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Title: The Old Country Is Gone

Author: Neenah Ellis

Narrator: Larry Massett, Neenah Ellis

Format: Original Recording

Length: 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-03-17

Publisher: Soundprint

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Producer Neenah Ellis grew up listening to stories and songs about Croatia told by her grandparents and her father. The family came to the U.S. from the island of olta, and Ellis's childhood was full of romantic tales about the "Old Country" and the beauty of the island that her relatives missed so much. Her grandfather had been sent to the United States after World War I, to find work that could help support his family back home. In the 1990s, Ellis and her father traveled to olta together to visit the family. Follow them on their journey as the world of Ellis's grandfather unfolds before her eyes, and the father and daughter discover how those stories have changed over time.

The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget.

Here are some related Soundprint documentaries:

Changing Spaces: Hampden, Baltimore Produced by: Gemma Hooley

Going Home to the Blues Produced by: Askia Muhammad and Debra Morris

Up Against the War With Radio Zid Produced by: Neenah Ellis

Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin

Technical Director: Anna Maria de Freitas

Editor: Jude Doherty

Audio Engineer: Robin Wise

Production Assistant: Francesca Raimand

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Title: Education of Charles 67X

Author: Askia Muhammad, Debra Morris

Narrator: Barbara Bogaev, Askia Muhammad

Format: Original Recording

Length: 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-03-17

Publisher: Soundprint

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

The political philosophy of Black Nationalism, which maintains that African Americans can govern themselves in their own nation, has deep roots in Chicago. Journalist Askia Muhammad returns to Chicago to explore his grounding in Black Nationalism. As editor of the Nation of Islam's newspaper 20 years ago, he learned a great deal about Black Nationalism at Elijah Muhammad's dinner table in Hyde Park.

The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget.

The Education of Charles 67X is part of a series of auto-biographical stories by Askia Muhammad, produced for Soundprint. Here are some other related documentaries:

Going Home to the Blues Produced by: Askia Muhammad and Debra Morris

My World: Officer Candidate School Produced by: Askia Muhammad and Katie Gott

Sleeping Through the Dream Produced by: Askia Muhammad

Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin

Senior Producer: Neenah Ellis

Technical Director: Anna Maria de Freitas

Audio Engineer: Dave Patschke

Associate Producer: Debra Morris

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Title: Practicing Emptiness

Author: Carmen Delzell

Narrator: Barbara Bogaev, Carmen Delzell

Format: Original Recording

Length: 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-03-17

Publisher: Soundprint

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

"Women sell themselves short doing things they hate in search of money or security or emotional fulfillment," says writer Carmen Delzell. For some, this means staying in a bad marriage to keep a roof overhead or for the children's sake; for some it means prostitution. Delzell shares conversations with women of diverse backgrounds a former prostitute, a woman who has suffered an abusive marriage, an exotic dancer and reveals the threads that bind their experiences, and those of all women, together.

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Fear on the Inside: Diary of Domestic Violence Produced by: Dan Collison

The Korean Sharing House Produced by: Judith Kampfner

Lost in America Produced by: Helen Borten

Soundprint Executive Producer: Bill Siemering

Producer: Moira Rankin

Audio Engineer: Anna Maria de Freitas

Associate Producer: Amy Zeirler

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Title: The Golden Venture

Author: Conrad Bishop, Elizabeth Fuller

Narrator: Lisa Simeone, Conrad Bishop

Format: Original Recording

Length: 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-03-17

Publisher: Soundprint

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

When a boat called The Golden Venture ran aground off New York in the early nineties, her human cargo was discovered: illegal Chinese immigrants seeking a new life in the United States. Hanna Dunlop, a corporate lawyer in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, answered the call for pro-bono representation of the refugees. She had no background in refugee or asylum law. She takes us through the legal and emotional battlefield of her defense. With so much at stake, what compelled her to take on a high-profile case in a field of law that was completely new and unknown to her?

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Bean Jumping Produced by: Charles Lane

Dream Deferred Produced by: Soundprint

Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin

Technical Director: Anna Maria de Freitas

Associate Producer: Gemma Hooley

Audio Engineer: Stephen Moore

Production Assistant: Melissa Sumpter

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Title: Hockey Diaries: Ready to Play

Author: Gemma Hooley, Chris Nelson

Narrator: Lisa Simeone

Format: Original Recording

Length: 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-03-17

Publisher: Soundprint

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

At the start of the 2008-2009 hockey season, two Canadian players packed up their gear and headed east to Washington, D.C., home of the NHL Washington Capitals. Nineteen-year-old British Columbia rookie Karl Alzner was hoping to win a coveted spot on the team. Saskatchewan veteran Brooks Laich had just signed a new 3-year contract and was anxious to get started. Both players carried audio diaries that they would use to document their season. This is the story of how the season unfolded, from the exhaustion and suspense of training camp all the way to the exhilaration and emotion of the playoffs. The grind of long road-trips, the challenges of injuries and personal setbacks, the politics of the locker room, the expectations of fans, family and self, and the relentless pressure that comes with chasing hockey's biggest prize, the Stanley Cup.

