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Why Does He Do That?
- Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
- Written by: Lundy Bancroft
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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He says he loves you. So...why does he do that? You've asked yourself this question again and again....
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The only book you need to understand abuse
- By Anon Ymous on 2020-10-23
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Ordinary Men
- Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
- Written by: Christopher R. Browning
- Narrated by: Kevin Gallagher
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Now available in audio for the first time, Christopher R. Browning’s shocking account of how a unit of average middle-aged Germans became the cold-blooded murderers of tens of thousands of Jews - now with a new afterword and additional photographs....
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good book - hard to digest
- By Dallas J Hoday on 2021-03-17
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Unspeakable
- Surviving My Childhood and Finding My Voice
- Written by: Jessica Willis Fisher
- Narrated by: Jessica Fisher
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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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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An absolutely harrowing but also inspiring story
- By Emma01 on 2024-02-15
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
- And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook -- What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing
- Written by: Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz
- Narrated by: Chris Kipiniak
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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How does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover? In the classic The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry explains what happens to the brains of children exposed to extreme stress and shares their lessons of courage, humanity, and hope....
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Didn’t know what to expect
- By Anonymous User on 2020-10-12
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Psychopath Free: Expanded Edition
- Recovering from Emotionally Abusive Relationships with Narcissists, Sociopaths & Other Toxic People
- Written by: Jackson MacKenzie
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The psychopath carefully selects the most heartbreaking way to abandon you. Psychopath Free will help you out of the darkness so that you can begin making better choices....
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Light bulb moment that allowed me to start healing
- By Meredith Schuurman on 2019-01-16
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Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away
- Written by: Gary Chapman
- Narrated by: Chris Fabry
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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When you said, “I do”, you entered marriage with high hopes, dreaming it would be supremely happy. You never intended for it to be miserable....
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Sound advice, but too much “God”
- By SaraFDJ on 2021-08-06
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Why Does He Do That?
- Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
- Written by: Lundy Bancroft
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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He says he loves you. So...why does he do that? You've asked yourself this question again and again....
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The only book you need to understand abuse
- By Anon Ymous on 2020-10-23
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Ordinary Men
- Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
- Written by: Christopher R. Browning
- Narrated by: Kevin Gallagher
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Now available in audio for the first time, Christopher R. Browning’s shocking account of how a unit of average middle-aged Germans became the cold-blooded murderers of tens of thousands of Jews - now with a new afterword and additional photographs....
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good book - hard to digest
- By Dallas J Hoday on 2021-03-17
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Unspeakable
- Surviving My Childhood and Finding My Voice
- Written by: Jessica Willis Fisher
- Narrated by: Jessica Fisher
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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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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An absolutely harrowing but also inspiring story
- By Emma01 on 2024-02-15
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
- And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook -- What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing
- Written by: Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz
- Narrated by: Chris Kipiniak
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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How does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover? In the classic The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry explains what happens to the brains of children exposed to extreme stress and shares their lessons of courage, humanity, and hope....
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Didn’t know what to expect
- By Anonymous User on 2020-10-12
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Psychopath Free: Expanded Edition
- Recovering from Emotionally Abusive Relationships with Narcissists, Sociopaths & Other Toxic People
- Written by: Jackson MacKenzie
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The psychopath carefully selects the most heartbreaking way to abandon you. Psychopath Free will help you out of the darkness so that you can begin making better choices....
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Light bulb moment that allowed me to start healing
- By Meredith Schuurman on 2019-01-16
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Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away
- Written by: Gary Chapman
- Narrated by: Chris Fabry
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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When you said, “I do”, you entered marriage with high hopes, dreaming it would be supremely happy. You never intended for it to be miserable....
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Sound advice, but too much “God”
- By SaraFDJ on 2021-08-06
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Cobalt Red
- How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
- Written by: Siddharth Kara
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mining, as told through the testimonies of the Congolese people themselves....
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So important.
- By Kaitlin M on 2023-03-13
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
- Why Violence Has Declined
- Written by: Steven Pinker
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 36 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think we live in the most violent age ever seen....
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Better read than listened to
- By Mike Reiter on 2018-01-02
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The Longest Race
- Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team
- Written by: Kara Goucher, Mary Pilon
- Narrated by: Kara Goucher, Mary Pilon
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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In this unvarnished and affecting memoir, Olympian Kara Goucher reveals her experience of living through and speaking out about one of the biggest scandals in running....
