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Sista Sister
- By: Candice Brathwaite
- Narrated by: Candice Brathwaite
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
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Candice Brathwaite's much-anticipated second book about all the things she wishes she'd been told when she was young and needed guidance....
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Essential life lessons for a young black woman
- By little_misschatterbox on 13-07-21
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That Peckham Boy
- Growing Up, Getting Out and Giving Back
- By: Kenny Imafidon
- Narrated by: Chuku Modu
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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A candid and unfiltered take on some of the most challenging topics that define our times, That Peckham Boy is a personal manifesto exploring what it means to be young, Black and poor in the city....
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Awesome story - well written well told
- By Trigirl on 11-06-24
By: Kenny Imafidon
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Letter to My Daughter
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
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Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou's path to living well and living a life with meaning....
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a love letter.
- By Anonymous User on 17-05-20
By: Maya Angelou
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There's Someone in Reception
- Adventures in Local Journalism
- By: Alex Morrison
- Narrated by: Richard Godden
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Welcome to the life of a local journalist, and the curious tradition of the “walk-in” – when a member of the public turns up with a tale to tell. The newsworthiness of these stories is... well... mixed, to say the least.
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Funny and insightful look into local Joirnalism
- By JB on 06-06-24
By: Alex Morrison
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Harriet Tubman
- The Road to Freedom
- By: Catherine Clinton
- Narrated by: Shayna Small
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
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Celebrated for her courageous exploits as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman has entered history as one of 19th-century America's most enduring and important figures....
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A Hero to never be forgotten
- By Anonymous User on 15-05-24
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Both Not Half
- A Radical New Approach to Mixed Heritage Identity
- By: Jassa Ahluwalia
- Narrated by: Jassa Ahluwalia
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Both Not Half is a rallying cry for a new and inclusive future. It's a journey of self-discovery that unearths the historical roots of modern mixed identity as we know it, braving to deconstruct the binaries we have inherited and the narratives we passively accept...
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So many people will be able to relate to Jassa’s story…
- By AmandeepR on 31-05-24
By: Jassa Ahluwalia
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Sista Sister
- By: Candice Brathwaite
- Narrated by: Candice Brathwaite
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Candice Brathwaite's much-anticipated second book about all the things she wishes she'd been told when she was young and needed guidance....
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Essential life lessons for a young black woman
- By little_misschatterbox on 13-07-21
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That Peckham Boy
- Growing Up, Getting Out and Giving Back
- By: Kenny Imafidon
- Narrated by: Chuku Modu
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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A candid and unfiltered take on some of the most challenging topics that define our times, That Peckham Boy is a personal manifesto exploring what it means to be young, Black and poor in the city....
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Awesome story - well written well told
- By Trigirl on 11-06-24
By: Kenny Imafidon
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Letter to My Daughter
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou's path to living well and living a life with meaning....
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a love letter.
- By Anonymous User on 17-05-20
By: Maya Angelou
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There's Someone in Reception
- Adventures in Local Journalism
- By: Alex Morrison
- Narrated by: Richard Godden
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Welcome to the life of a local journalist, and the curious tradition of the “walk-in” – when a member of the public turns up with a tale to tell. The newsworthiness of these stories is... well... mixed, to say the least.
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Funny and insightful look into local Joirnalism
- By JB on 06-06-24
By: Alex Morrison
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Harriet Tubman
- The Road to Freedom
- By: Catherine Clinton
- Narrated by: Shayna Small
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Celebrated for her courageous exploits as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman has entered history as one of 19th-century America's most enduring and important figures....
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A Hero to never be forgotten
- By Anonymous User on 15-05-24
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Both Not Half
- A Radical New Approach to Mixed Heritage Identity
- By: Jassa Ahluwalia
- Narrated by: Jassa Ahluwalia
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Both Not Half is a rallying cry for a new and inclusive future. It's a journey of self-discovery that unearths the historical roots of modern mixed identity as we know it, braving to deconstruct the binaries we have inherited and the narratives we passively accept...
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So many people will be able to relate to Jassa’s story…
- By AmandeepR on 31-05-24
By: Jassa Ahluwalia
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The Right Sort of Girl
- By: Anita Rani
- Narrated by: Anita Rani
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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Trying to navigate her Indian world at home and the British world outside her front door, Anita Rani was a girl who didn't fit in anywhere....
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inspirational, empowering with integrity,.
- By Tajinder Bhui on 24-07-21
By: Anita Rani
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Why I Hate Everything
- Reflections on a Decade in Retail
- By: Margaret Weber
- Narrated by: Margaret Weber
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Has anyone ever tried to throw a cash register at you? Have so many irritating and inane questions caused you to develop a poker face so strong that a sledge hammer wouldn’t break it? Have you seen every dark impulse man possesses? Do you know every demon by name? Yes?
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The Retail worker's anthem
- By Caitykat on 14-06-24
By: Margaret Weber
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An Invisible Thread
- The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny
- By: Laura Schroff, Alex Tresniowski
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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This inspirational New York Times best seller chronicles the lifelong friendship between a busy sales executive and a disadvantaged young boy and how both of their lives were changed by what began as one small gesture of kindness....
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One of the most inspirational books I've ever read
- By H Tipton on 03-02-23
By: Laura Schroff, and others
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Worrell
- The Brief but Brilliant Life of a Caribbean Cricket Pioneer
- By: Simon Lister
- Narrated by: Mendez
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Simon Lister, author of Fire in Babylon, brings cricketer Frank Worrell's story up to date. He speaks to those who played with and against him and to those who knew him best, resulting in a timely reappraisal of Worrell's life, his importance to the Caribbean, and his cricketing legacy....
By: Simon Lister
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My Infamous Life
- The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy
- By: Albert "Prodigy" Johnson, Laura Checkoway
- Narrated by: Albert "Prodigy" Johnson
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
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From one of the greatest rappers of all time, the memoir of a life cut short, a revealing look at the dark side of hip hop’s Golden Era....
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Review
- By BDam on 07-12-20
By: Albert "Prodigy" Johnson, and others
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Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
- By: Herbie Hancock, Lisa Dickey
- Narrated by: Herbie Hancock
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
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In Herbie Hancock legendary jazz musician and composer Herbie Hancock reflects on a thriving career that has spanned seven decades. A true innovator, Hancock has had an enormous influence....
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Excellent...
- By Twilight22 on 28-03-24
By: Herbie Hancock, and others
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Maya Angelou: The Autobiographies
- Six BBC Radio 4 Dramatisations
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Pippa Bennett-Warner, Indie Gjesdal, full cast
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Original Recording
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The books that make up the life and times of Maya Angelou are some of the best, most beautiful and haunting pieces of autobiography written....
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Excellent BBC production
- By Mike C Davies on 27-01-20
By: Maya Angelou
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A Dutiful Boy
- A Memoir of a Gay Muslim’s Journey to Acceptance
- By: Mohsin Zaidi
- Narrated by: Mohsin Zaidi
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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A coming-of-age memoir about growing up queer in a strict Muslim household....
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Inspiring
- By A on 24-08-20
By: Mohsin Zaidi
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I Can Explain
- By: Jamie Laing, Justin Myers
- Narrated by: Jamie Laing
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Funny, charming and romantic to a fault, everyone loves Jamie Laing....
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An easy and enjoyable listen
- By StephR on 17-09-21
By: Jamie Laing, and others
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Closing Ranks
- By: Leroy Logan
- Narrated by: Leroy Logan
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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Closing Ranks tells of an illustrious career, giving a behind the scenes look at the workings of the Metropolitan Police....
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Buy-the-book
- By Bob on 24-03-21
By: Leroy Logan
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Michael Jordan
- The Life
- By: Roland Lazenby
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 21 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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The definitive biography of a legendary athlete. The Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. When most people think of him, they think of his beautiful shots with the game on the line, his body totally in sync with the ball - hitting nothing but net....
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Awful narration!
- By Amazon Customer on 11-11-18
By: Roland Lazenby
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Here All Along
- Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life - in Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There)
- By: Sarah Hurwitz
- Narrated by: Sarah Hurwitz
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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After a decade as a political speechwriter, Sarah Hurwitz decided to apply her skills as a communicator to writing a book...about Judaism. And no one is more surprised than she is....
