New Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & Culture

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/765967 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia Author: Samantha Faulkner Narrator: Laila Thaker, Teitei Bakic, Kaylynn Zaro, Kiwat Kennell, Adam Lees, Jimi Bani, Daniella Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: June 1, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A journey through Torres Strait Islander culture and identity, past and present 'My people are expert navigators, adventurers, innovators, ambassadors, teachers, storytellers, performers, strategists, chefs and advocates for change. The blood runs deep when I reflect on the past and the present and imagine what our future might look like.' —Leilani Bin-Juda What makes Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait unique? And what is it like to be a Torres Strait Islander in contemporary Australia? Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia, compiled by poet and author Samantha Faulkner, showcases the distinct identity of Torres Strait Islanders through their diverse voices and journeys. Hear from emerging and established writers from both today and the recent past, including Eddie Mabo, Thomas Mayo, Aaron Fa'Aoso, Jimi Bani, Ellie Gaffney, Jillian Boyd-Bowie and Lenora Thaker. These and many more storytellers, mentors, traditional owners, doctors and teachers from the Torres Strait share their joy, culture, good eating, lessons learned and love of family, language and Country. Discover stories of going dugong hunting and eating mango marinated in soy sauce. The smell of sugar cane and frangipani-scented sea breeze. Family, grandmothers and canoe time. Dancing, singing, weaving hats and making furniture from bamboo. Training as a doctor and advocating for healthcare for the Torres Strait. The loneliness of being caught between two cultures. Mission life, disconnection and being evacuated to the mainland during World War II. 'Is that really your mum? Why is she black?'. Not being Islander enough. Working hard to reconnect to your roots, and claiming back land and culture. A book to treasure and share, this groundbreaking collection provides a unique perspective on the Torres Strait Islander experience. With contributions by: Ellen Armstrong, Tetei Bakic, Jimi Bani, Leilani Bin-Juda, Jillian Boyd-Bowie, Tahlia Bowie, Aaliyah Jade Bradbury, John Doolah, Donisha Duff, Aaron Fa'Aoso with Michelle Scott Tucker, Ellie Gaffney, Velma Gara, Jaqui Hughes, Adam Lees, Rhett Loban, Thomas Lowah, Edward Koiki Mabo with Noel Loos, Thomas Mayo, Lenora Thaker, Sorren Thomas, Ina Titasey as told to Catherine Titasey, Lockeah Wapau and Daniella Williams.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719057 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Walk in the Park Author: Kevin Fedarko Narrator: Kevin Fedarko Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 40 minutes Release date: May 28, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “A triumph. Fedarko doesn’t describe awe; he induces it.” —The New York Times Book Review * “Passionate…memorable…life-affirming.” —The Wall Street Journal From the author of the beloved bestseller The Emerald Mile, a rollicking and poignant account of an epic 750-mile odyssey, on foot, through the heart of America’s most magnificent national park and the grandest wilderness on earth. Two friends, zero preparation, one dream. A few years after quitting his job to follow an ill-advised dream of becoming a guide on the Colorado River, Kevin Fedarko was approached by his best friend, National Geographic photographer Pete McBride, with a vision as bold as it was harebrained. Together, they would embark on an end-to-end traverse of the Grand Canyon, a journey that, McBride promised, would be “a walk in the park.” Against his better judgment, Fedarko agreed, unaware that the small cluster of experts who had completed the crossing billed it as “the toughest hike in the world.” The ensuing ordeal, which lasted more than a year, revealed a place that was deeper, richer, and far more complex than anything the two men had imagined—and came within a hair’s breadth of killing them both. They struggled to make their way through a vertical labyrinth of thousand-foot cliffs and crumbling ledges where water is measured out by the teaspoon and every step is fraught with peril—and where, even today, there is still no trail along the length of the country’s best-known and most iconic park. Along the way, veteran long-distance hikers ushered them into secret pockets, invisible to the millions of tourists gathered on the rim, where only a handful of humans have ever laid eyes. Members of the canyon’s eleven Native American tribes brought them face-to-face with layers of history that forced them to reconsider myths at the center of our national parks—and exposed them to the threats of commercial tourism. Even Fedarko’s dying father, who had first pointed him toward the canyon more than forty years earlier but had never set foot there himself, opened him to a new way of seeing the landscape. And always, there was the great gorge itself: austere and unforgiving but suffused with magic, drenched in wonder, and redeemed by its own transcendent beauty. A singular portrait of a sublime place, A Walk in the Park is a deeply moving plea for the preservation of America’s greatest natural treasure.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/760514 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Glorious Lessons: John Trumbull, Painter of the American Revolution Author: Richard Brookhiser Narrator: Rick Adamson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13 minutes Release date: May 28, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The complicated life and legacy of John Trumbull, whose paintings portrayed both the struggle and the principles that distinguished America's founding moment John Trumbull (1756–1843) experienced the American Revolution firsthand—he served as aid to George Washington and Horatio Gates, was shot at, and was jailed as a spy. He made it his mission to record the war, giving visual form to what most citizens of the new United States thought: that they had brought into the world a great and unprecedented political experiment. His purpose, he wrote, was 'to preserve and diffuse the memory of the noblest series of actions which have ever presented themselves in the history of man.' Although Trumbull's contemporaries viewed him as a painter, Trumbull thought of himself as a historian. Richard Brookhiser tells Trumbull's story of acclaim and recognition, a story complicated by provincialism, war, a messy personal life, and, ultimately, changing fashion. He shows how the artist's fifty-year project embodied the meaning of American exceptionalism and played a key role in defining the values of the new country. Trumbull depicted the story of self-rule in the modern world—a story as important and as contested today as it was 250 years ago.