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https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Confessions of a Scary Mommy Subtitle: An Honest and Irreverent Look at Motherhood - The Good, The Bad, and the Scary Author: Jill Smokler Narrator: Jill Smokler Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 07-23-12 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 492 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Sometimes I just let my children fall asleep in front of the TV. In a culture that idealizes motherhood, its scary to confess that, in your house, being a mother is beautiful and dirty and joyful and frustrating all at once. Admitting that its not easy doesnt make you a bad mom; at least, it shouldnt. If I cant survive my daughter as a toddler, how the hell am I going to get through the teenage years? When Jill Smokler was first home with her small children, she thought her blog would be something to keep friends and family updated. To her surprise, she hit a chord in the hearts of mothers everywhere. I end up doing my sons homework. Its wrong, but so much easier. Total strangers were contributing their views on that strange reality called motherhood. As other women shared their stories, Jill realized she wasnt alone in her feelings of exhaustion and imperfection. My eighteen month old still cant say Mommy but used the word shit in perfect context. But she sensed her readers were still holding back, so decided to start an anonymous confessional, a place where real moms could leave their most honest thoughts without fearing condemnation. I pretend to be happy but I cry every night in the shower. The reactions were amazing: some sad, some pee-in-your-pants funny, some brutally honest. But they were real, not a commercial glamorization. I clock out of motherhood at 8 P.M. and hide in the basement with my laptop and a beer. If youre already a fan, lock the bathroom door on your whining kids, run a bubble bath, and settle in. If youve not encountered Scary Mommy before, break out a glass of champagne as well, because youll be toasting your initiation into a select club. I know why some animals eat their young. In chapters that cover husbands ("The Biggest Baby of Them All") to homework ("Didnt I Already Graduate?"), Confessions of a Scary Mommy combines all-new essays from Jill with the best of the anonymous confessions. Sometimes I wish my son was still little - then I hear kids screaming at the store. As Jill says, We like to paint motherhood as picture perfect. A newborn peacefully resting on his mothers chest. A toddler taking tentative first steps into his mothers loving arms. A mother fluffing her daughters prom dress. These moments are indeed miraculous and joyful; they can also be few and far between.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lead with Your Heart Subtitle: Lessons from a Life with Horses Author: Allan J. Hamilton MD Narrator: Chris Sorensen Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 04-11-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Award-winning author and celebrated neurosurgeon Allan J. Hamilton, MD, combines his understanding of the human brain with nearly 30 years' experience training horses to offer wisdom on such universal themes as leadership, motivation, ambition, and humility. The results are showcased in more than 100 thoughtful essays that treat working with horses as a metaphor for personal, professional, and spiritual growth. Whether you're searching for greater spiritual depth or simply want to better understand your four-legged partner, this wise and important collection has something for you.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Journal of Best Practices Subtitle: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband Author: David Finch Narrator: David Finch Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 04-11-12 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 333 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At some point in nearly every marriage, a wife finds herself asking, "What is wrong with my husband?!" In David Finch's case, this turns out to be an apt question. Five years after he married Kristen, the love of his life, they learn that he has Asperger syndrome. The diagnosis explains David's ever-growing list of quirks and compulsions, his lifelong propensity to quack and otherwise melt down in social exchanges, and his clinical strength inflexibility. But it doesn't make him any easier to live with. Determined to change, David sets out to understand Asperger syndrome and learn to be a better husband - no easy task for a guy whose inability to express himself rivals his two-year-old daughter's, who thinks his responsibility for laundry extends no further than throwing things in (or at) the hamper, and whose autism spectrum condition makes seeing his wife's point of view a near impossibility. Nevertheless, David devotes himself to improving his marriage with an endearing, yet hilarious, zeal that involves excessive note-taking, performance reviews, and most of all, The Journal of Best Practices: a collection of hundreds of maxims and hard-won epiphanies that result from self-reflection, both comic and painful. They include "Don't change the radio station when she's singing along", "Apologies do not count when you shout them", and "Be her friend, first and always". Guided by The Journal of Best Practices, David transforms himself over the course of two years from the world's most trying husband to the husband who tries the hardest - the husband he'd always meant to be. Filled with humor and surprising wisdom, The Journal of Best Practices is a candid story of ruthless self-improvement, a unique window into living with an autism spectrum condition, and proof that a true heart can conquer all.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather Subtitle: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids (from Friluftsliv to Hygge) Author: Linda keson McGurk Narrator: Ann Richardson Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 10-03-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Bringing Up Bébé meets Last Child in the Woods in this lively, insightful memoir about a mother who sets out to discover if the nature-centric parenting philosophy of her native Scandinavia holds the key to healthier, happier lives for her American children. When Swedish-born Linda McGurk moved to small-town Indiana with her American husband to start a family, she quickly realized that her outdoorsy ways were not the norm. In Sweden children play outside all year round, regardless of the weather, and letting young babies nap outside in freezing temperatures is not only common - it is a practice recommended by physicians. In the US, on the other hand, she found that the playgrounds, which she had expected to find teeming with children, were mostly deserted. In preschool, children were getting drilled to learn academic skills while their Scandinavian counterparts were climbing trees, catching frogs, and learning how to compost. Worse, she realized that giving her daughters the same freedom to play outside that she had enjoyed as a child in Sweden could quickly lead to a visit by Child Protective Services. The brewing culture clash finally came to a head when McGurk was fined for letting her children play in a local creek, setting off an online firestorm when she expressed her anger and confusion on her blog. The rules and parenting philosophies of her native country and her adopted homeland were worlds apart. Struggling to fit in and to decide what was best for her children, McGurk turned to her own childhood for answers. Could the Scandinavian philosophy of "there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes" be the key to better lives for her American children? And how would her children's relationships with nature change by introducing them to Scandinavian concepts like friluftsliv ("open-air living") and hygge (the coziness and the simple pleasures of home)? McGurk embarked on a six-month-long journey to Sweden to find out. There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather is a fascinating personal narrative that highlights the importance of spending time outdoors and illustrates how the Scandinavian culture could hold the key to raising healthier, resilient, and confident children in America.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gratitude Diaries Subtitle: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life Author: Janice Kaplan Narrator: Janice Kaplan Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 08-18-15 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 235 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this inspiring memoir backed by pioneering research, Janice Kaplan spends a year living gratefully and gains a fresh outlook that transforms her marriage, family life, work, health, and everyday experience. On New Year's Eve, journalist and former Parade editor-in-chief Janice Kaplan makes a promise to be grateful and look on the bright side of whatever happens. She realizes that how she feels over the next months will have less to do with the events that occur than her own attitude and perspective. Getting advice at every turn from psychologists, academics, doctors, and philosophers, she brings listeners on a smart and witty journey to discover the value of appreciating what you have. Relying on both amusing personal experiences and extensive research, Kaplan explores how gratitude can transform every aspect of life, including marriage and friendship, money and ambition, and health and fitness. She learns how appreciating your spouse changes the neurons of your brain and why saying thanks helps CEOs succeed. Through extensive interviews with experts and lively conversations with real people, including celebrities like Matt Damon, Daniel Craig, and Jerry Seinfeld, Kaplan discovers the role of gratitude in everything from our sense of fulfillment to our children's happiness. With warmth, humor, and appealing insight, Janice's journey will empower listeners to think positively and start living their own best years ever.