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Les Éclaireurs de Dialogues - Des auteurs et des livresQue lire avec Dialogues ? Autour du monde« Lire, c’est voyager ; voyager, c’est lire. », comme l’écrit Victor Hugo dans "Choses vues". Et en effet, quel plus grand dépaysement que celui que nous procure la littérature, en nous faisant entrer dans l’intimité et embrasser des destins de personnages parfois si différents de nous ? Le livre est aussi un formidable outil de découverte d’autres cultures et d’autres paysages, et c’est exactement ce que nous vous proposons dans cet épisode. 7 conseils de lectures, coups de cœur des libraires de Dialogues, qui vous mèneront chacun dans une partie du monde différente, et vou...2025-07-1618 min
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastS11:Ep244 - Native American Heritage Month: A Book Rec Episode - 11/20/24
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November is Native American Heritage month so in this episode, we’re sharing some books written by Native American authors. There are so many great texts to choose from if you’re interested in broadening your reading. We bring your memoirs, poetry, Pulitzer Prize winners, and more. When we do these thematic episodes, we enjoy hearing from listeners who have their own recommendations withi...2024-11-2057 min
Forward Radio podcastsPerks S11:Ep244 | Native American Heritage Month: A Book Rec Episode | 11-20-24Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com.
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November is Native American Heritage month so in this episode, we’re sharing some books written by Native American authors. There are so many great texts to choose from if you’re interested in broadening your reading. We bring your memoirs, poetry, Pulitzer Prize winners, and more. When we do these thematic episodes, we enjoy hearing from listeners who have their own recommendations within that theme so be sure to s...2024-11-1857 min
In Her WordsSharon Lawrence on Life Beyond 'NYPD Blue,' Career Milestones, and Her Latest Projects on In Her WordsSharon Lawrence grew up in North Carolina (Charlotte and Raleigh), graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in Journalism and spent her college summers doing musicals in summer stock. She became an Actors Equity Member in 1984 and a SAG-AFTRA member in 1987. She may be best known for her multiply Emmy Award-nominated and SAG Award-winning portrayal of ADA Sylvia Costas Sipowicz in NYPD Blue. She also played, among many roles, a stay-at-home prostitute in Desperate Housewives, a charming but murderous realtor on Monk, the twisted jailbird mother of a sociopath on Criminal Minds, a serial killer on Law and Order...2024-08-1956 min
Discover The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Uplifting!Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma WallisPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728214to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival
Author: Velma Wallis
Narrator: Megan Tooley
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 13 minutes
Release date: April 23, 2024
Genres: Contemporary Women
Publisher's Summary:
''No one should miss this beautiful legend.'' —Tony Hillerman Velma Wallis’s award-winning, bestselling tale about two elderly Native American women who must fend for themselves during a harsh Alaskan winter Based on an Athabascan Indian legend passed along for many generations from mothers to daughters of the upper Yukon River Valley in Alaska, this is the susp...2024-04-232h 13
Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaTwo Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma WallisPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728214 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival Author: Velma Wallis Narrator: Megan Tooley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 13 minutes Release date: April 23, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: ''No one should miss this beautiful legend.'' —Tony Hillerman Velma Wallis’s award-winning, bestselling tale about two elderly Native American women who must fend for themselves during a harsh Alaskan winter Based on an Athabascan Indian legend passed along for many generations from mothers to daughters of the upper Yukon River Valley in Alaska, this is the susp...2024-04-2305 min
Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenTwo Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma WallisPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728214 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival Author: Velma Wallis Narrator: Megan Tooley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 13 minutes Release date: April 23, 2024 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: ''No one should miss this beautiful legend.'' —Tony Hillerman Velma Wallis’s award-winning, bestselling tale about two elderly Native American women who must fend for themselves during a harsh Alaskan winter Based on an Athabascan Indian legend passed along for many generations from mothers to daughters of the upper Yukon River Valley in Alaska, this is the...2024-04-2305 minDownload High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenTwo Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma WallisPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/728214to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival
Author: Velma Wallis
Narrator: Megan Tooley
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 13 minutes
Release date: April 23, 2024
Genres: Contemporary Women
Publisher's Summary:
''No one should miss this beautiful legend.'' —Tony Hillerman Velma Wallis’s award-winning, bestselling tale about two elderly Native American women who must fend for themselves during a harsh Alaskan winter Based on an Athabascan Indian legend passed along for many generations from mothers to daughters of the upper Yukon River Valley in Alaska, this is the susp...2024-04-232h 13
Swish EditionThis Diem Isn’t Going to Carpe ItselfWe’ve got special slow checkout lanes at grocery stores; Prince Harry’s “Spare” breaks all records; will Starry be better than Sierra Mist?; Universal announces two huge new theme parks; Aldi’s has the world’s best whisky; peanut butter and bacon bubbles are a thing; you can win BIG on a 20¢ bet; is the word ‘field’ racist?; Paris Hilton helps NBC launch their Olympics marketing; “Velma” is a slap in the face to the original Scooby-Doo; and, lots more pop culture silliness.2023-01-1740 min
Swish EditionA Rich Treasure Trove of MaterialWhile Dale is MIA, Scott talks to his sister Laura, live from the Garden State. They discuss the last Mets game; “Dahmer” is Netflix’s biggest hit of all time; Velma is gay; a “Stranger Things” Halloween display gets 86’d; all 25 007 movies are on Prime Video; some teen steals the world’s hottest gummy bear; “Sister Act 3” is going to be coming soon; Macy’s Manhattan still has wooden escalators; we can’t wait for “The White Lotus;” and, more pop culture silliness, from Vegas and New Jersey!2022-10-1141 min
Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good ReadEpisode 156 - Announcing Our Big Summer Books with Sue JacksonWe dedicate this episode to Jenny Colvin, host of the Reading Envy podcast. We were stunned and deeply saddened to learn of her sudden death. Jenny will be deeply missed by the book community. Our thoughts are with her loved ones and family.
On this episode we recap our biblioadventure to Manchester, VT for Booktopia at the Northshire Bookstore, which included stops at a charming library and several bookstores on the way there and back. Chris also attended two online events — one through the Maine Women Writers Collection featuring Dawn Potter, Elizabeth De Wolfe, and Carol A. Dana. The other on...2022-05-241h 07Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good ReadEpisode 155 - Death on the Nile with Our Mystery Man John Valeri#BuddyRead! We had a fun time talking with our Mystery Man, JOHN VALERI, about Agatha Christie’s DEATH ON THE NILE, both her novel and Kenneth Branagh’s new adaptation. Spoiler alert: mixed reviews.
Other books we read and discuss in this episode did not have mixed reviews. We both had some good reads!
THOMAS MERTON: An Introduction to His Life, Teachings, and Practices by Jon M. Sweeney (audio)
THE YEAR OF THE HORSES by Courtney Maum
EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM WILL SOMEDAY BE DEAD by Emily Austin
MARRYING THE KETCHUPS by Jennifer Close
LUCKY GIRL, HOW I BECAME A HORR...2022-05-101h 37Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good ReadEpisode 153 - Author Spotlight with Amy BloomEmily and Chris were honored to have the opportunity to talk with author Amy Bloom about her new memoir, IN LOVE: A Memoir of Love and Loss about Amy and her husband Brian Ameche's love and his decision to end his life after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Both Book Cougars are captivated by this beautifully written memoir about love, the agony of dealing with Alzheimer’s, and choosing to end one's life in a society that has no viable options.
We are currently doing a buddy read of MAUD MARTHA by Gwendolyn Brooks. We also have an upcoming buddy read in...2022-04-121h 07Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good ReadEpisode 152 - Author Spotlight with Kathleen Courtnay StoneAnnouncing our second quarter readalong! TWO OLD WOMEN: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis.
Emily recaps her trip to Washington, D.C. where she was able to visit three awesome bookstores and came across a lovely memorial Little Free Library.
