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Title: Mr. Joe

Subtitle: Tales from a Haunted Life

Author: Joseph Barnett, Jane Congdon

Narrator: Phil Williams

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-18-15

Publisher: Bettie Youngs Book Publishers Co., Inc.

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Do you believe in ghosts? Joseph Barnett didn't until he became a school custodian in a midlife career change. Joe had no idea that during his first assignment, working nights in a school, he'd be forced to confront his darkest fears.

"Ghosts are part of my story," Joe said. "I believe in them; I have no choice. After you've seen one ghost, you can go back and rationalize it. But after you've looked a couple in the eye like I have, you believe. Otherwise, you doubt yourself. I've done that, too, and wondered if I was losing my mind, but I know what I saw and heard. Here's something else I know: there are many ways to be haunted, and not all of my ghosts were dead. That's the other part of my story. It took almost becoming a ghost myself for me to see my life differently. I believe in ghosts, and I believe in myself. But back when this all started, I was just a guy trying to make a living."

Members Reviews:

Ho-him

I really hate giving low reviews , but also rely heavily on other reviews for choosing books , so I appreciate it if someone is honest about a book.

So to be honest, I must admit I didn't finish this and really had no interest in doing so.

I was under the assumption that it'd have a lot more of a paranormal type slant to it. There was a small bit of that in it but nothing to write home ( or a book ) about.

The story was mind numbing , tedious and slow. The author goes on at length about the step by step guide to being a school janitor. I see nothing wrong with doing anything to earn an honest paycheck, so I'm not disrespecting that. I think he just detailed the most mundane things to the point of boredom.

The narrator was so-so. I sometimes don't like to judge a narrator if the material isn't interesting. No narrator on the planet can make certain books worth a listen.

Sorry for the low review but it's only fair to other buyers.

Not what you think

The summary made this sound like a creepy ghost story, but ghosts hardly appear in it at all!

This doesn't detract from the book as I found it really sweet and heartening. Joe saw the ghost of his grandpa when he was wee and copes with it fine, but his home life is awful as his mum is a violent drunk. Joe and his sister stick together as the father copes by staying away from home.

Gradually Joe grows up but has awful results with women and ends up being a single dad of two boys finding it really hard to support them. He tries another relationship but it goes south too, so Joe and his boys carry on as a team through thick and thin.

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Title: Life Takes Guts

Author: Sue Hurley

Narrator: Christine Myrick

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-15

Publisher: Sharon Young-Nakaue

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Life Takes Guts is my story about the tragedies I've experienced and come through that have made me a better person. With determination, courage, faith, and a never-give-up spirit, I am proud of who I have become today. Because of that fact, I was able to overcome all odds that may have caused many to give up and quit.

My life story took a sharp turn when I was two years old. Tragically, I lost my father in an automobile accident. Soon afterward, my grief-stricken mother met a man who wined her and dined her, primarily for her insurance money. I was four when this same man was brought into my life as my stepfather. He abused me emotionally, sexually, physically, and mentally from that day until I was 16.

I was removed from our home by authorities and placed into two different foster homes during my senior year of high school. I found myself pregnant at 18 by a man I loved, yet had no idea he was married. At 19, I became a mother to my daughter, Hannah. Sadly, at 21, I became pregnant by another man I barely knew and gave that child up for adoption at birth. When Hannah was seven, I married. The only problem was, at the time, I had no idea he was an alcoholic. He was abusive physically, mentally, and emotionally. During the years of our marriage, I had two sons, Kenneth and Michael. After 10 years of listening to his empty promises to get sober, I finally had the courage to leave. Thank God I did, for my children and myself.

After that time, I traveled around Michigan while working for a national food service management company. Later in Reno, Nevada, I worked various jobs while supporting my two children. After being terminated from a good job while trying to buy a home, I made the decision to move to Hawaii, land of paradise, on New Year's Eve in 1979 and start a new life in paradise with my youngest, Michael, who was eight years old. Kenneth was visiting his father in Michigan at that time.

