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Title: The Skeleton Cupboard

Subtitle: The Making of a Clinical Psychologist

Author: Tanya Byron

Narrator: Imogen Church

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-07-15

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

In my session with Imogen, the words were still not coming. I had to move past my own frustration and relax. But it is very hard to relax when you are looking into the eyes of a mute little girl who wants to be dead. You don't want to relax; you want to pull her into your arms, hold her, and then shake her until she tells you why. You long to say, "Why do you want to die? You're twelve years old."

Gripping, unforgettable, and deeply affecting, The Skeleton Cupboard recounts the patient stories that most influenced Dr. Tanya Byron, covering years of training that forced her to confront the harsh realities of the lives of her patients and the demons of her own family history. Among others we meet Ray, a violent sociopath desperate to be treated with tenderness and compassion; Mollie, a talented teenager intent on starving herself; and Imogen, a 12-year-old so haunted by a secret that she's intent on killing herself.

Byron brings the reader along as she uncovers the reasons all of these individuals behave as they do, resulting in a thrilling, compulsively listenable medical mystery that sheds light on mental illness and what its treatment tells us about ourselves.

Members Reviews:

Best Book I've Ever Read!

What an incredible book! So insightful. It really shines a much needed light on mental health, and offers a new way to look at those who struggle with it, and even a new way to look at ourselves. Absolutely fascinating. The narrator was fantastic also, giving so much life to the characters. I really feel that five stars is an understatement!

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Titel: Mein Weg zu den Sternen

Untertitel: Aus meinem Leben

Autor:: Léa Linster, Kerstin Holzer

Erzähler: Eva Mattes, Léa Linster

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 25 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03-09-15

Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland

Kategorien: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Léa Linsters Weg in den Olymp der Spitzen-Gastronomie

Léa Linster erzählt in witzigem Ton und mit ihrer sympathisch selbstbewussten Art aus ihrem Leben als Starköchin. Von den Anfängen im kleinen Lokal ihrer Eltern in Frisange bis zu dem Sternerestaurant, für das sie heute bekannt ist, berichtet Linster offen von Beziehungen, Familie und dem Kochen auf höchstem Niveau. Besonderes Schmankerl: Tolle Rezepte zum Nachkochen!

©2015 Kiepenheuer & Witsch (P)2015 Random House Audio

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

Underwhelming, at best.

This book was given to me by a friend, knowing that I speak fluent German, and all I can say is, I'm glad I didn't have to cough up any money for it. This author, according to a Luxembourg publication, is now said to be involved in a lover's scandal with a married man. Setting that aside, don't waste your money or your time....it is definitely not worth it.

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Titel: Die Frau im Dunkeln

Untertitel: Autorinnen und Komponistinnen des Kabaretts und der Unterhaltung von 1901-1935

Autor:: Evelin Förster

Erzähler: Regina Lemnitz, Günter Barton

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 1 hr and 59 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03-02-15

Herausgeber: Believe Digital GmbH

Kategorien: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Namen wie Claire Waldoff, Mascha Kaléko und Erika Mann kennt man noch, Marita Gründgens, Isa Vermehren und Valeska Gert vielleicht. Doch wem sagen die Namen Eddy Beuth, Henry Love, Hedy Knorr, Ruth Feiner, Marie Madeleine noch etwas?

Durch Akribie, Geduld und aufwendige Recherche wurde längst Verschollenes zutage gefördert. Jede dieser Künstlerinnen hat ihre eigene Geschichte, ihr eigenes Leben und bereicherte das Kabarett, die Unterhaltungskunst oder den Film auf ihre Art und Weise.

©2009 duo-phon records (P)2009 duo-phon records

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

Nearly all of the chapters contain details about each woman's love life as well

A very informative and well-written account of the lives of key female figures - composers, writers and also performers - of the Weimar era. Nearly all of the chapters contain details about each woman's love life as well, which usually amounted to affairs with and marriages to men who were identified and named in the book. Shocking is the omission of any mention that the great artist Claire Waldoff lived her life openly as a lesbian and shared her home with her life-long partner Olga "Olly" von Roeder. Why did this writer choose to hide the truth about Waldoff? If her intention was to shine light on "Die Frau im Dunkeln" (the woman in the dark) - why leave out such an important fact?

