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The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
- By: Emma Carey
- Narrated by: Emma Carey
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
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Emma Carey shares an extraordinary true story of resilience, courage, hope and finding lightness after the heaviest of landings....
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Amazing and inspiring story
- By Dagmar Hartmann on 09-10-2022
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Late Bloomer
- By: Clem Bastow
- Narrated by: Clem Bastow
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
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With wit and warmth, Clem reflects as an autistic adult on her formative experiences as an undiagnosed young person, from the asphalt playground of St Joseph's Primary School in Melbourne to working as an entertainment journalist in Hollywood....
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Autism in Doc Martins
- By Anonymous User on 24-09-2022
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A Life Impossible
- Living with ALS: Finding Peace and Wisdom Within a Fragile Existence
- By: Steve Gleason, Jeff Duncan
- Narrated by: Daniel Cummings
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
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In 2011, three years after leaving the NFL, Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS, a terminal disease that paralyzes the entire body. Doctors gave him three years to live. He was thirty-four years old. As Steve says, he is now ten years past his expiration date....
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Autism in Heels
- The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum
- By: Jennifer Cook O'Toole
- Narrated by: Jennifer O'Toole
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
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This intimate memoir reveals the woman inside one of autism’s most prominent figures, Jennifer O'Toole. At the age of 35, Jennifer was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, and for the first time in her life, things made sense....
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An enlightening listen.
- By Anonymous User on 08-10-2023
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PDA in the Family
- Life After the Lightbulb Moment
- By: Steph Curtis
- Narrated by: Chris Curtis, Steph Curtis
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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In this honest and open account of life with her PDA daughter, Sasha, Steph Curtis reveals the everyday struggles and explores the milestones of raising a child diagnosed with Pathological Demand Avoidance....
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Honest, unapologetic and useful
- By Lis on 25-01-2024
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Driving Myasthenia Gravis into Remission
- By: Romerol Stanton
- Narrated by: Sawyer Varvel
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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Driving Myasthenia Gravis Into Remission is a book based on the personal beliefs and experiences of the author Romerol Stanton regarding the autoimmune neurological disorder Myasthenia Gravis....
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The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
- By: Emma Carey
- Narrated by: Emma Carey
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
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Emma Carey shares an extraordinary true story of resilience, courage, hope and finding lightness after the heaviest of landings....
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Amazing and inspiring story
- By Dagmar Hartmann on 09-10-2022
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Late Bloomer
- By: Clem Bastow
- Narrated by: Clem Bastow
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
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With wit and warmth, Clem reflects as an autistic adult on her formative experiences as an undiagnosed young person, from the asphalt playground of St Joseph's Primary School in Melbourne to working as an entertainment journalist in Hollywood....
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Autism in Doc Martins
- By Anonymous User on 24-09-2022
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A Life Impossible
- Living with ALS: Finding Peace and Wisdom Within a Fragile Existence
- By: Steve Gleason, Jeff Duncan
- Narrated by: Daniel Cummings
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
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In 2011, three years after leaving the NFL, Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS, a terminal disease that paralyzes the entire body. Doctors gave him three years to live. He was thirty-four years old. As Steve says, he is now ten years past his expiration date....
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Autism in Heels
- The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum
- By: Jennifer Cook O'Toole
- Narrated by: Jennifer O'Toole
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
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This intimate memoir reveals the woman inside one of autism’s most prominent figures, Jennifer O'Toole. At the age of 35, Jennifer was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, and for the first time in her life, things made sense....
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An enlightening listen.
- By Anonymous User on 08-10-2023
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PDA in the Family
- Life After the Lightbulb Moment
- By: Steph Curtis
- Narrated by: Chris Curtis, Steph Curtis
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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In this honest and open account of life with her PDA daughter, Sasha, Steph Curtis reveals the everyday struggles and explores the milestones of raising a child diagnosed with Pathological Demand Avoidance....
