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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/697178 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Case of Lizzie Borden and Other Writings: Tales of a Newspaper Woman Author: Elizabeth Garver Jordan Narrator: Lori Harrison-Kahan, Brooke Kroeger, Jane Carr, Barrie Kreinik Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 44 minutes Release date: June 25, 2024 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: The first and only comprehensive collection of writings by Elizabeth Garver Jordan, the groundbreaking journalist, suffragist, and editor whose fearless reporting on women preceded the #MeToo movement and popularized the true-crime genre A Penguin Classic The Case of Lizzie Borden and Other Writings is the first to collect Garver Jordan’s fiction and journalism, much of which has been out of print for over a century. Jordan began her career as a reporter, making her name as one of few women journalists to cover the Lizzie Borden murder trial for the New York World in 1893. Jordan’s distinctive, narrative-driven coverage of the Borden and other high-profile murder cases brought her national visibility, and she turned increasingly to fiction writing. Drawing on her experiences as a true-crime reporter and newspaper editor, she published detective novels and short story collections such as Tales of the City Room that explored the fine line between women’s criminality and crimes against women. Employing popular genre conventions as a means of dealing with women’s issues, Jordan exposed gendered abuse in the workplace and the prevalence of sexual violence. The Case of Lizzie Borden and Other Writings encourages readers to draw a historical trajectory from Jordan’s pioneering literary activism to the writings of contemporary journalists and novelists whose work continues to fuel discussions of gender, feminism, and crime, raising questions about who gets to tell women’s stories, especially in the wake of the #MeToo movement.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700268 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in 18 Remarkable Lives Author: Adam Smyth Narrator: Adam Smyth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 18, 2024 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The Book-Makers is a celebration of 550 years of the printed book, told through the lives of eighteen extraordinary men and women who took the book in radical new directions: printers and binders, publishers and artists, paper-makers and library founders. This is a story of skill, craft, mess, cunning, triumph, improvisation, and error. Some of these names we know. We meet jobbing printer (and American Founding Father) Benjamin Franklin. We watch Thomas Cobden-Sanderson conjure books that flicker between the early twentieth century and the fifteenth. Others have been forgotten. We don't remember Sarah Eaves, wife of John Baskerville, and her crucial contribution to the history of type. Nor Charles Edward Mudie, populariser of the circulating library – and the most influential figure in book publishing before Jeff Bezos. Nor William Wildgoose, who meticulously bound Shakespeare’s First Folio, and then disappeared from history. The Book-Makers puts people back into the story of the book. It takes you inside the print-shop as the deadline looms and the adrenaline flows – from 1492 Fleet Street to 2023 New York. It’s a story of contingencies and quirks, of successes and failures, of routes forward and paths not taken. The Book-Makers is a history of book-making that leaves ink on your fingers, and it shows why the printed book will continual to flourish. ©2024 Adam Smyth (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/698999 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Librarians: True stories of the magic of reading Author: James Patterson Narrator: Amy Jensen, Jennifer Pickens, Jenn Lee, Deanna Anthony, Rob Reider, Marni Penning, Tom Force, Daniel Henning, Jane Oppenheimer, Nancy Peterson, Susan Hanfield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 11, 2024 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. To be a bookseller or librarian . . . You have to play detective. Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. A brilliant listener. A person who creates a kind of magic by pulling a book from a shelf, handing it to someone and saying, 'You've got to read this. You're going to love it'. In this love letter to the heroes of literacy, James Patterson uncovers true stories from booksellers and librarians. Prepare to enter a world where you can feed your curiosities, discover new voices, and find whatever you need. Meet the smart and talented people who live between the shelves - and who can't wait to help you find your next great read. PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON 'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD 'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN 'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON ©2024 James Patterson (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/697218 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Says Who?: A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words Author: Anne Curzan Narrator: Anne Curzan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 26, 2024 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Curzan   “I was bowled over, page after page, by the author’s fine ear for our language and her openhearted erudition. I learned a lot, and I couldn’t have enjoyed myself more.”