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Hollywood Blackout

The battle for recognition in a white Hollywood

by Ben Arogundade ...

On 29 February 1940, African American actor Hattie McDaniel became the first person of colour, and the first Black woman, to win an Academy Award. The moment marked the beginning of Hollywood's reluctant move toward diversity and inclusion.Since then, minorities and women have struggled to attain Academy Awards recognition within a system designed to discriminate against them. For the first time, ... Read more

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On 29 February 1940, African American actor Hattie McDaniel became the first person of colour, and the first Black woman, to win an Academy Award. The moment marked the beginning of Hollywood's reluctant move toward diversity and inclusion.Since then, minorities and women have struggled to attain Academy Awards recognition within a system designed to discriminate against them. For the first time,
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Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon

by Wole Talabi ...

Narrated by Ben Arogundade ...

Unabridged

10 hours 4 min

The debut fantasy novel from an award-winning, Nebula-nominated Nigerian authorA mythic tale of disgruntled gods, revenge, and a heist across two worlds, perfect for fans of Nnedi Okorafor, Neil Gaiman, Marlon James, and Karen LordShigidi is a disgruntled and demotivated nightmare god in the Orisha spirit company, reluctantly answering prayers ofhis few remaining believers to maintain his ... Read more

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The debut fantasy novel from an award-winning, Nebula-nominated Nigerian authorA mythic tale of disgruntled gods, revenge, and a heist across two worlds, perfect for fans of Nnedi Okorafor, Neil Gaiman, Marlon James, and Karen LordShigidi is a disgruntled and demotivated nightmare god in the Orisha spirit company, reluctantly answering prayers ofhis few remaining believers to maintain his
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Convergence Problems

by Wole Talabi ...

Narrated by Ben Arogundade ...

Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

From the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Nommo award nominated author of Shigidi and The Brass Head Of Obalufon comes a stunning new collection of stories that investigate the rapidly changing role of technology and belief in our lives as we search for meaning, for knowledge, for justice; constantly converging on our future selves.In “An Arc of Electric Skin,” a roadside mechanic seeking justice ... Read more

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From the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Nommo award nominated author of Shigidi and The Brass Head Of Obalufon comes a stunning new collection of stories that investigate the rapidly changing role of technology and belief in our lives as we search for meaning, for knowledge, for justice; constantly converging on our future selves.In “An Arc of Electric Skin,” a roadside mechanic seeking justice
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A Good Life: The Perception OF Perfection (Revised Edition)

An Autobiography

by Karl Lorenz Willett ...

Narrated by Ben Arogundade ...

Unabridged

13 hours 7 min

What happens next? After the diagnosis? After the medication? After you learn to live with it, do you ever?Following on from The Memoir of a Schizophrenic, this is a raw and honest second memoir by Karl Lorenz Willett, which continues to explore life managing schizophrenia while growing older. In a unique style that reflects Karl’s thoughts, A Good Life concentrates on his mental illness, personal ... Read more

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What happens next? After the diagnosis? After the medication? After you learn to live with it, do you ever?Following on from The Memoir of a Schizophrenic, this is a raw and honest second memoir by Karl Lorenz Willett, which continues to explore life managing schizophrenia while growing older. In a unique style that reflects Karl’s thoughts, A Good Life concentrates on his mental illness, personal
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Good Life, A: The Perception OF Perfection (Revised Edition)

An Autobiography

by Karl Lorenz Willett ...

Narrated by Ben Arogundade ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Memoir of a Schizopenic (Revised Version)
Unabridged

13 hours 7 min

What happens next? After the diagnosis? After the medication? After you learn to live with it, – do you ever?Following on from The Memoir of a Schizophrenic, this is a raw and honest second memoir by Karl Lorenz Willett, which continues to explore life managing schizophrenia while growing older. In a unique style that reflects Karl’s thoughts, A Good Life concentrates on his mental illness, ... Read more

$16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

What happens next? After the diagnosis? After the medication? After you learn to live with it, – do you ever?Following on from The Memoir of a Schizophrenic, this is a raw and honest second memoir by Karl Lorenz Willett, which continues to explore life managing schizophrenia while growing older. In a unique style that reflects Karl’s thoughts, A Good Life concentrates on his mental illness,
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On the Origin of Species

Penguin Classics

by Charles Darwin ...

Narrated by Ben Arogundade ...

Unabridged

19 hours 9 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic is performed by accomplished voice actor Ben Arogundade who is known for his voice work in Doctor Who and Horizons. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by William Bynum and the cover design is by Damien Hirst.The Origin of Species is one of the most important and influential books of its time and remains one of the most significant ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic is performed by accomplished voice actor Ben Arogundade who is known for his voice work in Doctor Who and Horizons. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by William Bynum and the cover design is by Damien Hirst.The Origin of Species is one of the most important and influential books of its time and remains one of the most significant
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Muscle

by Alan Trotter ...

Narrated by Ben Arogundade ...

