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Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive Outside the Lines

This program is read by the author. Confessional and often hilarious, in Normal Sucks a neuro-diverse writer, advocate, and father meditates on his life, offering the radical message that we should stop trying to fix people and start empowering them to succeed. Jonathan Mooney blends anecdote, expertise, and memoir to present a new mode of thinking about how we live and learn-individually, uniquely, and with advantages and upshots to every type of brain and body. As a neuro-diverse kid diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD who didn't learn to read until he was twelve, the realization that that he wasn't the problem-the system and the concept of normal were-saved Mooney's life and fundamentally changed his outlook. Here he explores the toll that being not normal takes on kids and adults when they're trapped in environments that label them, shame them, and tell them, even in subtle ways, that they are the problem. But, he argues, if we can reorient the ways in which we think about diversity, abilities, and disabilities, we can start a revolution. A highly sought after public speaker, Mooney has been inspiring audiences with his story and his message for nearly two decades. Now he's ready to share what he's learned from parents, educators, researchers, and kids in a book that is as much a survival guide as it is a call to action. Whip-smart, insightful, and utterly inspiring-and movingly framed as a letter to his own young sons, as they work to find their ways in the world-this audiobook will upend what we call normal and empower us all.

Jonathan Mooney (Author), Jonathan Mooney (Narrator)

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Nonbinary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity

What happens when your gender doesn't fit neatly into the categories of male or female? Even mundane interactions like filling out a form or using a public bathroom can be a struggle when these designations prove inadequate. In this groundbreaking book, thirty authors highlight how our experiences are shaped by a deeply entrenched gender binary. The powerful first-person narratives of this collection show us a world where gender exists along a spectrum, a web, a multidimensional space. Nuanced storytellers break away from mainstream portrayals of gender diversity, cutting across lines of age, race, ethnicity, ability, class, religion, family, and relationships. From Suzi, who wonders whether she'll ever 'feel' like a woman after living fifty years as a man, to Aubri, who grew up in a cash-strapped fundamentalist household, to Sand, who must reconcile the dual roles of trans advocate and therapist, the writers' conceptions of gender are inextricably intertwined with broader systemic issues. Labeled gender outlaws, gender rebels, genderqueer, or simply human, the voices in Nonbinary illustrate what life could be if we allowed the rigid categories of 'man' and 'woman' to loosen and bend. They speak to everyone who has questioned gender or has paused to wonder, What does it mean to be a man or a woman-and why do we care so much?

Micah Rajunov, Scott Duane (Author), Sarah Beth Pfeifer (Narrator)

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Non la picchiare così. Sola contro la mafia

Maria è una testimone di giustizia.Non una pentita. Non una collaboratrice.Non ha commesso reati, non è stata complice di niente, non ha sbagliato davanti alla legge. Ha solo visto l'impossibile, l'incredibile che non ha voluto accettare subito, l'impensabile per una ragazza innamorata.È fuggita e ha deciso di vivere di nuovo.E ha subito violenza, tanta, sino a quando ha detto basta. E ha deciso di vivere di nuovo.Prefazione di Nichi Vendola. © 2022 edizioni la meridiana

Francesco Minervini (Author), Nunzia Antonino (Narrator)

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Non ho tradito nessuno

Fausto Coppi, inarrivabile campione di ciclismo, è il personaggio più amato dello sport italiano di sempre. Gabriele Moroni ha raccolto gli scritti autobiografici pubblicati negli anni dal Campionissimo su giornali, riviste, antologie e li ha allineati seguendo la cronologia della sua vita. Una vita racchiusa in un breve arco temporale, intensa, gloriosa e insieme tormentata. Una vita di vittorie esaltanti, vissute sempre con riservatezza, pudore, modestia, ma anche di sconfitte che paiono disfatte, sprofondi, annichilimenti totali, dalle quali, però, Coppi trova ogni volta la forza di riemergere. Una vita fatta anche di grandi rivalità, a cominciare da quella con l'amico-nemico Gino Bartali, sua antitesi sportiva e umana; di affetti familiari perduti – Serse, il fratello più piccolo, il compagno di allenamento e di stanza, il gregario più fedele, gli viene strappato troppo presto –; di sogni mai realizzati e dell'amore incondizionato per la bicicletta, strumento di riscatto sociale per un figlio di contadini, veicolo di fama e agiatezza, fortuna e insieme condanna: la fortuna di averla incontrata, la condanna senza appello di non poterla lasciare. Fino alla morte. Coppi si racconta in queste pagine, dagli anni dell'infanzia nel piccolo borgo di Castellania a quelli della maturità.

