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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/975576 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bubbling Toad Stories Volume OneThe Bubbling Toad Stories Volume One Author: Sara Starling Narrator: Sara Starling Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 15 minutes Release date: September 29, 2025 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore Publisher's Summary: A hug of a collection, these magical stories, set in a real location, are written and narrated in soothing tones by Sara Starling, with stunning soundscapes by Leon Ford. As you wander the park or thunder up the stairs to brew potions, The timeless Toad, marvellous Mole and skittering Mouse are your companions through tales of worry, loss, friendship and fear, gently empowering you to navigate this wild and wonderful world. The wisdom of the Bubbling Toad will stay with you long after you’ve listened. Perfect for listening to at tea-time, bedtime, or whenever your spirits need a lift! Prologue Sets the scene for our magical adventures. The Bubbling Toad of Vogrie – How the Magic Began Sometimes it takes a spark of magic to awaken a Bubbling Toad. The Mole, the Bubbling Toad and the Worry Tree A visitor to Vogrie Country Park has lost her way. A wondrous tale for the worriers of the world. The Boy, the Bubbling Toad and the Thoughts The Boy on the branch thinks he isn’t good enough, but the Toad knows different. A reassuring story for over-thinkers. The Ancient Oak, the Bubbling Toad and the Storm A storm sweeps through Vogrie in this perilous tale of love, loss and friendship. The Ancient Oak, the Bubbling Toad and the Throne In the wake of the storm and its losses, new life springs forth, offering a trail of hope. The Girl, the Bubbling Toad and the Fox A foxy tale to help with fiendish fears. The Skittering Mouse, the Bubbling Toad and the Squirrel Join the Skittering Mouse on his epic hunt for happiness. An uplifting story for the lost, the lonely and those who are searching. The Scales, the Bubbling Toad and the Halloween Quiz. As Autumn slips into Winter, this wise and heartwarming tale will leave you feeling lighter and cosier. Christmas, the Bubbling Toad and the Gift A fabulously festive feel-good Christmas story, filled with love, kindness and a tiny Toad-sized sleigh

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/940479 to listen full audiobooks. Title: As Old as Time: A Twisted TaleAs Old as Time: A Twisted Tale Series: #3 of A Twisted Tale Author: Liz Braswell Narrator: James Patrick Cronin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: July 15, 2025 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore Publisher's Summary: What if Belle’s mother cursed the Beast? As Old as Time is the third audiobook in a new YA line that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. When Belle touches the Beast’s enchanted rose, memories flood through Belle’s mind—memories of a mother she thought she would never see again. And, stranger still, she sees that her mother is none other than the beautiful enchantress who cursed the castle and all its inhabitants. Shocked and confused, Belle and the Beast will have to unravel a dark mystery about their families that is 21 years in the making.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/827319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - Under Bombardment: Short dramatic story Author: Dr. Marwa Magdy Narrator: Pandarosh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 2 minutes Release date: October 16, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Is there a way to forget everything we have lost, or do memories remain like ghosts, haunting us mercilessly?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/796778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Snowy Mountain Christmas Author: Sharon Sala Narrator: Tyler Darby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 8, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: Sharon Sala is a consummate storyteller. If you can stop reading then you're a better woman than me.—DEBBIE MACOMBER, #1 New York Times bestselling author Christmas is a great time to be snowed in with the woman who saved your life in this heartwarming, small town holiday romance from New York Times bestselling author Sharon Sala. One minute, Trey Austin is driving through torrential rain; the next, he’s being rescued from a car wreck by an angelic woman with the courage to brave the storm. Her face was the last thing he saw before he lost consciousness. No one got her name—but she lost one shoe stuck in the mud. It’s Trey’s only clue, so he takes to the internet, hoping against hope that he’ll find his angel. Just when he’s almost given up, Trey gets a message from Marley Corbett, owner of a cozy bed and breakfast in Colorado, and he instantly knows he’s found her. Without hesitation, Trey heads to the mountains to meet Marley just in time to spend an unforgettable Christmas snowed in with his dream girl, who, when finally in front of him, is even more special than he remembers.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/792847 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How To Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom Author: Johanna Hedva Narrator: Johanna Hedva Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 24, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: The long-awaited essay collection from one of the most influential voices in disability activism that detonates a bomb in our collective understanding of care and illness, showing us that sickness is a fact of life.   In the wake of the 2014 Ferguson riots, and sick with a chronic condition that rendered them housebound, Johanna Hedva turned to the page to ask: How do you throw a brick through the window of a bank if you can’t get out of bed? It was not long before this essay, “Sick Woman Theory”, became a seminal work on disability, because in reframing illness as not just a biological experience but a social one, Hedva argues that under capitalism?a system that limits our worth to the productivity of our bodies?we must reach for the revolutionary act of caring for ourselves and others.   How to Tell When We Will Die expands upon Hedva’s paradigm-shifting perspective in a series of slyly subversive and razor-sharp essays that range from the theoretical to the personal?from Deborah Levy and Susan Sontag to wrestling, kink, mysticism, death, and the color yellow. Drawing from their experiences with America’s byzantine healthcare system, and considering archetypes they call The Psychotic Woman, The Freak, and The Hag in Charge, Hedva offers a bracing indictment of the politics that exploit sickness?relying on and fueling ableism?to the detriment of us all.   With the insight of Anne Boyer’s The Undying and Leslie Jamison’s The Empathy Exams, and the wit of Samantha Irby, Hedva’s debut collection upends our collective understanding of disability. In their radical reimagining of a world where care and pain are symbiotic, and our bodies are allowed to live free and well, Hedva implores us to remember that illness is neither an inconvenience or inevitability, but an enlivening and elemental part of being alive.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/818492 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bedtime Stories Collection For Kids. 70 Relaxing Children's Fairy Tales for Better Sleep: A Soothing Fun Storybook of Fables for Toddlers, Perfect for Campfires and Kindergarten! Series: #1 of Calming Dinosaur Stories Author: Elena Chapman, Kids Trivia Narrator: Farah D Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 22, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: Are you ready to turn bedtime into an absolute explosion of magic, joy, and calm?! Imagine this: your child racing to bed, excitement bubbling over as they dive into a world filled with twinkling fairies, epic dino roars, and heartwarming adventures that pull them into the dreamiest sleep they’ve ever known! With 'Bedtime Stories Collection For Kids,' you’re not just hitting play—you’re unleashing over 70 extraordinary stories – a doorway to endless adventure, where dreams come alive and mornings shine brighter than ever! Watch as your child’s eyes grow heavy, their heart full of joy, and their imagination blooms with wonder. With this collection, bedtime becomes an enchanting journey your child can’t wait to go on every night. Get ready for quieter nights, brighter mornings, and the ultimate bedtime revolution where sleep is sweet, and dreams are even sweeter! Don’t miss it out - press play and let the magic begin - the adventure starts now!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/816211 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wretched of the Earth Author: Frantz Fanon Narrator: Aaron Goodson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: September 18, 2024 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: The definitive English translation by Constance Farrington.   First published in 1961, Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth offers a powerful exploration of race, colonialism, and the psychological impact of oppression. This seminal text has inspired generations of revolutionaries and activists, influencing movements from decolonization struggles in the Global South to Black Lives Matter. As a cornerstone of civil rights, anti-colonialism, and Black consciousness studies, Fanon's most celebrated work stands alongside such essential texts as Edward Said's Orientalism and The Autobiography of Malcolm X.   This audiobook is masterfully read by Aaron Goodson, and was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. Audio engineering by Mike Thal.   ©1961 Francois Maspero editeur S.A.R.L., translation (C) 1963 by Presence Africaine (P)2024 Echo Point Books & Media, LLC

