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Titel: Madame Nina weiß alles

Untertitel: Die Memoiren einer Wiener Nachtclub-Königin

Autor:: Madame Nina

Erzähler: Bettina Reifschneider

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 8 hrs and 52 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-14-17

Herausgeber: edition a audio

Kategorien: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

30 Jahre lang betrieb Madame Nina ein Luxusbordell im Herzen Wiens. Künstler, Spitzenpolitiker, hochrangige Geistliche und millionenschwere Unternehmer gingen bei ihr ein und aus. Mit Heiterkeit, Weisheit und einem leisen Schuss Wehmut erinnert sie sich an die Zeit, die für sie vergangen ist wie ein einziger aufregender Tag. Dabei gibt sie Einblicke in das Leben der Schönen, Reichen und Mächtigen, die in diskreten Nachtstunden auch nur Menschen sind.

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Titel: Johannes Gutenberg (Abenteuer & WIssen)

Autor:: Ulricke Beck

Erzähler: Nicole Engeln, Bruno Winzen

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 1 hr and 19 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 05-12-17

Herausgeber: Headroom Verlag

Kategorien: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Um 1450 verändert eine Erfindung die Welt: Das Buchdruckverfahren von Johannes Gutenberg ermöglicht es, Publikationen in hoher Stückzahl und relativ preiswert zu vervielfältigen. Die technische Grundlage für die geistigen, politischen und religiösen Veränderungen der nachfolgenden Jahrhunderte ist geschaffen.

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Title: Before the Modern Russian Revolution

Subtitle: A Memoir About Traveling in the U.S.S.R. in a Time of Transformation

Author: Gini Graham Scott PhD

Narrator: Stacey Melotte

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-23-17

Publisher: Changemakers Publishing

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Today, when Russia has regained its power on the world stage and Putin is restoring many of the old traditions and systems, it is helpful to understand what Russia was like at the time of transformation set in motion by Gorbachev and continued by Yeltsin. For a time Russia went through a period called "glasnost" and "perestroika" when all things seemed possible and a spirit of democracy was in the air. The Soviet Union was breaking up and everyday citizens were imagining a new democratic future, though this restructuring soon led to a rampant period of new capitalism and crime, before the crackdown and new economic transformation under Putin.

Before the Modern Russian Revolution is a look back at this time of rapid change be a sociologist and anthropologist who traveled to the Russia and other countries that were then part of the Soviet Union. She traveled there three times between 1987 and 1990. This book describes her journey there in 1988 as part of a citizen diplomacy group that offered an opportunity to make personal connections with people in all walks of life. It is an engaging personal account of a journey to the Soviet Union done the "citizen diplomacy" way - meeting people face to face in their homes, schools, churches, courtrooms, and marketplaces. It takes you to the heart of Soviet daily life, where you will meet working mothers, the new entrepreneurs, lawyers, artists, journalist, psychologists, and others. While providing a marked contrast to the lifestyle of Russians today, these portraits help to provide insight into the new society Russia has become.

Members Reviews:

Pap

The attitude of how wonderful the "open society" had become belies the truth and hardship. Too mundane. Liberal wishful thinking.

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Title: Big Fat Food Fraud

Subtitle: Confessions of a Health-Food Hustler

Author: Jeff Philips

Narrator: Bob Reed

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-14-17

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Why are you are you eating diet foods and getting fatter? Why do you still have cellulite even though you eat "healthy"? Why don't you know what you are eating, even when you read the label? Why does the obesity rate in America keep climbing, even though the weight-loss market is a $300 billion industry? It is because food manufacturers, the media, nutritionists, trainers, medical professionals, health inspectors, and people like Jeff Scot Philips collude for profits and are: big fat food liars.

