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Title: No Time to Spare

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin

Narrator: Barbara Caruso

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-11-18

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

From acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, and with an introduction by Karen Joy Fowler, a collection of thoughts - always adroit, often acerbic - on aging, belief, the state of literature, and the state of the nation.

Ursula K. Le Guin has taken listeners to imaginary worlds for decades. Now she's in the last great frontier of life, old age, and exploring new literary territory: the blog, a forum where her voice - sharp, witty, as compassionate as it is critical - shines.

No Time to Spare collects the best of Ursula's blog, presenting perfectly crystallized dispatches on what matters to her now, her concerns with this world, and her wonder at it.

On the absurdity of denying your age, she says, "If I'm 90 and believe I'm 45, I'm headed for a very bad time trying to get out of the bathtub."

On cultural perceptions of fantasy: "The direction of escape is toward freedom. So what is 'escapism' an accusation of?"

On her new cat: "He still won't sit on a lap. I don't know if he ever will. He just doesn't accept the lap hypothesis."

On breakfast: "Eating an egg from the shell takes not only practice, but resolution, even courage, possibly willingness to commit crime."

And on all that is unknown, all that we discover as we muddle through life: "How rich we are in knowledge, and in all that lies around us yet to learn. Billionaires, all of us."

Members Reviews:

WHAT A JOY SHE IS!

Do you realize how many books, and in how many genres, poet-fiction writer-essayist Ursula JK. Le Guin has published to date? Using the listing in the front of her latest collection, there are 23 works of fiction (novels and short stories, some of them extraordinarily influential), eleven books of poems (and a twelfth is mentioned in a piece in this book), and two volumes of translations (of Lao Tzu and Gabriela Mistral). Sheâs a force! And as in a collection of occasional pieces I just reviewed by polymath Umberto Eco (Chronicles of a Liquid Society), even her most occasional postings have substance. Reaching her early and then mid-eighties, she decides to venture into blogging. She posts sage to pithy comments on a wide range of topics, from the ups and downs of aging (read her assessment of the Harvard alumni survey), to the joys of raising a kitten to adult cathood. She writes: âIâve lost faith in the saying âYouâre only as old as you think you are,â ever since I got old. âShe takes on the current fascination with the two most common cuss words, one dealing with procreation (but not really procreation, really with dominance and battering), the other with excretion. On being a writer, she notes that meaning in art isnât the same as in science: âThe meaning of the second law of thermodynamics â isnât changed by who reads it, or when, or where. The meaning of Huckleberry Finn isâ. Art is what an artist does, not what an artist explainsâ. All I expect of a good potter is to go and make another good pot.â There are sage comments on the craft of writing, on how being a woman writer discriminates against one in a still male dominated publishing and criticsâ world. She asks why we never question the desirability of economic growth.

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Title: Stalling for Time

Subtitle: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator

Author: Gary Noesner

Narrator: Gary Noesner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-02-18

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

The FBI's chief hostage negotiator recounts harrowing standoffs, including the Waco siege with David Koresh and the Branch Davidians, in a memoir that serves as a basis for the upcoming series Waco.

In Stalling for Time, the FBI's chief hostage negotiator takes listeners on a harrowing tour through many of the most famous hostage crises in the history of the modern FBI, including the siege at Waco, the Montana Freemen standoff, and the D.C. sniper attacks. Having helped develop the FBI's nonviolent communication techniques for achieving peaceful outcomes in tense situations, Gary Noesner offers a candid, fascinating look back at his years as an innovator in the ranks of the Bureau and a pioneer on the front lines.

Whether vividly recounting showdowns with the radical Republic of Texas militia or clashes with colleagues and superiors that expose the internal politics of America's premier law enforcement agency, Stalling for Time crackles with insight and breathtaking suspense. Case by case, minute by minute, it's a behind-the-scenes view of a visionary crime fighter in action.

Critic Reviews:

"Rivetingthe most in-depth and absorbing section is devoted to the 1993 siege near Waco, Texas." (

The Washington Post)

"Captivating...an electrifying read...No Hollywood movie can top this story for thrills, suspense, or action." (

New York Journal of Books)

"Certain to fascinate true crime readers...The compelling centerpiece of the book is Noesner's analysis of 'what went wrong at Waco' with the Branch Davidians." (

Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Gary rocks

An incredible glimpse into a life journey that has culminated in a unique skill set and perspective about the necessity of using communication skills to save human lives. Gary has laid out several examples of how these skills, in conjunction with tactical support at times, minimize the loss of life and preserve the dignity of those involved. Some examples underscore how ignoring the importance of maintaining a dialogue with perpetrators have gone sadly awry. Another important theme emerges, that of careful coordination among all responders is paramount. Such a

skill set has implications beyond major events, but is useful in many settings including health care. I applaud Gary for baring his soul, risking the displeasure of colleagues and illustrating the importance of what his lifes work, his passion, has accomplished. Kudos, my friend!