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/793590 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forever Her Viscount Series: #5 of Dukes Most Wanted Author: Scarlett Scott Narrator: Sofia Lette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 23 minutes Release date: September 10, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Sparks fly between a hellion with a broken heart and a lord guarding his reputation in this deliciously steamy entry in the Dukes Most Wanted series from USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott. After a salacious rumor tarnished her reputation and caused the man she loved to cry off their engagement, Lady Charity Manners has dedicated herself to becoming an unapologetic hoyden. She’ll never fall in love with a man—or trust one—ever again. Especially not a quiet, brooding, proper lord who is too handsome for his own good. Neville Astley, Viscount Wilton, is a recluse by choice who has mostly avoided society until becoming the guardian of his niece. For her sake, he’s attending a Yorkshire country house party, despite preferring to be anywhere else. He wants nothing to do with romance or a wild hellion like Lady Charity. And yet, there’s something about her that he finds impossible to resist. Unexpected desire flares between the gentleman most likely to follow the rules and the lady most likely to break them. But while Charity will surrender her body willingly, she’ll never cede her heart. When Neville realizes he wants far more from her than a midnight tryst, he’ll do everything he can to persuade her that the only place she belongs is in his arms—forever. Heat level: Scorching! Don't say you weren't warned.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/807168 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Nexus: Una breve historia de las redes de información desde la Edad de Piedra hasta la IA Author: Yuval Noah Harari Narrator: Luis David García Márquez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 10, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Computers & Technology Publisher's Summary: El esperado nuevo libro de Yuval Noah Harari, uno de los pensadores más innovadores, interesantes y clarividentes de la actualidad, y autor de Sapiens, el fenómeno literario global que ha cautivado a millones de lectores. «El historiador tiene una habilidad endemoniada para exponer argumentos sofisticados sobre cuestiones complejas sin dolor para el lector [...]. Pocos pensadores pueden escribir 600 páginas plagadas de ideas innovadoras y estimulantes que el lector puede absorber como quien da un paseo por el campo. Aunque sea un campo de minas». Javier Sampedro, El País En Nexus, Harari contempla a la humanidad desde la amplia perspectiva de la historia para analizar cómo las redes de información han hecho y deshecho nuestro mundo. Durante los últimos 100.000 años, los sapiens hemos acumulado un enorme poder. Pero, a pesar de todos los descubrimientos, inventos y conquistas, ahora nos enfrentamos a una crisis existencial: el mundo está al borde del colapso ecológico, abunda la desinformación y nos precipitamos hacia la era de la I.A. Con todo el camino andando, ¿por qué somos una especie autodestructiva? A partir de una fascinante variedad de ejemplos históricos, desde la Edad de Piedra, pasando por la Biblia, la caza de brujas de principios de la Edad Moderna, el estalinismo y el nazismo, hasta el resurgimiento del populismo en nuestros días, Harari nos ofrece un marco revelador para indagar en las complejas relaciones que existen entre información y verdad, burocracia y mitología, y sabiduría y poder. Examina cómo diferentes sociedades y sistemas políticos han utilizado la información para lograr sus objetivos e imponer el orden, para bien y para mal. Y plantea las opciones urgentes a las que nos enfrentamos hoy en día, cuando la inteligencia no humana amenaza nuestra propia existencia. La información no es el principio activo de la verdad; tampoco una simple arma. Nexusexplora el esperanzador término medio entre estos extremos. La crítica ha dicho: «Tremendo, estimulante y muy bien razonado. Harari nos ofrece una visión de un futuro cada vez más próximo y que es al mismo tiempo emocionante y escalofriante. Si hay un libro que instaría a todo el mundo a leer, especialmente a nuestros líderes políticos, corporativos y culturales, es Nexus». Stephen Fry «Harari tiene una capacidad única para unir detalles mínimos de la historia con grandiosas megatendencias. Este libro, profundamente importante, llega en un momento crítico en el que todos reflexionamos sobre lo que implica la inteligencia artificial». Mustafa Suleyman «Harari utiliza múltiples ejemplos de la historia, la filosofía, la ciencia, la psicología y la teoría política para mostrar cómo la información es la corriente que subyace a toda actividad humana. De hecho, el talento de Harari es desenredar patrones complejos para revelar las intricadas estructuras que ocultan, a la vez que ilumina cómo afectan a nuestra vida cotidiana. Una lectura importante y oportuna ya que nuestra supervivencia está a merced de la información». Booklist

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Enchanted Lies of Céleste Artois Author: Ryan Graudin Narrator: Marisa Calin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 12 minutes Release date: August 27, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: In this lush and lyrical fantasy, Ryan Graudin transports readers to the hidden magical pockets of early 1900s Paris, a place of enchanted salons, fortune tellers who can change your stars, and doorways that can take you to the most unexpected places—and introduces readers to the delightful Céleste Artois, a con artist who will make a deal with the devil in exchange for her life...and change the fate of the world.  Once, Céleste Artois had dreams of being an artist. But when the creative elite of Paris dashed those plans, she turned her talents to forgery and cons. She and the Enchantresses—her two fellow thieves and best friends—see Paris as a rich hunting ground for marks. Yet even though their hideout in Peré Lachaise cemetery is bursting with francs, Céleste cannot rest. There is always more to take. And the blood she has begun to cough into her handkerchief means her time is running out.   But everything changes when she encounters Rafe, a mysterious and beautiful stranger who leads her to an enchanted salon—a place where artists can bring wondrous imaginations to life. Céleste is captivated by this establishment, and learns of the existence of magical Paris, hidden in the pockets and alleys of the ordinary world, if one only knows where to look.  Rafe offers Céleste an irresistible deal: the gift of time in exchange for lending him and his benefactor her forging talents. But one must be careful making deals with devils, and there's more to this hidden world than meets the eye. Shadows have begun to circle Paris. And soon, the Enchantresses will find that true magic is far more powerful, and deadly, than they ever imagined.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723403 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Talk with Anyone about Anything: The Practice of Safe Conversations Author: Harville Hendrix, Helen LaKelly Hunt Narrator: Rick Adamson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 59 minutes Release date: August 20, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Relationships & Intimacy Publisher's Summary: Relationships everywhere are in crisis due to our inability to talk about 'difference' without polarizing. Since objection to difference is the core human problem, we need a skill that helps us connect beyond difference. That's just what New York Times bestselling authors Dr. Harville Hendrix and Dr. Helen LaKelly Hunt offer in their new book: How To Talk With Anyone About Anything. They call it the Safe Conversations Dialogue process, which everyone can learn and teach, that moves all relationships from danger to safety, making connecting possible. For centuries, most of us humans have talked to others in monologues, believing that the world is the way we see it, that what we say about it is the 'truth' and we have assumed that everyone sees it 'our' way. If they do not, we experience tension and conflict on many levels. On the other hand, few of us have ever listened to others while they are talking and tried to see the world from their point of view while retaining our own perspective. Instead of listening to understand and collaborate about our differences, we tend to replace their perspective with our own. This results in polarization, not only in our personal lives and work environments, but also in the political and religious arenas we inhabit. This has led to anxiety, frustration, anger, violence, and war. Clearly, the world needs a new way to talk that transcends difference and leads to collaboration, co-creation, and cooperation. Getting the Love You Want, teach that the practice of Safe Conversations Dialogue impacts the 'physics of the Space Between.' Here is what they mean: - All of us live in and are a part of an energy field in which everything everywhere is connecting with everything everywhere. This energy field occupies the Space-Between us. - When there is safety in the energy field that occupies the Space-Between us, we can connect. - When there is anxiety in the Space Between, we defend ourselves. We cannot connect but tend to polarize. - Anyone, if they decide to, can restore safety in the Space Between by using a structure conversation skill called the Safe Conversations Dialogue.    In How to Talk with Anyone about Anything, Harville and Helen share the wisdom of the Safe Conversations process and the four structured and teachable skills that create safety and connection: - Dialogue: Dialogue is two or more people taking turns talking and listening. Monologue is one person talking and expecting everyone else to listen. When two or more people shift from Monologue to Dialogue, they can transform any relationship from conflict to safety, connection and collaboration. - Zero Negativity: Negativity disrupts safety and is non-negotiable for safe and thriving relationships. When Dialogue is practiced with Zero Negativity, criticism about what one does not have is replaced with a positive request for what one wants. This transforms conflict into safety and connecting. - Empathy: Empathy is the capacity to experience or imagine how another person has gone through life. When Dialogue is practiced with empathy, one can more easily accept the different perspective of another person and maintain one's own perspective without polarizing. - Affirmation: Affirmation is valuing another person because they exist rather than for what they have done for you. When Dialogue includes affirmation, the other person experiences themselves as human rather than as an 'object' that is valued because of what they do.   