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This Much Is True
- By: Miriam Margolyes
- Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
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Award-winning actor, creator of a myriad of memorable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Professor Sprout, Miriam Margolyes is a national treasure....
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Frank & Funny
- By John C. Patterson on 23-09-21
By: Miriam Margolyes
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Finding Me
- A Memoir
- By: Viola Davis
- Narrated by: Viola Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever....
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A must
- By Lady DJ on 30-04-22
By: Viola Davis
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Becoming
- By: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
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In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites listeners into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her - from her childhood to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work....
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Very Disappointed
- By Marie on 19-06-19
By: Michelle Obama
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Full Tilt
- Ireland to India with a Bicycle
- By: Dervla Murphy
- Narrated by: Emma Lowe
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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Full Tilt is the inspiring true story of Dervla Murphy's 1963 journey from Ireland to India on an Armstrong Cadet bicycle, and the trials, landscapes, and cultures she encountered along the way....
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Amazing story
- By Anonymous User on 13-10-21
By: Dervla Murphy
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Everything I Know About Love
- By: Dolly Alderton
- Narrated by: Dolly Alderton
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
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Dolly Alderton survived her 20s (just about) and in Everything I Know About Love, she gives an unflinching account of the bad dates and squalid flat-shares, the heartaches and humiliations....
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Not for everyone
- By Ade B on 22-08-18
By: Dolly Alderton
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Untamed
- Stop Pleasing, Start Living
- By: Glennon Doyle
- Narrated by: Glennon Doyle
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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Part inspiration, part memoir, Untamed explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet the expectations of the world and instead dare to listen to and trust in the voice deep inside us....
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Repetitive & Obvious
- By Amazon Customer on 08-06-20
By: Glennon Doyle
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This Much Is True
- By: Miriam Margolyes
- Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
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Award-winning actor, creator of a myriad of memorable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Professor Sprout, Miriam Margolyes is a national treasure....
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Frank & Funny
- By John C. Patterson on 23-09-21
By: Miriam Margolyes
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Finding Me
- A Memoir
- By: Viola Davis
- Narrated by: Viola Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever....
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A must
- By Lady DJ on 30-04-22
By: Viola Davis
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Becoming
- By: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
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In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites listeners into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her - from her childhood to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work....
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Very Disappointed
- By Marie on 19-06-19
By: Michelle Obama
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Full Tilt
- Ireland to India with a Bicycle
- By: Dervla Murphy
- Narrated by: Emma Lowe
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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Full Tilt is the inspiring true story of Dervla Murphy's 1963 journey from Ireland to India on an Armstrong Cadet bicycle, and the trials, landscapes, and cultures she encountered along the way....
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Amazing story
- By Anonymous User on 13-10-21
By: Dervla Murphy
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Everything I Know About Love
- By: Dolly Alderton
- Narrated by: Dolly Alderton
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
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Dolly Alderton survived her 20s (just about) and in Everything I Know About Love, she gives an unflinching account of the bad dates and squalid flat-shares, the heartaches and humiliations....
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Not for everyone
- By Ade B on 22-08-18
By: Dolly Alderton
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Untamed
- Stop Pleasing, Start Living
- By: Glennon Doyle
- Narrated by: Glennon Doyle
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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Part inspiration, part memoir, Untamed explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet the expectations of the world and instead dare to listen to and trust in the voice deep inside us....
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Repetitive & Obvious
- By Amazon Customer on 08-06-20
By: Glennon Doyle
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We Can All Make It
- My Story
- By: Sara Davies
- Narrated by: Sara Davies
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
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By the time Sara Davies left university, she was running a business with a half-million-pound turnover from her student bedroom. When she became the youngest of BBC 1's iconic Dragons, that turnover was £25 million. Today, she is one of Britain's biggest business names....
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fantastic
- By Chloe M. on 24-05-22
By: Sara Davies
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Out of the Corner
- A Memoir
- By: Jennifer Grey
- Narrated by: Jennifer Grey
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
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In this beautiful, close-to-the bone account, Jennifer Grey takes listeners on a vivid tour of the experiences that have shaped her, from her childhood as the daughter of Broadway and film legend Joel Grey, to the surprise hit with Patrick Swayze that made her America’s sweetheart....
