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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....
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Not what I expected
- By Pretty Pretty Pretty Pretty Good on 2020-03-11
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Burke's Law
- A Life in Hockey
- Written by: Brian Burke, Stephen Brunt - contributor
- Narrated by: Brian Burke
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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The gruffest man in hockey opens up about the challenges, the feuds, and the tragedies he's fought through....
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Wow
- By David Smith on 2020-11-22
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Peyakow
- Reclaiming Cree Dignity
- Written by: Darrel J. McLeod
- Narrated by: William C. Wanzi, Wikcemna Yamni ake
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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Brutally frank but buoyed throughout by McLeod’s unquenchable spirit, Peyakow is an inspiring account of triumph against unimaginable odds. McLeod’s perspective as someone whose career path has crossed both sides of the Indigenous/White chasm resonates with particular force....
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Compelling narrative
- By Margaret Michaels on 2022-06-20
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All In
- An Autobiography
- Written by: Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard, Maryanne Vollers
- Narrated by: Billie Jean King
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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In this inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses a brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism, and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice, Billie Jean King details her life's journey to find her true self....
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Outstanding and Authentic
- By CindyRella on 2022-06-15
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This Much Is True
- Written 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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Well that was FUN & INTERESTING
- By Anonymous User on 2022-08-06
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Ten Steps to Nanette
- A Memoir Situation
- Written by: Hannah Gadsby
- Narrated by: Hannah Gadsby
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
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Multi-award-winning Hannah Gadsby broke comedy with her show Nanette when she declared that she was quitting stand-up. Now, she takes us through the defining moments in her life that led to the creation of Nanette and her powerful decision to tell the truth....
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A thoughtful and affecting memoir
- By Notmyrealname on 2022-04-06
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Untamed
- Written by: Glennon Doyle
- Narrated by: Glennon Doyle
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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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....
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Not what I expected
- By Pretty Pretty Pretty Pretty Good on 2020-03-11
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Burke's Law
- A Life in Hockey
- Written by: Brian Burke, Stephen Brunt - contributor
- Narrated by: Brian Burke
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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The gruffest man in hockey opens up about the challenges, the feuds, and the tragedies he's fought through....
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Wow
- By David Smith on 2020-11-22
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Peyakow
- Reclaiming Cree Dignity
- Written by: Darrel J. McLeod
- Narrated by: William C. Wanzi, Wikcemna Yamni ake
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Brutally frank but buoyed throughout by McLeod’s unquenchable spirit, Peyakow is an inspiring account of triumph against unimaginable odds. McLeod’s perspective as someone whose career path has crossed both sides of the Indigenous/White chasm resonates with particular force....
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Compelling narrative
- By Margaret Michaels on 2022-06-20
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All In
- An Autobiography
- Written by: Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard, Maryanne Vollers
- Narrated by: Billie Jean King
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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In this inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses a brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism, and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice, Billie Jean King details her life's journey to find her true self....
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Outstanding and Authentic
- By CindyRella on 2022-06-15
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This Much Is True
- Written 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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Well that was FUN & INTERESTING
- By Anonymous User on 2022-08-06
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Ten Steps to Nanette
- A Memoir Situation
- Written by: Hannah Gadsby
- Narrated by: Hannah Gadsby
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Multi-award-winning Hannah Gadsby broke comedy with her show Nanette when she declared that she was quitting stand-up. Now, she takes us through the defining moments in her life that led to the creation of Nanette and her powerful decision to tell the truth....
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A thoughtful and affecting memoir
- By Notmyrealname on 2022-04-06
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I Was Better Last Night
- A Memoir
- Written by: Harvey Fierstein
- Narrated by: Harvey Fierstein
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
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A poignant and hilarious memoir from the cultural icon, gay rights activist, and four-time Tony Award-winning actor and playwright, revealing never-before-told stories of his personal struggles and conflict, of sex and romance, and of his fabled career....
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A wholesome experience
- By Anonymous User on 2022-05-07
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Becoming Nicole
- The Transformation of an American Family
- Written by: Amy Ellis Nutt
- Narrated by: Amy Ellis Nutt
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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When Wayne and Kelly Maines adopted identical twin boys, they thought their lives were complete. But it wasn't long before they noticed a marked difference between Jonas and his brother, Wyatt....
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BEST BOOK EVER !!!