In Hawaii, I rented a five bedroom house and was able to make the monthly payment by renting out the extra bedrooms. I followed my grandmother's example of how she managed with six children. Eventually, I was able to buy that house, including the ground lease. After it appreciated in value, I started a short-term rental business in Waikiki by purchasing two one-bedroom units. That soon grew into eight units.

I was the first Caucasian (Haole) who was hired by the Department of Education Food Service Department in Hawaii.

This is the story of hardships suffered and extreme challenges I faced during the course of my life. And how, by the grace of God, I was able to pull through and come out on the other side.

Members Reviews:

Haole women was an Inspirational read, could not put ...

Haole women was an Inspirational read, could not put it down!! Had to keep reading, real life events, bravo to the woman in the book survived all the roadblocks and purged forward with two children ! Honolulu, Hawaii New Years Eve 1979!

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Titel: Reden wir über Geld

Autor:: Niki Lauda, Conny Bischofberger

Erzähler: Stefan Lehnen

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 33 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-04-15

Herausgeber: ABOD Verlag

Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

"Wie viel Geld haben wir eigentlich?", fragte ich mit zehn meinen Vater. "Über Geld spricht man nicht!", antwortete er. "Und wenn du noch einmal fragst, kriegst ein paar Watschen."

Niki Lauda, der aus einer wohlhabenden Wiener Industriellenfamilie stammt, ist Selfmade-Millionär mit einem Privatvermögen im dreistelligen Millionenbereich. Zum ersten Mal spricht der Formel 1-Experte, Pilot und Unternehmer in diesem Buch über das große Tabuthema Geld. Seine Schlüsselsätze über den Erfolg sind überraschend und inspirieren. Etwa die Regel, dass nur jene reich werden, deren Bedürfnis, Geld zu behalten, größer ist als ihr Wunsch, es auszugeben.

©2015 edition a Verlag (P)2015 ABOD Verlag

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Title: Pulled by Horses

Subtitle: A Memoir of Metfield, Suffolk in the 1930s

Author: Evelyn Whiting

Narrator: Virginia Ferguson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-04-15

Publisher: William Peskett

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

In the Metfield of the 1930s, you could do all of your shopping without leaving the village, have a choice of pubs and "spend happy evenings helping to dig potatoes and listening to the old boys". If this sounds too idyllic to be true, Evelyn Whiting's charming memoir of growing up in this Suffolk community is quick to remind us that making a living from the land was hard and tedious work in those days. There was no electricity and water came from the sky, or from the pond.

In this fascinating little book, Evelyn's recollection is sharp and her narrative voice is clear. As listeners, we draw near - perhaps, as it were, by the fire in the Red Lion or the Old Duke William - to hear her retell her stories of the Metfield characters she remembers so well, and recall a way of life that most of us have never known.

Members Reviews:

The evocative sights and sounds of childhood

I read this some time back and enjoyed it just as much on a second reading. It's simply the memories of a elderly woman looking back on her childhood in a small village in rural England in the 1930's and 1940's. Her memories - of village people, stores, houses, animals, local customs, hardships and pleasures - are amazingly detailed. This is typical, I think. As we age, our childhood memories come very much to the forefront. Sometimes it's easier to remember an incident or person from fifty years ago than to say what you had for breakfast two hours ago!

I think also that her memories are sharper because she didn't really live in this village as a child, but stayed there frequently with relatives. Most of us can remember all the details of a grandparent's or aunt's house because it was different from "home" and therefore exotic and exciting. Since she was a visitor (as opposed to a local child) I suspect that her aunt and uncle's neighbors paid more attention to her, which would impress them on her memory.

Whatever the reason, the author gives a beautiful picture of life in pre-WWII rural England. It was certainly NOT an easy existence for most people. Most work was done by hand and there was little idle time and few luxuries. But the reader senses that the villagers had a great love for the land and their animals and took pride in their work, however menial it may seem to us now. This village and the people who live (or lived) there are much indebted to the author for recording her memories of this time and place. It's a priceless legacy for future generations.

Once Upon a Time, Not So Long Ago, There Was a Small Village..."

