Bestsellers
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Medgar and Myrlie
- Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America
- By: Joy-Ann Reid
- Narrated by: Joy-Ann Reid
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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By MSNBC's Joy-Ann Reid, a triumphant work of biography that repositions slain Civil Rights pioneer Medgar Evers at the heart of America's struggle for freedom, and celebrates Myrlie Evers's extraordinary activism after her husband's assassination in the driveway of their Mississippi home.
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A must read!
- By Kenny Cook on 02-11-24
By: Joy-Ann Reid
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Surrender
- 40 Songs, One Story
- By: Bono
- Narrated by: Bono
- Length: 20 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Bono—artist, activist, and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2—has written a memoir: honest and irreverent, intimate and profound, Surrender is the story of the remarkable life he’s lived, the challenges he’s faced, and the friends and family who have shaped him....
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Fantastic!
- By Josh on 11-04-22
By: Bono
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Just Mercy
- A Story of Justice and Redemption
- By: Bryan Stevenson
- Narrated by: Bryan Stevenson
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system....
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Made me question justice, peers and myself.
- By Kristy VL on 04-17-15
By: Bryan Stevenson
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King: A Life
- By: Jonathan Eig
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 20 hrs and 45 mins
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Vividly written and exhaustively researched, Jonathan Eig’s King: A Life is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.—and the first to include recently declassified FBI files....
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My Time
- By Susan on 06-18-23
By: Jonathan Eig
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Long Walk to Freedom
- The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
- By: Nelson Mandela
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 27 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time....
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Surprisingly honest autobiography.
- By History on 11-17-11
By: Nelson Mandela
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Permanent Record
- By: Edward Snowden
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down....
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Great (if incomplete) account
- By Ryan L on 09-22-19
By: Edward Snowden
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Medgar and Myrlie
- Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America
- By: Joy-Ann Reid
- Narrated by: Joy-Ann Reid
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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By MSNBC's Joy-Ann Reid, a triumphant work of biography that repositions slain Civil Rights pioneer Medgar Evers at the heart of America's struggle for freedom, and celebrates Myrlie Evers's extraordinary activism after her husband's assassination in the driveway of their Mississippi home.
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A must read!
- By Kenny Cook on 02-11-24
By: Joy-Ann Reid
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Surrender
- 40 Songs, One Story
- By: Bono
- Narrated by: Bono
- Length: 20 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Bono—artist, activist, and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2—has written a memoir: honest and irreverent, intimate and profound, Surrender is the story of the remarkable life he’s lived, the challenges he’s faced, and the friends and family who have shaped him....
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Fantastic!
- By Josh on 11-04-22
By: Bono
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Just Mercy
- A Story of Justice and Redemption
- By: Bryan Stevenson
- Narrated by: Bryan Stevenson
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system....
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Made me question justice, peers and myself.
- By Kristy VL on 04-17-15
By: Bryan Stevenson
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King: A Life
- By: Jonathan Eig
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 20 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Vividly written and exhaustively researched, Jonathan Eig’s King: A Life is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.—and the first to include recently declassified FBI files....
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My Time
- By Susan on 06-18-23
By: Jonathan Eig
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Long Walk to Freedom
- The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
- By: Nelson Mandela
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 27 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time....
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Surprisingly honest autobiography.
- By History on 11-17-11
By: Nelson Mandela
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Permanent Record
- By: Edward Snowden
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down....
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Great (if incomplete) account
- By Ryan L on 09-22-19
By: Edward Snowden
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In the Garden of the Righteous
- The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews During the Holocaust
- By: Richard Hurowitz
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Less than a century ago, the Second World War took the lives of more than fifty million people; more than six million of them were systematically exterminated through crimes of such enormity that a new name to describe the horror was coined: the Holocaust....
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Must read! Outstanding and compelling! Couldn’t stop until the end.
- By Integrity personified on 03-03-23
By: Richard Hurowitz
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Lessons in Liberty
- Thirty Rules for Living from Ten Extraordinary Americans
- By: Jeremy S. Adams
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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America is full of inspiring heroes. Greatness is not a chance—it is a choice. George Washington didn’t simply wake up as one of the greatest men in human history. His greatness was the sum of a lifetime of difficult and consequential choices.