—Benjamin Dreyer, New York Times bestselling author of Dreyer’s English Our use of language naturally evolves and is a living, breathing thing that reflects who we are. Says Who? offers clear, nuanced guidance that goes beyond “right” and “wrong” to empower us to make informed language choices. Never snooty or scoldy (yes, that’s a “real” word!), this book explains where the grammar rules we learned in school actually come from and reveals the forces that drive dictionary editors to label certain words as slang or unacceptable. Linguist and veteran English professor Anne Curzan equips readers with the tools they need to adeptly manage (a split infinitive?! You betcha!) formal and informal writing and speaking. After all, we don’t want to be caught wearing our linguistic pajamas to a job interview any more than we want to show up for a backyard barbecue in a verbal tux, asking, “To whom shall I pass the ketchup?” Curzan helps us use our new knowledge about the developing nature of language and grammar rules to become caretakers of language rather than gatekeepers of it. Applying entertaining examples from literature, newspapers, television, and more, Curzan welcomes usage novices and encourages the language police to lower their pens, showing us how we can care about language precision, clarity, and inclusion all at the same time. With lively humor and humanity, Says Who? is a pragmatic and accessible key that reveals how our choices about language usage can be a powerful force for equity and personal expression. For proud grammar sticklers and self-conscious writers alike, Curzan makes nerding out about language fun. *This audiobook contains a downloadable PDF that includes important visuals, passages, and examples of sentence structures referred to in the book.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why Animals Talk: The New Science of Animal Communication Author: Arik Kershenbaum Narrator: John Hastings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 40 minutes Release date: January 25, 2024 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Why Animals Talk is an exhilarating journey through the untamed world of animal communication. Drawing on the author's extensive research and observations of animals in the wild, the book shatters conventional wisdom and invites you to experience communication through the eyes of animals themselves. From the majestic howls of wolves and the enchanting chatter of parrots to the melodic clicks of dolphins and the spirited grunts of chimpanzees, these diverse and seemingly bizarre expressions are far from mere noise. In fact, they hold secrets that we are just beginning to decipher. For example, wolves - just like humans - possess unique accents that distinguish their howls, and not only do dolphins give themselves names, but they also respond excitedly to recordings of the whistles of long-lost companions. Why Animals Talk unravels the mysteries of animal communication, and in doing so reveals profound insights into our own language and how it relates to the world around us. ©2024 Arik Kershenbaum (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693894 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 1000 Words: A Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All-Year Round Author: Various Narrator: André Santana, Kamali Minter, Jami Attenberg, Joy Osmanski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 56 minutes Release date: January 9, 2024 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: National Bestseller Inspired by Jami Attenberg’s wildly popular literary movement #1000WordsofSummer, this “encouraging handbook” (Publishers Weekly) features essays on creativity, productivity, and writing from acclaimed authors including Roxane Gay, Lauren Groff, Celeste Ng, Meg Wolitzer, and Carmen Maria Machado. In 2018, novelist Jami Attenberg, faced with a looming deadline, needed writing inspiration. Using a bootcamp model, she and a friend set out to write one thousand words daily for two weeks straight. They opened this practice to Attenberg’s online community and soon hundreds then thousands of people started using the #1000WordsofSummer hashtag to track their work and support one another. What began as a simple challenge between two friends has become a literary movement—write 1,000 words per day without judgement, or bias, or concerns about writer’s block, and see what comes of it. 1000 Words is the book-length extension of this movement. It is about becoming—and staying—motivated, discovering yourself and your creative desires, and approaching your craft from a new direction. It features advice from more than fifty well-known writers, including New York Times bestsellers, Pulitzer Prize winners, and stars of the literary world. Framing these letters are words of wisdom and encouragement, plus specific strategies, from Attenberg on how to carve out a creative path for yourself all year round. 