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Título: Vencer y Vivir: El secreto de cómo capitalicé el sufrimiento [Win and Live: The Secret of How I Capitalized Suffering]

Autor: Daniela Bascopé

Narrador: Daniela Bascopé

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 2 hrs and 19 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 01-08-18

Editor: Daniela Bascopé

Categorías: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Resumen del editor:

Este audiolibro es la historia de amor de un ser humano con la vida. Es el relato de la supervivencia de Daniela Bascopé, talentosa actriz diagnosticada con cáncer a los 24 años, y su determinación a conjugar el verbo vivir siempre en mayúsculas. Aquí caminará usted con Daniela Bascopé, la mujer, más allá y más adentro del engañoso barniz de la celebridad. En su testimonio encontrará usted también las lecciones que aparecen cuando se está al borde de la muerte. Vencer y Vivir es un texto intimista y sin pudor que le hará reflexionar acerca de su vida.

Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

Opiniones de los miembros:

Un libro inspirador, fresco y necesario. No sólo ...

Un libro inspirador, fresco y necesario. No sólo para la gente que sufre o ha padecido una dura enfermedad sino para todo aquel que se aferre a las cosas buenas e importantes de la vida. Recomendado!

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Title: Over the Top

Author: Arthur Guy Empey

Narrator: Lawrence Skinner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 12-20-17

Publisher: Audioliterature

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

"Over the Top" (1917) is a World War I memoir by Arthur Guy Empey.

From the Foreword:

During sixteen years of "roughing it", knocking around the world, I have had ample opportunity of studying, at close range, many different peoples, their ideals, their hopes and principles. Through this I have become convinced of the nobility, truth, and justice of the Allies' cause, and know their fight to be our fight, because it espouses the principles of the United States of America, democracy, justice, and liberty. To the average American who has not lived and fought with him, the Englishman appears to be distant, reserved, a slow thinker, and lacking in humor, but from my association with the man who inhabits the British Isles I find that this opinion is unjust. It is my fondest hope that Uncle Sam and John Bull, arms locked, as mates, good and true, each knowing and appreciating the worth of the other, will wend their way through the years to come, happy and contented in each other's company.

Artist Bio Author: Arthur Guy Empey (1883-1963) was an American professional soldier, who, at the end of 1915, voluntarily joined the British Army in World War I. He became an author, screenwriter, actor and producer.

©2017 Audioliterature (P)2017 Audioliterature

Members Reviews:

Fascinating biographical account of an American soldier.

I have an original Putnam (The Knickerbocker Press, NY) from 1917, which I recently read. (Almost tossed. Glad I didn't!) Empey is a brilliant writer. This is a page turner. (Being a fan of Downton Abbey didn't hurt me either.)

I purchased THIS book to loan out because my original is fragile. However, I find it disappointing that the original photos, illustrations, and diagrams are MISSING from this latest publication. That is part of what makes my original book such a treat. However I would discourage no one from purchasing this book. This is my kind of history.

Great Autobiography

This was really a nice read. I have read numerous autobiographies about the trench fighting in WW1 and this aligned with the rest. I say that because some of the reviews I read before reading this book stated this book was less than truthful or just propaganda. What was interesting about this book was that it was written and published while the war was still going on. That actually detracted a bit for me because the names of some towns and battles were omitted as the war was still being fought. I only gave it 4 stars because the Kindle version I was reading had all the pictures omitted.

Riveting Firsthand Account

As someone currently researching the First World War, there is no better way to feel like you are a part of history than by firsthand accounts. Mr. Empey did an amazing job at conveying his experiences. Definitely a great addition to the library of anyone interested in WW1.

An American's experience fighting for the Crown

Empey utilizes a good deal of humor to emphasize his experiences as a Yank fighting alongside British "Tommie Atkins" in the trenches of WW1.

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Title: Cruising on Prunes

Subtitle: A Collection of Articles Inspired by a Collection of Inspirational Seniors

Author: Bettye Bevan Strickland

Narrator: Sheree Wichard

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-15-17

Publisher: Penny-A-Page Press

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Move over Erma Bombeck, Dave Barry, and Hendrik Groen - Bettye Strickland has the senior living beat now!

Her candid commentary on life in the slow lane is sure to bring smiles, chuckles, and outright laughter to listeners of all ages....