We talk about some books we READ. Shout outs to Huma Abedin (BOTH/AND) Dolly Parton & James Patterson (RUN, ROSE, RUN), Erica Ferenick (GIRL IN ICE), Larry McMurtry (DEAD MAN’s WALK), Jasmine Guillory (BY THE BOOK), Renate L. Chancellor (E.J. JOEY: Transformational Leader of the Modern Library Association), Anne Tyler (FRENCH BRAID), Megan Pa...2022-03-291h 25
Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland LibrariesBooks & Beyond Literary Lounge: International Women's Day 2021 revisitedInternational Women’s Day (8 March) is a global day where we celebrate the achievements of women, raise awareness of bias and take action for equality. Revisiting our 2021 International Women’s Day episode, Alison and Ineka celebrate women who challenge to make change happen.
This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 7 March 2021. Recorded under lockdown conditions, sound quality will vary.
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A history of New Zealand women / Barbara Brookes / published 2016 / Adult Non-Fiction NZ: https://bit.ly/3BVEzaQ
Hope...2022-03-0630 min
Embrace The Eye-Opening Full Audiobook Now, Thriller Fans![German] - Zwei alte Frauen - Eine Legende von Verrat und Tapferkeit by Velma WallisPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/581086to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [German] - Zwei alte Frauen - Eine Legende von Verrat und Tapferkeit
Author: Velma Wallis
Narrator: Ursula Illert
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 42 minutes
Release date: February 3, 2022
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore
Publisher's Summary:
Diese wunderschöne Geschichte entführt uns in die aufregende Kultur der indigenen Bevölkerung Alaskas.Der Stamm der Gwich'in ist einer der schrecklichsten Hungersnöte aller Zeiten ausgesetzt. Das strenge Gesetz des Nomadenstamms schreibt in diesem Fall vor, dass die beiden ältesten Frauen geopfert werden, damit der Rest überleben kann. Ihr Häuptling hält sich dar...2022-02-032h 42Explore Into A High-Impact Full Audiobook During Your Workout.[German] - Zwei alte Frauen - Eine Legende von Verrat und Tapferkeit by Velma WallisPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/581086to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [German] - Zwei alte Frauen - Eine Legende von Verrat und Tapferkeit
Author: Velma Wallis
Narrator: Ursula Illert
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 42 minutes
Release date: February 3, 2022
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
Diese wunderschöne Geschichte entführt uns in die aufregende Kultur der indigenen Bevölkerung Alaskas.Der Stamm der Gwich'in ist einer der schrecklichsten Hungersnöte aller Zeiten ausgesetzt. Das strenge Gesetz des Nomadenstamms schreibt in diesem Fall vor, dass die beiden ältesten Frauen geopfert werden, damit der Rest überleben kann. Ihr Häuptling hält sich daran und die...2022-02-032h 42Immerse Yourself In This Best-Selling Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.[German] - Zwei alte Frauen - Eine Legende von Verrat und Tapferkeit by Velma WallisPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/581086to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [German] - Zwei alte Frauen - Eine Legende von Verrat und Tapferkeit
Author: Velma Wallis
Narrator: Ursula Illert
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 42 minutes
Release date: February 3, 2022
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Diese wunderschöne Geschichte entführt uns in die aufregende Kultur der indigenen Bevölkerung Alaskas.Der Stamm der Gwich'in ist einer der schrecklichsten Hungersnöte aller Zeiten ausgesetzt. Das strenge Gesetz des Nomadenstamms schreibt in diesem Fall vor, dass die beiden ältesten Frauen geopfert werden, damit der Rest überleben kann. Ihr Häuptling hält sich daran und die...2022-02-032h 42
Discover the Magic of Listening to Free AudiobookZwei alte Frauen - Eine Legende von Verrat und Tapferkeit Hörbuch von Velma WallisHören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos beihttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 581086
Titel: Zwei alte Frauen - Eine Legende von Verrat und Tapferkeit
Autor: Velma Wallis
Erzähler: Ursula Illert
Format: Unabridged
Spieldauer: 02:42:13
Sprache: Deutsch
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-03-22
Herausgeber: SAGA Egmont
