Biography & Memoir audiobooks

Lucky Loser

By: Russ Buettner & Susanne Craig

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

Length: 17 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

An Instant New York Times Bestseller • A Washington Post Notable Book • A Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year

“A first-rate financial thriller . . . Lucky Loser is one of those rare Trump books that deserve, even demand, to be read.” –Alexander Nazaryan, The New York Times

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters behind the 2018... Read more

Night

By: Elie Wiesel

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 4 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

An enduring classic of Holocaust literature, Night offers a personal and unforgettable account of the appalling horrors of Hitler's reign of terror. Through the eyes of 14-year-old Eliezer, we behold the tragic fate of the Jews from the little town of Sighet. Even as they are stuffed into cattle cars bound for Auschwitz, the townspeople refuse... Read more

Carson the Magnificent

By: Bill Zehme

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A much-anticipated biography—twenty years in the making—of the entertainer who redefined late-night television and reshaped American culture.

In 2002, Bill Zehme landed one of the most coveted assignments for a magazine writer: an interview with Johnny Carson—the only one he’d granted since retiring from hosting... Read more

The Anti-Ableist Manifesto

By: Tiffany Yu

Narrated by: Tiffany Yu

Length: 8 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Founder of advocacy organization Diversability and creator of the viral Anti-Ableism Series on TikTok, Tiffany Yu takes readers on a revelatory examination of disability—how to unpack your biases and build a disability-inclusive and accessible world.

As the Asian American daughter of immigrants, living with PTSD and a permanent arm injury... Read more

More: A Memoir of Open Marriage

By: Molly Roden Winter

Narrated by: Molly Roden Winter

Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An intimate memoir of love, desire, and personal growth that follows a happily married mother as she explores sex and relationships outside her marriage • "This book about open marriage is going to blow up your group chat"—The Washington Post

Molly Roden Winter was a mother of small children with a husband, Stewart,... Read more

The Choice

By: Edith Eva Eger

Narrated by: Tovah Feldshuh

Length: 12 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times Bestseller

“I’ll be forever changed by Dr. Eger’s story…The Choice is a reminder of what courage looks like in the worst of times and that we all have the ability to pay attention to what we’ve lost, or to pay attention to what we still have.”—Oprah

“Dr. Eger’s life reveals our capacity to transcend even the greatest of horrors... Read more

Napoleon

By: Andrew Roberts

Narrated by: John Lee

Length: 32 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of The Storm of War

Austerlitz, Borodino, Waterloo: his battles are among the greatest in history, but Napoleon Bonaparte was far more than a military genius and astute leader of men. Like George Washington and his own hero Julius Caesar, he was one... Read more

Building a Life Worth Living

By: Marsha M. Linehan

Narrated by: Hillary Huber & Stephen Mendel

Length: 12 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Marsha Linehan tells the story of her journey from suicidal teenager to world-renowned developer of the life-saving behavioral therapy DBT, using her own struggle to develop life skills for others.

“This book is a victory on both sides of the page.”—Gloria Steinem

“Are you one of us?” a patient once asked Marsha Linehan, the world-renowned... Read more

The Copenhagen Trilogy

By: Tove Ditlevsen

Narrated by: Stine Wintlev

Length: 11 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Called "a masterpiece" by The Guardian, this courageous and honest trilogy from Tove Ditlevsen, a pioneer in the field of genre-bending confessional writing, explores themes of family, sex, motherhood, abortion, addiction, and being an artist. This program contains all three volumes of her memoirs

Tove Ditlevsen is today celebrated as one of the... Read more

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

By: Mindy Kaling

Narrated by: Mindy Kaling, B. J. Novak, Michael Schur & Bren...

Length: 4 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER •  In this hilarious instant classic, the creator of The Mindy Project and Never Have I Ever invites readers on a tour of her life and her unscientific observations on romance, friendship, and Hollywood.

“[Kaling is] like Tina Fey’s cool little sister. Or perhaps . . . the next Nora Ephron.”—The New York Times
 
Mindy... Read more

Home Work

By: Julie Andrews

Narrated by: Julie Andrews

Length: 13 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

In this New York Times bestselling follow-up to her critically acclaimed memoir, Home, Julie Andrews reflects on her astonishing career, including such classics as Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and Victor/Victoria.
In Home, the number one New York Times international bestseller, Julie Andrews recounted her difficult childhood and her... Read more

Reaganland

By: Rick Perlstein

Narrated by: Samantha Desz, Jonathan Todd Ross, Jacques Roy ...

Length: 45 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2020

From the bestselling author of Nixonland and The Invisible Bridge comes the dramatic conclusion of how conservatism took control of American political power.

Over two decades, Rick Perlstein has published three definitive works about the emerging dominance of conservatism in modern American politics. With the... Read more

All Creatures Great and Small

By: James Herriot

Narrated by: Nicholas Ralph

Length: 15 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

**This program is read by Nicholas Ralph, star of the PBS Masterpiece series**

"Nicholas Ralph’s readings of Herriot’s stories are as comforting an experience as the show, and even more immersive." —The Houston Chronicle

A tie-in to the PBS Masterpiece series and Christmas special, available on streaming and home video.

All Creatures Great and... Read more

The Devil's Highway

By: Luis Alberto Urrea

Narrated by: Luis Alberto Urrea

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

This important book from a Pulitzer Prize finalist follows the brutal journey a group of men take to cross the Mexican border: "the single most compelling, lucid, and lyrical contemporary account of the absurdity of U.S. border policy" (The Atlantic).

In May 2001, a group of men attempted to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern... Read more

Before the Storm

By: Rick Perlstein

Narrated by: Kiff VandenHeuvel

Length: 28 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Acclaimed historian Rick Perlstein chronicles the rise of the conservative movement in the liberal 1960s. At the heart of the story is Barry Goldwater, the renegade Republican from Arizona who loathed federal government, despised liberals, and mocked "peaceful coexistence" with the USSR. Perlstein's narrative shines a light on a whole world of... Read more

Too Much and Never Enough

By: Mary L. Trump

Narrated by: Mary L. Trump

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald’s only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world’s health, economic security, and social... Read more

The Salt Path

By: Raynor Winn

Narrated by: Raynor Winn

Length: 9 hours

Abridged: No

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING GILLIAN ANDERSON AND JASON ISAACS

"Polished, poignant... an inspiring story of true love."—Entertainment Weekly

A BEST BOOK OF 2019, NPR's Book Concierge
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARD
OVER 400,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE

The true story of a couple who lost everything and embarked on a transformative journey... Read more

Open Book

By: Jessica Simpson

Narrated by: Jessica Simpson

Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The #1 New York Times BestsellerIncludes six new songs by Jessica Simpson, available exclusively in the Open Book audiobook.
Performed by the author featuring her music throughout.
Jessica reveals for the first time her inner monologue and most intimate struggles. Guided by the journals she's kept since age fifteen, and brimming with her unique... Read more

The Fire Next Time

By: James Baldwin

Narrated by: Jesse Martin

Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The book that galvanized the nation, gave voice to the emerging civil rights movement in the 1960s—and still lights the way to understanding race in America today. - “The finest essay I’ve ever read.” —Ta-Nehisi CoatesAt once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin’s early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the... Read more

Confronting the Presidents

By: Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Length: 16 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Every American president, from Washington to Biden: Their lives, policies, foibles, and legacies, assessed with clear-eyed authority and wit.

Authors of the acclaimed Killing books, the #1 bestselling narrative history series in the world, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard begin a new direction with Confronting the Presidents.

From Washington to... Read more

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?

By: Caitlin Doughty

Narrated by: Caitlin Doughty

Length: 4 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Best-selling author and mortician Caitlin Doughty answers real questions from kids about death, dead bodies, and decomposition. Every day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens of questions about death. The best questions come from kids. What would happen to an astronaut's body if it were pushed out of a space shuttle? Do people poop... Read more

Wave

By: Sonali Deraniyagala

Narrated by: Hannah Curtis

Length: 5 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

One of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year

On the morning of December 26, 2004, on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, Sonali Deraniyagala lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived. In this brave and searingly frank memoir, she describes those first horrifying moments and... Read more

The Elements of Marie Curie

By: Dava Sobel

Narrated by: Pat Rodrigues

Length: 9 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Galileo’s Daughter crafts a luminous chronicle of the most famous woman in the history of science, and the untold story of the remarkable young women trained in her laboratory“Even now, nearly a century after her death, Marie Curie remains the only female scientist... Read more

When Breath Becomes Air

By: Paul Kalanithi

Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra & Cassandra Campbell

Length: 5 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?

“Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an... Read more