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Sisters in Science by Olivia Campbell
Dec 31, 202410:18:00Tap to summarizePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/743496to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sisters in Science Author: Olivia Campbell Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: December 31, 2024 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary true story of four women pioneers in physics during World War II and their daring escape out of Nazi Germany In the 1930s, Germany was a hotbed of scientific thought. But after the Nazis took power, Jewish and female citizens were forced out of their academic positions. Hedwig Kohn, Lise Meitner, Hertha Sponer and Hildegard Stücklen were eminent in their fields, but they had no choice but to flee due to their Jewish ancestry or anti-Nazi sentiments. Their harrowing journey out of Germany became a life-and-death situation that required Herculean efforts of friends and other prominent scientists. Lise fled to Sweden, where she made a groundbreaking discovery in nuclear physics, and the others fled to the United States, where they brought advanced physics to American universities. No matter their destination, each woman revolutionized the field of physics when all odds were stacked against them, galvanizing young women to do the same. Well researched and written with cinematic prose, Sisters in Science brings these trailblazing women to life and shows us how sisterhood and scientific curiosity can transcend borders and persist—flourish, even—in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
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Naples 1944: War, Liberation and Chaos by Keith Lowe
Oct 11, 202416:26:00Tap to summarizePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718662to listen full audiobooks. Title: Naples 1944: War, Liberation and Chaos Author: Keith Lowe Narrator: Jot Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 26 minutes Release date: October 11, 2024 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: The Second World War destroyed countless cities in Europe and Asia. Naples 1944 is the story of the first major European city to be liberated by the Allies. The book describes not only what happened to Naples when the scourge of war lashed down upon it, but also, crucially, what happened next. This is the first major history of wartime Naples to appear in the English language. It fills a glaring gap in the British and American historiography of the war and shares a hoard of new stories – some of them truly shocking – that have never yet been published in any language. When the Allies arrived in late 1943, Naples had already suffered a brutal German occupation and suffered reprisals from the city’s heroic resistance and uprisings. This did not save it from the merciless Allied bombing. The city was on its knees with widespread suffering and squalor. Criminal gangs prospered, as did typhus, starvation and soaring prices on the black market. Much of the female population was forced into part-time prostitution simply to obtain food. Then Vesuvius erupted. Lowe’s gripping and powerful book places Naples right at the heart of Italian history. What happened in this city was not a mere sideshow to bigger events taking place further north, it was central to the story of the country as a whole. Neapolitans resisted Fascism just as the Florentines, the Bolognese, and the Milanese did. They suffered just as northerners did, and they longed as much for constitutional rebirth. The heroism and sacrifice that took place in Naples were harbingers of what would later happen throughout Italy – as were the compromise and corruption of ideals that came after the Allies took control. Naples 1944 is original and humane history at its very best, and a book which shows that Neapolitan story is the Italian story.
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A History of Britain in Ten Enemies by Terry Deary
Oct 10, 202406:14:00Tap to summarizePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736816to listen full audiobooks. Title: A History of Britain in Ten Enemies Author: Terry Deary Narrator: Toby Longworth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 14 minutes Release date: October 10, 2024 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A ridiculously funny history of Britain for adults from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Horrible Histories, perfect for fans of Unruly by David Mitchell. Ah, Britain. So special. The greatest nation on earth, some say. And we did it all on our own. Didn’t we? As it happens Britannia got its name from the Romans, and for the past two centuries we have been ruled by Germans. As Horrible Histories author Terry Deary argues, nations and their leaders are defined by the enemies they make. - Elizabeth I would count as a minor royal without the Spanish Armada - Without the Nazis, Churchill would be remembered as an opposition windbag - The surprisingly sadistic Boudica would be forgotten if it weren't for the Roman Ninth Legion And after all, every nation sometimes needs a bit of unifying Blitz spirit (although in an ideal world, we wouldn’t have accidentally let Corporal Hitler go in the first place). The British have a proud history of choosing their enemies, from the Romans to the Germans. You might even say those enemies made Britain what it is today... A History of Britain in Ten Enemies is a witty, whistlestop tour of British history that will have you laughing as you find out what they didn't teach you in school. 'If you could take just one history book to a desert island, this would be it. Laugh out loud funny... Pure joy' Conn Iggulden 'Ram-packed with mind-blowing facts, hilarious characters, and little-known tales' Dan Schreiber 'Playful, cheeky, and very clever, this is a book for anyone who ever wished there was a Horrible Histories for grown-ups' Kate Lister ©2024 Terry Deary (P)2024 Penguin Audio
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How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music by Alison Fensterstock, National Public Radio, Inc.
