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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/425894 to listen full audiobooks. Title: She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs Author: Sarah Smarsh Narrator: Sarah Smarsh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 33 minutes Release date: October 13, 2020 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: In this Time Top 100 Book of the Year, the National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Heartland “analyzes how Dolly Parton’s songs—and success—have embodied feminism for working-class women” (People). Growing up amid Kansas wheat fields and airplane factories, Sarah Smarsh witnessed firsthand the particular vulnerabilities—and strengths—of women in working poverty. Meanwhile, country songs by female artists played in the background, telling powerful stories about life, men, hard times, and surviving. In her family, she writes, “country music was foremost a language among women. It’s how we talked to each other in a place where feelings aren’t discussed.” And no one provided that language better than Dolly Parton. In this “tribute to the woman who continues to demonstrate that feminism comes in coats of many colors,” Smarsh tells readers how Parton’s songs have validated women who go unheard: the poor woman, the pregnant teenager, the struggling mother disparaged as “trailer trash.” Parton’s broader career—from singing on the front porch of her family’s cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains to achieving stardom in Nashville and Hollywood, from “girl singer” managed by powerful men to self-made mogul of business and philanthropy—offers a springboard to examining the intersections of gender, class, and culture. Infused with Smarsh’s trademark insight, intelligence, and humanity, this is “an ambitious book” (The New Republic) about the icon Dolly Parton and an “in-depth examination into gender and class and what it means to be a woman and a working-class hero that feels particularly important right now” (Refinery29).

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/425925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Am Restored: How I Lost My Religion but Found My Faith Author: Lecrae Moore Narrator: Lecrae Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 13, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Includes a bonus track featuring Lecrae's song 'Still'! When the challenges you've faced threaten to destroy your life, how do you find your way back to the truths you thought you believed? I Am Restored tells the untold story of how Lecrae's past nearly ruined his future--until he learned that the wounds we carry can have the potential to be unlikely guides to healing and freedom for ourselves and others.  Throughout I Am Restored, Lecrae documents the shattering yet hopeful story of how he faced the scars of his past--sexual abuse, physical trauma, addiction, and depression--and emerged more fully human than ever before. With remarkable transparency and vulnerability, Lecrae reveals that at the height of his professional success, his life was spinning out of control, driven by a past that he had never confronted and a religious perspective that was incapable of meeting the challenge. I Am Restored takes an unflinching look at the personal and public spaces that are too often at the societal core of our pain and heartache--culture, politics, family, church, and more--and teaches us that forgiveness can be the birthplace of the life that God has created for us. Throughout this powerful, deeply personal account, Lecrae shares the life lessons he's learned about: - Confronting the pain and trauma that has shaped your story - Breaking the cycle of sin and shame and embracing joy and authenticity - Finding hope and healing in the midst of chaos - The simple practices that can change your mental, emotional, and spiritual health - Leading a life that's bursting with creativity and true freedom I Am Restored is a hopeful, inspiring charge to start your journey to lasting healing today. No matter what your past has held, God is near you, he hears you, and he's not done writing your story.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415640 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Woody Guthrie: An Intimate Life Author: Gustavus Stadler Narrator: Jeff Zinn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: October 6, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Dismantles the Woody Guthrie we have been taught—the rough-and-ready rambling’ man—to reveal an artist who discovered how intimacy is crucial for political struggle Woody Guthrie is often mythologized as the classic American “rambling’ man,” a real-life Steinbeckian folk hero who fought for working-class interests and inspired Bob Dylan. Biographers and fans frame him as a foe of fascism and focus on his politically charged folk songs. What’s left unexamined is how the bulk of Guthrie’s work—most of which is unpublished or little known—delves into the importance of intimacy in his personal and political life. Featuring an insert with personal photos of Guthrie’s family and previously unknown paintings, Woody Guthrie: An Intimate Life is a fresh and contemporary analysis of the overlapping influences of sexuality, politics, and disability on the art and mind of an American folk icon. Part biography, part cultural history of the Left, Woody Guthrie offers a stunning revelation about America’s quintessential folk legend, who serves as a guiding light for leftist movements today. In his close relationship with dancer Marjorie Mazia, Guthrie discovered a restorative way of thinking about the body, which provided a salve for the trauma of his childhood and the slowly debilitating effects of Huntington’s disease. Rejecting bodily shame and embracing the power of sexuality, he came to believe that intimacy was the linchpin for political struggle. By closely connecting to others, society could combat the customary emotional states of capitalist cultures: loneliness and isolation. Using intimacy as one’s weapon, Guthrie believed we could fight fascism’s seductive call.