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Title: A Negro Explorer at the North Pole

Author: Matthew Henson

Narrator: Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-20-17

Publisher: FNH Audio

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

FNH audio presents an unabridged reading of A Negro Explorer at the North Pole.

In 1908, Commander Peary launched his eighth attempt to reach the North Pole, and he made sure to take his tried and tested companion, Matthew Henson. In the following year, they made the first ever successful visit to the North Pole.

The journey included many hardships, including weather, lack of resources, and even accidents leading to death. Despite all of these setbacks, Peary and his Negro companion, Matthew, strove onwards and became the first men to step upon the pole.

In this autobiographical telling, Matthew presents his experiences step by step all the way to the pole and back.

Members Reviews:

5 Start

Great book on adventures in the Arctic. If you like this book you will also want to read the following 99 cent books on Arctic adventures:

1A Winter Circuit of Our Arctic Coast: A Narrative of a Journey with Dog-sleds Around the Entire Arctic Coast of Alaska (1920)

2Hunters of the Great North (1922) (Interactive Table of Contents)

3An Eskimo Village (1920)

4My Arctic Journal: A Year Among Ice-fields and Eskimos (1894)

5A Year with a Whaler (1919)

6By Eskimo Dog-sled and Kayak (1919)

7Forty-two Years Amongst the Indians and Eskimo: Pictures from the Life of the Right Reverend John Horden, First Bishop of Moosonee (1893) (Active Table of Contents)

8Journey from Great Bear Lake to Wollaston Land and Recent Explorations along the South and East Coast of Victoria Land (1852)

9Robert Peary's Short Narrative of His "GREAT WHITE JOURNEY" across Greenland (1894)

Unsung hero

You hear so much about Peary but so little about Matthew Henson. This book gives some much needed insight into a story that should be told.

Excellent book. Fascinating.

Excellent book. Excellent story. I recommend it to everyone. A wonderful part of our history.

Wonderful piece of history and an interesting human being story

Wonderful piece of history and an interesting human being story. It shows the strength and intergrity from all angles of our great nation's past.

Well written look at Cook and the Pole

Matthew Henson 's account of the Peary expeditions to the North Pole is a fascinating look by a man who was by Peary's side for over twenty years.

The description is good, as well as the details he gives about the day to day life of the explorers. What fascinates me is the way all of the explorers talk about their dogs. Many of the dogs take on a stronger personality than the explorers themselves.

It's a short, informative read.

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Title: From Peanuts to the Pressbox

Subtitle: Insider Sports Stories from a Life Behind the Mic

Author: Eli Gold

Narrator: Eli Gold

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-12-17

Publisher: Eli Gold

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

In this behind-the-scenes look at sports broadcasting, Eli Gold tells how a kid from Brooklyn, New York, went from selling peanuts at Madison Square Garden to being one of the most recognizable voices in all of radio sports broadcasting.

From Peanuts to the Pressbox is an intimate walk down memory lane, reliving some of the greatest moments in University Of Alabama sports (football and basketball), NHL hockey, and NASCAR. Gold also shares stories from his early days with Yankees broadcasters Mel Allen and Red Barber and other broadcasting greats, such as Bob Costas, Tom Hammond, Verne Lundquist, Kevin Harlan, Ron Franklin, and Mike Tirico.

Members Reviews:

Excellent broadcaster

I have only skimmed through the book. However, Eli Gold is an excellent play-by-play broadcaster & I plan on reading it.

good story

This was a good book to learn about how a boy from the Bronx grew up to be an announcer for Nascar and Alabama football. Very interesting and informative story. I would recommend this book even if you are not an Alabama football fan.

Five Stars

GREAT BOOK. bOUGHT TWO OF THEM ONE FOR ME AND ONE FOR A FRIEND.

A Love of the Game

You may wonder why an avowed Tennessee fan would read a book written by the radio voice of the Alabama Crimson Tide.

I have to admit I wondered that a few times myself, especially as I got into the chapters in which Eli Gold talks about working for the Crimson Tide.