Oct 1, 202410:50:00Tap to summarizePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739131to listen full audiobooks. Title: How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music Author: Alison Fensterstock, National Public Radio, Inc. Narrator: Alison Fensterstock, Chanté McCormick, Inés del Castillo, Ann Powers, Janina Edwards, Hillary Huber, Maggie-Meg Reed Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 1, 2024 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: The audiobook edition of How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History brings listeners closer than ever to their creative heroes. Featuring rare interview excerpts with Nina Simone, Sinead O’Connor, Lucinda Williams, Joni Mitchell, Taylor Swift, Solange, and many more. NPR’s launch of the multi-platform series Turning the Tables in 2017, suddenly pushed more women onto “Best of” lists and into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. With How Women Made Music, acclaimed critic and TtT co-founder Ann Powers and contributor Alison Fensterstock draw from every Turning the Tables season and the full 50-years of NPR archives, to bring a vibrant, entertaining history of women in folk, rock, rap, hip hop, salsa, bubblegum pop, and much more. The audiobook version features: · Joan Baez discussing nonviolence as a musical principle in 1971 · Nina Simone, in 2001, reflecting on how she developed the edge in her voice as a tool against racism · Patti Smith describing art as her “jealous mistress” in 1976 · Taylor Swift, in 2012, talking about early uncertainty in her music career · Odetta, in 2005, explaining how shifting from classical to folk music allowed her to express her fury over Jim Crow Destined to become a classic, this audiobook is not only a vital record of history, it will spark creativity, inspiration, and awe in hearing how musical lives are maintained and favorite songs are born. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
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The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years by Sunil Amrith
Sep 26, 202411:36:00Tap to summarizePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733924to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years Author: Sunil Amrith Narrator: Esh Alladi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: September 26, 2024 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In this paradigm-shifting global history of how humanity has reshaped the planet, and the planet has shaped human history, Sunil Amrith twins the stories of environment and Empire, of genocide and eco-cide, of the expansion of human freedom and its costs. Drawing on an extraordinarily rich diversity of primary sources, he reckons with the ruins of Portuguese silver mining in Peru, British gold mining in South Africa, and oil extraction in Central Asia. He explores the railways and highways that brought humans to new terrains of battle against each other and against nature. Amrith’s account of the ways in which the First and Second World Wars involved the massive mobilization not only of men, but of other natural resources from around the globe, provides an essential new way of understanding war as an irreversible reshaping of the planet. He also reveals the reality of migration as consequence of environmental harm. The imperial, globe-spanning pursuit of profit, joined with new forms of energy and new possibilities of freedom from hunger and discomfort, freedom to move and explore, has brought change to every inch of the Earth. Amrith relates, on the largest canvas, a mind-altering epic – vibrant with stories, characters, and vivid images – in which humanity might find the collective wisdom to save itself. 'Sunil Amrith has given us the most readable global environmental history yet... a towering achievement and a joy to read' - J. R. McNeil 'The Burning Earth is as beautiful as it is indispensable, as breathtaking as it is devastating. It answers questions most of us have been too daft even to ask. It will set you on fire' - Jill Lepore, author of These Truths: A History of the United States 'A devastating panorama of human folly, a poetic meditation on how the search for freedom from nature undermined the very conditions for life on earth. Beautifully written, Sunil Amrith’s global and long-term view is crucial to understanding the environmental predicaments we are in, and, perhaps, to restore a distraught world. A must read for anyone concerned with the state of the planet' - Sven Beckert, author of Empire of Cotton 'Memorable and mesmerizing. Sunil Amrith has gifted us a page-turner of a book, written with passionate lucidity' - Rob Nixon, author of Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor ©2024 Sunil Amrith (P)2024 Penguin Audio
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The Diamond Smugglers: The True Story of an International Crime Ring and Its Downfall, Told by the Creator of James Bond by Ian Fleming
Sep 24, 202403:38:00Tap to summarizePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728199to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Diamond Smugglers: The True Story of an International Crime Ring and Its Downfall, Told by the Creator of James Bond Author: Ian Fleming Narrator: Barnaby Edwards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 38 minutes Release date: September 24, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: THE TRUE STORY OF AN INTERNATIONAL CRIME RING AND ITS DOWNFALL In 1957, as the Cold War raged, Ian Fleming took a respite from writing James Bond to craft a work of nonfiction every bit as tense as a Bond adventure. Aided by an ex-MI5 agent and International Diamond Security Organization operative going by the alias “John Blaize,” Fleming chronicled the IDSO’s infiltration of the “million-carat network”―the world’s most notorious diamond smuggling ring. Every year, a shadowy band of racketeers pirated a fortune in diamonds out of Africa, and the majority of the stolen gems wound up in the hands of Communist nations. In response, the IDSO commissioned a private army, led by legendary British spymaster Sir Percy Sillitoe, to penetrate and topple the ring. When the operation was complete, the Sunday Times gave the story to Fleming, who had impressed Sillitoe with his earlier Bond adventure Diamonds Are Forever. A remarkable feat of investigative journalism, The Diamond Smugglers is the thrilling true story behind one of the greatest spy operations in history.
