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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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Autobiography of a Legendary Person
- By Tony Bellis on 28-05-22
By: Nelson Mandela
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Happily Imperfect
- Living life your own way
- By: Stacey Solomon
- Narrated by: Stacey Solomon
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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In Happily Imperfect, be moved to tears and laughter by joining Stacey in her journey so far, as she reveals how to stay positive despite the everyday pressure to be and look perfect....
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Must listen
- By kiri mitchelmore on 09-04-20
By: Stacey Solomon
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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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Superbly written, totally gripping.
- By Pen Name on 18-10-19
By: Edward Snowden
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In Order to Live
- A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
- By: Yeonmi Park
- Narrated by: Eji Kim
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Yeonmi Park was not dreaming of freedom when she escaped from North Korea. She didn't even know what it meant to be free....
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Performance ruins the story
- By Chris S on 01-01-19
By: Yeonmi Park
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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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Heartbreaking.
- By Andy Ellis on 13-08-20
By: Yasmine Mohammed
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Rebel
- My Escape from Saudi Arabia to Freedom
- By: Rahaf Mohammed
- Narrated by: Sally Armstrong
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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In early 2019, after more than a year of careful planning, Rahaf Mohammed boarded a plane and finally escaped from Saudi Arabia. If caught, she was sure she would be killed, like other rebel women who had tried to flee her country’s oppressive regime....
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Utterly Captivating and deeply inspirational
- By Jeremy W. on 09-03-22
By: Rahaf Mohammed
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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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Autobiography of a Legendary Person
- By Tony Bellis on 28-05-22
By: Nelson Mandela
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Happily Imperfect
- Living life your own way
- By: Stacey Solomon
- Narrated by: Stacey Solomon
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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In Happily Imperfect, be moved to tears and laughter by joining Stacey in her journey so far, as she reveals how to stay positive despite the everyday pressure to be and look perfect....
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Must listen
- By kiri mitchelmore on 09-04-20
By: Stacey Solomon
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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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Superbly written, totally gripping.
- By Pen Name on 18-10-19
By: Edward Snowden
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In Order to Live
- A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
- By: Yeonmi Park
- Narrated by: Eji Kim
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Yeonmi Park was not dreaming of freedom when she escaped from North Korea. She didn't even know what it meant to be free....
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Performance ruins the story
- By Chris S on 01-01-19
By: Yeonmi Park
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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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Heartbreaking.
- By Andy Ellis on 13-08-20
By: Yasmine Mohammed
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Rebel
- My Escape from Saudi Arabia to Freedom
- By: Rahaf Mohammed
- Narrated by: Sally Armstrong
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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In early 2019, after more than a year of careful planning, Rahaf Mohammed boarded a plane and finally escaped from Saudi Arabia. If caught, she was sure she would be killed, like other rebel women who had tried to flee her country’s oppressive regime....
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Utterly Captivating and deeply inspirational
- By Jeremy W. on 09-03-22
By: Rahaf Mohammed
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Small Town Girl
- Love, Lies and the Undercover Police
- By: Donna McLean
- Narrated by: Donna McLean
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Over 40 years, two British police units acted undercover to infiltrate activist groups. At least 20 of those officers deliberately targeted women and entered relationships with them. One of those women was me. This is my story....
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couldn't stop listening
- By carly on 06-02-22
By: Donna McLean
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Unfinished
- By: Priyanka Chopra Jonas
- Narrated by: Priyanka Chopra Jonas
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The thoughtful and revealing memoir from one of the world's most recognisable women, renowned for her bold risk-taking, multiculturalism and activism....
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Excellent rendition.
- By Anonymous User on 12-04-21
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An Autobiography
- By: Angela Y. Davis
- Narrated by: Angela Y. Davis
- Length: 19 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Edited by Toni Morrison and first published in 1974, An Autobiography is a powerful and commanding account of the life of trailblazing political activist Angela Davis....
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Inspiring and still totally relevant today
- By Rhonda F. on 19-04-22
By: Angela Y. Davis
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The Apology
- By: Eve Ensler
- Narrated by: Eve Ensler, Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Like millions of women, Eve Ensler has been waiting much of her lifetime for an apology. Sexually and physically abused by her father, Eve has struggled her whole life from this betrayal, longing for an honest reckoning from a man who is long dead....