1000 Words is an accessible and motivational craft book that allows you to get a quick and fulfilling hit of inspiration. Featuring Roxane Gay, Bryan Washington, Susan Orlean, Maris Kreizman, Sara Novic, Rumaan Alam, Lauren Oyler, Emma Straub, Christopher Gonzales, Benjamin Percy, Mira Jacob, Laura van den Berg, Carmen Maria Machado, Courtney Sullivan, Rebecca Carroll, Ada Limon, R.O. Kwon, Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Elissa Watusha, Alexander Chee, Maggie Shipstead, Deesha Philyaw, Jasmine Guillory, Kristen Arnett, Attica Locke, Megan Abbott, Min Jin Lee, Lauren Groff, Andrew Sean Greer, Camille Dungy, Megan Giddings, Isaac Fitsgerald, Hannah Tinti, Michael H. Weber, Celeste Ng, Elizabeth McCracken, Will Leitch, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Morgan Parker, Kiese Laymon, Melissa Febos, Alissa Nutting, Liz Moore, Laila Lalami, Megan Mayhew Berman, Rebecca Makkai, Meg Wolitzer, Mychal Denzel Smith, Josh Gondelman, and Dantiel W. Moniz.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680039 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate Author: Ellen Clegg, Dan Kennedy Narrator: Chris Baetens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 9, 2024 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: A groundbreaking study of the journalism startups that are solving the local news crisis one community at a time A must-read for activists, entrepreneurs, and journalists who want to start local news outlets in their communities Local news is essential to democracy. Meaningful participation in civic life is impossible without it. However, local news is in crisis. According to one widely cited study, some 2,500 newspapers have closed over the last generation. And it is often marginalized communities of color who have been left without the day-to-day journalism they need to govern themselves in a democracy. Veteran journalists Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy cut through the pessimism surrounding this issue, showing readers that new, innovative journalism models are popping up across the country to fill news deserts and empower communities. What Works in Community News examines more than a dozen of these projects, including: - Sahan Journal, a digital publication dedicated to reporting on Minnesota’s immigrant and refugee communities; - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, a nonprofit news outlet in Memphis, TN, focused on poverty, power, and public policy; - New Haven Independent / WNHH / La Voz Hispana de Connecticut, a digital news project that expanded its reach in the New Haven community through radio and a Spanish-language partnership; - Storm Lake Times Pilot, a print newspaper in rural Iowa innovating with a hybrid for-profit/nonprofit model; and - Texas Tribune, once a pioneering upstart, now one of the most well-known—and successful—digital newsrooms in the country. Through a blend of on-the-ground reporting and interviews, Clegg and Kennedy show how these operations found seed money and support, and how they hired staff, forged their missions, and navigated challenges from the pandemic to police intimidation to stand as the last bastion of collective truth—and keep local news in local hands.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689885 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Really Happens in Vegas: Discover the infamous city as you’ve never seen it before Author: James Patterson Narrator: Phil Morris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release date: December 7, 2023 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas - until now. Whether you're a Vegas regular or have only heard the city's tales through whispers, this book will surprise and astound you . . . It's not just the five-star dining, or the casinos, or the clubs, or the crowds. It's the electrifying chemistry of America's most round-the-clock city. In this dazzling 24-hour journey, James Patterson lifts the lid on America's notorious hub of gambling and excess. Fuelled by original interviews and in-depth reporting, What Happens in Vegas uncovers the vice, crime and entertainment that made Sin City an infamous desert mecca. This is Vegas as you've never seen it before, filled with unbelievable stories from the people who make the city tick, simmer - and even explode. PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON 'Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... there's no stopping his imagination' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW 'A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting' GUARDIAN 'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON ©2023 James Patterson (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/678557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trash Talk: The Only Book About Destroying Your Rivals That Isn't Total Garbage Author: Rafi Kohan Narrator: Rafi Kohan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 32 minutes Release date: December 5, 2023 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: “You’re mad at me, but I am killing you.”