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Title: Something to Prove: A Daughters Journey to Fulfill a Fathers Legacy

Author: Yvonne S. Thornton

Narrator: Yvonne S. Thornton

Format: Abridged

Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-14-12

Publisher: Infinity Publishing

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Something To Prove picks up where her national bestselling memoir, The Ditchdiggers Daughters left off in which Dr. Thornton tells the story of her amazing father, Donald Thornton, who cherished a mighty dream - that all of his daughters would become medical doctors; respected professionals in white coats and scripperscraps (stethoscopes) that would shield them from the pernicious specter of prejudice. In this sequel, Dr. Thornton chronicles her life as a wife, mother and a full-time practicing obstetrician in an academic medical center becoming the first African-American woman in the country to be double-Board Certified in obstetrics, gynecology and maternal-fetal medicine.

Members Reviews:

Something to Prove

What did you love best about Something to Prove: A Daughters Journey to Fulfill a Fathers Legacy?

Absolutely wonderful!! I am a pediatrician working in "underserved" areas of the country. I have given dozens of the "Ditchdigger's Daughters" to so many of my patients to encourage and inspire them and I will now use this book as well to inspire my patients.

On a more personal level, I was a single mom on welfare and I worked my way off welfare by cleaning homes and offices. Most of the people I knew, including my parents, never thought I would graduate from college let alone medical school, but I did. Many of my experiences were parallel to Dr. Thorton's experiences in both of the books. Although, to her credit, I think she portrayed the prejudice and "difficult personalities" in probably a much more gentle way than the reality.

Unforgettable!

Would you consider the audio edition of Something to Prove: A Daughters Journey to Fulfill a Fathers Legacy to be better than the print version?

Yes, it was easy to listen to, and I enjoyed hearing the author narrate it.

What other book might you compare Something to Prove: A Daughters Journey to Fulfill a Fathers Legacy to and why?

Maybe her first book, "Ditchdigger's Daughters."

Which character as performed by Yvonne S. Thornton was your favorite?

Herself!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

An Unforgettable Personal and Medical Journey

Any additional comments?

I can hardly believe Im saying this, but this book was as good as "Ditchdiggers Daughters," one of my favorite books of all times! Because even after Yvonne Thornton became an OB-GYN, it wasnt as if her problems stopped. This book describes how her tireless work ethic, sterling character, additional certifications and teaching experience, which made her head and shoulders more qualified than most other OB-GYNs, did not stop the discrimination she faced as a black woman MD. A lot of the book was surprising and infuriating, and thank god Yvonne had such a fulfilling personal life with her husband and children. But the ingenious ways she either dealt with or put up with the many challenges in her life will continue to instruct and inspire me for the rest of my life. Plus the medical cases described in the book even though I am not normally interested in such things are fascinating. Simply an unforgettable read, or better yet, listen!

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Title: Luck

Subtitle: What It Means and Why It Matters

Author: Ed Smith

Narrator: Colin Mace

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-29-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

For aspiring cricketer Ed Smith, luck was for other people. Like his childhood hero, Geoff Boycott, the tough, flinty Yorkshire man, the young Ed knew that the successful cricketer made his own luck by an application of will power, elimination of error, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. But when a freak accident prematurely ended Ed Smith's international cricketing career, it changed everything - and prompted him to look anew at his own life through the prism of luck.

Tracing the history of the concepts of luck and fortune, destiny and fate, from the ancient Greeks to the present day - in religion, in banking, in politics - Ed Smith argues that the question of luck versus skill is as pertinent today as it ever has been.

Critic Reviews:

"An elegant book: like one of Smith's well-crafted innings in his playing career, it leaves you wanting more." (Dominic Lawson, The Sunday Times)

Members Reviews:

Good but could have been greater.

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

This is a good light book on luck but not in the category of Against the Gods or Fooled by Ranndomness. This is just a nice light read.

Would you recommend Luck to your friends? Why or why not?

Maybe--if they are novices. There are better books.

Any additional comments?

It could have been great if he could have incorporated more information. Also while it was nice to know about the game of cricket --- his autobiographical accounts were a little much.

interesting concept of luck

makes me wonder and think about the true essence of fate and luck. Ed Smith"s clearly explained what luck is and share his own share of luck

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Title: Sixty Days in Combat

Subtitle: An Infantryman's Memoir of World War II in Europe

Author: Dean Joy

Narrator: Don Hastings

Format: Abridged

Length: 1 hr and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-20-12

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

The infantrymans war is... without the slightest doubt the dirtiest, roughest job of them all.

He went in as a military history buff, a virgin, and a teetotaler. He came out with a war bride, a taste for German beer, and intimate knowledge of one of the darkest parts of history. His name is Dean Joy, and this was his war.

