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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/754887 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Rosario de México: Testimonio de una infamia Author: Rosario Robles Narrator: Rosario Robles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 48 minutes Release date: February 15, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Narrado por la autora Prólogo de Ciro Gómez Leyva «A Rosario la clavaron en la cárcel para convertirla en un objeto de deshonra, en un símbolo de inagotable humillación. No lo consiguieron. Ya en libertad, sin el rencor como combustible, ha sabido resurgir fortalecida para rehacerse e incluso tratar de regresar a la vida pública.» -Ciro Gómez Leyva Estas líneas representan lo vivido en mil 101 días de cautiverio injusto, de lo aberrante que significa el abuso de la prisión preventiva en nuestro país, pues se convierte en una condena anticipada, una estigmatización, violatoria de la inocencia. Hoy tengo la oportunidad de contar mi verdad, que nunca será absoluta, lo que aprendí a un alto precio. De recordar pasajes de una lucha que no fue sencilla por no venir de una familia con pedigrí político, una clasemediera a la que le tocó, junto con otras compañeras de generación con convicciones semejantes, romper el techo de cristal en los ámbitos del poder. Hoy debo volver a batallar para señalar un hecho profundamente injusto: la operación que pretendió destrozar una carrera política de tantos años. En este libro se recogen también revelaciones simbólicas de quienes son privadas de su libertad, de sus tragedias personales; contiene recuerdos de los logros y aportaciones a favor de un país al que amo y que he recorrido de cabo a rabo. Es un testimonio —para cuando yo ya no esté— de la necesidad de dejar claro que sí se puede llegar alto a pesar de todos los intentos por destruir esa trayectoria. Estoy empeñada en que se recuerde que después del viacrucis siempre viene la resurrección. Rosario Robles

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/755369 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From Me To You Author: Alison Hitchcock, Brian Greenley Narrator: Alison Hitchcock, Brian Greenley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: February 15, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 2010, Alison Hitchcock made an unusual offer to an acquaintance, Brian Greenley, who had been diagnosed with cancer - she offered to write letters to cheer him up while he was undergoing treatment. She had no idea what possessed her - she barely knew Brian and didn't imagine there was much humour to be had in cancer. But two and a half years later Brian had defied the statistics and was cancer free, Alison had embarked on a writing career inspired by her letters, and they had become best friends. While the letters were only ever meant to amuse Brian, and his journal entries were only ever for himself, together they tell their story of friendship, following a passion, battling to stay alive and, above all, seeing the funny side. From Me To You is their bitter-sweet story told through Alison's letters and Brian's journal entries.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/756079 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sculptor's Daughter Author: Tove Jansson Narrator: Sara Kestelman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 57 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Dive into Tove Jansson's spellbinding memoir and be transported to early 20th-century Helsinki where you'll experience the magic and fears of a childhood infused with the freedom and natural beauty of Finland. Hailed by Ali Smith for its evocative prose, Jansson's memoir unveils the enchantments of a world where winter ice is a playground of mysteries, balalaika parties radiate warmth, and Christmas takes on epic proportions when viewed from a child's eyes. A universal tale that speaks to the child in all of us, 'Sculptor's Daughter' is ideal for fans of Tove Ditlevsen's 'The Copenhagen Trilogy'. © 2024 Tove Jansson, Moomin Characters™ Published in the English language by arrangement with Rights & Brands Finnish-Swedish writer and artist Tove Jansson (1914-2001) is globally cherished for creating the Moomin universe. Born in Helsinki, her tales of the Moomins captivated readers worldwide. Beyond Moominvalley, she penned profound adult novels, most notably 'The Summer Book'.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/757005 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Inside Out: Erinnerungen eines Internatsschülers Author: Andreas Blinn Narrator: Andreas Blinn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: February 10, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Begleiten Sie einen Zeitzeugen hinter die Mauern einer mächtigen, altehrwürdigen Institution, die auch der ehemalige Ministerpräsident des Saarlandes Oskar Lafontaine besuchte. Nehmen Sie teil an einer sozial- und gesellschaftskritischen Aufarbeitung und lassen Sie Meinungs- und Entscheidungsprozesse auf sich wirken. Die mit einer satirischen Note gespickten Erfahrungen und Eindrücke der Neunziger schildert der Autor in einer Art und Weise, die jeden Hörer in seinen Bann ziehen wird.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/756123 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Wieder dreizehn sein: Alltagsgeschichten aus Männersicht Author: Sebastian Lenzen Narrator: Sebastian Lenzen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 10 minutes Release date: February 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Eine Kurzgeschichte über das 13 werden am Geburtstag der eigenen Tochter. Die Eltern geschieden, die Situation um den Geburtstag als Patchwork-Familie und Gedanken an die eigene Jugend mit all den Unsicherheiten in diesem Alter ...

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/756124 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Paris: Alltagsgeschichten aus Männersicht Author: Sebastian Lenzen Narrator: Sebastian Lenzen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 18 minutes Release date: February 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Die Kurzgeschichte erzählt die eigenen Erlebnisse in dieser besonderen Stadt. Aus Sicht des Jugendlichen, des Heranwachsenden, als Vater und als Tourist. Ein humorvoller Rückblick auf die Besuche und die besonderen Geschichten, die sich dort ereigent haben.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/756127 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Fernbeziehung Part 1: Alltagsgeschichten aus Männersicht Author: Sebastian Lenzen Narrator: Sebastian Lenzen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 13 minutes Release date: February 9, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Die Kurzgeschichte beschreibt die emotionale Sicht einer Fernbeziehung aus Männersicht. Das Ankommen, gemeinsame Zeit, die Abschiede und besonders die Zeit, die man(n) alleine verbringt. Die Gedanken an das Für und Wider, Fragen und wenig Antworte inklusive.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/753767 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Climbing the Rough Side of the Mountain: The extraordinary story of love, civil rights, and labor activism Author: Velma Murphy Hill, Norman Hill Narrator: Arnell Powell, Kim Staunton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 44 minutes Release date: February 6, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The remarkable story of a couple who came together during the Civil Rights Movement and made fighting for equality and civil and workers’ rights their purpose for more than sixty years, overcoming adversity—with the strength of their love and commitment—to bring about meaningful change.Norman Hill was the national program director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), staff coordinator for the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, staff representative of the Industrial Union Department of the AFL-CIO, and president of the A. Philip Randolph Institute from 1980 to 2004, the longest tenure in the organization’s history. He remains its president emeritus.Velma Murphy Hill, a graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, was a leader of the Chicago Wade-in to integrate Rainbow Beach, East Coast field secretary for CORE, and assistant to the president of the United Federation of Teachers, where she unionized 10,000 paraprofessionals, primarily Black and Hispanic, working in New York public schools. She was vice president of the American Federation of Teachers and International Affairs and civil rights director of the Service Employees International Union.The Hills were the only Black couple to hold leadership positions in the civil rights and labor movements.When Velma Murphy was knocked unconscious by a brick thrown by a man from an angry white mob and was carried away by Norman Hill, it was the beginning ofa six-decade-long love story and the turmoil, excitement, and struggle for civil rights and labor movements. In Climbing the Rough Side of the Mountain, the Hills reflect upon their more than half century of fighting to make America realize the best of itself. Through profound conversations between the two, Velma and Norman Hill share their earliest memories of facing racial segregation in the 1960s, working with Martin Luther King, Jr., Bayard Rustin, and A. Philip Randolph, crossing paths with Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael. They also reveal how they kept white supremacists like David Duke from taking office, organized workers into unions, met with Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, and continued to work tirelessly, fighting the good fight and successfully challenging power with truth.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/745194 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Un mundo de historias Author: Rubén Díez (lethal Crysis) Narrator: Roberto Rodriguez, Fher Rodríguez, Manu Fullola, Isa Puchol, Jordi Nogales, Pol Nubiala, Cristian Villamil, Ariel Abadi, Johan Gamarra, Kyria Montoya, Alfons Vallés, Jordi Salas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 25, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: ¿Sabías que aún existen cazadores de cabezas humanas? ¿Qué país es el mayor productor de drogas del mundo? ¿Quién es el minero de Vorkutá que vivió en la época del Gulag? Historias peligrosas, historias increíbles, historias apasionantes... El mundo está repleto de historias que ni te imaginarías, y Rubén Díez -creador de Lethal Crysis, el canal de viajes extremos más importante de España- ha recorrido un sinfín de países para que todos podamos conocerlas. En este, su primer libro, viviremos a temperaturas de -40 °C, recorreremos zonas en guerra, iremos desde la tundra hasta la selva pasando por la aridez del desierto y el hielo de la Antártida. Pero, sobre todo, entablaremos diálogo con los verdaderos protagonistas que habitan estos lugares espectaculares: personas extraordinarias que nos cuentan, en primera persona, lo asombrosa que puede ser la vida lejos de todo aquello que conocemos. ¿Te atreves a emprender este viaje?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/747527 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - Событие Author: анни эрно Narrator: оксана васякина Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 37 minutes Release date: January 15, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: В 1963 году двадцатитрехлетняя Анни Эрно ­обнаруживает, что беременна. Во Франции того времени аборты были запрещены. «Событие», написанное сорок лет ­спустя, рассказывает о нескольких месяцах, в ­течение ­которых она скрывала беременность от родителей, ­искала ­помощи у знакомых и врачей и тщетно пыталась ­сделать аборт вязальной спицей. История, рассказанная в ­жестокой ­простоте фактов, показывает нам общество табу и ­классовых предрассудков, где пережитое героиней ­становится инициацией. Опираясь на записи в дневнике и память, скрупулезно выстраивая двойную перспективу, Эрно подбирает новое значение для прожитого опыта.