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"For those of us wrestling with demons-and who isn't?-Lush is a solace as powerful as red wine." -CLAIRE DEDERER, bestselling author of Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning When Kerry Cohen reached her early forties, she realized she had a drinking problem-just enough to blur the edges of her life that had become a monotony of working, carpooling the kids to school, and everyday distractions. What she also realized was that she wasn't the only one. Lush is a gripping memoir that examines Kerry's struggles with alcohol, a struggle that a rising number of middle-aged women are facing today, as alcohol dependency among females drastically increases. A wonderfully poignant and relatable follow-up to her bestselling memoir Loose Girl, Lush follows Kerry as she attempts to rediscover the awe in her life, leaving mistakes, regrets, and the bottle behind her.

Kerry Cohen (Author), Allyson Ryan (Narrator)

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Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes

In Paris for a weekend visit, Elizabeth Bard sat down to lunch with a handsome Frenchman-and never went home again. Was it love at first sight? Or was it the way her knife slid effortlessly through her pavé au poivre, the steak's pink juices puddling into the buttery pepper sauce? Lunch in Paris is a memoir about a young American woman caught up in two passionate love affairs-one with her new beau, Gwendal, the other with French cuisine. Packing her bags for a new life in the world's most romantic city, Elizabeth is plunged into a world of bustling open-air markets, hipster bistros, and size 2 femmes fatales. She learns to gut her first fish (with a little help from Jane Austen), soothes pangs of homesickness (with the rise of a chocolate soufflé), and develops a crush on her local butcher (who bears a striking resemblance to Matt Dillon). Elizabeth finds that the deeper she immerses herself in the world of French cuisine, the more Paris itself begins to translate. French culture, she discovers, is not unlike a well-ripened cheese: there may be a crusty exterior, until you cut through to the melting, piquant heart. Peppered with mouth-watering recipes for summer ratatouille, swordfish tartare, and molten chocolate cakes, Lunch in Paris is a story of falling in love, redefining success, and discovering what it truly means to be at home. In the delicious tradition of memoirs like A Year in Provence and Under the Tuscan Sun, this book is the perfect treat for anyone who has dreamed that lunch in Paris could change their life.

Elizabeth Bard (Author), Ann Marie Lee (Narrator)

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony has come to represent Classical Music and modern Western Culture in general. It was used by the allies and the BBC European Service in WWII as a symbol of victory, since the opening "da-da-da-dum" rhythm happens to translate as the letter "V" in Morse Code. "Imagine a blind painter!" So said Richard Wagner when describing the effect of deafness on a composer. Yet Ludwig van Beethoven was a man with the character to overcome this seemingly incapacitating disability and produce some of the most powerful and beautiful music ever written.This absorbing biodrama features the words of Beethoven and his contemporaries, and includes excerpts from his best known and loved works. Together with an informative and illuminating commentary, it conveys to the listener a fascinating and colourful picture of a musical giant. Credits:Beethoven: Kevin Flood. Other parts: Michael Burrell, Derrick Gilbert. Beethoven portrait Wiki Commons.

David Allen (Author), Richard Mayes (Narrator)

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Lucky Jim

This is Jim Hart's story: how he survived a violent childhood home, how he overcame obsessive dependencies, and how he finally found the strength to be his true self. A master at building relationships, Jim is charming, funny, and a great listener. His success in life and business was based on his ability to connect with others, from people recovering in 12-step groups in Upstate New York to those living in the rarefied air of Martha's Vineyard. But after more than twenty years of being sober, one slip-up triggered an active addiction that threatened his relationships with his then-wife, singer-songwriter Carly Simon, his recovery friends, his severely disabled son, and--as he began to confront his own sexuality--even with himself. With profound clarity and thoughtful language, Jim weaves together the beautiful and all-too-often heartbreaking events of his life into an inspiring tale of bravery, healing, and above all, love.