For two months in 1945, Joy endured and survived the everyday deprivations and dangers of being a frontline infantryman. His amazingly detailed memoir, self-illustrated with numerous scenes Joy remembers from his time in Europe, brings back the sights, sounds, and smells of the experience as few books ever have. Here is the story of a young man who dreamed of flying fighter aircraft and instead was chosen to be cannon fodder in France and Germany... who witnessed the brutality of Nazis killing Allied medics by using the cross on their helmets as targets... and who narrowly escaped being wounded or killed in several near miss episodes, the last of which occurred on his last day of combat.

Sixty Days in Combat re-creates all the drama of the dogfaces fight, a time that changed one young man in a war that changed the world.

Members Reviews:

great

a really good book. this book takes you through 60 days of this man's combat with lots of good detail.

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Title: A Prison of My Own

Subtitle: A True Story of Redemption & Forgiveness

Author: Diane Nichols

Narrator: Kris Faulkner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-18-12

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Infidelity. Deceit. Murder. Faith. Forgiveness. Restoration. One of the most remarkable true stories youll ever hear. Diane Nichols received repeated phone calls from a stranger. The female caller mocked and ridiculed her, eventually disclosing the most painful news a wife could hear: Dianes husband, John, was having an affair with the 19-year-old caller. Diane couldnt imagine anything worse, but that was before she confronted her husband. The next morning she learned that John had killed his young mistress.

Her husbands imprisonment for murder started her on a painful descent into the all-too-familiar realm of deceit, consequences, and ultimately an emotional prison of her own. But the story doesnt end there! This riveting story of a family torn by infidelity and murder is also a story of the triumph of Gods amazing power to restore against all odds!

Members Reviews:

Was disappointed in the outcome

Did not care for the book. Was disappointed in the outcome.

Great Book!

This book is a true story about the journey the writer had to real forgiveness after learning that her husband had killed his mistress. It was a journey shared with her two little girls and one that brought a lot of tears and struggles. I would recommend this book to anyone who is dealing with pain because of what someone else did to them. It might help you learn how to truly forgive and move on with your life -- breaking out of the prison that is binding you to a "prison of your own".

Five Stars

It was excellent!

like talking with a dear friend who has been through it

Diane Nichols' book is a guidebook to the prisons that we create for ourselves.

Some are imprisoned by their need for alcohol, some by a need for sexual excitement, some by a need for attention, success in the eyes of their co-workers, and some actually end up in a real prison.

I worked in a prison for more than a decade, and I can tell you that her portrayal of prison life--for inmates AND their families is dead-on accurate.

Readers who have personally experienced, or had a loved one who experienced, the agonies of alcoholism, betrayal, divorce, trying to raise kids by yourself and desperately needing help, but not knowing where to look--you will see these issues dealt with on a level you can share. You'll see how Diane continued to struggle, eventually finding the the path to a fulfilling life. You won't hear a lot of psycho-babble or confusing intellectual theories. The book is like talking to a dear friend who has been through it, and wants to help you.

The best writing and book ever!!!!!

This book is amazing!!!!! I could not put it down causing me to have zero sleep! The way Diane writes is like nothing I have ever read before and trust me I have read a lot of books. I passed this book along to my husband, mom, friends, and they have all been blown away. This story is so powerful and finds a way to help others even if your struggles seem so big or small this books gains the courage to face it. I can't wait to see what other books Diane writes because I'm now her biggest fan and I'm sure thousands of other people would agree with me. I wish I could give this book 10 stars!!!!!!!

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Title: Heart of the Game: Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America

Author: S. I. Price

Narrator: Tom Schiff

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-03-11

Publisher: HarperCollins

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

From the author of Pitching Around Fidel and Far Afield comes a tragic but ultimately uplifting account of the accidental death of minor league first-base coach Mike Coolbaugh, illustrating the many ways in which baseball still has a hold on America.

This season's Friday Night Lights, Heart of the Game centers on the death of Mike Coolbaugh, a minor league coach who was killed in July 2007 by a foul ball rocketed off Tino Sanchez's bat. Coolbaugh died almost instantly, his body carted off the field of the Double-A Arkansas Travelers on a suffocating Sunday evening in Little Rock. He was 35 years old and the father of two, with a third child on the way.

Mike's exemplary life - his devotion to game and family - is the spine of the story. But it isn't the drama. The drama is in the telling of what can happen when a projectile hits the wrong place on the human body, of the lives being lived up until that fatal moment, of the remarkable people who happened to be in the ballpark that night, of the impact on the man who hit the ball, and of all the lives left behind.

Price reveals anew that classic heart of Americana - small-town sports, small-town lives - and makes us understand that a game played away from the mindless churn of Internet blather and highlight shows can be more important than those played on the national stage.

