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Untamed
- Written by: Glennon Doyle
- Narrated by: Glennon Doyle
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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In her most revealing and powerful memoir yet, the activist, speaker, best-selling author, and "patron saint of female empowerment" (People) explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet others’ expectations and start trusting the voice deep within us....
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Not what I expected
- By Woman with Brain on 2020-03-11
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A Good Wife
- Escaping the Life I Never Chose
- Written by: Samra Zafar, Meg Masters - contributor
- Narrated by: Samra Zafar
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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She faced years of abuse after arriving in Canada as a teenage bride in a hastily arranged marriage, but nothing could stop Samra Zafar from pursuing her dreams....
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Broken (in the Best Possible Way)
- Written by: Jenny Lawson
- Narrated by: Jenny Lawson
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
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As Jenny Lawson’s hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression. In Broken (in the bests possible way), Jenny brings listeners along on her mental and physical health journey, offering heartbreaking and hilarious anecdotes along the way....
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This is one of the best books I have listen to this year
- By Stefan on 2021-04-08
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Educated
- A Memoir
- Written by: Tara Westover
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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An unforgettable memoir in the tradition of The Glass Castle about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University....
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A Memoir
- By Vicki Anderson on 2018-09-14
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The Beauty of Living Twice
- Written by: Sharon Stone
- Narrated by: Sharon Stone
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
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She was one of the most renowned actresses in the world - until a massive stroke cost her not only her health but her career, family, fortune, and global fame. In The Beauty of Living Twice, Sharon Stone chronicles her efforts to rebuild her life....
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Bravo Sharon!
- By Randy Thomas on 2021-04-12
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Becoming
- Written by: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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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....
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I tried so hard to love this book...but couldn't..
- By Makizzo on 2019-01-28
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Untamed
- Written by: Glennon Doyle
- Narrated by: Glennon Doyle
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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In her most revealing and powerful memoir yet, the activist, speaker, best-selling author, and "patron saint of female empowerment" (People) explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet others’ expectations and start trusting the voice deep within us....
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Not what I expected
- By Woman with Brain on 2020-03-11
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A Good Wife
- Escaping the Life I Never Chose
- Written by: Samra Zafar, Meg Masters - contributor
- Narrated by: Samra Zafar
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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She faced years of abuse after arriving in Canada as a teenage bride in a hastily arranged marriage, but nothing could stop Samra Zafar from pursuing her dreams....
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Broken (in the Best Possible Way)
- Written by: Jenny Lawson
- Narrated by: Jenny Lawson
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
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As Jenny Lawson’s hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression. In Broken (in the bests possible way), Jenny brings listeners along on her mental and physical health journey, offering heartbreaking and hilarious anecdotes along the way....
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This is one of the best books I have listen to this year
- By Stefan on 2021-04-08
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Educated
- A Memoir
- Written by: Tara Westover
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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An unforgettable memoir in the tradition of The Glass Castle about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University....
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A Memoir
- By Vicki Anderson on 2018-09-14
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The Beauty of Living Twice
- Written by: Sharon Stone
- Narrated by: Sharon Stone
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
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She was one of the most renowned actresses in the world - until a massive stroke cost her not only her health but her career, family, fortune, and global fame. In The Beauty of Living Twice, Sharon Stone chronicles her efforts to rebuild her life....
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Bravo Sharon!
- By Randy Thomas on 2021-04-12
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Becoming
- Written 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....
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I tried so hard to love this book...but couldn't..
- By Makizzo on 2019-01-28
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Down the Rabbit Hole
- Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny
- Written 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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Not just a former playboy bunny!
- By LKal on 2019-05-19
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The Code Breaker
- Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
- Written by: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur, Walter Isaacson
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The best-selling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a gripping account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies....
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Yet Another Thought-Provoking Effort from Isaacson!
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-03-15
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We Are All Perfectly Fine
- A Memoir of Love, Medicine and Healing
- Written by: Jillian Horton
- Narrated by: Wendy Rich Stetson
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Funny, fresh, and deeply affecting, We Are All Perfectly Fine is the story of a married mother of three on the brink of personal and professional collapse who attends rehab with a twist: a meditation retreat for burned-out doctors....
