Top Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Memoirs

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/814489 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Boys from the Bridge: The Story of Attenborough's Private Army Author: Sebastian Abineri Narrator: Sebastian Abineri Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 5, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In 1976, twenty-one-year-old Sebastian Abineri was cast in Richard Attenborough's epic war film, A Bridge Too Far. He joined 'Attenborough's Private Army' (APA), a group of fifty young British actors, who were brought together to train under the eagle eye of a former director of The SAS to represent the heroic band of Paratroopers who held Arnhem Bridge against insurmountable odds in 1944. The APA worked for six months alongside major stars such as Anthony Hopkins, Sean Connery, Michael Caine and Sir Laurence Oliver. It was one of the hottest summers on record; so hot that the APA drank the local bars dry! The Boys from the Bridge recounts their extraordinary story. Sebastian Abineri, the author and narrator of The Boys from The Bridge was a member of Attenborough's Private Army (APA a company of young actors put through military training for the film) and this is his account of the making of A Bridge Too Far and the adventures of this group of young actors.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/798486 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Brother's Ashes are in a Sandwich Bag Author: Michelle Brasier Narrator: Michelle Braier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 57 minutes Release date: September 4, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Your future is not guaranteed. And isn't that fucking freeing? If you found out you had less time to live than the average bear, how might you spend it? That's a question comedian Michelle Brasier has been asking herself since her dad died of cancer, then her brother, and she was told there's a high chance she'll get it too. She's only young (oh my god so young, and such great skin) but she has been through a lot and it's taught her to live each day like it's her last – because it just might be. From teenage fumblings in the back of a car in Wagga Wagga (teen pregnancy capital of Australia), to performing with Aunty Donna and her own sell-out comedy shows, Michelle invites you into the highs (seeing Jason Momoa drinking a Guinness next a classic car in SoHo) and the lows (getting dumped ¾ of the way through Pirates of the Caribbean). It's an examination of the tiny things and the big things – how much it hurts to be a woman and a person, and how funny it is to try and get into shapewear and how funerals are silly. It's self help for those of us who hate self help. A bit of a laugh and a bit of a cry. Balance. Yoga in the morning, whisky in the evening. Heartbreaking and hilarious, My Brother's Ashes are in a Sandwich Bag moves between grief and joy, reminding us that life's too short to be taken seriously. ‘Michelle Brasier can write. This book is painful. gut wrenching and incredibly funny. Her writing is insatiable. Loved this book.' – Tanya Hennessy, author of Am I Doing This Right?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/793732 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Going Under: A memoir of family secrets, addiction and escape Author: Seana Smith Narrator: Seana Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 3, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the outside, Seana Smith lived an enviable life. An Oxford graduate, a successful career with the BBC and Sydney’s Channel 9, a bestselling author, happily married. But behind this perfect life she had a secret: Seana was a drinker, and alcohol was slowly taking away her life, destroying her health, her emotional well-being, her world.  With engaging style and wit, Going Under reveals the true story behind Seana’s lifelong battle with drink. It lays bare a confusing childhood of Scottish sailing adventures and also brutal violence from her bullying, alcoholic father; where punches were thrown, broken bones hidden and her family lived in fear. Learning from the best, Seana drank her way through tutorials at Oxford University (which were held in the pub), through the sexual misadventures of her twenties and through the intensity and mundanity of motherhood.  It took the death of her parents and a tree-change to Orange in regional NSW for Seana to find the courage to break free; a new life in a new world. She had finally left the past behind.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/813967 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Here, Where Death Delights: A Literary Memoir Author: Mary Jumbelic M.D. Narrator: Mary Jumbelic M.D. Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 41 minutes Release date: September 2, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Mary Jumbelic has been obsessed with death since the loss of her father when she was 13. The sudden departure of her dad, the mother left behind, and her position as an only child led her to grow up quickly. Yet the why and how of her father's death plagued her. She chose to view an autopsy at the age of 15 and discovered a science that explained the process. College, medical school and becoming a forensic pathologist wasn't a given. She struggled before ultimately deciding on a career as a medical examiner. For 25 years, she analyzed corpses and explained to families what had happened to their loved ones, something that hadn't been done for her. She faced blood, gore, violence, and grief in urban and country morgues. She worked for the federal government and internationally in mass disasters. This daily confrontation challenged her to re-live her own loss. She became an advocate in recognizing preventable injuries to help reduce fatalities. Dr. Jumbelic developed a way to honor the person's life by speaking for them in courts, classrooms, and interviews. How did she finally integrate death into her own life so filled with hope? This is her journey. Mary Jumbelic, M.D., is a board-certified forensic pathologist who has performed thousands of autopsies. She received awards from the National Transportation Safety Board and the New York State Senate, and has been recognized by the National Organization of Women as a trailblazer. This is her first book, an interweaving of personal and professional stories that demystify death. She lives with her husband in Central New York. Her motto is 'I speak for the dead. They speak for me.'

