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Short Story Press Presents Dad’s Down Under by Chad Collins
Dad's Down Under chronicles the tumultuous - and often humorous - funeral of an emotionally abusive husband told from the point of view of the man’s 18-year-old son. Present are the distant relatives and immediate family, all of whom have different recollections of what kind of man he was. His immediate family views him as a monster, while his side of the family remembers him as a kind, loving, and generous man.
This book is a semi-autobiographical account from the young mind of someone who has witnessed many of the events in the short story. The perspective of an 18-year-old provides fresh and keen insight into the issue of domestic violence and how it impacts children in such harrowing circumstances. The short story structure allows for a swift - albeit emotionally satisfying - journey through the funny, and, at times, dour, narrative. The funeral setting allows for listeners to relate to similar experiences of their own. The narrative element of an uninvolved paternal figure is something many young listeners will be able to relate to. Chad’s journey may also provide a source of comfort for youth unaware of how their similar situations will play out
This story is by a prospective writer. It will be his first foray into the world of publishing.
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"If our families are to flourish, we will need to learn and practice ways of forgiving those who have had the greatest impact upon us: our mothers and fathers." Through the authors' own compelling personal stories combined with a fresh look at the Scriptures, Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers illustrates and instructs in the practice of authentic forgiveness, leading you away from hate and hurt toward healing, hope, and freedom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful
- De Amazon Customer en 07-28-16
De: Jill Hubbard, y otros
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Becoming Duchess Goldblatt
- De: anonymous
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman, Lyle Lovett, J. Smith-Cameron
- Duración: 5 h y 30 m
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Becoming Duchess Goldblatt is two stories: that of the reclusive real-life writer who created a fictional character out of loneliness and thin air, and that of the magical Duchess Goldblatt herself, a bright light in the darkness of social media. Fans around the world are drawn to Her Grace's voice, her wit, her life-affirming love for all humanity, and the fun and friendship of the community that's sprung up around her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Oh Dear Duchess!
- De Rebecca Lindroos en 07-20-20
De: anonymous
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Unfollow
- A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
- De: Megan Phelps-Roper
- Narrado por: Megan Phelps-Roper
- Duración: 10 h y 17 m
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At the age of five, Megan Phelps-Roper began protesting homosexuality and other alleged vices alongside fellow members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. Founded by her grandfather and consisting almost entirely of her extended family, the tiny group would gain worldwide notoriety for its pickets at military funerals and celebrations of death and tragedy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insightful, honest and engaging
- De C.B.E. en 11-28-19
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Normal Gets You Nowhere
- De: Kelly Cutrone
- Narrado por: Kelly Cutrone
- Duración: 3 h y 42 m
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With Normal Gets You Nowhere, Kelly Cutrone invites us to get our freak on. History is full of successful, world-changing people who did not fit in. Think Nelson Mandela, Joan of Arc, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, John Lennon, and Rosa Parks. Instead of changing themselves to accommodate the status quo or what others thought they should be, these people hung a light on their differences - and changed humanity in the process. “I know you don’t feel normal, so why are you trying to act it and prove to everyone you are?” Cutrone says.
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5 out of 5 stars
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For open minds and hearts.
- De Kelly en 01-06-12
De: Kelly Cutrone
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How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America
- Essays
- De: Kiese Laymon
- Narrado por: Kevin Free
- Duración: 3 h y 54 m
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Author and essayist Kiese Laymon is one of the most unique, stirring, and powerful new voices in American social and cultural commentary. How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America is a collection of Laymon's essays, touching on subjects ranging from family, race, violence, and celebrity to music, writing, and coming of age in the rural Mississippi Gulf Coast. Laymon's writing is unflinchingly honest, while also being smart, lacerating, and unexpectedly funny.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I'm Stunned By This Collection
- De Rachel en 10-17-17
De: Kiese Laymon
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Growing Yourself Back Up
- Understanding Emotional Regression
- De: John Lee
- Narrado por: BJ Harrison
- Duración: 7 h y 22 m
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We've all experienced moments when we lose control of a situation and ourselves. Now, in Growing Yourself Back Up, the first book to explain the idea of emotional regression to the general listener, best-selling author John Lee identifies the circumstances that cause these seemingly uncontrollable feelings and shows how they are directly tied to our experience as children.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Must Read for All Human Beings
- De Dr Brandon Wardell, DBH, MAMFT, NCC, LPC en 08-04-20
De: John Lee
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Things No One Else Can Teach Us
- Turning Losses into Lessons
- De: Humble the Poet
- Narrado por: Humble the Poet
- Duración: 6 h y 27 m
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Every one of us endures setbacks, disappointments, and failures that can incapacitate us. But we don’t have to let them. Instead, we can use these events as opportunities for growth. In Things No One Else Can Teach Us, Humble the Poet flips the conventional script for happiness and success, showing us how our most painful experiences can be our greatest teachers.
