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Sisters in Science by Olivia Campbell

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/743496 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/743496] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sisters in Science Author: Olivia Campbell Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: December 31, 2024 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary true story of four women pioneers in physics during World War II and their daring escape out of Nazi Germany In the 1930s, Germany was a hotbed of scientific thought. But after the Nazis took power, Jewish and female citizens were forced out of their academic positions. Hedwig Kohn, Lise Meitner, Hertha Sponer and Hildegard Stücklen were eminent in their fields, but they had no choice but to flee due to their Jewish ancestry or anti-Nazi sentiments. Their harrowing journey out of Germany became a life-and-death situation that required Herculean efforts of friends and other prominent scientists. Lise fled to Sweden, where she made a groundbreaking discovery in nuclear physics, and the others fled to the United States, where they brought advanced physics to American universities. No matter their destination, each woman revolutionized the field of physics when all odds were stacked against them, galvanizing young women to do the same. Well researched and written with cinematic prose, Sisters in Science brings these trailblazing women to life and shows us how sisterhood and scientific curiosity can transcend borders and persist—flourish, even—in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.

Naples 1944: War, Liberation and Chaos by Keith Lowe

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718662 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718662] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Naples 1944: War, Liberation and Chaos Author: Keith Lowe Narrator: Jot Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 26 minutes Release date: October 11, 2024 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: The Second World War destroyed countless cities in Europe and Asia. Naples 1944 is the story of the first major European city to be liberated by the Allies. The book describes not only what happened to Naples when the scourge of war lashed down upon it, but also, crucially, what happened next. This is the first major history of wartime Naples to appear in the English language. It fills a glaring gap in the British and American historiography of the war and shares a hoard of new stories – some of them truly shocking – that have never yet been published in any language. When the Allies arrived in late 1943, Naples had already suffered a brutal German occupation and suffered reprisals from the city’s heroic resistance and uprisings. This did not save it from the merciless Allied bombing. The city was on its knees with widespread suffering and squalor. Criminal gangs prospered, as did typhus, starvation and soaring prices on the black market. Much of the female population was forced into part-time prostitution simply to obtain food. Then Vesuvius erupted. Lowe’s gripping and powerful book places Naples right at the heart of Italian history. What happened in this city was not a mere sideshow to bigger events taking place further north, it was central to the story of the country as a whole. Neapolitans resisted Fascism just as the Florentines, the Bolognese, and the Milanese did. They suffered just as northerners did, and they longed as much for constitutional rebirth. The heroism and sacrifice that took place in Naples were harbingers of what would later happen throughout Italy – as were the compromise and corruption of ideals that came after the Allies took control. Naples 1944 is original and humane history at its very best, and a book which shows that Neapolitan story is the Italian story.

A History of Britain in Ten Enemies by Terry Deary

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736816 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736816] to listen full audiobooks. Title: A History of Britain in Ten Enemies Author: Terry Deary Narrator: Toby Longworth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 14 minutes Release date: October 10, 2024 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A ridiculously funny history of Britain for adults from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Horrible Histories, perfect for fans of Unruly by David Mitchell. Ah, Britain. So special. The greatest nation on earth, some say. And we did it all on our own. Didn’t we? As it happens Britannia got its name from the Romans, and for the past two centuries we have been ruled by Germans. As Horrible Histories author Terry Deary argues, nations and their leaders are defined by the enemies they make. - Elizabeth I would count as a minor royal without the Spanish Armada - Without the Nazis, Churchill would be remembered as an opposition windbag - The surprisingly sadistic Boudica would be forgotten if it weren't for the Roman Ninth Legion And after all, every nation sometimes needs a bit of unifying Blitz spirit (although in an ideal world, we wouldn’t have accidentally let Corporal Hitler go in the first place). The British have a proud history of choosing their enemies, from the Romans to the Germans. You might even say those enemies made Britain what it is today... A History of Britain in Ten Enemies is a witty, whistlestop tour of British history that will have you laughing as you find out what they didn't teach you in school. 'If you could take just one history book to a desert island, this would be it. Laugh out loud funny... Pure joy' Conn Iggulden 'Ram-packed with mind-blowing facts, hilarious characters, and little-known tales' Dan Schreiber 'Playful, cheeky, and very clever, this is a book for anyone who ever wished there was a Horrible Histories for grown-ups' Kate Lister ©2024 Terry Deary (P)2024 Penguin Audio

