Book description
Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for BiographyLonglisted for The Orwell Prize for Political Writing An electric portrait of the artist as a young woman that asks how a writer finds her voice in a society that prefers women to be silent, from the author of Orwell's Roses In Recollections of My Nonexistence, Rebecca Solnit describes her formation as a writer and as a feminist in 1980s San Francisco, in an atmosphere of gender violence on the street and throughout society and the exclusion of women from cultural arenas. She tells of being poor, hopeful, and adrift in the city that became her great teacher, and of the small apartment that, when she was nineteen, became the home in which she transformed herself. She explores the forces that liberated her as a person and as a writer--books themselves; the gay community that presented a new model of what else gender, family, and joy could mean; and her eventual arrival in the spacious landscapes and overlooked conflicts of the American West. Beyond being a memoir, Solnit's book is also a passionate argument: that women are not just impacted by personal experience, but by membership in a society where violence against women pervades. Looking back, she describes how she came to recognize that her own experiences of harassment and menace were inseparable from the systemic problem of who has a voice, or rather who is heard and respected and who is silenced--and how she was galvanized to use her own voice for change.
Scarlet Mary
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RedFisher
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Capital F
Thanks to ListenBook's extensive statistics, I can track my audiobook consumption and celebrate my progress. Noise reduction on ListenBook Pro is a game-changer. I can enjoy clear recordings. I don't have strong feelings about this one either way. The narration was competent but forgettable. The story itself was more engaging than the performance.
Icy Avenger
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Blistered Outlaw
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Pigeon Woman
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Capital F
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Loot
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NoiseCake
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Bugger
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Pexxious
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High Beam
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Virgo Moon
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Bruh
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Heaven Sent
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CuriousCraft
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Liquid Death
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Iron Jesus
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Dallas Burn
Bookmarking on ListenBook makes it easy to pick up where I left off β no more searching for my spot! The app's integration with CarPlay enhances my road trips with immersive audiobook journeys.
Feral Cookie
ListenBook's user-friendly interface and quick access to chapters enhance my overall listening experience. ListenBook Pro is worth every penny. The unlimited audiobook length is a dream come true. Adjusting the tone of the narrator's voice adds a layer of personalization that I never knew I needed. Chapters make navigation a breeze. I can easily pick up where I left off. ListenBook has become my constant companion. It's like having a personal audiobook assistant.
Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience