Top Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & Culture

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562415 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diana, William, and Harry Author: Chris Mooney, James Patterson Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 24 minutes Release date: August 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Instant New York Times Bestseller! “She was the best mother in the world,” said Princes William and Harry at Diana’s 10-year memorial. “Entertaining and persuasive,” (Publishers Weekly) this is the first big book about the private Diana, the mother of two princes. “Royal fans will devour this well-paced biography that gives new insight into the House of Windsor. You’ll tear through it by sundown and walk away thinking about the Princess of Wales and her two sons with new perspective .” –Men’s Journal   From the moments William and Harry are born into the House of Windsor, they become their young mother’s whole world.    I’ve got two very healthy, strong boys. I realize how incredibly lucky I am, Diana reminds herself every morning. But even the Princess of Wales questions, Am I a good mother?     Diana’s faced with a seemingly impossible challenge: one son destined to be King of England and another determined to find his own way.  She teaches them to honor royal tradition, even while daring to break it.    “Sometimes I’d like a time machine…” Diana says as William and Harry grow up, never imagining they’d have less than a lifetime together. Even after she’s gone, her sons follow their mother’s lead—and her heart. As the years pass and William and Harry grow into adulthood and form families of their own, they carry on Diana’s name, her likeness, and her incomparable spirit.   “James Patterson applies his writerly skills to real-life history with novelistic style” (People) in this deeply personal and revealing biography of the world’s most storied family, from the world’s #1 bestselling author.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567724 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Máximas y reflexiones de un renacentista sagaz Author: Francesco Guicciardini, Manuel Manzano (translator) Narrator: Eduardo Robles Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 28 minutes Release date: August 10, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Rescatamos los pensamientos que Francesco Guicciardini, el gran padre de la historiografía moderna, escribió bajo el título de Ricordi. Estas notas aforísticas, que fue reuniendo en distintos momentos de su vida y en diversos períodos de su actividad como diplomático, permanecieron inéditas hasta 1857. Vecino de Maquiavelo, catorce años mayor que él, en la República de Florencia, su pragmatismo sujeto a las circunstancias del momento lo oponían en cierto modo al autor de El príncipe. Las ideas de Guicciardini, impregnadas de realismo, ofrecen enseñanzas útiles para hacer frente a los asuntos públicos y privados, y su escepticismo, ironía e incredulidad frente a cualquier explicación que no tenga en cuenta las complejidades del contexto mantienen toda su frescura y su vigencia cinco siglos después.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/585091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Henrietta Maria: Conspirator, Warrior, Phoenix Queen Author: Leanda De Lisle Narrator: Daphne Kouma Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 44 minutes Release date: August 4, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A myth-busting biography of Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I, which retells the dramatic story of the civil war from her perspective Henrietta Maria is the most reviled consort to have worn the crown of Britain's Three Kingdoms. Condemned as that 'Popish brat of France', a 'notorious whore' and traitor, she remains in popular memory the wife who wore the breeches and turned her husband Catholic ? so causing a civil war ? and a cruel and bigoted mother. Leanda de Lisle's White King was hailed as 'the definitive modern biography about Charles I' (Observer). Here she considers Henrietta Maria's point of view, unpicking the myths to reveal a very different queen. We meet a new bride who enjoyed annoying her uptight husband, a leader of fashion in clothes and cultural matters, an innovative builder and gardener and an advocate of the female voice in public affairs. No bigot, her closest friends included 'Puritans' as well as Catholics, and she led the anti-Spanish faction at court linked to the Protestant cause in the Thirty Years War. When civil war came, the strategic planning and fundraising of his 'She Generalissimo' proved crucial to Charles's campaign. The story takes us to courts across Europe, and looks at the fate of Henrietta Maria's mother and her sisters, who also faced civil wars. Her estrangement from her son Henry is explained, and the image of the Restoration queen as an irrelevant crone is replaced with Henrietta Maria as an influential 'phoenix queen', presiding over a court with 'more mirth' even than that of the Merry Monarch, Charles II. It is time to look again at this despised queen and judge if she is not in fact one of our most remarkable. © Leanda de Lisle 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565514 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Sea between Us: The True Story of a Man Who Risked Everything for Family and Freedom Author: Billy Ivey, Yosely Pereira Narrator: Gustavo Rex Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: August 2, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This is the harrowing true story of Yosely Pereira, the love of his life, Taire, and their incredible fight to escape the brutal bonds of communist Cuba. Ninety miles lay between their island prison and their dreams. But crossing those miles was only the beginning of this gripping journey. After building a boat and enduring the Florida Straits, Yosely secured his freedom, but his own escape was not enough. Taire and their two young children still needed to be rescued. A story of a harrowing journey fueled by love, A Sea Between Us celebrates the strength of the human spirit and the transcendent power of love.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/584312 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Charles Before Diana: A King in the Making Series: Part of Royal House of Windsor Author: Helen Cathcart Narrator: Lorna Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 23 minutes Release date: July 26, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles has been heir to the British throne since he was three years old. In this lively and illuminating account, royal biographer Helen Cathcart charts the first thirty years of Prince Charles's life, from his birth at Buckingham Palace in 1948 and rugby-playing schooldays at Gordonstoun, through his undergraduate years cycling to lectures at Trinity College, Cambridge, and subsequent military career in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. Cathcart reveals a young man of many interests—actor, polo player, cellist, helicopter pilot, and conservationist—and takes the listener behind the scenes of notable events in the Prince's life, including his investiture as Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle in 1969 and move to Chevening in 1974, before giving insight into his romantic relationships prior to his marriage to Lady Diana Spencer. Drawing on an extraordinary fund of private material, Charles Before Diana is an intimate portrait of the man behind the Prince—a man with an endearing sense of comedy and a conscientious devotion to duty.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/574402 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Is Your Own Time You’re Wasting: Classroom Confessions, Calamities and Clangers Author: Adam Parkinson, Lee Parkinson Narrator: Adam Parkinson, Lee Parkinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: July 21, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Preorder the new Mr Ps book 'How to Survive the School Year' – out 29/08/24 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The side-splittingly hilarious and heart-warming book from your favourite teacher duo and hosts of Two Mr Ps in a Pod(cast) Remember the distant days of lockdown and those futile attempts to homeschool distracted, disinterested kids? Parents rejoiced to send them back to school, while teachers prepared to face them all again … Five. Days. A. Week! Coming out the other side of the pandemic years, podcast sensations Lee and Adam Parkinson – aka the Two Mr Ps – bring you the most hilarious, ridiculous anecdotes from inside our primary schools. Join in on the classroom antics as they share the unexpected pitfalls of online teaching, all the reasons you need a strong stomach to take on Early Years and why not every household item makes a suitable Harry Potter wand …

