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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/596481 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - Ностальгия Author: надежда тэффи Narrator: юлия яблонская Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 20, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: К 150-летию юбилея Надежды Тэффи мы рады представить вам «Ностальгию» – трагикомические мемуары от «королевы русского юмора» В 2022 году отмечается 150 лет со дня рождения Надежды «Тэффи» Лохвицкой. Всеобщая любимица, пользующаяся успехом и вниманием у самой разнообразной аудитории, от Ленина и Николая II до Ильи Репина и Григория Распутина, она была и остается неповторимым явлением русской литературы. Ее называли первой русской юмористкой начала XX века. Но мимолетный юмор Тэффи всегда сопровождает щемящая грусть, именно это делает ее произведения настоящими. Ее же словами, «жить в анекдоте ведь не весело, скорее трагично». В «Ностальгии» нет исторических справок или «освещений и умозаключений». В ней нет выдающихся личностей, героев или злодеев. Люди «Ностальгии» — это простые обыватели, жертвы вынужденных обстоятельств, стоящие перед лицом невзгод и преодолевающие их как все. Обрамленная тяготами революционного времени и смирением перед судьбой, «Ностальгия» — это портрет личных переживаний, душевной тоски и, конечно, ностальгии: по месту, времени и по единению с самой собой.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/590725 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 27 Letters to My Daughter: a beautiful and heartfelt memoir on how to live Author: Ella Ward Narrator: Ella Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 16, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: When death is dancing closer than you'd like, what becomes important? What do you need to tell your child? And how do you want to be remembered? A beautiful, tender, funny and poignant guide on how to really live, from a mother to her daughter. Ella Ward comes from a long line of irrepressibly charming raconteurs, letter-writers, storytellers and people who 'quite like giving toasts at parties'. And so, a few years ago, when Ella was 36 years old, with a husband and a young daughter, and was told that she had a rare cancer and might die, she decided that death wasn't going to stand in the way of her mothering her child. As Ella's treatment for her cancer began, she started drafting letters to her daughter. To tell her about life, love, death, the importance of cotton knickers and - above all - her family. The kind of people who weren't dissuaded by little things like cancer. Or war. Or loss. Or a charging elephant. This is a story of what we inherit, and how we become ourselves. This is the story of a family - a glorious, funny, exotic and gutsy family - but it's really a story about how your attitude to life, can shape your life. A time-travelling memoir from one mother, and the generations that came before her - these are twenty-seven letters about the good, the bad, the magical and the whole damn thing. Jaunty, brave, moving and immensely appealing, this is a gloriously endearing inspirational story in the tradition of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Last Lecture ... although with slightly more dry martinis. 'Not many people write hilariously and beautifully about something really intense and life altering. [This book] takes you all the way from heartbreak to hilarity - it will be your best friend for a while.' Martha Beck, New York Times bestselling author of The Way of Integrity

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592202 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Dutch; Flemish] - Onderweg: Op weg naar Santiago, op zoek naar mezelf Author: Bente Van De Wouw Narrator: Lidewij Mahler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 16, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Na een zware burn-out raapt Bente zich wandelend bij elkaar op de legendarische Santiago de Compostela 'Er is iets magisch aan breken in duizend stukjes. Want nu al die scherven aan je voeten liggen, met scherpe randen en vreemde hoekjes, zijn je armen vrij om te bewegen. Hoef je geen angst meer te voelen om uit elkaar te vallen. Want dat is al gebeurd. En dus laat je los.' Bente van de Wouw had niet verwacht alleen en onvoorbereid aan het startpunt van de pelgrimstocht naar Santiago de Compostela te staan. Maar zo waren er wel meer dingen in haar leven gebeurd die ze niet aan had zien komen. De burn-out was een verrassing voor haar, net als de lege kledingkast van haar jeugdliefde in hun huis. De donkerte in zichzelf had ze niet zien aankomen, en dat het licht langzaam weer ging branden al helemaal niet. Tijdens de prachtig omschreven, loodzware voettocht van 800 kilometer door Spanje leert ze haar angst te omarmen. Bente van de Wouw (1994) werkt als schrijver en journalist en is de online editor van Flow Magazine. Ze studeerde cum laude af aan de Hogeschool van Amsterdam en schreef onder meer voor Grazia, CosmoGirl!, Flow Magazine, Metro en Hebban.nl. Op haar internationale Instagramaccount @tobehonestnl is ze open over haar eigen mentale gezondheid. 