Kategorien: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Fairy Tales & Folklore
Zusammenfassung:
Diese wunderschöne Geschichte entführt uns in die aufregende Kultur der indigenen Bevölkerung Alaskas.Der Stamm der Gwich'in ist einer der schrecklichsten Hungersnöte aller Zeiten ausgesetzt. Das strenge Gesetz des Nomadenstamms schreibt in diesem Fall vor, dass die beiden ältesten Frauen geopfert werden, damit der Rest über...2022-02-032h 42Access Must-Have Full Audiobooks in Literature, Fairy Tales & Folklore[German] - Zwei alte Frauen - Eine Legende von Verrat und Tapferkeit by Velma WallisPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/581086to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [German] - Zwei alte Frauen - Eine Legende von Verrat und Tapferkeit
Author: Velma Wallis
Narrator: Ursula Illert
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 42 minutes
Release date: February 3, 2022
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore
Publisher's Summary:
Diese wunderschöne Geschichte entführt uns in die aufregende Kultur der indigenen Bevölkerung Alaskas.Der Stamm der Gwich'in ist einer der schrecklichsten Hungersnöte aller Zeiten ausgesetzt. Das strenge Gesetz des Nomadenstamms schreibt in diesem Fall vor, dass die beiden ältesten Frauen geopfert werden, damit der Rest überleben kann. Ihr Häuptling hält sich dar...2022-02-032h 42Get Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+[German] - Zwei alte Frauen - Eine Legende von Verrat und Tapferkeit by Velma WallisPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/581086to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [German] - Zwei alte Frauen - Eine Legende von Verrat und Tapferkeit
Author: Velma Wallis
Narrator: Ursula Illert
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 42 minutes
Release date: February 3, 2022
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
Diese wunderschöne Geschichte entführt uns in die aufregende Kultur der indigenen Bevölkerung Alaskas.Der Stamm der Gwich'in ist einer der schrecklichsten Hungersnöte aller Zeiten ausgesetzt. Das strenge Gesetz des Nomadenstamms schreibt in diesem Fall vor, dass die beiden ältesten Frauen geopfert werden, damit der Rest überleben kann. Ihr Häuptling hält sich daran und die...2022-02-032h 42Listen to Latest Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Historical[German] - Zwei alte Frauen - Eine Legende von Verrat und Tapferkeit by Velma WallisPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/581086to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [German] - Zwei alte Frauen - Eine Legende von Verrat und Tapferkeit
Author: Velma Wallis
Narrator: Ursula Illert
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 42 minutes
Release date: February 3, 2022
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Diese wunderschöne Geschichte entführt uns in die aufregende Kultur der indigenen Bevölkerung Alaskas.Der Stamm der Gwich'in ist einer der schrecklichsten Hungersnöte aller Zeiten ausgesetzt. Das strenge Gesetz des Nomadenstamms schreibt in diesem Fall vor, dass die beiden ältesten Frauen geopfert werden, damit der Rest überleben kann. Ihr Häuptling hält sich daran und die...2022-02-032h 42
Mytholadies45. Two Old Women (Gwich'in Folklore)In today's episode we discuss the Gwich'in story of Ch'idzigyaak and Sa', as told in the book Two Old Women by Velma Wallis. We discuss oral tradition, forgiveness in a story, and the importance of recognizing a story as not universal.
For more information about today's episode, go to mytholadies.com.
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Minnesota Native NewsA Protest and a PlayThis week on Minnesota Native News, the Line Three protest comes to the capitol and – New Native Theater takes its new show to the street. I’m Marie Rock.MARIE Story 1If you drove past the state capitol this week, you saw lots of state patrol – and you couldn’t miss the teepees occupying capitol grounds. Laurie Stern explains:Laurie: Enbridge’s Line 3 is almost complete, yet, if anything, opposition to it keeps mounting. This week indigenous-led environmental groups held ceremonies of prayer and protest at the state capitol.One of the organizers is Simone Senogles, a...2021-08-2604 min
Tarred and FeatheredEpisode 16: The Eskimo LibertarianRyan brings on Nalik Trupp AKA “The Eskimo Libertarian.” They discuss politics, the LP, institutional racism, and more!
