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A Dutiful Boy
- A Memoir of a Gay Muslim’s Journey to Acceptance
- By: Mohsin Zaidi
- Narrated by: Mohsin Zaidi
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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A coming-of-age memoir about growing up queer in a strict Muslim household....
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Inspiring
- By A on 24-08-20
By: Mohsin Zaidi
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That Peckham Boy
- Growing Up, Getting Out and Giving Back
- By: Kenny Imafidon
- Narrated by: Chuku Modu
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
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A candid and unfiltered take on some of the most challenging topics that define our times, That Peckham Boy is a personal manifesto exploring what it means to be young, Black and poor in the city....
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skillful story telling of a tried life
- By marjory mair on 06-07-24
By: Kenny Imafidon
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Michael Jordan
- The Life
- By: Roland Lazenby
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 21 hrs and 8 mins
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The definitive biography of a legendary athlete. The Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. When most people think of him, they think of his beautiful shots with the game on the line, his body totally in sync with the ball - hitting nothing but net....
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Awful narration!
- By Amazon Customer on 11-11-18
By: Roland Lazenby
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Both Not Half
- A Radical New Approach to Mixed Heritage Identity
- By: Jassa Ahluwalia
- Narrated by: Jassa Ahluwalia
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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Both Not Half is a rallying cry for a new and inclusive future. It's a journey of self-discovery that unearths the historical roots of modern mixed identity as we know it, braving to deconstruct the binaries we have inherited and the narratives we passively accept...
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Rare, necessary and insightful account and discussion of a neglected area of identities.
- By Anonymous User on 04-07-24
By: Jassa Ahluwalia
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Contesting: The Name It & Claim It Game
- WINeuvers for WISHcraft
- By: Helene Hadsell
- Narrated by: Carolyn Wilman
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
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Helene Hadsell was "the woman who won every contest prize she desired". In Contesting: The Name It & Claim It Game, she shares her winning secrets in the vibrant, warm, and folksy manner that was uniquely her....
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I loved how simple the concept is.
- By Kelly Middlemiss on 03-05-24
By: Helene Hadsell
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The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- By: Clayborne Carson - editor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Narrated by: Levar Burton
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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He was a husband, a father, a preacher - and the preeminent leader of a movement that continues to transform?
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Not complete
- By Anonymous User on 23-01-18
By: Clayborne Carson - editor, and others
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A Dutiful Boy
- A Memoir of a Gay Muslim’s Journey to Acceptance
- By: Mohsin Zaidi
- Narrated by: Mohsin Zaidi
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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A coming-of-age memoir about growing up queer in a strict Muslim household....
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Inspiring
- By A on 24-08-20
By: Mohsin Zaidi
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That Peckham Boy
- Growing Up, Getting Out and Giving Back
- By: Kenny Imafidon
- Narrated by: Chuku Modu
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
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A candid and unfiltered take on some of the most challenging topics that define our times, That Peckham Boy is a personal manifesto exploring what it means to be young, Black and poor in the city....
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skillful story telling of a tried life
- By marjory mair on 06-07-24
By: Kenny Imafidon
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Michael Jordan
- The Life
- By: Roland Lazenby
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 21 hrs and 8 mins
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The definitive biography of a legendary athlete. The Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. When most people think of him, they think of his beautiful shots with the game on the line, his body totally in sync with the ball - hitting nothing but net....
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Awful narration!
- By Amazon Customer on 11-11-18
By: Roland Lazenby
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Both Not Half
- A Radical New Approach to Mixed Heritage Identity
- By: Jassa Ahluwalia
- Narrated by: Jassa Ahluwalia
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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Both Not Half is a rallying cry for a new and inclusive future. It's a journey of self-discovery that unearths the historical roots of modern mixed identity as we know it, braving to deconstruct the binaries we have inherited and the narratives we passively accept...
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Rare, necessary and insightful account and discussion of a neglected area of identities.
- By Anonymous User on 04-07-24
By: Jassa Ahluwalia
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Contesting: The Name It & Claim It Game
- WINeuvers for WISHcraft
- By: Helene Hadsell
- Narrated by: Carolyn Wilman
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
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Helene Hadsell was "the woman who won every contest prize she desired". In Contesting: The Name It & Claim It Game, she shares her winning secrets in the vibrant, warm, and folksy manner that was uniquely her....
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I loved how simple the concept is.
- By Kelly Middlemiss on 03-05-24
By: Helene Hadsell
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The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- By: Clayborne Carson - editor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Narrated by: Levar Burton
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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He was a husband, a father, a preacher - and the preeminent leader of a movement that continues to transform?
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Not complete
- By Anonymous User on 23-01-18
By: Clayborne Carson - editor, and others
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Off the Beat
- My life as a brown, Muslim woman in the Met
- By: Nusrit Mehtab
- Narrated by: Shaheen Khan
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
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When Nusrit Mehtab joined the Met Police in the late 80s the organisation was rife with racism and misogyny. Officers refused to patrol with her, or even call her by her name....
By: Nusrit Mehtab
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My Infamous Life
- The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy
- By: Albert "Prodigy" Johnson, Laura Checkoway
- Narrated by: Albert "Prodigy" Johnson
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
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From one of the greatest rappers of all time, the memoir of a life cut short, a revealing look at the dark side of hip hop’s Golden Era....
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Review
- By BDam on 07-12-20
By: Albert "Prodigy" Johnson, and others
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An Invisible Thread
- The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny
- By: Laura Schroff, Alex Tresniowski
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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This inspirational New York Times best seller chronicles the lifelong friendship between a busy sales executive and a disadvantaged young boy and how both of their lives were changed by what began as one small gesture of kindness....
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One of the most inspirational books I've ever read
- By H Tipton on 03-02-23
By: Laura Schroff, and others
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Of Water and Spirit
- Ritual Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman
- By: Malidoma Patrice Somé
- Narrated by: Malidoma Patrice Somé
- Length: 3 hrs
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Born in West Africa in the early 1950s, Somé was kidnapped at age four by a French Jesuit missionary to be trained as a priest....
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Finally The Road Is Clear
- By Mrs PE Bhola on 07-01-20
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The Face Pressed Against a Window
- A Memoir
- By: Tim Waterstone
- Narrated by: Tim Waterstone
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
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Candid and moving, The Face Pressed Against a Window charts the life of one of our most celebrated business leaders....
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An enthralling story, beautifully read.
- By Deborah on 18-08-19
By: Tim Waterstone
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My Hidden Race
- By: Anyika Onuora
- Narrated by: Anyika Onuora
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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My Hidden Race is the story of Olympic medalist Anyika Onuora, who stood on the podium at every major championship in athletics....
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A Fabulous Race run!
- By Wendy49 on 12-06-24
By: Anyika Onuora
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Above the Ground
- A True Story of the Troubles in Northern Ireland
- By: Dan Lawton
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
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In 1978, the bloody conflict in Northern Ireland, known as The Troubles, had reached a boiling point.
By: Dan Lawton
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I'll Die After Bingo
- My unlikely life as a care home assistant
- By: Pope Lonergan
- Narrated by: Pope Lonergan
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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This no-holds-barred account shows what life inside a care home is really like, for both residents and carers....
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Refreshingly real
- By C on 19-07-22
By: Pope Lonergan
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Elizabethans
- How Modern Britain Was Forged
- By: Andrew Marr
- Narrated by: Raj Ghatak
- Length: 16 hrs and 34 mins
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In this wonderfully told history, spanning back to when Queen Elizabeth became queen in 1953, Andrew Marr traces the people who have made Britain the country it is today....
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Modern British history read by HAL 9000
- By Amazon Customer on 08-10-20
By: Andrew Marr
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Here All Along
- Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life - in Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There)
- By: Sarah Hurwitz
- Narrated by: Sarah Hurwitz
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
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After a decade as a political speechwriter, Sarah Hurwitz decided to apply her skills as a communicator to writing a book...about Judaism. And no one is more surprised than she is....
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Brilliant
- By Avi on 25-09-22
By: Sarah Hurwitz
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Letter to My Daughter
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
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Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou's path to living well and living a life with meaning....
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a love letter.
- By Anonymous User on 17-05-20
By: Maya Angelou
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Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor
- By: Yossi Klein Halevi
- Narrated by: Yossi Klein Halevi
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
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Attempting to break the agonizing impasse between Israelis and Palestinians, the Israeli commentator and award-winning author of Like Dreamers directly addresses his Palestinian neighbors in this taut and provocative audiobook....