How to Talk with Anyone about Anything offers the keys to unlocking your ability to connect with others in a new and profoundly different way. And, as more of us hone that ability, together, we can bring about a fundamental shift in society away from our current focus on the 'self' and polarization about difference towards safety and true connection that includes total personal freedom, universal equality, radical inclusion, and celebration of diversity—a society in which we all collaborate with each other without surrendering our differences, co-create with each other about new solutions and cooperate with other to put them into practice. Then we will all live in the world of our dreams. Additional resources can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/773450 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lucky Cowboy: A Men of Stone Ridge Novel Series: #1 of Cowboys of Stone Ridge Author: Heatherly Bell Narrator: Johanna Parker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: July 30, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: This grumpy cowboy blames his best friend's sister for a family feud . . . Grumpy hero + sunshine heroine Sadie Stephens has loved her brother's best friend, Lincoln Carver, since she was a girl, but a family feud involving a runaway bride closed any options for a romance. Lincoln's only interest in her now is one of obligation and guilt. After all, he's the one responsible for the lassoing 'incident' (don't ask. Lincoln's life was perfect until his matchmaking granny stuck her nose in his business. Now, he's accidentally injured his best friend's sister, the woman partly responsible for a family feud. Contains mature themes.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/799989 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heal Thyself for Health and Longevity Author: Queen Afua Narrator: Camille Mazant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: July 29, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Aging & Healthy Lifestyle Publisher's Summary: The solution to our healing crisis lies in the fundamental question: Are we willing to challenge our appetites, desires, and wants? The extent of our change determines whether we are serious about healing ourselves. Queen Afua's years of observation and practice convince her that soul-searching consciousness is the mechanism the Creator blessed us with to overcome our addictions and afflictions. We, thus, welcome you to Heal Thyself for Health and Longevity, a path to purification and wellness. Queen Afua developed the Heal Thyself wellness freedom plan and fine-tuned this wholistic freedom plan for more than 30 years, day in and day out, season through season, in her waking hours and in her sleep. This wellness plan proves that we can indeed heal ourselves from our afflictions and thus attain body, mind, and spiritual balance. The plan is contained in this text, beautifully narrated by Camille Mazant. Produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. ©1991, 1998, 2001, 2002 Queen Afua (P)2023 Echo Point Books & Media, LLC

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719631 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Umbrella Murder: The Hunt for the Cold War's Most Notorious Killer Author: Ulrik Skotte Narrator: Justin Avoth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: July 25, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. London, September 1978: exiled Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is murdered in broad daylight on Waterloo Bridge with what appears to be a poison-tipped umbrella. It would become the most infamous unsolved killing of the Cold War. Many years later, young journalist Ulrik Skotte is approached with explosive new information about a man alleged to be responsible for Markov’s death – a spy code-named Piccadilly who worked for the Bulgarian secret service. This meeting launched Skotte into a hunt for the killer lasting more than a quarter of a century, bringing him face to face with eccentric conspiracy theorists, a washed-up former dictator, ageing Danish spooks – and, ultimately, with Agent Piccadilly himself. Drawing on an incredible cache of original documents, interviews and archive material, The Umbrella Murder provides jaw-dropping answers to questions that have persisted for nearly five decades: who killed Georgi Markov? And who has been protecting the assassin ever since? ©2024 Ulrik Skotte (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/802065 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Billionaire Professor: A Forbidden Romance Of Unexpected Love and Passion Author: Mimi West Narrator: Ken Mcnaughten, Kaden Catalina Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: July 21, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Erotica Publisher's Summary: She’s his best friend’s daughter. He’s her college professor. But both don’t know this harsh reality when their eyes first lock at a crowded club and they succumb to the call of sizzling hot desire. In the intellectual world of a busy Chicago college where up-and-coming writers dream up stories of success and glory, a billionaire editor with a keen eye for talent finds himself entangled in a web of passion with a beautiful, soon-to-be-graduate. As a future mentor and confidant, Theo doesn’t have to think twice when he’s given the chance to kill two birds with one stone: teach writing at college and spend time with his best friend in the windy city of Chicago. Yet within the heady enchantment of a club in the city, he finds himself drawn to Kaylee—a beautiful woman who is as physically alluring as she is mentally seductive.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/757618 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Went Wrong With Capitalism Author: Ruchir Sharma Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: July 4, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Business & Career Development Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A radical examination by a leading financial analyst, commentator and investor of the ills of capitalism and how they can be fixed What went wrong with capitalism? Ruchir Sharma’s explanation is unlike any you have heard before. Progressives are partly right when they mock modern capitalism as “socialism for the rich,” but what really happened in recent decades is that government in developed nations expanded in just about every measurable dimension, from spending and regulation to the sheer scale of its rescues each time the economy wobbled. The result, Sharma says, is “socialized risk,” expensive government guarantees, for everyone—welfare for the poor, entitlements for the middle class, and bailouts for the rich. Voters say they are disillusioned with capitalism, but a system so distorted by government interventions is a dysfunctional version of free market ideals. As a result, productivity and economic growth have slowed sharply, shrinking the pie for everyone and stoking popular anger. Since these flaws developed as the government expanded, building an even bigger state will only double down on what’s gone wrong. The answer Sharma offers is a series of seven fixes to restore the balance between state support and free markets and lay the path to a more prosperous and happier future. © Ruchir Sharma 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/707314 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reckless: TikTok Made Me Buy It! The epic romantasy series not to be missed Series: #2 of The Powerless Trilogy Author: Lauren Roberts Narrator: Chase Brown, Cecily Bednar Schmidt, Jared Zeus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 24 minutes Release date: July 2, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.62 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Popular on #BookTok Publisher's Summary: THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES! OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD. Praise for Powerless: ‘Nothing short of epic’ Rosie Talbot, bestselling author of Sixteen Souls 'A thrilling fantasy with the most delicious slow-burn romance' M.A. Kuzniar, bestselling author of Midnight in Everwood ‘A masterpiece’ Goodreads Reader Review ‘Everyone needs to read it’ TikTok Review ‘The BEST book I’ve read’ NetGalley Reader Review ‘A sizzling slice of fantasy romance’ Booksellers Review ‘Incredible and impressive’ Goodreads Reader Reader ‘A riveting fantasy debut’ Bookseller Review  ‘This destroyed me... In a good way!’ Bookseller Review With more than 60 million views on TikTok, the second heart-racing instalment in this bestselling and sizzling fantasy romance trilogy. Perfect for fans of Fourth Wing and The Hunger Games. The kingdom of Ilya is in turmoil… After surviving the Purging Trials, Ordinary-born Paedyn Gray has killed the King, and kickstarted a Resistance throughout the land. Now she’s running from the one person she had wanted to run to. Kai Azer is now Ilya’s Enforcer, loyal to his brother Kitt, the new King. He has vowed to find Paedyn and bring her to justice.   Across the deadly Scorches, and deep into the hostile city of Dor, Kai pursues the one person he wishes he didn’t have to. But in a city without Elites, the balance between the hunter and hunted shifts – and the battle between duty and desire is deadly. Be swept away by this bestselling, dagger-to-the-throat romantasy trilogy taking the world by storm.  Powerless and Powerful available now.  Follow Lauren Roberts on TikTok and Instagram @LaurenRobertsLibrary.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/757714 to listen full audiobooks. Title: HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Projects and Initiatives Series: Part of HBR\'s 10 Must Reads Author: Harvard Business Review Narrator: Kitty Hendrix, Lyle Blaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 12 minutes Release date: June 25, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Career Development Publisher's Summary: Everyone is now a project leader—learn how to manage them more effectively. If you read (or listen to) nothing else on managing projects and initiatives, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you lead initiatives that will inspire your people, tackle your biggest challenges with agile, and prepare yourself and your organization for a world driven by projects. This book will inspire you to reap benefits from your initiatives more quickly; become a better project sponsor; kill initiatives that aren't performing; navigate the politics of innovation projects; keep AI and digital transformation on track; and prepare for the next generation of project management tools. HBR's 10 Must Reads series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. The series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/760674 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Born of Gilded Mountains Author: Amanda Dykes Narrator: Sandy Rustin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 11 minutes Release date: June 18, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: A lost treasure. A riddled quest. The healing power of friendship. Legends are tucked into every fold of the Colorado mountains surrounding the quaint town of Mercy Peak, where residents are the stuff of tall tales, the peaks are taller still, and a lost treasure has etched mystery into the very terrain. In 1948, when outsider Mercy Windsor arrives after a scandal shatters her gilded world as Hollywood’s beloved leading lady, she is determined to forge a new life in obscurity in this time-forgotten Colorado haven. She purchases Wildwood, an abandoned estate with a haunting history, and begins to restore it to its former glory. But as she does, her every move tugs at the threads of the mountain’s lore, unearthing what became of her long-lost pen pal Rusty Bright, and the whereabouts of the infamous Galloping Goose Railcar No. 8, which vanished years ago—along with the mailbag it carried, whose contents could change the course of countless lives. Not to mention the fabled treasure that—if found—could right so many wrongs. Among the towering mountains that stand as silent witnesses, the ghosts of the past entangle with the courage of the present to find a place where healing, friendship, and hope can abide amid a world forever changed.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/792704 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bedtime Stories For Adults: An Ultimate Audiobook Collection For Deep Sleep & Relaxation Series: Part of Mindfulness & Self Healing Author: Selena Nichols Narrator: Farah D Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 2 minutes Release date: June 13, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Medicine & Naturopathy Publisher's Summary: Hey there, fellow dream-seeker! Are you tired of battling with restless thoughts when all you crave is a tranquil night's rest? Well, listen up because I've got the remedy for those weary eyes and restless minds! Introducing 'Bedtime Stories For Adults: An Ultimate Audiobook Collection For Deep Sleep & Relaxation' – your ticket to a serene slumber like never before. Inside this treasure trove of tranquility, you'll find three enchanting audiobooks meticulously crafted to whisk you away into a world of blissful repose. Immerse yourself once more in the comforting embrace of stories designed to lull you into a state of serenity, paving the way for deep, rejuvenating sleep. Let the power of storytelling guide you to the land of dreams, where rest and rejuvenation await at every turn. It's time to reclaim your nights and awaken refreshed and ready to conquer the day. Sweet dreams await – all you have to do is press play. Are you ready to embrace the beauty of a newfound sense of harmony?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719057 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Walk in the Park Author: Kevin Fedarko Narrator: Kevin Fedarko Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 40 minutes Release date: May 28, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “A triumph. Fedarko doesn’t describe awe; he induces it.” —The New York Times Book Review * “Passionate…memorable…life-affirming.” —The Wall Street Journal From the author of the beloved bestseller The Emerald Mile, a rollicking and poignant account of an epic 750-mile odyssey, on foot, through the heart of America’s most magnificent national park and the grandest wilderness on earth. Two friends, zero preparation, one dream. A few years after quitting his job to follow an ill-advised dream of becoming a guide on the Colorado River, Kevin Fedarko was approached by his best friend, National Geographic photographer Pete McBride, with a vision as bold as it was harebrained. Together, they would embark on an end-to-end traverse of the Grand Canyon, a journey that, McBride promised, would be “a walk in the park.” Against his better judgment, Fedarko agreed, unaware that the small cluster of experts who had completed the crossing billed it as “the toughest hike in the world.” The ensuing ordeal, which lasted more than a year, revealed a place that was deeper, richer, and far more complex than anything the two men had imagined—and came within a hair’s breadth of killing them both. They struggled to make their way through a vertical labyrinth of thousand-foot cliffs and crumbling ledges where water is measured out by the teaspoon and every step is fraught with peril—and where, even today, there is still no trail along the length of the country’s best-known and most iconic park. Along the way, veteran long-distance hikers ushered them into secret pockets, invisible to the millions of tourists gathered on the rim, where only a handful of humans have ever laid eyes. Members of the canyon’s eleven Native American tribes brought them face-to-face with layers of history that forced them to reconsider myths at the center of our national parks—and exposed them to the threats of commercial tourism. Even Fedarko’s dying father, who had first pointed him toward the canyon more than forty years earlier but had never set foot there himself, opened him to a new way of seeing the landscape. And always, there was the great gorge itself: austere and unforgiving but suffused with magic, drenched in wonder, and redeemed by its own transcendent beauty. A singular portrait of a sublime place, A Walk in the Park is a deeply moving plea for the preservation of America’s greatest natural treasure.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719660 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Day Trading Attention: How to Actually Build Brand and Sales in the New Social Media World Author: Gary Vaynerchuk Narrator: Gary Vaynerchuk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24 minutes Release date: May 21, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Business & Career Development Publisher's Summary: “One thing I've learned being around Gary for the last decade is that when he sees new consumer trends or new best practices in marketing, people should listen and act on them.” — Michael Rubin, CEO of Fanatics In his seventh business book, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and investor Gary Vaynerchuk offers fresh, in-depth advice to enhance brand development, grow sales, and beat the competition using modern advertising strategies grounded in social media. In his 2013 bestseller Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook, Gary Vaynerchuk showed the world how to create winning content for underpriced attention channels. But since then, new platforms have emerged, others have become less relevant, and algorithms are incentivizing new styles of content. New skills are necessary to create advertising that builds brand and sales. In his latest book, Vaynerchuk argues that today’s fast-growing businesses, brands, content creators, and influencers have one thing in common: They mastered storytelling in areas of underpriced attention, which predominantly exists across a handful of social media platforms. Informed by 20+ years of business and marketing success, he contends that the biggest transformation and opportunity is the “TikTokification of Social Media.” Increasingly, platforms are distributing content based on what users are interested in, rather than who they follow. Small businesses, large corporations, and creators can take advantage of this trend to develop brand and grow sales by producing relevant, strategic content, even if they don’t have an audience. But how does one make relevant content? What should advertisements look like, in this new world? In this book, Vaynerchuk provides detailed answers to these questions and more, revealing the tactics to master modern advertising with strategies you can apply to the moment you’re currently living in. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742605 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perfume and Pain: A Novel Author: Anna Dorn Narrator: Natalie Naudus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: May 21, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: “Perceptive and witty—like a Sally Rooney novel set in Southern California.” —Star Tribune (Minneapolis) “It’s this author’s best work yet. A Sapphic roller-coaster ride.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A controversial LA author attempts to revive her career and finally find true love in this hilarious nod to 1950s lesbian pulp fiction. Having recently moved both herself and her formidable perfume bottle collection into a tiny bungalow in Los Angeles, mid-list author Astrid Dahl finds herself back in the Zoom writer’s group she cofounded, Sapphic Scribes, after an incident that leaves her and her career lightly canceled. But she temporarily forgets all that by throwing herself into a few sexy distractions—like Ivy, a grad student researching 1950s lesbian pulp who smells like metallic orchids, or her new neighbor, Penelope, who smells like patchouli. Penelope, a painter living off Urban Outfitters settlement money, immediately ingratiates herself in Astrid’s life, bonding with her best friends and family, just as Astrid and Ivy begin to date in person. Astrid feels judged and threatened by Penelope, a responsible older vegan, but also finds her irresistibly sexy. When Astrid receives an unexpected call from her agent with the news that actress and influencer Kat Gold wants to adapt her previous novel for TV, Astrid finally has a chance to resurrect her waning career. But the pressure causes Astrid’s worst vice to rear its head—the Patricia Highsmith, a blend of Adderall, alcohol, and cigarettes—and results in blackouts and a disturbing series of events. Unapologetically feminine yet ribald, steamy yet hilarious, Anna Dorn has crafted an exquisite homage to the lesbian pulp of yore, reclaiming it for our internet and celebrity-obsessed world. With notes of Southern California citrus and sultry smokiness, Perfume and Pain is a satirical romp through Hollywood and lesbian melodrama.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/785071 to listen full audiobooks. Title: MILF Erotica 36-Pack : Collection 1 (Giant Collection Of MILF Breeding Threesome Anal Sex Erotica) Author: Nicki Menage, Tori Westwood Narrator: Cherry Jett, Sallybeth, Edie Olliver, Sierra Kline, Kelly Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 14, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Erotica Publisher's Summary: MILFs, MILFs, MILFs! They’re here in a 36 audiobooks story collection spanning 18 hours, featuring breeding, threesomes, anal sex, lesbian sex and everything in between. If you like the sound of older women with younger men and women, then you’ll love the hot stories in this collection. Featuring: ‘Popping My Anal Cherry At 40,’ ‘Harboring His Length In My Butt,’ ‘I Took My Lodger Before He Became A Priest,’ ‘Naked Gym,’ ‘Sex With My Friend’s Son In The Sauna,’ ‘I Used The Bimbo App To Claim Him,’ ‘Greased,’ ‘Sprint Finish,’ ‘Snaring My Lodger At The Gym,’ ‘He’s In My Behind,’ ‘So Dirty I Had To Show Him How To Shower,’ ‘Back Seat Cinema Sex With My Lodger,’ ‘Bred Beneath The Stars,’ ‘Bimbo Beach,’ ‘My New Perfume Turned Me Bimbo,’ ‘Sex Ed.’ ‘Sprint Finish,’ ‘Secret Candy Sends Me Smutty,’ ‘Taken In The Fitting Room,’ ‘My Assistant’s Bun In My Back Over,’ ‘Taking My Lodger After My High School Reunion,’ ‘Insatiable,’ ‘An Audiobook Anal Session,’ ‘Thanksgiving Stuffing,’ ‘I Caught Them Both Playing,’ ‘Double Trouble,’ ‘My Friend In My Unholiness,’ ‘I Kicked Her Out To Take Him In My Behind,’ ‘New Balls Please,’ ‘His Sex Lesson,’ ‘Sex With My Caddy On The Links,’ ‘Super MILFs Need Sex Too,’ ‘Whose Is The Adult DVD?’ ‘V.R Sex With My Husband And His Friend,’ ‘The MILF Drops By,’ and ‘Begging For His Seed Twice.’

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/61046 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Six-Gun Caballero Author: L. Ron Hubbard Narrator: Shaun Duke, Jim Meskimen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 51 minutes Release date: April 29, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: He's handsome, charming, and totally outgunned. He's Michael Patrick Obañon. Obañon's lost his New Mexico spread — and he could lose his life if he's not careful. A ruthless band of renegades have seized his land, and he's determined to get it back. Part Irish, part Mexican, Obañon is as American as they come — crafty, confident, and cool under fire — and before he's done the world will know how the West will be won. Ride a trail of fast guns and quick wit to the western frontier as the audio version of Six-Gun Caballero brings American history to life.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/143757 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Mission Earth Volume 4: An Alien Affair Series: #4 of Mission Earth Author: L. Ron Hubbard Narrator: Thomas Toner, John Beach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 29, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Science Fiction Publisher's Summary: What on Earth are the Voltarians up to now? Fast cars... and fast women. Start your engines! Voltarian Royal Officer Jettero Heller is putting the pedal to the metal — and the action is about to shift into high gear. People of Earth take note: there is nothing more seductive, more tantalizing or more terrifying than An Alien Affair. The granddaddy of all series. — Los Angeles Times

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136165 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tomb of the Ten Thousand Dead Author: L. Ron Hubbard Narrator: Ralph Lister, R.F. Daley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 2 minutes Release date: April 29, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Westerns & War Publisher's Summary: Captain Gordon is flying a team of anthropologists to the mountains of the Middle East in search of ancient history. But the discovery of a long-buried map leads to high adventure, untold treasure, and cold-blooded murder.... Join the thrilling treasure hunt as the award-winning audio version of The Tomb of the Ten Thousand Dead gives voice to one of history's greatest mysteries.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/671978 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Life: How to raise your standards, find your person and live happily (no matter what) Author: Matthew Hussey Narrator: Matthew Hussey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 1 minute Release date: April 25, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Relationships & Intimacy Publisher's Summary: An essential set of tools and principles for healing your heart, finding love, and loving life. Finding love can be hard. Being single can feel even harder. In Love Life, world-renowned coach and New York Times bestselling author Matthew Hussey provides a practical roadmap for letting go of past relationships, overcoming the fear of getting left behind, and finding the love we want. Sometimes it feels like life and love are working against us. Just finding someone we like can be a struggle. Even when we do, we often find they’re not ready, or they want different things. Then there’s the internal fears and anxieties that lead us to self-sabotage—the ones that make us indulge the wrong behavior, hold back from expressing our needs for fear of losing someone, or overinvest in people and lose ourselves in the process. Love Life sheds light on these common patterns and how to overcome them, by showing us how to adopt new standards, elegantly communicate them, and develop the deepest levels of confidence that underpin them. Like many of us, Hussey has gone through major life changes over the past decade, and he opens up about his experiences, vulnerabilities, and mistakes. Love Life is about doing love better. More than a book about romantic relationships, Love Life shows us how to take control of each of the major relationships in our lives: our relationship with others, our relationship with ourselves, and our relationship with life itself. Our love lives have the power to elevate or eradicate the adjacent joy in our lives. Love Life sets you on the path to finding the love of your life, while deepening your love for life.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/760479 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Humor Habit: Rewire Your Brain to Stress Less, Laugh More, and Achieve More'er Author: Paul Osincup Narrator: Paul Osincup Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: April 23, 2024 Genres: Career Development Publisher's Summary: In The Humor Habit, veteran speaker, corporate trainer, and comedian Paul Osincup delivers a hilarious and effective new take on how to make yourself and your team more productive and resilient by focusing on the funny side of work and life. In the book, you'll learn why humor isn't an in-born quality you're either born with or without. Instead, it's a habit you can develop over time. You'll find 100 ways to have more fun at work, methods to improve your resilience in dealing with adversity, and an explanation of the author's 'LAFTER' model that shows you how to leverage levity at work. You'll also discover: ● The latest insights from contemporary positive psychology combined with timeless comedic techniques that enhance your wellbeing ● Strategies to help you battle 'chronic seriousness,' a condition affecting virtually every professional in the working world ● Ways to boost your team members' brainpower and productivity using humor Perfect for managers, executives, team leads, directors, and other business leaders, The Humor Habit is the practical, hands-on guide to improved productivity that's actually fun to listen to—and even more fun to implement.