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If I Knew Then
- Finding Wisdom in Failure and Power in Aging
- Written by: Jann Arden
- Narrated by: Jann Arden
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
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Jann Arden - best-selling author, recording artist, and late-blooming TV star - is back with this funny, heartfelt, and fierce memoir on becoming a woman of a certain age. The power, gravity, and freedom she's found at 57 are superpowers she believes all of us can unleash....
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I wish it was longer!!
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-10-27
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The Light of Days
- The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos
- Written by: Judy Batalion
- Narrated by: Mozhan Marno
- Length: 14 hrs and 22 mins
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One of the most important stories of World War II, already optioned by Steven Spielberg for a major motion picture: a spectacular, searing history that brings to light the extraordinary accomplishments of brave Jewish women who became resistance fighters....
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Broken Horses
- A Memoir
- Written by: Brandi Carlile
- Narrated by: Brandi Carlile
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Brandi Carlile was born into a musically gifted, impoverished family on the outskirts of Seattle and grew up in a constant state of change, moving from house to house, trailer to trailer....
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Wild
- From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
- Written by: Cheryl Strayed
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
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A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe - and built her back up again....
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Great story, but poor choice of narrator
- By Crystal D. on 2019-12-31
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Know My Name
- A Memoir
- Written by: Chanel Miller
- Narrated by: Chanel Miller
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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She was known to the world as Emily Doe when she stunned millions with a letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting her on Stanford's campus....
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It’s heavy, but brilliant.
- By Anonymous User on 2019-11-17
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Bossypants
- Written by: Tina Fey
- Narrated by: Tina Fey
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
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Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher....
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funny!
- By Deanna La Jambe on 2019-06-07
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Professional Troublemaker
- The Fear-Fighter Manual
- Written by: Luvvie Ajayi Jones
- Narrated by: Luvvie Ajayi Jones
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
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From the New York Times best-selling author of I'm Judging You comes a hilarious and transformational book about how to tackle fear - that everlasting hater - and audaciously step into lives, careers, and legacies that go beyond even our wildest dreams....
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Uplifting call to action
- By CJH on 2021-03-08
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High Achiever
- The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life
- Written by: Tiffany Jenkins
- Narrated by: Tiffany Jenkins
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
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A raw and twisty, pause resisting memoir that sounds like fiction, High Achiever spans Tiffany’s life as an active opioid addict. With heart-racing urgency and unflinching honesty, Jenkins takes you inside the grips of addiction and the desperate decisions it breeds....
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Definitely recommend!!
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-09-03
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The Moment of Lift
- How Empowering Women Changes the World
- Written by: Melinda Gates
- Narrated by: Melinda Gates
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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How can we summon a moment of lift for human beings - and especially for women? Because, when you lift up women, you lift up humanity. For the last 20 years, Melinda Gates has been on a mission to find solutions for people with the most urgent needs, wherever they live....
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And important read
- By Alina on 2020-12-24
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My Mother's Daughter
- A Memoir of Struggle and Triumph
- Written by: Perdita Felicien
- Narrated by: Perdita Felicien
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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Decades before Perdita Felicien became a world champion hurdler running the biggest race of her life at the 2004 Olympics, she carried more than a nation's hopes - she carried her mother Catherine's dreams....
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Strong Mom
- By Gisele Doucet on 2021-04-10
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Yes Please
- Written by: Amy Poehler
- Narrated by: Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
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Amy Poehler is hosting a dinner party and you're invited! Welcome to the audiobook edition of Amy Poehler's Yes Please....
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Excellent book!
- By Client d'Amazon on 2018-01-29
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The Glass Castle
- A Memoir
- Written by: Jeannette Walls
- Narrated by: Jeannette Walls
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation....
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Well
- By Caitlin on 2018-10-01
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The Biggest Bluff
- How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
- Written by: Maria Konnikova
- Narrated by: Maria Konnikova
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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It's true that Maria Konnikova had never actually played poker before and didn't even know the rules when she approached Erik Seidel, Poker Hall of Fame inductee and winner of tens of millions of dollars in earnings, and convinced him to be her mentor....