Critic Reviews:

"In his rollicking, unabashed, and sometimes shocking book, Jeff Scot Philips offers an unprecedented inside look at how labels can be manipulated, regulators can be fooled, and how consumer gatekeepers - from personal trainers to nutritionists - sell high-margin 'health food' to an unsuspecting public that wants to lose weight." (Oz Garcia, best-selling author of Redesigning 50 and The Balance)

Members Reviews:

Keeping it real

Really liked it-the story was entertaining and really informative. Confirms a lot of my suspicions of the mass marketed food industries and illuminated some new knowledge.

Unlistenable

This book is awful. I know some of the reviews said stick it out but I just couldn't. I even skipped to the second part which was supposedly more informative but really got nowhere with that. I was really looking forward to a factual book about the food industry but this read as a fictional account of a fitness instructor's escapades.

I wish I read the reviews before purchasing. I definitely would have taken a pass on this book.

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Title: The Poison Principle

Author: Gail Bell

Narrator: Helen Garner, Wendy Bos

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-13-17

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

A fascinating detective story and moving memoir of death and deceit. When Dr William Macbeth poisoned two of his sons in 1927, his wife and sister hid the murders in the intensely private realm of family secrets. Like the famous poisoner Dr Crippen, Macbeth behaved as if he were immune to consequences; unlike Crippen, he avoided detection and punishment...or did he? As time passed, the story of Dr William Macbeth, well-dressed poisoner, haunted and divided his descendants. Macbeth's granddaughter Gail Bell, who grew up with the story, spent 10 years reading the literature of poisoning in order to understand Macbeth's life. A chemist herself, she listened for echoes in the great cases of the 19th and 20th centuries, in myths, fiction and poison lore. This intricate story, with a moving twist at the end, is a book about family guilt and secrets, and also an exploration of the nature of death itself as Bell turns to her grandfather's poisonous predecessors, from Cleopatra, Madame Bovary and Napoleon to prolific serial killer, Harold Shipman.

Members Reviews:

âPoison is rarely if ever perfect.â

In 1927, William Macbeth apparently poisoned two of his sons with strychnine. William Macbeth was Gail Bellâs grandfather, and he died before she was born. When Gail was ten, her grandfatherâs sample case was delivered to her father. She opened one of the bottles in the case, and put the end of the stopper to her nose.

âMy father snatched it from my hand and said âNever, never do that. You could die.â

In 1980, Ms Bell spoke with her Great-Aunt Rose, six months before Roseâs death, and was told about William Macbeth. Roseâs story was that she and her younger sister Ellen met William Macbeth, a travelling showman who travelled the country selling his miracle cures. Ellen and William married and had four sons. But when the marriage came under strain, according to Rose, William poisoned first his âretardedâ first son Thomas and then a few months later his son Patrick. Ellen left with her two surviving sons while William, although never tried for these murders, continued his life of crime. According to Rose, he impersonated a doctor in a lunatic asylum, stole money from the bank account of a rich inmate and then, decades later, died of tuberculosis.

Ms Bell thought that there must be more to the story, and was struck by the comment of another relative who believed that Rose herself fancied William, until he married Ellen. Would it be possible to find out more, especially now that all of the participants were dead?

âSometimes, stories are a melange of subjective truths, and sometimes lies tell you more than all the evidence you can hunt down.â

By persevering, Ms Bell was able to find the truth (which readers learn in the final pages of the book). Ms Bell started with a few newspaper clippings, birth marriage and death certificates. In the end, with information in a file from a mental institution, she is able to find the truth. And the truth shows her grandfather in a different light.

âAntidotes come out of the shadows, like kind spirits holding lamps.â

I found this book fascinating. Ms Bell is a pharmacists and a teacher as well as a writer. Along the way, while unravelling the story of William Macbeth, we are treated to an extensive history of poisoning. Fictional and historical poisoners are included, as are those poisoned.

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Title: Only: A Singular Memoir

Author: Caroline Baum

Narrator: Caroline Baum

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-02-17

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

This is a memoir of an unconventional childhood that explores what it means to be an only child. This audiobook is for all children who have ever felt like the fulcrum of a seesaw, the focus of all eyes and expectations, torn between love and fear, obedience and rebellion, duty and the longing to escape.

