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Title: Skid Dogs

Author: Emelia Symington-Fedy

Narrator: Emelia Symington-Fedy

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

Release date: November 28, 2023

Genres: Women

Publisher's Summary:

A raw and riveting coming-of-age story about the wild love of teenage friendships and the casual oppression of nineties rape culture. Emelia Symington-Fedy grew up with her girl gang on the railroad tracks of a small town in British Columbia. Unsupervised and wild, the girls explored the power and shortcomings of 'best' friendships and their growing sexuality. Two decades later an eighteen-year-old girl is murdered on Halloween on the same tracks, and Symington-Fedy returns to her hometown to stay with her mother, who is fearful of a murderer at large. While the media narrows its focus on how the girl dared be alone on the tracks, Symington-Fedy slowly comes to terms with the mistreatment of her own teenage body. Giving a bold and often darkly humorous first-hand account of nineties rape culture and the sexual coercion that still permeates girlhood, Symington-Fedy holds her hometown close and accountable and exposes the subtle ways that misogyny shows up daily.

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Title: Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her

Author: Robin Gerber

Narrator: Karen Gundersen

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

Release date: November 28, 2023

Genres: Women

Publisher's Summary:

“Barbie and her creator, the sharp-elbowed gal who built the biggest toy company, have a story to tell.” —Time Barbie and Ruth is the remarkable true story of the world’s most famous toy and the woman who created her. It is a fascinating account of how one visionary woman and her product changed an industry and sparked a lasting debate about women’s roles. At once a business book, a colorful portrait of an extraordinary female entrepreneur, and a breathtaking look at a cultural phenomenon, Barbie and Ruth is a must read for anyone who ever owned a Barbie doll. This is the entwined tale of two exceptional women. One was a voluptuous eleven-inch-tall beauty who debuted at the 1959 Toy Fair in New York City and quickly became the treasure of 9 out of 10 American girls and their counterparts in 150 countries. She went on to compete as an Olympic athlete, serve as an air force pilot, work as a boutique owner, run as a presidential candidate, and ignite a cultural firestorm. The other was Ruth Handler, the tenth child of Polish Jewish immigrants. A brilliant, creative, ruthless, and passionately competitive visionary, Ruth was a mother and wife who wanted it all—a masterful entrepreneur who, together with her curvaceous plastic creation, changed American business and culture forever. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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Title: My Own Story

Author: Emmeline Pankhurst

Narrator: Lillian Rachel

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 28 minutes

Release date: November 21, 2023

Genres: Women

Publisher's Summary:

Emmeline Pankhurst was a fierce campaigner for the rights of women, enduring hardship, prison, and male entitlement in her fight for equality. Here, Pankhurst tells her story in her own words, describing how the girl of fourteen who attended her first suffragette meeting became a woman the world would remember as an unrelenting and courageous activist for the rights of women.

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Title: [Spanish] - El año del pensamiento mágico

Author: Joan Didion

Narrator: Nuria Pérez

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

Release date: November 16, 2023

Genres: Women

Publisher's Summary:

Unas memorias conmovedoras sobre la enfermedad y la muerte a través de la experiencia personal de la periodista y escritora Joan Didion. Este libro memorable ha cautivado a millones de lectores en todo el mundo. En él, la escritora Joan Didion, una de las autoras norteamericanas más reputadas de finales del siglo XX, narra con una fascinante distancia emocional la muerte repentina de su marido, el también escritor John Gregory Dunne. Este libro tan breve como intenso es, por consiguiente, una reflexión sobre el duelo y la crónica de una supervivencia. El año del pensamiento mágico obtuvo el National Book Award en 2005. Reseñas: «Llena de detalles y de una deslumbrante honestidad [...], un retrato indeleble de la pérdida y el luto.» Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times «Un acto consumado de valentía literaria, una escritora reconocida por su claridad que nos permite entrar en su mente mientras esta se nubla por el luto.» Lev Grossman, Time «Un libro que, repitiendo el tópico, se lee 'como una novela' y cuya tensión sale de las entrañas de un ser herido pero dotado con una excepcional capacidad analítica y expresiva.» El Cultural «En una cultura donde la elaboración de los sentimientos [...] ha sido rescindida por una prohibición directa a través de la vergüenza o por el 'deber ético del goce' [...], el libro de Didion duplica el valor del testimonio y de la invitación que lanza a un mundo de bobos emocionales técnicamente competentes.» El Mundo «El libro es un intento de trascender el estupor y sinsentido en que nos deja sumidos el dolor cuando experimentamos la muerte de alguien muy cercano.» Eduardo Lago, Babelia, El País

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Title: Mary Queen of Scots

Author: Liam Dale

Narrator: Liam Dale

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 0 hours 45 minutes

Release date: October 31, 2023

Genres: Women

Publisher's Summary:

Delve into the captivating life and times of Mary Stuart of Scotland in "Mary Queen of Scots: The True Story of the Life & Time of Mary Stuart of Scotland." Among the few women in history who have endured the trials of time, the ill-fated tale of Mary Queen of Scots continues to captivate and intrigue. This 16th-century figure's story is one of enduring interest, a narrative that has woven its way through the centuries. Who was Mary Stuart, and how did her life shape the history of Great Britain? Uncover the intricate tale of her tumultuous relationship with her cousin, Elizabeth I of England, a relationship that ultimately sealed her tragic fate. In different circumstances, these two women might have been allies, but the course of events led to a very different outcome. When the Queen of England signed Mary's death warrant, the Queen of Scots, clothed in blood-red, faced her final moments beneath the executioner's axe. The saga of Mary Stuart serves as a riveting chapter in history, and this exploration provides a glimpse into the complexities of her life and her enduring impact on the annals of history.