James Hart (Author), Pete Cross (Narrator)

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Lucky

The critically acclaimed memoir from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lovely Bones In a memoir hailed for its searing candor and wit, Alice Sebold reveals how her life was utterly transformed when, as an eighteen-year-old college freshman, she was brutally raped and beaten in a park near campus. What propels this chronicle of her recovery is Sebold's indomitable spirit - as she struggles for understanding; as her dazed family and friends sometimes bungle their efforts to provide comfort and support; and as, ultimately, she triumphs, managing through grit and coincidence to help secure her attacker's arrest and conviction. In a narrative by turns disturbing, thrilling, and inspiring, Alice Sebold illuminates the experience of a trauma victim even as she imparts wisdom profoundly hard-won: "You save yourself or remain unsaved."

Alice Sebold (Author), Alice Sebold (Narrator)

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Lucky

‘What a story and what an inspirational human. Ed is a total legend.’ Joe Wicks ‘A life-affirming story . . . inspirational’ Tim Peake As seen in the Daily Mail From tragedy to triumph, one step at a time – an inspirational story of triumph over adversity against the odds At just 28 years old, Ed Jackson was told he would never walk again. After a miscalculated dive into a pool, he suffered multiple cardiac arrests, a broken neck and a partially severed spinal cord. Lying paralysed in intensive care, the former rugby player knew his life would never be the same. But he wasn’t ready to give up hope. Driven by relentless determination, Ed embarked on an incredible journey to independence. Millimetre by millimetre, he began to regain movement in his fingers and toes. Defying the expectations of even the most optimistic doctors, step by step, Ed began to walk again. Fuelled by a renewed appreciation for life and a determination to help others suffering similar injuries to his own, Ed set his sights on a new challenge: mountaineering. Embarking on a gruelling climb to raise funds for a spinal unit in Kathmandu, Ed realises that, once again, the odds are stacked against him. Will he be able to overcome his own life-changing injury and transform others’ lives for the better? Lucky is the story of how Ed faced the impossible when it seemed all hope was lost, and shows how you, too, can overcome the biggest challenges that life sends your way. Lucky was a Sunday Times bestseller in the w/b August 9th 2021

Ed Jackson (Author), Ed Jackson (Narrator)

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Lucifer's Child

The spellbinding Julie Harris takes us on a magic carpet into the beautiful and haunting world of writer Isak Dinesen (pen name of Karen Blixen), romantic author and heroine of Out of Africa. Through her fanciful pact with Lucifer, Dinesen becomes a defiant spirit, an eccentric storytelling sorceress-passionate and wickedly witty. Act I opens on New Year's Eve 1958, as Karen Blixen prepares for a three-month visit to the United States. Addressing the audience as an unseen ghost, she weaves together stories of her fascinating, complex, and courageous life. In Act II, the writer has returned to Denmark and is dying-yet her life-affirming spirit continues to shine through the brilliant performance of Julie Harris.

William Luce (Author), Julie Harris (Narrator)

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Luciano Bianciardi - L'ultimo bicchiere

Paolo Di Paolo guida il racconto sulla vita di Luciano Bianciardi, interpretato dalla voce di Paolo Sassanelli. La narrazione segue Bianciardi dalla giovinezza in Maremma all'incontro con Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, con cui condivide il sogno di cambiare la vita culturale del Paese, fino al trasferimento a Milano, che tuttavia lo disorienta e accresce la sua inquietudine: da queste sensazioni nasce nel 1962 il suo capolavoro 'La vita agra'. Una produzione Feltrinelli AudioPodcast.

Paolo Di Paolo (Author), Paolo Sassanelli, Pietro De Silva (Narrator)

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Lucia: A Venetian Life in the Age of Napoleon

Andrea Di Robilant (Author), Stephen Hoye (Narrator)

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Lucha: Deja de autoboicotearte y transforma tu vida