- By patrick Beaulieu on 2021-06-11
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Mamaskatch
- A Cree Coming of Age
- Written by: Darrel J. McLeod
- Narrated by: William C. Wikcemna Yamni ake Wanzi
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
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Growing up in the tiny village of Smith, Alberta, Darrel J. McLeod was surrounded by his Cree family's history. In shifting and unpredictable stories, his mother, Bertha, shared narratives of their culture, their family, and the cruelty that she and her sisters endured....
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Engaging Memoir
- By Trish on 2018-10-10
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Naturally Tan
- A Memoir
- Written by: Tan France
- Narrated by: Tan France
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
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In this heartfelt, funny, and touching memoir, one of the stars of Netflix’s Emmy Award-winning smash-hit Queer Eye reveals how an Englishman raised in a traditionally religious home became a fashion icon - and the first openly gay, South Asian man on television....
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Not exceptional
- By Daniel Snow on 2019-08-19
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Deaf Utopia
- A Memoir - and a Love Letter to a Way of Life
- Written by: Nyle DiMarco, Robert Siebert
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
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Before becoming the actor, producer, advocate, and model that people know today, Nyle DiMarco was half of a pair of Deaf twins born to a multigenerational Deaf family in Queens, New York. At the hospital one day after he was born, Nyle “failed” his first test—a hearing test....
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Insight into Deafness
- By Jennabel_Jams on 2022-04-27
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Seriously...I'm Kidding
- Written by: Ellen DeGeneres
- Narrated by: Ellen DeGeneres
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
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"I've experienced a whole lot the last few years and I have a lot to share....
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I love Ellen.
- By Joelle on 2018-12-18
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How Do I Un-Remember This?
- Unfortunately True Stories
- Written by: Danny Pellegrino
- Narrated by: Danny Pellegrino
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
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Growing up in small-town Ohio isn't easy, particularly when you're a closeted gay kid surrounded by...no one openly gay. Luckily, Danny Pellegrino grew up in the '90s, coming of age when the internet opened up a whole new world....
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High-Risk Homosexual
- A Memoir
- Written by: Edgar Gomez
- Narrated by: Edgar Gomez
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
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A debut memoir about coming of age as a gay, Latinx man, High-Risk Homosexual opens in the ultimate anti-gay space: Edgar Gomez's uncle's cockfighting ring in Nicaragua, where he was sent at 13-years-old to become a man....
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The Secrets of My Life
- A History
- Written by: Caitlyn Jenner
- Narrated by: Caitlyn Jenner - exclusive introduction, Erin Bennett
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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In this remarkable memoir, former Olympian and Kardashian family member Caitlyn Jenner reveals shocking and heartbreaking stories from her journey to become a transgender woman and fight for the LGBTQ+ community....
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Vanity Project
- By SunshineInPink on 2018-07-06
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High School
- Written by: Sara Quin, Tegan Quin
- Narrated by: Sara Quin, Tegan Quin
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
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First loves, first songs, and the drugs and reckless high school exploits that fueled them - meet music icons Tegan and Sara as you’ve never known them before in this intimate and raw account of their formative years....
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It may win you over
- By Natalie on 2019-10-30
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Love Lives Here
- A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family
- Written by: Amanda Jette Knox
- Narrated by: Amanda Jette Knox
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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All Amanda Jetté Knox ever wanted was to enjoy a stable life. She never knew her biological father, and while her mother and stepfather were loving parents, the situation was sometimes chaotic. At school, she was bullied mercilessly....
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Heart wrenching and uplifting
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-08-17
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Baggage
- Tales from a Fully Packed Life
- Written by: Alan Cumming
- Narrated by: Alan Cumming
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
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There is absolutely no logical reason why I am here. The life trajectory my nationality and class and circumstances portended for me was not even remotely close to the one I now navigate. But logic is a science and living is an art....
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Like listening to a great friend
- By Elizabeth Derby on 2021-11-07
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Confess
- The Autobiography
- Written by: Rob Halford, Ian Gittins
- Narrated by: Rob Halford
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
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The legendary frontman of Judas Priest, one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time, celebrates five decades of heavy metal in this tell-all memoir....
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Amazing
- By wind_stopper on 2021-05-11
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I'm Afraid of Men
- Written by: Vivek Shraya
- Narrated by: Vivek Shraya
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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With raw honesty, Vivek Shraya delivers an important record of the cumulative damage caused by misogyny, homophobia, and transphobia, releasing trauma from a body that has always refused to assimilate. I'm Afraid of Men is a journey from camouflage to a riot of colour....