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Honest, unapologetic and useful
- By Lis on 25-01-2024
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Driving Myasthenia Gravis into Remission
- By: Romerol Stanton
- Narrated by: Sawyer Varvel
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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Driving Myasthenia Gravis Into Remission is a book based on the personal beliefs and experiences of the author Romerol Stanton regarding the autoimmune neurological disorder Myasthenia Gravis....
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Your Route to Recovery
- Solutions to Lift the Fog and Light the Way
- By: Lauren Windas
- Narrated by: Lauren Windas
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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In Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lauren recounts the highs and lows of her own health journey and experiences, whilst providing an evidence base, and contextualising what we know so far about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME....
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Stronger
- By: Dinesh Palipana
- Narrated by: Dinesh Palipana
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
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A puddle of water on a highway changed Dinesh Palipana's life forever. Halfway through medical school, Dinesh was involved in a catastrophic car accident that caused a cervical spinal cord injury....
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A fabulous story of resilience
- By Anonymous User on 29-11-2023
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Resilient
- Surviving My Mental Illness
- By: Liz Grace
- Narrated by: Liz Grace
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
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RESILIENT is a deeply personal memoir about life with mental illness, hearing loss and resiliency. Liz’s journey provides encouragement for patients, families, friends and healthcare workers by showing that recovery is possible.
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The PDA Paradox
- The Highs and Lows of My Life on a Little-Known Part of the Autism Spectrum
- By: Harry Thompson, Felicity Evans - foreword
- Narrated by: Elliot Chapman
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
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Diagnosed with pathological demand avoidance (PDA) in his teenage years, Harry Thompson looks back with wit and humour at the ups and downs of family and romantic relationships, school, work and mental health, as well as his teenage struggle with drugs and alcohol....
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A raw and beautiful insightful book
- By KI Jo on 19-05-2021
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Kika & Me
- How One Extraordinary Guide Dog Changed My World
- By: Dr Amit Patel
- Narrated by: Chetan Pathak
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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Amit Patel is working as a trauma doctor when a rare condition causes him to lose his sight within 36 hours....
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Thinking in Pictures
- My Life with Autism
- By: Temple Grandin
- Narrated by: Deborah Marlowe
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
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In this unprecedented book, Grandin delivers a report from the country of autism....
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Growing Up Disabled in Australia
- By: Carly Findlay
- Narrated by: Carly Findlay
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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My body and its place in the world seemed quite normal to me....
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wonderful book
- By Anonymous User on 08-02-2021
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Love & Autism
- By: Kay Kerr
- Narrated by: Kay Kerr
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
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Through the intimate writing of critically acclaimed autistic author Kay Kerr, Love & Autism presents an uplifting celebration of neurodivergent love, the search for it and a deeper look into the lives of autistic Australians....
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Truly Amazing! Everyone should read!
- By Angela on 23-08-2023
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Ido in Autismland
- Climbing Out of Autism's Silent Prison
- By: Ido Kedar
- Narrated by: Eli Bildner
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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Ido in Autismland opens a window into non-verbal autism through dozens of short, autobiographical essays each offering new insights into autism symptoms, effective and ineffective treatments, and the inner emotional life of a severely autistic boy....
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First contact
- By kieran martin on 02-11-2023
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Breath
- A Triumphant Story of Hope and Survival
- By: Carly-Jay Metcalfe
- Narrated by: Elisa Armstrong
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
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Carly-Jay Metcalfe was born with cystic fibrosis, survived a double-lung transplant at the age of 21 and faced a rare cancer at the age of 30. What she has endured should have killed her, but her humour, courage and optimism became her best survival skills.
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I Know What You Are
- The true story of a lonely little girl abused by those she trusted most
- By: Taylor Edison, Jane Smith
- Narrated by: Jessica Ball
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
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The moving true story of a little girl with Asperger syndrome, controlled and abused by the one person she called her friend....