PORQUE ES TIEMPO DE SALIR VICTORIOSA DE TUS PROPIAS BATALLAS, SEAN CUALES SEAN. Cada vez que la luchadora de élite Hazel Gale salía al ring, sentía miedo. No solo el miedo racional a ser noqueada, sino algo más profundo también: el temor a no merecer el éxito, a decepcionar a todos, y a decepcionarse especialmente a ella misma. Mientras que los demás veían a una atleta y campeona mundial confiada, Hazel estaba llena de ansiedad, dudas y depresión. Era todo ello, los monstruos que rondaban su cabeza los que para ella eran sus oponentes más peligrosos, con los que debía librar una guerra constantemente. Fue esa dura batalla interna lo que finalmente la llevó a un estado de agotamiento total y a sentirse quemada con todo lo que hacía. Actualmente, y ahora como una de las terapeutas más respetadas de Londres, Hazel ha creado un sistema revolucionario para superar el miedo, el bajo rendimiento y el autoboicot. En este libro utiliza anécdotas personales, ejercicios prácticos y herramientas terapéuticas innovadoras para tener una vida equilibrada, llena de significado, confianza y positividad. Escrito con humildad y humor, este libro te ayudará a salir victoriosa de tus propias batallas, sean las que sean. - Hazel Gale es una terapeuta con maestría en hipnoterapia cognitiva, ex campeona mundial de kickboxing y ganadora en varias ocasiones de títulos de boxeo nacionales en Reino Unido y del open europeo de la ABA (Asociación de Boxeo Amateur de Inglaterra). Tras sufrir un colapso físico y psicológico durante sus primeros años de competiciones de boxeo, la hipnoterapia cognitiva ayudó a Hazel a reconstruir su fuerza física y conseguir un estado emocional sano y equilibrado. Empoderada gracias a los cambios que operó en sí misma, Hazel se formó como terapeuta para poder dedicar su tiempo a ayudar a otras personas a superar con éxito sus propias batallas emocionales. Actualmente desarrolla su carrera profesional en Londres y está especializada en problemas relacionados con el rendimiento y la consecución de objetivos creativos y profesionales.

Hazel Gale (Author), Marc Lobato, Txe Arana (Narrator)

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Loving's Love: A Black American's Experience in Aviation

Loving’s Love is the inspiring autobiography of Neal V. Loving, an aeronautical engineer, experimental aircraft designer, and true aviation pioneer. Despite racism that barred him from most aviation opportunities, as well as a near-fatal flying accident that resulted in the loss of his legs, Loving remained optimistic, ambitious, and resourceful. He triumphed over those who doubted and denied him to become the first African American and first person with bilateral amputation to be licensed as a racing pilot. Loving designed and flew five aircraft throughout his lifetime, the first when he was a young high school graduate. This book centers on his midget one-seater racing plane, the WR-1 Loving’s Love that he flew from Detroit, Michigan, to Kingston, Jamaica—an impressive feat for a plane of its kind. Describing his early days as a fledgling designer and his years as the owner of a flying school he opened to students of all races, Loving often refers to his personal creed, “No success without enthusiasm.” At age forty he enrolled as a full-time engineering student, going on to a long and distinguished career as an aerospace research engineer. Loving’s Love is the story of a man who exemplified the abiding love of flight that spurred the first barnstormers, and who left behind a triumphant legacy.

Neal V. Loving (Author), James Shippy (Narrator)

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Loving Every Awkward Step: A humorous memoir about clubfeet, life choices, and surviving being diffe

Anyone who has ever felt or looked unconventional or enjoys weird stories about awkward people will want to read Loving Every Awkward Step. A humorous memoir about clubfoot, life choices, and surviving being different, Houston-Voss tells about growing up different in a world that wanted the same. She explores the feelings of what is thought of as normal and the challenges of fitting into societal expectations when hiding a disability. Born with a combination of bilateral Clubfoot and Matatarsus Verus, Houston-Voss tells tales of growing up with physical differences and how that influenced many of her life choices; from the feeling of being different but trying to blend in, developing humor and anger for coping, to going to NYC to be an actress but not being able to escape her feet. This journey starts with Houston-Voss as a child who wanted to be a normal kid and ends with her as a mom who wants her own child to know that it is ok to be different.

Katharine Houston-Voss (Author), Katharine Houston-Voss (Narrator)

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