My friend Morrie is often cobwebby from poking about yard sales & thrift shops, collecting group photos. He says the rows of people---on outings, sports teams, reunions---are like "The Night Watch" telling stories of themselves and their time. Another friend collects those fund-raising cookbooks, with sketches by local artists, bringing alive the place & its peoples. Me, I treasure the memoirs from villages and towns offering in authenticity what they may lack in the narrative skill that gave us "Old Herbaceaous" and "Goodbye, Mr. Chips."

"Pulled by Horses" is a slim (24 pages) recollection of the people in a small Suffolk village, Metfield, between about 1920 and 1960.

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Title: Wanton Times

Author: Mitch Vandell

Narrator: Jeffrey Jared

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-04-15

Publisher: Mitch Vandell

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Unceremoniously dumped by his fiancée, Mitch moves to London for what is to be an 18-month wild ride with bad decisions and extreme characters. While he's under siege by obnoxious bosses and maneuvering a barrage of advances from men and women of all ages, Mitch's intimate confessions and musings are simultaneously delightful and embarrassing. He may lack principles and have a complete disregard for consequences, and he's not easy to like - but he's entirely entertaining.

Members Reviews:

Lively, Honesty, and Passionate Wirting!

Where does Wanton Times rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

Gives it in the top 10 list.

Which scene was your favorite?

Have to admit, all scenes, once started reading it, the book will sure magically attach to your hands, you just won't give up reading it not until you take a very fast time to finish it all at a single breathe.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Definitely.

Any additional comments?

"Strongly recommended to listener to let the very talented writing of the great author, Mitch Vandell take you on his very positive approach towards life journey that is full of honesty reflection, life adventures richness and mirror of wisdom to reflect on how one should take on life positively and adventurously, a step backward is two steps forward and there are just unexpected rewards in every twists of corner, life winner is for those who is brave and adventurous, young is just life true asset, very lively real life story told, once started, it's just like a piece of magical magnet to cause you losing yourself in Mitch's beautiful and adventurous world of writing!"

Unexpected and honest.

Where does Wanton Times rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

Wanton times is something very different. It has the honesty of something like the inbetweeners in telling Mitch's experiences in his twenties in London but with a story that is at times both charming and suprising. Overall very listenable.

What did you like best about this story?

The honesty and at times vulnerability of the way the story is told.

What about Jeffrey Jareds performance did you like?

Jeffrey Jared complements the funny scripts with his accents and tales of the events.

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Title: Confessions of a Suburban Cowboy

Author: Chris Clement

Narrator: Scott Pollak

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-03-15

Publisher: Chris Clement

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

The thrilling saga of a suburban father and husband as he tries to reconcile his inner John Wayne with his outer Ward Cleaver. Excerpts are taken from Clement's blog, Confessions of a Suburban Cowboy, which can be located at confessionsofasuburbancowboy.com. You can also find Confessions of a Suburban Cowboy at facebook.com/confessionsofasuburbancowboy and Chris on Twitter @chrisclement70.

Members Reviews:

Awesome book. Grizzard and Porch 2.0

Awesome book. Grizzard and Porch..2.0!! Bought for my son-in-law for Christmas. Can't wait for him to read it!

Relatable Absurdity at its Finest

Chris's observations about life, his childhood, football, food, and yes, even politics, are hilariously sympathetic and sometimes thought-provoking. He has a way of making you think while you're laughing, or laugh through your tears... or just plain guffaw at the ridiculousness of the world around us as the aging process marches on relentlessly. His love for his family and his Georgia Bulldogs shines through loud and clear, but without arrogance; he's quite often the butt of his own joke. This book is an excellent starting place from which to accompany Chris on his often-befuddling, sometimes amusing, sometimes poignant, journey through this life... which by the way, is neither in a suburb nor as a cowboy!

Excellent read

Great reflections on life, marriage, raising children and the "good ole days" as my generation knew them. Chris is the next Lewis Grizzard, inflecting humor in the mundane, reflecting wisdom and longing in life lessons, and reminding us all to thank God for family, life and memories. So many of the stories will resonant with your own life and Chris has given them a voice and imagery you long for! Thanks Chris!!

