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Narrated by:
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Brian Keeler
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By:
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David Pelzer
About this listen
Dave Pelzer was brutally abused as a child by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother. She considered him a slave - no longer a boy, but an "it".
He was physically and mentally tortured and starved. The outside world knew nothing of the nightmare he experienced behind closed doors, and his father was aware of the abuse but turned to denial and alcohol. The abuse only fueled a determination to survive and become stronger.
He eventually found amazing strength from his experiences: both in himself and other people.
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Moving Forward
- By: Dave Pelzer
- Narrated by: L J Ganser
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
Moving Forward is for anyone wanting to move forward and change his or her life, no matter what the past may have held.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Consult a shrink?
- By Ryan on 07-10-08
By: Dave Pelzer
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Stella's Story
- Thrown Away Children, Book 1
- By: Louise Allen
- Narrated by: Melanie Crawley
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 369
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 356
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Story5 out of 5 stars 356
Named after the lager that christened her at birth, Stella's life is characterised instability and neglect. Her teenage mother abandons her in the first few weeks of her life, and left in the 'care' of her father, she ends up lying deserted in a house with no food, no water, no clothes and no warmth. She eventually lands in the care of foster carer Louise, who is determined to change her life for the better.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heartbreaking and wonderful!
- By Deb S. on 10-28-24
By: Louise Allen
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Return to the River
- Reflections of Life Choices During a Worldwide Pandemic
- By: Dave Pelzer
- Narrated by: Tim Fannon
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
On the surface, Dave Pelzer’s life seems like an action movie—he’s walked the red carpet with celebrities and stood shoulder to shoulder with soldiers in Iraq; he’s flown top-secret missions for the U.S. Air Force, obtaining the rank of chief, and battled wildfires in California as a volunteer fire captain. And now—on the eve of the 50-year anniversary of this rescue from horrific childhood of abuse and into the safety of the foster care system—he reflects on the battles he’s fighting in his own heart.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A good summation of Dave's life experiences
- By Consumer Outlook on 03-15-23
By: Dave Pelzer
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My Unheard Voice
- By: Felicia Perez
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 41
The man who should have been there to help protect me, love me, and teach me about life did the opposite. I was told to keep quiet and not tell anyone our secret. A secret that filled me with fear and shame. I was sexually abused from ages five to twelve.
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3 out of 5 stars
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That she went up to talk her stepmom
- By Jeri Lynn on 04-22-25
By: Felicia Perez
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Cupboard Boy: A Shockingly True Story of Horrific Child Abuse
- The PT Saunders Story, Book 1
- By: P.T. Saunders
- Narrated by: Paul Winter
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 179
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 155
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 156
Under the cover of anonymity, Paul Saunders courageously tells his shockingly true story of how he and his stepsiblings were repeatedly abused by their mother and stepfather. It doesn’t make “easy” listening, but living through it wasn’t fun, either.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Torture By Human Hands
- By Ceci on 06-30-20
By: P.T. Saunders
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Torture Mom
- A Chilling True Story of Confinement, Mutilation and Murder (True Crime)
- By: Ryan Green
- Narrated by: Steve White
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 558
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 501
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 500
In July 1965, teenagers Sylvia and Jenny Likens were left in the temporary care of Gertrude Baniszewski, a middle-aged single mother, and her seven children. The Baniszewski household was overrun with children. There were few rules and ample freedom. Sadly, the environment created a dangerous hierarchy of social Darwinism where the strong preyed on the weak. What transpired in the following three months was both riveting and chilling.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Sad, Angry... Lot of Emotions
- By Victoria Haugen on 10-01-18
By: Ryan Green
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The Bad Room
- Held Captive and Abused by My Evil Carer. A True Story of Survival.
- By: Jade Kelly
- Narrated by: Caro Clarke
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 105
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Story5 out of 5 stars 105
When Jade Kelly met her new foster mother, she thought her prayers had been answered. Kindly Carol Docherty was everything her violent, drug-addicted mother was not. Loving and nurturing, she fed and clothed 10-year-old Jade and offered a life free of fear from near constant abuse. Or so Jade thought. As soon as social workers in Lancashire stopped their regular checks on Jade’s progress, Carol turned. Over the next six years Jade and three other girls were effectively kept prisoner in a bedroom she called the ‘bad room’ and subjected to unrelenting physical and mental abuse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Bad Room, great story line and reading.
- By Gwen's Collection on 04-05-25
By: Jade Kelly
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My Daddy the Pedophile
- A Memoir
- By: Lily Palazzi
- Narrated by: Patricia Santomasso
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 569
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 499
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 498
After years of suffering multiple forms of abuse, a vulnerable young girl flees her home only to land straight into the arms of her biological father - a sexual predator. My Daddy the Pedophile tells the harrowing true story of a teenage girl’s affair with her manipulative sociopathic father. After a terrible dark secret comes to light, the real story unfolds and her courageous journey of healing begins.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tragic and healing
- By Terri on 10-22-21
By: Lily Palazzi
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The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
- By: Emma Carey
- Narrated by: Emma Carey
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 226
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Story5 out of 5 stars 218
For years, Emma Carey was a regular young adult who would wake up and go about their day on autopilot, someone who would look at a sunset and feel unaffected, someone who was living, but not really alive. That is, until something happened that enabled her to really see life for the gift it is. Emma was in a skydiving accident that made her a paraplegic. This book is not just about Emma's fall from the sky and how she learned to walk without ever regaining feeling in her legs but also about the beliefs and ideas that helped her survive.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Making the best of life
- By Amazon Customer on 05-12-25
By: Emma Carey
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Broken
- The Most Shocking Childhood Story Ever Told. An Inspirational Author Who Survived It.
- By: Shy Keenan
- Narrated by: Judy Mason
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 870
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 824
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Story5 out of 5 stars 822
I was born and broken in Birkenhead, abused from infancy by a network of every kind of pervert from ‘thinks it’s love’ to ‘show it hurts’. I was unwanted, beaten, sold, swapped, photographed, filmed, left for dead, corrupted, blamed, betrayed, ignored and orphaned. But I was also born with a fire inside me. I call it my Phoenix Fire. I am no victim—that word only describes what happened to me. Nor am I a survivor because that implies I am over it. I am a Phoenix—a work in progress. This is my story....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unbelievable Story
- By Amazon Customer on 09-07-23
By: Shy Keenan
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Call Me Tuesday
- Based on a True Story
- By: Leigh Byrne
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,855
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,621
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,613
At eight years old, Tuesday Storm's childhood is forever lost when the death of her older sister Audrey sends her family spiraling out of control into the darkest of dysfunction. In the wake of the tragedy, Tuesday's mother, distraught and looking for a scapegoat, singles Tuesday out from her siblings to take on the blame for Audrey's death, and then targets her for unspeakable abuse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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loved it, so glad she shared her story.
- By Olivia Telles on 05-01-16
By: Leigh Byrne
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Can the Mind Be Free of Thought?
- Berkeley 1969 - Public Talk 1
- By: Jiddu Krishnamurti
- Narrated by: Jiddu Krishnamurti
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
So memory, experience, knowledge is the background of thought. But thought which is always old can never be free, it may express itself freely but it is always old; and therefore thought can never see anything new. So when I understand that, very clearly, the mind becomes quiet.
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Moving Forward
- Taking the Lead in Your Life
- By: Dave Pelzer
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8
Self-help expert Dave Pelzer teaches listeners how to let go of the past, and use negative experiences to make them stronger when tackling the future.
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3 out of 5 stars
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What is this?
- By John on 06-04-19
By: Dave Pelzer
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A Heart Without A Home
- A memoir about homelessness through the eyes of a young girl
- By: Nichole Carpenter
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32
9-year-old Nichole and her parents are evicted from their home because both of her parents are addicted to heroin. With nowhere left to turn, they are now homeless. In order to survive they must dig through dumpsters, beg, and steal. While living on the streets, Nichole struggles to understand why people treat them differently.
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4 out of 5 stars
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AI is not the way to go
- By Kerry Beckette on 11-16-24
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Dirty Little Dog
- A Horrifying True Story of Child Abuse, and the Little Girl Who Couldn't Tell a Soul (Skylark Child Abuse True Stories, Volume 1)
- By: Kate Skylark, Sophie Jenkins
- Narrated by: Jill Myers
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 266
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 234
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 233
Sophie Jenkins is living a happy life in the idyllic Dorset countryside when she meets Martin Brett, the man who will go on to abuse her and haunt her dreams for years to come. A momentary act of neglect leads to a horrible series of events that leaves her changed forever. Badly let down by the adults entrusted to care for her, Sophie’s life begins to spiral downward. However, Sophie’s message is ultimately one of hope and empowerment. She is in the process of rebuilding her life when fate leads her to encounter her childhood attacker once again.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Narrator choice ruined it for me.
- By P. Stein on 09-10-20
By: Kate Skylark, and others
Good one
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Amazing
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Mind blowing and inspirational!
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best book so heart felt
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Thank you,
This is an excellent book and needs to be read more!
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Every Child Is A Gift.
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So many emotions!!!
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Heart Breaking
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Heartbreaking
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Very very good
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