But beyond the loyalty and love of one school over the other, there's something more to "From Peanuts to the Pressbox." The book is the journey of Gold from a young boy who loved sports and always wanted to get into the broadcasting side of the sport game as he worked hard, followed his dreams and learned the ropes.

And while there may be time the prose suffers a bit (Gold relies too much on exclamation points in the book), the enthusiasm and love for what he does always shines through. In many ways, this book is the embodiment of the old adage "If you do something you love, you'll never work a day in your life." Gold clearly has that love as the voice for just about every sport in the world and it comes through in his stories, recollections and memories.

All in all, a fine book

Recently, as part of the Thomas Nelson Blogger Reviewer Program, I received a copy of Eli Gold's "From Peanuts to the Pressbox: Insider Sports Stories from a Life Behind the Mic". The work is an autobiography looking back at the life of a kid from NYC who skipped most of high school to watching sporting events that found himself in the right place in the right time many times over who advanced up the ranks of sportcasting.

I give the work three stars. It was an easy read; something to read while trying to fall asleep at night. For me, a sign of a great autobiography is one that the subject shares not only the events of his life, but why those events were important enough to recall as well as the lessons learned. Overall, this work is a feel-good retelling of Eli's favorite stories, without much added depth.

Eli's work has been overall contained to hockey, NASCAR, Alabama football and basketball. If you're familiar with any of these sports, there will be many stories that will be quite enjoyable and fun to read.

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Title: 10 Years 13 Seconds

Subtitle: The Conor McGregor Story

Author: Sean Black

Narrator: Scott O'Dell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-21-17

Publisher: Sean Black

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

10 Years 13 Seconds is the story of Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor's emergence as arguably the most compelling sporting figure of the past decade. An explosive 13-second demolition of reigning UFC champion Jose Aldo at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on December 12th, 2015, marked the completion of McGregor's journey from welfare to world champ.

This short biography outlines McGregor's rise to fame and fortune, details the people and environment that forged his unique character, and explains for the general listener why the fast-growing and often brutal sport of MMA is set to eclipse boxing on the world stage.

Members Reviews:

Extraordinary story! " Luv it " :)

Conor McGregor is not only extraordinary fighter and an outstanding showman. He has philosophy, understands the law of nature and working with it.

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Title: Summary of Nina Riggs' The Bright Hour: Key Takeaways & Analysis

Author: Sumoreads

Narrator: Serena Travis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-10-17

Publisher: SUMOREADS

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary, analysis, and review of the book and not the original book.

Nina Riggs' heartbreakingly beautiful book The Bright Hour recounts the small moments of her long journey with cancer, both watching it take her mother's life and the path from her own diagnosis to her deathbed. This SUMOREADS Summary & Analysis offers chapter synopses and analysis to help you understand the arc of grief, pain, and mortality, while providing a way to find beauty, solace, and even hope in those moments.

This SUMOREADS Summary & Analysis offers supplementary material to The Bright Hour to help you distill the key takeaways, review the book's content, and further understand the writing style and overall themes from an editorial perspective. Whether you'd like to deepen your understanding, refresh your memory, or simply decide whether or not this book is for you, SUMOREADS Summary & Analysis is here to help. Absorb everything you need to know in under 20 minutes!

What does this SUMOREADS Summary & Analysis Include?

Original Book Summary Overview

Nina Riggs' The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying is a poignant, insightful, and eloquently written book about the author's journey to live well in the face of certain death.

BEFORE YOU BUY: The purpose of this SUMOREADS Summary & Analysis is to help you decide if it's worth the time, money, and effort listening to the original book (if you haven't already). SUMOREADS has pulled out the essence - but only to help you ascertain the value of the book for yourself. This analysis is meant as a supplement to, and not a replacement for, The Bright Hour.