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4 out of 5 stars
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HTP’S STORY AND LESSONS LEARNED
- De jaga en 11-04-19
De: Humble the Poet
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The Mathematician's Shiva
- De: Stuart Rojstaczer
- Narrado por: Angela Brazil, Stephen R. Thorne
- Duración: 10 h y 38 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 98
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When the greatest female mathematician in history passes away, her son, Alexander "Sasha" Karnokovitch, just wants to mourn his mother in peace. But rumor has it the notoriously eccentric Polish émigré has solved one of the most difficult problems in all of mathematics and has spitefully taken the solution to her grave. A ragtag group of mathematicians from around the world descends upon Rachela's shiva, determined to find the proof or solve it for themselves - even if it means prying up the floorboards for notes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great read
- De Lee Crowe en 07-27-15
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Who Killed My Father
- De: Édouard Louis
- Narrado por: Edouard Louis
- Duración: 1 h y 39 m
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Who Killed My Father rips into France’s long neglect of the working class and its overt contempt for the poor, accusing the complacent French - at the minimum - of negligent homicide. The author goes to visit the ugly gray town of his childhood to see his dying father, barely 50 years old, who can hardly walk or breathe: “You belong to the category of humans whom politics consigns to an early death.” It’s as simple as that.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful. Poetic. Sparse. Piercing.
- De Theophile Jones en 06-01-23
De: Édouard Louis
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Shoutin' in the Fire
- An American Epistle
- De: Danté Stewart
- Narrado por: Danté Stewart
- Duración: 6 h y 54 m
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In Shoutin’ in the Fire, Danté Stewart gives breathtaking language to his reckoning with the legacy of white supremacy - both the kind that hangs over our country and the kind that is internalized on a molecular level. Stewart uses his personal experiences as a vehicle to reclaim and reimagine spiritual virtues like rage, resilience, and remembrance - and explores how these virtues might function as a work of love against an unjust, unloving world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Poetic. Narrative. Vulnerable. Heartbreaking. Hopeful.
- De A. Smith en 10-13-21
De: Danté Stewart
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Unspeakable
- Surviving My Childhood and Finding My Voice
- De: Jessica Willis Fisher
- Narrado por: Jessica Fisher
- Duración: 9 h y 55 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 875
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Using the written word as her witness statement, Jessica Willis Fisher tells a lacerating story of finding her voice after two decades of silence and an unforgettable story of risk and faith.
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5 out of 5 stars
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"Don't tell" culture exposed
- De Angela en 11-03-22
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Broken Horses
- A Memoir
- De: Brandi Carlile
- Narrado por: Brandi Carlile
- Duración: 10 h y 3 m
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Brandi Carlile was born into a musically gifted, impoverished family on the outskirts of Seattle and grew up in a constant state of change, moving from house to house, trailer to trailer, 14 times in as many years. Though imperfect in every way, her dysfunctional childhood was as beautiful as it was strange, and as nurturing as it was difficult. At the age of five, Brandi contracted bacterial meningitis, which almost took her life, leaving an indelible mark on her formative years and altering her journey into young adulthood.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I have almost 2000 audible books and ...
- De M. Lynn en 04-22-21
De: Brandi Carlile
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The Survivors
- A Story of War, Inheritance, and Healing
- De: Adam Frankel
- Narrado por: Adam Frankel, Rob Shapiro
- Duración: 8 h y 34 m
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Adam Frankel’s maternal grandparents survived the Holocaust and built new lives, with new names, in Connecticut. Though they tried to leave the horrors of their past behind, the pain they suffered crossed generational lines - a fact most apparent in the mental health of Adam’s mother. When Adam sat down with her to examine their family history in detail, he learned another shocking secret, this time one that unraveled Adam’s entire understanding of who he is.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing story
- De Alissa en 12-26-19
De: Adam Frankel
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America 3:16
- De: Graham Allen
- Narrado por: Graham Allen
- Duración: 5 h y 54 m
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What’s the biggest threat to America today? Why are gun rights human rights? And why do so many Christians behave in such un-Christian ways? Graham Allen has the answers. With over two billion views online, the social media star has given a voice to those who feel silenced by the mainstream media and pop culture. Now, with America 3:16, Graham shares a deeper look at the life events that shaped his philosophy on Christianity, politics, family, and country.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well written and read
- De Sterling Silver Magnolia en 01-02-21
De: Graham Allen
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Cry Like a Man
- Fighting for Freedom from Emotional Incarceration
- De: Jason Wilson
- Narrado por: Damany Jackson
- Duración: 5 h y 32 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,172
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His grandfather’s lynching in the deep South, the murders of his two older brothers, and his verbally harsh and absent father all worked together to form Jason Wilson’s childhood. But it was his decision to acknowledge his emotions and yield to God’s call on his life that made Wilson the man and leader he is today. As the founder of one of the country’s most esteemed youth organizations, Wilson explains the dangers men face in our culture’s definition of “masculinity” and gives listeners hope that healing is possible.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Just a sad story, no useful tips
- De Grzegorz en 08-15-21
De: Jason Wilson
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George Anderson's Lessons from the Light
- Extraordinary Messages of Comfort and Hope from the Other Side
- De: George Anderson, Andrew Barone
- Narrado por: Chris Sorensen
- Duración: 13 h y 57 m
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In his years working with bereaved families to communicate with lost loved ones, George Anderson has earned an international reputation for his astonishing abilities. Now, for the first time, Anderson offers a vivid and intimate account of his spiritual communications. He explains what it's like to be a psychic, what he experiences, and what it means. He directly answers the many questions most commonly asked of him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely LOVED this book!!!
- De Tasha en 06-13-19
De: George Anderson, y otros