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The Baseball Plantation Produced by: Kathy McAnnally

Chicago: A Rookie Fans Love Story Produced by: Judith Kampfner

The Last Out Produced by: Moira Rankin and Dan Collison

Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin

Audio Engineer: Jared Weissbrot

Production Assistant: Nkechi Mogekwu

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Title: A View From the Bridge

Author: John Hockenberry

Narrator: Barbara Bogaev, John Hockenberry

Format: Original Recording

Length: 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-03-17

Publisher: Soundprint

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Thecla Mitchell is a triple amputee. For her, running in a marathon means finding complete physical existence within one wrist, one elbow and one set of fingers. Henry Butler is a blind jazz pianist, but through photography, Henry has found a meeting ground for the sighted and the sightless. Producer John Hockenberry, who is himself mobile in a wheelchair, has been a war correspondent, reporting from the field. He and associate producer Joe Richman show us what the disabled learn from living in a fundamentally different way where daily adventure is a part of life.

The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related Soundprint documentaries:

Frida Kahlo: Viva La Vida Produced by: Katie Davis

My Monets Produced by: David Stewart and Susan Davis

Soundprint Executive Producer: Bill Siemering

Producer: Moira Rankin

Audio Engineer: Anna Maria de Freitas

Associate Producer: Debra Morris

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Title: Gramma Elsie

Author: Gary Johnson

Narrator: Larry Massett, Gary Johnson

Format: Original Recording

Length: 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-03-17

Publisher: Soundprint

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Listeners eavesdrop on a family crisis triggered by the sudden need for 24 hour health care for eighty six year old Gramma Elsie Fay Johnson. Using his family as a model, through candid interviews and personal narration, Elsie's eldest grandson and producer Gary Johnson describes the dynamics of caring for Gramma Elsie.

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Hospice Chronicles: Joe and Roger Produced by: Dan Collison

Touchstones of Reality Produced by: Jean Snedegar

Tho the Body May Be Frail Produced by: Linda Mack

Upright Grand Produced by: Tim Wilson

Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin

Audio Engineer: Anna Maria de Freitas

Associate Producer: Debra Morris

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Title: My World: Officer Candidate School

Author: Askia Muhammad, Katie Gott

Narrator: Barbara Bogaev, Askia Muhammad

Format: Original Recording

Length: 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-03-17

Publisher: Soundprint

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

In 1965 and 1966, Producer Askia Muhammad was a star-struck and naive college student who had matriculated from Watts to San Jose State University, while getting college deferments to serve two years active duty in the U.S. Navy Reserve. As Askia began his struggles with becoming a Reserve Office Candidate, the country began to struggle with itself with blacks' rights, the hippie movement, and the constant protest against the war in Vietnam. In "My World: Officer Candidate School," Askia takes us through his path from faithful Naval Officer to conscientious objector.

The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. My World: Officer Candidate School is part of a series of auto-biographical stories by Askia Muhammad, produced for Soundprint. Here are some other related documentaries:

The Education of Charles 67X Produced by: Askia Muhammad and Debra Morris

Going Home to the Blues Produced by: Askia Muhammad and Debra Morris

Sleeping Through the Dream Produced by: Askia Muhammad

Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin

Technical Director: Anna Maria de Freitas

Audio Engineer: Jared Weissbrot

Associate Producer: Katie Gott

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Title: The Stranger in the Woods

Subtitle: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

Author: Michael Finkel

Narrator: Mark Bramhall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-07-17

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1456 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

For readers and listeners of Jon Krakauer and The Lost City of Z, a remarkable tale of survival and solitude - the true story of a man who lived alone in a tent in the Maine woods, never talking to another person and surviving by stealing supplies from nearby cabins for 27 years.

In 1986, 20-year-old Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the woods. He would not have a conversation with another human being until nearly three decades later, when he was arrested for stealing food. Living in a tent even in winter, he had survived by his wits and courage, developing ingenious ways to store food and water, to avoid freezing to death. He broke into nearby cottages for food, clothes, reading material, and other provisions, taking only what he needed, but terrifying a community never able to solve the mysterious burglaries. Based on extensive interviews with Knight himself, this is a vividly detailed account of the why and how of his secluded life - as well as the challenges he has faced returning to the world. A riveting story of survival that asks fundamental questions about solitude, community, and what makes a good life and a deeply moving portrait of a man who was determined to live his own way - and succeeded.

