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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Chicken Who Saved Us: The Remarkable Story of Andrew and Frightful Author: Kristin Jarvis Adams Narrator: Teri Schnaubelt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: October 25, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The award-winning, laugh-out-loud, reach-for-the-tissues story of an autistic boy's desperate struggle to survive a deadly illness and the backyard chicken who transforms his life into a tale of improbable hope and miraculous healing. Eight-year-old Andrew is autistic and bilingual. He speaks English and Chicken. With words limited by autism, Andrew lives in a fantastic world where chickens talk and superheroes come alive. But when he tells his pet chicken Frightful that his body is trying to kill him, it launches Andrew's family and an entire medical community into a decade-long quest for answers. This beautiful, fierce, and refreshingly honest memoir takes listeners on a mother's journey through the complex landscape of modern medicine to discover the healing bond between a boy and Frightful, the chicken who saves them all.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/633604 to listen full audiobooks. Title: U.G. Krishnamurti: A Life: A Life Author: Mahesh Bhatt Narrator: Mahesh Bhatt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 25, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: UG Krishnamurti has been called the ‘anti-guru’, the ‘raging sage’ and the ‘thinker who shuns thought’. UG does not give lectures, has no organizations, does not write books, holds no gatherings and peddles no mantras. Yet he is the most talked-about thinker in India. This biography, that topped best-seller lists for nine months after it was first published, uravels the man who talks of enlightenment as a neurobiological state of being, utterly free of religious, psychological or mystical implications. Even though UG overturns all of our accepted beliefs—in God, mind, soul, religion, love, relationships—and even though he endlessly repeats: ‘I have no message for mankind’, hundreds of thousands of people the world over flock to UG’s unique brand of discourse. Mahesh Bhatt’s seminal biography examines why. This revised edition contains a new section, ‘A Taste of Death’. Written in the form of a journal it is a record of thirty days the author spent with UG in Gstaad, Switzerland, in 1995. and constitutes an intimate and perceptive portrait of this unique thinker.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/634633 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lion Rampant: The Memoirs of an Infantry Officer from D-Day to the Rhineland Author: Robert Woollcombe Narrator: Mark Elstob Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: October 21, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'One of the most vivid personal memoirs of the Second World War. Few writers have bettered his description of the experiences of front line infantrymen under the stress of battle.' - Max Hastings Lion Rampant is Robert Woollcombe's graphic account of his experiences as a front-line infantry officer with the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the desperate battle for Normandy and the Allied advance into Germany. Vividly evoking the confusion, horror and comradeship of war - from the killing fields of Normandy bocage, through house-to-house fighting in shattered Flemish towns, to the final Rhine crossing - Lion Rampant is a powerful, authentic and moving story, telling with extraordinary clarity how the author, his fellow officers and the men of his company lived through one of the most bitter campaigns in history.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619260 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Becoming Elijah: Prophet of Transformation Author: Daniel C. Matt Narrator: Barry Abrams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: October 18, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The story of the prophet Elijah's transformation from fierce zealot to compassionate hero and cherished figure in Jewish tradition In the Bible Elijah is a zealous prophet, attacking idolatry and injustice, championing God. He performs miracles, restoring life and calling down fire. When his earthly life ends, he vanishes in a whirlwind, carried off to heaven in a fiery chariot. Was this a spectacular death, or did Elijah escape death entirely? The latter view prevailed. Though residing in heaven, Elijah revisits earth—to help, rescue, enlighten, and eventually herald the Messiah. Because of his messianic role, Jews open the door for Elijah during each seder—the meal commemorating liberation from slavery and anticipating final redemption. How did this zealot turn into a compassionate hero—apparently the most popular figure in Jewish tradition? Becoming Elijah explores this question, tracing how Elijah develops from the Bible to Rabbinic Judaism, Kabbalah, and Jewish ritual (as well as Christianity and Islam). His transformation is pertinent and inspirational for our polarized, fanatical world.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619305 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Voices from the Confederacy: True Civil War Stories from the Men and Women of the Old South Author: Samuel W. Mitcham Jr. Narrator: J. Rodney Turner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 18, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Hear about the Civil War from those who were there. They say history is written by the victors. In the case of the Civil War, that's largely true. But historian Samuel Mitcham brings the Southern point of view to life in Voices from the Confederacy. In it, you will learn about the heroic, the scoundrels, the clever, the vanquished, and the hungry. Rich or poor, black or white, Voices from the Confederacy shares hundreds of poignant and revealing moments during the war between the states.