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Interesting if a bit discombobulated
- By Sally Edwards on 23-05-22
By: Jennifer Grey
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Educated
- By: Tara Westover
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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Tara Westover and her family grew up preparing for the End of Days but, according to the government, she didn’t exist....
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Wonderful, inspiring book on the value of education
- By David Bowden on 03-03-18
By: Tara Westover
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Diary of a Young Girl
- By: Anne Frank
- Narrated by: Helena Bonham Carter
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
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One of the most famous accounts of living under the Nazi regime comes from the diary of a 13-year-old Jewish girl, Anne Frank....
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So glad I decided to buy this book.
- By Tracy on 18-06-16
By: Anne Frank
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Till the Cows Come Home
- the bestselling memoir from a beloved presenter
- By: Sara Cox
- Narrated by: Sara Cox
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
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Till the Cows Come Home is DJ and TV presenter Sara Cox's wonderfully written, funny coming-of-age memoir of growing up in 1980s Lancashire....
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A great read!
- By Angie on 12-03-19
By: Sara Cox
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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
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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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Top Girl
- By: Danielle Marin
- Narrated by: Nikki Patel
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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Danielle has a safe, happy childhood growing up in West London, but her bright future fades as she turns her back on school for gang life and crime....
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Stunning and shocking
- By sophie on 12-03-22
By: Danielle Marin
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Dear Fatty
- By: Dawn French
- Narrated by: Liza Tarbuck
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
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A sharp eye for detail and a wicked ear for the absurdities of life, Dawn French shows just how an RAF girl from the West Country dreaming of becoming a ballerina/bridesmaid/thief rose to become one of the best-loved comedy actresses of our time.
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Absolutely Fabulous
- By Christine on 02-12-08
By: Dawn French
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Women Don't Owe You Pretty
- By: Florence Given
- Narrated by: Florence Given
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
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Women Don't Owe You Pretty is the ultimate audiobook for anyone who wants to challenge the out-dated narratives supplied to us by the patriarchy....
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It's okay
- By Slashwood on 11-07-20
By: Florence Given
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Between the Stops
- The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus
- By: Sandi Toksvig
- Narrated by: Sandi Toksvig
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
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A funny and moving trip through memories, musings and the many delights on the Number 12 route, Between the Stops is also an inspiration to us all to get off our phones, look up and to talk to each other because, as Sandi says, 'Some of the greatest trips lie on our own doorstep'....
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Marvellous listening
- By cwmbear on 06-11-19
By: Sandi Toksvig
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How to be Champion
- An Autobiography
- By: Sarah Millican
- Narrated by: Sarah Millican
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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Sarah Millican's debut audiobook delves into her super normal life with daft stories, funny tales and proper advice on how to get past life's blips....
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Was never going to disappoint!!!
- By MR M P GOULDER on 06-10-17
By: Sarah Millican
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The Five
- The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
- By: Hallie Rubenhold
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Five devastating human stories and a dark and moving portrait of Victorian London - the untold lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper....
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An Insight in to the lives of the poorest women
- By Jock on 19-04-19
By: Hallie Rubenhold
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Brazen
- My Unorthodox Journey from Long Sleeves to Lingerie
- By: Julia Haart
- Narrated by: Julia Haart
- Length: 19 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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From the star of Netflix's My Unorthodox Life, a riveting, inspiring memoir. Julia Haart tells the story of her extraordinary journey, from leaving an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community to becoming one of the most influential people in fashion....
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A VERY personal journey
- By Sue on 15-05-22
By: Julia Haart
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Wild
- By: Cheryl Strayed
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
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A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an 1100-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe and built her back up again....
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An Exceptional Story
- By Colin on 30-01-15
By: Cheryl Strayed
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Tired and Tested
- The Wild Ride into Parenthood
- By: Sophie McCartney
- Narrated by: Sophie McCartney
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
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When it comes to adult life, and parenthood, you will never be ready....
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a must for every woman
- By Hannah on 06-02-22
By: Sophie McCartney
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When the Dust Settles
- Stories of Love, Loss and Hope from an Expert in Disaster
- By: Lucy Easthope
- Narrated by: Lucy Easthope
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
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Lucy Easthope lives with disaster every day. When a plane crashes, a bomb explodes, a city floods or a pandemic begins, she's the one they call. In her moving memoir, she reveals what happens in the aftermath....
