The Matriarch
By: Adrian Tame
Narrated by: Lewis Fitz-Gerald & Kelly Butler
Length: 10 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
The matriarch of Australiaâs most violent and notorious criminal family, and allegedly the inspiration for the award-winning film Animal Kingdom, tells her side of the story.
Kathy Pettingill is a name thatâs both respected and feared, not only by Australiaâs criminal underworld, but by many in the Victorian police force. As the matriarch at the... Read more
Lethal Passage
By: Erik Larson
Narrated by: Richard Poe
Length: 9 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
This devastating book illuminates America's gun culture -- its manufacturers, dealers, buffs, and propagandists -- but also offers concrete solutions to our national epidemic of death by firearm. It begins with an account of a crime that is by now almost commonplace: on December 16, 1988, sixteen-year-old Nicholas Elliot walked into his Virginia... Read more
View audiobookThe Diggers of Colditz
By: Jack Champ & Colin Burgess
Narrated by: Steve Shanahan
Length: 9 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Colditz Castle was Nazi Germanyâs infamous âescape-proofâ wartime prison, where hundreds of the most determined and resourceful Allied prisoners were sent. Despite having more guards than inmates, Australian Lieutenant Jack Champ and other prisoners tirelessly carried out their campaign to escape from the massive floodlit stronghold, by any... Read more
View audiobookHope and History
By: William J. vanden Heuvel
Narrated by: Donald Corren
Length: 11 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Hope and History is both a memoir and a call-to-action for the renewal of faith in democracy and America.US Ambassador William J. vanden Heuvel presents his most important public speeches and writings, compiled and presented over eight decades of adventure and public service, woven together with anecdotes of his colorful life as a... Read more
View audiobookDie Schule des Lebens - Ein Geschenk des Himmels (ungekĂŒrzt)
By: Sacide Göpferich
Narrated by: Sacide Göpferich & Patrick Penot
Length: 8 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
Sacide Göpferich - Als tĂŒrkisches Gastarbeiterkind hat Sacide von klein auf immer nur die Unterschiede und GegensĂ€tze von TĂŒrken, Deutschen, Christen und Moslems erzĂ€hlt bekommen und erfahren - von beiden Seiten. Sie entschied sich dafĂŒr, nicht einfach blind die Meinung der anderen zu ĂŒbernehmen, sondern ihre eigenen Erfahrungen zu machen. Indem... Read more
View audiobookMutterschaft (UngekĂŒrzte Lesung)
By: Sheila Heti
Narrated by: Claudia Michelsen
Length: 6 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Was wird gewonnen und was geht verloren, wenn eine Frau sich entschlieĂt, ein Kind zu bekommen? In ihren spĂ€ten DreiĂigern, als die Freundinnen sich fragen, wann sie endlich Mutter werden, fragt Sheila Heti sich, ob sie es ĂŒberhaupt werden will. In einer mehrere Jahre umspannenden Selbsterkundung, mal hierhin, mal dorthin gezogen von ihren... Read more
View audiobookRobert Johnson Devil's Son
By: Patrizia Barrera
Narrated by: Les Horovitz
Length: 2 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
The tragic story of Robert Johnson, great Blues musician of the American 30`s, the mysterious solution to his tragic end, the background and his complete discography.
An emotional thriller with a historical research of the short life of Robert Johnson, considered by most as the grandfather of rock, but adored by blues fans. A compelling narration... Read more
Trieris-fallet
By: Diverse
Narrated by: Kristina Leon
Length: 32 minutes
Abridged: No
En grupp fiskande ungdomar i Göteborgs skÀrgÄrd ser till sin förvÄning en större fritidsbÄt som framförs pÄ ett minst sagt egendomligt sÀtt i vattnet. BÄten gÄr i cirklar, och svÀngs snabbt fram och tillbaka med snabbt varierande hastighet. Ungdomarna Àr för lÄngt bort för att kunna se nÄgra detaljer pÄ varken bÄten eller föraren. En timma... Read more
View audiobookBe The Change
By: Gina Martin
Narrated by: Gina Martin
Length: 5 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
BE THE CHANGE is an essential handbook for the modern activist, whether your campaign is big or small, local or global, or somewhere in between.
'Gina Martin's powerful campaigning and vital activism changed the law, making our country safer for women and girls. This book tells us how she did it - and how you can too'
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
In... Read more
The Downhill Hiking Club
By: Dom Joly
Narrated by: Dom Joly
Length: 8 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
Three men. 470 kilometres. Twenty-one days.
Welcome to the Downhill Hiking Club . . .
At a boozy, cricket-filled afternoon at Lord's, Dom Joly convinces his two closest friends to agree to the unthinkable: a challenging hike across Lebanon, from the Israeli border in the south, along the spine of the country's mountain range, all the way to the... Read more
Murder in the Graveyard
By: Don Hale
Narrated by: Don Hale
Length: 8 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
A gripping true crime investigation into the longest miscarriage of justice in British legal history. In September 1973, Stephen Downing was convicted and indefinitely sentenced for the murder of Wendy Sewell, a young legal secretary in the town of Bakewell in the Peak District. Wendy was attacked in... Read more
View audiobookHalf a World Away
By: Mike Gayle
Narrated by: Joanna Brookes & Kayi Ushe
Length: 11 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
'His most accomplished and moving novel yet' Lisa Jewell
'Emotionally high-voltage' Metro
From the author of The Man I Think I Know
***
Strangers living worlds apart.
Strangers with nothing in common.
But it wasn't always that way...
Kerry Hayes is a single mum, living on a tough south London estate. She provides for her son by cleaning houses she... Read more
When the Crowd Stops Roaring
By: Neven MacEwan
Narrated by: Ian A. Miller
Length: 6 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
ENTERTAINING AND REVEALING
In this frank and inspiring memoir, Neven talks about his early life, and his extraordinary success as a rugby player. A lock and number eight, Neven represented Wellington at a provincial level, before achieving the ultimate in New Zealand rugbyâwearing the revered All Black jersey. His contemporaries included Tiny... Read more
Adventures Of The Yorkshire Shepherdess
By: Amanda Owen
Narrated by: Janine Birkett
Length: 9 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
The Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller by the shepherdess and star of Channel 5âs Our Yorkshire Farm.
'With its fizzing energy and celebration of nature and community, this is perfect comfort reading for uncertain times' â Daily Mail
Amanda Owen loves her traditional life on her hill farm alongside her nine children and husband Clive. And, as readers... Read more
Homing
By: Jon Day
Narrated by: Matt Addis
Length: 8 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
'[Day has] succeeded in making that most familiar of birds seem mysterious, almost magical, and illuminated, brilliantly, the urge towards home' Malachy Tallack
A feral history of home, and our relationship with that most unloved bird.
As a boy, Jon Day was fascinated by pigeons, which he used to rescue from the streets of London. Twenty years... Read more
Remembered Forever
By: Luke Hart & Ryan Hart
Narrated by: Joe Jameson
Length: 7 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
Praise for Luke and Ryan Hart's memoir:
'A powerful, searing account from incredible brothers and an important contribution to our understanding of domestic abuse' Victoria Derbyshire
'... a courageous account of domestic abuse and the devasting impact it has on families' Jeremy Corbyn MP
'Relevant and inspiring' Chris Green, White Ribbon UK
On ... Read more
Love, Interrupted
By: Simon Thomas
Narrated by: Ethan Thomas & Simon Thomas
Length: 8 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Simon Thomas (former Blue Peter presenter and, for so long, the face of Sky Sports Football) reveals how grief nearly destroyed him in his heart-breaking memoir.
When Simon lost the woman he had loved for 16 years, the future he'd imagined for their happy family disappeared for ever. Gemma died from acute myeloid leukaemia, just three days after... Read more
Massmord i Norge
By: Diverse
Narrated by: HĂ„kan Julander
Length: 35 minutes
Abridged: No
"Han befanns skyldig till 23 mord och ett mordförsök. Han var anklagad för 25. I samband med polisutredningen hade han erkÀnt 27 mord. Utredarna förhörde honom om mer Àn 60 dödsfall. Under utredningen skrev pressen att man övervÀgde att grÀva upp 200 gravar för att undersöka liken."GÀrningsmannen var en 46-Ärig förestÄndare pÄ ett Älderdomshem i... Read more
View audiobookSoptippen som ingen glömmer
By: Diverse
Narrated by: HĂ„kan Julander
Length: 27 minutes
Abridged: No
Det mord som fick mest publicitet i pressen under 1979 i Finland var sannolikt mordet pĂ„ en kvinnlig resebyrĂ„tjĂ€nsteman â som i denna berĂ€ttelse kallas för Helena. Hennes öde beseglades i april mĂ„nad strax efter att hon mött en man som hon omedelbart fattade tycke för. Helenas Ă„lderstigna mor ser Helena försvinna ivĂ€g med en ny bekantskap. Det... Read more
View audiobookThe Hero from Nithdale Station
By: Dick Tripp
Narrated by: Ian A, Miller
Length: 2 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
Be inspired by the courage of this hard-working Southland farmer who led the First Commando Fiji Guerrillas in World War II.My parents were an exceptional couple. Their characters and influence in the local community, the farming world and in a much wider sphere were significant. My fatherâs contribution to the war effort in the Solomon Islands,... Read more
View audiobookThe First Breath
By: Olivia Gordon
Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
Length: 11 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
âFascinating and moving.' - Adam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt
A BBC Radio 4 A Good Read choice
This is a story about the cutting-edge medicine that has saved a generation of babies.
It's about the love and fear a parent feels for a child they havenât yet met.
It's about doctors, mothers, fathers and babies as together they fight for the... Read more
I'm your man : la vie de Leonard Cohen
By: Sylvie Simmons
Narrated by: Marie-Josée Forget
Length: 19 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
GrĂące Ă ses chansons dâune qualitĂ© dâĂ©criture peu commune, Leonard Cohen est assurĂ©ment lâun des artistes les plus estimĂ©s et admirĂ©s du paysage musical des cinquante derniĂšres annĂ©es. Il est de ceux qui, tout au long de leur carriĂšre, ont su se rĂ©inventer pour rĂ©pondre aux attentes du public. Difficile, nĂ©anmoins, de raconter Leonard Cohen tant... Read more
View audiobookLowest White Boy
By: Greg Bottoms
Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
Length: 3 hours
Abridged: No
An innovative, hybrid work of literary nonfiction, Lowest White Boy takes its title from Lyndon Johnson's observation during the civil rights era: "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket."
Greg Bottoms writes about growing up white and working class in Tidewater,... Read more
Ett giftdrama
By: Diverse
Narrated by: HĂ„kan Julander
Length: 41 minutes
Abridged: No
GÀrningsmannens motiv föreföll för normalt tÀnkande mÀnniskor inte vara sÄ starkt att det skulle kunna föra fram till en sÄ allvarlig förbrytelse som hÀr följer. Han visade sig ocksÄ allt eftersom utredningen framskred vara onormal och psykiskt belastad. Att gÀrningsmannens gÀrning slog fel berodde pÄ omstÀndigheter som han inte kunde rÄda... Read more
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