Stand Up Straight and Sing!
A Memoir
No se pudo agregar al carrito
Add to Cart failed.
Error al Agregar a Lista de Deseos.
Error al eliminar de la lista de deseos.
Error al añadir a tu biblioteca
Error al seguir el podcast
Error al dejar de seguir el podcast
$0.99/mes por los primeros 3 meses
Exclusivo para miembros Prime: ¿Nuevo en Audible? Obtén 2 audiolibros gratis con tu prueba.
Stand Up Straight and Sing!
Compra ahora por $21.49
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrado por:
-
Mia Ellis
-
De:
-
Jessye Norman
Acerca de esta escucha
In Stand Up Straight and Sing!, Jessye Norman recalls in rich detail the strong women who were her role models, from her ancestors to family friends, relatives, and teachers. She hails the importance of her parents in her early learning and experiences in the arts. And she describes coming face-to-face with racism, not just as a child living in the segregated South, but also as an adult out and about in the world.
Norman speaks of the many who have inspired her and taught her essential life lessons. A special interlude on her key relationship with the pioneering African American singer Marian Anderson reveals the lifelong support that this great predecessor provided through her example of dignity and grace at all times.
©2014 Jessye Norman (P)2020 HighBridge, a division of Recorded BooksLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
-
My Love Story
- De: Tina Turner
- Narrado por: Heather Alicia Simms, Tina Turner - introduction
- Duración: 8 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,153
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,021
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,015
From her early years in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her rise to fame alongside Ike Turner to her phenomenal success in the 1980s and beyond, Tina candidly examines her personal history, from her darkest hours to her happiest moments and everything in between. My Love Story is an explosive and inspiring story of a woman who dared to break any barriers put in her way. Emphatically showcasing Tina’s signature blend of strength, energy, heart, and soul, this is a gorgeously wrought memoir as enthralling and moving as any of her greatest hits.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great story but...
- De Amazing Customer en 10-28-18
De: Tina Turner
-
South to America
- A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
- De: Imani Perry
- Narrado por: Imani Perry
- Duración: 16 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 447
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 392
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 391
We all think we know the South. Even those who have never lived there can rattle off a list of signifiers: the Civil War, Gone with the Wind, the Ku Klux Klan, plantations, football, Jim Crow, slavery. But the idiosyncrasies, dispositions, and habits of the region are stranger and more complex than much of the country tends to acknowledge. In South to America, Imani Perry shows that the meaning of American is inextricably linked with the South, and that our understanding of its history and culture is the key to understanding the nation as a whole.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
An incredible achievement
- De Tom en 02-16-22
De: Imani Perry
-
How Y'all Doing?
- Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived
- De: Leslie Jordan
- Narrado por: Leslie Jordan
- Duración: 4 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 4,610
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4,057
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 4,026
When actor Leslie Jordan learned he had “gone viral,” he had no idea what that meant or how much his life was about to change. On Instagram, his uproarious videos have entertained millions and have made him a global celebrity. Now, he brings his bon vivance to the page with this collection of intimate and sassy essays.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
What more could you want?
- De Barry Benedict en 04-27-21
De: Leslie Jordan
-
Around the Way Girl
- A Memoir
- De: Taraji P. Henson
- Narrado por: Taraji P. Henson
- Duración: 7 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 9,528
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 8,339
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 8,292
With a sensibility that recalls her beloved screen characters, including Yvette, Queenie, Shug, and the iconic Cookie from Empire, yet is all Taraji, the screen actress writes of her families - the one she was born into and the one she created. She shares stories of her father, a Vietnam vet who was bowed but never broken by life's challenges, and of her mother, who survived violence both in the home and on DC's volatile streets. Here, too, she opens up about her experiences as a single mother.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Around My way, Your Way & Every Woman's way
- De Yolanda en 10-26-16
De: Taraji P. Henson
-
The 1619 Project
- A New Origin Story
- De: Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, Caitlin Roper - editor, y otros
- Narrado por: Nikole Hannah-Jones, Full Cast
- Duración: 18 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 4,619
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4,013
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 3,996
The New York Times Magazine’s award-winning “1619 Project” issue reframed our understanding of American history by placing slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. This new book substantially expands on that work, weaving together 18 essays that explore the legacy of slavery in present-day America with 36 poems and works of fiction that illuminate key moments of oppression, struggle, and resistance.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Comprehensive and Cutting
- De Thomas Ray en 12-30-21
De: Nikole Hannah-Jones, y otros
-
Unprotected
- A Memoir
- De: Billy Porter
- Narrado por: Billy Porter
- Duración: 12 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 3,249
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,957
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,947
It’s easy to be yourself when who and what you are is in vogue. But growing up Black and gay in America has never been easy. Before Billy Porter was slaying red carpets and giving an iconic performance in the celebrated TV show Pose; before he was the Tony Award-winning star of Broadway’s Kinky Boots; and before he was an acclaimed recording artist, actor, playwright, and all-around diva, Porter was a young boy who didn’t fit in.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
I didn't know his name
- De Julie Newkirk en 01-04-22
De: Billy Porter
-
My Love Story
- De: Tina Turner
- Narrado por: Heather Alicia Simms, Tina Turner - introduction
- Duración: 8 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,153
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,021
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,015
From her early years in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her rise to fame alongside Ike Turner to her phenomenal success in the 1980s and beyond, Tina candidly examines her personal history, from her darkest hours to her happiest moments and everything in between. My Love Story is an explosive and inspiring story of a woman who dared to break any barriers put in her way. Emphatically showcasing Tina’s signature blend of strength, energy, heart, and soul, this is a gorgeously wrought memoir as enthralling and moving as any of her greatest hits.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great story but...
- De Amazing Customer en 10-28-18
De: Tina Turner
-
South to America
- A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
- De: Imani Perry
- Narrado por: Imani Perry
- Duración: 16 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 447
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 392
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 391
We all think we know the South. Even those who have never lived there can rattle off a list of signifiers: the Civil War, Gone with the Wind, the Ku Klux Klan, plantations, football, Jim Crow, slavery. But the idiosyncrasies, dispositions, and habits of the region are stranger and more complex than much of the country tends to acknowledge. In South to America, Imani Perry shows that the meaning of American is inextricably linked with the South, and that our understanding of its history and culture is the key to understanding the nation as a whole.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
An incredible achievement
- De Tom en 02-16-22
De: Imani Perry
-
How Y'all Doing?
- Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived
- De: Leslie Jordan
- Narrado por: Leslie Jordan
- Duración: 4 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 4,610
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4,057
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 4,026
When actor Leslie Jordan learned he had “gone viral,” he had no idea what that meant or how much his life was about to change. On Instagram, his uproarious videos have entertained millions and have made him a global celebrity. Now, he brings his bon vivance to the page with this collection of intimate and sassy essays.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
What more could you want?
- De Barry Benedict en 04-27-21
De: Leslie Jordan
-
Around the Way Girl
- A Memoir
- De: Taraji P. Henson
- Narrado por: Taraji P. Henson
- Duración: 7 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 9,528
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 8,339
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 8,292
With a sensibility that recalls her beloved screen characters, including Yvette, Queenie, Shug, and the iconic Cookie from Empire, yet is all Taraji, the screen actress writes of her families - the one she was born into and the one she created. She shares stories of her father, a Vietnam vet who was bowed but never broken by life's challenges, and of her mother, who survived violence both in the home and on DC's volatile streets. Here, too, she opens up about her experiences as a single mother.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Around My way, Your Way & Every Woman's way
- De Yolanda en 10-26-16
De: Taraji P. Henson
-
The 1619 Project
- A New Origin Story
- De: Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, Caitlin Roper - editor, y otros
- Narrado por: Nikole Hannah-Jones, Full Cast
- Duración: 18 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 4,619
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4,013
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 3,996
The New York Times Magazine’s award-winning “1619 Project” issue reframed our understanding of American history by placing slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. This new book substantially expands on that work, weaving together 18 essays that explore the legacy of slavery in present-day America with 36 poems and works of fiction that illuminate key moments of oppression, struggle, and resistance.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Comprehensive and Cutting
- De Thomas Ray en 12-30-21
De: Nikole Hannah-Jones, y otros
-
Unprotected
- A Memoir
- De: Billy Porter
- Narrado por: Billy Porter
- Duración: 12 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 3,249
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,957
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,947
It’s easy to be yourself when who and what you are is in vogue. But growing up Black and gay in America has never been easy. Before Billy Porter was slaying red carpets and giving an iconic performance in the celebrated TV show Pose; before he was the Tony Award-winning star of Broadway’s Kinky Boots; and before he was an acclaimed recording artist, actor, playwright, and all-around diva, Porter was a young boy who didn’t fit in.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
I didn't know his name
- De Julie Newkirk en 01-04-22
De: Billy Porter
-
With Ossie and Ruby
- In This Life Together
- De: Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee
- Narrado por: Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee
- Duración: 18 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 115
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 86
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 85
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee are legendary stars of the American stage, television, and film, cherished not merely for their gifts as actors but also for their lifelong commitment to human rights, family values, and community. Now, in a joint memoir that celebrates half a century of successful marriage, they look back on the extraordinary careers that earned each a Presidential Medal for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Fascinating Historical Context
- De A. Ware en 04-11-08
De: Ossie Davis, y otros
-
Surrender
- 40 Songs, One Story
- De: Bono
- Narrado por: Bono
- Duración: 20 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 4,981
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4,523
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 4,507
As one of the music world’s most iconic artists and the cofounder of the organizations ONE and (RED), Bono’s career has been written about extensively. But in Surrender, it’s Bono who picks up the pen, writing for the first time about his remarkable life and those he has shared it with. In his unique voice, Bono takes us from his early days growing up in Dublin, including the sudden loss of his mother when he was fourteen, to U2’s unlikely journey to become one of the world’s most influential rock bands, to his more than twenty years of activism.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Fantastic!
- De Josh en 11-04-22
De: Bono
-
More Myself
- A Journey
- De: Alicia Keys, Michelle Burford
- Narrado por: Alicia Keys, America Ferrera, Bono, y otros
- Duración: 9 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 5,701
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 5,048
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 5,034
As one of the most celebrated musicians in the world, Alicia Keys has enraptured the globe with her heartfelt lyrics, extraordinary vocal range, and soul-stirring piano compositions. Yet away from the spotlight, Alicia has grappled with private heartache - over the challenging and complex relationship with her father, the people-pleasing nature that characterized her early career, the loss of privacy surrounding her romantic relationships, and the oppressive expectations of female perfection.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Title should be Safe Version of Myself
- De Mel en 04-05-20
De: Alicia Keys, y otros
-
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
- De: Mariah Carey
- Narrado por: Mariah Carey
- Duración: 11 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 13,360
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 11,843
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 11,797
It took me a lifetime to have the courage and the clarity to write my memoir. I want to tell the story of the moments - the ups and downs, the triumphs and traumas, the debacles and the dreams - that contributed to the person I am today. This book is composed of my memories, my mishaps, my struggles, my survival, and my songs. Unfiltered. I went deep into my childhood and gave the scared little girl inside of me a big voice. I let the abandoned and ambitious adolescent have her say, and the betrayed and triumphant woman I became tell her side.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Entertaining glitz glam smoke and mirrors - not the whole story.
- De Carlos en 10-04-20
De: Mariah Carey
-
Officer Clemmons
- A Memoir
- De: Dr. François S. Clemmons
- Narrado por: Dr. François S. Clemmons
- Duración: 9 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 95
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 77
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 76
Officer Clemmons: A Memoir details the incredible life story of François Clemmons, beginning with his early years in Alabama and Ohio, marked by family trauma and loss, through his studies as a music major at Oberlin College, where Clemmons began to investigate and embrace his homosexuality, to a chance encounter with Fred Rogers which changed the whole course of both men's lives, leading to a deep, spiritual friendship and mentorship spanning nearly forty years.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A must read, absolutely beautiful!
- De Danielle Ward en 05-11-20
-
The Art of Possibility
- Transforming Professional and Personal Life
- De: Rosamund Stone Zander, Benjamin Zander
- Narrado por: Rosamund Stone Zander, Benjamin Zander
- Duración: 6 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,852
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,574
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,557
Presenting 12 breakthrough practices for bringing creativity into all human endeavors, The Art of Possibility is the dynamic product of an extraordinary partnership. The Art of Possibility combines Benjamin Zander's experience as conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and his talent as a teacher and communicator with psychotherapist Rosamund Stone Zander's genius for designing innovative paradigms for personal and professional fulfillment.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent Book
- De Debbie en 04-10-15
De: Rosamund Stone Zander, y otros
-
The Good Neighbor
- The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
- De: Maxwell King
- Narrado por: LeVar Burton
- Duración: 14 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,122
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 985
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 983
The first full-length biography of Fred Rogers, The Good Neighbor tells the story of this utterly unique and enduring American icon. Drawing on original interviews, oral histories, and archival documents, Maxwell King traces Rogers’s personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work, including a surprising decision to walk away from the show to make television for adults, only to return to the neighborhood with increasingly sophisticated episodes, written in collaboration with experts on childhood development.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Fred Rogers was the person you saw on TV
- De Adam Shields en 10-03-18
De: Maxwell King
-
From Cradle to Stage
- Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars
- De: Virginia Grohl
- Narrado por: Dave Grohl, Virginia Grohl
- Duración: 8 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,052
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 923
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 919
Written by Virginia Grohl, the mother of Dave Grohl - former Nirvana drummer and current frontman for the Foo Fighters - From Cradle to Stage shares stories and exclusive photos featuring mothers of rock icons, the icons themselves, and their behind the music-style relationships. As Virginia watched her son's star rise, she often wondered about the other mothers who raised sons and daughters who became rock stars. Virginia decided to seek out other rock star mothers to ask these questions, and so began a two-year odyssey.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
I absolutely loved this!
- De Bethmax en 05-18-17
De: Virginia Grohl
-
A Sin by Any Other Name
- Reckoning with Racism and the Heritage of the South
- De: Robert W. Lee, Bernice A. King - foreword
- Narrado por: Robert W. Lee, January LaVoy
- Duración: 4 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 39
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 36
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 35
A descendant of Confederate General Robert E. Lee chronicles his story of growing up with the South's most honored name, and the moments that forced him to confront the privilege, racism, and subversion of human dignity that came with it.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Wish more people had this type of courage.
- De NCBigDog1 en 04-13-19
De: Robert W. Lee, y otros
-
Swami Kriyananda: Lightbearer
- The Life and Legacy of a Disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda
- De: Asha Nayaswami
- Narrado por: Asha Nayaswami
- Duración: 27 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 34
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 33
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 33
In the early 1970s, Swami Kriyananda asked Asha to start taking notes for the book he knew she would someday write. He explained himself to her in a way he did to only a few others. Since then, she has stayed in constant contact with him, as a devotee, friend, personal assistant, and eventually, a spiritual teacher in her own right. It's a rare gift to live with a true teacher. Experience it for yourself, as Asha brings you into meetings, conversations, personal counseling, living rooms, classrooms, long walks, meetings, and meditations.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A walk down Swamiji's life with Ashaji.
- De Divya en 07-11-19
De: Asha Nayaswami
-
River of Fire
- My Spiritual Journey
- De: Helen Prejean
- Narrado por: Helen Prejean
- Duración: 11 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 177
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 158
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 158
Sister Helen Prejean’s work as an activist nun, campaigning to educate Americans about the inhumanity of the death penalty, is known to millions worldwide. Less widely known is the evolution of her spiritual journey from praying for God to solve the world’s problems to engaging full-tilt in working to transform societal injustices. Sister Helen grew up in a well-off Baton Rouge family that still employed black servants.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Very inspiring
- De quiltbrain en 09-05-19
De: Helen Prejean
-
Affirming
- A Memoir of Faith, Sexuality, and Staying in the Church
- De: Sally Gary
- Narrado por: Sally Gary
- Duración: 6 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 66
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 58
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 58
What is it like to discover that something you’ve believed all your life might be wrong? Sally Gary knew since her early adulthood that she was attracted to women. But as a devoted Christian, she felt there was no way to fully embrace this aspect of her identity while remaining faithful. Now, as she prepares to marry the love of her life, she’s ready to speak out about why - and how - her perspective changed.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Incredible Story
- De Larry en 03-22-21
De: Sally Gary