AudioGO believes that more young adults should be reading, especially works of nonfiction. As their selection of young adult nonfiction continues to grow, be sure to check out John Howard Griffin’s “Black Like Me”.
“Black Like Me” is a nonfiction book by journalist John Howard Griffin, published in 1961. Griffin was a white native of Texas, and the book describes his six-week experience travelling on Greyhound buses and hitchhiking throughout the racially segregated states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, passing as a black man.
Griffin performed this experiment in order to learn from the inside out how one race could withstand the second class citizenship imposed on it by another race. What began as an experiment, ended up changing Griffin’s life forever. John Howard Griffin did the impossible to help bring the full effect of racism to the forefront of America’s conscience.
AudioGO is proud to present this epic story complete and unabridged, and will envelope you from the moment it begins. Narrated by Ray Childs, this first-ever recording of “Black Like Me” will leave each reader deeply affected. Ray Childs will pull you in and keep you listening as he reads the text with great effect, mastering dialects and creating new voices.
Pick up the complete and unabridged “Black Like Me”, available at AudioGO.com on audio CD or as an audio download for your favorite MP3 player. This profound and poignant story will capture your heart, and is the perfect selection for young adult nonfiction reader.
Kathleen Krull comes to AudioGO with "Lives of Extraordinary Women". Her irreverent biographies turn the spotlight on women who have wielded power, revealing their feats - and flaws - for all the world to see. Hear about twenty of the most influential women in history -queens, warriors, prime ministers and revolutionary leaders - and enjoy this tantalizing feast of behind the scenes facts. Women included are: Cleopatra, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Joan of Arc, Isabella I, Elizabeth I, Nzingha, Catherine the Great, Marie Antoinette, Victoria, Harriet Tubman, Tz'u-hsi, Gertrude Bell, Jeannette Rankin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Golda Meir, Indira Gandhi, Eva Perón, Wilma Mankiller, Aung San Suu Kyi, and Rigoberta Menchú. This is a series that young adults can relate to and is available at AudioGO for instant download.
