Bestsellers
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The Truth at the Heart of the Lie
- How the Catholic Church Lost its Soul
- By: James Carroll
- Narrated by: James Carroll
- Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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In this eloquent memoir, former priest and National Book Award-winning writer James Carroll traces the roots of the Catholic sexual abuse scandal back to the power structure of the Church itself, as he explores his own crisis of faith and journey to renewal....
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The personal story is far from relatable and not inspiring
- By Peachy on 10-26-21
By: James Carroll
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Unspeakable
- Surviving My Childhood and Finding My Voice
- By: Jessica Willis Fisher
- Narrated by: Jessica Fisher
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Using the written word as her witness statement, Jessica Willis Fisher tells a lacerating story of finding her voice after two decades of silence and an unforgettable story of risk and faith....
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"Don't tell" culture exposed
- By Angela on 11-03-22
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The Longest Race
- Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team
- By: Kara Goucher, Mary Pilon
- Narrated by: Kara Goucher, Mary Pilon
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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In this unvarnished and affecting memoir, Olympian Kara Goucher reveals her experience of living through and speaking out about one of the biggest scandals in running....
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I won’t be purchasing any more Nike products:
- By Peter on 12-03-23
By: Kara Goucher, and others
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Uncultured
- A Memoir
- By: Daniella Mestyanek Young
- Narrated by: Daniella Mestyanek Young
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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In the vein of Educated and The Glass Castle, Daniella Mestyanek Young's Uncultured is more than a memoir about an exceptional upbringing, but about a woman who, no matter the lack of tools given to her, is determined to overcome....
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Do not recommend the second half
- By Anonymous Reader on 10-02-22
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Missoula
- Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
- By: Jon Krakauer
- Narrated by: Mozhan Marnò, Scott Brick
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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From best-selling author Jon Krakauer, a stark, powerful, meticulously reported narrative about a series of sexual assaults at the University of Montana....
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Without Consent
- By Cynthia on 05-02-15
By: Jon Krakauer
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Baptistland
- A Memoir of Abuse, Betrayal, and Transformation
- By: Christa Brown
- Narrated by: Soren McKay
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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When Christa Brown first spoke about the sexual abuse she endured in her childhood church, she never imagined it would expose the ethical chasm at the core of the Southern Baptist Convention: male religious leaders so focused on institutional protection that they sacrifice the safety of children.
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Fantastic book
- By Mama3 on 05-17-24
By: Christa Brown
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The Truth at the Heart of the Lie
- How the Catholic Church Lost its Soul
- By: James Carroll
- Narrated by: James Carroll
- Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In this eloquent memoir, former priest and National Book Award-winning writer James Carroll traces the roots of the Catholic sexual abuse scandal back to the power structure of the Church itself, as he explores his own crisis of faith and journey to renewal....
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The personal story is far from relatable and not inspiring
- By Peachy on 10-26-21
By: James Carroll
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Unspeakable
- Surviving My Childhood and Finding My Voice
- By: Jessica Willis Fisher
- Narrated by: Jessica Fisher
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Using the written word as her witness statement, Jessica Willis Fisher tells a lacerating story of finding her voice after two decades of silence and an unforgettable story of risk and faith....
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"Don't tell" culture exposed
- By Angela on 11-03-22
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The Longest Race
- Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team
- By: Kara Goucher, Mary Pilon
- Narrated by: Kara Goucher, Mary Pilon
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In this unvarnished and affecting memoir, Olympian Kara Goucher reveals her experience of living through and speaking out about one of the biggest scandals in running....
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I won’t be purchasing any more Nike products:
- By Peter on 12-03-23
By: Kara Goucher, and others
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Uncultured
- A Memoir
- By: Daniella Mestyanek Young
- Narrated by: Daniella Mestyanek Young
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In the vein of Educated and The Glass Castle, Daniella Mestyanek Young's Uncultured is more than a memoir about an exceptional upbringing, but about a woman who, no matter the lack of tools given to her, is determined to overcome....
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Do not recommend the second half
- By Anonymous Reader on 10-02-22
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Missoula
- Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
- By: Jon Krakauer
- Narrated by: Mozhan Marnò, Scott Brick
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
From best-selling author Jon Krakauer, a stark, powerful, meticulously reported narrative about a series of sexual assaults at the University of Montana....