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/422864 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon: Game of Thrones and the Official Untold Story of the Epic Series Author: James Hibberd Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 45 minutes Release date: October 6, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.6 of Total 5 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: The official, definitive oral history of the blockbuster show from Entertainment Weekly’s James Hibberd, published with HBO’s official support.  It was supposed to be impossible. George R.R. Martin was a frustrated television writer who created his bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy novels to be an unfilmable saga bound only by the limits of his vast imagination. Then a pair of first-time TV writers teamed with HBO to try and adapt Martin’s epic. We’ve all seen the eight seasons of the Emmy-winning fantasy series that came next. But there is one Game of Thrones tale that has yet to be told: the 13-year behind-the-scenes struggle to pull off this extraordinary phenomenon.    In Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon, award-winning Entertainment Weekly writer James Hibberd chronicles the untold story of Game of Thrones, from the creative team’s first meetings to staging the series finale and all the on-camera battles and off-camera struggles in between. The audiobook draws from more than 50 revealing new interviews, rare and stunning photos, and unprecedented access to the producers, cast, and crew who took an impossible idea and made it into the biggest show in the world. GAME OF THRONES and all related characters and elements © & TM Home Box Office, Inc.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/418915 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Is this Anything? Author: Jerry Seinfeld Narrator: Jerry Seinfeld Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 6, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 128 Ratings of Narrator: 4.29 of Total 17 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: The first book in twenty-five years from “one of our great comic minds” (The Washington Post) features Seinfeld’s best work across five decades in comedy. Since his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub “Catch a Rising Star” as a twenty-one-year-old college student in fall of 1975, Jerry Seinfeld has written his own material and saved everything. “Whenever I came up with a funny bit, whether it happened on a stage, in a conversation, or working it out on my preferred canvas, the big yellow legal pad, I kept it in one of those old school accordion folders,” Seinfeld writes. “So I have everything I thought was worth saving from forty-five years of hacking away at this for all I was worth.” For this book, Jerry Seinfeld has selected his favorite material, organized decade by decade. In this “trove of laugh-out-loud one-liners” (Associated Press), you will witness the evolution of one of the great comedians of our time and gain new insights into the thrilling but unforgiving art of writing stand-up comedy.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415090 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Behind the Sequins: My Life Author: Shirley Ballas Narrator: Shirley Ballas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 1, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Leave it all on the floor... Queen of Latin Ballroom, Shirley Ballas has a spectacular dance career spanning over 40 years - she has Cha-Cha'd her way across the world's dance floors to become a multi-award-winning ballroom champion and one of the most renowned dancers in the world. In 1996, Shirley retired from competitive dancing to become a highly-acclaimed coach and now holds the enviable position of Head Judge on BBC One's prime time show Strictly Come Dancing. In Behind the Sequins, she leads us through her dramatic and determined life, from growing up in a rough estate on the Wirral and leaving home at 14 years old, to conquering the high-octane world of ballroom and coping with betrayal, bullying, two broken marriages and a personal tragedy that left Shirley and her family devastated. Speaking from the heart, Shirley leaves her dancing shoes at the door to tell you the story of a fiery, strong-willed grafter who could make the brat pack blush. © Shirley Ballas 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/417784 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twice: The Story of K-Pop’s Greatest Girl Group Author: Jamie Heal Narrator: Jennifer Lim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 26 minutes Release date: October 1, 2020 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: In the space of just five years, Twice have taken the K-Pop world by storm. With hundreds of millions of views on YouTube, a sell-out world tour and record-breaking album sales under their belts, Twice have well and truly earned their place in the K-Pop hall of fame. And they’re only just getting started. Twice: The Story of K-Pop’s Greatest Girl Group tells the amazing story behind one of the most-loved groups of our time. Covering their triumphs and setbacks, the making of everyone’s favourite tracks – including ‘Like Ooh-Aah’, ‘Cheer Up’ and ‘Likey’ – and their unique sense of style, this in-depth, unofficial guide is the perfect gift for any Twice fan. With dedicated profiles of each band member, Twice looks at how these talented and unique superstars have grown, and what’s to come in their bright future.