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Life Support: Surviving Guillain-Barre Syndrome
- A Mother's Story of Hope and Recovery
- By: Holly Frances
- Narrated by: Jaclyn Chantel
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
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Weeks after giving birth, Holly Frances went from being a healthy 26-year-old new mom to paralyzed and on life support—in less than 72 hours. Diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Holly was trapped in her body, unable to move, speak, or hold her newborn daughter.
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Broke
- By: Sam Drummond
- Narrated by: Tim Potter
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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Lawyer and disability advocate Sam Drummond weaves a poignant, stirring and deeply compassionate tale of life on the fringes....
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Lovely heartfelt story
- By Jacquei Quach on 11-09-2023
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Deaf Utopia
- A Memoir—And a Love Letter to a Way of Life
- By: Nyle DiMarco, Robert Siebert
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
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Before becoming the actor, producer, advocate, and model that people know today, Nyle DiMarco was half of a pair of Deaf twins born to a multi-generational Deaf family in Queens, New York....
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Great insight
- By Leah Morgan on 27-11-2023
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Thunder Dog
- The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
- By: Michael Hingson, Susy Flory, Larry King - foreword
- Narrated by: Christopher Prince
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
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Follow Michael and his guide dog, Roselle, as their lives are changed forever by two explosions and 1,463 stairs. In this harrowing story of trust and courage, discover how blindness and a bond between dog and man saved lives and brought hope during one of America’s darkest days....
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Great story, but...
- By Warrior on 07-09-2021
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Half My Sky
- Autism, Marriage, and the Messiness That Is Building a Family
- By: Carrie Cariello
- Narrated by: Carrie Cariello
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
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In her most revealing memoir yet, Carrie is candid about the challenges of marriage, motherhood, and keeping one’s identity in the midst of raising a family. She gives the listener a glimpse into life with a diagnosed child.
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The Umbrella Picker
- A Lost Girl’s Journey to Self-Identity and Finding Her Neurological Truth
- By: Jane McNeice
- Narrated by: Emily Mount
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
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The Umbrella Picker tells the true story of a woman who was lost for 45 years until she learned that she is Autistic. After a long and relentless journey of searching for answers, the hand of fate finally revealed to her what she had waited a lifetime for.
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Disability Intimacy
- Essays on Love, Care, and Desire
- By: Alice Wong
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
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From the author of the groundbreaking anthology Disability Visibility comes another revolutionary collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience, and intimacy in all its myriad forms....
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Identifying and Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse
- By: Marilyn Lundberg
- Narrated by: Marilyn Elaine Lundberg
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
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This is my inspirational true story of childhood sexual abuse that I endured....
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Wonderful book
- By Anonymous User on 14-03-2018
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Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century
- Unabridged Selections
- By: Alice Wong
- Narrated by: Alejandra Ospina, Alice Wong
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
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One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent - but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture....
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Read it. Learn from it. Grow from it!!
- By T N on 08-01-2021
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My Friend Fox
- By: Heidi Everett
- Narrated by: Heidi Everett
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
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The fox sits on the outer waiting for me to discover him because at the moment, I am on the outer too. He watches me. Can you see him? He’s clever at hiding. Just like fox, Heidi has lived on the outer. The ‘official record’ of her life has been her mental health record....
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Wonderful
- By Helen Morris on 28-11-2021
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There's a Hole in My Bucket
- A Journey of Two Brothers
- By: Royd Tolkien
- Narrated by: Drew Cullingham
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
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An inspirational, life-affirming memoir from the great-grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien....
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Perspective
- By Aoife on 02-10-2021
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Year of the Tiger
- An Activist's Life
- By: Alice Wong
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
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This groundbreaking memoir offers a glimpse into an activist's journey to finding and cultivating community and the continued fight for disability justice, from the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project....
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A brilliant and powerful book
- By Amazon Customer on 24-05-2023
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Normal Sucks
- How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines
- By: Jonathan Mooney
- Narrated by: Jonathan Mooney
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
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A neuro-diverse writer, advocate, and father meditates on his life, offering the radical message that we should stop trying to fix people and start empowering them to succeed....
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A must read for everyone
- By Julius on 22-10-2022
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Living on Borrowed Time
- The Ravings of an Angry Survivor of Traumatic Brain Injury and Guardianship Abuse
- By: Rebecca S Meadows
- Narrated by: Lynnda Nelson
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
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What would you do if it happened to you? If you awoke one day when you were twelve years old to be informed that your life was suddenly over? Well . . . Here is what I did. If you became the wealthiest person you would ever know just three and a half years later? What would that be like? Well, this is what it was like when it happened to me.
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But You Look So Normal
- Lost and Found in a Hearing World
- By: Claudia Marseille
- Narrated by: Becky Parker
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
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But You Look So Normal is the inspiring story of a life affected, but not defined, by an invisible disability. It is a journey through family, loss, shame, identity, love, and healing as Claudia finally, joyfully, finds her place in the world.
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Silent Pigeons Coo
- The Story of Anthony Lawton’s Fight Against Progressive Sensory Loss
- By: John Moore
- Narrated by: David Gurney
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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Born deaf and discovering encroaching blindness at the age of 16, Anthony Lawton’s future appeared to be full of locked doors. Prejudice. Delayed education. Distorted speech. Limited sight. But when benign strangers intercede and inner gifts reveal themselves the opportunity to pursue a childhood dream of speaking and participating in mainstream society become a realisable vision. He would need to do this before the consequences of dual sensory loss would again close the doors.
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Blind Man with a Vision
- Losing Sight and Gaining Insight
- By: Dave Kelly
- Narrated by: Dave Kelly
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
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At the age of thirty-one, Dave Kelly lost his eyesight to a rare disease called retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Up until then, he had lived a life like any other young man, albeit one blessed to be growing up in Liverpool during the heyday of The Beatles and Liverpool FCs win against Leeds in the 1965 FA Cup. But then, one day everything changed. Dave was faced with a choice. He could either let blindness defeat him or he could face it head-on and live as fulfilling a life as he possibly could.
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Splendid Agony
- Celebrating Dyslexia
- By: T. Durant Fleming
- Narrated by: Andy Pearson
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
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Splendid Agony is an informative, illuminating, and encouraging book that offers valuable insights for people with dyslexia, parents and teachers of people with dyslexia, and anyone who wants to know more about what it's like to go through the American educational system with dyslexia.
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Dementia and Our Love
- Caregiving as Spiritual Practice
- By: Heather Ferris
- Narrated by: Heather Ferris
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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DEMENTIA and OUR LOVE, Caregiving as spiritual practice, is the story of Gary and Heather's love that sustained them through an unusual and courageous life across continents, including tending Gary and his onset of dementia at 73 years. The story helped them remember their love and use this energy to move through the hard times. We will always remember us this way, a song by Lady Gaga, was pivotal in keeping Heathers focus.
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Living on Borrowed Time
- The Ravings of an Angry Survivor of Traumatic Brain Injury and Guardianship Abuse
- By: Rebecca S Meadows
- Narrated by: Lynnda Nelson
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
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What would you do if it happened to you? If you awoke one day when you were twelve years old to be informed that your life was suddenly over? Well . . . Here is what I did. If you became the wealthiest person you would ever know just three and a half years later? What would that be like? Well, this is what it was like when it happened to me.
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But You Look So Normal
- Lost and Found in a Hearing World
- By: Claudia Marseille
- Narrated by: Becky Parker
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
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But You Look So Normal is the inspiring story of a life affected, but not defined, by an invisible disability. It is a journey through family, loss, shame, identity, love, and healing as Claudia finally, joyfully, finds her place in the world.
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Silent Pigeons Coo
- The Story of Anthony Lawton’s Fight Against Progressive Sensory Loss
- By: John Moore
- Narrated by: David Gurney
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Born deaf and discovering encroaching blindness at the age of 16, Anthony Lawton’s future appeared to be full of locked doors. Prejudice. Delayed education. Distorted speech. Limited sight. But when benign strangers intercede and inner gifts reveal themselves the opportunity to pursue a childhood dream of speaking and participating in mainstream society become a realisable vision. He would need to do this before the consequences of dual sensory loss would again close the doors.
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Blind Man with a Vision
- Losing Sight and Gaining Insight
- By: Dave Kelly
- Narrated by: Dave Kelly
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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At the age of thirty-one, Dave Kelly lost his eyesight to a rare disease called retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Up until then, he had lived a life like any other young man, albeit one blessed to be growing up in Liverpool during the heyday of The Beatles and Liverpool FCs win against Leeds in the 1965 FA Cup. But then, one day everything changed. Dave was faced with a choice. He could either let blindness defeat him or he could face it head-on and live as fulfilling a life as he possibly could.
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Splendid Agony
- Celebrating Dyslexia
- By: T. Durant Fleming
- Narrated by: Andy Pearson
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
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Splendid Agony is an informative, illuminating, and encouraging book that offers valuable insights for people with dyslexia, parents and teachers of people with dyslexia, and anyone who wants to know more about what it's like to go through the American educational system with dyslexia.
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Dementia and Our Love
- Caregiving as Spiritual Practice
- By: Heather Ferris
- Narrated by: Heather Ferris
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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DEMENTIA and OUR LOVE, Caregiving as spiritual practice, is the story of Gary and Heather's love that sustained them through an unusual and courageous life across continents, including tending Gary and his onset of dementia at 73 years. The story helped them remember their love and use this energy to move through the hard times. We will always remember us this way, a song by Lady Gaga, was pivotal in keeping Heathers focus.
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Somebody I Used to Know
- By: Wendy Mitchell
- Narrated by: Wendy Mitchell
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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How do you build a life when all that you know is changing? How do you conceive of love when you can no longer recognise those who mean the most to you? A phenomenal memoir, Somebody I Used to Know is both a heart-rending tribute to the woman Wendy Mitchell once was, and a brave affirmation of the woman dementia has seen her become.
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Hiding Behind My Bipolar Mask
- By: Onya Page
- Narrated by: Mandy Grant-Grierson
- Length: 37 mins
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Join Onya Page as she gently guides you through the struggles of living with bipolar disorder II, helping you better understand mental health. This book explores a world of emotions through simple yet powerful poetry. With heartfelt verses, this collection offers comfort and companionship to those going through the process of their inner struggles. Through each poem, discover the courage to confront the shadows and embrace the light within.
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A Life Impossible
- Living with ALS: Finding Peace and Wisdom Within a Fragile Existence
- By: Steve Gleason, Jeff Duncan
- Narrated by: Daniel Cummings
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
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In 2011, three years after leaving the NFL, Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS, a terminal disease that paralyzes the entire body. Doctors gave him three years to live. He was thirty-four years old. As Steve says, he is now ten years past his expiration date. His memoir is the chronicle of a remarkable life, one filled with optimism and joy, despite the trauma and pain and despair he has experienced.
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Disability Intimacy
- Essays on Love, Care, and Desire
- By: Alice Wong
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
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What is intimacy? More than sex, more than romantic love, the pieces in this stunning and illuminating new anthology offer broader and more inclusive definitions of what it can mean to be intimate with another person. Explorations of caregiving, community, access, and friendship offer us alternative ways of thinking about the connections we form with others—a vital reimagining in an era when forced physical distance is at times a necessary norm.