—NBA star Gary Payton “Find the hate.”—NFL star Warren Sapp “Why can’t you be more like Rafi Kohan?”—your mom, probably Whether in basketball, football, or MMA, athletes talk trash to each other—and sometimes to fans—like it’s their job. And in some ways, it is: sports only matter if we decide to care about them. And insulting your opponent, or playing the heel, is probably the fastest route to making someone care. Talking smack is as old as the bible; it’s perhaps the original sport. But until now, there’s never been a book about it.   In this lively, often hilarious history, Rafi Kohan interviews some of the world’s top competitors—on the petty rivalries and mind games that fuel them. He talks to point guards and soccer strikers, cricketers and insult comedians, forming a theory along the way about the surprising and influential role that name-calling plays in our world.   Brilliantly original and wide-ranging, Trash Talk is a book for sports fans, culture mavens, or anyone looking to get an edge.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695330 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winning the Room: Public Speaking Skills for Unforgettable Storytelling Author: Jonathan Pease Narrator: Grant Cartwright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: October 24, 2023 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: Win in every room. Cultivate an authentic connection with your audience, no matter what. Conquer your public speaking fears, learn how to be likable, how to present for work, how to give compelling pitch meetings, and how to be a person who wins through highly effective communication techniques. Winning the Room teaches public speaking skills applicable to everybody, in any situation. Become a great public speaker with guidance from an expert. Do you get nervous before a presentation? Do you find yourself rambling and losing your point? In Winning the Room, award-winning creative and communications director, thought leader, and author Jonathan Pease (JP) uses road-tested techniques to take you on a fun, yet practical journey to becoming a fearless storyteller people buy from—emotionally and financially. In Winning the Room, find: a tight, actionable, and memorable system for how to build trust and be great at different types of public speaking moments; how to turn nervous energy into passion and charisma that people engage with; and how to apply these skills to various settings like keynotes, pitch meetings, presentations, and everyday conversations with friends and family. If you liked Cues, Everyday Business Storytelling, or Your Story Well Told, you'll love Winning the Room.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693965 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Leader's Guide to Speaking with Presence: How to Project Confidence, Conviction, and Authority Author: John Baldoni Narrator: Milton Bagby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 20 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: Whether in a meeting or a presentation, a watercooler conversation or a formal speech, a leader’s most important job is to. Your idea may be groundbreaking. The potential profits might be exhilarating. The time to act may be right now, but if you’re not able to craft and deliver a clear message that doesn’t lead the audience to gain your perspective, that can be the difference between your pitch being transformational and becoming forgettable. Executive coach and leadership expert John Baldoni provides this concise tool kit containing more than 100 practical tips for creating and communicating meaningful messages with presence and authority. In The Leader's Guide to Speaking with Presence, you will discover how to: - Present their ideas clearly and provide context - Radiate confidence and put the audience at ease - Refine their delivery - Use stories to inform, involve, and inspire - Leverage the energy of any room - Convey optimism tempered with reality to gain buy-in - Turn PowerPoint presentations into performances When a leader learns to own the room with an authentic and persuasive speech, the audience will become putty in their hands. The Leader's Guide to Speaking with Presence helps leaders achieve the kind of genuine presence that evolves into lasting trust and quantifiable influence.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693963 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Write Fast Under Pressure Author: Philip Vassallo Narrator: Kevin Scollin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: Anyone who regularly deals with work-related writing deadlines knows the kind of paralysis that can take over when there's too much to accomplish and not enough time to compose a clear sentence. This indispensable guide reveals the easy, efficient, and confidence-building four-part process for keeping up and being productive--even under tight time constraints and concentration-sapping obstacles. The key lies in the mnemonic DASH: - Direction--hitting the ground running with a sense of urgency - Acceleration--writing on the fly with a “beat-the-clock” mindset and an attitude that prizes volume over perfection - Strength--holding fast in the midst of chaos by employing a sensible quality control system and creating an environment conducive to writing - Health--assuming a proactive stance by prioritizing work and preventing emergencies to minimize future pressures   Filled with helpful tools and time-saving techniques, How to Write Fast Under Pressure reveals how this immediately usable approach can help anyone can break through writer's block and write faster and better to meet any deadline. Accompanying figures are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700973 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Always Take Notes: Advice from some of the world's greatest writers Author: Simon Akam, Rachel Lloyd Narrator: Simon Akam, Rachel Lloyd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 12, 2023 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: 'Inspiring' - Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of Write It All Down 'Fascinating and useful' - Joe Moran, author of First You Write A Sentence Bestselling and award-winning authors share the secrets to their success, and the hard lessons they have learnt along the way. Where do the best ideas come from? How do you stay motivated? What does it take to become a published author? And how do you actually make money from your writing? For over five years the hosts of Always Take Notes podcast have posed their nosiest questions to some of the world's greatest writers. The result is a compendium of frank and frequently entertaining guidance for living a creative life. From the early failures that shaped them to the daily challenges of writing and the habits that keep them on track, literary luminaries offer guidance to inspire. Featuring: Alexander McCall Smith, Anne Enright, Candice Carty-Williams, Christina Lamb, Colin Thubron, Colum McCann, David Mitchell, Elif Shafak, George Packer, Hadley Freeman, Hollie McNish, Ian McEwan, Ian Rankin, Irvine Welsh, Jeffrey Archer, Joanne Harris, Kate Mosse, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Kit de Waal, Louise Doughty, Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Maggie Fergusson, Mark Haddon, Marlon James, Max Hastings, May Jeong, Merve Emre, Monica Ali, Niall Ferguson, Nikesh Shukla, Oliver Bullough, Orlando Figes, Patrick Kingsley, Rory Stewart, Rosie Nixon, Ruth Ozeki, Ruth Padel, Sam Knight, Samanth Subramanian, Samira Shackle, Sara Baume, Sebastian Junger, Simon Lancaster, Simon Scarrow, Stig Abell, Terri White, Tessa Hadley, Tim Rice, Toby Young, Tracy Chevalier, William Boyd, William Dalrymple, and many more...

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676048 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Word Nerds Unite!: The Fascinating Stories Behind 200 Words and Phrases Author: Webb Garrison Narrator: Stu Gray Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 10, 2023 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: Why are spectacularly successful movies called blockbusters? Why does 'putting your best foot forward' mean you hope to make a good impression? Why is rowdy and prankish behavior called horseplay and what does it have to do with the rarity of horses? Word Nerds Unite! shares 200 fascinating word meanings for fans of Wordle, Scrabble, and other word games. You've probably used words or phrases like these without giving them a second thought. But you'll be surprised and interested to discover the fascinating and sometimes curious origins to these fun sayings! In Word Nerds Unite! you'll find: - 200 quirky, interesting words, phrases, and colloquial terms - Backstory for these colorful sayings still used today - How some of our favorite expressions have evolved through the years You'll discover such fascinating word and phrase origins for: - handwriting on the wall - play for keeps - raining cats and dogs - break the ice - bull's eye - and many more!   Word Nerds Unite! is perfect for word lovers, Wordle enthusiasts, homeschoolers, and anyone curious about the illuminating history of 200 words that pepper our everyday dialogue and how they gained contemporary use. Organized by subject, each chapter begins with a quote, an introductory paragraph, and a list of what you'll discover!