Biography & Memoir audiobooks

Halfway To Hollywood - Abridged

By: Michael Palin

Narrated by: Michael Palin

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

After a live performance at the Hollywood Bowl, The Pythons made their last performance together in 1983 in the hugely successful MONTY PYTHON'S MEANING OF LIFE. Writing and acting in films and television then took over much of Michael's life, culminating in the smash hit A FISH CALLED WANDA (for which he won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor),... Read more

The New Path

By: Swami Kriyananda

Narrated by: Swami Kriyananda

Length: 21 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The New Path tells the story of a young American's spiritual quest, his discovery of the powerful classic, Autobiography of a Yogi, and his subsequent meeting with-and acceptance as a disciple by-the book's author, the great spiritual teacher and yoga master, Paramhansa Yogananda. Swami Kriyananda is an extraordinary narrator: He recreates the... Read more

Where Men Win Glory

By: Jon Krakauer

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 13 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a stunning, eloquent account of a remarkable young man’s haunting journey.

Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible individualist and iconoclast. In May 2002, Tillman ... Read more

The Possibility of Everything

By: Hope Edelman

Narrated by: Hope Edelman

Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of Motherless Daughters, here is the real-life story of one woman’s search for a cure to her family’s escalating troubles and the leap of faith that took her on a journey to an exotic place and a new state of mind.In the autumn of 2000, Hope Edelman was a woman adrift, questioning her marriage, her profession, and her... Read more

Confessions of a Radical Industrialist

By: Ray C. Anderson

Narrated by: Ray C. Anderson

Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

His story is now legend. In 1994, after reading The Ecology of Commerce by Paul Hawken, Ray Anderson felt a “spear in the chest.” The founder of Interface, Inc., a billion-dollar carpeting manufacturer, realized that his company was plundering the environment and he needed to steer it on a new course. Since then, Interface has cut its greenhouse... Read more

Chocolate, Please

By: Lisa Lampanelli

Narrated by: Lisa Lampanelli

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

An inside look at the life of Comedy's Lovable Queen of Mean, Lisa Lampanelli, as she dishes on everything from relationships, food, and fat to why once you go black, you never go back.

In her jaw-droppingly hilarious and politically incorrect memoir, Lisa reveals all -- including the dysfunctional childhood that made her the insult comic she... Read more

True Compass

By: Edward M. Kennedy

Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd

Length: 18 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

In this landmark autobiography, five years in the making, Senator Edward M. Kennedy tells his extraordinary personal story -- of his legendary family, politics, and fifty years at the center of national events.

The youngest of nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, he came of age among siblings from whom much was... Read more

Beautiful Mess

By: Diamond Rio

Narrated by: Scott McKain, Marty Roe, Dan Truman, Jimmy Olan...

Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Can a band comprised of six very talented but very different musicians make a difference with their music?What made it possible for Diamond Rio to weather the storms inherent in the fickle world of fame and fortune and go more than two decades without a single lineup change? Any reader in search of transparency and a behind-the-scenes look into... Read more

Somewhere in Heaven

By: Christopher Andersen

Narrated by: Edward Herrmann

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Christopher Andersen, senior editor for People and acclaimed author of numerous books, spotlights Dana and Christopher Reeve-examining their unique partnership and the romance, faith, and fortitude that defined it. This bittersweet saga shows the couple bearing the painful hand of providence with unbelievable grace, courage, and humor. Read more

Andrew Zimmern visits Morocco

By: Andrew Zimmern

Narrated by: Andrew Zimmern

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Andrew Zimmern, the host of The Travel Channel’s hit series Bizarre Foods, has an extraordinarily well-earned reputation for traveling far and wide to seek out and sample anything and everything that’s consumed as food globally, from cow vein stew in Bolivia and giant flying ants in Uganda to raw camel kidneys in Ethiopia, putrefied shark in... Read more

Andrew Zimmern visits Iceland

By: Andrew Zimmern

Narrated by: Andrew Zimmern

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Andrew Zimmern, the host of The Travel Channel’s hit series Bizarre Foods, has an extraordinarily well-earned reputation for traveling far and wide to seek out and sample anything and everything that’s consumed as food globally, from cow vein stew in Bolivia and giant flying ants in Uganda to raw camel kidneys in Ethiopia, putrefied shark in... Read more

Traveling with Pomegranates

By: Sue Monk Kidd & Ann Kidd Taylor

Narrated by: Sue Monk Kidd

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

An introspective and beautiful dual memoir by the #1 New York Times bestselling novelist and her daughter. Look out for Ann Kidd Taylor's new novel, The Shark Club, which will be published in June 2017. 