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Earnest and honest effort !
- By froehlich-wiener on 10-01-24
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Frederick Douglass
- Prophet of Freedom
- By: David W. Blight
- Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi
- Length: 36 hrs and 57 mins
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The definitive, dramatic biography of the most important African American of the 19th century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became the greatest orator of his day and one of the leading abolitionists and writers of the era....
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Can we talk about the narrator
- By Mr on 17-09-19
By: David W. Blight
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The Worlds I See
- Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI
- By: Fei-Fei Li
- Narrated by: Cindy Kay
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
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The Worlds I See is the moving memoir of a scientist coming of age as an immigrant in America who finds her calling at the forefront of the AI revolution.
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absolutely loved this book!
- By Turcu Ciprian on 31-12-23
By: Fei-Fei Li
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A River in Darkness
- One Man's Escape from North Korea
- By: Masaji Ishikawa, Risa Kobayashi - translator, Martin Brown - translator
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
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Half-Korean, half-Japanese, Masaji Ishikawa has spent his whole life feeling like a man without a country. This feeling only deepened when his family moved from Japan to North Korea when Ishikawa was just thirteen years old, and unwittingly became members of the lowest social caste....
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An utterly bleak story of an invisible man
- By Sue on 17-01-18
By: Masaji Ishikawa, and others
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Dragged up Proppa
- Growing up in Britain’s Forgotten North
- By: Pip Fallow
- Narrated by: Pip Fallow
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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Dragged Up Proppa marks the arrival of a major literary working class voice that needs to be listened to....
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To a family friend
- By jeff on 09-12-23
By: Pip Fallow
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Malcolm X
- A Life of Reinvention
- By: Manning Marable
- Narrated by: G. Valmont Thomas
- Length: 22 hrs and 4 mins
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Years in the making, this is the definitive biography of the legendary black activist....
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Critical Diagnosis of Malcom X
- By Tino Bvunzawabaya on 20-06-20
By: Manning Marable
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Ghostland
- In Search of a Haunted Country
- By: Edward Parnell
- Narrated by: Sam Woolf
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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In his late 30s, Edward Parnell found himself trapped in the recurring nightmare of a family tragedy....
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Im not sure what kind of book this is.
- By Wren on 27-01-20
By: Edward Parnell
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The Right Sort of Girl
- By: Anita Rani
- Narrated by: Anita Rani
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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Trying to navigate her Indian world at home and the British world outside her front door, Anita Rani was a girl who didn't fit in anywhere....
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inspirational, empowering with integrity,.
- By Tajinder Bhui on 24-07-21
By: Anita Rani
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Maya Angelou: The Autobiographies
- Six BBC Radio 4 Dramatisations
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Pippa Bennett-Warner, Indie Gjesdal, full cast
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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The books that make up the life and times of Maya Angelou are some of the best, most beautiful and haunting pieces of autobiography written....
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Excellent BBC production
- By Mike C Davies on 27-01-20
By: Maya Angelou
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We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It
- A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood
- By: Tom Phelan
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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In the tradition of Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes and Alice Taylor’s To School Through the Fields, Tom Phelan’s We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It is a heartfelt and masterfully written memoir of growing up in Ireland in the 1940s....
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Reminiscent of a bygone era
- By Claire on 14-02-21
By: Tom Phelan
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They Don’t Teach This
- By: Eniola Aluko
- Narrated by: Eniola Aluko
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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First class honours law degree. One hundred and two appearances for England women’s national football team. First female pundit on Match of the Day. UN Women UK ambassador. Guardian columnist. All of these achievements belong to Eni Aluko....
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Great book
- By Julian Ball on 30-08-19
By: Eniola Aluko
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That Moment When
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- By: Mo Gilligan
- Narrated by: Mo Gilligan
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
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You might know Mo as the critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, BAFTA-winning presenter, Masked Singer judge and social media mega star....
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Had a good good time listening to this!
- By Amazon Customer on 21-09-21
By: Mo Gilligan
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Sista Sister
- By: Candice Brathwaite
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- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
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Candice Brathwaite's much-anticipated second book about all the things she wishes she'd been told when she was young and needed guidance....
