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Title: How May We Hate You?

Subtitle: Notes from the Concierge Desk

Author: Anna Drezen, Todd Dakotah Briscoe

Narrator: Anna Drezen, Todd Dakotah Briscoe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-17-16

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Most people think hotel employees are effortlessly cheerful and naturally helpful and genuinely like their work.

Most people are wrong.

Find out what really goes on in the world of hospitality with this hilarious book full of funny and absurd stories, anecdotes told in dialogue, factoids, and hoax pop quizzes by two veteran concierges who paid their way while working at a combined 50 hotels in and around Times Square. They are very pleased to help you learn:

How May We Hate You? is both romp and commentary on the hospitality industry and life behind the nametag.

Members Reviews:

fun

it was fine... not highly intelligent but they won't care that I said that anyway. I think the material could have been condensed into a shorter book , and it definitely left me thinking that the hotel industry doesn't really value us as customers... which is sad since I think I try to be respectful

... but then maybe I am one of those ultra serious hotel guests they were describing. Glad I know what the concierge does.... kinda.

so true on so many levels!

it's like this book just fell into my lap...or phone lol being in the hospitality industry I think this book is 100% on the money. I finished it in 2 days because I "had" to sleep but it was very interesting from beginning to end. great job you 2!

Not that the authors will read this comment...

But I truly enjoyed this audiobook. I've worked in the hospitality industry for years and I can definitely relate to the stories told. Loved the ending the most :)

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Title: A Different Kind of Daughter

Subtitle: The Girl Who Hid from the Taliban in Plain Sight

Author: Maria Toorpakai, Katharine Holstein

Narrator: Neela Vaswani

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-03-16

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 81 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Maria Toorpakai hails from Pakistan's violently oppressive northwest tribal region, where the idea of women playing sports is considered haram - un-Islamic, forbidden - and girls rarely leave their homes. But she did, passing as a boy in order to play the sports she loved, thus becoming a lightning rod of freedom in her country's fierce battle over women's rights.

A Different Kind of Daughter tells of Maria's harrowing journey to play the sport she knew was her destiny, first living as a boy and roaming the violent back alleys of the frontier city of Peshawar, rising to become the number-one female squash player in Pakistan. For Maria, squash was more than liberation - it was salvation. But it was also a death sentence, thrusting her into the national spotlight and the crosshairs of the Taliban, who wanted Maria and her family dead. Maria knew her only chance of survival was to flee the country.

Enter Jonathon Power, the first North American to earn the title of top squash player in the world and the only person to heed Maria's plea for help. Recognizing her determination and talent, Jonathon invited Maria to train and compete internationally in Canada. After years of living on the run from the Taliban, Maria packed up and left the only place she had ever known to move halfway across the globe and pursue her dream. Now Maria is well on the way to becoming a world champion as she continues to be a voice for oppressed women everywhere.

Critic Reviews:

"An intimate look into the lives of women in one of the most hostile places on earth that the eyes of foreigners rarely see. Maria, through courage, defiance, and a supportive family, managed to beat the odds and survive the kind of prejudice and persecution that kills or destroys many other women in the region. A testimony to the resilience of the human spirit." (Marina Nemat, author of Prisoner of Teheran)

"A vivid personal account of a courageous young woman standing up to one of the world's most oppressive theocracies." (Kirkus Reviews)

"This astonishing and inspirational memoir chronicles more than Maria's life; it also relates the story of her parents, an incredible couple, who, despite the odds, fought for the betterment and education of themselves, their children, and the Pakistani people." (Library Journal)

Members Reviews:

Read this in Print

I loved this book, and wanted to be able to recommend it as an audiobook. The author is an inspiring woman with an engaging writing style...

But I can't handle the narrator! I can't put my finger on why, exactly, but I've been trying for over a week to get 1/4 through the book and I simply can't. She reads many passages flatly. her dialogue is emotive and wonderful... she'd probably be a good choice for a novel... but there's not enough dialogue in here to carry the narrator through.

Read this terrific book in print; listen to the audio sample before purchase.

Fascinating!

This book is fantastic. A must read about growing up as a girl in Pakistan but disguised as a boy until the age of 12 when she entered a squash tournament.

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Title: The Divine Persuasion

Subtitle: The Power of Faith to Overcome Obstacles and Adversity

Author: Charles M. Armentrout

Narrator: Craig Beck

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-27-16

Publisher: CMA Publishing

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Are you facing adversity or obstacles that feel insurmountable or are you trying but never overcoming Do you feel a lack of faith? Have you reached the bottom and are you ready for a change? If you keep doing what you've always done, will you find God's purpose for your life?

Is this positive for you?