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415153 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Isn't Happening: Radiohead's 'Kid A' and the Beginning of the 21st Century Author: Steven Hyden Narrator: Angelo Di Loreto Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 29, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: THE MAKING AND MEANING OF RADIOHEAD'S GROUNDBREAKING, CONTROVERSIAL, EPOCHDEFINING ALBUM, KID A. In 1999, as the end of an old century loomed, five musicians entered a recording studio in Paris without a deadline. Their band was widely recognized as the best and most forward-thinking in rock, a rarefied status granting them the time, money, and space to make a masterpiece. But Radiohead didn't want to make another rock record. Instead, they set out to create the future. For more than a year, they battled writer's block, intra-band disagreements, and crippling self-doubt. In the end, however, they produced an album that was not only a complete departure from their prior guitar-based rock sound, it was the sound of a new era-and it embodied widespread changes catalyzed by emerging technologies just beginning to take hold of the culture. What they created was Kid A. Upon its release in 2000, Radiohead's fourth album divided critics. Some called it an instant classic; others, such as the UK music magazine Melody Maker, deemed it 'tubby, ostentatious, self-congratulatory... whiny old rubbish.' But two decades later, Kid A sounds like nothing less than an overture for the chaos and confusion of the twenty-first century. Acclaimed rock critic Steven Hyden digs deep into the songs, history, legacy, and mystique of Kid A, outlining the album's pervasive influence and impact on culture in time for its twentieth anniversary in 2020. Deploying a mix of criticism, journalism, and personal memoir, Hyden skillfully revisits this enigmatic, alluring LP and investigates the many ways in which Kid A shaped and foreshadowed our world.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415453 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beethoven Unleashed: The music, the man and how he became an icon Author: Donald Macleod Narrator: Donald Macleod Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 43 minutes Release date: September 24, 2020 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: He was a revolutionary, an innovator, a disruptor. A man who accomplished incredible success, but endured serious personal hardships. A legend who changed the way audiences listen to music and whose melodies still resonate today, 250 years after his birth. Go on a journey to explore the life and works of arguably the greatest composer in history: Ludwig van Beethoven. Join Donald Macleod, presenter of BBC Radio 3's Composer of the Week, as he brings Beethoven vividly to life: from his childhood in Bonn to how he won over the aristocratic music circles of Vienna, from the creation of his timeless works to the tragic loss of his hearing - and everything in between. Beethoven the legendary composer is just part of the story. In this exclusive BBC Audio release, other sides to his personality will be revealed, such as the man who experienced ordinary difficulties in family, friendship and love; and the playful character who introduced the scherzo (literally, 'joke') into symphony. Over 60 episodes, this radio masterpiece includes more than six hours of Beethoven's timeless music performed by the BBC Philharmonic and BBC Symphony Orchestra. BBC Philharmonic / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor): Symphony No 4 B flat major, Op 60 Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op 67 Symphony No 6 in F major, Op 63 Symphony No 8 in F major, Op 93 Overture from Die Ruinen von Athen, Op 113 BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo (conductor): Symphony No 3 in E flat major, Op 55 Leonore Overture No 2 BBC Philharmonic / Vassily Sinaisky (conductor): Fidelio Overture BBC Philharmonic / Juanjo Mena (conductor): Musik zu einem Ritterballet Woo.1 Egmont overture Symphony No 7 in A major, Op 92 Khatia Buniatishvili (piano): Khatia Buniatishvili appears courtesy of Sony Classical Excerpts from: Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, Op.31 No.2, 'The Tempest' Piano sonata No.19 in G minor, Op.49 No.1 Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op. 57, 'Appassionata' Written and presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Martin Smith, Chris Taylor, Sam Phillips, Mike Evans, Amelia Parker, Amy Wheel Consultant: Dr Erica Buurman Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 Music copyright restrictions mean that the musical interludes in this programme are provided as punctuation to the narrative, rather than a direct illustration.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/415169 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Elway: A Relentless Life Author: Jason Cole Narrator: Pete Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 15, 2020 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: The unauthorized biography of John Elway, Hall of Fame Quarterback, two-time Super Bowl Champion, now President of Football Operations and General Manager of the Denver Broncos. John Elway's historic moments are known by two-word phrases. He was at the center of the wildest play in college football history, simply known as "The Play." Before he signed a pro contract, there was "The Trade." His NFL career included "The Drive" and "The Fumble," and, of course, "The Helicopter," one of the most iconic highlights in Super Bowl lore. There are so many memorable comeback victories and heroic plays that people have to make lists rather than consider Elway in the context of any singular event. Yet Elway's story is filled with one challenge after another. At Stanford, he never played in a Bowl game. He was ripped for being petulant after refusing to sign with the Baltimore Colts when he was drafted No. 1 overall, and later for his failure to get along with coach Dan Reeves. Over the first 10 years of his career, Elway led Denver to three Super Bowls, but lost in progressively worse fashion each time. Finally, after fifteen years of perseverance, Elway led the Broncos to back-to-back championships, including the biggest upset in Super Bowl history. Elway won the MVP award in his final Super Bowl and then walked away from the game. Within four years, Elway's father and twin sister both died, and he went through a difficult divorce. Reeling in his post-retirement, he returned to football . . . at the bottom, running the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League. He waited more than a decade to return to his beloved Broncos. While many people doubted him initially, Elway navigated the Broncos through massive changes and to victory in Super Bowl 50, making Elway the rare Hall of Famer to win a title both on and off the field. Elway has put his passion for competition on display in a way that only a handful of other NFL greats have ever done, and Elway is the most complete look at one of the most accomplished legends in the history of American sports.