Biography & Memoir audiobooks

The Man Who Flew The Memphis Belle - Abridged

By: Robert Morgan

Narrated by: Ron McLarty

Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A powerful chronicle of loyalty, love, and astonishing bravery, The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle takes you into the heart of the war above 20,000 feet, and into the unforgettable life of one of America's greatest World War II heroes. Read more

Intern

By: Sandeep Jauhar

Narrated by: Sandeep Jauhar

Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Intern is Sandeep Jauhar's story of his days and nights in residency at a busy hospital in New York City, a trial that led him to question our every assumption about medical care today. Residency—and especially the first year, called internship—is legendary for its brutality. Working eighty hours or more per week, most new doctors spend their... Read more

Resistance

By: Agnes Humbert & Barbara Mellor

Narrated by: Joyce Bean

Length: 11 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Agnès Humbert was an art historian in Paris during the German occupation in 1940. Though she might well have weathered the oppressive regime, Humbert was stirred to action by the atrocities she witnessed. In an act of astonishing bravery, she joined forces with several colleagues to form an organized resistance—very likely the first such group... Read more

The Express

By: Robert C. Gallagher

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Ernie Davis was an All-American on the gridiron and a man of integrity off the field. A multi-sport high school star in Elmira, New York, Davis went on to Syracuse University, where as a sophomore he led his team to an undefeated season and a national championship in 1959, and earned his nickname: the Elmira Express. Two seasons later, Davis... Read more

The Snowball

By: Alice Schroeder

Narrated by: Kirsten Potter

Length: 36 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The personally revealing and complete biography of the man known everywhere as “The Oracle of Omaha”—for fans of the HBO documentary Becoming Warren Buffett

Here is the book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, Warren Buffett. The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but now he has allowed... Read more

Stubborn Twig

By: Lauren Kessler

Narrated by: Christine Williams

Length: 12 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Stubborn Twigis the true story of immigrants making their way in a new land, a moving saga about the promise and perils of becoming an American.Masuo Yasui arrived in America in 1903 with big dreams and empty pockets. He worked on the railroads, in a cannery, and as a houseboy before settling in Oregon to open a store, raise a large family, and... Read more

Don't Let My Mama Read This

By: Hadjii

Narrated by: Beresford Bennett

Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Writer, director, and starring actor in Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee Somebodies, Hadjii remembers the trials and tribulations of youth in Don't Let My Mama Read This. From the havoc that a boy's crusty underwear can wreak on a family's reputation to the first time getting caught coming home drunk, Hadjii covers all the aspects of a... Read more

Gandhi & Churchill

By: Arthur Herman

Narrated by: John Curless

Length: 29 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

In this fascinating and meticulously researched book, bestselling historian Arthur Herman sheds new light on two of the most universally recognizable icons of the twentieth century, and reveals how their forty-year rivalry sealed the fate of India and the British Empire. They were born worlds apart: Winston Churchill to Britain’s most glamorous... Read more

The War Journal of Major Damon 'Rocky' Gause

By: Major Damon 'Rocky' Gause

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Of all the heroic stories to come out of World War II, few are as extraordinary as that of Major Rocky Gause, who was captured by the Japanese, escaped from the infamous Bataan Death March, and, with a fellow soldier, endured a harrowing voyage across the enemy-held Pacific in a leaky, hand-crafted boat.In the battered notebook he kept... Read more

The Forever War

By: Dexter Filkins

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

From the front lines of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, a searing, unforgettable audiobook that captures the human essence of the greatest conflict of our time. Through the eyes of Dexter Filkins, the prize-winning New York Times correspondent, we witness the remarkable chain of events that began with the rise of the Taliban in the... Read more

Letter to My Daughter

By: Maya Angelou

Narrated by: Maya Angelou

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

For a world of devoted fans, a much-awaited new volume of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers.

Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou’s path to living well and living a life with meaning. Told in her own inimitable style, this book... Read more

Reagan

By: Marc Eliot

Narrated by: Marc Eliot

Length: 14 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

While his presidency has been rigorously examined, Ronald Reagan's early life as an actor and union leader has remained largely unexplored. In this highly entertaining and revealing new biography, acclaimed author and film historian Marc Eliot uncovers Reagan's unlikely and often frustrating career in motion pictures as well as his unpredictable... Read more

A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity

By: Bill O'Reilly

Narrated by: Bill O'Reilly

Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The year was 1957, the month September, and I had just turned eight years old. Dwight Eisenhower was President, but in my life it was the diminutive, intense Sister Mary Lurana who ruled, at least in the third-grade class where I was held captive. For reasons you will soon understand, my parents had remanded me to the penal institution of St.... Read more