Fausto Coppi, Gabriele Moroni (Author), Alberto Onofrietti (Narrator)

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No. 204 is going home: A true story of survival, love, motherhood and being human

A brave mother’s heart - a page turner that change the way you look at life. 'If you ever want to read a true story with real life consequences - this is the book.' 'What makes this book so extraordinary is the level of authenticity and rawness.' 'A breathtaking and life changing experience, described in a way that makes you hear the authors voice and sense her feelings.' A book about the unthinkable that might wait around the corner and how that affects life, and our different roles. A story about the strongest feeling of them all - love. It’s about darkness and survivor’s guilt. Fear and not being enough as a parent. About losing yourself and finding yourself again. You, but so very different. It´s a story about gratitude. For life. For health. For family. Most of all - it’s a story about being human. Read this book straight through, as it is. The words are the ones that came to me, I cannot change them for fancier ones as they are naked and true, and the truth is what I want to share with you. Noting more, nothing less, nothing else. Try to feel the emotions as best you can and make something good out of it. Don't be afraid to make big changes in your life, always follow your gut feeling and heart and don't live your life as it will last forever. Because it will end one day. Make the best of it until then. Try not to be so hard on yourself. We do the best we can and with love as our foundation – it will be okay in the end. If 'Bonus material for Book Club' is not enclosed with your audiobook, you can get it on the authors website www.marielindstrom.com

Marie Lindstrom (Author), Marie Lindstrom (Narrator)

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No Son of Mine: A Memoir

Jonathan Corcoran was the youngest and only son of three siblings in a family balanced on the precipice of poverty. His mother, a traditional, evangelical, and insular woman who had survived abuse and abandonment, was often his only ally. Together they navigated a strained homelife dominated by his distant, gambling-addicted father and shared a seemingly unbreakable bond. When Corcoran left home to attend Brown University, a chasm between his upbringing and his reality began to open. As his horizons and experiences expanded, he met the upper-middle-class Jewish man who would become his husband. But this authentic life would not be easy, and Corcoran was forever changed when his mother disowned him after discovering his truth. In the ensuing fifteen years, the two would come together only to violently spring apart. As the COVID-19 pandemic raged in 2020, the cycle finally ended when he received the news that his mother had died. In No Son of Mine, Corcoran traces his messy estrangement from his mother through lost geographies as well as the lost relationships with friends and family and the sense of home that were stripped away when she said he was no longer her son. Through grief, anger, questioning, and growth, Corcoran explores the entwined yet separate histories and identities of his mother and himself.

Jonathan Corcoran (Author), Christopher P. Brown (Narrator)

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No Ordinary Time

No Ordinary Time is a monumental work, a brilliantly conceived chronicle of one of the most vibrant and revolutionary periods in the history of the United States. With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking number of story lines--Eleanor and Franklin's marriage and remarkable partnership, Eleanor's life as First Lady, and FDR's White House and its impact on America as well as on a world at war. Goodwin effectively melds these details and stories into an unforgettable and intimate portrait of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt and of the time during which a new, modern America was born.

Doris Kearns Goodwin (Author), Nelson Runger (Narrator)

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No One Listens to Your Dad's Show

The hilarious and moving story of Christian O'Connell's very public journey from number one to no one. As a radio DJ in London, Christian O'Connell appeared to have it all. He held the number one spot nationally, with a faithful audience of millions who'd listened to him for years. Celebrities flocked to come on his show and no other radio DJ had won more awards. But not everything was as it seemed. Minutes before going live one morning, something happened that changed everything and led to a decision of seismic proportions. He quit his job, moved to the other side of the world, where no one knew him, and took on the toughest radio market in the world - Australia. Why? Is the question he's been asked every day since landing Down Under. Until now he's never shared the real reason. No One Listens to Your Dad's Show is the story of Christian risking everything, uprooting his wife, two daughters and his dog to move to Australia. A move that lands him as a complete unknown in a country where, he soon finds out, no one wants to hear him on the radio. He was failing, fortysomething and falling apart. Until he wasn't. 'Funny, honest and so raw. If Christian's cardiologist is suddenly wondering where his heart has gone, you'll find it all in this book.' Hamish Blake 'I knew it would be clever, I knew it would be funny, but what I didn't expect was for this book to have so much heart. A must for not just radio lovers but for anyone who's thinking of making a big life change. It can be done.' Andy Lee 'Brilliantly funny and unexpectedly moving. A hilarious tale of leaping into the unknown and starting again on the other side of the world. It's seriously wonderful.' Amanda Keller ' Funny and inspiring.' Adam Hills 'Smart and funny' Ricky Gervais 'Christian has achieved something very beautiful and funny with this book, weaving ordinary life and every day sadness into something hopeful and profound. I loved it.' Russell Brand

Christian O'Connell (Author), Christian O'Connell (Narrator)

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No More Champagne

The popular image of Churchill - grandson of a duke, drinking champagne and smoking a cigar - conjures up a man of wealth and substance. The reality is that Britain's most celebrated 20th-century statesman lived for most of his life on a financial cliff-edge. With the help of unprecedented access to Churchill's private records, David Lough creates the first fully researched narrative of Churchill's private finances and business affairs.

David Lough (Author), Peter Joyce (Narrator)

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No Excuses: Growing Up Deaf and Achieving My Super Bowl Dreams

In this inspirational memoir, Derrick Coleman, Jr., the Seattle Seahawks fullback who won the 2014 Super Bowl with the Seahawks in his second year in the NFL, relates his inspirational story of hard work and determination in his own words. Showcasing his unlikely and challenging journey to become the first deaf athlete to play offense in the NFL, he talks about overcoming internal and external obstacles in the course of reaching your true potential.

Derrick Coleman, Jr., Marcus Brotherton (Author), Sean Crisden (Narrator)

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No Excuses: Concessions of a Serial Campaigner

From his unique perspective, Robert Shrum gives us an epic and personal story of the struggle for power in America during the past four decades. With wit and humor, rare candor, and a wealth of detail, Shrum vividly recounts the real personalities and real forces that shaped the outcome of the closest and most important elections of our time.

Robert Shrum (Author), Michael Prichard (Narrator)

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No estoy roto: Memorias

En este inspirador e inquebrantable libro de memorias, Jesse Leon cuenta su historia extraordinaria de resiliencia y supervivencia. Nos acerca a su niñez, devastada por el tráfico sexual, experiencias de calle y el abuso de sustancias. La niñez de Jesse fue destrozada de forma violenta. Nació en San Diego, en los años setenta, hijo de inmigrantes mexicanos e indígenas de la clase obrera. Cuando tenía once años, un encuentro en una tienda de regalos lo dejó con un secreto aterrador entre manos. Herido, con el apoyo de nadie y temiendo por su vida, Jesse se perdió en el mundo híper masculino de las calles de San Diego, donde silenció su dolor con lo que fuera que encontrara: alcohol, drogas y prostitución. Ignorado hasta por los sistemas de apoyo que ayudan a víctimas de abuso, y abandonado, como muchos otros latinos de clase baja, Jesse pasó años entre pensamientos suicidas y el abuso de sustancias. No estoy roto es la asombrosa y desgarradora historia del viaje que emprendió entonces para recuperar su vida, un viaje que lo llevó hasta la Universidad de Harvard. Jesse pasó de ser un joven de color que frecuentaba reuniones de Narcóticos Anónimos a aceptar su identidad sexual. Se convirtió en un apasionado mentor para jóvenes encarcelados y encontró la voluntad para vivir con apoyo de su familia, amigos y mentores. En este libro, a la par que recuerda las extraordinarias circunstancias de su vida, Jesse brinda una poderosa y cruda evidencia de que la autotransformación y autoaceptación son posibles. No estoy roto es el nspirador retrato de la fuerza indomable y el espíritu luchador de un joven que sobrevivió, contra todos los pronósticos. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION In this unflinching and inspiring memoir, Jesse Leon tells an extraordinary story of resilience and survival. He shines a light on his childhood, one devastated by sex trafficking, street life, and substance abuse. Born to indigenous working-class Mexican immigrants in San Diego in the 1970s, Jesse Leon's childhood was violently ruptured. A dangerous and harrowing encounter at a local gift shop when he was eleven years old left Jesse with a deadly secret. Hurt, alone, and scared for his life, Jesse numbed his pain by losing himself in the hyper-masculine culture of the streets and wherever else he could find it -in alcohol, drugs, and prostitution. Overlooked by state-sanctioned institutions and systems intended to help victims of abuse, neglected like many other low-income Latinos, Jesse spiraled into cycles of suicide and substance abuse. I'm Not Broken is the heartbreaking and remarkable story of the journey Jesse takes to win back his life, leading him to the steps of Harvard University. From being the lone young person of color in Narcotics Anonymous meetings to coming to terms with his own sexual identity, to becoming an engaged mentor for incarcerated youth, Jesse finds the will to live with the love and support of his family, friends, and mentors. Recounting the extraordinary circumstances of his life, Jesse offers a powerful, raw testament to the possibilities of self-transformation and self-acceptance. Unforgettable, I'm Not Broken is an inspirational portrait of one young man's indomitable strength and spirit to survive-against all possible odds.

Jesse Leon (Author), Jesse León (Narrator)

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