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Title: The Real Me Is Thin

Author: Arabella Weir

Narrator: Arabella Weir

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-02-10

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

Here is the hapless and hilarious tale of a life lived under the constant and ruthless reign of a chocolate biscuit. Lumped into 'the too fat for potatoes group' by her mother, carefree eating isn't something Arabella Weir had much experience of growing up.

Written with startling frankness, Arabella unravels her own eating history in this humorous appraisal of our attitudes towards eating disorders and obesity. Not easy for someone who still can't be alone unsupervised in a room with a packet of chocolate biscuits.

Charting Arabella's neurotic relationship with food, from prolonged abstinence to binge eating, this humorous memoir recreates a childhood besieged with battles over food. Subjected to her mother's capricious feeding regime and taught early on that food was her enemy, happiness meant being allowed to eat what she liked - or more importantly what everyone else was eating.

Recounting stories of unhinged mothers and callous doctors, mystery-meat suppers, and egg custard battles with calculating boyfriends' mothers, this candid memoir vividly recreates a childhood and adolescence marred by the social embarrassment of being marked as different simply due to your weight.

Members Reviews:

Entertaining and thought provoking.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Insightful and funny about why so many women have such a confused relationship with food.

Both entertaining and thought-provoking.

Arabella reads her book brilliantly. Its a very easy listen.

The Fast Show

Entertaining and thought-provoking. Everyone except the naturally skinny will relate to this, and will feel much better for listening. But Arabella does talk FAST. My brain was tripping over itself to keep up. By the end I felt as if I had had a good workout. I must have lost POUNDS!

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Title: Motty - On the World Cup

Author: John Motson

Narrator: John Motson

Format: Abridged

Length: 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-02-10

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

For everyone in Britain, Motty, like Pele and Maradona, needs no other introduction. As the nation's best-known football commentator, he has had an unparalleled insight into sports broadcasting and the ups and downs of the game.

In this extract from his best-selling autobiography, Motty describes his experiences of the 1982 Spanish World Cup and offers his opinion on Don Revie's management.

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Title: What I Love About Cricket

Subtitle: One Man's Vain Attempt to Explain Cricket to a Teenager who couldn't give a Toss

Author: Sandy Balfour

Narrator: Clive Mantle

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-29-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

What I Love About Cricket is the story of a summer when a master cricket obsessive teaches his novice pupil the wisdom of the game. Sandy Balfour is cast as the supposed master and his 16-year-old daughters new boyfriend is the reluctant pupil.

This beginners guide to the infuriatingly perverse game of cricket is a love letter addressed both to those who utterly fail to understand it and to those who need reminding why they fell in love in the first place. What unfolds is wonderfully observed and very funny and as much about fathers and daughters, love and life, as it is about cricket.

Members Reviews:

Quietly brilliant

A lovely book that will appeal equally to cricket lovers and fathers of daughters. This gentle tale quietly draws you in. I didn't want the book to end... Clive Mantle is an ideal narrator.

Not what it says on the tin!

I found this book very strange. It should be about cricket but there is very little about the sport and a lot about nothing very much. I did not enjoy it and feel quite cheated

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Title: Every Living Thing

Author: James Herriot

Narrator: Christopher Timothy

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-01-10

Publisher: Hachette Audio UK

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

James Herriot has captivated millions of readers and television viewers with tales of the triumphs, disasters, pride and sometimes heartache that filled his life as a vet in the Yorkshire Dales.

Every Living Thing shines with the captivating storytelling that has made James Herriot a favourite the world over. Here is a book for all those who find laughter and joy in animals, and who know and understand the magic of wild places and beautiful countryside.

Members Reviews:

Excellent

A wonderfully wam and amusing tale . Funny and interesting characters in the high dales - a relaxing listen . Highly recommend.

Great

I really love this book. The narration by Christopher Timothy is so clever and engaging

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Title: Winning Through

Author: Brian Irvine

Narrator: Kenny Blyth

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-10-10

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

In Winning Through Brian Irvine tells the truth about his life as a footballer. From family life in Airdrie we follow him as he realises his boyhood dreams. He becomes an international player with Aberdeen and Scotland. But he has to cope with bad times, and worse, when he is told he has a serious and possibly fatal illness. Finally, he has to come to terms with the end of a long playing career. Brian's Christian faith and strong family ties help him to cope, and to 'win through'.