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Really compelling book about risk perception
- By funkyman33 on 2021-03-25
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Girlhood
- Written by: Melissa Febos
- Narrated by: Melissa Febos
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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In her powerful new book, critically acclaimed author Melissa Febos examines the narratives women are told about what it means to be female and what it takes to free oneself from them....
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Eat, Pray, Love
- One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia
- Written by: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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She got rid of her belongings, quit her job, and undertook a yearlong journey around the world, all alone....
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I love love loved it!
- By Cassandra on 2021-03-24
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Halfbreed
- Written by: Maria Campbell
- Narrated by: Maria Campbell
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
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This extraordinary account, originally published in 1973, bravely explores the poverty, oppression, alcoholism, addiction, and tragedy Maria endured throughout her childhood and into her early adult life, underscored by living in the margins of a country pervaded by hatred....
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WOW!
- By EW on 2020-03-02
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Love Warrior (Oprah's Book Club: A Memoir)
- Written by: Glennon Doyle
- Narrated by: Glennon Doyle
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
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The highly anticipated memoir by best-selling author Glennon Doyle Melton, Love Warrior tells the story of her journey of self-discovery after the implosion of her marriage....
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There’s someone else like me
- By Sara D on 2020-03-01
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My Own Words
- Written by: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mary Hartnett, Wendy W. Williams
- Narrated by: Linda Lavin
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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A fascinating glimpse into the life of one of America's most influential women....
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Understanidng RBG's role
- By Anonymous User on 2020-10-18
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What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat
- Written by: Aubrey Gordon
- Narrated by: Samara Naeymi
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
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From the creator of Your Fat Friend and co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast, an explosive indictment of the systemic and cultural bias facing plus-size people....
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Essential reading/listening
- By Claire on 2021-03-11
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Wishful Drinking
- Written by: Carrie Fisher
- Narrated by: Carrie Fisher
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
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In Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher tells the true and intoxicating story of her life with inimitable wit....
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Carrie Fisher, I love you
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-12-03
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Year of Yes
- How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person
- Written by: Shonda Rhimes
- Narrated by: Shonda Rhimes
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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With three hit shows on television and three children at home, the ubertalented Shonda Rhimes had lots of good reasons to say no when an unexpected invitation arrived....
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#audible1 - Riveting stories & inspiration!
- By Anonymous User on 2018-09-17
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Lean In
- Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
- Written by: Sheryl Sandberg
- Narrated by: Elisa Donovan
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Sheryl Sandberg - Facebook COO, ranked eighth on Fortune's list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business - has become one of America's most galvanizing leaders, and an icon for millions of women juggling work and family....
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Everyone should read this book!
- By Mary Briskin on 2017-12-10
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A Stolen Life
- A Memoir
- Written by: Jaycee Dugard
- Narrated by: Jaycee Dugard
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
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"In the summer of 1991 I was a normal kid. I did normal things....
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Eye opening
- By Cynthia Poirier on 2018-07-20
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In Pieces
- Written by: Sally Field
- Narrated by: Sally Field
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
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In this intimate, haunting, literary memoir read by the author, an American icon tells her story for the first time, in her own gorgeous words - about a challenging and lonely childhood, the craft that helped her find her voice, and a powerful emotional legacy that shaped her journey....
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Raw & Truthful Autobiography
- By Cindy Susut on 2018-12-05
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A House in the Sky
- A Memoir
- Written by: Amanda Lindhout, Sara Corbett
- Narrated by: Amanda Lindhout
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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In August 2008, Amanda Lindhout traveled to Mogadishu, Somalia - "the most dangerous place on Earth." On her fourth day in the country, she and her photojournalist companion were abducted....
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A difficult but important read
- By Anonymous User on 2020-04-23
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Drinking
- A Love Story
- Written by: Caroline Knapp
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Fifteen million Americans a year are plagued with alcoholism. Five million of them are women. Many of them, like Caroline Knapp, started in their early teens and began to use alcohol as "liquid armor"....
