Top Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & Culture

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/584532 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Ein Fleck im Meer Author: John Aldridge, Anthony Sosinski Narrator: Erich Wittenberg, Frank Stieren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 7 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Wie weit würde man für seinen besten Freund gehen? Diese Frage muss sich Anthony Sosinski stellen, als er bemerkt, dass sein Freund und Kollege, John Aldrige, sich nicht mehr auf dem gemeinsamen Boot befindet. Aldrige ist über Bord gegangen und kämpft gegen die Wellen, sich selbst und um das blanke Überleben. Eine Geschichte über Freundschaft, Hoffnung und den Willen zu Leben. -

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/588848 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - En todos los frentes Author: Clarissa Ward Narrator: Aneta Fernández Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 25 minutes Release date: April 28, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Las maravillosas memorias de Clarissa Ward, la reportera estrella de la CNN, que narró al mundo la caída de Kabul. Clarissa Ward es una reportera de guerra que ha ganado premios importantes por su trabajo cubriendo conflictos en Siria, Egipto, Afganistán, fue la periodista que cubrió la caída de Kabul. Tuvo una infancia privilegiada, pero prefirió ir a los frentes e informar de la cruda realidad de los conflictos, de una manera empática, cuenta las historias más difíciles. En todos los frentes es el relato fascinante de su trabajo durante años, cubriendo los 'puntos calientes' del extremismo. Tras una vida privilegiada y solitaria, Ward se convirtió en corresponsal de guerra tras la tragedia del 11 S. Desde el inicio ella estuvo 'empotrada' con los marines durante la guerra de Irak, y luego en otros países árabes. No hay lugar donde Ward no deje su huella, es en la guerra de Siria donde destacó por ser la periodista occidental que cubrió más este conflicto. Se infiltró varias veces con los rebeldes sirios para investigar sobre los extremistas occidentales que se sienten atraídos por ISIS. También ha informado del reinado de terror de Bashar al-Assad, sin miedo. En 2018 asumió nuevos retos para la CNN y fue madre. Esta es la historia inolvidable de una periodista extraordinaria y de un mundo cambiante. - Clarissa Ward es una reconocida reportera de conflictos, es 'CNN chief international correspondent'. Habla siete idiomas, ha sido reportera en Siria, Egipto y ha trabajado desde Bagdad, Beirut, Peking y Moscú. Ha visto y documentado el violento cambio del mundo desde muy cerca. Con su fuerte empatía y su increíble valentía, Ward encuentra la manera de contar una historia muy dura. En todos los frentes es una historia fascinante de la excepcional carrera de periodismo en esta época de extremismos. Ha ganado múltiples premios: Peabody, a la excelencia en el periodismo, y el Murrow, al mejor trabajo de periodismo fuera de EE.UU.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/574245 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ӕthelflӕd: The Lady of the Mercians Author: Tim Clarkson Narrator: Hannah Curtis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This Dark Ages biography chronicles the life of one of the period's most famous women: the ruler of Mercia who took England back from the Vikings. At the end of the ninth century, a large part of what is now England was controlled by the Vikings—warlike Scandinavians who had been attacking the British Isles for more than a hundred years. Alfred the Great, king of Wessex, was determined to regain the conquered lands. But when he died in 899 A.D., the task passed to his son Edward. In the early 900s, Edward led a great fight against the Viking armies, assisted by the English rulers of Mercia: Lord Æthelred and his wife Æthelflæd, who was also Edward's sister. After her husband's death, Æthelflæd ruled Mercia on her own, leading the army to war and working with her brother to achieve their father's aims. Known to history as the Lady of the Mercians, she earned a reputation as a capable general who was feared by her enemies. In this authoritative biography, Tim Clarkson tells her remarkable life story from childhood to her vital role in saving England from the Vikings.