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Title: Irena's Children

Subtitle: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto

Author: Tilar J. Mazzeo

Narrator: Amanda Carlin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-27-16

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 501 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Widow Clicquot comes an extraordinary and gripping true account of Irena Sendler - the "female Oskar Schindler" - who took staggering risks to save 2,500 children from death and deportation in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II.

In 1942 one young social worker, Irena Sendler, was granted access to the Warsaw Ghetto as a public health specialist. While she was there, she began to understand the fate that awaited the Jewish families who were unable to leave. Soon she reached out to the trapped families, going from door to door and asking them to trust her with their young children. She started smuggling children out of the walled district, convincing her friends and neighbors to hide them. Driven to extreme measures, and with the help of a network of local tradesmen, ghetto residents, and her star-crossed lover in the Jewish resistance, Irena ultimately smuggled thousands of children past the Nazis. She made dangerous trips through the city's sewers, hid children in coffins, snuck them under overcoats at checkpoints, and slipped them through secret passages in abandoned buildings.

But Irena did something even more astonishing at immense personal risk: She kept a secret list buried in bottles under an old apple tree in a friend's back garden. On it were the names and true identities of these Jewish children, recorded so their families could find them after the war. She could not know that more than 90 percent of their families would perish.

In Irena's Children, Tilar Mazzeo shares the incredible story of this courageous and brave woman who risked her life to save innocent children from the Holocaust - a truly heroic tale of survival, resilience, and redemption.

Members Reviews:

Female Schindler

I became interested in learning more about the Warsaw Ghetto after reading Leon Uriss book Milo 18. Mazzeos book is non-fiction and is fascinating.

This is a story of World War II, the Warsaw ghetto and the Holocaust. Mazzeo tells the story of the life of Irena Sendlerowa (Sender). The author covers her story from childhood to death but most of the story covers the war years.

In 1939 Irena Sender is a social worker in Warsaw. As the Germans take control they deprive the Polish Jews of everything and then confine 400,000 of them to one area of Warsaw. The Jews are slowly being sent to Treblinka and Auschwitz. Irena, as a social worker, has a pass that allows her to go most anywhere including in and out of the ghetto. She begins smuggling out children with the help of her fellow social workers, medical personnel and the resistance. Many where placed in homes of the Catholic Poles and raised as their own children. She kept a list of the placements in hopes of reuniting families at the end of the war, not realizing most families would perish in the camps. Irena is captured and tortured but never gives away her secrets.

The book is well written and impeccably researched. The author combed through archives and interviews survivors. The story was lost during the Soviet occupation of Poland after the Germans withdrew near the end of WWII. This occupation by the Soviets only created more difficulties in researching the story. Mazzeo tells a magnificent story of courage, resilience and heroism.

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Title: Between Breaths

Subtitle: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction

Author: Elizabeth Vargas

Narrator: Elizabeth Vargas

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-13-16

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 920 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

From the moment she uttered the brave and honest words, "I am an alcoholic," to interviewer George Stephanopoulos, Elizabeth Vargas began writing her story, as her experiences were still raw. Now, in Between Breaths, Vargas discusses her accounts of growing up with anxiety - which began suddenly at the age of six when her father served in Vietnam - and how she dealt with this anxiety as she came of age, to her eventually turning to alcohol for relief. She tells of how she found herself living in denial, about the extent of her addiction and keeping her dependency a secret for so long. She addresses her time in rehab, her first year of sobriety, and the guilt she felt as a working mother who had never found the right balance.

Honest and hopeful, Between Breaths is an inspiring listen.

Members Reviews:

Brave Soul Embraces Life

This is an honest self-reflection on a brutally painful topic. Vargas tells it like it is. She apologizes without positioning herself as a victim. She exposes her raw nerves without overdramatizing her perspective. She is authentic and fair. She involves the reader in her brave "next step" in her recovery. Yet, the reader does not feel like a "viewer" of a 20/20 piece. Rather, it feels more like Vargas subtly invites us to help her remain accountable to her commitment to stay sober.

This could have easily been written as a vanity piece. No vanity here. She bravely takes a giant step forward, warts and all. I think Vargas has more story to tell. I found her account of being a journalist interesting. I enjoyed the few references to internal politics, public expectations of seemingly public figures, and the yo-yo nature of working in a network news organization. Her journey to Iraq left me wanting more stories. These anecdotes are presented as examples of her anxiety. She doesn't dwell in this space, but, I wish she would in her next book.

