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Pilgrim seeks sinners for mutually beneficial arrangement. Tireless. Result-oriented. Reliable. Seven Deadlies a specialty. On her 1300 kilometre pilgrimage from Granada to Galicia, Ailsa Piper carried an unusual cargo. Walking in the tradition of medieval believers who paid others to carry their sins, Ailsa lugged a swag of confessions from friends, colleagues and strangers. Although some days her load weighed heavy, Ailsa's story celebrates impossible kindnesses, the wonders of Spain, and the simple but profound act of putting one foot in front of another, for as long as it takes. Praying with her feet... Audio Exclusive: Ailsa Piper in conversation with Tony Doherty, co-author of The Attachment: Letters from a Most Unlikely Friendship.

Ailsa Piper (Author), Ailsa Piper (Narrator)

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Never Look at the Empty Seats: A Memoir

The Incredible Story of a Country Music Legend Few artists have left a more indelible mark on America's musical landscape than Charlie Daniels. Readers will experience a soft, personal side of Charlie Daniels that has never before been documented. In his own words, he presents the path from his post-depression childhood to performing for millions as one of the most successful country acts of all time and what he has learned along the way. The book also includes insights into the many musicians that orbited Charlie's world, including Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Tammy Wynette and many more. Charlie was officially inducted into The Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016, shortly before his 80th birthday. He now shares the inside stories, reflections, and rare personal photographs from his earliest days in the 1940s to his self-taught guitar and fiddle playing high school days of the fifties through his rise to music stardom in the seventies, eighties and beyond. Charlie Daniels presents a life lesson for all of us regardless of profession: "Walk on stage with a positive attitude. Your troubles are your own and are not included in the ticket price. Some nights you have more to give than others, but put it all out there every show. You're concerned with the people who showed up, not the ones who didn't. So, give them a show and...Never look at the empty seats!" My friend Charlie Daniels is not only a country music legend and icon, he's also a Great American, and a lover of all that matters-God, faith, family, country, and our military. If you want to live life to the fullest, read this book, as it is a road map to everything great.

Charlie Daniels (Author), Charlie Daniels (Narrator)

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The Boy with the TopKnot

For Sathnam Sanghera, growing up in Wolverhampton in the eighties was a confusing business. On the one hand, these were the heady days of George Michael mix-tapes, Dallas on TV and, if he was lucky, the occasional Bounty Bar. There was his family, whose strange and often difficult behaviour he took for granted until, at the age of twenty-four, Sathnam made a discovery that changed everything he ever thought he knew about them.

Sathnam Sanghera (Author), Assad Zaman (Narrator)

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De kallade mig Gud

En av våra mest älskade fotbollsspelare, Stefan Schwarz, berättar öppenhjärtigt om fotbollskarriären, livet och familjen. Vi får ta del en rad omtumlande händelser från euforin över VM-bronset 1994 till skräcken när beväpnade rånare tog sig in i familjens hus och hur sonens autism fick Stefan att omvärdera livet. Den defensive mittfältaren Schwarz var en av de viktigaste kuggarna i det landslag som tog EM-brons 1992 och VM-brons 1994. Han imponerade genom sin förmåga att aldrig vika ner sig och aldrig gnälla han fortsatte exempelvis att spela trots att han brutit benet mot Skottland 1997 och propsade på att promenera ut från plan själv när hälsenan gick av mot Österrike 2000. Här möter vi en annorlunda, mjukare sida av Stefan Schwarz. Han reflekterar över sin uppväxt, sin karriär och sin familj. Den centrala delen i boken utgörs av olika aspekter av fotboll. Vägen från den blyga 6-åring började spela fotboll i Kulladals FF till ett välbetalt proffs i flera av Europas storklubbar samt hans nära vänskap med förbundskapten Tommy Söderberg och storstjärnan Fredrik Ljungberg. Så här snart 15 år efter att Stefan lade fotbollsskorna på hyllan summerar han sitt fotbollsliv ur nya perspektiv. Han berättar också om sin pappa som blev faderlös under andra världskrigets sista dagar, i maj 1945, och som senare hamnade skild från den övriga familjen när Tyskland delades upp i Öst och Väst. Slutligen kom han till Sverige, där han bildade familj. På 1970- och 1980-talen när Stefan och familjen sedan åkte och hälsade på släkten i Östtyskland på somrarna fick de erfara hur det känns att leva i slutet samhällssystem, ständigt övervakad av säkerhetstjänsten Stasi. En viktig del i boken handlar om Stefans äldste son Jürgen, som diagnostiserats med autism. Vi får följa den dramatiska och gripande vägen från den kraftiga reaktionen Jürgen fick på trippelvaccinet som 1-åring till hur han som 3-åring klev in i sin egen bubbla och hur han som 5-åring fick diagnosen. Stefan befann sig då på landslagsläger men åkte hem. Tre år senare gav Stefan upp sin framgångsrika proffskarriär för att finnas där för sin familj och bli ett heltidsstöd för Jürgen.

Stefan Schwarz (Author), Magnus Schmitz (Narrator)

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Logical Family: A Memoir

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Logical Family: A Memoir, written and read by Armistead Maupin. Includes a 30-minute interview between Neil Gaiman and the author. Born in the mid-twentieth century and raised in the heart of conservative North Carolina, Armistead Maupin lost his virginity to another man "on the very spot where the first shots of the Civil War were fired." Realizing that the South was too small for him, this son of a traditional lawyer packed his earthly belongings into his Opel GT (including a beloved portrait of a Confederate ancestor), and took to the road in search of adventure. It was a journey that would lead him from a homoerotic Navy initiation ceremony in the jungles of Vietnam to that strangest of strange lands: San Francisco in the early 1970s. Reflecting on the profound impact those closest to him have had on his life, Maupin shares his candid search for his "logical family," the people he could call his own. 'Sooner or later, we have to venture beyond our biological family to find our logical one, the one that actually makes sense for us," he writes. "We have to, if we are to live without squandering our lives.' From his loving relationship with his palm-reading Grannie who insisted Maupin was the reincarnation of her artistic bachelor cousin, Curtis, to an awkward conversation about girls with President Richard Nixon in the Oval Office, Maupin tells of the extraordinary individuals and situations that shaped him into one of the most influential writers of the last century. Maupin recalls his losses and life-changing experiences with humor and unflinching honesty, and brings to life flesh-and-blood characters as endearing and unforgettable as the vivid, fraught men and women who populate his enchanting novels. What emerges is an illuminating portrait of the man who depicted the liberation and evolution of America's queer community over the last four decades with honesty and compassion-and inspired millions to claim their own lives.

Armistead Maupin (Author), Armistead Maupin (Narrator)

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Aldrig ensam

'Vi tror tyvärr inte att han kommer överleva 'Det är en vacker höstkväll i slutet av september 2013. Charlies kropp ligger på en kal bår inne på intensivvårdsavdelningen på Länssjukhuset i Kalmar. Hans föräldrar har just fått samtalet från läkaren som ingen vill få, ett samtal där man berättar att deras son kommer att dö. Några timmar tidigare har Charlie fått en kraftig panikångest-attack och starka självmordstankar. I stundens förvirring tar han en överdos av värktabletter och lugnande medicin för att bli kvitt ångesten, för att känna ro, kanske också för att dö. Charlie är en helt vanlig, frisk 22-åring som vill sluta leva och lämna sina föräldrar, bröder, släkt, vänner, klasskamrater och lagkompisar för alltid. I 'Aldrig ensam' berättar entreprenören Charlie Eriksson, 25, om sin egen resa och de erfarenheter av psykisk ohälsa som han delar med många andra unga människor. Målet för boken, projektet Aldrigensam och hans föreläsningar är att bryta tystnaden och få er att söka hjälp i tid. Många välkända namn är hans ambassadörer: Filip & Fredrik, Sigge Eklund, Michaela Forni, Rachel Yoga Girl Brathén, Therése Lindgren, Jon Olsson, Ann Heberlein, Olivia Schough, Annika Andersson, Linus Thörnblad m. Var sjätte timme tar en människa sitt liv någonstans runt om i landet. Det är mänskliga tragedier, som i många fall hade kunnat förhindrats. Aldrig Ensam är boken som bryter tystnaden om psykisk ohälsa och öppnar upp för samtal om detta tabubelagda ämne. Alla drabbas någon gång av psykisk ohälsa, ändå är det ingen som vågar prata om det, vi måste börja prata om det! Ingen ska behöva leva med psykisk ohälsa i hemlighet, med boken Aldrig Ensam vill Charlie Eriksson bryta isen så att fler våga söka hjälp. Den här boken behöver finnas i varje hem i Sverige.