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Year of Less Subtitle: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store Author: Cait Flanders Narrator: Cait Flanders Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 01-16-18 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 61 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In her late 20s, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us: earn more, buy more, want more, rinse, repeat. Even after she worked her way out of nearly $30,000 of consumer debt, her old habits took hold again. When she realized that nothing she was doing or buying was making her happy - only keeping her from meeting her goals - she decided to set herself a challenge: she would not shop for an entire year. The Year of Less documents Cait's life for 12 months during which she bought only consumables: groceries, toiletries, gas for her car. Along the way, she challenged herself to consume less of many other things besides shopping. She decluttered her apartment and got rid of 70 percent of her belongings; learned how to fix things rather than throw them away; researched the zero-waste movement; and completed a television ban. At every stage, she learned that the less she consumed, the more fulfilled she felt. Blending Cait's compelling story with inspiring insight and practical guidance, The Year of Less will leave you questioning what you're holding on to in your own life - and, quite possibly, lead you to find your own path of less. Critic Reviews: "If you've ever felt there must be more to life than consumerism and its vicious cycle, you'll find inspiration to break free in The Year of Less. Cait's highly readable and personal story is encouraging, challenging, and unbelievably helpful." (Joshua Becker, author of The More of Less)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bones: A Story of Brothers, a Champion Horse and the Race to Stop Americas Most Brutal Cartel Author: Joe Tone Narrator: Ray Porter Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Kirkus Reviews nonfiction book of the year and a New York Times Editor's Pick. Two brothers live parallel lives on either side of the US-Mexico border. This is the dramatic true story of how their worlds collided in a major criminal conspiracy. José Treviño was raised in Nuevo Laredo, a Mexican border town and major smuggling gateway. He grew up loving the sprawling countryside and its tough, fast quarter horses, but in search of opportunity he crossed the border into Texas. While José built a modest living laying bricks, his younger brother, Miguel, ascended to the top of the infamously bloody Los Zetas cartel. As José settled down with a wife and kids, his brother was said to be burning rivals alive, eating victims' hearts and launching grenades at the US consulate. Then one day José showed up at a quarter-horse auction and bid close to a million dollars for a horse. The bricklayer suddenly became a major player on the scene, catching the attention of FBI agent Scott Lawson. Lawson enlisted Tyler Graham, the young American rancher breeding José's champion horse - nicknamed Huesos, or Bones - to infiltrate what he suspected was a major money laundering operation. The goal: capture Miguel Treviño. Set against the high-stakes world of horseracing, Bones takes you deep into a violent drug cartel, the perilous lives of American ranchers and the Sisyphean work of drug cops, revealing how greed and fear mingle with race, class and violence along the vast Southwest border. At its heart, this riveting crime drama is a gripping story of brotherhood, family loyalty and the tragic cost of a failed drug war. Critic Reviews: "Masterfully recounted...Tone weaves the threads together with skillful pacing and sharp prose, marking him as an important new talent in narrative nonfiction." (New York Times) "Brilliant...Bones is an important addition to the literature on the U.S.-Mexico drug trade and a fascinating window into the subculture of American quarter-horse racing." (Outsider Magazine) "Riveting...Working with rich material, Tone constructs a powerful narrative that reveals tensions of class and race - and unbreakable family bonds." (National Book Review)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Art of Fully Living Subtitle: 1 Man. 10 Years. 100 Life Goals Around the World. Author: Tal Gur Narrator: Matt Weight Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 12-20-17 Publisher: Tal Gur Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Master the art of fully living, one life goal at a time. Do you want to experience your one life - your whole life - to its fullest measure? In this stirring book, author, blogger, and lifestyle entrepreneur Tal Gur offers his own transformational journey as an inspiring example and practical guide to implementing the art of fully living to its fullest potential. You'll learn how to actualize your potential by forging all aspects of your life through the process built into your life goals. Once you discover "the art of fully living", there is no going back; it will feel unacceptable to settle for less than your dreams - and what's more, you'll dream even more wildly, aspiring to action with greater clarity of purpose, broader horizons of possibility, and holistic vision across all areas of your life. The very structure of this book models Tal's immersive approach to goal-driven living: each chapter of The Art of Fully Living is dedicated to a year of focus - socializing, fitness, freedom, contribution, love, adventure, wealth, relationship, spirituality, and creativity - and follows Tal's endeavors as he works toward fulfilling 100 life goals in only 10 years. This daunting ambition, springing from one late-night conversation among friends and a gnawing discontentment within the typical "success" story, becomes extremely relatable through Tal's bold storytelling; what's more, the deep lessons learned become immediately applicable for your own purposes as Tal thoughtfully extracts the actionable wisdom from his own experiences to articulate the principles and techniques of "the art of fully living". The Art of Fully Living takes you along the exhilarating ride of Tal's journey while illuminating your own possible life-goal trajectory.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ Titolo: Novecento Autore: Alessandro Baricco Narratore: Stefano Benni Formato: Unabridged Durata: 1 hr and 24 mins Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 11-16-17 Editore: Emons Edizioni Categoria: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Riepilogo Editore: Un monologo. Il Virginian era un piroscafo. Negli anni tra le due guerre faceva la spola tra Europa e America, con il suo carico di miliardari, di emigranti e di gente qualsiasi. Dicono che sul Viginian si esibisse ogni sera un pianista straordinario, dalla tecnica strabiliante, capace di suonare una musica mai sentita prima, meravigliosa. Dicono che la sua storia fosse pazzesca, che fosse nato su quella nave e che da lì non fosse mai sceso. Dicono che nessuno sapesse il perché. ©1994 Giangiacomo Feltrinelli editore (P)2017 Emons Italia S.r.l.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Barking to the Choir Subtitle: The Power of Radical Kinship Author: Gregory Boyle Narrator: Gregory Boyle Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 11-14-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 214 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A moving example of unconditional love in difficult times, the best-selling author of Tattoos on the Heart, Father Gregory Boyle, shares what three decades of working with gangs in Los Angeles has taught him about faith, compassion, and the enduring power of radical kinship. In his first book, Tattoos on the Heart, Father Gregory Boyle introduced us to Homeboy Industries, the largest and most successful gang-intervention program in the world. Critics hailed that book as an "astounding literary and spiritual feat" (Publishers Weekly) that is "destined to become a classic of both urban reportage and contemporary spirituality" (Los Angeles Times). Now, after the successful expansion of Homeboy Industries, Boyle returns with Barking to the Choir to reveal how compassion is transforming the neighborhood that boasts the highest concentration of murderous gang activity in Los Angeles. In a nation deeply divided and a neighborhood plagued by poverty and violence, Barking to the Choir offers a snapshot into the challenges and joys of life in "the barrio". Jose, arrested at nine, in a gang by 12, and serving time shortly thereafter, now works with the substance-abuse team at Homeboy to help young boys find sobriety. Andre, abandoned by his family when he tried to attend school at age seven, gradually finds forgiveness for his schizophrenic mother. New father Hector, who never knew his own father, thinks of a daily adventure story to tell his four-year-old son. These former gang members uplift the soul and reveal how bright life can be when filled with unconditional love and kindness. This collection is guaranteed to shake up our ideas about God and about people with a glimpse at a world defined by more compassion and fewer barriers. Gently and humorously, Barking to the Choir invites us to find kinship with one another and reconvinces us all of our own goodness.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Member of the Family Author: Dianne Lake Narrator: Dianne Lake Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 11-02-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this poignant and disturbing memoir of lost innocence, coercion, survival, and healing, Dianne Lake chronicles her years with Charles Manson, revealing for the first time how she became the youngest member of his Family and offering new insights into one of the 20th century's most notorious criminals and life as one of his 'girls'. At age 14, Dianne Lake - with little more than a note in her pocket from her hippie parents granting her permission to leave them - became one of 'Charlie's girls', a devoted acolyte of cult leader Charles Manson. Over the course of two years, the impressionable teenager endured manipulation, psychological control, and physical abuse as the harsh realities and looming darkness of Charles Manson's true nature revealed itself. From Spahn ranch and the group acid trips to the Beatles' White Album and Manson's dangerous messiah complex, Dianne tells the riveting story of the group's descent into madness as she lived it. Though she never participated in any of the group's gruesome crimes and was purposely insulated from them, Dianne was arrested with the rest of the Manson Family and eventually learned enough to join the prosecution's case against them. With the help of good Samaritans, including the cop who first arrested her and later adopted her, the courageous young woman eventually found redemption and grew up to lead an ordinary life. While much has been written about Charles Manson, this riveting account from an actual Family member is a chilling portrait that re-creates in vivid detail one of the most horrifying and fascinating chapters in modern American history.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Trust Within Subtitle: Letting Intuition Lead Author: Molly Carroll Narrator: Molly Carroll Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 10-17-17 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: We've all experienced it: that moment when a sudden, undeniable feeling floods us with certainty. Without knowing precisely how, we acquire insight into a situation and understand which path to take. Intuition is one of the most powerful decision-making forces in our possession. Yet instead of tapping into it, we frequently ignore it. We weigh arguments, make lists of pros and cons, and listen to every voice except the one that truly matters: our own. In Trust Within, Molly Carroll explores the fascinating, multifaceted, and mysterious nature of intuition and the ways it can be harnessed to inspire better life decisions. Drawing on heartfelt stories from those who have learned from and lived by their intuition, Carroll encourages listeners to access their own instincts through creative tools and techniques. As warm and engaging as it is practical, Trust Within is a must-listen for all those who wish to embrace the innate power of their inner wisdom.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Little Ghost Girl Subtitle: Abused, starved and neglected. A little girl desperate for someone to love her. Author: Maggie Hartley Narrator: Penny MacDonald Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 09-28-17 Publisher: Orion Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Ruth was a ghost of a girl when she arrived into foster mother Maggie Hartley's care. Pale, frail and withdrawn, it was clear to Maggie that Ruth had seen and experienced things that no 11-year-old should have to, that she had been conditioned to 'see no evil, speak no evil'. Ruth is in desperate need of help, but can Maggie get through to her and unlock the harrowing secret she carries? Through love, reassurance and patience, Maggie starts to unravel Ruth's painful past - a past defined by cruelty and abuse by the very people who should have protected her. Raised by a cruel stepmother and her father after her own mum abandoned her, Ruth was abused, underfed and ignored while her half siblings lived a life of luxury. It's up to Maggie to help Ruth find her voice - to be a ghost no more and bring those who have harmed her to justice.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tiny Prisoners Subtitle: Two siblings trapped in a world of abuse. One woman determined to free them. Author: Maggie Hartley Narrator: Penny MacDonald Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 09-28-17 Publisher: Orion Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Evie and Elliot are scrawny, filthy and wide-eyed with fear when they turn up on foster carer Maggie Hartley's doorstep. Aged just two and three years old, this brother and sister have hardly set foot outside their own home. They have been prisoners, locked in a terrifying world of abuse, violence and neglect. Maggie soon realises that Evie and Elliot are lacking the basic life skills we all take for granted. The outside world terrifies them; the sound of the doorbell sends them into a panic that takes hours to abate. Gradually unlocking the truth of their heartbreaking upbringing, Maggie tells their shocking true story. From emotionally scarred and damaged little children, we see how - with warmth and dedication - Maggie transforms their lives. As this moving story unfolds, we share Maggie's joy when these children finally smile again - when they realise they do have a future after all.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Big Love Subtitle: The Power of Living with a Wide-Open Heart Author: Scott Stabile Narrator: Scott Stabile Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 09-15-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Scott Stabile's parents were murdered when he was 14. Nine years later, his brother died of a heroin overdose. Soon after that, Stabile joined a cult that would dominate his life. Through all these challenges, Stabile grew stronger and more committed to living his life from love. He forgave the man who murdered his parents, found compassion for his late drug-addicted brother, and finally walked away from the cult leader who had controlled his life for 13 years. He writes about these experiences and many other personal milestones in ways that are universally applicable, uplifting, and even laugh-out-loud funny. Whether trying - as we all must - to silence shame, show up for friends, or overcome dreaded what-ifs, Stabile shares hard-won insights that will return listeners to love, both of themselves and of others.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Braving the Wilderness Subtitle: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone Author: Brené Brown Narrator: Brené Brown Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 09-12-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 8384 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A timely and important new book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture, from the number one best-selling author of Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection. "True belonging doesn't require us to change who we are. It requires us to be who we are." Social scientist Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives - experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame, and empathy. In Braving the Wilderness, Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization. With her trademark mix of research, storytelling, and honesty, Brown will again change the cultural conversation while mapping a clear path to true belonging. Brown argues that we're experiencing a spiritual crisis of disconnection and introduces four practices of true belonging that challenge everything we believe about ourselves and each other. She writes, "True belonging requires us to believe in and belong to ourselves so fully that we can find sacredness both in being a part of something and in standing alone when necessary. But in a culture that's rife with perfectionism and pleasing, and with the erosion of civility, it's easy to stay quiet, hide in our ideological bunkers, or fit in rather than show up as our true selves and brave the wilderness of uncertainty and criticism. But true belonging is not something we negotiate or accomplish with others; it's a daily practice that demands integrity and authenticity. It's a personal commitment that we carry in our hearts." Brown offers us the clarity and courage we need to find our way back to ourselves and to each other. And that path cuts right through the wilderness. Brown writes, "The wilderness is an untamed, unpredictable place of solitude and searching. It is a place as dangerous as it is breathtaking, a place as sought after as it is feared. But it turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it's the bravest and most sacred place you will ever stand." Critic Reviews: "[Brown's] research and work have given us a new vocabulary, a way to talk with each other about the ideas and feelings and fears we've all had but haven't quite known how to articulate.... [She] empowers us each to be a little more courageous." ( Huffington Post) "It is inevitable - we will fall. We will fail. We will not know how to react or what to do. No matter how or when it happens, we will all have a choice - do we get up or not? Thankfully, Brené Brown is there with an outstretched arm to help us up." (Simon Sinek, author of Start with Why and Leaders Eat Last)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Slow Author: Brooke McAlary Narrator: Brooke McAlary Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 09-01-17 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the creator of the award-winning Slow Home podcast comes Slow - the perfect companion on the long road to living a simpler and more fulfilled life. 'Dear Mr & Mrs Jones, I am writing to inform you of my withdrawal from the race to keep up with you....' Once upon a time, Brooke McAlary thought she was close to having it all. Married to a wonderful man, mother to a lively young daughter and pregnant for a second time, she'd acquired all the things she'd once thought important - holidays, cars, a renovated home. Yet despite this, she found herself utterly despondent. Realising that they wanted a simpler, more fulfilling existence, Brooke and her family gradually created their own way of living, with an emphasis on depth, connection and experiences. In Slow, Brooke gently encourages you to find pleasure and value in a simpler life, sharing the practical tips and rituals that have helped her on her own journey, from decluttering to de-owning, messiness to mindfulness, from asking why to asking where to now? Part memoir, part practical companion, Slow provides a fascinating insight into the benefits of slowing down. It will inspire you to forget about the Joneses and create a life filled with the things that really matter to you...slowly, of course.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Of Mess and Moxie Subtitle: Wrangling Delight out of This Wild and Glorious Life Author: Jen Hatmaker Narrator: Jen Hatmaker Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 08-08-17 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1190 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: New York Times best-selling author Jen Hatmaker, with playful hilarity, shameless honesty, and refreshing insight, assures listeners they have all the pluck they need for vibrant, courageous, grace-filled lives. Jen Hatmaker believes backbone is the birthright of every woman. Women have been demonstrating resiliency and resolve since forever. They have incredibly strong shoulders to bear loss, hope, grief, and vision. She laughs at the days to come is how the ancient wisdom writings put it. But somehow women have gotten the message that pain and failure mean they must be doing things wrong, that they messed up the rules or tricks for a seamless life. As it turns out, every last woman faces confusion and loss, missteps and catastrophic malfunctions, no matter how much she is doing "right". Struggle doesn't mean they're weak; it means they're alive. Jen Hatmaker, beloved author, big sister emeritus, and chief BFF, offers another round of hilarious tales, frank honesty, and hope for the woman who has forgotten her moxie. Whether discussing the grapple with change ("Everyone, be into this thing I'm into! Except when I'm not. Then everyone be cool.") or the time she drove to the wrong city for a fourth-grade field trip ("Why are we in San Antonio?"), Jen parlays her own triumphs and tragedies into a sigh of relief for all normal, fierce women everywhere who, like her, sometimes hide in the car eating crackers but also want to get back up and get back out, to live undaunted in the moment no matter what the moments hold.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ashoka the Great Author: Wytze Keuning, J. E. Steur - translator Narrator: Sagar Arya Format: Unabridged Length: 43 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 07-13-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Ashoka the Great chronicles the life of Emperor Ashoka. It is fictional biography and more accurately can be called historical fiction. The original Dutch version was a trilogy, published separately in three volumes. The trilogy was written between1937 and 1947 by a Dutch scholar, Wytze Keuning, in Groningen in the Netherlands. These three volumes - Ashoka: The Wild Prince, Book I; Ashoka: The Wise Ruler, Book II; and Ashoka: The World's Great Teacher, Book III - are now brought together and presented in this single volume, Ashoka the Great. The book is an exhilarating, spiritually edifying and deeply moving story of one of India's greatest emperors. It re-creates the life and times of the Mauryas with an authenticity that is remarkable. The book presents a plausible vision of the past balanced by captivating story. It is said that a great book, if it is to endure, cannot do without profound ideas. Keuning perfectly fuses facts and thoughts, Mauryan customs and mores, life and reflection on the meaning of life as seen through the vision of Ashoka sgurus and the history of personal influences upon Ashoka that marked his rule and legacy. This and more makes it a rare and distinguished book.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 23 Ways to Make a Girl Fall for You Author: Cyrus Broacha Narrator: Avinash Kumar Singh Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 07-13-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 23 Ways to Make a Girl Fall for You is arguably the most incorrect piece of work ever written. Eclipsing even Shakespeare's Timon of Athens, this book is a huge mathematical error. However, once you can bypass the glaring mistakes, which only end two minutes after the book is over, there is plenty of information to be gleaned by the novice male lover-to-be. Although very little of that information will be helpful, I'm sure you'll all join me in saying that the effort was there. Only in two species do males and females understand each other perfectly. But too much has already been written about the spider and the pigeon. Sadly, very little is known about the human male. This is a sincere effort by the author to make sure that this remains so!

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ Titolo: Fai bei sogni Autore: Massimo Gramellini Narratore: Gino la Monica Formato: Unabridged Durata: 4 hrs and 1 min Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 07-04-17 Editore: Salani Valutazioni: 4.5 su 5 su 7 voti Categoria: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Riepilogo Editore: "Fai bei sogni" è la storia di un segreto celato in una busta per quarant'anni. Un bambino, poi adulto, imparerà ad affrontare il dolore più grande, la perdita della mamma, e il mostro più insidioso: il timore di vivere. Il protagonista di questo romanzo è una persona che cammina sulla punta dei piedi e a testa bassa, perché il cielo lo spaventa, e allo stesso modo fa la terra. "Fai bei sogni" è dedicato a quelli che nella vita hanno perso qualcosa: un amore, un lavoro, un tesoro e, rifiutandosi di accettare la realtà, finiscono per smarrire se stessi. Un libro sulla verità e sulla paura di conoscerla, che ci fa immergere nella sofferenza e, superandola, ci ricorda come sia sempre possibile buttarsi alle spalle la sfiducia per andare al di là dei nostri limiti. ©2012 Longanesi & C., Milano (P)2012 Adriano Salani Editore s.u.r.l., Milano Recensioni critiche: "Fai bei Sogni" di Massimo Gramellini è la storia di un addio lacerante, quello di un bimbo di nove anni costretto a salutare la sua mamma. E di una vita trascorsa nel tentativo di scansare i rimpianti, la nostalgia, la rabbia, la mancanza di carezze, i 'se le cose fossero andate diversamente. -- il Fatto Quotidiano Una storia autobiografica dove il lettore partecipa al percorso interiore del protagonista, che infine perdona chi gli aveva sempre negato la verità. -- Corriere di Bologna Il libro di Gramellini parla a me, alla memoria della mia infanzia, al dolore e alla ricerca di senso di tutti noi. -- Ttl La Stampa Con una narrazione leggera, a tratti ironica, ma sempre palpitante e spesso commovente, Gramellini ci costringe a guardarci dentro e a ricordarci che anche noi, più o meno bambini, abbiamo avuto un dolore, un graffio nellanima, e ci siamo chiesti perché proprio noi. -- IL TEMPO Romanzo autobiografico che riesce a strappare il cuore e a fare ridere, nelle stesse pagine. -- Io donna Gramellini qui scopre un tono intimo e diretto che scava nel cuore del lettore 'come un cucchiaio di ghiaccio. -- L'eco di Bergamo Riduttiva la definizione di 'caso letterario. -- Vanity Fair Ed è raccontata, la storia, in un modo anch'esso unico, da romanzo che si rovescia in autobiografia che si tramuta in romanzo, senza sosta. Ma non è unica, al contrario è di tutti, l'esperienza del dolore, la costruzione di un rimedio, il desiderio della felicità. >br />-- Famiglia Cristiana Per il lettore, sa di speranza. Fare bei sogni è un invito a realizzarli quando ci siamo svegliati. -- Tu Style

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Joy Plan Subtitle: How I Took 30 Days to Stop Worrying, Quit Complaining, and Find Ridiculous Happiness Author: Kaia Roman Narrator: Christina Moore Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-17 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 14 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: As a mother, a wife, and a businesswoman, Kaia Roman always had a plan. But when her biggest plan, the business she co-founded, collapsed, Kaia found herself crushed by depression. And what felt even worse was that, with a husband and two kids relying on her, she didn't have a plan to move forward. Determined to turn her life around and put her ingrained habits of stress and anxiety behind her, Kaia decided to put everything else on hold and dedicate 30 days to the singular pursuit of joy. The results were astonishing - and lasted much longer than the initial month-long project. In this uplifting and eye-opening memoir, Kaia uses her business savvy to create a month-long Joy Plan to get back on her feet fast. Using scientific research on hormones, neurotransmitters, and mindfulness, along with the daily dedication to creating a more joyful existence, Kaia teaches listeners how to go beyond temporary happiness and succeed in creating joy that lasts.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: How to Fall in Love with Anyone Subtitle: Essays Author: Mandy Len Catron Narrator: Mandy Len Catron Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 06-27-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 36 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An insightful, charming, and absolutely fascinating memoir from the author of the popular New York Times essay "To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This" (one of the top five most popular New York Times pieces of 2015) explores the romantic myths we create and explains how they limit our ability to achieve and sustain intimacy. What really makes love last? Does love ever work the way we say it does in movies and books and Facebook posts? Or does obsessing over those love stories hurt our real-life relationships? When her parents divorced after a 28-year marriage and her own 10-year relationship ended, those were the questions that Mandy Len Catron wanted to answer. In a series of candid, vulnerable, and wise essays that takes a closer look at what it means to love someone and be loved and how we present our love to the world, Catron deconstructs her own personal canon of love stories. She delves all the way back to 1944, when her grandparents first met in a coal mining town in Appalachia, to her own dating life as a professor in Vancouver, drawing insights from her fascinating research into the universal psychology, biology, history, and literature of love. She uses biologists' research into dopamine triggers to ask whether the need to love is an innate human drive. She uses literary theory to show why we prefer certain kinds of love stories. She urges us to question the unwritten scripts we follow in relationships and looks into where those scripts come from in the first place. And she tells the story of how she decided to test a psychology experiment that she'd read about - where the goal was to create intimacy between strangers using a list of 36 questions - and ended up in the surreal situation of having millions of people following her brand-new relationship. In How to Fall in Love with Anyone, Catron flips the script on love and offers a deeply personal and universal investigation.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Ranger Way Subtitle: Living the Code on and off the Battlefield Author: Kris Paronto Narrator: Kris Paronto Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 06-27-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 283 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Former Army Ranger Kris Paronto, a survivor of the 2012 Benghazi siege that was subject of the book and movie 13 Hours, provides powerful motivational tools for surviving and thriving to bring discipline, motivation, success, and peace to listeners' lives. Thousands of people have heard Kris "Tanto" Paronto speak about his experiences in Benghazi on September 11, 2012. But before he was a security contractor, Tanto was a US Army Ranger from Second Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment. Rangers are trained to lead by being pushed to their physical and mental limits so that they can perform against impossible odds in punishing situations. In The Ranger Way, Tanto shares stories from his training experiences that played a role in his team's heroic response in Benghazi. Being a Ranger is, by design, not for everyone, but anyone can use the expectations and techniques of Ranger culture to achieve personal victory. In The Ranger Way, Tanto explains the importance of demanding excellence when you commit to improving your life. He shows you how to define your mission, set goals that are in alignment with your values, and develop a battle plan that will maximize your chances of success. You will learn why you should never quit and why that is different from never failing. Tanto uses his experiences in basic and Ranger training to explore how to deal with mistakes and disappointment like a leader, accept responsibility, and turn every obstacle into an opportunity for growth. You will learn why being of service to others and being willing to sacrifice will help you succeed and how the power of humility, strength, faith, and brotherhood will sustain you on the road to accomplishing your mission.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Scarlett Letters Subtitle: My Secret Year of Men in an L.A. Dungeon Author: Jenny Nordbak Narrator: Jenny Nordbak Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 05-23-17 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 28 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Jenny Nordbak takes us to a place that few have seen but millions have fantasized about, revealing how she transformed herself from a USC grad lacking in confidence into an elite professional dominatrix who finds her own voice, power, and compassion for others. On an unorthodox quest to understand her hidden fantasies, Jenny led a double life for two years. By day she was a construction manager, but at night she became Mistress Scarlett. Working at LA's longest-running dungeon, she catered to the secret fetishes of clients ranging from accountants to movie stars. She simultaneously developed a career in the complex and male-dominated world of health-care construction while spending her nights as a sex worker, dominating men. Far from the standard-issue powerful men who pay to be helpless, Mistress Scarlett's clientele included men whose fantasies revealed more complex needs, from "Tickle Ed" to "Doggie Dan", from the "Treasure Trolls" to "Ta-Da Ted". The Scarlett Letters explores the spectacularly diverse array of human sexuality and the fascinating cast of characters that the author encountered along the way.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ Titolo: Non avevo scelta Autore: Donna Foley Mabry Narratore: Silvia Martorana Tusa Formato: Unabridged Durata: 11 hrs and 42 mins Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 05-12-17 Editore: Audible Studios Categoria: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Riepilogo Editore: La storia che ha commosso gli Stati Uniti. La storia vera di Maude, sposa a quattordici anni. "Era il 1906, avevo appena quattordici anni, ed era il giorno del mio matrimonio. Mia sorella maggiore, Helen, venne in camera mia, mi prese per mano e mi fece sedere sul letto. Aprì la bocca per dire qualcosa, poi arrossì e si voltò a guardare fuori dalla finestra. Dopo qualche istante, mi strinse la mano e tornò a guardarmi negli occhi. Abbassò lo sguardo e disse: 'Sei sempre stata una brava ragazza, Maude, e hai sempre fatto quello che ti dicevo. Tra poco sarai una donna sposata, e a casa comanderà lui. Stasera, quando vi ritirerete dopo la festa, qualsiasi cosa voglia farti, tu dovrai permetterglielo. Hai capito?' Non capii, ma annuii comunque. Mi sembrava strano, come molte altre cose. Avrei fatto come diceva lei. Non avevo scelta, proprio come quando ero nata. Insieme a questo titolo riceverete un file PDF accessibile dalla vostra Libreria. >> Questo audiobook in edizione integrale vi è offerto in esclusiva per Audible ed è disponibile solamente in formato audio digitale. ©2015 Newton Compton Editori S.r.l. Tradotto da Erica Farsetti e Anna Ricci (P)2017 Audible GmbH

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ Titolo: Sette anni di felicità Autore: Etgar Keret Narratore: Rodolfo Baldini Formato: Unabridged Durata: 4 hrs and 25 mins Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 04-28-17 Editore: Audible Studios Categoria: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Riepilogo Editore: Negli ultimi sette anni, Etgar Keret ha avuto molte ragioni per stare in pensiero. Suo figlio Lev è nato nel bel mezzo di un attentato terroristico a Tel Aviv. Suo padre si è ammalato. Tremende visioni del presidente iraniano Ahmadinejad che lancia invettive antisemite lo perseguitano. E Devora, l'implacabile venditrice di un call center, sembra determinata a seguirlo anche all'altro mondo. Con un'ironia fulminante e la sua speciale capacità di cogliere del buono dove meno te l'aspetti, Keret si muove con disinvoltura tra il personale e il politico, il faceto e il terribilmente serio, per raccontare i suoi ultimi sette anni a Tel Aviv: un condensato di vita, humour ed emozione. >> Questo audiobook in edizione integrale vi è offerto in esclusiva per Audible ed è disponibile solamente in formato audio digitale. ©2015 Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore S.r.l. Tradotto da Vincenzo Mantovani (P)2017 Audible GmbH

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Option B Subtitle: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy Author: Adam Grant, Sheryl Sandberg Narrator: Elisa Donovan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 04-24-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2893 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From Facebook's COO and Wharton's top-rated professor, the number-one New York Times best-selling authors of Lean In and Originals: a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life's inevitable setbacks. After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. "I was in 'the void,'" she writes, "a vast emptiness that fills your heart and lungs and restricts your ability to think or even breathe." Her friend Adam Grant, a psychologist at Wharton, told her there are concrete steps people can take to recover and rebound from life-shattering experiences. We are not born with a fixed amount of resilience. It is a muscle that everyone can build. Option B combines Sheryl's personal insights with Adam's eye-opening research on finding strength in the face of adversity. Beginning with the gut-wrenching moment when she finds her husband, Dave Goldberg, collapsed on a gym floor, Sheryl opens up her heart - and her journal - to describe the acute grief and isolation she felt in the wake of his death. But Option B goes beyond Sheryl's loss to explore how a broad range of people have overcome hardships including illness, job loss, sexual assault, natural disasters, and the violence of war. Their stories reveal the capacity of the human spirit to persevere...and to rediscover joy. Resilience comes from deep within us and from support outside us. Even after the most devastating events, it is possible to grow by finding deeper meaning and gaining greater appreciation in our lives. Option B illuminates how to help others in crisis, develop compassion for ourselves, raise strong children, and create resilient families, communities, and workplaces. Many of these lessons can be applied to everyday struggles, allowing us to brave whatever lies ahead. Two weeks after losing her husband, Sheryl was preparing for a father-child activity. "I want Dave," she cried. Her friend replied, "Option A is not available," and then promised to help her make the most of Option B. We all live some form of Option B. This book will help us all make the most of it. Editorial Reviews: Editors Select, April 2017 - It took me several tries to make it out of the introduction of Option B. I lost my father a few weeks after Sheryl Sandberg lost her husband, and her grief - which she bravely chronicles in the intro - was too palpable for me. Even if you're not grieving, or if you've been blessed to never lose a loved one, this is a book you should listen to. At some point in your life, option A will not be a possibility, and you will need to accept and own option B. Sandberg, and her writing partner and friend Adam Grant (a psychologist and professor at UPenn), teach that resilience is something you can build up. When you're grieving, it can feel like you'll never have a happy day again. But Sandberg is proof that joy beyond a loss of this magnitude is possible, and she and Grant are here to help you be resilient. I still had to pause a lot while listening - the tears kept coming - but it was worth it. Thank you to Sheryl and Adam for putting my own feelings into words and gifting me with additional tools to heal and grow.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: How to Be Married Subtitle: What I Learned from Real Women on Five Continents About Surviving My First (Really Hard) Year of Marriage Author: Jo Piazza Narrator: Jo Piazza Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 67 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Everyone tells you marriage is hard, but no one tells you what to do about it. At age 34 Jo Piazza got her romantic-comedy ending when she met the man of her dreams on a boat in the Galápagos Islands and was engaged three months later. But before long Jo found herself riddled with questions. How do you make a marriage work in a world where you no longer need to be married? How does an independent, strong-willed feminist become someone's partner - all the time? In the tradition of writers such as Nora Ephron and Elizabeth Gilbert, award-winning journalist and nationally best-selling author Jo Piazza writes a provocative memoir of a real first year of marriage that will forever change the way we look at matrimony. A travel editor constantly on the move, Jo journeys to 20 countries on five continents to figure out what modern marriage means. Throughout this stunning, funny, warm, and wise personal narrative, she gleans wisdom from matrilineal tribeswomen, French ladies who lunch, Orthodox Jewish moms, Swedish stay-at-home dads, polygamous warriors, and Dutch prostitutes. Written with refreshing candor, elegant prose, astute reporting, and hilarious insight into the human psyche, How to Be Married offers an honest portrait of an utterly charming couple. When life throws more at them than they ever expected - a terrifying health diagnosis, sick parents to care for, unemployment - they ultimately create a fresh understanding of what it means to be equal partners during the good and bad times. Through their journey, they reveal a framework that will help the rest of us keep our marriages strong, from engagement into the newlywed years and beyond. Critic Reviews: "Newlyweds and couples looking to jump-start a foundering relationship will find Piazza's analysis of marriage useful, amusing, and engaging." (Kirkus) "Whether she's finding hygge in Denmark or climbing Kilimanjaro, Piazza writes with candid honesty, wit, and humor. This quick-paced and relatable book will be immensely helpful for longtime and newly married people alike." (Booklist) "Piazza's insights for creating a successful marriage from the very beginning provides life-changing lessons for anyone getting married or considering marriage." (John Gray PhD, the number one New York Times best-selling author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Different Subtitle: The Story of an Outside-the-Box Kid and the Mom Who Loved Him Author: Sally Clarkson, Nathan Clarkson Narrator: Nathan Clarkson, Rudy Sanda, Virginia Wolf Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 47 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Nathan was different and Sally knew it. From his early childhood, Nathan was bursting with creativity and uncontainable energy, struggling not only with learning issues but also with anxiety and OCD. He saw the world through his own unique lens - one that often caused him to be labeled as "bad", "troubled", or someone in need of "fixing". Bravely choosing to listen to her motherly intuition rather than the loud voices of the world, Sally dared to believe that Nathan's differences could be part of an intentional design from a loving Creator with a plan for his life. She trusted that the things that made him different were the very things that could make him great. Join Sally and Nathan as they share their stories from a personal perspective as mother and son. If you are in need of help and hope in your own journey with an outside-the-box child, or if you're an adult trying to make sense of your differences, you'll find deep insight, resonance, and encouragement in this book. Dare to love and nurture the "different" one in your life. Critic Reviews: "Reading the unique perspectives of both mother and child is powerful. Moreover, the love that flows throughout this book makes even the most difficult experiences hope-filled and encouraging. I cannot recommend Different enough!" (Shawna Wingert, author of Everyday Autism)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Goodbye, Things Subtitle: The New Japanese Minimalism Author: Eriko Sugita - translator, Fumio Sasaki Narrator: Keith Szarabajka Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 04-11-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1386 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert or organizing guru like Marie Kondo - he's just a regular guy who was stressed out and constantly comparing himself to others, until one day he decided to change his life by saying goodbye to everything he didn't absolutely need. The effects were remarkable: Sasaki gained true freedom, new focus, and a real sense of gratitude for everything around him. In Goodbye, Things Sasaki modestly shares his personal minimalist experience, offering specific tips on the minimizing process and revealing how the new minimalist movement can not only transform your space but truly enrich your life. The benefits of a minimalist life can be realized by anyone, and Sasaki's humble vision of true happiness will open your eyes to minimalism's potential.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Engagement Game Subtitle: Why I Said "I Don't" to Marriage and "I Do" to Me Author: Joi-Marie McKenzie Narrator: Joi-Marie McKenzie Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 03-21-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 34 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Joi-Marie almost has it all: a thriving career, a supportive family, great friends, and an apartment in Manhattan. What she doesn't have is a husband. Ambitious, confident, and successful, Joi-Marie believes she has it all figured out. At 28 years old, she has an enviable job as a producer, covering entertainment in New York City. Her close-knit family is loving and encouraging, and her boyfriend, Adam, is as close to perfect as you can get - except for the fact that he won't propose. Like most women, Joi-Marie has a checklist of what the perfect life looks like. She has the career, the friends, the apartment, and the lifestyle she has always wanted. But when the husband she wants doesn't fall into place, she decides to play the game - the engagement game - in order to get Adam to drop down on one knee. After receiving a laundry list of advice on how to secure a proposal - even researching how to cook "engagement chicken" - Joi-Marie realizes that in the process of trying to attain her perfect life, she has slowly become a person she doesn't recognize. With this discovery she must make a decision: pretend to be someone she's not in order to have the life she envisioned...or have the courage to be herself and find her happily ever after in a way she never expected. Critic Reviews: "Buckle up. Reading The Engagement Game is like brunch with your best friend where she tells you all the crazy highs (hello international travel and swoon-worthy dates) and excruciating lows (did he really just say that?) on her quest to marry a man she loves. Joi-Marie's transparency and incredible writing is a breath of fresh air in today's wild west dating scene. Every woman should read this universal story of finding yourself in the journey to Mrs. life." (Charreah K. Jackson, Essence relationships editor and author of Boss Bride)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids Author: Jancee Dunn Narrator: Jancee Dunn Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 03-21-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 190 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A hilariously candid account of one woman's quest to bring her post-baby marriage back from the brink, with life-changing, real-world advice. How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids tackles the last taboo subject of parenthood: the startling, white-hot fury that new (and not-so-new) mothers often have for their mates. After Jancee Dunn had her baby, she found that she was doing virtually all the household chores, even though she and her husband worked equal hours. She asked herself: How did I become the "expert" at changing a diaper? Many expectant parents spend weeks researching the best crib or safest car seat, but spend little if any time thinking about the titanic impact the baby will have on their marriage - and the way their marriage will affect their child. Enter Jancee, her well-meaning but blithely unhelpful husband, their daughter, and her boisterous extended family, who show us the ways in which outmoded family patterns and traditions thwart the overworked, overloaded parents of today. On the brink of marital Armageddon, Dunn plunges into the latest relationship research, solicits the counsel of the country's most renowned couples' and sex therapists, canvasses fellow parents, and even consults an FBI hostage negotiator on how to effectively contain an "explosive situation". Instead of having the same fights over and over, Dunn and her husband must figure out a way to resolve their larger issues and fix their family while there is still time. As they discover, adding a demanding new person to your relationship means you have to reevaluate - and rebuild - your marriage. In an exhilarating twist, they work together to save the day, happily returning to the kind of peaceful life they previously thought was the sole province of couples without children. Part memoir, part self-help book with actionable and achievable advice, How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids is an eye-opening look at how the man who got you into this position in this first place is the ally you didn't know you had. Critic Reviews: "Jancee Dunn blends marital advice from real experts with her down to earth folksy wit in Hot Not to Hate Husband After Kids. If your husband has a better relationship with his phone than he does with his baby, you need to hit him with this book - and then ask him to read it." (Jen Mann, New York Times best-selling author of People I Want to Punch in the Throat) "Part memoir, part self-help book, Jancee Dunn's How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids offers relationship research combined with personal anecdotes. Strategies learned from therapists, friends, and even an FBI hostage negotiator help Dunn heal her marriage - and set a good example for her kid." ( Real Simple) "This book is a very valuable addition to the whole huge transition to becoming parents. This book can help preserve the greatest gift you will ever give your baby: a loving relationship between the baby's parents." (John Gottman, author of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Eyes Wide Open Subtitle: Overcoming Obstacles and Recognizing Opportunities in a World That Can't See Clearly Author: Isaac Lidsky Narrator: Isaac Lidsky Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 03-14-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 64 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In Eyes Wide Open, Isaac Lidsky draws on his experience of achieving immense success, joy, and fulfillment while losing his sight to a blinding disease to show us that it isn't external circumstances but how we perceive and respond to them that governs our reality. Fear has a tendency to give us tunnel vision - we fill the unknown with our worst imaginings and cling to what's familiar. But when confronted with new challenges, we need to think more broadly and adapt. When Isaac Lidsky learned that he was beginning to go blind at age 13, eventually losing his sight entirely by the time he was 25, he initially thought that blindness would mean an end to his early success and his hopes for the future. Paradoxically, losing his sight gave him the vision to take responsibility for his reality and thrive. Lidsky graduated from Harvard College at age 19, served as a Supreme Court law clerk, fathered four children, and turned a failing construction subcontractor into a highly profitable business. Whether we're blind or not, our vision is limited by our past experiences, biases, and emotions. Lidsky shows us how we can overcome paralyzing fears, avoid falling prey to our own assumptions and faulty leaps of logic, silence our inner critics, harness our strength, and live with open hearts and minds. In sharing his hard-won insights, Lidsky shows us how we, too, can confront life's trials with initiative, humor, and grace.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Life Without a Net Subtitle: Stories of Challenge and Compassion Author: Don Severance Narrator: James Oliva Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 02-17-17 Publisher: Don Severance Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In Life Without a Net, author Don Severance has drawn upon interest in music and sports to present seven stories of challenge and compassion. The adventures are realistic and entertaining. Dr. Severance begins each story based on his life experiences, then enlarges the themes into dramatic works of fiction. The listener will encounter many interesting characters and the challenges they face. Love of humanity is expressed in the genuine compassion that is offered to heroes and villains alike. His maturity and breadth of education allow him to weave important life lessons into each tale. Out of respect for the hundreds of students who have enriched his life, Dr. Severance has written this collection to be enjoyed by teens and adults equally. It only remains for you to come along for the ride.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Running in Silence Subtitle: My Drive for Perfection and the Eating Disorder That Fed It Author: Rachael Rose Steil Narrator: Rachael Rose Steil Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 02-14-17 Publisher: Rachael Rose Steil Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "It had been hours since I ran at track practice that winter, but I hadn't bothered to shower, let alone change clothes. No, I didn't have time for that, because I had found the answer to my prayers. "This has to be it. "Eat all the fruit you want. "Never get fat. "Raw. Food. Diet." Rachael Steil clocked in as an All-American collegiate runner; she became a girl clawing for a comeback on a 30-bananas-a-day diet. This year-long struggle with raw food ended when she realized she had to find her self-respect beyond her identity as a successful runner on a perfect diet. Running in Silence opens the door on the secret world of eating disorders. It provides vital insights for those who don't suffer from this disease and an honest and harrowing personal story for those who do. Steil challenges the stigma of eating disorders, looks past appearance, and dives into the heart of obsession. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Weddiculous Subtitle: An Unfiltered Guide to Being a Bride Author: Jamie Lee, Jacqueline Novak Narrator: Jamie Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 02-08-17 Publisher: Novel Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 27 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this irreverent wedding guide, MTV's wedding planning guru and star of Girl Code, comedian and bride-to-be Jamie Lee, offers practical advice and hilarious insights on how to stay sane while planning your "big day." Weddings. What was once a beautiful celebration of a couple coming together for a lifetime of happiness has become a bit ridiculous, complete with the whimsical monogrammed mason jars and unconventional photo shoots. The epic task of creating that special event can be nightmarish - a dizzying maze of minutiae and seemingly endless choices that might tempt you to say yes to a quickie drive-through chapel in Vegas. But weddings don't have to be stressful. You don't have to give in to the crazy - or give up completely. Famous funny gal Jamie Lee learned much more than she counted on pulling together her own wedding, and in Weddiculous she shares her first-hand experiences and hilarious hard-won insights with every girl who just said "yes." Jamie gives you the real low-down, puts the madness into perspective, and walks you through the process step by step in a calm, realistic, and highly entertaining way. Weddiculous includes helpful checklists, timelines, and suggestions on everything from what questions to ask vendors to how to handle difficult bridesmaids to what's worth the extra cost (and more importantly, what's not). Throughout, Jamie provides guidance on when you should trust your gut and when you need to listen to others. What Amy Sedaris has done for hospitality and crafting, Jamie Lee now does for weddings. Weddiculous will help remind you what's really important about your wedding day: it's just the first day in a long and happy marriage.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Taken Author: Rosie Lewis Narrator: Madeline Gould Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 01-26-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Experienced foster carer Rosie Lewis takes on the heart-breaking case of Megan, a baby born with neo-natal abstinence syndrome and a cleft palate. Addicted to drugs from birth because of her mother's substance abuse during pregnancy, new-born Megan is taken into Rosie's loving care. Rosie is supposed to help Megan find her new permanent home, but it turns out that Megan has already found her 'forever mummy' in Rosie. Rosie grows incredibly attached to Megan and applies to adopt her, but the system refuses her in favour of a young couple and Rosie is devastated. Against all her instincts, Rosie does her job and prepares Megan for her new 'forever family', but everything about Megan leaving feels wrong. When Rosie learns a few months later that Megan's adoption has broken down, she is saddened but also filled with hope - will this little girl be allowed to return to her true 'forever home'?