Do you feel God has a purpose for you but aren't sure how to find out what it is?

The Divine Persuasion is a powerful autobiography of a preacher who, despite adversity, discovers God's plan for his life. This is a book of action and doesn't just tell you how Charles M. Armentrout found God's will, but also the unstoppable power of the Holy Spirit to fulfill that purpose.

The Divine Persuasion is full of real-life examples of how faith can play out if you will only listen to God's voice. His discoveries documented in this book show you how people from different backgrounds struggling with racism, alcoholism, purposelessness, and pride are helped by transformational principles

You can take the wise practical teachings of Charles M. Armentrout and apply them to your own life for immediate action.

Do you think you were born with impossible challenges? Learn how Charles dealt with a speech impediment. Discover how the Spirit led Charles when everyone told him to give up. See how Charles navigated through self-doubt. Be amazed at how not even fires or insults could stop the purpose of God. How will you learn God's will for your life?

Follow Charles's exciting story on actually hearing the voice of God

Learn how you also can overcome obstacles that block you from living out God's plan for you. Find out how the biblical methods Charles lays out clearly can be applied to your life today. See the role of humility and patience that only the Spirit can give. Are you open to being persuaded by God? Never wonder "what if" you could find out what God has to tell you. Wake up every day knowing what God intends for your life. Be inspired by Charles's life and learn how you too can live your life for something bigger. Feel comfortable with your identity in Christ. Find out how to let go of your fears and take flight towards God's will for your life, period. Does God have a Divine Persuasion for you too?

Members Reviews:

Faith can move mountains.

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

Yes, I would. This is worth recommending.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Divine Persuasion?

In any point in time, our strength is being tested when we are beset with problems and seems like there is no other way out but to surrender. I personally experienced how hard it was when the only thing that you have is your faith that somehow, everything will be fine. Then, when your knees are now firmly planted on the ground and ask for Divine Guide, it will just swiftly come to your aid and you would proclaim how luck you are to have such faith that everything will be alright-and it will be.

What about Craig Becks performance did you like?

I do like it.

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

Why leave me now?

Any additional comments?

It's inspiring one. The narration was good and it gives more clarity to it.

Compelling!

One sacred piece thats worth pondering.

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Title: Summary: The Art of the Deal

Author: Book Summary

Narrator: Kelly Rhodes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-19-16

Publisher: Book Summary

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 57 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

This audiobook is an insightful journey about a man's life and how he achieved great success in his career up until that point. Donald Trump was a young entrepreneur entwined in many controversies, but knew (and still knows) how to use these controversies to his own benefit. He has always been skilled at living large and doesn't take no for an answer. This audiobook gives you inside knowledge and inspiration on how to make a deal successfully. This audiobook is actually more of an autobiography than a "how to" or self-help audiobook. It is an interesting view of the past, a long look at the mogul on his way to becoming America's most famous businessman.

This is a boastful, boyishly disarming, thoroughly engaging personal history, which offers an inside look at aspects of financing, development, and construction in big-time New York real estate.

Here is a preview of what you'll learn:

©2016 Book Summary (P)2016 Book Summary

Members Reviews:

Good Book

Summary was generally good but "summarizer" felt the need to add his own few personal opinions at the end; proving once again that everything is political. Just summarize What is there.

A Great Lesson in Persistence & Big Thinking

Great condensed version of a fabulous book! Desire, Perseverance, Persistence, Bravado and the ability to learn, retain and use everything, both Good & Bad as positives for the future! Loved the Book!

If you have an entrepreneurial spirit then this is one book you can gain tremendous value from.... I Highly Recommend!

Short & fast

As Joe Friday said..... The facts mam just the facts... .... The meat for the strong...

Buying the paperback for highlighting......

Go Donald

Nasal

I enjoyed the tone of narrator voice but he was extremely nasal and that was annoying.

let Trump be trump

what more can you say? Kinda like the autobiography of the high school football captain.

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Title: Casting Lots

Subtitle: Creating a Family in a Beautiful, Broken World

Author: Susan Silverman

Narrator: Xe Sands

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-29-16

Publisher: HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 22 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

As a child, Susan Silverman was surrounded by a loving family; although her parents weren't happily married, they were devoted to their kids. In a vibrant, funny, imminently relatable voice (think Anne Lamott meets Katrina Kenison), Silverman tells of a family's evolution - from her parents' devastating loss of their infant son to raising bright and wildly unique daughters. It's also the creation story of her own family - raising her own bright and wildly unique daughters and taking a journey to adopt two boys from Ethiopia.

A meditation on identity, faith, and belonging, peppered with laugh-out-loud moments, Casting Lots will resonate with anyone who has struggled to find their place in the world, to understand the significance of that place, and to sustain a family amid the world's chaos.

Contact me for any questions: [email protected]

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Title: The Jew Store

Subtitle: A Family Memoir

Author: Stella Suberman

Narrator: Donna Postel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-25-16

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

In 1920, in small-town America, the ubiquitous dry goods store was usually owned by Jews and often referred to as "the Jew store". That's how Stella Suberman's father's store, Bronson's Low-Priced Store, in Concordia, Tennessee, was known locally. The Bronsons were the first Jews to ever live in that tiny town of one main street, one bank, one drugstore, one picture show, one feed and seed, one hardware, one barber shop, one beauty parlor, one blacksmith, and many Christian churches. Aaron Bronson moved his family all the way from New York City to Tennessee to prove himself a born salesman - and much more.

Told by Aaron's youngest child, The Jew Store is that rare thing - an intimate family story that sheds new light on a piece of American history. With a novelist's sense of scene, suspense, and, above all, characterization, Stella Suberman turns the clock back to a time when rural America was more peaceful but no less prejudiced, when educated liberals were suspect, and when the Klan was threatening to outsiders. In that setting she brings to life her remarkable father, a man whose own brand of success proves that intelligence, empathy, liberality, and decency can build a home anywhere.

Critic Reviews:

"Suberman's fine writing and her ability to record tones and scents as well as images make this a lively and engaging story." (School Library Journal)

Members Reviews:

Interesting Case Study

What made the experience of listening to The Jew Store the most enjoyable?

The nature of living in the south and of being Jewish comes into focus because of the tensions and conflicts. The little details, the elements of daily life so easily forgotten one hundred years later, made the story come to life.

Which character as performed by Donna Postel was your favorite?

None stood out; all of the characters fit well within the cohesive whole.

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

I had to take breaks from it. Not because the voice acting wasn't good (overall I thought Donna Postel did a tremendous job) but because the story felt too much like a nostalgic re-creation. There wasn't much reflection mixed in with the childhood memories to really give the story bite.

Marvelous! Very touching!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

A very touching family story. What more do I need to say?

A topic I was interested in...

...so I was thrilled it was finally on audio. Unfortunately, the audio narrator detracted from the story. While she didn't mispronounce any of the Yiddish words (thumbs up), she couldn't voice accents or the cadence of NY Jews, and she couldn't differentiate much between male and female "characters." She wasn't awful but she didn't even reach the "ok" benchmark. That said, Postel's voice was perfectly "pleasant" to listen to and the story was good enough that I wanted to know how it all played out.

As for the story, my only complaint is that the author flat out tells you she made up the name of the town and county.

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Title: Switched On

Subtitle: A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Awakening

Author: John Elder Robison, Alvaro Pascual-Leon - introduction, Marcel Just - afterword

Narrator: John Elder Robison

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-22-16

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 90 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

An extraordinary memoir about the cutting-edge brain therapy that dramatically changed the life and mind of John Elder Robison, the New York Times best-selling author of Look Me in the Eye.

Imagine spending the first 40 years of your life in darkness, blind to the emotions and social signals of other people. Then imagine that someone suddenly switches the lights on.

John Elder Robison's best-selling memoir, Look Me in the Eye, is one of the most beloved accounts of life with autism. In Switched On, Robison shares the second part of his journey, pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery as he undergoes an experimental brain therapy known as TMS, or transcranial magnetic stimulation. TMS drastically changes Robison's life. After 40 years of feeling like a social misfit - either misreading other people's emotions or missing them completely and accepting this as his fate - Robison can suddenly sense a powerful range of emotion in others as a result of the treatments: "It was as if I'd been experiencing the world in black and white all my life, and suddenly I could see everything - and particularly other people - in brilliant, beautiful color." The ability to connect emotionally with others for the first time brings Robison a kind of joy he has never known.

And yet, Robison's newfound insight has very real downsides. As the emotional ground shifts beneath his feet, he must find a way to move forward without losing sight of who he is, what he values, and all he has worked so hard for. Robison is our guinea pig and our guide, bravely leading us on an adventure that holds the key to new ways of understanding the mysteries of the human brain. In this real-life Flowers for Algernon, he grapples with a trade-off - the very real possibility that choosing to diminish his disability might also mean sacrificing his unique gifts and even some of his closest relationships.

Switched On is a fascinating and intimate window into what it means to be neurologically different and what happens when the world as you know it is upended overnight.