Top Notch

Mr. Noesner's narration is second to none. His voice is soothing and consistent. No wonder he had such a successful career as a negotiator.

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Title: The Clothes Make the Girl (Look Fat)?

Subtitle: Adventures and Agonies in Fashion

Author: Brittany Gibbons

Narrator: Amy McFadden

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-17

Publisher: Harper Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

In a sartorial follow-up to her hilarious memoir in stories, Fat Girl Walking, Internet personality Brittany Gibbons once again deep dives into the world of the plus size woman, this time chronicling her love/hate (but mostly hate) relationship with fashion.

From Pinterest boards and Instagram posts to shop windows and ad campaigns, fashion is everywhere. We shop and dress for practical reasons like job interviews or to make a good impression at the board meeting. We shop and dress for more adventurous reasons - for dates, to woo a lover, to catch someone's eye. Clothes are armor for women, and we wrap a lot of meaning in what we choose to wear.

As plus-size spokesmodel and blogger Brittany Gibbons knows, what we choose to wear is especially important, and especially emotional, for curvy women. This isn't only because curvy women feel underrepresented and underserved by the fashion world. For the curvy woman who struggles with feelings of self-worth and a lack of confidence, the feeling of "why bother" can come crashing in. You can't help but think, Wouldn't leggings and a slouchy sweater just be easier? Especially when we, like every other woman on the planet, are facing greater, real-life obstacles like raising kids, attending college, keeping your marriage together, paying bills, and a myriad of other daily struggles.

Everyone has those days where they hate their body, they hate their clothes, but self-confidence and strength can come from a great outfit. Brittany is determined to help women, curvy and otherwise, embrace fashion and all the bumps and lumps that come with it. In this "overdue love letter" to her body, Brittany delves into the hilarity and the humility of her quest to find her own personal style - to break out of a rut of maternity underwear and men's undershirts once and for all. From wardrobe malfunctions to fashion advice to mom bodies and the perfect pose, The Clothes Make the Girl (Look Fat)? is the empowered battle cry all women deserve.

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Members Reviews:

Amazing book!

I loved this book, I laughed and cried. Thanks Brittany for giving the(big)little women a voice. Everyone else- listen to this book! You will not be disappointed!

love this book!

love how real, genuine and relatable this book is! good read for anyone and everyone :)

The Most Amazing

This book was Wonderful from start to finish. The many relationships the author share is inspirational, with her husband, strangers, and her mother. I love how it made me feel and love how the author makes me feel we are friends.

Thank you Brittany Gibbons!

The struggle is real, and your words inspire a greater self confidence in me that I couldnt imagine. From the first time I read your words, to this book, youve taught me to learn to love myself for who I am and not what I think I look like.

To potential readers/listeners; if you get it, these words will inspire you. For those of you who wont get it, these words will hopefully teach you to try to not be a giant prick.

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Title: Riding Rockets

Subtitle: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut

Author: Mike Mullane

Narrator: Joel Richards

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-17

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

In 1978, the first group of space shuttle astronauts was introduced to the world - 29 men and six women who would carry NASA through the most tumultuous years of the space shuttle program. Among them was USAF Colonel Mike Mullane, who, in his memoir Riding Rockets, strips the heroic veneer from the astronaut corps and paints them as they are - human.

Mullane's tales of arrested development among military flyboys working with feminist pioneers and post-doc scientists are sometimes bawdy, often comical, and always entertaining. He vividly portrays every aspect of the astronaut experience, from telling a female technician which urine-collection condom size is a fit to hearing "Taps" played over a friend's grave. He is also brutally honest in his criticism of a NASA leadership whose bungling would precipitate the Challenger disaster - killing four members of his group. A hilarious, heartfelt story of life in all its fateful uncertainty, Riding Rockets will resonate long after the call of "Wheel stop".