Pieces of My Heart - Abridged

By: Robert J. Wagner

Narrated by: Robert J. Wagner

Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The New York Times bestseller Pieces of My Heart is the revelation-filled memoir from one of Hollywood’s most talented actors, Robert J. Wagner. He offers readers a candid and deeply personal look at his life and career, from his rise to stardom among legends like Cary Grant and Barbara Stanwyck to his troubled marriage, divorce, and remarriage... Read more

Davy Crockett

By: David Crockett

Narrated by: Jonathan Reese

Length: 4 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Even as a child, Davy Crockett "always delighted to be in the very thickest of danger." Better known to us as "King of the Wild Frontier," Davy Crockett was not only a frontiersman but also a politician who became a celebrity and a folk hero during his lifetime. Here, in his own inimitable style, he describes his earliest days in Tennessee, his... Read more

Gaspipe

By: Philip Carlo

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 12 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso, the boss of New York's Lucchese crime family, was a Mafia superstar, responsible for more than fifty murders. Currently serving thirteen life sentences at a federal prison in Colorado, Casso has given journalist and New York Times bestselling author Philip Carlo the most intimate, personal look into the world of La Cosa... Read more

Little Heathens

By: Mildred Armstrong Kalish

Narrated by: Ruth Ann Phimister

Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the 10 Best Books of 2007 (New York Times Book Review), Mildred Armstrong Kalish's Little Heathens is a compelling memoir of her hardscrabble life on an Iowa farm during the 1930s. With no electricity or indoor plumbing and with little heat or money on the farm, Mildred learns to find joy in the priceless blessings of life. "This .... Read more

The Burn Journals

By: Brent Runyon

Narrated by: Christopher Evan Welch

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Brent Runyon's account of his attempted suicide has garnered critical accolades for its glimpse into adolescent depression and rare insight into the human condition. Fearing expulsion and parental disapproval after lighting a shirt on fire at his school, Brent goes home, soaks his bathrobe with gasoline, steps into his shower, and strikes a... Read more

Wake Up

By: Jack Kerouac

Narrated by: Danny Campbell

Length: 5 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

In the mid-1950s, Jack Kerouac, a lifelong Catholic, became fascinated withBuddhism, an interest that had a profound impact on his ideas of spirituality andlater found expression in books such as Mexico City Blues and The Dharma Bums.Originally written in 1955 and now published for the first time in book form, WakeUp is Kerouac’s retelling of... Read more

Ice Bound

By: Jerri Nielsen

Narrated by: Jerri Nielsen

Length: 12 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

The Antarctic winter, with temperatures 100 degrees below zero, shuts supply lines down completely; conditions are too treacherous for planes and boats and the only connection with the rest of the world is satellite hook-up. During the long winter of 1999, Dr. Nielsen, the only physician on a staff of forty-one people, discovered a lump in her... Read more

Zlata's Diary - Abridged

By: Zlata Filipovic

Narrated by: Dorota Puzio & Janine di Giovanni

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The child's diary that awakened the conscience of the world

When Zlata’s Diary was first published at the height of the Bosnian conflict, it became an international bestseller and was compared to The Diary of Anne Frank, both for the freshness of its voice and the grimness of the world it describes. It begins as the day-to-day record of the life... Read more

America's Queen - Abridged

By: Sarah Bradford

Narrated by: Sandra Burr

Length: 8 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis has captivated the American public for more than five decades. From her introduction to the world as "debutante of the year" in 1947 to her untimely death in 1994, she has truly remained America's answer to royalty. In America's Queen, the acclaimed biographer of Queen Elizabeth and Princess Grace reveals the real... Read more

This Is Living - Abridged

By: Lynn Redgrave

Narrated by: Lynn Redgrave

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

To look at Lynn Redgrave today, it is hard to believe she was the lumpy "Georgy Girl" in the famous 1960s film, or that she has fought a life-long battle against weight. In this autobiographical and practical audiobook, Lynn shares her secrets for successfully losing weight on a Weight Watchers diet - as well as keeping it off. Her natural... Read more

Prayers and Devotions from Pope John Paul II - Abridged

By: John Paul II & Peter Canisius Johannes van Li

Narrated by: William Bogert

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The former leader of the world's Catholics presents a year's worth of meditations on the life of Jesus, the Church, the family, and the place of faith in daily life, in this best-selling volume. Read more