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618322 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bibi: My Story Author: Benjamin Netanyahu Narrator: David Marantz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 18, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 7 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s “compelling” (The Economist) and “fascinating” (The Wall Street Journal) New York Times bestselling autobiography, the prime minister of Israel tells the story of his family, his path to leadership, and his unceasing commitment to defending his country and securing its future. From their earliest days, Bibi and his close-knit brothers, Yoni and Iddo, were instilled with purpose. Born in the wake of the Holocaust at the dawn of Israel’s independence and raised in a family with a prominent Zionist history, they understood that the Jewish state was a hard-won and still precarious gift. All three studied in American high schools—where they learned to appreciate the United States—before returning to their cherished homeland. The brothers joined an elite special forces outfit of the Israeli Defense Forces known as “the Unit.” At twenty-two, Bibi was wounded while leading his team in the rescue of hostages from a hijacked plane. Four years later, in 1976, Yoni was killed in Entebbe, Uganda, while leading his men in one of the most daring hostage-rescue missions in modern times. Yoni became a legend; Bibi felt he would never recover from his grief. Yet, inspired by Yoni’s legacy and guided by the wisdom of his visionary historian father, Bibi thrust himself into the international struggle against terrorism, ultimately becoming the longest-serving prime minister in Israel’s history—an honor he further cemented by winning reelection in 2022. In this memoir Bibi weaves together his gripping personal story with the dramatic history of Israel and the Jewish people. Through a host of vivid anecdotes, he narrates his own evolution from soldier to statesman, while providing a unique perspective on leadership, the fraught geopolitics of the Middle East, and his successful efforts to liberate Israel’s economy, which helped turn it into a global powerhouse of technological innovation. Netanyahu gives colorful, detailed, and revealing accounts of his often turbulent relationships and negotiations with Presidents Clinton, Obama, and Trump. With eye-opening candor, he delves into the back channels of high diplomacy—including his struggle against the radical forces that threaten Israel and the world at large, and the decisive events that led to Israel’s groundbreaking 2020 peace agreements with four Arab states. Offering an unflinching account of a life, a family, and a nation, Netanyahu writes from the heart and embraces controversy head-on. Steely and funny, high-tempo and full of verve, this autobiography will stand as a defining testament to the value of political conviction and personal courage.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/627454 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Der Rausholer: Hörbuch mit Atmo Author: Max Claro Narrator: Andi Königsmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: October 14, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Kurz vor dem Abi bricht der Hippie und Vietnamkriegsgegner Michael Müller das Gymnasium ab, woraufhin ihn seine alleinerziehende Mutter auf die Straße setzt. Nach einer Odyssee durch Amerika, dem Land seiner Träume, lässt er sich als Michael Miller einbürgern und landet schließlich selbst in der U.S. Army. Und in Vietnam. Miller desertiert auf eine so abenteuerliche Weise, dass die CIA auf ihn aufmerksam wird. Um einer Haftstrafe wegen Fahnenflucht zu entgehen, verpflichtet sich Miller, im Auftrag der CIA ausgewählte Personen aus Ostblockstaaten sowie dem Nahen und Mittleren Osten in den Westen zu schleusen. Sein größter Coup wird jedoch die von der Öffentlichkeit nahezu unbemerkte Befreiung von 141 deutschen Geiseln aus der Islamischen Republik Iran im Auftrag der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. - Nach wahren Begebenheiten!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622251 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Kein Ziel ist das Ziel: Auf Umwegen von Alaska nach Rio de Janeiro mit dem Campervan Author: Svenja Reidelbach Narrator: Daniela Frauenzimmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 6, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'Wir haben keine austüftelte Reiseroute, keine spannend klingende Challenge, keinen detaillierten Plan. Wir wollen einfach nur das machen, worauf wir Lust haben. Und worauf wir als nächstes Lust haben, entscheiden wir jedes Mal neu, wenn es so weit ist. Solange bis wir auf nichts mehr Lust haben. Damit lautet das oberste Ziel der Reise, kein weiteres Ziel zu haben: 'Kein Ziel ist das Ziel'.' Für Peter und Svenja steht fest: Das Leben ist zu kurz für 'später' und so kündigen die beiden Jobs und Wohnung und fliegen nach Alaska, wo sie einen Bulli kaufen und zum Campervan umbauen. Mit dem geht es quer durch Nord- und Zentralamerika. Nach 'kleinen Umwegen' über Hawaii mit dem Fahrrad und die Südsee sowie als Backpacker auf dem Balkan geht es irgendwann doch mit dem Vanlife weiter. Mit einem neuen Gefährt starten Svenja und Peter in Südamerika erneut ins Abenteuer. Immer mit dem Ziel, irgendwann kein weiteres Ziel zu haben und endlich 'reisesatt' zu sein. Getreu dem Motto: 'Wir reisen nicht, um dem Leben zu entfliehen, sondern damit das Leben uns nicht entflieht.' In ihrem Buch berichtet Svenja über ihre Begegnungen mit wilden Bären und ebenso wenig zahmen Grenzbeamten. Von den Höhen und Tiefen des Vanlife, von Reifenplatzern und scheinbaren Totalschäden. Vom Reisen, wenn plötzlich eine globale Pandemie ausbricht. Und wie immer dann, wenn es am schlimmsten aussieht, irgendwie doch wieder alles gut wird.