Andrea Watkins Palacio has narrated 2 audiobooks on Listento.it by 3 authors. The most-rated is The Rebounders.
Small Arms
Summary
Why do terrorist organizations use children to support their cause and carry out their activities? Small Arms uncovers the brutal truth behind the mobilization of children by terrorist groups. Mia Bloom and John Horgan show us the grim underbelly of society that allows and even encourages the use of children to conduct terrorist activities. They provide listeners with the who, what, when, why, and how of this increasingly concerning situation, illuminating a phenomenon that to most of us seems abhorrent. And yet, they argue, for terrorist groups the use of children carries many benefits. Children possess skills that adults lack. They often bring innovation and creativity. Children are, in fact, a superb demographic from which to recruit if you are a terrorist. Small Arms answers questions about recruitment strategies and tactics, determines what makes a child terrorist and what makes him or her different from an adult one, and charts the ways in which organizations use them. The unconventional focus on child and youth militants allows the authors to, in essence, give us a biography of the child terrorist and the organizations that use them. We are taken inside the mind of the adult and the child to witness that which perhaps most scares us. The book is published by Cornell University Press. "A timely book on a critical and long-neglected subject…sheds new light on this odious and, sadly, increasingly prevalent phenomenon." (Bruce Hoffman, Georgetown University) "Highly recommended for anyone interested in how terrorism and terrorists evolve." (Jessica Stern, Boston University)
©2019 Cornell University (P)2019 Redwood Audiobooks
The Rebounders
Summary
Unlike the stories of most visible division I college athletes, Amanda Ottaway’s story has more in common with those of the 80 percent of college athletes who are never seen on TV. The Rebounders follows the college career of an average NCAA Division I women’s basketball player in the 21st century. It begins with the recruiting process when Ottaway is an eager, naive teenager and ends when she’s a more contemplative 20-something alumna. Ottaway’s story, along with the journeys of her dynamic Wildcat teammates at Davidson College in North Carolina, covers - in engaging detail - the life of a mid-major athlete: recruitment, the preseason, body image and eating disorders, schoolwork, family relationships, practice, love life, team travel, game day, injuries, drug and alcohol use, coaching changes, and what comes after the very last game. Most college athletes, famous or not, play hard, get hurt, fail, and triumph together in a profound love of their sport and one another, and then their careers end, and they figure out how to move on. From concussions and minor injuries to classrooms, parties, and relationships, Ottaway understands the experience of a Division I women’s basketball player firsthand. The Rebounders is, at its core, a feminist coming-of-age story, an exploration of what it means to be a young woman who loves a sport and is on a course of self-discovery through that medium. The book is published by University of Nebraska Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks. Praise for the book: "A must for anyone interested in college athletics." (Book and Film Globe) “Captures the spirit of collegiate sport with both candor and joy.” (Madeleine Blais, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle) "Captures the feel of the game, literally, in the swoosh of the ball through the net, and figuratively, as a metaphor for love itself." (BookMark)
©2018 Amanda Ottaway (P)2020 Redwood Audiobooks