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Performing this fascinating memoir, published originally in French in 1929, Belgian actor Jade Wheeler captures the charm and depth of the American singer Josephine Baker, who lived in the U.S. and France. Wheeler performs with the spunk you'd expect from Baker, who enthralled audiences with her seductive personality and talent. In France, she enjoyed an unfiltered, irreverent... Read More

Rosemary Benson's clear and empathetic voice is perfect for this combination of self-help and memoir. In 1995, Kathy Giusti was diagnosed with multiple myeloma and given three years to live. She was only 37 years old and had a small child, a happy marriage, and a flourishing career. She began keeping a diary for her daughter and now draws on decades of entries for this... Read More

Wayne Mitchell ensures that sparks fly as romance develops between Jedidiah Stephens and Memphis Osborn. When Memphis buys a campground in the Colorado Rockies, Jedidiah shows up to work as a "handyman." But what she really wants is to find out the truth about the fire that killed her family--and she's already discovered it's got something to do with that campground. When... Read More

William Hope narrates this first novel in a series featuring the fascinating Ben Koenig, a former U.S. Marshall who once specialized in finding anybody--but who himself found it necessary to disappear six years ago. Now Koenig finds himself the focus of a manhunt initiated by a frantic father who wants him to find his missing daughter. Koenig has myriad special skills; chief... Read More

Drawing on her twenty-year journey to become a mainstream clothing and accessory designer, Rebecca Minkoff shares lessons she learned in the tough New York City fashion world and beyond. Though her narration lacks the polish and attention to detail you would hear in a professional performance, it’s unlikely anyone else could deliver this inspiring business memoir with as much... Read More

Fifteen-year-old author and narrator Mikaila Ulmer tells her unique story of entrepreneurship with passion and confidence in this memoir. Starting a lemonade business at the age of 4 is an impressive feat--but building a business model that also focuses on making the world a better place by saving bees makes her company even more special. Ulmer chronicles her journey from a... Read More

Narrator Brooke Hayden gives voice to the second installment of the Kings series. The King siblings' world is turned upside down when their abusive father comes back to Houston to facilitate a hostile takeover of their company. Eldest sister Journey hopes, with business rival Frank Evans's assistance, to keep her father from destroying their family. Hayden's odd pronunciations... Read More

Philadelphia Eagles fans will enjoy every aspect of this audiobook in which Doug Pederson explains how he transformed himself from a journeyman pro quarterback to a high school football coach and to a coach whose brilliant strategy and aggressiveness led the Eagles to victory in Super Bowl LII. Robert Petkoff's delivery is much like Pederson's public persona: workmanlike,... Read More

Mechanic Kane Harmon rescues painter Halley Ward from the side of the road. They had known each other in high school. Narrator Angela Dawe brings the listener along as a romance develops between them. Halley is scarred from a traumatic childhood in foster care before she was rescued by a wealthy aunt. Dawe conveys the emotional scars that Halley still bears. The listener will... Read More

Treasure hunter Jacob Reckless is searching the Mirrorworld for a magical cure for the fairy curse that has been put on his heart. He races against death and against other treasure hunters to find a crossbow whose bolt can kill thousands or cure one. Narrator Elliot Hill keeps up with the story's brisk pace while never losing a detail. His Jacob sounds youthful but determined... Read More

In a measured and deliberate reading, Paul Michael recounts the story of Navy SEAL Adam Brown, who was killed in action in August 2010 in Afghanistan. Blehm, whose previous work, THE ONLY THING WORTH DYING FOR‚ describes the Green Berets in action at the beginning of the Afghan campaign in 2001, was able to interview Brown’s family and friends and gain access to the very closed... Read More

In this excellent production, taped during a retreat, Pema Chödrön instructs listeners on five methods for cultivating fearlessness: reveal your hidden faults, approach what you find repulsive, help those you think you cannot help, let go of what you're attached to, and go to the places that scare you. Chödrön, a Buddhist nun, has a remarkable knack for making spiritual... Read More

Lorelei King gives a fantastic performance of Janet Evanovich's latest comedic mystery caper involving New Jersey bail bondswoman Stephanie Plum and her compatriots. In this one, Stephanie accepts a job as a bodyguard at the same time that she and Joe Morelli, her cop boyfriend, find themselves parenting the son of a kidnap victim—all while searching for money stolen in a... Read More

Veteran TV commentator Huffington has an outstanding grasp of the many ways young women doubt themselves, fear conflict, and shrink from feeling more competent in their roles at home and in the community. Sounding candid and humble, she tells listeners that she once had her own insecurities to overcome. With her charming accent and more vocal connectivity than one senses in her... Read More

Does the notion of speaking before a crowd of people reduce you to soupy Jello? Do you stutter, stammer, redden, and perspire when called upon to offer a toast, a comment, or a bon mot at a meeting or presentation? Even if you have strong vocal chords and nerves of steel, Steve Pool's course in public speaking delivers gems of wisdom and words of encouragement. This... Read More

There's a new dynamic duo in Mosley-land--Paris Minton, a sweet, cultured bibliophile, and Fearless Jones, a decorated WWII veteran and ex-con with an uncompromising sense of justice. When Elana Love comes into Paris's life and steals his car, his gun, and his money (after his bookstore is burned to the ground), Paris calls on Fearless for help. The two soon find themselves in... Read More

Walter Mosley's novels are marked by well-paced action and rich, evocative dialogue. This was true in his Easy Rawlings mysteries and is true again in FEARLESS JONES as he introduces Paris Minton and his war-hero buddy, Fearless Jones. The novel takes place shortly after WWII in Los Angeles, where Paris owns a used-book store. A beautiful woman rushes in and asks for his help,... Read More

In less competent hands, a lesson in the numerous components of good speaking would be overwhelming and impossible to comprehend, let alone implement. But this author, in a breezy and action-oriented class, covers all the major issues--the head work, the physiological pieces, and all the behavioral challenges that speakers have to master. Self-assessment and preparation are... Read More