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Titel: Dachdecker wollte ich eh nicht werden

Untertitel: Das Leben aus der Rollstuhlperspektive

Autor:: Raúl Aguayo-Krauthausen

Erzähler: Elmar Börger

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 21 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-26-15

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Kategorien: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Ein persönliches Plädoyer für Toleranz und Freude am Leben. Menschen tätscheln ihm den Kopf oder starren ihn an - Raúl Aguayo-Krauthausen, der aufgrund seiner Glasknochen im Rollstuhl sitzt und kleinwüchsig ist, weiß, dass viele Menschen Schwierigkeiten haben, mit Behinderten unverkrampft umzugehen. Dabei ist jeder zehnte Deutsche behindert, da sollten wir uns doch eigentlich an den Umgang mit jenen gewöhnt haben, die nicht "normal" sind. Doch das Gegenteil ist der Fall.

Raúl Aguayo-Krauthausen sieht seine Behinderung als eine Eigenschaft von vielen. Er beschreibt mit Witz und Sachkenntnis, wie sein Alltag wirklich ist und wie ein Miteinander von behinderten und noch-nicht-behinderten Menschen aussehen kann...

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©2014 Raúl Krauthausen. Übersetzung von Marion Appelt (P)2015 Audible GmbH

Kritik Bewertungen:

Was soll denn an dieser Behinderung Besonderes sein? Raúl Krauthausen ist einfach ein sehr beeindruckender Mensch mit starken Gaben. Er hat viel zu sagen und sich über seinen Rollstuhl schon lange erhoben.

-- Roger Willemsen

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Title: Joe's Fruit Shop & Milk Bar

Author: Zoe Boccabella

Narrator: Daniela Farinacci

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-12-15

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Leaving the small village of Fossa in Italy in 1939 to meet a father he barely remembered in a place that was far from everything he knew, 15-year-old Annibale Boccabella arrived in Australia determined to make a go of it. It was a time when everything was changing, and anything seemed possible. Life was tough, but you could still chase your dreams.

More than 70 years later, in 2011, Zoe Boccabella and her family hurriedly try to save the treasured belongings of Annibale and his wife, Francesca - Zoe's grandparents - from the rising waters of the Brisbane River. When Zoe sees the sign from their old fruit shop and milk bar about to disappear beneath the floodwater, this triggers in her a realisation that while she has long looked to Italy to discover her migrant heritage, much of it happened here in Australia.

In Joe's Fruit Shop & Milk Bar, Zoe artfully weaves her own experiences with those of her grandparents, taking us on a journey from Abruzzo and Calabria in Italy to Australian sugar cane fields, internment camps, Greek cafes, and the fruit shop and milk bar that was the focus of a family's hopes and dreams for the future.

With memorable, beautifully portrayed characters, evocative writing, and a sweeping tale that reflects the experience of so many Australians, this is a story that will touch your heart and remind you of the important things in life.

Critic Reviews:

"A charming and thoughtful writer." (Frances Mayes)

Members Reviews:

An Inspiring Family

Hoping that this and Zoe Boccabella's other book, Mezza Italiana, will be published in the U.S.

I read the Kindle edition of "Joe's Fruit Shop and Milk Bar" and listened to "Mezza Italiana." Both are beautifully written and will touch the heart of anyone with an immigrant ancestor. (Most of us.....?) They are also well researched and informative. Highly recommend.

another beautiful book by Zoe

Zoe writes beautifully. Her research is impeccable and I feel like Nonna Francesa and Nonno Anni are almost like my family. What they went through, the long separations the families endured yet their commitment to family and their hard work is inspiring. Their interment and the racist treatment the men suffered is awful. Heartwarming, educational and moving. Loved this story

There is so much information about Italy and Australia that I had never heard of before reading this beautifully written family

This is one of those books you really do not want to end. There is so much information about Italy and Australia that I had never heard of before reading this beautifully written family history. A truly inspiring story of immigrants who helped build a country.

Read it

Great read.

Four Stars

Great read

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Titre: Allah est grand, la République aussi

Auteur: Lydia Guirous

Narrateur: Delphine Alvado

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 4 hrs and 26 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 02-11-15

Éditeur: SonoBook

Evaluation: 3 sur 5 sur 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Résumé de l'éditeur:

"Du voile de Creil... au djihad en Syrie... Nous avons perdu une bataille, oublié de descendre à la station République..."

Enfant de l'immigration, Lydia Guirous, n'a pas eu de difficulté à s'intégrer. La France, elle l'aime. Trop peut-être ? Au point de déranger ceux qui voudraient qu'elle la rejette ?

À mi-chemin entre le manifeste et le témoignage, l'auteur pointe la dangereuse dérive d'une France qui a honte de ses valeurs, de son histoire et abdique face à la montée du communautarisme et de l'islam radical. Dans cet essai courageux, au travers d'anecdotes acérées, elle dénonce les atteintes portées aux droits des femmes, la radicalisation d'une partie de la jeunesse des quartiers populaires, le piège de la double culture et de la "diversité", le jeu trouble des politiques, et leurs difficultés à faire respecter ce principe qui protège tous les enfants de la République : la laïcité.

Un pamphlet brûlant contre tous les communautaristes. Incapables de s'adapter, réfractaires et violents, ces derniers constituent le terreau de toutes les dérives, celles-là-mêmes qui ont donné les Merah, les Nemmouche et, plus récemment les frères Kouachi et Coulibaly.

Lydia Guirous a 29 ans. Elle est diplômée de l'université Paris-Dauphine et étudie à l'ESCP. Fille, petite-fille et arrière-petite-fille d'immigrés, arrivée à Roubaix après avoir fui la guerre civile en Algérie, elle devient involontairement l'immigrée, puis "la française issue de l'immigration", la "beurette" pour certains, avant dêtre appelée, par les communautaristes, "colla-beur". Féministe, Lydia Guirous est la fondatrice de l'association "Future au féminin" et de la cellule "SOS harcèlement sexuel" de Paris.

©2014 Éditions JC Lattès (P)2015 Sonobook

Avis des membres:

An excellent book very courageous and I think every body should ...

An excellent book very courageous and I think every body should read it. I hope to be able to contact Lydia Guirous because I have a project and she might be interested!

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Title: He's My Son

Subtitle: From the Road to Glory

Author: Aaron C. Rhodes

Narrator: Tim Cote

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-11-15

Publisher: Aaron C Rhodes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

He's My Son is the true story of a six-year-old child's courageous fight for his life after a traumatic accident and the power of prayer to help his family cope during this time. Throughout the ordeal the little boy's father deals with grief, fear, and regret only to be given hope through his wife's unwavering faith that Christ would heal their son. The family would find their strong tower in Christ during this time and would refuse to give up hope, even against professional medical opinion. Finally, when the day of truth came for the little boy, all the family had to rely on was their faith in Christ and each other. Through this story a person can see that one can gain hope in a hopeless situation by just doing one simple thing: always trust in God, and keep faith that he will be with you in a time of need.

Members Reviews:

Great read from a great person

I purchased this book because the author is head of our department and I told him I would read it. From the first page it had me captivated . I purchased this book at 1pm and finished it in 4 hours only stopping for small 5 mins breaks . I must admit that Aaron Rhodes did a remarkable job with this book. The author makes you feel like you were there . I went through the emotions with the family as I read He's my Son. I never knew that Mr. Rhodes has went through the unimaginable and still has remained very humble afterwards . Mr.Rhodes and wife Teresa shows us how powerful God is and how prayer changes the impossible to the possible.I am happy to know this person and to have him as a wonderful director of our respiratory department .Aaron may God bless you and your family to continue to spreed the word of God through your books and work .

I hope everyone gets a positive message from my book

I hope everyone gets a positive message from my book. This was a love project twelve years in the making. Through prayer and tears the book finally is here. The message of the book is more powerful than the words contained inside of it. The message is through the storms we face in life you are never alone. God is always with us and carry you when needed.

Great Read

Aaron captures the attention of the reader right away and his recollection of the events his family and friends went through during this time was remarkable. This book proves that the power of payer and faith in Jesus Christ can move mountains, even when everyone else has the odds stacked against you. God bless

God is still in the business of miracles!

We lived this with them, and reading it was like the author sitting next to me telling me his miracle story. It is God using Aaron's voice, and you will be touched by his candor, his passion, and his faith in our Lord Jesus Christ!

God is Good!

This book was an amazing testimony of Faith...the power of God at work! Against all odds, trusting God when science said no hope. Quick read and very inspiring! Definitely a story to share the power of God with your children!

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Title: Having the Time of My Life

Author: Peter Chapel

Narrator: Arthur Morey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-10-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Having the Time of My Life is a rich account of Peter Chapel's life, depicting the people, places, and events he wishes to remember and acknowledge. This memoir shows how everything and everyone around him genuinely enriched his life and brings back poignantly remembered fragments of his history.

Chapel comes from a big family - 13 children, only 11 of whom grew to adulthood. Here he shares the quality of the family bonding he and his siblings experienced growing up. He includes the memories of his sickly childhood, his challenging coming-of-age years, and his fulfilling adulthood. In the first chapters, he features his mother's letter to him that recounts her personal experiences and remembrances. He tells of the loving family he had, the special occasions they celebrated, their trips between the United States and Canada, the deaths of his brother and sister, and the wonderful times they shared. With vivid detail Chapel reveals his first love, describing their acquaintance, secret dates, and the sad good-bye. He recalls his pursuit of the girl known by the name Patricia Smith and shares his discovery of her true identity: Lucille Ann Collier, whose stage name was Ann Miller - the actress, dancer, and singer. His first love was a celebrity who had her own secrets, and he shows the loving but covert poetry, music, and messages they shared through the years. At 54 Chapel finally met Patricia Mergens, his future wife. He portrays the unique bond they shared and how their honest relationship came about.