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Eye opening
- By Melinda on 24-05-22
By: Lucy Easthope
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We Are the Luckiest
- The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
- By: Laura McKowen
- Narrated by: Laura McKowen
- Length: 7 hrs
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A frank, fresh, and empowering take on facing addiction, doing recovery, and savoring the joys of a new way of living....
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fabulous
- By tania on 11-01-20
By: Laura McKowen
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More Than a Woman
- By: Caitlin Moran
- Narrated by: Caitlin Moran
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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A decade ago, Caitlin Moran thought she had it all figured out. If only she had known: when middle age arrives, a whole new bunch of tough questions need answering....
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Thank you, Caitlin
- By lucy armitage on 25-09-20
By: Caitlin Moran
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Three Women
- By: Lisa Taddeo
- Narrated by: Lisa Taddeo, Tara Lynne Barr, Marin Ireland, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
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Bloomsbury presents Three Women by Lisa Taddeo, read by Lisa Taddeo, Tara Lynne Barr, Marin Ireland and Mena Suvari....
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Fabulous - with some caveats
- By Zebra Karma on 13-09-19
By: Lisa Taddeo
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Let's Do It
- The Authorised Biography of Victoria Wood
- By: Jasper Rees
- Narrated by: Julie Walters, Jasper Rees, Kate Robbins, and others
- Length: 20 hrs and 56 mins
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Victoria Wood was a true pioneer among entertainers, earning her the rightful place as a national treasure time and time again. Jasper Rees will finally tell her rich story in full....
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life's too short
- By Mrs B on 09-12-20
By: Jasper Rees
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Rise Up Women!
- The Remarkable Lives of the Suffragettes
- By: Diane Atkinson
- Narrated by: Deryn Edwards
- Length: 22 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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On 6 February 1918, after campaigning for over 50 years, British women were finally granted the vote. A hundred years on, it is time to reflect on the daring and painful struggle....
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Not Just the Pankhursts
- By Dr on 14-02-18
By: Diane Atkinson
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Down the Rabbit Hole
- Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny
- By: Holly Madison
- Narrated by: Holly Madison
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
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The shocking, never-before-told story of the bizarre world inside the legendary Playboy Mansion....
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A predator hidden amongst the glamour...
- By Silvergin on 05-08-21
By: Holly Madison
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Princess
- A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
- By: Jean Sasson
- Narrated by: Catherine Byers
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Princess describes the life of Princess Sultana Al Sa'ud, a princess in the royal house of Saudi Arabia.
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Still relevant today, but take some of it with a pinch of salt
- By Sherrie on 04-10-20
By: Jean Sasson
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The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting
- A powerful memoir of overcoming an eating disorder
- By: Evanna Lynch
- Narrated by: Evanna Lynch
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
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A raw and compelling new memoir from actress and activist Evanna Lynch about the battle between perfection and creativity....
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Loved It!
- By Muse on 04-12-21
By: Evanna Lynch
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Brace for Impact
- A Memoir
- By: Gabe Montesanti
- Narrated by: Gabe Montesanti
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Growing up queer in a conservative Midwestern town, Gabe Montesanti never felt comfortable in her own skin. A competitive swimmer, she turned to perfectionism and self-control to create a sense of safety, only to develop an eating disorder and constantly second-guess her instincts. When she enters graduate school in St. Louis, she is determined to put the baggage of her childhood behind her.
By: Gabe Montesanti
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My Moment
- 106 Women on Fighting for Themselves
- By: Kristin Chenoweth, Kathy Najimy, Linda Perry, and others
- Narrated by: Kathy Najimy, Chely Wright, Lauren Blitzer, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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This powerful essay collection is a natural extension of the #MeToo movement, revealing the interior experience of women after they’ve inevitably been underestimated or hurt—the epiphany that the world is different than they thought it to be—and how they’ve used this knowledge to make change.
