Biography & Memoir audiobooks

Her Little Majesty

By: Carolly Erickson

Narrated by: Nelson Runger

Length: 12 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Her Little Majesty is a fresh and fascinating portrait of the diminutive monarch who ruled the vast British empire for over 60 years. Award-winning biographer and historian, Carolly Erickson, transports you behind the walls of Buckingham Palace to introduce you to the quirky, loveable Queen Victoria-revealed only to her closest associates.... Read more

Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain

By: Ryan Blair & Don Yaeger

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 6 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Ryan Blair knows about building a business from the ground up. Like many entrepreneurs he had no formal business education. But he had great survival instincts, tenacity, and, above all, a "nothing to lose" mindset.



Blair's middle-class childhood came to an abrupt end when his abusive father succumbed to drug addiction and abandoned the family.... Read more

The Kitchen Counter Cooking School

By: Kathleen Flinn

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

After graduating from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, writer Kathleen Flinn returned with no idea what to do next, until one day at a supermarket she watched a woman loading her cart with ultraprocessed foods. Flinn's "chefternal" instinct kicked in: she persuaded the stranger to reload with fresh foods, offering her simple recipes for healthy, easy... Read more

My First Ladies

By: Nancy Clarke & Christie Matheson

Narrated by: Nancy Clarke

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

In My First Ladies, Nancy Clarke reveals the touching, funny, and illuminating story of what it was like to serve under six administrations and to help each first lady find her own personal style when it came to planning flower designs, state dinners, and holiday festivities in the White House. Learn how Nancy gave comfort to Nancy Reagan when... Read more

Vivos bajo tierra

By: Manuel Pino Toro

Narrated by: Pietro Gonzalez

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

La historia que cautivo a millones de personas en todo el mundo, quienes fueron testigos de como fueron saliendo cada uno de los 33 mineros de las entranas de la tierra. A 800 kilometros al norte de Santiago, en pleno desierto de Atacama, pasado el mediodia del 5 de agosto de 2010, el tiempo se detuvo. Una roca gigante bloqueo el acceso... Read more

Fiction Ruined My Family

By: Jeanne Darst

Narrated by: Jeanne Darst

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Unabridged, 8 hoursRead by TBDIntroducing a deeply funny, charismatic new voice: an entertaining memoir of a family haunted by its own mythsand its obsessive idolization of the literary life. Read more

May I Have Your Attention Please?

By: James Corden

Narrated by: James Corden

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

As far back as he can remember James Corden has only ever wanted to be in one place: in front of you, doing something to make you laugh, cry, shout, or giggle uncontrollably. At the age of 4, he grandstanded throughout his baby sister's christening, standing on a chair in front of the whole congregation, pulling faces and cracking everyone up.... Read more

The Life of Lee

By: Lee Evans

Narrated by: Lee Evans

Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Lee Evans is one of the best-loved comedians in the country; a Hollywood star able to sell out arenas in the blink of eye.

But he was not always such a roaring success.

Read unabridged by the man himself, and with the humour (and the voices!) that he brings to the stage, the audiobook edition of The Life of Lee is his... Read more

I, Partridge: We Need To Talk About Alan

By: Alan Partridge

Narrated by: Alan Partridge

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Journalist, presenter, broadcaster, husband, father, vigorous all-rounder – Alan Partridge – a man with a fascinating past and an amazing future. Gregarious and popular, yet Alan’s never happier than when relaxing in his own five-bedroom, south-built house with three acres of land and access to a private stream. But who is this... Read more

Rin Tin Tin

By: Susan Orlean

Narrated by: Susan Orlean

Length: 12 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

From Susan Orlean—acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Orchid Thief and The Library Book—Rin Tin Tin is “an unforgettable book about the mutual devotion between one man and one dog” (The Wall Street Journal).

He believed the dog was immortal.

So begins Susan Orlean’s sweeping, powerfully moving account of Rin Tin Tin’s journey from... Read more

Yossarian Slept Here

By: Erica Heller

Narrated by: Karen White

Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Like his most famous work, Joseph Heller was a study in contradictions: eccentric, brilliant, and voracious, but also mercurial, competitive, and stubborn, with a love of mischief that sometimes cut too close to the bone.