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Tough going
- By Mel on 13-09-21
By: Eve Ensler
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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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Thank you
- By Isabel Cole on 03-03-22
By: Justin Baldoni
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My Sh*t Therapist
- And Other Mental Health Stories
- By: Michelle Thomas
- Narrated by: Michelle Thomas
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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When Michelle Thomas suffered her first major depressive episode in 2013, she read and watched and listened to everything she could get her immaculately manicured hands on in an effort to fix herself....
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Flipping Incredible
- By Amelia martin on 15-02-20
By: Michelle Thomas
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Truth to Power
- 7 Ways to Call Time on B.S.
- By: Jess Phillips
- Narrated by: Jess Phillips
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Jess Phillips - no stranger to speaking truth to power herself - will help you dig deep and get organised, finding the courage and the tools you need to speak up and make a difference....
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interesting, inspiring but a bit short.
- By Matthew Crees on 19-12-19
By: Jess Phillips
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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
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From a leading voice on racial justice, an eye-opening account of growing up Black, Christian and female that exposes how white America's love affair with 'diversity' so often falls short of its ideals....
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This is essential reading for white people.
- By Jo the Psychologist on 20-06-21
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Overshare
- Love, Laughs, Sexuality and Secrets
- By: Rosie Spaughton, Rose Ellen Dix
- Narrated by: Rose Ellen Dix, Rosie Spaughton
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Rose and Rosie are known for their candid and hilarious YouTube videos...but now they are taking oversharing to a whole new level....
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Amazing
- By Megan Williams on 15-10-18
By: Rosie Spaughton, and others
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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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The funny, sad, super-honest, all-true story of Chelsea Handler’s year of self-discovery - featuring a nerdily brilliant psychiatrist, a shaman, four Chow Chows, some well-placed security cameras, various family members (living and departed), friends, assistants, and a lot of edibles....
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Incredible
- By Amazon Customer on 26-07-22
By: Chelsea Handler
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Haben
- The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
- By: Haben Girma
- Narrated by: Haben Girma
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The incredible life story of Haben Girma, the first Deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, and her amazing journey from isolation to the world stage....
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A fascinating listen
- By Qeturah on 16-09-21
By: Haben Girma
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The State of It
- Stories from the Frontline of a Broken Care System
- By: Chris Wild
- Narrated by: Jo Dow, Chris Wild, Neil Morrissey
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Chris delves deep into the lives of care home kids, from experiences with county lines, drugs, trafficking, knife crime, gang violence to child exploitation and sexual abuse. He tells the stories of the voiceless, the children who have been left behind....
By: Chris Wild
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The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- By: Clayborne Carson - editor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Narrated by: Levar Burton
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Abridged
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He was a husband, a father, a preacher - and the preeminent leader of a movement that continues to transform?
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Not complete
- By Anonymous User on 23-01-18
By: Clayborne Carson - editor, and others
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City of Lies
- By: Ramita Navai
- Narrated by: Sylvia Lisle
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Far removed from the picture of Tehran we glimpse in news stories, there is another, hidden city, where survival depends on an intricate network of lies and falsehoods....
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Narrator
- By Arezoo Amirkhalili on 01-02-19
By: Ramita Navai
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Believing in Magic
- By: Cookie Johnson
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Cookie Johnson, wife of NBA icon Earvin "Magic" Johnson, shares for the first time how her husband's HIV diagnosis sent her life and marriage in a frightening new direction....
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Must read
- By Steve Parke on 03-10-16
By: Cookie Johnson
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A River in Darkness
- One Man's Escape from North Korea
- By: Masaji Ishikawa, Risa Kobayashi - translator, Martin Brown - translator
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Half-Korean, half-Japanese, Masaji Ishikawa has spent his whole life feeling like a man without a country. This feeling only deepened when his family moved from Japan to North Korea when Ishikawa was just thirteen years old, and unwittingly became members of the lowest social caste....
