For
the year of 2017 I have discovered and have purchased many Audible books! The
reason why I love Audible and Audible books is because I am an avid listener. I
love hearing how a story can be told in someone’s voice especially while I’m
reading the book.
I will admit I am that girl who would shamelessly settle for the Audible edition of any book any day and still buy the book. I wanted to share with you all 5 amazing Audibles that I purchased and have listened to during this year. Hopefully you have listened to them or I gave you inspiration to purchase them via Audible.
I will admit I am that girl who would shamelessly settle for the Audible edition of any book any day and still buy the book. I wanted to share with you all 5 amazing Audibles that I purchased and have listened to during this year. Hopefully you have listened to them or I gave you inspiration to purchase them via Audible.
The
Hollywood Commandments: A Spiritual Guide to Secular Success by: Devon
Franklin, Tim Vandehey
New York Times bestselling author
DeVon Franklin knows this to be true. In The Hollywood Commandments, the
prominent Hollywood producer and spiritual success coach reveals 10
life-changing lessons picked-up from his over-twenty-year career in the
entertainment business.
You won’t learn these lessons in the church yet they
will help you achieve an amazing life and thriving career that glorifies
God. The Hollywood Commandments will help you:
- Identify how to use what makes you unique to propel your career.
- Overcome fear and build the courage to pursue new opportunities waiting for you.
- Gain the confidence to make important life decisions with greater peace and clarity.
- Negotiate the life and career advancement you deserve.
Via Amazon
The
Mother of Black Hollywood: Jennifer Lewis
From her more than
three hundred appearances for film and television, stage and cabaret,
performing comedy or drama, as an unforgettable lead or a scene stealing
supporting character, Jenifer Lewis has established herself as one of the most
respected, admired, talented, and versatile entertainers working today.
This “Mega Diva” and
costar of the hit sitcom black-ish bares her soul in this touching and
poignant—and at times side-splittingly hilarious—memoir of a Midwestern girl
with a dream, whose journey took her from poverty to the big screen, and along
the way earned her many accolades.
Via Amazon
The
Last Black Unicorn: Tiffany Haddish
From stand-up comedian,
actress, and breakout star of Girls Trip, Tiffany Haddish, comes The
Last Black Unicorn, a sidesplitting, hysterical, edgy, and unflinching
collection of (extremely) personal essays, as fearless as the author herself.
Growing up in one of the poorest neighborhoods of South Central Los Angeles, Tiffany learned to survive by making people laugh. If she could do that, then her classmates would let her copy their homework, the other foster kids she lived with wouldn’t beat her up, and she might even get a boyfriend. Or at least she could make enough money—as the paid school mascot and in-demand Bar Mitzvah hype woman—to get her hair and nails done, so then she might get a boyfriend.
Growing up in one of the poorest neighborhoods of South Central Los Angeles, Tiffany learned to survive by making people laugh. If she could do that, then her classmates would let her copy their homework, the other foster kids she lived with wouldn’t beat her up, and she might even get a boyfriend. Or at least she could make enough money—as the paid school mascot and in-demand Bar Mitzvah hype woman—to get her hair and nails done, so then she might get a boyfriend.
Via Amazon
Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It: Charlamagne Tha God
Charlamagne Tha God—the
self-proclaimed “Prince of Pissing People Off,” co-host of Power 105.1’s The
Breakfast Club, and “hip-hop’s Howard Stern”—shares his unlikely success
story as well as how embracing one’s truths is a fundamental key to success and
happiness.
In his new book, Charlamagne Tha God presents his comic, often controversial, and always brutally honest insights on how living an authentic life is the quickest path to success.
In his new book, Charlamagne Tha God presents his comic, often controversial, and always brutally honest insights on how living an authentic life is the quickest path to success.
Beginning with his journey from the small town of
Moncks Corner, South Carolina to his headline grabbing interviews with
celebrities like Justin Bieber, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, and Hillary
Clinton, he shares how he turned his troubled early life around by owning his
(many) mistakes and refusing to give up on his dreams, even after his
controversial opinions got him fired from several on-air jobs.
Combining his
own story with bold advice and his signature commitment to honesty at all
costs, Charlamagne hopes this book will give others the confidence to live
their own truths.
Via Amazon
In this moving
collection of thought provoking essays infused with her unique wisdom and deep
humor, Union uses that same fearlessness to tell astonishingly personal and
true stories about power, color, gender, feminism, and fame.
Union tackles a
range of experiences, including bullying, beauty standards, and competition
between women in Hollywood, growing up in white California suburbia and then
spending summers with her black relatives in Nebraska, coping with crushes,
puberty, and the divorce of her parents.
Genuine and perceptive, Union bravely
lays herself bare, uncovering a complex and courageous life of self-doubt and
self-discovery with incredible poise and brutal honesty.
Throughout, she
compels us to be ethical and empathetic, and reminds us of the importance of
confidence, self-awareness, and the power of sharing truth, laughter, and
support.
Via Amazon
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If there are any more Audibles that you would love to share with other readers please feel free to drop them in the comment box below!
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