Critic Reviews:

"Price isn't the first to argue that minor league baseball, bracketed off from the glitz and scandals of the big leagues, is where the game's true emotional core can be found. But he's found a story that makes a powerful case for that argument." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Best Sports Book I've Ever Read

Just finished reading "Heart of the Game" by S.L. Price. This is the story of Mike Coolbaugh, the Tulsa Drillers (Rockies AA team) coach who was killed by a foul ball in 2007. I had heard it was a good read, but that's doing this book a massive disservice. This is probably the best baseball (or for that matter, the best sports) book I've ever read. It focuses on Mike Coolbaugh, obviously, but it also focuses on Tino Sanchez, the guy who hit the foul ball, and how their lives came together for that day. There are side stories of the guy who threw the pitch, and also from the team trainer who felt responsible for not being able to save Coolbaugh (although there was nothing he could have done - Coolbaugh was a dead man from the instant the ball hit him, literally).

This is a VERY intense read at times, so be prepared. I guarantee you won't put it down when you start the last few chapters. But I strongly recommend you pay the $15 or so and buy the book.

By the way, lest you think this is just a tear-jerker (and sure, it does get emotional - how could it NOT?), it's also a very deep look at the way baseball works, how the minor leagues really work, how people are identified and pigeonholed early in their careers, that sort of thing. I learned lots of things I never had thought about. And the interesting thing is, a fair part of it mentions names familiar to any Rockies fan, because of the time Sanchez spent in the Rockies organization: Hurdle, Holliday, Christian Colonel, and so on.

Great book

Admittedly, you have to be a fan of baseball to read and appreciate this gripping book.

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Titolo: Diario di scuola

Autore: Daniel Pennac

Narratore: Giuseppe Battiston

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 6 hrs and 10 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 10-07-11

Editore: Emons Edizioni

Valutazioni: 4.5 su 5 su 3 voti

Categoria: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Riepilogo Editore:

VERSIONE INTEGRALE. L'ex "somaro" Pennac racconta la sua esperienza di alunno prima e di insegnante poi, mescolando ricordi autobiografici e riflessioni sulla pedagogia, sulle universali disfunzioni dell'istituto scolastico e sul ruolo della famiglia. Con la solita verve, ma con una nuova furiosa dolcezza, l'autore movimenta riflessioni e affondi teorici con episodi buffi e toccanti e colloca la nozione di amore al centro della relazione pedagogica. E riflette sulla mai sedata sete di sapere che anima i giovani d'oggi come quelli di ieri.

©2008 Feltrinelli (P)2011 Emons/Feltrinelli

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Title: All In

Subtitle: What It Takes to Be the Best

Author: Gene Chizik, David Thomas

Narrator: Kelly Ryan Dolan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-25-11

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

At 5-19, the odds against Gene Chizik leading Auburn to a national championship were staggering. But the odds were about to change. All In chronicles the remarkable journey of Gene Chizik, who, in two short years, went from being the much-maligned 5-19 coach of the Iowa State Cyclones to the undefeated AP SEC Coach of the Year of the 2010 national champion Auburn Tigers. Coach Chizik shares never-before-told stories about his controversial head coaching career - from his highly contentious departure from Iowa State and his heavily criticized appointment at Auburn to his historic 2010 championship run and all the unexpected twists, turns, tragedies, and triumphs along the way. As he recounts his journey, he opens up about the pivotal role his faith has played in his life and career, and he shares his time-tested secrets to success, both on and off the field.

Members Reviews:

This book is HORRIBLE

This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

I COULDN'T even finish it. Too much stuff about his religion, religious practices, etc.,. I'm a Christian but OMG!!! I just want to know what he has to share not about his life's story. This book was truly one of the worst audiobooks I've ever purchased.

What didnt you like about Kelly Ryan Dolans performance?

Dry. Boring.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from All In?

The first 3 chapters.

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Title: The Souvenir

Subtitle: A Daughter Discovers Her Fathers War

Author: Louise Steinman

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-02-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Louise Steinman has published essays and articles in the Los Angeles Times Magazine, The Washington Post, and Salon. She has also led writing workshops and curates literacy programs. The Souvenir, a powerful, best-selling book, was a featured selection of the Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club, and others.

Growing up, Louise Steinman never understood the private hell that tormented her father. Years later, among her late parents belongings, she discovers a metal ammo box. In it are almost 500 letters written by her father to her mother during World War II. It also contains a silk Japanese flag inscribed to Yoshio Shimizu. When she reads the letters, Steinman begins to see what her father experienced in the endless days of combat. She also embarks on a decade-long search to find out who Shimizu was-a search which culminates in a trip to Japan to return his flag. The result is a powerful story of discovery, connection, and reconciliation. Weaving together her fathers letters, historical details and the political propaganda of both sides, Steinman creates a narrative that is a unique examination of the personal and universal costs of war.