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What Happened to Belen: The Unjust Imprisonment That Sparked a Women’s Rights Movement by Ana Elena Correa
Sep 24, 202405:29:00Tap to summarizePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739126to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Happened to Belen: The Unjust Imprisonment That Sparked a Women’s Rights Movement Author: Ana Elena Correa Narrator: Frankie Corzo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 29 minutes Release date: September 24, 2024 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: ''There are many women like Belén whose names we don’t know, but whose stories are just as important. An uplifting chronicle of one woman’s fight for justice.''—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Foreword by Margaret Atwood The heartbreaking true story of an Argentinian woman imprisoned for having a miscarriage—an injustice that galvanized a feminist movement and became a global rallying cry in the fight for reproductive rights. In 2014, Belén, a twenty-five-year-old woman living in rural Argentina, went to the hospital for a stomachache—and soon found herself in prison. While at the hospital she had a miscarriage—without knowing she was pregnant. Because of the nation’s repressive laws surrounding abortion and reproductive rights, the doctors were forced to report her to the authorities. Despite her protestations, Belén was convicted and sentenced to two years for homicide. Belén’s imprisonment is a glaring example of how women’s health care has become increasingly criminalized, putting the most vulnerable—BIPOC, rural, and low-income—women at greater risk of prosecution. Belén’s cause became the centerpiece of a movement to achieve greater protections for all women. After two failed attempts to clear her name, Belén met feminist lawyer Soledad Deza, who quickly rallied Amnesty International and ignited an international feminist movement around #niunamas—not one more—symbolized by thousands of demonstrators around the globe donning white masks, the same kind of mask Belén wore when leaving prison. The #niunamas movement was instrumental in pressuring Argentine president Alberto Fernández to decriminalize abortion in 2021. In this gripping and personal account of the case and its impact on local law, Ana Correa, one of Argentina’s leading journalists and activists, makes clear that what happened to Belén could happen to any woman—and that we all have the power to raise our collective voices and demand change. Translated by Julia Sanches
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On Freedom by Timothy Snyder
Sep 19, 202410:48:00Tap to summarizePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737664to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Freedom Author: Timothy Snyder Narrator: Timothy Snyder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 19, 2024 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. From the acclaimed, bestselling author of On Tyranny comes a brilliant exploration of freedom – what it is, how it’s been misunderstood, and why it’s our only chance for survival. Freedom is our great commitment, but we have lost sight of what it means – leading us into crisis. Too many of us look at freedom as the absence of state power: we think we’re free if we can do and say as we please. But true freedom isn’t so much freedom from, as freedom to – the freedom to thrive, to take risks for futures we choose by working together. Freedom is the value that makes all other values possible. Drawing on the work of philosophers and political dissidents, conversations with contemporary thinkers and his own experiences, Snyder identifies the practices and attitudes that will allow us to design a government in which we and future generations can flourish. Intimate yet ambitious, this book forges a new consensus rooted in a politics of abundance, generosity and grace. On Tyranny inspired millions around the world to fight for freedom; On Freedom helps us see exactly what we’re fighting for. It is a thrilling intellectual journey and a tour de force of political philosophy. ‘In these hard times for liberty, On Freedom makes the case that freedom, once explored and understood, is the way forward’ PRESIDENT ZELENSKY ‘Everyone who cares about freedom should read this book’ ANNE APPLEBAUM ‘Passionate, intimate, compelling – a clarion call’ PHILIPPE SANDS © Timothy Snyder 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024
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Precious: The History and Mystery of Gems Across Time by Helen Molesworth