Members Reviews:

Unnecessary as a Summary

Very brief and not necessary as a summary

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Title: Casanova: The Adventurous Life and Legacy of the Worlds Most Famous Womanizer

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Colin Fluxman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-07-17

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

"I have often met with happiness after some imprudent step which ought to have brought ruin upon me, and although passing a vote of censure upon myself I would thank God for his mercy." - Casanova

Contrary to how the libidinous legend is often seen through the rose-tinted lenses of Hollywood, the real Giacomo Casanova did not have Heath Ledger's strong, chiseled jaw or the piercing, lagoon-blue eyes of Richard Chamberlain. Rather, portraits of the actual Casanova show a plain, somewhat forgettable face, with a doughy jaw, a prominent, faintly crooked nose, and close-set, protruding eyes. In essence, while he was certainly not unattractive, he was far from someone who would be envisioned as synonymous with womanizing. Nonetheless, Casanova engaged in hundreds of trysts, and whatever the man lacked in aesthetic appeal, he indisputably made up for in charm, mystique, and raw, animal magnetism. He was also quite matter of fact about it all: "Real love is the love that sometimes arises after sensual pleasure: if it does, it is immortal; the other kind inevitably goes stale, for it lies in mere fantasy."

Indeed, the fabled erotic exploits of the captivating, charismatic Casanova were so spectacular that his surname has been immortalized with its own entry in Merriam-Webster, among many other reputable dictionaries - "a lover, especially, a man who is a promiscuous and unscrupulous lover." Though Casanova has been cemented in pop culture, above all else, as a silver-tongued, licentious lover, the man was scintillatingly gift-wrapped with layers of artful deceit, vigilant calculation, and an inextinguishable hankering for adventure. He donned many hats, yet each one seemed to be styled especially for him.

Members Reviews:

An ugly man inside and out

Casanova: The Adventurous Life and Legacy of the Worldâs Most Famous Womanizer by Charles River Editors is a story that totally surprised me. This is not what I thought this man would be. I thought of him as a charming and sweet person what would win women over with his charm. Part of this may be true to a point but his was also a terrible person that did horrible things to people and called them pranks. This pranks were well known and despised. One time he stole a man's girl when they they were out and took the girl to a room. Him and three other men got roaring drunk and then each had there way with her. Of course his version was that she agreed with it. Their word against hers. They returned her then to the man. These are the pranks he is known for. A prostitute once said he raped her but he said he gave her money but she didn't want to sleep with him so he used a broom handle instead of his penis. He said he couldn't have 'raped' her. He used prostitutes a lot. He was not good looking at all and he was just as ugly if not more on the inside. I think being called a Casanova should be considered a real insult.

A concise history not particularly graphic history of Casanovaâs life

The e-book about Casanova: The Adventurous Life and Legacy of the Worldâs Most Famous Womanizer was certainly interesting. I thought he was primarily a womanizer who seduced many women well according to the book he also seduced males. If he were alive now, he would probably be in jail for both rape and statutory rape.

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Title: The Seventh Circle

Subtitle: My Seven Years of Hell in Afghanistan's Most Notorious Prison

Author: Robert Langdon

Narrator: Nick Farnell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-02-17

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

A harrowing account of Afghanistan's notorious Pul-e-Charkhi prison, written by its longest-serving Western inmate.

Former soldier Rob Langdon was working as a security contractor in Afghanistan when he was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death in a case that would have been ruled a clear miscarriage of justice in the British legal system. His sentence was commuted to 20 years in jail, and he served his time in Kabul's most notorious prison, Pul-e-Charkhi, described as the world's worst place to be a Westerner.

Rob was there for seven years, the longest sentence served by a Westerner since the fall of the Taliban, and every one of those 2,500 days was an act of extraordinary survival in a jail filled with Afghanistan's most dangerous extremists and murderers. In 2016 Robert was pardoned and returned to Australia. In this highly anticipated audiobook, he will talk about his experiences for the first time.

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Title: Little Big Steps

Subtitle: A Life-Changing Injury and the Inspirational Journey to Overcome the Odds

Author: Arash Bayatmakou

Narrator: Arash Bayatmakou

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-19-17

Publisher: Live Oak Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

After 30 years of a healthy, rewarding, and exciting life, I wake up in a hospital bed unable to move. The neurosurgeon leans down and breaks the news: You won't regain any function in your body and you will never walk again. My medical insurance sends me home, discontinues my care, and tells me to "adapt to my new life".

Little Big Steps is the story of the pivotal moments, interactions, and breakthroughs following the injury that turned my life upside down. Each chapter explores the experiences, challenges, and discoveries that have inspired me to work towards those accomplishments I was told were impossible.