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Kara’s Brave, Vulnerable telling of her experience is a Gold Medal in my humble opinion!
- By kelly on 2023-03-17
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Out of the Shadows
- A Memoir
- Written by: Timea Nagy, Shannon Moroney
- Narrated by: A.J. Bridel
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Timea Nagy was 20 years old when she answered a newspaper ad in Budapest, Hungary, calling for young women to work as babysitters and housekeepers in Canada. Hired by what seemed like a legitimate recruitment agency, Timea had been lured by a ring of international human traffickers....
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Times Nagy is a hero!
- By Julia on 2020-07-06
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Co-Parenting with a Narcissistic Ex
- Strategies for Parallel Parenting When Your Toxic Ex Has Narcissism
- Written by: Kristen Thrasher
- Narrated by: Tanya Nakogee
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental condition in which those affected have a deep need for excessive admiration and attention, a lack of empathy for others, an inflated sense of their own importance, and troubled relationships....
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Silent Sisters
- A True Story
- Written by: Joanne Lee, Ann Cusack
- Narrated by: Melanie Crawley
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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For over 20 years, Joanne Lee's mother kept the remains of three newborn babies hidden in her wardrobe. For the first time since exposing her mother's crimes, Joanne breaks her silence over her family's horrific ordeal....
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So sad
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-11-30
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Days of Rage
- America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence
- Written by: Bryan Burrough
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 22 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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From the best-selling author of Public Enemies and The Big Rich, an explosive account of the decade-long battle between the FBI and the homegrown revolutionary movements of the 1970s. The FBI combated these groups and others as nodes in a single revolutionary underground....
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Brilliant
- By MGS on 2021-08-10
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On Killing
- The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
- Written by: Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
- Narrated by: Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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The revised and updated edition of Lt. Col. Dave Grossman's modern classic about the psychology of combat, hailed by the Washington Post as "an illuminating account of how soldiers learn to kill and how they live with the experiences of having killed"....
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A sensible eye opener
- By Andrew on 2018-09-26
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The Rebel
- Written by: Albert Camus
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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By one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The Rebel is an essay on revolution. As old regimes throughout the world collapse, this classic resonates as an ardent, eloquent, and supremely rational voice of conscience for our tumultuous times....
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Not the best of Camus
- By Reza on 2019-12-21
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Trauma and Recovery
- The Aftermath of Violence - from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
- Written by: Judith Lewis Herman MD
- Narrated by: Alison Mathews, Xe Sands
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Trauma and Recovery is revered as the seminal text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a broader political frame, Harvard psychiatrist Judith Herman argues that psychological trauma is inseparable from its social and political context....
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Unmasking the Covert Female Narcissist
- Breaking Free from Manipulation, Gaslighting, and Toxic Relationships
- Written by: Lucas Taylor
- Narrated by: Jesse Fick
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Have you ever felt inexplicably drained, bewildered, and manipulated in a relationship? Your understanding of these feelings begins with Unmasking the Covert Female Narcissist, a critical guide that delves into the hidden world of covert female narcissists....
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The Covert Passive-Aggressive Narcissist
- Recognizing the Traits and Finding Healing After Hidden Emotional and Psychological Abuse
- Written by: Debbie Mirza
- Narrated by: Debbie Mirza
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist is the most comprehensive and helpful audiobook on the topic of covert narcissism. This type of narcissism is one of the most damaging forms because the abuse is so hidden and so insidious....
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A Must-Read!
- By Paola Roberta Leporoni Freeg on 2020-02-22
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Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse, Gaslighting, Codependency and Complex PTSD (4 Books in 1)
- Workbook and Guide to Overcome Trauma, Toxic Relationships, ... and Recover from Unhealthy Relationships)
- Written by: Linda Hill
- Narrated by: S. L. Albert, Vicky David, Alene Sorensen
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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This groundbreaking book includes four books that will teach you from start to finish, everything you need to know about Narcissistic Abuse, Gaslighting, Codependency and Complex PTSD, as well as how to recover from each one of them....
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Excellent 4 books, in spite of the first book’s narrator
- By Renée Sessen on 2024-02-22
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The Verbally Abusive Relationship, Expanded Third Edition
- Written by: Patricia Evans
- Narrated by: Annette Romano
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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In this fully expanded and updated third edition of the best-selling classic, you learn why verbal abuse is more widespread than ever, and how you can deal with it....
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WOW
- By Viktorija on 2024-02-07
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Why We Fight
- The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace
- Written by: Christopher Blattman
- Narrated by: Landon Woodson
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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An acclaimed expert on violence and seasoned peacebuilder explains the five reasons why conflict (rarely) blooms into war, and how to interrupt that deadly process....
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Great book by a smart man
- By krystal on 2022-04-30
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When Love Hurts
- A Woman's Guide to Understanding Abuse in Relationships
- Written by: Jill Cory, Karen McAndless-Davis
- Narrated by: Emily Beresford
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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When Love Hurts can help answer your questions about whether you are experiencing abuse from a partner or unsure if your damaged relationship can be fixed, using exercises....
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A thoroughly researched definitive book on what an Abuser truly is.
- By Lizzy on 2023-05-27
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High Conflict
- Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out
- Written by: Amanda Ripley
- Narrated by: Amanda Ripley
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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In this book, New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist Amanda Ripley investigates how good people get captured by high conflict—and how they break free....
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Informative
- By Laura on 2022-02-16
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Empath & the Narcissist
- How to Overcome Narcissistic Abuse, Recover from PTSD, Codependency, and Gaslighting Manipulation. A Guide to Heal Childhood Trauma with Effective Exercises.
- Written by: Raven Scott
- Narrated by: Raven Scott
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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In this book, Raven has included firsthand tried-and-true meditations and exercises for you to recover and gain your sparkle back after narcissistic abuse....
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Awefull
- By Eric Humphrey on 2023-05-05
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How Civil Wars Start
- And How to Stop Them
- Written by: Barbara F. Walter
- Narrated by: Beth Hicks
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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A leading political scientist examines the dramatic rise in violent extremism around the globe and sounds the alarm on the increasing likelihood of a second civil war in the United States....
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Extremely insightful
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-02-19
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War: How Conflict Shaped Us
- Written by: Margaret MacMillan
- Narrated by: Deepti Gupta
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Is peace an aberration? The New York Times bestselling author of Paris 1919 offers a provocative view of war as an essential component of humanity....
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an excellent take on the human condition
- By John Veenstra on 2022-08-30
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Covert Narcissism
- Signs of a Covert Narcissist, Ways to Protect Yourself from Their Manipulation and How to Deal with Their Narcissism
- Written by: Louisa Cox
- Narrated by: Heidi Baker
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Covert narcissism is a hidden and concealed form of narcissism, making it all the more difficult for the abuser to be confronted or "outed" for their behavior....
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Trauma bonded
- By Angela W. on 2022-08-27
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The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
- A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
- Written by: Jeff Hobbs
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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A heartfelt, and riveting biography of the short life of a talented young man who escapes the slums of Newark for Yale University only to succumb to the dangers of the streets....
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Dans la Tête du Pervers Narcissique [Inside the Mind of a Narcissist]
- Battez-Le Sur Son Propre Terrain [Beat Him at His Own Game]
- Written by: Sofia M.
- Narrated by: Christine Gemenne
- Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Découvrez comment vous libérer de l’emprise d’un homme toxique et prendre un nouveau départ. Même si cela vous parait impossible pour le moment, vous pouvez y arriver si vous connaissez les règles de base du comportement narcissique....
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le titre porte a confusion
- By Nadia Lalancette on 2022-03-14
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When Violence Is the Answer
- Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake
- Written by: Tim Larkin
- Narrated by: Tim Larkin
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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In this essential new book, self-protection expert and former military intelligence officer Tim Larkin changes the way we think about violence in order to save our lives....
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Confused
- By david lanktree on 2023-09-24
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Decoy
- Written by: Robert Murphy
- Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth, Robert Murphy
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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For several years, a prolific predator haunted Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police had tried all their usual tactics to catch the ‘Clifton Rapist’, and public pressure was mounting. In 1979, a daring new plan was introduced. A small group of young female officers – some aged just 18 – put their lives on the line, walking the quiet residential roads late at night, acting as bait. Drawing on in-depth research and first-hand interviews with the women at the heart of the operation, Decoy is a dramatic retelling of one of the most groundbreaking agent provocateur stings in British history.
Written by: Robert Murphy
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Haunted Victory
- Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse and the Decades of Addiction That Followed
- Written by: Gil Merrick
- Narrated by: Gil Merrick
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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A small and effeminate boy bullied for years while growing up in an alcoholic family in suburban Cleveland Gil finds refuge in the equestrian world. A coach instills in him the dream of going to the Olympics and becomes his mentor, his guide and his predator. Gil survives rape, betrayals, setbacks, and the loss of family and friends all while on a quest to fulfill his dream. This book is not only about surviving; it's about the resilience of the human spirit and the pursuit of dreams against all odds.
Written by: Gil Merrick
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God? Why Didn't You Stop Him?
- Written by: Trevinna George
- Narrated by: Kris D
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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"What do you do when it seems as if the God you were taught about is “absent” to you? What if the man you loved and would do anything for, violated you and your trust? What if that man is a family member? What if that family member is your dad? You are broken, your relationships are destroyed, your life appears to be in pieces. Your thought process is destroyed, so you think. You don’t trust men anymore because your “earthly” dad messed that up for you. Not to mention your trust in a Man you were taught to believe in that you’ve never seen before, allowed it to happen.
Written by: Trevinna George
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Survivors Have Special Needs: On Set
- Written by: Hillary Hawkins, Jade McKenzie Stone
- Narrated by: Hillary Hawkins
- Length: 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Survivor on Set: The Aftermath of Sexual Abuse Book 1: Survivors Have Special Needs: On Set is a brief but detailed non-fiction manual to help Film & TV producers, cast & crew get a better understanding of what its like to be a sexual abuse survivor on set & provides helpful tips & suggestions on things you can do to help create a more supportive safe space for your actors who may struggle with what we call survivor moments when everyone else is okay. We have quotes from anonymous, anonymous actress & anonymous actor speaking from real life experience.
Written by: Hillary Hawkins, and others
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American Doom Loop
- Dispatches from a Troubled Nation, 1980s-2020s
- Written by: Dale Maharidge
- Narrated by: Lee Goettl
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Americans lived in a different reality in 1980: Vermont was the only state that let residents carry a concealed firearm without a permit. Twenty-four states now allow this—and numerous other gun laws have fallen by the wayside. When police were accused of wrongdoing, the default answer from society's arbiters was: "The police wouldn't lie." Editors steered clear of stories about rape and sexual violence. The word "homeless" wasn't in common use. The fabric of the middle class had not yet begun fraying.
Written by: Dale Maharidge
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The Chain
- Love, Betrayal, and the Sisterhood That Heals Us
- Written by: Chimene Suleyman
- Narrated by: Chimene Suleyman
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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In January 2017, Chimene Suleyman was on her way to an abortion clinic in Queens, New York with her boyfriend, the father of her nascent child. It was the last day they would spend together. In an extraordinary sequence of events, Chimene was to discover the truth of her boyfriend's life: that the man she’d loved had gaslit, lied to, stolen from, and painfully betrayed her and many others. In this spellbinding memoir, Suleyman exposes one man's control over many women and the trauma he left behind and celebrates the sisterhood that formed in his wake despite—and in spite of—him.
Written by: Chimene Suleyman
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Decoy
- Written by: Robert Murphy
- Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth, Robert Murphy
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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For several years, a prolific predator haunted Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police had tried all their usual tactics to catch the ‘Clifton Rapist’, and public pressure was mounting. In 1979, a daring new plan was introduced. A small group of young female officers – some aged just 18 – put their lives on the line, walking the quiet residential roads late at night, acting as bait. Drawing on in-depth research and first-hand interviews with the women at the heart of the operation, Decoy is a dramatic retelling of one of the most groundbreaking agent provocateur stings in British history.
Written by: Robert Murphy
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Haunted Victory
- Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse and the Decades of Addiction That Followed
- Written by: Gil Merrick
- Narrated by: Gil Merrick
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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A small and effeminate boy bullied for years while growing up in an alcoholic family in suburban Cleveland Gil finds refuge in the equestrian world. A coach instills in him the dream of going to the Olympics and becomes his mentor, his guide and his predator. Gil survives rape, betrayals, setbacks, and the loss of family and friends all while on a quest to fulfill his dream. This book is not only about surviving; it's about the resilience of the human spirit and the pursuit of dreams against all odds.
Written by: Gil Merrick
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God? Why Didn't You Stop Him?
- Written by: Trevinna George
- Narrated by: Kris D
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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"What do you do when it seems as if the God you were taught about is “absent” to you? What if the man you loved and would do anything for, violated you and your trust? What if that man is a family member? What if that family member is your dad? You are broken, your relationships are destroyed, your life appears to be in pieces. Your thought process is destroyed, so you think. You don’t trust men anymore because your “earthly” dad messed that up for you. Not to mention your trust in a Man you were taught to believe in that you’ve never seen before, allowed it to happen.