Yossarian Slept Here is a daughter's mordantly funny, poignant, and incisive memoir about growing up Heller—from her colorful... Read more

Killing Lincoln

By: Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard

Narrated by: Bill O'Reilly

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the first work of history from mega-bestselling author Bill O'Reilly

The iconic anchor of The O'Reilly Factor recounts one of the most dramatic stories in American history—how one gunshot changed the country forever. In the spring of... Read more

Drama

By: John Lithgow

Narrated by: John Lithgow

Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

""A memoir as finely crafted as one of Lithgow’s performances.""
—Steve Martin Emmy Award-winner John Lithgow presents a charming, witty, and revealing memoir about his family, his work, and his life in Drama—an intimate story of insights and inspirational reflections from one of America’s most beloved actors. Lithgow pays tribute to his father,... Read more

Across Many Mountains

By: Yangzom Brauen

Narrated by: Yangzom Brauen

Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

A powerful, emotional memoir and an extraordinary portrait of three generations of Tibetan women whose lives are forever changed when Chairman Mao's Red Army crushes Tibetan independence, sending a young mother and her six-year-old daughter on a treacherous journey across the snowy Himalayas toward freedom

Kunsang thought she would never leave... Read more

Seven Deadly Sins

By: Corey Taylor

Narrated by: Corey Taylor

Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

For the first time, Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor speaks directly to his fans and shares his worldview about life as a sinner. And Taylor knows how to sin. As a small-town hero in the early '90s, he threw himself into a fierce-drinking, drug-abusing, hard-loving, live-for-the-moment life. Soon Taylor's music exploded, and he... Read more

Walking With The Wounded

By: Mark McCrum

Narrated by: Andrew Wincott, Martyn Ellis, Rupert Degas & Sa...

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

In April 2011, four soldiers - each a hero of recent conflicts who suffered devastating injuries in the line of duty - set out on a challenge that even an able-bodied athlete would balk at. A two-hundred mile trek, unsupported, to the North Pole.

It was the culmination of a journey that began long before, when two friends decided to mount an... Read more

Paul McCartney In His Own Words

By: Paul McCartney

Narrated by: Paul McCartney

Length: 2 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

In interviews ranging from 1968 to 2009, Paul McCartney talks about touring the UK with Wings (which was then a new band); a mid-70s offer to re-form the Beatles; the early days of the Beatles, and their final break-up. He also discusses his solo albums; receiving the freedom of the City of Liverpool; Christmas with his family; his love of... Read more

Margaret Thatcher In Her Own Words

By: Margaret Thatcher

Narrated by: Margaret Thatcher

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: No

In interviews ranging from 1975 to 1990, Margaret Thatcher talks about being a woman in politics; managing men and women; her response to the media attacks she received in the early days of her career, and the importance of wearing the right clothes. She also recalls her memories of home, including working in her father's grocery shop; the radio... Read more

Shirley Bassey In Her Own Words

By: Various

Narrated by: Shirley Bassey

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

In interviews ranging from 1963 to 2009, Shirley Bassey talks about her childhood in Tiger Bay; being a tomboy, and how she began her singing career. As well as clothes, concerts and controversially performing in Sun City (South Africa) she also talks in detail about her long career in show business.

Due to the age and nature of this archive... Read more

Bette Davis In Her Own Words

By: Bette Davis

Narrated by: Bette Davis

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

In a selection of interviews ranging from 1958 to 1987, Bette Davis talks about visiting England; her career as a star; the film studio's attempts to change her name and image, and the Hollywood film system.

Interviews include: Profile, BBC TV (first broadcast 12 September 1958); Bette Davis at the NFT, BBC TV (first broadcast 17 December 1972);... Read more

Noel Coward In His Own Words

By: Noel Coward

Narrated by: Noel Coward

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

In interviews ranging from 1960 to 1972, Noël Coward talks about being a legend; whether he is a cynical writer; his early days in acting and about his early reputation for upsetting fellow actors on stage. He also discusses acting with Laurence Olivier; his affection for the Navy; his film-making; his knighthood, and writing 'Private Lives' for... Read more

Roald Dahl In His Own Words

By: Roald Dahl

Narrated by: Roald Dahl

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

In interviews ranging from 1972 to 1989, Roald Dahl talks about writing for children; his medical inventions to aid his ailing son and wife (the actress Patricia Neal) when they were seriously ill, and writing his short stories. He also covers his school days; military service; writing for films (including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) and the link... Read more

Happy Chaos

By: Soleil Moon Frye

Narrated by: Julia Whelan

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Enthusiastic, spunky, and positive, Punky Brewster was the quintessential eighties kid. Nearly thirty years later, Soleil Moon Frye—the adorable girl who played her on TV—is all grown up. Now she's a married mom of two, an entrepreneur who parlayed her successful kids' clothing line into a partnership with Target, and a social media whiz with... Read more

The Rogue

By: Joe McGinniss

Narrated by: Arthur Morey

Length: 11 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Just in time for the kickoff of the 2012 presidential campaign, Joe McGinniss, the author of the classic account of the packaging of a presidential candidate, The Selling of the President, of the acclaimed search for the essence of Alaska, Going to Extremes, and of the bestselling study of the dark family secrets of an American patriarch, Fatal... Read more