Critic Reviews:

"A thoroughly absorbing story.... A strong addition to science and space collections of any size." (

Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Riding Rockets

Excllent, educational, honest, really gives insight to the talents and bravery of these men and women.

Best "Astronauts of the 80s" Memoir"

I read "Riding Rockets" as an ebook several months ago, having given up on it coming out on Audible. Thus I was *thrilled* when, by chance, I found it available after Christmas, and bought it immediately. It's well-written, informative, interesting, infuriating, heart-breaking, and hilarious. I had tears in my eyes several times, both from sorrow and from laughing so hard I was literally crying. I love, love, love this book!

Almost any fan of NASA and space history will enjoy this book. One caveat: I would rate this book as PG-13. Mike was a military pilot from "Planet AD" (Arrested Development). His sense of humour is rather gutter-bound. I liked it, but my sense of humour is pretty base as well. He also recognises that this was decades ago and what was okay then is not so now. In any case, the book is probably not suitable for most kids under ~14 or anyone with...delicate...sensibilities. If dick jokes offend you, I'd strongly advise skipping this book and picking up Clayton Anderson's "Ordinary Spaceman".

(I'd also strongly recommend reading "Spaceman" by Mike Massimino. It is an amazing, wonderful, informative, interesting, and brilliant book. I can't come up with enough superlatives to describe his book. I can say that every person I've recommended, or given, it to - at least twenty - has loved it, and that reading it will make you want to be a better person.)

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Title: Those Who Fall

Author: John Muirhead

Narrator: Robertson Dean

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-05-17

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 16 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

As a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber pilot, John Muirhead led missions into northern Italy, Germany, and Bulgaria during World War II. Ultimately, he was shot down and taken prisoner.

John Muirhead's re-creation of those years is a breathtaking mingling of ravaging horrors and silent, surreal images; of raw, tumultuous memory and elegantly paced narrative; of lightening humor and measured reflection.

Seldom has a listener been made to feel terror so viscerally. Rarely has a listener ascended the skies so thrillingly. And never has one felt so close to the numbing fear, the boredom, the eerie beauty, and the dislocated sensibilities of war in the air as in Those Who Fall.

Members Reviews:

Only R. Dean Mars Sheer Perfection

Those Who Fall is an elegantly written memoir of fear, determination, friendship, courage, and the will to live. At its best, it's pure poetry.

Alas, I have to admit it: I'm not a big fan of Robertson Dean, and it's tragic that he's the narrator of so many fine books, all of which he fails to elevate or to deliver on in the manner which they deserve. Here, while he does a good job of dialogue (even tho' he's no master of accents), the narrative itself is delivered without much cadence, nearing a monotone most of the time.

Which is tragic because John Muirhead writes of the beauty of a child's voice, the desperation of a widow's loneliness, the unwillingness to get attached to the fate of the man beside you because that would make their ultimate and oh so likely death unbearable. He writes of the fear to run that next mission, the one that could be your last. He recounts riveting action of bombing runs on oil facilities, of airbursts of fire and shrapnel. He tells of trying to take care of the utterly shell shocked, of trying to find food and life within the confines of POW camps.

He writes of the misery of torture.

Those Who Fall has it all, and while Dean is less than sublime, he still can't turn this into a just-okay book.

It's brilliant! Not since Guy Sajer's The Forgotten Soldier have I truly felt war, boredom, horror, hope, so much.

By the way. It does seem to end too soon, but that's only because you'll want to know more of Muirhead's story. You will indeed care that much...

Incomplete ending

The story ended with the Russians at some distance from the camp - no idea what happened next. I'm sure their arrival and the prisoners trip after could have been interesting. No luck.

Seemed odd to stop there.

Best-Written WWII Air War Memoir

What did you love best about Those Who Fall?

Excellent writing and descriptive ability. Memorable characters. Phenomenal accounts of bombing raids over Germany in WWII, the best I have read. Insight into life behind the scenes on the ground at air bases. Interactions with local Italian population. Have remembered this powerful and moving narrative since the first time I read it 25+ years ago, astonished and delighted to see that anyone made the effort to present an audiobook version.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Narrator and perhaps his commanding officer.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

The performance was pedestrian, but the content is very strong.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The first account of a bombing raid over Germany was much more than war porn.

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Title: Counting Backwards

Subtitle: A Doctor's Notes on Anesthesia

Author: Henry Jay Przybylo MD

Narrator: Tom Perkins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-14-17

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

For many of the 40 million Americans who undergo anesthesia each year, it is a source of great fear and fascination. In Counting Backwards, Dr. Henry Jay Przybylo - an anesthesiologist with more than 30 years of experience - has written an unforgettable account of the routine procedure's daily dramas and fundamental mysteries.

Przybylo has administered anesthesia more than 30,000 times in his career - erasing consciousness, denying memory, and immobilizing the body before reversing all of these effects - on newborn babies, screaming toddlers and sullen teenagers, his own son, and even a gorilla. With compassion and candor, he weaves his experiences into intimate stories that explore the nature of consciousness, the politics of pain relief, and the wonder of modern medicine.

Through its intense and humane tales of mistakes, near-disasters, life-saving successes, and moments of grace, Counting Backwards shines a light on one of the most fascinating but unexplored corners of the medical world.

Critic Reviews:

"[Pryzbylo] weaves an enjoyable narrative out of...the wealth of experience he has gained over more than 30 years...[and] offers a rare and thoughtful look behind the scenes of this crucial yet arcane specialization." (

Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Great insight for general public and healthcare alike!

An excellent book. A valuable read for the general public wanting to understand more about anesthesia and healthcare professionals alike. The blend of medical history along with clinical experiences was especially captivating.

Understanding care from the other side of the operating table.

Spectacular writing, moving stories - brought to you by an anesthesiologist specializing in pediatrics. Lovingly told, stays with you.

Excellent read!!

Excellent read for an Anesthesiologist. I enjoyed it tremendously. Very well written.

... grandson - but grandpa had to read first - good book!

It was a gift for grandson - but grandpa had to read first - good book!!!!!

Disappointing

Somewhat of an interesting read, but nothing special, and not much substance. My overall impression is that the author is a good man and a good doctor, but the tone of the writing was self-important, and I was rather shocked that he refers to one young overweight pediatric patient as "a butterball" and (less shocking but still concerning) a couple of other children as "chunky." I do a lot of clinical writing and cannot imagine ever using those words when describing clients or patients.

Overall I thought this book was just okay, a chain of anecdotes and no more. I thought the title was brilliant, and wish I could say the same about the book.

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Title: Craig & Fred

Subtitle: A Marine, a Stray Dog, and How They Rescued Each Other

Author: Craig Grossi

Narrator: Craig Grossi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-17

Publisher: Harper Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 59 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

The uplifting and unforgettable true story of a US marine, the stray dog he met on an Afghan battlefield, and how they saved each other and now travel America together, "spreading the message of stubborn positivity".

In 2010, Sergeant Craig Grossi was doing intelligence work for Marine RECON - the most elite fighters in the corps - in a remote part of Afghanistan. While on patrol, he spotted a young dog "with a big goofy head and little legs" who didn't seem vicious or to run in a pack like most strays they'd encountered. After eating a piece of beef jerky Craig offered - against military regulations - the dog began to follow him. "Looks like you made a friend," another marine yelled. Grossi heard, "Looks like a Fred." The name stuck, and a beautiful, life-changing friendship was forged.

Fred not only stole Craig's heart; he won over the RECON fighters, who helped Craig smuggle the dog into heavily fortified Camp Leatherneck in a duffel bag - risking jail and Fred's life. With the help of a crew of DHL workers, a sympathetic vet, and a military dog handler, Fred eventually made it to Craig's family in Virginia.

Months later, when Craig returned to the US, it was Fred's turn to save the wounded marine from post-traumatic stress. Today, Craig and Fred are touching lives nationwide, from a swampy campground in a Louisiana State Park to the streets of Portland, Oregon, and everywhere in between.

A poignant and inspiring tale of hope, resilience, and optimism, with a timeless message at its heart - "it is not what happens to us that matters but how we respond to it" - Craig & Fred is a shining example of the power of love to transform our hearts and our lives.

Members Reviews:

Looks like a Fred

I highly recommend this book. Listening to Craig tell his and Craig's story was time well spent. I enjoyed getting to know Craig and Fred. It was interesting and inspirational getting to hear from Craig directly on how he got Fred home.

My only critique is that Craig is not a professional performer. There were a few times it seemed like the flow wasn't quite there. Having said that, I wouldn't want anyone else to tell the story and enjoyed Fred's contribution as well (he makes a few noises in the background). For the most part Craig did great!

A beautiful story of love and tenacity

This is a great story of the tenacity of spirit - both human and canine. I am ordering this book in children's version for my 9 year old granddaughter.