Written by: Trevinna George
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Survivors Have Special Needs: On Set
- Written by: Hillary Hawkins, Jade McKenzie Stone
- Narrated by: Hillary Hawkins
- Length: 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Survivor on Set: The Aftermath of Sexual Abuse Book 1: Survivors Have Special Needs: On Set is a brief but detailed non-fiction manual to help Film & TV producers, cast & crew get a better understanding of what its like to be a sexual abuse survivor on set & provides helpful tips & suggestions on things you can do to help create a more supportive safe space for your actors who may struggle with what we call survivor moments when everyone else is okay. We have quotes from anonymous, anonymous actress & anonymous actor speaking from real life experience.
Written by: Hillary Hawkins, and others
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American Doom Loop
- Dispatches from a Troubled Nation, 1980s-2020s
- Written by: Dale Maharidge
- Narrated by: Lee Goettl
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Americans lived in a different reality in 1980: Vermont was the only state that let residents carry a concealed firearm without a permit. Twenty-four states now allow this—and numerous other gun laws have fallen by the wayside. When police were accused of wrongdoing, the default answer from society's arbiters was: "The police wouldn't lie." Editors steered clear of stories about rape and sexual violence. The word "homeless" wasn't in common use. The fabric of the middle class had not yet begun fraying.
Written by: Dale Maharidge
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The Chain
- Love, Betrayal, and the Sisterhood That Heals Us
- Written by: Chimene Suleyman
- Narrated by: Chimene Suleyman
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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In January 2017, Chimene Suleyman was on her way to an abortion clinic in Queens, New York with her boyfriend, the father of her nascent child. It was the last day they would spend together. In an extraordinary sequence of events, Chimene was to discover the truth of her boyfriend's life: that the man she’d loved had gaslit, lied to, stolen from, and painfully betrayed her and many others. In this spellbinding memoir, Suleyman exposes one man's control over many women and the trauma he left behind and celebrates the sisterhood that formed in his wake despite—and in spite of—him.
Written by: Chimene Suleyman
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The Mind Games He Played
- Written by: Nya Kumari
- Narrated by: Nya Kumari
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
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"There's a fine line between love and hate. Sometimes there's no line at all." Nya Kumari tells all in her autobiography, a searing exposé of passionate sex and equally passionate abuse. A relationship that will have many wondering, "Why doesn't she just leave him?" Anyone who has felt trapped in such a relationship can empathize and learn from Nya's story. The wrong person sweeps her off her feet. She thinks he is only single because his wife passed away. However, she soon learns there are plenty of other reasons.
Written by: Nya Kumari
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Hope
- Written by: Rosie Batty
- Narrated by: Rosie Batty
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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Following on from her runaway best-seller A Mother's Story, which detailed the lead up to her son's murder, Hope shares what happened to Rosie the day after the worst day of her life and how she reclaimed hope when all hope was lost. She shares her struggles with anxiety, PTSD, self-doubt and self-loathing and how she finally confronted her grief. She shares the stories of those who have inspired her to keep going, and given her hope when she needed it most. In this heartfelt, and at times heartbreaking memoir, Rosie tells how she found the light on her darkest days.
Written by: Rosie Batty
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Daddy
- A Son's Reckoning with Personal and Collective Trauma in America
- Written by: Tim Lewis
- Narrated by: Tim Lewis
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
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When Dr. Tim Lewis was twenty-eight years old, his father shot his mother while she was sleeping in his childhood bedroom, and then he turned the gun on himself. As he sat in the hospital waiting room while his mother clung to her life, his friends and family seemed to have only one question for him: "Why?" This book is his attempt at an answer. While Daddy is the story of Dr. Lewis's trauma, substance abuse, and his lifelong dedication to PTSD research as a clinical psychologist, it turns out it is also the story of America and American men.
Written by: Tim Lewis
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Forgiveness After Trauma
- A Path to Find Healing and Empowerment
- Written by: Susannah Griffith
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
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Susannah Griffith wishes she had spent less time thinking about forgiveness. But as a Christian minister, a biblical scholar, and a survivor of abuse, she has learned a lot about it.
Written by: Susannah Griffith
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Columbine 25th Anniversary Memorial Edition
- Written by: Dave Cullen
- Narrated by: Don Leslie, Dave Cullen
- Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins
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So begins a new preface, illustrating how Columbine became the template for nearly two decades of "spectacle murders." It is a false script, seized upon by a generation of new killers. In the wake of Newtown, Aurora, and Virginia Tech, the imperative to understand the crime that sparked this plague grows more urgent every year.
