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Title: Kids Don't Get Cancer

Subtitle: The Remarkably Inspiring Story of Michael Crossland

Author: Michael Crossland

Narrator: Natalie Feehan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-17-17

Publisher: Author's Republic

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Michael has an absolute passion and belief in people's ability to change direction and become who they truly want to be and achieve success. This passion stems from his own story....

Before Michael was even one year old, he was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer of the central nervous system - a tumor had taken over half of his tiny body. The chance of Michael surviving was virtually nonexistent. He started chemotherapy at one year old and by his second birthday, doctors had basically given up all hope. His only hope was taking part in a drug trial program - a program of which Michael was the only participant to survive the treatment. Although he survived, he was left with some permanent scars - only one lung, a damaged heart, and a sensitive immune system.

Michael Crossland sets an example for all of us. He's a man who has faced (and still faces) extreme challenges in life, but he never gives up. And despite his own obstacles, he always puts others before himself and gives so much to people in need.

A true inspiration. A true hero.

Members Reviews:

Inspirational

I loved Michaels story so much that I replayed it immediately.

The narrative needs a little work with repeated phrases but the story is inspirational and engaging - unlike most similar audio books I have listened to.

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Title: Now Everyone Will Know

Subtitle: The Perfect Husband, His Shattering Secret, My Rediscovered Life

Author: Maggie Kneip

Narrator: Gabra Zackman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-31-17

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

After a fairy-tale courtship in 1980s New York City, Maggie's young marriage shatters when her "perfect" husband - a star editor at the Wall Street Journal - is diagnosed with and dies of AIDS, leaving her with two young children in a city electrified by paranoia about the new epidemic. Devastated by his betrayal, Maggie struggles to protect herself and her children from stigma, keeping the circumstances of her husband's death a secret for nearly 25 years. It is only when a journey of self-discovery aligns with her children's coming of age and a new world of sexual tolerance that she can finally embrace the truth and set herself free.

With a foreword by former Wall Street Journal assistant managing editor Laura Landro and an afterword by psychologist Dr. Dale Atkins, who frequently appears on The Today Show, Now Everyone Will Know is an honest, unflinching memoir about the damaging nature of family secrets and an inspiring call to embrace every truth - the good, the bad, the ugly - that makes us who we are.

Members Reviews:

A powerful story that revisits both a sad time in history and a horribly unfair personal situation

A very well written book. A powerful story that revisits both a sad time in history and a horribly unfair personal situation. Many questions remain, but when all is said and done it is satisfying to read about how the author and her family were able to survive and persevere. I recommend taking the time to read this author's story.

Tragedy

Most of us -- fortunately -- can only imagine going from a picture perfect life to a living hell in the span of several months. This is a story of tragedy, betrayal and, ultimately, some form of redemption both for the victims and the protagonist. A gripping story that will keep you wondering what you would do when faced with similar circumstances.

Tragic story

I could not put this book down. I can only imagine what this poor woman went through. While I applaud the fact that she forgave her husband, I can't believe he didn't have the decency to apologize or show any remorse. I understand why she finally forgave him and glad she was able to tell the truth after all these years. It was a tragic story that needed to be told.

our parents were friendly (it was a great neighborhood that way)

I grew up in the same neighborhood as Maggie, our parents were friendly (it was a great neighborhood that way), and she (confirmed by my mom) was a favorite babysitter to my younger sister and me. But, as with many of us, I did not settle back in our old hometown, so did not know what had become of her -- until the wonders of Facebook reconnected us a few years ago. And this book, with it's beautiful words, heart-wrenching stories, and empowering message, caught us up more in a few hours than any trips home could.

AIDS has been part of my life since the late 1980s. I was in social work school as "gay cancer" stopped being whispered and got a real name, worked at a hospital on the Lower East Side of Manhattan when AIDS and HIV treatment became a mission, supported and mourned friends who fought and lost the battle with this terrible disease, and most recently became a staunch supporter of GMHC and its fight for a cure, as my brother-in-law devotedly serves as the co-chair of this incredible organization's Board of Directors.