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amazing, must read feminist text
- By Anynomous on 2018-09-04
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Unprotected
- A Memoir
- Written by: Billy Porter
- Narrated by: Billy Porter
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
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From the incomparable Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award winner, Unprotected is the story of a singular artist in his own words - a powerful and revealing autobiography about race, sexuality, and art....
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WOW. Just wow!
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-07-31
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The Book of Pride
- LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World
- Written by: Mason Funk
- Narrated by: Mason Funk, Robin Miles, Eileen Stevens, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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The Book of Pride captures the true story of the gay rights movement from the 1960s to the present, through richly detailed, stunning interviews with the leaders, activists, and ordinary people who witnessed the movement and made it happen....
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Setting the tone
- By jp on 2021-05-07
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Damn Shame
- A Memoir of Desire, Defiance, and Show Tunes
- Written by: David Pevsner
- Narrated by: David Pevsner
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
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Anti-ageist, anti-body shaming, pro-sex advocate and erotic provocateur David Pevsner shares his funny, daring, bawdy, and incredibly honest memoir....
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App Kid
- How a Child of Immigrants Grabbed a Piece of the American Dream
- Written by: Michael Sayman
- Narrated by: Michael Sayman
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
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An inspiring and deeply personal coming of age memoir from one of Silicon Valley’s youngest entrepreneurs - a second-generation Latino immigrant who taught himself how to code as a 13-year-old and went on to claim his share of the American dream....
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We Have Always Been Here
- A Queer Muslim Memoir
- Written by: Samra Habib
- Narrated by: Parmida Vand
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
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Samra Habib has spent most of her life searching for the safety to be herself. As an Ahmadi Muslim growing up in Pakistan, she faced regular threats from Islamic extremists who believed the small, dynamic sect to be blasphemous....
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Captivating Listen
- By Donald on 2020-07-29
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In the Dream House
- A Memoir
- Written by: Carmen Maria Machado
- Narrated by: Carmen Maria Machado
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
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In the Dream House is Carmen Maria Machado's engrossing and wildly innovative account of a relationship gone bad, and a bold dissection of the mechanisms and cultural representations of psychological abuse....
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Stunning to listen to
- By Carol Barnes on 2021-09-09
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Theft by Finding
- Diaries (1977-2002)
- Written by: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
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For nearly four decades, David Sedaris has faithfully kept a diary in which he records his thoughts and observations on the odd and funny events he witnesses....
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I really wanted to like it.
- By David R on 2020-01-12
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All the Young Men
- A Memoir of Love, AIDS, and Chosen Family in the American South
- Written by: Ruth Coker Burks, Kevin Carr O'Leary
- Narrated by: Ruth Coker Burks
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
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In 1986, 26-year-old Ruth is visiting a friend at the hospital when she notices the door to one of the rooms is painted red. She witnesses nurses drawing straws to see who will tend to the patient inside, all reluctant to enter the room. Out of impulse, Ruth enters the quarantined space....
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Not long enough!!!
- By Brian Farquharson on 2022-05-18
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Against Memoir
- Complaints, Confessions & Criticisms
- Written by: Michelle Tea
- Narrated by: Michelle Tea
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
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The PEN Award-winning essay collection about queer lives: Delivered with her signature honesty and dark humor, this is the first-ever collection of journalistic writing by the author of How to Grow Up and Valencia....
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Tomboy Survival Guide
- Written by: Ivan Coyote
- Narrated by: Ivan Coyote
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
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Tomboy Survival Guide is a funny and moving memoir told in stories, in which Ivan recounts the pleasures and difficulties of growing up a tomboy in Canada's Yukon....
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Gratitude
- By Joseph on 2019-12-01
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The Refugee Handbook
- Notes from the Road to a Life of Choices
- Written by: Michael Lato
- Narrated by: Michael Lato
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
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This is the true story of a male couple's quest for a life in the West...one is American, the other is Iraqi. The American learns about gays in the Middle East and human trafficking as he helps his partner escape from Turkey by raft, sneak their way into Athens, and seek asylum in Amsterdam.
Written by: Michael Lato
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Grinnin' Like a Jackass Eatin' Briars
- A Memoir of Insanity, Awareness and Acceptance
- Written by: Jeff Batton, Landon J. Napoleon
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Batton
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
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"I was caddywonked from the get-go." That’s how this memoir begins, as an embryonic Jeff Batton was whisked away to a home for unwed mothers in Savannah, Georgia. His new parents arrived in the form of the Battons, and his new home, a 700-acre peanut and tobacco farm. While the memoir has the South as its launching point, the narrative travels far and wide to New York City, Hong Kong, and beyond. Lovingly told, Grinnin’ Like a Jackass Eatin’ Briars is about uncovering our truth, looking at the world from a different angle, and finding the courage to embrace what we find.
