirelessly, achieved academic excellence, and landed a coveted job on Wall Street, complete with a six-figure salary. The level of professional and financial success that she achieved was the very definition of the American dream. But in this brave new memoir, Arce digs deep to reveal the physical, financial, and emotional costs of the stunning secret that she, like many other high-achieving, successful individuals in the United States, had been forced to keep not only from her bosses, but even from her closest friends. From the time she was brought to this country by her hardworking parents as a child, Arce-the scholarship winner, the honors college graduate, the young woman who climbed the ladder to become a vice president at Goldman Sachs-had secretly lived as an undocumented immigrant. In this surprising, at times heart-wrenching, but always inspirational personal story of struggle, grief, and ultimate redemption, Arce takes readers deep into the little-understood world of a generation of undocumented immigrants in the United States today- people who live next door, sit in your classrooms, work in the same office, and may very well be your boss. By opening up about the story of her successes, her heartbreaks, and her long-fought journey to emerge from the shadows and become an American citizen, Arce shows us the true cost of achieving the American dream-from the perspective of a woman who had to scale unseen and unimaginable walls to get there.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273804Tue, 13 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My (Underground) American Dream: My True Story as an Undocumented Immigrant Who Became a Wall Street Executive Author: Julissa Arce Narrator: Julissa...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My (Underground) American Dream: My True Story as an Undocumented Immigrant Who Became a Wall Street Executive Author: Julissa Arce Narrator: Julissa Arce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A National Bestseller! What does an undocumented immigrant look like? What kind of family must she come from? How could she get into this country? What is the true price she must pay to remain in the United States? JULISSA ARCE knows firsthand that the most common, preconceived answers to those questions are sometimes far too simple-and often just plain wrong. On the surface, Arce's story reads like a how-to manual for achieving the American dream: growing up in an apartment on the outskirts of San Antonio, she worked tirelessly, achieved academic excellence, and landed a coveted job on Wall Street, complete with a six-figure salary. The level of professional and financial success that she achieved was the very definition of the American dream. But in this brave new memoir, Arce digs deep to reveal the physical, financial, and emotional costs of the stunning secret that she, like many other high-achieving, successful individuals in the United States, had been forced to keep not only from her bosses, but even from her closest friends. From the time she was brought to this country by her hardworking parents as a child, Arce-the scholarship winner, the honors college graduate, the young woman who climbed the ladder to become a vice president at Goldman Sachs-had secretly lived as an undocumented immigrant. In this surprising, at times heart-wrenching, but always inspirational personal story of struggle, grief, and ultimate redemption, Arce takes readers deep into the little-understood world of a generation of undocumented immigrants in the United States today- people who live next door, sit in your classrooms, work in the same office, and may very well be your boss. By opening up about the story of her successes, her heartbreaks, and her long-fought journey to emerge from the shadows and become an American citizen, Arce shows us the true cost of achieving the American dream-from the perspective of a woman who had to scale unseen and unimaginable walls to get there.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-am-i-now-true-stories-of-girlhood-and-accidental-fame-by-mara-wilson--65200386https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame Author: Mara Wilson Narrator: Mara Wilson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.62 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 4.63 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Thoughtfully traces [Mara Wilson's] journey from child actress to Hollywood dropout...Who is she now? She's a writer.' —NPR's 'Guide To 2016’s Great Reads' “Growing up, I wanted to be Mara Wilson. Where Am I Now? is a delight.” —Ilana Glazer, cocreator and star of Broad City Named a best book of the month by GoodReads and Entertainment Weekly A former child actor best known for her starring roles in Matilda and Mrs. Doubtfire, Mara Wilson has always felt a little young and out of place: as the only kid on a film set full of adults, the first daughter in a house full of boys, a Valley girl in New York and a neurotic in California, and a grown-up the world still remembers as a little girl. Tackling everything from what she learned about sex on the set of Melrose Place, to discovering in adolescence that she was no longer “cute” enough for Hollywood, these essays chart her journey from accidental fame to relative (but happy) obscurity. They also illuminate universal struggles, like navigating love and loss, and figuring out who you are and where you belong. Candid, insightful, moving, and hilarious, Where Am I Now? introduces Mara Wilson as a brilliant new chronicler of the experience that is growing up female.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273566Tue, 13 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame Author: Mara Wilson Narrator: Mara Wilson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame Author: Mara Wilson Narrator: Mara Wilson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.62 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 4.63 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Thoughtfully traces [Mara Wilson's] journey from child actress to Hollywood dropout...Who is she now? She's a writer.' —NPR's 'Guide To 2016’s Great Reads' “Growing up, I wanted to be Mara Wilson. Where Am I Now? is a delight.” —Ilana Glazer, cocreator and star of Broad City Named a best book of the month by GoodReads and Entertainment Weekly A former child actor best known for her starring roles in Matilda and Mrs. Doubtfire, Mara Wilson has always felt a little young and out of place: as the only kid on a film set full of adults, the first daughter in a house full of boys, a Valley girl in New York and a neurotic in California, and a grown-up the world still remembers as a little girl. Tackling everything from what she learned about sex on the set of Melrose Place, to discovering in adolescence that she was no longer “cute” enough for Hollywood, these essays chart her journey from accidental fame to relative (but happy) obscurity. They also illuminate universal struggles, like navigating love and loss, and figuring out who you are and where you belong. Candid, insightful, moving, and hilarious, Where Am I Now? introduces Mara Wilson as a brilliant new chronicler of the experience that is growing up female.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/juniper-the-girl-who-was-born-too-soon-by-thomas-french-kelley-french--65200383https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274782 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Juniper: The Girl Who Was Born Too Soon Author: Thomas French, Kelley French Narrator: Kelley French, Thomas French Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A micro-preemie fights for survival in this extraordinary and gorgeously told memoir by her parents, both award-winning journalists. Juniper French was born four months early, at 23 weeks' gestation. She weighed 1 pound, 4 ounces, and her twiggy body was the length of a Barbie doll. Her head was smaller than a tennis ball, her skin was nearly translucent, and through her chest you could see her flickering heart. Babies like Juniper, born at the edge of viability, trigger the question: Which is the greater act of love -- to save her, or to let her go? Kelley and Thomas French chose to fight for Juniper's life, and this is their incredible tale. In one exquisite memoir, the authors explore the border between what is possible and what is right. They marvel at the science that conceived and sustained their daughter and the love that made the difference. They probe the bond between a mother and a baby, between a husband and a wife. They trace the journey of their family from its fragile beginning to the miraculous survival of their now thriving daughter.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274782Tue, 13 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274782 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Juniper: The Girl Who Was Born Too Soon Author: Thomas French, Kelley French Narrator: Kelley French, Thomas French Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274782 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Juniper: The Girl Who Was Born Too Soon Author: Thomas French, Kelley French Narrator: Kelley French, Thomas French Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A micro-preemie fights for survival in this extraordinary and gorgeously told memoir by her parents, both award-winning journalists. Juniper French was born four months early, at 23 weeks' gestation. She weighed 1 pound, 4 ounces, and her twiggy body was the length of a Barbie doll. Her head was smaller than a tennis ball, her skin was nearly translucent, and through her chest you could see her flickering heart. Babies like Juniper, born at the edge of viability, trigger the question: Which is the greater act of love -- to save her, or to let her go? Kelley and Thomas French chose to fight for Juniper's life, and this is their incredible tale. In one exquisite memoir, the authors explore the border between what is possible and what is right. They marvel at the science that conceived and sustained their daughter and the love that made the difference. They probe the bond between a mother and a baby, between a husband and a wife. They trace the journey of their family from its fragile beginning to the miraculous survival of their now thriving daughter.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jacob-faithful-by-frederick-marryat--65200426https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273929 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jacob Faithful Author: Frederick Marryat Narrator: NoelBadrian Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 7, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Rebelling against the career chosen for him by his wealthy family, Frederic Marryat joined the Royal Navy in 1806 at the age of 14. He first served as a midshipman in the 38-gun frigate "HMS Imperieuse" commanded by Lord Cochran, 10th Earl of Dundonald whose real life exploits were used by Marryat in his fiction and which formed the basis for other famous fictional characters like Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey. Having survived more than 50 sea battles and attained the rank of Post Captain, he resigned from the Navy and devoted the rest of his life to writing, drawing a good deal on his distinguished career in the Navy and is now considered the Father of Modern Nautical Fiction. He is also noted as the inventor of an effective lifeboat and a widely used system of communicating at sea by the use of flags. Jacob Faithful is a tale centred on the lives of the Thames watermen who made their living along the tidal reaches of that river and in the Port of London. Particularly it deals with the story of young Jacob literally born and raised on the river. He is orphaned in bizarre circumstances, gets an education, is apprenticed to a bargeman and then to a wherryman before being "pressed" into the Royal Navy. The book gives an interesting insight into the life of London and it's great river at the beginning of the 19th Century. (Summary by Noel Badrian)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273929Wed, 07 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273929 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jacob Faithful Author: Frederick Marryat Narrator: NoelBadrian Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 7,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273929 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jacob Faithful Author: Frederick Marryat Narrator: NoelBadrian Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 7, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Rebelling against the career chosen for him by his wealthy family, Frederic Marryat joined the Royal Navy in 1806 at the age of 14. He first served as a midshipman in the 38-gun frigate "HMS Imperieuse" commanded by Lord Cochran, 10th Earl of Dundonald whose real life exploits were used by Marryat in his fiction and which formed the basis for other famous fictional characters like Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey. Having survived more than 50 sea battles and attained the rank of Post Captain, he resigned from the Navy and devoted the rest of his life to writing, drawing a good deal on his distinguished career in the Navy and is now considered the Father of Modern Nautical Fiction. He is also noted as the inventor of an effective lifeboat and a widely used system of communicating at sea by the use of flags. Jacob Faithful is a tale centred on the lives of the Thames watermen who made their living along the tidal reaches of that river and in the Port of London. Particularly it deals with the story of young Jacob literally born and raised on the river. He is orphaned in bizarre circumstances, gets an education, is apprenticed to a bargeman and then to a wherryman before being "pressed" into the Royal Navy. The book gives an interesting insight into the life of London and it's great river at the beginning of the 19th Century. (Summary by Noel Badrian)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/roughing-it-by-mark-twain--65200422https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273884 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Roughing It Author: Mark Twain Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 7, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.12 of Total 127 Ratings of Narrator: 4.51 of Total 43 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Roughing It is semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. It was authored during 1870-71 and published in 1872 as a sequel to his first book Innocents Abroad. This book tells of Twain's adventures prior to his pleasure cruise related in Innocents Abroad.(Wikipedia)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273884Wed, 07 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273884 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Roughing It Author: Mark Twain Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 7, 2016...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273884 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Roughing It Author: Mark Twain Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 7, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.12 of Total 127 Ratings of Narrator: 4.51 of Total 43 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Roughing It is semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. It was authored during 1870-71 and published in 1872 as a sequel to his first book Innocents Abroad. This book tells of Twain's adventures prior to his pleasure cruise related in Innocents Abroad.(Wikipedia)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-of-mozart-volume-1-by-otto-jahn--65200409https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Mozart Volume 1 Author: Otto Jahn Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 38 minutes Release date: September 7, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.64 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 2.75 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An in depth look into the life of one of the greatest ever composers and musicians. Mozart was truly a gifted individual and this is an interesting look at both his family life and his musical career. Summary by Michele Eaton]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273925Wed, 07 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Mozart Volume 1 Author: Otto Jahn Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 38 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Mozart Volume 1 Author: Otto Jahn Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 38 minutes Release date: September 7, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.64 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 2.75 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An in depth look into the life of one of the greatest ever composers and musicians. Mozart was truly a gifted individual and this is an interesting look at both his family life and his musical career. Summary by Michele Eaton]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hidden-treasures-by-harry-a-lewis--65200400https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273940 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hidden Treasures Author: Harry A. Lewis Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 40 minutes Release date: September 7, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "Some succeed while others fail. This is a recognized fact; yet history tells us that seven-tenths of our most successful men began life poor." A selection of mini-biographies teaches us how some successful men have overcome odds to make their mark on history. (Summary by Lynne Thompson (quote from Introduction))]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273940Wed, 07 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273940 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hidden Treasures Author: Harry A. Lewis Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 40 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273940 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hidden Treasures Author: Harry A. Lewis Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 40 minutes Release date: September 7, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "Some succeed while others fail. This is a recognized fact; yet history tells us that seven-tenths of our most successful men began life poor." A selection of mini-biographies teaches us how some successful men have overcome odds to make their mark on history. (Summary by Lynne Thompson (quote from Introduction))]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-think-twice-adventure-and-healing-at-100-miles-per-hour-by-barbara-schoichet--65200465https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270037 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Think Twice: Adventure and Healing at 100 Miles Per Hour Author: Barbara Schoichet Narrator: Barbara Schoichet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A late-in-life coming-of-age escapade told with humor and heart, Don’t Think Twice is a moving and irreverent account of grief, growing up, and the healing power of adventure. Within six months, Barbara Schoichet lost everything: her job, her girlfriend of six years, and her mother to pancreatic cancer. Her life stripped bare, and armed with nothing but a death wish and a ton of attitude, Barbara pursues an unlikely method of coping. At the age of fifty she earns her motorcycle license, buys a Harley on eBay from two guys named Dave, and drives it alone from New York to Los Angeles on a circuitous trek loosely guided by her H.O.G. tour book and a whole lot of road whimsy. On the open highway—where she daily takes her speed to a hundred—Barbara battles physical limitations and inner demons on a journey that flows through the majestic Appalachian Mountains, the enchanting Turquoise Trail, and all along America’s iconic Route 66. She is awed by the battlefields in Gettysburg, stunned by the decadence of Graceland, and amused by a Cadillac graveyard in the middle of nowhere. She meets kind strangers, odd strangers, and a guy who pulls a gun on her for cutting him off. She is vulnerable but sassy, broken but determined to heal . . . or die trying.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270037Tue, 06 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270037 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Think Twice: Adventure and Healing at 100 Miles Per Hour Author: Barbara Schoichet Narrator: Barbara Schoichet Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270037 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Think Twice: Adventure and Healing at 100 Miles Per Hour Author: Barbara Schoichet Narrator: Barbara Schoichet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A late-in-life coming-of-age escapade told with humor and heart, Don’t Think Twice is a moving and irreverent account of grief, growing up, and the healing power of adventure. Within six months, Barbara Schoichet lost everything: her job, her girlfriend of six years, and her mother to pancreatic cancer. Her life stripped bare, and armed with nothing but a death wish and a ton of attitude, Barbara pursues an unlikely method of coping. At the age of fifty she earns her motorcycle license, buys a Harley on eBay from two guys named Dave, and drives it alone from New York to Los Angeles on a circuitous trek loosely guided by her H.O.G. tour book and a whole lot of road whimsy. On the open highway—where she daily takes her speed to a hundred—Barbara battles physical limitations and inner demons on a journey that flows through the majestic Appalachian Mountains, the enchanting Turquoise Trail, and all along America’s iconic Route 66. She is awed by the battlefields in Gettysburg, stunned by the decadence of Graceland, and amused by a Cadillac graveyard in the middle of nowhere. She meets kind strangers, odd strangers, and a guy who pulls a gun on her for cutting him off. She is vulnerable but sassy, broken but determined to heal . . . or die trying.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-my-people-go-surfing-the-education-of-a-reluctant-businessman-including-10-more-years-of-business-unusual-by-yvon-chouinard--65200431https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270847 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual Author: Yvon Chouinard Narrator: Christopher Grove, Yvon Chouinard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.11 of Total 57 Ratings of Narrator: 4.29 of Total 7 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In his long-awaited memoir, Yvon Chouinard-legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.-shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally responsible companies on earth. From his youth as the son of a French Canadian blacksmith to the thrilling, ambitious climbing expeditions that inspired his innovative designs for the sport's equipment, Let My People Go Surfing is the story of a man who brought doing good and having grand adventures into the heart of his business life-a book that will deeply affect entrepreneurs and outdoor enthusiasts alike. With a Preface to the Second Edition, Introduction, and Epilogue read by the Author]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270847Tue, 06 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270847 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual Author: Yvon Chouinard Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270847 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual Author: Yvon Chouinard Narrator: Christopher Grove, Yvon Chouinard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.11 of Total 57 Ratings of Narrator: 4.29 of Total 7 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In his long-awaited memoir, Yvon Chouinard-legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.-shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally responsible companies on earth. From his youth as the son of a French Canadian blacksmith to the thrilling, ambitious climbing expeditions that inspired his innovative designs for the sport's equipment, Let My People Go Surfing is the story of a man who brought doing good and having grand adventures into the heart of his business life-a book that will deeply affect entrepreneurs and outdoor enthusiasts alike. With a Preface to the Second Edition, Introduction, and Epilogue read by the Author]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pigeon-tunnel-stories-from-my-life-by-john-le-carre--65200421https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270369 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life Author: John Le Carré Narrator: John Le Carré Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: DON’T MISS THE PIGEON TUNNEL DOCUMENTARY—IN SELECT THEATERS AND STREAMING ON AppleTV+ OCTOBER 20TH! “Recounted with the storytelling élan of a master raconteur—by turns dramatic and funny, charming, tart and melancholy.” –Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times The New York Times bestselling memoir from John le Carré, the legendary author of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; The Spy Who Came in from the Cold; and The Night Manager, now an Emmy-nominated television series starring Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie.  From his years serving in British Intelligence during the Cold War, to a career as a writer that took him from war-torn Cambodia to Beirut on the cusp of the 1982 Israeli invasion to Russia before and after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, le Carré has always written from the heart of modern times. In this, his first memoir, le Carré is as funny as he is incisive, reading into the events he witnesses the same moral ambiguity with which he imbues his novels. Whether he's writing about the parrot at a Beirut hotel that could perfectly mimic machine gun fire or the opening bars of Beethoven’s Fifth; visiting Rwanda’s museums of the unburied dead in the aftermath of the genocide; celebrating New Year’s Eve 1982 with Yasser Arafat and his high command; interviewing a German woman terrorist in her desert prison in the Negev; listening to the wisdoms of the great physicist, dissident, and Nobel Prize winner Andrei Sakharov; meeting with two former heads of the KGB; watching Alec Guinness prepare for his role as George Smiley in the legendary BBC TV adaptations of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley’s People; or describing the female aid worker who inspired the main character in The Constant Gardener, le Carré endows each happening with vividness and humor, now making us laugh out loud, now inviting us to think anew about events and people we believed we understood. Best of all, le Carré gives us a glimpse of a writer’s journey over more than six decades, and his own hunt for the human spark that has given so much life and heart to his fictional characters.