Members Reviews:

Not what I expected

This is basically about some seniors living close together. Somewhat like hanging out with my grandmother and hearing about what is going on with her and all her neighbors. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Thought is was going to be about cruising.

Misled by the title. Inane story at the senior home.

Narrator had a sickening-sweet voice. Had to bail out.

Not my cup of tea.

I was given a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Good!

Funny! I really enjoyed this! Great narration!

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. The fact that I was gifted this book had no influence over my opinion of it

hilarious

a very nice listen with a lot funny moments a great listen to have in a short time

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

A Cute Collection of Senior Inspiration

Cruising on Prunes was a fun audiobook with many insightful and humorous short stories about senior living and ...prunes. More than a few times I found myself giggling. One of my favorite stories was about the cats but they were all good and entertaining. This was an overall short, fun listen by Bettye Bevan Strickland.

I think Sheree Wichard's performance truly enhanced the stories. She spoke with a southern drawl and had a lively tone. I'd recommend this for a quick, funny listen.

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Title: Beneath the Pale Blue Burqua

Subtitle: One Woman's Journey Through Taliban Strongholds

Author: Kay Danes

Narrator: Susan Godfrey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-14-17

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

On September 11, 2001, the world changed forever when ruthless Al-Qaeda terrorists launched an aerial attack on the United States of America. Oblivious to the world's terror, Kay and Kerry Danes sat half a world away, secure in an embassy after a terrifying 11-month hostage ordeal in communist Laos. As fear gripped the globe, Kerry, an Australian Special Forces soldier, comforted his wife, Kay, as they struggled to come to terms with their hellish ordeal of torture, mock executions and the helplessness of leaving behind 58 political prisoners of a long forgotten war. The couple's hopes focused only on seeing their children again.

In the years after regaining their freedom and working to re-piece together family life, Kerry returned to active duty with the Special Forces, and Kay turned her dark experiences towards creating social justice, over the years becoming a leading international humanitarian. In November 2008, amidst haunting memories of her Laos ordeal, Kay faced her fears and embarked on a humanitarian aid mission to deliver life-changing opportunities and aid to people devastated in war-torn Afghanistan. In an old dusty Toyota mini-van, armed only with hope, Kay and her companions, a florist from Arizona, a nurse from Texas, a public servant from Australia and a US Marine Korean War veteran, drove the ancient Silk Road amidst kidnappings, suicide bombings, carnage and chaos. This powerful story will have you gripping your chair and holding your breath as you travel with Kay through Taliban strongholds and the remote wastelands of Al Qaeda terrorists. Her story provides a rare glimpse of places we may never visit and the courageous Afghan people determined to persevere against overwhelming odds. Beneath the Pale Blue Burqa is a truly inspiring journey and an important contribution to the selfless efforts of all who have gone before to brave the perils of Afghanistan. Including a foreword by Afghan Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Members Reviews:

Hats off to the Australian lady who joined with 4 brave Americans to travel to this forbidden land and then to share their exper

What a fascinating adventure story! Three women and two men travel to Afghanistan to provide humanitarian aid. The story is both thrilling and heart warming. It is, in fact, inspiring. Hats off to the Australian lady who joined with 4 brave Americans to travel to this forbidden land and then to share their experiences by writing this wonderful book. FIVE Stars ... well-earned!

Beneath the Pale Blue Burqua

Kay Danes is a very inspiring lady whose wrongful imprisonment in a Loation jail & her experience behind bars made her stronger and more determined to live. Those experiences motivated her to help other women in prison in one of the most dangerous no go zones - Afganhistan. This book provides you with an insight into the lives of the people especially the women who have suffered severe physical abuse & hardships because of their gender & the religious laws which descriminate against women. She writes patiently and truthfully about her experiences and the accomplishments of the charity organisations that she joined to travel to Afganhistan. It includes photographs of her journey through Afganhistan - which isn't your typical contiki tour.

Really interesting

Thoroughly enjoyed the adventure and the good cause she serves.

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Title: True North: The Shocking Truth about Yours, Mine and Ours

Author: Tom North

Narrator: Tom North

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-12-17

Publisher: True North Productions, LLC

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Tom North is one of the eight North children, who together with the ten Beardsley children, became the family that was featured in the 1968 film, Yours, Mine and Ours, starring Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda, and again in the 2005 version starring Rene Russo and Dennis Quaid. The book begins in the 1950s on Whidbey Island, Washington, where Toms mother, Helen North, became a widow when she was just thirty years old and pregnant with her eighth child. Not long after, Helen North met and married Frank Beardsley, a man with ten children and the North children were adopted and their names changed to Beardsley. But it wasnt one big happy family, as the movie depicted. When Tom finally left home, he traveled on a journey of survival, self-discovery, and healing. Years later, miraculously led his family in counseling sessions where shocking truths were revealed, he came full circle as he reclaimed his fathers name and was finally, True North.

Members Reviews:

I recommended it to anyone who saw the movies or anyone ...

I found "True North" fascinating as I have both read his mother's "Who Gets the Drumstick" and seen both movie versions of "Yours, Mine and Ours." Tom North answers a lot of questions I had after reading his mother's book, mainly the question of: How could there have been no conflict?" "True North" shows that yes, there was indeed conflict----abusive conflict. I give the book 3 stars because there was so much that could have been tightened or condensed. Still, "True North" is definitely worth the read. I recommended it to anyone who saw the movies or anyone who has survived abuse.

Mostly about Tom's own life

Those of us who are old enough to remember when everyone had seen "Yours, Mine, and Ours" (and younger children even played at being that family) would not have wanted 19 people in the house - but it made for the sort of comedy which appealed to 'family values,' and did contain a few insights from the 'wise' characters of the parents. I think that many of us realised the film was a comic adaptation, and that the book "Who Gets the Drumstick?" fit into the 'inspirational family' model which many authors (most much better ones than Helen North) used during the era. The passages I found most interesting in "True North" were those which gave some insight into Helen's reasons for marrying Frank - and for hiding what was truly going on within that household. They will seem bizarre - but those of us who knew a few 'martyrs' with religious dedication will not be totally shocked.

Catholics who remember the era will be saddened, but not surprised, that Tom's attempts to find help from a priest (in a parish where he was an altar boy) led to his being told he had sinned in speaking badly of his stepfather - and that the priest immediately telephoned Helen to report the 'sin.' It was tragic, in that era, that parents were 'always right' - and to speak ill of one's parents, even in grave situations, was against the commandment to 'honour.' That Tom found his spirituality elsewhere is understandable - and far healthier.

However, such insights are few. The majority of the book is about Tom's own pursuits - which are only mildly interesting.

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Title: Nearly Normal

Subtitle: Surviving the Wilderness, My Family and Myself

Author: Cea Sunrise Person

Narrator: Cea Sunrise Person

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-06-17

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

From the author of the best-selling memoir North of Normal comes the harrowing story of a past that won't let go, and one woman's attempt to put her life back together after everything falls apart

In her best-selling memoir North of Normal, Cea wrote with grace about her unconventional childhood - her early years living in a tipi in Alberta with her pot-smoking, free-loving counterculture family. But her struggles do not end when she leaves her family at the age of 13 to become a model. Honest and daring, Nearly Normal reveals the many ways that Cea's unconventional childhood continues to reverberate through the years.

At the age of 37, Cea has built a life that looks like the normal one she craved as a child - husband, young son, beautiful house, enviable career. But her carefully art-directed world is about to crumble around her. As she confronts the death of her still-young mother, the disintegration of her second marriage and the demise of her business, all within a few months, she finally faces the need to look at her past to make sense of her present.

The Globe and Mail says "Person's best gifts as a writer are her memory, her knack for knowing when to dig down into the finer details of a scene, and when to pull back." Nearly Normal chronicles the many stories Cea left untold but that needed telling. Settled into a new and much happier life after the release of her first book, she is nonetheless compelled to continue searching for answers about her enigmatic family. She discovers the value in the lessons they taught her, and the power of taking responsibility for her own choices.

Members Reviews:

The reader derives a better comprehension of her teenage years and her first two ...

A touching follow up to her first memoir. Person fills in the gaps she left out from her first book. The reader derives a better comprehension of her teenage years and her first two marriages. It's a great supplement to accompany her first book.

Perfect follow up âï

I love it as much as I did her first book ! Both titles are at the top of my favorites list and will stay there ;) And to think they almost were never published ! ?????