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626136 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Under Her Skin Author: Sue Williams Narrator: Rachael Tidd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: October 5, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The remarkable story of Professor Fiona Wood, AM, one of Australia's most innovative and respected surgeons and world leading burns specialist whose ground-breaking research and technology development has changed the lives of burn patients. When three bombs tore out the heart of Bali and decimated so many Australian lives in 2002, burns surgeon Professor Fiona Wood led her team to save twenty-eight survivors with up to ninety-two per cent body burns. A pioneer in the field of burns and reconstructive surgery, she made world headlines with the use of her ground-breaking invention of 'spray-on skin' to help minimise her patients' horrific scars. Fiona was later made Australian of the Year, was voted Australia's Most Trusted Person for an unprecedented six years' running in the annual Reader's Digest poll and has been acclaimed as an 'Australian Living Treasure'. This is now the story of her extraordinary life, from the daughter of a fifth-generation coal-mining family in the north of England to becoming one of Australia's most innovative, respected and dedicated surgeons and researchers. She talks candidly of the moving valour of her burns patients, the heartbreak, the triumph, the tears and the controversies that have stalked her stellar career. As co-founder of the Fiona Wood Foundation, she conducts vital research into all aspects of the survival of burns victims, with findings and breakthroughs that have had an impact on treatment around the globe., while she is also director of the Burns Service of Western Australia, a consultant plastic surgeon at Fiona Stanley Hospital and Perth Children's Hospital and Winthrop professor in the School of Surgery at The University of Western Australia. Remarkably she has achieved all of this while raising six children. In Under Her Skin, Sue Williams, a best-selling author and award-winning journalist who has written a number of best-selling biographies, most notably about Father Chris Riley, Father Bob Maguire, and Dr Catherine Hamlin, presents a searingly honest, no-holds-barred account of all aspects of Fiona Wood's remarkable life.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622254 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Waters of the Sanjan Author: David Read Narrator: Jason Savidge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 30, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'Waters of the Sanjan is fiction based on fact, woven around the life of a known (Masai) warrior who lived at the turn of the century. It is an historical novel and the events portrayed were not unusual in the life of a warrior of those times. The customs and traditions are accurate; the places where events took place are real places and to date still go by the same name the Waters of the Sanjan, translated literally, Inkariak-oo-Sanjan, means 'The Waters of Sweehearts', and in fact is a place that lies to the North of the famous treeless undulating savannah known the world over as The Serengeti, and to the Masai as Sirinket. Isirinket are the people that lived in the now unique Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. barefoot over the serengeti beating about the bush another load of bull waters of the sanjan home | about david | david's books | contact author, guide, farmer, soldier, father, grandfather and gentle man D R Waters of the Sanjan Available in English and German (Die Wasser des Sanjan) 'Waters of the Sanjan is fiction based on fact, woven around the life of a known (Masai) warrior who lived at the turn of the century. It is an historical novel and the events portrayed were not unusual in the life of a warrior of those times. The customs and traditions are accurate; the places where events took place are real places and to date still go by the same name the Waters of the Sanjan, translated literally, Inkariak-oo-Sanjan, means 'The Waters of Sweehearts', and in fact is a place that lies to the North of the famous treeless undulating savannah known the world over as The Serengeti, and to the Masai as Sirinket. Isirinket are the people that lived in the now unique Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. 'The author is perhaps one of the last lifelong European Tanzanian settlers, who possesses an intimate knowledge of the Masai. He has, since childhood mixed freely in friendship with both their children and the elders, and has had a unique opportunity to observe their way of life and customs.' Geoffrey Cotterell , Tanzanian Affairs Waters of the Sanjan is an accurate and admirable historic record of my people, recording their way of life at another point in time, yet not so very long ago. And because not many truly authentic books have been written about us, it is, I think, a valuable record of a proud people that will enlighten the reader and allow him to glimpse another world. He may, perhaps, shudder at the horror of some of the more violent sections, but he will emerge the wiser for knowing and understanding a little of what our forefathers had to cope with , and what they suffered, not only at the hands of encroaching colonialism, but at the hand of nature; climatic disaster, diseases of man and beast and inter/intra tribal wars that were the norm and claimed with monotonous regularity the lives of many.' Foreword from Ole Ntekerei Memusi