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270369Tue, 06 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270369 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life Author: John Le Carré Narrator: John Le Carré Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270369 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life Author: John Le Carré Narrator: John Le Carré Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: DON’T MISS THE PIGEON TUNNEL DOCUMENTARY—IN SELECT THEATERS AND STREAMING ON AppleTV+ OCTOBER 20TH! “Recounted with the storytelling élan of a master raconteur—by turns dramatic and funny, charming, tart and melancholy.” –Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times The New York Times bestselling memoir from John le Carré, the legendary author of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; The Spy Who Came in from the Cold; and The Night Manager, now an Emmy-nominated television series starring Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie.  From his years serving in British Intelligence during the Cold War, to a career as a writer that took him from war-torn Cambodia to Beirut on the cusp of the 1982 Israeli invasion to Russia before and after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, le Carré has always written from the heart of modern times. In this, his first memoir, le Carré is as funny as he is incisive, reading into the events he witnesses the same moral ambiguity with which he imbues his novels. Whether he's writing about the parrot at a Beirut hotel that could perfectly mimic machine gun fire or the opening bars of Beethoven’s Fifth; visiting Rwanda’s museums of the unburied dead in the aftermath of the genocide; celebrating New Year’s Eve 1982 with Yasser Arafat and his high command; interviewing a German woman terrorist in her desert prison in the Negev; listening to the wisdoms of the great physicist, dissident, and Nobel Prize winner Andrei Sakharov; meeting with two former heads of the KGB; watching Alec Guinness prepare for his role as George Smiley in the legendary BBC TV adaptations of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley’s People; or describing the female aid worker who inspired the main character in The Constant Gardener, le Carré endows each happening with vividness and humor, now making us laugh out loud, now inviting us to think anew about events and people we believed we understood. Best of all, le Carré gives us a glimpse of a writer’s journey over more than six decades, and his own hunt for the human spark that has given so much life and heart to his fictional characters.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pancakes-in-paris-living-the-american-dream-in-france-by-craig-carlson--65200406https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272484 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pancakes in Paris: Living the American Dream in France Author: Craig Carlson Narrator: Donald Corren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Paris was practically perfect—although for Craig Carlson one thing was still missing: the good ol’ American breakfast he loved so much. Craig was the last person anyone would have expected to open an American diner in Paris. He came from humble beginnings in a working-class town in Connecticut, had never worked in a restaurant, and didn’t know anything about starting a brand-new business. But from his first visit to Paris, Craig knew he had found the city of his dreams. Pancakes in Paris is the story of Craig tackling the impossible—from raising the money to fund his dream to tracking down international suppliers for “exotic” American ingredients, and even finding love along the way. His diner, Breakfast in America, is now a renowned tourist destination, and the story of how it came to be is just as delicious and satisfying as the classic breakfast that tops its menu.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272484Tue, 06 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272484 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pancakes in Paris: Living the American Dream in France Author: Craig Carlson Narrator: Donald Corren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272484 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pancakes in Paris: Living the American Dream in France Author: Craig Carlson Narrator: Donald Corren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Paris was practically perfect—although for Craig Carlson one thing was still missing: the good ol’ American breakfast he loved so much. Craig was the last person anyone would have expected to open an American diner in Paris. He came from humble beginnings in a working-class town in Connecticut, had never worked in a restaurant, and didn’t know anything about starting a brand-new business. But from his first visit to Paris, Craig knew he had found the city of his dreams. Pancakes in Paris is the story of Craig tackling the impossible—from raising the money to fund his dream to tracking down international suppliers for “exotic” American ingredients, and even finding love along the way. His diner, Breakfast in America, is now a renowned tourist destination, and the story of how it came to be is just as delicious and satisfying as the classic breakfast that tops its menu.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/true-faith-and-allegiance-a-story-of-service-and-sacrifice-in-war-and-peace-by-alberto-r-gonzales--65200379https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272518 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Faith and Allegiance: A Story of Service and Sacrifice in War and Peace Author: Alberto R. Gonzales Narrator: Dave Hoffman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: True Faith and Allegiance is the highly-anticipated personal history from Alberto R. Gonzales, former Attorney General of the United States and former Counsel to the President—the only lawyer and only Hispanic to hold both these positions—an ultimate insider in the most tumultuous events in recent history. Born to a poor but proud working-class family in Humble, Texas, Gonzales was raised along with his seven siblings in a modest 2-bedroom home.  His loving and devout parents taught him the conservative values of hard work and accountability that motivated Gonzales to the highest echelons of power.  He was a confidante to President George W. Bush during the crucible of the 9/11 attacks, and he played a vital role in the administration’s immediate response to protect America and the far-reaching steps to prevent further harm.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272518Tue, 06 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272518 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Faith and Allegiance: A Story of Service and Sacrifice in War and Peace Author: Alberto R. Gonzales Narrator: Dave Hoffman Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272518 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Faith and Allegiance: A Story of Service and Sacrifice in War and Peace Author: Alberto R. Gonzales Narrator: Dave Hoffman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: True Faith and Allegiance is the highly-anticipated personal history from Alberto R. Gonzales, former Attorney General of the United States and former Counsel to the President—the only lawyer and only Hispanic to hold both these positions—an ultimate insider in the most tumultuous events in recent history. Born to a poor but proud working-class family in Humble, Texas, Gonzales was raised along with his seven siblings in a modest 2-bedroom home.  His loving and devout parents taught him the conservative values of hard work and accountability that motivated Gonzales to the highest echelons of power.  He was a confidante to President George W. Bush during the crucible of the 9/11 attacks, and he played a vital role in the administration’s immediate response to protect America and the far-reaching steps to prevent further harm.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-honor-was-mine-by-elizabeth-heaney--65200353https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273709 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Honor Was Mine Author: Elizabeth Heaney Narrator: Joyce Bean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Nautilus Book Award and the Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal. A young combat veteran hides in his closet under a pile of clothes on bad nights. Another, home for five days, can’t figure out how to talk to his wife. And a commander’s spouse recounts the soul-draining effect of attending nearly one hundred memorial services… When therapist Elizabeth Heaney left her private practice to counsel military service members and their families, she came face-to-face with unheard-of struggles and fears. Emotions run deeply—and often silently—in the hearts of combat veterans in this eye-opening portrait of the complex, nuanced lives of service personnel, who return from battling the enemy and grapple with readjusting to civilian life. Presenting the soldiers’ stories—told in their own words—as well as her own story of change, Heaney offers an intimate perspective, not of war itself but of its emotional aftermath. Some of these stories scrape the bone; others are hopeful, even comical. Every one reveals the sacrifices of those on the front lines and the courage, grace, and honor with which they serve.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273709Tue, 06 Sep 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273709 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Honor Was Mine Author: Elizabeth Heaney Narrator: Joyce Bean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: September 6,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273709 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Honor Was Mine Author: Elizabeth Heaney Narrator: Joyce Bean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Nautilus Book Award and the Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal. A young combat veteran hides in his closet under a pile of clothes on bad nights. Another, home for five days, can’t figure out how to talk to his wife. And a commander’s spouse recounts the soul-draining effect of attending nearly one hundred memorial services… When therapist Elizabeth Heaney left her private practice to counsel military service members and their families, she came face-to-face with unheard-of struggles and fears. Emotions run deeply—and often silently—in the hearts of combat veterans in this eye-opening portrait of the complex, nuanced lives of service personnel, who return from battling the enemy and grapple with readjusting to civilian life. Presenting the soldiers’ stories—told in their own words—as well as her own story of change, Heaney offers an intimate perspective, not of war itself but of its emotional aftermath. Some of these stories scrape the bone; others are hopeful, even comical. Every one reveals the sacrifices of those on the front lines and the courage, grace, and honor with which they serve.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dirty-thirty-a-memoir-by-asa-akira--65200450https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270764 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dirty Thirty: A Memoir Author: Asa Akira Narrator: Veronica Worthington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 58 minutes Release date: August 30, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: As she contemplates turning thirty years old while still being in the adult film trade, Asa Akira, author of the bestseller insatiable, delves into her past, present, and future, exploring the events that brought her to where she is now and the surprising and insightful plans she has for her future. Internationally known as a porn star, Akira's perceptive, funny, and straightforward writings on love, sex, death, marriage and celebrity come together in a surprising book of essays. Personally revealing as well as universal, Dirty Thirty marks the coming of age of a new literary star.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270764Tue, 30 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270764 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dirty Thirty: A Memoir Author: Asa Akira Narrator: Veronica Worthington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 58 minutes Release date: August...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270764 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dirty Thirty: A Memoir Author: Asa Akira Narrator: Veronica Worthington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 58 minutes Release date: August 30, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: As she contemplates turning thirty years old while still being in the adult film trade, Asa Akira, author of the bestseller insatiable, delves into her past, present, and future, exploring the events that brought her to where she is now and the surprising and insightful plans she has for her future. Internationally known as a porn star, Akira's perceptive, funny, and straightforward writings on love, sex, death, marriage and celebrity come together in a surprising book of essays. Personally revealing as well as universal, Dirty Thirty marks the coming of age of a new literary star.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-and-me-the-untold-story-of-michael-jackson-s-secret-romance-by-shana-mangatal--65200460https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270637 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Michael and Me: The Untold Story of Michael Jackson’s Secret Romance Author: Shana Mangatal Narrator: Shana Mangatal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: August 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.93 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: More than seven years after his death, Michael Jackson continues to fascinate the world. Shana Mangatal was one of Jackson’s only constant and true rocks of stability for nearly two decades. Their relationship was quiet and sweet and real—a closely guarded secret, known only to a few trusted employees and friends. Shana is now coming forward to tell their love story. Her story is rich with every little detail. She witnessed the scandals, lawsuits, the release of groundbreaking albums and subsequent world tours, big-budget short films, addictions. Michael and Me entertains and inspires, but above all, Shana continues to treat Michael (and his legacy) with respect. This is not an exploitative tell-all, but rather a book that shows the side of Michael people never knew. In it, Shana paints a more intimate picture of this beloved, yet very misunderstood man.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270637Mon, 29 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270637 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Michael and Me: The Untold Story of Michael Jackson’s Secret Romance Author: Shana Mangatal Narrator: Shana Mangatal Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270637 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Michael and Me: The Untold Story of Michael Jackson’s Secret Romance Author: Shana Mangatal Narrator: Shana Mangatal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: August 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.93 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: More than seven years after his death, Michael Jackson continues to fascinate the world. Shana Mangatal was one of Jackson’s only constant and true rocks of stability for nearly two decades. Their relationship was quiet and sweet and real—a closely guarded secret, known only to a few trusted employees and friends. Shana is now coming forward to tell their love story. Her story is rich with every little detail. She witnessed the scandals, lawsuits, the release of groundbreaking albums and subsequent world tours, big-budget short films, addictions. Michael and Me entertains and inspires, but above all, Shana continues to treat Michael (and his legacy) with respect. This is not an exploitative tell-all, but rather a book that shows the side of Michael people never knew. In it, Shana paints a more intimate picture of this beloved, yet very misunderstood man.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-empire-of-russia-from-the-remotest-periods-to-the-present-time-by-john-stevens-cabot-abbott--65200476https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273357 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Empire of Russia from the Remotest Periods to the Present Time Author: John Stevens Cabot Abbott Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 33 minutes Release date: August 26, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.65 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A history of Russia from 500 B.C. to 1855 A.D., written by John Stevens Cabot Abbott, the brother of Jacob Abbott. (Summary by Jean Bascom)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273357Fri, 26 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273357 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Empire of Russia from the Remotest Periods to the Present Time Author: John Stevens Cabot Abbott Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273357 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Empire of Russia from the Remotest Periods to the Present Time Author: John Stevens Cabot Abbott Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 33 minutes Release date: August 26, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.65 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A history of Russia from 500 B.C. to 1855 A.D., written by John Stevens Cabot Abbott, the brother of Jacob Abbott. (Summary by Jean Bascom)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-of-apollonius-of-tyana-by-flavius-philostratus--65200468https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Apollonius of Tyana Author: Flavius Philostratus Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 21 minutes Release date: August 26, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Flavius PHILOSTRATUS (170 - 247), translated by F. C. CONYBEARE (1856 - 1924) Apollonius of Tyana (ca. 40-120 AD) was a Greek Pythagorean philosopher and teacher. He hailed from the town of Tyana in the Roman province of Cappadocia in Asia Minor. His date of birth is a matter of conjecture as some say he was roughly a contemporary of Jesus. After Apollonius' death his name remained famous among philosophers and occultists. In a "novelistic invention" inserted in the Historia Augusta, Aurelian, at the siege of Tyana in 272, was said to have experienced a visionary dream in which Aurelian claimed to have seen Apollonius speak to him, beseeching him to spare the city of his birth. In part, Aurelian said that Apollonius told him "Aurelian, if you desire to rule, abstain from the blood of the innocent! Aurelian, if you will conquer, be merciful!" By far the most detailed source is the Life of Apollonius of Tyana, a lengthy, novelistic biography written by the sophist Philostratus at the request of empress Julia Domna. Philostratus' account shaped the image of Apollonius for posterity and still dominates discussions about him in our times. To some extent it is a valuable source because it contains data from older writings which were available to Philostratus but disappeared later on. Many think that it is full of obviously fictitious stories and dialogues. Modern Christian scholars challenge its credibility in many regards. They dismiss most of it as pure invention. One of the essential sources Philostratus claimed to know are the memoirs or diary of Damis, an alleged disciple and companion of Apollonius. Some scholars believe the notebooks of Damis are an invention of Philostratus. In any case it is a literary fake. Philostratus describes Apollonius as a wandering teacher of philosophy and miracle worker who was active in Italy, Spain and Ethiopia and even travelled to Mesopotamia, Arabia and India. In particular, he tells lengthy stories of Apollonius entering the city of Rome in disregard of emperor Nero's ban on philosophers, and later on being summoned, as a defendant to the court of emperor Domitian where he defied the emperor in blunt terms. Apollonius may have never left the Greek East. Many contend that he never came to Western Europe and was virtually unknown there till the third century AD when empress Julia Domna, who was herself an Easterner, decided to popularize him and his teachings in Rome. For that purpose she commissioned Philostratus to write the biography, where Apollonius is exalted as a fearless sage with supernatural powers, even greater than Pythagoras. Philostratus implies that upon his death, Apollonius of Tyana underwent heavenly assumption. Subsequently Apollonius was worshipped by Julia's son emperor Caracalla and possibly also by her grand-nephew emperor Severus Alexander. Two biographical sources earlier than Philostratus are lost: a book by emperor Hadrian's secretary Maximus of Aegae describing Apollonius' activities in the city of Aegae in Cilicia, and a biography by a certain Moiragenes. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Karen Merline)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273360Fri, 26 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Apollonius of Tyana Author: Flavius Philostratus Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 21 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Apollonius of Tyana Author: Flavius Philostratus Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 21 minutes Release date: August 26, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Flavius PHILOSTRATUS (170 - 247), translated by F. C. CONYBEARE (1856 - 1924) Apollonius of Tyana (ca. 40-120 AD) was a Greek Pythagorean philosopher and teacher. He hailed from the town of Tyana in the Roman province of Cappadocia in Asia Minor. His date of birth is a matter of conjecture as some say he was roughly a contemporary of Jesus. After Apollonius' death his name remained famous among philosophers and occultists. In a "novelistic invention" inserted in the Historia Augusta, Aurelian, at the siege of Tyana in 272, was said to have experienced a visionary dream in which Aurelian claimed to have seen Apollonius speak to him, beseeching him to spare the city of his birth. In part, Aurelian said that Apollonius told him "Aurelian, if you desire to rule, abstain from the blood of the innocent! Aurelian, if you will conquer, be merciful!" By far the most detailed source is the Life of Apollonius of Tyana, a lengthy, novelistic biography written by the sophist Philostratus at the request of empress Julia Domna. Philostratus' account shaped the image of Apollonius for posterity and still dominates discussions about him in our times. To some extent it is a valuable source because it contains data from older writings which were available to Philostratus but disappeared later on. Many think that it is full of obviously fictitious stories and dialogues. Modern Christian scholars challenge its credibility in many regards. They dismiss most of it as pure invention. One of the essential sources Philostratus claimed to know are the memoirs or diary of Damis, an alleged disciple and companion of Apollonius. Some scholars believe the notebooks of Damis are an invention of Philostratus. In any case it is a literary fake. Philostratus describes Apollonius as a wandering teacher of philosophy and miracle worker who was active in Italy, Spain and Ethiopia and even travelled to Mesopotamia, Arabia and India. In particular, he tells lengthy stories of Apollonius entering the city of Rome in disregard of emperor Nero's ban on philosophers, and later on being summoned, as a defendant to the court of emperor Domitian where he defied the emperor in blunt terms. Apollonius may have never left the Greek East. Many contend that he never came to Western Europe and was virtually unknown there till the third century AD when empress Julia Domna, who was herself an Easterner, decided to popularize him and his teachings in Rome. For that purpose she commissioned Philostratus to write the biography, where Apollonius is exalted as a fearless sage with supernatural powers, even greater than Pythagoras. Philostratus implies that upon his death, Apollonius of Tyana underwent heavenly assumption. Subsequently Apollonius was worshipped by Julia's son emperor Caracalla and possibly also by her grand-nephew emperor Severus Alexander. Two biographical sources earlier than Philostratus are lost: a book by emperor Hadrian's secretary Maximus of Aegae describing Apollonius' activities in the city of Aegae in Cilicia, and a biography by a certain Moiragenes. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Karen Merline)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/herndon-s-lincoln-by-william-h-herndon--65200463https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273383 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Herndon's Lincoln Author: William H. Herndon Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 7 minutes Release date: August 26, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A biography of Abraham Lincoln by his long-time law partner, William Herndon and Herndon's collaborator, Jesse Weik. The book is notable for its extensive use of first hand interviews (unusual for its time) and for Herndon's overriding determination to convey an affectionate but frank picture of his law partner's life story as remembered by Lincoln's family, friends, associates and neighbors. (Summary by RalphK)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273383Fri, 26 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273383 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Herndon's Lincoln Author: William H. Herndon Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 7 minutes Release date: August...