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Profoundly moving
- By Gillian on 2019-07-15
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Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget
- How to Survive in Business and Life
- Written by: Margaret Josephs
- Narrated by: Margaret Josephs
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
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Pretty Mess meets #Girlboss in this part memoir, part entrepreneurial manifesto from The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s “Powerhouse in Pigtails”....
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Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget
- How to Survive in Business and Life
- Written by: Margaret Josephs
- Narrated by: Margaret Josephs
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Margaret Josephs is a hustler. She’s a tough cookie. She speaks her mind. She never leaves the house without lipstick on. She’s also a devoted wife, mother, daughter, businesswoman, lifestyle expert, and fan-favorite star of the reality TV series The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Sounds pretty glamorous, right? Well, things are never exactly as they seem. Before she arrived where she is today, “The Marge” was born to young immigrant parents, and raised by a single party-girl mother who left her physically abusive father when Marge was one and a half.
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Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing
- Essays
- Written by: Lauren Hough
- Narrated by: Cate Blanchett, Lauren Hough
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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As an adult, Lauren Hough has had many identities: an airman in the US Air Force, a cable guy, a bouncer at a gay club. As a child, however, she had none. Growing up as a member of the infamous cult The Children of God, Hough had her own self robbed from her. The cult took her all over the globe - to Germany, Japan, Texas, Chile - but it wasn't until she finally left for good that Lauren understood she could have a life beyond "The Family". Along the way, she's loaded up her car and started over, trading one life for the next.
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Higher Love
- Climbing and Skiing the Seven Summits
- Written by: Kit DesLauriers
- Narrated by: Gina Rogers
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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In 2006, Kit DesLauriers made history by becoming the first person to climb - and then ski - from the summit of each continent's highest mountain, the famed Seven Summits. Centered on this quest, Higher Love represents a hero's journey, rich with personal insights, life-threatening consequences, and a thrilling crescendo. Spanning seven continents in just two years, this deeply personal memoir recounts Kit's initially secret journey that would change her life forever.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Biography of the Famous Supreme Court Judge and Feminist Icon
- Written by: Michelle Rowe
- Narrated by: Thomas Rode
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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A thorough and compelling biography of the life and career of late Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from birth to her passing in late 2020. Although there are many lawmakers in American history, few are as well-known as feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Dubbed “The Notorious RBG” by members of the public, Ginsburg left behind an incredible legacy by the time she passed in late 2020.
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Hadassah
- An American Story
- Written by: Hadassah Lieberman
- Narrated by: Hadassah Lieberman
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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In Hadassah, Lieberman pens the compelling story of her extraordinary life: from her family’s experience in Eastern Europe to their move to Gardner, Massachusetts; forging her career; experiencing divorce; and, following her remarriage, her life on the national political stage. By offering insight into her identity as an immigrant, an American Jew, a working woman, and a wife, mother, and grandmother, Lieberman’s moving memoir speaks to many of the major issues of our time, from immigration to gender politics.
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Last Chance Texaco
- Chronicles of an American Troubadour
- Written by: Rickie Lee Jones
- Narrated by: Rickie Lee Jones
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Last Chance Texaco is the first-ever no-holds-barred account of the life of two-time Grammy Award-winner Rickie Lee Jones in her own words. It is a tale of desperate chances and impossible triumphs, an adventure story of a girl who beat the odds and grew up to become one of the most legendary artists of her time, turning adversity and hopelessness into timeless music.
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Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget
- How to Survive in Business and Life
- Written by: Margaret Josephs
- Narrated by: Margaret Josephs
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Margaret Josephs is a hustler. She’s a tough cookie. She speaks her mind. She never leaves the house without lipstick on. She’s also a devoted wife, mother, daughter, businesswoman, lifestyle expert, and fan-favorite star of the reality TV series The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Sounds pretty glamorous, right? Well, things are never exactly as they seem. Before she arrived where she is today, “The Marge” was born to young immigrant parents, and raised by a single party-girl mother who left her physically abusive father when Marge was one and a half.