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/580299 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Queen Elizabeth II For Dummies Author: Stewart Ross Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 16 minutes Release date: July 19, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: If the news about Harry, William, Kate, Meghan, and the rest of the British royals has you wondering about how this latest generation of princes, princesses, dukes, and duchesses got their start, you're not alone. Queen Elizabeth II For Dummies takes you on a fascinating journey through the life of Great Britain's longest-serving monarch. You'll find revealing stories about Queen Elizabeth II's family background, her childhood, early ascension to the throne, and her role during times of national crisis and triumph. The book combines must-know facts about the monarchy with details of the remarkable woman who has held the crown for over sixty-eight years (and counting). You'll also learn about: where shows like The Crown stay true-to-life and where they take artistic liberties with historical fact; Queen Elizabeth II's relationship with Prince Charles, the late Prince Phillip, Princess Diana, and the thousands of famous figures she has encountered during her reign; and the subtle and at times controversial role of a hereditary Head of State in a democracy. A must-listen full of trivia, secrets, and history, Queen Elizabeth II For Dummies is perfect for anyone with an interest in the monarchy, British governance, power and society, leadership, or the resurgence of the British monarchy in popular culture.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/584761 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Give You My Heart: A True Story of Courage and Survival Author: Wendy Holden Narrator: Helen Langford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: July 19, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An unlikely friendship between two couples leads to one of the most remarkable acts of selfless sacrifice when the Nazis invade their country. A teenage girl, guilty only of being Jewish, is saved from the fate that awaits her family and hidden by her parents' Catholic friends—who pay the ultimate price for their bravery. So much was risked and so much lost but the legacy of their courage and trust lives on through the surviving generations. Now, at last, their story can be told . . .

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/584826 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Save my Children: An Astonishing Tale of Survival and its Unlikely Hero Author: Edwin Stepp, Leon Kleiner Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: July 19, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A young Jewish boy and his siblings fleeing a world destroyed by hate. A notoriously cruel anti-Semite hunting for Jews. Why did this murderer risk his own life to save these children? An eleven-year-old boy and his siblings fight for survival after the evil of the Nazi regime descends upon Poland. Time after time, they miraculously escape certain death as the murderous fascists attempt to make their hometown of Tluste Judenrein. Their luck seems to have run out when the Germans order to liquidate their work camp. Unexpected help comes from Timush, a man known for his terrible deeds against the Jews. After hearing their mother shout to him in a desperate plea, 'Save my children!' as she is marched to her execution, Timush amazingly risks his own life to make sure they survive. Save my Children is the true story of the transformation of a man once filled with hate and violence who made the ultimate sacrifice to save the people he once sought to kill. A unique story inspiring hope that hatred can be overcome.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578936 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shmuel's Bridge: Following the Tracks to Auschwitz with My Survivor Father Author: Jason Sommer Narrator: Josh Bloomberg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 19 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A moving memoir of a son's relationship with his survivor father and of their Eastern European journey through a family history of incalculable loss. Jason Sommer's father, Jay, is ninety-eight years old and losing his memory. More than seventy years after arriving in New York from WWII-torn Europe, he is forgetting the stories that defined his life, the life of his family, and the lives of millions of Jews who were affected by Nazi terror. Observing this loss, Jason vividly recalls the trip to Eastern Europe the two took together in 2001. As father and son travel from the town of Jay's birth to the labor camp from which he escaped, and to Auschwitz, where many in his family were lost, the stories Jason's father has told all his life come alive. So too do Jason's own memories of the way his father's past complicated and impacted Jason's own inner life. Shmuel's Bridge shows history through a double lens: the memories of a growing son's complex relationship with his father and the meditations of that son who, now grown, finds himself caring for a man losing all connection to a past that must not be forgotten.