New Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & Culture

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738994 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Outside Voices: A Memoir of the Berkeley Revolution Author: Joan Gelfand Narrator: Sandy Rustin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 26, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Berkeley, 1972: a hotbed of creativity where painters, filmmakers, musicians, and writers inspire a young poet.Second-wave feminism, inspired by Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug, and Betty Friedan is swelling into a tsunami. Women are joining together to change power dynamics in politics, the home, and the workplace.On election day, Joan Gelfand casts her vote for George McGovern and boards a plane from New York to California. With one introduction to a woman musician, Joan’s journey to become a writer is born. Embraced by a thriving women’s community of artists, filmmakers, musicians, poets, and writers, Joan is encouraged to find her voice.Mentored by paradigm-changing writers, Joan finds the courage to face her darkest fears through poetry and art, mining the trauma she experienced after losing her father and questioning her Jewish identity. Reminiscent of Paris in the twenties, Greenwich Village in the sixties, and Berlin in the eighties, Berkeley in the seventies was the “it” city of America.Outside Voices reports the ups and downs of finding one’s way as an artist, living with a women’s band, forging an independent Jewish identity, founding a women’s restaurant, and becoming a published writer and songwriter while exploring the limits of sexuality and spirituality. The story includes road trips to music festivals in the woods, beaches in Mexico, concerts in Southern California, and a retreat in the Pacific Northwest.A triumphant story of determination and will, Outside Voices is a backstage look at the women’s movement that sets the stage for decades of change. This book is a firsthand look at how the power of community emboldened innovation, social change, and self-discovery.“Joan Gelfand has written a compelling book about coming of age in Berkeley in the second wave of feminism circa 1970s. Her depth of discovering herself and her world is intense and reveals all the passion and confusion of a sensitive soul grasping at life through politics, sex, and the long road to becoming a writer.”—Geri Spieler, author of Housewife Assassin: The Woman Who Tried to Kill Gerald Ford

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741704 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Swallowed by the Great Land: And Other Dispatches From Alaska's Frontier Author: Seth Kantner Narrator: Gabriel Vaughan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 46 minutes Release date: March 26, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'Seth Kantner illuminates an Alaska most of us will never know.' —Andrea Barrett, author of Ship Fever When Seth Kantner's Ordinary Wolves was published it was a literary revelation of sorts. In a raw, stylized voice it told the story of a white boy growing up with homesteading parents in Arctic Alaska and trying to reconcile his largely subsistence and Native-style upbringing with the expectations and realities tied to his race. It hit numerous bestseller lists, was critically acclaimed, and won a number of awards. Seth's nonfiction second book, the memoir Shopping for Porcupine, was even more compelling for many—the same raw details of a homesteading upbringing, but intensely personal. Now, in Swallowed by the Great Land, he once again brings us into his lyrical wilderness existence. Swallowed by the Great Land features slice-of-life essays that further reveal the duality in the author's own life today, and also in the village and community that he inhabits—a mosaic of all life on the tundra. Unique characters, village life, wilderness and the larger landscape, a warming Arctic, and hunting and other aspects of subsistence living are all explored in varied yet intimate stories.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741715 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Herod the Great: Jewish King in a Roman World Series: Part of Jewish Lives Author: Martin Goodman Narrator: Will Tulin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 26, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A vivid account of the political triumphs and domestic tragedies of the Jewish king Herod the Great during the turmoil of the Roman revolution Herod the Great (73–4 BCE) was a phenomenally energetic ruler who took advantage of the chaos of the Roman revolution to establish himself as a major figure in a changing Roman world and transform the landscape of Judaea. Both Jews and Christians developed myths about his cruelty and rashness: in Christian tradition he was cast as the tyrant who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents; in the Talmud, despite fond memories of his glorious Temple in Jerusalem, he was recalled as a persecutor of rabbis. The life of Herod is better documented than that of any other Jew from antiquity, and Martin Goodman examines the extensive literary and archaeological evidence to provide a vivid portrait of Herod in his sociopolitical context: his Idumaean origins, his installation by Rome as king of Judaea and cultivation of leading Romans, his massive architectural projects, and his presentation of himself as a Jew, most strikingly through the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple. Goodman argues that later stories depicting Herod as a monster derived from public interest in his execution of three of his sons after dramatic public trials foisted on him by a dynastic policy imposed by the Roman emperor.