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Essential life lessons for a young black woman
- By little_misschatterbox on 13-07-21
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O-Henro
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Mary Merrill is not an ordinary woman. Don’t be surprised if she is sweeping at your front porch one morning. She is a great entertainer who values bonds and “En”. That’s who Mary J. Merrill is. My family and I are honored to be in a small part of her extraordinary life.
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When Nusrit Mehtab joined the Met Police in the late 80s the organisation was rife with racism and misogyny. Officers refused to patrol with her, or even call her by her name. Her attempts to get promoted were met with hostility and ridicule and she was subject to cruel pranks. As the years passed and her seniority grew, Nusrit was dismayed to find that these problems got worse, not better. After 30 years, she finally had enough and left the MET, initiating an employment tribunal against them in the process.
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On the night in 1964 that Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) stepped into the ring with Sonny Liston, he was widely regarded as an irritating freak who danced and talked way too much. Six rounds later Ali was not only the new world heavyweight boxing champion: He was "a new kind of black man" who would shortly transform America's racial politics, its popular culture, and its notions of heroism. No one has captured Ali—and the era that he exhilarated and sometimes infuriated—with greater vibrancy, drama, and astuteness than David Remnick.
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Evolution of a Baby Boomer
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In Evolution of a Baby Boomer Joyce Fidler takes us on her journey as a record store owner and rock band singer who begins her adult years in the Bible belt where sex, drugs and rock & roll dominate her life. As she relocates to LaLaLand in her forties, she invites listeners to witness her unexpected transformation to a fruitful, productive citizen. Fidler's memoir traces the how and why of this metamorphosis including a divorce from a polyamorous marriage, separation from her teenaged children, with an eventual surrender to recovery from marijuana and alcohol addiction.
By: Joyce Fidler
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All Things Wise and Wonderful
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Off the Beat
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- Narrated by: Shaheen Khan
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When Nusrit Mehtab joined the Met Police in the late 80s the organisation was rife with racism and misogyny. Officers refused to patrol with her, or even call her by her name. Her attempts to get promoted were met with hostility and ridicule and she was subject to cruel pranks. As the years passed and her seniority grew, Nusrit was dismayed to find that these problems got worse, not better. After 30 years, she finally had enough and left the MET, initiating an employment tribunal against them in the process.
By: Nusrit Mehtab
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The Courage to Share
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'Indian-Australian' is not a one-size-fits-all descriptor. Given the depth and richness of diversity of the Indian subcontinent, it is fitting that its diaspora is similarly varied. Growing Up Indian in Australia reflects and celebrates this vibrant diversity. It features contributions from Australian-Indian writers, both established and emerging, who hail from a wide range of backgrounds, religions and experiences. This colorful, energetic anthology offers reflections on identity, culture, family, food and expectations, ultimately revealing deep truths about both Australian and Indian life.
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In this real-life adventure, Justa, youngest of ten children in a Mennonite family in WWII era Ukraine, revisits a childhood in totalitarian Stalinist USSR. When authorities swoop down in the middle of the night to seize neighbor’s fathers, Justa begins to dread the dark. Would her beloved papa be next? As both armies—German and Russian—approach, thirteen-year-old Justa and her family hurriedly pack their wagon to flee. What valuables should they take? What must they leave behind? How will the absent brothers find them? Will the family ever be whole again?
By: Justina Neufeld, and others
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Stronger than You Thought
- Discovering Resilience in Unexpected Situations
- By: Dr. Tryphena Ruth Banks
- Narrated by: Sarra Blok
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Explore a powerful story in "Stronger Than You Thought!" as the author courageously reveals the secrets of her childhood. In this heartfelt story, she sheds light on the pervasive issue of abuse, especially among African cultures, where silence often masks the pain endured by young souls. Through her journey from motherhood to grandmotherhood, she shares the buried whispers of her past, inviting listeners to break the cycle of suffering.
