Doesn't November
always go by incredibly fast? Between stocking up on food for Thanksgiving and making plans for all the upcoming holiday travel (a.k.a. not knowing how to use my remaining vacation days), the holiday season requires a lot of prepping. On top of the usual hustle and bustle, I feel like this November has felt particularly busy here at Audible. We’ve debuted Destination True Crime (P.S. you have to listen to this conversation hosted by editor Kat), released a ton of fantastic interviews, and I’ve recently moved desks! While that last bit may only affect me, my point still stands. November is busy. And though we only have one month left in 2019, let’s see what else we can accomplish before the end of the year is upon us. Here’s to keeping busy, my friends.
- Michael, Audible editor
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For the Love of Men
- From Toxic to a More Mindful Masculinity
- De: Liz Plank
- Narrado por: Liz Plank
- Duración: 10 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 600
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 526
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 522
A nonfiction investigation into masculinity, For the Love of Men provides actionable steps for how to be a man in the modern world, while also exploring how being a man in the world has evolved.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Important and thought provoking
- De David Tanner en 09-28-19
It's party time
Liz Plank’s nonfiction exploration of masculinity, For the Love of Men, should be required listening for men everywhere. I was recently overjoyed to sit down with the award-winning journalist, and she’s by far one of the most intelligent people I’ve had the honor to chat with. I’m still blown away by everything she’s shared. Listen in on our conversation as Liz shifts the gender discussion to include men, offers some actionable next steps for those of us who want to do better, and invites us all to a little party called feminism.
You're Invited
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Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?
- Big Questions from Tiny Mortals
- De: Caitlin Doughty
- Narrado por: Caitlin Doughty
- Duración: 4 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,478
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3,986
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,968
In Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?, Doughty blends her mortician’s knowledge of the body and the intriguing history behind common misconceptions about corpses to offer factual, hilarious, and candid answers to 35 distinctive questions posed by her youngest fans. In her inimitable voice, Doughty details lore and science of what happens to, and inside, our bodies after we die. Why do corpses groan? What causes bodies to turn colors during decomposition? And why do hair and nails appear longer after death?
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5 out of 5 stars
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There is just something with Caitlin Doughty...
- De Elijah en 09-21-19
Kids ask the darndest things
But overall, I think they’re actually onto something. In Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?¸ best-selling author and mortician Caitlin Doughty takes some time to answer some of the more creative questions children pose about death. I think editor Rachel described it best: Dressed up as an entertaining romp through an offbeat subculture—and yes, Doughty’s pitch perfect narration is hugely entertaining!—it’s secretly a guide for how to become more comfortable with something we’ll all inevitably have to face one day 💀.
RIP
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The Hidden History of Holidays
- De: Hannah Harvey, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Hannah Harvey
- Duración: 8 h y 3 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,116
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 970
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 962
From Halloween costumes to patriotic parades to belly-busting meals, every holiday tradition tells a unique story—one encoded in symbols and layered meanings that stretch back over the centuries. In 19 lectures, professional storyteller Dr. Hannah B. Harvey takes listeners through the seasons and investigates the surprising stories behind seemingly odd holiday traditions.
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3 out of 5 stars
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An enjoyable listen, but a few inaccuracies
- De Kristopher willis en 12-17-19
It's the best time of the year
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, there’s no better time to take a step back and think about where our holiday traditions come from. We all recognize traditions, but does anyone actually know where they came from? In The Hidden History of Holidays, Dr. Hannah Harvey takes some time to explore those very questions. Focusing on the social, political, and performative aspects of our favorite holiday rituals, you’ll likely never look at your holiday décor or Thanksgiving feast the same way again.
Happy Holidays
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Sissy
- A Coming-of-Gender Story
- De: Jacob Tobia
- Narrado por: Jacob Tobia
- Duración: 11 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 760
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 678
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 675
As a young child in North Carolina, Jacob Tobia wasn't the wrong gender, they just had too much of the stuff. Barbies? Yes. Playing with bugs? Absolutely. Getting muddy? Please. Princess dresses? You betcha. Jacob wanted it all, but because they were "a boy", they were told they could only have the masculine half. Acting feminine labelled them "a sissy" and brought social isolation. It took Jacob years to discover that being "a sissy" isn't something to be ashamed of. It's a source of pride.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Groundbreaking
- De Rowan Coulter en 03-20-19
Remembering the trans community
A few weeks back, we took some time here at Audible to observe Transgender Awareness week, where we celebrated, educated one another, and discussed topics relating to trans health, safety, and rights. But we also took some time to remember and honor the lives of those who lost their lives to anti-transgender violence. Though we’ve come a long way from the first Transgender Day of Remembrance in 1999, we still have a lot of work to do in support of the trans community. To celebrate the diversity of the trans experience, our editors pulled together this list of memoirs that run the gamut from earnest to irreverent, and heartbreaking to hilarious.