By: Kristin Chenoweth, and others
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Dolly Parton : The Life of a Legendary American Singer, Actor, and Businesswoman
- By: Newbury Publishing
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Dolly Parton is best known for her musical prowess, but there is so much more to her character than people realize. Nowadays, she is the epitome of old Hollywood glamor. She is pretty well known for getting a lot of cosmetic surgery over the years in order to keep up the gaudy, glamorous image we’ve come to know and love. Even through all this she’s still modest. What people may not realize is that her early life was anything but glamorous.
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Point Last Seen
- A Woman Tracker's Story
- By: Hannah Nyala
- Narrated by: Hannah Nyala
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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For seven years, Hannah Nyala and her two children were physically and psychologically abused by her husband. Although they escaped, he soon found the trio and abducted the children. Seeking solace in the desert wilderness to make sense of her loss, Hannah joined a search-and-rescue team. In doing so, she developed skills as a tracker and dedicated herself to saving the lives of lost children. Becoming attuned to nature's messages, she can read the history of a footprint and the clues in stones and desert sand. But one day, she made a chilling discovery—someone was tracking her.
By: Hannah Nyala
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An Unfinished Marriage
- By: Joan Anderson
- Narrated by: Joan Anderson
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In A Year by the Sea, Joan Anderson documented her brave decision to take a year of solitude away from her marriage. In this moving sequel, Anderson gives fresh hope for all women and men negotiating their own marital passages. Using the same approach, she explores the challenges of rebuilding and renewing a marriage with her trademark candor, compassion, and insight. Anderson shows us her own rocky path to renewing a marriage gone stale and charts the new journey that she and her husband began, seasoned by years of marriage but awakened to the possibilities for their future.
By: Joan Anderson
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The Camera My Mother Gave Me
- By: Susanna Kaysen
- Narrated by: Susanna Kaysen
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Susanna Kaysen takes on another taboo subject: her vagina—which suddenly and inexplicably starts to hurt. The Camera My Mother Gave Me takes us through Kaysen's often comic, sometimes surreal encounters with all kinds of doctors—internists, gynecologists, and "alternative health" experts—as well as with her boyfriend and her friends as she seeks a cure—but nothing works. As sex becomes more and more painful, Kaysen's relationship with her boyfriend disintegrates and she turns to her best friends, her wicked sense of humor, and her wry self-reflection to cope.
By: Susanna Kaysen
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Brace for Impact
- A Memoir
- By: Gabe Montesanti
- Narrated by: Gabe Montesanti
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Growing up queer in a conservative Midwestern town, Gabe Montesanti never felt comfortable in her own skin. A competitive swimmer, she turned to perfectionism and self-control to create a sense of safety, only to develop an eating disorder and constantly second-guess her instincts. When she enters graduate school in St. Louis, she is determined to put the baggage of her childhood behind her.
By: Gabe Montesanti
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My Moment
- 106 Women on Fighting for Themselves
- By: Kristin Chenoweth, Kathy Najimy, Linda Perry, and others
- Narrated by: Kathy Najimy, Chely Wright, Lauren Blitzer, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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This powerful essay collection is a natural extension of the #MeToo movement, revealing the interior experience of women after they’ve inevitably been underestimated or hurt—the epiphany that the world is different than they thought it to be—and how they’ve used this knowledge to make change.
By: Kristin Chenoweth, and others
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Dolly Parton : The Life of a Legendary American Singer, Actor, and Businesswoman
- By: Newbury Publishing
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Dolly Parton is best known for her musical prowess, but there is so much more to her character than people realize. Nowadays, she is the epitome of old Hollywood glamor. She is pretty well known for getting a lot of cosmetic surgery over the years in order to keep up the gaudy, glamorous image we’ve come to know and love. Even through all this she’s still modest. What people may not realize is that her early life was anything but glamorous.
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Point Last Seen
- A Woman Tracker's Story
- By: Hannah Nyala
- Narrated by: Hannah Nyala
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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For seven years, Hannah Nyala and her two children were physically and psychologically abused by her husband. Although they escaped, he soon found the trio and abducted the children. Seeking solace in the desert wilderness to make sense of her loss, Hannah joined a search-and-rescue team. In doing so, she developed skills as a tracker and dedicated herself to saving the lives of lost children. Becoming attuned to nature's messages, she can read the history of a footprint and the clues in stones and desert sand. But one day, she made a chilling discovery—someone was tracking her.