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InsomniovisualesEp. 17 Zack Snyder's Justice League/ Godzilla vs. Kong¡Bienvenidxs seres insomniovisuales! En este episodio n.17 analizaremos dos películas blockbusters veraniegas: Zack Snyder's Justice League y Godzilla vs. Kong... ¡Felices vacaciones! Recomendación Alessa: Canal de youtube, ''ComicTropes''.Recomendación Josh: Libro ''Tras el sol'' de Velma Wallis.¡Recuerda compartirnos y recomendarnos con tus contactos!Agradecimientos: Música: @theangelingles Voz intro: @harriet.a.brow.12021-04-0657 min
By the Bering SeaTwo Old Women: EpilogueThe Background for Two Old Women and the brief biography of Velma Wallis, A Native Athabaskan tribal member. The story takes place not to far from here in south western Alaska along the banks of the Yukon River and Fort Yukon.2021-02-1908 min
By the Bering SeaTwo Old Women-Chapter EightA New Beginning- Two Old Women- Chapter Eight - by Velma Wallis2021-02-1714 min
By the Bering SeaTwo Old Women, by Velma Wallis Chapter 4Chapter 4: A Painful Journey.2021-02-1036 min
By the Bering SeaTwo Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage, and Survival. By Velma WallisDedication, Acknowledgments, Introduction. Chapter One: Hunger and cold take their toll.2021-02-0720 min
Get BookedEnjoy A Nice Dose of PettinessAmanda and Jenn discuss fantasy heists, novellas, historical fiction about Italy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Book Trip, by C.J. Duarte, and Creatures by Crissy Van Meter, now in paperback from Algonquin Books.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For listener feedback and questions, as well as...2020-10-2944 min
By the Bering SeaEpisode One: Chapter 1: Bird Girl and the Man who followed the Sun. By Velma WallisAn Athabaskan Indian Legend from Alaska. This Book was originally published in 1996 by epicenter press. It is here reprinted by arrangement with epicenter press copyright 1996 five Velma Wallace2020-10-2019 min
Get BookedUnderwater Whale Machine AdventuresAmanda and Jenn discuss poetry, East Asian fiction and fantasy, books in translation, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by the Book Marks Journal, Tailored Book Recommendations, and Book Riot Insiders.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.Feedback...2020-04-3053 min
Get Booked300 Pages Of Heart-RendingAmanda and Jenn discuss books about life after divorce, YA read-alouds, queer science fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Novel Gazing, Book Riot’s new literary fiction podcast, Workman Publishing, publisher of Let’s Be Weird Together: A Book About Love, by Brooke Barker and Boaz Frankel, and Libro.fm.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For listener feedback and qu...2020-02-0651 min
Reality RaincheckTwo Old Women by Velma WallisJoin us for our first book club discussion about Two Old Women by Velma Wallis. It's based on an Athabaskan legend passed along for many generations from mothers to daughters of the upper Yukon River Valley in Alaska. We also introduce our book club and its beginnings.2020-02-0142 min
We Still Need You HereIt’s Hatchet Time and Other SuperherosJacque talks about one of her favorite books, Two Old Women by Velma Wallis. Based on a tale shared with generations of Native Americans, it describes a tribe that is starving in the terrible winters of Alaska. The tribal chief makes a decision to leave the two oldest women in the tribe behind, believing that they are holding back the rest of the tribe in their desperate search for food. The two old women not only survive but thrive as they remember their old ways and become strong and agile despite their age. The themes of abandonment and betrayal may...2020-01-3116 min
Get BookedBury Yourself in SnuggiesAmanda and Jenn give more holiday recs and discuss some wintery reads in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal and our True Story Giveaway.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, vis...2018-12-1346 min
Podcast – writereadsWrite Reads #58 French Exit
As we enter the final countdown to the Giller Awards, here is our discussion about one of the nominees. We hope you enjoy it in spite of some very minor technical problems in the podcast. We have a good laugh, you can be sure.
