Audiobooks narrated by Francois Chau

Why We Meditate: 7 Simple Practices for a Calmer Mind

Brought to you by Penguin. THE LATEST BOOK FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, DANIEL GOLEMAN Put yourself back in control of your mind and your life with these meditation practices proven by neuroscientific research. In this modern digital age, many of us feel overwhelmed, panicked and short on time. The practice of meditation is an ancient and scientifically proven antidote to that frenzied feeling. Combining scientific expertise and spiritual wisdom, this is a practical guide on how it can help you feel calm and in control. With chapters on Breathing, Compassion and Worry, it is full of empirically proven and easy-to-follow exercises that will help you tackle mental obstacles, including issues such as self-doubt and negative thought patterns. This is a fresh perspective on meditation that will uplift and soothe your mind, whether you're new to it or not. ©2022 Daniel Goleman & Tsoknyi Rinpoche (P)2022 Penguin Audio

Daniel Goleman, Tsoknyi Rinpoche (Author), Adam Barr, Francois Chau (Narrator)

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I am I. M. Pei

The world-renowned architect I. M. Pei is the twenty-fourth hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series, adapted for audio. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. This book features I. M. Pei, the award-winning Chinese American architect whose projects include the John F. Kennedy Library and the pyramid at the Louvre.

Brad Meltzer (Author), Caroline Mclaughlin, Catherine Ho, Feodor Chin, Francois Chau, Graham Halstead, James Sie, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Rob Shapiro (Narrator)

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The Book of Joy. The Sunday Times Bestseller

Brought to you by Penguin. Two spiritual giants. Seven days. One timeless question. 'The ultimate source of happiness is within us.' DALAI LAMA 'We grow in kindness when our kindness is tested.' DESMOND TUTU Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama have been friends for many, many years. Between them, they have endured exile, violence and oppression. And in the face of these hardships, they have continued to radiate compassion, humour and above all, joy. To celebrate His Holiness's eightieth birthday, Archbishop Tutu travelled to the Dalai Lama's home in Dharamsala. The two men spent a week discussing a single burning question: how do we find joy in the face of suffering? This book is a gift from two of the most important spiritual figures of our time. Full of love, warmth and hope, The Book of Joy offers us the chance to experience their journey from first embrace to final goodbye. © Dalai Lama & Desmond Tutu 2016 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, The Dalai Lama (Author), Douglas Carlton Abrams, Francois Chau, Peter Francis James (Narrator)

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The Seed of Compassion: Lessons from the Life and Teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Brought to you by Puffin. For the first time ever, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama addresses children directly, sharing lessons of peace and compassion, told through stories of his own childhood. One of today's most inspiring world leaders was once an ordinary child named Lhamo Thondup. In a small village in Tibet, his mother was his first great teacher of compassion. In everyday moments from his childhood, young readers begin to see that important lessons are all around us, and they, too, can grow to truly understand them. With simple, powerful text, the Dalai Lama shares the universalist teachings of treating one another with compassion. In an increasingly confusing world, The Seed of Compassion offers guidance and encouragement on how we all might bring more kindness to our world. © The Gaden Phodrang Foundation of the Dalai Lama 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Dalai Lama, The Dalai Lama (Author), Francois Chau (Narrator)

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BOGAAZAN!

As the Japanese battleship Yamato steams towards the island of Okinawa in the closing months of World War II, a naval officer on board makes an unexpected discovery among the stores of rice, leeks, and pickled radishes. A child has stowed away there, hoping to return to her mother on Okinawa. His reluctant decision to protect her prompts a voyage of inner discovery and stirs emotions as deep as the seas that threaten to swallow his "unsinkable" ship. Recorded live in performance at the Doubletree Guest Suites, Santa Monica, in July 1995. Directed by Mako Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg June Angela as Maiko Ooshiro Francois Chau as Chef Koukichi Tsuji Shizuko Hoshi as Ichikawa's daughter Maiko Jim Ishida as Broadcasting Station Chief Dana Lee as Captain Ariga James Saito as Leading Seaman Eiichi Kondo Shaun Shimoda as Boy Seaman Takeo B.D. Wong as Sub-Lieutenant Takeshi Ichikawa Keone Young as Old Ichikawa Associate Producer: Robert Robinson Radio Producer: Raymond Guarna Foley Artist: Amy Strong