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/816063 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Some Enchanted Evening Author: Franklin Morrow Narrator: Steven Floyd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 37 minutes Release date: August 30, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “Some Enchanted Evening” by Franklin Morrow is a heartfelt memoir chronicling the remarkable journey of Frank and his beloved wife Geri’s thirty-five years of marriage. Through tales of love, achievements, near tragedies, and defining moments, the book invites readers to join Frank and Geri as they navigate the landscapes of memory and the twists and turns of a life lived fully. From chairing major Palm Beach Galas to facing the daunting prospects of hospital corridors, Frank and Geri’s story is one of resilience and unwavering love. Their shared adventures take them to far-flung corners of the world, each locale leaving unforgettable memories on their souls. Amidst the grandeur and simplicity of life, the book delves into moments of quiet reverence, such as the Gnocchi ceremonies that bind them to tradition and family. However, alongside the sweetness of life, Frank and Geri also endure the bitter sting of loss, including the passing of Frank’s beloved son due to COVID-19. Through these trials, their bond grows stronger, marked by three unique and extraordinary vow renewals reaffirming their deep commitment to each other.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/795902 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Country Editor's Boy: A Memoir Author: Hal Borland Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: August 27, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A memoir of youthful years spent in Colorado as the American West was transformed, by the author of High, Wide, and Lonesome and The Dog Who Came to Stay. Country Editor's Boy picks up where Hal Borland's classic memoir High, Wide and Lonesome left off: with Borland, on the cusp of adulthood in the early twentieth century, making his way in an eastern Colorado town that still retained all the flavors of the Old West. Borland's father, the editor of a local weekly newspaper, was working to help his publication transition along with the town around him. At the same time, young Hal was experiencing dramatic social and economic change in his own way. In a matter of a decade, Borland's Colorado town shifted from a frontier outpost to part of a rapidly urbanizing new America. This memoir shows a boy entering adulthood as the world around him comes of age. Evocative and wholly engrossing, Country Editor's Boy is a vividly drawn portrait of western life, by one of the greatest naturalist writers of his age.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/798162 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood & Justice on the Sunset Strip: The Life, Loves & Lies of Hollywood Criminal Defense Attorney Peter Knecht: A Memoir Author: Peter Knecht Narrator: Roger Rose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 40 minutes Release date: August 27, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Peter Knecht was a renowned Criminal Defense Attorney who represented many Hollywood celebrities, including Sly Stone, David Crosby, Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Ike Turner, Ryan O’Neal, Robert Blake, Charles Bronson, Robert Downey Jr, Andy Garcia, John Barrymore Jr., Jason Priestly, & Heidi Fleiss. He appeared as a TV analyst on criminal justice for major media outlets, such as Good Morning America, the Today Show & Celebrity Justice. And he’s credited with forever changing the search & seizure laws by taking adverse rulings to the Appellate & Supreme Courts of California. Peter Knecht died in 2014 after battling cancer for two years, and it’s the only battle he ever lost! This book is published Posthumously.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/813863 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Garden Behind the Moon: A Memoir of Loss, Myth, and Magic Author: Alexandra A. Chan Narrator: Rachel Yong Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 4 minutes Release date: August 27, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Alexandra Chan thinks she has life figured out until, in the Year of the Ram, the death of her father—her last parent—brings her to her knees, an event seemingly foretold in Chinese mythology. A left-brained archaeologist and successful tiger daughter, Chan finds her logical approach to life utterly fails her in the face of this profound grief. Unable to find a way forward, she must either burn to ash or forge herself anew. Slowly, painfully, wondrously, Chan discovers that her father and ancestors have left threads of renewal in the artifacts and stories of their lives. Through a long-lost interview conducted by Roosevelt's Federal Writers' Project, a basket of war letters written from the Burmese jungle, a box of photographs, her world travels, and a deepening relationship to her own art, the archaeologist and lifelong rationalist makes her greatest discovery to date: the healing power of enchantment. In an epic story that travels from prerevolution China to the South under Jim Crow, from the Pacific theater of WWII to the black sands of Reynisfjara, Iceland, and beyond, Chan takes us on a universal journey to meaning in the wake of devastating loss, sharing the insights and tools that allowed her to rebuild her life and resurrect her spirit.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/812311 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Minotaur at Calle Lanza Author: Zito Madu Narrator: Amir Abdullah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 27, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A 'hauntingly effective' surrealist travel memoir about the mysterious transformations that may lurk inside us all (Library Journal, starred review). Venice, 2020. As a pandemic rages across the globe, Zito Madu finds himself in a nearly deserted city, its walls and basilicas humming with strange magic. As he wanders a haunted landscape, we see him twist further into his own past: his family's difficult immigration from Nigeria to Detroit, his troubled relationship with his father, the sporadic joys of daily life and solitude, his experiences with migration, poverty, foreignness, racism, and his own rage and regret. But as it is with all labyrinths, after finding its center, will he come away unscathed, or will he transform into the gripping, fantastical monstrousness that's out to consume him whole? With nods to Italo Calvino and Jorge Luis Borges, this surrealist debut memoir takes us into the labyrinth of memory and the monsters lurking there.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/813960 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pieces Falling: Navigating 9/11 with faith, family, and the FDNY Author: Ann Van Hine Narrator: Caroline Bailey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 47 minutes Release date: August 27, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: As a wife and mom, church volunteer, and small business owner, Ann Van Hine prided herself on being in control of her life. Until 9/11. Pieces Falling is Ann's story of navigating the very personal loss of her husband, Bruce-a New York City firefighter who died on 9/11- amid the very public tragedy that shocked the world. Her poignant reflections help answer the questions: • How do you cope when life lies in pieces around you? • How do you begin to rebuild in the face of all that has been lost? • How do you commemorate the past while creating space for your future? Ann's journey parallels the evolution of Ground Zero from a place of death and destruction to the moving Memorial Plaza today-and is a beautiful testament to the resilience of a woman, a family, and a nation.