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Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1565 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Great Failure Subtitle: A Bartender, a Monk, and My Unlikely Path to Truth Author: Natalie Goldberg Narrator: Natalie Goldberg Format: Original Recording Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 12-02-14 Publisher: Sounds True Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: "The Great Failure is a boundless embrace, leaving nothing out. I wanted to learn the truth, to become whole. If I could touch the dark nature in someone else, I could know it in myself." So begins Natalie Goldberg in this candid exploration of her life. Here, Goldberg makes sense of primary relationships between father and daughter, teacher and student, and exemplifies the accomplishment available when creating daily writing practices - the popular technique she launched in her best-selling Writing Down the Bones. Natalie Goldberg has inspired millions to write in order to develop an intimate relationship with their minds, and a greater understanding of the world in which they live. Now, The Great Failure touches our hearts, and shows us the wellspring of wisdom available when we bravely confront the truths about ourselves, and the events of our lives. Audiobook read by the author. Program concludes with an exclusive Sounds True interview. Critic Reviews: "Teaching by example, Natalie Goldberg has written a brave and turbulent memoir that is by turns luminous and gritty. A riveting read." (Julia Cameron, author of The Artist's Way) "Bravo to Natalie. She shows us how to open the heart, and face into betrayal with courage instead of running from it. She shows us how to transform fear and blame into wisdom and compassion." (Jack Kornfield, author of A Path With Heart)

Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1565 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In the Company of Bears Subtitle: What Black Bears Have Taught Me About Intelligence and Intuition Author: Benjamin Kilham Narrator: George Backman Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 10-31-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Imagine raising an orphaned bear cub, carefully reintroducing her to the wild, then being welcomed back, almost daily, to observe her wild world for more than 17 years. Imagine visiting her in her feeding spots, watching her with her mates and her young, peering into her den, and, over time, observing the lives of all the other wild bears in her territory and surrounding ones. That is what happened to Ben Kilham, whose long-term study of wild black bears has shattered conventional wisdom about how they live their lives. In the Company of Bears unveils Kilham's groundbreaking work. Like others, he once thought that black bears were solitary. But he discovered that they actually have extraordinary communication and interaction with each other - creating and enforcing codes of conduct, forming alliances, and even sharing territory and food when supplies are ample. In the Company of Bears (originally released in hardcover as Out on a Limb) is more than a story about bears. It's the story of a scientist once kept from a traditional science career by his dyslexia, only to find that thinking and seeing differently was his greatest gift and his best tool to interpret the non-human world.

Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1565 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Saddest Girl in the World Author: Cathy Glass Narrator: Denica Fairman Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 08-28-14 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 69 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The Sunday Times and New York Times best-selling author of Damaged tells the true story of Donna, who came into foster care aged 10, having been abused, victimised, and rejected by her family. Donna has been in foster care with her two young brothers for three weeks when she is abruptly moved to Cathy's. When Donna arrives she is silent, withdrawn, and walks with her shoulders hunched forward and her head down. Donna is clearly a very haunted child and refuses to interact with Cathy's children, Adrian and Paula. After patience and encouragement from Cathy, Donna slowly starts to talk and tells Cathy that she blames herself for her and her brothers being placed in care. The social services were aware that Donna and her brothers had been neglected by their alcoholic mother, but no one realised the extent of the abuse they were forced to suffer. The truth of the physical torment she was put through slowly emerges, and as Donna grows to trust Cathy she tells her how her mother used to make her wash herself with wire wool so that she could get rid of her skin colour as her mother was so ashamed that Donna was mixed race. The psychological wounds caused by the bullying she received also start to resurface when Donna starts reenacting the ways she was treated at home by hitting and bullying Paula, so much so that Cathy can't let Donna out of her sight. As the pressure begins to mount on Cathy to help this child, things start to get worse and Donna begins behaving in erratic ways, trashing her bedroom and being regularly abusive towards Cathy's children. Cathy begins to wonder if she can find a way to help this child or if Donna's scars run too deep. Critic Reviews: Reviews for Damaged: "Cannot fail to move those who read it. (Adoption-net) "Heartbreaking" (Mirror) "A truly harrowing read that made me cry" (Sun) "A true tale of hope (OK!) "Foster carers rarely get the praise they deserve, but Cathy Glass's book should change all that" (First magazine) "A hugely touching and emotional true tale (Star magazine)

Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1565 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Life with Bonnie and Clyde Author: Blanche Caldwell Barrow Narrator: Valerie Gilbert Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 08-15-14 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Bonnie and Clyde were responsible for multiple murders and countless robberies. But they did not act alone. In 1933, during their infamous run from the law, Bonnie and Clyde were joined by Clyde's brother, Buck Barrow, and his wife, Blanche. Of these four accomplices, only one, Blanche Caldwell Barrow, lived beyond early adulthood and only Blanche left behind a written account of their escapades. Edited by outlaw expert John Neal Phillips, Blanche's previously unknown memoir is here available for the first time. Blanche wrote her memoir between 1933 and 1939, while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary. Following her death, Blanche's good friend and the executor of her will, Esther L. Weiser, found the memoir wrapped in a large unused Christmas card. Later she entrusted it to Phillips, who had interviewed Blanche several times before her death. Drawing from these interviews, and from extensive research into Depression-era outlaw history, Phillips supplements the memoir with helpful notes and with biographical information about Blanche and her accomplices. Critic Reviews: Highly recommended. ( Library Journal)

Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1565 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Through These Portals Subtitle: A Pacific War Saga Author: Wayne C. MacGregor Narrator: James Killavey Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 08-08-14 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 22 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This remarkably immediate memoir tells of the U.S Army's essential role in the Pacific campaigns alongside the Navy and Marine Corps. America's sons, born in the first quarter of the 20th century, were forged in the twin crucibles of the Great Depression and World War II. The values and attitudes of these mostly idealistic young males ultimately sustained them in horrific trials against incredibly courageous, and often suicidally-committed, Japanese soldiers blindly loyal to their superior officers and the Emperor. MacGregor graphically describes the dire Depression years of 1930s America, when he grew up in Spokane, Washington. He then takes listeners through a heart-felt account of the war years and the savage, face-to-face small-unit actions in the Mariana Islands, the Philippines, and Okinawa from 1944 to 1945. Critic Reviews: "...[better reveals] the depths of horror that ordinary humans are forced to go through in the name of duty." (Spokesman Review)

Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1565 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Curve of Time Author: M. Wylie Blanchet Narrator: Heather Henderson Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 06-17-14 Publisher: Post Hypnotic Press Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 35 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At a time when Vancouver Island was still an extremely remote and sparsely populated backwater, a young widow packed her five children into a 25-foot boat dubbed The Caprice and set off on an adventure. Summer after summer the brave young mother, who became known as "Capi," would set sail and explore the rugged coastline for months with her young crew. Although the hazards the family faced were numerous-tides, fog, storms, rapids, cougars, and even grizzlies-Capi brought them through it all. The Curve of Time is Capi's poignant, thoughtful, and poetic recollection of these days.This classic coastal tale has been a bestseller since it was first published in 1961. That was also the year of the author's death. In print continuously since it's original publication, this is the first time it has been made available in audio.

Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1565 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Destroyer Captain Subtitle: Lessons of a First Command Author: James Stavridis Narrator: Chaz Allen Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 06-11-14 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This memoir of James Stavridis' two years in command of the destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52) reveals the human side of what it is like to be in charge of a warship for the first time and in the midst of international crisis. From Haiti to the Balkans to the Arabian Gulf, the Barry was involved in operations throughout the world during his 1993-1995 tour. Drawing on daily journals he kept for the entire period, the author reveals the complex nature of those deployments in a "real-time" context and describes life on board the Barry and liberty ashore for sailors and officers alike. With all the joy, doubt, self-examination, hope, and fear of a first command, he offers an honest examination of his experience from the bridge to help listeners grasp the true nature of command at sea. The window he provides into the personal lives of the crew illuminates not only their hard work in a ship that spent more than 70 percent of its time underway, but also the sacrifices of their families ashore. Stavridis credits his able crew for the many awards the Barry won while he was captain, including the Battenberg Cup for top ship in the Atlantic Fleet. Naval aficionados who like seagoing fiction will be attracted to the book, as will those fascinated by life at sea. Officers from all the services, especially surface warfare naval officers aspiring to command, will find these lessons of a first command by one of the Navy's most respected admirals both entertaining and instructive. Critic Reviews: With his insider details about the real worries and triumphs of command, James Stavridis' Destroyer Captain is a must read for all naval officers, and a fascinating adventure for everyone who loves the U.S. Navy. (Robert N. Macomber, Award-winning author of the Honor Series) This is a stirring tale of leadership challenge and the responsibility of command. (Sean O'Keefe, Secretary of the Navy, 1992-93)

Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1565 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Untamed Subtitle: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island Author: Will Harlan Narrator: Kevin Stillwell Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 05-06-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 74 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Carol Ruckdeschel is the wildest woman in America. She eats road kill, wrestles alligators, rides horses bareback, and lives in a ramshackle cabin that she built herself in an island wilderness. Shes had three husbands and many lovers, one of whom she shot and killed in self-defense. A combination of Henry David Thoreau and Jane Goodall, Carol is a self-taught scientist who has become a tireless defender of sea turtles on Cumberland Island, a national park off the coast of Georgia. Cumberland is the country's largest and most biologically diverse barrier island - over 40 square miles of pristine wilderness celebrated for its windswept dunes and feral horses. Steel magnate Thomas Carnegie owned much of Cumberland, and his widow Lucy made it a Gilded Age playground. But in recent years, Carnegie heirs and the National Park Service have clashed with Carol over the islands future. What happens when a dirt-poor naturalist with only a high school diploma tries to stop one of the wealthiest families in America? Untamed is the story of an American original standing her ground and fighting for what she believes in, no matter the cost.

Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1565 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Big Tiny Subtitle: A Built-It-Myself Memoir Author: Dee Williams Narrator: Heather Henderson Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 04-22-14 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 397 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A graceful, inspired memoir about building a home from scratch and discovering a true sense of self - in just eighty-four square feet - by Dee Williams, a pioneer in sustainable living and the proud owner of a very tiny house. After a heart condition felled Dee Williams in the grocery store ten years ago, she initially threw herself headfirst back into her old life, which included a pricey three-bedroom house, overtime hours to cover homeowner bills, and a general lack of free time. In the midst of contemplating her future, a new sense of clarity took hold. What was all this stuff for? Mortgage payments and the time-suck of homeownership felt like a waste, and no one has the money or desire to pack it in and live on an island without family, friends, or health insurance. Discovering the sustainability movement and building her own house was just the beginning of building a new life. Williams can now list everything she owns on one sheet of paper, her monthly bills amount to about eight dollars, and it takes her ten minutes to clean the entire house. It's allowed her to slow down, scale back, spend more time with family and friends - and given her the freedom to head out for adventure, or watch the clouds and sunset while drinking a beer on her (yes, tiny) front porch. Without escaping to the wilds or going off the grid, Williams achieved a happy balance of the normal and the radical and created a new model for simple, practical living. Part how-to and part why-to, The Big Tiny is not just a memoir of that "aha" moment post-trauma but an utterly seductive meditation on what it means to build the good life and the right life, every day.

Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1565 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: An Experience Definitely Worth Allegedly Having Subtitle: Travel Stories from The Hairpin Author: Edith Zimmerman, Carrie Frye, Maria Bustillos, Jenna Wortham, Nicole Cliffe, Anne Helen Petersen, Chiara Atik, Jim Behrle Narrator: Cassandra Campbell, Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 04-02-14 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An Experience Definitely Worth Allegedly Having is a collection of essays on travel selected by Edith Zimmerman, the founder of the colorfully offbeat womens website The Hairpin. Like The Hairpin, these essays are funny, weird, adventurous, and moving. There are stories about following a mysterious strangers maps in Mexico, attending endless step aerobics classes in Buenos Aires, faking a terrible British accent in London, and navigating a nude spa in Stockholm. About loneliness, connection, and sunburn. And about daring ourselves to be brave and embracing being scared. These stories are tied together by relationships: Making them, losing them, how we behave in their absence. How we thrive when were far from home and falling in and out of love in all of the worlds beautiful places.