Never Forget
New in Nonfiction
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The Witches Are Coming
- De: Lindy West
- Narrado por: Lindy West
- Duración: 6 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,164
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,890
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,878
From the moment powerful men started falling to the #MeToo movement, the lamentations began: This is feminism gone too far, this is injustice, this is a witch hunt. In The Witches Are Coming, firebrand author of the New York Times best-selling memoir and now critically acclaimed Hulu TV series Shrill Lindy West turns that refrain on its head. You think this is a witch hunt? Fine. You've got one.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Starts strong then wanders
- De Dawn en 01-09-20
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Sandworm
- A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers
- De: Andy Greenberg
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
- Duración: 12 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,117
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,764
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,760
In 2014, the world witnessed the start of a mysterious series of cyberattacks. Targeting American utility companies, NATO, and electric grids in Eastern Europe, the strikes grew ever more brazen. They culminated in the summer of 2017, when the malware known as NotPetya was unleashed, penetrating, disrupting, and paralyzing some of the world's largest businesses—from drug manufacturers to software developers to shipping companies. At the attack's epicenter in Ukraine, ATMs froze. The railway and postal systems shut down. Hospitals went dark.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thru the eyes of the Sandworm's hunters and prey
- De ndru1 en 11-12-19
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The Suspect
- An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle
- De: Kent Alexander, Kevin Salwen
- Narrado por: Paul Michael
- Duración: 14 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 801
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 704
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 705
On July 27, 1996, a hapless former cop turned hypervigilant security guard named Richard Jewell spotted a suspicious bag in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park, the town square of the 1996 Summer Games. Inside was a bomb, the largest of its kind in FBI and ATF history. Minutes later, the bomb remotely detonated by the attacker amid a crowd of 50,000 people. But thanks to Jewell, it only killed two and wounded 111, not the hundreds who authorities estimated could have otherwise died. With the eyes of the world on Atlanta, the games continued.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Kudos !
- De Tyree en 11-24-19
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John Safran vs The Occult
- De: John Safran
- Narrado por: John Safran
- Duración: 3 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 16
John Safran has fallen in with the wrong crowd, again. He has spent months among sorcerers, satanists, and exorcists and he's spilling the beans in a new podcast. Forget gentle white witches and tarot card readers. John packs his bag and fearlessly heads off to places where black magic leads not only to exorcisms but… murder. He flies to the US and investigates a gang who murdered a teenage girl for disturbing their satanic shrine. He sails to remote islands in Vanuatu, where laws have been passed to quash witchcraft and contravening them can lead to a public hanging or exile.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting and satisfying
- De Brendan en 12-03-19
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The Witches Are Coming
- De: Lindy West
- Narrado por: Lindy West
- Duración: 6 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,164
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,890
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,878
From the moment powerful men started falling to the #MeToo movement, the lamentations began: This is feminism gone too far, this is injustice, this is a witch hunt. In The Witches Are Coming, firebrand author of the New York Times best-selling memoir and now critically acclaimed Hulu TV series Shrill Lindy West turns that refrain on its head. You think this is a witch hunt? Fine. You've got one.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Starts strong then wanders
- De Dawn en 01-09-20
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Sandworm
- A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers
- De: Andy Greenberg
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
- Duración: 12 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,117
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,764
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,760
In 2014, the world witnessed the start of a mysterious series of cyberattacks. Targeting American utility companies, NATO, and electric grids in Eastern Europe, the strikes grew ever more brazen. They culminated in the summer of 2017, when the malware known as NotPetya was unleashed, penetrating, disrupting, and paralyzing some of the world's largest businesses—from drug manufacturers to software developers to shipping companies. At the attack's epicenter in Ukraine, ATMs froze. The railway and postal systems shut down. Hospitals went dark.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thru the eyes of the Sandworm's hunters and prey
- De ndru1 en 11-12-19
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The Suspect
- An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle
- De: Kent Alexander, Kevin Salwen
- Narrado por: Paul Michael
- Duración: 14 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 801
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 704
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 705
On July 27, 1996, a hapless former cop turned hypervigilant security guard named Richard Jewell spotted a suspicious bag in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park, the town square of the 1996 Summer Games. Inside was a bomb, the largest of its kind in FBI and ATF history. Minutes later, the bomb remotely detonated by the attacker amid a crowd of 50,000 people. But thanks to Jewell, it only killed two and wounded 111, not the hundreds who authorities estimated could have otherwise died. With the eyes of the world on Atlanta, the games continued.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Kudos !
- De Tyree en 11-24-19
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John Safran vs The Occult
- De: John Safran
- Narrado por: John Safran
- Duración: 3 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 16
John Safran has fallen in with the wrong crowd, again. He has spent months among sorcerers, satanists, and exorcists and he's spilling the beans in a new podcast. Forget gentle white witches and tarot card readers. John packs his bag and fearlessly heads off to places where black magic leads not only to exorcisms but… murder. He flies to the US and investigates a gang who murdered a teenage girl for disturbing their satanic shrine. He sails to remote islands in Vanuatu, where laws have been passed to quash witchcraft and contravening them can lead to a public hanging or exile.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting and satisfying
- De Brendan en 12-03-19
About the Editor
With a broad range of interests, it’s hard to guess what Michael’s going to listen to next. Although he likes to get his ears into a little bit of everything, some of his favorite listens deal with environmental issues, gender studies, and LGBTQ+ topics. Follow him on Twitter @mikecollina.