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/765265 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Pursuit of Justice: The Life of John Albion Andrew Author: Dr. Stephen D. Engle Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 3 minutes Release date: May 28, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Widely known as the 'poor man's lawyer' in antebellum Boston, John Albion Andrew (1818–1867) was involved in nearly every cause and case that advanced social and racial justice in Boston in the years preceding the Civil War. Inspired by the legacies of John Quincy Adams and Ralph Waldo Emerson, and mentored by Charles Sumner, Andrew devoted himself to the battle for equality. By day, he fought to protect those condemned to the death penalty, women seeking divorce, and fugitives ensnared by the Fugitive Slave Law. By night, he coordinated logistics and funding for the Underground Railroad as it ferried enslaved African Americans northward. In this revealing and accessible biography, Stephen D. Engle traces Andrew's life and legacy, giving this important, but largely forgotten, figure his due. Rising to national prominence during the Civil War years as the governor of Massachusetts, Andrew raised the African American regiment known as the Glorious 54th and rallied thousands of soldiers to the Union cause. Upon his sudden death in 1867, a correspondent for Harper's Weekly wrote, 'Not since the news came of Abraham Lincoln's death were so many hearts truly smitten.'

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/765272 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nelson Mandela: A Very Short Introduction (2nd Edition) Author: Elleke Boehmer Narrator: Zoleka Vundla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 28, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A pathbreaking analysis of the relationship between Mandela the myth, and Mandela the historical figure, looking at the way images, stories, and politics have been combined to create the iconic image of Mandela that we know today. Boehmer explores the long trajectory of Mandela's life, explaining first the historical and political context of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, and then the post-apartheid period of difficult reconciliation, including the shifts and changes in Mandela's reputation since the millennium. This innovative postcolonial reflection takes on board the more critical revisionist literature on Mandela that has emerged since 2015, looking at responses to his death in 2013, and the 2018 commemorations of the 100th anniversary of his birth. The first edition set a trend in scholarship on Mandela by reading his character and achievements through the lens of his influences, interests, and leading ideas. The second edition extends this focus with a far-reaching critical look at meanings of reconciliation and Mandela's ethic of reciprocity.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/758985 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hine Toa Author: Ngahuia Te Awekotuku Narrator: Ngahuia Te Awekotuku Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 37 minutes Release date: May 27, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An incredible memoir by a trailblazing voice in women's, queer and Māori liberation movements 'Remarkable. At once heartbreaking and triumphant' Patricia Grace In the 1950s, a young Ngāhuia is fostered by a family who believe in hard work and community. Although close to her kuia, she craves more: she wants higher education and refined living. But whānau dismiss her dreams. To them, she is just a show-off, always getting into trouble, talking back and running away. In this fiery memoir about identity and belonging, Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku describes what was possible for a restless working-class girl from the pā. After moving to Auckland for university, Ngāhuia advocates resistance as a founding member of Ngā Tamatoa and the Women's and Gay Liberation movements, becoming a critical voice in protests from Waitangi to the streets of Wellington. 'Extraordinary, vivid, riveting. I learned, I laughed and I wept over this book' Fiona Kidman 'Beautifully written and fiercely honest' Deborah Challinor 'Brilliant. This timely coming-of-age memoir by an iconic activist will rouse the rebel in us all. I loved it' Tina Makereti

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721266 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Gentleman from Japan: The Untold Story of an Incredible Journey from Asia to Queen Elizabeth’s Court Author: Thomas Lockley Narrator: Gary Furlong Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 19 minutes Release date: May 21, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An incredible sea story that turns the Age of Exploration on its head, following the first Japanese man to set foot on North America and England. On November 12, 1588, five young Asian men—led by a twenty-one-year-old called Christopher—traveled up the River Thames to meet Queen Elizabeth I. Christopher’s epic sea voyage had spanned from Japan, via the Philippines, New Spain (Mexico), Java and Southern Africa. On the way, he had already become the first recorded Japanese person in North America. Now Christopher was the first ever Japanese visitor to England, and no other would leave such a legacy for centuries to come. The story of Christopher is almost utterly forgotten and has never been fully told before. A Gentleman from Japan is a fast-paced, historical narrative of adventure, cross-cultural endeavor, intellectual exchange, perseverance, espionage and conflict in the Age of Exploration.