Unabridged

8 hours 15 min

In a hard-boiled city of crooks, grifts and rackets lurk a pair of toughs: Box and _____. They're the kind of men capable of extracting apologies and reparations, of teaching you a chilling lesson. They seldom think twice, and ask very few questions.Until one night over the poker table, they encounter a pulp writer with wild ideas and an unscrupulous private detective, leading them into what is ... Read more

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In a hard-boiled city of crooks, grifts and rackets lurk a pair of toughs: Box and _____. They're the kind of men capable of extracting apologies and reparations, of teaching you a chilling lesson. They seldom think twice, and ask very few questions.Until one night over the poker table, they encounter a pulp writer with wild ideas and an unscrupulous private detective, leading them into what is
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Daring to Be Free

Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World

by Sudhir Hazareesingh ...

Narrated by Sudhir Hazareesingh, Ben Arogundade ...

Unabridged

19 hours 25 min

A revelatory history of enslaved people's resistance and self-emancipation, across the Atlantic world and beyond.In the 1720s, the West African chief Tomba was abducted for organizing the local resistance against slave raiders and imprisoned on a British ship, where he promptly led a revolt using a smuggled hammer. In the early nineteenth century, a pregnant woman named Solitude rallied laborers ... Read more

$38.99 USD

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A revelatory history of enslaved people's resistance and self-emancipation, across the Atlantic world and beyond.In the 1720s, the West African chief Tomba was abducted for organizing the local resistance against slave raiders and imprisoned on a British ship, where he promptly led a revolt using a smuggled hammer. In the early nineteenth century, a pregnant woman named Solitude rallied laborers
... Read more

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Hollywood Blackout

The battle for recognition in a white Hollywood

by Ben Arogundade ...

Narrated by Ben Arogundade ...

Unabridged

11 hours 30 min

On 29 February 1940, African American actor Hattie McDaniel became the first person of colour, and the first Black woman, to win an Academy Award. The moment marked the beginning of Hollywood's reluctant move toward diversity and inclusion.Since then, minorities and women have struggled to attain Academy Awards recognition within a system designed to discriminate against them. For the first time, ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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On 29 February 1940, African American actor Hattie McDaniel became the first person of colour, and the first Black woman, to win an Academy Award. The moment marked the beginning of Hollywood's reluctant move toward diversity and inclusion.Since then, minorities and women have struggled to attain Academy Awards recognition within a system designed to discriminate against them. For the first time,
... Read more

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Black Spartacus

The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture

by Sudhir Hazareesingh ...

Narrated by Ben Arogundade ...

Unabridged

17 hours 35 min

Winner of the 2021 Wolfson History Prize“Black Spartacus is a tour de force: by far the most complete, authoritative and persuasive biography of Toussaint that we are likely to have for a long time . . . An extraordinarily gripping read.” —David A. Bell, The GuardianA new interpretation of the life of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint LouvertureAmong the defining figures of the Age of Revolution ... Read more

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Winner of the 2021 Wolfson History Prize“Black Spartacus is a tour de force: by far the most complete, authoritative and persuasive biography of Toussaint that we are likely to have for a long time . . . An extraordinarily gripping read.” —David A. Bell, The GuardianA new interpretation of the life of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint LouvertureAmong the defining figures of the Age of Revolution
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The Search Party

by Simon Lelic ...

Narrated by Fiona Button, Ben Arogundade, Sacha Dhawan, Jack Rowan, Joe Gaminara, Nicole Davis ...

Unabridged

9 hours 55 min

A twisty, electrifying new thriller from the author of The New Neighbors and The Liar's Room...The entire town thinks sixteen-year-old Sadie Saunders is dead. Missing now for a week, they say she was murdered. And they think they know who did it.Sadie's five best friends aren’t so sure, and they vow to find out the truth. So they pack their bags and head into the woods where Sadie was last seen ... Read more

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A twisty, electrifying new thriller from the author of The New Neighbors and The Liar's Room...The entire town thinks sixteen-year-old Sadie Saunders is dead. Missing now for a week, they say she was murdered. And they think they know who did it.Sadie's five best friends aren’t so sure, and they vow to find out the truth. So they pack their bags and head into the woods where Sadie was last seen
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Kinning

by Nisi Shawl ...

Narrated by Allyson Johnson ...

Series series Everfair
Unabridged

14 hours 18 min

Kinning continues the stunning alternate history where bark cloth airships soar through the sky, varied peoples build a new society together, and colonies claim their freedom from imperialist tyrants.The Great War is over. Everfair has found peace within its borders. But our heroes' stories are far from done.Tink and his sister Bee-Lung are traveling the world via air-canoe, spreading the spores ... Read more

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Kinning continues the stunning alternate history where bark cloth airships soar through the sky, varied peoples build a new society together, and colonies claim their freedom from imperialist tyrants.The Great War is over. Everfair has found peace within its borders. But our heroes' stories are far from done.Tink and his sister Bee-Lung are traveling the world via air-canoe, spreading the spores
... Read more

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