Sep 17, 202410:03:00Tap to summarizePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739046to listen full audiobooks. Title: Precious: The History and Mystery of Gems Across Time Author: Helen Molesworth Narrator: Helen Molesworth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 17, 2024 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: A renowned jewelry expert recounts her career working with nature’s most extraordinary treasures—gemstones—and traces these rare jewels from ancient Egyptian records through the high-stakes auctions of today. “Engaging and illuminating, Precious is a master class in the history of gems.”—Francesca Cartier Brickell, author of The Cartiers Helen Molesworth has been captivated by precious stones since early childhood but she struggled to join the gemstone industry, having no connections to the few family-run companies that have dominated the field for centuries. She persevered, and more than two decades later, Molesworth is now an international authority hired to appraise the extraordinary jewelry of such clients as the British royal family. Precious is packed with inside stories about fabulous jewels associated with generations of celebrities, from Cleopatra (emerald) to Catherine, Princess of Wales (sapphire); from Marilyn Monroe (pearl) to Beyoncé (garnet); from Jackie O (pearl) to Lady Gaga (diamond); and from Marie Antoinette (pearl) to Elizabeth Taylor (pearl, ruby, and emerald)! As Molesworth tells it, the history of gemstones is the history of humanity. And so she journeys the world, navigating African diamond mines, Colombian emerald mines, and the sapphire-rich rivers of Sri Lanka to study gems at their source. She has selected ten of nature’s most dazzling gems, tracing their discovery to when these cut-and-polished masterpieces first adorned empresses and kings. From the stories of a priceless emerald watch hidden under floorboards for centuries to the common quartz fashioned into world-famous royal jewels, and diamonds selling for multi-millions, Precious is not just a chronicle of archeology and geology, high society and high finance, it’s the story of our timeless ambition to make—and wear—something beautiful.
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The Into Unknown Skies: An Unlikely Team, a Daring Race, and the First Flight Around the World by David K. Randall
Sep 17, 202411:00:00Tap to summarizePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739128to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Into Unknown Skies: An Unlikely Team, a Daring Race, and the First Flight Around the World Author: David K. Randall Narrator: Adam Verner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 17, 2024 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: “David K. Randall has conjured the first air race to circumnavigate the globe in all its death-defying glory, featuring a cast of unlikely heroes who had the right stuff before anyone knew what that was.” — Mitchell Zuckoff, New York Times bestselling author of Lost in Shangri-La and 13 Hours “Thrilling reading...an account filled with unexpected layers of intrigue. Recommend Into Unknown Skies to Erik Larson fans.” —Booklist The unbelievable history of the 1924 race to circumnavigate the globe for the first time by air, a nail-biting contest that pitted underdog US pilots against their better-funded European rivals, created technology that changed aviation, and convinced America that its future was in the sky. In the early 1920s, America’s faith in aviation was in shambles. Twenty years after the Wright Brothers’ first flight, most Americans believed airplanes were for delivering the mail or performing daredevil stunts in front of crowds. The dream of commercial air travel remained just that. Even the American military was a skeptic—rather than pay to bring its planes back from Europe following World War I, the War Department chose to burn most of them instead. All that changed with a single race in 1924. It was not just any race, though—it was a race to become the first to circle the globe in an airplane, pitting a team of underdog American pilots against the best aviators in the world from England, Italy, Portugal, France, and Argentina. Rooted in the same daring spirit that pushed early twentieth-century explorers to attempt crossings of the Antarctic ice or locate the source of the Nile, this race was an adventure unlike anything the world had seen before. The obstacles were daunting—from experimental planes, to dangerous landings in uncharted territory, to the simple navigational gauges that could lead pilots hundreds of miles off course. Failure seemed all but guaranteed—the suspense less about who would win than how many would perish for the honor of being the first. Now on the race’s centennial, award-winning author David K. Randall tells the story of this riveting, long-forgotten race. Through larger-than-life characters, treacherous landings, disease, and ultimately triumph, Into Unknown Skies demonstrates how one race returned America to aviation greatness. A story of underdog teammates, bold exploration, and American ingenuity, Into Unknown Skies is an untold adventure tale showing the power of flight to bring the world together. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
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