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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/763273 to listen full audiobooks. Title: By the Time You Read This: The Space between Cheslie's Smile and Mental Illness—Her Story in Her Own Words Author: Cheslie Kryst, April Simpkins Narrator: Emana Rachelle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 7 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: By the Time You Read This is the story former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst was about to publish before her tragic suicide. Her mother, April, wraps up the narrative by exploring the mental illness and depression that took her daughter’s life. The text read, “By the time you get this …” This is the story of Cheslie Kryst, a former Miss USA, in her own words. When the world awoke on the morning of January 30, 2022, many were shocked to learn of the tragic death of former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst. For most people, the news was unfathomable. How could a young woman in the prime of her life—a pageant queen, accomplished attorney, Extra correspondent, and tireless advocate for charity organizations—have been lost to the world so suddenly? By the Time You Read This shares the manuscript Cheslie wrote before her passing, her story in her own words—from the highest highs of passing two bar exams, winning Miss USA, and beginning an exciting career as an entertainment journalist to the lowest lows of heartbreak, betrayal, and persistent depression. When Cheslie’s mother, April Simpkins, picks up the narrative, she shares for the first time what she experienced in the aftermath of Cheslie’s suicide. When faced with such a devastating loss, how does a mother find a way to carry on? Whether you are someone who struggles to maintain your mental health, or you love someone who does, this book will share insight into a reality that impacts thousands of families every year—as well as provide hope for those who are left behind. Net proceeds from the book will be used to support the Cheslie C. Kryst Foundation, which is being founded in Cheslie’s honor.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/773720 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Zero Risk Author: Tony Loughran Narrator: Tony Loughran Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: We live in a dangerous world. And the stories of war and terrorism that fill our screens are brought to us by brave journalists who put their lives on the line. They will always face peril, but now they can work in much greater safety, thanks to the determination and dedication of one remarkable man. Tony Loughran's life has been all about risk - taking it, preventing it. He survived a tough childhood in working-class Liverpool, then joined the navy, where he excelled. Next came a career as an elite commando medic, a demanding role that required doctor-level training. He dealt with serious physical injury and a stint in Belfast left him with psychological scars. His life changed when he took responsibility for safety and security at the BBC. In his years with the world-famous broadcaster, Mr Death and Destruction, as he became known, revolutionised the protective gear and strategies used by foreign correspondents and introduced ground-breaking training that has saved many lives. Among much else, he provided the security for the notorious Martin Bashir interview with Princess Diana and protected Panorama journalists in Northern Ireland. Then came a new life in Australia and the establishment of his own security consultancy company, ZeroRisk International. The work is always challenging: investigating the deaths of well-known journalist John Schofield and cameraman Nazeh Darwazeh, escaping when he came close to being captured in Kabul, advising media during the Lindt Café siege and getting people out of Afghanistan when the Taliban returned. This page-turning, hard-to-put-down account of an extraordinary career is full of nail-biting excitement, engaging humour, compassion and brutal honesty. Once you read Zero Risk, the world will never seem quite the same again.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/776263 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abandoned at Birth: Searching for the Arms that Once Held Me Author: Janet Sherlund Narrator: Janet Sherlund Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In Abandoned at Birth, Janet Sherlund explores the inherent need adopted children have for a sense of belonging and the pain and courage that is required to discover their true identity. Adoption is often painted as a happy, inspirational act—a baby finds a family and lives happily ever after. But the truth is that adopted children experience displacement and rupture from their mother and that trauma can impact an individual for a lifetime. Adoption can lead to feelings of loss and grief not just for the adoptee, but for the biological and adoptive parents as well. This startling fact comes vividly to life in Janet Sherlund’s heartbreaking memoir, Abandoned at Birth. In her literary debut, Janet Sherlund explores the complex issues so many adoptees and their parents grapple with, including the complicated emotions of rejection, loss, grief, denial, and shame. Sherlund, who was given up for adoption within days of her birth, shares her journey to fulfill her lifetime longing for connection with her family of origin, her instinctive ache for connection with her birth mother, and what it was like to have a “borrowed identity.” In poignant detail, Sherlund describes her quest to find out who she is, where she came from, and why she was given away. And she reveals the pain and courage required to discover one’s true identity. With five million adoptees in the U.S., many of whom are discovering their biological roots on DNA websites, Abandoned at Birth is the book for our time. The insight Sherlund derived from her journey will encourage and console others on the same path, while examining the inherent need of all of us to belong, and understand our origins, our culture, and our genetic roots.