Other books mentioned in this podcast:
The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht
The Idiot by Elif Batuman
Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock
Two Old Women by Velma Wallis
https://writereads.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/write-reads-58-french-exit.mp3
2018-11-1100 min
Get BookedSeveral Generations of AngstAmanda and Jenn discuss books about the arts, kid-friendly audiobooks, Victorian-esque reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Penguin Random House Audio, and Flatiron Books, publishers of Frankie.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. 2018-11-0850 minBook Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good ReadEpisode 35 - Chris & Emily Discuss Their TopEpisode Thirty Five Show Notes
CW = Chris Wolak
EF = Emily Fine
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Let us know what you want us to choose as the next read along. You can email, tweet or join the discussion on the Goodreads page.
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Chris DNF’d a book: Picnic at Hanging Rock – Joan Lindsay
The Rules of Magic – Alice Hoffman (EF)
Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival – Velma Wallis (CW)
Cove – Cynan Jones (EF)
The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir – Alexandria Marzano...2017-12-261h 05
Embrace A Full Audiobook That Is Simply High-Impact.[German] - Zwei alte Frauen - Eine Legende von Verrat und Tapferkeit (Ungekürzt) by Velma WallisPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/533925to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [German] - Zwei alte Frauen - Eine Legende von Verrat und Tapferkeit (Ungekürzt)
Author: Velma Wallis
Narrator: Ursula Illert
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 42 minutes
Release date: October 27, 2017
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Hoffnung, Mut und der Wille zum Überleben Der Nomadenstamm der Gwich-in in Alaska wird während eines extremen Winters von einer Hungersnot heimgesucht. Wie es das Stammesgesetz vorschreibt, beschließt der Häuptling, zwei alte Frauen als 'unnütze Esser' in der eisigen Wildnis zurückzulassen Die indianische Legende besticht durch archaische Kraft und außrgewöhnl...2017-10-272h 42Discover the Magic of Listening to Free AudiobookZwei alte Frauen - Eine Legende von Verrat und Tapferkeit (Ungekürzt) Hörbuch von Velma WallisHören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos beihttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 533925
Titel: Zwei alte Frauen - Eine Legende von Verrat und Tapferkeit (Ungekürzt)
Autor: Velma Wallis
Erzähler: Ursula Illert
Format: Unabridged
Spieldauer: 02:42:13
Sprache: Deutsch
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-27-17
Herausgeber: SAGA Egmont
Kategorien: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction
Zusammenfassung:
Hoffnung, Mut und der Wille zum Überleben Der Nomadenstamm der Gwich-in in Alaska wird während eines extremen Winters von einer Hungersnot heimgesucht. Wie es das Stammesgesetz vorschreibt, beschließt der Häuptling, zwei alte Frauen als 'unnütze Esser' in der eisigen Wildnis zurückzulassen Die indianische Legende besticht du...2017-10-272h 42Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good ReadLibrary Sale Booty, Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon and moreEpisode Twenty Nine Show Notes
CW = Chris Wolak
EF = Emily Fine
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OSS Operation Black Mail: One Woman’s Covert War Against the Imperial Japanese Army – Ann Todd (CW)
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My Absolute Darling – Gabriel Tallent (EF)
The Blank Wall – Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (CW)
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone – Brené Brown (EF)
– Currently Reading...2017-10-0358 min
Book Club for Masochists: a Readers’ Advisory PodcastEpisode 009 - Aboriginal, Indigenous, and First Nations BooksIn our ongoing quest to become better librarians by reading every genre (regardless of our actual interest) we tackle Aboriginal, Indigenous, and First Nations Books. This episode we're looking at another thematic genre/non-genre, so join us as we discuss the problems of reading aboriginal or indigenous characters written by non-indigenous authors, how we really didn’t get enough education in First Nations/Native Americans in school, and why it’s hard to find Australian Aboriginal or Sami books in Vancouver libraries. Your Hosts This Episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Amanda Wanner ...2016-07-191h 06