Christopher Dontrell Piper has narrated 4 audiobooks on Listento.it by 5 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.3★ across 268 ratings. The most-rated is Driven to Succeed.
Driven to Succeed
Summary
Driven to Succeed is an incredible story of success from one of the most unlikely places on the planet. The story develops on a First Nation reservation, in northern Canada. The child of a single mom of four, living on welfare, was forever changed through a simple act of service. Never has a detailed story been told of life on the rez, set in a backdrop where diabetes and alcoholism are common. You will be inspired as you witness how one child chose to rise above his circumstances to achieve extraordinary success through the power of the mind. If you feel that the odds of success are stacked against you, this story will change your perspective. It is a masterpiece of success, teaching you how to reshape your circumstances to accomplish dreams you never thought possible. Kendal's simple five-step strategy will prepare you for amazing outcomes. The five steps to succeed include: Making a simple choice. Planning, preparing, and expecting to win. Using the power of your story. Turning your pain into gain. Elevating your circle of influence. This detailed story, utilizing the five-step strategy, will inspire you to do great things with your life - a life story you'll want to listen to to shape your destiny.
©2018 Kendal Netmaker (P)2018 Made for Success, Inc.
Stamped from the Beginning
Summary
National Book Award Winner, Nonfiction, 2016 • Winner of the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction• A New York Times best-seller in race and civil rights• Finalist for the 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction• "The most ambitious book of 2016" (Washington Post) • A Boston Globe Best Book of 2016• A Washington Post Notable Book of 2016• A Chicago Review of Books Best Nonfiction Book of 2016• A Root Best Book of 2016• A BuzzFeed Best Nonfiction Book of 2016• A Bustle Best Book of 2016• Nominated for 2016 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work of Nonfiction• Finalist for the 2017 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Nonfiction• A Kirkus Best History Book of 2016• A Kirkus Best Book of 2016 to explain current politics• A Kirkus Best Heartrending Nonfiction Book of 2016• An Entropy Best Nonfiction Book of 2016• The Washington Post 2016 summer reading list Some Americans cling desperately to the myth that we are living in a post-racial society, that the election of the first Black president spelled the doom of racism. In fact, racist thought is alive and well in America - more sophisticated and more insidious than ever. And as award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi argues in Stamped from the Beginning, if we have any hope of grappling with this stark reality, we must first understand how racist ideas were developed, disseminated, and enshrined in American society. In this deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti-Black racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history. Stamped from the Beginning uses the life stories of five major American intellectuals - Puritan minister Cotton Mather, Thomas Jefferson, abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, W.E.B. Du Bois, and legendary activist Angela Davis. - to offer a window into the contentious debates between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and antiracists.
©2016 Ibram X. Kendi (P)2017 Novel Audio
Bossman
Summary
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Vi Keeland comes a sexy new stand-alone novel. The first time I met Chase Parker, I didn't exactly make a good impression. I was hiding in the bathroom hallway of a restaurant, leaving a message for my best friend to save me from my awful date. He overheard and told me I was a bitch, then proceeded to offer me some dating advice. So I told him to mind his own damn business and went back to my miserable date. I couldn't help but sneak hidden glances at the condescending jerk on the other side of the room. Of course, he caught me on more than one occasion, and winked. When the gorgeous stranger and his equally hot date suddenly appeared at our table, I thought he was going to rat me out. But instead, he pretended we knew each other and joined us—telling elaborate, embarrassing stories about our fake childhood. My date suddenly went from boring to bizarrely exciting. When it was over and we parted ways, I thought about him more than I would ever admit, even though I knew I'd never see him again. I mean, what were the chances I'd run into him again in a city with eight million people? Then again, what were the chances that a month later he'd wind up being my new sexy boss?
©2016 Vi Keeland (P)2016 Tantor
Zamboni Blues
Summary
When a neighbor woman knocks one evening on a lonely young man's door, he thinks their romance is meant to be. After all, hadn't the bartender just told him he needed to "have faith?" Short and taut as a sad song, Zamboni Blues pulls us into its music and holds us to the bittersweet end.
©2004 Monica Wesolowska (P)2017 Audible, Inc.