By: Hannah Nyala
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An Unfinished Marriage
- By: Joan Anderson
- Narrated by: Joan Anderson
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In A Year by the Sea, Joan Anderson documented her brave decision to take a year of solitude away from her marriage. In this moving sequel, Anderson gives fresh hope for all women and men negotiating their own marital passages. Using the same approach, she explores the challenges of rebuilding and renewing a marriage with her trademark candor, compassion, and insight. Anderson shows us her own rocky path to renewing a marriage gone stale and charts the new journey that she and her husband began, seasoned by years of marriage but awakened to the possibilities for their future.
By: Joan Anderson
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The Camera My Mother Gave Me
- By: Susanna Kaysen
- Narrated by: Susanna Kaysen
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Susanna Kaysen takes on another taboo subject: her vagina—which suddenly and inexplicably starts to hurt. The Camera My Mother Gave Me takes us through Kaysen's often comic, sometimes surreal encounters with all kinds of doctors—internists, gynecologists, and "alternative health" experts—as well as with her boyfriend and her friends as she seeks a cure—but nothing works. As sex becomes more and more painful, Kaysen's relationship with her boyfriend disintegrates and she turns to her best friends, her wicked sense of humor, and her wry self-reflection to cope.
By: Susanna Kaysen
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The Marrakesh Express
- Helter Skelter!
- By: Norma Levine
- Narrated by: Norma Levine
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
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It is the early '70s. Two best friends and a toddler (the future rock star Melissa Auf der Maur) set out in a red post office van on a 2,000-mile drive from Hay-on-Wye in Wales to Marrakesh in North Africa. Their meandering journey changes abruptly when they meet two American drug dealers from Amsterdam on a secret intelligence mission, with a plentiful supply of pure black Afghan hash. Amidst the dope smoking world of gangster aristocrats and dislocated hippies, they gaze into the hidden worlds within ancient Venetian glass goulamine beads, and that’s when worlds collide.
By: Norma Levine
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Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France Before the French Revolution
- By: Kelly Mass
- Narrated by: Doug Greene
- Length: 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Marie Antoinette was the last queen of France. After eight years of marriage, her position at court improved when she started bearing kids. Nonetheless, she ended up out of favor amongst the people, with French "libelles" accusing her of being inefficient, promiscuous, holding sympathies for France's nemeses—specifically her home Austria—and having invalid kids. Her credibility was more tainted by the phony claims surrounding the Diamond Necklace Affair. At the time of the revolution, she was called Madame Déficit because of her elegant spending and enmity toward monetary reforms.
By: Kelly Mass
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Bloody Mary: Mary Tudor, the Queen Who Took on the Protestant Revolt
- By: Kelly Mass
- Narrated by: Doug Greene
- Length: 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Mary I, typically called Mary Tudor and called "Bloody Mary" by her Protestant challengers, ruled as Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 to November 17, 1558. She is well remembered for her attempts to reverse the English Reformation. During her five-year rule, Mary had more than 280 spiritual dissenters burnt at the stake in the Marian persecutions. You might justify it by saying she may not have been much worse than other dictators and royalty around that time, but the fact of the matter is still that she murdered hundreds of people for religious and political reasons.
By: Kelly Mass
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Queen Victoria: The British Monarch Who Ruled the Longest
- By: Kelly Mass
- Narrated by: Doug Greene
- Length: 42 mins
- Unabridged
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From June 20, 1837, to her death in the year 1901, Victoria ruled as queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Her rule of 63 years and seven months, called the Victorian period, was the longest of any British ruler before her. It was a period of considerable commercial, social, technical, and army development in the UK, and also a period of great growth in the British Empire. The British Parliament gave her the additional title of Empress of India in the year 1876. In this book, you will find out a lot more about Queen Victoria’s life.