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700270 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence Author: Zeinab Badawi Narrator: Zeinab Badawi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 18, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Everyone is originally from Africa, and this book is therefore for everyone. For too long, Africa's history has been neglected. Dominated by western narratives of slavery and colonialism, its past has been fragmented, overlooked and denied its rightful place in our global story. Now, Zeinab Badawi guides us through Africa's spectacular history, from the origins of humanity, through ancient civilisations and medieval empires with powerful queens and kings, to the miseries of conquest and the elation of independence. Seeking out occluded histories from across the continent, meeting with countless historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and local storytellers, and travelling through more than thirty countries, Badawi weaves together a fascinating new account of Africa: an epic, sweeping history of the oldest inhabited continent on the planet, told through the voices of Africans themselves. ©2024 Zeinab Badawi (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/764512 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Night's Reckoning: An Elemental Legacy Novel Series: #3 of Elemental Legacy Author: Elizabeth Hunter Narrator: Sean William Doyle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 2, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Pulse-driving paranormal mystery from USA Today Bestseller, Elizabeth Hunter. Darkness comes for everyone, and some fates are inescapable. For over a thousand years, the legendary sword Laylat al Hisab—the Night’s Reckoning—has been lost in the waters of the East China Sea. Forged as a peace offering between two ancient vampires, the sword has eluded treasure hunters, human and immortal alike. But in time, even the deep gives up its secrets. When Tenzin’s sire hears about the ninth century shipwreck found off the coast of southern China, Zhang Guo realizes he’ll need the help of an upstart pirate from Shanghai to retrieve it. And since that pirate has no desire to be in the middle of an ancient war, Cheng calls the only allies who might be able to help him avoid it. Unfortunately, Tenzin is on one side of the globe and Ben is on the other. Tenzin knows she’ll need Ben’s keen mind and political skills to complete the job. She also knows gaining Ben’s cooperation won’t be an easy task. She’ll have to drag him back into the darkness he’s been avoiding. Whether Ben knows it or not, his fate is balanced on the edge of a thousand-year-old blade, and one stumble could break everything Tenzin has worked toward. Night’s Reckoning is the third novel in the Elemental Legacy series, a paranormal mystery by Elizabeth Hunter, USA Today bestselling author of the Elemental Mysteries.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741376 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Run It Like a Business: Strategies for Arts Organizations to In­crease Audiences, Remain Relevant, and Multiply Money--Without Losing the Art Author: Aubrey Bergauer Narrator: Shaina Summerville Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: March 19, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: In the US alone, the arts are a $763 billion sector whose 100,000+ organizations serve almost every community in the nation. There's no reason arts organizations should struggle to make ends meet. Running your arts organization like a business is your path forward to: ● Grow audiences and keep them coming back again ● Make our organizations more inclusive ● Get younger attendees in the seats and on the donor rolls ● Continue to create the art we love—without the stress of figuring out how to afford it Just because arts organizations are non-profits doesn't mean they shouldn't make money; it means the money they make goes back to fund the mission—whether that's music, visual arts, theatre, dance, or one of many other mediums that enrich our lives. The for-profit world knows how to achieve success across customer engagement, user experience, company culture, the subscription economy, technology and media, new revenue streams, and brand relevance. Run It Like a Business provides a powerful, proven framework to help all arts organizations revitalize their economic engines and ultimately serve the arts and its patrons.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/697228 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Princess of Las Vegas: A Novel Author: Chris Bohjalian Narrator: Grace Experience, Saskia Maarleveld Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 32 minutes Release date: March 19, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Suspense Publisher's Summary: One of Elle’s Best and Most Anticipated Mysteries of 2024 • THE PRINCESS IS FAKE. THE MURDERS ARE REAL • From the New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant and The Lioness, a Princess Diana impersonator and her estranged sister find themselves drawn into a dangerous game of money and murder in this twisting tale of organized crime, cryptocurrency, and family secrets on the Las Vegas strip. Crissy Dowling has created a world that suits her perfectly. She passes her days by the pool in a private cabana, she splurges on ice cream but never gains an ounce, and each evening she transforms into a Princess, performing her musical cabaret inspired by the life of the late Diana Spencer. Some might find her strange or even delusional, an American speaking with a British accent, hair feathered into a style thirty years old, living and working in a casino that has become a dated trash heap. On top of that, Crissy’s daily diet of Adderall and Valium leaves her more than a little tipsy, her Senator boyfriend has gone back to his wife, and her entire career rests on resembling a dead woman. And yet, fans see her for the gifted chameleon she is, showering her with gifts, letters, and standing ovations night after night. But when Crissy’s sister, Betsy, arrives in town with a new boyfriend and a teenage daughter, and when Richie Morley, the owner of the Buckingham Palace Casino, is savagely murdered, Crissy’s carefully constructed kingdom comes crashing down all around her. A riveting tale of identity, obsession, fintech, and high-tech mobsters, The Princess of Las Vegas is an addictive, wildly original thriller from one of our most extraordinary storytellers.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/747433 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Viking: New World Book 7 Series: #7 of New World (Hosker) Author: Griff Hosker Narrator: Marston York Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27 minutes Release date: February 29, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: The journey of Erik the Viking is almost done but the Norns have not yet finished spinning and their webs threaten to engulf Erik, his family and his growing clan. He may be getting old, but Erik is still a force to be reckoned with and when others falter, the last Viking in the New World is there to steer the clan to safety. This is the last audiobook in the saga that has been the story of Erik the Navigator.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/669713 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prophecy of Wind Series: #4 of Jayne Thorne, CIA Librarian Author: Joss Walker, R.L. Perez Narrator: Erin Moon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 27 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Joss Walker and R. L. Perez present Book 4 in the Jayne Thorne, CIA Librarian series. Contains mature themes.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722584 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Fault Series: #3 of Culpable Author: Mercedes Ron Narrator: Hannah Carmona, Hugo Locke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 8 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: *A BookTok and Wattpad Viral Sensation* Fast-paced and sizzling with a forbidden enemies-to-lovers romance, Our Fault is the final book in Mercedes Ron's Culpable trilogy. This suspenseful YA series untangles the threads of love, trauma, and secrets, perfect for fans of Ugly Love and After. Nick and Noah's rocky relationship is struggling through its worst moment, and it seems that nothing can go back to the way it was before. They will have to surmount a new and frightening set of challenges to finally understand if they are really made for each other or if being apart is their only chance to be happy. Love is not always enough, and forgiveness sometimes doesn't fix what's been broken. But can you forget such a strong connection? How can memories tattooed on the heart be erased? Will they be able to leave the past behind and start over? Contains mature themes.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/524945 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Series: Part of The Roald Dahl Series Author: Roald Dahl Narrator: David Tennant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 15 minutes Release date: February 8, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Puffin. This audio edition of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory is narrated by iconic British actor David Tennant (Doctor Who, Good Omens, Around The World in 80 Days), and is bursting with fantabulous sound effects. Greetings to you, the lucky finder of this Gold Ticket from Mr Willy Wonka! Tremendous things are in store for you! Charlie Bucket's life is about to change forever, thanks to one miraculous moment! Willy Wonka, chocolate maker extraordinaire, has hidden five golden tickets in five ordinary bars of chocolate, and any child who finds one will get the chance to visit his incredible factory. And Charlie has found one . . . But so have . . . Augustus Gloop - a glutton for chocolate Veruca Salt - a spoiled and selfish brat Violet Beauregarde - a repulsive gum-chewer Mike Teavee - a television fiend With a chocolate river, delectable confectionery and mysterious Oompa Loompas, Mr Wonka's factory is the most wondrous place Charlie has ever seen. © 1964 The Roald Dahl Story Company Ltd (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734207 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Feather Series: #4 of Twitchers Author: M. G. Leonard Narrator: M.G. Leonard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 32 minutes Release date: February 8, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Mystery & Fantasy Publisher's Summary: The Twitchers have one last mystery to solve – and this time it's a heist! The final unputdownable adventure in wildlife queen M.G. Leonard's bestselling birdwatching detective series. On a school trip to the Royal Swan Natural History Museum, Ava finds herself at the centre of a heist: hundreds of invaluable bird of paradise skins from the Alfred Wallace Collection have been stolen! When she discovers a large jet-black feather, she's sure it's a clue, but the police won't listen to her. Slipping away, she takes the case to the Twitchers in an investigation that leads them to the bizarre and sinister world of fly-fishing, and to a mysterious girl with a pet Raven called Caliban and a dangerous ring of thieves and smugglers...