Another brave book

What courage to reveal all of a tough, traumatic childhood. What strength through the struggle. The mixed timelines made this one tricky to follow at times, but always riveting.

Five Stars

Loved it!

Amazing survival story and very well written

Amazing survival story and very well written. I read Cea's first novel and looked forward to reading her latest book "Nearly Normal". My daughter read each one first and then suggested I read them. An unbelievable story and a must read!

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Title: A Crime in the Family

Author: Sacha Batthyány, Anthea Bell - translator

Narrator: Christopher Oxford, Karen Cass

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-16-17

Publisher: Quercus

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

A memoir of brutality, heroism and personal discovery from Europe's dark heart, revealing one of the most extraordinary untold stories of the Second World War.

In the spring of 1945, at Rechnitz on the Austrian-Hungarian border, not far from the front lines of the advancing Red Army, Countess Margit Batthyany gave a party in her mansion. The war was almost over, and the German aristocrats and SS officers dancing and drinking knew it was lost. Late that night, they walked down to the village, where 180 enslaved Jewish labourers waited, made them strip naked, and shot them all before returning to the bright lights of the party. It remained a secret for decades, until Sacha Batthyany, who remembered his great-aunt Margit only vaguely from his childhood as a stern, distant woman, began to ask questions about it.

A Crime in the Family is Sacha Batthyany's memoir of confronting these questions and of the answers he found. It is one of the last untold stories of Europe's nightmare century, spanning not just the massacre at Rechnitz, the inhumanity of Auschwitz, the chaos of wartime Budapest and the brutalities of Soviet occupation and Stalin's gulags but also the silent crimes of complicity and cover-up and the damaged generations they leave behind.

Told partly through the surviving journals of others from the author's family and the vanished world of Rechnitz, A Crime in the Family is a moving and revelatory memoir in the vein of The Hare with the Amber Eyes and The House by the Lake. It uncovers barbarity and tragedy but also a measure of peace and reconciliation. Ultimately, Batthyany discovers that although his inheritance might be that of monsters, he does not bear it alone.

Members Reviews:

Interesting personal account

A Crime in the Family is by Sacha Batthyany. It is a true story of the authorâs quest to find out about his familyâs past and come to some kind of acceptance of his own feelings. It is a story with deep roots in the Holocaust and in Hungarian history as well as the gulags of the Soviet Union. It is written in first person with segments from various diaries from the past.

Sachaâs family was Hungarian aristocracy before World War II. His parents fled to Switzerland and raised him there. However, the feeling that they were just waiting to go home permeated the family and Sacha never felt quite at home. His Father eventually returned to Hungary; but Sacha continued to live and work in Switzerland where he was raising his family and working as a journalist. One day, a colleague handed him a news article about his Aunt Margit. It detailed a party during the war and called her âThe Hostess from Hellâ. At this party, the guests who were drunk, were given guns at midnight and they shot 180 Jews. Then, the party continued. Sacha set the article aside and continued work on his own article. Later, he called his Father to ask him about the event. His Father confirmed the event; but also said âit was unlikely that Margit was involved. She was a monster, but not capable of doing that.â This piqued his curiosity and Sacha began looking into the history of his family.

Armed with the unpublished and to date unread writings of his grandmother, Sacha set out on a mission to find out what actually occurred at this party and what exactly did Aunt Margit have to do with it.

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Title: Tom Flynn, Medium & Healer

Author: Tom Flynn, Sharon S. Darrow

Narrator: Clive Johnson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-08-17

Publisher: SharonSDarrow.com

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

This is the story of Tom Flynn, the seventh child born to an English carpenter and his Romany Gypsy wife. The family lived in a council house in Edmonton, just outside of London. Tom lost his father when he was just seven, and his mother when he was 13. Although they died when he was a child, Tom's parents have supported and guided him as spirit guides to this day.

From his earliest days speaking in Spiritualist Churches in London, Tom's abilities as a medium and spiritual healer have amazed people. His messages are full of specific details, providing proof of continued life from the spirit world. Tom has become an internationally known medium and healer, but continues to live a simple life of faith.

His life work is to share the truth that life transcends death, and that our loved ones in the spirit world can and do communicate with us.