Chapel had some difficult years, uncomfortable moments, and heartrending times, but thanks to the strangers who became friends, the friends who made a difference, and the family who loves him, his life has been a happy one.

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Title: The Road Home

Author: Judy Sheer Watters

Narrator: Judy Sheer Watters

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-09-15

Publisher: Judy Sheer Watters

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Stopping just inside the door, he quickly took in the diner and then focused on her. He slowly removed his gray fedora hat to reveal his wavy black hair. "Good morning," he said, "I'm Nathan, the new cook. I guess it's time to put the eggs on for breakfast." And that's how it all starts - a city boy from a New York City orphanage well versed in the school of hard knocks meets a country girl who thinks she wants a life of travel and excitement. Together they show how living an honest, but sometimes hilarious life is essential to a happy family.

Publisher's Comment:

At first I thought The Road Home was just a warm remembrance, a memoir of the life of the author's father. It is much, more than life on a farm in Pennsylvania. It is 28 life lessons she fondly recalls being imparted throughout his life and her time with him. Like a collection of precious parables, this recount of a man's journey becomes a roadmap for future generations. Life Lesson #13 is my favorite.

About the Author

Judy Watters's love of writing started in second grade with Mrs. Harrison at the Charleston Elementary School. Her childhood home, a 100-acre farm snuggled into the hillside halfway between Welsh Settlement and Cherry Flats in north central Pennsylvania, offered a huge playground and a wealth of story ideas. Her teaching career has provided even more. She is a board member of Story Circle Network, member of Faith Writers, Christian Writers' Group of San Antonio, co-leader of Hill Country Christian Writers and instructor of Legacy Writers. Judy and her husband reside in Spring Branch, Texas, and with their three children have created a legacy of their own.

Publisher's Comment:

At first I thought The Road Home was just a warm remembrance, a memoir of the life of the author's father. It is much, more than life on a farm in Pennsylvania. It is 28 life lessons she fondly recalls being imparted throughout his life and her time with him. Like a collection of precious parables, this recount of a man's journey becomes a roadmap for future generations. Life Lesson #13 is my favorite.

About the Author

Judy Watters's love of writing started in second grade with Mrs. Harrison at the Charleston Elementary School. Her childhood home, a 100-acre farm snuggled into the hillside halfway between Welsh Settlement and Cherry Flats in north central Pennsylvania, offered a huge playground and a wealth of story ideas. Her teaching career has provided even more. She is a board member of Story Circle Network, member of Faith Writers, Christian Writers' Group of San Antonio, co-leader of Hill Country Christian Writers and instructor of Legacy Writers. Judy and her husband reside in Spring Branch, Texas, and with their three children have created a legacy of their own.

Members Reviews:

Savor Like an old friend

I thought I'd eat this book like a fast sandwich on a busy day. But I found myself setting other things aside, spending time on Sheer Road with a small passle of kids living the fullness of each day discovering life lessons. This book reads as easy as breathing, with no angst, but filled with the exuberant joy of happy children just growing like Topsy.

Their great advantage is a set of well grounded parents, a father creating a life of quiet adventure, testing himself against the earth, finding his skills to navigate the joys of living.

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Titel: Ein Stammbaum

Autor:: Patrick Modiano

Erzähler: Gert Heidenreich

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 3 hrs and 2 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-06-15

Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH

Kategorien: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Patrick Modiano erzählt von seiner unglücklichen Kindheit: Von seiner Mutter, die 1942 nach Paris kommt, um eine Schauspielkarriere zu beginnen. Von seinem Vater, der während der Okkupation als Jude verfolgt wird, ein Lebemann ist und bei zwielichtigen Geschäften immer wieder Geld verliert. Und von der Ehe der Eltern, einer einzigen Fehlentscheidung. Patrick wird in Internate abgeschoben, flieht, wird wieder eingesperrt und bricht schließlich mit seinem Vater. Er schlägt sich mit kleinen Diebstählen durch, bis er ein Buch schreibt, das auf Anhieb ein Erfolg wird.

Atemlos und unsentimental legt Modiano mit dieser autobiographischen Erzählung Zeugnis ab.

©2015 Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München. Übersetzung von Elisabeth Edl (P)2015 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg