Length45m
About this audiobook
The Weight of Before is a reflective literary novel about three ordinary people whose shared past quietly shapes their courage. Ayo, Lami, and Kunle do not become heroes through spectacle or sudden triumph, but through difficult choices, personal reckoning, and the slow work of alignment. As they confront responsibility, compromise, fear, and identity, their lives intersect around a fragile community project that tests who they are beneath performance and expectation. This is a story about endurance without applause, courage without certainty, and learning how to carry the past without letting it lead. Thoughtful, intimate, and deeply human, the book explores what heroism looks like when no one is watching.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (1)
GenreBusiness and Economics, Biography and Memoir
Length45 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 6, 2026
LanguageEnglish
The Stone That Learned Our NamesSherill Samples41m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
The Quiet CurveSherill Samples54m4.0 (1) Only with Ultra
The Blood That Would Not DrySherill Samples42m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
The Quiet Work of CelebrationSherill Samples47m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
Hot WinterSherill Samples40m Only with Ultra
The Quiet Weight of Open HandsSherill Samples46m4.0 (1) Only with Ultra
Barefoot LinesSherill Samples40m4.0 (1) Only with Ultra
Whatever Comes, I’ll AnswerSherill Samples40m4.0 (1) Only with Ultra
The Weight of Open HandsSherill Samples40m Only with Ultra
The Mercy of MistakesSherill Samples53m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
Behind the Quiet DoorsSherill Samples39m Only with Ultra
In the Act of BeingSherill Samples50m4.0 (2) Only with Ultra
The Long Flat LightSherill Samples45m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
Below ParSherill Samples44m5.0 (2) Only with Ultra
Bad Boys for LifeSherill Samples46m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
While the Sun Is WillingSherill Samples45m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
Where It Matters MostSherill Samples47m Only with Ultra
Where It Gets RoughSherill Samples39m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
The Stone That Holds the SkySherill Samples55m4.0 (1) Only with Ultra
Never Split the DifferenceChris Voss, Tahl Raz8h 7m4.4 (277.7K)$26 · $0.00
The Intelligent Investor Rev Ed.Benjamin Graham17h 48m4.3 (191.5K)$40 · $0.00
The Hard Thing About Hard ThingsBen Horowitz7h 57m4.2 (134.3K)$26 · $0.00
Boundaries for LeadersHenry Cloud7h 36m4.3 (3.6K)$26 · $0.00
The Secret Door to SuccessFlorence Scovel Shinn2h 25m4.5 (2.1K)$1.20 · $0.00
This Is Going to HurtAdam Kay5h 47m4.4 (444.7K)$24 · $0.00
Big TrustShadé Zahrai, Fayçal Sekkouah8h 36m4.6 (406)$26 · $0.00
The Intelligent Investor Third EditionBenjamin Graham, Jason Zweig20h4.4 (156.6K)$46 · $0.00
Bottle of LiesKatherine Eban14h 25m4.4 (12K)$33 · $0.00
The Antiracist Business BookTrudi Lebrón6h 10m4.6 (275)$17 · $0.00