Critic Reviews:

"A fascinating companion to the previous memoirs by this masterful storyteller." (Kirkus Reviews)

"Switched On is a mind-blowing book that will force you to ask deep questions about what is important in life. Would normalizing the brains of those who think differently reduce their motivation for great achievement?" (Temple Grandin, author of The Autistic Brain)

"John Elder Robison is an extraordinary guide, carefully elucidating the cutting-edge science behind this revolutionary new brain therapy, TMS, alongside the compelling story of the impact it has on his relationships, his thinking and emotions, and indeed his very identity.

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Titel: Ziemlich gute Gründe, am Leben zu bleiben

Autor:: Matt Haig

Erzähler: Barnaby Metschurat

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 25 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03-18-16

Herausgeber: Der Audio Verlag

Bewertung: 3 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Als Matt Haig mit 24 Jahren urplötzlich krank wird, begreift er nicht, welch dunkle Macht da von ihm Besitz ergreift. Die Krankheit überfällt ihn auf so dramatische Art und Weise, dass sie ihn buchstäblich an den Abgrund bringt.

Doch Haig entscheidet sich für das Leben - und für seine große Liebe Andrea. Er findet heraus, dass er nicht allein ist mit der Diagnose Depression, sondern dass Millionen Menschen auf der Welt sein Schicksal teilen. Schritt für Schritt arbeitet er sich zurück ans Licht und findet dort auch seinen Humor wieder.

Eine berührende, witzige und mitreißende Hymne an das Leben und das Menschsein.

©2016 dtv (P)2016 DAV

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Title: Working Dog Heroes

Subtitle: How One Man Gives Shelter Dogs New Life and Purpose

Author: Steve Austin

Narrator: David Tredinnick

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-15-16

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

A great Aussie yarn packed with inspiring stories of shelter dogs that have been given new life and purpose - and turned around the lives of others.

Steve Austin isn't your average dog trainer. In this feel-good, yarn-laden memoir he shares amazing stories from a career of rescuing and training shelter dogs to become a crack force of K9s, culminating in his work for the Young Diggers program, which pairs specially trained dogs with returned Diggers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and more, with astonishing results.

A down-to-earth Aussie larrikin of a bloke with a gift for telling a great yarn, Steve Austin trains extraordinary, elite dogs for vital missions internationally in the fields of drug enforcement, environmental protection and much more. From drug detection to penguins, cane toads and even truffles, and from the icy conditions of Macquarie Island to the LAPD, if you need something detected, Steve's got a dog for that. And a yarn to tell!

Members Reviews:

Man's Best Friend.....AND Dog's Bestest Friend

What made the experience of listening to Working Dog Heroes the most enjoyable?

I just loved the whole story of how Steve rose through the ranks of knowing nothing about dogs and behavior to now being world renowned for his work with dogs. I was right there with him and his dogs the whole time, and David's always amazing voice made it easy to conjure up the images that made the story even more personal to me.

What other book might you compare Working Dog Heroes to and why?

I have many books about working dogs, and this book is equal to them all in quality of writing, narration, and plot.

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

I did more laughing and cheering than getting emotional. The times when his dogs would each pass away were of course sad and moving. I lost my own dog suddenly a couple years ago, so whenever I read or hear of a dog passing away for any reason, it makes me sad.

Any additional comments?

Knowing that David Tredinnick was narrating made it a quick sell to me. I have listened to some other books narrated by him (Horrie, for instance) and already know he would make it a great listen. I do some work with service and therapy dogs, and had my own until he passed away, so I'm very familiar with working dogs and those who love and train them. I am grateful to know that Steve has so much love for his dogs and all animals in general, that he has devoted his life to training them and keeping them healthy and working for good causes.

fantastic

Wonderful for everyone- dog/cat lovers, trainers, children, I bought it to listen to casually and it's now one of my faviurites... a truly inspiring book and read wonderfully by David.

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Title: Combat Veterans' Stories of the Korean War, Volume 1

Author: Norman Black

Narrator: CAPT Kevin F. Spalding USNR-Ret

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-26-16

Publisher: norman black

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

This volume contains 16 autobiographies of men who fought in the Korean War. Their stories give listeners an understanding of what draftees, volunteers, and professional military men experienced in that war. They often tell information not available in US military reports and government-authorized histories and sometimes counter it. The second volume of Korean War combat veterans stories contains 15 autobiographies, and information about Chinese and North Korean war prisoners' conditions told by a US Army doctor who spent three years as a war prisoner.

Members Reviews:

How can you go wrong to get the history & stories of the men that lived & fought through the hell

It is so interesting to hear the stories of the men who fought in this war. Korea had to of been nine kinds of hell & its great to hear their voice. More soldiers should get there story out before it is lost forever. Its always a pleasure to here military history told through the eyes of the men that where there. No political agenda, nothing but their story & how they saw it.