By: Jeremy S. Adams
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Life Will Be the Death of Me
- ...And You Too!
- By: Chelsea Handler
- Narrated by: Chelsea Handler
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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In the wake of President Donald Trump’s election, feeling that her country—her life—has become unrecognizable, Chelsea Handler has an awakening. Fed up with the privileged bubble she’s lived in, she decides it’s time to make some changes....
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Raw Chelsea Hander
- By LSnid on 04-14-19
By: Chelsea Handler
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Angela Davis
- An Autobiography
- By: Angela Davis
- Narrated by: Angela Davis
- Length: 19 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Angela Davis has been a political activist at the cutting edge of the Black Liberation, feminist, queer, and prison-abolitionist movements for more than 50 years....
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Good story of an interesting person
- By Antuane Brown on 03-17-22
By: Angela Davis
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Loud
- Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve
- By: Drew Afualo
- Narrated by: Drew Afualo
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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The empowering, inspiring, patriarchy-smashing first book by the TikTok and Spotify star Drew Afualo.
By: Drew Afualo
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I'm Still Here
- Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
- By: Austin Channing Brown
- Narrated by: Austin Channing Brown
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Austin Channing Brown’s first encounter with a racialized America came at age seven, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to deceive future employers into thinking she was a white man....
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A Black woman in a middle class White America
- By Adam Shields on 05-16-18
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Unveiled
- How Western Liberals Empower Radical Islam
- By: Yasmine Mohammed
- Narrated by: Yasmine Mohammed
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Since September 11, 2001, the Western world has been preoccupied with Islam and its role in terrorism. Yet, public debate about the faith is polarized. One camp praises "the religion of peace", while the other claims all Muslims are terrorists....
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Best Ex-Muslim Memoir Since Hirsi Ali’s “Infidel”
- By Race Hochdorf on 02-07-20
By: Yasmine Mohammed
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A House in the Sky
- A Memoir
- By: Amanda Lindhout, Sara Corbett
- Narrated by: Amanda Lindhout
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
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In August 2008, Amanda Lindhout traveled to Mogadishu, Somalia - "the most dangerous place on Earth." On her fourth day in the country, she and her photojournalist companion were abducted....
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Drawing Strength from an Empty Well
- By Mel on 09-12-13
By: Amanda Lindhout, and others
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The Immortal Irishman
- The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
- By: Timothy Egan
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The Irish-American story, with all its twists and triumphs, is told through the improbable life of one man....
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Yes, but....
- By Dale and Carol on 04-01-16
By: Timothy Egan
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Man Enough
- Undefining My Masculinity
- By: Justin Baldoni
- Narrated by: Justin Baldoni
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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The effects of traditionally defined masculinity have become one of the most prevalent social issues of our time. In this engaging and provocative new book, beloved actor, director, and social activist Justin Baldoni reflects on his own struggles with masculinity....
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Politically motivated
- By Cedar Row Woodworks on 12-15-21
By: Justin Baldoni
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If You See Them
- Young, Unhoused, and Alone in America.
- By: Vicki Sokolik
- Narrated by: Yinka Ladeinde, Jose Nateras, Wendy Tremont King
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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A moving exploration of the crisis of homeless youth—told through the inspiring stories of a woman on the frontlines and the kids themselves.
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Not what I thought it would be
- By Angel I. on 04-07-24
By: Vicki Sokolik
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Rememberings
- By: Sinéad O'Connor
- Narrated by: Sinéad O'Connor
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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From the acclaimed, controversial singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor comes a revelatory memoir of her fraught childhood, musical triumphs, fearless activism, and of the enduring power of song....
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Brilliant
- By Lora on 06-05-21
By: Sinéad O'Connor
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Revenge
- Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors
- By: Tom Bower
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
- Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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This instant #1 internationally bestselling “explosive tell-all” (Daily Express, London) reveals the inside story about Meghan Markle’s journey from minor actress and attempted activist to the woman powerful enough to drive a wedge within the British Royal Family....
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THE Truth, Not “HER Truth”
- By Trump16 on 09-05-22
By: Tom Bower
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Finding Freedom
- Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family
- By: Carolyn Durand, Omid Scobie
- Narrated by: Omid Scobie
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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The first, epic and true story of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s life together, finally revealing why they chose to pursue a more independent path and the reasons behind their unprecedented decision to step away from their royal lives, from two top royal reporters....
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Take it with a grain of salt
- By My Fake Name on 08-12-20
By: Carolyn Durand, and others
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The Klansman's Son
- My Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism
- By: R. Derek Black
- Narrated by: R. Derek Black
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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From the former heir-apparent to white nationalism, The Klansman’s Son is an astonishing memoir of a childhood built on fear, of breaking from a community of hate.
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Brilliant and beautiful
- By Andrew Thomas on 05-24-24
By: R. Derek Black
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Mommie Dearest: 40th Anniversary Edition
- By: Christina Crawford
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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The 40th anniversary edition of the “shocking” number one New York Times best seller with an exclusive new introduction by the author (Los Angeles Times)....
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Wonderful book!
- By charlie tuna III on 01-31-20
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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela: Booktrack Edition
- By: Nelson Mandela, Sharon Gelman - contributor
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 27 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Nelson Mandela was one of the great moral and political leaders of his time. Long Walk to Freedom is his moving and exhilarating autobiography, destined to take its place among the finest memoirs of history's greatest figures....
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A Huge Distraction
- By Cathy Helding on 01-07-19
By: Nelson Mandela, and others
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The Assassination of Barbara O'Neill
- By: Michael O'Neill
- Narrated by: Michael O'Neill
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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How could a 66-year-old grandmother, who gave her life to helping people with their health, become the subject of a malicious smear campaign which resulted in her being classified as a serious threat to public health in Australia?
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What a story!
- By Danielle on 05-26-24
By: Michael O'Neill
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The League of Wives
- The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home
- By: Heath Hardage Lee
- Narrated by: Heath Hardage Lee
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The true story of the fierce band of women who battled Washington - and Hanoi - to bring their husbands home from the jungles of Vietnam....
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Wow
- By Jen Kerstiens on 02-24-23
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Escape from Camp 14
- One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
- By: Blaine Harden
- Narrated by: Blaine Harden
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Escape from Camp 14 is the shocking story of one of the few people born in a North Korean political prison to have escaped and survived....
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An unknown story that deserved attention!
- By Ashley Hoffer on 05-29-24
By: Blaine Harden
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Sissy
- A Coming-of-Gender Story
- By: Jacob Tobia
- Narrated by: Jacob Tobia
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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A heart-wrenching, eye-opening, and giggle-inducing memoir about what it's like to grow up not sure if you're (a) a boy, (b) a girl, (c) something in between, or (d) all of the above....
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Groundbreaking
- By Rowan Coulter on 03-20-19
By: Jacob Tobia
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American Like Me
- By: America Ferrera
- Narrated by: America Ferrera, Bambadjan Bamba, Joy Cho, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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From award-winning actress and political activist America Ferrera comes a vibrant and varied collection of first person accounts from prominent figures about the experience of growing up between cultures....
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Not all chapters were narrated by the corresponding author
- By Katy F. on 03-09-19
By: America Ferrera
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Thirst
- A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World
- By: Scott Harrison, Lisa Sweetingham - contributor
- Narrated by: Scott Harrison
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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An inspiring personal story of redemption, second chances, and the transformative power within us all, from the founder and CEO of the nonprofit charity: water....
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Inspiring!
- By April Ackroyd on 10-07-18
By: Scott Harrison, and others
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All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days
- The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler
- By: Rebecca Donner
- Narrated by: Rebecca Donner
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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In this “stunning literary achievement,” Donner chronicles the extraordinary life and brutal death of her great-great-aunt Mildred Harnack, the American leader of one of the largest underground resistance groups in Germany during WWII....
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Riveting narrative non fiction
- By Sarah Q on 10-22-21
By: Rebecca Donner
New releases
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Lighting a Candle and Cursing the Darkness
- A Brief Biography of Lin Yutang
- By: Ryan Murray
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Explore the captivating life of Lin Yutang in this concise biography. Lin, a remarkable yet often overlooked Chinese writer and philosopher, skillfully bridged Eastern and Western cultures during a time of enormous social and cultural upheaval in his homeland. Lin's life experiences and challenges reflect the cultural miscommunications that persist in today's world. His writing and profound insights remain as relevant and accessible now as they were during the early to mid-20th century when he penned his works. This biography serves as an excellent introduction for those newly acquainted ...
By: Ryan Murray
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Byron Allen: Comedy & Entrepreneurship
- By: Anthony Farrior
- Narrated by: Lloyd Dotson
- Length: 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Byron Allen is a multifaceted talent whose contributions to black comedy and entrepreneurship have left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry. From his humble beginnings in stand-up comedy to building a media empire, Allen's journey is a testament to his creativity, resilience, and business acumen.
By: Anthony Farrior
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Roland Martin
- A Trailblazer in Black Journalism and Entrepreneurship
- By: Anthony Farrior
- Narrated by: Lloyd Dotson
- Length: 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Roland Martin is a name synonymous with excellence in journalism and entrepreneurship, particularly within the Black community. Through his prolific career in media and his ventures in business, Martin has not only broken barriers, but has also been a relentless advocate for social justice and equality.
By: Anthony Farrior
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Lessons in Liberty
- Thirty Rules for Living from Ten Extraordinary Americans
- By: Jeremy S. Adams
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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America is full of inspiring heroes. Greatness is not a chance—it is a choice. George Washington didn’t simply wake up as one of the greatest men in human history. His greatness was the sum of a lifetime of difficult and consequential choices. In Lessons in Liberty, Jeremy S. Adams distills inspiring advice from the lives of extraordinary Americans from our past.
By: Jeremy S. Adams
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Hope over Fate
- Fazle Hasan Abed and the Science of Ending Global Poverty
- By: Scott MacMillan
- Narrated by: Scott MacMillan
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times called him "one of the unsung heroes of modern times." Fazle Hasan Abed was a mild-mannered accountant who may be the most influential man most people have never even heard of. A former finance executive with almost no experience in relief aid, he founded BRAC, originally the Bangladesh Rehabilitation Assistance Committee, in 1972, aiming to help a few thousand war refugees. A half century later, BRAC is by many measures the largest nongovernmental organization in the world-and by many accounts, the most effective anti-poverty program ever.
By: Scott MacMillan
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Zev's Los Angeles
- A Political Memoir: From Boyle Heights to the Halls of Power
- By: Zev Yaroslavsky, Josh Getlin - contributor
- Narrated by: Graham Rowat
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story of Zev Yaroslavsky, the son of Ukrainian Jews who immigrated to the United States in the early 1920s. His memoir charts the journey of a young social activist who battled to free Soviet Jews before becoming one of the most consequential elected officials in Southern California. Fiercely independent, he combined an activist's passion with a seasoned politician's skill to challenge the region's power brokers.
By: Zev Yaroslavsky, and others
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Lighting a Candle and Cursing the Darkness
- A Brief Biography of Lin Yutang
- By: Ryan Murray
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Explore the captivating life of Lin Yutang in this concise biography. Lin, a remarkable yet often overlooked Chinese writer and philosopher, skillfully bridged Eastern and Western cultures during a time of enormous social and cultural upheaval in his homeland. Lin's life experiences and challenges reflect the cultural miscommunications that persist in today's world. His writing and profound insights remain as relevant and accessible now as they were during the early to mid-20th century when he penned his works. This biography serves as an excellent introduction for those newly acquainted ...
By: Ryan Murray
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Byron Allen: Comedy & Entrepreneurship
- By: Anthony Farrior
- Narrated by: Lloyd Dotson
- Length: 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Byron Allen is a multifaceted talent whose contributions to black comedy and entrepreneurship have left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry. From his humble beginnings in stand-up comedy to building a media empire, Allen's journey is a testament to his creativity, resilience, and business acumen.
By: Anthony Farrior
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Roland Martin
- A Trailblazer in Black Journalism and Entrepreneurship
- By: Anthony Farrior
- Narrated by: Lloyd Dotson
- Length: 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Roland Martin is a name synonymous with excellence in journalism and entrepreneurship, particularly within the Black community. Through his prolific career in media and his ventures in business, Martin has not only broken barriers, but has also been a relentless advocate for social justice and equality.
By: Anthony Farrior
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Lessons in Liberty
- Thirty Rules for Living from Ten Extraordinary Americans
- By: Jeremy S. Adams
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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America is full of inspiring heroes. Greatness is not a chance—it is a choice. George Washington didn’t simply wake up as one of the greatest men in human history. His greatness was the sum of a lifetime of difficult and consequential choices. In Lessons in Liberty, Jeremy S. Adams distills inspiring advice from the lives of extraordinary Americans from our past.
By: Jeremy S. Adams
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Hope over Fate
- Fazle Hasan Abed and the Science of Ending Global Poverty
- By: Scott MacMillan
- Narrated by: Scott MacMillan
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times called him "one of the unsung heroes of modern times." Fazle Hasan Abed was a mild-mannered accountant who may be the most influential man most people have never even heard of. A former finance executive with almost no experience in relief aid, he founded BRAC, originally the Bangladesh Rehabilitation Assistance Committee, in 1972, aiming to help a few thousand war refugees. A half century later, BRAC is by many measures the largest nongovernmental organization in the world-and by many accounts, the most effective anti-poverty program ever.
By: Scott MacMillan
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Zev's Los Angeles
- A Political Memoir: From Boyle Heights to the Halls of Power
- By: Zev Yaroslavsky, Josh Getlin - contributor
- Narrated by: Graham Rowat
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story of Zev Yaroslavsky, the son of Ukrainian Jews who immigrated to the United States in the early 1920s. His memoir charts the journey of a young social activist who battled to free Soviet Jews before becoming one of the most consequential elected officials in Southern California. Fiercely independent, he combined an activist's passion with a seasoned politician's skill to challenge the region's power brokers.
By: Zev Yaroslavsky, and others
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Hine Toa
- An Extraordinary Memoir by a Trailblazing Voice in Women’s, Queer and Maori Liberation Movements
- By: Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku
- Narrated by: Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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In the 1950s, a young Ngāhuia is fostered by a family who believe in hard work and community. Although close to her kuia, she craves more: she wants higher education and refined living. But whānau dismiss her dreams. To them, she is just a show-off, always getting into trouble, talking back and running away. In this fiery memoir about identity and belonging, Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku describes what was possible for a restless working-class girl from the pā.
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Making Room
- Three Decades of Fighting for Beds, Belonging, and a Safe Place for LGBTQ Youth
- By: Carl Siciliano
- Narrated by: Carl Siciliano
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Carl Siciliano met Ali Forney—a Black nonbinary teenager known for fierce loyalty to friends and an unshakeable faith that “my God will love me for who I am”—in 1994 while working at a daytime center for homeless youth in New York City. Nineteen years old, Forney was one of thousands Siciliano encountered who had been driven from their homes by rejecting families, forced to struggle in the streets due to homophobic and transphobic violence in the shelters.
By: Carl Siciliano
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Joseph Beuys - A short biography
- 5 Minutes. Short on time - long on info!
- By: George Fritsche
- Narrated by: George Fritsche
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Joseph Beuys, German artist legend and political activist: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!
By: George Fritsche
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Screenplay for “Major General Smedley Butler: The Maverick Marine”
- By: Philip Martin McCaulay
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
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Screenplay for "Major General Smedley Butler: The Maverick Marine" Act One: The Making of a Maverick (1881-1918) In the quiet town of West Chester, Pennsylvania, young Smedley Butler is born into a family of distinguished lineage. From an early age, he displays a spirited independence and a profound sense of patriotism, shaped by the post-Civil War environment. This act chronicles his early years, the loss of his mother, and his decision at age 16 to enlist in the United States Marine Corps, setting him on a path of extraordinary achievement. Act Two: Command and Conscience (1918-1935) As ...
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The Quizmaster
- From Life on the Streets to a Global Quizzing Sensation
- By: Jay Flynn
- Narrated by: Jay Flynn
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
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Online quizmaster Jay Flynn was down on his luck as the Covid pandemic broke. He'd lost his pub, The Crown in Lancashire, which he'd been running with his wife, and was looking for ways to keep the loyal locals together for whom the regular weekly quiz was a lifeline. He set up a quiz night on Facebook but forgot to mark the event as private. Before long 800 people had registered their interest and it was about to go viral around the world.
By: Jay Flynn
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The Klansman's Son
- My Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism
- By: R. Derek Black
- Narrated by: R. Derek Black
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Derek Black was raised to take over the White nationalist movement in the United States. Derek’s father, Don Black, was a former Grand Wizard in the Ku Klux Klan and started Stormfront, the internet’s first White supremacist website—Derek built the kids’ page—and David Duke was a mentor. Racist hatred, though often wrapped up in respectability and American history, was all Derek knew. It was their inheritance, their community, their identity. Then, while in college in 2013, Derek publicly renounced White nationalism and apologized for their actions and the suffering that they had caused.
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Brilliant and beautiful
- By Andrew Thomas on 05-24-24
By: R. Derek Black
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Censored for Curing Cancer
- The American Experience of Dr. Max Gerson
- By: S J. Haught
- Narrated by: Kevin Gallagher
- Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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My editor had ok'd the story, "The Unveiling of a Quack", and now I faced the man whom the power of the press would squash like a bug. "Five times," he said quietly in response to my question, "the Medical Society of the County of New York sent a committee here to investigate my methods. I let them see patients, X-rays, records, everything." "And what were the results of those investigations?" "I do not know," Dr. Max Gerson replied. "They have never revealed them."
By: S J. Haught
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Daughter of a Thousand Stars
- A Memoir
- By: Hajah Kandeh
- Narrated by: Hajah Kandeh
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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At twenty-three, Hajah Kandeh flees Sierra Leone carrying the trauma of abandonment, the shame of a dark family secret, and a deep desire to reconnect with her mother. Her journey takes her from the lush plains of Africa to the “promised land” of San Francisco, where she tries to make sense of the disparity between the two cultures and faces personal challenges that go beyond what she left behind. Daughter of a Thousand Stars is the true account of one woman’s unyielding will to survive-a story that shows us the strength of the human spirit even when stretched to the breaking point.
By: Hajah Kandeh
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The Assassination of Barbara O'Neill
- By: Michael O'Neill
- Narrated by: Michael O'Neill
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
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How could a 66-year-old grandmother, who gave her life to helping people with their health, become the subject of a malicious smear campaign which resulted in her being classified as a serious threat to public health in Australia? This book exposes the hypocrisy of the organization Friends of Science in Medicine who act as 'friends of science', but are in reality pharmaceutical apologists and the 'Enemies of Truth in Medical Science'. Barbara became collateral damage in the war on any dissent from mainstream medical dogma.
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What a story!
- By Danielle on 05-26-24
By: Michael O'Neill
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The Rockefeller File
- By: Gary Allen
- Narrated by: Shawn Lennox
- Length: 6 hrs
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As America's royal family of finance, the Rockefellers are this country's super capitalists. Or are they? The original John D. hated competition and the free enterprise system. He was ruthless monopolist who bought political influence to protect his economic empire. His descendants have carried his tactics worldwide.
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Power seekers exposed
- By Hero Health on 05-27-24
By: Gary Allen
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Tall Man Runs Far
- Mental Health Matters
- By: Tyler Ellicott
- Narrated by: Tyler George Ellicott
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
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The memoir presents a raw and personal account of Tyler Ellicott's journey, detailing his triumphs over set backs that were not only physical but mental as well providing listeners with an intimate look at his life and aspirations.
By: Tyler Ellicott
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Letters from Guantánamo
- By: Mansoor Adayfi, Antonio Aiello
- Narrated by: Mansoor Adayfi, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Elias Khalil, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
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In weeks after the September 11 attacks, 18-year-old Mansoor Adayfi was kidnapped by Afghan militia and sold to US forces for bounty money. After months of interrogations, he was sent to the US military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, as one of its first prisoners. Like the nearly 800 other men imprisoned at Guantanamo, Adayfi didn’t know why he was imprisoned or for how long. He had never seen a skyscraper and couldn’t imagine what the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center looked like, much less how they were destroyed.
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The truth of it all
- By Kathy Jordan on 05-23-24
By: Mansoor Adayfi, and others