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Without Consent
- By Cynthia on 05-02-15
By: Jon Krakauer
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Baptistland
- A Memoir of Abuse, Betrayal, and Transformation
- By: Christa Brown
- Narrated by: Soren McKay
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
When Christa Brown first spoke about the sexual abuse she endured in her childhood church, she never imagined it would expose the ethical chasm at the core of the Southern Baptist Convention: male religious leaders so focused on institutional protection that they sacrifice the safety of children.
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Fantastic book
- By Mama3 on 05-17-24
By: Christa Brown
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Somebody's Daughter
- A Memoir
- By: Ashley C. Ford
- Narrated by: Ashley C. Ford
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the most prominent voices of her generation debuts with an extraordinarily powerful memoir: the story of a childhood defined by the looming absence of her incarcerated father....
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It gives words to the journey of so many brown girls.
- By Kenyon Martin on 06-06-21
By: Ashley C. Ford
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No One to Save Me
- My true story of child sexual abuse, abandonment, neglect and a mother’s betrayal. This is how I survive
- By: Melissa Jordan
- Narrated by: Eleanor Shannon
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Imagine being an innocent seven-year-old girl with a broke, single mum. Now imagine your mum meets a man who can give her a nice house and a better life in exchange for you. That’s what happened to me. For years, I suffered neglect and abuse from him, with my mum being a silent witness....
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Amazing
- By Christopher K on 04-23-21
By: Melissa Jordan
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Acceptance
- A Memoir
- By: Emi Nietfeld
- Narrated by: Julia Knippen
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Growing up in a house filled with dirty feather boas and fearless mice, Emi Nietfeld dreams of escaping to the Ivy League. Emi’s single mom believes in her, but can’t stop hoarding—catapulting Emi into the underworld of troubled teen treatment, foster care, and homelessness.
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Long listen
- By katie on 02-13-23
By: Emi Nietfeld
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Violated: A shocking and harrowing survival story from the notorious Rotherham abuse scandal
- By: Sarah Wilson
- Narrated by: Chloe Massey
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The shocking first true account from one of the young girls who lived through and survived the Rotherham sex abuse scandal....
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Horror Story and shocking to think this happened in modern day Britain.
- By Darkangel on 08-13-15
By: Sarah Wilson
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Truth and Repair
- How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice
- By: Judith Lewis Herman MD
- Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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From one of America’s most influential psychiatrists comes a powerful manifesto for reimagining justice, based on the testimony of trauma survivors....
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A desperately needed reimagining of justice
- By Jayelle Minor on 05-21-23
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The Girls
- An All-American Town, a Predatory Doctor, and the Untold Story of the Gymnasts Who Brought Him Down
- By: Abigail Pesta
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Rodgers
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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The inside story of how serial predator Larry Nassar got away with abusing hundreds of gymnasts for decades - and how a team of brave women banded together to bring him down....
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Don’t waste a credit
- By Timothy McCarthy on 11-12-19
By: Abigail Pesta
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Los demonios del Edén [The Demons of Eden]
- El poder que protege a la pornografía infantil [The Power That Protects Child Pornography]
- By: Lydia Cacho
- Narrated by: Rocio Olivares
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Un libro que presenta la cadena que comienza con el abuso sexual infantil, la explotación sexual....
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the nararation was awful, it was some computer
- By Dee on 04-14-21
By: Lydia Cacho
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In Plain Sight: A True Story of Kidnapping and Rape
- By: Anna D Stoddard
- Narrated by: Laura Lockwood
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Held against her will and raped by her 38-year-old boss, 19-year-old Anna tries to make sense of her unbelievable situation....
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Not a story of kidnapping
- By Brittany Woodard on 10-13-22
By: Anna D Stoddard
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She Said
- Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
- By: Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman, Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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On October 5, 2017, the New York Times published an article by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey - and then the world changed. For months, Kantor and Twohey had been having confidential discussions with former Weinstein employees....
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Great until the Kavanaugh tangent
- By JC on 09-14-19
By: Jodi Kantor, and others
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Out of the Shadows
- A Memoir
- By: Timea Nagy, Shannon Moroney
- Narrated by: AJ Bridel
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Timea Nagy was 20 years old when she answered a newspaper ad in Budapest, Hungary, calling for young women to work as babysitters and housekeepers in Canada. Hired by what seemed like a legitimate recruitment agency, Timea had been lured by a ring of international human traffickers....
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important and timely
- By Chris on 08-04-19
By: Timea Nagy, and others
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Damaged: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Although Jodie is only eight years old, she is violent, aggressive, and has already been through numerous foster families....
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Fabulously written but not for the faint of heart
- By Alaina Johnson on 05-15-18
By: Cathy Glass
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Surviving Modern Yoga
- Cult Dynamics, Charismatic Leaders, and What Survivors Can Teach Us
- By: Matthew Remski, Theo Wildcroft PhD - foreword
- Narrated by: Matthew Remski
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Grounded in investigative research and real survivor stories, Surviving Modern Yoga uncovers the physical and sexual abuse perpetrated by Ashtanga yoga leader Pattabhi Jois—and reckons with the culture, structures, and mythos that enabled it....
By: Matthew Remski, and others
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Complicit
- How Our Culture Enables Misbehaving Men
- By: Reah Bravo
- Narrated by: Reah Bravo
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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When Reah Bravo began working at the Charlie Rose show, the open secret of Rose’s conduct towards women didn’t deter her from pursuing a position she thought could launch her career in broadcast journalism....
By: Reah Bravo
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I Never Called It Rape - Updated Edition
- The Ms. Report on Recognizing, Fighting, and Surviving Date and Acquaintance Rape
- By: Robin Warshaw
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens, Gloria Steinem, Wheatley Tanner Letters LLC
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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A new edition of the 1988 classic text that exposed the extreme prevalence of rape in America, coining the term "acquaintance rape" and establishing the disturbing statistics on sexual assault that still hold just as true today....
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Not completly useless, but almost.
- By Gisela Moreira ortt on 02-21-23
By: Robin Warshaw
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Soulless
- The Case Against R. Kelly
- By: Jim DeRogatis
- Narrated by: Jim DeRogatis
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The essential account of R. Kelly’s actions and their consequences, a reckoning two decades in the making....
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The story only Jim DeRogatis could write
- By Lighteyes214 on 06-14-19
By: Jim DeRogatis
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Unheard Screams
- A True Childhood Horror Story of a CODA Survivor and How She Overcame Her Father's Sexual Abuse
- By: Morgan Critzer
- Narrated by: Maggie Ross
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Unheard Screams is based on a true story about a girl named Thelma who grew up as a CODA and struggled between two worlds: the hearing and the deaf. Isolated in a farming country outside of town, she lived a life of silence and loss of identity....
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Couldn’t stop listening to this story-her story needs to be heard
- By S. Hutton-Roehrig on 01-10-24
By: Morgan Critzer
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Maldita entre todas las mujeres: el rostro de los feminicidas [Cursed Among All Women: The Face of Femicides]
- Testimonios y reflexiones de feminicidios y de victimas de este delito [Testimonies and Reflections of Femicides and Victims of This Crime]
- By: Saskia Niño de Rivera
- Narrated by: Saskia Niño de Rivera Cover, Gwendolyne Flores, Mauricio Pérez Castillo, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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No es maldita la mujer asesinada porque era malvada o perversa, sino porque cayó sobre ella la maldición de ser víctima de un feminicida; maldita porque sobre su muerte se abrieron las horas más trágicas y dolorosas para su familia....
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La triste realidad
- By Angelica S. on 05-15-24
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Unbound
- My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement
- By: Tarana Burke
- Narrated by: Tarana Burke
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Unbound is the story of an inimitable woman’s inner strength and perseverance, all in pursuit of bringing healing to her community and the world around her, but it is also a story of possibility, of empathy, of power, and of the leader we all have inside ourselves....
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Resilient
- By Sharna Che on 09-14-21
By: Tarana Burke
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The Unofficial Guide: Detecting a Pedophile
- Insights to the Predators Among Us
- By: Julianna Davis
- Narrated by: Jennifer Johnsey
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Told from the perspective of an adult female who was sexually abused as a child, this book takes a deep look into the world of pedophiles and their behaviors....
By: Julianna Davis
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Girl in the Woods
- A Memoir
- By: Aspen Matis
- Narrated by: Stephanie Tucker
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Girl in the Woods is Aspen Matis' exhilarating true-life adventure of hiking from Mexico to Canada - a coming-of-age story, a survival story, and a triumphant story of overcoming emotional devastation....
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Wanted to like this
- By M. Varrin on 09-23-15
By: Aspen Matis
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A Call to Action
- Women, Religion, Violence, and Power
- By: Jimmy Carter
- Narrated by: Jimmy Carter
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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The world’s discrimination and violence against women and girls is the most serious, pervasive, and ignored violation of basic human rights....
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Incomprehensible from a western point of view
- By Richard on 03-28-14
By: Jimmy Carter
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Unbelievable (Movie Tie-In)
- The Story of Two Detectives' Relentless Search for the Truth
- By: T. Christian Miller, Ken Armstrong
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber, T. Christian Miller, Ken Armstrong
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists tell the riveting true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the detectives who followed a winding path to the truth....
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Well written, well researched, and profound
- By Jessica on 02-15-18
By: T. Christian Miller, and others
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Being Lolita
- A Memoir
- By: Alisson Wood
- Narrated by: Alisson Wood
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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“Have you ever read Lolita?” So begins 17-year-old Alisson Wood’s metamorphosis from student to lover and then victim. A lonely and vulnerable high-school senior, Alisson finds solace only in her writing - and in a young, charismatic English teacher, Mr. North....
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Painfully, beautifully written
- By Wendy R. S. Oconnor on 05-15-21
By: Alisson Wood
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I've Got Your Back
- The Indispensable Guide to Stopping Harassment When You See It
- By: Jorge Arteaga, Emily May
- Narrated by: Channie Waites
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Hollaback!’s accessible and engaging step-by-step instructional guide to safe and effective bystander intervention....
By: Jorge Arteaga, and others
New releases
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Because I Didn't Tell, Revised Edition
- By: Suzanne Harmony
- Narrated by: Suzanne Harmony
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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In Because I Didn't Tell, author Suzanne Harmony offers a self-help autobiography detailing an account of the horrific events of her young adult life. These events fiercely unraveled her one-safe world into a dungeon of despair propelled by life-or-death threats and brain-washed promises of "not to tell". Her journey through hell, led by the devil himself, clearly demonstrates the destructive trail of deceit, including lying to herself, in her desperate attempt to save lives: her own, her unborn child's, and her family members'.
By: Suzanne Harmony
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Surviving Modern Yoga
- Cult Dynamics, Charismatic Leaders, and What Survivors Can Teach Us
- By: Matthew Remski, Theo Wildcroft PhD - foreword
- Narrated by: Matthew Remski
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Grounded in investigative research and real survivor stories, Surviving Modern Yoga uncovers the physical and sexual abuse perpetrated by Ashtanga yoga leader Pattabhi Jois—and reckons with the culture, structures, and mythos that enabled it.
By: Matthew Remski, and others
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No Longer Denying Sexual Abuse
- Making the Choices That Can Change Your Life
- By: Kim O'Hara
- Narrated by: Stephanie Bentley
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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Author Kim O'Hara takes the listener through her eleven years of recovery and offers tools and tips to make different choices in living while looking at generational abuse, spirituality, inner child, taking back one's body, financial independence and romance.
By: Kim O'Hara
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Sluts
- The truth about slutshaming and what we can do to fight it
- By: Beth Ashley
- Narrated by: Beth Ashley
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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From award-winning journalist Beth Ashley comes a groundbreaking investigation into the history of slutshaming, how it continues to affect us today and what we can do to fight it. What is a slut? Where did the word come from? And what do the Jonas Brothers, TikTok and Shakespeare have to do with it? Beth Ashley has the answers in this eye-opening account of slutshaming through the ages and how it’s changed over time but still affects us in the 21st century.
By: Beth Ashley
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Baptistland
- A Memoir of Abuse, Betrayal, and Transformation
- By: Christa Brown
- Narrated by: Soren McKay
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Performance
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When Christa Brown first spoke out about the sexual abuse she endured in her Texas childhood church, she never imagined it would expose the ethical chasm at the core of the Southern Baptist Convention: male religious leaders so focused on institutional protection that they sacrifice the safety of children. A book about speaking out and speaking up, Baptistland weaves together Christa’s revealing story of hope amid Southern patriarchy and religious fundamentalism.
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Fantastic book
- By Mama3 on 05-17-24
By: Christa Brown
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Decoy
- By: Robert Murphy
- Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth, Robert Murphy
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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For several years, a prolific predator haunted Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police had tried all their usual tactics to catch the ‘Clifton Rapist’, and public pressure was mounting. In 1979, a daring new plan was introduced. A small group of young female officers – some aged just 18 – put their lives on the line, walking the quiet residential roads late at night, acting as bait. Drawing on in-depth research and first-hand interviews with the women at the heart of the operation, Decoy is a dramatic retelling of one of the most groundbreaking agent provocateur stings in British history.
By: Robert Murphy
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Because I Didn't Tell, Revised Edition
- By: Suzanne Harmony
- Narrated by: Suzanne Harmony
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In Because I Didn't Tell, author Suzanne Harmony offers a self-help autobiography detailing an account of the horrific events of her young adult life. These events fiercely unraveled her one-safe world into a dungeon of despair propelled by life-or-death threats and brain-washed promises of "not to tell". Her journey through hell, led by the devil himself, clearly demonstrates the destructive trail of deceit, including lying to herself, in her desperate attempt to save lives: her own, her unborn child's, and her family members'.
By: Suzanne Harmony
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Surviving Modern Yoga
- Cult Dynamics, Charismatic Leaders, and What Survivors Can Teach Us
- By: Matthew Remski, Theo Wildcroft PhD - foreword
- Narrated by: Matthew Remski
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Grounded in investigative research and real survivor stories, Surviving Modern Yoga uncovers the physical and sexual abuse perpetrated by Ashtanga yoga leader Pattabhi Jois—and reckons with the culture, structures, and mythos that enabled it.
By: Matthew Remski, and others
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No Longer Denying Sexual Abuse
- Making the Choices That Can Change Your Life
- By: Kim O'Hara
- Narrated by: Stephanie Bentley
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Author Kim O'Hara takes the listener through her eleven years of recovery and offers tools and tips to make different choices in living while looking at generational abuse, spirituality, inner child, taking back one's body, financial independence and romance.
By: Kim O'Hara
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Sluts
- The truth about slutshaming and what we can do to fight it
- By: Beth Ashley
- Narrated by: Beth Ashley
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
From award-winning journalist Beth Ashley comes a groundbreaking investigation into the history of slutshaming, how it continues to affect us today and what we can do to fight it. What is a slut? Where did the word come from? And what do the Jonas Brothers, TikTok and Shakespeare have to do with it? Beth Ashley has the answers in this eye-opening account of slutshaming through the ages and how it’s changed over time but still affects us in the 21st century.
By: Beth Ashley
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Baptistland
- A Memoir of Abuse, Betrayal, and Transformation
- By: Christa Brown
- Narrated by: Soren McKay
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
When Christa Brown first spoke out about the sexual abuse she endured in her Texas childhood church, she never imagined it would expose the ethical chasm at the core of the Southern Baptist Convention: male religious leaders so focused on institutional protection that they sacrifice the safety of children. A book about speaking out and speaking up, Baptistland weaves together Christa’s revealing story of hope amid Southern patriarchy and religious fundamentalism.
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Fantastic book
- By Mama3 on 05-17-24
By: Christa Brown
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Decoy
- By: Robert Murphy
- Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth, Robert Murphy
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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For several years, a prolific predator haunted Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police had tried all their usual tactics to catch the ‘Clifton Rapist’, and public pressure was mounting. In 1979, a daring new plan was introduced. A small group of young female officers – some aged just 18 – put their lives on the line, walking the quiet residential roads late at night, acting as bait. Drawing on in-depth research and first-hand interviews with the women at the heart of the operation, Decoy is a dramatic retelling of one of the most groundbreaking agent provocateur stings in British history.
By: Robert Murphy