The FormulaJoshua Robinson, Jonathan Clegg10h 41m4.4 (6.9K)$29 · $0.00
Let Them LeadJohn U. Bacon7h 10m4.5 (1.4K)$24 · $0.00
Secrets of the Millionaire MindT. Harv Eker5h 11m4.4 (301.4K)$24 · $0.00
The Person You Mean to BeDolly Chugh9h 6m4.4 (7.2K)$29 · $0.00
BoundlessNick Kostov, Sean McLain9h 17m4.5 (1.1K)$29 · $0.00
Everyday DharmaSuneel Gupta5h 2m4.5 (761)$20 · $0.00
Let's Talk Mutual FundsMonika Halan7h 5m4.4 (2.4K)$16 · $0.00
Secret PowerDwight Lyman Moody3h 7m4.4 (1.4K)$1.20 · $0.00
The Law of Success in Sixteen LessonsNapoleon Hill2h 39m4.4 (17.2K)$2 · $0.00
Barbarians at the GateBryan Burrough, John Helyar3h 3m4.4 (52.7K)$18 · $0.00
The Happiest Man on EarthEddie Jaku3h 48m4.6 (178K)$7 · $0.00
MotherlandJulia Ioffe17h 52m4.7 (2.5K)$40 · $0.00
Evidence Not SeenDarlene Deibler Rose11h 11m4.6 (11.9K)$29 · $0.00
Where Cowards Go to DieBenjamin Sledge8h 42m4.7 (351)$20 · $0.00
Will You Love Me?Cathy Glass9h 5m4.6 (9.3K)$29 · $0.00
Designing Terry Pratchett’s DiscworldPaul Kidby3h 52m4.7 (343)$20 · $0.00
HostageEli Sharabi5h 25m4.6 (10.8K)$24 · $0.00
Finding MeViola Davis9h 15m4.6 (256.4K)$29 · $0.00
The Dangerous Truth about Today’s MarijuanaLaura Stack CSP, MBA9h 57m4.7 (385)$20 · $0.00
Birdie & HarlowTaylor Wolfe7h 50m4.6 (6.5K)$26 · $0.00
The Lives of BrianBrian Johnson9h 45m4.6 (3.5K)$29 · $0.00
I Am The StormJanice Dean9h4.6 (1.5K)$8 · $0.00
Black History CollectionFrederick Douglass, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois27h 9m4.6 (2.6K)$18 · $0.00
Just as I AmCicely Tyson16h 8m4.6 (99K)$33 · $0.00
Unbroken Bonds of BattleJohnny Joey Jones8h 31m4.6 (2.6K)$8 · $0.00
The Daughter of AuschwitzTova Friedman, Malcolm Brabant7h 54m4.6 (16.7K)$26 · $0.00
My Bondage and My Freedom (Annotated)Frederick Douglass15h 30m4.6 (2.4K)$2 · $0.00
Lily's PromiseLily Ebert, Dov Forman8h 54m4.6 (16.1K)$29 · $0.00
CrossroadsKaleb Dahlgren7h 56m4.6 (4.9K)$26 · $0.00
Across the RiverKent Babb11h 40m4.6 (927)$29 · $0.00
You may also like
RadiantBrad Gooch18h 35m4.5 (816)$8 · $0.00
PositivePaige Rawl, Ali Benjamin6h 49m4.2 (4.2K)$24 · $0.00
Suggested ReadingDave Connis7h 57m4.0 (4.5K)$26 · $0.00
Queer Body PowerEssie Dennis4h 51m4.3 (438)$15
A New ModelAshley Graham, Rebecca Paley5h 44m4.1 (4.8K)$24 · $0.00
I'm That GirlJordan Chiles7h 25m4.5 (3.4K)$24 · $0.00
Just Right JillianNicole D. Collier5h 20m4.3 (1.2K)$24 · $0.00
Wine GirlVictoria James10h 28m3.8 (9K)$29 · $0.00
The Way Champs PlayNaomi Osaka7m4.3 (340)$4 · $0.00
You Are Here: Connecting FlightsEllen Oh5h 40m4.3 (3K)$24 · $0.00
RiseLindsey Vonn10h 11m4.1 (2.9K)$29 · $0.00
RealCarol Cujec, Peyton Goddard9h 9m4.5 (2K)$20
It Gets BetterDan Savage, Terry Miller9h 55m4.3 (12.9K)$20
KneelCandace Buford8h 19m4.2 (1.2K)$26 · $0.00
Living the Confidence CodeKatty Kay, Claire Shipman, JillEllyn Riley5h 30m4.1 (486)$24 · $0.00
Saving AlexAlex Cooper, Joanna Brooks8h 48m4.3 (4K)$29 · $0.00
Thinking DifferentlyDavid Flink6h 39m4.3 (353)$24 · $0.00
Coach PrimeJean-Jacques Taylor9h 24m4.1 (262)$29 · $0.00
Conversations with Tom Petty, Expanded EditionPaul Zollo16h 59m4.5 (2.5K)$30
Say HelloCarly Findlay7h 58m4.2 (1K)$26 · $0.00