Only is revelatory, lyrical and life affirming, for anyone who has felt the burden of trying to be a good daughter.

Critic Reviews:

"Unflinchingly honest, with a heart-melting scoop of ice cream." (Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love)

"A conflicted love letter to her European origins and the uncrushable spirit of her glamorous, at times difficult parents, this lyrical page turner made me laugh and made me weep." (Magda Szubanski, author of Reckoning)

Members Reviews:

Exquisite!

I have loved hearing this story. The language used is delightful. The story interesting and the narrator first class!

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Title: Space Below My Feet

Author: Gwen Moffat

Narrator: Anne Dover, Gordon Griffin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-01-17

Publisher: Soundings

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

In 1945, Gwen Moffat deserted from her post as dispatch rider in the Army and went to live rough in Wales and Cornwall, climbing and living on practically nothing. She hitch-hiked her way around, travelling from Skye to Chamonix and many places in between, with all her possessions on her back. When the money ran out, she worked as a forester, went winkle-picking on the Isle of Skye and did a stint as an artist's model. And always there were the mountains, drawing her away from a "proper" job. Throughout this unique story, there are acutely observed accounts of mountaineering exploits as Moffat tackles the toughest climbs and goes on to become the first woman to qualify as a mountain guide.

Members Reviews:

A historical book

Book was in excellency condition

Technical issues

Will not download to kindle fire. Amazon has been notified and is working to fix, however issue has not yet been resolved.

A strong-willed woman pursues the high life in Britain's 1950s

Entertaining memoir, roughly covering the years 1945-1955, of Britain's first female professional mountain guide. There is no deeper truth, just a frugal, bohemian life singularly devoted to climbing crags and mountains. Moffat was an accomplished writer and her prose is polished and poised. There are sections of great beauty, capturing the poetry of the climbing life to perfection:

"Above us a groove ran up the wall. This is followed for about twenty-five feet when, with sensational abruptness, the route breaks out to the right, following a rough crack to the pinnacle. But the crack - which is sensational - isn't hard. The crux comes near the top of those twenty-five feet. There are runners in the crack: tiny things to take a loop of nylon line. With your toes balanced on excrescences and your right hand on the rock, with infinite delicacy you take the sling off your head and place it round a knob. Everything is in slow motion, and perhaps, this day, every movement in this moment of time is perfection. You bring up the rope, clip it one-handed in the carabiner, the nylon drops again with the faintest jerk on your waist - and the second breathes a little easier as he stares upwards in the deep silence. And so on, stepping slowly, aware more than ever now of that silence, through which comes, perhaps, the cry of a kestrel. Near the top of the groove there seems to be no more holds, but you know there must be, so you look for wrinkles, and you find them; you choose the biggest and you step up and, amazingly, they are adequate. They bring you to the crack, the big, rough friendly crack which leads you over all that exposure to the flake and the belay. From there you look down at the route with the eyes of a lover, and across the gully you catch a movement. You hear a cry again and there is the kestrel slipping through the sun shafts in the amphitheatre ... "

The occasional exaltation is nicely balanced by amusing vignettes, for example of Moffat trying to rescue a sheep from an exposed ledge, or, towards the end of the book, flogging her overloaded 1932 Morris Minor across Welsh mountain passes. In between we learn about the author's domestic concerns and her budding career as a writer.

Most of the action is situated in Wales and Scotland and it helps to have a rough idea of the topography as the narrative is littered with exotic toponyms referring to the innumerable cliffs, buttresses and artes climbed by Moffat.

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Title: Season of Suffering

Subtitle: Coming of Age in Occupied France, 1940-45

Author: Nicole H Taflinger

Narrator: Sally Martin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-27-17

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Born in 1927, Nicole Braux's earliest recollections occur in the French city of Nancy, where her father owned and operated a hotel and restaurant. Her charming reflections paint a picture of a romantic culture still wounded by the First World War. Nicole was 12 when her father was recalled into the reserves in 1939. Within months, she watched German troops invade. "We peeked above the window sill and saw them...Our imaginations hadn't exaggerated; they looked as evil, it not more so, than we'd expected!" Little by little, the Braux family adjusted to life under occupation. They experienced recurrent air raid alerts, Nazi propaganda, rationing, the Black Market, and bombings. As they struggled simply to acquire food and keep warm, thinking of the future became irrelevant. Teachers, friends, employers, priests, nuns, and doctors disappeared in the night. Relationships became veiled in worry, suspicion, and secrecy. French citizens quietly resisted. They concocted strategies to elude curfew. Women dressed to offend Germans, donning short skirts and makeup, and choosing the bright colors of the French flag. They sold tainted food to the despised oppressors. As the fighting drew ever closer, desperation and terror increased, but miraculous events brought hope. Finally the inconceivable joy of liberation came. However, food remained scarce, the fate of her father was still unknown, and now 18, Nicole found herself deeply in love with Lieutenant Ancel G. Taflinger, pilot for General George S. Patton. Written decades ago but never published, the author's guileless voice enhances her adolescent memories of the German occupation - an existence of fear, loss, suffering, and fierce hatred - and illustrates the immense emotional toll of war.

Members Reviews:

A Young lady's perspective French Nazi Occupation

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This book is a recommended read for someone who is interested in life under Nazi Occupation. It tells you about day to day existence, collaborators who are not really, about the French resistance and the struggles of day to day existence with food shortages and rationing. Yet wanting to be a normal teenager.

What other book might you compare Season of Suffering to and why?

It is a good contrast with Diary of Anne Frank. You can see the differences between being in an occupied country as a Gentile vs being Jewish. This book tells you about life outside the attic.

What about Sally Martins performance did you like?

I love narrators who can just become part of the background and present the story and this was done perfectly in this book.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

This book is a little long for one session, but I did it comfortably in 2 solid chunks.

Any additional comments?

I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the narrator in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.

a journey back in time

If you could sum up Season of Suffering in three words, what would they be?

war as seen by "normal" people

What was one of the most memorable moments of Season of Suffering?

the love story is delicate and subtle.

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Titre: Une terrible histoire d'amour, de voyage et de fuite en avant (Transfert 18)

Auteur: slate.fr

Narrateur: slate.fr

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 1 hr and 11 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 01-26-17

Éditeur: Slate.fr

Evaluation: 4.5 sur 5 sur 2 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Vous avez toujours rêvé de connaître les péripéties secrètes du couple de vos bruyants voisins, ce qui a transformé la personnalité de votre cousin, la raison pour laquelle votre collègue n'arrive plus à faire confiance à personne. Toutes les deux semaines, Transfert vous raconte une histoire vraie, excitante, prenante, émouvante, et en creux le monde moderne et ceux qui l'habitent. Un podcast de Slate.fr présenté par Charlotte Pudlowski.

Épisode 18 :

Quand Gabriel avait 18 ans, il est parti en Inde pour un long voyage et il est tombé amoureux d'une jeune femme, indienne, avec qui aucune histoire n'était possible. Une histoire de Roméo et Juliette dans laquelle Gabriel n'a pas mesuré qu'il avait le pouvoir, qu'elle était vulnérable, qu'il était dangereux.

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Title: Sleep Valley [Hebrew Edition]

Subtitle: The Beginning

Author: Rut Netzer

Narrator: Riki Daskal

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-23-17

Publisher: SonicBooks

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

An immigrant couple, refugees from Germany, come to a kibbutz, carrying their family stories.

Sleep Valley is an autobiographical story describing the investigation by a girl into her parents' past. The story integrates text from the daughter's diary excerpts and text from the mother's diary, discovered after her death.

Please note: This audiobook is in Hebrew.