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Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing
- Essays
- Written by: Lauren Hough
- Narrated by: Cate Blanchett, Lauren Hough
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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As an adult, Lauren Hough has had many identities: an airman in the US Air Force, a cable guy, a bouncer at a gay club. As a child, however, she had none. Growing up as a member of the infamous cult The Children of God, Hough had her own self robbed from her. The cult took her all over the globe - to Germany, Japan, Texas, Chile - but it wasn't until she finally left for good that Lauren understood she could have a life beyond "The Family". Along the way, she's loaded up her car and started over, trading one life for the next.
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Higher Love
- Climbing and Skiing the Seven Summits
- Written by: Kit DesLauriers
- Narrated by: Gina Rogers
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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In 2006, Kit DesLauriers made history by becoming the first person to climb - and then ski - from the summit of each continent's highest mountain, the famed Seven Summits. Centered on this quest, Higher Love represents a hero's journey, rich with personal insights, life-threatening consequences, and a thrilling crescendo. Spanning seven continents in just two years, this deeply personal memoir recounts Kit's initially secret journey that would change her life forever.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Biography of the Famous Supreme Court Judge and Feminist Icon
- Written by: Michelle Rowe
- Narrated by: Thomas Rode
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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A thorough and compelling biography of the life and career of late Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from birth to her passing in late 2020. Although there are many lawmakers in American history, few are as well-known as feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Dubbed “The Notorious RBG” by members of the public, Ginsburg left behind an incredible legacy by the time she passed in late 2020.
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Hadassah
- An American Story
- Written by: Hadassah Lieberman
- Narrated by: Hadassah Lieberman
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
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In Hadassah, Lieberman pens the compelling story of her extraordinary life: from her family’s experience in Eastern Europe to their move to Gardner, Massachusetts; forging her career; experiencing divorce; and, following her remarriage, her life on the national political stage. By offering insight into her identity as an immigrant, an American Jew, a working woman, and a wife, mother, and grandmother, Lieberman’s moving memoir speaks to many of the major issues of our time, from immigration to gender politics.
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Last Chance Texaco
- Chronicles of an American Troubadour
- Written by: Rickie Lee Jones
- Narrated by: Rickie Lee Jones
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Last Chance Texaco is the first-ever no-holds-barred account of the life of two-time Grammy Award-winner Rickie Lee Jones in her own words. It is a tale of desperate chances and impossible triumphs, an adventure story of a girl who beat the odds and grew up to become one of the most legendary artists of her time, turning adversity and hopelessness into timeless music.
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The Triumph of Nancy Reagan
- Written by: Karen Tumulty
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 25 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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This book explores the multifaceted character of Nancy Reagan and reveals new details surrounding the tumultuous presidency. The Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty spent four years interviewing the people who knew this couple best and draws on overlooked archives, letters, memoirs, and White House records, compiling the most extensive biography of Nancy Reagan yet. From the AIDS epidemic to tensions with the Soviets and the war on drugs, this book shows how Nancy Reagan became one of the most influential First Ladies of the century.
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Lilyville
- Mother, Daughter, and Other Roles I've Played
- Written by: Tovah Feldshuh
- Narrated by: Tovah Feldshuh
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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From Golda to Ginsburg, Yentl to Mama Rose, Tallulah to the Queen of Mean, Tovah Feldshuh has always played powerful women who aren't afraid to sit at the table with the big boys and rule their world. But offstage, Tovah struggled to fulfill the one role she never auditioned for: Lily Feldshuh's only daughter. Tovah shares the highs and lows of a remarkable career that has spanned five decades, and shares the lessons that she has learned, often the hard way, about how to live a life in the spotlight, strive for excellence, and still get along with your mother.
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Sensational
- The Hidden History of America’s “Girl Stunt Reporters”
- Written by: Kim Todd
- Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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In the waning years of the 19th century, women journalists across the United States risked reputation and their own safety to expose the hazardous conditions under which many Americans lived and worked. Inventive writers whose in-depth narratives made headlines for weeks at a stretch, these “girl stunt reporters” changed laws, helped launch a labor movement, championed women’s rights, and redefined journalism for the modern age.