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567740 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To End All Wars: A True Story about the Will to Survive and the Courage to Forgive Author: Ernest Gordon Narrator: Wayne Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 16 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Now a major motion picture starring Robert Carlyle and Kiefer Sutherland 'Waking from a dream, I suddenly realized where I was: in the Death House--in a prison camp by the River Kwai. I was a prisoner of war, lying among the dead, waiting for the bodies to be carried away so that I might have more room.' When Ernest Gordon was twenty-four he was captured by the Japanese and forced, with other British prisoners, to build the notorious 'Railroad of Death,' where nearly 16,000 prisoners of war gave their life. Faced with the appalling conditions of the prisoners' camp and the brutality of the captors, he survived to become an inspiring example of the triumph of the human spirit against all odds. To End All Wars is Ernest Gordon's gripping true story behind both the Academy Award-winning film The Bridge on the River Kwai, starring Alec Guinness, and the new film To End All Wars, directed by David Cunningham.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/569959 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scottish Queens, 1034-1714: The Queens and Consorts Who Shaped the Nation Author: Rosalind K. Marshall Narrator: Ruth Urquhart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An 'enlightening and fascinating' exploration of Scotland's royal women, from Lady Macbeth to Mary Queen of Scots and beyond (Booklist). The lives of the Scottish queens, both those who ruled in their own right and the consorts, have largely been neglected in conventional history books. One of the earliest known Scottish queens was none other than the notorious Lady Macbeth. Was she really the wicked woman depicted in Shakespeare's famous play? Was St. Margaret a demure and obedient wife? Why did Margaret Logie exercise such an influence over her husband, David II, and have we underestimated James VI's consort, Anne of Denmark, frequently written off as a stupid and willful woman? Rosalind K. Marshall delves into these questions and more in this entertaining, impeccably researched book.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/576027 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Queen and Prince Philip: The Early Years Series: Part of Royal House of Windsor Author: Helen Cathcart Narrator: Jayne Entwistle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip enjoyed seventy-three years of happy married life together—the longest marriage of any royal British couple in history. But how did they meet? What did their families think of their burgeoning relationship? What obstacles did the young couple face before and after their marriage? And how did a childhood friendship grow into the love story of the century? In The Queen and Prince Philip royal biographer Helen Cathcart superbly reconstructs the early years of Elizabeth and Philip's relationship, tracing their growing affection from the summer of 1939, when 'Lilibet' was a teenager and Philip a dashing navy cadet, through their wartime courtship and magnificent wedding in 1947 at Westminster Abbey. She narrates their adjustment to new parenthood in Clarence House and how, shortly afterwards, both their lives changed forever when Elizabeth ascended the throne as Queen in 1952 and Philip became Prince Consort. Set against a revealing background of family and wider social events, this is the first full story of their early years together as husband and wife documented from family letters, royal journals, and the personal recollections of those close to the royal couple. The Queen and Prince Philip takes us behind the scenes of one of the most romantic royal love stories of all time.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578241 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Queen Mother Series: Part of Royal House of Windsor Author: Helen Cathcart Narrator: Lorna Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Affectionately known as the Queen Mother, she was born a commoner and never expected to be Queen. Yet, her life was forever changed with the abdication of her brother-in-law, Edward VIII, and she rose to become one of the most popular royal figures. Helen Cathcart's fascinatingly intimate account charts the life of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, from her birth and early years, to her courtship and marriage to the second son of King George V and Queen Mary, through the abdication crisis, and later period as Queen consort, before giving insight into the first forty years of her life as Queen Mother after her daughter, Elizabeth II, had ascended to the throne. During her long life the Queen Mother witnessed numerous challenges to her nation, including two world wars and the decline of British power, yet, as Cathcart reveals, she remained an unwavering pillar of support to both her husband and her daughter through these difficult times. Drawing information from family letters, royal journals, and the personal recollections, The Queen Mother is an exceptionally detailed picture of one of the most influential women of the twentieth century.