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An utterly bleak story of an invisible man
- By Sue on 17-01-18
By: Masaji Ishikawa, and others
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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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A harrowing tale of child abuse
- By Bryan James on 10-12-19
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Manifesto for a Moral Revolution
- Practices to Build a Better World
- By: Jacqueline Novogratz
- Narrated by: Jacqueline Novogratz
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Jacqueline Novogratz, author of the New York Times best seller The Blue Sweater and founder and CEO of Acumen, shares an original shortlist of essential leadership tools for the 21st century....
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Inspiring book
- By Di on 17-04-22
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Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel
- By: Rachel Holmes
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett
- Length: 34 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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The definitive biography of Sylvia Pankhurst, a woman ahead of her times - political rebel, human rights champion and radical feminist....
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very good
- By Anonymous User on 10-12-21
By: Rachel Holmes
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Brave
- By: Rose McGowan
- Narrated by: Rose McGowan
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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In a strange world where she was continually on display, stardom soon became a personal nightmare of constant exposure and sexualisation....
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Really interesting.
- By Tmck on 01-02-18
By: Rose McGowan
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The Gift
- By: Arun Gandhi
- Narrated by: Arun Gandhi
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Gift, written and read by Arun Gandhi....
By: Arun Gandhi
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You Should Probably Listen to This: Bullets and Butterflies
- By: Karl Lokko
- Narrated by: Karl Lokko
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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In Bullets and Butterflies, Karl Lokko shares how he rejected the shocking violence in his past to become one of the most inspiring young voices in the country.....
By: Karl Lokko
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James Baldwin: A Collection of Speeches and Lectures
- By: James Baldwin
- Narrated by: James Baldwin
- Length: 18 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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James Baldwin was an American novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, and activist. His essays, as collected in Notes of a Native Son, explore intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western society, most notably in regard to the mid-20th-century United States....
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Always eloquent. Still relevant.
- By FFaruq on 13-07-21
By: James Baldwin
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This Time for Me
- A Memoir
- By: Alexandra Billings, Joanne Gordon
- Narrated by: Alexandra Billings
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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An emotional, funny, and fabulous memoir by trailblazing and award-winning Trans actor and activist Alexandra Billings....
By: Alexandra Billings, and others
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The Portable Anna Julia Cooper
- By: Shirley Moody-Turner - editor, Henry Louis Gates - editor
- Narrated by: Karen Murray, Dominic Hoffman, Shirley Moody-Turner
- Length: 19 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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The Portable Anna Julia Cooper brings together, for the first time, Anna Julia Cooper's major collection of essays, A Voice from the South, along with several previously unpublished poems, plays, journalism, and selected correspondences, including more than 30 previously unpublished letters between Anna Julia Cooper and W. E. B. Du Bois. This volume will introduce a new generation to an educator, intellectual, and activist whose prescient insights underlie some of the most important developments in modern American intellectual thought and African American activism.
By: Shirley Moody-Turner - editor, and others
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Stacey Abrams
- The Biography of a Powerful Woman Changing America
- By: Isabella Harper
- Narrated by: Aaron Smith
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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As a trailblazing lawyer and politician who has spent her career breaking boundaries and defying expectations, Stacy Abrams is an inspiring Black American who shines as a beacon for change. Shedding light on her passionate fight for equality, her mission to uplift the disadvantaged, and her tireless work to represent her community, this biography stands as a testament to Stacy Abrams’ fight for a fairer world.
By: Isabella Harper
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My People the Sioux (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: Luther Standing Bear
- Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Luther Standing Bear was seemingly everywhere in the course of his extraordinary life. He met Chief Crazy Horse on the eve of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, was enrolled in the first class at the government-run Carlisle Indian Industrial School, witnessed the Ghost Dance movement, toured the US and Europe with showman Buffalo Bill, and devoted his later years to Indian rights. His firsthand accounts of those experiences—and his reflections on Sioux culture, customs, and traditions—combine to make this narrative a landmark of Native American literature.
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Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself
- Tredition Classics
- By: Henry Bibb
- Narrated by: Randall White
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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In this harrowing autobiography, Henry Bibb recounts his journey from the bonds of slavery to his fight for freedom in the Northern abolitionist movement. Born a slave in antebellum Kentucky, Bibb details his escape via the Underground Railroad to Canada and his struggle to free his wife and child, still in chains across the border, whatever the odds. His story is not only one of the most important narrative accounts of slavery in the United States but stands as a testament to the power of the human spirt and its zeal for liberty.