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Bipolar Disorder
- A Journey from Darkness to Acceptance
- By: J.L. Douglas
- Narrated by: Christine Marie
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
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A journey from darkness to acceptance is a raw and compelling memoir chronicling one woman's harrowing personal struggle with mental illness. When a severe psychotic break abruptly derails Elisa's stable life as a wife and mother, she finds herself plunged into an unpredictable world ruled by the terrifying whims of her mind. This powerful personal account traces Elisa's odyssey through the fragmented mental health system, oscillating from psychiatric holds to outpatient programs and back again as doctors struggle to control her volatile mood cycles.
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After the Flames
- A Burn Victim's Battle with Celebrity
- By: Jonathan R. Rose
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
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After the Flames is about one of the world's most famous burn victims: his incredible survival, his nightmarish path to recovery that helped revolutionize medical treatment for burn victims worldwide, the fame thrust upon him after he was declared a hero from the media, and the tumultuous years that followed, most of which were spent under the microscope of an unforgiving public eye.
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Top of the World
- Surviving the Manchester Bombing to Scale Kilimanjaro in a Wheelchair
- By: Martin Hibbert, Fiona Duffy, Dan Walker - foreword
- Narrated by: Will Edgerton
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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Martin Hibbert was left paralysed from the waist down by the Manchester Arena bombing which killed twenty-two people on 22 May 2017. Martin’s teenage daughter Eve was one of the 940 injured, in Eve’s case, gravely. The dad from Bolton has since become a leading campaigner both for victims of the atrocity and those with spinal cord injuries. Determined to make a difference he took on the ultimate challenge, scaling Kilimanjaro in a wheelchair, becoming the second paraplegic to do so, and raising a million pounds for charity.
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One Dude's Guide to Being Bipolar
- How to Stay the Hell Out of Grippy Socks Jail, Achieve Anyways, and Abide Always
- By: Arch Grieve
- Narrated by: Arch Grieve
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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In this candid, humorous, and insightful book, author, political science lecturer, and “Dudeist Priest” Arch Grieve provides listeners with a first-hand account of the many lessons he has learned (often the hard way) as a person living with bipolar disorder. This guidebook is a must-listen for anyone who has recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder or knows someone who has.
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But Evie Had Other Plans
- By: Irene Williams, Toby Williams
- Narrated by: Irene Williams
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
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This book is a reflection of a mother’s experience when her daughter, after a sudden severe headache, was diagnosed with a torn brain aneurysm and arteriovenous malformation in the cerebellum. TJ, Evie’s brother, also shares his experience.
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Loving Our Own Bones
- Rethinking Disability in an Ableist World
- By: Julia Watts Belser
- Narrated by: Sara Sheckells
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawing insights from the hard-won wisdom of disabled folks who've forged difference into fierce and luminous cultural dissent, Belser offers fresh and unexpected interpretations of familiar biblical stories, showing how disability wisdom can guide us all toward a powerful reckoning with the complexities of the flesh. She talks back to biblical commentators who traffic in disability stigma and shame, challenging interpretations that demean disabled people and diminish the vitality of disabled lives.
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New Steel
- Replace Doubt and Fear with Resolve and Courage; From Two Hip Replacements to Two Triathlon Finishes
- By: Chris Bystriansky
- Narrated by: Chris Bystriansky
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
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Whether you’re facing your own hip replacement surgery or want to train for something like a triathlon, or you simply find yourself facing extreme challenges in your own life, this book is your guide to putting steel in your bones and doing what you may never have thought was possible.
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Now That I Have Your Attention
- 7 Lessons in Leading a Life Bigger Than They Expect
- By: Nicolas Hamilton
- Narrated by: Nicolas Hamilton, Linda Hamilton
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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Nicolas Hamilton has been exceeding expectations since day one. Born with a form of cerebral palsy, Nicolas was told that he would never walk and would need a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Today he not only walks everywhere but he is the first disabled athlete to ever compete at the top level of British motorsport, The British Touring Car Championship, where he lines up on the grid alongside some of the world's best drivers. Now That I Have Your Attention follows Nicolas's remarkable journey and shares the valuable, tough, and often surprising lessons learned throughout his life.