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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 Helga Kreigerhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ee897d1cf8ff5aa728feb1d06a1af532.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/get-best-full-audiobooks-in-biography-memoir-memoirs--6575861Sat, 29 Mar 2025 02:14:37 +0000Helga KreigerHelga Kreigerfeeds@spreaker.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/389/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. With over 500,000+ audiobooks, we bring you diverse categories such as Biography & Memoir, Spirituality & Religion,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/389/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. With over 500,000+ audiobooks, we bring you diverse categories such as Biography & Memoir, Spirituality & Religion, and Business & Career Development. Get 3 free audiobooks to experience. You can listen to books on many devices like iPhone, iPad, Android, helping you save time and enhance knowledge. Don't miss this great opportunity! Note: The authors receive royalties paid by the audiobook service provider for this free offer. If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com.]]>cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-i-want-to-be-left-behind-finding-rapture-here-on-earth-by-brenda-peterson--65201671https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121196 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The I Want To Be Left Behind: Finding Rapture Here On Earth Author: Brenda Peterson Narrator: Brenda Peterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 34 minutes Release date: December 20, 2015 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In Brenda Peterson's unusual memoir, fundamentalism meets deep ecology. The author's childhood in the high Sierra with her forest ranger father led her to embrace the entire natural world, while her Southern Baptist relatives prepared eagerly and busily to leave this world. Peterson survived fierce "sword drill" competitions demanding total recall of the Scriptures and awkward dinner table questions ("Will Rapture take the cat, too?") only to find that environmentalists with prophecies of doom can also be Endtimers. Peterson paints such a hilarious, loving portrait of each world that the reader, too, may want to be Left Behind.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121196Sun, 20 Dec 2015 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121196 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The I Want To Be Left Behind: Finding Rapture Here On Earth Author: Brenda Peterson Narrator: Brenda Peterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121196 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The I Want To Be Left Behind: Finding Rapture Here On Earth Author: Brenda Peterson Narrator: Brenda Peterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 34 minutes Release date: December 20, 2015 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In Brenda Peterson's unusual memoir, fundamentalism meets deep ecology. The author's childhood in the high Sierra with her forest ranger father led her to embrace the entire natural world, while her Southern Baptist relatives prepared eagerly and busily to leave this world. Peterson survived fierce "sword drill" competitions demanding total recall of the Scriptures and awkward dinner table questions ("Will Rapture take the cat, too?") only to find that environmentalists with prophecies of doom can also be Endtimers. Peterson paints such a hilarious, loving portrait of each world that the reader, too, may want to be Left Behind.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-father-my-president-a-personal-account-of-the-life-of-george-h-w-bush-by-doro-bush-koch--65201519https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201162 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Father, My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H. W. Bush Author: Doro Bush Koch Narrator: Doro Bush Koch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Revised and updated with six new chapters and many new photographs following his death at age 94, this is the definitive account of George H.W. Bush's life and career written by his only daughter with his full cooperation. Much happened to George H.W. Bush and the country since the initial publication of My Father, My President: His nemesis, Saddam Huessin, has been captured and executed. And while his son George W. Bush has left the White House, his grandson George P. Bush serves as the Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office. As author Doro Bush Koch did for the 2006 edition, she again has contacted hundreds of the late President's friends and associates, conducted scores of interviews with dignitaries; tapped the memories of family members, including her late mother, her four brothers, and of course, her late father himself; and collected new information from the former President's never-before released files. This memoir offers fascinating details about his tenure as head of the Republican National Committee during Watergate, Ambassador to the U.N., America's liaison to China, and Vice President for eight years under Ronald Reagan. Doro shows how the 41st President felt when two of his sons entered politics. She also sheds new light on the unlikely friendship with the President's once-rival Bill Clinton and former President Barack Obama. Distinguished by its many first-person accounts, never-before-published photos, and a foreword by the late Barbara Bush, My Father, My President is at once the history of a great man, and the chronicle of a rapidly changing nation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201162Tue, 22 Oct 2013 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201162 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Father, My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H. W. Bush Author: Doro Bush Koch Narrator: Doro Bush Koch Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201162 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Father, My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H. W. Bush Author: Doro Bush Koch Narrator: Doro Bush Koch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Revised and updated with six new chapters and many new photographs following his death at age 94, this is the definitive account of George H.W. Bush's life and career written by his only daughter with his full cooperation. Much happened to George H.W. Bush and the country since the initial publication of My Father, My President: His nemesis, Saddam Huessin, has been captured and executed. And while his son George W. Bush has left the White House, his grandson George P. Bush serves as the Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office. As author Doro Bush Koch did for the 2006 edition, she again has contacted hundreds of the late President's friends and associates, conducted scores of interviews with dignitaries; tapped the memories of family members, including her late mother, her four brothers, and of course, her late father himself; and collected new information from the former President's never-before released files. This memoir offers fascinating details about his tenure as head of the Republican National Committee during Watergate, Ambassador to the U.N., America's liaison to China, and Vice President for eight years under Ronald Reagan. Doro shows how the 41st President felt when two of his sons entered politics. She also sheds new light on the unlikely friendship with the President's once-rival Bill Clinton and former President Barack Obama. Distinguished by its many first-person accounts, never-before-published photos, and a foreword by the late Barbara Bush, My Father, My President is at once the history of a great man, and the chronicle of a rapidly changing nation.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-dream-so-big-our-unlikely-journey-to-end-the-tears-of-hunger-by-gregg-lewis-steve-peifer--65201531https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156245 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Dream So Big: Our Unlikely Journey to End the Tears of Hunger Author: Gregg Lewis, Steve Peifer Narrator: Adam Verner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 23 minutes Release date: March 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Dream So Big is the story of Steve Peifer, a corporate manager who once oversaw 9,000 computer software consultants, who today helps provide daily lunches for over 20,000 Kenyan school children in thirty-five national public schools, and maintains solar-powered computer labs at twenty rural African schools. Steve and his wife, Nancy, were enjoying a successful management career with one of America’s high tech corporate giants during the dot-com boom of the 1990’s when, in 1997, he and his wife Nancy discovered they were pregnant with their third child. Tragically, doctors said a chromosomal condition left their baby “incompatible with life.” The Peifers only spent 8 days with baby Stephen before he died. Seeking to flee the pain, Steve and Nancy began a pilgrimage that thrust them into a third-world setting where daily life was often defined by tragedy—drought, disease, poverty, hunger, and death. They didn’t arrive in the service of any divine calling, but the truth of their surroundings spoke to their troubled hearts. A short-term, 12-month mission assignment as dorm parents for a Kenyan boarding school turned this ordinary man into the most unlikely internationally recognized hero, and his story will inspire you to pursue similar lives of service.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156245Tue, 19 Mar 2013 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156245 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Dream So Big: Our Unlikely Journey to End the Tears of Hunger Author: Gregg Lewis, Steve Peifer Narrator: Adam Verner Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156245 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Dream So Big: Our Unlikely Journey to End the Tears of Hunger Author: Gregg Lewis, Steve Peifer Narrator: Adam Verner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 23 minutes Release date: March 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Dream So Big is the story of Steve Peifer, a corporate manager who once oversaw 9,000 computer software consultants, who today helps provide daily lunches for over 20,000 Kenyan school children in thirty-five national public schools, and maintains solar-powered computer labs at twenty rural African schools. Steve and his wife, Nancy, were enjoying a successful management career with one of America’s high tech corporate giants during the dot-com boom of the 1990’s when, in 1997, he and his wife Nancy discovered they were pregnant with their third child. Tragically, doctors said a chromosomal condition left their baby “incompatible with life.” The Peifers only spent 8 days with baby Stephen before he died. Seeking to flee the pain, Steve and Nancy began a pilgrimage that thrust them into a third-world setting where daily life was often defined by tragedy—drought, disease, poverty, hunger, and death. They didn’t arrive in the service of any divine calling, but the truth of their surroundings spoke to their troubled hearts. A short-term, 12-month mission assignment as dorm parents for a Kenyan boarding school turned this ordinary man into the most unlikely internationally recognized hero, and his story will inspire you to pursue similar lives of service.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finding-moosewood-finding-god-what-happened-when-a-tv-newsman-abandoned-his-career-for-life-on-an-island-by-jack-perkins--65201500https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159378 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Moosewood, Finding God: What Happened When a TV Newsman Abandoned His Career for Life on an Island Author: Jack Perkins Narrator: Jack Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 5, 2013 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For twenty-five years, millions of Americans watched Jack Perkins on NBC News as a correspondent, commentator, and anchorman. People were familiar with his face, his bearing, and his rich, reassuring bass.   Yet at the age of fifty-two and at the height of his career, Jack Perkins disappeared from the public eye and moved with his wife, Mary Jo, to a bare-necessities cabin on an uninhabited island off the coast ofMaine. This isolated home they came to call Moosewood was the setting for Jack and Mary Jo’s spiritual awakening.   In the busy years of Jack’s career inLos Angeleshe hadn’t felt the need for God. In their new, quiet, and difficult life, though, he began to rethink everything he thought he knew. For thirteen years they endured (and learned to enjoy) snowbound winters, shuttling supplies from the mainland, testing themselves and their marriage, and discovering the rewards of a close-to-nature life, acknowledging that the hand guiding their blessed new lives was the hand of a gracious God who knew them long before they acknowledged him.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159378Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159378 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Moosewood, Finding God: What Happened When a TV Newsman Abandoned His Career for Life on an Island Author: Jack Perkins Narrator: Jack Perkins...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159378 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Finding Moosewood, Finding God: What Happened When a TV Newsman Abandoned His Career for Life on an Island Author: Jack Perkins Narrator: Jack Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 5, 2013 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For twenty-five years, millions of Americans watched Jack Perkins on NBC News as a correspondent, commentator, and anchorman. People were familiar with his face, his bearing, and his rich, reassuring bass.   Yet at the age of fifty-two and at the height of his career, Jack Perkins disappeared from the public eye and moved with his wife, Mary Jo, to a bare-necessities cabin on an uninhabited island off the coast ofMaine. This isolated home they came to call Moosewood was the setting for Jack and Mary Jo’s spiritual awakening.   In the busy years of Jack’s career inLos Angeleshe hadn’t felt the need for God. In their new, quiet, and difficult life, though, he began to rethink everything he thought he knew. For thirteen years they endured (and learned to enjoy) snowbound winters, shuttling supplies from the mainland, testing themselves and their marriage, and discovering the rewards of a close-to-nature life, acknowledging that the hand guiding their blessed new lives was the hand of a gracious God who knew them long before they acknowledged him.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fresh-off-the-boat-a-memoir-by-eddie-huang--65201525https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir Author: Eddie Huang Narrator: Eddie Huang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release date: January 29, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 12 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NOW AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON ABC • “Just may be the best new comedy of [the year] . . . based on restaurateur Eddie Huang’s memoir of the same name . . . [a] classic fresh-out-of-water comedy.”—People   “Bawdy and frequently hilarious . . . a surprisingly sophisticated memoir about race and assimilation in America . . . as much James Baldwin and Jay-Z as Amy Tan . . . rowdy [and] vital . . . It’s a book about fitting in by not fitting in at all.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times   NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS   Assimilating ain’t easy. Eddie Huang was raised by a wild family of FOB (“fresh off the boat”) immigrants—his father a cocksure restaurateur with a dark past back in Taiwan, his mother a fierce protector and constant threat. Young Eddie tried his hand at everything mainstream America threw his way, from white Jesus to macaroni and cheese, but finally found his home as leader of a rainbow coalition of lost boys up to no good: skate punks, dealers, hip-hop junkies, and sneaker freaks. This is the story of a Chinese-American kid in a could-be-anywhere cul-de-sac blazing his way through America’s deviant subcultures, trying to find himself, ten thousand miles from his legacy and anchored only by his conflicted love for his family and his passion for food. Funny, moving, and stylistically inventive, Fresh Off the Boat is more than a radical reimagining of the immigrant memoir—it’s the exhilarating story of every American outsider who finds his destiny in the margins.   Praise for Fresh Off the Boat   “Brash and funny . . . outrageous, courageous, moving, ironic and true.”—New York Times Book Review   “Mercilessly funny and provocative, Fresh Off the Boat is also a serious piece of work. Eddie Huang is hunting nothing less than Big Game here. He does everything with style.”—Anthony Bourdain   “Uproariously funny . . . emotionally honest.”—Chicago Tribune   “Huang is a fearless raconteur. [His] writing is at once hilarious and provocative; his incisive wit pulls through like a perfect plate of dan dan noodles.”—Interview   “Although writing a memoir is an audacious act for a thirty-year-old, it is not nearly as audacious as some of the things Huang did and survived even earlier. . . . Whatever he ends up doing, you can be sure it won’t look or sound like anything that’s come before. A single, kinetic passage from Fresh Off the Boat . . . is all you need to get that straight.”—Bookforum]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158466Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir Author: Eddie Huang Narrator: Eddie Huang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir Author: Eddie Huang Narrator: Eddie Huang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release date: January 29, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 12 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NOW AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON ABC • “Just may be the best new comedy of [the year] . . . based on restaurateur Eddie Huang’s memoir of the same name . . . [a] classic fresh-out-of-water comedy.”—People   “Bawdy and frequently hilarious . . . a surprisingly sophisticated memoir about race and assimilation in America . . . as much James Baldwin and Jay-Z as Amy Tan . . . rowdy [and] vital . . . It’s a book about fitting in by not fitting in at all.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times   NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS   Assimilating ain’t easy. Eddie Huang was raised by a wild family of FOB (“fresh off the boat”) immigrants—his father a cocksure restaurateur with a dark past back in Taiwan, his mother a fierce protector and constant threat. Young Eddie tried his hand at everything mainstream America threw his way, from white Jesus to macaroni and cheese, but finally found his home as leader of a rainbow coalition of lost boys up to no good: skate punks, dealers, hip-hop junkies, and sneaker freaks. This is the story of a Chinese-American kid in a could-be-anywhere cul-de-sac blazing his way through America’s deviant subcultures, trying to find himself, ten thousand miles from his legacy and anchored only by his conflicted love for his family and his passion for food. Funny, moving, and stylistically inventive, Fresh Off the Boat is more than a radical reimagining of the immigrant memoir—it’s the exhilarating story of every American outsider who finds his destiny in the margins.   Praise for Fresh Off the Boat   “Brash and funny . . . outrageous, courageous, moving, ironic and true.”—New York Times Book Review   “Mercilessly funny and provocative, Fresh Off the Boat is also a serious piece of work. Eddie Huang is hunting nothing less than Big Game here. He does everything with style.”—Anthony Bourdain   “Uproariously funny . . . emotionally honest.”—Chicago Tribune   “Huang is a fearless raconteur. [His] writing is at once hilarious and provocative; his incisive wit pulls through like a perfect plate of dan dan noodles.”—Interview   “Although writing a memoir is an audacious act for a thirty-year-old, it is not nearly as audacious as some of the things Huang did and survived even earlier. . . . Whatever he ends up doing, you can be sure it won’t look or sound like anything that’s come before. A single, kinetic passage from Fresh Off the Boat . . . is all you need to get that straight.”—Bookforum]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/drinking-with-men-by-rosie-schaap--65201523https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158076 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Drinking with Men Author: Rosie Schaap Narrator: Rosie Schaap Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 24, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A vivid, funny, and poignant memoir that celebrates the distinct lure of the camaraderie and community one finds drinking in bars. Rosie Schaap has always loved bars: the wood and brass and jukeboxes, the knowing bartenders, and especially the sometimes surprising but always comforting company of regulars. Starting with her misspent youth in the bar car of a regional railroad, where at fifteen she told commuters’ fortunes in exchange for beer, and continuing today as she slings cocktails at a neighborhood joint in Brooklyn, Schaap has learned her way around both sides of a bar and come to realize how powerful the fellowship among regular patrons can be. In Drinking with Men, Schaap shares her unending quest for the perfect local haunt, which takes her from a dive outside Los Angeles to a Dublin pub full of poets, and from small-town New England taverns to a character-filled bar in Manhattan’s TriBeCa. Drinking alongside artists and expats, ironworkers and soccer fanatics, she finds these places offer a safe haven, a respite, and a place to feel most like herself. In rich, colorful prose, Schaap brings to life these seedy, warm, and wonderful rooms. Drinking with Men is a love letter to the bars, pubs, and taverns that have been Schaap’s refuge, and a celebration of the uniquely civilizing source of community that is bar culture at its best.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158076Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158076 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Drinking with Men Author: Rosie Schaap Narrator: Rosie Schaap Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 24, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158076 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Drinking with Men Author: Rosie Schaap Narrator: Rosie Schaap Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 24, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A vivid, funny, and poignant memoir that celebrates the distinct lure of the camaraderie and community one finds drinking in bars. Rosie Schaap has always loved bars: the wood and brass and jukeboxes, the knowing bartenders, and especially the sometimes surprising but always comforting company of regulars. Starting with her misspent youth in the bar car of a regional railroad, where at fifteen she told commuters’ fortunes in exchange for beer, and continuing today as she slings cocktails at a neighborhood joint in Brooklyn, Schaap has learned her way around both sides of a bar and come to realize how powerful the fellowship among regular patrons can be. In Drinking with Men, Schaap shares her unending quest for the perfect local haunt, which takes her from a dive outside Los Angeles to a Dublin pub full of poets, and from small-town New England taverns to a character-filled bar in Manhattan’s TriBeCa. Drinking alongside artists and expats, ironworkers and soccer fanatics, she finds these places offer a safe haven, a respite, and a place to feel most like herself. In rich, colorful prose, Schaap brings to life these seedy, warm, and wonderful rooms. Drinking with Men is a love letter to the bars, pubs, and taverns that have been Schaap’s refuge, and a celebration of the uniquely civilizing source of community that is bar culture at its best.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saturday-night-widows-the-adventures-of-six-friends-remaking-their-lives-by-becky-aikman--65201566https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157732 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures of Six Friends Remaking Their Lives Author: Becky Aikman Narrator: Ann Marie Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Six marriages, six heartbreaks, one shared beginning.    In her forties – a widow, too young, too modern to accept the role – Becky Aikman struggled to make sense of her place in an altered world.  In this transcendent and infectiously wise memoir, she explores surprising new discoveries about how people experience grief and transcend loss and, following her own remarriage, forms a group with five other young widows to test these unconventional ideas.  Together, these friends summon the humor, resilience, and striving spirit essential for anyone overcoming adversity.    Meet the Saturday Night Widows: ringleader Becky, an unsentimental journalist who lost her husband to cancer; Tara, a polished mother of two, whose husband died in the throes of alcoholism after she filed for divorce; Denise, a widow of just five months, now struggling to get by; Marcia, a hard-driving corporate lawyer; Dawn, an alluring self-made entrepreneur whose husband was killed in a sporting accident, leaving two small children behind; and Lesley, a housewife who returned home one day to find that her husband had committed suicide.    The women meet once a month, and over the course of a year, they strike out on ever more far-flung adventures, learning to live past the worst thing they thought could happen.  They share emotional peaks and valleys – dating, parenting, moving, finding meaningful work, and reinventing themselves – while turning traditional thinking about loss and recovery upside down.  Through it all runs the story of Aikman's own journey through grief and her love affair with a man who tempts her to marry again.  In a transporting story of what friends can achieve when they hold each other up, Saturday Night Widows is a rare book that will make you laugh, think, and remind yourself that despite the utter unpredictability and occasional tragedy of life, it is also precious, fragile, and often more joyous than we recognize. Look for Becky's new book, Off The Cliff: How the Making of Thelma & Louise Drove Hollywood to the Edge.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157732Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157732 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures of Six Friends Remaking Their Lives Author: Becky Aikman Narrator: Ann Marie Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157732 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures of Six Friends Remaking Their Lives Author: Becky Aikman Narrator: Ann Marie Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Six marriages, six heartbreaks, one shared beginning.    In her forties – a widow, too young, too modern to accept the role – Becky Aikman struggled to make sense of her place in an altered world.  In this transcendent and infectiously wise memoir, she explores surprising new discoveries about how people experience grief and transcend loss and, following her own remarriage, forms a group with five other young widows to test these unconventional ideas.  Together, these friends summon the humor, resilience, and striving spirit essential for anyone overcoming adversity.    Meet the Saturday Night Widows: ringleader Becky, an unsentimental journalist who lost her husband to cancer; Tara, a polished mother of two, whose husband died in the throes of alcoholism after she filed for divorce; Denise, a widow of just five months, now struggling to get by; Marcia, a hard-driving corporate lawyer; Dawn, an alluring self-made entrepreneur whose husband was killed in a sporting accident, leaving two small children behind; and Lesley, a housewife who returned home one day to find that her husband had committed suicide.    The women meet once a month, and over the course of a year, they strike out on ever more far-flung adventures, learning to live past the worst thing they thought could happen.  They share emotional peaks and valleys – dating, parenting, moving, finding meaningful work, and reinventing themselves – while turning traditional thinking about loss and recovery upside down.  Through it all runs the story of Aikman's own journey through grief and her love affair with a man who tempts her to marry again.  In a transporting story of what friends can achieve when they hold each other up, Saturday Night Widows is a rare book that will make you laugh, think, and remind yourself that despite the utter unpredictability and occasional tragedy of life, it is also precious, fragile, and often more joyous than we recognize. Look for Becky's new book, Off The Cliff: How the Making of Thelma & Louise Drove Hollywood to the Edge.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ten-years-later-by-hoda-kotb--65201517https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157814 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ten Years Later Author: Hoda Kotb Narrator: Hoda Kotb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Now a New York Times bestseller, in Ten Years Later, Today show coanchor Hoda Kotb tells the incredible stories of people who, when faced with impossibly challenging or tragic life situations, persevere—and even thrive—and asks, What if you, facing a game-changing event or decision right now, could see ten years into the future? New York Times bestselling author Hoda Kotb examines game-changing moments experienced by six different people—then revisits those people a decade later. From a mother of two who struggles with an abusive relationship, to a civilian hero of 9/11 who suffers tremendous personal loss in the wake of the terrorist attacks: the harrowing obstacles they faced shook them to their core, but each of these people found the strength to take the first step in a journey that changed their lives for the better. In these beautiful, astonishing, and life-affirming stories, Hoda reveals how adversity can unleash our best qualities: resilience, perseverance, gratitude, empathy, and creativity. This book will show you how to believe in the future, no matter how dark the present, and inspire you to take the first step in your own journey of personal growth.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157814Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157814 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ten Years Later Author: Hoda Kotb Narrator: Hoda Kotb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 15, 2013 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157814 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ten Years Later Author: Hoda Kotb Narrator: Hoda Kotb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Now a New York Times bestseller, in Ten Years Later, Today show coanchor Hoda Kotb tells the incredible stories of people who, when faced with impossibly challenging or tragic life situations, persevere—and even thrive—and asks, What if you, facing a game-changing event or decision right now, could see ten years into the future? New York Times bestselling author Hoda Kotb examines game-changing moments experienced by six different people—then revisits those people a decade later. From a mother of two who struggles with an abusive relationship, to a civilian hero of 9/11 who suffers tremendous personal loss in the wake of the terrorist attacks: the harrowing obstacles they faced shook them to their core, but each of these people found the strength to take the first step in a journey that changed their lives for the better. In these beautiful, astonishing, and life-affirming stories, Hoda reveals how adversity can unleash our best qualities: resilience, perseverance, gratitude, empathy, and creativity. This book will show you how to believe in the future, no matter how dark the present, and inspire you to take the first step in your own journey of personal growth.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/magical-journey-an-apprenticeship-in-contentment-by-katrina-kenison--65201506https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Magical Journey: An Apprenticeship in Contentment Author: Katrina Kenison Narrator: Katrina Kenison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the author of The Gift of an Ordinary Day comes an intimate memoir of loss, self-discovery, and growth that will resonate deeply with any woman who has ever mourned the passage of time, questioned her own purpose, or wondered, "Do I have what it takes to create something new in my life?"​ "No longer indispensable, no longer assured of our old carefully crafted identities, no longer beautiful in the way we were at twenty or thirty or forty, we are hungry and searching nonetheless." With the candor and warmth that have endeared her to readers, Kenison reflects on the inevitable changes wrought by time: the death of a dear friend, children leaving home, recognition of her own physical vulnerability, and surprising shifts in her marriage. She finds solace in the notion that midlife is also a time of unprecedented opportunity for growth as old roles and responsibilities fall away, and unanticipated possibilities appear on the horizon. More a spiritual journey than a physical one, Kenison's beautifully crafted exploration begins and ends with a home, a life, a marriage. But this metamorphosis proves as demanding as any trek or pilgrimage to distant lands-it will guide and inspire every woman who finds herself asking: "What now?"]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158375Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Magical Journey: An Apprenticeship in Contentment Author: Katrina Kenison Narrator: Katrina Kenison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Magical Journey: An Apprenticeship in Contentment Author: Katrina Kenison Narrator: Katrina Kenison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the author of The Gift of an Ordinary Day comes an intimate memoir of loss, self-discovery, and growth that will resonate deeply with any woman who has ever mourned the passage of time, questioned her own purpose, or wondered, "Do I have what it takes to create something new in my life?"​ "No longer indispensable, no longer assured of our old carefully crafted identities, no longer beautiful in the way we were at twenty or thirty or forty, we are hungry and searching nonetheless." With the candor and warmth that have endeared her to readers, Kenison reflects on the inevitable changes wrought by time: the death of a dear friend, children leaving home, recognition of her own physical vulnerability, and surprising shifts in her marriage. She finds solace in the notion that midlife is also a time of unprecedented opportunity for growth as old roles and responsibilities fall away, and unanticipated possibilities appear on the horizon. More a spiritual journey than a physical one, Kenison's beautifully crafted exploration begins and ends with a home, a life, a marriage. But this metamorphosis proves as demanding as any trek or pilgrimage to distant lands-it will guide and inspire every woman who finds herself asking: "What now?"]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/she-matters-a-life-in-friendships-by-susanna-sonnenberg--65201505https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158928 to listen full audiobooks. Title: She Matters: A Life in Friendships Author: Susanna Sonnenberg Narrator: Susanna Sonnenberg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4 minutes Release date: January 8, 2013 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling “immensely gifted” (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times) author of Her Last Death comes a fearless, compulsively readable, intensely provocative book about female friendships. THE BEST FRIEND WHO BROKE UP WITH YOU. The older girl at school you worshipped. The friend who betrayed you. The friend you betrayed. Companions in travel, in discovery, in motherhood, in grief; the mentor, the model, the rescuer, the guide, the little sister. These have been the friends in Susanna Sonnenberg’s life, women tender, dominant, and crucial. Searing and superbly written, Sonnenberg’s She Matters: A Life in Friendships illuminates the friendships that have influenced, nourished, inspired, and haunted her—and sometimes torn her apart. Each has its own lessons that Sonnenberg seeks to understand. Her method is investigative and ruminative; her result, fearlessly observed portraits of friendships that will inspire all readers to consider the complexities of their own relationships. This electric book is testimony to the emotional bonds between women, whether shattered, shaky, or unbreakable.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158928Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158928 to listen full audiobooks. Title: She Matters: A Life in Friendships Author: Susanna Sonnenberg Narrator: Susanna Sonnenberg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158928 to listen full audiobooks. Title: She Matters: A Life in Friendships Author: Susanna Sonnenberg Narrator: Susanna Sonnenberg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4 minutes Release date: January 8, 2013 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling “immensely gifted” (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times) author of Her Last Death comes a fearless, compulsively readable, intensely provocative book about female friendships. THE BEST FRIEND WHO BROKE UP WITH YOU. The older girl at school you worshipped. The friend who betrayed you. The friend you betrayed. Companions in travel, in discovery, in motherhood, in grief; the mentor, the model, the rescuer, the guide, the little sister. These have been the friends in Susanna Sonnenberg’s life, women tender, dominant, and crucial. Searing and superbly written, Sonnenberg’s She Matters: A Life in Friendships illuminates the friendships that have influenced, nourished, inspired, and haunted her—and sometimes torn her apart. Each has its own lessons that Sonnenberg seeks to understand. Her method is investigative and ruminative; her result, fearlessly observed portraits of friendships that will inspire all readers to consider the complexities of their own relationships. This electric book is testimony to the emotional bonds between women, whether shattered, shaky, or unbreakable.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-young-still-restless-a-memoir-by-jeanne-cooper--65201520https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157836 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not Young, Still Restless: A Memoir Author: Jeanne Cooper Narrator: Jeanne Cooper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date: January 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The long-awaited memoir from one of daytime television's most celebrated and beloved actresses. Three or four days a week, Jeanne Cooper drives from her Hollywood Hills home to the job she's held for more than three decades: bringing life to the character of Katherine Chancellor, the outspoken, powerful, and insanely wealthy force of nature who, along with Jeanne herself, has become a legend in the world of daytime television and its number-one show, The Young and the Restless. Now, for the first time, her fans will get to know the woman behind the iconic character. With her signature fearlessness, honesty, and humor, Jeanne chronicles her long tenure in Hollywood and describes her life before, during, and away from the CBS soundstage. Not Young, Still Restless follows Jeanne as she makes her way from small-town Taft, California, to the heart of the Los Angeles movie industry, where the list of her feature-film costars reads like a Who's Who of Hollywood's Golden Age—Maureen O'Hara, Raymond Burr, David Janssen, Robert Taylor, Tony Curtis, Shelley Winters, Glenn Ford, and Lee J. Cobb, to name just a few. Jeanne writes vividly of her first foray into the new phenomenon of television and how she found her home at The Young and the Restless. Jeanne's story charts the ups and downs of a long and rich life, including the breakup of a marriage that produced the three great loves of her life—her daughter, Caren, and her sons Collin and the actor Corbin Bernsen—before it ended, leaving her a single working mother. She also speaks honestly and openly about her battles to overcome alcoholism, defeat breast cancer, and age gracefully in Hollywood, a process that made her the first reality-television star when her character's (and her own) face-lift was filmed live on The Young and the Restless. In Not Young, Still Restless, the Emmy Award–winning actress inspires readers with her ability not only to survive but thrive as an octogenarian in today's Hollywood.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157836Wed, 02 Jan 2013 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157836 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not Young, Still Restless: A Memoir Author: Jeanne Cooper Narrator: Jeanne Cooper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157836 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not Young, Still Restless: A Memoir Author: Jeanne Cooper Narrator: Jeanne Cooper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date: January 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The long-awaited memoir from one of daytime television's most celebrated and beloved actresses. Three or four days a week, Jeanne Cooper drives from her Hollywood Hills home to the job she's held for more than three decades: bringing life to the character of Katherine Chancellor, the outspoken, powerful, and insanely wealthy force of nature who, along with Jeanne herself, has become a legend in the world of daytime television and its number-one show, The Young and the Restless. Now, for the first time, her fans will get to know the woman behind the iconic character. With her signature fearlessness, honesty, and humor, Jeanne chronicles her long tenure in Hollywood and describes her life before, during, and away from the CBS soundstage. Not Young, Still Restless follows Jeanne as she makes her way from small-town Taft, California, to the heart of the Los Angeles movie industry, where the list of her feature-film costars reads like a Who's Who of Hollywood's Golden Age—Maureen O'Hara, Raymond Burr, David Janssen, Robert Taylor, Tony Curtis, Shelley Winters, Glenn Ford, and Lee J. Cobb, to name just a few. Jeanne writes vividly of her first foray into the new phenomenon of television and how she found her home at The Young and the Restless. Jeanne's story charts the ups and downs of a long and rich life, including the breakup of a marriage that produced the three great loves of her life—her daughter, Caren, and her sons Collin and the actor Corbin Bernsen—before it ended, leaving her a single working mother. She also speaks honestly and openly about her battles to overcome alcoholism, defeat breast cancer, and age gracefully in Hollywood, a process that made her the first reality-television star when her character's (and her own) face-lift was filmed live on The Young and the Restless. In Not Young, Still Restless, the Emmy Award–winning actress inspires readers with her ability not only to survive but thrive as an octogenarian in today's Hollywood.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dream-catcher-by-yvonne-mason--65201611https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156150 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dream Catcher Author: Yvonne Mason Narrator: Diana J. Andrade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 31 minutes Release date: December 1, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the years leading up to the 1950's, there were no resources for the challenged. They were placed in asylums or back rooms and left to die. They were never talked about or acknowledged. They were the silent children. The ones no one wanted. The ones who were never given a chance to live. Yvonne Mason has given us a story of success in a time of failure for the challenged. She has given a voice to a child born in 1952 who became challenged. This young man was not put away. He was not shunned and he was not ignored. Ms. Mason tells the story of Stan, her brother, who was never supposed to succeed. He was supposed to fail.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156150Sat, 01 Dec 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156150 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dream Catcher Author: Yvonne Mason Narrator: Diana J. Andrade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 31 minutes Release date: December 1, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156150 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dream Catcher Author: Yvonne Mason Narrator: Diana J. Andrade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 31 minutes Release date: December 1, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the years leading up to the 1950's, there were no resources for the challenged. They were placed in asylums or back rooms and left to die. They were never talked about or acknowledged. They were the silent children. The ones no one wanted. The ones who were never given a chance to live. Yvonne Mason has given us a story of success in a time of failure for the challenged. She has given a voice to a child born in 1952 who became challenged. This young man was not put away. He was not shunned and he was not ignored. Ms. Mason tells the story of Stan, her brother, who was never supposed to succeed. He was supposed to fail.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-message-is-c-l-e-a-r-hope-and-strength-in-the-face-of-life-s-greatest-adversities-by-gabe-murfitt--65201564https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154526 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Message Is C.L.E.A.R.: Hope and Strength in the Face of Life’s Greatest Adversities Series: Part of The Made for Success Series Author: Gabe Murfitt Narrator: Gabe Murfitt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 20, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In My Message is C.L.E.A.R., join Gabe Murfitt as he shares his story of learning to live in a uniquely formed body. Through Gabe's C.L.E.A.R. formula, you will discover how you can have Courage to face life's challenges. Leadership that is encouraging and compassionate. Endurance in hard times. Attitude that enables you to achieve your goals. Respect for others and yourself. Gabe's message of hope shows how you can live a purposeful, successful life, even when facing great adversities.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154526Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154526 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Message Is C.L.E.A.R.: Hope and Strength in the Face of Life’s Greatest Adversities Series: Part of The Made for Success Series Author: Gabe Murfitt...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154526 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Message Is C.L.E.A.R.: Hope and Strength in the Face of Life’s Greatest Adversities Series: Part of The Made for Success Series Author: Gabe Murfitt Narrator: Gabe Murfitt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 20, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In My Message is C.L.E.A.R., join Gabe Murfitt as he shares his story of learning to live in a uniquely formed body. Through Gabe's C.L.E.A.R. formula, you will discover how you can have Courage to face life's challenges. Leadership that is encouraging and compassionate. Endurance in hard times. Attitude that enables you to achieve your goals. Respect for others and yourself. Gabe's message of hope shows how you can live a purposeful, successful life, even when facing great adversities.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/awol-on-the-appalachian-trail-by-david-miller--65201539https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155373 to listen full audiobooks. Title: AWOL on the Appalachian Trail Author: David Miller Narrator: Christopher Lane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: November 20, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 88 Ratings of Narrator: 4.81 of Total 16 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 2003, software engineer David Miller left his job, family, and friends to fulfill a dream and hike the Appalachian Trail. AWOL on the Appalachian Trail is Miller’s account of this thru-hike along the entire 2,172 miles from Georgia to Maine. On page after page, readers are treated to rich descriptions of the valleys and mountains, the isolation and reverie, the inspiration that fueled his quest, and the life-changing moments that can only be experienced when dreams are pursued. While this book abounds with introspection and perseverance, it also provides useful passages about safety and proper gear, showing a professional hiker’s preparations and tenacity. This is not merely a travel guide, but a beautifully written and highly personal view into one man’s adventure and what it means to make a lifelong vision come true.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155373Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155373 to listen full audiobooks. Title: AWOL on the Appalachian Trail Author: David Miller Narrator: Christopher Lane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155373 to listen full audiobooks. Title: AWOL on the Appalachian Trail Author: David Miller Narrator: Christopher Lane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: November 20, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 88 Ratings of Narrator: 4.81 of Total 16 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 2003, software engineer David Miller left his job, family, and friends to fulfill a dream and hike the Appalachian Trail. AWOL on the Appalachian Trail is Miller’s account of this thru-hike along the entire 2,172 miles from Georgia to Maine. On page after page, readers are treated to rich descriptions of the valleys and mountains, the isolation and reverie, the inspiration that fueled his quest, and the life-changing moments that can only be experienced when dreams are pursued. While this book abounds with introspection and perseverance, it also provides useful passages about safety and proper gear, showing a professional hiker’s preparations and tenacity. This is not merely a travel guide, but a beautifully written and highly personal view into one man’s adventure and what it means to make a lifelong vision come true.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heads-in-beds-a-reckless-memoir-of-hotels-hustles-and-so-called-hospitality-by-jacob-tomsky--65201522https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153048 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality Author: Jacob Tomsky Narrator: Jacob Tomsky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 3 minutes Release date: November 20, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of Kitchen Confidential and Waiter Rant, a rollicking, eye-opening, fantastically indiscreet memoir of a life spent (and misspent) in the hotel industry. Jacob Tomsky never intended to go into the hotel business. As a new college graduate, armed only with a philosophy degree and a singular lack of career direction, he became a valet parker for a large luxury hotel in New Orleans. Yet, rising fast through the ranks, he ended up working in “hospitality” for more than a decade, doing everything from supervising the housekeeping department to manning the front desk at an upscale Manhattan hotel. He’s checked you in, checked you out, separated your white panties from the white bed sheets, parked your car, tasted your room-service meals, cleaned your toilet, denied you a late checkout, given you a wake-up call, eaten M&Ms out of your minibar, laughed at your jokes, and taken your money. In Heads in Beds he pulls back the curtain to expose the crazy and compelling reality of a multi-billion-dollar industry we think we know. Heads in Beds is a funny, authentic, and irreverent chronicle of the highs and lows of hotel life, told by a keenly observant insider who’s seen it all. Prepare to be amused, shocked, and amazed as he spills the unwritten code of the bellhops, the antics that go on in the valet parking garage, the housekeeping department’s dirty little secrets—not to mention the shameless activities of the guests, who are rarely on their best behavior. Prepare to be moved, too, by his candor about what it’s like to toil in a highly demanding service industry at the luxury level, where people expect to get what they pay for (and often a whole lot more). Employees are poorly paid and frequently abused by coworkers and guests alike, and maintaining a semblance of sanity is a daily challenge. Along his journey Tomsky also reveals the secrets of the industry, offering easy ways to get what you need from your hotel without any hassle. This book (and a timely proffered twenty-dollar bill) will help you score late checkouts and upgrades, get free stuff galore, and make that pay-per-view charge magically disappear. Thanks to him you’ll know how to get the very best service from any business that makes its money from putting heads in beds. Or, at the very least, you will keep the bellmen from taking your luggage into the camera-free back office and bashing it against the wall repeatedly.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153048Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153048 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality Author: Jacob Tomsky Narrator: Jacob Tomsky Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153048 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality Author: Jacob Tomsky Narrator: Jacob Tomsky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 3 minutes Release date: November 20, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of Kitchen Confidential and Waiter Rant, a rollicking, eye-opening, fantastically indiscreet memoir of a life spent (and misspent) in the hotel industry. Jacob Tomsky never intended to go into the hotel business. As a new college graduate, armed only with a philosophy degree and a singular lack of career direction, he became a valet parker for a large luxury hotel in New Orleans. Yet, rising fast through the ranks, he ended up working in “hospitality” for more than a decade, doing everything from supervising the housekeeping department to manning the front desk at an upscale Manhattan hotel. He’s checked you in, checked you out, separated your white panties from the white bed sheets, parked your car, tasted your room-service meals, cleaned your toilet, denied you a late checkout, given you a wake-up call, eaten M&Ms out of your minibar, laughed at your jokes, and taken your money. In Heads in Beds he pulls back the curtain to expose the crazy and compelling reality of a multi-billion-dollar industry we think we know. Heads in Beds is a funny, authentic, and irreverent chronicle of the highs and lows of hotel life, told by a keenly observant insider who’s seen it all. Prepare to be amused, shocked, and amazed as he spills the unwritten code of the bellhops, the antics that go on in the valet parking garage, the housekeeping department’s dirty little secrets—not to mention the shameless activities of the guests, who are rarely on their best behavior. Prepare to be moved, too, by his candor about what it’s like to toil in a highly demanding service industry at the luxury level, where people expect to get what they pay for (and often a whole lot more). Employees are poorly paid and frequently abused by coworkers and guests alike, and maintaining a semblance of sanity is a daily challenge. Along his journey Tomsky also reveals the secrets of the industry, offering easy ways to get what you need from your hotel without any hassle. This book (and a timely proffered twenty-dollar bill) will help you score late checkouts and upgrades, get free stuff galore, and make that pay-per-view charge magically disappear. Thanks to him you’ll know how to get the very best service from any business that makes its money from putting heads in beds. Or, at the very least, you will keep the bellmen from taking your luggage into the camera-free back office and bashing it against the wall repeatedly.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sinatra-and-me-the-very-good-years-by-tony-consiglio-franz-douskey--65201616https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153391 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sinatra and Me: The Very Good Years Author: Tony Consiglio, Franz Douskey Narrator: Norman Dietz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Not many people were allowed inside Frank Sinatra's inner circle. But Tony Consiglio was a boyhood friend of Sinatra's who remained his friend and confidant for over sixty years. One reason Sinatra valued Tony's friendship is that he could be trusted: Sinatra nicknamed him "the Clam" because Tony never spoke to reporters or biographers about the singer. From the early days when Sinatra was trying to establish himself as a singer to the mid-1960s, Tony worked with Sinatra and was there to share in the highs and lows of Sinatra's life and career. Tony was with Sinatra during his "bobby-soxer" megastar days in the 1940s, and he remained loyal to Sinatra during the lean years of the early 1950s, when "the Voice" was struggling with a crumbling singing and acting career—as well as his tumultuous marriage to Ava Gardner. Tony also had a front row seat to Sinatra's comeback in the 1950s, starting with his Academy Award–winning role in From Here to Eternity and a string of now-classic hit recordings. Tony's friendship with Sinatra allowed him to rub elbows with the Hollywood elite, including Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Kim Novak, Ava Gardner, and many others. It also brought him close to the political world of the early 1960s, when Sinatra campaigned for John F. Kennedy and then helped plan the Kennedy inauguration. Tony was even at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis, Massachusetts, when the election results came in. Sinatra and Me will shed new light on the real Frank Sinatra—from the man who knew him better than anyone.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153391Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153391 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sinatra and Me: The Very Good Years Author: Tony Consiglio, Franz Douskey Narrator: Norman Dietz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153391 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sinatra and Me: The Very Good Years Author: Tony Consiglio, Franz Douskey Narrator: Norman Dietz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Not many people were allowed inside Frank Sinatra's inner circle. But Tony Consiglio was a boyhood friend of Sinatra's who remained his friend and confidant for over sixty years. One reason Sinatra valued Tony's friendship is that he could be trusted: Sinatra nicknamed him "the Clam" because Tony never spoke to reporters or biographers about the singer. From the early days when Sinatra was trying to establish himself as a singer to the mid-1960s, Tony worked with Sinatra and was there to share in the highs and lows of Sinatra's life and career. Tony was with Sinatra during his "bobby-soxer" megastar days in the 1940s, and he remained loyal to Sinatra during the lean years of the early 1950s, when "the Voice" was struggling with a crumbling singing and acting career—as well as his tumultuous marriage to Ava Gardner. Tony also had a front row seat to Sinatra's comeback in the 1950s, starting with his Academy Award–winning role in From Here to Eternity and a string of now-classic hit recordings. Tony's friendship with Sinatra allowed him to rub elbows with the Hollywood elite, including Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Kim Novak, Ava Gardner, and many others. It also brought him close to the political world of the early 1960s, when Sinatra campaigned for John F. Kennedy and then helped plan the Kennedy inauguration. Tony was even at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis, Massachusetts, when the election results came in. Sinatra and Me will shed new light on the real Frank Sinatra—from the man who knew him better than anyone.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-moonshine-to-armadillos-the-birth-of-the-austin-music-scene-by-joe-bevilacqua--65201571https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153951 to listen full audiobooks. Title: "From Moonshine to Armadillos": The Birth of the Austin Music Scene Author: Joe Bevilacqua Narrator: Joe Bevilacqua Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "From Moonshine to Armadillos": The Birth of the Austin Music Scene Veteran award-winning producer Joe Bevilacqua hosts this hour long program outlining the History of Threadgill's and Armadillo World Headquarters, their contribution to the birth of the Austin music scene and their influence on the Nashville Sound and Country Rock. As heard on Sirius XM and NPR, the hour features commentary and music by many of the key players of the time, including rare never before release recordings of Janis Joplin.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153951Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153951 to listen full audiobooks. Title: "From Moonshine to Armadillos": The Birth of the Austin Music Scene Author: Joe Bevilacqua Narrator: Joe Bevilacqua Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153951 to listen full audiobooks. Title: "From Moonshine to Armadillos": The Birth of the Austin Music Scene Author: Joe Bevilacqua Narrator: Joe Bevilacqua Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "From Moonshine to Armadillos": The Birth of the Austin Music Scene Veteran award-winning producer Joe Bevilacqua hosts this hour long program outlining the History of Threadgill's and Armadillo World Headquarters, their contribution to the birth of the Austin music scene and their influence on the Nashville Sound and Country Rock. As heard on Sirius XM and NPR, the hour features commentary and music by many of the key players of the time, including rare never before release recordings of Janis Joplin.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/roll-me-up-and-smoke-me-when-i-die-musings-from-the-road-by-kinky-friedman-willie-nelson--65201556https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150664 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road Author: Kinky Friedman, Willie Nelson Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 6 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die, Willie Nelson muses about his greatest influences and the things that are most important to him, and celebrates the family, friends, and colleagues who have blessed his remarkable journey. Willie riffs on everything, from music to poker, Texas to Nashville, and more. He shares the outlaw wisdom he has acquired over the course of eight decades, along with favorite jokes and insights from family, bandmates, and close friends. Rare family pictures, beautiful artwork created by his son, Micah Nelson, and lyrics to classic songs punctuate these charming and poignant memories. A road journal written in Willie Nelson's inimitable, homespun voice and a fitting tribute to America’s greatest traveling bard, Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die—introduced by another favorite son of Texas, Kinky Friedman—is a deeply personal look into the heart and soul of a unique man and one of the greatest artists of our time, a songwriter and performer whose legacy will endure for generations to come.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150664Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150664 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road Author: Kinky Friedman, Willie Nelson Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150664 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road Author: Kinky Friedman, Willie Nelson Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 6 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die, Willie Nelson muses about his greatest influences and the things that are most important to him, and celebrates the family, friends, and colleagues who have blessed his remarkable journey. Willie riffs on everything, from music to poker, Texas to Nashville, and more. He shares the outlaw wisdom he has acquired over the course of eight decades, along with favorite jokes and insights from family, bandmates, and close friends. Rare family pictures, beautiful artwork created by his son, Micah Nelson, and lyrics to classic songs punctuate these charming and poignant memories. A road journal written in Willie Nelson's inimitable, homespun voice and a fitting tribute to America’s greatest traveling bard, Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die—introduced by another favorite son of Texas, Kinky Friedman—is a deeply personal look into the heart and soul of a unique man and one of the greatest artists of our time, a songwriter and performer whose legacy will endure for generations to come.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/healthy-living-in-the-catskills-a-joe-lorie-special-by-joe-bevilacqua--65201545https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153945 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Healthy Living in the Catskills: A Joe & Lorie Special Author: Joe Bevilacqua Narrator: Joe Bevilacqua Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Healthy Living in the Catskills: A Joe & Lorie Special In the two hour audio public radio documentary, husband and wife Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev) and Lorie Kellogg explore the rural byways within four miles of their home in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains of New York State, and find local business owners working to promote healthy lifestyles that have a national impact. 1. Sheldon Lublin has traveled the world, hitchhiked across the country, met Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, and recently retired from his successful psychotherapy practice in New York City. 2. Dick and Pat Peters, owners of Peter's Market, in Napanoch, NY, on their journey to becoming a healthy alternative market. 3. John Hiller and Carol Debberman, makers of vegetarian Sunshine Burgers, in Ellenville, NY, sold at Peter's Market and in markets across the country. 4. A collage of water sounds recorded in the Catskills. 5. Oleh and Nadia Maczaj, and their children--They are the owners of Rusty Plough Farm, a small family farm, growing certified organic vegetables, flowers and berries, as well as eggs from our free-range hens. Our farm is located in Ulster County, NY, nestled between the Shawangunk Mountains and the Catskills. It consists of 36 acres, including: crop fields; wild blueberry stands; woodlots; a pond; a maze of old stone walls; an old rusty plough; wild turkeys, deer, hawks, squirrels; the occasional bear; multitudes of frogs and newts; Sneakers & Sandy the barn cats; and the house, barn, and greenhouse.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153945Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153945 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Healthy Living in the Catskills: A Joe & Lorie Special Author: Joe Bevilacqua Narrator: Joe Bevilacqua Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153945 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Healthy Living in the Catskills: A Joe & Lorie Special Author: Joe Bevilacqua Narrator: Joe Bevilacqua Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Healthy Living in the Catskills: A Joe & Lorie Special In the two hour audio public radio documentary, husband and wife Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev) and Lorie Kellogg explore the rural byways within four miles of their home in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains of New York State, and find local business owners working to promote healthy lifestyles that have a national impact. 1. Sheldon Lublin has traveled the world, hitchhiked across the country, met Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, and recently retired from his successful psychotherapy practice in New York City. 2. Dick and Pat Peters, owners of Peter's Market, in Napanoch, NY, on their journey to becoming a healthy alternative market. 3. John Hiller and Carol Debberman, makers of vegetarian Sunshine Burgers, in Ellenville, NY, sold at Peter's Market and in markets across the country. 4. A collage of water sounds recorded in the Catskills. 5. Oleh and Nadia Maczaj, and their children--They are the owners of Rusty Plough Farm, a small family farm, growing certified organic vegetables, flowers and berries, as well as eggs from our free-range hens. Our farm is located in Ulster County, NY, nestled between the Shawangunk Mountains and the Catskills. It consists of 36 acres, including: crop fields; wild blueberry stands; woodlots; a pond; a maze of old stone walls; an old rusty plough; wild turkeys, deer, hawks, squirrels; the occasional bear; multitudes of frogs and newts; Sneakers & Sandy the barn cats; and the house, barn, and greenhouse.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-song-at-a-time-tales-from-the-kerrville-folk-festival-by-joe-bevilacqua--65201544https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153946 to listen full audiobooks. Title: "One Song at a Time": Tales from the Kerrville Folk Festival Author: Joe Bevilacqua Narrator: Joe Bevilacqua Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 27 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "One Song at a Time": Tales from the Kerrville Folk Festival Founded by Rod Kennedy, the Kerrville Folk Festival has run annually since 1972. It is the longest continuously running music festival of its kind in North America. For 18 straight days and nights each May and June, over 30,000 guests come from all over the world to experience the magic of what we simply call "Kerrville". The Festival is known internationally as a Mecca for singer songwriters of varying musical style. It's a place where those just developing their skills have the opportunity to play their music along-side master craftsmen. Featuring such musical acts as Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary, Still on the Hill, Red Dirt Rangers, and Ronnie Cox. Over 1500 outstanding singer-songwriters have been presented on the Festival's stages since the beginning. More than just a "folk music" festival, Kerrville offers music of many styles including traditional folk, bluegrass, acoustic rock, blues, country, jazz, and Americana. The common thread is songwriting. The focus of the festivals is to promote emerging artists while giving our audience exposure to both new and recognized, seasoned talent. Major label artists such as Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Michelle Shocked, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Robert Earl Keen, Lucinda Williams, and Nancy Griffith played Kerrville early in their careers. Through the years, the Kerrville stage has seen other nationally known artists like Peter Paul & Mary, Judy Collins, Janis Ian and Arlo Guthrie, while others such as singer/songwriter/actor Ronny Cox play on our stages any given year. Producer Joe Bevilacqua and his wife Lorie Kellogg camped out at the festival for five days to created this hour long collage, heard on NPR and Sirius XM Radio.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153946Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153946 to listen full audiobooks. Title: "One Song at a Time": Tales from the Kerrville Folk Festival Author: Joe Bevilacqua Narrator: Joe Bevilacqua Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153946 to listen full audiobooks. Title: "One Song at a Time": Tales from the Kerrville Folk Festival Author: Joe Bevilacqua Narrator: Joe Bevilacqua Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 27 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "One Song at a Time": Tales from the Kerrville Folk Festival Founded by Rod Kennedy, the Kerrville Folk Festival has run annually since 1972. It is the longest continuously running music festival of its kind in North America. For 18 straight days and nights each May and June, over 30,000 guests come from all over the world to experience the magic of what we simply call "Kerrville". The Festival is known internationally as a Mecca for singer songwriters of varying musical style. It's a place where those just developing their skills have the opportunity to play their music along-side master craftsmen. Featuring such musical acts as Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary, Still on the Hill, Red Dirt Rangers, and Ronnie Cox. Over 1500 outstanding singer-songwriters have been presented on the Festival's stages since the beginning. More than just a "folk music" festival, Kerrville offers music of many styles including traditional folk, bluegrass, acoustic rock, blues, country, jazz, and Americana. The common thread is songwriting. The focus of the festivals is to promote emerging artists while giving our audience exposure to both new and recognized, seasoned talent. Major label artists such as Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Michelle Shocked, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Robert Earl Keen, Lucinda Williams, and Nancy Griffith played Kerrville early in their careers. Through the years, the Kerrville stage has seen other nationally known artists like Peter Paul & Mary, Judy Collins, Janis Ian and Arlo Guthrie, while others such as singer/songwriter/actor Ronny Cox play on our stages any given year. Producer Joe Bevilacqua and his wife Lorie Kellogg camped out at the festival for five days to created this hour long collage, heard on NPR and Sirius XM Radio.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/silent-night-and-frank-won-t-be-calling-this-year-by-alphie-mccourt--65201516https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151171 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silent Night and Frank Won't be Calling this Year Author: Alphie McCourt Narrator: Alphie McCourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 14 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Alphie McCourt, the youngest of the McCourt brothers, reminisces on Christmas past-from his childhood in Limerick to the celebrations of family and friends in New York as an adult with Frank and Malachy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151171Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151171 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silent Night and Frank Won't be Calling this Year Author: Alphie McCourt Narrator: Alphie McCourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 14...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151171 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silent Night and Frank Won't be Calling this Year Author: Alphie McCourt Narrator: Alphie McCourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 14 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Alphie McCourt, the youngest of the McCourt brothers, reminisces on Christmas past-from his childhood in Limerick to the celebrations of family and friends in New York as an adult with Frank and Malachy.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/until-we-all-come-home-a-harrowing-journey-a-mother-s-courage-a-race-to-freedom-by-kim-de-blecourt--65201593https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149302 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Until We All Come Home: A Harrowing Journey, a Mother's Courage, a Race to Freedom Author: Kim De Blecourt Narrator: Kim De Blecourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 40 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Kim de Blecourt and her husband decided to adopt a child from Ukraine, they knew that the process might be challenging. Nothing, however, could have prepared de Blecourt for the twisted nightmare she would endure. During her year-long struggle to extricate her newly adopted little boy from that post-Soviet country's corrupt social service and judicial systems, de Blecourt was intimidated, physically assaulted, and arrested. Worse, her months of loneliness, worry, and fear drove her to the brink of spiritual despair. But God had no intention of abandoning de Blecourt or her family. Her amazing story-culminating in a spine-chilling race to freedom-offers dramatic proof that God's light shines on even in the deepest darkness.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149302Tue, 06 Nov 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149302 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Until We All Come Home: A Harrowing Journey, a Mother's Courage, a Race to Freedom Author: Kim De Blecourt Narrator: Kim De Blecourt Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149302 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Until We All Come Home: A Harrowing Journey, a Mother's Courage, a Race to Freedom Author: Kim De Blecourt Narrator: Kim De Blecourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 40 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Kim de Blecourt and her husband decided to adopt a child from Ukraine, they knew that the process might be challenging. Nothing, however, could have prepared de Blecourt for the twisted nightmare she would endure. During her year-long struggle to extricate her newly adopted little boy from that post-Soviet country's corrupt social service and judicial systems, de Blecourt was intimidated, physically assaulted, and arrested. Worse, her months of loneliness, worry, and fear drove her to the brink of spiritual despair. But God had no intention of abandoning de Blecourt or her family. Her amazing story-culminating in a spine-chilling race to freedom-offers dramatic proof that God's light shines on even in the deepest darkness.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/diary-of-a-stage-mother-s-daughter-by-melissa-francis--65201565https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150269 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter Author: Melissa Francis Narrator: Cris Dukehart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 19 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Melissa Francis was eight years old, she won the role of lifetime: playing Cassandra Cooper Ingalls, the little girl who was adopted with her brother (played by young Jason Bateman) by the Ingalls family on the world’s most famous prime-time soap opera, Little House on the Prairie. Despite her age, she was already a veteran actress, living a charmed life, moving from one Hollywood set to the next. But behind the scenes, her success was fueled by the pride, pressure, and sometimes grinding cruelty of her stage mother. While Melissa thrived under pressure, her older sister — who had tried her hand at acting and shrank from the limelight — was often ignored by their mother in a shadow of neglect and disappointment. Tiffany could do nothing to please her mother, but it wasn’t until after Melissa had graduated from Harvard University with a degree in economics, found love, and married that Tiffany’s personal problems culminated in a life-and-death crisis. When Melissa realized the role her mother continued to play in her sister’s downward spiral, she resolved to end the manic, abusive cycle once and for all. Diary of a Stage Mother’s Daughter is a fascinating account of life as a child star in the 1980s, and also a disquieting tale of a family under the care of a highly neurotic, dangerously competitive “tiger mother.” But perhaps most importantly, now that Melissa has two sons of her own, it’s a meditation on motherhood. She asks the questions so many of us ask ourselves: how hard should you push a child to succeed, and at what point does your help turn into harm?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150269Tue, 06 Nov 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150269 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter Author: Melissa Francis Narrator: Cris Dukehart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 19 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150269 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter Author: Melissa Francis Narrator: Cris Dukehart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 19 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Melissa Francis was eight years old, she won the role of lifetime: playing Cassandra Cooper Ingalls, the little girl who was adopted with her brother (played by young Jason Bateman) by the Ingalls family on the world’s most famous prime-time soap opera, Little House on the Prairie. Despite her age, she was already a veteran actress, living a charmed life, moving from one Hollywood set to the next. But behind the scenes, her success was fueled by the pride, pressure, and sometimes grinding cruelty of her stage mother. While Melissa thrived under pressure, her older sister — who had tried her hand at acting and shrank from the limelight — was often ignored by their mother in a shadow of neglect and disappointment. Tiffany could do nothing to please her mother, but it wasn’t until after Melissa had graduated from Harvard University with a degree in economics, found love, and married that Tiffany’s personal problems culminated in a life-and-death crisis. When Melissa realized the role her mother continued to play in her sister’s downward spiral, she resolved to end the manic, abusive cycle once and for all. Diary of a Stage Mother’s Daughter is a fascinating account of life as a child star in the 1980s, and also a disquieting tale of a family under the care of a highly neurotic, dangerously competitive “tiger mother.” But perhaps most importantly, now that Melissa has two sons of her own, it’s a meditation on motherhood. She asks the questions so many of us ask ourselves: how hard should you push a child to succeed, and at what point does your help turn into harm?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/train-tracks-family-stories-for-the-holidays-by-michael-savage--65201533https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149728 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Train Tracks: Family Stories for the Holidays Author: Michael Savage Narrator: Pete Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “A marvelous storyteller.” —The New Yorker “A blazing flamethrower of truth.” —Ted Nugent, Washington Times A #1 New York Times bestselling author and superstar radio personality, Michael Savage is admired by millions for his tough talk and no-punches-pulled common sense about the state of our union and its leaders. In Train Tracks, a more personal side of Savage shines through in this marvelous collection of “American Stories for the Holidays.” Like Glen Beck’s blockbuster, The Christmas Sweater, Michael Savage’s poignant, personal stories of home, family, and the holidays will resonate with readers everywhere.