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/747428 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sentinel of the North: Border Knight Book 9 Series: #9 of Border Knight Author: Griff Hosker Narrator: Marston York Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 23 minutes Release date: February 1, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: When Sir William and his father, Sir Thomas of Stockton, the grandson of the Warlord, return from the crusade, they have to fight a new enemy: The Scots. Now that Queen Joan has died then King Alexander of Scotland is under the influence of the French. Sir William has to defend a perilously under protected border. King Henry loses a disastrous battle to the French and the men of the Tees Valley are decimated. This is when Sir William will be truly tested for he is alone with fewer men than he needs. A fast-moving novel which shows the border between Scotland and England at a time when Kings and nobles had yet to decide precisely where it was!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/671601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: High on Life: How to naturally harness the power of six key hormones and revolutionise yourself Author: David Jp Phillips Narrator: David Jp Phillips Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 57 minutes Release date: February 1, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Mental Health & Psychology Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Neurochemicals affect just about everything in our bodies, including how we think and feel. Supercharge your brain and activate your best self by diving deep into hormonal health and understanding how just six key substances can transform your mind and body with lasting effects. Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, Cortisol, Endorphin and Testosterone - these are the six substances that internationally acclaimed Swedish public speaker and coach David JP Phillips will guide you through to understand just how our chemistry can affect us and how we can take control and affect it. In this simple and accessible guide, learn how to harness the immense power of your mind to its fullest potential and optimize your body's chemical factory to achieve lasting transformation. This book will lead you to the future you desire and is for everyone who wants to feel high on life for real. 'A hands-on manual for influencing human happiness through your own biology... It doesn't get any better than this!' - Thomas Erikson author of Surrounded by Idiots ©2024 David JP Phillips (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722882 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Origins Series: #1 of Orphans Author: Mike Evans Narrator: Tj Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 30, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Action & Adventure Publisher's Summary: Follow the desperate journey of a scientist who will stop at nothing to save the woman he loves from a disease that is slowly consuming her body. But his actions have unintended consequences that plunge the world into a bloody and chaotic apocalypse, where the living are outnumbered by the ravenous, superhuman zombies that roam the streets. In this toxic new world, no one is safe. The scientist's only son must navigate this character-driven hell, facing unimaginable challenges as he fights for survival in a world where death lurks around every corner. Amid the chaos and destruction, the son must find a way to bring hope to the apocalyptic nightmare, but the odds are against him. With danger and betrayal at every turn, he must summon all his courage and strength to overcome the challenges that stand in his way. Can he survive in a world that has been turned upside down by the virus? Can he find a cure to stop the zombie apocalypse? The fate of humanity rests in his hands. Contains mature themes.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680525 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gut Check: Unleash The Power of Your Microbiome to Reverse Disease and Transform Your Mental, Physical, and Emotional Health Series: #7 of The Plant Paradox Author: Steven R. Gundry, M.D. Narrator: Steven R. Gundry, M.D. Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: January 9, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Biology & Chemistry Publisher's Summary: In this groundbreaking addition to his New York Times bestselling Plant Paradox series, Steven R.Gundry, MD offers a definitive guide to the gut biome and its control over its home—us!—revealing the unimaginably complex and intelligent ecosystem controlling our health and teaching us how to heal our guts to prevent and reverse every type of disease. We may believe that we are the masters of our fates, but in reality, we are at the mercy of hundreds of trillions of single-celled organisms that exert control over every aspect of how our minds and bodies function. These are the diverse species of microbes living in our guts, mouths, and skin that work together synergistically to communicate with each other and with every system in our bodies. You are your microbiome’s home, and it wants to take care of you, but first you have to protect it. In Gut Check, Dr. Steven Gundry reveals the emerging science proving that Hippocrates was right – all disease begins in the gut. When our microbiomes are out of balance, it affects our immune systems, our hormone levels, our mental health, our longevity, and our risk of developing autoimmunity, heart, and neurodegenerative disease, as well as arthritis, diabetes, and cancer. Yet, not all hope is lost: disease can also be healed in the gut if we choose to treat our microbes right. In Gut Check, Dr. Gundry shows us how.  In his warm, authoritative voice, Dr. Gundry provides us with the keys to unlocking our gut health, allowing our bodies, and its microbiome, to function at their highest potential. Sharing shocking new research as well as a detailed eating plan with food lists and recipes to heal and rebalance the microbiome, Gut Check provides the cutting-edge information and tools we need to repair our health and reclaim our lives.  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719049 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Movie Novel Author: Seth Cuddeback, Emma Tammi, Scott Cawthon Narrator: Suzanne Elise Freeman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 5 minutes Release date: December 26, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Mystery & Thriller Publisher's Summary: The official movie novelization audiobook of the Five Nights at Freddy's movie! The hugely anticipated Five Nights at Freddy's movie from director Emma Tammi starring Matthew Lillard (Scream, Scooby-Doo) and Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games series, The Disaster Artist) hits theaters on October 27th, 2023, with a script from creator Scott Cawthon, Seth Cuddeback, and Emma Tammi. This movie novelization audiobook is a must-have for any Freddy fan!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/714425 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song Author: Judith Tick Narrator: Carmen Jewel Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 55 minutes Release date: December 26, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) possessed one of the twentieth century's most astonishing voices. Historian Judith Tick offers a sublime portrait of this ambitious risk-taker whose exceptional musical spontaneity made her a transformational artist. Becoming Ella Fitzgerald clears up long-enduring mysteries. Archival research and in-depth family interviews shed new light on the singer's difficult childhood, the tragic death of her mother, and the year she spent in a girls' reformatory school—where she sang in its renowned choir and dreamed of being a dancer. Rarely seen profiles from the Black press offer precious glimpses of Fitzgerald's tense experiences of racial discrimination and her struggles with constricting models of Black and white femininity. Breaking ground as a female bandleader, Fitzgerald refuted expectations of musical Blackness, deftly balancing artistic ambition and market expectations. Her legendary exploration of the Great American Songbook in the 1950s fused a Black vocal aesthetic and jazz improvisation to revolutionize the popular repertoire. This hybridity often confounded critics, yet Ella reached audiences around the world, electrifying concert halls, and sold millions of records. This book describes a powerful woman who set a standard for American excellence nearly unmatched in the twentieth century.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Choque de reyes (Canción de hielo y fuego 2): La inspiración para la serie original de HBO® Series: #2 of Canción de hielo y fuego Author: George R.R. Martin Narrator: Victor Manuel Espinoza Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 13 minutes Release date: December 14, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: He aquí la esperada secuela de Juego de tronos, segundo volumen de Canción de hielo y fuego, la saga fantástica que ha conquistado a millones de lectores en todo el mundo. Choque de reyes es el segundo volumen de Canción de hielo y fuego, la monumental saga de fantasía épica del escritor George R. R. Martin que ha vendido más de 20 millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo. De la saga que inspiró la filmación de la aclamada serie televisiva de HBO: Game of Thrones. 'Ahora hay más reyes en el reino que ratas en un castillo', afirma uno de los personajes de Choque de reyes. Y es que después de la sospechosa muerte de Robert Baratheon, el monarca de los Siete Reinos, su hijo Joffrey ha sido impuesto por la fuerza, aunque 'quienes realmente gobiernan son su madre, un eunuco y un enano', como dice la voz del pueblo. Cuatro nobles se proclaman, a la vez, reyes legítimos, y las tierras de Poniente se estremecen entre guerras y traiciones. Y todo este horror se encuentra presidido por la más ominosa de las señales: un inmenso cometa color sangre suspendido en el cielo. En esta novela prodigiosa nada es realmente lo que parece ser. Los protagonistas, trazados con una complejidad asombrosa, son capaces de hacerse odiar o amar desde las primeras páginas. George R. R. Martin, con pulso firme y enérgico, vuelve a ofrecernos un brillante despliegue de personajes, en una trama rica, densa y sorprendente. Nos convierte en testigos de luchas fratricidas, intrigas y traiciones palaciegas en una tierra maldita por la guerra, donde fuerzas ocultas se alzan de nuevo y acechan para reinar en las noches del largo invierno que se avecina. La crítica ha dicho: 'Martin supera holgadamente las expectativas creadas con el primer título y continúa la que está llamada a ser una de las mejores series de fantasía de todos los tiempos.' - The Denver Post