By: Henry Bibb
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A Working-Class Family Ages Badly
- 'Remarkable' The Observer
- By: Juno Roche
- Narrated by: Joelle Taylor
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Juno Roche was born into a working-class family in London in the '60s, who dabbled in minor criminality. For their father, violence and love lived together; for their mother, addiction was the only way to survive. School was a respite, but shortly after beginning their university course, Juno was diagnosed with HIV, then a death sentence. Juno is a survivor; they outlived their diagnosis, got a degree and became an artist. But however hard you try to take the kid out of the family, some scars go too deep.
By: Juno Roche
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No Longer Untouchable
- A Story of Human Trafficking, Heroism, and Hope
- By: Sarah Davison-Tracy
- Narrated by: Mel Konn
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Snatched from their homes and sold by strangers, friends, and even family members, 15,000 women and 5,000 girls are trafficked out of Nepal each year. Many are forced to become sex slaves before they reach the age of 10. In No Longer Untouchable, Devisara “Hannah” Badi and her sisters bring you into this appalling reality as they tell their stories. As part of Nepal’s Badi community, they are considered by many the worthless dust of Nepal. With that lowly caste status comes extreme poverty, a lack of basic rights, and a life of prostitution.
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The Portable Anna Julia Cooper
- By: Shirley Moody-Turner - editor, Henry Louis Gates - editor
- Narrated by: Karen Murray, Dominic Hoffman, Shirley Moody-Turner
- Length: 19 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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The Portable Anna Julia Cooper brings together, for the first time, Anna Julia Cooper's major collection of essays, A Voice from the South, along with several previously unpublished poems, plays, journalism, and selected correspondences, including more than 30 previously unpublished letters between Anna Julia Cooper and W. E. B. Du Bois. This volume will introduce a new generation to an educator, intellectual, and activist whose prescient insights underlie some of the most important developments in modern American intellectual thought and African American activism.
By: Shirley Moody-Turner - editor, and others
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Stacey Abrams
- The Biography of a Powerful Woman Changing America
- By: Isabella Harper
- Narrated by: Aaron Smith
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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As a trailblazing lawyer and politician who has spent her career breaking boundaries and defying expectations, Stacy Abrams is an inspiring Black American who shines as a beacon for change. Shedding light on her passionate fight for equality, her mission to uplift the disadvantaged, and her tireless work to represent her community, this biography stands as a testament to Stacy Abrams’ fight for a fairer world.
By: Isabella Harper
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My People the Sioux (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: Luther Standing Bear
- Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Luther Standing Bear was seemingly everywhere in the course of his extraordinary life. He met Chief Crazy Horse on the eve of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, was enrolled in the first class at the government-run Carlisle Indian Industrial School, witnessed the Ghost Dance movement, toured the US and Europe with showman Buffalo Bill, and devoted his later years to Indian rights. His firsthand accounts of those experiences—and his reflections on Sioux culture, customs, and traditions—combine to make this narrative a landmark of Native American literature.
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Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself
- Tredition Classics
- By: Henry Bibb
- Narrated by: Randall White
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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In this harrowing autobiography, Henry Bibb recounts his journey from the bonds of slavery to his fight for freedom in the Northern abolitionist movement. Born a slave in antebellum Kentucky, Bibb details his escape via the Underground Railroad to Canada and his struggle to free his wife and child, still in chains across the border, whatever the odds. His story is not only one of the most important narrative accounts of slavery in the United States but stands as a testament to the power of the human spirt and its zeal for liberty.
By: Henry Bibb
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A Working-Class Family Ages Badly
- 'Remarkable' The Observer
- By: Juno Roche
- Narrated by: Joelle Taylor
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Juno Roche was born into a working-class family in London in the '60s, who dabbled in minor criminality. For their father, violence and love lived together; for their mother, addiction was the only way to survive. School was a respite, but shortly after beginning their university course, Juno was diagnosed with HIV, then a death sentence. Juno is a survivor; they outlived their diagnosis, got a degree and became an artist. But however hard you try to take the kid out of the family, some scars go too deep.