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149728Tue, 06 Nov 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149728 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Train Tracks: Family Stories for the Holidays Author: Michael Savage Narrator: Pete Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149728 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Train Tracks: Family Stories for the Holidays Author: Michael Savage Narrator: Pete Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “A marvelous storyteller.” —The New Yorker “A blazing flamethrower of truth.” —Ted Nugent, Washington Times A #1 New York Times bestselling author and superstar radio personality, Michael Savage is admired by millions for his tough talk and no-punches-pulled common sense about the state of our union and its leaders. In Train Tracks, a more personal side of Savage shines through in this marvelous collection of “American Stories for the Holidays.” Like Glen Beck’s blockbuster, The Christmas Sweater, Michael Savage’s poignant, personal stories of home, family, and the holidays will resonate with readers everywhere.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-gift-of-hope-helping-the-homeless-by-danielle-steel--65201577https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Gift of Hope: Helping the Homeless Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Angela Dawe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 30, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In her powerful memoir His Bright Light, #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel opened her heart to share the devastating story of the loss of her beloved son. In A Gift of Hope, she shows us how she transformed that pain into a campaign of service that enriched her life beyond what she could imagine.For eleven years, Danielle Steel took to the streets with a small team to help the homeless of San Francisco. She worked anonymously, visiting the “cribs” of the city’s most vulnerable citizens under cover of darkness, distributing food, clothing, bedding, tools, and toiletries. She sought no publicity for her efforts and remained anonymous throughout. Now she is speaking up to bring attention to their plight.In this unflinchingly honest and deeply moving memoir, the famously private author talks publicly for the first time about her work among the most desperate members of our society. She offers achingly acute portraits of the people she met along the way—and issues a heartfelt call for more effective action to aid this vast, deprived population. Determined to supply the homeless with the basic necessities to keep them alive, she ends up giving them something far more powerful: a voice.By turns candid and inspirational, Danielle Steel’s A Gift of Hope is a true act of advocacy and love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148289Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Gift of Hope: Helping the Homeless Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Angela Dawe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 56 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Gift of Hope: Helping the Homeless Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Angela Dawe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 30, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In her powerful memoir His Bright Light, #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel opened her heart to share the devastating story of the loss of her beloved son. In A Gift of Hope, she shows us how she transformed that pain into a campaign of service that enriched her life beyond what she could imagine.For eleven years, Danielle Steel took to the streets with a small team to help the homeless of San Francisco. She worked anonymously, visiting the “cribs” of the city’s most vulnerable citizens under cover of darkness, distributing food, clothing, bedding, tools, and toiletries. She sought no publicity for her efforts and remained anonymous throughout. Now she is speaking up to bring attention to their plight.In this unflinchingly honest and deeply moving memoir, the famously private author talks publicly for the first time about her work among the most desperate members of our society. She offers achingly acute portraits of the people she met along the way—and issues a heartfelt call for more effective action to aid this vast, deprived population. Determined to supply the homeless with the basic necessities to keep them alive, she ends up giving them something far more powerful: a voice.By turns candid and inspirational, Danielle Steel’s A Gift of Hope is a true act of advocacy and love.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/elsewhere-a-memoir-by-richard-russo--65201573https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145428 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Elsewhere: A memoir Author: Richard Russo Narrator: Richard Russo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: October 30, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: After eight commanding works of fiction, the Pulitzer Prize winner now turns to memoir in a hilarious, moving, and always surprising account of his life, his parents, and the upstate New York town they all struggled variously to escape. Anyone familiar with Richard Russo's acclaimed novels will recognize Gloversville once famous for producing that eponymous product and anything else made of leather. This is where the author grew up, the only son of an aspirant mother and a charming, feckless father who were born into this close-knit community. But by the time of his childhood in the 1950s, prosperity was inexorably being replaced by poverty and illness (often tannery-related), with everyone barely scraping by under a very low horizon. A world elsewhere was the dream his mother instilled in Rick, and strived for herself, and their subsequent adventures and tribulations in achieving that goal—beautifully recounted here—were to prove lifelong, as would Gloversville's fearsome grasp on them both. Fraught with the timeless dynamic of going home again, encompassing hopes and fears and the relentless tides of familial and individual complications, this story is arresting, comic, heartbreaking, and truly beautiful, an immediate classic.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145428Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145428 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Elsewhere: A memoir Author: Richard Russo Narrator: Richard Russo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: October 30,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145428 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Elsewhere: A memoir Author: Richard Russo Narrator: Richard Russo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: October 30, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: After eight commanding works of fiction, the Pulitzer Prize winner now turns to memoir in a hilarious, moving, and always surprising account of his life, his parents, and the upstate New York town they all struggled variously to escape. Anyone familiar with Richard Russo's acclaimed novels will recognize Gloversville once famous for producing that eponymous product and anything else made of leather. This is where the author grew up, the only son of an aspirant mother and a charming, feckless father who were born into this close-knit community. But by the time of his childhood in the 1950s, prosperity was inexorably being replaced by poverty and illness (often tannery-related), with everyone barely scraping by under a very low horizon. A world elsewhere was the dream his mother instilled in Rick, and strived for herself, and their subsequent adventures and tribulations in achieving that goal—beautifully recounted here—were to prove lifelong, as would Gloversville's fearsome grasp on them both. Fraught with the timeless dynamic of going home again, encompassing hopes and fears and the relentless tides of familial and individual complications, this story is arresting, comic, heartbreaking, and truly beautiful, an immediate classic.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/silent-tears-a-journey-of-hope-in-a-chinese-orphanage-by-kay-bratt--65201585https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150284 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silent Tears: A Journey of Hope In a Chinese Orphanage Author: Kay Bratt Narrator: Shannon McManus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 9, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Irrepressible memories. Vacant eyes. A child being dangled from a third story window. A boy tied to a chair. Children sleeping in layers of clothing to fight off the bitter cold. An infant dying from starvation. Some things your mind will never allow you to forget. Silent Tears is the true story of the adversity and triumphs one woman faced as she fought against the Chinese bureaucracy to help that country’s orphaned children. In 2003, Kay Bratt’s life changed dramatically. A wife and mother of two girls in South Carolina, Bratt relocated her family to rural China to support her husband as he took on a new management position for his American employer. Seeking a way to fill her days and overcome the isolation she experienced upon arriving in a foreign country, Bratt began volunteering at the local orphanage. Within months, her simple desire to make use of her time transformed into a heroic crusade to improve the living conditions and minimize the unnecessary deaths of Chinese orphans. Silent Tears traces the emotional hurdles and daily frustrations faced by Ms. Bratt as she tried to change the social conditions for these marginalized children. The memoir vividly illustrates how she was able to pull from reservoirs of inner strength to pursue her mission day after day, leaving the reader with the resounding message that everyone really can make a difference.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150284Tue, 09 Oct 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150284 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silent Tears: A Journey of Hope In a Chinese Orphanage Author: Kay Bratt Narrator: Shannon McManus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150284 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silent Tears: A Journey of Hope In a Chinese Orphanage Author: Kay Bratt Narrator: Shannon McManus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 9, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Irrepressible memories. Vacant eyes. A child being dangled from a third story window. A boy tied to a chair. Children sleeping in layers of clothing to fight off the bitter cold. An infant dying from starvation. Some things your mind will never allow you to forget. Silent Tears is the true story of the adversity and triumphs one woman faced as she fought against the Chinese bureaucracy to help that country’s orphaned children. In 2003, Kay Bratt’s life changed dramatically. A wife and mother of two girls in South Carolina, Bratt relocated her family to rural China to support her husband as he took on a new management position for his American employer. Seeking a way to fill her days and overcome the isolation she experienced upon arriving in a foreign country, Bratt began volunteering at the local orphanage. Within months, her simple desire to make use of her time transformed into a heroic crusade to improve the living conditions and minimize the unnecessary deaths of Chinese orphans. Silent Tears traces the emotional hurdles and daily frustrations faced by Ms. Bratt as she tried to change the social conditions for these marginalized children. The memoir vividly illustrates how she was able to pull from reservoirs of inner strength to pursue her mission day after day, leaving the reader with the resounding message that everyone really can make a difference.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-your-ship-management-techniques-from-the-best-damn-ship-in-the-navy-revised-by-d-michael-abrashoff--65201579https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145808 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy (revised) Author: D. Michael Abrashoff Narrator: D. Michael Abrashoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: October 9, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.72 of Total 81 Ratings of Narrator: 4.64 of Total 25 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The legendary New York Times bestselling tale of top-down change for anyone trying to navigate today's uncertain business seas. When Captain Abrashoff took over as commander of USS Benfold, it was like a business that had all the latest technology but only some of the productivity. Knowing that responsibility for improving performance rested with him, he realized he had to improve his own leadership skills before he could improve his ship. Within months, he created a crew of confident and inspired problem-solvers eager to take the initiative and responsibility for their actions. The slogan on board became 'It's your ship,' and Benfold was soon recognized far and wide as a model of naval efficiency. How did Abrashoff do it? Against the backdrop of today's United States Navy, Abrashoff shares his secrets of successful management including: - See the ship through the eyes of the crew: By soliciting a sailor's suggestions, Abrashoff drastically reduced tedious chores that provided little additional value. - Communicate, communicate, communicate: The more Abrashoff communicated the plan, the better the crew's performance. His crew eventually started calling him 'Megaphone Mike,' since they heard from him so often. - Create discipline by focusing on purpose: Discipline skyrocketed when Abrashoff's crew believed that what they were doing was important. - Listen aggressively: After learning that many sailors wanted to use the GI Bill, Abrashoff brought a test official aboard the ship-and held the SATs forty miles off the Iraqi coast. From achieving amazing cost savings to winning the highest gunnery score in the Pacific Fleet, Captain Abrashoff's extraordinary campaign sent shock waves through the U.S. Navy. It can help you change the course of your ship, no matter where your business battles are fought.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145808Tue, 09 Oct 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145808 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy (revised) Author: D. Michael Abrashoff Narrator: D. Michael Abrashoff Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145808 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy (revised) Author: D. Michael Abrashoff Narrator: D. Michael Abrashoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: October 9, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.72 of Total 81 Ratings of Narrator: 4.64 of Total 25 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The legendary New York Times bestselling tale of top-down change for anyone trying to navigate today's uncertain business seas. When Captain Abrashoff took over as commander of USS Benfold, it was like a business that had all the latest technology but only some of the productivity. Knowing that responsibility for improving performance rested with him, he realized he had to improve his own leadership skills before he could improve his ship. Within months, he created a crew of confident and inspired problem-solvers eager to take the initiative and responsibility for their actions. The slogan on board became 'It's your ship,' and Benfold was soon recognized far and wide as a model of naval efficiency. How did Abrashoff do it? Against the backdrop of today's United States Navy, Abrashoff shares his secrets of successful management including: - See the ship through the eyes of the crew: By soliciting a sailor's suggestions, Abrashoff drastically reduced tedious chores that provided little additional value. - Communicate, communicate, communicate: The more Abrashoff communicated the plan, the better the crew's performance. His crew eventually started calling him 'Megaphone Mike,' since they heard from him so often. - Create discipline by focusing on purpose: Discipline skyrocketed when Abrashoff's crew believed that what they were doing was important. - Listen aggressively: After learning that many sailors wanted to use the GI Bill, Abrashoff brought a test official aboard the ship-and held the SATs forty miles off the Iraqi coast. From achieving amazing cost savings to winning the highest gunnery score in the Pacific Fleet, Captain Abrashoff's extraordinary campaign sent shock waves through the U.S. Navy. It can help you change the course of your ship, no matter where your business battles are fought.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-i-am-by-pete-townshend--65201603https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145793 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who I Am Author: Pete Townshend Narrator: Pete Townshend Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 8, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the voice of a generation: The most highly anticipated autobiography of the year, and the story of a man who... is a Londoner and a Mod.... wanted The Who to be called The Hair.... loved The Everly Brothers, but not that ''drawling dope'' Elvis.... wanted to be a sculptor, a journalist, a dancer and a graphic designer.... became a musician, composer, librettist, fiction writer, literary editor, sailor.... smashed his first guitar onstage, in 1964, by accident.... heard the voice of God on a vibrating bed in rural Illinois.... invented the Marshall stack, feedback and the concept album.... once speared Abbie Hoffman in the neck with the head of his guitar.... inspired Jimi Hendrix's pyrotechnical stagecraft.... is partially deaf in his left ear.... stole his windmill guitar playing from Keith Richards.... followed Keith Moon off a hotel balcony into a pool and nearly died.... did too much cocaine and nearly died.... drank too much and nearly died.... detached from his body in an airplane, on LSD, and nearly died.... helped rescue Eric Clapton from heroin.... is banned for life from Holiday Inns.... was embroiled in a tabloid scandal that has dogged him ever since.... has some explaining to do.... is the most literary and literate musician of the last 50 years.... planned to write his memoir when he was 21.... published this book at 67.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145793Mon, 08 Oct 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145793 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who I Am Author: Pete Townshend Narrator: Pete Townshend Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 8, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145793 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who I Am Author: Pete Townshend Narrator: Pete Townshend Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 8, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the voice of a generation: The most highly anticipated autobiography of the year, and the story of a man who... is a Londoner and a Mod.... wanted The Who to be called The Hair.... loved The Everly Brothers, but not that ''drawling dope'' Elvis.... wanted to be a sculptor, a journalist, a dancer and a graphic designer.... became a musician, composer, librettist, fiction writer, literary editor, sailor.... smashed his first guitar onstage, in 1964, by accident.... heard the voice of God on a vibrating bed in rural Illinois.... invented the Marshall stack, feedback and the concept album.... once speared Abbie Hoffman in the neck with the head of his guitar.... inspired Jimi Hendrix's pyrotechnical stagecraft.... is partially deaf in his left ear.... stole his windmill guitar playing from Keith Richards.... followed Keith Moon off a hotel balcony into a pool and nearly died.... did too much cocaine and nearly died.... drank too much and nearly died.... detached from his body in an airplane, on LSD, and nearly died.... helped rescue Eric Clapton from heroin.... is banned for life from Holiday Inns.... was embroiled in a tabloid scandal that has dogged him ever since.... has some explaining to do.... is the most literary and literate musician of the last 50 years.... planned to write his memoir when he was 21.... published this book at 67.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/viper-pilot-the-autobiography-of-one-of-america-s-most-decorated-combat-pilots-by-dan-hampton--65201619https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/144062 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Viper Pilot: The Autobiography of One of America's Most Decorated Combat Pilots Author: Dan Hampton Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Viper Pilot is fantastic….A great read!” —Dale Brown, former USAF Captain and New York Times bestselling author of A Time for Patriots Action-packed and breathtakingly authentic, Viper Pilot is the electrifying memoir of one of the most decorated F-16 pilots in American history: U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Dan Hampton, who served for twenty years, flying missions in the Iraq War, the Kosovo conflict, and the first Gulf War. Both a rare look into the elite world of fighter pilots and a thrilling first-person account of contemporary air combat, Viper Pilot soars—a true story of courage, skill, and commitment that will thrill U.S. Special Forces buffs, aviation and military history aficionados, and fans of the novels of Tom Clancy and Dale Brown.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/144062Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/144062 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Viper Pilot: The Autobiography of One of America's Most Decorated Combat Pilots Author: Dan Hampton Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/144062 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Viper Pilot: The Autobiography of One of America's Most Decorated Combat Pilots Author: Dan Hampton Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Viper Pilot is fantastic….A great read!” —Dale Brown, former USAF Captain and New York Times bestselling author of A Time for Patriots Action-packed and breathtakingly authentic, Viper Pilot is the electrifying memoir of one of the most decorated F-16 pilots in American history: U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Dan Hampton, who served for twenty years, flying missions in the Iraq War, the Kosovo conflict, and the first Gulf War. Both a rare look into the elite world of fighter pilots and a thrilling first-person account of contemporary air combat, Viper Pilot soars—a true story of courage, skill, and commitment that will thrill U.S. Special Forces buffs, aviation and military history aficionados, and fans of the novels of Tom Clancy and Dale Brown.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-end-of-your-life-book-club-a-memoir-by-will-schwalbe--65201601https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142297 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The End of Your Life Book Club: A Memoir Author: Will Schwalbe Narrator: Jeff Harding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.35 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “What are you reading?” That’s the question Will Schwalbe asks his mother, Mary Anne, as they sit in the waiting room of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. In 2007, Mary Anne returned from a humanitarian trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan suffering from what her doctors believed was a rare type of hepatitis. Months later she was diagnosed with a form of advanced pancreatic cancer, which is almost always fatal, often in six months or less. This is the inspiring true story of a son and his mother, who start a “book club” that brings them together as her life comes to a close. Over the next two years, Will and Mary Anne carry on conversations that are both wide-ranging and deeply personal, prompted by an eclectic array of books and a shared passion for reading. Their list jumps from classic to popular, from poetry to mysteries, from fantastic to spiritual. The issues they discuss include questions of faith and courage as well as everyday topics such as expressing gratitude and learning to listen. Throughout, they are constantly reminded of the power of books to comfort us, astonish us, teach us, and tell us what we need to do with our lives and in the world. Reading isn’t the opposite of doing; it’s the opposite of dying. Will and Mary Anne share their hopes and concerns with each other—and rediscover their lives—through their favorite books. When they read, they aren’t a sick person and a well person, but a mother and a son taking a journey together. The result is a profoundly moving tale of loss that is also a joyful, and often humorous, celebration of life: Will’s love letter to his mother, and theirs to the printed page.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142297Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142297 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The End of Your Life Book Club: A Memoir Author: Will Schwalbe Narrator: Jeff Harding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142297 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The End of Your Life Book Club: A Memoir Author: Will Schwalbe Narrator: Jeff Harding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.35 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “What are you reading?” That’s the question Will Schwalbe asks his mother, Mary Anne, as they sit in the waiting room of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. In 2007, Mary Anne returned from a humanitarian trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan suffering from what her doctors believed was a rare type of hepatitis. Months later she was diagnosed with a form of advanced pancreatic cancer, which is almost always fatal, often in six months or less. This is the inspiring true story of a son and his mother, who start a “book club” that brings them together as her life comes to a close. Over the next two years, Will and Mary Anne carry on conversations that are both wide-ranging and deeply personal, prompted by an eclectic array of books and a shared passion for reading. Their list jumps from classic to popular, from poetry to mysteries, from fantastic to spiritual. The issues they discuss include questions of faith and courage as well as everyday topics such as expressing gratitude and learning to listen. Throughout, they are constantly reminded of the power of books to comfort us, astonish us, teach us, and tell us what we need to do with our lives and in the world. Reading isn’t the opposite of doing; it’s the opposite of dying. Will and Mary Anne share their hopes and concerns with each other—and rediscover their lives—through their favorite books. When they read, they aren’t a sick person and a well person, but a mother and a son taking a journey together. The result is a profoundly moving tale of loss that is also a joyful, and often humorous, celebration of life: Will’s love letter to his mother, and theirs to the printed page.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mennonite-meets-mr-right-a-memoir-of-faith-hope-and-love-by-rhoda-janzen--65201584https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139974 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mennonite Meets Mr. Right: A Memoir of Faith, Hope, and Love Author: Rhoda Janzen Narrator: Rhoda Janzen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 47 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At the end of her bestselling memoir Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, Rhoda Janzen had reconnected with her family roots, though her future felt uncertain. When this overeducated professor starts dating the most unlikely of men-a weight-liftin', church-goin', truck-drivin' rocker named Mitch-she begins a surprising journey to faith and love. Nothing says, 'Let's get to know each other!' like lady problems on an epic scale, but Mitch vows to stay by her side. Convinced that his bedrock character has something to do with his Pentecostal church, Rhoda suits up for a brave new world of sparkler pom-poms and hand-clappin' hallelujahs. Written with her trademark 'uproarious, bawdy sense of humor' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune), Mennonite Meets Mr. Right is witty and moving, perfect for anyone who has taken an unexpected detour only to find that new roads lead to rich destinations.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139974Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139974 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mennonite Meets Mr. Right: A Memoir of Faith, Hope, and Love Author: Rhoda Janzen Narrator: Rhoda Janzen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139974 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mennonite Meets Mr. Right: A Memoir of Faith, Hope, and Love Author: Rhoda Janzen Narrator: Rhoda Janzen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 47 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At the end of her bestselling memoir Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, Rhoda Janzen had reconnected with her family roots, though her future felt uncertain. When this overeducated professor starts dating the most unlikely of men-a weight-liftin', church-goin', truck-drivin' rocker named Mitch-she begins a surprising journey to faith and love. Nothing says, 'Let's get to know each other!' like lady problems on an epic scale, but Mitch vows to stay by her side. Convinced that his bedrock character has something to do with his Pentecostal church, Rhoda suits up for a brave new world of sparkler pom-poms and hand-clappin' hallelujahs. Written with her trademark 'uproarious, bawdy sense of humor' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune), Mennonite Meets Mr. Right is witty and moving, perfect for anyone who has taken an unexpected detour only to find that new roads lead to rich destinations.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/out-of-the-ashes-the-true-story-of-how-one-man-turned-tragedy-into-a-message-of-safety-by-charlie-morecraft--65201575https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out of the Ashes: The True Story of How One Man Turned Tragedy into a Message of Safety Author: Charlie Morecraft Narrator: Michael McConnohie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this inspiring and important memoir, a repairman turned safety expert shares his wisdom on tackling simple—and dangerous—jobs in the safest ways possible. Accidents happen, but they're usually the result of human carelessness. Charlie Morecraft found that out one August night years ago, when he literally blew himself up. A long time worker at an Exxon refinery in New Jersey, Morecraft was rushing to leave for vacation and too macho to bother following standard safety procedures when performing a late night repair job. The result? Burns covering 50 percent of his body, months upon months of hospitalization and rehab, dozens of surgeries, and emotional suffering that outdid the indescribable physical pain. Ultimately, Morecraft emerged from that inferno -- as damaging to his family as to himself -- to become a sought-after safety expert whose clients number more than 5,000 companies worldwide. Now, in Out of the Ashes, Morecraft presents a wake-up call and a plan of action for anyone who's not in the habit of taking safety seriously. Morecraft's inspiring story has already helped thousands to put on their helmets, their safety goggles, and use their common sense before tackling any job or potentially dangerous activity.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145813Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out of the Ashes: The True Story of How One Man Turned Tragedy into a Message of Safety Author: Charlie Morecraft Narrator: Michael McConnohie Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out of the Ashes: The True Story of How One Man Turned Tragedy into a Message of Safety Author: Charlie Morecraft Narrator: Michael McConnohie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this inspiring and important memoir, a repairman turned safety expert shares his wisdom on tackling simple—and dangerous—jobs in the safest ways possible. Accidents happen, but they're usually the result of human carelessness. Charlie Morecraft found that out one August night years ago, when he literally blew himself up. A long time worker at an Exxon refinery in New Jersey, Morecraft was rushing to leave for vacation and too macho to bother following standard safety procedures when performing a late night repair job. The result? Burns covering 50 percent of his body, months upon months of hospitalization and rehab, dozens of surgeries, and emotional suffering that outdid the indescribable physical pain. Ultimately, Morecraft emerged from that inferno -- as damaging to his family as to himself -- to become a sought-after safety expert whose clients number more than 5,000 companies worldwide. Now, in Out of the Ashes, Morecraft presents a wake-up call and a plan of action for anyone who's not in the habit of taking safety seriously. Morecraft's inspiring story has already helped thousands to put on their helmets, their safety goggles, and use their common sense before tackling any job or potentially dangerous activity.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/luck-or-something-like-it-a-memoir-by-kenny-rogers--65201570https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/144048 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Luck or Something Like It: A Memoir Author: Kenny Rogers Narrator: Taber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A living legend of Country Music and a worldwide music icon, superstar Kenny Rogers has enjoyed a fascinating five decades in show business, and he tells the full story of his remarkable life and career in Luck or Something Like It. From his days with hit group The First Edition to his sterling solo work, the artist who ''knows when to hold 'em and knows when to fold 'em'' knows how to tell a captivating life story as well–bringing a golden era of Country Music to life as he recounts his remarkable rise to the top of the charts. An honest, moving, eye-opening view of a musician's life on the road, Luck or Something Like It is the definitive music memoir–a backstage pass to fifty years of performing and recording presented by the one and only Kenny Rogers, one of the bestselling artists ever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/144048Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/144048 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Luck or Something Like It: A Memoir Author: Kenny Rogers Narrator: Taber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/144048 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Luck or Something Like It: A Memoir Author: Kenny Rogers Narrator: Taber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A living legend of Country Music and a worldwide music icon, superstar Kenny Rogers has enjoyed a fascinating five decades in show business, and he tells the full story of his remarkable life and career in Luck or Something Like It. From his days with hit group The First Edition to his sterling solo work, the artist who ''knows when to hold 'em and knows when to fold 'em'' knows how to tell a captivating life story as well–bringing a golden era of Country Music to life as he recounts his remarkable rise to the top of the charts. An honest, moving, eye-opening view of a musician's life on the road, Luck or Something Like It is the definitive music memoir–a backstage pass to fifty years of performing and recording presented by the one and only Kenny Rogers, one of the bestselling artists ever.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tune-in-tokyo-the-gaijin-diaries-by-tim-anderson--65201617https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142522 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tune In Tokyo: The Gaijin Diaries Author: Tim Anderson Narrator: MacLeod Andrews Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 25, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Everyone wants to escape their boring, stagnant lives full of inertia and regret. But so few people actually have the bravery to run – run away from everything and selflessly seek out personal fulfillment on the other side of the world where they don’t understand anything and won’t be expected to. The world is full of cowards. Tim Anderson was pushing thirty and working a string of dead-end jobs when he made the spontaneous decision to pack his bags and move to Japan. It was a gutsy move, especially for a tall, white, gay Southerner who didn’t speak a lick of Japanese. But his life desperately needed a shot of adrenaline, and what better way to get one than to leave behind his boyfriend, his cat, and his Siouxsie and the Banshees box set to move to “a tiny, overcrowded island heaving with clever, sensibly proportioned people who make him look fat”? In Tokyo, Tim became a “gaijin,” an outsider whose stumbling progression through Japanese culture is minutely chronicled in these sixteen hilarious stories. Despite the steep learning curve and the seemingly constant humiliation, the gaijin from North Carolina gradually begins to find his way. Whether playing drums on the fly in an otherwise all-Japanese noise band or attempting to keep his English classroom clean when it’s invaded by an older female student with a dirty mind, Tim comes to realize that living a meaningful life is about expecting the unexpected…right when he least expects it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142522Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142522 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tune In Tokyo: The Gaijin Diaries Author: Tim Anderson Narrator: MacLeod Andrews Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 25 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142522 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tune In Tokyo: The Gaijin Diaries Author: Tim Anderson Narrator: MacLeod Andrews Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 25, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Everyone wants to escape their boring, stagnant lives full of inertia and regret. But so few people actually have the bravery to run – run away from everything and selflessly seek out personal fulfillment on the other side of the world where they don’t understand anything and won’t be expected to. The world is full of cowards. Tim Anderson was pushing thirty and working a string of dead-end jobs when he made the spontaneous decision to pack his bags and move to Japan. It was a gutsy move, especially for a tall, white, gay Southerner who didn’t speak a lick of Japanese. But his life desperately needed a shot of adrenaline, and what better way to get one than to leave behind his boyfriend, his cat, and his Siouxsie and the Banshees box set to move to “a tiny, overcrowded island heaving with clever, sensibly proportioned people who make him look fat”? In Tokyo, Tim became a “gaijin,” an outsider whose stumbling progression through Japanese culture is minutely chronicled in these sixteen hilarious stories. Despite the steep learning curve and the seemingly constant humiliation, the gaijin from North Carolina gradually begins to find his way. Whether playing drums on the fly in an otherwise all-Japanese noise band or attempting to keep his English classroom clean when it’s invaded by an older female student with a dirty mind, Tim comes to realize that living a meaningful life is about expecting the unexpected…right when he least expects it.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/into-the-fire-a-firsthand-account-of-the-most-extraordinary-battle-in-the-afghan-war-by-dakota-meyer-bing-west--65201569https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142330 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War Author: Dakota Meyer, Bing West Narrator: Zach McLarty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: September 25, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 41 Ratings of Narrator: 4.47 of Total 15 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “The story of what Dakota did . . . will be told for generations.”—President Barack Obama, from remarks given at Meyer’s Medal of Honor ceremony In the fall of 2009, Taliban insurgents ambushed a patrol of Afghan soldiers and Marine advisors in a mountain village called Ganjigal. Firing from entrenched positions, the enemy was positioned to wipe out one hundred men who were pinned down and were repeatedly refused artillery support. Ordered to remain behind with the vehicles, twenty-one year-old Marine corporal Dakota Meyer disobeyed orders and attacked to rescue his comrades.             With a brave driver at the wheel, Meyer stood in the gun turret exposed to withering fire, rallying Afghan troops to follow. Over the course of the five hours, he charged into the valley time and again. Employing a variety of machine guns, rifles, grenade launchers, and even a rock, Meyer repeatedly repulsed enemy attackers, carried wounded Afghan soldiers to safety, and provided cover for dozens of others to escape—supreme acts of valor and determination. In the end, Meyer and four stalwart comrades—an Army captain, an Afghan sergeant major, and two Marines—cleared the battlefield and came to grips with a tragedy they knew could have been avoided. For his actions on that day, Meyer became the first living Marine in three decades to be awarded the Medal of Honor.   Into the Fire tells the full story of the chaotic battle of Ganjigal for the first time,  in a compelling, human way that reveals it as a microcosm of our recent wars. Meyer takes us from his upbringing on a farm in Kentucky, through his Marine and sniper training, onto the battlefield, and into the vexed aftermath of his harrowing exploits in a battle that has become the stuff of legend.    Investigations ensued, even as he was pitched back into battle alongside U.S. Army soldiers who embraced him as a fellow grunt. When it was over, he returned to the States to confront living with the loss of his closest friends. This is a tale of American values and upbringing, of stunning heroism, and of adjusting to loss and to civilian life.   We see it all through Meyer’s eyes, bullet by bullet, with raw honesty in telling of both the errors that resulted in tragedy and the resolve of American soldiers, U.S.Marines, and Afghan soldiers who’d been abandoned and faced certain death.    Meticulously researched and thrillingly told, with nonstop pace and vivid detail, Into the Fire is the true story of a modern American hero.   “Sergeant Meyer embodies all that is good about our nation’s Corps of Marines. . . . [His] heroic actions . . . will forever be etched in our Corps’ rich legacy of courage and valor.”—General James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142330Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142330 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War Author: Dakota Meyer, Bing West Narrator: Zach McLarty Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142330 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War Author: Dakota Meyer, Bing West Narrator: Zach McLarty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: September 25, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 41 Ratings of Narrator: 4.47 of Total 15 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “The story of what Dakota did . . . will be told for generations.”—President Barack Obama, from remarks given at Meyer’s Medal of Honor ceremony In the fall of 2009, Taliban insurgents ambushed a patrol of Afghan soldiers and Marine advisors in a mountain village called Ganjigal. Firing from entrenched positions, the enemy was positioned to wipe out one hundred men who were pinned down and were repeatedly refused artillery support. Ordered to remain behind with the vehicles, twenty-one year-old Marine corporal Dakota Meyer disobeyed orders and attacked to rescue his comrades.             With a brave driver at the wheel, Meyer stood in the gun turret exposed to withering fire, rallying Afghan troops to follow. Over the course of the five hours, he charged into the valley time and again. Employing a variety of machine guns, rifles, grenade launchers, and even a rock, Meyer repeatedly repulsed enemy attackers, carried wounded Afghan soldiers to safety, and provided cover for dozens of others to escape—supreme acts of valor and determination. In the end, Meyer and four stalwart comrades—an Army captain, an Afghan sergeant major, and two Marines—cleared the battlefield and came to grips with a tragedy they knew could have been avoided. For his actions on that day, Meyer became the first living Marine in three decades to be awarded the Medal of Honor.   Into the Fire tells the full story of the chaotic battle of Ganjigal for the first time,  in a compelling, human way that reveals it as a microcosm of our recent wars. Meyer takes us from his upbringing on a farm in Kentucky, through his Marine and sniper training, onto the battlefield, and into the vexed aftermath of his harrowing exploits in a battle that has become the stuff of legend.    Investigations ensued, even as he was pitched back into battle alongside U.S. Army soldiers who embraced him as a fellow grunt. When it was over, he returned to the States to confront living with the loss of his closest friends. This is a tale of American values and upbringing, of stunning heroism, and of adjusting to loss and to civilian life.   We see it all through Meyer’s eyes, bullet by bullet, with raw honesty in telling of both the errors that resulted in tragedy and the resolve of American soldiers, U.S.Marines, and Afghan soldiers who’d been abandoned and faced certain death.    Meticulously researched and thrillingly told, with nonstop pace and vivid detail, Into the Fire is the true story of a modern American hero.   “Sergeant Meyer embodies all that is good about our nation’s Corps of Marines. . . . [His] heroic actions . . . will forever be etched in our Corps’ rich legacy of courage and valor.”—General James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-be-a-woman-by-caitlin-moran--65201560https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143114 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Be a Woman Author: Caitlin Moran Narrator: Caitlin Moran Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 25, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 3.83 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback—“Half memoir, half polemic, and entirely necessary,” (Elle UK) Caitlin Moran’s debut—an instant runaway bestseller in the UK—puts a new face on feminism, cutting to the heart of issues with an irreverent, transcendent, and hilarious touch. “Caitlin Moran is the profane, witty and wonky best friend I wish I had. She’s the feminist rock star we need right now.” —Ayelet Waldman, author of Bad Mother “Caitlin Moran is so fabulous, so funny, so freshly feminist. I don’t want to be like her—I want to be her.”  —Peggy Orenstein, author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter Caitlin Moran puts a new face on feminism, cutting to the heart of women’s issues today with her irreverent, transcendent, and hilarious How to Be a Woman. “Half memoir, half polemic, and entirely necessary,” (Elle UK), Moran’s debut was an instant runaway bestseller in England as well as an Amazon UK Top Ten book of the year; still riding high on bestseller lists months after publication, it is a bona fide cultural phenomenon. Now poised to take American womanhood by storm, here is a book that Vanity Fair calls “the U.K. version of Tina Fey’s Bossypants….You will laugh out loud, wince, and—in my case—feel proud to be the same gender as the author.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143114Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143114 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Be a Woman Author: Caitlin Moran Narrator: Caitlin Moran Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 25,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143114 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Be a Woman Author: Caitlin Moran Narrator: Caitlin Moran Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 25, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 3.83 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback—“Half memoir, half polemic, and entirely necessary,” (Elle UK) Caitlin Moran’s debut—an instant runaway bestseller in the UK—puts a new face on feminism, cutting to the heart of issues with an irreverent, transcendent, and hilarious touch. “Caitlin Moran is the profane, witty and wonky best friend I wish I had. She’s the feminist rock star we need right now.” —Ayelet Waldman, author of Bad Mother “Caitlin Moran is so fabulous, so funny, so freshly feminist. I don’t want to be like her—I want to be her.”  —Peggy Orenstein, author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter Caitlin Moran puts a new face on feminism, cutting to the heart of women’s issues today with her irreverent, transcendent, and hilarious How to Be a Woman. “Half memoir, half polemic, and entirely necessary,” (Elle UK), Moran’s debut was an instant runaway bestseller in England as well as an Amazon UK Top Ten book of the year; still riding high on bestseller lists months after publication, it is a bona fide cultural phenomenon. Now poised to take American womanhood by storm, here is a book that Vanity Fair calls “the U.K. version of Tina Fey’s Bossypants….You will laugh out loud, wince, and—in my case—feel proud to be the same gender as the author.”]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/twilight-losing-sight-gaining-insight-by-henry-grunwald--65201559https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twilight: Losing Sight, Gaining Insight Author: Henry Grunwald Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 57 minutes Release date: September 25, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 1992, when Henry Grunwald missed a glass into which he was pouring water, he assumed that he needed new eyeglasses, not that the incident was a harbinger of darker times. But in fact Grunwald was entering the early stages of macular degeneration -- a gradual loss of sight that affects almost 15 million Americans yet remains poorly understood and is, so far, incurable. Now, in Twilight, Grunwald chronicles his experience of disability: the clouding of his sight, and the daily struggle to overcome its physical and psychological implications; the discovery of what medicine can and cannot do to restore sight; his compulsion to understand how the eye works, its evolution, and its symbolic meaning in culture and art. Grunwald gives us an autobiography of the eye -- his visual awakening as a child and young man, and again as an older man who, facing the loss of sight, feels a growing wonder at the most ordinary acts of seeing. This is a story not merely about seeing but about living; not merely about losing sight but about gaining insight. It is a remarkable meditation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139210Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twilight: Losing Sight, Gaining Insight Author: Henry Grunwald Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 57 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twilight: Losing Sight, Gaining Insight Author: Henry Grunwald Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 57 minutes Release date: September 25, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 1992, when Henry Grunwald missed a glass into which he was pouring water, he assumed that he needed new eyeglasses, not that the incident was a harbinger of darker times. But in fact Grunwald was entering the early stages of macular degeneration -- a gradual loss of sight that affects almost 15 million Americans yet remains poorly understood and is, so far, incurable. Now, in Twilight, Grunwald chronicles his experience of disability: the clouding of his sight, and the daily struggle to overcome its physical and psychological implications; the discovery of what medicine can and cannot do to restore sight; his compulsion to understand how the eye works, its evolution, and its symbolic meaning in culture and art. Grunwald gives us an autobiography of the eye -- his visual awakening as a child and young man, and again as an older man who, facing the loss of sight, feels a growing wonder at the most ordinary acts of seeing. This is a story not merely about seeing but about living; not merely about losing sight but about gaining insight. It is a remarkable meditation.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joseph-anton-a-memoir-by-salman-rushdie--65201678https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145593 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joseph Anton: A Memoir Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Sam Dastor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On February 14, 1989, Valentine’s Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been “sentenced to death” by the Ayatollah Khomeini. For the first time he heard the word fatwa. His crime? To have written a novel called The Satanic Verses, which was accused of being “against Islam, the Prophet and the Quran.”   So begins the extraordinary story of how a writer was forced underground, moving from house to house, with the constant presence of an armed police protection team. He was asked to choose an alias that the police could call him by. He thought of writers he loved and combinations of their names; then it came to him: Conrad and Chekhov—Joseph Anton.   How do a writer and his family live with the threat of murder for more than nine years? How does he go on working? How does he fall in and out of love? How does despair shape his thoughts and actions, how and why does he stumble, how does he learn to fight back? In this remarkable memoir Rushdie tells that story for the first time; the story of one of the crucial battles, in our time, for freedom of speech. He talks about the sometimes grim, sometimes comic realities of living with armed policemen, and of the close bonds he formed with his protectors; of his struggle for support and understanding from governments, intelligence chiefs, publishers, journalists, and fellow writers; and of how he regained his freedom.   It is a book of exceptional frankness and honesty, compelling, provocative, moving, and of vital importance. Because what happened to Salman Rushdie was the first act of a drama that is still unfolding somewhere in the world every day. Includes a prologue read by the Author. Praise for Salman Rushdie   “In Salman Rushdie . . . India has produced a glittering novelist—one with startling imaginative and intellectual resources, a master of perpetual storytelling.”—The New Yorker   “Salman Rushdie has earned the right to be called one of our great storytellers.”—The Observer   “Our most exhilaratingly inventive prose stylist, a writer of breathtaking originality.”—Financial Timese prose stylist, a writer of breathtaking originality.”—Financial Times]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145593Tue, 18 Sep 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145593 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joseph Anton: A Memoir Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Sam Dastor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 18,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145593 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joseph Anton: A Memoir Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Sam Dastor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On February 14, 1989, Valentine’s Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been “sentenced to death” by the Ayatollah Khomeini. For the first time he heard the word fatwa. His crime? To have written a novel called The Satanic Verses, which was accused of being “against Islam, the Prophet and the Quran.”   So begins the extraordinary story of how a writer was forced underground, moving from house to house, with the constant presence of an armed police protection team. He was asked to choose an alias that the police could call him by. He thought of writers he loved and combinations of their names; then it came to him: Conrad and Chekhov—Joseph Anton.   How do a writer and his family live with the threat of murder for more than nine years? How does he go on working? How does he fall in and out of love? How does despair shape his thoughts and actions, how and why does he stumble, how does he learn to fight back? In this remarkable memoir Rushdie tells that story for the first time; the story of one of the crucial battles, in our time, for freedom of speech. He talks about the sometimes grim, sometimes comic realities of living with armed policemen, and of the close bonds he formed with his protectors; of his struggle for support and understanding from governments, intelligence chiefs, publishers, journalists, and fellow writers; and of how he regained his freedom.   It is a book of exceptional frankness and honesty, compelling, provocative, moving, and of vital importance. Because what happened to Salman Rushdie was the first act of a drama that is still unfolding somewhere in the world every day. Includes a prologue read by the Author. Praise for Salman Rushdie   “In Salman Rushdie . . . India has produced a glittering novelist—one with startling imaginative and intellectual resources, a master of perpetual storytelling.”—The New Yorker   “Salman Rushdie has earned the right to be called one of our great storytellers.”—The Observer   “Our most exhilaratingly inventive prose stylist, a writer of breathtaking originality.”—Financial Timese prose stylist, a writer of breathtaking originality.”—Financial Times]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/honor-bound-my-journey-to-hell-and-back-with-amanda-knox-by-raffaele-sollecito-andrew-gumbel--65201621https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Honor Bound: My Journey to Hell and Back with Amanda Knox Author: Raffaele Sollecito, Andrew Gumbel Narrator: Seth Numrich Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: September 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Accused . . . Targeted . . . Sentenced . . .Wrongfully Imprisoned. Raffaele Sollecito and Amanda Knox were the victims in a world-famous trial so bizarre that it defied all reason. Charged with a crime neither could fathom, let alone perpetrate, they spent four excruciating years in prison before their final acquittal. Now, for the first time since, Raffaele reveals what really happened between him and his then girlfriend before, during, and after the brutal murder of Amanda's roommate Meredith Kercher. With startling candor, Raffaele shares intimate details about his changing relationship with Amanda as their giddy romance turned into endless harrowing interrogations. As Amanda’s only solid alibi, Raffaele came under unrelenting pressure—from his own family and lawyers as much as the police and prosecution—to change his testimony. Doing so might have saved him, but would almost certainly have condemned Amanda to a lifetime in jail. He refused. Sifting through the wild accusations depicting him as a druggie, a porn addict, and reckless thrill seeker, Raffaele shows how these stories were gross distortions of trivial episodes. With unflinching honesty, he takes readers behind the scenes of the trial of the century—and inside the day-to-day hell of prison life. Finally, and poignantly, Raffaele talks about his first face-to-face reunion with Amanda following their release. Emotional, disturbing, and ultimately galvanizing, this memoir is a riveting account of an egregious miscarriage of justice, of public condemnation, and personal survival. And, at its heart, it is a tragic love story about a young man who trusted his feelings, refused to give up hope, and ultimately triumphed.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145643Tue, 18 Sep 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Honor Bound: My Journey to Hell and Back with Amanda Knox Author: Raffaele Sollecito, Andrew Gumbel Narrator: Seth Numrich Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Honor Bound: My Journey to Hell and Back with Amanda Knox Author: Raffaele Sollecito, Andrew Gumbel Narrator: Seth Numrich Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: September 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Accused . . . Targeted . . . Sentenced . . .Wrongfully Imprisoned. Raffaele Sollecito and Amanda Knox were the victims in a world-famous trial so bizarre that it defied all reason. Charged with a crime neither could fathom, let alone perpetrate, they spent four excruciating years in prison before their final acquittal. Now, for the first time since, Raffaele reveals what really happened between him and his then girlfriend before, during, and after the brutal murder of Amanda's roommate Meredith Kercher. With startling candor, Raffaele shares intimate details about his changing relationship with Amanda as their giddy romance turned into endless harrowing interrogations. As Amanda’s only solid alibi, Raffaele came under unrelenting pressure—from his own family and lawyers as much as the police and prosecution—to change his testimony. Doing so might have saved him, but would almost certainly have condemned Amanda to a lifetime in jail. He refused. Sifting through the wild accusations depicting him as a druggie, a porn addict, and reckless thrill seeker, Raffaele shows how these stories were gross distortions of trivial episodes. With unflinching honesty, he takes readers behind the scenes of the trial of the century—and inside the day-to-day hell of prison life. Finally, and poignantly, Raffaele talks about his first face-to-face reunion with Amanda following their release. Emotional, disturbing, and ultimately galvanizing, this memoir is a riveting account of an egregious miscarriage of justice, of public condemnation, and personal survival. And, at its heart, it is a tragic love story about a young man who trusted his feelings, refused to give up hope, and ultimately triumphed.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/purpose-an-immigrant-s-story-by-wyclef-jean-anthony-bozza--65201590https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142446 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Purpose: An Immigrant's Story Author: Wyclef Jean, Anthony Bozza Narrator: Sam Jean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: September 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Purpose is Wyclef Jean’s powerful story of a life rooted in struggle, soul-searching, art, and survival. In his own voice the multi-platinum musician and producer shares everything, from his childhood in Haiti to his rise to the top of the American music scene. For the first time ever, Wyclef reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the Fugees, including his partnership with Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel, the details of their award-winning album The Score, and the solo career that followed. For fans of early Wyclef efforts like The Carnival or later albums like From the Hut, To the Projects, To the Mansion—and for fans of books like Jay-Z’s Decoded or Russell Simmons’ Super Rich—Wyclef’s Purpose is an inspiring, one-of-a-kind look at one of the world’s most talented artists.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142446Tue, 18 Sep 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142446 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Purpose: An Immigrant's Story Author: Wyclef Jean, Anthony Bozza Narrator: Sam Jean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142446 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Purpose: An Immigrant's Story Author: Wyclef Jean, Anthony Bozza Narrator: Sam Jean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: September 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Purpose is Wyclef Jean’s powerful story of a life rooted in struggle, soul-searching, art, and survival. In his own voice the multi-platinum musician and producer shares everything, from his childhood in Haiti to his rise to the top of the American music scene. For the first time ever, Wyclef reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the Fugees, including his partnership with Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel, the details of their award-winning album The Score, and the solo career that followed. For fans of early Wyclef efforts like The Carnival or later albums like From the Hut, To the Projects, To the Mansion—and for fans of books like Jay-Z’s Decoded or Russell Simmons’ Super Rich—Wyclef’s Purpose is an inspiring, one-of-a-kind look at one of the world’s most talented artists.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-scientists-a-family-romance-by-marco-roth--65201578https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142791 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Scientists: A Family Romance Author: Marco Roth Narrator: Michael Goldstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is a frank, intelligent, and deeply moving debut memoir. With the precociousness expected of the only child of a doctor and a classical musician—from the time he could get his toddler tongue to pronounce deoxyribonucleic acid, or recite a French poem—Marco Roth was able to share his parents' New York, a world centered around house concerts, a private library of literary classics, and dinner discussions of the latest advances in medicine. That world ended when his father started to suffer the worst effects of the AIDS virus that had infected him in the early 1980s. What this family could not talk about for years came to dominate the lives of its surviving members, often in unexpected ways. The Scientists is a story of how we first learn from our parents and how we then learn to see them as separate individuals; it's a story of how growing up quickly can slow us down when it comes to knowing about our desires and other people's. A memoir of parents and children in the tradition of Edmund Gosse, Henry Adams, and J. R. Ackerley, The Scientists grapples with a troubled intellectual and emotional inheritance in a style that is both elegiac and defiant.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142791Tue, 18 Sep 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142791 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Scientists: A Family Romance Author: Marco Roth Narrator: Michael Goldstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 59 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142791 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Scientists: A Family Romance Author: Marco Roth Narrator: Michael Goldstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is a frank, intelligent, and deeply moving debut memoir. With the precociousness expected of the only child of a doctor and a classical musician—from the time he could get his toddler tongue to pronounce deoxyribonucleic acid, or recite a French poem—Marco Roth was able to share his parents' New York, a world centered around house concerts, a private library of literary classics, and dinner discussions of the latest advances in medicine. That world ended when his father started to suffer the worst effects of the AIDS virus that had infected him in the early 1980s. What this family could not talk about for years came to dominate the lives of its surviving members, often in unexpected ways. The Scientists is a story of how we first learn from our parents and how we then learn to see them as separate individuals; it's a story of how growing up quickly can slow us down when it comes to knowing about our desires and other people's. A memoir of parents and children in the tradition of Edmund Gosse, Henry Adams, and J. R. Ackerley, The Scientists grapples with a troubled intellectual and emotional inheritance in a style that is both elegiac and defiant.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kicking-dreaming-a-story-of-heart-soul-and-rock-and-roll-by-nancy-wilson-ann-wilson--65201554https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142438 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll Author: Nancy Wilson, Ann Wilson Narrator: Nancy Wilson, Ann Wilson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: September 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 11 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Two sisters. Two voices. One Heart. The mystery of ''Magic Man.'' The wicked riff of ''Barracuda.'' The sadness and beauty of ''Alone.'' The raw energy of ''Crazy On You.'' These songs, and so many more, are part of the fabric of American music. Heart, fronted by Ann and Nancy Wilson, has given fans everywhere classic, raw, and pure badass rock and roll for more than three decades. As the only sisters in rock who write their own music and play their own instruments, Ann and Nancy have always stood apart—certainly from their male counterparts but also from their female peers. By refusing to let themselves and their music be defined by their gender, and by never allowing their sexuality to overshadow their talent, the Wilson sisters have made their mark, and in the process paved the way for many of today's female artists. In Kicking and Dreaming, Ann and Nancy, with the help of critically acclaimed and bestselling music biographer Charles R. Cross, recount a journey that has taken them from a gypsy-like life as the children of a globe-trotting Marine to the frozen back roads of Vancouver, where they got their start as a band, to the pinnacle of success—and sometimes excess. In these pages, readers will learn the truth about the relationship that inspired ''Magic Man'' and ''Crazy On You,'' the turmoil of inter-band romances gone awry, the reality of life on the road as single women and then as mothers of small children, and the thrill of performing and in some cases partying with the likes of the Rolling Stones, Stevie Nicks, Van Halen, Def Leppard, and other rock legends. It has not always been an easy path. Ann struggled with and triumphed over a childhood stutter, body image, and alcoholism; Nancy suffered the pain and disappointment of fertility issues and a failed marriage but ultimately found love again and happiness as a mom. Through it all, the sisters drew from the strength of a family bond that trumps everything else, as told in this intimate, honest, and uniquely female take on the rock and roll life. Throughout their career, Ann and Nancy have never found an answer to the question they are most frequently asked: ''What is it like to be a woman in rock and roll?'' Kicking and Dreaming puts that question to bed, once and for all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142438Tue, 18 Sep 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142438 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll Author: Nancy Wilson, Ann Wilson Narrator: Nancy Wilson, Ann Wilson Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142438 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll Author: Nancy Wilson, Ann Wilson Narrator: Nancy Wilson, Ann Wilson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: September 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 11 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Two sisters. Two voices. One Heart. The mystery of ''Magic Man.'' The wicked riff of ''Barracuda.'' The sadness and beauty of ''Alone.'' The raw energy of ''Crazy On You.'' These songs, and so many more, are part of the fabric of American music. Heart, fronted by Ann and Nancy Wilson, has given fans everywhere classic, raw, and pure badass rock and roll for more than three decades. As the only sisters in rock who write their own music and play their own instruments, Ann and Nancy have always stood apart—certainly from their male counterparts but also from their female peers. By refusing to let themselves and their music be defined by their gender, and by never allowing their sexuality to overshadow their talent, the Wilson sisters have made their mark, and in the process paved the way for many of today's female artists. In Kicking and Dreaming, Ann and Nancy, with the help of critically acclaimed and bestselling music biographer Charles R. Cross, recount a journey that has taken them from a gypsy-like life as the children of a globe-trotting Marine to the frozen back roads of Vancouver, where they got their start as a band, to the pinnacle of success—and sometimes excess. In these pages, readers will learn the truth about the relationship that inspired ''Magic Man'' and ''Crazy On You,'' the turmoil of inter-band romances gone awry, the reality of life on the road as single women and then as mothers of small children, and the thrill of performing and in some cases partying with the likes of the Rolling Stones, Stevie Nicks, Van Halen, Def Leppard, and other rock legends. It has not always been an easy path. Ann struggled with and triumphed over a childhood stutter, body image, and alcoholism; Nancy suffered the pain and disappointment of fertility issues and a failed marriage but ultimately found love again and happiness as a mom. Through it all, the sisters drew from the strength of a family bond that trumps everything else, as told in this intimate, honest, and uniquely female take on the rock and roll life. Throughout their career, Ann and Nancy have never found an answer to the question they are most frequently asked: ''What is it like to be a woman in rock and roll?'' Kicking and Dreaming puts that question to bed, once and for all.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secret-race-inside-the-hidden-world-of-the-tour-de-france-doping-cover-ups-and-winning-at-all-costs-by-tyler-hamilton-daniel-coyle--65201604https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs Author: Tyler Hamilton, Daniel Coyle Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 23 minutes Release date: September 5, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.59 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The Secret Race is a definitive look at the world of professional cycling—and the doping issue surrounding this sport and its most iconic rider, Lance Armstrong—by former Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Coyle.   Over the course of two years, Coyle conducted more than two hundred hours of interviews with Hamilton and spoke candidly with numerous teammates, rivals, and friends. The result is an explosive book that takes us, for the first time, deep inside a shadowy, fascinating, and surreal world of unscrupulous doctors, anything-goes team directors, and athletes so relentlessly driven to succeed that they would do anything—and take any risk, physical, mental, or moral—to gain the edge they need to win.   Tyler Hamilton was once one of the world’s best-liked and top-ranked cyclists—a fierce competitor renowned among his peers for his uncanny endurance and epic tolerance for pain. In the 2003 Tour de France, he finished fourth despite breaking his collarbone in the early stages—and grinding eleven of his teeth down to the nerves along the way. He started his career with the U.S. Postal Service team in the 1990s and quickly rose to become Lance Armstrong’s most trusted lieutenant, and a member of his inner circle. For the first three of Armstrong’s record seven Tour de France victories, Hamilton was by Armstrong’s side, clearing his way. But just weeks after Hamilton reached his own personal pinnacle—winning the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics—his career came to a sudden, ignominious end: He was found guilty of doping and exiled from the sport.   From the exhilaration of his early, naïve days in the peloton, Hamilton chronicles his ascent to the uppermost reaches of this unforgiving sport. In the mid-1990s, the advent of a powerful new blood-boosting drug called EPO reshaped the world of cycling, and a relentless, win-at-any-cost ethos took root. Its psychological toll would drive many of the sport’s top performers to substance abuse, depression, even suicide. For the first time ever, Hamilton recounts his own battle with clinical depression, speaks frankly about the agonizing choices that go along with the decision to compete at a world-class level, and tells the story of his complicated relationship with Lance Armstrong.   A journey into the heart of a never-before-seen world, The Secret Race is a riveting, courageous act of witness from a man who is as determined to reveal the hard truth about his sport as he once was to win the Tour de France. Includes an audio exclusive introduction from Tyler Hamilton.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143091Wed, 05 Sep 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs Author: Tyler Hamilton, Daniel Coyle...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs Author: Tyler Hamilton, Daniel Coyle Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 23 minutes Release date: September 5, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.59 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The Secret Race is a definitive look at the world of professional cycling—and the doping issue surrounding this sport and its most iconic rider, Lance Armstrong—by former Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Coyle.   Over the course of two years, Coyle conducted more than two hundred hours of interviews with Hamilton and spoke candidly with numerous teammates, rivals, and friends. The result is an explosive book that takes us, for the first time, deep inside a shadowy, fascinating, and surreal world of unscrupulous doctors, anything-goes team directors, and athletes so relentlessly driven to succeed that they would do anything—and take any risk, physical, mental, or moral—to gain the edge they need to win.   Tyler Hamilton was once one of the world’s best-liked and top-ranked cyclists—a fierce competitor renowned among his peers for his uncanny endurance and epic tolerance for pain. In the 2003 Tour de France, he finished fourth despite breaking his collarbone in the early stages—and grinding eleven of his teeth down to the nerves along the way. He started his career with the U.S. Postal Service team in the 1990s and quickly rose to become Lance Armstrong’s most trusted lieutenant, and a member of his inner circle. For the first three of Armstrong’s record seven Tour de France victories, Hamilton was by Armstrong’s side, clearing his way. But just weeks after Hamilton reached his own personal pinnacle—winning the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics—his career came to a sudden, ignominious end: He was found guilty of doping and exiled from the sport.   From the exhilaration of his early, naïve days in the peloton, Hamilton chronicles his ascent to the uppermost reaches of this unforgiving sport. In the mid-1990s, the advent of a powerful new blood-boosting drug called EPO reshaped the world of cycling, and a relentless, win-at-any-cost ethos took root. Its psychological toll would drive many of the sport’s top performers to substance abuse, depression, even suicide. For the first time ever, Hamilton recounts his own battle with clinical depression, speaks frankly about the agonizing choices that go along with the decision to compete at a world-class level, and tells the story of his complicated relationship with Lance Armstrong.   A journey into the heart of a never-before-seen world, The Secret Race is a riveting, courageous act of witness from a man who is as determined to reveal the hard truth about his sport as he once was to win the Tour de France. Includes an audio exclusive introduction from Tyler Hamilton.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-father-first-by-dwyane-wade--65201626https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139515 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Father First Author: Dwyane Wade Narrator: Prentice Onayemi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date: September 4, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Dwyane Wade, the eight-time All-Star for the Miami Heat, has miraculously defied the odds throughout his career and his life. In 2006, in just his third season in the NBA, Dwyane was named the Finals' MVP, after leading the Miami Heat to the Championship title, basketball's ultimate prize. Two years later, after possible career-ending injuries, he again rose from the ashes of doubt to help win a gold medal for the United States at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. As co-captain, he helped lead the Heat to triumph in the 2012 NBA Championship. Little wonder that legendary coach Pat Riley has called Dwyane ''B.I.W.''—Best In the World. As incredible as those achievements have been, it's off the court where Dwyane has sought his most cherished goal: being a good dad to his sons, Zaire and Zion, by playing a meaningful role in their lives. Recounting his fatherhood journey, Dwyane begins his story in March 2011 with the news that after a long, bitter custody battle, he has been awarded sole custody of his sons in a virtually unprecedented court decision. A Father First chronicles the lessons Dwyane has learned as a single dad from the moment of the judge's ruling that instantly changed his life and the lives of his boys, and then back to the events in the past that shaped his dreams, prayers, and promises. As the son of divorced parents determined to get along so that he and his sister Tragil could have loving relationships with both of them, Dwyane's early years were spent on Chicago's South Side. With poverty, violence, and drugs consuming the streets and their mom descending into addiction, Tragil made the heroic decision to take her younger brother to live with their father. After moving his household to suburban Robbins, Illinois, Dwyane Wade Sr. became Dwyane's first basketball coach. While this period laid the groundwork for Dwyane's later mission for fathers to take greater responsibility for their kids, he was also inspired by his mother's miraculous victory over addiction and her gift for healing others. Both his mother and his father showed him that the unconditional love between parents and children is a powerful guiding force. In A Father First, we meet the coaches, mentors, and teammates who played pivotal roles in Dwyane's stunning basketball career—from his early days shooting hoops on the neighborhood courts in Chicago, to his rising stardom at Marquette University in Milwaukee, to his emergence as an unheralded draft pick by the Miami Heat. This book is a revealing, personal story of one of America's top athletes, but it is also a call to action—from a man who had to fight to be in his children's lives—that will show mothers and fathers how to step up and be parents themselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139515Tue, 04 Sep 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139515 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Father First Author: Dwyane Wade Narrator: Prentice Onayemi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date: September 4, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139515 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Father First Author: Dwyane Wade Narrator: Prentice Onayemi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date: September 4, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Dwyane Wade, the eight-time All-Star for the Miami Heat, has miraculously defied the odds throughout his career and his life. In 2006, in just his third season in the NBA, Dwyane was named the Finals' MVP, after leading the Miami Heat to the Championship title, basketball's ultimate prize. Two years later, after possible career-ending injuries, he again rose from the ashes of doubt to help win a gold medal for the United States at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. As co-captain, he helped lead the Heat to triumph in the 2012 NBA Championship. Little wonder that legendary coach Pat Riley has called Dwyane ''B.I.W.''