'Het verhaal van Bente over haar burn-out vond ik heel aangrijpend en tegelijkertijd ontzettend stoer. Geef nooit op, is haar boodschap. Letterlijk stap voor stap vecht zij zich eruit. Want een gevecht is het! Ik heb bewondering voor haar moed en doorzettingsvermogen.' Harriët Janssen, Boekhandel Dominicanen, Maastricht 'Heb het boek met plezier gelezen. Mooie beschrijving van de pelgrimstocht en de burn-out van binnenuit beschreven.' Astrid Derijks, Boekhandel Derijks, Oss 'Ik heb met veel plezier Onderweg van Bente van de Wouw gelezen. Ik wandelde met haar mee al was het onder een dekentje op de bank. Ook mooi hoe openhartig zij over haarzelf en haar angsten schrijft!' Annelies van Ree, Boekhandel Heinen, Den Bosch

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/593667 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Náufragos sin tierra Author: Yolanda álvarez Narrator: Paloma Insa Rico Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37 minutes Release date: May 15, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Pensaban cubrir la misión de rescate durante una semana y estuvieron casi un mes en el mar. La periodista de TVE Yolanda Álvarez, junto al reportero gráfico Joaquín Relaño, vivieron en el verano de 2019 una odisea junto a decenas de personas ansiosas por alcanzar las costas de Europa. Este es el relato emocionante y crudo de aquella travesía a bordo del Open Arms, con 160 hombres, mujeres y niños en peligro de naufragio. Con los puertos seguros más cercanos cerrados al desembarco, la misión 65 del Open Arms se convirtió en la más dura del buque de rescate, una secuencia de jornadas agónicas que el equipo de periodistas transmitió al mundo prácticamente en directo. Yolanda Álvarez narra sus vivencias, en condiciones a veces extremas, y describe cómo es convivir en un barco con capacidad para 19 tripulantes y tener a bordo a tantos náufragos a la espera de llegar a una tierra de acogida y sin rumbo en el mar después de dejar atrás un infierno de explotación, violencia, abusos e incluso esclavitud. Un relato cargado de humanidad que desvela, sin filtros, la realidad de quienes intentan salvar su vida de una muerte segura. - Yolanda Álvarez nació en Burjassot (Valencia) en 1974. Estudió Periodismo en Valencia, donde, tras unos años en televisión y comunicación, empezó a trabajar en Televisión Española. En 2007, ya en Madrid, se incorporó al Área Internacional de los Servicios Informativos de TVE. Cubrió como enviada especial las protestas de la 'Marcha Verde' en Irán, las revueltas árabes en Túnez y Yemen, y las crisis de refugiados por las guerras en Libia y en la R. D. del Congo, entre otras. Fue corresponsal en Oriente Próximo durante cuatro años, donde cubrió las guerras en Gaza de 2012 y 2014. Por su trabajo periodístico en la Franja durante la ofensiva más sangrienta, obtuvo el Premio Libertad de Expresión, el Premio Derechos Humanos y el Premio Turia a la Mejor Contribución de Medios de Comunicación. Desde 2015, es reportera del programa En Portada, donde sigue ejerciendo un periodismo humano y comprometido con las personas que sufren. Su reportaje Esclavas del Daesh, sobre el genocidio yazidí, obtuvo el mayor galardón del Festival de Hamburgo 2017. Y Prisionero 151/716, sobre las torturas en la cárcel de Abu Ghraib, un Delfín de Oro en Cannes Corporate Awards 2019. Mediterránea de origen y de corazón, en verano de 2019, Yolanda Álvarez se embarcó con TVE en el Open Arms, donde pasó casi un mes relatando la misión más dura del barco de rescate, que visibilizó ante el mundo el drama de las personas que arriesgan su vida en el Mare Nostrum para llegar a una Europa que les cierra sus puertas.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/595224 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bright Lights, Big Empty: A Journey of Profound Awakening Author: Ron Baker Narrator: Ron Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 46 minutes Release date: May 15, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: IN THE EYES OF THE PUBLIC, RON BAKER HAD ALREADY BECOME AN INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS, performing over sixty lead roles in operas and Broadway shows around the world. However, on the inside, he felt empty and insecure. Something important was missing from his life. Then, a chance encounter on a bus changed everything. What follows is an epic saga of spiritual empowerment like no other—from the channeled urgings of Archangel Gabriel for Ron to reframe his entire life, to the planet-shifting quests in the Great Pyramid of Egypt and on the mountaintop of Machu Picchu in Peru. Full of practical guidance that will help you take powerful steps on your own journey, as well as priceless clarity about the unprecedented shifts that are taking place in the world today, Bright Lights, Big Empty invites you on the adventure of a lifetime—revealing a depth of personal transformation that few imagine possible.