There are moments of immense frustration and grief, and moments of surreal hilariousness and unparalleled joy as I remain on the path to get back on my feet. The story culminates with proof that motivation, determination, and unwavering commitment can lead to incredible achievements.

Members Reviews:

A Great Story of Overcoming Challenges in Life

Would you listen to Little Big Steps again? Why?

I cried. I laughed. And I cried again, but tears of joy. This story is one of perseverance in the face of enormous adversity. While this story focuses on Arash's difficulties living a life with a body he doesn't recognize as his own, the lessons are tangible for everyone. While we hope to never need the mental fortitude shown by Arash, we all have challenges we must overcome during our lifetimes. The power of this narrative is that those challenges can be overcome by focusing on small progress and that, by doing so, the larger goal can be accomplished.

What did you like best about this story?

I absolutely enjoyed the detail of Arash's proposal to his girlfriend.

Which character as performed by Arash Bayatmakou was your favorite?

Arash, of course

A story worth reading

I was engaged from the start. A life changing injury can happen to anyone. Hearing how Arash navigated the medical care system, the importance of the words people use, and the experience of insensitive caregivers, is so important for all to hear. I was so moved by his honesty and persistence, and by the role his parents and friends played in his healing journey from a tragic accident.He is an inspiration to anyone who finds themselves unable to live their life as they once had. Its a book for people of all ages, and hopefully medical professionals will learn from it as well.

A PROFOUND EMOTIONAL JOURNEY

Where does Little Big Steps rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

I stumbled across Little Big Steps and it blew my mind. It was at times heartbreaking, inspiring, and funny... but always honest. It's definitely in my top five audiobooks of all time.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked its authenticity. This wasn't about looking back, but observations from within. Arash experienced an utterly life-changing event... and takes us through his emotional and physical journey in an immensely visceral way,

What about Arash Bayatmakous performance did you like?

It's him... it's his voice, his emotions, raw and unfiltered.

inspiring, masterful work! A must read!

Couldn't stop listening from the moment I started it. Arash is a very inspiring person whose story inspired me not to take everything for granted. I learned from his spirit and dedication.

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Title: Girlboss

Subtitle: Et ivrksttereventyr af skaberen af Nasty Gal

Author: Sophia Amoruso

Narrator: Mille Bruun Sjgren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-19-17

Publisher: Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag A/S

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

P omkring otte r gik Sophia Amoruso fra at vre ludfattig anarkistisk friganer til en velhavende forretningskvinde. I "Girlboss" fortller hun sin historie for at lre andre, kommende girlboss'er at stille sprgsml og ikke tage noget for givet. En girlboss skal vide, hvornr man skal flge reglerne, og hvornr man skal omskrive dem. En girlboss styrer sit eget liv. Hun fr, hvad hun vil have, fordi hun arbejder hrdt for det.

"Girlboss" er Sophia Amorusos historie. Hun er stifter og ejer af Nasty Gal samt modedesigner. Hun stiftede Nasty Gal som 22-rig, og i en periode blev Nasty Gal den hurtigst voksende virksomhed i USA, uden at hun nogensinde havde lnt en cent. Hun er i dag en af de rigeste kvinder i verden...

©2017 Gyldendal (P)2017 Gyldendal

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Title: My Sister's Mother

Subtitle: A Memoir of War, Exile, and Stalin's Siberia

Author: Donna Solecka Urbikas

Narrator: Devika K.

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-11-17

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Donna Solecka Urbikas grew up in the Midwest during the golden years of the American century. But her Polish-born mother and half sister had endured dehumanizing conditions during World War II, as slave laborers in Siberia. War and exile created a profound bond between mother and older daughter, one that Donna would struggle to find with either of them.

1940, Janina Slarzynska and her five-year-old daughter Mira were taken by Soviet secret police (NKVD) from their small family farm in eastern Poland and sent to Siberia with hundreds of thousands of others. So began their odyssey of hunger, disease, cunning survival, desperate escape across a continent, and new love amidst terrible circumstances.