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Brilliant
- By Avi on 25-09-22
By: Sarah Hurwitz
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- By: Frederick Douglass
- Narrated by: Isaac Winslow
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass was published in 1845; it is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by the famous author and former slave Frederick Douglass. The book includes two introductions by well-known abolitionists....
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Grime Kids
- The Inside Story of the Global Grime Takeover
- By: DJ Target
- Narrated by: DJ Target
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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A group of kids in the '90s had a dream to make their voices heard - and this book documents their seminal impact on today's pop culture....
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I love Grime
- By Elaine Adu-Poku on 15-08-18
By: DJ Target
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Around the Way Girl
- A Memoir
- By: Taraji P. Henson
- Narrated by: Taraji P. Henson
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Taraji P. Henson reads her inspiring and funny book about family, friends, the hustle required to make it from DC to Hollywood....
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Amazing and truly inspiring
- By Shamira St.Aubyn-Williams on 21-07-17
By: Taraji P. Henson
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Mister Good Times
- By: Norman Jay
- Narrated by: David Monteith
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
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The enthralling life story of the legendary DJ Norman Jay MBE....
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Entertaining
- By Sandra on 08-06-23
By: Norman Jay
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A Small Place
- By: Jamaica Kincaid
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Lyrical, sardonic, and forthright by turns, in a Swiftian mode, A Small Place cannot help but amplify our vision of one small place and all that it signifies....
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an authentic Antiguan accent
- By Samantha Wharton on 05-11-20
By: Jamaica Kincaid
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A Home from Home
- From Immigrant Boy to English Man
- By: George Alagiah
- Narrated by: George Alagiah, Prasanna Puwanarajah
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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When George Alagiah was dropped off at a Hampshire boarding school as a child back in 1967, he was confronted with an extreme version of the private struggle faced by all immigrants - the battle to leave the past behind and fit into a new culture....
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Exploring the immigrant experience
- By Rachel Redford on 04-10-20
By: George Alagiah
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The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
- Written by Himself
- By: Frederick Douglass
- Narrated by: Richard Allen
- Length: 21 hrs and 34 mins
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The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass was Douglass' third autobiography....
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Strangely voiced reading
- By Mister Peridot on 23-05-15
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Elizabethans
- How Modern Britain Was Forged
- By: Andrew Marr
- Narrated by: Raj Ghatak
- Length: 16 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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In this wonderfully told history, spanning back to when Queen Elizabeth became queen in 1953, Andrew Marr traces the people who have made Britain the country it is today....
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Modern British history read by HAL 9000
- By Amazon Customer on 08-10-20
By: Andrew Marr
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The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
- By: Issa Rae
- Narrated by: Issa Rae
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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"My name is 'J' and I'm awkward - and black. Someone once told me those were the two worst things anyone could be....
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amazing! !!
- By A. Campbell on 30-03-17
By: Issa Rae
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Finding Fish
- A Memoir
- By: Antwone Q. Fisher
- Narrated by: Thomas Penny
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Baby Boy Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment of his birth in prison to a single mother. He ultimately came to live with a foster family....
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Excellent book! Harrowing and yet triumphant
- By Anonymous User on 09-06-24
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North Korea Confidential
- Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors
- By: Daniel Tudor, James Pearson
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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North Korea is one of the most troubled societies on earth. The country's 24 million people live under a violent dictatorship led by a single family, which relentlessly pursues the development of nuclear arms....
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Readable and eye opening expose on North Korea
- By Adrian J. Smith on 11-09-20
By: Daniel Tudor, and others
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That Moment When
- Life Stories from Way Back Then
- By: Mo Gilligan
- Narrated by: Mo Gilligan
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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You might know Mo as the critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, BAFTA-winning presenter, Masked Singer judge and social media mega star....
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Had a good good time listening to this!
- By Amazon Customer on 21-09-21
By: Mo Gilligan
New Releases
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We Will Not Be Saved
- A memoir of hope and resistance in the Amazon rainforest
- By: Nemonte Nenquimo, Mitch Anderson - contributor
- Narrated by: Christine Ann-Roche
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Born into the Waorani tribe of Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, Nemonte Nenquimo was taught about plant medicines, foraging, oral storytelling, and shamanism by her elders. Age 14, she left the forest for the first time to study with an evangelical missionary group in the city. Eventually, her ancestors began appearing in her dreams, pleading with her to return and embrace her own culture. She listened. Two decades later, Nemonte has emerged as one of the most forceful voices in climate-change activism.
By: Nemonte Nenquimo, and others
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The Tao of Raven
- An Alaska Native Memoir
- By: Ernestine Hayes
- Narrated by: Erin Tripp
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Using the story of Raven and the Box of Daylight (and relating it to Sun Tzu’s equally timeless Art of War) to deepen her narration and reflection, Hayes expresses an ongoing frustration and anger at the obstacles and prejudices still facing Alaska Natives in their own land, but also recounts her own story of attending and completing college in her 50s and becoming a professor and a writer.
By: Ernestine Hayes
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I Kept Walking
- The Unlikely Journey of a Persian Woman with Polio
- By: Minou Soumekh Michlin, Gali Kronenberg
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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I Kept Walking opens in 1940s Tehran when a misguided prank leaves three- year-old Minou frozen in fear. Days later, a doctor breaks the news to her mother: "Your daughter has polio." To understand why nothing is as it seems-the cause of her polio or why her dutiful Jewish mother, who was married off at 13, thwarted her dream of marriage, Minou must flee Iran and confront the psychological toll of her polio. I Kept Walking is the audacious account of a bold young woman who was unwilling to be crushed by polio or the prohibitions of a conservative society.
By: Minou Soumekh Michlin, and others
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Stay Here with Me
- Trapped in the Tubbs Fire: A True Story of Love and Survival
- By: Monica Berriz-Ocon
- Narrated by: Veronica Thames
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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October 8, 2017 sparked the Tubbs Fire: the most destructive California wildfire at that time. Entire communities were burned to the ground, and scores of people lost their lives. It was also the evening Armando and Carmen Berriz, Cuban immigrants, stayed at a friend's house in the Santa Rosa hills of northern California. While they slept, the Tubbs Fire advanced toward them. Armando and Carmen, in a frantic attempt to escape the flames, would spend seven hours sheltering in a swimming pool while the mountain burned around them.
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Half-Breed: Diné: Bilangåana
- Growing up on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona
- By: Verna Mae Begay, Clarence Ralph Fitz
- Narrated by: Carly Poe
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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A fascinating life story intertwined with the history of the Navajo tribe. This is the story of a woman born in an earthen floored hogan on the Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona, educated in government-run boarding schools, denied marriage to the man she loved in favor of tradition and denied her birthright by family. Despite these roadblocks, she continued her education in the medical field. At times, she was sought out by the rich and famous people to provide care for their loved ones.
By: Verna Mae Begay, and others
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This Tumbleweed Landed
- Southwest History & Country Living
- By: Larada Horner-Miller
- Narrated by: Larada Horner-Miller
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Growing up as a member of a ranching family in Branson, a small town in southeastern Colorado, provided author Larada Horner-Miller a treasure-trove of stories, characters, and emotional moments that make up her touching memoir, This Tumbleweed Landed. This collection of poems and prose transports listeners back to rural America during the fifties and sixties, to one idyllic, tight-knit community in particular.
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We Will Not Be Saved
- A memoir of hope and resistance in the Amazon rainforest
- By: Nemonte Nenquimo, Mitch Anderson - contributor
- Narrated by: Christine Ann-Roche
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Born into the Waorani tribe of Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, Nemonte Nenquimo was taught about plant medicines, foraging, oral storytelling, and shamanism by her elders. Age 14, she left the forest for the first time to study with an evangelical missionary group in the city. Eventually, her ancestors began appearing in her dreams, pleading with her to return and embrace her own culture. She listened. Two decades later, Nemonte has emerged as one of the most forceful voices in climate-change activism.
By: Nemonte Nenquimo, and others
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The Tao of Raven
- An Alaska Native Memoir
- By: Ernestine Hayes
- Narrated by: Erin Tripp
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Using the story of Raven and the Box of Daylight (and relating it to Sun Tzu’s equally timeless Art of War) to deepen her narration and reflection, Hayes expresses an ongoing frustration and anger at the obstacles and prejudices still facing Alaska Natives in their own land, but also recounts her own story of attending and completing college in her 50s and becoming a professor and a writer.
By: Ernestine Hayes
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I Kept Walking
- The Unlikely Journey of a Persian Woman with Polio
- By: Minou Soumekh Michlin, Gali Kronenberg
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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I Kept Walking opens in 1940s Tehran when a misguided prank leaves three- year-old Minou frozen in fear. Days later, a doctor breaks the news to her mother: "Your daughter has polio." To understand why nothing is as it seems-the cause of her polio or why her dutiful Jewish mother, who was married off at 13, thwarted her dream of marriage, Minou must flee Iran and confront the psychological toll of her polio. I Kept Walking is the audacious account of a bold young woman who was unwilling to be crushed by polio or the prohibitions of a conservative society.
By: Minou Soumekh Michlin, and others
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Stay Here with Me
- Trapped in the Tubbs Fire: A True Story of Love and Survival
- By: Monica Berriz-Ocon
- Narrated by: Veronica Thames
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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October 8, 2017 sparked the Tubbs Fire: the most destructive California wildfire at that time. Entire communities were burned to the ground, and scores of people lost their lives. It was also the evening Armando and Carmen Berriz, Cuban immigrants, stayed at a friend's house in the Santa Rosa hills of northern California. While they slept, the Tubbs Fire advanced toward them. Armando and Carmen, in a frantic attempt to escape the flames, would spend seven hours sheltering in a swimming pool while the mountain burned around them.
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Half-Breed: Diné: Bilangåana
- Growing up on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona
- By: Verna Mae Begay, Clarence Ralph Fitz
- Narrated by: Carly Poe
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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A fascinating life story intertwined with the history of the Navajo tribe. This is the story of a woman born in an earthen floored hogan on the Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona, educated in government-run boarding schools, denied marriage to the man she loved in favor of tradition and denied her birthright by family. Despite these roadblocks, she continued her education in the medical field. At times, she was sought out by the rich and famous people to provide care for their loved ones.
By: Verna Mae Begay, and others
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This Tumbleweed Landed
- Southwest History & Country Living
- By: Larada Horner-Miller
- Narrated by: Larada Horner-Miller
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Growing up as a member of a ranching family in Branson, a small town in southeastern Colorado, provided author Larada Horner-Miller a treasure-trove of stories, characters, and emotional moments that make up her touching memoir, This Tumbleweed Landed. This collection of poems and prose transports listeners back to rural America during the fifties and sixties, to one idyllic, tight-knit community in particular.
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I Am Skinhead: Reflections on an 80s Youth
- By: Paul London
- Narrated by: Paul London
- Length: 1 hr
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When it comes to Skinheads, I see a lot of people these days re-writing history, whitewashing the youth cult or bending the truth to suit their political narrative. I spent over ten years of my young life as a London Bootboy and became one of the most famous Skinheads in the world. Being a Skinhead had a profound effect on me. Even though I walked away from that life, and left it in the last century, I still feel the shockwaves of my experience and still find people with nefarious agendas trying to tell their version of my story.
By: Paul London
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Scattered
- The making and unmaking of a refugee
- By: Aamna Mohdin
- Narrated by: Aamna Mohdin
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In 2015, Aamna Mohdin travelled to Calais to report from the frontlines of the refugee crisis. When she returned to London, and discussed what she had seen with her parents, their response surprised her: didn’t she remember being a refugee herself? Scattered is a staggering investigation into the costs and consequences of displacement, from a young woman uniquely placed to explore the refugee experience and its aftershocks. A powerful reportage, it is also an epic story of returns and reunions; and a joyful celebration of family and belonging.
By: Aamna Mohdin
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Worrell
- The Brief but Brilliant Life of a Caribbean Cricket Pioneer
- By: Simon Lister
- Narrated by: Mendez
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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In 1960, Frank Worrell was appointed the first Black captain of the West Indies cricket team. Within three years he was knighted; within five, the West Indies were the champions of the world and would come to dominate cricket with their wicked bowling and electrifying play. Yet two years later, in 1967, Worrell died of leukaemia and cricket lost its 'ideal cricketer'. But Worrell wasn't merely an extraordinarily talented and record-breaking sportsman. By the time he died he was a founder of the University of the West Indies and a Jamaican senator.