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Title: Lost and Found

Author: Lynda Bellingham

Narrator: Lynda Bellingham

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 02-22-10

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

Lynda Bellingham is much-loved as a regular on ITV's Loose Woman and for her recent role as the lead in Calendar Girls stage play. And of course she first became the nation's favourite during her 16 years on our screens as the 'Oxo Mum'.

But life hasn't always been easy for Lynda and with remarkable honesty, she tells the story of her journey to discover who she truly is. Her sense of humour, warmth and emotional honesty come through every word, and there are plenty of tales from Loose Women, and other gossip of the stage and screen.

More than this, Lost and Found is ultimately the story of a survivor. Her story will captivate and inspire all women who also regret that life and love don't always run smooth.

Members Reviews:

Lost and Found Lynda Bellingham

A wonderful book from beginning to end. I would recommend this to anyone interested in true stories. A great pleasure to listen to Lynda herself reading it.

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Title: Out of the Frying Pan

Subtitle: Scenes from my Life

Author: Keith Floyd

Narrator: Keith Floyd

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-10-10

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

The stories from his childhood in Somerset are vivid and moving: his grandfather with his tin leg, his mother at the mills, and his uncle, the ferret keeper and the black sheep of the family for carrying on with married women.

Keith Floyd spent a short spell on a local newspaper, and then, in a hilarious episode, joined the army. After he and the Ministry of Defence decided that they did not suit each other, he took his first cooking job as an assistant vegetable cook in a Bristol hotel. The great period of bistros and cafes had dawned and Keith Floyd was in the forefront, cooking in an open kitchen, with Pink Floyd blaring from the speakers.

What is wonderful about this book is the vividness of the scenes he paints and the deftness with which he draws the characters including his several wives. Those who have admired Keith Floyds way with a whisk will now be impressed to discover and enjoy his remarkable skill with words.

Members Reviews:

We all miss you floyd

Great book read before as a book. But was fantastic hearing Floyd reading out the story of his life. I became a chef because of this man, he inspired a love of food in me from an early age...

Have another slup on me..

Captivating insight ......

A captivating insight into the life of a truly great, eccentric self taught chef. warts & all. Had to keep to keep listening !

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Title: Eat, Pray, Love

Subtitle: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

Author: Elizabeth Gilbert

Narrator: Elizabeth Gilbert

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-23-09

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 119 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

It's 3 a.m., and Elizabeth Gilbert is sobbing on the bathroom floor. She's in her 30s, she has a husband, a house, they're trying for a baby - and she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and bewildered, and realises it is time to pursue her own journey in search of three things she has been missing: pleasure, devotion, and balance.

So she travels to Rome, where she learns Italian from handsome, brown-eyed identical twins and gains 25 pounds; to an ashram in India, where she finds that enlightenment entails getting up in the middle of the night to scrub the temple floor; and to Bali, where a toothless medicine man of indeterminate age offers her a new path to peace: simply sit still and smile. And slowly, happiness begins to creep up on her....

Critic Reviews:

"The author's reading of this memoir adds depth; her vocal presence provides vivid color and quirky humor as she eats (in Italy), prays (in India), and finds love (in Indonesia). This is a delightful memoir that explores exotic countries as well as the author's heart and soul." (AudioFile)

Members Reviews:

ever get that sinking feeling...

...guess it had to happen eventually, only 21 minutes into this book and I realised I had made a terrible mistake and wasted my precious monthly credit. The feeling started to loom when the author, reading her book, made the announcement that it was not appropriate to share what had brought her to the point of writing this book, but apparently we were still expected to wade with her through her nobly avoiding lovers and maundering through her randomly and ramblingly defined concept of (oh no) 'god'...won't even give this a second chance...was hoping to deal with the real issues of marriage and depression, not the self indulgent memoir of a too wealthy, wet behind the ears thirty somthing...

