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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. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208246 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208246]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart Author: Carol Wall Narrator: Cynthia Darlow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: March 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A bestseller in the making, this is the true story of a unique friendship between two people who had nothing—and ultimately everything—in common.   Carol Wall, a white woman living in a lily-white neighborhood in Middle America, was at a crossroads in her life. Her children were grown; she had successfully overcome illness; her beloved parents were getting older. One day she notices a dark-skinned African man tending her neighbor’s yard. His name is Giles Owita. He bags groceries at the supermarket. He comes from Kenya. And he’s very good at gardening.   Before long Giles is transforming not only Carol’s yard, but her life. Though they are seemingly quite different, a caring bond grows between them. But they both hold long-buried secrets that, when revealed, will cement their friendship forever. Carol Wall Tue, 04 Mar 2014 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208246 thebookvoice.com 6:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208246]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart Author: Carol Wall Narrator: Cynthia Darlow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: March 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A bestseller in the making, this is the true story of a unique friendship between two people who had nothing—and ultimately everything—in common.   Carol Wall, a white woman living in a lily-white neighborhood in Middle America, was at a crossroads in her life. Her children were grown; she had successfully overcome illness; her beloved parents were getting older. One day she notices a dark-skinned African man tending her neighbor’s yard. His name is Giles Owita. He bags groceries at the supermarket. He comes from Kenya. And he’s very good at gardening.   Before long Giles is transforming not only Carol’s yard, but her life. Though they are seemingly quite different, a caring bond grows between them. But they both hold long-buried secrets that, when revealed, will cement their friendship forever. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208246]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart Author: Carol Wall Narrator: Cynthia Darlow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: March 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A bestseller in the making, this is the true story of a unique friendship between two people who had nothing—and ultimately everything—in common.   Carol Wall, a white woman living in a lily-white neighborhood in Middle America, was at a crossroads in her life. Her children were grown; she had successfully overcome illness; her beloved parents were getting older. One day she notices a dark-skinned African man tending her neighbor’s yard. His name is Giles Owita. He bags groceries at the supermarket. He comes from Kenya. And he’s very good at gardening.   Before long Giles is transforming not only Carol’s yard, but her life. Though they are seemingly quite different, a caring bond grows between them. But they both hold long-buried secrets that, when revealed, will cement their friendship forever. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208196 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208196]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Express: The Ernie Davis Story Author: Robert C. Gallagher Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 29, 2008 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Ernie Davis was an All-American on the gridiron and a man of integrity off the field. A multi-sport high school star in Elmira, New York, Davis went on to Syracuse University, where as a sophomore he led his team to an undefeated season and a national championship in 1959, and earned his nickname: the Elmira Express. Two seasons later, Davis broke the legendary Jim Brown's rushing records and became the first black athlete to be awarded the Heisman Trophy. The number-one pick in the 1962 NFL draft, Davis signed a contract with the Cleveland Browns and appeared to be headed for professional stardom. But Davis never ended up playing in the NFL; he was diagnosed with leukemia during the summer before his rookie season and succumbed to the disease less than a year later. In battling his illness, Davis showed great dignity and courage, inspired the nation, and moved President John F. Kennedy to eulogize him as "an outstanding man of great character who consistently served as an inspiration." Robert C. Gallagher Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208196 thebookvoice.com 5:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208196]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Express: The Ernie Davis Story Author: Robert C. Gallagher Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 29, 2008 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Ernie Davis was an All-American on the gridiron and a man of integrity off the field. A multi-sport high school star in Elmira, New York, Davis went on to Syracuse University, where as a sophomore he led his team to an undefeated season and a national championship in 1959, and earned his nickname: the Elmira Express. Two seasons later, Davis broke the legendary Jim Brown's rushing records and became the first black athlete to be awarded the Heisman Trophy. The number-one pick in the 1962 NFL draft, Davis signed a contract with the Cleveland Browns and appeared to be headed for professional stardom. But Davis never ended up playing in the NFL; he was diagnosed with leukemia during the summer before his rookie season and succumbed to the disease less than a year later. In battling his illness, Davis showed great dignity and courage, inspired the nation, and moved President John F. Kennedy to eulogize him as "an outstanding man of great character who consistently served as an inspiration." Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208196]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Express: The Ernie Davis Story Author: Robert C. Gallagher Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 29, 2008 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Ernie Davis was an All-American on the gridiron and a man of integrity off the field. A multi-sport high school star in Elmira, New York, Davis went on to Syracuse University, where as a sophomore he led his team to an undefeated season and a national championship in 1959, and earned his nickname: the Elmira Express. Two seasons later, Davis broke the legendary Jim Brown's rushing records and became the first black athlete to be awarded the Heisman Trophy. The number-one pick in the 1962 NFL draft, Davis signed a contract with the Cleveland Browns and appeared to be headed for professional stardom. But Davis never ended up playing in the NFL; he was diagnosed with leukemia during the summer before his rookie season and succumbed to the disease less than a year later. In battling his illness, Davis showed great dignity and courage, inspired the nation, and moved President John F. Kennedy to eulogize him as "an outstanding man of great character who consistently served as an inspiration." https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208174 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208174]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander The Great Author: Jacob Abbott Narrator: Lizzie Driver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.72 of Total 127 Ratings of Narrator: 2.72 of Total 46 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders in history, and was undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, he had conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks. Alexander the Great is one of many biographies aimed at young people written by Jacob Abbott and his brother. The biographies are written in such a way that makes them appealing and easily accessible to everyone. - Written by Wikipedia and Lizzie Driver Jacob Abbott Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208174 thebookvoice.com 5:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208174]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander The Great Author: Jacob Abbott Narrator: Lizzie Driver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.72 of Total 127 Ratings of Narrator: 2.72 of Total 46 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders in history, and was undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, he had conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks. Alexander the Great is one of many biographies aimed at young people written by Jacob Abbott and his brother. The biographies are written in such a way that makes them appealing and easily accessible to everyone. - Written by Wikipedia and Lizzie Driver Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208174]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander The Great Author: Jacob Abbott Narrator: Lizzie Driver Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.72 of Total 127 Ratings of Narrator: 2.72 of Total 46 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders in history, and was undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, he had conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks. Alexander the Great is one of many biographies aimed at young people written by Jacob Abbott and his brother. The biographies are written in such a way that makes them appealing and easily accessible to everyone. - Written by Wikipedia and Lizzie Driver https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207047 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207047]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mandela: An Audio History Author: Radio Diaries Narrator: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 18 minutes Release date: February 19, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Recognized as one of the most comprehensive oral histories of apartheid ever broadcast (NPR, BBC, CBC, SABC), Mandela: An Audio History tells the story of the struggle against apartheid through rare sound recordings. The series weaves together more than 50 first-person interviews with an unprecedented collection of archival sound: a rare recording of the 1964 trial that resulted in Mandela’s life sentence; a visit between Mandela and his family secretly taped by a prison guard; marching songs of guerilla soldiers; government propaganda films; and pirate radio broadcasts from the African National Congress (ANC). Once thought lost forever, Radio Diaries producer Joe Richman unearthed a treasure trove of these historic recordings in the basement archive of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Ultimately, over 50 hours of archival recordings and many more hours of contemporary interviews with the living witnesses to South Africa’s turbulent history have gone into the creation of one of the most moving audio documentaries ever produced. Includes a commemorative 32-page booklet featuring historic photos and a complete transcript of the audio program. Radio Diaries Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207047 thebookvoice.com 1:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207047]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mandela: An Audio History Author: Radio Diaries Narrator: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 18 minutes Release date: February 19, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Recognized as one of the most comprehensive oral histories of apartheid ever broadcast (NPR, BBC, CBC, SABC), Mandela: An Audio History tells the story of the struggle against apartheid through rare sound recordings. The series weaves together more than 50 first-person interviews with an unprecedented collection of archival sound: a rare recording of the 1964 trial that resulted in Mandela’s life sentence; a visit between Mandela and his family secretly taped by a prison guard; marching songs of guerilla soldiers; government propaganda films; and pirate radio broadcasts from the African National Congress (ANC). Once thought lost forever, Radio Diaries producer Joe Richman unearthed a treasure trove of these historic recordings in the basement archive of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Ultimately, over 50 hours of archival recordings and many more hours of contemporary interviews with the living witnesses to South Africa’s turbulent history have gone into the creation of one of the most moving audio documentaries ever produced. Includes a commemorative 32-page booklet featuring historic photos and a complete transcript of the audio program. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207047]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mandela: An Audio History Author: Radio Diaries Narrator: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 18 minutes Release date: February 19, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Recognized as one of the most comprehensive oral histories of apartheid ever broadcast (NPR, BBC, CBC, SABC), Mandela: An Audio History tells the story of the struggle against apartheid through rare sound recordings. The series weaves together more than 50 first-person interviews with an unprecedented collection of archival sound: a rare recording of the 1964 trial that resulted in Mandela’s life sentence; a visit between Mandela and his family secretly taped by a prison guard; marching songs of guerilla soldiers; government propaganda films; and pirate radio broadcasts from the African National Congress (ANC). Once thought lost forever, Radio Diaries producer Joe Richman unearthed a treasure trove of these historic recordings in the basement archive of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Ultimately, over 50 hours of archival recordings and many more hours of contemporary interviews with the living witnesses to South Africa’s turbulent history have gone into the creation of one of the most moving audio documentaries ever produced. Includes a commemorative 32-page booklet featuring historic photos and a complete transcript of the audio program. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206880 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206880]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ulysses S. Grant Author: Owen Wister Narrator: David Wales Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 52 Ratings of Narrator: 3.92 of Total 12 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Ulysses S. Grant was the great hero (for the North) in the Civil War and the 18th President of the United States. This short biography is only 145 pages in a little pamphlet size. The author is famous for his stories of the Old West, but he also wrote a substantial body of nonfiction literature. (Summary by David Wales) Owen Wister Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206880 thebookvoice.com 2:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206880]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ulysses S. Grant Author: Owen Wister Narrator: David Wales Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 52 Ratings of Narrator: 3.92 of Total 12 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Ulysses S. Grant was the great hero (for the North) in the Civil War and the 18th President of the United States. This short biography is only 145 pages in a little pamphlet size. The author is famous for his stories of the Old West, but he also wrote a substantial body of nonfiction literature. (Summary by David Wales) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206880]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ulysses S. Grant Author: Owen Wister Narrator: David Wales Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 52 Ratings of Narrator: 3.92 of Total 12 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Ulysses S. Grant was the great hero (for the North) in the Civil War and the 18th President of the United States. This short biography is only 145 pages in a little pamphlet size. The author is famous for his stories of the Old West, but he also wrote a substantial body of nonfiction literature. (Summary by David Wales) https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206719 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206719]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: ARIK: The Life of Ariel Sharon Author: David Landau Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 41 minutes Release date: February 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the former editor in chief of Haaretz, the first in-depth, comprehensive biography of Ariel Sharon, the most dramatic and imposing Israeli political and military leader of the last forty years. The life of Ariel Sharon spans much of modern Israel’s history. A commander in the Israeli Army from its inception in 1948, Sharon participated in the 1948 War of Independence, played decisive roles in the 1956 Suez War and the Six-Day War of 1967, and is credited here with the shift in the outcome of the Yom Kippur War of 1973. After leaving the professional army, Sharon became a political leader and served in numerous governments, most prominently as the defense minister during the 1982 Lebanon War in which he bore “personal responsibility,” according to the state’s commission of inquiry, for massacres of Palestinian civilians by Lebanese militia. As a general and as a politician, he championed the construction of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. But as prime minister, he performed a dramatic reversal: orchestrating Israel’s unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip. Landau brilliantly chronicles Sharon’s surprising about-face, combining the immediacy of firsthand reportage with the analysis and independent insight of a historian’s perspective. Sharon suffered a stroke in January 2006 and remains in a persistent vegetative state. This biography recounts the life of the man who is considered by many to be Israel’s greatest military leader and political statesman, illustrating how Sharon’s leadership transformed Israel, and how his views were shaped by the changing nature of Israeli society. David Landau Sat, 01 Feb 2014 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206719 thebookvoice.com 19:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206719]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: ARIK: The Life of Ariel Sharon Author: David Landau Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 41 minutes Release date: February 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the former editor in chief of Haaretz, the first in-depth, comprehensive biography of Ariel Sharon, the most dramatic and imposing Israeli political and military leader of the last forty years. The life of Ariel Sharon spans much of modern Israel’s history. A commander in the Israeli Army from its inception in 1948, Sharon participated in the 1948 War of Independence, played decisive roles in the 1956 Suez War and the Six-Day War of 1967, and is credited here with the shift in the outcome of the Yom Kippur War of 1973. After leaving the professional army, Sharon became a political leader and served in numerous governments, most prominently as the defense minister during the 1982 Lebanon War in which he bore “personal responsibility,” according to the state’s commission of inquiry, for massacres of Palestinian civilians by Lebanese militia. As a general and as a politician, he championed the construction of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. But as prime minister, he performed a dramatic reversal: orchestrating Israel’s unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip. Landau brilliantly chronicles Sharon’s surprising about-face, combining the immediacy of firsthand reportage with the analysis and independent insight of a historian’s perspective. Sharon suffered a stroke in January 2006 and remains in a persistent vegetative state. This biography recounts the life of the man who is considered by many to be Israel’s greatest military leader and political statesman, illustrating how Sharon’s leadership transformed Israel, and how his views were shaped by the changing nature of Israeli society. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206719]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: ARIK: The Life of Ariel Sharon Author: David Landau Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 41 minutes Release date: February 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the former editor in chief of Haaretz, the first in-depth, comprehensive biography of Ariel Sharon, the most dramatic and imposing Israeli political and military leader of the last forty years. The life of Ariel Sharon spans much of modern Israel’s history. A commander in the Israeli Army from its inception in 1948, Sharon participated in the 1948 War of Independence, played decisive roles in the 1956 Suez War and the Six-Day War of 1967, and is credited here with the shift in the outcome of the Yom Kippur War of 1973. After leaving the professional army, Sharon became a political leader and served in numerous governments, most prominently as the defense minister during the 1982 Lebanon War in which he bore “personal responsibility,” according to the state’s commission of inquiry, for massacres of Palestinian civilians by Lebanese militia. As a general and as a politician, he championed the construction of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. But as prime minister, he performed a dramatic reversal: orchestrating Israel’s unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip. Landau brilliantly chronicles Sharon’s surprising about-face, combining the immediacy of firsthand reportage with the analysis and independent insight of a historian’s perspective. Sharon suffered a stroke in January 2006 and remains in a persistent vegetative state. This biography recounts the life of the man who is considered by many to be Israel’s greatest military leader and political statesman, illustrating how Sharon’s leadership transformed Israel, and how his views were shaped by the changing nature of Israeli society. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206703 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206703]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lives of our Presidents Author: W.A. Peters Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 41 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A magnificent collection of short biographies of U.S. Presidents from Washington to Cleveland, W.A. Peters suceeds in telling the story of his country, through the eyes of it's executives. W.A. Peters Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206703 thebookvoice.com 1:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206703]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lives of our Presidents Author: W.A. Peters Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 41 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A magnificent collection of short biographies of U.S. Presidents from Washington to Cleveland, W.A. Peters suceeds in telling the story of his country, through the eyes of it's executives. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206703]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lives of our Presidents Author: W.A. Peters Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 41 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A magnificent collection of short biographies of U.S. Presidents from Washington to Cleveland, W.A. Peters suceeds in telling the story of his country, through the eyes of it's executives. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206223 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206223]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Code Name: Johnny Walker: The Extraordinary Story of the Iraqi Who Risked Everything to Fight with the U.S. Navy SEALs Author: Johnny Walker, Jim DeFelice Narrator: Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: February 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 9 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this unforgettable memoir, the Navy SEALs’ most trusted translator—a man who is credited with saving countless American lives and became a legend in the special-ops community—tells his inspiring story for the first time. As the insurgency in Iraq intensified following the American invasion, U.S. Navy SEALs were called upon to root terrorists from their lairs. Unsure of the local neighborhoods and unable to speak the local languages, they came to rely on one man to guide them and watch their backs. He was a "terp"—an interpreter—with a job so dangerous they couldn't even use his real name. They named him Johnny Walker. They soon called him brother. Over the course of eight years, the Iraqi native traveled around the country with nearly every SEAL and special operations unit deployed there. He went on thousands of missions, saved dozens of SEAL and other American lives, and risked his own daily. Helped to the U.S. by the SEALs he protected, Johnny Walker's life is so remarkable that his tale reads like fiction. But every word of it is true. For the first time ever, a "terp" tells what it was like in Iraq during the American invasion and the brutal insurgency that followed. With inside details on SEAL operations and a humane understanding of the tragic price paid by ordinary Iraqis, Code Name: Johnny Walker reveals a side of the war that has never been told before. Johnny Walker, Jim DeFelice Tue, 11 Feb 2014 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206223 thebookvoice.com 10:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206223]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Code Name: Johnny Walker: The Extraordinary Story of the Iraqi Who Risked Everything to Fight with the U.S. Navy SEALs Author: Johnny Walker, Jim DeFelice Narrator: Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: February 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 9 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this unforgettable memoir, the Navy SEALs’ most trusted translator—a man who is credited with saving countless American lives and became a legend in the special-ops community—tells his inspiring story for the first time. As the insurgency in Iraq intensified following the American invasion, U.S. Navy SEALs were called upon to root terrorists from their lairs. Unsure of the local neighborhoods and unable to speak the local languages, they came to rely on one man to guide them and watch their backs. He was a "terp"—an interpreter—with a job so dangerous they couldn't even use his real name. They named him Johnny Walker. They soon called him brother. Over the course of eight years, the Iraqi native traveled around the country with nearly every SEAL and special operations unit deployed there. He went on thousands of missions, saved dozens of SEAL and other American lives, and risked his own daily. Helped to the U.S. by the SEALs he protected, Johnny Walker's life is so remarkable that his tale reads like fiction. But every word of it is true. For the first time ever, a "terp" tells what it was like in Iraq during the American invasion and the brutal insurgency that followed. With inside details on SEAL operations and a humane understanding of the tragic price paid by ordinary Iraqis, Code Name: Johnny Walker reveals a side of the war that has never been told before. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206223]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Code Name: Johnny Walker: The Extraordinary Story of the Iraqi Who Risked Everything to Fight with the U.S. Navy SEALs Author: Johnny Walker, Jim DeFelice Narrator: Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: February 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 9 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this unforgettable memoir, the Navy SEALs’ most trusted translator—a man who is credited with saving countless American lives and became a legend in the special-ops community—tells his inspiring story for the first time. As the insurgency in Iraq intensified following the American invasion, U.S. Navy SEALs were called upon to root terrorists from their lairs. Unsure of the local neighborhoods and unable to speak the local languages, they came to rely on one man to guide them and watch their backs. He was a "terp"—an interpreter—with a job so dangerous they couldn't even use his real name. They named him Johnny Walker. They soon called him brother. Over the course of eight years, the Iraqi native traveled around the country with nearly every SEAL and special operations unit deployed there. He went on thousands of missions, saved dozens of SEAL and other American lives, and risked his own daily. Helped to the U.S. by the SEALs he protected, Johnny Walker's life is so remarkable that his tale reads like fiction. But every word of it is true. For the first time ever, a "terp" tells what it was like in Iraq during the American invasion and the brutal insurgency that followed. With inside details on SEAL operations and a humane understanding of the tragic price paid by ordinary Iraqis, Code Name: Johnny Walker reveals a side of the war that has never been told before. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205127 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205127]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: For the Benefit of Those Who See: Dispatches from the World of the Blind Author: Rosemary Mahoney Narrator: Rosemary Mahoney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 14, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.71 of Total 7 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of Oliver Sacks's The Island of the Colorblind, Rosemary Mahoney tells the story of Braille Without Borders, the first school for the blind in Tibet, and of Sabriye Tenberken, the remarkable blind woman who founded the school. Fascinated and impressed by what she learned from the blind children of Tibet, Mahoney was moved to investigate further the cultural history of blindness. As part of her research, she spent three months teaching at Tenberken's international training center for blind adults in Kerala, India, an experience that reveals both the shocking oppression endured by the world's blind, as well as their great resilience, integrity, ingenuity, and strength. By living among the blind, Rosemary Mahoney enables us to see them in fascinating close up, revealing their particular 'quality of ease that seems to broadcast a fundamental connection to the world.' Having read For the Benefit of Those Who See, you will never see the world in quite the same way again. 'In this intelligent and humane book, Rosemary Mahoney writes of people who are blind . . . She reports on their courage and gives voice, time and again, to their miraculous dignity.' -- Andrew Solomon, author of Far From the Tree Rosemary Mahoney Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205127 thebookvoice.com 9:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205127]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: For the Benefit of Those Who See: Dispatches from the World of the Blind Author: Rosemary Mahoney Narrator: Rosemary Mahoney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 14, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.71 of Total 7 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of Oliver Sacks's The Island of the Colorblind, Rosemary Mahoney tells the story of Braille Without Borders, the first school for the blind in Tibet, and of Sabriye Tenberken, the remarkable blind woman who founded the school. Fascinated and impressed by what she learned from the blind children of Tibet, Mahoney was moved to investigate further the cultural history of blindness. As part of her research, she spent three months teaching at Tenberken's international training center for blind adults in Kerala, India, an experience that reveals both the shocking oppression endured by the world's blind, as well as their great resilience, integrity, ingenuity, and strength. By living among the blind, Rosemary Mahoney enables us to see them in fascinating close up, revealing their particular 'quality of ease that seems to broadcast a fundamental connection to the world.' Having read For the Benefit of Those Who See, you will never see the world in quite the same way again. 'In this intelligent and humane book, Rosemary Mahoney writes of people who are blind . . . She reports on their courage and gives voice, time and again, to their miraculous dignity.' -- Andrew Solomon, author of Far From the Tree Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205127]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: For the Benefit of Those Who See: Dispatches from the World of the Blind Author: Rosemary Mahoney Narrator: Rosemary Mahoney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 14, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.71 of Total 7 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of Oliver Sacks's The Island of the Colorblind, Rosemary Mahoney tells the story of Braille Without Borders, the first school for the blind in Tibet, and of Sabriye Tenberken, the remarkable blind woman who founded the school. Fascinated and impressed by what she learned from the blind children of Tibet, Mahoney was moved to investigate further the cultural history of blindness. As part of her research, she spent three months teaching at Tenberken's international training center for blind adults in Kerala, India, an experience that reveals both the shocking oppression endured by the world's blind, as well as their great resilience, integrity, ingenuity, and strength. By living among the blind, Rosemary Mahoney enables us to see them in fascinating close up, revealing their particular 'quality of ease that seems to broadcast a fundamental connection to the world.' Having read For the Benefit of Those Who See, you will never see the world in quite the same way again. 'In this intelligent and humane book, Rosemary Mahoney writes of people who are blind . . . She reports on their courage and gives voice, time and again, to their miraculous dignity.' -- Andrew Solomon, author of Far From the Tree https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204902 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204902]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died Author: Edward Klein Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 19, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In the most inspiring speech of his career, Ted Kennedy once vowed: "For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." Unlike his martyred brothers, John and Robert, whose lives were cut off before the promise of a better future could be realized, Ted lived long enough to make many promises come true. During a career that spanned an astonishing half-century, he put his imprint on every major piece of progressive legislation–from health care and education to civil rights. There were times during that career–such as after the incident in Chappaquiddick–when Ted seemed to have surrendered to his demons. But there were other times–after one of his inspiring speeches on the floor of the Senate, for example–when he was compared to Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John Calhoun, and other great lawmakers of the past. Indeed, for most of his life, Ted Kennedy played a kaleidoscope of roles–from destructive thrill seeker to constructive lawmaker; from straying husband to devoted father and uncle. In Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died, celebrated Kennedy biographer Edward Klein at last reconciles these contradictions, painting a stunningly original, up-to-the-moment portrait of Ted Kennedy and his remarkable late-in-life redemption. Drawing on a vast store of original research and unprecedented access to Ted Kennedy’s political associates, friends, and family, Klein takes the reader behind the scenes to reveal many secrets. Among them: • Why Caroline Kennedy, at Ted’s urging, aspired to fill the New York Senate vacancy but then suddenly and unexpectedly withdrew her candidacy. • How Ted ended his longest-lasting romantic relationship to marry Victoria Reggie, and the unexpected effect that union had on his personal and political redemption. • What transpired between the parents of Mary Jo Kopechne and Ted Kennedy during two private meetings at Ted’s home. • Which feuds are likely to erupt within the Kennedy family in the wake of Ted’s demise, and what will become of Ted’s fortune and political legacy. Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died does not shrink from portraying the erratic side of Ted Kennedy and his former wife, Joan. But both in spirit and tone, it is a compassionate celebration of a complex man who, in the winter of his life, summoned the best in himself to come to the aid of his troubled nation. Edward Klein Tue, 19 May 2009 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204902 thebookvoice.com 6:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204902]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died Author: Edward Klein Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 19, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In the most inspiring speech of his career, Ted Kennedy once vowed: "For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." Unlike his martyred brothers, John and Robert, whose lives were cut off before the promise of a better future could be realized, Ted lived long enough to make many promises come true. During a career that spanned an astonishing half-century, he put his imprint on every major piece of progressive legislation–from health care and education to civil rights. There were times during that career–such as after the incident in Chappaquiddick–when Ted seemed to have surrendered to his demons. But there were other times–after one of his inspiring speeches on the floor of the Senate, for example–when he was compared to Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John Calhoun, and other great lawmakers of the past. Indeed, for most of his life, Ted Kennedy played a kaleidoscope of roles–from destructive thrill seeker to constructive lawmaker; from straying husband to devoted father and uncle. In Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died, celebrated Kennedy biographer Edward Klein at last reconciles these contradictions, painting a stunningly original, up-to-the-moment portrait of Ted Kennedy and his remarkable late-in-life redemption. Drawing on a vast store of original research and unprecedented access to Ted Kennedy’s political associates, friends, and family, Klein takes the reader behind the scenes to reveal many secrets. Among them: • Why Caroline Kennedy, at Ted’s urging, aspired to fill the New York Senate vacancy but then suddenly and unexpectedly withdrew her candidacy. • How Ted ended his longest-lasting romantic relationship to marry Victoria Reggie, and the unexpected effect that union had on his personal and political redemption. • What transpired between the parents of Mary Jo Kopechne and Ted Kennedy during two private meetings at Ted’s home. • Which feuds are likely to erupt within the Kennedy family in the wake of Ted’s demise, and what will become of Ted’s fortune and political legacy. Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died does not shrink from portraying the erratic side of Ted Kennedy and his former wife, Joan. But both in spirit and tone, it is a compassionate celebration of a complex man who, in the winter of his life, summoned the best in himself to come to the aid of his troubled nation. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204902]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died Author: Edward Klein Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 19, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In the most inspiring speech of his career, Ted Kennedy once vowed: "For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." Unlike his martyred brothers, John and Robert, whose lives were cut off before the promise of a better future could be realized, Ted lived long enough to make many promises come true. During a career that spanned an astonishing half-century, he put his imprint on every major piece of progressive legislation–from health care and education to civil rights. There were times during that career–such as after the incident in Chappaquiddick–when Ted seemed to have surrendered to his demons. But there were other times–after one of his inspiring speeches on the floor of the Senate, for example–when he was compared to Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John Calhoun, and other great lawmakers of the past. Indeed, for most of his life, Ted Kennedy played a kaleidoscope of roles–from destructive thrill seeker to constructive lawmaker; from straying husband to devoted father and uncle. In Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died, celebrated Kennedy biographer Edward Klein at last reconciles these contradictions, painting a stunningly original, up-to-the-moment portrait of Ted Kennedy and his remarkable late-in-life redemption. Drawing on a vast store of original research and unprecedented access to Ted Kennedy’s political associates, friends, and family, Klein takes the reader behind the scenes to reveal many secrets. Among them: • Why Caroline Kennedy, at Ted’s urging, aspired to fill the New York Senate vacancy but then suddenly and unexpectedly withdrew her candidacy. • How Ted ended his longest-lasting romantic relationship to marry Victoria Reggie, and the unexpected effect that union had on his personal and political redemption. • What transpired between the parents of Mary Jo Kopechne and Ted Kennedy during two private meetings at Ted’s home. • Which feuds are likely to erupt within the Kennedy family in the wake of Ted’s demise, and what will become of Ted’s fortune and political legacy. Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died does not shrink from portraying the erratic side of Ted Kennedy and his former wife, Joan. But both in spirit and tone, it is a compassionate celebration of a complex man who, in the winter of his life, summoned the best in himself to come to the aid of his troubled nation. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204488 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204488]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dallas 1963 Author: Steven L. Davis, Bill Minutaglio Narrator: Tony Messano, Steven L. Davis, Bill Minutaglio Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In the months and weeks before the fateful November 22nd, 1963, Dallas was brewing with political passions, a city crammed with larger-than-life characters dead-set against the Kennedy presidency. These included rabid warriors like defrocked military general Edwin A. Walker; the world's richest oil baron, H. L. Hunt; the leader of the largest Baptist congregation in the world, W.A. Criswell; and the media mogul Ted Dealey, who raucously confronted JFK and whose family name adorns the plaza where the president was murdered. On the same stage was a compelling cast of marauding gangsters, swashbuckling politicos, unsung civil rights heroes, and a stylish millionaire anxious to save his doomed city. Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis ingeniously explore the swirling forces that led many people to warn President Kennedy to avoid Dallas on his fateful trip to Texas. Breathtakingly paced, Dallas 1963 presents a clear, cinematic, and revelatory look at the shocking tragedy that transformed America. Countless authors have attempted to explain the assassination, but no one has ever bothered to explain Dallas-until now. With spellbinding storytelling, Minutaglio and Davis lead us through intimate glimpses of the Kennedy family and the machinations of the Kennedy White House, to the obsessed men in Dallas who concocted the climate of hatred that led many to blame the city for the president's death. Here at long last is an accurate understanding of what happened in the weeks and months leading to John F. Kennedy's assassination. Dallas 1963 is not only a fresh look at a momentous national tragedy but a sobering reminder of how radical, polarizing ideologies can poison a city-and a nation. Winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Research Nonfiction Named one of the Top 3 JFK Books by Parade Magazine. Named 1 of The 5 Essential Kennedy assassination books ever written by The Daily Beast. Named one of the Top Nonfiction Books of 2013 by Kirkus Reviews. Steven L. Davis, Bill Minutaglio Tue, 08 Oct 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204488 thebookvoice.com 12:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204488]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dallas 1963 Author: Steven L. Davis, Bill Minutaglio Narrator: Tony Messano, Steven L. Davis, Bill Minutaglio Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In the months and weeks before the fateful November 22nd, 1963, Dallas was brewing with political passions, a city crammed with larger-than-life characters dead-set against the Kennedy presidency. These included rabid warriors like defrocked military general Edwin A. Walker; the world's richest oil baron, H. L. Hunt; the leader of the largest Baptist congregation in the world, W.A. Criswell; and the media mogul Ted Dealey, who raucously confronted JFK and whose family name adorns the plaza where the president was murdered. On the same stage was a compelling cast of marauding gangsters, swashbuckling politicos, unsung civil rights heroes, and a stylish millionaire anxious to save his doomed city. Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis ingeniously explore the swirling forces that led many people to warn President Kennedy to avoid Dallas on his fateful trip to Texas. Breathtakingly paced, Dallas 1963 presents a clear, cinematic, and revelatory look at the shocking tragedy that transformed America. Countless authors have attempted to explain the assassination, but no one has ever bothered to explain Dallas-until now. With spellbinding storytelling, Minutaglio and Davis lead us through intimate glimpses of the Kennedy family and the machinations of the Kennedy White House, to the obsessed men in Dallas who concocted the climate of hatred that led many to blame the city for the president's death. Here at long last is an accurate understanding of what happened in the weeks and months leading to John F. Kennedy's assassination. Dallas 1963 is not only a fresh look at a momentous national tragedy but a sobering reminder of how radical, polarizing ideologies can poison a city-and a nation. Winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Research Nonfiction Named one of the Top 3 JFK Books by Parade Magazine. Named 1 of The 5 Essential Kennedy assassination books ever written by The Daily Beast. Named one of the Top Nonfiction Books of 2013 by Kirkus Reviews. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204488]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dallas 1963 Author: Steven L. Davis, Bill Minutaglio Narrator: Tony Messano, Steven L. Davis, Bill Minutaglio Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In the months and weeks before the fateful November 22nd, 1963, Dallas was brewing with political passions, a city crammed with larger-than-life characters dead-set against the Kennedy presidency. These included rabid warriors like defrocked military general Edwin A. Walker; the world's richest oil baron, H. L. Hunt; the leader of the largest Baptist congregation in the world, W.A. Criswell; and the media mogul Ted Dealey, who raucously confronted JFK and whose family name adorns the plaza where the president was murdered. On the same stage was a compelling cast of marauding gangsters, swashbuckling politicos, unsung civil rights heroes, and a stylish millionaire anxious to save his doomed city. Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis ingeniously explore the swirling forces that led many people to warn President Kennedy to avoid Dallas on his fateful trip to Texas. Breathtakingly paced, Dallas 1963 presents a clear, cinematic, and revelatory look at the shocking tragedy that transformed America. Countless authors have attempted to explain the assassination, but no one has ever bothered to explain Dallas-until now. With spellbinding storytelling, Minutaglio and Davis lead us through intimate glimpses of the Kennedy family and the machinations of the Kennedy White House, to the obsessed men in Dallas who concocted the climate of hatred that led many to blame the city for the president's death. Here at long last is an accurate understanding of what happened in the weeks and months leading to John F. Kennedy's assassination. Dallas 1963 is not only a fresh look at a momentous national tragedy but a sobering reminder of how radical, polarizing ideologies can poison a city-and a nation. Winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Research Nonfiction Named one of the Top 3 JFK Books by Parade Magazine. Named 1 of The 5 Essential Kennedy assassination books ever written by The Daily Beast. Named one of the Top Nonfiction Books of 2013 by Kirkus Reviews. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203619 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203619]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners Author: John Bunyan Narrator: Stephen Escalera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Grace Abounding is the spiritual autobiography of John Bunyan, who also penned Pilgrim’s Progress, perhaps one of the most significant pieces of Christian literature, second only to the Bible. Grace Abounding follows Bunyan’s struggle to find true repentance and forgiveness, his battle with Satan’s temptations of unbelief, his comfort found in the Bible and his overarching victory gotten by the grace of God through Jesus Christ his Son. Readers familiar with Pilgrim’s Progress will recognize that many of the allegorical points in his famous work came out of Bunyan’s own struggles and discoveries, and it has been said that Bunyan could not have written Pilgrim’s Progress without first going through the battles chronicled in Grace Abounding. (Summary by Stephen Escalera) John Bunyan Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203619 thebookvoice.com 3:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203619]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners Author: John Bunyan Narrator: Stephen Escalera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Grace Abounding is the spiritual autobiography of John Bunyan, who also penned Pilgrim’s Progress, perhaps one of the most significant pieces of Christian literature, second only to the Bible. Grace Abounding follows Bunyan’s struggle to find true repentance and forgiveness, his battle with Satan’s temptations of unbelief, his comfort found in the Bible and his overarching victory gotten by the grace of God through Jesus Christ his Son. Readers familiar with Pilgrim’s Progress will recognize that many of the allegorical points in his famous work came out of Bunyan’s own struggles and discoveries, and it has been said that Bunyan could not have written Pilgrim’s Progress without first going through the battles chronicled in Grace Abounding. (Summary by Stephen Escalera) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203619]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners Author: John Bunyan Narrator: Stephen Escalera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Grace Abounding is the spiritual autobiography of John Bunyan, who also penned Pilgrim’s Progress, perhaps one of the most significant pieces of Christian literature, second only to the Bible. Grace Abounding follows Bunyan’s struggle to find true repentance and forgiveness, his battle with Satan’s temptations of unbelief, his comfort found in the Bible and his overarching victory gotten by the grace of God through Jesus Christ his Son. Readers familiar with Pilgrim’s Progress will recognize that many of the allegorical points in his famous work came out of Bunyan’s own struggles and discoveries, and it has been said that Bunyan could not have written Pilgrim’s Progress without first going through the battles chronicled in Grace Abounding. (Summary by Stephen Escalera) https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203565 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203565]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret History of Vladimir Nabokov Author: Andrea Pitzer Narrator: Susan Boyce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 14 minutes Release date: March 13, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A startling and revelatory examination of Nabokov's life and works—notably Pale Fire and Lolita—bringing new insight into one of the twentieth century's most enigmatic authors. Novelist Vladimir Nabokov witnessed the horrors of his century, escaping Revolutionary Russia then Germany under Hitler, and fleeing France with his Jewish wife and son just weeks before Paris fell to the Nazis. He repeatedly faced accusations of turning a blind eye to human suffering to write artful tales of depravity. But does one of the greatest writers in the English language really deserve the label of amoral aesthete bestowed on him by so many critics? Using information from newly-declassified intelligence files and recovered military history, journalist Andrea Pitzer argues that far from being a proponent of art for art's sake, Vladimir Nabokov managed to hide disturbing history in his fiction—history that has gone unnoticed for decades. Nabokov emerges as a kind of documentary conjurer, spending the most productive decades of his career recording a saga of forgotten concentration camps and searing bigotry, from World War I to the Gulag and the Holocaust. Lolita surrenders Humbert Humbert's secret identity, and reveals a Nabokov appalled by American anti-Semitism. The lunatic narrator of Pale Fire recalls Russian tragedies that once haunted the world. From Tsarist courts to Nazi film sets, from CIA front organizations to wartime Casablanca, the story of Nabokov's family is the story of his century—and both are woven inextricably into his fiction. Andrea Pitzer Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203565 thebookvoice.com 15:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203565]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret History of Vladimir Nabokov Author: Andrea Pitzer Narrator: Susan Boyce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 14 minutes Release date: March 13, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A startling and revelatory examination of Nabokov's life and works—notably Pale Fire and Lolita—bringing new insight into one of the twentieth century's most enigmatic authors. Novelist Vladimir Nabokov witnessed the horrors of his century, escaping Revolutionary Russia then Germany under Hitler, and fleeing France with his Jewish wife and son just weeks before Paris fell to the Nazis. He repeatedly faced accusations of turning a blind eye to human suffering to write artful tales of depravity. But does one of the greatest writers in the English language really deserve the label of amoral aesthete bestowed on him by so many critics? Using information from newly-declassified intelligence files and recovered military history, journalist Andrea Pitzer argues that far from being a proponent of art for art's sake, Vladimir Nabokov managed to hide disturbing history in his fiction—history that has gone unnoticed for decades. Nabokov emerges as a kind of documentary conjurer, spending the most productive decades of his career recording a saga of forgotten concentration camps and searing bigotry, from World War I to the Gulag and the Holocaust. Lolita surrenders Humbert Humbert's secret identity, and reveals a Nabokov appalled by American anti-Semitism. The lunatic narrator of Pale Fire recalls Russian tragedies that once haunted the world. From Tsarist courts to Nazi film sets, from CIA front organizations to wartime Casablanca, the story of Nabokov's family is the story of his century—and both are woven inextricably into his fiction. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203565]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret History of Vladimir Nabokov Author: Andrea Pitzer Narrator: Susan Boyce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 14 minutes Release date: March 13, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A startling and revelatory examination of Nabokov's life and works—notably Pale Fire and Lolita—bringing new insight into one of the twentieth century's most enigmatic authors. Novelist Vladimir Nabokov witnessed the horrors of his century, escaping Revolutionary Russia then Germany under Hitler, and fleeing France with his Jewish wife and son just weeks before Paris fell to the Nazis. He repeatedly faced accusations of turning a blind eye to human suffering to write artful tales of depravity. But does one of the greatest writers in the English language really deserve the label of amoral aesthete bestowed on him by so many critics? Using information from newly-declassified intelligence files and recovered military history, journalist Andrea Pitzer argues that far from being a proponent of art for art's sake, Vladimir Nabokov managed to hide disturbing history in his fiction—history that has gone unnoticed for decades. Nabokov emerges as a kind of documentary conjurer, spending the most productive decades of his career recording a saga of forgotten concentration camps and searing bigotry, from World War I to the Gulag and the Holocaust. Lolita surrenders Humbert Humbert's secret identity, and reveals a Nabokov appalled by American anti-Semitism. The lunatic narrator of Pale Fire recalls Russian tragedies that once haunted the world. From Tsarist courts to Nazi film sets, from CIA front organizations to wartime Casablanca, the story of Nabokov's family is the story of his century—and both are woven inextricably into his fiction. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203432 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203432]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Losing My Cool: How a Father's Love and 15,000 Books Beat Hip-hop Culture Author: Thomas Chatterton Williams Narrator: Thomas Chatterton Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes Release date: April 29, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Unabridged, 7 hours Read by the author A pitch-perfect account of how hip-hop culture drew in the author and how his father drew him out again-with love, perseverance, and fifteen thousand books. Thomas Chatterton Williams Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203432 thebookvoice.com 5:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203432]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Losing My Cool: How a Father's Love and 15,000 Books Beat Hip-hop Culture Author: Thomas Chatterton Williams Narrator: Thomas Chatterton Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes Release date: April 29, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Unabridged, 7 hours Read by the author A pitch-perfect account of how hip-hop culture drew in the author and how his father drew him out again-with love, perseverance, and fifteen thousand books. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203432]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Losing My Cool: How a Father's Love and 15,000 Books Beat Hip-hop Culture Author: Thomas Chatterton Williams Narrator: Thomas Chatterton Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes Release date: April 29, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Unabridged, 7 hours Read by the author A pitch-perfect account of how hip-hop culture drew in the author and how his father drew him out again-with love, perseverance, and fifteen thousand books. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203431 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203431]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Golden Voice: How Faith, Hard Work, and Humility Brought Me from the Streets to Salvation Author: Ted Williams Narrator: Andy Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 59 minutes Release date: May 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: YouTube sensation Ted William's memoir of addiction, homelessness, and unlikely redemption, cowritten by #1 New York Times bestselling author Bret Witter Ted Williams was panhandling in December 2010 when a passerby taped him and posted a clip of his gorgeous radio voice on YouTube. The video went viral, and overnight, launched him--”the homeless man with a golden voice”--into the hearts of millions. Since then, millions have heard pieces of his story: his successful radio career, his crack addiction, his multiple arrests, and his heartbreaking relationship with his ninety-year-old mother. But in A Golden Voice, Ted Williams finally puts all the pieces together to give an unforgettable, searingly honest account of life on the streets. Nothing is held back, as Williams takes the reader through prostitution, theft, crack houses, and homeless shelters in a search, ultimately, for redemption and hope. Along the way, we see his relationship with his long-term girlfriend, Kathy, grow into an unlikely and inspiring love story, and we hear the Golden Voice of God lead Ted from the selfishness of crime to the humility of the street corner--almost a year before he was discovered--on that highway entrance ramp. But this memoir isn't just an exploration of wrongs and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to give homelessness a voice. It is a deeply American, from-the-heart comeback story about the power of hope, faith, and personal responsibility. With the innate charisma that has won him millions of fans, Ted Williams proves that no one, no matter how degraded, is too lost for a second chance. Ted Williams Thu, 10 May 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203431 thebookvoice.com 4:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203431]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Golden Voice: How Faith, Hard Work, and Humility Brought Me from the Streets to Salvation Author: Ted Williams Narrator: Andy Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 59 minutes Release date: May 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: YouTube sensation Ted William's memoir of addiction, homelessness, and unlikely redemption, cowritten by #1 New York Times bestselling author Bret Witter Ted Williams was panhandling in December 2010 when a passerby taped him and posted a clip of his gorgeous radio voice on YouTube. The video went viral, and overnight, launched him--”the homeless man with a golden voice”--into the hearts of millions. Since then, millions have heard pieces of his story: his successful radio career, his crack addiction, his multiple arrests, and his heartbreaking relationship with his ninety-year-old mother. But in A Golden Voice, Ted Williams finally puts all the pieces together to give an unforgettable, searingly honest account of life on the streets. Nothing is held back, as Williams takes the reader through prostitution, theft, crack houses, and homeless shelters in a search, ultimately, for redemption and hope. Along the way, we see his relationship with his long-term girlfriend, Kathy, grow into an unlikely and inspiring love story, and we hear the Golden Voice of God lead Ted from the selfishness of crime to the humility of the street corner--almost a year before he was discovered--on that highway entrance ramp. But this memoir isn't just an exploration of wrongs and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to give homelessness a voice. It is a deeply American, from-the-heart comeback story about the power of hope, faith, and personal responsibility. With the innate charisma that has won him millions of fans, Ted Williams proves that no one, no matter how degraded, is too lost for a second chance. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203431]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Golden Voice: How Faith, Hard Work, and Humility Brought Me from the Streets to Salvation Author: Ted Williams Narrator: Andy Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 59 minutes Release date: May 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: YouTube sensation Ted William's memoir of addiction, homelessness, and unlikely redemption, cowritten by #1 New York Times bestselling author Bret Witter Ted Williams was panhandling in December 2010 when a passerby taped him and posted a clip of his gorgeous radio voice on YouTube. The video went viral, and overnight, launched him--”the homeless man with a golden voice”--into the hearts of millions. Since then, millions have heard pieces of his story: his successful radio career, his crack addiction, his multiple arrests, and his heartbreaking relationship with his ninety-year-old mother. But in A Golden Voice, Ted Williams finally puts all the pieces together to give an unforgettable, searingly honest account of life on the streets. Nothing is held back, as Williams takes the reader through prostitution, theft, crack houses, and homeless shelters in a search, ultimately, for redemption and hope. Along the way, we see his relationship with his long-term girlfriend, Kathy, grow into an unlikely and inspiring love story, and we hear the Golden Voice of God lead Ted from the selfishness of crime to the humility of the street corner--almost a year before he was discovered--on that highway entrance ramp. But this memoir isn't just an exploration of wrongs and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to give homelessness a voice. It is a deeply American, from-the-heart comeback story about the power of hope, faith, and personal responsibility. With the innate charisma that has won him millions of fans, Ted Williams proves that no one, no matter how degraded, is too lost for a second chance. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203178 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203178]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Historia de la célebre Reina de España Doña Juana, llamada vulgarmente La Loca Author: Anonymous Narrator: Unknown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 5 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.53 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 3.83 of Total 6 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Como implica el título, esta es una biografía de Doña Juana, conocida como Juana la Loca, hija de Fernando II de Aragón e Isabel I de Castilla, los Reyes Católicos. As the title implies, this is a biography of Doña Juana, known as Juana the Mad, daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabel I of Castile, the Catholic Monarchs. Anonymous Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203178 thebookvoice.com 1:5:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203178]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Historia de la célebre Reina de España Doña Juana, llamada vulgarmente La Loca Author: Anonymous Narrator: Unknown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 5 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.53 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 3.83 of Total 6 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Como implica el título, esta es una biografía de Doña Juana, conocida como Juana la Loca, hija de Fernando II de Aragón e Isabel I de Castilla, los Reyes Católicos. As the title implies, this is a biography of Doña Juana, known as Juana the Mad, daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabel I of Castile, the Catholic Monarchs. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203178]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Historia de la célebre Reina de España Doña Juana, llamada vulgarmente La Loca Author: Anonymous Narrator: Unknown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 5 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.53 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 3.83 of Total 6 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Como implica el título, esta es una biografía de Doña Juana, conocida como Juana la Loca, hija de Fernando II de Aragón e Isabel I de Castilla, los Reyes Católicos. As the title implies, this is a biography of Doña Juana, known as Juana the Mad, daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabel I of Castile, the Catholic Monarchs. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203013 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203013]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: An American Son: A Memoir Author: Marco Rubio Narrator: Marco Rubio Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 46 minutes Release date: June 19, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Few politicians have risen to national prominence as quickly as Marco Rubio. Here is the full story of his unlikely journey.   Florida Senator Marco Rubio electrified the 2012 Republican National Con­vention by telling the story of his parents, who were struggling immigrants from Cuba. They embraced their new country and taught their children to appreciate its unique opportunities. Every sacrifice they made over the years, as they worked hard at blue-collar jobs in Miami and Las Vegas, was for their children.   Young Marco grew up dreaming about football, not politics. In this fas­cinating memoir, he reveals how he ended up running for the West Miami City Commission, and then the Florida House of Representatives. In just six years he rose to Speaker of the Florida House. He then won his U.S. Senate campaign as an extreme long shot.   Now Rubio speaks on the national stage about the better future that’s possible if we return to our founding principles. In that vision, as in his fam­ily’s story, Rubio proves that the American Dream is still alive for those who pursue it. Marco Rubio Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203013 thebookvoice.com 4:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203013]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: An American Son: A Memoir Author: Marco Rubio Narrator: Marco Rubio Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 46 minutes Release date: June 19, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Few politicians have risen to national prominence as quickly as Marco Rubio. Here is the full story of his unlikely journey.   Florida Senator Marco Rubio electrified the 2012 Republican National Con­vention by telling the story of his parents, who were struggling immigrants from Cuba. They embraced their new country and taught their children to appreciate its unique opportunities. Every sacrifice they made over the years, as they worked hard at blue-collar jobs in Miami and Las Vegas, was for their children.   Young Marco grew up dreaming about football, not politics. In this fas­cinating memoir, he reveals how he ended up running for the West Miami City Commission, and then the Florida House of Representatives. In just six years he rose to Speaker of the Florida House. He then won his U.S. Senate campaign as an extreme long shot.   Now Rubio speaks on the national stage about the better future that’s possible if we return to our founding principles. In that vision, as in his fam­ily’s story, Rubio proves that the American Dream is still alive for those who pursue it. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203013]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: An American Son: A Memoir Author: Marco Rubio Narrator: Marco Rubio Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 46 minutes Release date: June 19, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Few politicians have risen to national prominence as quickly as Marco Rubio. Here is the full story of his unlikely journey.   Florida Senator Marco Rubio electrified the 2012 Republican National Con­vention by telling the story of his parents, who were struggling immigrants from Cuba. They embraced their new country and taught their children to appreciate its unique opportunities. Every sacrifice they made over the years, as they worked hard at blue-collar jobs in Miami and Las Vegas, was for their children.   Young Marco grew up dreaming about football, not politics. In this fas­cinating memoir, he reveals how he ended up running for the West Miami City Commission, and then the Florida House of Representatives. In just six years he rose to Speaker of the Florida House. He then won his U.S. Senate campaign as an extreme long shot.   Now Rubio speaks on the national stage about the better future that’s possible if we return to our founding principles. In that vision, as in his fam­ily’s story, Rubio proves that the American Dream is still alive for those who pursue it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202934 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202934]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy Author: David Nasaw Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 30 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this pioneering new work, celebrated historian David Nasaw examines the life of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century's most famous political dynasty. Drawing on never-before-published materials from archives on three continents and interviews with Kennedy family members and friends, Nasaw tells the story of a man who participated in the major events of his times: the booms and busts, the Depression and the New Deal, two world wars and the Cold War, and the birth of the New Frontier. In studying Kennedy's life, we relive the history of the American century. 'Riveting . . . The Patriarch is a book hard to put down . . . As his son indelibly put it some months before his father was struck down: 'Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your county.' One wonders what was going through the mind of the patriarch, sitting a few feet away listening to that soaring sentiment as a fourth-generation Kennedy became president of the United States. After coming to know him over the course of this brilliant, compelling book, the reader might suspect that he was thinking he had done more than enough for his country. But the gods would demand even more.' - New York Times Book Review David Nasaw Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202934 thebookvoice.com 30:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202934]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy Author: David Nasaw Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 30 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this pioneering new work, celebrated historian David Nasaw examines the life of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century's most famous political dynasty. Drawing on never-before-published materials from archives on three continents and interviews with Kennedy family members and friends, Nasaw tells the story of a man who participated in the major events of his times: the booms and busts, the Depression and the New Deal, two world wars and the Cold War, and the birth of the New Frontier. In studying Kennedy's life, we relive the history of the American century. 'Riveting . . . The Patriarch is a book hard to put down . . . As his son indelibly put it some months before his father was struck down: 'Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your county.' One wonders what was going through the mind of the patriarch, sitting a few feet away listening to that soaring sentiment as a fourth-generation Kennedy became president of the United States. After coming to know him over the course of this brilliant, compelling book, the reader might suspect that he was thinking he had done more than enough for his country. But the gods would demand even more.' - New York Times Book Review Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202934]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy Author: David Nasaw Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 30 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this pioneering new work, celebrated historian David Nasaw examines the life of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century's most famous political dynasty. Drawing on never-before-published materials from archives on three continents and interviews with Kennedy family members and friends, Nasaw tells the story of a man who participated in the major events of his times: the booms and busts, the Depression and the New Deal, two world wars and the Cold War, and the birth of the New Frontier. In studying Kennedy's life, we relive the history of the American century. 'Riveting . . . The Patriarch is a book hard to put down . . . As his son indelibly put it some months before his father was struck down: 'Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your county.' One wonders what was going through the mind of the patriarch, sitting a few feet away listening to that soaring sentiment as a fourth-generation Kennedy became president of the United States. After coming to know him over the course of this brilliant, compelling book, the reader might suspect that he was thinking he had done more than enough for his country. But the gods would demand even more.' - New York Times Book Review https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202889 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202889]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Me Author: Ricky Martin Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: November 2, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling memoir-now available as an enhanced paperback edition with a new Introduction and never-before- seen photos! In this New York Times bestseller, international superstar Ricky Martin, who has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, opens up for the first time about memories of his early childhood, experiences in the famed boy band Menudo, struggles with his identity during the Livin' la Vida Loca phenomenon, reflections on coming to terms with his sexuality, relationships that allowed him to embrace love, and life-changing decisions like devoting himself to helping children around the world, and becoming a father. Me is an intimate memoir about the very liberating and spiritual journey of one of the most iconic pop-stars of our time. Ricky Martin Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202889 thebookvoice.com 7:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202889]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Me Author: Ricky Martin Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: November 2, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling memoir-now available as an enhanced paperback edition with a new Introduction and never-before- seen photos! In this New York Times bestseller, international superstar Ricky Martin, who has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, opens up for the first time about memories of his early childhood, experiences in the famed boy band Menudo, struggles with his identity during the Livin' la Vida Loca phenomenon, reflections on coming to terms with his sexuality, relationships that allowed him to embrace love, and life-changing decisions like devoting himself to helping children around the world, and becoming a father. Me is an intimate memoir about the very liberating and spiritual journey of one of the most iconic pop-stars of our time. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202889]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Me Author: Ricky Martin Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: November 2, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling memoir-now available as an enhanced paperback edition with a new Introduction and never-before- seen photos! In this New York Times bestseller, international superstar Ricky Martin, who has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, opens up for the first time about memories of his early childhood, experiences in the famed boy band Menudo, struggles with his identity during the Livin' la Vida Loca phenomenon, reflections on coming to terms with his sexuality, relationships that allowed him to embrace love, and life-changing decisions like devoting himself to helping children around the world, and becoming a father. Me is an intimate memoir about the very liberating and spiritual journey of one of the most iconic pop-stars of our time. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202886 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202886]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Author: Manning Marable Narrator: G. Valmont Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.34 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year Years in the making-the definitive biography of the legendary black activist. Of the great figure in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story, he became a criminal, a minister, a leader, and an icon, all before being felled by assassins' bullets at age thirty-nine. Through his tireless work and countless speeches he empowered hundreds of thousands of black Americans to create better lives and stronger communities while establishing the template for the self-actualized, independent African American man. In death he became a broad symbol of both resistance and reconciliation for millions around the world. Manning Marable's new biography of Malcolm is a stunning achievement. Filled with new information and shocking revelations that go beyond the Autobiography, Malcolm X unfolds a sweeping story of race and class in America, from the rise of Marcus Garvey and the Ku Klux Klan to the struggles of the civil rights movement in the fifties and sixties. Reaching into Malcolm's troubled youth, it traces a path from his parents' activism through his own engagement with the Nation of Islam, charting his astronomical rise in the world of Black Nationalism and culminating in the never-before-told true story of his assassination. Malcolm X will stand as the definitive work on one of the most singular forces for social change, capturing with revelatory clarity a man who constantly strove, in the great American tradition, to remake himself anew. Manning Marable Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202886 thebookvoice.com 22:2:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202886]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Author: Manning Marable Narrator: G. Valmont Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.34 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year Years in the making-the definitive biography of the legendary black activist. Of the great figure in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story, he became a criminal, a minister, a leader, and an icon, all before being felled by assassins' bullets at age thirty-nine. Through his tireless work and countless speeches he empowered hundreds of thousands of black Americans to create better lives and stronger communities while establishing the template for the self-actualized, independent African American man. In death he became a broad symbol of both resistance and reconciliation for millions around the world. Manning Marable's new biography of Malcolm is a stunning achievement. Filled with new information and shocking revelations that go beyond the Autobiography, Malcolm X unfolds a sweeping story of race and class in America, from the rise of Marcus Garvey and the Ku Klux Klan to the struggles of the civil rights movement in the fifties and sixties. Reaching into Malcolm's troubled youth, it traces a path from his parents' activism through his own engagement with the Nation of Islam, charting his astronomical rise in the world of Black Nationalism and culminating in the never-before-told true story of his assassination. Malcolm X will stand as the definitive work on one of the most singular forces for social change, capturing with revelatory clarity a man who constantly strove, in the great American tradition, to remake himself anew. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202886]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Author: Manning Marable Narrator: G. Valmont Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.34 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year Years in the making-the definitive biography of the legendary black activist. Of the great figure in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story, he became a criminal, a minister, a leader, and an icon, all before being felled by assassins' bullets at age thirty-nine. Through his tireless work and countless speeches he empowered hundreds of thousands of black Americans to create better lives and stronger communities while establishing the template for the self-actualized, independent African American man. In death he became a broad symbol of both resistance and reconciliation for millions around the world. Manning Marable's new biography of Malcolm is a stunning achievement. Filled with new information and shocking revelations that go beyond the Autobiography, Malcolm X unfolds a sweeping story of race and class in America, from the rise of Marcus Garvey and the Ku Klux Klan to the struggles of the civil rights movement in the fifties and sixties. Reaching into Malcolm's troubled youth, it traces a path from his parents' activism through his own engagement with the Nation of Islam, charting his astronomical rise in the world of Black Nationalism and culminating in the never-before-told true story of his assassination. Malcolm X will stand as the definitive work on one of the most singular forces for social change, capturing with revelatory clarity a man who constantly strove, in the great American tradition, to remake himself anew. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202760 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202760]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance Author: Mark Twain Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A short volume, published in 1871, is Mark Twain's third book. It consists of two stories - First Romance, which had originally appeared in The Express in 1870, and A Burlesque Autobiography (bearing no relationship to Twain's actual life), which first appeared in Twain's Memoranda contributions to the Galaxy. Mark Twain Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202760 thebookvoice.com 0:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202760]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance Author: Mark Twain Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A short volume, published in 1871, is Mark Twain's third book. It consists of two stories - First Romance, which had originally appeared in The Express in 1870, and A Burlesque Autobiography (bearing no relationship to Twain's actual life), which first appeared in Twain's Memoranda contributions to the Galaxy. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202760]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance Author: Mark Twain Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A short volume, published in 1871, is Mark Twain's third book. It consists of two stories - First Romance, which had originally appeared in The Express in 1870, and A Burlesque Autobiography (bearing no relationship to Twain's actual life), which first appeared in Twain's Memoranda contributions to the Galaxy. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201995 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201995]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings Author: Linda Rodriguez Mcrobbie Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: You think you know her story. You’ve read the Brothers Grimm, you’ve watched the Disney cartoons, you cheered as these virtuous women lived happily ever after. But the lives of real princesses couldn’t be more different. Sure, many were graceful and benevolent leaders—but just as many were ruthless in their quest for power, and all of them had skeletons rattling in their royal closets. Princess Stephanie von Hohenlohe was a Nazi spy. Empress Elizabeth of the Austro-Hungarian empire slept wearing a mask of raw veal. Princess Olga of Kiev murdered thousands of men, and Princess Rani Lakshmibai waged war on the battlefield, charging into combat with her toddler son strapped to her back. Princesses Behaving Badly offers minibiographies of all these princesses and dozens more. It’s a fascinating listen for history buffs, feminists, and anyone seeking a different kind of bedtime story. Linda Rodriguez Mcrobbie Tue, 19 Nov 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201995 thebookvoice.com 10:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201995]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings Author: Linda Rodriguez Mcrobbie Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: You think you know her story. You’ve read the Brothers Grimm, you’ve watched the Disney cartoons, you cheered as these virtuous women lived happily ever after. But the lives of real princesses couldn’t be more different. Sure, many were graceful and benevolent leaders—but just as many were ruthless in their quest for power, and all of them had skeletons rattling in their royal closets. Princess Stephanie von Hohenlohe was a Nazi spy. Empress Elizabeth of the Austro-Hungarian empire slept wearing a mask of raw veal. Princess Olga of Kiev murdered thousands of men, and Princess Rani Lakshmibai waged war on the battlefield, charging into combat with her toddler son strapped to her back. Princesses Behaving Badly offers minibiographies of all these princesses and dozens more. It’s a fascinating listen for history buffs, feminists, and anyone seeking a different kind of bedtime story. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201995]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings Author: Linda Rodriguez Mcrobbie Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: You think you know her story. You’ve read the Brothers Grimm, you’ve watched the Disney cartoons, you cheered as these virtuous women lived happily ever after. But the lives of real princesses couldn’t be more different. Sure, many were graceful and benevolent leaders—but just as many were ruthless in their quest for power, and all of them had skeletons rattling in their royal closets. Princess Stephanie von Hohenlohe was a Nazi spy. Empress Elizabeth of the Austro-Hungarian empire slept wearing a mask of raw veal. Princess Olga of Kiev murdered thousands of men, and Princess Rani Lakshmibai waged war on the battlefield, charging into combat with her toddler son strapped to her back. Princesses Behaving Badly offers minibiographies of all these princesses and dozens more. It’s a fascinating listen for history buffs, feminists, and anyone seeking a different kind of bedtime story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201852 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201852]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture Author: Joshua Kendall Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 45 minutes Release date: April 14, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: America's own The Professor and the Madman: the story of Noah Webster, author of the first dictionary of American English-and a forgotten leader during a turning point in our nation's history. Noah Webster's name is now synonymous with the dictionary he created, but although there is much more to his story than that singular achievement, his rightful place in American history has been forgotten over time. Webster hobnobbed with various Founding Fathers and was a young confidant of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, among others. He started New York City's first daily newspaper, predating Alexander Hamilton's New York Post. His 'blue- backed speller' for schoolchildren, his first literary effort, sold millions of copies and influenced early copyright law. He helped found Amherst College and served as a state representative for both Connecticut and Massachusetts. But perhaps most important, Webster was an ardent supporter of a unified, definitively American culture, distinct from the British, at a time when the United States of America were anything but unified-and his dictionary of American English is a testament to that. In The Forgotten Founding Father, Joshua Kendall, author of The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of Roget's Thesaurus, gives us a well-researched and absorbing look into the life of Webster, another man driven by his obsessions and compulsions to compile and organize words. The result is a treat for word lovers and history buffs alike. Joshua Kendall Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201852 thebookvoice.com 12:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201852]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture Author: Joshua Kendall Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 45 minutes Release date: April 14, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: America's own The Professor and the Madman: the story of Noah Webster, author of the first dictionary of American English-and a forgotten leader during a turning point in our nation's history. Noah Webster's name is now synonymous with the dictionary he created, but although there is much more to his story than that singular achievement, his rightful place in American history has been forgotten over time. Webster hobnobbed with various Founding Fathers and was a young confidant of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, among others. He started New York City's first daily newspaper, predating Alexander Hamilton's New York Post. His 'blue- backed speller' for schoolchildren, his first literary effort, sold millions of copies and influenced early copyright law. He helped found Amherst College and served as a state representative for both Connecticut and Massachusetts. But perhaps most important, Webster was an ardent supporter of a unified, definitively American culture, distinct from the British, at a time when the United States of America were anything but unified-and his dictionary of American English is a testament to that. In The Forgotten Founding Father, Joshua Kendall, author of The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of Roget's Thesaurus, gives us a well-researched and absorbing look into the life of Webster, another man driven by his obsessions and compulsions to compile and organize words. The result is a treat for word lovers and history buffs alike. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201852]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture Author: Joshua Kendall Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 45 minutes Release date: April 14, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: America's own The Professor and the Madman: the story of Noah Webster, author of the first dictionary of American English-and a forgotten leader during a turning point in our nation's history. Noah Webster's name is now synonymous with the dictionary he created, but although there is much more to his story than that singular achievement, his rightful place in American history has been forgotten over time. Webster hobnobbed with various Founding Fathers and was a young confidant of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, among others. He started New York City's first daily newspaper, predating Alexander Hamilton's New York Post. His 'blue- backed speller' for schoolchildren, his first literary effort, sold millions of copies and influenced early copyright law. He helped found Amherst College and served as a state representative for both Connecticut and Massachusetts. But perhaps most important, Webster was an ardent supporter of a unified, definitively American culture, distinct from the British, at a time when the United States of America were anything but unified-and his dictionary of American English is a testament to that. In The Forgotten Founding Father, Joshua Kendall, author of The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of Roget's Thesaurus, gives us a well-researched and absorbing look into the life of Webster, another man driven by his obsessions and compulsions to compile and organize words. The result is a treat for word lovers and history buffs alike. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201783 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201783]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr Author: Nancy Isenberg Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 10, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A controversial challenge to the works of Ron Chernow and David McCullough Lin-Manuel Miranda's play 'Hamilton' has reignited interest in the founding fathers; and it features Aaron Burr among its vibrant cast of characters. With Fallen Founder, Nancy Isenberg plumbs rare and obscure sources to shed new light on everyone's favorite founding villain. The Aaron Burr whom we meet through Isenberg's eye-opening biography is a feminist, an Enlightenment figure on par with Jefferson, a patriot, and—most importantly—a man with powerful enemies in an age of vitriolic political fighting. Revealing the gritty reality of eighteenth-century America, Fallen Founder is the authoritative restoration of a figure who ran afoul of history and a much-needed antidote to the hagiography of the revolutionary era. Nancy Isenberg Thu, 10 May 2007 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201783 thebookvoice.com 19:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201783]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr Author: Nancy Isenberg Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 10, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A controversial challenge to the works of Ron Chernow and David McCullough Lin-Manuel Miranda's play 'Hamilton' has reignited interest in the founding fathers; and it features Aaron Burr among its vibrant cast of characters. With Fallen Founder, Nancy Isenberg plumbs rare and obscure sources to shed new light on everyone's favorite founding villain. The Aaron Burr whom we meet through Isenberg's eye-opening biography is a feminist, an Enlightenment figure on par with Jefferson, a patriot, and—most importantly—a man with powerful enemies in an age of vitriolic political fighting. Revealing the gritty reality of eighteenth-century America, Fallen Founder is the authoritative restoration of a figure who ran afoul of history and a much-needed antidote to the hagiography of the revolutionary era. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201783]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr Author: Nancy Isenberg Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 10, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A controversial challenge to the works of Ron Chernow and David McCullough Lin-Manuel Miranda's play 'Hamilton' has reignited interest in the founding fathers; and it features Aaron Burr among its vibrant cast of characters. With Fallen Founder, Nancy Isenberg plumbs rare and obscure sources to shed new light on everyone's favorite founding villain. The Aaron Burr whom we meet through Isenberg's eye-opening biography is a feminist, an Enlightenment figure on par with Jefferson, a patriot, and—most importantly—a man with powerful enemies in an age of vitriolic political fighting. Revealing the gritty reality of eighteenth-century America, Fallen Founder is the authoritative restoration of a figure who ran afoul of history and a much-needed antidote to the hagiography of the revolutionary era. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201466 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201466]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else Author: Michael Gates Gill Narrator: Dylan Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: September 20, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Now in paperback, the national bestselling riches-to-rags true story of an advertising executive who had it all, then lost it all—and was finally redeemed by his new job, and his twenty-eight-year-old boss, at Starbucks. In his fifties, Michael Gates Gill had it all: a mansion in the suburbs, a wife and loving children, a six-figure salary, and an Ivy League education. But in a few short years, he lost his job, got divorced, and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. With no money or health insurance, he was forced to get a job at Starbucks. Having gone from power lunches to scrubbing toilets, from being served to serving, Michael was a true fish out of water. But fate brings an unexpected teacher into his life who opens his eyes to what living well really looks like. The two seem to have nothing in common: She is a young African American, the daughter of a drug addict; he is used to being the boss but reports to her now. For the first time in his life he experiences being a member of a minority trying hard to survive in a challenging new job. He learns the value of hard work and humility, as well as what it truly means to respect another person. Behind the scenes at one of America’s most intriguing businesses, an inspiring friendship is born, a family begins to heal, and, thanks to his unlikely mentor, Michael Gill at last experiences a sense of self-worth and happiness he has never known before. Michael Gates Gill Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201466 thebookvoice.com 7:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201466]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else Author: Michael Gates Gill Narrator: Dylan Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: September 20, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Now in paperback, the national bestselling riches-to-rags true story of an advertising executive who had it all, then lost it all—and was finally redeemed by his new job, and his twenty-eight-year-old boss, at Starbucks. In his fifties, Michael Gates Gill had it all: a mansion in the suburbs, a wife and loving children, a six-figure salary, and an Ivy League education. But in a few short years, he lost his job, got divorced, and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. With no money or health insurance, he was forced to get a job at Starbucks. Having gone from power lunches to scrubbing toilets, from being served to serving, Michael was a true fish out of water. But fate brings an unexpected teacher into his life who opens his eyes to what living well really looks like. The two seem to have nothing in common: She is a young African American, the daughter of a drug addict; he is used to being the boss but reports to her now. For the first time in his life he experiences being a member of a minority trying hard to survive in a challenging new job. He learns the value of hard work and humility, as well as what it truly means to respect another person. Behind the scenes at one of America’s most intriguing businesses, an inspiring friendship is born, a family begins to heal, and, thanks to his unlikely mentor, Michael Gill at last experiences a sense of self-worth and happiness he has never known before. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201466]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else Author: Michael Gates Gill Narrator: Dylan Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: September 20, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Now in paperback, the national bestselling riches-to-rags true story of an advertising executive who had it all, then lost it all—and was finally redeemed by his new job, and his twenty-eight-year-old boss, at Starbucks. In his fifties, Michael Gates Gill had it all: a mansion in the suburbs, a wife and loving children, a six-figure salary, and an Ivy League education. But in a few short years, he lost his job, got divorced, and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. With no money or health insurance, he was forced to get a job at Starbucks. Having gone from power lunches to scrubbing toilets, from being served to serving, Michael was a true fish out of water. But fate brings an unexpected teacher into his life who opens his eyes to what living well really looks like. The two seem to have nothing in common: She is a young African American, the daughter of a drug addict; he is used to being the boss but reports to her now. For the first time in his life he experiences being a member of a minority trying hard to survive in a challenging new job. He learns the value of hard work and humility, as well as what it truly means to respect another person. Behind the scenes at one of America’s most intriguing businesses, an inspiring friendship is born, a family begins to heal, and, thanks to his unlikely mentor, Michael Gill at last experiences a sense of self-worth and happiness he has never known before. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201454 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201454]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: 33 Men: Inside the Miraculous Survival and Dramatic Rescue of the Chilean Miners Author: Jonathan Franklin Narrator: Armando Valdez Kennedy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: February 14, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Having had unparalleled access to the Chilean mine disaster, award-winning journalist Jonathan Franklin takes readers to the heart of a remarkable story of human endurance, survival, and historic heroism.33 Men is the groundbreaking, authoritative account of the Chilean mine disaster, one of the longest human entrapments in history. Rushing to the scene when the miners were discovered, Franklin obtained a coveted 'Rescue Team' pass and reported directly from the front lines of the rescue operation, beyond police controls, for six weeks.Based on more than 110 intimate interviews with the miners, their families, and the rescue team, Franklin's narrative captures the remarkable story of these men and women, in details shocking, beautiful, comedic, and heroic. Gripping and raw with never-before-revealed details, 33 Men is a true story that reads like a thriller. Jonathan Franklin Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201454 thebookvoice.com 7:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201454]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: 33 Men: Inside the Miraculous Survival and Dramatic Rescue of the Chilean Miners Author: Jonathan Franklin Narrator: Armando Valdez Kennedy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: February 14, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Having had unparalleled access to the Chilean mine disaster, award-winning journalist Jonathan Franklin takes readers to the heart of a remarkable story of human endurance, survival, and historic heroism.33 Men is the groundbreaking, authoritative account of the Chilean mine disaster, one of the longest human entrapments in history. Rushing to the scene when the miners were discovered, Franklin obtained a coveted 'Rescue Team' pass and reported directly from the front lines of the rescue operation, beyond police controls, for six weeks.Based on more than 110 intimate interviews with the miners, their families, and the rescue team, Franklin's narrative captures the remarkable story of these men and women, in details shocking, beautiful, comedic, and heroic. Gripping and raw with never-before-revealed details, 33 Men is a true story that reads like a thriller. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201454]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: 33 Men: Inside the Miraculous Survival and Dramatic Rescue of the Chilean Miners Author: Jonathan Franklin Narrator: Armando Valdez Kennedy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: February 14, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Having had unparalleled access to the Chilean mine disaster, award-winning journalist Jonathan Franklin takes readers to the heart of a remarkable story of human endurance, survival, and historic heroism.33 Men is the groundbreaking, authoritative account of the Chilean mine disaster, one of the longest human entrapments in history. Rushing to the scene when the miners were discovered, Franklin obtained a coveted 'Rescue Team' pass and reported directly from the front lines of the rescue operation, beyond police controls, for six weeks.Based on more than 110 intimate interviews with the miners, their families, and the rescue team, Franklin's narrative captures the remarkable story of these men and women, in details shocking, beautiful, comedic, and heroic. Gripping and raw with never-before-revealed details, 33 Men is a true story that reads like a thriller. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201326 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201326]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Whale Island: Notes From a Place I Never Meant to Leave Author: Daniel Hays Narrator: Bruce Altman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 56 minutes Release date: April 15, 2007 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: As chronicled in the bestselling book My Old Man and the Sea, the thirst for living an unconventional life led Daniel Hays to sail around Cape Horn with his father in a boat they built themselves. Daniel Hays Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201326 thebookvoice.com 5:56:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201326]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Whale Island: Notes From a Place I Never Meant to Leave Author: Daniel Hays Narrator: Bruce Altman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 56 minutes Release date: April 15, 2007 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: As chronicled in the bestselling book My Old Man and the Sea, the thirst for living an unconventional life led Daniel Hays to sail around Cape Horn with his father in a boat they built themselves. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201326]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Whale Island: Notes From a Place I Never Meant to Leave Author: Daniel Hays Narrator: Bruce Altman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 56 minutes Release date: April 15, 2007 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: As chronicled in the bestselling book My Old Man and the Sea, the thirst for living an unconventional life led Daniel Hays to sail around Cape Horn with his father in a boat they built themselves. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291813 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291813]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander Hamilton Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 10, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 646 Ratings of Narrator: 4.54 of Total 46 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton!  In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, National Book Award winner Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn America. According to historian Joseph Ellis, Alexander Hamilton is “a robust full-length portrait, in my view the best ever written, of the most brilliant, charismatic and dangerous founder of them all.”Few figures in American history have been more hotly debated or more grossly misunderstood than Alexander Hamilton. Chernow’s biography gives Hamilton his due and sets the record straight, deftly illustrating that the political and economic greatness of today’s America is the result of Hamilton’s countless sacrifices to champion ideas that were often wildly disputed during his time. “To repudiate his legacy,” Chernow writes, “is, in many ways, to repudiate the modern world.” Chernow here recounts Hamilton’s turbulent life: an illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean, he came out of nowhere to take America by storm, rising to become George Washington’s aide-de-camp in the Continental Army, coauthoring The Federalist Papers, founding the Bank of New York, leading the Federalist Party, and becoming the first Treasury Secretary of the United States. Historians have long told the story of America’s birth as the triumph of Jefferson’s democratic ideals over the aristocratic intentions of Hamilton. Chernow presents an entirely different man, whose legendary ambitions were motivated not merely by self-interest but by passionate patriotism and a stubborn will to build the foundations of American prosperity and power. His is a Hamilton far more human than we’ve encountered before—from his shame about his birth to his fiery aspirations, from his intimate relationships with childhood friends to his titanic feuds with Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Monroe, and Burr, and from his highly public affair with Maria Reynolds to his loving marriage to his loyal wife Eliza. And never before has there been a more vivid account of Hamilton’s famous and mysterious death in a duel with Aaron Burr in July of 1804. Chernow’s biography is not just a portrait of Hamilton, but the story of America’s birth seen through its most central figure. At a critical time to look back to our roots, Alexander Hamilton will remind readers of the purpose of our institutions and our heritage as Americans. Ron Chernow Sun, 10 Oct 2004 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291813 thebookvoice.com 35:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291813]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander Hamilton Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 10, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 646 Ratings of Narrator: 4.54 of Total 46 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton!  In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, National Book Award winner Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn America. According to historian Joseph Ellis, Alexander Hamilton is “a robust full-length portrait, in my view the best ever written, of the most brilliant, charismatic and dangerous founder of them all.”Few figures in American history have been more hotly debated or more grossly misunderstood than Alexander Hamilton. Chernow’s biography gives Hamilton his due and sets the record straight, deftly illustrating that the political and economic greatness of today’s America is the result of Hamilton’s countless sacrifices to champion ideas that were often wildly disputed during his time. “To repudiate his legacy,” Chernow writes, “is, in many ways, to repudiate the modern world.” Chernow here recounts Hamilton’s turbulent life: an illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean, he came out of nowhere to take America by storm, rising to become George Washington’s aide-de-camp in the Continental Army, coauthoring The Federalist Papers, founding the Bank of New York, leading the Federalist Party, and becoming the first Treasury Secretary of the United States. Historians have long told the story of America’s birth as the triumph of Jefferson’s democratic ideals over the aristocratic intentions of Hamilton. Chernow presents an entirely different man, whose legendary ambitions were motivated not merely by self-interest but by passionate patriotism and a stubborn will to build the foundations of American prosperity and power. His is a Hamilton far more human than we’ve encountered before—from his shame about his birth to his fiery aspirations, from his intimate relationships with childhood friends to his titanic feuds with Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Monroe, and Burr, and from his highly public affair with Maria Reynolds to his loving marriage to his loyal wife Eliza. And never before has there been a more vivid account of Hamilton’s famous and mysterious death in a duel with Aaron Burr in July of 1804. Chernow’s biography is not just a portrait of Hamilton, but the story of America’s birth seen through its most central figure. At a critical time to look back to our roots, Alexander Hamilton will remind readers of the purpose of our institutions and our heritage as Americans. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291813]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander Hamilton Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 10, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 646 Ratings of Narrator: 4.54 of Total 46 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton!  In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, National Book Award winner Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn America. According to historian Joseph Ellis, Alexander Hamilton is “a robust full-length portrait, in my view the best ever written, of the most brilliant, charismatic and dangerous founder of them all.”Few figures in American history have been more hotly debated or more grossly misunderstood than Alexander Hamilton. Chernow’s biography gives Hamilton his due and sets the record straight, deftly illustrating that the political and economic greatness of today’s America is the result of Hamilton’s countless sacrifices to champion ideas that were often wildly disputed during his time. “To repudiate his legacy,” Chernow writes, “is, in many ways, to repudiate the modern world.” Chernow here recounts Hamilton’s turbulent life: an illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean, he came out of nowhere to take America by storm, rising to become George Washington’s aide-de-camp in the Continental Army, coauthoring The Federalist Papers, founding the Bank of New York, leading the Federalist Party, and becoming the first Treasury Secretary of the United States. Historians have long told the story of America’s birth as the triumph of Jefferson’s democratic ideals over the aristocratic intentions of Hamilton. Chernow presents an entirely different man, whose legendary ambitions were motivated not merely by self-interest but by passionate patriotism and a stubborn will to build the foundations of American prosperity and power. His is a Hamilton far more human than we’ve encountered before—from his shame about his birth to his fiery aspirations, from his intimate relationships with childhood friends to his titanic feuds with Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Monroe, and Burr, and from his highly public affair with Maria Reynolds to his loving marriage to his loyal wife Eliza. And never before has there been a more vivid account of Hamilton’s famous and mysterious death in a duel with Aaron Burr in July of 1804. Chernow’s biography is not just a portrait of Hamilton, but the story of America’s birth seen through its most central figure. At a critical time to look back to our roots, Alexander Hamilton will remind readers of the purpose of our institutions and our heritage as Americans. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201252 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201252]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Churchill and the King: The Wartime Alliance of Winston Churchill and George VI Author: Kenneth Weisbrode Narrator: Christian Rodska Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 31, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The intriguing bond between monarch and prime minister and its crucial role during World War II The political and personal relationship between King George VI and Winston Churchill during World War II is one that has been largely overlooked throughout history, yet the trust and loyalty these men shared helped Britain navigate its perhaps most trying time. Despite their vast differences, the two men met weekly and found that their divergent virtues made them a powerful duo. The king’s shy nature was offset by Churchill’s willingness to cast himself as the nation’s savior. Meanwhile, Churchill’s complicated political past was given credibility by the king’s embrace and counsel. Together as foils, confidants, conspirators, and comrades, the duo guided Britain through war while reinspiring hope in the monarchy, Parliament, and the nation itself. Books about these men as individuals could fill a library, but Kenneth Weisbrode’s study of the unique bond between them is the first of its kind. Kenneth Weisbrode Thu, 31 Oct 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201252 thebookvoice.com 5:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201252]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Churchill and the King: The Wartime Alliance of Winston Churchill and George VI Author: Kenneth Weisbrode Narrator: Christian Rodska Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 31, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The intriguing bond between monarch and prime minister and its crucial role during World War II The political and personal relationship between King George VI and Winston Churchill during World War II is one that has been largely overlooked throughout history, yet the trust and loyalty these men shared helped Britain navigate its perhaps most trying time. Despite their vast differences, the two men met weekly and found that their divergent virtues made them a powerful duo. The king’s shy nature was offset by Churchill’s willingness to cast himself as the nation’s savior. Meanwhile, Churchill’s complicated political past was given credibility by the king’s embrace and counsel. Together as foils, confidants, conspirators, and comrades, the duo guided Britain through war while reinspiring hope in the monarchy, Parliament, and the nation itself. Books about these men as individuals could fill a library, but Kenneth Weisbrode’s study of the unique bond between them is the first of its kind. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201252]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Churchill and the King: The Wartime Alliance of Winston Churchill and George VI Author: Kenneth Weisbrode Narrator: Christian Rodska Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 31, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The intriguing bond between monarch and prime minister and its crucial role during World War II The political and personal relationship between King George VI and Winston Churchill during World War II is one that has been largely overlooked throughout history, yet the trust and loyalty these men shared helped Britain navigate its perhaps most trying time. Despite their vast differences, the two men met weekly and found that their divergent virtues made them a powerful duo. The king’s shy nature was offset by Churchill’s willingness to cast himself as the nation’s savior. Meanwhile, Churchill’s complicated political past was given credibility by the king’s embrace and counsel. Together as foils, confidants, conspirators, and comrades, the duo guided Britain through war while reinspiring hope in the monarchy, Parliament, and the nation itself. Books about these men as individuals could fill a library, but Kenneth Weisbrode’s study of the unique bond between them is the first of its kind. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201180 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201180]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin Author: Jill Lepore Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin' s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. Unlike him, she was a mother of twelve. Benjamin Franklin, who wrote more letters to his sister than he wrote to anyone else, was the original American self-made man; his sister spent her life caring for her children. They left very different traces behind. Making use of an amazing cache of little-studied material, including documents, objects, and portraits only just discovered, Jill Lepore brings Jane Franklin to life in a way that illuminates not only this one woman but an entire world-- a world usually lost to history. Lepore' s life of Jane Franklin, with its strikingly original vantage on her remarkable brother, is at once a wholly different account of the founding of the United States and one of the great untold stories of American history and letters: a life unknown. Jill Lepore Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201180 thebookvoice.com 11:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201180]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin Author: Jill Lepore Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin' s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. Unlike him, she was a mother of twelve. Benjamin Franklin, who wrote more letters to his sister than he wrote to anyone else, was the original American self-made man; his sister spent her life caring for her children. They left very different traces behind. Making use of an amazing cache of little-studied material, including documents, objects, and portraits only just discovered, Jill Lepore brings Jane Franklin to life in a way that illuminates not only this one woman but an entire world-- a world usually lost to history. Lepore' s life of Jane Franklin, with its strikingly original vantage on her remarkable brother, is at once a wholly different account of the founding of the United States and one of the great untold stories of American history and letters: a life unknown. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201180]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin Author: Jill Lepore Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin' s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. Unlike him, she was a mother of twelve. Benjamin Franklin, who wrote more letters to his sister than he wrote to anyone else, was the original American self-made man; his sister spent her life caring for her children. They left very different traces behind. Making use of an amazing cache of little-studied material, including documents, objects, and portraits only just discovered, Jill Lepore brings Jane Franklin to life in a way that illuminates not only this one woman but an entire world-- a world usually lost to history. Lepore' s life of Jane Franklin, with its strikingly original vantage on her remarkable brother, is at once a wholly different account of the founding of the United States and one of the great untold stories of American history and letters: a life unknown. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201100 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201100]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diana: Finally, the Complete Story Author: Sarah Bradford Narrator: Katherine Kellgren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 26, 2006 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From The New York Times-bestselling author of America's Queen and Elizabeth- the definitive biography of Diana, Princess of Wales. Unabridged CDs - 11 CDs, 14 hours Sarah Bradford Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201100 thebookvoice.com 15:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201100]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diana: Finally, the Complete Story Author: Sarah Bradford Narrator: Katherine Kellgren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 26, 2006 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From The New York Times-bestselling author of America's Queen and Elizabeth- the definitive biography of Diana, Princess of Wales. Unabridged CDs - 11 CDs, 14 hours Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201100]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diana: Finally, the Complete Story Author: Sarah Bradford Narrator: Katherine Kellgren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 26, 2006 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From The New York Times-bestselling author of America's Queen and Elizabeth- the definitive biography of Diana, Princess of Wales. Unabridged CDs - 11 CDs, 14 hours https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201057 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201057]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Columbus: The Four Voyages Author: Laurence Bergreen Narrator: Tim Jerome Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Unabridged, 15 hoursRead by TBD A mesmerizing, new account of the great explorer from the acclaimed biographer of Magellan and Marco Polo. Laurence Bergreen Sat, 01 Oct 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201057 thebookvoice.com 18:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201057]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Columbus: The Four Voyages Author: Laurence Bergreen Narrator: Tim Jerome Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Unabridged, 15 hoursRead by TBD A mesmerizing, new account of the great explorer from the acclaimed biographer of Magellan and Marco Polo. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201057]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Columbus: The Four Voyages Author: Laurence Bergreen Narrator: Tim Jerome Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Unabridged, 15 hoursRead by TBD A mesmerizing, new account of the great explorer from the acclaimed biographer of Magellan and Marco Polo. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200865 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200865]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China Author: Jung Chang Narrator: Jolene Kim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 29, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Notable Book Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieval empire into the modern age. At the age of sixteen, in a nationwide selection for royal consorts, Cixi was chosen as one of the emperor’s numerous concubines. When he died in 1861, their five-year-old son succeeded to the throne. Cixi at once launched a palace coup against the regents appointed by her husband and made herself the real ruler of China—behind the throne, literally, with a silk screen separating her from her officials who were all male. In this groundbreaking biography, Jung Chang vividly describes how Cixi fought against monumental obstacles to change China. Under her the ancient country attained virtually all the attributes of a modern state: industries, railways, electricity, the telegraph and an army and navy with up-to-date weaponry. It was she who abolished gruesome punishments like “death by a thousand cuts” and put an end to foot-binding. She inaugurated women’s liberation and embarked on the path to introduce parliamentary elections to China. Chang comprehensively overturns the conventional view of Cixi as a diehard conservative and cruel despot. Cixi reigned during extraordinary times and had to deal with a host of major national crises: the Taiping and Boxer rebellions, wars with France and Japan—and an invasion by eight allied powers including Britain, Germany, Russia and the United States. Jung Chang not only records the Empress Dowager’s conduct of domestic and foreign affairs, but also takes the reader into the depths of her splendid Summer Palace and the harem of Beijing’s Forbidden City, where she lived surrounded by eunuchs—one of whom she fell in love, with tragic consequences. The world Chang describes here, in fascinating detail, seems almost unbelievable in its extraordinary mixture of the very old and the very new. Based on newly available, mostly Chinese, historical documents such as court records, official and private correspondence, diaries and eyewitness accounts, this biography will revolutionize historical thinking about a crucial period in China’s—and the world’s—history. Packed with drama, fast paced and gripping, it is both a panoramic depiction of the birth of modern China and an intimate portrait of a woman: as the concubine to a monarch, as the absolute ruler of a third of the world’s population, and as a unique stateswoman. Jung Chang Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200865 thebookvoice.com 16:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200865]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China Author: Jung Chang Narrator: Jolene Kim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 29, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Notable Book Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieval empire into the modern age. At the age of sixteen, in a nationwide selection for royal consorts, Cixi was chosen as one of the emperor’s numerous concubines. When he died in 1861, their five-year-old son succeeded to the throne. Cixi at once launched a palace coup against the regents appointed by her husband and made herself the real ruler of China—behind the throne, literally, with a silk screen separating her from her officials who were all male. In this groundbreaking biography, Jung Chang vividly describes how Cixi fought against monumental obstacles to change China. Under her the ancient country attained virtually all the attributes of a modern state: industries, railways, electricity, the telegraph and an army and navy with up-to-date weaponry. It was she who abolished gruesome punishments like “death by a thousand cuts” and put an end to foot-binding. She inaugurated women’s liberation and embarked on the path to introduce parliamentary elections to China. Chang comprehensively overturns the conventional view of Cixi as a diehard conservative and cruel despot. Cixi reigned during extraordinary times and had to deal with a host of major national crises: the Taiping and Boxer rebellions, wars with France and Japan—and an invasion by eight allied powers including Britain, Germany, Russia and the United States. Jung Chang not only records the Empress Dowager’s conduct of domestic and foreign affairs, but also takes the reader into the depths of her splendid Summer Palace and the harem of Beijing’s Forbidden City, where she lived surrounded by eunuchs—one of whom she fell in love, with tragic consequences. The world Chang describes here, in fascinating detail, seems almost unbelievable in its extraordinary mixture of the very old and the very new. Based on newly available, mostly Chinese, historical documents such as court records, official and private correspondence, diaries and eyewitness accounts, this biography will revolutionize historical thinking about a crucial period in China’s—and the world’s—history. Packed with drama, fast paced and gripping, it is both a panoramic depiction of the birth of modern China and an intimate portrait of a woman: as the concubine to a monarch, as the absolute ruler of a third of the world’s population, and as a unique stateswoman. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200865]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China Author: Jung Chang Narrator: Jolene Kim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 29, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Notable Book Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieval empire into the modern age. At the age of sixteen, in a nationwide selection for royal consorts, Cixi was chosen as one of the emperor’s numerous concubines. When he died in 1861, their five-year-old son succeeded to the throne. Cixi at once launched a palace coup against the regents appointed by her husband and made herself the real ruler of China—behind the throne, literally, with a silk screen separating her from her officials who were all male. In this groundbreaking biography, Jung Chang vividly describes how Cixi fought against monumental obstacles to change China. Under her the ancient country attained virtually all the attributes of a modern state: industries, railways, electricity, the telegraph and an army and navy with up-to-date weaponry. It was she who abolished gruesome punishments like “death by a thousand cuts” and put an end to foot-binding. She inaugurated women’s liberation and embarked on the path to introduce parliamentary elections to China. Chang comprehensively overturns the conventional view of Cixi as a diehard conservative and cruel despot. Cixi reigned during extraordinary times and had to deal with a host of major national crises: the Taiping and Boxer rebellions, wars with France and Japan—and an invasion by eight allied powers including Britain, Germany, Russia and the United States. Jung Chang not only records the Empress Dowager’s conduct of domestic and foreign affairs, but also takes the reader into the depths of her splendid Summer Palace and the harem of Beijing’s Forbidden City, where she lived surrounded by eunuchs—one of whom she fell in love, with tragic consequences. The world Chang describes here, in fascinating detail, seems almost unbelievable in its extraordinary mixture of the very old and the very new. Based on newly available, mostly Chinese, historical documents such as court records, official and private correspondence, diaries and eyewitness accounts, this biography will revolutionize historical thinking about a crucial period in China’s—and the world’s—history. Packed with drama, fast paced and gripping, it is both a panoramic depiction of the birth of modern China and an intimate portrait of a woman: as the concubine to a monarch, as the absolute ruler of a third of the world’s population, and as a unique stateswoman. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200762 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200762]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twelve Years a Slave Author: Solomon Northup Narrator: Louis Gossett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 52 minutes Release date: March 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.34 of Total 47 Ratings of Narrator: 4.52 of Total 21 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this riveting landmark autobiography that reads like a novel, Academy Award and Emmy winner Louis Gossett, Jr., masterfully transports us to 1840s New York, Louisiana, and Washington, DC, to experience the kidnapping and twelve-year bondage of Solomon Northup, a free man of color. Twelve Years a Slave, published in 1853, was an immediate bombshell in the national debate over slavery leading up to the Civil War. It validated Harriett Beecher Stowe’s fictional account of Southern slavery in Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which had become the best-selling American book in history a few years earlier, and significantly changed public opinion in favor of abolition. A major motion picture based on the book and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt, Paul Giamatti, and Michael Fassbender released in 2013. Hard working Solomon Northup, an educated free man of color in 1841, enjoys family life with his wife and three children in Saratoga, New York. He delights his community with his fiddle playing and antic spirit and has positive expectations of everyone he meets. When he is deceived by “circus promoters” who ask him to accompany them to a musical gig in Washington, DC, his joyful life takes an unimaginable turn. He awakes in shackles to find he has been drugged, kidnapped, and bound for the slave block in the nation’s capital. After Solomon is shipped a thousand miles to New Orleans, he is assigned his slave name and quickly learns that the mere utterance of his true origin or rights as a freeman are certain to bring severe punishment, maybe even death. While he endures the brutal life of a slave in Louisiana’s isolated Bayou Boeuf plantation country, he must learn how to play the system and plot his escape home. For twelve years, his fine mind captures the reality of slavery in stunning detail, and listeners learn about the characters that populated plantation society and the intrigues of the bayou—from the collapse of a slave rebellion resulting in mass hangings due to traitorous slave Lew Cheney to the tragic abuse of his friend Patsey, brought about by Mrs. Epps’ jealousy of her husband’s sexual exploitation of the pretty young slave. When Solomon finally finds a sympathizing friend who risks his life to secret a letter to the North, a courageous rescue attempt ensues that could either compound Solomon’s suffering or get him back to the arms of his family. “[Screenwriter John] Ridley said he decided simply to stick with the facts in adapting Northup’s book for the film…[and] he was helped by voluminous footnotes and documentation that were included with Dr. Eakin’s edition of the book.”—New York Times (September 22, 2013) on the making of the film 12 Years a Slave Solomon Northup Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200762 thebookvoice.com 7:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200762]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twelve Years a Slave Author: Solomon Northup Narrator: Louis Gossett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 52 minutes Release date: March 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.34 of Total 47 Ratings of Narrator: 4.52 of Total 21 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this riveting landmark autobiography that reads like a novel, Academy Award and Emmy winner Louis Gossett, Jr., masterfully transports us to 1840s New York, Louisiana, and Washington, DC, to experience the kidnapping and twelve-year bondage of Solomon Northup, a free man of color. Twelve Years a Slave, published in 1853, was an immediate bombshell in the national debate over slavery leading up to the Civil War. It validated Harriett Beecher Stowe’s fictional account of Southern slavery in Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which had become the best-selling American book in history a few years earlier, and significantly changed public opinion in favor of abolition. A major motion picture based on the book and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt, Paul Giamatti, and Michael Fassbender released in 2013. Hard working Solomon Northup, an educated free man of color in 1841, enjoys family life with his wife and three children in Saratoga, New York. He delights his community with his fiddle playing and antic spirit and has positive expectations of everyone he meets. When he is deceived by “circus promoters” who ask him to accompany them to a musical gig in Washington, DC, his joyful life takes an unimaginable turn. He awakes in shackles to find he has been drugged, kidnapped, and bound for the slave block in the nation’s capital. After Solomon is shipped a thousand miles to New Orleans, he is assigned his slave name and quickly learns that the mere utterance of his true origin or rights as a freeman are certain to bring severe punishment, maybe even death. While he endures the brutal life of a slave in Louisiana’s isolated Bayou Boeuf plantation country, he must learn how to play the system and plot his escape home. For twelve years, his fine mind captures the reality of slavery in stunning detail, and listeners learn about the characters that populated plantation society and the intrigues of the bayou—from the collapse of a slave rebellion resulting in mass hangings due to traitorous slave Lew Cheney to the tragic abuse of his friend Patsey, brought about by Mrs. Epps’ jealousy of her husband’s sexual exploitation of the pretty young slave. When Solomon finally finds a sympathizing friend who risks his life to secret a letter to the North, a courageous rescue attempt ensues that could either compound Solomon’s suffering or get him back to the arms of his family. “[Screenwriter John] Ridley said he decided simply to stick with the facts in adapting Northup’s book for the film…[and] he was helped by voluminous footnotes and documentation that were included with Dr. Eakin’s edition of the book.”—New York Times (September 22, 2013) on the making of the film 12 Years a Slave Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200762]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twelve Years a Slave Author: Solomon Northup Narrator: Louis Gossett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 52 minutes Release date: March 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.34 of Total 47 Ratings of Narrator: 4.52 of Total 21 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this riveting landmark autobiography that reads like a novel, Academy Award and Emmy winner Louis Gossett, Jr., masterfully transports us to 1840s New York, Louisiana, and Washington, DC, to experience the kidnapping and twelve-year bondage of Solomon Northup, a free man of color. Twelve Years a Slave, published in 1853, was an immediate bombshell in the national debate over slavery leading up to the Civil War. It validated Harriett Beecher Stowe’s fictional account of Southern slavery in Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which had become the best-selling American book in history a few years earlier, and significantly changed public opinion in favor of abolition. A major motion picture based on the book and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt, Paul Giamatti, and Michael Fassbender released in 2013. Hard working Solomon Northup, an educated free man of color in 1841, enjoys family life with his wife and three children in Saratoga, New York. He delights his community with his fiddle playing and antic spirit and has positive expectations of everyone he meets. When he is deceived by “circus promoters” who ask him to accompany them to a musical gig in Washington, DC, his joyful life takes an unimaginable turn. He awakes in shackles to find he has been drugged, kidnapped, and bound for the slave block in the nation’s capital. After Solomon is shipped a thousand miles to New Orleans, he is assigned his slave name and quickly learns that the mere utterance of his true origin or rights as a freeman are certain to bring severe punishment, maybe even death. While he endures the brutal life of a slave in Louisiana’s isolated Bayou Boeuf plantation country, he must learn how to play the system and plot his escape home. For twelve years, his fine mind captures the reality of slavery in stunning detail, and listeners learn about the characters that populated plantation society and the intrigues of the bayou—from the collapse of a slave rebellion resulting in mass hangings due to traitorous slave Lew Cheney to the tragic abuse of his friend Patsey, brought about by Mrs. Epps’ jealousy of her husband’s sexual exploitation of the pretty young slave. When Solomon finally finds a sympathizing friend who risks his life to secret a letter to the North, a courageous rescue attempt ensues that could either compound Solomon’s suffering or get him back to the arms of his family. “[Screenwriter John] Ridley said he decided simply to stick with the facts in adapting Northup’s book for the film…[and] he was helped by voluminous footnotes and documentation that were included with Dr. Eakin’s edition of the book.”—New York Times (September 22, 2013) on the making of the film 12 Years a Slave https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200758 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200758]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight Author: Winston Groom Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 83 Ratings of Narrator: 4.84 of Total 31 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Gifted storyteller Winston Groom, the bestselling author of Forrest Gump, has written the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight: Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle. These cleverly interwoven tales of their heart-stopping adventures take us from the feats of World War I through the heroism of World War II and beyond, including daring military raids and survival at sea, and will appeal to fans of Unbroken, The Greatest Generation, and Flyboys. With the world in peril during World War II, each man set aside great success and comfort to return to the skies for his most daring mission yet. Doolittle, a brilliant aviation innovator, would lead the Tokyo Raid to retaliate for Pearl Harbor; Lindbergh, hero of the first solo flight across the Atlantic, would fly combat missions in the South Pacific; and Rickenbacker, World War I flying ace, would bravely hold his crew together while facing near-starvation and circling sharks after his plane went down in a remote part of the Pacific. Groom's rich narrative tells the intertwined stories—from broken homes to Medals of Honor (all three would receive one), barnstorming to the greatest raid of World War II, front-page triumph to anguished tragedy, and near-death to ultimate survival—of these three men who took to the sky, time and again, to become exemplars of the spirit of the 'greatest generation.' Winston Groom Tue, 05 Nov 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200758 thebookvoice.com 17:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200758]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight Author: Winston Groom Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 83 Ratings of Narrator: 4.84 of Total 31 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Gifted storyteller Winston Groom, the bestselling author of Forrest Gump, has written the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight: Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle. These cleverly interwoven tales of their heart-stopping adventures take us from the feats of World War I through the heroism of World War II and beyond, including daring military raids and survival at sea, and will appeal to fans of Unbroken, The Greatest Generation, and Flyboys. With the world in peril during World War II, each man set aside great success and comfort to return to the skies for his most daring mission yet. Doolittle, a brilliant aviation innovator, would lead the Tokyo Raid to retaliate for Pearl Harbor; Lindbergh, hero of the first solo flight across the Atlantic, would fly combat missions in the South Pacific; and Rickenbacker, World War I flying ace, would bravely hold his crew together while facing near-starvation and circling sharks after his plane went down in a remote part of the Pacific. Groom's rich narrative tells the intertwined stories—from broken homes to Medals of Honor (all three would receive one), barnstorming to the greatest raid of World War II, front-page triumph to anguished tragedy, and near-death to ultimate survival—of these three men who took to the sky, time and again, to become exemplars of the spirit of the 'greatest generation.' Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200758]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight Author: Winston Groom Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 83 Ratings of Narrator: 4.84 of Total 31 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Gifted storyteller Winston Groom, the bestselling author of Forrest Gump, has written the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight: Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle. These cleverly interwoven tales of their heart-stopping adventures take us from the feats of World War I through the heroism of World War II and beyond, including daring military raids and survival at sea, and will appeal to fans of Unbroken, The Greatest Generation, and Flyboys. With the world in peril during World War II, each man set aside great success and comfort to return to the skies for his most daring mission yet. Doolittle, a brilliant aviation innovator, would lead the Tokyo Raid to retaliate for Pearl Harbor; Lindbergh, hero of the first solo flight across the Atlantic, would fly combat missions in the South Pacific; and Rickenbacker, World War I flying ace, would bravely hold his crew together while facing near-starvation and circling sharks after his plane went down in a remote part of the Pacific. Groom's rich narrative tells the intertwined stories—from broken homes to Medals of Honor (all three would receive one), barnstorming to the greatest raid of World War II, front-page triumph to anguished tragedy, and near-death to ultimate survival—of these three men who took to the sky, time and again, to become exemplars of the spirit of the 'greatest generation.' https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200553 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200553]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Golden Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. Joseph O. Meyer Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200553 thebookvoice.com 1:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200553]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Golden Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200553]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Golden Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200552 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200552]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Albert Schweitzer Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. Joseph O. Meyer Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200552 thebookvoice.com 0:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200552]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Albert Schweitzer Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200552]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Albert Schweitzer Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200551 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200551]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jerome Kern Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Unknown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. Joseph O. Meyer Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200551 thebookvoice.com 0:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200551]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jerome Kern Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Unknown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200551]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jerome Kern Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Unknown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200549 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200549]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin P. Adams Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. Joseph O. Meyer Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200549 thebookvoice.com 0:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200549]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin P. Adams Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200549]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin P. Adams Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200548 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200548]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Clarence Darrow Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Performers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 57 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. Joseph O. Meyer Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200548 thebookvoice.com 0:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200548]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Clarence Darrow Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Performers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 57 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200548]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Clarence Darrow Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Performers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 57 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200547 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200547]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Serious George Gershwin Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. Joseph O. Meyer Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200547 thebookvoice.com 0:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200547]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Serious George Gershwin Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200547]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Serious George Gershwin Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200545 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200545]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Atom Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 57 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. Joseph O. Meyer Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200545 thebookvoice.com 0:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200545]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Atom Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 57 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200545]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Atom Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 57 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200451 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200451]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Salinger Author: David Shields, Shane Salerno Narrator: January LaVoy, Robert Petkoff, Peter Friedman, Campbell Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 3, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An instant New York Times bestseller, this “explosive biography” (People) of one of the most beloved and mysterious figures of the twentieth century is “as close as we’ll ever get to being inside J.D. Salinger’s head” (Entertainment Weekly). This “revealing” (The New York Times) and “engrossing” (The Wall Street Journal) oral biography, “fascinating and unique” (The Washington Post) and “an unmitigated success” (USA TODAY), has redefined our understanding of one of the most mysterious figures of the twentieth century. In nine years of work on Salinger, and especially in the years since the author’s death, David Shields and Shane Salerno interviewed more than 200 people on five continents, many of whom had previously refused to go on the record about their relationship with Salinger. This oral biography offers direct eyewitness accounts from Salinger’s World War II brothers-in-arms, his family members, his close friends, his lovers, his classmates, his neighbors, his editors, his publishers, his New Yorker colleagues, and people with whom he had relationships that were secret even to his own family. Their intimate recollections are supported by more that 175 photos (many never seen before), diaries, legal records, and private documents that are woven throughout; in addition, appearing here for the first time, are Salinger’s “lost letters”—ranging from the 1940s to 2008, revealing his intimate views on love, literature, fame, religion, war, and death, and providing a raw and revelatory self-portrait. The result is “unprecedented” (Associated Press), “genuinely valuable” (Time), and “strips away the sheen of [Salinger’s] exceptionalism, trading in his genius for something much more real” (Los Angeles Times). According to the Sunday Times of London, Salinger is “a stupendous work…I predict with the utmost confidence that, after this, the world will not need another Salinger biography.” David Shields, Shane Salerno Tue, 03 Sep 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200451 thebookvoice.com 19:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200451]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Salinger Author: David Shields, Shane Salerno Narrator: January LaVoy, Robert Petkoff, Peter Friedman, Campbell Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 3, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An instant New York Times bestseller, this “explosive biography” (People) of one of the most beloved and mysterious figures of the twentieth century is “as close as we’ll ever get to being inside J.D. Salinger’s head” (Entertainment Weekly). This “revealing” (The New York Times) and “engrossing” (The Wall Street Journal) oral biography, “fascinating and unique” (The Washington Post) and “an unmitigated success” (USA TODAY), has redefined our understanding of one of the most mysterious figures of the twentieth century. In nine years of work on Salinger, and especially in the years since the author’s death, David Shields and Shane Salerno interviewed more than 200 people on five continents, many of whom had previously refused to go on the record about their relationship with Salinger. This oral biography offers direct eyewitness accounts from Salinger’s World War II brothers-in-arms, his family members, his close friends, his lovers, his classmates, his neighbors, his editors, his publishers, his New Yorker colleagues, and people with whom he had relationships that were secret even to his own family. Their intimate recollections are supported by more that 175 photos (many never seen before), diaries, legal records, and private documents that are woven throughout; in addition, appearing here for the first time, are Salinger’s “lost letters”—ranging from the 1940s to 2008, revealing his intimate views on love, literature, fame, religion, war, and death, and providing a raw and revelatory self-portrait. The result is “unprecedented” (Associated Press), “genuinely valuable” (Time), and “strips away the sheen of [Salinger’s] exceptionalism, trading in his genius for something much more real” (Los Angeles Times). According to the Sunday Times of London, Salinger is “a stupendous work…I predict with the utmost confidence that, after this, the world will not need another Salinger biography.” Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200451]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Salinger Author: David Shields, Shane Salerno Narrator: January LaVoy, Robert Petkoff, Peter Friedman, Campbell Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 3, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An instant New York Times bestseller, this “explosive biography” (People) of one of the most beloved and mysterious figures of the twentieth century is “as close as we’ll ever get to being inside J.D. Salinger’s head” (Entertainment Weekly). This “revealing” (The New York Times) and “engrossing” (The Wall Street Journal) oral biography, “fascinating and unique” (The Washington Post) and “an unmitigated success” (USA TODAY), has redefined our understanding of one of the most mysterious figures of the twentieth century. In nine years of work on Salinger, and especially in the years since the author’s death, David Shields and Shane Salerno interviewed more than 200 people on five continents, many of whom had previously refused to go on the record about their relationship with Salinger. This oral biography offers direct eyewitness accounts from Salinger’s World War II brothers-in-arms, his family members, his close friends, his lovers, his classmates, his neighbors, his editors, his publishers, his New Yorker colleagues, and people with whom he had relationships that were secret even to his own family. Their intimate recollections are supported by more that 175 photos (many never seen before), diaries, legal records, and private documents that are woven throughout; in addition, appearing here for the first time, are Salinger’s “lost letters”—ranging from the 1940s to 2008, revealing his intimate views on love, literature, fame, religion, war, and death, and providing a raw and revelatory self-portrait. The result is “unprecedented” (Associated Press), “genuinely valuable” (Time), and “strips away the sheen of [Salinger’s] exceptionalism, trading in his genius for something much more real” (Los Angeles Times). According to the Sunday Times of London, Salinger is “a stupendous work…I predict with the utmost confidence that, after this, the world will not need another Salinger biography.” https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200406 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200406]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Becoming Mr. October: The Revealing Story of Reggie Jackson and the World Champion New York Yankees Author: Kevin Baker, Reggie Jackson Narrator: Reggie Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 14 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A soul-baring, brutally candid, and richly eventful memoir of the two years—1977 and 1978—when Reggie Jackson went from outcast to Yankee legend In the spring of 1977 Reggie Jackson should have been on top of the world. The best player of the Oakland A’s dynasty, which won three straight World Series, he was the first big-money free agent, wooed and flattered by George Steinbrenner into coming to the New York Yankees, which hadn’t won a World Series since 1962. But Reggie was about to learn, as he writes in this vivid and surprising memoir, that until his initial experience on the Yankees “I didn’t know what alone meant.”      His manager, the mercurial, alcoholic, and pugilistic Billy Martin, never wanted him on the team and let Reggie—and the rest of the team—know it. Most of his new teammates, resentful of his contract, were aloof at best and hostile at worst. Brash and outspoken, but unused to the ferocity of New York’s tabloid culture, Reggie hadn’t realized how rumor and offhand remarks can turn into screaming negative headlines—especially for a black athlete with a multimillion-dollar contract. Sickened by Martin’s anti-Semitism, his rages, and his quite public disparagement of his new star, ostracized by his teammates, and despairing of how he was stereotyped in the press, Reggie had long talks with his father about quitting. Things hit bottom when Martin plotted to humiliate him during a nationally televised game against the Red Sox. It seemed as if a glorious career had been derailed.      But then: Reggie vowed to persevere; his pride, work ethic, and talent would overcome Martin’s nearly sociopathic hatred. Gradually, he would win over the fans, then his teammates, as the Yankees surged to the pennant. And one magical autumn evening, he became “Mr. October” in a World Series performance for the ages. He thought his travails were over—until the next season when the insanity began again.      Becoming Mr. October is a revelatory self-portrait of a baseball icon at the height of his public fame and private anguish. Filled with revealing anecdotes about the notorious “Bronx Zoo” Yankees of the late 1970s and bluntly honest portrayals of his teammates and competitors, this is eye-opening baseball history as can be told only by the man who lived it. Kevin Baker, Reggie Jackson Tue, 08 Oct 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200406 thebookvoice.com 10:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200406]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Becoming Mr. October: The Revealing Story of Reggie Jackson and the World Champion New York Yankees Author: Kevin Baker, Reggie Jackson Narrator: Reggie Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 14 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A soul-baring, brutally candid, and richly eventful memoir of the two years—1977 and 1978—when Reggie Jackson went from outcast to Yankee legend In the spring of 1977 Reggie Jackson should have been on top of the world. The best player of the Oakland A’s dynasty, which won three straight World Series, he was the first big-money free agent, wooed and flattered by George Steinbrenner into coming to the New York Yankees, which hadn’t won a World Series since 1962. But Reggie was about to learn, as he writes in this vivid and surprising memoir, that until his initial experience on the Yankees “I didn’t know what alone meant.”      His manager, the mercurial, alcoholic, and pugilistic Billy Martin, never wanted him on the team and let Reggie—and the rest of the team—know it. Most of his new teammates, resentful of his contract, were aloof at best and hostile at worst. Brash and outspoken, but unused to the ferocity of New York’s tabloid culture, Reggie hadn’t realized how rumor and offhand remarks can turn into screaming negative headlines—especially for a black athlete with a multimillion-dollar contract. Sickened by Martin’s anti-Semitism, his rages, and his quite public disparagement of his new star, ostracized by his teammates, and despairing of how he was stereotyped in the press, Reggie had long talks with his father about quitting. Things hit bottom when Martin plotted to humiliate him during a nationally televised game against the Red Sox. It seemed as if a glorious career had been derailed.      But then: Reggie vowed to persevere; his pride, work ethic, and talent would overcome Martin’s nearly sociopathic hatred. Gradually, he would win over the fans, then his teammates, as the Yankees surged to the pennant. And one magical autumn evening, he became “Mr. October” in a World Series performance for the ages. He thought his travails were over—until the next season when the insanity began again.      Becoming Mr. October is a revelatory self-portrait of a baseball icon at the height of his public fame and private anguish. Filled with revealing anecdotes about the notorious “Bronx Zoo” Yankees of the late 1970s and bluntly honest portrayals of his teammates and competitors, this is eye-opening baseball history as can be told only by the man who lived it. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200406]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Becoming Mr. October: The Revealing Story of Reggie Jackson and the World Champion New York Yankees Author: Kevin Baker, Reggie Jackson Narrator: Reggie Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 14 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A soul-baring, brutally candid, and richly eventful memoir of the two years—1977 and 1978—when Reggie Jackson went from outcast to Yankee legend In the spring of 1977 Reggie Jackson should have been on top of the world. The best player of the Oakland A’s dynasty, which won three straight World Series, he was the first big-money free agent, wooed and flattered by George Steinbrenner into coming to the New York Yankees, which hadn’t won a World Series since 1962. But Reggie was about to learn, as he writes in this vivid and surprising memoir, that until his initial experience on the Yankees “I didn’t know what alone meant.”      His manager, the mercurial, alcoholic, and pugilistic Billy Martin, never wanted him on the team and let Reggie—and the rest of the team—know it. Most of his new teammates, resentful of his contract, were aloof at best and hostile at worst. Brash and outspoken, but unused to the ferocity of New York’s tabloid culture, Reggie hadn’t realized how rumor and offhand remarks can turn into screaming negative headlines—especially for a black athlete with a multimillion-dollar contract. Sickened by Martin’s anti-Semitism, his rages, and his quite public disparagement of his new star, ostracized by his teammates, and despairing of how he was stereotyped in the press, Reggie had long talks with his father about quitting. Things hit bottom when Martin plotted to humiliate him during a nationally televised game against the Red Sox. It seemed as if a glorious career had been derailed.      But then: Reggie vowed to persevere; his pride, work ethic, and talent would overcome Martin’s nearly sociopathic hatred. Gradually, he would win over the fans, then his teammates, as the Yankees surged to the pennant. And one magical autumn evening, he became “Mr. October” in a World Series performance for the ages. He thought his travails were over—until the next season when the insanity began again.      Becoming Mr. October is a revelatory self-portrait of a baseball icon at the height of his public fame and private anguish. Filled with revealing anecdotes about the notorious “Bronx Zoo” Yankees of the late 1970s and bluntly honest portrayals of his teammates and competitors, this is eye-opening baseball history as can be told only by the man who lived it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200374 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200374]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey Author: The Countess of Carnarvon Narrator: Wanda McCaddon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 29, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey tells the story behind Highclere Castle, the setting for Julian Fellowes’s Emmy Award-winning PBS show Downton Abbey, and the life of one of its most famous inhabitants, Catherine Wendell.  In this transporting companion piece to the New York Times bestseller Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, Catherine, a beautiful and spirited American woman who married Lady Almina’s son, the man who would become the 6th Earl of Carnarvon, presides over the grand estate during a tumultuous time for the British aristocracy. Following the First World War, many of the great houses of England faded as their owners fortunes declined in the new political and social world of the 1920s and 1930s. As war loomed, Highclere’s survival as the family home of the Carnarvons was again in the balance—as was peace between the nations of Europe. Using copious materials—including diaries and scrapbooks—from the castle’s archives, the current Countess of Carnarvon brings alive a very modern story in a beautiful and fabled setting, paying particular attention to the staff who provide Highclere Castle with continuity between generations. The Countess of Carnarvon Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200374 thebookvoice.com 10:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200374]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey Author: The Countess of Carnarvon Narrator: Wanda McCaddon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 29, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey tells the story behind Highclere Castle, the setting for Julian Fellowes’s Emmy Award-winning PBS show Downton Abbey, and the life of one of its most famous inhabitants, Catherine Wendell.  In this transporting companion piece to the New York Times bestseller Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, Catherine, a beautiful and spirited American woman who married Lady Almina’s son, the man who would become the 6th Earl of Carnarvon, presides over the grand estate during a tumultuous time for the British aristocracy. Following the First World War, many of the great houses of England faded as their owners fortunes declined in the new political and social world of the 1920s and 1930s. As war loomed, Highclere’s survival as the family home of the Carnarvons was again in the balance—as was peace between the nations of Europe. Using copious materials—including diaries and scrapbooks—from the castle’s archives, the current Countess of Carnarvon brings alive a very modern story in a beautiful and fabled setting, paying particular attention to the staff who provide Highclere Castle with continuity between generations. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200374]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey Author: The Countess of Carnarvon Narrator: Wanda McCaddon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 29, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey tells the story behind Highclere Castle, the setting for Julian Fellowes’s Emmy Award-winning PBS show Downton Abbey, and the life of one of its most famous inhabitants, Catherine Wendell.  In this transporting companion piece to the New York Times bestseller Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, Catherine, a beautiful and spirited American woman who married Lady Almina’s son, the man who would become the 6th Earl of Carnarvon, presides over the grand estate during a tumultuous time for the British aristocracy. Following the First World War, many of the great houses of England faded as their owners fortunes declined in the new political and social world of the 1920s and 1930s. As war loomed, Highclere’s survival as the family home of the Carnarvons was again in the balance—as was peace between the nations of Europe. Using copious materials—including diaries and scrapbooks—from the castle’s archives, the current Countess of Carnarvon brings alive a very modern story in a beautiful and fabled setting, paying particular attention to the staff who provide Highclere Castle with continuity between generations. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200229 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200229]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beatles Tapes: Rare Interviews Author: George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr Narrator: George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 47 minutes Release date: May 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This is an audio album of interviews with each of the four members of The Beatles: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. The wit of the Beatles shines through in these audio vignettes from the 1960s. George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr Wed, 08 May 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200229 thebookvoice.com 1:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200229]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beatles Tapes: Rare Interviews Author: George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr Narrator: George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 47 minutes Release date: May 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This is an audio album of interviews with each of the four members of The Beatles: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. The wit of the Beatles shines through in these audio vignettes from the 1960s. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200229]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beatles Tapes: Rare Interviews Author: George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr Narrator: George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 47 minutes Release date: May 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This is an audio album of interviews with each of the four members of The Beatles: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. The wit of the Beatles shines through in these audio vignettes from the 1960s. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199267 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199267]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Vol. 2 Author: Giacomo Casanova Narrator: Various Readers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Giacomo Casanova (April 2, 1725 in Venice – June 4, 1798, in Dux, Bohemia, now Duchcov, Czech Republic) was a famous Venetian adventurer, writer, and womanizer. He used charm, guile, threats, intimidation, and aggression, when necessary, to conquer women, sometimes leaving behind children or debt. In his autobiography Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century, he mentions 122 women with whom he had sex. Although he is often associated with Don Juan because both seduced many women, Casanova is in fact very different from his fictitious counterpart. While Don Juan is a legend, Casanova is a historical character. (Summary from Wikipedia) Giacomo Casanova Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199267 thebookvoice.com 21:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199267]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Vol. 2 Author: Giacomo Casanova Narrator: Various Readers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Giacomo Casanova (April 2, 1725 in Venice – June 4, 1798, in Dux, Bohemia, now Duchcov, Czech Republic) was a famous Venetian adventurer, writer, and womanizer. He used charm, guile, threats, intimidation, and aggression, when necessary, to conquer women, sometimes leaving behind children or debt. In his autobiography Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century, he mentions 122 women with whom he had sex. Although he is often associated with Don Juan because both seduced many women, Casanova is in fact very different from his fictitious counterpart. While Don Juan is a legend, Casanova is a historical character. (Summary from Wikipedia) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199267]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Vol. 2 Author: Giacomo Casanova Narrator: Various Readers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Giacomo Casanova (April 2, 1725 in Venice – June 4, 1798, in Dux, Bohemia, now Duchcov, Czech Republic) was a famous Venetian adventurer, writer, and womanizer. He used charm, guile, threats, intimidation, and aggression, when necessary, to conquer women, sometimes leaving behind children or debt. In his autobiography Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century, he mentions 122 women with whom he had sex. Although he is often associated with Don Juan because both seduced many women, Casanova is in fact very different from his fictitious counterpart. While Don Juan is a legend, Casanova is a historical character. (Summary from Wikipedia) https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199266 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199266]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Vol. 1 Author: Giacomo Casanova Narrator: Various Readers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This is the first of five volumes. - Giacomo Casanova (1725 in Venice – 1798 in Dux, Bohemia, now Duchcov, Czech Republic) was a famous Venetian adventurer, writer, and womanizer. He used charm, guile, threats, intimidation, and aggression, when necessary, to conquer women, sometimes leaving behind children or debt. In his autobiography Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century, he mentions 122 women with whom he had sex. Although he is often associated with Don Juan because both seduced many women, Casanova is in fact very different from his fictitious counterpart. While Don Juan is a legend, Casanova is a historical character. (Summary from Wikipedia) Giacomo Casanova Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199266 thebookvoice.com 25:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199266]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Vol. 1 Author: Giacomo Casanova Narrator: Various Readers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This is the first of five volumes. - Giacomo Casanova (1725 in Venice – 1798 in Dux, Bohemia, now Duchcov, Czech Republic) was a famous Venetian adventurer, writer, and womanizer. He used charm, guile, threats, intimidation, and aggression, when necessary, to conquer women, sometimes leaving behind children or debt. In his autobiography Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century, he mentions 122 women with whom he had sex. Although he is often associated with Don Juan because both seduced many women, Casanova is in fact very different from his fictitious counterpart. While Don Juan is a legend, Casanova is a historical character. (Summary from Wikipedia) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199266]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Vol. 1 Author: Giacomo Casanova Narrator: Various Readers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This is the first of five volumes. - Giacomo Casanova (1725 in Venice – 1798 in Dux, Bohemia, now Duchcov, Czech Republic) was a famous Venetian adventurer, writer, and womanizer. He used charm, guile, threats, intimidation, and aggression, when necessary, to conquer women, sometimes leaving behind children or debt. In his autobiography Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century, he mentions 122 women with whom he had sex. Although he is often associated with Don Juan because both seduced many women, Casanova is in fact very different from his fictitious counterpart. While Don Juan is a legend, Casanova is a historical character. (Summary from Wikipedia) https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198951 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198951]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kate: The Future Queen Author: Katie Nicholl Narrator: Sue Pitkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Katie Nicholl, bestselling author and royal correspondent for The Mail on Sunday, gives an inside look into the life of the future Queen of England, Kate Middleton. Since becoming Duchess Catherine of Cambridge in 2011, Middleton has captivated royals fans around the world and now, Nicholl delivers the story of her early life, first romances, and love with Prince William. Nicholl will reveal details on Middleton's initiation into royal life and, of course, her first pregnancy. Katie Nicholl Tue, 17 Sep 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198951 thebookvoice.com 9:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198951]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kate: The Future Queen Author: Katie Nicholl Narrator: Sue Pitkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Katie Nicholl, bestselling author and royal correspondent for The Mail on Sunday, gives an inside look into the life of the future Queen of England, Kate Middleton. Since becoming Duchess Catherine of Cambridge in 2011, Middleton has captivated royals fans around the world and now, Nicholl delivers the story of her early life, first romances, and love with Prince William. Nicholl will reveal details on Middleton's initiation into royal life and, of course, her first pregnancy. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198951]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kate: The Future Queen Author: Katie Nicholl Narrator: Sue Pitkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Katie Nicholl, bestselling author and royal correspondent for The Mail on Sunday, gives an inside look into the life of the future Queen of England, Kate Middleton. Since becoming Duchess Catherine of Cambridge in 2011, Middleton has captivated royals fans around the world and now, Nicholl delivers the story of her early life, first romances, and love with Prince William. Nicholl will reveal details on Middleton's initiation into royal life and, of course, her first pregnancy. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198892 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198892]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last American Man Author: Elizabeth Gilbert Narrator: Patricia Kalember Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 23, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An unforgettable look at a truly pioneering, but thoroughly modern, American hero.Finalist for the National Book Award 2002In this rousing examination of contemporary American male identity, acclaimed author and journalist Elizabeth Gilbert explores the fascinating true story of Eustace Conway. In 1977, at the age of seventeen, Conway left his family's comfortable suburban home to move to the Appalachian Mountains. For more than two decades he has lived there, making fire with sticks, wearing skins from animals he has trapped, and trying to convince Americans to give up their materialistic lifestyles and return with him back to nature. To Gilbert, Conway's mythical character challenges all our assumptions about what it is to be a modern man in America; he is a symbol of much we feel how our men should be, but rarely are. Elizabeth Gilbert Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198892 thebookvoice.com 6:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198892]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last American Man Author: Elizabeth Gilbert Narrator: Patricia Kalember Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 23, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An unforgettable look at a truly pioneering, but thoroughly modern, American hero.Finalist for the National Book Award 2002In this rousing examination of contemporary American male identity, acclaimed author and journalist Elizabeth Gilbert explores the fascinating true story of Eustace Conway. In 1977, at the age of seventeen, Conway left his family's comfortable suburban home to move to the Appalachian Mountains. For more than two decades he has lived there, making fire with sticks, wearing skins from animals he has trapped, and trying to convince Americans to give up their materialistic lifestyles and return with him back to nature. To Gilbert, Conway's mythical character challenges all our assumptions about what it is to be a modern man in America; he is a symbol of much we feel how our men should be, but rarely are. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198892]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last American Man Author: Elizabeth Gilbert Narrator: Patricia Kalember Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 23, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An unforgettable look at a truly pioneering, but thoroughly modern, American hero.Finalist for the National Book Award 2002In this rousing examination of contemporary American male identity, acclaimed author and journalist Elizabeth Gilbert explores the fascinating true story of Eustace Conway. In 1977, at the age of seventeen, Conway left his family's comfortable suburban home to move to the Appalachian Mountains. For more than two decades he has lived there, making fire with sticks, wearing skins from animals he has trapped, and trying to convince Americans to give up their materialistic lifestyles and return with him back to nature. To Gilbert, Conway's mythical character challenges all our assumptions about what it is to be a modern man in America; he is a symbol of much we feel how our men should be, but rarely are. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198869 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198869]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sea Hunters II Author: Craig Dirgo, Clive Cussler Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 2, 2002 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the authors of the #1 bestselling The Sea Hunters come more unforgettable true adventures with famous shipwrecks. Abridged, five CDs, 6 hours Craig Dirgo, Clive Cussler Mon, 02 Dec 2002 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198869 thebookvoice.com 6:3:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198869]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sea Hunters II Author: Craig Dirgo, Clive Cussler Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 2, 2002 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the authors of the #1 bestselling The Sea Hunters come more unforgettable true adventures with famous shipwrecks. Abridged, five CDs, 6 hours Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198869]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sea Hunters II Author: Craig Dirgo, Clive Cussler Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 2, 2002 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the authors of the #1 bestselling The Sea Hunters come more unforgettable true adventures with famous shipwrecks. Abridged, five CDs, 6 hours https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198683 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198683]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible Author: Simon Winchester Narrator: Simon Winchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Simon Winchester never disappoints, and The Men Who United the States is a lively and surprising account of how this sprawling piece of geography became a nation. This is America from the ground up. Inspiring and engaging.” —Tom Brokaw Simon Winchester, acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Atlantic and The Professor and the Madman, delivers his first book about America: a fascinating popular history that illuminates the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S.A. from its beginnings. How did America become “one nation, indivisible”? What unified a growing number of disparate states into the modern country we recognize today? To answer these questions, Winchester follows in the footsteps of America’s most essential explorers, thinkers, and innovators, such as Lewis and Clark and the leaders of the Great Surveys; the builders of the first transcontinental telegraph and the powerful civil engineer behind the Interstate Highway System. He treks vast swaths of territory, from Pittsburgh to Portland, Rochester to San Francisco, Seattle to Anchorage, introducing the fascinating people who played a pivotal role in creating today’s United States. Throughout, he ponders whether the historic work of uniting the States has succeeded, and to what degree. Featuring 32 illustrations throughout the text, The Men Who United the States is a fresh look at the way in which the most powerful nation on earth came together. Simon Winchester Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198683 thebookvoice.com 13:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198683]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible Author: Simon Winchester Narrator: Simon Winchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Simon Winchester never disappoints, and The Men Who United the States is a lively and surprising account of how this sprawling piece of geography became a nation. This is America from the ground up. Inspiring and engaging.” —Tom Brokaw Simon Winchester, acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Atlantic and The Professor and the Madman, delivers his first book about America: a fascinating popular history that illuminates the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S.A. from its beginnings. How did America become “one nation, indivisible”? What unified a growing number of disparate states into the modern country we recognize today? To answer these questions, Winchester follows in the footsteps of America’s most essential explorers, thinkers, and innovators, such as Lewis and Clark and the leaders of the Great Surveys; the builders of the first transcontinental telegraph and the powerful civil engineer behind the Interstate Highway System. He treks vast swaths of territory, from Pittsburgh to Portland, Rochester to San Francisco, Seattle to Anchorage, introducing the fascinating people who played a pivotal role in creating today’s United States. Throughout, he ponders whether the historic work of uniting the States has succeeded, and to what degree. Featuring 32 illustrations throughout the text, The Men Who United the States is a fresh look at the way in which the most powerful nation on earth came together. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198683]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible Author: Simon Winchester Narrator: Simon Winchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Simon Winchester never disappoints, and The Men Who United the States is a lively and surprising account of how this sprawling piece of geography became a nation. This is America from the ground up. Inspiring and engaging.” —Tom Brokaw Simon Winchester, acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Atlantic and The Professor and the Madman, delivers his first book about America: a fascinating popular history that illuminates the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S.A. from its beginnings. How did America become “one nation, indivisible”? What unified a growing number of disparate states into the modern country we recognize today? To answer these questions, Winchester follows in the footsteps of America’s most essential explorers, thinkers, and innovators, such as Lewis and Clark and the leaders of the Great Surveys; the builders of the first transcontinental telegraph and the powerful civil engineer behind the Interstate Highway System. He treks vast swaths of territory, from Pittsburgh to Portland, Rochester to San Francisco, Seattle to Anchorage, introducing the fascinating people who played a pivotal role in creating today’s United States. Throughout, he ponders whether the historic work of uniting the States has succeeded, and to what degree. Featuring 32 illustrations throughout the text, The Men Who United the States is a fresh look at the way in which the most powerful nation on earth came together. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198554 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198554]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mind's Eye Author: Oliver Sacks Narrator: Oliver Sacks, Richard M. Davidson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: October 26, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In The Mind’s Eye, Oliver Sacks tells the stories of people who are able to navigate the world and communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses and abilities: the power of speech, the capacity to recognize faces, the sense of three-dimensional space, the ability to read, the sense of sight. For all of these people, the challenge is to adapt to a radically new way of being in the world. There is Lilian, a concert pianist who becomes unable to read music and is eventually unable even to recognize everyday objects, and Sue, a neurobiologist who has never seen in three dimensions, until she suddenly acquires stereoscopic vision in her fifties. There is Pat, who reinvents herself as a loving grandmother and active member of her community, despite the fact that she has aphasia and cannot utter a sentence, and Howard, a prolific novelist who must find a way to continue his life as a writer even after a stroke destroys his ability to read. And there is Dr. Sacks himself, who tells the story of his own eye cancer and the bizarre and disconcerting effects of losing vision to one side. Sacks explores some very strange paradoxes—people who can see perfectly well but cannot recognize their own children, and blind people who become hyper-visual or who navigate by “tongue vision.” He also considers more fundamental questions: How do we see? How do we think? How important is internal imagery—or vision, for that matter? Why is it that, although writing is only five thousand years old, humans have a universal, seemingly innate, potential for reading? The Mind’s Eye is a testament to the complexity of vision and the brain and to the power of creativity and adaptation. And it provides a whole new perspective on the power of language and communication, as we try to imagine what it is to see with another person’s eyes, or another person’s mind. Oliver Sacks Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198554 thebookvoice.com 8:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198554]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mind's Eye Author: Oliver Sacks Narrator: Oliver Sacks, Richard M. Davidson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: October 26, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In The Mind’s Eye, Oliver Sacks tells the stories of people who are able to navigate the world and communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses and abilities: the power of speech, the capacity to recognize faces, the sense of three-dimensional space, the ability to read, the sense of sight. For all of these people, the challenge is to adapt to a radically new way of being in the world. There is Lilian, a concert pianist who becomes unable to read music and is eventually unable even to recognize everyday objects, and Sue, a neurobiologist who has never seen in three dimensions, until she suddenly acquires stereoscopic vision in her fifties. There is Pat, who reinvents herself as a loving grandmother and active member of her community, despite the fact that she has aphasia and cannot utter a sentence, and Howard, a prolific novelist who must find a way to continue his life as a writer even after a stroke destroys his ability to read. And there is Dr. Sacks himself, who tells the story of his own eye cancer and the bizarre and disconcerting effects of losing vision to one side. Sacks explores some very strange paradoxes—people who can see perfectly well but cannot recognize their own children, and blind people who become hyper-visual or who navigate by “tongue vision.” He also considers more fundamental questions: How do we see? How do we think? How important is internal imagery—or vision, for that matter? Why is it that, although writing is only five thousand years old, humans have a universal, seemingly innate, potential for reading? The Mind’s Eye is a testament to the complexity of vision and the brain and to the power of creativity and adaptation. And it provides a whole new perspective on the power of language and communication, as we try to imagine what it is to see with another person’s eyes, or another person’s mind. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198554]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mind's Eye Author: Oliver Sacks Narrator: Oliver Sacks, Richard M. Davidson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: October 26, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In The Mind’s Eye, Oliver Sacks tells the stories of people who are able to navigate the world and communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses and abilities: the power of speech, the capacity to recognize faces, the sense of three-dimensional space, the ability to read, the sense of sight. For all of these people, the challenge is to adapt to a radically new way of being in the world. There is Lilian, a concert pianist who becomes unable to read music and is eventually unable even to recognize everyday objects, and Sue, a neurobiologist who has never seen in three dimensions, until she suddenly acquires stereoscopic vision in her fifties. There is Pat, who reinvents herself as a loving grandmother and active member of her community, despite the fact that she has aphasia and cannot utter a sentence, and Howard, a prolific novelist who must find a way to continue his life as a writer even after a stroke destroys his ability to read. And there is Dr. Sacks himself, who tells the story of his own eye cancer and the bizarre and disconcerting effects of losing vision to one side. Sacks explores some very strange paradoxes—people who can see perfectly well but cannot recognize their own children, and blind people who become hyper-visual or who navigate by “tongue vision.” He also considers more fundamental questions: How do we see? How do we think? How important is internal imagery—or vision, for that matter? Why is it that, although writing is only five thousand years old, humans have a universal, seemingly innate, potential for reading? The Mind’s Eye is a testament to the complexity of vision and the brain and to the power of creativity and adaptation. And it provides a whole new perspective on the power of language and communication, as we try to imagine what it is to see with another person’s eyes, or another person’s mind. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198526 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198526]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir Author: Kao Kalia Yang Narrator: Kao Yang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 10, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 40 Ratings of Narrator: 3.42 of Total 12 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In the 70s and 80s, thousands of Hmong families made the journey from the war-torn jungles of Laos to the overcrowded refugee camps of Thailand and onward to the United States—all in search of a new place to call home. Decades later, their experiences remain largely unknown. Kao Kalia Yang was driven to tell her own family’s story after her grandmother’s death. The Latehomecomer is a tribute to that grandmother, a remarkable woman whose spirit held her family together through their imprisonment in Laos, their narrow escape into Thailand’s Ban Vinai Refugee Camp, their immigration to St. Paul when Yang was only six years old, and their transition to life in America. It is also an eloquent, firsthand account of a people who have worked hard to make their voices heard in their adopted homeland. Kao Kalia Yang Tue, 10 May 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198526 thebookvoice.com 9:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198526]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir Author: Kao Kalia Yang Narrator: Kao Yang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 10, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 40 Ratings of Narrator: 3.42 of Total 12 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In the 70s and 80s, thousands of Hmong families made the journey from the war-torn jungles of Laos to the overcrowded refugee camps of Thailand and onward to the United States—all in search of a new place to call home. Decades later, their experiences remain largely unknown. Kao Kalia Yang was driven to tell her own family’s story after her grandmother’s death. The Latehomecomer is a tribute to that grandmother, a remarkable woman whose spirit held her family together through their imprisonment in Laos, their narrow escape into Thailand’s Ban Vinai Refugee Camp, their immigration to St. Paul when Yang was only six years old, and their transition to life in America. It is also an eloquent, firsthand account of a people who have worked hard to make their voices heard in their adopted homeland. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198526]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir Author: Kao Kalia Yang Narrator: Kao Yang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 10, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 40 Ratings of Narrator: 3.42 of Total 12 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In the 70s and 80s, thousands of Hmong families made the journey from the war-torn jungles of Laos to the overcrowded refugee camps of Thailand and onward to the United States—all in search of a new place to call home. Decades later, their experiences remain largely unknown. Kao Kalia Yang was driven to tell her own family’s story after her grandmother’s death. The Latehomecomer is a tribute to that grandmother, a remarkable woman whose spirit held her family together through their imprisonment in Laos, their narrow escape into Thailand’s Ban Vinai Refugee Camp, their immigration to St. Paul when Yang was only six years old, and their transition to life in America. It is also an eloquent, firsthand account of a people who have worked hard to make their voices heard in their adopted homeland. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198457 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198457]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Mr. Roosevelt: FDR’s Introduction to War, Politics, and Life Author: Stanley Weintraub Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In Young Mr. Roosevelt Stanley Weintraub evokes Franklin Delano Roosevelt's political and wartime beginnings. An unpromising patrician playboy appointed assistant secretary of the Navy in 1913, Roosevelt learned quickly and rose to national visibility during World War I. Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 1920, he lost the election but not his ambitions. While his stature was rising, his testy marriage to his cousin Eleanor was fraying amid scandal quietly covered up. Even polio a year later would not suppress the ever indomitable Roosevelt and his inevitable ascent. Against the backdrop of a reluctant America's entry into a world war and FDR's hawkish build-up of a modern navy, Washington's gossip-ridden society, and the nation's surging economy, Weintraub summons up the early influences on the young and enterprising nephew of his predecessor, 'Uncle Ted.' Stanley Weintraub Tue, 08 Oct 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198457 thebookvoice.com 9:6:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198457]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Mr. Roosevelt: FDR’s Introduction to War, Politics, and Life Author: Stanley Weintraub Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In Young Mr. Roosevelt Stanley Weintraub evokes Franklin Delano Roosevelt's political and wartime beginnings. An unpromising patrician playboy appointed assistant secretary of the Navy in 1913, Roosevelt learned quickly and rose to national visibility during World War I. Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 1920, he lost the election but not his ambitions. While his stature was rising, his testy marriage to his cousin Eleanor was fraying amid scandal quietly covered up. Even polio a year later would not suppress the ever indomitable Roosevelt and his inevitable ascent. Against the backdrop of a reluctant America's entry into a world war and FDR's hawkish build-up of a modern navy, Washington's gossip-ridden society, and the nation's surging economy, Weintraub summons up the early influences on the young and enterprising nephew of his predecessor, 'Uncle Ted.' Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198457]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Mr. Roosevelt: FDR’s Introduction to War, Politics, and Life Author: Stanley Weintraub Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In Young Mr. Roosevelt Stanley Weintraub evokes Franklin Delano Roosevelt's political and wartime beginnings. An unpromising patrician playboy appointed assistant secretary of the Navy in 1913, Roosevelt learned quickly and rose to national visibility during World War I. Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 1920, he lost the election but not his ambitions. While his stature was rising, his testy marriage to his cousin Eleanor was fraying amid scandal quietly covered up. Even polio a year later would not suppress the ever indomitable Roosevelt and his inevitable ascent. Against the backdrop of a reluctant America's entry into a world war and FDR's hawkish build-up of a modern navy, Washington's gossip-ridden society, and the nation's surging economy, Weintraub summons up the early influences on the young and enterprising nephew of his predecessor, 'Uncle Ted.' https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198451 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198451]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heart: An American Medical Odyssey Author: Jonathan Reiner, Dick Cheney Narrator: Jonathan Reiner, Jeremy Bobb, Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his longtime cardiologist, Dr. Jonathan Reiner, share the story of Cheney’s thirty-five-year battle with heart disease—providing insight into the incredible medical breakthroughs that have changed cardiac care over the last four decades. For as long as he has served at the highest levels of business and government, Vice President Dick Cheney has also been one of the world’s most prominent heart patients. Now, for the first time ever, Cheney, together with his longtime cardiologist, Jonathan Reiner, MD, shares the very personal story of his courageous thirty-five-year battle with heart disease, from his first heart attack in 1978 to the heart transplant he received in 2012. In 1978, when Cheney suffered his first heart attack, he received essentially the same treatment President Eisenhower had had in 1955. Since then, cardiac medicine has been revolutionized, and Cheney has benefitted from nearly every medical breakthrough. At each juncture, when Cheney faced a new health challenge, the technology was one step ahead of his disease. Cheney’s story is in many ways the story of the evolution of modern cardiac care. Heart is the riveting, singular memoir of both doctor and patient. Like no US politician has before him, Cheney opens up about his health struggles, sharing harrowing, never-before-told stories about the challenges he faced during a perilous time in our nation’s history. Dr. Reiner provides his perspective on Cheney’s case and also gives readers a fascinating glimpse into his own education as a doctor and the history of our understanding of the human heart. He masterfully chronicles the important discoveries, radical innovations, and cutting-edge science that have changed the face of medicine and saved countless lives. Powerfully braiding science with story and the personal with the political, Heart is a sweeping, inspiring, and ultimately optimistic book that will give hope to the millions of Americans affected by heart disease. Jonathan Reiner, Dick Cheney Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198451 thebookvoice.com 10:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198451]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heart: An American Medical Odyssey Author: Jonathan Reiner, Dick Cheney Narrator: Jonathan Reiner, Jeremy Bobb, Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his longtime cardiologist, Dr. Jonathan Reiner, share the story of Cheney’s thirty-five-year battle with heart disease—providing insight into the incredible medical breakthroughs that have changed cardiac care over the last four decades. For as long as he has served at the highest levels of business and government, Vice President Dick Cheney has also been one of the world’s most prominent heart patients. Now, for the first time ever, Cheney, together with his longtime cardiologist, Jonathan Reiner, MD, shares the very personal story of his courageous thirty-five-year battle with heart disease, from his first heart attack in 1978 to the heart transplant he received in 2012. In 1978, when Cheney suffered his first heart attack, he received essentially the same treatment President Eisenhower had had in 1955. Since then, cardiac medicine has been revolutionized, and Cheney has benefitted from nearly every medical breakthrough. At each juncture, when Cheney faced a new health challenge, the technology was one step ahead of his disease. Cheney’s story is in many ways the story of the evolution of modern cardiac care. Heart is the riveting, singular memoir of both doctor and patient. Like no US politician has before him, Cheney opens up about his health struggles, sharing harrowing, never-before-told stories about the challenges he faced during a perilous time in our nation’s history. Dr. Reiner provides his perspective on Cheney’s case and also gives readers a fascinating glimpse into his own education as a doctor and the history of our understanding of the human heart. He masterfully chronicles the important discoveries, radical innovations, and cutting-edge science that have changed the face of medicine and saved countless lives. Powerfully braiding science with story and the personal with the political, Heart is a sweeping, inspiring, and ultimately optimistic book that will give hope to the millions of Americans affected by heart disease. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198451]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heart: An American Medical Odyssey Author: Jonathan Reiner, Dick Cheney Narrator: Jonathan Reiner, Jeremy Bobb, Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his longtime cardiologist, Dr. Jonathan Reiner, share the story of Cheney’s thirty-five-year battle with heart disease—providing insight into the incredible medical breakthroughs that have changed cardiac care over the last four decades. For as long as he has served at the highest levels of business and government, Vice President Dick Cheney has also been one of the world’s most prominent heart patients. Now, for the first time ever, Cheney, together with his longtime cardiologist, Jonathan Reiner, MD, shares the very personal story of his courageous thirty-five-year battle with heart disease, from his first heart attack in 1978 to the heart transplant he received in 2012. In 1978, when Cheney suffered his first heart attack, he received essentially the same treatment President Eisenhower had had in 1955. Since then, cardiac medicine has been revolutionized, and Cheney has benefitted from nearly every medical breakthrough. At each juncture, when Cheney faced a new health challenge, the technology was one step ahead of his disease. Cheney’s story is in many ways the story of the evolution of modern cardiac care. Heart is the riveting, singular memoir of both doctor and patient. Like no US politician has before him, Cheney opens up about his health struggles, sharing harrowing, never-before-told stories about the challenges he faced during a perilous time in our nation’s history. Dr. Reiner provides his perspective on Cheney’s case and also gives readers a fascinating glimpse into his own education as a doctor and the history of our understanding of the human heart. He masterfully chronicles the important discoveries, radical innovations, and cutting-edge science that have changed the face of medicine and saved countless lives. Powerfully braiding science with story and the personal with the political, Heart is a sweeping, inspiring, and ultimately optimistic book that will give hope to the millions of Americans affected by heart disease. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198333 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198333]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Two Rings: A Story of Love and War Author: Millie Werber, Eve Keller Narrator: Yelena Shmulenson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 27, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Trapped in Poland in 1941, like many Jews, Millie Werber went from the Radom Ghetto to slave labor in an armaments factory, survived Auschwitz, and toiled in a second factory until liberation came on April 1, 1945. She faced death many times but lived to marry a good man and fellow survivor. Meanwhile, she concealed a photograph in her closet and carried a secret in her heart. Many years later, Millie began telling her story to writer Eve Keller. Together, the two women rediscovered the teenage girl Millie had been during the war—and the man to whom she was married for a few brief months. Betrayed by a fellow Jewish guard, he died, leaving Millie with their wedding rings and a single photograph. Nothing else remained to prove that he ever existed. Millie never told her family about him, but she never abandoned his memory. A worthy addition to the bestselling tradition of Holocaust coming-of-age memoirs, this is a spare, unsentimental, and indelibly poignant tale of a history reclaimed. Millie Werber, Eve Keller Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198333 thebookvoice.com 7:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198333]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Two Rings: A Story of Love and War Author: Millie Werber, Eve Keller Narrator: Yelena Shmulenson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 27, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Trapped in Poland in 1941, like many Jews, Millie Werber went from the Radom Ghetto to slave labor in an armaments factory, survived Auschwitz, and toiled in a second factory until liberation came on April 1, 1945. She faced death many times but lived to marry a good man and fellow survivor. Meanwhile, she concealed a photograph in her closet and carried a secret in her heart. Many years later, Millie began telling her story to writer Eve Keller. Together, the two women rediscovered the teenage girl Millie had been during the war—and the man to whom she was married for a few brief months. Betrayed by a fellow Jewish guard, he died, leaving Millie with their wedding rings and a single photograph. Nothing else remained to prove that he ever existed. Millie never told her family about him, but she never abandoned his memory. A worthy addition to the bestselling tradition of Holocaust coming-of-age memoirs, this is a spare, unsentimental, and indelibly poignant tale of a history reclaimed. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198333]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Two Rings: A Story of Love and War Author: Millie Werber, Eve Keller Narrator: Yelena Shmulenson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 27, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Trapped in Poland in 1941, like many Jews, Millie Werber went from the Radom Ghetto to slave labor in an armaments factory, survived Auschwitz, and toiled in a second factory until liberation came on April 1, 1945. She faced death many times but lived to marry a good man and fellow survivor. Meanwhile, she concealed a photograph in her closet and carried a secret in her heart. Many years later, Millie began telling her story to writer Eve Keller. Together, the two women rediscovered the teenage girl Millie had been during the war—and the man to whom she was married for a few brief months. Betrayed by a fellow Jewish guard, he died, leaving Millie with their wedding rings and a single photograph. Nothing else remained to prove that he ever existed. Millie never told her family about him, but she never abandoned his memory. A worthy addition to the bestselling tradition of Holocaust coming-of-age memoirs, this is a spare, unsentimental, and indelibly poignant tale of a history reclaimed. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197969 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197969]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Permanent Present Tense: The Unforgettable Life of the Amnesiac Patient, H. M. Author: Suzanne Corkin Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Permanent Present Tense tells the incredible story of Henry Gustav Molaison, known only as H. M. until his death in 2008. In 1953, at the age of twenty-seven, Molaison underwent a dangerous “psychosurgical” procedure intended to alleviate his debilitating epilepsy. The surgery went horribly wrong, and when Molaison awoke he was unable to store new experiences. For the rest of his life, he would be trapped in the moment. But Molaison’s tragedy would prove a gift to humanity. The amazing specificity of his impairment shed new light on the functions and structures of the human brain, revolutionizing neuroscience. Today, the case of H. M. stands as one of the most consequential and widely referenced in this fast-expanding field.    Renowned neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin worked with Molaison for nearly five decades. In Permanent Present Tense, she tells the full story of his life and legacy, leading her reader to the cutting edge of neuroscience with great clarity, sensitivity, and grace. Suzanne Corkin Tue, 14 May 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197969 thebookvoice.com 13:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197969]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Permanent Present Tense: The Unforgettable Life of the Amnesiac Patient, H. M. Author: Suzanne Corkin Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Permanent Present Tense tells the incredible story of Henry Gustav Molaison, known only as H. M. until his death in 2008. In 1953, at the age of twenty-seven, Molaison underwent a dangerous “psychosurgical” procedure intended to alleviate his debilitating epilepsy. The surgery went horribly wrong, and when Molaison awoke he was unable to store new experiences. For the rest of his life, he would be trapped in the moment. But Molaison’s tragedy would prove a gift to humanity. The amazing specificity of his impairment shed new light on the functions and structures of the human brain, revolutionizing neuroscience. Today, the case of H. M. stands as one of the most consequential and widely referenced in this fast-expanding field.    Renowned neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin worked with Molaison for nearly five decades. In Permanent Present Tense, she tells the full story of his life and legacy, leading her reader to the cutting edge of neuroscience with great clarity, sensitivity, and grace. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197969]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Permanent Present Tense: The Unforgettable Life of the Amnesiac Patient, H. M. Author: Suzanne Corkin Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Permanent Present Tense tells the incredible story of Henry Gustav Molaison, known only as H. M. until his death in 2008. In 1953, at the age of twenty-seven, Molaison underwent a dangerous “psychosurgical” procedure intended to alleviate his debilitating epilepsy. The surgery went horribly wrong, and when Molaison awoke he was unable to store new experiences. For the rest of his life, he would be trapped in the moment. But Molaison’s tragedy would prove a gift to humanity. The amazing specificity of his impairment shed new light on the functions and structures of the human brain, revolutionizing neuroscience. Today, the case of H. M. stands as one of the most consequential and widely referenced in this fast-expanding field.    Renowned neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin worked with Molaison for nearly five decades. In Permanent Present Tense, she tells the full story of his life and legacy, leading her reader to the cutting edge of neuroscience with great clarity, sensitivity, and grace. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197936 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197936]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Family: Three Journeys into the Heart of the Twentieth Century Author: David Laskin Narrator: Geoffrey Cantor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 25 minutes Release date: October 15, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The author of the The Children’s Blizzard delivers an epic work of twentieth century history through the riveting story of one extraordinary Jewish family With cinematic power and beauty, bestselling author David Laskin brings to life the upheavals of the twentieth century through the story of one family, three continents, two world wars, and the rise and fall of nations. A century and a half ago, a Torah scribe and his wife raised six children in a yeshivatown at the western fringe of the Russian empire. Bound by their customs and ancient faith, the pious couple expected their sons and daughter to carry family traditions into future generations. But the social and political crises of our time decreed otherwise. The torrent of history took the scribe’s family down three very different roads. One branch immigrated to America and founded the fabulously successful Maidenform Bra Company; another went to Palestine as pioneers and participated in the contentious birth of the state of Israel; the third branch remained in Europe and suffered the onslaught of the Nazi occupation. In tracing the roots of this family—his own family—Laskin captures the epic sweep of the twentieth century. A modern-day scribe, Laskin honors the traditions, the lives, and the choices of his ancestors: revolutionaries and entrepreneurs, scholars and farmers, tycoons and truck drivers. The Family is a deeply personal, dramatic, and emotional account of people caught in a cataclysmic time in world history. David Laskin Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197936 thebookvoice.com 13:25:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197936]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Family: Three Journeys into the Heart of the Twentieth Century Author: David Laskin Narrator: Geoffrey Cantor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 25 minutes Release date: October 15, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The author of the The Children’s Blizzard delivers an epic work of twentieth century history through the riveting story of one extraordinary Jewish family With cinematic power and beauty, bestselling author David Laskin brings to life the upheavals of the twentieth century through the story of one family, three continents, two world wars, and the rise and fall of nations. A century and a half ago, a Torah scribe and his wife raised six children in a yeshivatown at the western fringe of the Russian empire. Bound by their customs and ancient faith, the pious couple expected their sons and daughter to carry family traditions into future generations. But the social and political crises of our time decreed otherwise. The torrent of history took the scribe’s family down three very different roads. One branch immigrated to America and founded the fabulously successful Maidenform Bra Company; another went to Palestine as pioneers and participated in the contentious birth of the state of Israel; the third branch remained in Europe and suffered the onslaught of the Nazi occupation. In tracing the roots of this family—his own family—Laskin captures the epic sweep of the twentieth century. A modern-day scribe, Laskin honors the traditions, the lives, and the choices of his ancestors: revolutionaries and entrepreneurs, scholars and farmers, tycoons and truck drivers. The Family is a deeply personal, dramatic, and emotional account of people caught in a cataclysmic time in world history. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197936]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Family: Three Journeys into the Heart of the Twentieth Century Author: David Laskin Narrator: Geoffrey Cantor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 25 minutes Release date: October 15, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The author of the The Children’s Blizzard delivers an epic work of twentieth century history through the riveting story of one extraordinary Jewish family With cinematic power and beauty, bestselling author David Laskin brings to life the upheavals of the twentieth century through the story of one family, three continents, two world wars, and the rise and fall of nations. A century and a half ago, a Torah scribe and his wife raised six children in a yeshivatown at the western fringe of the Russian empire. Bound by their customs and ancient faith, the pious couple expected their sons and daughter to carry family traditions into future generations. But the social and political crises of our time decreed otherwise. The torrent of history took the scribe’s family down three very different roads. One branch immigrated to America and founded the fabulously successful Maidenform Bra Company; another went to Palestine as pioneers and participated in the contentious birth of the state of Israel; the third branch remained in Europe and suffered the onslaught of the Nazi occupation. In tracing the roots of this family—his own family—Laskin captures the epic sweep of the twentieth century. A modern-day scribe, Laskin honors the traditions, the lives, and the choices of his ancestors: revolutionaries and entrepreneurs, scholars and farmers, tycoons and truck drivers. The Family is a deeply personal, dramatic, and emotional account of people caught in a cataclysmic time in world history. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196797 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196797]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strings Attached: One Tough Teacher and the Gift of Great Expectations Author: Joanne Lipman Narrator: Kathleen McInerney, Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 1, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: THE FINE ART OF TOUGH LOVE. If you're lucky, somewhere in your past is that one person who changed your life forever. The one who pushed you to dream bigger and to reach higher, and who set you straight on what matters in life. Perhaps it was a coach, or a professor, or a family friend. For Joanne Lipman and Melanie Kupchynsky, that person was a public-school music teacher, Jerry Kupchynsky, known as Mr. K--a Ukrainian-born taskmaster who yelled and stomped and screamed, and who drove his students harder than anyone had ever driven them before. Through sheer force of will, he made them better than they had any right to be. Strings Attached tells the inspiring, poignant, and powerful story of this remarkable man, whose life seemed to conspire against him at every turn and yet who was able to transform his own heartache into triumph for his students. Lyrically recounted by two former students -- acclaimed journalist Joanne Lipman and Mr. K's daughter, Chicago Symphony Orchestra violinist Melanie Kupchynsky -- Strings Attached takes you on a journey that spans from his days as a forced Nazi laborer and his later home life as a husband to an invalid wife, to his heart-breaking search for his missing daughter, Melanie's sister. This is an unforgettable tale -- a captivating narrative that is as absorbing as fiction -- about the power of a great teacher, but also about the legacy that remains long after the last note has faded into silence: lessons in resilience, excellence, and tough love. Strings Attached is for anyone indebted to a mentor and for those devoted to igniting excellence in others. Joanne Lipman Tue, 01 Oct 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196797 thebookvoice.com 10:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196797]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strings Attached: One Tough Teacher and the Gift of Great Expectations Author: Joanne Lipman Narrator: Kathleen McInerney, Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 1, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: THE FINE ART OF TOUGH LOVE. If you're lucky, somewhere in your past is that one person who changed your life forever. The one who pushed you to dream bigger and to reach higher, and who set you straight on what matters in life. Perhaps it was a coach, or a professor, or a family friend. For Joanne Lipman and Melanie Kupchynsky, that person was a public-school music teacher, Jerry Kupchynsky, known as Mr. K--a Ukrainian-born taskmaster who yelled and stomped and screamed, and who drove his students harder than anyone had ever driven them before. Through sheer force of will, he made them better than they had any right to be. Strings Attached tells the inspiring, poignant, and powerful story of this remarkable man, whose life seemed to conspire against him at every turn and yet who was able to transform his own heartache into triumph for his students. Lyrically recounted by two former students -- acclaimed journalist Joanne Lipman and Mr. K's daughter, Chicago Symphony Orchestra violinist Melanie Kupchynsky -- Strings Attached takes you on a journey that spans from his days as a forced Nazi laborer and his later home life as a husband to an invalid wife, to his heart-breaking search for his missing daughter, Melanie's sister. This is an unforgettable tale -- a captivating narrative that is as absorbing as fiction -- about the power of a great teacher, but also about the legacy that remains long after the last note has faded into silence: lessons in resilience, excellence, and tough love. Strings Attached is for anyone indebted to a mentor and for those devoted to igniting excellence in others. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196797]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strings Attached: One Tough Teacher and the Gift of Great Expectations Author: Joanne Lipman Narrator: Kathleen McInerney, Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 1, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: THE FINE ART OF TOUGH LOVE. If you're lucky, somewhere in your past is that one person who changed your life forever. The one who pushed you to dream bigger and to reach higher, and who set you straight on what matters in life. Perhaps it was a coach, or a professor, or a family friend. For Joanne Lipman and Melanie Kupchynsky, that person was a public-school music teacher, Jerry Kupchynsky, known as Mr. K--a Ukrainian-born taskmaster who yelled and stomped and screamed, and who drove his students harder than anyone had ever driven them before. Through sheer force of will, he made them better than they had any right to be. Strings Attached tells the inspiring, poignant, and powerful story of this remarkable man, whose life seemed to conspire against him at every turn and yet who was able to transform his own heartache into triumph for his students. Lyrically recounted by two former students -- acclaimed journalist Joanne Lipman and Mr. K's daughter, Chicago Symphony Orchestra violinist Melanie Kupchynsky -- Strings Attached takes you on a journey that spans from his days as a forced Nazi laborer and his later home life as a husband to an invalid wife, to his heart-breaking search for his missing daughter, Melanie's sister. This is an unforgettable tale -- a captivating narrative that is as absorbing as fiction -- about the power of a great teacher, but also about the legacy that remains long after the last note has faded into silence: lessons in resilience, excellence, and tough love. Strings Attached is for anyone indebted to a mentor and for those devoted to igniting excellence in others. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196570 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196570]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Vow: The True Events that Inspired the Movie Author: Krickitt Carpenter, Dana Wilkerson, Kim Carpenter Narrator: John Mclain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 9, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Life as Kim and Krickitt Carpenter knew it was shattered beyond recognition two months after their marriage when a devastating car wreck left Krickitt with a massive head injury and in a coma for weeks. When she finally awoke, she had no idea who Kim was. With no recollection of their relationship and while Krickitt experienced personality changes common to those who suffer head injuries, Kim realized the woman he had married essentially died in the accident. And yet, against all odds, Kim and Krickitt fell in love all over again. The Vow tells the true story of this journey, one of a commitment unbroken and a vow fulfilled. Includes an exclusive interview with Kim & Krickitt Carpenter! Krickitt Carpenter, Dana Wilkerson, Kim Carpenter Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196570 thebookvoice.com 4:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196570]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Vow: The True Events that Inspired the Movie Author: Krickitt Carpenter, Dana Wilkerson, Kim Carpenter Narrator: John Mclain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 9, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Life as Kim and Krickitt Carpenter knew it was shattered beyond recognition two months after their marriage when a devastating car wreck left Krickitt with a massive head injury and in a coma for weeks. When she finally awoke, she had no idea who Kim was. With no recollection of their relationship and while Krickitt experienced personality changes common to those who suffer head injuries, Kim realized the woman he had married essentially died in the accident. And yet, against all odds, Kim and Krickitt fell in love all over again. The Vow tells the true story of this journey, one of a commitment unbroken and a vow fulfilled. Includes an exclusive interview with Kim & Krickitt Carpenter! Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196570]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Vow: The True Events that Inspired the Movie Author: Krickitt Carpenter, Dana Wilkerson, Kim Carpenter Narrator: John Mclain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 9, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Life as Kim and Krickitt Carpenter knew it was shattered beyond recognition two months after their marriage when a devastating car wreck left Krickitt with a massive head injury and in a coma for weeks. When she finally awoke, she had no idea who Kim was. With no recollection of their relationship and while Krickitt experienced personality changes common to those who suffer head injuries, Kim realized the woman he had married essentially died in the accident. And yet, against all odds, Kim and Krickitt fell in love all over again. The Vow tells the true story of this journey, one of a commitment unbroken and a vow fulfilled. Includes an exclusive interview with Kim & Krickitt Carpenter! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196373 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196373]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Washington: A Life (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 41 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 5, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 178 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 33 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a New York Times Bestseller, a landmark biography of George Washington. In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life of Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian War, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president. Despite the reverence his name inspires, Washington remains a lifeless waxwork for many Americans, worthy but dull. A laconic man of granite self-control, he often arouses more respect than affection. In this groundbreaking work, based on massive research, Chernow dashes forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man. A strapping six feet, Washington was a celebrated horseman, elegant dancer, and tireless hunter, with a fiercely guarded emotional life. Chernow brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods. Probing his private life, he explores his fraught relationship with his crusty mother, his youthful infatuation with the married Sally Fairfax, and his often conflicted feelings toward his adopted children and grandchildren. He also provides a lavishly detailed portrait of his marriage to Martha and his complex behavior as a slave master. At the same time, Washington is an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people. Not only did Washington gather around himself the foremost figures of the age, including James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, but he also brilliantly orchestrated their actions to shape the new federal government, define the separation of powers, and establish the office of the presidency. In this unique biography, Ron Chernow takes us on a page-turning journey through all the formative events of America's founding. With a dramatic sweep worthy of its giant subject, Washington is a magisterial work from one of our most elegant storytellers.Ron Chernow's new biography, Grant, will be published by Penguin Press in October 2017. Ron Chernow Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196373 thebookvoice.com 41:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196373]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Washington: A Life (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 41 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 5, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 178 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 33 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a New York Times Bestseller, a landmark biography of George Washington. In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life of Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian War, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president. Despite the reverence his name inspires, Washington remains a lifeless waxwork for many Americans, worthy but dull. A laconic man of granite self-control, he often arouses more respect than affection. In this groundbreaking work, based on massive research, Chernow dashes forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man. A strapping six feet, Washington was a celebrated horseman, elegant dancer, and tireless hunter, with a fiercely guarded emotional life. Chernow brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods. Probing his private life, he explores his fraught relationship with his crusty mother, his youthful infatuation with the married Sally Fairfax, and his often conflicted feelings toward his adopted children and grandchildren. He also provides a lavishly detailed portrait of his marriage to Martha and his complex behavior as a slave master. At the same time, Washington is an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people. Not only did Washington gather around himself the foremost figures of the age, including James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, but he also brilliantly orchestrated their actions to shape the new federal government, define the separation of powers, and establish the office of the presidency. In this unique biography, Ron Chernow takes us on a page-turning journey through all the formative events of America's founding. With a dramatic sweep worthy of its giant subject, Washington is a magisterial work from one of our most elegant storytellers.Ron Chernow's new biography, Grant, will be published by Penguin Press in October 2017. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196373]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Washington: A Life (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 41 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 5, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 178 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 33 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a New York Times Bestseller, a landmark biography of George Washington. In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life of Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian War, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president. Despite the reverence his name inspires, Washington remains a lifeless waxwork for many Americans, worthy but dull. A laconic man of granite self-control, he often arouses more respect than affection. In this groundbreaking work, based on massive research, Chernow dashes forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man. A strapping six feet, Washington was a celebrated horseman, elegant dancer, and tireless hunter, with a fiercely guarded emotional life. Chernow brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods. Probing his private life, he explores his fraught relationship with his crusty mother, his youthful infatuation with the married Sally Fairfax, and his often conflicted feelings toward his adopted children and grandchildren. He also provides a lavishly detailed portrait of his marriage to Martha and his complex behavior as a slave master. At the same time, Washington is an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people. Not only did Washington gather around himself the foremost figures of the age, including James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, but he also brilliantly orchestrated their actions to shape the new federal government, define the separation of powers, and establish the office of the presidency. In this unique biography, Ron Chernow takes us on a page-turning journey through all the formative events of America's founding. With a dramatic sweep worthy of its giant subject, Washington is a magisterial work from one of our most elegant storytellers.Ron Chernow's new biography, Grant, will be published by Penguin Press in October 2017. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194987 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194987]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rise Abraham Cahan Author: Seth Lipsky Narrator: Wes Talbot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 15, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The first general-interest biography of the legendary editor of The Jewish Daily Forward, the iconic Yiddish-language newspaper of the laboring masses that inspired, educated, and entertained millions of readers, helped redefine journalism during its golden age, and transformed American culture. Abraham Cahan took the helm of a failing Yiddish Socialist daily in New York City in 1902 and over the next fifty years turned it into a national newspaper that changed American politics and earned him the adulation of millions of Jewish immigrants and the friendship of the greatest newspapermen of his day, from Lincoln Steffens to H. L. Mencken. Cahan--whose tenure at the Forward spanned the Russian Revolution, the First World War, the rise of political Zionism, the Second World War, the Holocaust, and the creation of the State of Israel--did more than cover the news. He led revolutionary reforms--spreading social democracy, organizing labor unions, battling communism, and assimilating immigrant Jews into American society, most notably via his groundbreaking advice column, 'A Bintel Brief.' Cahan was also a celebrated novelist whose works are read and studied to this day as brilliant examples of fiction that turned the immigrant narrative into an art form. Acclaimed journalist Seth Lipsky, creator of the English-language successor to Cahan's Forward, gives us the fascinating story of a man of profound contradictions: an avowed socialist who wrote fiction with transcendent sympathy for a wealthy manufacturer; an internationalist who turned against the anti-Zionism of the left; an assimilationist whose final battle was against religious apostasy. Lipsky's Cahan is a prism through which to understand the paradoxes and transformations of American Judaism itself. A towering newspaperman in the manner of Horace Greeley and Joseph Pulitzer, Abraham Cahan revolutionized our idea of what newspapers could accomplish. Seth Lipsky Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194987 thebookvoice.com 7:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194987]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rise Abraham Cahan Author: Seth Lipsky Narrator: Wes Talbot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 15, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The first general-interest biography of the legendary editor of The Jewish Daily Forward, the iconic Yiddish-language newspaper of the laboring masses that inspired, educated, and entertained millions of readers, helped redefine journalism during its golden age, and transformed American culture. Abraham Cahan took the helm of a failing Yiddish Socialist daily in New York City in 1902 and over the next fifty years turned it into a national newspaper that changed American politics and earned him the adulation of millions of Jewish immigrants and the friendship of the greatest newspapermen of his day, from Lincoln Steffens to H. L. Mencken. Cahan--whose tenure at the Forward spanned the Russian Revolution, the First World War, the rise of political Zionism, the Second World War, the Holocaust, and the creation of the State of Israel--did more than cover the news. He led revolutionary reforms--spreading social democracy, organizing labor unions, battling communism, and assimilating immigrant Jews into American society, most notably via his groundbreaking advice column, 'A Bintel Brief.' Cahan was also a celebrated novelist whose works are read and studied to this day as brilliant examples of fiction that turned the immigrant narrative into an art form. Acclaimed journalist Seth Lipsky, creator of the English-language successor to Cahan's Forward, gives us the fascinating story of a man of profound contradictions: an avowed socialist who wrote fiction with transcendent sympathy for a wealthy manufacturer; an internationalist who turned against the anti-Zionism of the left; an assimilationist whose final battle was against religious apostasy. Lipsky's Cahan is a prism through which to understand the paradoxes and transformations of American Judaism itself. A towering newspaperman in the manner of Horace Greeley and Joseph Pulitzer, Abraham Cahan revolutionized our idea of what newspapers could accomplish. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194987]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rise Abraham Cahan Author: Seth Lipsky Narrator: Wes Talbot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 15, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The first general-interest biography of the legendary editor of The Jewish Daily Forward, the iconic Yiddish-language newspaper of the laboring masses that inspired, educated, and entertained millions of readers, helped redefine journalism during its golden age, and transformed American culture. Abraham Cahan took the helm of a failing Yiddish Socialist daily in New York City in 1902 and over the next fifty years turned it into a national newspaper that changed American politics and earned him the adulation of millions of Jewish immigrants and the friendship of the greatest newspapermen of his day, from Lincoln Steffens to H. L. Mencken. Cahan--whose tenure at the Forward spanned the Russian Revolution, the First World War, the rise of political Zionism, the Second World War, the Holocaust, and the creation of the State of Israel--did more than cover the news. He led revolutionary reforms--spreading social democracy, organizing labor unions, battling communism, and assimilating immigrant Jews into American society, most notably via his groundbreaking advice column, 'A Bintel Brief.' Cahan was also a celebrated novelist whose works are read and studied to this day as brilliant examples of fiction that turned the immigrant narrative into an art form. Acclaimed journalist Seth Lipsky, creator of the English-language successor to Cahan's Forward, gives us the fascinating story of a man of profound contradictions: an avowed socialist who wrote fiction with transcendent sympathy for a wealthy manufacturer; an internationalist who turned against the anti-Zionism of the left; an assimilationist whose final battle was against religious apostasy. Lipsky's Cahan is a prism through which to understand the paradoxes and transformations of American Judaism itself. A towering newspaperman in the manner of Horace Greeley and Joseph Pulitzer, Abraham Cahan revolutionized our idea of what newspapers could accomplish. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194359 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194359]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Butler: A Witness to History Author: Wil Haygood Narrator: Lee Daniels, Forest Whitaker, David Oyelowo, Oprah Winfrey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 32 minutes Release date: July 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.37 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 2.75 of Total 8 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This mesmerizing companion book to the award-winning film, The Butler traces the Civil Rights Movement and explores crucial moments of twentieth century American history through the eyes of Eugene Allen—a White House butler who served eight presidents over the course of thirty-four years. During the presidencies of Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan, Eugene Allen was a butler in the most famous of residences: the White House. An African American who came of age during the era of Jim Crow, Allen served tea and supervised buffets while also witnessing some of the most momentous decisions made during the second half of the twentieth century, including Lyndon B. Johnson’s work during the Civil Rights Movement and Ronald Reagan getting tough on apartheid. But even as Allen witnessed the Civil Rights legislation develop, his family, friends, and neighbors were still contending with Jim Crow America. Timely, “poignant and powerful” (Kirkus Reviews) The Butler also explores Eugene Allen and his family’s background along with the history of African Americans in Hollywood and also features a foreword by the film’s director Lee Daniels. Wil Haygood Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194359 thebookvoice.com 2:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194359]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Butler: A Witness to History Author: Wil Haygood Narrator: Lee Daniels, Forest Whitaker, David Oyelowo, Oprah Winfrey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 32 minutes Release date: July 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.37 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 2.75 of Total 8 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This mesmerizing companion book to the award-winning film, The Butler traces the Civil Rights Movement and explores crucial moments of twentieth century American history through the eyes of Eugene Allen—a White House butler who served eight presidents over the course of thirty-four years. During the presidencies of Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan, Eugene Allen was a butler in the most famous of residences: the White House. An African American who came of age during the era of Jim Crow, Allen served tea and supervised buffets while also witnessing some of the most momentous decisions made during the second half of the twentieth century, including Lyndon B. Johnson’s work during the Civil Rights Movement and Ronald Reagan getting tough on apartheid. But even as Allen witnessed the Civil Rights legislation develop, his family, friends, and neighbors were still contending with Jim Crow America. Timely, “poignant and powerful” (Kirkus Reviews) The Butler also explores Eugene Allen and his family’s background along with the history of African Americans in Hollywood and also features a foreword by the film’s director Lee Daniels. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194359]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Butler: A Witness to History Author: Wil Haygood Narrator: Lee Daniels, Forest Whitaker, David Oyelowo, Oprah Winfrey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 32 minutes Release date: July 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.37 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 2.75 of Total 8 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This mesmerizing companion book to the award-winning film, The Butler traces the Civil Rights Movement and explores crucial moments of twentieth century American history through the eyes of Eugene Allen—a White House butler who served eight presidents over the course of thirty-four years. During the presidencies of Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan, Eugene Allen was a butler in the most famous of residences: the White House. An African American who came of age during the era of Jim Crow, Allen served tea and supervised buffets while also witnessing some of the most momentous decisions made during the second half of the twentieth century, including Lyndon B. Johnson’s work during the Civil Rights Movement and Ronald Reagan getting tough on apartheid. But even as Allen witnessed the Civil Rights legislation develop, his family, friends, and neighbors were still contending with Jim Crow America. Timely, “poignant and powerful” (Kirkus Reviews) The Butler also explores Eugene Allen and his family’s background along with the history of African Americans in Hollywood and also features a foreword by the film’s director Lee Daniels. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194101 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194101]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Kiss Your Hands Many Times: Hearts, Souls, and Wars in Hungary Author: Marianne Szegedy-Maszak Narrator: Marianne Szegedy-Maszak Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 2 minutes Release date: August 27, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A magnificent wartime love story about the forces that brought the author’s parents together and those that nearly drove them apart   Marianne Szegedy-Maszák’s parents, Hanna and Aladár, met and fell in love in Budapest in 1940. He was a rising star in the foreign ministry—a vocal anti-Fascist who was in talks with the Allies when he was arrested and sent to Dachau. She was the granddaughter of Manfred Weiss, the industrialist patriarch of an aristocratic Jewish family that owned factories, were patrons of intellectuals and artists, and entertained dignitaries at their baronial estates. Though many in the family had converted to Catholicism decades earlier, when the Germans invaded Hungary in March 1944, they were forced into hiding. In a secret and controversial deal brokered with Heinrich Himmler, the family turned over their vast holdings in exchange for their safe passage to Portugal.   Aladár survived Dachau, a fragile and anxious version of himself. After nearly two years without contact, he located Hanna and wrote her a letter that warned that he was not the man she’d last seen, but he was still in love with her. After months of waiting for visas and transit, she finally arrived in a devastated Budapest in December 1945, where at last they were wed.   Framed by a cache of letters written between 1940 and 1947, Szegedy-Maszák’s family memoir tells the story, at once intimate and epic, of the complicated relationship Hungary had with its Jewish population—the moments of glorious humanism that stood apart from its history of anti-Semitism—and with the rest of the world. She resurrects in riveting detail a lost world of splendor and carefully limns the moral struggles that history exacted—from a country and its individuals.   Praise for I Kiss Your Hands Many Times   “I Kiss Your Hand Many Times is the sweeping story of Marianne Szegedy-Maszák’s family in pre– and post–World War II Europe, capturing the many ways the struggles of that period shaped her family for years to come. But most of all it is a beautiful love story, charting her parents’ devotion in one of history’s darkest hours.”—Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief, the Huffington Post Media Group   “In this panoramic and gripping narrative of a vanished world of great wealth and power, Marianne Szegedy-Maszák restores an important missing chapter of European, Hungarian, and Holocaust history.”—Kati Marton, author of Paris: A Love Story and Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America “How many times can a heart be broken? Hungarians know, Marianne Szegedy-Maszák’s family more than most. History has broken theirs again and again. This is the story of that violence, told by the daughter of an extraordinary man and extraordinary woman who refused to surrender to it. Every perfectly chosen word is as it happened. So brace yourself. Truth can break hearts, too.”—Robert Sam Anson, author of War News: A Young Reporter in Indochina “This family memoir is everything you could wish for in the genre: the story of a fascinating family that illuminates the historical time it lived through. . . . Informative and fascinating in every way, [I Kiss Your Hands Many Times] is a great introduction to World War II Hungary and a moving tale of personal relationships in a time of great duress.”—Booklist (starred review) Marianne Szegedy-Maszak Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194101 thebookvoice.com 14:2:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194101]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Kiss Your Hands Many Times: Hearts, Souls, and Wars in Hungary Author: Marianne Szegedy-Maszak Narrator: Marianne Szegedy-Maszak Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 2 minutes Release date: August 27, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A magnificent wartime love story about the forces that brought the author’s parents together and those that nearly drove them apart   Marianne Szegedy-Maszák’s parents, Hanna and Aladár, met and fell in love in Budapest in 1940. He was a rising star in the foreign ministry—a vocal anti-Fascist who was in talks with the Allies when he was arrested and sent to Dachau. She was the granddaughter of Manfred Weiss, the industrialist patriarch of an aristocratic Jewish family that owned factories, were patrons of intellectuals and artists, and entertained dignitaries at their baronial estates. Though many in the family had converted to Catholicism decades earlier, when the Germans invaded Hungary in March 1944, they were forced into hiding. In a secret and controversial deal brokered with Heinrich Himmler, the family turned over their vast holdings in exchange for their safe passage to Portugal.   Aladár survived Dachau, a fragile and anxious version of himself. After nearly two years without contact, he located Hanna and wrote her a letter that warned that he was not the man she’d last seen, but he was still in love with her. After months of waiting for visas and transit, she finally arrived in a devastated Budapest in December 1945, where at last they were wed.   Framed by a cache of letters written between 1940 and 1947, Szegedy-Maszák’s family memoir tells the story, at once intimate and epic, of the complicated relationship Hungary had with its Jewish population—the moments of glorious humanism that stood apart from its history of anti-Semitism—and with the rest of the world. She resurrects in riveting detail a lost world of splendor and carefully limns the moral struggles that history exacted—from a country and its individuals.   Praise for I Kiss Your Hands Many Times   “I Kiss Your Hand Many Times is the sweeping story of Marianne Szegedy-Maszák’s family in pre– and post–World War II Europe, capturing the many ways the struggles of that period shaped her family for years to come. But most of all it is a beautiful love story, charting her parents’ devotion in one of history’s darkest hours.”—Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief, the Huffington Post Media Group   “In this panoramic and gripping narrative of a vanished world of great wealth and power, Marianne Szegedy-Maszák restores an important missing chapter of European, Hungarian, and Holocaust history.”—Kati Marton, author of Paris: A Love Story and Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America “How many times can a heart be broken? Hungarians know, Marianne Szegedy-Maszák’s family more than most. History has broken theirs again and again. This is the story of that violence, told by the daughter of an extraordinary man and extraordinary woman who refused to surrender to it. Every perfectly chosen word is as it happened. So brace yourself. Truth can break hearts, too.”—Robert Sam Anson, author of War News: A Young Reporter in Indochina “This family memoir is everything you could wish for in the genre: the story of a fascinating family that illuminates the historical time it lived through. . . . Informative and fascinating in every way, [I Kiss Your Hands Many Times] is a great introduction to World War II Hungary and a moving tale of personal relationships in a time of great duress.”—Booklist (starred review) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194101]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Kiss Your Hands Many Times: Hearts, Souls, and Wars in Hungary Author: Marianne Szegedy-Maszak Narrator: Marianne Szegedy-Maszak Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 2 minutes Release date: August 27, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A magnificent wartime love story about the forces that brought the author’s parents together and those that nearly drove them apart   Marianne Szegedy-Maszák’s parents, Hanna and Aladár, met and fell in love in Budapest in 1940. He was a rising star in the foreign ministry—a vocal anti-Fascist who was in talks with the Allies when he was arrested and sent to Dachau. She was the granddaughter of Manfred Weiss, the industrialist patriarch of an aristocratic Jewish family that owned factories, were patrons of intellectuals and artists, and entertained dignitaries at their baronial estates. Though many in the family had converted to Catholicism decades earlier, when the Germans invaded Hungary in March 1944, they were forced into hiding. In a secret and controversial deal brokered with Heinrich Himmler, the family turned over their vast holdings in exchange for their safe passage to Portugal.   Aladár survived Dachau, a fragile and anxious version of himself. After nearly two years without contact, he located Hanna and wrote her a letter that warned that he was not the man she’d last seen, but he was still in love with her. After months of waiting for visas and transit, she finally arrived in a devastated Budapest in December 1945, where at last they were wed.   Framed by a cache of letters written between 1940 and 1947, Szegedy-Maszák’s family memoir tells the story, at once intimate and epic, of the complicated relationship Hungary had with its Jewish population—the moments of glorious humanism that stood apart from its history of anti-Semitism—and with the rest of the world. She resurrects in riveting detail a lost world of splendor and carefully limns the moral struggles that history exacted—from a country and its individuals.   Praise for I Kiss Your Hands Many Times   “I Kiss Your Hand Many Times is the sweeping story of Marianne Szegedy-Maszák’s family in pre– and post–World War II Europe, capturing the many ways the struggles of that period shaped her family for years to come. But most of all it is a beautiful love story, charting her parents’ devotion in one of history’s darkest hours.”—Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief, the Huffington Post Media Group   “In this panoramic and gripping narrative of a vanished world of great wealth and power, Marianne Szegedy-Maszák restores an important missing chapter of European, Hungarian, and Holocaust history.”—Kati Marton, author of Paris: A Love Story and Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America “How many times can a heart be broken? Hungarians know, Marianne Szegedy-Maszák’s family more than most. History has broken theirs again and again. This is the story of that violence, told by the daughter of an extraordinary man and extraordinary woman who refused to surrender to it. Every perfectly chosen word is as it happened. So brace yourself. Truth can break hearts, too.”—Robert Sam Anson, author of War News: A Young Reporter in Indochina “This family memoir is everything you could wish for in the genre: the story of a fascinating family that illuminates the historical time it lived through. . . . Informative and fascinating in every way, [I Kiss Your Hands Many Times] is a great introduction to World War II Hungary and a moving tale of personal relationships in a time of great duress.”—Booklist (starred review) https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194083 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194083]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: C. S. Lewis - A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet Author: Alister McGrath Narrator: Robin Sachs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 58 minutes Release date: March 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In honor of the 50th anniversary of C. S. Lewis' death, celebrated Oxford don Dr. Alister McGrath presents us with a compelling and definitive portrait of the life of C. S. Lewis, the author of the well-known Narnia series. For more than half a century, C. S. Lewis’ Narnia series has captured the imaginations of millions. In C. S. Lewis — A Life, Dr. Alister McGrath recounts the unlikely path of this Oxford don, who spent his days teaching English literature to the brightest students in the world and his spare time writing a bestselling fantasy series for children. Dr. McGrath uses his extensive research and thorough examination in chronological order of Lewis’ correspondence and archival materials to present a new picture of Lewis’s life. This definitive biography paints a portrait of an eccentric thinker who became a compelling, though reluctant, prophet for our times. You won’t want to miss this fascinating portrayal of a creative genius who inspired generations. Alister McGrath Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194083 thebookvoice.com 13:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194083]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: C. S. Lewis - A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet Author: Alister McGrath Narrator: Robin Sachs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 58 minutes Release date: March 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In honor of the 50th anniversary of C. S. Lewis' death, celebrated Oxford don Dr. Alister McGrath presents us with a compelling and definitive portrait of the life of C. S. Lewis, the author of the well-known Narnia series. For more than half a century, C. S. Lewis’ Narnia series has captured the imaginations of millions. In C. S. Lewis — A Life, Dr. Alister McGrath recounts the unlikely path of this Oxford don, who spent his days teaching English literature to the brightest students in the world and his spare time writing a bestselling fantasy series for children. Dr. McGrath uses his extensive research and thorough examination in chronological order of Lewis’ correspondence and archival materials to present a new picture of Lewis’s life. This definitive biography paints a portrait of an eccentric thinker who became a compelling, though reluctant, prophet for our times. You won’t want to miss this fascinating portrayal of a creative genius who inspired generations. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194083]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: C. S. Lewis - A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet Author: Alister McGrath Narrator: Robin Sachs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 58 minutes Release date: March 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In honor of the 50th anniversary of C. S. Lewis' death, celebrated Oxford don Dr. Alister McGrath presents us with a compelling and definitive portrait of the life of C. S. Lewis, the author of the well-known Narnia series. For more than half a century, C. S. Lewis’ Narnia series has captured the imaginations of millions. In C. S. Lewis — A Life, Dr. Alister McGrath recounts the unlikely path of this Oxford don, who spent his days teaching English literature to the brightest students in the world and his spare time writing a bestselling fantasy series for children. Dr. McGrath uses his extensive research and thorough examination in chronological order of Lewis’ correspondence and archival materials to present a new picture of Lewis’s life. This definitive biography paints a portrait of an eccentric thinker who became a compelling, though reluctant, prophet for our times. You won’t want to miss this fascinating portrayal of a creative genius who inspired generations. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193979 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193979]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Patriots: Answering the Call to Freedom Author: Rick Santorum Narrator: Daniel Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 26 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: It's time to answer the call.  The United States of America was founded by ordinary citizens who willingly sacrificed their lives and fortunes in order to hand down the precious legacy of freedom we enjoy today. In American Patriots, Rick Santorum shares the true-life accounts of 25 unsung heroic men and women from the Revolutionary War era. These citizen patriots fought valiantly and made significant sacrifices to secure our God-given rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness — not only for themselves, but also for countless future generations. Their stories provide stirring reminders of the extraordinary faith, courage, and determination that set this country on the path to greatness centuries ago, as well as continued inspiration for generations of American patriots to come. Rick Santorum Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193979 thebookvoice.com 3:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193979]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Patriots: Answering the Call to Freedom Author: Rick Santorum Narrator: Daniel Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 26 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: It's time to answer the call.  The United States of America was founded by ordinary citizens who willingly sacrificed their lives and fortunes in order to hand down the precious legacy of freedom we enjoy today. In American Patriots, Rick Santorum shares the true-life accounts of 25 unsung heroic men and women from the Revolutionary War era. These citizen patriots fought valiantly and made significant sacrifices to secure our God-given rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness — not only for themselves, but also for countless future generations. Their stories provide stirring reminders of the extraordinary faith, courage, and determination that set this country on the path to greatness centuries ago, as well as continued inspiration for generations of American patriots to come. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193979]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Patriots: Answering the Call to Freedom Author: Rick Santorum Narrator: Daniel Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 26 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: It's time to answer the call.  The United States of America was founded by ordinary citizens who willingly sacrificed their lives and fortunes in order to hand down the precious legacy of freedom we enjoy today. In American Patriots, Rick Santorum shares the true-life accounts of 25 unsung heroic men and women from the Revolutionary War era. These citizen patriots fought valiantly and made significant sacrifices to secure our God-given rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness — not only for themselves, but also for countless future generations. Their stories provide stirring reminders of the extraordinary faith, courage, and determination that set this country on the path to greatness centuries ago, as well as continued inspiration for generations of American patriots to come. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193970 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193970]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saving Each Other: A Mother-Daughter Love Story Author: Victoria Jackson, Ali Guthy Narrator: Lori Tritel, Amanda Troop Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: November 19, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: On the surface, Victoria Jackson is the American Dream personified: from a troubled childhood and unfinished high school education, she overcame immeasurable odds to create a cosmetics empire valued at more than half a billion dollars. Married to Bill Guthy — self-made principal of infomercial marketing giant Guthy-Renker — Victoria’s most treasured role is mother to three beautiful, beloved children, Evan, Ali, and Jackson. Suddenly, Victoria’s dream life is broken as she begins to battle a mother’s greatest fear. In 2008, her daughter, Ali, began experiencing unusual symptoms of blurred vision and an ache in her eye. Ali’s test results led to the diagnosis of Neuromyelitis Optica. NMO is a little understood, incurable, and often fatal autoimmune disease that can cause blindness, paralysis, and life-threatening seizures, and afflicts as few as 20,000 people in the world. At the age of 14, Ali was given a terrifying prognosis of four to six years to live. Saving Each Other begins just as Victoria and Bill learn of Ali’s disease, starting them on a powerful journey to save their only daughter. They even brought together a team of more than 50 of the world’s leading experts in autoimmune and NMO-related diseases to create the Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation. Told in alternating viewpoints, Victoria and Ali narrate their very different journeys of coming to terms with the lack of control that neither mother nor daughter have over NMO, and their pioneering efforts and courage to take their fight to a global level. Bringing their story to light with raw emotion, humor, warmth, and refreshing candor, Saving Each Other is the extraordinary journey of a mother and daughter who demonstrate how the power of love can transcend our greatest fears, while at the same time battling to find a cure for the incurable. Victoria Jackson, Ali Guthy Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193970 thebookvoice.com 9:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193970]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saving Each Other: A Mother-Daughter Love Story Author: Victoria Jackson, Ali Guthy Narrator: Lori Tritel, Amanda Troop Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: November 19, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: On the surface, Victoria Jackson is the American Dream personified: from a troubled childhood and unfinished high school education, she overcame immeasurable odds to create a cosmetics empire valued at more than half a billion dollars. Married to Bill Guthy — self-made principal of infomercial marketing giant Guthy-Renker — Victoria’s most treasured role is mother to three beautiful, beloved children, Evan, Ali, and Jackson. Suddenly, Victoria’s dream life is broken as she begins to battle a mother’s greatest fear. In 2008, her daughter, Ali, began experiencing unusual symptoms of blurred vision and an ache in her eye. Ali’s test results led to the diagnosis of Neuromyelitis Optica. NMO is a little understood, incurable, and often fatal autoimmune disease that can cause blindness, paralysis, and life-threatening seizures, and afflicts as few as 20,000 people in the world. At the age of 14, Ali was given a terrifying prognosis of four to six years to live. Saving Each Other begins just as Victoria and Bill learn of Ali’s disease, starting them on a powerful journey to save their only daughter. They even brought together a team of more than 50 of the world’s leading experts in autoimmune and NMO-related diseases to create the Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation. Told in alternating viewpoints, Victoria and Ali narrate their very different journeys of coming to terms with the lack of control that neither mother nor daughter have over NMO, and their pioneering efforts and courage to take their fight to a global level. Bringing their story to light with raw emotion, humor, warmth, and refreshing candor, Saving Each Other is the extraordinary journey of a mother and daughter who demonstrate how the power of love can transcend our greatest fears, while at the same time battling to find a cure for the incurable. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193970]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saving Each Other: A Mother-Daughter Love Story Author: Victoria Jackson, Ali Guthy Narrator: Lori Tritel, Amanda Troop Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: November 19, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: On the surface, Victoria Jackson is the American Dream personified: from a troubled childhood and unfinished high school education, she overcame immeasurable odds to create a cosmetics empire valued at more than half a billion dollars. Married to Bill Guthy — self-made principal of infomercial marketing giant Guthy-Renker — Victoria’s most treasured role is mother to three beautiful, beloved children, Evan, Ali, and Jackson. Suddenly, Victoria’s dream life is broken as she begins to battle a mother’s greatest fear. In 2008, her daughter, Ali, began experiencing unusual symptoms of blurred vision and an ache in her eye. Ali’s test results led to the diagnosis of Neuromyelitis Optica. NMO is a little understood, incurable, and often fatal autoimmune disease that can cause blindness, paralysis, and life-threatening seizures, and afflicts as few as 20,000 people in the world. At the age of 14, Ali was given a terrifying prognosis of four to six years to live. Saving Each Other begins just as Victoria and Bill learn of Ali’s disease, starting them on a powerful journey to save their only daughter. They even brought together a team of more than 50 of the world’s leading experts in autoimmune and NMO-related diseases to create the Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation. Told in alternating viewpoints, Victoria and Ali narrate their very different journeys of coming to terms with the lack of control that neither mother nor daughter have over NMO, and their pioneering efforts and courage to take their fight to a global level. Bringing their story to light with raw emotion, humor, warmth, and refreshing candor, Saving Each Other is the extraordinary journey of a mother and daughter who demonstrate how the power of love can transcend our greatest fears, while at the same time battling to find a cure for the incurable. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180125 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180125]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Survival Guide for Life: How to Achieve Your Goals, Thrive in Adversity, and Grow in Character Author: Bear Grylls Narrator: Tom Patrick Stephens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 34 minutes Release date: July 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the world-famous survival expert, learn how to make every day an unforgettable adventure Life in the outdoors teaches us invaluable lessons. Encountering the wild forces us to plan and execute goals, face danger, push our "limits," and sharpen our instincts. But our most important adventures don't always happen in nature's extremes. Living a purpose-driven, meaningful life can often be an even greater challenge. . . . In A Survival Guide for Life, Bear Grylls, globally renowned adventurer and television host, shares the hard-earned wisdom he's gained in the harshest environments on earth, from the summit of Mt. Everest to the boot camps of the British Special Forces: - What are the most important skills to learn if you really want to achieve your maximum potential? - How do you keep going when all the odds are stacked against you? - How can you motivate a team to follow you in spite of apparent risks? Filled with exclusive, never-before-told tales from Bear's globe-trekking expeditions, A Survival Guide for Life teaches every reader—no matter your age or experience—that we're all capable of living life more boldly, of achieving our most daring dreams, and of having more fun along the way. Here's to your own great adventure! Bear Grylls Tue, 02 Jul 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180125 thebookvoice.com 3:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180125]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Survival Guide for Life: How to Achieve Your Goals, Thrive in Adversity, and Grow in Character Author: Bear Grylls Narrator: Tom Patrick Stephens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 34 minutes Release date: July 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the world-famous survival expert, learn how to make every day an unforgettable adventure Life in the outdoors teaches us invaluable lessons. Encountering the wild forces us to plan and execute goals, face danger, push our "limits," and sharpen our instincts. But our most important adventures don't always happen in nature's extremes. Living a purpose-driven, meaningful life can often be an even greater challenge. . . . In A Survival Guide for Life, Bear Grylls, globally renowned adventurer and television host, shares the hard-earned wisdom he's gained in the harshest environments on earth, from the summit of Mt. Everest to the boot camps of the British Special Forces: - What are the most important skills to learn if you really want to achieve your maximum potential? - How do you keep going when all the odds are stacked against you? - How can you motivate a team to follow you in spite of apparent risks? Filled with exclusive, never-before-told tales from Bear's globe-trekking expeditions, A Survival Guide for Life teaches every reader—no matter your age or experience—that we're all capable of living life more boldly, of achieving our most daring dreams, and of having more fun along the way. Here's to your own great adventure! Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180125]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Survival Guide for Life: How to Achieve Your Goals, Thrive in Adversity, and Grow in Character Author: Bear Grylls Narrator: Tom Patrick Stephens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 34 minutes Release date: July 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the world-famous survival expert, learn how to make every day an unforgettable adventure Life in the outdoors teaches us invaluable lessons. Encountering the wild forces us to plan and execute goals, face danger, push our "limits," and sharpen our instincts. But our most important adventures don't always happen in nature's extremes. Living a purpose-driven, meaningful life can often be an even greater challenge. . . . In A Survival Guide for Life, Bear Grylls, globally renowned adventurer and television host, shares the hard-earned wisdom he's gained in the harshest environments on earth, from the summit of Mt. Everest to the boot camps of the British Special Forces: - What are the most important skills to learn if you really want to achieve your maximum potential? - How do you keep going when all the odds are stacked against you? - How can you motivate a team to follow you in spite of apparent risks? Filled with exclusive, never-before-told tales from Bear's globe-trekking expeditions, A Survival Guide for Life teaches every reader—no matter your age or experience—that we're all capable of living life more boldly, of achieving our most daring dreams, and of having more fun along the way. Here's to your own great adventure! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179937 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179937]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Whitefield: God’s Anointed Servant in the Great Revival of the Eighteenth Century Author: Arnold A. Dallimore Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: June 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This fast-paced, inspirational, easy-to-read narrative reveals how God used one man of great courage, discipline, and humility to bring countless souls to Christ. God's accomplishments through George Whitefield are to this day virtually unparalleled. In an era when many ministers were timid and apologetic in their preaching, he preached the gospel with aggressive zeal and undaunted courage. In the wake of his fearless preaching, revival swept across the British Isles, and the Great Awakening transformed the American colonies. The previous two-volume work George Whitefield: The Life and Times of the Great Evangelist of the Eighteenth-Century Revival is now condensed into this single volume filled with primary-source quotations from the eighteenth century, not only from Whitefield but also from such prominent figures as John and Charles Wesley, Benjamin Franklin, and William Cowper. Arnold A. Dallimore Sat, 01 Jun 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179937 thebookvoice.com 5:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179937]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Whitefield: God’s Anointed Servant in the Great Revival of the Eighteenth Century Author: Arnold A. Dallimore Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: June 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This fast-paced, inspirational, easy-to-read narrative reveals how God used one man of great courage, discipline, and humility to bring countless souls to Christ. God's accomplishments through George Whitefield are to this day virtually unparalleled. In an era when many ministers were timid and apologetic in their preaching, he preached the gospel with aggressive zeal and undaunted courage. In the wake of his fearless preaching, revival swept across the British Isles, and the Great Awakening transformed the American colonies. The previous two-volume work George Whitefield: The Life and Times of the Great Evangelist of the Eighteenth-Century Revival is now condensed into this single volume filled with primary-source quotations from the eighteenth century, not only from Whitefield but also from such prominent figures as John and Charles Wesley, Benjamin Franklin, and William Cowper. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179937]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Whitefield: God’s Anointed Servant in the Great Revival of the Eighteenth Century Author: Arnold A. Dallimore Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: June 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This fast-paced, inspirational, easy-to-read narrative reveals how God used one man of great courage, discipline, and humility to bring countless souls to Christ. God's accomplishments through George Whitefield are to this day virtually unparalleled. In an era when many ministers were timid and apologetic in their preaching, he preached the gospel with aggressive zeal and undaunted courage. In the wake of his fearless preaching, revival swept across the British Isles, and the Great Awakening transformed the American colonies. The previous two-volume work George Whitefield: The Life and Times of the Great Evangelist of the Eighteenth-Century Revival is now condensed into this single volume filled with primary-source quotations from the eighteenth century, not only from Whitefield but also from such prominent figures as John and Charles Wesley, Benjamin Franklin, and William Cowper. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178250 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178250]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Humboldt: Life on America's Marijuana Frontier Author: Emily Brady Narrator: Sonny Warner, Will Collyer, Erin Bennett, Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: June 18, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief and Deborah Feldman's Unorthodox, journalist Emily Brady journeys into a secretive subculture--one that marijuana built. Say the words 'Humboldt County' to a stranger and you might receive a knowing grin. The name is infamous, and yet the place, and its inhabitants, have been nearly impenetrable. Until now. Humboldt is a narrative exploration of an insular community in Northern California, which for nearly 40 years has existed primarily on the cultivation and sale of marijuana. It's a place where business is done with thick wads of cash and savings are buried in the backyard. In Humboldt County, marijuana supports everything from fire departments to schools, but it comes with a heavy price. As legalization looms, the community stands at a crossroads and its inhabitants are deeply divided on the issue--some want to claim their rightful heritage as master growers and have their livelihood legitimized, others want to continue reaping the inflated profits of the black market. Emily Brady spent a year living with the highly secretive residents of Humboldt County, and her cast of eccentric, intimately drawn characters take us into a fascinating, alternate universe. It's the story of a small town that became dependent on a forbidden plant, and of how everything is changing as marijuana goes mainstream. Emily Brady Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178250 thebookvoice.com 7:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178250]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Humboldt: Life on America's Marijuana Frontier Author: Emily Brady Narrator: Sonny Warner, Will Collyer, Erin Bennett, Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: June 18, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief and Deborah Feldman's Unorthodox, journalist Emily Brady journeys into a secretive subculture--one that marijuana built. Say the words 'Humboldt County' to a stranger and you might receive a knowing grin. The name is infamous, and yet the place, and its inhabitants, have been nearly impenetrable. Until now. Humboldt is a narrative exploration of an insular community in Northern California, which for nearly 40 years has existed primarily on the cultivation and sale of marijuana. It's a place where business is done with thick wads of cash and savings are buried in the backyard. In Humboldt County, marijuana supports everything from fire departments to schools, but it comes with a heavy price. As legalization looms, the community stands at a crossroads and its inhabitants are deeply divided on the issue--some want to claim their rightful heritage as master growers and have their livelihood legitimized, others want to continue reaping the inflated profits of the black market. Emily Brady spent a year living with the highly secretive residents of Humboldt County, and her cast of eccentric, intimately drawn characters take us into a fascinating, alternate universe. It's the story of a small town that became dependent on a forbidden plant, and of how everything is changing as marijuana goes mainstream. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178250]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Humboldt: Life on America's Marijuana Frontier Author: Emily Brady Narrator: Sonny Warner, Will Collyer, Erin Bennett, Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: June 18, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief and Deborah Feldman's Unorthodox, journalist Emily Brady journeys into a secretive subculture--one that marijuana built. Say the words 'Humboldt County' to a stranger and you might receive a knowing grin. The name is infamous, and yet the place, and its inhabitants, have been nearly impenetrable. Until now. Humboldt is a narrative exploration of an insular community in Northern California, which for nearly 40 years has existed primarily on the cultivation and sale of marijuana. It's a place where business is done with thick wads of cash and savings are buried in the backyard. In Humboldt County, marijuana supports everything from fire departments to schools, but it comes with a heavy price. As legalization looms, the community stands at a crossroads and its inhabitants are deeply divided on the issue--some want to claim their rightful heritage as master growers and have their livelihood legitimized, others want to continue reaping the inflated profits of the black market. Emily Brady spent a year living with the highly secretive residents of Humboldt County, and her cast of eccentric, intimately drawn characters take us into a fascinating, alternate universe. It's the story of a small town that became dependent on a forbidden plant, and of how everything is changing as marijuana goes mainstream. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177775 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177775]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El arte de la guerra Author: Sun Tzu Narrator: José Carlos Domínguez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 23 minutes Release date: November 10, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. La obra del general Sun Tzu no es únicamente un libro de práctica militar, sino un tratado que enseña la estrategia suprema de aplicar con sabiduría el conocimiento de la naturaleza humana en los momentos de confrontación. No es por tanto, un libro sobre la guerra: es una obra para comprender las raíces de un conflicto y buscar una solución. Sun Tzu fue un grandioso estratega militar chino, nacido entre el periodo 722-481 a. C. Sun Tzu sirvió como general y filósofo para el estado WU, con sus obras escritas en bambú planteó la base del adoctrinamiento militar de toda Asia Oriental e influyó en las culturas occidentales en aspectos tales como los negocios, los deportes, la política y la guerra. Sun Tzu Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177775 thebookvoice.com 1:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177775]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El arte de la guerra Author: Sun Tzu Narrator: José Carlos Domínguez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 23 minutes Release date: November 10, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. La obra del general Sun Tzu no es únicamente un libro de práctica militar, sino un tratado que enseña la estrategia suprema de aplicar con sabiduría el conocimiento de la naturaleza humana en los momentos de confrontación. No es por tanto, un libro sobre la guerra: es una obra para comprender las raíces de un conflicto y buscar una solución. Sun Tzu fue un grandioso estratega militar chino, nacido entre el periodo 722-481 a. C. Sun Tzu sirvió como general y filósofo para el estado WU, con sus obras escritas en bambú planteó la base del adoctrinamiento militar de toda Asia Oriental e influyó en las culturas occidentales en aspectos tales como los negocios, los deportes, la política y la guerra. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177775]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El arte de la guerra Author: Sun Tzu Narrator: José Carlos Domínguez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 23 minutes Release date: November 10, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. La obra del general Sun Tzu no es únicamente un libro de práctica militar, sino un tratado que enseña la estrategia suprema de aplicar con sabiduría el conocimiento de la naturaleza humana en los momentos de confrontación. No es por tanto, un libro sobre la guerra: es una obra para comprender las raíces de un conflicto y buscar una solución. Sun Tzu fue un grandioso estratega militar chino, nacido entre el periodo 722-481 a. C. Sun Tzu sirvió como general y filósofo para el estado WU, con sus obras escritas en bambú planteó la base del adoctrinamiento militar de toda Asia Oriental e influyó en las culturas occidentales en aspectos tales como los negocios, los deportes, la política y la guerra. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177737 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177737]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Second Suns: Two Doctors and Their Amazing Quest to Restore Sight and Save Lives Author: David Oliver Relin Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 21 minutes Release date: June 18, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the co-author of Three Cups of Tea comes the inspiring story of two very different doctors—one from the United States, the other from Nepal—united in a common mission: to rid the world of preventable blindness.   In this transporting book, David Oliver Relin shines a light on the work of Geoffrey Tabin and Sanduk Ruit, gifted ophthalmologists who have dedicated their lives to restoring sight to some of the world’s most isolated, impoverished people through the Himalayan Cataract Project, an organization they founded in 1995. Tabin was the high-achieving bad boy of Harvard Medical School, an accomplished mountain climber and adrenaline junkie as brilliant as he was unconventional. Ruit grew up in a remote Nepalese village, where he became intimately acquainted with the human costs of inadequate access to health care. Together they found their life’s calling: tending to the afflicted people of the Himalayas, a vast mountainous region with an alarmingly high incidence of cataract blindness.   Second Suns takes us from improvised plywood operating tables in villages without electricity or plumbing to state-of-the-art surgical centers at major American universities where these two driven men are restoring sight—and hope—to patients from around the world. With their revolutionary, inexpensive style of surgery, Tabin and Ruit have been able to cure tens of thousands—all for about twenty dollars per operation. David Oliver Relin brings the doctors’ work to vivid life through poignant portraits of patients helped by the surgery, from old men who cannot walk treacherous mountain trails unaided to cataract-stricken children who have not seen their mothers’ faces for years. With the dexterity of a master storyteller, Relin shows the profound emotional and practical impact that these operations have had on patients’ lives.   Second Suns is the moving, unforgettable story of how two men with a shared dream are changing the world, one pair of eyes at a time. Praise for Second Suns   “As miracles go, it’s hard to beat making the blind see. Yet that’s exactly what the eye surgeon Dr. Geoffrey Tabin can do. He services poor people in the developing world who have developed cataracts—a clouding of the lens of the eye that is the world’s leading cause of blindness. . . . Second Suns is a hopeful work, a profile of two doctors who have dedicated their lives to bringing light to those in darkness.”—Time   “A compelling and inspiring book . . . Second Suns portrays heroic health care delivered under harrowing conditions: Ruit and his teams carry their equipment on multi-day treks up steep mountain trails, sometimes hiking at night with flashlights or head lamps, to reach settlements where they typically spend several days operating on hundreds of villagers in makeshift surgical theaters.”—The Washington Post   “Second Suns should be required reading for anybody with an interest in humanitarian philanthropy—or, for that matter, a desire to feel a little better about the world.”—Outside   “A detailed, heartfelt account of the work of [two] dedicated pioneers.”—Kirkus Reviews David Oliver Relin Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177737 thebookvoice.com 15:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177737]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Second Suns: Two Doctors and Their Amazing Quest to Restore Sight and Save Lives Author: David Oliver Relin Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 21 minutes Release date: June 18, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the co-author of Three Cups of Tea comes the inspiring story of two very different doctors—one from the United States, the other from Nepal—united in a common mission: to rid the world of preventable blindness.   In this transporting book, David Oliver Relin shines a light on the work of Geoffrey Tabin and Sanduk Ruit, gifted ophthalmologists who have dedicated their lives to restoring sight to some of the world’s most isolated, impoverished people through the Himalayan Cataract Project, an organization they founded in 1995. Tabin was the high-achieving bad boy of Harvard Medical School, an accomplished mountain climber and adrenaline junkie as brilliant as he was unconventional. Ruit grew up in a remote Nepalese village, where he became intimately acquainted with the human costs of inadequate access to health care. Together they found their life’s calling: tending to the afflicted people of the Himalayas, a vast mountainous region with an alarmingly high incidence of cataract blindness.   Second Suns takes us from improvised plywood operating tables in villages without electricity or plumbing to state-of-the-art surgical centers at major American universities where these two driven men are restoring sight—and hope—to patients from around the world. With their revolutionary, inexpensive style of surgery, Tabin and Ruit have been able to cure tens of thousands—all for about twenty dollars per operation. David Oliver Relin brings the doctors’ work to vivid life through poignant portraits of patients helped by the surgery, from old men who cannot walk treacherous mountain trails unaided to cataract-stricken children who have not seen their mothers’ faces for years. With the dexterity of a master storyteller, Relin shows the profound emotional and practical impact that these operations have had on patients’ lives.   Second Suns is the moving, unforgettable story of how two men with a shared dream are changing the world, one pair of eyes at a time. Praise for Second Suns   “As miracles go, it’s hard to beat making the blind see. Yet that’s exactly what the eye surgeon Dr. Geoffrey Tabin can do. He services poor people in the developing world who have developed cataracts—a clouding of the lens of the eye that is the world’s leading cause of blindness. . . . Second Suns is a hopeful work, a profile of two doctors who have dedicated their lives to bringing light to those in darkness.”—Time   “A compelling and inspiring book . . . Second Suns portrays heroic health care delivered under harrowing conditions: Ruit and his teams carry their equipment on multi-day treks up steep mountain trails, sometimes hiking at night with flashlights or head lamps, to reach settlements where they typically spend several days operating on hundreds of villagers in makeshift surgical theaters.”—The Washington Post   “Second Suns should be required reading for anybody with an interest in humanitarian philanthropy—or, for that matter, a desire to feel a little better about the world.”—Outside   “A detailed, heartfelt account of the work of [two] dedicated pioneers.”—Kirkus Reviews Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177737]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Second Suns: Two Doctors and Their Amazing Quest to Restore Sight and Save Lives Author: David Oliver Relin Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 21 minutes Release date: June 18, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the co-author of Three Cups of Tea comes the inspiring story of two very different doctors—one from the United States, the other from Nepal—united in a common mission: to rid the world of preventable blindness.   In this transporting book, David Oliver Relin shines a light on the work of Geoffrey Tabin and Sanduk Ruit, gifted ophthalmologists who have dedicated their lives to restoring sight to some of the world’s most isolated, impoverished people through the Himalayan Cataract Project, an organization they founded in 1995. Tabin was the high-achieving bad boy of Harvard Medical School, an accomplished mountain climber and adrenaline junkie as brilliant as he was unconventional. Ruit grew up in a remote Nepalese village, where he became intimately acquainted with the human costs of inadequate access to health care. Together they found their life’s calling: tending to the afflicted people of the Himalayas, a vast mountainous region with an alarmingly high incidence of cataract blindness.   Second Suns takes us from improvised plywood operating tables in villages without electricity or plumbing to state-of-the-art surgical centers at major American universities where these two driven men are restoring sight—and hope—to patients from around the world. With their revolutionary, inexpensive style of surgery, Tabin and Ruit have been able to cure tens of thousands—all for about twenty dollars per operation. David Oliver Relin brings the doctors’ work to vivid life through poignant portraits of patients helped by the surgery, from old men who cannot walk treacherous mountain trails unaided to cataract-stricken children who have not seen their mothers’ faces for years. With the dexterity of a master storyteller, Relin shows the profound emotional and practical impact that these operations have had on patients’ lives.   Second Suns is the moving, unforgettable story of how two men with a shared dream are changing the world, one pair of eyes at a time. Praise for Second Suns   “As miracles go, it’s hard to beat making the blind see. Yet that’s exactly what the eye surgeon Dr. Geoffrey Tabin can do. He services poor people in the developing world who have developed cataracts—a clouding of the lens of the eye that is the world’s leading cause of blindness. . . . Second Suns is a hopeful work, a profile of two doctors who have dedicated their lives to bringing light to those in darkness.”—Time   “A compelling and inspiring book . . . Second Suns portrays heroic health care delivered under harrowing conditions: Ruit and his teams carry their equipment on multi-day treks up steep mountain trails, sometimes hiking at night with flashlights or head lamps, to reach settlements where they typically spend several days operating on hundreds of villagers in makeshift surgical theaters.”—The Washington Post   “Second Suns should be required reading for anybody with an interest in humanitarian philanthropy—or, for that matter, a desire to feel a little better about the world.”—Outside   “A detailed, heartfelt account of the work of [two] dedicated pioneers.”—Kirkus Reviews https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177204 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177204]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wagner: His Life and Music Author: Richard Wagner, Stephen Johnson Narrator: Stephen Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: May 7, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Well over a century after Wagner’s death, the man and his music are as controversial as ever. Praised for his profound insights into the workings of the human heart, he has also been condemned as a dangerous libertine, a proto-fascist and an arrogant bore. His vast four-part operatic Ring cycle has been elevated as one of the greatest achievements of western culture and dismissed as an unparalleled example of creative megalomania. This audiobook makes no attempt to gloss over the darker sides of Wagner’s character, personally or artistically, but argues that the finer aspects of his vision transcend its flaws. It tells the story of an extraordinary life, and charts Wagner’s development, from unpromising beginnings, into the creator of some of the most brilliantly innovatory and seductively beautiful music. Richard Wagner, Stephen Johnson Tue, 07 May 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177204 thebookvoice.com 8:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177204]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wagner: His Life and Music Author: Richard Wagner, Stephen Johnson Narrator: Stephen Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: May 7, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Well over a century after Wagner’s death, the man and his music are as controversial as ever. Praised for his profound insights into the workings of the human heart, he has also been condemned as a dangerous libertine, a proto-fascist and an arrogant bore. His vast four-part operatic Ring cycle has been elevated as one of the greatest achievements of western culture and dismissed as an unparalleled example of creative megalomania. This audiobook makes no attempt to gloss over the darker sides of Wagner’s character, personally or artistically, but argues that the finer aspects of his vision transcend its flaws. It tells the story of an extraordinary life, and charts Wagner’s development, from unpromising beginnings, into the creator of some of the most brilliantly innovatory and seductively beautiful music. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177204]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wagner: His Life and Music Author: Richard Wagner, Stephen Johnson Narrator: Stephen Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: May 7, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Well over a century after Wagner’s death, the man and his music are as controversial as ever. Praised for his profound insights into the workings of the human heart, he has also been condemned as a dangerous libertine, a proto-fascist and an arrogant bore. His vast four-part operatic Ring cycle has been elevated as one of the greatest achievements of western culture and dismissed as an unparalleled example of creative megalomania. This audiobook makes no attempt to gloss over the darker sides of Wagner’s character, personally or artistically, but argues that the finer aspects of his vision transcend its flaws. It tells the story of an extraordinary life, and charts Wagner’s development, from unpromising beginnings, into the creator of some of the most brilliantly innovatory and seductively beautiful music. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177101 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177101]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. Author: Luis J. Rodriguez Narrator: Luis J. Rodriguez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 35 minutes Release date: December 13, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.24 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 14 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: By age twelve, Luis Rodriguez was a veteran of East L.A. gang warfare. Lured by a seemingly invincible gang culture, he witnessed countless shootings, beatings, and arrests, then watched with increasing fear as that culture claimed friends and family members. Before long, Rodriguez saw a way out of the barrio through education and successfully broke free from years of violence and desperation. Achieving success as an award-winning poet, he was sure the streets would haunt him no more - until his son joined a gang. Rodriguez fought for his child by telling his own story in this vivid memoir. At times heartbreakingly sad and brutal, Always Running is ultimately an uplifting true story, filled with hope, insight, and a hard-learned lesson for the next generation. Luis J. Rodriguez Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177101 thebookvoice.com 10:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177101]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. Author: Luis J. Rodriguez Narrator: Luis J. Rodriguez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 35 minutes Release date: December 13, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.24 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 14 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: By age twelve, Luis Rodriguez was a veteran of East L.A. gang warfare. Lured by a seemingly invincible gang culture, he witnessed countless shootings, beatings, and arrests, then watched with increasing fear as that culture claimed friends and family members. Before long, Rodriguez saw a way out of the barrio through education and successfully broke free from years of violence and desperation. Achieving success as an award-winning poet, he was sure the streets would haunt him no more - until his son joined a gang. Rodriguez fought for his child by telling his own story in this vivid memoir. At times heartbreakingly sad and brutal, Always Running is ultimately an uplifting true story, filled with hope, insight, and a hard-learned lesson for the next generation. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177101]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. Author: Luis J. Rodriguez Narrator: Luis J. Rodriguez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 35 minutes Release date: December 13, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.24 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 14 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: By age twelve, Luis Rodriguez was a veteran of East L.A. gang warfare. Lured by a seemingly invincible gang culture, he witnessed countless shootings, beatings, and arrests, then watched with increasing fear as that culture claimed friends and family members. Before long, Rodriguez saw a way out of the barrio through education and successfully broke free from years of violence and desperation. Achieving success as an award-winning poet, he was sure the streets would haunt him no more - until his son joined a gang. Rodriguez fought for his child by telling his own story in this vivid memoir. At times heartbreakingly sad and brutal, Always Running is ultimately an uplifting true story, filled with hope, insight, and a hard-learned lesson for the next generation. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175503 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175503]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brotherhood: Dharma, Destiny, and the American Dream Author: Deepak Chopra, Sanjiv Chopra Narrator: Deepak Chopra, Sanjiv Chopra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 56 minutes Release date: May 21, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In Brotherhood, Deepak and Sanjiv Chopra reveal the story of their personal struggles and triumphs as doctors, immigrants, and brothers. They were born in the ferment of liberated India after 1947, as an age-old culture was reinventing its future. For the young, this meant looking to the West. The Chopra brothers were among the most eager and ambitious of the new generation. In the 1970s, they each emigrated to the United States to make a new life. Both faced tough obstacles: While Deepak encountered resistance from Western-trained doctors over the mind-body connection, Sanjiv struggled to reconcile the beliefs of his birthplace with those of his new home. Eventually, each brother became convinced that America was the right place to build a life, and the Chopras went on to great achievements—Deepak as a global spiritual teacher and best-selling author, Sanjiv as a world-renowned medical expert and professor at Harvard Medical School. Brotherhood will fascinate and inspire those who still believe in America’s capacity to foster achievement and reward hard work. Deepak Chopra, Sanjiv Chopra Tue, 21 May 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175503 thebookvoice.com 12:56:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175503]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brotherhood: Dharma, Destiny, and the American Dream Author: Deepak Chopra, Sanjiv Chopra Narrator: Deepak Chopra, Sanjiv Chopra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 56 minutes Release date: May 21, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In Brotherhood, Deepak and Sanjiv Chopra reveal the story of their personal struggles and triumphs as doctors, immigrants, and brothers. They were born in the ferment of liberated India after 1947, as an age-old culture was reinventing its future. For the young, this meant looking to the West. The Chopra brothers were among the most eager and ambitious of the new generation. In the 1970s, they each emigrated to the United States to make a new life. Both faced tough obstacles: While Deepak encountered resistance from Western-trained doctors over the mind-body connection, Sanjiv struggled to reconcile the beliefs of his birthplace with those of his new home. Eventually, each brother became convinced that America was the right place to build a life, and the Chopras went on to great achievements—Deepak as a global spiritual teacher and best-selling author, Sanjiv as a world-renowned medical expert and professor at Harvard Medical School. Brotherhood will fascinate and inspire those who still believe in America’s capacity to foster achievement and reward hard work. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175503]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brotherhood: Dharma, Destiny, and the American Dream Author: Deepak Chopra, Sanjiv Chopra Narrator: Deepak Chopra, Sanjiv Chopra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 56 minutes Release date: May 21, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In Brotherhood, Deepak and Sanjiv Chopra reveal the story of their personal struggles and triumphs as doctors, immigrants, and brothers. They were born in the ferment of liberated India after 1947, as an age-old culture was reinventing its future. For the young, this meant looking to the West. The Chopra brothers were among the most eager and ambitious of the new generation. In the 1970s, they each emigrated to the United States to make a new life. Both faced tough obstacles: While Deepak encountered resistance from Western-trained doctors over the mind-body connection, Sanjiv struggled to reconcile the beliefs of his birthplace with those of his new home. Eventually, each brother became convinced that America was the right place to build a life, and the Chopras went on to great achievements—Deepak as a global spiritual teacher and best-selling author, Sanjiv as a world-renowned medical expert and professor at Harvard Medical School. Brotherhood will fascinate and inspire those who still believe in America’s capacity to foster achievement and reward hard work. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175380 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175380]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Josephus Daniels: His Life and Times Author: Lee Craig Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 11 minutes Release date: May 1, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: As a longtime leader of the Democratic Party and key member of Woodrow Wilson's cabinet, Josephus Daniels was one of the most influential progressive politicians in the country, and as secretary of the navy during the First World War, he became one of the most important men in the world. Before that, Daniels revolutionized the newspaper industry in the South, forever changing the relationship between politics and the news media. Lee Craig, an expert on economic history, delves into Daniels' extensive archive to inform this nuanced and eminently readable biography, following Daniels' rise to power in North Carolina and chronicling his influence on twentieth-century politics. A man of great contradictions, Daniels—an ardent prohibitionist, free trader, and free silverite—made a fortune in private industry yet served as a persistent critic of unregulated capitalism. He championed progressive causes like the graded public school movement and antitrust laws even as he led North Carolina's white supremacy movement. Craig pulls no punches in his definitive biography of this political powerhouse. Lee Craig Wed, 01 May 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175380 thebookvoice.com 19:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175380]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Josephus Daniels: His Life and Times Author: Lee Craig Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 11 minutes Release date: May 1, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: As a longtime leader of the Democratic Party and key member of Woodrow Wilson's cabinet, Josephus Daniels was one of the most influential progressive politicians in the country, and as secretary of the navy during the First World War, he became one of the most important men in the world. Before that, Daniels revolutionized the newspaper industry in the South, forever changing the relationship between politics and the news media. Lee Craig, an expert on economic history, delves into Daniels' extensive archive to inform this nuanced and eminently readable biography, following Daniels' rise to power in North Carolina and chronicling his influence on twentieth-century politics. A man of great contradictions, Daniels—an ardent prohibitionist, free trader, and free silverite—made a fortune in private industry yet served as a persistent critic of unregulated capitalism. He championed progressive causes like the graded public school movement and antitrust laws even as he led North Carolina's white supremacy movement. Craig pulls no punches in his definitive biography of this political powerhouse. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175380]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Josephus Daniels: His Life and Times Author: Lee Craig Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 11 minutes Release date: May 1, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: As a longtime leader of the Democratic Party and key member of Woodrow Wilson's cabinet, Josephus Daniels was one of the most influential progressive politicians in the country, and as secretary of the navy during the First World War, he became one of the most important men in the world. Before that, Daniels revolutionized the newspaper industry in the South, forever changing the relationship between politics and the news media. Lee Craig, an expert on economic history, delves into Daniels' extensive archive to inform this nuanced and eminently readable biography, following Daniels' rise to power in North Carolina and chronicling his influence on twentieth-century politics. A man of great contradictions, Daniels—an ardent prohibitionist, free trader, and free silverite—made a fortune in private industry yet served as a persistent critic of unregulated capitalism. He championed progressive causes like the graded public school movement and antitrust laws even as he led North Carolina's white supremacy movement. Craig pulls no punches in his definitive biography of this political powerhouse. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174745 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174745]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder Author: Charles Graeber Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.34 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 4.44 of Total 9 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The mesmerizing basis of the movie starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain⁠—a “stunning book...that should and does bring to mind In Cold Blood”—takes you inside the mind of America's most prolific serial killer, whose 16-year long "nursing" career left as many as 400 dead. (New York Times)       Edgar Award Nomination, Mystery Writers of America   BBC (Top Ten Books of the Year)   “The best books I read this year” (top ten books, EW) —Stephen King   “The Best Journalism of the Year.". —The Daily Beast   “The most terrifying book published this year. It is also one of the most thoughtful...call it literary true crime...” —Kirkus Reviews ("Best Books of the year")   After his December 2003 arrest, registered nurse Charlie Cullen was quickly dubbed "The Angel of Death" by the media. But Cullen was no mercy killer, nor was he a simple monster. He was a favorite son, a husband and beloved father, a best friend and a celebrated caregiver. Implicated in the deaths of as perhaps as many as 400 patients, he was also perhaps the most prolific serial killer in American history.         When, in March of 2006, Charles Cullen was marched from his final sentencing in an Allentown, Pennsylvania, courthouse into a waiting police van, it seemed certain that the chilling secrets of his life, career, and capture would disappear with him. Now, in a riveting piece of investigative journalism nearly ten years in the making, Charles Graeber gives us the unbelievable true story.         Based on hundreds of pages of previously unseen police records, wire-tap recordings and videotapes and interviews with whistleblowers and confidential informants, and years of exclusive jailhouse conversations with Cullen himself, the homicide detectives who worked against the clock and administrators to try and finally crack the code on Cullen’s crimes, and Cullen’s fellow nurse Amy, an overworked single mom asked to choose between protecting her friend Charlie and stopping a potential serial killer, THE GOOD NURSE weaves an urgent and terrifying tale of madness, humanity and heroism.          Cullen's murderous career in the world's most trusted profession spanned sixteen years and nine hospitals. Time and again he was fired or allowed to resign. But Cullen continued to work and kill, shielded by a hospital system that, by accident or design, successfully protected the institution while failing to protect patients. THE GOOD NURSE is a searing indictment of a crushing and dehumanizing for-profit medical system, and an inspiring human story of the previously unknown individuals who chose to risk their jobs and lives to do the right thing. Mesmerizing and irresistibly paced, this book will make you look at hospitals and the people who work in them in an entirely different way. Charles Graeber Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174745 thebookvoice.com 11:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174745]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder Author: Charles Graeber Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.34 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 4.44 of Total 9 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The mesmerizing basis of the movie starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain⁠—a “stunning book...that should and does bring to mind In Cold Blood”—takes you inside the mind of America's most prolific serial killer, whose 16-year long "nursing" career left as many as 400 dead. (New York Times)       Edgar Award Nomination, Mystery Writers of America   BBC (Top Ten Books of the Year)   “The best books I read this year” (top ten books, EW) —Stephen King   “The Best Journalism of the Year.". —The Daily Beast   “The most terrifying book published this year. It is also one of the most thoughtful...call it literary true crime...” —Kirkus Reviews ("Best Books of the year")   After his December 2003 arrest, registered nurse Charlie Cullen was quickly dubbed "The Angel of Death" by the media. But Cullen was no mercy killer, nor was he a simple monster. He was a favorite son, a husband and beloved father, a best friend and a celebrated caregiver. Implicated in the deaths of as perhaps as many as 400 patients, he was also perhaps the most prolific serial killer in American history.         When, in March of 2006, Charles Cullen was marched from his final sentencing in an Allentown, Pennsylvania, courthouse into a waiting police van, it seemed certain that the chilling secrets of his life, career, and capture would disappear with him. Now, in a riveting piece of investigative journalism nearly ten years in the making, Charles Graeber gives us the unbelievable true story.         Based on hundreds of pages of previously unseen police records, wire-tap recordings and videotapes and interviews with whistleblowers and confidential informants, and years of exclusive jailhouse conversations with Cullen himself, the homicide detectives who worked against the clock and administrators to try and finally crack the code on Cullen’s crimes, and Cullen’s fellow nurse Amy, an overworked single mom asked to choose between protecting her friend Charlie and stopping a potential serial killer, THE GOOD NURSE weaves an urgent and terrifying tale of madness, humanity and heroism.          Cullen's murderous career in the world's most trusted profession spanned sixteen years and nine hospitals. Time and again he was fired or allowed to resign. But Cullen continued to work and kill, shielded by a hospital system that, by accident or design, successfully protected the institution while failing to protect patients. THE GOOD NURSE is a searing indictment of a crushing and dehumanizing for-profit medical system, and an inspiring human story of the previously unknown individuals who chose to risk their jobs and lives to do the right thing. Mesmerizing and irresistibly paced, this book will make you look at hospitals and the people who work in them in an entirely different way. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174745]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder Author: Charles Graeber Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.34 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 4.44 of Total 9 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The mesmerizing basis of the movie starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain⁠—a “stunning book...that should and does bring to mind In Cold Blood”—takes you inside the mind of America's most prolific serial killer, whose 16-year long "nursing" career left as many as 400 dead. (New York Times)       Edgar Award Nomination, Mystery Writers of America   BBC (Top Ten Books of the Year)   “The best books I read this year” (top ten books, EW) —Stephen King   “The Best Journalism of the Year.". —The Daily Beast   “The most terrifying book published this year. It is also one of the most thoughtful...call it literary true crime...” —Kirkus Reviews ("Best Books of the year")   After his December 2003 arrest, registered nurse Charlie Cullen was quickly dubbed "The Angel of Death" by the media. But Cullen was no mercy killer, nor was he a simple monster. He was a favorite son, a husband and beloved father, a best friend and a celebrated caregiver. Implicated in the deaths of as perhaps as many as 400 patients, he was also perhaps the most prolific serial killer in American history.         When, in March of 2006, Charles Cullen was marched from his final sentencing in an Allentown, Pennsylvania, courthouse into a waiting police van, it seemed certain that the chilling secrets of his life, career, and capture would disappear with him. Now, in a riveting piece of investigative journalism nearly ten years in the making, Charles Graeber gives us the unbelievable true story.         Based on hundreds of pages of previously unseen police records, wire-tap recordings and videotapes and interviews with whistleblowers and confidential informants, and years of exclusive jailhouse conversations with Cullen himself, the homicide detectives who worked against the clock and administrators to try and finally crack the code on Cullen’s crimes, and Cullen’s fellow nurse Amy, an overworked single mom asked to choose between protecting her friend Charlie and stopping a potential serial killer, THE GOOD NURSE weaves an urgent and terrifying tale of madness, humanity and heroism.          Cullen's murderous career in the world's most trusted profession spanned sixteen years and nine hospitals. Time and again he was fired or allowed to resign. But Cullen continued to work and kill, shielded by a hospital system that, by accident or design, successfully protected the institution while failing to protect patients. THE GOOD NURSE is a searing indictment of a crushing and dehumanizing for-profit medical system, and an inspiring human story of the previously unknown individuals who chose to risk their jobs and lives to do the right thing. Mesmerizing and irresistibly paced, this book will make you look at hospitals and the people who work in them in an entirely different way. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173446 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173446]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert 'Believe It or Not!' Ripley Author: Neal Thompson Narrator: Marc Cashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 56 minutes Release date: May 7, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A Curious Man is the marvelously compelling biography of Robert “Believe It or Not” Ripley, the enigmatic cartoonist turned globetrotting millionaire who won international fame by celebrating the world's strangest oddities, and whose outrageous showmanship taught us to believe in the unbelievable. As portrayed by acclaimed biographer Neal Thompson, Ripley’s life is the stuff of a classic American fairy tale. Buck-toothed and cursed by shyness, Ripley turned his sense of being an outsider into an appreciation for the strangeness of the world. After selling his first cartoon to Time magazine at age eighteen, more cartooning triumphs followed, but it was his “Believe It or Not” conceit and the wildly popular radio shows it birthed that would make him one of the most successful entertainment figures of his time and spur him to search the globe’s farthest corners for bizarre facts, exotic human curiosities, and shocking phenomena. Ripley delighted in making outrageous declarations that somehow always turned out to be true—such as that Charles Lindbergh was only the sixty-seventh man to fly across the Atlantic or that “The Star Spangled Banner” was not the national anthem. Assisted by an exotic harem of female admirers and by ex-banker Norbert Pearlroth, a devoted researcher who spoke eleven languages, Ripley simultaneously embodied the spirit of Peter Pan, the fearlessness of Marco Polo and the marketing savvy of P. T. Barnum. In a very real sense, Ripley sought to remake the world’s aesthetic. He demanded respect for those who were labeled “eccentrics” or “freaks”—whether it be E. L. Blystone, who wrote 1,615 alphabet letters on a grain of rice, or the man who could swallow his own nose. By the 1930s Ripley possessed a vast fortune, a private yacht, and a twenty-eight room mansion stocked with such “oddities” as shrunken heads and medieval torture devices, and his pioneering firsts in print, radio, and television were tapping into something deep in the American consciousness—a taste for the titillating and exotic, and a fascination with the fastest, biggest, dumbest and most weird. Today, that legacy continues and can be seen in reality TV, YouTube, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Jackass, MythBusters and a host of other pop-culture phenomena. In the end Robert L. Ripley changed everything. The supreme irony of his life, which was dedicated to exalting the strange and unusual, is that he may have been the most amazing oddity of all. Neal Thompson Tue, 07 May 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173446 thebookvoice.com 11:56:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173446]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert 'Believe It or Not!' Ripley Author: Neal Thompson Narrator: Marc Cashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 56 minutes Release date: May 7, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A Curious Man is the marvelously compelling biography of Robert “Believe It or Not” Ripley, the enigmatic cartoonist turned globetrotting millionaire who won international fame by celebrating the world's strangest oddities, and whose outrageous showmanship taught us to believe in the unbelievable. As portrayed by acclaimed biographer Neal Thompson, Ripley’s life is the stuff of a classic American fairy tale. Buck-toothed and cursed by shyness, Ripley turned his sense of being an outsider into an appreciation for the strangeness of the world. After selling his first cartoon to Time magazine at age eighteen, more cartooning triumphs followed, but it was his “Believe It or Not” conceit and the wildly popular radio shows it birthed that would make him one of the most successful entertainment figures of his time and spur him to search the globe’s farthest corners for bizarre facts, exotic human curiosities, and shocking phenomena. Ripley delighted in making outrageous declarations that somehow always turned out to be true—such as that Charles Lindbergh was only the sixty-seventh man to fly across the Atlantic or that “The Star Spangled Banner” was not the national anthem. Assisted by an exotic harem of female admirers and by ex-banker Norbert Pearlroth, a devoted researcher who spoke eleven languages, Ripley simultaneously embodied the spirit of Peter Pan, the fearlessness of Marco Polo and the marketing savvy of P. T. Barnum. In a very real sense, Ripley sought to remake the world’s aesthetic. He demanded respect for those who were labeled “eccentrics” or “freaks”—whether it be E. L. Blystone, who wrote 1,615 alphabet letters on a grain of rice, or the man who could swallow his own nose. By the 1930s Ripley possessed a vast fortune, a private yacht, and a twenty-eight room mansion stocked with such “oddities” as shrunken heads and medieval torture devices, and his pioneering firsts in print, radio, and television were tapping into something deep in the American consciousness—a taste for the titillating and exotic, and a fascination with the fastest, biggest, dumbest and most weird. Today, that legacy continues and can be seen in reality TV, YouTube, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Jackass, MythBusters and a host of other pop-culture phenomena. In the end Robert L. Ripley changed everything. The supreme irony of his life, which was dedicated to exalting the strange and unusual, is that he may have been the most amazing oddity of all. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173446]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert 'Believe It or Not!' Ripley Author: Neal Thompson Narrator: Marc Cashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 56 minutes Release date: May 7, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A Curious Man is the marvelously compelling biography of Robert “Believe It or Not” Ripley, the enigmatic cartoonist turned globetrotting millionaire who won international fame by celebrating the world's strangest oddities, and whose outrageous showmanship taught us to believe in the unbelievable. As portrayed by acclaimed biographer Neal Thompson, Ripley’s life is the stuff of a classic American fairy tale. Buck-toothed and cursed by shyness, Ripley turned his sense of being an outsider into an appreciation for the strangeness of the world. After selling his first cartoon to Time magazine at age eighteen, more cartooning triumphs followed, but it was his “Believe It or Not” conceit and the wildly popular radio shows it birthed that would make him one of the most successful entertainment figures of his time and spur him to search the globe’s farthest corners for bizarre facts, exotic human curiosities, and shocking phenomena. Ripley delighted in making outrageous declarations that somehow always turned out to be true—such as that Charles Lindbergh was only the sixty-seventh man to fly across the Atlantic or that “The Star Spangled Banner” was not the national anthem. Assisted by an exotic harem of female admirers and by ex-banker Norbert Pearlroth, a devoted researcher who spoke eleven languages, Ripley simultaneously embodied the spirit of Peter Pan, the fearlessness of Marco Polo and the marketing savvy of P. T. Barnum. In a very real sense, Ripley sought to remake the world’s aesthetic. He demanded respect for those who were labeled “eccentrics” or “freaks”—whether it be E. L. Blystone, who wrote 1,615 alphabet letters on a grain of rice, or the man who could swallow his own nose. By the 1930s Ripley possessed a vast fortune, a private yacht, and a twenty-eight room mansion stocked with such “oddities” as shrunken heads and medieval torture devices, and his pioneering firsts in print, radio, and television were tapping into something deep in the American consciousness—a taste for the titillating and exotic, and a fascination with the fastest, biggest, dumbest and most weird. Today, that legacy continues and can be seen in reality TV, YouTube, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Jackass, MythBusters and a host of other pop-culture phenomena. In the end Robert L. Ripley changed everything. The supreme irony of his life, which was dedicated to exalting the strange and unusual, is that he may have been the most amazing oddity of all. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170383 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170383]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing, Genius, and Autism Author: Kristine Barnett Narrator: Kathe Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: April 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Kristine Barnett’s son Jacob has an IQ higher than Einstein’s, a photographic memory, and he taught himself calculus in two weeks. At nine he started working on an original theory in astrophysics that experts believe may someday put him in line for a Nobel Prize, and at age twelve he became a paid researcher in quantum physics. But the story of Kristine’s journey with Jake is all the more remarkable because his extraordinary mind was almost lost to autism. At age two, when Jake was diagnosed, Kristine was told he might never be able to tie his own shoes.   The Spark is a remarkable memoir of mother and son. Surrounded by “experts” at home and in special ed who tried to focus on Jake’s most basic skills and curtail his distracting interests—moving shadows on the wall, stars, plaid patterns on sofa fabric—Jake made no progress, withdrew more and more into his own world, and eventually stopped talking completely. Kristine knew in her heart that she had to make a change. Against the advice of her husband, Michael, and the developmental specialists, Kristine followed her instincts, pulled Jake out of special ed, and began preparing him for mainstream kindergarten on her own.   Relying on the insights she developed at the daycare center she runs out of the garage in her home, Kristine resolved to follow Jacob’s “spark”—his passionate interests. Why concentrate on what he couldn’t do? Why not focus on what he could?  This basic philosophy, along with her belief in the power of ordinary childhood experiences (softball, picnics, s’mores around the campfire) and the importance of play, helped Kristine overcome huge odds.   The Barnetts were not wealthy people, and in addition to financial hardship, Kristine herself faced serious health issues. But through hard work and determination on behalf of Jake and his two younger brothers, as well as an undying faith in their community, friends, and family, Kristine and Michael prevailed. The results were beyond anything anyone could have imagined.   Dramatic, inspiring, and transformative, The Spark is about the power of love and courage in the face of overwhelming obstacles, and the dazzling possibilities that can occur when we learn how to tap the true potential that lies within every child, and in all of us. Kristine Barnett Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170383 thebookvoice.com 10:37:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170383]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing, Genius, and Autism Author: Kristine Barnett Narrator: Kathe Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: April 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Kristine Barnett’s son Jacob has an IQ higher than Einstein’s, a photographic memory, and he taught himself calculus in two weeks. At nine he started working on an original theory in astrophysics that experts believe may someday put him in line for a Nobel Prize, and at age twelve he became a paid researcher in quantum physics. But the story of Kristine’s journey with Jake is all the more remarkable because his extraordinary mind was almost lost to autism. At age two, when Jake was diagnosed, Kristine was told he might never be able to tie his own shoes.   The Spark is a remarkable memoir of mother and son. Surrounded by “experts” at home and in special ed who tried to focus on Jake’s most basic skills and curtail his distracting interests—moving shadows on the wall, stars, plaid patterns on sofa fabric—Jake made no progress, withdrew more and more into his own world, and eventually stopped talking completely. Kristine knew in her heart that she had to make a change. Against the advice of her husband, Michael, and the developmental specialists, Kristine followed her instincts, pulled Jake out of special ed, and began preparing him for mainstream kindergarten on her own.   Relying on the insights she developed at the daycare center she runs out of the garage in her home, Kristine resolved to follow Jacob’s “spark”—his passionate interests. Why concentrate on what he couldn’t do? Why not focus on what he could?  This basic philosophy, along with her belief in the power of ordinary childhood experiences (softball, picnics, s’mores around the campfire) and the importance of play, helped Kristine overcome huge odds.   The Barnetts were not wealthy people, and in addition to financial hardship, Kristine herself faced serious health issues. But through hard work and determination on behalf of Jake and his two younger brothers, as well as an undying faith in their community, friends, and family, Kristine and Michael prevailed. The results were beyond anything anyone could have imagined.   Dramatic, inspiring, and transformative, The Spark is about the power of love and courage in the face of overwhelming obstacles, and the dazzling possibilities that can occur when we learn how to tap the true potential that lies within every child, and in all of us. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170383]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing, Genius, and Autism Author: Kristine Barnett Narrator: Kathe Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: April 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Kristine Barnett’s son Jacob has an IQ higher than Einstein’s, a photographic memory, and he taught himself calculus in two weeks. At nine he started working on an original theory in astrophysics that experts believe may someday put him in line for a Nobel Prize, and at age twelve he became a paid researcher in quantum physics. But the story of Kristine’s journey with Jake is all the more remarkable because his extraordinary mind was almost lost to autism. At age two, when Jake was diagnosed, Kristine was told he might never be able to tie his own shoes.   The Spark is a remarkable memoir of mother and son. Surrounded by “experts” at home and in special ed who tried to focus on Jake’s most basic skills and curtail his distracting interests—moving shadows on the wall, stars, plaid patterns on sofa fabric—Jake made no progress, withdrew more and more into his own world, and eventually stopped talking completely. Kristine knew in her heart that she had to make a change. Against the advice of her husband, Michael, and the developmental specialists, Kristine followed her instincts, pulled Jake out of special ed, and began preparing him for mainstream kindergarten on her own.   Relying on the insights she developed at the daycare center she runs out of the garage in her home, Kristine resolved to follow Jacob’s “spark”—his passionate interests. Why concentrate on what he couldn’t do? Why not focus on what he could?  This basic philosophy, along with her belief in the power of ordinary childhood experiences (softball, picnics, s’mores around the campfire) and the importance of play, helped Kristine overcome huge odds.   The Barnetts were not wealthy people, and in addition to financial hardship, Kristine herself faced serious health issues. But through hard work and determination on behalf of Jake and his two younger brothers, as well as an undying faith in their community, friends, and family, Kristine and Michael prevailed. The results were beyond anything anyone could have imagined.   Dramatic, inspiring, and transformative, The Spark is about the power of love and courage in the face of overwhelming obstacles, and the dazzling possibilities that can occur when we learn how to tap the true potential that lies within every child, and in all of us. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170382 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170382]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Borgias: The Hidden History Author: G. J. Meyer Narrator: Enn Reitel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 13 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The startling truth behind one of the most notorious dynasties in history is revealed in a remarkable new account by the acclaimed author of The Tudors and A World Undone. Sweeping aside the gossip, slander, and distortion that have shrouded the Borgias for centuries, G. J. Meyer offers an unprecedented portrait of the infamous Renaissance family and their storied milieu.   They burst out of obscurity in Spain not only to capture the great prize of the papacy, but to do so twice. Throughout a tumultuous half-century—as popes, statesmen, warriors, lovers, and breathtakingly ambitious political adventurers—they held center stage in the glorious and blood-drenched pageant known to us as the Italian Renaissance, standing at the epicenter of the power games in which Europe’s kings and Italy’s warlords gambled for life-and-death stakes.   Five centuries after their fall—a fall even more sudden than their rise to the heights of power—they remain immutable symbols of the depths to which humanity can descend: Rodrigo Borgia, who bought the papal crown and prostituted the Roman Church; Cesare Borgia, who became first a teenage cardinal and then the most treacherous cutthroat of a violent time; Lucrezia Borgia, who was as shockingly immoral as she was beautiful. These have long been stock figures in the dark chronicle of European villainy, their name synonymous with unspeakable evil.   But did these Borgias of legend actually exist? Grounding his narrative in exhaustive research and drawing from rarely examined key sources, Meyer brings fascinating new insight to the real people within the age-encrusted myth. Equally illuminating is the light he shines on the brilliant circles in which the Borgias moved and the thrilling era they helped to shape, a time of wars and political convulsions that reverberate to the present day, when Western civilization simultaneously wallowed in appalling brutality and soared to extraordinary heights.   Stunning in scope, rich in telling detail, G. J. Meyer’s The Borgias is an indelible work sure to become the new standard on a family and a world that continue to enthrall. Praise for The Borgias   “A vivid and at times startling reappraisal of one of the most notorious dynasties in history . . . If you thought you knew the Borgias, this book will surprise you.”—Tracy Borman, author of Queen of the Conqueror and Elizabeth’s Women   “The mention of the Borgia family often conjures up images of a ruthless drive for power via assassination, serpentine plots, and sexual debauchery. . . . [G. J. Meyer] convincingly looks past the mythology to present a more nuanced portrait.”—Booklist   “Meyer brings his considerable skills to another infamous Renaissance family, the Borgias [and] a fresh look into the machinations of power in Renaissance Italy. . . . [He] makes a convincing case that the Borgias have been given a raw deal.”—Historical Novels Review   “Fascinating . . . a gripping history of a tempestuous time and an infamous family.”—Shelf Awareness G. J. Meyer Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170382 thebookvoice.com 20:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170382]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Borgias: The Hidden History Author: G. J. Meyer Narrator: Enn Reitel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 13 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The startling truth behind one of the most notorious dynasties in history is revealed in a remarkable new account by the acclaimed author of The Tudors and A World Undone. Sweeping aside the gossip, slander, and distortion that have shrouded the Borgias for centuries, G. J. Meyer offers an unprecedented portrait of the infamous Renaissance family and their storied milieu.   They burst out of obscurity in Spain not only to capture the great prize of the papacy, but to do so twice. Throughout a tumultuous half-century—as popes, statesmen, warriors, lovers, and breathtakingly ambitious political adventurers—they held center stage in the glorious and blood-drenched pageant known to us as the Italian Renaissance, standing at the epicenter of the power games in which Europe’s kings and Italy’s warlords gambled for life-and-death stakes.   Five centuries after their fall—a fall even more sudden than their rise to the heights of power—they remain immutable symbols of the depths to which humanity can descend: Rodrigo Borgia, who bought the papal crown and prostituted the Roman Church; Cesare Borgia, who became first a teenage cardinal and then the most treacherous cutthroat of a violent time; Lucrezia Borgia, who was as shockingly immoral as she was beautiful. These have long been stock figures in the dark chronicle of European villainy, their name synonymous with unspeakable evil.   But did these Borgias of legend actually exist? Grounding his narrative in exhaustive research and drawing from rarely examined key sources, Meyer brings fascinating new insight to the real people within the age-encrusted myth. Equally illuminating is the light he shines on the brilliant circles in which the Borgias moved and the thrilling era they helped to shape, a time of wars and political convulsions that reverberate to the present day, when Western civilization simultaneously wallowed in appalling brutality and soared to extraordinary heights.   Stunning in scope, rich in telling detail, G. J. Meyer’s The Borgias is an indelible work sure to become the new standard on a family and a world that continue to enthrall. Praise for The Borgias   “A vivid and at times startling reappraisal of one of the most notorious dynasties in history . . . If you thought you knew the Borgias, this book will surprise you.”—Tracy Borman, author of Queen of the Conqueror and Elizabeth’s Women   “The mention of the Borgia family often conjures up images of a ruthless drive for power via assassination, serpentine plots, and sexual debauchery. . . . [G. J. Meyer] convincingly looks past the mythology to present a more nuanced portrait.”—Booklist   “Meyer brings his considerable skills to another infamous Renaissance family, the Borgias [and] a fresh look into the machinations of power in Renaissance Italy. . . . [He] makes a convincing case that the Borgias have been given a raw deal.”—Historical Novels Review   “Fascinating . . . a gripping history of a tempestuous time and an infamous family.”—Shelf Awareness Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/170382]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Borgias: The Hidden History Author: G. J. Meyer Narrator: Enn Reitel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 13 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The startling truth behind one of the most notorious dynasties in history is revealed in a remarkable new account by the acclaimed author of The Tudors and A World Undone. Sweeping aside the gossip, slander, and distortion that have shrouded the Borgias for centuries, G. J. Meyer offers an unprecedented portrait of the infamous Renaissance family and their storied milieu.   They burst out of obscurity in Spain not only to capture the great prize of the papacy, but to do so twice. Throughout a tumultuous half-century—as popes, statesmen, warriors, lovers, and breathtakingly ambitious political adventurers—they held center stage in the glorious and blood-drenched pageant known to us as the Italian Renaissance, standing at the epicenter of the power games in which Europe’s kings and Italy’s warlords gambled for life-and-death stakes.   Five centuries after their fall—a fall even more sudden than their rise to the heights of power—they remain immutable symbols of the depths to which humanity can descend: Rodrigo Borgia, who bought the papal crown and prostituted the Roman Church; Cesare Borgia, who became first a teenage cardinal and then the most treacherous cutthroat of a violent time; Lucrezia Borgia, who was as shockingly immoral as she was beautiful. These have long been stock figures in the dark chronicle of European villainy, their name synonymous with unspeakable evil.   But did these Borgias of legend actually exist? Grounding his narrative in exhaustive research and drawing from rarely examined key sources, Meyer brings fascinating new insight to the real people within the age-encrusted myth. Equally illuminating is the light he shines on the brilliant circles in which the Borgias moved and the thrilling era they helped to shape, a time of wars and political convulsions that reverberate to the present day, when Western civilization simultaneously wallowed in appalling brutality and soared to extraordinary heights.   Stunning in scope, rich in telling detail, G. J. Meyer’s The Borgias is an indelible work sure to become the new standard on a family and a world that continue to enthrall. Praise for The Borgias   “A vivid and at times startling reappraisal of one of the most notorious dynasties in history . . . If you thought you knew the Borgias, this book will surprise you.”—Tracy Borman, author of Queen of the Conqueror and Elizabeth’s Women   “The mention of the Borgia family often conjures up images of a ruthless drive for power via assassination, serpentine plots, and sexual debauchery. . . . [G. J. Meyer] convincingly looks past the mythology to present a more nuanced portrait.”—Booklist   “Meyer brings his considerable skills to another infamous Renaissance family, the Borgias [and] a fresh look into the machinations of power in Renaissance Italy. . . . [He] makes a convincing case that the Borgias have been given a raw deal.”—Historical Novels Review   “Fascinating . . . a gripping history of a tempestuous time and an infamous family.”—Shelf Awareness https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168552 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168552]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heroes for My Son Author: Brad Meltzer Narrator: Steve Stratton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 43 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: When Brad Meltzer's first son was born eight years ago, the bestselling writer and new father started compiling a list of heroes whose virtues and talents he wanted to share with his son: Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Jim Henson, Amelia Earhart, Muhammad Ali . . . and so many more, each one an ordinary person who was able to achieve the extraordinary. The list grew to include the fifty-two amazing people now gathered in Heroes for My Son, a book that parents and their children-sons and daughters alike-can now enjoy together as they choose heroes of their own. From the Wright Brothers, who brought extra building materials to every test flight, planning ahead for failure, to Miep Gies, who risked her life to protect Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis during World War II, Heroes for My Son brings well-known figures together with less famous ones, telling the inspiring, behind-the-scenes stories of the moment that made them great. They are a miraculous group with one thing in common: each is an example of the spectacular potential that can be found in all of us. Heroes for My Son is an unforgettable audiobook of timeless wisdom, one that families everywhere can share again and again. Brad Meltzer Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168552 thebookvoice.com 1:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168552]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heroes for My Son Author: Brad Meltzer Narrator: Steve Stratton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 43 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: When Brad Meltzer's first son was born eight years ago, the bestselling writer and new father started compiling a list of heroes whose virtues and talents he wanted to share with his son: Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Jim Henson, Amelia Earhart, Muhammad Ali . . . and so many more, each one an ordinary person who was able to achieve the extraordinary. The list grew to include the fifty-two amazing people now gathered in Heroes for My Son, a book that parents and their children-sons and daughters alike-can now enjoy together as they choose heroes of their own. From the Wright Brothers, who brought extra building materials to every test flight, planning ahead for failure, to Miep Gies, who risked her life to protect Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis during World War II, Heroes for My Son brings well-known figures together with less famous ones, telling the inspiring, behind-the-scenes stories of the moment that made them great. They are a miraculous group with one thing in common: each is an example of the spectacular potential that can be found in all of us. Heroes for My Son is an unforgettable audiobook of timeless wisdom, one that families everywhere can share again and again. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168552]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heroes for My Son Author: Brad Meltzer Narrator: Steve Stratton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 43 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: When Brad Meltzer's first son was born eight years ago, the bestselling writer and new father started compiling a list of heroes whose virtues and talents he wanted to share with his son: Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Jim Henson, Amelia Earhart, Muhammad Ali . . . and so many more, each one an ordinary person who was able to achieve the extraordinary. The list grew to include the fifty-two amazing people now gathered in Heroes for My Son, a book that parents and their children-sons and daughters alike-can now enjoy together as they choose heroes of their own. From the Wright Brothers, who brought extra building materials to every test flight, planning ahead for failure, to Miep Gies, who risked her life to protect Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis during World War II, Heroes for My Son brings well-known figures together with less famous ones, telling the inspiring, behind-the-scenes stories of the moment that made them great. They are a miraculous group with one thing in common: each is an example of the spectacular potential that can be found in all of us. Heroes for My Son is an unforgettable audiobook of timeless wisdom, one that families everywhere can share again and again. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167863 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167863]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy Author: Susan Spencer-Wendel, Bret Witter Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 16 minutes Release date: March 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Susan Spencer-Wendel’s Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy is a moving and inspirational memoir by a woman who makes the most of her final days after discovering she has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). After Spencer-Wendel, a celebrated journalist at the Palm Beach Post, learns of her diagnosis of ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, she embarks on several adventures, traveling toseveral countries and sharing special experiences with loved ones. One trip takes Spencer-Wendel and her fourteen-year-old daughter, Marina, to New York City’s Kleinfeld’s Bridal to shop for Marina’s future wedding dress—an occasion that Susan knows she will never see. Co-written with Bret Witter, Until I Say Good-Bye is Spencer-Wendel’s account of living a full life with humor, courage, and love, but also accepting death with grace and dignity. It’s a celebration of life, a look into the face of death, and the effort we must make to show the people that we love and care about how very much they mean to us. Susan Spencer-Wendel, Bret Witter Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167863 thebookvoice.com 9:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167863]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy Author: Susan Spencer-Wendel, Bret Witter Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 16 minutes Release date: March 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Susan Spencer-Wendel’s Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy is a moving and inspirational memoir by a woman who makes the most of her final days after discovering she has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). After Spencer-Wendel, a celebrated journalist at the Palm Beach Post, learns of her diagnosis of ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, she embarks on several adventures, traveling toseveral countries and sharing special experiences with loved ones. One trip takes Spencer-Wendel and her fourteen-year-old daughter, Marina, to New York City’s Kleinfeld’s Bridal to shop for Marina’s future wedding dress—an occasion that Susan knows she will never see. Co-written with Bret Witter, Until I Say Good-Bye is Spencer-Wendel’s account of living a full life with humor, courage, and love, but also accepting death with grace and dignity. It’s a celebration of life, a look into the face of death, and the effort we must make to show the people that we love and care about how very much they mean to us. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167863]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy Author: Susan Spencer-Wendel, Bret Witter Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 16 minutes Release date: March 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Susan Spencer-Wendel’s Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy is a moving and inspirational memoir by a woman who makes the most of her final days after discovering she has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). After Spencer-Wendel, a celebrated journalist at the Palm Beach Post, learns of her diagnosis of ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, she embarks on several adventures, traveling toseveral countries and sharing special experiences with loved ones. One trip takes Spencer-Wendel and her fourteen-year-old daughter, Marina, to New York City’s Kleinfeld’s Bridal to shop for Marina’s future wedding dress—an occasion that Susan knows she will never see. Co-written with Bret Witter, Until I Say Good-Bye is Spencer-Wendel’s account of living a full life with humor, courage, and love, but also accepting death with grace and dignity. It’s a celebration of life, a look into the face of death, and the effort we must make to show the people that we love and care about how very much they mean to us. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/166661 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/166661]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Between Man and Beast: An Unlikely Explorer, the Evolution Debates, and the African Adventure that Took the Victorian World By Storm Author: Monte Reel Narrator: Bob Walter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: March 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The unbelievably riveting adventure of an unlikely young explorer who emerged from the jungles of Africa with evidence of a mysterious, still mythical beast—the gorilla—only to stumble straight into the center of the biggest debate of the day: Darwin's theory of evolution In 1856 Paul Du Chaillu marched into the equatorial wilderness of West Africa determined to bag an animal that, according to legend, was nothing short of a monster. When he emerged three years later, the summation of his efforts only hinted at what he'd experienced in one of the most dangerous regions on earth. Armed with an astonishing collection of zoological specimens, Du Chaillu leapt from the physical challenges of the jungle straight into the center of the biggest issues of the time—the evolution debate, racial discourse, the growth of Christian fundamentalism—and helped push each to unprecedented intensities. He experienced instant celebrity, but with that fame came whispers—about his past, his credibility, and his very identity—which would haunt the young man. Grand in scope, immediate in detail, and propulsively readable, Between Man and Beast brilliantly combines Du Chaillu's personal journey with the epic tale of a world hovering on the sharp edge of transformation. Monte Reel Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/166661 thebookvoice.com 10:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/166661]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Between Man and Beast: An Unlikely Explorer, the Evolution Debates, and the African Adventure that Took the Victorian World By Storm Author: Monte Reel Narrator: Bob Walter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: March 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The unbelievably riveting adventure of an unlikely young explorer who emerged from the jungles of Africa with evidence of a mysterious, still mythical beast—the gorilla—only to stumble straight into the center of the biggest debate of the day: Darwin's theory of evolution In 1856 Paul Du Chaillu marched into the equatorial wilderness of West Africa determined to bag an animal that, according to legend, was nothing short of a monster. When he emerged three years later, the summation of his efforts only hinted at what he'd experienced in one of the most dangerous regions on earth. Armed with an astonishing collection of zoological specimens, Du Chaillu leapt from the physical challenges of the jungle straight into the center of the biggest issues of the time—the evolution debate, racial discourse, the growth of Christian fundamentalism—and helped push each to unprecedented intensities. He experienced instant celebrity, but with that fame came whispers—about his past, his credibility, and his very identity—which would haunt the young man. Grand in scope, immediate in detail, and propulsively readable, Between Man and Beast brilliantly combines Du Chaillu's personal journey with the epic tale of a world hovering on the sharp edge of transformation. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/166661]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Between Man and Beast: An Unlikely Explorer, the Evolution Debates, and the African Adventure that Took the Victorian World By Storm Author: Monte Reel Narrator: Bob Walter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: March 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The unbelievably riveting adventure of an unlikely young explorer who emerged from the jungles of Africa with evidence of a mysterious, still mythical beast—the gorilla—only to stumble straight into the center of the biggest debate of the day: Darwin's theory of evolution In 1856 Paul Du Chaillu marched into the equatorial wilderness of West Africa determined to bag an animal that, according to legend, was nothing short of a monster. When he emerged three years later, the summation of his efforts only hinted at what he'd experienced in one of the most dangerous regions on earth. Armed with an astonishing collection of zoological specimens, Du Chaillu leapt from the physical challenges of the jungle straight into the center of the biggest issues of the time—the evolution debate, racial discourse, the growth of Christian fundamentalism—and helped push each to unprecedented intensities. He experienced instant celebrity, but with that fame came whispers—about his past, his credibility, and his very identity—which would haunt the young man. Grand in scope, immediate in detail, and propulsively readable, Between Man and Beast brilliantly combines Du Chaillu's personal journey with the epic tale of a world hovering on the sharp edge of transformation. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162831 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162831]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Best of Bryson City Tales: Stories of a Doctor's First Years of Practice in the Smoky Mountains Author: Walt Larimore, M.D. Narrator: Walt Larimore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date: September 21, 2004 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'We walked out onto a side porch, with woven-seat rocking chairs strewn across it, to look out at the hills that were literally ablaze with color--reds and yellows were painted across the promontories, with amber and orange hues specked the bluffs. The spectacular view all the way to the peak of the distant Frye Mountain reminded us of why so many chose to visit this wilderness area during the fall color season.' But the little mountain hamlet of Bryson City, North Carolina, offers more than dazzling vistas. For Walt Larimore, a young 'flatlander' physician setting up his first practice, the town presents its peculiar challenges as well. Schooled in the latest medical technology, the eager doctor--his wife, Barb, and two-year-old daughter, Kate, in tow--is about to discover that there are some things in rural practice for which medical school just hadn’t prepared him. But he’s about to learn. His patients will often be his best teachers, and his classroom will range from hospital corridors and smelly barns to homey kitchens and mountain streams. With the winsomeness of a James Herriott book, Best of Bryson City Tales sweeps you into a world of colorful characters, the texture of Smoky Mountain life, and the warmth, humor, quirks, and struggles of a small country town. It’s a world where the family doctor is also the emergency physician, the coroner, and the obstetrician, and where wilderness medicine is part of the job, search-and-rescue calls in the national forest are a way of life, and the next patient just may be somebody’s livestock or pet. And it is the place where the practice of medicine will forever shape Dr. Larimore’s practice of life and faith. Sharing the joys, heartaches, frustrations, and rewards of rural mountain medical practice, Best of Bryson City Tales is a tender and insightful chronicle of a young man’s rite of passage from medical student to family physician. Laughter and adventure await you in these pages, and lessons learned from the strengths, foibles, and simple faith of Bryson City’s unforgettable residents. Walt Larimore, M.D. Tue, 21 Sep 2004 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162831 thebookvoice.com 5:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162831]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Best of Bryson City Tales: Stories of a Doctor's First Years of Practice in the Smoky Mountains Author: Walt Larimore, M.D. Narrator: Walt Larimore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date: September 21, 2004 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'We walked out onto a side porch, with woven-seat rocking chairs strewn across it, to look out at the hills that were literally ablaze with color--reds and yellows were painted across the promontories, with amber and orange hues specked the bluffs. The spectacular view all the way to the peak of the distant Frye Mountain reminded us of why so many chose to visit this wilderness area during the fall color season.' But the little mountain hamlet of Bryson City, North Carolina, offers more than dazzling vistas. For Walt Larimore, a young 'flatlander' physician setting up his first practice, the town presents its peculiar challenges as well. Schooled in the latest medical technology, the eager doctor--his wife, Barb, and two-year-old daughter, Kate, in tow--is about to discover that there are some things in rural practice for which medical school just hadn’t prepared him. But he’s about to learn. His patients will often be his best teachers, and his classroom will range from hospital corridors and smelly barns to homey kitchens and mountain streams. With the winsomeness of a James Herriott book, Best of Bryson City Tales sweeps you into a world of colorful characters, the texture of Smoky Mountain life, and the warmth, humor, quirks, and struggles of a small country town. It’s a world where the family doctor is also the emergency physician, the coroner, and the obstetrician, and where wilderness medicine is part of the job, search-and-rescue calls in the national forest are a way of life, and the next patient just may be somebody’s livestock or pet. And it is the place where the practice of medicine will forever shape Dr. Larimore’s practice of life and faith. Sharing the joys, heartaches, frustrations, and rewards of rural mountain medical practice, Best of Bryson City Tales is a tender and insightful chronicle of a young man’s rite of passage from medical student to family physician. Laughter and adventure await you in these pages, and lessons learned from the strengths, foibles, and simple faith of Bryson City’s unforgettable residents. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162831]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Best of Bryson City Tales: Stories of a Doctor's First Years of Practice in the Smoky Mountains Author: Walt Larimore, M.D. Narrator: Walt Larimore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date: September 21, 2004 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'We walked out onto a side porch, with woven-seat rocking chairs strewn across it, to look out at the hills that were literally ablaze with color--reds and yellows were painted across the promontories, with amber and orange hues specked the bluffs. The spectacular view all the way to the peak of the distant Frye Mountain reminded us of why so many chose to visit this wilderness area during the fall color season.' But the little mountain hamlet of Bryson City, North Carolina, offers more than dazzling vistas. For Walt Larimore, a young 'flatlander' physician setting up his first practice, the town presents its peculiar challenges as well. Schooled in the latest medical technology, the eager doctor--his wife, Barb, and two-year-old daughter, Kate, in tow--is about to discover that there are some things in rural practice for which medical school just hadn’t prepared him. But he’s about to learn. His patients will often be his best teachers, and his classroom will range from hospital corridors and smelly barns to homey kitchens and mountain streams. With the winsomeness of a James Herriott book, Best of Bryson City Tales sweeps you into a world of colorful characters, the texture of Smoky Mountain life, and the warmth, humor, quirks, and struggles of a small country town. It’s a world where the family doctor is also the emergency physician, the coroner, and the obstetrician, and where wilderness medicine is part of the job, search-and-rescue calls in the national forest are a way of life, and the next patient just may be somebody’s livestock or pet. And it is the place where the practice of medicine will forever shape Dr. Larimore’s practice of life and faith. Sharing the joys, heartaches, frustrations, and rewards of rural mountain medical practice, Best of Bryson City Tales is a tender and insightful chronicle of a young man’s rite of passage from medical student to family physician. Laughter and adventure await you in these pages, and lessons learned from the strengths, foibles, and simple faith of Bryson City’s unforgettable residents. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162420 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162420]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sarah Palin: A New Kind of Leader Author: Joe Hilley Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 21, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Our present era demands a new style of leadership that transcends political affiliation and party lines. In an age that values relationship over authority and instant information over accuracy, breadth of knowledge and depth of conviction are prized commodities. Governor Sarah Palin (R—Alaska) brings both of those qualities to her new role as candidate for the vice presidency of the United States. Her familiarity with a broad range of issues and her strong moral center are just two of the leadership traits that have allowed Palin to organize and focus her efforts in elected office. Exploring themes from her career in politics, her life as a hockey mom, and her strongly held Christian faith, author Joe Hilley’s biographical leadership study of Sarah Palin explores the leadership principles that have catapulted her into the national spotlight and explains how she models a fresh paradigm of leadership that will guide our nation through the 21st century. Joe Hilley Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162420 thebookvoice.com 3:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162420]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sarah Palin: A New Kind of Leader Author: Joe Hilley Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 21, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Our present era demands a new style of leadership that transcends political affiliation and party lines. In an age that values relationship over authority and instant information over accuracy, breadth of knowledge and depth of conviction are prized commodities. Governor Sarah Palin (R—Alaska) brings both of those qualities to her new role as candidate for the vice presidency of the United States. Her familiarity with a broad range of issues and her strong moral center are just two of the leadership traits that have allowed Palin to organize and focus her efforts in elected office. Exploring themes from her career in politics, her life as a hockey mom, and her strongly held Christian faith, author Joe Hilley’s biographical leadership study of Sarah Palin explores the leadership principles that have catapulted her into the national spotlight and explains how she models a fresh paradigm of leadership that will guide our nation through the 21st century. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162420]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sarah Palin: A New Kind of Leader Author: Joe Hilley Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 21, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Our present era demands a new style of leadership that transcends political affiliation and party lines. In an age that values relationship over authority and instant information over accuracy, breadth of knowledge and depth of conviction are prized commodities. Governor Sarah Palin (R—Alaska) brings both of those qualities to her new role as candidate for the vice presidency of the United States. Her familiarity with a broad range of issues and her strong moral center are just two of the leadership traits that have allowed Palin to organize and focus her efforts in elected office. Exploring themes from her career in politics, her life as a hockey mom, and her strongly held Christian faith, author Joe Hilley’s biographical leadership study of Sarah Palin explores the leadership principles that have catapulted her into the national spotlight and explains how she models a fresh paradigm of leadership that will guide our nation through the 21st century. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161754 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161754]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration Author: Jenny Piening, David Roberts Narrator: Matthew Brenher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 40 minutes Release date: January 28, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: His two companions were dead, his food and supplies had vanished in a crevasse, and Douglas Mawson was still one hundred miles from camp. On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. The dogs were gone. Now Mawson himself plunged through a snow bridge, dangling over an abyss by the sledge harness. A line of poetry gave him the will to haul himself back to the surface. Mawson was sometimes reduced to crawling, and one night he discovered that the soles of his feet had completely detached from the flesh beneath. On February 8, when he staggered back to base, his features unrecognizably skeletal, the first teammate to reach him blurted out, 'Which one are you?' This thrilling and almost unbelievable account establishes Mawson in his rightful place as one of the greatest polar explorers and expedition leaders. Jenny Piening, David Roberts Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161754 thebookvoice.com 11:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161754]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration Author: Jenny Piening, David Roberts Narrator: Matthew Brenher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 40 minutes Release date: January 28, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: His two companions were dead, his food and supplies had vanished in a crevasse, and Douglas Mawson was still one hundred miles from camp. On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. The dogs were gone. Now Mawson himself plunged through a snow bridge, dangling over an abyss by the sledge harness. A line of poetry gave him the will to haul himself back to the surface. Mawson was sometimes reduced to crawling, and one night he discovered that the soles of his feet had completely detached from the flesh beneath. On February 8, when he staggered back to base, his features unrecognizably skeletal, the first teammate to reach him blurted out, 'Which one are you?' This thrilling and almost unbelievable account establishes Mawson in his rightful place as one of the greatest polar explorers and expedition leaders. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161754]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration Author: Jenny Piening, David Roberts Narrator: Matthew Brenher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 40 minutes Release date: January 28, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: His two companions were dead, his food and supplies had vanished in a crevasse, and Douglas Mawson was still one hundred miles from camp. On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. The dogs were gone. Now Mawson himself plunged through a snow bridge, dangling over an abyss by the sledge harness. A line of poetry gave him the will to haul himself back to the surface. Mawson was sometimes reduced to crawling, and one night he discovered that the soles of his feet had completely detached from the flesh beneath. On February 8, when he staggered back to base, his features unrecognizably skeletal, the first teammate to reach him blurted out, 'Which one are you?' This thrilling and almost unbelievable account establishes Mawson in his rightful place as one of the greatest polar explorers and expedition leaders. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161740 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161740]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession Author: Susan Orlean Narrator: Jennifer Jay Myers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 29, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK In Susan Orlean's mesmerizing true story of beauty and obsession is John Laroche, a renegade plant dealer and sharply handsome guy, in spite of the fact that he is missing his front teeth and has the posture of al dente spaghetti. In 1994, Laroche and three Seminole Indians were arrested with rare orchids they had stolen from a wild swamp in south Florida that is filled with some of the world's most extraordinary plants and trees. Laroche had planned to clone the orchids and then sell them for a small fortune to impassioned collectors. After he was caught in the act, Laroche set off one of the oddest legal controversies in recent memory, which brought together environmentalists, Native Amer-ican activists, and devoted orchid collectors. The result is a tale that is strange, compelling, and hilarious.          New Yorker writer Susan Orlean followed Laroche through swamps and into the eccentric world of Florida's orchid collectors, a subculture of aristocrats, fanatics, and smugglers whose obsession with plants is all-consuming. Along the way, Orlean learned the history of orchid collecting, discovered an odd pattern of plant crimes in Florida, and spent time with Laroche's partners, a tribe of Seminole Indians who are still at war with the United States.          There is something fascinating or funny or truly bizarre on every page of The Orchid Thief: the story of how the head of a famous Seminole chief came to be displayed in the front window of a local pharmacy; or how seven hundred iguanas were smuggled into Florida; or the case of the only known extraterrestrial plant crime. Ultimately, however, Susan Orlean's book is about passion itself, and the amazing lengths to which people will go to gratify it. That passion is captured with singular vision in The Orchid Thief, a once-in-a-lifetime story by one of our most original journalists.   Praise for The Orchid Thief   “Stylishly written, whimsical yet sophisticated, quirkily detailed and full of empathy . . . The Orchid Thief shows [Orlean’s] gifts in full bloom.”—The New York Times Book Review   “Fascinating . . . an engrossing journey [full] of theft, hatred, greed, jealousy, madness, and backstabbing.”—Los Angeles Times   “Orlean’s snapshot-vivid, pitch-perfect prose . . . is fast becoming one of our national treasures.”—The Washington Post Book World   “Orlean’s gifts [are] her ear for the self-skewing dialogue, her eye for the incongruous, convincing detail, and her Didion-like deftness in description.”—Boston Sunday Globe   “A swashbuckling piece of reporting that celebrates some virtues that made America great.”—The Wall Street Journal Susan Orlean Tue, 29 Oct 2002 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161740 thebookvoice.com 8:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161740]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession Author: Susan Orlean Narrator: Jennifer Jay Myers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 29, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK In Susan Orlean's mesmerizing true story of beauty and obsession is John Laroche, a renegade plant dealer and sharply handsome guy, in spite of the fact that he is missing his front teeth and has the posture of al dente spaghetti. In 1994, Laroche and three Seminole Indians were arrested with rare orchids they had stolen from a wild swamp in south Florida that is filled with some of the world's most extraordinary plants and trees. Laroche had planned to clone the orchids and then sell them for a small fortune to impassioned collectors. After he was caught in the act, Laroche set off one of the oddest legal controversies in recent memory, which brought together environmentalists, Native Amer-ican activists, and devoted orchid collectors. The result is a tale that is strange, compelling, and hilarious.          New Yorker writer Susan Orlean followed Laroche through swamps and into the eccentric world of Florida's orchid collectors, a subculture of aristocrats, fanatics, and smugglers whose obsession with plants is all-consuming. Along the way, Orlean learned the history of orchid collecting, discovered an odd pattern of plant crimes in Florida, and spent time with Laroche's partners, a tribe of Seminole Indians who are still at war with the United States.          There is something fascinating or funny or truly bizarre on every page of The Orchid Thief: the story of how the head of a famous Seminole chief came to be displayed in the front window of a local pharmacy; or how seven hundred iguanas were smuggled into Florida; or the case of the only known extraterrestrial plant crime. Ultimately, however, Susan Orlean's book is about passion itself, and the amazing lengths to which people will go to gratify it. That passion is captured with singular vision in The Orchid Thief, a once-in-a-lifetime story by one of our most original journalists.   Praise for The Orchid Thief   “Stylishly written, whimsical yet sophisticated, quirkily detailed and full of empathy . . . The Orchid Thief shows [Orlean’s] gifts in full bloom.”—The New York Times Book Review   “Fascinating . . . an engrossing journey [full] of theft, hatred, greed, jealousy, madness, and backstabbing.”—Los Angeles Times   “Orlean’s snapshot-vivid, pitch-perfect prose . . . is fast becoming one of our national treasures.”—The Washington Post Book World   “Orlean’s gifts [are] her ear for the self-skewing dialogue, her eye for the incongruous, convincing detail, and her Didion-like deftness in description.”—Boston Sunday Globe   “A swashbuckling piece of reporting that celebrates some virtues that made America great.”—The Wall Street Journal Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161740]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession Author: Susan Orlean Narrator: Jennifer Jay Myers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 29, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK In Susan Orlean's mesmerizing true story of beauty and obsession is John Laroche, a renegade plant dealer and sharply handsome guy, in spite of the fact that he is missing his front teeth and has the posture of al dente spaghetti. In 1994, Laroche and three Seminole Indians were arrested with rare orchids they had stolen from a wild swamp in south Florida that is filled with some of the world's most extraordinary plants and trees. Laroche had planned to clone the orchids and then sell them for a small fortune to impassioned collectors. After he was caught in the act, Laroche set off one of the oddest legal controversies in recent memory, which brought together environmentalists, Native Amer-ican activists, and devoted orchid collectors. The result is a tale that is strange, compelling, and hilarious.          New Yorker writer Susan Orlean followed Laroche through swamps and into the eccentric world of Florida's orchid collectors, a subculture of aristocrats, fanatics, and smugglers whose obsession with plants is all-consuming. Along the way, Orlean learned the history of orchid collecting, discovered an odd pattern of plant crimes in Florida, and spent time with Laroche's partners, a tribe of Seminole Indians who are still at war with the United States.          There is something fascinating or funny or truly bizarre on every page of The Orchid Thief: the story of how the head of a famous Seminole chief came to be displayed in the front window of a local pharmacy; or how seven hundred iguanas were smuggled into Florida; or the case of the only known extraterrestrial plant crime. Ultimately, however, Susan Orlean's book is about passion itself, and the amazing lengths to which people will go to gratify it. That passion is captured with singular vision in The Orchid Thief, a once-in-a-lifetime story by one of our most original journalists.   Praise for The Orchid Thief   “Stylishly written, whimsical yet sophisticated, quirkily detailed and full of empathy . . . The Orchid Thief shows [Orlean’s] gifts in full bloom.”—The New York Times Book Review   “Fascinating . . . an engrossing journey [full] of theft, hatred, greed, jealousy, madness, and backstabbing.”—Los Angeles Times   “Orlean’s snapshot-vivid, pitch-perfect prose . . . is fast becoming one of our national treasures.”—The Washington Post Book World   “Orlean’s gifts [are] her ear for the self-skewing dialogue, her eye for the incongruous, convincing detail, and her Didion-like deftness in description.”—Boston Sunday Globe   “A swashbuckling piece of reporting that celebrates some virtues that made America great.”—The Wall Street Journal https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160954 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160954]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Becomes of the Brokenhearted: A Memoir Author: E. Lynn Harris Narrator: Richard Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 10, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: For almost a decade, beloved storyteller E. Lynn Harris has welcomed you into his family with his passionate, warm and trail-blazing novels. Now, he invites you into the most intimate world ever--his own. Since his first book Invisible Life was published in the early 1990s, New York Times bestselling author E. Lynn Harris has wowed, charmed and romanced millions of readers. As a master storyteller, E. Lynn Harris has created an intimate and glamorous world centered around his signature themes of love, friendship and family. People all over the world have fallen in love with his characters and laughed and cried with them. Now, in his most daring act yet, E. Lynn Harris writes the memoir of his life–from his childhood in Arkansas as a closeted gay boy through his struggling days as a self-published author to his rise as a New York Times bestselling author. In What Becomes of the Brokenhearted, E. Lynn Harris shares an extraordinary life touched by loneliness and depression, but more important, he reveals the triumphant life of a small-town dreamer who was able through writing to make his dreams–and more–come true. E. Lynn Harris Thu, 10 Apr 2003 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160954 thebookvoice.com 8:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160954]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Becomes of the Brokenhearted: A Memoir Author: E. Lynn Harris Narrator: Richard Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 10, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: For almost a decade, beloved storyteller E. Lynn Harris has welcomed you into his family with his passionate, warm and trail-blazing novels. Now, he invites you into the most intimate world ever--his own. Since his first book Invisible Life was published in the early 1990s, New York Times bestselling author E. Lynn Harris has wowed, charmed and romanced millions of readers. As a master storyteller, E. Lynn Harris has created an intimate and glamorous world centered around his signature themes of love, friendship and family. People all over the world have fallen in love with his characters and laughed and cried with them. Now, in his most daring act yet, E. Lynn Harris writes the memoir of his life–from his childhood in Arkansas as a closeted gay boy through his struggling days as a self-published author to his rise as a New York Times bestselling author. In What Becomes of the Brokenhearted, E. Lynn Harris shares an extraordinary life touched by loneliness and depression, but more important, he reveals the triumphant life of a small-town dreamer who was able through writing to make his dreams–and more–come true. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160954]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Becomes of the Brokenhearted: A Memoir Author: E. Lynn Harris Narrator: Richard Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 10, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: For almost a decade, beloved storyteller E. Lynn Harris has welcomed you into his family with his passionate, warm and trail-blazing novels. Now, he invites you into the most intimate world ever--his own. Since his first book Invisible Life was published in the early 1990s, New York Times bestselling author E. Lynn Harris has wowed, charmed and romanced millions of readers. As a master storyteller, E. Lynn Harris has created an intimate and glamorous world centered around his signature themes of love, friendship and family. People all over the world have fallen in love with his characters and laughed and cried with them. Now, in his most daring act yet, E. Lynn Harris writes the memoir of his life–from his childhood in Arkansas as a closeted gay boy through his struggling days as a self-published author to his rise as a New York Times bestselling author. In What Becomes of the Brokenhearted, E. Lynn Harris shares an extraordinary life touched by loneliness and depression, but more important, he reveals the triumphant life of a small-town dreamer who was able through writing to make his dreams–and more–come true. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160945 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160945]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Howard Hughes: The Untold Story Author: Pat H. Broeske, Peter Harry Brown Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 42 minutes Release date: June 13, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this luminous memoir, Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple beginnings in Puerto Rico to Hollywood legend—and one of the few performers, and the only Hispanic, to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and two Emmys. Born Rosita Dolores Alverio in the idyll of Puerto Rico, Moreno, at age five, embarked on a harrowing sea voyage with her mother and wound up in the harsh barrios of the Bronx, where she discovered dancing, singing, and acting as ways to escape a tumultuous childhood. Making her Broadway debut by age thirteen—and moving on to Hollywood in its Golden Age just a few years later—she worked alongside such stars as Gary Cooper, Yul Brynner, and Ann Miller. When discovered by Louis B. Mayer of MGM, the wizard himself declared: “She looks like a Spanish Elizabeth Taylor.” Cast by Gene Kelly as Zelda Zanders in Singin’ in the Rain and then onto her Oscar-winning performance in West Side Story, she catapulted to fame—yet found herself repeatedly typecast as the “utility ethnic,” a role she found almost impossible to elude. Here, for the first time, Rita reflects on her struggles to break through Hollywood’s racial and sexual barriers. She explores the wounded little girl behind the glamorous façade—and what it took to find her place in the world. She talks candidly about her relationship with Elvis Presley, her encounters with Howard Hughes, and the passionate romance with Marlon Brando that drove her to attempt suicide. And she shares the illusiveness of a “perfect” marriage and the incomparable joys of motherhood. Infused with Rita Moreno’s quick wit and deep insight, this memoir is the dazzling portrait of a stage and screen star who longed to become who she really is—and triumphed. Pat H. Broeske, Peter Harry Brown Tue, 13 Jun 2000 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160945 thebookvoice.com 18:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160945]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Howard Hughes: The Untold Story Author: Pat H. Broeske, Peter Harry Brown Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 42 minutes Release date: June 13, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this luminous memoir, Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple beginnings in Puerto Rico to Hollywood legend—and one of the few performers, and the only Hispanic, to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and two Emmys. Born Rosita Dolores Alverio in the idyll of Puerto Rico, Moreno, at age five, embarked on a harrowing sea voyage with her mother and wound up in the harsh barrios of the Bronx, where she discovered dancing, singing, and acting as ways to escape a tumultuous childhood. Making her Broadway debut by age thirteen—and moving on to Hollywood in its Golden Age just a few years later—she worked alongside such stars as Gary Cooper, Yul Brynner, and Ann Miller. When discovered by Louis B. Mayer of MGM, the wizard himself declared: “She looks like a Spanish Elizabeth Taylor.” Cast by Gene Kelly as Zelda Zanders in Singin’ in the Rain and then onto her Oscar-winning performance in West Side Story, she catapulted to fame—yet found herself repeatedly typecast as the “utility ethnic,” a role she found almost impossible to elude. Here, for the first time, Rita reflects on her struggles to break through Hollywood’s racial and sexual barriers. She explores the wounded little girl behind the glamorous façade—and what it took to find her place in the world. She talks candidly about her relationship with Elvis Presley, her encounters with Howard Hughes, and the passionate romance with Marlon Brando that drove her to attempt suicide. And she shares the illusiveness of a “perfect” marriage and the incomparable joys of motherhood. Infused with Rita Moreno’s quick wit and deep insight, this memoir is the dazzling portrait of a stage and screen star who longed to become who she really is—and triumphed. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160945]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Howard Hughes: The Untold Story Author: Pat H. Broeske, Peter Harry Brown Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 42 minutes Release date: June 13, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this luminous memoir, Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple beginnings in Puerto Rico to Hollywood legend—and one of the few performers, and the only Hispanic, to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and two Emmys. Born Rosita Dolores Alverio in the idyll of Puerto Rico, Moreno, at age five, embarked on a harrowing sea voyage with her mother and wound up in the harsh barrios of the Bronx, where she discovered dancing, singing, and acting as ways to escape a tumultuous childhood. Making her Broadway debut by age thirteen—and moving on to Hollywood in its Golden Age just a few years later—she worked alongside such stars as Gary Cooper, Yul Brynner, and Ann Miller. When discovered by Louis B. Mayer of MGM, the wizard himself declared: “She looks like a Spanish Elizabeth Taylor.” Cast by Gene Kelly as Zelda Zanders in Singin’ in the Rain and then onto her Oscar-winning performance in West Side Story, she catapulted to fame—yet found herself repeatedly typecast as the “utility ethnic,” a role she found almost impossible to elude. Here, for the first time, Rita reflects on her struggles to break through Hollywood’s racial and sexual barriers. She explores the wounded little girl behind the glamorous façade—and what it took to find her place in the world. She talks candidly about her relationship with Elvis Presley, her encounters with Howard Hughes, and the passionate romance with Marlon Brando that drove her to attempt suicide. And she shares the illusiveness of a “perfect” marriage and the incomparable joys of motherhood. Infused with Rita Moreno’s quick wit and deep insight, this memoir is the dazzling portrait of a stage and screen star who longed to become who she really is—and triumphed. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160893 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160893]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip Author: Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns Narrator: Tom Hanks, Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 9 minutes Release date: July 1, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The companion volume to the PBS documentary film about the first—and perhaps most astonishing—automobile trip across the United States. In 1903 there were only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation and most people had never seen a “horseless buggy”—but that did not stop Horatio Nelson Jackson, a thirty-one-year-old Vermont doctor, who impulsively bet fifty dollars that he could drive his 20-horsepower automobile from San Francisco to New York City. Here—in Jackson’s own words and photographs—is a glorious account of that months-long, problem-beset, thrilling-to-the-rattled-bones trip with his mechanic, Sewall Crocker, and a bulldog named Bud. Jackson’s previously unpublished letters to his wife, brimming with optimism against all odds, describe in vivid detail every detour, every flat tire, every adventure good and bad. And his nearly one hundred photographs show a country still settled mainly in small towns, where life moved no faster than the horse-drawn carriage and where the arrival of Jackson’s open-air (roofless and windowless) Winton would cause delirious excitement. Jackson was possessed of a deep thirst for adventure, and his remarkable story chronicles the very beginning of the restless road trips that soon became a way of life in America. Horatio’s Drive is the first chapter in our nation’s great romance with the road. With 146 illustrations and 1 map Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns Tue, 01 Jul 2003 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160893 thebookvoice.com 3:9:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160893]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip Author: Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns Narrator: Tom Hanks, Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 9 minutes Release date: July 1, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The companion volume to the PBS documentary film about the first—and perhaps most astonishing—automobile trip across the United States. In 1903 there were only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation and most people had never seen a “horseless buggy”—but that did not stop Horatio Nelson Jackson, a thirty-one-year-old Vermont doctor, who impulsively bet fifty dollars that he could drive his 20-horsepower automobile from San Francisco to New York City. Here—in Jackson’s own words and photographs—is a glorious account of that months-long, problem-beset, thrilling-to-the-rattled-bones trip with his mechanic, Sewall Crocker, and a bulldog named Bud. Jackson’s previously unpublished letters to his wife, brimming with optimism against all odds, describe in vivid detail every detour, every flat tire, every adventure good and bad. And his nearly one hundred photographs show a country still settled mainly in small towns, where life moved no faster than the horse-drawn carriage and where the arrival of Jackson’s open-air (roofless and windowless) Winton would cause delirious excitement. Jackson was possessed of a deep thirst for adventure, and his remarkable story chronicles the very beginning of the restless road trips that soon became a way of life in America. Horatio’s Drive is the first chapter in our nation’s great romance with the road. With 146 illustrations and 1 map Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160893]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip Author: Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns Narrator: Tom Hanks, Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 9 minutes Release date: July 1, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The companion volume to the PBS documentary film about the first—and perhaps most astonishing—automobile trip across the United States. In 1903 there were only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation and most people had never seen a “horseless buggy”—but that did not stop Horatio Nelson Jackson, a thirty-one-year-old Vermont doctor, who impulsively bet fifty dollars that he could drive his 20-horsepower automobile from San Francisco to New York City. Here—in Jackson’s own words and photographs—is a glorious account of that months-long, problem-beset, thrilling-to-the-rattled-bones trip with his mechanic, Sewall Crocker, and a bulldog named Bud. Jackson’s previously unpublished letters to his wife, brimming with optimism against all odds, describe in vivid detail every detour, every flat tire, every adventure good and bad. And his nearly one hundred photographs show a country still settled mainly in small towns, where life moved no faster than the horse-drawn carriage and where the arrival of Jackson’s open-air (roofless and windowless) Winton would cause delirious excitement. Jackson was possessed of a deep thirst for adventure, and his remarkable story chronicles the very beginning of the restless road trips that soon became a way of life in America. Horatio’s Drive is the first chapter in our nation’s great romance with the road. With 146 illustrations and 1 map https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245979 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245979]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World Author: Tracy Kidder Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 3, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.98 of Total 47 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 5 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.”—USA Today   “If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment’s thinking about health care for the destitute, it is Paul Farmer. . . . [Mountains Beyond Mountains] inspires, discomforts, and provokes.”—The New York Times (Best Books of the Year) In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidder’s magnificent account shows how one person can make a difference in solving global health problems through a clear-eyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems, and disease. Profound and powerful, Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes people’s minds through his dedication to the philosophy that “the only real nation is humanity.” WINNER OF THE LETTRE ULYSSES AWARD FOR THE ART OF REPORTAGE Tracy Kidder Tue, 03 Jun 2003 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245979 thebookvoice.com 10:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245979]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World Author: Tracy Kidder Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 3, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.98 of Total 47 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 5 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.”—USA Today   “If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment’s thinking about health care for the destitute, it is Paul Farmer. . . . [Mountains Beyond Mountains] inspires, discomforts, and provokes.”—The New York Times (Best Books of the Year) In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidder’s magnificent account shows how one person can make a difference in solving global health problems through a clear-eyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems, and disease. Profound and powerful, Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes people’s minds through his dedication to the philosophy that “the only real nation is humanity.” WINNER OF THE LETTRE ULYSSES AWARD FOR THE ART OF REPORTAGE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245979]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World Author: Tracy Kidder Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 3, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.98 of Total 47 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 5 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.”—USA Today   “If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment’s thinking about health care for the destitute, it is Paul Farmer. . . . [Mountains Beyond Mountains] inspires, discomforts, and provokes.”—The New York Times (Best Books of the Year) In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidder’s magnificent account shows how one person can make a difference in solving global health problems through a clear-eyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems, and disease. Profound and powerful, Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes people’s minds through his dedication to the philosophy that “the only real nation is humanity.” WINNER OF THE LETTRE ULYSSES AWARD FOR THE ART OF REPORTAGE https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160688 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160688]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soul Survivor: How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church Author: Philip Yancey Narrator: Philip Yancey Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 18, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Philip Yancey, whose explorations of faith have made him a guide for millions of readers, feels no need to defend the church. 'When someone tells me yet another horror story about the church, I respond, 'Oh, it's even worse than that. Let me tell you my story.'I have spent most of my life in recovery from the church.' Yancey acknowledges that many spiritual seekers find few answers and little solace in the institutional church. 'I have met many people, and heard from many more, who have gone through a similar process of mining truth from their religious past: Roman Catholics who flinch whenever they see a nun or priest, former Seventh Day Adventists who cannot drink a cup of coffee without a stab of guilt, Mennonites who worry whether wedding rings give evidence of worldliness.' How did Yancey manage to survive spiritually despite early encounters with a racist, legalistic church that he now views as almost cultic? In this, his most soul-searching book yet, he probes that very question. He tells the story of his own struggle to reclaim belief, interwoven with inspiring portraits of notable people from all walks of life, whom he calls his spiritual directors. Soul Survivor is his tribute to thirteen remarkable individuals, mentors who transformed his life and work. Besides recalling their effect on him, Yancey also provides fresh glimpses of the lives and faith journeys of each one. From the scatterbrained journalist G. K. Chesterton to the tortured novelists Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, to contemporaries such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Annie Dillard, Shusaku Endo, and Robert Coles, Yancey gives inspiring portraits of those who modeled for him a life-enhancing rather than a life-constricting faith. 'I became a writer, I now believe, to sort out and reclaim words used and misused by the Christians of my youth,' Yancey says. 'These are the people who ushered me into the Kingdom. In many ways they are why I remain a Christian today, and I want to introduce them to other spiritual seekers.' Soul Survivor offers illuminating insights that will enrich the lives of veteran believers and cautious seekers alike. Yancey's own story, unveiled here as never before, is a beacon for those who seek to rejuvenate their faith, and for those who are still longing for something to have faith in. Philip Yancey Tue, 18 Sep 2001 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160688 thebookvoice.com 5:3:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160688]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soul Survivor: How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church Author: Philip Yancey Narrator: Philip Yancey Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 18, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Philip Yancey, whose explorations of faith have made him a guide for millions of readers, feels no need to defend the church. 'When someone tells me yet another horror story about the church, I respond, 'Oh, it's even worse than that. Let me tell you my story.'I have spent most of my life in recovery from the church.' Yancey acknowledges that many spiritual seekers find few answers and little solace in the institutional church. 'I have met many people, and heard from many more, who have gone through a similar process of mining truth from their religious past: Roman Catholics who flinch whenever they see a nun or priest, former Seventh Day Adventists who cannot drink a cup of coffee without a stab of guilt, Mennonites who worry whether wedding rings give evidence of worldliness.' How did Yancey manage to survive spiritually despite early encounters with a racist, legalistic church that he now views as almost cultic? In this, his most soul-searching book yet, he probes that very question. He tells the story of his own struggle to reclaim belief, interwoven with inspiring portraits of notable people from all walks of life, whom he calls his spiritual directors. Soul Survivor is his tribute to thirteen remarkable individuals, mentors who transformed his life and work. Besides recalling their effect on him, Yancey also provides fresh glimpses of the lives and faith journeys of each one. From the scatterbrained journalist G. K. Chesterton to the tortured novelists Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, to contemporaries such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Annie Dillard, Shusaku Endo, and Robert Coles, Yancey gives inspiring portraits of those who modeled for him a life-enhancing rather than a life-constricting faith. 'I became a writer, I now believe, to sort out and reclaim words used and misused by the Christians of my youth,' Yancey says. 'These are the people who ushered me into the Kingdom. In many ways they are why I remain a Christian today, and I want to introduce them to other spiritual seekers.' Soul Survivor offers illuminating insights that will enrich the lives of veteran believers and cautious seekers alike. Yancey's own story, unveiled here as never before, is a beacon for those who seek to rejuvenate their faith, and for those who are still longing for something to have faith in. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160688]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soul Survivor: How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church Author: Philip Yancey Narrator: Philip Yancey Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 18, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Philip Yancey, whose explorations of faith have made him a guide for millions of readers, feels no need to defend the church. 'When someone tells me yet another horror story about the church, I respond, 'Oh, it's even worse than that. Let me tell you my story.'I have spent most of my life in recovery from the church.' Yancey acknowledges that many spiritual seekers find few answers and little solace in the institutional church. 'I have met many people, and heard from many more, who have gone through a similar process of mining truth from their religious past: Roman Catholics who flinch whenever they see a nun or priest, former Seventh Day Adventists who cannot drink a cup of coffee without a stab of guilt, Mennonites who worry whether wedding rings give evidence of worldliness.' How did Yancey manage to survive spiritually despite early encounters with a racist, legalistic church that he now views as almost cultic? In this, his most soul-searching book yet, he probes that very question. He tells the story of his own struggle to reclaim belief, interwoven with inspiring portraits of notable people from all walks of life, whom he calls his spiritual directors. Soul Survivor is his tribute to thirteen remarkable individuals, mentors who transformed his life and work. Besides recalling their effect on him, Yancey also provides fresh glimpses of the lives and faith journeys of each one. From the scatterbrained journalist G. K. Chesterton to the tortured novelists Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, to contemporaries such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Annie Dillard, Shusaku Endo, and Robert Coles, Yancey gives inspiring portraits of those who modeled for him a life-enhancing rather than a life-constricting faith. 'I became a writer, I now believe, to sort out and reclaim words used and misused by the Christians of my youth,' Yancey says. 'These are the people who ushered me into the Kingdom. In many ways they are why I remain a Christian today, and I want to introduce them to other spiritual seekers.' Soul Survivor offers illuminating insights that will enrich the lives of veteran believers and cautious seekers alike. Yancey's own story, unveiled here as never before, is a beacon for those who seek to rejuvenate their faith, and for those who are still longing for something to have faith in. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160660 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160660]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Flyers: In Search of Wilbur & Orville Wright Author: Noah Adams Narrator: Noah Adams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 7, 2003 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “It takes only nineteen seconds to walk the distance of the first powered flight. But when I was there the wind was up and cold on my face, and I felt as if I’d entered the black-and-white photograph I’d been seeing all my life. The sand is light gray, there’s a spill of surf in the distance. Wilbur, running at the right of the plane, and Orville, the pilot, are in dark suits. The propellers blur against the sky as the machine rises. . . .” So begins Noah Adams’s adventure in search of Wilbur and Orville Wright, a journey that takes him across the country as he follows in the footsteps of the famous brothers in an attempt to know them more deeply, not just as inventors and pilots but as individuals as well. Adams, one of our most distinctive and talented storytellers, traveled thousands of miles and interviewed scores of experts and individuals to piece together his story. He finds a local boat captain to ferry him to Kitty Hawk, along the same route that Wilbur took in 1900, and spends several days talking with descendants of the families who first welcomed the Wright brothers a century ago and helped them conduct their gliding experiments. To experience first-hand the thrill of being in the air, Adams himself goes hang-gliding in the Outer Banks. To understand the aerodynamics of lift and drag and how the famous 1903 plane was constructed, he visits Ken Hyde, a Virginia pilot and vintage aircraft builder who is creating the world’s most accurate reproduction of the 1903 Wright Flyer. Adams goes to the prop shop and handles the tools and materials that the Wrights used to build their gliders and planes, and later he visits the wind tunnel at Langley Air Force Base where Hyde’s reproduction was tested for the first time. He also travels to France to visit the old racetrack at Le Mans where Wilbur startled the European aviation community with his demonstration flights in 1908, and he spends a few days at Wisconsin’s Oshkosh Fly-in, where builders of experimental aircraft and owners of vintage planes gather every year to dazzle the crowds. Adams himself takes to the air in a restored Ford Tri-Motor, America’s first airliner, which took its maiden flight seventy years ago. In Adams’s book we encounter the Wright brothers in a way that no writer has introduced them before. Through the lens of his own experiences as well as original reporting, letters, diaries, and other primary source material, he helps us understand the talent and intensity of the brothers and their family, including the fascinating, deeply complex, and at times tragic bond between Orville and Katharine, his younger sister. The Flyers is a wonderfully rich narrative that brings an unprecedented spirit of immediacy to one of history’s most dramatic stories. Noah Adams Tue, 07 Oct 2003 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160660 thebookvoice.com 5:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160660]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Flyers: In Search of Wilbur & Orville Wright Author: Noah Adams Narrator: Noah Adams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 7, 2003 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “It takes only nineteen seconds to walk the distance of the first powered flight. But when I was there the wind was up and cold on my face, and I felt as if I’d entered the black-and-white photograph I’d been seeing all my life. The sand is light gray, there’s a spill of surf in the distance. Wilbur, running at the right of the plane, and Orville, the pilot, are in dark suits. The propellers blur against the sky as the machine rises. . . .” So begins Noah Adams’s adventure in search of Wilbur and Orville Wright, a journey that takes him across the country as he follows in the footsteps of the famous brothers in an attempt to know them more deeply, not just as inventors and pilots but as individuals as well. Adams, one of our most distinctive and talented storytellers, traveled thousands of miles and interviewed scores of experts and individuals to piece together his story. He finds a local boat captain to ferry him to Kitty Hawk, along the same route that Wilbur took in 1900, and spends several days talking with descendants of the families who first welcomed the Wright brothers a century ago and helped them conduct their gliding experiments. To experience first-hand the thrill of being in the air, Adams himself goes hang-gliding in the Outer Banks. To understand the aerodynamics of lift and drag and how the famous 1903 plane was constructed, he visits Ken Hyde, a Virginia pilot and vintage aircraft builder who is creating the world’s most accurate reproduction of the 1903 Wright Flyer. Adams goes to the prop shop and handles the tools and materials that the Wrights used to build their gliders and planes, and later he visits the wind tunnel at Langley Air Force Base where Hyde’s reproduction was tested for the first time. He also travels to France to visit the old racetrack at Le Mans where Wilbur startled the European aviation community with his demonstration flights in 1908, and he spends a few days at Wisconsin’s Oshkosh Fly-in, where builders of experimental aircraft and owners of vintage planes gather every year to dazzle the crowds. Adams himself takes to the air in a restored Ford Tri-Motor, America’s first airliner, which took its maiden flight seventy years ago. In Adams’s book we encounter the Wright brothers in a way that no writer has introduced them before. Through the lens of his own experiences as well as original reporting, letters, diaries, and other primary source material, he helps us understand the talent and intensity of the brothers and their family, including the fascinating, deeply complex, and at times tragic bond between Orville and Katharine, his younger sister. The Flyers is a wonderfully rich narrative that brings an unprecedented spirit of immediacy to one of history’s most dramatic stories. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160660]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Flyers: In Search of Wilbur & Orville Wright Author: Noah Adams Narrator: Noah Adams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 7, 2003 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “It takes only nineteen seconds to walk the distance of the first powered flight. But when I was there the wind was up and cold on my face, and I felt as if I’d entered the black-and-white photograph I’d been seeing all my life. The sand is light gray, there’s a spill of surf in the distance. Wilbur, running at the right of the plane, and Orville, the pilot, are in dark suits. The propellers blur against the sky as the machine rises. . . .” So begins Noah Adams’s adventure in search of Wilbur and Orville Wright, a journey that takes him across the country as he follows in the footsteps of the famous brothers in an attempt to know them more deeply, not just as inventors and pilots but as individuals as well. Adams, one of our most distinctive and talented storytellers, traveled thousands of miles and interviewed scores of experts and individuals to piece together his story. He finds a local boat captain to ferry him to Kitty Hawk, along the same route that Wilbur took in 1900, and spends several days talking with descendants of the families who first welcomed the Wright brothers a century ago and helped them conduct their gliding experiments. To experience first-hand the thrill of being in the air, Adams himself goes hang-gliding in the Outer Banks. To understand the aerodynamics of lift and drag and how the famous 1903 plane was constructed, he visits Ken Hyde, a Virginia pilot and vintage aircraft builder who is creating the world’s most accurate reproduction of the 1903 Wright Flyer. Adams goes to the prop shop and handles the tools and materials that the Wrights used to build their gliders and planes, and later he visits the wind tunnel at Langley Air Force Base where Hyde’s reproduction was tested for the first time. He also travels to France to visit the old racetrack at Le Mans where Wilbur startled the European aviation community with his demonstration flights in 1908, and he spends a few days at Wisconsin’s Oshkosh Fly-in, where builders of experimental aircraft and owners of vintage planes gather every year to dazzle the crowds. Adams himself takes to the air in a restored Ford Tri-Motor, America’s first airliner, which took its maiden flight seventy years ago. In Adams’s book we encounter the Wright brothers in a way that no writer has introduced them before. Through the lens of his own experiences as well as original reporting, letters, diaries, and other primary source material, he helps us understand the talent and intensity of the brothers and their family, including the fascinating, deeply complex, and at times tragic bond between Orville and Katharine, his younger sister. The Flyers is a wonderfully rich narrative that brings an unprecedented spirit of immediacy to one of history’s most dramatic stories. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160704 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160704]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Darkest Jungle: The True Story of the Darien Expedition and America's Ill-Fated Race to Connect the Seas Author: Todd Balf Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 3, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Commit yourself to the Virgin Mary, for in her hands is the way into the Darién—and in God’s is the way out.” The Darkest Jungle tells the harrowing story of America’s first ship canal exploration across a narrow piece of land in Central America called the Darién, a place that loomed large in the minds of the world’s most courageous adventurers in the nineteenth century. With rival warships and explorers from England and France days behind, the 27-member U.S. Darién Exploring Expedition landed on the Atlantic shore at Caledonia Bay in eastern Panama to begin their mad dash up the coast-hugging mountains of the Darién wilderness. The whole world watched as this party attempted to be the first to traverse the 40-mile isthmus, the narrowest spot between the Atlantic and Pacific in all the Americas. Later, government investigators would say they were doomed before they started. Amid the speculative fever for an Atlantic and Pacific ship canal, the terrain to be crossed had been grossly misrepresented and fictitiously mapped. By January 27, 1854, the Americans had served out their last provisions and were severely footsore but believed the river they had arrived at was an artery to the Pacific, their destination. Leading them was the charismatic commander Isaac Strain, an adventuring 33-year-old U.S. Navy lieutenant. The party could have turned back except, said Strain, they were to a man “revolted at the idea” of failing at a task they seemed destined to accomplish. Like the first men to try to scale Everest or reach the North Pole, they felt the eyes of their countrymen upon them. Yet Strain’s party would wander lost in the jungle for another sixty nightmarish days, following a tortuously contorted and uncharted tropical river. Their guns rusted in the damp heat, expected settlements never materialized, and the lush terrain provided little to no sustenance. As the unending march dragged on, the party was beset by flesh-embedding parasites and a range of infectious tropical diseases they had no antidote for (or understanding of). In the desperate final days, in the throes of starvation, the survivors flirted with cannibalism and the sickest men had to be left behind so, as the journal keeper painfully recorded, the rest might have a chance to live. The U.S. Darién Exploring Expedition’s 97-day ordeal of starvation, exhaustion, and madness—a tragedy turned “triumph of the soul” due to the courage and self-sacrifice of their leader and the seamen who devotedly followed him—is one of the great untold tales of human survival and exploration. Based on the vividly detailed log entries of Strain and his junior officers, other period sources, and Balf’s own treks in the Darién Gap, this is a rich and utterly compelling historical narrative that will thrill readers who enjoyed In the Heart of the Sea, Isaac’s Storm, and other sagas of adventure at the limits of human endurance. Todd Balf Wed, 03 Sep 2003 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160704 thebookvoice.com 9:25:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160704]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Darkest Jungle: The True Story of the Darien Expedition and America's Ill-Fated Race to Connect the Seas Author: Todd Balf Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 3, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Commit yourself to the Virgin Mary, for in her hands is the way into the Darién—and in God’s is the way out.” The Darkest Jungle tells the harrowing story of America’s first ship canal exploration across a narrow piece of land in Central America called the Darién, a place that loomed large in the minds of the world’s most courageous adventurers in the nineteenth century. With rival warships and explorers from England and France days behind, the 27-member U.S. Darién Exploring Expedition landed on the Atlantic shore at Caledonia Bay in eastern Panama to begin their mad dash up the coast-hugging mountains of the Darién wilderness. The whole world watched as this party attempted to be the first to traverse the 40-mile isthmus, the narrowest spot between the Atlantic and Pacific in all the Americas. Later, government investigators would say they were doomed before they started. Amid the speculative fever for an Atlantic and Pacific ship canal, the terrain to be crossed had been grossly misrepresented and fictitiously mapped. By January 27, 1854, the Americans had served out their last provisions and were severely footsore but believed the river they had arrived at was an artery to the Pacific, their destination. Leading them was the charismatic commander Isaac Strain, an adventuring 33-year-old U.S. Navy lieutenant. The party could have turned back except, said Strain, they were to a man “revolted at the idea” of failing at a task they seemed destined to accomplish. Like the first men to try to scale Everest or reach the North Pole, they felt the eyes of their countrymen upon them. Yet Strain’s party would wander lost in the jungle for another sixty nightmarish days, following a tortuously contorted and uncharted tropical river. Their guns rusted in the damp heat, expected settlements never materialized, and the lush terrain provided little to no sustenance. As the unending march dragged on, the party was beset by flesh-embedding parasites and a range of infectious tropical diseases they had no antidote for (or understanding of). In the desperate final days, in the throes of starvation, the survivors flirted with cannibalism and the sickest men had to be left behind so, as the journal keeper painfully recorded, the rest might have a chance to live. The U.S. Darién Exploring Expedition’s 97-day ordeal of starvation, exhaustion, and madness—a tragedy turned “triumph of the soul” due to the courage and self-sacrifice of their leader and the seamen who devotedly followed him—is one of the great untold tales of human survival and exploration. Based on the vividly detailed log entries of Strain and his junior officers, other period sources, and Balf’s own treks in the Darién Gap, this is a rich and utterly compelling historical narrative that will thrill readers who enjoyed In the Heart of the Sea, Isaac’s Storm, and other sagas of adventure at the limits of human endurance. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160704]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Darkest Jungle: The True Story of the Darien Expedition and America's Ill-Fated Race to Connect the Seas Author: Todd Balf Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 3, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Commit yourself to the Virgin Mary, for in her hands is the way into the Darién—and in God’s is the way out.” The Darkest Jungle tells the harrowing story of America’s first ship canal exploration across a narrow piece of land in Central America called the Darién, a place that loomed large in the minds of the world’s most courageous adventurers in the nineteenth century. With rival warships and explorers from England and France days behind, the 27-member U.S. Darién Exploring Expedition landed on the Atlantic shore at Caledonia Bay in eastern Panama to begin their mad dash up the coast-hugging mountains of the Darién wilderness. The whole world watched as this party attempted to be the first to traverse the 40-mile isthmus, the narrowest spot between the Atlantic and Pacific in all the Americas. Later, government investigators would say they were doomed before they started. Amid the speculative fever for an Atlantic and Pacific ship canal, the terrain to be crossed had been grossly misrepresented and fictitiously mapped. By January 27, 1854, the Americans had served out their last provisions and were severely footsore but believed the river they had arrived at was an artery to the Pacific, their destination. Leading them was the charismatic commander Isaac Strain, an adventuring 33-year-old U.S. Navy lieutenant. The party could have turned back except, said Strain, they were to a man “revolted at the idea” of failing at a task they seemed destined to accomplish. Like the first men to try to scale Everest or reach the North Pole, they felt the eyes of their countrymen upon them. Yet Strain’s party would wander lost in the jungle for another sixty nightmarish days, following a tortuously contorted and uncharted tropical river. Their guns rusted in the damp heat, expected settlements never materialized, and the lush terrain provided little to no sustenance. As the unending march dragged on, the party was beset by flesh-embedding parasites and a range of infectious tropical diseases they had no antidote for (or understanding of). In the desperate final days, in the throes of starvation, the survivors flirted with cannibalism and the sickest men had to be left behind so, as the journal keeper painfully recorded, the rest might have a chance to live. The U.S. Darién Exploring Expedition’s 97-day ordeal of starvation, exhaustion, and madness—a tragedy turned “triumph of the soul” due to the courage and self-sacrifice of their leader and the seamen who devotedly followed him—is one of the great untold tales of human survival and exploration. Based on the vividly detailed log entries of Strain and his junior officers, other period sources, and Balf’s own treks in the Darién Gap, this is a rich and utterly compelling historical narrative that will thrill readers who enjoyed In the Heart of the Sea, Isaac’s Storm, and other sagas of adventure at the limits of human endurance. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160458 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160458]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens Author: Jane Dunn Narrator: Donada Peters Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 15, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.77 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The first dual biography of two of the world’s most remarkable women—Elizabeth I of England and Mary Queen of Scots—by one of Britain’s “best biographers” (The Sunday Times). In a rich and riveting narrative, Jane Dunn reveals the extraordinary rivalry between the regal cousins. It is the story of two queens ruling on one island, each with a claim to the throne of England, each embodying dramatically opposing qualities of character, ideals of womanliness (and views of sexuality) and divinely ordained kingship. As regnant queens in an overwhelmingly masculine world, they were deplored for their femaleness, compared unfavorably with each other and courted by the same men. By placing their dynamic and ever-changing relationship at the center of the book, Dunn illuminates their differences. Elizabeth, inheriting a weak, divided country coveted by all the Catholic monarchs of Europe, is revolutionary in her insistence on ruling alone and inspired in her use of celibacy as a political tool—yet also possessed of a deeply feeling nature. Mary is not the romantic victim of history but a courageous adventurer with a reckless heart and a magnetic influence over men and women alike. Vengeful against her enemies and the more ruthless of the two queens, she is untroubled by plotting Elizabeth’s murder. Elizabeth, however, is driven to anguish at finally having to sanction Mary’s death for treason. Working almost exclusively from contemporary letters and writings, Dunn explores their symbiotic, though never face-to-face, relationship and the power struggle that raged between them. A story of sex, power and politics, of a rivalry unparalleled in the pages of English history, of two charismatic women—told in a masterful double biography. Jane Dunn Wed, 15 Oct 2003 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160458 thebookvoice.com 19:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160458]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens Author: Jane Dunn Narrator: Donada Peters Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 15, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.77 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The first dual biography of two of the world’s most remarkable women—Elizabeth I of England and Mary Queen of Scots—by one of Britain’s “best biographers” (The Sunday Times). In a rich and riveting narrative, Jane Dunn reveals the extraordinary rivalry between the regal cousins. It is the story of two queens ruling on one island, each with a claim to the throne of England, each embodying dramatically opposing qualities of character, ideals of womanliness (and views of sexuality) and divinely ordained kingship. As regnant queens in an overwhelmingly masculine world, they were deplored for their femaleness, compared unfavorably with each other and courted by the same men. By placing their dynamic and ever-changing relationship at the center of the book, Dunn illuminates their differences. Elizabeth, inheriting a weak, divided country coveted by all the Catholic monarchs of Europe, is revolutionary in her insistence on ruling alone and inspired in her use of celibacy as a political tool—yet also possessed of a deeply feeling nature. Mary is not the romantic victim of history but a courageous adventurer with a reckless heart and a magnetic influence over men and women alike. Vengeful against her enemies and the more ruthless of the two queens, she is untroubled by plotting Elizabeth’s murder. Elizabeth, however, is driven to anguish at finally having to sanction Mary’s death for treason. Working almost exclusively from contemporary letters and writings, Dunn explores their symbiotic, though never face-to-face, relationship and the power struggle that raged between them. A story of sex, power and politics, of a rivalry unparalleled in the pages of English history, of two charismatic women—told in a masterful double biography. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160458]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens Author: Jane Dunn Narrator: Donada Peters Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 15, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.77 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The first dual biography of two of the world’s most remarkable women—Elizabeth I of England and Mary Queen of Scots—by one of Britain’s “best biographers” (The Sunday Times). In a rich and riveting narrative, Jane Dunn reveals the extraordinary rivalry between the regal cousins. It is the story of two queens ruling on one island, each with a claim to the throne of England, each embodying dramatically opposing qualities of character, ideals of womanliness (and views of sexuality) and divinely ordained kingship. As regnant queens in an overwhelmingly masculine world, they were deplored for their femaleness, compared unfavorably with each other and courted by the same men. By placing their dynamic and ever-changing relationship at the center of the book, Dunn illuminates their differences. Elizabeth, inheriting a weak, divided country coveted by all the Catholic monarchs of Europe, is revolutionary in her insistence on ruling alone and inspired in her use of celibacy as a political tool—yet also possessed of a deeply feeling nature. Mary is not the romantic victim of history but a courageous adventurer with a reckless heart and a magnetic influence over men and women alike. Vengeful against her enemies and the more ruthless of the two queens, she is untroubled by plotting Elizabeth’s murder. Elizabeth, however, is driven to anguish at finally having to sanction Mary’s death for treason. Working almost exclusively from contemporary letters and writings, Dunn explores their symbiotic, though never face-to-face, relationship and the power struggle that raged between them. A story of sex, power and politics, of a rivalry unparalleled in the pages of English history, of two charismatic women—told in a masterful double biography. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160178 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160178]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Piece of Cake: A Memoir Author: Cupcake Brown Narrator: Bahni Turpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 7 minutes Release date: February 28, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 52 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 17 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The heart-wrenching, uplifting tale about a woman named Cupcake “[Cupcake] Brown’s confessional . . . memoir is one you can’t easily put down. Her life is nothing short of a miracle.”—Chicago Sun-Times There are shelves of memoirs about overcoming the death of a parent, childhood abuse, rape, drug addiction, miscarriage, alcoholism, hustling, gangbanging, near-death injuries, drug dealing, prostitution, and homelessness. Cupcake Brown survived all these things before she’d even turned twenty.  And that’s when things got interesting. . .  Orphaned by the death of her mother and left in the hands of a sadistic foster parent, young Cupcake Brown learned to survive by turning tricks, downing hard liquor, and ingesting every drug she could find while hitchhiking up and down the California coast. She stumbled into gangbanging, drug dealing, hustling, prostitution, theft, and, eventually, the best scam of all: a series of 9-to-5 jobs.  A Piece of Cake is unlike any memoir you’ll ever read. Moving in its frankness, this is the most satisfying, startlingly funny, and genuinely affecting tour through hell you’ll ever take. Praise for A Piece of Cake “[Brown] reflects now with insight and honesty on her experiences. . . . An engaging account . . . of a remarkable life filled with pain and wisdom, hope and redemption.”—San Fracisco Chronicle “Dazzles you with the amazing change that is possible in one lifetime.”—Washington Post Cupcake Brown Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160178 thebookvoice.com 21:7:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160178]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Piece of Cake: A Memoir Author: Cupcake Brown Narrator: Bahni Turpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 7 minutes Release date: February 28, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 52 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 17 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The heart-wrenching, uplifting tale about a woman named Cupcake “[Cupcake] Brown’s confessional . . . memoir is one you can’t easily put down. Her life is nothing short of a miracle.”—Chicago Sun-Times There are shelves of memoirs about overcoming the death of a parent, childhood abuse, rape, drug addiction, miscarriage, alcoholism, hustling, gangbanging, near-death injuries, drug dealing, prostitution, and homelessness. Cupcake Brown survived all these things before she’d even turned twenty.  And that’s when things got interesting. . .  Orphaned by the death of her mother and left in the hands of a sadistic foster parent, young Cupcake Brown learned to survive by turning tricks, downing hard liquor, and ingesting every drug she could find while hitchhiking up and down the California coast. She stumbled into gangbanging, drug dealing, hustling, prostitution, theft, and, eventually, the best scam of all: a series of 9-to-5 jobs.  A Piece of Cake is unlike any memoir you’ll ever read. Moving in its frankness, this is the most satisfying, startlingly funny, and genuinely affecting tour through hell you’ll ever take. Praise for A Piece of Cake “[Brown] reflects now with insight and honesty on her experiences. . . . An engaging account . . . of a remarkable life filled with pain and wisdom, hope and redemption.”—San Fracisco Chronicle “Dazzles you with the amazing change that is possible in one lifetime.”—Washington Post Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160178]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Piece of Cake: A Memoir Author: Cupcake Brown Narrator: Bahni Turpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 7 minutes Release date: February 28, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 52 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 17 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The heart-wrenching, uplifting tale about a woman named Cupcake “[Cupcake] Brown’s confessional . . . memoir is one you can’t easily put down. Her life is nothing short of a miracle.”—Chicago Sun-Times There are shelves of memoirs about overcoming the death of a parent, childhood abuse, rape, drug addiction, miscarriage, alcoholism, hustling, gangbanging, near-death injuries, drug dealing, prostitution, and homelessness. Cupcake Brown survived all these things before she’d even turned twenty.  And that’s when things got interesting. . .  Orphaned by the death of her mother and left in the hands of a sadistic foster parent, young Cupcake Brown learned to survive by turning tricks, downing hard liquor, and ingesting every drug she could find while hitchhiking up and down the California coast. She stumbled into gangbanging, drug dealing, hustling, prostitution, theft, and, eventually, the best scam of all: a series of 9-to-5 jobs.  A Piece of Cake is unlike any memoir you’ll ever read. Moving in its frankness, this is the most satisfying, startlingly funny, and genuinely affecting tour through hell you’ll ever take. Praise for A Piece of Cake “[Brown] reflects now with insight and honesty on her experiences. . . . An engaging account . . . of a remarkable life filled with pain and wisdom, hope and redemption.”—San Fracisco Chronicle “Dazzles you with the amazing change that is possible in one lifetime.”—Washington Post https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160020 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160020]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1864-1865: The Grand Offensive; Reelection; Victory at Last; The Final Days Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 9 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Hold On with a Bulldog Grip and Chew and Choke as Much as Possible”: The Grand Offensive: (May–August 1864): The Spring Offensive is launched. A bogus presidential proclamation calling for volunteers and prayers causes panic throughout the North. Grant and Lee battle for six weeks until severe losses force them to a halt. Congressional Radicals pass a bill that will allow Southern States re-admittance to the Union as long as they give an oath that they never supported the Confederacy. Southern leaders spread bogus peace overtures. Lincoln reaffirms his commitment to the Emancipation. “The Wisest Radical of All”: Reelection: (September–November 1864): McClellan is nominated by Democrats to run against Lincoln. Democrats launch a personal attack against Abraham and Mary Lincoln. The president defines the significance of the Union’s cause. Maryland celebrates the Emancipation. The national election is held despite the war. Lincoln wins a second term. “Let the Thing Be Pressed”: Victory at Last: (November 1864–April 1865): Chase is appointed Chief of Justice. The Bixby letter is written. Lincoln drafts his annual message to Congress. The president is hounded by office seekers, only finding solace in music dramas. Plans are made to secure the Thirteenth amendment. The Hampton Roads Conference fails to negotiate an end to the war. Lincoln gives his second inaugural address and visits the army front. Richmond is captured and the rebels are finally defeated. “I Feel a Presentiment That I Shall Not Outlast the Rebellion. When It Is Over, My Work Will Be Done.” The Final Days: (April 9–15, 1865): Lincoln predicts that he will not live long after the war. He begins to deal with the issues of Reconstruction. The president carries out what is to be his last public speech and final cabinet meeting. White supremacist John Wilkes Booth is enraged at the proposal of blacks becoming citizen-voters. His belief in white superiority and hatred of Republicans drives him to conspire against the government. On April 14, 1865, Booth assassinates Lincoln in Ford’s Theater. The nation goes into mourning. Michael Burlingame Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160020 thebookvoice.com 12:9:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160020]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1864-1865: The Grand Offensive; Reelection; Victory at Last; The Final Days Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 9 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Hold On with a Bulldog Grip and Chew and Choke as Much as Possible”: The Grand Offensive: (May–August 1864): The Spring Offensive is launched. A bogus presidential proclamation calling for volunteers and prayers causes panic throughout the North. Grant and Lee battle for six weeks until severe losses force them to a halt. Congressional Radicals pass a bill that will allow Southern States re-admittance to the Union as long as they give an oath that they never supported the Confederacy. Southern leaders spread bogus peace overtures. Lincoln reaffirms his commitment to the Emancipation. “The Wisest Radical of All”: Reelection: (September–November 1864): McClellan is nominated by Democrats to run against Lincoln. Democrats launch a personal attack against Abraham and Mary Lincoln. The president defines the significance of the Union’s cause. Maryland celebrates the Emancipation. The national election is held despite the war. Lincoln wins a second term. “Let the Thing Be Pressed”: Victory at Last: (November 1864–April 1865): Chase is appointed Chief of Justice. The Bixby letter is written. Lincoln drafts his annual message to Congress. The president is hounded by office seekers, only finding solace in music dramas. Plans are made to secure the Thirteenth amendment. The Hampton Roads Conference fails to negotiate an end to the war. Lincoln gives his second inaugural address and visits the army front. Richmond is captured and the rebels are finally defeated. “I Feel a Presentiment That I Shall Not Outlast the Rebellion. When It Is Over, My Work Will Be Done.” The Final Days: (April 9–15, 1865): Lincoln predicts that he will not live long after the war. He begins to deal with the issues of Reconstruction. The president carries out what is to be his last public speech and final cabinet meeting. White supremacist John Wilkes Booth is enraged at the proposal of blacks becoming citizen-voters. His belief in white superiority and hatred of Republicans drives him to conspire against the government. On April 14, 1865, Booth assassinates Lincoln in Ford’s Theater. The nation goes into mourning. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160020]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1864-1865: The Grand Offensive; Reelection; Victory at Last; The Final Days Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 9 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Hold On with a Bulldog Grip and Chew and Choke as Much as Possible”: The Grand Offensive: (May–August 1864): The Spring Offensive is launched. A bogus presidential proclamation calling for volunteers and prayers causes panic throughout the North. Grant and Lee battle for six weeks until severe losses force them to a halt. Congressional Radicals pass a bill that will allow Southern States re-admittance to the Union as long as they give an oath that they never supported the Confederacy. Southern leaders spread bogus peace overtures. Lincoln reaffirms his commitment to the Emancipation. “The Wisest Radical of All”: Reelection: (September–November 1864): McClellan is nominated by Democrats to run against Lincoln. Democrats launch a personal attack against Abraham and Mary Lincoln. The president defines the significance of the Union’s cause. Maryland celebrates the Emancipation. The national election is held despite the war. Lincoln wins a second term. “Let the Thing Be Pressed”: Victory at Last: (November 1864–April 1865): Chase is appointed Chief of Justice. The Bixby letter is written. Lincoln drafts his annual message to Congress. The president is hounded by office seekers, only finding solace in music dramas. Plans are made to secure the Thirteenth amendment. The Hampton Roads Conference fails to negotiate an end to the war. Lincoln gives his second inaugural address and visits the army front. Richmond is captured and the rebels are finally defeated. “I Feel a Presentiment That I Shall Not Outlast the Rebellion. When It Is Over, My Work Will Be Done.” The Final Days: (April 9–15, 1865): Lincoln predicts that he will not live long after the war. He begins to deal with the issues of Reconstruction. The president carries out what is to be his last public speech and final cabinet meeting. White supremacist John Wilkes Booth is enraged at the proposal of blacks becoming citizen-voters. His belief in white superiority and hatred of Republicans drives him to conspire against the government. On April 14, 1865, Booth assassinates Lincoln in Ford’s Theater. The nation goes into mourning. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160019 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160019]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1863-1864: From the Mud March to Gettysburg; Victory at the Polls and in the Field; Reconstruction and Re-Nomination Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Go Forward, and Give Us Victories”: From the Mud March to Gettysburg: (January–July 1863): Dissatisfaction with the Emancipation Proclamation and lack of military victory heightens the discontent with the administration. Trouble comes with the destructive rivalry within the army and the threat of the French intervening on behalf of the Confederacy. The president’s decision concerning the Minnesota Sioux Uprising infuriates the West. Lincoln must decide what to do with a demoralized army of the Potomac. His compassion with the troops increases his popularity within the military. General Lee begins his second invasion of the North. “The Signs Look Better”: Victory at the Polls and in the Field: (July–November 1863): Lincoln’s popularity changes for the better after the victories at Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Port Hudson. In the armed forces, blacks protest against discrimination and whites protest against the draft. Missouri falls into a state of political and military turmoil as generals and local authorities refuse to cooperate with one another. The Union Army is defeated in Chickamauga. Lincoln gives the Gettysburg address. “I Hope to Stand Firm Enough to Not Go Backward, and Yet Not Go Forward Fast Enough to Wreck the Country’s Cause”: Reconstruction and Renomination: (November 1863–June 1864): Military governors are appointed for Tennessee, North Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas in an effort to promote Reconstruction. A Tennessee congressman plans a parliamentary coup. Lincoln offers a plan for the reinstatement of the Southern states. The treasury secretary schemes to win the Republican presidential nomination. Lincoln hopes for a re-nomination. Michael Burlingame Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160019 thebookvoice.com 10:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160019]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1863-1864: From the Mud March to Gettysburg; Victory at the Polls and in the Field; Reconstruction and Re-Nomination Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Go Forward, and Give Us Victories”: From the Mud March to Gettysburg: (January–July 1863): Dissatisfaction with the Emancipation Proclamation and lack of military victory heightens the discontent with the administration. Trouble comes with the destructive rivalry within the army and the threat of the French intervening on behalf of the Confederacy. The president’s decision concerning the Minnesota Sioux Uprising infuriates the West. Lincoln must decide what to do with a demoralized army of the Potomac. His compassion with the troops increases his popularity within the military. General Lee begins his second invasion of the North. “The Signs Look Better”: Victory at the Polls and in the Field: (July–November 1863): Lincoln’s popularity changes for the better after the victories at Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Port Hudson. In the armed forces, blacks protest against discrimination and whites protest against the draft. Missouri falls into a state of political and military turmoil as generals and local authorities refuse to cooperate with one another. The Union Army is defeated in Chickamauga. Lincoln gives the Gettysburg address. “I Hope to Stand Firm Enough to Not Go Backward, and Yet Not Go Forward Fast Enough to Wreck the Country’s Cause”: Reconstruction and Renomination: (November 1863–June 1864): Military governors are appointed for Tennessee, North Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas in an effort to promote Reconstruction. A Tennessee congressman plans a parliamentary coup. Lincoln offers a plan for the reinstatement of the Southern states. The treasury secretary schemes to win the Republican presidential nomination. Lincoln hopes for a re-nomination. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160019]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1863-1864: From the Mud March to Gettysburg; Victory at the Polls and in the Field; Reconstruction and Re-Nomination Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Go Forward, and Give Us Victories”: From the Mud March to Gettysburg: (January–July 1863): Dissatisfaction with the Emancipation Proclamation and lack of military victory heightens the discontent with the administration. Trouble comes with the destructive rivalry within the army and the threat of the French intervening on behalf of the Confederacy. The president’s decision concerning the Minnesota Sioux Uprising infuriates the West. Lincoln must decide what to do with a demoralized army of the Potomac. His compassion with the troops increases his popularity within the military. General Lee begins his second invasion of the North. “The Signs Look Better”: Victory at the Polls and in the Field: (July–November 1863): Lincoln’s popularity changes for the better after the victories at Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Port Hudson. In the armed forces, blacks protest against discrimination and whites protest against the draft. Missouri falls into a state of political and military turmoil as generals and local authorities refuse to cooperate with one another. The Union Army is defeated in Chickamauga. Lincoln gives the Gettysburg address. “I Hope to Stand Firm Enough to Not Go Backward, and Yet Not Go Forward Fast Enough to Wreck the Country’s Cause”: Reconstruction and Renomination: (November 1863–June 1864): Military governors are appointed for Tennessee, North Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas in an effort to promote Reconstruction. A Tennessee congressman plans a parliamentary coup. Lincoln offers a plan for the reinstatement of the Southern states. The treasury secretary schemes to win the Republican presidential nomination. Lincoln hopes for a re-nomination. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159778 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159778]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home Author: Nando Parrado, Vince Rause Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: May 9, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A harrowing, moving memoir of the 1972 plane crash that left its survivors stranded on a glacier in the Andes—and one man’s quest to lead them all home “In straightforward, staggeringly honest prose, Nando Parrado tells us what it took—and what it actually felt like—to survive high in the Andes for seventy-two days after having been given up for dead.”—Jon Krakauer, author of Into the Wild “In the first hours there was nothing, no fear or sadness, just a black and perfect silence.”   Nando Parrado was unconscious for three days before he woke to discover that the plane carrying his rugby team to Chile had crashed deep in the Andes, killing many of his teammates, his mother, and his sister. Stranded with the few remaining survivors on a lifeless glacier and thinking constantly of his father’s grief, Parrado resolved that he could not simply wait to die. So Parrado, an ordinary young man with no particular disposition for leadership or heroism, led an expedition up the treacherous slopes of a snowcapped mountain and across forty-five miles of frozen wilderness in an attempt to save his friends’ lives as well as his own.   Decades after the disaster, Parrado tells his story with remarkable candor and depth of feeling. Miracle in the Andes, a first-person account of the crash and its aftermath, is more than a riveting tale of true-life adventure; it is a revealing look at life at the edge of death and a meditation on the limitless redemptive power of love. Nando Parrado, Vince Rause Tue, 09 May 2006 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159778 thebookvoice.com 10:6:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159778]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home Author: Nando Parrado, Vince Rause Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: May 9, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A harrowing, moving memoir of the 1972 plane crash that left its survivors stranded on a glacier in the Andes—and one man’s quest to lead them all home “In straightforward, staggeringly honest prose, Nando Parrado tells us what it took—and what it actually felt like—to survive high in the Andes for seventy-two days after having been given up for dead.”—Jon Krakauer, author of Into the Wild “In the first hours there was nothing, no fear or sadness, just a black and perfect silence.”   Nando Parrado was unconscious for three days before he woke to discover that the plane carrying his rugby team to Chile had crashed deep in the Andes, killing many of his teammates, his mother, and his sister. Stranded with the few remaining survivors on a lifeless glacier and thinking constantly of his father’s grief, Parrado resolved that he could not simply wait to die. So Parrado, an ordinary young man with no particular disposition for leadership or heroism, led an expedition up the treacherous slopes of a snowcapped mountain and across forty-five miles of frozen wilderness in an attempt to save his friends’ lives as well as his own.   Decades after the disaster, Parrado tells his story with remarkable candor and depth of feeling. Miracle in the Andes, a first-person account of the crash and its aftermath, is more than a riveting tale of true-life adventure; it is a revealing look at life at the edge of death and a meditation on the limitless redemptive power of love. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159778]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home Author: Nando Parrado, Vince Rause Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: May 9, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A harrowing, moving memoir of the 1972 plane crash that left its survivors stranded on a glacier in the Andes—and one man’s quest to lead them all home “In straightforward, staggeringly honest prose, Nando Parrado tells us what it took—and what it actually felt like—to survive high in the Andes for seventy-two days after having been given up for dead.”—Jon Krakauer, author of Into the Wild “In the first hours there was nothing, no fear or sadness, just a black and perfect silence.”   Nando Parrado was unconscious for three days before he woke to discover that the plane carrying his rugby team to Chile had crashed deep in the Andes, killing many of his teammates, his mother, and his sister. Stranded with the few remaining survivors on a lifeless glacier and thinking constantly of his father’s grief, Parrado resolved that he could not simply wait to die. So Parrado, an ordinary young man with no particular disposition for leadership or heroism, led an expedition up the treacherous slopes of a snowcapped mountain and across forty-five miles of frozen wilderness in an attempt to save his friends’ lives as well as his own.   Decades after the disaster, Parrado tells his story with remarkable candor and depth of feeling. Miracle in the Andes, a first-person account of the crash and its aftermath, is more than a riveting tale of true-life adventure; it is a revealing look at life at the edge of death and a meditation on the limitless redemptive power of love. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159577 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159577]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America Author: Stacy Schiff Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “In December 1776, a small boat delivered an old man to France.” So begins a dazzling narrative account of Benjamin Franklin’s French mission, the most exacting—and momentous—eight years of his life.  When Franklin embarked, the colonies were without money, munitions, gunpowder, or common cause; like all adolescents, they were to discover that there was a difference between declaring independence and achieving it. To close that gap Franklin was dispatched to Paris, amid great secrecy, across a winter sea thick with enemy cruisers. He was 70 years old, without any diplomatic training, and possessed of the most rudimentary French. He was also among the most famous men in the world.  Franklin well understood that he was off on the greatest gamble of his career. But despite minimal direction from Congress he was soon outwitting the British secret service and stirring passion for a republic in an absolute monarchy. In A Great Improvisation Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff offers an utterly fresh and thrilling account of Franklin’s Parisian adventure and of America’s debut on the world stage. Schiff weaves her tale of international intrigue from new and little-known primary sources, working from a host of diplomatic archives, family papers, and intelligence reports. From her pages emerges a particularly human Founding Father, as well as a vivid sense of how fragile, improvisational, and international was our country’ s bid for independence. Stacy Schiff Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159577 thebookvoice.com 22:5:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159577]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America Author: Stacy Schiff Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “In December 1776, a small boat delivered an old man to France.” So begins a dazzling narrative account of Benjamin Franklin’s French mission, the most exacting—and momentous—eight years of his life.  When Franklin embarked, the colonies were without money, munitions, gunpowder, or common cause; like all adolescents, they were to discover that there was a difference between declaring independence and achieving it. To close that gap Franklin was dispatched to Paris, amid great secrecy, across a winter sea thick with enemy cruisers. He was 70 years old, without any diplomatic training, and possessed of the most rudimentary French. He was also among the most famous men in the world.  Franklin well understood that he was off on the greatest gamble of his career. But despite minimal direction from Congress he was soon outwitting the British secret service and stirring passion for a republic in an absolute monarchy. In A Great Improvisation Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff offers an utterly fresh and thrilling account of Franklin’s Parisian adventure and of America’s debut on the world stage. Schiff weaves her tale of international intrigue from new and little-known primary sources, working from a host of diplomatic archives, family papers, and intelligence reports. From her pages emerges a particularly human Founding Father, as well as a vivid sense of how fragile, improvisational, and international was our country’ s bid for independence. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159577]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America Author: Stacy Schiff Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “In December 1776, a small boat delivered an old man to France.” So begins a dazzling narrative account of Benjamin Franklin’s French mission, the most exacting—and momentous—eight years of his life.  When Franklin embarked, the colonies were without money, munitions, gunpowder, or common cause; like all adolescents, they were to discover that there was a difference between declaring independence and achieving it. To close that gap Franklin was dispatched to Paris, amid great secrecy, across a winter sea thick with enemy cruisers. He was 70 years old, without any diplomatic training, and possessed of the most rudimentary French. He was also among the most famous men in the world.  Franklin well understood that he was off on the greatest gamble of his career. But despite minimal direction from Congress he was soon outwitting the British secret service and stirring passion for a republic in an absolute monarchy. In A Great Improvisation Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff offers an utterly fresh and thrilling account of Franklin’s Parisian adventure and of America’s debut on the world stage. Schiff weaves her tale of international intrigue from new and little-known primary sources, working from a host of diplomatic archives, family papers, and intelligence reports. From her pages emerges a particularly human Founding Father, as well as a vivid sense of how fragile, improvisational, and international was our country’ s bid for independence. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159282 Please 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: Helen Shores Lee, Barbara Sylvia Shores Narrator: Valeri Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 28, 2012 Genres: History & Culture 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. Helen Shores Lee, Barbara Sylvia Shores Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159282 thebookvoice.com 9:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please 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: Helen Shores Lee, Barbara Sylvia Shores Narrator: Valeri Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 28, 2012 Genres: History & Culture 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. Please 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: Helen Shores Lee, Barbara Sylvia Shores Narrator: Valeri Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 28, 2012 Genres: History & Culture 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/158387 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158387]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blue Highways: A Journey into America Author: William Least Heat-Moon Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 8 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads. William Least Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about 'those little towns that get on the map -- if they get on at all -- only because some cartographer has a blank space to fill: Remote, Oregon; Simplicity, Virginia; New Freedom, Pennsylvania; New Hope, Tennessee; Why, Arizona; Whynot, Mississippi.' His adventures, his discoveries, and his recollections of the extraordinary people he encountered along the way amount to a revelation of the true American experience. William Least Heat-Moon Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158387 thebookvoice.com 17:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158387]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blue Highways: A Journey into America Author: William Least Heat-Moon Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 8 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads. William Least Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about 'those little towns that get on the map -- if they get on at all -- only because some cartographer has a blank space to fill: Remote, Oregon; Simplicity, Virginia; New Freedom, Pennsylvania; New Hope, Tennessee; Why, Arizona; Whynot, Mississippi.' His adventures, his discoveries, and his recollections of the extraordinary people he encountered along the way amount to a revelation of the true American experience. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158387]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blue Highways: A Journey into America Author: William Least Heat-Moon Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 8 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads. William Least Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about 'those little towns that get on the map -- if they get on at all -- only because some cartographer has a blank space to fill: Remote, Oregon; Simplicity, Virginia; New Freedom, Pennsylvania; New Hope, Tennessee; Why, Arizona; Whynot, Mississippi.' His adventures, his discoveries, and his recollections of the extraordinary people he encountered along the way amount to a revelation of the true American experience. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158070 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158070]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conduct Under Fire Author: John Glusman Narrator: Harry Chase Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 10, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The fierce, bloody battles of Bataan and Corregidor in the Philippines are legendary in the annals of World War II. Those who survived faced the horrors of life as prisoners of the Japanese. In Conduct Under Fire, John A. Glusman chronicles these events through the eyes of his father and three fellow Navy doctors captured on Corregidor in May 1942. Here are the dramatic stories of the fall of Bataan, the siege of "the Rock," the daily struggles to tend the sick, the wounded, and the dying, during some of the heaviest bombardments of World War II. Once captive, the doctors and corpsmen waged a desperate war against disease and starvation for nearly three and a half years, amid an enemy who viewed surrender as a disgrace. To survive, the four POWs tried to function as a family. But the ties that bind couldn't protect them from a ruthless counteroffensive waged by American submarines or from the B-29 raids that burned Japan's major cities to the ground. Based on extensive interviews with American, British, Australian, and Japanese veterans, as well as dairies, letters, and war crimes testimony, this is a harrowing account of a brutal clash of cultures, of a race war that escalated into total war. John Glusman Tue, 10 May 2005 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158070 thebookvoice.com 10:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158070]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conduct Under Fire Author: John Glusman Narrator: Harry Chase Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 10, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The fierce, bloody battles of Bataan and Corregidor in the Philippines are legendary in the annals of World War II. Those who survived faced the horrors of life as prisoners of the Japanese. In Conduct Under Fire, John A. Glusman chronicles these events through the eyes of his father and three fellow Navy doctors captured on Corregidor in May 1942. Here are the dramatic stories of the fall of Bataan, the siege of "the Rock," the daily struggles to tend the sick, the wounded, and the dying, during some of the heaviest bombardments of World War II. Once captive, the doctors and corpsmen waged a desperate war against disease and starvation for nearly three and a half years, amid an enemy who viewed surrender as a disgrace. To survive, the four POWs tried to function as a family. But the ties that bind couldn't protect them from a ruthless counteroffensive waged by American submarines or from the B-29 raids that burned Japan's major cities to the ground. Based on extensive interviews with American, British, Australian, and Japanese veterans, as well as dairies, letters, and war crimes testimony, this is a harrowing account of a brutal clash of cultures, of a race war that escalated into total war. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158070]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conduct Under Fire Author: John Glusman Narrator: Harry Chase Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 10, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The fierce, bloody battles of Bataan and Corregidor in the Philippines are legendary in the annals of World War II. Those who survived faced the horrors of life as prisoners of the Japanese. In Conduct Under Fire, John A. Glusman chronicles these events through the eyes of his father and three fellow Navy doctors captured on Corregidor in May 1942. Here are the dramatic stories of the fall of Bataan, the siege of "the Rock," the daily struggles to tend the sick, the wounded, and the dying, during some of the heaviest bombardments of World War II. Once captive, the doctors and corpsmen waged a desperate war against disease and starvation for nearly three and a half years, amid an enemy who viewed surrender as a disgrace. To survive, the four POWs tried to function as a family. But the ties that bind couldn't protect them from a ruthless counteroffensive waged by American submarines or from the B-29 raids that burned Japan's major cities to the ground. Based on extensive interviews with American, British, Australian, and Japanese veterans, as well as dairies, letters, and war crimes testimony, this is a harrowing account of a brutal clash of cultures, of a race war that escalated into total war. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157185 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157185]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Edith Wharton: Ambassador Book Awards Author: Hermione Lee Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 10, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The definitive biography of one of America’s greatest writers, from the author of the acclaimed masterpiece Virginia Woolf. Born in 1862, Edith Wharton escaped the suffocating fate of the well-born female, traveled adventurously in Europe and eventually settled in France. After tentative beginnings, she developed a forceful literary professionalism and thrived in a luminous. Wharton’s life was fed by nonliterary enthusiasms as well: her fabled houses and gardens, her heroic relief efforts during the Great War, the culture of the Old World, which she never tired of absorbing. Yet intimacy eluded her. With profound empathy and insight, Lee brilliantly interweaves Wharton’s life with the evolution of her writing, the full scope of which shows her to be far more daring than her stereotype as lapidarian chronicler of the Gilded Age. In its revelation of both the woman and the writer, Edith Wharton is a landmark biography. Hermione Lee Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157185 thebookvoice.com 8:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157185]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Edith Wharton: Ambassador Book Awards Author: Hermione Lee Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 10, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The definitive biography of one of America’s greatest writers, from the author of the acclaimed masterpiece Virginia Woolf. Born in 1862, Edith Wharton escaped the suffocating fate of the well-born female, traveled adventurously in Europe and eventually settled in France. After tentative beginnings, she developed a forceful literary professionalism and thrived in a luminous. Wharton’s life was fed by nonliterary enthusiasms as well: her fabled houses and gardens, her heroic relief efforts during the Great War, the culture of the Old World, which she never tired of absorbing. Yet intimacy eluded her. With profound empathy and insight, Lee brilliantly interweaves Wharton’s life with the evolution of her writing, the full scope of which shows her to be far more daring than her stereotype as lapidarian chronicler of the Gilded Age. In its revelation of both the woman and the writer, Edith Wharton is a landmark biography. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157185]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Edith Wharton: Ambassador Book Awards Author: Hermione Lee Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 10, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The definitive biography of one of America’s greatest writers, from the author of the acclaimed masterpiece Virginia Woolf. Born in 1862, Edith Wharton escaped the suffocating fate of the well-born female, traveled adventurously in Europe and eventually settled in France. After tentative beginnings, she developed a forceful literary professionalism and thrived in a luminous. Wharton’s life was fed by nonliterary enthusiasms as well: her fabled houses and gardens, her heroic relief efforts during the Great War, the culture of the Old World, which she never tired of absorbing. Yet intimacy eluded her. With profound empathy and insight, Lee brilliantly interweaves Wharton’s life with the evolution of her writing, the full scope of which shows her to be far more daring than her stereotype as lapidarian chronicler of the Gilded Age. In its revelation of both the woman and the writer, Edith Wharton is a landmark biography. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155493 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155493]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer Author: Fred Kaplan Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 1, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “A fine, invaluable book. . . . Certain to become essential to our understanding of the 16th president. . . . Kaplan meticulously analyzes how Lincoln’s steadily maturing prose style enabled him to come to grips with slavery and, as his own views evolved, to express his deepening opposition to it.” — Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World For Abraham Lincoln, whether he was composing love letters, speeches, or legal arguments, words mattered. In Lincoln, acclaimed biographer Fred Kaplan explores the life of America's sixteenth president through his use of language both as a vehicle to express complex ideas and feelings and as an instrument of persuasion and empowerment. This unique and engrossing account of Lincoln's life and career highlights the shortcomings of the modern presidency, reminding us, through Lincoln's legacy and appreciation for language, that the careful and honest use of words is a necessity for successful democracy. Fred Kaplan Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155493 thebookvoice.com 14:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155493]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer Author: Fred Kaplan Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 1, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “A fine, invaluable book. . . . Certain to become essential to our understanding of the 16th president. . . . Kaplan meticulously analyzes how Lincoln’s steadily maturing prose style enabled him to come to grips with slavery and, as his own views evolved, to express his deepening opposition to it.” — Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World For Abraham Lincoln, whether he was composing love letters, speeches, or legal arguments, words mattered. In Lincoln, acclaimed biographer Fred Kaplan explores the life of America's sixteenth president through his use of language both as a vehicle to express complex ideas and feelings and as an instrument of persuasion and empowerment. This unique and engrossing account of Lincoln's life and career highlights the shortcomings of the modern presidency, reminding us, through Lincoln's legacy and appreciation for language, that the careful and honest use of words is a necessity for successful democracy. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155493]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer Author: Fred Kaplan Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 1, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “A fine, invaluable book. . . . Certain to become essential to our understanding of the 16th president. . . . Kaplan meticulously analyzes how Lincoln’s steadily maturing prose style enabled him to come to grips with slavery and, as his own views evolved, to express his deepening opposition to it.” — Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World For Abraham Lincoln, whether he was composing love letters, speeches, or legal arguments, words mattered. In Lincoln, acclaimed biographer Fred Kaplan explores the life of America's sixteenth president through his use of language both as a vehicle to express complex ideas and feelings and as an instrument of persuasion and empowerment. This unique and engrossing account of Lincoln's life and career highlights the shortcomings of the modern presidency, reminding us, through Lincoln's legacy and appreciation for language, that the careful and honest use of words is a necessity for successful democracy. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154897 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154897]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: William Wilberforce: A Hero for Humanity Author: Kevin Belmonte Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 3, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Dramatized in the major motion picture Amazing Grace, the story of William Wilberforce is the remarkable account of how one man’s vision, courage, and relentless pursuit of justice brought freedom to thousands and changed the course of history. “That the greatest and most successful reformer in all history is almost unknown today is a crying shame. Kevin Belmonte puts this right with his inspiring study of an inspiring life.” —Dr. Os Guinness, author of Unspeakable: Facing Up to the Challenge of Evil “An excellently researched and insightfully written biography … I applaud its sound scholarship and commend its perceptive insights into a great life.” —Brian Sibley, author of C. S. Lewis: Through the Shadowlands William Wilberforce: A Hero for Humanity is the definitive biography of the English statesman who overcame incredible odds to bring about the end of slavery and slave trade. Called 'the wittiest man in England' by philosopher and novelist Madame de Stael, praised by Abraham Lincoln, and renowned for his oratorical genius, Wilberforce worked tirelessly to accomplish his goal. Whether you are an avid student of history, a pupil of prominent leaders of the past, or simply someone who reads for pleasure, you will love award-winning biographer Kevin Belmonte’s vivid account of the life of William Wilberforce. Kevin Belmonte Tue, 03 May 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154897 thebookvoice.com 10:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154897]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: William Wilberforce: A Hero for Humanity Author: Kevin Belmonte Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 3, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Dramatized in the major motion picture Amazing Grace, the story of William Wilberforce is the remarkable account of how one man’s vision, courage, and relentless pursuit of justice brought freedom to thousands and changed the course of history. “That the greatest and most successful reformer in all history is almost unknown today is a crying shame. Kevin Belmonte puts this right with his inspiring study of an inspiring life.” —Dr. Os Guinness, author of Unspeakable: Facing Up to the Challenge of Evil “An excellently researched and insightfully written biography … I applaud its sound scholarship and commend its perceptive insights into a great life.” —Brian Sibley, author of C. S. Lewis: Through the Shadowlands William Wilberforce: A Hero for Humanity is the definitive biography of the English statesman who overcame incredible odds to bring about the end of slavery and slave trade. Called 'the wittiest man in England' by philosopher and novelist Madame de Stael, praised by Abraham Lincoln, and renowned for his oratorical genius, Wilberforce worked tirelessly to accomplish his goal. Whether you are an avid student of history, a pupil of prominent leaders of the past, or simply someone who reads for pleasure, you will love award-winning biographer Kevin Belmonte’s vivid account of the life of William Wilberforce. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154897]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: William Wilberforce: A Hero for Humanity Author: Kevin Belmonte Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 3, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Dramatized in the major motion picture Amazing Grace, the story of William Wilberforce is the remarkable account of how one man’s vision, courage, and relentless pursuit of justice brought freedom to thousands and changed the course of history. “That the greatest and most successful reformer in all history is almost unknown today is a crying shame. Kevin Belmonte puts this right with his inspiring study of an inspiring life.” —Dr. Os Guinness, author of Unspeakable: Facing Up to the Challenge of Evil “An excellently researched and insightfully written biography … I applaud its sound scholarship and commend its perceptive insights into a great life.” —Brian Sibley, author of C. S. Lewis: Through the Shadowlands William Wilberforce: A Hero for Humanity is the definitive biography of the English statesman who overcame incredible odds to bring about the end of slavery and slave trade. Called 'the wittiest man in England' by philosopher and novelist Madame de Stael, praised by Abraham Lincoln, and renowned for his oratorical genius, Wilberforce worked tirelessly to accomplish his goal. Whether you are an avid student of history, a pupil of prominent leaders of the past, or simply someone who reads for pleasure, you will love award-winning biographer Kevin Belmonte’s vivid account of the life of William Wilberforce. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154712 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154712]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Big Picture: Getting Perspective on What's Really Important Author: Ben Carson, M.D. Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 9, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Dr. Ben Carson is known as the originator of groundbreaking surgical procedures and a doctor who turns impossible hopes into joyous realities. But where does this incredible drive and focus come from? According to Dr. Carson himself, the answer is simple: The Big Picture. Every day when Dr. Carson went to work as a surgeon, he had to make life-and-death decisions. For that reason, and because so many of the people and families he worked with had suddenly been forced to reconsider what's really important in life, he's spent a lot of his own time searching for perspective. By finding a vision of something truly worth living for--something that shines a light on the best of his amazing talents, energy, and focus--Dr. Carson can discern what matters and leave the rest behind. In The Big Picture, Dr. Carson sheds light on this life-changing philosophy, giving you the tools and encouragement you need to: - View hardship as an advantage - Determine what really matters - See your life from a new perspective The Big Picture is all about broadening your perspectives and finding a vision for your own life that can reframe your priorities, energize your efforts, and inspire you to change the world around you. Are you ready to see The Big Picture? Ben Carson, M.D. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154712 thebookvoice.com 9:2:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154712]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Big Picture: Getting Perspective on What's Really Important Author: Ben Carson, M.D. Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 9, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Dr. Ben Carson is known as the originator of groundbreaking surgical procedures and a doctor who turns impossible hopes into joyous realities. But where does this incredible drive and focus come from? According to Dr. Carson himself, the answer is simple: The Big Picture. Every day when Dr. Carson went to work as a surgeon, he had to make life-and-death decisions. For that reason, and because so many of the people and families he worked with had suddenly been forced to reconsider what's really important in life, he's spent a lot of his own time searching for perspective. By finding a vision of something truly worth living for--something that shines a light on the best of his amazing talents, energy, and focus--Dr. Carson can discern what matters and leave the rest behind. In The Big Picture, Dr. Carson sheds light on this life-changing philosophy, giving you the tools and encouragement you need to: - View hardship as an advantage - Determine what really matters - See your life from a new perspective The Big Picture is all about broadening your perspectives and finding a vision for your own life that can reframe your priorities, energize your efforts, and inspire you to change the world around you. Are you ready to see The Big Picture? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154712]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Big Picture: Getting Perspective on What's Really Important Author: Ben Carson, M.D. Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 9, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Dr. Ben Carson is known as the originator of groundbreaking surgical procedures and a doctor who turns impossible hopes into joyous realities. But where does this incredible drive and focus come from? According to Dr. Carson himself, the answer is simple: The Big Picture. Every day when Dr. Carson went to work as a surgeon, he had to make life-and-death decisions. For that reason, and because so many of the people and families he worked with had suddenly been forced to reconsider what's really important in life, he's spent a lot of his own time searching for perspective. By finding a vision of something truly worth living for--something that shines a light on the best of his amazing talents, energy, and focus--Dr. Carson can discern what matters and leave the rest behind. In The Big Picture, Dr. Carson sheds light on this life-changing philosophy, giving you the tools and encouragement you need to: - View hardship as an advantage - Determine what really matters - See your life from a new perspective The Big Picture is all about broadening your perspectives and finding a vision for your own life that can reframe your priorities, energize your efforts, and inspire you to change the world around you. Are you ready to see The Big Picture? https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154396 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154396]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Author: Ben Carson, M.D., Cecil Murphey Narrator: Dion Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 54 minutes Release date: July 5, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 60 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 10 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Gifted Hands reveals the remarkable journey of Dr. Ben Carson from an angry, struggling young boy with everything stacked against him to the director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. As a boy, he did poorly in school and struggled with anger. If it were not for the persistence of his mother, a single parent who worked three jobs and pushed her sons to do their best, his story may have ended tragically. Join Dr. Carson on his journey from a struggling inner-city student to the pinnacle of his career as a world-renowned neurosurgeon. A man of humility, decency, compassion, courage, and sensitivity, he now serves as a role model for everyone who wants to achieve their God-given potential. As you learn more about Dr. Carson's amazing story, you'll be inspired to: - Take charge of your own destiny - Hone your God-given gifts - Face adversity head on Filled with fascinating stories, Gifted Hands will transport you into the operating room to witness surgeries that made headlines around the world, and into the private mind of a compassionate, God-fearing physician who lives to help others. Ben Carson, M.D., Cecil Murphey Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154396 thebookvoice.com 6:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154396]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Author: Ben Carson, M.D., Cecil Murphey Narrator: Dion Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 54 minutes Release date: July 5, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 60 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 10 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Gifted Hands reveals the remarkable journey of Dr. Ben Carson from an angry, struggling young boy with everything stacked against him to the director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. As a boy, he did poorly in school and struggled with anger. If it were not for the persistence of his mother, a single parent who worked three jobs and pushed her sons to do their best, his story may have ended tragically. Join Dr. Carson on his journey from a struggling inner-city student to the pinnacle of his career as a world-renowned neurosurgeon. A man of humility, decency, compassion, courage, and sensitivity, he now serves as a role model for everyone who wants to achieve their God-given potential. As you learn more about Dr. Carson's amazing story, you'll be inspired to: - Take charge of your own destiny - Hone your God-given gifts - Face adversity head on Filled with fascinating stories, Gifted Hands will transport you into the operating room to witness surgeries that made headlines around the world, and into the private mind of a compassionate, God-fearing physician who lives to help others. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154396]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Author: Ben Carson, M.D., Cecil Murphey Narrator: Dion Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 54 minutes Release date: July 5, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 60 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 10 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Gifted Hands reveals the remarkable journey of Dr. Ben Carson from an angry, struggling young boy with everything stacked against him to the director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. As a boy, he did poorly in school and struggled with anger. If it were not for the persistence of his mother, a single parent who worked three jobs and pushed her sons to do their best, his story may have ended tragically. Join Dr. Carson on his journey from a struggling inner-city student to the pinnacle of his career as a world-renowned neurosurgeon. A man of humility, decency, compassion, courage, and sensitivity, he now serves as a role model for everyone who wants to achieve their God-given potential. As you learn more about Dr. Carson's amazing story, you'll be inspired to: - Take charge of your own destiny - Hone your God-given gifts - Face adversity head on Filled with fascinating stories, Gifted Hands will transport you into the operating room to witness surgeries that made headlines around the world, and into the private mind of a compassionate, God-fearing physician who lives to help others. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154290 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154290]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson And The Opening Of The American West Author: Stephen E. Ambrose Narrator: Barrett Whitener Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 1, 1996 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 88 Ratings of Narrator: 4.21 of Total 28 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the definitive book on Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River to the Rockies, over the mountains, down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean, and back. Lewis and his partner, Captain William Clark, made the first map of the trans-Mississippi West, provided invaluable scientific data on the flora and fauna of the Louisiana Purchase territory, and established the American claim to Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Ambrose has pieced together previously unknown information about weather, terrain, and medical knowledge at the time to provide a vivid backdrop for the expedition. Lewis is supported by a rich variety of colorful characters, first of all Jefferson himself, whose interest in exploring and acquiring the American West went back thirty years. Next comes Clark, a rugged frontiersman whose love for Lewis matched Jefferson’s. There are numerous Indian chiefs, and Sacagawea, the Indian girl who accompanied the expedition, along with the French-Indian hunter Drouillard, the great naturalists of Philadelphia, the French and Spanish fur traders of St. Louis, John Quincy Adams, and many more leading political, scientific, and military figures of the turn of the century. High adventure, high politics, suspense, drama, and diplomacy combine with high romance and personal tragedy to make this outstanding work of scholarship as readable as a novel. Stephen E. Ambrose Sat, 01 Jun 1996 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154290 thebookvoice.com 22:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154290]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson And The Opening Of The American West Author: Stephen E. Ambrose Narrator: Barrett Whitener Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 1, 1996 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 88 Ratings of Narrator: 4.21 of Total 28 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the definitive book on Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River to the Rockies, over the mountains, down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean, and back. Lewis and his partner, Captain William Clark, made the first map of the trans-Mississippi West, provided invaluable scientific data on the flora and fauna of the Louisiana Purchase territory, and established the American claim to Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Ambrose has pieced together previously unknown information about weather, terrain, and medical knowledge at the time to provide a vivid backdrop for the expedition. Lewis is supported by a rich variety of colorful characters, first of all Jefferson himself, whose interest in exploring and acquiring the American West went back thirty years. Next comes Clark, a rugged frontiersman whose love for Lewis matched Jefferson’s. There are numerous Indian chiefs, and Sacagawea, the Indian girl who accompanied the expedition, along with the French-Indian hunter Drouillard, the great naturalists of Philadelphia, the French and Spanish fur traders of St. Louis, John Quincy Adams, and many more leading political, scientific, and military figures of the turn of the century. High adventure, high politics, suspense, drama, and diplomacy combine with high romance and personal tragedy to make this outstanding work of scholarship as readable as a novel. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154290]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson And The Opening Of The American West Author: Stephen E. Ambrose Narrator: Barrett Whitener Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 1, 1996 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 88 Ratings of Narrator: 4.21 of Total 28 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the definitive book on Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River to the Rockies, over the mountains, down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean, and back. Lewis and his partner, Captain William Clark, made the first map of the trans-Mississippi West, provided invaluable scientific data on the flora and fauna of the Louisiana Purchase territory, and established the American claim to Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Ambrose has pieced together previously unknown information about weather, terrain, and medical knowledge at the time to provide a vivid backdrop for the expedition. Lewis is supported by a rich variety of colorful characters, first of all Jefferson himself, whose interest in exploring and acquiring the American West went back thirty years. Next comes Clark, a rugged frontiersman whose love for Lewis matched Jefferson’s. There are numerous Indian chiefs, and Sacagawea, the Indian girl who accompanied the expedition, along with the French-Indian hunter Drouillard, the great naturalists of Philadelphia, the French and Spanish fur traders of St. Louis, John Quincy Adams, and many more leading political, scientific, and military figures of the turn of the century. High adventure, high politics, suspense, drama, and diplomacy combine with high romance and personal tragedy to make this outstanding work of scholarship as readable as a novel. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154178 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154178]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: James Madison: A Son of Virginia and a Founder of the Nation Author: Jeff Broadwater Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 19, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: James Madison is remembered primarily as a systematic political theorist, but this bookish and unassuming man was also a practical politician who strove for balance in an age of revolution. In this biography, Jeff Broadwater focuses on Madison's role in the battle for religious freedom in Virginia, his contributions to the adoption of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, his place in the evolution of the party system, his relationship with Dolley Madison, his performance as a wartime commander-in-chief, and his views on slavery. From Broadwater's perspective, no single figure can tell us more about the origins of the American republic than our fourth president. In these pages, Madison emerges as a remarkably resilient politician and an unlikely wartime leader who survived repeated setbacks in the War of 1812 with his popularity intact. Yet Broadwater shows that, despite his keen intelligence, the more Madison thought about one issue—race—the more muddled his thinking became, and his conviction that white prejudices were intractable prevented him from fully grappling with the dilemma of American slavery. Jeff Broadwater Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154178 thebookvoice.com 9:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154178]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: James Madison: A Son of Virginia and a Founder of the Nation Author: Jeff Broadwater Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 19, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: James Madison is remembered primarily as a systematic political theorist, but this bookish and unassuming man was also a practical politician who strove for balance in an age of revolution. In this biography, Jeff Broadwater focuses on Madison's role in the battle for religious freedom in Virginia, his contributions to the adoption of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, his place in the evolution of the party system, his relationship with Dolley Madison, his performance as a wartime commander-in-chief, and his views on slavery. From Broadwater's perspective, no single figure can tell us more about the origins of the American republic than our fourth president. In these pages, Madison emerges as a remarkably resilient politician and an unlikely wartime leader who survived repeated setbacks in the War of 1812 with his popularity intact. Yet Broadwater shows that, despite his keen intelligence, the more Madison thought about one issue—race—the more muddled his thinking became, and his conviction that white prejudices were intractable prevented him from fully grappling with the dilemma of American slavery. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154178]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: James Madison: A Son of Virginia and a Founder of the Nation Author: Jeff Broadwater Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 19, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: James Madison is remembered primarily as a systematic political theorist, but this bookish and unassuming man was also a practical politician who strove for balance in an age of revolution. In this biography, Jeff Broadwater focuses on Madison's role in the battle for religious freedom in Virginia, his contributions to the adoption of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, his place in the evolution of the party system, his relationship with Dolley Madison, his performance as a wartime commander-in-chief, and his views on slavery. From Broadwater's perspective, no single figure can tell us more about the origins of the American republic than our fourth president. In these pages, Madison emerges as a remarkably resilient politician and an unlikely wartime leader who survived repeated setbacks in the War of 1812 with his popularity intact. Yet Broadwater shows that, despite his keen intelligence, the more Madison thought about one issue—race—the more muddled his thinking became, and his conviction that white prejudices were intractable prevented him from fully grappling with the dilemma of American slavery. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153925 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153925]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Civil War Reminiscences by Those Who Were There Author: General George A. Forsyth, Various Authors Narrator: Andrew Mulcare Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 40 minutes Release date: November 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This is a collection of remarkable personal accounts of a variety of American Civil War incidents, from both Union and Confederate perspectives. These vivid and absorbing reminiscences provide an inside view of many fascinating events of the time, shedding light on our shared past and illuminating the character and point of view of those who lived through an extraordinary time in our nation's history. Enjoy these excursions back through the mists of time, recounted by those who were there. General George A. Forsyth, Various Authors Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153925 thebookvoice.com 5:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153925]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Civil War Reminiscences by Those Who Were There Author: General George A. Forsyth, Various Authors Narrator: Andrew Mulcare Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 40 minutes Release date: November 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This is a collection of remarkable personal accounts of a variety of American Civil War incidents, from both Union and Confederate perspectives. These vivid and absorbing reminiscences provide an inside view of many fascinating events of the time, shedding light on our shared past and illuminating the character and point of view of those who lived through an extraordinary time in our nation's history. Enjoy these excursions back through the mists of time, recounted by those who were there. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153925]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Civil War Reminiscences by Those Who Were There Author: General George A. Forsyth, Various Authors Narrator: Andrew Mulcare Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 40 minutes Release date: November 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This is a collection of remarkable personal accounts of a variety of American Civil War incidents, from both Union and Confederate perspectives. These vivid and absorbing reminiscences provide an inside view of many fascinating events of the time, shedding light on our shared past and illuminating the character and point of view of those who lived through an extraordinary time in our nation's history. Enjoy these excursions back through the mists of time, recounted by those who were there. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153559 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153559]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Children's Book of Heroes Author: William J. Bennett Narrator: William J. Bennett Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 10 minutes Release date: October 1, 1997 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: William Bennett and Michael Hague, the team that brought us the national bestseller The Children's Book of Virtues, have once again collaborated to create The Children's Book of Heroes, a beautifully illustrated celebration of heroic deeds, both real and fictional, that will delight and inspire millions of young children and their parents. 'We all need a hero or two to help us stand fast and think right,' says William J. Bennett, author of The Book of Virtues, the bestseller that millions of American families turn to for moral inspiration. With excerpts chosen for young children, this new treasury presents splendid tales of the valor and indomitable spirit that are a lasting testament to our cherished values. Jackie Robinson stands fast on the playing field and his strength of character inspires a nation. David slays Goliath and his faith and bravery give hope to underdogs everywhere. A little boy goes in search of an angel and finds one who guards him day and night: his own mother. From Abraham Lincoln and Mother Teresa to warriors on the battlefield, real moms and dads, and even young girls and boys, here are worthy and heroic figures all kids can look up to and emulate. The Children's Book of Heroes is a celebration of the endurance, sacrifice, courage, and compassion that characterize truly heroic deeds. William J. Bennett Wed, 01 Oct 1997 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153559 thebookvoice.com 1:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153559]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Children's Book of Heroes Author: William J. Bennett Narrator: William J. Bennett Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 10 minutes Release date: October 1, 1997 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: William Bennett and Michael Hague, the team that brought us the national bestseller The Children's Book of Virtues, have once again collaborated to create The Children's Book of Heroes, a beautifully illustrated celebration of heroic deeds, both real and fictional, that will delight and inspire millions of young children and their parents. 'We all need a hero or two to help us stand fast and think right,' says William J. Bennett, author of The Book of Virtues, the bestseller that millions of American families turn to for moral inspiration. With excerpts chosen for young children, this new treasury presents splendid tales of the valor and indomitable spirit that are a lasting testament to our cherished values. Jackie Robinson stands fast on the playing field and his strength of character inspires a nation. David slays Goliath and his faith and bravery give hope to underdogs everywhere. A little boy goes in search of an angel and finds one who guards him day and night: his own mother. From Abraham Lincoln and Mother Teresa to warriors on the battlefield, real moms and dads, and even young girls and boys, here are worthy and heroic figures all kids can look up to and emulate. The Children's Book of Heroes is a celebration of the endurance, sacrifice, courage, and compassion that characterize truly heroic deeds. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153559]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Children's Book of Heroes Author: William J. Bennett Narrator: William J. Bennett Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 10 minutes Release date: October 1, 1997 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: William Bennett and Michael Hague, the team that brought us the national bestseller The Children's Book of Virtues, have once again collaborated to create The Children's Book of Heroes, a beautifully illustrated celebration of heroic deeds, both real and fictional, that will delight and inspire millions of young children and their parents. 'We all need a hero or two to help us stand fast and think right,' says William J. Bennett, author of The Book of Virtues, the bestseller that millions of American families turn to for moral inspiration. With excerpts chosen for young children, this new treasury presents splendid tales of the valor and indomitable spirit that are a lasting testament to our cherished values. Jackie Robinson stands fast on the playing field and his strength of character inspires a nation. David slays Goliath and his faith and bravery give hope to underdogs everywhere. A little boy goes in search of an angel and finds one who guards him day and night: his own mother. From Abraham Lincoln and Mother Teresa to warriors on the battlefield, real moms and dads, and even young girls and boys, here are worthy and heroic figures all kids can look up to and emulate. The Children's Book of Heroes is a celebration of the endurance, sacrifice, courage, and compassion that characterize truly heroic deeds. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151715 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151715]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life is a Gift: The Zen of Bennett Author: Tony Bennett Narrator: Joe Mantegna Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 20, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this beautiful and rich New York Times bestselling retrospective, the entertainment icon shares with his fans the life lessons he has learned throughout a career that spanned six decades. Illustrated with Bennett’s own hand-drawn artwork, Life Is a Gift is a work that will captivate, delight, and be cherished by fans and music lovers of all ages. “Writing in the same style as he sings. . . Tony Bennett shares countless tales about showbiz, his famous friends, his family, and his artistic career. . . . [His] tips for happiness, success, and longevity are like music to the ears.” — Publishers Weekly Legendary singer, artist, and performer Tony Bennett was one of the world's most beloved entertainers for more than six decades. From the 78 to the LP to the digital age, Tony did it all. Decade after decade, this artistic icon—who won twenty Grammys, sung for ten presidents, and performed for royalty—refused to compromise his vision or values. Even now, Bennett's popularity grows as new generations discover his timeless songs and incredible voice. In this entertaining and thoughtful memoir, Bennett shares stories of friends and family and the essential lessons they taught him: of the value of hard work and of creating art that continues to inspire; of perseverance and a dedication to excellence; of the necessity of humility, love, respect, and, most important, gratitude. He pays tribute to all the remarkable talents he has had the honor to work with and to learn from, including Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Louis Armstrong, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Paul McCartney, Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga, and others. Tony Bennett Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151715 thebookvoice.com 5:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151715]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life is a Gift: The Zen of Bennett Author: Tony Bennett Narrator: Joe Mantegna Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 20, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this beautiful and rich New York Times bestselling retrospective, the entertainment icon shares with his fans the life lessons he has learned throughout a career that spanned six decades. Illustrated with Bennett’s own hand-drawn artwork, Life Is a Gift is a work that will captivate, delight, and be cherished by fans and music lovers of all ages. “Writing in the same style as he sings. . . Tony Bennett shares countless tales about showbiz, his famous friends, his family, and his artistic career. . . . [His] tips for happiness, success, and longevity are like music to the ears.” — Publishers Weekly Legendary singer, artist, and performer Tony Bennett was one of the world's most beloved entertainers for more than six decades. From the 78 to the LP to the digital age, Tony did it all. Decade after decade, this artistic icon—who won twenty Grammys, sung for ten presidents, and performed for royalty—refused to compromise his vision or values. Even now, Bennett's popularity grows as new generations discover his timeless songs and incredible voice. In this entertaining and thoughtful memoir, Bennett shares stories of friends and family and the essential lessons they taught him: of the value of hard work and of creating art that continues to inspire; of perseverance and a dedication to excellence; of the necessity of humility, love, respect, and, most important, gratitude. He pays tribute to all the remarkable talents he has had the honor to work with and to learn from, including Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Louis Armstrong, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Paul McCartney, Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga, and others. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151715]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life is a Gift: The Zen of Bennett Author: Tony Bennett Narrator: Joe Mantegna Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 20, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this beautiful and rich New York Times bestselling retrospective, the entertainment icon shares with his fans the life lessons he has learned throughout a career that spanned six decades. Illustrated with Bennett’s own hand-drawn artwork, Life Is a Gift is a work that will captivate, delight, and be cherished by fans and music lovers of all ages. “Writing in the same style as he sings. . . Tony Bennett shares countless tales about showbiz, his famous friends, his family, and his artistic career. . . . [His] tips for happiness, success, and longevity are like music to the ears.” — Publishers Weekly Legendary singer, artist, and performer Tony Bennett was one of the world's most beloved entertainers for more than six decades. From the 78 to the LP to the digital age, Tony did it all. Decade after decade, this artistic icon—who won twenty Grammys, sung for ten presidents, and performed for royalty—refused to compromise his vision or values. Even now, Bennett's popularity grows as new generations discover his timeless songs and incredible voice. In this entertaining and thoughtful memoir, Bennett shares stories of friends and family and the essential lessons they taught him: of the value of hard work and of creating art that continues to inspire; of perseverance and a dedication to excellence; of the necessity of humility, love, respect, and, most important, gratitude. He pays tribute to all the remarkable talents he has had the honor to work with and to learn from, including Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Louis Armstrong, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Paul McCartney, Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga, and others. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151712 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151712]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Willie Mays Author: James S. Hirsch Narrator: Adam Grupper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling, authorized, “enormously entertaining and wide-ranging” (The Seattle Times) biography of the late, great Willie Mays. Willie Mays (1931–2024) was arguably the greatest player in baseball history, revered for the passion he brought to the game. He began as a teenager in the Negro Leagues, became a cult hero in New York, and was the headliner in Major League Baseball’s bold expansion to California. He was a blend of power, speed, and stylistic bravado that enraptured fans for more than two decades. Author James Hirsch reveals the man behind the player. Mays was a transcendent figure who received standing ovations in enemy stadiums and who, during the turbulent civil rights era, urged understanding and reconciliation. More than his records, his legacy is defined by the pure joy that he brought to fans and the loving memories that have been passed to future generations so they might know the magic and beauty of the game. With meticulous research and drawing on interviews with Mays himself as well as with close friends, family, and teammates, Hirsch presents a brilliant portrait of one of America’s most significant cultural icons. James S. Hirsch Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151712 thebookvoice.com 27:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151712]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Willie Mays Author: James S. Hirsch Narrator: Adam Grupper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling, authorized, “enormously entertaining and wide-ranging” (The Seattle Times) biography of the late, great Willie Mays. Willie Mays (1931–2024) was arguably the greatest player in baseball history, revered for the passion he brought to the game. He began as a teenager in the Negro Leagues, became a cult hero in New York, and was the headliner in Major League Baseball’s bold expansion to California. He was a blend of power, speed, and stylistic bravado that enraptured fans for more than two decades. Author James Hirsch reveals the man behind the player. Mays was a transcendent figure who received standing ovations in enemy stadiums and who, during the turbulent civil rights era, urged understanding and reconciliation. More than his records, his legacy is defined by the pure joy that he brought to fans and the loving memories that have been passed to future generations so they might know the magic and beauty of the game. With meticulous research and drawing on interviews with Mays himself as well as with close friends, family, and teammates, Hirsch presents a brilliant portrait of one of America’s most significant cultural icons. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151712]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Willie Mays Author: James S. Hirsch Narrator: Adam Grupper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling, authorized, “enormously entertaining and wide-ranging” (The Seattle Times) biography of the late, great Willie Mays. Willie Mays (1931–2024) was arguably the greatest player in baseball history, revered for the passion he brought to the game. He began as a teenager in the Negro Leagues, became a cult hero in New York, and was the headliner in Major League Baseball’s bold expansion to California. He was a blend of power, speed, and stylistic bravado that enraptured fans for more than two decades. Author James Hirsch reveals the man behind the player. Mays was a transcendent figure who received standing ovations in enemy stadiums and who, during the turbulent civil rights era, urged understanding and reconciliation. More than his records, his legacy is defined by the pure joy that he brought to fans and the loving memories that have been passed to future generations so they might know the magic and beauty of the game. With meticulous research and drawing on interviews with Mays himself as well as with close friends, family, and teammates, Hirsch presents a brilliant portrait of one of America’s most significant cultural icons. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151704 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151704]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Pride Still Mattered Author: David Maraniss Narrator: Richard M. Davidson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this groundbreaking biography, David Maraniss captures all of football great Vince Lombardi: the myth, the man, his game, and his God. More than any other sports figure, Vince Lombardi transformed football into a metaphor of the American experience. The son of an Italian immigrant butcher, Lombardi toiled for twenty frustrating years as a high school coach and then as an assistant at Fordham, West Point, and the New York Giants before his big break came at age forty-six with the chance to coach a struggling team in snowbound Wisconsin. His leadership of the Green Bay Packers to five world championships in nine seasons is the most storied period in NFL history. Lombardi became a living legend, a symbol to many of leadership, discipline, perseverance, and teamwork, and to others of an obsession with winning. David Maraniss Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151704 thebookvoice.com 28:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151704]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Pride Still Mattered Author: David Maraniss Narrator: Richard M. Davidson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this groundbreaking biography, David Maraniss captures all of football great Vince Lombardi: the myth, the man, his game, and his God. More than any other sports figure, Vince Lombardi transformed football into a metaphor of the American experience. The son of an Italian immigrant butcher, Lombardi toiled for twenty frustrating years as a high school coach and then as an assistant at Fordham, West Point, and the New York Giants before his big break came at age forty-six with the chance to coach a struggling team in snowbound Wisconsin. His leadership of the Green Bay Packers to five world championships in nine seasons is the most storied period in NFL history. Lombardi became a living legend, a symbol to many of leadership, discipline, perseverance, and teamwork, and to others of an obsession with winning. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151704]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Pride Still Mattered Author: David Maraniss Narrator: Richard M. Davidson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this groundbreaking biography, David Maraniss captures all of football great Vince Lombardi: the myth, the man, his game, and his God. More than any other sports figure, Vince Lombardi transformed football into a metaphor of the American experience. The son of an Italian immigrant butcher, Lombardi toiled for twenty frustrating years as a high school coach and then as an assistant at Fordham, West Point, and the New York Giants before his big break came at age forty-six with the chance to coach a struggling team in snowbound Wisconsin. His leadership of the Green Bay Packers to five world championships in nine seasons is the most storied period in NFL history. Lombardi became a living legend, a symbol to many of leadership, discipline, perseverance, and teamwork, and to others of an obsession with winning. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151377 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151377]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Losing my Mind: An Intimate Look at Life with Alzheimer's Author: Thomas DeBaggio Narrator: Cotter Smith Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 1, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: When Tom DeBaggio turned fifty-seven in 1999, he thought he was embarking on the golden years of retirement -- time to spend with his family, his friends, and the herb garden he spent decades cultivating. One winter day, he told his doctor during a routine exam that he had been stumbling into forgetfulness. After it subsequent battery of tests, DeBaggio joined the legion of twelve million others afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. Losing My Mind is an extraordinary first-person account that charts the ups and downs of early onset Alzheimer's -- a form of the disease which can he particularly ravaging to younger, more alert minds. DeBaggio started writing on the first day of his diagnosis and has continued despite his slipping grasp on his memory. DeBaggio paints a vivid picture of the splendor of memory and the pain that comes from its loss. DeBaggio poignantly depicts one of the most important parts of our lives -- remembrance -- and how we tend to overlook it. But to DeBaggio, memory is more than just an account of a time long past, it is one's ability to function, to think and ultimately, to survive. As his life is reduced to moments of clarity, the true power of thought and his ability to connect to the world shines through. A testament to the beauty of memory, Losing My Mind is more than just an account of Alzheimer's, it is the captivating story of one man's battle to stay connected with the world. Thomas DeBaggio Fri, 01 Mar 2002 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151377 thebookvoice.com 5:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151377]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Losing my Mind: An Intimate Look at Life with Alzheimer's Author: Thomas DeBaggio Narrator: Cotter Smith Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 1, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: When Tom DeBaggio turned fifty-seven in 1999, he thought he was embarking on the golden years of retirement -- time to spend with his family, his friends, and the herb garden he spent decades cultivating. One winter day, he told his doctor during a routine exam that he had been stumbling into forgetfulness. After it subsequent battery of tests, DeBaggio joined the legion of twelve million others afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. Losing My Mind is an extraordinary first-person account that charts the ups and downs of early onset Alzheimer's -- a form of the disease which can he particularly ravaging to younger, more alert minds. DeBaggio started writing on the first day of his diagnosis and has continued despite his slipping grasp on his memory. DeBaggio paints a vivid picture of the splendor of memory and the pain that comes from its loss. DeBaggio poignantly depicts one of the most important parts of our lives -- remembrance -- and how we tend to overlook it. But to DeBaggio, memory is more than just an account of a time long past, it is one's ability to function, to think and ultimately, to survive. As his life is reduced to moments of clarity, the true power of thought and his ability to connect to the world shines through. A testament to the beauty of memory, Losing My Mind is more than just an account of Alzheimer's, it is the captivating story of one man's battle to stay connected with the world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151377]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Losing my Mind: An Intimate Look at Life with Alzheimer's Author: Thomas DeBaggio Narrator: Cotter Smith Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 1, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: When Tom DeBaggio turned fifty-seven in 1999, he thought he was embarking on the golden years of retirement -- time to spend with his family, his friends, and the herb garden he spent decades cultivating. One winter day, he told his doctor during a routine exam that he had been stumbling into forgetfulness. After it subsequent battery of tests, DeBaggio joined the legion of twelve million others afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. Losing My Mind is an extraordinary first-person account that charts the ups and downs of early onset Alzheimer's -- a form of the disease which can he particularly ravaging to younger, more alert minds. DeBaggio started writing on the first day of his diagnosis and has continued despite his slipping grasp on his memory. DeBaggio paints a vivid picture of the splendor of memory and the pain that comes from its loss. DeBaggio poignantly depicts one of the most important parts of our lives -- remembrance -- and how we tend to overlook it. But to DeBaggio, memory is more than just an account of a time long past, it is one's ability to function, to think and ultimately, to survive. As his life is reduced to moments of clarity, the true power of thought and his ability to connect to the world shines through. A testament to the beauty of memory, Losing My Mind is more than just an account of Alzheimer's, it is the captivating story of one man's battle to stay connected with the world. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150637 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150637]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diana: Her True Story Author: Andrew Morton Narrator: Stephanie Beacham Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: December 1, 1992 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Her life has seemed liek a fairy-tale come true. . . yet the shocking truth is that for Diana Princess of Wales, life has been far from perfect. Written with the cooperation and support of members of Diana's family and her closest friends, Diana: Her True Story reveals a woman trapped in a loveless marriage, who has suffered from chronic illness and loneliness, who has gone to the depths of despair...and who has courageously struggled to create a new life for herself. Andrew Morton Tue, 01 Dec 1992 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150637 thebookvoice.com 1:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150637]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diana: Her True Story Author: Andrew Morton Narrator: Stephanie Beacham Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: December 1, 1992 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Her life has seemed liek a fairy-tale come true. . . yet the shocking truth is that for Diana Princess of Wales, life has been far from perfect. Written with the cooperation and support of members of Diana's family and her closest friends, Diana: Her True Story reveals a woman trapped in a loveless marriage, who has suffered from chronic illness and loneliness, who has gone to the depths of despair...and who has courageously struggled to create a new life for herself. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150637]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diana: Her True Story Author: Andrew Morton Narrator: Stephanie Beacham Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: December 1, 1992 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Her life has seemed liek a fairy-tale come true. . . yet the shocking truth is that for Diana Princess of Wales, life has been far from perfect. Written with the cooperation and support of members of Diana's family and her closest friends, Diana: Her True Story reveals a woman trapped in a loveless marriage, who has suffered from chronic illness and loneliness, who has gone to the depths of despair...and who has courageously struggled to create a new life for herself. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150636 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150636]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diana: Her New Life Author: Andrew Morton Narrator: Lynn Redgrave Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: December 1, 1994 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The publication in 1992 of Andrew Morton's Diana: Her True Story shook the British Royal family to its very foundations. Initially greeted with disbelief, as time passed, it became clear that the book was, as its title claimed, Diana's true story. Diana's friends were hopeful that separation from Charles would bring Diana freedom to find happiness. But has it? With her marriage in limbo and her children only occasionally by her side, Diana's position in the royal family is one of increasing isolation. Diana: Her New Life chronicles the secret battles that have raged behind closed doors, and Diana's frustration as she tries to break free from the restrictions of her semi-detached royal life. Again with unprecedented access to some of Diana's closest friends, Andrew Morton strips away the royal propaganda and reveals how Diana is learning to become a woman in her own right not a puppet of the palace, and shares Diana's private thoughts on retirement from public life, remarriage, the men in her life, and the grooming of Prince William for his future role. Andrew Morton Thu, 01 Dec 1994 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150636 thebookvoice.com 1:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150636]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diana: Her New Life Author: Andrew Morton Narrator: Lynn Redgrave Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: December 1, 1994 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The publication in 1992 of Andrew Morton's Diana: Her True Story shook the British Royal family to its very foundations. Initially greeted with disbelief, as time passed, it became clear that the book was, as its title claimed, Diana's true story. Diana's friends were hopeful that separation from Charles would bring Diana freedom to find happiness. But has it? With her marriage in limbo and her children only occasionally by her side, Diana's position in the royal family is one of increasing isolation. Diana: Her New Life chronicles the secret battles that have raged behind closed doors, and Diana's frustration as she tries to break free from the restrictions of her semi-detached royal life. Again with unprecedented access to some of Diana's closest friends, Andrew Morton strips away the royal propaganda and reveals how Diana is learning to become a woman in her own right not a puppet of the palace, and shares Diana's private thoughts on retirement from public life, remarriage, the men in her life, and the grooming of Prince William for his future role. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150636]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diana: Her New Life Author: Andrew Morton Narrator: Lynn Redgrave Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: December 1, 1994 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The publication in 1992 of Andrew Morton's Diana: Her True Story shook the British Royal family to its very foundations. Initially greeted with disbelief, as time passed, it became clear that the book was, as its title claimed, Diana's true story. Diana's friends were hopeful that separation from Charles would bring Diana freedom to find happiness. But has it? With her marriage in limbo and her children only occasionally by her side, Diana's position in the royal family is one of increasing isolation. Diana: Her New Life chronicles the secret battles that have raged behind closed doors, and Diana's frustration as she tries to break free from the restrictions of her semi-detached royal life. Again with unprecedented access to some of Diana's closest friends, Andrew Morton strips away the royal propaganda and reveals how Diana is learning to become a woman in her own right not a puppet of the palace, and shares Diana's private thoughts on retirement from public life, remarriage, the men in her life, and the grooming of Prince William for his future role. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150601 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150601]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Comrades: Brothers, Fathers, Sons, Pals Author: Stephen E. Ambrose Narrator: Stephen E. Ambrose Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 1, 1999 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the author of Undaunted Courage and D-Day comes this celebration of male friendship, taken both from the pages of history and from Ambrose’s own life. Acclaimed historian Stephen Ambrose begins his examination with a glance inward—he starts this book with his brothers, his first and forever friends, and the shared experiences that join them for a lifetime, overcoming distance and misunderstandings. He writes of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had a golden gift for friendship and who shared a perfect trust with his younger brother Milton in spite of their apparently unequal stations. With great feeling, Ambrose brings to life the relationships of the young soldiers of Easy Company who fought and died together from Normandy to Germany, and he describes with admiration three who fought in different armies on different sides in that war and became friends later. He recounts the friendships of Lewis and Clark and of Crazy Horse and He Dog, and he tells the story of the Custer brothers who died together at the Little Big Horn. Comrades concludes with the author’s moving recollection of his own friendship with his father. “He was my first and always most important friend. I didn’t learn that until the end, when he taught me the most important thing, that the love of father-son-father-son is a continuum, just as love and friendship are expansive.” Stephen E. Ambrose Tue, 01 Jun 1999 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150601 thebookvoice.com 3:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150601]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Comrades: Brothers, Fathers, Sons, Pals Author: Stephen E. Ambrose Narrator: Stephen E. Ambrose Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 1, 1999 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the author of Undaunted Courage and D-Day comes this celebration of male friendship, taken both from the pages of history and from Ambrose’s own life. Acclaimed historian Stephen Ambrose begins his examination with a glance inward—he starts this book with his brothers, his first and forever friends, and the shared experiences that join them for a lifetime, overcoming distance and misunderstandings. He writes of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had a golden gift for friendship and who shared a perfect trust with his younger brother Milton in spite of their apparently unequal stations. With great feeling, Ambrose brings to life the relationships of the young soldiers of Easy Company who fought and died together from Normandy to Germany, and he describes with admiration three who fought in different armies on different sides in that war and became friends later. He recounts the friendships of Lewis and Clark and of Crazy Horse and He Dog, and he tells the story of the Custer brothers who died together at the Little Big Horn. Comrades concludes with the author’s moving recollection of his own friendship with his father. “He was my first and always most important friend. I didn’t learn that until the end, when he taught me the most important thing, that the love of father-son-father-son is a continuum, just as love and friendship are expansive.” Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150601]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Comrades: Brothers, Fathers, Sons, Pals Author: Stephen E. Ambrose Narrator: Stephen E. Ambrose Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 1, 1999 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the author of Undaunted Courage and D-Day comes this celebration of male friendship, taken both from the pages of history and from Ambrose’s own life. Acclaimed historian Stephen Ambrose begins his examination with a glance inward—he starts this book with his brothers, his first and forever friends, and the shared experiences that join them for a lifetime, overcoming distance and misunderstandings. He writes of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had a golden gift for friendship and who shared a perfect trust with his younger brother Milton in spite of their apparently unequal stations. With great feeling, Ambrose brings to life the relationships of the young soldiers of Easy Company who fought and died together from Normandy to Germany, and he describes with admiration three who fought in different armies on different sides in that war and became friends later. He recounts the friendships of Lewis and Clark and of Crazy Horse and He Dog, and he tells the story of the Custer brothers who died together at the Little Big Horn. Comrades concludes with the author’s moving recollection of his own friendship with his father. “He was my first and always most important friend. I didn’t learn that until the end, when he taught me the most important thing, that the love of father-son-father-son is a continuum, just as love and friendship are expansive.” https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150449 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150449]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Comrades Author: Stephen E. Ambrose Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the author of Undaunted Courage and D-Day comes this celebration of male friendship, taken both from the pages of history and from Ambrose’s own life. Acclaimed historian Stephen Ambrose begins his examination with a glance inward—he starts this book with his brothers, his first and forever friends, and the shared experiences that join them for a lifetime, overcoming distance and misunderstandings. He writes of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had a golden gift for friendship and who shared a perfect trust with his younger brother Milton in spite of their apparently unequal stations. With great feeling, Ambrose brings to life the relationships of the young soldiers of Easy Company who fought and died together from Normandy to Germany, and he describes with admiration three who fought in different armies on different sides in that war and became friends later. He recounts the friendships of Lewis and Clark and of Crazy Horse and He Dog, and he tells the story of the Custer brothers who died together at the Little Big Horn. Comrades concludes with the author’s moving recollection of his own friendship with his father. “He was my first and always most important friend. I didn’t learn that until the end, when he taught me the most important thing, that the love of father-son-father-son is a continuum, just as love and friendship are expansive.” Stephen E. Ambrose Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150449 thebookvoice.com 4:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150449]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Comrades Author: Stephen E. Ambrose Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the author of Undaunted Courage and D-Day comes this celebration of male friendship, taken both from the pages of history and from Ambrose’s own life. Acclaimed historian Stephen Ambrose begins his examination with a glance inward—he starts this book with his brothers, his first and forever friends, and the shared experiences that join them for a lifetime, overcoming distance and misunderstandings. He writes of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had a golden gift for friendship and who shared a perfect trust with his younger brother Milton in spite of their apparently unequal stations. With great feeling, Ambrose brings to life the relationships of the young soldiers of Easy Company who fought and died together from Normandy to Germany, and he describes with admiration three who fought in different armies on different sides in that war and became friends later. He recounts the friendships of Lewis and Clark and of Crazy Horse and He Dog, and he tells the story of the Custer brothers who died together at the Little Big Horn. Comrades concludes with the author’s moving recollection of his own friendship with his father. “He was my first and always most important friend. I didn’t learn that until the end, when he taught me the most important thing, that the love of father-son-father-son is a continuum, just as love and friendship are expansive.” Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150449]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Comrades Author: Stephen E. Ambrose Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the author of Undaunted Courage and D-Day comes this celebration of male friendship, taken both from the pages of history and from Ambrose’s own life. Acclaimed historian Stephen Ambrose begins his examination with a glance inward—he starts this book with his brothers, his first and forever friends, and the shared experiences that join them for a lifetime, overcoming distance and misunderstandings. He writes of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had a golden gift for friendship and who shared a perfect trust with his younger brother Milton in spite of their apparently unequal stations. With great feeling, Ambrose brings to life the relationships of the young soldiers of Easy Company who fought and died together from Normandy to Germany, and he describes with admiration three who fought in different armies on different sides in that war and became friends later. He recounts the friendships of Lewis and Clark and of Crazy Horse and He Dog, and he tells the story of the Custer brothers who died together at the Little Big Horn. Comrades concludes with the author’s moving recollection of his own friendship with his father. “He was my first and always most important friend. I didn’t learn that until the end, when he taught me the most important thing, that the love of father-son-father-son is a continuum, just as love and friendship are expansive.” https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150446 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150446]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Author: Walter Isaacson Narrator: Boyd Gaines Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 1, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 476 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In a sweeping narrative that follows Franklin’s life from Boston to Philadelphia to London and Paris and back, Walter Isaacson chronicles the adventures of the runaway apprentice who became, over the course of his eighty-four-year life, America’s best writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, and business strategist, as well as one of its most practical and ingenious political leaders. He explores the wit behind Poor Richard’s Almanac and the wisdom behind the Declaration of Independence, the new nation’s alliance with France, the treaty that ended the Revolution, and the compromises that created a near-perfect Constitution. In this colorful and intimate narrative, Isaacson provides the full sweep of Franklin’s amazing life, showing how he helped to forge the American national identity and why he has a particular resonance in the twenty-first century. Walter Isaacson Tue, 01 Jul 2003 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150446 thebookvoice.com 7:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150446]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Author: Walter Isaacson Narrator: Boyd Gaines Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 1, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 476 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In a sweeping narrative that follows Franklin’s life from Boston to Philadelphia to London and Paris and back, Walter Isaacson chronicles the adventures of the runaway apprentice who became, over the course of his eighty-four-year life, America’s best writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, and business strategist, as well as one of its most practical and ingenious political leaders. He explores the wit behind Poor Richard’s Almanac and the wisdom behind the Declaration of Independence, the new nation’s alliance with France, the treaty that ended the Revolution, and the compromises that created a near-perfect Constitution. In this colorful and intimate narrative, Isaacson provides the full sweep of Franklin’s amazing life, showing how he helped to forge the American national identity and why he has a particular resonance in the twenty-first century. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150446]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Author: Walter Isaacson Narrator: Boyd Gaines Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 1, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 476 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In a sweeping narrative that follows Franklin’s life from Boston to Philadelphia to London and Paris and back, Walter Isaacson chronicles the adventures of the runaway apprentice who became, over the course of his eighty-four-year life, America’s best writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, and business strategist, as well as one of its most practical and ingenious political leaders. He explores the wit behind Poor Richard’s Almanac and the wisdom behind the Declaration of Independence, the new nation’s alliance with France, the treaty that ended the Revolution, and the compromises that created a near-perfect Constitution. In this colorful and intimate narrative, Isaacson provides the full sweep of Franklin’s amazing life, showing how he helped to forge the American national identity and why he has a particular resonance in the twenty-first century. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150299 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150299]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Benjamin Franklin Author: Walter Isaacson Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 92 Ratings of Narrator: 4.17 of Total 24 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In a sweeping narrative that follows Franklin’s life from Boston to Philadelphia to London and Paris and back, Walter Isaacson chronicles the adventures of the runaway apprentice who became, over the course of his eighty-four-year life, America’s best writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, and business strategist, as well as one of its most practical and ingenious political leaders. He explores the wit behind Poor Richard’s Almanac and the wisdom behind the Declaration of Independence, the new nation’s alliance with France, the treaty that ended the Revolution, and the compromises that created a near-perfect Constitution. In this colorful and intimate narrative, Isaacson provides the full sweep of Franklin’s amazing life, showing how he helped to forge the American national identity and why he has a particular resonance in the twenty-first century. Walter Isaacson Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150299 thebookvoice.com 25:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150299]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Benjamin Franklin Author: Walter Isaacson Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 92 Ratings of Narrator: 4.17 of Total 24 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In a sweeping narrative that follows Franklin’s life from Boston to Philadelphia to London and Paris and back, Walter Isaacson chronicles the adventures of the runaway apprentice who became, over the course of his eighty-four-year life, America’s best writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, and business strategist, as well as one of its most practical and ingenious political leaders. He explores the wit behind Poor Richard’s Almanac and the wisdom behind the Declaration of Independence, the new nation’s alliance with France, the treaty that ended the Revolution, and the compromises that created a near-perfect Constitution. In this colorful and intimate narrative, Isaacson provides the full sweep of Franklin’s amazing life, showing how he helped to forge the American national identity and why he has a particular resonance in the twenty-first century. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150299]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Benjamin Franklin Author: Walter Isaacson Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 92 Ratings of Narrator: 4.17 of Total 24 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In a sweeping narrative that follows Franklin’s life from Boston to Philadelphia to London and Paris and back, Walter Isaacson chronicles the adventures of the runaway apprentice who became, over the course of his eighty-four-year life, America’s best writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, and business strategist, as well as one of its most practical and ingenious political leaders. He explores the wit behind Poor Richard’s Almanac and the wisdom behind the Declaration of Independence, the new nation’s alliance with France, the treaty that ended the Revolution, and the compromises that created a near-perfect Constitution. In this colorful and intimate narrative, Isaacson provides the full sweep of Franklin’s amazing life, showing how he helped to forge the American national identity and why he has a particular resonance in the twenty-first century. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149652 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149652]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln Author: David Herbert Donald Narrator: Dick Estell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 27 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A masterful work by Pulitzer Prize–winning author David Herbert Donald, Lincoln is a stunning portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s life and presidency. Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln’s gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever-expanding political circles in Illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war. Donald goes beyond biography, illuminating the gradual development of Lincoln’s character, chronicling his tremendous capacity for evolution and growth, thus illustrating what made it possible for a man so inexperienced and so unprepared for the presidency to become a great moral leader. In the most troubled of times, here was a man who led the country out of slavery and preserved a shattered Union—in short, one of the greatest presidents this country has ever seen. David Herbert Donald Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149652 thebookvoice.com 15:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149652]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln Author: David Herbert Donald Narrator: Dick Estell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 27 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A masterful work by Pulitzer Prize–winning author David Herbert Donald, Lincoln is a stunning portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s life and presidency. Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln’s gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever-expanding political circles in Illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war. Donald goes beyond biography, illuminating the gradual development of Lincoln’s character, chronicling his tremendous capacity for evolution and growth, thus illustrating what made it possible for a man so inexperienced and so unprepared for the presidency to become a great moral leader. In the most troubled of times, here was a man who led the country out of slavery and preserved a shattered Union—in short, one of the greatest presidents this country has ever seen. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149652]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln Author: David Herbert Donald Narrator: Dick Estell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 27 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A masterful work by Pulitzer Prize–winning author David Herbert Donald, Lincoln is a stunning portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s life and presidency. Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln’s gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever-expanding political circles in Illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war. Donald goes beyond biography, illuminating the gradual development of Lincoln’s character, chronicling his tremendous capacity for evolution and growth, thus illustrating what made it possible for a man so inexperienced and so unprepared for the presidency to become a great moral leader. In the most troubled of times, here was a man who led the country out of slavery and preserved a shattered Union—in short, one of the greatest presidents this country has ever seen. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148145 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148145]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tom Thumb: The Remarkable True Story of a Man in Miniature Author: George Sullivan Narrator: Barry Press Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 17 minutes Release date: October 1, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: When Charles S. Stratton was born in 1838, he seemed perfect in every way. But then he stopped growing. At age four, though a happy and mischievous child, he was just over two feet tall and weighed fifteen pounds—the exact size he had been as a seven-month-old baby. It was then that P. T. Barnum persuaded Charley's family to allow him to exhibit their son in his museum and tour him around the world as a curiosity. Tom Thumb, as Barnum dubbed him, was a natural performer. He became enormously popular and wealthy, more so than any other performer before him, in large part due to the marketing genius of Barnum. In this spirited biography—the first on its subject—George Sullivan recounts the fascinating adventures of the real Tom Thumb, and also raises challenging questions about what constitutes exploitation—both in the nineteenth century and today. George Sullivan Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148145 thebookvoice.com 3:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148145]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tom Thumb: The Remarkable True Story of a Man in Miniature Author: George Sullivan Narrator: Barry Press Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 17 minutes Release date: October 1, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: When Charles S. Stratton was born in 1838, he seemed perfect in every way. But then he stopped growing. At age four, though a happy and mischievous child, he was just over two feet tall and weighed fifteen pounds—the exact size he had been as a seven-month-old baby. It was then that P. T. Barnum persuaded Charley's family to allow him to exhibit their son in his museum and tour him around the world as a curiosity. Tom Thumb, as Barnum dubbed him, was a natural performer. He became enormously popular and wealthy, more so than any other performer before him, in large part due to the marketing genius of Barnum. In this spirited biography—the first on its subject—George Sullivan recounts the fascinating adventures of the real Tom Thumb, and also raises challenging questions about what constitutes exploitation—both in the nineteenth century and today. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148145]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tom Thumb: The Remarkable True Story of a Man in Miniature Author: George Sullivan Narrator: Barry Press Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 17 minutes Release date: October 1, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: When Charles S. Stratton was born in 1838, he seemed perfect in every way. But then he stopped growing. At age four, though a happy and mischievous child, he was just over two feet tall and weighed fifteen pounds—the exact size he had been as a seven-month-old baby. It was then that P. T. Barnum persuaded Charley's family to allow him to exhibit their son in his museum and tour him around the world as a curiosity. Tom Thumb, as Barnum dubbed him, was a natural performer. He became enormously popular and wealthy, more so than any other performer before him, in large part due to the marketing genius of Barnum. In this spirited biography—the first on its subject—George Sullivan recounts the fascinating adventures of the real Tom Thumb, and also raises challenging questions about what constitutes exploitation—both in the nineteenth century and today. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148027 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148027]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Author: Jon Meacham Narrator: Jon Meacham, Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 85 Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 13 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham, “a big, grand, absorbing exploration of not just Jefferson and his role in history but also Jefferson the man, humanized as never before” (Entertainment Weekly) “Probably the best single-volume biography of Jefferson ever written.”—Gordon S. Wood A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, The Seattle Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, BookPage   This magnificent biography brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times, giving us Thomas Jefferson the man, the politician, and the president. A Founder whose understanding of power and of human nature enabled him to move men and marshal ideas, to learn from his mistakes and to prevail, Jefferson was passionate about many things—women, his family, science, architecture, gardening, Monticello, Paris, and more. He strove, despite fierce opposition, to realize his vision: the creation, survival, and success of popular government in America.    Drawing on archives in the United States, England, and France, as well as unpublished transcripts of Jefferson presidential papers, Jon Meacham shows us the personal Jefferson, a man of appetite, sensuality, and passion. He also presents Jefferson as the most successful political leader of the early republic, and perhaps in all American history, a leader who found the means to endure and to win. His story resonates today not least because he led his nation through ferocious partisanship amid economic change and external threats. Jefferson also embodies an eternal drama, the struggle of the leadership of a nation to achieve greatness in a difficult and confounding world. Jon Meacham Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148027 thebookvoice.com 18:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148027]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Author: Jon Meacham Narrator: Jon Meacham, Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 85 Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 13 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham, “a big, grand, absorbing exploration of not just Jefferson and his role in history but also Jefferson the man, humanized as never before” (Entertainment Weekly) “Probably the best single-volume biography of Jefferson ever written.”—Gordon S. Wood A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, The Seattle Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, BookPage   This magnificent biography brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times, giving us Thomas Jefferson the man, the politician, and the president. A Founder whose understanding of power and of human nature enabled him to move men and marshal ideas, to learn from his mistakes and to prevail, Jefferson was passionate about many things—women, his family, science, architecture, gardening, Monticello, Paris, and more. He strove, despite fierce opposition, to realize his vision: the creation, survival, and success of popular government in America.    Drawing on archives in the United States, England, and France, as well as unpublished transcripts of Jefferson presidential papers, Jon Meacham shows us the personal Jefferson, a man of appetite, sensuality, and passion. He also presents Jefferson as the most successful political leader of the early republic, and perhaps in all American history, a leader who found the means to endure and to win. His story resonates today not least because he led his nation through ferocious partisanship amid economic change and external threats. Jefferson also embodies an eternal drama, the struggle of the leadership of a nation to achieve greatness in a difficult and confounding world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148027]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Author: Jon Meacham Narrator: Jon Meacham, Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 85 Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 13 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham, “a big, grand, absorbing exploration of not just Jefferson and his role in history but also Jefferson the man, humanized as never before” (Entertainment Weekly) “Probably the best single-volume biography of Jefferson ever written.”—Gordon S. Wood A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, The Seattle Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, BookPage   This magnificent biography brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times, giving us Thomas Jefferson the man, the politician, and the president. A Founder whose understanding of power and of human nature enabled him to move men and marshal ideas, to learn from his mistakes and to prevail, Jefferson was passionate about many things—women, his family, science, architecture, gardening, Monticello, Paris, and more. He strove, despite fierce opposition, to realize his vision: the creation, survival, and success of popular government in America.    Drawing on archives in the United States, England, and France, as well as unpublished transcripts of Jefferson presidential papers, Jon Meacham shows us the personal Jefferson, a man of appetite, sensuality, and passion. He also presents Jefferson as the most successful political leader of the early republic, and perhaps in all American history, a leader who found the means to endure and to win. His story resonates today not least because he led his nation through ferocious partisanship amid economic change and external threats. Jefferson also embodies an eternal drama, the struggle of the leadership of a nation to achieve greatness in a difficult and confounding world. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147328 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147328]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole Author: Dr. Jerri Nielsen Narrator: Dr. Jerri Nielsen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 55 minutes Release date: September 17, 2008 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The Antarctic winter, with temperatures 100 degrees below zero, shuts supply lines down completely; conditions are too treacherous for planes and boats and the only connection with the rest of the world is satellite hook-up. During the long winter of 1999, Dr. Nielsen, the only physician on a staff of forty-one people, discovered a lump in her breast. Consulting via satellite e-mail with doctors in the U.S., she was forced to perform a biopsy and in June began to treat herself with chemotherapy, in order to insure that she could survive until conditions permitted her rescue in October. A daring rescue by the Air National Guard ensued, who landed, dropped off a replacement physician, and in less than five minutes took off with Dr. Nielsen. Set in one of the most remote and desolate yet strikingly beautiful landscapes on earth, Jerri Nielsen's narrative of her transforming experiences is a thrilling adventure of researchers and scientists embattled by a hostile environment, a chronicle of marvels - and limits - of modern medical technology, and a penetrating exploration of the dynamics of an isolated, intensely connected community faced with adversity. But at its core this is a powerfully moving drama of one woman's voyage of self-discovery and courage and the fierce dedication of scores of colleagues - both known and unknown to her - whose aid proved to be her salvation. Dr. Jerri Nielsen Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147328 thebookvoice.com 12:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147328]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole Author: Dr. Jerri Nielsen Narrator: Dr. Jerri Nielsen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 55 minutes Release date: September 17, 2008 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The Antarctic winter, with temperatures 100 degrees below zero, shuts supply lines down completely; conditions are too treacherous for planes and boats and the only connection with the rest of the world is satellite hook-up. During the long winter of 1999, Dr. Nielsen, the only physician on a staff of forty-one people, discovered a lump in her breast. Consulting via satellite e-mail with doctors in the U.S., she was forced to perform a biopsy and in June began to treat herself with chemotherapy, in order to insure that she could survive until conditions permitted her rescue in October. A daring rescue by the Air National Guard ensued, who landed, dropped off a replacement physician, and in less than five minutes took off with Dr. Nielsen. Set in one of the most remote and desolate yet strikingly beautiful landscapes on earth, Jerri Nielsen's narrative of her transforming experiences is a thrilling adventure of researchers and scientists embattled by a hostile environment, a chronicle of marvels - and limits - of modern medical technology, and a penetrating exploration of the dynamics of an isolated, intensely connected community faced with adversity. But at its core this is a powerfully moving drama of one woman's voyage of self-discovery and courage and the fierce dedication of scores of colleagues - both known and unknown to her - whose aid proved to be her salvation. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147328]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole Author: Dr. Jerri Nielsen Narrator: Dr. Jerri Nielsen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 55 minutes Release date: September 17, 2008 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The Antarctic winter, with temperatures 100 degrees below zero, shuts supply lines down completely; conditions are too treacherous for planes and boats and the only connection with the rest of the world is satellite hook-up. During the long winter of 1999, Dr. Nielsen, the only physician on a staff of forty-one people, discovered a lump in her breast. Consulting via satellite e-mail with doctors in the U.S., she was forced to perform a biopsy and in June began to treat herself with chemotherapy, in order to insure that she could survive until conditions permitted her rescue in October. A daring rescue by the Air National Guard ensued, who landed, dropped off a replacement physician, and in less than five minutes took off with Dr. Nielsen. Set in one of the most remote and desolate yet strikingly beautiful landscapes on earth, Jerri Nielsen's narrative of her transforming experiences is a thrilling adventure of researchers and scientists embattled by a hostile environment, a chronicle of marvels - and limits - of modern medical technology, and a penetrating exploration of the dynamics of an isolated, intensely connected community faced with adversity. But at its core this is a powerfully moving drama of one woman's voyage of self-discovery and courage and the fierce dedication of scores of colleagues - both known and unknown to her - whose aid proved to be her salvation. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147322 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147322]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Never Had It Made Author: Jackie Robinson Narrator: Ossie Davis Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 4, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The bestselling autobiography of American baseball and civil rights legend Jackie Robinson Before Barry Bonds, before Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's stars had one undeniable trait in common: they were all white. In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke that barrier, striking a crucial blow for racial equality and changing the world of sports forever. I Never Had It Made is Robinson's own candid, hard-hitting account of what it took to become the first black man in history to play in the major leagues. I Never Had It Made recalls Robinson's early years and influences: his time at UCLA, where he became the school's first four-letter athlete; his army stint during World War II, when he challenged Jim Crow laws and narrowly escaped court martial; his years of frustration, on and off the field, with the Negro Leagues; and finally that fateful day when Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers proposed what became known as the 'Noble Experiment'—Robinson would step up to bat to integrate and revolutionize baseball. More than a baseball story, I Never Had It Made also reveals the highs and lows of Robinson's life after baseball. He recounts his political aspirations and civil rights activism; his friendships with Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, William Buckley, Jr., and Nelson Rockefeller; and his troubled relationship with his son, Jackie, Jr. I Never Had It Made endures as an inspiring story of a man whose heroism extended well beyond the playing field. Jackie Robinson Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147322 thebookvoice.com 3:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147322]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Never Had It Made Author: Jackie Robinson Narrator: Ossie Davis Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 4, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The bestselling autobiography of American baseball and civil rights legend Jackie Robinson Before Barry Bonds, before Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's stars had one undeniable trait in common: they were all white. In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke that barrier, striking a crucial blow for racial equality and changing the world of sports forever. I Never Had It Made is Robinson's own candid, hard-hitting account of what it took to become the first black man in history to play in the major leagues. I Never Had It Made recalls Robinson's early years and influences: his time at UCLA, where he became the school's first four-letter athlete; his army stint during World War II, when he challenged Jim Crow laws and narrowly escaped court martial; his years of frustration, on and off the field, with the Negro Leagues; and finally that fateful day when Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers proposed what became known as the 'Noble Experiment'—Robinson would step up to bat to integrate and revolutionize baseball. More than a baseball story, I Never Had It Made also reveals the highs and lows of Robinson's life after baseball. He recounts his political aspirations and civil rights activism; his friendships with Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, William Buckley, Jr., and Nelson Rockefeller; and his troubled relationship with his son, Jackie, Jr. I Never Had It Made endures as an inspiring story of a man whose heroism extended well beyond the playing field. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/147322]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Never Had It Made Author: Jackie Robinson Narrator: Ossie Davis Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 4, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The bestselling autobiography of American baseball and civil rights legend Jackie Robinson Before Barry Bonds, before Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's stars had one undeniable trait in common: they were all white. In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke that barrier, striking a crucial blow for racial equality and changing the world of sports forever. I Never Had It Made is Robinson's own candid, hard-hitting account of what it took to become the first black man in history to play in the major leagues. I Never Had It Made recalls Robinson's early years and influences: his time at UCLA, where he became the school's first four-letter athlete; his army stint during World War II, when he challenged Jim Crow laws and narrowly escaped court martial; his years of frustration, on and off the field, with the Negro Leagues; and finally that fateful day when Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers proposed what became known as the 'Noble Experiment'—Robinson would step up to bat to integrate and revolutionize baseball. More than a baseball story, I Never Had It Made also reveals the highs and lows of Robinson's life after baseball. He recounts his political aspirations and civil rights activism; his friendships with Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, William Buckley, Jr., and Nelson Rockefeller; and his troubled relationship with his son, Jackie, Jr. I Never Had It Made endures as an inspiring story of a man whose heroism extended well beyond the playing field. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145814 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145814]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined Author: Salman Khan Narrator: Salman Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The creator of the revolutionary educational platform Khan Academy share his vision for the future of schooling and the major role that technology will play. A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-engineer and hedge funder's online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a worldwide phenomenon. Today millions of students, parents, and teachers use the Khan Academy's free videos and software, which have expanded to encompass nearly every conceivable subject; and Academy techniques are being employed with exciting results in a growing number of classrooms around the globe. Like many innovators, Khan rethinks existing assumptions and imagines what education could be if freed from them. And his core idea-liberating teachers from lecturing and state-mandated calendars and opening up class time for truly human interaction-has become his life's passion. Schools seek his advice about connecting to students in a digital age, and people of all ages and backgrounds flock to the site to utilize this fresh approach to learning. In The One World Schoolhouse, Khan presents his radical vision for the future of education, as well as his own remarkable story, for the first time. In these pages, you will discover, among other things:   - How both students and teachers are being bound by a broken top-down model invented in Prussia two centuries ago - Why technology will make classrooms more human and teachers more important - How and why we can afford to pay educators the same as other professionals - How we can bring creativity and true human interactivity back to learning - Why we should be very optimistic about the future of learning. Parents and politicians routinely bemoan the state of our education system. Statistics suggest we've fallen behind the rest of the world in literacy, math, and sciences. With a shrewd reading of history, Khan explains how this crisis presented itself, and why a return to "mastery learning," abandoned in the twentieth century and ingeniously revived by tools like the Khan Academy, could offer the best opportunity to level the playing field, and to give all of our children a world-class education now. More than just a solution, The One World Schoolhouse serves as a call for free, universal, global education, and an explanation of how Khan's simple yet revolutionary thinking can help achieve this inspiring goal. Salman Khan Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145814 thebookvoice.com 9:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145814]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined Author: Salman Khan Narrator: Salman Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The creator of the revolutionary educational platform Khan Academy share his vision for the future of schooling and the major role that technology will play. A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-engineer and hedge funder's online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a worldwide phenomenon. Today millions of students, parents, and teachers use the Khan Academy's free videos and software, which have expanded to encompass nearly every conceivable subject; and Academy techniques are being employed with exciting results in a growing number of classrooms around the globe. Like many innovators, Khan rethinks existing assumptions and imagines what education could be if freed from them. And his core idea-liberating teachers from lecturing and state-mandated calendars and opening up class time for truly human interaction-has become his life's passion. Schools seek his advice about connecting to students in a digital age, and people of all ages and backgrounds flock to the site to utilize this fresh approach to learning. In The One World Schoolhouse, Khan presents his radical vision for the future of education, as well as his own remarkable story, for the first time. In these pages, you will discover, among other things:   - How both students and teachers are being bound by a broken top-down model invented in Prussia two centuries ago - Why technology will make classrooms more human and teachers more important - How and why we can afford to pay educators the same as other professionals - How we can bring creativity and true human interactivity back to learning - Why we should be very optimistic about the future of learning. Parents and politicians routinely bemoan the state of our education system. Statistics suggest we've fallen behind the rest of the world in literacy, math, and sciences. With a shrewd reading of history, Khan explains how this crisis presented itself, and why a return to "mastery learning," abandoned in the twentieth century and ingeniously revived by tools like the Khan Academy, could offer the best opportunity to level the playing field, and to give all of our children a world-class education now. More than just a solution, The One World Schoolhouse serves as a call for free, universal, global education, and an explanation of how Khan's simple yet revolutionary thinking can help achieve this inspiring goal. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145814]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined Author: Salman Khan Narrator: Salman Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The creator of the revolutionary educational platform Khan Academy share his vision for the future of schooling and the major role that technology will play. A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-engineer and hedge funder's online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a worldwide phenomenon. Today millions of students, parents, and teachers use the Khan Academy's free videos and software, which have expanded to encompass nearly every conceivable subject; and Academy techniques are being employed with exciting results in a growing number of classrooms around the globe. Like many innovators, Khan rethinks existing assumptions and imagines what education could be if freed from them. And his core idea-liberating teachers from lecturing and state-mandated calendars and opening up class time for truly human interaction-has become his life's passion. Schools seek his advice about connecting to students in a digital age, and people of all ages and backgrounds flock to the site to utilize this fresh approach to learning. In The One World Schoolhouse, Khan presents his radical vision for the future of education, as well as his own remarkable story, for the first time. In these pages, you will discover, among other things:   - How both students and teachers are being bound by a broken top-down model invented in Prussia two centuries ago - Why technology will make classrooms more human and teachers more important - How and why we can afford to pay educators the same as other professionals - How we can bring creativity and true human interactivity back to learning - Why we should be very optimistic about the future of learning. Parents and politicians routinely bemoan the state of our education system. Statistics suggest we've fallen behind the rest of the world in literacy, math, and sciences. With a shrewd reading of history, Khan explains how this crisis presented itself, and why a return to "mastery learning," abandoned in the twentieth century and ingeniously revived by tools like the Khan Academy, could offer the best opportunity to level the playing field, and to give all of our children a world-class education now. More than just a solution, The One World Schoolhouse serves as a call for free, universal, global education, and an explanation of how Khan's simple yet revolutionary thinking can help achieve this inspiring goal. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145813 Please 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: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Genres: History & Culture 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. Charlie Morecraft Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/145813 thebookvoice.com 8:3:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please 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: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Genres: History & Culture 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. Please 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: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Genres: History & Culture 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/143434 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143434]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Author: Clayborne Carson Narrator: LeVar Burton Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: December 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.56 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Written by Martin Luther King, Jr. himself, this astounding autobiography brings to life a remarkable man changed the world —and still inspires the desires, hopes, and dreams of us all. Martin Luther King: the child and student who rebelled against segregation. The dedicated minister who questioned the depths of his faith and the limits of his wisdom. The loving husband and father who sought to balance his family’s needs with those of a growing, nationwide movement. And to most of us today, the world-famous leader who was fired by a vision of equality for people everywhere. Relevant and insightful, The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. offers King’s seldom disclosed views on some of the world’s greatest and most controversial figures: John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Lyndon B. Johnson, Mahatma Gandhi, and Richard Nixon. It paints a moving portrait of a people, a time, and a nation in the face of powerful change. And it shows how Americans from all walks of life can make a difference if they have the courage to hope for a better future. Clayborne Carson Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143434 thebookvoice.com 9:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143434]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Author: Clayborne Carson Narrator: LeVar Burton Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: December 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.56 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Written by Martin Luther King, Jr. himself, this astounding autobiography brings to life a remarkable man changed the world —and still inspires the desires, hopes, and dreams of us all. Martin Luther King: the child and student who rebelled against segregation. The dedicated minister who questioned the depths of his faith and the limits of his wisdom. The loving husband and father who sought to balance his family’s needs with those of a growing, nationwide movement. And to most of us today, the world-famous leader who was fired by a vision of equality for people everywhere. Relevant and insightful, The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. offers King’s seldom disclosed views on some of the world’s greatest and most controversial figures: John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Lyndon B. Johnson, Mahatma Gandhi, and Richard Nixon. It paints a moving portrait of a people, a time, and a nation in the face of powerful change. And it shows how Americans from all walks of life can make a difference if they have the courage to hope for a better future. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143434]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Author: Clayborne Carson Narrator: LeVar Burton Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: December 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.56 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Written by Martin Luther King, Jr. himself, this astounding autobiography brings to life a remarkable man changed the world —and still inspires the desires, hopes, and dreams of us all. Martin Luther King: the child and student who rebelled against segregation. The dedicated minister who questioned the depths of his faith and the limits of his wisdom. The loving husband and father who sought to balance his family’s needs with those of a growing, nationwide movement. And to most of us today, the world-famous leader who was fired by a vision of equality for people everywhere. Relevant and insightful, The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. offers King’s seldom disclosed views on some of the world’s greatest and most controversial figures: John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Lyndon B. Johnson, Mahatma Gandhi, and Richard Nixon. It paints a moving portrait of a people, a time, and a nation in the face of powerful change. And it shows how Americans from all walks of life can make a difference if they have the courage to hope for a better future. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143431 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143431]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reason for Hope Author: Phillip Berman, Jane Goodall 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: History & Culture 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. Phillip Berman, Jane Goodall Tue, 01 Nov 2005 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143431 thebookvoice.com 6:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143431]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reason for Hope Author: Phillip Berman, Jane Goodall 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: History & Culture 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. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143431]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reason for Hope Author: Phillip Berman, Jane Goodall 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: History & Culture 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/143210 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143210]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia Author: Carmen Bin Ladin Narrator: Shohreh Aghdashloo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Osama bin Laden's former sister-in-law provides a penetrating, unusually intimate look into Saudi society and the bin Laden family's role within it, as well as the treatment of Saudi women. On September 11th, 2001, Carmen bin Ladin heard the news that the Twin Towers had been struck. She instinctively knew that her ex-brother-in-law was involved in these horrifying acts of terrorism, and her heart went out to America. She also knew that her life and the lives of her family would never be the same again. Carmen bin Ladin, half Swiss and half Persian, married into and later divorced from the bin Laden family and found herself inside a complex and vast clan, part of a society that she neither knew nor understood. Her story takes us inside the bin Laden family and one of the most powerful, secretive, and repressed kingdoms in the world. Carmen Bin Ladin Fri, 01 Apr 2005 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143210 thebookvoice.com 6:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143210]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia Author: Carmen Bin Ladin Narrator: Shohreh Aghdashloo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Osama bin Laden's former sister-in-law provides a penetrating, unusually intimate look into Saudi society and the bin Laden family's role within it, as well as the treatment of Saudi women. On September 11th, 2001, Carmen bin Ladin heard the news that the Twin Towers had been struck. She instinctively knew that her ex-brother-in-law was involved in these horrifying acts of terrorism, and her heart went out to America. She also knew that her life and the lives of her family would never be the same again. Carmen bin Ladin, half Swiss and half Persian, married into and later divorced from the bin Laden family and found herself inside a complex and vast clan, part of a society that she neither knew nor understood. Her story takes us inside the bin Laden family and one of the most powerful, secretive, and repressed kingdoms in the world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143210]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia Author: Carmen Bin Ladin Narrator: Shohreh Aghdashloo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Osama bin Laden's former sister-in-law provides a penetrating, unusually intimate look into Saudi society and the bin Laden family's role within it, as well as the treatment of Saudi women. On September 11th, 2001, Carmen bin Ladin heard the news that the Twin Towers had been struck. She instinctively knew that her ex-brother-in-law was involved in these horrifying acts of terrorism, and her heart went out to America. She also knew that her life and the lives of her family would never be the same again. Carmen bin Ladin, half Swiss and half Persian, married into and later divorced from the bin Laden family and found herself inside a complex and vast clan, part of a society that she neither knew nor understood. Her story takes us inside the bin Laden family and one of the most powerful, secretive, and repressed kingdoms in the world. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142296 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142296]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book of Job: When Bad Things Happened to a Good Person Author: Harold S. Kushner Narrator: Harold S. Kushner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Part of the Jewish Encounter series From one of our most trusted spiritual advisers, a thoughtful, illuminating guide to that most fascinating of biblical texts, the book of Job, and what it can teach us about living in a troubled world.   The story of Job is one of unjust things happening to a good man. Yet after losing everything, Job—though confused, angry, and questioning God—refuses to reject his faith, although he challenges some central aspects of it. Rabbi Harold S. Kushner examines the questions raised by Job’s experience, questions that have challenged wisdom seekers and worshippers for centuries. What kind of God permits such bad things to happen to good people? Why does God test loyal followers? Can a truly good God be all-powerful?   Rooted in the text, the critical tradition that surrounds it, and the author’s own profoundly moral thinking, Kushner’s study gives us the book of Job as a touchstone for our time. Taking lessons from historical and personal tragedy, Kushner teaches us about what can and cannot be controlled, about the power of faith when all seems dark, and about our ability to find God.   Rigorous and insightful yet deeply affecting, The Book of Job is balm for a distressed age—and Rabbi Kushner’s most important book since When Bad Things Happen to Good People. Harold S. Kushner Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142296 thebookvoice.com 5:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142296]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book of Job: When Bad Things Happened to a Good Person Author: Harold S. Kushner Narrator: Harold S. Kushner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Part of the Jewish Encounter series From one of our most trusted spiritual advisers, a thoughtful, illuminating guide to that most fascinating of biblical texts, the book of Job, and what it can teach us about living in a troubled world.   The story of Job is one of unjust things happening to a good man. Yet after losing everything, Job—though confused, angry, and questioning God—refuses to reject his faith, although he challenges some central aspects of it. Rabbi Harold S. Kushner examines the questions raised by Job’s experience, questions that have challenged wisdom seekers and worshippers for centuries. What kind of God permits such bad things to happen to good people? Why does God test loyal followers? Can a truly good God be all-powerful?   Rooted in the text, the critical tradition that surrounds it, and the author’s own profoundly moral thinking, Kushner’s study gives us the book of Job as a touchstone for our time. Taking lessons from historical and personal tragedy, Kushner teaches us about what can and cannot be controlled, about the power of faith when all seems dark, and about our ability to find God.   Rigorous and insightful yet deeply affecting, The Book of Job is balm for a distressed age—and Rabbi Kushner’s most important book since When Bad Things Happen to Good People. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142296]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book of Job: When Bad Things Happened to a Good Person Author: Harold S. Kushner Narrator: Harold S. Kushner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Part of the Jewish Encounter series From one of our most trusted spiritual advisers, a thoughtful, illuminating guide to that most fascinating of biblical texts, the book of Job, and what it can teach us about living in a troubled world.   The story of Job is one of unjust things happening to a good man. Yet after losing everything, Job—though confused, angry, and questioning God—refuses to reject his faith, although he challenges some central aspects of it. Rabbi Harold S. Kushner examines the questions raised by Job’s experience, questions that have challenged wisdom seekers and worshippers for centuries. What kind of God permits such bad things to happen to good people? Why does God test loyal followers? Can a truly good God be all-powerful?   Rooted in the text, the critical tradition that surrounds it, and the author’s own profoundly moral thinking, Kushner’s study gives us the book of Job as a touchstone for our time. Taking lessons from historical and personal tragedy, Kushner teaches us about what can and cannot be controlled, about the power of faith when all seems dark, and about our ability to find God.   Rigorous and insightful yet deeply affecting, The Book of Job is balm for a distressed age—and Rabbi Kushner’s most important book since When Bad Things Happen to Good People. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141739 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141739]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Man Great Enough: Abraham Lincoln’s Road to Civil War Author: John C. Waugh Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 12, 2007 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Lincoln is the central axis of this story about America’s seemingly unstoppable march toward war, the shattering of its political landscape, and its grappling with the moral underpinnings of a republic of the people, by the people, and for the people. Here are such key events as the Mexican-American War, the Dred Scott Case, westward expansion, the rise of the industrial north, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and the birth of the Republican Party. And here we meet Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Zachary Taylor, Stephen Douglas, and abolitionists Wendell Phillips, John Brown, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. We see it all through the breathtaking writings of Lincoln himself, detailing his emergence onto the political scene and the evolution of his beliefs about the Union, democracy, slavery, and civil war. John C. Waugh Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141739 thebookvoice.com 12:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141739]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Man Great Enough: Abraham Lincoln’s Road to Civil War Author: John C. Waugh Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 12, 2007 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Lincoln is the central axis of this story about America’s seemingly unstoppable march toward war, the shattering of its political landscape, and its grappling with the moral underpinnings of a republic of the people, by the people, and for the people. Here are such key events as the Mexican-American War, the Dred Scott Case, westward expansion, the rise of the industrial north, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and the birth of the Republican Party. And here we meet Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Zachary Taylor, Stephen Douglas, and abolitionists Wendell Phillips, John Brown, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. We see it all through the breathtaking writings of Lincoln himself, detailing his emergence onto the political scene and the evolution of his beliefs about the Union, democracy, slavery, and civil war. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141739]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Man Great Enough: Abraham Lincoln’s Road to Civil War Author: John C. Waugh Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 12, 2007 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Lincoln is the central axis of this story about America’s seemingly unstoppable march toward war, the shattering of its political landscape, and its grappling with the moral underpinnings of a republic of the people, by the people, and for the people. Here are such key events as the Mexican-American War, the Dred Scott Case, westward expansion, the rise of the industrial north, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and the birth of the Republican Party. And here we meet Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Zachary Taylor, Stephen Douglas, and abolitionists Wendell Phillips, John Brown, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. We see it all through the breathtaking writings of Lincoln himself, detailing his emergence onto the political scene and the evolution of his beliefs about the Union, democracy, slavery, and civil war. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141719 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141719]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Old Soldiers Never Die: The Life of Douglas MacArthur Author: Geoffrey Perret Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 28, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Always colorful, always controversial, Douglas MacArthur is one of the dominant characters in American military history. To his admirers, he was the greatest American soldier; to his critics, he was a five-star fake. With unprecedented access to official military records, reports, correspondence and diaries, Geoffrey Perret’s groundbreaking biography reveals for the first time a complete and accurate account of MacArthur’s tumultuous career, including: - The Pershing-MacArthur feud that cost MacArthur the Medal of Honor in World War I- President Truman’s secret plan to fire MacArthur two years before the Korean War - MacArthur’s failed presidential ambitions. Unmatched in its candor, authority and insight, this landmark biography charts the brilliant, if flawed, career of a unique American character. Geoffrey Perret Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141719 thebookvoice.com 29:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141719]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Old Soldiers Never Die: The Life of Douglas MacArthur Author: Geoffrey Perret Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 28, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Always colorful, always controversial, Douglas MacArthur is one of the dominant characters in American military history. To his admirers, he was the greatest American soldier; to his critics, he was a five-star fake. With unprecedented access to official military records, reports, correspondence and diaries, Geoffrey Perret’s groundbreaking biography reveals for the first time a complete and accurate account of MacArthur’s tumultuous career, including: - The Pershing-MacArthur feud that cost MacArthur the Medal of Honor in World War I- President Truman’s secret plan to fire MacArthur two years before the Korean War - MacArthur’s failed presidential ambitions. Unmatched in its candor, authority and insight, this landmark biography charts the brilliant, if flawed, career of a unique American character. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141719]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Old Soldiers Never Die: The Life of Douglas MacArthur Author: Geoffrey Perret Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 28, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Always colorful, always controversial, Douglas MacArthur is one of the dominant characters in American military history. To his admirers, he was the greatest American soldier; to his critics, he was a five-star fake. With unprecedented access to official military records, reports, correspondence and diaries, Geoffrey Perret’s groundbreaking biography reveals for the first time a complete and accurate account of MacArthur’s tumultuous career, including: - The Pershing-MacArthur feud that cost MacArthur the Medal of Honor in World War I- President Truman’s secret plan to fire MacArthur two years before the Korean War - MacArthur’s failed presidential ambitions. Unmatched in its candor, authority and insight, this landmark biography charts the brilliant, if flawed, career of a unique American character. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141602 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141602]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography Author: Jack Hurst Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 57 minutes Release date: September 28, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: He was a fierce and controversial Civil War officer, an unschooled but brilliant cavalryman, an epic figure in America’s most celebrated war. A superb tactician and ferocious fighter, Nathan Bedford Forrest revolutionized the way armies fought in the course of rising from private to lieutenant general in the Confederate Army. In this detailed and fascinating account of the legend of the “Wizard of the Saddle,” we see a man whose strengths and flaws were both of towering proportions, a man possessed of physical valor perhaps unprecedented among his countrymen. And, ironically, Forrest—the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan—was a man whose social attitudes may well have changed farther in the direction of racial enlightenment over the span of his lifetime than those of most American historical figures. Jack Hurst Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141602 thebookvoice.com 16:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141602]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography Author: Jack Hurst Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 57 minutes Release date: September 28, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: He was a fierce and controversial Civil War officer, an unschooled but brilliant cavalryman, an epic figure in America’s most celebrated war. A superb tactician and ferocious fighter, Nathan Bedford Forrest revolutionized the way armies fought in the course of rising from private to lieutenant general in the Confederate Army. In this detailed and fascinating account of the legend of the “Wizard of the Saddle,” we see a man whose strengths and flaws were both of towering proportions, a man possessed of physical valor perhaps unprecedented among his countrymen. And, ironically, Forrest—the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan—was a man whose social attitudes may well have changed farther in the direction of racial enlightenment over the span of his lifetime than those of most American historical figures. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141602]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography Author: Jack Hurst Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 57 minutes Release date: September 28, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: He was a fierce and controversial Civil War officer, an unschooled but brilliant cavalryman, an epic figure in America’s most celebrated war. A superb tactician and ferocious fighter, Nathan Bedford Forrest revolutionized the way armies fought in the course of rising from private to lieutenant general in the Confederate Army. In this detailed and fascinating account of the legend of the “Wizard of the Saddle,” we see a man whose strengths and flaws were both of towering proportions, a man possessed of physical valor perhaps unprecedented among his countrymen. And, ironically, Forrest—the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan—was a man whose social attitudes may well have changed farther in the direction of racial enlightenment over the span of his lifetime than those of most American historical figures. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141510 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141510]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miles to Go: The Lost Years Author: Chris Murphy Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.75 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Miles to Go is a frank and intimate exploration of Miles Davis’ eccentric working life, drug habits, paranoia, depression, and subsequent recovery. Murphy explores Davis’ troubled relationship with his children and the controversial role Cicely Tyson played in his life. The book also delves into the dynamics that made Davis’ band work so well together, placing Davis’ work in a historic, literary, and musical framework. Willie Nelson, Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix, and even Mother Teresa all have walk-on parts in this engaging, intelligent, and often hilarious narrative. Miles to Go takes us from the small, seedy jazz clubs that Davis frequented to the world tours and then finally to Davis’ triumphant return with his celebrated concerts at Lincoln Center in the early 1980s. Chris Murphy Sun, 01 Jan 2006 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141510 thebookvoice.com 8:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141510]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miles to Go: The Lost Years Author: Chris Murphy Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.75 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Miles to Go is a frank and intimate exploration of Miles Davis’ eccentric working life, drug habits, paranoia, depression, and subsequent recovery. Murphy explores Davis’ troubled relationship with his children and the controversial role Cicely Tyson played in his life. The book also delves into the dynamics that made Davis’ band work so well together, placing Davis’ work in a historic, literary, and musical framework. Willie Nelson, Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix, and even Mother Teresa all have walk-on parts in this engaging, intelligent, and often hilarious narrative. Miles to Go takes us from the small, seedy jazz clubs that Davis frequented to the world tours and then finally to Davis’ triumphant return with his celebrated concerts at Lincoln Center in the early 1980s. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141510]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miles to Go: The Lost Years Author: Chris Murphy Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.75 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Miles to Go is a frank and intimate exploration of Miles Davis’ eccentric working life, drug habits, paranoia, depression, and subsequent recovery. Murphy explores Davis’ troubled relationship with his children and the controversial role Cicely Tyson played in his life. The book also delves into the dynamics that made Davis’ band work so well together, placing Davis’ work in a historic, literary, and musical framework. Willie Nelson, Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix, and even Mother Teresa all have walk-on parts in this engaging, intelligent, and often hilarious narrative. Miles to Go takes us from the small, seedy jazz clubs that Davis frequented to the world tours and then finally to Davis’ triumphant return with his celebrated concerts at Lincoln Center in the early 1980s. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141288 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141288]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power Author: Richard Carwardine Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 5, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 48 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: As a defender of national unity, a leader in war, and the emancipator of slaves, Abraham Lincoln lays ample claim to being the greatest of our presidents. This extraordinary biography by one of the most highly regarded historians on the subject examines Lincoln both as a rising politician and as president. While pursuing office, Lincoln drew strength from public opinion and from the machinery of his party. As a wartime president, he recognized the limits as well as the possibilities of power. In his struggle to end slavery, he found allies in the churches, their humanitarian agencies, and the volunteer Union Army. In illuminating the political talents that went hand in hand with a large and serious moral purpose, Carwardine gives us a fresh, important portrait of the incomparable Abraham Lincoln. Richard Carwardine Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141288 thebookvoice.com 15:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141288]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power Author: Richard Carwardine Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 5, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 48 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: As a defender of national unity, a leader in war, and the emancipator of slaves, Abraham Lincoln lays ample claim to being the greatest of our presidents. This extraordinary biography by one of the most highly regarded historians on the subject examines Lincoln both as a rising politician and as president. While pursuing office, Lincoln drew strength from public opinion and from the machinery of his party. As a wartime president, he recognized the limits as well as the possibilities of power. In his struggle to end slavery, he found allies in the churches, their humanitarian agencies, and the volunteer Union Army. In illuminating the political talents that went hand in hand with a large and serious moral purpose, Carwardine gives us a fresh, important portrait of the incomparable Abraham Lincoln. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/141288]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power Author: Richard Carwardine Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 5, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 48 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: As a defender of national unity, a leader in war, and the emancipator of slaves, Abraham Lincoln lays ample claim to being the greatest of our presidents. This extraordinary biography by one of the most highly regarded historians on the subject examines Lincoln both as a rising politician and as president. While pursuing office, Lincoln drew strength from public opinion and from the machinery of his party. As a wartime president, he recognized the limits as well as the possibilities of power. In his struggle to end slavery, he found allies in the churches, their humanitarian agencies, and the volunteer Union Army. In illuminating the political talents that went hand in hand with a large and serious moral purpose, Carwardine gives us a fresh, important portrait of the incomparable Abraham Lincoln. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/140040 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/140040]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: What One Man Said to Another: Talks with Richard Selzer Author: Peter Josyph Narrator: Raymond Todd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 27 minutes Release date: June 23, 2005 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: What One Man Said to Another is, on one level, a series of extended conversations between friends. On another, it is the spoken autobiography of Richard Selzer, respected surgeon and writer, as recorded by artist and writer Peter Josyph. In these pages, we learn firsthand of Selzer’s life as a surgeon in an isolated village in Korea in the early 1950s; of the unforgettable evening when he saved the life of author John Cheever; of his agonizing courtroom experience during a malpractice suit; of the ostracism of his colleagues as he trained himself every night for eight years to become a writer; and of his encounters with such notable personalities as Orson Welles, John Houseman, Richard Ellmann, and even one of “Charlie’s Angels.” The sparkling wit, profound insight, and unique poetic vision that characterize Selzer’s writings are present in every one of these lively conversations. Peter Josyph Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/140040 thebookvoice.com 10:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/140040]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: What One Man Said to Another: Talks with Richard Selzer Author: Peter Josyph Narrator: Raymond Todd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 27 minutes Release date: June 23, 2005 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: What One Man Said to Another is, on one level, a series of extended conversations between friends. On another, it is the spoken autobiography of Richard Selzer, respected surgeon and writer, as recorded by artist and writer Peter Josyph. In these pages, we learn firsthand of Selzer’s life as a surgeon in an isolated village in Korea in the early 1950s; of the unforgettable evening when he saved the life of author John Cheever; of his agonizing courtroom experience during a malpractice suit; of the ostracism of his colleagues as he trained himself every night for eight years to become a writer; and of his encounters with such notable personalities as Orson Welles, John Houseman, Richard Ellmann, and even one of “Charlie’s Angels.” The sparkling wit, profound insight, and unique poetic vision that characterize Selzer’s writings are present in every one of these lively conversations. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/140040]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: What One Man Said to Another: Talks with Richard Selzer Author: Peter Josyph Narrator: Raymond Todd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 27 minutes Release date: June 23, 2005 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: What One Man Said to Another is, on one level, a series of extended conversations between friends. On another, it is the spoken autobiography of Richard Selzer, respected surgeon and writer, as recorded by artist and writer Peter Josyph. In these pages, we learn firsthand of Selzer’s life as a surgeon in an isolated village in Korea in the early 1950s; of the unforgettable evening when he saved the life of author John Cheever; of his agonizing courtroom experience during a malpractice suit; of the ostracism of his colleagues as he trained himself every night for eight years to become a writer; and of his encounters with such notable personalities as Orson Welles, John Houseman, Richard Ellmann, and even one of “Charlie’s Angels.” The sparkling wit, profound insight, and unique poetic vision that characterize Selzer’s writings are present in every one of these lively conversations. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139639 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139639]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sage of Monticello: Jefferson and His Time, Volume 6 Series: #6 of The Jefferson and His Time Series Author: Dumas Malone Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 26 minutes Release date: June 22, 2005 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The Sage of Monticello is the sixth and final volume of distinguished historian Dumas Malone’s epic masterwork, Jefferson and His Time, a biography begun in 1943 and awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history in 1975. More wide ranging than the preceding volumes, The Sage of Monticello brilliantly recounts the accomplishments, friendships, and family difficulties of Jefferson’s last seventeen years—including his retirement from the presidency, his correspondence with John Adams and James Madison, his personal tribulations and debt, and his major role in the founding of the Library of Congress and the University of Virginia. Revealing Jefferson’s shift from the realm of politics to his roles as family man, architect, and educational enthusiast, this is a fitting final chapter in the life of one of America’s greatest men. Dumas Malone Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139639 thebookvoice.com 18:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139639]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sage of Monticello: Jefferson and His Time, Volume 6 Series: #6 of The Jefferson and His Time Series Author: Dumas Malone Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 26 minutes Release date: June 22, 2005 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The Sage of Monticello is the sixth and final volume of distinguished historian Dumas Malone’s epic masterwork, Jefferson and His Time, a biography begun in 1943 and awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history in 1975. More wide ranging than the preceding volumes, The Sage of Monticello brilliantly recounts the accomplishments, friendships, and family difficulties of Jefferson’s last seventeen years—including his retirement from the presidency, his correspondence with John Adams and James Madison, his personal tribulations and debt, and his major role in the founding of the Library of Congress and the University of Virginia. Revealing Jefferson’s shift from the realm of politics to his roles as family man, architect, and educational enthusiast, this is a fitting final chapter in the life of one of America’s greatest men. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139639]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sage of Monticello: Jefferson and His Time, Volume 6 Series: #6 of The Jefferson and His Time Series Author: Dumas Malone Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 26 minutes Release date: June 22, 2005 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The Sage of Monticello is the sixth and final volume of distinguished historian Dumas Malone’s epic masterwork, Jefferson and His Time, a biography begun in 1943 and awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history in 1975. More wide ranging than the preceding volumes, The Sage of Monticello brilliantly recounts the accomplishments, friendships, and family difficulties of Jefferson’s last seventeen years—including his retirement from the presidency, his correspondence with John Adams and James Madison, his personal tribulations and debt, and his major role in the founding of the Library of Congress and the University of Virginia. Revealing Jefferson’s shift from the realm of politics to his roles as family man, architect, and educational enthusiast, this is a fitting final chapter in the life of one of America’s greatest men. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139636 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139636]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jefferson the President: First Term, 1801–1805: Jefferson and His Time, Volume 4 Series: #4 of The Jefferson and His Time Series Author: Dumas Malone Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 46 minutes Release date: June 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The fourth volume in this Pulitzer Prize–winning work recounts Thomas Jefferson's eventful first presidential term. Though characterized by calmer seas than his second presidential voyage, Jefferson's first years in office find him confronting a nation deeply divided following the administrations of Washington and Adams. During this term he acquires the vast territory of Louisiana for the United States, challenges the growing power of the federal judiciary, continues to press his opposition to the Hamiltonian doctrine of an overriding central government, assumes the unchallenged leadership of his party, and is universally acknowledged as the preeminent American patron of science and general learning. This epic work of history and biography is a fascinating look at the life and times of one of American history's greatest men. Dumas Malone Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139636 thebookvoice.com 18:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139636]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jefferson the President: First Term, 1801–1805: Jefferson and His Time, Volume 4 Series: #4 of The Jefferson and His Time Series Author: Dumas Malone Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 46 minutes Release date: June 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The fourth volume in this Pulitzer Prize–winning work recounts Thomas Jefferson's eventful first presidential term. Though characterized by calmer seas than his second presidential voyage, Jefferson's first years in office find him confronting a nation deeply divided following the administrations of Washington and Adams. During this term he acquires the vast territory of Louisiana for the United States, challenges the growing power of the federal judiciary, continues to press his opposition to the Hamiltonian doctrine of an overriding central government, assumes the unchallenged leadership of his party, and is universally acknowledged as the preeminent American patron of science and general learning. This epic work of history and biography is a fascinating look at the life and times of one of American history's greatest men. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139636]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jefferson the President: First Term, 1801–1805: Jefferson and His Time, Volume 4 Series: #4 of The Jefferson and His Time Series Author: Dumas Malone Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 46 minutes Release date: June 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The fourth volume in this Pulitzer Prize–winning work recounts Thomas Jefferson's eventful first presidential term. Though characterized by calmer seas than his second presidential voyage, Jefferson's first years in office find him confronting a nation deeply divided following the administrations of Washington and Adams. During this term he acquires the vast territory of Louisiana for the United States, challenges the growing power of the federal judiciary, continues to press his opposition to the Hamiltonian doctrine of an overriding central government, assumes the unchallenged leadership of his party, and is universally acknowledged as the preeminent American patron of science and general learning. This epic work of history and biography is a fascinating look at the life and times of one of American history's greatest men. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139631 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139631]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty: Jefferson and His Time, Volume 3 Series: #3 of The Jefferson and His Time Series Author: Dumas Malone Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The third volume in Dumas Malone's distinguished, Pulitzer Prize–winning study of Thomas Jefferson and his time deals with one of the most fascinating and controversial periods of Jefferson's life. It includes the story of the final and most crucial phase of his secretaryship of state; his retirement to Monticello; his assumption of the leadership of the opposition party; and the crisis during the half-war with France, when the existence of political oppression was threatened and the freedom of individuals imperiled. Also covered is Jefferson'sown election to the presidency in 1801. This six-volume biography has become the standard work on Jefferson's life. Dumas Malone Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139631 thebookvoice.com 19:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139631]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty: Jefferson and His Time, Volume 3 Series: #3 of The Jefferson and His Time Series Author: Dumas Malone Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The third volume in Dumas Malone's distinguished, Pulitzer Prize–winning study of Thomas Jefferson and his time deals with one of the most fascinating and controversial periods of Jefferson's life. It includes the story of the final and most crucial phase of his secretaryship of state; his retirement to Monticello; his assumption of the leadership of the opposition party; and the crisis during the half-war with France, when the existence of political oppression was threatened and the freedom of individuals imperiled. Also covered is Jefferson'sown election to the presidency in 1801. This six-volume biography has become the standard work on Jefferson's life. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139631]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty: Jefferson and His Time, Volume 3 Series: #3 of The Jefferson and His Time Series Author: Dumas Malone Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The third volume in Dumas Malone's distinguished, Pulitzer Prize–winning study of Thomas Jefferson and his time deals with one of the most fascinating and controversial periods of Jefferson's life. It includes the story of the final and most crucial phase of his secretaryship of state; his retirement to Monticello; his assumption of the leadership of the opposition party; and the crisis during the half-war with France, when the existence of political oppression was threatened and the freedom of individuals imperiled. Also covered is Jefferson'sown election to the presidency in 1801. This six-volume biography has become the standard work on Jefferson's life. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139508 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139508]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock Author: Donald Spoto Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 26 minutes Release date: August 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The story of the man who changed people’s relationships with their showers forever, thanks to Psycho, this is the classic, Edgar Award–winning biography of the enigmatic and intensely private Alfred Hitchcock. One of America’s greatest film directors, his suspenseful subject matter ranged from the dark drama of a man possibly trying to kill his wife, to the humorous problem of disposing of a body, to the ecological underpinnings of an attack by fowl fiends in a sleepy harbor town. Acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto explores the roots of Hitchcock’s obsessions—with food, murder, and idealized love, among others—and traces the origins of his incomparable, bizarre genius, from his childhood and education to the golden years of his career. Based on interviews with his writers, actors, and longtime associates, and on exhaustive research, The Dark Side of Genius is the definitive biography of Alfred Hitchcock. Donald Spoto Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139508 thebookvoice.com 23:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139508]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock Author: Donald Spoto Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 26 minutes Release date: August 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The story of the man who changed people’s relationships with their showers forever, thanks to Psycho, this is the classic, Edgar Award–winning biography of the enigmatic and intensely private Alfred Hitchcock. One of America’s greatest film directors, his suspenseful subject matter ranged from the dark drama of a man possibly trying to kill his wife, to the humorous problem of disposing of a body, to the ecological underpinnings of an attack by fowl fiends in a sleepy harbor town. Acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto explores the roots of Hitchcock’s obsessions—with food, murder, and idealized love, among others—and traces the origins of his incomparable, bizarre genius, from his childhood and education to the golden years of his career. Based on interviews with his writers, actors, and longtime associates, and on exhaustive research, The Dark Side of Genius is the definitive biography of Alfred Hitchcock. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139508]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock Author: Donald Spoto Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 26 minutes Release date: August 15, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The story of the man who changed people’s relationships with their showers forever, thanks to Psycho, this is the classic, Edgar Award–winning biography of the enigmatic and intensely private Alfred Hitchcock. One of America’s greatest film directors, his suspenseful subject matter ranged from the dark drama of a man possibly trying to kill his wife, to the humorous problem of disposing of a body, to the ecological underpinnings of an attack by fowl fiends in a sleepy harbor town. Acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto explores the roots of Hitchcock’s obsessions—with food, murder, and idealized love, among others—and traces the origins of his incomparable, bizarre genius, from his childhood and education to the golden years of his career. Based on interviews with his writers, actors, and longtime associates, and on exhaustive research, The Dark Side of Genius is the definitive biography of Alfred Hitchcock. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139471 Please 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 date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture 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. Apsley Cherry-Garrard Sun, 01 Jan 2006 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139471 thebookvoice.com 20:6:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please 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 date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture 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. Please 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 date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture 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/138932 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138932]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World Author: Evan Thomas Narrator: Brian Troxell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 25, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Evan Thomas's startling account of how the underrated Dwight Eisenhower saved the world from nuclear holocaust. Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower set about to make good on his campaign promise to end the Korean War. Yet while Eisenhower was quickly viewed by many as a doddering lightweight, behind the bland smile and simple speech was a master tactician. To end the hostilities, Eisenhower would take a colossal risk by bluffing that he might use nuclear weapons against the Communist Chinese, while at the same time restraining his generals and advisors who favored the strikes. Ike's gamble was of such magnitude that there could be but two outcomes: thousands of lives saved, or millions of lives lost. A tense, vivid and revisionist account of a president who was then, and still is today, underestimated, Ike's Bluff is history at its most provocative and thrilling. Evan Thomas Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138932 thebookvoice.com 13:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138932]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World Author: Evan Thomas Narrator: Brian Troxell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 25, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Evan Thomas's startling account of how the underrated Dwight Eisenhower saved the world from nuclear holocaust. Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower set about to make good on his campaign promise to end the Korean War. Yet while Eisenhower was quickly viewed by many as a doddering lightweight, behind the bland smile and simple speech was a master tactician. To end the hostilities, Eisenhower would take a colossal risk by bluffing that he might use nuclear weapons against the Communist Chinese, while at the same time restraining his generals and advisors who favored the strikes. Ike's gamble was of such magnitude that there could be but two outcomes: thousands of lives saved, or millions of lives lost. A tense, vivid and revisionist account of a president who was then, and still is today, underestimated, Ike's Bluff is history at its most provocative and thrilling. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138932]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World Author: Evan Thomas Narrator: Brian Troxell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 25, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Evan Thomas's startling account of how the underrated Dwight Eisenhower saved the world from nuclear holocaust. Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower set about to make good on his campaign promise to end the Korean War. Yet while Eisenhower was quickly viewed by many as a doddering lightweight, behind the bland smile and simple speech was a master tactician. To end the hostilities, Eisenhower would take a colossal risk by bluffing that he might use nuclear weapons against the Communist Chinese, while at the same time restraining his generals and advisors who favored the strikes. Ike's gamble was of such magnitude that there could be but two outcomes: thousands of lives saved, or millions of lives lost. A tense, vivid and revisionist account of a president who was then, and still is today, underestimated, Ike's Bluff is history at its most provocative and thrilling. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138794 Please 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, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture 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. Alex Domokos Tue, 04 May 2010 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138794 thebookvoice.com 11:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please 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, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture 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. Please 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, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture 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/138670 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138670]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo Author: Tom Reiss Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY • ONE OF ESQUIRE’S BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL TIME General Alex Dumas is a man almost unknown today, yet his story is strikingly familiar—because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used his larger-than-life feats as inspiration for such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. But, hidden behind General Dumas's swashbuckling adventures was an even more incredible secret: he was the son of a black slave—who rose higher in the white world than any man of his race would before our own time. Born in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), Alex Dumas made his way to Paris, where he rose to command armies at the height of the Revolution—until he met an implacable enemy he could not defeat. The Black Count is simultaneously a riveting adventure story, a lushly textured evocation of 18th-century France, and a window into the modern world’s first multi-racial society. TIME magazine called The Black Count 'one of those quintessentially human stories of strength and courage that sheds light on the historical moment that made it possible.' But it is also a heartbreaking story of the enduring bonds of love between a father and son. Tom Reiss Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138670 thebookvoice.com 13:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138670]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo Author: Tom Reiss Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY • ONE OF ESQUIRE’S BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL TIME General Alex Dumas is a man almost unknown today, yet his story is strikingly familiar—because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used his larger-than-life feats as inspiration for such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. But, hidden behind General Dumas's swashbuckling adventures was an even more incredible secret: he was the son of a black slave—who rose higher in the white world than any man of his race would before our own time. Born in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), Alex Dumas made his way to Paris, where he rose to command armies at the height of the Revolution—until he met an implacable enemy he could not defeat. The Black Count is simultaneously a riveting adventure story, a lushly textured evocation of 18th-century France, and a window into the modern world’s first multi-racial society. TIME magazine called The Black Count 'one of those quintessentially human stories of strength and courage that sheds light on the historical moment that made it possible.' But it is also a heartbreaking story of the enduring bonds of love between a father and son. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138670]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo Author: Tom Reiss Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY • ONE OF ESQUIRE’S BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL TIME General Alex Dumas is a man almost unknown today, yet his story is strikingly familiar—because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used his larger-than-life feats as inspiration for such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. But, hidden behind General Dumas's swashbuckling adventures was an even more incredible secret: he was the son of a black slave—who rose higher in the white world than any man of his race would before our own time. Born in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), Alex Dumas made his way to Paris, where he rose to command armies at the height of the Revolution—until he met an implacable enemy he could not defeat. The Black Count is simultaneously a riveting adventure story, a lushly textured evocation of 18th-century France, and a window into the modern world’s first multi-racial society. TIME magazine called The Black Count 'one of those quintessentially human stories of strength and courage that sheds light on the historical moment that made it possible.' But it is also a heartbreaking story of the enduring bonds of love between a father and son. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136775 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136775]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sherman: A Biography Series: Part of The Great Generals Series Author: Steven E. Woodworth Narrator: Tom Weiner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy, as well as criticism for the harshness of the “scorched earth” policies that he implemented in conducting total war against the Confederate states. Military historian Basil Liddell Hart famously declared that Sherman was “the first modern general.” Steven E. Woodworth Mon, 01 Jan 2007 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136775 thebookvoice.com 5:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136775]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sherman: A Biography Series: Part of The Great Generals Series Author: Steven E. Woodworth Narrator: Tom Weiner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy, as well as criticism for the harshness of the “scorched earth” policies that he implemented in conducting total war against the Confederate states. Military historian Basil Liddell Hart famously declared that Sherman was “the first modern general.” Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136775]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sherman: A Biography Series: Part of The Great Generals Series Author: Steven E. Woodworth Narrator: Tom Weiner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy, as well as criticism for the harshness of the “scorched earth” policies that he implemented in conducting total war against the Confederate states. Military historian Basil Liddell Hart famously declared that Sherman was “the first modern general.” https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136413 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136413]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Eliot: The Last Victorian Author: Kathryn Hughes Narrator: Wanda Mccaddon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 39 minutes Release date: August 24, 2009 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The daughter of a respectable self-made businessman, the middle-aged Eliot was cast into social exile when she began a scandalous liaison with married writer and scientist George Henry Lewes. Only her burgeoning literary success allowed her to overcome society’s disapproval and eventually take her proper place at the heart of London’s literary elite. The territory of her novels encompassed the entire span of Victorian society. Kathryn Hughes has wrought a balanced, sympathetic, and intensely engaging biography, the first to grapple equally with the personal dramas that shaped Eliot’s psyche and with her broader social and intellectual milieu. A lively portrait emerges of a woman and writer by turns ambitious and insecure, cerebral and earthy, provocative and conservative—contradictions which not only express the spirit of Eliot’s time, but speak eloquently to our own. Kathryn Hughes Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136413 thebookvoice.com 20:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136413]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Eliot: The Last Victorian Author: Kathryn Hughes Narrator: Wanda Mccaddon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 39 minutes Release date: August 24, 2009 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The daughter of a respectable self-made businessman, the middle-aged Eliot was cast into social exile when she began a scandalous liaison with married writer and scientist George Henry Lewes. Only her burgeoning literary success allowed her to overcome society’s disapproval and eventually take her proper place at the heart of London’s literary elite. The territory of her novels encompassed the entire span of Victorian society. Kathryn Hughes has wrought a balanced, sympathetic, and intensely engaging biography, the first to grapple equally with the personal dramas that shaped Eliot’s psyche and with her broader social and intellectual milieu. A lively portrait emerges of a woman and writer by turns ambitious and insecure, cerebral and earthy, provocative and conservative—contradictions which not only express the spirit of Eliot’s time, but speak eloquently to our own. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136413]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Eliot: The Last Victorian Author: Kathryn Hughes Narrator: Wanda Mccaddon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 39 minutes Release date: August 24, 2009 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The daughter of a respectable self-made businessman, the middle-aged Eliot was cast into social exile when she began a scandalous liaison with married writer and scientist George Henry Lewes. Only her burgeoning literary success allowed her to overcome society’s disapproval and eventually take her proper place at the heart of London’s literary elite. The territory of her novels encompassed the entire span of Victorian society. Kathryn Hughes has wrought a balanced, sympathetic, and intensely engaging biography, the first to grapple equally with the personal dramas that shaped Eliot’s psyche and with her broader social and intellectual milieu. A lively portrait emerges of a woman and writer by turns ambitious and insecure, cerebral and earthy, provocative and conservative—contradictions which not only express the spirit of Eliot’s time, but speak eloquently to our own. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135574 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135574]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kindred Souls: The Friendship of Eleanor Roosevelt and David Gurewitsch Author: Edna P. Gurewitsch Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 40 minutes Release date: June 26, 2005 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: For fifteen years, Eleanor Roosevelt and her handsome doctor, David Gurewitsch, were friends—traveling, entertaining, and eventually buying a townhouse together in Manhattan. Their friendship has always intrigued historians, but not much was known about it. David kept detailed journals and took thousands of photos, but he never publicly discussed their time together. Then, in 2003, the woman who had married into this complicated relationship, Edna Gurewitsch, opened up, revealing their story—and hers—for the first time. Filled with the author’s own memories and observations and a selection of passionate letters from Mrs. Roosevelt, her book also gives a fresh insider’s look at the influence the former first lady continued to wield on world events long after the death of her husband. Kindred Souls is a unique, intimate look at three friends and their extraordinary lives. Edna P. Gurewitsch Sun, 26 Jun 2005 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135574 thebookvoice.com 10:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135574]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kindred Souls: The Friendship of Eleanor Roosevelt and David Gurewitsch Author: Edna P. Gurewitsch Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 40 minutes Release date: June 26, 2005 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: For fifteen years, Eleanor Roosevelt and her handsome doctor, David Gurewitsch, were friends—traveling, entertaining, and eventually buying a townhouse together in Manhattan. Their friendship has always intrigued historians, but not much was known about it. David kept detailed journals and took thousands of photos, but he never publicly discussed their time together. Then, in 2003, the woman who had married into this complicated relationship, Edna Gurewitsch, opened up, revealing their story—and hers—for the first time. Filled with the author’s own memories and observations and a selection of passionate letters from Mrs. Roosevelt, her book also gives a fresh insider’s look at the influence the former first lady continued to wield on world events long after the death of her husband. Kindred Souls is a unique, intimate look at three friends and their extraordinary lives. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135574]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kindred Souls: The Friendship of Eleanor Roosevelt and David Gurewitsch Author: Edna P. Gurewitsch Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 40 minutes Release date: June 26, 2005 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: For fifteen years, Eleanor Roosevelt and her handsome doctor, David Gurewitsch, were friends—traveling, entertaining, and eventually buying a townhouse together in Manhattan. Their friendship has always intrigued historians, but not much was known about it. David kept detailed journals and took thousands of photos, but he never publicly discussed their time together. Then, in 2003, the woman who had married into this complicated relationship, Edna Gurewitsch, opened up, revealing their story—and hers—for the first time. Filled with the author’s own memories and observations and a selection of passionate letters from Mrs. Roosevelt, her book also gives a fresh insider’s look at the influence the former first lady continued to wield on world events long after the death of her husband. Kindred Souls is a unique, intimate look at three friends and their extraordinary lives. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135438 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135438]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scott’s Last Expedition: The Journals Author: Robert Falcon Scott Narrator: William Sutherland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In November 1910, the vessel Terra Nova left New Zealand carrying an international team of explorers led by Robert Falcon Scott, an Englishman determined to be the first man to reach the South Pole. Scott kept a detailed journal of his adventures until March 29, 1912, when he and the few remaining members of his team met their ends in a brutal blizzard. The daily progress of the expedition toward the pole is recorded in an immensely vivid and personal narrative, depicting the beauty of the Antarctic tundra, the harsh living conditions, and Scott's own desperation to beat rival explorers to the pole. Even in his final hours, Scott continued to make entries of his observations in his journal, allowing the adventure he and his fellow explorers undertook to live on once discovered. Robert Falcon Scott Sun, 01 Jan 2006 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135438 thebookvoice.com 18:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135438]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scott’s Last Expedition: The Journals Author: Robert Falcon Scott Narrator: William Sutherland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In November 1910, the vessel Terra Nova left New Zealand carrying an international team of explorers led by Robert Falcon Scott, an Englishman determined to be the first man to reach the South Pole. Scott kept a detailed journal of his adventures until March 29, 1912, when he and the few remaining members of his team met their ends in a brutal blizzard. The daily progress of the expedition toward the pole is recorded in an immensely vivid and personal narrative, depicting the beauty of the Antarctic tundra, the harsh living conditions, and Scott's own desperation to beat rival explorers to the pole. Even in his final hours, Scott continued to make entries of his observations in his journal, allowing the adventure he and his fellow explorers undertook to live on once discovered. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135438]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scott’s Last Expedition: The Journals Author: Robert Falcon Scott Narrator: William Sutherland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In November 1910, the vessel Terra Nova left New Zealand carrying an international team of explorers led by Robert Falcon Scott, an Englishman determined to be the first man to reach the South Pole. Scott kept a detailed journal of his adventures until March 29, 1912, when he and the few remaining members of his team met their ends in a brutal blizzard. The daily progress of the expedition toward the pole is recorded in an immensely vivid and personal narrative, depicting the beauty of the Antarctic tundra, the harsh living conditions, and Scott's own desperation to beat rival explorers to the pole. Even in his final hours, Scott continued to make entries of his observations in his journal, allowing the adventure he and his fellow explorers undertook to live on once discovered. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135395 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135395]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lives of the Great Artists Author: Giorgio Vasari Narrator: John Tydeman, Neville Jason Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: July 29, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An Italian Mannerist architect and painter, Giorgio Vasari was acquainted with many of the most famous artists of his day. He is best-known today for his biographies of artists including Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian, and Giotto. This recording is read with clarity and authority by Neville Jason. Giorgio Vasari Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135395 thebookvoice.com 7:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135395]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lives of the Great Artists Author: Giorgio Vasari Narrator: John Tydeman, Neville Jason Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: July 29, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An Italian Mannerist architect and painter, Giorgio Vasari was acquainted with many of the most famous artists of his day. He is best-known today for his biographies of artists including Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian, and Giotto. This recording is read with clarity and authority by Neville Jason. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135395]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lives of the Great Artists Author: Giorgio Vasari Narrator: John Tydeman, Neville Jason Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: July 29, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An Italian Mannerist architect and painter, Giorgio Vasari was acquainted with many of the most famous artists of his day. He is best-known today for his biographies of artists including Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian, and Giotto. This recording is read with clarity and authority by Neville Jason. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135124 Please 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 date: June 27, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture 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. Jann Robbins, General Sid Shachnow Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135124 thebookvoice.com 16:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please 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 date: June 27, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture 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. Please 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 date: June 27, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture 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/135104 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135104]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World Author: Simon Callow Narrator: Simon Callow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 4 minutes Release date: August 7, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A short biography of Charles Dickens by acclaimed actor and writer Simon Callow that offers a fresh perspective on one of the greatest novelists in the English language in a lively, highly readable account. 'It has all the gusto that a popular biography of Dickens—a man who “could do nothing by halves”—should possess. . . . The best biography for Dickens newcomers and a wonderful read for all.'—Library Journal   Dickens was one of the first true celebrity authors. Thousands of fans in Britain and America eagerly awaited each new installment of his stories and flocked to see him on his legendary speaking tours. Not only did he create an incredible cast of characters on the page, but he was also a dazzling mimic and storyteller, and he wrote, stage-managed, and acted in plays for the public. Throughout his life, from his childhood performances in pubs to his legendarily powerful reading tours, Dickens was fanatical about the stage. Callow reveals Dickens’s genius on and off the page and offers a compelling insight into a life that was driven as much by performance and showmanship as by literature. Simon Callow Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135104 thebookvoice.com 11:4:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135104]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World Author: Simon Callow Narrator: Simon Callow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 4 minutes Release date: August 7, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A short biography of Charles Dickens by acclaimed actor and writer Simon Callow that offers a fresh perspective on one of the greatest novelists in the English language in a lively, highly readable account. 'It has all the gusto that a popular biography of Dickens—a man who “could do nothing by halves”—should possess. . . . The best biography for Dickens newcomers and a wonderful read for all.'—Library Journal   Dickens was one of the first true celebrity authors. Thousands of fans in Britain and America eagerly awaited each new installment of his stories and flocked to see him on his legendary speaking tours. Not only did he create an incredible cast of characters on the page, but he was also a dazzling mimic and storyteller, and he wrote, stage-managed, and acted in plays for the public. Throughout his life, from his childhood performances in pubs to his legendarily powerful reading tours, Dickens was fanatical about the stage. Callow reveals Dickens’s genius on and off the page and offers a compelling insight into a life that was driven as much by performance and showmanship as by literature. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135104]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World Author: Simon Callow Narrator: Simon Callow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 4 minutes Release date: August 7, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A short biography of Charles Dickens by acclaimed actor and writer Simon Callow that offers a fresh perspective on one of the greatest novelists in the English language in a lively, highly readable account. 'It has all the gusto that a popular biography of Dickens—a man who “could do nothing by halves”—should possess. . . . The best biography for Dickens newcomers and a wonderful read for all.'—Library Journal   Dickens was one of the first true celebrity authors. Thousands of fans in Britain and America eagerly awaited each new installment of his stories and flocked to see him on his legendary speaking tours. Not only did he create an incredible cast of characters on the page, but he was also a dazzling mimic and storyteller, and he wrote, stage-managed, and acted in plays for the public. Throughout his life, from his childhood performances in pubs to his legendarily powerful reading tours, Dickens was fanatical about the stage. Callow reveals Dickens’s genius on and off the page and offers a compelling insight into a life that was driven as much by performance and showmanship as by literature. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134931 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134931]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lives of the Twelve Caesars Author: Suetonius Narrator: Derek Jacobi Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Suetonius wrote his Lives of the Twelve Caesars in the reign of Vespasian around A. D. 70. He chronicled the extraordinary careers of Julius, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Vespasian and Domitian and the rest in technicolour terms. They presented some high and low times at the heart of the Roman Empire. The accounts provide us with perspicacious insights into the men as much as their reigns - and it was from Suetonius that subsequent writers such as Robert Graves drew so much of their material. Suetonius Sun, 01 May 2005 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134931 thebookvoice.com 7:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134931]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lives of the Twelve Caesars Author: Suetonius Narrator: Derek Jacobi Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Suetonius wrote his Lives of the Twelve Caesars in the reign of Vespasian around A. D. 70. He chronicled the extraordinary careers of Julius, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Vespasian and Domitian and the rest in technicolour terms. They presented some high and low times at the heart of the Roman Empire. The accounts provide us with perspicacious insights into the men as much as their reigns - and it was from Suetonius that subsequent writers such as Robert Graves drew so much of their material. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134931]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lives of the Twelve Caesars Author: Suetonius Narrator: Derek Jacobi Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Suetonius wrote his Lives of the Twelve Caesars in the reign of Vespasian around A. D. 70. He chronicled the extraordinary careers of Julius, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Vespasian and Domitian and the rest in technicolour terms. They presented some high and low times at the heart of the Roman Empire. The accounts provide us with perspicacious insights into the men as much as their reigns - and it was from Suetonius that subsequent writers such as Robert Graves drew so much of their material. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134929 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134929]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Roman Lives Author: Plutarch Narrator: Steve Hodson, Nicholas Farrell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: February 19, 2004 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Though he was Greek, Plutarch wrote his Lives in the first century, a world dominated by the Roman Empire. Plutarch's series of biographies was the first of its kind, as much groundbreaking in conception as the Histories of Herodotus. Plutarch looked at the great men in the Ancient World and told their stories, in many cases drawing on sources which are no longer available to us. They offer a unique insight into the characters as well as the achievements of men who influenced their age and the empires that their culture dominated. Here he considers some of the major figures that had left their stamp on the history of Rome, including generals, rulers, philosophers and politicians. It is the companion volume to Greek Lives, also read with style by Nicholas Farrell on Naxos AudioBooks. Plutarch Thu, 19 Feb 2004 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134929 thebookvoice.com 7:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134929]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Roman Lives Author: Plutarch Narrator: Steve Hodson, Nicholas Farrell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: February 19, 2004 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Though he was Greek, Plutarch wrote his Lives in the first century, a world dominated by the Roman Empire. Plutarch's series of biographies was the first of its kind, as much groundbreaking in conception as the Histories of Herodotus. Plutarch looked at the great men in the Ancient World and told their stories, in many cases drawing on sources which are no longer available to us. They offer a unique insight into the characters as well as the achievements of men who influenced their age and the empires that their culture dominated. Here he considers some of the major figures that had left their stamp on the history of Rome, including generals, rulers, philosophers and politicians. It is the companion volume to Greek Lives, also read with style by Nicholas Farrell on Naxos AudioBooks. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134929]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Roman Lives Author: Plutarch Narrator: Steve Hodson, Nicholas Farrell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: February 19, 2004 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Though he was Greek, Plutarch wrote his Lives in the first century, a world dominated by the Roman Empire. Plutarch's series of biographies was the first of its kind, as much groundbreaking in conception as the Histories of Herodotus. Plutarch looked at the great men in the Ancient World and told their stories, in many cases drawing on sources which are no longer available to us. They offer a unique insight into the characters as well as the achievements of men who influenced their age and the empires that their culture dominated. Here he considers some of the major figures that had left their stamp on the history of Rome, including generals, rulers, philosophers and politicians. It is the companion volume to Greek Lives, also read with style by Nicholas Farrell on Naxos AudioBooks. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134914 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134914]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Haydn: His Life and Works Author: Jeremy Siepmann Narrator: Jeremy Siepmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 47 minutes Release date: March 9, 2011 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Symphonies, quartets, concertos and keyboard works poured from the pen of Joseph Haydn, making him one of the most important figures in classical music. Jeremy Siepmann tells the story of the man and his work in this lively autobiography, enhanced by numerous examples of the music itself, taken from the Naxos catalogue. There is no better programme with which to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer's death. Jeremy Siepmann Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134914 thebookvoice.com 4:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134914]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Haydn: His Life and Works Author: Jeremy Siepmann Narrator: Jeremy Siepmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 47 minutes Release date: March 9, 2011 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Symphonies, quartets, concertos and keyboard works poured from the pen of Joseph Haydn, making him one of the most important figures in classical music. Jeremy Siepmann tells the story of the man and his work in this lively autobiography, enhanced by numerous examples of the music itself, taken from the Naxos catalogue. There is no better programme with which to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer's death. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134914]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Haydn: His Life and Works Author: Jeremy Siepmann Narrator: Jeremy Siepmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 47 minutes Release date: March 9, 2011 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Symphonies, quartets, concertos and keyboard works poured from the pen of Joseph Haydn, making him one of the most important figures in classical music. Jeremy Siepmann tells the story of the man and his work in this lively autobiography, enhanced by numerous examples of the music itself, taken from the Naxos catalogue. There is no better programme with which to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer's death. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134898 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134898]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Works of Chopin Author: Jeremy Siepmann Narrator: Jeremy Siepmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 59 minutes Release date: February 10, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Fryderyk Chopin is the pianist-composer par excellence. Regarded as one of the most mesmeric performers of his day, he lives on in his music - his waltzes, mazurkas, études, preludes, nocturnes, three piano sonatas, two piano concertos and much more. Here, his life, from his birth in Poland, his famous affair with the French writer George Sand, and his death at the age of 49 in Paris, is told with his music featuring prominently. Jeremy Siepmann Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134898 thebookvoice.com 4:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134898]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Works of Chopin Author: Jeremy Siepmann Narrator: Jeremy Siepmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 59 minutes Release date: February 10, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Fryderyk Chopin is the pianist-composer par excellence. Regarded as one of the most mesmeric performers of his day, he lives on in his music - his waltzes, mazurkas, études, preludes, nocturnes, three piano sonatas, two piano concertos and much more. Here, his life, from his birth in Poland, his famous affair with the French writer George Sand, and his death at the age of 49 in Paris, is told with his music featuring prominently. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134898]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Works of Chopin Author: Jeremy Siepmann Narrator: Jeremy Siepmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 59 minutes Release date: February 10, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Fryderyk Chopin is the pianist-composer par excellence. Regarded as one of the most mesmeric performers of his day, he lives on in his music - his waltzes, mazurkas, études, preludes, nocturnes, three piano sonatas, two piano concertos and much more. Here, his life, from his birth in Poland, his famous affair with the French writer George Sand, and his death at the age of 49 in Paris, is told with his music featuring prominently. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134683 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134683]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation Author: Deborah Davis Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: June 29, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt invited Booker T. Washington to have dinner at the executive mansion with the First Family. The next morning, news that the president had dined with a black man—and former slave—sent shock waves through the nation. Although African Americans had helped build the White House and had worked for most of the presidents, not a single one had ever been invited to dine there. Fueled by inflammatory newspaper articles, political cartoons, and even vulgar songs, the scandal escalated and threatened to topple two of America's greatest men. In this smart, accessible narrative, one seemingly ordinary dinner becomes a window onto post–Civil War American history and politics, and onto the lives of two dynamic men whose experiences and philosophies connect in unexpected ways. Deborah Davis also introduces dozens of other fascinating figures who have previously occupied the margins and footnotes of history, creating a lively and vastly entertaining book that reconfirms her place as one of our most talented popular historians. Deborah Davis Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134683 thebookvoice.com 9:9:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134683]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation Author: Deborah Davis Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: June 29, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt invited Booker T. Washington to have dinner at the executive mansion with the First Family. The next morning, news that the president had dined with a black man—and former slave—sent shock waves through the nation. Although African Americans had helped build the White House and had worked for most of the presidents, not a single one had ever been invited to dine there. Fueled by inflammatory newspaper articles, political cartoons, and even vulgar songs, the scandal escalated and threatened to topple two of America's greatest men. In this smart, accessible narrative, one seemingly ordinary dinner becomes a window onto post–Civil War American history and politics, and onto the lives of two dynamic men whose experiences and philosophies connect in unexpected ways. Deborah Davis also introduces dozens of other fascinating figures who have previously occupied the margins and footnotes of history, creating a lively and vastly entertaining book that reconfirms her place as one of our most talented popular historians. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134683]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation Author: Deborah Davis Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: June 29, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt invited Booker T. Washington to have dinner at the executive mansion with the First Family. The next morning, news that the president had dined with a black man—and former slave—sent shock waves through the nation. Although African Americans had helped build the White House and had worked for most of the presidents, not a single one had ever been invited to dine there. Fueled by inflammatory newspaper articles, political cartoons, and even vulgar songs, the scandal escalated and threatened to topple two of America's greatest men. In this smart, accessible narrative, one seemingly ordinary dinner becomes a window onto post–Civil War American history and politics, and onto the lives of two dynamic men whose experiences and philosophies connect in unexpected ways. Deborah Davis also introduces dozens of other fascinating figures who have previously occupied the margins and footnotes of history, creating a lively and vastly entertaining book that reconfirms her place as one of our most talented popular historians. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133469 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133469]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wolsey, Cardinal Thomas-His Life and Death Author: George Cavendish Narrator: David Thorn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: January 1, 2009 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This extraordinary ""eye-witness"" account of Wolsey's rise and fall from power was written between 1554-1558 by his gentleman usher, George Cavendish. Cavendish was privy to much of the Cardinal's ambitious endeavours. Cavendish died three years after its completions at the age of 62. This rare document considered ""the most important single source for our knowledge of Wolsey"", was edited for easy comprehension by Roger Lockyer, former faculty member, Royal Holloway College, University of London and an authority on the tumultuous Tudor period which was so pivotal in England's storied history. This book was published with the kind permission of Roger Lockyer, with deference to The Folio Society of London. AUTHOR George Cavendish (1494-1562) was a British author, his best know work was ""Thomas Wolsey, Late Cardinall, his Lyffe and Deathe"". He was a player in the court of King Henry VIII, and offers detailed descriptions of court life and the politics of England in the 1500s. Cavendish spent many years in service to Cardinal Wolsey and was an eyewitness to the volatile events that turn England from Catholic to Protestant. COMMENTARY Reviews for Alcazar AudioWorks' production of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, His Life and Death In CARDINAL THOMAS WOLSEY we have a primary source that presents like a novel. Intriguing historical figures such as Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and Thomas Wolsey himself are given increased color and depth through the contemporaneous observations of Wolsey's gentleman usher, George Cavendish. Most listeners will liken narrator David Thorn's presentation to that of a Shakespearean actor, which is appropriate since the major personages are featured in Shakespeare's HENRY VIII. Thorn's accent and command of English of the 1500s allow him to take on the persona of the good and faithful Cavendish with particular ease and authenticity. This skillful handling allows what could be stilted and difficult to be natural sounding and entertaining. M.O.B. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2009] " George Cavendish Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133469 thebookvoice.com 9:4:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133469]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wolsey, Cardinal Thomas-His Life and Death Author: George Cavendish Narrator: David Thorn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: January 1, 2009 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This extraordinary ""eye-witness"" account of Wolsey's rise and fall from power was written between 1554-1558 by his gentleman usher, George Cavendish. Cavendish was privy to much of the Cardinal's ambitious endeavours. Cavendish died three years after its completions at the age of 62. This rare document considered ""the most important single source for our knowledge of Wolsey"", was edited for easy comprehension by Roger Lockyer, former faculty member, Royal Holloway College, University of London and an authority on the tumultuous Tudor period which was so pivotal in England's storied history. This book was published with the kind permission of Roger Lockyer, with deference to The Folio Society of London. AUTHOR George Cavendish (1494-1562) was a British author, his best know work was ""Thomas Wolsey, Late Cardinall, his Lyffe and Deathe"". He was a player in the court of King Henry VIII, and offers detailed descriptions of court life and the politics of England in the 1500s. Cavendish spent many years in service to Cardinal Wolsey and was an eyewitness to the volatile events that turn England from Catholic to Protestant. COMMENTARY Reviews for Alcazar AudioWorks' production of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, His Life and Death In CARDINAL THOMAS WOLSEY we have a primary source that presents like a novel. Intriguing historical figures such as Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and Thomas Wolsey himself are given increased color and depth through the contemporaneous observations of Wolsey's gentleman usher, George Cavendish. Most listeners will liken narrator David Thorn's presentation to that of a Shakespearean actor, which is appropriate since the major personages are featured in Shakespeare's HENRY VIII. Thorn's accent and command of English of the 1500s allow him to take on the persona of the good and faithful Cavendish with particular ease and authenticity. This skillful handling allows what could be stilted and difficult to be natural sounding and entertaining. M.O.B. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2009] " Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133469]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wolsey, Cardinal Thomas-His Life and Death Author: George Cavendish Narrator: David Thorn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: January 1, 2009 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This extraordinary ""eye-witness"" account of Wolsey's rise and fall from power was written between 1554-1558 by his gentleman usher, George Cavendish. Cavendish was privy to much of the Cardinal's ambitious endeavours. Cavendish died three years after its completions at the age of 62. This rare document considered ""the most important single source for our knowledge of Wolsey"", was edited for easy comprehension by Roger Lockyer, former faculty member, Royal Holloway College, University of London and an authority on the tumultuous Tudor period which was so pivotal in England's storied history. This book was published with the kind permission of Roger Lockyer, with deference to The Folio Society of London. AUTHOR George Cavendish (1494-1562) was a British author, his best know work was ""Thomas Wolsey, Late Cardinall, his Lyffe and Deathe"". He was a player in the court of King Henry VIII, and offers detailed descriptions of court life and the politics of England in the 1500s. Cavendish spent many years in service to Cardinal Wolsey and was an eyewitness to the volatile events that turn England from Catholic to Protestant. COMMENTARY Reviews for Alcazar AudioWorks' production of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, His Life and Death In CARDINAL THOMAS WOLSEY we have a primary source that presents like a novel. Intriguing historical figures such as Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and Thomas Wolsey himself are given increased color and depth through the contemporaneous observations of Wolsey's gentleman usher, George Cavendish. Most listeners will liken narrator David Thorn's presentation to that of a Shakespearean actor, which is appropriate since the major personages are featured in Shakespeare's HENRY VIII. Thorn's accent and command of English of the 1500s allow him to take on the persona of the good and faithful Cavendish with particular ease and authenticity. This skillful handling allows what could be stilted and difficult to be natural sounding and entertaining. M.O.B. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2009] " https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133447 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133447]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Diary of Samuel Pepys Author: Samuel Pepys Narrator: Michael Maloney Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 57 minutes Release date: April 11, 2003 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The Diary of Samuel Pepys is perhaps the most well known collection of reminiscences. He maintained it, in secrecy, from 1660, the year of the Restoration, until 1669 when fear of blindness prevented his daily labours. Though it covers less than a decade, it offers a lively and detailed insight into a period and a personality - for he noted events in both public and private life. Famous passages include descriptions of The Plague and the Great Fire of London. In this presentation, key sections are set in historical context. Samuel Pepys Fri, 11 Apr 2003 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133447 thebookvoice.com 3:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133447]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Diary of Samuel Pepys Author: Samuel Pepys Narrator: Michael Maloney Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 57 minutes Release date: April 11, 2003 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The Diary of Samuel Pepys is perhaps the most well known collection of reminiscences. He maintained it, in secrecy, from 1660, the year of the Restoration, until 1669 when fear of blindness prevented his daily labours. Though it covers less than a decade, it offers a lively and detailed insight into a period and a personality - for he noted events in both public and private life. Famous passages include descriptions of The Plague and the Great Fire of London. In this presentation, key sections are set in historical context. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133447]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Diary of Samuel Pepys Author: Samuel Pepys Narrator: Michael Maloney Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 57 minutes Release date: April 11, 2003 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The Diary of Samuel Pepys is perhaps the most well known collection of reminiscences. He maintained it, in secrecy, from 1660, the year of the Restoration, until 1669 when fear of blindness prevented his daily labours. Though it covers less than a decade, it offers a lively and detailed insight into a period and a personality - for he noted events in both public and private life. Famous passages include descriptions of The Plague and the Great Fire of London. In this presentation, key sections are set in historical context. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133422 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133422]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Works of Chopin Author: Jeremy Siepmann Narrator: Jeremy Siepmann, Anton Lesser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 59 minutes Release date: March 9, 2001 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The second in our series of musical biographies, written and presented by broadcaster Jeremy Siepmann, with Anton Lesser as Chopin. In this set the life and music of the revolutionary composer/pianist is unveiled in considerable detail with many musical examples. Jeremy Siepmann Fri, 09 Mar 2001 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133422 thebookvoice.com 4:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133422]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Works of Chopin Author: Jeremy Siepmann Narrator: Jeremy Siepmann, Anton Lesser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 59 minutes Release date: March 9, 2001 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The second in our series of musical biographies, written and presented by broadcaster Jeremy Siepmann, with Anton Lesser as Chopin. In this set the life and music of the revolutionary composer/pianist is unveiled in considerable detail with many musical examples. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133422]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Works of Chopin Author: Jeremy Siepmann Narrator: Jeremy Siepmann, Anton Lesser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 59 minutes Release date: March 9, 2001 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The second in our series of musical biographies, written and presented by broadcaster Jeremy Siepmann, with Anton Lesser as Chopin. In this set the life and music of the revolutionary composer/pianist is unveiled in considerable detail with many musical examples. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133421 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133421]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Works of Beethoven Author: Jeremy Siepmann Narrator: Bob Peck, Jeremy Siepmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 57 minutes Release date: March 19, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The first of a series of musical biographies, written and presented by broadcaster Jeremy Siepmann, with Bob Peck as Beethoven. In this set the life and music of the revolutionary composer/pianist is unveiled in considerable detail with many musical examples. Jeremy Siepmann Mon, 19 Mar 2001 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133421 thebookvoice.com 4:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133421]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Works of Beethoven Author: Jeremy Siepmann Narrator: Bob Peck, Jeremy Siepmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 57 minutes Release date: March 19, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The first of a series of musical biographies, written and presented by broadcaster Jeremy Siepmann, with Bob Peck as Beethoven. In this set the life and music of the revolutionary composer/pianist is unveiled in considerable detail with many musical examples. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133421]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Works of Beethoven Author: Jeremy Siepmann Narrator: Bob Peck, Jeremy Siepmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 57 minutes Release date: March 19, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The first of a series of musical biographies, written and presented by broadcaster Jeremy Siepmann, with Bob Peck as Beethoven. In this set the life and music of the revolutionary composer/pianist is unveiled in considerable detail with many musical examples. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133235 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133235]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Narrative of Sojourner Truth Author: Olive Gilbert Narrator: Bobbie Frohman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 1, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A poignant biography as told to Olive Gilbert by Isabella Bomefree-a slave (1797-1883) who later took the name of Sojourner Truth. She recounts the harshness of life under slavery and after winning her freedom, became a vociferous abolitionist for which she has been long remembered and revered. Table of Contents: Chapter 01: Her Birth And Parentage Chapter 02: Accommodations Chapter 03: Her Brothers And Sisters Chapter 04: Her Religious Instruction Chapter 05: The Auction Chapter 06: Death Of Mau-Mau Bett Chapter 07: Last Days Of Bomefree Chapter 08: Death Of Bomefree Chapter 09: Commencement Of Isabella's Trials In Life Chapter 10: Trials Continued Chapter 11: Her Standing With Her New Master And Mistress Chapter 12: Isabella's Marriage Chapter 13: Isabella As A Mother Chapter 14: Slaveholder's Promises Chapter 15: Her Escape Chapter 16: Illegal Sale Of Her Son Chapter 17: It Is Often Darkest Just Before Dawn Chapter 18: Death Of Mrs. Eliza Fowler Chapter 19: Isabella's Religious Experience Chapter 20: New Trials Chapter 21: Finding A Brother And Sister Chapter 22: Gleanings Chapter 23: The Matthias Delusion Chapter 24: Fasting Chapter 25: The Cause Of Her Leaving The City Chapter 26: The Consequences Of Refusing A Traveller A Night's Lodging Chapter 27: Some Of Her Views And Reasonings Chapter 28: The Second Advent Doctrines Chapter 29: Another Camp-Meeting Chapter 30: Last Interview With Her Master Certificates Of Character AUTHOR Olive Gilbert (1801-1884) was an abolishionist who deeply felt the plight of slaves and spent over two years living with the emancipated slave and preacher, Sojourner Truth, carefully recording her story. " Olive Gilbert Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133235 thebookvoice.com 3:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133235]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Narrative of Sojourner Truth Author: Olive Gilbert Narrator: Bobbie Frohman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 1, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A poignant biography as told to Olive Gilbert by Isabella Bomefree-a slave (1797-1883) who later took the name of Sojourner Truth. She recounts the harshness of life under slavery and after winning her freedom, became a vociferous abolitionist for which she has been long remembered and revered. Table of Contents: Chapter 01: Her Birth And Parentage Chapter 02: Accommodations Chapter 03: Her Brothers And Sisters Chapter 04: Her Religious Instruction Chapter 05: The Auction Chapter 06: Death Of Mau-Mau Bett Chapter 07: Last Days Of Bomefree Chapter 08: Death Of Bomefree Chapter 09: Commencement Of Isabella's Trials In Life Chapter 10: Trials Continued Chapter 11: Her Standing With Her New Master And Mistress Chapter 12: Isabella's Marriage Chapter 13: Isabella As A Mother Chapter 14: Slaveholder's Promises Chapter 15: Her Escape Chapter 16: Illegal Sale Of Her Son Chapter 17: It Is Often Darkest Just Before Dawn Chapter 18: Death Of Mrs. Eliza Fowler Chapter 19: Isabella's Religious Experience Chapter 20: New Trials Chapter 21: Finding A Brother And Sister Chapter 22: Gleanings Chapter 23: The Matthias Delusion Chapter 24: Fasting Chapter 25: The Cause Of Her Leaving The City Chapter 26: The Consequences Of Refusing A Traveller A Night's Lodging Chapter 27: Some Of Her Views And Reasonings Chapter 28: The Second Advent Doctrines Chapter 29: Another Camp-Meeting Chapter 30: Last Interview With Her Master Certificates Of Character AUTHOR Olive Gilbert (1801-1884) was an abolishionist who deeply felt the plight of slaves and spent over two years living with the emancipated slave and preacher, Sojourner Truth, carefully recording her story. " Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133235]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Narrative of Sojourner Truth Author: Olive Gilbert Narrator: Bobbie Frohman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 1, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A poignant biography as told to Olive Gilbert by Isabella Bomefree-a slave (1797-1883) who later took the name of Sojourner Truth. She recounts the harshness of life under slavery and after winning her freedom, became a vociferous abolitionist for which she has been long remembered and revered. Table of Contents: Chapter 01: Her Birth And Parentage Chapter 02: Accommodations Chapter 03: Her Brothers And Sisters Chapter 04: Her Religious Instruction Chapter 05: The Auction Chapter 06: Death Of Mau-Mau Bett Chapter 07: Last Days Of Bomefree Chapter 08: Death Of Bomefree Chapter 09: Commencement Of Isabella's Trials In Life Chapter 10: Trials Continued Chapter 11: Her Standing With Her New Master And Mistress Chapter 12: Isabella's Marriage Chapter 13: Isabella As A Mother Chapter 14: Slaveholder's Promises Chapter 15: Her Escape Chapter 16: Illegal Sale Of Her Son Chapter 17: It Is Often Darkest Just Before Dawn Chapter 18: Death Of Mrs. Eliza Fowler Chapter 19: Isabella's Religious Experience Chapter 20: New Trials Chapter 21: Finding A Brother And Sister Chapter 22: Gleanings Chapter 23: The Matthias Delusion Chapter 24: Fasting Chapter 25: The Cause Of Her Leaving The City Chapter 26: The Consequences Of Refusing A Traveller A Night's Lodging Chapter 27: Some Of Her Views And Reasonings Chapter 28: The Second Advent Doctrines Chapter 29: Another Camp-Meeting Chapter 30: Last Interview With Her Master Certificates Of Character AUTHOR Olive Gilbert (1801-1884) was an abolishionist who deeply felt the plight of slaves and spent over two years living with the emancipated slave and preacher, Sojourner Truth, carefully recording her story. " https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133098 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133098]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lives of the Writers: Comedies, Tragedies (And What the Neighbors Thought) Series: Part of The Lives of … Series Author: Kathleen Krull Narrator: John C. Brown, Melissa Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 30, 2010 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: History comes to life in this dynamic volume! Here are inside views of twenty writers—people of all shapes, sizes, temperaments, and lifestyles, from various countries and historical periods. Included are William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, Zora Neale Hurston, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Jane Austen, Emily Dickenson, Charles Dickens, and many others. Kathleen Krull Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133098 thebookvoice.com 2:5:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133098]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lives of the Writers: Comedies, Tragedies (And What the Neighbors Thought) Series: Part of The Lives of … Series Author: Kathleen Krull Narrator: John C. Brown, Melissa Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 30, 2010 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: History comes to life in this dynamic volume! Here are inside views of twenty writers—people of all shapes, sizes, temperaments, and lifestyles, from various countries and historical periods. Included are William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, Zora Neale Hurston, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Jane Austen, Emily Dickenson, Charles Dickens, and many others. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133098]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lives of the Writers: Comedies, Tragedies (And What the Neighbors Thought) Series: Part of The Lives of … Series Author: Kathleen Krull Narrator: John C. Brown, Melissa Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 30, 2010 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: History comes to life in this dynamic volume! Here are inside views of twenty writers—people of all shapes, sizes, temperaments, and lifestyles, from various countries and historical periods. Included are William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, Zora Neale Hurston, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Jane Austen, Emily Dickenson, Charles Dickens, and many others. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132984 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132984]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Champlain's Dream Author: David Hackett Fischer Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 14, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing In this sweeping, enthralling biography, acclaimed historian David Hackett Fischer brings to life the remarkable Samuel de Champlain—soldier, spy, master mariner, explorer, cartographer, artist, and Father of New France. Born on France's Atlantic coast, Champlain grew to manhood in a country riven by religious warfare. The historical record is unclear on whether Champlain was baptized Protestant or Catholic, but he fought in France's religious wars for the man who would become Henri IV, one of France's greatest kings, and like Henri, he was religiously tolerant in an age of murderous sectarianism. Champlain was also a brilliant navigator. He went to sea as a boy and over time acquired the skills that allowed him to make twenty-seven Atlantic crossings without losing a ship. But we remember Champlain mainly as a great explorer. On foot and by ship and canoe, he traveled through what are now six Canadian provinces and five American states. Over more than thirty years he founded, colonized, and administered French settlements in North America. Sailing frequently between France and Canada, he maneuvered through court intrigue in Paris and negotiated among more than a dozen Indian nations in North America to establish New France. Champlain had early support from Henri IV and later Louis XIII, but the Queen Regent Marie de Medici and Cardinal Richelieu opposed his efforts. Despite much resistance and many defeats, Champlain, by his astonishing dedication and stamina, finally established France's New World colony. He tried constantly to maintain peace among Indian nations that were sometimes at war with one another, but when he had to, he took up arms and forcefully imposed a new balance of power, proving himself a formidable strategist and warrior. Throughout his three decades in North America, Champlain remained committed to a remarkable vision, a Grand Design for France's colony. He encouraged intermarriage among the French colonists and the natives, and he insisted on tolerance for Protestants. He was a visionary leader, especially when compared to his English and Spanish contemporaries—a man who dreamed of humanity and peace in a world of cruelty and violence. This superb biography, the first in decades, is as dramatic and exciting as the life it portrays. Deeply researched, it is illustrated throughout with many contemporary images and maps, including several drawn by Champlain himself. David Hackett Fischer Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132984 thebookvoice.com 10:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132984]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Champlain's Dream Author: David Hackett Fischer Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 14, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing In this sweeping, enthralling biography, acclaimed historian David Hackett Fischer brings to life the remarkable Samuel de Champlain—soldier, spy, master mariner, explorer, cartographer, artist, and Father of New France. Born on France's Atlantic coast, Champlain grew to manhood in a country riven by religious warfare. The historical record is unclear on whether Champlain was baptized Protestant or Catholic, but he fought in France's religious wars for the man who would become Henri IV, one of France's greatest kings, and like Henri, he was religiously tolerant in an age of murderous sectarianism. Champlain was also a brilliant navigator. He went to sea as a boy and over time acquired the skills that allowed him to make twenty-seven Atlantic crossings without losing a ship. But we remember Champlain mainly as a great explorer. On foot and by ship and canoe, he traveled through what are now six Canadian provinces and five American states. Over more than thirty years he founded, colonized, and administered French settlements in North America. Sailing frequently between France and Canada, he maneuvered through court intrigue in Paris and negotiated among more than a dozen Indian nations in North America to establish New France. Champlain had early support from Henri IV and later Louis XIII, but the Queen Regent Marie de Medici and Cardinal Richelieu opposed his efforts. Despite much resistance and many defeats, Champlain, by his astonishing dedication and stamina, finally established France's New World colony. He tried constantly to maintain peace among Indian nations that were sometimes at war with one another, but when he had to, he took up arms and forcefully imposed a new balance of power, proving himself a formidable strategist and warrior. Throughout his three decades in North America, Champlain remained committed to a remarkable vision, a Grand Design for France's colony. He encouraged intermarriage among the French colonists and the natives, and he insisted on tolerance for Protestants. He was a visionary leader, especially when compared to his English and Spanish contemporaries—a man who dreamed of humanity and peace in a world of cruelty and violence. This superb biography, the first in decades, is as dramatic and exciting as the life it portrays. Deeply researched, it is illustrated throughout with many contemporary images and maps, including several drawn by Champlain himself. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132984]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Champlain's Dream Author: David Hackett Fischer Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 14, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing In this sweeping, enthralling biography, acclaimed historian David Hackett Fischer brings to life the remarkable Samuel de Champlain—soldier, spy, master mariner, explorer, cartographer, artist, and Father of New France. Born on France's Atlantic coast, Champlain grew to manhood in a country riven by religious warfare. The historical record is unclear on whether Champlain was baptized Protestant or Catholic, but he fought in France's religious wars for the man who would become Henri IV, one of France's greatest kings, and like Henri, he was religiously tolerant in an age of murderous sectarianism. Champlain was also a brilliant navigator. He went to sea as a boy and over time acquired the skills that allowed him to make twenty-seven Atlantic crossings without losing a ship. But we remember Champlain mainly as a great explorer. On foot and by ship and canoe, he traveled through what are now six Canadian provinces and five American states. Over more than thirty years he founded, colonized, and administered French settlements in North America. Sailing frequently between France and Canada, he maneuvered through court intrigue in Paris and negotiated among more than a dozen Indian nations in North America to establish New France. Champlain had early support from Henri IV and later Louis XIII, but the Queen Regent Marie de Medici and Cardinal Richelieu opposed his efforts. Despite much resistance and many defeats, Champlain, by his astonishing dedication and stamina, finally established France's New World colony. He tried constantly to maintain peace among Indian nations that were sometimes at war with one another, but when he had to, he took up arms and forcefully imposed a new balance of power, proving himself a formidable strategist and warrior. Throughout his three decades in North America, Champlain remained committed to a remarkable vision, a Grand Design for France's colony. He encouraged intermarriage among the French colonists and the natives, and he insisted on tolerance for Protestants. He was a visionary leader, especially when compared to his English and Spanish contemporaries—a man who dreamed of humanity and peace in a world of cruelty and violence. This superb biography, the first in decades, is as dramatic and exciting as the life it portrays. Deeply researched, it is illustrated throughout with many contemporary images and maps, including several drawn by Champlain himself. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132955 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132955]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Hour Before Daylight: Memories Of A Rural Boyhood Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Jimmy Carter Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “An American classic.” —The New Yorker In An Hour Before Daylight, Jimmy Carter, bestselling author of Living Faith and Sources of Strength, recreates his Depression-era boyhood on a Georgia farm before the civil rights movement forever changed it and the country. Carter writes about the powerful rhythms of countryside and community in a sharecropping economy, offering an unforgettable portrait of his father, a brilliant farmer and a strict segregationist who treated black workers with respect and fairness; his strong-willed and well-read mother; and the five other people who shaped his early life, three of whom were black. Carter's clean and eloquent prose evokes a time when the cycles of life were predictable and simple and the rules were heartbreaking and complex. In his singular voice and with a novelist's gift for detail, Jimmy Carter creates a sensitive portrait of an era that shaped the nation and recounts a classic, American story of enduring importance. Jimmy Carter Mon, 01 Jan 2001 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132955 thebookvoice.com 6:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132955]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Hour Before Daylight: Memories Of A Rural Boyhood Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Jimmy Carter Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “An American classic.” —The New Yorker In An Hour Before Daylight, Jimmy Carter, bestselling author of Living Faith and Sources of Strength, recreates his Depression-era boyhood on a Georgia farm before the civil rights movement forever changed it and the country. Carter writes about the powerful rhythms of countryside and community in a sharecropping economy, offering an unforgettable portrait of his father, a brilliant farmer and a strict segregationist who treated black workers with respect and fairness; his strong-willed and well-read mother; and the five other people who shaped his early life, three of whom were black. Carter's clean and eloquent prose evokes a time when the cycles of life were predictable and simple and the rules were heartbreaking and complex. In his singular voice and with a novelist's gift for detail, Jimmy Carter creates a sensitive portrait of an era that shaped the nation and recounts a classic, American story of enduring importance. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132955]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Hour Before Daylight: Memories Of A Rural Boyhood Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Jimmy Carter Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “An American classic.” —The New Yorker In An Hour Before Daylight, Jimmy Carter, bestselling author of Living Faith and Sources of Strength, recreates his Depression-era boyhood on a Georgia farm before the civil rights movement forever changed it and the country. Carter writes about the powerful rhythms of countryside and community in a sharecropping economy, offering an unforgettable portrait of his father, a brilliant farmer and a strict segregationist who treated black workers with respect and fairness; his strong-willed and well-read mother; and the five other people who shaped his early life, three of whom were black. Carter's clean and eloquent prose evokes a time when the cycles of life were predictable and simple and the rules were heartbreaking and complex. In his singular voice and with a novelist's gift for detail, Jimmy Carter creates a sensitive portrait of an era that shaped the nation and recounts a classic, American story of enduring importance. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132830 Please 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 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: History & Culture 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. Eric Manheimer Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132830 thebookvoice.com 13:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please 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 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: History & Culture 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. Please 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 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: History & Culture 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/132634 Please 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: July 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture 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. Daniel Smith Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132634 thebookvoice.com 7:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please 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: July 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture 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. Please 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: July 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture 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/132590 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132590]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Andrew Jackson: A Biography Series: Part of The Great Generals Series Author: Robert Vincent Remini Narrator: Tom Weiner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: It was Andrew Jackson’s military heroism that helped to usher him into the presidency. From the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812 to the Indian Wars and his unorthodox presence in the White House, Jackson is one of the most fascinating figures in American history. Here is his life as told by the foremost Jackson historian of our time. Robert Vincent Remini Mon, 01 Jan 2007 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132590 thebookvoice.com 5:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132590]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Andrew Jackson: A Biography Series: Part of The Great Generals Series Author: Robert Vincent Remini Narrator: Tom Weiner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: It was Andrew Jackson’s military heroism that helped to usher him into the presidency. From the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812 to the Indian Wars and his unorthodox presence in the White House, Jackson is one of the most fascinating figures in American history. Here is his life as told by the foremost Jackson historian of our time. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132590]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Andrew Jackson: A Biography Series: Part of The Great Generals Series Author: Robert Vincent Remini Narrator: Tom Weiner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: It was Andrew Jackson’s military heroism that helped to usher him into the presidency. From the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812 to the Indian Wars and his unorthodox presence in the White House, Jackson is one of the most fascinating figures in American history. Here is his life as told by the foremost Jackson historian of our time. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132476 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132476]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Facets of Ayn Rand: Memoirs Author: Mary Ann Sures, Charles Sures Narrator: Susan O’malley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 24, 2005 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Facets of Ayn Rand is based on forty-eight hours of interviews with Mary Ann and Charles Sures, longtime personal friends of Ayn Rand. Their recollections make vividly real the Ayn Rand they knew so well. Here are many examples of not only Ayn Rand’s mind and intellectual generosity in action but also lesser-known aspects of this unique woman. The result is the experience of an actual larger-than-life person. “The person in this book is the same person I myself knew for so long; reading these pages is almost like having Ayn Rand in the room again.” —Leonard Peikoff Mary Ann Sures, Charles Sures Fri, 24 Jun 2005 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132476 thebookvoice.com 3:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132476]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Facets of Ayn Rand: Memoirs Author: Mary Ann Sures, Charles Sures Narrator: Susan O’malley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 24, 2005 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Facets of Ayn Rand is based on forty-eight hours of interviews with Mary Ann and Charles Sures, longtime personal friends of Ayn Rand. Their recollections make vividly real the Ayn Rand they knew so well. Here are many examples of not only Ayn Rand’s mind and intellectual generosity in action but also lesser-known aspects of this unique woman. The result is the experience of an actual larger-than-life person. “The person in this book is the same person I myself knew for so long; reading these pages is almost like having Ayn Rand in the room again.” —Leonard Peikoff Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132476]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Facets of Ayn Rand: Memoirs Author: Mary Ann Sures, Charles Sures Narrator: Susan O’malley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 24, 2005 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Facets of Ayn Rand is based on forty-eight hours of interviews with Mary Ann and Charles Sures, longtime personal friends of Ayn Rand. Their recollections make vividly real the Ayn Rand they knew so well. Here are many examples of not only Ayn Rand’s mind and intellectual generosity in action but also lesser-known aspects of this unique woman. The result is the experience of an actual larger-than-life person. “The person in this book is the same person I myself knew for so long; reading these pages is almost like having Ayn Rand in the room again.” —Leonard Peikoff https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132142 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132142]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Author: John George Nicolay Narrator: John Lieder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.97 of Total 110 Ratings of Narrator: 4.03 of Total 36 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: John G. Nicolay was Abraham Lincoln's private White House secretary. With assistant secretary, John Hay, he wrote the two volume definitive biography of Lincoln, "Abraham Lincoln, a Biography." Although this is a condensation by Nicolay of that biography, it is still a sizable work and a fairly thorough treatment of the life of the 16th president of the United States. Summary by John Lieder. John George Nicolay Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132142 thebookvoice.com 18:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132142]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Author: John George Nicolay Narrator: John Lieder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.97 of Total 110 Ratings of Narrator: 4.03 of Total 36 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: John G. Nicolay was Abraham Lincoln's private White House secretary. With assistant secretary, John Hay, he wrote the two volume definitive biography of Lincoln, "Abraham Lincoln, a Biography." Although this is a condensation by Nicolay of that biography, it is still a sizable work and a fairly thorough treatment of the life of the 16th president of the United States. Summary by John Lieder. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132142]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Author: John George Nicolay Narrator: John Lieder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.97 of Total 110 Ratings of Narrator: 4.03 of Total 36 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: John G. Nicolay was Abraham Lincoln's private White House secretary. With assistant secretary, John Hay, he wrote the two volume definitive biography of Lincoln, "Abraham Lincoln, a Biography." Although this is a condensation by Nicolay of that biography, it is still a sizable work and a fairly thorough treatment of the life of the 16th president of the United States. Summary by John Lieder. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131974 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131974]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Ransom's Andersonville Diary Author: John Ransom Narrator: David Thorn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An extraordinary day-to-day documentary of the Civil War's most infamous Confederate prison, Camp Sumter, better known as Andersonville. Where 13,000 wretched Union prisoners died within barely 14 months, under conditions which bear witness to man's inhumanity to man. And, one man's undaunted spirit to survive, to tell the dreadful tale! The diary mirrors Ransom's changing attitudes from the moody early staccato sentences when he is first captured to the resigned and eventually cheerful prose when the war draws to a close. This book is an extraordinary day-to-day documentary of the Civil War's most infamous Confederate prison, Camp Sumter, better known as Andersonville. Here 13,000 wretched Union prisoners died within barely fourteen months, from starvation, scurvy, and other diseases that spread through the camp. There was little shelter but makeshift tents; little in the way of blankets, warm clothing, or even shoes; and a scarcity of food and fresh water. Often they were forced to sleep on the muddy ground in very crowded conditions. While the deplorable conditions bear witness to man's inhumanity to man, they also are witness to one man's undaunted spirit to survive to tell the dreadful tale. AUTHOR John Ransom, a Union soldier captured by the Confederate Army, ended up in the Andersonville prison. He had been a printer from Michigan, and he returned there after the war. Little else is known about his life except through his diary of his prison experience. COMMENTARY Reviews for Alcazar AudioWorks' production of John Ransom's Andersonville Diary "David Thorn reads with a genteel calmness, even when recounting the most horrible experiences...Thorn's consistency helps tie together an account that...amply preserves a record of war's inhumanity."-AudioFile Online I first became interested in the Civil War, and in history itself, watching the movie Gettysburg. I went on to read Killer Angels, the book on which the movie was based, and I was so taken with the historical figures depicted there that I sought out their biographies. From their biographies, I was drawn to investigate original sources: the writings of those people, themselves in letters and journals. John Ransom's Diary is an original source that is fascinating, uplifting, horrifying, and shattering by turns. John Ransom, serving in the Union army, was twenty years old when he was captured by Confederates. Part of his incarceration was spent in the infamous Andersonville prison camp. Here is a day-to-day record, sparse but gripping, of a man's imprisonment. There are villains as well as heroes among the prisoners. We hear not only of cooperation, of men banding together to keep each other going, but of cowards and thieves. There are accounts of cruelty, as you might expect, and ill-treatment, and unfairness, yet through it all John Ransom maintains a balance and grace, even exhibiting a dry wit and fine sense of irony. David Thorn does an exceptional job of reading this account, never over-dramatizing, but making you think you're listening to a stream of consciousness, matter-of-fact recording of happenings as they're set down on the page. I'd suggest restricting the listening to your older students, middle school and above, while recommending this resource as an important addition to a study of the American Civil War. Reviewed By: Jean Hall - EHO Eclectic Homeschool Online Quotes about John Ransom's Andersonville Diary "A great adventure...observant, eloquent, and moving."-Publishers Weekly " John Ransom Thu, 01 Jan 2004 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131974 thebookvoice.com 8:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131974]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Ransom's Andersonville Diary Author: John Ransom Narrator: David Thorn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An extraordinary day-to-day documentary of the Civil War's most infamous Confederate prison, Camp Sumter, better known as Andersonville. Where 13,000 wretched Union prisoners died within barely 14 months, under conditions which bear witness to man's inhumanity to man. And, one man's undaunted spirit to survive, to tell the dreadful tale! The diary mirrors Ransom's changing attitudes from the moody early staccato sentences when he is first captured to the resigned and eventually cheerful prose when the war draws to a close. This book is an extraordinary day-to-day documentary of the Civil War's most infamous Confederate prison, Camp Sumter, better known as Andersonville. Here 13,000 wretched Union prisoners died within barely fourteen months, from starvation, scurvy, and other diseases that spread through the camp. There was little shelter but makeshift tents; little in the way of blankets, warm clothing, or even shoes; and a scarcity of food and fresh water. Often they were forced to sleep on the muddy ground in very crowded conditions. While the deplorable conditions bear witness to man's inhumanity to man, they also are witness to one man's undaunted spirit to survive to tell the dreadful tale. AUTHOR John Ransom, a Union soldier captured by the Confederate Army, ended up in the Andersonville prison. He had been a printer from Michigan, and he returned there after the war. Little else is known about his life except through his diary of his prison experience. COMMENTARY Reviews for Alcazar AudioWorks' production of John Ransom's Andersonville Diary "David Thorn reads with a genteel calmness, even when recounting the most horrible experiences...Thorn's consistency helps tie together an account that...amply preserves a record of war's inhumanity."-AudioFile Online I first became interested in the Civil War, and in history itself, watching the movie Gettysburg. I went on to read Killer Angels, the book on which the movie was based, and I was so taken with the historical figures depicted there that I sought out their biographies. From their biographies, I was drawn to investigate original sources: the writings of those people, themselves in letters and journals. John Ransom's Diary is an original source that is fascinating, uplifting, horrifying, and shattering by turns. John Ransom, serving in the Union army, was twenty years old when he was captured by Confederates. Part of his incarceration was spent in the infamous Andersonville prison camp. Here is a day-to-day record, sparse but gripping, of a man's imprisonment. There are villains as well as heroes among the prisoners. We hear not only of cooperation, of men banding together to keep each other going, but of cowards and thieves. There are accounts of cruelty, as you might expect, and ill-treatment, and unfairness, yet through it all John Ransom maintains a balance and grace, even exhibiting a dry wit and fine sense of irony. David Thorn does an exceptional job of reading this account, never over-dramatizing, but making you think you're listening to a stream of consciousness, matter-of-fact recording of happenings as they're set down on the page. I'd suggest restricting the listening to your older students, middle school and above, while recommending this resource as an important addition to a study of the American Civil War. Reviewed By: Jean Hall - EHO Eclectic Homeschool Online Quotes about John Ransom's Andersonville Diary "A great adventure...observant, eloquent, and moving."-Publishers Weekly " Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131974]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Ransom's Andersonville Diary Author: John Ransom Narrator: David Thorn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An extraordinary day-to-day documentary of the Civil War's most infamous Confederate prison, Camp Sumter, better known as Andersonville. Where 13,000 wretched Union prisoners died within barely 14 months, under conditions which bear witness to man's inhumanity to man. And, one man's undaunted spirit to survive, to tell the dreadful tale! The diary mirrors Ransom's changing attitudes from the moody early staccato sentences when he is first captured to the resigned and eventually cheerful prose when the war draws to a close. This book is an extraordinary day-to-day documentary of the Civil War's most infamous Confederate prison, Camp Sumter, better known as Andersonville. Here 13,000 wretched Union prisoners died within barely fourteen months, from starvation, scurvy, and other diseases that spread through the camp. There was little shelter but makeshift tents; little in the way of blankets, warm clothing, or even shoes; and a scarcity of food and fresh water. Often they were forced to sleep on the muddy ground in very crowded conditions. While the deplorable conditions bear witness to man's inhumanity to man, they also are witness to one man's undaunted spirit to survive to tell the dreadful tale. AUTHOR John Ransom, a Union soldier captured by the Confederate Army, ended up in the Andersonville prison. He had been a printer from Michigan, and he returned there after the war. Little else is known about his life except through his diary of his prison experience. COMMENTARY Reviews for Alcazar AudioWorks' production of John Ransom's Andersonville Diary "David Thorn reads with a genteel calmness, even when recounting the most horrible experiences...Thorn's consistency helps tie together an account that...amply preserves a record of war's inhumanity."-AudioFile Online I first became interested in the Civil War, and in history itself, watching the movie Gettysburg. I went on to read Killer Angels, the book on which the movie was based, and I was so taken with the historical figures depicted there that I sought out their biographies. From their biographies, I was drawn to investigate original sources: the writings of those people, themselves in letters and journals. John Ransom's Diary is an original source that is fascinating, uplifting, horrifying, and shattering by turns. John Ransom, serving in the Union army, was twenty years old when he was captured by Confederates. Part of his incarceration was spent in the infamous Andersonville prison camp. Here is a day-to-day record, sparse but gripping, of a man's imprisonment. There are villains as well as heroes among the prisoners. We hear not only of cooperation, of men banding together to keep each other going, but of cowards and thieves. There are accounts of cruelty, as you might expect, and ill-treatment, and unfairness, yet through it all John Ransom maintains a balance and grace, even exhibiting a dry wit and fine sense of irony. David Thorn does an exceptional job of reading this account, never over-dramatizing, but making you think you're listening to a stream of consciousness, matter-of-fact recording of happenings as they're set down on the page. I'd suggest restricting the listening to your older students, middle school and above, while recommending this resource as an important addition to a study of the American Civil War. Reviewed By: Jean Hall - EHO Eclectic Homeschool Online Quotes about John Ransom's Andersonville Diary "A great adventure...observant, eloquent, and moving."-Publishers Weekly " https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131955 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131955]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Final Victory: FDR’s Extraordinary World War II Presidential Campaign Author: Stanley Weintraub Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: July 3, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: When the 1944 presidential election campaign geared up late that spring, Franklin D. Roosevelt had already been in office longer than any other president. Sensing likely weakness, the Republicans mounted an energetic and expensive campaign, hitting hard at FDR's liberal domestic policies and the ongoing cost of World War II. Despite gravely deteriorating health, FDR and his feisty running mate, the unexpected Harry Truman, campaigned vigorously against young governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York and old-line Ohio governor John Bricker. Roosevelt's charm and wit, as well as the military successes in Europe and the Pacific, contributed to his sweeping electoral victory. But the hard-fought campaign would soon take its toll on America's only four-term president. Preeminent historian and biographer Stanley Weintraub recaptures FDR's striking last campaign and the year's momentous events, from the rainy city streets where Roosevelt, his legs paralyzed by polio since 1922, rode in an open car, to the battlefronts where the commander-in-chief's forces were closing in on Hitler and Hirohito. Weintraub, as he has done in all his biographies, brings to life the man and his times, capturing those small but telling details that inform and delight.The result is unforgettable. Stanley Weintraub Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131955 thebookvoice.com 9:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131955]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Final Victory: FDR’s Extraordinary World War II Presidential Campaign Author: Stanley Weintraub Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: July 3, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: When the 1944 presidential election campaign geared up late that spring, Franklin D. Roosevelt had already been in office longer than any other president. Sensing likely weakness, the Republicans mounted an energetic and expensive campaign, hitting hard at FDR's liberal domestic policies and the ongoing cost of World War II. Despite gravely deteriorating health, FDR and his feisty running mate, the unexpected Harry Truman, campaigned vigorously against young governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York and old-line Ohio governor John Bricker. Roosevelt's charm and wit, as well as the military successes in Europe and the Pacific, contributed to his sweeping electoral victory. But the hard-fought campaign would soon take its toll on America's only four-term president. Preeminent historian and biographer Stanley Weintraub recaptures FDR's striking last campaign and the year's momentous events, from the rainy city streets where Roosevelt, his legs paralyzed by polio since 1922, rode in an open car, to the battlefronts where the commander-in-chief's forces were closing in on Hitler and Hirohito. Weintraub, as he has done in all his biographies, brings to life the man and his times, capturing those small but telling details that inform and delight.The result is unforgettable. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131955]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Final Victory: FDR’s Extraordinary World War II Presidential Campaign Author: Stanley Weintraub Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: July 3, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: When the 1944 presidential election campaign geared up late that spring, Franklin D. Roosevelt had already been in office longer than any other president. Sensing likely weakness, the Republicans mounted an energetic and expensive campaign, hitting hard at FDR's liberal domestic policies and the ongoing cost of World War II. Despite gravely deteriorating health, FDR and his feisty running mate, the unexpected Harry Truman, campaigned vigorously against young governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York and old-line Ohio governor John Bricker. Roosevelt's charm and wit, as well as the military successes in Europe and the Pacific, contributed to his sweeping electoral victory. But the hard-fought campaign would soon take its toll on America's only four-term president. Preeminent historian and biographer Stanley Weintraub recaptures FDR's striking last campaign and the year's momentous events, from the rainy city streets where Roosevelt, his legs paralyzed by polio since 1922, rode in an open car, to the battlefronts where the commander-in-chief's forces were closing in on Hitler and Hirohito. Weintraub, as he has done in all his biographies, brings to life the man and his times, capturing those small but telling details that inform and delight.The result is unforgettable. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131946 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131946]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man Author: Mark Kurlansky Narrator: Jon Van Ness Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 8, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Break out the TV dinners! From the author who gave us Cod, Salt, and other informative bestsellers, the first biography of Clarence Birdseye, the eccentric genius inventor whose fast-freezing process revolutionized the food industry and American agriculture. Mark Kurlansky Tue, 08 May 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131946 thebookvoice.com 5:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131946]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man Author: Mark Kurlansky Narrator: Jon Van Ness Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 8, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Break out the TV dinners! From the author who gave us Cod, Salt, and other informative bestsellers, the first biography of Clarence Birdseye, the eccentric genius inventor whose fast-freezing process revolutionized the food industry and American agriculture. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131946]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man Author: Mark Kurlansky Narrator: Jon Van Ness Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 8, 2012 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Break out the TV dinners! From the author who gave us Cod, Salt, and other informative bestsellers, the first biography of Clarence Birdseye, the eccentric genius inventor whose fast-freezing process revolutionized the food industry and American agriculture. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131910 Please 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 26, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.31 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 3.86 of Total 7 Genres: History & Culture 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 Marcus Samuelsson Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131910 thebookvoice.com 11:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please 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 26, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.31 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 3.86 of Total 7 Genres: History & Culture 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 Please 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 26, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.31 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 3.86 of Total 7 Genres: History & Culture 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/131729 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131729]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Terror of the Machine Author: Henry Ford Narrator: Michael Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 29 minutes Release date: August 15, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 49 Ratings of Narrator: 4.54 of Total 13 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this autobiography, the American industrialist Henry Ford wrote, 'Repetitive labor... is a terrifying prospect to a certain kind of mind... but to other minds, perhaps I might say the majority of minds, repetitive operations hold no terrors.' Pushing the 'efficiency of movement' system of Frederick Winslow Taylor to its ultimate realization, Ford tirelessly toiled to reduce factory and assembly line work to its essential operations. This, in turn, reduced factory workers to automatons, seemingly nothing more than extensions of the machines for which they labored. Ford was not bothered by the prospect of reducing people to machines, since he firmly believed that it did not bother them and that they could do no better. But, paradoxically, and like all the great American industrialists, Ford feared the prospect that these 'mindless automatons' might get organized and demand their rights. So along with efficiency of movement came a system of indoctrination and punishment to insure that workers obeyed orders. In short, the industrialized west was built on the systematic oppression of its working people. Henry Ford Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131729 thebookvoice.com 0:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131729]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Terror of the Machine Author: Henry Ford Narrator: Michael Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 29 minutes Release date: August 15, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 49 Ratings of Narrator: 4.54 of Total 13 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this autobiography, the American industrialist Henry Ford wrote, 'Repetitive labor... is a terrifying prospect to a certain kind of mind... but to other minds, perhaps I might say the majority of minds, repetitive operations hold no terrors.' Pushing the 'efficiency of movement' system of Frederick Winslow Taylor to its ultimate realization, Ford tirelessly toiled to reduce factory and assembly line work to its essential operations. This, in turn, reduced factory workers to automatons, seemingly nothing more than extensions of the machines for which they labored. Ford was not bothered by the prospect of reducing people to machines, since he firmly believed that it did not bother them and that they could do no better. But, paradoxically, and like all the great American industrialists, Ford feared the prospect that these 'mindless automatons' might get organized and demand their rights. So along with efficiency of movement came a system of indoctrination and punishment to insure that workers obeyed orders. In short, the industrialized west was built on the systematic oppression of its working people. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131729]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Terror of the Machine Author: Henry Ford Narrator: Michael Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 29 minutes Release date: August 15, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 49 Ratings of Narrator: 4.54 of Total 13 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this autobiography, the American industrialist Henry Ford wrote, 'Repetitive labor... is a terrifying prospect to a certain kind of mind... but to other minds, perhaps I might say the majority of minds, repetitive operations hold no terrors.' Pushing the 'efficiency of movement' system of Frederick Winslow Taylor to its ultimate realization, Ford tirelessly toiled to reduce factory and assembly line work to its essential operations. This, in turn, reduced factory workers to automatons, seemingly nothing more than extensions of the machines for which they labored. Ford was not bothered by the prospect of reducing people to machines, since he firmly believed that it did not bother them and that they could do no better. But, paradoxically, and like all the great American industrialists, Ford feared the prospect that these 'mindless automatons' might get organized and demand their rights. So along with efficiency of movement came a system of indoctrination and punishment to insure that workers obeyed orders. In short, the industrialized west was built on the systematic oppression of its working people. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131705 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131705]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death! Author: Patrick Henry Narrator: Michael Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 9 minutes Release date: July 13, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 85 Ratings of Narrator: 3.65 of Total 17 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: On 20 March 1775, The Second Virginia Convention convened at St. John's Church in Richmond. They assembled to consider weighty matters concerning the tyranny and oppression of the Crown. Many favored continued conciliatory measures. A thirty-nine year old delegate from Hanover County named Pätrick Henry took a seat in the third pew. Here sat a man with a burden. He knew he faced "an irresolute body; that he would be opposed by the powerful, wealthy, Tory element among the members. He realized that the Loyalists were insidiously entrenched and the outcome was uncertain. Pätrick Henry's risk was tremendous - one that could easily bring him to the block." But Mr. Henry feared not man that can destroy only the body - he feared God who can destroy both body and soul. "Liberty" burned in his heart and flowed through his veins. "Death" was to be preferred before cowering in fear before the British leviathan. Mr. Henry was the archetype Southerner whose motto "Liberty or death, " exhibited a bravery and patriotism seldom seen today. Patrick Henry Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131705 thebookvoice.com 0:9:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131705]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death! Author: Patrick Henry Narrator: Michael Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 9 minutes Release date: July 13, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 85 Ratings of Narrator: 3.65 of Total 17 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: On 20 March 1775, The Second Virginia Convention convened at St. John's Church in Richmond. They assembled to consider weighty matters concerning the tyranny and oppression of the Crown. Many favored continued conciliatory measures. A thirty-nine year old delegate from Hanover County named Pätrick Henry took a seat in the third pew. Here sat a man with a burden. He knew he faced "an irresolute body; that he would be opposed by the powerful, wealthy, Tory element among the members. He realized that the Loyalists were insidiously entrenched and the outcome was uncertain. Pätrick Henry's risk was tremendous - one that could easily bring him to the block." But Mr. Henry feared not man that can destroy only the body - he feared God who can destroy both body and soul. "Liberty" burned in his heart and flowed through his veins. "Death" was to be preferred before cowering in fear before the British leviathan. Mr. Henry was the archetype Southerner whose motto "Liberty or death, " exhibited a bravery and patriotism seldom seen today. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131705]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death! Author: Patrick Henry Narrator: Michael Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 9 minutes Release date: July 13, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 85 Ratings of Narrator: 3.65 of Total 17 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: On 20 March 1775, The Second Virginia Convention convened at St. John's Church in Richmond. They assembled to consider weighty matters concerning the tyranny and oppression of the Crown. Many favored continued conciliatory measures. A thirty-nine year old delegate from Hanover County named Pätrick Henry took a seat in the third pew. Here sat a man with a burden. He knew he faced "an irresolute body; that he would be opposed by the powerful, wealthy, Tory element among the members. He realized that the Loyalists were insidiously entrenched and the outcome was uncertain. Pätrick Henry's risk was tremendous - one that could easily bring him to the block." But Mr. Henry feared not man that can destroy only the body - he feared God who can destroy both body and soul. "Liberty" burned in his heart and flowed through his veins. "Death" was to be preferred before cowering in fear before the British leviathan. Mr. Henry was the archetype Southerner whose motto "Liberty or death, " exhibited a bravery and patriotism seldom seen today. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131406 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131406]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Mozart Author: Perry Keenlyside Narrator: Anna Patrick, Paul Rhys, Edward De Souza, David Timson, Heathcote Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 40 minutes Release date: September 24, 1997 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This is the poignant and compelling story of perhaps the most naturally gifted musical genius of all time. Copiously illustrated with examples of his music, it tells of Mozart's extraordinary childhood travelling the courts of Europe, and of how, after a brief period of fame in Vienna, his fortunes declined until his early death and last resting-place in a pauper's grave. More than 70 excerpts from the symphonies, operas, concertos and chamber music of Mozart. Perry Keenlyside Wed, 24 Sep 1997 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131406 thebookvoice.com 3:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131406]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Mozart Author: Perry Keenlyside Narrator: Anna Patrick, Paul Rhys, Edward De Souza, David Timson, Heathcote Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 40 minutes Release date: September 24, 1997 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This is the poignant and compelling story of perhaps the most naturally gifted musical genius of all time. Copiously illustrated with examples of his music, it tells of Mozart's extraordinary childhood travelling the courts of Europe, and of how, after a brief period of fame in Vienna, his fortunes declined until his early death and last resting-place in a pauper's grave. More than 70 excerpts from the symphonies, operas, concertos and chamber music of Mozart. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131406]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Mozart Author: Perry Keenlyside Narrator: Anna Patrick, Paul Rhys, Edward De Souza, David Timson, Heathcote Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 40 minutes Release date: September 24, 1997 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This is the poignant and compelling story of perhaps the most naturally gifted musical genius of all time. Copiously illustrated with examples of his music, it tells of Mozart's extraordinary childhood travelling the courts of Europe, and of how, after a brief period of fame in Vienna, his fortunes declined until his early death and last resting-place in a pauper's grave. More than 70 excerpts from the symphonies, operas, concertos and chamber music of Mozart. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131275 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131275]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brief Lives Author: John Aubrey Narrator: Brian Cox Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 39 minutes Release date: May 1, 2006 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: William Shakespeare, Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Hobbes - three of the greatest Englishmen who ever lived. They, and many others, are here remembered by another great Englishman, John Aubrey, whose Brief Lives are some of the wittiest and most moving miniature portraits ever written. Aubrey - a scholar, antiquarian and close observer of both the foibles and the courage of his contemporaries - lived through the upheavals of the English Civil War in the seventeenth century. His little biographies are amusing, ribald, moving; a testament to the brevity of human existence and one of the most precious relics of a distant age. John Aubrey Mon, 01 May 2006 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131275 thebookvoice.com 2:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131275]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brief Lives Author: John Aubrey Narrator: Brian Cox Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 39 minutes Release date: May 1, 2006 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: William Shakespeare, Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Hobbes - three of the greatest Englishmen who ever lived. They, and many others, are here remembered by another great Englishman, John Aubrey, whose Brief Lives are some of the wittiest and most moving miniature portraits ever written. Aubrey - a scholar, antiquarian and close observer of both the foibles and the courage of his contemporaries - lived through the upheavals of the English Civil War in the seventeenth century. His little biographies are amusing, ribald, moving; a testament to the brevity of human existence and one of the most precious relics of a distant age. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131275]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brief Lives Author: John Aubrey Narrator: Brian Cox Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 39 minutes Release date: May 1, 2006 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: William Shakespeare, Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Hobbes - three of the greatest Englishmen who ever lived. They, and many others, are here remembered by another great Englishman, John Aubrey, whose Brief Lives are some of the wittiest and most moving miniature portraits ever written. Aubrey - a scholar, antiquarian and close observer of both the foibles and the courage of his contemporaries - lived through the upheavals of the English Civil War in the seventeenth century. His little biographies are amusing, ribald, moving; a testament to the brevity of human existence and one of the most precious relics of a distant age. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129832 Please 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 date: April 30, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.92 of Total 49 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 6 Genres: History & Culture 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. Andrew Carnegie Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129832 thebookvoice.com 11:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please 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 date: April 30, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.92 of Total 49 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 6 Genres: History & Culture 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. Please 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 date: April 30, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.92 of Total 49 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 6 Genres: History & Culture 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/127375 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127375]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A. Lincoln: A Biography Author: Ronald C. White Jr. Narrator: Bill Weideman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 13, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this important new biography, Ronald C. White, Jr. offers a fresh and fascinating definition of Lincoln as a man of integrity—what today’s commentators are calling “authenticity”—whose internal moral compass is the key to understanding his life. Through meticulous research, utilizing recently discovered Lincoln letters, legal papers, and photographs, White depicts Lincoln as a person of intellectual curiosity, comfortable with ambiguity, and capable of changing his mind. The reader is treated to an exploration of Lincoln’s compelling words, his changing ideas on slavery, the shaping of the modern role of Commander-in-Chief, and his surprising religious odyssey. A. Lincoln, so titled for the way Lincoln signed his name, sheds an innovative and profound light on our nation’s most beloved leader for a new generation of Americans.“Ronald C. White’s A. Lincoln is the best biography of Lincoln since David Donald's Lincoln (1995).... Amid all the books on Lincoln that will be published during the coming year, this one will stand out as one of the best.” —James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize Ronald C. White Jr. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127375 thebookvoice.com 27:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127375]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A. Lincoln: A Biography Author: Ronald C. White Jr. Narrator: Bill Weideman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 13, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this important new biography, Ronald C. White, Jr. offers a fresh and fascinating definition of Lincoln as a man of integrity—what today’s commentators are calling “authenticity”—whose internal moral compass is the key to understanding his life. Through meticulous research, utilizing recently discovered Lincoln letters, legal papers, and photographs, White depicts Lincoln as a person of intellectual curiosity, comfortable with ambiguity, and capable of changing his mind. The reader is treated to an exploration of Lincoln’s compelling words, his changing ideas on slavery, the shaping of the modern role of Commander-in-Chief, and his surprising religious odyssey. A. Lincoln, so titled for the way Lincoln signed his name, sheds an innovative and profound light on our nation’s most beloved leader for a new generation of Americans.“Ronald C. White’s A. Lincoln is the best biography of Lincoln since David Donald's Lincoln (1995).... Amid all the books on Lincoln that will be published during the coming year, this one will stand out as one of the best.” —James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127375]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A. Lincoln: A Biography Author: Ronald C. White Jr. Narrator: Bill Weideman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 13, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this important new biography, Ronald C. White, Jr. offers a fresh and fascinating definition of Lincoln as a man of integrity—what today’s commentators are calling “authenticity”—whose internal moral compass is the key to understanding his life. Through meticulous research, utilizing recently discovered Lincoln letters, legal papers, and photographs, White depicts Lincoln as a person of intellectual curiosity, comfortable with ambiguity, and capable of changing his mind. The reader is treated to an exploration of Lincoln’s compelling words, his changing ideas on slavery, the shaping of the modern role of Commander-in-Chief, and his surprising religious odyssey. A. Lincoln, so titled for the way Lincoln signed his name, sheds an innovative and profound light on our nation’s most beloved leader for a new generation of Americans.“Ronald C. White’s A. Lincoln is the best biography of Lincoln since David Donald's Lincoln (1995).... Amid all the books on Lincoln that will be published during the coming year, this one will stand out as one of the best.” —James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127307 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127307]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage Author: Alfred Lansing Narrator: Simon Prebble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 1, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 207 Ratings of Narrator: 4.86 of Total 64 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This is a new reading of the thrilling account of one of the most astonishing feats of exploration and human courage ever recorded. In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October, 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world. Lansing describes how the men survived a 1,000-mile voyage in an open boat across the stormiest ocean in the world and an overland trek through forbidding glaciers and mountains. The book recounts a harrowing adventure, but ultimately it is the nobility of these men and their indefatigable will that shines through. Alfred Lansing Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127307 thebookvoice.com 10:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127307]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage Author: Alfred Lansing Narrator: Simon Prebble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 1, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 207 Ratings of Narrator: 4.86 of Total 64 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This is a new reading of the thrilling account of one of the most astonishing feats of exploration and human courage ever recorded. In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October, 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world. Lansing describes how the men survived a 1,000-mile voyage in an open boat across the stormiest ocean in the world and an overland trek through forbidding glaciers and mountains. The book recounts a harrowing adventure, but ultimately it is the nobility of these men and their indefatigable will that shines through. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127307]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage Author: Alfred Lansing Narrator: Simon Prebble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 1, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 207 Ratings of Narrator: 4.86 of Total 64 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This is a new reading of the thrilling account of one of the most astonishing feats of exploration and human courage ever recorded. In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October, 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world. Lansing describes how the men survived a 1,000-mile voyage in an open boat across the stormiest ocean in the world and an overland trek through forbidding glaciers and mountains. The book recounts a harrowing adventure, but ultimately it is the nobility of these men and their indefatigable will that shines through. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127296 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127296]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats Author: Kristen Iversen Narrator: Kristen Iversen, Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 53 minutes Release date: June 5, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “An intimate and deeply human memoir that shows why we should all be concerned about nuclear safety, and the dangers of ignoring science in the name of national security.”—Rebecca Skloot, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks   A shocking account of the government’s attempt to conceal the effects of the toxic waste released by a secret nuclear weapons plant in Colorado and a community’s vain search for justice—soon to be a feature documentary Kristen Iversen grew up in a small Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant once designated 'the most contaminated site in America.' Full Body Burden is the story of a childhood and adolescence in the shadow of the Cold War, in a landscape at once startlingly beautiful and--unknown to those who lived there--tainted with invisible yet deadly particles of plutonium. It's also a book about the destructive power of secrets--both family and government. Her father's hidden liquor bottles, the strange cancers in children in the neighborhood, the truth about what was made at Rocky Flats--best not to inquire too deeply into any of it. But as Iversen grew older, she began to ask questions and discovered some disturbing realities. Based on extensive interviews, FBI and EPA documents, and class-action testimony, this taut, beautifully written book is both captivating and unnerving. Kristen Iversen Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127296 thebookvoice.com 13:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127296]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats Author: Kristen Iversen Narrator: Kristen Iversen, Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 53 minutes Release date: June 5, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “An intimate and deeply human memoir that shows why we should all be concerned about nuclear safety, and the dangers of ignoring science in the name of national security.”—Rebecca Skloot, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks   A shocking account of the government’s attempt to conceal the effects of the toxic waste released by a secret nuclear weapons plant in Colorado and a community’s vain search for justice—soon to be a feature documentary Kristen Iversen grew up in a small Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant once designated 'the most contaminated site in America.' Full Body Burden is the story of a childhood and adolescence in the shadow of the Cold War, in a landscape at once startlingly beautiful and--unknown to those who lived there--tainted with invisible yet deadly particles of plutonium. It's also a book about the destructive power of secrets--both family and government. Her father's hidden liquor bottles, the strange cancers in children in the neighborhood, the truth about what was made at Rocky Flats--best not to inquire too deeply into any of it. But as Iversen grew older, she began to ask questions and discovered some disturbing realities. Based on extensive interviews, FBI and EPA documents, and class-action testimony, this taut, beautifully written book is both captivating and unnerving. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127296]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats Author: Kristen Iversen Narrator: Kristen Iversen, Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 53 minutes Release date: June 5, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “An intimate and deeply human memoir that shows why we should all be concerned about nuclear safety, and the dangers of ignoring science in the name of national security.”—Rebecca Skloot, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks   A shocking account of the government’s attempt to conceal the effects of the toxic waste released by a secret nuclear weapons plant in Colorado and a community’s vain search for justice—soon to be a feature documentary Kristen Iversen grew up in a small Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant once designated 'the most contaminated site in America.' Full Body Burden is the story of a childhood and adolescence in the shadow of the Cold War, in a landscape at once startlingly beautiful and--unknown to those who lived there--tainted with invisible yet deadly particles of plutonium. It's also a book about the destructive power of secrets--both family and government. Her father's hidden liquor bottles, the strange cancers in children in the neighborhood, the truth about what was made at Rocky Flats--best not to inquire too deeply into any of it. But as Iversen grew older, she began to ask questions and discovered some disturbing realities. Based on extensive interviews, FBI and EPA documents, and class-action testimony, this taut, beautifully written book is both captivating and unnerving. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127190 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127190]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart Author: Susan Butler Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 44 minutes Release date: June 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Amelia Earhart captured the hearts of the nation after becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1928—and her disappearance on an around-the-world flight in 1937 is an enduring mystery. The image we have of Amelia Earhart today—a tousle-haired, androgynous flier clad in shirt, silk scarf, leather jacket, and goggles—is only one of her many personas, most of which have been lost to us over time. Through years of research and interviews with many of the surviving people who knew Amelia, Susan Butler has recreated a remarkably vivid and multifaceted portrait of this enigmatic figure. Listeners will experience Amelia in all her permutations: not just as a pilot but also as an educator, a social worker, a lecturer, a businesswoman, and a tireless promoter of women's rights. We experience a remarkably energetic and enterprising woman who battled incredible odds to achieve her fame, succeeded beyond her wildest dreams, and yet never lost sight of her beginnings, ensuring that her success would secure a path for women after her. This richly textured biography is the perfect complement to the 2009 filmAmelia, starring Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, and Ewan McGregor. Susan Butler Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127190 thebookvoice.com 18:44:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127190]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart Author: Susan Butler Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 44 minutes Release date: June 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Amelia Earhart captured the hearts of the nation after becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1928—and her disappearance on an around-the-world flight in 1937 is an enduring mystery. The image we have of Amelia Earhart today—a tousle-haired, androgynous flier clad in shirt, silk scarf, leather jacket, and goggles—is only one of her many personas, most of which have been lost to us over time. Through years of research and interviews with many of the surviving people who knew Amelia, Susan Butler has recreated a remarkably vivid and multifaceted portrait of this enigmatic figure. Listeners will experience Amelia in all her permutations: not just as a pilot but also as an educator, a social worker, a lecturer, a businesswoman, and a tireless promoter of women's rights. We experience a remarkably energetic and enterprising woman who battled incredible odds to achieve her fame, succeeded beyond her wildest dreams, and yet never lost sight of her beginnings, ensuring that her success would secure a path for women after her. This richly textured biography is the perfect complement to the 2009 filmAmelia, starring Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, and Ewan McGregor. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127190]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart Author: Susan Butler Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 44 minutes Release date: June 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Amelia Earhart captured the hearts of the nation after becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1928—and her disappearance on an around-the-world flight in 1937 is an enduring mystery. The image we have of Amelia Earhart today—a tousle-haired, androgynous flier clad in shirt, silk scarf, leather jacket, and goggles—is only one of her many personas, most of which have been lost to us over time. Through years of research and interviews with many of the surviving people who knew Amelia, Susan Butler has recreated a remarkably vivid and multifaceted portrait of this enigmatic figure. Listeners will experience Amelia in all her permutations: not just as a pilot but also as an educator, a social worker, a lecturer, a businesswoman, and a tireless promoter of women's rights. We experience a remarkably energetic and enterprising woman who battled incredible odds to achieve her fame, succeeded beyond her wildest dreams, and yet never lost sight of her beginnings, ensuring that her success would secure a path for women after her. This richly textured biography is the perfect complement to the 2009 filmAmelia, starring Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, and Ewan McGregor. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127162 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127162]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell Is This? Author: Marion Meade Narrator: Grace Conlin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: She was known for her outrageous one-liners, her ruthless theater criticism, her clever verses and bittersweet stories. But there was another side of Dorothy Parker: a private life set on a course of destruction through two divorces, a string of painful affairs, a lifelong problem with alcohol, and several suicide attempts. In this lively, absorbing biography, Marion Meade illuminates both sides of the fascinating Parker: her dark days, as well as her days in the sun at the Algonquin Round Table with Robert Benchley, George Kaufman, and Harold Ross and in Hollywood with S. J. Perelman, William Faulkner, and Lillian Hellman. At the dazzling center of it all, Meade gives us the flamboyant, self-destructive, and brilliant Dorothy Parker. Marion Meade Sun, 01 Jan 2006 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127162 thebookvoice.com 17:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127162]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell Is This? Author: Marion Meade Narrator: Grace Conlin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: She was known for her outrageous one-liners, her ruthless theater criticism, her clever verses and bittersweet stories. But there was another side of Dorothy Parker: a private life set on a course of destruction through two divorces, a string of painful affairs, a lifelong problem with alcohol, and several suicide attempts. In this lively, absorbing biography, Marion Meade illuminates both sides of the fascinating Parker: her dark days, as well as her days in the sun at the Algonquin Round Table with Robert Benchley, George Kaufman, and Harold Ross and in Hollywood with S. J. Perelman, William Faulkner, and Lillian Hellman. At the dazzling center of it all, Meade gives us the flamboyant, self-destructive, and brilliant Dorothy Parker. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127162]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell Is This? Author: Marion Meade Narrator: Grace Conlin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: She was known for her outrageous one-liners, her ruthless theater criticism, her clever verses and bittersweet stories. But there was another side of Dorothy Parker: a private life set on a course of destruction through two divorces, a string of painful affairs, a lifelong problem with alcohol, and several suicide attempts. In this lively, absorbing biography, Marion Meade illuminates both sides of the fascinating Parker: her dark days, as well as her days in the sun at the Algonquin Round Table with Robert Benchley, George Kaufman, and Harold Ross and in Hollywood with S. J. Perelman, William Faulkner, and Lillian Hellman. At the dazzling center of it all, Meade gives us the flamboyant, self-destructive, and brilliant Dorothy Parker. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127160 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127160]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dorothy Day: A Radical Devotion Author: Robert Coles Narrator: C. M. Hébert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 52 minutes Release date: June 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Robert Coles first met Dorothy Day over thirty-five years ago when, as a medical student, he worked in one of her Catholic Worker soup kitchens. He remained close to this inspiring and controversial woman until her death in 1980. His book, an intellectual and psychological portrait, confronts candidly the central puzzles of her life: the sophisticated Greenwich Village novelist and reporter who converted to Catholicism; the single mother who raised her child in a most unorthodox “family”; her struggles with sexuality, loneliness, and pride; her devout religious conservatism coupled with radical politics. This intense portrait is based on many years of conversation and correspondence, as well as tape-recorded interviews. Robert Coles Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127160 thebookvoice.com 6:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127160]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dorothy Day: A Radical Devotion Author: Robert Coles Narrator: C. M. Hébert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 52 minutes Release date: June 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Robert Coles first met Dorothy Day over thirty-five years ago when, as a medical student, he worked in one of her Catholic Worker soup kitchens. He remained close to this inspiring and controversial woman until her death in 1980. His book, an intellectual and psychological portrait, confronts candidly the central puzzles of her life: the sophisticated Greenwich Village novelist and reporter who converted to Catholicism; the single mother who raised her child in a most unorthodox “family”; her struggles with sexuality, loneliness, and pride; her devout religious conservatism coupled with radical politics. This intense portrait is based on many years of conversation and correspondence, as well as tape-recorded interviews. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127160]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dorothy Day: A Radical Devotion Author: Robert Coles Narrator: C. M. Hébert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 52 minutes Release date: June 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Robert Coles first met Dorothy Day over thirty-five years ago when, as a medical student, he worked in one of her Catholic Worker soup kitchens. He remained close to this inspiring and controversial woman until her death in 1980. His book, an intellectual and psychological portrait, confronts candidly the central puzzles of her life: the sophisticated Greenwich Village novelist and reporter who converted to Catholicism; the single mother who raised her child in a most unorthodox “family”; her struggles with sexuality, loneliness, and pride; her devout religious conservatism coupled with radical politics. This intense portrait is based on many years of conversation and correspondence, as well as tape-recorded interviews. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/126550 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/126550]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mud, Sweat, and Tears: The Autobiography Author: Bear Grylls Narrator: Tom Patrick Stephens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Bear Grylls is a veritable superhero….The former UK Special Forces paratrooper has braved the world’s harshest environments.” —Hampton Sides, Outside Magazine “Bear Grylls is one tough, crazy dude.” —Washington Post Already a #1 London Sunday Times Bestseller, Mud, Sweat, and Tears is the adrenaline-fueled autobiography of the mega-popular star of the hit survival series Man Vs. Wild, adventurer Bear Grylls. A former British Special Forces commando, a man who has always sought the ultimate in dangerous challenges, Bear’s true story reads like an outdoors action and adventure novel. But Bear’s story is true—full of breathtaking escapes and remarkable exploits that would make any Jack London or H. Ryder Haggard hero proud. Bear Grylls Tue, 01 May 2012 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/126550 thebookvoice.com 9:25:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/126550]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mud, Sweat, and Tears: The Autobiography Author: Bear Grylls Narrator: Tom Patrick Stephens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Bear Grylls is a veritable superhero….The former UK Special Forces paratrooper has braved the world’s harshest environments.” —Hampton Sides, Outside Magazine “Bear Grylls is one tough, crazy dude.” —Washington Post Already a #1 London Sunday Times Bestseller, Mud, Sweat, and Tears is the adrenaline-fueled autobiography of the mega-popular star of the hit survival series Man Vs. Wild, adventurer Bear Grylls. A former British Special Forces commando, a man who has always sought the ultimate in dangerous challenges, Bear’s true story reads like an outdoors action and adventure novel. But Bear’s story is true—full of breathtaking escapes and remarkable exploits that would make any Jack London or H. Ryder Haggard hero proud. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/126550]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mud, Sweat, and Tears: The Autobiography Author: Bear Grylls Narrator: Tom Patrick Stephens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Bear Grylls is a veritable superhero….The former UK Special Forces paratrooper has braved the world’s harshest environments.” —Hampton Sides, Outside Magazine “Bear Grylls is one tough, crazy dude.” —Washington Post Already a #1 London Sunday Times Bestseller, Mud, Sweat, and Tears is the adrenaline-fueled autobiography of the mega-popular star of the hit survival series Man Vs. Wild, adventurer Bear Grylls. A former British Special Forces commando, a man who has always sought the ultimate in dangerous challenges, Bear’s true story reads like an outdoors action and adventure novel. But Bear’s story is true—full of breathtaking escapes and remarkable exploits that would make any Jack London or H. Ryder Haggard hero proud. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/126428 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/126428]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seven Pillars of Wisdom Author: T.E. Lawrence Narrator: Nicolas Soames, Jim Norton Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 52 minutes Release date: October 4, 1994 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Although Lawrence of Arabia died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a monumental work in which he chronicles his role in leading the Arab Revolt against the Turks during the First World War. A reluctant leader, and wracked by guilt at the duplicity of the British, Lawrence nevertheless threw himself into his role, suffering the blistering desert conditions and masterminding military campaigns which culminated in the triumphant march of the Arabs into Damascus. T.E. Lawrence Tue, 04 Oct 1994 09:25:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/126428 thebookvoice.com 3:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/126428]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seven Pillars of Wisdom Author: T.E. Lawrence Narrator: Nicolas Soames, Jim Norton Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 52 minutes Release date: October 4, 1994 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Although Lawrence of Arabia died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a monumental work in which he chronicles his role in leading the Arab Revolt against the Turks during the First World War. A reluctant leader, and wracked by guilt at the duplicity of the British, Lawrence nevertheless threw himself into his role, suffering the blistering desert conditions and masterminding military campaigns which culminated in the triumphant march of the Arabs into Damascus. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/126428]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seven Pillars of Wisdom Author: T.E. Lawrence Narrator: Nicolas Soames, Jim Norton Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 52 minutes Release date: October 4, 1994 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Although Lawrence of Arabia died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a monumental work in which he chronicles his role in leading the Arab Revolt against the Turks during the First World War. A reluctant leader, and wracked by guilt at the duplicity of the British, Lawrence nevertheless threw himself into his role, suffering the blistering desert conditions and masterminding military campaigns which culminated in the triumphant march of the Arabs into Damascus.