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Not in the Script
- The Black Sheep in the Billionaire's Family
- Written by: Elizabeth Green
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Elizabeth Green has spent her life in the shadow of her famous brother, the controversial British billionaire Sir Philip Green. Most of what she knew of him she read in the columns of the Daily Mail, not just his business empire but the parties, the gatherings, and dinners to which she was never invited.
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Biography Boxset - Serena Williams & Mae Jemison
- Extraordinary Lives: The Journey, the Lessons, the Rules for Success
- Written by: Mark Smith
- Narrated by: Heather Murdock for HotGhost Productions
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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This bundle contains both Mae Jemison: An Extraordinary Life and Serena Williams: An Extraordinary Life. Learn from the lives of two extremely successful, intelligent, inspirational women.
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The Glory Road
- A Gospel Gypsy Life
- Written by: Anita Faye Garner
- Narrated by: Pamela Almand
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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In her touching memoir The Glory Road, Anita Faye Garner recreates her remarkable upbringing. The story begins with Ray’s attempts to settle down and the family’s inevitable return to the gospel circuit and concludes with Sister Fern’s brushes with stardom and the family’s journey west to California where they finally landed - with some unexpected detours along the way. The Glory Road carries listeners back to the 1950s South and the intersections of faith and family at the very roots of American popular music.
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Dark Confessions of an Extraordinary, Ordinary Woman
- Written by: Jenn Sadai
- Narrated by: Kasi Hollowell
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Dark Confessions of an Extraordinary, Ordinary Woman follows the author on her journey from a drug-addicted thief who felt trapped in an abusive relationship to a confident and capable marathon-runner. It is filled with intense drama, troubled romance, and all sorts of dirty little secrets.
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Broken (in the Best Possible Way)
- Written by: Jenny Lawson
- Narrated by: Jenny Lawson
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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As Jenny Lawson’s hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression. In Broken (in the bests possible way), Jenny brings listeners along on her mental and physical health journey, offering heartbreaking and hilarious anecdotes along the way. With people experiencing anxiety and depression now more than ever, Jenny humanizes what we all face in an all-too-real way, reassuring us that we’re not alone and making us laugh while doing it.
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This is one of the best books I have listen to this year
- By Stefan on 2021-04-08
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The Light of Days
- The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos
- Written by: Judy Batalion
- Narrated by: Mozhan Marno
- Length: 14 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the most important stories of World War II, already optioned by Steven Spielberg for a major motion picture: a spectacular, searing history that brings to light the extraordinary accomplishments of brave Jewish women who became resistance fighters - a group of unknown heroes whose exploits have never been chronicled in full, until now.
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A Coat of Yellow Paint
- Moving Through the Noise to Love the Life You Live
- Written by: Naomi Davis
- Narrated by: Naomi Davis
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Life doesn’t come with an instruction book for the role of perfect wife and mother. However, as Naomi Davis discovered on her journey from newlywed Juilliard dancer to mother of five, a joyful life is a work of art that only you can create for yourself.
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Finding Freedom
- A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch
- Written by: Erin French
- Narrated by: Erin French
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
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Long before The Lost Kitchen became a world dining destination with every seating filled the day the reservation book opens, Erin French was a girl roaming barefoot on a 25-acre farm, a teenager falling in love with food while working the line at her dad’s diner and a young woman finding her calling as a professional chef at her tiny restaurant tucked into a 19th-century mill. This singular memoir - a classic American story - invites listeners to Erin's corner of her beloved Maine to share the real person behind the “girl from Freedom” fairytale.
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Seven
- A Story of Love, Overcoming Challenges, Reinvention and Being Complete
- Written by: Leah Pump, Ashley Williams - contributor
- Narrated by: Leah Pump
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Through captivating storytelling, Leah Pump takes you along for an intimate journey. Her quest to leave the table when love was no longer being served and to rediscover the greatest love of all inspires us to bear witness to the mistakes, missteps, men, and the myriad of circumstances experienced that ultimately prepared her for the abundance of blessings.