Written by: Jeff Batton, and others
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Born to Be Public
- Written by: Greg Mania
- Narrated by: Greg Mania
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
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In this unique and hilarious debut memoir, writer and comedian Greg Mania chronicles life as a "pariah prodigy." From inadvertently coming out to his Polish immigrant parents, to immersing himself in the world of New York City nightlife, and finding himself and his voice in comedy. Born to Be Public is a vulnerable and poignant exploration of identity (and the rediscovery of it), mental health, sex and relationships, all while pursuing a passion with victories and tragicomic blunders.
Written by: Greg Mania
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In Transit
- Being Non-Binary in a World of Dichotomies
- Written by: Dianna E. Anderson, Emily VanDerWerff - foreword
- Narrated by: Dianna E. Anderson
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
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For decades, our cultural discourse around trans and gender-diverse people has been viewed through a medical lens, through diagnoses and symptoms set down in books by cisgender doctors, or through a political lens, through dangerous caricatures. But those who claim non-binary gender identity deserve their own discourse. In Transit looks forward to a world where being who we are, whatever that looks like, isn't met with tension and long-winded explanations, but rather with acceptance and love. Being non-binary is about finding home in the in-between places.
Written by: Dianna E. Anderson, and others
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Selling Dead People's Things
- Inexplicably True Tales, Vintage Fails & Objects of Objectionable Estates
- Written by: Duane Scott Cerny
- Narrated by: Duane Scott Cerny
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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Selling Dead People’s Things is a wry behind-the-curtain peek into the world of antiques and their obsessive owners—while still alive and after their passing. An amusing observer of the human condition, author Duane Scott Cerny entertains in illuminating, scary, sad, or frightfully funny resale tales and essays. Whether processing the estate of a hoarding beekeeper, disassembling the retro remains of an infamous haunted hospital, or conducting an impromptu appraisal during a shiva gone disturbingly wrong, every day is a twisted treasure hunt.
Written by: Duane Scott Cerny
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Ink from the Pen
- A Prison Memoir
- Written by: Mark Olmsted
- Narrated by: Michael Crouch
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
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Ink from the Pen is the story of an educated, HIV+ gay man whose decades-long walk on the wild side came crashing down in 2004, when he found himself facing nine months in prison for dealing the crystal meth he’d become addicted to during the worst of the AIDS epidemic. Olmsted soon discovered his love of words was precisely what would get him through the experience. With a keen eye for detail and an unerring capacity to deftly convey the poignancy and absurdities of incarceration, Mark learned that creativity is one of the most powerful survival tools there is.
Written by: Mark Olmsted
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The Refugee Handbook
- Notes from the Road to a Life of Choices
- Written by: Michael Lato
- Narrated by: Michael Lato
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the true story of a male couple's quest for a life in the West...one is American, the other is Iraqi. The American learns about gays in the Middle East and human trafficking as he helps his partner escape from Turkey by raft, sneak their way into Athens, and seek asylum in Amsterdam.
Written by: Michael Lato
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Grinnin' Like a Jackass Eatin' Briars
- A Memoir of Insanity, Awareness and Acceptance
- Written by: Jeff Batton, Landon J. Napoleon
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Batton
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
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"I was caddywonked from the get-go." That’s how this memoir begins, as an embryonic Jeff Batton was whisked away to a home for unwed mothers in Savannah, Georgia. His new parents arrived in the form of the Battons, and his new home, a 700-acre peanut and tobacco farm. While the memoir has the South as its launching point, the narrative travels far and wide to New York City, Hong Kong, and beyond. Lovingly told, Grinnin’ Like a Jackass Eatin’ Briars is about uncovering our truth, looking at the world from a different angle, and finding the courage to embrace what we find.
Written by: Jeff Batton, and others
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Born to Be Public
- Written by: Greg Mania
- Narrated by: Greg Mania
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
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In this unique and hilarious debut memoir, writer and comedian Greg Mania chronicles life as a "pariah prodigy." From inadvertently coming out to his Polish immigrant parents, to immersing himself in the world of New York City nightlife, and finding himself and his voice in comedy. Born to Be Public is a vulnerable and poignant exploration of identity (and the rediscovery of it), mental health, sex and relationships, all while pursuing a passion with victories and tragicomic blunders.