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/769422 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Secret Agent Author: Pippa Latour Doyle, Jude Dobson Narrator: Jilly Bond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 1, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary true story of one of the last female special operation agents in France to get out alive after its liberation in WWII. Born in 1921, Pippa Latour was a covert special operations agent who parachuted into a field in Nazioccupied Normandy. Trained by the British as a Special Operations Executive, Pippa was lauded for her fluency with languages and her coding ability — both attributes she put to remarkable use as she posed as a teenage soap seller, often selling soap to the German soldiers, and sending back information via code to the UK. Incredibly brave — Pippa knew she would be instantly shot if her cover was blown — she concealed her codes in pieces of silk that she threaded through a flat shoelace and wore as a hair tie. She bicycled around the region, often sleeping rough and foraging for food. During her time in Normandy, Pippa sent 135 secret messages conveying crucial information on German troop positions in the lead-up to D-Day. Pippa continued her mission until France's liberation in August 1944. For decades, Pippa told no one — not even her family — of her incredible feats during WWII. Now, for the first time, her story can be told in full.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/774435 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Espíritu animal: El viaje del alma Author: Magalí Tajes Narrator: Magalí Tajes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 46 minutes Release date: May 1, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Luego del éxito rotundo de sus libros Caos y Arde la vida, Magalí Tajes vuelve con un libro transformador. La vida es un viaje que tiene muchos viajes adentro. Todos esconden un destino. ¿Querés viajar hacia adentro? La vida es un viaje que tiene muchos viajes adentro. Algunos nos conectan con nuestro corazón, otros nos cambian el rumbo. También están los que nos parten al medio. No hay viajes equivocados. Todos esconden un destino. En Espíritu Animal, volamos hacia adentro. ¡Preparate para la aventura! Las turbulencias en este camino son inevitables, pero no pierdas la calma. El universo nos cuida, y las estrellas están de nuestro lado. Dejate guiar por lo invisible. Permití que el tiempo se detenga. Quizás, habitando lo desconocido, puedas al fin conocerte. ¡Despegamos!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/761216 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mother-Daughter Relationship Makeover: 4 Steps to Bring Back the Love Author: Lindsey Glass, Leslie Glass Narrator: Lindsey Glass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author Leslie Glass and her daughter, award-winning documentarian Lindsey Glass, offer a brand-new kind of interactive self-help book that combines actionable information, compelling storytelling, and writing prompts that are guaranteed to bring awareness, understanding, and compassion to mothers and daughters everywhere. It is a book that promises to heal your relationship—no matter how far apart you feel you are—and keep it strong. Leslie and Lindsey have lived through their own traumas and devastating ups and downs in their relationship. They've turned their experiences into a successful platform for helping others and share them here in this book. They use their own tumultuous story, told from their respective points of view, to help mothers and daughters understand that even if you go off track, you can still find your way back to friendship, understanding, and love. For the first time, Leslie and Lindsey share their secret sauce for healing, broken down into four steps: ● Revealing Your Back Story ● Exploring Your Emotional and Personality Styles ● Understanding Your Conflicts and Triggers ● Learning the Tools to Restore the Love

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/763051 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hidden Package Author: Claire Baum Narrator: Claire Baum, Naomi Azrieli, Carolyne Van Der Meer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Almost forty years after the end of the war, Claire Baum opens a package from a stranger in Rotterdam, unleashing a flood of repressed memories from her childhood. As Claire delves into her past, she uncovers the personal sacrifice and bravery of her parents, the Dutch resistance and the families that selflessly gave shelter to her and her sister, Ollie. The Hidden Package portrays Claire’s years spent in hiding and pays tribute to all those who played a part in saving her life and ensuring a future for the next generations of her family. Introduction by Carolyne Van Der Meer