I am rooting for her. And, I am glad that I know mote about her. She is relateable, likeable, and brave. A victory for Vargas.

Absolutely , beautifully written

I LOVED THE SINCERETY

It was heartfelt, and so I found it intriguing.

She is humble and so truthful.

Thank you Elizabeth!

I am certain I am not the only one who thought, "She's telling my story!" Thank Elizabeth for your courage. A wonderful book that everyone should read so they can become more aware that this disease effects all walks of life. I listened to her audio and loved it.

Brave and Beautiful

As a fellow 50ish, anxious female alcoholic taking another run at sobriety, this book was a salve. I'm sure I'll listen to it again. I'm so grateful to Elizabeth and Dan Harris and Scott Stossel, to name a few, for sharing their most private anguish with the world. I don't know why we assume we're alone, but when we find out the excellent company we're keeping, it provides strength and hope and lessens the loneliness of this powerful affliction. Thank you Elizabeth.

Okay, but not too much insight

Any additional comments?

I listened to this book pretty fast because the subject matter interests me. It is overall a good read/listen.

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Title: Running Man

Subtitle: A Memoir

Author: Charlie Engle

Narrator: Charlie Engle

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-13-16

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 599 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

A compulsively listenable, remarkably candid memoir from world-class ultramarathon runner Charlie Engle chronicling his globe-spanning races, his record-breaking run across the Sahara Desert, and how running helped him overcome drug addiction and an unjust stint in federal prison.

After a decade-long addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol, Charlie Engle hit bottom with a near-fatal six-day binge that ended in a hail of bullets. As Engle got sober, he turned to running, which became his lifeline, his pastime, and his salvation. He began with marathons, and when marathons weren't far enough he began to take on ultramarathons, races that went for 35, 50, and sometimes hundreds of miles, traveling to some of the most unforgiving places on earth to race. The Matt Damon-produced documentary Running the Sahara followed Engle as he led a team on a harrowing, record-breaking 4,500 mile run across the Sahara Desert, which helped raise millions of dollars for charity.

Charlie's growing notoriety led to an investigation and a subsequent unjust conviction for mortgage fraud. Engle would spend 16 months in federal prison in Beckley, West Virginia. While in jail he pounded the small prison track, running endlessly in circles. Soon his fellow inmates were joining him, struggling to keep their spirits up in dehumanizing circumstances.

In Running Man, Charlie Engle tells the gripping, surprising, funny, emotional, and inspiring story of his life, detailing his setbacks and struggles - from coping with addiction to serving time in prison - and how he blazed a path to freedom by putting one foot in front of the other. This is a propulsive, raw, and triumphant story about finding the threshold of human endurance - and transcending it.

Members Reviews:

Psychotic-Narcissistic-Thriller Adventure!

What? I'm the only 2nd person to review this book? It's a must read! I actually listened to it twice.

I've listened to a lot of memoirs but they are usually by politicians heavily edited by a government first.

This is an awesome adventure story!

The first time I listened to it, I thought it was so dam good I had to listen to it again...

It was then that I heard the layers of dysfunction bleed thru. This guy tries to convince us that he has learned about life by admitting his down falls and failings thru his experience of life. Yet, he seems to continue to think that he is always right but has learned to say sorry when wrong or (perceived wrong). Admittedly, his main means of therapy consists of 12 steps; a great starting place. But it's obvious that he has darker issues never really dealt with. Part of the reason why I enjoyed this book so much.

His message of truly learning life thru pain and fear is very poignant. I especially enjoyed/cringed how he verbally abuses others in his adventures to get this message across; very passive aggressive of him. But he sugar coats all of this with his outreach to humanity.

No tongue in cheek. This is a great book on so many dysfunctional/psychological levels. Plus, it's an incredible adventure book. I can't believe more people haven't listened to it.

one of the best

I don't write it enough reviews but I couldn't help not this one. this is an amazing book a true of Overcomers manual.

unexpectedly excellent book

I didn't expect much from this. I loved Running the Sahara so I gave this book a shot.

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Title: True Crime Addict

Subtitle: How I Lost Myself in the Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray

Author: James Renner

Narrator: James Renner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-24-16

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1011 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

When 11-year-old James Renner fell in love with Amy Mihaljevic, the missing girl seen on posters all over his neighborhood, it was the beginning of a lifelong obsession with true crime. That obsession led James to a successful career as an investigative journalist. It also gave him PTSD.

In 2011 James began researching the strange disappearance of Maura Murray, a UMass student who went missing after wrecking her car in rural New Hampshire in 2004. Over the course of his investigation, he uncovered numerous important and shocking new clues about what may have happened to Maura but also found himself in increasingly dangerous situations with little regard for his own well-being.

As his quest to find Maura deepened, the case started taking a toll on his personal life, which began to spiral out of control. The result is an absorbing dual investigation of the complicated story of the all-American girl who went missing and James' own equally complicated true crime addiction.

James Renner's True Crime Addict is the story of his spellbinding investigation of the missing person case of Maura Murray, which has taken on a life of its own for armchair sleuths across the web. In the spirit of David Fincher's Zodiac, it is a fascinating look at a case that has eluded authorities and one man's obsessive quest for the answers.

Members Reviews:

Honest. Surprising. Fascinating.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This book is the audio equivalent of a page-turner. I was pleasantly surprised by the author's honesty and personal insight.

What other book might you compare True Crime Addict to and why?

Strangely, I was reminded of the "Dexter" series. This was a compelling, clear-eyed account from an unexpected source (given the author's psychology).

What about James Renners performance did you like?

As any faithful audio listener knows, there is a special place in Hell for authors who read (and thoroughly screw up) their own work. I approach works read by their author with extreme caution, as what are the chances that an author will be a good writer AND a decent performer? But in this case, James Renner does his own book justice and was the perfect choice here.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I was surprised at the author's willingness to expose several less than flattering aspects of his own life/personality. I respect this choice a great deal, as it would have been all too easy for him to hide his true motives for writing this book behind a veil of compassionate concern for the victim. Instead, he chose to be real with his readers, and that elevated this book from true crime/journalistic gumshoe to something closer to literary non-fiction.

Any additional comments?

Spend a credit on this one. I've listened to hundreds of titles on Audible and this ranks right up there with some of the best.

Stunning and courageous

One of the best I have read in years. Part memoir and part true crime mystery I love both genres and was riveted throughout

Brilliant. Personal.

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Title: Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart

Subtitle: An Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail

Author: Carrot Quinn

Narrator: Erin Spencer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-17-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 598 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Carrot Quinn fears that she's become addicted to the Internet. The city makes her numb, and she's having trouble connecting with others. In a desperate move, she breaks away from everything to walk 2,660 miles from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail. It will be her first long-distance hike.

In the desert of Southern California, Carrot faces many challenges, both physical and emotional: pain, injury, blisters, aching cold and searing heat, dehydration, exhaustion, loneliness. In the wilderness she happens upon and becomes close with an eclectic group of strangers - people she wouldn't have chanced to meet in the "regular world" but who are brought together, here on the trail, by their one common goal: to make it to Canada before the snow flies.

Members Reviews:

Fresh and surprising thru-hikealog

After finishing this book, I found I craved the narrator's voice and being on the trail with Carrot, so I started listening again. It's become the backdrop for life these days, and I listen as I drive, as I lay down to sleep, whenever I want to escape to the trail. It has re-opened the world of thru hiking for me just when I needed it! PCT '85

Compelling, even if you'll never hike the PCT

I'll never climb Everest, but I read everything I can about it. I'll likely never hike the PCT, but I love stories about people who do. Carrot's book is so immersive, so wonderful, so occasionally mundane in the matters of food and water and clothing--it made me very happy.

In contrast to Wild, I feel this book is much more about the daily journey of the trail--what it's like to walk the whole thing. What it's like to fall in love with it. What a largely free heart feels in such a place. I love her humor, her despair, her overwhelming joy, her change as the miles fly by. Unlike some other reviewers, I don't find the bits about intimacy with other hikers troubling or annoying. It all seems very genuine and real and isn't overdone, or overly focused upon. It's simply part of her journey. And, more importantly, her.

Highly recommended. Thank you, Carrot, for sharing your marvelous journey. Please write more!

Strong start...underwhelming finish

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I enjoyed the first half of this book, experiencing the day-to-day struggles of the trail with Carrot. But, lost interest when it became mostly about her immature romance. Some of the dialogue was pretty cringeworthy.

More of diary than travelogue

Any additional comments?

Of the 3 thru hiking books I've read, this one is in third place. In first place would be Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, and in second place AWOL on the Appalachian Trail. I never really got used to the "valley girl" accent of the narrator of Thru Hiking will break your heart. Putting an extra drawn out syllable on a one syllable word, kind of a teenager's voice. But much of the book was detailing the junk food eating at each stop, the motels, foot problems, pretty much any reason not to have to sleep on the trail. But I listened to the whole thing, and I disagree with other reviews that said there was "too much sex in it", there wasn't, just that a couple of girls shared a tent once in awhile and a hug.

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Title: Disrupted

Subtitle: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble

Author: Dan Lyons

Narrator: Dan Lyons

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-05-16

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2558 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

For 25 years Dan Lyons was a magazine writer at the top of his profession - until one Friday morning when he received a phone call: poof. His job no longer existed. "I think they just want to hire younger people," his boss at Newsweek told him. Fifty years old and with a wife and two young kids, Dan was, in a word, screwed.

Then an idea hit. Dan had long reported on Silicon Valley and the tech explosion. Why not join it? HubSpot, a Boston start-up, was flush with $100 million in venture capital. They offered Dan a pile of stock options for the vague role of "marketing fellow". What could go wrong?

HubSpotters were true believers: They were making the world a better place...by selling email spam. The office vibe was frat house meets cult compound: The party began at 4:30 on Friday and lasted well into the night; "shower pods" became hook-up dens; a push-up club met at noon in the lobby while nearby, in the "content factory", Nerf gun fights raged. Groups went on "walking meetings", and Dan's absentee boss sent cryptic emails about employees who had "graduated" (read: been fired). In the middle of all this was Dan, exactly twice the age of the average HubSpot employee and literally old enough to be the father of most of his coworkers, sitting at his desk on his bouncy-ball "chair".

Mixed in with Lyons' uproarious tale of his rise and fall at HubSpot is a trenchant analysis of the start-up world, a de facto conspiracy between those who start companies and those who fund them, a world where bad ideas are rewarded with hefty investments, where companies blow money lavishing perks on their postcollegiate workforces, and where everybody is trying to hang on just long enough to reach an IPO and cash out.

With a cast of characters that includes devilish angel investors, fad-chasing venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and "wantrapreneurs", bloggers and brogrammers, social climbers and sociopaths, Disrupted is a gripping and definitive account of life in the (second) tech bubble.

Critic Reviews:

"Wildly entertaining.... Lyons has injected a dose of sanity into a world gone mad." (Ashlee Vance,

New York Times best-selling author of

Elon Musk)

Members Reviews:

Don't drink the Kool Aid

This book was fascinating for those of us who watch Silicon Valley and its cycles of boom and bust. Dan Lyons, a fifty-something journalist whose last job was Tech Editor at Newsweek, finds himself suddenly unemployed and goes to work for HubSpot, a pre-IPO, cloud based business with a very young, tech-y culture.

He immediately experiences culture shock. His first desk has an exercise ball to sit on instead of a chair. He's given an orange wristband instead of a name badge. The CEO of HubSpot tells the NY Times that grey-hair and experience aren't valuable to the company. Dan, more than twice the age of the average HubSpot employee, starts to push back, because, he reports candidly, "I needed the paycheck."

I enjoyed learning about how venture capital works and what the risk and rewards are for those who speculate in tech start ups. His business writing skills are put to good use as he explores the numbers and the industry from the inside. I didn't enjoy his sense of humor as much.

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Title: If at Birth You Don't Succeed

Subtitle: My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny

Author: Zach Anner

Narrator: Zach Anner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-08-16

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 817 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Comedian Zach Anner opens his frank and devilishly funny book, If at Birth You Don't Succeed, with an admission: He botched his own birth. Two months early, underweight and underprepared for life, he entered the world with cerebral palsy and an uncertain future. So how did this hairless mole rat of a boy blossom into a viral Internet sensation who's hosted two travel shows, impressed Oprah, driven the Mars Rover, and inspired a John Mayer song? (It wasn't "Your Body is a Wonderland".)

Zach lives by the mantra: When life gives you a wheelchair, make lemonade. Whether recounting a valiant childhood attempt to woo Cindy Crawford, encounters with zealous faith healers, or the time he crapped his pants mere feet from Dr. Phil, Zach shares his fumbles with unflinching honesty and characteristic charm. By his 30th birthday, Zach had grown into an adult with a career in entertainment, millions of fans, a loving family, and friends who would literally carry him up mountains.

If at Birth You Don't Succeed is a hilariously irreverent and heartfelt memoir about finding your passion and your path even when it's paved with epic misadventure. This is the unlikely but not unlucky story of a man who couldn't safely open a bag of Skittles but still became a fitness guru with fans around the world. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll fall in love with the Olive Garden all over again and learn why cerebral palsy is, definitively, "the sexiest of the palsies".