By: Kelly Mass
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Anne Boleyn: Her Execution for Treason, and Her Political and Religious Upheaval
- By: Kelly Mass
- Narrated by: Doug Greene
- Length: 52 mins
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As King Henry VIII's second marriage partner, Anne Boleyn ruled as Queen of England from 1533 till 1536. Her marriage and execution by beheading for treason and other criminal offenses made her an essential player in the political and religious chaos that defined the start of the English Reformation. Henry VIII started his courtship of Anne in the month of February or March 1526, and quickly focused on having his marriage annulled so that he could wed her. When it became apparent that Pope Clement VII wouldn't do so, Henry and his advisors shuttered abbeys and nunneries in England.
By: Kelly Mass
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I Used to Live Here Once
- The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys
- By: Miranda Seymour
- Narrated by: Diana Quick
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Miranda Seymour’s biography reveals a proud and fiercely independent artist, one who experienced tragedy and extreme poverty, alcohol and drug dependency, romantic and sexual turmoil—and yet was never a victim. I Used to Live Here Once enables one of our most excitingly intuitive biographers to uncover the hidden truth about a fascinatingly elusive woman. Persuasive, surprising and compassionate, this unforgettable biography brings Jean Rhys to life as never before.
By: Miranda Seymour
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The Division Street Princess
- By: Elaine Soloway
- Narrated by: Elaine Soloway
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
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Set in the 1940s, Elaine Soloway's memoir takes its title from the street that Studs Terkel exalts in his classic book, Division Street: America, and from the pet name her father gave her. Soloway lived in a three-room flat above her family's grocery store. In her tale of bookies, poolrooms, sidewalk playgrounds, and relatives who lived down the block, we learn about her loving but embattled parents, her adored older brother, and neighborhood kibitzers. Along with her recollections of a lively, unique community, she also shows the underside of childhood and urban life.
By: Elaine Soloway
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Extraordinary Women in History
- 70 Remarkable Women Who Made a Difference, Inspired & Broke Barriers
- By: Leah Gail
- Narrated by: Lesley Parkin
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
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Paying homage to some of the greatest women the world has ever seen, Extraordinary Women in History is a testament to the power of dedication, courage, tenacity, and never giving up. Their stories will encourage you to take action and prove that barriers only exist to be broken.
By: Leah Gail
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Lizzie Borden
- Took an Axe and Gave Her Mother Forty Whacks
- By: Kelly Mass
- Narrated by: Chris Newman
- Length: 49 mins
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The infamous double murder that inspired elementary school rhymes is a controversial one: partially because of the insidious nature and grossness of the crime and on the other hand because some people still believe the defendant is innocent. There are many reasons to believe why Lizzie killed both her parents with an axe, and there are some that could be used to argue that she didn’t.
By: Kelly Mass
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21 Resilient Women
- Stories of Courage, Growth, and Transformation
- By: Daisy Wright
- Narrated by: Alicia Sullivan, Angella Nunes, Cassandra Edwards, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
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The 21 coauthors of this book, a diverse group of women, decided they would use the start of the new decade to reflect on their lives and careers. As you listen, you will hear about struggle, survival, disappointment, and hope. You will laugh and you will cry; you will reflect, and you will remember, but most importantly, you will learn, grow, and be transformed by the stories of these resilient women.
By: Daisy Wright
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Miss Willmott's Ghosts
- The Extraordinary Life and Gardens of a Forgotten Genius
- By: Sandra Lawrence
- Narrated by: Heather Tracy
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
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Ellen Ann Willmott was a remarkable woman whose achievements in horticulture, botany, landscape architecture, photography and more should have made her one of the most well-known trailblazers of her age. Yet, both posthumously and within her lifetime, she instead became known as a bitter, cantankerous and eccentric miser, and her reputation has been forever stained by the image of her maliciously seeding other people's gardens with thorns.
By: Sandra Lawrence
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Every Life a Story
- Natalie Jacobson Reporting
- By: Natalie Jacobson
- Narrated by: Natalie Jacobson
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
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Throughout her 40-year career in broadcast television, including 35 as a reporter and anchor on Channel 5 in Boston, Natalie Jacobson told the stories of countless lives. Now she tells her own. Every Life a Story takes listeners behind the scenes of the extraordinary career of a woman who rose from an immigrant childhood in Chicago to become the first woman to anchor the evening news in Boston. Natalie brings listeners on an uplifting journey possible only in America. When faced with "no girls need apply", she saw a challenge, not an obstacle.
By: Natalie Jacobson