Akira Hayasaka Adapted By Ichiko Flynn, Robert Solomon (Author), B. D. Wong, Dana Lee, Francois Chau, James Saito, Jim Ishida, June Angela, Keone Young, Shaun Shimoda, Shizuko Hoshi (Narrator)

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Bullets and Opium: Real-Life Stories of China After the Tiananmen Square Massacre

"A series of harrowing, unforgettable tales...Had [Liao Yiwu] not fled the country in 2011, they may never have emerged. An indispensable historical document." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) From the award-winning poet, dissident, and "one of the most original and remarkable Chinese writers of our time" (Philip Gourevitch) comes a raw, evocative, and unforgettable look at the Tiananmen Square massacre through the eyes of those who were there. For over seven years, Liao Yiwu—a master of contemporary Chinese literature, imprisoned and persecuted as a counter-revolutionary until he fled the country in 2011—secretly interviewed survivors of the devastating 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Tortured, imprisoned, and forced into silence and the margins of Chinese society for thirty years, their harrowing stories are now finally revealed in this gripping and masterful work of investigative journalism.

Liao Yiwu (Author), Edward Chen, Francois Chau (Narrator)

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It Occurs to Me That I Am America: New Stories and Art

Edited by Jonathan Santlofer Foreword by Jonathan Santlofer Introduction by Viet Thanh Nguyen In time for the one-year anniversary of the Trump Inauguration and the Women's March, this provocative, unprecedented anthology features original short stories from thirty bestselling and award-winning authors-including Alice Walker, Richard Russo, Walter Mosley, Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Hoffman, Neil Gaiman, Michael Cunningham, Mary Higgins Clark, and Lee Child-with an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen. When Donald Trump claimed victory last November, the US literary world erupted in indignation. Many of America's leading writers and artists openly resist the current administration's dogma and earliest policy moves, and they're not about to go gently into that good night. In It Occurs to Me That I Am America: New Stories and Art, more than thirty of the most acclaimed modern writers consider the fundamental ideals of a free, just, and compassionate democracy-through fiction. Featuring artwork by some of today's best known artists, cartoonists, and graphic novelists-including Art Spiegelman, Roz Chast, Marilyn Minter, and Eric Fischl-who cover political, social, and cultural issues, this anthology is a beautiful, enduring collection that will resonate with anyone concerned with the contest for our American soul. **Contact Customer Service for Additional Material**

Joyce Carol Oates, Lee Child, Mary Higgins Clark, Neil Gaiman, Richard Russo (Author), Candace Thaxton, Christian Barillas, Francois Chau, Kyla Garcia, Parry Shen (Narrator)

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The Book of Joy

Two great spiritual masters share their own hard-won wisdom about living with joy even in the face of adversity. The occasion was a big birthday. And it inspired two close friends to get together in Dharamsala for a talk about something very important to them. The friends were His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The subject was joy. Both winners of the Nobel Prize, both great spiritual masters and moral leaders of our time, they are also known for being among the most infectiously happy people on the planet. From the beginning the book was envisioned as a three-layer birthday cake: their own stories and teachings about joy, the most recent findings in the science of deep happiness, and the daily practices that anchor their own emotional and spiritual lives. Both the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu have been tested by great personal and national adversity, and here they share their personal stories of struggle and renewal. Now that they are both in their eighties, they especially want to spread the core message that to have joy yourself, you must bring joy to others. Most of all, during that landmark week in Dharamsala, they demonstrated by their own exuberance, compassion, and humor how joy can be transformed from a fleeting emotion into an enduring way of life. Narration Credits: Douglas Carlton Abrams, read by the author Dalai Lama, read by Francois Chau Desmond Tutu, read by Peter Francis James

Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams (Author), , Douglas Carlton Abrams, Francois Chau, Peter Francis James (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Francois Chau