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592480 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond the Next Village: A Year of Magic and Medicine in Nepal Author: Mary Anne Mercer Narrator: Mary Anne Mercer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 48 minutes Release date: May 11, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Beyond the Next Village is Mary Anne Mercer's memoir of discovery, growth, and awakening in 1978 Nepal, which was then a mysterious country to most of the world. After arriving in Nepal, Mercer, an American nurse, spent a year traveling on foot-often in flip-flops-with a Nepali health team, providing immunizations and clinical care in each village they visited. Communicating in a newly acquired language, she was often called upon to provide the only modern medicine available to the people she and her team were serving. Over time, she learned to recognize and respect the prominence of their cultural beliefs about health and illness. Encounters with life-threatening conditions such as severe malnutrition and ectopic pregnancy gave her an enlightening view of both the limitations and power of modern health care; immersed in villagers' lives and those of her own team, she realized she was living in not just another country, but another time. This unique story of the joys and perils of one woman's journey in the shadow of the Himalayas, Beyond the Next Village opens a window into a world where the spirits were as real as the trees, the birds, or the rain-and healing could be as much magic as medicine.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/591736 to listen full audiobooks. Title: He Knows My Name: Series: Portrait of a Lady: Part 1 Author: Raven Day Mcshane Narrator: Alex Picard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 26 minutes Release date: May 4, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Peer through the windows of Raven Day McShane’s life as she leaves her Army life for the civilian world—not an easy task for any military veteran. With undiagnosed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Raven and her son, Aaron, encounter tremendous hardships as they journey through life, not always together, ultimately to learn that life is not how we plan. But together or apart, they realize that they can put life back together with faith in each other and with love. Family is not always those we are related to, but the ones who help us during our times of need, and no adversity can take away their bond. About the Author Raven Day McShane is a military veteran with her Master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Leadership and Behavioral Health. She has one adult son, Aric. Her hobbies include crocheting, cycling, walking, hiking, vegetable gardening, community building, traveling, and volunteer work in the community. She’s a partner at St. Lukes United Methodist Church in Orlando and participates in Shalom Prison Writing Ministry; Inside Out Jail Ministry; Connect Ministries, Woman’s Bible Group, and Singles Serving Bible Group at St. Lukes UMC.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/591793 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Back Door People: memories from the houses where I lived Author: Barbara Braseth Johnson Narrator: Barbara Braseth Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 22 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A charming look at the Depression Era through the eyes of a young girl growing up in northern Minnesota. Barbara was born in 1931 when economic times were hard but life was simple. She lived with her parents and siblings in five houses by the time she was twelve, and takes the listener along as describes the houses and shares her stories of saving for a bike, paying for piano lessons with porcupine meatballs, enjoying five-cent ice cream cones, and learning the basics of journalism work at the local newspaper office. This story was written by Barbara Braseth Johnson at age 85 so her grandchildren could get a glimpse of what it was like to live without tv and cell phones and computers. She can be reached by email at [email protected].