Written by: Dave Cullen
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Surviving God
- A New Vision of God Through the Eyes of Sexual Abuse Survivors
- Written by: Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Susan M. Shaw
- Narrated by: Hannah Choi
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
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Many books have dealt with sexual abuse scandals in the church and the role of pastoral care for survivors. Others have provided liberatory readings of biblical texts to support survivors of sexual violence. Surviving God takes a new approach, centering the voices of sexual abuse survivors while rethinking key Christian beliefs. Starting from experiences of oppression, beliefs that contribute to oppression are challenged, and new, hopeful, and healing beliefs take their place.
Written by: Grace Ji-Sun Kim, and others
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Crimes of the Cross
- The Anglican Paedophile Network of Newcastle, Its Protectors and the Man Who Fought for Justice
- Written by: Anne Manne
- Narrated by: Fiona Macleod
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
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For many years, Newcastle was the centre of an extensive paedophile network run by members of the Anglican church – and protected by parishioners and community members who looked the other way. In this gripping audiobook, Anne Manne reveals how this network was able to avoid detection for so long, and how its ringleaders were finally exposed and brought to justice. At the centre of the story is a survivor, Steve Smith, who endured years of childhood abuse but refused to be silenced.
Written by: Anne Manne
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The Ten Percent
- A Scottish Undercover Police Officer’s Story
- Written by: Simon McLean
- Narrated by: Paul Wilson
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
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Simon McLean takes the listener on an often hilarious, sometimes scary, always fascinating journey through the ranks of the Scottish police: from his spell as a rookie constable in the hills and lochs of Argyll; through his career in Rothesay; and to his ultimate goal: The Serious Crime Squad in Glasgow. Once there, listeners are taken into the squad room and ride along as terrorists are pursued, murderers brought to book and armed fugitives confronted; always peeking behind the veil of professionalism and order portrayed to the public.
Written by: Simon McLean
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Mafia Confession
- "King of Bootleggers" Murder
- Written by: Nicholas Anthony Parisi
- Narrated by: Michael Giorgio
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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A must-listen for anyone fascinated with Mafia history - and a rare inside account of the rise of the "Springfield Crew" in Massachusetts, its ties with the Genovese Crime Family of New York, and its evolution into the present-day Mob.This crime story is 100% true. From the personal diary of a man sitting in his jail cell awaiting trial. The story follows Giuseppe “Joseph” Parisi, who guns down the “King of Bootleggers,” Carlo Siniscalchi, a ruthless crime boss, as his limousine idled against the curb.
Written by: Nicholas Anthony Parisi
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The Politics of Mass Violence in the Middle East
- Zones of Violence
- Written by: Laura Robson
- Narrated by: Lisa S. Ware
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
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The Middle East today is characterized by an astonishingly bloody civil war in Syria, a highly racialized and militarized approach to the concept of a Jewish state in Israel and the Palestinian territories, an Iraqi state paralyzed by the emergence of class- and region-inflected sectarian identifications, a Lebanon teetering on the edge of collapse from the pressures of its huge numbers of refugees and its sect-bound political system, and the rise of a wide variety of Islamist paramilitary organizations seeking to operate outside all these states.
Written by: Laura Robson
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Please Don't Take Mummy Away
- Written by: Maggie Hartley
- Narrated by: Penelope McDonald
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
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When police are called to a local supermarket late one evening, they find an angry shopkeeper and a silent young woman. It's the third time 24-year-old Zoe has been caught stealing in the past few days. Eyes filled with panic, Zoe has been hiding bread, milk, Calpol and nappies under her coat. As police officers break down the door of Zoe's flat they find seven-year-old Coco and two-year-old Lola, home alone, huddled on the floor in a freezing cold bedroom, crying out for their mummy.
Written by: Maggie Hartley
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What We've Become
- Living and Dying in a Country of Arms
- Written by: Jonathan M. Metzl
- Narrated by: Bob Johnson
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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Long at the forefront of a movement advocating for gun reform as a matter of public health, Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl has been on constant media call in the aftermath of fatal shootings. But the 2018 Nashville killings led him on a path toward recognizing the limitations of biomedical frameworks for fully diagnosing or treating the impassioned complexities of American gun politics. As he came to understand it, public health is a harder sell in a nation that fundamentally disagrees about what it means to be safe, healthy, or free.
Written by: Jonathan M. Metzl