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/745470 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heidi Across America: One Woman's Journey on a Bicycle through the Heartland Author: Heidi Beierle Narrator: Morgan Hallett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A memoir of homecoming—Heidi Across America is a gritty story of how opening our hearts to others enables us to open our hearts to ourselves and love what we find there.In the summer of 2010, Heidi Beierle had just finished her first year of graduate studies in community and regional planning and decided to pedal her bicycle solo from her home on the west coast across rural America to the Preserving the Historic Road conference in Washington, D.C. What started as a research trip turned into an intimately physical and psychological encounter with self and nationhood.Heidi was 35 at the time and didn’t love much about herself except her ability to endure grueling physical undertakings. She viewed her journey as an opportunity to fix her failures and insufficiencies. There were also some research questions she wanted to explore: Why do people live in small towns and what do they like about it? Did a bicyclist like herself bring economic benefit to the small towns she visited? What could communities do to support or invite cyclists to stay in their towns? What could cyclists do to support the communities?Along the way, she was surprised by the kindness of strangers and the emotional pinch of traveling through Wyoming where she grew up. Her journey led her through the Plains and into the Ozarks where the heat climbed to agonizing temperatures and every pedal stroke in the heat felt one closer to death. By the time she completed the trip, Heidi discovered a newfound compassion for herself and a growing love for her country. Strangers opened their hearts to her and in turn, she opened her heart to herself.And her questions began to change and mirror things many Americans are asking themselves today: How can I be okay in my own skin? What does it mean to be enough? How do I satisfy my desire to travel without harming the planet? What does it mean to love America?For many young people, it is a rite of passage to light out on an adventure to see the world and expose themselves to new experiences, but we don’t often talk about how Americans seeing America can open us to the diversity, awe, and wonder available right here in our nation. Heidi Across America offers a journey to self-love, empathy, consideration for others, and respect for the spirit of place as pathways to find connection and home.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/764043 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Supper Club: A Waiter's Requiem Author: Matthew Batt Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 40 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: During a year on sabbatical from his university position, Matthew Batt realized he needed money—fast—and it just so happened that one of the biggest breweries in the Midwest was launching a restaurant and looking to hire. So it was that the forty-something tenured professor found himself waiting tables at a high-end restaurant situated in a Minneapolis brewery. And loving it. Telling the story of Batt's early work in restaurants, The Last Supper Club then details his experiences at the fine dining restaurant, a job that continued well past his sabbatical. The Last Supper Club reveals the ups and downs of a waiter's workday and offers an insightful perspective on what makes a job good, bad, or great. For Batt, this job turns out to be considerably more fun, and possibly more rewarding, than his academic career, and his insider's view of waiting tables extols the significance of our food and the places where we gather to enjoy it—or serve it. Told with sharp humor, humility, and a keen sense of what matters, The Last Supper Club is an ode to life in a high-pressure restaurant, the relationships that get you to the night's close, and finding yourself through the chaos of it all.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/764048 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mothership: A Memoir of Wonder and Crisis Author: Greg Wrenn Narrator: Greg Wrenn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Professor Greg Wrenn likes to tell his nature-writing students, 'The ecological is personal, and the personal is ecological.' What he's never told them is how he's lived out those correspondences to heal from childhood abuse at the hands of his mother. Weaving together memoir and cutting-edge science, Mothership is not just a queer coming-of-age story. It's a deeply researched account of how coral reefs and a psychedelic tea called ayahuasca helped Greg heal from complex PTSD—a disorder of trust, which makes the very act of bonding with someone else panic-inducing. From the tide pools in Florida where he grew up, to Indonesia's Raja Ampat archipelago and the Amazon rainforest, this is his search for wholeness when talk therapy and pharmaceuticals did little to help. Along the way, as his ecological conscience wakes up, he takes listeners underwater to the last pristine reefs on earth, and into the psyche. Written with prophetic urgency, Mothership ultimately asks if doses of nature will be enough to save us before it's too late.