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Title: Princess Diana

Author: Liam Dale

Narrator: Liam Dale

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 0 hours 44 minutes

Release date: October 31, 2023

Genres: Women

Publisher's Summary:

Explore the captivating life of Princess Diana, the Princess of Wales, through "Princess Diana: The True Story of the Life and Time of Diana Spencer - Princess of Wales". If you're curious about Princess Diana but don't have the time to dive into extensive biographies, let The History Journals take you on an hour-by-hour historical journey of her remarkable life. While fairy tales promise happily-ever-afters, real life often takes unexpected turns. Even amidst the spotlight of modern media, reality rarely unfolds exactly as planned. Such was the reality of Diana Spencer's life. Her journey was far from conventional, and her untimely death marked a poignant chapter in royal family history. However, as the years have passed, Diana's memory has transcended her lifetime, continuing to inspire each new generation. This hourly history tour offers a succinct yet insightful glimpse into the life of a woman whose impact and legacy have endured beyond her years.

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Title: These Broken Roads: Scammed and Vindicated, One Woman's Story

Author: Donna Marie Hayes

Narrator: Donna Marie Hayes

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Release date: October 31, 2023

Genres: Women

Publisher's Summary:

Donna Hayes had fortitude and smarts. At the top of her game, thriving in New York City no less, her career was soaring on Wall Street, and she was starring in her own one woman show off Broadway. To be scammed by a man she had met on a dating app shocked and shamed her. In Jamaica as a child, death had come for Hayes three times. Each time she survived it. Every day she dreamed of going to America and joining her family. When she was fourteen, her mother sent for her. Donna's elation was soon offset by the challenges of her new life. From her mother's strict church to an early marriage, single motherhood, and a second disastrous and abusive marriage, when Donna escaped, she vowed to never again subject herself to relationships and people who harmed her. Then Hayes met the man of her dreams on a dating site. Before long, he proposed and tattooed her initials in large bold letters across his chest. But $177,000 later, it all fell apart. Hayes learned that she had been a target from the beginning. Suddenly, her financial independence was at risk. This is the story of how that woman rose yet again to find her power, making the scam the last run along the broken roads of her past.

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Title: Alone in Wonderland

Author: Christine Reed

Narrator: Christine Reed

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Release date: October 31, 2023

Genres: Women

Publisher's Summary:

Winner of the Indie National Excellence Award for Nonfiction Category. Christine discovered long distance backpacking while surfing the internet at work. She decided that day to attempt to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. One adventure led to another and a few years later she set out on the Wonderland Trail in Mt Rainier National Park. Her Rugged Outdoors Woman persona started as a joke, a nod to the outdoor adventurer that she wished to be. But in the years since, she has come into her own as a backpacker, rock climber, and trail runner. This book is a testament to the decision to name who you want to be and make it so.

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Title: The Woman They Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife

Author: Shannon Harris

Narrator: Shannon Harris

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Release date: October 31, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3

Genres: Women

Publisher's Summary:

As a twenty-three-year-old singer and the soon-to-be wife of youth pastor Joshua Harris, nothing in Shannon Harris's secular upbringing prepared her to enter the world of conservative Christianity. Soon Joshua's bestselling book I Kissed Dating Goodbye helped inspire a national purity movement, and Shannon's identity became 'pastor's wife.' The Woman They Wanted recounts Shannon's remarkable experience inside Big Church—where she was asked to live within a narrow definition of womanhood for almost two decades—and her subsequent journey out of that world and into a more authentic version of herself. Entering conservative American Christianity was like being drawn out to sea, she writes, inexorable and all consuming. Slowly, her worldview was narrowed, her motivations questioned, her behavior examined, until she had been whittled down to an idealized version of femininity envisioned as an extension of her husband and the church. However, when Sovereign Grace Ministries fell apart due to leadership conflicts and Shannon found herself outside church circles for the first time in years, she heard her intuition calling to her again. As she began to shake off the fog of depression and confusion, that voice grew louder. In honoring it, she awakened to the realities in which she had been trapped and found her truest self.

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Title: [Spanish] - Las genealogías

Author: Margo Glantz

Narrator: Vero Garrido

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Release date: October 26, 2023

Genres: Women

Publisher's Summary:

«Margo Glantz ha sabido recrear toda la magia de estas vidas en su relato, [...] y, sobre todas las cosas, ha logrado crear una forma fluida y rigurosa, la única que admite el abismo genealógico.» -Sergio Pitol Toda inmigración conlleva una paradoja: la amenaza de la pérdida de las tradiciones y de valores propios para adaptarse a una cultura diferente; y la esperanza de continuar y evolucionar la cultura a la que se pertenece en un territorio ajeno al de nuestro nacimiento. Autobiografía familiar, Las genealogías rastrea los orígenes centroeuropeos de los Glantz, sigue los pasos de la forzada peregrinación, asiste al arraigo y al florecimiento en el suelo de México, todo desde la perspectiva fervorosa y asombrada de la autora, que da testimonio de la epopeya de los suyos y se suma a ella como protagonista. Un testimonio emotivo que recupera los orígenes de una familia judía en México.