Members Reviews:

Zach A.

I thought I did pretty well, to be honest. But I guess I'm kind of biased.

Review from a professional narrator

What about Zach Anners performance did you like?

Not often can an author of a book be their own narrator. In this case though, no one could have read this book the way Zach does. His comedic timing is excellent. His tone in the serious parts held me close to the story. In general, I found it well done in all aspects. As one who does narration for a living all I can say is, Great Job!

Any additional comments?

Funny, Poignant, Eye Opening, and over all well done. Highly recommended.

Unbridled Positivity

I was late to the Zach Anner fan club, so by the time I knew anything of his body of work, his book was already slated for release the next month. I found that he was just as hilarious as he was endearing. As the pretty much negative person as I am, I found his optimism and positivity void of the preachy nature I find most folk with such enthusiasm; which made me love him even more.

I had no idea what to expect from his book, just that I was sure I would laugh along with him and his particular brand of humor. What I found in listening to him speak about his life, was that his honest heartfelt nature nearly brought me to tears many times, not because of anything to do with his disability, but because of his overcoming a very real problem we all face at junctures in our lives; despair.

I needed this book. I've spent most of my life waiting for something so profoundly positive to happen to fill the chasm of negativity I had dug for myself, never even stopping to think that I could simply make the conscious choice to be more positive.

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Title: A Mother's Reckoning

Subtitle: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy

Author: Sue Klebold

Narrator: Andrew Solomon, Sue Klebold

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-15-16

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1662 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Over the course of minutes, they would kill 12 students and a teacher and wound 24 others before taking their own lives.

For the last 16 years, Sue Klebold, Dylan's mother, has lived with the indescribable grief and shame of that day. How could her child, the promising young man she had loved and raised, be responsible for such horror? And how, as his mother, had she not known something was wrong? Were there subtle signs she had missed? What, if anything, could she have done differently?

These are questions that Klebold has grappled with every day since the Columbine tragedy. In A Mother's Reckoning, she chronicles with unflinching honesty her journey as a mother trying to come to terms with the incomprehensible. In the hope that the insights and understanding she has gained may help other families recognize when a child is in distress, she tells her story in full, drawing upon her personal journals, the videos and writings that Dylan left behind, and countless interviews with mental health experts.

Filled with hard-won wisdom and compassion, A Mother's Reckoning is a powerful and haunting book that sheds light on one of the most pressing issues of our time. And with fresh wounds from the recent Newtown and Charleston shootings, never has the need for understanding been more urgent.

All author profits from the book will be donated to research and to charitable organizations focusing on mental health issues.

Members Reviews:

I kept on driving just to listen to a few more chapters

Sue Klebold is an astounding woman, full of grace, carrying around the most unbearable things. This memoir is sincere, honest, forthright and gut-wrenching. The book is completely mesmerizing and sheds light on issues of suicide, murder-suicide and the devastation that is left behind. This book is a confrontation of all we believe to be true.

Thought provoking

I didn't know what to think when I saw Sue Klebold had written a book. But having a small child in the school system at that time and running to school after I heard about Columbine to once again have my boy in my arms; compelled me to hear her side of the story. I found Sue to be extremely honest, heartbroken not only for her loss but the destruction her son caused. Her careful remembrance of each of the victims was spoken with compassion and deep regret.

I remember only thinking of those beautiful children, the teacher, the ones hurt and their grieving families. I prayed for each of them. I did not think of the shooters or their families I must admit. It takes courage for this book to be written. I can't image what they went through. My prayers do go out to the Klebolds. I'm sorry I wasn't praying for them 17 years ago.

Heartbreaking

After seeing the headlines, it was nice to hear thr back story. We all know how the mefia distorts things. This book untangles the misinformation surrounding the event. I am a mother of 2 boys and know how easily influenced they are. This book was well written and Sue did an excellent job reading. This one one of the best books I've listened to in a while.

Thank you Sue.

I have appreciated your honesty in this book. As a "brain" health professional that works in Colorado schools I thank you.

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Title: The Lost Airman

Subtitle: A True Story of Escape from Nazi Occupied France

Author: Peter F. Stevens, Seth Meyerowitz

Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-16

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 251 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

For fans of Unbroken, the remarkable, untold story of World War II American Air Force turret-gunner Staff Sergeant Arthur Meyerowitz, who was shot down over Nazi-occupied France and evaded Gestapo pursuers for more than six months before escaping to freedom.

Bronx-born top turret-gunner Arthur Meyerowitz was on his second mission when he was shot down in 1943. He was one of only two men on the B-24 Liberator known as Harmful Lil Armful who escaped death or immediate capture on the ground. After fleeing the wreck, Arthur knocked on the door of an isolated farmhouse, whose owners hastily took him in. Fortunately, his hosts not only despised the Nazis but had a tight connection to the French resistance group Morhange and its founder, Marcel Taillandier. Arthur and Taillandier formed an improbable bond as the resistance leader arranged for Arthur's transfers among safe houses in southern France, shielding him from the Gestapo.

Based on recently declassified material, exclusive personal interviews, and extensive research into the French Resistance, The Lost Airman tells the tense and riveting story of Arthur's trying months in Toulouse - masquerading as a deaf mute and working with a downed British pilot to evade the Nazis - and of his hair-raising journey to freedom involving a perilous trek over the Pyrenees and a voyage aboard a fishing boat with U-boats lurking below and Luftwaffe fighters looming above. This is a never-before-told true story of endurance, perseverance, and escape during World War II.

Members Reviews:

Compelling read....

What a great recount of the actions of the bravest of men and women, a well crafted and excellently researched telling of the action of bomber crew and the French resistance during 1943/44. History well recorded and not to be forgotten, the author is a credit to his late brave Grandfather and the beyond brave members of the resistance organizations of WWll, well done and thank you.

Wonderful Story of the French Resistance in WW2

This book held me captive from start to finish. The narrator is good, steady pace and great feeling. I really appreciated the fact that the narrator kept his volume the same throughout the book. Many narrators vary their volume so much that I miss all the quiet sections.

The story is an amazing one, that is well written and just enough detail. This part of WW2 is not often seen: That of a downed airman's view of the French Resistance.

Both Touching and Tragic

Where does The Lost Airman rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

Top 10 in non-fiction.

What other book might you compare The Lost Airman to and why?

Shot Down by Steve Synder and Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. These books are similar, as they take place during WW2, but The Lost Airman is distinctive in its behind-the-scenes view of the French Resistance and their heart-breaking and admirable courage and sacrifice.

Have you listened to any of Jonathan Todd Rosss other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, but an excellent narration.

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

No. It's not a book you want to rush--but I always looked forward to getting back to it.

Any additional comments?

A moving account of Arthur Meyerowitz and all those who helped him get back home.

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Title: White Like Me

Subtitle: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son

Author: Tim Wise

Narrator: Tim Wise

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-08-16

Publisher: Audiobooks.com Publishing

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 345 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

With a new preface and updated chapters, White Like Me is one-part memoir, one-part polemical essay collection. It is a personal examination of the way in which racial privilege shapes the daily lives of white Americans in every realm: employment, education, housing, criminal justice, and elsewhere.

Using stories from his own life, Tim Wise demonstrates the ways in which racism not only burdens people of color, but also benefits, in relative terms, those who are "white like him". He discusses how racial privilege can harm whites in the long run and make progressive social change less likely. He explores the ways in which whites can challenge their unjust privileges, and explains in clear and convincing language why it is in the best interest of whites themselves to do so. Using anecdotes instead of stale statistics, Wise weaves a narrative that is at once listenable and yet scholarly, analytical and yet accessible.

Members Reviews:

AMAZING!

Thought provoking and inspiring! Youll he challenged to see yourself in a new way. Do yourself a favor and read it!

Masterpiece

The most important writing I have ever read or listened to. The struggle should continue and I also choose hope...

Great writing made even better as an audible book

Time Wise's writing is excellent and it's only improved with his narrative of this audible book. His story is relevant and interesting and accessible to readers and listeners. While the topic is sometimes intimidating, Tim's prose and perspective makes it a pleasure to read.

Riveting Perspective

I was not expecting this to be so thoroughly autobiographical, but the updated chronological approach is wonderfully coherent and touches many appropriate themes. Wise eloquently walks through a host of issues as seen in daily life, without cushioning the plight of many white Americans. He never guilt trips anyone, and even offers excellent ways to avoid such inevitable accusations that conversations on white privilege "rely on white guilt."

A must read.

One of the most important books I've read.

This book was life-changing. It was entertaining. It was emotional, challenging, and even fun from time-to-time. So worth the buy. You need to read/listen to it ASAP.