—Best In the World. As incredible as those achievements have been, it's off the court where Dwyane has sought his most cherished goal: being a good dad to his sons, Zaire and Zion, by playing a meaningful role in their lives. Recounting his fatherhood journey, Dwyane begins his story in March 2011 with the news that after a long, bitter custody battle, he has been awarded sole custody of his sons in a virtually unprecedented court decision. A Father First chronicles the lessons Dwyane has learned as a single dad from the moment of the judge's ruling that instantly changed his life and the lives of his boys, and then back to the events in the past that shaped his dreams, prayers, and promises. As the son of divorced parents determined to get along so that he and his sister Tragil could have loving relationships with both of them, Dwyane's early years were spent on Chicago's South Side. With poverty, violence, and drugs consuming the streets and their mom descending into addiction, Tragil made the heroic decision to take her younger brother to live with their father. After moving his household to suburban Robbins, Illinois, Dwyane Wade Sr. became Dwyane's first basketball coach. While this period laid the groundwork for Dwyane's later mission for fathers to take greater responsibility for their kids, he was also inspired by his mother's miraculous victory over addiction and her gift for healing others. Both his mother and his father showed him that the unconditional love between parents and children is a powerful guiding force. In A Father First, we meet the coaches, mentors, and teammates who played pivotal roles in Dwyane's stunning basketball career—from his early days shooting hoops on the neighborhood courts in Chicago, to his rising stardom at Marquette University in Milwaukee, to his emergence as an unheralded draft pick by the Miami Heat. This book is a revealing, personal story of one of America's top athletes, but it is also a call to action—from a man who had to fight to be in his children's lives—that will show mothers and fathers how to step up and be parents themselves.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mortality-by-christopher-hitchens--65201576https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136576 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mortality Author: Christopher Hitchens Narrator: Simon Prebble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 4, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On June 8, 2010, while on a book tour for his bestselling memoir, Hitch-22, Christopher Hitchens was stricken in his New York hotel room with excruciating pain in his chest and thorax. As he would later write in the first of a series of award-winning columns for Vanity Fair, he suddenly found himself being deported 'from the country of the well across the stark frontier that marks off the land of malady.' Over the next eighteen months, until his death in Houston on December 15, 2011, he wrote constantly and brilliantly on politics and culture, astonishing readers with his capacity for superior work even in extremis. Throughout the course of his ordeal battling esophageal cancer, Hitchens adamantly and bravely refused the solace of religion, preferring to confront death with both eyes open. In this riveting account of his affliction, Hitchens poignantly describes the torments of illness, discusses its taboos, and explores how disease transforms experience and changes our relationship to the world around us. By turns personal and philosophical, Hitchens embraces the full panoply of human emotions as cancer invades his body and compels him to grapple with the enigma of death. Mortality is the exemplary story of one man's refusal to cower in the face of the unknown, as well as a searching look at the human predicament. Crisp and vivid, veined throughout with penetrating intelligence, Hitchens's testament is a courageous and lucid work of literature, an affirmation of the dignity and worth of man.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136576Tue, 04 Sep 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136576 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mortality Author: Christopher Hitchens Narrator: Simon Prebble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 4, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136576 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mortality Author: Christopher Hitchens Narrator: Simon Prebble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 4, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On June 8, 2010, while on a book tour for his bestselling memoir, Hitch-22, Christopher Hitchens was stricken in his New York hotel room with excruciating pain in his chest and thorax. As he would later write in the first of a series of award-winning columns for Vanity Fair, he suddenly found himself being deported 'from the country of the well across the stark frontier that marks off the land of malady.' Over the next eighteen months, until his death in Houston on December 15, 2011, he wrote constantly and brilliantly on politics and culture, astonishing readers with his capacity for superior work even in extremis. Throughout the course of his ordeal battling esophageal cancer, Hitchens adamantly and bravely refused the solace of religion, preferring to confront death with both eyes open. In this riveting account of his affliction, Hitchens poignantly describes the torments of illness, discusses its taboos, and explores how disease transforms experience and changes our relationship to the world around us. By turns personal and philosophical, Hitchens embraces the full panoply of human emotions as cancer invades his body and compels him to grapple with the enigma of death. Mortality is the exemplary story of one man's refusal to cower in the face of the unknown, as well as a searching look at the human predicament. Crisp and vivid, veined throughout with penetrating intelligence, Hitchens's testament is a courageous and lucid work of literature, an affirmation of the dignity and worth of man.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bringing-in-finn-an-extraordinary-surrogacy-story-by-sara-connell--65201631https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bringing in Finn: An Extraordinary Surrogacy Story Author: Sara Connell Narrator: Sara Connell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: August 28, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Sara Casey Connell and her mother hadn't been particularly close for a long time. But when Connell lost a third pregnancy after years of fertility treatments and one late-term stillbirth of twins, her mother offered to be a surrogate for her child—and Connell and her husband accepted. Two years later, Finnean Lee Connell—a healthy baby boy—was born. Bringing in Finn is the remarkable story of one woman's hard-fought, and often painful, journey to motherhood. In this achingly honest memoir, Connell recounts the tragedy and heartbreak of losing twin sons twenty-seven weeks into pregnancy; the process of opening her heart and mind to the idea of her 61-year-old mother carrying her child for her; and the profound bond that blossomed between the two of them as a result of their unique experience together. Moving, inspiring, and ultimately triumphant, Bringing in Finn is an extraordinary story of despair and hope, forgiveness and redemption, and the discovery that when it comes to unconditional love, there are no limits to what can be achieved.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142281Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bringing in Finn: An Extraordinary Surrogacy Story Author: Sara Connell Narrator: Sara Connell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bringing in Finn: An Extraordinary Surrogacy Story Author: Sara Connell Narrator: Sara Connell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: August 28, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Sara Casey Connell and her mother hadn't been particularly close for a long time. But when Connell lost a third pregnancy after years of fertility treatments and one late-term stillbirth of twins, her mother offered to be a surrogate for her child—and Connell and her husband accepted. Two years later, Finnean Lee Connell—a healthy baby boy—was born. Bringing in Finn is the remarkable story of one woman's hard-fought, and often painful, journey to motherhood. In this achingly honest memoir, Connell recounts the tragedy and heartbreak of losing twin sons twenty-seven weeks into pregnancy; the process of opening her heart and mind to the idea of her 61-year-old mother carrying her child for her; and the profound bond that blossomed between the two of them as a result of their unique experience together. Moving, inspiring, and ultimately triumphant, Bringing in Finn is an extraordinary story of despair and hope, forgiveness and redemption, and the discovery that when it comes to unconditional love, there are no limits to what can be achieved.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gentle-giant-of-dynamite-hill-the-untold-story-of-arthur-shores-and-his-family-s-fight-for-civil-rights-by-barbara-sylvia-shores-helen--65201546https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159282 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gentle Giant of Dynamite Hill: The Untold Story of Arthur Shores and His Family’s Fight for Civil Rights Author: Barbara Sylvia Shores, Helen Shores Lee Narrator: Valeri Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 28, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: These are the firsthand accounts of sisters Helen and Barbara Shores growing up with their father, Arthur Shores, a prominent Civil Rights attorney, during the 60s in the Jim Crow south Birmingham district—a frequent target of the Ku Klux Klan. Between 1948 and 1963, some 50 unsolved Klan bombings happened in Smithfield where the Shores family lived, earning their neighborhood the nickname “Dynamite Hill.” Due to his work, Shores’ daughter, Barbara, barely survived a kidnapping attempt. Twice, in 1963, Klan members bombed their home, sending Theodora to the hospital with a brain concussion and killing Tasso, the family’s cocker spaniel. The family narrowly escaped a third bombing attempt on their home in the spring of 1965. The Gentle Giant of Dynamite Hill is an incredible story of a family’s unfair suffering, but also of the Shores’ overcoming. This family’s sacrificial commitment, courage, determination, and triumph inspire us today through this story and the selfless service, work, and lives of Helen Shores Lee and Barbara Sylvia Shores.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159282Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159282 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gentle Giant of Dynamite Hill: The Untold Story of Arthur Shores and His Family’s Fight for Civil Rights Author: Barbara Sylvia Shores, Helen...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159282 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gentle Giant of Dynamite Hill: The Untold Story of Arthur Shores and His Family’s Fight for Civil Rights Author: Barbara Sylvia Shores, Helen Shores Lee Narrator: Valeri Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 28, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: These are the firsthand accounts of sisters Helen and Barbara Shores growing up with their father, Arthur Shores, a prominent Civil Rights attorney, during the 60s in the Jim Crow south Birmingham district—a frequent target of the Ku Klux Klan. Between 1948 and 1963, some 50 unsolved Klan bombings happened in Smithfield where the Shores family lived, earning their neighborhood the nickname “Dynamite Hill.” Due to his work, Shores’ daughter, Barbara, barely survived a kidnapping attempt. Twice, in 1963, Klan members bombed their home, sending Theodora to the hospital with a brain concussion and killing Tasso, the family’s cocker spaniel. The family narrowly escaped a third bombing attempt on their home in the spring of 1965. The Gentle Giant of Dynamite Hill is an incredible story of a family’s unfair suffering, but also of the Shores’ overcoming. This family’s sacrificial commitment, courage, determination, and triumph inspire us today through this story and the selfless service, work, and lives of Helen Shores Lee and Barbara Sylvia Shores.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-year-by-the-sea-thoughts-of-an-unfinished-woman-by-joan-anderson--65201639https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134830 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman Author: Joan Anderson Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 36 minutes Release date: August 14, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Life is a work in progress, as ever-changing as a sandy shoreline along the beach. During the years Joan Anderson was a loving wife and supportive mother, she had slowly and unconsciously replaced her own dreams with the needs of her family. With her sons grown, however, she realized that the family no longer centered on the home she provided, and her relationship with her husband had become stagnant. Like many women in her situation, Joan realized that she had neglected to nurture herself and, worse, to envision fulfilling goals for her future. As her husband received a wonderful job opportunity out-of-state, it seemed that the best part of her own life was finished. Shocking both of them, she refused to follow him to his new job and decided to retreat to a family cottage on Cape Cod.At first casting about for direction, Joan soon began to take pleasure in her surroundings and call on resources she didn't realize she had. Over the course of a year, she gradually discovered that her life as an 'unfinished woman' was full of possibilities. Out of that magical, difficult, transformative year came A Year by the Sea, a record of her experiences and a treasury of wisdom for listeners.This year of self-discovery brought about extraordinary changes in the author's life. The steps that Joan took to revitalize herself and rediscover her potential have helped thousands of women reveal and release untapped resources within themselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134830Tue, 14 Aug 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134830 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman Author: Joan Anderson Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 36...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134830 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman Author: Joan Anderson Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 36 minutes Release date: August 14, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Life is a work in progress, as ever-changing as a sandy shoreline along the beach. During the years Joan Anderson was a loving wife and supportive mother, she had slowly and unconsciously replaced her own dreams with the needs of her family. With her sons grown, however, she realized that the family no longer centered on the home she provided, and her relationship with her husband had become stagnant. Like many women in her situation, Joan realized that she had neglected to nurture herself and, worse, to envision fulfilling goals for her future. As her husband received a wonderful job opportunity out-of-state, it seemed that the best part of her own life was finished. Shocking both of them, she refused to follow him to his new job and decided to retreat to a family cottage on Cape Cod.At first casting about for direction, Joan soon began to take pleasure in her surroundings and call on resources she didn't realize she had. Over the course of a year, she gradually discovered that her life as an 'unfinished woman' was full of possibilities. Out of that magical, difficult, transformative year came A Year by the Sea, a record of her experiences and a treasury of wisdom for listeners.This year of self-discovery brought about extraordinary changes in the author's life. The steps that Joan took to revitalize herself and rediscover her potential have helped thousands of women reveal and release untapped resources within themselves.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-walk-on-the-beach-tales-of-wisdom-from-an-unconventional-woman-by-joan-anderson--65201581https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Walk on the Beach: Tales of Wisdom from an Unconventional Woman Author: Joan Anderson Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 58 minutes Release date: August 14, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Shortly after arriving on Cape Cod to spend a year by herself, Joan Anderson’s chance encounter with a wise, playful, and astonishing woman helped her usher in the transformations and self-discoveries that led to her ongoing renewal. First glimpsed as a slender figure on a fogged-in beach, Joan Erikson was not only a friend and confidante when one was most needed, but also a guide as Anderson stretched and grew into her unfinished self.Joan Erikson was perhaps best known for her collaboration with her husband, Erik, a pioneering psychoanalyst and noted author. After Erik’s death, she wrote several books extending their theory of the stages of life to reflect her understanding of aging as she neared ninety-five. But her wisdom was best taught through their friendship; as she sat with Anderson, weaving tapestries of their lives with brightly colored yarn and exploring the strength gathered from their accumulated experiences, Joan Erikson’s lessons took shape on their small cardboard looms as well as in her friend’s revitalized life.In writing about their extraordinary friendship, Anderson reveals a need she didn’t know she had: for a mentor to help navigate the transitions she faced as she grew beyond middle age. And when Joan Erikson had to face her husband’s death and the growing limitations of her own body, Anderson was able to give back some of the wisdom she had gleaned. To this poignant and ultimately joyful account, Joan Anderson brings the candor and sensitivity that have made her an acclaimed speaker and writer on midlife and its possibilities. A Walk on the Beach is an experience to savor and treasure, a glimpse of the exuberant spirit that can be sustained and passed on in all our friendships.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134828Tue, 14 Aug 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Walk on the Beach: Tales of Wisdom from an Unconventional Woman Author: Joan Anderson Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Walk on the Beach: Tales of Wisdom from an Unconventional Woman Author: Joan Anderson Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 58 minutes Release date: August 14, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Shortly after arriving on Cape Cod to spend a year by herself, Joan Anderson’s chance encounter with a wise, playful, and astonishing woman helped her usher in the transformations and self-discoveries that led to her ongoing renewal. First glimpsed as a slender figure on a fogged-in beach, Joan Erikson was not only a friend and confidante when one was most needed, but also a guide as Anderson stretched and grew into her unfinished self.Joan Erikson was perhaps best known for her collaboration with her husband, Erik, a pioneering psychoanalyst and noted author. After Erik’s death, she wrote several books extending their theory of the stages of life to reflect her understanding of aging as she neared ninety-five. But her wisdom was best taught through their friendship; as she sat with Anderson, weaving tapestries of their lives with brightly colored yarn and exploring the strength gathered from their accumulated experiences, Joan Erikson’s lessons took shape on their small cardboard looms as well as in her friend’s revitalized life.In writing about their extraordinary friendship, Anderson reveals a need she didn’t know she had: for a mentor to help navigate the transitions she faced as she grew beyond middle age. And when Joan Erikson had to face her husband’s death and the growing limitations of her own body, Anderson was able to give back some of the wisdom she had gleaned. To this poignant and ultimately joyful account, Joan Anderson brings the candor and sensitivity that have made her an acclaimed speaker and writer on midlife and its possibilities. A Walk on the Beach is an experience to savor and treasure, a glimpse of the exuberant spirit that can be sustained and passed on in all our friendships.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/have-mother-will-travel-by-claire-fontaine-mia-fontaine--65201625https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133143 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Have Mother, Will Travel Author: Claire Fontaine, Mia Fontaine Narrator: Mia Fontaine, Claire Fontaine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 17, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Glamour magazine called Come Back, the first nonfiction collaboration by Claire and Mia Fontaine, the “best mother-daughter memoir,” while the New York Times Book Review praised it as, “a testament to the power of the love.” The Fontaines are back with Have Mother, Will Travel, a beautiful, thoughtful, insightful, inspiring book that brilliantly captures the changing relationship between a mother and her adult daughter. Seen within the context of an unforgettable round-the-world adventure, the emotional milestones reached and the new understandings and appreciations achieved will warm the heart and nourish the soul—an extraordinary journey that should not be missed by armchair travelers and by mothers and daughters everywhere.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133143Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133143 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Have Mother, Will Travel Author: Claire Fontaine, Mia Fontaine Narrator: Mia Fontaine, Claire Fontaine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133143 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Have Mother, Will Travel Author: Claire Fontaine, Mia Fontaine Narrator: Mia Fontaine, Claire Fontaine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 17, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Glamour magazine called Come Back, the first nonfiction collaboration by Claire and Mia Fontaine, the “best mother-daughter memoir,” while the New York Times Book Review praised it as, “a testament to the power of the love.” The Fontaines are back with Have Mother, Will Travel, a beautiful, thoughtful, insightful, inspiring book that brilliantly captures the changing relationship between a mother and her adult daughter. Seen within the context of an unforgettable round-the-world adventure, the emotional milestones reached and the new understandings and appreciations achieved will warm the heart and nourish the soul—an extraordinary journey that should not be missed by armchair travelers and by mothers and daughters everywhere.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-is-the-cure-on-life-loss-and-the-end-of-aids-by-elton-john--65201587https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Is the Cure: On Life, Loss, and the End of AIDS Author: Elton John Narrator: Elton John Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 17, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A deeply personal account of Elton John's life during the era of AIDS and an inspiring call to action. In the 1980s, Elton John saw friend after friend, loved one after loved one, perish needlessly from AIDS. He befriended Ryan White, a young Indiana boy ostracized because of his HIV infection. Ryan's inspiring life and devastating death led Elton to two realizations: His own life was a mess. And he had to do something to help stop the AIDS crisis. Since then, Elton has dedicated himself to overcoming the plague and the stigma of AIDS. The Elton John AIDS Foundation has raised and donated $275 million to date to fighting the disease worldwide. Love Is the Cure includes stories of Elton's close friendships with Ryan White, Freddie Mercury, Princess Diana, Elizabeth Taylor, and others, and the story of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Sales of Love Is the Cure benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131496Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Is the Cure: On Life, Loss, and the End of AIDS Author: Elton John Narrator: Elton John Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Is the Cure: On Life, Loss, and the End of AIDS Author: Elton John Narrator: Elton John Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 17, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A deeply personal account of Elton John's life during the era of AIDS and an inspiring call to action. In the 1980s, Elton John saw friend after friend, loved one after loved one, perish needlessly from AIDS. He befriended Ryan White, a young Indiana boy ostracized because of his HIV infection. Ryan's inspiring life and devastating death led Elton to two realizations: His own life was a mess. And he had to do something to help stop the AIDS crisis. Since then, Elton has dedicated himself to overcoming the plague and the stigma of AIDS. The Elton John AIDS Foundation has raised and donated $275 million to date to fighting the disease worldwide. Love Is the Cure includes stories of Elton's close friendships with Ryan White, Freddie Mercury, Princess Diana, Elizabeth Taylor, and others, and the story of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Sales of Love Is the Cure benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-long-walk-a-story-of-war-and-the-life-that-follows-by-brian-castner--65201634https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130127 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life That Follows Author: Brian Castner Narrator: Brian Castner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50 minutes Release date: July 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of Michael Herr’s Dispatches and works by such masters of the memoir as Mary Karr and Tobias Wolff, a powerful account of war and homecoming. Brian Castner served three tours of duty in the Middle East, two of them as the commander of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit in Iraq. Days and nights he and his team—his brothers—would venture forth in heavily armed convoys from their Forward Operating Base to engage in the nerve-racking yet strangely exhilarating work of either disarming the deadly improvised explosive devices that had been discovered, or picking up the pieces when the alert came too late. They relied on an army of remote-controlled cameras and robots, but if that technology failed, a technician would have to don the eighty-pound Kevlar suit, take the Long Walk up to the bomb, and disarm it by hand. This lethal game of cat and mouse was, and continues to be, the real war within America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But The Long Walk is not just about battle itself. It is also an unflinching portrayal of the toll war exacts on the men and women who are fighting it. When Castner returned home to his wife and family, he began a struggle with a no less insidious foe, an unshakable feeling of fear and confusion and survivor’s guilt that he terms The Crazy. His thrilling, heartbreaking, stunningly honest book immerses the reader in two harrowing and simultaneous realities: the terror and excitement and camaraderie of combat, and the lonely battle against the enemy within—the haunting memories that will not fade, the survival instincts that will not switch off. After enduring what he has endured, can there ever again be such a thing as “normal”? The Long Walk will hook you from the very first sentence, and it will stay with you long after its final gripping page has been turned.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130127Tue, 10 Jul 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130127 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life That Follows Author: Brian Castner Narrator: Brian Castner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130127 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life That Follows Author: Brian Castner Narrator: Brian Castner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50 minutes Release date: July 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of Michael Herr’s Dispatches and works by such masters of the memoir as Mary Karr and Tobias Wolff, a powerful account of war and homecoming. Brian Castner served three tours of duty in the Middle East, two of them as the commander of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit in Iraq. Days and nights he and his team—his brothers—would venture forth in heavily armed convoys from their Forward Operating Base to engage in the nerve-racking yet strangely exhilarating work of either disarming the deadly improvised explosive devices that had been discovered, or picking up the pieces when the alert came too late. They relied on an army of remote-controlled cameras and robots, but if that technology failed, a technician would have to don the eighty-pound Kevlar suit, take the Long Walk up to the bomb, and disarm it by hand. This lethal game of cat and mouse was, and continues to be, the real war within America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But The Long Walk is not just about battle itself. It is also an unflinching portrayal of the toll war exacts on the men and women who are fighting it. When Castner returned home to his wife and family, he began a struggle with a no less insidious foe, an unshakable feeling of fear and confusion and survivor’s guilt that he terms The Crazy. His thrilling, heartbreaking, stunningly honest book immerses the reader in two harrowing and simultaneous realities: the terror and excitement and camaraderie of combat, and the lonely battle against the enemy within—the haunting memories that will not fade, the survival instincts that will not switch off. After enduring what he has endured, can there ever again be such a thing as “normal”? The Long Walk will hook you from the very first sentence, and it will stay with you long after its final gripping page has been turned.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/twelve-patients-life-and-death-at-bellevue-hospital-the-inspiration-for-the-nbc-drama-new-amsterdam-by-eric-manheimer--65201609https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132830 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital (The Inspiration for the NBC Drama New Amsterdam) Author: Eric Manheimer Narrator: Eric Manheimer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 3.63 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the spirit of Oliver Sacks and the inspiration for the NBC drama New Amsterdam, this intensely involving memoir from a Medical Director of Bellevue Hospital looks poignantly at patients' lives and highlights the complex mind-body connection. Using the plights of twelve very different patients--from dignitaries at the nearby UN, to supermax prisoners at Riker's Island, to illegal immigrants, and Wall Street tycoons--Dr. Eric Manheimer 'offers far more than remarkable medical dramas: he blends each patient's personal experiences with their social implications' (Publishers Weekly). Manheimer is not only the medical director of the country's oldest public hospital, but he is also a patient. As the book unfolds, the narrator is diagnosed with cancer, and he is forced to wrestle with the end of his own life even as he struggles to save the lives of others.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132830Tue, 10 Jul 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132830 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital (The Inspiration for the NBC Drama New Amsterdam) Author: Eric Manheimer Narrator: Eric Manheimer...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132830 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital (The Inspiration for the NBC Drama New Amsterdam) Author: Eric Manheimer Narrator: Eric Manheimer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 3.63 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the spirit of Oliver Sacks and the inspiration for the NBC drama New Amsterdam, this intensely involving memoir from a Medical Director of Bellevue Hospital looks poignantly at patients' lives and highlights the complex mind-body connection. Using the plights of twelve very different patients--from dignitaries at the nearby UN, to supermax prisoners at Riker's Island, to illegal immigrants, and Wall Street tycoons--Dr. Eric Manheimer 'offers far more than remarkable medical dramas: he blends each patient's personal experiences with their social implications' (Publishers Weekly). Manheimer is not only the medical director of the country's oldest public hospital, but he is also a patient. As the book unfolds, the narrator is diagnosed with cancer, and he is forced to wrestle with the end of his own life even as he struggles to save the lives of others.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tiny-beautiful-things-10th-anniversary-edition-advice-from-dear-sugar-a-reese-witherspoon-book-club-pick-by-cheryl-strayed--65201599https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135062 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition): Advice from Dear Sugar (A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick) Author: Cheryl Strayed Narrator: Cheryl Strayed Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 41 minutes Release date: July 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 207 Ratings of Narrator: 4.76 of Total 25 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK • An anniversary edition of the bestselling collection of 'Dear Sugar' advice columns written by the author of #1 bestseller Wild—featuring a new preface and six additional columns. For more than a decade, thousands of people have sought advice from Dear Sugar—the pseudonym of bestselling author Cheryl Strayed—first through her online column at The Rumpus, later through her hit podcast, Dear Sugars, and now through her popular Substack newsletter. Tiny Beautiful Things collects the best of Dear Sugar in one volume, bringing her wisdom to many more readers. This tenth-anniversary edition features six new columns and a new preface by Strayed. Rich with humor, insight, compassion—and absolute honesty—this book is a balm for everything life throws our way.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135062Tue, 10 Jul 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135062 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition): Advice from Dear Sugar (A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick) Author: Cheryl Strayed Narrator: Cheryl...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135062 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition): Advice from Dear Sugar (A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick) Author: Cheryl Strayed Narrator: Cheryl Strayed Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 41 minutes Release date: July 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 207 Ratings of Narrator: 4.76 of Total 25 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK • An anniversary edition of the bestselling collection of 'Dear Sugar' advice columns written by the author of #1 bestseller Wild—featuring a new preface and six additional columns. For more than a decade, thousands of people have sought advice from Dear Sugar—the pseudonym of bestselling author Cheryl Strayed—first through her online column at The Rumpus, later through her hit podcast, Dear Sugars, and now through her popular Substack newsletter. Tiny Beautiful Things collects the best of Dear Sugar in one volume, bringing her wisdom to many more readers. This tenth-anniversary edition features six new columns and a new preface by Strayed. Rich with humor, insight, compassion—and absolute honesty—this book is a balm for everything life throws our way.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/monkey-mind-a-memoir-of-anxiety-by-daniel-smith--65201637https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132634 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety Author: Daniel Smith Narrator: Richard Powers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the insightful narrative tradition of Oliver Sacks, Monkey Mind is an uplifting, smart, and very funny memoir of life with anxiety—America’s most common psychological complaint. We all think we know what being anxious feels like—it is the instinct that made us run from wolves in the prehistoric age and pushes us to perform in the modern one—but for forty million American adults, anxiety is an insidious condition that defines daily life. Yet no popular memoir has been written about that experience until now. Aaron Beck, the most influential doctor in modern psychotherapy, says that “Monkey Mind does for anxiety what William Styron’s Darkness Visible did for depression.” In Monkey Mind, Daniel Smith brilliantly articulates what it is like to live with anxiety, defanging the disease with humor, traveling through its demonic layers, evocatively expressing both its painful internal coherence and its absurdities. He also draws on its most storied sufferers to trace anxiety’s intellectual history and its influence on our time. Here, finally, comes relief and recognition to millions of people who have wanted someone to put into words what they and their loved ones feel.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132634Tue, 03 Jul 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132634 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety Author: Daniel Smith Narrator: Richard Powers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132634 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety Author: Daniel Smith Narrator: Richard Powers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the insightful narrative tradition of Oliver Sacks, Monkey Mind is an uplifting, smart, and very funny memoir of life with anxiety—America’s most common psychological complaint. We all think we know what being anxious feels like—it is the instinct that made us run from wolves in the prehistoric age and pushes us to perform in the modern one—but for forty million American adults, anxiety is an insidious condition that defines daily life. Yet no popular memoir has been written about that experience until now. Aaron Beck, the most influential doctor in modern psychotherapy, says that “Monkey Mind does for anxiety what William Styron’s Darkness Visible did for depression.” In Monkey Mind, Daniel Smith brilliantly articulates what it is like to live with anxiety, defanging the disease with humor, traveling through its demonic layers, evocatively expressing both its painful internal coherence and its absurdities. He also draws on its most storied sufferers to trace anxiety’s intellectual history and its influence on our time. Here, finally, comes relief and recognition to millions of people who have wanted someone to put into words what they and their loved ones feel.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tomorrow-i-m-dead-a-killing-field-survivor-becomes-the-freedom-army-s-greatest-soldier-by-bun-yom--65201636https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tomorrow I’m Dead: A Killing Field Survivor Becomes the Freedom Army’s Greatest Soldier Author: Būn Yom Narrator: Bill Chandler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 49 minutes Release date: June 29, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is B┼½n Yom's story of his capture by the Khmer Rouge at fourteen-years-old—and the unmatched suffering, courage, and heroism that ensued. After three years as a killing-field slave, seventeen-year-old B┼½n Yom escaped from the Khmer Rouge and became a freedom fighter. Using his wisdom, courage, and infinite compassion, B┼½n rescued thousands of Cambodian people and soon became the Cambodian Freedom Fighters' greatest soldier. Tomorrow I'm Dead is the only known first-person account of the freedom fighters' heroic liberation of slaves from the Khmer Rouge killing fields. This production concludes with an exclusive interview with the author, which includes untold stories such as B┼½n's use of crocodiles to escape enemy gunfire. Also included is an epilogue in the author's own voice offering a message of encouragement and hope.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134735Fri, 29 Jun 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tomorrow I’m Dead: A Killing Field Survivor Becomes the Freedom Army’s Greatest Soldier Author: Būn Yom Narrator: Bill Chandler Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tomorrow I’m Dead: A Killing Field Survivor Becomes the Freedom Army’s Greatest Soldier Author: Būn Yom Narrator: Bill Chandler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 49 minutes Release date: June 29, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is B┼½n Yom's story of his capture by the Khmer Rouge at fourteen-years-old—and the unmatched suffering, courage, and heroism that ensued. After three years as a killing-field slave, seventeen-year-old B┼½n Yom escaped from the Khmer Rouge and became a freedom fighter. Using his wisdom, courage, and infinite compassion, B┼½n rescued thousands of Cambodian people and soon became the Cambodian Freedom Fighters' greatest soldier. Tomorrow I'm Dead is the only known first-person account of the freedom fighters' heroic liberation of slaves from the Khmer Rouge killing fields. This production concludes with an exclusive interview with the author, which includes untold stories such as B┼½n's use of crocodiles to escape enemy gunfire. Also included is an epilogue in the author's own voice offering a message of encouragement and hope.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/yes-chef-a-memoir-by-marcus-samuelsson--65201632https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Yes, Chef: A Memoir Author: Marcus Samuelsson Narrator: Marcus Samuelsson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date: June 26, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.31 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 3.86 of Total 7 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY VOGUE • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the great culinary stories of our time.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times   It begins with a simple ritual: Every Saturday afternoon, a boy who loves to cook walks to his grandmother’s house and helps her prepare a roast chicken for dinner. The grandmother is Swedish, a retired domestic. The boy is Ethiopian and adopted, and he will grow up to become the world-renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson. This book is his love letter to food and family in all its manifestations.      Marcus Samuelsson was only three years old when he, his mother, and his sister—all battling tuberculosis—walked seventy-five miles to a hospital in the Ethiopian capital city of Addis Adaba. Tragically, his mother succumbed to the disease shortly after she arrived, but Marcus and his sister recovered, and one year later they were welcomed into a loving middle-class white family in Göteborg, Sweden. It was there that Marcus’s new grandmother, Helga, sparked in him a lifelong passion for food and cooking with her pan-fried herring, her freshly baked bread, and her signature roast chicken. From a very early age, there was little question what Marcus was going to be when he grew up.   Yes, Chef chronicles Marcus Samuelsson’s remarkable journey from Helga’s humble kitchen to some of the most demanding and cutthroat restaurants in Switzerland and France, from his grueling stints on cruise ships to his arrival in New York City, where his outsize talent and ambition finally come together at Aquavit, earning him a coveted New York Times three-star rating at the age of twenty-four. But Samuelsson’s career of  “chasing flavors,” as he calls it, had only just begun—in the intervening years, there have been White House state dinners, career crises, reality show triumphs and, most important, the opening of the beloved Red Rooster in Harlem. At Red Rooster, Samuelsson has fufilled his dream of creating a truly diverse, multiracial dining room—a place where presidents and prime ministers rub elbows with jazz musicians, aspiring artists, bus drivers, and nurses. It is a place where an orphan from Ethiopia, raised in Sweden, living in America, can feel at home.   With disarming honesty and intimacy, Samuelsson also opens up about his failures—the price of ambition, in human terms—and recounts his emotional journey, as a grown man, to meet the father he never knew. Yes, Chef is a tale of personal discovery, unshakable determination, and the passionate, playful pursuit of flavors—one man’s struggle to find a place for himself in the kitchen, and in the world. Praise for Yes, Chef   “Such an interesting life, told with touching modesty and remarkable candor.”—Ruth Reichl   “Marcus Samuelsson has an incomparable story, a quiet bravery, and a lyrical and discreetly glittering style—in the kitchen and on the page. I liked this book so very, very much.”—Gabrielle Hamilton   “Plenty of celebrity chefs have a compelling story to tell, but none of them can top [this] one.”—The Wall Street Journal   “Red Rooster’s arrival in Harlem brought with it a chef who has reinvigorated and reimagined what it means to be American. In his famed dishes, and now in this memoir, Marcus Samuelsson tells a story that reaches past racial and national divides to the foundations of family, hope, and downright good food.”—President Bill Clinton]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131910Tue, 26 Jun 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Yes, Chef: A Memoir Author: Marcus Samuelsson Narrator: Marcus Samuelsson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date: June...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Yes, Chef: A Memoir Author: Marcus Samuelsson Narrator: Marcus Samuelsson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date: June 26, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.31 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 3.86 of Total 7 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY VOGUE • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the great culinary stories of our time.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times   It begins with a simple ritual: Every Saturday afternoon, a boy who loves to cook walks to his grandmother’s house and helps her prepare a roast chicken for dinner. The grandmother is Swedish, a retired domestic. The boy is Ethiopian and adopted, and he will grow up to become the world-renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson. This book is his love letter to food and family in all its manifestations.      Marcus Samuelsson was only three years old when he, his mother, and his sister—all battling tuberculosis—walked seventy-five miles to a hospital in the Ethiopian capital city of Addis Adaba. Tragically, his mother succumbed to the disease shortly after she arrived, but Marcus and his sister recovered, and one year later they were welcomed into a loving middle-class white family in Göteborg, Sweden. It was there that Marcus’s new grandmother, Helga, sparked in him a lifelong passion for food and cooking with her pan-fried herring, her freshly baked bread, and her signature roast chicken. From a very early age, there was little question what Marcus was going to be when he grew up.   Yes, Chef chronicles Marcus Samuelsson’s remarkable journey from Helga’s humble kitchen to some of the most demanding and cutthroat restaurants in Switzerland and France, from his grueling stints on cruise ships to his arrival in New York City, where his outsize talent and ambition finally come together at Aquavit, earning him a coveted New York Times three-star rating at the age of twenty-four. But Samuelsson’s career of  “chasing flavors,” as he calls it, had only just begun—in the intervening years, there have been White House state dinners, career crises, reality show triumphs and, most important, the opening of the beloved Red Rooster in Harlem. At Red Rooster, Samuelsson has fufilled his dream of creating a truly diverse, multiracial dining room—a place where presidents and prime ministers rub elbows with jazz musicians, aspiring artists, bus drivers, and nurses. It is a place where an orphan from Ethiopia, raised in Sweden, living in America, can feel at home.   With disarming honesty and intimacy, Samuelsson also opens up about his failures—the price of ambition, in human terms—and recounts his emotional journey, as a grown man, to meet the father he never knew. Yes, Chef is a tale of personal discovery, unshakable determination, and the passionate, playful pursuit of flavors—one man’s struggle to find a place for himself in the kitchen, and in the world. Praise for Yes, Chef   “Such an interesting life, told with touching modesty and remarkable candor.”—Ruth Reichl   “Marcus Samuelsson has an incomparable story, a quiet bravery, and a lyrical and discreetly glittering style—in the kitchen and on the page. I liked this book so very, very much.”—Gabrielle Hamilton   “Plenty of celebrity chefs have a compelling story to tell, but none of them can top [this] one.”—The Wall Street Journal   “Red Rooster’s arrival in Harlem brought with it a chef who has reinvigorated and reimagined what it means to be American. In his famed dishes, and now in this memoir, Marcus Samuelsson tells a story that reaches past racial and national divides to the foundations of family, hope, and downright good food.”—President Bill Clinton]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dynomite-good-times-bad-times-our-times-a-memoir-by-jimmie-walker--65201612https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135417 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dynomite!: Good Times, Bad Times, Our Times -- A Memoir Author: Jimmie Walker Narrator: Jimmie Walker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 54 minutes Release date: June 26, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Raised in the South Bronx projects, Jimmie Walker made his way out of the perilous ghetto thanks to an ability to make people laugh. Performing in small clubs alongside friends such as Richard Pryor, Freddie Prinze, David Brenner, and Richard Lewis; opening for Black Panther rallies; and emceeing at the Apollo and for Motown tours, he was a young, brash stand-up comedian for a new generation. By landing the role of J.J. Evans on Good Times, Walker became an icon of the ’70s and beyond. The first young black sitcom star — dubbed “the black Fonzie” — his catchphrase “Dyn-o-mite!” remains an often-quoted indicator of the era. As the show’s breakout star, he navigated the pressures of a pop culture popularity that rendered J.J. into a talking doll (pull the string!). At the same time, he was the epicenter of a major controversy over black stereotypes. Walker candidly remembers the communication breakdowns on the set that contradicted the show’s image of a close-knit, blue-collar family. Meanwhile, he worked at his craft, including hiring then-unknowns David Letterman and Jay Leno to write jokes for him. When the Late Night War erupted, Walker had a uniquely personal perspective that he writes about here for the first time. In Dyn-o-mite! he also reveals, in characteristic bemused if lacerating fashion, the lessons he’s learned along the way about self-reliance, freedom of speech (the n-word and more), and belief in the individual — subjects he frequently talks about on talk radio and television. Imparting a vivid, insiders’ look at the edgy scene of the ’70s and ’80s, perhaps the most groundbreaking and vibrant era in comedy history, Walker paints a portrait of the life and times of a quintessential road comic.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135417Tue, 26 Jun 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135417 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dynomite!: Good Times, Bad Times, Our Times -- A Memoir Author: Jimmie Walker Narrator: Jimmie Walker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 54...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135417 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dynomite!: Good Times, Bad Times, Our Times -- A Memoir Author: Jimmie Walker Narrator: Jimmie Walker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 54 minutes Release date: June 26, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Raised in the South Bronx projects, Jimmie Walker made his way out of the perilous ghetto thanks to an ability to make people laugh. Performing in small clubs alongside friends such as Richard Pryor, Freddie Prinze, David Brenner, and Richard Lewis; opening for Black Panther rallies; and emceeing at the Apollo and for Motown tours, he was a young, brash stand-up comedian for a new generation. By landing the role of J.J. Evans on Good Times, Walker became an icon of the ’70s and beyond. The first young black sitcom star — dubbed “the black Fonzie” — his catchphrase “Dyn-o-mite!” remains an often-quoted indicator of the era. As the show’s breakout star, he navigated the pressures of a pop culture popularity that rendered J.J. into a talking doll (pull the string!). At the same time, he was the epicenter of a major controversy over black stereotypes. Walker candidly remembers the communication breakdowns on the set that contradicted the show’s image of a close-knit, blue-collar family. Meanwhile, he worked at his craft, including hiring then-unknowns David Letterman and Jay Leno to write jokes for him. When the Late Night War erupted, Walker had a uniquely personal perspective that he writes about here for the first time. In Dyn-o-mite! he also reveals, in characteristic bemused if lacerating fashion, the lessons he’s learned along the way about self-reliance, freedom of speech (the n-word and more), and belief in the individual — subjects he frequently talks about on talk radio and television. Imparting a vivid, insiders’ look at the edgy scene of the ’70s and ’80s, perhaps the most groundbreaking and vibrant era in comedy history, Walker paints a portrait of the life and times of a quintessential road comic.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/amy-my-daughter-by-mitch-winehouse--65201580https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Amy, My Daughter Author: Mitch Winehouse Narrator: Rupert Farley, Mitch Winehouse Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: June 26, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The intimate, inside story of the ultimately tragic life of multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse (“Rehab,” “Back to Black”)  is told by the one person most able to tell it—Amy’s closest advisor, her inspiration, and best friend: her father, Mitch. Amy, My Daughter includes exclusive, never-before-seen photos and paints an open and honest portrait of one of the greatest musical talents of our time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131458Tue, 26 Jun 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Amy, My Daughter Author: Mitch Winehouse Narrator: Rupert Farley, Mitch Winehouse Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Amy, My Daughter Author: Mitch Winehouse Narrator: Rupert Farley, Mitch Winehouse Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: June 26, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The intimate, inside story of the ultimately tragic life of multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse (“Rehab,” “Back to Black”)  is told by the one person most able to tell it—Amy’s closest advisor, her inspiration, and best friend: her father, Mitch. Amy, My Daughter includes exclusive, never-before-seen photos and paints an open and honest portrait of one of the greatest musical talents of our time.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fooling-houdini-magicians-mentalists-math-geeks-and-the-hidden-powers-of-the-mind-by-alex-stone--65201608https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind Author: Alex Stone Narrator: Alex Stone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: June 19, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the back rooms of New York City’s age-old magic societies to cutting-edge psychology labs, three-card monte games on Canal Street to glossy Las Vegas casinos, Fooling Houdini recounts Alex Stone’s quest to join the ranks of master magicians. As he navigates this quirky and occasionally hilarious subculture populated by brilliant eccentrics, Stone pulls back the curtain on a community shrouded in secrecy, fueled by obsession and brilliance, and organized around one overriding need: to prove one’s worth by deceiving others. But his journey is more than a tale of tricks, gigs, and geeks. By investing some of the lesser-known corners of psychology, neuroscience, physics, history, and even crime, all through the lens of trickery and illusion, Fooling Houdini arrives at a host of startling revelations about how the mind works--and why, sometimes, it doesn’t.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130355Tue, 19 Jun 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind Author: Alex Stone Narrator: Alex Stone Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind Author: Alex Stone Narrator: Alex Stone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: June 19, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the back rooms of New York City’s age-old magic societies to cutting-edge psychology labs, three-card monte games on Canal Street to glossy Las Vegas casinos, Fooling Houdini recounts Alex Stone’s quest to join the ranks of master magicians. As he navigates this quirky and occasionally hilarious subculture populated by brilliant eccentrics, Stone pulls back the curtain on a community shrouded in secrecy, fueled by obsession and brilliance, and organized around one overriding need: to prove one’s worth by deceiving others. But his journey is more than a tale of tricks, gigs, and geeks. By investing some of the lesser-known corners of psychology, neuroscience, physics, history, and even crime, all through the lens of trickery and illusion, Fooling Houdini arrives at a host of startling revelations about how the mind works--and why, sometimes, it doesn’t.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-let-some-girl-beat-you-the-story-of-ann-meyers-drysdale-by-joni-ravenna-ann-meyers-drysdale--65201613https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Let Some Girl Beat You?: The Story of Ann Meyers Drysdale Author: Joni Ravenna, Ann Meyers Drysdale Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 12, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Ann Meyers Drysdale is one of the greatest stars in the history of basketball. But her rise wasn't without controversy. Her 1979 NBA bid to play with the Indiana Pacers brought a barrage of criticism. But Ann simply wanted to play among the best. She had always competed with the guys, and she never let anyone keep her down. A female first in many categories, Ann Meyers Drysdale was the first woman ever signed to a four-year athletic scholarship to UCLA, where she remains the only four-time Bruin basketball All American, male or female. Ann was also the only woman ever asked to compete in ABC Sports' Superstars, pitting her against elite athletes like Mark Spitz, Joe Frazier, O. J. Simpson, and Mark Gastineau. In You Let Some Girl Beat You? Ann shares with us her inspirational story for the first time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132276Tue, 12 Jun 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Let Some Girl Beat You?: The Story of Ann Meyers Drysdale Author: Joni Ravenna, Ann Meyers Drysdale Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Let Some Girl Beat You?: The Story of Ann Meyers Drysdale Author: Joni Ravenna, Ann Meyers Drysdale Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 12, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Ann Meyers Drysdale is one of the greatest stars in the history of basketball. But her rise wasn't without controversy. Her 1979 NBA bid to play with the Indiana Pacers brought a barrage of criticism. But Ann simply wanted to play among the best. She had always competed with the guys, and she never let anyone keep her down. A female first in many categories, Ann Meyers Drysdale was the first woman ever signed to a four-year athletic scholarship to UCLA, where she remains the only four-time Bruin basketball All American, male or female. Ann was also the only woman ever asked to compete in ABC Sports' Superstars, pitting her against elite athletes like Mark Spitz, Joe Frazier, O. J. Simpson, and Mark Gastineau. In You Let Some Girl Beat You? Ann shares with us her inspirational story for the first time.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jeff-one-lonely-guy-by-michael-logan-jeff-ragsdale-david-shields--65201661https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127723 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jeff, One Lonely Guy Author: Michael Logan, Jeff Ragsdale, David Shields Narrator: Jeff Ragsdale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 5, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In October 2011, Jeff Ragsdale, a down-and-out actor and stand-up comedian, posted a flyer around Lower Manhattan, asking people to call him if they wanted to talk. He thought he’d get a dozen calls; instead, he got hundreds, then thousands once pictures of the flyer went viral on the net. They came from all over the country and from as far away as Spain, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Taiwan, and Australia. Jeff spoke to as many people as he could, answering his phone all day long. Here are the conversations, texts, and voicemails of a particular moment in time—a hilarious, dark, intimate portrait of the way we live now.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127723Tue, 05 Jun 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127723 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jeff, One Lonely Guy Author: Michael Logan, Jeff Ragsdale, David Shields Narrator: Jeff Ragsdale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 57...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127723 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jeff, One Lonely Guy Author: Michael Logan, Jeff Ragsdale, David Shields Narrator: Jeff Ragsdale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 5, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In October 2011, Jeff Ragsdale, a down-and-out actor and stand-up comedian, posted a flyer around Lower Manhattan, asking people to call him if they wanted to talk. He thought he’d get a dozen calls; instead, he got hundreds, then thousands once pictures of the flyer went viral on the net. They came from all over the country and from as far away as Spain, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Taiwan, and Australia. Jeff spoke to as many people as he could, answering his phone all day long. Here are the conversations, texts, and voicemails of a particular moment in time—a hilarious, dark, intimate portrait of the way we live now.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hotels-hospitals-and-jails-a-memoir-by-anthony-swofford--65201649https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127544 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails: A Memoir Author: Anthony Swofford Narrator: Anthony Swofford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 5, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The publication of Jarhead launched a new career for Anthony Swofford, earning him accolades for its gritty and unexpected portraits of the soldiers who fought in the Gulf War. It spawned a Hollywood movie. It made Swofford famous and wealthy. It also nearly killed him. Now with the same unremitting intensity he brought to his first memoir, Swofford describes his search for identity, meaning, and a reconciliation with his dying father in the years after he returned from serving as a sniper in the Marines. Adjusting to life after war, he watched his older brother succumb to cancer and his first marriage disintegrate, leading him to pursue a lifestyle in Manhattan that brought him to the brink of collapse. Consumed by drugs, drinking, expensive cars, and women, Swofford lost almost everything and everyone that mattered to him. When a son is in trouble he hopes to turn to his greatest source of wisdom and support: his father. But Swofford and his father didn't exactly have that kind of relationship. The key, he realized, was to confront the man-a philandering, once hard-drinking, now terminally ill Vietnam vet he had struggled hard to understand and even harder to love. The two stubborn, strong-willed war vets embarked on a series of RV trips that quickly became a kind of reckoning in which Swofford took his father to task for a lifetime of infidelities and abuse. For many years Swofford had considered combat the decisive test of a man's greatness. With the understanding that came from these trips and the fateful encounter that took him to a like-minded woman named Christa, Swofford began to understand that becoming a father himself might be the ultimate measure of his life. Elegantly weaving his family's past with his own present-nights of excess and sexual conquest, visits with injured war veterans, and a near-fatal car crash-Swofford casts a courageous, insistent eye on both his father and himself in order to make sense of what his military service meant, and to decide, after nearly ending it, what his life can and should become as a man, a veteran, and a father.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127544Tue, 05 Jun 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127544 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails: A Memoir Author: Anthony Swofford Narrator: Anthony Swofford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127544 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails: A Memoir Author: Anthony Swofford Narrator: Anthony Swofford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 5, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The publication of Jarhead launched a new career for Anthony Swofford, earning him accolades for its gritty and unexpected portraits of the soldiers who fought in the Gulf War. It spawned a Hollywood movie. It made Swofford famous and wealthy. It also nearly killed him. Now with the same unremitting intensity he brought to his first memoir, Swofford describes his search for identity, meaning, and a reconciliation with his dying father in the years after he returned from serving as a sniper in the Marines. Adjusting to life after war, he watched his older brother succumb to cancer and his first marriage disintegrate, leading him to pursue a lifestyle in Manhattan that brought him to the brink of collapse. Consumed by drugs, drinking, expensive cars, and women, Swofford lost almost everything and everyone that mattered to him. When a son is in trouble he hopes to turn to his greatest source of wisdom and support: his father. But Swofford and his father didn't exactly have that kind of relationship. The key, he realized, was to confront the man-a philandering, once hard-drinking, now terminally ill Vietnam vet he had struggled hard to understand and even harder to love. The two stubborn, strong-willed war vets embarked on a series of RV trips that quickly became a kind of reckoning in which Swofford took his father to task for a lifetime of infidelities and abuse. For many years Swofford had considered combat the decisive test of a man's greatness. With the understanding that came from these trips and the fateful encounter that took him to a like-minded woman named Christa, Swofford began to understand that becoming a father himself might be the ultimate measure of his life. Elegantly weaving his family's past with his own present-nights of excess and sexual conquest, visits with injured war veterans, and a near-fatal car crash-Swofford casts a courageous, insistent eye on both his father and himself in order to make sense of what his military service meant, and to decide, after nearly ending it, what his life can and should become as a man, a veteran, and a father.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/boat-a-memoir-of-friendship-faith-death-and-life-everlasting-by-michael-baughman--65201653https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127573 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Boat: A Memoir of Friendship, Faith, Death, and Life Everlasting Author: Michael Baughman Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 1, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the heartwarming true story of the unlikely relationship between Boat, an old Hawaiian sage, and a young boy in need of a father figure. When ten-year-old Michael Baughman moves to Hawaii with his parents, he is troubled and confused. His father doesn’t provide the guidance Baughman needs, and the boy doesn’t know who to turn to. When a larger-than-life Hawaiian beachboy named Boat takes Baughman under his wing, the boy finds a teacher and mentor. Boat is 285 pounds of solid muscle and gentle spirituality. He introduces the boy to the ways of Hawaiian mysticism, offering simple, profound wisdom that helps Baughman thrive in an otherwise lonely childhood. Even after Baughman leaves the islands seven years later, the unlikely friendship endures for the rest of Boat’s life, influencing and inspiring the author to this day. Baughman’s narrative begins with a distressed boy at a Pittsburgh Pirates game and ends more than six decades later, with himself as a content old man experiencing a miracle in Mexico. With a photographic memory, Baughman recalls virtually verbatim every significant conversation he had with Boat. Boat spoke Hawaiian Pidgin English, and its unique lilt and rhythm grace this touching memoir. This is a testament to friendship and the revelations provoked by wisdom in unexpected places.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127573Fri, 01 Jun 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127573 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Boat: A Memoir of Friendship, Faith, Death, and Life Everlasting Author: Michael Baughman Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127573 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Boat: A Memoir of Friendship, Faith, Death, and Life Everlasting Author: Michael Baughman Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 1, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the heartwarming true story of the unlikely relationship between Boat, an old Hawaiian sage, and a young boy in need of a father figure. When ten-year-old Michael Baughman moves to Hawaii with his parents, he is troubled and confused. His father doesn’t provide the guidance Baughman needs, and the boy doesn’t know who to turn to. When a larger-than-life Hawaiian beachboy named Boat takes Baughman under his wing, the boy finds a teacher and mentor. Boat is 285 pounds of solid muscle and gentle spirituality. He introduces the boy to the ways of Hawaiian mysticism, offering simple, profound wisdom that helps Baughman thrive in an otherwise lonely childhood. Even after Baughman leaves the islands seven years later, the unlikely friendship endures for the rest of Boat’s life, influencing and inspiring the author to this day. Baughman’s narrative begins with a distressed boy at a Pittsburgh Pirates game and ends more than six decades later, with himself as a content old man experiencing a miracle in Mexico. With a photographic memory, Baughman recalls virtually verbatim every significant conversation he had with Boat. Boat spoke Hawaiian Pidgin English, and its unique lilt and rhythm grace this touching memoir. This is a testament to friendship and the revelations provoked by wisdom in unexpected places.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-second-wind-the-true-story-that-inspired-the-motion-picture-the-intouchables-by-philippe-pozzo-di-borgo--65201629https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127608 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Second Wind: The True Story that Inspired the Motion Picture The Intouchables Author: Philippe Pozzo di Borgo Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 22, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Now a major motion picture—The Upside—starring Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, and Nicole Kidman. Discover the moving and heartfelt #1 international bestseller and inspiration for the film The Upside about an aristocratic Frenchman who is paralyzed in an accident and has to adjust to his new normal with the help of his unlikely caregiver. As the descendant of two prominent French families and director of a legendary vineyard, Philippe Pozzo di Borgo was not in the habit of asking for help. Then, in 1993, right on the heels of his beloved wife’s diagnosis of a terminal illness, a paragliding accident left him a quadriplegic. He was forty-two years old and unable to do anything—even feed himself—without the help of another person. Passing his days hidden behind the high walls of his Paris townhouse, Philippe was totally isolated. His paralysis rendered him unable to reach out to others and seemed to make people unwilling to touch him or acknowledge the reality of his existence. For the first time, he learned what it felt like to be excluded. The only person who seemed not to be bothered by Philippe’s condition was someone who had been marginalized his entire life: Abdel, an unemployed, uninhibited Algerian immigrant from the outskirts of society who would become Philippe’s unlikely caretaker. With his tenacious spirit and irreverent sense of humor, Abdel is able to reawaken Philippe’s connection to people and the larger world around him. A Second Wind is the inspiring true story of two men who refused to ask for help, and then wound up helping each other in more ways than they could imagine.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127608Tue, 22 May 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127608 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Second Wind: The True Story that Inspired the Motion Picture The Intouchables Author: Philippe Pozzo di Borgo Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127608 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Second Wind: The True Story that Inspired the Motion Picture The Intouchables Author: Philippe Pozzo di Borgo Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 22, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Now a major motion picture—The Upside—starring Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, and Nicole Kidman. Discover the moving and heartfelt #1 international bestseller and inspiration for the film The Upside about an aristocratic Frenchman who is paralyzed in an accident and has to adjust to his new normal with the help of his unlikely caregiver. As the descendant of two prominent French families and director of a legendary vineyard, Philippe Pozzo di Borgo was not in the habit of asking for help. Then, in 1993, right on the heels of his beloved wife’s diagnosis of a terminal illness, a paragliding accident left him a quadriplegic. He was forty-two years old and unable to do anything—even feed himself—without the help of another person. Passing his days hidden behind the high walls of his Paris townhouse, Philippe was totally isolated. His paralysis rendered him unable to reach out to others and seemed to make people unwilling to touch him or acknowledge the reality of his existence. For the first time, he learned what it felt like to be excluded. The only person who seemed not to be bothered by Philippe’s condition was someone who had been marginalized his entire life: Abdel, an unemployed, uninhibited Algerian immigrant from the outskirts of society who would become Philippe’s unlikely caretaker. With his tenacious spirit and irreverent sense of humor, Abdel is able to reawaken Philippe’s connection to people and the larger world around him. A Second Wind is the inspiring true story of two men who refused to ask for help, and then wound up helping each other in more ways than they could imagine.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-worked-for-me-in-life-and-leadership-by-colin-powell--65201628https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It Worked For Me: In Life and Leadership Author: Colin Powell Narrator: Colin Powell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 22, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.32 of Total 38 Ratings of Narrator: 4.62 of Total 13 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestselling Author Colin Powell, one of America’s most admired public figures, reveals the unique lessons that shaped his life and career It Worked for Me is a collection of lessons and personal anecdotes that shaped four star-general and former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s legendary career in public service. At its heart are Powell’s “Thirteen Rules,”—notes he accumulated on his desk that served as the basis for the leadership presentations he delivered throughout the world. Powell’s short-but-sweet rules such as “Get mad, then get over it” and “Share credit,” are illuminated by revealing personal stories that introduce and expand on his principles for effective leadership: conviction, hard work, and above all, respect for others. In work and life, Powell writes, “It is the human gesture that counts.” A compelling storyteller, Powell shares parables both humorous and solemn that offer wise advice on succeeding in the workplace and beyond. “Trust your people,” he councils as he delegates presidential briefing responsibilities to two junior aides. “Do your best--someone is watching,” he advises those just starting out, recalling his own teenage summer job shipping cases of soda. Powell combines the insight he gained serving in the top ranks of the military and in four presidential administrations, as well as the lessons learned from his hardscrabble upbringing in the Bronx and his training in the ROTC. The result is a powerful portrait of a leader who was reflective, self-effacing, and grateful for the contributions of every employee, no matter how junior. Powell’s writing--straightforward, accessible, and often very funny--will inspire, move, and surprise readers. Thoughtful and revealing, his book is a brilliant and original blueprint for leadership.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127562Tue, 22 May 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It Worked For Me: In Life and Leadership Author: Colin Powell Narrator: Colin Powell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It Worked For Me: In Life and Leadership Author: Colin Powell Narrator: Colin Powell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 22, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.32 of Total 38 Ratings of Narrator: 4.62 of Total 13 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestselling Author Colin Powell, one of America’s most admired public figures, reveals the unique lessons that shaped his life and career It Worked for Me is a collection of lessons and personal anecdotes that shaped four star-general and former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s legendary career in public service. At its heart are Powell’s “Thirteen Rules,”—notes he accumulated on his desk that served as the basis for the leadership presentations he delivered throughout the world. Powell’s short-but-sweet rules such as “Get mad, then get over it” and “Share credit,” are illuminated by revealing personal stories that introduce and expand on his principles for effective leadership: conviction, hard work, and above all, respect for others. In work and life, Powell writes, “It is the human gesture that counts.” A compelling storyteller, Powell shares parables both humorous and solemn that offer wise advice on succeeding in the workplace and beyond. “Trust your people,” he councils as he delegates presidential briefing responsibilities to two junior aides. “Do your best--someone is watching,” he advises those just starting out, recalling his own teenage summer job shipping cases of soda. Powell combines the insight he gained serving in the top ranks of the military and in four presidential administrations, as well as the lessons learned from his hardscrabble upbringing in the Bronx and his training in the ROTC. The result is a powerful portrait of a leader who was reflective, self-effacing, and grateful for the contributions of every employee, no matter how junior. Powell’s writing--straightforward, accessible, and often very funny--will inspire, move, and surprise readers. Thoughtful and revealing, his book is a brilliant and original blueprint for leadership.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-can-do-by-moshe-kai-cavalin--65201633https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129614 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Can Do Author: Moshe Kai Cavalin Narrator: Cristofer Jean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 17, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Moshe Kai Cavalin entered college at eight and graduated at the tender young age of eleven. Throughout We Can Do, Moshe Kai emphasizes that he is not a genius and that any youngster—with good planning, a strong heart, hard work, and a resilient mind—can succeed beyond any expectations. Cavalin tells listeners, “I was able to reach the moon, but others can reach beyond the Milky Way.” This memoir recounts his incredible story, including his parents’ contribution, his strategy, the method of study that led to his stellar accomplishments at such a young age, and the promise of more to come. Also included is his code of conduct, along with his list of dos and don’ts, his advice on how to finish school more quickly, and what he sees for the future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129614Thu, 17 May 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129614 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Can Do Author: Moshe Kai Cavalin Narrator: Cristofer Jean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 17, 2012 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129614 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Can Do Author: Moshe Kai Cavalin Narrator: Cristofer Jean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 17, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Moshe Kai Cavalin entered college at eight and graduated at the tender young age of eleven. Throughout We Can Do, Moshe Kai emphasizes that he is not a genius and that any youngster—with good planning, a strong heart, hard work, and a resilient mind—can succeed beyond any expectations. Cavalin tells listeners, “I was able to reach the moon, but others can reach beyond the Milky Way.” This memoir recounts his incredible story, including his parents’ contribution, his strategy, the method of study that led to his stellar accomplishments at such a young age, and the promise of more to come. Also included is his code of conduct, along with his list of dos and don’ts, his advice on how to finish school more quickly, and what he sees for the future.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dream-new-dreams-reimagining-my-life-after-loss-by-jai-pausch--65201673https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127008 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dream New Dreams: Reimagining My Life After Loss Author: Jai Pausch Narrator: Amanda Carlin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 55 minutes Release date: May 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A remarkably frank, deeply moving, and inspiring memoir by Jai Pausch, whose husband, Randy, wrote the bestseller The Last Lecture while battling pancreatic cancer.   'Jai is such a giver that she often forgets to take care of herself,' Randy Pausch wrote about his wife. 'Jai knows that she’ll have to give herself permission to make herself a priority.'      In Dream New Dreams, Jai Pausch shares her own story for the first time: her emotional journey from wife and mother to full-time caregiver, shuttling between her three young children and Randy’s bedside as he sought treatment far from home; and then to widow and single parent, fighting to preserve a sense of stability for her family, while coping with her own grief and the challenges of running a household without a partner.  Jai paints a vivid, honest portrait of a vital, challenging relationship between two strong people who faced a grim prognosis and the self-sacrificing decisions it often required. As she faced life without the husband she called her “magic man,” Jai learned to make herself a priority to create a new life of hope and happiness—as she puts it, to “feel a spark of my own magic beginning to flicker.”      Dream New Dreams is a powerful story of grief, healing, and newfound independence. With advice artfully woven into an intimate, beautifully written narrative, Jai’s story will inspire not only the legions of readers who made The Last Lecture a bestseller, but also those who are embarking on a journey of loss and renewal themselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127008Tue, 15 May 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127008 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dream New Dreams: Reimagining My Life After Loss Author: Jai Pausch Narrator: Amanda Carlin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 55 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127008 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dream New Dreams: Reimagining My Life After Loss Author: Jai Pausch Narrator: Amanda Carlin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 55 minutes Release date: May 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A remarkably frank, deeply moving, and inspiring memoir by Jai Pausch, whose husband, Randy, wrote the bestseller The Last Lecture while battling pancreatic cancer.   'Jai is such a giver that she often forgets to take care of herself,' Randy Pausch wrote about his wife. 'Jai knows that she’ll have to give herself permission to make herself a priority.'      In Dream New Dreams, Jai Pausch shares her own story for the first time: her emotional journey from wife and mother to full-time caregiver, shuttling between her three young children and Randy’s bedside as he sought treatment far from home; and then to widow and single parent, fighting to preserve a sense of stability for her family, while coping with her own grief and the challenges of running a household without a partner.  Jai paints a vivid, honest portrait of a vital, challenging relationship between two strong people who faced a grim prognosis and the self-sacrificing decisions it often required. As she faced life without the husband she called her “magic man,” Jai learned to make herself a priority to create a new life of hope and happiness—as she puts it, to “feel a spark of my own magic beginning to flicker.”      Dream New Dreams is a powerful story of grief, healing, and newfound independence. With advice artfully woven into an intimate, beautifully written narrative, Jai’s story will inspire not only the legions of readers who made The Last Lecture a bestseller, but also those who are embarking on a journey of loss and renewal themselves.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-the-land-of-invisible-women-a-female-doctor-s-journey-in-the-saudi-kingdom-by-md-qanta-a-ahmed--65201668https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127474 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom Author: Md Qanta A. Ahmed Narrator: Nicola Barber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 48 minutes Release date: May 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A strikingly honest look into Islamic culture—in particular women and Islam—and what it takes for one woman to recreate herself in the land of invisible women. Unexpectedly denied a visa to remain in the United States, Qanta Ahmed, a young British Muslim doctor, becomes an outcast in motion. On a whim, she accepts an exciting position in Saudi Arabia. This is not just a new job; this is a chance at adventure in an exotic land she thinks she understands, a place she hopes she will belong. What she discovers is vastly different. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a world apart, a land of unparalleled contrast. She finds rejection and scorn in the places she believed would most embrace her, but also humor, honesty, loyalty and love. And for Qanta, more than anything, it is a land of opportunity. Very few Islamic books for women give a firsthand account of what it's like to live in a place where Muslim women continue to be oppressed and treated as inferior to men. But if you want to learn more about the Islamic culture in an unflinchingly real way, this book is for you. 'In this stunningly written book, a Western trained Muslim doctor brings alive what it means for a woman to live in the Saudi Kingdom. I've rarely experienced so vividly the shunning and shaming, racism and anti—Semitism, but the surprise is how Dr. Ahmed also finds tenderness at the tattered edges of extremism, and a life—changing pilgrimage back to her Muslim faith.' — Gail Sheehy]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127474Tue, 15 May 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127474 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom Author: Md Qanta A. Ahmed Narrator: Nicola Barber Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127474 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom Author: Md Qanta A. Ahmed Narrator: Nicola Barber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 48 minutes Release date: May 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A strikingly honest look into Islamic culture—in particular women and Islam—and what it takes for one woman to recreate herself in the land of invisible women. Unexpectedly denied a visa to remain in the United States, Qanta Ahmed, a young British Muslim doctor, becomes an outcast in motion. On a whim, she accepts an exciting position in Saudi Arabia. This is not just a new job; this is a chance at adventure in an exotic land she thinks she understands, a place she hopes she will belong. What she discovers is vastly different. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a world apart, a land of unparalleled contrast. She finds rejection and scorn in the places she believed would most embrace her, but also humor, honesty, loyalty and love. And for Qanta, more than anything, it is a land of opportunity. Very few Islamic books for women give a firsthand account of what it's like to live in a place where Muslim women continue to be oppressed and treated as inferior to men. But if you want to learn more about the Islamic culture in an unflinchingly real way, this book is for you. 'In this stunningly written book, a Western trained Muslim doctor brings alive what it means for a woman to live in the Saudi Kingdom. I've rarely experienced so vividly the shunning and shaming, racism and anti—Semitism, but the surprise is how Dr. Ahmed also finds tenderness at the tattered edges of extremism, and a life—changing pilgrimage back to her Muslim faith.' — Gail Sheehy]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/man-made-a-stupid-quest-for-masculinity-by-joel-stein--65201665https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125147 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity Author: Joel Stein Narrator: Joel Stein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The smudge looked suspiciously penis- like. The doctor confirmed: 'That's the baby's penis!' which caused not celebration, but panic. Joel pictured having to go camping and fix a car and use a hammer and throw a football and watch professionals throw footballs and figure out whether to be sad or happy about the results of said football throwing. So begins his quest to confront his effete nature whether he likes it or not (he doesn't), by doing a twenty-four-hour shift with L.A. firefighters, going hunting, rebuilding a house, driving a Lamborghini, enduring three days of boot camp with the U.S. Army, day-trading with $100,000, and going into the ring with UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture. Seeking help from a panel of experts, including his manly father-in-law, Boy Scouts, former NFL star Warren Sapp, former MLB All-Star Shawn Green, Adam Carolla, and a pit bull named Hercules, he expects to learn that masculinity is defined not by the size of his muscles, but by the size of his heart (also, technically, a muscle). This is not at all what he learns.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125147Tue, 15 May 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125147 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity Author: Joel Stein Narrator: Joel Stein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125147 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity Author: Joel Stein Narrator: Joel Stein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The smudge looked suspiciously penis- like. The doctor confirmed: 'That's the baby's penis!' which caused not celebration, but panic. Joel pictured having to go camping and fix a car and use a hammer and throw a football and watch professionals throw footballs and figure out whether to be sad or happy about the results of said football throwing. So begins his quest to confront his effete nature whether he likes it or not (he doesn't), by doing a twenty-four-hour shift with L.A. firefighters, going hunting, rebuilding a house, driving a Lamborghini, enduring three days of boot camp with the U.S. Army, day-trading with $100,000, and going into the ring with UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture. Seeking help from a panel of experts, including his manly father-in-law, Boy Scouts, former NFL star Warren Sapp, former MLB All-Star Shawn Green, Adam Carolla, and a pit bull named Hercules, he expects to learn that masculinity is defined not by the size of his muscles, but by the size of his heart (also, technically, a muscle). This is not at all what he learns.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/father-s-day-a-journey-into-the-mind-and-heart-of-my-extraordinary-son-by-buzz-bissinger--65201644https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127606 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Father's Day: A Journey into the Mind and Heart of My Extraordinary Son Author: Buzz Bissinger Narrator: Buzz Bissinger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger shares the moving and uplifting tale of his cross-country journey with his adult savant son who suffered brain damage at birth. Buzz Bissinger’s twin sons were born three minutes—and a world—apart. Gerry, the older one, is a graduate student preparing to become a teacher. His brother Zach has spent his life attending special schools. He’ll never drive a car, or kiss a girl, or live by himself. He is challenged by serious intellectual deficits but also blessed with rare talents: an astonishing memory, a dazzling knack for navigation, and a reflexive honesty, which can make him both socially awkward and surprisingly wise.      One summer night, Buzz and Zach hit the road to revisit all the places they have lived together during Zach’s twenty-four years. Zach revels in his memories, and Buzz hopes this journey into their shared past will bring them closer and reveal to him the mysterious workings of his son’s mind and heart.      As father and son follow a pinball’s path from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, they see the best and worst of America and each other. Ultimately, their trip bestows a new and uplifting wisdom on Buzz, as he comes to realize that Zach’s worldview, as exotic as it is, has a sturdy logic of its own, a logic that deserves the greatest respect. And with the help of Zach’s twin, Buzz learns an even more vital lesson about Zach: character transcends intellect. And we come to see Zach as he truly is—patient, fearless, perceptive, and kind.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127606Tue, 15 May 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127606 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Father's Day: A Journey into the Mind and Heart of My Extraordinary Son Author: Buzz Bissinger Narrator: Buzz Bissinger Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127606 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Father's Day: A Journey into the Mind and Heart of My Extraordinary Son Author: Buzz Bissinger Narrator: Buzz Bissinger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger shares the moving and uplifting tale of his cross-country journey with his adult savant son who suffered brain damage at birth. Buzz Bissinger’s twin sons were born three minutes—and a world—apart. Gerry, the older one, is a graduate student preparing to become a teacher. His brother Zach has spent his life attending special schools. He’ll never drive a car, or kiss a girl, or live by himself. He is challenged by serious intellectual deficits but also blessed with rare talents: an astonishing memory, a dazzling knack for navigation, and a reflexive honesty, which can make him both socially awkward and surprisingly wise.      One summer night, Buzz and Zach hit the road to revisit all the places they have lived together during Zach’s twenty-four years. Zach revels in his memories, and Buzz hopes this journey into their shared past will bring them closer and reveal to him the mysterious workings of his son’s mind and heart.      As father and son follow a pinball’s path from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, they see the best and worst of America and each other. Ultimately, their trip bestows a new and uplifting wisdom on Buzz, as he comes to realize that Zach’s worldview, as exotic as it is, has a sturdy logic of its own, a logic that deserves the greatest respect. And with the help of Zach’s twin, Buzz learns an even more vital lesson about Zach: character transcends intellect. And we come to see Zach as he truly is—patient, fearless, perceptive, and kind.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/never-again-building-the-dream-house-by-richard-la-plante--65201623https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128243 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Again -- Building the Dream House Author: Richard La Plante Narrator: Richard La Plante Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes Release date: May 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Never Again, Richard La Plante promised after he and his new wife completed building their family home in East Hampton, New York.But he did not keep his promise. Instead, he bought twenty acres of raw land on a mountaintop located three and half thousand miles away, in a small town that he had only visited by internet... And the nightmare began. A house in New York to sell, a massive loan to pay off for the newly purchased land, dishonest builders, some of the most stringent building codes in America and the economic collapse of 2008. With no general contractor, because they had decided to save money by doing it themselves, La Plante and his wife face an empty bank account, a black widow spider infestation and a large wooden frame with no windows. With two young sons to raise, a stony silence between them and a marriage counselor who says in sagely fashion, "There's only one answer. Finish the house," the La Plantes stumble from hilarious disaster to not-so-hilarious disaster to ultimate success.Never Again is a seven-year chronicle of trial and triumph, both a warning and inspiration to anyone trying to build a dream.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128243Tue, 15 May 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128243 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Again -- Building the Dream House Author: Richard La Plante Narrator: Richard La Plante Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128243 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Again -- Building the Dream House Author: Richard La Plante Narrator: Richard La Plante Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes Release date: May 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Never Again, Richard La Plante promised after he and his new wife completed building their family home in East Hampton, New York.But he did not keep his promise. Instead, he bought twenty acres of raw land on a mountaintop located three and half thousand miles away, in a small town that he had only visited by internet... And the nightmare began. A house in New York to sell, a massive loan to pay off for the newly purchased land, dishonest builders, some of the most stringent building codes in America and the economic collapse of 2008. With no general contractor, because they had decided to save money by doing it themselves, La Plante and his wife face an empty bank account, a black widow spider infestation and a large wooden frame with no windows. With two young sons to raise, a stony silence between them and a marriage counselor who says in sagely fashion, "There's only one answer. Finish the house," the La Plantes stumble from hilarious disaster to not-so-hilarious disaster to ultimate success.Never Again is a seven-year chronicle of trial and triumph, both a warning and inspiration to anyone trying to build a dream.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-suck-at-girls-by-justin-halpern--65201615https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Suck at Girls Author: Justin Halpern Narrator: Sean Schemmel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestseller author of Sh*t My Dad Says, Justin Halpern, comes a laugh-out-loud funny and deeply touching collection of personal stories about relationships with the opposite sex, from a first kiss to getting engaged and all the awkward moments in between. With Sh*t My Dad Says, Halpern brought his brand of talented comedic writing to the world. Now, with this equally poignant, hilarious, and provocative memoir, he establishes himself as one of popular writing’s great humorists among the likes of David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell, and David Rakoff. Fans of biting, honor-infused memoirs such as Me Talk Pretty One Day and Assassination Vacation will find Halpern’s I Suck at Girls an unforgettable journey into the best and worst moments of one man’s adventures in romance.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127248Tue, 15 May 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Suck at Girls Author: Justin Halpern Narrator: Sean Schemmel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 15, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Suck at Girls Author: Justin Halpern Narrator: Sean Schemmel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestseller author of Sh*t My Dad Says, Justin Halpern, comes a laugh-out-loud funny and deeply touching collection of personal stories about relationships with the opposite sex, from a first kiss to getting engaged and all the awkward moments in between. With Sh*t My Dad Says, Halpern brought his brand of talented comedic writing to the world. Now, with this equally poignant, hilarious, and provocative memoir, he establishes himself as one of popular writing’s great humorists among the likes of David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell, and David Rakoff. Fans of biting, honor-infused memoirs such as Me Talk Pretty One Day and Assassination Vacation will find Halpern’s I Suck at Girls an unforgettable journey into the best and worst moments of one man’s adventures in romance.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/to-the-last-breath-a-memoir-of-going-to-extremes-by-francis-slakey--65201660https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127464 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To the Last Breath: A Memoir of Going to Extremes Author: Francis Slakey Narrator: Francis Slakey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 8, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Before Georgetown physics professor Francis Slakey decided to climb the highest mountain on every continent and surf every ocean, he had shut himself off from other people. His lectures were mechanical; his relationships were little more than ways to fill the evenings. But as his journey veered dangerously off course, everything about him began to change. A gripping adventure of the body and mind, To the Last Breath depicts the quest that leads Slakey around the globe, almost takes his life, challenges his fiercely held beliefs, and opens his heart. The scientist in Slakey explores the history of Robert Falcon Scott’s doomed Antarctica expedition, the technology of climbing, and the geophysics of waves. But it is the challenges he endures and the people he encounters—a Lama who gives him a mysterious amulet, a life-or-death choice atop Everest, an ambush at gunpoint in Indonesia, a head-on collision in the high desert—that culminate in a moving lesson about what it means to be human.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127464Tue, 08 May 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127464 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To the Last Breath: A Memoir of Going to Extremes Author: Francis Slakey Narrator: Francis Slakey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127464 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To the Last Breath: A Memoir of Going to Extremes Author: Francis Slakey Narrator: Francis Slakey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 8, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Before Georgetown physics professor Francis Slakey decided to climb the highest mountain on every continent and surf every ocean, he had shut himself off from other people. His lectures were mechanical; his relationships were little more than ways to fill the evenings. But as his journey veered dangerously off course, everything about him began to change. A gripping adventure of the body and mind, To the Last Breath depicts the quest that leads Slakey around the globe, almost takes his life, challenges his fiercely held beliefs, and opens his heart. The scientist in Slakey explores the history of Robert Falcon Scott’s doomed Antarctica expedition, the technology of climbing, and the geophysics of waves. But it is the challenges he endures and the people he encounters—a Lama who gives him a mysterious amulet, a life-or-death choice atop Everest, an ambush at gunpoint in Indonesia, a head-on collision in the high desert—that culminate in a moving lesson about what it means to be human.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-cross-to-bear-by-gregg-allman--65201666https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/126551 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Cross to Bear Author: Gregg Allman Narrator: Will Patton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For the first time, rock music icon Gregg Allman, one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band, tells the full story of his life and career in My Cross to Bear. No subject is taboo, as one of the true giants of rock ’n’ roll opens up about his Georgia youth, his long struggle with substance abuse, his string of bad marriages (including his brief union with superstar Cher), the tragic death of  brother Duane Allman, and life on the road in one of rock’s most legendary bands.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/126551Tue, 01 May 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/126551 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Cross to Bear Author: Gregg Allman Narrator: Will Patton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/126551 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Cross to Bear Author: Gregg Allman Narrator: Will Patton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For the first time, rock music icon Gregg Allman, one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band, tells the full story of his life and career in My Cross to Bear. No subject is taboo, as one of the true giants of rock ’n’ roll opens up about his Georgia youth, his long struggle with substance abuse, his string of bad marriages (including his brief union with superstar Cher), the tragic death of  brother Duane Allman, and life on the road in one of rock’s most legendary bands.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unraveling-anne-by-laurel-saville--65201643https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127442 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unraveling Anne Author: Laurel Saville Narrator: Allyson Ryan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “After all, this is my mother we’re talking about. As her daughter, I belonged to her; as my mother, she also belongs to me. I don’t have her anymore, but I still have her story.” In 1950s Los Angeles, Anne Ford was the epitome of the California golden girl, a former beauty queen and model-turned-fashion designer whose success and charm were legendary. So how is it possible that such a woman could die in squalor, an alcoholic street person brutally murdered in a burnt-out West Hollywood building? In searching for answers to the heartbreaking trajectory of her mother’s life, writer Laurel Saville plumbed the depths of Anne’s troubled past and her own eccentric childhood to untangle the truth of an exceptional, yet tragic, existence. What she discovered was a woman who was beautiful, well-educated, and talented—yet tormented by internal demons and no match for the hedonistic culture of Southern California in the 1960s and 70s. With unflinching honesty and stirring compassion, Saville struggles to reconcile the two faces her mother presented the world: the glamour-girl-about-town the public saw and the unpredictable, bitter alcoholic her children knew. Most importantly, Saville explores how what we bring forward from previous generations can shape our own lives, and how compassion and love for a difficult parent can be a person’s bridge to a better life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127442Tue, 01 May 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127442 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unraveling Anne Author: Laurel Saville Narrator: Allyson Ryan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127442 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unraveling Anne Author: Laurel Saville Narrator: Allyson Ryan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “After all, this is my mother we’re talking about. As her daughter, I belonged to her; as my mother, she also belongs to me. I don’t have her anymore, but I still have her story.” In 1950s Los Angeles, Anne Ford was the epitome of the California golden girl, a former beauty queen and model-turned-fashion designer whose success and charm were legendary. So how is it possible that such a woman could die in squalor, an alcoholic street person brutally murdered in a burnt-out West Hollywood building? In searching for answers to the heartbreaking trajectory of her mother’s life, writer Laurel Saville plumbed the depths of Anne’s troubled past and her own eccentric childhood to untangle the truth of an exceptional, yet tragic, existence. What she discovered was a woman who was beautiful, well-educated, and talented—yet tormented by internal demons and no match for the hedonistic culture of Southern California in the 1960s and 70s. With unflinching honesty and stirring compassion, Saville struggles to reconcile the two faces her mother presented the world: the glamour-girl-about-town the public saw and the unpredictable, bitter alcoholic her children knew. Most importantly, Saville explores how what we bring forward from previous generations can shape our own lives, and how compassion and love for a difficult parent can be a person’s bridge to a better life.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-autobiography-of-andrew-carnegie-by-andrew-carnegie--65201594https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Author: Andrew Carnegie Narrator: Antony Ferguson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 30, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.92 of Total 49 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Andrew Carnegie was an immigrant, a poor boy who worked in a cotton mill, a man who amassed a great fortune as a steel baron and then became one of the most generous and influential philanthropists the world has ever known. His famous dictum, that he who dies rich dies disgraced, has inspired philanthropists and philanthropic enterprises for generations. During his own lifetime, he put his ideas into action by creating a family of organizations that continue to work toward improving the human condition, advancing international peace, strengthening democracy, and creating societal progress that benefits men, women, and children in the United States and around the globe. Here, in his own words, Mr. Carnegie tells the dramatic story of his life and career, outlining the principles that he lived by and that today serve as the pillars of modern philanthropy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129832Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Author: Andrew Carnegie Narrator: Antony Ferguson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Author: Andrew Carnegie Narrator: Antony Ferguson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 30, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.92 of Total 49 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Andrew Carnegie was an immigrant, a poor boy who worked in a cotton mill, a man who amassed a great fortune as a steel baron and then became one of the most generous and influential philanthropists the world has ever known. His famous dictum, that he who dies rich dies disgraced, has inspired philanthropists and philanthropic enterprises for generations. During his own lifetime, he put his ideas into action by creating a family of organizations that continue to work toward improving the human condition, advancing international peace, strengthening democracy, and creating societal progress that benefits men, women, and children in the United States and around the globe. Here, in his own words, Mr. Carnegie tells the dramatic story of his life and career, outlining the principles that he lived by and that today serve as the pillars of modern philanthropy.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/radio-tales-for-the-road-volume-one-by-barbara-bernstein--65201620https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128335 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Radio Tales For The Road, Volume One, Author: Barbara Bernstein Narrator: Barbara Bernstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: April 27, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Radio Tales For The Road is an ongoing series of transformational journeys through time, space and memory, written, produced and narrated by Barbara Bernstein. Combining story-telling, documentary, radio drama and original music, Radio Tales are vivid recollections of the Summer of Love, the Days of Rage, discovering the wilderness and the dysfunctional families that propelled so many of us to create our own realities. These wild and edgy tales dispel the notion that if you remember the sixties you weren't really there. In ""Getting Lost,"" Bernstein contrasts personal experiences of getting lost in the wilderness, as a young hippie gets lost in Big Sur on her first trip out west and 30 years later as a seasoned hiker, when she gets lost in a canyon in Southern Utah and meets the many faces of Coyote the Trickster. In ""Hidden Waters,"" Bernstein explores life and death on underground rivers and underwater waterfalls, the ghosts of once abundant salmon fisheries that were formally waterfalls and rapids, now innundated behind the dams on the Columbia River, and then a culverted river in the producer's hometown on the day of her father's funeral. Radio Tales For The Road was broadcast on Oregon Public Broadcasting, KBOO-FM and other stations in 2000 and 2003. Barbara Bernstein has been producing radio documentaries for over 20 years and has received numerous awards, including a quite a few NFCB Golden and Silver Reels and two NLGJA Radio awards. Her most recent productions are two one-hour documentaries ""Sculpted By Fire"" and ""Urban Green."" Bernstein is also a guitarist, vocalist, violist and composer, and plays European Cabaret and tangos with a band called Padam Padam.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128335Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128335 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Radio Tales For The Road, Volume One, Author: Barbara Bernstein Narrator: Barbara Bernstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128335 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Radio Tales For The Road, Volume One, Author: Barbara Bernstein Narrator: Barbara Bernstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: April 27, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Radio Tales For The Road is an ongoing series of transformational journeys through time, space and memory, written, produced and narrated by Barbara Bernstein. Combining story-telling, documentary, radio drama and original music, Radio Tales are vivid recollections of the Summer of Love, the Days of Rage, discovering the wilderness and the dysfunctional families that propelled so many of us to create our own realities. These wild and edgy tales dispel the notion that if you remember the sixties you weren't really there. In ""Getting Lost,"" Bernstein contrasts personal experiences of getting lost in the wilderness, as a young hippie gets lost in Big Sur on her first trip out west and 30 years later as a seasoned hiker, when she gets lost in a canyon in Southern Utah and meets the many faces of Coyote the Trickster. In ""Hidden Waters,"" Bernstein explores life and death on underground rivers and underwater waterfalls, the ghosts of once abundant salmon fisheries that were formally waterfalls and rapids, now innundated behind the dams on the Columbia River, and then a culverted river in the producer's hometown on the day of her father's funeral. Radio Tales For The Road was broadcast on Oregon Public Broadcasting, KBOO-FM and other stations in 2000 and 2003. Barbara Bernstein has been producing radio documentaries for over 20 years and has received numerous awards, including a quite a few NFCB Golden and Silver Reels and two NLGJA Radio awards. Her most recent productions are two one-hour documentaries ""Sculpted By Fire"" and ""Urban Green."" Bernstein is also a guitarist, vocalist, violist and composer, and plays European Cabaret and tangos with a band called Padam Padam.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/prague-winter-a-personal-story-of-remembrance-and-war-1937-1948-by-madeleine-albright--65201624https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125709 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 Author: Madeleine Albright Narrator: Madeleine Albright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 24, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “A riveting tale of her family’s experience in Europe during World War II [and] a well-wrought political history of the region, told with great authority. . . . More than a memoir, this is a book of facts and action, a chronicle of a war in progress from a partisan faithful to the idea of Czechoslovakian democracy.” -- Los Angeles Times Drawn from her own memory, her parents’ written reflections, and interviews with contemporaries, the former US Secretary of State and New York Times bestselling author Madeleine Albright's tale that is by turns harrowing and inspiring Before she turned twelve, Madeleine Albright’s life was shaken by some of the most cataclysmic events of the 20th century: the Nazi invasion of her native Prague, the Battle of Britain, the attempted genocide of European Jewry, the allied victory in World War II, the rise of communism, and the onset of the Cold War.  In Prague Winter, Albright reflects on her discovery of her family’s Jewish heritage many decades after the war, on her Czech homeland’s tangled history, and on the stark moral choices faced by her parents and their generation. Often relying on eyewitness descriptions, she tells the story of how millions of ordinary citizens were ripped from familiar surroundings and forced into new roles as exile leaders and freedom fighters, resistance organizers and collaborators, victims and killers. These events of enormous complexity are shaped by concepts familiar to any growing child: fear, trust, adaptation, the search for identity, the pressure to conform, the quest for independence, and the difference between right and wrong.  Prague Winter is an exploration of the past with timeless dilemmas in mind, a journey with universal lessons that is simultaneously a deeply personal memoir and an incisive work of history. It serves as a guide to the future through the lessons of the past, as seen through the eyes of one of the international community’s most respected and fascinating figures in history. Albright and her family’s experiences provide an intensely human lens through which to view the most political and tumultuous years in modern history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125709Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125709 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 Author: Madeleine Albright Narrator: Madeleine Albright Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125709 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 Author: Madeleine Albright Narrator: Madeleine Albright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 24, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “A riveting tale of her family’s experience in Europe during World War II [and] a well-wrought political history of the region, told with great authority. . . . More than a memoir, this is a book of facts and action, a chronicle of a war in progress from a partisan faithful to the idea of Czechoslovakian democracy.” -- Los Angeles Times Drawn from her own memory, her parents’ written reflections, and interviews with contemporaries, the former US Secretary of State and New York Times bestselling author Madeleine Albright's tale that is by turns harrowing and inspiring Before she turned twelve, Madeleine Albright’s life was shaken by some of the most cataclysmic events of the 20th century: the Nazi invasion of her native Prague, the Battle of Britain, the attempted genocide of European Jewry, the allied victory in World War II, the rise of communism, and the onset of the Cold War.  In Prague Winter, Albright reflects on her discovery of her family’s Jewish heritage many decades after the war, on her Czech homeland’s tangled history, and on the stark moral choices faced by her parents and their generation. Often relying on eyewitness descriptions, she tells the story of how millions of ordinary citizens were ripped from familiar surroundings and forced into new roles as exile leaders and freedom fighters, resistance organizers and collaborators, victims and killers. These events of enormous complexity are shaped by concepts familiar to any growing child: fear, trust, adaptation, the search for identity, the pressure to conform, the quest for independence, and the difference between right and wrong.  Prague Winter is an exploration of the past with timeless dilemmas in mind, a journey with universal lessons that is simultaneously a deeply personal memoir and an incisive work of history. It serves as a guide to the future through the lessons of the past, as seen through the eyes of one of the international community’s most respected and fascinating figures in history. Albright and her family’s experiences provide an intensely human lens through which to view the most political and tumultuous years in modern history.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lots-of-candles-plenty-of-cake-a-memoir-of-a-woman-s-life-by-anna-quindlen--65201598https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124619 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: A Memoir of a Woman's Life Author: Anna Quindlen Narrator: Anna Quindlen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 24, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this irresistible memoir, the New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize Anna Quindlen writes about looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all the stuff in our closets, and more.   As she did in her beloved New York Times columns, and in A Short Guide to a Happy Life, Quindlen says for us here what we may wish we could have said ourselves. Using her past, present, and future to explore what matters most to women at different ages, Quindlen talks about   Marriage: “A safety net of small white lies can be the bedrock of a successful marriage. You wouldn’t believe how cheaply I can do a kitchen renovation.”   Girlfriends: “Ask any woman how she makes it through the day, and she may mention her calendar, her to-do lists, her babysitter. But if you push her on how she really makes it through her day, she will mention her girlfriends. Sometimes I will see a photo of an actress in an unflattering dress or a blouse too young for her or with a heavy-handed makeup job, and I mutter, ‘She must not have any girlfriends.’ ”   Stuff: “Here’s what it comes down to, really: there is now so much stuff in my head, so many years, so many memories, that it’s taken the place of primacy away from the things in the bedrooms, on the porch. My doctor says that, contrary to conventional wisdom, she doesn’t believe our memories flag because of a drop in estrogen but because of how crowded it is in the drawers of our minds. Between the stuff at work and the stuff at home, the appointments and the news and the gossip and the rest, the past and the present and the plans for the future, the filing cabinets in our heads are not only full, they’re overflowing.”   Our bodies: “I’ve finally recognized my body for what it is: a personality-delivery system, designed expressly to carry my character from place to place, now and in the years to come. It’s like a car, and while I like a red convertible or even a Bentley as well as the next person, what I really need are four tires and an engine.”   Parenting: “Being a parent is not transactional. We do not get what we give. It is the ultimate pay-it-forward endeavor: We are good parents not so they will be loving enough to stay with us but so they will be strong enough to leave us.”   From childhood memories to manic motherhood to middle age, Quindlen uses the events of her own life to illuminate our own. Along with the downsides of age, she says, can come wisdom, a perspective on life that makes it satisfying and even joyful. Candid, funny, moving, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake is filled with the sharp insights and revealing observations that have long confirmed Quindlen’s status as America’s laureate of real life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124619Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124619 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: A Memoir of a Woman's Life Author: Anna Quindlen Narrator: Anna Quindlen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124619 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: A Memoir of a Woman's Life Author: Anna Quindlen Narrator: Anna Quindlen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 24, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this irresistible memoir, the New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize Anna Quindlen writes about looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all the stuff in our closets, and more.   As she did in her beloved New York Times columns, and in A Short Guide to a Happy Life, Quindlen says for us here what we may wish we could have said ourselves. Using her past, present, and future to explore what matters most to women at different ages, Quindlen talks about   Marriage: “A safety net of small white lies can be the bedrock of a successful marriage. You wouldn’t believe how cheaply I can do a kitchen renovation.”   Girlfriends: “Ask any woman how she makes it through the day, and she may mention her calendar, her to-do lists, her babysitter. But if you push her on how she really makes it through her day, she will mention her girlfriends. Sometimes I will see a photo of an actress in an unflattering dress or a blouse too young for her or with a heavy-handed makeup job, and I mutter, ‘She must not have any girlfriends.’ ”   Stuff: “Here’s what it comes down to, really: there is now so much stuff in my head, so many years, so many memories, that it’s taken the place of primacy away from the things in the bedrooms, on the porch. My doctor says that, contrary to conventional wisdom, she doesn’t believe our memories flag because of a drop in estrogen but because of how crowded it is in the drawers of our minds. Between the stuff at work and the stuff at home, the appointments and the news and the gossip and the rest, the past and the present and the plans for the future, the filing cabinets in our heads are not only full, they’re overflowing.”   Our bodies: “I’ve finally recognized my body for what it is: a personality-delivery system, designed expressly to carry my character from place to place, now and in the years to come. It’s like a car, and while I like a red convertible or even a Bentley as well as the next person, what I really need are four tires and an engine.”   Parenting: “Being a parent is not transactional. We do not get what we give. It is the ultimate pay-it-forward endeavor: We are good parents not so they will be loving enough to stay with us but so they will be strong enough to leave us.”   From childhood memories to manic motherhood to middle age, Quindlen uses the events of her own life to illuminate our own. Along with the downsides of age, she says, can come wisdom, a perspective on life that makes it satisfying and even joyful. Candid, funny, moving, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake is filled with the sharp insights and revealing observations that have long confirmed Quindlen’s status as America’s laureate of real life.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/never-say-never-finding-a-life-that-fits-by-ricki-lake--65201640https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124474 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Say Never: Finding a Life That Fits Author: Ricki Lake Narrator: Ricki Lake Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 17, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the beloved teen star, talk-show host, and media personality, an uplifting and revelatory memoir about turning forty, losing weight, and learning to reinvent oneself at any age. Ricki Lake’s life has been a series of rebirths—from fat to skinny, married to divorced, rich to poor, and more. In her intimate, bold, and relatable book, Ricki shows us how her unique life in the spotlight offers wisdom to anyone who has ever struggled in her own skin. She takes us behind the scenes of her troubled childhood—filled with food issues, abuse, and an unabashed yearning for a better life outside her suburban home. She pulls back the curtain on her talk show and her early days as a “fat actress,” and she shows how she reinvented herself as an author, filmmaker, and much beloved finalist on Dancing with the Stars. Ricki weathered near bankruptcy and an extremely difficult divorce, but, as she writes, life always hands you the unexpected—so you should never say never. By trusting her gut and following her heart, Ricki Lake turned an unconventional life into an unparalleled triumph, and this memoir stands as a hopeful, hilarious, and honest exploration of how any woman can do the same.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124474Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124474 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Say Never: Finding a Life That Fits Author: Ricki Lake Narrator: Ricki Lake Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124474 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Say Never: Finding a Life That Fits Author: Ricki Lake Narrator: Ricki Lake Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 17, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the beloved teen star, talk-show host, and media personality, an uplifting and revelatory memoir about turning forty, losing weight, and learning to reinvent oneself at any age. Ricki Lake’s life has been a series of rebirths—from fat to skinny, married to divorced, rich to poor, and more. In her intimate, bold, and relatable book, Ricki shows us how her unique life in the spotlight offers wisdom to anyone who has ever struggled in her own skin. She takes us behind the scenes of her troubled childhood—filled with food issues, abuse, and an unabashed yearning for a better life outside her suburban home. She pulls back the curtain on her talk show and her early days as a “fat actress,” and she shows how she reinvented herself as an author, filmmaker, and much beloved finalist on Dancing with the Stars. Ricki weathered near bankruptcy and an extremely difficult divorce, but, as she writes, life always hands you the unexpected—so you should never say never. By trusting her gut and following her heart, Ricki Lake turned an unconventional life into an unparalleled triumph, and this memoir stands as a hopeful, hilarious, and honest exploration of how any woman can do the same.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/giant-george-life-with-the-world-s-biggest-dog-by-dave-nasser--65201684https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Giant George: Life with the World's Biggest Dog Author: Dave Nasser Narrator: Daniel Thomas May Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An 'engaging, humorous... and compelling story' of one couple's unexpected life with the 'runt of the litter' puppy who grew to be the largest dog... ever (Publisher's Weekly). With his big blue eyes and soulful expression, George was the irresistible runt of the litter. But Dave and Christie Nasser's 'baby' ended up being almost five feet tall, seven feet long, and 245 pounds. Eager to play, and boisterous to the point of causing chaos, this big Great Dane was scared of water, scared of dogs a fraction of his size and, most of all, scared of being alone. Giant George is the charming story of how this precocious puppy won Dave and Christie's hearts and along the way became a doggie superstar. In 2010, George was named by Guinness World Records as the Tallest Dog in the World-ever. He appeared on Oprah, and even has his own global fan club. But to Dave and Christie, this extraordinary animal is still their beloved pet, the one who has made them laugh, made them cry, and continues to make them incredibly happy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125075Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Giant George: Life with the World's Biggest Dog Author: Dave Nasser Narrator: Daniel Thomas May Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Giant George: Life with the World's Biggest Dog Author: Dave Nasser Narrator: Daniel Thomas May Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An 'engaging, humorous... and compelling story' of one couple's unexpected life with the 'runt of the litter' puppy who grew to be the largest dog... ever (Publisher's Weekly). With his big blue eyes and soulful expression, George was the irresistible runt of the litter. But Dave and Christie Nasser's 'baby' ended up being almost five feet tall, seven feet long, and 245 pounds. Eager to play, and boisterous to the point of causing chaos, this big Great Dane was scared of water, scared of dogs a fraction of his size and, most of all, scared of being alone. Giant George is the charming story of how this precocious puppy won Dave and Christie's hearts and along the way became a doggie superstar. In 2010, George was named by Guinness World Records as the Tallest Dog in the World-ever. He appeared on Oprah, and even has his own global fan club. But to Dave and Christie, this extraordinary animal is still their beloved pet, the one who has made them laugh, made them cry, and continues to make them incredibly happy.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/drop-dead-healthy-one-man-s-humble-quest-for-bodily-perfection-by-a-j-jacobs--65201610https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection Author: A. J. Jacobs Narrator: A. J. Jacobs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A New York Times bestseller in hardcover, a chronicle of A.J. Jacob’s mission to radically improve every element of his body and mind—from his brain to his fingertips to his abs. From the bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All comes the truly hilarious story of one person’s quest to become the healthiest man in the world. Hospitalized with a freak case of tropical pneumonia and ashamed of a middle-aged body best described as “a python that swallowed a goat,” A.J. Jacobs felt compelled to change his ways and get healthy. To accomplish this epic task, he consulted an army of experts and subjected himself to dozens of different workouts, diets, and devices—from Finger Fitness to Strollercize sessions, veganism to extreme chewing. The story of his transformation is not only brilliantly entertaining, but it just may be the healthiest book ever written. It will make you laugh until your sides split and endorphins flood your bloodstream. It will move you emotionally and get you moving physically in surprising ways. It will serve you up today’s best health advice. And it will give you occasion to reflect on the body’s many mysteries and the ultimate pursuit of health: a well-lived life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124469Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection Author: A. J. Jacobs Narrator: A. J. Jacobs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection Author: A. J. Jacobs Narrator: A. J. Jacobs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A New York Times bestseller in hardcover, a chronicle of A.J. Jacob’s mission to radically improve every element of his body and mind—from his brain to his fingertips to his abs. From the bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All comes the truly hilarious story of one person’s quest to become the healthiest man in the world. Hospitalized with a freak case of tropical pneumonia and ashamed of a middle-aged body best described as “a python that swallowed a goat,” A.J. Jacobs felt compelled to change his ways and get healthy. To accomplish this epic task, he consulted an army of experts and subjected himself to dozens of different workouts, diets, and devices—from Finger Fitness to Strollercize sessions, veganism to extreme chewing. The story of his transformation is not only brilliantly entertaining, but it just may be the healthiest book ever written. It will make you laugh until your sides split and endorphins flood your bloodstream. It will move you emotionally and get you moving physically in surprising ways. It will serve you up today’s best health advice. And it will give you occasion to reflect on the body’s many mysteries and the ultimate pursuit of health: a well-lived life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ninety-days-a-memoir-of-recovery-by-zachary-lazar--65201589https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125144 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ninety Days: A Memoir of Recovery Author: Zachary Lazar Narrator: Zachary Lazar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The goal is ninety. Just ninety clean and sober days to loosen the hold of the addiction that caused Bill Clegg to lose everything. With six weeks of his most recent rehab behind him he returns to New York and attends two or three meetings each day. It is in these refuges that he befriends essential allies including Polly, who struggles daily with her own cycle of recovery and relapse, and the seemingly unshakably sober Asa. At first, the support is not enough: Clegg relapses with only three days left. Written with uncompromised immediacy, Ninety Days begins where Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man ends-and tells the wrenching story of Clegg's battle to reclaim his life. As any recovering addict knows, hitting rock bottom is just the beginning.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125144Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125144 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ninety Days: A Memoir of Recovery Author: Zachary Lazar Narrator: Zachary Lazar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 0 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125144 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ninety Days: A Memoir of Recovery Author: Zachary Lazar Narrator: Zachary Lazar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The goal is ninety. Just ninety clean and sober days to loosen the hold of the addiction that caused Bill Clegg to lose everything. With six weeks of his most recent rehab behind him he returns to New York and attends two or three meetings each day. It is in these refuges that he befriends essential allies including Polly, who struggles daily with her own cycle of recovery and relapse, and the seemingly unshakably sober Asa. At first, the support is not enough: Clegg relapses with only three days left. Written with uncompromised immediacy, Ninety Days begins where Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man ends-and tells the wrenching story of Clegg's battle to reclaim his life. As any recovering addict knows, hitting rock bottom is just the beginning.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/imperfect-an-improbable-life-by-jim-abbott-tim-brown--65201687https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124223 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Imperfect: An Improbable Life Author: Jim Abbott, Tim Brown Narrator: Jim Abbott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On an overcast September day in 1993, Jim Abbott took the mound at Yankee Stadium and threw one of the most dramatic no-hitters in major-league history. The game was the crowning achievement in an unlikely success story, unseen in the annals of professional sports. In Imperfect, the one-time big league ace retraces his remarkable journey.   Born without a right hand, Jim Abbott as a boy dreamed of being a great athlete. Raised in Flint, Michigan, by parents who saw in his condition not a disability but an extraordinary opportunity, Jim became a two-sport standout in high school, then an ace pitcher for the University of Michigan.   But his journey was only beginning.   As a nineteen-year-old, Jim beat the vaunted Cuban National Team. By twenty-one, he’d won the gold medal game at the 1988 Olympics and—without spending a day in the minor leagues—cracked the starting rotation of the California Angels. In 1991, he would finish third in the voting for the Cy Young Award. Two years later, he would don Yankee pinstripes and deliver a one-of-a-kind no-hitter.   It wouldn’t always be so good. After a season full of difficult losses—some of them by football scores—Jim was released, cut off from the game he loved. Unable to say good-bye so soon, Jim tried to come back, pushing himself to the limit—and through one of the loneliest experiences an athlete can have.   But always, even then, there were children and their parents waiting for him outside the clubhouse doors, many of them with disabilities like his, seeking consolation and advice. These obligations became Jim’s greatest honor.   In this honest and insightful memoir, Jim Abbott reveals the insecurities of a life spent as the different one, how he habitually hid his disability in his right front pocket, and why he chose an occupation in which the uniform provided no front pockets. With a riveting pitch-by-pitch account of his no-hitter providing the ideal frame for his story, this unique athlete offers readers an extraordinary and unforgettable memoir.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124223Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124223 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Imperfect: An Improbable Life Author: Jim Abbott, Tim Brown Narrator: Jim Abbott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124223 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Imperfect: An Improbable Life Author: Jim Abbott, Tim Brown Narrator: Jim Abbott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On an overcast September day in 1993, Jim Abbott took the mound at Yankee Stadium and threw one of the most dramatic no-hitters in major-league history. The game was the crowning achievement in an unlikely success story, unseen in the annals of professional sports. In Imperfect, the one-time big league ace retraces his remarkable journey.   Born without a right hand, Jim Abbott as a boy dreamed of being a great athlete. Raised in Flint, Michigan, by parents who saw in his condition not a disability but an extraordinary opportunity, Jim became a two-sport standout in high school, then an ace pitcher for the University of Michigan.   But his journey was only beginning.   As a nineteen-year-old, Jim beat the vaunted Cuban National Team. By twenty-one, he’d won the gold medal game at the 1988 Olympics and—without spending a day in the minor leagues—cracked the starting rotation of the California Angels. In 1991, he would finish third in the voting for the Cy Young Award. Two years later, he would don Yankee pinstripes and deliver a one-of-a-kind no-hitter.   It wouldn’t always be so good. After a season full of difficult losses—some of them by football scores—Jim was released, cut off from the game he loved. Unable to say good-bye so soon, Jim tried to come back, pushing himself to the limit—and through one of the loneliest experiences an athlete can have.   But always, even then, there were children and their parents waiting for him outside the clubhouse doors, many of them with disabilities like his, seeking consolation and advice. These obligations became Jim’s greatest honor.   In this honest and insightful memoir, Jim Abbott reveals the insecurities of a life spent as the different one, how he habitually hid his disability in his right front pocket, and why he chose an occupation in which the uniform provided no front pockets. With a riveting pitch-by-pitch account of his no-hitter providing the ideal frame for his story, this unique athlete offers readers an extraordinary and unforgettable memoir.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heaven-is-here-an-incredible-story-of-hope-triumph-and-everyday-joy-by-stephanie-nielson--65201658https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heaven Is Here: An Incredible Story of Hope, Triumph, and Everyday Joy Author: Stephanie Nielson Narrator: Stephanie Nielson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Go on an unforgettable journey, with a woman who has unimaginable strength. Stephanie Nielson began sharing her life in 2005 on nieniedialogues.com, drawing readers in with her warmth and candor. She quickly attracted a loyal following that was captivated by the upbeat mother happily raising her young children, madly in love with her husband, Christian (Mr. Nielson to her readers), and filled with gratitude for her blessed life. However, everything changed in an instant on a sunny day in August 2008, when Stephanie and Christian were in a horrific plane crash. Christian was burned over 40 percent of his body, and Stephanie was on the brink of death, with burns over 80 percent of her body. She would remain in a coma for four months. In the aftermath of this harrowing tragedy, Stephanie maintained a stunning sense of humor, optimism, and resilience. She has since shared this strength of spirit with others through her blog, in magazine features, and on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Now, in this moving memoir, Stephanie tells the full, extraordinary story of her unlikely recovery and the incredible love behind it -- from a riveting account of the crash to all that followed in its wake. With vivid detail, Stephanie recounts her emotional and physical journey, from her first painful days after awakening from the coma to the first time she saw her face in the mirror, the first kiss she shared with Christian after the accident, and the first time she talked to her children after their long separation. She also reflects back on life before the accident, to her happy childhood as one of nine siblings, her close-knit community and strong Mormon faith, and her fairy-tale love story, all of which became her foundation of strength as she rebuilt her life. What emerges from the wreckage of a tragic accident is a unique perspective on joy, beauty, and overcoming adversity that is as gripping as it is inspirational. Heaven Is Here is a poignant reminder of how faith and family, love and community can bolster us, sustain us, and quite literally, in some cases, save us.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124403Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heaven Is Here: An Incredible Story of Hope, Triumph, and Everyday Joy Author: Stephanie Nielson Narrator: Stephanie Nielson Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heaven Is Here: An Incredible Story of Hope, Triumph, and Everyday Joy Author: Stephanie Nielson Narrator: Stephanie Nielson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Go on an unforgettable journey, with a woman who has unimaginable strength. Stephanie Nielson began sharing her life in 2005 on nieniedialogues.com, drawing readers in with her warmth and candor. She quickly attracted a loyal following that was captivated by the upbeat mother happily raising her young children, madly in love with her husband, Christian (Mr. Nielson to her readers), and filled with gratitude for her blessed life. However, everything changed in an instant on a sunny day in August 2008, when Stephanie and Christian were in a horrific plane crash. Christian was burned over 40 percent of his body, and Stephanie was on the brink of death, with burns over 80 percent of her body. She would remain in a coma for four months. In the aftermath of this harrowing tragedy, Stephanie maintained a stunning sense of humor, optimism, and resilience. She has since shared this strength of spirit with others through her blog, in magazine features, and on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Now, in this moving memoir, Stephanie tells the full, extraordinary story of her unlikely recovery and the incredible love behind it -- from a riveting account of the crash to all that followed in its wake. With vivid detail, Stephanie recounts her emotional and physical journey, from her first painful days after awakening from the coma to the first time she saw her face in the mirror, the first kiss she shared with Christian after the accident, and the first time she talked to her children after their long separation. She also reflects back on life before the accident, to her happy childhood as one of nine siblings, her close-knit community and strong Mormon faith, and her fairy-tale love story, all of which became her foundation of strength as she rebuilt her life. What emerges from the wreckage of a tragic accident is a unique perspective on joy, beauty, and overcoming adversity that is as gripping as it is inspirational. Heaven Is Here is a poignant reminder of how faith and family, love and community can bolster us, sustain us, and quite literally, in some cases, save us.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/paris-in-love-a-memoir-by-eloisa-james--65201630https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124592 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paris in Love: A Memoir Author: Eloisa James Narrator: Eloisa James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Wilde in Love, a joyful chronicle of a year in one of the most beautiful cities in the world: Paris. “What a beautiful and delightful tasting menu of a book: the kids, the plump little dog, the Italian husband. Reading this memoir was like wandering through a Parisian patisserie in a dream. I absolutely loved it.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love When bestselling romance author Eloisa James took a sabbatical from her day job as a Shakespeare professor, she also took a leap that many people dream about: She sold her house and moved her family to Paris. With no classes to teach, no committee meetings to attend, no lawn to mow or cars to park, Eloisa revels in the ordinary pleasures of life—discovering corner museums that tourists overlook, chronicling Frenchwomen’s sartorial triumphs, walking from one end of Paris to another. She copes with her Italian husband’s notions of quality time; her two hilarious children, ages eleven and fifteen, as they navigate schools—not to mention puberty—in a foreign language; and her mother-in-law Marina’s raised eyebrow in the kitchen (even as Marina overfeeds Milo, the family dog). Paris in Love invites the reader into the life of a New York Times bestselling author and her spirited, enchanting family, framed by la ville de l’amour. Praise for Paris in Love “Exhilarating and enchanting . . . brims with a casual wisdom about life.”—Chicago Tribune “In this delightful charm-bracelet of a memoir, [Eloisa James shares] her adventures as an American suddenly immersed in all things French—food, clothes, joie de vivre.”—People “Enchanting . . . gives the reader a sense of being immersed along with James in Paris for a year . . . you see the rain, taste the food, observe the people.”—USA Today “This delectable confection, which includes recipes, is more than a visit to a glorious city: it is also a tour of a family, a marriage, and a love that has no borders. Très magnifique!”—Library Journal (starred review) “A charming, funny and poignant memoir . . . steeped in Paris and suffused with love.”—Star Tribune “Charming . . . a romance—for a city, a life, a family, and love itself.”—The Huffington Post]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124592Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124592 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paris in Love: A Memoir Author: Eloisa James Narrator: Eloisa James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 3,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124592 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paris in Love: A Memoir Author: Eloisa James Narrator: Eloisa James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Wilde in Love, a joyful chronicle of a year in one of the most beautiful cities in the world: Paris. “What a beautiful and delightful tasting menu of a book: the kids, the plump little dog, the Italian husband. Reading this memoir was like wandering through a Parisian patisserie in a dream. I absolutely loved it.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love When bestselling romance author Eloisa James took a sabbatical from her day job as a Shakespeare professor, she also took a leap that many people dream about: She sold her house and moved her family to Paris. With no classes to teach, no committee meetings to attend, no lawn to mow or cars to park, Eloisa revels in the ordinary pleasures of life—discovering corner museums that tourists overlook, chronicling Frenchwomen’s sartorial triumphs, walking from one end of Paris to another. She copes with her Italian husband’s notions of quality time; her two hilarious children, ages eleven and fifteen, as they navigate schools—not to mention puberty—in a foreign language; and her mother-in-law Marina’s raised eyebrow in the kitchen (even as Marina overfeeds Milo, the family dog). Paris in Love invites the reader into the life of a New York Times bestselling author and her spirited, enchanting family, framed by la ville de l’amour. Praise for Paris in Love “Exhilarating and enchanting . . . brims with a casual wisdom about life.”—Chicago Tribune “In this delightful charm-bracelet of a memoir, [Eloisa James shares] her adventures as an American suddenly immersed in all things French—food, clothes, joie de vivre.”—People “Enchanting . . . gives the reader a sense of being immersed along with James in Paris for a year . . . you see the rain, taste the food, observe the people.”—USA Today “This delectable confection, which includes recipes, is more than a visit to a glorious city: it is also a tour of a family, a marriage, and a love that has no borders. Très magnifique!”—Library Journal (starred review) “A charming, funny and poignant memoir . . . steeped in Paris and suffused with love.”—Star Tribune “Charming . . . a romance—for a city, a life, a family, and love itself.”—The Huffington Post]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kasher-in-the-rye-the-true-tale-of-a-white-boy-from-oakland-who-became-a-drug-addict-criminal-mental-patient-and-then-turned-16-by-moshe--65201568https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/146885 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16 Author: Moshe Kasher Narrator: Moshe Kasher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: March 28, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “The finest, most moving and powerful memoir I have ever read.”—MAYIM BIALIK Rising young comedian Moshe Kasher is lucky to be alive. He started using drugs when he was just 12. At that point, he had already been in psychoanlysis for 8 years. By the time he was 15, he had been in and out of several mental institutions, drifting from therapy to rehab to arrest to...you get the picture. But Kasher in the Rye is not an "eye opener" to the horrors of addiction. It's a hilarious memoir about the absurdity of it all. When he was a young boy, Kasher's mother took him on a vacation to the West Coast. Well it was more like an abduction. Only not officially. She stole them away from their father and they moved to Oakland , California. That's where the real fun begins, in the war zone of Oakland Public Schools. He was more than just out of control-his mother walked him around on a leash, which he chewed through and ran away. Brutally honest and laugh-out-loud funny, Kasher's first literary endeavor finds humor in even the most horrifying situations.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/146885Wed, 28 Mar 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/146885 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16 Author: Moshe...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/146885 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16 Author: Moshe Kasher Narrator: Moshe Kasher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: March 28, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “The finest, most moving and powerful memoir I have ever read.”—MAYIM BIALIK Rising young comedian Moshe Kasher is lucky to be alive. He started using drugs when he was just 12. At that point, he had already been in psychoanlysis for 8 years. By the time he was 15, he had been in and out of several mental institutions, drifting from therapy to rehab to arrest to...you get the picture. But Kasher in the Rye is not an "eye opener" to the horrors of addiction. It's a hilarious memoir about the absurdity of it all. When he was a young boy, Kasher's mother took him on a vacation to the West Coast. Well it was more like an abduction. Only not officially. She stole them away from their father and they moved to Oakland , California. That's where the real fun begins, in the war zone of Oakland Public Schools. He was more than just out of control-his mother walked him around on a leash, which he chewed through and ran away. Brutally honest and laugh-out-loud funny, Kasher's first literary endeavor finds humor in even the most horrifying situations.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wild-from-lost-to-found-on-the-pacific-crest-trail-oprah-s-book-club-2-0-by-cheryl-strayed--65201675https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah's Book Club 2.0) Author: Cheryl Strayed Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 3 minutes Release date: March 20, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.31 of Total 809 Ratings of Narrator: 4.19 of Total 156 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Oprah's Book Club 2.0 selection. A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe—and built her back up again.   At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State—and to do it alone. She had no experience as a long-distance hiker, and the trail was little more than “an idea, vague and outlandish and full of promise.” But it was a promise of piecing back together a life that had come undone.   Strayed faces down rattlesnakes and black bears, intense heat and record snowfalls, and both the beauty and loneliness of the trail. Told with great suspense and style, sparkling with warmth and humor, Wild vividly captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddened, strengthened, and ultimately healed her.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122319Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah's Book Club 2.0) Author: Cheryl Strayed Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah's Book Club 2.0) Author: Cheryl Strayed Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 3 minutes Release date: March 20, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.31 of Total 809 Ratings of Narrator: 4.19 of Total 156 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Oprah's Book Club 2.0 selection. A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe—and built her back up again.   At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State—and to do it alone. She had no experience as a long-distance hiker, and the trail was little more than “an idea, vague and outlandish and full of promise.” But it was a promise of piecing back together a life that had come undone.   Strayed faces down rattlesnakes and black bears, intense heat and record snowfalls, and both the beauty and loneliness of the trail. Told with great suspense and style, sparkling with warmth and humor, Wild vividly captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddened, strengthened, and ultimately healed her.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-not-about-the-pom-poms-how-a-40-year-old-mom-became-the-nfl-s-oldest-cheerleader-and-found-hope-joy-and-inspiration-along-the-way-b--65201670https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122858 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's Not About the Pom-Poms: How a 40-Year-Old Mom Became the NFL's Oldest Cheerleader--and Found Hope, Joy, and Inspiration Along the Way Author: Amy Sohn, Laura Vikmanis Narrator: Laura Vikmanis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: March 20, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A forty-year-old cheerleader? When Laura Vikmanis, a single mom in Ohio, told friends that she wanted to be an NFL cheerleader, they said it would never happen. But she proved them all wrong. . . .   Laura Vikmanis has got spirit . . . and pom-poms, too! But before she stepped onto the field as the oldest cheerleader in the National Football League, she was sidelined by a bad marriage and the many responsibilities of stay-at-home motherhood. She finally got the courage to leave her husband and to ask herself something she had never asked before: What do I want to do? Remembering her teenage love of dance, she signed up for a pole-dancing fitness class, where she met a former cheerleader for the Cincinnati Bengals. When the woman suggested that Laura audition to be a “Ben-Gal,” Laura laughed her off but soon realized that the audition process could be a way of healing herself—and regaining her confidence. Her boots were made for walking—but also for stomping on a football field.   She tried out for the team next to girls young enough to be her daughters. Girls with tighter abs, fuller hair, no kids, and no crow’s-feet. After much adversity and multiple auditions, she finally made the team, becoming the oldest cheerleader in the League.   It’s Not About the Pom-Poms follows Laura’s inspiring, funny, and eye-opening journey from demoralized divorcée to high-kicking Cincinnati Ben-Gal. Readers will cheer her on as she rediscovers her passion for dancing, takes hip-hop classes with twelve-year-olds, loses twenty-five pounds, discovers her abs, finds love again, and becomes a new kind of role model to her daughters. Laura also provides an inside look into the fascinating world of NFL cheerleaders—the grueling workouts, bad pay, twice-weekly weigh-ins, but, most important, the lifelong bond between the women, who do it all for the glory.   Leading with her heart, Laura Vikmanis faces adversity with her head held high as she learns in mid-life to take a flying leap. Powerful and uplifting, It’s Not About the Pom-Poms shows that, no matter your age, it’s never too late to go, fight, and win!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122858Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122858 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's Not About the Pom-Poms: How a 40-Year-Old Mom Became the NFL's Oldest Cheerleader--and Found Hope, Joy, and Inspiration Along the Way Author: Amy...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122858 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's Not About the Pom-Poms: How a 40-Year-Old Mom Became the NFL's Oldest Cheerleader--and Found Hope, Joy, and Inspiration Along the Way Author: Amy Sohn, Laura Vikmanis Narrator: Laura Vikmanis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: March 20, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A forty-year-old cheerleader? When Laura Vikmanis, a single mom in Ohio, told friends that she wanted to be an NFL cheerleader, they said it would never happen. But she proved them all wrong. . . .   Laura Vikmanis has got spirit . . . and pom-poms, too! But before she stepped onto the field as the oldest cheerleader in the National Football League, she was sidelined by a bad marriage and the many responsibilities of stay-at-home motherhood. She finally got the courage to leave her husband and to ask herself something she had never asked before: What do I want to do? Remembering her teenage love of dance, she signed up for a pole-dancing fitness class, where she met a former cheerleader for the Cincinnati Bengals. When the woman suggested that Laura audition to be a “Ben-Gal,” Laura laughed her off but soon realized that the audition process could be a way of healing herself—and regaining her confidence. Her boots were made for walking—but also for stomping on a football field.   She tried out for the team next to girls young enough to be her daughters. Girls with tighter abs, fuller hair, no kids, and no crow’s-feet. After much adversity and multiple auditions, she finally made the team, becoming the oldest cheerleader in the League.   It’s Not About the Pom-Poms follows Laura’s inspiring, funny, and eye-opening journey from demoralized divorcée to high-kicking Cincinnati Ben-Gal. Readers will cheer her on as she rediscovers her passion for dancing, takes hip-hop classes with twelve-year-olds, loses twenty-five pounds, discovers her abs, finds love again, and becomes a new kind of role model to her daughters. Laura also provides an inside look into the fascinating world of NFL cheerleaders—the grueling workouts, bad pay, twice-weekly weigh-ins, but, most important, the lifelong bond between the women, who do it all for the glory.   