Charlie Eriksson, Peder Björling, Ullakarin Nyberg (Author), Viktor åkerblom (Narrator)

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Fallet Samir

År 1986 döms 15-årige Samir för att ha mördat sin styvmamma hemma i lägenheten i Tensta och blir inlåst på mentalsjukhus. Alla instanser polis, åklagare, domstol och rättspsykiatri är övertygade om att pojken är den skyldige. Men de missar att det rör sig om ett falskt erkännande för att skydda den verklige gärningsmannen. När Samir några år senare berättar sanningen vill ingen tro honom. Inga förhör hålls med den utpekade gärningsmannen, och någon analys av de tekniska spåren, däribland Samirs blodiga kläder, görs inte heller. För ett par år sedan började Anders Johansson, kriminalreporter på Aftonbladet, granska ärendet i podden #Fallet och lyckades gräva fram nya bevis. Nu, trettio år efter mordet, har domen rivits upp. Fallet Samir är den osannolika berättelsen om vad som egentligen hände. Om hur en felaktig dom leder till att den unge Samir hamnar i en ond spiral av kriminalitet och blir en av Sveriges mest fruktade värdetransportrånare som vuxen. Men det handlar också om vägen ut, om att vända på sitt liv fullständigt.

Anders Johansson, Samir Sabri (Author), Johan Svensson (Narrator)

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Penguin Bloom: Der kleine Vogel, der unsere Familie rettete

Dieses Buch ist ein Bestseller - und das zu Recht. (Deutschlandradio Kultur) 'Dieser kleine Vogel zeigte uns, dass es in der Welt viel mehr Liebe gibt, als wir uns hätten vorstellen können.' Es ist die wahre Geschichte der Familie Bloom, die nach einem tragischen Unfall beinahe zerbricht und durch einen kleinen Vogel gerettet wird. Als Küken bei starkem Wind aus dem Nest gefallen, landet Penguin buchstäblich vor den Füßen der Familie Bloom. Genau zum richtigen Moment! Denn bei den Blooms herrscht Trauer, Chaos und Verzweiflung und Penguin bringt Trost und Lebensmut. Die freche Elster zeigt, dass es auch in ausweglosen Situation immer Grund zur Hoffung gibt. Schließlich kommen Engel in allen Formen und Größen vor. Das Hörbuch enthält ein Booklet mit den großartigen und berührenden Fotos von Cameron Bloom. Autoren: Cameron Bloom & Bradley Trevor Greive Regie & Komposition: Ernst Matthias Friedrich 'Wer diese Geschichte einmal gehört hat, wird sie nie wieder vergessen' Stern TV

Bradley Trevor Greive, Cameron Bloom (Author), Lisa Wagner, Stefan Wilkening (Narrator)

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Disable Your Disability: Live the Healthy Life You Deserve!