Written by: Greg Mania
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In Transit
- Being Non-Binary in a World of Dichotomies
- Written by: Dianna E. Anderson, Emily VanDerWerff - foreword
- Narrated by: Dianna E. Anderson
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
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For decades, our cultural discourse around trans and gender-diverse people has been viewed through a medical lens, through diagnoses and symptoms set down in books by cisgender doctors, or through a political lens, through dangerous caricatures. But those who claim non-binary gender identity deserve their own discourse. In Transit looks forward to a world where being who we are, whatever that looks like, isn't met with tension and long-winded explanations, but rather with acceptance and love. Being non-binary is about finding home in the in-between places.
Written by: Dianna E. Anderson, and others
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Selling Dead People's Things
- Inexplicably True Tales, Vintage Fails & Objects of Objectionable Estates
- Written by: Duane Scott Cerny
- Narrated by: Duane Scott Cerny
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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Selling Dead People’s Things is a wry behind-the-curtain peek into the world of antiques and their obsessive owners—while still alive and after their passing. An amusing observer of the human condition, author Duane Scott Cerny entertains in illuminating, scary, sad, or frightfully funny resale tales and essays. Whether processing the estate of a hoarding beekeeper, disassembling the retro remains of an infamous haunted hospital, or conducting an impromptu appraisal during a shiva gone disturbingly wrong, every day is a twisted treasure hunt.
Written by: Duane Scott Cerny
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Ink from the Pen
- A Prison Memoir
- Written by: Mark Olmsted
- Narrated by: Michael Crouch
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Ink from the Pen is the story of an educated, HIV+ gay man whose decades-long walk on the wild side came crashing down in 2004, when he found himself facing nine months in prison for dealing the crystal meth he’d become addicted to during the worst of the AIDS epidemic. Olmsted soon discovered his love of words was precisely what would get him through the experience. With a keen eye for detail and an unerring capacity to deftly convey the poignancy and absurdities of incarceration, Mark learned that creativity is one of the most powerful survival tools there is.
Written by: Mark Olmsted
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All Down Darkness Wide
- A Memoir
- Written by: Seán Hewitt
- Narrated by: Seán Hewitt
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
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All Down Darkness Wide is a perceptive and unflinching meditation on the burden of living in a world that too often sets happiness and queer life at odds, and a tender and honest portrayal of what it’s like to be caught in the undertow of a loved one’s deep depression. As lives are made and unmade, this memoir asks what love can endure and what it cannot.
Written by: Seán Hewitt
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Pretty Baby
- A Memoir
- Written by: Chris Belcher
- Narrated by: Chris Belcher
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
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The dominatrix is the id of American femininity. She says the words that we all wish we could say when we find ourselves frozen in the presence of men. No is principal among them. So writes Chris Belcher, who appeared destined for a life of conventional femininity after she took first place in an infant beauty contest—a minor glory that can follow you around a working-class town of 1,600 people in rural West Virginia. But when she came out as queer, the conservative community that had once celebrated its prettiest baby turned on her.
Written by: Chris Belcher
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Love from the Pink Palace
- Memories of Love, Loss and Cabaret Through the AIDS Crisis
- Written by: Jill Nalder
- Narrated by: Jill Nalder, Russell T Davies
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
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When Jill Nalder arrived at drama school in London in the early 1980s, she was ready for her life to begin. With her band of best friends—of which many were talented young gay men with big dreams of their own—she grabbed London by the horns: partying with drag queens at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, hosting cabarets at her glamorous flat, flitting across town to any jobs could get. But soon rumours were spreading from America about a frightening illness being dubbed the 'gay flu', and Jill and her friends found that their formerly carefree existence now under threat.
Written by: Jill Nalder
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Young Bloomsbury
- The Generation That Reimagined Love, Freedom and Self-Expression
- Written by: Nino Strachey
- Narrated by: Nino Strachey
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
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Surprisingly little has been written about second-generation Bloomsbury who tantalised the original 'Bloomsburies' at Gordon Square parties with their captivating looks and provocative ideas. Young Bloomsbury introduces us to an extraordinarily colourful cast of characters, including novelist and music critic Eddy Sackville-West, 'who wore elaborate make-up and dressed in satin and black velvet', sculptor Stephen Tomlin and writer Julia Strachey.
