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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Notes on a Hospitalized Pregnant Woman Author: Claudia Turner Narrator: Erin Rieman Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 01-12-18 Publisher: Claudia Turner Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of detaching from the daily grind and connecting with yourself, Claudia Turner shares an inspiring and intimate story of her two months living in a Salt Lake City hospital, awaiting the birth of her first daughter Dakota. While preeclampsia, a pregnancy illness, keeps her bedridden, Turner contemplates everything from the history of childbirth to witchcraft, introversion, existentialism, Parisian parenting tricks, and her husband's struggles with alcoholism. As a result, she discovers the depth and turbulence of her own mind while kept in the confines of a single hospital room. Curious about the nurses, the janitors, and her own restless brain, Turner becomes an introspective and humorous observer, offering a thoughtful and honest glimpse into the curious life of a pregnant woman. Written by Claudia Turner, and narrated by Erin Rieman, Notes on a Hospitalized Pregnant Woman is a touching exploration of patience and perspective, showing us how a a break from the world can bring us more connected to it, while providing a closer look into what it means to be fully alive.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Winning Bodybuilding Subtitle: A Complete Do-It-Yourself Program for Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Bodybuilders by Mr. Olympia Author: Franco Columbu Narrator: Franco Columbu Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 01-02-18 Publisher: Creators Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Dr. Franco Columbu, internationally known bodybuilding champion, has written a book that provides a commonsense approach to training with weights - whether for competition or just to get into shape. Columbu is a two-time Mr. Olympia winner who first wrote this book in 1977, when it sold 500,000 copies. Creators Publishing has brought it back with the paperback, ebook, and audiobook. In the audiobook, recorded with Rick Newcombe, cofounder of Creators Publishing, Franco answers many questions to update his training advice and tells stories about what life was like during the Golden Age of bodybuilding. The audiobook contains priceless stories about the young Franco and his best friend, Arnold Schwarzenegger, when they first arrived in America from Europe. The audiobook is loaded with useful information for getting in shape, and it is very inspiring for training!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: With the End in Mind Subtitle: Dying, Death and Wisdom in an Age of Denial Author: Kathryn Mannix Narrator: Elizabeth Carling, Kathryn Mannix Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 12-28-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: What colour is cancer? Why do some people appear to have made miraculous recoveries? How can you tell when someone is in the final hours of their life? How can we ensure our most vulnerable are treated with the dignity they deserve? In this unprecedented memoir, a palliative medicine pioneer explores the biggest taboo in our society and the only certainty we all share: death. Kathryn Mannix immortalises the thousands of men and women she has seen off. These unforgettable stories send an urgent message to the living, answering all our questions about the end-of-life process with touching honesty and humanity. Drawing on four decades of experience studying and practicing palliative care, Mannix shows us what happens when people are approaching the end of their lives: how they cope; how they live; what matters most; how dying evolves; what a deathbed is like; and how families react. Kathryn Mannix's stories, although drawn from her clinical practice, are those of our friends, our family, our partners. We learn about the body language of death through a young mother who raves the night away before falling into a forever slumber. The psychology of death, too, is illuminated, as with the endearing story of Sanjeev, an elderly man admitted to the hospital who is convinced he is on a night train to Delhi where he will meet his parents in the morning. A husband asks the doctor not to tell his wife of the fatality of her condition - the wife later confesses to having kept her husband in the dark about the finality of her illness to preserve him. These meditations tells us everything about the dying and their loved ones. With the End in Mind is a book for all of us: the grieving and bereaved, ill and healthy. It is also an insight into palliation as a mixture of teamwork with clinical detective work to find the origins of patients' symptoms in order offer the best possible living conditions towards the end. Mannix argues that with planning, honesty and information, death doesn't have to be either painful or terrifying. With at-times funny, poignant and always wise storytelling about how people die, Mannix has written a book of immense power and importance.

Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ Titel: Ein Leben ist zu wenig: Die Autobiographie Autor:: Gregor Gysi Erzähler: Gregor Gysi Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 7 hrs Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-17-17 Herausgeber: Aufbau Verlag Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: So offen und persönlich wie noch nie: die Autobiographie! Gregor Gysi hat linkes Denken geprägt und wurde zu einem seiner wichtigsten Protagonisten. Hier erzählt er von seinen zahlreichen Leben: als Anwalt, Politiker, Autor, Moderator und Familienvater. Seine Autobiographie ist ein Geschichts-Buch, das die Erschütterungen und Extreme, die Entwürfe und Enttäuschungen des 20. Jahrhunderts auf sehr persönliche Weise erlebbar macht. Kaum ein deutscher Politiker wurde so geschmäht, kaum einer schlug sich so erfolgreich durchs Gestrüpp der Anfeindungen - hin zu einer anerkannten Prominenz: In seiner Autobiographie erzählt Gregor Gysi von seiner Kindheit und Jugend, schildert seinen Weg zum Rechtsanwalt, gibt Einblicke in sein Verhältnis zu Dissidenten ("Bahro war mein spannendster Fall.") und in die Spannungsfelder an der Spitze von Partei und Bundestagsfraktion. Vor allem aber berichtet er von der erstaunlichen Wendung, die sein Leben mit dem Herbst 1989 nahm: Der Jurist wird Politiker. "Einfach wegrennen, das wollte ich nie", sagt Gysi und trifft damit einen Kern seines Wesens: Widersprüche aushalten. Ein Leben und eine Familiengeschichte, die von Russland bis Rhodesien führt, in einen Gerichtsalltag mit Mördern und Dieben, und zu der ein Lob Lenins und die Nobelpreisträgerin Doris Lessing gehören. "Mit Namen will ich nicht langweilen, und merken kann man sich das eh alles nicht. Erstaunlich, was sich im Laufe so vieler Jahre alles ereignet, wer auf wen treffen und welche Zufälle einander kreuzen müssen, damit irgendwann das eigene Leben entstehen und hervortreten kann." aus: "Ein Leben ist zu wenig" ©2017 Aufbau Verlag GmbH & Co KG (P)2017 Aufbau Verlag GmbH & Co KG

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Bipolar Express Subtitle: Hitting Rock Bottom and Getting Back Up Author: Gabriel Cougar Burt Narrator: Greg Nelson Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 11-08-17 Publisher: Gabriel Cougar Burt Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On August first of this year, I lost my mind. Months later I was diagnosed as bipolar. This is the story of my trip down to rock bottom and my attempt to stand back up.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Stories I Tell on Dates Author: Paul Shirley Narrator: Punch Audio, Paul Shirley Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 10-17-17 Publisher: Fourth Bar Books Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Everyone tells stories on dates. Sometimes we tell these stories to make people laugh. Sometimes we tell them to make people think. Sometimes we tell them so we can increase the chances we'll see the other person naked. Paul Shirley's stories are about an adulthood spent all over the world: living in Spain, playing in the NBA, and having his heart (and spleen) broken. But they're also stories about growing up in small-town Kansas: triumphant spelling bees, catastrophic middle school dances, and a Sex Ed. class taught by his mother. They're funny stories. They're vulnerable stories. Most of all, they're universal stories, just as the stories we tell on dates should be.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East, Book 1 Author: Baird T. Spalding Narrator: Clay Lomakayu Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 10-16-17 Publisher: Clay Miller Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In presenting The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East, I wish to state that I was one of a research party of 11 persons that visited the Far East in 1894. During our stay - three and a half years - we contacted the Great Masters of the Himalayas, who aided us in the translation of the records, which was of great assistance in our research work. They permitted us to enter into their lives intimately and we were thus able to see the actual working of the great Law as demonstrated by them. We call them Masters, which is merely our name for them. One living the life described herein is entitled to reverence and consideration as a Master. Records and manuscripts - our actual experience with the Masters - were preserved. Personally, at that time, I thought the world was not ready for this message. I was an independent member of the research party and I am now publishing my notes under the title The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East, with the thought that the [listener] may accept or reject, as he wishes. This book gives the first year's experience of the expedition in relation to the Masters. It includes their teaching, which was taken by us stenographically at the time, with their permission and approved by them.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: How We Did It Subtitle: The Subban Plan for Success in Hockey, School and Life Author: Scott Colby, Karl Subban Narrator: Karl Subban Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 10-06-17 Publisher: Penguin Random House Canada Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The ultimate hockey dad, Karl Subban is a former school principal and father of five, including three sons - P. K., Malcolm, and Jordan - who have been drafted to the NHL. Karl's inspirational and moving story follows the hockey journey from house league to the big leagues and shows how to grow the unlimited potential that is in every child. In his 30-plus years of coaching, teaching, and parenting, Karl Subban has proved to be a leader with the gift of inspiring others. He has dedicated his life to helping young people grow their potential - to be better at what they do and to be better people. Originally from Jamaica, Karl Subban and his wife, Maria, have raised five accomplished children. Their oldest son is P. K. Subban, who won the Norris trophy for top defenseman in the NHL and whose trade from the Canadiens to the Nashville Predators shocked the hockey world. Their two daughters are teachers, one a university basketball star and the other a talented visual artist. Their two youngest sons, Malcolm and Jordan, have been drafted and signed by the Bruins and the Canucks. As a child, Karl dreamed of being a star cricket player - but when he moved to Canada at age 12, hockey and basketball became his new passions. At university, when he realized his NBA hoop dreams would not come to be, Subban found his true destiny as an educator, devoting his life to bringing out the best in his students and his children. From the backyard hockey rink to the nail-biting suspense of draft days, Karl Subban shares tales of his family's unique hockey journey. Mixing personal stories with lessons he learned as a coach and principal - lessons about goal setting, perseverance, and accomplishment - How We Did It will allow other parents, teachers, coaches, and mentors to apply the same principles as they help the young people in their lives to identify, develop, and live their dreams. Critic Reviews: "[A] must-read." (Mike Organ, The Tennessean)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Thousand-Miler Subtitle: Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail Author: Melanie Radzicki McManus Narrator: Sarah Zimmerman Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 10-03-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 36 thrilling days, Melanie Radzicki McManus hiked 1,100 miles around Wisconsin, landing her in the elite group of Ice Age Trail thru-hikers known as the Thousand-Milers. In prose that's alternately harrowing and humorous, Thousand-Miler takes you with her through Wisconsin's forests, prairies, wetlands, and farms, past the geologic wonders carved by long-ago glaciers, and into the neighborhood bars and gathering places of far-flung small towns. Follow along as she worries about wildlife encounters, wonders if her injured feet will ever recover, and searches for an elusive fellow hiker known as Papa Bear. Woven throughout her account are details of the history of the still-developing Ice Age Trail - one of just 11 National Scenic Trails - and helpful insight and strategies for undertaking a successful thru-hike. In addition to chronicling McManus's hike, Thousand-Miler also includes the little-told story of the Ice Age Trail's first-ever thru-hiker Jim Staudacher, an account of the record-breaking thru-run of ultrarunner Jason Dorgan, the experiences of a young combat veteran who embarked on her thru-hike as a way to ease back into civilian life, and other fascinating tales from the trail.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beyond the Castle Subtitle: A Guide to Discovering Your Happily Ever After Author: Stacy L. Windahl, Jody Jean Dreyer Narrator: Jody Jean Dreyer Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 09-05-17 Publisher: Zondervan Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When the credits roll and you've left the park, when your Disney day is over, how do you take the magic with you into your everyday work and life? Jody Jean Dreyer worked for the Walt Disney Company for 30 years, and in Beyond the Castle she shares one-of-a-kind stories and insights into what sets the Disney experience apart as well as secrets to help listeners discover their own happily ever afters. Beginning with her first position as a summer intern at Walt Disney World, through her role leading synergy and special projects for Disney (reporting to former CEO Michael Eisner), to her work with top leadership at Walt Disney Motion Pictures sharing the magic of Disney films around the world, Jody unpacks secrets that can change the way we understand ourselves, our work, and our relationships and how we can find our own paths to happiness. You will hear her stories about working with Walt's nephew, Roy E. Disney, about her front-line role in the opening of theme parks around the world, and about her own journey to discovering how to bring some Disney magic into every day. The wish for happy endings is written in our hearts. Every park guest or movie watcher is looking for their own happily ever after as they ask the questions: What's my story? Does it matter? Will the story end well for me? Jody's personal experiences and her underpinning faith help her to offer practical and sometimes unexpected principles to better appreciate and navigate our own stories. Jody's entertaining storytelling will satisfy a listener's desire to open the doors and peek inside the castle - and, more, to unlock and illuminate life's true treasure.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Brawler Unfiltered Author: Steve Lombardi Narrator: Steve Lombardi Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 08-16-17 Publisher: Author's Republic Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: You think you know WWE / WWF? You don't know nothing!!!! Here, I talk about my over four decades of working with WWF / WWE wrestling. You will hear stories NEVER heard before until now.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Carry On: Stan Zuray's Journey from Boston Greaser to Alaskan Homesteader Author: Tim Attewell, Stan Zuray Narrator: Andrew Tell Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-17 Publisher: Tim Attewell Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 1960s inner-city Boston, Stan Zuray had no future. As the Vietnam War took more and more of his friends, and many of those who returned sank further into drugs and despair, Stan looked for meaning and found nothing. His life's purpose lay 3,300 miles northwest, deep in the Tozitna River Valley in the heart of Alaska's frozen interior. Deadly cold, famine, grizzly bears, and one unruly sled dog with a grudge kept Stan on the knife's edge between survival and death. Humbled by the power of nature, the Boston greaser who was destined for prison found a new life in the wild, where one mistake can prove fatal. This is the true story of Stan Zuray's incredible journey, the reformation of a man's heart and mind in the forbidding darkness of Alaska's endless winter.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Rabbit Hole Subtitle: A Satanic Ritual Abuse Survivor's Story Author: David Shurter Narrator: David L. White Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 08-07-17 Publisher: Concierge Marketing Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the nationwide satanic panic in the 1980s to local political cover-ups, shocking kidnappings, unsolved child murders, and scandalous pedophile rings, this book takes you behind the deceptive headlines and, finally, reveals what was going on in Omaha when all hell broke loose. Rich and well-connected members of Omaha's elite carried out unspeakable acts of abuse and even murder on innocent children. David Shurter was one of those sexually abused survivors forever scarred by the horrible rites performed on him by his own parents and other followers of Satan. It wasn't until he entered psychotherapy in midlife that long ignored childhood memories came to light, and when he discovered his gruesome nightmares were indeed real. This book, finally, is an expose of the surprising participants and unbelievable horrors involving murder, drugs, lavish parties, pedophiles, suspected government conspiracies, and the Omaha gay scene that cast a dark cloud of suspicion over an unsuspecting city. David Shurter takes you down the rabbit hole.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The World's Largest Man Subtitle: A Memoir Author: Harrison Scott Key Narrator: Harrison Scott Key Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 08-01-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Harrison Scott Key was born in Memphis, but he grew up in Mississippi, among pious, Bible-reading women, and men who either shot things or got women pregnant. At the center of his world was his larger-than-life father - a hunter, a fighter, a football coach, "a man better suited to living in a remote frontier wilderness of the 19th century than contemporary America, with all its progressive ideas, and paved roads, and lack of armed duels. He was a great man, and he taught me many things: how to fight, how to work, how to cheat, how to pray to Jesus about it, how to kill things with guns and knives, and, if necessary, with hammers." Harrison, with his love of books and excessive interest in hugging, couldn't have been less like Pop, and when it became clear that he was not able to kill anything very well or otherwise make his father happy, he resolved to become everything his father was not: an actor, a Presbyterian, and a doctor of philosophy. But when it was time to settle down and start a family of his own, Harrison started to view his father in a new light, and realized - for better and for worse - how much of his old man he'd absorbed. Sly, heartfelt, and tirelessly hilarious, The World's Largest Man is an unforgettable memoir. Critic Reviews: "Consistently seasoned with laughs, this memoir is adroitly warm and deep when it is called for. An uncommonly entertaining story replete with consistent wit and lethal weaponry." (Kirkus, starred review)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One Sip at a Time Subtitle: Learning to Live in Provence Author: Keith Van Sickle Narrator: Alexander Cendese Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 08-01-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Can a two-career couple really pick up stakes and move to Provence? Keith and Val had a dream - to live in Provence, the land of brilliant sunlight, charming hilltop villages, and the deep blue waters of the Mediterranean. But there were two problems: they weren't French speakers and they had full-time jobs. So they came up with a plan.... Follow their adventures (and misadventures) as they quit their jobs, become consultants, and split their time between two countries. Laugh along as they build a life in Provence, slowly mastering a new language and making friends with the locals over long meals and just a bit too much wine. This light and breezy memoir is full of wry observations on France, like the power of cheese to sway elections, the right and wrong ways for men to kiss each other, and the law requiring that blood donors must speak French. If you've ever dreamed of changing gears and learning what joie de vivre is really all about, you won't want to miss this delightful book.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Mission Walker Subtitle: I Was Given Three Months to Live.... Author: Edie Littlefield Sundby Narrator: Jaimee Paul Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 07-25-17 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This story is not about avoiding death. It's about living life. Immerse yourself in the amazing story of Edie Littlefield Sundby, who, after being told she had only three months to live, survived 79 rounds of chemotherapy and radical liver and lung surgeries and then walked 800 miles along the California Mission Trail, averaging 14 miles a day and stopping at life-giving missions to revive her body and her soul. When she finished she yearned to walk the mission trail from its start - in Mexico. But no one had traversed that trail in 250 years. As you will learn in this audiobook, Edie doesn't care about what some deem impossible. It is that spirit that has allowed her to live despite the odds. With fading strength and only one lung, she walked another 800 miles through the rugged mountains and deserts of Baja, Mexico, to the California border. In a walk of triumph, of harrowing adventure, and of spiritual enlightenment, she carried her mortality in every step and, in the process, opened up a profound communion with God and his creation and the true meaning of life. And all of this with a terminal cancer that was chasing her every step of the way. It still is, and she continues to walk with it every day. For me, walking is a transcendent physical, emotional, and spiritual experience, like dancing. "If I can move, I am not sick." That is my alternate reality. And I believe with all my will in that reality. So when cancer strikes again and again, I walk to stay alive. Life is the greatest adventure there is. Why stop our adventuring because someone says the end might be near? For those who crave a spirit of adventure, who ache like Edie to know what our bodies and spirits are truly cable of, this audiobook is a must-listen. A true testament to faith, courage, and the power of hope.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bad Kid Subtitle: A Memoir Author: David Crabb Narrator: David Crabb Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 07-18-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Discovering George Michael's Faith confirmed for David Crabb what every bully already knew: He was gay. What saved him from high school was finding a group of outlandish friends who reveled in being outsiders. David found himself enmeshed with misfits: wearing black, cutting class, staying out all night, drinking, tripping, chain-smoking, idolizing the Pet Shop Boys - and learning lessons about life and love along the way. Richly detailed with '90s pop culture, Bad Kid is as laugh-out-loud funny as it is poignant. David Crabb's journey through adolescence captures the essence of every person's struggle to understand his or her true self. Cover design by Joanne O'Neill. Cover photographs: copyright Lucas Longacre and Britt Genelin (author); copyright Beau Lark/Corbis.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Arbitrary Stupid Goal Author: Tamara Shopsin Narrator: Tamara Shopsin Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 07-18-17 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In Arbitrary Stupid Goal, Tamara Shopsin takes the listener on a pointillist time-travel trip to the Greenwich Village of her bohemian 1970s childhood, a funky, tight-knit small town in the big city, long before Sex and the City tours and luxury condos. The center of Tamara's universe is Shopsin's, her family's legendary greasy spoon, aka "The Store", run by her inimitable dad, Kenny - a loquacious, contrary, huge-hearted man who, aside from dishing up New York's best egg salad on rye, is Village sheriff, philosopher, and fixer all at once. All comers find a place at Shopsin's table and feast on Kenny's tall tales and trenchant advice along with the incomparable chili con carne. Told in a sly, elliptical narrative that is both hilarious and endearing, Arbitrary Stupid Goal is an offbeat memory-book mosaic about the secrets of living an unconventional life, which is becoming a forgotten art. This program is read by the author. Critic Reviews: Arbitrary Stupid Goal is a completely riveting world - when I looked up from its pages regular life seemed boring and safe and modern like one big iPhone. This book captures not just a lost New York but a whole lost way of life. (Miranda July)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8 Subtitle: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism Author: Naoki Higashida, KA Yoshida - translator, David Mitchell - translator Narrator: David Mitchell, Thomas Judd Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The author of the best-selling phenomenon The Reason I Jump returns with a unique memoir about life as a young adult with severe autism. With an introduction by David Mitchell, who translated this book with his wife, KA Yoshida, this extraordinary new work explores education, identity, family, society, and personal growth, opening a window into the mind of its nonverbal author and providing remarkable insights into autism in general.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: No Way! Okay, Fine. Subtitle: A memoir of pop culture, feminism and feelings Author: Brodie Lancaster Narrator: Brodie Lancaster Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 06-27-17 Publisher: Hachette Australia Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A fresh new voice in Australian nonfiction, No Way! Okay, Fine. is a memoir from freelance journalist and editor Brodie Lancaster. Short-listed for The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers 2015. 'I identified early on that my role in relationships was the sidekick, the platonic female cast member in an all-male production, or the friend who was relied on selectively when other options were unavailable. I was the comic relief or the stand-in, never the lead. I knew this, I felt it, I wrote it down, but I didn't dare say it aloud because that would prove that I cared, and caring wasn't cool.' From the small town in regional Australia where she was told that 'girls can't play the drums' to New York City and back again, Brodie has spent her life searching screens, books, music and magazines for bodies like hers, girls who loved each other, and women who didn't follow the silent instructions to shrink or hide that they've received since literal birth. This is the story of life as a young woman through the lenses of feminism and pop culture. Brodie's story will make you reevaluate the power of pop culture in our lives - and maybe you will laugh and cry along the way. Critic Reviews: "Brodie is whip smart; merging pop-culture references with vulnerable, personal experiences to create a collection that reads like a hilarious catch-up call with an old friend. What a pleasure to hear from this fresh, extremely relevant point of view." (Abbi Jacobson, cocreator, writer and star of Broad City)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: More Ketchup Than Salsa Subtitle: Confessions of a Tenerife Barman Author: Joe Cawley Narrator: Nicholas Camm Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 06-13-17 Publisher: Joe Cawley Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: It was while holding aloft a not altogether pleasant-smelling mackerel that the decision was made. The March rain hammered on the rotting tin roof high above the market stall, where I had spent the last six months pushing out dubious trays of marine life at three for a fiver. After a two-week holiday in Tenerife, Joy and I vowed that a life in fish giblets was not going to be our destiny and a life in the sun, was. A complete lack of catering experience, zero business acumen, and the sum of our vastly wealth barely reaching waist level of a ceramic pig did little to deter our enthusiasm for buying a bar. "Where do we sign?" we replied. And then the whole silly, sunny saga began.... When Joe and his girlfriend Joy decide to trade in their life on a cold Lancashire fish market to run a bar in the Tenerife sunshine, they anticipate a paradise of sea, sand, and siestas. Little did they expect their foreign fantasy to turn out to be about as exotic as Bolton on a wet Monday morning. Amidst a host of eccentric locals, homesickness, and the occasional cockroach infestation, pint-pulling novices Joe and Joy struggle with "Brits abroad" culture and learn that, although the skies might be bluer, the grass is definitely not always greener. A hilarious insight into the wild and wacky characters of an expat community in a familiar holiday destination, More Ketchup Than Salsa is a must-listen for anybody who has ever dreamed about jetting off to sunnier climes, finding a job abroad...or anybody who has even momentarily flirted with the idea of "doing a Shirley Valentine" in these trying economic times.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Free Roll Author: Brandt Tobler Narrator: Brandt Tobler Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 06-09-17 Publisher: Lions Park Press Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Have you ever wondered... This book is written by a stand-up comedian that takes you through tragedy after tragedy on its path to hilarity. Will it make you laugh? Eventually. Will it make you cry? Probably. But the hope is that it will also make you smile, dream, and reflect, while simultaneously inspiring you to never stop chasing your dreams (even if your very own family is constantly trying to derail them). Brandt tells his life story with candor, detailing the many pit stops, wrong turns, crazy connections, and lucky breaks he experienced along the way to his comedy career, all while trying to balance a toxic relationship with his jailbird dad. Brandt's storytelling will make you laugh (it better because that's his job!) and believe, as he does, that when it comes to defining family, blood isn't always thicker than water.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bear in the Back Seat, Book 2 Subtitle: Adventures of a Wildlife Ranger in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Author: Kim DeLozier, Carolyn Jourdan Narrator: Carey Jones Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 06-05-17 Publisher: Zo'o Media Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is the second volume in a best-selling series of true stories from "[a]n extraordinary landscape populated with befuddled bears, hormonally-crazed elk, homicidal wild boars, hopelessly timid wolves, and nine million tourists, some of whom are clueless." In Kim DeLozier's world, when sedated wild black bears wake up unexpectedly in the back seat of a helicopter in mid-flight, or in his car as he's driving down the highway, or in his office while he's talking on the phone, it's just another day in the park. You'll love seeing Kim and a fellow ranger tested as they bravely take on the task of dealing with enraged wild boars, elk, and more. A hilarious, heartwarming, and heartbreaking memoir by the chief wildlife ranger in the number-one most popular family vacation destination in the USA, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. For over 30 years, Kim DeLozier acted as a referee in the wild, trying to protect millions of park visitors from one of the densest populations of wild black bears in America - and the bears from tourists who get too close.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Con Man's Daughter Subtitle: A Story of Lies, Desperation, and Finding God Author: Candice Curry Narrator: Jorjeana Marie Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When Candice Curry was a little girl, she put her hand in her father's back pocket so that she wouldn't get lost in large crowds. Little did she know that as she followed him, he was plying his trade: conning people. Her family drove stolen cars, lived in stolen houses, and shopped with stolen credit cards. Drug use was regular, as were visits from strange people who were trying to track her father down. Though she eventually cut ties with her father, Candice could not ignore the scars that were left from her childhood. This is her story, one steeped in secrets but one that, ultimately, led her to a place of forgiveness and freedom. As she struggles to understand her criminal father as well as her own imperfect life, Candice comes to realize that we are not defined by our circumstances but rather by how we react to those circumstances. She's found peace in the knowledge that God doesn't love us because we're perfect - but because he is.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Marriage Bureau Subtitle: The True Story of How Two Matchmakers Arranged Love in Wartime London Author: Penrose Halson Narrator: Jane Copland Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 05-02-17 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A riveting glimpse of life and love during and after World War II - a heartwarming, touching, and thoroughly absorbing true story of a world gone by. In the spring of 1939, with the Second World War looming, two determined 24-year-olds, Heather Jenner and Mary Oliver, decided to open a marriage bureau. They found a tiny office on London's Bond Street and set about the delicate business of matchmaking. Drawing on the bureau's extensive archives, Penrose Halson - who many years later found herself the proprietor of the bureau - tells their story and the stories of their clients. From shopgirls to debutantes, widowers to war veterans, clients came in search of security, social acceptance, or simply love. And thanks to the meticulous organization and astute intuition of the bureau's matchmakers, most found what they were looking for. Penrose Halson draws from newspaper and magazine articles, advertisements, and interviews with the proprietors themselves to bring the romance and heartbreak of matchmaking during wartime to vivid, often hilarious life in this unforgettable story of a most unusual business. Critic Reviews: "A book full of charm and hilarity." (Country Life)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Taking My Life Back Subtitle: My Story of Faith, Determination, and Surviving the Boston Marathon Bombing Author: Rebekah Gregory, Anthony Flacco - contributor Narrator: Rebekah Gregory Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 04-11-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On April 15, 2013, Rebekah Gregory and her five-year-old son waited at the finish line of the Boston Marathon to support a friend who was running. When the blasts of terrorists' homemade bombs packed with nails and screws went off three feet away, Rebekah's legs took the brunt of the blast, protecting her son from certain death. Eighteen surgeries and 65 procedures later, her left leg was amputated. Despite the extraordinary trauma she underwent and the nightmares she continues to have, Rebekah sees it as just another part of her personal journey, a journey that has led her through abuse, mistakes, and pain and into the arms of Jesus. This stirring memoir tells the story of her recovery, including her triumphant return to Boston two years later to run part of the race, and explores the peace we experience when we learn to trust God with every part of our lives - the good, the bad, and even the terrifying. Listeners will be moved by the joyous way Rebekah is determined to live her life, seeing every obstacle as part of how God forms us into the people we are meant to be. Listeners will also find comfort in the message that it's not what they can or can't do that makes the difference, but rather what God, in his mercy, does through them despite it all. Life is hard, but with God all things are possible.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lost Years Subtitle: Surviving a Mother and Daughter's Worst Nightmare Author: Constance Curry, Kristina Wandzilak Narrator: Donna Postel, Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 03-31-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 42 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Kristina, the second of four children, begins by telling how a little sip of vodka sipped secretly at a party her parents were giving started her on a pathway to addiction. In that instant, alcohol became her pathway to comfort. Over the next eight years, she sank further into addiction, moving on to cocaine and methamphetamines. In telling her story, she gives a brutally honest description of her addiction and crimes. Adding a heart-wrenching counterpart to each chapter of the book, Kristina's mother, Connie, gives a parent's account of what was happening throughout her child's experience. She describes her powerlessness to help her addicted daughter, the breakup of her unhappy marriage, and how she came to terms with her own codependency. She also describes the worst decision a mother ever has to make: to turn her oldest daughter out of her house, sending her onto the streets, in order to protect herself and her other children. Then follows the remarkable story of Kristina's recovery, her mother's tough love, and the years of acclimating herself to living a normal life. Ultimately she reclaimed herself, her place in her family, and a new and loving relationship with her mother. Critic Reviews: "This book is invaluable to families, and I am proud to recommend The Lost Years." (John Bradshaw, best-selling author of Healing the Shame That Binds You)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Traumatic History Subtitle: A Unique Look at PTSD and the Dangers of Antidepressants Author: Barclay L. Neel Narrator: Barclay L. Neel Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 03-15-17 Publisher: Barclay L. Neel Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: What comes to mind when you hear the term Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD? Images of soldiers coming home from war with psychological scars from the battlefield? Or perhaps a woman who has survived a sexual assault and appears to be frozen in time from her harrowing event. But what exactly is this mercurial condition, and what do these two frequently cited examples have to do with one another? PTSD, as the name suggests, is a stress disorder that follows a traumatic event or period of time where an individual is gripped by such terror and feelings of helplessness that it actually changes how their nervous system operates moving forward. This insidious, and far too often life-threatening disorder can arise from the aforementioned cases of war or sexual abuse, but it also can be set in motion by any and all other forms of psychological trauma. A Traumatic History is a unique look into this disorder through the eyes of an individual who was in the process of becoming a psychotherapist when he had an adverse reaction to an antidepressant, or SSRI, after only being on the drug for one month. But it was the severe and unexpected withdrawal that followed (after being improperly weaned off of the medication) that eventually led this previously healthy and highly active person to a dramatic breakdown that gave rise to this debilitating disorder. A Traumatic History is as much about a firsthand account into the darkness and despair of PTSD and the eventual journey back to health, as it is a cautionary tale about the dangerous practice of overprescribing psychiatric medications.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Amelia's Story Subtitle: A Childhood Lost Author: D.G. Torrens Narrator: Casey Turner Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 03-01-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 38 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This is a powerful true story of one young girl's struggle to survive the state-care-system in the 70s and 80s. Amelia has just one wish, to make it through to adulthood and hold her destiny in her own hands. This is a harrowing true story, one of survival and human strength. Amelia has been tragically separated from all her siblings, never to see them again for many years. She is moved from one children's home to another until finally, it's just too much for her to bear. Amelia starts to wonder about the peace and finality of her own death.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Amelia's Destiny Subtitle: Finding My Way Author: D.G. Torrens Narrator: Casey Turner Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 02-27-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A life of pain and abuse. Can Amelia ever escape? In Amelia's Story, D.G. Torrens captivated listeners with the heart-wrenching story of a young girl imperiled by a tragic life of abuse. Now a teenager, seemingly free of the past, Amelia struggles to find happiness in an overwhelming world. With many obstacles placed in her path, this only serves to make her journey an arduous one. Fighting for life and for love, will the courageous young girl grab hold of her dreams and discover her destiny?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Paperboy: An Enchanting True Story of a Belfast Paperboy Coming to Terms with the Troubles Author: Tony Macaulay Narrator: Tony Macaulay Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 02-16-17 Publisher: Blackdog Media Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: It's Belfast, 1975. The city lies under the dark cloud of the Troubles, and hatred fills the air like smoke. But Tony Macaulay has just turned 12 and he's got a new job. He's going to be a paperboy. And come rain or shine - or bombs and mortar - he will deliver.... Paperboy lives in Upper Shankill, Belfast, in the heart of the conflict between Loyalists and Republicans. Bombings are on the evening news, rubble lies where buildings once stood, and rumours spread like wildfire about the IRA and the UDA. But Paperboy lives in a world of Doctor Who, Top of the Pops and fish suppers. His battles are fought with all the passion of Ireland's opposing sides - but against acne, the dentist, and the "wee hoods" who rob his paper money. On his rounds he hums songs by the Bay City Rollers, dreams about outer space, and dreams even more about the beautiful Sharon Burgess. In this touching, funny, and nostalgic memoir, Tony Macaulay recounts his days growing up in Belfast during the Troubles, the harrowing years which saw neighbour fighting neighbour and brother fighting brother. But in the midst of all this turmoil, Paperboy, a scrappy upstart with a wicked sense of humour and sky-high dreams, dutifully goes about his paper round. He is a good paperboy, so he is. Paperboy proves that happiness can be found even in the darkest of times; it is a story that will charm your socks off, make you laugh out loud and brings to life the culture, stories, and colourful characters of a very different - but very familiar - time.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: This Close to Happy Subtitle: A Reckoning with Depression Author: Daphne Merkin Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 46 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A gifted and audacious writer confronts her lifelong battle with depression and her search for release This Close to Happy is the rare, vividly personal account of what it feels like to suffer from clinical depression, written from a woman's perspective and informed by an acute understanding of the implications of this disease over a lifetime. Taking off from essays on depression she has written for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine, Daphne Merkin casts her eye back to her beginnings to try to sort out the root causes of her affliction. She recounts the travails of growing up in a large, affluent family where there was a paucity of love and basics such as food and clothing despite the presence of a chauffeur and a cook. She goes on to recount her early hospitalization for depression in poignant detail as well as her complex relationship with her mercurial, withholding mother. Along the way Merkin also discusses her early redemptive love of reading and gradual emergence as a writer. She eventually marries, has a child, and suffers severe postpartum depression, for which she is again hospitalized. Merkin also discusses her visits to various therapists and psychopharmocologists, which enable her to probe the causes of depression and its various treatments. The book ends in the present, where the writer has learned how to navigate her depression, if not "cure" it, after a third hospitalization in the wake of her mother's death.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dear Daddy Subtitle: The Child Abuse True Story That Will Break Your Heart Author: Emily Summers Narrator: Alice Parker Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 01-09-17 Publisher: Opal Audio (Child Abuse True Stories) Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Secrets are like vampires. They captivate us with their forbidden mystery and promises of excitement. Yet once inside us, they become toxic, compelling us to infect others, who in turn want nothing more than to be bitten. It's a vicious cycle that ensures nothing remains secret forever. The only way to protect yourself from their destructive energies is to simply turn the other way when offered one. To resist the lure of the forbidden fruit. But sometimes, something just happens to you - or you just happen to witness something - that forces one upon you, like an uninvited guest that arrives without warning, and leaves only under great duress. Unfortunately, I have been burdened by such a secret for over 20 years. You see, my childhood was stolen from me in broad daylight, right under my nose, by a cunning thief who dazzled me with his charms, only to run away with my innocence forever. It was the perfect crime, and at the time I was the perfect victim. But thankfully, I was able to pick up the pieces of my life and gradually go on to live quite normally. In fact, I even forgot all about my childhood trauma. Or so I thought. Because it was during a recent chance encounter with my old teenage diary that I realized my demons had never truly left me. They had only been lurking in the shadows all along as I busied myself with other things. I suppose I learned the hard way that a secret kept in darkness only grows in potency. But there is one way to diffuse a secret. To take away all of its power. And that is to make it public. For no vampire can survive in the cold light of day. So it is at the behest of my wonderfully supportive husband that I have decided to lay bare the ghosts of my childhood in this book, in the hope that in doing so, I'll finally be able to lay them to rest forever. It's been a long, hard journey for me to get to this point. And I thank you, dear listener, for playing your part in my recovery.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Four Years in the Stonewall Brigade Author: John O. Casler Narrator: Brian Holsopple Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 12-06-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Every memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever. But this is one of the clearest and most informative ever put into audio. As a commander in Stonewall Jackson's brigade, John Casler experienced all the horrors and comedy of the American Civil War. His time was not so different from his countrymen on the other side, with the exception of point of view. "I was no secessionist and hoped the trouble would be settled without recourse to arms; but when the war came, I shouldered my musket on behalf of my native state and defended her to the last." Drawn from his diary at the time, Casler recounts his experiences in the ranks, from marches and looting to nail-biting escapades and the monotony of life as a prisoner of war. Four Years in the Stonewall Brigade is a remarkable account of men in war, graphically bringing to light the challenges they faced on a daily basis.

Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ Titel: Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke Autor:: Joachim Meyerhoff Erzähler: Joachim Meyerhoff Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 12 hrs and 2 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-11-16 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 3 Stimmen Kategorien: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Anrührend, tieftraurig und zum Brüllen komisch. Zu seiner eigenen Überraschung wird Joachim Meyerhoff auf der Schauspielschule in München angenommen und zieht in die großbürgerliche Villa seiner Großeltern ein. Tagsüber wird er an der Schauspielschule in seine Einzelteile zerlegt, abends ertränkt er seine Verwirrung auf opulenten Möbeln in diversen Alkoholika. Aus dem Kontrast zwischen großelterlichem Irrsinn und ausbildungsbedingtem Ich-Zerfall entstehen Situationen, die den Erzähler oft überfordern und seinen Zuhörern Lach- und Rührungstränen in die Augen treiben. Leidenschaftlich live gelesen vom Autor. ©2015 Joachim Meyerhoff / Kiepenheuer & Witsch (P)2016 Random House Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Life in Advertising Author: Claude Hopkins Narrator: Jason McCoy Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 09-23-16 Publisher: BN Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 36 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: My Life in Advertising is an autobiography detailing the life of advertising genius Claude C. Hopkins (author of the business classic Scientific Advertising). This book is not written as a personal history, but as a business story. The chief object behind every chapter is to offer helpful suggestions to those who will follow his advice. As practical as it is interesting, My Life in Advertising is a must-listen book for anyone wanting to understand the secrets of how to sell. Many of his strategies and techniques still apply today, even for Internet marketing.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Everything Is Possible Subtitle: Finding the Faith and Courage to Follow Your Dreams Author: Jen Bricker Narrator: Jen Bricker Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 09-06-16 Publisher: Mission Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Born Without Legs, She Inspires Others to Overcome Jen Bricker was born without legs. Shocked and uncertain they could care for her, her biological parents gave her up for adoption. In her loving adoptive home, there was just one simple rule: never say "can't". And pretty soon there was nothing this small but mighty powerhouse set her sights on that she couldn't conquer: roller-skating, volleyball, power tumbling, and spinning from silk ribbons 30 feet in the air. Everything Is Possible is her incredible story - a story of God working out his plan for her life from before day one. Listeners follow Jen from the challenges of growing up different to holding captive audiences numbering in the tens of thousands. Everything Is Possible shows listeners what they can accomplish when they remove the words coincidence and limitation from their vocabularies. Filled with heart and spirit as well as Jen's wit, wisdom, and no-holds-barred honesty, this inspiring true story points the way to purpose and joy. Foreword by Nick Vujicic.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Devil's Defender Subtitle: My Odyssey Through American Criminal Justice from Ted Bundy to the Kandahar Massacre Author: John Henry Browne Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 08-01-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 50 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of best-selling legal memoirs from Johnnie Cochran, F. Lee Bailey, Gerry Spence, and Alan Dershowitz, John Henry Browne's The Devil's Defender recounts his tortuous education in what it means to be an advocate - and a human being. For the last four decades, Browne has defended the indefensible. From Facebook folk hero the "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Moore, to Benjamin Ng of the Wah Mee massacre and Kandahar massacre culprit Sergeant Robert Bales, Browne's unceasing advocacy and the daring to take on some of the most unwinnable cases - and nearly win them all - has led 48 Hours' Peter Van Sant to call him "the most famous lawyer in America." But although the Browne that America has come to know cuts a dashing and confident figure, he has forever been haunted by his job as counsel to Ted Bundy, the most infamous serial killer in American history. Browne, a drug- and alcohol-addicted yet wildly successful defense attorney who could never let go of the case that started it all, here asks himself the question others have asked him all along: Does defending evil make you evil too?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: La Bella Lingua Subtitle: My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language Author: Dianne Hales Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 07-29-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "Italians say that someone who acquires a new language 'possesses' it. In my case, Italian possesses me. With Italian racing like blood through my veins, I do indeed see with different eyes, hear with different ears, and drink in the world with all my senses...." A celebration of the language and culture of Italy, La Bella Lingua is the story of how a language shaped a nation, told against the backdrop of one woman's personal quest to speak fluent Italian. For anyone who has been to Italy, the fantasy of living the Italian life is powerfully seductive. But to truly become Italian, one must learn the language. This is how Dianne Hales began her journey. In La Bella Lingua, she brings the story of her decades-long experience with "the world's most loved and lovable language" together with explorations of Italy's history, literature, art, music, movies, lifestyle, and food in a true opera amorosa - a labor of her love of Italy. Throughout her first excursion in Italy - with "non parlo Italiano" as her only Italian phrase - Dianne delighted in the beauty of what she saw but craved comprehension of what she heard. And so she chose to inhabit the language. Over more than 25 years she has studied Italian in every way possible: through Berlitz, books, CDs, podcasts, private tutorials and conversation groups, and, most importantly, large blocks of time in Italy. In the process she found that Italian became not just a passion and a pleasure but a passport into Italy's storia and its very soul. She offers charming insights into what makes Italian the most emotionally expressive of languages, from how the "pronto" ("ready!") Italians say when they answer the telephone conveys a sense of something coming alive to how even ordinary things such as a towel (asciugamano) or handkerchief (fazzoletto) sound better in Italian. She invites readers to join her as she traces the evolution of Italian in the zesty graffiti on the walls of Pompeii, in Dante's incandescent cantos, and in Boccaccio's bawdy Decameron. She portrays how social graces remain woven into the fabric of Italian: Even the chipper "ciao", which does double duty as "hi" and "bye", reflects centuries of bella figura. And she exalts the glories of Italy's food and its rich and often uproarious gastronomic language: Italians deftly describe someone uptight as a baccala (dried cod), a busybody who noses into everything as a prezzemolo (parsley), a worthless or banal movie as a polpettone (large meatball). Like Dianne, listeners of La Bella Lingua will find themselves innamorata, enchanted, by Italian, fascinated by its saga, tantalized by its adventures, addicted to its sound, and ever eager to spend more time in its company.