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273383 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Herndon's Lincoln Author: William H. Herndon Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 7 minutes Release date: August 26, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A biography of Abraham Lincoln by his long-time law partner, William Herndon and Herndon's collaborator, Jesse Weik. The book is notable for its extensive use of first hand interviews (unusual for its time) and for Herndon's overriding determination to convey an affectionate but frank picture of his law partner's life story as remembered by Lincoln's family, friends, associates and neighbors. (Summary by RalphK)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/autobiography-memories-and-experiences-volume-1-by-moncure-daniel-conway--65200436https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273339 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Autobiography Memories and Experiences, Volume 1 Author: Moncure Daniel Conway Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 19 minutes Release date: August 26, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Moncure Daniel Conway was an American abolitionist, Unitarian, clergyman and author. This first volume of his autobiography covers roughly the years of his birth through the end of the US Civil War. (Summary by JoeD)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273339Fri, 26 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273339 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Autobiography Memories and Experiences, Volume 1 Author: Moncure Daniel Conway Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273339 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Autobiography Memories and Experiences, Volume 1 Author: Moncure Daniel Conway Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 19 minutes Release date: August 26, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Moncure Daniel Conway was an American abolitionist, Unitarian, clergyman and author. This first volume of his autobiography covers roughly the years of his birth through the end of the US Civil War. (Summary by JoeD)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-life-on-the-plains-by-george-armstrong-custer--65200424https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273402 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Life on the Plains Author: George Armstrong Custer Narrator: Texttalker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 49 minutes Release date: August 26, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.02 of Total 45 Ratings of Narrator: 4.3 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 - June 25, 1876), one of the most mythologized figures in American history, was an United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. He eventually met his fate in the battle of Little Big Horn in one of the most notable defeats of American armed forces. My Life on the Plains is an autobiographical first-hand account of the Indian Wars of 1867-1869, detailing the winter campaign of 1868 in which Custer led the 7th US cavalry against the Cheyenne indians. The book is a historical document of the perspectives and attitudes of it's age and author as well as an account of army life during the expeditions of the Indian Wars. Expect a fair amount of masculine bravado, historical fact-bending and quite a few stomach-turning descriptions of violence from both the indians and the cavalry. (Summary by Illiterati)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273402Fri, 26 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273402 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Life on the Plains Author: George Armstrong Custer Narrator: Texttalker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 49 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273402 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Life on the Plains Author: George Armstrong Custer Narrator: Texttalker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 49 minutes Release date: August 26, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.02 of Total 45 Ratings of Narrator: 4.3 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 - June 25, 1876), one of the most mythologized figures in American history, was an United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. He eventually met his fate in the battle of Little Big Horn in one of the most notable defeats of American armed forces. My Life on the Plains is an autobiographical first-hand account of the Indian Wars of 1867-1869, detailing the winter campaign of 1868 in which Custer led the 7th US cavalry against the Cheyenne indians. The book is a historical document of the perspectives and attitudes of it's age and author as well as an account of army life during the expeditions of the Indian Wars. Expect a fair amount of masculine bravado, historical fact-bending and quite a few stomach-turning descriptions of violence from both the indians and the cavalry. (Summary by Illiterati)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/autobiography-memories-and-experiences-volume-2-by-moncure-daniel-conway--65200404https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273371 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Autobiography Memories and Experiences, Volume 2 Author: Moncure Daniel Conway Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 52 minutes Release date: August 26, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Moncure Daniel Conway was an American abolitionist, Unitarian, clergyman and author. This second volume of his autobiography covers the years from the US Civil War to roughly 1904. (Summary by JoeD)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273371Fri, 26 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273371 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Autobiography Memories and Experiences, Volume 2 Author: Moncure Daniel Conway Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273371 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Autobiography Memories and Experiences, Volume 2 Author: Moncure Daniel Conway Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 52 minutes Release date: August 26, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Moncure Daniel Conway was an American abolitionist, Unitarian, clergyman and author. This second volume of his autobiography covers the years from the US Civil War to roughly 1904. (Summary by JoeD)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-thing-called-life-on-loving-elvis-presley-bruce-jenner-and-songs-in-between-by-linda-thompson--65200481https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270572 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Little Thing Called Life: On Loving Elvis Presley, Bruce Jenner, and Songs in Between Author: Linda Thompson Narrator: Linda Thompson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 1 minute Release date: August 23, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.41 of Total 27 Ratings of Narrator: 4.73 of Total 11 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Award-winning songwriter Linda Thompson breaks her silence, sharing the extraordinary story of her life, career, and epic romances with two of the most celebrated, yet enigmatic, modern American superstars—Elvis Presley and Bruce Jenner. For the last forty years, award-winning songwriter Linda Thompson has quietly led one of the most remarkable lives in show business.  The longtime live-in love of Elvis Presley, Linda first emerged into the limelight during the 1970s when the former beauty pageant queen caught the eye of the King.  Their chance late-night encounter at a movie theater was the stuff of legend, and it marked the beginning of a whirlwind that would stretch across decades, leading to a marriage with Bruce Jenner, motherhood, and more drama than she ever could have imagined. Now for the first time, Linda opens up about it all, telling the full story of her life, loves, and everything in between.  From her humble beginnings in Memphis to her nearly five year relationship with Elvis, she offers an intimate window into their life together, describing how their  Southern roots fueled and sustained Graceland’s greatest romance. Going inside their wild stories and tender moments, she paints a portrait of life with the King, as raucous as it is refreshing. But despite the joy they shared, life with Elvis also had darkness, and her account also presents an unsparing look at Elvis’s twin demons—drug abuse and infidelity—forces he battled throughout their time together that would eventually end their relationship just eight months before his untimely death. It was in the difficult aftermath of Elvis’s death that Linda found what she believed was her true home: the arms of Olympic gold medal-winner Bruce Jenner.  Detailing her marriage to Bruce, Linda reveals the apparently perfect life that they built with their two young sons—Brandon and Brody—before Bruce changed everything with a secret he’d been carrying his entire life, a secret that Linda herself kept for nearly thirty years, a secret that Bruce’s transition to Caitlyn Jenner has finally laid bare for the world.  Providing a candid look inside one of the most challenging moments of her life, Linda uncovers the struggles she went through as a woman and a mother, coming to terms with the reality of Bruce’s identity and resolving to embrace him completely no matter what, even as it meant they could no longer be together, And yet, despite her marriage unraveling, her search for love was not over, eventually leading her to the legendary music producer and musician David Foster, a relationship that lasted for 19 tumultuous years, resulting in a bond that spurred her songwriting career to new heights but also tested her like never before.  Filled with compelling and poignant stories, A Little Thing Called Life lovingly recounts Linda’s incredible journey through the years, bringing unparalleled insight into three legendary figures.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270572Tue, 23 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270572 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Little Thing Called Life: On Loving Elvis Presley, Bruce Jenner, and Songs in Between Author: Linda Thompson Narrator: Linda Thompson Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270572 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Little Thing Called Life: On Loving Elvis Presley, Bruce Jenner, and Songs in Between Author: Linda Thompson Narrator: Linda Thompson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 1 minute Release date: August 23, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.41 of Total 27 Ratings of Narrator: 4.73 of Total 11 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Award-winning songwriter Linda Thompson breaks her silence, sharing the extraordinary story of her life, career, and epic romances with two of the most celebrated, yet enigmatic, modern American superstars—Elvis Presley and Bruce Jenner. For the last forty years, award-winning songwriter Linda Thompson has quietly led one of the most remarkable lives in show business.  The longtime live-in love of Elvis Presley, Linda first emerged into the limelight during the 1970s when the former beauty pageant queen caught the eye of the King.  Their chance late-night encounter at a movie theater was the stuff of legend, and it marked the beginning of a whirlwind that would stretch across decades, leading to a marriage with Bruce Jenner, motherhood, and more drama than she ever could have imagined. Now for the first time, Linda opens up about it all, telling the full story of her life, loves, and everything in between.  From her humble beginnings in Memphis to her nearly five year relationship with Elvis, she offers an intimate window into their life together, describing how their  Southern roots fueled and sustained Graceland’s greatest romance. Going inside their wild stories and tender moments, she paints a portrait of life with the King, as raucous as it is refreshing. But despite the joy they shared, life with Elvis also had darkness, and her account also presents an unsparing look at Elvis’s twin demons—drug abuse and infidelity—forces he battled throughout their time together that would eventually end their relationship just eight months before his untimely death. It was in the difficult aftermath of Elvis’s death that Linda found what she believed was her true home: the arms of Olympic gold medal-winner Bruce Jenner.  Detailing her marriage to Bruce, Linda reveals the apparently perfect life that they built with their two young sons—Brandon and Brody—before Bruce changed everything with a secret he’d been carrying his entire life, a secret that Linda herself kept for nearly thirty years, a secret that Bruce’s transition to Caitlyn Jenner has finally laid bare for the world.  Providing a candid look inside one of the most challenging moments of her life, Linda uncovers the struggles she went through as a woman and a mother, coming to terms with the reality of Bruce’s identity and resolving to embrace him completely no matter what, even as it meant they could no longer be together, And yet, despite her marriage unraveling, her search for love was not over, eventually leading her to the legendary music producer and musician David Foster, a relationship that lasted for 19 tumultuous years, resulting in a bond that spurred her songwriting career to new heights but also tested her like never before.  Filled with compelling and poignant stories, A Little Thing Called Life lovingly recounts Linda’s incredible journey through the years, bringing unparalleled insight into three legendary figures.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/living-with-no-excuses-the-remarkable-rebirth-of-an-american-soldier-by-noah-galloway--65200454https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Living with No Excuses: The Remarkable Rebirth of an American Soldier Author: Noah Galloway Narrator: Noah Galloway Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 19 minutes Release date: August 23, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Military hero and beloved Dancing with the Stars alum Noah Galloway shares his life story, and how losing his arm and leg in combat forced him to relearn how to live--and live to the fullest. Inspirational, humorous, and thought provoking, Noah Galloway's LIVING WITH NO EXCUSES sheds light on his upbringing in rural Alabama, his military experience, and the battle he faced to overcome losing two limbs during Operation Iraqi Freedom. From reliving the early days of life to his acceptance of his 'new normal' after losing his arm and leg in combat, Noah reveals his ambition to succeed against all odds. Noah's gripping story is a shining example that with laughter, and the right amount of perspective, you can tackle anything. Whether it be overcoming injury, conquering the Dancing with the Stars ballroom, or taking the next steps forward in life with his young family - Noah demonstrates how to live life to the fullest, with no excuses.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273199Tue, 23 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Living with No Excuses: The Remarkable Rebirth of an American Soldier Author: Noah Galloway Narrator: Noah Galloway Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Living with No Excuses: The Remarkable Rebirth of an American Soldier Author: Noah Galloway Narrator: Noah Galloway Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 19 minutes Release date: August 23, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Military hero and beloved Dancing with the Stars alum Noah Galloway shares his life story, and how losing his arm and leg in combat forced him to relearn how to live--and live to the fullest. Inspirational, humorous, and thought provoking, Noah Galloway's LIVING WITH NO EXCUSES sheds light on his upbringing in rural Alabama, his military experience, and the battle he faced to overcome losing two limbs during Operation Iraqi Freedom. From reliving the early days of life to his acceptance of his 'new normal' after losing his arm and leg in combat, Noah reveals his ambition to succeed against all odds. Noah's gripping story is a shining example that with laughter, and the right amount of perspective, you can tackle anything. Whether it be overcoming injury, conquering the Dancing with the Stars ballroom, or taking the next steps forward in life with his young family - Noah demonstrates how to live life to the fullest, with no excuses.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-15-17-to-paris-the-true-story-of-a-terrorist-a-train-and-three-american-heroes-by-jeffrey-e-stern-spencer-stone-alek-skarlatos-ant--65200415https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273128 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes Author: Jeffrey E Stern, Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler Narrator: Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 23, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An ISIS terrorist planned to kill more than 500 people. He would have succeeded except for three American friends who refused to give in to fear. On August 21, 2015, Ayoub El-Khazzani boarded train #9364 in Brussels, bound for Paris. There could be no doubt about his mission: he had an AK-47, a pistol, a box cutter, and enough ammunition to obliterate every passenger on board. Slipping into the bathroom in secret, he armed his weapons. Another major ISIS attack was about to begin. Khazzani wasn't expecting Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone. Stone was a martial arts enthusiast and airman first class in the US Air Force, Skarlatos was a member of the Oregon National Guard, and all three were fearless. But their decision-to charge the gunman, then overpower him even as he turned first his gun, then his knife, on Stone-depended on a lifetime of loyalty, support, and faith. Their friendship was forged as they came of age together in California: going to church, playing paintball, teaching each other to swear, and sticking together when they got in trouble at school. Years later, that friendship would give all of them the courage to stand in the path of one of the world's deadliest terrorist organizations. The 15:17 to Paris is an amazing true story of friendship and bravery, of near tragedy averted by three young men who found the heroic unity and strength inside themselves at the moment when they, and 500 other innocent travelers, needed it most.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273128Tue, 23 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273128 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes Author: Jeffrey E Stern, Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, Anthony...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273128 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes Author: Jeffrey E Stern, Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler Narrator: Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 23, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An ISIS terrorist planned to kill more than 500 people. He would have succeeded except for three American friends who refused to give in to fear. On August 21, 2015, Ayoub El-Khazzani boarded train #9364 in Brussels, bound for Paris. There could be no doubt about his mission: he had an AK-47, a pistol, a box cutter, and enough ammunition to obliterate every passenger on board. Slipping into the bathroom in secret, he armed his weapons. Another major ISIS attack was about to begin. Khazzani wasn't expecting Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone. Stone was a martial arts enthusiast and airman first class in the US Air Force, Skarlatos was a member of the Oregon National Guard, and all three were fearless. But their decision-to charge the gunman, then overpower him even as he turned first his gun, then his knife, on Stone-depended on a lifetime of loyalty, support, and faith. Their friendship was forged as they came of age together in California: going to church, playing paintball, teaching each other to swear, and sticking together when they got in trouble at school. Years later, that friendship would give all of them the courage to stand in the path of one of the world's deadliest terrorist organizations. The 15:17 to Paris is an amazing true story of friendship and bravery, of near tragedy averted by three young men who found the heroic unity and strength inside themselves at the moment when they, and 500 other innocent travelers, needed it most.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-light-by-dr-rick-scarnati--65200387https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278916 to listen full audiobooks. Title: GOD'S LIGHT Author: Dr. Rick Scarnati Narrator: Dr. Rick Scarnati Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 11 minutes Release date: August 23, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Psychiatric Physician's Hypnotic Time Regression Experience, which includes Two Alien Encounters; Spiritual Bonding with a Seraph Fire Angel from God's Throne; and, Creation from GOD'S LIGHT Bringing 3 Messages for the World.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278916Tue, 23 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278916 to listen full audiobooks. Title: GOD'S LIGHT Author: Dr. Rick Scarnati Narrator: Dr. Rick Scarnati Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 11 minutes Release date: August 23, 2016...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278916 to listen full audiobooks. Title: GOD'S LIGHT Author: Dr. Rick Scarnati Narrator: Dr. Rick Scarnati Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 11 minutes Release date: August 23, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Psychiatric Physician's Hypnotic Time Regression Experience, which includes Two Alien Encounters; Spiritual Bonding with a Seraph Fire Angel from God's Throne; and, Creation from GOD'S LIGHT Bringing 3 Messages for the World.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lost-a-search-for-six-of-six-million-by-daniel-mendelsohn--65200482https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270267 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million Author: Daniel Mendelsohn Narrator: Bronson Pinchot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 22 minutes Release date: August 16, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this rich and riveting narrative, a writer’s search for the truth behind his family’s tragic past in World War II becomes a remarkably original epic—part memoir, part reportage, part mystery, and part scholarly detective work—that brilliantly explores the nature of time and memory, family and history. The Lost begins as the story of a boy who grew up in a family haunted by the disappearance of six relatives during the Holocaust—an unmentionable subject that gripped his imagination from earliest childhood. Decades later, spurred by the discovery of a cache of desperate letters written to his grandfather in 1939 and tantalized by fragmentary tales of a terrible betrayal, Daniel Mendelsohn sets out to find the remaining eyewitnesses to his relatives’ fates. That quest eventually takes him to a dozen countries on four continents and forces him to confront the wrenching discrepancies between the histories we live and the stories we tell. And it leads him, finally, back to the small Ukrainian town where his family’s story began and where the solution to a decades-old mystery awaits him. Deftly moving between past and present, interweaving a world-wandering odyssey with childhood memories of a now-lost generation of immigrant Jews and provocative ruminations on biblical texts and Jewish history, The Lost transforms the story of one family into a profound, morally searching meditation on our fragile hold on the past. Deeply personal, grippingly suspenseful, and beautifully written, this literary tour de force illuminates all that is lost, and found, in the passage of time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270267Tue, 16 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270267 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million Author: Daniel Mendelsohn Narrator: Bronson Pinchot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 22 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270267 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million Author: Daniel Mendelsohn Narrator: Bronson Pinchot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 22 minutes Release date: August 16, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this rich and riveting narrative, a writer’s search for the truth behind his family’s tragic past in World War II becomes a remarkably original epic—part memoir, part reportage, part mystery, and part scholarly detective work—that brilliantly explores the nature of time and memory, family and history. The Lost begins as the story of a boy who grew up in a family haunted by the disappearance of six relatives during the Holocaust—an unmentionable subject that gripped his imagination from earliest childhood. Decades later, spurred by the discovery of a cache of desperate letters written to his grandfather in 1939 and tantalized by fragmentary tales of a terrible betrayal, Daniel Mendelsohn sets out to find the remaining eyewitnesses to his relatives’ fates. That quest eventually takes him to a dozen countries on four continents and forces him to confront the wrenching discrepancies between the histories we live and the stories we tell. And it leads him, finally, back to the small Ukrainian town where his family’s story began and where the solution to a decades-old mystery awaits him. Deftly moving between past and present, interweaving a world-wandering odyssey with childhood memories of a now-lost generation of immigrant Jews and provocative ruminations on biblical texts and Jewish history, The Lost transforms the story of one family into a profound, morally searching meditation on our fragile hold on the past. Deeply personal, grippingly suspenseful, and beautifully written, this literary tour de force illuminates all that is lost, and found, in the passage of time.