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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/593688 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son Author: Leroy Aarons Narrator: Wentworth Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 18, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Bobby Griffith was an all-American boy … and he was gay. Faced with an irresolvable conflict—for both his family and his religion taught him that being gay was “wrong”—Bobby chose to take his own life. Prayers for Bobby, nominated for a 1996 Lambda Literary Award, is the story of the emotional journey that led Bobby to this tragic conclusion. But it is also the story of Bobby’s mother, a fearful churchgoer who first prayed that her son would be “healed,” then anguished over his suicide, and ultimately transformed herself into a national crusader for gay and lesbian youth. As told through Bobby’s poignant journal entries and his mother’s reminiscences, Prayers for Bobby is at once a moving personal story, a true profile in courage, and a call to arms to parents everywhere.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599591 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 150 Great Americans Series: Part of Essence of American History Author: William J. Bennett, John T.E. Cribb Narrator: Milton Bagby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 18, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Almost a decade ago, author and educator William J. Bennett and John T. E. Cribb published a 365-day almanac of our nation's history. Now, in this updated and expanded series compiled from The American Patriot's Almanac, Bennett and Cribb's masterful grasp of our history offers 150 more great Americans. Our history is a heritage we Americans all share. It ties us together, like a common language or currency. Knowing that heritage helps us understand the central principles underlying American democracy and our responsibilities in passing them on to the next generation. At a time when so many seem to be losing sight of our identity as a nation, it's more important than ever to remember our heritage, not only so we can know who we are today, but to set us on the right path for the future. From the letters of Abigail Adams to the adventures of William Penn, 150 Great Americans sheds light on: - Incredible stories - Larger-than-life personalities - Fun facts, discoveries, and new perspectives In these easy-to-digest entries, historical Americans reemerge not as marble icons or names in a textbook, but as full-blooded, heroic pioneers whose far-reaching vision forged our nation, connecting you to this great nation's heritage.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/597489 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Purge This Land with Blood: A Biography of John Brown Author: Stephen B. Oates Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 18, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In October 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry. His goal was to secure weapons and start a slave rebellion. The raid was a failure, but it galvanized the nation and sparked the Civil War. Still one of the most controversial figures in American history, John Brown's actions raise interesting questions about unsanctioned violence that can be justified for a greater good. For more than a hundred years after Brown's hanging, biographies of him tended to be highly politicized—then came historian Stephen B. Oates's biography of Brown. Since its publication, Professor Oates's work has come to be recognized as the definitive biography of Brown, a balanced assessment that captures the man in all his complexity.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599590 to listen full audiobooks. Title: #butGod: The Power of Hope When Catastrophe Crashes In Author: Jeremy Freeman Narrator: Emily Freeman, John Behrens, Gabe Wicks, Jeremy Freeman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 18, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Read by the author. “Sir, your sons have been in a car accident. How quickly can you get here?” The phone call no parent wants to receive would lead to a miracle only God could give. When Jeremy and Emily Freeman’s teenage son Caleb was in a devastating car accident, doctors gave him a 10 percent chance of survival. Fear of losing a child was all too fresh for the Freemans—their seven-year-old son, Trey, had died just four years earlier from a genetic immunodeficiency.             But God. In #butGod Jeremy shares the incredible story of Caleb’s recovery, the darkness that nearly overtook their family in the waiting, and the #butGod movement that captured the prayers of Christians around the world. #butGod includes heartfelt excerpts from Emily’s prayer journal and encouragement from Jeremy that goes beyond platitudes to a hard-won trust in God’s goodness. This inspiring story offers - greater understanding of the beauty God can bring through suffering; - an honest glimpse of how one family grew closer together despite grief, tension, and doubt; - a powerful example of how God works through the prayers of His people. - hope for whatever struggle you are facing;   Whatever sorrow you are walking through, #butGod leads you to the sweetness found in trusting God with suffering…and the deeper faith that comes from seeing His purpose in the pain. A playlist and daily devotionals are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613937 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Say Invisible: A Memoir of Living and Being Seen with ALS Author: Jeremy Schreiber Narrator: Ramiz Monsef Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 1 minute Release date: October 18, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Jeremy Schreiber was on top of the world—athletic, newly married, successful. And then something went terribly wrong. In this moving memoir, he shares his journey after he received a terrifying diagnosis: ALS. As the devastating disease robbed him of movement and speech, he was abandoned by his wife and betrayed by a society that shuns people with disabilities. But it’s not all doom and gloom. He found love, support, and a powerful purpose. While fighting for his independence and then for his life, Jeremy gave his all to the ALS and disability communities. Never Say Invisible is his legacy gift. Smart, clever, and humorous, his story is a testament to what can be learned and achieved despite a terminal illness. Jeremy died on October 29, 2021, before he could finish this memoir. Sandra Jonas Publishing is proud to collaborate with his parents, Fred and Ronnye Schreiber, to carry on his work.