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: House of Nails Subtitle: A Memoir of Life on the Edge Author: Lenny Dykstra Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 06-28-16 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 426 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "Tough, straight, upsetting, and strangely beautiful. One of the best sports autobiographies I've ever read. It comes from the heart." (Stephen King) Eclipsing the traditional sports memoir, House of Nails, by former world champion, multimillionaire entrepreneur, and imprisoned felon Lenny Dykstra, spins a tragicomic tale of Shakespearean proportions - a relentlessly entertaining American epic that careens between the heights and the abyss. Nicknamed "Nails" for his hustle and grit, Lenny approached the game of baseball - and life - with mythic intensity. During his decade in the majors as a center fielder for the legendary 1980s Mets and the 1990s Phillies, he was named to three All-Star teams and played in two of the most memorable World Series of the modern era. An overachiever known for his clutch hits, high on-base percentage, and aggressive defense, Lenny was later identified by his former minor league roommate, Billy Beane, as the prototypical "Moneyball" player in Michael Lewis' best seller. Tobacco stained, steroid powered, and booze and drug fueled, Nails also defined a notorious era of excess in baseball. Then came a second act no novelist could plausibly conjure: After retiring, Dykstra became a celebrated business mogul and investment guru. Touted as "one of the great ones" by CNBC's Jim Cramer, he became "baseball's most improbable postcareer success story" (The New Yorker), purchasing a $17.5-million mansion and traveling the world by private jet. But when the economy imploded in 2008, Lenny lost everything. Then the feds moved in: Convicted of bankruptcy fraud (unjustly, he contends), Lenny served two and a half harrowing years in prison, where he was the victim of a savage beating by prison guards that knocked out his front teeth. The Daily Show's Jon Stewart, channeling the bewildered fascination of many observers, declared that Lenny's outrageous rise and spectacular fall was "the greatest story that I have ever seen in my lifetime". Now, for the first time, Lenny tells all about his tumultuous career, from battling through crippling pain to steroid use and drug addiction to a life of indulgence and excess, then an epic plunge and the long road back to redemption. Was Lenny's hard-charging, risk-it-all nature responsible for his success in baseball and business and his precipitous fall from grace? What lessons, if any, has he learned now that he has had time to think and reflect? Hilarious, unflinchingly honest, and irresistibly listenable, House of Nails makes no apologies and leaves nothing left unsaid.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Douglas MacArthur Subtitle: American Warrior Author: Arthur Herman Narrator: Henry Strozier Format: Unabridged Length: 39 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 06-20-16 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 84 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Douglas MacArthur was arguably the last American public figure to be worshipped unreservedly as a national hero, the last military figure to conjure up the romantic stirrings once evoked by George Armstrong Custer and Robert E. Lee. But he was also one of America's most divisive figures, a man whose entire career was steeped in controversy. Was he an avatar or an anachronism, a brilliant strategist or a vainglorious mountebank? Drawing on a wealth of new sources, Arthur Herman delivers a powerhouse biography that peels back the layers of myth - both good and bad - and exposes the marrow of the man beneath. MacArthur's life spans the emergence of the United States Army as a global fighting force. Its history is to a great degree his story. The son of a Civil War hero, he led American troops in three monumental conflicts - World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. Born four years after Little Big Horn, he died just as American forces began deploying in Vietnam. Herman's magisterial book spans the full arc of MacArthur's journey, from his elevation to major general at 38 through his tenure as superintendent of West Point, field marshal of the Philippines, supreme ruler of postwar Japan, and beyond. More than any previous biographer, Herman shows how MacArthur's strategic vision helped shape several decades of US foreign policy. Alone among his peers, he foresaw the shift away from Europe, becoming the prophet of America's destiny in the Pacific Rim. Here, too, is a vivid portrait of a man whose grandiose vision of his own destiny won him enemies as well as acolytes. MacArthur was one of the first military heroes to cultivate his own public persona - the swashbuckling commander outfitted with Ray-Ban sunglasses, riding crop, and corncob pipe. Repeatedly spared from being killed in battle - his soldiers nicknamed him "Bullet Proof" - he had a strong sense of divine mission. "Mac" was a man possessed, in the words of one of his contemporaries, of a "supreme and almost mystical faith that he could not fail". Yet when he did, it was on an epic scale. His willingness to defy both civilian and military authority was, Herman shows, a lifelong trait - and it would become his undoing. Tellingly, MacArthur once observed, "Sometimes it is the order one disobeys that makes one famous". To capture the life of such an outsize figure in one volume is no small achievement. With Douglas MacArthur, Arthur Herman has set a new standard for untangling the legacy of this American legend.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Bitchy Waiter Subtitle: Tales, Tips & Trials from a Life in Food Service Author: Darron Cardosa Narrator: Darron Cardosa Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 06-07-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 93 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Millions of people have, at some point in their lives, waited tables. Some did it only in college or got out by sheer determination, good luck...or suicide. Others took it on as permanent employment. And many remain haunted by nightmare scenarios where they are the sole servers in restaurants packed with complaining patrons. For all those disenchanted current and former food service employees, Darron Cardosa has your back. His career began at a Texas steakhouse in 1984, and since 2008 he's vented his frustrations on the popular blog The Bitchy Waiter. A snarky mix of David Sedaris, Anthony Bourdain, Erma Bombeck, and Mo Rocca, Cardosa distills 30 years of food service into dark, funny tales - about crazy customers, out-of-control egos, and what really goes on in that fancy restaurant - that anyone who worked in the industry will recognize and relate to.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Long Game Subtitle: A Memoir Author: Mitch McConnell Narrator: Mitch McConnell Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 05-31-16 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 31 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "I have learned that the story of a nation's success, and the success of each one of us, is a slow awakening to the timeless value of the long game." In October 1984, a hard-charging Kentucky politician waited excitedly for President Ronald Reagan to arrive at a presidential rally in Louisville. In the midst of a tough Senate campaign, the young Republican hoped Reagan's endorsement would give a much-needed boost to his campaign. Alas, when Reagan finally stepped to the microphone, he smiled for the crowd and declared, "I'm happy to be here with my good friend, Mitch O'Donnell." That was hardly Mitch McConnell's first setback - and far from his last. But as he learned while running his very first campaign for high school student body president, you don't have to be the most popular, most athletic, or even luckiest kid to win. You just need to run the best campaign. So he swallowed hard, put his head down, and kept going. Four weeks later he won his Senate seat, beginning a storied career that would eventually lead to his becoming the Senate majority leader. The Long Game is the candid, behind-the-scenes memoir of a man famous for his discretion. He tells how his mother helped him beat polio by leading him through long, aching exercises every day for two years. He explains how his father taught him the importance of standing up to bullies, even if it meant taking the occasional punch. And he reveals what he really thinks about the rivalry between the Senate and the House; about the players and the stakes involved when a group of political opportunists tried to hijack the Tea Party movement; and about key figures such as Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Harry Reid. He tells the inside story of the battle against Obamacare and explains the real causes of the chronic gridlock, his ongoing efforts to restore the US Senate, and what ordinary citizens have a right to expect from Washington. In today's atmosphere of impatience and instant gratification, McConnell still believes the founders knew best when they instituted a government with checks and balances. As he writes, "In the end, the goal isn't a perfectly running congressional machine or a party without blemish or inner turmoil. The goal is to allow the country to work out its differences freely and energetically, confident that the institutions the founders left us are capable of accommodating the disputes and disagreements that arise in a nation as big and diverse and open as ours."