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/590688 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's A Great Life if You Don't Weaken: Family, Faith and 48 Years on Television Author: Dave Lopez Narrator: Dave Lopez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release date: April 19, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: For nearly fifty years, Dave Lopez covered every major story in the Southland. The veteran news reporter was a nightly presence in LA living rooms on KCBS Channel 2 for a remarkable 48-year career on camera. General managers and news directors came and went in the unforgiving world of major market TV news, but Dave outlasted more than twenty regime changes. LA's man in the street kept his head down, nose to the grindstone, and relentlessly chased breaking news. He garnered Emmys, accolades, and tens of thousands of fans along the way. One of the first Hispanic reporters on a major station, Dave's inaugural on-air report on Channel 2 in 1977 concerned an apartment fire that nearly ended in tragedy because none of the firefighters on the scene spoke Spanish. His report ended with the note that the Los Angeles Fire Department was beginning a program to actively recruit bilingual first responders; officials were also thinking of offering Spanish classes at LAFD. Dave was personally breaking barriers decades before Mexican lives officially "mattered"-success he credits entirely to his upbringing. Professional success came early, but the true measure of a man is his family. In this nostalgic look back, Dave recalls the values instilled by his hardworking father-a man he worshiped and feared in equal measures. It is also a love story that began in high school . . . and how the fearless reporter who thought he could conquer or investigate his way out of anything was forced to accept that some foes cannot be beaten. When he lost both his beloved wife and mother and his invincible father fell apart, Dave finally lost his unflagging optimism . . . and was forced to begin again just as the entire world of news was undergoing a sea change. IT'S A GREAT LIFE IF YOU DON'T WEAKEN is an inspirational tale of faith, family, and the news from a true LA native. Set against the backdrop of every major story of the last half-century-from Vietnam War protests to the O.J. Simpson trial to countless politicians behaving badly-this story is a vivid remembrance of a life well lived, both on and off camera.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611440 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Consider Your Ass Kissed Author: Ruta Lee Narrator: Ruta Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 41 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Ruta Lee’s memoir is a treasure trove of wonderful personal stories and anecdotes with rare firsthand and authentic memories of the entertainment industry. Ruta Lee is Hollywood! She tells the fascinating stories of her life as a rising star in the golden years of Hollywood; a career that spans seven decades. You will meet the famous actors, dancers, and singers who are now legends that Ruta worked with and whose stories of life behind the scenes intertwined with Ruta’s. The stories of Ruta’s life are told here with truth, with humor, and with an honesty that is Ruta Lee. In Consider Your Ass Kissed, Ruta discusses her starring roles in films such as Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Funny Face, Bullet for a Badman, Witness for the Prosecution, and Sergeants 3. Ruta has worked with Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Charles Bronson, James Garner, Johnny Carson, Fred Astaire, Robin Williams, Howard Keel, Bob Crane, Frank Sinatra, and the rest of the Rat Pack—the list goes on! The iconic ladies she called friends include Rona Barrett, Phyllis Diller, Julie Newmar, Lucille Ball, Sally Fields, Gypsy Rose Lee (no relation), and her best friend and founder of Thalians, Debbie Reynolds. During Ruta’s thriving film career, she launched into television success with over 2000 appearances, starring and guest starring in shows like Perry Mason, the George Burns & Gracie Allen show, the Andy Griffith show, Dragnet, Peter Gun, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Rawhide, Marcus Welby MD, The Twilight Zone, Ironside, The Flying Nun, Hogan’s Heroes, Mork & Mindy, Benson, The Love Boat, Murder She Wrote, Roseanne, Days of Our Lives, Power Rangers, and, of course, 77 Sunset Strip and The Lucy Show. She even auditioned for the role of Ginger on Gilligan’s Island. Lee was also co-host on NBC’s High Rollers with Alex Trebek, a regular on Hollywood Squares with Peter Marshall, and made several television movies. She had series leads in CBS’ Coming of Age and HBO’s 1st and Ten. Her stints on the Bonnie Hunt Show remain among her favorites. Thalians founder Debbie Reynolds and Ruta were the Leading Ladies of “Hollywood for Mental Health” and raised millions for The Thalians Mental Health Center, with star studded events. The audiobook includes a bonus PDF containing photographs from Ruta’s illustrious career.