How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music by Alison Fensterstock, National Public Radio, Inc.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739131 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739131] to listen full audiobooks. Title: How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music Author: Alison Fensterstock, National Public Radio, Inc. Narrator: Alison Fensterstock, Chanté McCormick, Inés del Castillo, Ann Powers, Janina Edwards, Hillary Huber, Maggie-Meg Reed Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 1, 2024 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: The audiobook edition of How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History brings listeners closer than ever to their creative heroes. Featuring rare interview excerpts with Nina Simone, Sinead O’Connor, Lucinda Williams, Joni Mitchell, Taylor Swift, Solange, and many more. NPR’s launch of the multi-platform series Turning the Tables in 2017, suddenly pushed more women onto “Best of” lists and into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. With How Women Made Music, acclaimed critic and TtT co-founder Ann Powers and contributor Alison Fensterstock draw from every Turning the Tables season and the full 50-years of NPR archives, to bring a vibrant, entertaining history of women in folk, rock, rap, hip hop, salsa, bubblegum pop, and much more.  The audiobook version features: ·        Joan Baez discussing nonviolence as a musical principle in 1971 ·        Nina Simone, in 2001, reflecting on how she developed the edge in her voice as a tool against racism ·        Patti Smith describing art as her “jealous mistress” in 1976 ·        Taylor Swift, in 2012, talking about early uncertainty in her music career ·        Odetta, in 2005, explaining how shifting from classical to folk music allowed her to express her fury over Jim Crow Destined to become a classic, this audiobook is not only a vital record of history, it will spark creativity, inspiration, and awe in hearing how musical lives are maintained and favorite songs are born. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years by Sunil Amrith

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733924 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733924] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years Author: Sunil Amrith Narrator: Esh Alladi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: September 26, 2024 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In this paradigm-shifting global history of how humanity has reshaped the planet, and the planet has shaped human history, Sunil Amrith twins the stories of environment and Empire, of genocide and eco-cide, of the expansion of human freedom and its costs. Drawing on an extraordinarily rich diversity of primary sources, he reckons with the ruins of Portuguese silver mining in Peru, British gold mining in South Africa, and oil extraction in Central Asia. He explores the railways and highways that brought humans to new terrains of battle against each other and against nature. Amrith’s account of the ways in which the First and Second World Wars involved the massive mobilization not only of men, but of other natural resources from around the globe, provides an essential new way of understanding war as an irreversible reshaping of the planet. He also reveals the reality of migration as consequence of environmental harm. The imperial, globe-spanning pursuit of profit, joined with new forms of energy and new possibilities of freedom from hunger and discomfort, freedom to move and explore, has brought change to every inch of the Earth. Amrith relates, on the largest canvas, a mind-altering epic – vibrant with stories, characters, and vivid images – in which humanity might find the collective wisdom to save itself. 'Sunil Amrith has given us the most readable global environmental history yet... a towering achievement and a joy to read' - J. R. McNeil 'The Burning Earth is as beautiful as it is indispensable, as breathtaking as it is devastating. It answers questions most of us have been too daft even to ask. It will set you on fire' - Jill Lepore, author of These Truths: A History of the United States 'A devastating panorama of human folly, a poetic meditation on how the search for freedom from nature undermined the very conditions for life on earth. Beautifully written, Sunil Amrith’s global and long-term view is crucial to understanding the environmental predicaments we are in, and, perhaps, to restore a distraught world. A must read for anyone concerned with the state of the planet' - Sven Beckert, author of Empire of Cotton 'Memorable and mesmerizing. Sunil Amrith has gifted us a page-turner of a book, written with passionate lucidity' - Rob Nixon, author of Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor ©2024 Sunil Amrith (P)2024 Penguin Audio