Members Reviews:

It does not disappoint. It is a fascinating journey of his life ...

After meeting this remarkable man and having a session with him, I anxiously awaited his book. It does not disappoint. It is a fascinating journey of his life as a healer and medium. He is the real deal!

This book is a nicely put together entertaining story of an amazing man who ...

This book is a nicely put together entertaining story of an amazing man who has accomplished and help others so much.

It's also a great introduction for someone who wants to gain an understanding of Spirit. Sharon Darrow has done a wonderful work of making Tom Flynn biography very down to earth.

AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY

A fascinating journey of a healer and psychic. I really enjoyed reading about Tom's rise to a successful medium, and his travels to help people with his gifts. A well-written, wonderful book!

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Title: Alone

Subtitle: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean

Author: Brett Archibald

Narrator: Byron Mandahl

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-07-17

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Alone is an intense audiobook that will push listeners to face their deepest fears and realize the human capacity for survival.

In April 2013, 50-year-old Brett Archibald was onboard a surf-charter boat, making a nighttime crossing of the remote Mentawai Strait off Sumatra, Indonesia. In the middle of a storm, ill with severe food poisoning, he blacked out. When he came to, he found himself in the raging sea, 60 miles from shore. As Brett saw the lights of his boat disappearing into the darkness, it became clear that no one had seen him fall and that no one would hear his shouts for help. He was alone in the ocean.

It would be eight hours before his friends realized he was missing. At that point, a frantic search began for a single man somewhere in thousands of square miles of heaving waves. The rough weather meant that no planes or helicopters could assist in the search. According to the experts, he should have died within 10 to 14hours.

Instead, Brett battled Portuguese man o' war and jellyfish, sharks, seagulls, and the stormy seas for more than 28 hours. Alone is the remarkable tale of his miraculous survival and rescue. It is also the story of what it takes to defy extraordinary odds and the incredible power of the human spirit.

Critic Reviews:

"Solitude is terrifying and awe-inspiring in Alone." (The Wall Street Journal)

"A gripping and sometimes emotionally draining account of survival against almost insurmountable odds. Archibald is a graceful storyteller, as adept at describing the physical challenges of staying alive (such as, for example, a brush with a shark) as he is at describing the mental challenges." (Booklist)

"This survival tale pairs action with emotion and feels ready made for the big screen." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Very LONG Winded!!

Here's the thing, its without question that what Brett went through was horrific, and terrifying, the sure mental & psychical strength is astounding. I couldn't imagine being faced with such a test and this man has my utmost respect. I understand wanting to write the story for your children, and I'm sure its something they will cherish always. Now as far as your readers, all the people in the world that don't no you or have any ties to anyone in the story, it was really hard to follow at times and there were instances that were really confusing, especially with so many names to keep track of and remember, it was very long winded and a little weird that you referred to yourself back and forth in the first & third person. Its Honestly not a very good book and I found myself quite bored and my mind wandering ALOT, but even though its not a good book doesn't mean it isn't a great story because this story is very powerful and I don't regret reading it at all.

great read!!!

awesome and inspiring. almost didn't purchase because of a few bad reviews. glad I decided to make up my own mind.

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Title: Ask an Astronaut

Subtitle: My Guide to Life in Space

Author: Tim Peake

Narrator: Robin Ince, Tim Peake - introduction

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-17-17

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

What happens when you sneeze in space? Was it fun to do a space walk? How squashed were you in the capsule on the way back? What were your feelings as you looked down on Earth for the first time? Were you ever scared? Where to next - the moon, Mars, or beyond?

Based on his historic mission to the International Space Station, Ask an Astronaut is Tim Peake's guide to life in space and his answers to the thousands of questions he has been asked since his return to Earth. With explanations ranging from the mundane (how do you wash your clothes or go to the bathroom while in orbit?) to the profound (do humans have a duty to explore the unknown?), all written in Tim's characteristically warm style, Tim shares his thoughts on every aspect of space exploration.

From training for the mission to launch to his historic spacewalk to reentry, he reveals for listeners of all ages the cutting-edge science behind his groundbreaking experiments and the wonders of daily life onboard the International Space Station.

Members Reviews:

fun entertaining informative

I can scratch being an astronaut from my choice of occupations this book gave me a very in-depth View and I feel like I've already been there