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Title: Dying

Subtitle: A Memoir

Author: Cory Taylor

Narrator: Susan Stafford

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-27-17

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

At the age of 60, Cory Taylor was dying of melanoma-related brain cancer. With her illness no longer treatable, she began at the start of 2016 to write about her experiences and, in an extraordinary creative surge, wrote what would become Dying: A Memoir.

This is a brief and clear-eyed account of what dying taught Cory: amid the tangle of her feelings, she reflects on the patterns of her life and remembers the lives and deaths of her parents. She tells us why she would like to be able to choose the circumstances of her own death. Dying is about the vulnerability and strength, courage and humility, anger and acceptance that it takes to live a good life and say good-bye to it in peace.

Critic Reviews:

"The book rings louder in my imagination the more time I spend apart from it...Taylor's prose is clear and direct, with flashes of surpassing loveliness...it has a startling offhand grace." (New York Times)

Members Reviews:

If 'Dying' is to be Cory Taylor's final public writing, it is difficult to imagine a finer note on which to close.

What do you do if you're dying slowly of a melanoma-related brain cancer? If you're a writer, like Brisbane-based Cory Taylor, you write a book about it, and all the rest of us can do is soak in the relentlessly true, beautiful and moving words that result. Structured around three long essays, Taylor writes of how her body has failed her since the initial diagnosis in 2005, just before her 50th birthday. While her once full life has since contracted to just two rooms â her bedroom and her living room, where she spends most of her days now â her mind remains wonderfully sharp and active, and here she describes the arc of her narrative with vivid details. "When you're dying, even your unhappiest memories can induce a sort of fondness," she writes, "as if delight is not confined to the good times, but is woven through your days like a skein of gold thread."

With pinpoint precision, Taylor reflects on her childhood to describe how writing and language became her consuming passions. Early classroom experiences reinforced the high value of these skills: to her, writing "suddenly seemed like the most important thing in the world to practise and master, not for its meaning â that would come later â but for its mystery." Tied up in all of this are the stages of denial, anger, grief and acceptance that have come to her as the cancer advances. The middle section is largely devoted to her upbringing and troubled family life, and having seen how much difficulty her parents had in their marriage, it is clear that she is grateful to have found a loving man with whom to share her remaining time. At once sad and proud, Taylor's writing in these pages is truly masterly. Readers of any age will find much to learn here. If 'Dying' is to be Cory Taylor's final public writing, as seems to be the case, it is difficult to imagine a finer note on which to close.

âThe fact that I was dying now was sad, but not tragic. I had lived a full life.â

At the age of sixty, Cory Taylor was dying of a melanoma-related brain cancer. Her cancer could no longer be treated, and death was inevitable. And so, she wrote this book. I imagine that every person who reads it comes away with something slightly different.

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Title: Spartacus and Me

Subtitle: Life, Love and Everything In Between

Author: Vashti Whitfield, Sue Smethurst

Narrator: Vashti Whitfield, Kate Hosking

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-23-17

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd.

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

A poignant and searingly honest memoir about love and life with Andy Whitfield, breakout star of the television phenomenon Spartacus.

When you meet the love of your life, the one person you want to spend the rest of your days with, what do you do when they're ripped away?

Vashti and Andy Whitfield fitted together like the missing pieces of a perfect jigsaw. From the moment they met, they were inseparable. Vashti inspired Andy to fight fearlessly to achieve whatever he dreamed, and he gave her a love so deep that they both knew their life together would be nothing less than extraordinary.

When Andy was talent-spotted on a Sydney beach, life changed forever. The shy engineer found his calling as an actor, landing the lead role in the hit Hollywood TV series Spartacus, while Vashti achieved her own dream, becoming a highly sought after executive coach. The arrival of their two beautiful children made their world complete.

But then Andy was diagnosed with cancer.

Miraculously he recovered and went back to his starring role. But as Andy fought gladiators in the ring, the cancer was waging its own war inside his body, and this time it wasn't going to be beaten.

Despite the shocking inevitability of his illness, Andy and Vashti were determined to leave a meaningful legacy and bravely chose to share their journey to the end in the award-winning documentary Be Here Now.

Now Vashti has rebuilt her life, and in this honest, heartfelt and at times hilariously moving story, she tells of life, love and overcoming loss - and the legacies we can all leave behind.

Critic Reviews:

"Spartacus and Me can be claimed as nothing else but extraordinary. You will be sobbing into a pile of tissues...but their outlook through the ordeal and the legacy they create together will leave you feeling inspired." (Better Reading)

Members Reviews:

Spartacus and me

Wonderful true story of love, strength, support , and loss. I'm still so sad about Andy leaving so early. I would give almost anything to have a love like theirs. So proud of you Vashti. Thank you for sharing this beautiful story.

A real life love story....

This book was AMAZING! I've only recently become a fan of the show Spartacus after watching the series on Netflix. I was confused when I saw the title character was being played by a different actor in the second season and decided to do a little research. When I discovered Andy Whitfield had passed away from cancer my heart was broken. What a wonderful and talented actor that didn't get the opportunity to reach his full acting potential. Yet I find that the story of his battle with cancer has moved me in ways I don't think any movie or tv series could have.

Thank you Mrs. Whitfield for sharing this wonderful love story. Because that is what I received from this book. This is not only a story of struggle, perseverance and determination... it is the most heartwarming love story I've ever heard. I pray for the day I find someone to share and live my life with for however long destiny allows it as you did with your departed husband.

Truly Inspiring...

I really loved and appreciated this book. It captured my attention entirely and had such a great message. I love books like this that make me reevaluate my own life and encourage improvement.

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Title: Sophie Lancaster

Subtitle: A True Story

Author: Catherine Smyth, RJ Parker

Narrator: Karen-Eileen Gordon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-29-16

Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

While walking through a park at night in Bacup, England, Sophie Lancaster and her boyfriend, Robert Maltby, were brutally attacked by five teenage boys. The beatings and subsequent murder made international news. This book was written by an investigative journalist who became extremely close to the families of the victims. It's a very in-depth account of a very sad case.

Members Reviews:

Awful narration.

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

A different narrator

What was most disappointing about Catherine Smyth and RJ Parker s story?

Nothing, the story is probably great. The narration is so awful, I couldn't stand it. I had to turn it off after 8 painful minutes. I will try reading the book instead, as I am interested in the subject matter

Would you be willing to try another one of Karen-Eileen Gordons performances?

Absolutely not, no!

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Sophie Lancaster?

Unable to answer this question.

Any additional comments?

What were you thinking when you employed this narrator. It is the most wooden, weird way of speaking I have ever heard on an audiobook. I tried speeding it up on my phone to see if maybe it had been recorded at the wrong speed and I afraid that even that didn't help. I should have trusted my instincts when I listened to the clip but I thought I might be able to run with it becuase I was interested in the subject.

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Titre: Tout le monde a des secrets de famille (Titiou, Nadia et les sales gosses - Saison 1)

Auteur: Titiou Lecoq, Nadia Daam

Narrateur: slate.fr

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 50 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 11-30-16

Éditeur: Slate.fr

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Tous les mois, Titiou Lecoq et Nadia Daam, auteures, journalistes et mères de sales gosses, mèneront une conversation sur la parentalité. Qu'est-ce qu'on fait du (ou des) résultat(s) quand on a eu l'idée saugrenue de se reproduire ? Elles inviteront chaque semaine des spécialistes de la question, par exemple des rabbins et des conteurs.

Épisode cinq :

Philippe Grimbert en a un très lourd, qu'il a raconté dans Un Secret. Entretien avec le psychanalyste et écrivain.

Quand il a eu 16 ans, Philippe Grimbert a découvert la véritable histoire de ses parents. Il ne leur avait jamais demandé comment ils s'étaient rencontrés, pourquoi ils l'avaient eu si tard. Jusqu'à ce qu'un oncle lui dise "c'est terrible quand même, l'histoire de tes parents". Depuis il est devenu psychanalyste, écrivain. Et il s'est entretenu avec nous des secrets de famille et de leurs résolutions.

©2016 slate.fr (P)2016 slate.fr

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Title: Elie Wiesel

Subtitle: 50 Life Lessons from His Life and Work

Author: Patricia Karnowski

Narrator: Ty Landers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-08-16

Publisher: Love Spells Publishing

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Best-selling author and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel has influenced millions around the globe with his lessons of compassion and love in the face of hardship. Born in 1928, Wiesel found himself in a fight for his life during World War II as he was persecuted for his faith and eventually sent to Auschwitz. Following World War II, Wiesel used his life to tell of the tragedies he witnessed in hopes future generations would not make the same mistakes.

I first discovered the works of Elie Wiesel in 1993 during a difficult period of my life. Starting with Night, and then moving onto And the World Remained Silent, All Rivers Run to the Sea, and One Generation After, I have found important life lessons within the words of Elie Wiesel's writing. It is from his works that I have become a more understanding woman and a more compassionate human being.

Elie's writing has so greatly influenced my life that in his resent passing I felt compelled to compile 50 life lessons his books have taught me. From becoming a more caring person, to having a better appreciation of the past, Elie's writing has had a monumental effect on how I view the world. I hope to instill in you some of the lessons that I have learned throughout the years and demonstrate why Elie Wiesel is such a prolific and beloved writer. Come and join me as I go through 50 of my favorite Elie Wiesel quotes and share the important life lessons they have taught me.

Members Reviews:

Elie Wiesel's deep wisdom

What made the experience of listening to Elie Wiesel the most enjoyable?

The deep messages synthesised from his life experience

What was one of the most memorable moments of Elie Wiesel?

Forgiving oneself to be able to forgive someone else

What does Ty Landers bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

Clear reading style with meaning

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I have already listened to the book three times. I know I will listen to it much more again because the messages are so deep that I need time to reflect.

Any additional comments?

Love this book.

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Title: Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away

Subtitle: A Love Letter to My Family

Author: Ben Utecht, Mark Tabb

Narrator: Ben Utecht

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-23-16

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 19 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

After five major concussions, NFL tight end Ben Utecht of the Indianapolis Colts is losing his memories. This is his powerful and emotional love letter to his wife and daughters - whom he someday may not recognize - and an inspiring message for all to live every moment fully.

At the age of 34, Ben Utecht has accumulated a vast treasure of memories: tossing a football in the yard with his father; meeting his wife, with whom he'd build a loving partnership and bring four beautiful daughters into the world; writing and performing music; catching touchdown passes from quarterback Peyton Manning; and playing a Super Bowl championship watched by 93 million people.

But the game he has built his living on, the game he fell in love with as a child, is taking its toll in the most devastating way. After at least five concussions - and an untold number of microconcussions - Ben is suffering from multiple traumatic brain injuries that have erased his important memories. Knowing that his wife and daughters could someday be beyond his reach and desperate for them to understand how much he loves them, he penned a secret letter for them to read one day after his essential self is gone.

Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away chronicles his remarkable journey from his early days throwing a football back and forth with his father in Minnesota to speaking about traumatic brain injury before Congress and how his faith keeps him strong and grounded as he waits for a difficult future. Ben recounts the experiences that have shaped his life and imparts the lessons he's learned along the way. Emotionally powerful, inspiring, and uplifting, Ben's story will captivate and encourage you to make the most of every day and treasure all of your memories.

Members Reviews:

An inspiration...

I heard about this book after listening to Ben on a radio show a few days ago. I had a little trepidation about reading this book because I suffer from Multiple Sclerosis, and my symptoms started to appear after traumatic brain injury when I was younger. But I remember drafting him in my fantasy football league and thought I would go for it. Seemed like fate. Many of the symptoms he suffers from rang true to me from my concussion and hemorrhage. And lying in bed rings close to home. The book is very honest, and even if you aren't a fan, which I am, it is a great read. And this is a very inspiring story, I am sure I will draw from it for strength as well. Ironically, after losing my job to symptoms I wrote a book too. Life gives you lemons.

I wholeheartedly recommend this book, and appreciate the effort he makes.

Great book!

A heartfelt book written by a man of faith who loves his family. Ben Utecht was a TE for the Indianapolis Colts and the Cincinnati Bengals. He loved the game of football, even though the same beloved game left him with multiple concussions and a permanent deficit in cognitive functions. Although he expressed very low times, his faith in the Lord sustains him. A must read for football fans.

Once you get into it, it's worth the read

For the first third of this book I was luke warm. The story felt scattered and jumped around a lot. But then I realized he is writing this from a perspective of memories. Memories aren't necessarily linear or chronological.

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Title: Boyhood Island

Subtitle: My Struggle Book 3

Author: Karl Ove Knausgaard

Narrator: Eduardo Ballerini

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-04-16

Publisher: Wholestory Audiobooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Childhood is exhilarating and terrifying. For the young Karl Ove, new houses, classes and friends are met with manic excitement and creeping dread. Adults occupy godlike positions of power, benevolent in the case of his doting mother, tyrannical in the case of his cruel father.

Knausgaard describes a time in which victories and defeats are felt keenly and every attempt at self-definition is frustrating. This is an audiobook about family, memory and how we never become quite what we set out to be.

Critic Reviews:

"Via his visceral, immersive art, Knausgaard makes the heart visible." (Independent)

"Rare and ruthless.... Perhaps the most significant literary enterprise of our times." (Guardian)

"Knausgaard's Proustian attention to detail and scrupulous analysis of emotional nuance is almost maddening - but ultimately magnificent." (Vogue)

Members Reviews:

It has been said that great dramatic intensity comes from real life with all the ...

Knausgaard takes the experiences each of us has shared, as young adolescents, in one form or another, and reveals the dramatic potential in all that we have experienced. It has been said that great dramatic intensity comes from real life with all the boring parts taken out. Knausgaard leaves them all in and transforms them into compelling action. He makes one want to sit down and write a story about one's own life. Unfortunately .......this takes genius and honesty beyond the reach of us all. But ....it seems so easy.

An Alternative Reality

When you start a Karl Ove book you might not realize that you could be trapped in it for several days ( or nights). But after awhile you donât mind and then, when you are nearly finished, you hurry and order the next one, because you donât want to leave. Also, the transitions are magical.

good and bad things alike

The series of Karl Ove Knausgaard's books is really outstanding. It is quite rare to see somebody to open up is life, good and bad things alike, to the whole world. His personality is a bit toward the dark and downcasted mood but it is gratifying to read since one can feel the author's effort to be honest. Besides, most of the blockbusters nowadays are related to witches, fairies, and spiritual considerations restricted to self-satisfaction, and reading someone interested about real life, which is much more troublesome and complex, is good.

A Must Read for the 21st Century

This multi-volume novel is very much worth the effort. New Yorker critic Evan Hughes has written "Karl Ove Knausgaard swept through New York City last week as the literary sensation of the moment. No writer has emerged on the world stage to more acclaim in at least a decade, and readers had to be turned away at all three of his events."

But this is not just the book of the moment. Every volume of this work breaks new ground and shows us where the novel is headed in the 21st century.

There are at least two other reasons to put these volumes on the Must Read list.

Book 3 in particular has very interesting side comments on the other arts such as music and photography. The last and most important reason remains that like the earlier volumes Book 3 is simply a good read -- espcially with the help of a fine English translation by Don Bartlett.

Book 3 and moving on.

If you've read the first two, you won't be disappointed in this one.

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Title: Summary: Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man, And Life's Greatest Lessons

Author: InstantRead Summary

Narrator: Anna Valencia

Format: Unabridged

Length: 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-18-16

Publisher: InstantRead Summary

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom | Summary and Analysis

Tuesdays with Morrie is a masterful work of nonfiction on multiple fronts. It grants the listener not only an inspiring story of a brave man facing death, but also emphasizes core truths about how to live life and invest in others. Mitch and Morrie's final meeting is a living, breathing example of the kind of love that Morrie emphasizes throughout the book. The book unfolds slowly, building aphorisms and wise truths until you feel the change that took place in Mitch's life. Through Albom's deft and personable writing style, he paints a picture that endears us to Morrie as we become one of his beloved students as well.

This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book.

This book contains: