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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384380 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Close To Where The Heart Gives Out Author: Malcolm Alexander Narrator: David Monteath Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 19 minutes Release date: June 13, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Set in the wild and remote landscape of Eday, part of the Orkney archipelago, Close to Where the Heart Gives Out is the unflinchingly honest and moving tale of rural life, from the only doctor on the island ... As a young boy, Malcolm Alexander knew exactly what, and who, he wanted to be. He dreamed of becoming a doctor; he was mesmerized by the process of illness and obsessed with preventing it. He wanted to help others. In his forties, Malcolm gave up his job in suburban Glasgow when a persistent seed that had been growing inside him started to bloom, disrupting the foundations of his life. When he saw the job advert, 'urgent: island doctor needed', he applied immediately. What he didn't anticipate was how much Orkney would affect his family, for better or worse. In stories that range from the humorous to the deeply moving, Malcolm describes what it's like adjusting to life without modern conveniences and to the extreme - and constantly changing - weather; and what it means to be providing the best medical care to the local population with limited resources. Which often includes the wildlife as well ... Malcolm's journey evokes the awe that the Orkney landscape can inspire, as well as the challenges of island life and the demons that the dark, cold winter months can give birth to. Gripping and beautifully written, Close to Where the Heart Gives Out reminds us of the importance of listening to our heart, as well as to the rhythms of the landscape. 'Wind-whipped and salt-stung, Malcolm's account of island life is both grounding and immensely heart-warming. He is to GPs what James Herriot is to vets.' MATT GAW 'A fascinating, funny and utterly heartwarming family adventure. Beautifully written and completely unforgettable.' RUTH HOGAN

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385227 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Princess Diana: The Lost Interviews - An Audio Biography Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Jan Ferrington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 56 minutes Release date: June 12, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Here is the untold, inside story of the brief, eventful life of Princess Diana. Narrated by well-known actress Jan Farrington, here is the princess of hearts who captivated the world through her charitable works and larger-than-life persona. A royal tribute to an icon for the ages. With exclusive interviews and commentary.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let Me Not Be Mad: My Story of Unraveling Minds Author: A. K. Benjamin Narrator: Nicholas Guy Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: June 11, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Inspired by Dr. A. K. Benjamin's years working as a clinical neuropsychologist at a London hospital, this multilayered narrative interweaves Benjamin's own sometimes shocking personal experiences with those of his mentally disordered patients. What do doctors actually think about when you list your problems in the consulting room? Are they really listening to you? Is the connection all in your head? Every day for ten years--even while his hospital became the set for a reality television series--clinical neuropsychologist A. K. Benjamin confronted these questions, and this book is his attempt to tell the truth about what happens in these rooms in hospitals the world over. What begins as a series of exquisitely observed case studies examining personalities on the brink of collapse soon morphs into a unique work of nonfiction as Benjamin's own psyche begins to twist the story in surprising ways. Blazingly original, Let Me Not Be Mad undermines the authority we so willingly hand over to clinical psychologists as it bears witness to the self-obsession of Western society, and ultimately offers a glimpse of what it might mean to be sane and truly empathetic. Fractured, sad, playful, brilliant, and confrontational, this is a confession by a professional that delves into the heart of the patient-doctor relationship and ultimately finds love. This twisting psychological journey will be read and reread.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke Author: Debra E. Meyerson, Danny Zuckerman Narrator: Julia Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 36 minutes Release date: June 11, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Identity Theft is an award-winning book that follows Stanford professor Debra Meyerson’s journey to recover from a severe stroke that initially left her physically incapacitated and unable to speak. In addition to providing realistic expectations for the hard work needed to regain everyday capabilities, Meyerson focuses on the less frequently documented emotional journey in recovery. Virtually every survivor is haunted by questions like: “Who am I now?” and “How do I rebuild a meaningful and rewarding life?” after losing so much of what they had before—capabilities, careers and jobs, relationships, and more. This is a book full of hope for survivors—from stroke or other injuries—as well as their families and support networks. Debra Meyerson and her husband, Steve Zuckerman, have created Stroke Onward (www.strokeonward.org), a non-profit initiative of the Social Good Fund, to provide stroke survivors, families and caregivers with more resources to help them navigate the emotional journey to rebuild their identities and rewarding lives.” Winner of the 2019 Silver Nautilus Book Award, Identity Theft centers on Debra’s experience: her stroke, her extraordinary efforts to recover, and her journey to redefine herself. But she also draws on her skills as a social scientist, sharing stories from several dozen fellow survivors, family members, friends, colleagues, therapists, and doctors she has met and interviewed. By sharing this diversity of experiences, Debra highlights how every person is different, every stroke is different, and every recovery is different. She provides a valuable look at the broad possibilities for successfully navigating the challenging physical recovery—and the equally difficult emotional journey toward rebuilding one’s identity and a rewarding life after a trauma like stroke. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383344 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Among the Qallunaat Author: Mini Aodla Freeman Narrator: Taqralik Partridge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 18 minutes Release date: June 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Life Among the Qallunaat is the story of Mini Aodla Freeman's experiences growing up in the Inuit communities of James Bay and her journey in the 1950s from her home to the strange land and stranger customs of the Qallunaat, those living south of the Arctic. Her extraordinary story, sometimes humourous and sometimes heartbreaking, illustrates an Inuit woman's movement between worlds and ways of understanding. It also provides a clear-eyed record of the changes that swept through Inuit communities in the 1940s and 1950s.