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676026 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Perfect Story: How to Tell Stories that Inform, Influence, and Inspire Author: Karen Eber Narrator: Karen Eber, Ernie Russell, Lisa Larsen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: October 3, 2023 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: Read by the author. 'Come for the engrossing content, and stay for the lessons that might just change how you talk, write, and lead.”  —Adam Grant Learn how to take any story and make it perfect—from storytelling expert Karen Eber, whose popular TED Talk on the subject continues to be a source of inspiration for millions. What makes a story perfect? How do you tell the perfect story for any occasion? We live in a story world. Stories are a memorable and engaging way to differentiate yourself, build connection and trust, create new thinking, bring meaning to data, and even influence decision-making. But how do you turn a good story into a great story that informs, influences, and inspires? In The Perfect Story, Karen Eber—leadership consultant, professional keynote storyteller, and TED speaker—shares the science of storytelling to teach you to: - Leverage the Five Factory Settings of the Brain to hack the art of storytelling - Build a toolkit of endless story ideas - Define the audience for your story - Apply a memorable story structure - Engage senses and emotions - Tell stories with data - Avoid common storytelling mistakes - Use your body to tell dynamic stories - Ensure your story doesn't manipulate - Navigate and embrace the vulnerability of storytelling Without relying on complicated models or one-size-fits-all prescriptions, this book makes storytelling accessible with practical and impactful steps for anyone to tell the perfect story for any occasion. Through interview vignettes, The Perfect Story also shares approaches from different storytellers, including the Sundance Institute cofounder, an executive producer of The Moth, the former creative director at Pixar, the TED Radio Hour podcast host, and many more. Whether you are leading a team, giving a presentation, hosting a podcast, selling a product or service, interviewing for a job, or giving a toast at a wedding, The Perfect Story will help you take your stories and make them perfect. Images and checklists are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695338 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The United States of English: The American Language from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century Author: Rosemarie Ostler Narrator: Christa Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 9 minutes Release date: September 12, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: The story of how English became American—and how it became Southern, Bostonian, Californian, African American, Chicano, elite, working-class, urban, rural, and everything in between By the time of the Revolution, the English that Americans spoke was recognizably different from the British variety. Americans added dozens of new words to the language, either borrowed from Native Americans (raccoon, persimmon, caucus) or created from repurposed English (backwoods, cane brake, salt lick). Americans had their own pronunciations (bath rhymed with hat, not hot) and their own spelling (honor, not honour), not to mention a host of new expressions that grew out of the American landscape and culture (blaze a trail, back track, pull up stakes). Americans even invented their own slang, like stiff as a ringbolt to mean drunk. American English has continued to grow and change ever since. The United States of English tells the engrossing tale of how the American language evolved over four hundred years, explaining both how and why it changed and which parts of the 'mother tongue' it preserved (I guess was heard in the British countryside long before it became a typical Americanism). Plentiful examples of the American vernacular, past and present, bring the language to life and make for an engaging as well as enlightening listen.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692363 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Perfekt Hochdeutsch sprechen: Stimmklang und Ausdrucksweise verbessern Author: Cornelius Beck Narrator: Cornelius Beck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 1, 2023 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: Natürlich, klar und professionell Hochdeutsch sprechen  Sie möchten in Ihrem Beruf und im gesellschaftlichen Leben vorankommen? Durch das Üben mit dem Hörbuch 'Perfekt Hochdeutsch sprechen' können Sie Ihre Stimme wie in Kinofilmen, Werbespots oder Abendnachrichten klingen lassen. Dabei bleibt Ihre warme und herzliche Art, die Sie aus Ihrem ursprünglichen Dialekt kennen, erhalten.    Ganz nebenbei können Sie spielerisch mitten im Alltag trainieren. Die einzelnen Lerneinheiten eignen sich besonders zum Hören auf Autofahrten, Spaziergängen oder während Sie etwas mit den Händen machen. Nach kürzester Zeit können Sie beim Medienkonsum oder Mitsingen deutschsprachiger Musik Klanggesetzmäßigkeiten erkennen, die das Hörbuch für Sie greifbar macht. Ihr Ohr wird automatisch anfangen, diese zu analysieren und zu speichern.   