Biography & Memoir audiobooks

Up from Slavery

By: Booker T. Washington

Narrated by: Noah Waterman

Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Booker T. Washington fought his way out of slavery to become an educator, statesman, political shaper, and proponent of the “do it yourself” idea. In his autobiography, he describes his early life as a slave on a Virginia plantation, his steady rise during the Civil War, his struggle for education, his schooling at the Hampton Institute, and his... Read more

If I Die in a Combat Zone

By: Tim O'Brien

Narrated by: Dan John Miller

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Before writing his award-winning Going After Cacciato, Tim O'Brien gave us this intensely personal account of his year as a foot soldier in Vietnam. The author takes us with him to experience combat from behind an infantryman's rifle, to walk the minefields of My Lai, to crawl into the ghostly tunnels, and to explore the ambiguities of manhood... Read more

Light & Shade

By: Brad Tolinski

Narrated by: Robert Fass & John Lee

Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

More than thirty years after disbanding in 1980, Led Zeppelin continues to be celebrated for its artistic achievements, broad musical influence, and commercial success. The band's notorious exploits have been chronicled in bestselling books; yet none of the individual members of the band has penned a memoir nor cooperated to any degree with the... Read more

Life is a Gift

By: Tony Bennett

Narrated by: Joe Mantegna

Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

In this beautiful and rich New York Times bestselling retrospective, the entertainment icon shares with his fans the life lessons he has learned throughout a career that spanned six decades. Illustrated with Bennett’s own hand-drawn artwork, Life Is a Gift is a work that will captivate, delight, and be cherished by fans and music lovers of all... Read more

My Message Is C.L.E.A.R.

By: Gabe Murfitt

Narrated by: Gabe Murfitt

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

In My Message is C.L.E.A.R., join Gabe Murfitt as he shares his story of learning to live in a uniquely formed body. Through Gabe's C.L.E.A.R. formula, you will discover how you can haveCourage to face life's challenges. Leadership that is encouraging and compassionate. Endurance in hard times. Attitude that enables you to achieve your goals.... Read more

AWOL on the Appalachian Trail

By: David Miller

Narrated by: Christopher Lane

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

In 2003, software engineer David Miller left his job, family, and friends to fulfill a dream and hike the Appalachian Trail. AWOL on the Appalachian Trail is Miller’s account of this thru-hike along the entire 2,172 miles from Georgia to Maine. On page after page, readers are treated to rich descriptions of the valleys and mountains, the... Read more

Still Lolo

By: Lauren Scruggs & Scruggs Family

Narrated by: Eleni Pappageorge

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A stunning and unexpected tale of tragedy, survival, and true beauty. For fashion journalist Lauren (“LoLo”) Scruggs, a short flight to look at Christmas lights turned into a nightmare when she was struck by the plane’s spinning propeller blades. As Lauren was rushed to the hospital, fighting for her life, the world watched in shock and horror.... Read more

Grace

By: Grace Coddington

Narrated by: Grace Coddington

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Beautiful. Willful. Charming. Blunt. Grace Coddington’s extraordinary talent and fierce dedication to her work as creative director of Vogue have made her an international icon. Known through much of her career only to those behind the scenes, she might have remained fashion’s best-kept secret were it not for The September Issue, the ... Read more

Heads in Beds

By: Jacob Tomsky

Narrated by: Jacob Tomsky

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tradition of Kitchen Confidential and Waiter Rant, a rollicking, eye-opening, fantastically indiscreet memoir of a life spent (and misspent) in the hotel industry.

Jacob Tomsky never intended to go into the hotel business. As a new college graduate, armed only with a philosophy degree and a singular lack of career direction, he became... Read more

Churchill

By: James C. Humes

Narrated by: Matthew Brenher

Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman reveals the astonishingly accurate predictions of Britain’s most famous prime minister and how his critics’ perceptions of them shaped his political career. Who could have foreseen the start of World War I twenty-five years before the assassination of a Serbian archduke plunged Europe into war? Who could have... Read more

James Madison

By: Jeff Broadwater

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

James Madison is remembered primarily as a systematic political theorist, but this bookish and unassuming man was also a practical politician who strove for balance in an age of revolution. In this biography, Jeff Broadwater focuses on Madison's role in the battle for religious freedom in Virginia, his contributions to the adoption of the... Read more

Saving Each Other

By: Victoria Jackson & Ali Guthy

Narrated by: Amanda Troop & Lori Tritel

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

On the surface, Victoria Jackson is the American Dream personified: from a troubled childhood and unfinished high school education, she overcame immeasurable odds to create a cosmetics empire valued at more than half a billion dollars. Married to Bill Guthy — self-made principal of infomercial marketing giant Guthy-Renker — Victoria’s most... Read more

Son of the Wilderness

By: Linnie Marsh Wolfe

Narrated by: James Armstrong

Length: 13 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

All who have admired John Muir's ruggedly individualistic lifestyle, or who desire a greater appreciation of the history of environmental preservation in America, will be enthralled and enlightened by this Pulitzer Prize–winning biography. Following Muir from his ancestral home in Scotland, through his early years in the harsh Wisconsin... Read more

The Mother's Story

By: Julia O'Donnell

Narrated by: Caroline Lennon

Length: 5 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

'I was six when my father died so my mother has been everything to me. Wherever I go I tell the world about my wonderful mother. I'm a singer today because of her encouragement. She has been the biggest influence in my life' - Daniel O'Donnell

Irish singing star Daniel O'Donnell's mother, Julia, grew up on a remote island off the
northwest coast... Read more

Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1861-1862

By: Michael Burlingame

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard... Read more

Silent Night and Frank Won't be Calling this Year

By: Alphie McCourt

Narrated by: Alphie McCourt

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Alphie McCourt, the youngest of the McCourt brothers, reminisces on Christmas past-from his childhood in Limerick to the celebrations of family and friends in New York as an adult with Frank and Malachy. Read more

My Life in Politics

By: Jacques Chirac

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 15 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Two-time president of France, mayor of Paris, and international politician, Jacques Chirac stands with Mikhail Gorbachev, Helmut Kohl, and Margaret Thatcher as one of the most iconic statesmen of the twentieth century.In this revealing and informative memoir, Chirac looks back at his 50 years in politics, giving us both an intimate window onto... Read more

Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die

By: Willie Nelson & Kinky Friedman

Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte

Length: 4 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

In Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die, Willie Nelson muses about his greatest influences and the things that are most important to him, and celebrates the family, friends, and colleagues who have blessed his remarkable journey. Willie riffs on everything, from music to poker, Texas to Nashville, and more. He shares the outlaw wisdom he has... Read more

The Patriarch

By: David Nasaw

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

Length: 30 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

In this pioneering new work, celebrated historian David Nasaw examines the life of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century's most famous political dynasty. Drawing on never-before-published materials from archives on three continents and interviews with Kennedy family members and friends, Nasaw tells the story of a man who... Read more

Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1862

By: Michael Burlingame

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 12 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard... Read more

Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

By: Jon Meacham

Narrated by: Edward Herrmann & Jon Meacham

Length: 18 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham, “a big, grand, absorbing exploration of not just Jefferson and his role in history but also Jefferson the man, humanized as never before” (Entertainment Weekly)

“Probably the best single-volume biography of Jefferson ever written.”—Gordon S. Wood

A BEST BOOK OF... Read more

The Joy of Hate

By: Greg Gutfeld

Narrated by: Steve Kramer

Length: 7 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

From the irreverent star of Fox News’s Red Eye and The Five, hilarious observations on the manufactured outrage of an oversensitive, wussified culture.

Greg Gutfeld hates artificial tolerance. At the root of every single major political conflict is the annoying coddling Americans must endure of these harebrained liberal hypocrisies. In fact, most... Read more

Sinatra and Me

By: Tony Consiglio & Franz Douskey

Narrated by: Norman Dietz

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Not many people were allowed inside Frank Sinatra's inner circle. But Tony Consiglio was a boyhood friend of Sinatra's who remained his friend and confidant for over sixty years. One reason Sinatra valued Tony's friendship is that he could be trusted: Sinatra nicknamed him "the Clam" because Tony never spoke to reporters or biographers about the... Read more

Desert Island Discs: 70 Years of Castaways

By: Sean Magee

Narrated by: Alex Jennings & Juliet Stevenson

Length: 18 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

‘For seventy years now Desert Island Discs has managed that rare feat – to be both enduring and relevant. By casting away the biggest names of the day in science, business, politics, showbiz, sport and the arts, it presents a cross-sectional snapshot of the times in which we live. As the decades have passed, the programme has kept pace; never... Read more