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616876 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Way of the Ancient Healer: Sacred Teachings from the Philippine Ancestral Traditions Author: Virgil Mayor Apostol Narrator: James Burkdoll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 18, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Way of the Ancient Healer provides an overview of the rich tradition of Filipino healing practices, discussing their origins, world influences, and role in daily life. The book combines years of historical research with detailed descriptions of the spiritual belief system that forms the foundation of these practices. Giving listeners a rare look at modern-day Filipino healing rituals, the book also includes personal examples from author Virgil Mayor Apostol's own experiences with shamanic healing and dream interpretation. The book begins with an explanation of Apostol's Filipino lineage and legacy as a healer. After a brief history of the Philippine archipelago, he describes the roots of traditional Filipino healing and spirituality, and discusses the Indian, Islamic, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and American influences that have impacted the Filipino culture. He presents a thorough description of Filipino shamanic and spiritual practices that have developed from the concept that everything in nature contains a spirit (animism) and that living in the presence of spirits demands certain protocols and rituals for interacting with them. The book's final chapter thoughtfully explores the spiritual tools used in Filipino healing-talismans, amulets, stones, and other natural symbols of power.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615923 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy Author: Letty Cottin Pogrebin Narrator: Dina Pearlman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 18, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An intimate memoir from a founding editor of Ms. magazine who grew up in a Jewish immigrant family mired in secrets, haunted by their dread of shame and stigma, determined to hide their every imperfection—and in denial or despair when they couldn't. The word 'shanda' is defined as shame or disgrace in Yiddish. This book, Shanda, tells the story of three generations of complicated, intense twentieth-century Jews for whom the desire to fit in and the fear of public humiliation either drove their aspirations or crushed their spirit. In her deeply engaging, astonishingly candid memoir, author and activist Letty Cottin Pogrebin exposes the fiercely-guarded lies and intricate cover-ups woven by dozens of members of her extended family. Beginning with her own long-suppressed secret, the story spirals through the hidden lives of her parents and relatives—revealing the truth about their origins, personal traumas, marital misery, abandoned children, religious transgressions, sexual identity, radical politics, and supposedly embarrassing illnesses. While unmasking their charades and disguises, Pogrebin also showcases her family's remarkable talent for reinvention in a narrative that is, by turns, touching, searing, and surprisingly universal.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615850 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Count Me Out: A Baltimore Dope Fiend's Miraculous Recovery Author: Rafael Alvarez Narrator: Lee Osorio Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 44 minutes Release date: October 15, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Don't Count Me Out chronicles the life of Bruce White from the beginning of his drug use in elementary school through criminal acts fueled by his need for drugs, to his miraculous recovery three decades later and involvement in the treatment of addicts, where he is now a leader in the rehabilitation field. Rafael Alvarez's recounting of White's journey should inspire those dealing with the fallout of addiction. Alvarez, a journalist and screenwriter, allows the listener to get inside the head of an addict who was stealing alcohol from his parents at the age of nine, selling drugs and tripping on LSD and PCP by the time he hit seventh grade, and hooked on morphine before he turned fifteen. 'Bruce White? I thought he was dead?' is a response encountered in many of the interviews Alvarez conducted. Don't Count Me Out shines a spotlight on an improbable and stunning miracle. Though this is just one person's story, the contributing factors of early sexual assault, the role of permissive preoccupied parents, and the need for peer approval, among others, will resonate with many as the opioid crisis continues to haunt us.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/600739 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fletchers on the Farm: Mud, Mayhem and Marriage Author: Kelvin Fletcher, Liz Fletcher Narrator: Liz Fletcher, Kelvin Fletcher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 2 minutes Release date: October 13, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: ‘We jumped in at the deep end and bought a farm! A reluctant wife, a couple of crazy kids and a husband whose knowledge of farming you could write on the back of a stamp… What could go wrong?!’ – Kelvin ‘Exactly! And the journey has only just begun…’ – Liz Join the Fletchers as they navigate the peaks and troughs of life on a lively farm. When Kelvin and Liz Fletcher left their happy home in Oldham for a 120-acre farm in the Peak District, they were totally unaware of the surprises that lay in store. Come along for the ride as they navigate the Mishaps, like shearing sheep in a way that costs more than the price for the wool; the Lessons, such as never turn your back on a flock of sheep – or, put simply, ‘always close the gate!’ – and the Adventures, going from self-professed ‘townies’ to farmhands overnight. In Fletchers on the Farm, childhood sweethearts Kelvin and Liz reflect on their history, their future and their daily balancing act of juggling acting careers, four young children and a farmyard full of animals. With wise words on building and nurturing a happy farm and family, this uplifting, heartwarming book is about following your dreams – even if you have no clue how to do it! Time to pull on those wellies and get stuck into a farming adventure like no other. ‘Like any farm, determination and perseverance are vital. We took a huge step into the unknown and, together, we haven’t looked back. The adventure continues!’

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599709 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eve Bites Back: An Alternative History of English Literature Author: Anna Beer Narrator: Anna Beer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date: October 13, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Anna Beer investigates the lives and achievements of eight women writers, uncovering a startling and unconventional history of literature Warned not to write—and certainly not to bite—these women put pen to paper anyway and wrote themselves into history. From the fourteenth century through to the present day, women who write have been understood as mad, undisciplined, or dangerous. Female writers have always had to find ways to overcome or challenge these beliefs. Some were cautious and discreet, some didn’t give a damn, but all lived complex, eventful, and often controversial lives. Eve Bites Back places the female contemporaries of Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton center stage in the history of literature in English, uncovering stories of dangerous liaisons and daring adventures. From Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe, Aemilia Lanyer and Anne Bradstreet, to Aphra Behn, Mary Wortley Montagu, Jane Austen and Mary Elizabeth Braddon, these are the women who dared to write.