But in the 1950s, baby boomer Donna yearns for a normal American family while Janina and Mira are haunted by the past. In this unforgettable memoir, Donna recounts her family history and her own survivors story, finally understanding the damaged mother who had saved her sister.

Finalist,Best Traditional Non-Fiction Book,Chicago Writers Association

The book is published by the University of Wisconsin Press.

Stunning, heartfelt memoir a must-read for World War II history buffs. (Leonard Kniffel, author of A Polish Son in the Motherland)

Superbly records the bitter suffering both of victims of the Soviet Gulag and of displaced emigrants. (Marek Jan Chodakiewicz, author of Between Nazis and Soviets)

A primer for all who seek to understand the harrowing journey of Poles during this fateful period. (Allen Paul, author of Katyn: Stalin's Massacre and the Triumph of Truth)

Members Reviews:

Superb Title and What an Odyssey!

Donna Solecka Urbikas has masterfully captured the incessant stories of the exile and journeys during WWII and following years shared by her mother who seemed obsessed with making it known what had happened to her and her daughter Mira. The story blends the stories, later recorded memories of her mother and sister, bits of history of eastern Poland that Russia invaded in late 1939, the exile to work camps, life in refugee camps in so many countries, and rescue by a young Polish officer with a separation and reconnecting. The story and the distances covered by Janina and Mira offers insight to what happened to some of the Polish Catholics. The youngest daughter had the advantages of growing up and learning in American schools and witnessing the strong bond between the much older sister and mother with links to another world and time that the stories were insufficient to complete emotional bonds.

With education, travel, employment, marriage and becoming a mother, the author encounters family illnesses and various issues that have lead to a better understanding and an emotional journey to write this excellent book that has been in the works for nearly 30 years.

While I normally have had problems with books or movies that skip back and forth in time, the author has struck a really good balance with this style that seems to help with the character development and weaving herself into the story for the full impact of what WWII did to the lives of the people living then and the ones to follow.

The narrator is phenomenal for this book. I hope people will visit the author's web site for more information.

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Title: Life Detonated

Subtitle: The True Story of a Widow and a Hijacker

Author: Kathleen Murray Moran

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-10-17

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Watching the towers crumble, few remembered America had been attacked on 9/11, once before. Kathleen Murray Moran's own September 11th 25 years earlier occurred when her husband Brian, a member of the New York City Bomb Squad was killed defusing a bomb Croatian freedom-fighters placed in a Grand Central Station locker before hijacking TWA flight 355 from La Guardia airport.

Life Detonated is the story of how that bomb ripped through Kathleen's life, the life she had so carefully created after spending her childhood in a bug-infested basement of a Bronx tenement, one of eight children, where the door was left open to drug dealers and pimps, until she was saved by the man who became a hero to Kathleen and the city of New York.

This is a survivor's story. It is the story of moving from being the unintended target of political terrorism to becoming the founder of Survivors of the Shield, a group that advocates for and provides support and assistance to the spouses and children of New York City police officers killed in the line of duty. It is the story of how she moved from poverty to the suburbs and refused to go back after Brian's death. It is a story of resilience in the face of senseless tragedy. And it is the story of evil villains and surprising superheroes.

Critic Reviews:

"A raw, somber emotional journey that concludes with hope and a measure of forgiveness." (Kirkus)

Members Reviews:

Excellent Book

The book was so well written. The author told the story so vivid, I could imagine I was there. Which was at times difficult due to the tragic nature. I would just like to say, Kathleen Murray Moran, thank you for all you have done for individuals you have help through your work. You are an amazing person and your book was excellent.

Wow! Powerful story!

Few people realize that there was a terrorist attack on Sept. 11th 1976. Kathleens husband Brian was a member of the NYPD bomb squad that fateful day, and as the terrorist hijacked a plane to Paris, the bomb theyd planted in a locker at Grand Central Station detonated killing Brian and injuring several members of his team.

This is a story of tragedy, redemption, inspiration, and forgiveness. Kathleen found answers to her questions in the most unlikely of all places...with one of the terrorist (Julie Busic) who she corresponded with for three years while she sat in prison for Brians murder.

Beautifully written and honestly told, this book is definitely worth listening to.