I now look forward to the movie

I thoroughly enjoyed Elizabeth Gilbert's very honest account of dealing with depression and her search for happiness. She brilliantly describes the nagging dark thoughts encountered during so many people's depressive moments and she travels in pursuit of learning to live with her thoughts through a spiritual journey. The journey is also an escape from a toxic yet addictive relationship. It was refreshing to find a book about the truth of someones travel experience rather then the holiday brochure type travel book. She has a colloquial style that makes you feel like you could be listening to your most interesting and best friend over a coffee. Each time a new chapter starts it is like meeting for another coffee. I will be seeing the movie and I will listen to the book again one day. Even better to listen to this book while on a relaxing holiday!

Amazing story. 108 chapters of perfection.

I'm starting all over again. Its too beautiful to not hear more than once. Attrevisimo

Music to my ears!

The detailed, delicious descriptions of each moment was just a pleasure to listen to. I enjoyed every part of this book, and learned so much about so many things, including myself.

Perfecto!

I would give this a 110%.

An interesting, entertaining and educative read.

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Title: Good Times!

Author: Justin Lee Collins

Narrator: Justin Lee Collins

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-17-09

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

But life wasn't always so kind to young Justin. The years stacking shelves at Bristol's Marks and Spencer weren't exactly a high point. Being told to 'walk faster' by his boss and being given a final warning...bad times.

But mere retail couldn't keep him down! This hilarious coming-of-age story follows his journey from collecting Star Wars toys as a small boy to schmoozing Carrie Fisher in her Hollywood home, and becoming one of the most loved and instantly recognised faces on British TV.

For each new twist his life has taken, he hasn't changed a bit. He's as bouncy, funny, shambolic, huggable, and of course, Bristolian, as he's ever been. This is the story of how it all happened - by accident.

But this is not just a routine celebrity autobiography/memoir - that would be boring. Especially for Justin himself, whose attention span is that of a small child at the best of times. Instead, this is JLC utilising his remarkable photographic memory to ponder the unfeasibly peculiar and funny moments that have defined his life, and desperately trying to make sense of it all. Rock on!

Members Reviews:

Nice Book

Im 50/50 on this one good, steady, enjoyable book, a month after I Listened to it I cant remember much about it, I think I agree with the last guy, bit too early maybe, still, was happy to buy it because I really Like the JLC.

Middle of Road

Got of a lot of time for the guy when hes on telly so was interested in hearing his background. The book is well read and nice that he actually reads it, but felt a bit let down afterwards when it becomes clear the guy is still very early on in his career. Its a bit like Wayne Rooney or Lewis Hamilton doing biographies. 10-15 years too early I think, and the whole notion of cashing in on a book during a purple patch of his career actually flies in the face of the ethics he describes in the book i.e. not bothered by fame, confident in his ability to get work etc.

If you've got a credit burning a hole in your pocket go for it and really like the guy then go for it but don't go out your way.

Amazing!!!

JLC... What a lege! I love his accent so to hear him narrate his story makes it worth listening to. I honestly hoped I'd listen to this over a month but I couldn't stop listening! At times I laughed out loud, good times! Excellent listen.

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Title: Tracks of My Years

Author: Ken Bruce

Narrator: Ken Bruce

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-14-09

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

From his childhood in 1950s Glasgow, when he was affectionately known to his older brothers as 'the wee bastard', to his wildnerness years as an accountant when he longed to achieve his dream and join the BBC, Tracks of My Years tells the story of Ken Bruce's remarkable career.

Starting work for Radio Scotland in 1977, he was soon interviewing legends like Sean Connery, Billy Connolly and Peter Ustinov, and in the 1980s was lured to Radio 2 to take over Terry Wogan's spot. He has been with the station ever since.

Ken writes with insight into the world of radio and delivers lots of brilliant anecdotes from his interviews with celebrities as diverse as Rod Stewart, Keane and Burt Bacharach, who came out with the immortal line (edited out of the final version) "Phil Spector never put a foot wrong", before adding thoughtfully, "until he shot that girl, of course."

He also writes about bringing up his autistic son and - unusually - the happiness it brings him and his wife and the many positives of what is so often portrayed as a heartbreaking situation.

Members Reviews:

Good fun but a little short....

Ken, though he probably doesn't realise it, is a British institution and will end up stuffed, plinthed and on display in the British museum.

This is his story, read by him in his trademark avuncular manner.

The story is quite dark at times as he retells tales of some of the more turbulent relationships in his life.

It is a great listen for long drives.

My only niggle is that it is abridged and you can tell.