Editorial Reviews:

Editors Select, March 2017 - The literal stranger in the woods obviously fascinated author Michael Finkel, and his ode to this stranger created an immediate fascination within me. At age 20, Christopher Knight disappeared into the Maine woods and lived a life of solitude for the next 27 years. Over that time, he committed 1,000 burglaries (a necessity for survival) and spoke only once. Finkel's portrayal of Knight's time in the woods, capture, and imprisonment is haunting, heartbreaking, and utterly human. Mark Bramhall's narration served as the perfect accompaniment to the story. His lilting delivery evoked the slowed-down life of a hermit, and his characterization of Knight captured the gravelly tone and halted nature of speech that one would expect from someone who has uttered only a single syllable in 27 years. I listened to this in a single day - it's simply an amazing story. Katie, Audible Editor

Critic Reviews:

"[A] fascinating account of Knight's renunciation of humanity.... Deeply compelling." (

Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Interesting. Not extraordinary, just interesting.

Would you try another book from Michael Finkel and/or Mark Bramhall?

Mark Bramhall was an excellent narrator. Michael Finkel seemed oddly and overly obsessed with Christopher Knight, who chose to live as a recluse in the woods for 27 years, surviving by stealing from locals and never getting in touch with his family to let them know how and where he was. Finkel started interviewing Knight while he was in prison, having finally been caught stealing food from a camp for kids. The book tells Knight's story as related to Finkel by Knight and by those few who knew Knight. I could not feel very sympathetic toward Knight, who criticized and rejected society and yet lived off the hard work of others by stealing their food and belongings. I found the author's obsession with Knight to be as strange as anything Knight had said or done. When Knight was released from prison, both he and his family asked the author to leave them alone.

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Title: Everything That Remains

Subtitle: A Memoir by the Minimalists

Author: Ryan Nicodemus, Joshua Fields Millburn

Narrator: Justin Malik

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-26-17

Publisher: Asymmetrical Press

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 547 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

What if everything you ever wanted isn't what you actually want? Twenty-something, suit-clad, and upwardly mobile, Joshua Fields Millburn thought he had everything anyone could ever want. Until he didn't anymore.

Blindsided by the loss of his mother and his marriage, Millburn started questioning the life he had built for himself.

Then he discovered minimalism...and everything started to change.

Four years later, Millburn had embraced simplicity. In the search for something more substantial than compulsory consumption and the broken American dream, he jettisoned most of his material possessions, paid off loads of crippling debt, and walked away from his six-figure career.

Once everything was gone, what was left? Not a how-to book but a why-to book, Everything That Remains is the touching, surprising story of what happened when one young man decided to let go of everything and begin living more deliberately. Heart-rending, uplifting, and deeply personal, this engrossing memoir is peppered with insightful interruptions by Ryan Nicodemus, Millburn's best friend of 20 years.

Members Reviews:

Audio is best format for this

Big overlap with their podcast content but this is a good telling of how The Minimalists became The Minimalists, although its mostly about Joshuas journey. I think the audio version is probably the best format because Ryans words are handled as footnotes, and in the audio version, they are read right where they should go, maintaining the flow better, IMO. Grade: A-

Excellent narration.

Excellent Story

The story, writing style, and narration are all fantastic. Very enjoyable and impactful. I have read it four times already.

Minimalism for the real world

Some people might be turned off by this if they feel like they're being pushed into getting rid of all material things, but that's not the message I got from the book at all. I work in the D.C. Metro area and can tell you I see a lot of the same things Josh and Ryan talk about, namely never being satisfied. Always wanting more, more, more. I first heard of them through a Netflix documentary as I really enjoyed it so I went ahead and got the book. I'm very glad I did! It was totally worth the read (or the listen as it were). I appreciated the perspective of keeping your wants in check and separating those from actual needs. Highly recommend it!

Content is awesome, narration is monotone.

I've been a huge fan of Ryan's and Joshua's work and message and this book much like their others is highly recommended. That said I would have loved it if they had gotten Colin to narrate ;)

So inspiring!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend this to anyone frustrated with the seemingly endless "work to live" grind or in any way disenchanted with the so-called "American Dream." This story gently and genuinely leads the reader towards a new way of thinking.

What about Justin Maliks performance did you like?

Interesting and unique but highly listenable.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The gradual shifts in awareness that eventually transformed their lives.