Sie lernen nicht nur die präzise und lebendige Artikulation, sondern auch, wie Sie Ihre Stimme mit neuen Klängen ausprobieren können, während Sie mit oder vor anderen sprechen. Sie fühlen sich dabei wie ein vergnügter Tourist, der nach dem Weg fragt und sich auf ein spannendes Spiel der Klangunterschiede einlässt.    Dafür müssen Sie sich nicht verstellen oder Ihren Dialekt unterdrücken. 'Perfekt Hochdeutsch sprechen' führt Sie in eine neue Variante Ihres Stimmklangs hinein und hilft Ihnen, sich dort wohl zu fühlen. So können Sie Ihre Identität im Dialekt und in der Standardsprache ausdrücken und wahlweise Ihre Zugehörigkeit zur Heimatregion oder zum gesamten deutschsprachigen Raum unterstreichen. Sie beherrschen dann zwei Dialekte und können Ihren Ursprungsdialekt bei passender Gelegenheit selbstbewusst zur Auflockerung einsetzen.    Investieren Sie in Ihre Zukunft und beginnen Sie jetzt, mit 'Perfekt Hochdeutsch sprechen' Ihren Stimmklang und Ihre Ausdrucksweise auf ein professionelles Niveau zu heben. Beschenken Sie Ihr Publikum mit einem angenehmen Klang und überzeugen Sie mit Ihrer klaren und natürlichen Aussprache!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/693795 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The One-Idea Rule: An Efficient Way to Improve Your Writing at School and Work Author: Mark Rennella PhD Narrator: Mark Rennella Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 29, 2023 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: After a thirty-year career as a writer, instructor, and editor, Mark Rennella has crafted a battle-tested method to help students and young professionals who want to improve their writing: the One-Idea Rule, anchored on the assertion that every component of a successful piece of writing should express only one idea. With The One-Idea Rule, writers embarking on their adult lives and professional journeys will have a reliable methodology they can easily remember and count on for all of their writing tasks, as well as increased confidence about the cogency of their writing and its potential for impact in the public sphere. Most advice about writing looks like a long laundry list of dos and don'ts. For those already accomplished as writers, these lists can be a helpful addition to an already-developed communication style. But for teens starting college and young professionals entering the workforce, it can be challenging to wield such complex advice to tackle increasingly demanding writing assignments. The One-Idea Rule is a writing primer aligned and empathetic with any young writer's needs.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679998 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots Author: Joseph Twadell Shipley Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 22, 2023 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: There are no direct records of the original Indo-European speech. By comparing the vocabularies of its various descendants, however, it is possible to reconstruct the basic Indo-European roots with considerable confidence. In The Origins of English Words, Shipley catalogues these proposed roots and follows the often devious, always fascinating, process by which some of their offshoots have grown. Anecdotal, eclectic, and always enthusiastic, The Origins of English Words is a diverting expedition beyond linguistics into literature, history, folklore, anthropology, philosophy, and science.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/690735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Trauma Beat: A Case for Re-Thinking the Business of Bad News Author: Tamara Cherry Narrator: Tamara Cherry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: August 15, 2023 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: A groundbreaking and thorough examination of the trauma caused by the media covering crimes, both to victims and journalists, from a respected journalist and victim advocate In The Trauma Beat, an eye-opening combination of investigative journalism and memoir, former big-city crime reporter Tamara Cherry calls on her award-winning skills as a journalist to examine the impact of the media on trauma survivors and the impact of trauma on members of the media. As Tamara documents the experiences of those who were forced to suffer on the public stage, she is confronted by everything she got wrong on the crime beat. Covering murders and traffic fatalities to sexual violence and mass violence, Cherry exposes a system set up to fail trauma survivors and journalists. Why do some families endure a swell of unwanted attention after the murder of a loved one, while others suffer from a lack of attention? What is it like to have a microphone shoved in your face seconds after escaping the latest mass shooting? What is the lasting impact on the reporter holding that microphone? The Trauma Beat explores these issues with the raw, reflective detail of a journalist moving from ignorance to understanding and shame to healing.