Through sharing his personal story of challenges and triumphs, Tony delivers a perfectly structured guidebook on how to traverse the journey of embracing a disability to begin living a healthier, happier, and more fulfilling life. This is the first book to explore the important and somewhat delicate relationship between Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Brittle Bone Disease) and fitness. By the end of Disable Your Disability, you will have the insight and confidence to successfully and easily achieve your health goals despite any barriers in your life. What you’ll learn in Disable Your Disability, • Learn about Osteogenesis Imperfecta (brittle bones) (Page 20) and find out how Tony embraced his disability to save his life.(Page 90) • Find out WHY you deserve it! (Page 103) • Learn about the Quadrants of Change. (Page 109) • Find out why it’s important and how to change your mindset about your disability. (Page 129) • Learn how to easily start eating better, RIGHT NOW! (Page 155) • Get sure-fire methods to start exercising properly for your disability. (Page 179) • Discover what it means to be a “New You”. (Page 215) Disable Your Disability is a journey into self-discovery, a look into the gift of embracing circumstances that hold us back, and powerful concepts with sure-fire methods for taking action toward living the healthy life we deserve.

Tony Jacobsen (Author), Tony Jacobsen (Narrator)

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Life as Jamie Knows It: An Exceptional Child Grows Up

Disability scholar and father Michael Berube chronicles his son Jamie's journey to adulthood with Down syndrome, exploring his growing curiosity and engagement with the world, his social and academic experiences in school, his evolving relationships with his family, and the complexities of entering the workplace with a disability. With a combination of stirring memoir and sharp intellectual inquiry, Berube tangles with bioethicists, philosophers, and anyone else who doubts the value of a life lived with disability. Life as Jamie Knows It challenges us to rethink how we approach disability as we move toward a more just, more inclusive society.

Michael Brub (Author), Brian Roberts (Narrator)

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Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail

Day One, and already she was lying in her journal. It was 1993, Suzanne Roberts had just finished college, and when her friend suggested they hike California's John Muir Trail, the adventure sounded like the perfect distraction from a difficult home life and thoughts about the future. But she never imagined that the twenty-eight-day hike would change her life. Part memoir, part nature writing, part travelogue, Almost Somewhere is Roberts's account of that hike. John Muir had written of the Sierra Nevada as a "vast range of light," and this was exactly what Roberts was looking for. But traveling with two girlfriends, one experienced and unflappable and the other inexperienced and bulimic, she quickly discovered that she needed a new frame of reference. Her story of a month in the backcountry-confronting bears, snowy passes, broken equipment, injuries, and strange men-is as much about finding a woman's way into outdoor experience as it is about the natural world she so eloquently describes. Candid and funny and, finally, wise, Almost Somewhere is not just the whimsical coming-of-age story of a young woman ill-prepared for a month in the mountains but also the reflection of a distinctly feminine view of nature.

Suzanne Roberts (Author), Virginia Wolf (Narrator)

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What Happened

"In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I've often felt I had to be careful in public, like I was up on a wire without a net. Now I'm letting my guard down." -Hillary Rodham Clinton, from the introduction of What Happened For the first time, Hillary Rodham Clinton reveals what she was thinking and feeling during one of the most controversial and unpredictable presidential elections in history. Now free from the constraints of running, Hillary takes you inside the intense personal experience of becoming the first woman nominated for president by a major party in an election marked by rage, sexism, exhilarating highs and infuriating lows, stranger-than-fiction twists, Russian interference, and an opponent who broke all the rules. This is her most personal memoir yet. In these pages, she describes what it was like to run against Donald Trump, the mistakes she made, how she has coped with a shocking and devastating loss, and how she found the strength to pick herself back up afterward. With humor and candor, she tells readers what it took to get back on her feet-the rituals, relationships, and reading that got her through, and what the experience has taught her about life. She speaks about the challenges of being a strong woman in the public eye, the criticism over her voice, age, and appearance, and the double standard confronting women in politics. She lays out how the 2016 election was marked by an unprecedented assault on our democracy by a foreign adversary. By analyzing the evidence and connecting the dots, Hillary shows just how dangerous the forces are that shaped the outcome, and why Americans need to understand them to protect our values and our democracy in the future. The election of 2016 was unprecedented and historic. What Happened is the story of that campaign and its aftermath-both a deeply intimate account and a cautionary tale for the nation.

Hillary Rodham Clinton (Author), Hillary Rodham Clinton (Narrator)

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