Members Reviews:

The Souvenir: A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War

This book was hard to find. I had decided to bring it to Europe for my English reading friends. It is a very moving true story of a woman who found letters from her father to her mother during WWII. She also found a flag her father sent home as a souvenir(and immediately regretted doing so). The flag belonged to a deceased Japanese soldier and was signed by many people from his village. The author decides to return the flag to his family.

Five Stars

Very informative and heartwarming

Fascinating

This was a fascinating journey of a daughter's mission to find the owner of a souvenir flag her father aquired in the second World War. The feelings and the emotions are raw and true. I feel the author did extensive research and ultimately wrote a book about this war that reads honestly and openly.

With all the rave reviews..

You see all the reviews having 5 stars out of 5 stars--I couldn't bring myself to agree. This book starts being really quite good--it drew me in--but then it started to dddddddrrrrrraaaaaaaaggggggggg. I put it down for a while and tried again (I did this 3 times) when I decided to give it up for good. I think it could have been better. :(

The Souvenir: A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War: Purchased at Amazon.com

I always feel bad giving less than three stars for a review. Honestly, though, I just could not get into this book. The letters from the authors father were great. Talking about war veterans was also very interesting. I had three uncles in World War II and they barely said a word about it. Until he died I didn't know my godfather was a bombardier over Germany. I think this book could really help out some veterans. Something seemed to be missing though, something to hold the whole book together and I couldn't find it.

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Title: Did You Really Shoot the Television?: A Family Fable

Author: Max Hastings

Narrator: Max Hastings

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-18-11

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

The author is the son of broadcaster and adventurer Macdonald Hastings, and journalist and gardening writer Anne Scott-James. Maxs father roamed the world for newspapers and as a presenter for BBC TVs legendary 'Tonight' programme, while his mother edited 'Harpers Bazaar', became a famous columnist and wrote bestselling gardening books. One of Maxs grandfathers was a literary editor, while the other wrote plays and essays. His great-uncle was an African hunter who wrote poetry and became one of Maxs heroes. In this audiobook, the author brings together this remarkable cast of forebears - with guest appearances by a host of celebrities such as Thomas Hardy, Joseph Conrad and John Betjeman. By turns moving, dramatic and comic, the book portrays Maxs own childhood fraught with rows and explosions, in which the sudden death of a television set was only one highlight, and helps to explain why Max Hastings, whose family has produced more than 80 books over three generations, felt bound to follow their path of high adventure and popular journalism.

Members Reviews:

A story of lost memories.

I loved this book particularly as I knew Max when I was a child. He has mentioned me as "my first girlfriend at the age of four had the unsurpassable name of Merelina Ponsonby". It is a good story evocative of a by-gone age. His description of his childhood and his bad behavior, his fathers adventures and his - very successful - but cold mother are so interesting to read about. He does not exaggerate either. His old Nanny (correct use of Nanny, not as the modern Granny name) are to me amusing, she was a great character and I still remember her over 50 years later. Nannies were our cornerstone of our lives in a world where our mothers did not feature much, and they were simply wonderful. They probably still are!

Max is an excellent writer and he "reads easily" and interestingly. I highly recommend this book.

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Título: Una etapa dificil: Mi lucha contra el cancer [A Difficult Journey: My Fight Against Cancer]

Autor: Mayte Prida

Narrador: Mayte Prida

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 6 hrs and 25 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 12-16-10

Editor: Recorded Books

Categorías: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Resumen del editor:

Es difícil explicar cómo la palabra cáncer puede cambiarnos la vida de una manera tan drástica. En el momento en que me diagnosticaron cáncer de seno, me sentía llena de vida; pero, sin saberlo, dentro de mi cuerpo se multiplicaba y crecía ese mal que me acercaba a la muerte.Mi lucha contra el cáncer me ha hecho una mujer más fuerte, más segura, más serena y en paz conmigo misma y con la vida. Mis prioridades cambiaron drásticamente, porque cuando se ve la muerte de cerca cambia la perspectiva de la vida.Espero que a través de este relato puedas encontrar una luz de esperanza en medio del caos que trae consigo esta enfermedad, tanto para quien la padece como para quienes comparten esa batalla a su lado.Mi lucha no ha sido fácil, pero mi camino ha estado lleno de bendiciones, y te puedo asegurar que, a pesar de todo el dolor y el sufrimiento que una enfermedad pueda ocasionar, la vida es bella y ¡vale la pena vivirla!

Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

Opiniones de los miembros:

Historia de valentia e inspiracion

La historia de una mujer que se ha convertido en el simbolo de la lucha contra esta enfermedad. El testimonio de Mayte es de gran ispiracion tanto para quienes luchan contra la enfermedad como para sus familias. Su sutileza, sencilles y valentia para contar como vivio su lucha son de gran valor. FELICIDADES por hacer tan humana una enfermedad tan cruel....