By: Simon Lister
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Gooka
- From the Village to the City
- By: Peter Nduati
- Narrated by: Mawira M'tuamwari
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Live life forwards but understand it by looking backwards. In the book, the author’s 21st-century daily experiences are mirrored in his village days. From the comfort of a ZOOM class, jog around the estate and make rare encounters. Walk with him through libraries, hit golf balls, visit the beach and learn a thing or two about hyenas, lions and leopards.
By: Peter Nduati
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Why I Hate Everything
- Reflections on a Decade in Retail
- By: Margaret Weber
- Narrated by: Margaret Weber
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Has anyone ever tried to throw a cash register at you? Have so many irritating and inane questions caused you to develop a poker face so strong that a sledge hammer wouldn’t break it? Have you seen every dark impulse man possesses? Do you know every demon by name? Yes? Then you’ve probably worked retail, and this book is for you. No? Then you’ve probably never worked retail, and this book is for you.
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The Retail worker's anthem
- By Caitykat on 14-06-24
By: Margaret Weber
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Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia
- By: Samantha Faulkner
- Narrated by: Aaron Fa'Aoso, Adam Lees, Daniella Williams, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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What makes Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait unique? And what is it like to be a Torres Strait Islander in contemporary Australia? Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia, compiled by poet and author Samantha Faulkner, showcases the distinct identity of Torres Strait Islanders through their diverse voices and journeys.
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Dandelion Roots Run Deep
- An Environmental Memoir
- By: Merry Clark, Merrill Clark
- Narrated by: Merry B. Clark
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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"Dandelion Roots Run Deep" is the true story of three generations of tenacious Midwestern women, one in Illinois and two in Michigan. Merry is the third generation, and her mother Merrill, fought for organic agriculture and Michigan's environment from 1967 - 2009. Merrill developed Alzheimer's before finishing her book, so Merry took her story to fruition.
By: Merry Clark, and others
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Letters to the Pope
- One Man's Quest for the Truth
- By: Enrique Vila Torres
- Narrated by: Greg Rabidoux
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Letters to the Pope: One Man’s Quest for the Truth is a true story of one man’s decades long struggle to discover the truth of his own origin. Stolen as a baby and then sold as part of a fraudulent adoption, Enrique Vila Torres, now an adult, learned of this deception through accident. Shocked but determined to find his biological mother, he began a lifelong commitment on behalf of himself and victims just like him to get the answers to questions many of us take for granted-Who am I? Where did I come from?
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My Name Is Not Harry
- A Memoir
- By: Haroon Siddiqui
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
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Veteran Toronto Star editor Haroon Siddiqui, brown and Muslim, has spent a life on the media front lines, covering conflicts both global and local. Siddiqui’s journey took him from a divided India to a welcoming Canada—until the cataclysm of 9/11 hardened attitudes to Muslims around the world. His personal story weaves through growing Islamophobia in both India and North America. Siddiqui's experiences in the corridors of power in newsrooms and warzones are threaded with insights about historic changes in the last seventy years in India and Canada.
By: Haroon Siddiqui
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Nelson Mandela (2nd Edition)
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Elleke Boehmer
- Narrated by: Zoleka Vundla
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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A pathbreaking analysis of the relationship between Mandela the myth, and Mandela the historical figure, this book looks at the way images, stories, and politics have been combined to create the iconic image of Mandela that we know today. Boehmer explores the long trajectory of Mandela's life, explaining first the historical and political context of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, and then the post-apartheid period of difficult reconciliation, including the shifts and changes in Mandela's reputation since the millennium.
By: Elleke Boehmer
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Triponmytrip
- An Unorthodox Journey
- By: Brayden Witte
- Narrated by: Brayden Witte
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Follow me on my intoxicated spiritual journey to enlightenment. In order to cleanse my soul, I took a 3 day trek across the west coast of Vancouver Island. I encountered many crossroads and many characters along the way, as I searched for answers to what answers lay in the future.
By: Brayden Witte
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Hine Toa
- An Extraordinary Memoir by a Trailblazing Voice in Women’s, Queer and Maori Liberation Movements
- By: Ngahuia te Awekotuku
- Narrated by: Ngahuia te Awekotuku
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
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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.