Wonderful, heartwarming story!

A truly beautiful story of determination and love even in difficult times. This book provides amazing insight in to the challenges Veteran's face through the common ground of love for a dog. This approach helps to bridge the gap there so often seems to be between civilians and those impacted by war.

My Favorite Book!

I am so happy Craig Grossi decided to share this amazing story! This book was absolutely amazing, I felt moved with every single chapter. I LOVE FRED!!! I didnt want the book to be over. I literally cried. Definitely a must read!

Nice story

the story he had to tell was enjoyable and well written. i found the most interesting parts were when he talked about fred. Im not sure the author was the best person to read the story.

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Title: Real American

Subtitle: A Memoir

Author: Julie Lythcott-Haims

Narrator: Julie Lythcott-Haims

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-24-17

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 27 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

This program is read by the author.

A fearless debut audiobook memoir in which beloved and best-selling How to Raise an Adult author Julie Lythcott-Haims pulls no punches in her recollections of growing up a biracial black woman in America.

Bringing a poetic sensibility to her prose to stunning effect, Lythcott-Haims briskly and stirringly evokes her personal battle with the low self-esteem that American racism routinely inflicts on people of color. The only child of a marriage between an African-American father and a white British mother, she shows indelibly how so-called "micro" aggressions in addition to blunt force insults can puncture a person's inner life with a thousand sharp cuts. Real American expresses, also, through Lythcott-Haims' path to self-acceptance, the healing power of community in overcoming the hurtful isolation of being incessantly considered "the other".

The author of the New York Times best-selling anti-helicopter parenting manifesto How to Raise an Adult, Lythcott-Haims offers listeners a different kind of story this time out but one that will nevertheless resonate with the legions of students, educators, and parents to whom she is now well known, by whom she is beloved, and to whom she has always provided wise and necessary counsel about how to embrace and nurture their best selves. Real American is an affecting memoir, an unforgettable cri de coeur, and a clarion call to all of us to live more wisely, generously and fully.

Critic Reviews:

"Courageous, achingly honest." (Michelle Alexander,

New York Times best-selling author of

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness)

"A compelling, incisive, and thoughtful examination of race, origin, and what it means to be called an American. Engaging, heartfelt, and beautifully written, Lythcott-Haims explores the American spectrum of identity with refreshing courage and compassion." (Bryan Stevenson,

New York Times best-selling author of

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption)

Members Reviews:

Silvi would be proud.!!! awareness,love& tears

This book hooked me in from page one and living with racism daily and having with mountains I climb and valleys I swim.. perfectly put.

A beautiful truth

This book is not just about one theme, it's so life stricken it's amazing. Being black, feeling vulnerable, being honest about moments of insecurity, relationships with Family... it's all so beautiful. This book stands as a monument to all that plagues society and really helps me see how universal some themes are. It's truly awesome

Powerful must read

The rawness you hear as Julie is reading her experience of being a biracial woman growing up in the United States, of being a mother to two biracial children, and a woman in a biracial relationship is palpable and searing. Every white American who is able to truly open their hearts and ears to listen would never be able to turn a blind eye to racism, systemic oppression, and white supremacy again.

Black lives do matter, as do others.

I wanted to like this book and started to from time to time, but there was just a little too much poor me coming from an upper class Harvard girl, even if she considers herself black. There is no doubt that racism is an issue in the US today. We all loose because of judging each other by the most ridiculous of all characteristics - color.

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Title: Walking with Peety

Subtitle: The Dog Who Saved My Life

Author: Eric O'Grey, Mark Dagostino - featuring

Narrator: Eric O'Grey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-10-17

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 27 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Eric was 150 pounds overweight, depressed, and sick. After a lifetime of failed diet attempts and the onset of type 2 diabetes due to his weight, Eric went to a new doctor, who surprisingly prescribed a shelter dog. And that's when Eric met Peety: an overweight, middle-aged, and forgotten dog who, like Eric, had seen better days. The two adopted each other and began an incredible journey together, forming a bond of unconditional love that forever changed their lives. Over the next year, just by going on walks, playing together, and eating plant-based foods, Eric lost 150 pounds, and Peety lost 25. As a result, Eric reversed his diabetes, got off all medication, and became happy and healthy for the first time in his life - eventually reconnecting with and marrying his high school sweetheart.