Written by: Nino Strachey
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Growing Up Getty
- The Story of America's Most Unconventional Dynasty
- Written by: James Reginato
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
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Oil magnate J. Paul Getty, once the richest man in the world, is the patriarch of an extraordinary cast of sons, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. While some have been brought low by mental illness, drug addiction, and one of the most sensational kidnapping cases of the 20th century, many of Getty’s heirs have achieved great success. Through extensive research, including access to J. Paul Getty’s diaries and love letters, and fresh interviews with family members and friends, Growing Up Getty offers an inside look into today’s world of the ultra-wealthy.
Written by: James Reginato
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Fire Island
- A Century in the Life of an American Paradise
- Written by: Jack Parlett
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
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Fire Island, a thin strip of beach off the Long Island coast, has long been a vital space in the queer history of America. Both utopian and exclusionary, healing and destructive, the island is a locus of contradictions, all of which coalesce against a stunning ocean backdrop. Now, poet and scholar Jack Parlett tells the story of this iconic destination—its history, its meaning and its cultural significance—told through the lens of the artists and creators who sought refuge on its shores.
Written by: Jack Parlett
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This Body I Wore
- A Memoir
- Written by: Diana Goetsch
- Narrated by: Diana Goetsch
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
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Long before Laverne Cox appeared on the cover of Time, far removed from drag and ballroom culture, there were countless trans women living and dying as men, most of whom didn't even know they were trans. Diana Goetsch's This Body I Wore chronicles one woman's long journey to coming out, a path that runs parallel to the emergence of the trans community over the past several decades.
Written by: Diana Goetsch
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Talking to the Moon
- Written by: Elena Vaytsel
- Narrated by: Louise Rook-Schofield
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
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A woman, groomed to be a wife and mother, discovers through her clandestine interaction with a free-spirited foreigner that she has a right to determine her own destiny. Every step Elena takes toward personal liberation is considered treason by her society, driving her deeper and deeper underground and threatening her escape from Russia. Elena Vaytsel is one of the two women featured in BBC's Outlook Weekend: The Voyage of Meg and Elena, and NPR's Snap Judgment: Kismet, for their escape from Russia and yearlong planet-crossing run for their lives and freedom.
Written by: Elena Vaytsel
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Brown Neon
- Written by: Raquel Gutierrez
- Narrated by: Raquel Gutierrez
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Part butch memoir, part ekphrastic travel diary, part queer family tree, Raquel Gutiérrez’s debut essay collection, Brown Neon, gleans insight from the sediment of land and relationships. For Gutiérrez, terrain is essential to understanding that no story, no matter how personal, is separate from the space where it unfolds.
Written by: Raquel Gutierrez
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Caught in the Act
- A Memoir
- Written by: Shane Jenek
- Narrated by: Shane Jenek
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
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Meet Shane Jenek. Raised in the Brisbane suburbs by loving parents, Shane realises from a young age that he's not like all the other boys. At a performing arts agency, he discovers his passion for song, dance and performance, and makes a promise to himself: to find a bigger stage.
Written by: Shane Jenek
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Asylum
- A Memoir & Manifesto
- Written by: Edafe Okporo
- Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
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On the eve of Edafe Okporo’s 26th birthday, he was awoken to a violent mob outside his window in Abuja, Nigeria. The mob threatened his life after discovering the secret Edafe had been hiding for years—that he is a gay man. Left with no other choice, he purchased a one-way plane ticket to New York City and fled for his life. Asylum is Edafe’s eye-opening, thought-provoking memoir and manifesto, which documents his experiences growing up gay in Nigeria, fleeing to America, navigating the immigration system, and making a life for himself as a Black, gay immigrant.
Written by: Edafe Okporo
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Miss Memory Lane
- A Memoir
- Written by: Colton Haynes
- Narrated by: Colton Haynes
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
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Four years ago, Colton Haynes woke up in a hospital. He’d had two seizures, lost the sight in one eye, almost ruptured a kidney, and been put on an involuntary psychiatry hold. Not yet thirty, he knew he had to take stock of his life and make some serious changes if he wanted to see his next birthday. As he worked towards sobriety, Haynes allowed himself to become vulnerable for the first time in years and with that, discovered profound self-awareness. Now, Colton bravely pulls back the curtain on his life and career, revealing the incredible highs and devastating lows.
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Heart breaking and refreshing!!
- By Brian Farquharson on 2022-06-25
Written by: Colton Haynes