Sue Monk Kidd has touched millions of readers with her novels The Secret Life of Bees and The Mermaid Chair and with her acclaimed nonfiction.... Read more

Andrew Zimmern's Pleasant Surprises

By: Andrew Zimmern

Narrated by: Andrew Zimmern

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Andrew Zimmern, the host of The Travel Channel’s hit series Bizarre Foods, has an extraordinarily well-earned reputation for traveling far and wide to seek out and sample anything and everything that’s consumed as food globally, from cow vein stew in Bolivia and giant flying ants in Uganda to raw camel kidneys in Ethiopia, putrefied shark in... Read more

Andrew Zimmern visits Uganda

By: Andrew Zimmern

Narrated by: Andrew Zimmern

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Andrew Zimmern, the host of The Travel Channel’s hit series Bizarre Foods, has an extraordinarily well-earned reputation for traveling far and wide to seek out and sample anything and everything that’s consumed as food globally, from cow vein stew in Bolivia and giant flying ants in Uganda to raw camel kidneys in Ethiopia, putrefied shark in... Read more

Andrew Zimmern visits China and Andrew Zimmern, Nature's Candy (Foreign Fruits)

By: Andrew Zimmern

Narrated by: Andrew Zimmern

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Andrew Zimmern, the host of The Travel Channel’s hit series Bizarre Foods, has an extraordinarily well-earned reputation for traveling far and wide to seek out and sample anything and everything that’s consumed as food globally, from cow vein stew in Bolivia and giant flying ants in Uganda to raw camel kidneys in Ethiopia, putrefied shark in... Read more

Andrew Zimmern visits Singapore

By: Andrew Zimmern

Narrated by: Andrew Zimmern

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Andrew Zimmern, the host of The Travel Channel’s hit series Bizarre Foods, has an extraordinarily well-earned reputation for traveling far and wide to seek out and sample anything and everything that’s consumed as food globally, from cow vein stew in Bolivia and giant flying ants in Uganda to raw camel kidneys in Ethiopia, putrefied shark in... Read more

Andrew Zimmern, Rituals Around the World

By: Andrew Zimmern

Narrated by: Andrew Zimmern

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Andrew Zimmern, the host of The Travel Channel’s hit series Bizarre Foods, has an extraordinarily well-earned reputation for traveling far and wide to seek out and sample anything and everything that’s consumed as food globally, from cow vein stew in Bolivia and giant flying ants in Uganda to raw camel kidneys in Ethiopia, putrefied shark in... Read more

Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee

By: General Robert E. Lee

Narrated by: Bill Wallace

Length: 14 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

General Robert E. Lee was the most heroic figure of the Civil War, but to many, he is a solitary figure. This book fleshes out the man and reveals the workings of a great military mind and a warm, understanding, and generous human being. It shows all the facets of the general during the war; at the conclusion, when he was an outspoken proponent... Read more

Andrew Zimmern visits India

By: Andrew Zimmern

Narrated by: Andrew Zimmern

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Andrew Zimmern, the host of The Travel Channel’s hit series Bizarre Foods, has an extraordinarily well-earned reputation for traveling far and wide to seek out and sample anything and everything that’s consumed as food globally, from cow vein stew in Bolivia and giant flying ants in Uganda to raw camel kidneys in Ethiopia, putrefied shark in... Read more

Shooting Stars

By: LeBron James & Buzz Bissinger

Narrated by: Moe Irvin

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The celebrated memoir from LeBron James - a poignant, thrilling tale of the power of teamwork to transform young lives, including his own

"A book that will incredibly move and inspire you.” —Jay-Z

"A heartwarming story of boys who became men, teammates who became brothers, players who became champions, wonderfully told through the maturing eyes of... Read more

Official Book Club Selection - Abridged

By: Kathy Griffin

Narrated by: Kathy Griffin

Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Official Book Club Selection is Kathy Griffin unplugged, uncensored, and unafraid to dish about what really happens on the road, away from the cameras, and at the star party after the show. (It’s also her big chance to score that coveted book club endorsement she’s always wanted. Are you there, Oprah? It’s me, Kathy.)

Kathy Griffin has won Emmys... Read more

I'm Dying Up Here

By: William Knoedelseder

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

I'm Dying Up Here chronicles the collective coming of age of the standup comedians who defined American humor during the past three decades. Born early in the Baby Boom, they grew up watching The Tonight Show, went to school during Vietnam and Watergate, migrated en masse to Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, and created an artistic community unlike... Read more

Journey Of A Lifetime

By: Alan Whicker

Narrated by: Alan Whicker

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The iconic broadcasting legend dusts down his suitcase for a final journey around the globe, revisiting locations of significance to his life and career. "You might say I'm set in my airways. I'm one of those lucky people whose professional and private lives blend exactly."Alan Whicker, 2007 This sumptuous book to... Read more

I Know This Much

By: Gary Kemp

Narrated by: Gary Kemp

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

I Know This Much – written and read by Gary Kemp – Spandau Ballet's prime mover – is simply the freshest, most exciting and best read memoir to arrive for years Gary's story begins in North London, where the Kemp family rented a home with no bathrooms and chickens in the yard. After a couple of failed attempts to kill his... Read more