Walking with Peety is for anyone who is ready to make a change in his or her life and for everyone who knows the joy, love, and hope that dogs can bring. This is more than a tale of mutual rescue. This is an epic story of friendship and strength.

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Members Reviews:

Amazing book!

One of the best books I have read in the last few years. Absolutely upbeat, inspirational, anybody who loves an animal, has a dog and cares about health will be able to relate to Erics very personal and self disclosing story. A story about transformation. Cannot say enough good about this book. Have purchased three copies already for family and friends for Christmas. It is simply that good!. Thank you Eric for sharing your beautiful story. You have absolutely made a difference not just in this world through your inspiring story but in the life of Peety-A companion and friend who forever transformed you!!.... and US!!!!

Hitting bottom and reclaiming your life back.

Eric hit bottom but got control of his life. His story is so uplifting. Its not your average I lost major weight and this is how I did it book.

I encourage anyone to read this book.

I Wanted to Like This More

The first half of this book is truly inspirational. The impact that we can have on the life of an animal and their impact on us is immeasurable. I found myself struggling to continue mid-way through the book when I felt I was being preached to regarding lifestyle choices with food and the selfish want of the author to have his dog with him everywhere. A want so strong, that a single incident became the foundation for his claim for the need for Petey to become a service animal. This diminishes the value of true service dogs and their need in the world. I finished the book being grateful for all the animals impacting our lives, but viewing the author as shallow and selfish.

Inspiring

Whole food, plant based diet and the love of a dog saved this mans life. It inspired me. I listened to this book quickly and will listen to it again. The truths are convicting.

couldn't recommend it more!

absolutely loved it, had me so emotional and inspired. my new favourite book! Couldn't recommend it enough

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Title: Texas Blood

Subtitle: Seven Generations Among the Outlaws, Ranchers, Indians, Missionaries, Soldiers, and Smugglers of the Borderlands

Author: Roger D. Hodge

Narrator: Roger D. Hodge

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-10-17

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

In the tradition of Ian Frazier's Great Plains, and as vivid as the work of Cormac McCarthy, an intoxicating, singularly illuminating history of the Texas borderlands from their settlement through seven generations of Roger D. Hodge's ranching family.

What brought the author's family to Texas? What is it about Texas that for centuries has exerted a powerful allure for adventurers and scoundrels, dreamers and desperate souls, outlaws and outliers? In search of answers, Hodge travels across his home state - which he loves and hates in shifting measure - tracing the wanderings of his ancestors into forgotten histories along vanished roads. Here is an unsentimental, keenly insightful attempt to grapple with all that makes Texas so magical, punishing, and polarizing. Here is a spellbindingly evocative portrait of the borderlands - with its brutal history of colonization, conquest, and genocide; where stories of death and drugs and desperation play out daily. And here is a contemplation of what it means that the ranching industry that has sustained families like Hodge's for almost two centuries is quickly fading away, taking with it a part of our larger, deep-rooted cultural inheritance. A wholly original fusion of memoir and history - as piercing as it is elegiac - Texas Blood is a triumph.

Critic Reviews:

"Hypnotically written, deeply researched, profoundly elegiac - the adverbs pile up, and with good reason. Roger D. Hodge has written a wonderful book about our most vexed and peculiarly American state, with an eye for detail and anecdote that's as loving as it is merciless." (Tom Bissell, author of Apostle)

"Texas Blood blends the personal and the historical to create a vivid portrait of a place unable to transcend its violent past. Roger D. Hodge is a very gifted writer, and he tells his story with the energy of a perfectly paced novel." (Ron Rash, author of Serena)

Members Reviews:

This was a great read. I went out to west Texas to ...

This was a great read. I went out to west Texas to Big Bend for the first time about a year ago and this book gave a lot of great information and history about the area. It was nice to get the history from someone whose family had been there for generations. I recognized most of the places the author described, the book is well written and compelling. I want to go back to West Texas as soon as I can with this book as a tour guide.

Five Stars

Thank you

Interesting book

Interesting book.

History, personal accounts, novel, or all three

My apologies to Amazon and readers for my delay on this one. I had two eye surgeries this summer. Still have problems reading printed pages - even with a magnifier.

I found Texas Blood a fascinating read. Itâs historical research, family history and a heavy but simple almost novel style writing which needs a number of readings to finish.

The author is a true Texan who left for college and rarely looked back. Heâs out for his adult life and returns later in life to fill in the blanks and put his story together. Each chapter is almost a act in itself.