Hilarious, Heartwarming

This collection of stories will make you laugh out loud at one moment and tear up with nostalgia the next. Everyone needs a Chris Clement to perfectly put into words those moments that you want to hang onto forever. A great read!

Buy This Book

In the footsteps of Lewis Grizzard, Chris leads us on a humorous walk though many of life's daily events. Thought provoking at times and always enjoyable. Great read...Buy the book.

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Titel: Katharina die Große: Zarin von Russland (Menschen, Mythen, Macht)

Autor:: Elke Bader

Erzähler: Gert Heidenreich

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 3 hrs and 26 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-02-15

Herausgeber: Griot Hörbuchverlag GmbH

Kategorien: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Sie war eine unbedeutende deutsche Prinzessin aus Stettin, Tochter eines verarmten Duodezfürsten: Sophie von Anhalt-Zerbst, genannt Fieke. Mit gerade vierzehn Jahren wurde sie nach Russland geschickt, um ihren ein Jahr älteren Vetter Peter von Holstein-Gottorf zu heiraten, den seine Tante, die russische Zarin Elisabeth, zu ihrem Nachfolger bestimmt hatte.

Aus Sophie wurde Katharina. Sie konvertierte zum orthodoxen Glauben, lernte russisch, interessierte sich für die russische Kultur und ihre Traditionen. Sie durchlitt die Schrecken einer Ehe an der Seite ihres ungeliebten und sadistischen Gatten. Am 25. Dezember 1761 bestieg dieser als Zar Peter III. den russischen Thron. Sieben Monate später war er tot. Entthront und ermordet.

Mit dreiunddreißig Jahren bestieg Katharina den Thron und leitete als Alleinherrscherin über siebenundvierzig Jahre die Geschicke des riesigen russischen Reichs. Ihre rege Anteilnahme am europäischen Geistesleben, ihre sozialen Reformen und Leistungen auf kulturellem Gebiet verliehen ihr den Beinamen "die Große".

©2015 Griot (P)2015 Griot

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Title: The Day I Grew Wings

Subtitle: Journey of a Soul with a Destiny

Author: Rebecca McLendon

Narrator: Leigh Townes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-15

Publisher: Rebecca McLendon

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

It all began when we decided to get an airplane. I looked forward to riding with my husband over the countryside and enjoying the scenery. But one day he dropped the bomb. He told me I would need to learn to fly the plane, because, should something happen to him up there, I would have to put it on the ground. I began waking up at night silently screaming because I felt I was flying out of control up there with no way of getting the plane down. We ordered the Ground School materials, and thus the journey began. I had overcome cancer. I could do this, too. My new song became, "I believe I can fly". As instruction continued, and the hours added up, I suddenly realized I was a pilot.

Members Reviews:

EXCELLENT JOURNEY INTO THE MIND OF A STUDENT STRUGGLING TO ...

EXCELLENT JOURNEY INTO THE MIND OF A STUDENT STRUGGLING TO KNOW ALL OF THE VAST KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO BE A PILOT. HER DEDICATION SHOWS, AND IS FELT BY THE READER. ALSO THIS IS A WONDERFUL SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE FOR OTHER STUDENT PILOTS. WAITING FOR THE REST OF THE STORY.

Beautifully written work that shared her experiences with the reader ...

Beautifully written work that shared her experiences with the reader until the reader felt they had become a participant in the experience. So meaningfully shared this challenge with her faith journey.

great read!

I am also studying to get my pilots license. This book gave me some insight as to what I will be facing. I also love the way she adds in some of her religious viewpoints and some of the welcomed spiritual analogies!

Four Stars

Really enjoy reading Becky's experiences learning how to fly and get her license.

Five Stars!

This delightful book is both educational and inspiring. I am a frequent flyer, but frankly knew nothing about the world of general aviation until now. The author's adventurous tale draws us in as we share the cockpit with her. We experience the highs (literally) and lows of a newbie pilot learning the craft. The narrative flows easily with enjoyable and amusing anecdotes interspersed with the more technical aspects of flying. She allows herself to be vulnerable and transparent, a huge plus for the reader. Guided along this journey by her strong faith, she expertly weaves this solid foundation into her journey. I've gained a new respect for pilots and applaud Rebecca McLendon for sharing her story.