Leading with her heart, Laura Vikmanis faces adversity with her head held high as she learns in mid-life to take a flying leap. Powerful and uplifting, It’s Not About the Pom-Poms shows that, no matter your age, it’s never too late to go, fight, and win!]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-other-side-of-suffering-the-father-of-jonbenet-ramsey-tells-the-story-of-his-journey-from-grief-to-grace-by-john-ramsey--65201659https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122670 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Other Side of Suffering: The Father of JonBenet Ramsey Tells the Story of His Journey from Grief to Grace Author: John Ramsey Narrator: John Ramsey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50 minutes Release date: March 14, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The untold story of how John Ramsey survived unspeakable tragedy and learned to hope again. Like the biblical Job, John Ramsey had it all-wealthy, social position, a loving family. And like Job, Ramsey was destined for great affliction, as many of the most precious things in his life were cruelly taken from him. First came the death of his eldest daughter in a car accident in 1992. Then, four years later, his beloved six-year-old, JonBenét, was murdered; Ramsey was the one who discovered her body, concealed in the basement of his family's home. The case drew international media attention, and-compounding Ramsey's woe-suspicion unfairly focused on Ramsey and his wife, Patsy. Although they were ultimately cleared of any connection with the crime, Ramsey's sorrows did not end. In 2006, Patsy died, at 49, of ovarian cancer. In this remarkable book, Ramsey reveals how he was sustained by faith during the long period of spiritual darkness, and he offers hope and encouragement to others who suffer tragedy and injustice.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122670Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122670 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Other Side of Suffering: The Father of JonBenet Ramsey Tells the Story of His Journey from Grief to Grace Author: John Ramsey Narrator: John Ramsey...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122670 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Other Side of Suffering: The Father of JonBenet Ramsey Tells the Story of His Journey from Grief to Grace Author: John Ramsey Narrator: John Ramsey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50 minutes Release date: March 14, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The untold story of how John Ramsey survived unspeakable tragedy and learned to hope again. Like the biblical Job, John Ramsey had it all-wealthy, social position, a loving family. And like Job, Ramsey was destined for great affliction, as many of the most precious things in his life were cruelly taken from him. First came the death of his eldest daughter in a car accident in 1992. Then, four years later, his beloved six-year-old, JonBenét, was murdered; Ramsey was the one who discovered her body, concealed in the basement of his family's home. The case drew international media attention, and-compounding Ramsey's woe-suspicion unfairly focused on Ramsey and his wife, Patsy. Although they were ultimately cleared of any connection with the crime, Ramsey's sorrows did not end. In 2006, Patsy died, at 49, of ovarian cancer. In this remarkable book, Ramsey reveals how he was sustained by faith during the long period of spiritual darkness, and he offers hope and encouragement to others who suffer tragedy and injustice.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wedding-by-alphie-mccourt--65201677https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123275 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wedding Author: Alphie McCourt Narrator: Alphie McCourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 16 minutes Release date: March 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Jews and Irish Catholics did not often marry each other in the 1970s. Lynn and I did. A few mishaps, an AWOL rabbi, a long delay and a riotous reception, all combined for a hugely memorable day.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123275Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123275 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wedding Author: Alphie McCourt Narrator: Alphie McCourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 16 minutes Release date: March 13, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123275 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wedding Author: Alphie McCourt Narrator: Alphie McCourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 16 minutes Release date: March 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Jews and Irish Catholics did not often marry each other in the 1970s. Lynn and I did. A few mishaps, an AWOL rabbi, a long delay and a riotous reception, all combined for a hugely memorable day.']]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-holey-pants-by-alphie-mccourt--65201662https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Holey Pants Author: Alphie McCourt Narrator: Alphie McCourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 6 minutes Release date: March 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'From the lanes of Limerick to the bejeweled and glittering women of the Upper East Side; that's quite a stretch, but please, not too far. I had a hole in my pants. In New York, everything is possible.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123274Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Holey Pants Author: Alphie McCourt Narrator: Alphie McCourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 6 minutes Release date: March 13, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Holey Pants Author: Alphie McCourt Narrator: Alphie McCourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 6 minutes Release date: March 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'From the lanes of Limerick to the bejeweled and glittering women of the Upper East Side; that's quite a stretch, but please, not too far. I had a hole in my pants. In New York, everything is possible.']]>65cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saint-patrick-the-banner-the-hat-and-the-fbi-by-alphie-mccourt--65201654https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123277 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saint Patrick, The Banner, The Hat, and the FBI Author: Alphie McCourt Narrator: Alphie McCourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 15 minutes Release date: March 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Just in time for Saint Patrick's Day! Alphie McCourt, author of the convivial memoir A Long Stone's Throw and youngest brother of Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes), releases his reminiscences of the beloved holiday. This story, written and read by the author, strings together retellings of a few of the expatriate Irishman's most memorable Saint Patrick's days here in the USA. In his cordial brogue, Alphie relates the history of the Catholic feast day, and moves candidly, with great warmth and self-deprecation, onward through the past few decades to relate his personal, hilarious highlights of the day when everyone loves to become Irish in the wearing o' the green.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123277Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123277 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saint Patrick, The Banner, The Hat, and the FBI Author: Alphie McCourt Narrator: Alphie McCourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 15 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123277 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saint Patrick, The Banner, The Hat, and the FBI Author: Alphie McCourt Narrator: Alphie McCourt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 15 minutes Release date: March 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Just in time for Saint Patrick's Day! Alphie McCourt, author of the convivial memoir A Long Stone's Throw and youngest brother of Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes), releases his reminiscences of the beloved holiday. This story, written and read by the author, strings together retellings of a few of the expatriate Irishman's most memorable Saint Patrick's days here in the USA. In his cordial brogue, Alphie relates the history of the Catholic feast day, and moves candidly, with great warmth and self-deprecation, onward through the past few decades to relate his personal, hilarious highlights of the day when everyone loves to become Irish in the wearing o' the green.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/guts-the-endless-follies-and-tiny-triumphs-of-a-giant-disaster-by-kristen-johnston--65201646https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster Author: Kristen Johnston Narrator: Kristen Johnston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 21 minutes Release date: March 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 9 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestseller—a harrowing and hysterical memoir by the two-time Emmy Award-winning actress from the hit television show 3rd Rock from the Sun. “It felt like I was speeding on the Autobahn toward hell, trapped inside a DeLorean with no brakes. And even if I could somehow stop, I’d still be screwed, because there’s no way I’d ever be able to figure out how to open those insane, cocaine-designed doors.” Actress Kristen Johnston has written her first book, a surprisingly raw and triumphant memoir that is outrageous, moving, sweet, tragic, and heartbreakingly honest. Guts is a true achievement—a memoir that manages to be as frank and revealing as Augusten Burroughs, yet as hilarious and witty as David Sedaris. Johnston takes us on a journey so truthful and relatable, so remarkably fresh, it promises to stay with you for a long, long time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123116Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster Author: Kristen Johnston Narrator: Kristen Johnston Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster Author: Kristen Johnston Narrator: Kristen Johnston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 21 minutes Release date: March 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 9 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestseller—a harrowing and hysterical memoir by the two-time Emmy Award-winning actress from the hit television show 3rd Rock from the Sun. “It felt like I was speeding on the Autobahn toward hell, trapped inside a DeLorean with no brakes. And even if I could somehow stop, I’d still be screwed, because there’s no way I’d ever be able to figure out how to open those insane, cocaine-designed doors.” Actress Kristen Johnston has written her first book, a surprisingly raw and triumphant memoir that is outrageous, moving, sweet, tragic, and heartbreakingly honest. Guts is a true achievement—a memoir that manages to be as frank and revealing as Augusten Burroughs, yet as hilarious and witty as David Sedaris. Johnston takes us on a journey so truthful and relatable, so remarkably fresh, it promises to stay with you for a long, long time.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/house-of-stone-a-memoir-of-home-family-and-a-lost-middle-east-by-anthony-shadid--65201683https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122753 to listen full audiobooks. Title: House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East Author: Anthony Shadid Narrator: Neil Shah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 28, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Anthony Shadid—one of four New York Times reporters captured in Libya as the region erupted—was freed, he went home, not to Boston, Beirut, or Oklahoma, where he was raised by his Lebanese American family, but to an ancient estate built by his great-grandfather, a place filled with memories of a lost era when the Middle East was a world of grace, grandeur, and unexpected departures. For two years previous, Shadid had worked to reconstruct the house and restore his spirit after both had weathered war. Now the author of the award-winning Night Draws Near tells the story of the house’s re-creation, revealing its mysteries and recovering the lives that have passed through it. Shadid juxtaposes past and present as he traces the house’s renewal along with his family’s flight from Lebanon and resettlement in America. House of Stone is an unforgettable memoir of the world’s most volatile landscape and the universal yearning for home.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122753Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122753 to listen full audiobooks. Title: House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East Author: Anthony Shadid Narrator: Neil Shah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122753 to listen full audiobooks. Title: House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East Author: Anthony Shadid Narrator: Neil Shah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 28, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Anthony Shadid—one of four New York Times reporters captured in Libya as the region erupted—was freed, he went home, not to Boston, Beirut, or Oklahoma, where he was raised by his Lebanese American family, but to an ancient estate built by his great-grandfather, a place filled with memories of a lost era when the Middle East was a world of grace, grandeur, and unexpected departures. For two years previous, Shadid had worked to reconstruct the house and restore his spirit after both had weathered war. Now the author of the award-winning Night Draws Near tells the story of the house’s re-creation, revealing its mysteries and recovering the lives that have passed through it. Shadid juxtaposes past and present as he traces the house’s renewal along with his family’s flight from Lebanon and resettlement in America. House of Stone is an unforgettable memoir of the world’s most volatile landscape and the universal yearning for home.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/king-peggy-an-american-secretary-her-royal-destiny-and-the-inspiring-story-of-how-she-changed-an-african-village-by-peggielene-bartels-e--65201674https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/120761 to listen full audiobooks. Title: King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village Author: Peggielene Bartels, Eleanor Herman Narrator: J. Karen Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 14 minutes Release date: February 21, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The charming real-life fairy tale of an American secretary who discovers she has been chosen king of an impoverished fishing village on the west coast of Africa. King Peggy has the sweetness and quirkiness of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series and the hopeful sense of possibility of Half the Sky.   King Peggy chronicles the astonishing journey of an American secretary who suddenly finds herself king to a town of 7,000 souls on Ghana's central coast, half a world away. Upon arriving for her crowning ceremony in beautiful Otuam, she discovers the dire reality: there's no running water, no doctor, and no high school, and many of the village elders are stealing the town's funds. To make matters worse, her uncle (the late king) sits in a morgue awaiting a proper funeral in the royal palace, which is in ruins. The longer she waits to bury him, the more she risks incurring the wrath of her ancestors. Peggy's first two years as king of Otuam unfold in a way that is stranger than fiction. In the end, a deeply traditional African town has been uplifted by the ambitions of its headstrong, decidedly modern female king. And in changing Otuam, Peggy is herself transformed, from an ordinary secretary to the heart and hope of her community.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/120761Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/120761 to listen full audiobooks. Title: King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village Author: Peggielene Bartels, Eleanor...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/120761 to listen full audiobooks. Title: King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village Author: Peggielene Bartels, Eleanor Herman Narrator: J. Karen Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 14 minutes Release date: February 21, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The charming real-life fairy tale of an American secretary who discovers she has been chosen king of an impoverished fishing village on the west coast of Africa. King Peggy has the sweetness and quirkiness of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series and the hopeful sense of possibility of Half the Sky.   King Peggy chronicles the astonishing journey of an American secretary who suddenly finds herself king to a town of 7,000 souls on Ghana's central coast, half a world away. Upon arriving for her crowning ceremony in beautiful Otuam, she discovers the dire reality: there's no running water, no doctor, and no high school, and many of the village elders are stealing the town's funds. To make matters worse, her uncle (the late king) sits in a morgue awaiting a proper funeral in the royal palace, which is in ruins. The longer she waits to bury him, the more she risks incurring the wrath of her ancestors. Peggy's first two years as king of Otuam unfold in a way that is stranger than fiction. In the end, a deeply traditional African town has been uplifted by the ambitions of its headstrong, decidedly modern female king. And in changing Otuam, Peggy is herself transformed, from an ordinary secretary to the heart and hope of her community.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/restless-souls-the-sharon-tate-family-s-account-of-stardom-murder-and-a-crusade-by-alisa-statman-brie-tate--65201672https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Restless Souls: The Sharon Tate Family's Account of Stardom, Murder, and a Crusade Author: Alisa Statman, Brie Tate Narrator: Ron Mclarty, Therese Plummer, Gabra Zackman, Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 27 minutes Release date: February 21, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The gruesome murders of the beautiful and talented actress Sharon Tate, her unborn child and four others that same night at the hands of the notorious “Manson family” rocked the nation. As one of the most horrific crimes in modern history, these atrocities, the trial and the subsequent conviction of Charles Manson and his followers caused a media sensation, spawning movies, documentaries and bestselling books, including the classic Helter Skelter. A defining moment in an era otherwise associated with radical peace, love and understanding, this incident is one that still resonates with millions today. Yet while this crime left an indelible mark on society’s consciousness, it was, first and foremost, a shattering personal tragedy for those closest to Sharon—the loving family left to cope with the emotional devastation of her loss. Now, after nearly forty years, their story is finally revealed. Compiled by close family friend Alisa Statman and Sharon’s niece Brie Tate, Restless Souls draws on a wealth of material including interviews with the Tates, personal letters, tape recordings, home movies, public interviews, private journals, and official documents to provide a powerful, poignant, and affecting four-decade, three-generation memoir of crime and punishment, anguish and hope, rage and love, that is both a chronicle of death and a celebration of life. Extending beyond all previous accounts, Restless Souls is the most revealing, riveting, and emotionally raw account not just of these heinous murders, the hunt and capture of the killers and the behind-the-scenes drama of their trials, but of the torment victims families’ endure for years in the wake of such senseless violence. Tate family members set the record straight, correcting media misinformation and delving well beyond the official storyline to provide information, much of it available for the first time. Intimate, honest, and heartfelt, Restless Souls remarkable details, including : - the dramatic role Sharon’s father, P. J., a retired army intelligence officer, played in finding his daughter’s murderers - the reaction P. J. had when he came face to face—alone—with Sharon’s convicted killer in a holding room during a parole hearing - the threats and menace that extended beyond prison walls, haunting the victim’s family for generations later - the fight Sharon’s mother, Doris, mounted to insure the rights of victims’ loved ones, particularly the right to make an ‘impact statement’ at parole hearings—a legacy that has helped keep dangerous criminals behind bars - the battles Sharon’s sister, Patti, waged with the entertainment industry as she tirelessly worked to prevent artists from glorifying her sister’s killers in music, art, and films Told from the Tate’s extraordinary perspective Restless Souls offers a rare glimpse at the post-trauma survival of a family and their journey to find justice and ultimately, peace—a glimpse that couldn’t be more timely as Charles Manson comes up for parole again in 2012.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122355Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Restless Souls: The Sharon Tate Family's Account of Stardom, Murder, and a Crusade Author: Alisa Statman, Brie Tate Narrator: Ron Mclarty, Therese...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Restless Souls: The Sharon Tate Family's Account of Stardom, Murder, and a Crusade Author: Alisa Statman, Brie Tate Narrator: Ron Mclarty, Therese Plummer, Gabra Zackman, Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 27 minutes Release date: February 21, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The gruesome murders of the beautiful and talented actress Sharon Tate, her unborn child and four others that same night at the hands of the notorious “Manson family” rocked the nation. As one of the most horrific crimes in modern history, these atrocities, the trial and the subsequent conviction of Charles Manson and his followers caused a media sensation, spawning movies, documentaries and bestselling books, including the classic Helter Skelter. A defining moment in an era otherwise associated with radical peace, love and understanding, this incident is one that still resonates with millions today. Yet while this crime left an indelible mark on society’s consciousness, it was, first and foremost, a shattering personal tragedy for those closest to Sharon—the loving family left to cope with the emotional devastation of her loss. Now, after nearly forty years, their story is finally revealed. Compiled by close family friend Alisa Statman and Sharon’s niece Brie Tate, Restless Souls draws on a wealth of material including interviews with the Tates, personal letters, tape recordings, home movies, public interviews, private journals, and official documents to provide a powerful, poignant, and affecting four-decade, three-generation memoir of crime and punishment, anguish and hope, rage and love, that is both a chronicle of death and a celebration of life. Extending beyond all previous accounts, Restless Souls is the most revealing, riveting, and emotionally raw account not just of these heinous murders, the hunt and capture of the killers and the behind-the-scenes drama of their trials, but of the torment victims families’ endure for years in the wake of such senseless violence. Tate family members set the record straight, correcting media misinformation and delving well beyond the official storyline to provide information, much of it available for the first time. Intimate, honest, and heartfelt, Restless Souls remarkable details, including : - the dramatic role Sharon’s father, P. J., a retired army intelligence officer, played in finding his daughter’s murderers - the reaction P. J. had when he came face to face—alone—with Sharon’s convicted killer in a holding room during a parole hearing - the threats and menace that extended beyond prison walls, haunting the victim’s family for generations later - the fight Sharon’s mother, Doris, mounted to insure the rights of victims’ loved ones, particularly the right to make an ‘impact statement’ at parole hearings—a legacy that has helped keep dangerous criminals behind bars - the battles Sharon’s sister, Patti, waged with the entertainment industry as she tirelessly worked to prevent artists from glorifying her sister’s killers in music, art, and films Told from the Tate’s extraordinary perspective Restless Souls offers a rare glimpse at the post-trauma survival of a family and their journey to find justice and ultimately, peace—a glimpse that couldn’t be more timely as Charles Manson comes up for parole again in 2012.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-prize-winner-of-defiance-ohio-by-terry-ryan--65201526https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151505 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prize Winner Of Defiance Ohio Author: Terry Ryan Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 21, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio introduces Evelyn Ryan, an enterprising woman who kept poverty at bay with wit, poetry, and perfect prose during the 'contest era' of the 1950s and 1960s. Standing up to the church, her alcoholic husband, and antiquated ideas about women, Evelyn turned every financial challenge into an opportunity for innovation, all the while raising her six sons and four daughters with the belief that miracles are an everyday occurrence. The inspiration for a major motion picture, Evelyn Ryan's story is told by her daughter Terry with an infectious joy that shows how a winning spirit and sense of humor can triumph over adversity every time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151505Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151505 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prize Winner Of Defiance Ohio Author: Terry Ryan Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151505 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prize Winner Of Defiance Ohio Author: Terry Ryan Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 21, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio introduces Evelyn Ryan, an enterprising woman who kept poverty at bay with wit, poetry, and perfect prose during the 'contest era' of the 1950s and 1960s. Standing up to the church, her alcoholic husband, and antiquated ideas about women, Evelyn turned every financial challenge into an opportunity for innovation, all the while raising her six sons and four daughters with the belief that miracles are an everyday occurrence. The inspiration for a major motion picture, Evelyn Ryan's story is told by her daughter Terry with an infectious joy that shows how a winning spirit and sense of humor can triumph over adversity every time.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sipping-from-the-nile-my-exodus-from-egypt-by-jean-naggar--65201642https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130007 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sipping From the Nile: My Exodus from Egypt Author: Jean Naggar Narrator: Jean Naggar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 14, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Born into a prominent, sophisticated Jewish family who spend time in Europe and live in the Middle East, author Jean Naggar’s coming of age memoir tells the story of her protected youth in an exotic multicultural milieu. To Naggar her childhood seemed a magical time that would never come to an end. But in 1956, Egyptian President Nasser’s nationalizing of the Suez Canal set in motion events that would change her life forever. An enchanted way of life suddenly ended by multinational hostilities, her close-knit extended family is soon scattered far and wide. Naggar’s own family moves to London where she finishes her schooling and is swept into adulthood and the challenge of new horizons in America. Speaking for a different wave of immigrants whose Sephardic origins highlight the American Jewish story through an unfamiliar lens, Naggar traces her personal journey through lost worlds and difficult transitions, exotic locales and strong family values. An award-winning finalist in the Autobiography/Memoirs category of the 2012 International Book Awards, the story resonates for all in this poignant exploration of the innocence of childhood in a world breaking apart.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130007Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130007 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sipping From the Nile: My Exodus from Egypt Author: Jean Naggar Narrator: Jean Naggar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130007 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sipping From the Nile: My Exodus from Egypt Author: Jean Naggar Narrator: Jean Naggar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 14, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Born into a prominent, sophisticated Jewish family who spend time in Europe and live in the Middle East, author Jean Naggar’s coming of age memoir tells the story of her protected youth in an exotic multicultural milieu. To Naggar her childhood seemed a magical time that would never come to an end. But in 1956, Egyptian President Nasser’s nationalizing of the Suez Canal set in motion events that would change her life forever. An enchanted way of life suddenly ended by multinational hostilities, her close-knit extended family is soon scattered far and wide. Naggar’s own family moves to London where she finishes her schooling and is swept into adulthood and the challenge of new horizons in America. Speaking for a different wave of immigrants whose Sephardic origins highlight the American Jewish story through an unfamiliar lens, Naggar traces her personal journey through lost worlds and difficult transitions, exotic locales and strong family values. An award-winning finalist in the Autobiography/Memoirs category of the 2012 International Book Awards, the story resonates for all in this poignant exploration of the innocence of childhood in a world breaking apart.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/riding-the-bus-with-my-sister-a-true-life-journey-by-rachel-simon--65201650https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124410 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey Author: Rachel Simon Narrator: Rachel Simon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the ten years since Rachel Simon first invited the world to board the bus with her and her sister, Cool Beth, readers across the globe have been moved by their story. Now, in an updated edition with fifty pages of new content, Rachel Simon reflects on changes in her life, Beth's life, and the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The highlight is Beth's update, which is in her own words. A new Reader's Guide is also included. Join these two unforgettable sisters on their journey, this time in an even deeper and richer way. Rachel Simon's sister Beth is a spirited woman who lives intensely and often joyfully. Beth, who has an intellectual disability, spends her days riding the buses in her unnamed Pennsylvania city. The drivers, a lively group, are her mentors; her fellow passengers are her community. One day, Beth asks Rachel to accompany her on the buses for an entire year. This wise, funny, deeply affecting true story is the chronicle of that remarkable time. Rachel, a writer and college teacher whose hyperbusy life camouflaged her emotional isolation, had much to learn in her sister's extraordinary world. Full of life lessons from which any reader will profit, Riding the Bus with My Sister is 'a heartwarming, life-affirming journey through both the present and the past...[that] might just change your life' (Boston Herald). Elegantly woven throughout the odyssey are riveting memories of terrifying maternal abandonment, fierce sisterly loyalty, and astonishing forgiveness. Rachel Simon brings to light the almost invisible world of adults with developmental disabilities, finds unlikely heroes in everyday life, and, without sentimentality, portrays Beth as the endearing, feisty, independent person she is. This heartwarming memoir about the unbreakable bond between two very different sisters takes the reader on an inspirational journey at once unique and universal. Riding the Bus with My Sister was made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie starring Rosie O'Donnell and Andie McDowell, and directed by Anjelica Huston.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124410Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124410 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey Author: Rachel Simon Narrator: Rachel Simon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124410 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey Author: Rachel Simon Narrator: Rachel Simon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the ten years since Rachel Simon first invited the world to board the bus with her and her sister, Cool Beth, readers across the globe have been moved by their story. Now, in an updated edition with fifty pages of new content, Rachel Simon reflects on changes in her life, Beth's life, and the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The highlight is Beth's update, which is in her own words. A new Reader's Guide is also included. Join these two unforgettable sisters on their journey, this time in an even deeper and richer way. Rachel Simon's sister Beth is a spirited woman who lives intensely and often joyfully. Beth, who has an intellectual disability, spends her days riding the buses in her unnamed Pennsylvania city. The drivers, a lively group, are her mentors; her fellow passengers are her community. One day, Beth asks Rachel to accompany her on the buses for an entire year. This wise, funny, deeply affecting true story is the chronicle of that remarkable time. Rachel, a writer and college teacher whose hyperbusy life camouflaged her emotional isolation, had much to learn in her sister's extraordinary world. Full of life lessons from which any reader will profit, Riding the Bus with My Sister is 'a heartwarming, life-affirming journey through both the present and the past...[that] might just change your life' (Boston Herald). Elegantly woven throughout the odyssey are riveting memories of terrifying maternal abandonment, fierce sisterly loyalty, and astonishing forgiveness. Rachel Simon brings to light the almost invisible world of adults with developmental disabilities, finds unlikely heroes in everyday life, and, without sentimentality, portrays Beth as the endearing, feisty, independent person she is. This heartwarming memoir about the unbreakable bond between two very different sisters takes the reader on an inspirational journey at once unique and universal. Riding the Bus with My Sister was made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie starring Rosie O'Donnell and Andie McDowell, and directed by Anjelica Huston.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-leave-me-this-way-or-when-i-get-back-on-my-feet-you-ll-be-sorry-by-julia-fox-garrison--65201627https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133016 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Leave Me This Way: Or When I Get Back on My Feet You'll Be Sorry Author: Julia Fox Garrison Narrator: Joyce Bean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Julia Fox Garrison refused to listen to the professionals she called Dr. Jerk and Dr. Panic, who—after she suffered a massive, debilitating stroke at age thirty-seven—told her she'd probably die, or to Nurse Doom, who ignored her emergency call button. Instead she heeded the advice of kind, gifted Dr. Neuro, who promised her he would 'treat your mind as well as your body.' Julia figured if she could somehow manage to get herself into a wheelchair, at least she'd always find parking. But after many, many months of hospitalization and rehab—with the help of family, friends, and her own indomitable spirit—Julia not only got into a wheelchair, but she got back out. Don't Leave Me This Way is the funny, inspiring, profoundly moving true story of a woman's fight for her life and dignity—and her determined quest to awaken an entrenched, unfeeling medical community to the fact that there's always a human being inside every patient.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133016Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133016 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Leave Me This Way: Or When I Get Back on My Feet You'll Be Sorry Author: Julia Fox Garrison Narrator: Joyce Bean Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133016 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Leave Me This Way: Or When I Get Back on My Feet You'll Be Sorry Author: Julia Fox Garrison Narrator: Joyce Bean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Julia Fox Garrison refused to listen to the professionals she called Dr. Jerk and Dr. Panic, who—after she suffered a massive, debilitating stroke at age thirty-seven—told her she'd probably die, or to Nurse Doom, who ignored her emergency call button. Instead she heeded the advice of kind, gifted Dr. Neuro, who promised her he would 'treat your mind as well as your body.' Julia figured if she could somehow manage to get herself into a wheelchair, at least she'd always find parking. But after many, many months of hospitalization and rehab—with the help of family, friends, and her own indomitable spirit—Julia not only got into a wheelchair, but she got back out. Don't Leave Me This Way is the funny, inspiring, profoundly moving true story of a woman's fight for her life and dignity—and her determined quest to awaken an entrenched, unfeeling medical community to the fact that there's always a human being inside every patient.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/good-in-a-crisis-a-memoir-by-margaret-overton--65201547https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/152263 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good in a Crisis: A Memoir Author: Margaret Overton Narrator: Margaret Overton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: February 1, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: During the four years of physician Margaret Overton's acrimonious divorce, she dated widely and indiscriminately, determined to find her soul mate and live happily ever after. But then she discovered she had a brain aneurysm. She discovered it at a particularly awkward moment on a date with one of many Mr. Wrongs. Good in a Crisis is Overton's laugh-out-loud funny story of dealing with the most serious of life's problems: loss of life, loss of love, loss of innocence. It's about spirituality, self-delusion, even sheer stupidity. It's written from a physician's perspective, but it's not about medicine, per se; it's about coming of age in adulthood, an effort to help others through the awful events that can cluster in midlife. She does this with laughter and the recognition that you may come out the other end, as Overton did, definitely humbled...and only slightly smarter.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/152263Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/152263 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good in a Crisis: A Memoir Author: Margaret Overton Narrator: Margaret Overton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/152263 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good in a Crisis: A Memoir Author: Margaret Overton Narrator: Margaret Overton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: February 1, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: During the four years of physician Margaret Overton's acrimonious divorce, she dated widely and indiscriminately, determined to find her soul mate and live happily ever after. But then she discovered she had a brain aneurysm. She discovered it at a particularly awkward moment on a date with one of many Mr. Wrongs. Good in a Crisis is Overton's laugh-out-loud funny story of dealing with the most serious of life's problems: loss of life, loss of love, loss of innocence. It's about spirituality, self-delusion, even sheer stupidity. It's written from a physician's perspective, but it's not about medicine, per se; it's about coming of age in adulthood, an effort to help others through the awful events that can cluster in midlife. She does this with laughter and the recognition that you may come out the other end, as Overton did, definitely humbled...and only slightly smarter.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/just-beyond-harmony-by-gaydell-collier--65201663https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132076 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just Beyond Harmony Author: Gaydell Collier Narrator: Diana J. Andrade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: January 20, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 2012 CIPA Silver Medal for Audiobooks: Armed with idealistic visions of the West, Gaydell from Garden City, New York, and her husband, Roy of Hinsdale, Illinois, embark on The Grand Experiment during the 1960s: raising their four children in a primitive Wyoming log cabin built by early Swedish settlers without modern amenities, to teach the "youngsters" values and self-reliance. 50 years later, Gaydell chronicles her family's experience from unearthed diaries and letters she had written to her mother during the cabin years. She recalls the joy, dreams, humor, struggles and growth for the kids, Roy, and most of all, herself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132076Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132076 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just Beyond Harmony Author: Gaydell Collier Narrator: Diana J. Andrade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132076 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just Beyond Harmony Author: Gaydell Collier Narrator: Diana J. Andrade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: January 20, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 2012 CIPA Silver Medal for Audiobooks: Armed with idealistic visions of the West, Gaydell from Garden City, New York, and her husband, Roy of Hinsdale, Illinois, embark on The Grand Experiment during the 1960s: raising their four children in a primitive Wyoming log cabin built by early Swedish settlers without modern amenities, to teach the "youngsters" values and self-reliance. 50 years later, Gaydell chronicles her family's experience from unearthed diaries and letters she had written to her mother during the cabin years. She recalls the joy, dreams, humor, struggles and growth for the kids, Roy, and most of all, herself.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/silver-like-dust-one-family-s-story-of-america-s-japanese-internment-by-kimi-cunningham-grant--65201541https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148173 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silver Like Dust: One Family’s Story of America's Japanese Internment Author: Kimi Cunningham Grant Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 38 minutes Release date: January 12, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The poignant story of a Japanese American woman's journey through one of the most shameful chapters in American history. Sipping tea by the fire, preparing sushi for the family, or indulgently listening to her husband tell the same story for the hundredth time, Kimi Grant's grandmother, Obaachan, was a missing link to Kimi's Japanese heritage, something she had had a mixed relationship with all her life. Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, all Kimi ever wanted to do was fit in, spurning traditional Japanese cuisine and her grandfather's attempts to teach her the language. But there was one part of Obaachan's life that had fascinated and haunted Kimi ever since the age of eleven—her gentle yet proud Obaachan had once been a prisoner, along with 112,000 Japanese Americans, for more than five years of her life. Obaachan never spoke of those years, and Kimi's own mother only spoke of it in whispers. It was a source of haji, or shame. But what had really happened to Obaachan, then a young woman, and the thousands of other men, women, and children like her? Obaachan would meet her husband in the camps and watch her mother die there, too. From the turmoil, racism, and paranoia that sprang up after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the terrifying train ride to Heart Mountain, to the false promise of V-J Day, Silver Like Dust captures a vital chapter of the Japanese American experience through the journey of one remarkable woman. Her story is one of thousands, yet it is a powerful testament to the enduring bonds of family and an unusual look at the American dream.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148173Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148173 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silver Like Dust: One Family’s Story of America's Japanese Internment Author: Kimi Cunningham Grant Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148173 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silver Like Dust: One Family’s Story of America's Japanese Internment Author: Kimi Cunningham Grant Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 38 minutes Release date: January 12, 2012 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The poignant story of a Japanese American woman's journey through one of the most shameful chapters in American history. Sipping tea by the fire, preparing sushi for the family, or indulgently listening to her husband tell the same story for the hundredth time, Kimi Grant's grandmother, Obaachan, was a missing link to Kimi's Japanese heritage, something she had had a mixed relationship with all her life. Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, all Kimi ever wanted to do was fit in, spurning traditional Japanese cuisine and her grandfather's attempts to teach her the language. But there was one part of Obaachan's life that had fascinated and haunted Kimi ever since the age of eleven—her gentle yet proud Obaachan had once been a prisoner, along with 112,000 Japanese Americans, for more than five years of her life. Obaachan never spoke of those years, and Kimi's own mother only spoke of it in whispers. It was a source of haji, or shame. But what had really happened to Obaachan, then a young woman, and the thousands of other men, women, and children like her? Obaachan would meet her husband in the camps and watch her mother die there, too. From the turmoil, racism, and paranoia that sprang up after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the terrifying train ride to Heart Mountain, to the false promise of V-J Day, Silver Like Dust captures a vital chapter of the Japanese American experience through the journey of one remarkable woman. Her story is one of thousands, yet it is a powerful testament to the enduring bonds of family and an unusual look at the American dream.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-story-an-autobiography-and-battle-with-schizophrenia-by-zahid-zaman--65201652https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Story: An Autobiography and Battle with Schizophrenia Author: Zahid Zaman Narrator: John Paul Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 9 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An Autobiography and batle with schizophrenia from a young male Asian perspective. Read the story of an aspiring novelist who has had so many problems in life but overcome them-from victim to victor. This is the life story of Zahid Zaman, sometimes, fun, sometimes sad , sometimes enlightening but always interesting, read how a young male Asian battle with schizophrenia and life to come out on top.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131412Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Story: An Autobiography and Battle with Schizophrenia Author: Zahid Zaman Narrator: John Paul Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 9 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Story: An Autobiography and Battle with Schizophrenia Author: Zahid Zaman Narrator: John Paul Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 9 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An Autobiography and batle with schizophrenia from a young male Asian perspective. Read the story of an aspiring novelist who has had so many problems in life but overcome them-from victim to victor. This is the life story of Zahid Zaman, sometimes, fun, sometimes sad , sometimes enlightening but always interesting, read how a young male Asian battle with schizophrenia and life to come out on top.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mwf-seeking-bff-my-yearlong-search-for-a-new-best-friend-by-rachel-bertsche--65201681https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119253 to listen full audiobooks. Title: MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend Author: Rachel Bertsche Narrator: Annie Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 20, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Rachel Bertsche first moves to Chicago, she’s thrilled to finally share a zip code, let alone an apartment, with her boyfriend. But shortly after getting married, Bertsche realizes that her new life is missing one thing: friends. Sure, she has plenty of BFFs—in New York and San Francisco and Boston and Washington, D.C. Still, in her adopted hometown, there’s no one to call at the last minute for girl talk over brunch or a reality-TV marathon over a bottle of wine. Taking matters into her own hands, Bertsche develops a plan: She’ll go on fifty-two friend-dates, one per week for a year, in hopes of meeting her new Best Friend Forever. In her thought-provoking, uproarious memoir, Bertsche blends the story of her girl-dates (whom she meets everywhere from improv class to friend rental websites) with the latest social research to examine how difficult—and hilariously awkward—it is to make new friends as an adult. In a time when women will happily announce they need a man but are embarrassed to admit they need a BFF, Bertsche uncovers the reality that no matter how great your love life is, you’ve gotta have friends.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119253Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119253 to listen full audiobooks. Title: MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend Author: Rachel Bertsche Narrator: Annie Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119253 to listen full audiobooks. Title: MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend Author: Rachel Bertsche Narrator: Annie Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 20, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Rachel Bertsche first moves to Chicago, she’s thrilled to finally share a zip code, let alone an apartment, with her boyfriend. But shortly after getting married, Bertsche realizes that her new life is missing one thing: friends. Sure, she has plenty of BFFs—in New York and San Francisco and Boston and Washington, D.C. Still, in her adopted hometown, there’s no one to call at the last minute for girl talk over brunch or a reality-TV marathon over a bottle of wine. Taking matters into her own hands, Bertsche develops a plan: She’ll go on fifty-two friend-dates, one per week for a year, in hopes of meeting her new Best Friend Forever. In her thought-provoking, uproarious memoir, Bertsche blends the story of her girl-dates (whom she meets everywhere from improv class to friend rental websites) with the latest social research to examine how difficult—and hilariously awkward—it is to make new friends as an adult. In a time when women will happily announce they need a man but are embarrassed to admit they need a BFF, Bertsche uncovers the reality that no matter how great your love life is, you’ve gotta have friends.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blue-nights-a-memoir-by-joan-didion--65201638https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121203 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blue Nights: A Memoir Author: Joan Didion Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 21 minutes Release date: November 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 4.17 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From one of our most powerful writers, a work of stunning frankness about losing a daughter. Richly textured with bits of her own childhood and married life with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children, illness, and growing old.   Blue Nights opens on July 26, 2010, as Didion thinks back to Quintana’s wedding in New York seven years before. Today would be her wedding anniversary. This fact triggers vivid snapshots of Quintana’s childhood—in Malibu, in Brentwood, at school in Holmby Hills. Reflecting on her daughter but also on her role as a parent, Didion asks the candid questions any parent might about how she feels she failed either because cues were not taken or perhaps displaced. “How could I have missed what was clearly there to be seen?” Finally, perhaps we all remain unknown to each other. Seamlessly woven in are incidents Didion sees as underscoring her own age, something she finds hard to acknowledge, much less accept.   Blue Nights—the long, light evening hours that signal the summer solstice, “the opposite of the dying of the brightness, but also its warning”—like The Year of Magical Thinking before it, is an iconic book of incisive and electric honesty, haunting and profoundly moving.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121203Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121203 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blue Nights: A Memoir Author: Joan Didion Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 21 minutes Release date: November 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121203 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blue Nights: A Memoir Author: Joan Didion Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 21 minutes Release date: November 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 4.17 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From one of our most powerful writers, a work of stunning frankness about losing a daughter. Richly textured with bits of her own childhood and married life with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children, illness, and growing old.   Blue Nights opens on July 26, 2010, as Didion thinks back to Quintana’s wedding in New York seven years before. Today would be her wedding anniversary. This fact triggers vivid snapshots of Quintana’s childhood—in Malibu, in Brentwood, at school in Holmby Hills. Reflecting on her daughter but also on her role as a parent, Didion asks the candid questions any parent might about how she feels she failed either because cues were not taken or perhaps displaced. “How could I have missed what was clearly there to be seen?” Finally, perhaps we all remain unknown to each other. Seamlessly woven in are incidents Didion sees as underscoring her own age, something she finds hard to acknowledge, much less accept.   Blue Nights—the long, light evening hours that signal the summer solstice, “the opposite of the dying of the brightness, but also its warning”—like The Year of Magical Thinking before it, is an iconic book of incisive and electric honesty, haunting and profoundly moving.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-color-of-rain-how-two-families-found-faith-hope-and-love-in-the-midst-of-tragedy-by-gina-kell-spehn-michael-spehn--65201542https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159323 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Color of Rain: How Two Families Found Faith, Hope, and Love in the Midst of Tragedy Author: Gina Kell Spehn, Michael Spehn Narrator: Gina Spehn, Michael And Gina Spehn, Michael Spehn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 4, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When unexpected grief brings two families together, how do they start their journey to healing? Join Michael and Gina Spehn--bestselling authors and founders of the New Day Foundation--as they tell their story of resilience, remembrance, and reliance on their shared faith. Matt Kell and Cathy Spehn had known each other since grade school. As adults, they each got married, lived in their hometown, and attended the same church. Their kids even attended school together. Matt died at home on Christmas Day after a three-year battle with cancer, leaving behind his wife, Gina, and two young boys. After attending Matt's inspirational funeral and reaching out to Gina with offers of support, Cathy was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. She died only 17 days later, leaving behind her husband, Michael, and three young children. In her final hours, Cathy instructed Michael to call Gina Kell. The Color of Rain illuminates the stepping stones of loss and healing that ultimately led to a joyful new life for Michael, Gina, and their five children. Their path to becoming a modern-day Brady Bunch was paved with grief, laughter, and the willingness to be restored to a new and even better life despite the inevitable resistance they faced. As you learn more about Michael and Gina's story, you'll learn: - The importance of keeping God at the center of your marriage - How they navigated becoming a blended family - The life-changing power of faith, even on your darkest days As their dual first-person narrative reveals what it is like to walk through loss and love simultaneously, you'll have an intimate look at how Michael and Gina lived, lost, and ultimately persevered through extraordinary circumstances. Praise for The Color of Rain: 'The Color of Rain is a testament to God's restoration and grace. Even in our suffering, there is beauty. It rarely makes sense, but it's always true: 'He makes all things beautiful, in His time.'' --Katie Davis, New York Times bestselling author of Kisses from Katie 'Michael and Gina Spehn's The Color of Rain is not only an instant bestseller but also an instant classic, certain to be pressed into the hands of hundreds of thousands of grieving men and women by their closest friends, for it is a book that is painfully honest about the depths of sorrow but also full of the joy of the hard path back from near despair. It is another reminder that God is there, however dark the day, and that he will comfort those who call on him.' --Hugh Hewitt, bestselling author and radio host]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159323Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159323 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Color of Rain: How Two Families Found Faith, Hope, and Love in the Midst of Tragedy Author: Gina Kell Spehn, Michael Spehn Narrator: Gina Spehn,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159323 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Color of Rain: How Two Families Found Faith, Hope, and Love in the Midst of Tragedy Author: Gina Kell Spehn, Michael Spehn Narrator: Gina Spehn, Michael And Gina Spehn, Michael Spehn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 4, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When unexpected grief brings two families together, how do they start their journey to healing? Join Michael and Gina Spehn--bestselling authors and founders of the New Day Foundation--as they tell their story of resilience, remembrance, and reliance on their shared faith. Matt Kell and Cathy Spehn had known each other since grade school. As adults, they each got married, lived in their hometown, and attended the same church. Their kids even attended school together. Matt died at home on Christmas Day after a three-year battle with cancer, leaving behind his wife, Gina, and two young boys. After attending Matt's inspirational funeral and reaching out to Gina with offers of support, Cathy was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. She died only 17 days later, leaving behind her husband, Michael, and three young children. In her final hours, Cathy instructed Michael to call Gina Kell. The Color of Rain illuminates the stepping stones of loss and healing that ultimately led to a joyful new life for Michael, Gina, and their five children. Their path to becoming a modern-day Brady Bunch was paved with grief, laughter, and the willingness to be restored to a new and even better life despite the inevitable resistance they faced. As you learn more about Michael and Gina's story, you'll learn: - The importance of keeping God at the center of your marriage - How they navigated becoming a blended family - The life-changing power of faith, even on your darkest days As their dual first-person narrative reveals what it is like to walk through loss and love simultaneously, you'll have an intimate look at how Michael and Gina lived, lost, and ultimately persevered through extraordinary circumstances. Praise for The Color of Rain: 'The Color of Rain is a testament to God's restoration and grace. Even in our suffering, there is beauty. It rarely makes sense, but it's always true: 'He makes all things beautiful, in His time.'' --Katie Davis, New York Times bestselling author of Kisses from Katie 'Michael and Gina Spehn's The Color of Rain is not only an instant bestseller but also an instant classic, certain to be pressed into the hands of hundreds of thousands of grieving men and women by their closest friends, for it is a book that is painfully honest about the depths of sorrow but also full of the joy of the hard path back from near despair. It is another reminder that God is there, however dark the day, and that he will comfort those who call on him.' --Hugh Hewitt, bestselling author and radio host]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/prime-time-love-health-sex-fitness-friendship-spirit-making-the-most-of-all-of-your-life-by-jane-fonda--65201647https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121271 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prime Time: Love, health, sex, fitness, friendship, spirit--making the most of all of your life Author: Jane Fonda Narrator: Jane Fonda Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 26 minutes Release date: August 9, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this inspiring and candid book, Jane Fonda, #1 bestselling author, actress, and workout pioneer, gives us a blueprint for living well and for making the most of life, especially the second half of it. Covering sex, love, food, fitness, self-understanding, spiritual and social growth, and your brain. In Prime Time, she offers a vision for successful living and maturing, A to Z. Highlighting new research and stories from her own life and from the lives of others, Jane Fonda explores how the critical years from 45 and 50, and especially from 60 and beyond, can be times when we truly become the energetic, loving, fulfilled people we were meant to be. Covering the 11 key ingredients for vital living, Fonda invites you to consider with her how to live a more insightful, healthy, and fully integrated life, a life lived more profoundly in touch with ourselves, our bodies, minds, and spirits, and with our talents, friends, and communities. In her research, Fonda discovered two metaphors, the arch and the staircase, that became for her two visions of life. She shows how to see your life the staircase way, as one of continual ascent. She explains how she came to understand the earlier decades of her life by performing a life review, and she shows how you can do a life review too. She reveals how her own life review enabled her to let go of old patterns, to see what means the most to her, and then to cultivate new goals and dreams, to make the most of the mature years. For there has been a longevity revolution, and the average human life expectancy has jumped by years. Fonda asks, what we are meant to do with this precious gift of time? And she writes about how we can navigate the fertile voids that life periodically presents to us. She makes suggestions about exercise (including three key movements for optimal health), diet (how to eat by color), meditation, and how learning new things and creating fresh pathways in your brain can add quality to your life. Fonda writes of positivity, and why many people are happier in the second half of their lives than they have ever been before. In her #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, My Life So Far, Jane Fonda focused on the first half of her extraordinary life—what she called Acts I and II—with an eye toward preparing for a vibrant Act III. Now we have a thoughtfully articulated memoir and guide for how to make all of your life, and especially Act III, Prime Time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121271Tue, 09 Aug 2011 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121271 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prime Time: Love, health, sex, fitness, friendship, spirit--making the most of all of your life Author: Jane Fonda Narrator: Jane Fonda Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121271 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prime Time: Love, health, sex, fitness, friendship, spirit--making the most of all of your life Author: Jane Fonda Narrator: Jane Fonda Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 26 minutes Release date: August 9, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this inspiring and candid book, Jane Fonda, #1 bestselling author, actress, and workout pioneer, gives us a blueprint for living well and for making the most of life, especially the second half of it. Covering sex, love, food, fitness, self-understanding, spiritual and social growth, and your brain. In Prime Time, she offers a vision for successful living and maturing, A to Z. Highlighting new research and stories from her own life and from the lives of others, Jane Fonda explores how the critical years from 45 and 50, and especially from 60 and beyond, can be times when we truly become the energetic, loving, fulfilled people we were meant to be. Covering the 11 key ingredients for vital living, Fonda invites you to consider with her how to live a more insightful, healthy, and fully integrated life, a life lived more profoundly in touch with ourselves, our bodies, minds, and spirits, and with our talents, friends, and communities. In her research, Fonda discovered two metaphors, the arch and the staircase, that became for her two visions of life. She shows how to see your life the staircase way, as one of continual ascent. She explains how she came to understand the earlier decades of her life by performing a life review, and she shows how you can do a life review too. She reveals how her own life review enabled her to let go of old patterns, to see what means the most to her, and then to cultivate new goals and dreams, to make the most of the mature years. For there has been a longevity revolution, and the average human life expectancy has jumped by years. Fonda asks, what we are meant to do with this precious gift of time? And she writes about how we can navigate the fertile voids that life periodically presents to us. She makes suggestions about exercise (including three key movements for optimal health), diet (how to eat by color), meditation, and how learning new things and creating fresh pathways in your brain can add quality to your life. Fonda writes of positivity, and why many people are happier in the second half of their lives than they have ever been before. In her #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, My Life So Far, Jane Fonda focused on the first half of her extraordinary life—what she called Acts I and II—with an eye toward preparing for a vibrant Act III. Now we have a thoughtfully articulated memoir and guide for how to make all of your life, and especially Act III, Prime Time.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/looking-through-a-keyhole-a-memoir-by-julia-spencer--65201651https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Looking Through a Keyhole a Memoir Author: Julia Spencer Narrator: Diana J. Andrade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 22 minutes Release date: July 26, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Julia Spencer takes the listener into her dreams, her fears, her hopes, her deepest private thoughts, and her most candid responses to her shrinking visual world. With humor and a feisty yet surprisingly gentle attitude, she begins to accept vision loss, welcoming her guide dog, Irene, into her life and discovering through that keyhole-sized remnant of vision a deeper understanding of her husband and family and world. The confines of her vision loss cannot restrain the vibrant energy and independence of this remarkable woman. Anyone struggling with a life altering condition will find this story inspiring and motivating.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132078Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Looking Through a Keyhole a Memoir Author: Julia Spencer Narrator: Diana J. Andrade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 22 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Looking Through a Keyhole a Memoir Author: Julia Spencer Narrator: Diana J. Andrade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 22 minutes Release date: July 26, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Julia Spencer takes the listener into her dreams, her fears, her hopes, her deepest private thoughts, and her most candid responses to her shrinking visual world. With humor and a feisty yet surprisingly gentle attitude, she begins to accept vision loss, welcoming her guide dog, Irene, into her life and discovering through that keyhole-sized remnant of vision a deeper understanding of her husband and family and world. The confines of her vision loss cannot restrain the vibrant energy and independence of this remarkable woman. Anyone struggling with a life altering condition will find this story inspiring and motivating.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-stolen-life-a-memoir-by-jaycee-dugard--65201512https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Stolen Life: A Memoir Author: Jaycee Dugard Narrator: Jaycee Dugard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 12, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 186 Ratings of Narrator: 4.44 of Total 41 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An instant #1 New York Times bestseller—Jaycee Dugard’s raw and powerful memoir, her own story of being kidnapped in 1991 and held captive for more than eighteen years. In the summer of June of 1991, I was a normal kid. I did normal things. I had friends and a mother that loved me. I was just like you. Until the day my life was stolen. For eighteen years I was a prisoner. I was an object for someone to use and abuse. For eighteen years I was not allowed to speak my own name. I became a mother and was forced to be a sister. For eighteen years I survived an impossible situation. On August 26, 2009, I took my name back. My name is Jaycee Lee Dugard. I don’t think of myself as a victim, I simply survived an intolerable situation. A Stolen Life is my story—in my own words, in my own way, exactly as I remember it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150278Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Stolen Life: A Memoir Author: Jaycee Dugard Narrator: Jaycee Dugard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 12,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Stolen Life: A Memoir Author: Jaycee Dugard Narrator: Jaycee Dugard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 12, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 186 Ratings of Narrator: 4.44 of Total 41 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An instant #1 New York Times bestseller—Jaycee Dugard’s raw and powerful memoir, her own story of being kidnapped in 1991 and held captive for more than eighteen years. In the summer of June of 1991, I was a normal kid. I did normal things. I had friends and a mother that loved me. I was just like you. Until the day my life was stolen. For eighteen years I was a prisoner. I was an object for someone to use and abuse. For eighteen years I was not allowed to speak my own name. I became a mother and was forced to be a sister. For eighteen years I survived an impossible situation. On August 26, 2009, I took my name back. My name is Jaycee Lee Dugard. I don’t think of myself as a victim, I simply survived an intolerable situation. A Stolen Life is my story—in my own words, in my own way, exactly as I remember it.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sex-mom-and-god-a-religiously-obsessed-sexual-memoir-or-a-sexually-obsessed-religious-memoir-by-frank-schaeffer--65201645https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124695 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sex, Mom, and God: A Religiously Obsessed Sexual Memoir (or a Sexually Obsessed Religious Memoir) Author: Frank Schaeffer Narrator: Frank Schaeffer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: June 28, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Mom was a much nicer person than her God. There are many biblical regulations about everything from beard-trimming to menstruating. Mom worked diligently to recast her personal-hygiene-obsessed God in the best light.” Alternating between laugh-out-loud scenes from his childhood and acidic ruminations on the present state of an America he and his famous fundamentalist parents helped create, bestselling author Frank Schaeffer asks what the Glenn Becks and the Rush Limbaughs and the paranoid fantasies of the “right-wing echo chamber” are really all about. Here’s a hint: sex. The unforgettable central character in Sex, Mom, and God is the author’s far-from-prudish evangelical mother, Edith, who sweetly but bizarrely provides startling juxtapositions of the religious and the sensual thoughout Schaeffer’s childhood. She was, says Frank Schaeffer, “the greatest illustration of the Divine beauty of Paradox I’ve encountered … a fundamentalist living a double life as a lover of beauty who broke all her own judgmental rules in favor of creativity.” Charlotte Gordon, the award-winning author of Mistress Bradstreet, calls Sex, Mom, and God “a tour de force . . . Sarah Palin, ‘The Family,’ Anne Hutchinson, adultery, abortion, homophobia, Uganda, Ronald Reagan, B. B. King, Billy Graham, Hugh Hefner—it’s all here. This is the kind of book I did not want to end.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124695Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124695 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sex, Mom, and God: A Religiously Obsessed Sexual Memoir (or a Sexually Obsessed Religious Memoir) Author: Frank Schaeffer Narrator: Frank Schaeffer...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124695 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sex, Mom, and God: A Religiously Obsessed Sexual Memoir (or a Sexually Obsessed Religious Memoir) Author: Frank Schaeffer Narrator: Frank Schaeffer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: June 28, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Mom was a much nicer person than her God. There are many biblical regulations about everything from beard-trimming to menstruating. Mom worked diligently to recast her personal-hygiene-obsessed God in the best light.” Alternating between laugh-out-loud scenes from his childhood and acidic ruminations on the present state of an America he and his famous fundamentalist parents helped create, bestselling author Frank Schaeffer asks what the Glenn Becks and the Rush Limbaughs and the paranoid fantasies of the “right-wing echo chamber” are really all about. Here’s a hint: sex. The unforgettable central character in Sex, Mom, and God is the author’s far-from-prudish evangelical mother, Edith, who sweetly but bizarrely provides startling juxtapositions of the religious and the sensual thoughout Schaeffer’s childhood. She was, says Frank Schaeffer, “the greatest illustration of the Divine beauty of Paradox I’ve encountered … a fundamentalist living a double life as a lover of beauty who broke all her own judgmental rules in favor of creativity.” Charlotte Gordon, the award-winning author of Mistress Bradstreet, calls Sex, Mom, and God “a tour de force . . . Sarah Palin, ‘The Family,’ Anne Hutchinson, adultery, abortion, homophobia, Uganda, Ronald Reagan, B. B. King, Billy Graham, Hugh Hefner—it’s all here. This is the kind of book I did not want to end.”]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wait-til-next-year-by-doris-kearns-goodwin--65201529https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wait Til Next Year Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: By the award-winning author of Team of Rivals and The Bully Pulpit, Wait Till Next Year is Doris Kearns Goodwin’s touching memoir of growing up in love with her family and baseball. Set in the suburbs of New York in the 1950s, Wait Till Next Year re-creates the postwar era, when the corner store was a place to share stories and neighborhoods were equally divided between Dodger, Giant, and Yankee fans. We meet the people who most influenced Goodwin’s early life: her mother, who taught her the joy of books but whose debilitating illness left her housebound: and her father, who taught her the joy of baseball and to root for the Dodgers of Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snider, and Gil Hodges. Most important, Goodwin describes with eloquence how the Dodgers’ leaving Brooklyn in 1957, and the death of her mother soon after, marked both the end of an era and, for her, the end of childhood.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151681Tue, 08 Mar 2011 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wait Til Next Year Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: March 8,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wait Til Next Year Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: By the award-winning author of Team of Rivals and The Bully Pulpit, Wait Till Next Year is Doris Kearns Goodwin’s touching memoir of growing up in love with her family and baseball. Set in the suburbs of New York in the 1950s, Wait Till Next Year re-creates the postwar era, when the corner store was a place to share stories and neighborhoods were equally divided between Dodger, Giant, and Yankee fans. We meet the people who most influenced Goodwin’s early life: her mother, who taught her the joy of books but whose debilitating illness left her housebound: and her father, who taught her the joy of baseball and to root for the Dodgers of Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snider, and Gil Hodges. Most important, Goodwin describes with eloquence how the Dodgers’ leaving Brooklyn in 1957, and the death of her mother soon after, marked both the end of an era and, for her, the end of childhood.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/people-like-us-life-with-rob-lacey-author-of-the-word-on-the-street-by-sandra-harnisch-lacey-steve-stickley--65201502https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157616 to listen full audiobooks. Title: People Like Us: Life with Rob Lacey, Author of The Word on the Street Author: Sandra Harnisch-Lacey, Steve Stickley Narrator: Stickley Lacy Steve Guinness Sandra Abby, Sandra Harnisch-Lacey, Abby Guinness, Sandra Lacey, Christine Rendel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 16 minutes Release date: March 1, 2011 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “I want to die fully alive so my soul’s got extended capacity for heaven.”—Rob LaceyPeople Like Us is the story of Rob Lacey, poet, actor, and award-winning author of The Street Bible. It is so much more than Rob Lacey’s biography.People Like Us is the passionate and poetic account of an artistic soul enamored with God, and of the woman who loved him. It is a love story of two people, a writer and a dancer, born to be together for all eternity.People Like Us is the memoir Rob Lacey would have written himself.He never got the chance. In May 2006, Rob went to be with the God he adored. Foregoing medical treatment for cancer, he squeezed every last drop out of life that he possibly could, right up to the end. That’s just how Rob Lacey was.Now his wife and best friend, Sandra Harnisch-Lacey, shares Rob’s story, her story, their story. Vibrant with laughter and moistened with tears, People Like Us is a memoir of faith, hope, and love that endures forever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157616Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157616 to listen full audiobooks. Title: People Like Us: Life with Rob Lacey, Author of The Word on the Street Author: Sandra Harnisch-Lacey, Steve Stickley Narrator: Stickley Lacy Steve...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157616 to listen full audiobooks. Title: People Like Us: Life with Rob Lacey, Author of The Word on the Street Author: Sandra Harnisch-Lacey, Steve Stickley Narrator: Stickley Lacy Steve Guinness Sandra Abby, Sandra Harnisch-Lacey, Abby Guinness, Sandra Lacey, Christine Rendel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 16 minutes Release date: March 1, 2011 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “I want to die fully alive so my soul’s got extended capacity for heaven.”—Rob LaceyPeople Like Us is the story of Rob Lacey, poet, actor, and award-winning author of The Street Bible. It is so much more than Rob Lacey’s biography.People Like Us is the passionate and poetic account of an artistic soul enamored with God, and of the woman who loved him. It is a love story of two people, a writer and a dancer, born to be together for all eternity.People Like Us is the memoir Rob Lacey would have written himself.He never got the chance. In May 2006, Rob went to be with the God he adored. Foregoing medical treatment for cancer, he squeezed every last drop out of life that he possibly could, right up to the end. That’s just how Rob Lacey was.Now his wife and best friend, Sandra Harnisch-Lacey, shares Rob’s story, her story, their story. Vibrant with laughter and moistened with tears, People Like Us is a memoir of faith, hope, and love that endures forever.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/poser-my-life-in-twenty-three-yoga-poses-by-claire-dederer--65201595https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136750 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses Author: Claire Dederer Narrator: Christine Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 24 minutes Release date: December 21, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “The studio was decorated in the style of Don’t Be Afraid, We’re Not a Cult. All was white and blond and clean, as though the room had been designed for surgery, or Swedish people. The only spot of color came from the Tibetan prayer flags strung over the doorway into the studio. In flagrant defiance of my longtime policy of never entering a structure adorned with Tibetan prayer flags, I removed my shoes, paid my ten bucks, and walked in…” Ten years ago, Claire Dederer put her back out while breastfeeding her baby daughter. Told to try yoga by everyone from the woman behind the counter at the co-op to the homeless guy on the corner, she signed up for her first class. She fell madly in love. Over the next decade, she would tackle triangle, wheel, and the dreaded crow, becoming fast friends with some poses and developing long-standing feuds with others. At the same time, she found herself confronting the forces that shaped her generation. Daughters of women who ran away to find themselves and made a few messes along the way, Dederer and her peers grew up determined to be good, good, good—even if this meant feeling hemmed in by the smugness of their organic-buying, attachment-parenting, anxiously conscientious little world. Yoga seemed to fit right into this virtuous program, but to her surprise, Dederer found that the deeper she went into the poses, the more they tested her most basic ideas of what makes a good mother, daughter, friend, wife—and the more they made her want something a little less tidy, a little more improvisational. Less goodness, more joy. Poser is unlike any other book about yoga you will read—because it is actually a book about life. Witty and heartfelt, sharp and irreverent, Poser is for anyone who has ever tried to stand on their head while keeping both feet on the ground.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136750Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136750 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses Author: Claire Dederer Narrator: Christine Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 24 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136750 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses Author: Claire Dederer Narrator: Christine Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 24 minutes Release date: December 21, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “The studio was decorated in the style of Don’t Be Afraid, We’re Not a Cult. All was white and blond and clean, as though the room had been designed for surgery, or Swedish people. The only spot of color came from the Tibetan prayer flags strung over the doorway into the studio. In flagrant defiance of my longtime policy of never entering a structure adorned with Tibetan prayer flags, I removed my shoes, paid my ten bucks, and walked in…” Ten years ago, Claire Dederer put her back out while breastfeeding her baby daughter. Told to try yoga by everyone from the woman behind the counter at the co-op to the homeless guy on the corner, she signed up for her first class. She fell madly in love. Over the next decade, she would tackle triangle, wheel, and the dreaded crow, becoming fast friends with some poses and developing long-standing feuds with others. At the same time, she found herself confronting the forces that shaped her generation. Daughters of women who ran away to find themselves and made a few messes along the way, Dederer and her peers grew up determined to be good, good, good—even if this meant feeling hemmed in by the smugness of their organic-buying, attachment-parenting, anxiously conscientious little world. Yoga seemed to fit right into this virtuous program, but to her surprise, Dederer found that the deeper she went into the poses, the more they tested her most basic ideas of what makes a good mother, daughter, friend, wife—and the more they made her want something a little less tidy, a little more improvisational. Less goodness, more joy. Poser is unlike any other book about yoga you will read—because it is actually a book about life. Witty and heartfelt, sharp and irreverent, Poser is for anyone who has ever tried to stand on their head while keeping both feet on the ground.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rage-against-god-how-atheism-led-me-to-faith-by-peter-hitchens--65201501https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157383 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rage Against God: How Atheism Led Me to Faith Author: Peter Hitchens Narrator: Peter Hitchens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 1, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: What if notorious atheist Christopher Hitchens, bestselling author of God Is Not Great, had a Christian brother? He does. Meet Peter Hitchens--British journalist, author, and former atheist--as he tells his powerful story for the first time in The Rage Against God. In The Rage Against God, Hitchens details his personal story of how he left the faith and dramatically returned. Like many of the Old Testament saints whose personal lives were intertwined with the life of their nation, so Peter's story is also the story of modern England and its spiritual decline. The path to a secular utopia, pursued by numerous modern tyrants, is truly paved with more violence than has been witnessed in any era in history. Peter invites you to witness firsthand accounts of atheistic societies, specifically in Communist Russia, where he lived in Moscow during the collapse of the Soviet Union. Peter brings his work as an international journalist to bear as he shows that the twentieth century--the world's bloodiest--entailed nothing short of atheism's own version of the Crusades and the Inquisition. The Rage Against God asks and answers the three failed arguments of atheism: - Are conflicts fought in the name of religion really just conflicts about religion? - Is it possible to determine what is right and what is wrong without God? - Are atheist states not actually atheist? Join Hitchens as he provides hope for all believers whose friends or family members have left Christianity or who are enchanted by the arguments of the anti-religious intellects of our age.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157383Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157383 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rage Against God: How Atheism Led Me to Faith Author: Peter Hitchens Narrator: Peter Hitchens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 57...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157383 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rage Against God: How Atheism Led Me to Faith Author: Peter Hitchens Narrator: Peter Hitchens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 1, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: What if notorious atheist Christopher Hitchens, bestselling author of God Is Not Great, had a Christian brother? He does. Meet Peter Hitchens--British journalist, author, and former atheist--as he tells his powerful story for the first time in The Rage Against God. In The Rage Against God, Hitchens details his personal story of how he left the faith and dramatically returned. Like many of the Old Testament saints whose personal lives were intertwined with the life of their nation, so Peter's story is also the story of modern England and its spiritual decline. The path to a secular utopia, pursued by numerous modern tyrants, is truly paved with more violence than has been witnessed in any era in history. Peter invites you to witness firsthand accounts of atheistic societies, specifically in Communist Russia, where he lived in Moscow during the collapse of the Soviet Union. Peter brings his work as an international journalist to bear as he shows that the twentieth century--the world's bloodiest--entailed nothing short of atheism's own version of the Crusades and the Inquisition. The Rage Against God asks and answers the three failed arguments of atheism: - Are conflicts fought in the name of religion really just conflicts about religion? - Is it possible to determine what is right and what is wrong without God? - Are atheist states not actually atheist? Join Hitchens as he provides hope for all believers whose friends or family members have left Christianity or who are enchanted by the arguments of the anti-religious intellects of our age.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-price-of-freedom-by-alex-domokos--65201622https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138794 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Price of Freedom Author: Alex Domokos Narrator: Vanessa Benjamin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 10 minutes Release date: May 4, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The price of this man’s freedom included the traumatic separation from his baby daughter. Alex Domokos wrote this memoir of his years during and after World War II with two purposes in mind: to allow his daughter a glimpse into his past, and to enlighten others about the tragedy of his homeland, Hungary. The sufferings that plagued the Hungarian people began with the unjust peace settlements after World War I and continued through World War II and its aftermath. He believes that, as victors of World War II, the people of the West must look more deeply into the effects of war on the vanquished. His memoir, beginning in 1951 in Budapest, Hungary, and carrying through to 1962 in Winnipeg, Canada, includes flashbacks to years before and reminiscences of his experiences as a policeman, a POW, a deportee, a husband, and a father. The narrative is engagingly heartfelt, the people real, and the events—the escapes, the encounters, the endurance, and the foreboding—are full of the human emotions that we all can relate to.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138794Tue, 04 May 2010 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138794 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Price of Freedom Author: Alex Domokos Narrator: Vanessa Benjamin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 10 minutes Release date: May 4,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138794 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Price of Freedom Author: Alex Domokos Narrator: Vanessa Benjamin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 10 minutes Release date: May 4, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The price of this man’s freedom included the traumatic separation from his baby daughter. Alex Domokos wrote this memoir of his years during and after World War II with two purposes in mind: to allow his daughter a glimpse into his past, and to enlighten others about the tragedy of his homeland, Hungary. The sufferings that plagued the Hungarian people began with the unjust peace settlements after World War I and continued through World War II and its aftermath. He believes that, as victors of World War II, the people of the West must look more deeply into the effects of war on the vanquished. His memoir, beginning in 1951 in Budapest, Hungary, and carrying through to 1962 in Winnipeg, Canada, includes flashbacks to years before and reminiscences of his experiences as a policeman, a POW, a deportee, a husband, and a father. The narrative is engagingly heartfelt, the people real, and the events—the escapes, the encounters, the endurance, and the foreboding—are full of the human emotions that we all can relate to.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/o-me-of-little-faith-true-confessions-of-a-spiritual-weakling-by-jason-boyett--65201534https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155497 to listen full audiobooks. Title: O Me of Little Faith: True Confessions of a Spiritual Weakling Author: Jason Boyett Narrator: Jason Boyett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 24 minutes Release date: April 20, 2010 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this unabridged audio download of O Me of Little Faith, author Jason Boyett brings you a transparent and personal account of his own of struggles with doubts and unbelief in living out his faith. With humor and frankness, Boyett uses personal anecdotes and a fresh look at Scripture to explore the realities of pursuing Christ through a field of doubt.After three decades of knowing God, understanding Christianity, and living a Christian life, Boyett has come to the place where he can voice the tough questions and travel the road of uncertainty with blinders off, candor on. The message along the way is one of encouragement: Relax. Rely on the grace of a merciful God, a kind father who realizes that his finite creatures must have doubts, should have questions, and will have trouble making sense of an infinite Creator. Ultimately, Boyett concludes that doubt and faith are not polar opposites, but actually work together, existing side-by-side. Uplifting, entertaining, hopeful, O Me of Little Faith will strike a chord with you and any Christian who's dealing with the uncertainties of living life in pursuit of a God who occasionally seems to disappear.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155497Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155497 to listen full audiobooks. Title: O Me of Little Faith: True Confessions of a Spiritual Weakling Author: Jason Boyett Narrator: Jason Boyett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155497 to listen full audiobooks. Title: O Me of Little Faith: True Confessions of a Spiritual Weakling Author: Jason Boyett Narrator: Jason Boyett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 24 minutes Release date: April 20, 2010 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this unabridged audio download of O Me of Little Faith, author Jason Boyett brings you a transparent and personal account of his own of struggles with doubts and unbelief in living out his faith. With humor and frankness, Boyett uses personal anecdotes and a fresh look at Scripture to explore the realities of pursuing Christ through a field of doubt.After three decades of knowing God, understanding Christianity, and living a Christian life, Boyett has come to the place where he can voice the tough questions and travel the road of uncertainty with blinders off, candor on. The message along the way is one of encouragement: Relax. Rely on the grace of a merciful God, a kind father who realizes that his finite creatures must have doubts, should have questions, and will have trouble making sense of an infinite Creator. Ultimately, Boyett concludes that doubt and faith are not polar opposites, but actually work together, existing side-by-side. Uplifting, entertaining, hopeful, O Me of Little Faith will strike a chord with you and any Christian who's dealing with the uncertainties of living life in pursuit of a God who occasionally seems to disappear.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/islands-of-the-damned-a-marine-at-war-in-the-pacific-by-r-v-burgin-william-marvel--65201582https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129677 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific Author: R. V. Burgin, William Marvel Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 32 minutes Release date: March 2, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.55 of Total 92 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 26 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is an eyewitness—and eye-opening—account of some of the most savage and brutal fighting in the war against Japan, told from the perspective of a young Texan who volunteered for the Marine Corps to escape a life as a traveling salesman. R. V. Burgin enlisted at the age of twenty and, with his sharp intelligence and earnest work ethic, climbed the ranks from a green private to a seasoned sergeant. Along the way, he shouldered a rifle as a member of a mortar squad. He saw friends die and enemies killed. He saw scenes he wanted to forget but never did—from enemy snipers who tied themselves to branches in the highest trees, to ambushes along narrow jungle trails, to the abandoned corpses of hara kiri victims, to the final howling banzai attacks as the Japanese embraced their inevitable defeat. An unforgettable narrative of a young Marine in combat, Islands of the Damned brings to life the hell that was the Pacific War.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129677Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129677 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific Author: R. V. Burgin, William Marvel Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129677 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific Author: R. V. Burgin, William Marvel Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 32 minutes Release date: March 2, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.55 of Total 92 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 26 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is an eyewitness—and eye-opening—account of some of the most savage and brutal fighting in the war against Japan, told from the perspective of a young Texan who volunteered for the Marine Corps to escape a life as a traveling salesman. R. V. Burgin enlisted at the age of twenty and, with his sharp intelligence and earnest work ethic, climbed the ranks from a green private to a seasoned sergeant. Along the way, he shouldered a rifle as a member of a mortar squad. He saw friends die and enemies killed. He saw scenes he wanted to forget but never did—from enemy snipers who tied themselves to branches in the highest trees, to ambushes along narrow jungle trails, to the abandoned corpses of hara kiri victims, to the final howling banzai attacks as the Japanese embraced their inevitable defeat. An unforgettable narrative of a young Marine in combat, Islands of the Damned brings to life the hell that was the Pacific War.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-certain-risk-living-your-faith-at-the-edge-by-paul-andrew-richardson--65201553https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159251 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Certain Risk: Living Your Faith at the Edge Author: Paul Andrew Richardson Narrator: Adam Verner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 11 minutes Release date: February 23, 2010 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Busy? Yes. Fruitful? No. Many of us lead frenzied lives—but feel we are going nowhere. Every day you may be asking yourself, “How can I become a voice of hope when the problems are so great? How can I envision my circumstances through God’s eyes and respond to others with the passions of his heart when the dry details of the day take over? How do I begin to live a deeper, richer faith that unleashes God’s transforming work in and through me?” Paul Richardson draws on stories from his life as a change specialist in the world’s largest Muslim country to explore what causes us to be deactivated—pinned down under life’s fluctuating circumstances, personal apathy, and disappointment. Richardson reminds us that the Creator designed each one of us to engage the complexities of our world with creative solutions. Rather than offering a series of how-to steps, Richardson offers you a refreshing vision of what a Spirit-fueled life looks like—a vision that sees Christianity as a fluid, innovative call to love. You will come away with a deeper awareness of your dreams, a renewed passion for faith in action, and a richer understanding of how God created you to live.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159251Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159251 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Certain Risk: Living Your Faith at the Edge Author: Paul Andrew Richardson Narrator: Adam Verner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159251 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Certain Risk: Living Your Faith at the Edge Author: Paul Andrew Richardson Narrator: Adam Verner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 11 minutes Release date: February 23, 2010 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Busy? Yes. Fruitful? No. Many of us lead frenzied lives—but feel we are going nowhere. Every day you may be asking yourself, “How can I become a voice of hope when the problems are so great? How can I envision my circumstances through God’s eyes and respond to others with the passions of his heart when the dry details of the day take over? How do I begin to live a deeper, richer faith that unleashes God’s transforming work in and through me?” Paul Richardson draws on stories from his life as a change specialist in the world’s largest Muslim country to explore what causes us to be deactivated—pinned down under life’s fluctuating circumstances, personal apathy, and disappointment. Richardson reminds us that the Creator designed each one of us to engage the complexities of our world with creative solutions. Rather than offering a series of how-to steps, Richardson offers you a refreshing vision of what a Spirit-fueled life looks like—a vision that sees Christianity as a fluid, innovative call to love. You will come away with a deeper awareness of your dreams, a renewed passion for faith in action, and a richer understanding of how God created you to live.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thin-places-a-memoir-by-mary-e-demuth--65201511https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thin Places: A Memoir Author: Mary E Demuth Narrator: Mary Dumuth, Mary Demuth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 3 minutes Release date: February 9, 2010 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In her moving spiritual memoir, Mary DeMuth traces the winding path of “thin places” in her life—places where she experienced longing and healing more intensely than before. As DeMuth writes, “Thin places are snatches of holy ground, tucked into the corners of our world, where we might just catch a glimpse of eternity. They are aha moments, beautiful realizations, when the Son of God bursts through the hazy fog of our monotony and shines on us afresh.”From losing her earthly father to discovering a heavenly Father who never leaves, from singing Olivia Newton-John songs to the sky to worshiping God under a French sun, from surviving abuse as a latchkey kid to experiencing the joy of mothering three children, DeMuth’s story calls readers to a deeper understanding of their own story. With unusual spiritual wisdom, she looks for God in the past so that she might experience him more profoundly in the present. Her powerful words invite readers to know God in a new way—a God ready to break through any ordinary day or extraordinary pain and offer a glimpse of eternity.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155537Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thin Places: A Memoir Author: Mary E Demuth Narrator: Mary Dumuth, Mary Demuth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 3 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thin Places: A Memoir Author: Mary E Demuth Narrator: Mary Dumuth, Mary Demuth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 3 minutes Release date: February 9, 2010 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In her moving spiritual memoir, Mary DeMuth traces the winding path of “thin places” in her life—places where she experienced longing and healing more intensely than before. As DeMuth writes, “Thin places are snatches of holy ground, tucked into the corners of our world, where we might just catch a glimpse of eternity. They are aha moments, beautiful realizations, when the Son of God bursts through the hazy fog of our monotony and shines on us afresh.”From losing her earthly father to discovering a heavenly Father who never leaves, from singing Olivia Newton-John songs to the sky to worshiping God under a French sun, from surviving abuse as a latchkey kid to experiencing the joy of mothering three children, DeMuth’s story calls readers to a deeper understanding of their own story. With unusual spiritual wisdom, she looks for God in the past so that she might experience him more profoundly in the present. Her powerful words invite readers to know God in a new way—a God ready to break through any ordinary day or extraordinary pain and offer a glimpse of eternity.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/found-art-discovering-beauty-in-foreign-places-by-leeana-tankersley--65201561https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155456 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Found Art: Discovering Beauty in Foreign Places Author: Leeana Tankersley Narrator: Leanna Tankersley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 56 minutes Release date: November 3, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Found Art is a memoir of the year author Leeana Tankersley lived in the Middle East with her Navy SEAL husband during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. After a whirlwind courtship, a move across the world, and the unexpectedly difficult re-entry from a year overseas, Leeana finds her life (and her soul) has been changed forever.With an artist’s eye, Tankersley uses each chapter to piece together moments and memories from her journey—a handwritten note from Kuwait, a braid of fringe from a Persian rug, an original poem, a bit of basting thread, a swatch of black silk from a borrowed abaya, a mesquite leaf, a Navy SEAL trident, a receipt from the Russian-Georgian restaurant on Louisiana Street—to create a work of unexpected beauty.Found art emerges … a literary collage created from salvaged stories of loss, hope, and belief that just might change your soul, too.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155456Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155456 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Found Art: Discovering Beauty in Foreign Places Author: Leeana Tankersley Narrator: Leanna Tankersley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 56...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155456 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Found Art: Discovering Beauty in Foreign Places Author: Leeana Tankersley Narrator: Leanna Tankersley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 56 minutes Release date: November 3, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Found Art is a memoir of the year author Leeana Tankersley lived in the Middle East with her Navy SEAL husband during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. After a whirlwind courtship, a move across the world, and the unexpectedly difficult re-entry from a year overseas, Leeana finds her life (and her soul) has been changed forever.With an artist’s eye, Tankersley uses each chapter to piece together moments and memories from her journey—a handwritten note from Kuwait, a braid of fringe from a Persian rug, an original poem, a bit of basting thread, a swatch of black silk from a borrowed abaya, a mesquite leaf, a Navy SEAL trident, a receipt from the Russian-Georgian restaurant on Louisiana Street—to create a work of unexpected beauty.Found art emerges … a literary collage created from salvaged stories of loss, hope, and belief that just might change your soul, too.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/drinking-with-george-a-barstool-professional-s-guide-to-beer-by-george-wendt--65201509https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150492 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Drinking with George: A Barstool Professional's Guide to Beer Author: George Wendt Narrator: George Wendt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 20, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Will Rogers once said he never met a man he didn’t like. I feel the same about beer. George Wendt and beer have shared a lot over the years: good times, great stories, useless trivia, and a successful show business career. In Drinking with George, Wendt invites readers to crack open a cold one and pull up a seat at the bar as he celebrates the indelible, intoxicating beverage and all its irresistible peculiarities. Spinning hilarious and frank tales of his own imbibing adventures—from taking a first sip of his grandfather’s Bud as a child in Chicago to a beer-fueled impromptu performance with Woody Harrelson and the U.S. Women’s Synchronized Swimming Team—he explores the vast cultural history of brews, tackles basic bar theory, and answers important questions, like: • What’s the real difference between lager, stout, and ale? • How do you convert your lady into a beer-lover? • What do you do when your beer is warm and you want to drink it now? The next-best thing to a barstool and a pint, Drinking with George is all the fun—without the hangover.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150492Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150492 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Drinking with George: A Barstool Professional's Guide to Beer Author: George Wendt Narrator: George Wendt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150492 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Drinking with George: A Barstool Professional's Guide to Beer Author: George Wendt Narrator: George Wendt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 20, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Will Rogers once said he never met a man he didn’t like. I feel the same about beer. George Wendt and beer have shared a lot over the years: good times, great stories, useless trivia, and a successful show business career. In Drinking with George, Wendt invites readers to crack open a cold one and pull up a seat at the bar as he celebrates the indelible, intoxicating beverage and all its irresistible peculiarities. Spinning hilarious and frank tales of his own imbibing adventures—from taking a first sip of his grandfather’s Bud as a child in Chicago to a beer-fueled impromptu performance with Woody Harrelson and the U.S. Women’s Synchronized Swimming Team—he explores the vast cultural history of brews, tackles basic bar theory, and answers important questions, like: • What’s the real difference between lager, stout, and ale? • How do you convert your lady into a beer-lover? • What do you do when your beer is warm and you want to drink it now? The next-best thing to a barstool and a pint, Drinking with George is all the fun—without the hangover.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vera-mrs-vladimir-nabokov-by-stacy-schiff--65201605https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Véra: Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov Author: Stacy Schiff Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 14, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and hailed by critics as both 'monumental' (Boston Globe) and 'utterly romantic' (New York magazine), Stacy Schiff's V├®ra, the story of Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov, brings to shimmering life one of the greatest literary love stories of our time. Vladimir Nabokov—the ├®migr├® author of Lolita, Pale Fire, and Speak, Memory—wrote his books first for himself, second for his wifeV├®ra, and third for no one at all. Set in prewar Europe and postwar America, spanning much of the twentieth century, the story of the Nabokov's fifty-two-year marriage reads as vividly as a novel. V├®ra, both beautiful and brilliant, is its outsized heroine—a woman who loves as deeply and intelligently as did the great romantic heroines of Austen and Tolstoy. Stacy Schiff's V├®ra is a triumph of the biographical form.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139835Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Véra: Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov Author: Stacy Schiff Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 13 minutes Release date: October...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Véra: Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov Author: Stacy Schiff Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 14, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and hailed by critics as both 'monumental' (Boston Globe) and 'utterly romantic' (New York magazine), Stacy Schiff's V├®ra, the story of Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov, brings to shimmering life one of the greatest literary love stories of our time. Vladimir Nabokov—the ├®migr├® author of Lolita, Pale Fire, and Speak, Memory—wrote his books first for himself, second for his wifeV├®ra, and third for no one at all. Set in prewar Europe and postwar America, spanning much of the twentieth century, the story of the Nabokov's fifty-two-year marriage reads as vividly as a novel. V├®ra, both beautiful and brilliant, is its outsized heroine—a woman who loves as deeply and intelligently as did the great romantic heroines of Austen and Tolstoy. Stacy Schiff's V├®ra is a triumph of the biographical form.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-family-of-mine-what-it-was-like-growing-up-gotti-by-victoria-gotti--65201514https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151662 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Family of Mine: What It Was Like Growing Up Gotti Author: Victoria Gotti Narrator: Victoria Gotti Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 29, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* The No-Holds-Barred Truth About Life Inside the Gotti Dynasty—Told by Their Most Famous Daughter Victoria Gotti never intended to reveal the inside story of the Gotti household—the day-to-day life of a family that has sparked scandalous rumors and sensational headlines for decades. But with the pressing need to finally set the record straight came the realization that only she can do so, once and for all. Daughter to the late John Gotti, sister to John A. “Junior” Gotti and three other siblings, single mother to three sons with whom she shared reality television stardom on Growing Up Gotti, an outspoken columnist and bestselling author, Victoria Gotti delivers a candid, colorful, and brutally honest family portrait that reads like a confidential file, filled with deeply personal reflections, bombshell revelations, and stunning insider secrets. The explosive memoir that captures the Gottis as they are—unvarnished, raw, and real—This Family of Mine is the essential chronicle in the ultimate American family saga.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151662Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151662 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Family of Mine: What It Was Like Growing Up Gotti Author: Victoria Gotti Narrator: Victoria Gotti Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151662 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Family of Mine: What It Was Like Growing Up Gotti Author: Victoria Gotti Narrator: Victoria Gotti Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 29, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* The No-Holds-Barred Truth About Life Inside the Gotti Dynasty—Told by Their Most Famous Daughter Victoria Gotti never intended to reveal the inside story of the Gotti household—the day-to-day life of a family that has sparked scandalous rumors and sensational headlines for decades. But with the pressing need to finally set the record straight came the realization that only she can do so, once and for all. Daughter to the late John Gotti, sister to John A. “Junior” Gotti and three other siblings, single mother to three sons with whom she shared reality television stardom on Growing Up Gotti, an outspoken columnist and bestselling author, Victoria Gotti delivers a candid, colorful, and brutally honest family portrait that reads like a confidential file, filled with deeply personal reflections, bombshell revelations, and stunning insider secrets. The explosive memoir that captures the Gottis as they are—unvarnished, raw, and real—This Family of Mine is the essential chronicle in the ultimate American family saga.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chocolate-please-my-adventures-in-food-fat-and-freaks-by-lisa-lampanelli--65201567https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150434 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chocolate, Please: My Adventures in Food, Fat, and Freaks Author: Lisa Lampanelli Narrator: Lisa Lampanelli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 15, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An inside look at the life of Comedy's Lovable Queen of Mean, Lisa Lampanelli, as she dishes on everything from relationships, food, and fat to why once you go black, you never go back. In her jaw-droppingly hilarious and politically incorrect memoir, Lisa reveals all -- including the dysfunctional childhood that made her the insult comic she is today, the subject for which she is best known (black men, black men, and more black men), and her hilarious struggles with her addiction to food and hot guys. By telling her story in her very real, very candid, very open way, Lisa tells her audience that it's okay to be yourself, even if it's just one rehab stint at a time. Lisa also takes listeners behind the scenes at the roasts that have marked her comedy career and launched her into the comedy elite, and reveals the important 'firsts' in her career, including her first time on her hero's program, The Howard Stern Show. Chocolate, Please is a side-splittingly funny portrait of the woman behind the award-winning insult comedy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150434Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150434 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chocolate, Please: My Adventures in Food, Fat, and Freaks Author: Lisa Lampanelli Narrator: Lisa Lampanelli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150434 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chocolate, Please: My Adventures in Food, Fat, and Freaks Author: Lisa Lampanelli Narrator: Lisa Lampanelli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 15, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An inside look at the life of Comedy's Lovable Queen of Mean, Lisa Lampanelli, as she dishes on everything from relationships, food, and fat to why once you go black, you never go back. In her jaw-droppingly hilarious and politically incorrect memoir, Lisa reveals all -- including the dysfunctional childhood that made her the insult comic she is today, the subject for which she is best known (black men, black men, and more black men), and her hilarious struggles with her addiction to food and hot guys. By telling her story in her very real, very candid, very open way, Lisa tells her audience that it's okay to be yourself, even if it's just one rehab stint at a time. Lisa also takes listeners behind the scenes at the roasts that have marked her comedy career and launched her into the comedy elite, and reveals the important 'firsts' in her career, including her first time on her hero's program, The Howard Stern Show. Chocolate, Please is a side-splittingly funny portrait of the woman behind the award-winning insult comedy.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/narrative-of-the-life-of-frederick-douglass-an-american-slave-by-frederick-douglass--65201664https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119788 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Author: Frederick Douglass Narrator: Jonathan Reese Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: August 17, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Born into a life of bondage, Frederick Douglass secretly taught himself to read and write. For a slave, it was a crime punishable by death, but it resulted in one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded. Douglass's autobiography traces his birth into slavery, his escape to the North, and the beginnings of the career that was to make him the preeminent spokesman for his people. His gripping narrative takes us into the fields, cabins, and manors of pre—Civil War plantations in the South and reveals the daily terrors he suffered as a slave. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave is one of the most influential autobiographies ever written. This classic text did as much as or more than any other book to motivate the abolitionists to continue to fight for freedom in America. Written more than a century and a half ago, this timeless classic still speaks directly to our age. It is a record of savagery and inhumanity that goes far to explain why America still suffers from the great injustices of the past.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119788Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119788 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Author: Frederick Douglass Narrator: Jonathan Reese Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119788 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Author: Frederick Douglass Narrator: Jonathan Reese Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: August 17, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Born into a life of bondage, Frederick Douglass secretly taught himself to read and write. For a slave, it was a crime punishable by death, but it resulted in one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded. Douglass's autobiography traces his birth into slavery, his escape to the North, and the beginnings of the career that was to make him the preeminent spokesman for his people. His gripping narrative takes us into the fields, cabins, and manors of pre—Civil War plantations in the South and reveals the daily terrors he suffered as a slave. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave is one of the most influential autobiographies ever written. This classic text did as much as or more than any other book to motivate the abolitionists to continue to fight for freedom in America. Written more than a century and a half ago, this timeless classic still speaks directly to our age. It is a record of savagery and inhumanity that goes far to explain why America still suffers from the great injustices of the past.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/agnes-s-jacket-a-psychologist-s-search-for-the-meanings-of-madness-by-gail-a-hornstein--65201686https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122621 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Agnes's Jacket: A Psychologist's Search for the Meanings of Madness Author: Gail A. Hornstein Narrator: Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 24 minutes Release date: July 29, 2009 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In a Victorian-era German asylum, seamstress Agnes Richter painstakingly stitched a mysterious autobiographical text into every inch of the jacket she created from her institutional uniform. Despite every attempt to silence them, hundreds of other patients have managed to get their stories out, at least in disguised form. Today, in a vibrant underground net-work of “psychiatric survivor groups” all over the world, patients work together to unravel the mysteries of madness and help one another re-cover. Optimistic, courageous, and surprising, Agnes’s Jacket takes us from a code-cracking bunker during World War II to the church basements and treatment centers where a whole new way of understanding the mind has begun to take form. A vast gulf exists between the way medicine explains psychiatric illness and the experiences of those who suffer. Hornstein’s luminous work helps us bridge that gulf, guiding us through the inner lives of those diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar illness, depression, and paranoia and emerging with nothing less than a new model for understanding one another and ourselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122621Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122621 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Agnes's Jacket: A Psychologist's Search for the Meanings of Madness Author: Gail A. Hornstein Narrator: Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122621 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Agnes's Jacket: A Psychologist's Search for the Meanings of Madness Author: Gail A. Hornstein Narrator: Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 24 minutes Release date: July 29, 2009 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In a Victorian-era German asylum, seamstress Agnes Richter painstakingly stitched a mysterious autobiographical text into every inch of the jacket she created from her institutional uniform. Despite every attempt to silence them, hundreds of other patients have managed to get their stories out, at least in disguised form. Today, in a vibrant underground net-work of “psychiatric survivor groups” all over the world, patients work together to unravel the mysteries of madness and help one another re-cover. Optimistic, courageous, and surprising, Agnes’s Jacket takes us from a code-cracking bunker during World War II to the church basements and treatment centers where a whole new way of understanding the mind has begun to take form. A vast gulf exists between the way medicine explains psychiatric illness and the experiences of those who suffer. Hornstein’s luminous work helps us bridge that gulf, guiding us through the inner lives of those diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar illness, depression, and paranoia and emerging with nothing less than a new model for understanding one another and ourselves.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crazy-love-a-memoir-by-leslie-morgan-steiner--65201586https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141927 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crazy Love: A Memoir Author: Leslie Morgan Steiner Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 5, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At twenty-two, Leslie Morgan Steiner seemed to have it all: a Harvard diploma, a glamorous job at Seventeen magazine, a downtown New York City apartment. Plus a handsome, funny, street-smart boyfriend who adored her. But behind her facade of success, this golden girl hid a dark secret. She’d made a mistake shared by millions: She fell in love with the wrong person. At first Leslie and Conor seemed as perfect together as their fairy-tale wedding. Then came the fights she tried to ignore: He pushed her down the stairs of the house they bought together, poured coffee grinds over her hair as she dressed for a critical job interview, choked her during an argument, and threatened her with a gun. Several times he came close to making good on his threat to kill her. With each attack, Leslie lost another piece of herself. Gripping and utterly compelling, Crazy Love takes you inside the violent, devastating world of abusive love. Conor said he’d been abused since he was a young boy, and love and rage danced intimately together in his psyche. Why didn’t Leslie leave? She stayed because she loved him. Find out for yourself if she had fallen truly in love—or into a psychological trap.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141927Sun, 05 Apr 2009 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141927 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crazy Love: A Memoir Author: Leslie Morgan Steiner Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 5,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141927 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Crazy Love: A Memoir Author: Leslie Morgan Steiner Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 5, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At twenty-two, Leslie Morgan Steiner seemed to have it all: a Harvard diploma, a glamorous job at Seventeen magazine, a downtown New York City apartment. Plus a handsome, funny, street-smart boyfriend who adored her. But behind her facade of success, this golden girl hid a dark secret. She’d made a mistake shared by millions: She fell in love with the wrong person. At first Leslie and Conor seemed as perfect together as their fairy-tale wedding. Then came the fights she tried to ignore: He pushed her down the stairs of the house they bought together, poured coffee grinds over her hair as she dressed for a critical job interview, choked her during an argument, and threatened her with a gun. Several times he came close to making good on his threat to kill her. With each attack, Leslie lost another piece of herself. Gripping and utterly compelling, Crazy Love takes you inside the violent, devastating world of abusive love. Conor said he’d been abused since he was a young boy, and love and rage danced intimately together in his psyche. Why didn’t Leslie leave? She stayed because she loved him. Find out for yourself if she had fallen truly in love—or into a psychological trap.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-loved-i-lost-i-made-spaghetti-a-memoir-by-giulia-melucci--65201557https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti: A Memoir Author: Giulia Melucci Narrator: Giulia Melucci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 1, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From failure to fusilli, this deliciously hilarious read tells the story of Giulia Melucci's fizzled romances and the mouth-watering recipes she used to seduce her men, smooth over the lumps, and console herself when the relationships flamed out. From an affectionate alcoholic, to the classic New York City commitment-phobe, to a hipster aged past his sell date, and not one, but two novelists with Peter Pan complexes, Giulia has cooked for them all. She suffers each disappointment with resolute cheer (after a few tears) and a bowl of pastina (recipe included) and has lived to tell the tale so that other women may go out, hopefully with greater success, and if that's not possible, at least have something good to eat. Peppered throughout Giulia's delightful and often poignant remembrances are fond recollections of her mother's cooking, the recipes she learned from her, and many she invented on her own inspired by the men in her life. Readers will howl at Giulia's boyfriend-littered past and swoon over her irresistable culinary creations.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147321Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti: A Memoir Author: Giulia Melucci Narrator: Giulia Melucci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti: A Memoir Author: Giulia Melucci Narrator: Giulia Melucci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 1, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From failure to fusilli, this deliciously hilarious read tells the story of Giulia Melucci's fizzled romances and the mouth-watering recipes she used to seduce her men, smooth over the lumps, and console herself when the relationships flamed out. From an affectionate alcoholic, to the classic New York City commitment-phobe, to a hipster aged past his sell date, and not one, but two novelists with Peter Pan complexes, Giulia has cooked for them all. She suffers each disappointment with resolute cheer (after a few tears) and a bowl of pastina (recipe included) and has lived to tell the tale so that other women may go out, hopefully with greater success, and if that's not possible, at least have something good to eat. Peppered throughout Giulia's delightful and often poignant remembrances are fond recollections of her mother's cooking, the recipes she learned from her, and many she invented on her own inspired by the men in her life. Readers will howl at Giulia's boyfriend-littered past and swoon over her irresistable culinary creations.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thirty-nine-years-of-short-term-memory-loss-the-early-days-of-snl-from-someone-who-was-there-by-tom-davis--65201669https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119656 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss: The Early Days of SNL from Someone Who Was There Author: Tom Davis Narrator: Tom Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 23, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss is a seriously funny, offbeat, and irreverent memoir that chronicles the early days of Saturday Night Live and features some of its greatest personalities—Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Michael O'Donoghue, and Chris Farley. Written by Tom Davis, an original SNL writer and comedy partner of Al Franken, Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss is the story of coming of age in the 1960s and a spellbinding account of the birth and rise of one of television's most celebrated shows. Davis's memoir is filled with wry, candid anecdotes about his days at Saturday Night Live and his friendship with its stars. But it is also the story of Davis's own coming of age—escaping his conservative roots in suburban Minneapolis, traveling the world, and reveling in the hippie culture of 1960s San Francisco. The author finds the highs and lows of his own career to be a hilarious counterpoint to the meteoric rise of SNL and his friends' growing celebrity. Hysterical, lucid, and wise, Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss is a free-spirited, unrepentant romp through an era of sex, drugs, and comedy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119656Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119656 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss: The Early Days of SNL from Someone Who Was There Author: Tom Davis Narrator: Tom Davis Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119656 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss: The Early Days of SNL from Someone Who Was There Author: Tom Davis Narrator: Tom Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 23, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss is a seriously funny, offbeat, and irreverent memoir that chronicles the early days of Saturday Night Live and features some of its greatest personalities—Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Michael O'Donoghue, and Chris Farley. Written by Tom Davis, an original SNL writer and comedy partner of Al Franken, Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss is the story of coming of age in the 1960s and a spellbinding account of the birth and rise of one of television's most celebrated shows. Davis's memoir is filled with wry, candid anecdotes about his days at Saturday Night Live and his friendship with its stars. But it is also the story of Davis's own coming of age—escaping his conservative roots in suburban Minneapolis, traveling the world, and reveling in the hippie culture of 1960s San Francisco. The author finds the highs and lows of his own career to be a hilarious counterpoint to the meteoric rise of SNL and his friends' growing celebrity. Hysterical, lucid, and wise, Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss is a free-spirited, unrepentant romp through an era of sex, drugs, and comedy.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mutiny-on-board-h-m-s-bounty-by-william-bligh--65201657https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119809 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mutiny on Board H.M.S. Bounty Author: William Bligh Narrator: Jonathan Reese Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 9, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Captain William Bligh recorded the most famous mutiny in sea history when a group of his men, led by Fletcher Christian, forced him from his ship onto a small launch and cast him adrift into the sea. Was Bligh a harsh sea captain whose vicious cruelty forced his men to mutiny? Or was Fletcher Christian greedy for power and unjustified in taking command? Was Bligh the tyrant of legend? Or was he one of the most lenient commanders of a Pacific exploration ship of that period? Sail with Captain Bligh on the H.M.S. Bounty, and then follow his incredible quest for survival during his 3,600-mile trip to Timor in an open boat. It's a timeless tale of man's heroic struggle to survive against all odds!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119809Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119809 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mutiny on Board H.M.S. Bounty Author: William Bligh Narrator: Jonathan Reese Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119809 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mutiny on Board H.M.S. Bounty Author: William Bligh Narrator: Jonathan Reese Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 9, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Captain William Bligh recorded the most famous mutiny in sea history when a group of his men, led by Fletcher Christian, forced him from his ship onto a small launch and cast him adrift into the sea. Was Bligh a harsh sea captain whose vicious cruelty forced his men to mutiny? Or was Fletcher Christian greedy for power and unjustified in taking command? Was Bligh the tyrant of legend? Or was he one of the most lenient commanders of a Pacific exploration ship of that period? Sail with Captain Bligh on the H.M.S. Bounty, and then follow his incredible quest for survival during his 3,600-mile trip to Timor in an open boat. It's a timeless tale of man's heroic struggle to survive against all odds!]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rich-brother-rich-sister-two-different-paths-to-god-money-and-happiness-by-robert-t-kiyosaki-emi-kiyosaki--65201551https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/146878 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rich Brother, Rich Sister: Two Different Paths to God, Money and Happiness Series: #12 of Rich Dad's Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki, Emi Kiyosaki Narrator: Jim Bond, Sandra Burr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 6, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Together, then apart, then together again, as a brother and a sister discover the riches of life. Rich Brother, Rich Sister combines the inspirational, true life stories of Robert Kiyosaki and his sister Emi Kiyosaki (Venerable Tenzin Kacho) into a book that will reaffirm your belief in the power of purpose, the importance of action, and the ability to overcome obstacles in a quest for a rich life. In 1962, the United States detonated an atomic bomb ten miles off the coast of Christmas Island in the South Pacific. From that moment, two people, born of the same parents into the same household with the same childhood experiences, found themselves on distinctly different paths toward God, money, and happiness. Robert became a world-famous entrepreneur, author, and teacher of all things financial. Emi became a highly devout Buddhist nun, author, and teacher of all things spiritual. Their lives took them from the Big Island of Hawaii to Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam, to the hippie communes in Haight-Ashbury and to a monastery in India, to private encounters with Dr. R. Buckminster Fuller, to a seat at the foot of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and ultimately back together again. Robert faced death in war, and Emi faced it in the form of cancer. They took risks, made mistakes, learned life’s lessons, and found their own truths. They discovered the peace, the happiness, and the wealth that come through living the lives they were meant to live, the way they were meant to live them. This book will inspire you along your own life’s journey as you search for your own truths, purpose, and path to wealth—both financial and spiritual—to achieve all the riches of life that were meant for you...and for us all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/146878Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/146878 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rich Brother, Rich Sister: Two Different Paths to God, Money and Happiness Series: #12 of Rich Dad's Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki, Emi Kiyosaki Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/146878 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rich Brother, Rich Sister: Two Different Paths to God, Money and Happiness Series: #12 of Rich Dad's Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki, Emi Kiyosaki Narrator: Jim Bond, Sandra Burr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 6, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Together, then apart, then together again, as a brother and a sister discover the riches of life. Rich Brother, Rich Sister combines the inspirational, true life stories of Robert Kiyosaki and his sister Emi Kiyosaki (Venerable Tenzin Kacho) into a book that will reaffirm your belief in the power of purpose, the importance of action, and the ability to overcome obstacles in a quest for a rich life. In 1962, the United States detonated an atomic bomb ten miles off the coast of Christmas Island in the South Pacific. From that moment, two people, born of the same parents into the same household with the same childhood experiences, found themselves on distinctly different paths toward God, money, and happiness. Robert became a world-famous entrepreneur, author, and teacher of all things financial. Emi became a highly devout Buddhist nun, author, and teacher of all things spiritual. Their lives took them from the Big Island of Hawaii to Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam, to the hippie communes in Haight-Ashbury and to a monastery in India, to private encounters with Dr. R. Buckminster Fuller, to a seat at the foot of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and ultimately back together again. Robert faced death in war, and Emi faced it in the form of cancer. They took risks, made mistakes, learned life’s lessons, and found their own truths. They discovered the peace, the happiness, and the wealth that come through living the lives they were meant to live, the way they were meant to live them. This book will inspire you along your own life’s journey as you search for your own truths, purpose, and path to wealth—both financial and spiritual—to achieve all the riches of life that were meant for you...and for us all.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-license-to-steal-by-walter-t-shaw--65201655https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/120004 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A License to Steal Author: Walter T. Shaw Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 4 minutes Release date: December 23, 2008 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: As early as the 1940s, Walter L. Shaw was thinking of speakerphones, conference calls, and call forwarding. Of the thirty-nine patents to his credit, those three telephonic breakthroughs were his biggest inventions, yet nobody knows his name. Ahead of the world by decades, Shaw spent a lifetime inventing and patenting the many means of communication we take for granted, but he was repeatedly cheated by shrewd businessmen and big corporations. His son, Walter T. Shaw, was enraged by the ill treatment of his father and embraced a personal mission to even the score. Shaw Jr. became one of the most prolific jewel thieves in US history, while Shaw Sr., in order to make ends meet for his family, was persuaded to put his brilliance to work for the mob.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/120004Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/120004 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A License to Steal Author: Walter T. Shaw Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 4 minutes Release date: December 23, 2008...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/120004 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A License to Steal Author: Walter T. Shaw Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 4 minutes Release date: December 23, 2008 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: As early as the 1940s, Walter L. Shaw was thinking of speakerphones, conference calls, and call forwarding. Of the thirty-nine patents to his credit, those three telephonic breakthroughs were his biggest inventions, yet nobody knows his name. Ahead of the world by decades, Shaw spent a lifetime inventing and patenting the many means of communication we take for granted, but he was repeatedly cheated by shrewd businessmen and big corporations. His son, Walter T. Shaw, was enraged by the ill treatment of his father and embraced a personal mission to even the score. Shaw Jr. became one of the most prolific jewel thieves in US history, while Shaw Sr., in order to make ends meet for his family, was persuaded to put his brilliance to work for the mob.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reflections-by-iceberg-slim--65201606https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143631 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reflections Author: Iceberg Slim Narrator: Iceberg Slim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 14, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At the age of 18, Iceberg Slim was initiated into "the life". Predominately in Chicago, he was incarcerated several times for pimping, along with several other crimes. During his last stretch in prison he wrote "Pimp" which sold over 6 million copies. In 1976 Slim made this recording, "Reflections", the poignant and memorable recounting of many of his true life experiences. The stories told are not easily forgotten and leave their indelible mark on the listener.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143631Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143631 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reflections Author: Iceberg Slim Narrator: Iceberg Slim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 14, 2008 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143631 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reflections Author: Iceberg Slim Narrator: Iceberg Slim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 14, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At the age of 18, Iceberg Slim was initiated into "the life". Predominately in Chicago, he was incarcerated several times for pimping, along with several other crimes. During his last stretch in prison he wrote "Pimp" which sold over 6 million copies. In 1976 Slim made this recording, "Reflections", the poignant and memorable recounting of many of his true life experiences. The stories told are not easily forgotten and leave their indelible mark on the listener.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thin-is-the-new-happy-by-valerie-frankel--65201513https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149881 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thin Is the New Happy Author: Valerie Frankel Narrator: Marie Caliendo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 1, 2008 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Val Frankel is a woman of amazing insight. . . . Read this, weep, and heal.' —Stacy London, cohost of What Not to Wear You've heard the phrase 'the mirror is not your friend.' For Valerie Frankel, the mirror was so much more than 'not a friend.' It was the mean girl who stole her lunch money, bitch-slapped her in the ladies' room, and cut the hair off her Barbie. If you're like 99.9 percent of women, the war you wage with yourself over your body image begins at the ripe age of eight, and the skirmishes are fought for the next eight decades. Sometimes you don't even know when you've won. (How many of us have taken out a photo from high school and thought, 'Hey! I looked great—why didn't I know it?') This book is for anyone who has spent most of her life on—or thinking about being on—a diet. It's for anyone who ever wished for candlelight in dressing rooms. It's for anyone who has ever owned a pair of 'fat pants.' In short, this book is for anyone who ever felt good or bad about themselves based on how they look. Valerie Frankel, like most women, has spent most of her conscious life on a diet, thinking about a diet, ignoring a diet, or failing on a diet. At age eleven, her mother put Val on her first weight-loss program. As a teen, she was enrolled in Weight Watchers (for which she invented creative ditching methods). As a young woman, her world felt right only when she was able to zip a certain pair of jeans. Not wanting to pass this legacy on to her own daughters, Valerie set out to cleanse herself of her obsession. Thin Is the New Happy is the true story of one woman's quest to exorcise her bad body-image demons, to uncover the truths behind what put them there, and to learn how to truly love herself. It's a poignant, hilarious, and all-out honest account of one woman's struggle with body image—the filter through which she's always seen the world—and the way she ultimately overcame it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149881Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149881 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thin Is the New Happy Author: Valerie Frankel Narrator: Marie Caliendo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149881 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thin Is the New Happy Author: Valerie Frankel Narrator: Marie Caliendo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 1, 2008 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Val Frankel is a woman of amazing insight. . . . Read this, weep, and heal.' —Stacy London, cohost of What Not to Wear You've heard the phrase 'the mirror is not your friend.' For Valerie Frankel, the mirror was so much more than 'not a friend.' It was the mean girl who stole her lunch money, bitch-slapped her in the ladies' room, and cut the hair off her Barbie. If you're like 99.9 percent of women, the war you wage with yourself over your body image begins at the ripe age of eight, and the skirmishes are fought for the next eight decades. Sometimes you don't even know when you've won. (How many of us have taken out a photo from high school and thought, 'Hey! I looked great—why didn't I know it?') This book is for anyone who has spent most of her life on—or thinking about being on—a diet. It's for anyone who ever wished for candlelight in dressing rooms. It's for anyone who has ever owned a pair of 'fat pants.' In short, this book is for anyone who ever felt good or bad about themselves based on how they look. Valerie Frankel, like most women, has spent most of her conscious life on a diet, thinking about a diet, ignoring a diet, or failing on a diet. At age eleven, her mother put Val on her first weight-loss program. As a teen, she was enrolled in Weight Watchers (for which she invented creative ditching methods). As a young woman, her world felt right only when she was able to zip a certain pair of jeans. Not wanting to pass this legacy on to her own daughters, Valerie set out to cleanse herself of her obsession. Thin Is the New Happy is the true story of one woman's quest to exorcise her bad body-image demons, to uncover the truths behind what put them there, and to learn how to truly love herself. It's a poignant, hilarious, and all-out honest account of one woman's struggle with body image—the filter through which she's always seen the world—and the way she ultimately overcame it.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bikeman-by-thomas-f-flynn--65201597https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139608 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bikeman Author: Thomas F. Flynn Narrator: Jim Dale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 9 minutes Release date: August 1, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On September 11, 2001, journalist Tom Flynn set off on his bike toward the World Trade Towers not knowing what he was riding into. Bikeman is one man's journey back to the horrors of that day and to the humanity that somehow emerged from the dust and the death. Both heartbreaking and haunting, his words will stay with you like that 'forever September morning.'' —Meredith Vieira, NBC's Today Tom Flynn brings to his subject three invaluable attributes: the eye of a seasoned journalist, the soul of a poet, and his stunning, first-hand experience of that horrific day.'—David Friend, Vanity Fair From Bikeman: The dead from here are my forever companions I am their pine box, their marble reliquary, their bronze urn, the living, breathing coffin they never had, their final resting place without a stone. I move on at peace. Modeled on Dante's Inferno, veteran journalist Thomas Flynn's Bikeman chronicles the morning of September 11, 2001 like no other published work. Flynn delivers a personal account of his experiences beginning with the first strike on the World Trade Center when he decided to follow his journalist's instinct and point his bike's handlebars in the direction of the north tower. His story continues as he transitions from reporter to participant hoping to survive the fall of the south tower. Now Flynn, as both journalist and now survivor, must come to terms with the harrowing ordeal and somehow find peace in the very act of surviving. Part journalist's record, part survivor's eulogy, Flynn writes: Survival is the absence of death. It is a subdued, a hushed existence. . . I live to talk about it, to relate the tale as it happens, not only its extremities and cruelty, but also the goodness that flourishes too.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139608Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139608 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bikeman Author: Thomas F. Flynn Narrator: Jim Dale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 9 minutes Release date: August 1, 2008 Ratings: Ratings...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139608 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bikeman Author: Thomas F. Flynn Narrator: Jim Dale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 9 minutes Release date: August 1, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On September 11, 2001, journalist Tom Flynn set off on his bike toward the World Trade Towers not knowing what he was riding into. Bikeman is one man's journey back to the horrors of that day and to the humanity that somehow emerged from the dust and the death. Both heartbreaking and haunting, his words will stay with you like that 'forever September morning.'' —Meredith Vieira, NBC's Today Tom Flynn brings to his subject three invaluable attributes: the eye of a seasoned journalist, the soul of a poet, and his stunning, first-hand experience of that horrific day.'—David Friend, Vanity Fair From Bikeman: The dead from here are my forever companions I am their pine box, their marble reliquary, their bronze urn, the living, breathing coffin they never had, their final resting place without a stone. I move on at peace. Modeled on Dante's Inferno, veteran journalist Thomas Flynn's Bikeman chronicles the morning of September 11, 2001 like no other published work. Flynn delivers a personal account of his experiences beginning with the first strike on the World Trade Center when he decided to follow his journalist's instinct and point his bike's handlebars in the direction of the north tower. His story continues as he transitions from reporter to participant hoping to survive the fall of the south tower. Now Flynn, as both journalist and now survivor, must come to terms with the harrowing ordeal and somehow find peace in the very act of surviving. Part journalist's record, part survivor's eulogy, Flynn writes: Survival is the absence of death. It is a subdued, a hushed existence. . . I live to talk about it, to relate the tale as it happens, not only its extremities and cruelty, but also the goodness that flourishes too.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/waiter-rant-thanks-for-the-tip-confessions-of-a-cynical-waiter-by-steve-dublanica--65201538https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153621 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip - Confessions of a Cynical Waiter Author: Steve Dublanica Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 29, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: According to The Waiter, eighty percent of customers are nice people just looking for something to eat. The remaining twenty percent, however, are socially maladjusted psychopaths. Waiter Rant offers the server's unique point of view, replete with tales of customer stupidity, arrogant misbehavior, and unseen bits of human grace transpiring in the most unlikely places. Through outrageous stories, The Waiter reveals the secrets to getting good service, proper tipping etiquette, and how to keep him from spitting in your food. The Waiter also shares his ongoing struggle, at age thirty-eight, to figure out if he can finally leave the first job at which he's truly thrived.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153621Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153621 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip - Confessions of a Cynical Waiter Author: Steve Dublanica Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153621 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip - Confessions of a Cynical Waiter Author: Steve Dublanica Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 29, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: According to The Waiter, eighty percent of customers are nice people just looking for something to eat. The remaining twenty percent, however, are socially maladjusted psychopaths. Waiter Rant offers the server's unique point of view, replete with tales of customer stupidity, arrogant misbehavior, and unseen bits of human grace transpiring in the most unlikely places. Through outrageous stories, The Waiter reveals the secrets to getting good service, proper tipping etiquette, and how to keep him from spitting in your food. The Waiter also shares his ongoing struggle, at age thirty-eight, to figure out if he can finally leave the first job at which he's truly thrived.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-woman-who-can-t-forget-the-extraordinary-story-of-living-with-the-most-remarkable-memory-known-to-science-a-memoir-by-jill-price-bart--65201656https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Woman Who Can't Forget: The Extraordinary Story of Living with the Most Remarkable Memory Known to Science--A Memoir Author: Jill Price, Bart Davis Narrator: Celeste Ciulla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 9, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Jill Price has the first diagnosed case of a memory condition called 'hyperthymestic syndrome' -- the continuous, automatic, autobiographical recall of every day of her life since she was fourteen. Give her any date from that year on, and she can almost instantly tell you what day of the week it was, what she did on that day, and any major world event or cultural happening that took place, as long as she heard about it that day. Her memories are like scenes from home movies, constantly playing in her head, backward and forward, through the years; not only does she make no effort to call her memories to mind, she cannot stop them. The Woman Who Can't Forget is the beautifully written and moving story of Jill's quest to come to terms with her extraordinary memory, living with a condition that no one understood, including her, until the scientific team who studied her finally charted the extraordinary terrain of her abilities. Her fascinating journey speaks volumes about the delicate dance of remembering and forgetting in all of our lives and the many mysteries about how our memories shape us. As we learn of Jill's struggles first to realize how unusual her memory is and then to contend, as she grows up, with the unique challenges of not being able to forget -- remembering both the good times and the bad, the joyous and the devastating, in such vivid and insistent detail -- the way her memory works is contrasted to a wealth of discoveries about the workings of normal human memory and normal human forgetting. Intriguing light is shed on the vital role of what's called 'motivated forgetting'; as well as theories about childhood amnesia, the loss of memory for the first two to three years of our lives; the emotional content of memories; and the way in which autobiographical memories are normally crafted into an ever-evolving and empowering life story. Would we want to remember so much more of our lives if we could? Which memories do our minds privilege over others? Do we truly relive the times we remember most vividly, feeling the emotions that coursed through us then? Why do we forget so much, and in what ways do the workings of memory tailor the reality of what's actually happened to us in our lives? In The Woman Who Can't Forget, Jill Price welcomes us into her remarkable life and takes us on a mind-opening voyage into what life would be like if we didn't forget -- a voyage after which no reader will think of the magical role of memory in our lives in the same way again.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130443Fri, 09 May 2008 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Woman Who Can't Forget: The Extraordinary Story of Living with the Most Remarkable Memory Known to Science--A Memoir Author: Jill Price, Bart Davis...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Woman Who Can't Forget: The Extraordinary Story of Living with the Most Remarkable Memory Known to Science--A Memoir Author: Jill Price, Bart Davis Narrator: Celeste Ciulla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 9, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Jill Price has the first diagnosed case of a memory condition called 'hyperthymestic syndrome' -- the continuous, automatic, autobiographical recall of every day of her life since she was fourteen. Give her any date from that year on, and she can almost instantly tell you what day of the week it was, what she did on that day, and any major world event or cultural happening that took place, as long as she heard about it that day. Her memories are like scenes from home movies, constantly playing in her head, backward and forward, through the years; not only does she make no effort to call her memories to mind, she cannot stop them. The Woman Who Can't Forget is the beautifully written and moving story of Jill's quest to come to terms with her extraordinary memory, living with a condition that no one understood, including her, until the scientific team who studied her finally charted the extraordinary terrain of her abilities. Her fascinating journey speaks volumes about the delicate dance of remembering and forgetting in all of our lives and the many mysteries about how our memories shape us. As we learn of Jill's struggles first to realize how unusual her memory is and then to contend, as she grows up, with the unique challenges of not being able to forget -- remembering both the good times and the bad, the joyous and the devastating, in such vivid and insistent detail -- the way her memory works is contrasted to a wealth of discoveries about the workings of normal human memory and normal human forgetting. Intriguing light is shed on the vital role of what's called 'motivated forgetting'; as well as theories about childhood amnesia, the loss of memory for the first two to three years of our lives; the emotional content of memories; and the way in which autobiographical memories are normally crafted into an ever-evolving and empowering life story. Would we want to remember so much more of our lives if we could? Which memories do our minds privilege over others? Do we truly relive the times we remember most vividly, feeling the emotions that coursed through us then? Why do we forget so much, and in what ways do the workings of memory tailor the reality of what's actually happened to us in our lives? In The Woman Who Can't Forget, Jill Price welcomes us into her remarkable life and takes us on a mind-opening voyage into what life would be like if we didn't forget -- a voyage after which no reader will think of the magical role of memory in our lives in the same way again.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tweak-growing-up-on-methamphetamines-by-nic-sheff--65201552https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139799 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines Author: Nic Sheff Narrator: Richard Powers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 17 minutes Release date: January 1, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.32 of Total 63 Ratings of Narrator: 4.57 of Total 21 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age eleven. In the years that followed, he regularly smoked pot, did cocaine and ecstasy, and developed addictions to crystal meth and heroin. Even so, he felt like he would always be able to quit and put his life together whenever he needed to. It took a violent relapse one summer in California to convince him otherwise. In writing that is raw and honest, Nic spares no detail in telling us the compelling, heartbreaking, and true story of his relapse and the road to recovery. As we watch Nic plunge into the mental and physical depths of drug addiction, he paints a picture of a person at odds with his past, with his family, with his substances, and with himself. It’s a harrowing portrait, but not one without hope.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139799Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139799 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines Author: Nic Sheff Narrator: Richard Powers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 17 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139799 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines Author: Nic Sheff Narrator: Richard Powers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 17 minutes Release date: January 1, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.32 of Total 63 Ratings of Narrator: 4.57 of Total 21 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age eleven. In the years that followed, he regularly smoked pot, did cocaine and ecstasy, and developed addictions to crystal meth and heroin. Even so, he felt like he would always be able to quit and put his life together whenever he needed to. It took a violent relapse one summer in California to convince him otherwise. In writing that is raw and honest, Nic spares no detail in telling us the compelling, heartbreaking, and true story of his relapse and the road to recovery. As we watch Nic plunge into the mental and physical depths of drug addiction, he paints a picture of a person at odds with his past, with his family, with his substances, and with himself. It’s a harrowing portrait, but not one without hope.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-is-a-mix-tape-life-and-loss-one-song-at-a-time-by-rob-sheffield--65201549https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time Author: Rob Sheffield Narrator: Rob Sheffield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: January 2, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “The happiest, saddest, sweetest book about rock ‘n’ roll that I’ve ever experienced.”—Chuck Klosterman   Mix tapes: We all have our favorites. Stick one into a deck, press play, and you’re instantly transported to another time in your life. For Rob Sheffield, that time was one of miraculous love and unbearable grief. A time that spanned seven years, it started when he met the girl of his dreams, and ended when he watched her die in his arms. Using the listings of fifteen of his favorite mix tapes, Rob shows that the power of music to build a bridge between people is stronger than death. You’ll read these words, perhaps surprisingly, with joy in your heart and a song in your head—the one that comes to mind when you think of the love of your life.   Praise for Love is a Mixtape   “A memoir that manages, no small feat, to be funny and beautifully forlorn at the same time.”—The New York Times Book Review   “Humorous, heartbreaking, and heroic.”—Entertainment Weekly   “The finest lines ever written about rock ‘n’ roll . . . Like that song on the radio, every word of Rob’s book is true. Love is a mix tape.”—Rolling Stone   “Many of us use pop culture as a mirror of our emotional lives, but Sheffield happily walks right through the looking glass.”—Los Angeles Times   “Sheffield writes with such aching remembering, you feel like you are invading his privacy . . . and it’s the truth of those details that make this memoir so touching.”—Newsweek]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157627Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time Author: Rob Sheffield Narrator: Rob Sheffield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time Author: Rob Sheffield Narrator: Rob Sheffield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: January 2, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “The happiest, saddest, sweetest book about rock ‘n’ roll that I’ve ever experienced.”—Chuck Klosterman   Mix tapes: We all have our favorites. Stick one into a deck, press play, and you’re instantly transported to another time in your life. For Rob Sheffield, that time was one of miraculous love and unbearable grief. A time that spanned seven years, it started when he met the girl of his dreams, and ended when he watched her die in his arms. Using the listings of fifteen of his favorite mix tapes, Rob shows that the power of music to build a bridge between people is stronger than death. You’ll read these words, perhaps surprisingly, with joy in your heart and a song in your head—the one that comes to mind when you think of the love of your life.   Praise for Love is a Mixtape   “A memoir that manages, no small feat, to be funny and beautifully forlorn at the same time.”—The New York Times Book Review   “Humorous, heartbreaking, and heroic.”—Entertainment Weekly   “The finest lines ever written about rock ‘n’ roll . . . Like that song on the radio, every word of Rob’s book is true. Love is a mix tape.”—Rolling Stone   “Many of us use pop culture as a mirror of our emotional lives, but Sheffield happily walks right through the looking glass.”—Los Angeles Times   “Sheffield writes with such aching remembering, you feel like you are invading his privacy . . . and it’s the truth of those details that make this memoir so touching.”—Newsweek]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/autobiographical-reflections-by-eric-voegelin--65201641https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Autobiographical Reflections Author: Eric Voegelin Narrator: Bernard Mayes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 31 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is an ideal introduction to the ideas of Eric Voegelin, a man whom many regard as the greatest thinker of our time. Here we encounter the stages in the development of his unique philosophy of consciousness; his key intellectual breakthroughs; his theory of history; and his diagnosis of the political ills of the modern age. The book also provides a veritable catalog of the thinkers who formed the intellectual foundation of the twentieth century. Voegelin’s personal recollections of these men provide fresh insight into their thought as well, as he discusses their contributions to his own philosophical development and to the consciousness of the age. In the course of these reminiscences emerges a portrait of a man of wit, courage, affability, and principle.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124210Mon, 01 Jan 2007 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Autobiographical Reflections Author: Eric Voegelin Narrator: Bernard Mayes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 31 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Autobiographical Reflections Author: Eric Voegelin Narrator: Bernard Mayes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 31 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is an ideal introduction to the ideas of Eric Voegelin, a man whom many regard as the greatest thinker of our time. Here we encounter the stages in the development of his unique philosophy of consciousness; his key intellectual breakthroughs; his theory of history; and his diagnosis of the political ills of the modern age. The book also provides a veritable catalog of the thinkers who formed the intellectual foundation of the twentieth century. Voegelin’s personal recollections of these men provide fresh insight into their thought as well, as he discusses their contributions to his own philosophical development and to the consciousness of the age. In the course of these reminiscences emerges a portrait of a man of wit, courage, affability, and principle.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/name-dropping-tales-from-my-san-francisco-nightclub-by-barnaby-conrad--65201563https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141600 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Name Dropping: Tales From My San Francisco Nightclub Author: Barnaby Conrad Narrator: Barnaby Conrad Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When El Matador opened in 1958, Bennett Cerf called it 'the most attractive room in America.' Part saloon, part salon, Barnaby Conrad's nightclub was nestled in the heart of San Francisco's cabaret and nightlife district. On any given night, one might find No├½l Coward, Marilyn Monroe, Truman Capote, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, or Tyrone Power in the club or might hear Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Eva Gabor, George Shearing, or Andr├® Previn take over the piano. In Name Dropping, Barnaby Conrad vibrantly evokes this bygone era. Charming, personable, and witty, the author is both celebrity and fan as he shares vivid, hilarious, and surprising anecdotes, delightfully dropping famous names all the while.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141600Mon, 01 Jan 2007 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141600 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Name Dropping: Tales From My San Francisco Nightclub Author: Barnaby Conrad Narrator: Barnaby Conrad Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141600 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Name Dropping: Tales From My San Francisco Nightclub Author: Barnaby Conrad Narrator: Barnaby Conrad Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When El Matador opened in 1958, Bennett Cerf called it 'the most attractive room in America.' Part saloon, part salon, Barnaby Conrad's nightclub was nestled in the heart of San Francisco's cabaret and nightlife district. On any given night, one might find No├½l Coward, Marilyn Monroe, Truman Capote, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, or Tyrone Power in the club or might hear Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Eva Gabor, George Shearing, or Andr├® Previn take over the piano. In Name Dropping, Barnaby Conrad vibrantly evokes this bygone era. Charming, personable, and witty, the author is both celebrity and fan as he shares vivid, hilarious, and surprising anecdotes, delightfully dropping famous names all the while.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/about-alice-by-calvin-trillin--65201528https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157730 to listen full audiobooks. Title: About Alice Author: Calvin Trillin Narrator: Calvin Trillin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 18 minutes Release date: December 26, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In Calvin Trillin’s antic tales of family life, she was portrayed as the wife who had “a weird predilection for limiting our family to three meals a day” and the mother who thought that if you didn’t go to every performance of your child’s school play, “the county would come and take the child.” Now, five years after her death, her husband offers this loving portrait of Alice Trillin off the page–an educator who was equally at home teaching at a university or a drug treatment center, a gifted writer, a stunningly beautiful and thoroughly engaged woman who, in the words of a friend, “managed to navigate the tricky waters between living a life you could be proud of and still delighting in the many things there are to take pleasure in.” Though it deals with devastating loss, About Alice is also a love story, chronicling a romance that began at a Manhattan party when Calvin Trillin desperately tried to impress a young woman who “seemed to glow.” “You have never again been as funny as you were that night,” Alice would say, twenty or thirty years later. “You mean I peaked in December of 1963?” “I’m afraid so.” But he never quit trying to impress her. In his writing, she was sometimes his subject and always his muse. The dedication of the first book he published after her death read, “I wrote this for Alice. Actually, I wrote everything for Alice.” In that spirit, Calvin Trillin has, with About Alice, created a gift to the wife he adored and to his readers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157730Tue, 26 Dec 2006 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157730 to listen full audiobooks. Title: About Alice Author: Calvin Trillin Narrator: Calvin Trillin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 18 minutes Release date: December 26, 2006...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157730 to listen full audiobooks. Title: About Alice Author: Calvin Trillin Narrator: Calvin Trillin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 18 minutes Release date: December 26, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In Calvin Trillin’s antic tales of family life, she was portrayed as the wife who had “a weird predilection for limiting our family to three meals a day” and the mother who thought that if you didn’t go to every performance of your child’s school play, “the county would come and take the child.” Now, five years after her death, her husband offers this loving portrait of Alice Trillin off the page–an educator who was equally at home teaching at a university or a drug treatment center, a gifted writer, a stunningly beautiful and thoroughly engaged woman who, in the words of a friend, “managed to navigate the tricky waters between living a life you could be proud of and still delighting in the many things there are to take pleasure in.” Though it deals with devastating loss, About Alice is also a love story, chronicling a romance that began at a Manhattan party when Calvin Trillin desperately tried to impress a young woman who “seemed to glow.” “You have never again been as funny as you were that night,” Alice would say, twenty or thirty years later. “You mean I peaked in December of 1963?” “I’m afraid so.” But he never quit trying to impress her. In his writing, she was sometimes his subject and always his muse. The dedication of the first book he published after her death read, “I wrote this for Alice. Actually, I wrote everything for Alice.” In that spirit, Calvin Trillin has, with About Alice, created a gift to the wife he adored and to his readers.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/under-and-alone-the-true-story-of-the-undercover-agent-who-infiltrated-america-s-most-violent-outlaw-motorcycle-gang-by-william-queen--65201550https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157731 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Author: William Queen Narrator: Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 16 minutes Release date: December 5, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 4.86 of Total 7 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 1998, William Queen was a veteran law enforcement agent with a lifelong love of motorcycles and a lack of patience with paperwork. When a “confidential informant” made contact with his boss at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, offering to take an agent inside the San Fernando chapter of the Mongols (the scourge of Southern California, and one of the most dangerous gangs in America), Queen jumped at the chance, not realizing that he was kicking-starting the most extensive undercover operation inside an outlaw motorcycle gang in the history of American law enforcement. Nor did Queen suspect that he would penetrate the gang so successfully that he would become a fully “patched-in” member, eventually rising through their ranks to the office of treasurer, where he had unprecedented access to evidence of their criminal activity. After Queen spent twenty-eight months as “Billy St. John,” the bearded, beer-swilling, Harley-riding gang-banger, the truth of his identity became blurry, even to himself. During his initial “prospecting” phase, Queen was at the mercy of crank-fueled criminal psychopaths who sought to have him test his mettle and prove his fealty by any means necessary, from selling (and doing) drugs, to arms trafficking, stealing motorcycles, driving getaway cars, and, in one shocking instance, stitching up the face of a Mongol “ol’ lady” after a particularly brutal beating at the hands of her boyfriend. Yet despite the constant criminality of the gang, for whom planning cop killings and gang rapes were business as usual, Queen also came to see the genuine camaraderie they shared. When his lengthy undercover work totally isolated Queen from family, his friends, and ATF colleagues, the Mongols felt like the only family he had left. “I had no doubt these guys genuinely loved Billy St. John and would have laid down their lives for him. But they wouldn’t hesitate to murder Billy Queen.” From Queen’s first sleight of hand with a line of methamphetamine in front of him and a knife at his throat, to the fearsome face-off with their decades-old enemy, the Hell’s Angels (a brawl that left three bikers dead), to the heartbreaking scene of a father ostracized at Parents’ Night because his deranged-outlaw appearance precluded any interaction with regular citizens, Under and Alone is a breathless, adrenaline-charged read that puts you on the street with some of the most dangerous men in America and with the law enforcement agents who risk everything to bring them in.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157731Tue, 05 Dec 2006 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157731 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Author: William Queen Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157731 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Author: William Queen Narrator: Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 16 minutes Release date: December 5, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 4.86 of Total 7 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 1998, William Queen was a veteran law enforcement agent with a lifelong love of motorcycles and a lack of patience with paperwork. When a “confidential informant” made contact with his boss at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, offering to take an agent inside the San Fernando chapter of the Mongols (the scourge of Southern California, and one of the most dangerous gangs in America), Queen jumped at the chance, not realizing that he was kicking-starting the most extensive undercover operation inside an outlaw motorcycle gang in the history of American law enforcement. Nor did Queen suspect that he would penetrate the gang so successfully that he would become a fully “patched-in” member, eventually rising through their ranks to the office of treasurer, where he had unprecedented access to evidence of their criminal activity. After Queen spent twenty-eight months as “Billy St. John,” the bearded, beer-swilling, Harley-riding gang-banger, the truth of his identity became blurry, even to himself. During his initial “prospecting” phase, Queen was at the mercy of crank-fueled criminal psychopaths who sought to have him test his mettle and prove his fealty by any means necessary, from selling (and doing) drugs, to arms trafficking, stealing motorcycles, driving getaway cars, and, in one shocking instance, stitching up the face of a Mongol “ol’ lady” after a particularly brutal beating at the hands of her boyfriend. Yet despite the constant criminality of the gang, for whom planning cop killings and gang rapes were business as usual, Queen also came to see the genuine camaraderie they shared. When his lengthy undercover work totally isolated Queen from family, his friends, and ATF colleagues, the Mongols felt like the only family he had left. “I had no doubt these guys genuinely loved Billy St. John and would have laid down their lives for him. But they wouldn’t hesitate to murder Billy Queen.” From Queen’s first sleight of hand with a line of methamphetamine in front of him and a knife at his throat, to the fearsome face-off with their decades-old enemy, the Hell’s Angels (a brawl that left three bikers dead), to the heartbreaking scene of a father ostracized at Parents’ Night because his deranged-outlaw appearance precluded any interaction with regular citizens, Under and Alone is a breathless, adrenaline-charged read that puts you on the street with some of the most dangerous men in America and with the law enforcement agents who risk everything to bring them in.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-hope-they-serve-beer-in-hell-unabridged-selections-by-tucker-max--65201607https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159398 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell: Unabridged Selections Author: Tucker Max Narrator: Tucker Max Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: October 3, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 65 Ratings of Narrator: 3.88 of Total 16 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Tucker Max graduated with high honors from the University of Chicago in 1998 and received an academic scholarship to Duke Law School, where he graduated in 2001, despite the fact that he spent part of one semester--while still enrolled in classes--living in Cancun. He took these degrees and set out to help the world--by drinking, hooking up, acting like an jerk, and then writing about it. The result, I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL, is a collection of first-person tales of sex, alcohol, and mayhem that transport the reader into Tucker's comical, perverse, and oftentimes surreal world. Tucker will admit that many of his antics are completely juvenile and without excuse, but he approaches the stories of his life with brutal honesty, sparing no one, especially not himself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159398Tue, 03 Oct 2006 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159398 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell: Unabridged Selections Author: Tucker Max Narrator: Tucker Max Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159398 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell: Unabridged Selections Author: Tucker Max Narrator: Tucker Max Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: October 3, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 65 Ratings of Narrator: 3.88 of Total 16 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Tucker Max graduated with high honors from the University of Chicago in 1998 and received an academic scholarship to Duke Law School, where he graduated in 2001, despite the fact that he spent part of one semester--while still enrolled in classes--living in Cancun. He took these degrees and set out to help the world--by drinking, hooking up, acting like an jerk, and then writing about it. The result, I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL, is a collection of first-person tales of sex, alcohol, and mayhem that transport the reader into Tucker's comical, perverse, and oftentimes surreal world. Tucker will admit that many of his antics are completely juvenile and without excuse, but he approaches the stories of his life with brutal honesty, sparing no one, especially not himself.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-baghdad-with-love-a-marine-the-war-and-a-dog-named-lava-by-jay-kopelman-melinda-roth--65201588https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Baghdad, With Love: A Marine, the War, and a Dog Named Lava Author: Jay Kopelman, Melinda Roth Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 59 minutes Release date: October 3, 2006 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Love and hope often arrive in the strangest places and in the strangest ways. During his tour of duty in Iraq, LtCol Jay Kopelman of the U.S. Marines endured the emotional stress common for those involved in bloody battles for freedom. Although the rules forbid pets, Kopelman and his comrades adopted an abandoned puppy left behind after the battle for Fallujah. The dog (named Lava) befriended the Marines and journalists, and was eventually smuggled out of Iraq by the soldiers with the help of NPR reporters, John van Zante and the Helen Woodward Animal Center, Iraqi citizens, and the Iams pet food company.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159403Tue, 03 Oct 2006 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Baghdad, With Love: A Marine, the War, and a Dog Named Lava Author: Jay Kopelman, Melinda Roth Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Baghdad, With Love: A Marine, the War, and a Dog Named Lava Author: Jay Kopelman, Melinda Roth Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 59 minutes Release date: October 3, 2006 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Love and hope often arrive in the strangest places and in the strangest ways. During his tour of duty in Iraq, LtCol Jay Kopelman of the U.S. Marines endured the emotional stress common for those involved in bloody battles for freedom. Although the rules forbid pets, Kopelman and his comrades adopted an abandoned puppy left behind after the battle for Fallujah. The dog (named Lava) befriended the Marines and journalists, and was eventually smuggled out of Iraq by the soldiers with the help of NPR reporters, John van Zante and the Helen Woodward Animal Center, Iraqi citizens, and the Iams pet food company.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saving-graces-finding-solace-and-strength-from-friends-and-strangers-by-elizabeth-edwards--65201527https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289611 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers Author: Elizabeth Edwards Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 43 minutes Release date: September 26, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 12 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: She charmed America with her smart, likable, down-to-earth personality as she campaigned for her husband, then vice-presidential candidate John Edwards. She inspired millions as she valiantly fought advanced breast cancer after being diagnosed only days before the 2004 election. She touched hundreds of similarly grieving families when her own son, Wade, died tragically at age sixteen in 1996. Now she shares her experiences in Saving Graces, an incandescent memoir of Edwards’ trials, tragedies, and triumphs, and of how various communities celebrated her joys and lent her steady strength and quiet hope in darker times. Edwards writes about growing up in a military family, where she learned how to make friends easily in dozens of new schools and neighborhoods around the world and came to appreciate the unstinting help and comfort naval families shared. Edwards’ reminiscences of her years as a mother focus on the support she and other parents offered one another, from everyday favors to the ultimate test of her own community’s strength—their compassionate response to the death of the Edwards’ teenage son, Wade, in 1996. Her descriptions of her husband’s campaigns for Senate, president, and vice president offer a fascinating perspective on the groups, great and small, that sustain our democracy. Her fight with breast cancer, which stirred an outpouring of support from women across the country, has once again affirmed Edwards’ belief in the power of community to make our lives better and richer.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289611Tue, 26 Sep 2006 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289611 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers Author: Elizabeth Edwards Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289611 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers Author: Elizabeth Edwards Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 43 minutes Release date: September 26, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 12 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: She charmed America with her smart, likable, down-to-earth personality as she campaigned for her husband, then vice-presidential candidate John Edwards. She inspired millions as she valiantly fought advanced breast cancer after being diagnosed only days before the 2004 election. She touched hundreds of similarly grieving families when her own son, Wade, died tragically at age sixteen in 1996. Now she shares her experiences in Saving Graces, an incandescent memoir of Edwards’ trials, tragedies, and triumphs, and of how various communities celebrated her joys and lent her steady strength and quiet hope in darker times. Edwards writes about growing up in a military family, where she learned how to make friends easily in dozens of new schools and neighborhoods around the world and came to appreciate the unstinting help and comfort naval families shared. Edwards’ reminiscences of her years as a mother focus on the support she and other parents offered one another, from everyday favors to the ultimate test of her own community’s strength—their compassionate response to the death of the Edwards’ teenage son, Wade, in 1996. Her descriptions of her husband’s campaigns for Senate, president, and vice president offer a fascinating perspective on the groups, great and small, that sustain our democracy. Her fight with breast cancer, which stirred an outpouring of support from women across the country, has once again affirmed Edwards’ belief in the power of community to make our lives better and richer.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-american-journey-by-joseph-e-persico-colin-powell--65201507https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159492 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My American Journey Author: Joseph E. Persico, Colin Powell Narrator: Colin Powell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 19, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.23 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A great American success story . . . an endearing and well-written book.”—The New York Times Book Review Colin Powell is the embodiment of the American dream. He was born in Harlem to immigrant parents from Jamaica. He knew the rough life of the streets. He overcame a barely average start at school. Then he joined the Army. The rest is history—Vietnam, the Pentagon, Panama, Desert Storm—but a history that until now has been known only on the surface. Here, for the first time, Colin Powell himself tells us how it happened, in a memoir distinguished by a heartfelt love of country and family, warm good humor, and a soldier’s directness. My American Journey is the powerful story of a life well lived and well told. It is also a view from the mountaintop of the political landscape of America. At a time when Americans feel disenchanted with their leaders, General Powell’s passionate views on family, personal responsibility, and, in his own words, “the greatness of America and the opportunities it offers” inspire hope and present a blueprint for the future. An utterly absorbing account, it is history with a vision.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159492Tue, 19 Sep 2006 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159492 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My American Journey Author: Joseph E. Persico, Colin Powell Narrator: Colin Powell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 42 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159492 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My American Journey Author: Joseph E. Persico, Colin Powell Narrator: Colin Powell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 19, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.23 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A great American success story . . . an endearing and well-written book.”—The New York Times Book Review Colin Powell is the embodiment of the American dream. He was born in Harlem to immigrant parents from Jamaica. He knew the rough life of the streets. He overcame a barely average start at school. Then he joined the Army. The rest is history—Vietnam, the Pentagon, Panama, Desert Storm—but a history that until now has been known only on the surface. Here, for the first time, Colin Powell himself tells us how it happened, in a memoir distinguished by a heartfelt love of country and family, warm good humor, and a soldier’s directness. My American Journey is the powerful story of a life well lived and well told. It is also a view from the mountaintop of the political landscape of America. At a time when Americans feel disenchanted with their leaders, General Powell’s passionate views on family, personal responsibility, and, in his own words, “the greatness of America and the opportunities it offers” inspire hope and present a blueprint for the future. An utterly absorbing account, it is history with a vision.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pro-lessons-about-golf-and-life-from-my-father-claude-harmon-sr-by-butch-harmon--65201515https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/286372 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pro: Lessons About Golf and Life from My Father, Claude Harmon, Sr. Author: Butch Harmon Narrator: Joseph Buttler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 9, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Butch Harmon is the world’s number one golf coach. He taught Tiger Woods through one of the greatest stretches of victories in golf history (and, perhaps even more conspicuously, did not teach Tiger Woods following his unprecedented run), as well as superstars like Greg Norman, Adam Scott, Fred Couples, Darren Clarke, Natalie Gulbis, and Davis Love III. How did he become such a legendary teacher and mentor? The answer is simple: He learned from watching his father. The Harmons are the First Family of golf, and Claude Harmon, Sr., was the greatest of them all. His skill as a player, an innovator, a teacher, a devoted father, a loyal friend, and a peer of giants such as Ben Hogan has gone largely unappreciated by all but those who knew him best. In this book by his son, he finally gets his due. In The Pro, Butch Harmon paints a compelling portrait of an era in sports before the emergence of big media and bigger money, and shows how the lessons he learned about life and golf at his father’s knee made him the man he is today. The Pro is both a family and a golf memoir, as well as an inside look at what it takes to teach the Tigers of the world. It describes how Butch and his brothers, who are also teachers, transfer their father’s unique wit, wisdom, and philosophy to the next generation of golfers. Sometimes their advice relates to the game, sometimes they simply offer words of encouragement and motivation, sometimes they make pointed criticisms intended to shock their students into focus, and sometimes they try to impart simple advice about “walking around through life.” The Harmon brothers are teachers who share a special quality: All of their lessons are passed down from their father. Millions of golf fans know Butch Harmon; many are even familiar with his father and brothers. But never before have we been given such an intimate look at life among the legends of golf. The Pro is the story of an extraordinary father and son that will resonate with anyone who has ever looked back on life and recognized the wisdom of their parents’ teachings. "Golf's hard," Dad would say, pointing a meaty finger at me as if he were about to reveal the secret of the Rosetta Stone. “Good golf is damn hard, and championship golf is something only a few will ever see. But that’s how it should be. If it were easy, everybody would do it. And where’s the fun in that?” From Butch Harmon, the world’s number one golf coach, comes the inside story of how he learned everything he knows about golf and life from his father, Claude Harmon, Sr. Both a family memoir and a reminiscence of growing up among the legends of sport, The Pro is a portrait of one extraordinary family and the game that will carry their legacy for years to come.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/286372Tue, 09 May 2006 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/286372 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pro: Lessons About Golf and Life from My Father, Claude Harmon, Sr. Author: Butch Harmon Narrator: Joseph Buttler Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/286372 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pro: Lessons About Golf and Life from My Father, Claude Harmon, Sr. Author: Butch Harmon Narrator: Joseph Buttler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 9, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Butch Harmon is the world’s number one golf coach. He taught Tiger Woods through one of the greatest stretches of victories in golf history (and, perhaps even more conspicuously, did not teach Tiger Woods following his unprecedented run), as well as superstars like Greg Norman, Adam Scott, Fred Couples, Darren Clarke, Natalie Gulbis, and Davis Love III. How did he become such a legendary teacher and mentor? The answer is simple: He learned from watching his father. The Harmons are the First Family of golf, and Claude Harmon, Sr., was the greatest of them all. His skill as a player, an innovator, a teacher, a devoted father, a loyal friend, and a peer of giants such as Ben Hogan has gone largely unappreciated by all but those who knew him best. In this book by his son, he finally gets his due. In The Pro, Butch Harmon paints a compelling portrait of an era in sports before the emergence of big media and bigger money, and shows how the lessons he learned about life and golf at his father’s knee made him the man he is today. The Pro is both a family and a golf memoir, as well as an inside look at what it takes to teach the Tigers of the world. It describes how Butch and his brothers, who are also teachers, transfer their father’s unique wit, wisdom, and philosophy to the next generation of golfers. Sometimes their advice relates to the game, sometimes they simply offer words of encouragement and motivation, sometimes they make pointed criticisms intended to shock their students into focus, and sometimes they try to impart simple advice about “walking around through life.” The Harmon brothers are teachers who share a special quality: All of their lessons are passed down from their father. Millions of golf fans know Butch Harmon; many are even familiar with his father and brothers. But never before have we been given such an intimate look at life among the legends of golf. The Pro is the story of an extraordinary father and son that will resonate with anyone who has ever looked back on life and recognized the wisdom of their parents’ teachings. "Golf's hard," Dad would say, pointing a meaty finger at me as if he were about to reveal the secret of the Rosetta Stone. “Good golf is damn hard, and championship golf is something only a few will ever see. But that’s how it should be. If it were easy, everybody would do it. And where’s the fun in that?” From Butch Harmon, the world’s number one golf coach, comes the inside story of how he learned everything he knows about golf and life from his father, Claude Harmon, Sr. Both a family memoir and a reminiscence of growing up among the legends of sport, The Pro is a portrait of one extraordinary family and the game that will carry their legacy for years to come.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/orthodoxy-by-g-k-chesterton--65201596https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141773 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Orthodoxy Author: G. K. Chesterton Narrator: Fred Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: G. K. Chesterton was a journalist, playwright, poet, biographer, novelist, essayist, literary commentator, editor, orator, artist, and theologian. Orthodoxy is his great apologia for the Christian faith, which was prompted by a serious attack in 1903 against Christianity by well-known newspaper editor Robert Blatchford. Published just five years later, Chesterson’s famous reply took the form of an autobiographical account of his own indoctrination into the faith. Rather than attempt to explain how Christianity can be believed, he emphasizes what fulfillment in this life can come from believing. His argument is that people in western society need a life of “practical romance, the combination of something that is strange with something that is secure. We need so to view the world as to combine an idea of wonder and an idea of welcome.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141773Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141773 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Orthodoxy Author: G. K. Chesterton Narrator: Fred Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141773 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Orthodoxy Author: G. K. Chesterton Narrator: Fred Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: G. K. Chesterton was a journalist, playwright, poet, biographer, novelist, essayist, literary commentator, editor, orator, artist, and theologian. Orthodoxy is his great apologia for the Christian faith, which was prompted by a serious attack in 1903 against Christianity by well-known newspaper editor Robert Blatchford. Published just five years later, Chesterson’s famous reply took the form of an autobiographical account of his own indoctrination into the faith. Rather than attempt to explain how Christianity can be believed, he emphasizes what fulfillment in this life can come from believing. His argument is that people in western society need a life of “practical romance, the combination of something that is strange with something that is secure. We need so to view the world as to combine an idea of wonder and an idea of welcome.”]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-worst-journey-in-the-world-by-apsley-cherry-garrard--65201591https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139471 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Worst Journey In The World Author: Apsley Cherry-Garrard Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This gripping story of courage and achievement is an account of Robert Falcon Scott's last fateful expedition to the Antarctic, as told by surviving expedition member Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Cherry-Garrard tells of the journey from England to South Africa and southward to the ice floes, where began the unforgettable polar journey across a forbidding and inhospitable region. On November 12, 1912, in arctic temperatures, Cherry-Garrard, in a search party, found the bodies of Scott and his companions, along with their poignant last notebook entries, some of them recorded in this work. Among Cherry-Garrard's friends and admirers were John Galsworthy, H. G. Wells, Arnold Bennett, and Bernard Shaw. His background in the arts and humanities makes The Worst Journey in the World stand out as a literary accomplishment as well as a classic in the annals of exploration.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139471Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139471 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Worst Journey In The World Author: Apsley Cherry-Garrard Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 6 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139471 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Worst Journey In The World Author: Apsley Cherry-Garrard Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This gripping story of courage and achievement is an account of Robert Falcon Scott's last fateful expedition to the Antarctic, as told by surviving expedition member Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Cherry-Garrard tells of the journey from England to South Africa and southward to the ice floes, where began the unforgettable polar journey across a forbidding and inhospitable region. On November 12, 1912, in arctic temperatures, Cherry-Garrard, in a search party, found the bodies of Scott and his companions, along with their poignant last notebook entries, some of them recorded in this work. Among Cherry-Garrard's friends and admirers were John Galsworthy, H. G. Wells, Arnold Bennett, and Bernard Shaw. His background in the arts and humanities makes The Worst Journey in the World stand out as a literary accomplishment as well as a classic in the annals of exploration.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/without-you-a-memoir-of-love-loss-and-the-musical-rent-by-anthony-rapp--65201574https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/140140 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent Author: Anthony Rapp Narrator: Anthony Rapp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Anthony Rapp captures the passion and grit unique to the theater world as he recounts his life-changing experience in the original cast of the Pulitzer Prize–winning musical Rent. Anthony Rapp had a special feeling about Jonathan Larson's rock musical Rent as early as his first audition, which won him a starring role as the video artist Mark Cohen. And when the show opened to thunderous acclaim off Broadway, Rapp knew that something truly extraordinary had taken shape. But even as people celebrated Rent's success, they were also mourning the sudden death of Jonathan Larson, the show's creator. When Anthony's mom began to lose her battle with cancer, he struggled to balance his theater career with his responsibility to his family. Here, Anthony recounts both the show's huge success and his overwhelming loss. He also shares his experiences discovering his sexuality, the tension it created with his mother, and his struggle to gain her acceptance.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/140140Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/140140 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent Author: Anthony Rapp Narrator: Anthony Rapp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/140140 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent Author: Anthony Rapp Narrator: Anthony Rapp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Anthony Rapp captures the passion and grit unique to the theater world as he recounts his life-changing experience in the original cast of the Pulitzer Prize–winning musical Rent. Anthony Rapp had a special feeling about Jonathan Larson's rock musical Rent as early as his first audition, which won him a starring role as the video artist Mark Cohen. And when the show opened to thunderous acclaim off Broadway, Rapp knew that something truly extraordinary had taken shape. But even as people celebrated Rent's success, they were also mourning the sudden death of Jonathan Larson, the show's creator. When Anthony's mom began to lose her battle with cancer, he struggled to balance his theater career with his responsibility to his family. Here, Anthony recounts both the show's huge success and his overwhelming loss. He also shares his experiences discovering his sexuality, the tension it created with his mother, and his struggle to gain her acceptance.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nature-notes-for-1906-by-edith-holden--65201558https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141604 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nature Notes for 1906 Author: Edith Holden Narrator: Vanessa Benjamin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: More than one hundred years ago, a sensitive woman naturalist, nature lover, and accomplished artist began to chronicle all that she encountered while walking and cycling around the countryside of her native England and neighboring Scotland. Besides noting the flora and fauna, she included poems and quaint folk sayings, saints' days, mottoes, and tidbits of history. Follow along with her month by month as she chronicles the summer thunderstorms and the first hard frost, notes Lady Day and Candlemas Day, watches birds nesting and raising their young, and quotes Shakespeare's praise of the fickleness of April and Browning's description of early November hours. Known in its facsimile reproduction as The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady, which became a New York Times bestseller in 1978, Edith Holden's Nature Notes of 1906 will take the listener back in time one hundred years to when a young woman had the leisure time to deeply explore every nook of her countryside, sweetly celebrating the progress of the seasons on every page of her diary.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141604Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141604 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nature Notes for 1906 Author: Edith Holden Narrator: Vanessa Benjamin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141604 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nature Notes for 1906 Author: Edith Holden Narrator: Vanessa Benjamin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: More than one hundred years ago, a sensitive woman naturalist, nature lover, and accomplished artist began to chronicle all that she encountered while walking and cycling around the countryside of her native England and neighboring Scotland. Besides noting the flora and fauna, she included poems and quaint folk sayings, saints' days, mottoes, and tidbits of history. Follow along with her month by month as she chronicles the summer thunderstorms and the first hard frost, notes Lady Day and Candlemas Day, watches birds nesting and raising their young, and quotes Shakespeare's praise of the fickleness of April and Browning's description of early November hours. Known in its facsimile reproduction as The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady, which became a New York Times bestseller in 1978, Edith Holden's Nature Notes of 1906 will take the listener back in time one hundred years to when a young woman had the leisure time to deeply explore every nook of her countryside, sweetly celebrating the progress of the seasons on every page of her diary.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reason-for-hope-by-jane-goodall-phillip-berman--65201524https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reason for Hope Author: Jane Goodall, Phillip Berman Narrator: Jane Goodall Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release date: November 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the new National Geographic documentary Jane, comes a poignant memoir about her spiritual epiphany and an appeal for why everyone can find a reason for hope. Dr. Jane Goodall's revolutionary study of chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe preserve forever altered the very, definition of humanity. Now, in a poignant and insightful memoir, Jane Goodall explores her extraordinary life and personal spiritual odyssey, with observations as profound as the knowledge she has brought back from the forest.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143431Tue, 01 Nov 2005 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reason for Hope Author: Jane Goodall, Phillip Berman Narrator: Jane Goodall Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reason for Hope Author: Jane Goodall, Phillip Berman Narrator: Jane Goodall Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release date: November 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the new National Geographic documentary Jane, comes a poignant memoir about her spiritual epiphany and an appeal for why everyone can find a reason for hope. Dr. Jane Goodall's revolutionary study of chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe preserve forever altered the very, definition of humanity. Now, in a poignant and insightful memoir, Jane Goodall explores her extraordinary life and personal spiritual odyssey, with observations as profound as the knowledge she has brought back from the forest.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/madman-by-khalil-gibran--65201602https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Madman Author: Khalil Gibran Narrator: Michael Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 30, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.59 of Total 93 Ratings of Narrator: 3.61 of Total 18 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Kahlil Gibran (author of The Prophet) was a Lebanese-American philosophical essayist, novelist, mystical poet and artist. During the last 20 years of his life, he lived in the United States, where his works gained recognition and influence within the American popular culture. This abridged audio of The Madman communicates in stories and metaphors Gibran's belief that if a sensible way of living and thinking could be found, people would have mastery over their lives.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129955Sun, 30 Oct 2005 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Madman Author: Khalil Gibran Narrator: Michael Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 30, 2005 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Madman Author: Khalil Gibran Narrator: Michael Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 30, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.59 of Total 93 Ratings of Narrator: 3.61 of Total 18 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Kahlil Gibran (author of The Prophet) was a Lebanese-American philosophical essayist, novelist, mystical poet and artist. During the last 20 years of his life, he lived in the United States, where his works gained recognition and influence within the American popular culture. This abridged audio of The Madman communicates in stories and metaphors Gibran's belief that if a sensible way of living and thinking could be found, people would have mastery over their lives.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/never-have-your-dog-stuffed-and-other-things-i-ve-learned-by-alan-alda--65201562https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345086 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned Author: Alan Alda Narrator: Marc Cashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24 minutes Release date: September 13, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: He’s one of America’s most recognizable and acclaimed actors–a star on Broadway, an Oscar nominee for The Aviator, and the only person to ever win Emmys for acting, writing, and directing, during his eleven years on M*A*S*H. Now Alan Alda has written a memoir as elegant, funny, and affecting as his greatest performances. “My mother didn’t try to stab my father until I was six,” begins Alda’s irresistible story. The son of a popular actor and a loving but mentally ill mother, he spent his early childhood backstage in the erotic and comic world of burlesque and went on, after early struggles, to achieve extraordinary success in his profession. Yet Never Have Your Dog Stuffed is not a memoir of show-business ups and downs. It is a moving and funny story of a boy growing into a man who then realizes he has only just begun to grow. It is the story of turning points in Alda’s life, events that would make him what he is–if only he could survive them. From the moment as a boy when his dead dog is returned from the taxidermist’s shop with a hideous expression on his face, and he learns that death can’t be undone, to the decades-long effort to find compassion for the mother he lived with but never knew, to his acceptance of his father, both personally and professionally, Alda learns the hard way that change, uncertainty, and transformation are what life is made of, and true happiness is found in embracing them. Never Have Your Dog Stuffed, filled with curiosity about nature, good humor, and honesty, is the crowning achievement of an actor, author, and director, but surprisingly, it is the story of a life more filled with turbulence and laughter than any Alda has ever played on the stage or screen.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345086Tue, 13 Sep 2005 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345086 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned Author: Alan Alda Narrator: Marc Cashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345086 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned Author: Alan Alda Narrator: Marc Cashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24 minutes Release date: September 13, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: He’s one of America’s most recognizable and acclaimed actors–a star on Broadway, an Oscar nominee for The Aviator, and the only person to ever win Emmys for acting, writing, and directing, during his eleven years on M*A*S*H. Now Alan Alda has written a memoir as elegant, funny, and affecting as his greatest performances. “My mother didn’t try to stab my father until I was six,” begins Alda’s irresistible story. The son of a popular actor and a loving but mentally ill mother, he spent his early childhood backstage in the erotic and comic world of burlesque and went on, after early struggles, to achieve extraordinary success in his profession. Yet Never Have Your Dog Stuffed is not a memoir of show-business ups and downs. It is a moving and funny story of a boy growing into a man who then realizes he has only just begun to grow. It is the story of turning points in Alda’s life, events that would make him what he is–if only he could survive them. From the moment as a boy when his dead dog is returned from the taxidermist’s shop with a hideous expression on his face, and he learns that death can’t be undone, to the decades-long effort to find compassion for the mother he lived with but never knew, to his acceptance of his father, both personally and professionally, Alda learns the hard way that change, uncertainty, and transformation are what life is made of, and true happiness is found in embracing them. Never Have Your Dog Stuffed, filled with curiosity about nature, good humor, and honesty, is the crowning achievement of an actor, author, and director, but surprisingly, it is the story of a life more filled with turbulence and laughter than any Alda has ever played on the stage or screen.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-detachment-a-memoir-by-tracy-kidder--65201548https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157441 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Detachment: A Memoir Author: Tracy Kidder Narrator: Tracy Kidder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 6, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: My Detachment is a war story like none you have ever read before, an unromanticized portrait of a young man coming of age in the controversial war that defined a generation. In an astonishingly honest, comic, and moving account of his tour of duty in Vietnam, master storyteller Tracy Kidder writes for the first time about himself. This extraordinary memoir is destined to become a classic. Kidder was an ROTC intelligence officer, just months out of college and expecting a stateside assignment, when his orders arrived for Vietnam. There, lovesick, anxious, and melancholic, he tried to assume command of his detachment, a ragtag band of eight more-or-less ungovernable men charged with reporting on enemy radio locations. He eventually learned not only to lead them but to laugh and drink with them as they shared the boredom, pointlessness, and fear of war. Together, they sought a ghostly enemy, homing in on radio transmissions and funneling intelligence gathered by others. Kidder realized that he would spend his time in Vietnam listening in on battle but never actually experiencing it. With remarkable clarity and with great detachment, Kidder looks back at himself from across three and a half decades, confessing how, as a young lieutenant, he sought to borrow from the tragedy around him and to imagine himself a romantic hero. Unrelentingly honest, rueful, and revealing, My Detachment gives us war without heroism, while preserving those rare moments of redeeming grace in the midst of lunacy and danger. The officers and men of My Detachment are not the sort of people who appear in war movies–they are the ones who appear only in war, and they are unforgettable.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157441Tue, 06 Sep 2005 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157441 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Detachment: A Memoir Author: Tracy Kidder Narrator: Tracy Kidder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 6,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157441 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Detachment: A Memoir Author: Tracy Kidder Narrator: Tracy Kidder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 6, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: My Detachment is a war story like none you have ever read before, an unromanticized portrait of a young man coming of age in the controversial war that defined a generation. In an astonishingly honest, comic, and moving account of his tour of duty in Vietnam, master storyteller Tracy Kidder writes for the first time about himself. This extraordinary memoir is destined to become a classic. Kidder was an ROTC intelligence officer, just months out of college and expecting a stateside assignment, when his orders arrived for Vietnam. There, lovesick, anxious, and melancholic, he tried to assume command of his detachment, a ragtag band of eight more-or-less ungovernable men charged with reporting on enemy radio locations. He eventually learned not only to lead them but to laugh and drink with them as they shared the boredom, pointlessness, and fear of war. Together, they sought a ghostly enemy, homing in on radio transmissions and funneling intelligence gathered by others. Kidder realized that he would spend his time in Vietnam listening in on battle but never actually experiencing it. With remarkable clarity and with great detachment, Kidder looks back at himself from across three and a half decades, confessing how, as a young lieutenant, he sought to borrow from the tragedy around him and to imagine himself a romantic hero. Unrelentingly honest, rueful, and revealing, My Detachment gives us war without heroism, while preserving those rare moments of redeeming grace in the midst of lunacy and danger. The officers and men of My Detachment are not the sort of people who appear in war movies–they are the ones who appear only in war, and they are unforgettable.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/palladian-days-finding-a-new-life-in-a-venetian-country-house-by-carl-i-gable-sally-gable--65201521https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345104 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Palladian Days: Finding a New Life in a Venetian Country House Author: Carl I. Gable, Sally Gable Narrator: Kathe Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: July 5, 2005 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A chronicle of an influential villa by Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio that brings a sense of discovery to the Italian countryside and its larger national history. • “If a vacation in Italy this summer just isn’t going to make the cut, this book might be the next best thing.” —Chicago Tribune In 1552, in the countryside outside Venice, the great Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio built Villa Cornaro. In 1989, Sally and Carl Gable became its bemused new owners. Called by Town & Country one of the ten most influential buildings in the world, the villa is the centerpiece of the Gables’ enchanting journey into the life of a place that transformed their own. From the villa’s history and its architectural pleasures, to the lives of its former inhabitants, to the charms of the little town that surrounds it, this loving account delivers generosity, humor, and a sense of discovery. “Palladian Days is nothing short of wonderful–part adventure, mystery, history, diary, and even cookbook. The Gables’ lively account captures the excitement of their acquisition and restoration of one of the greatest houses in Italy. Beguiled by Palladio and the town of Piombino Dese, they trace the history of the Villa Cornaro and their absorption of Italian life. Bravo!” —Susan R. Stein, Gilder Curator and Vice President of Museum Programs, Monticello]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345104Tue, 05 Jul 2005 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345104 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Palladian Days: Finding a New Life in a Venetian Country House Author: Carl I. Gable, Sally Gable Narrator: Kathe Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345104 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Palladian Days: Finding a New Life in a Venetian Country House Author: Carl I. Gable, Sally Gable Narrator: Kathe Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: July 5, 2005 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A chronicle of an influential villa by Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio that brings a sense of discovery to the Italian countryside and its larger national history. • “If a vacation in Italy this summer just isn’t going to make the cut, this book might be the next best thing.” —Chicago Tribune In 1552, in the countryside outside Venice, the great Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio built Villa Cornaro. In 1989, Sally and Carl Gable became its bemused new owners. Called by Town & Country one of the ten most influential buildings in the world, the villa is the centerpiece of the Gables’ enchanting journey into the life of a place that transformed their own. From the villa’s history and its architectural pleasures, to the lives of its former inhabitants, to the charms of the little town that surrounds it, this loving account delivers generosity, humor, and a sense of discovery. “Palladian Days is nothing short of wonderful–part adventure, mystery, history, diary, and even cookbook. The Gables’ lively account captures the excitement of their acquisition and restoration of one of the greatest houses in Italy. Beguiled by Palladio and the town of Piombino Dese, they trace the history of the Villa Cornaro and their absorption of Italian life. Bravo!” —Susan R. Stein, Gilder Curator and Vice President of Museum Programs, Monticello]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-and-honor-by-jann-robbins-general-sid-shachnow--65201635https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135124 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hope and Honor Author: Jann Robbins, General Sid Shachnow Narrator: Brian Emerson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 28 minutes Release date: June 27, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Major General Sid Shachnow was ten-years old when he escaped the notorious Kovno concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Lithuania. Later, he traveled to post-war Germany and he earned a living as a courier for his mother’s black market business. His family eventually came to America where he struggled to get an education, held down three jobs and courted the girl of his dreams. Major General Shachnow began his career in the US Army as a driver for various officers in Europe, all of whom spotted potential in the young private and encouraged him to become an officer. After nearly forty years of service to his country, including two tours of duty in Vietnam, Major General Shachnow could look back on a career and a life with pride, sadness and a sense of duty spawned from freedom, both lost and earned.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135124Mon, 27 Jun 2005 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135124 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hope and Honor Author: Jann Robbins, General Sid Shachnow Narrator: Brian Emerson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 28 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135124 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hope and Honor Author: Jann Robbins, General Sid Shachnow Narrator: Brian Emerson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 28 minutes Release date: June 27, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Major General Sid Shachnow was ten-years old when he escaped the notorious Kovno concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Lithuania. Later, he traveled to post-war Germany and he earned a living as a courier for his mother’s black market business. His family eventually came to America where he struggled to get an education, held down three jobs and courted the girl of his dreams. Major General Shachnow began his career in the US Army as a driver for various officers in Europe, all of whom spotted potential in the young private and encouraged him to become an officer. After nearly forty years of service to his country, including two tours of duty in Vietnam, Major General Shachnow could look back on a career and a life with pride, sadness and a sense of duty spawned from freedom, both lost and earned.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-the-shadow-of-fame-a-memoir-by-the-daughter-of-erik-h-erikson-by-sue-erikson-bloland--65201540https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136438 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In The Shadow of Fame: A Memoir by the Daughter of Erik H. Erikson Author: Sue Erikson Bloland Narrator: Celeste Lawson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 27, 2005 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Written by the daughter of world-renowned psychoanalyst Erik Erikson, this is the intimate story of a daughter’s struggle to develop a sense of self in a family—and a world—in which being famous is the very definition of being a worthwhile human being. Sue Erikson Bloland struggled from an early age to reconcile the public view of her father as a pioneering intellectual and quintessential father figure with the complex and insecure man she knew in private. Overwhelmed and eclipsed by her father’s fame, she spent years searching for meaning and direction in her own life; yet she felt compelled to uphold her father’s public image despite her awareness of his human vulnerabilities. In a portrait enriched by her own psychoanalytic training, Bloland shares her personal insights into the costs and rewards of celebrity. Her story, though unique in its personal details, describes a struggle faced by all of us in the modern, fame-obsessed world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136438Mon, 27 Jun 2005 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136438 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In The Shadow of Fame: A Memoir by the Daughter of Erik H. Erikson Author: Sue Erikson Bloland Narrator: Celeste Lawson Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136438 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In The Shadow of Fame: A Memoir by the Daughter of Erik H. Erikson Author: Sue Erikson Bloland Narrator: Celeste Lawson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 27, 2005 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Written by the daughter of world-renowned psychoanalyst Erik Erikson, this is the intimate story of a daughter’s struggle to develop a sense of self in a family—and a world—in which being famous is the very definition of being a worthwhile human being. Sue Erikson Bloland struggled from an early age to reconcile the public view of her father as a pioneering intellectual and quintessential father figure with the complex and insecure man she knew in private. Overwhelmed and eclipsed by her father’s fame, she spent years searching for meaning and direction in her own life; yet she felt compelled to uphold her father’s public image despite her awareness of his human vulnerabilities. In a portrait enriched by her own psychoanalytic training, Bloland shares her personal insights into the costs and rewards of celebrity. Her story, though unique in its personal details, describes a struggle faced by all of us in the modern, fame-obsessed world.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-golden-mountain-beyond-the-american-dream-by-irene-kai--65201543https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/137047 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Golden Mountain: Beyond the American Dream Author: Irene Kai Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 26, 2005 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A journey back in time, The Golden Mountain is the gripping story of four generations of Chinese women who live and die under the restrictions of their culture—except for one, the author. Her story tells of growing up in Hong Kong and of her transition to New York City, where she struggled to meld the American dream with her ethnic background. Finally, at age fifty she dares to move into the present and understand the true nature of dreams and what it means to live. Spanning continents, generations, immigrations, cultural changes, and social movements, The Golden Mountain is the deeply inspiring tale of a woman claiming her power.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/137047Sun, 26 Jun 2005 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/137047 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Golden Mountain: Beyond the American Dream Author: Irene Kai Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 6 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/137047 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Golden Mountain: Beyond the American Dream Author: Irene Kai Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 26, 2005 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A journey back in time, The Golden Mountain is the gripping story of four generations of Chinese women who live and die under the restrictions of their culture—except for one, the author. Her story tells of growing up in Hong Kong and of her transition to New York City, where she struggled to meld the American dream with her ethnic background. Finally, at age fifty she dares to move into the present and understand the true nature of dreams and what it means to live. Spanning continents, generations, immigrations, cultural changes, and social movements, The Golden Mountain is the deeply inspiring tale of a woman claiming her power.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stuffed-adventures-of-a-restaurant-family-by-patricia-volk--65201614https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124297 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stuffed: Adventures Of a Restaurant Family Author: Patricia Volk Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: June 25, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Patricia Volk's delicious, charming, and wildly funny memoir lets us into her big, crazy, loving, cheerful, infuriating, and wonderful family, where you're never just hungry—you're starving to death, and you're never just full—you're stuffed. Volk's family fed New York City for one hundred years, from 1888 when her great-grandfather introduced pastrami to America until 1988, when her father closed his garment center restaurant. All along, food was pretty much at the center of their lives. But as seductively as Volk evokes the food, Stuffed is at heart a paean to her quirky, vibrant relatives: her grandmother with the 'best legs in Atlantic City'; her grandfather, who invented the wrecking ball; her larger-than-life father, who sculpted snow thrones when other dads were struggling with snowmen. Writing with great freshness and humor, Patricia Volk will leave you hungering to sit down to dinner with her robust family—both for the spectacle and for the food.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124297Sat, 25 Jun 2005 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124297 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stuffed: Adventures Of a Restaurant Family Author: Patricia Volk Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124297 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stuffed: Adventures Of a Restaurant Family Author: Patricia Volk Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: June 25, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Patricia Volk's delicious, charming, and wildly funny memoir lets us into her big, crazy, loving, cheerful, infuriating, and wonderful family, where you're never just hungry—you're starving to death, and you're never just full—you're stuffed. Volk's family fed New York City for one hundred years, from 1888 when her great-grandfather introduced pastrami to America until 1988, when her father closed his garment center restaurant. All along, food was pretty much at the center of their lives. But as seductively as Volk evokes the food, Stuffed is at heart a paean to her quirky, vibrant relatives: her grandmother with the 'best legs in Atlantic City'; her grandfather, who invented the wrecking ball; her larger-than-life father, who sculpted snow thrones when other dads were struggling with snowmen. Writing with great freshness and humor, Patricia Volk will leave you hungering to sit down to dinner with her robust family—both for the spectacle and for the food.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unraveled-the-true-story-of-a-woman-who-dared-to-become-a-different-kind-of-mother-by-maria-housden--65201498https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157607 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unraveled: The True Story of a Woman, Who Dared to Become a Different Kind of Mother Author: Maria Housden Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 1 minute Release date: June 14, 2005 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: As a twelve-year-old girl, Maria Housden’s vision of a happy future included everything that society expects girls to yearn for: a home, a husband, and, of course, children. Life had other plans. Unraveled is Housden’s riveting and thoughtful story of how, after the death of her young daughter, she found the courage to break away from her role as a wife and stay-at-home mom and strike out on her own in search of a more fulfilling life. Leaving her three surviving children in the primary custody of her husband, Housden faced down the disbelief of friends and family and began a journey that would ultimately lead her not only to the truth about herself, but also to a deeper and more loving connection with her children. Housden writes about the emotional reckoning that led to her decision and the ways in which she has become the best mother she can be while no longer living with her children full-time. With fierce honesty and the same gift for poignantly beautiful writing that she demonstrated in the bestselling Hannah’s Gift, Housden makes a valuable contribution to our collective conversation about mothering, marriage, and the assumptions we make about the way life is supposed to be. Unraveled is the remarkable story of one woman’s choice not to live every girl’s dream . . . and instead to find her own.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157607Tue, 14 Jun 2005 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157607 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unraveled: The True Story of a Woman, Who Dared to Become a Different Kind of Mother Author: Maria Housden Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157607 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unraveled: The True Story of a Woman, Who Dared to Become a Different Kind of Mother Author: Maria Housden Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 1 minute Release date: June 14, 2005 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: As a twelve-year-old girl, Maria Housden’s vision of a happy future included everything that society expects girls to yearn for: a home, a husband, and, of course, children. Life had other plans. Unraveled is Housden’s riveting and thoughtful story of how, after the death of her young daughter, she found the courage to break away from her role as a wife and stay-at-home mom and strike out on her own in search of a more fulfilling life. Leaving her three surviving children in the primary custody of her husband, Housden faced down the disbelief of friends and family and began a journey that would ultimately lead her not only to the truth about herself, but also to a deeper and more loving connection with her children. Housden writes about the emotional reckoning that led to her decision and the ways in which she has become the best mother she can be while no longer living with her children full-time. With fierce honesty and the same gift for poignantly beautiful writing that she demonstrated in the bestselling Hannah’s Gift, Housden makes a valuable contribution to our collective conversation about mothering, marriage, and the assumptions we make about the way life is supposed to be. Unraveled is the remarkable story of one woman’s choice not to live every girl’s dream . . . and instead to find her own.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fishing-on-the-edge-the-mike-iaconelli-story-by-andrew-kamenetzky-brian-kamenetzky-mike-iaconelli--65201504https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157903 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fishing on the Edge: The Mike Iaconelli Story Author: Andrew Kamenetzky, Brian Kamenetzky, Mike Iaconelli Narrator: Mike Iaconelli Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 17, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: With his colorful tattoos and booming hip-hop sound track, Mike Iaconelli has turned the world of big-money competitive bass fishing upside down. In Fishing on the Edge, Iaconelli tells his own story–and it’s a whopper: a Philly-born, Jersey-bred Yankee who’s been stealing the spotlight from bass fishing’s traditionally all-Southern anglers, attracting fans and dominating one of the fastest-growing sports in America. How did Mike Iaconelli, a college-educated kid from New Jersey, come blasting into a sport dominated by old-school stars like Gary Klein, Kevin VanDam, and Denny Brauer? How did Mike, aka “Ike,” take a secret childhood passion and turn it into a profession, earning million-dollar sponsorships and a storm of media attention, ranging from ESPN’s SportsCenter to profiles in The New York Times and Esquire? While Mike has attracted both fans and foes on the tour, his success speaks for itself, especially his victory at the 2003 CITGO Bassmaster Classic, the Super Bowl of competitive fishing. Forty-four million Americans fish, but no one does it quite like Mike Iaconelli. In Fishing on the Edge, he lets you in on the secrets to his extraordinary success–how he developed his “power” fishing style, how he attacks the water, positions the boat, and perseveres through those days when the bass just aren’t biting. With sidebar tips that can be used by any fisherman–from using spinner baits to picking out the right rod to his no-fail “secret weapons”–this is an intensive, informative, and often raucous journey through the life of a brash young man destined to do for fishing what Tony Hawk did for the X Games: take the sport to a whole new level. At the same time, it’s the compelling first-person story of a man who prepared carefully every step of the way, kept notes on every fish he ever caught, and executed the perfect plan to get to the top. A tale of passion, competition, and extreme personality, Fishing on the Edge is a book for anyone who loves the sport of fishing, wants to turn a hobby into a career, or is simply fascinated by a man’s unstoppable drive to succeed.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157903Tue, 17 May 2005 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157903 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fishing on the Edge: The Mike Iaconelli Story Author: Andrew Kamenetzky, Brian Kamenetzky, Mike Iaconelli Narrator: Mike Iaconelli Format: Abridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157903 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fishing on the Edge: The Mike Iaconelli Story Author: Andrew Kamenetzky, Brian Kamenetzky, Mike Iaconelli Narrator: Mike Iaconelli Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 17, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: With his colorful tattoos and booming hip-hop sound track, Mike Iaconelli has turned the world of big-money competitive bass fishing upside down. In Fishing on the Edge, Iaconelli tells his own story–and it’s a whopper: a Philly-born, Jersey-bred Yankee who’s been stealing the spotlight from bass fishing’s traditionally all-Southern anglers, attracting fans and dominating one of the fastest-growing sports in America. How did Mike Iaconelli, a college-educated kid from New Jersey, come blasting into a sport dominated by old-school stars like Gary Klein, Kevin VanDam, and Denny Brauer? How did Mike, aka “Ike,” take a secret childhood passion and turn it into a profession, earning million-dollar sponsorships and a storm of media attention, ranging from ESPN’s SportsCenter to profiles in The New York Times and Esquire? While Mike has attracted both fans and foes on the tour, his success speaks for itself, especially his victory at the 2003 CITGO Bassmaster Classic, the Super Bowl of competitive fishing. Forty-four million Americans fish, but no one does it quite like Mike Iaconelli. In Fishing on the Edge, he lets you in on the secrets to his extraordinary success–how he developed his “power” fishing style, how he attacks the water, positions the boat, and perseveres through those days when the bass just aren’t biting. With sidebar tips that can be used by any fisherman–from using spinner baits to picking out the right rod to his no-fail “secret weapons”–this is an intensive, informative, and often raucous journey through the life of a brash young man destined to do for fishing what Tony Hawk did for the X Games: take the sport to a whole new level. At the same time, it’s the compelling first-person story of a man who prepared carefully every step of the way, kept notes on every fish he ever caught, and executed the perfect plan to get to the top. A tale of passion, competition, and extreme personality, Fishing on the Edge is a book for anyone who loves the sport of fishing, wants to turn a hobby into a career, or is simply fascinated by a man’s unstoppable drive to succeed.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-bat-boy-my-true-life-adventures-coming-of-age-with-the-new-york-yankees-by-matthew-mcgough--65201510https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158081 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Bat Boy: My True Life Adventures Coming of Age with the New York Yankees Author: Matthew McGough Narrator: Jason Harris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 10, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Sixteen-year-old Matthew McGough was a fairly typical teenager, obsessed with getting through high school, girls, and baseball, not necessarily in that order. His passion for the New York Yankees was absolute, complete with a poster of his hero, Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly, hanging on his bedroom wall. Despite having no connections whatsoever with the ballclub, Matt dreamed of sitting in the dugout with the fabled Bronx Bombers. So, in the Fall of 1991, he wrote a letter in his very best penmanship to the New York Yankees asking for a position as a bat boy.   Miraculously, he got the job, and on April 7, 1992, Matt walked into the madness of the Yankee clubhouse on Opening Day. And there was Don Mattingly, Donnie Baseball himself, asking him to run an errand, an errand which soon induced panic in the rookie bat boy. Thus began two years of adventures and misadventures—from the perils of chewing tobacco while playing catch with the centerfielder, to being set up on a date by the bullpen, to studying for a history exam at 3:00 a.m. at Yankee Stadium, to his own folly as Matt gradually forgets he’s not a baseball star, he’s a high school student.   BAT BOY captures the lure and beauty of the American pastime, but much more it is a tale of what happens to a young man when his fondest dream comes true. Matthew McGough wonderfully evokes that twilight time just before adulthood, ripe with possibility, foolishness, and hard-won knowledge.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158081Tue, 10 May 2005 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158081 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Bat Boy: My True Life Adventures Coming of Age with the New York Yankees Author: Matthew McGough Narrator: Jason Harris Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158081 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Bat Boy: My True Life Adventures Coming of Age with the New York Yankees Author: Matthew McGough Narrator: Jason Harris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 10, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Sixteen-year-old Matthew McGough was a fairly typical teenager, obsessed with getting through high school, girls, and baseball, not necessarily in that order. His passion for the New York Yankees was absolute, complete with a poster of his hero, Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly, hanging on his bedroom wall. Despite having no connections whatsoever with the ballclub, Matt dreamed of sitting in the dugout with the fabled Bronx Bombers. So, in the Fall of 1991, he wrote a letter in his very best penmanship to the New York Yankees asking for a position as a bat boy.   Miraculously, he got the job, and on April 7, 1992, Matt walked into the madness of the Yankee clubhouse on Opening Day. And there was Don Mattingly, Donnie Baseball himself, asking him to run an errand, an errand which soon induced panic in the rookie bat boy. Thus began two years of adventures and misadventures—from the perils of chewing tobacco while playing catch with the centerfielder, to being set up on a date by the bullpen, to studying for a history exam at 3:00 a.m. at Yankee Stadium, to his own folly as Matt gradually forgets he’s not a baseball star, he’s a high school student.   BAT BOY captures the lure and beauty of the American pastime, but much more it is a tale of what happens to a young man when his fondest dream comes true. Matthew McGough wonderfully evokes that twilight time just before adulthood, ripe with possibility, foolishness, and hard-won knowledge.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/coach-lessons-on-the-game-of-life-by-michael-lewis--65201508https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158072 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life Author: Michael Lewis Narrator: Michael Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 10, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “There are teachers with a rare ability to enter a child’s mind; it’s as if their ability to get there at all gives them the right to stay forever.” There was a turning point in Michael Lewis’s life, in a baseball game when he was fourteen years old. The irascible and often terrifying Coach Fitz put the ball in his hand with the game on the line and managed to convey such confident trust in Lewis’ ability that the boy had no choice but to live up to it. “I didn’t have words for it then, but I do now: I am about to show the world, and myself, what I can do.” The coach’s message was not simply about winning, but about self-respect, sacrifice, courage, and endurance. In some ways, and even now, thirty years later, Lewis still finds himself trying to measure up to what Coach Fitz expected of him.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158072Tue, 10 May 2005 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158072 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life Author: Michael Lewis Narrator: Michael Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 58 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158072 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life Author: Michael Lewis Narrator: Michael Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 10, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “There are teachers with a rare ability to enter a child’s mind; it’s as if their ability to get there at all gives them the right to stay forever.” There was a turning point in Michael Lewis’s life, in a baseball game when he was fourteen years old. The irascible and often terrifying Coach Fitz put the ball in his hand with the game on the line and managed to convey such confident trust in Lewis’ ability that the boy had no choice but to live up to it. “I didn’t have words for it then, but I do now: I am about to show the world, and myself, what I can do.” The coach’s message was not simply about winning, but about self-respect, sacrifice, courage, and endurance. In some ways, and even now, thirty years later, Lewis still finds himself trying to measure up to what Coach Fitz expected of him.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/newjack-guarding-sing-sing-by-ted-conover--65201530https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing Author: Ted Conover Narrator: Ted Conover Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 25, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing is the story of Conover's rookie year as a guard at Sing Sing. It is a nerve-jangling account of his passage into the storied prison and the culture of its guards—both fresh-faced 'newjacks' like Conover and brutally hardened veterans. As he struggles to be a good officer, Conover angers inmates, dodges blows, works to balance decency with toughness, and participates in prison rituals—strip frisks, cell searches, cell 'extractions'—that exact a toll on inmates and officers alike.The tale begins with the corrections academy and ends with the flames and smoke of New Year's Eve on Conover's floor of the notorious B-Block. Along the way, Conover also recounts the history of Sing Sing, from draconian early punishment, to fame as the citadel of capital punishment, to its present status as New York State's 'bottom of the barrel' prison.This audiobook will become a landmark of American journalism—the definitive presentation of the impasse between the need to imprison criminals and the dehumanization of inmates and guards—that almost inevitably takes place behind bars.'Newjack is an astonishing work by a gifted—and dedicated—journalist. Ted Conover takes us into the dangerous, sad, amusing and instructive soul of one of America's best known prisons.' —Tom Brokaw]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156705Mon, 25 Apr 2005 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing Author: Ted Conover Narrator: Ted Conover Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 25,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing Author: Ted Conover Narrator: Ted Conover Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 25, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing is the story of Conover's rookie year as a guard at Sing Sing. It is a nerve-jangling account of his passage into the storied prison and the culture of its guards—both fresh-faced 'newjacks' like Conover and brutally hardened veterans. As he struggles to be a good officer, Conover angers inmates, dodges blows, works to balance decency with toughness, and participates in prison rituals—strip frisks, cell searches, cell 'extractions'—that exact a toll on inmates and officers alike.The tale begins with the corrections academy and ends with the flames and smoke of New Year's Eve on Conover's floor of the notorious B-Block. Along the way, Conover also recounts the history of Sing Sing, from draconian early punishment, to fame as the citadel of capital punishment, to its present status as New York State's 'bottom of the barrel' prison.This audiobook will become a landmark of American journalism—the definitive presentation of the impasse between the need to imprison criminals and the dehumanization of inmates and guards—that almost inevitably takes place behind bars.'Newjack is an astonishing work by a gifted—and dedicated—journalist. Ted Conover takes us into the dangerous, sad, amusing and instructive soul of one of America's best known prisons.' —Tom Brokaw]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-life-so-far-by-jane-fonda--65201667https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122506 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Life So Far Author: Jane Fonda Narrator: Jane Fonda Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 5, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 38 Ratings of Narrator: 4.7 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: She is one of the most recognizable women of our time. America knows Jane Fonda as an actress and an activist, a feminist and a wife, a workout guru and a role model. Now, in this extraordinary memoir, Fonda reveals that she is so much more. From her youth among Hollywood’s elite and her early film career to the challenges and triumphs of her life today, Jane Fonda reveals intimate details and universal truths that she hopes “can provide a lens through which others can see their lives and how they can live them a little differently.” Fonda divides her “life so far” into three “acts,” writing about her childhood, first films, and marriage to Roger Vadim in Act One. At once a picture emerges: a child born to the acting legend Henry Fonda and the glamorous society princess Frances Seymour. But these early years are also marked by profound sadness: her mother’s mental illness and suicide when Jane is twelve years old, her father’s emotional distance, and her personal struggle to find her way in the world as a young woman. By her second act, Fonda lays the foundation for her activism, even as her career takes flight. She highlights her struggle to live consciously and authentically while remaining in the public eye as she recounts her marriages to Tom Hayden and Ted Turner, and examines her controversial and defining involvement with the Vietnam War. As her film career grows, Fonda learns to incorporate her roles into a larger vision of what matters most in her life–and in the process she wins two Academy Awards, for Klute and for Coming Home. In Fonda’s third act, she is prepared to do the work of a lifetime–to begin living consciously in a way that might inspire others who can learn from her experiences. Surprising, candid, and wonderfully written, Jane Fonda’s My Life So Far is filled with universal insights into the personal struggles of women living full and engaged lives.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122506Tue, 05 Apr 2005 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122506 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Life So Far Author: Jane Fonda Narrator: Jane Fonda Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 5, 2005 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122506 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Life So Far Author: Jane Fonda Narrator: Jane Fonda Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 5, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 38 Ratings of Narrator: 4.7 of Total 10 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: She is one of the most recognizable women of our time. America knows Jane Fonda as an actress and an activist, a feminist and a wife, a workout guru and a role model. Now, in this extraordinary memoir, Fonda reveals that she is so much more. From her youth among Hollywood’s elite and her early film career to the challenges and triumphs of her life today, Jane Fonda reveals intimate details and universal truths that she hopes “can provide a lens through which others can see their lives and how they can live them a little differently.” Fonda divides her “life so far” into three “acts,” writing about her childhood, first films, and marriage to Roger Vadim in Act One. At once a picture emerges: a child born to the acting legend Henry Fonda and the glamorous society princess Frances Seymour. But these early years are also marked by profound sadness: her mother’s mental illness and suicide when Jane is twelve years old, her father’s emotional distance, and her personal struggle to find her way in the world as a young woman. By her second act, Fonda lays the foundation for her activism, even as her career takes flight. She highlights her struggle to live consciously and authentically while remaining in the public eye as she recounts her marriages to Tom Hayden and Ted Turner, and examines her controversial and defining involvement with the Vietnam War. As her film career grows, Fonda learns to incorporate her roles into a larger vision of what matters most in her life–and in the process she wins two Academy Awards, for Klute and for Coming Home. In Fonda’s third act, she is prepared to do the work of a lifetime–to begin living consciously in a way that might inspire others who can learn from her experiences. Surprising, candid, and wonderfully written, Jane Fonda’s My Life So Far is filled with universal insights into the personal struggles of women living full and engaged lives.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-poet-s-guide-to-life-the-wisdom-of-rilke-by-ulrich-baer--65201685https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122512 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Poet's Guide to Life: The Wisdom of Rilke Author: Ulrich Baer Narrator: Ethan Hawke Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 6 minutes Release date: March 22, 2005 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “You have to live life to the limit, not according to each day but by plumbing its depth.” –RAINER MARIA RILKE In this treasury of uncommon wisdom and spiritual insight, the best writings and personal philosophies of one of the twentieth century’s greatest poets, Rainer Maria Rilke, are gleaned by Ulrich Baer from thousands of pages of never-before translated correspondence.  The result is a profound vision of how the human drive to create and understand can guide us in every facet of life. Arranged by theme–from everyday existence with others to the exhilarations of love and the experience of loss, from dealing with adversity to the nature of inspiration, here are Rilke’s thoughts on how to live life in a meaningful way: Life and Living: “How good life is. How fair, how incorruptible, how impossible to deceive: not even by strength, not even by willpower, and not even by courage. How everything remains what it is and has only this choice: to come true, or to exaggerate and push too far.” Art: “The work of art is adjustment, balance, reassurance. It can be neither gloomy nor full of rosy hopes, for its essence consists of justice.” Faith: “I personally feel a greater affinity to all those religions in which the middleman is less essential or almost entirely suppressed.” Love: “To be loved means to be ablaze. To love is: to shine with inexhaustible oil. To be loved is to pass away; to love is to last.” Intimate, stylistically masterful, brilliantly translated, and brimming with the wonder and passion of Rilke, The Poet’s Guide to Life is comparable to the best works of wisdom in all of literature and a perfect audiobook for all occasions.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122512Tue, 22 Mar 2005 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122512 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Poet's Guide to Life: The Wisdom of Rilke Author: Ulrich Baer Narrator: Ethan Hawke Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 6 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122512 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Poet's Guide to Life: The Wisdom of Rilke Author: Ulrich Baer Narrator: Ethan Hawke Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 6 minutes Release date: March 22, 2005 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “You have to live life to the limit, not according to each day but by plumbing its depth.” –RAINER MARIA RILKE In this treasury of uncommon wisdom and spiritual insight, the best writings and personal philosophies of one of the twentieth century’s greatest poets, Rainer Maria Rilke, are gleaned by Ulrich Baer from thousands of pages of never-before translated correspondence.  The result is a profound vision of how the human drive to create and understand can guide us in every facet of life. Arranged by theme–from everyday existence with others to the exhilarations of love and the experience of loss, from dealing with adversity to the nature of inspiration, here are Rilke’s thoughts on how to live life in a meaningful way: Life and Living: “How good life is. How fair, how incorruptible, how impossible to deceive: not even by strength, not even by willpower, and not even by courage. How everything remains what it is and has only this choice: to come true, or to exaggerate and push too far.” Art: “The work of art is adjustment, balance, reassurance. It can be neither gloomy nor full of rosy hopes, for its essence consists of justice.” Faith: “I personally feel a greater affinity to all those religions in which the middleman is less essential or almost entirely suppressed.” Love: “To be loved means to be ablaze. To love is: to shine with inexhaustible oil. To be loved is to pass away; to love is to last.” Intimate, stylistically masterful, brilliantly translated, and brimming with the wonder and passion of Rilke, The Poet’s Guide to Life is comparable to the best works of wisdom in all of literature and a perfect audiobook for all occasions.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/space-between-the-stars-my-journey-to-an-open-heart-by-deborah-santana--65201518https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Space Between the Stars: My Journey to an Open Heart Author: Deborah Santana Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 15, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Deborah Santana is best known for her marriage to music icon Carlos Santana–a thirty-year bond that endures to this day. But as a girl growing up in San Francisco in the 1960s, daughter of a white mother and a black father–the legendary blues guitarist Saunders King–her life was charged with its own drama long before she married. In this beautiful, haunting memoir, Deborah Santana shares for the first time her early experiences with racial intolerance, her romantic involvement with musician Sly Stone and the suffering she endured in that relationship, and her adventures in the freewheeling 1960s. Yet it is her spiritual awakening that is the core of this story. The civil rights movement was the foundation of her growth, the Woodstock era the backdrop of her love with Carlos. The couple was drawn indelibly together by a search for truth and spirituality, but while yearning to be filled with God’s light, they were pulled dangerously toward a manipulative cult. They eventually disengage themselves from the guru and reclaim control of their lives, putting their love for each other before the cult’s increasingly strenuous demands. Space Between the Stars is a moving account of self-discovery, rendered in raw, beautiful prose, by a woman whose heart has remained pure even in times of despair. As Deborah Santana talks frankly about her lifelong fight against racial injustice and her deep-seated loyalty to her family, ultimately it is the struggle to remain a spiritual and artistic force in her own right, in the shadow of one of the world’s most revered musicians, that shines through as her most indomitable pursuit.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285276Tue, 15 Mar 2005 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Space Between the Stars: My Journey to an Open Heart Author: Deborah Santana Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Space Between the Stars: My Journey to an Open Heart Author: Deborah Santana Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 15, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Deborah Santana is best known for her marriage to music icon Carlos Santana–a thirty-year bond that endures to this day. But as a girl growing up in San Francisco in the 1960s, daughter of a white mother and a black father–the legendary blues guitarist Saunders King–her life was charged with its own drama long before she married. In this beautiful, haunting memoir, Deborah Santana shares for the first time her early experiences with racial intolerance, her romantic involvement with musician Sly Stone and the suffering she endured in that relationship, and her adventures in the freewheeling 1960s. Yet it is her spiritual awakening that is the core of this story. The civil rights movement was the foundation of her growth, the Woodstock era the backdrop of her love with Carlos. The couple was drawn indelibly together by a search for truth and spirituality, but while yearning to be filled with God’s light, they were pulled dangerously toward a manipulative cult. They eventually disengage themselves from the guru and reclaim control of their lives, putting their love for each other before the cult’s increasingly strenuous demands. Space Between the Stars is a moving account of self-discovery, rendered in raw, beautiful prose, by a woman whose heart has remained pure even in times of despair. As Deborah Santana talks frankly about her lifelong fight against racial injustice and her deep-seated loyalty to her family, ultimately it is the struggle to remain a spiritual and artistic force in her own right, in the shadow of one of the world’s most revered musicians, that shines through as her most indomitable pursuit.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gift-from-the-sea-50th-anniversary-edition-by-anne-morrow-lindbergh--65201503https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159607 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gift from the Sea: 50th Anniversary Edition Author: Anne Morrow Lindbergh Narrator: Reeve Lindbergh, Claudette Colbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 27 minutes Release date: February 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Over a quarter of a century after its first publication, the great and simple wisdom in this book continues to influence women's lives.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159607Tue, 22 Feb 2005 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159607 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gift from the Sea: 50th Anniversary Edition Author: Anne Morrow Lindbergh Narrator: Reeve Lindbergh, Claudette Colbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159607 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gift from the Sea: 50th Anniversary Edition Author: Anne Morrow Lindbergh Narrator: Reeve Lindbergh, Claudette Colbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 27 minutes Release date: February 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Over a quarter of a century after its first publication, the great and simple wisdom in this book continues to influence women's lives.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cork-boat-by-john-pollack--65201682https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122508 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cork Boat Author: John Pollack Narrator: Jonathan Marosz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 15, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the late 1990s John Pollack was working as a Washington speechwriter when, frustrated by the cynicism and hypocrisy on Capitol Hill, he quit his job to pursue a boyhood dream: to build a boat made entirely of wine corks and take it on an epic journey. Cork Boat tells the story of Pollack’s improbable quest. Overcoming one obstacle after another, he convinces skeptical bartenders to save their corks, corrals a brilliant but disorganized partner, and eventually cajoles more than one hundred volunteers who help build the boat until their fingers bleed. Ultimately, Pollack completes his vessel of 165,321 corks and sets sail on a fantastic voyage down the Douro River in Portugal, where the Cork Boat becomes a national sensation. In recounting these adventures, Pollack skillfully meanders through fascinating arcana, from the cork wars to the history of rubber bands (some 15,000 of which help hold his boat together). He also offers an insider’s look at the White House, where he was a Presidential speechwriter and enlisted navy stewards to save corks for the boat. Written with unusual grace and disarming humor, Cork Boat is a buoyant tale of whimsy, adventure, and the power of imagination.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122508Wed, 15 Oct 2003 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122508 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cork Boat Author: John Pollack Narrator: Jonathan Marosz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 15, 2003...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122508 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cork Boat Author: John Pollack Narrator: Jonathan Marosz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 15, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the late 1990s John Pollack was working as a Washington speechwriter when, frustrated by the cynicism and hypocrisy on Capitol Hill, he quit his job to pursue a boyhood dream: to build a boat made entirely of wine corks and take it on an epic journey. Cork Boat tells the story of Pollack’s improbable quest. Overcoming one obstacle after another, he convinces skeptical bartenders to save their corks, corrals a brilliant but disorganized partner, and eventually cajoles more than one hundred volunteers who help build the boat until their fingers bleed. Ultimately, Pollack completes his vessel of 165,321 corks and sets sail on a fantastic voyage down the Douro River in Portugal, where the Cork Boat becomes a national sensation. In recounting these adventures, Pollack skillfully meanders through fascinating arcana, from the cork wars to the history of rubber bands (some 15,000 of which help hold his boat together). He also offers an insider’s look at the White House, where he was a Presidential speechwriter and enlisted navy stewards to save corks for the boat. Written with unusual grace and disarming humor, Cork Boat is a buoyant tale of whimsy, adventure, and the power of imagination.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/living-history-by-hillary-rodham-clinton--65201535https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Living History Author: Hillary Rodham Clinton Narrator: Hillary Rodham Clinton Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 9, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.08 of Total 131 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Author of the Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller What Happened The Phenomenal #1 Worldwide Bestseller—With a New Afterword​​ Hillary Rodham Clinton is known to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Yet few beyond her close friends and family have ever heard her account of her extraordinary journey. She writes with candor, humor and passion about her upbringing in suburban, middle-class America in the 1950s and her transformation from Goldwater Girl to student activist to controversial First Lady. Living History is her revealing memoir of life through the White House years. It is also her chronicle of living history with Bill Clinton, a thirty-year adventure in love and politics that survives personal betrayal, relentless partisan investigations and constant public scrutiny. Hillary Rodham Clinton came of age during a time of tumultuous social and political change in America. Like many women of her generation, she grew up with choices and opportunities unknown to her mother or grandmother. She charted her own course through unexplored terrain -- responding to the changing times and her own internal compass -- and became an emblem for some and a lightning rod for others. Wife, mother, lawyer, advocate and international icon, she has lived through America's great political wars, from Watergate to Whitewater. The only First Lady to play a major role in shaping domestic legislation, Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled tirelessly around the country to champion health care, expand economic and educational opportunity and promote the needs of children and families, and she crisscrossed the globe on behalf of women's rights, human rights and democracy. She redefined the position of First Lady and helped save the presidency from an unconstitutional, politically motivated impeachment. Intimate, powerful and inspiring, Living History captures the essence of one of the most remarkable women of our time and the challenging process by which she came to define herself and find her own voice -- as a woman and as a formidable figure in American politics.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150969Mon, 09 Jun 2003 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Living History Author: Hillary Rodham Clinton Narrator: Hillary Rodham Clinton Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: June...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Living History Author: Hillary Rodham Clinton Narrator: Hillary Rodham Clinton Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 9, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.08 of Total 131 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Author of the Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller What Happened The Phenomenal #1 Worldwide Bestseller—With a New Afterword​​ Hillary Rodham Clinton is known to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Yet few beyond her close friends and family have ever heard her account of her extraordinary journey. She writes with candor, humor and passion about her upbringing in suburban, middle-class America in the 1950s and her transformation from Goldwater Girl to student activist to controversial First Lady. Living History is her revealing memoir of life through the White House years. It is also her chronicle of living history with Bill Clinton, a thirty-year adventure in love and politics that survives personal betrayal, relentless partisan investigations and constant public scrutiny. Hillary Rodham Clinton came of age during a time of tumultuous social and political change in America. Like many women of her generation, she grew up with choices and opportunities unknown to her mother or grandmother. She charted her own course through unexplored terrain -- responding to the changing times and her own internal compass -- and became an emblem for some and a lightning rod for others. Wife, mother, lawyer, advocate and international icon, she has lived through America's great political wars, from Watergate to Whitewater. The only First Lady to play a major role in shaping domestic legislation, Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled tirelessly around the country to champion health care, expand economic and educational opportunity and promote the needs of children and families, and she crisscrossed the globe on behalf of women's rights, human rights and democracy. She redefined the position of First Lady and helped save the presidency from an unconstitutional, politically motivated impeachment. Intimate, powerful and inspiring, Living History captures the essence of one of the most remarkable women of our time and the challenging process by which she came to define herself and find her own voice -- as a woman and as a formidable figure in American politics.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/true-notebooks-a-writer-s-year-at-juvenile-hall-by-mark-salzman--65201680https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122583 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall Author: Mark Salzman Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: June 3, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Mark Salzman is invited to visit a writing class at Central Juvenile Hall, a lockup for Los Angeles’s most violent teenage offenders, he scrambles for a polite reason to decline. He goes—expecting the worst—and is so astonished by what he finds that he becomes a teacher there himself. True Notebooks is an account of Salzman’s first years teaching at Central. Through it, we come to know his students as he did: in their own words. At times impossible and at times irresistible, they write with devastating clarity about their pasts, their fears, their confusions, their regrets, and their hopes. They write about what led them to crime and to gangs, about love for their mothers and anger toward their (mostly absent) fathers, about guilt for the pain they have caused, and about what it is like to be facing life in prison at the age of seventeen. Most of all, they write about trying to find some reason to believe in themselves—and others—in spite of all that has gone wrong. Surprising, charming, upsetting, enlightening, and ultimately hopeful—driven by the insight and humor of Salzman’s voice and by the intelligence, candor, and strength of his students, whose writing appears throughout the book—True Notebooks is itself a reward of the self-expression Mark Salzman teaches: a revelatory meditation on the process, power, and meaning of writing.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122583Tue, 03 Jun 2003 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122583 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall Author: Mark Salzman Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122583 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall Author: Mark Salzman Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: June 3, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Mark Salzman is invited to visit a writing class at Central Juvenile Hall, a lockup for Los Angeles’s most violent teenage offenders, he scrambles for a polite reason to decline. He goes—expecting the worst—and is so astonished by what he finds that he becomes a teacher there himself. True Notebooks is an account of Salzman’s first years teaching at Central. Through it, we come to know his students as he did: in their own words. At times impossible and at times irresistible, they write with devastating clarity about their pasts, their fears, their confusions, their regrets, and their hopes. They write about what led them to crime and to gangs, about love for their mothers and anger toward their (mostly absent) fathers, about guilt for the pain they have caused, and about what it is like to be facing life in prison at the age of seventeen. Most of all, they write about trying to find some reason to believe in themselves—and others—in spite of all that has gone wrong. Surprising, charming, upsetting, enlightening, and ultimately hopeful—driven by the insight and humor of Salzman’s voice and by the intelligence, candor, and strength of his students, whose writing appears throughout the book—True Notebooks is itself a reward of the self-expression Mark Salzman teaches: a revelatory meditation on the process, power, and meaning of writing.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-in-plains-memories-by-jimmy-carter--65201592https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Christmas In Plains: Memories Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Jimmy Carter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Jimmy Carter remembers Christmas in Plains, Georgia, the source of spiritual strength, respite, friendship, and vacation fun in this charming portrait. In a beautifully rendered portrait, Jimmy Carter remembers the Christmas days of his Plains boyhood—the simplicity of family and community gift-giving, his father’s eggnog, the children’s house decorations, the school Nativity pageant, the fireworks, Luke’s story of the birth of Christ, and the poignancy of his black neighbors’ poverty. Later, away at Annapolis, he always went home to Plains, and during his Navy years, when he and Rosalynn were raising their young family, they spent their Christmases together recreating for their children the holiday festivities of their youth. Since the Carters returned home to Plains for good, they have always been there on Christmas Day, with only one exception in forty-eight years: In 1980, with Americans held hostage in Iran, Jimmy, Rosalynn, and Amy went by themselves to Camp David, where they felt lonely. Amy suggested that they invite the White House staff and their families to join them and to celebrate. Nowadays the Carters’ large family is still together at Christmastime, offering each other the gifts and the lifelong rituals that mark this day for them. With the novelist’s eye that enchanted readers of his memoir An Hour Before Daylight, Jimmy Carter has written another American classic, in the tradition of Truman Capote’s A Christmas Memory and Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128319Mon, 01 Oct 2001 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Christmas In Plains: Memories Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Jimmy Carter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 30 minutes Release date: October...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Christmas In Plains: Memories Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Jimmy Carter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Jimmy Carter remembers Christmas in Plains, Georgia, the source of spiritual strength, respite, friendship, and vacation fun in this charming portrait. In a beautifully rendered portrait, Jimmy Carter remembers the Christmas days of his Plains boyhood—the simplicity of family and community gift-giving, his father’s eggnog, the children’s house decorations, the school Nativity pageant, the fireworks, Luke’s story of the birth of Christ, and the poignancy of his black neighbors’ poverty. Later, away at Annapolis, he always went home to Plains, and during his Navy years, when he and Rosalynn were raising their young family, they spent their Christmases together recreating for their children the holiday festivities of their youth. Since the Carters returned home to Plains for good, they have always been there on Christmas Day, with only one exception in forty-eight years: In 1980, with Americans held hostage in Iran, Jimmy, Rosalynn, and Amy went by themselves to Camp David, where they felt lonely. Amy suggested that they invite the White House staff and their families to join them and to celebrate. Nowadays the Carters’ large family is still together at Christmastime, offering each other the gifts and the lifelong rituals that mark this day for them. With the novelist’s eye that enchanted readers of his memoir An Hour Before Daylight, Jimmy Carter has written another American classic, in the tradition of Truman Capote’s A Christmas Memory and Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-only-a-game-by-terry-bradshaw-david-fisher--65201532https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151265 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's Only a Game Author: Terry Bradshaw, David Fisher Narrator: Terry Bradshaw Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the absolutely guaranteed 100% mostly true story of the man who gained sports immortality as the first quarterback to win four Super Bowls. After ending his playing career, he was voted 'America's most popular sports broadcaster' in a nationwide vote. 'I had a real job once...' begins a memoir as honest and downright hysterical as Bradshaw himself. From his humble beginnings in Shreveport, Louisiana, to his success as the centerpiece of the highest rated football studio show in television history, Terry has always understood the importance of hard work. A veritable jack-of-all-trades, he has probably held more jobs than any other football Hall of Famer ever, from being a pipeline worker, a youth minister, a professional singer, actor, television and radio talk show host, to one of the nations's most popular speakers. But let's not forget why so many people know and love Terry Bradshaw: he won four Super Bowls -- and as he will remind you: 'I called my own plays.' Terry brings the listener into the huddle and describes the game from the bottom of a two-ton pile to the top of the sports world. You'll sit right on the 50-yard line and watch as Terry earns the title: world's greatest bench-warmer. And you'll also hear about the single greatest play in pro footballthe Immaculate Reception -- as he never saw it. It's Only a Game is the personal account of a great man's search for life before and after football...as only Terry could tell it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151265Wed, 01 Aug 2001 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151265 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's Only a Game Author: Terry Bradshaw, David Fisher Narrator: Terry Bradshaw Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151265 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's Only a Game Author: Terry Bradshaw, David Fisher Narrator: Terry Bradshaw Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the absolutely guaranteed 100% mostly true story of the man who gained sports immortality as the first quarterback to win four Super Bowls. After ending his playing career, he was voted 'America's most popular sports broadcaster' in a nationwide vote. 'I had a real job once...' begins a memoir as honest and downright hysterical as Bradshaw himself. From his humble beginnings in Shreveport, Louisiana, to his success as the centerpiece of the highest rated football studio show in television history, Terry has always understood the importance of hard work. A veritable jack-of-all-trades, he has probably held more jobs than any other football Hall of Famer ever, from being a pipeline worker, a youth minister, a professional singer, actor, television and radio talk show host, to one of the nations's most popular speakers. But let's not forget why so many people know and love Terry Bradshaw: he won four Super Bowls -- and as he will remind you: 'I called my own plays.' Terry brings the listener into the huddle and describes the game from the bottom of a two-ton pile to the top of the sports world. You'll sit right on the 50-yard line and watch as Terry earns the title: world's greatest bench-warmer. And you'll also hear about the single greatest play in pro footballthe Immaculate Reception -- as he never saw it. It's Only a Game is the personal account of a great man's search for life before and after football...as only Terry could tell it.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lady-bird-johnson-legacy-of-a-first-lady-by-joe-bevilacqua--65201676https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124618 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady Author: Joe Bevilacqua Narrator: Lady Johnson, Joe Bevilacqua Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 59 minutes Release date: April 13, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady, written, produced, directed and narrated by Joe Bevilacqua. One of the most licensed audio books on The Public Radio Exchange and iTunes, Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady is veteran NPR producer Joe Bevilacqua's award-winning audio documentary examining the challenges and achievements of this extraordinary woman. The hour combines never-before-released archive audio, gleaned from thousands of hours of recordings housed at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, period news broadcasts, private conversations with Lyndon Baines Johnson, and the words of Lady Bird Johnson from an interview that has never before been released to the public. Bevilacqua spent nearly five months listening to the rare tapes and traveled to Washington, D.C. to interview Mrs. Johnson's colleagues and friends. The program features Lyndon Johnson Administration staffers Liz Carpenter, Bess Abell, and Nash Castro, Washington Post owner Katherine Graham, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Director Harry Middleton, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Director Robert Glass Breunig; Lady Bird biographer Jan Jarboe Russell, and First Ladies Betty Ford and Barbara Bush. Other voices heard on the program include Kirk Douglas and Helen Hayes reading from LBJ and Lady Bird's love letters. The production was produced in association with KUT Radio in Austin, TX, and overseen by a panel of scholars and experts including Lewis Gould, retired University of Texas at Austin Professor of History; Walt Rostow, UT Professor Emeritus, Elspeth Rostow, former dean of the UT LBJ School of Public Affairs; Carl Anthony, Washington, D.C. historian; and Don Carleton, director, The Center for American History at UT.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124618Fri, 13 Apr 2001 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124618 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady Author: Joe Bevilacqua Narrator: Lady Johnson, Joe Bevilacqua Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 59...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124618 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady Author: Joe Bevilacqua Narrator: Lady Johnson, Joe Bevilacqua Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 59 minutes Release date: April 13, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady, written, produced, directed and narrated by Joe Bevilacqua. One of the most licensed audio books on The Public Radio Exchange and iTunes, Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady is veteran NPR producer Joe Bevilacqua's award-winning audio documentary examining the challenges and achievements of this extraordinary woman. The hour combines never-before-released archive audio, gleaned from thousands of hours of recordings housed at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, period news broadcasts, private conversations with Lyndon Baines Johnson, and the words of Lady Bird Johnson from an interview that has never before been released to the public. Bevilacqua spent nearly five months listening to the rare tapes and traveled to Washington, D.C. to interview Mrs. Johnson's colleagues and friends. The program features Lyndon Johnson Administration staffers Liz Carpenter, Bess Abell, and Nash Castro, Washington Post owner Katherine Graham, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Director Harry Middleton, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Director Robert Glass Breunig; Lady Bird biographer Jan Jarboe Russell, and First Ladies Betty Ford and Barbara Bush. Other voices heard on the program include Kirk Douglas and Helen Hayes reading from LBJ and Lady Bird's love letters. The production was produced in association with KUT Radio in Austin, TX, and overseen by a panel of scholars and experts including Lewis Gould, retired University of Texas at Austin Professor of History; Walt Rostow, UT Professor Emeritus, Elspeth Rostow, former dean of the UT LBJ School of Public Affairs; Carl Anthony, Washington, D.C. historian; and Don Carleton, director, The Center for American History at UT.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-freneau-sampler-the-prose-and-poetry-of-revolutionary-war-writer-philip-freneau-by-joe-bevilacqua-phillip-freneau--65201648https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124607 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Freneau Sampler: The Prose and Poetry of Revolutionary War Writer Philip Freneau Author: Joe Bevilacqua, Phillip Freneau Narrator: Rick Ramos, Joe Bevilacqua Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 13, 2001 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Freneau Sampler: The Prose and Poetry of American Revolutionary War Writer Philip Freneau, produced and directed by Joe Bevilacqua. Philip Morin Freneau (January 2, 1752 - December 18, 1832) was a notable American poet, nationalist, polemicist, sea captain and newspaper editor sometimes called the ""Poet of the American Revolution"". This half-hour historical drama was adapted into play form by Joe Bevilacqua, in association with W. John Bauer, English Professor, Kean University. It was first toured on stage with grants from the Monmouth County Historical Society and the New Jersey Historical Commission. The play details Freneau's fascinating life along side the leaders of the Revolution from George Washington to Ben Franklin and features a fine cast including Joe Bevilacqua as Philip Freneau, with William Melillo, Alison Nead, Rick Ramos, Leslie Spital and Cathi Tully.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124607Fri, 13 Apr 2001 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124607 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Freneau Sampler: The Prose and Poetry of Revolutionary War Writer Philip Freneau Author: Joe Bevilacqua, Phillip Freneau Narrator: Rick Ramos, Joe...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124607 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Freneau Sampler: The Prose and Poetry of Revolutionary War Writer Philip Freneau Author: Joe Bevilacqua, Phillip Freneau Narrator: Rick Ramos, Joe Bevilacqua Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 13, 2001 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Freneau Sampler: The Prose and Poetry of American Revolutionary War Writer Philip Freneau, produced and directed by Joe Bevilacqua. Philip Morin Freneau (January 2, 1752 - December 18, 1832) was a notable American poet, nationalist, polemicist, sea captain and newspaper editor sometimes called the ""Poet of the American Revolution"". This half-hour historical drama was adapted into play form by Joe Bevilacqua, in association with W. John Bauer, English Professor, Kean University. It was first toured on stage with grants from the Monmouth County Historical Society and the New Jersey Historical Commission. The play details Freneau's fascinating life along side the leaders of the Revolution from George Washington to Ben Franklin and features a fine cast including Joe Bevilacqua as Philip Freneau, with William Melillo, Alison Nead, Rick Ramos, Leslie Spital and Cathi Tully.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-writing-a-memoir-of-the-craft-by-stephen-king--65201583https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151519 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft Author: Stephen King Narrator: Owen King, Joe Hill, Stephen King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: October 1, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 143 Ratings of Narrator: 4.86 of Total 44 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF WRITING with fresh testimonials from fellow writers about why they love Stephen King and On Writing—and a few new words on the joy of writing from King himself. *ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S TOP 100 NONFICTION BOOKS OF ALL TIME* Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King’s critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work. “Long live the King” hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King’s On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King’s advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999—and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery. Brilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, On Writing will empower and entertain everyone who reads it—fans, writers, and anyone who loves a great story well told. The twentieth-anniversary audio edition includes Owen King reading his essay, “Recording Audiobooks for My Dad, Stephen King,” and a recorded conversation with Joe Hill and Stephen King.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151519Sun, 01 Oct 2000 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151519 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft Author: Stephen King Narrator: Owen King, Joe Hill, Stephen King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151519 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft Author: Stephen King Narrator: Owen King, Joe Hill, Stephen King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: October 1, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 143 Ratings of Narrator: 4.86 of Total 44 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF WRITING with fresh testimonials from fellow writers about why they love Stephen King and On Writing—and a few new words on the joy of writing from King himself. *ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S TOP 100 NONFICTION BOOKS OF ALL TIME* Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King’s critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work. “Long live the King” hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King’s On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King’s advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999—and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery. Brilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, On Writing will empower and entertain everyone who reads it—fans, writers, and anyone who loves a great story well told. The twentieth-anniversary audio edition includes Owen King reading his essay, “Recording Audiobooks for My Dad, Stephen King,” and a recorded conversation with Joe Hill and Stephen King.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/his-bright-light-by-danielle-steel--65201679https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122429 to listen full audiobooks. Title: His Bright Light Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Traci Godfrey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.52 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 4.63 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At once a loving legacy and an unsparing depiction of a devastating illness, Danielle Steel’s tribute to her lost son is a gift of life, hope, healing, and understanding to us all. “This is the story of an extraordinary boy with a brilliant mind, a heart of gold, and a tortured soul. It is the story of an illness, a fight to live, and a race against death. I want to share the story, and the pain, the courage, the love, and what I learned in living through it. I want Nick's life to be not only a tender memory for us, but a gift to others. . . . I would like to offer people hope and the realities we lived with. I want to make a difference. My hope is that someone will be able to use what we learned, and save a life with it.”—Danielle Steel From the day he was born, Nick Traina was his mother's joy. By nineteen, he was dead. This is Danielle Steel's powerful, personal story of the son she lost and the lessons she learned during his courageous battle against darkness. Sharing tender, painful memories and Nick's remarkable journals, Steel brings us a haunting duet between a singular young man and the mother who loved him—and a harrowing portrait of a masked killer called manic depression, which afflicts between two and three million Americans.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122429Wed, 05 Jul 2000 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122429 to listen full audiobooks. Title: His Bright Light Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Traci Godfrey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122429 to listen full audiobooks. Title: His Bright Light Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Traci Godfrey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.52 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 4.63 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At once a loving legacy and an unsparing depiction of a devastating illness, Danielle Steel’s tribute to her lost son is a gift of life, hope, healing, and understanding to us all. “This is the story of an extraordinary boy with a brilliant mind, a heart of gold, and a tortured soul. It is the story of an illness, a fight to live, and a race against death. I want to share the story, and the pain, the courage, the love, and what I learned in living through it. I want Nick's life to be not only a tender memory for us, but a gift to others. . . . I would like to offer people hope and the realities we lived with. I want to make a difference. My hope is that someone will be able to use what we learned, and save a life with it.”—Danielle Steel From the day he was born, Nick Traina was his mother's joy. By nineteen, he was dead. This is Danielle Steel's powerful, personal story of the son she lost and the lessons she learned during his courageous battle against darkness. Sharing tender, painful memories and Nick's remarkable journals, Steel brings us a haunting duet between a singular young man and the mother who loved him—and a harrowing portrait of a masked killer called manic depression, which afflicts between two and three million Americans.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dalai-lama-my-son-by-diki-tsering--65201618https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132989 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dalai Lama: My Son Author: Diki Tsering Narrator: Arabella Hong Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 1, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Born to humble but prosperous peasants in 1901, the Year of the Ox, Diki Tsering grew up a simple girl with a simple life and the ordinary ambition to be a good wife and mother. When faith and fate led her son Lhamo Dhondup to be recognized as the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, her world altered completely. In Dalai Lama, My Son she recounts her own amazing story from her early life with her 'tended family and siblings to the customs and rituals of old Tibet and her arranged marriage at age sixteen. She vividly recalls the births of her children and their Buddhist upbringing; His Holiness, unfolding personality; the visitors who came to her town to seek the new Dalai Lama; the family's arduous move to Lhasa; and the years there until the Chinese invasion of Tibet and the family's escape and eventual exile. Rich in historic and cultural details, this moving glimpse into the origins of the Dalai Lama personalizes the history of the Tibetan people, the magic of their culture, the role of their women. and their ancient ideals of compassion, faith, and equanimity.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132989Mon, 01 May 2000 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132989 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dalai Lama: My Son Author: Diki Tsering Narrator: Arabella Hong Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 1, 2000...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132989 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dalai Lama: My Son Author: Diki Tsering Narrator: Arabella Hong Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 1, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Born to humble but prosperous peasants in 1901, the Year of the Ox, Diki Tsering grew up a simple girl with a simple life and the ordinary ambition to be a good wife and mother. When faith and fate led her son Lhamo Dhondup to be recognized as the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, her world altered completely. In Dalai Lama, My Son she recounts her own amazing story from her early life with her 'tended family and siblings to the customs and rituals of old Tibet and her arranged marriage at age sixteen. She vividly recalls the births of her children and their Buddhist upbringing; His Holiness, unfolding personality; the visitors who came to her town to seek the new Dalai Lama; the family's arduous move to Lhasa; and the years there until the Chinese invasion of Tibet and the family's escape and eventual exile. Rich in historic and cultural details, this moving glimpse into the origins of the Dalai Lama personalizes the history of the Tibetan people, the magic of their culture, the role of their women. and their ancient ideals of compassion, faith, and equanimity.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-think-i-m-outta-here-a-memoir-of-all-my-families-by-carroll-o-connor--65201555https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151256 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Think I'm Outta Here: A Memoir of All My Families Author: Carroll O'Connor Narrator: Caroll O'connor Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 1, 1998 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: It is the genius of actor Carroll O'Connor that millions of fans will forever confuse him with his most unforgettable creation, Archie Bunker. But O'Connor has lived the kind of rich, momentous life that Archie would never have imagined. Now, O'Connor speaks eloquently and intimately about his great triumphs and terrible tragedies -- and a career that has been immortalized in television history. Growing up in Depression-era New York, Carroll O'Connor made his way armed with quick wit, mischievous bent of mind, and engaging Irish charm. From his rough-and-tumble days in the merchant marine during World War II, he moved on to salad days in Dublin. There he found his true calling in the theatre, and married his wife, Nancy...a fifty-year success story that's still going strong. O'Connor was soon invited to Hollywood. His unique perspective on the creation of All in the Family -- and his certainty at the start that it was destined for ratings disaster -- reveals television history in the making. But Hollywood was also the source of O'Connor's most painful memory: the cocaine addiction and suicide of his son, Hugh. As a grieving father, O'Connor was forced to assume the most poignant and powerful role of his life, and he speaks honestly here about both his loss and his efforts to educate others about the horror of drug abuse. Candid and insightful, spirited and funny, this is the story of all the families Carroll O'Connor has been able to call his own. And in a career graced with landmark achievements, I Think I'm Outta Here stands as one of the most moving and memorable of all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151256Sun, 01 Mar 1998 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151256 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Think I'm Outta Here: A Memoir of All My Families Author: Carroll O'Connor Narrator: Caroll O'connor Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151256 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Think I'm Outta Here: A Memoir of All My Families Author: Carroll O'Connor Narrator: Caroll O'connor Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 1, 1998 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: It is the genius of actor Carroll O'Connor that millions of fans will forever confuse him with his most unforgettable creation, Archie Bunker. But O'Connor has lived the kind of rich, momentous life that Archie would never have imagined. Now, O'Connor speaks eloquently and intimately about his great triumphs and terrible tragedies -- and a career that has been immortalized in television history. Growing up in Depression-era New York, Carroll O'Connor made his way armed with quick wit, mischievous bent of mind, and engaging Irish charm. From his rough-and-tumble days in the merchant marine during World War II, he moved on to salad days in Dublin. There he found his true calling in the theatre, and married his wife, Nancy...a fifty-year success story that's still going strong. O'Connor was soon invited to Hollywood. His unique perspective on the creation of All in the Family -- and his certainty at the start that it was destined for ratings disaster -- reveals television history in the making. But Hollywood was also the source of O'Connor's most painful memory: the cocaine addiction and suicide of his son, Hugh. As a grieving father, O'Connor was forced to assume the most poignant and powerful role of his life, and he speaks honestly here about both his loss and his efforts to educate others about the horror of drug abuse. Candid and insightful, spirited and funny, this is the story of all the families Carroll O'Connor has been able to call his own. And in a career graced with landmark achievements, I Think I'm Outta Here stands as one of the most moving and memorable of all.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-defense-is-ready-life-in-the-trenches-of-criminal-law-by-leslie-abramson--65201537https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Defense Is Ready: Life in the Trenches of Criminal Law Author: Leslie Abramson Narrator: Leslie Abramson Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 1, 1997 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In The Defense is Ready, Leslie Abramson, the brilliant and outspoken defense attorney, takes you inside today's courtroom for a stunning firsthand account of how the courage and timidity, wisdom and folly, selflessness and venality of real lawyers, judges, victims and defendants are interwoven into the complex fabric of our often frustrating criminal justice system. After graduating form UCLA Law School, Abramsom as a young single mother began her intense courtroom training and brilliant career on the front lines of the legal system in the Los Angeles Public Defender's office. Her journey from eager young law clerk to one of the nation's premier homicide attorneys involved some of the most difficult and notorious criminal cases of the last two decades - most notably the series of disturbing and thought-provoking trials in which she undertook the defense of abused children ultimately driven to kill their tormentors. Most celebrated among these were the two death-penalty murder trials in which she represented Erik Menendez, who, along with his brother Lyle, killed his parents after years of sexual and emotional abuse. A candid and daring memoir, The Defense Is Ready is a powerful argument for a fresh and humane view of our beleaguered criminal justice system.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153587Sat, 01 Feb 1997 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Defense Is Ready: Life in the Trenches of Criminal Law Author: Leslie Abramson Narrator: Leslie Abramson Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Defense Is Ready: Life in the Trenches of Criminal Law Author: Leslie Abramson Narrator: Leslie Abramson Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 1, 1997 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In The Defense is Ready, Leslie Abramson, the brilliant and outspoken defense attorney, takes you inside today's courtroom for a stunning firsthand account of how the courage and timidity, wisdom and folly, selflessness and venality of real lawyers, judges, victims and defendants are interwoven into the complex fabric of our often frustrating criminal justice system. After graduating form UCLA Law School, Abramsom as a young single mother began her intense courtroom training and brilliant career on the front lines of the legal system in the Los Angeles Public Defender's office. Her journey from eager young law clerk to one of the nation's premier homicide attorneys involved some of the most difficult and notorious criminal cases of the last two decades - most notably the series of disturbing and thought-provoking trials in which she undertook the defense of abused children ultimately driven to kill their tormentors. Most celebrated among these were the two death-penalty murder trials in which she represented Erik Menendez, who, along with his brother Lyle, killed his parents after years of sexual and emotional abuse. A candid and daring memoir, The Defense Is Ready is a powerful argument for a fresh and humane view of our beleaguered criminal justice system.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rewrites-a-memoir-by-neil-simon--65201572https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128310 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rewrites A Memoir Author: Neil Simon Narrator: Neil Simon Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 1, 1996 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, The Sunshine Boys -- Neil Simon's plays and movies have kept many millions of people laughing for almost four decades. Today he is recognized not only as the most successful American playwright of all time, but also as one of the greatest. More than the humor, however, it is the humanity of Neil Simon's vision that has made him America's most beloved playwright and earned him such enduring success. Now, in Rewrites, he has written a funny, deeply touching memoir, filled with details and anecdotes of the writing life and rich with the personal experiences that underlie his work. What the listener of this warm, nostalgic memoir discovers, however, is that the plays, although grounded in Neil Simon's own experience, provide only a glimpse into the mind and soul of this very private man. Since Come Blow Your Horn first opened on Broadway in 1960, few seasons have passed without the appearance of another of his laughter-filled plays, and indeed on numerous occasions two or more of his works have been running simultaneously. But his success was something Neil Simon never took for granted, nor was the talent to create laughter something that he ever treated carelessly: it took too long for him to achieve the kind of acceptance -- both popular and critical -- that he craved, and the path he followed frequently was pitted with hard decisions. Some of the supporting players in the memoir include Sid Caesar, Jerry Lewis, Walter Matthau, Robert Redford, Gwen Verdon, Bob Fosse, George C. Scott, and Mike Nichols. But always at center stage is his first love, his wife Joan, whose death in the early seventies devastated him, and whose love and inspiration illuminate this remarkable and revealing self-portrait. Rewrites is rich in laughter and emotion, and filled with the memories of a sometimes sweet, sometimes bittersweet life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128310Tue, 01 Oct 1996 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128310 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rewrites A Memoir Author: Neil Simon Narrator: Neil Simon Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 1, 1996 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128310 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rewrites A Memoir Author: Neil Simon Narrator: Neil Simon Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 1, 1996 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, The Sunshine Boys -- Neil Simon's plays and movies have kept many millions of people laughing for almost four decades. Today he is recognized not only as the most successful American playwright of all time, but also as one of the greatest. More than the humor, however, it is the humanity of Neil Simon's vision that has made him America's most beloved playwright and earned him such enduring success. Now, in Rewrites, he has written a funny, deeply touching memoir, filled with details and anecdotes of the writing life and rich with the personal experiences that underlie his work. What the listener of this warm, nostalgic memoir discovers, however, is that the plays, although grounded in Neil Simon's own experience, provide only a glimpse into the mind and soul of this very private man. Since Come Blow Your Horn first opened on Broadway in 1960, few seasons have passed without the appearance of another of his laughter-filled plays, and indeed on numerous occasions two or more of his works have been running simultaneously. But his success was something Neil Simon never took for granted, nor was the talent to create laughter something that he ever treated carelessly: it took too long for him to achieve the kind of acceptance -- both popular and critical -- that he craved, and the path he followed frequently was pitted with hard decisions. Some of the supporting players in the memoir include Sid Caesar, Jerry Lewis, Walter Matthau, Robert Redford, Gwen Verdon, Bob Fosse, George C. Scott, and Mike Nichols. But always at center stage is his first love, his wife Joan, whose death in the early seventies devastated him, and whose love and inspiration illuminate this remarkable and revealing self-portrait. Rewrites is rich in laughter and emotion, and filled with the memories of a sometimes sweet, sometimes bittersweet life.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hiding-my-candy-by-the-lady-chablis--65201600https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151194 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hiding My Candy Author: The Lady Chablis Narrator: The Lady Chablis Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: August 1, 1996 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The unforgettable life story of the fabulous drag queen from the bestselling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The Lady Chablis, the outrageously charming drag queen made famous in John Berendt's bestselling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, takes us on an unforgettable tour of Savannah in her amazing story—a triumphant life filled with passion, humor, flair, and resourcefulness beyond the imaginings of mere mortals. Born Benjamin Edward Knox in Quincy, Florida, in 1957, Brenda Dale Knox (The Lady Chablis) always knew she was different: a girl with 'candy.' 'I never blamed the Lord 'cause I knew that he musta wanted me this way.' She's lived as the Grand Empress of Scrapin' to Get By, she's beat up bad-mouthed bouncers, known love sweet and tender, mean and rough, legal, and outlawed...and she survived, honey, she flourished! Laugh-out-loud funny, deeply touching, and just as entertaining as The Lady Chablis in person, Hiding My Candy is one dessert you'll find absolutely irresistible.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151194Thu, 01 Aug 1996 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151194 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hiding My Candy Author: The Lady Chablis Narrator: The Lady Chablis Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: August 1, 1996...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151194 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hiding My Candy Author: The Lady Chablis Narrator: The Lady Chablis Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: August 1, 1996 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The unforgettable life story of the fabulous drag queen from the bestselling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The Lady Chablis, the outrageously charming drag queen made famous in John Berendt's bestselling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, takes us on an unforgettable tour of Savannah in her amazing story—a triumphant life filled with passion, humor, flair, and resourcefulness beyond the imaginings of mere mortals. Born Benjamin Edward Knox in Quincy, Florida, in 1957, Brenda Dale Knox (The Lady Chablis) always knew she was different: a girl with 'candy.' 'I never blamed the Lord 'cause I knew that he musta wanted me this way.' She's lived as the Grand Empress of Scrapin' to Get By, she's beat up bad-mouthed bouncers, known love sweet and tender, mean and rough, legal, and outlawed...and she survived, honey, she flourished! Laugh-out-loud funny, deeply touching, and just as entertaining as The Lady Chablis in person, Hiding My Candy is one dessert you'll find absolutely irresistible.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trying-to-get-to-heaven-opinions-of-a-tennessee-talker-by-dixie-carter--65201499https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trying to Get to Heaven: Opinions of a Tennessee Talker Author: Dixie Carter Narrator: Dixie Carter Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 1996 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Dixie Carter has an opinion on just about everything--from the inside scoop on plastic surgery to the importance of etiquette and grooming, from the value of the family to the courage to be yourself. Trying to Get to Heaven: Opinions of a Tennessee Talker is one long conversation that you never want to end.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154281Mon, 01 Jan 1996 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trying to Get to Heaven: Opinions of a Tennessee Talker Author: Dixie Carter Narrator: Dixie Carter Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trying to Get to Heaven: Opinions of a Tennessee Talker Author: Dixie Carter Narrator: Dixie Carter Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 1996 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Dixie Carter has an opinion on just about everything--from the inside scoop on plastic surgery to the importance of etiquette and grooming, from the value of the family to the courage to be yourself. Trying to Get to Heaven: Opinions of a Tennessee Talker is one long conversation that you never want to end.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/see-i-told-you-so-by-rush-limbaugh--65201536https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151654 to listen full audiobooks. Title: See I Told You So Author: Rush Limbaugh Narrator: Rush Limbaugh Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 1, 1993 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Rush Limbaugh, America's #1 radio talk-show host, bounded to the top of the bestseller lists with The Way Things Ought to Be, the #1 New York Times bestseller and the fastest-selling audio in history. Now, this consummate entertainer and provocative political commentator, whom conservatives love and liberals love to hate—this “harmless little fuzzball” who delights in being called “The Most Dangerous Man in America”—is ready to make audio publishing history again with See, I Told You So. The Democrats may be in the White House—but even President Clinton can’t ruin this country in only four years, proclaims Rush. Conservatism’s most outspoken champion, Rush leads the charge to embrace and defend the fundamental values that have shaped the American character—the same values that cause liberals to have conniptions. Ever the optimist, Rush sees the “pernicious liberal movement” as a philosophy whose inevitable demise will lead us back to the values that made America great. A must for the politically incorrect, and sure to be another blockbuster audio bestseller, See, I Told You So is Rush at his best—revealing once again why his syndicated radio show reaches over 20 million listeners each week.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151654Mon, 01 Nov 1993 06:02:27 +0000Helga KreigerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151654 to listen full audiobooks. Title: See I Told You So Author: Rush Limbaugh Narrator: Rush Limbaugh Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 1, 1993...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151654 to listen full audiobooks. Title: See I Told You So Author: Rush Limbaugh Narrator: Rush Limbaugh Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 1, 1993 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Rush Limbaugh, America's #1 radio talk-show host, bounded to the top of the bestseller lists with The Way Things Ought to Be, the #1 New York Times bestseller and the fastest-selling audio in history. Now, this consummate entertainer and provocative political commentator, whom conservatives love and liberals love to hate—this “harmless little fuzzball” who delights in being called “The Most Dangerous Man in America”—is ready to make audio publishing history again with See, I Told You So. The Democrats may be in the White House—but even President Clinton can’t ruin this country in only four years, proclaims Rush. Conservatism’s most outspoken champion, Rush leads the charge to embrace and defend the fundamental values that have shaped the American character—the same values that cause liberals to have conniptions. Ever the optimist, Rush sees the “pernicious liberal movement” as a philosophy whose inevitable demise will lead us back to the values that made America great. A must for the politically incorrect, and sure to be another blockbuster audio bestseller, See, I Told You So is Rush at his best—revealing once again why his syndicated radio show reaches over 20 million listeners each week.]]>185cleanfull