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rocking Toward a Free World: When the Stratocaster Beat the Kalashnikov Author: András Simonyi Narrator: András Simonyi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: June 4, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From renowned diplomat and musician András Simonyi -- whom Stephen Colbert calls 'the only ambassador I know who can shred a mean guitar!' -- comes a timely and revealing memoir about growing up behind the Iron Curtain and longing for freedom while chasing the great power of rock and roll. In ROCKING TOWARD A FREE WORLD, Simonyi charts the struggle of growing up in 1960s Hungary, a world in which listening to his favorite music was a powerful but furtive endeavor: records were black-market bootlegs; concerts were held under strict control, even banned; protests were folded into song lyrics. Get caught listening to Western radio could mean punishment, maybe prison. That didn't matter to Simonyi, who from an early age felt the tremendous pull of rock and roll, the lure of American popular culture, and a burning desire to buck the system. Inspired by the protest music coming out of the West, he formed a band and became part of Hungary's burgeoning rock scene. Then came the setbacks: tightening of control by the state, the seemingly inescapable weight of an authoritarian system, and the collapse of Simonyi's own dreams of stardom. A story of youth, rebellion, and hope, ROCKING TOWARD A FREE WORLD sheds new light on two of the most powerful forces of the modern age: global democracy and rock and roll. Deeply vital and compelling, Simonyi's memoir chronicles how one man's tremendous connection to American and British popular music inspired him to make a difference in his country and, eventually, the world. It tells the story of a generation, as played out in song lyrics and guitar riffs.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383707 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Impatient Dr. Lange: One Man's Fight to End the Global HIV Epidemic Author: Seema Yasmin Narrator: Seema Yasmin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 17 minutes Release date: June 4, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Dr. Lange graduated from medical school in 1981, right as a new plague swept across the globe. His story became intertwined with the story of HIV. At once a physician, scientist, AIDS activist, and medical diplomat, Lange studied ways to battle HIV and prevent its spread from mother to child. Fighting the injustices of poverty, Lange advocated for better access to health care for the poor and the vulnerable. He championed the drug cocktail that finally helped rein in the disease and was a vocal proponent of prophylactic treatment for those most at risk of contracting HIV. The Impatient Dr. Lange is the story of one man's struggle against a global pandemic—and the tragic attack that may have slowed down the search for a cure. Seema Yasmin charts the course of the HIV epidemic and Dr. Lange's career as a young doctor who blazed his own path and dedicated his life to HIV. Yasmin draws on written records, medical journals, recorded discussions, expert testimony, and extensive interviews with Lange's family, friends, and colleagues around the globe—including the people he spoke to in the days before he died. She faithfully reconstructs key scenes from Lange's life and the history of the AIDS epidemic, revealing how Lange became a global leader in the fight against AIDS.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Note Through the Wire Author: Doug Gold Narrator: Conrad Coleby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: June 1, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A WWII prisoner of war, a resistance heroine and their incredible true story. In the heart of Nazi-occupied Europe, two people meet fleetingly in a chance encounter. Josefine Lobnik is a Yugoslav underground resistance fighter; Bruce Murray a New Zealand soldier and prisoner of war. A crumpled note passes between these two strangers and sets them on a course that will change their lives forever. This is an extraordinary true account of two ordinary people living through the unimaginable hardship of Hitler's barbaric regime. Woven through their tales of near-impossible coincidences, great bravery, daring escapes, betrayal, torture and retaliation is their remarkable love story that survived against all odds. “An unforgettable love story set in perilous circumstances. It is a reminder that even in the most horrific times love will find a way and ultimately conquer. I can't recommend it enough.” HEATHER MORRIS, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383181 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When I Die I'm Going to Heaven 'Cause I've Spent My Time in Hell: A Memoir of My Year As an Army Nurse in Vietnam Author: Barbara Hesselman Kautz MSN RN Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 31, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: When she was eighteen, she joined the army to finance her nursing education. With less than six months of nursing experience, she was assigned to the 24th Evacuation Hospital in South Vietnam. True tales of the war that are by turns horrifying and humorous, told with an eye for detail, by a woman who was in the thick of it.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383184 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Designer Dogs, Awkward Hugs, and a Pigeon: Veterinary Tales, Again Author: Dr. Pj Miller Narrator: L.J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 31, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Dr. P. J. Miller is back! Following his first installment, Cute Poodles, Sweet Old Ladies & Hugs, he has compiled another volume of truly awesome veterinary tales. Come along for the ride again as Dr. Miller delivers stories that feature colorful clients, endearing pets, his own beloved bulldog, and a hurricane. All the sassy hospital staff that listeners came to love are back, including that special staff member who seems to work by her own particular standards of professionalism (you know the one). In Designer Dogs, Awkward Hugs & Pigeons, Dr. Miller goes behind the scenes of his veterinary practice to provide a true insider's view into life as an animal doctor. He employs the same unique style of humorous storytelling that listeners loved in his first novel. Hidden behind the humor, Dr. Miller gives a deeper glimpse into how emotional and strong the human-animal bond can be. A must listen for any aspiring veterinary professional or animal lover.