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/757701 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just Go: A Globe-Trotting Guide to Travel Like an Expert, Connect Like a Local, and Live the Adventure of a Lifetime Author: Drew Binsky Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 21, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Travel YouTuber Drew Binsky, who has visited every country in the world, shares everything you need to know to go anywhere you want. In 2021, Drew Binsky completed his 10-year journey to travel to every country in the world—all 197 of them. Now, for the first time, Drew reveals his wildest stories and best moments, even from places the United Nations deems the most “dangerous.” As you’ll discover with him as your guide, the world is more accessible than you think, and no matter where you’re from, people have more in common than they do differences. Just Go offers readers the adventure of a lifetime, presenting not only the tricks Drew himself has used in his trips, but also the best-kept secrets from every corner of the world. Just Go is equally a practical handbook for globe-trotters and aspiring travelers as it is an intimate and heartwarming celebration of people and cultures across the globe.In this fun and friendly guide, Drew will show you how to:• Obtain visas for obscure destinations• Make fast friends with trustworthy locals• Navigate language barriers• Share your journey and get started as a content creator• Have the greatest adventure of your lifeAs one of the few people who traveled internationally in 2020, Drew witnessed and recorded the pandemic response in countries everywhere—and realized how crucial it is for the world to reconnect. Filled with stories and tips Drew has never before shared, this book will give you the tools and inspiration to get out there and just go wherever you want.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734348 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Both Not Half: 'Few people write about identity with such fluency and sincerity' SATHNAM SANGHERA Author: Jassa Ahluwalia Narrator: Jassa Ahluwalia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: May 16, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: SHORTLISTED FOR BEST NARRATOR AT THE PRESTIGIOUS AUDIO PRODUCTION AWARDS. 'This guy has better Punjabi than both of us and he's only half Punjabi.' Only. Half. I stared at those words. The intent behind the comment was in no way malicious, but it hurt. I felt diminished. I felt like I was being robbed of something essential to me. And as I stared at my screen, realisation dawned. '#bothnothalf' I replied. For over twenty-five years, actor Jassa Ahluwalia described himself as 'half Indian, half English'. His fluent Punjabi always prompted bewilderment, medical staff questioned the legitimacy of his name, and the world of casting taught him he wasn't 'the right kind of mixed-race'. Feeling caught between two worlds, it wasn't long before Jassa embarked on a call to action: we need to change how we think and talk about mixed identity. By delving into the media we grew up consuming and the legacies of empire we have been taught, Ahluwalia asks: is there anything to be learnt from Rudyard Kipling? Why were movie stars urged to hide their mixed identities? To what extent did colonialism encourage or hinder mixed marriages? Is nationalism outdated? How can the politics of class and queer liberation inform our understanding of mixed identity? Both Not Half is a rallying cry for a new and inclusive future. It's a journey of self-discovery that unearths the historical roots of modern mixed identity as we know it, braving to deconstruct the binaries we have inherited and the narratives we passively accept. Part-memoir, part-manifesto: this is a campaign for belonging in a divided world. This immersive audiobook includes exclusive audio clips from Jassa 's Ted Talk, original audio from self-tapes, a bonus conversation with his sister Ramanique Ahluwalia, and much more.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/722506 to listen full audiobooks. Title: House of Lilies: The Dynasty that Made Medieval France Author: Justine Firnhaber-Baker Narrator: Justine Firnhaber-Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 6 minutes Release date: May 16, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. One of the great epics of Europe's history, the story of the rise and rise of the Capetian dynasty dominates the Middle Ages. Starting in the tenth century from an insecure foothold around Paris, the Capetians built a nation that stretched from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and from the Rhône to the Pyrenees. They founded practices and institutions that endured until the Revolution, transformed Paris from a muddy backwater to a splendid metropole, and popularized the fleur-de-lys, the lily, as the emblem of France. Time and again, their opponents woefully misjudged who they were up against, as through guile, ruthlessness, luck and marriage the Capetians disposed of them all. This is their story, the story of the most powerful kingdom in Christendom. It is a tale of religious upheaval, heroism, adulterous affairs, holy wars, pogroms and persecution. From Hugh Capet to Eleanor of Aquitaine, the Capetians were men and women of vision and ambition, who considered themselves chosen by God to fulfil a great destiny. If they were mistaken in their assumptions and merciless in their methods, in one respect they were right. They did not simply rule France: they created it. House of Lilies is a highly enjoyable, state-of-the-art account of this extraordinary sequence of events, set against one of the great eras in the history of western Europe, a time of remarkable cultural efflorescence. Justine Firnhaber-Baker brilliantly conveys not only the sheer glamour of the French court, but also the intellectual achievements, the battles and the centrality of religion, as well as the series of catastrophes that led to the dynasty's ultimate demise. ©2024 Justine Firnhaber-Baker (P)2024 Penguin Audio