Katherine Tonkin has narrated 6 audiobooks on Listento.it by 7 authors. The most-rated is Reach for the Dream.
On Disruption
Summary
On Disruption is a report on the effects the internet has had on the foundations of life - what has happened, will it keep happening? The internet has shaken the foundations of life: public and private lives are wrought by the 24-hour, seven-day-a-week news cycle that means no one is ever off duty. On Disruption is a report from the coalface of that change: what has happened, will it keep happening, and is there any way out of the chaos?
©2018 Katherine Murphy (P)2020 Bolinda Publishing
Australia Day
Summary
Australia Day is a collection of stories by debut author Melanie Cheng. The people she writes about are young, old, rich, poor, married, widowed, Chinese, Lebanese, Christian, Muslim. What they have in common - no matter where they come from - is the desire we all share to feel that we belong. The stories explore universal themes of love, loss, family and identity while at the same time asking crucial questions about the possibility of human connection in a globalised world. Melanie Cheng is an important new voice, offering a fresh perspective on contemporary Australia. Her effortless, unpretentious realism balances an insider's sensitivity and understanding with an outsider's clear-eyed objectivity, showing us a version of ourselves richer and more multifaceted than anything we've seen before.
©2017 Melanie Cheng (P)2017 Audible, Ltd
The Burnout Solution
Summary
Learn the beauty of saying no, rethink your boundaries, find your 'non-negotiables' and regain your power, passion and sense of purpose. We live in an era of ‘yes, I can’. We tell ourselves that whatever we want to achieve, if we work hard enough, we can do it. But sometimes this results in something very different indeed – a severe case of ‘no, I really, really can’t’. Burnout is a state of chronic stress that leads to physical and emotional exhaustion, cynicism, detachment, feelings of ineffectiveness and lack of accomplishment – many of the same symptoms as depression. Burnout is on the increase as we struggle to juggle the pressures of work and family life with a constant feeling of always being ‘on’. Through her own experience of burnout and her work as a psychotherapist, Siobhán Murray has developed a 12-week plan for overcoming this condition. The Burnout Solution offers a step-by-step path through feelings of stress and anxiety towards renewed clarity of mind and an ability to prioritise the important things in life. Learn the beauty of saying no, rethink your boundaries, find your ‘non-negotiables’ and regain your power, passion and sense of purpose.
©2018 Siobhán Murray (P)2020 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Hearing Maud
Summary
A work of creative non-fiction detailing the author’s experiences of deafness after losing most of her hearing at age four. Hearing Maud: A Journey for a Voice is a work of creative non-fiction that details the author’s experiences of deafness after losing most of her hearing at age four. It charts how, as she grew up, she was estranged from people and turned to reading and writing for solace, eventually establishing a career as a writer. Central to her narrative is the story of Maud Praed, the deaf daughter of 19th century Queensland expatriate novelist Rosa Praed. Although Maud was deaf from infancy, she was educated at a school which taught her to speak rather than sign, a mode difficult for someone with little hearing. The breakup of Maud’s family destabilised her mental health and at age 28 she was admitted to an asylum, where she stayed until she died almost 40 years later. It was through uncovering Maud’s story that the author began to understand her own experiences of deafness and how they contributed to her emotional landscape, relationships and career.
©2019 Jessica White (P)2019 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
The Vitamin Solution
Summary
Are you confused about vitamins? Unsure of which ones you need for optimal health and what levels are safe? You’re not alone. Many people’s health issues could be improved with vitamins - if they only knew how to use them. In this award-winning work, The Vitamin Solution, Drs Romy Block and Arielle Levitan provide a common-sense, medically sound approach to using vitamins to improve your diet, exercise plan and overall health. In clear, accessible language, they explain which vitamins and supplements can be helpful, which can be harmful and which are altogether unnecessary; they explore health topics including migraine, hair loss, fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome, hot flashes and more and address preventive care, providing insights on topics such as screening tests, weight loss and preserving memory. Illuminating and accessible, The Vitamin Solution is an indispensable guide to safely incorporating vitamins and supplements into any lifestyle - one that will leave listeners educated, informed and armed with simple, everyday strategies for bettering their health.
©2015 Arielle Levitan, MD, and Romy Block, MD (P)2020 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Reach for the Dream
Summary
A beautiful story of passion, courage and determination from the best-selling author of Under Southern Skies and Ride with the Wind.
Sometimes life takes you on a journey you never expected....
Alice Ferguson is eight years old when a savage bushfire tears her family apart and she is sent to live with her aunt in the tiny town of Billabrin. Lost and lonely, Alice finds comfort in the beauty of the outback. As her confidence grows she dreams of creating her own home and of one day breeding the best wool in the country.
Alice's strength and spirit take her far from her roots and the land she loves. As tragedy strikes again, Alice must summon every ounce of her will to keep her dream alive, but nothing can prepare her for the treachery of her jealous cousin or the betrayal of the only man she ever loved.
©1996 Anne McCullagh Rennie (P)2019 Bolinda Publishing