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/carry-on-a-story-or-resilience-redemption-and-an-unlikely-family-by-lisa-fenn--65200471https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270216 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Carry On: A Story or Resilience, Redemption, and an Unlikely Family Author: Lisa Fenn Narrator: Lisa Fenn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 14 minutes Release date: August 16, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the spirit of The Blind Side and Friday Night Lights comes a tender and profoundly moving memoir about an ESPN producer’s unexpected relationship with two disabled wrestlers from inner city Cleveland, and how these bonds—blossoming, ultimately, into a most unorthodox family—would transform their lives. When award-winning ESPN producer Lisa Fenn returned to her hometown for a story about two wrestlers at one of Cleveland’s toughest public high schools, she had no idea that the trip would change her life. Both young men were disadvantaged students with significant physical disabilities. Dartanyon Crockett was legally blind as a result of Leber’s disease; Leroy Sutton lost both his legs at eleven, when he was run over by a train. Brought together by wrestling, they had developed a brother-like bond as they worked to overcome their disabilities. After forming a profound connection with Dartanyon and Leroy, Fenn realized she couldn't just walk away when filming ended; these boys had had to overcome the odds too many times. Instead, Fenn dedicated herself to ensuring their success long after the reporting was finished and the story aired—and an unlikely family of three was formed. The years ahead would be fraught with complex challenges, but Fenn stayed with the boys every step of the way—teaching them essential life skills, helping them heal old wounds and traumatic pasts, and providing the first steady and consistent support system they’d ever had. This powerful memoir is one of love, hope, faith, and strength—a story about an unusual family and the courage to carry on, even in the most extraordinary circumstances.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270216Tue, 16 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270216 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Carry On: A Story or Resilience, Redemption, and an Unlikely Family Author: Lisa Fenn Narrator: Lisa Fenn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270216 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Carry On: A Story or Resilience, Redemption, and an Unlikely Family Author: Lisa Fenn Narrator: Lisa Fenn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 14 minutes Release date: August 16, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the spirit of The Blind Side and Friday Night Lights comes a tender and profoundly moving memoir about an ESPN producer’s unexpected relationship with two disabled wrestlers from inner city Cleveland, and how these bonds—blossoming, ultimately, into a most unorthodox family—would transform their lives. When award-winning ESPN producer Lisa Fenn returned to her hometown for a story about two wrestlers at one of Cleveland’s toughest public high schools, she had no idea that the trip would change her life. Both young men were disadvantaged students with significant physical disabilities. Dartanyon Crockett was legally blind as a result of Leber’s disease; Leroy Sutton lost both his legs at eleven, when he was run over by a train. Brought together by wrestling, they had developed a brother-like bond as they worked to overcome their disabilities. After forming a profound connection with Dartanyon and Leroy, Fenn realized she couldn't just walk away when filming ended; these boys had had to overcome the odds too many times. Instead, Fenn dedicated herself to ensuring their success long after the reporting was finished and the story aired—and an unlikely family of three was formed. The years ahead would be fraught with complex challenges, but Fenn stayed with the boys every step of the way—teaching them essential life skills, helping them heal old wounds and traumatic pasts, and providing the first steady and consistent support system they’d ever had. This powerful memoir is one of love, hope, faith, and strength—a story about an unusual family and the courage to carry on, even in the most extraordinary circumstances.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-girl-with-the-lower-back-tattoo-by-amy-schumer--65200414https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271646 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo Author: Amy Schumer Narrator: Amy Schumer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 1 minute Release date: August 16, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.02 of Total 920 Ratings of Narrator: 4.61 of Total 139 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 2017 Audie Award Finalist for Audiobook of the Year and Narration by the Author #1 New York Times Bestseller 'Amy Schumer's book will make you love her even more. For a comedian of unbridled (and generally hilarious) causticity, Schumer has written a probing, confessional, unguarded, and, yes, majorly humanizing non-memoir, a book that trades less on sarcasm, and more on emotional resonance.' —Vogue 'The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo is an alternatingly meditative, sexually explicit, side-splittingly hilarious, heart-wrenching, disturbing, passionately political, and always staggeringly authentic ride through the highs and lows of the comedic powerhouse's life to date.' —Harper's Bazaar 'This is your happy hour with Amy Schumer...It's Bossypants meets Trainwreck meets your long weekend.' —TheSkimm “Amy’s got your back. She’s in your corner. She’s an honesty bomb. And she’s coming for you.” —Actress Tilda Swinton and Trainwreck co-star The Emmy Award-winning comedian, actress, writer, and star of Inside Amy Schumer, Hulu's Life & Beth, and the acclaimed film Trainwreck has taken the entertainment world by storm with her winning blend of smart, satirical humor. Now, Amy Schumer has written a refreshingly candid and uproariously funny collection of (extremely) personal and observational essays. In The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy mines her past for stories about her teenage years, her family, relationships, and sex and shares the experiences that have shaped who she is—a woman with the courage to bare her soul to stand up for what she believes in, all while making us laugh. Ranging from the raucous to the romantic, the heartfelt to the harrowing, this highly entertaining and universally appealing collection is the literary equivalent of a night out with your best friend—an unforgettable and fun adventure that you wish could last forever. Whether she’s experiencing lust-at-first-sight while in the airport security line, sharing her own views on love and marriage, admitting to being an introvert, or discovering her cross-fit instructor’s secret bad habit, Amy Schumer proves to be a bighearted, brave, and thoughtful storyteller that will leave you nodding your head in recognition, laughing out loud, and sobbing uncontrollably—but only because it’s over.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271646Tue, 16 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271646 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo Author: Amy Schumer Narrator: Amy Schumer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 1 minute Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271646 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo Author: Amy Schumer Narrator: Amy Schumer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 1 minute Release date: August 16, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.02 of Total 920 Ratings of Narrator: 4.61 of Total 139 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 2017 Audie Award Finalist for Audiobook of the Year and Narration by the Author #1 New York Times Bestseller 'Amy Schumer's book will make you love her even more. For a comedian of unbridled (and generally hilarious) causticity, Schumer has written a probing, confessional, unguarded, and, yes, majorly humanizing non-memoir, a book that trades less on sarcasm, and more on emotional resonance.' —Vogue 'The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo is an alternatingly meditative, sexually explicit, side-splittingly hilarious, heart-wrenching, disturbing, passionately political, and always staggeringly authentic ride through the highs and lows of the comedic powerhouse's life to date.' —Harper's Bazaar 'This is your happy hour with Amy Schumer...It's Bossypants meets Trainwreck meets your long weekend.' —TheSkimm “Amy’s got your back. She’s in your corner. She’s an honesty bomb. And she’s coming for you.” —Actress Tilda Swinton and Trainwreck co-star The Emmy Award-winning comedian, actress, writer, and star of Inside Amy Schumer, Hulu's Life & Beth, and the acclaimed film Trainwreck has taken the entertainment world by storm with her winning blend of smart, satirical humor. Now, Amy Schumer has written a refreshingly candid and uproariously funny collection of (extremely) personal and observational essays. In The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy mines her past for stories about her teenage years, her family, relationships, and sex and shares the experiences that have shaped who she is—a woman with the courage to bare her soul to stand up for what she believes in, all while making us laugh. Ranging from the raucous to the romantic, the heartfelt to the harrowing, this highly entertaining and universally appealing collection is the literary equivalent of a night out with your best friend—an unforgettable and fun adventure that you wish could last forever. Whether she’s experiencing lust-at-first-sight while in the airport security line, sharing her own views on love and marriage, admitting to being an introvert, or discovering her cross-fit instructor’s secret bad habit, Amy Schumer proves to be a bighearted, brave, and thoughtful storyteller that will leave you nodding your head in recognition, laughing out loud, and sobbing uncontrollably—but only because it’s over.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/headstrong-surviving-a-traumatic-brain-injury-without-losing-my-mind-by-donna-valentino--65200459https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272870 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Headstrong: Surviving a Traumatic Brain Injury without Losing My Mind Author: Donna Valentino Narrator: Tonia King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 27 minutes Release date: August 15, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On an uncharacteristically warm February day in Texas, a young couple sets off in search of a new adventure. The quiet, isolated woods of the resort offer the perfect setting for a romantic weekend for two. They challenge each other to an ATV ride and start off energized, excited, and ready to explore. The adventure that follows, however, is not what they anticipated. After crossing several cattle guards successfully, Donna Valentino attempts to navigate another--only to crash into an unmarked and almost invisible chain. In an instant, her lovers' weekend turns into a nightmare of injuries, including what would later be diagnosed as a severe brain injury. After months of rehabilitation and a courageous battle to regain her life, Donna wrote Headstrong: Surviving a Traumatic Brain Injury without Losing My Mind, recounting her remarkable journey of recovery and adaptation. Headstrong reveals her practical and positive outlook on life as well as her steadfast determination to make it, which she hopes will be an inspiration to others.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272870Mon, 15 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272870 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Headstrong: Surviving a Traumatic Brain Injury without Losing My Mind Author: Donna Valentino Narrator: Tonia King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272870 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Headstrong: Surviving a Traumatic Brain Injury without Losing My Mind Author: Donna Valentino Narrator: Tonia King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 27 minutes Release date: August 15, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On an uncharacteristically warm February day in Texas, a young couple sets off in search of a new adventure. The quiet, isolated woods of the resort offer the perfect setting for a romantic weekend for two. They challenge each other to an ATV ride and start off energized, excited, and ready to explore. The adventure that follows, however, is not what they anticipated. After crossing several cattle guards successfully, Donna Valentino attempts to navigate another--only to crash into an unmarked and almost invisible chain. In an instant, her lovers' weekend turns into a nightmare of injuries, including what would later be diagnosed as a severe brain injury. After months of rehabilitation and a courageous battle to regain her life, Donna wrote Headstrong: Surviving a Traumatic Brain Injury without Losing My Mind, recounting her remarkable journey of recovery and adaptation. Headstrong reveals her practical and positive outlook on life as well as her steadfast determination to make it, which she hopes will be an inspiration to others.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-letters-of-mark-twain-complete-by-mark-twain--65200494https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271090 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Letters of Mark Twain, Complete Author: Mark Twain Narrator: James K. White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 32 hours 49 minutes Release date: August 10, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 59 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: These letters were arranged in two volumes by Albert Bigelow Paine, Samuel L. Clemens's literary executor, as a supplement to Mark Twain, A Biography, which Paine wrote. They are, for the most part, every letter written by Clemens known to exist at the time of their publication in 1917. They begin with a fragment of a letter from teenaged Sam Clemens to his sister, Pamela, and conclude with a letter to his attorney two weeks before his death. These letters give us some degree of insight into the evolution of Twain's style of speech and prose over the period of his lifetime; they are a small window into the psyche that created the various characters of his stories. But they also reveal the tragedies of his life: the lack of success in his business ventures, the passing of family. And as I read each one in this collection, I can almost detect the faint odor of one of his "devilish" cigars wafting across the room. (Introduction by James K. White)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271090Wed, 10 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271090 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Letters of Mark Twain, Complete Author: Mark Twain Narrator: James K. White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 32 hours 49 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271090 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Letters of Mark Twain, Complete Author: Mark Twain Narrator: James K. White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 32 hours 49 minutes Release date: August 10, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 59 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: These letters were arranged in two volumes by Albert Bigelow Paine, Samuel L. Clemens's literary executor, as a supplement to Mark Twain, A Biography, which Paine wrote. They are, for the most part, every letter written by Clemens known to exist at the time of their publication in 1917. They begin with a fragment of a letter from teenaged Sam Clemens to his sister, Pamela, and conclude with a letter to his attorney two weeks before his death. These letters give us some degree of insight into the evolution of Twain's style of speech and prose over the period of his lifetime; they are a small window into the psyche that created the various characters of his stories. But they also reveal the tragedies of his life: the lack of success in his business ventures, the passing of family. And as I read each one in this collection, I can almost detect the faint odor of one of his "devilish" cigars wafting across the room. (Introduction by James K. White)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-of-samuel-johnson-vol-i-version-2-by-james-boswell--65200491https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271140 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. I (Version 2) Author: James Boswell Narrator: Barbara Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 33 hours 47 minutes Release date: August 10, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the first of four volumes of a what was a new, intimate, type of biography when it was first published in 1791 and which has been annotated by numerous editors . Boswell took many notes of Johnson's conversations during the time when he knew one of England's most influential men of letters and he also gives us frequent glimpses of other famous personalities who were part of Johnson's circle in eighteenth century London. - Summary by barbara2]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271140Wed, 10 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271140 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. I (Version 2) Author: James Boswell Narrator: Barbara Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 33 hours 47 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271140 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. I (Version 2) Author: James Boswell Narrator: Barbara Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 33 hours 47 minutes Release date: August 10, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the first of four volumes of a what was a new, intimate, type of biography when it was first published in 1791 and which has been annotated by numerous editors . Boswell took many notes of Johnson's conversations during the time when he knew one of England's most influential men of letters and he also gives us frequent glimpses of other famous personalities who were part of Johnson's circle in eighteenth century London. - Summary by barbara2]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-of-samuel-johnson-vol-iv-by-james-boswell--65200489https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271127 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. IV Author: James Boswell Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 1 minute Release date: August 10, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the fourth volume of the Biography of Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson's Life has been documented in great detail by his friends, this biography being originally published by James Boswell, and then edited several times by other persons, such as John Croker, who have been friends of both Samuel Johnson as well as James Boswell. Already famous during his life time, Samuel Johnson's biography attracted considerable attention when it was published after Johnson's death, and continues to be read until today.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271127Wed, 10 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271127 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. IV Author: James Boswell Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 1 minute Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271127 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. IV Author: James Boswell Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 1 minute Release date: August 10, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the fourth volume of the Biography of Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson's Life has been documented in great detail by his friends, this biography being originally published by James Boswell, and then edited several times by other persons, such as John Croker, who have been friends of both Samuel Johnson as well as James Boswell. Already famous during his life time, Samuel Johnson's biography attracted considerable attention when it was published after Johnson's death, and continues to be read until today.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-innocents-abroad-version-2-by-mark-twain--65200486https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271157 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Innocents Abroad (Version 2) Author: Mark Twain Narrator: Bscott Holmes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 17 minutes Release date: August 10, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 2.2 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Samuel L. Clemens' (Mark Twain) journey to Europe and the Holy Land in 1866. Reportedly his best selling book.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271157Wed, 10 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271157 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Innocents Abroad (Version 2) Author: Mark Twain Narrator: Bscott Holmes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 17 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271157 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Innocents Abroad (Version 2) Author: Mark Twain Narrator: Bscott Holmes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 17 minutes Release date: August 10, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 2.2 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Samuel L. Clemens' (Mark Twain) journey to Europe and the Holy Land in 1866. Reportedly his best selling book.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/letters-to-his-son-on-the-art-of-becoming-a-man-of-the-world-and-a-gentleman-by-philip-stanhope--65200484https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271149 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman Author: Philip Stanhope Narrator: Sibella Denton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 39 minutes Release date: August 10, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.8 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Philip STANHOPE, 4TH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD (1694 - 1773) Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, was at one time Ambassador to the Hague, negotiated the second Treaty of Vienna, was a founding governor of London's Foundling Hospital, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, and Secretary of State. Having no legitimate children, his heir was his third cousin (another Philip) whom he adopted. Although known as a hard, calculating man, he is most well known for his letters to his natural son (i.e., illegitimate son) (also called Philip). When Philip died in 1768, the letters are addressed to his grandchildren (Philip's two sons, Charles, and, yes, Philip!). (Sibella Denton) From the introduction: "The proud Lord Chesterfield would have turned in his grave had he known that he was to go down to posterity as a teacher and preacher of the gospel of not grace, but-"the graces, the graces, the graces." Natural gifts, social status, open opportunities, and his ambition, all conspired to destine him for high statesmanship. If anything was lacking in his qualifications, he had the pluck and good sense to work hard and persistently until the deficiency was made up. Something remained lacking, and not all his consummate mastery of arts could conceal that conspicuous want,-the want of heart. Teacher and preacher he assuredly is, and long will be, yet no thanks are his due from a posterity of the common people whom he so sublimely despised. His pious mission was not to raise the level of the multitude, but to lift a single individual upon a pedestal so high that his lowly origin should not betray itself. That individual was his, Lord Chesterfield's, illegitimate son, whose inferior blood should be given the true blue hue by concentrating upon him all the externals of aristocratic education."]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271149Wed, 10 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271149 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman Author: Philip Stanhope Narrator: Sibella Denton Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271149 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman Author: Philip Stanhope Narrator: Sibella Denton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 39 minutes Release date: August 10, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.8 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Philip STANHOPE, 4TH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD (1694 - 1773) Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, was at one time Ambassador to the Hague, negotiated the second Treaty of Vienna, was a founding governor of London's Foundling Hospital, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, and Secretary of State. Having no legitimate children, his heir was his third cousin (another Philip) whom he adopted. Although known as a hard, calculating man, he is most well known for his letters to his natural son (i.e., illegitimate son) (also called Philip). When Philip died in 1768, the letters are addressed to his grandchildren (Philip's two sons, Charles, and, yes, Philip!). (Sibella Denton) From the introduction: "The proud Lord Chesterfield would have turned in his grave had he known that he was to go down to posterity as a teacher and preacher of the gospel of not grace, but-"the graces, the graces, the graces." Natural gifts, social status, open opportunities, and his ambition, all conspired to destine him for high statesmanship. If anything was lacking in his qualifications, he had the pluck and good sense to work hard and persistently until the deficiency was made up. Something remained lacking, and not all his consummate mastery of arts could conceal that conspicuous want,-the want of heart. Teacher and preacher he assuredly is, and long will be, yet no thanks are his due from a posterity of the common people whom he so sublimely despised. His pious mission was not to raise the level of the multitude, but to lift a single individual upon a pedestal so high that his lowly origin should not betray itself. That individual was his, Lord Chesterfield's, illegitimate son, whose inferior blood should be given the true blue hue by concentrating upon him all the externals of aristocratic education."]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-of-samuel-johnson-vol-iii-by-james-boswell--65200428https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271115 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. III Author: James Boswell Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 1 minute Release date: August 10, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the third volume of the Biography of Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson's Life has been documented in great detail by his friends, this biography being originally published by James Boswell, and then edited several times by other persons, such as John Croker, who have been friends of both Samuel Johnson as well as James Boswell. Already famous during his life time, Samuel Johnson's biography attracted considerable attention when it was published after Johnson's death, and continues to be read until today.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271115Wed, 10 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271115 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. III Author: James Boswell Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 1 minute Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271115 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. III Author: James Boswell Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 1 minute Release date: August 10, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the third volume of the Biography of Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson's Life has been documented in great detail by his friends, this biography being originally published by James Boswell, and then edited several times by other persons, such as John Croker, who have been friends of both Samuel Johnson as well as James Boswell. Already famous during his life time, Samuel Johnson's biography attracted considerable attention when it was published after Johnson's death, and continues to be read until today.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/textbook-amy-krouse-rosenthal-by-amy-krouse-rosenthal--65200487https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270039 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal Narrator: Amy Krouse Rosenthal, John Green Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 54 minutes Release date: August 9, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of Encyclopedia an Ordinary Life returns with a literary experience that is unprecedented, unforgettable, and explosively human.    Ten years after her beloved, groundbreaking Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, #1 New York Times bestselling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal delivers a book full of her distinct blend of nonlinear narrative, wistful reflections, and insightful wit. It is a mighty, life-affirming work that sheds light on all the ordinary and extraordinary ways we are connected.   Like she did with Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, Amy Krouse Rosenthal ingeniously adapts a standard format—a textbook, this time—to explore life’s lessons and experiences into a funny, wise, and poignant work of art. Not exactly a memoir, not just a collection of observations, Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal is a beautiful exploration into the many ways we are connected on this planet and speaks to the awe, bewilderment, and poignancy of being alive. Includes a bonus PDF with photographs, illustrations, texting guides, and more   “…a groundbreaking new twist on the traditional literary experience… Textbook is a delightful collection of interesting scenarios that directly point to life lessons. Rosenthal manages to spotlight grand moments and everyday moments with equal curiosity, proving that it can be both a privilege — and petrifying — to peek into one’s humanity.”—Associated Press   “Rosenthal is a marvel… a talented storyteller with an experimental flair for formatting… This engaging, playful, and clever glimpse into one woman’s life offers lots of photographs, graphic illustrations, and diagrams, resulting in a book that will make readers smile as their notions of story delivery expand.” —Booklist]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270039Tue, 09 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270039 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal Narrator: Amy Krouse Rosenthal, John Green Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 54...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270039 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal Narrator: Amy Krouse Rosenthal, John Green Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 54 minutes Release date: August 9, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of Encyclopedia an Ordinary Life returns with a literary experience that is unprecedented, unforgettable, and explosively human.    Ten years after her beloved, groundbreaking Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, #1 New York Times bestselling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal delivers a book full of her distinct blend of nonlinear narrative, wistful reflections, and insightful wit. It is a mighty, life-affirming work that sheds light on all the ordinary and extraordinary ways we are connected.   Like she did with Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, Amy Krouse Rosenthal ingeniously adapts a standard format—a textbook, this time—to explore life’s lessons and experiences into a funny, wise, and poignant work of art. Not exactly a memoir, not just a collection of observations, Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal is a beautiful exploration into the many ways we are connected on this planet and speaks to the awe, bewilderment, and poignancy of being alive. Includes a bonus PDF with photographs, illustrations, texting guides, and more   “…a groundbreaking new twist on the traditional literary experience… Textbook is a delightful collection of interesting scenarios that directly point to life lessons. Rosenthal manages to spotlight grand moments and everyday moments with equal curiosity, proving that it can be both a privilege — and petrifying — to peek into one’s humanity.”—Associated Press   “Rosenthal is a marvel… a talented storyteller with an experimental flair for formatting… This engaging, playful, and clever glimpse into one woman’s life offers lots of photographs, graphic illustrations, and diagrams, resulting in a book that will make readers smile as their notions of story delivery expand.” —Booklist]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/please-enjoy-your-happiness-a-memoir-by-paul-brinkley-rogers--65200417https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Please Enjoy Your Happiness: A Memoir Author: Paul Brinkley-Rogers Narrator: James Langton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: August 2, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A beautiful and evocative memoir based on the author’s summer-long love affair with a remarkable older Japanese woman in the wake of World War II—“the most romantic memoir you’re likely to read in a lifetime” (New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand). Pulitzer Prize–winning war correspondent Paul Brinkley‑Rogers has lived an adventurous life all over the world. But there is one story he cannot forget: that of his haunting love affair with a mysterious older Japanese woman in 1959. Paul was a sailor aboard the USS Shangri‑La that long‑ago summer when he met Kaji Yukiko in the seaport of Yokosuka. A fierce intellectual, Yukiko shared her astonishing knowledge of literature, film, and poetry with Paul and encouraged, even demanded, that he use his gifts to become the writer he is today. But theirs was not a quiet love story. When a member of the yakuza, Japan’s brutal crime syndicate, attempted to kidnap Yukiko, Paul realized that there was much more to her—and to Japan in the devastating wake of World War II—than he saw at first glance. Through the searing letters that Yukiko wrote to him and Paul’s vivid telling of a history made all the more powerful and poignant by the weight of time, Please Enjoy Your Happiness reaches across decades and continents, inviting us all to revisit those loves of our lives that never truly end.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270403Tue, 02 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Please Enjoy Your Happiness: A Memoir Author: Paul Brinkley-Rogers Narrator: James Langton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Please Enjoy Your Happiness: A Memoir Author: Paul Brinkley-Rogers Narrator: James Langton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: August 2, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A beautiful and evocative memoir based on the author’s summer-long love affair with a remarkable older Japanese woman in the wake of World War II—“the most romantic memoir you’re likely to read in a lifetime” (New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand). Pulitzer Prize–winning war correspondent Paul Brinkley‑Rogers has lived an adventurous life all over the world. But there is one story he cannot forget: that of his haunting love affair with a mysterious older Japanese woman in 1959. Paul was a sailor aboard the USS Shangri‑La that long‑ago summer when he met Kaji Yukiko in the seaport of Yokosuka. A fierce intellectual, Yukiko shared her astonishing knowledge of literature, film, and poetry with Paul and encouraged, even demanded, that he use his gifts to become the writer he is today. But theirs was not a quiet love story. When a member of the yakuza, Japan’s brutal crime syndicate, attempted to kidnap Yukiko, Paul realized that there was much more to her—and to Japan in the devastating wake of World War II—than he saw at first glance. Through the searing letters that Yukiko wrote to him and Paul’s vivid telling of a history made all the more powerful and poignant by the weight of time, Please Enjoy Your Happiness reaches across decades and continents, inviting us all to revisit those loves of our lives that never truly end.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pilot-method-the-5-elemental-truths-to-leading-yourself-in-life-by-elizabeth-mccormick--65200493https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270518 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The PILOT Method: The 5 Elemental Truths to Leading Yourself in Life! Author: Elizabeth McCormick Narrator: Elizabeth McCormick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Becoming a Black Hawk helicopter pilot wasn't easy, and from that experience came the realization that pilots- rotary or fixed wing, military or civilian, have a different thought process. The rigors of flight training and the heightened state of awareness during flight changes who they are. What makes pilots different? Why are they revered as an industry and looked up to by children with awestruck eyes? And how can the lessons learned as pilots translate into personal leadership and high level performance? The P.I.L.O.T. Method breaks down the 5 elemental truths to being a better leader of yourself through the experiences of pilots. P- Potential: You have potential, are you confident in that potential, and how to boost it. I- Implementation: What are you doing with your potential, and how to get more out of it. L- Leadership: The three pillars of leadership based on aviation principles and how they apply to you. O- Optimize: Are you living your best life? Learn how you CAN be more, do more, and live more. T- Tenacity: Never give up. How to find that toughness within you. Through Elizabeth McCormick’s stories and those of her pilot friends, you’ll learn how to FLY- First Lead Yourself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270518Mon, 01 Aug 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270518 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The PILOT Method: The 5 Elemental Truths to Leading Yourself in Life! Author: Elizabeth McCormick Narrator: Elizabeth McCormick Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270518 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The PILOT Method: The 5 Elemental Truths to Leading Yourself in Life! Author: Elizabeth McCormick Narrator: Elizabeth McCormick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Becoming a Black Hawk helicopter pilot wasn't easy, and from that experience came the realization that pilots- rotary or fixed wing, military or civilian, have a different thought process. The rigors of flight training and the heightened state of awareness during flight changes who they are. What makes pilots different? Why are they revered as an industry and looked up to by children with awestruck eyes? And how can the lessons learned as pilots translate into personal leadership and high level performance? The P.I.L.O.T. Method breaks down the 5 elemental truths to being a better leader of yourself through the experiences of pilots. P- Potential: You have potential, are you confident in that potential, and how to boost it. I- Implementation: What are you doing with your potential, and how to get more out of it. L- Leadership: The three pillars of leadership based on aviation principles and how they apply to you. O- Optimize: Are you living your best life? Learn how you CAN be more, do more, and live more. T- Tenacity: Never give up. How to find that toughness within you. Through Elizabeth McCormick’s stories and those of her pilot friends, you’ll learn how to FLY- First Lead Yourself.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unloved-daughter-by-joan-bellrichard--65200479https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270277 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unloved Daughter Author: Joan Bellrichard Narrator: Natasha Soudek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Release date: June 5, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From a childhood of abuse came loneliness, fears, and torments in my life. Then going through a nervous breakdown, an abusive marriage, and a desire no longer to live, one day miraculously it all began to change. Reading my testimony you too will come to realize that God not only protected me, but God Himself is now using my yesterdays for His Glory. God saved me to be here for each one of you. The spark of life that seemed to no longer be within me was still present, and burns more than ever brighter today. Never did I imagine after raising a family that God would so powerfully come into my life. It all began in 1993 when He led me to Yugoslavia on a pilgrimage, and then in 2003 to Bible College along with my husband. After we graduated we were ordained as ministers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. God had already let us know that we were to be founders of Message of The Cross Ministries, which today gives me more joy then I had ever hoped for in this life. Just as my earlier life began as a mighty disaster, this now new life in and through Jesus Christ has just the opposite effect and meaning! Traveling is one of my desires, and I patiently wait to see yet more of God's creation and beauty for all of us. Without Jesus Christ I am weak; with Him I am strong. He is my all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270277Sun, 05 Jun 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270277 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unloved Daughter Author: Joan Bellrichard Narrator: Natasha Soudek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Release date: June 5, 2016...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270277 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unloved Daughter Author: Joan Bellrichard Narrator: Natasha Soudek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Release date: June 5, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From a childhood of abuse came loneliness, fears, and torments in my life. Then going through a nervous breakdown, an abusive marriage, and a desire no longer to live, one day miraculously it all began to change. Reading my testimony you too will come to realize that God not only protected me, but God Himself is now using my yesterdays for His Glory. God saved me to be here for each one of you. The spark of life that seemed to no longer be within me was still present, and burns more than ever brighter today. Never did I imagine after raising a family that God would so powerfully come into my life. It all began in 1993 when He led me to Yugoslavia on a pilgrimage, and then in 2003 to Bible College along with my husband. After we graduated we were ordained as ministers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. God had already let us know that we were to be founders of Message of The Cross Ministries, which today gives me more joy then I had ever hoped for in this life. Just as my earlier life began as a mighty disaster, this now new life in and through Jesus Christ has just the opposite effect and meaning! Traveling is one of my desires, and I patiently wait to see yet more of God's creation and beauty for all of us. Without Jesus Christ I am weak; with Him I am strong. He is my all.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/miz-bambo-by-carol-craig-cowan-lanyon--65200435https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miz Bambo Author: Carol Craig Cowan- Lanyon Narrator: Rachel Fulginiti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 47 minutes Release date: June 5, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Carol Craig Cowan-Lanyon had an idyllic childhood. Her mother, "Miz Bambo," embodied comfort, filling her world with art and magic. Her father kept her safe and told her she could be anything she wanted to be. But when Carol's father died just before her fifteenth birthday, the foundations began to crack. Without warning, Bambo became volatile and impossible to please. And at the end of Carol's sophomore year in college, Bambo disrupted all of her plans for the future with a declaration: they would be spending the next year abroad. What followed was the adventure of a lifetime. Though rooming with her mother didn't exactly represent the bohemian freedom Carol had yearned for, their experiences together would teach her how much she still had to learn about the world-and force her to grow up in ways she couldn't have anticipated. Miz Bambo tells the story of a unique mother-daughter bond, and of mysteries that will forever remain unsolved.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270276Sun, 05 Jun 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miz Bambo Author: Carol Craig Cowan- Lanyon Narrator: Rachel Fulginiti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 47 minutes Release date: June 5,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miz Bambo Author: Carol Craig Cowan- Lanyon Narrator: Rachel Fulginiti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 47 minutes Release date: June 5, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Carol Craig Cowan-Lanyon had an idyllic childhood. Her mother, "Miz Bambo," embodied comfort, filling her world with art and magic. Her father kept her safe and told her she could be anything she wanted to be. But when Carol's father died just before her fifteenth birthday, the foundations began to crack. Without warning, Bambo became volatile and impossible to please. And at the end of Carol's sophomore year in college, Bambo disrupted all of her plans for the future with a declaration: they would be spending the next year abroad. What followed was the adventure of a lifetime. Though rooming with her mother didn't exactly represent the bohemian freedom Carol had yearned for, their experiences together would teach her how much she still had to learn about the world-and force her to grow up in ways she couldn't have anticipated. Miz Bambo tells the story of a unique mother-daughter bond, and of mysteries that will forever remain unsolved.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-james-audubon-by-john-burroughs--65200388https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281497 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John James Audubon Author: John Burroughs Narrator: Laura Caldwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 33 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Audubon's life naturally divides itself into three periods: his youth, which was on the whole a gay and happy one, and which lasted till the time of his marriage at the age of twenty-eight; his business career which followed, lasting ten or more years, and consisting mainly in getting rid of the fortune his father had left him; and his career as an ornithologist which, though attended with great hardships and privations, brought him much happiness and, long before the end, substantial pecuniary rewards. (Summary from the Preface)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281497Fri, 01 Jan 2016 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281497 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John James Audubon Author: John Burroughs Narrator: Laura Caldwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 33 minutes Release date: January 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281497 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John James Audubon Author: John Burroughs Narrator: Laura Caldwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 33 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Audubon's life naturally divides itself into three periods: his youth, which was on the whole a gay and happy one, and which lasted till the time of his marriage at the age of twenty-eight; his business career which followed, lasting ten or more years, and consisting mainly in getting rid of the fortune his father had left him; and his career as an ornithologist which, though attended with great hardships and privations, brought him much happiness and, long before the end, substantial pecuniary rewards. (Summary from the Preface)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/letters-from-a-farmer-in-pennsylvania-by-john-dickinson--65200437https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274860 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania Author: John Dickinson Narrator: Bruce Moser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 26 minutes Release date: February 28, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania is a series of essays written by the Pennsylvania lawyer and legislator John Dickinson (1732-1808) and published under the name "A Farmer" from 1767 to 1768. The twelve letters were widely read and reprinted throughout the thirteen colonies and were important in uniting the colonists against the Townshend Acts. (Wikipedia)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274860Sat, 28 Feb 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274860 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania Author: John Dickinson Narrator: Bruce Moser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 26 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274860 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania Author: John Dickinson Narrator: Bruce Moser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 26 minutes Release date: February 28, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania is a series of essays written by the Pennsylvania lawyer and legislator John Dickinson (1732-1808) and published under the name "A Farmer" from 1767 to 1768. The twelve letters were widely read and reprinted throughout the thirteen colonies and were important in uniting the colonists against the Townshend Acts. (Wikipedia)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-diary-of-a-dead-officer-by-arthur-graeme-west--65200441https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274337 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Diary of a Dead Officer Author: Arthur Graeme West Narrator: Ruth Golding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 31, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 3.71 of Total 7 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Published posthumously in 1919, this collection of diary entries presents a scathing picture of army life and is said to be one of the most vivid accounts of daily life in the trenches. It chronicles West's increasing disillusion with war and his move toward pacifist and atheist beliefs. The final part consists of his powerful war poems, including God, How I Hate You, You Young Cheerful Men, and Night Patrol. West was killed by a sniper in 1917. In view of some of his poems, one wonders if death was not unwelcome. (Introduction adapted from Wikipedia by Ruth Golding)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274337Sat, 31 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274337 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Diary of a Dead Officer Author: Arthur Graeme West Narrator: Ruth Golding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 44 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274337 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Diary of a Dead Officer Author: Arthur Graeme West Narrator: Ruth Golding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 31, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 3.71 of Total 7 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Published posthumously in 1919, this collection of diary entries presents a scathing picture of army life and is said to be one of the most vivid accounts of daily life in the trenches. It chronicles West's increasing disillusion with war and his move toward pacifist and atheist beliefs. The final part consists of his powerful war poems, including God, How I Hate You, You Young Cheerful Men, and Night Patrol. West was killed by a sniper in 1917. In view of some of his poems, one wonders if death was not unwelcome. (Introduction adapted from Wikipedia by Ruth Golding)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/letters-from-england-1846-1849-by-elizabeth-davis-bancroft--65200433https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275839 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Letters from England, 1846-1849 Author: Elizabeth Davis Bancroft Narrator: Sibella Denton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 24, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Elizabeth Bancroft went to England with her husband, historian George Bancroft, for three of the most dynamicy years in European hstory. As Ambassador to England from the United States, George moved in the highest circles. In his wife's letters to their sons, her uncle, her brother, and Mrs. Polk (the President's wife), we see glimpses not only of early Victorian English life, but also of Queen Victoria herself! Mrs. Bancroft speaks of dinners with Benjamin Disraeli, visits to Wordsworth, weekends in the country with Louis Napolean and Sir Robert Peel with such matter of fact aplomb that one cannot help being impressed.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275839Sat, 24 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275839 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Letters from England, 1846-1849 Author: Elizabeth Davis Bancroft Narrator: Sibella Denton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 7 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275839 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Letters from England, 1846-1849 Author: Elizabeth Davis Bancroft Narrator: Sibella Denton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 24, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Elizabeth Bancroft went to England with her husband, historian George Bancroft, for three of the most dynamicy years in European hstory. As Ambassador to England from the United States, George moved in the highest circles. In his wife's letters to their sons, her uncle, her brother, and Mrs. Polk (the President's wife), we see glimpses not only of early Victorian English life, but also of Queen Victoria herself! Mrs. Bancroft speaks of dinners with Benjamin Disraeli, visits to Wordsworth, weekends in the country with Louis Napolean and Sir Robert Peel with such matter of fact aplomb that one cannot help being impressed.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/four-great-americans-by-james-baldwin--65200445https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274653 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Four Great Americans Author: James Baldwin Narrator: Sibella Denton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 20, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Written for children, James Baldwin's history of Washington, Franklin, Webster, and Lincoln brings these men to life in a way that will be interesting for adults as well. The stories touch on the little humanities of the great men, rather than dwelling on the great works and great events of their lifetimes, without ignoring the latter. (Summary written by Sibella Denton)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274653Tue, 20 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274653 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Four Great Americans Author: James Baldwin Narrator: Sibella Denton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 20,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274653 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Four Great Americans Author: James Baldwin Narrator: Sibella Denton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 20, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Written for children, James Baldwin's history of Washington, Franklin, Webster, and Lincoln brings these men to life in a way that will be interesting for adults as well. The stories touch on the little humanities of the great men, rather than dwelling on the great works and great events of their lifetimes, without ignoring the latter. (Summary written by Sibella Denton)]]>65cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-intimate-view-of-robert-g-ingersoll-by-i-newton-baker--65200456https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271050 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Intimate View of Robert G. Ingersoll Author: I. Newton Baker Narrator: Michele Fry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 19, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Written as a tribute to Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll after his death, by Isaac Newton Baker, his secretary of 14 years, and presented to the Ingersoll family. Later expanded and published by the family so the world could learn more about the public and private life, personality, work, thoughts and ideals of the most famous orator of the late 1800's, also dubbed "The Greatest Agnostic Of the Century".]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271050Mon, 19 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271050 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Intimate View of Robert G. Ingersoll Author: I. Newton Baker Narrator: Michele Fry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 29 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271050 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Intimate View of Robert G. Ingersoll Author: I. Newton Baker Narrator: Michele Fry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 19, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Written as a tribute to Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll after his death, by Isaac Newton Baker, his secretary of 14 years, and presented to the Ingersoll family. Later expanded and published by the family so the world could learn more about the public and private life, personality, work, thoughts and ideals of the most famous orator of the late 1800's, also dubbed "The Greatest Agnostic Of the Century".]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wonder-worker-of-padua-by-charles-warren-stoddard--65200467https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275488 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wonder-Worker of Padua Author: Charles Warren Stoddard Narrator: Dave7 Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 10, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the inspiring story of Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231). The son of a wealthy Portuguese family, he was initially ordained a priest of the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine. In 1221, he took up the habit of a poor Franciscan friar and devoted his life to fervently preaching the Word of God. His extensive knowledge of Sacred Scripture and keen insights into its profound spiritual meaning astonished his hearers. To confirm the efficacy of his words, God gave him the gifts of prophecy and of performing miracles, the most memorable of which he worked in Padua in northern Italy, where he resided for many years. Anthony was declared a Doctor of the Church and is the beloved Patron Saint of the Poor.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275488Sat, 10 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275488 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wonder-Worker of Padua Author: Charles Warren Stoddard Narrator: Dave7 Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 21 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275488 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wonder-Worker of Padua Author: Charles Warren Stoddard Narrator: Dave7 Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 10, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the inspiring story of Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231). The son of a wealthy Portuguese family, he was initially ordained a priest of the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine. In 1221, he took up the habit of a poor Franciscan friar and devoted his life to fervently preaching the Word of God. His extensive knowledge of Sacred Scripture and keen insights into its profound spiritual meaning astonished his hearers. To confirm the efficacy of his words, God gave him the gifts of prophecy and of performing miracles, the most memorable of which he worked in Padua in northern Italy, where he resided for many years. Anthony was declared a Doctor of the Church and is the beloved Patron Saint of the Poor.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-story-of-cole-younger-by-himself-by-cole-younger--65200369https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275514 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself Author: Cole Younger Narrator: William A Crenshaw Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 5, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.93 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 4.13 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Autobiography of Cole Younger, American Civil War veteran and member of the Jesse James gang. Cole Younger was a member of Quantrill's Raiders during the Civil War and along with his brother, Jim Younger and the James brothers, robbed banks and trains during the 1870's. (Summary by William A Crenshaw)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275514Mon, 05 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275514 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself Author: Cole Younger Narrator: William A Crenshaw Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 22 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275514 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself Author: Cole Younger Narrator: William A Crenshaw Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 5, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.93 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 4.13 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Autobiography of Cole Younger, American Civil War veteran and member of the Jesse James gang. Cole Younger was a member of Quantrill's Raiders during the Civil War and along with his brother, Jim Younger and the James brothers, robbed banks and trains during the 1870's. (Summary by William A Crenshaw)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-negro-explorer-at-the-north-pole-by-matthew-a-henson--65200385https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Negro Explorer at the North Pole Author: Matthew A. Henson Narrator: Lee Smalley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 41 minutes Release date: January 4, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.16 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this fascinating memoir, Matthew Henson describes the incredibly dangerous, exhausting, and bone-chilling trip to what was until then the never-before reached point on earth, the North Pole. "Robert Peary is remembered as the intrepid explorer who successfully reached the North Pole in 1909. Far less celebrated is his companion, Matthew Henson, a black man from Maryland. Henson's gripping memoir, first published in 1912, tells this unsung hero's story in his own words. Henson...was indispensable to the famous explorer's journey; he learned the language of the Eskimos, was an expert dog-sled driver and even built the sleds...." (Publishers Weekly) "An original document.... One of the giants of polar exploration, Henson had the graceful modesty of genuinely big men.... The world would know even more about him now if his commander, Peary, had been less an egotist and more generous in sharing credit for his discovery of the North Pole." (Washington Post Book World) "A really valuable addition to the literature of [polar exploration].... Filled with incident, occupation, description, emotion, [and] comment." (The New York Times)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274643Sun, 04 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Negro Explorer at the North Pole Author: Matthew A. Henson Narrator: Lee Smalley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 41 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Negro Explorer at the North Pole Author: Matthew A. Henson Narrator: Lee Smalley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 41 minutes Release date: January 4, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.16 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this fascinating memoir, Matthew Henson describes the incredibly dangerous, exhausting, and bone-chilling trip to what was until then the never-before reached point on earth, the North Pole. "Robert Peary is remembered as the intrepid explorer who successfully reached the North Pole in 1909. Far less celebrated is his companion, Matthew Henson, a black man from Maryland. Henson's gripping memoir, first published in 1912, tells this unsung hero's story in his own words. Henson...was indispensable to the famous explorer's journey; he learned the language of the Eskimos, was an expert dog-sled driver and even built the sleds...." (Publishers Weekly) "An original document.... One of the giants of polar exploration, Henson had the graceful modesty of genuinely big men.... The world would know even more about him now if his commander, Peary, had been less an egotist and more generous in sharing credit for his discovery of the North Pole." (Washington Post Book World) "A really valuable addition to the literature of [polar exploration].... Filled with incident, occupation, description, emotion, [and] comment." (The New York Times)]]>65cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-lady-s-life-on-a-farm-in-manitoba-by-caroline-hall-mary-georgiana--65200352https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275513 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba Author: Caroline Hall, Mary Georgiana Narrator: Sibella Denton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 4, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.77 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 4.13 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 1881, Mrs. Cecil Hall's brother went to Manitoba to farm. In 1882, she went out for a visit of some two months, and followed that visit with a long sojourn in Colorado, returning to England as the snows began to fall. While there, she had to give up her "Lady's ways" and help on the farm in many ways she'd never stoop to at home. She makes hay, cooks, paints the barn roof, and cleans. Through it all, the newness helped her keep her temper, and these letters home show an insight into the settlement of Western Canada. These letters have a feel of "Little House on the Prarie" from an English lady's point of view. (Summary by Sibella Denton).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275513Sun, 04 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275513 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba Author: Caroline Hall, Mary Georgiana Narrator: Sibella Denton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 22...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275513 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba Author: Caroline Hall, Mary Georgiana Narrator: Sibella Denton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 4, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.77 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 4.13 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 1881, Mrs. Cecil Hall's brother went to Manitoba to farm. In 1882, she went out for a visit of some two months, and followed that visit with a long sojourn in Colorado, returning to England as the snows began to fall. While there, she had to give up her "Lady's ways" and help on the farm in many ways she'd never stoop to at home. She makes hay, cooks, paints the barn roof, and cleans. Through it all, the newness helped her keep her temper, and these letters home show an insight into the settlement of Western Canada. These letters have a feel of "Little House on the Prarie" from an English lady's point of view. (Summary by Sibella Denton).]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-mother-and-i-by-elizabeth-gertrude-stern--65200368https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274745 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Mother and I Author: Elizabeth Gertrude Stern Narrator: Sue Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 36 minutes Release date: January 2, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 39 Ratings of Narrator: 2.91 of Total 11 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Elizabeth Stern was two and a half years old, when her family emigrated from Poland to Pittsburgh. My Mother and I is the story of Stern's Americanization and how it ultimately alienated her from her parents. Stern's father had been a small village rabbi. Strict and traditional in his views, he sends Elizabeth to learn Hebrew at age four, so she can fulfill her destiny "as the wife of a rabbi or scholar," but he opposes letting her attend high school. Stern's mother tries fitfully to pry open doors for her daughter. When Stern's father finds Elizabeth reading a secular book, and, in a fit of rage, flings the offending novel onto the top of a tall bookcase, her mother climbs on a chair and retrieves it for her. But Stern's mother never learns English even as it becomes her daughter's primary language--and she is burdened by endless pregnancies (she ultimately bears 11 children, only the first 4 of whom survive). Stern's relationship with her mother is loving, but when Elizabeth goes to college, they draw apart. Her mother becomes a "shadowy figure," standing with "questioning, puzzled eyes", eyes in which there is love, "but no understanding, and always an infinite loneliness." - Summary by Sue Anderson]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274745Fri, 02 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274745 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Mother and I Author: Elizabeth Gertrude Stern Narrator: Sue Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 36 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274745 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Mother and I Author: Elizabeth Gertrude Stern Narrator: Sue Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 36 minutes Release date: January 2, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 39 Ratings of Narrator: 2.91 of Total 11 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Elizabeth Stern was two and a half years old, when her family emigrated from Poland to Pittsburgh. My Mother and I is the story of Stern's Americanization and how it ultimately alienated her from her parents. Stern's father had been a small village rabbi. Strict and traditional in his views, he sends Elizabeth to learn Hebrew at age four, so she can fulfill her destiny "as the wife of a rabbi or scholar," but he opposes letting her attend high school. Stern's mother tries fitfully to pry open doors for her daughter. When Stern's father finds Elizabeth reading a secular book, and, in a fit of rage, flings the offending novel onto the top of a tall bookcase, her mother climbs on a chair and retrieves it for her. But Stern's mother never learns English even as it becomes her daughter's primary language--and she is burdened by endless pregnancies (she ultimately bears 11 children, only the first 4 of whom survive). Stern's relationship with her mother is loving, but when Elizabeth goes to college, they draw apart. Her mother becomes a "shadowy figure," standing with "questioning, puzzled eyes", eyes in which there is love, "but no understanding, and always an infinite loneliness." - Summary by Sue Anderson]]>65cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-years-and-four-months-in-a-lunatic-asylum-by-hiram-chase--65200477https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273277 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Two Years and Four Months in a Lunatic Asylum Author: Hiram Chase Narrator: Elaine Webb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.18 of Total 130 Ratings of Narrator: 2.33 of Total 42 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Hiram Chase is a well liked Reverend in a small ministry in Utica. When his mental and physical health deteriorates, he is taken to Utica lunatic asylum. After his stay in the asylum, Hiram documents his experiences and those of other patients in the asylum. He describes his daily routine and the negative experiences he had, along with praising certain individuals whom he met during his "Two Years and Four Months in a Lunatic Asylum". (Summary by Elaine Webb)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273277Thu, 01 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273277 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Two Years and Four Months in a Lunatic Asylum Author: Hiram Chase Narrator: Elaine Webb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 52 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273277 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Two Years and Four Months in a Lunatic Asylum Author: Hiram Chase Narrator: Elaine Webb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.18 of Total 130 Ratings of Narrator: 2.33 of Total 42 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Hiram Chase is a well liked Reverend in a small ministry in Utica. When his mental and physical health deteriorates, he is taken to Utica lunatic asylum. After his stay in the asylum, Hiram documents his experiences and those of other patients in the asylum. He describes his daily routine and the negative experiences he had, along with praising certain individuals whom he met during his "Two Years and Four Months in a Lunatic Asylum". (Summary by Elaine Webb)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/confessions-of-a-convert-by-robert-hugh-benson--65200472https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273235 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Confessions of a Convert Author: Robert Hugh Benson Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Robert Hugh Benson was the youngest son of Edward White Benson, the Archbishop of Canterbury and his wife Mary. Benson was was a prolific and popular writer during his time, and in 1903 he became a prominent convert to the Roman Catholic Church from Anglicanism . In 1904 he was ordained a Catholic priest. This book is his personal story of his journey to the Catholic faith, containing comparisons between Catholicism and the Anglican religion. (Summary by Maria Therese)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273235Thu, 01 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273235 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Confessions of a Convert Author: Robert Hugh Benson Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 52 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273235 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Confessions of a Convert Author: Robert Hugh Benson Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Robert Hugh Benson was the youngest son of Edward White Benson, the Archbishop of Canterbury and his wife Mary. Benson was was a prolific and popular writer during his time, and in 1903 he became a prominent convert to the Roman Catholic Church from Anglicanism . In 1904 he was ordained a Catholic priest. This book is his personal story of his journey to the Catholic faith, containing comparisons between Catholicism and the Anglican religion. (Summary by Maria Therese)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-the-deep-woods-to-civilization-chapters-in-the-autobiography-of-an-indian-by-charles-alexander-eastman--65200470https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From the Deep Woods to Civilization: Chapters in the Autobiography of an Indian Author: Charles Alexander Eastman Narrator: Laura Victoria Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 130 Ratings of Narrator: 4.05 of Total 37 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the Deep Woods to Civilization is the sequel to Indian Boyhood. Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) gives his account of what it was like to transition from the ways of his Inidan life to that of the white man. His father, long thought dead, had converted to Christianity and wished the same for his son as well as receiving education in the white man's school. At the age of 15, Ohiyesa must learn to balance the old familiar life of the American Indian with that of the new in the world of the white man, one of his first acts being the cutting of his long hair and attending school. It also chronicles his life of college to becoming a doctor at Pine Ridge in South Dakota, his marriage to Elaine Goodale, and his involvement in politics, the YMCA, and Boy Scouts of America. ( Laura Victoria)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273252Thu, 01 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From the Deep Woods to Civilization: Chapters in the Autobiography of an Indian Author: Charles Alexander Eastman Narrator: Laura Victoria Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From the Deep Woods to Civilization: Chapters in the Autobiography of an Indian Author: Charles Alexander Eastman Narrator: Laura Victoria Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 130 Ratings of Narrator: 4.05 of Total 37 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the Deep Woods to Civilization is the sequel to Indian Boyhood. Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) gives his account of what it was like to transition from the ways of his Inidan life to that of the white man. His father, long thought dead, had converted to Christianity and wished the same for his son as well as receiving education in the white man's school. At the age of 15, Ohiyesa must learn to balance the old familiar life of the American Indian with that of the new in the world of the white man, one of his first acts being the cutting of his long hair and attending school. It also chronicles his life of college to becoming a doctor at Pine Ridge in South Dakota, his marriage to Elaine Goodale, and his involvement in politics, the YMCA, and Boy Scouts of America. ( Laura Victoria)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-and-doctrine-of-st-catherine-of-genoa-by-various-authors--65200469https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Doctrine of St. Catherine of Genoa Author: Various Authors Narrator: Ann Boulais Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 3 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Saint Catherine of Genoa (Caterina Fieschi Adorno, born Genoa 1447 - 15 September 1510) is an Italian Roman Catholic saint and mystic, admired for her work among the sick and the poor. She was a member of the noble Fieschi family, and spent most of her life and her means serving the sick, especially during the plague which ravaged Genoa in 1497 and 1501. She died in that city in 1510. In 1551, 41 years after her death, a book about her life and teaching was published, entitled Libro de la vita mirabile et dottrina santa de la Beata Caterinetta de Genoa. This is the source of her "Dialogues on the Soul and the Body" and her "Treatise on Purgatory", which are often printed separately. Her authorship of these has been denied, and it used to be thought that another mystic, the Augustinian canoness Battistina Vernazza, who lived in a monastery in Genoa from 1510 till her death in 1587 had edited the two works, a suggestion discredited by recent scholarship, which attributes a large part of both works to St Catherine, though they received their final literary form only after her death. The Life and Doctrine is a biographical sketch of St. Catherine, filled with her thoughts and experiences with God. In this, there are many examples of how we too can reach perfection in our relationship with God. (Introduction by Wikipedia and Ann Boulais)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272817Thu, 01 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Doctrine of St. Catherine of Genoa Author: Various Authors Narrator: Ann Boulais Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 3 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Doctrine of St. Catherine of Genoa Author: Various Authors Narrator: Ann Boulais Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 3 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Saint Catherine of Genoa (Caterina Fieschi Adorno, born Genoa 1447 - 15 September 1510) is an Italian Roman Catholic saint and mystic, admired for her work among the sick and the poor. She was a member of the noble Fieschi family, and spent most of her life and her means serving the sick, especially during the plague which ravaged Genoa in 1497 and 1501. She died in that city in 1510. In 1551, 41 years after her death, a book about her life and teaching was published, entitled Libro de la vita mirabile et dottrina santa de la Beata Caterinetta de Genoa. This is the source of her "Dialogues on the Soul and the Body" and her "Treatise on Purgatory", which are often printed separately. Her authorship of these has been denied, and it used to be thought that another mystic, the Augustinian canoness Battistina Vernazza, who lived in a monastery in Genoa from 1510 till her death in 1587 had edited the two works, a suggestion discredited by recent scholarship, which attributes a large part of both works to St Catherine, though they received their final literary form only after her death. The Life and Doctrine is a biographical sketch of St. Catherine, filled with her thoughts and experiences with God. In this, there are many examples of how we too can reach perfection in our relationship with God. (Introduction by Wikipedia and Ann Boulais)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oscar-wilde-the-story-of-an-unhappy-friendship-by-robert-sherard--65200466https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272855 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oscar Wilde: The Story of an Unhappy Friendship Author: Robert Sherard Narrator: Rob Board Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 2 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Robert Sherard was Oscar Wilde's friend of 20 years and first biographer. The Story of an Unhappy Friendship was the first of his four biographies of the Irish playwright and wit. - Summary by Rob Board]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272855Thu, 01 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272855 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oscar Wilde: The Story of an Unhappy Friendship Author: Robert Sherard Narrator: Rob Board Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 2 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272855 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oscar Wilde: The Story of an Unhappy Friendship Author: Robert Sherard Narrator: Rob Board Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 2 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Robert Sherard was Oscar Wilde's friend of 20 years and first biographer. The Story of an Unhappy Friendship was the first of his four biographies of the Irish playwright and wit. - Summary by Rob Board]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dallam-s-travels-with-an-organ-to-the-grand-signieur-1599-1600-by-thomas-dallam--65200453https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273282 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dallam's Travels with an Organ to the Grand Signieur, 1599-1600 Author: Thomas Dallam Narrator: Sue Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Queen Elizabeth the First of England, the Grand Turk at Constantinople, and an organ builder named Thomas Dallam-quite a trio. In 1599, Elizabeth commanded master organ builder Dallam to construct and deliver to the Grand Signieur , as a present intended to garner trade and political advantages for England, a fantastic mechanical organ. Dallam's wonder stood 16 feet high and was topped by a silver holly bush filled with blackbirds and thrushes that sung and shook their wings. Dallam kept a diary during his visit to Turkey, which included a sneak look through a grate at the Grand Turk's concubines in the harem. "I stood so long looking upon them that (the guide) stamped with his foot to make me give over looking; the which I was very loath to do, for that sight did please me wondrous well." Dallam's ingenuous style and numerous adventures make for a highly enjoyable listen. - Summary by Sue Anderson]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273282Thu, 01 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273282 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dallam's Travels with an Organ to the Grand Signieur, 1599-1600 Author: Thomas Dallam Narrator: Sue Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273282 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dallam's Travels with an Organ to the Grand Signieur, 1599-1600 Author: Thomas Dallam Narrator: Sue Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Queen Elizabeth the First of England, the Grand Turk at Constantinople, and an organ builder named Thomas Dallam-quite a trio. In 1599, Elizabeth commanded master organ builder Dallam to construct and deliver to the Grand Signieur , as a present intended to garner trade and political advantages for England, a fantastic mechanical organ. Dallam's wonder stood 16 feet high and was topped by a silver holly bush filled with blackbirds and thrushes that sung and shook their wings. Dallam kept a diary during his visit to Turkey, which included a sneak look through a grate at the Grand Turk's concubines in the harem. "I stood so long looking upon them that (the guide) stamped with his foot to make me give over looking; the which I was very loath to do, for that sight did please me wondrous well." Dallam's ingenuous style and numerous adventures make for a highly enjoyable listen. - Summary by Sue Anderson]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-experiences-as-an-executioner-by-james-berry--65200452https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Experiences as an Executioner Author: James Berry Narrator: Ashleighjane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 5 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From 1884 until 1891, James Berry was an executioner. In this time he carried out 131 hangings. In this memoir he writes about the methods he used, and the final moments of some of those he executed.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272865Thu, 01 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Experiences as an Executioner Author: James Berry Narrator: Ashleighjane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 5 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Experiences as an Executioner Author: James Berry Narrator: Ashleighjane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 5 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From 1884 until 1891, James Berry was an executioner. In this time he carried out 131 hangings. In this memoir he writes about the methods he used, and the final moments of some of those he executed.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kept-for-the-master-s-use-by-frances-ridley-havergal--65200448https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272825 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kept for the Master's Use Author: Frances Ridley Havergal Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 1 minute Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The memoirs of Frances Ridley Havergal, a great missionary and hymn writer. - Summary by PamC]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272825Thu, 01 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272825 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kept for the Master's Use Author: Frances Ridley Havergal Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 1 minute Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/272825 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kept for the Master's Use Author: Frances Ridley Havergal Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 1 minute Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The memoirs of Frances Ridley Havergal, a great missionary and hymn writer. - Summary by PamC]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mozart-the-man-and-the-artist-as-revealed-in-his-own-words-by-friedrich-kerst--65200439https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273259 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mozart: The Man and the Artist as Revealed in His Own Words Author: Friedrich Kerst Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.62 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 3.17 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His name is one of the most recognizable names in history and one of the most enduring of composers. At age 5, this "wunderkinder" took to the stage and began his life as a prolific and celebrated creator-genius of such luminous works the world has not known since. This collection of morsels taken from his personal letters is engaging and gives a look into the mind of the boy wonder. Was he mad? Was he miraculous? (Summary by Aaron Elliott)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273259Thu, 01 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273259 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mozart: The Man and the Artist as Revealed in His Own Words Author: Friedrich Kerst Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273259 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mozart: The Man and the Artist as Revealed in His Own Words Author: Friedrich Kerst Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.62 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 3.17 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His name is one of the most recognizable names in history and one of the most enduring of composers. At age 5, this "wunderkinder" took to the stage and began his life as a prolific and celebrated creator-genius of such luminous works the world has not known since. This collection of morsels taken from his personal letters is engaging and gives a look into the mind of the boy wonder. Was he mad? Was he miraculous? (Summary by Aaron Elliott)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chronicles-of-canada-volume-29-the-day-of-sir-john-macdonald-a-chronicle-of-the-first-prime-minister-of-the-dominion-by-sir-joseph-pope--65200429https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chronicles of Canada Volume 29 - The Day of Sir John Macdonald: A Chronicle of the First Prime Minister of the Dominion Author: Sir Joseph Pope Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A biography of Sir John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada. It was written by the man who served as Macdonald's private secretary from 1882 to 1891. - Summary by TriciaG]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273281Thu, 01 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chronicles of Canada Volume 29 - The Day of Sir John Macdonald: A Chronicle of the First Prime Minister of the Dominion Author: Sir Joseph Pope...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chronicles of Canada Volume 29 - The Day of Sir John Macdonald: A Chronicle of the First Prime Minister of the Dominion Author: Sir Joseph Pope Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A biography of Sir John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada. It was written by the man who served as Macdonald's private secretary from 1882 to 1891. - Summary by TriciaG]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-story-of-a-russian-exile-by-marie-sukloff--65200411https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271208 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life-Story of a Russian Exile Author: Marie Sukloff Narrator: Expatriate Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 24 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Hero or assassin? Victim or criminal? Marie Sukloff fits no easy category. A young peasant woman who became a political radical and activist, Sukloff carried out an assassination plot against a Russian governor known for murderous pogroms and rampages against the Jews of his province. This mesmerizing autobiographical account tells the story of Sukloff's peasant childhood, radicalization, direct action, exile to Siberia, and escape. She tells her story with a colorful verve, sincerity, intensity, and simplicity that makes it almost impossible to put down, raising questions of political philosophy and responsibility that challenge the complacency of every reader. - Summary by Expatriate]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271208Thu, 01 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271208 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life-Story of a Russian Exile Author: Marie Sukloff Narrator: Expatriate Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 24 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271208 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life-Story of a Russian Exile Author: Marie Sukloff Narrator: Expatriate Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 24 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Hero or assassin? Victim or criminal? Marie Sukloff fits no easy category. A young peasant woman who became a political radical and activist, Sukloff carried out an assassination plot against a Russian governor known for murderous pogroms and rampages against the Jews of his province. This mesmerizing autobiographical account tells the story of Sukloff's peasant childhood, radicalization, direct action, exile to Siberia, and escape. She tells her story with a colorful verve, sincerity, intensity, and simplicity that makes it almost impossible to put down, raising questions of political philosophy and responsibility that challenge the complacency of every reader. - Summary by Expatriate]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-lady-s-captivity-among-chinese-pirates-in-the-chinese-seas-by-fanny-loviot--65200382https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274744 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas Author: Fanny Loviot Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 37 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 4.46 of Total 13 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This thrilling narrative recounts the true story of Fanny Loviot, a wealthy, young French girl who was kidnapped at sea. After setting sail for California in 1855, Fanny's boat was overtaken by Chinese pirates who held her hostage and demanded a ransom. This personal account follows her trying time in captivity, as well as her dramatic rescue by British authorities. - Summary by Mary Kay]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274744Thu, 01 Jan 2015 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274744 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas Author: Fanny Loviot Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/274744 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas Author: Fanny Loviot Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 37 minutes Release date: January 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 4.46 of Total 13 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This thrilling narrative recounts the true story of Fanny Loviot, a wealthy, young French girl who was kidnapped at sea. After setting sail for California in 1855, Fanny's boat was overtaken by Chinese pirates who held her hostage and demanded a ransom. This personal account follows her trying time in captivity, as well as her dramatic rescue by British authorities. - Summary by Mary Kay]]>65cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/les-plus-belles-lettres-d-amour-by-divers--65200326https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279890 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Les plus belles lettres d'amour Author: Divers Narrator: Juliette Lancrenon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 4 minutes Release date: December 31, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Auteurs classiques utilisant leur plume pour vivre, personnages historiques entrés dans la légende, tous sont des hommes et femmes qui se sont un jour laissés éprendre... Derrière leur vie sociale, publique et parfois mondaine se cachent des êtres qui ont correspondu avec amour et passion avec l'élue de leur cur. Retrouvez içi les mots que s'échangèrent les amants passionnées que furent Alfred de Musset et Georges Sand, Victor Hugo et Juliette Drouet puis Mlle Foucher, Henri IV et Gabrielle d'Estrée, Benjamin Constant et Mme de Staël, Denis Diderot et Mlle Volant. C'est à des petits détails qu'on sait si on s'aime un peu, beaucoup, à la folie ou pas du tout. La lettre d'amour, fragment du discours amoureux, en est un. Elle révèle quelques clés du désir et témoigne encore une fois de la différence des sexes. Par excellence, la lettre est le lieu des confidences et des déclarations. Au-delà du propos amoureux, reste qu'on peut dégager deux grandes fonctions de la lettre d'amour. La première est certainement de conjurer l'absence. La deuxième vocation de la lettre d'amour est d'exprimer le désir.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279890Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279890 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Les plus belles lettres d'amour Author: Divers Narrator: Juliette Lancrenon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 4 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279890 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Les plus belles lettres d'amour Author: Divers Narrator: Juliette Lancrenon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 4 minutes Release date: December 31, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Auteurs classiques utilisant leur plume pour vivre, personnages historiques entrés dans la légende, tous sont des hommes et femmes qui se sont un jour laissés éprendre... Derrière leur vie sociale, publique et parfois mondaine se cachent des êtres qui ont correspondu avec amour et passion avec l'élue de leur cur. Retrouvez içi les mots que s'échangèrent les amants passionnées que furent Alfred de Musset et Georges Sand, Victor Hugo et Juliette Drouet puis Mlle Foucher, Henri IV et Gabrielle d'Estrée, Benjamin Constant et Mme de Staël, Denis Diderot et Mlle Volant. C'est à des petits détails qu'on sait si on s'aime un peu, beaucoup, à la folie ou pas du tout. La lettre d'amour, fragment du discours amoureux, en est un. Elle révèle quelques clés du désir et témoigne encore une fois de la différence des sexes. Par excellence, la lettre est le lieu des confidences et des déclarations. Au-delà du propos amoureux, reste qu'on peut dégager deux grandes fonctions de la lettre d'amour. La première est certainement de conjurer l'absence. La deuxième vocation de la lettre d'amour est d'exprimer le désir.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-me-by-sarah-burleton--65200444https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273509 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why Me? Author: Sarah Burleton Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Bestseller In the blink of an eye, Mom ran up behind me and pushed me into the fence. Instinctively, I reached out my arms to stop my fall and ended up grabbing the live fence. My hands clamped around the thin wires, and my body collapsed to the ground as the electricity coursed through it. I opened my eyes and saw my mother standing over me with the strangest smile on her face. 'Oh, my God, I'm going to die!' I thought in panic.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273509Tue, 01 May 2012 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273509 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why Me? Author: Sarah Burleton Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273509 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why Me? Author: Sarah Burleton Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Bestseller In the blink of an eye, Mom ran up behind me and pushed me into the fence. Instinctively, I reached out my arms to stop my fall and ended up grabbing the live fence. My hands clamped around the thin wires, and my body collapsed to the ground as the electricity coursed through it. I opened my eyes and saw my mother standing over me with the strangest smile on her face. 'Oh, my God, I'm going to die!' I thought in panic.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-it-is-by-sarah-burleton--65200315https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What It Is Author: Sarah Burleton Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 9 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Sarah Burleton's gripping sequel to her New York Times bestselling book, Why Me. Continue Sarah's journey as she tries to come to terms with the horrific physical and mental abuse she suffered as a child and ends up coming face to face with the woman who spent years torturing her.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278557Tue, 01 May 2012 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What It Is Author: Sarah Burleton Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 9 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012 Genres: Memoirs...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/278557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What It Is Author: Sarah Burleton Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 9 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Sarah Burleton's gripping sequel to her New York Times bestselling book, Why Me. Continue Sarah's journey as she tries to come to terms with the horrific physical and mental abuse she suffered as a child and ends up coming face to face with the woman who spent years torturing her.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/american-heroes-in-special-operations-by-oliver-north--65200430https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273025 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Heroes: In Special Operations Author: Oliver North Narrator: Phil Gigante Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 36 minutes Release date: November 1, 2010 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Following the success of American Heroes: In the Fight Against Radical Islam (a New York Times best seller), Oliver North moves from the frontline to the world of shadow warriors, introducing readers to the brave, noble work of Navy Seals, Rangers, and Green Berets in American Heroes in Special Operations. From the sands of Iraq to the mountains of the Hindu Kush, North relays insider stories that depict soul-stirring missions, hidden victories, and desperate fights against impossible odds. Yet for these faithful, inspiring patriots, it's 'all in a day's work.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273025Mon, 01 Nov 2010 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273025 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Heroes: In Special Operations Author: Oliver North Narrator: Phil Gigante Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 36 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273025 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Heroes: In Special Operations Author: Oliver North Narrator: Phil Gigante Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 36 minutes Release date: November 1, 2010 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Following the success of American Heroes: In the Fight Against Radical Islam (a New York Times best seller), Oliver North moves from the frontline to the world of shadow warriors, introducing readers to the brave, noble work of Navy Seals, Rangers, and Green Berets in American Heroes in Special Operations. From the sands of Iraq to the mountains of the Hindu Kush, North relays insider stories that depict soul-stirring missions, hidden victories, and desperate fights against impossible odds. Yet for these faithful, inspiring patriots, it's 'all in a day's work.']]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rifling-through-my-drawers-by-clarissa-dickson-wright--65200480https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rifling Through My Drawers Author: Clarissa Dickson Wright Narrator: Clarissa Dickson Wright Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 17, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: With her inimitable wit, treasury of tales and outspoken views, Clarissa Dickson Wright opens her diary and takes us on a journey around Britain and her life. As celebrated cook and champion of the countryside, Clarissa recalls episodes from her life and describes her encounters with everyone from local farmers to Women's Institutes, supermarket managers to greyhound coursers. A lover of local traditions, she has attended events from the Whitstable Oyster Festival to the Hungerford Hochtide. In a world of political correctness, Open Season is a breath of fresh air and proves once again why Clarissa is one of the nation's true treasures. (P)2009 Hodder & Stoughton]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270821Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rifling Through My Drawers Author: Clarissa Dickson Wright Narrator: Clarissa Dickson Wright Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 3 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rifling Through My Drawers Author: Clarissa Dickson Wright Narrator: Clarissa Dickson Wright Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 17, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: With her inimitable wit, treasury of tales and outspoken views, Clarissa Dickson Wright opens her diary and takes us on a journey around Britain and her life. As celebrated cook and champion of the countryside, Clarissa recalls episodes from her life and describes her encounters with everyone from local farmers to Women's Institutes, supermarket managers to greyhound coursers. A lover of local traditions, she has attended events from the Whitstable Oyster Festival to the Hungerford Hochtide. In a world of political correctness, Open Season is a breath of fresh air and proves once again why Clarissa is one of the nation's true treasures. (P)2009 Hodder & Stoughton]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beautiful-mess-the-story-of-diamond-rio-by-diamond-rio--65200323https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281062 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beautiful Mess: The Story of Diamond Rio Author: Diamond Rio Narrator: Dana Williams, Gene Johnson, Brian Prout, Jimmy Olander, Dan Truman, Marty Roe, Scott Mckain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 7 minutes Release date: September 14, 2009 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Can a band comprised of six very talented but very different musicians make a difference with their music? What made it possible for Diamond Rio to weather the storms inherent in the fickle world of fame and fortune and go more than two decades without a single lineup change? Any reader in search of transparency and a behind-the-scenes look into the life of the band as a unit as well as the individual lives of the players and singers will be well satisfied. Can true loyalty exist within the competitive, seemingly unforgiving music industry? In Beautiful Mess Marty Roe, Dan Truman, Jimmy Olander, Brian Prout, Gene Johnson, and Dana Williams each has an entire chapter devoted to his personal and professional life. The book’s tone is a welcome rarity—not written from one player’s perspective, but from all six as they “meet in the middle.” Beautiful Mess is a wild ride from the edge of disaster and a little-known secret to an ongoing heart-warming revival.