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577933 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Blow Yourself Up: The Further True Adventures and Travails of the Rocket Boy of October Sky Author: Homer Hickam Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From Homer Hickam, the author of the #1 bestselling Rocket Boys adapted into the beloved film October Sky, comes this astonishing memoir of high adventure, war, love, NASA, and his struggle for literary success. Homer Hickam's memoir Rocket Boys and the movie adaptation October Sky have become one of the most popular stories in the world, inspiring millions to pursue a better life. But what happened to Homer after he was a West Virginia rocket boy? In his latest memoir, Homer recounts his life in college where he built the world's biggest, baddest game cannon, fought through some of the worst battles in Vietnam, became a scuba instructor, discovered sunken U-boats, wrote the definitive account of a World War II naval battle, befriended Tom Clancy, made a desperate attempt to save the passengers of a sunken river boat, trained the first Japanese astronauts, taught David Letterman to scuba dive, helped to fix the Hubble Space Telescope, wrote his number one bestselling Rocket Boys, and was on set during the making of October Sky. Although told with humor and wit, Hickam does not shy away from the pain and hardship endured and the mistakes he made during the tumultuous decades since his life in the town he made famous—Coalwood, West Virginia.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589420 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Mein Leben mit dem Tod: ... warum wir sind, wie wir sind Author: Tom Werde Narrator: Tom Werde Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 26 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Ein Notarzt und kein Buch vom 'Leben retten' Viele 'Retter', Ärzte, Krankenschwestern und –pfleger, kurz Menschen, die regelmäßig mit dem Tod anderer Menschen konfrontiert sind, pflegen einen eigenen Umgang mit dem Thema 'Leben und Sterben': Während der Tod gesellschaftlich häufig keinen Platz im Alltag findet (oder finden darf) und daher aus dem täglichen Gespräch lieber ausgespart wird, sind wir es gewohnt, offen darüber zu reden. Solche Gespräche muten daher für den Unbeteiligten oft befremdlich an und sind für viele Mitmenschen schlichtweg 'nicht alltagstauglich', wirken möglicherweise gar respekt- oder pietätlos. Doch ist das so? Sind wir so? Diese Frage ist das Grundmotiv von 'Mein Leben mit dem Tod': Autobiographisch folgt dieses Buch einer Reise durch die Entwicklung des Autors und gewährt dabei Einblick in seine Gefühlswelt und den damit verbundenen Wandel seiner Einstellung zu Leben und Tod. Zwischen Analyse und Verarbeitungsstrategie des Autors spricht Tom Werde hiermit die Einladung an den Leser aus, an Alltagsgeschehen und Ausnahmeerlebnissen aus seinem Leben teilzunehmen und dabei sich selbst und die Entstehung der eigenen Normen und Werte zu hinterfragen.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/576032 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Southbound: Essays on Identity, Inheritance, and Social Change Author: Anjali Enjeti Narrator: Anjali Enjeti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 19, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A move at age ten from a Detroit suburb to Chattanooga in 1984 thrusts Anjali Enjeti into what feels like a new world replete with Confederate flags, Bible verses, and whiteness. It is here that she learns how to get her bearings as a mixed-race brown girl in the Deep South and begins to understand how identity can inspire, inform, and shape a commitment to activism. Her own evolution is a bumpy one, and along the way Enjeti, racially targeted as a child, must wrestle with her own complicity in white supremacy and bigotry as an adult. The twenty essays of her debut collection, Southbound, tackle white feminism at a national feminist organization, the early years of the AIDS epidemic in the South, voter suppression, gun violence and the gun sense movement, the whitewashing of southern literature, the 1982 racialized killing of Vincent Chin, social media's role in political accountability, evangelical Christianity's marriage to extremism, and the rise of nationalism worldwide. In our current era of great political strife, this timely collection by Enjeti, a journalist and organizer, paves the way for a path forward, one where identity drives coalition-building and social change.