By: Juno Roche
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No Longer Untouchable
- A Story of Human Trafficking, Heroism, and Hope
- By: Sarah Davison-Tracy
- Narrated by: Mel Konn
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Snatched from their homes and sold by strangers, friends, and even family members, 15,000 women and 5,000 girls are trafficked out of Nepal each year. Many are forced to become sex slaves before they reach the age of 10. In No Longer Untouchable, Devisara “Hannah” Badi and her sisters bring you into this appalling reality as they tell their stories. As part of Nepal’s Badi community, they are considered by many the worthless dust of Nepal. With that lowly caste status comes extreme poverty, a lack of basic rights, and a life of prostitution.
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Upton Sinclair
- California Socialist, Celebrity Intellectual
- By: Lauren Coodley
- Narrated by: Peter Lerman
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Had Upton Sinclair not written a single book after The Jungle, he would still be famous. But Sinclair was a mere 25 years old when he wrote The Jungle, and over the next 65 years, he wrote nearly 80 more books and won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction. He was also a filmmaker, labor activist, women’s rights advocate, and health pioneer on a grand scale. This new biography of Sinclair underscores his place in the American story as a social, political, and cultural force, a man who more than any other disrupted and documented his era in the name of social justice.
By: Lauren Coodley
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John Brown
- By: W. E. B. Du Bois
- Narrated by: Kristen Wallace
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Few figures are more seminal in the abolitionist movement in America than John Brown. His firebrand approach to the movement arose out of his religiously inspired and deep-seated belief that slavery was not only morally unjust but that its removal from American society could only be achieved through armed insurrection. Prominent African American W. E. B. Du Bois chronicles the life of John Brown in this 1909 biography. In the words of Du Bois, John Brown was "a man whose leadership lay not in his office, wealth or influence, but in the white flame of his utter devotion to an ideal."
By: W. E. B. Du Bois
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I Don't Want to Talk About Home
- A Migrant’s Search for Belonging
- By: Suad Aldarra
- Narrated by: Nadia Albina
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Growing up in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia, Suad Aldarra felt stifled. The daughter of Syrian parents, she railed against the extreme strictures placed on women in Saudi society at the time and the rising prejudice her family faced as migrants. When the opportunity arose to study software engineering at Damascus University, she jumped at the chance to move to the city she loved for a degree of freedom she'd never known. But when the war started, everything changed.
By: Suad Aldarra
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Bonhoeffer Abridged
- Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
- By: Eric Metaxas, Timothy Keller - foreword contributor
- Narrated by: John Behrens
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Abridged
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A definitive, deeply moving narrative, Bonhoeffer is a story of moral courage in the face of monstrous evil. As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis seduced a nation, bullied a continent, and attempted to exterminate the Jews of Europe, a young pastor named Dietrich Bonhoeffer become one of the first to speak out against Hitler. As a double agent, he joined the plot to assassinate the Führer, and he was hanged in Flossenberg concentration camp at age thirty-nine. Since his death, Bonhoeffer has grown to be one of the most fascinating, complex figures of the twentieth century.
By: Eric Metaxas, and others
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We Blacks
- Frank Talk
- By: Bantu Stephen Biko
- Narrated by: Hangwi Liphadzi, Asi Liphadzi
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
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A collection of publicly available writings, speeches and interviews by Steve Bantu Biko in the seminal time of the Black Consciousness Movement in the 1970s. These are collated into audio to give Biko a voice in these modern times that so desperately needs to listen to him. Biko's words are not only prophetic but also show the importance of deep socio-philosophical thought that is rooted in actual praxis to solve lived realities.
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A Woman of Adventure
- The Life and Times of First Lady Lou Henry Hoover
- By: Annette B. Dunlap
- Narrated by: Rachel Fulginiti
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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When Lou Henry married Herbert Hoover in February 1899, she looked forward to a partnership of equality and a life of adventure. She could fire a rifle and sit a horse as well as any man. The Quaker community of Whittier, California, where she lived as a teen, reinforced the egalitarian spirit of her upbringing. But history had other ideas for Lou Henry Hoover. Conveying Lou’s humor, personality, and intelligence, A Woman of Adventure takes a fresh look at the first lady who preceded Eleanor Roosevelt and her also-extraordinary accomplishments.