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The Endless Country
- A Personal Journey Through Turkey's First Hundred Years
- By: Sami Kent
- Narrated by: Ojan Genc, Sami Kent
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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The Endless Country takes a journey through Turkey’s past – the nation the author’s father left decades ago and he returns to as a young man. It is not about Erdogan or Atatürk, the two towering Presidents who have book-ended that history, and at times have appeared impossible to escape. Instead Sami Kent’s book goes deep beyond them, revealing a history as rich, layered and absurd as his family’s favourite dessert, künefe: a shredded wheat pastry with a core of melted cheese, a topping of pistachios, and a drowning of syrup.
By: Sami Kent
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Above the Ground
- A True Story of the Troubles in Northern Ireland
- By: Dan Lawton
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1978, the bloody conflict in Northern Ireland, known as The Troubles, had reached a boiling point. Hundreds of members of the Irish Republican Army, determined to drive the hated British out of the province—killing soldiers and police, detonating bombs, while arming themselves with firearms and explosives—had been arrested and incarcerated in the notorious British prison known as the Maze.
By: Dan Lawton
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Peep Light
- Stories of a Mississippi River Boat Captain
- By: Lee Hendrix
- Narrated by: Chris Abernathy
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Most people only consider the Mississippi River when they cross it or when it inconveniently abandons its banks. But every year, millions of tons of cargo are transported by towboats on the river. In Peep Light, Captain Lee Hendrix provides unique insight on people who work and live on and near the Mississippi River. Hendrix, formerly a pilot for the Delta Queen Steamboat Co., has worked on the Mississippi for fifty years. In 2014, Hendrix became captain of the towboat Mississippi with the US Army Corps of Engineers, then he later retired to return to passenger vessels.
By: Lee Hendrix
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My Family and Other Enemies
- By: Mary Novakovich
- Narrated by: Mary Novakovich
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
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My Family and Other Enemies is part travelogue, part memoir that dives into the hinterland of Croatia. Mary Novakovich explores her ongoing relationship with the region of Lika in central Croatia, where her parents were born..
By: Mary Novakovich
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Driftwood
- Escape and Survival Through Art
- By: Eva de Jong-Duldig
- Narrated by: Eva de Jong-Duldig
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1938 sculptor Karl Duldig, his wife Slawa Horowitz-Duldig–inventor of the modern foldable umbrella–and their baby daughter Eva, left their home in Vienna for an uncertain future. They found a brief refuge in Singapore before arriving in Sydney on 25 September 1940. Australia was at war: they were classified as enemy aliens and interned in an isolated camp in northern Victoria. Karl said, ‘A game of tennis saved my life’. The story follows the family’s narrow escape from Nazi Austria, as well as the recovery of all their Viennese art and other possessions after the war.
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Moxie Matters
- True Tales of Rolling through a Messy, Muddled, and Magical Life
- By: Karen Brothers
- Narrated by: Karen Brothers
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago in the 70s, Karen lives a charmed and spunky life right out of the gate. Leading her friends and neighbors on real-time adventures, she bravely and hilariously plows through life on her groovy lace-up roller skates. Always on the lookout for fun, her energy and delight invite anyone and everyone to experience joy along the way…until a crack in the foundation threatens to crumble her vivacious spirit.
By: Karen Brothers
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We Will Not Be Saved
- A memoir of hope and resistance in the Amazon rainforest
- By: Nemonte Nenquimo, Mitch Anderson - contributor
- Narrated by: Christine Ann-Roche
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
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Born into the Waorani tribe of Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, Nemonte Nenquimo was taught about plant medicines, foraging, oral storytelling, and shamanism by her elders. Age 14, she left the forest for the first time to study with an evangelical missionary group in the city. Eventually, her ancestors began appearing in her dreams, pleading with her to return and embrace her own culture. She listened. Two decades later, Nemonte has emerged as one of the most forceful voices in climate-change activism.
By: Nemonte Nenquimo, and others
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The Tao of Raven
- An Alaska Native Memoir
- By: Ernestine Hayes
- Narrated by: Erin Tripp
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Using the story of Raven and the Box of Daylight (and relating it to Sun Tzu’s equally timeless Art of War) to deepen her narration and reflection, Hayes expresses an ongoing frustration and anger at the obstacles and prejudices still facing Alaska Natives in their own land, but also recounts her own story of attending and completing college in her 50s and becoming a professor and a writer.
By: Ernestine Hayes