Audiobooks narrated by Danny Glover

I Give You the Springtime of My Blushing Heart: A Poetic Love Song

The story of Belvie Rooks and Dedan Gills, their journey and their transformation, is “as old as eternity and new as now.” Dedan and Belvie were already activists, mentors, and voices for justice, but in their union, they became an even greater force for compassion and love. Dedan (1945–2015) was a lifelong social justice and human rights activist who viewed himself as a “soulutionary.” His favorite mantra—“Music is my medicine! Kindness is my song!”—was not only the hallmark of his work but the quality of his presence. Barbara Holmes writes, “His laughter, wisdom, and attentive presence set the example of how to soar while on this human journey.” Belvie and Dedan’s journey took them to Accra, Ghana, where they were married; across the United States and Canada—including the Underground Railroad and Civil Rights Trail—planting trees and building community in cities like Toronto and Oakland as part of their organization Growing A Global Heart; and finally to Dedan’s cancer diagnosis and passing at Zen Hospice in San Francisco in 2015. This book, born of that journey, speaks to love that is at once personal, collective, and cosmic. Each page holds an invitation to seek beauty amidst heartbreak, and to raise the level of humanity. Belvie’s wisdom and listening for how this book wanted to be written, and the reflections of many who knew Dedan well, allow it to resonate with remembrance, but also with a future born of each of us.

Belvie Rooks, Dedan Gills (Author), Danny Glover (Narrator)

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Bird That Wants to Fly

"Why are you walking, not flying? Doesn't it take longer that way?" Academy Award nominee, Danny Glover, tells the story of a sad bird who has decided to walk instead of fly. Enhanced with music and lyrics by Michael Raphael, this archetypal story of resilience and transformation offers healing for children and adults who have been traumatized. Melvinna Melrose Johnson performs as Bird with Kevin Maynor as Horse accompanied by the TAOC Arkeste under the direction of Julius Williams.

Diane Leslie Kaufman (Author), Danny Glover, Kevin Maynor, Melvinna Melrose Johnson (Narrator)

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Lincoln And Douglass: An American Friendship

In celebration of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday in February 2009, we present this story of the unusual friendship between two great American leaders. At a time when racial tensions were high and racial equality was not yet established, Lincoln and Douglass formed a strong bond over shared ideals. Narrated by Danny Glover with music by Ernest V. Troost.

Nikki Giovanni (Author), Danny Glover (Narrator)

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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

Read by Danny Glover, with an introduction by Kofi Annan. Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Since his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been at the center of the most compelling and inspiring political drama in the world. As president of the African National Congress and head of South Africa's antiapartheid movement, he was instrumental in moving the nation toward multiracial government and majority rule. He is revered everywhere as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality. LONG WALK TO FREEDOM is his moving and exhilarating autobiography, destined to take its place among the finest memoirs of history's greatest figures. Here for the first time, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela tells the extraordinary story of his life--an epic of struggle, setback, renewed hope, and ultimate triumph.

Nelson Mandela (Author), Danny Glover (Narrator)

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The People Speak

To celebrate the millionth copy sold of Howard Zinn's great People's History of the United States, Zinn drew on the words of Americans -- some famous, some little known -- across the range of American history. These words were read by a remarkable cast at an event held at the 92nd Street YMHA in New York City that included James Earl Jones, Alice Walker, Jeff Zinn, Kurt Vonnegut, Alfre Woodard, Marisa Tomei, Danny Glover, Myla Pitt, Harris Yulin, and Andre Gregory. From that celebration, this book was born. Collected here under one cover is a brief history of America told through dramatic readings applauding the enduring spirit of dissent. Here in their own words, and interwoven with commentary by Zinn, are Columbus on the Arawaks; Plough Jogger, a farmer and participant in Shays' Rebellion; Harriet Hanson, a Lowell mill worker; Frederick Douglass; Mark Twain; Mother Jones; Emma Goldman; Helen Keller; Eugene V. Debs; Langston Hughes; Genova Johnson Dollinger on a sit-down strike at General Motors in Flint, Michigan; an interrogation from a 1953 HUAC hearing; Fannie Lou Hamer, a sharecropper and member of the Freedom Democratic Party; Malcolm X; and James Lawrence Harrington, a Gulf War resister, among others.

Howard Zinn (Author), Alfre Woodard, Alice Walker, Andre Gregory, Danny Glover, Harris Yulin, Howard Zinn, James Earl Jones, Jeff Zinn, Kurt Vonnegut, Marisa Tomei, Myla Pitt (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Danny Glover