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691308 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hell's Angels: The True Story of the 303rd Bomb Group in World War II Author: Jay A. Stout Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 2 minutes Release date: December 12, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: The true story of World War 2’s legendary Hell’s Angels—the 8th Air Force’s 303rd Bomb Group.   Although the United States declared war against Germany in December 1941, a successful assault on Nazi-occupied Europe could not happen until Germany’s industrial and military might were crippled. The first target was the Luftwaffe—the most powerful and battle-hardened air force in the world. The United States Army Air Forces joined with Great Britain’s already-engaged Royal Air Force to launch a strategic air campaign that ultimately brought the Luftwaffe to its knees. One of the standout units of this campaign was the legendary 303rd Bomb Group—Hell’s Angels.   This is the 303rd’s story, as told by the men who made it what it was. Taking their name from their B-17 of the same name, they became one of the most distinguished and important air combat units in history. The dramatic and terrible air battles they fought against Germany ultimately changed the course of the war.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/732094 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El libro de los secretos vivientes (Fantasía juvenil) Author: Madeleine Roux Narrator: Fran De La Torre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 44 minutes Release date: November 30, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: ADELLE Y CONNIE son íntimas amigas desde hace años, unidas por su amor a una novela poco conocida, Moira. Al no poder localizar a su autora, la esquiva Robin Amery, tienen que conformarse con releer el libro sin descanso mientras sueñan con lo maravilloso que sería vivir en el mundo de esa fantasía romántica, plagada de intrigas y emociones. Aun así, cuando el misterioso señor Straven las tienta a que entren en el mundo del libro, a duras penas se imaginan que pueda acabar funcionando. Y cuando se encuentran con que el mundo de la novela está patas arriba, y que a los fastuosos bailes y amores desdichados se suman horrores indecibles, comprenden que detrás de su incursión en la ficción se esconde algo siniestro y que cualquier esperanza de salir vivas de esa pesadilla pasa por reescribir sus propios argumentos. «Cerró mucho los ojos, suspirando. ¿Qué debía de haber hecho Connie? Si había dejado el mensaje significaba que estaba en la ciudad. ¿Se había quedado cerca del parque? ¿Pero hasta cuándo? El mensaje era señal de que cronológicamente llevaba más tiempo en el libro. El pasaje elegido por Adelle quedaba hacia la mitad, en medio de la trama. Ya habían pasado muchas cosas: el compromiso, el primer encuentro en el parque, el plan de secuestro, el baile de los cuchicheos... y, ahora, el segundo encuentro en el parque. Podía querer decir que Connie también llevaba más tiempo real dentro del libro. Quizá intentase buscar a alguno de sus personajes y hacerse amiga de él. Era lo que habría hecho Adelle». «Exquisitamente construida, y de una maravillosa extravagancia. Imaginativa y cautivadora». Kirkus Reviews «Un mundo de ficción perfectamente recreado y unos personajes redondos y atractivos dan un toque distinto y refrescante a esta aventura, con cierto romanticismo que le añade más emoción». School Library Journal

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723148 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Biografías breves - Robin Williams Author: Luis Machado Narrator: Varios Narradores Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 23 minutes Release date: November 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 6 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Un humorista que hizo reír a millones de personas. Un final trágico. Robin Williams había comenzado su carrera con hitos como el protagónico en “Mork & Mindy”, pero fueron sus películas de los ´80 y ´90 las que lo grabaron en la memoria colectiva. Quedó ampliamente demostrado lo versátil que era en actuaciones como las de “Mrs. Doubtfire”, “La sociedad de los poetas muertos”, “Jumanji”, “Good Will Hunting”, la voz del Genio en “Aladdin”, “Patch Adams”… Era tan complejo como algunos de sus personajes. Llevó con altibajos sus problemas de adicciones con las drogas y el alcohol. Podía ser muy amistoso y solidario. En 2014, aquejado por el sufrimiento de una enfermedad que no le terminaban de diagnosticar, decidió suicidarse. Y nos hizo preguntarnos: ¿cómo podía llegar a ese abismo personal alguien que brindaba tanta alegría? Este audiolibro está narrado en español latino

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/707271 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma & Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model Author: Richard Schwartz Narrator: Charlie Mechling Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: November 23, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Mental Health & Psychology Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The empowering new way to discover your multifaceted mind. Do you long to break free from a stuck part of you - the inner critic, 'monkey mind', a bad habit or an addiction? What if there was a way to approach those aspects of you, to free you from the constant inner struggle and find true healing? In this groundbreaking international bestseller, Dr Richard Schwartz reveals that we are each born with an 'internal family' of distinct parts within us. Some of our parts can become trapped in destructive patterns, but learning to relate to each of them with curiosity, respect and empathy can vastly expand our capacity to heal. The Internal Family Systems (IFS) model will help you challenge the destructive behaviour of these parts, turn the ego, the inner critic and the saboteur into powerful allies, and allow you to return to a more whole and harmonious 'Self'. 'Innovative and transformational' - Gabor Maté 'Changed my life' - Rangan Chatterjee © Richard Schwartz 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/672857 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sailing the Graveyard Sea: The Deathly Voyage of the Somers, the U.S. Navy's Only Mutiny, and the Trial That Gripped the Nation Author: Richard Snow Narrator: Jacques Roy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4 minutes Release date: November 21, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A “compelling” (The Wall Street Journal) account of the only mutiny in the history of the United States Navy—a little-known but once notorious event that cost three young men their lives—part murder mystery, part courtroom drama, and as propulsive and dramatic as the bestselling novels of Patrick O’Brian. On December 16, 1842, the US brig-of-war Somers dropped anchor in the New York Harbor at the end of a voyage intended to teach a group of adolescents the rudiments of naval life. But this routine exercise ended in catastrophe. Commander Alexander Slidell Mackenzie came ashore claiming he had prevented a mutiny that would have left him and his officers dead. Some of the thwarted mutineers were being held under guard, but three had already been hanged at sea: Boatswain’s Mate Samuel Cromwell, Seaman Elisha Small, and Acting Midshipman Philip Spencer, whose father was the secretary of war, John Spencer. Eighteen-year-old Philip Spencer, according to his commander, had been the ringleader who encouraged the crew to seize the ship and become pirates so that they might rape and pillage their way through the northern coast of South America and the Caribbean. While the young man might have been fascinated by stories of pirates, it soon became clear the order that condemned the three men had no legal basis. And, worse, it appeared possible that no mutiny had actually occurred, and that the ship might instead have been seized by a creeping hysteria that ended in the sacrifice of three innocents. Months of accusations and counteraccusations were followed by a highly public court-martial that put Mackenzie on trial for his life, and a storm of anti-Navy sentiment drew the attention of such leading writers of the day as Herman Melville and James Fenimore Cooper. But some good did come out of it: public disgust with Mackenzie’s hapless “training” gave birth to Annapolis, the distinguished naval academ that within a century would produce the mightiest navy the world had ever known. Vividly told and filled with tense shown directly in court-martial transcripts, Richard Snow’s masterly account of this all-but-forgotten episode is “a hell of a yarn” (Kirkus Reviews) and naval history at its finest.