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Cleopatra's Alexandria: The Legacy of Cleopatra (Pharaoh/Cleopatra PC Game Series, Volume 1) Author: Travis Wayne Goodsell Narrator: Trevor Clinger Format: Unabridged Length: 33 mins Language: English Release date: 01-13-17 Publisher: Travis Wayne Goodsell Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This book is taken from the PC game called Pharaoh and Cleopatra. The mission I played is called "Cleopatra's Alexandria: The Legacy of Cleopatra 40 BCE". The story is both fiction and nonfiction because it is not a real story with real characters, yet it is real in that I did play the game and this is the story of my experiences with the game. Pharaoh and Cleopatra is an Impressions/Breakaway Games game from Sierra Studios. It is a historical and educational game that takes the player through the history of Egypt and instructs them on the Egyptian culture and teaches a person how to build and run a kingdom and to perform various mission assignments, such as the one this book is based upon.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Unlikely Companions Subtitle: The Adventures of an Exotic Animal Doctor (or, What Friends Feathered, Furred, and Scaled Have Taught Me about Life and Love) Author: Laurie Hess DVM Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 11-01-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: If you've ever wondered how to clean a ferrets' GI tract or remove corneal ulcers from a pot-bellied pig, you'll soon learn much more than that. Beyond the clinical side of Dr. Hess's experience as one of only a few exotic animal veterinarians, Unlikely Companions tells the story of what the remarkable pets she treats and their equally eccentric, dedicated, and sometimes demanding owners have taught her about the importance of loving and healing ourselves. Unlikely Companions is part memoir, part pet mystery, and part inspirational self-help, an All Creatures Great and Small with a mysterious twist that includes a special message for women about managing our most important relationships - those with our friends, coworkers, children, spouses, and ourselves. Unlikely Companions is organized into seven chapters chronicling a week in Dr. Hess's life as an exotic animal veterinarian, as she struggles to solve a veterinary mystery affecting her practice and those of vets around the country. During this week, the listener will join her as she walks into risky surgery, life-altering diagnoses, and as she juggles back-to-back appointments with puzzling patients and demanding owners - and that's just at the office. For every day of her fast-paced week, listeners will tag alongside her and become privy to some of the most interesting, entertaining, and profound pet-owner relationships she's had the privilege to experience and observe. They explore universal themes like companionship and commitment, isolation and grief, self-care and acceptance. If you've ever owned a pet, then you know - animals have a way of speaking the truth, don't they? Heartwarming, heartbreaking, and uplifting all at once, Unlikely Companions will make you want to snuggle up with your loved ones, both the two- and four-legged.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 56 Sherlock Holmes Stories in 56 Days Author: Charlotte Walters Narrator: Steve White Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 10-25-16 Publisher: MX Publishing Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: To celebrate the release of her novel Barefoot on Baker Street, Charlotte Anne Walters undertook the task of reading and reviewing one of the original Sherlock Holmes short stories every day until she had completed all 56. The reviews were posted daily on her blog and attracted viewers from all over the world. The reviews are full of humor and Holmesian insight, ending in a score out of 10 for each story. This book contains all 56 blogs plus additional material including reviews of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's four Holmes novels. Although it was a pleasure for a life-long Holmes admirer to re-visit the stories, trying to do this on top of holding down a busy full-time job and family commitments was a big challenge - resulting in some stressful but comical moments detailed in the blogs. Even Mr. Walters couldn't resist throwing in a few comments of his own. Charlotte is donating all her royalties from this publication to the Undershaw Preservation Trust, a charity striving to protect and restore the former home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - saveundershaw.com.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dying to Wake Up Subtitle: A Doctor's Voyage into the Afterlife and the Wisdom He Brought Back Author: Rajiv Parti, Paul Perry, Raymond Moody Jr. MD PhD Narrator: Steve West Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 08-23-16 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 384 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A rare glimpse into heaven, hell, and previous lives. Dr. Rajiv Parti's near-death experience brought him on a journey through the afterworld, leading to a spiritual awakening that transformed his career, his lifestyle, and even his fundamental beliefs. Before his near-death experience, Dr. Rajiv Parti was a wealthy man of science with a successful career as the chief of anesthesiology at the Bakersfield Heart Hospital in California. He demanded the same success from his son, whose failures provoked episodes of physical abuse from Dr. Parti. All in all, Dr. Parti was the last man to believe in heaven or hell - that is, until he saw them with his own eyes. When Dr. Parti had his near-death experience on the operating table, he first watched his own operation from the ceiling - even recalling a joke told by his doctors during his surgery. He was greeted by archangels and his deceased father, who led him through the tortures of hell and revealed the toxic cycle of violence that has plagued his family for generations. He even reviewed the struggles of his previous lives, which in many ways reflected those he still faced in the present. Finally he experienced heaven. From the angels he learned lessons of spiritual health that they insisted he bring down to earth. To do so, Dr. Parti knew, he had to change his ways. After his near-death experience, Dr. Parti awoke a new man. He gave away his mansion, quit his career, opened a wellness clinic, and completely turned around his relationships with his family. To this day he still converses with angels and spreads their wisdom to the living. In this remarkable true story of spiritual transformation, Dr. Parti provides rare details of heaven, hell, the afterlife, and angels. In sharing the lessons and eternal truths from the divine that changed him forever, Dr. Parti offers his audience the opportunity to attain peace and live better lives here on earth.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Carry On Subtitle: A Story of Resilience, Redemption, and an Unlikely Family Author: Lisa Fenn Narrator: Lisa Fenn Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 08-16-16 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 37 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In the spirit of The Blind Side and Friday Night Lights comes a tender and profoundly moving memoir about an ESPN producer's unexpected relationship with two disabled wrestlers from inner city Cleveland and how these bonds - blossoming, ultimately, into a most unorthodox family - would transform their lives. When award-winning ESPN producer Lisa Fenn returned to her hometown for a story about two wrestlers at one of Cleveland's toughest public high schools, she had no idea that the trip would change her life. Both young men were disadvantaged students with significant physical disabilities. Dartanyon Crockett was legally blind as a result of Leber's disease; Leroy Sutton lost both his legs at 11, when he was run over by a train. Brought together by wrestling, they had developed a brother-like bond as they worked to overcome their disabilities. After forming a profound connection with Dartanyon and Leroy, Fenn realized she couldn't just walk away when filming ended; these boys had had to overcome the odds too many times. Instead Fenn dedicated herself to ensuring their success long after the reporting was finished and the story aired - and an unlikely family of three was formed. The years ahead would be fraught with complex challenges, but Fenn stayed with the boys every step of the way - teaching them essential life skills, helping them heal old wounds and traumatic pasts, and providing the first steady and consistent support system they'd ever had. This powerful memoir is one of love, hope, faith, and strength - a story about an unusual family and the courage to carry on, even in the most extraordinary circumstances.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal Narrator: Amy Krouse Rosenthal, John Green Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 08-09-16 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 31 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The best-selling author of Encyclopedia an Ordinary Life returns with a literary experience that is unprecedented, unforgettable, and explosively human. In the 10 years since the publication of her beloved, groundbreaking Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, number-one New York Times best-selling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal has been quietly tinkering away. Using her distinct blend of nonlinear narrative, wistful reflections, and insightful wit, she has created a modest but mighty new work. Why the title Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal? Because the book is organized into chapters with classic subject headings such as Social Studies, Music, Language Arts, Math, etc. Because textbook is an expression meaning "quintessential", as in, Oh, that wordplay and unconventional format is so typical of her, so textbook Amy. Because for the first time ever, listeners can further engage with a book via text messaging. Because if an author's previous book has Encyclopedia in the title, following it up with a Textbook would be rather nice. Not exactly a memoir, not just a collection of observations, Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal is an exploration into the many ways we are connected on this planet and speaks to the awe, bewilderment, and poignancy of being alive. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Southern Education of a Jersey Girl Subtitle: Adventures in Life and Love in the Heart of Dixie Author: Jaime Primak Sullivan Narrator: Jaime Primak Sullivan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 08-02-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 234 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Jaime Primak Sullivan, a Jersey-bred, tough-as-nails PR maven - and unlikely transplant in an upscale suburb of Birmingham, Alabama - has spent her entire life crossing the line: whether she's pushing the boundaries of what proper Southern ladies consider to be "polite behavior" or literally traversing the Mason-Dixon line in the name of love. She isn't afraid to say what everyone is thinking when it comes to love, sex, friendship, and many other topics that are all too often sugar-coated in polite Southern company. But when a meet-cute scenario right out of a Nora Ephron movie upends her life, Jaime finds herself a reluctant "knish out of water", smack-dab in the Deep South, starting a life with her new husband, the perfect Southern gentleman. In The Southern Education of a Jersey Girl, Jaime shares hard-learned lessons on Southern etiquette, deep-fried foods, college football, and matters of the heart while living in the heart of Dixie, with her quintessential ball-busting and side-splitting Jersey twist. Critic Reviews: "Sullivan's self-deprecating humor makes her a comfortable, chatty companion.... It's hard to resist Sullivan's spunky, outgoing personality." ( Kirkus)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Look at You Now Subtitle: My Journey from Shame to Strength Author: Liz Pryor Narrator: Liz Pryor Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 06-28-16 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 176 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For listeners of Orange Is the New Black and The Glass Castle, a riveting memoir about a lifelong secret and a girl finding strength in the most unlikely place. In 1979 Liz Pryor is a 17-year-old girl from a good family in the wealthy Chicago suburbs. Halfway through her senior year of high school, she discovers that she is pregnant - a fact her parents are determined to keep a secret from her friends, siblings, and community forever. One snowy January day, after driving across three states, her mother drops her off at what Liz thinks is a Catholic home for unwed mothers - but which is, in truth, a locked government-run facility for delinquent and impoverished pregnant teenage girls. In the cement-block residence, Liz is alone and terrified, a fish out of water - a girl from a privileged, sheltered background living amid tough, street-savvy girls who come from the foster care system or juvenile detention. But over the next six months, isolated and in involuntary hiding from everyone she knows, Liz develops a surprising bond with the other girls and begins to question everything she once held true. Told with tenderness, humor, and an open heart, Look at You Now is a deeply moving story about the most vulnerable moments in our lives - and how a willingness to trust ourselves can permanently change who we are and how we see the world. Critic Reviews: "Engrossing.... Readers will swiftly be drawn into the author's compassionate retelling of her teen pregnancy - her fear, shame, regret, joy, and even her forgiveness of her parents for sending her away. This coming-of-age memoir is authentic and unforgettable." (Publishers Weekly) "Pryor's refusal to bury the truth of her experiences is the greatest strength of her book. Her honesty about a youthful error and desire to let that honesty define the rest of her life are both uplifting and inspiring. An unsentimental yet moving coming-of-age memoir." (Kirkus Reviews) "I started reading this book thinking it was a compelling, honest, sometimes funny, sometimes poignant look at the world of teenage pregnancy, and knowing it would offer an inside look at the places where girls used to be hidden away until their babies came. I finished it damp-eyed and understanding that Look at You Now is much more than that. It is a story about how family dynamics work. It is about how wrenching it is to give away something born of your flesh, even if you know it's the right decision. It's about how much we can learn from people very much different from us. Most of all, it is a subtle, graceful story about how sometimes the worst things in our lives work best to shape our characters into something shining and true, something that will serve us for the rest of our lives. Liz Pryor says she will never forget the girls she shared that time of her life with. I will never forget this book. I really, really loved it." (Elizabeth Berg, author of The Dream Lover)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Soulshaping Subtitle: A Journey of Self-Creation Author: Jeff Brown Narrator: Jeff Machado Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 06-14-16 Publisher: North Atlantic Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Soulshaping is the inspiring memoir of an archetypal "male warrior" - a trial lawyer - who struggled to find his heart and a more authentic, soulful path. Rivetingly personal and profoundly universal, this book is for anyone who has heard a whisper of something truer calling out to them amid the distractions of modern life. Jeff Brown's dramatic and often funny story takes listeners through remarkably human experiences - emotional, physical, and economic - as he vividly recounts his troubled childhood, his success in apprenticing with Canada's top criminal lawyer, and his ultimate decision to leave the law and begin an inner journey to discover his soul's purpose. A work of courageous self-creation, Soulshaping reminds us that we are all truly connected, that our seemingly isolated struggles are actually part of the shared human challenge to live a life that is heart-centered and soul-driven. Both down-to-earth and magically mystical, Soulshaping will meet you where you live - and where you long to live. Critic Reviews: "Soulshaping does an excellent job of demonstrating how we can listen to and follow our soul's guidance in the midst of life." (Ram Dass, spiritual teacher and author of Be Here Now) "I often refer to the dictionary at the end of this wonderful book to put new words to sacred experiences, fleeting understandings, and the bigger mysteries that seekers have pondered throughout history. The words are like bridges between my little self and my vaster consciousness that is free from fear and open to peace." (Elizabeth Lesser, author of Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow and cofounder of the Omega Institute) "This book is a role call for the soul. Jeff Brown is the kind of writer who invites you to swim in gasoline and then provides a match. This is no self-help book. This is a summons from the mountaintop and from the trenches. I am so grateful for Brown's journey and his absolute genius in writing." (Tama J. Kieves, best-selling author of This Time I Dance! Creating the Work You Love)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 3,096 Days in Captivity Subtitle: The True Story of My Abduction, Eight Years of Enslavement, and Escape Author: Natascha Kampusch Narrator: Jennifer Scapetis-Tycer Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 06-07-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 210 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: On March 2, 1998, 10-year-old Natascha Kampusch was kidnapped and found herself locked in a house that would be her home for the next eight years. She was starved, beaten, treated as a slave, and forced to work for her deranged captor. But she never forgot who she was, and she never gave up hope of returning to the world. This is her story.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ Titolo: Tropico del Cancro Autore: Henry Miller Narratore: Massimo De Santis Formato: Unabridged Durata: 10 hrs and 15 mins Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 05-27-16 Editore: Audible Studios Categoria: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Riepilogo Editore: Nell'incantata, effervescente Parigi degli anni trenta, precisamente nel 1934, viene pubblicato da un piccolo editore un libro intitolato "Tropico del Cancro": sarà la miccia di uno scandalo morale e di un'insurrezione letteraria che attraverserà tutto il secolo. Negli ambienti più conservatori si parla di pornografia, nei caffè avanguardisti si inneggia alla rivoluzione: la verità è che "Tropico del Cancro" è uno dei grandi capolavori della letteratura novecentesca, un romanzo autobiografico insostituibile per la forza e la fluidità del suo linguaggio, la potenza del suo immaginario, la vivida resa degli ambienti e dei caratteri. È lo stesso Miller a parlarci di sé in prima persona, a raccontarci dei suoi amici, dei miseri eppure vibranti quartieri che attraversano e vivono. Di ubriachezza in ubriachezza, di donna in donna, di rissa in rissa, di illuminazione in illuminazione. Con una scrittura travolgente e fluviale, che trasfigura ogni evento delle piccole, eccezionali vite che sono le vite di tutti noi, facendole diventare un'epica nuova, l'epica dell'essere umani, un'epica che cantiamo tutti ritrovando in noi la sete di libertà di questo scrittore. >> Questo audiobook in edizione integrale vi è offerto in esclusiva per Audible ed è disponibile solamente in formato audio digitale. ©2015 Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore S.r.l. Tradotto da Luciano Bianciardi (P)2016 Audible GmbH

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/29/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Available Subtitle: A Memoir of Heartbreak, Hookups, Love and Brunch Author: Matteson Perry Narrator: Matteson Perry Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 05-24-16 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 96 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From a breakout storytelling star at The Moth, a real-life romantic comedy about a guy and a girl - and 29 other girls: a memoir about an unexpected break-up, one self-imposed year of being single, and how a "nice guy" survived dating in the 21st century. Matteson Perry is a Nice Guy. He remembers birthdays, politely averts his eyes on the subway, and enjoys backgammon. A serial monogamist, he's never asked a stranger out. But when the girl he thought might be The One dumps him, he decides to turn his life around. He comes up with The Plan: 1. Be single for a year. 2. Date a lot of women. 3. Hurt no one's feelings. He's not out to get revenge or to become a pickup artist; he just wants to disrupt his pattern, have some fun, and discover who he is. A quick-witted Everyman, Perry throws himself into the modern world of courtship and digital dating only to discover that even the best-laid plans won't necessarily get you laid. Over the course of a year, he dates almost 30 different women, including a Swedish tourist, a former high school crush, a born-again virgin, a groupie, an actress, a lesbian, and a biter. In Available, award-winning storyteller Matteson Perry brings us into the inner sanctum of failed pickup lines, uncomfortable courtships, awkward texts, and self-discovery, charting the highs and lows of single life and the lessons he learns along the way. Candid, empathetic, and devastatingly funny, Available is the ultimate real-life rom-com about learning to date, finding love, and becoming better at life.