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281062Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281062 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beautiful Mess: The Story of Diamond Rio Author: Diamond Rio Narrator: Dana Williams, Gene Johnson, Brian Prout, Jimmy Olander, Dan Truman, Marty Roe,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281062 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beautiful Mess: The Story of Diamond Rio Author: Diamond Rio Narrator: Dana Williams, Gene Johnson, Brian Prout, Jimmy Olander, Dan Truman, Marty Roe, Scott Mckain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 7 minutes Release date: September 14, 2009 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Can a band comprised of six very talented but very different musicians make a difference with their music? What made it possible for Diamond Rio to weather the storms inherent in the fickle world of fame and fortune and go more than two decades without a single lineup change? Any reader in search of transparency and a behind-the-scenes look into the life of the band as a unit as well as the individual lives of the players and singers will be well satisfied. Can true loyalty exist within the competitive, seemingly unforgiving music industry? In Beautiful Mess Marty Roe, Dan Truman, Jimmy Olander, Brian Prout, Gene Johnson, and Dana Williams each has an entire chapter devoted to his personal and professional life. The book’s tone is a welcome rarity—not written from one player’s perspective, but from all six as they “meet in the middle.” Beautiful Mess is a wild ride from the edge of disaster and a little-known secret to an ongoing heart-warming revival.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-m-only-being-honest-by-jeremy-kyle--65200485https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270825 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'm Only Being Honest Author: Jeremy Kyle Narrator: Jeremy Kyle Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 51 minutes Release date: May 28, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Teenage pregnancy, alcoholism, juvenile delinquency, absentee parents, soaring rates of drug addiction... Britain is failing. Over the last twenty years, traditional family values have declined to the point where young adults without guidance marry too early, have children soon after and end up being swamped by the responsibilities of parenthood. The cycle repeats and the problems worsen, impacting on every level of society. Here, in his first book, Jeremy Kyle argues the need for the firm hand and unconditional love that seems so absent from certain young parents. He questions the morals of those who see having children as something of a career; not least the systems that make it so easy to sacrifice personal ambition in favour of a state-sponsored ride. And he maps out an agenda for change, insisting on the importance of personal responsibility and strong government in ironing out our nation's many creases. With all his trademark candour, Kyle writes about the upheavals in his own life - his struggles with gambling, his brother's drug addiction - alongside the outrageous stories of the people from his often shocking show, to show what can be achieved with a little grit. The result is a hard-hitting look at modern British life that will outrage some, anger others, enliven many, but will no doubt set the debates raging. (P)2009 Hodder & Stoughton]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270825Thu, 28 May 2009 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270825 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'm Only Being Honest Author: Jeremy Kyle Narrator: Jeremy Kyle Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 51 minutes Release date: May 28, 2009...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270825 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'm Only Being Honest Author: Jeremy Kyle Narrator: Jeremy Kyle Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 51 minutes Release date: May 28, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Teenage pregnancy, alcoholism, juvenile delinquency, absentee parents, soaring rates of drug addiction... Britain is failing. Over the last twenty years, traditional family values have declined to the point where young adults without guidance marry too early, have children soon after and end up being swamped by the responsibilities of parenthood. The cycle repeats and the problems worsen, impacting on every level of society. Here, in his first book, Jeremy Kyle argues the need for the firm hand and unconditional love that seems so absent from certain young parents. He questions the morals of those who see having children as something of a career; not least the systems that make it so easy to sacrifice personal ambition in favour of a state-sponsored ride. And he maps out an agenda for change, insisting on the importance of personal responsibility and strong government in ironing out our nation's many creases. With all his trademark candour, Kyle writes about the upheavals in his own life - his struggles with gambling, his brother's drug addiction - alongside the outrageous stories of the people from his often shocking show, to show what can be achieved with a little grit. The result is a hard-hitting look at modern British life that will outrage some, anger others, enliven many, but will no doubt set the debates raging. (P)2009 Hodder & Stoughton]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-flew-into-the-cuckoo-s-egg-by-bill-oddie--65200455https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270816 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Flew into the Cuckoo's Egg Author: Bill Oddie Narrator: Bill Oddie Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 7 minutes Release date: October 16, 2008 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Who...? Had two singles banned by the BBC? Rode on the back seat of the Goodies' trandem? Was known to Spanish rugby fans as 'El Pape' because of his bald patch? Has been hospitalised three time suffering from clinical depression? Has written an autobiography that is as witty, candid and unconventional as the man himself? The answer to all of the above and more is Bill Oddie.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270816Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270816 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Flew into the Cuckoo's Egg Author: Bill Oddie Narrator: Bill Oddie Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 7 minutes Release date: October 16,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270816 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Flew into the Cuckoo's Egg Author: Bill Oddie Narrator: Bill Oddie Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 7 minutes Release date: October 16, 2008 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Who...? Had two singles banned by the BBC? Rode on the back seat of the Goodies' trandem? Was known to Spanish rugby fans as 'El Pape' because of his bald patch? Has been hospitalised three time suffering from clinical depression? Has written an autobiography that is as witty, candid and unconventional as the man himself? The answer to all of the above and more is Bill Oddie.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cabin-pressure-one-man-s-desperate-attempt-to-recapture-his-youth-as-a-camp-counselor-by-josh-wolk--65200464https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270472 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cabin Pressure: One Man's Desperate Attempt to Recapture His Youth as a Camp Counselor Author: Josh Wolk Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: January 16, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Entertainment Weekly scribe Josh Wolk has also had his work appear in other major publications such as the New York Times. Faced with the ultimate step into adulthood, Wolk returns to the summer camp of his youth before walking down the aisle. His beloved campgrounds have remained remarkably the same, but Wolk finds that he has grown bafflingly out of touch- and is as intimidated as a shy camper in the face of supermacho co-counselor Mitch.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270472Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270472 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cabin Pressure: One Man's Desperate Attempt to Recapture His Youth as a Camp Counselor Author: Josh Wolk Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270472 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cabin Pressure: One Man's Desperate Attempt to Recapture His Youth as a Camp Counselor Author: Josh Wolk Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: January 16, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Entertainment Weekly scribe Josh Wolk has also had his work appear in other major publications such as the New York Times. Faced with the ultimate step into adulthood, Wolk returns to the summer camp of his youth before walking down the aisle. His beloved campgrounds have remained remarkably the same, but Wolk finds that he has grown bafflingly out of touch- and is as intimidated as a shy camper in the face of supermacho co-counselor Mitch.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/return-to-eden-by-tucker-smallwood--65200492https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270275 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Return to Eden Author: Tucker Smallwood Narrator: Tucker Smallwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 32 minutes Release date: February 14, 2006 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: RETURN TO EDEN was written and is narrated by Tucker Smallwood. His name is familiar to some but his face and voice are recognized all over the world, from his work as an actor in film and television. In 1969, Tucker commanded an Army Advisory Team in the Mekong Delta, living with and helping Vietnamese militia defend their village. On a fateful Sunday afternoon he was critically wounded and at one point pronounced dead. He survived multiple surgeries, eventually recovered and moved to New York to study acting with Sanford Meisner. On Christmas Day 2004, Tucker returned to the delta village he'd helped defend so many years ago. This is an intensely personal work, some 33 essays that engage his training, his memories of combat, his work around the world as an artist, his struggles with PTSD and his pilgrimage to the place that had defined his entire life. Each story is true. They will amuse you, intrigue you, provoke you and touch you. It is work not easily forgotten. There are 55 photographs from his book that enhance the experience and can be viewed by listeners at his website: Tuckersmallwood.com He asks that you share these words with anyone in your life that has been touched by war.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270275Tue, 14 Feb 2006 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270275 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Return to Eden Author: Tucker Smallwood Narrator: Tucker Smallwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 32 minutes Release date: February 14,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270275 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Return to Eden Author: Tucker Smallwood Narrator: Tucker Smallwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 32 minutes Release date: February 14, 2006 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: RETURN TO EDEN was written and is narrated by Tucker Smallwood. His name is familiar to some but his face and voice are recognized all over the world, from his work as an actor in film and television. In 1969, Tucker commanded an Army Advisory Team in the Mekong Delta, living with and helping Vietnamese militia defend their village. On a fateful Sunday afternoon he was critically wounded and at one point pronounced dead. He survived multiple surgeries, eventually recovered and moved to New York to study acting with Sanford Meisner. On Christmas Day 2004, Tucker returned to the delta village he'd helped defend so many years ago. This is an intensely personal work, some 33 essays that engage his training, his memories of combat, his work around the world as an artist, his struggles with PTSD and his pilgrimage to the place that had defined his entire life. Each story is true. They will amuse you, intrigue you, provoke you and touch you. It is work not easily forgotten. There are 55 photographs from his book that enhance the experience and can be viewed by listeners at his website: Tuckersmallwood.com He asks that you share these words with anyone in your life that has been touched by war.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/night-new-translation-by-marion-wiesel-by-elie-wiesel--65200447https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270046 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Night: New translation by Marion Wiesel Author: Elie Wiesel Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 16, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 435 Ratings of Narrator: 4.53 of Total 53 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An enduring classic of Holocaust literature, Night offers a personal and unforgettable account of the appalling horrors of Hitler's reign of terror. Through the eyes of 14-year-old Eliezer, we behold the tragic fate of the Jews from the little town of Sighet. Even as they are stuffed into cattle cars bound for Auschwitz, the townspeople refuse to believe rumors of anti-Semitic atrocities. Not until they are marched toward the blazing crematory at the camp's 'reception center' does the terrible truth sink in. Narrator George Guidall intensifies the emotional impact as blind hope turns to utter horror. His performance captures the profound agony of young Eliezer as he witnesses the suffering and death of his family and loses all that he holds sacred.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270046Mon, 16 Jan 2006 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270046 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Night: New translation by Marion Wiesel Author: Elie Wiesel Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 30 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270046 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Night: New translation by Marion Wiesel Author: Elie Wiesel Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 16, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 435 Ratings of Narrator: 4.53 of Total 53 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An enduring classic of Holocaust literature, Night offers a personal and unforgettable account of the appalling horrors of Hitler's reign of terror. Through the eyes of 14-year-old Eliezer, we behold the tragic fate of the Jews from the little town of Sighet. Even as they are stuffed into cattle cars bound for Auschwitz, the townspeople refuse to believe rumors of anti-Semitic atrocities. Not until they are marched toward the blazing crematory at the camp's 'reception center' does the terrible truth sink in. Narrator George Guidall intensifies the emotional impact as blind hope turns to utter horror. His performance captures the profound agony of young Eliezer as he witnesses the suffering and death of his family and loses all that he holds sacred.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/scribbling-the-cat-travels-with-an-african-soldier-by-alexandra-fuller--65200365https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/276562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scribbling the Cat: Travels with an African Soldier Author: Alexandra Fuller Narrator: Lisette Lecat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: May 20, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Alexandra ('Bo') Fuller was home in Zambia a few years ago, visiting her parents for Christmas, she asked her father about a nearby banana farmer who was known for being a 'tough bugger.' Her father's response was a warning to steer clear of him; he told Bo: 'Curiosity scribbled the cat.' Nonetheless, Fuller began her strange friendship with the man she calls K, a white African and veteran of the Rhodesian war. With the same fiercely beautiful prose that won her acclaim for Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, Fuller here recounts her friendship with K. K is, seemingly, a man of contradictions: tattooed, battle scarred, and weathered by farm work, he is a lion of a man, feral and bulletproof. Yet he is also a born-again Christian, given to weeping when he recollects his failed romantic life, and more than anything else welling up inside with memories of battle. For his war, like all wars, was a brutal one, marked by racial strife, jungle battles, unimaginable tortures, and the murdering of innocent civilians-and K, like all the veterans of the war, has blood on his hands. Driven by K's memories, Fuller and K decide to enter the heart of darkness in the most literal way-by traveling from Zambia through Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) and Mozambique to visit the scenes of the war and to meet other veterans. It is a strange journey into the past, one marked at once by somber reflections and odd humor and featuring characters such as Mapenga, a fellow veteran who lives with his pet lion on a little island in the middle of a lake and is known to cope with his personal demons by refusing to speak for days on end. What results from Fuller's journey is a remarkably unbiased and unsentimental glimpse of men who have killed, mutilated, tortured, and scrambled to survive during wartime and who now must attempt to live with their past and live past their sins. In these men, too, we get a glimpse of life in Africa, a land that besets its creatures with pests, plagues, and natural disasters, making the people there at once more hardened and more vulnerable than elsewhere.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/276562Thu, 20 May 2004 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/276562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scribbling the Cat: Travels with an African Soldier Author: Alexandra Fuller Narrator: Lisette Lecat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/276562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scribbling the Cat: Travels with an African Soldier Author: Alexandra Fuller Narrator: Lisette Lecat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: May 20, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Alexandra ('Bo') Fuller was home in Zambia a few years ago, visiting her parents for Christmas, she asked her father about a nearby banana farmer who was known for being a 'tough bugger.' Her father's response was a warning to steer clear of him; he told Bo: 'Curiosity scribbled the cat.' Nonetheless, Fuller began her strange friendship with the man she calls K, a white African and veteran of the Rhodesian war. With the same fiercely beautiful prose that won her acclaim for Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, Fuller here recounts her friendship with K. K is, seemingly, a man of contradictions: tattooed, battle scarred, and weathered by farm work, he is a lion of a man, feral and bulletproof. Yet he is also a born-again Christian, given to weeping when he recollects his failed romantic life, and more than anything else welling up inside with memories of battle. For his war, like all wars, was a brutal one, marked by racial strife, jungle battles, unimaginable tortures, and the murdering of innocent civilians-and K, like all the veterans of the war, has blood on his hands. Driven by K's memories, Fuller and K decide to enter the heart of darkness in the most literal way-by traveling from Zambia through Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) and Mozambique to visit the scenes of the war and to meet other veterans. It is a strange journey into the past, one marked at once by somber reflections and odd humor and featuring characters such as Mapenga, a fellow veteran who lives with his pet lion on a little island in the middle of a lake and is known to cope with his personal demons by refusing to speak for days on end. What results from Fuller's journey is a remarkably unbiased and unsentimental glimpse of men who have killed, mutilated, tortured, and scrambled to survive during wartime and who now must attempt to live with their past and live past their sins. In these men, too, we get a glimpse of life in Africa, a land that besets its creatures with pests, plagues, and natural disasters, making the people there at once more hardened and more vulnerable than elsewhere.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-nathan-turner-memoirs-volume-1-2-by-john-nathan-turner--65200307https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279191 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Nathan-Turner Memoirs Volume 1-2 Author: John Nathan-Turner Narrator: John Nathan-Turner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 25 minutes Release date: November 1, 2000 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: John Nathan-Turner was the ninth - and longest-serving - producer of "Classic" Doctor Who, running the show from 1980 until it was effectively cancelled in 1989. In this candid memoir he looks back over his years working on the series.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279191Wed, 01 Nov 2000 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279191 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Nathan-Turner Memoirs Volume 1-2 Author: John Nathan-Turner Narrator: John Nathan-Turner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 25 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/279191 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Nathan-Turner Memoirs Volume 1-2 Author: John Nathan-Turner Narrator: John Nathan-Turner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 25 minutes Release date: November 1, 2000 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: John Nathan-Turner was the ninth - and longest-serving - producer of "Classic" Doctor Who, running the show from 1980 until it was effectively cancelled in 1989. In this candid memoir he looks back over his years working on the series.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/narrative-of-the-life-of-frederick-douglass-an-american-slave-by-frederick-douglass--65200342https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281317 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Author: Frederick Douglass Narrator: Charles Turner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 36 minutes Release date: December 16, 1999 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Uncertain of his date of birth or the identity of his father, Frederick Douglass came into the world with one surety: he was born a slave, and would die a slave. But as he grew up, Douglass determined that he would teach himself to read and write, and that one day he would be free from slavery. In 1832, Douglass was sent to a plantation in St. Michael's, where he would live and work as a field hand for more than seven years. According to Douglass, this life was so dispiriting and exhausting, that at times thoughts of freedom all but disappeared from his mind. His journey out of bondage was mental, as well as physical. Douglass would go on to be one of the abolition movement's most persuasive speakers, and would eventually become a strong proponent for women's rights. His famous autobiography, the Narrative, reads like the impassioned plea of an abolitionist tract, compelling in its honest and forceful eloquence. Later Douglass would serve as minister to Haiti and would fight against the southern practice of lynching without benefit of trial by jury. After his first wife's death, he would startle his associates and friends by marrying a white woman, one of the most publicized interracial marriages in America. Douglass died in 1895. He was buried in Rochester, New York.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281317Thu, 16 Dec 1999 06:02:22 +0000Edwardo OkunevaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281317 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Author: Frederick Douglass Narrator: Charles Turner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281317 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Author: Frederick Douglass Narrator: Charles Turner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 36 minutes Release date: December 16, 1999 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Uncertain of his date of birth or the identity of his father, Frederick Douglass came into the world with one surety: he was born a slave, and would die a slave. But as he grew up, Douglass determined that he would teach himself to read and write, and that one day he would be free from slavery. In 1832, Douglass was sent to a plantation in St. Michael's, where he would live and work as a field hand for more than seven years. According to Douglass, this life was so dispiriting and exhausting, that at times thoughts of freedom all but disappeared from his mind. His journey out of bondage was mental, as well as physical. Douglass would go on to be one of the abolition movement's most persuasive speakers, and would eventually become a strong proponent for women's rights. His famous autobiography, the Narrative, reads like the impassioned plea of an abolitionist tract, compelling in its honest and forceful eloquence. Later Douglass would serve as minister to Haiti and would fight against the southern practice of lynching without benefit of trial by jury. After his first wife's death, he would startle his associates and friends by marrying a white woman, one of the most publicized interracial marriages in America. Douglass died in 1895. He was buried in Rochester, New York.]]>185cleanfull