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Title: Frankly Frankl

Subtitle: Life, Love, Luck & Automobiles

Author: Andrew Frankl

Narrator: Andrew Frankl

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-15

Publisher: Pro Audio Voices

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Nazis, communists, Formula 1, Ferraris, the Cannonball Run, the Olympics, even a true love then found nearly 40 years later - Andrew Frankl's memoir reads like a work of fantasy. But it's all true. Inside this audiobook, you'll find Frankl's reflections on his 75 years of life, love, luck, and automobiles.

Complete with fascinating sound effects from Revolution to racing and from Halle Berry to Bill Haley and the Comets, plus anecdotes not available from any other edition.

This audiobook has already been nominated for a number of awards.

Members Reviews:

Selling for More than the original cover price if you ...

Selling for More than the original cover price if you can find one! Sold out. Enlarged second edition in 2018.

Five Stars

Amazing story of an amazing life. Well worth the read if you're a car fan of any genre

Three Stars

Difficult to read on my Kindle. Unfortunately the hardbound edition is unavailable.

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Title: Suitcase Filled with Nails

Subtitle: Lessons Learned from Teaching Art in Kuwait

Author: Yvonne Wakefield

Narrator: Kay Webster

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-15

Publisher: Yvonne Wakefield

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

A spirited artist with a can-do attitude, Yvonne Wakefield leaves behind a secure life in the lush Pacific Northwest to teach art in the desert state of Kuwait. Over the course of six years, she will instruct university-aged Muslim women, earn her students' trust, and learn the consequences of freedom of expression, taken for granted in one culture but not granted in another. Despite obstacles set by her detractors, she persists, and her students and life in Kuwait flourish. Yet the traps never disappear, only multiply, as others set more for her, intent on denying what they have no desire to understand.

Told from the unique perspective of an artist, Suitcase Filled with Nails is a colorful, true, timely, rare, and riveting tale about living and coping in the Middle East.

Members Reviews:

living in a different culture

Dr. Yvonne has the desire and courage to teach in a Kuwait. Culture clashes and attitudes towards women are difficult for an American woman to understand and accept, but "Doctora" prevails by teaching to her high standards and being respected for her work by her students. For the reader, it is good to see what life is like outside of our country.

An Outsider's Inside Story

I kept getting angry and frustrated over the injustice and corruption described by the Doctora. After the second chapter I thought I would put it away. But I didn't, and I'm grateful for that. I would have missed the best parts of the story- kindnesses and friendships and remarkable women who live a life I cannot even imagine myself living. I have to admire the Doctora- she is tough and smart. I'm so glad I stayed to find out the rest of the story.

Remarkable women

This is an interesting inside journey to a place most of us will never see for ourselves. Along the way we meet women of every personality, and most importantly, we meet women who are living in a most restrictive environment, just because they were born female. The ones who are from wealthy families are more fortunate than those from poverty, but even they have little true freedom of choice. It is hard to believe in the year 2014 such restrictions are still in place as part of a national political practice.

The author conveys her experiences vividly and brings the young women she teaches, to life and we feel we have met them in person.

All the characters that populate her story seem flesh and blood. There are even a few good men, though they are outnumbered by the controlling ones. (There are, to be fair, a couple of women who are not such good or fair people, either).

A very good writer, an interesting story, a bit of history, some art, stray cats (and a dog or three) and many moments of reading to convey the reader to another universe, yet right here on our own planet.

Fascinating read!

Fascinating book that I couldn't stop reading. It gave me insights into Kuwait but also was an intriguing novel that revealed the persistence, bravery and naiveté of the author. I loved this book - it was the perfect combination of travel writing, cultural explorations and artist insights. It ended before I was done. Which happily lead me to her next book.

Mena

I loved this book

I loved this book. It was funny and inspirational. She struggled to adjust in a new culture and stood strong through the hardships. I felt the fear and anguish of her unknowing arrival.