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Not Forgotten Subtitle: The True Story of My Imprisonment in North Korea Author: Kenneth Bae, Mark Tabb Narrator: Wayne Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 05-03-16 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 99 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For the first time, Kenneth Bae tells the full story surrounding his arrest and imprisonment in North Korea. Not Forgotten is a modern story of intrigue, suspense, and heart. Driven by his passion to help the people of North Korea, Bae moves to neighboring China to lead guided tours into the secretive nation. Six years later, after 18 successful excursions in and out of the country, Ken is suddenly stopped at the border: He inadvertently brought his hard drive, which reveals the true nature of his visits, to customs. He is arrested, brought to Pyongyang for further questioning, and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. His crime? Attempting to overthrow the North Korean government. He may never see his family again. Back in America, family and friends rally support by establishing a website and creating a petition for Ken's release. Soon major media outlets decry Ken's unjust imprisonment, bringing needed attention that culminates in President Obama's call for prayer on behalf of Ken at the 2014 National Prayer Breakfast. Meanwhile Ken grapples with his new solitary reality as a captive of one of the world's most brutal governments. From the first harrowing moments of his ordeal to his release - and even today - Ken never wavers in his love for the North Korean people, even his captors. Not Forgotten is both a compelling narrative of one man's dedication to serving the less fortunate and a modern testament of a missionary forced to rely solely on the god who sent him into dangerous territory. Listeners will marvel at the rare firsthand tour of life inside the most shrouded country on the planet, meeting its people, experiencing their daily lives, taking in the landscape, and encountering the tyranny of a totalitarian regime. With its combined spiritual and secular appeal, this never-before-told story is sure to captivate and inspire listeners of all ages.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Locally Laid Subtitle: How We Built a Plucky, Industry-Changing Egg Farm - from Scratch Author: Lucie B. Amundsen Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 03-01-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 101 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: How a Midwestern family with no agriculture experience went from a few backyard chickens to a full-fledged farm - and discovered why local chicks are better. When Lucie Amundsen had a rare night out with her husband, she never imagined what he'd tell her over dinner - that his dream was to quit his office job (with benefits!) and start a commercial-scale pasture-raised egg farm. His entire agricultural experience consisted of raising five backyard hens, none of whom had yet laid a single egg. To create this pastured poultry ranch, the couple scrambles to acquire nearly 2,000 chickens - all named Lola. These hens, purchased commercially, arrive bereft of basic chicken-like instincts, such as the evening urge to roost. The newbie farmers also deal with their own shortcomings, making for a failed inspection and intense struggles to keep livestock alive (much less laying) during a brutal winter. But with a heavy dose of humor, they learn to negotiate the highly stressed no-man's-land known as middle agriculture. Amundsen sees firsthand how these midsized farms, situated between small-scale operations and mammoth factory farms, are vital to rebuilding America's local food system. With an unexpected passion for this dubious enterprise, Amundsen shares a messy, wry, and entirely educational story of the unforeseen payoffs (and frequent pitfalls) of one couple's ag adventure - and many, many hours spent wrangling chickens. Critic Reviews: "Narrator Kate Reading is excellent at capturing Amundsen's emotions as she deals with financial hardships, physical fatigue, and endless farm-related issues while discovering the joy in trying to create positive change. During the more technical passages, Reading slows the pace and reads with crisp enunciation, making the material easy to understand." ( AudioFile)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Free Refills Subtitle: A Doctor Confronts His Addiction Author: Peter Grinspoon Narrator: Kiff VandenHeuvel Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 02-16-16 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 301 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Free Refills is the harrowing tale of a Harvard-trained medical doctor run horribly amok through his addiction to prescription medication and his recovery. Dr. Peter Grinspoon seemed to be a total success: a Harvard-educated MD with a thriving practice; married with two great kids and a gorgeous wife; a pillar of his community. But lurking beneath the thin veneer of having it all was an addict fueled on a daily boatload of prescription meds. When the police finally came calling - after a tip from a sharp-eyed pharmacist - Grinspoon's house of cards came tumbling down fast. His professional ego turned out to be an impediment to getting clean as he cycled through recovery to relapse, his reputation, family life, and lifestyle in ruins. What finally moves him to recover and reclaim life - including working with other physicians who themselves are addicts - makes for inspiring listening.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hitler's Forgotten Children Subtitle: A True Story of the Lebensborn Program and One Woman's Search for Her Real Identity Author: Ingrid von Oelhafen, Tim Tate Narrator: Davina Porter Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 02-02-16 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 80 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Created by Heinrich Himmler, the Lebensborn program abducted as many as half a million children from across Europe. Through a process called Germanization, they were to become the next generation of the Aryan master race in the second phase of the Final Solution. In the summer of 1942, parents across Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia were required to submit their children to medical checks designed to assess racial purity. One such child, Erika Matko, was nine months old when Nazi doctors declared her fit to be a "Child of Hitler". Taken to Germany and placed with politically vetted foster parents, Erika was renamed Ingrid von Oelhafen. Many years later, Ingrid began to uncover the truth of her identity. Though the Nazis destroyed many Lebensborn records, Ingrid unearthed rare documents, including Nuremberg trial testimony about her own abduction. Following the evidence back to her place of birth, Ingrid discovered an even more shocking secret: a woman named Erika Matko who, as an infant, had been given to Ingrid's mother as a replacement child. Hitler's Forgotten Children is both a harrowing personal memoir and a devastating investigation into the awful crimes and monstrous scope of the Lebensborn program.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Always Too Much and Never Enough Author: Jasmin Singer Narrator: Jasmin Singer Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 02-02-16 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 92 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the extra pounds and bullies that left her eating lunch alone at school to the low self-esteem that left her both physically and emotionally vulnerable to abuse, Jasmin Singer's weight defined her life. Even after she embraced a vegan lifestyle and a passion for animal rights advocacy, she defied any skinny vegan stereotypes by getting heavier. It was only after she committed to juice fasts and a diet of whole foods that she lost almost a hundred pounds and realized what it means to be truly full. Told with humble humor and heartbreaking honesty, this is Jasmin's story of how she went from finding solace in a box of cheese crackers to finding peace within herself.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Before I Forget Subtitle: Love, Hope, Help, and Acceptance in Our Fight Against Alzheimer's Author: B. Smith, Dan Gasby, Michael Shnayerson Narrator: B. Smith, Dan Gasby Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 01-19-16 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 63 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "I know where I'm going. I'm still myself. I just can't remember things as well as I once did. So on short trips, I work hard not to be confused. I'll say to myself, What are we going to do? How long are we staying? It's like I'm talking to my other self - the self I used to be. She tells me, This is what we need to buy - not that. I'm conscious of that other self guiding me now." Restaurateur, magazine publisher, celebrity chef, and nationally known lifestyle maven B. Smith is struggling at 66 with a tag she never expected to add to that string: Alzheimer's patient. She's not alone. Every 67 seconds someone newly develops it, and millions of lives are affected by its aftershocks. B. and her husband, Dan, working with Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Shnayerson, unstintingly share their unfolding story. Crafted in short chapters that interweave their narrative with practical and helpful advice, listeners learn about dealing with Alzheimer's day-to-day challenges: the family realities and tensions, ways of coping, coming research that may tip the scale, as well as lessons learned along the way. At its heart, Before I Forget is a love story illuminating a love of family, life, and hope. Critic Reviews: "What an amazing couple and what an amazing book! It is medically and scientifically accurate, and yet places this devastating disease in the context of a beautiful and intimate relationship. We must do better as a community, in our families and within our government in responding to this disease. African-Americans are especially called upon to get more involved in the research as this disease disproportionately impacts us." (Dr. David Satcher, former surgeon general of the United States) "...An enduring love story." (Publisher's Weekly) "The vulnerability, courage, and honesty in Before I Forget are heart-opening. Fear can be paralyzing...yet B. and Dan beautifully demonstrate that there is a different way to approach this stealthy invader. Alzheimer's needs to come out of the shadows, and this book is an important step." (Maria Shriver)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1274/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gilded Razor Subtitle: A Memoir Author: Sam Lansky Narrator: Cole Ferguson Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 01-12-16 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 123 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Sharply funny and compulsively listenable, The Gilded Razor is a dazzling and harrowing memoir from debut author Sam Lansky. The Gilded Razor is the true story of a double life. By the age of seventeen, Sam Lansky was an all-star student with Ivy League aspirations in his final year at an elite New York City prep school. But a nasty addiction to prescription pills spiraled rapidly out of control, compounded by a string of reckless affairs with older men, leaving his bright future in jeopardy. After a terrifying overdose, he tried to straighten out. Yet as he journeyed from the glittering streets of Manhattan, to a wilderness boot camp in Utah, to a psych ward in New Orleans, he only found more opportunities to create chaos - until finally, he began to face himself. In the vein of Elizabeth Wurtzel and Augusten Burroughs, Lansky scrapes away at his own life as a young addict and exposes profoundly universal anxieties. Told with remarkable sensitivity, biting humor, and unrelenting self-awareness, The Gilded Razor is a coming-of-age story of searing honesty and lyricism that introduces a powerful new voice to the confessional genre.