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/763845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El feminismo Author: María Elena Walsh Narrator: María Abadi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 29 minutes Release date: March 21, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Todavía los movimientos de mujeres no habían eclosionado en la Argentina, cuando María Elena Walsh escribía y cantaba palabras incómodas, cuestionaba los rígidos roles asignados a mujeres y varones, y se manifestaba contra la misoginia y la violencia machista. Qué es el feminismo reúne buena parte de esos textos, lanzados desde diarios y revistas, columnas radiales, discos y escenarios. Escritos, compuestos o publicados a lo largo de unos cincuenta años -algunos inéditos-, son de sorprendente actualidad, la confirman como la referente intelectual que es para muchas generaciones de argentinos y la revelan, además, como una precursora y una feminista pionera. Cuando todavía no había aparecido en la Argentina el colectivo Ni una menos, ni habían salido a las calles miles de chicas reclamando por el fin del patriarcado, María Elena Walsh escribía, cantaba y pronunciaba palabras incómodas, cuestionaba los rígidos roles asignados a mujeres y varones, se resistía a lavar los platos por mandato y se manifestaba contra la misoginia y la violencia machista. El feminismo reúne los textos que, como piedras preciosas y filosas, lanzaba desde diarios y revistas, columnas radiales, discos y escenarios. Escritos a lo largo de cincuenta años -algunos inéditos-, son de sorprendente actualidad, la confirman como la referente intelectual que trasciende generaciones y la revelan, además, como pionera y precursora de la reciente eclosión de los movimientos de mujeres. Sin perder el humor y la paciencia, Walsh persuade con naturalidad y el alcance de su compromiso ético la ha convertido en un símbolo que enriquece y renueva el feminismo en la Argentina. «Quien no fue mujer / ni trabajador / piensa que el de ayer / fue un tiempo mejor / y al compás de la nostalgia / hoy bailamos por error». «Las mujeres, como los negros, los colonizados, la clase trabajadora, a medida que tomamos conciencia, menos queremos dádivas; queremos lo que nos pertenece por derecho y nos arrebatan día a día, es decir, todo. Las mujeres, que fuimos custodias de la vida -para que fuera rifada en guerras-, queremos más que nunca defenderla de los fabricantes de muerte. Pero según, cómo y cuándo lo determinemos nosotras». «El Movimiento de Liberación Femenina es una ideología revolucionaria, no exprimida de libracos apolillados, sino del cotidiano martirio de la mitad de la humanidad. Nace en las ferias y junto a las bateas, a la vera de las camillas de ginecólogos carniceros y a contrapelo de los viejitos célibes del Vaticano que vienen diagramando la conducta sexual según conviene a los intereses de los capitales y a las fluctuaciones del mercado bélico». «¿Educamos a nuestras niñas para que en el día de mañana (si lo hay) sean ociosas princesas del jet-set? ¿Las educamos para Heidis de almibarados bosques? ¿Las educamos para futuras cortesanas? ¿Las educamos para enanas mentales y superfluas 'señoras gordas'?».

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734710 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cello Still Sings: A Generational Story of the Holocaust and of the Transformative Power of Music Author: Janet Horvath Narrator: Samantha Desz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 16 minutes Release date: March 19, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A sweeping history of three generations darkened by the long shadow of the Holocaust, The Cello Still Sings is a vivid, moving, and true story of personal discovery. As a child Janet is haunted by the eerie hush surrounding her parents' experiences. George and Katherine, two professional musicians and Holocaust survivors, bury the memories of who and what they were before, silencing the past in order to live. Janet finally unravels her Holocaust heritage when she stumbles upon a clue. After the war, George performed morale-boosting programs throughout Bavaria in a twenty-member orchestra of concentration camp survivors. Although Janet also becomes a cellist, her father never discloses that two of the programs, in 1948, were led by the legendary American maestro, Leonard Bernstein. Janet's father was more fortunate than others. When he was rounded up for hard labor, narrowly missing deportation to Auschwitz, a music-loving Nazi guard gave him gloves to protect his cello-playing hands. Janet's memoir of the Holocaust is deeply personal and illuminating. Through humor and colorful story-telling, she weaves her parents' life into her own and captures the intensity of their life experiences. The lingering scars are healed through the sustenance and power of music, and their music-making unites people from generation to generation.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741725 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Man in Panama: The Shrewd Rise and Brutal Fall of Manuel Noriega Author: John Dinges Narrator: Gary Tiedemann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 8 minutes Release date: March 19, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A 'carefully researched' account of the rise and fall of notorious dictator Manuel Noriega—and America's role in both (The Washington Post). Written by a prize-winning NPR veteran who spent years covering Latin America, this blend of biography, history, and political reporting details the events that lead to the American invasion of Panama. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/764695 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Radical in Ambedkar: Critical Reflections Author: Anand Teltumbde, Suraj Yengde Narrator: Rajiv Dadia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 19, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This landmark volume, edited and introduced by Anand Teltumbde and Suraj Yengde, establishes B.R. Ambedkar as the most powerful advocate of equality and fraternity in modern India. While the vibrant Dalit movement recognizes Ambedkar as an agent for social change, the intellectual class has celebrated him as the key architect of the Indian Constitution and the political establishment has sought to limit his concerns to the question of reservations. This remarkable volume seeks to unpack the radical in Ambedkar's legacy by examining his life work from hitherto unexplored perspectives.Although revered by millions today primarily as a Dalit icon, Ambedkar was a serious scholar of India's history, society and foreign policy. He was also among the first dedicated human rights lawyers, as well as a journalist and a statesman. Critically evaluating his thought and work, the essays in this book-by Jean Drèze, Partha Chatterjee, Sukhadeo Thorat, Manu Bhagavan, Anupama Rao and other internationally renowned names-discuss Ambedkar's theory on minority rights, the consequences of the mass conversion of Dalits to Buddhism, Dalit oppression in the context of racism and anti-Semitism, and the value of his thought for Marxism and feminism, among other global concerns.An extraordinary collection of immense breadth and scholarship that challenges the popular understanding of Ambedkar, The Radical in Ambedkar is essential reading for all those who wish to imagine a new future.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729544 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond Hope Author: Bariz Shah Narrator: Ubai Dahoud Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: March 6, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A powerful story of how one man didn't let other people define him 'Bariz gifts us his truth-telling, delivered with unwavering optimism.' Matt Brown, author of She Is Not Your Rehab 'Beautifully written. Takes us right inside a young person's life and is ultimately uplifting in the way they take control of that life.' Kathryn Ryan, RNZ Nine to Noon At age 18, Bariz Shah ended up in an Auckland prison. As an Afghan migrant who was deeply affected by 9/11, Bariz spiralled from schoolyard fights into crime and drugs - until prison made him rethink the story of his life. Years later, in Christchurch, Bariz had turned everything around when a terrorist walked into the local mosque and took the lives of 51 people in his community. Driven by a new purpose, Bariz and his wife Saba raised money to return to Afghanistan and establish 51 small businesses in honour of those they lost. In this memoir about finding self-belief, belonging and positive change, Bariz's story reminds us that we always have the power to change ourselves for the better. 'The book is sensitive and insightful about how pain comes into a life and how it lasts.' Phillip Matthews, The Press 'Extraordinary. A powerful story of redemption and hope.' Hon Lianne Dalziel CNZM, former Mayor of Christchurch 'Bariz has been through adversity and emerged with love, care and kindness. He shows that nothing is impossible.' Meng Foon, Race Relations Commissioner 2019-2023

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734708 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Disappearing Mother: A Memoir of Magic and Loss in the Country of Dementia Author: Suzanne Finnamore Narrator: Suzanne Finnamore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: My Disappearing Mother: A Memoir of Magic and Loss is far more than a memoir on the devastation that comes with dementia, a cognitive impairment that affects fifty-five million people worldwide. Finnamore beautifully chronicles her mother's rich and varied life journey, from her birth in Puerto Rico during the height of the Depression to ferrying to the United States, in hopes of a better life. On U.S. soil, her mother, Bunny, started working as a performer for enlisted men, then became a secretary, and eventually a professional clairvoyant. With unexpected humor, Suzanne explores the feeling of love, grief, family, and loss while celebrating the bonds between mothers and daughters. In Suzanne's words, 'I want a book that attests to the fact that in a world full of disease, there is an abiding and supernatural force of love. That because of this, the sadness and the horror can be borne. That laughter can live alongside grief. That it must.' When Suzanne's guest essay 'Dementia Is a Place Where My Mother Lives. It Is Not Who She Is' was published in the New York Times on Mother's Day 2022, readers responded with an outpouring of empathy and love. And so this book was born, full of clues and guidance to help others feel less alone on the path that Finnamore has walked.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734696 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Henrietta Szold: Hadassah and the Zionist Dream Author: Francine Klagsbrun Narrator: Dina Pearlman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Award-winning author Francine Klagsbrun reveals the complex life and work of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah and a Zionist trailblazer Henrietta Szold (1860–1945) is renowned as the founder of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, which quickly became one of the most successful of all Zionist groups. In her work with Hadassah, Szold used a combined ethical and pragmatic approach aimed at improving the lives of both Jews and Arabs. She later moved to Mandate Palestine to help shape education, health, and social services there. The pinnacle of her career came in her seventies, when she took on the task of directing the Youth Aliyah program, which rescued thousands of young people from the Nazis and resettled them in Palestine. Using Szold's copious letters, diaries, and essays, along with other archival documents, Francine Klagsbrun traces Szold's life and legacy with an eye to uncovering the person behind the Zionist icon. She reveals Szold as a complex human being who had to cope with controversy and criticism, a workaholic with an outsized sense of duty, and an idealist who fought for her beliefs even as she questioned her own abilities. With deep insight, Klagsbrun introduces listeners to this extraordinary woman, whose impact on women's lives as well as on education and health systems still resonates.