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Adele's Review of Stolen Innocence: The Jan Broberg Story

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The first thing you should know in reading my review of Stolen Innocence: The Jan Broberg Story by Mary Ann Broberg is that I have a personal connection http://www.amazon.com/Stolen-Innocence-The-Broberg-Story/dp/0974515205 I had the honor of hiring Jan Broberg, an amazingly talented actress, to perform in an experimental audio book I produced many years ago. Despite the fact that Jan had been kidnapped twice as a child and abused by an adult male from her Church for many years, she grew into an amazingly beautiful, talented and well balanced individual. I enjoyed working with Jan immensely and would continue to hire her except she is living in Hollywood where she in enjoying a successful acting career. One of the projects Jan is working on now is a film adaptation of the book her mother wrote about the kidnapping https://www.facebook.com/stoleninnocencedocumentary No story about the abuse of a child is easy to read, but Stolen Innocence was especially t

Quirky Polygamist -- Monogamy Sucks!

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Unleash the Power Within

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I have long been aware of motivational speaker, Tony Robbins, but for some reason never listened to any of his lectures until just recently https://www.tonyrobbins.com/ I listened to Unleash the Power Within by Tony Robbins as an audio book and must say I was very impressed http://www.amazon.com/Unleash-Power-Within-Personal-Transform/dp/1442352663/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1429796673&sr=1-1&keywords=unleash+the+power+within Robbins has a gravely voice, but his enthusiasm, charm and sense of humor make him totally relatable and likeable. It isn't hard to understand why millions of people tune in to Robbins for advice on how to become motivated, excited about life and able to meet great challenges. Unleash the Power Within is designed to help people help themselves. My take away was that in order to make a change, we need to first decide to change. Robbins' points out that thinking we should change for the better do

Raining Audiobooks| Downpour| Quirky Audiobooks

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It's Raining Quirky Polygamists on Downpour!

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What happens when Quirky Polygamists wander out of the desert? Find out on Downpour.com in the Quirky Audio Book Series by Adele Park. Blow the dust off your headphones and quench your comedic thirst with the Quirky Audio Book Series now available for mp3 digital downloads on Downpour.com: http://www.downpour.com/catalogsearch/advanced/bySeries/series/The+Quirky+Audiobook+Series/ Downpour.com is now offering the following titles from Adele Park for sale: WHEN RADIO AND POLYGAMY COLLIDE . . . Jitters-A Quirky Little Audio Book Jitters is a 2011 Audie Award Winner for Multi-Voiced Performance. For radio shock jock Nancy Neptune, life is just one big promotion. But when she's sent to work at a radio station near a polygamist compound in Utah, trouble comes in triplicate. In a land where one good wife deserves another, Nancy Neptune hooks up with a drag queen and a one-armed reporter to rescue a mentally challenged polygamist who is being abu

The Witness Wore Red by Rebecca Musser

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Those who watched the trial of polygamist cult leader, Warren Jeffs, are probably familiar with Rebecca Musser, one of the key witnesses. I recently read an account of Musser's role in the trial in the national bestseller, The Witness Wore Red, penned by Musser herself. http://www.amazon.com/The-Witness-Wore-Red-Polygamous/dp/1455527831 I live about 40 miles from the “twin” cities of Hilldale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona. I see polygamist women in their prairie dresses on daily basis, wondering what things must be like in their secretive enclave. In Musser's book, the curtains are ripped open on this lifestyle, revealing a disturbing look at a community that marries off girls as young as twelve to much older men, many of whom are their relatives. Even more horrifying, several of these young girls were raped in front of adult men and women from the cult. During the trial of Warren Jeffs, the jury was able to listen to audio recordings of these crimes, so

Quirky Polygamist -- Dying is Divine

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Priceless Personalities

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There are some people in this world who go through incredible trials and tribulations, only to emerge on the other side stronger than ever before. January Jones, hostess of the nationally syndicated radio show, “Sharing Success Stories,” has compiled a number of these fascinating stories into a book called Priceless Personalities http://www.januaryjones.com/priceless.html January is such a compassionate, warm person, it isn't hard to figure out why people what to open up to her. In Priceless Personalities, January and her extraordinary guests explore topics including incest, polygamy, and substance abuse. These amazing stories have now been turned into an audio book which is available on Audible.com http://www.audible.com/search/ref=a_hp_tseft?advsearchKeywords=priceless+personalities&filterby=field-keywords&x=0&y=0 I had the opportunity to discuss audio books with January Jones during a recent radio interview which aired on iHeart Radio ht